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‘Under the moon as the twilight breeze the water in pulses Ripples We stand on the bi And list to the Payeannore tees, a Toghewe through the it, Under the dm row, misty and dark, 8; with Tinkies a serenade u Under the moon in the village ing away through the Hark! ‘mid the foliage blossom ter ri from the bank— Love's sweet langh! fer ace ; distance with June, . the moon. street, 5 in the shadow meet, Seamed te ake Socrwars there, Red lipped maidens taste the air ; by oy Blue as t! now of their lovers’ eyes, wn vesntifal sunuser skies ; ispering now of their flat As ‘Autumn's fruitage dro; “Until they cadence a trem! sweet, —_ in the heat; ‘ing tune, Soft as their pulses, under the moon. Under the moon, by the soft sea shore, ‘The wind waiks over its precions floor, Courting the snow bossomed saiis Dantily ai ng through Over the ci The musi azure vales ; im bearing along mariner’s inidnight song = As. the rising helm with hands ‘Lit 7 the prsnon ee lamp he stands, Thinking of those he left at noon, Away he is bearing under the moon. Under the moon by the dusty road, we on to the old abode; The listless splendor floating falls ‘Over its sycamored roof a Peering nd walls, into the easement nook Piled with many a brown old book ; Spirits are a pees Beges teem ith thoughtful ditty pictured dream ; Spirits, amid whose silence soon Our own shall slumber under the moon, EF The law office of the honorable Rufus Choate, night. In one corner of Boston, was robbed on Tuesday of an old book ease, as snugly esconced as might be a set of huge and musty volume: ters, who proved to be the officers found two youngs- the burglars, and who, on hearing the movements of the officers, fled to this retreat, in hope of eseape. It that they had scerete: dollars worth of port m &e.—in the pockets of to Mr. Choate, whieh The princi; Ryan, proved tobe the Messrs. Choate & Bel lof the re appeared d their plunder—forty onaies, faney neck ties, an old coat belonging hung up in the office. aes, named Michael ice boy ar pico by |, and the er Was a boy named John Holland—both about sixteen years old. They confessed the crime, and di- rected where the stolen property was found. kA singular accident occurred in New- ton, Sussex county, last week. A lad named went into his father’s cellar, where he found a large clam with its mouth open. He took up the bivalve, and. in anticipation of a savory meal. thrust his tongue into its mouth, whereupon it closed its doors, fastening w: the boy’s tongue so tightly that the blood te to ooze from it, the Ey the unsupported weight of the The case seemed. for a time, clam. alarming one, but a n lad from his painful situation musele which enables the shut its shell tened anging uite an eighbor soon freed the by cutting the animal te-open and pain being hei, No further inconvenience re- sulted but a swollen tongue. Se A Frigstrc. ACCUMULATION OF MISFOR- TUNES.—The widow of is now suffering from a the late Admiral Boxer most dire accumulation of misfortunes; the first of these was the death from cholera of her gs oa at Balaklava. This was followed byt e decease, from the Same cause, of her husband. The next intel- ligence she received was to the effect that her house in the country bh ground. S- uainted with this fae essts. Strahn’s bank than thirty thou all her mixery. al been burned to the ly had she been made ac- t, when the failure of deprived her of no less sand pounds; and to crown she has now a son before Se- bastopol. who, it is expected, cannot long survive. VioLAtIoN or tae Neutratity Laws.—A telegraphic dis; Saturday lust ys In the case of the Violating the neutral ateh from Cincinnati, dated parties charged here with ity laws by enlisting troops for the British foreign legion, the Uni- ted States comm Roweroft in 32.000 and H. Captain Hoshner on hi mer to-day held Consul i Z ecurity. Messrs Turnbull ‘milton in the sum of $1,000 each, and is Own recognizance to appear before the United States Court to ans- Wer to thecharge. Captain McKay, the agent of the British Government, was too sick too appear. EBA genius in New Bedford is fitting upa Steamer fur the purpose of towing icebergs to India, where they sell for six cents a pound. ee ARRIVALS AT PRINCIPAL HOTELS. National Hotel—z. p. WILLAZD, 'T Brooke, Md A D Price. do JH Dorsett. do Hon H P Edgerton, O W R Glover, do CS Tucker, Ky Mast Tucker, do T S Pigyot, Sc P M Shoemaker, Md Col Causin, do J Greacen, do IY Stock, 8C Mrs Mitchell, do Miss B Stock, do Mrs MS Young, Va J A Winston, Hon J R Powell, Ala W C Nichols, do Mrs C Nichols, do Com Jones, USN M P Jones, do J H Joues, Md Hon D Outlaw, NC J Oakford, Pa Browns’ Hotel—r. pr. & x. BROWN. Smith, Pa Webster, do Valiette, i > Green, do N a do K Hagood, SC VB Eecnen Fulton, NY > Riddle, do Peet. do Rutherford. USMA 41 Johnson, Md Price, Md O'R de Acueta, Spain sce bet © gbeecsn> Tee ro W J Britton, Mi Mrs Johnstone, do = Johnstone, do Miss Thompson, do RH Woodward, Ga I: E Keliogy, N¥ J H Beal, do TBM ta H C Waterhouse, 1 MR Sehoeh, Pa J Beimligers, do H W Catherwood, do Willards’ Motel—u. a. & 3. c. wiLanD. HL Stevens, Mich LW domp! Nc Dr B King, do L A Greneaux, La C E Greneaux. jr, do AH Huguet, do J E Deschappelles, do LE Deaguin do L French & two ladies, Ohio H Fitzosborn, Va M Courte La Miss L Courtenay, do JG Angarica and son, Cuba E Hevia, Cuba E Storach, do 4 Joba, do S P Hoover, DC LP McKaham, do C A Jobnson PA Owen, USA FP M Ringgold and