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iiii'iiiiiiiiMiMiiTriiiiiTrn''riinn-'"" i -"if f V f V s 's 100 350 275 150 100 150 110 120 20 20 10 500 do white line paint, ground in spirits turpentine do 5 gallons zinc drier per gallon 0 do Japan drier do All of this class of pure material Class No. 2. ' lax Can vas. bolts So 1 flax canvas do do do do do do do do do do No 2 No a No 4 No 5 No 6 No 7 No 8 do do do do do do do per bolt do do do do do do do do do do 20 bolts No. 1 catton canvas lisht ravens duck heavy do Russia sheetinsr All per sample, per bolt Class No. 3. Cotton Canvas. per bolt do do do .do do do d do do do do 30 do No. 2 30 do No. 3 130 do No. 4 100 do No. 5 75 do No. 6 50 do No. 7 40 do No. 8 30 do No. 9 40 do No. 10 do do do do do do do do do 150 do hammock canvass 75 do bags do All per sample, per bolt. Class No. 4. Flax and Cotton Twine 1,500 pounds flax twine 650 do cotton twine 210 do whipping twine All per sample, por pound. Class No. 5. per pound do' do -Glass. 3.0GO feet double thick. crown glass, 14 by 10 " per foot 500 do doublo thick crown glass, 14 by 18 do 500 do double thick crown glass, 16 by 22 do 500 glass light 60 straight deck lights, 10 inches long, 3 inches wide . 4 dozen patent deeVttgUts per dozen 1 do magazine classes, 10 inch es diameter, 1 inches thick, (to be clear glass) dozen magazine glasses, 12 inch es diameter, inch thick (to be clear glass,) of the best quality, free from all imperfections do Class No. -Leather 150 sides rigging leather 200 do bellows do 65 do pump do 10 do lacing do 50 do hide do 6 skins buff do Class No. per pound do (oaked tanned) do do do per skin 8. Hose. 1,500 feet leading hose (in 50-feet lengths) 500 do suction hose, (in 6-feet lengths) Per sample, to suit couplings. Class No 9. Brushes. per foot do per dozen do 500 clamp brushes 200 lone--bandied tar brushes 200 short-handled do do 60 varnish brushes do 700 hand do do 72 whitewash brushes do 4S dusting do do 400 paint do 0000 do 100 sash tools, assorted do 75 camels' hair brushes do S4 do pencils do Per sample. Class No. 10. Bunting. 40 pieces white bunting 45 25 10 10 5 do do do do do red blue yellow green black do do do do do 100 yds. domestic cotton 10 yds. blue nankeen 40 pounds thread, blue, white, red green and yellow. No. 25, assorted 500 xounds 4-pound thread 300 do 6-pounds thread 200 do 8-pounda do 50 do shoe . do No. 12 100 yards black cotton velvet per piece do do do do do yard do per S nieces hair cloth, 24, 26, and 28 inches wide 100 yardsfearnaught . 8f ze' rg 1?lb do do do do per yd. No. 20 '4 doubleridth per pound per spool por yard do 200 do tar 24 do rosiu 10 do oil of tar 33 do turpentine 12 do coal tar 25 Gunter scales 44 bolt taste - per dozen 20 pounds wafers per pound 10 do, sealing wax do 16 do prepared India rubber ' " do 1 dozen erasures "per dozen All this class per sample. Class No. 13. Pitch, Tar, &c. 100 barrels pitch per barrel no do per gallon per barrel do Class No. 14. Ship Chandlery. 2,800 pounds tallow per pound do beeswax uo 1 M hickory brooms per dozen 1 M corn brooms do 2 dozen narrow axes do 50 pounds mop varn per pound 300 fishing lines per dozen 4UU nshmg hooks, assorted do 25 shoemakers' knives do 1,600 sail needles, assorted do 150 mounted palms do 44 papers sewing needles, assorted per paper 750 ship scrapers per dozen 80 shovels do 60 spades do 5 seines of tanned flax, with bag and fixtures complete 2ierfat'lom ant length 40 hanks stout cod lines 40 hanks of cod lines 2 dozen silver calls 1 M seaming needles 1 dozen slates 3 dozen log slates 15 pounds rotten stone 200 do lamp-wick yam 50 casks lime 12 bundles coopers' flags 48 sheets horn for lanterns 8 dozen life preservers 250 pounds glue 25 do borax All of this class per samples per hank do per dozen do do do per pound do per cask per bundle per sheet per dozen per pound do NAVY-YARD, FENSACOLA, FLORIDA. MATERIALS OP METAL Class No. 1. Copper. 