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Bidder.
GUARANTEE.

The undersigned, residing at -, State of
-, undertake that, if the foregoing bid for
carrying the mail on route No. - be accepted
by the Postmaster General, the bidder will, prior
to the Ist of June, 1873, enter into the required
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nclc service, NOT less tkca per ccritum Of one
yc0r pay proposed {. bid Section 253, oct Of
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aud guarantee signed by all tho. parties, and
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FORM or PROPOSAL, GUARANTEE,
AND CERTIFICATE.
PROPOSAL.

The undersigned, -- -, whose post Office
address is --, county of -. state oi
-, proposes to convey the mails of the nj
ted States from July l, 1873, to June 80. 1876,
on route No. between ---- and --,
undcr the advertisement of the Postmaster Gen
oral. dated December l, 1872, with celebrity,
certainty, and security" law of June s, 1872
for the annual sum Of - dollars.
This proposal is made nth .fuu knotctedge o.
he distance Of the route, the freight Of the mai
10 be carried, and al other particulars an refer,
eRcc 10 tie ro,ae and Serrjce: and, also, Gffe,
carcfM examination Of the larS and instructions
attached 10 advertisement If mail service and O
the provisions contained IN the act Of Congress q
.June g, 1872.
Dated -, Bidder.
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BUILD WELL THE STATE.

EY GEORGE W. BUNGAY.
O builders of the state,
BE brave and wise and great,
Make equal rights for all the base.
Mortice the granite deep,
True To the plummct keep,
Build higher than clique, or caste, or race
Wall out the trust in crccds,
Wall in the faith in deeds,
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Wall in the church and school;
Wall out the tyrant's rule,
Wall in fair Freedom Oh her throne.
o men in Washington,
Build in the rock and on.
Build well-build well for all future time
Let all the nations see
Justice and Liberty
Clasp hands above a task sublime.
-ErcRiRy PoSf
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OATH REQUIRED By SECTION 2I6 OF
AN ACT OF CONGRESS, APPROVED
JUNE s, 1872, TO BE AFFIXED TO
EACH BID FOR CARRYING THE MAIL,
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OATUS.
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The attention of bidders is called to the 4;h
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=, bidder for convey

ing the mail on route No. -. from ----,
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HDHEaD RDang n NLas.
STATES MAIL.
MARYLAND.


WASHINGTON. December l. 1872.
Proposals will be received at the Contract
Office of this Department until p. m. OF
March 5, 1879, Ito be decided on before
March 20, 1872 for conveying the mails of the
United States, from July |, 1873, to June 90,
1876, in the State of Maryland, on the routes
and by the schedules of departures and arrivals
herein specified.
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NOTE.-Whcn the oath is taken before a JUS
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a court of record should be added, under his
seal of office, that the person who administered
the oath is duly Qualified justice of the peace.
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ii Rposiuy # fcshjoa Pleau,c. mi In
StCuctiyH
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wee FKEDEWIcgs oDUCLNss, Jr.,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-08

SINGULAR MURDER TRIAL. Correspond
rnce New York World. j Corinth. Mss,
November 30.-A most remarkable murder
trial and conviction has happened in the
Macon (Mi>S.) Circuit Court, Judge Orr
tbruthcr Of the late Minister to RuSsia) pre-
siding. The whole story is developed in the
charge Of the distinguished Judge, of which
give an almost rcrddtim report. The par
ties to the quarrel and homicide were ne
grocS. Is was the witness whose testimony
ltgat Instant conviction. The Judge, after
the conviction of the defendant, addressed
him Us follows:
Bill Lewis. the duty is now imposed upon
me of prOnouncing upon you sentence OF
death for the murder Of Ben Calhoun. Your
trial and conviction have been the most re.
maIka3lc ! have ever witnessed, or Of which
I have ever read You were arraigned at 9
o'clock last Wednesday. \ jury from Il
special vcnrc was impanelled, all the wit
ncsscS were deliberately examined, the lazy
was cXroundcd to the jury, the arguments
for and against you delivered, and verdict
OF guilty returned into court at II M.-three
hours after the case was called. This SEEM
inc extraordinary haste in diSpo>lng OF 4
capita! case caused me to remand you to
prison in order that | might thoroughly in
yesli@ate the facts. am satisfied that no IN
Justice has been done, no error committed.
Your able counsel have pot even entered a
motion for Il new trial. The most rcmarka-
bic feature in your case was the tersc, sen
tcntouS testimony of the leading witness.
The whole case was defined by him in the
fcwcst possible words and with perfect accu.
lacv. The negro witness said:
"Bil Lewis and Ben Calhoun bad been
di>pu'ing during the week. Sunday Bill
and his friends weut to church, and Bill
tried to get proof that Ben had Threatened
his life. Bill came back and asked Ben if be
had threatened his life. Ben told him 10 go
off, that he was al Internal scoundrcl, and
he would have nothing to do with him. Bill
repeated the question, and Ben gave the same
answer. Bill said All right Ben went to
his house, and Bill went one hundred yards
TO his, shot off his gun and reloaded 1t; came
back, and TO the crowd around Bcn's door
said. Look out = They scattered. Bill
fired Ben fell. Ben died, and only said,
Lord have mercy"
These were the exact words Of the inlet
tered negro witness, slowly and solemnly
uttered, and the thronged courtroom and
the Judge upon the bench shuddered as they
fell from his lips. Two witnesses corrobo-
rated the assertions of this one. An mex
orable condemnation is found in the words
of the witness: bill fired; Ben fell Ben
died, and only said Lord, have mercy"
The echo of those horrible words will be
ringing and grating through the chambers
of the soul 10 your dying hour, and even
through eternity, unless silenced by the love
of a merciful Saviour. Go seek your peace
with him. The sentence OF the court is that
YOU be confined till the 18th day of Deem
Der. and on that day taken by the sheriff to
the place of execution, and hanged by the
neck until you arc dead, and may the Lcrd
have mercy on your soul.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-08

