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Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-18
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NJ oTIoE TO coNTRAOToRs.
UNITED STATES KEgnEER OTTICEl
CHATTANOOGA, TENH., August Q. ls72.
Sealed ptopo.Als % be made IN duplicate, will DO
WEDNESDAY, BeptsmbeT p, ls72 for improVinE
ohAttanoosS and Loudon, Tom, Eoadon, HaSriSons,
svsetgAtsr, BoF1rts, Baeop,s Wilson's Island,
The wqrk to be done consists generally o. the area
yAton OF The rock gravel 40, the removal Of snags,
and the construction Of Iip-Tap dAms-an In the
10 three Cll feet.
Detailed spscihoaions and Instruct for blddsrs,
Aad printed forms upon which all bids offered must
be made, may be had UPON aPplieation ~ thll once
WALTER MCFARLAND,
seI6 Major Of HnEineera,
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-18
DROPOsAIlS FOR CEMENT FOR THE NEw
sUhiIED, STATES GOVERNMENT BUILD


OFTtcE SUPERINTENDENT UUsroM HousE,l
CHICAGO, September 8, Is7l Z
Sealed proposals. will be received At this once unlil
" M OF the 18Th Gay OF September, 1871 for furnish
Ing and delivering The site OF the new United
states GoyoTnment BulldlnEs TO be erected ~ Obi,
9aEo, Illinois, say u CO barrels, less, ny.
zach barrel must contain not less than 30 pou nd
Of Cement, and must be delivered In quantities sub.
ieot 10 the order Of the And Al such
times a may " bis tudEmsnt be requisite,
sample Of tho Cement TO be submitted.
All PROPOSALS. must DO made on the printed form "a
be obtained at this once, aud must be accompanied
by penal bond In the sum Of ten thousand dollar
tbloOOJl that tho bidder will accept and perform tbs
contract H. AWATded him. The TEht 70 reject any OF
all bids IL reserved Payments Will be made month
" dedaetnE 10 per cent until the completion Of the
Proposals must be inolosed 10 a sealed or talops
and indorsed Proposals for Cement, New UoyoTn
msnt BulldiuEs, OhleAEo," and addressed 70
sell j, u. RANKIN, Superintendent
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-18
pRgPQsALs FOR THE sUPERsTRVgTVRE
l. QpaAyNS IRoh h ISd.s Ar RUoK ISLAND

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill Aug. ID, lisa
Sealed proposals. will be receiyed ~ this Arsenal
until Y the ~ dAyOt October lHT1, Tor furnish.
ing and erecting, ready for travel an iron aupersue
taIe for bridge across the south channel q the
and the tqrn Of Moline Grhs piers are already
Sottoa1.j 10 Be through blidss, III fcsI ioaE 10
olsAF, and two sidewalk each feet 10 the clear the
roadway 70 be hoorod with OAK plank, inches By 6
inches, and the sidewalks with pine plank inches BY
. inches, the latter TO have q suitable hand rail-
properly brAoed the floor iosts 70 be Of white pine
PEoYoaAls WIN 20 LooeiVsf for both piqe wood and
wrought iron, siesptinE chord oonnsetions and STINT
lar parts, which may be Of cast iron,
All Iron nndeT tensile strain 70 have tenAolty OF
not les than 90 pounds Per square Inch Of aeou0n
and 10 bear Dy000 pounds without permanent set
No part OF the structure 70 be strained 70 more than
hlEth 40 Of Its ultimate strength under load Of
a,PoO pounds per llnoal foot Selected speelmens
viii be tested above, and unlSsa theJ give the
All parts 70 have TIRES (3) coats Of suitable pAint
the iolst. Aed Erdsrs, made OF wood 70 be plAnsd
DfavlbEs strain sheets and specifications nscsssAEy
TO clear understanding Of the proposed mode Of
construction will accompany each proposal and should
give estimated weights Of Iron parts,
separate blds may DO made for the whole work
Arsenal, ready TO be put NJ by the United States.
bidders will state the tine within which they viii
sFTse 70 complete the work. 70 be not later than hsy
bidders are invited to be present at the opening Of
The United States reserve tho Ilgh! e reject any
or all proposals.. ID; ", tLAGLhR
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-18
PURE WHISTLES
OLD CROW WHISKY, KENTUCKY

$3.50 per gallon, &lOtO per dozen, bottled.
GlBBON'B RYE, CPonnsJlVEniAJ
$40 per gallon, slO5O per dozen
uAff'S CELEBRATED INDIANA WHISKY,
81 per gallon.
HAMMOND" RYE, s8bO psr gallon.
Persons Wishing strictly pure WHISKY and very old
can rot II BY buying the "OroW" or Gibson !" Witch
We receive direct from st and has not been In rec.
ti1eT's hands.
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-05-11
BEAUTY.

