Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1855, Page 4

EVENING STAR. THE BACHELOR'S DREAM. BY T. HOOD. My pipe is lit, my greg is mixed. j Tay Eartain drawn, ond all fs snug; Old Pass is in her elbow chair, And Tray is sitting on the rug. ‘Last night'l had a curious dream: Miss Susan Bates was Mistress Mogg. What do you think of that, my cat? ‘What do you think of that, my dog? She looked so fair, she sang so well, 1 could but woo, and she was won. Myself in blue, the bride in white— ‘The ring was placed—the deed was done. Away we went. in chaise and four, As fast as log Lee could flog. What do you think of that, my cat? What do you think of that, my dog? What loving tete a-tete to come— But tete-a-tetes must still defer ; When Susan came to live with me, Her mother came to live with her. With sister Belleshe couldn’t part, Bat all my ties leave to jog. What do you think of that, my cat? What do you think of that, my dog? ‘The mother brought a — A monkey ron iad es! e made ; The sister introduced a beaun— My Susan brought a favorite maid. She hada a of her own, A snappish mongrel, christened Gog. What do you think of that, my cat? What do you think of that, my dog ? The bit, the screamed— All day the sister strummed and sung; The petted maid was such a scold— My Susan learned to use her tongue. Her mother had such wretched . She sate and croaked like any frog What do you think of tha’, my cat? W hat do you think of that, my dog ? No longer deary, duck, and love. { sooa came down to simple “M5 The very servants cro-sed m: My Susan le. me down to them. The poker hardly seemed my cwna— I might as weil have been a log. ‘Ww bat do you think of that, my cat? What do you think of that, my dog? My clothes they Were the queerest shape— Duel coats and hats Wcnever met; My ways they were the oddest ways; My friends were sach a vu set. Poor Tomtinson was snubbed and huffed— She could not bear that Mr. Blogg. What do you think of that, my cat? 7 What do jou think of that, my dog? At this we had a spar, and then Memma must mingle in the song; sister took a siste:’s part— ‘id declared her master wrong. learned to call me‘ fvol’’— s Like a London fog. it do you think ef that, my cat? tdo you think of that, my dog? ‘3 (sie was superfine, E d by bills that had no ead, Tm ver had a decent coat— i never had a coin tospend. # Sh> forced me to resiga my club, Lay down my pipe, retrench my grog. WY bat dv you think of that, my cat? What do you think of that, my dog ? Each Sunday night we gave a rout To fops and filrts a preity list; And when I tried to steal away, mad my study full of whist ; to com? and last to go, ways was a Captain Hoge. hat do you think of that, my cat? What do you think of that, my dog? Now, wasa’t that an awful dream, Pox one who singl> 1s, aad snug; With em} in ihe elbow chair, And fray reposing on the rug? Wf 1 must titer aoe the hill, - *Tis safest dene without a clog. W bat do you think of that, my cat? Wha: do you think of that, my dog? i@ A lady promised her servant five dol 1 4+ 8 bisrriage portion. The girl married ucf very small statare. which somewhat 33. ‘ Why, Mary, what a you have got!’* -* La, Missus,’’ “what kin you expect for five Prosy Coleridge, during one of his in- ble talks, said to Lamb: “Charley, va ever heur mo preach?’ ‘I never vu do anything else,” was the prompt reply of Lamb, which has remained by-word to the present day. = A abort men became attached toa very omin, and somebody said that he had in love with her. : Fou oall that falling in love?” said an ‘i bachelor, “it is more like climbing up iy An exchange paper tells the story of a wea who was found on a Sunday morning without a hat, sittingona block of granite bro eto bare feet in a brook, trying to catch a bad ecld ~ If you are determined to commit sui- of poverty, doit early in ote at night, and you of three meals. Se “OV ER[LENTS OF CCEAN STEAMERS. YECM THES UNITED eTaTES. eave For ~ PROM EUROPE. +, Bremen ew York....Oct. 10 --Havre... ew York....Oct. 13 I>" The Cailfernia steamers leave New York ou tne Sth and 20th of each month. —— (5. 315413 AT PRINCIPAL HOTELS. National Hotel—wituuam eur. Fr M Hall, Ma Col Samble & lady, Fla U Rinebardt, La Mrs Shepard, do JU Dawson. Va Miss Shepard, do i ¢ ner, Mass Miss Sambie, do L P Holligay, K M Clackner, Ma” R Stewart, Ala J T Stewart, do W Cannon, do P P Todd, Mass J Greenhatph AN Joknson, Mass R A Mitehell, Md Rev A F N Rolfe, do R Clagett, do R Martin, NJ CH S8mali, NY Hon W Milward, Pa HC Scott, Md ncy, Ve T brooke, ua irk F Scott, do EE W illiems, de, CW Hasorg, Pa . Kirkwood Meuse—. 4. & a. r1Rxwoop. ND Andersen, Md J P lieved, jr, Mess A\ fi Merris, NY A Milligan, Mass R Rram and ly, Ger- any Rousselet, Ma Minerito, Paris c c P T oz L Fi in. Obio Dabney, Pa T Ravsell, Mass S A Beldea, Tex H J Denny, YN WH C Marsball, NY 3 Wallace, Eng W P Meech, NY JP Lincotn, Mass cy Ha‘manett, do T Murchison, do F A G'bbons, Md T Ferry, ly, 2chil’n & ¥ P Kelly, do weer Jvitus Le Blanc, ly, 3 Mrs Greener, 2chil’n & ars. and «vt, Cuba svt, do JP Harris Pa Willards’ Hotel—y.c & B.A. WILLARD. IP Wiliams, sla ‘ AW lew ell, ¥ ui oo & lady, C Qrveen, do G bf Wilson & 3 Indies, Co. F Lee, USA Jj Hutchins-n & ly, Mass 35 Kueen, NY J Barts & kdy,Del Miss Hutchinson, do Me Pr yne, Ga c G&D Kellogg, NY Stine ag ie atr rt 8c d Miss € i tank, do J Mites ag 1 A P Pouda & lady. do JE Thayer & ly, 5 ol Erowns’ Hetel—? ?. & x. snown, J A Biddiecomb & 1 CW Weil, NJ * WT Waa'ae” “Miss Biddlecomb,do J B Canfield, NJ Miss C W Bower, Pa J Simms, NY G J Waller, NY a frig Ep pomben, Cal 5 en ar d A D ae “ oe ‘a np obnston, Md r Scuthget®, Ls rimes, Prof Gall, Mass Dcckson, Mase = my i Jackscn, do 4 B Catincn, tows Va gee W ff McCaul, fern T Robinson, Va United States tetel_z ¢, HACKNEY RS McKay @ ly, Va J W Pe: PF Queen do 4 Leibek'e fy, do Ju scort, Ma R L Jobnson Pa LF Ress & ly, DC F Letto, 8 JR Roberts, O E Howin & ly, Ma W O Kerr, do T Fleming & sister, Pla Proposals fo rnishing the for the "pubis Printing. ie Orvice Sepenixtanvant oF Pesiic P ING, “Wasi Be 29, 1855. United States Mail. ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ere g SS PRIVATE MEDICAL TAREATION on TEE . Post a Dar D ‘tober 80, 185 PHILOSOPHICAL VIEW OF MABRIAG Pursuance of the provisions of the ‘‘ Act to | prices ° - 7? &o. uentl: /POSALS for conveying the mails of the Dteetoreseen Cpa pee ee 3 | pea will Pita Duma berpees ‘New Orleans, La prov sealed Fecolved at thls nies, inthe Capitol, until the first Monday (3d day) ef December sang they twelve o’cloek, m., for furvishing the paper that may be required for the public printing ota pom mencing on the Ist day of December, and ending on the Ist day of December, 1556. The subjoined list specifies, os neerey secon anoertaii the quant quality, and ription. of each kind of paper that will be required : Crass 1. x 10,000 reams fine printing uncalendered, to Re rfeasuire ato Se thoes, and to weigh forty-five pounds to the ream of 480 sheets. 4,000 AGS des dered. af reams fine printin, len , to measure oe by Fs] fadnes, and to weigh fifty-six pounds to the ream of 490 s! ; Crass 3. 5,000 reams superfine sized and calendered print- ing poper, to measure 24 by 38 inches, and to weigh fifty-two pounds to the ream of 480 sheets.. and Catro, Lil, from January 1, 1856, to June 30, b CHT We tecelved at the Contract Oftce of this de! partment until 3, p. m., of the 30th November satin be by the 3d of December follow- ing, viz: Route No. 7909.— LOUISIANA. From New Oreans, by Baton nome, Natchez, Miss., Vie » Ne .,and Mem- phis, Tena T, | snot, 1,075 mllew and k, daily, in safe and suitable steamboats. Leave New Orleans daily at 5 p.m. Arrive at Cairo in six days by 5 p.m Leave Cairo daily at 5 p. mj Arrive at New Orleans in five days by 5 p m. ‘The department reserves the right to add not ex- ceeding ten other offices to the above number, to be visited and supplied datly, each way. The service is to be in safe and suit- able steainboats of the ust qua! to mabe the ip in sched used only during such time of low ‘ productive : Route agents may be em) and for ‘Seis keeping, assorting, and able room or rooms must the exclusive control of the ¥ The agents are to be and irtment, but they are to be coy vi for by the cont or. rae THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHECKS TO BE » HAD IN WaSHINeTON. TS BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL t now its to Travellers WASHINGTON, BALTI- MORE, and all portions of the WEST, NORTH- WEST, and the SOUTHWEST. i cicnnes the Trains ‘bound West from Balti SILVER WARE, eet made _ prom; at ington SEMKEN 330 Pa. avenue, between 9th and Function | (lately cated Rela House) ® miles * 10th streets, offers his large stock of pute | from Baltimore, ‘This is the Silver Ware, consisting of C and Tea > | required between Washi: complete, Bowls, Cream Goblets, Cups, e is checked through to Whi Spoors re orks, aud a ificent assortment | Washington Station, and rechecked tichly chased fancy silver ware suitable fer gifts, | ferred there, (with the ) without ch: x at reduced prices. for those holding Jagh Tickets for points Geen BOR ie of any of the above articles are . The connecting Trains leave Washi Being mostly of our own manufacture, ‘heh phe ero he Shor ea Leth ran s E 2 2 > A qe at at y no * Quick Sales and Small Profits,” Is the motto. A full supply of the Fall style of HATS. sep 18 ow vt matter in FIFTY CENT OR DOL- LAR PUBLICATIONS. ‘ It treats on the PHYSIOL- OGY OF MARRIAGE, and the Secret infirmities ‘We war- | intter hour only. At WHEELING direct connection 1s made celgn made to order at | with the trains of the CENTRAL OHIO RAIL- on is paid in get- | ROAD, running from Bellaire, on the Ohio, near &eo. Wheeling, through Cambridge, Zanesville, and Newark, to COLUMBUS. connect at Newark with the cars of the Newark; Mansfield and Sandusky soy for Sandusky, Toledo, Detroit, Chi t. Louis, ete. ‘At COLUMBUS the C, 0. Rallroad trains con- Crass 4. 300 reams superfine hard sized and calendered printing paper, tomeasure 24 by 52 inches, and to weigh forty-eight pounds to the ream of 430 sheets. Crass 5. 1,000 reams superfine sized and catendered ma, paper, of such sizes as may be required, i> Silverware of any short notice. Particular ting ab Aetuenils; Premiums, INHALATION FOR THE CURE OF ASTHEA AND CONSUMPTION. corresponding in weight with pa, meas- ‘ ey # In case of accident by which a boat - uring 19 by 2Vinches and welzuingtwen. | NEW AND VERY WONDERFUL!!! nect with thefasttrains of the Little Mivams Batt. | , In case of accident Dy which be c- ty pounds per ream of 180 sheets. EX LY GE AWN A | XENIA (on Little Milam! Ralivond) connections | the frst boat passing the same way, whether such Crass 6. ! i Indian- | boat be a mail-boat or not, to be carried to destina- srought home to the doer ef the Millien! | formed with the trains h Dayton, to 200 reams superfine plate paper, raerigys ry ae — spolls, Ferre. Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock | tion and delivered, free of charge to the depart- uncalen as ma) u WOND FUL discovery has recently been land, St, Louls, ete ment. 24 inches, and of suc weight per Team as aay Dr. Curtis, of this city, in the treat. | *Passengers Through Tickets for | Special agents of the department are to be car- may be required. ment of Cacearaetien Asthma, and all diseases | Memphis. Veeksborg fatchex, New Orleans, ty > ————- meergereeryrtst their ie ‘The fibre of the paper of each of the aboveclasses | of the Lungs. We refer to Dr. CURTIS'S HY- | etc., which arealso soldat Wash! trans | tials; also, blanks, paper, jocks, and ma to be of linen and cotton, free from ail adulteration with miceral or other substances, of a fair white- ness, and put up in quires of twenty four sheets each, and in bundles of two reams each, each ream to contain 490 perfect sheets. Uniformity incolor, thickness, and weight will be required; and no bundle (exclusive of hig! aha varying over or under five per cent. from the standard weight will be received, and the gross weight will in all cases be required. Mixing of various thicknesses in the same bundle to make up the weight will be con- sidered a violation of the contract. CLass 7. No. 1 —1,500 reams Quarto Post Writing aby a No. 2.—1,500 do Foolscap do lo Flatcap do do Folio Post do do Medium do do Demy do do Medium (ass,dcol’s) GEANA, or INHALING HYGEAN VAPOR | ferred at Cincinnati tothe Mail on the AND CHERRY SYRUP. With this new me- | Ohio. Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and St. thod, Dr. C. has restored many afflicted ones to | Louis are sold heath, as an ee wena os he hes a ol eee psd mis og “ecb ey oh certificates. poy the treatment, a - 9, troit, 0, +» tic! are sold, sician remarks, ‘1 ie evident that inhaling—oon> when the Ohio’is navigable between Wheeli and Weilsville (forty stantly breathing an agreezble, healing vapor—the per de in direct co with the Cle and >. bh , be’ id the tf certified responsible persons, and the guarantee a Lemiiend 3 judge or clerk of a court of mo he department reserves the right to reject any bid which may be deemed extra , and also to set aside a lower bid in favor of one higher, in the abseuce of es Seager evidence af suffi- cieacy and responsibility on the part of the bidder badass fe peoperiagaba ‘sabebit’ a ring and submit their posals, indiv ene iu bomsenting to Broome noe antors, and postmasters and others in certifying to their sufficiency; are uested to bear in mind that the object isto obtain a regular and relisble line of mail packets on this ing nt thorough- fare, and that a strict compliance with contract obligations will be demanded Boats offered for the service will be subject to inspection by an agent or agents designated by the department, wito will cer'ify toeach by name this route. ry —remed inflicted miseries and disappoint fortunately prevalent in the . it pan ag “oe veocmmmend. . Its is part! = ed to persons entertaining secret of their my ded the be rt (ee and ahead haza the bealtb, happiness, to which every human Sein ie entitled. Price TWENTY-FIVE CENTS } wale 21 or for One Dollar. pos of the United States. Five © Mailed to all 5 B.—Those who prefer may consult Dr. LA CROIX upon any of the diseases upon which this . book treats, cite prsenelly ox by mail. ae. cine sent to any part of the Union according t@ di- rections, safely packed and carefully secured from all observation Address Dr. M. B_ LA CROIX, No. 31 Maidea Lane, or Post Uitice Box 579, Albany, N. Y Office open daily from 9 a.m. 9p m., on Sunday from 2 until 5 p. m. Office REMOVED from No. 56 Beaver st. to 31 Maiden Lane, Albany, N. ¥. dec 7—w DUCTOR HOUFLAND'S | CELEBRATED | GERMAN BITTERS, where a connection ‘ittsburg Railroad is Travelers are requested to notice that while this is the only route affording Through Tickets and Checks in Washin ton, it is also, the shortest, most speedy, rect to nearly leading es in the — West. The distance from ‘ashington to innati is but 653 miles, being abcut 100 miles shorter than by any other rout FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, FROM WASHINGTON :—To Wheeling, $9 50; Colum- bus, #13 65; Dayton, $15 5¢; Cincinnati, 1S 00; Louisville, by railrond, $18 65, by from Cincinnati, #18 00; Indianapolis, 817 50; Cleve- land, $12 50; Toledo, $15 90; Detroit, $15 20; | ‘hat they are in all respects to the service, Chicago, #2065 and $19 50; St. Louis, $28 50 and | and no boat once accepted can be withdrawn with- #25; Memphis, #26; New Orleans, €31; ete. out the ascat of the department. F EREDERICK AND HARPER’S | Bidders and guarantors are referred for the pro- RRY RTINSBURG, CUMBERLAND, | Visions of law on the subject of thetr liabilities to 8 BY SPRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS, | the section of the “act to change the organi- PIEDMO. OAKLAND, and FAIRMOUNT, | 2a!ion of the Post Oifice Department,”’ approved sengers May lvave Washington at 6 a. m. or | July 2, 1536 j Pry Pp. m. For the minor way stations between Articles of contract in the usual form, and em- altimore end Wheeling, take 6 a. m. train from | bracing the usual conditions and uirements, Washincton. are to be executed by the accep'ed bi , and bis or before the Ist day of ry nex’ Medicinal properties must come in contact with the whole erial cavities of the lungs, and thus escxpe the many and varied changes ‘uced upon them when intreduced Into the stomach, and subject to the process of digestion.” The Hyge- ana is for sale at all the Drengia thronghont the country.