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AUCTION SALES.
RY GRkBA = WILLIAMS. Auc,ioDeers.

EXGELLENT THREE STORY AND BASE
SIhkET VEST, BIrWIEN L STREET AND
FIN YORK AVENUE, AT PUBLIC AUo-
On THURSDAY, the 18th instant, at o'clock D.
We shall cell. on the premises, part Of Lot No.
square No SIS, fronting IL feet by 50 feet deep,
CONTAINING lie feet. more or lees. with the i'm
Rrevsments, consisting of we'll built three story
BIC, BIC. honse, Containing eight good rooms, with
"A hne chance 70 purchase Q comfortable resi-
Terms One half cash, balance In SIX and twelve
m0ntAs secured By deed oftrust on the pre- mises.
Al conveyancing and revenue stamDe At the cost
10 sold.
esd 0REEN WILL ANS. Ancfa
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MAYORS OFFICE,

w CRY HALL. Nay 81, 1855.
sssS unti = seioet n. on TGEsD2 AZ aI guns
18th. instant. for building . three-feet barrel.
chss in .thickness, on 10th street west, from the
north side Of New York avenue TO the north side
holes and drops . the Comm ssioners nay direst.
Act approved July q. 1855. - 80
Bidder viii state .hs price per linsal foot for the
which shall include all excavations, &C.. xe. The
spccessful bidder or bidders 70 be responsible for
cidsnt caused in the construction II the work.
The night 70 decline any or all proposals should
SPECIFICATIONS can b seen ct the Office OF the
Commiceionerc Of lmprovement any day from 10
None but practical mechanics need bid.
JAS. W. EPALDIN0
Commissioner Second Ward
JOHN Z. 0ARNER
Commissioner Third ward
my S1-eotd Intel & Columbianl =
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~ An ungallant correspondent FROM Lon
con, describing the Princess Mary of Cam.
6rlces, VINO Is soon 10 be married to Prince
Teek, says she IL OF enormous size and would
oe an armful for Poiyphemus. Her future
husband will find himself about as much mar
geo a. any man in Christendom, except, per-
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~ John Townsend, OF EdIsIo Island, - C.
The man who gave the Confederacy SlOu, eco in
gold Ia ie6l, has not been more successful IN
Keeping ms recently hired German laborers
tfan De was IN retaining his slaves. He saws:
Il hey COS; me thirty five dollars each 10 bring
theTn 20 Charleston from New York. 1 fed
Bem fsIr better inan ever thought OF feeding
my hanos, even gave them coffee and sour
srou;. when what should they do but demand
hni;er Tor their bread, and milk for ;heIr coffee
AID he next thing the whole crowd left me
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pROPOsALs FOR RREsH AND CORNEp
BEEF.

OFFICE DEPOT Cow NIssARY OF SUBSISTENCE, !
WASHING TON, d. c., May %, 1875
Sealed Proposals., OF the form furnished By the
nnderstgned, will be received, in duplicate until
SATURDAY, the sd Of June, at II IN. for ali the
Fresh Beef required for sales to oflcers ct the
Washington Depot. This Beef will be selected
from such parts Of the hind quarters a. may Be d.
rsd and the ribs, Of the fore quarters, all to be
Also. at the same time and place. and under the
same conditions, proposals will be received for ali
the Corne1 Beef required for any purpose AZ this
depot IL must be OF the first quality and in an D.
exceptionable condition. -
The contractor will 10 required to deli YER the
meat ~ the store house, where he will distribute
ntn such quantities and Ut such times % an ofcer
ofthe Subsistence Department may direct.
sspsrste pIoHosels will Be received for supply
Bidders must BE- present At the opening Of the
Payment TO be made ct this ONCE, in such fuuds
% the Government may have for disbursement
. All the meat will b subject to Q rigid insDec-
ton, and IL not satigfastory purchases In the open
msrket VIII be made st the expense OF the con.
All Questions respecting quality and condition
Will DO settled BY the ofcer Of the 6ubsistence De.
Dars mept receiving the meat, =.
Tae contract win be made for three months from
tne Jet day OF July ls6. or such period e the Com
nie.ary General may determine
BIDS must Be endorsed Proposals for - At
and addressed % the Underlined, who re-
serves the rishtto reject any and all sids.
EI-eo0 Major and O. s.. q. 8. A.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

