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Hore are s)me moro of Garvcyl
S269,79l A
Total

lUtdi P-'pt % II
The very highest priced work that
can bc put on n building, completely
finished, is f(ty-fvo cents pei
square yard, or s2,662. --0arvey's
money would, therefore, plaster lO2
acres of surface, or nearly thirteen
times tho area Of City Hall Park.
Mr.. Garvey's bills, it will be noticed
are for plastcring and repairs done
chiefly to the new court housc-for it
is surprising fact that, althou gh the
new court house is not yet finished,
and large sums Of money arc voted
every now aud then for its completion
hundreds of Thousands have already
been spent in repairing it.
CARPETS,
Now let US look at the carpet bill
For carpets the following is the ac-
count
Carpets for county
court house 1921, ,799 4S
Carpets for Offices
and buildings 3l3,93l 9l
Total $685. SO
Supposing that carpets cost So O
yard, this sum would suffice to cover
ll3, l47 square yards. There are 81
acres in the City Hall Park, or about
10000 square yards. Consequently
the city authorities have paid money
enough for carpets 10 the new court
house alone to have covered the whole
City park three times over.
CARPETS FROM NEW YORK TO NEW
HAVEN.
At $4,40 a yard, the money pait
or alleged to have been paid, for car
pets in the new court house aud ar
morics, would have purchased 1872.
222 square yards. If Of tho usua
width per yard, this carpet would co
YER 366, ,666 feet, or about seventy
miles-in other words, it would g
nearly from New York to New Haven
or half way to Albany, or four time'
from the Battery to Youkers.
But what carpets are there really
in tho court house ? Only thre
floors of the new court house are oG
cupied. On each floor 3,O72 sqaar
yards arc occupied as Offices, making
, total of 0, PIG square yards. IT co
vercd with carpet at So per yard, tn
cost would be $46,0S9.
SEVENTEEN MILES or CHAIRS.
We return now to the furniture &C
count. For chairs supplied to the ar
: moriss only, IpgsrsolI was paid sl2s
. 800 90. If armory chairs cost =
!. each, and i each chair was 2 l.s iss
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One column one year $4,000.
One half column, one year, 5000.
One fourth column. one year. 1900.
One square no lines) one insertion IS.
Every additional insertion 80.
Professional and Business cards Of
not more than Eve lines, per year. 500.
Auditor, Executor, Administrator
and Assigncs Notices $50.
Editorial notices per line 10.
All advertisements for shorter period
than one year are payable at the time
they are ordered, and II not paid the PER-
son ordering them will be held responsible
for the money.
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And In fact everything usually kept In
first class country store. All Of which we
offer at greatly reduced prices, for Cash or
Country Proouce.
Having had large experience in the
business. we fatter ourselves that We can
please and satisfy oil our customers.
Hoping by strict attention to business
and . desire 10 please all, TO merit liberal
shase Of public patronage. Our motto IL
"Quick Sales and iSmaW hcfts."
We ask at least that the public examine
our stock and prices before purchasing
elsewhere. q we always sAoy Sar goods
""A t'''' nsIrRIcH 4 BOWER.
pAansryllle JaAel4. 1870. y
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terers. His good fortune surpasses
anything recorded in the Arabian
Nights. On one day, July 2, 1860,
he received for plas,ering and repairs
no lees than cas- 500 S9-that is TO
say, warrants were made out in his
name for that amount. His total re-
ceipts that same month from Connolly
and Hall wcrc $l53,755 IA, not u
bad months return for plasterer.
lie beat that however, in May, 1870,
when he was lucky enough to receive
S304, ,60l 57--all for work done in
the new court house. He beat that
again in the following month (June)
when his work for part of two
months appears to have been worth
s945,7l5 IL, June being thus pretty
we'll played out, the signers OF the
warrants deemed IL best to jump back
to April--a month which they appear
to have thought that they had ncglcc.
ted, They began by paying Mr..