500 sheets 22-nz sheathing, weighing 3,190 His prr l!i 750 do 24-oz do do 5,165 lbs i!i 1,000 do 26-oz do do 7,5S0 lbs do 1,000 do 28 oz do do 8,190 lbs do 5 do 5-16-oz 30 by 0 boiler, weighing 1 M lbs per pound. 300 lbs. 9-16 round, 3001bs , per lb. Class No. 2. Composition. 400 pounds 6-inch spikes per pound 600 do 7-inch do do 500 do 8-inch do do 1,500 do lj-inch sheathing nails do To be lr.adc of tin and copper. - Class No. 3. Iron. 1,000 pounds 2 1-2-inch square per pound 500 do 3 by 5-8-inch flat do T-OO do 3 by 1-2-inch do do 500 do 3 by f inch do do 500 do 2 J-2 by a.jnch do do Class No. G. Tin and Zinc. 25 sheets zinc, 625 lbs, per pound. Class No: 7. Brass. 25 pounds sheet brass, J-inch thick per pound 25 d.- do 1-16-inch thick do 6 brass bibb cocks, f-inch thick each Class No. 10. Hardware. 24 brass socket castors, If -inch 5 pepers l-inch brads 10 do 1-inch do 10 do f-inch do 5 do 1-2-inck do 24 round bolls, on plates, 4 & S inches Ion apiece per paper do do do apiece do hth 24 flat do do d do 12 4-8 inch ship augers, 48 eighths 12 9-8-inch do 103 tip 6 11-8-inch do 66 do 6 14-S-inch do 84 do 12 lamp feeders, per sample 6 large beam scales, tin and weights, per set 6 butcher steels 10 pounds copper hose rivets and bars 6 hanging lamps 25 pounds quicksilver MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS. Class No 1. Paints and Oils 2,500 pounds white lead in oil, 25 & 50 lb. kegs per 1,000 do red lead, dry 500 do Ghrome green in oil 500 do zinc paint, dry 200 do lampblack 2(10 gallons spirits turpentine, per e do do do apiece sample per apiece per pound apiece per pound lb 500 15 10 1-2 do do do do (in do do do do tin cans,) per gal. do -Glass. Jinseea oil, raw copal varnish Japan driers dauiar varnish Class No. 5 10 shades for running-lights for steamers, red. 10 do ao i uo green, apiece Class No- 10. Drv Goods. 5 lbs. black thread 5 dcu--white do do do do apiece i per pound do . 'Small Stores" I854b-'55. Navv Department, Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, April 23, 1854. PR01,OSALS,sealed ahdIehdoised"Proposal3 for small stores," will be received at this'Bureau until 3 o'clock, p. m., on Fri day, the 26th May next, for furnishing and .lelivering (on receiv ing ten day's notice) at the United States navy-yards at Charles town, Massachusetts; Brooklyn, New York; andCosport, Virginia; such quantities only of the following articles as may be lequired or ordered Jroui the contractor by the chief of this bureau, or by the rcspectivecommandingofficersofthe said navy-yards, during the fiscal year ending30lh June, i855, viz : Iloxes, shaving, 4 inches in di- Buttons, navy coat ameter Buttons, dead-eye Brushes, shaving Blacking, boxes of BrushejB, scrubbing Beeswax, in lb. caks.to be pure Brushes, shoe Brushes clothes Buttons, navy vest Combs, coarse Buttons, navy medium Combs, fine Cotton, spools of Nos. 12 and 16, 200 yards each, 3 cord, equal parts Grass for hats Handkerchiefs, cotton, fast colors, 32x00 inches, weight not less than 2 oz. each, texture 8 x 8 to J inch Handkerchiefs, fancy silk, fast colors, size 2S x 27 inches, to weigh not loss than 5 oz., 140 grains per piece, texture 8x11 to finch. Jack-knives Looking-glasses Needles, sewing, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, drill-eyed between Bazors, in single cases Razor straps Bibbon, hat, best French black, 12 oz. to the piece; width li inch, texture 14 x 21 to J inch Soap, shaving, in cakes, each cake not more nor less than 2 oz. Silk, sewing, blue-black, wrapper not to exceed 2 oz. to the pound Scissors Spoons Thread, black and white, Marshall's best quality Tape, white linen, 5 yards in length, inch wide, texture 8 x 9 to Jincb Tape, black, twilled cotton, 6 yards in length, inch vid- Thimbles, 8-10x9-10 diameter Mustard seed, American brown I'eppcr, black, Malabar Pepper, red, American Bottles, octagon, for mustard and pepper ivs ior uouies, uesi quality Mustard seed