IN THE ORPHANS COURT OF THE DIS
H.; I *, OF COLUMBIA, Washington County,
made made y ss;TssTs5 F,ageTaa guardian Of Mar
that hat the .sIs: =: reported Be T.tasd and
or before the sd day Of JuEe next and it is also
referred to the Register Of Wills, to state the ac
communication in lieu Of dover in the premises sold
Sc represented, and to ascertain the balance in
Fl the said Margaret EitzssT.ia and Jsme.
Fitzgerald, the minor children Of James Eitzger.
three weeks prior T. Ing gpSSskcrns '''
a, .,9s copy. Test: &c; RSsBIS S,,.
{ lRPHLAA!Ns, COURT. Nay I'D, lse6:-D,sTRicl
~ Be petition 81 yirsinis nii:tssa, Guardian 70
Of Thomas hilstesd, deceased. Ordered that the
sale. made and reported By Virginia Milstead,
tween Sd and ~. streets vest. and between the
s NV .snSss s
ratiAed and confrmed. unless cause to the contra
q 9s I'll: ord Say % 2! ssn
in the Evening Star. 2 Newspaper yubli,hed ct
before :sd dss nsss
the '.a lst was sold for I've u1arfS tPS
True Copy-Test: 2. @. ROBBINS.
my B-law3w' Register Of Wills.
TN THE ORPHANS COURT, this fifteenth day
Il of May. A. ID 1856 Upon tho report OF sales
made By Nina Uhlmann, Guardian, &C., it 10 BY the
Court, this fifteenth day Of May, 1855 ordered that
unless cause TO the contrary be shown or before
the 18TH day Of June ne1t and IL 10 further ordered
terms OF sale in the former decree be 90 far modified
q that the said Louis Rheb pay the whole pnr-
property sold TO him, upon the final rssifcaton Of
said sale; and il 10 slso urther ordered that the
account and matter be referred to the Register Of
Wills, to state the account Of said Guardian, aew
Ing her the usual Communication in lieu of dover in
the premises sold reported and to ascertain the
balance in her hands, for which she is chareea6le
q Guardian; &C., Of the minor children OF said
copy Of this order be published in the Evening
Star once week for three weeks, before said 18th
day of June. VII VIM. F. PBRCELL,
Judge Of the Orphans Court.
TsstVz. O. ROBBINS. Register Of wills.
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OFFICE COMMISSARY SUBSISTENCE,
" RICHMOND. VA, .Iune 8, 1866.
Sealed Proposals, In upltcsts, are respectfully
invited until June Is, 1876, for furnishing the
troops and all others entitled to ratiOns
At Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Lynchburg,
Va, with y = =
FRESH BEEF
until the slst December. 1856 such less time AZ
the Cemmissary General may direct and delivered
at such time o. the undersigned may direct To
be OF "a good and marketable quality, In equal pro.
portions Of fsrs and bind quarter meat, necks
shanks and kidney tallow TO be excludedJ
Oath OF ale glance to the United States Govern
ready on hle IN thi. Office
Payments to be made monthly: or as soon there.
ment furnishes fer that purpose
WIN. N FELT
je7-dtlI Brevet Major and O 8 Vols
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TEE DANCERS OF lNPECUxIosIrY-Ast the
arernoon nam on the Central road was ap-
preaching Minneapolis, Minnesota an Ir,.h-
man jeaped from the car step, having FIRST
thrown on bundles Of clothes which he was
carrying with him. HIS object was 10 escape
The payment Of his fare. He was of course
seriously injured, and will probably die
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MEDICAL STAFF.
SURGEON &c i IN NJ CHARGE.

