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The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-12-04
FLOUR
Total. .3O3, 750fbs.

AO4d1.. 1...''''.sOUOi tOUIDS. 3O 9>ss
 The stores 10 be cf the best or.r country affords, put up in good. str-. new sacks, each containing one hund,.f pounds net, to be delivered at each ms. expense of he Contractor, and to he 'Y'' ;n. q and accepted by Board of officers an ] by the Commanding officer of the g,' 5., receiving Commissary being a memberr rIl <, Board. "'
 The stores to be delivered betven e day of July 1870, and the 3Ist day Of G " Der, 1870, and in one delivery at eacb ,8
 The commanding officer ofthe Sub-b.'' through the Depot c. S, at Tucson q, I ~ Crittenden, 4. T., will notify the COntr,n' the amounts required for each post srs of the time at which they are to be d,i,. (giying him at least sixty days notice tG, M | the above specified quantities to be incr.' or decreased as the Government may I.. and the Contractor to be notified of arT' T' increase or decrease, before he msE., delivery.
 Bidders will state their price in Unitei S. Geld Coin, per pound, net, and they are inv to be present at the opening ofth bid, P bid must be signed by two responsible n,,,. who will become sureties for ihs fait5hIr r formanee of the contract, if awarded. b,tt bids will be accepted until the decision ,,, on, by the Chief c. s. Department off, fornia, shall have been received, BOT will . Contracts be considered in force mil f, shall have received the approval of the D,,. ment and Division Commanders.
 Contracts will be made with the sr,, understanding that, if any of the pos.s n. tioned should be abandoned, and the C9,r, n3tifed accordingly no Flour or Bean, such posts will be received.
 Proposals will also be received for tbe !, very of the entire quantities of the o6oys r cihsd stores, yiz:
 303,750ibs Of Flour and 30, 373i6s of B., at Tucson or Camp Crittenden, A. Tal Government may elect, the conditions rs,,- jng Inspections, delivery, etc. etc. to b,s same as above enumerated.
 Bids mast be accompanied by samoIesfa Flour and Beans offered, &.so by q cony of adgertisement
 Bids will also be received for the s5- mentioned stores, and on the same dsy General N. r. Small, c. s. at San Frarci.. 
 Proposals to be endorsed on the Enveor, 'ProposalstO deliver Flour" or 'Beans." ast case may be.
 GILBERT c. SMITH,
 Capt ( Asst. Q, NJ. U. 5. Army Tucson Depot, A. T. 4. C. &
 November l3, 1869. R
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Meeting at Eesilla, Y. II.