and pepper, in the raw slate, and bottles and corks, are to be delivered at Xcw York only. All the articles must be of good quality and comfortable in all respects to the samples (all of which hare been recently selected and new) deposited at said navy-yards a nj in this bureau, and subject to such inspection at the navy-yards where delivered as the chief of this bureau may direct, and be entirely satisfactory to the inspecting ollicer, said ollicer to be appointed by the Navy Department. All the articJegJtbeioiiyercd free of all incidental expense to the government, in proper vessels or packages, and the price of each and every article, must be the same at the re spect5 ve places of deli very. Every separate package in which mm or more dozen ot cue above articles are packed, and the boxes, bales, or barrels in which I lie same may be delivered, shall be marked with their contents, the name of the contractor, and the month and year when put up; and, when desired, in good, sub stantial shipping order. The contractor must establish azencics at such stations other than his residence, that no delay may arise in furnishing what may be required; and when the contractor or agent fails promptly to comply with a requisition, the chief of the Bureau of Provis ions and Clothing shall be authorized to direct purchases to be made to supply the deficiency, under the penalty to be expressed in the contract; the record of a requisition, oi a duplicate copy thereof, at the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, or at either of the navy-yards aforesaid, sMall be evidence that such requisition has been made an J received. Two or more approved sureties, in a sum equal to the estimated amount of tlic contract, will be required, and ten per centum in addition will be withheld from the amount of all payments on account thereof as collateral security, to secure its performance, and not in any event to be paid until it is in all respects complied with; ninety per centum of the amount of all deliveries made will be paid by the navy agent within thirty days alter bills, duly authenticated, shall have been presented to him. Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on application to the navy agents at Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Tensacola, and tit this bureau. A record or duplicate of the letter informing a bidder of the acceptance of his proposal will be deemed a notification thereof within the meaning of the act of 1846, and his bid will be made and accepted in conformity with this understanding'. Every offer made must be accompanied (as directed in the act of Congress making appropriations tor the naval service for 1846 '47, approved 10'Ji August, 1S46) by a written guarantee, signed by one or more responsible persons, t the effect that he or they undertake tliat the bidder or bidders will, if his or their bid be accepted, enter into an obligation within five days, with good and sufficient sureties, to furnish the supplies proposed. The bureau will not be obligated to consider any proposal unless accompanied by the guarantee required by law; the competency of the guar antee to be certified by the navy agent, district attorney, or some officer of the general government known to the bureau. The attention of bidders is called to the samples and descrip tion of articles required, as in the inspection for reception, a just but rigid comparison toill be made between the. articles offered and the sample and contract, receiving- none that fall below them; and their attention is also particularly directed to the annexed joint resolution, in addition to the act of the 10? h August, 1846. Extract from the act of Congress approved August 10, 1846. 