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@ertauf BON iiberflliiigen @oupernement8
Wuuleieln,
in suteut 3Nianb unb trdu6tdr.
Office Zee @N. Q.AEejRers,
BtImtu8tcn, Gel, q. Npo 1865.
YIN 6rettaG S. Sea; tretta9 10. De5 8reita9 ~ 95;
5rft!as, %. Seq rtrteu In 2Bitnttn9teu, Del, Gui pttents
It9er lerfsiseruns serIauft:
400 quite ulo byau6bdre WtduIeieI,
100 AT leGen Sage hes gerfauf5.
GS irerten sic G0ufer ~teipn6erS earduf dufnertldrt gs
ma@t Guf bic guten @teeni6afttn bieler Waulelc, uei6e ppn
gutter @rE6e, tn 8dtem 8utanfe, ietr frrfnn unb gut e;n8e'
fabren fiup, tnbem reieiben her lleberihuB pn SejpanE
Wauleltln RES QDaibtngtpn Gepcts fno.
Die Lbiere perfen etnSeln Sertduft.
Yer Serfauf tG9trnt uGt 10 lbr 8irr1ens.
acknowledgement Sdar in 9. st @elS
Auf Seftbi Won Srep Sri8 Sen. S0s 8 Sin,
l. Div. 8 NJ y D.
= 8 @nll1Rber,
(tc5-29) Capt unb VI = VI.
Baltimore Wecker. [volume] (Baltimore [Md.]) 1851-1867, 1865-12-11

SON "The Maryland Farmer, elmer
lit Die II. Stunt
,mer. erlAienen unp BET 8. g. Mius & Co.,
9ir. "a SiiD- Galpertltr., 5n baben,
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Nesterunesz@er BON i6erHhff9em 6ortbrpb
gtsgieynrasz@ertaa ppn antem @bisfen.

Offe res Depot SubfaeuB ~pnnif1rS
Q8lI6lnaten, 6. Dei 1865.
Strts9elte Hn9tbpts I'm Tpptitat III ter Gprm pie lie ocnt
Il Hterjet1rftcn GeIieisrt MINI, istrttn auf bcicr Office It's
ID. &c., Jlttta9$ II lltr nt4e0en9enemmfn
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Die s.. Nhtmmer be6 vOeutIden @iD9enp1
ien", b~eraus9e9eben unter Mitipirtung BON
Rarl Sltnp uno 9nperen, lit ttns 3lt9etpm=
men. sic eutb1lt mic ale sUrber9ebenpen
gummert Spr3i9li@e 9@lrttfel, inter anberGn
cine Seipredun9 pe8 NufiabeS n@rpgramm
Der 3tfunft', ~ferner BUR Grinnernng an
@Ubert Slum lnD Die nnperea Slutseu9eil Der
SplfSla6e" &c.
g8tr madden pnruuf aufmertl Jam, baB Der
,8efer" SabreSotpnnement5 9e9en Ginlrn~
pung Hpn $3.50 annimmt,
Baltimore Wecker. [volume] (Baltimore [Md.]) 1851-1867, 1865-12-11

Nieoeria9e DOn 2unft>2Sr&iFeIm,
unb Depot fir
Seine unb 9e,pdblte litbo9rapb. &unEtperfe,
etnfaG unb tn Barber.
Ststs an 9anb unb auf B~eheGui8 ae8efertigt:
C;cGin,Ss umS @fciIersG picasi,
Grfas nnb N~lrrs=Siftbe,
feline pergoieete gfdbmer
unb dIe &rttlel bie su etrent @tobltfencnt erfcr glade 9f-
bSreu. Weine @tnridtuna aur NnFtrt'aara. Dbtsef Sesnee
fannie Test nnth in ZEN StdnS, mgtneu gEnuern ~bfferter
8prtretle ~ e%errGhren.
Rerctnnneen tur rhiae artIf3!, 'pmie tGr @tas. PLATTER
lur Stores uni s8otnbdaier rerben d~eltefers.
Gire GernaIte 9duerfc ~ rtt Seui Stprs 6sthunter.
SdweB Srter.
f2Ini idIN .06 ~. Ginttir1orsaT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-02-11
IMPORTANT TO FEMALES.

