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TIE following tk..e shoTs The rece,Pt& Ct. Iumhc-
Shingles ana 1eth to- the week enttag Nay 13h and
fol III. ke.son:
Last wrtk. Eiree Inn. /.
1TmteF, M. A,s3
S4tnE. c. tsm.......-s--s s--.s.+.s.. 3<e! 1!s4a
Lain. N1s 4sk.2 I0A+
LUMBRE- E@ceDed to-day, 159 n: shipped. :.te9
m. The Msrset ccnu6ueB d11l and be4fy but with
out hIy dettatd change In Taires tiace yttterdtJ.
Sales cargo sthr telegraph, nom Grand Rt7tr&
60 N ftrips. balance bosrds. DC At $11eo. by O.
Btc~sser; cargo scar Senaca Catef, from Mntksgon,
so fA,r common stz'rs. ba:au 2x4 at 512o. By
Morton; csrRo kchr 1il,noi.. f.em Muakekon, Q m
far mixed mill run, ut Sls s5 By Morton eAzgo sehr
Gertrude renn Ka amazoo, 81 Il. Interior boards, at
$11 by Cs1ter cargo .chr Arxo, from Oconse. 1ea
N tt1ps, ba1arce mixed. ut ASK. bf GfAy 4 Co :;
cargo r1hr Annie Thorne. tson nutk Lake, 30 uIx.
I'd, 1T 112 20. b Col. Loou's,
SHINGLES Received LIES m rh'pped oN IA:
ssa-kct Gu and loHes. with tales a. $3oa2ae5 for
Sawed Ar.
LATu-Efceiyea e2s N : sh,opea ST NJ Market
auiet and ess'er. With - cs N pr schrs ll1oi.
and Eenec. Chitf at 5: Is NC Qon!e yard prlcas -
, 1865-05-17

Thh following tablea shaw tbs receipts mud ship.
menta during the week and for the season.:
SHIPMENTS or LEADrNG ARTICLES At curoAao
FoR TILE WEEK EkDIAa NAT IL, AND FEpX
1nt-
, 1865-05-17

Eth3IMEREkAA.


TrEsDAY 3sTHEa, M1y IS.
The fc1lontE1 Summary tho ~ the mozem.ut in
produce. and provisions du1:aE tns pa2t twenty
fcuz hoNa:
, 1865-05-17

Coon FOR Coal CoysuNERs.-Ine - BEN, ~
more and Ohio Railroad b8s reduced tae iase
on coal 50 ss to reduce the pIioe nearly s"o
dollars per ton,
, 1865-05-17

There Wa, nothing doing In County Sc.sp, and
The market mas noHfna1 at34.
- At the rate Of inreatme1k in tho third series
Ct 7scs yeste1dsy and to-dac, 1t will be absorbed
1ua1out tixtJ days, which will close out the last
osr that Government will probably Offer to the
peeple-tha hoaders Of 6-2's, 1s5ls, and 1o@s9s,
all converting them lcto 1905. va quote:
BuJ1ug. SelliEx.
q. :. t2nx ...~..............1s73 TA3h1H1
q. S. !e-4ua. $50 est nlD 9ea
PnEs7oS, WILLARD j. KEAN.
Bankers aud Government Loan Agents, 41 Clark
, 1865-05-17

