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ARMY WAGON AND
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orrice OF ARItY CLOTHING AND EQUIPAGE,
Corner of Howard and Mercer streets,
New YORK, August 3, 1861.
110POSALS will be received at this office for
furnishing, by contract, Army Wagon Har
ness.
The proposals should state the price at which
they can be furnished at the places . of manufac
ture, and the price they can be delivered at the
depot, the number which can be made by the
bidder within one month after receipt of the
order ; also the number which be can deliver
within one week.
The harness must exactly conform to the fol
lowing specifications, and to the established
pat' er ne
Four mule harness as follows, to wit:
WHEEL.
Two Quilor.s.--Bremli straps 3 feet ti inches long,
inches wide, sewed into 14 inch rings of
inch iron; hip straps 8 feet 11 inches long,
2 1-2 inc lies wide; stay pieces 2 feet long, 2
1-2 inches nide' with 1 1-2 inch buckles;
wig straps to buckle in stay pieces, 5 feet
lona, 1 1-2 inch wide; side straps 4 feet long,
I 1 2 inch wide: the straps 16 inches long,
inch wide, tapering to a point.
'two Belly Bands.—Long side 2 feet 8 inches
long, 2 inches wide, with a two inch buckle;
short side 1 foot 6 inches long and 2 inches
wide.
'lwo Hair Collars.-18 to 19 Inches long, with
double stays and safe leathers and buckles
iurtes wide.
Two Pair of Strong Hames to suit, made of
white oak root, ironed with hooks, breast
r ngs 1 inch square, staples and line rings.
1 s Pair of Hame Straps.--Lower one 5 feet 6
inches long, 12 inch wide, upper one 4 feet 6
ihihes long, 1-2 inch wide
Two Bridles.—Crown piece 2 feet long, inch
wide; check pieces each 10 inches long,
inch n - ide ; front pieces 111-2 inches long,
inch wide ; stay pieces, from blinds to
crown pieces, 16 inches long, 1 1-2 Bich wide;
nose piece, 11 inches long, 1 inch wide;
bldids 6 inches long, 6 1-2 inches wide; reins,
lung side, 4 feet long. 1 inch wide ; short
side 2 feet long, 1 inch wide, with 1 inch
buckle ; butts tinned mullen, to weigh 2 lbs.
to the dozen.
Two Pair Chain Pipes, 2 feet long, 2 1-2 inches
wide.
Two Pair Trace Chains, 7 feet long, 16 links to
the foot, of No. 8 iron, with T on one end,
weigh 7 1-2 to 8 lbs. per pair. Twisted or
straight.
Use pair of Breast Chains, 22 inches long, 14
links to the foot, of No. 8 iron. Twisted.
Two Neck straps, 8 feet 1 inch long, inches
wide, with 2k inch buckle.
Two Neck Chains, 4 feet 6 inches long, 14 links
to the foot, No. 4 iron, T and loop to be ri
vet, don the neck strap. Twisted.
One Saddle, made on Attakapas tree, head gul
let and cantle, iron covered in the usual way
with half-tanned horsehide; flaps 20 inches
long, 16 inches wide ; sursingle 7 feet 3 inches
long, 2.1 inches wide, witlia 21. inch buckle
on one end, to be fastened to the saddle by
being riveted to two curved straps 1-1- inch
wide ; these straps are placed one on each
side of the saddle tree, one end is tied to the
front part of the bar behind the cantle, Span
ish saddle fashion; stirrup leathers 4 feet 7
inches long, 11 inch wide, with 11 inch
buckle ; stirrups, malleable iron, tinned, bolt
eye pattern, to weigh 13i lbs. to a dozen
pair.
TYAD
Two collars, 17 to eighteen inches long, made
the same as for two wheel harness.
Two pair of flames, to suit, of same material
as for wheel harness, ironed ; with hooks,
breast rings, and line rings, with straps as in
wheel harness.
Two Bridles, same as for wheel harness.
Two Neck Straps and Chains, same as for wheel
hrrness.
Two Belly Bands, same as for wheel harness.
Two pair Chain pipes,
Two pair Trace Chains, 0
Two Cruppers and Hip Straps, back strap 6 feet
long, tapering from si inches to Si inches
wide, hip straps each 2 feet 4 inches tong,
inch wide, each with a hook at one end.
wo Back Bands, 3 feet 4 inches long, si inches
wide.
