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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND posrMAs

CoHtnfntns also conditions 10 be frcoypoyot,d 4, ,h
eon,roets 70 me extent the Department may deem
pr6bt,.
/ seven minutes are allowed to each intermediate
Tnen not otherwise specified for asserting the
delay than is sufficient for exchange Of the mai
D. On steamboat lines and other routes WHARF N.
moe on conveyance admits OF Ii, the special a.
Of the Post Once Depal tment, also post otce bsnI
mall pass, LOCKS ana keys, are TO be conveyed with
8. On steamboat lines the route agents of the De.
Tor their use commodious apartment, adapted h
the convenient separation and due security Of the
direction of the Department. '''e
Steamboat com psnies required to take the mail
and end Of their routes and ass s ,hf
from all intermediate offices not more than eighty
by the companies for the performances OF ali other
s sde seIvice.lhat is, for Offices over eighty rods
4; No pay will be made for trips not performed;
sld ior each OF such omissions, not satisfactorily
dde eS For srriyss 50 far behind time as to
55sak connection with sependse ais and
LOT the tIiI is snhlect to forfeiture For repeated
penalties, proportioned to the nature thereof and
the Importance Of the mail, N ay be made.
snv noT LEAVING eehitd or thriving of the mails
or Ior being concerned In setting up Iunni,g an
mail qusrtef pay may Sc dedace s'an's Of the
Q; hines will be imposed, nnIes, the delinquency
Gates of postmasters the sdsvits Of ether credi
neefectine 10 take the mai fro act time, ior
a pfst ofiice for rinS II 90 H. u. AZ INTO,
Dand, TO convey The mail AZ feons g aiter De-
contractor rms or il concerned ia rnoniny as me
ma pns.noa", 81 r. l rar,,,
for repeated failures to run sgreeaby to e,ntract
Tor violating the pest Office laws, disob>yine the
chSrga casr;ar ior using 70 dis
10 % 80. for r,,r Tcn n.Iusd " tne department
tIansno,tin nersops on in % A,vressld or Tor
& ~ s,nS ~ IN, OF Psckases conveying malta
ots r IT, po gu. VI o,,f I insm
of service On rSats by aowinS ,Sqe "a increase
nles Of S on ,tn pay may change sched-
ticrIsrly ~ mote anu ais IN All cases and par
ra;Iy " aAe .nsIn CONFORM to connections with
rann;na ,; III % incLssse OF pay provided the
epsi msy si.o 1o ne rostmaster Cen
Wboia oy T.; a. or curtain the service, in
NJ y, IN part ~ oroer 70 place on the route sups
udrmtnt sbS en; me Husllc interests In his
IDENTITY 70 copirsctor aasn, ne showing as iali m
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K No. 743.
STAIRS
A PROCLAIM ATION,

PROCLAMATION.
IN p9rsuance on law. L, ULYSSES 8. GRANT, Pres
clare ana make known that PUBLIC SAL will
De hid at the aforementioned land Office in the
shhIE Of MiNSEsOrA, at the period herein
At the Land Office at TayIor's Falls. coumenc,n,
on MosDAf, January 80, lTl, for the di possl Oh
vacant iancs In the even numbered sections within
Opned states within ten miles on each eide az the
railroad fro st. Paul TO Lake Su oerior known a.
tns Lake. uper1or and Mississippi Railroad, y sub
ect as required by law 10 minimum OF two doilsrs
ana nifty cents Per acre, viz:
NOfTH III, OE EASE LINE AND WEST OF
IN PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN.
ToMnships a and 45, Of range IL.
nlps Al, ~, AZ, A and IS, OF range Is.
Townships IS, So CO. Al, ~, a. "A and IS. Of range ls
AZ IaoHwnssips 81 g. IS, 81, s. 81, So %, 20, A. q =
Townships 81. g. IS, 81, IS. IS, 81. s. o. 20, q. q. g
Texnship: 5, ST. a. IS. 81, IS. IS, 81, s., o. %. a and
Tosn.hips 80, ST. 81. s. a. S. s. 81. s., 50 and 20, Of
range g.
AIso. at the same time and place. all the vacant
pqbho land: u fhs sTs1 section: outside
undermentioned townships; subject TO the miuimu1
price Of one dollar and twenty I've cents per acre
Townships g and a, OF range Il.
