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New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
Der cent, and l-6ith OF per cent per oay'
Fnrcicn exchange IS quiet at the fOllOwln

Government bonds have been very dull but prices
n The $685. coupon. Of CT, llC; do of '6S, llO Some
s eard the lO4O bonds as favorite security at this
time OF the Sls4 5673O0 outstanding the Government
holds for the banks about s1OOOoOoO and large amounts
of them are iheld by insurance, trust companies ana
savings banks But comparatively few OF these bonds
are held abroad The coupon 1oi0s were sold to-day for
loJ on the fret september per Interest VIII oe
paid in gold on these bonds Government bonds are ex
tremely dull and the tone Of the market steady Ihe
following shows the quotations at the different Boards
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23

s4ic 2i OF 70 n at Sc; los Of 80 n, at Sci IS Of
oS ~ 6c 40 OF 90 b at SIC; l cull Ind 99b, at 5ic
and % KY lambs, e5 d, ut &C. Total 63lT at iq7c aver
aging ~ Ut n head.
* BELLS sold 3,3Ss sheep at &c., or g. ~ each
iSWINE-Total for the week is5l2 or about the num-
Der OF the .preyious week, but q much lighter is
ears shipped 10 this city during the past
week TO reach here the present week against 40
snpped ,he previous week. This causes marked firm
ness ana an advance in light hogs. They vary from l2c
Tor extreme weights up tO l2fc for light pigs. lot OF
!s@ averaging l6li n, sold by NJ. II. Gillet averaged
w 1Ol cwt Arrivals today-2l cars at COmmunipaw,
is at Weehawken, and at Fortieth-st.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
SECOND BOARD. ! +. N
NATIONAL sTO
MONDAY, Aug. Pr. NJ.

We Learn from inquiries at several OF our
y hanks that the demand for money very moderate,
and from bankers that the rates for money to-day are
aa5pcr cent on call The country banks are checking
ont funds as usual at this Of the year. and this is
evidence OF the movement of crops and the commence
mcut Of the Fan business which, it seems, is little
easier this season than last Not bad sign. The city
banks Of NewYork held the 2Oth inst slS5O6772 OF
deposits more than they held the Goth OF August 1863
Then money was car per cent For commercial paper
Che market is very dull, and discounts are quoted
below per cent At Of largest banks there was
no paper offered for discount at the last meeting OF the
Board
This is the last day Of cheap freight on our leading
railway lines 10 the West conference Of interests Will
u held tomorrow az Saratoga at which the tariff Of
prices is Be arranged, and the papers signed in the
new arrangement This agreement will have tendency
m advance the stocks Of roads interested the advance
ia rates Of freight will largely increase the receipts Fair
ces are better for the merchant well as for the rail
WAYS as very low Of freight beget speculation and
cut down dividends. While in passenger fares, low rates
generally tend TO increase dividends, because travel is
largely increased.
The Gold Room to-day has been free from excitement
ash gold has been in demand Operators seem TO be
waiting for French victory that they claim, would
put UP gold The principal quotations are as follows
10 a. m l5i 1902 ll5s; 1912, 1l5i lOS5, 5s 1913, 5s
1g4 5i H. n52 ll:iO ll5s; r. 15;; 1O2 l15j Ill, 5
DIS 5i; 2ls, l5t; 25O l5i o'clock closed at ll5a
The highest 1I53 the lowest 115b At 5oclock gold was
quoted ll5l l15k
The transactions Of the Gold Exchange Bank were as
currency balance s. oS4 lCS Paid for carrying in one
instance per cent paid for borrowing, fat, 3, and
rer cent and l6ith Of per cent per day.
y,,reirn exchange IS 0uiet at the following rates
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
EIGHT PER CENT GOLD BoSDs,
Indorsed by
STATE OF ALABAMA
Price, 95 and accrued Interest.

Price 95 and accrued Interest.
First Mortgage Bonds issued by the Montgomery
and Eufaula Railroad, on finished road. Issue re-
stricted by law and surrounded by guarantees that
render the bonds most desirable investment. The
road is now about to open its valuable connection
with Union Springs and will be completed within
wear to Eufaula Its finances are in excellent cond
ton, and it has during the last year been making
satisfactory net earnings.
We recommend these bonds as q cheap and well
secured investment
GEORGE OPDYKE & CO., % Nassau-st.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
RECEIPTS OE PRODTCE.

n, ~ Nofh htrsT, Isssel and Rdtirodds =
hus -JoI bales Cotton II Ashes 96e bags Cotton Seed
ss be'ssI = ~ bbl~ Pour l3 2O3 bush Wheat 1927 bush
Sorh ti bush Oats g0 bush Rye p 900 bush Malt 8 bush
Ias. seed Is bib Com Meal loo b6 Oatmeal 25l bbs spirits Of
~ bbA Ro,in, $50 bbs Pork, g. Pkgs Beef I'D pigs
@ na zg kS Lard 238 pigs Butief s+gl Ps Cheese to
@ vss % So Lsi Oil 2 pkEs Dried Fruit 20 bbA coPPr 90
% y ~ bales Wool IL bas Hemp 81 bales Hops I59 SIDES
Ieathe 5e Hides 40 bds Hides bids Tobacco, 20t pkgs
Tobacco, Ji9 bags Peaputs bales
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
HAVANA WEEKLY MARKETS.

HyASA Ang -The following tue condition Of The Hsysha
market at the closing yesterday slow 0 sale bat prices
uaeei holders demand adysnce exported during the week
from Havana AMI MatarA 200 ami l0O bhis including
400 hOT TO the United States; remaining warehouses al
Havsns and Maanms, 26G0 bore and 5000 hh No. II Dutch
Standard h 9o9i reals Cae Moasses Fat 4ait ea far
good refining husco'ado u reals Fregh fat
box Of Northern All Southern ports United States & %
: hid Of HID Of NOlasses to Do S21
3i iao to Falmouth sna oric Is aJO Bacon steady Butter
steady Coal OIL 4l0Sl ral Flour fu at l0G + Hams in de-
msnd. Lard fu e. kegs and 2 in tins Lumber in de-
msni for both Whit Pitch demand 80 80 n
~ 25 leos lJc Box Shocks dull 7d8 reals Hoops,
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23

Georgia and Rrta and FAMILY zog
Re Fca 10 moderate request but lover and dePssed
are 100 bblS Wequote: ,,,- a. ,.a az .o
qua The sales loo bbs We quote
Corr Meal Jefsey. -ds5 Com Meal, BrWe. 80 W.
Corn Meal whs,eu 5 % Com MI Brve Del --dEa 70
fkElGHTSGran ghs less actye bat rates sie We
engagements ToLveUoo by steam p 800 bush Wnst
bulk, and 1900 hu wheat al SD bags For London ~ pss OF
on private terms and 500 bills Flour per bL Also saiur'
day evening p 900 lash wheat 30 Glasgow st oil, sail
GRANITE What marcel il rather stea5e with limited supply
Of good Spring whchis In fair request for export inter - h
but Is not sasbe advance a. time OF Nnngj winter
and quei sales a 22 bu 81 for Rejected spdngi 81 70
Tor No Chicago SIrng and ~ lg for klIdnei NO "a
~ u for No Chicago Spring ~ Il for No Mssnkte ~
81 % Tor Inferior god Red Neternt II dTl ~ 'eI yr
IN car lots-cagoes v0ad coumlnd sill liger tgae I o ~ nv
Michigan; ~ White keutlekyi u 4Sd ~ - o
her fennessee 81 20 No Milwaukee and 20 Tor lar NO
Barley Malt quiet and Oats without mnch
les active; the supply age; the sales ARE o besh
for Mired and White Oho Western at 4c or gqoo o
Lake aud 4gdi3lc.; nominal and Jeise anu
Southern 81 Bd52c Rye dull; sales Of 100 ny Me1
new PIC Corn less active lower and closes Wy lea 81
about inside tgures the demand mainly oi the local
sales 20 900 bush g308c Damp and Ursound
Western Mred for Paney yellow II OJd II %
COMPARATIVE SEwYORK AND BROOKLYN "Ah
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
5apinss Banks.