Isk 1 street. between 10Th and flat streets
CONSULTING PHYSICIANS AND 50 re IONS
JOS. 4; BARNES. ID. Surgeon Gent O. s. A.
!sSs klLg1. NJ ID. Georgetown.
TH0sI MILLER; u. D. street; Washington.
GARNETT, n d., New York avenue.
GRAFT0S TYLER, VI. D., Georgetown
APpiications for admission can be made to aBy az
the Medical Sta or TO the atron at the Hospltal
ORDERS Tor admission 10 the FREE beds Of this In
sntutop can BE obtained q the Rev. c r. Hall,
rector OF the Epiphany Church; Of the Rev A. %
GIILEITB, Pastor OF the lst Baptist Church. and
q the Surgeon in Charge AZ his residence Orders
TOT the az mission Of the Wives or Wiaovs OF Sell
dfers Of the U. s. A. can be procured throush m.
Surgeon General, =. A. ~
my l6 BIN c. II. HALL, D. D., Secretary.
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PROPOSALS.
DROPOsALs FOX STATIONERY.

TREAS. RY DEPARTMENT. June I, 1856.
Sealed Proposals for Stationery will be received
~ this DepArtm~nt until the Sd DAY OF JUL Y,
lsso al IL o clock II The Department reserves to
Itself the right TO order the papers in Class l. fiat
or folded, or plain or faint lined, TO any required
Deliveries Of all artielss in tina several clssses
must comply with the specincsfions which, with
blsrk forms for bidding, will be furnished to
bidders.
All deiverie. will be subject to inspection by an
expert; detailed for he purpose by The Secretary
artlcle shali be deemed sufficient sause to anuui
the contract.
Deliveries must be free Of charge At the Treasury
Department. Washington. Each pro pOsst lust be
sigsed by the individual or firm making It, and be
accompanied by q satisfactory guaranty that the
cfeLt bonds, II his bic be accepted.
Tbs failure to comply with any order under the
contract to operate the forfeiture Of the entir
penalty OF the bond, or the Secretary 1.-THE Treas
ury may direct the purchase IN open market of
such quantities Of any articles % shall be necssss.
and charge to the contractors hfty per centum OF
the price which it shall be found necessary to bay
for such articles. -
Proposals unsccsmpanied BY satisfactory guar
antics Will not be consldered, and coutrscts viii
be awarded only to established Manufacturer OF
or dealers in the articles. VI
The Departments reserves the right to sccept bids
fer items in Glasses and 2 or 10 reject
Any or ell bids.
Bidders will BIO required to conform their b,ds
to The specifications furnished and failure 10 do A
will cause the rejection of any bid
Bids which contain items ct prices less than the
fair cost OF the articles will be deemed
HUGH McCULLOCH,
- 5eo4w Secretary Of the Treasury.
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JOHN STEWARD, Trustee
ie4-law6ds GREEN & WILLIAMS, Aucts.
NALE OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS

CHIEF QrAETERNAsIER's OFFICE,
DEPOT OF WASHINGTON,
VIII be sold at public auction, ON the premises,
James N Moore. A. Q M, on IEDNESnAY.
June l3. 1856. at IL O'Clock " the foliowins de-
scribed Government BuiIdings:
AT TIE ES S9kDIE ER 5R BEST, ON The BALTI-
One u Guardhouse. "a by z9ii feet
IWo(2I Sinks, each 6x3Z feet.
One % Sink, 6Xa4 feet
One Il Stable, II BY feet
NEAR THE CORNER OF DrLAWAKE ~,
One ID Warehouse. 341sxI66is feet.
One ~ Gusrdhause, 10Y 4 3Is feet
The sSildinss Eill be sold sinriy and must be
Terms: Cash, in Government fu ads
Bv.. Maj. Gen. and chief eustssrms.ier.
!e.-3t Depot Of Washingtou.
ABGE SALE OF GOVERNMENT CORN.
Ca,0Qss't1.sstsr', 0ee., psaot Of wasassr.on,
Thar. x,n =. w az ~ %; C., May 80, 1855
Hnt Colonel g c, Lee, A. Q: NJ. on THURS.
sacks; at the following named points: WITH
AT Sixth street Wharf 10 600 be shells.
AfGisspor6 Depoi, II. boi Bushels
The Grain will be sold 10 lets of 500 bushels with
the primlege q me purchaser taking any amount
The sale will commence at Sirth-street wharf at
10 ocloek .. m and immediately after the compile
tcn OF the sale Of the amount at that point it will
be continued at Giesboro Depot.
A Government boat will be in re adiness at Sixth
street war; TO ferry persons who wish to attend
The Grain biust be removed within ten days from
Terms: Cash, in eovsrnn * 1 fund.- sS.,cx,v
B.sye. MAJ. Gen. and chief ouaT..rasiisr.
mvsoIH Depot OF Washington.
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EVENING STAR.

