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District Court Of the United States for the Middle
District Of Tennessee. The United States versus s
boxes Of dry goods and pair trucks, marked 4" A.
Levy, Louisville, KY" Information No. 10.
IN obedience to an order Of said Court, made No
vember 10, 1s63 in said cause, Twill, on the LIST
day OF March, 1864, at 100'cock A. M at the store.
house Formerly occupied By A. J. Duncan Co., sell
the above goods at public auction, for cash in hand,
to the highest bidder.
F. r. GLASCOCK,
Feb 7--2Ot Q. s. Marshal bid. Dist. Tenn.
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Yoang Married Ladiss whose mlsloFtuns Il has
been not % bring i5sh IN due season. rsmembsr Cod
has sad 20 ah0aid naiilpiy asd Ftpionah. Il ihis
s your DESIRE y1u caE oonsuit ne eshsf ~ siisr Or
psrsoa. Ne LADY ever shiTtg Ave geass e ass ned
make appllcatiou- All communicates b. lister or
person stslss.y ooBfdeasfzi.
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Proposals
For the purchase of DEAD
HORSES and MULES belong
ing to the United States.

HORSES and MULES belong
ing to the United States.
Ca1T QUARTERNAsTER's OFFICE,
Nashville, fenE., January IS, 1854
CEALED PROPOSALS viii be received AZ this
- cflce TIL Monday, February 20, 1850, 1t -
O'Clock NJ, for the purchase q ali HORSES and
MULES that may die or be killed a. this Depot
within the next twelve months succeeding the date
o. the contract.
The bodies o. the animals win be delivered daily
- any point within the limits Of this city that
may be agreed Epon, % Be conveyed from thence
By the contractor 70 a sufficient distance from The
liTaits Of tbs city via prevent their bocotaing
nuisance 10 The citizens Thereof
Bijders viii state tbs amount % BE- paid per aBl.
nal, and viii give their full name aud post o1ics
address.
Payr eut repaired at the end u each month "a
oath Of allegiance must accompany each proposition
Bones IN the sun d one thousand dollars, signed
By the contractor and two guarantees viii b. re-
qured Of the successful bidder upon signing the con
tract.
Proposals must Be plainly marked. Proposals
FOR lead Horses and huiea sad be addressed 70 the
undersigned. ~ order o.
LIEUI.-coL- J. Z. DONALDSON.
9. H. IRWIN, Capt. ard A. Q. ~
Jan z9-30t
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Speaking Of ladies lifting tbe dress ia
the streets 10 aPoid the contamination 81
mud, The Round Table confesses % : dis-
Ike to tie practice on tie promenade,
though not = lifting 4 81 she help Of
~ eleTaisF Il says thas tie habit
- generally preciiaed By lie lsdies,
gives every wpmaa the appearances Of that
respectable bal dininu sge Iankta eli The
barn-yard known $ bAnlam hen.
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81 esoFss75s9 Or. KIEa formerly Of New Y0sk,
%E fer Esst years Of Louisville Ay.i
49, ~ $50 who has devoted his attention %
she treatment Of private diseases fer 50 yszr AstteTs
hinnself hayiaR attended, 70 3 practice for 50 many
Yoars srd cared - many Thousands, he q enabled
b CuTa I'll dineascs 81 private nasuro, % ulAitoE
how bad they mas s fFOm inndici0us meiical tfest.
snent, OF from neglect 81 their own. Dr.. king'E
Dspeasary % no. s. DssGercA street, between OAs=-
~ and tbs Square, second ssoEgi Nhore be Cures al
diseases OF private nature.
eonorrnosa cured without nz1s39gs medicines o.
tHtefferenes with bGsiaees.
Structures Of CID or recent date enect1aY cared n
q fsE dsTS. By en- operation which causes no pain.
where atricturs EXITS hcash sanact Be snni0yeSi
PERHAPS 10 disoase o2usez mere z s3feg A1d gndsr
taines the constitution 80 mach.
ByphiIs with al the dissasss 4 ths q n, growing
cut OF neglect or bad trsatGesl, @ eIeetaalig
cared In few days
Hssizal Eeaksest PaFtio1 sr tto1tion hAafnz beel
given 70 this disease and al the consequences grow
ing out Of Il, brought in many clses By The De.
Etructlvs habits Of aoonssdeFass youths and czc0sE
I've Indulgence Of the passions, Deglect o. which
vii audermize ihs constitution rendering tie sub.
isot unit for business Society aud cAnEing prea.
lars old sge.
females who may Be IAbozing win any dinlcalty
he Womb may EeFt assured OF Immediate rCs--i.
Persons residing abroad, b. writing and stating
their case. with fee enclosed direct 70 Dr.. A. King,
&c. s. Dead8rok street, Nashville, Tenn, viz have
tie necsEszgy medicines seni - their sddrsEs. 0as
bcurs freE 8 s's;ock - the morning HDiB II tha
sssies fsEsg1ia--sb 6&wia,
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7 woaId most respectfully announce myself can
aidate for sheriff OF Bedford county, at the ensuing
March election, and as unconditional Union MAJ,
/ solicit the suifrages OF the voters.
ian Side G. n. JENKINS.
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AGENTS WANNE n-s-es poszgivslv
n1ade GKom 90 Cants.--sonsfhinx urssaer
ssaded - sseFy psrsoa- & Q ssmplaa sssl - .
iean ~ 30 ssata ihai rssalls 90 81, -
B. I. HoLooTT,
go 0Astaau esuara. kss Gsrai
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~ aAB ~ A<AAtA1a49A4b urea
YoUEa NAs, ssop before yoa further 60. o. 81
easases subject % hAn, theFe 4 10 disease 20 hArd
% curs - Night Zrisaaas and gly1ieans are scaEos
that sHarstand ifeaag s. and % y0u cas- say that
have cured dasas q this sisy, - sell - a dlass-
snt States, who have speui dollar aflsr dsars an4
aEe noS ven cured b ne. ana daily rsosiving 81
sfs And seodiHE saclas % all pars q the country
n werd, IL ttat are dseased IA any WAy, Aaa mn
give ne call VIII give nasIszlcslua ar al Of as
dlsAssa nsnssoaai N this niysrfissnsst. ny best
q rsfeFsEoss sivaz IN shIs city.
All lstiers dirsetsd 90
DIR. McGILL,
60 "a unisn sirsst, Hsshvlile, Tsna.,
A.. .-tss 49, ss.ft r..o...r,f asl.rif.ss
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CcLUzBIA, TKNs., Nov. 20, 1S4s.
Nh J. W. DoLaEAR-Dear SIR Lhave been much
Interested and pleased IN examining your system Of
Pepmanzhip. Your method Of teaching seems 70
70 DO both skilful and faithful, and the Improvements
d your pupils is surprising and rapid beyond any
thing have ever witnessed. l shah feel happy d
this testimony your meri shall lead others to avail
themselves Of your instruction 10 one Of the most
beautiful and useful arts and an very respectfully,
etc. JAS. Il. OTEY.
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AZ To the Ladies.

