Evening Star Newspaper, November 7, 1855, Page 4

NING ST EVE AR. OUR ANGEL. =” Affectionately inscribed to VaLEN TINE and Ex- Las Harsaven, on the death of their daugh- ter ALICE. DY FINLEY JOHNSON. We had a little angel once, The dearest thing on eerth ; W bose winning tones our hours With joyousness and mirth ; But oh. she was too pure and fair For this cold worid of ours ; And now her brow is wreathed around With God's unfading flowers. * We watctied beside her dying couch, Bowed down by grief and care; W hile o’er us tlashed the sombre wings Of dark and grim despair; hat bag each — her azure eyes ith rly dewdrops wet, And fot ong alas that'we must lose Gur treasure and our pet. Dear Alice, thou art wand’ring now On God's ambrostal shore ; And in our stricken hearts we feel ‘Thou ert but gone befere; Yet still our nature will rebel At cruel fate’s decree ; — My child—my child! oh, would to God That we had died for thee: Dear angel one! thou hast Death’s ¢darksome valley dim ; And Gid who lent thee unto us, Has called thee back to Him. Yet unto our sad, chasten’d hearts His solace still is given : ‘That we shall me-t to part no more Within the courts of Heaven _ xeton, D.C., 1255. a Covrtsair.—It is our opinion that one can er well-get along in the above line without h ings at least Our perceptive ts were of the same opinion, for on ng up a lecal almanac for 1798. we find following * Receipt fur Courtship.”’ ‘Two or three dears, and twa or three sweets, ‘T'wo or three balls, and two or three treats, ‘Two or three serenades, given as 2 lure, ‘Two or three oaths, how much they endure, ‘Pwo or three messages sent in one day, T three times. iead out from the play, » soft speeches, made by the way trinkets for two or three tims; love letters written in rhvmes bree months keeping strict to thes? rules, t fail of making a couple of—fools ! uther of the above was evidently a sted fortune hunter who finally did out all he invested. through - Vasa Marrien.—A singular sort of union was con- s «ted on the Arabia. on her upward trip Boonvill+, last Saturday. A lady took e ou the deck for some point above; she en atton ling the fairand had exhausted but a small pig and fifteen cents lace, a gentleman got on rather womar but not too old to mar- eing the prospect ra- ge money induced n they did in proper ately after the “ wedding’? a i to the groom for his wife's he psid —Lexington (Mo.) Royau Tastes. —Heliozabalus and George had this in common, that they both liked ich s . s, it is known that r till their shells nteneously to gape: and the Oriental {the Roman empire, who made a bar- f > ute vast quan- brought at an im- asant of the inland nestinG Revic or tne Revouvtion morning there was placed in Inde- 1 at worn by Gen. Israel ission as as Major Gen- gacd in Independence Hall, . by John Hancock, as President, ¢ Thompson, as Secretary. The Low ngs to Israel Waldo Put- toGen. Putnam on is now in the am, of Mississip- deer. ; spouse of mighty ‘‘ci * woman ; s mourning for the king was calculiat- a widow of smatl means; an da black seven shilling and eight pence one-and ixpence for the mak- at sever pence per pair, tend to vat the roy tmay be w furnished herself onTHeRY Faxaticisu.—iIn the Vermont ©. on Monday last, a bill was introduced ntoxicating liquors, (pun- by death.) which was amittee on the liquor law. y, a bill puseed to be engrossed, t ntence of Matthew Halloran, € wilfal murder, from death to im- priscument fur life COU CLEMENTS OF OCEAN STEAMERS, PROM THE UNITED STATES. — ; For s New York .. Liver; New York “Bremen.. FROM EUROPE --Bremen New Yor®....Oct. 10 New York....Oct. 13 be California stexmers leave New York d 2th of each month. Name. —_— 1}. ALS AT PRINCIPAL HOTELS. National Hetel—wititas evr. Rolladay, Ky i.vahe A Phumar, Eng T Reese. Md \W M Molson, ly, Ct J J Miller, Va J Rornel, tr, Pa € Drudden, Pa S Price, do F Cox, do BH Springer, do JW Gaskins & ly, do J P Swart, Ohio N Andes, Pa Barkweil, La es and ly,’ C Smoot, NY W G Orland, do J B Quarles, do J M Anderson, do s, do s, ad y & child, P erswhite, do JR Anderson, do H Adams, Mich MN Roxbury, Pa J Moxley, Va 3 Anderson, do A Richardson& Ladydo E Mason, O BS Jones, Va W Mortimer, Pa S Wilson, Mass K Harmen, Ma J Jenkinson, Va JF Jobnson & Lady do Niss Elleot, do Hon Rev Johnson, Md S Hamilton, NY F, Long & Lady, Va Mr & Mrs Johnson, 8C Kirkwocd Homse—1 nh &a EIREWoeD J Sehmidtt, lv, Aln GS Hollins, Mass SR Craston, Can West RS Hilton, do W_B Pielding, Va 1, Wheeler, NY J Hammond, Md W L Penniman, Pa Dr Wilson and family, Cuba Brewas’ Motsi_y pr. &M. Brown R Mockbee, SC B P Sniffer & ly, O A Green, Ga JW Davis, Ind’ AJ Wbelan, Ind Dr Millan, La 8 Lopho'on, do B Harding, Va H Git “pie, ly & child, Col w CMe 24¥, upsoa, ly, do rly, Va M S Werthington, Mo a ‘Dougall Ni T Pi | A Fleod end 2 ladies, ee [ead Tika F Mark: © Brug, NY Regen ere W F Rogers. . G A Seaver do eg Auerican Hotel—nerLepoweRr & Lovett. G Henshaw, Va