50 pu. de >, SIC 1a1e nu do It 50; Asa ba. soa
"a e. 10 pc tu isct-n a. tae II u1* d. * A4c
10 nu 10 ). so5 n <e 'r.te. st alc a :s.et:
o hu. at Sc tTac. tas nAxs 5etow At SIC on
uaoS faeA[. puS-H' ru. hiZ1 nf1-d 1t 594c.
':s.e oslE 81, = y iaa q; 10 Fl ,ns; Ss; ,su z
sivea i Wsef, $. .,sl tu srpp.a. l6l Sc ,iysd
gsm. ~-es iast year l2As.soai sa'Pp.s, s3ss ~.
1uw>r-s the "a Of tao ~a tn hAs h-* I: t-
e ctcE IA ii saa,A.t. and. ~ comps ad N;sa ~
~ wees ,sh- =s.xet no@& N imp n o. ~
i5ic 3hs f'l:ov1s= ''b -ssa.s 'ht d.t5 ioss SAD
My ,e.......;s iG';tS' ;sss 81 s.:a 81 2, ssi sns
A......-...........58n Nt6SS&o IVY kstc
:, 11s."' .-....- l.6e0 = e3o .--+@;-:
iss::. ..'..1s@s :ss !ssn s!ssxs .,s,fo 81
To.rAr Tr- market y -u,-. : 1t roupass ", r
& a5t-clcttnK, hnw Tes. 4ssds +A1-< 9-Ica vtsc:
3r,Dco n f0. uAts st,,s ut 3 = l711 ou % n
c; " ~ 20 :. 3s4c y eoe 81 81 slcas IL IN
tts ads q s4ssfr -. Ia ..os-. VI SAeA - S'tA
ktE: K-c-tvtd ioast. 2l75 nu; .h,72.d. Il. .teopn
teso s.:s Isl s 'nepe 81 a n s, p u
DMlsE t. ws4 K the u II ket h,A ruted vary du al
gr,c from Is''y osct1seo soge ioc per hi Yestsr.
To.nAr--T ere sss no.hlIg doing and tea raa1k:t
HHnaEY-k kte..ve II 30, , u: .n.-p.d 4.s 1n: re,
ca,.e Cd .s Sr 1855, n ss13ptd c;sl. hu; r.c-i.ca
sax well ia.s 5r.r lss IN shipped 1as. Tho uar
xtT cu+,: tha * nss peen ei aud arpress.s, snd
psit vs d. p1tc-atea about 1oo per nu sncs oui
1upA--Ihe snsrkst w*s tu!l sud almett Sio:
{ Il taltl wtIe: 4c0 n No. ? SIG.
Et,t..,-AEe ID lGh:Atpp:3 and nsm At t9aso:
FlAS-, h=Ie are very le~ fufs csn ns iu anu INC
Ize,isve.yq1, t. Prices 40 naminalts uuchsng.d
, 1865-05-17
"EEEEE.X REVIEW OF THE
CHICAGO n1Ak41kETs

TCEspAv Eyxy11H, Nay IL. lc.o.
IAU 7atea u Grasa Gre nes7 taG6e On azsss q 1c
c54FEfE, 6teord+Mcs tptth FeA0!ua0ss pHkse4
'Eaa9e< and are 50 report*5 ~ Ns unlsss otstrcss
stedEfd1
FMEit;KITS-Lske FIT ightz weto tln1I. EnEAFe.
ments wsIt: 10 BuFFALo-FseP Wiah OF at 7: Tor
Batl.y. 10 0swxao-schs r. ). Hse:Sen4 Oats st
, 1865-05-17
lay CooK-E-
aux3cEIx1tN AaKzT. faAkadtskf2s

SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL Dk REc6171 ~.
r1ut EauoaA bank Of Chtcazo-
Ercond N.ttouat Bsnk OF Chlca1o.
Third National Bank Of Chteaxo.
Fourth Nsstora! Bank Of caleAso'
GomnsreiJ n,u National BANK et cais*eo.
Mrcaaniea' Nations: nsak o. Ca!esso~
Neseh.css' National Bsnh a o. - ItI 1S,..
11o..1 n.ttoual Bank Of CAica%o.
, 1865-05-17
E3e&t7 SE1641KNGTOE.

Mhc Eertb coming AnEektY ProclE-
Tnatl0E-A Lee from The Rebel Coz.
Gr<ss-" The tst5n1 to Assas~1uates:-
The FeN@ tortS Co}lrctorahlp-TEe
1seducE1on Of t1ze Array.
, 1865-05-17
CxaICAGU.I LUMBER. NIAEKET.