/ - - -. X.
Toll Is q man may, tower aloft
and boast. with, vain glorious pride
Of his strength: and oo1neliness;
though hemove an Apollo improper
tions, q Hercules in might an Achil-
lesin values . Pericles in eloquenoe,
to a handful of ill-savoured dust
must he come at last. Let beauti-
ful woman ransack creation to en-
hanoe her charms gathered from.
every cline It's rarest gifts, silks, CASH.
meres, linens, laces, velvets, plumes,
jewels and precious stones, paints,
enamels, dyes, gewgaws and aubdub-
berries countless as the stars that
twinkle in the blue empyrean or the
sands upon the seashore. Let her
shine resplendent in all the gor-
geous tinselry Of fashion, a sylph in
form, q seraph in voice, a rainbow
in costume, . goddess in gaace and
A WoMAx in all true loveliness, one
breath Of pestilence sweeps past and
and q few plated nail heads in a cof-
in-id are all the ornaments she re-
quires-[P.: Donan. 49,
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-05-11
The administration -lts Enemies.

In this and neighboring parishes,
the foes, the most unrelenting, Of the
State Administration, are in the
main, men who at last election, pro-
claimed with loud acclamation their
preference for q. c. Warmoth,, as
Governor Of Louisiana. Some
whose enthusiasm even carried them
SO far as to openly avow their inten-
ton Of supporting Gov. Warmoth
for the second Office within the gift
Of the American people. OF these
men, there are two classes--one COM
posed Of old played-out Democrats,
who now stand without the pale Of
party lines, and who, in order to &C.
complish certain ends, would forfeit
therespect of their fellow-citizens.-:
The Buncomb leaders Of that clique,
failing to receive recognition at the
hands Of Gov. Warmoth, now let
loose their mighty wrath. Thesnake
SO long coiled rids itself of it's venomi.
and fasten's its fangs on the body
which gave life. OF that class little
need we say. Our readers know
what estimate to place upon their in
fuence and character. Disappoipt-
ed in everything, rebuked by honest
men, they now seek within the Cur
tomhouse fold, a comfort fo- their
ohice-racking brain. Their ardor
will dampen as theides Of November
draw near.
Another class, the less numerous,
is composed Of men whom society
abhors. Men whose honesty has
always been a question Of doubt
These men have neither influence or
ability. Let loose in the lowest pit
of degradation, they have become
the center point Of all villainies.--
They are, truly speaking, the scum,
the refuse Of the two parties Their
names are used. as . by-word Of
scorn. Dispised BY white and black,
there are none 80 10 as to do them
reverence 81. FFaneisvsle Rep,tt-
! koaa.t z@:.
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-05-11

out regard to past differences, to
unite ii this convention and to no
inmate such q ticket and adopt such
q platform IS will command the re-
spect and support Of the whole
people. .,.-0 :r@
I. All good Republicans also desire
that our party shall, as we are as
sured it will, declare itself decided
ly, distinctly and definitely in favor
Of retrenchment, reform, reduction
Of taxes. and the removal of all un-
necessary burdens on commerce
and trade, and in favor Of equal
and just Legislation for all interests
and all classes Of persons.
By order Of the committee. =.
P.B. s. PTNCHBACK,
President.
william V1eERs, Recording Secre-
tary State Central Committee.
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-05-11
POLITICAL NOTICES.

STATE CENTRAL CoMmrrrEE REpuB-
lican Party of'Louisiana, New Or
leans, March l8, 1872 The COM
mittee met pursuant to adjourn
ment, President Pinchbeck in the
chair.
There being a quorum present
the committee proceeded to bust
ness.
The following resolution, pre-
-sented by Hon. A. E. Barber, was
unanimously adopted.
|. Resolved, That the President Of
this committee be and is hereby
authorized. to call q State conven-
ton Of the: Republican party of
Louisiana, to meet atthe Mechanics
Institute, in the city of New Or
leans, at twelve o'clock M, on
THURSDAY, May 2, 1872, for the
purpose Of electing delegates to st-
tend the National Republican Con-
vention, called by the Natonal Re-
publican; Executive Committee, to
be- held at Philadelphia, June 5,
1872; also to nominate q Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Secretery Of
State, Auditor of Public Accounts,
Superintendent of Public Educa-
tionp Attorney General, and Repre-
sentatives in Congress, and to
transact such other business as may
come before it.
On motion of Hon. H. j. Camp
bell, the minutes were ordered to
be printed in the official journal. I.
By order Of the committee.
:: P. B. s. PINCKBACK,-
President.
WILLIAM V1GERs, Recording Secre-
tary State Central Committee Re-
publican party of Louisiana.
All Republican newspapers
throughout the State are requested
to copy.
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-05-11