Al Aasetieaz Il ths Eoab treated with slcosss.
Those hsrrisd Ladies mo have ben % unforsuBsss
. nisoarry prove abosiion can b carried 10 thr
fAll time 4 found pregnaat, BY giving ne . GALL
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wEARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE JOSEPH
q. THOMPSON as . candidate for re-slecti0n 70 the
Election First saturday in March Bsxt. Jan II
n--WiIEiaKsAsOn County.
We ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE THE
nanse Of LyCURGUS MCCALL, candidate for re-
election as Tax Collector for williamson County.
Election first Saturday In March, Jan 22-td'
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~- Chronic Cases

with sstisfsetion Ehearnatan, Aasctious o. ths
Lungs, Diseases q the Threat swellsd Joints, ssa
Limbs, Pisuriays Pains, Uleers Cancer. Gravel, Dis
sases q the Heart and Liver, Inamsiloa q re
stomach, Neuralgia, Kings Eyn o. soEogaia, DEAF
nsas, Diseases q fhe Eyes. Dobhtaisd systems, Dys-
pspsa Or Indigestion, and onsampsio0-logesher
vitb airrivase Diseases ard Dssass Of the Urinary
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AtSs. Johnsbury, " 18th, the her
nomster vas IS degrees below zero.
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BOUNTY PROCURED

