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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-21
rnnn oslann ReaI estatr for Sole.

A COUNTRY HOME-Flushing, ~ minutes
~ fro, THIRTY ourth.st; modern House all The CONVENIENCE
~ ase stable and oubuags 3 IN comFie,e order pnce
iow. terms easr. Address K. ". lEANlIT Co. lls Ns-s
NOR SALE-On MANHASSET NECK, h. L.,
The REsIDESCE and Farm Of the late VIM b e CONSISTING
wood land All the hndinFs ar
n, and In good yelling contains 10 rooms pro'e sh
an e1ce bathroom St hot and cold "sif Se me
rouu beautifully lad and ~ the Improvements are OF e
.ubsut Young orhar AhuhAne OF smah iu
and 6Ie collection shrpbbeJ thry coSlu"h
sirty her cent purchase bond hd mortgage
Por further paricu spp 10 WIN A. MILLS ~ Chrysefs
nor SALE-A very desirable FARM ut lsllp,
Lang Island contains ~ acres excellent level land IA bne ord
two Depot The souhsde RaiFosd Iot OF one He on
Of sAweed mnek STOCK
ons an de ground Sc the farm If desired
immediate Address W. G. NICOLL % Nallt, heS-ioTS CITY.
DFFFREE's SALE of valuable Jamaica
X pp6PFRTY-Tbe Homestead Of late Rev. WIN L. JOHN
son with bou Of bn desnb located on the pnes
st viii he SOLD on THURSDAY Feb ~ at II o'clock at kemSn
si i; The village Of Jama opportunity here offered to
rtie. profitable investment For furi. parea
snpy 20 SCI'DDER CARTER, 90 Wanst ~ L. "h . 'O"o
WilL 2lg Mont que ct Brookyn, or to
"i1' 49, ALEXANDER HAGSBR. Referee Jsmaea L.
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Steamboats ano Railroads.

L0R BRIDGEPORT and all points on Housa-
tonic Nsugstuck Railroad Fare 81 leave Csths
rinesIip n; " noon SUNDAYS excepted
HARTFORD DIRECT.-State of New-York
Hartford leave Peel slip daily Hartford
Springfield Chcopse Horoke Northan
Bfauleboo n H. &C. Pare LIST css' FL 49, u cisss 81 -
NO INTERRUPTION to TRAVEL, via
~ wAsHIYGTOS, ALEXANDRIA AND LYNCHBURG Crest
Southern Rous Through icsrts for se the General Oee
all the principal hotel and general ticket Offices b.
New YORK Boston Phlae Baltimore and Washington.
q. NJ. HrNuNGTOs n. Y. Agent
YATES General Passenger Agent
CARNIVAL EXCURSION to WASHING
- TON.-The NETWORK AND PHILADELPHIA RAILROAD
Eseuon Tickets from sewYor Washington. D. C. ana
81 IS for the round trip DESTROYS Of atendns n
Carnival he held Pebuary "a and a. Acets Tor sale al oot
Corandsi depot jersey N tDnncl stations lnd a, -, b,.'
SrwYoh r. v. JACKSON Oenl sup
T. Gen1 PossAR
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utSJAT1RH ALMANAC.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

s,r MAJ - 64 Sun 542 Moon -ets. S.uJ
~ HUN DAN.
s,rjv ioot ep Cows Island 1906 Hell Gate ....ll:5
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r,tstfbeeter Conntp Real gstate for Sale


COR SALE at New-Rochelle, n. IA good
II STORE and FIXTURES, with dazzling house and convenient
grounds central location Mans has been oecopl pent
owner goods for ~ eafs and 70 goo VII Do %
T. OSBORNE, Boz 2i4 New iork POstOmoe
HOIJSE and LOT at bargain-MountN Vernon.
kso cbclce BUILDING PLOT. j. II. JOHNSTON $50 BoSery
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Gountrp propertp 10 Get.

