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DROP0sALs FOB MAT.

OFFICE DEPOT CosMIssARY OF SUBSISTENCE, ,
WARRINGTON. ID. O.. September g. 1875
Sealed Proposals. OF the form furnished by the
IIderS1gnsd, vii re received. in duplicate, until
for All the Fresh Beef and Hutton REQUIRED for,
the use OF the troops: and all the Gorned Beeffor
sale or ISSUE ~ the following place. VIZ Wssh.
tngton, ID. O.. Alexandra, Va Fsrt " sshinrton
Nd, Fort foote, Nd Fort Whippls, We, and the
0GseInment tnTHs, g. Marys County, Nd
Beef required for sales to o0cers from the
Washington Depot. This Beef viii Be Of the finest
quality. OF select parts, both from the bind
quarters and the rfbs OF the fore-quarters
=. All the meat will be subject to Q rigid fnepeo.
ton; to be Of excellent marketable quality and In
Qured for the troops of equal proportions of fore
and hind quarters, necks. sharks, and kidney
In all cases, If the meat 10 not satisfactory mr.
chsses I'm the open market will be made ct the ex.
The contractor viii be required to deliver the
meat At the store houses et the places named !.
where he will distribute II In such Quantities And
at such times, - an ofcer Of the Subsistence De-
partment may direct.
Separate proposals will be received for supolv-
lag each or any number Of the sbovsnamed place.
bids. De Vi 'ns
Payment to be made at this Office monthly. tor
ell meat purchased, except that delivered al the
Government Farms, which will be paid for b. the
Acting Comnisssry OF Subsistence 1T that place
All questions respecting quality and condition
will be settled by the ofcer Of the Subsistence De-
partment receiving the meat.
The contract will be made for ri months from
the let day OF October 1856, such period a the
Osmmisssry General may determine.
Bids must be enaorsed Proposals. fer AZ
-" and addressed 20 the undersignsd
se7-d6t q BELL, q UsA
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THE EVENING STAR.


The New York stock market sno VS. rather
mere hrmBess, under purchases 10 cover shors
seI tracts, ann also from o.os Tor round lots By
TIE bulls The Commercial Advertiser Of
yesterday afternoon says Governments ara
tImer. under improved quotations for Five
twenues At London. The gold BEARING bonds
b<lEk AJAX per cent better. Five. tye nties OF
o. rose \, closing at the board ut Ill., Money
abundant, and the banks are Offering round
Gums call at per cent; on smaller amount,
tbe general BANK rate Is S per cent; but 4 per
StBG covers the major porilon OF transactions.
Discouuts are without change. The supply of
prime paper Is below the demand. and rates
range al sac per cent. for choice names. Gold
- weak The nulf clique appear TO be letting
out gold, 10 draw out new short interest To-
day loans are mostly HAT" IN some instances
i-tiih per cent. per diem has been paid.
Prom the Baltimore Americans weekly re-
view Of markets in that city. we quote:
Fiour-There has been a better inquiry both
Tor home consumption and shipment during
The past week, and. prices OF all descriptions
have improved, Baltimore high grade Family
sId Extra ruling 50 cents per barrel higher
since Wednesday. Sales include 60 bols.
very choice bring the extreme price, 1000 bills
CITY Mills do. at sICasiO 25, 23OD bills. North
western Extra Spring wheat at SlO.75aSil.75,
bbs. DO. at $12, 1.S00 bbls. City Mills and
western Winter Wheat Extra az S12asI2 so. A
lot of 1900 bbls. Of the former variety, Silver
Spring brand, beng taken at the tside figure.
Supers close In demand and scarce but for EI-
tras, the receipt of which continue fair, the in
QuITy il Eot active.
Grain.-Receipts of " heat have not met the
demand, which has been quite active for prime
grades, and prices have materially improved
for ooth1 colors. Corn has been In moderate
request only and unsettled, and closes 10 wer
for yellow. Prices Of Oats have favored buy
ers, the arrivals being in excess Of the demand.
Rye remains dull at about former rates.
ProyisiOns-Stock of all descriptions are
very moderate, receipts for some time past
having been extremely light. Bacon closes
trm 81 previous rates, but barrelled Pork.
which is very scarce. may be written 25a5O cts.
higher. Lard and Bulk Meats are dull and
nominal.
Sugars-Transactiops have not been large
during the week, but holders have shown no
disposition to make any concession in prices to
effect sales, and the market closes steady. Sales
include IS hhds. vacuum pan Demerara At 15k
cents, Si hhds do. do, on terms not trans pired,
IFS hhds. grocery Porto Rico in lots at ii 4 ala
cents, IS hhds. Cuba do. at 11k cents, and 80
hhis fair refining Cuba at $40 Sc per 100 lbs.
Whisky-Prices have favored sellers since
the date of our last weekly review. and the
market closes strong, with n fair inquiry and
reduced stock Sales foot up 200 bbs. Country,
mostly inferior packages, at s213laS2.32. $50
bbls- Western in bond AT 81 36as2 81, and job
hing lots do al 81 3sas2-40 To-day 81 3S was
demanded for round lots Of Western.
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A SHOWER OF INsECrs.-The Nebraska CITY
News says . shower Of minute insects visited
that place the oath of last month The
News says: THE air was filled with winged
insects, resembling In their flight the blow of
the cottonwood, borne by the winds of spring
When viewed in the rays of the sun a heavy
fall of snow seemed Impending. These Gu
nous little insects were in two etrats-;he up-
per stratum passed a direct course TO the west
impelled by the stiff east wind which mad been
prevailing for some days. The lower layer
was moving in every direction. Some of them
would strike against the house sides, others
again would sail towards the earth. as il with
the purpose OF alighting, but IL any lit upon
the ground, they could only be seen while
looking towards the sun"
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The WHITES AND BLACKS OF MExpgIs-
Ire Memphis CTenn.) Post says the coIored
people OF that city have become possessed OF
.ne Ioea mat tne white people ara poisoning
The wells and cisterns, the meal nour ard
otber provisions sold TO them. ACCORDING To
he Post one OF them says she has found ths
noies made IN the watermelons where the White
folks put the rat bane in them to poison the
darkies- We believe that the same notion mas
prevailed during the existence of former
epldemics, but not so nsrallv rs now To
such an extent does this ridiculous idea pre-
vail that many of them hardly dare to eat or
drink ' Va
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. EW RIvEk LINE.