Garvcy Tor two days repairs thus
April s-Repairs on county .
buildings, December 20,
1860. s66,11s 81
April 12-Repair on couu.
.ty buildings. December
2l, 1869 G7,06S SO
Total sl33,ls7 20
A plastcrer who can earn 1888, lS7
in two days, and that in the depth OF
winter, need never be poor.
PLASTER AT 81 600 A SQUARE YARD
Mr. Garvey supplies other illus
trations of the nuniicencc Of hi.
Tammany employ ers, In tho Seven
ty ninth Regiment armory ho charges
S25,0O0 for plas teriug l,6i0 square
yards. This is nearly 81 600 a square
yard, aud is 5000 per cent. moro than
the best work is done for. Paid
out properly, the amount would richly
compensate frst.class workman fol
carefully plastcriug tcn-acrc lot.
l02 ACRES OF PLASTER.
Uore are s)me more of Garvcy's
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We return now to the furniture ac-
count. For chairs supplied to the ar
moriss only, IugsrsolI was paid sl29:
800 90. If armory chairs cost %
each, and d each chair was 2 l.2 feet
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THE POST.
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Published every Thursday Evening BY
:JERgMIAH GROUSE, Proprietor.

TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM, Payable
within elk months, or $3.50 IL not paid
within The year. Nopaper discontinued
until all arrearages are paid unless at
the option Of the publisher.
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10 width, tie money paid to Inger.
soil would have bought 81 las chairs,
aud if placed in straight row these
chairs would have reached over &c.
1858 feet, or about seventeen miles. If
they cost $40 each they would mako o
limo 81 miles, and even at e25 each
they would stretch from the City Hall
Park. to Forty second street.
For cabinet work and furniture 10
tho new court house and Offices the
sum of 81, ,sl7 AGO 10 was spent-or
at least was signed away by Mayor,
Hall and Controller Connolly. An
eminent upholsterer informs us, after
making a careful estimate, that he
would furnish the new court hou Sc
magni6cently for 5000, 900, and make
q handsome profit on the transaction.
1854 AWNINGS PAID FOR.
In 1860, July the Goth, j. W.
Smith was paid for awnings furnish.
cd county courts and Offices, S23, 5j3-
81. One of tho largest mauuiactur
ers Of awnings assures Us that the
county court house awnings are Of in
ierlor quality, known rs The "Nle.
thume stripe and could be had from
makers at Sl2, so each Smiths mon.
cy would furnish ], Ssh awnings. There
are I22 windows in Mr.. Stewart =
Broadway and Tenth street building
therefore large enough pumbcr were
paid for to furnish Mr.. Stewart's bull.
ding three aud half times. There
aro only thirty.six awnings up on the
court house.
SUNDAY BILLS.
The general extravaganza Of these
accounts proves fraud on tho face OF
them. There Is also incidental prooi
Oft SO careless were tho officials
with regard to tho dates, that in no
less than thirteen instances the day.
fixed upon (apparenily at haplazard)
were Sundays, the account of work
for which bills were rendered on days
when tho offices must have been CLOSED
amounting to s636, 07O 05. 1t i, on
ly by testing dates and figures in this
way that the prodigious frauds ne
cessarily involved in the warrants We
publish can be brought home to the
minds of persons little accustomed tC
deal with accounts.
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lonth throughout the year.

Total S3aO,75l 81
Is not this Miller the luokiest car
psnter that ever lived 7
4 PRINCE Oh PLAsrERERs.
As G. 8. Miller is the luckiest car
psptsr in tho world, 80 Andrew J.
Garvsy u clearly tAe PEiaes Of pla..
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TIE B,LL AT THE STOCKTON HOUSE.

CAPE MAY, n. j., July 4, 1871.
