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nFFICG Depot COMMIssARY q
" SUB ISTENCE. ~ e-
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 10, 1866.
PROPOSALS FOR FLOUR

WASHINGTON, D. c.. July 10, 1866.
PROPOSALS FOR FLOUR
EALED PROPOSALS are invited until the 25tt
inst IL O'Clock NJ, for furnishing the Subsistence
Department with
ONE THOUSAND u OOO) BARRELS OF FLOUR
The proposal will be for what is known at this Depot
as Nos and and bids will be entertain ed for any
quantity less than the Whole tI
Bids must be in duplicate aud for each gr AIDE on sepa
rate sheets Of paper
The delivery Of the Flour to commence within five
Gays from the opening of the bids and be delivered
IN such quantities. daily, the Government may direct
eher at the Government warehouse in GeOrget or
at the wharves or Railroad Depot in Washington d d
The delivery I all Flour awarded to be completed
within twenty days from the acceptance of the bid
Bids will be received for Flour to be delivered in new
cak barrels, head lined. = -
Payment VIII be made in such funds as the Govern
ment may have for disbursements. a9f III i
The usual Government inspection will be made inst
before the vour is received none will be accepted
wnch ID not fresh ground, and of superior qualify =,
An oath Of allegiance must accompany the bid OF each
bidder who has not the oath in this Office and no
hid Will be entertained from parties who have
failed to comply with their bids from bidders not
present to respond. -
6overnm ent reserves the right to reject any bid for
any cause Bids 10 be addressed the undersigned
NO. Z2S 20" Street, endorsed "Proposals for Flour
% E. +. BhIDGES
y@ Capt @. s. v.
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LAMATION.
j: MADISON WELLS, GOVERNOR VI

b.
An act of the Legislature, approved March Is,
1866, entitee Gan act 10 establish Quar- for
the protection of the State" provides that the
Governor of the State shall issue his PROCLAIM a.
ton upon the advice of the Board of Health, oeA
clarng any place where there shall be reason to
believe pestil initial, contagious or Infectious
disease existe, to be ed place, and stat
log the number of days of @ aaT antine to he per~
formed by the vessels, their passengers, officers
and crews, coming from such place or places. ~
In pursuance OF the provisions of the act afOre-
said, and upon the advice of the Board of Health
/ do therefore issue this my proclamation, and
hereby declare the places hereinafter named to be
infected places, and that all vessels togetht r
with officers, crews, passengers and cargoes, are
irving from said places, or having teuchei or
stopped at any one of them, shall be subject TO
@ larantine OF not less than ten days, fiom and
after the first day OF May. A, ID. 1866, until the
first day ofNovember 1865. s-s4e
And now proclaim that any violation of the
Quarantine laws of this Stat, or the letters or
spirit of this proclamation, will be visited with
severe punishment and that if the penalties pres
scrbed by the Legis lative act are deemed made
quste, the parties offending will be delivered up
to the military authorities o be by them proper-
ly punished. The health and safety of the Army
and Navy at this point as we'll as OF our resident
population, require this and earnestly ca II up,
ON al public officers to aid me in The execution oil
this duty.
| The places which are hereby declared infected
as aforesaid, are the following viz.; Havana.
Matanzss, Trinidad Cardenas ana St.ylago, ali
on the Island of Cuba; Kingston, Port Royal and
Montego Bay on the island of Jamaica: Jacmel
and Port au. Prince, on the Island of ST. Domin
20; the Islands OF st Thomas, Martinique and
Gaudeloupe: Campeachy, 10 Yucatan. Belize, in
Honduras; Vera Cruz. Alvarado, Tampieo, M ata-
moros, and Tuspan, IN Mexico, San Juan. in Mic
ara2a; Chagres, Aspis wall and Porto Belo, in
Central America; Maracaibo, Venezuela. Laguay~
"a, Island of Trinidad, Rio de Janeiro, Para end
Cayenne, in South America, Nassau, N. r., and
Galveston, Bronsville, Key West ard Pensacola
Mobile, Savannah, Charleston, Beaufort, Viii,
mington and Norfolk, in the United States.
Given under my hand. and the Seal of the State
New Orleans, this LIST day of April, A. ID.
LIS. 1865. and of the Independence OF the United
States OF America. the eightysninth.
j. MADISON WELLS.
BY the Governor
s. WRoTNswsKr, Secretary of State. as
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GENERAL ORDERS.
PAuoLND PRIsoNERs
~ ENAILN3
Brew. Brig. Gen. in charge
First Division @. M. g. O.