Jos Whitaker, do i F Addivon, do F R Hassle: Va Wm J A4dison, do DH Allen, do Hi Ness. do D P Work, Pa J B Rollins, Ma % B Catherwood, do Jas R Yong, Ind D Sends, do Geo Konkle, M@ © P Smith, do TL Floyd, do C F Elgin; Md United States Hetel—p c. zacanay Of Barr, Md J R Brooking and dau’r, 1 , Va ; sn Ml rks. La Da b forerg & ‘a F, ks. L Mec Rear ‘a £W Waike, ly, do G Marston and ly, Mase Proposals for furnishing the Paper for the Pablic Print . Orvice Svrexintenxvent oF Prstic PRINTING, Washington, September 29, 1855. ls Pursuanee of the provisions of the ‘‘ Act to Provide for morgage public printing,” &c., approved August 26, 1552, sealed pro) willbe reeeived at this offiee, inthe Capitol, until the first Monday (3d day) of December next, at twelve «lock, m., fer furnishing the paper that may be required for the publie printing tor the year com- meneing on the Ist day of December, 1855, and ending cn the Ist day of December, 1556. The subjoined list specifies, as nearly as oan be aseertained, the quantity, quality, and description of each kind of paper that will be required : Chass 1. 10,000 reams fine printing paper, unealendered, to measure 24 by 38 inches, and to weigh forty-tive pounds to the ream of 490 sheets. Crass 2. aia 4,000 reams fire printin: r, lendered, to : measure a by ES Fines, and to weigh fifty-six pounds to the ream of 480 sheets, Crass 3. 5,000 reams superfine sized and calendered prtnt- ing paper, to measure 24 by 33 inches, and to weigh fifty-two pounds to the ream of 490 sheets. Crass i. 300 reams supertine hard sized and calendered printing paper, tomeasure 24 by 32 inches, and to weigh forty-eight pounds to the ream of i50 sheets Crass 5. 1,000 reams superfine sized and calendered map paper, of such sizes as may be required, corresponding in weight with paper mees- uring 19 by 21 inches, and welghing twen- ly pounds per ream of 190 sheets Crass 6. 200 reams superfine plate paper, (calend¢red or uncalendered, ax a & be required.) 19 by 24 inches, and of such weight per ream us may be required The fibre of the paper of each of the above classes to be of linen and cotton, free from ail adulteration with mineral or other substances, of a fair white- ness, and put ip in quires of twenty four sheets each, and in bundles of two reams each, each ream to contain 450 perfect sheets. Uniformity in eolor, thickness, and wei vill be required; and no bundle (exclusive of ) varying over or ndard weight wil! , and the gross weight will in all cases Mixing of various thicknesses in the same bundle to make up the weight will be con- sidered a violation of the contract Cc 500 reams @ Post Writing Peper. do do Foolseap do do F ap do do do Folio Post do do do Medium do do do Demy do do do Colored Medium (ass,dcol’s) Crass &. . 1.—5,000 reams writing paper, 19 by 26 inches, to welch twenty-eight pounds lat ream. ms writing paper, Is by 35 inches, ty-six pounds per ream. ng paper, 18 by 22 inches, to weigh twe our pounds per ream -4.—340 rams writing paper, 18 by 18 inches, to weigh twenty-two pounds per ream ains Writing paper, 12 by 18 inches, twelve pounds per ream. Crasa 9 —L er Papers No. 1. | 200 reams heavy demy writing paper. No.2—240 do do folie post do do do medium = do do do royal do do do super royal do No. 2) do do imperial do All of the papers designated in classes 7, 8, and n best materials, and finished in 9, to be made of the best manne: ed. and (with the ex the regular standard dof such weights The rightis re- less quanty of each ed for. atsuch times and 3 the public service may re- ception of Class ~ sizes of the! served of o1 and eve in such q uire. Each class will be considered separately. and be subject toa separate contract; but bidders ma, offer for ore or n of the clas-esin the same proposai » is reserved of requiring a bidder more than one class assigned him to take all such clases, or forfeit his right to any ; Class. Samples, (not less than one quire) of each kind of paper bid for. and but one samyle for each kind, must accompany each bid; and, in classes | 7, 8, and 9, be nui number of the pa dule, and, in the 4 designated on the sidered. All prop wansmitted to this € expense Zach proposal mus! be al or firm mak Find or pers All the paper i livered ai such p nated in Wasbi all and every & to the inspe-ifo: ment of the Su perinten? satisfactory Blank forms for propozals will be furnished at this Oifice to persons applying for will be takea into consideration therew th. th appro ed ; and the supplyir of the classes, ur a fallure to supply the quantity required at any (ime, will be ccusidered a viola- tion of the contract. Each bidder is required to furnish with his pro- posals satisfactory evidence of his ability to exe- cute them ; and proposals uaaccompanied by such evidence will b> rejec The proposals will be op uired by law, ‘on the Tuesday efter the rst Monday in December’’ next, (dth,) at 10 o’clock a. m., at the Office of the Superintendent. Proposals