EARM TO LEASE for a term OF years, near
il Someryine N j. containing 80 acres For particulars ~bHeS
with reference FARM, Box No H. Tribune Ohce, y J.
no LET-At SpOffOrd's Point, East River, q
HOUSE delightfully."- itDsted has 70 rooms Alo III @
Of 10 rooms both furnished with stale and gardens Inc!
within 10 miles Hail. and very desirable for persons ioHd
of boating bathing aud fishing Apply to ,o,r - ,p,u,
(Rl339) b II. LODLo" q 20" 0rine'''
VONKFRS-Two French roof HOUSES, gas,
i heater Rem; only 500. Apply loUMANS Agent ionker'
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Ueo0ine CARDS, &t.

AT WIN. EVERDELL's SONS, No. 1Q Ful-
N ion.,t-WED DING CARDS and fIhB SIAllOhhhL h'"'
hshei 1881
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atdtblnerp.

rJ,O PRINTERS.-FOR SALE, cheap, No.
eghroer stopC ynder BOOK PRESS bed 4lx6i on' ID use
few months Nc our-oe Cylinder BOOK PRESS bed 31r2'
r. Hoe Co. Hand Presses hiking Tables Truck Roler-oI Paper
Cuter and everything necessary for runtngOree Sold
sens,,,e ar IN lunp BOBBETT, HOOPER u Co.
Sc Columbia-st Fulton Ferry, Brooklyn
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PROPOSALS FOR CONDENSED MILK.

DROPlSAl1S fOk CONDENSED hlI.h.
il DRPAKrsEST oF PUBLC CHARITIES AND CottkkorIos.. (
ELEyEsTHsr., NETWORK, REQ ~ l6Ii)
sRALED PROPOSALS will be received by the Commissioner o. ran
lie Charities and Correction their Oce until o'clock m Of tne iUu
March neIt supplying the institutions under tier charge Ooh
DENsED Of The best quality for the period OF one year. COLI
mencinE on the LIST VI April. 1871. -,
and ANALYSIS milk selected will be the STANDARD Tor f9turs
delivery. ..,..-, .,
the contract Itself the night TO REJECT All V9e
not deemed b them TO the Department
A''f ISAAC BILL JAMES BOWEN
OMEN W. BitENNAN. JAMES B. NICHOLSON,
ALEXANDER FREAR,
Commissioners
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6onses ano farms Uantfo.

XlTANTED-LOTS, with OF without build
w - 1eo,In hr,Wsep sreenth ard ThiyTh ss foofh N
si.,bayes PIesss particulars under T. TO- Boz ~" " 'A' "
nrnl
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Giip 1)roperin 10 Eet.

DROADWAY.-To LET, 594 and 5.S Broad
I'D vay; large STORE aud BASEMENT 9ieo r1nIng lsoukn
Crosby.st veil lighted. Applyto RAYMOND rs So."n
ELEGANT OFFICES to RENT-Handsomei
II lighted heated by ready for oeeaPon n sn -
II National Bank, ~ aud az n"Ah
say. Psns aud particulars al the O1ee % ,. -, ,us.
IL l+5lD H. LUDo" SC"' : iH's..
7 OTIS of the New Store, No. 30 West Fourth
IL Apply at No. SO broadway.
vTNO LET or for SALE-Furnished HOUSE on
Madison-ave Murray IIn four lseHet oeir hghs,sop
brr top. morrn rent SEQ pef nonh pce
So 90 terms liberal Apply to h. H. BROWN Ill NassAi+ non
IN 3p m. ---------------
TUyO INSURANCE C0MPANIES.-A splendid
suTrR Of ROOMS fy) exactly ADAPTED for IN lnsnIe
Contao AgcHtat Budngs opposite ChI liAiI Fa
Isquire 81 ORANGE JUDD Il Co., E1 Brosf13
VNO LET-At a low RENT Cor for Said the
,rIeoiI bograoae HOUSE 2SS5 with stable asd hanisome
t'o''' " WV ~ p OslIEA, p Bsrcls, tt
VN0 LET or for SALE. No 80 East Thirty
third st. between Madison sBi FeOTthayes ourstoy nfsl
bsseneDt HOUSE, Apply JAMES RAY, 81 L1eIts "a hoor
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Autiion 6ales of Real Gstaie.

