VOL. LX. THB ; LANCASTER INTELLIGENCER. PUBLISHED KVSBT TUESDAY, AT HO. 8 HO&TH DUKE STREET, BY GEO. SANDERSON. TERMS ÜBSCKXPTiON. —Two Dollars per annum, payable. In ad ▼ance. No subscription discontinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the Editor. Advertisements. —Advertisements, not exceeding one square, (12 lines,) will be inserted three times for one iollar, and twenty-five cents tor each additional inser tion. Those of a greater length in-proportion. Job Printing —Such as Hand Bills, Posters, Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, Ac., Ac., executed with accuracy and at the shortest notice. THE OLD TURNPIKE. We hear no more of the clinking hoof, And the stage-coach rattling by; For the steam king rules the traveling world, And the old pike’s left to die. The grass oreeps o’er the flinty path, And the stealthy daisies steal Where once the stage horse, day by day, Lifted hiß iron heel. No more tho weary stager dreads The toll of coming morn; No more the bustling landlord runs At the sound of the echoing horn. For the dust lies still upon the road, And the bright-eyed children play Where once the clattering hoof and wheel Rattled along B the,way. No more do we hear the cracking whip, Or the strong wheel’s rumbling sound; And ho! the water drives us on, And an iron horse is found! The coach stands rustling in*the yard, And the horse has sought'the plow, We have spanned the world with an iron roil, And the steam king rules us now! Tho old turnpike is a pike no more, Wide open stands the gate; We have made us a road for our horses to stride, And we ride at a flying rate ; We have filled the valley and leveled the hills, And tunneled the mountain’s side, And round the rough crag’s dizzy verge Fearlessly now we ride. Oh! on with a haughty front! A puff, a shriek and a bound— While the tardy echoes wake too late To babble back the sound. And the old pike road is left alone, And the stagers seek the plow; We have circled the world with an iron rail, ADd the steam king rules us now. For the Intelligencer. FLOWERS. J. REDMONDE CONYNQHAH. Flowers, bright, beautiful flowers, Filling with joy my saddest hours, Chaining me here with mystical powers, Flowers, bright flowers. Daisies and violets joyfully springing, Hare bells and lilly’s tiny bells ringing, Roses sweet p.erfume over me flinging, Flowers, bright flowers. Over the old house Bilently creeping, Over the small grave mournfully weeping, Down by the little stream joyously leaping, Flowers, bright flowers. Emblems of beauty, emblems of sonow, Tints of the rainbow ever they borrow, Filling with joy each coming to-morrow,f Flowers, bright flowers. In the night-time some of them slumber, In the bright morning bloom without number, Chasing away despair’s gloomy slumber, Flowers, bright flowers. When the cold winds are sadly repeating Stories of beauty transient and fleeting, Then book to earth in sorrow retreating, Go the bright, beautiful flowers. So when my hopes forever have perished, Hopes that I loved, hopes that I cherished, May I be laid iQ sorrow beside The bright, beautiful flowers that died. Mount Joy, Lancaster County. From the Virginia News. An Interesting Bridal Trip. The train from Grafton, due here at 11.40 A. M., under the management of that gentlemanly, amiable, popular and efficient conductor, Captain Scott, a few days since stopped at one of the way stations, to take on a newly married pair. Both were young, and were verdant; having been raised in the wilds of Western Virginia, neither of them had ever been fifty miles away from home. They had heard of railways, locomotives, steamboats and hotels, but had never experienced the comforts of any of the afore-mentioned institutions. Jeems and Lize had deter mined on this, the most important event in their lives, to visit the city and see the world, particularly that portion of it known as Parkersburg. No wonder that they were amazed and delighted when the loco motive, Bteaming and snorting, with the train of beautiful crimson oars following it came in sight. ‘ These your trunks,’ said the baggage master. ‘ Well, I sorter calkilate them’s ’em,’ Jeemes. The trunks (a spotted hair trunk and a very old-fashioned valise) were soon in the baggage-car, followed by Lize and Jeems. ‘ I’ll be darned ef railroads aint a fine thing,’ said Jeems, seating himself on his luggage and carefully holding up the tails of his tight-bodied blue, adorned with re splendent metal buttons, out of the dust. ‘ Lize set here by me.’ ‘ Come out of that,’ said the baggage man ; 1 you are'in the wrong car.’ ‘ The h—ll am! D’ye ’spose I don’t know what I’m ’bout 1 These is my traps, and I calkilate to Btay where they are.— Keep quiet, Lize ; they say we’ve got to fight our way through the world anyhow, and if that chap with the cap on wants anything, why, I’m his man. Don’t want any of yer foolin’ ’round me !’ Here the Captain interposed and ex plained matters, insomuch that Jeems consented to leave his traps and follow the Captain. What was his delight when he surveyed the magnificence of the first class passenger oar, into which he was ushered. His imagination had never, in its wildest flights, pictured anything half so gorgeous. He was aroused from the con templation of the splendor around him, by the shriek of the iron horse. ‘ Jee whillikens, what in the thunder’s that?’ exclaimed Jeems. ‘ That’s the horse squealing when they punch him in the ribs with a pitqjifork to make him go along,’ said a sleepy looking individual, just behind him. ‘ * Look here, stranger,’ said Jeems, ‘ I ’low you think I am a domed fool; may be I am, but there’s some things I know, and one of ’em is, you’ll get your mouth broke, ef you don’t keep it shet. I don’t say much—just at this moment they fonnd themselves in Egyptian darkness, and then was heard a scream, almost equal to that of the engine from Lize, as she threw •her arms around the neck of J[eemes. * I know it! I know it,’ exolaimed the fileepy looking individual, ‘we’reall lost, every mother’s son of ns. Ws oan just prepare now to make the acquaintance of the gentleman in blaok, who tends the big fire below.’ ‘ Oh, Lord! Jeems what will become of us ? I felt skeery abont gettin’ on the outlandish thing, at fast.’ ‘ Keep quiet, Lize ! hollerin’ won’t do any good now. Ef you know any prayer, now’s your time to say it for both of ns.’ ‘ What’s the matter here ? said the as tonished conductor, coming up as the train emerged once more into the light. ‘ That’s just what I’d like to know, said Jeems when he saw that Lize and himself were still alive.’ ' ‘ We’ve just passed through Eaton’s Tunnel,’ replied our polite Captain. ‘ How far are you going V ‘Wall, reckon we’ll stop at J’arkers burg.’ ” ‘ Show your ticket if you please.’ ‘ Sertinly, Lize, you got some with you ? Let this gent look at ’em.’ Lize drew a piece of white paper from her reticule, and, with a smile, handed it to our friend, the Captain, who reads : ********* * * * THE PLEASURE OP YOUR COMPANY IS * RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED. * ********** * ‘ What’s this V said the Captain. ‘ Why, that’s one of the tiokets to our weddin’, that’s what you asked for haint it?’ asked the somewhat surprised Jeems. 1 Whaw ! haw ! haw ! haw ! haw !’ was the discordant sound that arose from tho seat of the sleepy looking individual. A bland smile passed over the faoe of the Captain as he explained his meaning to our verdant friend. He had no ticket but willingly paid his fare, and the train sped on toward its destination. But wonders did not cease here—presently ouj pert newsboy, Billy, entered the car, and, stepping up to Jeems, he asked— < Have a ‘ Sun,’ sir V ‘ Wal, if I have my way about it, the fust one will be a son sartin,’ said Jeems. Lize blushed. ‘ Don’t count your chickens afore they’re hatched!’ said Billy, as he hastened on to the next car. In due time the train stopped at the big depot, in this oity. Amidst confusion of strange noises, and of discordant voices, our friends landed! en the platform. ‘ Buss, sah ? Buss, sah—free for the United States V said the sable porter of our uptown house. ‘ Lady, take a buss, sah V ‘ Wal, I rather ’spose she won’t from anybody but me—reckon I’m able to do all in that line she wants, and more too.’ ‘ Go to the Swan House, sah ? right cross de street—best house in the city.— This way, sah! any baggage ?—have it sent to your room in a few minutes.’ In a short time Jeems and his bride found themselves in one of those comforta ble rooms on the second floor of that well ordered establishment, the Swan House. The baggage was sent up with the usual promptness, and our friends were soon making their toilet for dinner. Jeems had his boots and coat off in a jiffy, and Lize’s hair fell gracefully over her shoulders. ‘That’s a duced pretty —torsel /’ said Jeems, eyeing the bell cord, ‘ wonder what it’s fur V catching hold of it; ‘look, it works up there on some sort of thing umbob. I’d like to have that torsel to put on my horse’s head on next muster day ; see how it works,’ said he, giving it a pull. Presently the door opened, and the sable face of one of Afric’s sons- was thrust into the room, with the inquiry of, ‘ Ring, sah V ‘ Ring! ring what ? you black ape! ef you don’t quit looking at my wife and make yourself scarce, I’ll wring yonr head off.’ ‘ Stop a minute,’ said Lize, ‘What’s the the name of the man that keeps this tavern V ‘ Mr. Conley, marm.’ ‘Well, tell his lady that she needn’t go to any extra fixins on our account, for we’re plain people,’ said the amiable bride. ‘As they used to say in our debatin’ society,’ interrupted Jeems, ‘l’ll amend that motion, by sayin’ you oan tell ’em to give us the best they’ve got. I’m able to pay for it and don’t keer fur expenses. ‘Tee heel Tee heel’ was the only audible reply from the sable gent, as he hurried down stairs. Dinner oame and was dispatched with a relish. Jeems and his bride took a stroll over the city, seeing the lions and other sights until supper time, which being over they retired to their room. The gas was lit up by the servant, who received a bright quarter for his services. Jeems was the last in bed, and according to the rule in such cases, had to put out the light, which he did with a blast from his lungs. The noise in the street had died away, and quiet reigned in the Swan House. The young man on the watch dosed in his chair. The Clerk (rather corpulent) was about to retire, when he .thought he smelt gas. Some one came down stairs and said he smelt gas. The guests (some of them) woke up and smelt gas. Much against his will, the Clerk proceeded to find where the leak was. It seemed stronger in the neighborhood of the room occupied by the bride and groom. Clerk concluded to knock at the door of their room. ‘ Who’s there,’ came from inside. ‘ Open the door, the gas is escaping.’ ‘Gas! what gas ?’ said Jeems, opening the door. ‘ Why, here in this room. How did you put your light out V ‘ Blowed it out, of course.” ‘ You played h—l.’ Our amiable clerk came very near saying a bad word, but remembering that there was a lady in the case, or rather in the bed, he checked his rising temper, and having lit the gas, pro ceeded to show Jeems the mystery of its burning as follows : ‘ You see this little thing here ? well, when you want to put it out, you give it a turn this way; and when you want to make it lighter you give it a turn this way. Serious consequences might have resulted if it had not been discovered. Now be careful next time.’ ‘ Much obliged. But how the devil did I know the durned stuff was scaping?’ responded Jeems. ‘ Didn’t you smell it ?’ asked the Clerk. ‘ Pears to me I did smell,’ says Jeems. ! But Lize, I’ll be durned ef I didn’t think it was you, kase I never slept with a woman afore.’ ‘Well, Jeems, I thought it was you that smelt that way all the time. I was jest wunderin ef aU men smelt that way. “THAT COUNTRY 18 THE HOST*PROSPIROUB WHKBK LABOR OOXHANDB THN ORRATEST RIWAED.”—BUCHANAN. LANCASTER CITY, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1859. It peared strange, bat then I didn’t know nothing atyout it, ’ was the response of Lize, as she turned over for a nap. The red,in onr clerk’s face grew smil ingly redder as it refleoted the light from the bnming jet, and a roguish twinkle larked in the corner of his eyes, as he tnrned off the gas and all was dark, and onr friends were left alone in their glory.