will be addressed to the “‘Superin- tendentof the Public ing, Capitol of the Uni- ted States, Washingto: 2d eadorsed ‘+ Propo- sels for supplying ed to correspond with the proposed for in that sche rs. six classes, to be properly ple, or it will net be con- and samples must be ce free of post: or other ned by the individ ng It, end must specify the ie but one price each) of every B roposed for. Smee be de- S asmay be desig- in good order, free of or expense, aud subject weight, and measure- nt, and be in all respects ed tn the manner re- ape . A G. SEAMAN, Superintendent of the Public Printing. oc I—Stawtw PROPOSALS FOR RATIONS FOR 1806. Heapvgvarters Martine Corrs Q. artermaster’s Ofice, EPARATE S be received at this ec on Thursday, the *th day of November next, for furnishing Rations tothe United States Marines at the following stat! Charlestown, } Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Brooklyn, Long Island, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvenia ; Gosport, near Norfolk, Virginia; Werrington, Florida; and Washington city, District of Columbia Bach ration to consist of one pound and @ quar- ter of fresh beef, or three quarters of a pound of mess pork, eighteen ounces of bread made of su- Perfine flour, or spertine fine flour, at the option of the government ; and at the rate of six pounds of x cotfee, twelve pounds of the best New Orleans sugar, eight quarts of the best white ) four quarts of vinegar, two quarts of salt, — porate of Ser, herd brown soap, and one a und of good, hard, di tallow candles to can inndien rations. pped The beef required «hall be delivered on the or der of the commanding otticer of each station, el- ther in bulk or by the single ration, and shall consist of the bes: and most cho!ce pieces of the carcass; the pork to b> No. 1 prime mess pork, and the groceries to be of the best quality of the kinds named. All subject to inspection. No bid will be entertained unléss accompanied by the names of two sureties known to this office, or certified to by some oficial erson; to be en- dorsed ‘+ Proposals for Rations for the tear 1856,” and addressed to the Quarterm :ster of the Marine Corps, Washington, District of Columbia. G. F. LINDSAY, Major and (uartermaster U.S. Marine Corps. The following-uamed papers will publish the above twice a week until the*th of November next, and send duplicate accounts, together with a printed copy of the advertisement, to this office, for payment, viz: Patrict, Concord, New Hampshire; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Massachusetts; Times, Boston, Journal of Commerce, New York; » New York; Pennsylvanian, Philadelphia, ennsylvania; Evening Argus, Philadelphia, a Sey = een Washing- on city; News, Norfe irginia ; mO- eret, Pensacola, Florida ” n sacar “Tie Price to be paid for this service is to be at & 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 sul went in- sertion. Let it appr in the first numbe: after the receipt hereof, which number you will be pleased to transmit to this office as soon as published, with each successive number, as a voucher.’? oct 9~2awtNovs P!A5Cs FOR SALE OR RENT —New and second hand Pianos from the best, manvfactories, at moderate and conve- papend ee af pee i second hand omy taken hange uning pianos atten toat No 498 Eleventh street, above | Pa. avenue F.C. ACH. sen rae tyec’ REICHENBACH FANCY ARTICL JEWELR . OPENED Tits Day Soe WICHSTY LES 3 , & great assortment Articles. such as Sewing Birds, Ivory pled nates, Wax Beads, Coral Necklacés, Col Hair bot, Soups, Brushes, &c. Also,a reat stock of gold and silver Watches, which’ will be sold cheap 319 Pa 4 oe + avenue, o ‘te Browns’ \e é ppor! ns’ Hotel Gazette, Post, Boston, Massachusetts ; ; free from adulterat’on, white or | { SOMETHING TO OLD AND YOUNG. PROFESSOR WUOD's HAIR RESTORATIVE. HIS Leip tour ey geet less than two year before the es owing to its ef- fects upon the human hair and scalp, has already obiained a celebrity and sale perfectly un paralleled. It has without the or appliance used for such purposes, won its way, been eipriany Rocher to most of the cities and towns in the United States, the Canadas, and the West India Islands. Nor is this result surpri: it is remembered that its leer fe upon its merits, solely as established by actual tests That this preparation will actually Restore gray Hair to its Natural Color, produce a luxuriant aes upon the heads of the bald, prevent the air from falling off, and when usedas a tonic ar- ticle, produce a continual flow of the natural fluid and thus render the hair soft, lossy and wa’ destroy diseases of the scalp, and expel dandru the certificates of distinguished gentlemen ani ladies tn every part of the country who have tried it, and therefore speak what they know, most ful- ni attest. ‘That by a proper use of this Restorative the hair can be made to attain and retain its natu- ral color to almost any age alotted to humanity, by removing the cause of disease from the scalp— no matter how long standing—the concurrent tes- Uimonials of the press and the certificates of nu- merous Sr Spe individuals of both sexes, te the use of this curative, as well as of the recom. mendat!ons of editors and certificates before allu ded to, can be had of all egents. BRooxFie.p, Mass., Jan. 12, 1955. Paor. Woon—Dear Sir—Having made trial of your Hair Restorative, it gives me pleasure to say that Its effect has been excellent in removing in- flammation, dandru®’, and a constant tendency te itching, with which } have been troubled from childhood, and hes alset estored my hatr, whick was becoming gray, tol cs original coler. 