NORTH RIVER SAVINGS BANK-corner of
~ Righthave and West Thirty fourth st. . . 49,
INTEREST COMMENCES on TIKI FIRST day OF each month siA
PER CENT INTEREST PAID.
open daily from 10 70 m and 90 MONDAY "ednessy
M J,sss o. BEssE4I secretsry JOHN HOOPER President
NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK, Eighth-ave.,
cor Of fFoureenth-st-Sr per paid all suns from
rs 70 Deposits before Sept wall draw interest from
septl C. W. BKrSCKsRHoHP Sec X IL BULL, Pres
TTNION DIME SAVINGS BANK,
~ NOS 1896 AND 39S CANAL-ST, COR OF LAIGHrSr
SIX PER CEST INTEREST ON S5 TO $4,000.
ASSETS S3,695,3 90. .
x!TSEs MHIEsocK oss cMaPs aiLfss frsss: r%:9t
I. s. AKnoUK, Secretary
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THE MARKETS.
Carefully Reported for THE TRIBrSE.

Carefully Reported for THE TEIBryE -, 49,.
demand, and st % 20
pe1rs are dgl and prices nominal al fyd ~ 20 ,,
C0rTOS-A strong and healthy tone still prevails on all desirable
s. and puc spinning oon again higher closing h *
r. b,r sppsrd odAy and operated a m 10" quAhhes sAe
- 0sg e 55 SATURDAY EVENING" Of which 3s we're 10 exporters
o. srI II 10 secuntors future delivery the demand
- ssp al higher prces with firm market at the close sales
cnng Of 30 bsles August l3!c lO NoTelnler lbe TO-
S 40 August al lsc 100 s;l39 ice 400 st lSte ~ sePmoei
I a. ~ I-g 100 September, and 100, October tone contrAc
IL @ 0ctoLe l7c December at l6se all on bAsh oi
=. Al nIDara.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
Chances for Business alen.

ct. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA" MAGNOLIA
- HOUSE" FOR SALE furnished this delightful Hotel acoonno
persons handsomely repaired aud newly furnished
offered for bargain being in III health r. hiALL
Freehold n J.
rTNO THE RIGHT PARTY a BUSINESS OP-
P0RTUNTY seldom II before nov offered 70 bushe
small only lnyestg desired Aodss OF cal.
upon 5. GBER. 648 Broadway, n. u
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The BualO Commercial thus sDeas Of The Toledo, Wa
bash and Western Railroad:

This is Of the longest trunk lines in the country.
II from Toledo 10 the Mississippi having four term
inal points thereSt Louis, Hannibal Quincy, and keo-
kuk. The line is GA miles in length, and the Company
have several important extensions in yew It's freight
traffic enormous, running it does through the hea-
and producing districts OF the West IL
connects at Toledo with the L. s. and NJ 5. r.; at Fort
Wayne with the Pennsylvania roads; and at lafayette
with the Baltimore and Ohio, and other lines, via Cncin
The entire line first class to constructions in
equipment il will be second To none. as the Com
pany building Of the finest day and night
passenger coaches put upon any railway, ana are
determined TO avail themselves Of every invention and
improvement that add 10 the comfort, convenience
and safety OF travellers"
TABLE Of The Arer0Ce AMOUNT OF loans Specie Crcu'r-
ton, Deposits, and LegGi Tenders ia the Banks Of He
CITY u Aec lOr JOr he Uesk ending saturday, Aug.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
COTTON MARKETS.

YEwOEEASs Aug z-Cotton very firm holders sstng higher
r Mddng l7tdlc sales 80 haes net receipts III bAes
synocoastwse 32l6 bales New-Yorki stock 81 B bales
SAvASSAH Aug. 22-Cotton-Sohng dong nalins -. 1u
stock, / 90 bales r,, ,-tz,-, II, so
hall. net receipts los bales exports ooaswse l bales stock l
IvySroy Aug -Cottop iu and nomnsl Good Ordinary 5a
15lc-. net receipts 10 bales; stock, 5545 bales -
N,Bug Aug 2Cotton unchanged hddags Iiei net recep
II bales; stock, $40 bales
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
Proposals.
TREASURY DEPAKrNEST, OFFICE or ISrERSAL REyESrE,l
WAsHiNGToN Aug. J. 1870
DROPOSAI.S for STATIONERY Scaled Pro

TREASURY DEPAKTNKST, OFFICE OF INTERSAL REyKSuEl
WAsHiNGTOS, Aug. J. 1870 :
PROPOSALS for STATIONERY. Sealed Pro-
posals until day OF September
1870 supplying the ASSESSOR and Collectors Of lnens
throughout portion Of the United states living east 81 s
Montana and New NJ with the Stationery
required their respective districts for hat OF the
OcOe J. 1870 and ending June 30 81l
Of the United States for which proposals
hundred twenyght collection districts In each
Collector. These districts have been d'de
into geographical departments Contractors liberty propose
officers Of the Departments
list Of the States and Territories Districts
each constituting the several Departments:
New Hampshire, Vermont Massaeho
Rhode Island Connecticut New fOrNunher OF strcts 81
SECOND NewJerseg Delaware MARI
land Virginia West Virgins North Carolina District Of Coah.
Number of districts, 81. .
TnRD DEPARTMESr-SOuth Carolina Geogs Alabama. PordA
Mississippi LOUISIANA Texas Tennessee ATkansas-Number OF ds
-
PourH DKPARrxzST-Kentucky Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan
WLcoDsn Missouri, Iowa Minnesota Kansas, NEBRASKA Coorsdo
DakOta, aud " WyOming-Number of districts, Bl -
No proposals will be considered unless accompanied BY bond ~ts
in the Of Eve ihouand doa +5 approved
by United States District Attorney form to be furnished by ths
conditioned that the shall Of the acceptance
Of du with good and af
icient bonds for the due performance Of ihe
The Commissioner the night TO consider and accept or es
each bid. em By item. -,
The should addressed Commissioner o Internal Revenue
Proposals for supplying Stationery Internal ReSeuas
Olcers"
Schedules articles will he forwarded from this oee
upon application which the articles 10 bs
delivered J. W. DOUGLASS, Acting Commissioner
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
Diui0en0 Notices.

orycE oP THE CHICAGO ALTON RAILROAD ConPasrl
CHIcAGo. Ill, Aug 10, 1870. )
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.-The Stock
holder, Of the Chicago and Alton Railroad Company hereby
nosi that Cash DIVIDEND Of PIvB PER CENT free ofGoyern-
en ..I day declared the Preferred and Common stock
mpsnr earnings Of the las, months p2sbe at the
oce oHess Jsap and Co. Agents ohe Company Ma u Pine
a. the ty NesYo the h day Of Sep Der next 70 holders
6tl at which time
The transfer closed The books will reopen for transfers on
% OF September next w u LAhkAoEE, sectetar
MosroosERY, Ala, Aug IS, 1870
THE COUPONS of the MONTGOMERY
i AND BUPAULA r. r. FIRST MORTGAGE EIGHT PR CENT
cor pOyDS Gnored hy the Alabama dne sept l. 1870
viii M ai on ami aer presentation At the Banking House
ofGEoRGB OPDYKB Co, rs Nassaa-st New York:
o''H' T. l.. MOUNT, Treasurer
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proposals.