NEW River LINE
The fine Steamer WAwAsET will GkA@&
leave WA6HlNGT0N on every Fri -o1nE
day morning at O'Clock for CURRIOMAN Re-
turning, will leave CurrieDa an st O'Clock SUNDAY
evening.
She will touch at all Landings for freight and
passengers. which will be taken ct THE LOWEST
POSSIBLE RATES
For freight or passage apply to
JOH6 VAN RlSWICK,
General Superintendent p r. 90
Seventh Street Wharf
y On Tuesday, the eth instant, she will con-
meDce to make her semi. weekly trips leavi M
WashinRtoR on Tuesdays and Frfdays retorninS
on Wednesdays and Sundays.
ses-u JOHN VAN RIBWIOK.
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CONVENIENT H0sPITAL ROB THE IN

ST. ELIZABETH. d. O., August -, 1873
Stone asons sre invited to Immediately make
sealed proposals, addressed to the superinte adent
Of the hospital stating 1t what price perch Of
twenty q ye t25I cubic feet. estimating only the &C.
tual toid contents OF the wall laid, they will lay
the wall enclosing the grounds Of the Hospital. il
the same manner and Of the same sort Of materials
thst may now be seen in unfinished portion OF
the wall on the public road The work done In
each month Will be measured at the end Of the
month, at the pense of the United States. By an
experienced sworn neASurer. probably By Mr.,
John Q Harknsss, aad inmedia tely settled for in
accordance with such measurement. The work will
tie overlooked as IL progresses by an experienced
mason w the employ nento the hospital. Materials
for scaffOlding. well as stone lime. cement, and
sand, win be furnished on the ground. aud water
can easily be obtained by the contractor or CEN
trestors from good we'll very near the wall.
Proposals will be received both from m aster ma
sons Who intend TO employ others to do the werk
and from individual mssons who intend to hire
only laborers and do the mechanical part Of the
work themselves
The Superintendent of the Hospital distinctly
reserves the right to reject all efers under this
advertisement that he does not deem I'D geous
to the Government, and also 1t any time TO stop
any portion Of the work that 10 net being done &C.
cofdine to the agreement. gu - dl0t
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AN OLD GENTLEMAN living in the interior of
Mississippi, some years ago, sent hrs SON 70
New orleans 10 accept a mercantile situatisn
offered him He was youth of high moral
character, and his father took great pains TO
acqualnt him with the fact that vice IN ,,s
most attractive garb, would surround him con
siantly. "But." said he, remember, INV SON
that your religion will carry you throush safe
~ only resist the temptation to do wrong.
and you will not fail TO reach heaven ar Ia.t
ana he man who goes TO heaven by way of
New orleans deserves the highest reward Of
the righteous"-y d. Picdvn,
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A NERVOUS WITNEss.-The Supreme Judi
cial Court for Hilisboro' County, N. H is now
m session at Nashua. On Thursday afternoon
sn eio man rom Manchester being upon the
witness stand, actually became insane under
TIE excitement OF examination. He rushed
out OF the court room, throwing away his
Poeket BOOK, and other effects, followed by q
crowd OF policemen, lawyers and SPECTATORS
he ran full mile, evidently aiming for the
Merrimac river, before being caught He was
carried by force to the Indian Head Hotel re-
marking on his return that Gin five minutes
more he would have been where he could NOT
have been captured"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-15