1 have used no other article, with anything like the seme pleasure asd preflt. Yours, truly, B. BRAGG Pastor of Orthodox Church. Brookfield. CARLYER, I, June 27, 1953. Thave vsed Prof. 0.5. Wood's Hatr Restora- tive, and have adiaired its wondcrful effect. My hair was becoming, as I thought, prematurely gray; but by the use of his “Restorative” it hes resumed its original color, and I have no doubt, permanently so. Has & JREESE nx-S Prov. Woo» : Dear Str. BREESE, ator United States. y bair commenced falling off some ibree or fo1 ars sinee, and con- tinned to do so until 1 bec uite bald. I tried all the popular remedics lay, but to no ef | fect, at last | was tnd Bair Restorative, and doing wonders. ! young hair, ant ch all similarly a% use your celebrated y happy to say itt a fine growth comicend its use tc ally 2 a A.C WILLIAMSON, 133 Second street. Address 0. J. WOOD & CO., Proprietors, 316 | Broadway, New York, and 111 Market streat, 8t Louis, Mo. C. STOTT & C., wholevaie end retal! Agent, Washington. F.W.DYOTT & 2ONS, Sensrel Wholesale Agent, Philadelph'ta, Pa. aul—ly TO ALL THAT VALUE THEIR SIGH?! | SHE! 21 the attention to all that sudi nsed by aye, sick ; hess and particularly from | selected, to his superior TACLES and GL ground by himself to a tre and brilliant transparency, | suited precisely and beneficially to the wearer ac- cording to the concavity or convexity of the eye | Very numerous are the fll effects caused to fi Precious organ of sight from the eomn of using glass the use of an Optomet {many isi « rd 4 2 ce Ss z € Zz = § 5 > 3 3 that are abso d with precision and s he eyes, and such nired will be furni faction. J. T. acknowledges the very lheral ment already « red, and further sol! i tronage of { ny + Selves of his encoura, call, by send- ng how many with their specta- that will improve Inches they can read this prin cles, can be supplied with such their sight. Innumerable testimonials to be seen; and sefer- who have derived the greatest m his glasses. a is office, No. doors from Odd © 512 h street, thre y up stairs. Norroix, September 7, 1951, Sir—The Spectaries you made for me suit very well, and seem to have improved my sight mere than any other i ae lately ree L have tried a pair of Spectacles o! Mr. Tobias, an ft, nd find the! t—The patrof > furnished me yesterday are torytome. They are possess, and | ain the 0% carefully selected in different p ht or nine pair, and from ap- ticlans recom: ded to of thelr rofeesional P and the inited Stat pleased with your remarks and directions on the treatment cf the eyes, for the purpose of preserving and improve ing the sight Respectfully, yours, CHAS CALDWELL, Professor of M. C., Louisvilie, Ky. LYNCHBURG, Nov. 10, ISH, Mr. John Tobias having furnished me with Glasses, by whi: have been greatly aided (my vision having suffered greatly from reading at night in my eariler life) it affords me the highest jure to say that I consider him a skiliful prac- ical optician, and well prepared to ald those who may need bis professional services. WM. B. ROUZIE, Elder of Methodist Conference. Witmineton, N.C., Jan. 27, ISH. Mr. J. Tostas: Dear Sir—l am happy to say that the Spectacles which I obtalned from youlast Week are entircly satisfactory. [Prom an inequal- ity in the vic ange of my eyes, 1 have hereto- fore found ficulty in getting giasses of the Proper focal distance. it affords me pleasure to state that, by the aid of your optometer, this diftl- culty has been bappily cbviated so that theglasses ‘on furnished me aredecidedly the best adapted Ray eyes of an ey yet used, Very respect 2 es? Bi Department of Interior, May 7, 1555, From natural defects and the unequal range of my cyes, I Lave been several years. I hav without obtain! eyes. Four pairs especiaily for me, serve me perfectly. mpelled to use glasses for tried different opticians perfectly fitted to my Mr. ‘I'cbina made two which { bave found to ve the use of his optometer he 1s enabled to adapt Glasses minntely to the eye, { most cheerfutly 1 end Nir. ‘Sobias to a'] having occasion to usculasses, and bear my testle mony as to his skill as an We A HENRY E. BALDWIN, Ascist. Sec’y to sign Land Warrants. Jy 18— THE PIANO FORTE CLASSES or MR. W. HENRY PALMER, ILL inect atthe Academy of Music, corner of %h and D strests, on and after MON- DAY, Oct. Sth, 1955. ‘The pupi's are requested to be in attendance on the days and hours speci- fied in the notices addressed to them. - W. HENRY PALMER, ote “i Director. 