- A sonnd of suppressed mirth was heard in the reading room for a few minutes, and then all was still. From the Boston Traveller. GREAT EUROPEAN RATTLES. At Lodi, in Lombardy, on the 10th May, 1796, Napolean gained a decisive victory over the Austrians, the most desparate con test having been at a wooden bridge over the Adda. At Arcole, a little village of Northern Italy, on the 17th November, 1796, Napo gained a great victory over the Austrians, but with terrible slaughter on both sides, the Austrians having 18,000 killed and wounded. On the banks of the Trebbia river, in Italy, 10 miles from Genoa, the French army, under Marshal Macdonald, on the 19th of June, 1799, fought an allied Aus trian and Russian army, in a battle, which lasted three days, and in whioh the Frenoh lost 12,000 men, and the allies an equal number. It was in this vioinity that, 218 years before Christ, Hannibal fought a great battle and defeated the Romans. In the plain of Mareogo, at the foot of the Appenines, 14 miles from the strong Sardinian fortifications at Alessandria, in 1799, the French, under Marshal Joubert, were defeated by the combined Austrians and Russians, under Suwarrow. Each army had upward of 7000 men killed and wound ed, and several thousand prisoners. At Engen, in Baden, the Frenoh defeat ed an Austrian army on the 3d of May, 1800, the loss in killed and wounded on each side being set down at 7000 men. At Hohenlinden, a village in Upper Bavaria, on the 3d Dec., 1800, a great battle was fought between the French and Bavarians, uuder Moreau, and the Aus trians, under the Archduke John. The Austrians were defeated, with the loss of 14,000 men. The Frenoh loss was 9,000. At Austerlitz, on the 2d Dee., 1805, Napoleon gained a great victory over the allied Austrian and Russian' army. The allies, out of 80,000 men, lost 30,000 in killed, wounded and prisoners. The French lost 12,000. At Maida, a amall town in Naples, on the 4th of July, 1809, was one of the most remarkable battles on record. A small English force under Sir L. Stuart, defeated a greatly superior French force. The Frenoh out of 7500 men engaged, had 700 killed, between 3000 and 4000 wounded, and 1000 prisoners. The British lost only 44 killed, and 284 wounded. At Jena, in Central Germany, in the Duchy of Saxe Weimar, on the 14th Octo ber, 1806, the grand French army under Napoleon totally defeated the Prussians, led by their King" and the Dnke of Bruns wick, the latter of whom was killed in the battle. The Prussians, lost 30,000 men in killed and wounded, and nearly as many prisoners. The French had 14,000 killed and wounded. In the terrible battle of Eylau, on the Bth of February, 1807, the French gained a victory over the allied Russian and Prussian army, but at a vast sacrifice of life. The allies lost 25,000, and the French 30,000 men. At Friedland, in Prussia, the French again defeated the allied Russians and Prussians on the 16th June, 1807. The allies lost 17,000 men in killed and wound ed, the French 8000. At Wagram, a village of Lower Austria, eleven miles from Vienna, Napoleon fought a great battle with the Austrians, on the 7th June, 1809. The armies lost each 25,000 men in killed and wounded, but the Frenoh remained masters of the field. At Talavera, in Spain, on the 27th and 28th July, 1809, the English and Spanish troops, under the Dnke of Wellington, to tally defeated the French under Joseph Bonaparte and Marshals Jourdon and Victor. The British and Spanish lost 6268 men, and the Frenoh 8796 killed and wounded. Ac Albuera, in Spain, on the 16th May, 1811, the British and allies, under Gen. Beresford, gained a victory over the French under Marshal Soult. The French loss was 8000 ; that of the allies nearly 7000, the British alone having lost 4300 out of 7500 engaged. When the muster of one British regiment was called after the battle, only three privates and one drummer answered to their names. On the heights, four miles from Sala manca, in Spain, the English and Span iards, under Wellington, totally defeated the Frenoh under Marmont, on the 22d July, 1812. The allies lost 5200 men, and the French 16,000. At the battle of Smolenski, in Russia, in 1812, the French loss was 17,000, and that of the Russians 10,000. At Borodino, on the 7th September, 1812, was fought a desperate battle between the Russians and French. The French lost in killed, wounded and prisoners, 50,000 ; and the Russians about the same number. The survivors of the Frenoh army, from the Russian oampaign, were not more than 35,000, out of an army of 