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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-12
NUMBER39
The Tower OF Babel

AfIer ride Of eight miles, Haysa writ
ter in BlackwOoa we we're at ths.cot Of
Biers. s.NimrooI. Our horses feet we're
trampling upon the remainS Of bricks,
which showed hero and there. thro, the
accumulated Jasl aud rubbish OiageS.
Before our oyesuPrOss hgreas mOhnd
Of earth. bsrnn and bare. This was
Bier Nimrood, the ruin ofsthe Tower o.
Babel, by which the arst builders Of
thoesrIh had sainly bopediio alshiSh
heaysu. Here, also, it was that Ne.
buehudnezzar builtifot bricks bearing
his uame'haVs been found in tho rulAI.
AttheiOPOr the mound a great mass Of
-bricLwork pisrces the accumulated soil.
With your finger you touch the very
bricks, large shaped and massive; thas
wore thoroughly" bunedtho very nOr-
tar the "slime, |" nov hard o. granite
branded more then four thousand years
ago BY earlh's impiouS people. From
the summit Of The mound, far away over
the plain ws could see gliSteniDg bril-
liant as . ntsr, tho gildasd dome Of q
mosque, that caught and reflected the
the, bright, raya Of the morning sun.
The glitlering spOck wOs The tomb Of the
holy Ally. To pray before this at somo
period Of his lifei Or,to kiss the npcred
dust OF tho earth around there, at some
time OF other, TO bend his body and
count his beads--is tho daily desire Of
every devout Mahommodsn.
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% AprOpOS Of marriage in high life,
the fashionable world Of Berlin has been
not a little ScandaIized by the union Of
Count WeSiphalia, member Of one OF
the frst families in Prussia, with a beau.
tiiul dunSOuss. Mile. Catharine Fried.
burg. The fair bOlletina was starring
in tho city last winter at the Royal Op.
era house, where her magnificent dia.
monds excited the envy of tho gontlor
sex almost Os much as the liberal display
of her charms enrapturOd the grosser
half of creation. The young couple
have taken splendid mansion near the
hotel OF the American Legation, and
have announced a series Of fctcS, which
will no. doubt be numcrously attended
by tho boA.mondO or the dOmi'mondO Of
Berlin.
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DR.. James H. Hoof,

VNENDERS his professional services to the
Il citizens OF Point Pleasant, and vicinity.
He keeps constantly on hand large supply
of drugs, oil, paints, dystuffs, yarhsh Essences
xtracts, pcrfumcry aud soaps OF all kinds and
patent medicines and very superior article oil
Sarsaparlla.
He also has a large stationery. tobacco. cigars
and an excellent rticle Of pure cider vinegar
Feb 81, lS62..ly'
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ET Little Mamie. 10 o close student
of the Bible, but not yerY clear uS 70
some points. "Ma," said shO one Sun.
day evening, after having sat good.
child all day in the house, "hAvs ! hoB'
ored you to.day?""I do not know, Mana
ME; why do you ask'" said her moltth
"BsOOusa,' said little Nan, shaking hIV
curlI sadly, "lhO Bible says, Honor lhy
father aud thy mother that Thy diEb
may bO long, and thIS hes been, obi
Ihp longest DAY | ever saw"
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Petrolbum h oaIlfornIa.

