The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-14

SALE OF HAI,PEK. y FERRY LOTS.

nN WEDNESDAY, the frat day of September
" 1852, in pursuance Of orders from the Serrc
tary Of War, will be sold at Hirper's Forty, Vir
GINA, certain portions of land belonging to the
United States ut that place The sale will be made
in lots according to plan recently made by 5
Howell Brown, surveyor OF JeIcrspn county, yir
GINA; which will DC exhibited on the day Of sale.
and which can be seen at the Ordnance Bureau OF
the War Department, at Washington. and in tho
office Of the Superintendent Of the Arnory 1t !iar'
pei j Ferry
TEaMs0r SALE-Ouc-r,urIl cash, payable Oh
the day Of sale; and the remainder in two equal
n3alncnts, at one ana Two years from the date oil
sale. If the whole an Junt of each instrument
etal! be punctUaily paid when the shah fall
due nn interest stia be charged thereon other
wise interest," 1T the rate OF six per CGn. pr :.H.
mum. shall be charged on such instalments from
the date OF sale until the final payment thereof
Woyklncn employed at the United States
mury will be allowed to purchase net exceeding
two los on the following terms, viz:
One fourth cash, and the rena nder at one, two,
three, and four years, without interest, proriic1
they agree that an amount equa! to the one twelfth
part of each annual instaiment shall be deducted
from their monthly wages.
If any workman should cease to be in the en-
ployment Of the Government, he will thcncefor'
ward, on instalmeDts remaining due on property
purchased by him, be subject to the same condl
tions as other purchasers
n. B. No deed of conveyance for any of the lots
will be made until the price thereof shall have been
paid in full. June l6-law;lSept
DRoPOsALs COR carrying the malls Ct the Uni
4 ted States in steamboats, from the 10Th day 0!
November next to the fret day OF July, 1881, on
the following route in Mississippi End Louisiana,
will be received at the Contract Office OF tlc Post
Office Department. in the city of Washington, IN
til a. IN. of The l7,b of September next to be de-
cided BY the following day:
No 57ll. From Vicksburg, by Warren;on,
Grand Guf, ST. Joseph's, Rodney, Water Proof,
Natchez, Fort Adams, Red River Landing, 81.
Francisvie, Waterloo, Port Hudson, Lobdell
Rate, Ia, apHin Ma, sl,nr
Piaqueuiine, laerville. Bayou Guula, New River,
Donaldsonvi.lc, Tureaud, Convent, Bonnie, Care,
Edgar, Taylor, and Logan's Landing, to New
Orleans, 37I miles, six times week, and back,
from lat October to LIST July, and ri-weekly resi-
due of year.
Leave vcksburg daily, except Wednesday at
4p.m.
Arrive ut New Orleans in so hours by p. IN.
Leave New Ofieans daily, except Sunday, at 8
p. IN.
Arrive at Vcksburg in so hours by 7 p. IN.
Proposals to omit, during thr period of six times
a week service, the Sunday trip going down, and
the Wcdncs lay one returning, Will be coHSidarcd.
NOTES.
The contracts are TO be executed by the first ui
September next. Should the Department appoint
travelling agents for the route they are - be ,on
veyeI free OF charge. Deduction will be made Tor
trips not performed, aud hn.s imposed Tor those
not run agreCuhlY to contrast. the Pnstuadtcr
Genera! may annui the contract for repeated
failures, or for violating the Post Nlt1Hc Laws lie
may alter the contract or schedule. p,ov'ded he
allows pro rata extra pay tJr additional stock
made necessary hy the change, and ono month :
extra pay on al curtIilmcnts ordered IN the scr.
vice. No extra ply will bc made should the
distance be greater than advertised. Inc malls
are TO be taken into and from the Post Otilce=
named: also, to and from any offices that may be
established within quarter Of Il mile Of the river,
during the contract term. The bids should be
guaranteed by one more rcspc; slbe individ"-
ais, and the sutficiency of the guaranty duly
Enl a; in n,tlr i,, Src