WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, l645.
Memphis Depot-Rdces, &c.
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The Executive Council, comprising Messrs. Ban
croft, Mason and Johnson Of the cabinet. and Com.
Warrington Of the navy, and Judge Shields Of the
land office, have had the proposals offered, pursu-
ant to advertisement, for the various branches OF
work to be performed in the erection OF the naval
depot at Memphis, Tennessee, under consideration,
and have reported to-day In favor OF the following
bids and bidders -


Ercaroton-sumner s Eastland, (New York


and Louisiana,) cents per cubic yard $1,000 90
-Prather & Wilson, District Of


Columbia) cents per cubic yard 80. 1880 90
Yeriicai Wail-M X. Lawler, tIllinois) So
pes Pf.'n T. Beard IS pei perch sass. 90
Cieayfng Ground-T. Lyon, (Ohio). 100 0O
Briek-George NJ. Lawmsn, Pennsylvania)
pii"s East of Woif Riy.y-Burke MINIS


nus, Pennsy lvania and Maryland) sggre-
La~S,r-s s P. Asie, GTenn.;:..J aggregate aiss IS
Foundation for buiidings-Georgs M. Law


man, Pennsylvania) aggregate. -.,,... 2032i 80


$iT,s,s 80
In the aggregate, the government has made very
fair bargain.


The fall races at the National Course, near this
city, (WHICH races have been suspended for long
time,) commenced to-day, under renewed effort OF
Inc enerPslng proprietor ih o. sanrt r nio asSnn
again Proprletor's purse to-day, $lVO-entrance
So, mile heats.


L. Col Francis Thompson names grey colt years old,
by John Tyler, dam by Autocrat. Dress trcolorsd
Dr. Ferguson nan Is en- aliy py % 5onn ayisr dam
g. MIR j. Mcisnn lanes b. Ally Elenora by Priam, dam
by Mons Tonson, 4 years old. Dress green.
l. Major T. boswell names bay colt BY Bailis Peyton,
dam by Pamunkey, years old. Dress red and black.
The gray colt by John Tyler did not run. The
race was won by Bailie Peyton-l53-l57 The
company thin, but will continue to increase to
the day Of the four mile heats, when we expect to
have an interesting race.


Some increase in the arrivals the hotes-an un-
broken stream Of travellers by the evening train 10
the north, from day to day.


BALTIMORE, Oct n, ls4S.
The Ne,os and the Morkefs--.7 Lduneh-Ins Neweasu'
.ifair- Small Por-7As Rape Cdse-.7ppenrdnes @
the Ksans- -TAeairieais Markets, &C.


There IL quite stir this morning among the merchants
relative 10 the news by Hibernia and the probable
effect Il will have the market for bresdstuss at the
North But little will be done until this evening es
cant by those who received private adsces from
New York and they will either sell or buy according 10
ths nature ofthoss advce The prevailing rate OF yes
tsrdsy for Howard street Flour, mixed brands was