EXECUTORs SALE.
~ VALUABLE TIIIRD-hvE PROPERTY
b. r. FAIRCIIILD. AalOneer
" X RTRvRESON SON Co viii sell st public aueton, at BIZ
chang Saeoom No IN Broadway TUESDAY Peb d. 1911 SIX
LOS Thraye ner Pory second ii. vicinity Of the GRIND
Union Depot For further paTueu apply ore Auconeef
No. II Finest, or to SAML CALDWELL Brecntor
SD Tbrlaye
Also.
At time and place EIGHTYsXTH.sT 100 feet vide severed
BUILDING LOT south side Eghtysirih ONLY THIR
TYSTX FEET from MADIsONAvB Commanding CORNERS sire,
256rlO2 feet. Terms easy
DOSITIVE FORECLOSURE SALE of 3-story
ami cellar brick HOUSE LOT No lSi Bridge
BrooLyn To sold at Auction on THURSDAY Feb - at u
oelcI at The Commercial Exchange No 80 Fulton Il Brokyu
J. COLE, Auctonesr.
Map. and fall particular At the Auesiore.fs
DOSEILE. n J.-Cemmissi0ner's sale, at
IL In ~ he desirable RESIDENCE of Joanna O. Brown, Feb
o. 10 ID MEIIlCK IT, BRO Pnat we'll locSied on prom
r m mites walk from the station The house "a @ol any
ise eo,sn III rooms an ih nOiem Improvements LOT igi
veil ad out Rosele but % minutes FROM He"fork y ns IT'S
psosd ~ J. the property every wsy desirable ann N' Ne
,vsiv soI h, order OF Orphans Conrt Of Union County
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-21

q. r. PIERsON. Aucuoneer.
DY A. ID. MELLICK, JR & BRO, Auction
rs and Real Estate Broker Pinest ~ Y-THURSDAi Feb
23 1871 at 81 NJ the premises Commissioners sale ~ Srs o.
IA. Opbap County. Of desirable RbslDEntb
RossIc inmates from New York by the Central railroad
n Dwelling contains u with all the molern
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NEWARK AND NEW-Y YORK RAILROAD.-

y DEp0r Is ssw rogk os. Of lrneI.,-st, kess Sa,s9
al ~ 1914, ne ne VII loloSs
IsSVs xHw,foRK FoR RERGBN-AvE. AND Nsw AiAH--AI
s:lj, $40 IS $50. lu:g3 q. lon.
so 800 $50 i.o s:2 SOP s1t s:cs c;s 100. r'e $40,
80 vs. sEwYFk FOR WEST BERGES-As SEQ ESQ Ts
-. Ia. A 10 si.n ia. s.Jt go, lJss, II
80 - u. l.. RCkKk, Superintendent
H. L. BALDWIN, Gee Passage Agent
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NORTH AND NORTHEAST
v TO THk
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST


NETWORK AND -ORI.EANs
THE ALABAMA AND CHATTANOOGA hAllLsnAD ~ ,,s4,s.r
1871 rtrDd from Chstfan'oSsI -. enr
MIS- CONNECTIONS form the stoss. sfs" irbbayT
Boston krwYors Phsiehis BsLmoF W. mar, shrryr,
and chattanooga . Aerifas. Aohlei hes ,OieA'''
pert Gaesss ali points in the Scala rad, Nor
being perfeeS1 W ~ "a n, Der ho1r
South pasrngsr tram a. t4s q, koar T.s daily
through passngur usis viii each s n,sse ~ ears
~ NJ A Oxsuns ssd M change sga;p o' - :, ,k.
Though tickets for all points NOW" INV
PRINCIPAL rzosd uket ohoes .l.,. an .s line isr al
lonMcuug ines fequss'f' W POI
To@rhed n. and
dispach through hr's" NV W.
freight a., ,t n,p-p.l .ies North snd hogi
Thrash bill o. Lasing lssuea 70 VII pa ais -
sia,ns n, los. sud damage Pfoapuf '']N'''~
o. t,th,, spP, c..,.i or
WILLIAM KgAvY General Pre'ss' .'d ''''e' At'A'
Team. -. IN Ne. ystk No " Broadway. eerssJ WALL ~
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}. JOHNSON, IT,, Aueuoneer
DY JOUNSON & NJ l. l. + K,
ID AUCTIOsRERS AND

ID AUCTIOSRERS AND
ESTATE BROkERS,
No 2J SAsAUsT., COR CEDAR ST., NEW ioRk. 4, -.
C Residences stores Country and Farms hough to
rrnei erhsnsd Loans NEGOTIATED Auction Sales o Furniture &c
nISTILLERY AT AUCTI0N.-On WE'D
~ SRsDAY l. 1871 the property Known ." TIE nn' ="
CREEK DISTLEgY will be sold u the highest bidder 90 're D.
r. and Is months purchaser give approved security o the pay
rnent Of purchase money Possession gwen mmedaeP wv"
The pr.mi.e, embrace Of hand Silver Crsk hApsoN
corry Ky At h. crossing Of the RICHMOND BRANCH OF the L.
,sdEHR .
The iuproyen,nt ar, new subsla snd convenient The "an
er, in good oosou With ample and apparatus 'o
bus, peI aoy AIDE traoi, With traei 'c~' VII We sou
with ne property. M, -,
Of Material Rye Wood coOpenge and Gram b's' VIII '' ''A
a, the SANE time gu a credit Of months
sale positive on the premises at 10 o eiocf !"
aI.. lr.elk t jan IL ISL
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ifr Pe-rpas sod sJsok osil

IL WIGTER AHRASG ENEhI.
and ssr MONDAY, OCT ~ lso Ira 70 vii Ha's ''mesrNp
a. f0I0ss
n 0retuport Nnt Ssg HsrtOr
q. hsrtbpor Nay Tran.
500 n Sag R,rsor RTerh,aa Express hrOn to Green
,ort Ss'uTsaJ nghis . ..
400 D. Nc1hlor sIpTs -.
500 d. Bempstesd War Tran to lp On ssnni<9 ngbi
G:0O D u Sor.hpsrt Way lrsin. - ,.--.-- p-.,-
Al tps branch far Aenyrsad Sands, ran, a k0,yn
Loc Valley HAsyile hssihgi shI
Hun Psni q s5n 4 m ,nd Z. a. ! " bhAlNF w"
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"a SUNDAY Tor loggh ee2 svry ic,,q e, lr~uI

HrFW Jersey RAILR0ADtFROMf OOI OK
CnRTIA Nprsr-Ror hsI PtibA &c II ~, =. %,
9.a s. $40 2 ggI' p 4. mig .'foI ~ .,is ~
s.5 M and tp ForBALfiNuhs 30 :" b., TIss
I a. ESr via Baltimore .i~l iro 80 u F"'
Sorrii AND SOUTII.N EST s;S m, - ~ ,hr,
ar attached 70 he go a ds ara ~ 'n9ois
,n.sers rithos change For The !" kAI "a
rasi-s:S0 Gnd ~ y. ~ yo,t ~ p,i.ln-gl tyst,.
- an, cicago Sur fsise e Mv 'a''e 70 zoe
n'' IHtsArSl Ech'-G Iolissiue
g f ,rd Chicago witho ehsge silver PAae irs 're Nehei
- ~ ~ N ~ r through 10 tounta an tteia ga without
to me q, al At loot Corapds: and depot Jsssy Cay
eb'ht's nil. W. ..... tSatufiAs eyaptd)
cp..y- r. ". JACKSON G,5srsl Ssreratesd,sl
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NEWl y CENTRAL kND HUDSON