WHERE THE WATERFALLS CONF FRox.-
"A gentleman in Waterbury, Conn, discovered
that somebody was robbing his horses tail of
the means provided by nature for protection
from the assaults Of the winged insects, and
nbally set watch for the rogue. The exps-
dlent was rev ardea by catchng q young lady
OF prepossessing appearaA ce In the act of strip-
ping the TAIL Of us hairy appendage She was
arrested, but begged so hard that she was let
on She gave rs an excuse, that the outra-
geous price OF hair made IL impossible for her
20 meet the demands of fashion, and she mad To
resort to this ingenious and novel way to keep
up appearance
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SCENE IN CoURT.-Q uestion-what is your
namel Answer-Vel, 1 calls myself Fred. hut
may BEL don't know-itis Yawcup You see
Chudge, mine mudder she have two little poys:
one was me and one was my broder, or one
was my broder and tother was me- don't
know which; and vas chust So old as nv
broder vas young. or my broder was chust 80
Old as me, l don't know which. and mine
mudder she don't; one OF as vas named Fred.
AID the other fawcup, or one YaWcup and
the other Fred, don't know which, ar d one of
ms got died-out mine mudder she never could
tell whether IL was me or mine broder " hat got
died; so, Chudee, don't know whether / am
Fred or fawcup, and mine mudder she don't
know.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-15

TUeHINGS LAW AND PRACTICE or Id.
nal Of Parliamentary Practice. BuPlsigh's Leeie-
Istive Guide. JenersonS Msnual. euthsrlsnab
Hebafins Societies. MePhersonb Political Nan.
nal for 1876. NcPbersonb Political His tory OF the
III p eAee INeTlUllNTe. II goo6 order, iof
pals SAss1. haS0 ". 9. M1xx1oxx& 90.
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- IOHNOND, FREDERIOKSBUR0 AND 70
II T0AAO RAILROAD.
TO TRAvELLIRs GOING SOUTH.
TWICE DAILY, (6snday Q, N. exoepted.)

The quickest aad most direct route - Richmond,
Va and the South. ytR tbe Potomac -
steamers from sixth Street Wharf, GfS6G
Washington. to Asuia Greek andeM1
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Raiiroad,
now entirely completed from Aqua Greek to Rich.
mond connecting there With trains on the Rich.
mond and Petersburg and Richmond and DanviiIe
Hetlroads. for Petersburg, Weldon, Wilmington,
EEsleigh, 0reens6oro', Salisbury, Charlotte and
Steamers Report and o Vanderbilt leave Sixth
street Wharf daily SUNDAY morning excepted) a4
20 .. N. and ,. m, end arrive In Richmond &
J. 6 p. N. and . N.
Fifty Miles Shorter ana AZ Hours Quicker thas
Any other koute.
Be sure and get Through Tickets via Aeuia
Greek and Fredericksburg, TO Richmond, as the
Company . Once corner OF Psana. avenue and 9Th
street, or on board Of the boats. Baggass checked
through.
Omnibusses and Baggage Wagons will b in
readiness to convey pssse nGe - and baggage bs.
tween depots In Richmond.
Passengers by this line pass By daylight Mount
Vernon. and may have an opportunity Of visi6ns
several battle fields near Iredertekseurg By stop
ping at that point.
Breskfast and sup on board Of Steamer.
GEO. MATTINGEY. Snpt, w arlington, D. O.
MATTHEW CLARK. Agent, Wsshington.
apS.ly General Passenger Agent.
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named Adolphus BaIiouf formerIy a soidia-
IN ibe Sixth West Virginia (Union) Infantry.
and now residing in Wheeling, Va, became
Impressed recently with the idea that his sister
was in the habit of taking the form OF a raj ana
In that guise devouring all the bread and
cfeese In the house. Labor ng under this de.
Iusiop he attempted to kill her and had not
timely assistance arrived, would have suc
c.eded- He claims 10 be a relative OF the king
OF bavaria, who, ne saws. has despatched a
- - 10 this eouatry laden with money for
him. "
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RAILROAD LINES.
T'BROU Oh LIME BETWEEN WASHINGTON
Il PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK.
s "a