44 Sec. 6. And be it furthprcricictcd. That from and after the passage of this act cvcry"prop6sal for naval supplies in vited by the Secietary of the Navy, under the proviso to tho general appropriation bill for the navy, approved March, third, eighteen hundred and forty-three, shall be accompan ied by a writtten guarantee, signed by one or more respon sible persens, to the effect that he or they undertake that tho bidder or bidders will, if his or. their bid be accepted, enter into an obligation, in such time as may be prescribe! by the Secretary of the Navy, with-good and sufficient sur eties, to furnish the supplies proposed. No proposal shall be considered unless accompanied by such guarantee. If after the acceptance of a proposal smd a notification thereof to biaier or bidders", .or fchey shall tail to enter into an" gat ion witlif"the time prescribed by- tho Secretary of LEGAL RATES OF INTEREST IN THI DIFFERENT STATE8 AND TERRITORIES. Maine ; 6 per cent., forfeit ol the claim. New Hampshire, 6 per cent. ; forfeit of thrice the amount un awfully taken. . Vermont, 6 per cent. ; recovery in action and costs. .Massachusetts, 6 per cent.; forfeit of thrice the usury. Rhode Island, 6 per cent ; forfeit of the usury and interest on the debt. - Connecticut. 6 per cent. ; forfeit of the whole debt. New Vork, 7 per cent. ; usurious contracts void. New Jersey, 7 per cent. ; forfeit of the whole debt. Pennsylvania,' 6 per cent.; forfeit of the whole debt. Delaware, 6 per cent. , forfeit of the whole debt. Maryland. 6 percent.; on tobacco contracts 8 ; usurious con tracts void. Virginia, 6 per cent.; forfeit double the usury. North Carolina, 6 per cent.; contracts for usury void forfeit double the usury. South Carolina, 7 percent. ; forfeit of interest and premium ta ken, with costs. Georgia, 8 per cent. ; forfeit thrice the usury. Alabama, 8 per cent.; forfeit of interest and usury. Mississippi, 8 per cent. ; by contract 10 usury recoverable in action for debt. Louisiana, 5 percent.; Bunk interest 6 contracts beyond con tract, interest void. Tennessee, 0 per cent.; usurious contracts void. Kentucky, 6 percent.; usury recoverable with costs. Ohio, 6 per cent. ; usurious contracts void. Indiana, 6 per cent. a fine of double the excess. Illinois, 6 per cent. by contract 12 beyond forfeit thrice he interest. Missouri, 6 per cent. by contract 10 if beyond, forfeit ofi n terest and usury. Michigan, 7 per cent forfeit of usury one-fourth of debt. Arkansas, 6 per cent. by agreement 10 usury recoverable, but contract void. District Columbia, 6 per cent. usurious contracts void. Flyjrida, S per cent. forfeit interest and excess. Wisconsin, 7 per cent by contract 12 forfeitthrice the excess. I iwa, by agreement, and enforced by law. 9hi debts or judgments in laver of the United States, interest is computed at 6 per cent, per annum. TAUIFF OF" COMMISSIONS AND CHARGES, At Wilmington, N. C, adopted by the " Wilming ton Chamber of Commerce," to go into effect on and after the first day of July, 1853. On purchase and shipment of produce on foreign account, 2$ per ct " Drawing Hills for the same, not exceed ing sixty days sight, 2$ ' " Purchase and shipment of produce on domestic account and drawing for same, not exceeding thirty days, . 2 " over thirty and not exceeding sixty day, 3$ " over sixty days, 5 " " sales of merchandize, 2 " guaranty of same, 2J " " collecting of freights, when to one party 2 " di. do. when to different parlies, 5 ' ' procuring freights, 2 11 " ship's disbursements, with funds in hand 2 " " do. do. drawing bills, or en dorsing for same, if over thirty days, 5 ' 44 endorsing and . negotiating bills of ex change, foreign or domestic, 21 tl goods consigned to, or lodged with mer chants for sale, and afterwards or dered to be re-shipped or delivered up, on amount of Invoice, 2 44 cargoes of vessels in distress, when the goods are bonded, lodged in Custom-house or stored, and afterwards re-shipped, on value, 2 44 effecting insurance, on amount insur ed, 0i 4 44 recovering losses, if litigated, 5 44 44 do. do. without litigation, it under acceptance, 2 44 44 recovering losses, without litigation, if