pTvr1 y IN no IN rams saye TAee.hst ionows
8a Chicago Express, Drawing room ear x, .,os.
10 a. N. special Ursring-psn Gar bfplts'lo ,n,ss
modaon pissel cIcep; In tt" - p. A.,
1910 n. NoTthern AID "esen E1 T. D'N"'"e'
tsched 1911
p NJ s'ohlrss hhPIs,, n Sls,sirtcas iaroa.h Water
syracuse abe "a. -, s,,rrirge,rs attarbJ for
o. M. second Pacific EHpress Win sjep al "a A. RAJ
Rochester aud Buffalo also for Ceissgo We r.nn, tI,
roai.. Tor 81 Louis Toledo; and Lods' 4 va 49,
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a real smart man wanted to see
how they made wood pavement
IN Wiiliamsport, Pa SO when the
wcrkmen We're not DOCKING he
dipped up little of the chloride
OF zinc in which the blocks were
dipped, and put it into his mouth.
The doctors have taken his meas
ure Tor an artificial mouth, and
he has lost all interest in wood
pavements.
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A newsboy in front of the Led.
ger Office tue other day, being re
baked By man for making $50
much noiSe,' locked at him a mo.
ment, and then in commiseratinq
tone said, II say, sir, don't your
face aehep "No," replied the
man; 'why do you askr "Cause
1t looked SO mortal homeIy i
thought it hurt your yelled the lit.
tie imp as he dashed away, and
left the man to be laughed at by
the crowd.
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Official Directory.

UNITED STATES OFFICERS.
Ulysses 5. Grant. of Illinois. Presi
dent.
Schuyler C"lfax. of indiana, Vice
President.
James g. Blaine, of Maine, Speaker OF
the House of Representatives.
TIE cABISsr-
Hamilton Fish, of New York, Secreta-
ry of State.
General Beiknap, Secretary of War.
George Nj. Robtson, of New Jersey.
Secretary of Navy.
George s. Boutwell,, of Massac Oh usetts.
Secretary of Treasury.
Jacob j, Cox, of Ohio, Secretary elm
terror.
A T. Akermaa, of Georgia, Attorney
General.
j. A. j. Cres1cll, of Maryland, Post
master General.
Columbus DpIano, of Ohio. Commits
sioner OF Internal Revenue.
MINISTER'S TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
JohnJ J. Motley. of Massachusetts,, f.
England.
L, b. Nashburnc, of Illinois. TO
France.
William s. Rosecranz, of Ohio. 10
Mexico.
A. G. Curtin, of Pennsylvania. to Rus
STA.
George Bancroft, of Massachusetts,, to
Prussia.
George P. Marsh, of Vermont, to italy.
>. Ross Browne, of California, to Chi
Daniel E. Siekles, of New York, to
Spain.
Henry N. Watts, of Pennsylvania, to
Austria.
UNITED STATES SUPREME couRr.
Salmon ?. Chase, of Ohio, Chief JUS
tice.
Nathan Clifford, of Maine, Associate
Justice,
Samuel Nelson, of New York, Associ-
ate Justice,
II. Z. Grler. of Pennsylvania, Associ-
ate Justice.
David Davis, of Illinois, Associate
Justice.
n. A. Swayne, Of Ohio. Associate JUS
tice,
samuel E. Miller, of Iowa. Associate
Justice.
stephen Field, ofCalifornia, Associate
Justice.
Army.
" L. Sherman. of Ohio, Genernl Com
handing,
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744744E9E479