—N. Y¥. Dutchman Jan. 14. The Inhalor is worn on the breast under the lin- en, without the least tuconvenience—the heat of ay. being suficient to evaporate the fiuid. Hundreds of cases of cures, like the following, tht be named. me package cf the Hygeana has cured me of the Asthma of six yours s' sion J. F. KEESBERRY, P. M. of Duncannon, Lam cured of the Asthma of ten years’ standing by Dr. Curtis’s Hygeana. MARGARET EASTON, Brooklyn, N. ¥ MRS. PAUL, of No.5 Hammond street, N. ¥., was cured of 2 severe case of Bronchitis by the By sister han been cured of a distressing a several ’ standing, and decided to be {n- pense She was cured in one Colored Crass 8. - 1.—5,000 reams writing paper, 19 by 26 inches, to weigh twenty-eight pounds per ream. . 2.—3,100 reams writing paper, 18 by 25 inches, to weigh twenty-six pounds ream. . 3—100 reams writing paper, 15 by 22 inches, to weigh twenty-four pounds per ream. No. 4.—310 rams writing paper, 18 by 18 inches, to weigh twenty-two pounds per ream No, 5.—100 reams writing paper, 12 by 18 inches, to weigh twelve pounds per rem. Crass 9.—Ledger Papers. an < of curable by the 2 i 5 ad r to and from Baltimore, Anapolis, | sure'ics PREPARED BY is. 0 gy os fay, hee aa GA T, P.M. Richmond, Me. etc. flips Lael oaveitennan ? E The I ‘tmaster General may alter coatract | Dr. C. 3 . JACKSON, Philadelphia, Pa.,~ Wa Babi ato Ge. ttedites, an The Rev. Dr. CHEEVER. of New ¥ mi 127" For further information, T h Tickets, | and al'er the schedule, he aliowing a pro rata jn- WILL EFPRCTUALLY CURE 50 do fies of our medicine 50 do he followin; u 3 New York, Nov. i5, crease of compencation, within the restrictions do posed by Jaw, for any increased service re- do royal do super royal do 8, Agent, LIVER COMPLAINT, DYSPEPSIA, Jaundice, Chromic or Nervous Debdility, Dis- &c., apply to THOMAS H. PARSO. at Weshington Station. t a ey: Dear Sir: I think highly of Dr. Ourtis’s Hyge- JOHN H. DONE, quired. He may also discontinue or curtail the eases of the Kidneys, and all Diseases ere ine eae Pere em MEcel 7,8. and | anaasaremedy in diseases of the throat and lanes: | Master of Trans ion, service, inw scot in per eiowieg one month's Grising from a Disordered 9, to be made of the best materials, and finished in | Having had some epee to testify its effica- Baltimore and Ohio , Baltimore. | xtra pay on the service dispensed with. __» Liver or Stomach. the best manner, flee from adulteration, white or | Cy, I am convinced that it is a mostexcellent rem- | _ may 3—tf Form of Proposat. Such as Constipation, Inward Piles, Fullness, or biue color, as may be required, and (with the ex- ception of Class 5) to be of the regular standard sizes of their respective kinds, and of such weights as may be required by this of The right is re- served of ordering a greater or less quanty of each 1, —— —-, of, State of » Propose to vey the mai! on route No. 7809, from New Or- sans to Cairo, agreeably *o the advertisement of the Postmaster General, dated October 20, 1855, ¢} ed, bat the Syrup and the inbaling application to chest. Prof. S$. CENTER writes us as follows: | Gentlemten—I have recently had occasion to test your Cherry Syrup and Hygean Vapor, ina case | GRANGE & ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD. Ea ee Se Blood to the Head, Acidity of the Stomach, Nau- sea, Heartburn, Disgust for food, Fullness, or Weight in the Stomach, Sour Eroctations, Sink- ing or Finttering at # i Pit of the mn Swimming of the Head, Hurried ona Tiecat | Ii and by the following mode of eonveyance, viz: : : and every kind contracted for, at sch times and | Of chronte sore throat, that had refused fo yield t%) | GREAT SOUTHERN MAIL LINE! for the annual sum of Brea'hing, Fluttering ot the Heart, Choking or such quantities as the public service may re- | Other forms of treatment, and the result has satis- | FEVWICE dally between WASHINGTON and dollars. Sufocating Sensations when in al Posture, quire. fied m: that, whatever may be the composition of the SOUTH, via ALEXANDRIA, GOR-| This proposal fs made with full knowledge or | Dimness of V —, Dots of W: fore the Each class will be considered separately. and be Ly, P-eparation, tt ts no tmposit we ag ctonl- DONSVILLE and RICHMOND—no night line | the distance of the route, the weight of the mai: | Sight, Fever and Dull Pain in the Head, Def- n icted, | on Sunday. ject to 0 t; but lent remedy. I wish, for the sake to be carried, and all other particulars in reference | Clency of Perspiration. Yellowness of the Skin ap si apr aa, wench ty ponent proposal, | that it might be brought within @e meek of all. Leave Washington ¥ before 6 o'clock a m to the route and service, and also after full exami. | &d Eyes, Pain in the Side, Back, Chest, Limbs privilege is reserved of requiring a bidder | DR. JOUNS, one of the most aeis@aeted Phys!