TuxtDAY ErETpo. MaY Is.
Toa following tstee shoTs The rete,Pt& Ct. Iumhc.
~, 1rr rAhr4 1{%n h
, 1865-05-17

GK EASE-Tnare Ia 4 very IN >drfass deIaaai CT
4tt1ie ard the max Is quiet ard A]mo.t nom.na.
The stCcK. baHE7tf, Is lfghs. Fc 1note:
Whit aKehse 64
9aEoN ..*slos4Ett G
BLOWN $50 so. a.. t4A:SC
I -: az 4
80 hrs. The market during II xeux hiss ben e1.
ce1tvrJ dT ant rice. bare l!sn sine tha date Of
orT ls8: weekly reve safe r kalloa. 1h1teiaMs.le
o. no sr1u attre Inquiry. and tho ctm%ud Is con.
Of cd tkrfy % tEe +. qnremcns7 or anu sc 'uttrs
Of Going At abost the t1.tde qao'atien.
Tt-pAE There vas no q N ad. Ard tho market was
ou't3sc quotation
Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-02
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURTS.

SATURDAY. September 80.
Criminal Court-Judge BOND: T. C. Maund, Esq,
Deputy States Attorney, prosecuting:
John Rose. senior. assaulting Ann MoAvoy; not
Ann McAvoy, assaultins John Rose. Jr.: not
Patrick Mccall. ass0ulting John Mccall; dismissed.
Michael Cochran and John Coonan, assaultng Re-
becca Smith each fined IS and costs. -.
MichBel Cochran and John Coonan assaulting Off
Ger Jump; each fined $40 and costs.
John Gately. assaultins Charles E. Quinn; held
Daniel Dougherty. assaulting John Hegur; the
prosecuting witness ordered to pay costs
George and Catharine Oertel, assaultng Charles
Whiteford; not guilty.
Frank Jordan, assaulting John Sherry; referred to
Grand jury who have already indicted him.
sSd his saS
Gardner case abandoned for want Of prosecution.
Joseph Brown, alias Lafy, assauiting his wife; not
John Chambers colored, assaulting Henrietta
Dune, colored; not guilty
Solomon Hazelton. colored assaultng Fanny Kel-
Mrs. Painscot assaultng Mrs. c. Lenior; cub curia
Meyer Rothchild assaulting Philip Wright; recog-
nizance forfeited.
james Gordon, assaulting Hester seenklebach; jury
trial prayed-accused gave bail with l.. Kreager in
9a,,y, ....l n,,-.s.l 1r.las. ossautnr Elizabeth
Reinike; each fined S. and costs. 'i'inI i.AAADe'n
VIM Bankhead, assaultng Frederick Neider sent
The following cases were compromised William
Mauer, Frank Denanan and PATRICK Gonlon. each
for assaqtng his wife, and Samuel Burke assaulting
George W. Strauss.
The eases of Thomas Curry and Patrick Gibbons,
each assaultng his wife, and Mary Young assaulting
VIM. B. Wilkinson, were postponed.
George Cornish, charged with manslaughter, gave
bail with VIM. Schultze and John Cornish in $1,000.
Frederick Qeckers, charged with selling liquor on
Sunday, gave bail with Charles He'll and Frederick
Kahse, in $500.
Superior Gpurt-Hon. Judge Martin. Loney and
others VS.. Paynter-before reported. Execution
quashed without prejudice.
Common Pleas-Hon Judge King. No business
transacted.
u S. District Court-Hon. Judge Giles. United
States vs. Daniel b. Miller charged with abstracting
money from letters. Adjudged not guilty. District
Attorney Jones for the prosecutions VIM. and Benja-
min Price for the defence.
Circuit Court-Hon. Judge Alexander. Vim. Lau-
tenberg vs.. Dorothea Lautenbcrg. Decree uiRculo
notrimonit granted.
Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-02
TO CONTRACTORS
OFFICE CoNN1ss srpc,srrv,