Al public meeting held Gt La Mesila, \. Nj.
 Nov. IT. 1869, of which Gov. 4 B. Mitchell of Santa Fe was chairman, the folloqinr prs
 amblo and resolutions We're unaainousl,
 adopted
 WHREEAs, Travel has been interrupted. ,h,
 U. s. mail has time and tma again been in,
 tsrcepted, Hen, women and children nurder-
 ed, property stolen, communities plundered and
 5usiness and trade rendered insecure in the
 Terriiorics of New Mexico and Arizona. and
 particularly on the line of travel and mad route from La EssiIla to Tucson by lawlsss
 mdrderous and uacivilizsa banda of Apache Indians,
 Theretore, We, citizens ofsaid frontier in public meeting at l Mssilla, N. NJ. assem- blsd havo agreed upon and do adopt the follow. ing resolutions
 lst That the heartfelt thasks of all citizens upon the frontier, and more particularly the citizens of New Mexico and Arizona, are due to the brave officers and maa at Camp Bowie and also to the citizens wko united with t,sn, in pursuing, pupishing and killing the uRc,vIiz.d and murderous sarages who have from time to timo committed depredations upon the persons and property Of the citizens of said Territories rslentlessly whomsoever they found 
 I'd. That without diSpars IL ent to ary one whc WAS connected with ike recent camo.ipns against shs Indians. on the line of travel men. tioned, Gin which thirty eight Apache Indians were lsfs dead upon the field for ws know -hem all-ssill we dssm it our dnty as # is our olsasure-to make special mention of the gaI- ant and ardous services rendered by ColonaI 3. F. Barnard, Colonel Dunn, commapdinu Camp Bowie, Lieutenant Winters and Cantaip AGAms also, all the other officers and soldiers # thair respective commands.
 Sd. That many of tho representations made y Vincent COlyer, relative to tke condition of he Indians are utterly false, and do great in ustice to the inhabitants of this section of tho ountry. We expressly deny that the I2dians efarFtd to are possessed of "a deep religious asling," nor do they compare favoraalY as q lass with foreign smigrants ss aYerred by 'incent COlyer in his farcieal defense oi the ndians ss4th. That the Mail contra ctors, Messrs. Da. IS d Barsla, in the mail route referred 10, are nt''ied to our special and particular thanks r their great enernv and .b. f,.rl - which they have dischargedthsir duties.
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 5th. That re respectfully call she attention of the Indian authorities to the assembling oi B large body of Indians at Fort MeRae in our immediate vicinity, in connection with the fact that since they have been there assembled depredations on the citizsas have bean mora frequent and reckless
 9th. Ina: the thanks of tho community are also due to Major M. B. DufieId; special Mail agsnt. for the energy and perseverance ne has dispis7od in struggling agaiD8: many difficulties surrounding the transportation of the mails between Mesilla and Tucson. 7th. That copies of these Resolutions be sont to the different newspapers published nthe Ter ntoriss of New Mexico and Arizona, also to the Postmaster -Gerarsl, and Col J. T. Chnvz (signed) |. B. MITCHELL.
 Chairman. SAML J. LYoys,
 Secretary
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FLOUR
FLoUR' BEANS. A. Oamp at m oil gate, 5C625fbs 5062fbs. Go Go Wnippie, 5Ob25lbs. 5062bs. go 9o cree, I6875fbs. l687lbs. uo oo Late Creek, 3375Otbs. 3375fbz.
. l5l, ,S75fbs. I5 l86fbs

! Ao'ai'.''-' l.S75fbs. E l86ibs The stores to be of the best quality the conn try affords, put up in good, strong and new sscls each eontaioing one hundred G0O) pounds net 70 De aeiIveret Ut each post at the eAD ,nss. o{ the contractor. and to oe inspected and acca,toj by board of officers, appointed. be tbe coTn- inanding o1ncer of the post. the receiving com mlssary being a mem Der of uch Board.
 The Stores to be deivere between the frst Gay oI Juiy, 1870, and the 31st, day of Deeem+ ter, 1870, and in one delivery at esch post.
 The CoIama1ding officer of the Sub District to winch these posts belong, (through tho Denot Gomhlssary at Tucson, Crittenden, Whipple or Ioli~gate) will notify the Contractor of the amounts required for each post, and also of inc tune at which they are to be delivered, civi1o nm aC Ieast sixty days notice thereof. tbe sbov@ speclned qu&ntities b be incre2ged OF decrsssad as tne 0oYernment maT dss re ,and the Contractor to oe nGHned 0I any such Increase or crease before he nassa his delrery
 Bidders will state their prices io Trnitod Sat-, Gold Coin, per pound net and they aro invited be present at the openin of the bids.
 Each old must be signed by two respop.ibIc persons Eho will become sureties for the faithfI PeTlornance or the contract, if awarded but m Gid VIII be accepted until the decision thereon bv the Chlet C. B.. Department of California. sbaII nave oeen reeelyed nor will any contfa act be considered Tn force until 1t shall have received the approval of tao Department and Division commanders.
 contracts will be made with the express under S.ahqlhg that, If any of the posts mentioned should be abandoned, and the contractor noti6ed ace raingiy, no Flour Beans for such post will
 Lpe , Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids tendered pI I'l 1'ldS must be accompanied by samples of the Flour and Beans offered, also bv n conv of +Lis advertisement. P' O1 'nIS
 Bids will be received for the above mentioned stores, and on the same day, by Gen. NJ SnaII 1' D. at san Francisco, California. ID prIoPosais t9 be endorsed on the envelopes. froposals to deliver lour" or Beans" as tb9
 GILBERT C. SMITH. Capt. ( Asst. c. A., U. $. Army,
 hevsaSer iS, 1869. fl
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BINDS & HOOKER.