- | [eave Alexandria “7 «© am nation of the instructions and requirements ai-| &c-, Sudden Flushes of Heat Burning in the pahini igh ela epg assigned hiss | elans ia New York writes as Toews: Lae Wogan ey | Ghee tached totheedvertisment. Flesh, Constant imaginings of Evil, and great totake all such classes, or forfeit his right to auy | | Dr. Cunzis—Dear Sir—Having witnessed the | Leave Alexandria ¥ “ 8 “ pm Dated Depression of Spirits. class. excellent effects of your Hygeana or Lara 3 =r (Signed.) HE PROPRIETOR, in calling the attention Samples, (not less than one quire) of each kind Brom Vapor and Cherry Li in case of Chronic of the public to this preparation, does so with of paper ua for, and but one samzle for each | Bronchitis, and being much in favor of counter ir- $325! The undersigned, residing at a feeling of the utmost confidence in its virtues kind, must accompany each b'd; and, in classes | Ttation in aifections of the throat, Bronchial tubes 225) ae » that, if the foregol and adaptation of it to the diseases for which it is 7, 8, and ¥, be numbered to correspond with the | 80d lun:s, I can therefore cheerfully recommend ‘Travelers will find the morning Hne the chea) for carrying thi 1 on route No 7809 be accepted | fecommmended. number of the pap’r proposed for in that sche. | Your Medicated Aparatus as being the most con- | est, most pleasant and expeditious route to the it is no new and untried article, but one.that has by the Post to the Ist day o! General, the bidder shall, prior venient and effectual mode of applying anything January, 10 dule, and, ia the irs: six classes, to ba the kind have avec neta, Ne designated on the sample, or it wili not roperly Gree er White Sulphur, Fauquier White Sul- con- stood the test of a ten years’ trial before the Amer- mn, Hot, Alum and Capon Springs, eget ned preteen \caa ple, and its reputation and sale is unri- yubt thousands sidered. All proposals and samples must be | as thay be relieved, and many cured, by ‘arrenton, Charl ille, Staunton, Strasburg, eet 45 ton 8 series pectesch wae _ — valled by any similer preparations extant. The transmitted to fn Odlce free of postage or other your medicines Winchester, Harrisonburg, Lexti , Weir's sudactent <outien, 3 & testimony in its favor given by the most “s ex { must here be allowed to confess that I am op- | Cave, Nataral Bridze, Luray, New Market, Mid- | "ric \ cus with = full knowl of the obli- | Bent and well-known Physicians and individuals, Each propess) must be signed by the Individu- eye to prescribing or esing secret com cinds, dieburg, &c. = a tiond Gad Mabifities eeunmea aarantors | in all of the country is immense. The fol- al or firm making {!, and must specify the price | but this little neatly contrived article, and its ef * FAURS RY MORNING LINES Eider the 27th section of the act of Congress of | lowing from North Carolina is respectfully sub- r pound (and but one price for each) of every | fects in the case above alluded to, have induced | From Alczandria 19 Warrenton, July 2, 1596, nee" mitted, referring any who may still doubt, to the Eiad of paper contained in the class proposed for. | to speak in its favor. “3 * Gordons i) “Memorabilia,” or Practical RB: You are at liberty to use this in any way you Dated may think oo ak lou i. Les) w irs, &C., a5 GTOHNS, M.D No. 669 Houston street, N. ¥. Price three dollars a reoaki Sold by CURTIS & PERKINS and BOYD & ee 49 themiron N.Y. yA wid: our es sent to an of the Uni- ted Sats eke dollars. Mae N. B.—Dr. Cortis’s Hygeana isthe ORIGINAL and ONLY GENUINE ARTICLE; all others are base imitations, or vile and injurious counter- feits. Shun them as you would POISON. For sale in Washirgton by CHAS. STOTT, Pa. avenue, near 7th street, and J. B. MOORE, tn the First Ward. may 26m - "Dr. L. B. WRIGHT'S _ Vegetable Liquid Cathartic; OR, PLEASANT FAMILY PHYSIC. QUALED SUCCESS AND WON- fel popularity of my * LIQUID CA- ” amongst all classes of people—phy- sieians, heads of familics, goversors of the differ- ent almshouses, a-d overseers of various public institutions—can only be regarded asa united VERDICT OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY in its favor. Asa Family Physic ard Alterative, it has never yet been equalled ome pe sons, who have cen dosing the pane for years with at « « a “ All the paper in the several classes must be de- livered at such place or places as may b> désig- nated in Wasbirgton city, in good order, free of all and every extra charge or expense, and subject to the Inspection, count, weight, and measure- ment of the Superintendent, and be in all respects satisfactory. Blank forms for propovals will be,furnished at this Office to persons applying for them ; and none will be taken inte consideration unless substan- tally agreeing therew'th. Bonds, with approved securities, will be requir- ed ; and the supplying of an inferior article in any of the classes, or a failure to supply the quan‘ity required at any time, will be considered a viola- tion of the contract. Each bidder is required to furnish with his pro- Pposals satisfactory evidence of his ability to exe- cate them ; and proposals usaccompanied by such evidence wil! b> Aiectol. The proposals wiil be opened in the manner re- ufred by law, ‘“‘on the first Tuesday after the t Monday in December’? next, (4th,) at 10 o’clock a. m., at the Office of the Superintendent. Proposals will be addressed to the ‘ Superin- tendentof the Public Printing, Capitol of the Uni- ted States, Washington,”’ and eadorsed ‘+ Propo- sals for supplying