OFFICE CoINIssARY OF SUBSISTENCE,
SEALED pPfRH oP6Ssi tESsRE, W. Sept 20 lS65
ceiyed at this office until O'Clock p. Nj, on THTRS
DAY, October 5th,. 1865 for furnishing troops at
winchester Vest F FRiEFEgif B ZEE vicinity with
From October 10TH 1865, for three months. or such
less time as the Commissary General Of Subsistence
United states Army, may direct
:. Inc Beet to be of good and marketable quality,
IN equal proportion of fore and hind quarter meat
(neeks, shanks, and kidney tallow to be excluded
The necks of the cattle slaughtered for Reef TO- he
the fourth verteba joint and the breas s Hni nh at
down. The shanks of fore-quarters shall be cut off
from three to four inches above the knee joint and
of hind quarters from six to eight inches above the
Beef to be delivered at such time and quantities as
may be designated by the Commissary or the Com
Blank forms for proposals can be had on applica-
ton at this office either in person. by mail or tele
graph -,.,
sighned by two responsible parties.
The responsibility of the guarantors must hes shown
District Court, or of the United States District At
torney.
proposals will not be considered.
Each party offering proposal must accompany it
by affidavit, stating that he is not interested d-
recty or indirectly in any bid offered except the
to which he has subscribed his name.
Bidders must be present to respond to their bids
their contract. or their proposals will not be con-
sidered.
Proposals must be endorsed distinctly Proposals
for furnishing Fresh Beef and addressed to Captain
George L. Leland C. S., U. S. Vols, Harpers Ferry,
Virginia.
If bid is in the name of q firm, the names of all
the members and their postofflce address must ap-
pear, or it will not be considered.
Payments to be made monthly in such funds as
may be on hand: If none on hand, to be made
as received. Each person every member of firm
offering proposal, must accompany it by oath of
allegiance to tho United States Government, if he
has not already filed one in this office.
All proposals not complying strictly with the above
specifcat tons will positively be rejected.
By order of
Brevt. Brig. Gen. TH0S. WILSON.
c.. U. S. A.
GEO. S. LELAND,
se21-to4 Capt. and c. S. U. S. Vols
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AUCTION SALES.
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

\, THE 3 81 SipBsCRIBER. as Administrator of
Iii Mary Bull late of the city of Baltimore de-
ceased, will sell at public auctian, on WEDNESDAY
the 4th day of October, at 10 O'clock A. NJ on the
premises NO. III North Eutaw street. all the house
hold and kitchen FURNITURE of the deceased.
The terms of sale will be cash.
GEORGE W. DOBBIN,
- Administrator.
Immediately after the sale above mentioned the
subscriber, as Trustee and Attorney in fact for the
owners, will sell on the premises the foIi0wina de-
scribed valuable property, viz: ~
LOT No. III North Eutaw street fronting q feet
on Ertaw street, and running back l02 feet inches
to John alley, which is l6 feet wide. A portion of
this lot is subject to annual ground rent of 1920
payable annually on the 10th of August. This Lof
IS improved with O substantial two-story BRICK
DWELLING, with Back Building Stable &c
ALSO,
A LOT OF GROUND adjoining the back part of
the above Lot. fronting 80 feet on John alley by
depth at Is feet inches, and is fee simple
LOT No. 119 North Eutaw street, fronting 20 feet
on Eutaw street, running back 80 feet inches with
side lot the rear of 10 feet by IS feet inches
making the Lot an L shaped Lot. 1t is improved
with a three story BRICK DWELLING and Back
Building and is fee simple
LOT No; lib Franklin street, next door to the
Franklin street, and running back 81 feet. The i'm
provements are three-story BRICK STORE and
WAREHOUSE, and Smoke House in the rear. The
title is in fee.
The title to the above property is indisputabe and
possession will be given in thirty days after the sale
-, me terms of sale will be one-third in cash, and
the balance IN two equal payments at six and twelve
months, with interest from the day of sale
GEORGE W. D0BBIN,
SeZZ-eotSGds Trustee and Attorney
Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-02
I% CLOSING SALES
~ OF
Government Horses and Mules.

