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PROPOSALS..
MuLIaI MULESl

Oxo,t,,noae, Generals Office, Fist Dtrision,(
f' Wa,hington City, October 1, 1864.
Proposals win be rsseyTssd at this oiies for
Captain c. Il. Tompkins. Assistant QuartermA ster,
corner 22d and G. SITS Washington. DO,
less than fourteen (1D hands high, strong stout,
compact. well developed animals, in full health,
them for severe work, and must have shed the four
front colts teeth and developed the corresponding
These epecifications will be strictly adhered to-
and rigidiy enforc id in every particular.
Payments will be promptly made for all mules
No proposals for less than fifty Coy mules will be
For any further inform ation apply either in per.
SON or by letter to this ONCE.
By order of the Quartermaster General!
Colonel in charge First Division Quartermastsr'
0Airo Let
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n-" Once Week" advises the use Of paper
for filling mattresses. ssThese mattresses, when
we'll made, serve as admirable holdings for
the sick and infants among the poor, who have
often nothing better than sacks filled with
shavings to lie upon. They should be made
thus: The paper must be torn up into a basket
which will not tip over. 1t must first Of all
be folded, and then torn toward ones self, in
the seams, into strips, each strip should be
torn into bits no longer than half postage
stamp. One thing Is necessary to be observed
IN this part Of the work-the paper should
never be torn double, and each bit must drop
separately into the basket. There will be
Jumps FOREVER in the pillow or bedding should
You neglect this caution This kind of stuffing
is furthsr~ said to be healthy.
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Offers may be made Tor one or more articles, at
the option of the bidder and in more than one
article is contained in this offer, the chief OF tbs
bureau will have the right to accept one or more
the remainder. The Prize mast be uniform, and o.
Gers must embrace all Of any one or more articles ds-
irerabL at oil the stations.
For the description of articles in the above list,
bidders to the samples at the said navy
yards, and to the advertisement Of this bureau da
ted July 8, 1862 and for informs to the laws
and regulations in implicit form regarding con-
tracts, to the officers Of the several commandants
ofnavy yards and navy agents.
The department reserves the right to reject any
eminent.
plication to the navy agent ct Boston, New York,
or Philad elphia, and at this bureau. sep 2-laWAM
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~ a curious case is about to be tried in
Paris. A lady is about to prove in open court
that she is not the mother of her children, or
rather the children which her husband attrib.
utes toher. This matter is to be demonstrated
by decisive arguments, the lady herself de-
manding to plead.
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ID" ''Ab ALrIMoRl