A "BLAcK-MArL" EDITOR CAUsHT-The
EDITOR OF The Lncifer, a scandalous publication
seBong1ng 20 the lower order Of The Lisbon Pc
rioEicals, has Just been sentenced by decree
Of me supreme tribunal OF Portugal 20 fifteen
yea-s' transportation This person, whose
name was Gnedes, made IL his business to call
occasionally upon Personages of the upper
of q personal character, which he regretted
must appear in print unless a certain sum
could be paid 10 his colleagues, who were of
pears TO have extorted money from the Mar
gus de Wanna Lorenzo da Luz, director of
Bank OF Portugal, aud others. But finally he
new ~ higher game, and trumped up scan
dalous story about the King and the Duchess
de Pamela In consequence OF this he was
accused and brought 10 trial.
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RY GREEN 3 wILLIAMs, Aoe,ioneeI

TRUSTEES SALE or A HOUSE ANpI.or M
18TH STREET. BETWEEN PENNsYLVA.
MA AEENUE AND STREET NORTH, AT
PUBLIC AUCTION.
On THURSDAY, the 5th of July next, at 6
O'Clock p. m, l shall sell, on the premises, by
virtue OF q deed of trust to me. dated September
q. 1873, and duly recorded in Liber N C. r No.
folios S. 90 81, and So. one Of the land records of
SQUARE No 2s6, with the improvements
Terms cash. All conyeyanciUg and revenue
stamps al the cost OF the purchaser 500 dow a
when the property 10 knocked off II the terms of
sale are not complied with within five DAYS after
the day OF sale the Trustee reserves the right IN
resell the property at the risk and cost Of the
deJauliing purchaser, by advertising three times
in the y, eHing star.
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ORPHANS COURT, NAY 18th, ls6j-DIsrR1cr
" OF COLUMBIA, WAsHINeTeN CoUNTy, TO- rG-
In the case Of Hanors o'Brien, sdministratrix OF
Patrick OBren deceased the administratrix afore-
qeid has, with the appreciation Of the Orphans
Court OF. sWsshinGton, County aforesaid, ap-
pointed Tuesday; the 18th day q June merit.
Ter tho final settlement and distribution Of the
persons! estate Of said deceased, and or the -
pts IN hand, - far a. the same have been col
lected and turned into money; whom and where
I'll the creditora and heirs Of said deceased
Esshinsten County Aforesaid With thsir claims
sseI1dsS rom III benefit % IN y.sS e is 3,
Ats: provided Q COPY Of this order be published
snce . week for three weeks in the Evening Star,
Hevious to the said Day. : :
Z .Il.-.-sa4 Test -. 2. ROBBINS.
my 2.wSw- - Register Of wills.
ORPHANS COURT, May q, lss6.-DIsrRIcr
- o. CoLuMSiA, WARRINGTON 0oyyTY, 10 Wit !:
LAWRENCE Kicker, deceased. the administratrix
ssorss;saHS has: With The sppsobation Of the Or.
PORTED Saturday. the 18th day q June next for
FINAL settlemsnt and DESTRUCTION Of the personal
aee q said deceased, and Of the Assets in hand e
fr % oe same have been collected aud turned int
money, Whna cd where all the creditors and heirU
u said deceAeea ere nGi1AA q attend, {st the Or
phans, Court Of Washingten County aforesaid,)
WITH their claims properly yeuehed, or they may
otnerw1ee By Law be excluded from all benefit In
edd oeeeeee 9 estate Provided COPY Of this Or
der be published week Tor three WeeAs In the
Evening Star, previous 70 the said day. - :.
nv cs-,svsv. Iess-4; 1919 - ~ Viii.
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SECREr DISEASES
SAMA RlTAN,S GIFT.
SAAARITANS GIFT
THE MOST CERTAIN REMEDY EVER rsrp