QUARTERMAsTER GENERALS OFFICE,
,, WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 25 1865. !
Will be sold at public auction during the month Of
OCIOBER to the highest bidder, at the time and
places named below, VIZ:
NEW YORK.
New York city, Tuesday of each week-lOO Horses
each day.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia, Thursday of each week-1OO Horses
Philadelphia. Saturday of each week-1OO Mules
Harrisburg, Tuesday of each weck-lOO Mules each
day r.,.,. % aoor ruo,.-
each day. ~ 'rSe'
Reading, Tuesday October 3-l5O Horses
Greensburg, Friday, October 13-l5Q Horses.
Lancaster, Thursday, October $3.50 Horses
Pittsburg, Thursday, October also Horses.
Allentown, Tuesday, October 3l-l5O Horses.
DELAWARE.
Wilmington, Tuesday of each week-lOO Horses
Wilmington Friday of each week-lOO Mules each
day.
MISSOURI.
st St; Louis October g. 4, 5. 67, and lo-l5o Mules
st. Louis. October II. T. ID and 1il5O Horses each
day.
St. Louis October 81 D. &c. q. g. 80 and 31-l5C
GIESBORO, D. c.
Tuesday and Thursday of each week-10O Horses
No sales of Mules will take place at
WASHINGTON, d. c.
Tho animals to be sold in October are superior to
any heretofore offered to the public. The majority
of them are sound and serviceabe
1t is expected that at this series of sales all the
surplus Governmont animals will be disposed of.
Buyers should therefore avail themselves of this last
opportunity to purchase.
Animals will be sold singly
Sales to commence at 10 A. NJ
Terms cash, in United States currency.
JAMES A.. EkIN,
Brevet Brigader General
in charge First Division
se2S-tO3l q. NJ. G. o.
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rReported for Daily Commercial

IOWSONT0WN, Sept oOth, 1863.
Circuit Court for baltimore Coun,y-Hon. D. c. II.
EMERY Judge.
Reuben M. Price and Others heirs at law of Phoebe
Price, deceased, John T. Lester assignee of mort
gage, James NJ. Lester. and Elizabeth Lester his
wife.
This equity suit comes up in this manner. It APP
pears that in the latter part of the winter early
part of the spring of 1861 and just before the break
ing out of the war Mrs. Phoebe Price. and her hus-
band, Joshua Price, who is also deceased, sold their
farm in Rockingham county, Virginia, and the pay
ginia funds. Mrs. Price then bought farm in Bal
timore county of Mrs Elizabeth Lester. wife of Jas
NJ. Lester. and paid portion of the purchase money
in cash and gave a mortgage on the farm IN Baltl-
more county for the balance due for the purchase
money of said farm, and by the agreement of the
was given, was made payable in Virginia funds at
par One of the mortgage notes Of three thousand
dollars was put in the Howard Bank for collection
and was paid in Virginia funds. In July last, John
T. Lester assignee of the mortgage, advertised the
property for sale for the balance due the mort
gage. which balance had been rendered to James M.
Lester who was acting for his wife, before the as
signment of the mortgage, in Virginia funds, which
he refused to receive. The bill in the prays
Injunction to prevent the defendants from forecosng
the mortgage, because the amount due the mort
gage had been rendered to james NJ. Lester. who
acting for his wife Elizabeth Lester; and petit
| toner prays that the defendants may be compelled
to take the balance due in Virginia funds, according
| to the agreement under which the farm was pur-
| chased This is resisted by the defendants, who
claim that they shall be paid in current funds, and
| not in Virginia money.
The court occupied to-day in hearing the read
ing of the evidence, and the argument of the counsel
| r. J. Cuttings, Esq, for COMPLIMENTS; Benjamin
| C.. BarrOll. ESQ. for defendants,
Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-02
TO CONTRACTORS.
PROPOSALS FOR BEEF CATTLE.
SUBSISTENCE OFFICE, U. S. ARMY, !