SEALED PG0P0GALs in Quiatuolisata,
 "ll te received at the office of the Depot t?or,1 mlSseFy of 8ubsistenco, in Tucson. A. T.. untiI Honda v the 21lh day of December, 1889, at 12 c'oe& e il', when they viii be opened, for the supply oi the troops stationed at various hosts i, Arizona Territory, with the folowng stores viz.
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the entire people of ArizSns. On the whole we could not O'hsrHise tharsssccept the resoiations ln every particular, and ,l therefore set them forth aG another presentation of the voice ofthe people.
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H. LOOBES & Co.

nave just arrived from California with a choS 1sUl.nent on Of wines and liquors which they oh75 on very reasonable terms Those who need go.- m Tio M or either may do well to call at tbeir ''' n1.za Ounsld's building, on the Court H'a'' PidIa' near the ARIzuEAR ofior.i
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TVcsoY, A. T., June lst, 1869

N F, PIatt of Tucson, is hereby appointed our agent for the trans cfion of all business connected directly or Indirectly with trans portation of Cove 'naient stores from Tucson DePot to all posts dependant upon it for sun, plies.
 UTNnC e JnDrr-D
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 The Canadians have conceived the project building trans- continental railroad iron ot'a"& city to Vanco1ver's Island, a distance 0i 2'5Oo miles. The Capital required 10 build such road i' estimated at one hundred millian; O. dollars The New York Ferq7d thinks tbat me Canadians might bs more economical, and save thousand, miles i4 tho building of this road y beginning at the 7sst end of Lake Su- peFior and running thencd a connecting road with Lake Winnipeg, and thence by adopting stsamboats to the head of navigation sn the 0askatchowan. Under this plan the short con nectinG hne suggested would bring the great, fertile and beautiful basin ofthe Saskatchewan within eatyrsach Ofimmigrnntsirom the British Islands and within soma eight hundred IT. lies or less of the Pacific coast
 It Eeems, however, that it should not be too lato for ths Canadians 10 undertake Pacific kalsroad enterprise when ample railroad com- muDicasioa stall have been established between her several important cities and towns
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The News.
[From the Daily New Mexican. 1
(signed)
Chalrman
SAmL. J. LYoys,
 Secretary.

A San Francisco dispatch of the 18th ut says
 Vincent Coyler, who arrived from Alaska and British Columbia this morning, and carries psttion signed by forty of the most promi- pent citizens Of Victoria, and addressed to Pre- .ldent Grant, praying for annexation to the United Ststes; another petition of similar i'm port will oe forwarded to Queen Victoria. It sets forth with great force he desolate and bel. bless condition oftte colony ard the imperative necessity of forming political union with the United States. Mr Coyler represents that the feeling in favor of annexation received a new impulse from the recent note of Earl Granville urging British Columbia to join the Dominion.
 Letters from reliable parties report foTmi- da5la rebellion in tho Red River country against ths Canadian confederation. The French population refused to allow Governor AcDouga'l to enter their aettl.m ents. His party was ne! by band of insurgents, 800 8 rOng, armed and mounted, and by them con- veysd aeroes the line into Dakota Territory.
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SEALED PROPOSALS

duplicates, will be received st the om V Depot Commissary of Subsistence in !
 4. T until Thursday the l6th day of T n Ie 1869 at F o'clock M, when they vi,t T oss9 @ ed for the supply of the Troops s,' a' the Sub-Distriet of Southern Arizon.' .''laa &
 following stsres, viz; 'a
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Says the San Diego Union:

Says the San Diego Union;
 Gen. Ssdgwick returned from Fort Yuma last week, He has located the line across the Co., dorado river. and started surveying party en that division of the route. The General is per teetly satisfied with the practiea5lily of the grade and the easy construction of the road. He only found one obstacle in the whole route, and that was about sixteen miles this side Of Yuma, in the shape of the malrob bers, referred to in another column. Tho General says his engineering tactics gre not adopted to such grades, and he bsgs to be excused from any such.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-23

a SPLENDID TESTMoNIAL.--It is well
known that q movement was set on foot
some weeks ago, to present Col. Danforth,
slight testimonial d TIE r8aaald "atch 81
his past political and editorial services are
appreciated by the friends and party whom
he has left behind him. Not having heard
ANYTHING of the matter for a week or two, we
had almost concluded that the idea Rad been
abandoned THIS morning We received a
call from Mr.. /. Hochstadter, who astonished
us by opening an elegant morocco box, and
displaying magnificent gold watch just
ready to be forwarded to the Colonel by ex-
press. It was purchased from Baldwin &
Merston, Davenport, for $3.50; the gold case
weighs IS penny weights the works alone
cost $40, were manufactured by +. How.
ard e. Co., Boston, and are warranted not to
vary minute per month on the inside Of
the case ia engraved-"T Col. j. b. Dan.
forth, from his Rock Island friends, March
LIST, 1862 Its hunting case is finely Chas.
ed, and altogether presents rich and styl
ish appearance. The package was forward
ed to New York City this afternoon, accom-
panied by complimentary address from
the donors. When the Colonel has beer
Lo.-l c--..., 40 wan publish the correspor
: deuce.
The committee appointed by the Demo
. cratic Township Convention to attend to tb
) matter, was composed of I. Hochstadter
chairman; VIM. KaIe, and 2. 7 McElherne
1t did its duty well, and to the efficien
chairman especial credit is due
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
Taken at Post Hospital, Rock Island Arsenal, TO
the week ending April 22d, 1869.
pNFpNE
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TIE WAGON BADGE To The ISLAND.
ARRIVAL or THE IRoN.-On Yesterday
morning (22nd,) eight car loads Of iron for
the Government wagon bridge, arrived and
were unloaled atthe river bank opposite Bah.
cock d Andrews taunery. At noon three
car loads more arrived, and still three more
this morning, These, with the six car loads
received previously, make twenty car loads
in all, sggregatiug two hundred aud forty
tons Of iron. One hundred tons more will
complete the necessary amount, which are
expected to arrive in the morning, The
iron has been "sorted out" piled up convo
nieutly, and lie now ready for use. Mr.. W.
G.. Bond, Superintendent, informs us that
the work of putting up the bridge will be
pushed forward as rapidly as possible. II
may be found necessary to labor Sundays
and all. If the trussle work is not put up
before the river reaches its usual high
spring stage, it cannot be put up until the
water recedes again. The necessity of quick
work is therefore apparent. If nothing in.
terrupts, the bridge will be ready for travel
by the middle of May.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-23

The LAST FoLM.--lt does seem i'm.
possible TO say where the love Of dress OF
the women is taking them to. 4 Paris let.
ter says "The last extravaganza aud the
latest mode is a costome with three skirts.
The first trains behind for home wear, and
is gathered up for walking; it is decorated
with series Of narrow Hounces, trimmed
az you will; the second jupe reaches to the
knee, furbelowed like the first, and gathered
up here and there by the bows. the third
which falls but little below the waist, gives
the costume the appearance Of skirt with
basquine, and is intended to be worn for
street attire without the addition Of any
wrapping. As many parts Of material as
can be gathered and puckered and dounced
over the pettcost, so much the better for
the fashion and for the mantuamaker. How
much will such set Of harness cost, and
how many worked.down pspAs can stand
thiseEPendture in their daughters dresses
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-23

