The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-13

RiDs ron SUPPLYING THE PUBLIC PAINTER
tee room, In the Capitol, on Saturday, proposals
for furnishing tho Public Printer, Hon. J. d.
iB,efrces With printing paper until the elosc Of
Committee on Printing. The following arc the
kinds OF paper called Tor; Class 1-22,ooo resma
5000 reans u spppersnS eslssdeaed pntns
paper. Cihss 3--l 900 rcAms sized and calendercd
printing paper. GLASS t-l,oao reams supcrfnc
paper: Class $1,000 reams post-ofico blanks.
The bid received and opened were rs follows;
reams class O. at 10 T1o cents per ib all Of class
q at q 20 cents pc, ID: Timothy kesncy, Of
GLASS at Is I3-ioo cents per it,, and class g. az
20 73-loo cents per h. WIN. ]. Bryan, Of New
fork-glass !, At 10 eentsj class 2, at 10 4b-loo
II. @. Butler, OF New York eity-Ciass 8, at rs
cents. Christian II. Baier, Of Lancaster, Pa
Glass from 200 to 10000 reams, " 10 o-lo cents;
adelphia-All Of class ut TX cents class p at
2oH cents class p at ny cents; class T. at o e
cents cents %os sSnts olsss IL
Glass at NJ centsi class q at 20 cents; class .
q 22.S eentsj class T. at % Gsntsi class q At IS
Mass-Ciassi, at IL cents, class 2, at 2ojI cents
Iswrcnee, Ms."leoo reams Of class 2, At iOS
cents; class At is eentsi class ., at isX cents
per ID. il. NJ. Clarke a Co., Of Boston-Class !,
i2Oo0 reams, at 10 i5loo eentsj 1000 reams, NJ
2, 1000 rcams, at 1919 cents; 5000, at 1oJ eentsj
5,oVo reams, at wy cents PEI TO-; class Y, 10y
reams, ~ - cents; class o, az 23S cents eiass Q,
cents, class g. at a cents; class l. at 23s cents;
glass ., az y 'luVo Gehts CLASS az " cents per
10. WIN, D. Mullcn q son, OF NOUN hony
Springs, Pa;.Class l, 900 rcams, at lg1 eentAj
Class ., a. zls4 eehts per 10; Chntles n Mliier,
Glass 8, from 900 to 5000 reams, at Is pl0 cents
Class l., 1000 resms at iSyg esntsi elias, 2, 5000
rcams, At ~ centsi class at ~ centsi class AZ
90 conts per ID. VIM. II, Hoffman, OF Baltimore
G NJ I, zooo feams M 10 iv-lOo eentsi class
s,vyo teamsi M ~ t-Wo sens per ~. whe onn
reams, at 10 ee-loo CENTS class 2. 2o9o resms a.
10 N-ioo cents per 10. ., WhecLWrighI, OF Bnlli-
GO nv &c sna ~ p,lyy eoh'si CHASE
=, Z,Voo rchms, ~ ~ &-ivV cents per To-
-, Lhe oius VIII DC eonsidefed ny the eommltte ,
snd NC contract awarded TO the lowest RESPONSE
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POINT or Rocks RAtLnoAD.-Dcputy Marshal
Phillips summoned twenty men, last Saturday,
estimate the value OF the land OF the Gales es-
tate, Just north of the city, necessary to tho
struction of the Point OF Rocks railroad through
said estate, to connect with the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad; and, on arriving on the ground,
the following named persons were sworn; four OF
ne number having been stricken oa the iist by b,
Rockville, and Mr.. W. Cox, Of Georgetown, and
a like number by MIR. Bradley, counsel for Mrs.
y. Perry, Asa whitney, 4. Norment, j. Van Ris.
wick, j. Brown, II. l.. Jackson, =. W.>Dorsey,
John ii. McChesney, NJ. @. Emery, and W. W
returned to the City Hall, where evidence was
taken before them as to the damage which would
accrue to the land, the amount of land necessary,
&c, Mr.. Randolph, the engineer in charge OF
the work, testified that nearly seven acres OF
this land would be taken, and SIcssrs. Ciagett s
Sweeney, real estate agents, and othcrs testified
to its value. Messrs. Fitch and Fox, who had
subdivided the property into lots for the purpose
OF disposing Of It, were also present. and testified
II will be recoiiected that the award m adc by q
jury last August when 1t came before the court at
the October term was not confirmed, and there.
be summoned. When tho award in this case is
made and confirmed there Will be nothing to
prevent the company from preceding with the
since BY the grading OF the route on First street
east.
THR WAsHIYGroS SKATING PAgK-A SPLENDID
SHEET or IcE-THE PARK TO ne OrESED To
DAY.-The buildings and other necessary conve-
pleted, and water turned in some two weeks ago,
during the past two days one Of the most mag
niaceht sheets OF Ice ever seen in this latitude Is
as smooth as glass, and capable Of sustaining
over its surface thousand or more Of skaters az
Waggaman and DR.. Thomas o. Hills, the "frecz.
ing committee for their watchfulncss and excr-
lions in securing tho proper depth Of water by
which the present beautiful ice was enabled TO
form. During the entire day Of Saturday the
esq, was besieged by mcmbcrs paying asBcss-
ments, ana others IN quest OF season tickets, and
OF the pond. The new building for ladies and
others, who do not skate, Is one hundred feet
long, and the entire 'front.' Is composed OF windows,
thus anording nne and uninterrupted view oil
the "skatists" MT. 3. >, tague, the contractor
for the building and plank walk, has well &C.
Quilted himself, every convenience Tor several
thousand visitors being hhorded The pond Will
be opened at IL O'Clock to-day, and band OF
music be present In the evening Flags Will be
displayed from the street cars whcn the PARK Is
open Tor skating.
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THECAnRoLL HALL PRizEs:-The prizes drawn
at Carroll Hail. on u street, last wednesday
night, were drawn by the following-named per-
sons, to wit NO 29I, John H. cunningham, set
o. silver; NO $50, John Parsons silver coffee urn;
No. o, i: ID. Anderson, SILK Quilt No. 2, ID. q.
Marshall, wax cross; No. $40; John Fenncll,
pitcher; No. 432, child's suit tone Of the audi
enceD No. q, Dennis Callahan, fruit basket; No.
II, W, L. Kelsey, card receiver, No $50, card re-
ceiver, tone of the audienceil No, 3lS, card re-
cciver, lone Of the audience) No. A3i, wax fruit,
tone Of the audience;) No. Il, Nellie Kearon,
painting; No. 20, Mr.. Hail. painting; No. III, Will
liam Duvalk painting; No. 33i, Nj. Doyle, cngrav-
ingj No. $40, Daniel Mccarthy, lady's fan; No.
lbl, Charles Blake, pictures Nol+, Robt. Petit.
painting; No. Sss, painting: ., - A.
Copp In his business college, was won by Jas.
Tooiny. Those who have not yet received their
prizes can obtain them at 500 NJ street, between