PAHOLND PRIsONERS
Headquarters Mi itaiy Division of West Mississppi
New Orleans, La May % 1866, [
General Orders No. SIS. % -
l. The terms OF the surrender agreed upon by Lieut.
Gen: Taylor and Major Gen. CANDY on the Attn inst
Includes all officers and soldiers OF the COME deIae
armies serving within the limits Of the Departments of
Alabama Mississippi and Fast Louisiana and such
persons within the limits OF this division who we NOT
been paroed by of having been absent rom ba
appointed places OF will report themselves to
the commander of the nearest United States Military
Post surrender the and other public property thai
may be IN their possession, and give their paroles Fall
ing TO do this within the thirty (30 DAYS thew will
be an ested and sent North prisoners of war. Com
manders OF Military Posts, whom these parties report
temselves, will give paroles and passes as anho
rized by The terms of surrender register Of the
paroles giving the rank and regiment of the per
sons paroled and date of the arole, will be kept and
copy OF 1t transmitted to the Provost Marshal Gene
raj at these headquarters the last day month";
H. The following extract from Special Orders No 30
from the Headquarters Of the Army published for
general Information and commanders of nj tary Posts
within the limits of this command authorized to
admniser the oath q allegiance to persons coming
within the provisi ms of the order and to give them
passes TO return to their homes he tact that the oa
has been administered and the date administering it,
Will be endorsed on the pass regiserof the persons
awaiting themselves OF this order will be kept and
copy OF 1t transmitted to the Provost Marshal General at
HParoed officers and men Of the late rebel armies
whose homes were the date of their Joining their
armies in States that have never beenn rebellion
who are not accepted from the benefits the Pr.sents
Amnesty Proclamation, wi l. upon taking the oath of
allegiance be permitted to return to their ormer homes
I'LL The authority Of military Commanders in eation
to the status OF persons residing within the insulrec
onary districts determined by the Pro
cl ,mation OF the President of December g. 1863 and
March 26 1874, aud the Executive Order Of April 20
1885, and the provisions of these proclamaons this
order cannot be extended restrained OF herwise modi-
fled, by any subordinate authority. Any orders that
may have been issued within the limits OF this
conflicting with the letter and spirit of these ocia ma
ons and this order revoked and the attention of all
commanders isspecia called TO the requirements Of
War Department General ORDERS No. 242 of august s.
1864.
By order OF Major Gen. E. R. S Candy. 59e -
q, II. DYER, =
Capt. Asst Adjutant General
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GALE OF sERvICnABLE MULES.


Quartermaster Generals Office
= Washington, D. c., June 25 1866.
by direction of the Quartemaster General the re will
oe sold at public auction to the highest bidder at the
times and places named below, viz:
Cleveland, Ohio, Wednesday, July 5.,S s.erl,5
Holidaysburg, Pa. Wednesday, July H.
Carlisle, Pa, Thursday, July Is. ~
Huntingdon, Pa. Friday, July IA -.- ..,...
isesding, Pa, Monday, July II.
Easton, Pa, Thursday, July 20. .e .....s s,.. Z.
Philadelphia, Pa Monday, July "a.
Pittsburg, Pa. Thursday, July II. .a .a7.
Two hundred ss-y:oeable mules, at each place except
Cleveland, where five hundred will be Sold
MANY OF them were bought at the beginning Of the
war as young mules accompanied the armies in all their
marches aud camps, and thoroughly broken har-.
hened by exercise gentle and familiar being 80 long
GROUNDED by the soldiers.
Though sound and serviceaoe they no longer re-
CURED 10 the army and can be purchased these SO es
at far less than their value The attention of both
miners and farmers is especially invited.
Mules sold singly. aet rae -E rf'~
Sales to commence at 10 A. M. ,-. f--. st.
Terms cash, in United Stases currency
JAMES A. EKIN,
Brew. Brig. Gen. in charge
gza First Division @. M. g. O.
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GERMAN Lloyd.
PRICES OF PASSAGE

