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L CHOICE BUILDING SITES
GARDEN LOTS
KRBYAND's SUBDIVISION
OF
- WOODLEY PARK,
On The EOodley Road, half mac nom ,hs bsnJ NJ
ish Streef, and only J0Iesr minutes tcqkk rom
SeudtOr SteBrGrf'S Mouse
Lots from half to ten acres at ego 10 asDo
per acre, on easy terms. Ground 50 rods this side
en1 NO better, Is held at 81 eco per acre.
Part OF the land Is covered with la. ge Oak Hicko-
~, atq Chestnut Trees. NUMEROUS fine springs sni
several streams Of water are on the place s ia
mostly coed. Probably there Is ne better invest
ment in the District than the woodIey Park lots ct
the above prices. For sale by
THOMAS E. WAGGAMAE,
auRH-eolm 019 9TH street north west.
E0R sALk-An elegant HOUSE on n street, be.
Il tween 9Th and 10 b streets,
hne RESIDENCE PennsyIysnis avenue,
between 18th and 18th streets, and large list OF
Houses and Lots in all parts Of the city.
JySl-tr X. J. SWEET, 81 ] 9TH street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-12

Il HAVE TAKKH sEVERAL OF MY BOATS
n TO the Big Nster Dan Ne I, four miles /. -
above 6soTgesown, where they VIII be for -
bsEf At the sscsDd lock, FOR Information sppIy TO
J. PtssIho, foot u C0EgTsss street, George
toy II Do. sepe 81
, 1874-08-26

Tho actual amount OF damage dono by tho
loousts III Dakota baH bcen greatly exaggerated.
Gov. Pennington, in company with tho Hon. O. q.
Wickor, Of Chicago. and o.hors, has travoraod
tho greater portion Of tho State covering tho
ensiro district invaded, md prououuces tho ita-
PRESTON OF gouoral devastation entirely false.
Wheat is tito stapIe product Of tho Territory.
Tho acrcago thiB year greatly oxcooas that Of
previous years, asd, though tho early heat PFC
vented tho oars from, filling iboral1y, tho age1e-
gate yield will ho greater than ever. po-
tatoes havo suffered slightly, oats cou-
adorably, and but one-half Of tie oqrn
crop will be harvested. Altogether tho damage
done will not exceed 20 por cont of tho cropB and
may be leBs than 10. Thoso observations arc
embodied III report to the Hon. T. Watts, Com
msBsioner Of Agriculture at Washington, and
will dlspel tho fooling Of despondonoy existing
III that part Of tho country.
, 1874-08-26
POLITICS IN ALABAMA,

The Radical State Convention Of Alabama,
which waa held at Montgomery On tho 2lst iust.,
for tho nomination OF State olicers and Con-
grcHAman-at-Largo, Beams to haye been one Of
the most curious Oh record. AL Radical Con-
vontons In the South aro curiosities, but this
QUO excole1 them al! In deliberate political zas~
calities. The nominations wore a packed and
picked fraud consummated by United Btates
ouatom-uouae ohlolals, poatmaaters, Null
Agents, and other Federal ofllos-holders, among
them aeqe.a! United ssates officials from aaja-
cent States. In tho mob Of theso ot1lo!ala WAS
Jcdgo NuBtood. who atepped down ouco mora
from the Bench to aoil l,ia ermino in tho dirty
puddle. Ho wont into tho Convention to
be tic leader and to carry out bis
own purposes or break mp tho Oonyon-
tion. Tho result wan tAat 10 failed In each, and
Was snubbod ii tho most decided aud peren,p-
tory manner. During the earlier part OF tha
proceedings 10 was involved in aeyoral disgrace.
ful wraagles with whites aud b1aoks, In which
he ca1no OF second best. Iu tho latter pbst oi
the proceedings he inalatoa tlsk every person
nominated for 0onxtsss-&t.f4afss SHOULD hnsHe'
, 1874-08-26

Mr.. 10 Letllie. Gen. Singleton, a1'd ono or two
more gentlemen WHO hayo unaertakon to roa,r-
rect tho Democratic party iu Illinois, mot at
Springfield yesterday and celebrated in heroic
measures their ancient deeds Of prowess, and
tLoir Btitl moro valorons ntontions. They did
nothing moro. No convention was held. because
1t was very clear that tho small company prosont
would batray tho ridiculous weakness Of their
cause II they should bo gathered togethor IN one
place. So they substituted mass-meetiug, md
made arrangements for q convention to-day,
hoping to pick up from the refuBo material Of tho
Opposition party sufficient for thoir own
humble wants. singleton'B speech, by MI
aecounta, was worth going m hundred
miles to hear. He rnarod himaolf
red in tho face in painful effort to show that
tue Democratic party won't down into the valley
Of humiliation aud death in 1879; and thon
gracefully advanced to tho position TINT It would
bo boccming aud profitable thing to sting up
the old skeleton ~ {. warning to oyil-loora. He
rolled such wosds aa doath, tomb, aud resureac-
ton, as sweet norsels under Ais tongue; aud
insured lia hoarors TINT tho stono had been
rolled uway from tho sopulchro. On rt1lcetion,
the General will perceive that, unless thora ia
somo divine power by TO restore the deal to life,
! rollod back with n3l possible speed.
, 1874-08-26