Professor Sillinan, in . report recen-
tly published. has soma important OBJ
sorys!ions upon the heOccnrrenOe Of pstro'
loum ID California, He says that the
oucnropce ofan inaammable auid vas
known on tho coast Of Ssnla BarbS;a
sasarly. ss.iIQ2 but That no impaItauee
.ERs attached losis until lately The
ars attempt made TO applyIt 70 q usS-
Eul purpose was By q Nc Gabcrl, who
drew about four hundred barrels from
ono WE'LL and refined ittby means Of q
refnsry put up by himself, on small
scale Prof. SillimugwEltlng July aud.
at Busnayentura, Santa Barbara county,
says tIieroiS Rfarm in thpt locality Of
$4,000 icrsS where there were twenty
natural OilwellSisOm Of them Of The
largest size. The oil is struggling up
10 the surface at oil available points.
and running away down the riVors fOr
miles. as @asgi 50
Tho property has already been pur'
coased'by company ofNcw York cap
italists. Rf'F,f2I y faao
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B%-A young lady married man by
the name Of Dust, against tie wishes OF
her parents, not long since. After a
short time they lived uuhOppily together,
and she returned to her iSthcr'S house.
but he refused to receive her snying
'Dust thou art, anduntO Dustthou shalt
relurn.n .'fI..
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What TO DO iftho Clothes Take Fire.
Perhaps three persons ou. Of four
would rush right up to the burning In,
dividual and begin to paw with their
hands without any defrilo aim. II is
useless to tell the victim to do this or
that, or call for water. In fact, II is
generally best to say not a word, but
seize q blanket from bed, or q cloak,
or any woollsn fabric; or if mono is At
hand, take any UoOllen material, hold
tue corners as far apart a. you can,
stretch them out higher than your head
running boldly 10 the person, make .
motion of clssping in the arms, most
about the shoulders. This instantly
smOlhors the Gre and savea lhs fnce.
The next instant throw the unfortunate
person on the aoor. This 10 an add,
tionol safety to the face and breath. and
any remnant Of fame cam be put out
more lsislrslys The next lpslant inn
msrss lheburnt psgtip poola Waldr;and
all pain, WIN GelIsvlIth the rapidly ao'
lightning. Next cry, some comm
ur, remOye1from swater, and ttycr
the burned parts with an inch thickness
ofAour, If possible, put the patient TO
bed, and do all that is possible to soolhe
until the physician arrives. Let the
flour remain until il falls off itfelf, when
a beautiful new skin will be found.
Unless the burns are deep, no other aP,
plications is needed. The dry flour for
burns is the most admirable remedy ev.
er proposed, and the Information ought
to be impaired 10 all. The principle Of
its action is that. like the water, It causes
instant and perfect relief from pain, BY
totally excluding the air from the in
iured parts. Spanish whiting and cold
water, of mushy consistency, are pre-
lerrod by some, Dredge on the -four
until no more will stick, and cover with
cotton batting.
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The bRCkest uamen 10 history olavats
house, Jeifries. Alya, RoFghias illlall
into inSigni6canee. TO measure the
enormity Of bis giill. no punishment
could be sufficiently severe. no vengeance
shfioienllY iorrihla. II Wash. Chron.
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BSrSuch sweet, pretty dresses as the
New York millners made for the holl.
daySl The fashion writer's tell Of one,
"a very elegant white moiro antique,
made high on the ShOnlierS, cut square
and low both on the CorHage and back
dress point before, and long basque bo.
hind, lined with ross,colored silk, the
lining turned back upon the outside,
and kept in is place by diagonal bars Of
narrow white velvet. A white puaed
laOo waist is 10 bc worn underneath; the
sleeves trimmed with knots aud autins
Of rose. .colored ribbon the dress sleeve
rather close, and open 10 tho elbow, con,
uOcled by bars Of white velvet An,
other costume Of rich ruby ailk, ppea
each breadth are placed roseltes oi,au,
ted black silk, II each canle apuaing
white lulle This i ipads with ysryI
llSNs seaints closed lpAiha slbtnali md
lfl we'll with expensive buttons ~ Whlto
onyx, set with gold. Yet another Of
two shades Magenta, the upper skir!
corded, the lower plain silk; the upper
outln very deep scollop', in tho contrO
Of each bar OF broad black vOlvOt.-..
Velvet Of narrower width trina the sSol.
lopS, The waist is composed Of plain
silk, and trimmed with the other to cor.
respond.
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EEKn old IriShman who had Wit
messed tho effect Of wbiOkOy, for many
years posl, said barrel labeled whlskOy
contained a thousand songs and fifty
6ghh
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Dr q O. SHAW,

PuYsIcIAN AND SURGEON,
T1ENDERS his professional services to the
i public. Calls from the country promptly
attended to. Office on Front Street, adjoining
the "Yirginia House"
Feb. 81, ISG2-ly.
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Our PrIsoners-Windor the Infamous