TOTHE WORKING CLASS.-We
are now prepared te furnish all classes
with constant employment at home, the
whole of the time or for the spare mo-
ments. Business new, light and pro,
htabte. PersopI of either ser easiIy
earn from soc. to s. per evening. and
proportional sum by devotiEg their.
Whole time 10 the business. Buys and
girls earn nearly as much as men,
L hat all who see this notice may send
their address, ard test the business. we
make this unparalleled offer: Tesuch
as are not we'll satisfied, we win send
81 to pay for the trouble of writing.
Full particulars, a valuable sample
which will do to commence work ON.
AMI copy of The Peoples Literary
Comprehensive of the largest and best
family newspapers published-nll sent
free by mail. Reader. if you want per
manent. profitable work, address &c.
ALLEN q Co. Augusts, Maine.
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A fashionable clearinghouse
in Twenty-frst street, New York,
has the following rules and reru-
htions, which are furnished to
every boarder: "Notice to Board
ers-The gentlemen must not put
their feet on the manteI in winter,
nor ont of the window in summer.
anu the lady must not write her
name on the glass with a quartz
PIN. The single gentleme: must
not play the trombone, nor make
love to the servants, nor comb
their whiskers at the table. 1.-The
does ne won't answer. The lady
must not turn up her nose at ey-
erything Oh the table, unless she
has natural pug, and none of the
party must drink or talk with >
mouthfnl of vicsuals, nor must
they fight for the top buckwheat
cake. Terms liberal; board to be
paid weekly in advance.n
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TRUTHs.-The following rather
hard bits blythe way of definition,
no; to be found in Webster, may
cause a s#Re:
SiGndcr.-A big dog that goes
unclaimed, and Snaps at every
body better than himself. This
applies also to the feminine gen
der.
Esquire.-Everybody, yet no
body;a title indiscriminately ap-
piled to all sorts of people.
Jury-TSelve prisoners in q
box to try one or more at the bar.
Laacyer.-A learned gentleman
who rescues your estate from your
enemy and keeps it himself.
Dentist.-A person who finds
work for his own teeth by taking
out those of other people.
Printer.-A man who is expect
ed to give his paper and labor for
nothing, and steal for credit.
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Dated
Notice to Bidders,
tSigned.]