lady, Peru ee el do Geary, Pa TM Stewart, do H MeCat & A Mestre, do Kirkwood House—; 1. & a. xiRKwoop. JM Gregory & son, Va T Hickmonson, SC SW Kellog, Mass sw Dennis, do SP Train, NY J Masters, Va ‘T FE Sand, Md JS Mitchell & lady, do Miss Es Herd Miss L Heard, do Miss M Heard, do American Hotel—nertesowER & Lovett. W P Blakey, Va C Kaufman, Dc JN Philips, Va W Fant, & E8 Swift, do G PButton, do 1 Robinson, Va V L Mason, do G H Fish, do C F Smith, DC C D Brown, Md C Kaufman, NC — Willards’ Hotel_o Id Point Comfort, Va. ‘T Montgomery, Balt A Alsten, ) H Lish, Wash WR Wate Seay 2 chil- iss Falis, Balt dren & nurse, do Miss Falls, do W D Burns, Fla RC Young, Norf Mrs Brenard, Norf R Purvience, Balt Miss Baker, do S Bissell, USA C C Hennington, do W DGusham, King and T F Eames, do” ween co Miss A E Pain, do Howard, Balt O C Bauk, do J Howard, do W W Bouk, do £ R Hunter, Norf W T Hardy, do H H Heartwell. do G Carroll EJ Harvie. USA Miss Stover, Norf TJ Binter & lady, do Miss Leigh’ do W W Thornton, Va Miss Walters, do Miss yp do Miss Brown, do WY Mitchell, do G L Pollard, Mo E Mitchell, do V D Groner, Norf C E Cagnill, do Miss Burtin, do B A Capeburt, NC Miss Johns, do Dr JD Gait, NY Miss Sunith’, do G5 Patton, Richmad Hyde, do” J Lyon, do RB Levy, do Mrs Lyon, do 3 W Smith, do Miss Penn, do W_ 4H Murphy —_ Lyon, do = ~ Dicker, NC ir * yn, N W B Selve, Va LJ Little de ‘W_W Speed, do Scott, do J Cook, jr, do ise A do F M Rogers & lady, Mi C Sykes,do” M S Syker, du and 107 others CARTER'S SPANISH MIXTURE. | GERMAN THE GREAT PURIFIER vibemed 1-5 AN INFALLIBLE REMEDY for Scrofula, s Evil, Rl of the Bones ruptions, Pimples or Biotches, Chronic Sore Eyes, Ring » Seald > or Tetter. ape wow en face, Bustules on the f and Pain Sy- ‘litie Disorde: Lumbago. ious use of M. or impurity of the B! i K MEDICINE, which has ecient si for the number of extraor- icy, has in- effected throngh agen Geecd eee at the urgent request of their friends, to it to the public, which they do with the utmost confidence in its virtues and won- derful curative cates, selected sa a The following certifi number, are, however, stronger testimony than the mere word of the pro- rietors ; n their {i F. BOYDED Richmond, kn: and are all from gentlemen well known t them resi in the city - mond, Va. * -, of the Exchange Hotel, eh here, says he has seen own the Medicine called Canter’s Spanisn Mrx- TURE, administered in over a hundred cases, in nearly all the diseases for which it is recommend- ed, with the most astonishingly good results. He raordinary medi says it is the most ext ever seen. icine he has AGUE AND FEVER—GREAT CURE—I hereby certify that for three years | had Ague and Fever of the most violent eral Physicians, took Mercury, and I believe it description. I sev- e quantities of Quinine, the Tonics advertised, but.all “without permanent relief. At last I tried Carter's Spanish aoa, two bottles of which effectually cured me, have had sider it the best Tonic in medicine that ever reached Cc. B. LUCK, Esq., m mond, and for man’ ter’s Spanish Mixture, Braver Dircu, near Richmond, Va. say I I am haj to neither chills or fevers shee. I con- this world, and the only my case. JOHN LONGDEN. ow in the city of Rich- years in the Post Office, has such confidence in the astonishin; efficacy of Car- that he bought up- wards of 58 bottles, which he has given away to the atilicted. Mr. Luck says he has never known it to fail when taken according to directions. = see of! poy merly of the City Hot says aa has witnedend is i reg Physician, and for- in the cit of Richmond, in anu of instances the effects of Carter’s Spanish Mixture, whic! were most fruly st Consumption, de} ising. lent on the Liver, the good He says in a case of! effects were wonderful indeed. SAMUEL M. DRINK ER, of the firm of Drin- ker & Morris, Richmond, was cured of Liver Complaint of three years standing, by the use of two bottles of Carter's Spanish Mixture. GREAT CURE OF SCROFULA—The Edi- tors of the Richmond Republican had a servant ed in their empl t , combined with Serofi room, cured of violent Rheumatism, which en- tirely disabled him from work. Two bottles of Carter's S; him, and the Editors, in “eheerfally recommend ‘ish Mixtufe made a perfect cure of a public notice, say they it fo all who are allicted with any disease of the blood.”? Carter's Spanish valuable medicin: ductor on the R. Va. SALT RHEUM O -and STILL ANOTHER CURE OFSCROFULA. I had avery valuable boy cured of Scrofula by Mixture. Leagtp M. TAYLOR, Con- I consider it truly a . R.Co., Richmond, F TWENTY YEARS STANDING CURED _—Mr. JOHN THOMP- SON, residing in the city of Richmond, was cured by three bottles of Carter’s Spanish Mixture, of Salt Rheum, which he had for near! twenty years, and which all the physicians of the city could not cure. Mr. Thompson is a well known merchant in the city of Richmond, and his cure is most remarkable. WM. A. MATTHEWS, of Richmond, had a servant cured of Syphili: Carter’s 3; s, in the worst form, by ‘ish Mixture. He says he cheerfully recommends it, and considers it a very invaluable medicine. EDWIN BURTON, commissioner of the reve- nue, says he has seen the WM. G. HARWOOD old Sores and Ulcers, which disabled wall Depots at M napa es No. 83 Maiden Lane, New York. T. W. DYOTT & SONS, No. 182 North Second street, Philadelphia. BE’ Richmond, Va. And for sale by CHAR PE ton, D.C.; HENRY Drugyists everywhere. "Price SL pert bottle, or six bottles for $5. sep 2i—ly EINHAL FOR THE Spanish Mixture in a number of Syphilitie cases, and says it isa perfect cure for that horrible dis- ease. - Took a few bottles of Carter's Span Mixture, and was enabled to walk withouta crutch, in a short time permanently cured. ETT & BEERS, No. 125 Main street, good effects of Carter's |, of Richmond, cured of him = 1s] hash ale CLOSE& Co., LES STOTT, Washing: SEL, Alexandria, and by ATION CURE OF ASTHMA AND CONSUMPTION. NEW AND VERY Brought home to the A‘ ment of Consum; YONDERFUL discove made by Dr. Curtis, WONDERFUL!!! EXYGQHAN A door of the Million? 