DR. ESEMAN'S PILLS.
The com bin ion of ingredients in These Pills is
the result of a lonx and extensive practice. They
are mild in ths operation aud can6ot do harm to
the most delicate; certain in correcting a irrssu
larities. Painful Menstruation. removing all oh
strncti0ns, neither from cold or otherwise, head
ache, pain in the side, pal pitation Of the heart,
pain in the beck and limbs, &C.. disturbed aleer,
DR.. CHEESEMAN'S PILLS
was ne announcement of . new era In the treat
ment of ir sxuaIit ties and obstructiops which have
consigned so many to q PREM AZURE GRAVE. Nc
female enjoy good health u,less she is Regular,
and whent yer an obstruction takes pacs the gen
ersl heath begins to decline. These Pills form
DiA re snd s JsnCcs st'n bow
Re DFCBIVED. Take this aver isement to
your Druggist ard tell him that you acont the
BEST and moa RELIABLE FEMALE MEDI-
GINS IN THE WORLD. which iB comprised in
the &c Pills
DIR. CHEESEMAN'S PILLS
have been Standard Remedy for ever thirty
years, and the most etfectual oBe ever known
for all omplsints peculiar to FsmaisS. To all
classes they invaluable, Inducing, Nth ce,
ta.nt1, PERIODICAL reguiarity. They are known to
thousands who have used them at different peribis
Throughout the c,untry. having tbs sanction OF
some OF the n ost EN- 'neat PHYSICIANS fa Amsriea
E1pii't di, eritnaS. Eating tchsH they should b.
used with each Bex-the Price One Dollar Boz
or BOZ eR for S. containing from 81 to 40 Pills.
pills ssnt by mail promptly, secure from obssrva
70 f6R shts RY ALL DRuGaisTs.
HETGHINs l. HILLYER, Proprietors,
dee l0-eoly,a 81 Cedar St. New York.
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ITO TAE PUBLIC.
.t..r TREASURY DRPAR7hRnf,
SOLIC1foR'S OFFICE, Oct. y, 1854,

SOLIC1fOR'S OFFlcE, Oct. ., N64.t
Congress, By an act passed at its last session
placed = considerable sum of money at the dispos.
of the Secretary Of the Treasury, to be employed
in IN. prosecution OF measures for tae DIGESTION
and pupishment of persons engaged in counter
feitine Treasury notss, fractional currsncy, and
9th ar securities Of the United States. This fund
Is devoted 70 the payment Of rewards to detectives
and others through whose instr entslity often
ders are brOuk to Justice; its alton
and the conduct Of the measures referred to are
placed by order of the Seer~ tary under the inme-
diats 80 nsrvisioa Of the undersigned. to whom all
sasness indicated. should be addressed. Liberal
Who have aided in the apprehension Of counter.
1t 10 hoped that the stimulus Thus offered. added
70 the interest which all good citizens must feel N
the suppression OF crimes tending to impair tho
credit q the national securitiss and tans smbar-
est co operation Of all capable Of .Gordins amp aid
the attainpsnt of that desirable end II is sspso:
Tally urged that all persons having AknowledRe OF
facts i'm Port.nt TO be inewn; ,by the DsIsrt|snt.
fully and Prom pity to the Undersigned.
Publishers OF newspapers tb.eugheut the soun.
try will render essential service to the Govern
nent and the ps bio BIZ giving conspiegs1s q BILL
nov l. stDsmW Solicitor Of the Treasury.
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PROPOSALS..
EREsH BEEF AND VEGETABLES.
NAVY pEeARTMENI

NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Bureau y ProctSionS and C. Tag.
February Z. 1865
tea'ed Proposals, endorsed Propo,al' for Fresh
peel sbd Vegetables. will hs rccei we'd at this Bu
reso nEfii o'c ock o. n the 18th day 4 Feh-u-
stF INST Tor the supply of o Oh p'unds Of Fresh
ne ana ~ on poTnds of Fresh Vegetables At the
Mashlpxt.5 station, as required. The Be-f And
neeetahieE mnst be Of good quality. and the oast
the msrk"'e ffrrds and article must be offered
,.r n' the Sound. The Beef % be in equal propor-
,rn mn., fore ard hina quarters: Bono rits ap.
es'imsted ann unit of the cnntrsct, and twenty per
cent in addition vii be withheld rom the smoant
OF each payment to be made. as collateral security
for the due performance of the contract. whish
with.
Every offer must be accom- panied by a written
guarantee. .iened by one more responsible per
sns that the bidder bidd will. II his or thar
BIZ be scce pied. enter into ohlix alton with in
FIVE Gays with good and sufi csnt surstes, to far
nish the articles prop Jsed
No proposal W II be cansidered unless accom-
ranlad by such guarantee. aud by. Satisfactory
evinencP that the bidder is a regular dealer in the
article proposed. ard has the license required by
lsG
The Depsr' ment reser res the right to reject acy
PROPOSE not considered advantageous TO the Gov
.yyp MT fa2. II
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TRAVELLERS DIRECTORY,
nfFiCE BALrinoRs L QUO RI CO.,
~ WAsHisGros. D-esz b. Is 1885,.
- u - g - -

D. u - 80 80 -
ger Frsins bstssso Washington and aai:iaaoTe
WIN % ''a THHIss Movlsa NORTH.
RisbuRs TaaIshe.rs snaTlgF HAa
| Arrive at Baltimore 500 N.
| No 2-NBw yoeK & pHIGapELpHIA TX
ss New Yrt $40 A's'' NJ
| Baltimore tiekets stld
No. s.BaLTIMoRE 4 wIsrsRs TRAIN
fsr the west, and rssdei.s s eis,msrs At 1000
No. A-NEw YORK MAILrRaIN-Lssvs WASH
FT,vs At b Ss. 1Sa5
No. s-BALTIMokB TRAIN AND WAY STA
;IioNipaLsa,s sinx;Ss s;n" connsss-
No. e-BALTIMs.s COMPUTATION AND
fsos a.rvs Al kstimors sic 'sa''T Ts.
train stops - Bscensburs. Bsltsvills. Laurel and
No. 7-EosToN, ALBANY 4 NEW YORK sx.
PRES yoIt xs. a.. moe
gers :, HE .rsio eopnee, WITH I'll the early Morn
Ing ss. s Nv sss yo5s for the
al by thi. train -heh is limited in capacity By
Gov err m emit orders to insure the mails.
No. s-BALTIMOEEa HARRISBURG TRAIN
Leave Washi nEtoD o:45 P. N. end arrive at Bslti
No S-NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND
WEsTERN TRAIN-Leave Wash xton at Z 80
p NJ; stopping vt Re ay House fer Western passen-
gers to take Express Train for ration, Wheeling,
Parkersburs. and all points in the West Reaches
New York at 6:l3 An.
FOR ANNAPOLIS the connections viii Do made
with the ala n. and the and 40 p. NJ from
Wasbin aton. No trains to or from Annapolis on
Sunday.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
THE ONLY TRAINS From WARRINGTON
for passengers on Sunday srs ths 81 and 1918
4. n. and P. N. for Baltimore. And 1:8O P. N.
for Baltimore, Philadelphis. and the West, and
the for New York ONLY.
THROUGH TICKETS % the West. as we'll - to
Phlaoslp hia, New York. or Boston, can be had at
the Station Ticket Office at all hurs he day, as
we'll at new Office in the American Telegraph
Building, Pennsylvania avenue, bstweea 41s and
9Th streets.
BAGGAGE will be check ed at all hours,-also for
through points, to save trouble and confusion ut
the d. parture of h. trains.
ALL PASSENGERS, " h. Their soldiers or itizens,
are politely bu: earnestly requested Ia pect the
rules of the Line. estabis he'd for the general ad
yantaf e. such as the tespiog of more cars
exclu,v ely for lad and tt t;sbdants and tho
prevention of smoking in any hut tue smokers
With the decisions Of the SCENTS cond motors
In regard their seats tickets etc. sspsci ally in
the hurry Of SITS ring the trains.
" p Smith, Master of TranspOrtat
T. H. COLE. General Ticket Agent. dec 70
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-02-11

HThe French navy consumes l60,000,9G0
pounds of coal per annum.
~ The Treasury receipts from Internal
Revenue fer the month Of January amounted
to $50, .529.e9, OF which S3,2l4,676 were from
New York city.
~ One hundred and seyenty-two casks Of
rice were sold in Brooklyn yesterday tor the
benefit Of the poor in Savannah.
~The Ohio Legislature has ratified the
Constitutional Amendment, and that of Della
ware has rejected it. Missionaries are needed
in Delaware
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CLOTHING.