The guests began TO arrive at eight O'Clock. The
Annapolis ban played an overture from Fra Dav-
Olo ~ when the doors were thrown open The dancing
hall was completely filled ere the music ceased, yet
the crowd increased. Elegant point lace was ruth
essly torn from costly robes In the eager haste Of
every to get in for the first dance. The most
tensive preparations had been made to render the
ball success In every particular. 1t had been the
common talk from the Atlantic cities 10 the great
lakes for the past month. New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Boston, Chicago Detroit and Cincinnati
all had
LEADING BELLE REPRESENTATIVE.
Every one felt that this would do TO look hack
upon as one OF the balls OF lifetime hence the
eagerness OF every one TO get all the dancing posi-
BILE Light hearts and smiling faces were shining
every side. The crowd became SO dense mat
the dancers were rudely josted one against an
other; but each recognized the occasion as the
grandest affair OF the season. could AFFORD to
give their time to sour looks or fault nnding. As
the guests bied into the dancing nall the foiiowng
| were
Mrs. Charles f. DIX, OF Philadelphia, VIII o mas just
| returned from European tour. and who attracted
MISS Meade eldest daughter Of General Meade, Of
! Philadelphia Mrs. Welsh, or Philadelphia; Mrs.
Madame De Hersy, the Misses Clark, Mrs s Hail
Stanton. MISS Mccreery. Among tue gentlemen
| present were General Patterson Commodore
Emmons, Captains Queen and McNair. u. =. n. +:
| CHARLES r Thorne, Jr., OF Philadelphia; General
| Grubb, Burlington, N. j.; {. u. Built, L. r. Ash
meade, Charles McAlllster. Jr., Of Philadelphia;
| Beverly Robinson. Jr.; George Wilson, William
| Gunner, New York; Senator Dechert ). :. Hastead,
! q. II. Glackmeyer, New York: Colonel Anderson,
New YORK; J. b. McCreery, Philadelphia.
THE ELEGANT TOILETS
OF the ladies, their Jewelry ana diamonds the i'm
mense ever-moving mass OF humanity gave d splen-
did coup d'Pt that simply ravishing. The
! dancing was Kept up TO q laIe hour. when the good
night farewell was sounded and the happy couples
! slrnpered ou seuoir ana retired. In every respect
The bail
HONOR THE NEW yoRK YACHT CLUB
has been complete success AMI honor TO Its
proc tors and the stockton. Shortly before the ball
| commenced 1t was announced that General Meaae,
VINO had been designated as master OF ceremonies,
was unable 10 be present on account Of indisposi.
ton, but sent the Lowing note 10 the chairman Of
tue committee Of arrangements:
MI DEAR Mr. BuLLITr-I regret write that my
overesmatcd my strength feel nDwcl that
compelled to ask TO cannot fully express
regret ut this failure OF visit which
10 tie gallant yach.smen who have kindly Cape
May know however that you and others will do all In
TO make their visit pleasant; but beg you. II
have opportunity, them
owing 10 sudden fndisposton. II has not my
4 power TO Join you. Very truly yours,
/ GEORGE @. MEADE.
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LONG BRANCH.

Senator Conklins the Guest u rho President
Alarnsins Condition Of Now York Politics-
Formidable Iist Of Arrivals at the Hstels.
LONG BRANCH July s, 1871.
Owing to the most stupid and inexcusable man.
agement on the part OF the railroad ofclals, let
ter cannot be sent from here to the city after half
past five O'Clock, and even at that nOur one has to
pay well and beg hard to have q message forwarded
by the train II would that the railroads were
IN league with the Telegraph company men, Moth
ing OF any consequence happens here before the
evening, the movements OF the President and the
blue FISH excepted. and therefore the present ar
rangements are very annoying.
The President ratified down In his carriage 10 the
depot this evening, and met Senator Conkling, whom
he took in charge and drove to his house. Honest
Tom followed at q respectful distance. i am In
formed that the present state of the republican
party in New York was discussed at the cottage
tonight, but that nothing was decided upon.