2, has recently been of this city, in the treat- ion, Asthma, and all diseases of the Lungs. We refer to Dr. CURTIS'S HY - GEANA, or INHALING HYGEAN VAPOR AND CHERRY SYRUP. With this new me- thod, Dr. C. has restored many aftlicted ones to health, as an evidence of which he has innumera- ble certificates. with the whole thus escape cavities of the lungs, and the many and varied changes pr Speaking of the treatment, a phy- sician remarks, ‘‘{t is evident that inhali: stantly breathing an agreeable, healin medicinal properties must come in d ing—con- vapor—the fect contact uced upon them when introduced into the stomach, and subject to the process of divestion.’’ ana is for sale at all the Drugyists throughout country —N. Y. Dutchman The Inhaler is worn on the breast under the lin- en, without the least inconvenience—the heat of being sutficient to evaporate the fluid of cases of cures, the bod: Hundreds might be named. One ma of six years Pp 1 am cured of the Asth by Dr. Curtis’s Ey yeana MARGARET Eas kage of the Hygeana has cured me of we Balan Sh sec The Hy. e- e ‘an. 14. like the following, . KEESBERRY, . M. of Duncannon, Pa. ma of ten years’ standing ‘TON, Brooklyn, N.Y. MRS. PAUL, of No.5 Hammond street, N. Y., was cured of Hygeana. @ severe case of Bronchitis by the My sister has been cured of a distressing cough of se'veral years’ standing, and decided to be in- curable by the phy month bg Par Hygeana. J.-H. GAC B ns. PERT, She was cured in one P. M. Richmond, Me. The Rev. Dr. CHEEVER, of New York, testi- fies of our medicine in the following language : Having had some opport edy, both the Syrup aad to the chest. - New York, Nov. 15, 1554. Dear Sir: | think highly of Dr. Curtis’s Hyge- ana as a remedy in diSeases of the throat and lungs. unity to testify its ettica- cy, I am convinced that it is a most excellent rem- the inhaling application Prof. 3. CENTER writes us as follows: Gentlemen—I have your Cherry Syrup and of chronic Jore thier, that other forms of treatment, fied me that, whatever m: our preparution, it is no imposition it pond & that it might be brought DR. JOHNS, recently had occasion to test fygean Vapor, ina case ea refused to yield nd the result has satis- y be the composition of but an excel- 1 wish, for the sake of the atilicted, within the reach of all. of the most celebrated Physi- cians in New York writes as follows Dr. Curtis—Dear Sir—Having witnessed the excellent effects of var Hygeana or Inhalin; Hy- n Vapor and Cherry Syrup, in case of CErontc ronchitis, and being im: uch in favor of counter ir- ritation in affections of the throat, Bronchial tubes and lungs, I can therefore cheerfull your Medicated Aparatus as being th recommend ie most con- venient and effectual mode of applying anything on of the kind I have ever seen. No may be relieved, and many cured, by of ag your medicines. I must here be allowed to confess that I am op- prescribing or using secret com nin, ‘ontrived article, ve alluded to, bave induced to it this little neatly © fects in the case abo me to speak in its favor. You are at liberty to may think proper. Price three dollars a Sold by CURTIS & PER PAUL, 149 Chambers st Four packages sent and ONLY GENUIN Respectfully, yours, ee G0 No. 609 Houston street, uubt thousands its ef- use this in any way you &e., HNS, M. D. N.Y. INS and BOYD & free to an of the Uni- ted States for ten dollars. a N. B—Dr. Curtis’s oa isthe ORIGINAL ARTICLE; all others are base imitations, or vile and injurious counter- feits. Shun them as you would For sale in Wasi: Pa. avenue, near 7 in the First Ward. Walter Scott, Sic. We The 7th atte and OREDUN; A tale—claiming to be by Sir 'OISON. CHAS. STOTT, J. B. MOORE; may 22—6m Pai History of Napoleon, 2 volumes, octavo Constance Herben, a novel, by Miss Jewsbury, Controversy between Archbishop Hughes, 25c. de 1 Senator Brooks and PRANCK TAYLOR, pocToR CEL ATED PREPARED BY Se es: BITTERS, Dr. ©. M. JACKSON, Philadelphia, Pa., LIVER COMPLAI Ja WILL EFFECTUALLY CURE ice, Chronic or Grising from a Disordered Liver or Stomach. YSPEPSIA, G s Debility, Dis- eases of the Kidneys, and ali Diseases Such as Constipat! Inward Piles, Fullness, or Blood to the Heads Acti of the Stomach, Nau- or sea, Heartburn. Disgust A PSS, OT Weight in the Stomach, Sour Eructations, Sink- ing or Fluttering at the Pit of the Stomach, Swimming of the Head, Hurried and Difficult Breathing, Fluti ot the Heart, Choking or Suffocating Sensations when in a 1 Posture, Dimness Vision, Dots of W: fore the Sight, Fever and Dull Pain in the Head, Defi- cienc: of Perspii Flushes of Heat Burni ration, Yellowness of the Skin and Eyes, Pain in the Side, Back, Chest, Limbs &e., Sudden ng in the Flesh, Constant Imaginings of Evil, and great Depression of Spirits. oe PROPRIETOR, in calling the attention of the public to this prey a feeling ‘ion, does so with the utmost confidence in its virtues and adaptation of it to the diseases for which it is recommended. It