Township IS, of range a
Lands appropriated by Law for the use OF schools.
Indian military. and other purposes, win be eKclu
The Offering Of the above lands viii be commsnoed
on the day appointed and will proce ed in the order
IN which they are adyertisea, until the whole hail
sale shall not be kept open iosseT nas fsco sceels
and no private entry Of any OF the lands viii be cd
mitted until after the expiration Of the two weeks
this 18th Octobsr, one thousand eisht hundred and
By TIE Presisent: "AANf'
Commissoner OF the General Land otsca.
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Leaye Hsrrissneursh daily. except sunday, ss
Arrive ., Brideewaser by pm;
Leave Bridsewater daily, sxeeps Sunday, at 10
Arrive st Harriaonbursh by nm:
Leave Briagexater "Wednesday and Saturday
Arrive a. Parpassu. By 10 m:
Leave Parusssus wednesday and Saturday at
Arrive 4. Bridgswater BY apm.
1888 From Harri.onhursh, By Keezsitsxn, Mea.-
sher andoah lrsn Works, Is miles and back,
Leave Harrsonbsrsh Monday, wednesday,
and Friday at Gam;
Leave shsnandesh Iron Wsrss Monday.
Arrive at Harri.onburgh by a pm
Proposals for ak times week service invited.
and Cherry Gro,e, 70 ooo,e's store. Is miles
and back: three iinss wet
Arrive at Coots : Store by spm:
Leave Cootes Tuesday, Thursday, and SAtur-
Arrive at Harrisonburgh bvrm.
1890 From Harrisonburgh, by Cross Keys. Fair Hill.
and a. ,! Port Keguelic: to MOunt Vernon Forge,
Lesve HarrisOnburgh daily, except sunday, at
Arrive at Mount Vernon Forge by40pm;
Leave Mount Vernon Forge daily, except sun
Arrive at Hsriisonbursh BY lo0am
Issl Fl. m Hsrri.onburgh, by Rawley Springs, to
Mount Clinton, miles and back, three times
Leave Harrsonburgh Tuesday, Thursday. aud
Arrive at Mount linton by 21pm:
Leave Meunt Clinton Tuesday, Thursday, aud
Arrive at HarrisOn6urgh by u3pm.
1922 From Harrisonburgh, by Melros., and Lacy
Spring, TO Tenth Legion Is miles and back,
Leave Harrisonburgh Tuesday, THURSDAY. and
saturday at an,
Leave Tenth Legion Tuesday, Thursday, and
Arrive at Harrisonburgh by 6pm.
4e03 From waynesborough. by Hermitage and New
Hope, 70 Mount Meridian, Id mnes and back
Leave wa,nesbOroueh Tuesday, Thursday
Asr d1 s at Mount Il meridisn 5y SPIN;
Leave Mount Meridian Tuesday, Thursday,
Arrive at waynesborough by Ham.
1904 FrSm m Bath AlpP Sy Green Valley to pesred
Leave Bath Alum Wednesday and Saturday al
Arrive at Deerfeld by7pm;
Leave Deerfeld wednesday and Saturday at
Arrive at Bath Alum BY nm.
.s95 From Mcdowell, by Palo Alto and Sugar Grove
tW. Val to Oak Fiat, So miles and back, ono,
Arrive at Oak Flat next day By l2m;
Arrive at Mcdowell next day By II m.
| 1856 From Oak Flat, wv. Va } by sweedlin Hill
Peru, and Mountain Home, to Luney ) Greek
miles and back, once q week.
Leave Oak Flat Friday at m;
Arrive at LuDey's Greek by d M
Leave Luney's Greek Saturday at a m;
| Arrive at Oak Flat by pm.
4e97 From Nor terey, By New Hsmrden and Straigh
| Greek TO Franklin, (W. Val - miles anC
! back, once a week.
/ Leave Monterey Thursday at am;
! Arrive at franklin by pm;
! Leave Franklin Friday at IN;
Arrive eft Monterey by pm;
! Proposals for twice a. week service invited.