Two lilartingals, 4 feet long, 1 1-2 inch wide, to
buckle into the bit.
One Coupling Strap, 6 feet 6 inches long, 8-4
inch wide.
One Check Rein, 4 feet long 1 inch wide, to
buckle into the bit at each end, with a ring
sewed in the centre to receive the lead line.
tine Lead Line, 21 feet long, 7-8 inch wide, with
a buckle at one end, and an 8 inch loop at
the other.
one Whip, heavy plaited horse hide, 6 feet 6
inches long.
One Horse Brush, oval, of bristles, by
inches.
one Curry Comb, No. 222 8 bar.
The whole to be packed in a box about 18 in
ches wide, 17 inches deep, 34 inches long, made
or 1-inch stuff, coopered, wood hoops or iron, as
may be required.
Four Horse Harness, as follows, to wit :
WHEEL.
Quilors.—Breech straps 8 feet 8 inches
tong, 81-2 inches wide, sewed into 4-inch
rings of 3-8 Inch iron; hip straps 4 feet long,
3 inches wide; stay pieces 2 feet 2 inches long,
3 inches wide, with 1 1.2 inch buckles ; cross
straps to buckle into stay pieces, 6 feet long,
1 1-2 inch wide ; side straps 6 feet 6 inches
long, 1 1-2 loch wide ; hip straps 15 inches
long, 1 1-2 inch wide, tapering to a point.
Two Belly Bards—Long side 2 feet 4 inches
long, 2 inches wide with a 2 inch buckle ;
short side 1 foot 6 inches long and 2 inches
wide.
Two Hair Collars, 22 to 28 inches long, with
double straps and safe leathers and buckles
inch wide.
Two pair of strong Harries to suit, made of
white oak root, ironed with hooka, breast
rings, 11 inch square, staples and line rings.
6 Two pair of Hams Straps.—Lower out 6 feet
i nc h es long, i inch wide ; upper one 4 feet
6 inches long, of alum tanned leather.
Two Bridles.—Crown piece 2 feet 2 incheslong,
inch wide; check pieces each 10 inches
long, 1-1- inch wide; front piece 12i inches
long, 1.1 inch wide ; stay pieces, from blinds
to crown pieces, 16 inches long, 1} inch wide,
nose piece 12 inches long, 1 inch wide; blinds
8 inches long, 6 inches wide ; reins, long side
4 feet 2 inches long, 1 inch wide ; short side
2 feet long, 1 inch wide, with 1 inch buckle ;
dozen.
bitts. tinned mullen, to weigh 6. lbs. the
Two Pal l C hain Pipes, 2 feet 6 inches long,
inches wide.
TWO Pair Trace Chains,7 feet lon 14 links to
the foot of No. 2 iro, twistel,or straight,
'with T One end, weight 9 lbs. Per Tedx•
Ifftisuilantous
One Pair of Breast Chains,'2B inches long, 14
links to the foot, of No. 1 Iron. Twisted.
Two Neck Straps, 6 feet 6 inches long, 21
inches 'wide, with 21 inch buckle. .
Two Neck Chains 4 feet 6 inches lone, 16 links
to the foot; tsviitedNo. 4 iron, T and loop to
be rivetted on to the neck strap, swivel in
the chain.
One saddle, made oil Athdcapas tree, head,
gullet and cantle ironed, covered in the tonal
way with halManned horsehide ; flaps 20
inches long, 16 inches wide ; sursingle 7 f
6 inches long, 21 inches wides with a 21 Inc
inch buckle on one end, to be fastened to the
saddle by being riveted to two curved straps,
inch wide ; these straps are placed one on
each Aide of the saddle tree, one end is tied to
the front part of the bar, the other esidtto the
extension oftheixtr behind the cantle, Spanish
saddlelashion; stirrup leathers 4 feet 7 inches
long, 11 inches wide, with 11- inch buckle;
stirrups, malleable iron, tinned, bolt eye pat
tern, to weigh 13/ pounds to a dozen pair.
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Two Bridles, same as for wheel harness.
Two Collars, 20 to 22 inches long, made the
same as for wheel harness.
Two Pairs of Haines to suit, of seine material
as for wheel harness, ironed, with hooks,
bretot rings and line rings, with straps as in
wheel harness.
TwO Neck Straps and Chains, same as for wheel
harness.
Two Belly *ids, same as for wheel harness.