i SHffLAIDiiIPRix AND New Tx1 YoRH.
4a
wAsnIseroS. March g, ISIS.
POE Nav FORK. .i,ho,t change o. ears :.
s.s nts's daily te1espt Sunday ct Use .. N. ana
y6S SEw YORK, changing car. a. Pnil.a.l.
Lev: daily te1esps Sunday st I'LL, a n. and
.rOR PHILADELPHIA.
M Ls and cs,i s.d snndaa' 7's ''d ' g.
L..,. fer New fosl s and Psi.dslpAl. q. $50 p
Sleeping cars for New York on 80 ,. m. train
Ihrous tickets to Philade,phia. New York or
,ui.'es Line. T.ies.rh Bui.S 1S l :ss .s
.ns uhis RsrosGG
for schedule between Wsshinetsn, Baltimore,
WP. SMiI h, Master o, Transportation.
sr6 SG K6os ss9sr xgs Ticket Agent
RALTIMeRE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
- WASHINGTON, June Is, 1876.
@ 60 Go
rsD ZAP 4Hl xEy4
FOB BALTIMORE
Leave dey, except Sunday. at zoo. $50, and
IT'D D. m, and las, and $50. and 500 ,. m.
FOB ALL WAY STATIONS
Leave daily. except Sunday, at TOO . m, and
FOB WAY STATIONS SOUTH OF ANNAPOLIS
JUNCTION..
Leave at 6:Is and zoo .. m, and at 2ls and ass
,. m.
FOR ANNAPOLIS.
Leave at 90 and 80 .. m, and 40 ,. m No
trains to or from Annapolis on Sunday.
On SUNDAY.
FOR BALTIMORE.
Leave at7:S0 .. m. and 2;<S and 90 p. m.
FOR WAY STATIONS.
Leave ~ 80 q. m. and 2:l5 and 500 p. m.
FOR ALL PARTS OF THE WEST
Leave daily, except sunday, At 80 a. m, and
On Sunday at 500 D. m. only. connecting at Relay
Etat,on With trains from Baltimore TO wheeling,
THROUGh TICKETS 70 the West can be he'd at
the ashtngton Station Ticket Once at all hours
In the day as we'll as at the office of the Insu-
leted Lines telegraph Building, 476 18th street,
opposite south wing Treasury Department.
For New York. Pbiladeiph and Boston see
Advertisement Of .Thron eh Line
W. p. SMITH Master of TRANSFORMATION
II. COLE. General Ticket Agent
Oc 80 II GEO. 8. KOONTZ. Agent, washins ton
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COLUMBIA HOSPITAL FOB WOMEN
~ AND
LYIN0-IN ASYLUM,
ID btIteV eItCI0sJC OIuef OF NJ OF
WashinRtOn. DC