From New York to Bremen, London Havre and
Southampton:
First Cabin sos; cd Cabin $62 5O Storage $37 So.
From Bremen to New York:
First Cabin SIP so; I'd Cabin $50 Steersge $45
Price of passage payable in Gold its equivalent
in currency. d..
The vessels have been constructed in the most
approved they of $500 tons and 700 horse
power each, and are commanded by men of character
and experience who will make every exerton to promote
the comfort and convenience of passengers They touch
Southampton the outward trip for the purpose Of
landing passengers for England and France.
These vessels take freight to London and Hull tor
which through bills of lading are signed
An experienced Surgeon is attached to each vessel
All letters must pass through the post office.
So Bills of Lading but those of the Company will
be signed Bills of Lading will positively not be dev-
cred before goods cleared at the Custom House.
Haa Specie taken to Havre, Southampton and Bremen
tie lowest rates For freight passage epply to
OELRICHS CO.,
No 68 Broad at N. York.
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MIS- slssiPPl DAILY AND WEEK

Clarion is still published at Meridian and com
taius the latest tel grams from al parts of the
country. Its present subscription list now ex-
ceeds the combined circnlat on of the Press of
Mississippi, having circulation in evtry county
in that State. lthss been published for twenty
nine years, and been suspended during that time
but eight weeks, caused by the destruction OF
their office by The Federal troops ander Gen.
sherman, in February 1864. Il is also the Off.
cial Journal of the State II has large and in-
creasing circulation in Western Alabama, in
Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas, constituting it
Of the best and most profitable advertising
mediums to be found in the Southwest
Address J. J. SHANNON 4 co., Editors and
Perpetrators, Meridian, Mis-.
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III eadquarters Mlitary Division of the
LII south Nest, Na baI .TTE
NEW ORLEANS, June 80, 1866.

S.H14EhIVS3 800.
General Orders No. 8. sR 7'l 1851
All refugees from the State OF Texas are notified that
the troops of the United States Government are now In
military possession OF that State that they can re-
turn to their homes with security.
The Major General Command ding takes this occasion
to haveit distinctly unders that home guards or
armed bands for selprpte will he permitted In the
state, as the military force in Texas, and hereafter
to be sent there will be competent to protect individuals
and their properly. - vfl 3af,,.{e = ~
The inhabitants of Texas notified that it is and
has been the icy of the Con mandDg General to make
neighborhoods invested by Has responsible Tor their
acts Experience having taught him that the influence
OF the inhabitants energeticaly exercised can nut down
this speeisso of robbery and murder
By command Of Major Gen. p. H. Sheridan. V! Ell 50
EB. PARSONS, "a.
assistant Authenticated. .
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PROPOSALS.
d X o p o $ A L s.
PROPOSALS FOR HIDES, TALLOW UooFs.
HORNS, CHUCKS, Sims AND TONGUES.

OFFICE DEPoT CoNNssARI SUBSISTENCE,
WASHINGTON, d c., July b. 1866.
Sealed Proposals, in duplicate, invited until tho
2lst day Of july at IL O'Clock M for Hides TaIlow
Hoots. Hsrns Chucks Shins, and Tongues of all Gov
eminent Cattle slaughtered within the ancient limits of
the District OF Columbia for four months the COM
mencement OF the contract, or such time as the Commits
sary deneral may determine.
The above articles to be collected by the contractor
and removed from the various places at which
officer in charge.
The number of cattle used monthly vary, and are now
killed at chain Bridge Giesboro, Convalescent amp
washington, and Alexandria; but other place NAV
occur within the prescribed limits where these articles
wi be required to be collected
The contractor shall be liable for all the Hides Tat
low, Hoofs Horns Chucks, shins, and Tongues coming
from all the Government beef cattle slaughtered unless
i can be made satisfactorily to appear to the Subsistence
Department that all due exeron diligence ard care
was made 10 obtain said articles
Payment will be required every tea days. Govern
| The bids will state the amount per animal for the
articles referred to- and be accompanied by
csrhncate afhdavits OF each g1arantor, and oath OF
allegiance Blank forms can be obtained by application
to the undersigned.
The responsibility the guarantors must be shown by
the otciai certificate If United States district
or United States judge The certificate be in the
following form =
hereby certify that from evidence entirely satissc.
tory to me- the above named guarantors are good and
sucient as sureties for double the amt unit fr which
they offer to be security.
No bids will be considered un less made out in confor
NIFTY with the usual foim and accompanied by a
| guarantee certificate, and afidavits.
All bidders must forward with their proposals an oath
OF allegiance unless one may be file with he tcer
VINO Shall open the bids, and proposals not fully COM
plying with these requirements will be consider cd or re
as proposal within the meaning of this adver
| The contractors will be held accountable for the
Hides, TalIow, Hoofs, Horns, Chucks &C. from the
morning ofthe 9th inst. - -
Bddels must be present at the opening of the bids to
respond to their Names and all bids must be
PROPOSALS Tor purchasing Hides Talow Hoois i;orns
chucks, &c., and be directed to the undersigned.
G.. BELL, Lieut. Col and C. s.
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STEAMERS.
A NCHOR LIME OF TRANS ATLANTIC
IA STEAM PACKET SHIPS,