is no new and untried article, but one that has stood the test of a ten years’ trial before the Amer- ican s ior in its favor testimony in its peat and well-known Physicians and indivi in all lowin; mitted, ~*Memorabilia, of the country is immense. referri: ng Agents for the German Bitters. Principal Oitice and Manufactory, 120 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA. people, and aa lesonescert and = i unri- by any similar ‘parations extant. eos vin by the most The mi- duals, The fol- from North Carolina is respectfully sub- any who may still doubt, to the or Practical Receipt Book, for Farmers and Families, to be had gratis of all the TESTIMONY FROM NORTH CAROLINA. Cattifenss of Dr. W. Smith, of Pine Hill, Rich- mond County, N.C. Pine Hitt, March 4, 1854. Dr. C. M. Jackson, Philadelphia—Dear Sir: I have been a subject of wd ape in form, for the last five years. its worst uch was my condi- tion for twelve months that the BO perma and all who saw me said I must die. ile in this con- dition I was carried to the watering places in Vir- ginia, Tennessee, and North Ca ina, but was not benefitted by any water to which I was taken. While on my wet home I stopped a week at Ruth- erfordton, a small vil try the effect of some About the last of the week I went intoa pI a. in North Carolina, to halyheate water in that drug store to some medicine for my child and impel? erhave ware several of the vil! some interest in ny, some questions, sai RMAN BITTERS, and he ins called the next da hysi- cians in the store, and one of them seemed to take case, and, after asking me he had been a dyspeptic and had been greatly benefitted by the use of LAND’S G OOF- repared by sted that I would try the Bitters. at my room, and in- sisted so much that I would try them that I asked him men to get me one bottle. He did it, and I com- ed taking it as directed, and I was more ben- efitted by it than all the water and medicine I had ever taken. After reaching home one of my neighbors came to me for a prescription and medicine, (he a dys- ae ise and I gave him nearly all the Bitters 1 ad left, which effected much good in his case. He has often called on me for more of the same kind of medicine, saying he was more benefitted by it than any other he had taken, but I have not been able to get any more for him or myself since ; will you, therefore, please ship me a dozen or more as soon as ‘ible. Respectfully, yours, R. HOOK D C., October 24, 1 “Having a baad use of HOOF LAND’S GERMA Chronic Dysentery and functional derangement of }, SAYS: W. SMITH. , Roger’s Store, Wake Co., N benefit from the N BITTERS in the Liver, and its concomitant evils, I am desirous of obtaining community. lot, &e., &e. CERTIFICATE OF WM. J, ATWOOD. ofa bborn and agura perhaps, ever Huntsvitir, Yadkin Co.,N November Ist, 1855 Dr. C. M. Jackson—Dear Sir: Allow me to ex- press te 1 my sincere thanks for your a quantity of it for the benefit of my You will, therefore, please send a 7G. discover icine which, to say the least of it, has ef- fected a cure that all other medicines, that 1 have failedtodo. HOOF have cured me of the most ITT led case of the Pi ell to the lot of man. LAND’S Les that not a stranger in this community, as I am well known in this and the surrounding counties, and can truly say that bre my friends and relat recove! ions, as I has astounded all ad tried everything recommended, and nothing did me any good un- till ai proper. Truly, yours. was prevailed upon to try the Bitters. You are at bral Aes make any use of this communica- tion for tbe benetit of the afflicted, you may think . J. ATWOOD. These bitters are entirely vegetable, they invig- orate and strengthen the systemf never prostrate it, and can be used for infants as well as adults. For sale by respectable dealers everywhere, and WE Alexandria. D. GILMAN, Washington; J . L. KID. LL, Georgetown, and J. R. PIE I RPONT, mar l—ly PRIVATE MEDICAL TREATISE ON THE PHILOSOPHICAL VIEW OF MARRIAGE, B M. B. LA CROIX, M. D, ALBANY, N. 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LS, riehly embellished, with aj ILVER TEA SETS, DIN} 38, 321 Pa. av., 4—t &c. M. W. GALT’& BRO., between Ninth and Tenth sts. receiving every article GOLD AND SILVER WORK of eve scription made to order, such as TEST a M riate R SER- c. ious Stones set in every style, however elab- ARMS, CRESTS, MOTTOES. stone. cut on ANS, PERFUMERY, TOILET ARTI- cles, &c.—We have ni ety of fine and common F; bin’s celebrated Perfumery. ing and Playing Cards, Monnaies, Cigar all of which we are suit the times at the Piano, Fancy Goods Store of selli ow in store a e vari- ‘ans Harrison's Goa Lu- Brushes, Combs, vis- Tooth Powders, Porte ‘ases, Card Cases, Baskets, &c., out at low prices to ‘usic, Stationery, and JOHN F. ELLIs, 303 Pa. avenue, bet, 9th may ye MEMorRS OF THE COUNTESS OF BLEs- vols, sington, by R. R. Madden, M. R. Ki FRANCK TA and 10th sts. 1. A., tw ¥LOR. STEAM SLOOPS-OF-WAR. NAVY DEPARTMENT, Fe T,&c Buagav oF onecauroinn Bay) are EALED PROPOSALS for delivering one or Rea vecsk frames of'a th -war—one to be delivered at each of the navy yards at Pensa- cola, Norfolk, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Portsmouth, N. H.