500,000 men. At Lutzen, in Russian Saxony, on the 2d May, 1813, the allied Russian and Prussian forces were defeated by the French under Napoleon, the French losing 18,000 and the allies 15,000 men. At Bautzen, in Saxony, on the 21st and 22d May, 1813, a battle took place be tween the allies and the French, in which the French loss was put down at 24,000, and that of the allies 15,000. At Dresden, in Saxony, on the 26th and 27th August, 1813, the allies were defeated by the French. The loss of the allies was about 25,000 in killed, wounded and prisoners, and that of the Frenoh about 12,000. At Leipsio, in Saxony, in Ootober, 1813, a desperate battle was fought, which lasted three days, and the French were totally defeated by the allies. Napoleon lost two Marshals, twenty Generals, and about 70,- 000 men. The allies lost 1790 officers and about 40,000 men. At Vittoria, in Spain, on the 21st June, 1813, the ■ English and Frenoh fought a battle, in which the Frenoh lost 7000, and the English 5180 men. At Toulouse, in France, Wellington defeated the French under Soult, on the 10th April, 1814 Frenoh loss, 4700; allied army’s loss, .4680 men. At Paris the allies lost 9093 men, and the French about 4500. , At Ligny, in France, a battle: occurred between the Prussians and French, on the 15th June, 1815, two days before the battle of Waterloo, in whioh the Prussians lost 15,000 men, and the Frenoh 6,800. In the indecisive battle at Qnatre Bras, in Belgium, on the 16th Jane, the day before that of Waterloo, the allies lost 5,200 men, and the Frenoh 114. At Waterloo, the total loss of the allies was 16,636 men. Napoleon’s was about 40,000. Neither the Austrians nor Prussians can derive much encouragement from history to engage in war with France. The Frenoh troops have only been matched in these wars by the English, the Spaniards and the Russians, scarcely by the last named. CARDS. TXTYLIiIAM WHITESIDE, SURGEON f V DENTIST.—Office In North Queen street, directly over Long’s Drug Store. Lancaster, may 27, 1856. ly 16 ALDUS J. NEFF, Attorney at Law>« Office with B. A. Shaffer, Esq., south-west corner of Centre Square, Lancaster. may3.s, ’55 ly 17 JESSE LANDIS, Attorney at Law.-Of fice one door east of Lechleris Hotel, East Sing street, Lancaster, Pa. All kinds of Scrivenlng-—such as writing Wills, Deeds, Mortgages, Accounts, Ao., will be'attended to with correctness and despatch. may 15, ’55 tf-17 Abram shank, ATTORNEY AT LAW, , Office with D. G. Ebhlehan, Esq., No. 36 North Duke St., PA. Edward m*goyern, ATTORNEY AT LAW, No. 3 South Queen street, in Reed, McGrann, Kelly & Co.'s Banking Building, Lancaster, Pa. apr 6 tfl2 WT. McPHAIL, . ATTORNEY AT LAW, mar 31 ly 11 Strasburg, Lancaster Co., Pa. Newton lightner, attorney AT LAW, has his Office in North Duke street, nearly opposite the Court House. Lancaster, apr 1 tfll Removal.— william b. fordnet, Attorney at Law, has removed his office from North Queen street to the building in the south-east corner of Centre Square, formerly known as Hubley’s Hotel. Lancaster, april 10 Removal.— dr. j. t. baker, hor (EPATHIC PHYSICIAN, has removed his office to No. 69 East King street, next door above King’s Grocery. Reference—Professor W. A. Gardner, Philadelphia. CallB from the country will be promptly attended to. apr 6 tfl2 DR. JOHN M’CALLA, DENTIST.—Office No. 4 East King street, Lancaster, Pa. apr 18 tf 13 SAMUEL H. REYNOLDS, Attorney at Law. Office, No. 14 North Dnke street, opposite the Court House. may 5 tf 16 SIMON P. EBY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, OFFICE:—No. 38 North Duke street, may 11 ly 17] Lancaster, Penna. Frederick s. pyfer, ATTORNEY AT LAW. OFFICE— No. 11 North Duke street, (west bide,) Lan caster. Pa. apr 20 tf 14 Removal.— william s. amweg, Attorney at Law, has removed his office from his former place into South Dnke street, nearly opposite the Trinity Lutheran Church. apr 8 tf 12 JOHN F. BRINTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Has removed his office to his residence, No. 249 South 6th Street, above Spruce. Rofura by permission to Hon. H. G. Long, “ A. L. Hates, “ Ferrre Brinton, qov24 ly*4s “ Thaddeus Stevens. PETER D. MYERS] REAL ESTATE AGENT, PHILADELPHIA, will Attend to the Renting of Houses, Collecting House and Grouud Kents, &c. Agencies entrusted to his care will bethaukfully received, and carefully attended to.— Satisfactory reference given. Office N. E. corner of SEVENTH and SANSOM streets, Second Floor, No. 10. fob 17 ly 6 JAMES BLACK, Attorney at Law.--Of fice in East King street, two doors east ofLechler’s Hotel, Lancaster, Pa. •83*“ All business connected with his profession, and all kinds of writing, Buch as preparing Deeds, Mortgages, Wills, Stating Accounts, Ac., promptly attended to. may 15. tf-17 RIVEN IN G April 7,1869. j SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed “Propo sals for Navy Clothing and Clothing MAtArlalli ,, Willbe received at this office until 9 o’clock, a. m., on the 4th day of May next, ftr fnrnlshlpg tad delivering (on receiving sixty days* notice) at each or either, of the navy-yards at Charlestown, Massachusetts; Brooklyn, New York; or Gosport, Ylrginia, the quantities below mentioned of any or all of the following classes of articles of navy clothing and clothing materials, and Buch farther quantities Of the same as may be ordered by the chief of this 'bureau, or by the commandants of the said respectively-dar ing the fiscal year commencing on the Ist day. of July next, and ending on the 30th day of Jane, 1800, via' ‘ Class I. —Cloth Clothing. Blue cloth pea jackets.. Bine cloth trows© rs. Blue satinet trowsers.- Class 2.— Seamless Clothing. Blue felt pea jackets Bine felt caps Class B .—Flannel Clothing. Blue flannel jumpers.. Blue flannel overshirts. Blue flannel undershirts Blue flannel drawers. ..3,000 ..3,000 ..3,000 .3,000 Class 4. —Linen Clothing. Canvas dock trowsers. ....3,000 Barnsley sheeting frocks... ..i.V.3,000 Class 6.— Blue Satinet. ......yards, 10,000 Blue satinet. Class 6 .—Blue Flannel. Blue flannel .yards, 80,000 Clam 7.— Sheeting, Puck, and Nankin. Barnsley sheeting - yards,lo^)oo Canvas dock- do.-10,000 Bine nankin /...d0...1Q,000 Class B.— Shoes. Calfskin laced shoes. Kipskln shoes Class 9.— Sock*. Woollen socks. Class 10.— Mattresses. Mattresses, (with 2 covers fbr each) Class 11. — Blunkcls. Class 12. — Handkerchiefs. Black-silk handkerchiefs. Offers may be made for one or more dames, at the option of the bidder; bat all the articles embraced la a clan must be bid for. Each clam will be considered by itself, and the contract for that class will be awarded to the bidder whose proposals for the articles comprised in the class are lowest In the aggregate. The cloth for the pea jackets shall be twilled pilot cloth, pure indigo bine, wool-dyed. It shall be 51 inches wide, and weigh 28 ounces per yard. It shall have a list on each edge composed of 24 white threads, of all wooL All pieces weighing less than2s ounces per yard will be rejected; and each bale of abont 300 yards most average 28 ounces per yard. The seamless clothing shall be of felt cloth, dyed pore Indigo bine, made of good wool only, and shall conform In the sizes, color, grade of wool, and In all other respects to the samples deposited at the navy-yards. The cloth for bine cloth trowaers shall be.twill all wool, and pare indigo blue, wool-dyed. «?It shall nave a list on each edge composed of 21 white threads, of all wool. All pieces under ounces per yard will be re jected ; and each bale of about 300 yards most average 18 ounces per yard. The satinet most be 27 inches wide inside of list, which list mast consist of not less than 12 white woollen threads on each edge of the cloth, woven in the whole length of the piece; must weigh not less than ounces per yard, to contain In each piece abont 28 yardß; the warp must be cotton, pore indigo bine, yarn dyed; and the filling wool, pure indigo bine, wool-dyed. Each bale of 400 yards shall average 9 % ounces to the yard, and no piece shall he bilow 9% ounces to the yard. The satinet trowaers mosVbe made of material like the above. The pilot-cloth, broad cloth, and satinet of which garments are made, shall be well-sponged before made up. The flannel most be all wool, wool-dyed pure Indigo blue, and twilled; must be In pieces of about 50 yards In length, 27 Inches wide, weighing 5 ounces per yard, with a list on each edge of 4 white woolen threads woven In the whole length of the piece. To .be packed In bales of 10 pieces, the pieces to be rolled separately without cloth boards; each bale to contain 500 yatds and pounds flannel.