d. sAIr"ofE5O o1 HOSPITAL
OFFICE No. 7 SOUTH FREDERICK sTRIIrT
THE ONLY PHYSIFAy ADVERrISLN6.
Has discovered ths pas Certain. Speedy aad
ReHef IL Sis HosTsi No rTiSiaSf
Deadly Psi'oR; n 3 :s.I should apply - "
o0f IN r KdxH oSs 70 s ~ YAASs
s.1issa1ss. q sai s:S ma
bias:s e: P:...: &. a..
ds4. :Isse Rom sss.; T 3: s:P:
sEsRlI and solitary PRACTICES more fatal 70 theif
bsSns most SGi G sops. Of
anticipations. rendering marriage. &c., imposai-
YOUNG NEW
xho ssSs q ell
S1.Ss
:.
walked to e1tacy the living Tyre, may call with flIlf
TAKE PARflC gLAR NOTICE. III
These are some Of the SAD and melancholy snsssQ +
81 sSe x .nd
Of Sight: Loss Of Mlscq M. pSweF PslgitatopX
rssssnsnt Of .Ss pissstiye Tanetion:. asnsrsis
on &. nl.a
$r i s:;s as 81: q ss
tude' Timidity' GO ARRlAes
%.rri.se, aware of Physical weakness, Organic
He0 na Mainns 81 the organs Defsrmiaes, @e's
he who places Himself Under the care Of DR.. J.
@ sond Sasfs rely upon n S' :l ss1
ORGANIC T1.A A4s ES MInPSTnNSY 1MP1DI-
By Dr.; yohnston's marvellous trestmsn., ,Es.k:
nsss Of the 9rs.ns il speedily s cured and fun .sSt
tstsd and imsotent: VIZ had lost ali hope. have
sss
ITsitsbiIity Trsms,ipsss and
cured.
N. Member ofthe Royal College Of surssons. Lon.
Tnted sssses and the psrs
whose life has been spent in the hospitals Of Lon:
known; many troubled with ringing in the head
n: :s$Ssa ;s sisi is:ss:s;
| of mind, were cured Immediately.
| YOUNG XkN
who have injured themselves BY certain practice
which are niehtly felt, even when asleep. and, 90
stroys both mind and bsdy. should apply inmt =,
What pity that y.uns man. the hope O.
country and darling Of his parents. shouie ~
81
Of nature and INDUCING in certain secret ha61es
Such persons must x 1fsSsi ssSS9Etsn'l'si's
reflect that . sound mind and body are the mon
deafss ao
z. sSs the
sbsdoxed With despair and ailsd With the H1ean
ehoiy reflections that the Sappinsss Of another
'hsA'e 1i EsiR HSE go" Or 1xPRuDzxoA
n t p.,s:
fu disease it often happens that III timed sense
biiity can alone beffiend him. He falls into the
heep him trisns month after month. o. Is long :;
70 his
Ing or y the use Of that ds.sy
toms Of this terrible disease, such Is Hections 81
ths e, Head; Throat, Nose: Skin: It.. Proxrsssias
bis dreadful susrnss BY sending him to that G IN.
discovered country from whose bourne no trs1sls.'
| OFFICE SOUTH FREDERICK STREBf,
left hand side going fror, Baltimore street, fevs
doors from the corner. Fail not to observe nsnael
~ No letters received unless post paid and con-.
Wiring a1a sas Soloa
| vertsement describing symptoms. sInns.
IL Df,s DigIGTs herss 81 e hs 0ee. SIs 5St
| The many thousand cured at this sstablishn4
within the last twenty years, and the ngmsr9
81
and ns 81
sponsibility, II suneisnt guarantee to the {.
SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CURED, "a
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THE MOST POPULAR CLOTHING HOUSE Is
aows.t R.,t SMITH .;,I Bros R.st, CO.,
r. BROS co S Ss,hs1s sna sssss
No. So 20 0 West s Balsimore ST. baltimore, Nd.
prices.
,wasnnin s.onians can save 20 per ast-Ls getting
40 S Vest Ba 1hDs ", g s stree
The best and cheapest GlSthi Rggd Hohssip the
40 West Baltimore street.
MARBLE HALL CLOTHING HOUSE,
40 west Baltimore ST., Baltimore, Md.
Persons in Washin gton can save % per cent by
SMITH, BROS & CO.,
40 West Baltimore street.
-. Our Washington customers can find the best
spons ed-st SMITH. BROS. 4 o.,
40 West Baltimore street.
The leading Clothing House Of Baltimore offers
Tue HA'' sSir q BR9S Co. ss Ss1Sis Han.
Do not fail to come to SMITH, BROS. CO. to get
your Clothing. 40 West Baltimore street.
The place where evesryybedy gets suited,
40 West Baltimore street.
The only house in Baltimore or Washington that
sponge all their Goods.
SMITH, BROS. & CO.,
40 West Baltimore street.
ALI Discharged Soldiers in Washington are
offered q discount of 10 per cent. by buying of u.s.
SMITH, BROS. & CO.,
40 West Baltimore street.
Discharged Soldiers can save twenty dollars on
Q Suit by buying of
SMITH, BROS. & co.,
40 West Baltin ore st., Baltimore, Md.
It will PAY all to come to Baltimore to buy your
CLOTHING. SMITH, BROS & CO.,
Merchant Tailors and Clothiers.
Be sure and come to SMITH, BROS. & CO.,
Marble Hall Clothing House, 40 West Baltimore
street, to get your Fall and Winter Clothing.
SMITH BROS. & Co.,
Merchant Tailors and ClOthiers,
40 West Baltimore street.
Peg top PANTS, French and In glish WALKING
COAIs. Peitoe g fancy and plain SACKS; also, the
new style sACKATEL, the prettiest coat out
Al In endless varieties at SMITH, BROS. & CO.'S
PoRnlar Marble Hall Clothing House. 40 West
6alumore street. sep A-3m
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DROposALs FOR STOVES AND RANGES.