Our PrIsoners-Winder, the Infamous.
tits enough to make ones heart ache
TO hear the stories of suffering. dosli /,
tuition, and inhumanity which come
from the lips of our returned prisoners.
Stripped Of their clothing, plundered Of
v4tabIeS, often brulally handled, they
weg crowded into huge pens, without
tshi, without blankets. without fire,
Witbneither axes or rspades with which
to- rovide fuel, or make the smallest
provision for their personel comfort,
At Columbia, when they killed and
buried the bloodhounds which were used
to put on the track Of escaping lusi.
lives, their bodies were exhumed and
thrust into the stream, above the camp
which supplied the imprisoned with
water. While in most all the pens filth,
starvation, insufficient clothing, were
doing their work, and pestilenco hur.
ried thousands to untimely graves. No
record was kept Of the dead. The salts.
faction was denied 10 the survivors Of
preserving record for the friends el the
lost OF those who were inhumSnly muir
dered; and but for the vigilant activity
of the survivors all trace Of them would
have passed away. On scraps of paper
on margins of newspapers, on the backs
Of old letters, the names of many we're
preserved; but scores perishod, the un.
known martyrs OF o noble cause. Pence
to their ashes! Their fate moy have
escaped human cognizancO, but II will
not elude the eye ofHim in whose handO
are the avenging issues Of an inevitable
retribntion.
WinGer, the ncarnata Eend, whose
fell atrocities at Richmond gave him an
inapprOachablo notoriety of infamy,
eclipsed himself by his brutal heartlcss,
ness in South Carolina; and when the
terrible mortality ofourmon was brought
to bis notice, is reported as having said:
They do not die half fast enough The
open murder Of the highway man, the
secret assassin alton Of tho Thug, are
honorable compared with the cold blood.
ed, protraCted slaughter OF those dOfen
celoss prisoners, herdod together in
crowds, shlvering under insufficient
clothing poisoned by tho deadly eKhOla.
tons from the living and the dead mad.
dOnod by the brutality and neglect Of
their keepers, and dying Of the slow
tOrtures OF starvation. Before the dam.
ming record Of the crimes committed and
countcnanc'd by this numOlCSs monster,
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&egii5ter.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
GEORGE W. TIPPETT, Proprietor,

GEONGE w. TlffEIl y FropIlet"Ii
Corner Main and Third Streets,
POINT PLEASANT. WEST VIRGINIA.
U.TERMs;, TWO DOLLARS a year in
advance. Ifnnt paid in advance, 50 so will
be charged. No deviation from the above.
ADVERTISING.
One square Of 10 lines, one or three insertions
so. Each subsequent insertion, 25 cents.
Professional cards of lines or less | year S.
Quarter Colum months $40 one year SIS
Half Column, G months Is, ] year 90
One Column, months 25 year 45
A liberal discount made 10 those who adyer'
tise by The year.
Advertisements must have the number Ct IN
sertions marked on the copy, or they will be
kept in till forbid and char ed accordingly.
All casual ortransient advertisements must
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GFAffilayit will not be made to orders oil
Publication or other legal advertisements un'
less they are paid for.
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BBTho pimpleS on a lopor's face
are spiritual manifestations Of hiO char.
actOh
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R,. -. BROWN,

''S7asv AIToRSEY AT LAw..
w Jackson aud Writ Address, Ravens
wood, West Va. [April % '63-u
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R. S. Blair,
ATTORNEY AT Ian,

NJTlLL attend the Courts Of Mason county at
w It's regular Terms. All business en-
trusted to his care will receive prompt aten'
ton. Address, R. S BLAIR, Richie Q. H.,
West Va. Sept. III le63-ly
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Fp4 he olnelpaaii Gar'a,o.