INK MUST SkhTAlS REMEDY EVER USED,
"Yes, POSITIVE CuRE,"fer
GoNORRHBA, GLEET, IcTURES DE-.
Contains no Mineral, no Balsam, no Mercury.
On!y Ten Pills TO Be Taken 10 Efea a Care.
They are entirely vegetable, having no smell nor
;ure the .to@aeh or bowel. Of the most dsIie.ss IN
Cures in from two TO four Days, and recent cases
Of the University Of ylysnis enc Of the most
eminent Doctors and Chemists OF the present dsy;
Let sSoss Who 81 q ssins cured
who have been sorssd sit BsI;sT hsr.
Prioe-M.ls packages, 81. Tsasis. i s sI's''ps'
BLOOD BLoOO,t BLooDyy,
sGR9FsULAs, ULCERS soREs, SPSTs,
slrlsSfiEsf E5s4 asS asss sD,e:
g aS5 h1ss 5tids 8:
scriSsd It reaches and every Ssrsels Of
the yenereal poison; 30 that the cure 10 thorough
sds md not Il as SSar
posterfty that for which You may repent In sfter
'' DO net pEsPAIRi
ROOF r 2ND aHSR 1,s
Hines S.S from The
,... loot AN gUcsss Of m s
bility, and for an eomplaints Incident 70 the ssx
Sent By express. Price SIZE per bottle.
sAMARITANs VASE
L. N ease1 Of sySeiis' used In connection with the
Full direcuons. Price Is cents.
sdssd y gSSse.sas and patients. r The, are used
WHAT TIE SURGEONS SAY OF THE sAMAR
IrAN's REMEDIES.
.Posf hosPIrAL, loRr MARSHALL, Baltimore,
.sssns IN sSss have u.sd The ssnsrissn Remedies.
&. ss, sss
and properly, and, have found them respond 20 my
sSss '1 the
their efficacy and as far a. my use Of them extends,
ir''0."'nd 'nsn ''!eaaEflffhz D 9. BOWERS.
SOLD p g: yoEp: s:,nss l,.h tire; spd PsHp
A HisffssscsD CO. CO. PLiisasips... 'n'r' nyys.u
Observation-Disclosures b. Beyal Letters Pas
sss 81, 4: FSs@.sss q: Pam. end n. is'shs
sS sss sssu-1 .s%sss for s'ls 3:
81 Ee, /. tSs .ss.ihssls rs@sdJ ioi ~ I@Isri:
the use Of nsreaU snd al otssr ss'sssness insrs-
TsSS sr.,.r.soa !. e U. fern 4 NC, ssr.:.
and changss q stnosphsrs In On $500. ss " each,
y :ssd i. e :.:.sss i Ess. : "a 8:
eMhsass.l. ana retail ~ Or. BARRow. No. asa
So Is Re TionD. 3D. $50 ?. ave-.
oorne1 uth q. - sepe-em
,THE UNITED STATES DURING THE WAR,
u by Augusfe Langel; LONDON. The Msterisiism
81 ~ Eosaoa s0SS Ts:
ef- Bioloey. by Herbert Spencer. Literature in
Letters edited BY p. Hoicombe. Braefon and
his Relation 70 the Roman keu
: my IS - IkANCk TAYLOR:
UIrLMBOLDp IXTRAOr DUOnp AND In
III PROyHD HOeH Ash cures secret and dsH.
afe disorders. IN al tAer stages 6 hstls en- psnse
lissle o. No ehan9s a Diet 70 tneenvspissos, and
1870 q In seeasa. end frss fsoo III injsrtess
NTAYRIWB HORSE. nANAoEnINr, Hue
IVA rsted Mayhewb Horss Doctor, inpstrsted
Dsddt Modern Horse Doctor. DsddS Anatomy
and Physiology Of the HorSe, yenningfr IT, Hone
and his Bisseses. Ycustt on the norss. HasonS
Hsrrier and etud Beck Layrepce o. the Horpo.
nh3s IRAHCK TAYLoR.
E1UYERI CRl1s. AND ...-
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DICBMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AND Po-
IL TOMAC RAILROAD.
TO TRAVELLERS GOING SOUTH.
TWICE DAILY, Sunday o. m excepted.)