Grant Ii beginning to doubt that men who
are not certain OF the way they Will
vote, themselves, In the next election are exactly
the parties 10 entrust with the leadership in New
York. know he has said as much; but what action
ne Will take remains ~ be seen.
Formidable lists OF arrivals have been sent me
from the several hotels. Tho season now un.
doubtedly In full bloom and scarcely less than q
snow storm can prevent its success
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MAGNIFICENT NAUTICAL SPECTACLE,
time in passlnC the boat was as 1OllOws:-

The Sappho hauled on the Columbia. and for q
while there was an exciting struggle. terminating
In her passing her beautifully, and every moment
INCREASING THE DISTANCE
between her and the leading yacht Now the Judge
ordered the Pinta TO head for the home stakeooat
and. with all possible speed, she lelv the cOntestlnG
yachts rapidly astern. When that position was
reached gun was fired as notice TO the thousands
on shore that blackened the beach. Hardly had her
position IN line with the saIeboat been taken when
II was observed that
THR SAPPH0 LED THE FLEET,
and with oil sails heading for the line which
would end the race for her. The breeze had fresh
ened o little, and down she came IN gallant STYLE
producing an interest and excitement greater than
experienced at any time during the race. Cape
May viii never forget 1t. Following her came bowl
ing along the Columbia, then the Dauntess, then
those IN tine order noted below. Then time, OIL
Clallv taken. is sublOlued:-
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The latter was much beyond the allotted fifteen
minutes allowed by the committee for the yachts TO
pass the line after the given signal, but 1t was de-
cded that she should not be ruled out owing to the
excessively light breeze The vesper and Blue
Wing were under SAIL but did not. seemingly desire
test their ability with the feet, and after waiting
for them an hour much 10 the disgust OF those on
board the Pinta steamed away for The feet.
THE YACHTS SENT ALoFr EvERyTHTcG
allowed to be carried, aud the Scoops danced mer-
riy on taxing leading position the dainty little
Daphne, OF Brooklyn, rousing the water under her
bow and heading the fieet; Oracle was second, VIM
dex next and the Columbia, OF the schooners, was
the rst in her class At IL rs IL was observed that
the Rambler stood away 10 leeward and many OF
THE OLDEST SEA DOGS PaoGSosrIcATED
that she had gwen up the aud was bound 10
New York, bu. the sequel ala not verify the predic-
uon. AS will be seen hereafter. She was standing
at this time east Dy north. and the llghtshp the
rve-Fathom Bank from cape MAJ east-south-
east At twenty minutes past twelve the race be-
tween the sloops assumed such battle
particularly between the leaders that the PIC
ture evoked much enthusiasm on board the
Ilnta. II was not expected that the large yachts
like the Sappho anu Dauntless wo0ld 20 Well
Ia such hight breeze yet they astonshed many old
sailors.
Al i'm. 2om. the Columbia, of Philadelphia, cut In
advance of the schooners. 10 the eeward OF the
Colombia were the Nanderer, TIDAL Wave and the
Dreadnaught the latter mol IN the race, and TO
windward The Sarpho aud Dauntess close together,
whlle q long distance astern were the Alarm, sun
chine, Madgie. &C.
AL hall. past twelve n was
ALMOST A CALM,
aud the yachts made little headwaY. The Columbia
still led her cinss, and the WdDderer, Dauntless
and Tidal Wave on her Ice beam, and the Palmer,
MADELEINE, SaDpho Eva Alarm sunshine and
Madgc IN the order named
Al one O'Clock The lightsnip being six miles away
from the Pinia. and the yachts sailing in so many
WAYS, that itwas quite Inp!actlcabie 10 keep the
record TIE Pain ,r had her SANS trimmed nat ait.
hui the majority Of the Others had their sheets
raised.