\ CuEl0vs BlQrEST PUtSbmyh, Pa,
December >. lS73.-ThiS afternoon the reg
i>trur OF Allegheny county rendered dccl-
sion in one OF tn" most remarkable cases on
record. Some months ago james NcCui!cy
~ old gentleman. worth several millions.
died. leaving ~ Wife or children to enjoy
the rich inheritance. After his death and
burial Robert u. Clark, dealer in boat
stores, cam" forward and claimed $4,000
from the estate. He presented ~ evidence
Of his claim an instrument bearing lnmS-
takahly the signature Of the deceased, iii
which McCulIcy explicitly directs his adj
ambassadors or executors 10 pay the above
mentioned sum u Robert II. Clark lis a
token of his regard for the latter and TO COM
mclnuratc the toud Of friendship long exist.
ing between the two.
Major William Frcw. administrator of
NcCuIlcy'S estate, resisted the payment OF
this bcQucst, givin" rs his principal reason
his opinion that the signature TO the bond
was Il forgery. and that the existence of the
PAPER was not known till after the death OF
Me- ulcy.
Some of the best lawyers Of the State wcrt
engaged in the dispute, which has been pro-
trlcted for considerable length Of time.
The claimants produced testimony showing
that Hon. Edgar GOWN drew up the inStru-
inert, called a bond OF friendship, and that
McCutlcS's signature at the bottom OF it was
evidence of its geuuinencSS. Clark further
testified that he had enjoyed the acquaint-
ancc Of McCullcy for over twenty years. lie
often dined with him at his house, and had
drunk with him more times than he could
count: furthermore, that McCuIley during
his life bad endorsed notes for him to the
considerable amount OF SlO0,OOO. Even III
this year, previous to the death OF the mil
lionaire, he had his endorsements to the
amount of $4,000, and of this paper sl5,000
had been protested.
According to Clarli's story the deceased
first spoke about preparing the paper four
or five months before il was executed. lie
said he was on considerable paper for Clark,
and as he was getting old he wanted to make
such provision for his friend that there
would be no further need for endorscrs.
McCulley's heirs vigorously resisted this
claim. cndcayoring to show that While living
McCulley never manifested the slightest
friendship for Clark over his ordinary ac-
cuaintances, and emphatically denied the
gcnllineness of the signature 10 the lnstfu-
meat. The amount involved ana the sihSu-
lar character of the document created a great
deal of interest in the case, and much curl
osity was eyinced 10 learn the decision OIL the
registrar.
1t came this afternoon, and is III favor OF
Clark. In the officers opinion the paper was
sufficiently proved, and consequently adj
United TO probate. Clark appeared very
nervous during the reading of the document
deciding the case, but when the result was
announced he seemed the happiest man in
the courtroom. The heirs, perhaps, will
appeal The case to the Supreme Court.-Near
York Uer0id.
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DLoRsoY's AaEr1cuN Co1.oNY.- Biorson.

DJoRsoS's hIEEIcuN Colony jorsol-
he Aasske gian Poet and novels, who. an:
nruDcen sUU1e time IgD That he worft fenys-
bis native country and. settle I'M the United
States, is now making the final preparations
for embarking with a colony of,70O Norwe-
gians for this country. This accession TO- the
simmigrant population, Ia this country, ac-
cording to the, statement published by Alr.
Rjorson in the papers Of Christiana and
Tr0ndjhem, will fur surpass in character aud
means previous bands Of immigrants from.
the Norseland. Two hundred OF Bjorson's
Immigrants are stalwart young married men,
and the aggregate means of the colony will
not fall short of S4C0, 900. No definite point
in this country has been selected for these
TOO immigrants, but it is more than proba-
bic that they will settle in New Jersey near
Vneland, Mr.. Biorsen having negotiated
some time past ftg.a tract of land near that
place.
The colony consists mostly Of young
farmers. but among its members iS,a physi-
clan and a young Christiana Journalist. Mr..
Steenson intends to publish Norwegian
paper as soon as the immigrants have made
fair beginning in their new homes. Bjor-
son himself Will be the clergyman OF the
colony, all the members belonging to the
Lutheran faith. Mr. Biorson has caused all
those who enrolled their names, on his list to
sign solemn temperance pledge, and his
young companions look with great cnthusi-
assn for their transfer to American shores.
\ peculiar feature of the constitution OF the
colony as drawn up by Bjorson is that the
members pledge themselves to abstain from
legislation, and to leave the decision Of all
causes OF dissensun to Il court of arbitration
that is ts, be elected once year. The immi.
grants will leave Gothenburg about the 18Th
Of January by large Swedish vessel espe
cially chartered for this purpose.