GUbSISTENCE OPFICR, u. D. ARMY,
No. 20 SOUTH STREET,
BALTIMORE, MD, Sept. II, 1861
SEALED PROPOSALS, an duplicate will be re-
celved at this office until II NJ TIL URSDAY, October
5th, lS6S, for the purchase Of about ONE THOUSAND
SPE ETEE RR EEF Az? FIFTY HEAD OF
wards ~
These Cattle are all in prime condition. having
been on hand several months and fed daily with hay
and corn and are fully equal to any offered in mar
ket. 80 opportunity for the purchase of ey-
ira fine beef is seldom found
proposals must state the mum Der it is proposed to
purchase ana the price per pound gross.
, The Cattle to be weighed by the State Weigher on
delivery, and the weights, rendered by him to be
the standard by which all bills are to be settled
Terms OF sale, cash in Government funds A de-
post OF nifty 50 per cent. to be made on notification
OF acceptance of bid, the balance to be paid when
the Cattle are delivered.
Successful bidders to be allowed fen DAYS in which
to remove their stock. - 'o1
The Cattle can be examined at any time from the
date OF this advertisement till October 4th from 10
A. NJ till P: NJ. daily, at the United States Cattle
Corral adjoining the Government Hay Scales on the
Franklin road, near Baltimore.
The undersigned reserves the right to reject any or
All BIDS II they are not deemed advantageous to the
United States. " VIZ
The lots will be arranged numerically from Nos.
to l,I5O, and the awards will be made in the same
order unless particular lot may be designated in the
allowed. ~
, Proposals must be upon blank forms furnished Mt
this office kilograms will not receive attention un-
less the same are prepaid.
Proposals to be endorsed "ProposaIs for the mr.
chase Of Beef Cattle, sealed and addressed to the
undersigned
By order of
Brevet Brig. Gen. THOMAS, WILSON,
C. s. u S A.
W. H. PARKHURST,
sel0-lOc0 Cant and G. g
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DERKINS, STERN d cos.
CALIFORNIA WINES.

The increasing popularity of our brands of these
fine Wines has induced their extensive imitation
All desiring genuine and pure Wines should see that
business and the State Seal Of California is upon
The following Wines are now offered by US. with
our %2 if 1hsr o sRfi HOOK RaEls# WINE
Of light straw color defdte fine favored
anu superior as o ANGE Etc LUCK OF ns'
A rich and naturally sweet, Wine much admired
by ladies, and valuable in the sick chamber, as it
Wine and well ADAPTED for Communion purposes
MUSCATEL.
This superb Wine is made from selected grapes; 1t
is very delicate and will rank with the very highest
sweet Wines OF Europe
1t is becoming very popular where slightly astrlng
emit and delicate stimulant is desired Being entirely
natural Wine, 1t will agree with the most delicate
'''A' WINE BITTERs.
These are made in our own cellars from our own
Wines and will SRaPH BkSSbY and
Distilled from the second pressing of the grape, and
Is pure and desirable article.
J.K. BARNES the Surgeon General of the United
States, assisted by Assistant Surgeon WOODWARD
pronounces them all pure, and admirably adapted
for the use Ct fh sick Ss and deHa Of Roson
comedies with this opinion.
The Boston Journal, Transcript Traveller. satur
day Evening Gazette, New York Evening Post. TT
bune and large portion of the press throughout thu
country, have, in leading articles upon American
Wines, extoled the superior merits Of these Wines
| The Wine Convention, held at Cleveland, Ohio
where our Wines came in competition with all tn,
| leading brands of Western Wines, awarded fv,
| premiums out of six to our Wines
The Indiana State Fair endorsing the opinion ex
pressed at Cleveland awarded us Diploma and Sill
| yer Medal.
G.. W. PIER l. CO.,
No. AZ South Charles street,
Baltimore
| Let Americans support American industry.
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TO CONTRACTORS.
SUBSISTENCE OFFICE, U. 8. ARMY
y No. 20 SOUTH STREET,