Tue POSITIONS OF the sloops were the same as he.
fore win the schooners At $40 the wind hauled TO
che soutnward aud westward, and then IL was
noticed
TUE RAMBLER HAD TAKEN FREScH LEAVE
aud gone Gothamward, a. sue nauied close M TO
the wIad and stood away beautifully Tor The ghtship.
deceivlng many by this Jockey trek. Her pilot had
doue well, as al times shc nad carried the wind
where her opponents were nearly becalmed. Fur
thcrmorc. she had taken advantage OF an inshorc
current when was OF great advantage. Az ] :O5 the
Oracle weafhered the Daphne, aud passed her
nj 1915. The SapphO headed Tile Tidal
wave IA ike manner. AT 1880 the Rambler
led the schooperf fuzzy mile, the Columbia next
then sappbo, Tidn Wave Daunuess, Made elDe,
WandercT, Palmer, Nadgie, Alarm aDi sunshine.
Jhs sapph0 wac now dong remarkably well and
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steamship Nevada Br) Green, Liverpool via Queenstown
Williams Guion.
Steamship Assyria C3r) Smith, Glasgow Bros
steamship South Carolina, Beckett, Cbsreston-H Nor
gan Co.
Steamship Gnucus. Walden. Boston--H = Din,ock
steamship Wamsuita, Fish, New Bedford Ferguson 4
Wood
ship Crusader. jenkins, L'yerpool--snow 4 Burgess
ship Eurydice tBr). bowther, Mirsmichi. NB-H ] De
Wolf = Co.
bark Abraham Lincoln (Ita Benfantin, Pensrtb Roads
"A p A-rests.
Bark Paolina trta Ferrequi. Queenstown Falmouth
Acresa.
Bark Kong Oscar tNor, Jensen, cronssd, " end, Te
tens Bockmann.
Bark Geo de zAldo, Miller. Matsnzss and -waydcl
4 Co.
Bark Ma.hLde Octave Cote, Pctou, Ns-Usher, Kendall
a Co.
Brig Peplta (swc), Pahlsen, Malno-wendt Teteus 4
Bockmann.
Brig Virginia, tombstone, 81 Pierre Msrt-Reynal Co.
Bfig williams, Troysrd, 81 Johns PREvans, Ball IS
Co.
schr Aspiraute tNor Rasmussen salonica--wcndl, Te
tens 4 Bockmann.
schr J Yarlsnd, Coum, raJardo via rumacos A Alb
bot
schr George somos, Pray, Savannah Bentley, Miller
Co.
schr II seguine. Shaw, Yorktown va-overton 4 Haw-
kins.
schr Gamma, Huntey. Boston-Ieh Frye 90.
6oop Jenny Lind, Shepard, BrandfordRackett \ Bro.
steamer w q Pierrepont, Shropshire, Philadelphia.
Steamer Philadelphia, Jones, Philadelphia.
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Now this shows from the starting point that It had
taken the Rambler 3h. 23m sos. to reach the hight
ship, which shows, without a moments reflection,
the nature OF the wind. stern Of this nature
Is long chase and 30 IL proved. On.
HOW A STIFF BREEZE WAS LoNGED FOR
That the yachts long tried and known to ne full OF
speed ana ability might show themselves; and now
the wind again died away to almost calm, and the
yachts were but drifting. This was almost dis
hearteniug. II freshened little, however,
and the Sappho passed the pretty Oracle,
eating up to the Rambler, and the
Dauntless Inch by inch took an equal position
with the Columbia; the Daphne was NTH. At 2:2O
the Dauntless took the Gracies wind and passed
her. ana IN little puff 1t was thought she might
still further 20 towards the post OF honor out the
tickle wind held the victory in It's hand, and such
expectations were not realized. The stakebOat,
ship, was passed first by the Rambler, quarter OF
mile In advance, the Columbia second, Sappho
third, Oracle fourth. with the others astern but
close together, presenting
A MAGNIFICENT NAUTICAL SPECTACLE,
M u hOaf IQllQKa:--
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IE IN MAKING THE RACE
The correct time Of each is as follows

RAPID SURVEY OF THE RACE
shows that the Sappno clinker on q stretch Of
several miles, that the iron slOop VindeX in her
debut did qnte well: that the Dauntess laid the
run second In the race. beating the Columbia BY
so seconds. The Tda! Wave, 1t was observed, as
she approached the nome StakebOat, had
carried away her maintopmasr. Rear Com
mOdore OsgO0d owner OF the Columbia,
entered protest against awarding the schooner
prize and Benson Cup TO the Sappho, on the ground
that she mad shifted her ballast forty-eight hours
prior to the race. This protest caused long con-
sultation. which was ended by Rear Commodore
Osgood withdrawing his protest. and at MID night
the Judges gave the following decision:
SAPPH0 WINNER OF THE CITIZENS PRIZE
for scho0ners, with time allowances; also the Benson
Cup, the sweepstake prize, without time allowance
The Oracle, the Citizens prize for sloops with
time allowance.