Frp;d lie Cincinnati GaEea,e.
The CohTeaeTaeYa New YeVESr
TAoalysat Of tie ishrIh year of tae
rebellion whe1 cause was to fou6dSaU
empite whose corner slone should be
negro slavery, Euds tho leaders g
on the negtoes 10 rescue theif
Enthusiastically up the loundA 10
the sil effort 70 ss.Jthe lumbllng
sup tisITgslure. Cor here DO moro
modifying conissSion 0l iailuteS We,
slate this policy al lesa upon, DO.
cApg ] JeiigGsouNDAs The other
rebel eAdsFa favor 1 ource, when
il shall be necessary, aud because Cen
erSl ee declares Il nscsslAry NOW.
ThtlhiS measure viii bring gtho ab6e
lido sfsAvery, Is regarded BY all who
have opposed, and admitted BY many
who dyOcato it, All recognize Gshsns-
eeSaily ol epjiItpg the 6delity Of the
bl6c By the promise Of freedom. All
peFt slihat the froadom ofthS families
ofth soldiers will follow, ahdalI think
iuE lei fbiaSats that, should the
rebs on succeed. the presence Of q
mnl sde 81 dlsbandel veteran soldiers,
QUO laves; III Be fatal 70 slavery,
Aud heh 10 ebellicn fails, tho use Of
slayl ashgine iIa battles, will have
mad mpIe imperative thai tho.
Govtl1 shall $50 establish lhslr
pevs als i6at onp'mSn shall not.
hats ta h1er 10 compel pnolhor man
10 3as1nl 9r
Ti4 iqanent bflhe cause Of the
re6el|ar rowing overheard Of
who e theasinking ship
ADD lsial fnilure, and makes
del apcrauons. The four
ves fobtllIon bage baen yeSrs Of
fsil very hope and expectation
emf henit b6gAn. The slRVe-
Tx pH6 astsnd 10 tho Ohio, to
4hs 5tth llqp issouri prolonged to
tlib sslfej l 70 Mason d DixOn's
llne Bulahsf operation the Bor.
idBl lp5l of being hitched TO
the alsdera the slavery tie, have
bsr comet Freedom, and ihaye
ia HiS arc fHHTiffEI steps to deliver
ihe ses slfom4hll destroyer OF their
pc gbua slprsbellion fer slavery
hal olhal BOLTON everywhere, and its
bon aIief efGwn ANAL by degrees,
and o1ntinhailt diminishing, ,5
a6 8iie ehilie Of the war 10 gone.
wh ~ SOU orn people have left
70 osl Wh mould hey continue
70 I,ade aslalion. and its drafts
|np hen their owo leaders
I'd tt5Adoi the original cause?
M Aflhs .bolderS age put.
h qneaIion. There il trouble
a. CoaIederuig leadeFss Tho
n Hioh indlehsp desperation sro
beiug sfranticslly called for, The neH
year dAwus dismal upon the Confedera.
cy. In tho retrospect they cannot point
to single expectation entertained Of
the outset of tho rebellion thai has been
fulfilled. In the future, they can see
nothing but the same invinoiblo and un
tagging determination that the rebellion
shall be put down, and that whatever
burdens the necessities Of natioDA Al pre-
servation shall make necessary, shall be
chesrfully sustained.
Our PrIsoners-W -Winder, the Infamous.
tits enough to make ones heart ache
10 hear the stories Of suffering, dosti'
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LOCAL AFgAIEA.

ARRIVAL OF TIN PHILADELPHIA FIRE
Es-LAst evening about hRn pace seFel
o'clock, the Coed will, Prito.sih'es hhl
Franklin Fire COmpknIrG 81 PhiiAselpbia IL,
arrived n this Ciiy, And were met a. tIe de! ot
By the WAsht stOn CITY FHe DePHi tmt ~
headed by Chtef EogiReeF bessfofd, and lhe
United states steam flTe Brigade heAhtd bf
lh,et Engineer DIXON. The train containing
the Waiting nrgmen arrived about bal '-paAt
seven. A. u neGrtd tho depot toe bells Of me
hOEe carriages were rung, while the bEnu
a. the depot played the " BAttie CITY of FREE
Inc visiting companies are the Good VIII
steam DE tnsIae, NO. %, oder The nhrshHi'
ship Of Nc. William J. Psseoe, sbd numoeI'
ing elshtJ six Den, beaded by the Lihefty
Comet Bandj the PeTGGVtTsEeb H'ts Iom'
pAhY, No. ., numbering ntty-twJ nee, uhd,
the mArub AlshIp "a Mr.. John q. bu'lNf, sc
Goa tntsd By the Douglas bandi and lhe
ITGGkiin, NJ. %, numbEIink slS!y-elght men
accom- panied BY the Ff6nkfUTd b.nd, ACC
under the mAtshalship Of Mr.. Ihus. pArragh
lhe vtsiH,Tu were con ueied 10 the man
saloon 81 the d, pot, Wben Mayor WAuaoi
was 'utfodUetd a. "a m by Mr. D.Eon,
hayoF We zach said thAt he gteeted tue
itors on behalf Of the UitiIens OF y Hsh nS'or
lut tSptciAny ca behalf OF tie IRE .tph''
haSRt which re then te,reEentsd' ms clN
alon Wa an AuSpi0iOuS one, iOr A. our me- de
pAftment, A. Al present. ORGANISED, vas EaN
One, ne hoped that the intercourse would y
81 Inca OuIAOle bossnt To the city OF wash
ington. sui apart IRON this, We have com
unite In . common cause, and 70 eelebrAt
the placing In the chair OF state Preaiden
al esoti0ns d the loyal eoaatry. LAP
RAeae'l 1ho visit ho thpugAh NeAla -
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Approved, February IS, 1893.
IPunLIo-No. 80 |