—will be reseived at this bureau until the 3d September, 1955. These sisen must be endorsed ‘‘ Proposals for Live Oak,’ and addressed to the ‘‘ Bureau of Construction,” that they may be distinguished from other business letters. ‘The offers must be for the whole of one frame, estimated at thirty thousand cubic feet, and, as required by law, must be accompanied by a suitable eer ay the form of which is herewith given. Sureties in the full estimated amount will be required to the con- tract, and, as additional and security, fifteen per cent. will be withheld on the amount of each delivery until the contract is fully eom- leted. In all deliveries of the timber there must be a due ——- the pak: difficult of the frame, and of t! inci Pieces ; there will be such potter amount in addition to the fifteen per cent. as poor bef expedient to secure the public interest until such prineipal -cobee and di Shah aes ee pwidenged he remaini ity-five per . Or ‘ions of cant bill ia approved in tripliogte yy the commandant of the yard, will be paid by such navy —_ = yr sonttnniee SRY name, within thi er nt 10 2 It will be stipend in the contract that if de fault be made by the parties of the first part in de- livering the timber named, of the quality and at the time and place provided, then, and in that case, the contractor and his sureties will forfeit and pay to the United States, as liquidated dam- azes, a sum of money equal to twice the amount of the contract price t! upon as the price to be pai s tag of the Sine Pnpsiaat thereof, which liquidated damages be recov- ered ce iaalned any time from the said parties of the first part or either of them. ‘The timber must eonform to dra’ and in- structions with which the contractor be fur- nished, and work to moulds and bevelings with which he will be sngtarly, rovided from the United States navy ee at Philadelphia. The whole must be cut from trees ng within thirty miles of the sea, of which the commandant of the yard will require satisfactory evidence. The e timber may be delivered in the form of promiscuous timber—that is, sided straight and fair, but rough-hewed the moulding way, show- ing a face two-thirds the siding; the timber need not be bevelled, but must be of sufficient size to work the shape of the moulds and hold the vevellings shown on the bevelling boards In the measurement, the size marked on the moulds (which is one ahalf inch larger than wil be worked in the ship) will be allowed, provided the pieces will hold that size; but no additional size beyond that marked in the moulds or in the instructions will be paid for. The siding of the stem, apron, fore deadwood, stemson, deadwood knees, stern-post knee, and keelsons, must be 1834 inches; the stern-post and after deadwood to side 29 inches in the largest place, and the hookstoside Id4inches. The sidii or the frame timber must be 133g to 14 inches, an of the promiscuous timber, one-fourth part must side 18 inches. and the remainder 133 inches: The throat of the floor timber to mould 17% inches, at the floor head 14 inches, and at the lank shear 7 inches. P'The midship or dead flat floor timber has a curve of inches in 20 feet; the first fattock 4 inches in 17 feet; the second futtock 24 inches in 13 feet; the third futtock 27 inches in 13 feet; the fourth futtock 4 inches in 143g feet, and the top timber 10 inches in 17 feet. The entire frame of each ship to be delivered at the respective yards at the risk and expense of the contractor, subject to the usual inspection, to the entire approval of the bureau, and all to be deliv- ered on or before the Ist of October, 1956. Persons who may be disposed to offer for more than one ship Make 4 separate proposal for each. FORM OF OFFER. I, of the State of » herel to furnish and deliver at the United States navy yard at . the whole of the live oak timber for one ship, estimated at ay thousand cubic feet, be the same, more or less, in conformity with the ad- vertisement of the Bureau of Construction of the date of 2d June, 1855, viz: Stems, apron, stemson, deadwoods, stern-post stern-post knees, deadwood knees, keelsons, hooks, estimated to contain— 3,600 cubic ft, at — per M—8 Frame timber of all other kinds estimated at 20,400 cubic ft, at — per ft— Promiscuous tim- ber, amounting to 6,000 cubic ft, at — per M— ‘Total amount, 30,000 (Total value to be written in Swords.) Should any offer be accepted, I request to be ad- dressed at » and the contract forwarded to the navy agent at signature and certificate. (Date.) > Or to me at for (Signature.) FORM OF GUARANTEE. The undersigned —, of ——, in the State of ——, and of ——, of ——, inthe State of —. hereby guaranty that, in case the foregoing bid be cehbi is . he or they will, within cn dess after the receipt of the contract at the post office named or navy agent designated, execute the contract for the samme with good and sutticient sureties; in case said —— shall fail to enter into contract as afore- said, we guaranty to make good the difference be- tween the offer of the said —— and that which may be accepted. Signature of two guarantors, o 4 (Date ) Witness : I hereby certify that the above-named A B and C Dare known to me as men of Property, and able to make good their guarantee. (Date.) (Signature.) (To be signed by the United States district judge, United States district attorney, collector, or navy agent, and no others.) june 22—law6w (No. 534.] JNCZICE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT of an additional land district in the State of California.