soon after the decision the presentation of prizes
was made, with due formality and appropriate cere.
monies.
49, yerfOrmance Of the Dreadnaught in The race
WAS a disappointment 10 many.
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THE INDIANS.

Large Bodies Of Dakota Sioux Predatory
ExpeditfDns-The kiowas Gnd COmaDches
PeacenbIy DisposeS-Exn ggcrntcd Reports
Of Raids in Texas--Failurc Of the Grand
Indian Council.
WASHINGTON, July s. 1871.
The Secretary OF the Interior has received from
the War Department copies Of various letters relat-
ing to Indian affairs The commandment Of the mill
tary stations Of the Cheyenne agency. Dakota Ter
ritory, under date Of May II, reports that nearly all
the young men belonging to the different bands Of
the Sioux Indians living in the vicinity OF that
agency have disappeared. From all the informa-
ton that can be gathered Dv the interpreter the
great majority have gone SOUTH the Indians say to
make war on The Pawnces. The interpreter says,
however, that when these parues start ostensibly
for the Pawnees, 1t is pretty generally understood
the more daring Of them are TO steal horses from
the whites The movement began about May 7, the
number going south being about one hundred. All
Of them are well mounted. About forty of them
have gone north to attack the Rees.
Colonel Gferson writing from Fort Siu. Indian
Territory under date Of May 10, says
NEARLY all the various bands Of Kiowas Conan
ches and Apaches have been coming In regularly
every two weeks during the past six months for
ratOns and to trade. They have been successful In
hunting, and obtained large numbers Of robes,
which they sold to traders at the post and vicinity
Notwithstanding the shortness OF rat1ons and the
fact that their annulties arrived only In April six
months alter they should have been issued the In.
dams have reasonable when the cause OF fail.
ure was properly explained. and have as general
Thing been quiet ana well behaved. Colonel Grer-
son says very few depredations have been commit.
ted. either in Texas or elsewhere, exaggerated
newspaper reports to the contrary Notwithstanding
The annuites have been mostly issued and
although there has been considerable COM
plant in regard TO the quantity and divi-
sion OF the goods, as y general thing
they have given satisfaction The Council OF Indians
OF this Territory. which was held IN the latter part
OF April at chita agency, was not numerously at
tended or very successful But few OF The principal
war chiefs Of the Uneyennes, Kiowas or Comanches
were present, and | much doubt II such councils
VIII ever result IN any permanent good. do not
think any combination Will be formed by the Indians
tor war this summer, but small parties WILL doubt
less, be maze up TO depredate In Texas which Will
prevent far as possible. TWO companies OF the
Tenth cavalry MAJOR McKibben commanding, were
Ordered. on March % to the mouth OF Cache Creek,
and since then have been engaged patrolllng the
lire OF the Red River for the protection Of the
settlers No signs OF Indians have been seen, and
Major McKibhen reports he can hear OF no depreda
tons committed lately. 1t Is my intention 10 keep
AT least TWO companies on tins duty during the
sumner Those now out viii be relieved by two
la. al IA