Spse3a. Di.passh to 9'hs Chicago 7ttsa"s'
ronoxro, Out, Aug. ga oom"ttee o1 -. u.
voa.lgatIon is sitting to-day iuqnt,us 'nsJ non, NV
irregularities Of the rrossaont OF thu aaa oo1a-
nauy. Tho allegations are, frat, Of charging
the t Company with payments thst had never mover:
boon made sooond, with oy0roasrsag accounts s't
that had beon paid thra Tith aos'.ns .a tue
claTeel 10 nia own personal expenditure. Tho
con'mitteo aits with closed doors, aud the rsauls
cannot In the meantime 10 known.
Court Of Common psAs ;s granted tue tue
Information inf : sgsiuut the publishers Of tAo Ma.
tion,i lilo lion. George brown was QUO Of
thopo appoll,totl by tho Ontario Government u
atIylso 81 10 tho ostabliahmsnt Of = model farm
near Guelph, mud tho charge that waa com.
uniued Of as llbolous iB, tiat ho had PLACED
thore and wss ma!utaia!ng ut public expeuna bis
illogt!ma.e, son. tho oMld OF woman whom he
lad soducpA In Hothwoll, and to whom o. II
whose triol'ds ho had paid tAs nun u $s,oao y
huah tia uAstar up.
, 1874-08-26

tho Chicago produoo markota wass lrrog~
ular and unsettled yesterday. Meaa pork mas
dull and 30@25c por brl lowor. closing at s22,60
@22.76 for septembor. and e16.87}1@l7.oo ao]ler
the year. Lard was moderately active, aud 26@
600 per 100 ihs lower, oloalng At sl4.25@14.3o
for September. and e11.o0 aeller tho
year. Meats waro in fair demand and firm,
closing At aM@sHo tor shoulders, 12h@
124c for short ribs* 129G@12}1o for short cloar,
aud 1sA@1394o for swoet- plcklol bams. High
"lnes were quiet and steady, At o7o per gallon.
Lake treights were dull and unchanged, st 30 for
corn 70 Buffalo. Flour was quiet and stoador.
Wheat WIS actlve aud irmer, oloaIng ut o31c
caah, and o211o for Boptember. Corn was qulot
and advanced 10, closing at o0e cash, and gt14o
sallss 6optofnbos. oats moro aotlvo and 1@2o
aowsF' oIostna At to>d@A13fo o.sh, aud Bs9lo
Ia aspssubsr. Ays una h talt damana Aud
, 1874-08-26

Father Tranquil Wolfgang, who died 1T
Munich last year, roa1iz,ng that with him Eu-
ropeaa tranquility Disappeared, lndu'ged In con"
aeascd prophecy. For 1874, lie predicted the
Strengthening OF tho Spanish Republic, now
chief Of government in Franco, and the death
Of Plus IL. For 1875, war between Italy md
Franco; italian occupation Of Algiors. ind de-
feat Of tho French army; for 1870, tue sur
render Of Par,s in March, fall Of the Spanish
Itepub,ic, poationce in Hussia and Prince Fritz
Emperor Of Germany. aud revolution In En-
gland; for 1877, tho reconciliation Of the new
popo with Italy, the division Of franco into
four statos European Congress In Rome,
and goueial armament In Europe; for
1873, now European Congress In
Berlin, the death OF Queen Victoria, another new
Government in Spain, cholera in Franco, and q
romedy for 1t discovered In Davaria - for 1879,
univorsa peace, great discoveries at sea, and tho
suspension Of the Order Of tho Joauita; for 1850
to 1880, universal peace, aud the boasng Of tho
Pope on all nations. This Ia rather narrowing
to some persons and States. The chnohman
Bcems unnecessarily severe on paria and Franco,
but that Is intollglblo. Why the suspicious 81
leuce as to the fate Of Emperor William, and tho
result Of the revolution In England7 But, like
other romsnces 1t will ena happily, for tho Pope
will bless all nations, Malays, CAoctawR, and
Kanakas, as we'll as Bayarians, spanfarda, and
Englishmen. The Order Of tue Jesuits is to be
tue sacrifice made 10 briug about sueh pleasant
harmony.
, 1874-08-26

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tno o"'a"of olV'l'lagh'b o''l. az 'n's 1"'o'a'o'
" n'sro oe1oRa'o arose Ano ona'"''o''"eo D'.''
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Doa' Wy luo'o's' '"oBo nus!c'un n'os.o"
wa ."',oo' LUZ uo1s move OF tne eoIse"'''n
eaS @'""'e'u ea"aloeto io' oous''ea
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, 1874-08-26