br nen-eonmlzlossd ol SIS az Baraiss 80
b.ys isaa IL Ne sarglus.ts5 AL yaara
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VIII be furnished free Of ckayss 90 soldiers In or out
Of the Hospitals II their bottles or inkstands are
brought at the above hours SoIpERs are taught one
third less than citizens.
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sc. "a Unisn airsst, Hsshvlile. fsua.,
lza.L vii mest a:ih prompi ailsaiiua.
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ROOM Os- ssa'ssl Dr'.g Sore, Cor csarcA ond Vi.e
sress. HOURS, 3 to Il, =. M, to 5, p. m, and =
70 at night.
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PROPOSALS.
TIORsEsI RORsESI HORsESI
Wan DEPARTMENT, CAvALRy BUREAU,
Q5sce At Caisf Q~arte1 uastf,,
WASHlSGLoE, ". ", may io, Y

WASHINGTON. " ", may 10. 1900
SEALED PROPOSALS win be rsceived ct this Office
thousand I2,0sOJ Cavalry Horses, to be delivered
and two thousand "a 600, at Government Stables in
Davenport. Iowa, within sixty 1907 days from date
Said horses to be sound in all particulars. well
broken, full In aesh, from fifteen l5 to sixteen l6)
hands high, from Eve t5) to ninet9) years old, in
good conaitioa, and we'll adapted in every way to
These sp.eiaeatloss .riH % .s,,sly adhered to and
Nc ia VIII Be 3, sntertsinsd Unless accompanied
BY % nnssa ssatss
Secretary Of War with . recommendstion that
al bidders and sna,amto,s ,sin Be isld to the strict
est accountability and every failure to comply tctth
rsa III .ass
Form of bid and guaranty can be had on appli.
n at chsss OF and
Successful bidders Eill be prepared to enter into
With good and sni bsr sssar
The oath Of allegiance must accompany each
The undersigned reserves the right to reject all
bids deemed unreasonable.
Bids for one hundred (lOO) Horses and upwards
Bids for The entire number of Horses required are
Payment will be promptly made on completion
No Mares ,cin be -eeeirsd.
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Cav
a. Elm, Chief 99uartermaster. Cavalry Bureau
Any other information will be promptly given,
on a''i.JIA%Ess 4. EKIA, Lieut.. ooicnel and
Chief Quartermaster. Cavalry Bureau.
tinued at Chicago and Dave export until the con.
tract is awarded. Payment made in certificates
of indebtedness for eight ~ horses or more
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TRAVELLERS DIRECTORY.
BALTTMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.

~ q
On and after Sunday, April 10th, 1854 Daily Trains
will be run between Washington and New York
and Washington and the West, rs follows:
FOE PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, AND
BOSTON,.
Leave Washin ston at 80 m. II Is II, SO m.
On sunday at SO p m for PHILADELPHIA and
PASSENGERS for Philadeiphia win take notice that
the - m train is the latest sra'" aa"y io' FA''o
The train at 7 80 does not go 10 Phtlads!Phsa'
and is for Ne,c York passengers erolnsirsiy.
FOR BALTIMORE
Leave Washington at 9. 80 m, 30 N, ulo m,
500 M, $50 m, so m, and sd m, except
On Sundays at 80 m, and and SO pm.
FOR ALL PARTS OF THE VEST.
Leave Washing ton at SO m, and and SD N
daily, except Sunday.
On sunday, at 8 and so m, only.
FOR WASHING TON AND THE SOUTH.
Leave Baltimore at 3.4s, 40, 7, 9 and 10 M and
$50, 4. ~ and $50 p m, daily. except sunday.
On Sunday, at S.45 and 40 m and $50 p m, only
FOR ANNAPOLIS.
Leave Washington at $50 m, and and 30 m,
mo No train For Annapolis on Sunday.
Trans leaving Washington at 80 . m ana Up
m 20 throu Oh to New York without change OF cars.
Sleeping Car on Z 30 m train. Berths In sleep
Ticket once; after that hour they must be secured
of the sleeping car conductor.
The first and fourth trains from Washington stop
at all way points.
sR1 afo sfzsts s Of ss VASE
inston Station, or at the Ticket office.
L. M. COLE, General Ticket Agent. ap ll-tf
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ORDNANCE OFFICE,
~ WAR DEPARTMENT,