ExsISEKR ovycv q. ). Army. HEwroEr l. Ang ls 1910
IMPROVEMENT of CONNECllCUI XIV Tx.
SEALED PROPOSALS Will he received at ths once until IL
SATURDAY DAY September 1870 for dredging and pns in
MdetOyn and Hartford The amount
to he expended is about 5000 So
depth and information practicable 70
furnished from this oee application, along With blank oms
for proposals and gusrlntieA -
@. K WARRgS Msjor Engineer and Brevet Major Genenl
CHEZ MEDICAL PURyKIOK'S OygIcx, I
ie6 WoosrKRsr., NEW foRK, August IT. 1870
PROPOSALS will be received at this office
THURSDAY the 18th day Of septmber 1870
for the ale part the highest bidder following
of hospital bedding and clothing
Sacks 5000 Blankets lQ,OO.
Counterpanes Is e0D; G. Perrhs Bed Covers, | 600.
Mattrcssrs HAIR, DO; Musksto Bars ~ 00n.
Hair Pillows, 60O0, Pillow Cases, wke ~, 900
Pillow Ticks, % OOO; Sheets, 30O00.
Drawers. 1000 Dressing Gowns, Is 900.
Cotton Shirts 20,1.O; Slippers, l010
Mooeb Socks 80 co Towe Hand 600 dozen Roller o doep
The Aboye mentioned goods have been us are V
heved good coaton and will be sold they stand
The night reject bids deemed eher
reasonable from irresponsible parties No bad wil be eoSsser ~
Of Samples viii be
and information the ohee No i2 Wooster st. @ s I, y.
fair length of time will be Allowed 10 Pufsh. H.
their sOs Proposs 10 be ndorsed fs' ns
pta Bei.iak and Clothing Chah 81 liz. n a A.
Lssl -CsL - Acts oaf hsAesl rw'"'' ""
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23

COFFRE-io moderately active and pr,ss Hu. =. 'o I
ouostons t;ier dull and unchanged no. 4d1 4 a. 49,
20. lo has Rio Baltimore BeTteheneeh Eo 10 H'i ="
Icors aud bags per South Ame1es on prss p,, l.
EInR AND NEAL-The market for STATE ana esHII Iou
,fay for The low grades better domestic ana potn NJ
bat the high medium grades are yy essAi su % "a 900 ILL
and superbne less plenty and are hrn lbe sAes ' WV
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
QuARrKKmasTER-G EsERALs OFFICE !
WASHINGTON d. C.. 18th August. 1870.
PROPOSALS FOR TREES AND SHRUBS

II FOR NATIONAL MILITARY tEMEIEhIts.-FrlIoslIs IOt
supnyng Trees planting the National
invited AMI gardeners good standing
should be securely packed ard delivered a. TIE
railroad station convenient the gaen Bills and bile
Of hiding properly addressed TO be furnished.
The righ and the bills viii BE- set
upon receipt the and shrubs the places TO which they
be consigned
The orders viii be given by the ooe in charge Of National Gene
estimates from lccs Ocer
II suggested that fom o proposal Will he
printed with such discount the whole classes
kinds Of the proprietor be willing TO Offer.
the Une1
the basis of the proposals thu received
There 1907 Military Cemeteries scsttere<
whole United viii probably be nees
n esch Of them.
Proposals should sealed and addressed TO the Qusemae euer
marked Proposals for Trees and Shrubs and they vii
opened at noon the 18th Of September, 1870.
N. &. MkIGS. Quartermss,er- General,
Breyet MsiorlIeneual L. : A.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
THE MONEY MARKET.
,,xs AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE.-fIRSr CALL,
l0l O'CLOCK A. VI.


40 r. s $50 Goa 6 .....llU 5000 so Go 6s''''''O'
q fsa .........-.ll tI , p.u.,5 T,rpr,s
sissoJ Sae Boao.- Ralrooa f0Hi-BaHt ana haH''' AP
arle A.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
CFAIFD PROPOSALS will he received by
ROOn % AIM
u o. hSSNhHS NV. .YoHK, August ~, lB70
ha racaivad A