H IOMAC RAILROAD.
TO TRAVELLERS GOING SOUTH.
TWICE DAILY, ,ssnday .. m. excepted,
The quickest and most direct route to Richmond,
f rom SSG sn, Sis ss ses f $6ar ~
Washington, to Aqua Greek snd@
now entirely completed from Aqua Greek TO Rich,
mond Connecting there with trains on the Rish.
fer anH %eaSn
Ssieign, greensboro, Salisbury, Charlotte and
steamors Report and c Vanderbilt leave Sixth
street Wharf daily Sunday morning eXceptedb at
go .. no. and Z .. m, and arrive in Richmond at
IHROgGH TO RICHMOND IN SEVEN HOURS.
Fifty Miles Shorter and IA Hours Quicker than
any other houte.
Be sure and get Through Tickets via Aquis
Company Office, corner OF Penns avenue and 6th
street, or On board Of the boats. Baggage checked
Omnibusses and Baggage wagoss will Re IN
tsaoinsss 70 convey passengers and baggage be-
" Passengers By this line Pass by daylight Mount
have an Of y,
B E~h e and 4 s1g or bosrd Of Steamers:
MATTHEW CLARK, Agent; Washington.
aps-ly General p a. MaMf Agent.
= Steamer CAMbhIpGE, Captain
T. Ia,I T. III LEG ssEElp Mn res1m: her
leaving heI PIER, ITO Light street wharf be-
ssn! Bea. n s! oIs o2. i. EessSs
Gst;s Land L.nSins Sssssridge HHghletts Wharf,
sog@s Ihssf every h0 fa6 6is snS Mo ss
pay ct ?. m. stopping at all the above men:
rs %H ne BsI'imore ats a. m. Of fridays and
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DOTOMAt TRANSPORTATION LINE.
NOTICE 70 SHIPPERS

The Steamer EMPRESS, Capt A. RYTHER,
leaves Washington at 9. N. and Al IT,
exancria at q EVERY SAT. Sk-H
gRDAY for Glymont, Budd Ferry,
smith . Point, Chstterton Landing, Saniemoy
Stores, Matthias Point, Popes Greek. Bluff Point
Powders Wharf, Lsncsster's Wharf, Stone 8
Wharf, Currlonen Bay, Foxwells Wharf, Piney
Point, Point Lookout, and arrives az Baltimore at
J.B BRYAN BRO, Agents.
Ap I-t1 No. $40 Penpa. avenue.
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LOON TO YOUR CoRKs.-Mr. J. J. Weir ex-
hlo'teo some lava AT a recent meeting of
me METEOROLOGICAL Society, in London, found
In the corks of port wine bottles Considerable
oamaFe had been done, as they ate through the
cork and allowed the wine 10 escape. He sug-
Gested TIA, the use of bran instead of sawdust
was the probable cause OF lava of derHlestss
sarGdriat, which were brought into the docks
with cargo OF skins, efecting an entry into
an adjoining warehouse, where they perforated
Gno rendered entirely useless quantity of
manufactured cork
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INSURANCE COMPANIES.

