National Republican., 1882-08-14
SPECIAL NOTICES.
o555s rosr.oFF1cE NOTICE

n~1930 fOSI-OtFlCE NOIlCE
Foreign Malls for tho week ending August 10 will
close at this office as follows;
MoNpAY-At 7,so p. m. for Truxillo and Bay is
TuESDAY-At $3.50 a. M for Europe per steamship
per steamship Ambrose; at 10 n. M for Hayt saw
oo and engo Gba avp per seeesp @ iSr Sam
wEDNEsDAY-At s;3o q. m. for Europe, per steam
ship Elhe, via SOUTHAMPTON and Bremen qeiters
for ireland aud France must he directed per
PMt Via que % ,Vi etters FOR Psr Great Hrp
and other Enrorean countries must be directed
ST anship st. laurent Via Havre; at 8 a. IN. for
T Se RGTd per Gs
Schledanl, via Amsterdam.
shp City Of MonreS @ via aneenstown Hr S lei eers for
Great Britain and other ,Europe3g countries Ss must
sr AqTNpe S per fsn%shp TSS 5 via sSh
Alexandria, via Havana ut r. M. for Newfound.
THIbkY-Ati p m. for Porto Rico direct, per steam
sSsTR RiAsDMY-At iADB.MY $50 n m. for Europe per steam
Sip Bfiigqnic, Viz Queens. own geitsrs for Ger
Sy and Scotland m @ pt ss dreilSa so per
ship Fprnessa, via Glasgow ct :go a, IN. for hel-
ss ESrp SrGS AZ a. per e &G%ard Islands A pi
steamship Bermuda; at u q. m. for Eur, pc, per
Sn 81 is1 p R for SdSa and PartO S" @ per ssamshp
SSnrSG SsS via ysES E%c at p F 9r rans Ansr" s
sisSmsilpc Xix q sydney Via san Francis;o.
Mails for emma ana Japan, per steamship CUptc,
sThe % schedules Of closes of irans.Pacfc mails is
transit to san francisco. Malls from the cast arriv
Ing on time at San franciseo on the day of sailing
HENRY G. PEARSON. Postmaster.
nlys ADVERTISEMENT AND NOTICE
Concerning the construction of
NEW STEEL STEAM CRUISING VESSELS FOR
THE UNITED STATES NAVY.
Invitation is hereby extended to all engineers and
mechanics of established reputation, ana all reputa-
Bile manufacturers of vessels steam engines boilers,
or ordLa lce having controlling regular establish
llshmeus, and being engaged in the business, all OFF,
GERS of the Navy, and especially all naval consruc-
tors steam enginet RS and ordnance officers OF the
Navy, Eavirg plans models. or designs of any ves'
ses Of Iart thereof of the classes authorized
by the naval appropriation act Of Augusta ts2 &c SUBJ
init such plans models, and designs to the Naval Ad
visory Board directed TO be organized by the Secre
tary of the Navy under the provisions ofsaid act for
his advice and assistance In the designing and con-
structng of said vessels, In order that the same may
tie examined by said Board In accordance with the
provisions of said act
The vessels authorized by said act are TO be two In
number to be constructed Of steel OF domestic manu-
facture, having may be, tensile strength
of not less than sixty thousand pounds to the square
inc H. and ductity in eight inches of not less than
twenty-five rer ccntun; TO be provided with full sail
and full steam power and TO be or the highest attain
nbie speed and adapted to be armed with suitable
described in said act; and one is to be OF
not les than five thousand nor more than six thou
sand tons displacement and the other ofno less than
fortythIee hundred nor more than forty-seven hun
d. ell tons displacement
Said plans, models and de igns should be submitted
within the period oil sixty days after UST2O 1882
and sh ould be transmitted 10 the Navy Department
Washington. d. G.
The Department will, upon application, forward
cop les of much of the naval appropriation act as
relates TO said vessels and will answer all letters OF
inquiry and furnish nil desired information on the
subject WILLIAM E. CHANDLER,
| Secretary of the Navy.
Navy DEPARTMENT wAsnIsaroS, Augusta 1852
,I,Sss TEN PER CENT DISCOUNT
ON THE
dMMENsE ASSORTMENT
TRUNl>s, sATcHELs, TRAVELLING BAGS
| HARNESS, SADDLES, &C.. &C.
| AT THE FACTORY
| JAMES S. ToPHAM,
| 4c5 Seventh Street,
PREVIOUS TO REMOVAL. ABOUT sEPTEM
1881 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
| REPAIRING.
Trunks Covered and Repaired promptly by goot
| workmen. jaJ
s>e;5S NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
HE CoRCoRAN FIRE INSURANCE co.
HAS REMOVED TEMPORARILY TO