Coat Al GESEsEo The Republic sayi
that coal excitement prevails at Gencseo
Mr.. Goshorn and son have commenced sink
ing shaft for working the coal vein discov
cred by them this winter. The vein is good
four feet in thickness and is only some sixty
feet from the surface. Experienced miners
and those who understand the business say
that there is no sort ofdoubt that the discov.
erer has . very soft thing of H.
Other parties are boring and prospecting
for coal in the vicinity and it is altogether
likely that Some or oil of them will find /, in
paying quantities.
People up there soon expect to see coal
as plenty there as at any other point
in the county, and believe their town is un.
derlaid with it, all of which we hope will
prove true.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-23

The ELECTION To MoBRow.-To.morrow
our citizens will be expected to decide
whether or not they will subscribe $4,000
to the capital stock Of the Rockford, Rock
Island and St. Louis railroad. The almost
universal feeling seems to be favorable TO
voting the subscription, but perfect apathy
also seems to prevail in regard to the matter,
We hope our business men will wake up,
and attend to this as project of the great
est importance. We have no fears but that
the election will result as could be wished,
but tits desirable that the expression should
be a. strong as possible. Let there be q
vigorous effort made to get the people to
the polls With our present listlSssness, a
well organized move on the part of small
body Of oPPosers to the subscription, could
visit the polls at a late hour, and carry the
day,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-23

CAMBRIDGE IrEvs.--A little daughter Of
Mr.. McFadden, Of Cambridge fractured her
arm by fall, a few days ago.-The editor
Of the Chronicle has made a trip to Galva,
and was astonished at the degree of pro.
gress in the grading Of the Peoria & Rock
Island railroad, along his line of travel
The tall chimney Of the school house at
Cambridge was blown down during the late
heavy storm. A great deal Of building is
reported at Cambridge.
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individual who is to serve Mr.. Grants ad
minstration as revenue assessor for this
district is Mr.. j. II. Reed, Radical editor,
as we learn, at Monmouth. Col Bane, who
left the better portion of his right arm upon
southern battlefield, and who since the
close Of the war has left his sense of self
respect and deceDcy wholly at home on
every occasion of raid of political stump
speaking, has at last ascertained, we doubt
not, that republics as well as political
parties are ungrateful.- Carthage RePubh'
clH.
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ONE Mons MISUNDERSTANDING stroll.
ing around by the light Of the moon, last
evening, Marshal Mitsch encountered the
recumbent form of Thomas Smith at a
street corner, at whose side lay q pick and
shovel, but from whose breast pocket as.
cended the delicate odor of "blue light.
ming Tom was dead-drunk. aud had
fallen into heavy slumber, his regular
breathing marked by a peculiar nasal mel.
ody, which rose and fell on the miduigh, air
with delightful effect. He had been
working for Mr.. Curtis, on Rock River
street, oil yesterday, and had concluded 10
devote the evening to his own amusement
This morning he vas arraigned before Nag
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CRowDNG THING5,-The managers OF
the c K. /. a ?. r B. are crowding things.
Only about ten miles of road remain to be
built, In this distance, however, four 100
feet span trus bridges are to be built, and
some twenty other minor bridges, a well as
much heavy work.
1t is proposed to run the frst train over
the whole line sometime near the middle OF
May.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-23

A HrYr.-When a young lady offers tc
hem a cambria handkerchief for bachelor
she means to sew in order that she may
reap. We know sedate Benedict in town,
who is said to have had good deal Of hem
ming done lately, but just exactly whom the
reaping is to come of, we haven't been pos.
lively advised. Aheu!
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At Bamberger's