46so From Monterey, by Meadow Dale, Mill Gap
/ Spruce Hill. and sunrise, TO Mountain Grove
5 miles and back, once a week
! Leave Monterey tuesday, at q m;
| Arrive at Mountain Grove by pm;
| Leave Mountain Grove Wednesday at N:
Arrive at Monterey by SPIN.
1859 From Mcdowell, by Clover Creek, In o > an,
! Nilliamsyille to Green Valley, q miles an,
/ back once q week.
| Leave McDowell Friday at 10 m.
! Arrive at Green Valley by prr
| Leave Green Valley Sat-csy ~ M.
! ii'e OF 1A"D" cal BY SPIN.
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gaR0NfCLl isI ths yssTs lsis and M, ana "a 4.
lkB1AAMY JOURNAL Tor the year, l8ls e..
$50 ~ Good lresSryattoo, Inquire ct TIE counsir,
sSo@ q Ill LING sfAk, where the yelans
~ ~ s4e1inea. je3-do
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NOTICE TO PRE- KMPrION CLAIM4Nrs

NOTICE TO PRE- KMPrION CLAIMANrs
Every person entitled to the right Of pton n
any 81 the Ian de within the townships and parts Of
soS nsnips Above enumersfed 10 reauired TO estsb
receiver and make payment therefor soon a. prac
ucabls after seeng this notice. and before the day
appointed Tor tho commencement OF the pablo eale
Of the lands embracing the tract clained
such claim win be forfeited.
JOS 3. WILSON,
oc3 laylOW
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FORM OF PROPOSAL, GUARANTEES, sEb
CERTIFICATE,


Proposal
Inc undersigned -, whose post Office sd
dress IS =, county Of -, State of -, pro-
poses 10 convey the mails of the United States from
S July Il Ion' TO une ~, ISIS. on route No, be.
tween - and -, under the adv ertisemsnt Of
me Postmaster General, dated September 30, 1870,
WIN ceerlty, certainty and security" fer the an
nual sum of - dollars
Ih,s proposal as made Nth full knocEefgs of the
otSIdne OF me route, the tret. ut OF rae mail 10 be
rtsd ana all Other particulars reference the
fohe ana Strrtee and also AZ er careful
meHt. " '''''s
Dated fsigped
Guarantee
The undersigned residing at -, State OF -.
Undertake that, the foregoing bid for carrying the
NAL on route No; 60 be accepted by the Postmas-
ter General the bidder shall prior 30 the LIST ay Of
july lol enter into the required obligation or con-
act 70 perform the service proposed, with good aud
sufficient sureties Ne
1hts re DO, understanding dtst,net'y N, obl,ea.
Hgns ana ttabittttss assumed BIZ gunr1nt0rS na1.,
the Eta section Of the act Of COagTsss Of Jxv 2 ls3S
Oateu tSigned by two gusrantors.)
Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster at -, State of
- certlnes, UNDER HIS OATH OF OFFICE, that he
~ acquainted with the above guarsntors, aud knows
them TO be men OF property. and able to make good
their guaranty and that bidder and guarantors are
above the age Of q years.
Dated (SigpedD
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nB. OAULFiELDs GLASSES
VOCAL AND ISsrsgnEsIAL MUSIC.
delfu Att, n, q. A Roons
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ms Assis ant Posfmsster General.
JOHN A. J. CRESwHLL.
&c E-iavfw P0sfusxfsr General
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The staie Of Morals in Congress-.

Mr. r, r. Butler Of Tennessee is proved
10 have taken money for the appointment Of
cadet at West Point. In fact, he admits
il, but pleads Ivy way Of excuse that he
used the money 10 help the Republican
cause in the elections Hereupon il il moved
20 cxpel him from the House Of Representa-.
tves. One hundred and one members vote
for his expulsion, but sixty.oight vote agsinst
il and ne n Representative cannot be expelled
from the House without the vote of two
thirds, these sixty.eight suffice TO keep Mr.
Butler in his place. Among them it is but
just to state that sixty.si1 we're Republicans,
and two Democrats,
The fact that so large a proportion Of
the House Of Representatives are Of
opinion that the traffic in cade,ships
is not suflic ent cause for the CT.
pulsion OF Mr. BUTLER shows lower
state of morality in that body than It has
generally had credit for. II a member may
sell cadctthip and still he worthy TO ait in
the House and lcaislate for the people of the
uuiJed states, why may he not sell his own
vote? There IL difference between the two,
it is true; but this difference is not 30 great
as that between selling cadetships and hon
estly distributing them in compliance with
the spirit Of the law.