& L. - n ~ l. IN &+.
Go1NG.-GOINGLGoING!
DOWN TNsY 90
AT LESS THAN GOLD PRICES.
J. II. SMITH sM.TH BROTHERS,
TIE GREAT
CLOTHING HOUSE or WASHINGTON,
No. 100 AND AGA
SEVENTH STREET. Opposite the Pr. OFF,.
ALL Goods sPoNsBD.
Whore ,ou can hrd all the la.ss. styles Of
FRENCH, ENGLISH
AMERICAN
WALKIN6 GOATS
PEG TOP PANTS.
DOUBLE BREASTED VESTS,
-' AND
BUSINESS SUITS,
PLAIN AND FANCY CASHMERE.
Together with the
LARGEST STOCK
BOYS cIItorH1se
rHE'oorrY.
N.B.-We have also
THE LARGEST STOCK
PIECE GOODS
CUSTOM WORK.
All Of which We oner at
UNUSUAL Low PRICES.
eEHTLEMEN's FURNISHING GOODS.
HATS, CAPS, SHIRTS, TIES. sUsPENDERs,
J.H. SMITH. No. 400,
And
SMITH BIOS, No. 464.
CLOTHJERs AND MERCHANT TAILORS,
Seventh street, opposite Post Office,
fe1lm Wasain gton.
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TREAsCRY DEPARTMENT..
l. OFFIGk COhPTRoLLER OF CURRENCY.

WASHINGTON, December IA, 1884.
Whereas, By satisfactory evisence presented to
the uEders gned, it haR been made to appear that
The Mszchanis National Bank Of WaShiHt ton, the
City Of Wa.hington. i. the county of WaShia gson
ard bisrt t Of CotRni5ia. has been duly organized
act Of Congress entitled AN act TO provide a Ma
.onal Currency. secured by pledge of United
States bonds and provide for the circulation and
redemption tn reof." approval June B. 1854. and
has eomp led with all the provisions o. said act re-
CURED 10 be complied with before commencing the
business Of banking und-r said act
Now Therefore. Hugh MeCullosh, c9nptr2ll
Merchants National Bank Of Hasa'ag!ag, ia the
City Of Woshiastoa, in tie county OF WIshinst0a
AID biStrirt Of Columbia, is author zsd to cem-
nence the business of banking under ths act afcra-
said.
of Office this ;0xytesHth q ry Of Ds,5nbsr, 1864.
IL HUGH MoCULL0CH,
dec E.d6ct Com ptfolIsr of the Currency.
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The Danger Of Prephe.yins.

Fort Fisher was captured on the 15'h OF
January. On the i9tn, four days after 'hs
went, tue London Index, the organ Of the
rsasis in England, mora,izad upon the future
of G.rera But e,'s attempt and gave rsssnns
Why no expedition would De sent against the
pace
Coming to us, as they do, AFTER the fall OF
the fort. these uniulflird prophecies or the
IrGex are provocative of laugh-hut they are
not merely funny. for in his an kitty to show
the importance Of Buffers failure, the rebel
wri g. overshoo's his mark, and re yeais to as
the inner Sc loss which the closing OF Viii.
mingtoB inticts upon the rsneis. He writes:
"How disappointed the Yankees mus. be
ton Rs port OF entry. II is officially declared
that since October %, fSS4-tnat is. in the
course OF two mOnths-there have been i'm
ported into the ports Of Wilmington and
CT aries on S,9}20u0 pounds of meat. SCI 100
Ioands OF lead, I.G33,GN pounds OF saltpetre,
546UG pairs OF shoas, 3t5, 00a pairs of blankets,
$40 go pounds of coffee, $1,000 rifles, 81 pack
ages of reviewers, $3.50 packages of medicine,
43 cannon, &c Sc. II Is easy to understand,
therefore, the magnitude of the effort made to
clot 9 the port, and the dependency created by
their failure,
v "But theirs Twill be no attempt to retrieve this
reverse at Wilmington for the present Neither
Grant nor Burnside has tina ear OF Mr.. Lincoln
at fnis moment nor indeed can the Federal
administration afford TO risk an army in an
enter prise which would demand the presence
OF force twice as large as that W hich occupied
Fort Wagner at Charleston, and would oc.
cnpy, In all probability, twice the time an
p!oyed In the reduction OF that comparatively
insignificant earthwork. To take Whining.
mirgon, or Charleston, or Mobile, will re-
qure the advance of an army larger than
hit com manded by Sherman, and General
Bragg is not uttering a vain boast when he
st; rs that he can hold Wilmington against any
attack from the sea.
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ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRs.-The property OF
Edmond J. L. Lloyd, Frederick Lloyd, and
Franklin Lloyd; Robert Jameson, Geo. jamie
son and John Jameson, in this place; a. ID.
Wroe, IN Prince William; and DR. ]. B Nc
Carly, in Fairfax, has been seized under the U.
s. nfscation law-and the cases VIII be
tried at a session of the u s. District Court, to
be held in this place On the Ist OF March next.
1t is said that party OF Mosby's men yes
terday seized q number of horses employed in
drawing carts. but a few miles from this place,
and made Of with them. Also capturing the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-02-11

ORPHANS COURT. Jan q l365.-DIsrRIoT or
- oolUMg!t, WAsHlsaros CoUsrY. 70 sgtt: In
Of James II Richard SOD, deceased the admin
istrator ", aforesaid hes with the appreciation
said appointed Tuesday, February "a. lSe5, for the
6nsl SETH dement, sud distribution of the personal
as far az the same have been collected and rned
into money; hen and where al the ersdi tors and
Orphans Court .f WASH gtnn County sfo resaid,
18th their claim pr"prIy l Hr hansy may
said decessed's estate: provided c.py OF this
IT, ss+.ins Star '''v4Sss t. z; S ssfssFS.F'
Te,.e.. IN LIZ the ease Of Msrssr.t Adams n
Court of Washington County sioressid appoint
the peri
sonsl estate of said deceased, and of the assets in
turned into money; when and where al the credi,
tors and heirs of said deceased gre notified to at
they may othervise ~ law Be excludes from ali
Of this order be published once week for three
weeks in the Evening Star. previous to the said
'iA' 'A! Test: ''' u'''' '''' z. c. ROBBINS,
ian3l-lawSw] Register Of VIII.
rss the Ggass 81
| Washington county, in the District of colnmbis;
as Of
deceased. All persons having CLAIMS agsin:. the
same, with The vouchers thereof to the subscri.
Der, on or before the q h day Of Jsnuary next;
| they may otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit of said estate.
Given under my 6sna ri Ih o s5aSsoa
jan 3a-law3w* Exeoutrix.
vI'HIs Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That tbs .u bscri-
| Washington County, in the District Of Columbia
letters of adm n rs is'rssop on the personal ss
| D g, deceased. An persons having claims against
the said deceased hereby warned to exhibit the
| on or before the alst day of January NEXT, they
may otherwise by law be excluded from all bsne-
Given under our hand this sIst da, Of January,
feb i-lawsw+ ANNA NJ. IARoELLA.
| THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE. That the su bscri,
per has ohtaine ,yn 90 the 2fpha s iouTs OF
letters festam rnia AIRY on the personal estate of
Eiies. Pumohr.y. late of Wa.hinston Do
same, with the vouchers thereof. ts the subscri
| Der, on before the 2lst day of January next;
they may otherwise BY law be excluded from all
vsn aadsF my hand s os 2ft ffy e
ia 2s i.wsw' Exeeutor.
/ bers have oSiainsd from the orphans, Court u
| Washington county, i'll the District OF Columbia:
William ESls sts ." of
deceased Al psrsoss having CLAIMS ~ sxSbbitt shs
:se %sh the thereof to the
| on or before the sth day of February next; they
may otherwise by Law be excluded from All Dem
| eft of the said estate.
Given under our hand stbhis 4th day OF February.
''''' MARGARET EDEs lExs.nto,.
fe4 lawSwA DAVID Ell Is,
dirlE ESiSss;Ss $ tSsRo sss s'A
a,ssssl s@S Hei IL al lac S;e..',, NJ
S62 PENNEY vania avenue,
novl.tf Washington D. o.
| QUEENS OF SONG Being memoirs OF some
| NJ of the most celebrated female vocsiists, from
the earliest days of the opera 10 the present time
| BY Ellen c. Clayton. vol i'm portraits
| Arctic Rass arches and Life among the Escui-
| msux I'D the years la5n, 1851 and 1862 By Charles
Francis Hail with maps and 100 lila STATIONS.
A.n FRANCK TAYLOR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-02-11
THE EVENING STAR.
rHg BORE OF THE OIL BRIGADE