Peper,’ A G. SEAMAN, Superintendent of the Public Printing. oc I—Stawow PROPOSALS FOR RATIONS FOR 1856 Charlottesville, Staunton, - Strasburg, - Winchester, - eceipt for - Farmers and Femi!ies, to be bad gratis of all the «7 ts for the Genaen Bitters. incipal Office and Manufactory, 190 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA. TESTIMONY FROM NORTH CAROLINA Gertificais of Dr. W. Smuth, of Pome Hill, Rich- (Signed by two guarantors.) Certificate. The undersigned, postmaster of ————, State of — . Certifies, under Ais oath of office, that he is acquainted with the above guarantors, and knows them to be men of property, and able to make good their guarantee. Dated woauvenut KSKSSS2S3 ‘bi and BAGGAG AGONS will be at the Depot of y Wash’ = rca conv SeULETS an: e Steam! Granex wace, for RLEMANDRIA walstance of 6 miles, allowing araple time for meals. jyli’ H.W. VANDEGRIFT, Gen. Supt, HE STEAMER GEORGE PAGE will leave Alexandria and Wash- ington at the following hours: weave Alexandria at 1, 74,8, Ua. Ky 2,3 ,5,6 p m Le Washirgton at 6, 8, 93g, 114 a m., 1, 2%. 44.5%. 7 p.m. fit OMNIBUSES will run in conn tion with the Boat, starting from the Capitol an: oing up Pennsylvania Avenue as far as 12th st., fi ance to the Boat. Leave Capitol at5¥,7K, 8X, 1K a.m, 12x, 2,3%,5¥ p.m The BOAT rns in connection with the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, and with the Trains on the Baltimore and Washington Railroad. RATES OF TOLL. Omnibus Fare from Capitol to Boat.. nt cents. xB . Dr. C. M. Jacxson, Philadelphia—Dear Sir: 1 have been a subject of Dys; in its worst form, for the lesi iive years. Such was my condi tion for twelve mon' hs that the and all who saw me said I must die. ie in this con- watering in Vir- orth (Signed.) Proposals should be enveloped, sealed, and *d- dressed ‘Second Assistant Postmaster General,’* and superscribed ‘‘ Proposals River Mails.”* JAMES CAMPBELL, oct 2—lawiw Postmaster General. Propesals fer Wrapping Paper, Twine and Sealing Wax. to “Ehalyheate ‘water in jt About the last of the week I went intos Post Orrice DerartMEnt, October 15, 1855. SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at thix epartment until the 30th day of November ext, at 12 of the clock, at noon, for furnishing wrappinz paper, twine, and seall: use of the post offices the United States, for mand after the3ist day of December next. articles are to be delivered. free of expense. at the blank agencies cf the Post Office Department at Washington, D. C., New York city, and Cincinnati, Obio Fhe estimated quantity of each article, and the sisted that | would try the le also called the next day at my room, sisted so much that I would try them that I bim od 5 me one bottle. He did it, and J asked com oar na capper debi 4 ng Cle em ee aes Se oak bse ail sear Anyi quired at each agency, yearly are ee ten ee - — a het cag 4 4 3 endeavored to bring my ‘‘ Liquid Cathartic’?’ into age) . 2, e fi . . pe medicine Git La Lateeeer he disrepute, but with 0 teiding effect that # notice | Buggy and horse. 3 District No. 1, at Washington, DeC. | °°, ERR one one of Washington, October ®, 1855.) | Would be sup. riluous. Horse and rider... 20 << | 1,00 reams patent manilla wrapping pager, 20 by | 4, Afr Te —— ane seta —_ — EPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS WILL | . This medicine is not a cure-all, but may becon- Market Wagons and Drays 25 25 inches in size, and to not less ic nearly all the Bitters I be received at this Oilice until 10 0’clocka. m., on Thursday, the +th day of November next, for farnishii ations to the United States Marines at the following staticns, for the year 1866, viz: sidered a specific for the following complaints :— Liver Complaints, Affections of the Bladder and Kidneys, Bilious Fever, Bronchitis, Costiveness, Pleurisy, Jomp'atat, Piles, Blotches on the ** “Round Trip 40 Wagon and four horsas. - 0 Hacks..... Hacks, Round Trip peptic, and I gave him ad ieft, which elfected much good in his case. He bas often calcd on mo for more of the same Kind of medicine, saying he was more benefitted than 26 nds to eam, and each ream io contain 2 fect quires os keke sel perfe 10 reams of the same kind of paper, inches in size, and to weigh not other had taken, bat aa ’e Charlestown, Massachusetts ; Skin, sy, Dizziness, Dyspepsia, tery effica- | Flour per barrel ..... . e 31 pounds te the seam wv hecorg se eee wcong 3 as I ieee Portsmouth, New Hampshire; cious, Erysipclas, Fever and Ague, Gout, Sick | All kinds of Grain per bushe oo i 2,000 pounds of cotton iwine, 4 strands, hard you, therefore, pl skip me a €czen of Brooklyn, Long Island, New Vork; Headache, Jaundice, impurity of the Blood, Mer- sep 27—1 JAMES GUY, Captain. twisted, and in bails from 12 to 16 ounces will y lease more as soon as possibic. Respectfully, yours, W. SMITH. D. R. HUOKER, Roger's Store, Wake Co., N G., October 24, 1853, says: “faving experienced pas eg ese of HOOF LAND’S GERMAN trie neme pe curlal Diseases. all Cutaneous Eruptions, a speedy semedy, Pains in Side, Jack and Breast, Second- ary Symptoms, Ulcers of a | kinds, and for ali the Purposes of a Family Physic Ail ages, conditions and cases can be beneficia’- Philadelphia, ares Gosport, near Norfolk, Virginia; Warrington, Florida; and Washington city, District of Columbia. Each ration to consist of one pound and a quar- ia weight 500 pounds of