—W hereas under the provisions of the act of Congress, approved March 3, 1853, entitled, ‘* An act to provide for the survey of the public land in California,” &c., the President of the Uni- ted States is authorized at such time or times as in his judgment the public interest may so im - tively require, * * * to divide the State of California into two or three separate land districts, two of which districts were estab- lished under said act by public notice, dated 2ist March, 1553; and whereas the surveys and settle- ments have extended in California so far that the convenience of the settlers and the public interest require the establishment of the three districts au- oa by the act of the 3d March, 1853, afore- said— : Now, therefore, be it known, that under, and by authority of the said act of Congress of 3d March, 1553, the President of the United States has direct: ed that the State of California shall be divided into three separate land districts, the boundaries of which are as follows, viz: All that part of the State, commencing on the Pacific coast, lying north of the line ween owas seven and eight (7 and $) north of Mount Diable base line, thence running east on said line to the meridian, thence south on the me- ridian Line to the line dividing townships three and four (3 and 4) north of said base line, theace cast on said line between townships three and four » the eastern boundary of the State, will form the ‘Upper Disrricr,’’ the land ottice for which has been established at Marysville. All that part of the State lying south of the above described limits and north ofthe line divid ing tow! and twenty one, south, (or fifth st will form the “ MippLe District,’’ the oilice for which is at Benicia, and all that pert of the State lying south of the fifth standard parallel the“ Lower DistRier,’* as heretofore organized, the office for which is ex tablished at Los Angelos; and in view of the said direction of the President of the United States, under the act of Con; aforesaid, the boundaries above mentioned shall in future be re pet as the limits of said land districts respec tively. Given under my hand at thecityo Washington. this ninth day of April, A.D. Iso a By order of the President : JOHN WILSON, Commissioner General Land Office ap 2—lawl3w OTHER AX IML story, by Dickens A new k entitled ‘Which ; the Right or the Left, * exceedingly, popular and destined to have a large sale. Feinale Life Among the Mormons, by the wife of a mormon elder, recently from Utah ee Sir hie Heat e Winkles, or the Merry Monoman’ the author of Wild Western ‘ecnss; Pree Tec The Watchman poste a by seg Ward Beecher Confession, t! tor Woman’: . e English ‘Orphans 7S eens tae Cone Cut Corners; the experien = vative family in fanatical ies aarniine ioe thy est London Papers the newest and most popular works constant- ly on hand and for sale at a ee : JOE SHILLINGTON’s, yee Buik » Corner 43¢ st. and Pa. av. HOUSEKEEPERS.—P w digger te superior Table or Pocket Guiy, heavy Silver Plated or Brittania Ware, fine Ja- BY RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST. but Wi and THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHECKS TO BE 27 HAD IN WASHINGTON. on E BALTIMORE AND one 5 ROAD having y im} its = connections, now the fi PT eg Travellers between WASHINGTON, BALTI- MORE, and all portions of the WEST, NORTH- WEST, and the SOUTHWEST. agton more is alwa’ Junction Clateiy called called The Relay House) 9 from Baltimore. This is the only c! of cars required between Washington and the Ohioriver. is checked through to Wheeling at the Waokineton Station, and rechecked trans- ferred there, (with the ) without ec! 5 for those holding T! hb Tickets for yond. The connecting Trains leave Wash! daily at 6 a. om and 4 p.m. On Sundays at the hour only. at WHEELING direct connection is made with the trains of the CENTRAL OHIO RAIL- ROAD, running from Bellaire, on the Ohio, near Wheeling, through Cambri , and Newark, to COLUMBUS. trains connect at Newark with the cars of the Newark, Mansfield and Sandusky Railroad for Sandusky, Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, etc. At COLUMBUS the C. O. Railroad trains con- nect with the fast trains of the Little Miams Rati- road to Xenia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. At XENIA (on Little Miami Railroad) connection is formed with the trains through Dayton, to Indian- apolis, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock Island, St. Louis, ete. Passengers holding Through Tickets for shoe Vicksburg. atchex, New Orleans, etc., which arealso soldat V Ss trans- ferred at Cincinnati tothe Mail on the Ohio. aps ~ aie ae Cairo, and St. Louis are sold by this route. For CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland to Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, ete., tickets are sold, when the Ohio is navigable between Wheeling and Wellsville (forty miles) where a connection with the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad is made. Travelers are requested to notice that while this is the only route affording Through Tickets and coma igh yr Soweto all the leading most s| ly, and direct to ints in the it West. The distance from Vashington to Cincinnati is but 653 miles, being miles shorter than by on route! , BY THROUGH TICKET, PROM WASHINGTOD ‘To Wheeling, $9 50; Colum- bus, $13 65; Dayton, 215 50; Cincinnati, $16 00; Louisville, by railroad, $15 65, by steamer from 3, @17 50; Cleve- Cincinnati, $18 00; Indianapoli: land, #12 50; Toledo, $15 $0; Detrolt, $15 Chicago, $20 65 and 219 50; St. Louis, a» $25; Memphis, $26; New Orleans, $31; ete. FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER’S F RY, MARTINSBURG, CUMBERLAND, BERKLEY SPRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS, PIEDMONT, oe ween cep ogy i pee may leave ton a. m. or 4 2 m. Fo. the minor way stations between Faltimore and Wheeling, take 6 a. m. train from Washington. iL For trains to and from Baltimore, Anapolis, etc., see special advertisements. i[}* For further information, T! h Tickets, &c-apply to THOMAS H. PARSONS, Agent, at Washington Station. JOHN H. DONE, Master of ‘Transportation, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore may 3—tf ROM NEW ia eA a hf CHARLESTON AND AUGUSTA, MOBILE, D NEW OR NS. stmmnk AND FALL ARRANGEMENT. (exee, ) VIA BAY LINE Gnd SEABOARD & ROAN- OKE RAILROAD, to the above mentioned the Schedule being so that iivcler is not sul any travel on the Railroad from New York to ia North Carolina. THROUGH TICKETS. From New York to W S15 Do. wi -12 0 en 4 00 10 00 ‘rom oe Witmningon, N.C 32 00 itimore to .N. zi Poe Weldon 800 Do. Norfolk and Portsmouth 5 00 For further information and Through Tiekets, ly in New York at the New J: Railroad Ube, ton of Courtland street; in Pinadeiphia at the Philadelphia and Baltimore Railroad \ in Liberty street ; in Baltimore at the Office of the Steam Packet mp aes | more free of all ex: tors whose duty it is the to the agcompany the convenience. splendi bas THE LINE BEING NOW COM- of the Pouistana a ee, NORTH CAROLINA. Capt James Canon, bav= ing unsurpassed State Rooms and Berth Accom- fons. The Norfolk or Bay Line Steamers will leave cord stres, daily (Sundays excepted) at evelack, street, lv vs Pp. m., or ii stely after the arrival of the Ex- Train which leaves New York at 8a. m., seas athe hn ‘or Al 4 Chi the S$ 5 a ee Railroad, ~yedmene Ip ers for Richmond and ’ or any other points on Jame« Kiver, connett wit the James River Boats early next morning after leaving Baltimore. ii Al for Edenton, Plymonth, Newbern, Washington, Weldon, ‘Goldsboro’; Warsaw, Raleigh and Wilmington. N.C, orany other point on the Seabord and Wilmington Roads, will it the most pleasant and ble route, MN PALLS. Agent. “Baltimore, May 17, 1855. FOR PHILADELPHIA. HILADELPHIA, W INGTON & BAL- TIMORE RAILROAD.—Passenger tains leave Baltimore daily (except Sundays) for Phila delphia at 5.30, (Express) and Ua. ™., and7 ORANGE & ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD. | For Havre de Grace at 8.30 and 11 a.m; 5.30 Gag bay Sessa: GREAT SOUTHERN MAIL LINE! WICE daily between WASHINGTON and | the SOUTH, via ALEXANDRIA, GOR- | DONSVILLE and RICHMOND—no night line on Sunday Leave Washington x before 6 o'clock am Leave Alexandria ¥ “ 7 “ am Leave Washington ¥ pm Leave Alexandria x pm “ 7 « 8 FARES BY NIGHT LINE. From Washington and Alexandria, to Gor- Gonsville......seccesccccsee 3 25 From Gordonsville to Richmond. ++ 225) Travelers will tind the morning line the cheap- est, most pleasan d expeditious route to the Greenbrier White Sulphur, Fauquier White Sul- pur, Warm, Hot, Alam and Capon. Spring Varrenton, Charlottsville, Staunton, Strasburg. | Weir's | Winchester. Harrisonburg, Lexington, Cave, Natural Bridge, Luray, New Market, Mid- dleburg, &c. FARES BY MO ING LINE: From Alexandria to Wz - $2 00 Be 14 G - 350 “ “ - 450 “ “ - 600 “ “ - 350 “ “ - 350 “ - 4355 “ - 5w - 23 ‘ 4 OMNIBUSES and BAGG WAGONS will be at the Depot of the Washington Railroad, to convey passenzers and baggave to the Steamboat, for ALEXANDHia. a dance of 8 miles, allow- ing ample time for meals. H. W. VANDEGRIFT, jy Gen. Supt. GREAT SOUTHERN MAIL ROUTE. YWICE DAILY BETWEEN WASHING- ton and the South via Freder- xl icksburg, Richmond, Petersburg, Va., Weldon and Wilmington, N. ton, S. C., and Augusta, Ga. The travelinz public is hereby informed that the swift and comfortable steamers BALTIMORE AND MOUNT VERNON leave the Steamboat Wharf at Washington dail at6a.m.and7 p. m., arriving in Richmond at p. m. and 3a. m.; and at Petersburg at 23¢ p.m. and 5a. m. The following Through Tickets can be obtained on board the boats : To Fredericksburg .....4-..eee+seeeesseeee283 00 To Junction of Virginia Central Railroad To Richmond, Va. ‘To Norfolk, Va To Petersburg, V To Weldon, N.C To Wilmington, N . FARE ON POTOMAC RIVER. For each passenger, as follows: To Alexandria 25 cents, and baggage 123g cents. To Marbury tee eeeeees 3 ‘To Quantico, Sandy Point, &c. ‘To Aquia Creek sesesees Meals and State Rooms extra. a) es- For further information ri on board of the boats, or to GEO. MATT Ney, ent. je30—2w Washington. THE POTOMAC RIVER STEAMBOAT COMPANY'S STEAMER ALICE C. PRICE, CAPT. SAMTEL BAKER ILL LEAVE WASHINGTON AT SIX o'clock a. m.,and AL N- seal DRIA at 7 o'clock, a. m.— On TUESDAY MORNINGS—For Mattox, Currioman, L.. Machodoc, Piney Point, Kinsale, and Cone. On FRIDAY MORNINGS—For Chapel Point, Wicomico, Leonardtown, Piney Point, St. Mary’s, and Cone. On WEDNESDAY, (returni at 4 o'clock, a. m., for St. Mary's, Piney Point, Leonardtown, Wicomico, and C 1 Point On SATURDAY, (returnin, )—Leave Cone at 4 o'clock, a. m., for Kinsale, Piney Point, L. Ma- chodoc, Currioman, and Mattox. The A. C. Price will call at the usual landings on the river when signals are made. By order of the Board: JAMES P. SMITH, President. Alexandria, Va., June 1, 1855. je 15—tf )—Leave Cone “WASHINGTON BRANCH RAILROAD. Ope OF HOURS.