fourteenth street e circle, a corner Of II street
Washington, D.. O..
This Institution has been established for the re.
ception Of patients who may be suffering from dis.
eases peculiar TO their and for the admission
Of such females a. may require the comforts Of the
lying in chamber.
The building 20 situated in the most healthy per-
ton Of the District, surrounded by its own
Terms of adm ission: From Sc to Go per week.
in accordance with the room required. payable in
advance This includes Board, Medicines Mad
zeal and SurRfcol attendance.
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8 4 d. ASSES.
sAMARIrAN,s GIFT.
SANARITANS GIFT
THE MOST CERTAIN REMEDY EVER USED
"Yes, A POSITIVE OURR,"fer
GONORRHGA, GLEET, STRICTURkG ia
Contains no Mineral, no Balsam, no Msrcury.
Only Tea Pills TO Be 1dksa to EFea Cure.
They are entirely vegetable, having no smeli M,
jure the stomach or bowels Of the most delicate.
from 'u snS
x the University Of one Of the %osi
Let those Who have paired Of ssttins cured o,
E: sorsssH i Nor
rn.,. ssss 3, s g. H.nss l:,n :: Envelope
BL00Di gL0ODIi BLOODiif
sGR8 &s sd. T}i4SrRs aa6 S41REs. SPOTS,
I.., SS yESfs5Sh pfstAsse, ssf e.
IL offered the public Q positive cure
81 zsb hIsR 5tfGs r:
most peteot eertain and sGectual remedy ever pre.
the venereal poison, 30 that the cure l. thoro1sh
s1a Hss%psnsso. Take then, q this rem.
posterity that for which you may repent in sfsss
DO NOT DEsPAIRi
goST &E1 aHSqS
"'sT ri. q ali me bed 'ii Il
males suffer the Root AND HHRB JUiGxS 81 m ne,
happily adapted, In liberated Uterus in Isncossss
iity and Tor al Complaints incdsst TO IN GSne Do.
Gent BIZ express. Price Gle Per bottle.
eAMARITANB WASH
f. IN eeeeS Of syphiis, used in connection With thu
A Full i dirsesiors. Price Is cent?.
The efhc.cy Of these Iemedie. 10 alike scknowa.
sdgsd hy gh{ncisns and patients. They are used
WHAT THE SURGEONS SAY OF THE sAMAR
ITANH BEMEDIBS.
"PosI Hospital, IoRr MARSHALL, Baltimore,
Nd Feb. 20 lss.:..l have great .atsi.ctisn IL
for venersl diseases In its most customary forms:
that have used them with Judgment, discreflen'
and properly, and, have found them respond 10 nv
at. sctciD stons promptly and snscsoa!ly: Knovins
their eosey and as far a. my use Of them sxtSnda.
ir'e'0nsod them 'f.EonHgiFhrn n ,ov,p,
"Asdstant Surgeon, 6th n. 7. Vols"
Sold By 3. o. FORD, corner nth street ana Pam.
eyivanis avenue, Washington; HENRY COOK.
Absisnss co. s0d p REESE:
CELEB RArED Hans.
ffiI,lt.f!4s w. cured,
ornsr 18th ana streets,
under Ibbitt Mouse
AEIAlsl DI eAINT ILouB; Ia PETITE
ssils AZ +. q EH nsaspn Dc fsnaEvss; neAsnci.
q: S:s. Il: I: :: e: = F e
% --...;...e us1Axox xAysss,ss
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NOTICE TO sHIPPRRs.
The &tsAner H4PREsS. Capt. I. A. RYTHIR.
leaves Washing ton 1t s q. N. and Al
URDAY for 0lymont, Budd ; Ferry,
Smiths Point, Ohsttefton Landing, Nsniemoy
Wharf. Lancastsrs What. 5toneb Wharf, Our.
rtonen Bay, IeIwellt Wharf, Hazeii's Wharf,
J.B. BRY. An BRO, Aseots,
eP1-u No. 3<S Penna ovenas,
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DPePOsALs FOB SUBSISTENCE.

AU6rsr ~, 1856
Proposals will be received at the once OF Indian
Affairs. Washington. d. O., until twelve O'CLOCK
noon Of S1PTE4BER z, 1856: fer subsistenoe
Tor the NichitAs and other affiliated banda OF
Indians In the - Leased District" Indian Terri.
tory.
lows: ioi'
pound Of Fresh Beef
:, OF . pound Of Flour or. In lieu Of Flour
pint OF Corn, tFlour and Uorn to Be iseaed al
lQuarts Of Salt per 100 rations
To be delivered at ssoh points within the Leased
District" as may be desigA mated By the agent sta
toned there; and all articles to be inspected By
said agent.
The Department reserves the right to reject all
bids; and, II contract 10 entered into the rig hit
will be reserved to te rmf nate the came on thirty
days notice, at any time after the Slst Of March.
Proposals will also be received, st the same time
and place, for renewing. at 90 much per head,
Ito, more less. of Wichitas aud other afli ated
bands. from tnetr present sgsncy. IN Butler coun:
~, Rnsas to their former homes in the Leased
District distance Of about 80 miles; such re
moval to include the subsistence Of the said In
dams while being renewed.
an rs lawtd ID. N. COOLEY. Commissioner.
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THE WILL OF A WEALTHY Mantle will
OF Henry Ames, OF st. Louis, Missouri, who
died recently from paralysis, makes the follow
lug requests S2UOUCO TO his widow, S5u,OO0 to
her daughter by her first marriage, and sION GOO
TO the OFallon Institute, which is a liberal in
stitution OF learning. something after the plan
of the Cooper Institute in New York The
balance Of his property goes TO his only child
a little boy eight years old. The whole estate
n valued at Sl,5O0,Ot0. The chief items of
property owned by Ames and his brother, who
survives him, are the Lindell Hotel, valuable
block on Fourth street. called Vocanah row.
and an immense amount OF stock in Belcher's
Sugar Refining Company.
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WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND
GEORGETOWN RAILROAD.
STEAMBOAT LINES.