HEADQUARTERS Department of WdSkington,(
Office Chief Qnartern1ster,
Nos. 534 $50, 53s 18th st near New York av.
WAsHIAGToN. September q, 1854.
Proposals are hereby invited until noon of W ED.
NEeDAY. October 5th. for furnishing. for use OF
Freedmen in this Department
10 ARMY RANGES, each with fixtures complete
to cook for one hundred men at time.
100 small COOKING STOVES. each with fixtures
complete, to cook for families Of three four per-
sons.
10 BOX STOVES, ordinary size, for heating
All of the above Stoves must be Wood Burners.
and must be delivered in this city before the
Nth day of Octob Der, 1864.
An oath of llegiance must accompany each bid.
Proposals to be sealed, endorsed Proposals for
Stoves" and addressed to the undersigned;
JOHN A. ELLISON,
Co onel and Chief Quart srmaster,
sep % ct Department of Washington.
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PROPOSALS.
CLOTHING AND CLOTHING MATERIALS,
NAVY DRPAEfNEFf,
BUREAU OF Provisions AND CLorHfNa,f
Sonta p,har tasx

- September l, 1854, y
Separate Proposals, sealed and endorsed Pro-
posals for Navy Clothing, and Clothing Mate
O'Clock D. m on the 18TH day of October next, for
furnishing and delivering son RECEIVING thirty
Charlestown, Msss., and Brooklyn, N. Y, in such
numbers and quantities and at such times IS may
command ants of the said Navy Yards. respective
", the numbers and quantities of the different ar
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.ROPOSALS FOR WOOD.

Office Depot Comn,issaryof Subsistsncs,l
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. %, 1854
Sealed Proposals, in duplicate, are invited until
Thursday, October 6, 1864, for furnishing this de-
FIVE HUNDRED l5oOl CORDS OF PINE
WOOD.
To be delivered within forty FIVE (45l days after
opeeing the bids. at the wharves in Washington
or Geor getown, d. O.
The wood to be good, merchantable, sound Pine
Wood suitable for use in bakery. 1t will be sub
department, as to its measurement and quality,
before it is received.
and give satisfactory evidence of loyalty.
Payment will be made in certificates of Indebted
ness. such other funds as the Government IN ay
have for disbu rsement.
The Government reserves the right to reject any
bid for any cause.
Bids to be addressed to the undersigned, at 223
6 street, endorsed Pro posa's for Pine WoSd;"
re 2o-td CAPTAIN and @. 8, v,
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DROPosALs FOR POTATOEs.

OFFrcE DEPOT CoMMIssARY OF SuBsIsTENCEt
WASHINGTON. September %, 1854. {
Sealed Proposals are invited until Thursday. Oc-
tober g. 1854, at IL O'Clock M, for furnishing the
United States subsistence DeHsrtm%sTnt With One
liyered in Washington. Georgetown, D. O., or
Alexandria. Va.
ty and will be inspected by an eficer or agent of
this department before being received.
Bidders must state distinctly whether they pro-
nose to deliver in barrels in bulk, and no bids
will be received for barrels of Potatoes as such but
for bushels of sixty pounds, whether contained in
barrels or delivered in bulk.
Fash bidder must be present to respond to his
bid and furnish satisfactory security for the fulfill
ment of his bid. should the same be accepted;
The oath Of allegiance must accompany each bid,
unless the same shall have previously been hled In
Bids to be addressed to the undersig ned, at 223
8. O. GREENE,
sep cost Captain and O. 8. v.
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TVRIESEMAR-Protected by Royal Letters PAT.
emit of En- gland, and secured by the seals of the
Ecole de PharmAcie dc Paris, and the Imperial
College of Medicine, Vienna.
stion, spermstorr and E1hsnstisn Of the Sys-
tenn. Triesmar No. 2 has entirely superseded the
nauseous use Of Copavis, Cubebs, &o. Triesmaf
No. 10 the infalible remedy for all Impurities ana
Secondary syTptcms. thus obyistins the nss q
Each preparation IL in the form Of most agree:
able Loienge. Secured from effects OF climate ana
changes OF mosphere, in tin cases, ct - each, or
four - csse9 IN one for -, and In " cases thu
saving ~ Divided IN separsts doses e sdminia-
Wholesale and retail b.. Dr.. BARROW, No. Asa
!: :isS RS .. F0sD. No. $40 e
HAPPMIss Oh MIslRYEIHzT Is TN
snS
HfDI0IN J." have detsrmined- Fegsrdles Oh s1-
nsistS isffS tour q most ..d iS
Sh sas Is sslafs
Sisestion. Wssinsss. Dsprsssios, isnorsncs q
PSvsioioSy and Natures Law. Thsse invaalabl0
iec{nrsS SSvo been the neAns Of enliehtenin1 cd :
ssvinS fhousands. and viii b forEardsd hea@ ~ .
i;:;s: s i IS: 81 - W
eff .KEM1DXJr GONORRHHI, GLEzE,.
k41kI II. Or Boz WILL YRAyeRH 0ul1.-
AH1nsredients are IHrcly yegstsble; Is q
20. 2: ssrs;S Z sss .:ss Rpcsss .insst e. g
JOHN j. KHO21R, succoassr to 3. @. UpAan. 90
SlsS.s1 sSi sss :ss e :..ss.
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PROPOSALS. FOR BITyMINoUs STEAMER