Two Pair Chain Pipes, same as for wheel har
ness.
Two Pair Trace Chains, same as for wheel har
ness.
Two Cruppers and Hip straps.—Back strap 6
feet long, tapering from 84 inches to 21
inches wide. Hip straps with buckles each
8 feet 8 inches long, 11 inch wide, with
wrought hooks.
Two Back Bands, 8 feet 7 • inches long, 81
inches wide.
Two Martingals, 4 feet long, 11 inch wide, to
buckle into the bit.
One Coupling strap, 5 feet 8 inches long, I inch
wide.
One Check Rein, 4 feet 1 inch long, 1 inch
wide, to buckle into the bit at each end,
with a ring sewed in the centre to receive
the lead line.
One Lead Line, 21 feet long, inch wide, with
a buckle at one end and 8 inch loop at the
other.
One Whip, heavy plated horse hide, 6 feet 6
inches long.
One Horse Brush, oval, of bristle, by in
ches.
One Curry Comb, No. 212, 8 bar.
The whole to be packed in a box about 21
inches wide, 18 inches deep, 84 inches long,
made of 1 inch stuff, coopered, wood hoops or
iron as may be required.
The *hole to be made of the best material,
sewing to be made with good waxed thread,
and subject to inspection during the process of
manufacture, and also when finished.
When 6-horse harness is required, the lead
collars, bridles, tames neck straps, belly bands,
chain pipes, trace chain, crupper and hip straps,
back bands and coupling straps are doubled ;
one bearing chain 8 feet long, 14 links to the
foot, of No. 4 iron, with a Ton each end added,
and lead line to be 80 feet long.
The whole to be made of the best material,
sewing to be made with good waxed thread,
and subject to inspection during the process of
manufacture and also when finished.
When 6-mule hasness is required, the lead
collars, bridles, hames, neck straps, belly bands,
chain pipes, trace chains, crupper and hip straps,
back bands and coupling straps are doubled ;
one bearing chain, 8 feet long, 14 links to the
foot, of No. 4 iron, with a Ton each end added,
and lead line to be 28 feet long.
Proposals will also be received for making
and delivering ambulance harness for two or
four mule or horse teams—a specification of
which will hereafter be furnished.
Forms of proposal and gurrantee will be fur
nished on application at this office, and none
will be considered that do not conform thereto.
The privilege is reserved by and for the
United States of rejecting any proposal that
may be deemed extravagant.
Proposals will be endorsed on the envelope
inclosiug them "Proposals for furnishing Army
Wagon and Ambulance Harness," and address
ed to Major D. EL VU TON,
auB-tf Quartermaster 13. S. Army.
PROPOSALS
ARMY BAGGAGE WAGONS.
QuAtansamespla GsznatAL's 017101, t
Was/Lawton, Tune 21, 1861. f
- DEOPOSALS ARE INVITED for the furnish
ing of ARMY AND BAGOAGE WAGONS.
Proposals should state the prices at which they
can be furnished at the places of manufacture,
or at New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington or Qincinnatl, as preferred by the
bidders.
The number which can be made by any-bidder
within one month alter receipt of the order,
also the number which he can deliver within
one week.
The Wagons must exactly conform to the fol
lowing specifications, and to the established
patterns.
