Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-11
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

PROPOSALS FOR GOVERNMENT PAPBR.-Ine
Superintendent of Public Printing, Geo. W.
Bowman, Esq, on Wednesday declared the
contracts for supplying Government with paper
for the ensuing year. The following were the
bidders:
Edward Goodwin, Jr., Geo. H. Lewis, 8. J.
Megargee, Andrew Emerson, Miller, Hines 4
Co., Megargee Brothers, Jessup i Moore,
Timothy Keeney, Geo. Hill, Jr., g. B. Eshel-
man, j. NJ. Wilcox Co., Chss. Magarge 4
Co., j. T. Daniels & Son, Grant, Warren 4
Co., Joseph 7. Crowell, Richard Kingsiand, G.
W. Fanderhoven, Curtis 4 Brother, A. V
Butler & Co., Carson Brothers & Co., John II.
Hall, John Priestley, J. NJ. Hollingsworth,
May Rogers, Peter G. Jones, Tilesten 4
Hollingsworth, Jessup 4 Latin.
The successful bidders were a. subjoined:
Megargse Brothers, Philadelphia, class l.,
As Id. paper, at ii $4,000. per pound.
Miller Hines d Co., Columbus, Ohio, class 2,
Sc Id. paper, at 1910. per pound.
Grant Warren Co., Boston, Mass, class 3,
40 ID. paper, at IA $4,000. per pound.
Grant Warren Il Co., Boston, Mass, class 4,
map paper, at IA $4,000. per pound
Megargee Brothers, Philadelphia, class S,
plate paper, at Is 94-lOOc. per pound.
Megargee Brothers, Philadelphia, class G,
writing paper, at 2l.c. per pound
&. w. Vanderhooven, New York, class Z,
post office paper, at IL &c. per pound
At the contract price for 1858, there was
saving to the Government of $12,775 so; about
six per cent. over the previous contract The
present contract prices give . saving to the
Treasury of $25,6S9 80; about twelve per cent
over the contract of last year for the same
amount of paper, showing in two years saving
to Government of S3S, AGA 80 under the con-
tracts awarded by the present superintendent
This great saving, though rejecting vast credit
upon Mr. Bowman, is, We apprehend, not the
only instance in which he has been able to re-.
duce Government expenditure in his depart
ment.
Tho samples upon which the contracts were
awarded, are, We are told, of very high grade,
superior, as a whole, to any paper over fur
nished the Government.
CoSrRADIcrED.-In the Union, of this morn
ing, We find the following card of C. Wendell
Esq, concerning q charge against Mr.. Blu.
chanan, with which his name has been con
nected. We have never thought it worth
while to sllude to the charge meant, and to
others Of similar character, because We re-
garded their falsitJ apparent. Mr. Wendell
says:
My attention has been called to a paraoranb
IN letter to the New York Times Of the
Instant n In vague and general terms, that the
TO some Individual, to be used for electioneerin0
purposes; with this accusation nv own name
mas oeen SO generally connected in conversation
cally, to deny all knowledge or belief Of ANY, fact
which can warrant IL, and to declare that Presi.
Gent Buchanan never did authorize, advise or
iequest me, directly or indirectly, to use either
my own money or that Of any other person for
any purpose like that mentioned in the paragraph
lie electOn.n ' f"
REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAUCus.-Yester-
day afternoon, the Republican Senators met in
caucus, tor tho purpose of arranging to fill the
vacancies on the lists of Standing Committees
The Democratic members had previously made
such changes as they desired, and handed the
list to the Republicans. We understand that
the only change suggested by the Republicans
Will be to place Mr.. Wilson on the COMMITTEES
on the District Of Columbia, v,cs Mr.. Chand-
Ter; and the latter on the Claims Committee,
IL pioCo ol w llSO0.
PROMPT DsNIAL.-The Union, Of this
morning, contains nm explicit denial of the
charge that Mr.. Gulick, late an employee of
that establishment, had been discharged for
in the columns of that paper, the
speech Of Judge Douglas in Chicago The ar.
ticle further states that Mr.. G. did not belong
to the editorial corps of the establishment and
neither had control nor was responsible for
what appeared in the paper.
MACHINERY FOR THE SAN JAcIyro. The
Secretary Of the Navy has awarded the contract
Tor the construction Of the machinery for the
steam ship San Jacinto, now undergoing re.
pairs at Brooklyn Navy Yard, to Messrs. Muir.
ply Son, of the Fulton Iron Works New
York.
TIE WsArHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution
The time Of observation is about 7 o'clock.
DECEMBER IL, 1883.
view OH, n. f..'sss.sssclear, pleasant
Dnl'aosiphIn fa cloudy, cool
baltimore, MD ............cleaT, cool
alcnmono, Na-..--.......cl clear, cold.
rets,souIg ,Na............clear, 800.
Sorfolf, va ::.............clear, 3oo, wind
Lyncnpufg, Na............clear,3 800