Carrying passengers to and from the principal places
in Great Britain, ireland, United States and Canada.
The welknown avorite iron teamers OF the
Anchor Line are intended to sail regularly between
NEW YORK AND GLASGOW,
forwarding passengers through rates to their estna
ton on either side of the Atlantic
RATES OF PAssAeE-To or from New York, Glasgow
Liverpool Belfast, Dublin or Londonderry Cabins 65
and $780, intermediate, $685. steerage, s25. Payable
gold its equivalent in currency Children, between
and IL years. half fare infants under year. free
Fer passage or further information, apply to II azft
PATRICK McCLATCHEY,9 =
-~t-~ 40 Broad st., Newark, N. j.
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NEW YORK MAIL STEAMSHIP
lNCOMPAN Y,S "Star line of Ste amsh ips.

NEW YORK MAIL STEAMSHIP
INCOMPANY'S "Star line of Steamship
New York direct. the new and splendid ride
wheel steamships
MORNING STAR. .2400 ms. Nelson, Com der.
EVENING STAR. .20l5 TONS Wimpenny, Com r.
GUIDING STAR. 1886 tons. Bell, Commander.
RISING STAR.....2900 tons. Will be completed
in August)
The new and first-clsss screw Steamships
M1SSISSIPPI......250 tons, -, Commander.
MAR1POSA 1900 tons, Howes. Commander.
MONTEREY 1900 tons, Furber, Commander.
The new and splendid steamship
MISSISSIPPI,
ill leave the company's wharf, front of Jack
prn Square, on TUESDAY, July IL, ct p. M,
ecisely.
The line is composed of the largest and most
elegant steamships which have ever been built
in this country for any home line They a q in
every respect fitted Tor ocean service and the
route upon which they run. Their passenger
acc )mmo cd atoms are not eXcslled by those upon
any other steamers 10 the world.
May- Passage in side~wheel ships, LIST cabin,
$50 I'd do, $40 Passage 10 screw ships, LIST
cabin $50
Freight will be received at the Company q
warehouse the landing, at all times during
business hours, and the Compant's rates tor
freight will always be made as low 90 by any
other line.
For freight or passage apply to
j. NJ. COURTENAY, Agent,
;,OA (arnndaiet str, at.
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qua kTEikNiA STER,s

sISTSN QUARTER MA sTER,s
"a Office. Forage Department, conner
CITY.
Proposals invited for the delivery of Corn, Oats
ana ray to this Department In the city of Philadel.
Bids should be addressed to this Office and must
state the quantity, description or kind price and time
Of delivery. ' 800 '''''>
Payments to be made upon the completion of the de.
livery or as soon thereafter the Office may be In funds
and in such funds may be received for Disbursement
-1G 8. d. BUR- HARD
Captain and Assistant Quartermaster
Forage Department
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LINE OF SUPERIOR SCREW STEAM-
N ERS run daily between Providence and New
York, in connexion with the Boston and Providence
Railroad making decidedly the cheapest Railroad and
Steamboat route for Freight between Boston and New
York. The steamers of great power and built ex
pressly for this route Freight taken to Philadelphia
AID Baltimore at low rates.
For Information, apply to DANIEL MASON, sup't
B. &P. R. TO L. IL Rockwell, Agent, Is State st.
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a TLANTlC AND MISSISSIPPI STEAM
n Ship Co.'s Railroad line of Steamers for Natehez,
Vicksburg, Memphis, Cairo and ST. Louis
One OF the following magnificent first class passenger
steamers will leave New Orleans for Cairo and ST. Louis
every other day
Pauline Carroll, Capt. H. L. White
Ben Stickney, Capt. Jos. A. Aiken.
Mississippi, capt. H a Symmes.
Leviathan, Capt. J. w. Carroll.
Missouri, Capt j. Y. Hurd.
Niagara, Capt P. Young.
Moe Able Capt D. N. Greenleaf.
Continental Capt, H. G. Carson.
w. R Arthur. Capt ~ s. Green.
Olive Branch, Capt Ben. Tabor.
Passengers and Shippers can end on the regular
departure this line of boats advertised time Boats
will leave on the odd days in April odd days in May
even in June, even days in July, and odd days in
August. ,
Passengers DESTROYS of stopping at any point on the
route procure Lay Over Ticket at the office on each
boat giving them choice of tweny-one steamers to
continue their passage.
State rooms can be engaged and through tickets pro-
cured all principal points, by applying at the Agents
office.
JOHN J. ROE, President.
JOHN N. lBOFINGER, Supt.
B r.. PEGRAM, Agent
80 Poydras street
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The works will be printed greatly improv-
ed quality of paper, and while nearly all Ameri.
can Periodicals are either advanced in price or
reduced in size-and very generally both-pe
shall continue to give faithful copies OF all the
matter contained in the orig nal editions
Hence, our present prices will be found as cheap,
for the amount of matter furnished as those of
any oil the competing periodicals in this country.
Compared with the cost of the original editions
which at the present pr emiums on gold woula be
about $l00a year. our prces ($l5) are ecceed-
ingly loao. Add to this tae tact that we make
our annual payments to the british Publishers
for early sheets and copyright in Gota-$l costa
ing US at this time nearly 81 30 10 currency
and we trust that in the scale, We have adopted
we shall be entirely justified by our Subscribers
and the reading public. E&tH
The interest of these Periodicals TO American
readers is rather increased than diminished by
the articles they contain on our great CivI War,
and though sometimes tinged with prejudice,
they may STILL nslderirg their great ability
and the different. stand points from whi,h they
are written, be read and stadied with advantage
by the people of this county OF every creed and
party. g. 4lo pes ~
il jy24 No. 3S Walker street, New York
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QUARTERhAsFER GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, C., July 10, 1866.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this office until Il
NJ, Tuesday, August 1865, for the purchase of twenty.
three hundred hu in of fifty and one hundred
each, at the places named below, viz:
HARRISBURG, Pa, lots so each
lots, 100 each.
WILMINGTON, Del 4 lois SO each.
- lots, loo each
WASHINGTON, D. O., 6 lots, SO each
" lots 100 each
PIT. SBURG, Pa, lots, so each e..
g lot 100 each. 80
These Mules will be put aside each lot Inv itself and
Will be free for the inspection Of bidders at the places
named respectively, Tor ten days prior to August J.
Many OF them we're bought in the beginning of the
war as young mules companied the arnies in all their
marches and camps and are thoroughly trokeD. har-
dened by exercise, gentle and familiar from being so
long surrounded by the 30 diers
Though sound and servceabe they are no longer re-
aured in the army, and obtained ut far fss
than their true value.
he successful bidders win be notified in person or by
telegraph and req Tired 10 Zee, i've the ANNA Oh or be-
fore August 8 1865.
This Office reserves sell the hight to reject all bids
that may be offered. -.
PropoSa should be addressed to the under signed and
Red Proposals for the purchase I, Mu es.n
Payment must be made in Cover meit tuuds at the
time of delivery -
BY order OF the Quartermaster General.
JAMES A. EKiN,
Brevet Brigadier General in charge,
First division O. NJ G. 0.
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Tor SALE..-Four centre board schooners
- one 100 tons, carries 1870 tens coal, SOM Luma
Der, one e6 tons, carries COM Lumber, ons 81 tons,
and one AZ tons, also several fishing schooners,
from DO to so tons. Apply to A.. X. CHASE.
l02 Commercial street. 80, 80 - >
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pROP0ssLs FOn MATERIALS EoR
THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND RECRUITING,

| DUHEAU OF EQUIPMENT AND RECRUITING,
June "a, 1866.
Sealed rroposa to furnish materials for the hayy for
the hscai year ending 30th June, 1866 will be received
at the bureau OF Equipment and Recruiting until 10
O'CLOCK NJ Of the 25th day of July next &C which time
the opening will be commenced
Inc mater1a and articles embraced in the classes
named are particularly described in the printed scbed-
u!es any Of which will be furnished such persons as
desire to Offer app cation the comma dants of the
application to the Bureau f
Bidders are referred to the commandments of the re-
spectse yards Tor SAMPLES instructions or particular
description OF the articles ALSO for blank of offers
and guarantees.