—On and after Mon- day, the 23d instant, the Trains will Leave Washington at 6 and 8 a. m., and 3 and *%P.m. + Leave Baltimore at 4 and 9% a. m., and 3 and 5 .m. Oh Sunday at 4 a.m. ap 23—tr T. H. PARSONS, Agent. GE AND ALEXANDRIA AND MANASSAS GAP RAILROADS. Tue Subscriber’s Coaches will call for ers wishing to connect with the above raili - My Coaches, connect with the Steamers GEOKG SH- INGTON or THOMAS COLLYER, which lea Washington at 6 a. m. Meals furnished on the boats. ‘ersons Wishing the coaches to call for them can leave their name and residence with Mr. John T illman, near the Capitol gate; Mr. Butt’s drag store, corner Pa. avenue ‘and 12th St; or at Geo. Thos. Parker & Co.'s store Coaches can be had for Pleasure Trips. may 29—2m WILLIAM WHALEY. STEAMBOATS CONNECTING ITH EACH TRAIN OF CARS ARRIV- ing in Washington or Alexan- dria.—The Steamers THOS. COL-, YER or GEORGE eee * the above connections, leav ashington at 6 a. m., for the Orange and pyc ag Cars, and con- nect with the same train on their arrival. MEALS —— — a boats. RY, Hosts commer er the trains from Bal- timore. SAM’L GEDNEY, Capuain. may 17—tf HIRTS MADE TO ORDER.—Gentiemen’s best quality of Shirts made ts maamne ana warranted to fit, at the lowest New York pie. WALL & STEPHENS, Pa. avenue, next to Iron Hall. (News) y ket H (Havre de Grace Accommodation Trains) and 7 p. | 5 7 p.m. train rans every night, this being the | Only train on Sunday... 11 a. m. train has a second class car attached ; fare in it to Philadelphia $2 No SECOND CLASS TICKETS solid in the cars. TRAINS FOR BALTIVORE Leave Philadelphia at 5.30 a. m., (12.45 Express and 3 p. m. Steamboat) and is ™m Leave Havre de Grace at 73) a. m.; Havre de Grace Accommodation Trains 11.45 a.m., 3.45, 5.56 p. m., and 2.65 a. m WM. CRAWFORD, Agent. Baltimore, April 30—tr THE NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL UNITED STATES peter MAIL STEAMERS. fP.HE SHIPS COMPRISING THIS LINE the are ATLANTIC, Captain West, PACIFIC, Captain Nye, BALTIC, Captain Comstock, ADRIA Captain Grafton These Ships have been built by contract, express- ly for Government service; every care bas been taken in their constraction, as in the engines. to insure strength and speed, and their accommoda- tions for passengers are unequalled for elegance and comfort = PRICE OF PASSAGE From New York to Liverpool, in firstcabin, $120 Second cabin, - - - - - - 70 Exclusive use of extra size state rooms, - 300 From Liverpool to New York, - £Wand £0 An experienced Surgeon attached to each ship. No berth can be secured until paid for For freight or ze apply to ‘Ebwagp'k POLLins & co. 56 Wall street, New York. BROWN, SHIPLEY & ¢o., E. G. ROBERTS & CO. 13 King’s Arms Yard, London. JOHN MUNROE & CO 26 Rue Notre Dame des Victolres, Paris. GEORGE H. DRAPER, Havre. wd = wrtinesg se —— will vee accounta- \¢ for » Silver, bullion, specie, ieweiry, - cious stsnes’ or metals, unlese bills’ of J pod signed therefor, and the value thereof pressed. ex- nov i6—ly se MOTT BEDELL’S LINE. NEW YORK, ALEXANDRIA, WASHING- TON CITY, AND DISTRICT OF COLUM- BIA PACKETS. _—— LINE OF PACKETS SAILS WEEK- LY from pier 14 East river, New York, and oftener if necessary, and is composed of the fol- lowing first-class vessels : New sch’r A. V. Brpeit, Bedell, master New sch’r Mort Brogit, A. V. Tredwell. Seb’r Ann D., Wm. Oliver, master. Seh’r Votant, L. A. Smith, master Scb’r Comma NDER-IN-CHIEF, Woglum, master Sch’r GREenway, Wilson, master. These vessels are all fast sailers, and the masters are —— ex —— in the trade, and the only regular line of Washington Cit ‘kets. MOTI BEDE aL, Wall street, New York. 8.8. MASTERS & SONS. Alexandria, Va THOMAS RILEY, feb 1—6m Washington and D. of C FOR MOUNT VERNON. N TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS —F round trip, $1; from Alexandria 75 cents —The steamer THOMAS, COLLYER leaves Washington at 9, Alexan- dria at 93g o'clock. Coaches leave the Capitol for the boat at 8¥ o'clock. Coach fare 10 cents - sons Wishing the coaches will leave their residence with George & Thomas Parker. Refreshments on the boat oct 3—tf SAM’L GEDNEY, Captain. FOR PHILADELPHIA. ITIZEN’S UNION L —The Steamer OHIO, Capt. Trippe, will com- —— mence running on this long -estab- lished route, for Philadelphia, on MONDA*, April 2, leaving Union Dock, foot of Coveord st., Baltimore, daily —— Sundays) at 7 o’elock 2 m., stopping at Ford's Landing and Port Her- man Fare Cabin passage. ... ARF, ~ $2 50 U9 BREAKFAST and SUPPER provided on Board WM. CRAWFORD, Agent. Baltimore, March 31—tr SEA BATHING AT OLD POINT COM- FORT. NE OF THE BALTIMORE STEAM PACK- ET CO.’S STEAMERS will 7 x leave the Union Dock, foot of Con-; cord street, Baltimore, daily (Sundays except at 5 o’clock p. m., for Old Point Comfort i™ Fare there and back $6—giving the passen- gers the ies 4 to remain the whole season. M_N. FALLS, Agent B.S. P’. Co. Baltimore, June 1—tr PIANOS—PIANOS. Wwe respectfully request the aitention of persons ‘who purpose purchasing Pianos to our very extensive assortment now in store, consisting of Pianos from the old and celebrated manufactories of Hallet, Davis & Co., Boston; Bacon & Raven, New York; Knabe, Gaehle & Co., Baltimore. These Pianos we guarantee in every respect t© be a — others. ss We take Pianos in part payment, accept good endorsed notes for 2, 3, wed 6 nee ths, in fact make almost any arrangement to suit purchasers. We have also several band Pianos for sale low and upon easy terms. Also, — Violins, Flutes, Accordeons, Mu- sic, Strings, s Persons can have their Pianos tuned and repaired by leaving their names with JOHN F. ELLIS, Je 306 Pa. avenue. debs corpaned op Boe Maer he uw » just acre pubiebed bp the ta bate tony The tide page is most eleyantly embellished. ae ence BES Tig ied , “4