not under acceptance, 1 44 44 collecting money, if litigated, 5 4- 44 do. do. without litigation, 2J 44 " do. bills of exchange and remit ting for same, 1 44 44 receiving and forwarding goods by riv er, on amount disbursed, 20 " 44 receiving and forwarding goois by rail road, on amount disbursed, 12 44 On Receiving and Forwarding Produce. Cotton, per bale, 10 cents. Sheetings, Yarns, &c, per bale, 8 " Flour, and other dry barrels, per bbl., 5 4 Barrels of Liquor, &c, each, 10 'jf -do. feofpwtfs' ' 44 20 do. fifs ts Turpentine, 44 10 Tar,Turpentine,&c.,44 5 " SecrljrajOt S! 4 4 25 Samuel F. Adams, Jr., of Rockingham, Sec cretary to the Governor, (exclusive of fees,) William Hill, of Wake county, Secretary of State, (exclusive of fees,) Daniel W. Courts, of Rockingham, Treas urer, William J. Clarke, of Wake, Comptroller, Stephen Birdsall, of Wake, Chief Clerk to Treasurer 300 800 1,500 1,000 500 The Council of Slate is composed of the following gentlemen: Kimbrough Jones, of Wake county ; Wil liam "K. Lane of Wayne county ; Whitmell Stallings of Gates county ; Archibald Henderson, of Rowan county ; Wilson S. Hill, of Guilford county ; Colum bus Alills, of Rutherford county, and R. S. French, of Robeson. The Board of Literature of North Carolina is composed as follows: His Excellency, David S. Reid, President ex-officio ; Matthew Shaw, of Beaufort, and Alferd Jon cs a ni William W. Holden, of Wake coun ty. The Internal-Improvements Board is composed as follows His Excellency David S. Deid President cx-offlcio ; Calvin Graves, of Caswell, and Thomas Bragg, of Northampton county. Govern ks Aids, with the rank of Colonel : J. A. McLean of Guilford; Thomas Ruffin, jr., of Rocking ham, and Robert Strange, jr., of New-Hanover. The General Assembly commences its sessions, in Raleigh, on the Third Monday of November, in every alternate year. The next election for members of the Senate, House of Common4?, and Governor, will be held on the First Thursday in August, 1854. APPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. The following is the manner in which the Mem bers of the House of Common (120,) are apportioned amongMhe respective Counties : The Counties of Cumberland, Granville, Guilfotd, Chatham and Wake, The Counties of Davidson, Edgecomb, Hali fax, Iredell, New Hanover,Orange, Ran dolph, Alamance, Anson, Beaufort, Ber- 3 each. tie, Caswell, Cleavdand, Craven, Dup- ! 0 lin, Forsythe, Johnston, Mecklenburg, f " Northampton, Pitt, Robeson, Rocking ham, Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Warren, Wayne and Wilkes, The Counties of Buncombe, Madison, Sur ry, Yadkin Ashe, Bladen, Burke, Ca barrus, Catawba, Cherokee, Davie, Gas ton, Gates, Henderson, Hertford, Hyde, Lincoln, Martin, Moore, Nash, Onslow, Pasquotank, Person, Richmond, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Yancy.Alexander, Bruns wick, Caldwell, Camben, Carteret, Co lumbus, Currituck, Greene, Jones, Le noir, McDowell, Montgomery, Perquif mons, Tyrrell, Washington, Watauga, Macon, Haywood, Jackson, Chowan, and Franklin. each. 1 1 each. SENATORIAL DISTRICTS. The following are the Counties composing the fif ty Senatorial Districts of North Carolina : Districts 1st Pasquotank & Per-auimans. 2d Camden & Currituck 3d Gates and Chowan, 4th Tyrrell and Hyde, 5th Northampton, 6th Hertford, ' 1 7th Bertie, 8th Martin and Wash ington, 0th Halifax, 1 0th Edgecombe, 11th Pitt, 12th Beaufort, lSt'twCraven, l4th-iCarteret & Jones, ioTBbreene and Lenoir, 16th-3New Hanover, l7tlJ70aolin. Districts. 31st Alamance and Ran dolph, 32d Chatham, 33d Moore and Montgomery. 34th -Richmond and Ro beson, 35lh Anson and Union, 36th Guilf&rd, 37lh Caswell. '-38th Eockingham, ovth rMecklenburg, 40tbStanly & Cabarru9, 41st Rowan and Davie, 4 2d Davidson, 43d Stokes and Fonjytb, 44th Ashe, Surry, Wa Ma" and Yadkin: ik-JkWllkpf. Tvo.rl.ll . m Jl 1 , , 1 Aiexan&ei 1 vvn A.
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