FOB THE EAsIERH SHORE.
NJ The large, :tsqnch, and commodious Steamer
MILSeN SMALL, CAPT. =. T. -I
No. ITO Light street wharf, (be-t
tween Barre and Lee streets y Baltimore, every
1XF0RD. CLoRA's PoiNT, RlLIaccHHS'S
WHARF. and ILOYI'S IINDINGG. "O .
Lloyd's Landing at l p. m, Cambrsd ss at 4 SO y
m, and 1aston Point at s .. IN (touchne at the
and Fridays.
She has fine state rooms, and all other passenger
accommodations. equal to those of any other
steamer on Chesapeake Boy. se 5-H
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NAPOLEONpH HISTORY or JULIUS CGsAR,
IN volume ID. Sir Morton Pero on the Resources
and Prospects Of America; elencers Marrative
yen: Davis: My Vineyard q Lakeview.. Rivers'
Miniature Fruit Garden. Reee' Footprints Of Q
Letter Carrier. Four Years In The Saddle; b.
~ ~ yBAHoK YLo1.
HINfE FOB THB TABL1. vith 2 few words
Carving Ma1e IasY, illcstrated: H!s LsslisS
kecsiDts for Fresch Ceckery; esyeI's Ouiinsry
BandelDhs Virginia HouseUtts
nIATH, DEATH. DEATH-Te looehss, Ded
= BIS AHs; ssP 81 e. ,i Si Fem: :.
syiyesis cyspcs. :s,ss - y - large sscek
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TAKE WARNING.-A rich old bachelor was
found dead In room recently in st. Louis.
He was worth hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. II is supposed he died Of cholera NOR
bus or remorse Of conscience. Rich old bache-
lors will take notice and govern themselves
accordip1ly.o
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DROPOsALS FOB TOBAOOO.

QNee DEPOT Comm ssary Of Substsfenes
WdsAfnston, ID. C., September 5. 1853
eeAiec Proposals In duplicate, Of the form fur.
hished ~ the uDdersigned Will be received 1t this
once until II o clock a. IN THUR5DAH, Oth in
t5.OOOI FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS OF TO.
BACCO,
Tor the use OF the troops supplied from this depot
IL must be good souni article of plug tobacco A.
near e possible in single pound plugs, and or A
aual1fy not inferior to the grade COMMONLY called
Navy Plug" The boxes will be made of strons
substantial wood we'll coopered, and each boz to
contain FIFTY 1907 pounds net TAre to be Carefully
ascertained by stripping = sufficient number Of
boxes. The tobacco will be thoroughly inspected
by an experienced expert, and meme received
which does not comply In quality and weight with
purchased " Tax paid.
Samples will accompany the proposals. and the
certificate Of the inspector selected by the under
signed viii be sttached TO each bill of purchase
The name Of the contractor And date Of transfer
groee weight and tare. to be marked legibly en-
each box; one half TO be delivered within thirty
Gays from the acceptance of the bid, aad tn re-
mainder before the 18th OF October next
IL vi be received in this city at either of the
following places, viz:
At the Government Warehouses, Sixth strs eft
wharf; at the Monumental Grounds. Fourteenth
street; or IT the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Depot
Payment to be made In such funds a. may be on
hand for disbursement. upon the delivery of the
entire amount contI acted for.
oe S6t MAJOR and c. g.. Y 4. A.