— No piece to have a less average weight than 4 8-10 ounces per yard. The overshirts, undershirts, drawers, and Jumpers must be made of flannel like the above. The barnaley sheeting most be free from cotton, 80 in ches in width; weight, twelvd ounces 31-100 per yard; teztnre 4 by 4 to 1-16 loch. The canvas duck must be free from cotton, 27 inches in width; and about 36 yards in the piece, double thread warp and filing; weight, eight ounces 23-100 por yard; textare 9bylo to inch. The shoes must be plainly stamped with the contractor’s name, nnmbsr of the shoe, and year when made. The sizes to be in the following proportions for each 100 pairs, unless otherwise ordered, viz: 8 of No. 5, 17 of No. 6, 25 of No. 7, 25 of No. 8,10 of No. 9,7 of No. 10. and 2of No. 11. They mast conform in all respects to the samples at the yards, and be delivered in good, strong boxes, the tops of which to be securely fastened with:screws, and each box to contain 25 pairs, in these proportions, viz : 8 pairs of No. 5, with 17 of No. 6,13 of No. 7, with 12 of No. 0, or vice, versa, 16 of No. 9, with 7 of No. 10, and two of No. 11. The calf-skin and kip-skin shoes to be packed in separate boxes. The woolen socks mast be woven or knit, Indigo mixed, all wool, shall be well scoured, and in color and quality fully equal to sample. The mattrasses must weigh ten pounds, Including tick ing, which Is to be cut 6 feet in length and 31 inches wide. The covers mast measure 71 Inches in length and 29 inches in width. The hair, ticking, and covers most conform to samples. The nankin mast be equal to the best blue American nankin, 26 inches wide, texture 5 threads by 4 threads to the 16th of an inch, dyed with pure Bengal indigo. The blankets mast weigh six pounds per pair, and measure 58 by 78 inches each. A bale of 50 pairs must weigh* 300 pounds, and no pair shall weigh less than 6 pounds IS ounces. They must be made of clean wool, and each blanket must be marked “ U. S. Navy,” os in the sample. The black-silk handkerchiefs must be 31by 31inches, and weigh one ounce and 12 grains Troy; texture 14 by 23 to one-eighth of an inch. Bidden for the above will specify* whether thearticles they propose to furnish are to be of the growth, production, and manufacture of the United States, us a preference will be given to such. A schedule of the three sizes for each 100 pieceß of made up clothing will be found with the samples at the respec tive yards; and all the above articles, including the neces sary buttons, rings, Ac., are to be fully equal in the quality, texture, color, weight, and finish of material, and conform in pattern, sizes, and workmanship to said sam ples. The number or quantity which will be required of each of the foregoing articles cannot be precisely stated. It will not be less, however, than the quantity specified in the foregoing list. The contracts will, therefore, be made for the quantity of each article so specified, and for each farther quantity as the bureau may require. The price must be uniform at all the stations. All the above artlclee must be subject to such inspection at the place of delivery as the chief of this bureau may direct; and no article will be received that is nut folly equal to the sample in every respect, and which does not conform to the stipulations and provisions of the contract to be made. The whole must be delivered at the risk and expense of the contractor. Each box and bale to be marked with the contractor’s name. The inspecting officers to be appointed by the Navy Department. The offers must distinguish the prices for each article mentioned in a class, add must be calculated to cover every expense attending the fulfilment of the contract, Including the necessary buttons. In case of failure on the part of the contractors to deliver the, several articles which may be ordered from them, in proper time and of proper qualuy, the chief of the Bureau of .Provisions and ClotUing shall be authorized to purchase or direct purchases to be made of wbat may be required to supply the deficiency, under the penalty to be expressed in the contract; the record of a