Let us hope, however, tina; even the sixty.
eight gentlemen who have now voted that a
member may make his official duty a mat
ter Of bargain and sSle without fncurrlng
the stigma Of expulsion may still be brought
20 support such Legislation as will prevent
such disgraceful proceedings hereafter.
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he had timo and tom 70 cross tie track of
Of attempting IL. But this Is no eXculpation
from the charge of pnlpable disregard
Of The rule which raidly applies TO all
steamers ON the ocnnn. Il docs not shift or
.n,upatc tue llume IN the least. And
thJ violation of the rule would
have insured the destruction of the Bombay
herself, II her captain at the last moment
had not saved his ship by changing his own
helm TO avert the ruin threatened by the
improper steering of the Oneida. II was
most critical emergency for the Bombay, and
her own escape was the narrowest possible.
Knowing this in It's full force at the instant,
IL was no wonder her captain cried out to
tho Oneida ne the ships collided, "What do
you mCanf' To tho Bombay people the
steering of the OTHER ship looked almost like
deliberate attempt Ia run the Bombay
down. At beet, it appeared q most rcprchen
sible departure from the well.known law Of
the zen nm nexcutalle and most dangerous
infraction of q rule on which all steamers
depend Tor their daily safety.
We are no apologist for the master Of the
Bombay. He did what no man should have
done. But he did precisely what that we'll.
known and accomplished seaman, Capt DU.
olIEsNE, did when he ran down the Arctic in
The fog of Newfoundland. Capt DucnEsNE
headed instantly for the nearest port, with.
out stopping to see what mischief he had
done. To be sure, his ship was more injured
than the Bombay. But in all such cases, in
the confusion and apprehension that arise,
the first instinct of every master is 10 save
his own ship and liz company
We throw out these brief suggestions
In order TO show TO the world that the
American press is not 20 totally blinded by
patriotic ardor as TO deserve the dispersion Of
being able TO see but one side Of case that
has two sides 10 H.
II is almost incredible that an American
ship Of war should be intrusted to hands no
incompetent as TO commit the blunder that
has resulted in THE frightful disaster.
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JIfE DUR.4ND .N.fRRI.fGE q.

Are Mary Durnnd and Joseph Durnnd Hus-
b7nt md Wiir-if not. what nre they =
New Theory Concerning the Marriage
LAVE.
The case Of Mary Durand against Joseph Du
rand was before the Superior Court, General Term.
yesterday. on on appeal from the decision Of Judge
Fithian vacatng an order of arrest OF the def,n nd
ont. The decision was made on the original anija-
Wit, and was the ground that the parties were,
under The aws of tis State. husband and wife, not
ding there hal been religious solenniya.
ton Vi marriage the couple having lived together
sixteen years, coubiting aud passing o. hueband
and wife. The s1daSit alleged breach ofprom.se TO
marry. assault aud battery and libtl, ana the do
fendant's counsel, on the motion to vucstc ,i"ned
that several causes Of acti IN vert improp'iy
Joined.
On TIE appeal the plaintiffs counsel argued that
the ONLY question was whether tho aflidavt a gcd
such facts would in the first Instance auhuro, TN
order OF arrest and that the Court IN the first Ia
stance should not have dete, mined that The counle
were husband and WIFE, because that would BE- a de
csion the merits Of the action and would pract.
caly defeat II; that contract 10 marry per- ts7ia de
Juturo, though followed hy cohabitatiOn. did not
make marriage and that though cohobis'ion for
sixtVc years. and representations by The portiPs,
might Constitute marriage, they did not necessarily.
Even "a formal ceremony was not marriage. IL
was evidence. ana conclusive evidence of tAe nt.n-
ton OF ihe parties TO contract, but ons evidence Of
the fact itself Perhaps at the time Of the mony
one of the parties mad husband OF wife tn living.
or was mpotont or within the forbidden T. ,ress, OF
not Of legal age. Decision reserved.
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Why the Dominican Treaty should be
Rejected.