ORDNANCE OFFICE,
wan Wasa1seroy, May 4. 1854.
unt M s a y sss se
oSfEf rs Bates Of
At the New York Arsenal, 5000 sets.
At the FTankford Arsenal, ,6oS sets.
At the Allegheny Arsenal 5000 sets.
At the st Louis Arsenal, 1000 sets.
These sets Of Horse Equipments are to be fur
nishsd complete, except the horse brush, curry;
straps and blanket: The curb and watering bits.
the malleaSiA iron hardware, and stirrups, are to
posted at the srsenals. above named. The trees
are to be Of the regulation pattern assorted sizes
inside of the pummel, the side bars Of hard whit
wood, or beech the pummels and cantles Of beech,
inch thick and ali let into the Wood to be covered
with the best slaushtersd COW hide; all other
ject to Inspection during all stages of their manu-
tacture, and if deemed necessary the leather to be
will be made at the arsenals where delivered
Deliveries must be made in lots of not less than
per The s es Of the whos Be mas
18th day of June, 1864.
vii E .a5a Ps ss oslss5f at sssa time
number he may fail to deliver at that time:
than regular manu- scturers and such as are known
to this Department to be fully competent to exc
cute IN win eneo9gg hs To
acknowl gments Of their sureties over their own
Each party obtaininga contrac, ~ill be obliged
to enter into bonds, with approved sureties, for
its faithful execution:
Upon the award being made, successful bidders
will be notified and furnished with forms Of con-
TIE Department reserves the right to reject any
or all bids if not deemed satisfactory.
pF9gosas Will to Bri gadieE Gen
ingtGn, D: c. and viii be endorsed - Proposals
for H"rs" E""'nments, y rvnun H. RAMSAY.
my s-eotd Brig. Gen, Chief of Ordnance.
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ROPOsA FOR FLOUR.

Office DEPOT Connn1issary Of Subsistence,
Washington, ID. C. May l9. 1864.
SEALED PROPOSALS are invited until the 3Dth
OF May, At IL O'Clock M, for furnishing the Sub
EIGHT THOUSAND o $4,000 BARRELS OF
The proposals will be for what is known at this
Depot Nos. and and bids will be enter tanned
for any quantity less than the whole
Bids must be in duplicate, and for each grade on
separate sheets of paper.
The Flour to be fresh ground, and delivered in
new oak barrels, head lined
The delivery of the Flour TO commences WITHIN
Eve days from the opening of the bids, and in such
quantities, daily, as the Government may direct;
delivered at the Government warehouse in George
town, at the wharves or railroad depot In wash
ngton, D. G.
The delivery Of all Flour awarded to be COM
pleted within twenty days from the opening OF the
bids.
Payment will be made in certificates of indebt:
ednesR, such other funds as the Government
may have for disbursement.
The usual Government inspection will be made
Just before the Flour is received and none Will be
accepted which is not fresh ground.
An oath of ELEGANCE must accompany the bid OF
each bidder who has not the oath on file in this
office, and no bid will be entertained from parties
who have previously failed to comply with their
bids, or from bidders lot present to respond.
Government reserves the right 10 reject any bid
for any cause.
Bids to be addressed to the undersign at No.
g. @. GREENE,
my lN-td Captain and G. 8. Y.
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ORDINANCE OFFICE,