Iron, the Portsmouth TimesJ
Haitian inch half an inch,
Half al inch downward,
Down to the gat.S of hell
Bored the six hundred,
"Dt W ard the Oil Brigade
Bore for th- oil. they said
L to The jaws Of He'll
borei tae six huntred.
Downward the Oil Brigade''i
Was there a man disnayed?
Not though each lessee knew
His cash was numbered.
Fhsirs not TO make reply,
Theirs = OF o reason why.
II si6s hut To bore or die
Into the gates of TELL
Eored the six hundred.
Petroleum to right OF them,
Rock oil to left OF them,
Coal oil beneath them,
Quietly slumbered.
RtoTmed at 18th jeers and yells,
D.-tly they bored the wells:
Down through The rocks Of earth,
Down t1 the m nth of He'll
iored the six hundred.
Waved they their leases there,
With s iumphant ale
Each greasy millionaire
Counted his profits while
AL has friends rendered
plunged in the dirty soil
straight through the rocks they toll,
itruck by the smell of oil,
Thought he had bluu5erej-
ShQ ne returned. plI not
Yet the six hundred
Oil was 10 light Of them
Oil was to left of t1erh,
Oil far beneath them
And yet they had biunderedi
storned they wi tn Gu se- we'll,
While stacks and courage fell,
Badly they wished to seit;
They woke from their golden dream.
Came from their OIL less wells;
All tn 81 was LEFT of them
Left of six hundred.
How can their glory .fade7
How " i'll their stocks be paid?
All the world wondered.
Look at the holes they made
And honor the Oil Brigade
Broke six hundred!
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TREAsURY DEPARTMENT.

II
WASHINGToN. December 81, 1864.
Whereas, by safisFs ctsry evide- presented to
the unde rsigned. it has been made to appear that
The National Bank az Commerce. Of GeOrget0ica. in
the t,iy Qf getotrfs ia tho county of WdShias
,cn and District of Columbia, has been duly Or
ganized under aud secoraing TO the requirements
of the act of Cor e.titled AN act TO provide
National currency, secured by Piled ge of United
States bonds and to provide for the circulstsn
and has com piled with all the PROVISIONS Of said
act required to be complied with before com
Nav therefore, l, q U sh McCulloch, Com ptroller
Of the Currency. do hereby certify that The
Natioaal Bank Of Com 1ey1s Of Gs5rse'olca. in the
City 4f Gso,sst.lcn. in the county of Washington
am UiStstct of Cn!us0b in, is authorized to com.
aforesaid.
In testimony whereof, witness my hand and seal
of Office this thirty trst dav of Decenlber. 1884.
IL 81 HUGH McOULLOCH.
Jan 2-6t COMPTROLLER of tb Curr0ey.
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IL Paris newspapers, as a general rule,
make sad work with English names and titles.
In list OF deaths OF disting uished personages
the United States, the first distinguished per-
souages'' On the list is 'sStephen Foster, dis
tingushed composer, single one OF whose
distinguished personages defunct are men,
toned '.Josua Giddinks,'' .sthe Major General
LeoDidas, ex. bishop of Louisiana" "Johu
Quincy, one Of the founders OF the American
republic" u. Surville lie celebra Manhatsan),"
&c
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