Six-mule (covered) wagons, of the size and de
scription as follows, to wit:
The front wheels to be three feet ten inches
high, huba ten inches in diameter, and fourteen
and a quarter inches long; hind wheels four
Let ten inches high, hubs ten and a quarter
inches in diameter, and fourteen and a quarter
inches long ; fellies two and a half inches wide,
and two and three quarter inches deep ; cast
iron pipe boxes twelve inches long, two and a
half inches at the large end and one and seven
eights inch at the small end; tire two and a half
inches wide by five-eights of an inch thick,
fastened with one screw bolt and nut in each
fellie; hubs made of gum, the spokes and tellies
of the beat white oak, free from defects ; each
wheel to have a sand band and linchpin, band
two and three quarter inches wide, of No. 8
band iron, and two driving bands—outside
band one and a quarter inch by one quarter
inch thick, inside band one inch by three-six
teenths inch thick; the hind wheels to be made
and boxed so that they will measure from the
inside of the tire to the large end of the box six
eighth inches in a
and a half inc hes , and front wheels six and one
to be threefeet el
Parallel li ne, and each axle to
e and three-eigh
from the outside of ven
one shoulder washerth
toinches
the
outside of the other, so as to have the wagons
all to trackfive feet from centre to centre of the
wheels. Axle trees to be made of the best
in c it es kuare at the shoulder, taming'
quality refined American iron, two sad a half
down to
one and a half inch in the middle, with amine=
. Wo* irfelt 'hinge bolt hole in each Wetzel
HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29, 1861
ittiscellantono
washers and linchpins for each axietree ; size of
linchpins one inch wide, three-eights of an inch
thick, with a hole in each end ; a wooden stock
four and. three-quarters • inches wide and four
inches deep, fastened substantially to the axle
tree with dips on the ends and with two bolts,
six inches from the middle, and fastened to the
hounds and bolster (the bolster to be four feet
five inches long,,five inches wide, and three
and a half bashes deep,) with four half
_inch
bolts. :A'
Theitongue to be ten feet eight inches long,
four Inches wide, and three Inches thick at front
end of the hounds, and two and a quarter inches
wide by two and three quarter inches deep at
the front end, and so arranged as to lift up, the
front end okit to cwithin two feet of the
ground wha the hotend* at least on
a level surface. ir -
The front hounds td be' feet two inches
long, three inches thick, and four inches wide
over axletree, and to retain that width to the
back end of the tongue; laws of the hounds
one foot eight inches long and three inches
square at the front end, with a plate of iron
two and half inches wide by three eighths of
an inch thick, fastened on top of the hounds
over the back end of the tongue with one half
inch screw bolt in each end, and a plate of iron
of the same size turned up at each end one and
a half inches to clamp the front hounds togeth
er, and fastened on the under side and at front
end of hounds, with half-inch screw bolt
through each hound, a seven eighth inch bolt
through, tongue and hounds in the centre of
jaws, to secure the tongue in the hounds; a
plate of iron three inches wide, one-quarter
inch thick and one foot eight inches long, se
cured on the inside of jaws of hounds with two
rivets and a plate of the same dimension each
side of the tongue, where the tongue and hounds
run together, secured in like manner ; a brace
of seven eighths of an inch round iron to ex
tend from under the front axletree, and take
two bolts in front part of the hounds, same
brace three quarters id an inch round to con
tinue to the back part of the hounds, and to
be fastened with two bolts, one near the lack
end of the hounds, and one through the slider
and hounds ; a brace over front bolster one and
a half inch wide, one quarter of an inch thick,
with a bolt in each end to--fraten it to the
hounds; the opening between *laws of the
hounds, to receive the tongile,loric and three
quarters inch in front, and four and a half
inches at the back part of the jaws.
The hind hounds four feet two inches long,
two and three quarters inches thick, and three
inches wide ; jaws one foot long where they
clasp the coupling pole ; the bolster four feet
five inches long and five inches wide by three
inches deep, with steady iron two andn half
inches wide by one half inch thick turned up
two and a half inches and fastened on each end
with three rivets; the bolster stocks and hounds
to be secured with tour half inch screw bolts,
and one halt inch screw bolt through the coup
ling pole.
The coupling pole nine feet eight inches long,
three inches deep and four and a half inc.
wide at front end, and two and three quarters
inches wide at back end ; distance from the
centre of king bolt hole to the centre of the
back saletree six feet one inch, and from the
centre of king bolt hole to the centre of the
mortice in the hind end of the pole eight feet
nine inches ; king bolt hole one and a quarter
idches diameter, of best refined iron drawn
down to seven eighths of an inch where it
passes through the iron axletree ; iron plate
six inches long, three inches wide and one
eighth of an inch thick on the doubletree and
tongue where they rub together ; iron plate
one and a half oy one quarter of an inch on
the sliding bar fastened at each end by a screw
bolt through the hounds; front bolster to have
plaits above and below eleven inches long,
three and a half inches wide, and threeeightha
of an inch thick, corners drawn out and turned
down on the sides of the bolster, with a nail in
each corner, and four countersunk nails on top;
two bands on the hind hounds, two and two
and a half inches wide, of.*No. 10 band iron ;
the rub plate on the coupling pole to be eight
inches long, one and three quarters inches wide
and one quarter of an inch thick. Doubletree
three feet ten inches long, singletree two feet
eight inches long ; all well made of hickory,
with an iron ring and clip at each end, the
centre clip to be well secured ; lead bar and
stretcher to be three feet two inches long, two
and a quarter inches wide, and one and a quar
ter inch thick. Lead bars, stretchers and single
rees for six mule team ; the two singletrees for
the lead mules to have hooks in the middle to
hook to the end of the fifth chain, the wheel
and middle pairs with open rings to attach
them to the doubletree and lead bar.