requisition, or a duplicate copy thereof, at the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, or at either of the navy-yards aforesaid, shall be evidence that such requisition has been made and received; ' Two or more approved sureties In a stun equal to the estimated amount of the respective contracts will be re quired, and twenty per centum will bo withheld from the amount of pll payments on account thereof at collateral security, and not In any event to be paid until it is In all respects complied with; and eighty per centum of the amount of all deliveries made will be paid by the navy agent within thirty days after triplicate bills, doly au thenticated, shall have been presented to him. Bidden whose proposals shall be accepted (and none others) wUI be forthwith notified, and as early as practica ble a contract will be transmitted to them tor execution, which contract most be returned to the bureau withbl five days, exclusive of the time required for the regular trans mission of the mail. A record or duplicate of the letter informing a bidder of the acceptance of his proposal will be deemed a notifica tion thereof within the meaning of the act of 1846, and his bid will be made and accepted In conformity with thi« understanding. Every offer made must be accompanied (as directed In the act of Congress making appropriations tor the naval service for 1846-’47, approved 10th August, 1846) by a writ ten guarantee, signed by one or more responsible persons, to the effect that be or they undertake that the bidder or bidders will, if his or their bid be accepted, enter into an obligation within five days, with good and sufflCient sure ties, to furnish the supplies proposed. The bureau will not be obligated to consider any proposal unless ft*ra»mj>tif>H by the guarantee required by law; the competency 'of the guarantee to be certified by the navy agent, distnot attor ney, or the collector o£ the customs. Blank form* of proposals may be obtained on application to the navy agents at Portsmouth, New Hampshire;' Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this bureau. The attention of bidders is called to the samples de scription of articles required, as, in the inspection before re ception, a just but rigid comparison will be made between the articles offered and the samples and contract, receiving, none that fall between them ; ana their attention is also particu larly directed to the joint resolution of March 27,1864, in addition to the act of the 101 A August, 1846, apr 26 Roofing slate. The undersigned have on band and are regularly re ceiving fresh supplies of BOOKING SLATB, which-they offer on the most favorable terms to cons amors. Slate pot on by the square or sold by the ton. Having none bait tbe beet of workmen, all jobs done by os arq warranted! As we have arrangements with the best most approved of the Peach Bottom, York county, Slate Quarries, we are enabled to offer a quality of Slate that cannot bo‘excelled. Persons who contemplate building or covering their old Boots, Will do well to give us a call. None ofeven the Inferior qualities in the market sold lower. Also a general assortment of Hardware, Paints, Oils, CedAr Ware, Saddlery, Cutlery, Ac., Ac. GEORGE M. STEIN HAN A CO, feb!s 6m6] West King st, Lancaster, Pa. TO FARMEBS—Having been appoint ed by Messrs. Allen A Needles agents In Lancaster for the sale of their celebrated • SUPER PHOSPHATE OF LIME, we would call the attention of Farmers to this Fertiliser, it being superior to all others; and from the testimony of those who have used it for some years past, we feel author, ized In saying it is the best application for Coni,' Oats* Wheat, Grass and other cropa which require a.vlgonrai and permanent stimulant, that has ever been offered to the public. Apply to GEO. QATmnt froo* East Orange street, 2d door from North Queenst, and at GraefPs tending on the Conestoga. • • WOOD MOULDI NGTt 7^ UNITED STATES WOOD. MOULDING. TURNING AND BCBQLL HAWING HILL. Fifteenth street) between Market JuriLCh#n*d Streets, Philadelphia. l - 1 Also, Sash, Blinds, Shutters and Wladov Frames for sale low—all of which are of the best materials and week* maaahip. ; BBNJAMIN. ESIiKB, may Illy IS] 1 .pairs, 3,000 ....do„.5,000 ..pairs, 8,000