1OHN R. ELVA! WILLIAM TROMPSON. ELVANS & THOMPSON, DEALERS IN HABDWARE, COACH TRIMMINGS, &c., Ne. 326 Penn<vivania avenue, between Ninth and Tes fh sis, Washington, B.C. HOUSE FURNISHING HARDWARE. Britannia, German Silver, Albata and Silver Pla- ted, Tea, Tabie and Dessert Spoons Oarvers and Forks, steels, Knives with and with- out Porks Brass, Britannia, Bleck Tin and Plated ©; je- — Shovel and Tongs, Wafiie Irona, Sad rons Maslin and Bell Meta! Kettles, Furnaces, Grid- irons, Ovens, &e. BUILDING MATERIALS. Rural Cottage, Closet, Cupboard, Chest, Till, Pad and Trun! Shuttle, Door, and Blind Hinges, Screws, Cut and Wrought Nails, Bolts Brad’s Shutter Screws and Stubbs, Door Springs, Handrail Screws, Door Knobs Bell Pulls, Door Sheaves and Rail, &c. CABINET MAKERS’ GOODs. air Cloth, Curled Hair, Moss, Gimps, Sofa and Venitian Bt ot Hooks Rack Pull Roller ind Hoo! ac! leys, Brackets, Furniture Nails ee = Glue, Cotin Handles and Screws, Diamond Bcrew es, &o CARPENTERS? Soops. ws, Drawin; nives, 3%; . Guivels ind Gouger, Plane irony nT Ugers, TLces tts, Bor! achines. - tere, Hatchels, Devels © mee Bevels, Squares. brie Axes, &c. BLACKSMITH & COACH MAKERS) Goons. Black and Bright Springs, Axles, Felloes, 3) 5 re unners, Silver A868 ds, Joints, Stimp Collars, Top Props sed Curta'n Frames, Lam nside Lintn; Aning Wats, Tamale, Batts Sear More ‘Tasseis, Buttons. cl ti ‘and Plain and Enamelled Canveee? (22 Qussta Duck, Enamelled Leather, Dash Leather, &o. ELVANS & THOMPSON oo) . when. injudiciously | Information for Travelers. WASHINGTON BRANCH RAILROAD. i tt BO. SP NHANGE OF HOURS.—On and after Mon- day, the 23d instant, the Trains will Leave Washington at 6 and 8 a. m., and 3 and 4 %P- m. n Ree fos 4 p.m. Leave Baltimore at 4 and 9X a. m., end3 and 5x p.m. On Sunday at4¥ a.m. ap 3—tr T. H. PARSONS, Agent FOR MOUNT VERNON. / N TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.—FARE, round trip, #1; frofh Alexandria y 75 cents —The steamer THOMAS, COLLYER leaves Washington at 9, an jexan- dria at 94 o'clock. Coaches leave the Capitol for the boat at 8¥ o’clock. Coach fare 10 cents. Per- sons wishing the coaches will leave their residence with George & Thomas Parker. Refreshments on the boat. est 2—tf SAM?L QEDNEY. Captain HE STEAMER GEORGE PAGE will leave Alexandria and Wash- ington at the following hours: eave Alexandria ald, 74,8, 2,3%,5,6 p m Leave Washirzton at 6, &, 94, 11 a m., 1, 2 . ix 4 m LATHAM’S OMNIBUSES willrun in connec tion with the Boat, starting from the Capitol and oing up Pennsylvania Avenue as far as 12th st., th nce to the Boat. Leave Capitol at5¥,7%, 8¥,1l¥a m, 12%. 2,3%.5% p.m The BOAT runs in connection with the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, and with the Trains on and Washington Railroad. RATES OF TOLL. Omnibus Fare from itolto Boat.. 6X cents Boat fare.......... Ww bis Buggy without hor: a. M., 12%, Buggy and hor: 3 Horse and rider... 2 «¢ Market Wavons and Drays. 3 % <* ‘Round Trip 40 «| Wagon and four horses. oe Hacks......------+ a Hacks, Round Trip - Flour per barrel . | AHL Kinds of Grain pe bel 1 JAMES GUY, Captain. URANGE & ALEXANDRIA RAULROAD. vetween WASHINGTON and the SOUTH, via ALEXANDRIA, GOR- VILLE and RICHMOND—no alght line | oe 22 the morning line the cheap- pad expeditious route to the fer White Sul- | FARES BY MORNING LINB? anda - 8200 ‘“ “ - 350 “ « - 450 % iG = 600 “ « - 350 } o« te - 350 j my, - 2 = 425 New Market, - 50 Midéleburg, - - 225 AVAGGAGE WAGONS will Washington Railread, to i yage to the Steamboat XANDRIA,adistance of e time for me: VDEGRIDT, & Bupt. ORE AND LIVERPOUL SMERS. NG THIS LINE Ni ye. Corarteek, n Grafton it by contract, exprese- j every care bas b: the engines, te 4 aecoramota- e& for elegence ez. in Qirsteabin, 8129 - - - 2 sone des Victoires, Paris. a APER, Havre. will not be necoms~ rpevie, lewelry, pre bills of adn pe 3 eof therein exe nov 16—ly BY RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST. £3 bt x Sars = = Time between Washington and Wheeling bat !74 hears! otween Washington and Ba! hours !! GAGE CHECKS TO BE INGTON. 