U. s. RSGNEEKs oyyres soSs Ss.s ~ sasa,, ~ Isso
IpArrD ppOpOSALS will be received AZ
> thu oos 1 ssTtRpAY @ A S:y e sg'.%Ss .s o y. bar
O'Clock IN ot Ma. dredging raking other~iA
@ " ,S an Of he p.rS Soas ror 70 minimum asP'a s
ise and ,ss ,hs desired depth be obtained rass
Toe -, of the The nslara dePh o. ne
dur The '.ross s,en f eight t feet at 9~ wser for
t ~ ~ sst spd width Of ou hunded and nhy @ 70 ave
width o. - s hs East depth sx @ feet The material
bunac ~ md end quantity 20 be removed according 70
posing tse 20 eighty oi foot channel Ten ol fesa
i.s' s, a,een bandre 400 eaee yards The work vii b
dep s ~ n, monthly ster the period when the
lnsp.I'e Yt eeh.nrsI .hal hsve been established
q.ea bsuA pnee per monh for maintaining saN
Ise rr n~rais Of nine twelve aud 6fesn months
,h,aH the additional for additional es
s,b ap width exceeding four handred feet ~
n ~ necessary ~ork the contract gps1
49,, tal be allowed complete hs eighty foot eAsaes
duplicate, accompanied b. glsaur IN aup
cate printed copy 81 this adsesemeat attached escl
be furnsbci o' ba
once OF application
q A GILLMORE Major Of Eng aeeS.
vrv,et Major otGeaetal L. s. T.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
OVUcE DEPoT QUARTERNAsTER, !
JRyyERsOSvLLK, Ind, August IS, 1870 !
PROPOSALS for TENT POLES.-Sealed Pro-

OVYIcE DEPoT QUARTERNAsTER, I
JRyYRRsoSvLLK Ind, August l5 lSI0 :
PROPOSALS for TENT P0LES-Sealed Pro-
posa duplicate will be received this ofee until The 9Oh isy
September 1870 for rnhng this depot 90
TENT POLES, or les.
The Manufactured from the best Gle white
specifications conditions and further information ppy 81 the
QuArmasers Offices Chicago Ill ST. Louis No. Detroit hes
SewYork Philadelphia Pa Louisville Ky Je1enoaye lad aud
Washington, ID. c.
The right o reject and all bids IL reserved.
Proposals addressed the u,dergne and Btot Poposah
for Tent PoeA" By order Of the Q1srtermssterGenea
c. II. H0YT. A. q ". and Depot ousriermssies
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the
- Council Of the CITY OF BAY0NSB the City Hall August
1870 O'Clock build the oosing SEWERS in The f~
Ward OF said city: ~. x.
Avenue extending from Thirds, to the A
Won KuL
One Brick extending from Ths, 20 hnes.
0Ee Brick Avenue d. extending from fhst
Ct.
Brick Sewer CottAgest, from AvenSe throash o'
and Hfth-st 70 Avenue W. .vu.u xh.,s tL..
According plans aOd specsosdOnsO on Gle AT the OV iA
be s..,,haA nj, thx
All be made printed forms which ~n be '"A'''' ~
City Surveyor. II IA. n not .at,sS
The Counci right reject any and all Oa' I''
tory to the Council \ SMITH CITY Cleri.
CIV BayOnne n. j. Aug II. 100 p :. ohii n S'2
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23

The following were the bids to-day Tor CIIy Bank
S>sTss.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23
be highest and lowest prices to-day /:
The stock market closed dull.
Coleman Bcuedict's closing guOtat
no nnotations are as follows:

Tie following shows the result OF fodays business at
the .lll, 1.roa slrv in This city
New-York tribune., 1870-08-23

ONE THOUSAND per cent ior one ,,.ill. = ihou- "a-
. "a Ten or NOR, hoaasd do 10 start very valuable nes
invonuea. Can be 10 ePesuse sefe" s-' 's'"~
CI.ARKE % wesi Thlrteenusl
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-15
Auction SALES.