DROPOsALS FOR BITgMINOUs STEAMER
COAL
CHIRF QUARTERMASTER's OFFICE,
DEPOT OF WASHINGTON,
- WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept %, 1854
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Office
until THURSDAY, October 6, 1854 at Il O'Clock m,
for the delivery OF the following amounts of COAL,
at the points named, viz:
3G0 tons of Bitumnous Steamer Coal at Alex
andria, Va.
1900 tons of Bituminous Steamer Coal at Wash
in gton, D. c.
Delivery of the whole amount contracted for at
each point to be made in twenty five (25) days from
the date of the contract.
Bonds in a sum equal to half the amour of the
contract will be required of the successful bidder
or bidders.
Bids received for FIVE hundred 500 tons or more,
and should be made sedarate, for the delivery at
each of the points named.
All the coal offered to be subjected to ri gid in
spection before being received.
Proposals must be plainly endorsed Proposals
for Bituminous Steamer Coal, Washington" or
.'Alexandria." as the case may be; and addressed
to the undersigned. d. II. RUCKER.
Brig. Gen. and Chief Qqar ermastsr,
re 26-td Dep0t of WaahingtOn.
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DRoPOsALs FOR YORAGl.
CHIP QuAlFIRNAs1IR's OFYroH,
WAauIMaR0H nRpnR naA 10