1E BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL reatly improved its Western s the fullest inducements to Runsing T: THROVGH Tic ASHINGTON, BALTI- all pe softhe WEST, NORTH- P, and the SOU THWEST ween the Trains from Wash- » Washington House) 9 miles gh to Wheeling at the and Seat Pibcce sengers) without ¢' kets for points be: ‘rains leave Washington p.m. On Sundays et the ct connection is made NTRAL OHIO RAIL- ny fre, onthe Ohio, near Wheeling, throug 2: , Zanesville, and Newark, fo COLUMBUS. nese trains connect at Newark with the cars of the Newark, Mansfield and Sandusky Railroad for Sandusky, Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louls, etc. At COLUM C.O. Railroad trains con- of the Littl Maami Rail- nati, Louisville, ete. At nf Railroad) connection is roy Dayton, to Indian- apolis, Terre Ha lafayette, Chicago, Rock Island, St. Lo: i" Pas 8, ngers holding Through ‘Pickets for Natchez, Mew Orleaaus, tat Washington—are trans- Ohio, Tickes for Evansville, Caire, and St. Loanis are sold by this route. For CLEVELAND, and Cleveland to Toledo, Detrait, Chicago, ete., tis! are sold, when the Ohio & a hetweas Wheeling and Wellsville {erty uolles) whaxe 8 ore ee ten Cleveland and Pittsburg Bai is ‘Travelers are requested to notice that while this is the only route afarding Phrough Tickets and Chocks in Washington, it is also the shortest, most speedy, and direct to nearly all the leading | tape in the great West. The distance from ‘ashington to Cincinnat! is but 653 rifles, being about 100 miles chorter than by any other route! FARE, DY THROUGH TICKET, FROM WASHING FON :—To Wheeling, $9 50; Colum- bus, $13 65; Dayion, $15 50; Cincinnati, $16 00; Loutsvil y railroad, $18 65, by steamer from Cinctnnat!, $13 00; Indianapolfs, $17 50; Cleve- land, $12 50; ‘Toledo, $15 80; Detroit, @13 20; Chicago, $2055 and $19 50; St. Louis, #38 60 and $25; Mempals, $20; New On 831; etc. fie atae FREDERICK AND HARPER’S FERRY, MAR SBURG. CUMBERLAND, BERKLEY SPRINCS, BEDFORD SPRINGS, PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and FAIRMOUNT, | pessoa ey = asia Nba ae at 6 a. m. or . m. For the minor way stations between wdinore and Wheeling, take 6 2. m. train from ashington. UG" For trains to and from Baltimore, Anapolis, ete.. me en scveriamients: ‘or further rmation, th Tickets, &c., apply to THOMAS H. BARSONS. ‘Agent, et Weshington Station. JOHN H. DONE, Master of Trans; ‘ion, Baltimore and Ghio oma d for those bi yond. Th daily at6 a.m. 2 3 latter hour only. ti NG formed ~~ poe Sli ened Seni ese is E ARPER’S MAGAZ:NE for Nov . 250. flarfer’s Story Book No. 12, the studio, 25c Patnam’s Magazine for Nov , 25c. Life PT. Barnum oaly 50¢ ‘Che Old Homestead, 3d Ann S. Stevens, @1 2% Susy Leaves from Book of Nature, by De Vere, 7 cents For rae by k. K. LUNDY, ridge street, G: jetown, D.C. 0c 31-4 as an Office of Army Clothing and Equipage. PHILADELPHIA, Ootober 2, 1965. SEA LED PROPOSALS are invited, and will OS) be received at this office until 10 o’clock,a m., of the 10th day of December next, for furnishing by contract the following army supplies a d ma- terials, de’iverable at the United States Clothing and Equipage Depot, Schuylkill Arsenal, inquan- tities as required, viz - 23,000 yards 6-4 dark-blue (indigo wool-dyed) twilled eloth, weighing” 21 ounees per yard 50,000 yards 6 4 sky-blue. ” twilled cloth, wei yard 7,000 yards 6-4 dark-blue (indigo woal-dyeul) | cloth, for caps and bands, weighing about 14 ounces per yard 22,000 yards 4 dark-blue (indigo dyed) cotton | “and wool flannels, .o weigh 6 ounces | per va 130,009 sles 7-5 white flannel, cottoa and wool to weigh 6%, ouncé@s per y 11,000 yards dark-blue serge mx 150,000 yards a? to weigh 7 ouness 'T yare 120,000 yes cotton drilling, unbleached, to “ weigh 635 ounces per yar cotton drilling, unblesched, to hi 73g Ounces per yard 55,000 yards 34 inch cotton duck, to weigh 14 4 “ounces per yard per i ‘sick bie duck, to weigh 12, ounces per yar ; 20,000 yards 33 inch’ cotton dusk, to weigh 94 ounces per yard 4,000 yards 22 nly cotton duek, to weigh 11 "ounces per yard 3.500 yards 22 inch cotton dusk, to weigh 9 ow rer yard 15,000 soldiers’ blankets, wool, gray, (with the let ers U.S. in black, 4 inches inlength in the ceutre,) to be 7 feet long and 5 feet6 inches wide, each blanket to weigh 5 pounds 6000 os pairs half stockings, 3 sizes, mace of good sound fleece woo!, and with double and twisted yarn ; toweigh 3ibs dozen ms, for artillery, iafantry, dra- s. and rifles ds & and & inch worsted laces, yel- r, Searlet, sky-blue, orange, and 14,600 2,000 y 400 yards crimson silk lace, ineh ds cotton tape. 4 inch ds cotton webbing 35.000 sheets of cotton wadding 20,000 yards bunting, red, white, and blue, for nat‘onal flags 3.000 vross brass cout buttons 4.00 d> do vest do 3.044) do white metal suspeuder battons 3.000 do do do shirt do 135,000 tent butions, wood, siaail 26,000 tent slips do do 10,000 buttons do large 1,320 tent slips do do 142 hospital t nt poles, sets ~ i de de do 200 hospital tent pins, large size 5.000 do do smai! size 3 do large do n do z «iron wire staples. for tents do do rods do dies pades les, With extra mouth-pieces for cavalry ticks k carriages, bress is. batter snare green, and blue, for regimca silk twist; sewing :i k 3 and iron; flax twine; ing rope; brass thimbles for ; spears and ferrules for guid nust conform fn ail respects vs sealed in this office. where Sam; rus will be sent by mail, with any additic nforma‘ion upon the subject whict ivy be desired by manulacturers wishing to ofe- proposais ‘Ten percent of the amount ef each