The treaty for the annexation Of the Do
minican Republic, now pending before the
Senate, should he rejected for the following
reasons:
/. Il would at once involve us in civil
war. One third Of the territory and more
than one third OF the population Of that
republic have revolted against It's Govern.
mont. and have virtually succeeded in estab-
fishing their own independence. The leader
of this revolt 10 CABRAL, clever and ener-
getic native Of the country, well trained in lite
civil contests, and trusted by his followers.
We might possibly be able TO conquer him
and his people, but the expense Of such
war would be enormous.
2. The assent TO annexation even OF that
port Of the Dominican people who are under
the rule of BAEz hhs not been fairly obtained.
1t 10 true that the forms OF pretended cleo
tion have been gone through with but there
il nothing to guarantee that the votes have
been honestly received and counted, OF even
that the voters had any notion Of what they
were called 10 vote upon, In the event of
our undertaking TO force annexation upon
them, il lie not probable that they would re-
gard themselves as bound in the least de
gree by the ceremony of this pretended
election
3, The terms Of the treaty give us no idea
Of the amount Of money that we shall b.
called upon topay. 1t is true that the treaty
specifies one million and a half in gold as
the consideration but il is also stated that
if the dcat Of the Dominican Republic should
rcquirr larger sum, the United States
shall Dc bound 10 furnish il, In such
an event the United States are 10
receive in return Tor their money
| The title TO the public domain of tho Domin-
lean Republic The fact lie, however, that
all the lauds Of the republic We're granted
away TO the Spectators concerned in getting
up this trcaty-mGny Of whom are men
| well known in the lobby at Washincton-
before il had been signed 80 that while the
United States remains bound 10 pay the
surplus debt of 81. Domingo the con.
sideration has all been conveyed away
| beforehand. II 10 ALEC fact that
since the signing of The treaty the
Dominican Government has been running
into debt with all it's might. 1t pays for
everything it purchases, not in money, but
in certificates of debt, relying upon the
United States 10 pay off these certificates ma
apart Of the public indictment. These Ger
tihcates are now sold in the country at the
rate of from five to fifteen cents on the dol
lar, although in the event OF annexation the
United stotes will have TO redeem them 81
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nsd the interest Of Gould and Fi.k for he purpose
81 giaufynS desire for revenge against tho htien.
dant. We know that The took OF the Erie kalwar has
dcpreriacds We Know that monstfous amount Of
new stock has bcrn rieaeti we know that the
managenicnt OF the Eric Railway has become q
by WORD and tepr1acl. not o1y IN tms CITY,
but IN mart where railroad management
n known IN been amusing 10 listen 10 th" repeated
statements ~ the la.t witness the stand regard
IN the aSsd lify with which he had la9 re Tor the hric
COMPANY. Hut ghy vas it--and II was an Inquiry no
had Int 80 make vlcn Looking al 'he mutiyCs ana
fphit that prompted the bringing OF the rctoNvhY
was 1t. II there hal b. on this devotion N the midst ~
diensts iAPlIe gcqucmcu had declined ~ furnish thg
records VhiVh would prove their course Of acton
rny -err Tho book coEresed and suppressed Nj.
ncach presented at length tho legal grounds which
he comp amt should hr dismissed
Ire case wss tnen adjourned until Monday
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loan has been contracted with HAR1MoNT &
Co, q concern In London, for an elastic
amount, ranging from hrlf million to
several millions of dollars For this HART
mont & Co. pay the Government nominal
rrice Of 20 to 80 cents on the > NJ ''''
sOssui Dus
when the country is annexed, the United
States will have to take up this debt OF the
rate of 100 cents on the dollar.
1t is also ascertained that all the mines
and water privileges have been conveyed by
the Government TO the gang of Spectators
under whose auspices the treaty has been
made.
An exclusive privilege Of banking has
likewise been conferred upon them, as has
tho right Of importing merchandise into tie
republic Of nominal rates of duty, much
lower than those prescribed by the regular
tariff. In all these grants and monopolies it
il well understood tllat President BAEz, by
whom the treaty is signed, is himself
partner az he is in the money to he made by
the repayment of the public debt AT ten
times its actual value.
The question for Congress to decide--and
il is question in which the House should
have voice MS well as tho Senatc--is, wheth.
er the United States should become party
TO all the swndlcs We have indicated.