For service on routes S006, sO07. 1909.
o0l2. SOl3. SOFA, 803I, S0i5, e06G;
s067, S032.
The certificates on proposals for
these routes must must be signed by a
Judge of court of record, or by post
masters at the following Offices in
Louisiana. viz:-New Orleans. Baton
Rouge, Shreveport, Monroe. New he
ria and Washington. or by postmasters
at Offices of lst, I'd, or Sd class in other
States.
All postmasters signing certificates
of guarantors and snreties will be held
10 strict accountability for the cor
RICHNESS of their Certificates. [See
section 20 of Instructions.
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The Department reserves the right
TO reject any bid which may be deem
ed extravaganza, and also to disregard
The bids of railing contractors and bid
ders. Act of July 2, 1886, section
"a.
10. The bid should DO sealed, super
scribed Mail Proposals, State of Lou
isiana," addressed Second Assistant
Postmaster General, Contract Office"
and sent by mail, not by OF to an
agent.
~. The contracts are to be executed
and returned to the Department by or
before the first day of July 1871; but
thu service must be begun on that day
or on the next mail day after it, wheth
or the contracts be executed or not.
Transfers of contracts, or of interests
in contracts, are forbidden by law, and
consequently can not be allowed.
Neither can bids, or interests in bids,
be transferred or assigned to other par
ties. Bidders will therefore take notice
that they will be expected to perform
the service accepted to them through
VhoiC tNl ttt vi AHC SOHlA
Is. Section Is of an act Of Congress
approved March 3, 1915, provides that
contracts for the transportation of the
mails shall be let, ''in every case. TO
| the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performances.
without other reference to the mode of
such transportation than may be nee
n e., Il -
certainty. aud security of such trans
portation." Under this law bids that
propose TO transport the mails with
''celerity, certainty, and security"
having been decided to be the only ie-
gal bids, ere construed as providing for
the entire mail, however large. and
Whatever may bs the mode of convey
ance necessary to insure its "celerity
certainty and security" aud have the
preference over all others, and no 9th
ers are considered, except for steam
! boat routes
! 19. A modification of bid in any of
its essential terms is tsntsnount to e
new bid, and can nolbe received 80 as
to interfere with regular competition
L nv" bAfis win dul~tS ]
the only way to modify previous lid.
! 20. Postmastcrs ars 10 be careful III no
10 certify to The sufficiency of guaran-
tors without knowing that they are per
sons of sufficient responsibility Thrv
must not sign the certificate until the
sam IF the bid is inserted, and tl.e bid
and guarantee are signed by the bidder
aud t~oI guarant0rs; & disregard of
this instruction BIZ ros!mastcrs is
violation oftheir o%th uf office, subject
| ing them To immediate removal.
II. All bidders, guarantors and sure
ties are distinctly notified that Oh u
failure 10 enter intu or perform I'll.
Contracts for the service proposed for
in the accepted bids, their legal liabil-
tiles wilt bs enforced against them.
-. Present contractors and persons
known at the Department, must, equal
ly with others, procure guarantors and
certificates Of their sutficiency sub
sfantially in the forms above rrrscrib
I'd. he certificate of sufficiency
must be signed by postmaster, or a
Judge of a court of record; no other
will be admitted
JOHN A. J. CRESWELL.,
Postmaster General.
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The Rev; DR.. N NJ Skipworth has been
appointed by the Louisiana Conferancs Of
the u. Z. Church south, to serve the people
OF south Booster Circuit for the year 1871.
The respective appointments viii be served
as follows:
Fillmore, two stbbaths in each month,
second and fourth
Sunday
Cotton Valley, first SUNDAY.
Harmony Chapel, third Sunda-.
=. Gum Springs, Saturday before the second
Sunday in each month.
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P. H. Sheridan, Of Ohio, Lirutenass
General.
UNITED sTATSs DISTRICT COURT or
LOUISIANA.
E. H. Durrell, of New Orleans, Judre.
J. Morgan. of New Orleans, Dis,rie,
Attorney.
d. Urban. of New Orleans, Clerk.
S. B. Packard, of New Orleans, Mar.
shall.
LOUISIANA STATS GOVERNMENT.
II. G. Warmoth, ofNew Orleans. Coz.
eruor.
Oscar J. Dunn, of New Orleans, Lien.
tenant Governor
Simeon Belden. Attorney General.
George E. Bovec, of St. James parish.
Secretary of State.
Antoine Dubuclet, Vermillion. Treas
urer.
James Graham, Of New o rleaas, Audi
tor.
James Longstreet, of NeN Orl.ana
Adiutant General.
Hugh b. Campbell, Commissioner Of
Lands.
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA.
j. I. Ludrling, of Ouachita, Chief
Justice.
w. w. Howe, of New Orleans, A ssoci-
ciate Justice.
R, X. Howell, of New Orleans, Assoo;.
ate Justice.
j: G. Taliufero. ct Rapides. Associate
Justice.
w. J. Wiley, of Orleans. Asssoiats.
Justice.
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Instructions to Bidders and Post
masters,

Containing also, conditions 10 he in
corp"ratrd in the contracts to the
extent the Department may deem
proper.
i. Seven minutes are allowed TO
each intermediate Office. not otherwise
specIhed. for asserting the mails; but
on steamboat routes there il to be no
more delay than is sufficient for an e..
change Of pouches.
Z On steamboat lines. and other
routes where the mode of CONVEYANCE
admits of it. the special agents of the
past"tnce Department, also Postoffice
blanks. mail bags, locks and KEYS. arr.
to be conveyed without extra charge.
8; On stfambot lines the route agents
OF the Department are TO be- conveyed
ETtAoat charges and for their use a