ORDNANCE OFFICE,
~ WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, D. c., May s, 1854
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by this de-
partment until MONDAY. May Goth, at 4 p. m. for
the delivery at the New York Arsenal Of $4,000
Light Cavalry Sabers, United States regulation
pattern. These Sabers to be made in strict
cordance with the standard patterns to be seen at
the New York Arsenal. They are to be subject to
the usual inspection and proof at the mandatory
where made. Deliveries must be made in lots Of
not less than one fifteenth -l5th) per week of the
whole number contracted for, The first delivery
to be made on the I'D day of June, 1864.
Failure to make deliveries at specified time
will subject the contractor to forfeiture Of the
number he may fail to deliver at that time.
No bids will be considered from parties other
than regular manufacturers of Sabers, and such al
are known to this department to be such, compe-
tent to execute in their own workshops the work
proposed for.
Each party obtaining contract will be required
to enter into bonds with approved sureties, for its
Bidders will enclose with their bids the written
acknowledgements of their sureties over their own
signatures.
Upon the award being made, Successful bidders
tract and bond.
or all bids if not deemed satisfactory.
Proposals will be addressed to BRIG. General
GEORGE D. RAMSAY, Chief of Ordnance, Wash
ington. D. Co and will be endorsed Proposals
'0' 1sA' NA' GEORGE D. RAMSAY,
my 1l-eotd Brig Gen. Chief Of Ordnance.
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A DEATH CLoOK.-We have recently been
Informed of truly wonderful clock, which
is sad to belong to family in Newport The
clock is Of simple construction, and belongs to
the family OF Mr.. L-y; but all the efforts
Of the clockmakers have not been able to make
IL keep time-consequently, it has been per-
Initted to rest in silence. A few hours before
the death of Mr.. L-y's sister, some short
q silence Of many months. 1t thus continued
20 maintain its silence until another member of
the family was Frustrated with fatal malady,
when it again struck one and on the following
day the child was buried. A year elapsed,
when the second child sickened and died. The
clock was punctnal in sounding one a few
hours previous TO its death. third child, a
tile boy Is months old, was afflicted with
scrofula, which baffled the skill Of his physi.
clans, and died. The clock gave the usual
warning, and struck one. It has never failed
N sound ing the death knell when any of the
family IN whose possession il now is were
about to die. "ThPra are stranger things in
heaven and eaItb, Horatio, than are dreamt
of IN our philosophy."-[From Cincinnati
paper.
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EDUCATIONAL.
FEMALE SCHOOL

NJ FEMALE SCHOOL,
1vlRS. MARIA G. MCCORMICK, late of Alexan-
dria, Va, having removed her school to Cam.
bridge, Md, is prepared to receive four or five
nteIestpsP and no ne traininy viii sar
ceive her most assiduous care. Her success, while
for years engaged in Alexandria, in educating
girls, is we'll known to all old residents of that
Parents in this vicinity who desire further in
formation concerning the advantages of her school
are respectfully referred to Lewis Mckenzie, Esq
of Alexandria, Va, or W. D. Wallach Editor OF
the Washington Star, Her terms for board. tu-
ition, K c., are moderate.
Cambridge, Md, where she has recently located
her school, is one of the healthiest and most de-
Hghtful villages in the Union, and has about it no
attribute whatever except such as q prudent and
solictous parent win approve in selecting local.
ity in which to have daughter thoroughly edu.
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D. 'on"'A'BA LrIMoRn