Can be found the largest and best assert
ment Of Spring and Summer Dress Goods,
Prints, Muslins, etc, just received
In the Tailoring Department the stock OF
Cloths, Cassimeres, etc, is complete
Also nice line of hats.
Special attention paid to cutting, Salts.
faction guaranteed.
The stock of ready made clothing and
gents furnishing goods is complete.
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FoR SALE Ar 4 BARGAIS.--Oue hundred
and twenty acres OF unImproved land lin.
GLIDING forty acres Of TIMBER in Sharon
Township, Clinton Co., Iowa twelve miles
rom Wheatlaud, and eight miles from Ma.
quoketa, in a splendid farming neighborhood.
Call at this Office for information.
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Az INPRoyEMENT.-Cha F. Miller is
having an addition to the Union House, his
popular hostelrie, put up on the south side,
by Fred and John Koch 1t will be Of
frame, two stories high, aud sixteen by
thirty.eight feet in size. lie expects TO
have it ready for occupancy in two or three
weeks.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-23

A RELIC OF SUMTER. Stepping s iat q nv .
jewelEy stY9YG G 10 an article which at once
excited our curiosity and called for admira
ton. It was a cane, the property Of an otf
Ger on Gen. .todman's staff, and valuable as
a romiuiscense as well as for its beauty. 1t
is made from piece of palmetto wood,
which was driven out Of the walls of Fort
Sumter at the time of its bombardmeut--
when the late ''onplensantness' commenced.
Mr.. LOOMS, the jeweler, has adorned it with
an ivory head, on the side of which is en-.
graved view Of Fort Sumter. The work
is in the highest style Of the art. On the
end of the head, are crossed swords, in re-.
lief. The entire work is deserving Of praise.
The embellishments are seldom equRled as
works of art, even in the great cities where
such work is far more abundant than in
western cities. Davenport Gazette
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WHERE IT BELoSGs.--The steam fiat. boat
Eureka, tide bound over at tho Island, be.
longs at savanna. Her owner has buii
seventeen fiat boats and named every one
Of them Eureka" Having found it" so
many times, the fellow ought to be satisfied,
and the present steam experiment will prob
ably make him go.
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Mail Rontns

CHICAGO AND EASTERN MAIL-Tnvo' q
7:4O A. NJ. and s:3OP. NJ. Closes At 800 A. M'
and 500 P. H.
PORT BYROE MAIL--via WsiortoWn, lamp
ton, Rapids City, Port Byron and Cordo'S' AZ
riyes at 100 A. NJ. Closes 500 r NJ
COAL VALLEY MALAY osrsl daily, leaves
between and s A. NJ, returning at about D
P. NJ Orion and Andoyer are supplied BY
this route.
DAVENPORT, IOWA, MATL-arrives al 6:2B A.
NJ and s35 IN. Closes at 7:l5 A. NJ. and
B:2OP NJ
ALBDO MATL-via Camden Mills, Audalu-
STA, Bigngton, Hamlet, PsrrYton, Aledo, High
Point, New Boston, Keithsburg, 0quAwkh, to
Oquawka junction, (Sagetown), leaves daily
between 8 ' A. NJ, and arrives at $50 P. NJ.
Mail matter for Pleasant Ridge, HaElitt, Buff
falo Prairie, Illinois City, Drury, Copper
Creek, aud Mllersburg, goes by this route.
MONMOUTH MAIL-viA Presumption, Sues.
Viola, North henderson, Spring Grove, and
Riohand Grove 70 Monmouth, leaves Tues
days Thursdays and Saturdays at A. NJ,
and arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri-
day at P. VI. Centre Ridge Is supplied
90 Tuesdays by this route.
CENTRE RIDGE, via Rural, once a week. Ar
rives Friday evening, AZ o'clock, aud leave
Saturday morning, At . o'clock.
Office hours from 7'CO A. NJ. 10 500 ?. NJ.
no sundays, open from v 10 10 AM.
VI. b. OsBoRs, Post Master.