An ACT supplemental TO An act entitled
IAN act 20 annex q part Of the State OF
New Jersey tn tue collection district OF
New York, and 70 appoint Sn assistant
collector % TcsidS at jersey City" APP
proved February 81, 1868.
b u enacted by ne SsHdi, aud Hsuss Of
Representatives Of tie United StItss Of AHssrtrd
IN Congress assembled, That the assistant
collector appointed under the act cut =
"An act 10 annex part OF the STATE of
New jersey to the collection district Of New
York, and 10 appoint an assistant collector
10 reside ai Jersey CITY," HpPrOvekfehru
AIRY ~ enty-one ghteen hundred aud sixty
three, be, and he hereby 10, authorized 10
enrol aud license, according 70 the lass
Of the United states, all yessSls engaged in
the eoastiug trade and fisheries, owned In
whole or In part by residents OF the coun-
ties OF Hudson and Bergen, IN Tho state oil
New Jersey; and all such enroImentS and
licenses shall be ~ valid aud eiiectudl az
II the same had bsen effected In any oIhct
port Of the United statcsi aud the said
assistant collector, In The enrolment and
licensing OF yessels, shall be subject 10 the
laws OF the United states, and liable to oil
the penaltiss and responsibilities Imposed
upon collectors In like cases.
Approved February IS, 1855.
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fPrfcss sfrsn bSlOe Ts6ST 10 phoLsals orsrsiSsaI
only, unless otherlcis erpr, sssd1

FpIDAT, March ., 1853.
Prfcss sirsn below refer TO pAolssaIs ersrsissa,
only, unless otherlcise srprtsssd.l
CoFFEE.-Prime Rio Is very sea % and In
suiItd y ws cJi brig Hh to u cents gold
FLOuR-Ths msTket IL quiet, receipts
light, and prees steady At Ell 20 II lax Tor
Ohio super, slI.I2I 20 II IS TOR Howard .trse'
aud CITY Mlls d., gii.bJto II 61H for ExtrA
ehoIer, sii -, and high grad > ny Mills, Tor
shipment, SI2 10 20 1915 per Dbl.
The fol OwiGg weIs the Inspections Of -four
and meal Tor the week ending March ., IssS;
nd . q M bhls' onto Il6I bblS ! aud Family
SIC bbls-io. Al wheat Flour MIA bbis. and
aiS hat bhlS. Together with 1Ot bills Rye
Flour and II hos snd ST. bbIs Cora mesl.
GRAIN Wheat O-dAy 20c0 bushels ffsred
nearly all 'akeo, includibS IAlT white At 0LII
and 1900 buBhe red At o. ~ 10 ass. Corn,
is 10 bushsis received market dull, more on
Ace hunt NJ the wet and uniavOrAble wealth. .
At aIS9 - los, ard 1850 burLels JeloW Al
81 90 to I.62 OAtH Q 'O0 bushels Gifdrtli mar
kst better, with LGlsN 81 1850 bushels a. % u
- cents per hush. NJ sAl.s o. RysI We quote
~ u 10 tn 81 IS per bushel as before.
NoLAs'Rs --N0thl 6 doing today prices 70
main ne minAl.
PRsvIS.rNs Further large contracts haze
been AWARDED ~ the GoVsTnP ent Ter both
bot yet irAsspirsd. Nd mort sAl's 81 Io'
bnls in ~ park a. 81 TO a's.bs per BIB u, OOt
lis bulk Ildss mot he ore THpsrtesl At - cts
70 hhfG shoulders ~ Isk cents per ID. Bss1s
1, s~ltng 10 lptS 70 local rNde ~ sentS, sidsi
sl'ftn s3H ems, hNms ~ to i1K cents Tor old
shtppiIE 4, ing od sOniiti IN, anu i4k N % u
, tr- EeW Gug.T-CHrpa. Lard, eau los " 81
era ~ q 4 0ents, Baltimore Hnaod n y ssAtl
per N.
SuO,r-ThFre 10 good inquiry for res
| crop fIom tire ira ., but sales are limited =
smsn tots within the range Of Yesterday
luatAtioHs.
/ sAIT-In the abs~nse Of demand prices ar
| entirely nnn inAI, and We ONT them
wHISET-f, held nTn 81 - sbi last sale
were at ~ AK PrrEailon.
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DRoPOsALsF FOR DEAD HORSES
asAnrrRsAsrra e.szn.L,s osres,l