delivery will be re! i until the contract shail be com s to be forfeited to the United States on on the part of ihe contract: r erms and stipulations of the con » helf of these supplies will be required on or before the Ist of July next, and pey- taents will be cade fur them as soon as (he be. by Congress of fands for this bran sable; the remainder wit! be divery e i. reserved of increasing by one- all the supplies above men Contracts will be besed upon accepted pzopo. for the fulfilment ef which two or more :e- Lbe required. Bids are des.red on} a ot regular dealers tu the ar- furnished, ard none wiil be respec from any one who is not known as a manufacturer or regular dealer in the desired supplies; which foct.or the reverse, must be distinctly stated in the bids cffeed, as weil as the names and address cf the persons Intended to be proposed 2s s:c: in case a contract is ob- tained. eu ontriuiog proposals should be endorsed ‘+ Proj for Army Supplies.”? Ad ress to G. H. CROSMAN, or and Quartermaster, U.S A. Jee {No. 513) CF THE ESTABLISHMENT THREE ADDITIONAL LAND bDis- THE STATE OF IOWA—in e Congress entitled *‘An act wiarieapf the land districts in f and for other purposes,”’ ap- wed March 3a. 1550, which act creates addi- fonal iand districts in -aid State, it is hereby de- clared and made known that the land office for the: "PURKLY- RIVER DistRicT’’ bas been estab Mshed at Dacoktan, k county; that for the -* F pistRict’ at Porr \ ; and that for the at Sioux City, tu y herd in the city of Washing- rst day cf October, A.D. 1855 President A. HENDRICKS. of the General Lend Office. TLY RECEIVED A FINE ior Silver Plated Goods. i Copper, which I will sell =, Viz: bh bear an exect imitation to the ricke+t English Silver Set's Castors, a large variety of beautiful patterns Watters and Tea Trays, all sizes Spoons, Forks. Soup Ladles, Butter Knives, &c., double p ate on the best Albatta Cake Baskets, @ Castors, Pickle Stands Sa't btands, Liquor Stands, Candlesticks Elegant Covered Dishes, the dish and cover form- Yng two dishes Butter Dishes, Card Receivers, Goblets, Mugs Toast Racks, ‘ea Kettles, Coffee Urns, Pitchees Taukards, Sugar Spoons, Fist Knives, &c. Persons in wnt cf any of the abeve articles examining my stock, will be convineed of the folly cf investing in ‘: pure silver ware,” when they can buy durable goods, whieh bear a clase resemblance to S.iver, at less than one-tenth of the cost. Cc. W. BOTELER, Get 16-tawbw Iron Hall. =A 100,000 COPLES SOLD. | Pete GREAT STEAMBOAT WORK ae ot be ready on or about the twenty-fourth of ober. CONTENTS: First Application of Steam. Life of John Fitch—Engraving of his first Boat. Life of Robert Fulton—Engraving ef his first American Boat on the Hudson River. Robert Fulton and Livingston’s first Ohio River Boat—Correct Likeness—Pull Particulass. Latrobe's First Boat First Steubenville Boat. First Explosion on the Western Waters; from an Eye- Witness. Maps of the Western Waters; Towns, Citles and Distances laid down cor List of Steamboat Explosions since 1811; names of os and Wounded; Lists ef Steamboats now afloat. Correct views of Pittsburg, Wheeling, Cincinnati. Louisville, St. Louis and New Orleans, in 1855, Sketch of each place; Pnpulation, Business, &c.. &e. er ‘Time of Boats on the Ohio and Mississippi vers. List of Stearnboat OC fiicers on the Western Waters. The New Sicamboat Law—\With Comments— Disasters an the Lakes—N of Lost, Ktiled rs on the ‘Names i and Wounred. = The aps Water in 1810, 1832, 1847. — of hg rey jon the ss River ra} a ited Stat reme team - bat Deotatons soln pen Three hundred pages, with one hundred en- above wore You will recelve a copy of the rders from ihe trade solicited, and agents wanted in every own and city to oinvass for the Work. Ai Pot bas Ses LLOYD & v4) ‘os ulldings, © itt, Chio, oc 1—tljen 48, Cincinnat!, Ohio. igo wool-dyed) | ing 22 ounces per | WONDERFUL mae J bas recently been made by Pr. Curtis, of city, in the treat. ment of a of the Lungs e GEANA. cr INHALING HYGEAN AND CHERRY SYRUP. With this thod, Dr. C. has restored many afficted ones to health, as an evidence of which he bas innumer. ble cerilficates. Speaking of the treatment, a phy- sician remarks, “It is evident that inhaling—con. stantly breathing an vepor—the | medicinal properties must come in contact with the whole erial cavities of the lungs, and thus escape the many and varied c produced upon them when introduced Into: | subject to the process of @ | read angig od seine aicty on | coun! —wN. Y. Detehman J 5 | The Inbar ts worn on the “1 ast under the lin- | &R, Without the least inconvenience—the heat of the body belng sufficient to evaporate the Suid. | Hundreds of cases of cures, Like the following, might be narned. me package ox the —— bas cured me of the As of siz years . 3. F. EAKparey, m2 Jurtis’s Hygeena. MARGARET EASTON, Brooklyn, N. ¥ MRS. PAUL, of No. 5 Hammond street, N.Y, was cured of a severe case of Bronchitis by the Lt a. sister hes been cured of a distressing acount yeors’ standing, and decided to “ys curable by the 0 clans. She was cured in one month by the Hyveane J. he GAL VERT, P.M. Richmond, Me. The Rey. Pr CHER VER, of New York, testi. Ses of cur medicine In the follow! 7 New by oan 5, ~ Dear Sir: I think highly of Dr. 8's Hygs- ana as a remedy in diseases of the throat and lungs. Having bad some opportunity to testify its efica- ey, 1 am convinced that it is a mostexcellent rem. yrup end the inbaling application Prof. 3. CENTER writes us as follows : Gentlemen—1 have recently had occasion to test | your Cheny up and Mygean Vapor, in a case | of chronic sore thioat, that bad refused to yield to other forms of nent, and the result has satis. DR. JOHNS, one of th | Clans in New York writ Dr. Cv —Dear * nd di being ns of the throat, Bronchial tubes 3 there Tecommend d Aparatus as being mort cen- it and effectual mode of applying *uything | of the kind I bave ever seen. Ne @oubt. - usands of perseus may be relieved, and many cured, by j @sing your medicines. 1 must bere be allowed to confess that 1 am op. or using secret compounds, trived article, tts ef. e alluded to, bave indoced L,, 149 Chambers st.. N. ¥ uur packages sent free to any pert of the Uni- tes for ten dollars is’s Hygeana is tbe ORIGINAL ‘UINE ARTICLE; all others 2, or vile and injurious counter- would POISON t n by CHAS. STOTT, ] Pa. av 9 b vtrect, and J. B. MOORE, | in the First Ward may 26m Lr. L.B WRIGHT'S Vegetable Liquid Cathartic; EASANT FAMILY PHYSIC. hie NEQUALED SUCCESS aNQWON- ar lavit f my “LIQUURCA- THARTIC™ classes of people \Why- sitfans, heods of f © ors of the duler- eat almsbouses, ard vets of various pubiie i only be regar@ed asa wuited WHOLE Physic and 4 called | me to speak in its favor You ar liberty to use this In any way you mey think prop Respectfully, yours, &c., | UJOHNS."M. D, | No. 608 Houston street, N. | Price three dollers a package | Sold by CURTIS & PERKINS and BUYD& | ompounds, have Liquid Cathartic’’ tato eect (hat a Letiee comp.aints of the Bladder and , Bronchitis, Costiveness, +, Piles, Blotches on the Pleurisy. Bo Skin, Dro s, Dyspepsia, tery effier- cious, Erysi Fererand Ague, Gout, Sick Headache. J ce, Impurity of the Blood, Mer- curial Dis: purposes o} ' All sges, conditions ly treated w’ Weaknevs a Throat, and ases can be beneficia’- a all cases of Debi ity, , and Affections of the ; no physician should be Aministered as easicy os the weakest stomach, nor leave the bowels moserery precinet where s been introduced, the mot flat- els ef its MiracuLors cones ef ty of complaints yet rendered to DS OF MOTHERS and all-bealing quel- positively that this is 'bysic for children or a ty SICIANS UNIVER*ALLY TESTIFY that this is ONLY GENUINE REMEDY le pprarance; and in proof of vend ft in their practice to the mest incredulous that, failed. this remedy may be nitive com . accompeny each bottie Price d twenty doses pode | roadway - ¥. ashincton, D.C., and by « throug bout the country. respectable Dr L BOOK S.- Wood's Practice of 2 vols 4th edition Bache’s Dispensatory, 1 vol, 1th Watson's Pro of Physic Dickson's Eleny «f Medicire oreizn Gedies in the Alr-passage on the by Hewron ver, 2 vols sscopical Anatomy rsal Formulary And many others, old avd new, for sale at Nott ern pri FRANCK TAYLOR on HONE MANUFACTURES. FAIRVIEW COTTON WORKS, NEAR TEE CANAL BASIN. ALEXANDRE 'A, ICK & BURNS, Proprietors. Masctuctarers of COTTON YARNS. CAR. PET CHaiN, SAIL TWINE, WKAPPING TWIWE, CCl DAGE, COTTON BATS. § Orders faz: merchants in Washington seen fully satic'te3 for any of the above articles “bick Wwe will deliver in Washington lower than .an be had in Baltimore or other Northern markets. All orders will mect with prompt atteation, by addrest ing as above. P&B. oc 1—tf DK. J01LN @REOSON, yee ef the Royal College Veterinary 4 s, and Fellow of Veterinary Medi- cal vton, reapectfully informs the public « ton and vicinity, that at tbe urgent roques numeroy ends and 7 he has resumed his pi sional duties. 1 of as heretofore his office being et Mr_ Henry Birch’s Livery Stzbie, it will be at Ar. Thomss . 10a ‘street, between H and I, e he can be consulted daily apon di-euses 2tal to all domesticated animals. Horses examined as to soundness. Gen- will find it to their adventaze xamiaed. oct eet W. HENRY PALMEA’S PIANO FORTE CLASSES. . N EVENING CLASS FOR LADIES AND 44 Gentlemen is now forming at the Academy ef Music. Appl ca to be made to Mr =. HENRY PALM F si at the Ai 1] emy of Music, cor tb aud b streets. ot RTHE FALLAND WIN TER TRADE. Just received, 2 linge a ae oe ment of <HOV tsaud TONGS, A ‘DiRONB, COAL HOLS. FIRE CARRIBRS, &e. F saleby VANS & LBOMP=ON, 38 Pe. avenue. btw Ob exd 1th sts oct 29—e06t [Intel&Organ} fataaas 21 ——e? CLOCKS CLOCKS CLOCKS: — UST recei vet and openrd, some very Leal! fal styles CLOUKS, whieb ‘fll be sald tow 4° J. ROBINS : 319 Penn avenue, opp Browne’ Het! ec W—eolm Se eee ——