WASHINGTON DEPOT, Dec. 8, 1853.
It wsssin i Siaasss M a.
viii Be- i receiesd Ss's ds1sr9 y
al OF oats ana 10 tons Of hay or
Bidders must state It which o. tho above named
at 1Sc sss viii make
Of ia .sd to 5. d
msneed. and when to be completed.
Corn to be up i1 GOD -! stout sse.. Q, ,eou,
extra charge to The 9oyenmsnt. The hay and
hay &C Of straw proposed to BE- delivered NEST S 5:
'!si the s offered under tn. bid. herein in
Lited will be subject to rigid inspection 81 the
The Lowest responsible bidder 2. the interest Of
made xhsn the wh9ls smcat so%pfraetsd for shall
The eidoer viii be ~" required to accompany hi,
NTH S p
contract for the same With good ana Glen,
tract, to deliver the forage proposed in eonformit,
With the terms OF this sdHeftismsnt and in case
s
the offer Of said bidder and the next lowest respen
ssls b bids OF the to whom the contract
Of The su a. mast ::
ander tie United States government or responsi.
"a AZ bidder: viii b duly notified of the accept.
rejection of sSS2ss. Of each bdds,
must be ies Ris . VIZ
be ss
3: q: and ,,bould be plainly marked Proposals
Bonds, in q sum equal to the amount Of the CON
tract. signed By the contractor and both # bis
Ger or upon signing the D
BlaT 4 forms of bids, guar antees, and bonds. may
be obtained upon application at this once
FORM OF PROPOSAL.
(Tewn, County and State -
,,,..-,,.. . 49,. tDatel :., - go,
and dsIi1ss 70 ~ Gstss States E ths easrtsr
masters APARTMENT at -, .greeably to the
Der
the g 6dtn bpshe
-bss6sis d Oats. in sacks, .t-per Du.hsl Of
tons Of Balsd Hay. At - Per tom of 1000
- tons Of Baled Straw. At = per ton of 1000
-, 1856 and to be completed on or before the
a Pa sss Tnssd st s1:s.
with good and approved securities, within the
after Ssn s1: bid
Broader General D. h. RuoK.I
General Depot Quartermaster.
Washington. D. q.
GUARANTY.
We, the undersigned, residents Of - the
County Of -. and State of -, hereby. Jointly
and severally, covenant with the United States,
and guarantee in case the foregoing bid o. -.
after the acceptance of said bid execute the con-
tract for the same With good and sum cient sure
ties, in equal to the amount of the contract,
70 furnish the forage proposed in conformity to
the terms of advertisement dated Decemb 8, 1853,
under which the bid was made, and, in ease the
said - shall fail to enter into . contract a.
aforesaid, We guarantee to make good the differ.
ence between the offer by said - and the next
lowest responsible bidder, or the person to whom
the contract may be awarded.
Given Under our hands and seals this 70 day Of
-, 1885,. kSeai'l
hereby certify that, to the best of my knoWI.
edpe and belief, the above named guarantors are
good and sufficient Is sureties for the amount for
To be certified BY the United States District At
torney, Collector Of CUSTOMS, or any other of1cer
under the United States Government, or Iespon-
Sibls person known to this ONCE uucp-p
dec 9-tf Brf9adier General and @. n.
~uTun nTT pm Nm 4 RTHR,9 nBUTnn
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Gas FIXTURES,
" CHANDELIERS.
BRACKETS,

Gas FIxTT oHSNnKr1rRs
BRAq REHBtse LAMPS.
We are now receiving our fall stock of
GAS FIXTURES
from the factory OF Cornelius & Baker, Philadel-
pbia, omprising full assortment of all their
newest patterns, which we sell at the manufactu-
Parties wishing to purchase will find that they
buy as cheap here as in Phildelphia, and save the
All descriptions of Plumbing, Steam and Gas
oso Nv; THOMPSON 4 CO.,
w sim ass6 d1G sioGff
WAsHINGToN CITY SAYINGS BANK,
EDWARD sIMMs, President and Treasurer.
EDWARD CLARK, Vice President and Secy.
VIM G ?, oDoLE' THos. GARDNER.
5i SG r. HhhESaiANs, s. v NlLE5Sil Directors.
n1 This Bank is now open for the receipt of
NEW BANK sISa HOUSE. N u No; ssLa.av.
sss:s on stocks E2' assi sea "
EDWARD CLARK & CO.,
BANKERS,
At the savings Bank, No. SIS La. av.,
Dealers in
EXCHANGE, GOLD AND SILVER,
And General Banking Business.
EDWARD CLARK, tsep 3O-1 mi JSo. B. ELvAys
NEW RETAIL CLOTH HOUSE,
IN No. 1873 Baltimore Street,
BETWEEN CAL VERT AND SOUTH SITS,
F. HENKELMAN. in addition to the MER.
CHANT TAILORING BUSINESS, has this day
opened for Retail q large assortment of
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WOOLENS,
Such as BLACK AND COLORED CLOTHS,
BEAVER AND CHINCHILLA OVERCOATINGS,
PLAIN AND FANCY CASSIMERES AND COAT
INGs,
For MEN AND Boys WEAR
Also. q select assortment of goods for LADIES
CLOAKING9. to which he would invite the atten-
tiOn of those making purchases.
Hsvi ng unusual facilities and long experience,
he feels confident of being able TO meet the wants
of the present times.
Terms will be Cash and one Price only.
sep A-lmF
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JAY COOKE L co., BANKERS,
1IFTEESTH STREET. OPPOSITE U. 8. TREASURY.
Receive Subscriptions fer the
NEW U. s. 1910 LOAN
authorized by the act of June 3Oth, 1864.
The notes will be issued under date Of August
18th, in denominations Of .-t
$50, 800. $500, 81 900 and S5. 900,
payable to bearer or order, bearing interest at
$40 per centum per annum, payable semi an
nually, and will be convertible at the option of
the holder at maturity into six per cent. Five.
Twenty Bonds.
We buy and SELL
GOVERNMENT BONDS of all issues,
TREASURY NOTES,
CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS,
And COIN,
And pay the highest price for
QUARTERMASTER'S CERTIFICATE CHICKS.
jyH-u JAY COOKE Il 90.
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CLARIFIED CIDER I