- No 20 SOUTH STREET,
BALTIMORE Nd October I'd, 1865.
SEALED PROPOSALS, IN duplicate, will be re-
ceived at this office, until u o'clock NJ ON WEDNES
DAY, October 18th, 1865, for furnishing the United
States Subsistence Department. delivered at Bati-
more, Nd, with
POTATOES AND ONIONS,
To be in good strong, fully head-lned barrels, and
to be delivered in such quantities and at such times
as may be required for one month from November
10th, 1865.
Proposals must be made on blank forms furnished
at this Office and the certificate attached to the
posas must be signed by two responsible parties.
Each proposal must have printed copy of this ad-
vertisement pasted at its head and nuts be specific
in complying with all its terms:
The Government reserves the right to REJECT all
bids if deemed best for the interests of the Govern
ment.
In of failure the part Of the contractor the
United States reserves the right of purchase else
where to make up the deficiency, charging the ad-
vance over contract price to the party failing to
deliver.
Payments to be made after the delivery of the
stores. in such funds may be hand; if none on
to be made as soon received.
Each person or every member of firm offering q
proposal must accompany it with an oath of ale
glance to the United States Government, if he has
O " THOMAS WILSON,
oc2-tOll Brit Brig. Gen'l and G. S., U. S. A.
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Extensive Auction Sale of Engineer
Property.

HEADQUARTERS CHIEF ENGINEER OF DEFENCEs,
WASHINGTON, Sept %. 1865
VIII be sold at public auction, under the direction
OF Brevet Brigadier General b. S. Alexander Chief
Property, belonging to the Defences Of Washington
consisting Of BARRACKS, STABLES, STORE
HOUSES, SHOPS. SHEDS, &c.
-. Also q large lot of Tools, viz: Shovcls, Spades,
Cross -cut, Pit and Hand Saws; Spirt-Leve Steel
Squares, Crowbars, Sledges Hammers Masons' Car
penters and Smiths Tools; Grindstones Wheelbar-
Chains and Cart Hooks, Buckets, Lamps Lanterns
&c.
- Also a large quantity of Timber, Lumber, Brick
Nails, Spikes, screws, Bolts, Hinges, Locks, Wire
Netting, Roofing Cement Felt Roofing, Hydraulic
Cement, Doors, Hinges Gates, Sash &c
Lumber. M" "''erVlceaole
The sale Of the property on the south sid, of the
P0tomac will commence at Camp Barnard ne,r Fort
NMloa any Na on MONDAY, October 9, 1865 at . A.
me property on that side of the river is disposed of
Inc sale of the property the Eastern Branch
s VIII commence at Camp Franklin, near Fort Nahan
a TH2q one mile beyond Bennng's Bridge on
IN KsDAY, October u, at 10 A. NJ, and will be
continued from day to day until all the properly Mt
that camp Is disposed of.
o Inc s,e Oh the property north of Washington will
mile west Of Foft Stevens on the Seventh srnef
Road on SATURDAY, October II, 1865, at 10 Clock
Mi ~, ~ H. UNI VIII pc continued from day to day
IerInScash in Government funds
r. wiz be REQUIRED to remove all the prop
within three days after thc!day of sale '"iis''
Purchasers of buildings will be allowed ten da,,s
IN which to remove them.
~ For further particulars inquire at the Office of the
Chiet Engineer OF Delences, northwest corner of
Nineteenth street and Pennsylyanin ovcnun until
the day of sale, N' "'''
z. S. ALEXANDER
DrOvet Brigadier Gen, L. S. A.
OI-t Chief EurincCr of hnTcunoS