@~An editor lately sent into the COM
posing-room two articles, one Of which
WAS an obituary notice and the other q
funny annecdote. The headings were &C.
cidenta1ly changed by the type settlers,
and when the paper appeared the editor
was horrifed to see the obituary notice
headed "a Good Joke, while the funny
1aneodots was prea1ed With the caption,
-"Sed Announcement" 81 II :
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-05-11
GIRLS, DON'T 1llE SLANG.

Girls, dont tall slang. # its nee
eesay that any one in the famil,
should do that let il be your biz
brother, though !. would advise hin
mot to adopt pigeon English" wher
there is an elegant systematized Ian
| guage thathe can just, as well use
But don't you do it. You can have
no idea how it sounds to ears un-
used or averse to it to hear a young
lady, when she is asked if she will 60
with you to some place, answer.
mot much" Of, if requested to do
something which she deesnot wish to
hear her say. Cant see it,
=" Not ongago I heard q young miss,
who is educated and accomplished,
in speaking Of a: young mansay that
she intended to Ego for him!' and
when her sister asked her assistance
at some work.~she answered "Not
for joe" -.:..
Now, young ladies Of inception
able character. and really good edu-
cation fall into this habit, thinking
it shows smartness to answer back
in slang phrase, and they soon slip
aippaptly from their tongues with q
saucy pertness that is neither lady:
like nor becoming. +, II bet" Or '.you
bet is well enough among men who
are tracing horses Or land; but the
contrast is startling and, positively
shocking to hear those words issue
from the lips ofa young lady. They
seem lat once to surround her with
the rongher associations or mems
daily life. and bring her down from
the. pedestal of purity, whereon
she is placed, to their own coarse
level. - "
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-05-11
RI, Influence Of Female Society.

It is better for you; says Thacke-
ray, to pass an evening once or
twice in a lady's drawing room, even
though the conversation is slow,
and you know the girls. song by
heart, than in a club, tavern, or the
pit Of a theater, All amusements of
youth to which virtuous women are
not admitted, rely on it; are; delete
rious in their nature. All men who
avoid female society have full per-
ceptions, and are Stupid, or have
gross tastes, and revolt against
what ispure. You club swaggerers,
who are sucking the butts Of bill
lard cues all night, call female So
ciety inspired. Poetry is inspired
to ayoke1; beauty has no charms
for a blind man; music does not
please poor beast who does not
know one tune from another; I pro-
test I can sit for a whole night talk
ing to q well regulated; kindly wo-
man about her girl coming out, or
her boy at Elton, and liking the
evenings entertainment. One of
the great benefits man may derive
from a woman's society is, that he
is bound to be respectful to them.
The habit is Of great good to your
moral man, depend upon it. Our
education makes us the most emi-
nently selfish men in the world.
We fight for ourselves, we push for
ourselves, we yawn for ourselves,
we light our pipes, and say we
won't go out; we prefer ourselves
and our ease; and the greatest good
that comes to a man from q womanis 8
society is, that he has to think Of
somebody besides himself some
body to whom he is bound to be
constantly attentive and respectful
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-05-11

By authority vested; in me, and
in pursuance to. the following reso.
luton. unanimously adopted at q
meeting Of the State Central Com
mittee Of the Republican party, held
March 18, 1870, at the committee
rooms, to wit u"
Resolved. That the president o1
this committee, be- and is hereby
authorized to call a State Convention
Of the Republican party of Louis:
lana to meet at the Mechanics In
stitute, in the city Of New Orleans,
at twelve O'Clock M. on Thursday,
May 2, 1872, for the purpose Of
electing delegates, to attend the
National Republican Convention
called by the National Republican
Executive Committee, to be held at
Philadelphia, June s., 1872. Also,
to nominate a Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary of State, Audi
tor of Public Accounts, Superin-
tendent of Public Education, Attor-
ney General and Representatives in
Congress, and to transact such other
business as may come before it.
I do hereby call a convention Of
the Republican party Of Louisiana,
to be held at Mechanics Institute,
in New Orleans. at twelve o'clock
M. on THURSDAY, May 2, 1872,
to select delegates to the National
Republican Convention to be held
at Philadelphia, June s, 1872, and
also to nominate q Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor; Secretary of State,
Auditor of Public Accounts, Attor-
ney General and Representatives in
Congress, and to transact such other
business as may come before it.
The basis Of representation to
said convention shall be as follows,
viz:
Parishes. No. of delegates.
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-05-11
A Novel Pair Of Stockings.

