Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-07
WILLIAM 4. SEWARD,
Secretary Of State.
PROPOSALS. FOR WRAPPING
PAPER AND TWINE.

PoST OFFICE DEPAPTMEST,
october q, 1854. I
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Depart.
rent until the 9Th day OF December next, at II
o'clock RS9 sSP fIF tGF PHREE AND rwrsE
for the OF the Post Ofoes In the United States
for one year fsOm and after the 'lHt day OF peesm'
The said artrles are TO be delivered, free of ex-
pensc at the Hank Agencies of the Post once De.
paltnent at Warrington, d. C., New York city,
The estimated quantity Of each article, and the
rsslity thereof required teach Agency yearly,
are specified below.
200 reGmB Of Wrapping Paper, 20 by IS inches In
size, OF material and qsNlity inlly equal 10
weigh 20 pounds TO the resm, and each tesm
10 tain 20 perfect quires.
10 reams of the same Kind OF paper, % by 20
ineheu in size, and to weigh s5pounds to the
5000 pounds Of lutte, or other suitable Irvine, hard
twisted, and in balls, to weigh one pound
1000 pounds Of coarse Hemp Twlnc. Abou, one
eighth OF an inch in diameter, we'll twisted,
in balls, TO weigh from A.. TO ~ lnds each.
DISTRICT NO, ?, NEW Y0RK cry.
described in the eStimateS OF District No.
900 Tesms Of Wrapping Paper, 81 IilSf TO that
I6 COO pounds OF Jute, or other Irvine, similar to
10000 pounds Of coarse Hemp ,Tgincy similar to
that of the second description Tor District
Mol.
10000 resins Of Wrapping Paper ain lar 10 that
first named for District No. /.
40 rean' Of wrapping Paper, similar to that
10 900 pounds Of Jute, or other Irvine, similar to
that OF the dsst description for District
No. l.
1000 pound, Of co,Ise Hemp Irvine, similar to
that Of the second description, for said Dis
tTict,
Proposals will he received for each article Eepa.
rately and separately for zach District, or for the
whole.
The contract or contracts will be awarded TO the
Towest aud best bidder, to he determine after a
careful examination for the purpose OF agcertain-
ing which bid will in It's practical results, DO most
advantageous to the Department.
II the diRtrlcts should DO reconstructed, or in
| creased in number, or any Of them discontinued,
places as the Postmaster General shall des. gnate,
| at pro rata prices.
And the PoEtu .ster General reserves 10 himself
the privilege Of increasing or reducing the guam
tlty OF the articles required, II 1t shall be found
samples Of Sich articles As sro now furnished
can be at either Of the above named Agencies.
| Bidders will soni Hamplee OF such articles as
| they propose to furnish with their bids.
Each bidder LEI mus V with nj, n, ss
| and certificate from his nearest postmaster that
such gu arsntors are credible and reliable citizens
must also accompany his proposals.
Two sufficient turetles will be required 70 con-
| tract.
promptly or the furnishing Of artto es OF an infe-
rior quality to those contracted for will be con-
Sldered sufficient esuEe for the forfeiture of the
hcontTact.
BIDS not made in accordance with these proposA'
will not be considered.
| Proposals must be marked on the outside Of the
envelope with the name Of the article or articles
proposed for, and the letter containing them ad
dressed 10 the First Assistant Postmaster General
Washington, d. Z, W. DENNISON,
OCl1.ni8t Postmaster General.
TN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE
i DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, SEPTEMBER %
iyCI.
Abby Cory Harris, complainant, J In Equity
Samuel L. Harris, defendant. NO $50
The petition In this case states and charges that
the complainant and defendant were married IN
the city Of Portland in the State OF Maine in the
year 1887; that In the year 1916 they removed to
the District OF Columbia; that they lived toEethe
as husband And Wife since the marriage until 1850
when the defendant totally deEeFted the complain
ant and her childFen, and left said DiBtrictj thai
she has not since seen, nor heard OF, or from him
she therefore, pTAyB to be divorced from the bont
Of said marriage, pursuant to the act Of Congresl
In SUD me, &c. And summons having been re
turpsd mot found,n and It appearing to the salts
faction OF the court, by affidavit OF disnterestet
witness, that the defendant 10 q nonresident o
the District, 1t is therefore, this 23d day OF Sep
| TENDER, 1854, ordered that the defendant be ant
appear this court in perTon, or by attorney,
answer the petition, sc, on or before % Tuesday
OF November, 1884 provided a copy OF this order b
published In the REPUBLIcAH once week for El,
weeks, suecessiyely, preceding the said day.
| VIM. LILLEY,
/ solicitor for petitioner.
| true copy: Il. ]. MEGGs,
EG2s-lawGw Clerk