ID. 'oHNsroTS A.rrnos,
orig, ~, seyEag. I,.s ttSS5 5sS2s H.
"a, 1as tes nss x:
ssal RsnsS ys e . .ss yS 81 dIfSStpkupo.
r~''"b s.ssd Ps,, ..f T,.s,, ssssa
CUR, EdR dss zS rs yq Ds sHHeAs1 Ii
Weakness Of the Back Inyoluntary Dissha.gsA
fnposenes. asnsrI peSits, a ss.eass.:s. 4 pss:
ReHsy, Lansuor, Low epirit.a oonfosien Of tdeas,
e sas Han Disss..
Throat, Nose or Skin. Affections Of TIE LIVER
s sso..4 ana .esa1, pa NOR. .t.I sl:
siin q sos g
antioipations. rendering marriage. Co.. inreasi-
''s' YOUNG MEN
sss q
~ saas g
inte1Ises. Who mr ht otherxise have snfranesd ~
teninS senAtes with the thunders OF eloSuenes, g
walked to exstacy the living Tyre. may call With M
TIKI YAR, Z 20 A M0TlSsii ...
Is. :, .sfz
.ss as d E:I'sa:
eM1s ss9fa On II. n,.a go
much 70 be dreaded-Loss OF Memory, Oonfedo1
q g sosss, q sE s
tuds' rinidi''' Il MARRIAGE.
Dsss ..ss. q 81
should apply Immediately.
saas: 4 %: s
and confidently rely upon his skill - Phy.Aciaa.
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q
!ous Irritssiity. Tremb lns.. sna Ws.lns.s.or q.
Member Of the scy. "a coiisss oi surgeons. Lon.
Of an. s z. Gc
don. Paris Philadelphia and elIsvhers, hss sasessa
L
AID ears when sslsep, great DO alarmed
o. mind we're cured Sd jHRssi i *
induissd in When alone. h bit f.Sa:atly s.!ss9
HSies ~. eighty st ana Z as
sps
Rd rom :: 81 hs sss
hfs By the consequences Of dsviation from the pstn
Of nature and indsisnE IN certain secret habit.
Such persons nass, s sisfsf SSGsnHssm'i'sins
reject that sound mind And body are The most
e
hsar, e :a
a sss ss ss q
'ns4''1D DISEASES or IMPR UDENe1.
pleaure and. IA: inc b!sed the seeds Of tAs Al
Of shame dread Of discovery deters him nom sD-
Siity, can sions bsfrisnd him. he falls into the
hands Of tgnoraat Ard DESIGNING pretenders, vaos
incapable Of curing, hioh his peouniay subStaAees
tie smallest les can be Obtained and in dssSsif
leave him With ruined health to sigh over hi! eau-
Ing disappoint1nept; Or by tho uss OF that desdiy
toms Of this terrible disease such as Aneetions Of
the Head, Throat, Nose, Skin. ETC., nroSreseina
VIII frightful rapidity until death puts end 70
discovered country IN whose bourne no traveller
ORION 7 SOUTH rR1DlRIok sTR1lT,
doors from the corner. Pail nos to observe name
~ mo letter. resolved unless post paid and con
writing should state age. and send portion Of %
ysrtisement describing symptoms.
The DIS Diploma hA-zs ~ AS ONu.
The many Thousands cured It this institutios
important sursie.l operssions performed By DF.
Johnston, Witnessed BY the reporters o. The san"
peared again and again before the public bssidea
his STANDING gentleman Of character and re-
s2onsibility, IL . sufficient guarantee to the q.
H'' SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CURKD.
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DRoposALs FOR COAL AND WOOD.

SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
Office Of the Sergeant-Gt Arms, )
Washington, May IL, 1854.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this off ce
until II O'Clock noon on THURSDAY, the 26fh
instant for the delivery in the vaults of the Senate
wing OF the Capitol of hundred tons e. 20
Ct Ct large Egg or Steamboat Furnace WHITE ASH
The Coal to be of the best quality, thoroughly
screened, and Weighed by the Chief Engineer to
the Senate, or his assistant and to be delivered ss
Proposals will also be received at the same,time
and PLACE for the delivery of twenty cords of the
best PINE WOOD, thor on ghly seasoned, and to be-
delivered within the time and at the place for the
vaults as the Chief Engineer shall direct.
GEO. T. BROWN
my13 Sergeant at Arms u 8. Senate
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THE EVENING STAR.
pOWNBY THE RAPIDAN.

How, like dream of childhood, the sweet May
golsens f brightness silds the air, rose-aush
Ana tbs Sontherp winds come bearing in their
freiehts of rare perfume
Prom ths far of country valleys where the Spring
Sewers are In bloom.
We sit beneath our windows, and watch the eve
And count the silver rain drops descending one by
one.
The very town seems silepced in soft, delicious
How different is the scene to night down by the
Rspidan
Down BY the rushing Rapidan, bark how the
muskets crack ut
heavens are black.
No blossom scented winds sre there, no drops of
The air Is thick with sulphurous heat and filed
with means of pain.
Oh! let US not forget them, our brave, unselhsh
boys,
Who have given up their loved ones, their happy
household joys, ,.;,
And stand to ght in rank and fle, determined to
To trium oh over treason, down by the Rapdan!
And let our hearts be hopeful; our faith unwaver-
Risat must be ali victorious when battling with the
Let us bear up our heroes hands Pray, every soul
God Hes sS our boys who fight to-night down by
the Rapidan.' Hdshfhsfon Chronte9s