Il believe women will do q gooc
deal for a dance" said an old NJ. D.
.''they are Intensely fond Of sport
I remember once in my life I uset
to airt with one, who was grea
favorite in q provincial town wher.
I lived, and she con6ded to me thai
she had no stockings to appear in
and that without them her presence
at the ball was out If the question.
"That was z hint for you to buy
the stockings" said a friend.
."No; you're out" said the doctor
"She knew that I was as poor ae
herself; but, though; she could moi
rely on my purse, she had every
confidence in my taste and judg.
ment, and consulted me on a plan
she had formed for going to the ball
in proper trim. Now, what do you
think it was?''
"To go in cotton, I suppose" re-
turned the friend.
"Out again, sir" You'd never
guess it, and only a woman could
have hit upon the expedient. II
was the fashion in those days for
ladies in full dress to wear pink
stockings, and she proposed paint
ing her legs" T..
Painting her legs!" exclaimed his
friend.
"Fact, SIR" said the Doctor; 'and
relied upon me for telling her if the
cheat was successful"
. ""And was it?'' asked his friend. .
"DSt be in q hurry, friend. ]
complied on one condition, namely;
that !. should be the painter =,
! :;"Oh! you old rascal" said his
friend. ..... :,
'Dont interrupt me, gentlemen,s I
said the Doctor. Il got some pinl
accordingly; and I defy all the
hosiers in Nottingham to make 9
tighter fit than I did on little Jen.
ME. A prettier pair Of stockings
never saw
eAnd she went to the ballY'
:.s:She did" A~.
"And the trick succeeded"
$50 completely" said the doctor
ttthat several ladies asked her to re.
commend her dyer to them. So you
see what q woman viii do to go te
q dance. Poor Jennie! she was
merry mink. By-the-by, she boxei
my ears that night for = jokeI mad
about the stockings. Jennie sale
], for fear your stockings shoult
fall down while you are dancing
hadn't you better let. me paint
pair Of gartera on themp'" ''":
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-05-11
An EDITORS TABLE.

The editor sat in his sanctum, +. .....
His countenance furrowed with care,
His mind at the bottom of business,
| His feet on the top Of q chair;
His chair-arm an elbow supporting, , -
His right hand upholding his head
His eyes on the dusty old table,
With different documents spread.
There were thirty long pages from Howler,
I With underlined capitals topped, i. ].
And Z short requisiton from Growler,
Requesting his newspaper stopped;
There where lyrics from Gusher, the poet,
r Concerning sweet Aowrets and zephyrs,
And q stray gem from Plodder; the farmer,
Describing q couple Of heifers. !:
There were billets from beautiful maidens,
And bills from a grocer or two, !,
And his best leader hitched to q letter, .,
Which inquired If he wrote it or whe;.,
There were raptures Of praises from writer's
Of the smooth and meliduous school,
And one Of his rivals last papers, :.
informing him he was fool. :
There were several long resolutions,
With names telling whom they were by,
Canonizing some harmless old codger, !.
s Who had done nothing worse than to die;
There were traps on the table to catch him,
And serpents to sting and to smite;
There we're gift enterprises to sell him,
And biters attempting to bite.
There are long, staring lads" from the city,
And money with never q one,
Which added, "Please give this insertion,
And send in your bill when you've done;''
There were letters from organizations
Meetings, wants, and their laws
Which said, "Can you print this an
nounoement
For the good Of our glorious cause?'
There were tickets inviting his presence
To festivals, parties and shows,
Wrapped in notes, with "Please give us a
notice." T.. +.
Demurely slipped in at the close;
In short, as his eye took the table,
And ran over its ink 4spattered trash,
There was nothing it did not encounter,
Excepting, perhaps, it was-Cash.
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-05-11