The fifth chain to be ten feet long to the
fork ; the fork one foot ten inches long, with
the stretcher attached to spread tne forks apart;
the links of the doubletree, stay and tongue
chaiuk three eighths of an inch in diameter ;
the fifth chain to he seven sixteenth inch in di
ameter to the fork ; the fork to be five six
teenth inch diameter ; the links of these and
the hook chains to be not more than two and
a quarter inches long.
The body to be l eight, three feet six inches
wide, two feet dee Om feet long at the bottom,
and ten feet six inches at the top, sloping equal
ly at.each end all in the clear or inside ; the
bed pieces to be two and a half inches wide and
three inches deep ; front pieces two inches deep
by two and a half inches wide ; tail pieces two
and a half inches wide and three inches deep ;
and four inohes deep in the middle to rest on
the coupling pole; top rail one and a half inch
thick by one and seven eighth inch wide ; low
er rails one inch thick by one and seventh Inch
wide; three studs and one rail in front with a
seat on strap hinges to close it up as high as
the sides; a box three feet four incites long, the
bottom five inches wide front side, nine and a
half inches deep, and eight and a half inches
at the top in parallel line to the body all in the
clear, to be substantially fastened to the front
end of the body, to have an iron strap passing
round each end, secured to the head piece and
front rail by a rivet in each end of it passizig
through" them, the lid to be fastened to the
front rail with two good strap hinges, a strap
of five-eighth iron around the box a half-inch
from the top edge, and two straps same size on
the lid near the front edge, to prevent the
mules from eating the boxes; to have a joint
hasp fastened to the middle of the lid, with a
good wooden cleat on the inside, a strap of iron
on the centre of the box with a staple passing
through it, to fasten the lid to ; eight studs and
two mils on each side; one bolster fastened to
the body, six inches deep and four inches wide
at king bolt hole, iron rod in front and centre,
of eleven sixteenths of an inch round iron, with
.a head on the top of rail and nut on lower end;
iren rod and brace behind, with shoulders
on top of tail piece, and nuts on the under side,
and a not on the top of rail, a plate two and a
half inahee wide of No. 10 band iron, on tail
piece, mow the body; two teatime hi• tall
Inistellantous
piece and hind bar two and a gnarter inches
wide shttone inch thick, to receive pleces three
feet four &hes long, to be used as harness
bearers ; four rivets through each side stud, and
two rivets through each front stud, to secure
the lining boards, to be of the beat quality iron,
and riveted on a good bur ; one rivet through
each end tiff the rails ; floor five-eighths of an
inch oak:boards; sides five-eighths of an inch
white pine, tail board three-quarters of au
inch thick, of white pine, to be well cleated
with fivetusk cleats, riveted at each end through
the tail board ; an iron plate three feet eight
inches long, two and a quarter inches wide, and
three-eighths of an loch thick on. the under
side of the bed piece, to extend from the hind
end of the body to eight inches in front of the
kind bolsters, to be fastened by the rod at the
end of the body, by 041 ,lateral rod and two
three-eigh th s of an inch screw bolts, one at the
forward ihni_of the plate; and the other about
equidistant Fetween it and the lateral rod. A
half inch round iron rod or bolt to pass diagon
ally through the rails, between the two hind
studs to and through the bed - piece and plate
under it, with a good head on the top and nut
and screw at the bottom, to be at the top one
foot six inches from inside of tail board, and on
the bottom ten inches from the hind rod. An
iron clamp two inches wide, one quarter of an
inch thick around - the bed piece, the centre
bolt to which the lock chain is attached passing
through it, to extend seven inches on the
inside of the body, the ends, top and body
to be secured by two three-eighths inch
screw bolts, the middle bar at the
enda to be flush with the bed piece on the lower
side. Two lock chains secured to the centre
bolt of the body, one and eleven inches, the
other two feet six inches long, to be of three
eighths of an inch round it ; feed trough to
be four feet six inches long from out to to out,
the bottom and ends of oak, the sides of yellow
pine, to be eight inches wide at bottom, twelve
inches wide at top, and eight and a half inches
deep all in the clear, welt honed, with a band
of hoop iron around the top, one around each
end4inti three between the ends, strong and
amiable irons to fasten them on the tongue
when feeding ; good strong chains to be at
tached to the top rail of the body, secured by
a sluple with a hook to attach it to the trough.
Ethrhows of good ash, two inches wide and one
half Inch thick, with three staples to confine
Ufa ridge pole to its place ; two staples on the
hOdy, to seams each end of the bows ; one ridge
pole twelve feet long one and three quarters
inch wide by five eighths of an inch thick ; the
cover to be of the that quality cotton duck, No.
—, fifteen teat long and nine feet eight inches
wide, made in the best manner, with four hemp
cords on each side, and one through each end
to close it at both ends ; two rings on evil end
of the body, to close and secure the ends of the
cover ; a staple in the lower rail, near the asc
end stud from each k end, to fasten theside cords.
The outside of the body and feed trough to
have two good coats of white lead colored to a
blue tint, the inside of them to have two coate
ofatesestius red paint; the running gear and
wheels to have two good coats of venetian red
darkened of a chocolate color, the hub and tel
lies to be well pitched, instead of painted, if re
quired.
A tar pot, an extra king bolt, and two extra
single trees to be furnished with each wagon,
the king bolt and single-trees similar in all re
spects to those belonging to it.
Each side of the body of the wagon to be
marked U. S., and numbered as directed ; all
other parts to be lettered U. S.; the cover, feed
box, bolts, linch pins, tar pot, and h arness
bearers fur each wagon to be put up in a strong
box, (coopered) and the contents marked
thereon.
It is to be diainctly understood that the 'wa
gons are to be so constructed that the sever al parts
of soy one wagon will agree and exactly fit
those of any other, so as to require no number
ing or arranging for putting together, and all
the materials used for their construction to be
of the tiest quality; all the wood thoroughly sea
soned, and the work in all its parts faithfully
executed in the best workmanlike manner.
The work maybe inspetted from time to time
as it progresses by an officer or agent of the
Quartermaster's Department, and none of it
shall have been invectei and approved by said
officer or agent authorised to inspect it. When
finished, painted and accepted by an officer or
agent of the Quartermaater't Department, and
delivered as herein agreed, they shall be paid
M. C. kLEIGS,
Quartermaster General 11. S
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You will please take notice that have removed my
place of business from No. 187 Shoth Fourth Street, to
my Manullictory' . •
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Thankful for past favorsl Benoit a oontinuabue •
orders. As I have enlarged my mannfahterJ " l'
enable me to have oeglantly on handa.large r
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of well seasoned Scat ,Alt of the best naantiiend free
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HONEY,
CASTILE, and all kinds of TOILET SOAPS.
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PALE and BROWN 110 AP, English Sal. Soda and Pm
Stoma constantlyen band b.RESIM, ADAMANTINE an
TALLOW CANDLES or. i dies. • ... -
Having adopted the ca - thsystem lam enabled to offer
my goods at the lowest i.tices Roping that. yon will
call and examine for yourself both the goods and prices,
before purchasing eisewhere.
I am Very Respectfully;
al-wly• F. CONWAY. Philadelphia
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PILTL4p ELPHLI DEMOCR4I7O CONVEN
TION.
The Democratic Convention of Philadelphia,
for the nomination of candidates to fill the
various offices hi -Which ',mina-a will occur
this year, and also to make a legislative ticket,
assembled in that city on Tuesday evening. It
is the expressed and published opinion of the
people and press of that city, that it was the
most disorderly political body that ever as-
Sembled *thin its ling% alike & disgrace
the subjects on which it maimed to 'de
liberate, and the high aW its members pro=
fees to have espoused. The following is a list of
its nominations :
State Senator--C. if. Donovan.
City Commissioner John Johnson, Eigh
teenth Ward.
City Treasurer—Dr. Jas. McClintock, Ninth
Ward.
Clerk of the Orphans' Court—Albert Law
rence. •
LIMMILATURI.
First District—Joseph Caldwell.
Second District—Thomas E. Gaskill.
Third District—SanmV A. Josephs.
Fourth District—Samuel C. Thompson.
Sixth District—John lichfsitln.
Seventh District—Kline Shoemaker.
Eighth District—Arthur M. Barton.
Ninth District—George W. Quigley.
'Tenth District--Thomas E Greenbank.
Eleventh District—James Hopkins.