ouARTERaAsTRR oErnaALs oFPIcn,l
Fthsr Drviaton,
wlsHIHoroN, d, c., March ., isss.
sealed Proposals will Be reserved ~ thil
once until ~ O'Clock on saturday, March ~
1855, for the purchase Of all horses that may
die or be killed At the Giesboro' Depot near
v ashingtoa, ID. C., within the next twelve
noRth' suescsdlnG, the date Of the letting Of
ihS hose. viii he delivered ., q certain
desiGnatsd spot, 70 Be aSsd By the United
States. E.....
The Gnipals are 10 be removed daily, and
eonvayed far enough from the limits OF the
depot 70 avoid all nuisance, either TO the de-
poi OF the residents IN the VANITY,
Paympnt viii be required 10 eovornment
funds, At the close OF each mouth, for all AMI
mails delivered up 10 that data. ....
Bonds, with approved sssurities In The sun
Of ian Thousand uO,OooD doilArs will be ro-
CURED hon the party 70 whom the oOntrsstis
Zach proposal nust state the price per ant
| m Il, giving null name and post once address
OF bidder, and be aosomp a1ied By . guataatsa
| signed By two telponaihle peraons ana oerti-
aSd BY some United q Ates oiicer or respon,l-
bic person hnswn 10 this efnes, and . 90 By
the oath Of .lisgianss, aligned, stamped, and
Iii, once reserve. tAe. risA. to fsis,, any
or all bida that may be offered. = ~. :
| Proposals. should be addressed " The uodsr
siEued, wAthington, d. e., and be plainly
NAKED On the 'A'so'' assSgO:.l sk sSt p ~
Col. In charge Frat DIV, q. N, Q. o.
| MkI.lGt
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A. communicating with the public.
Ne. EDWARD wAirE s our authorized agent
10 procure advertisements ard receipt for
payments on the ssmS, throughout this city
md Georgetown.
Advertisements may be len ~ Mr.. waito'l
store, No. INK PcpnSylVania avenue, between
seventeenth and Eighteehth streets.
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DRoPosALs FOR MANURE.

ouARTEAnAFrHa GEHERAL's orTIon,)
fIRsr DIVISION,
wAsHiNorou CRY, February 10, ices.
Sealed proposals VIII be received ~ this Of
Zee until WEDNESDAY, March 10, 1898, n u
O'Clock, m, for the purchase OF all The Manure
that may be procured nom the stables and
sorrals Of the Gissboro' Depot, near Waahinv-
Ton, d e., within the twelve months nsxt sue
seeding April l, 1895,
me lueosssful bidder will be required TO
have bargea or boats moo cd ~ the wharf At
| Giesboro' IN constant readiness TO receive the
manure which mAy accumulate, The Uaited
states will daliver the manure IN the said
bArgea or boAts, and uill designate an agent
70 measure u ~ rapidly ~ loaded,
bidders must state the price per cubic yard.
A cath Of allegiance viii be required from
| each bidder.
Payment will Be- required TO be made In Gov
| eminent unds at the end Of cash month TOT
the manure dsliS ersd In the barges during ihs
month.
Bonds, with approved securities, will be TO
quired from ths psrtv awarded, In the sum OF
ten Thousand (i0,OooD dollarp,
The Department ressryes the right 10 reject
any proposal not deemed advantageous 70 ths
| United states,
Proposals muSt be addressed 10 tho under
signed, Washington, d. T., and marked on ths
| envelope, "ProposAIs for MAnuTa.n
| JANIS 4. EKIn,
Col. 10 charge first DIVisioa q. N. @. o.
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