The various parish committees
throughout the State are requested
to cali parish conventions to elect
delegates according to this appor-
tionment. ,...
By order Of the committee.
P.B. s. PNCHBACK,
1, 49,, President.
WILLIAM Y1aras,' Recording se,re-
ta.y Republican Executive O'm-
mittee. ~ ....
Republican paperst throughout tbs
State are requested to copy. =
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-05-11

.rAn ingenious web of'probahih6es
lathe surest' sciets q i ~aass man en- place
betVeen hnaSelf Ind thu truth. =. :
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-05-11


Republican Party, State of Louis
lana, New Orleans, March 18, 1872.
TO the Republican State of Louis
The Republican State Central
Committee having, in the discharge
of the duties imposed upon it by
the last State Convention, arrived
at the regular period which has
been set apaM by the usages of the
party for it's State Conventions, and
having authorized it's President to
issue the usual call, therefore deem
the occasion suitable to address
these brief remarks upon the politi-
cal situation to their fellow Repub-
licans. The quadrennial election
for President Of the United States
occurs this year. The election OF
this high officer of the Republic,
whose character and political views
are so important, especially to the
Republicans Of the South, and whose
selection almost decides our politi-
cal fate for the next four years, and
perhaps the whole future, makes
this election one of the deepest and
most vital interest to all our people.
We feel that we speak their unanim-
GUS sentiment when we invite them
to respond to the call of the National
Republican Committee, and advise
them to send our best representa-
tive men to the Philadelphia Con-
vention, to help in selecting tried,
true and unflinching Republican to
be our next President. Our State
election is also of the greatest i'm
portance. We have to elect a Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor, Secre-
'tary of STATE, Auditor of Public Ac-
counts, Superintendent of Public
Education, Attorney General, a new
General Assembly, and Representa-
tves in Congress. In fact, this
election is to determine q question
still more important to us than
who shall he the next President. It
is to determine for. the next four
years whether the State government
shall be Republican or Democratic ];
in favor Of equal rights, or against
them ; in favor of progress, educa-
ton and Improvement for all peo-
ple, black as well as white, or in
favor only of white progress educa-
ton and improvement and opposed
to equal advantages for the black
people /; whether we shall retain all
chat we have won and go forward,
or whether we shall lose all and go
back to where we were at the close
of the war. s j y =. 80"
We wish plainly and distinctly to
understand the fact that all parties
opposed to the Republican party,
whether under the name Of Demo-
Gratis, Reformers, Peoples party, or
any other title whatever, are simply
the old Democratic party under .
new name, and have for their OBJ
iect but one thing, that is to throw
the State government out Of the
control of the Republican party and
into the hands of their enemies.
Our people will also see that to de-
feat the strong and determined ef-
forts Of the enemy to again get
control Of the State, one thing is
the great essential, that all Repnb-
lcans shal be UNITED AND
WORK TOGETHER. If we do
this, victory is certain. :
i To this end We cordially invite all
true and earnest Republicans, with
The weekly Louisianian., 1872-05-11

as others sec & . You, take the Lou1s1
[AN1AN. r..
|.-1 .1%The Educational Convention
caled- for April. 25th, has been post.
poned until May 3d.. -<s =
a~Every colored man IN the
State should take the Lou1ss1AN1AN,
as it will shortly commence to pub
lish the record Of our public men.
10The tax resisters are not ma
king much headway. There are too
many lawyers in the front to make
it q popular movement. A lawyers
advice is always on the side his mo-
ney is. 4.. 49,.
D@The building of the Southern
Exposition Association is now fin
ished, all but the trimmings, and a
steam engine is now located within
prepared to run the whole concern.
1~On Tuesday afternoon last
Hon. G. g. Antoine left the. city for
Shreveport; J. sellaI Martin, Esq,
for Avoyelles en- route to shreye7
port; and Jene A. Hall. Esq, for
Natchitoches. .a.,.- >o ~.
1~There are so many candidates
for Governor in the Customhoase
ranks that:really it,looks as if some
body wanted to be bought off OF is
ready when he can command votes
to sell out his influence. g;
p~Questions of interest to the
colored people Of Louisiana-who
vote for the swindling bills that
passed the Legislature and for J. r.,
West for the United States Senate
we propose to answer soon.
p@The young bloods who wish
to pronounce for Democracy, stand
in the same relation to the true
politician as an amateur to a genu-
inc actor: We're these people fol-
lowed, we would have another riot.
~The tone of a great many
Democratic papers indicate that the
Democracy will meet in National
Convention and put up ticket. If
so, it will be the duty of every COL
ored man in the land to vote for
the Philadelphia nominees. -: