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cosFIDENcB GAME.-Three or four
days since II man called at Dir. Longs
grocery, In Centre Wheeling, and was
waited upon by Mrs. L., her husband
being absent at the time. The sharper
informed the lady that her husband
had taken out some insurance papers
that day, and had told him to call upon
her for the charges, which were eight
dollars The lady said her husband
wouid settle the bill when he
returned. Sharper insisted upon pro-
curing the money from her. but was
persIsfently denied, when finally the
:. confidence gentleman !" departed, a
g Inadder tf not :. poorer" man.
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WEATHER was a very
warm, snltry day, influencing people
whose business takes them upon the
street 10 pick ont shady places. A good
refreshing rain IS what Is .wished for by
all good citizens We wish for it
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TIE LHcTURE To-N.eRT.-Rev.D rIA !
II. Sehenck, of Baltimore, will this
evening deliver his lecture, entitled
New America before The Library
Association, at Washington Hall. The
great ability OF DR.. Scheuck, and his
wide reputation as polished writer
and orator, will ensure u full house To-
night. This lecture has given the most
perfect satisfaction wherever it has
been delivered. II you have not Sc
cured seats. do so ut once.
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NorrcK-Dr. Kendall siII continues at the
McLure House and meets with great success
The testimony OF well known gentlemen OF
this eityand Others have been given 10 him for
the extraordinary enTes he effected three years
ago. Read the following testimouialS
cdr. Kendall three years ago cnred pain
fnl BunI0n for me. ! he'd the same OpeTH:Fd
on repeatedly without success but am hap
py to state that the Doctor has effected per-
leet cure. without pain. ] think his skill de-
serves encouragement
]. II. Coz ELLY,
Firm Of Connolly. took & Co"
sFrom personal experience We heartily COM
cur In the foregoing Certificate that Dr.. Rem
dali removes eoms without pain.
p P-PERPoIST,
GEoRGER BRoTS."
CSC. MC6owS,
Capt y. : A.
Dr. Kendall can be consulted At I5o. Isl hoor.
McLure House tin Saturday, inclusive.
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Persons desiring to consult me in regard to
terms of payment, &c, can leave their
names at the Gas Company's once, or visit
+i fe6 81 DIS JACOB HoRNBRooK.
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CITY ITEMS.

emLDnExs, cAKE1Aers.-Dlfersnt styles
and prices At D. NIooLL q BIO.
LoeAxs ARx1cA.-Kins Pain quicker than
any otheE LIntment For rheumatism,
Neuralgia, spsafns, Bruises, Sore throat, &C.
Il Is mSalnahie. Try IL Pdee 50 cents. T.
.HLnzn& Co, Proprietor Sold By Dealers
NEW HAT AsD CAP s1oRE-A- q F.
schEertSeger have just received their drst
stock of spripg and Summer Hats and Caps,
70 which they invite the attention Of puTcha-
sezs: Is We feel confident that We can silt
every one who may give rs call
No. no Main S4reef-a fsE doors above the
Merchant National Bank
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HUMPHREYS a
Hornmopathic Specifics.

lave PROVED. FROM THE MOST AMPLE
u experience, entire success Simple-PrOmpt-
Efiei6nt, and Reliable. They are the only giedi-
eines perfectly adapted TO popular use-eo simple
that mistakes cannot he made in using them; 50
harmless be free from danger, and 20 efficient
be always reliable. ThFy have Taised the highest
istIetien.
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William T. Robinson, Defendant.

William l. hoDlnsOn, DeIeQQanG.
Pursuant to two several judgements at law
and orders of sale hereunder, rendered in the
above entitled causes by the Circuit Court of
Ohio Comfy, On the 30th day OF October, 1882
and amended by the Circuit Court Of Ohio
County, State OfWest Virginia on the 9th day
of March, 1850, on the law side thereof.
shall proceed to sell at public sale at the
front door of the Court House of Ohio county,
clock, a. m, to the highest and best bidder the
following described property. viz. One half
lot of ground numbered one hundred and
tWentS-thTee tl25i situated on the east side OF
Market street, between Madison and UnIou
streets, in the city Of Wheeling, together with
all the buildings and improvements thereto
belonging, consisting of a good three story
brick building, l2 feet in length, the front
part OF the building being % feet, and the
back part . feet wide, containing % cham
berS, barToom. baggage room, paTlor, large
dining room and kitchen, and a good dry cell
lar under three fourths of the building, and
which building Is now occupied by John NJ.
Ball as hotel; also part lot of ground mum.
bered one hundred and thirty-One tlSI 8 feet
wide and 81 feet in length, fronting on fourth
wheeling called Noah ZaDes addition, with
the improvements on thesame, consisting OF
a good stable; said parts OF lots of ground
numbered t23 and III abutting each other and
extending from Market to Fourth street
Terms of Sale-a credit Of six, twelve and
eighteen months, the purchaser giving bond
with approved security, bearing Interest from
the day OF sale until paid. the title to be re-
tained until all the purchase money IS paid.
JOSEPH SEYBOLD,
apT3-ts Sheriff Of Ohio County.
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CRISoLINE DONE For. The Paris
CORES ondent of the New York Times
supplies the following Interesting item:
Talking of f3shion, erinoline IS done
for. IL has gone out of the fashionable
world all at once, like melting snow,
or a vanishing rainbow How conId5a
poet say. - thing of beauty is d Joy
forever Only the servants and very
common people now wear the wonder
full expansions, and they drop them as
soon rs they get good look az their
slim betteTs The sndden change is
very droll. Hon meet lady in the
street and look behind her TO see IL She
has not dropped something. The r6-
tiindities gradually collapsed, and ALI
40 once vanished, and areno though
lost 10 sight to memory dear - But
what Il TO becomeof the mannfncfnrefs
of those wonderful nrtfelea which the
French call cages Can they be used
in the fisheries. or for hen-coops9 Now
sse have the gored dresses aud trains OF
the nrst empire, which, in q months
time. VIII seem 80 becoming and beau
ttfnl that we shall wonder how we
could ever have admired any other
fashion. =
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WE WILL SEND

In every case send the name and Postofdee
address Of each separate SubScr1ber.
Money by draft, p. o. order, express, or In
registered letters may be sent at our risk.
All communications should be addressed to
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Police CoURL-There we're tEocases
disposed of in the police court yester-
day morning. Frank LaEure, for dis
orderly conduct, was fined 81 and costs;
Steele Miller, for the same offense, WAS
fined s. and costs
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speeIa1 Terms or Club Rates:

ANY party procuring club ofsve or more
names for tickets and forwarding US the
money for the same, Will be allowed the tol-
lowing commission, viz:
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from Whatever Cause, and
ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL as a PREVENTIVE.
It is now over thirty years since the above
celebrated Pills were first discovered by DR.
DUP0SCO, of Paris, during which time they
have been extensively and successfully used
in private practice, of both heInESpheres with
unparalleled Success In every case, and il Is
only at the . urgent request" OF the thou
is induced TO make the Pills public for the al
deviation Of those suffering nom any ITTeEu-
larities whatever. as well As to prevent an In
crease of family where health VIII not permit
ONE PILL rs A DOSE.
Females peculiarly situated, or those sup
using these Pills while in that condition lest
they invite mfscarTiAge," amer which I'D.
menu SHiu9n me az
any mischief to health, otherwise the Pills
are recommendeda asa
MOST ISTALUABLE REMEDY
to the sex, viz DilfSesEESG and P1iIsfSI Ne1-
aT1tdt5a, ReteTItoH, PUN The Book and Ions,
Pressing DolrH -Ftrt5ls, Rash q Blood % t!s
nsSE, HeupResS, Fudgue on any SR0h E1eTFiou,
Rulpi;utLoII Of Ehe AeuTt, and all the various
distressing complaints, part sculaIiy that most
annoying. Weakening, and the beginning OF
all other female weaknesses,
y The Leueorrhoea, or Whites.
At the same time, there Is nothing IN these
pills that can do injury to life or health. L:
de directions Be GfTJdlV folioaned and you VIII
ind them to be on LAE1y ue represented
ONE COX IS SUFFICIENT.
o,OO0 Boxes have been Sold Within
Two Years.
Ten 1hOssso1ld Bones se.ls 6y Let@, both By
myself and Agents, 10 all parts OF the Eoslo,
to which answers have been returned, IN
which ladies say, nothing Ike the above Pills
have been known since THE SCIENCE OF
MEDICINE DAwSED UPoS THE WoRLD,
In HemOSing Distinctions d RestOr'
ing Nature 70 fits Proper Channel,
oUIETISs THE NERvEs and bringing hack the
ROSY color Of Health" To the cheek o. the
Price 81 per BOX. Six ROxes IS.
Sold by AI'CABE, KRAFT & CO., Wholesale
Druggists, s. Main street, Wheeling Genera
W holesale Agents for West Va, 70 <llorn =!
orders muSt be addressed Sold at Retail, "
REED, KRAFT eco.
Sold In ST. ClairSyille, Ohio by
W.T. &I.J. PICKERING:
Ladies, by sending $40 to either Of me
above agents 20 the Wheeling Post once, can
have the pills sent, (confidentiAlly,l by NAL
70 any part OF the country, FREE Of P3SzIage'
oc3lyd Sole Proprietor. New YORK.
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RAILROAD AccIDKST.-The express
train of the Piftsburg and SteubenyilIe
railroad, ran of the track last Saturday
evening, three miles west of Mobiles
town, ON account OF the breaking, il Is
suppesedt Of the aange Of one OF the
the smashing mp of one OF Adams q
Cos. Express cars, throwing another
car upon an embankmento ON the side of
the road, and SLOWING a baggage car
upon the top OF another. Fortunately
no one was injured. The locomotive,
which remained ON the track, was des-
patched 20 StepbenyilIe Tor cars: and
the passengers and baggage on both the
Express and Accommodation, coming
up subsequently, were transferred,
reaching Steubsnville some dYe or six
hours behind time.
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Having erected thereon
FINE RESIDENCE.

containing eleven rooms and an attic finished,
bath rooms and all modern improvements;
there are also, convenient out-honses, Includ-
ing brick Stabling, ice and spring houses,
chickeTy and two ciSterns. Also, one hundred
and twenty-five Apple trees of choice kinds;
Pear, Peach, Plum and Ounce trees,
all twelve years old, all bearing. There are
also choice selections OF Grapes, RaSpber-
rieS BlackbeTrieS, Strawberries, and other
small fruits. The grounds are finely laid out
with eyergreens and other ornamentalsh shrub
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RETURNED VETERAN SoLDrBR.-bfr.
Watson DeIoe, formerly compositor
IN this ONCE, and who has been all
through the war, reached his home In
this city Tuesday evening, having re-
Gently been discharged in Baltimore.
He was n member of Company II, 18th
West Va. Infantry. and was wound
ed in the leg in an engagement before
Petersburg two days before the surren-
der of Lee. He has benin the hospital
In Baltimore ever since, where his leg
was amputated just below the knee.
Mr.. Deloe Is now doing very well,
although his leg troubles him consider
ably; but We hope, by the tender care
only 10 behad Mt home, he Will soon be
ssout around. >,
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MrdifaI.
A CARD TO THE LADIES.
DIR. DUPoNCo's
Golden Periodical Pills,
FOR FEMALES,

InfaIlIble In Correcting Irregularities, Renov.
ing Distractions of the Monthly Turns
from Whatever Cause, and
ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL as a PREVENTIVE.
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Sherif's Sale.

MATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO
, County Circuit Court In Chancery,
March s;h, ls9&
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DEsIRABLE
Country Residence For Sale.

ON ACCOUNT OF A REDUCTION IN
" the size of my family, offer for sale my
property, situated on the line AT the National
Road, four miles east OF the city Of Wheeling.
said property consists OF
FOURTEEN ACRES OF GROUND,
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MUSIcpAI.s couRI.-CTvn BRANCH
JUDGE II, c. Good diaS.-There
WIS not much done at this eopn yester-
day except the naturalization OF anx-H
ious applicants. The following named
Barrott, james Gillespie, Martin Coyne,
Jacob Lash, Robert Morrison, Michael
Mervin, John Gillespie, August Saner,
d. Leibutz. William G.. Dickman,
Christian Frank
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Price 100000.
HoUsEHoLD FURNrTURE.

The. ground could not be purchased and
the buildings be put up at a cost Of less than
$4,000. ! will also sell my
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Transportation.
BALTIMORE & OHIO R. R. COMPLY
OFFICE BAIT. & ONO RAILROAD Co,
WHEELING Dec. 5, 1875.
DETERMINATIONS TRAM.

WINTER SCHEDULE.
PASSENGER TRAINS WILL RUN BY
the following schedule on and after Dec
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GOVERNMENT SALE.

y
Drugs. Chemicals. Hospital stores.
India Rubber Goods, Druggists
Sundrtes, &c.
WILL BE SOLD AT AUCTION, AT THE
wv Mellical Puryey0Tis Warehouse, Public
square, NASHVILLE, TENN
OS WEDNESDAY, MoRSTSo, April 18th, at
Q O'Clock. g.
A large stock or the foregotng articles In
Original Packages consisting IN part Of
GOO pounds Of Sulph Ether.
so Nitrous
300 ChlOrofnrnn.
100 Cnnth. Plaster.
a Les = 81 osEs f,t h5smsala'
100 gallons Alcohol.
500 2 (IlIve on.
5000 ounzes suiph. Cinchonia.
5000 pounds Extracts.
rHdll a. Gefnfes
1900 yIs Adhesive Plaster.
1000 Isinxlnss
600 pounds Patent Lint.
aaf1O .. EazSeEace Beef - - sss=i.s fss
800 Gelattus
90 ". w. Mortars.
800 Pres ScaleSg
300 SpafuiaS.
So L r. Cushions.
ZOO g. r. BlnnketS.
eEsthsr VIII 9 SEN lrply q CtleEEitS
Furnishing Articles, sc, provided for Govern
fItent Hospitals Goods can be examined two
DAYS prior 10 sale. Cifnl0gufS ready.
R0BERT ELffcrCI1FR
Surgeon aud E3vt. Col. u S. Vols.
npri0-lqt 1fedieal PuryeYor o. s. A.
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RrvRR NEws.-There were eight feet
OF water in the chsnnel yesterday even
ing. and nearly stationary.
The steamer Edia6tfLg LEFT yesterday
afternoon for Cincinnati, with mod
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TRAIN for the West.

WHEELING. Eov 2lSf- 1875.
az A<D AFTER THE IsT OF NOgE41-
I RER the HslgeHlzEfE ard NafEs from
HE5ee5Inz n kkse lrt31 igElg ~ dispatched from
tie Dep1f q ne = a q. z z. ca. Al 40 n ma
ls9g p IA. azla 1eHne 6ssN001 "a the aEI1ysl
- tie q q. 4 Z. teams e 1l>sJ Il m ard
liizess = m no=Z2-9
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Ths Annual Examination

OF TaE WHEELING CLASSICAL
" Academy EIll take pEsse AZ Washington
bah on Rrtd1y. April zEn- Thsexere1seSbe be-
gin al O'Clock, .. M and p m De3aEna-l
tons Essays aud OEzs.inal IJEarions between
IheTeetIa1ionA H. W HARDING,
alLl2-A RrnGpaL
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NUMBER OF TICKETS ISSUED 100000
Price $500 Each.

UNHIs Is THE GREATEST INDGCENENT
| ever offered TO the public, one ticket ont
OF every four drawing prize.
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fpr sac.
sherif's Sale.

CTATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO
y County Circuit Court On the law side.
March 9th, 1853 Causes No. and2
William TaIant, Henry Tallant and Lewis 8
d" Delapiain partners under the firm name OF
Tallant & DelaplaIn, COMPARTMENTS,
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Comnositors Wanted.

m o GOOD BOOK Co4aP0ST1ORS
IL zanted Immediately Al fhls oEee.
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Prof. JOS. EBERT,

Ny authorized Travelling Agent, win visit this
locality from time To time and cheenully
communicate all desired infornation.
c. c. NEIL OR,
feb2 Pittsburgh.
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Married Persons, or Young Men contempyz-
ting marrafge. being aware OfPhySical Weak.
mes, Organic Debility, DefoEnttiesr speedily
cured
He who places himself under the care o. D..
]. may relfgiouSly coufide in his honor a. !
gentleman, and confidently rely upon his
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Lower Rates Than Other Makers

II is unnecessary TO speak of the mateItal
used IN EhickerinR & Sons to produce as du-
rabie an instrument and as elegant in It's eI-
terror as they do. No such qualities can oe
produced without the BEST and the nrst Of
workmen.
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The fact that MeSsTS. cHIcKEBEse & soS's
dispose OF more instruments than any other
factory in the world, Is Itself one Of the strong
est arguments in their favor. inasTnuch Is
tllefY facilities for manufacture and ready de-
unand enable them TO sell at
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JORDAN'S WHITE SULPHUR
SPRINGS.



The above celebrated Watering Place is offered for
sale on favorable terms The property is situated in
winchester and mile and half Of nss 81
Depot, by good turnpike road. 1t consists of about
one hundred acres of Land. with large Garden and
fine Orchards of choice fruit. The principal build
ings are of brick, three stories substantially built,
containing about ninety rooms, with Bath houses,
Ten Pin Alley. Stables and other out buildings,
erected at cost of $4,000 in cheap times, all of
which can be put in complete order at small ex-
pense and be ready for visitors within thirty days.
The garden is being filled with vegetables and
the Ice Houses stored with Ice for the season.
The heathiness of the locacy and the virtues of the
waters are widely known that they need not here
be dwelt upon. There is q constant demand for the
water for transportation. Visitors leaving Balt-
moro or Washington in the morning can reach tho
Springs in time for dinner. No place of summer re-
sort offers so many advantages this, nor can more
surely paying investment DO found than il here pre-
sentsd. . I'D.
Terms of sale. one third cash, remainder in one,
two and three years, with interest Title unquee-
tionable.s Apply to GEO. v, TINGEs & SON.
HhN-H No. St. Paul street.
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AUCTION SALES.
H ARGE SALE OF ARMY WAGONS AM
u BALANCES, HARNESS, SCRAP IRON, &c.
CHIEF QUARTERMAsTER,s OFFIcE.l

CHIEF QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE,o
DEPOT OF WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, D. c., May q, 1885,
Will be sold at public auction, under the direction
of Brevet Brigadier General G. H. Tompkins, Quar-
master, at Lincoln Depot, Washington, D. c, on
MONDAY, June II. 1866 at 10 o'clock A. NJ, large
lot of Quartermasters' Stores, consisting of
495 Army Wagons. Is Army Wagons with Hay
Racks, IA two-horse WAGONS II Spring Wagons 1
Watering Carts 4S Light Carts 50 two horse 8mbu-
Iances Buggy 34 single sets Harness. Az Saddles
SO lbs. Scrap Chain, 5000 fbs. old Wagon Axles,
80 ron o g9 Cham 6s2 IN Ms Lead Pips l6 Scrap
Scrap Tongue Irons, 11OO0 lbs Scrap Brake Irons,
$1,000 9s old Horse shoes 1000 TBS. old Wagon Tire,
200 Sash with Glass. 1876 Tbs. Tallow Wagon and Am
bulance Wheels. Wheelbarrows. Blankets, Buckets,
Chains; Haiters Wrenches. Anvils, Smiths Bellows.
Portable FORCES. Planes Barrels Kettles. Stoves &c
This property has been worn, but large portion
of ii is still serviceable.
The stores must be removed within five days from
date of sale.
Terms cash, in Government funds.
j. Ii. FUCKER,
Bvt, Maj. ten. and Chief Quartermaster,
myG3-tJe9 Depot of WASHINGTON.
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NOyERNMENF SAFE OF THE METI.
NH IARY RAILROAD AT BRAZOS SANTI-
QuARTKRuAsrER GENERALS ory1cH. !

| QUlRTERNAsTER GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON. d. C., April l9, 1866.
The attention of capitalists seeking a profitable
investm ent is invited to this sale.
| SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at the of.
nee Of the Quartermsster General Division of River
and Ral Transportation at Washington, d. c.. until
FRIDAY, the first day of June next, at Il o'clock
the purchase of all the right title and interest
Of the United States in and to the United States Mill
tsry Railroad from Brszos Santiago to Whites
The sale will include the entire track and sidinvs
buildings, water stations, turntables, bridges &c
the railroad materials and supplies pertaining to the
road together with the rolling stock cars machinery
The sale will not include the title to tho land,
when does not belong to the Z nited States.
from Brazos antiago to Whites Rancho, the Rio
Grande. From this point connection is made by
steamer from Brownsville to Matamoras.
This route is the shortest and best for the mmense
traffic between the Gulf Of Mexico and the interior
of Southern Texas and Northern Mexico. and the
communication by rail alone readily be extended
to Brownsville.
:, The road already completed saves thirty miles of
now charge is stated for freight to Brownsville as
high as IS per barrel. and for passengers SIS each
The road is FIVE feet gauge good ties. t rail. and
More particular description Of the property can be
obtained ct this Office, or at that Of the Chief Quar-
termaster Military Division Of the Gulf Now Or
leans.
condition of the sale will be that TRANSPORTATION
shaI pc furnished tor all Government troops and
supplies, whenever required at the rates paid By
Government at this time to the New York Central
Railroad.
The terms of payment accepted will be those con-
sidered the most favorable to the Government.
Zen per cent. cash, in Government funds to be paid
on acceptance of proposal.
The Government reserves the right to reec any or
all proposals.
Proposals should be endorsed. Proposals for pur-
chase OF Brazos Santiago and Rio Grande Railroad
and addressed to the Division of River and Rail
Transportation, QuartermasterG Generals Office, Wash-
ington, ID. G.
By order of the Quartermaster General.
ALEXANDER BLISS,
Brevet Colonel and A. Q. Nj, in charge Fourth
Division Q. M. &. o. appalled,