the same kind of twine, on spool’, €ach spool hing from 1 to 2 pounds 1,500 pounds coarse hemp twine, about one- THE NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMERS. eighth of an inch in diameter, well twis- ter of fresh ect, or tice quarters of a pound of | YY treated ‘with it; and in all cases of Deblity, | JIE SHIPS COMPRISING THIS LINE Se akin atic ox emis ereietiben teens oe mess pork, eighieen ounces of bread made of su- eakness at the Stomach, and Affections of the PELANTIC Capteln Weat one too e and a half pounds eac! Chronic Titery and funetional feng esate perfine flour, or superfine fine flour, at the option | Throat, and Dyspepsia; uo physician should be IFIC Cont 2 200 pounds scarlet s+ aling-wax, of @ good qual- | ‘he Liver, and its concomitant _ Of the government; and at the rate of six ude without it. Ié ean be omnes et casily = ae te: Captain 6 ity for ordinary use a a i gs please mone we y walter ; it does not nauseate the weakest stomac 7 2 eis ar 3 Cine Cae ee tee oan Teles | wat senaucearining polessaee aac ke teats ADRIATIC, Captain Grafton. District No. 2, at New York Cit lot, &e., Xe. costive. I haveever held all quack preparations 6,003 reams of wrapping p:per similar to in the great abhorrence, and can safely say that I first beans, four quarts of vinegar, two quarts of salt, described in the estimate for district No.1 ple hint aclngtbifinr ie tee Wo CERTIFICATE OF WM. 3. ATWOOD rvice; © care Hearevitia, Yadkin Co.,N.C four pounds of good, hard brown soap, and one ly for Government se’ j every simila; to that last described in said J ; and a hal 00 ped tall have avoided ail assimilations to quackery in its | taken in their construction, as in the engines, to 100 reams stmila: November Ist, 1855. pt rea al Ta ie ° | preparation. : Insure strength and speed, and thelr accommoda- estimate Dr. C.D. Jackson—Dear Sir: Allow me to ex- THERE 18 NOT A PARTICLE OF MERCURY IN IT. T ean fully assure all who take it that it is pre- pared upon the mest scientific principles, and no- thing but what is perfectly wholesome and PURELY VEGETABLE IN IT. I have received from almest every precinct where 400 reams {a quality similar to the laxt named tobe in size 28 by 40, and to weigh not less than £5 pounds 8,000 pounds of cotton twine. the same as that first described for district No.1 2,000 pounds saime as that of the second descrip- The beef required shall be delivered on the or der of the commanding officer of each station, el- ther in bulk or by the single ration, and shall consist of the bes: and most choice pieces of the carcass; the pork to be No. 1 aap mess pork, and the groceries to be of the best quality of the tions for passengers are unequalled for elegance and comfort. TRICE OF PassaGE. From New York to Liverpool, in arstcabin, = Second cabin, - = — : ‘90 and £0 press to my sincere thanks for your di: tre medicine which, to say the least of it, bas 9 fected a cure that all other mediciars, that I have , have oe odo. HOOFLAND'S taken GERMAN BITTERS have cured me of the most Exclusive use of extra size state From Li i to New York. tion for said district stubborn and — = - flies =) amed . this Medicine has been introduced, the most flat. rom Liverpoo! lew Yor! ha) ever fe ‘© the lot of mez. y Net Online aarpectton. panied | ering testimonials of 1's minacyLovs Cunkes of | An experienced Surgeon attached to cach ship. | 8,000 Pounds cverse hemp twine, similar to that eye las s community, as I am well by the names of two sureties known to thittafies the greatest variety of complaints yet rendered to | No berth can be secured until paid for. of the fet lescription So known in this and (ue surrounding counties, end or certified to by some official person; to be en. | DY medicine. Fe Sroka oe perees Spey aR ue 600 poets wre sealing wax,sameas * | can truly say chat my senoneny has astounded all dorsed “Proposals for Rations for the year 1856,”? THOUSANDS OF MOTHERS if Paget yt sorte my friends and relaticns, as | had tried everything and addressed to the (Quarterm ster of the Marine F ; recommended, and noting did me any good up til I was prevailed upon to ’ areat Mbt eaten sooth =u this communica- tion for tbe benefit of the e@licted, you may think r - Fruly, yours, ogg wwe. J. ATWOOD” vegetable, they invig- never have testified to its sootting and all- healing qual- tively that this is hysic for children or District No. 3, at eggs Ohio. . 7,000 reams wra) similar to that first (000 resamed OF distslet NG. 1 30 reams similar to that last named for said dis- trict 5,000 pcunds cotton twine, similarto that of the third description for said district 3,000 pounds coarse hemp twine, similar to tha’ of the third di ption for said district Corps, Washington, District of Columbia. G. F. LINDSAY, Major and Quartermaster U.S. Marine Corps. The foilowing-namea 's will publish the above twice a Week mati tue Sth of 'N ovember next, and send duplicate accounts, tegether with a printed copy of the advertisement, tu this office for payment, viz: ities, and many assert quite THE ONL? reliable Family aduits. PUYSICIANS UNIVERSALLY TESTiPFy that this is the ONLY GENUINE REMEDY that has 7 made its appearance; and in proof of this use ft, and cues it in their practice. One trial will prove most incredulous ‘hat, BROWN, SHIPLEY & yy E. @. ROBERTS & CO. 13 King’ ard, London. JOHN MU «CO. Rue Notve Dame des