by Beck, Knox G Aerby, Auolhrs.
TRUsTEEs' SALE OF XALTABtE
REAL ESTATE IN ALEXANDRIA,
VA.-By virtue Of q deed of trust, dated on
the 10Th day of March 1869, and executed ,!t ~
John 4. Price and wife, of record IN lDeT 4,
no 8, folio 228 of the Alexandria county lsnd
r rc the undersigned, as Trustees therein
named, will expose to sale, by public auction.
nn SATURDAY, the ID day of April: 1871: al
p m. in front of the premises, the i TO
ds;fEs4 g59Gpf6E 1F Wit gRd6N iR''
west side of Union street, between hlhg anu
Prince, in Alexandria, Va, in front on O INC,
street twenty feet and in depth seV yen Ieet
also. all that TENEMENT and LOI or A.
GROUND adjoining the same in the ies IT, ~
in front twenty feet and in depth thirty nVe IT,
the said property being the same ~ ptSesGGa'
occupied and used as restaurant by Jss''o'o-
HAL GEO. II. MARKELL,
WESLEY MAKELY.
NH Its JOS BRODERS, Trustees
The above sale has been postponed until Pa
TURDAY next, the 9th instant, in front OF tho
Mayors office. up q,
The above sale has been postponed unit! ga
TURDAY next. the 18th instant, at IL o cioch
m, in front of the Mayors office. ap lis
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-15
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

Correspondence Of the Alerdndaa Gazette,
RICHMOND, April l4.-Only six ounty judges
were elected to day, the contest il caucus over
the nominations being so protraced that not
withstanding the caucus was IN ssslon two or
three hours yesterday evening, md about as
long this morning, yet there wer, but SIX per-
cons chosen, Those elected are as follows
For the district of Page and and Tarreu, John
w, Ashby, member OF the Houe from Page;
Northampton, Jas. E. Heath, wh,m the Radl.
calls in the House bitterly opposed on account
of his political sentiments Rockingham, Jas.
Kcnney Dinwiddie, Jas. Boisse,u; Gooch,
land, Andrew r. Leake; Prime Edward,
Francis N Watkins.
A bill passed the Senate to day making an
appropriation of 600 to the Rnltentlary,
the chairman of the committee Oh Public ln-
situations stating his regret at having to ask
| for this sum, but that it was necessary to carry
on the institution. In future esaid it is pro-
posed to make the Penitentiary self.sustain,
ing, ond no further appropriations will be ask
cd for. a note from the Auditor of Public
Accounts states that there is 40 means 10 the
office of aseertaining the exact amount OF 10
debtedness of the institution, but it is certainly
over Sc 900; there arc no data to 20 upon, as
the annual report required by law OF the super
intendent was never made by the last lncum
bent The amount of appropriations made by
law and by order of Gen. Candy for the fiscal
year ending on tho Both of last September was
Sal, 900, all of which was expended and
$500 besides, with what debts outstanding are
not known 1t is thought that the Penitenli.
airy last year cost the State about $4,000.
The committee will investigate this enormous
expenditure and Mr. Wardwcls admlnistra-
ton Of the affairs OF the institution. MIR.
Stcarns Is one Of MIR. Wardwclrs security,
which is ample.
A bin for the division of cities and towns
into wards was discussed, but no hnal ACTON
taken.
In the House of Delegates tue bill to amend
and re- enact the third section OF an act III rcla
ton to commissioners of the revenue, IN lorce
the Sth day of April, 1870, was taken up ano
passed The act provides that commissioners
Shall, within sixty days after their appointment
take the oathS prescribed by law, ana give
bond with sufficient security in tho penalty OF
S. 900 for the faithful discharge Of the dutle:
Of their office. Ii any commissioner iall to com
nv with these terms within the time prescriD
ed. his Office shall be declared vacant. Any
commissioner appointed to fill q vacancy shall
compIv with the above requirements within
thirty days.
Tn, bill to provide for the collection O
couoty, city and town taxes, and officers lees
was passed. ,
The bill to Incorporate the Piedmont Land
Immigration and Savings Bank company Wa:
further discus sed, amended and ordered TO 1t:
engrosSmeDt. =,
Tie Governor has appointed Thomas Wood
= ,Jnstice of the Peace, and Edward Wager ant
VIM. $. Yates constables for the county OF
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