INSURANCE COMPANIES.
TIE MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF NEW YORK.
ASSETS, s3.Ooo,oo0.
LOSSES PAID, SI.20O,OOO.
DIVIDENDS PAID, 100000.
POLICIES ISSUED For LIFE,
Payable annually, or in enc, Eve, OF ten annual
payments.
AL Policies are non-forfeiture after three annual
pay ments.
To the amount Of the value of the policy.
Fifty per cent. credit given when the premium
amounts to 80 or over.
LIGBTIR WHEELER, Agents,
No. 456 Seventh street.
OBAE 4 OO0PER, Agents
ap a.lm No. 100 Bridge ct Georgetown.
+ INGTON AND GEOReEToWN.
OFFICE No. /, over Bank Of Warrington.
CHARTERED By CONGRESS, 1897.
400 900
SURPLUS 80 900
Property Of ill kinds insured for year or les
Builders risks granted N the most favorable
70 s..,.;4 s. RRs'' sSsss; r,::.,s:,,.
ssssss &s Ss::y Gt e.ors.s a:ss f''.''
SsSe D. Bs BARCLAY. k ai@ s .I1S.
s & B. F Essasis' asd "a. ci. Rssu'' Z.
The pireesors in G. Georse.o~n are suthoriz.dpy
ne Board to renew pslieiss ana take risfs il
j. is sosn ABEL G. DAVIS, sssry.
IssURI IouR PROPEIrH AT HehI.
TIRB INsURAHOB. Is.
TEE national UNION INSURANCE CON.
CHARTERID 81 ooIa&ESs.
CAPITAL 100000.
ASKS TAKEN AT rHI LowEsr RArRs.
- Losskss d P6S S4kaI re e.I Is,,o,,,
%; 4, ". s: g; ...rs es's.is. s,su
A..oH. ,eHhsssSsss So Iss .0ao.. No. s. La.
ave., near Bank Of washington.
THIS Company 10 sow prsps.ed 70 i,slrs Gil De-
BE p sch s.s%s :: s.ssos a. 9 s. seosSss6. g
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GALE OF GOVERNMENT LUmBER

Chitt QEarte,master's Ofce, Depot of WASHINGTON
Washington, d. O.. May 81, 1886 I
Ssini eonsSer sSdsr the
Of the material, we're not Accepted and Seaisd
Proposals are again invited until THiIRsnHV
June II isoS, at " o'clock m, for the purchase Of
ing sizes and scriptions. viz w 'A' ''''o"
10000 feet : inch ise OK sA
is s &C. Zee. q sin aa'e os Oak
~ G0 feet 80 inch Oak
10000 feet 8 inch Oak
l0,c0o feet inch Hickory
6-5Q0 feet inch Hickory
1900 feet 4 inch Hickory
5000 feet ~ inch Ash
q eco feet 2inch Ash
500 feet ! inch An
20 GOO feet inch Ash
500 feet < inch Pine
3. S0feet q inch Pine
Geo feet inch Pine
1900 feet 81 inch Poplar
-, Is U0 feet inch Poplar
ne ate ntion Of wagon and carriage makers ID
Called TO this sale, ths above is n very superior
ist OF well-seasoned Lumber, suitable for manu-
featuring purposes. IL can be seen by apply Ing 10
Brevet Brigadiar General q. h rOMPKINS
Quartermaster in charge at Lincoln DEPOT about
one mile east Of the Capitol.
thousand feet and upward. The undersigned re
serves the right to reject ali the bids should they
Payment Gin Government funds , will be required
upon notification OF acceptance Of bid and prior &c
the denVery OF the Lumber. which must be re
moved within fifteen days after the proposal il &C
Proposals should be signed by the bidders full
same and give his post office adore 50, plainly en-
dorsed, Proposals for the Purehese Of Lumber, ,
Breses MAJOR General and Chief 99 usrfermaster
lel-td Depot OF Washington