Thirteenth District— Kline.
Fourteenth District—James Donnelly.
Fifteenth District--. George Wolf.
Sixteenth District—Thomas W. 'Duffield.
Seventeenth District—James Donnelly.
President Judge of the District oourtL—Hon.
George Sharswood.
Associate Judges of the District Court—W. 0.
Bateman and James Otterson.
~,President Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas—Wm. B. Hieskill.
Associate Judge of the Court of Common .
Pleas—Furman Sheppard. ,
In the County Convention, which was also in
session yesterday, for the nomination of candi
dates for Sheriff and Register of Wills, there
was the utmost confusion, which was only par
tially allayed by the threat of the presiding
officer to leave'the chair =less otder was re
stored. -The mails or the telegraph brought ria
no intelligence up to our going to press last
evening, of the result of the nominations by
this convention. Among therrsolntions passed
by this convention, they declare that the vio
torieref 1812 were gained under .a Democratic
administatia—dirt wYls rush'
under the same influenoe,that the war with.
Mexico was made triumphant by the same
power—but the author of the same resolutions
forgot to state that the present rebellion, in all
its phases and for all ita purposes was conceived
under, concocted in and biought forward also
by a Democratic administration.
When we hear the result of this convention,
we will apprise our readers.
BY TELEtI
Latest From Washington.
THE CHUM MUST MAJOR BELEM
REPORT OP GEEMRAebIX
The Runiored Fight Near Washington
MEER!
NOTHr3LE RECEIVED AT HEAD
WAITERS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.
=EI
Sedalia charges having been presented• to the
War - Depeitment alleging that Major James
Belger, assistant Quartermaster, at the hapor
Jant depot at tiltimore, was abusing his charge '
by making hislarchaaes from, and employing
'as Subordinate arras, persons inimical to the
Vovenamerst. ' - the matter was -referred to
Major. Omni* Dix for investigation. That
officer whose. high toned character and
rigid loyalty made him of all others the
proper one to investigate so serious a charge,
has submitted - Qs/a report calling before him
some of the moat prominent citizens of Balti
more who were in frequent intercourse with,
Major Belger and obtaining from them state
ments in writing of what they knew as to his
general course in making his purchases and giv
ing employments. The General comes to the con
clusion that the charges against Major Belger
are so far as they allege an intentional
bestowment of public patronage on disloyal
men, utterly groundless. It could scarcely have
been avoided, being a stranger in Baltimore,
that some of his purchases should have been
from disloyal men ; but it is shown most con
clusively that his efforts have been to throw the
-pnblie money entrusted to him into the right
channels, and that, wherever he had found
himself deceived as to the Union proclivAties of
his agents, even down to carters and draymen`
he has applied the corrective remedy by
missing them from service. Oen. Dix, in con
cluding his report, says : I think him (Major
Bolger) an efficient, faithful, consdonclous pub
lic servant, and believe the pecuniary interests
of the Department will not suffer in his bands.
The Post Office Department is much troubled
by Post Masters failing to add the name of
County and State to their letters, and by em
bracing different subjects belonging to different
officits in the same letter. This necessity - do.
Its action, and Post Motors oliouldithii
evil ; particularly no other papers should be
enclosed with the quarterly returns sad post
bills.
The city was rife last night as well a. this
morning of a fight on the other side of the
Potomac, and even in usually well informed
quarters there is conflicting information
on the subject. It is certain that General
WClellan with his customary activity and
watchfulness returned thence at 14 o'clock
last night but from his conversation with mili
tary- friends there was nothing of an important
or serious character. It is probable, however,
as mentioned by a gentleman of respectability,
that a rebel force of three companies of cavalry
d about the'sinse number of infantry with
two field pieces have been hovering in the vi
olnity of Bull's Cross road manouvering with
the view to draw out a detachmen t of our troops
hit° art ambniamde. As to several soldiers hay
- ifig bten killed on each side in a skirmish, it
Tray' be, only an imaginary incident to adorn a
reported battle. Panic making seems to be a
favorite avocation, and the most
. preposterous
reporte are readily believed and circulated.
RESIGNED, OFFICERS SENT TO FORT LA-
The Afficers of the 11. S. frigate Congress
who recently resigned, bave been sent to Fort
Lafity.shie.
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One or the agent sod most corniest, Gal setts. in the
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Mende l photographed to any I rquirea acti, or taken ou
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