0tLAKIFIEO CIDER
" CLARIFIED CIDIRi
have Just received Per schoOners George 8.
Adams" ana W., from Boston large supply
Of pure Massachu setts CLARIFIED CIDER which
offer for sale at the lowest market price, in auan-
titles to suit purchasers S
Hotel keepers, suffers and all others in want ofs
prime article OF Cider invited to call and ex-
anime this before purchasing elsewhere
RILEY A. SRINN,
Union Bottling Depot, 81 Green st.,
6eorgetoWn D. q.
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SECRET DISEASES AND WRONG TREAT
- MONTH"; is nskn1Elsdsed by the Medical
south B street, opposite smithsonian Institute.
cures all forms Of Secret Diseases. effects of self
lures, in less time than any Physician in Washing
ton, no difference your circumstances situa alton
Our terms and charges are such that the unfortu.
nate poor receive the same treatment as the rich.
sen 10 eO6tr ..lt- .-a -I=r
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MI 7 E II.
Of The NINIRAL PLATE TEifH, st
city, Many persons can wear theseQlIYYYN
teeth who cannot wear others, And no
person can wear others who cannot wear these.
Persons calling ct my ONCE can be medsted
with any style and price Of Teeth they may desire.
eleanest, and most perfect denture that
art can produce, the MINERAL PLATE viii b
more fully warranted.
Rooms IL this city-No 80 PennsyIvanis avenue
between 9th and 10th streets. Also, SO7 Arch st.,
Philadelphia. mar4-1y
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MTDICAL PURVEYORS OFFICE,
N1 WASHINGTON, d. O., June Ii, 1884,
All dealers In this city and Geors etown, whe wish
to sell to the Medical Purveyine Depar tment, are
requested to send to this ONCE, on the MONDAY of
each week, sealed list of the articles they may be
price Of each attached to the same.
O. SUTHERLAND,
5e D-n Surg. q. 3. A.. Medical Purveyor.
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DROPOsALs FOR MANURE.

DEPOT OF WASHINGTON, !
WASHINGTON, September l9, 1854.
Sealed proposals will be received at the ONCE of
Captain Charles b: TomPkins, A. 2. M. q. g. A.
city, until noon Of MONDAY, October TO- 1854, for
the purchase from the Government of the Manure
pot.
Bids must be made at SO much per cubic yard,
quire.
The manure will be awarded to the highest bid
ders, who will be required to remove it within
sixty 1907 days after the date Of award.
Payment will be required in Government funds,
at the date the proposals are accepted and the Ma
nure measured the measurement to be understood
as delivery.)
The Government reserves the right to reject all
bids, should they be deemed too low.
Brigadier General and Chief Quartermaster,
ep2l17t Depot of Washin gton.
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SCHOOL BOOKS.
- UST RECEIVED full and complete stock Of
SCHOOL BOOKS,
which We offer for sale ct the lowest prices;
States, Slate and Lead Pencils, Blank Books, Sta
Hopery. Ink Pens, Rubber. Black Board and Slate
kubbers, &c, &c. WIN. BALLANTYNE,
sep o-lm 49S It'll st. bet. and SITS.
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war Deporbssswt, Ad5vtasst Generate ORes,
Washss0ton, xareA II, 1864.
All applications for leaves OF absence or per.
mission to visit Washington must be addressed
70 Major General Halleck, Chief OF StaR, and
must specify the business for which the offlcer
desires the permission. kilograms addressed
direct 20 the Secretary OF War on this subject
Will receive no attention.
By order Of the Secretary Of War:
i. ID TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-05
PERSONAL.

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she can be seen from 8 q. M. to p m Price one
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