Victolres, Paris. GEORGE iil. DRAPER, Havre. ‘Fhe owners of these ships will not be accourta- orate and strengthen thi « - | tt, and can be used for infants as well as adults Pp ee coment, Pid See ag Gazette, rae rep ers sipapetn ppoo iene | pares nei ae sis, unizes baie of nay 2 Pare we: Peetiadis the ootetoe Teter district No.1, "For sale by resi ble dealers =~ Hq ‘ortsmou! ew Hampshire; - “4 2 . GILMAN, W; ton; J. L. Mamechundis} ‘Times Bete’ Massghuecte? a copenniregies gery mon a lang al lati mo" eae Peer saps Te ig” | _ Proposals will be received for each article sepa- | tL 2, sng B PLERPONT, x Journal of Commerce, New York; Eagle, Brook- | >” Pyrite dm re be hl ao — aaay pressed. — rately, separately fcr each district, or for the | 4 iorandrta mar i—ly York. Pennsylvanian, Philadelphia, | argue OG Wastin DG Landed | WASHINGTON BRANCH RAILROAD. | *hole . , ig yn, New ennsylvania; Evening Argus,’ Philadelphia; bongo hei ; ape ae te Washing- m city; News, Norfe irginia ; and = erat. Pensacola, Florida : bio niece «The price to be paid for this service is to be at a rate not exceeding seventy-five cents per square of 300 brevier ems for the first insertion, and thir- ty-seven and a halfcents for each subsequent in- sertion. Let il pe in the first number after the receipt hereof, which number you wi!] b2 pleased to transmit to this office as soon as published, ‘with each successive number, as a voucher.”? oct 9-2awtNovs TRANSPARENT SHAD * . If the districts should be reconstructed or in creased in number, the articles shell be delivered so place or places as the Postmaster General 8] Les! te, at pro rata prices. Each must be accompanied witha sample of the article prop.sed to be furnished; and sam- ples of such articles as are row used by the De- partment can be seen at or procured from either of the above-named agencies ; but articles may be contracted for not correspo: to the sampies referred to above. bidder must furnish, with hi: evidenne of his ebility to comiply with fis ba” ‘Two ruificient sureties will be required to a con- res; Tt! E JAPAN EXPEDITION, by J. W ible Draggists throughout the country. Ss = sippi palding, ef the U. 5. steam frigate AMiss'5- ‘America : Political, Social, and’ Religious, by Dr. Philip Schatf My Father's House, by Macdonald Memoir of 3.8. Prentis, 2 vols Private Life of an Kastern King @ Scenes in the Practice of a New York Surgeon by Edwerd H. Dixon M.D. ee with the Prophets, by Rev. A Mortan jrown The Gospels, by Pasquier Quesnel, 2 vols Svo Poets 2nd Poetry of America, by Griswold, six- Ge GE OF HOURS.—On and after Mon- day, the 23d instant, the Trains will Leave Washington at 6 and 8x a. m., and 3 and AP. m. Sunday at 4 . ™m. : Leave Baltimore et 14 and OX a. m., and 3 and Me Sunday atay 2 ap 3—tr EDICAL B OO K S.- Wocd’s Practice of Medicine, 2 vols, 4th edition Wood and Bache’s Dispensatory, 1 vol, 10th edition Watson's Practice of Physic Dickson’s Elements of Medicine Gross on Foreign Bodies in the Air-passage Mackenzie on the Eye, by Hew:on La Rocke on Yellow Fever, 2 vols Kolliker’s as Anatomy Gi iffith’s Universal Form m. H. PARSONS, Agent. FOR MOUNT VERNON, 'UESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.—FARE, | tract. teonth edition . JUST RECEIVED AND ON BAL. And many others, old and ‘new, for sale at | (NTU . lexandria » | “ailures to furnish the articles contracted for | ‘°2"*4 « R. ~é elegant Shades for Windows, in gilt and rich- eg prices. FRANCK TAYLOR. 75 cents ao hyde THOMAS poompuly ‘or furnishing articles inferior to those! °°! FRANCK TAYLOR._ With widths ijously tinted, for, will beconsidered a sufficient cause y neat and cheap, with all the fixtures Eontracted fer, will ec FANCY HAIR ORNAMENTS. for ecntract THE PIANO FORTE CLASSES SEMKEN, JEWELER, , corer of 9h and D streets, on and after MON- uets, per measurement. f made in accordance with these propo-| [le No. 330 Pa.av., bet’ @th and 20th sts, Also, 2 cases elegant Cornices, at from Ww. iT preiysor ews weer ie considered. prepared to make to order any device thet ma 8125 Co Si0each, which will be’ made to At any. UTIL mect te Acnaeay te Pet Minnie; on wiih Googe & Toomes Parker - ed such as Flower Bot we ragar efreshments id and neat Lace and | DAY, Oct. 8th. 1855 ett SAM ‘@EDNEY. Captain them ad- Chartelainn’ Go atee bee tenes Bene i - . The are requested SAM°’L ‘rst . > 2 ge : asi Seoneeme con the aye and hour spe TANOG ROM SAL ON RENT —Now ant D ages (:~ ceeeberudeea vai ‘a dlto; the latest nam of La Meu fied in the notices addressed P d hand Pianos ft Journal d’Ameriblement,”’ those of our customers who their rooms in the most ap- CLAGETT, DODSON & CO. oct 1°-lawiw ———_———— WHIRTS MADE TO ORDER.— The Shirts made to messure at STEVENS’S are war- ranted to Mi in all cases. 0c 20 ott ‘Salesroom, Browas’ Hotel. to them. 'y, D.C. w. the best rrr JAMES CAMPBELL. een. yA vette, manufactories, at moderate and conve- Postmaster General. nient terms for sale; second Pianos taken in exchange, and tuning — — toat No 408 Eleventh street, «ove PREICHENBACH. sep 8—6meoSTu& Th* for the instruction of desire to embellish Proved taste. WATCES. if len ag hy yt ene | Feasozable price, in gold or silver cases, are invited to call at 4. SEMKEN’S, 330 Pa. avenue, between 9th aad ats sep l3—- . - i. ota MR. WILLIAM PALME PROFESSOR OF THE FLUTE & SINGING, 233 F street, corner of Fourteenth strect, sep 16—