Atty.-Gon. Edsall yesterday advised tho State
Board Of Equalization that it has not tho power
to compel tho attendance Of persons and tho
production OF papers, but may, through the
courts, ouforce the ponalty Of withholding in
formation necessary to it's intelligent action.
Another point Oh which his opinion WAS desired
Is the status Of corporations which last year re-
fused 10 mako proper returuH. and wero thoro-
fore not assessed. Tho Attornoy-a holds
that oil arrearages thus created, and inter-
oBt at 10 per cent, ,nay be included ID the aaaoas-
monta FOR the current year.
, 1874-08-26
THE SPRINGFIELD CONVENTION,

To-day tho Convention called by tho farioua
peraona aud organizations WHICH united at tue
mceting hold In the Sherman House in this city
will meet at Springfield. It will, by its proceed
inga. determine tho political complexion OF the
majority OF the ne1t Congressional delegation,
and Of the next Legislature, and Of n largo pro-
portion Of tho county and local of1loeH. It may
by 1ta action secure these for tho Opposition 1t
my, IN like mannor indirectly, 40 rope1 sup
port that tho Republicans will secure even 3
greater prepondoranco in tho officers elected
than they hayo had for noyerat years.
That Convention will doto,mine tho yalue Of
itB proceedings by its action on tho resolutions
relating to finance and cusroacy. Those who
called tho Convention asked the attendance Of
all those who favored:
!, The restoration Of gold aud silver az tho basis
Of tho currency Of tho country tie speedy resump-
ton OF specie payments, aud tho payment uf all
toual indebtedness in thu money recognized by the
civilized world.
2, FREQ commerce.
0. Individual liberty and opposition to aumptuary
Laws.
4. Rigid restriction Of tho Governments, both
State anu NATIONAL to the legitimate domain Of politi
CAl Uy EAGlHtuA I'LL G4tGHtafD AIu
Legislative internedlng with tho Affairs OF society,"
whereby nouopolies fossersd, privileged classes
nggrandZed, und individual freedom unnecessarily
| mud opprtsaiyefy restrained.
+. The right nnd duty Of tho State to psotec. is
citizens from extortion aud Just discrimination by
! chartered nouopolea.
| II the Convention shall Adhera to and affirm
this declaration, it may anticipate the support OF
al the immense population, who, without my
reference 10 past political associations. will give
their support to any declaration in favo,
Of honesty and good faith and In favor oi
tho elevation OF tho national currcnoy to tlf
specie Standard. Tho people are tired OF false
hood aud oquiyocatiou. Tie Unitod States Con
grcaB III 1852 by lnw c.aotcd that the greenbacka
should 10 = legal-tandor for their faos value
but, despite tho law, thoy havo not after twolyt
years, nlae Of which hayo been suce tho War
aver had any such yaluo. 4 currency that ha
not in fourteen yoara advanced OIL conts on th
dollar and Ia subject at any moment to fall tt
to trado aud commerce 80 long az that ourrono
il tho only ono In circulation. 90 long as green
backs arc worth RS 90 oe,,ta on tho dollar, til
man must indeed be ignorant who eupposos tha
ho can purchaao with thom more stan 90 cent
on the dollar Of actual value. The mau vi,
contracts dabt with currency ut 90 ohtana 70
his obligation 10 moro than 81 cents On tue dol
lar Of its amount.
No one proposcH my violent disturbance q
the yaluoa Of the curronoy, Tho popular iuta1
esa demand that tue currency be advanced topa
, and that the god-roon, in Now York 10 close
tor oyoynlore. With groenbaoks ut par In coli
all tranBaotions will have q real yaluo, and traG
, Of all kinda Mill htyc degroo Of liability III
, known for many yenrB.
/ II ako Convention, ho~ster, shall l5psrs ITO
, 1874-08-26

hnaaka In then, NJ tnr ain nnd Bays that blio
wan mtslod by good man. Wo find, too, that
Mrs. TiIton eaye = lcttor to Bceohor to enable
him to Gofonl himself from, chargo Of improper
advances against every ono but hor husband.
From oil tho dooumcnts, 40 they stand, tho in-
forenco Ia almost trrosBtiblo tint Docchor
committed son,e grayo moral wrong;
tint tue wrong waa Que In which hls rotation
will, married woman VIVA involved; TINT 1t waa
sl,amotul net aud not q moro mistake. And
this conclusion Is reached without the did Of
Deect1or, or Tilton. or Moultop, OF anybody else.
It ia roaohod from tho documents brought to
light In the Investigation, They aro wltnosaoa
whic!, cannot lio. Thoy aro Deechor and Mrs.
Tilton written. II Dooohor Is condomnod, 1t
will not be OH Ti1ton'a testimony, nor on honl-
ton's but OH Ills own. THO atrongost witness
nga!nst Duouhef is Boocher hitnaclf.
| Thore is auothcr point Which should bo
brought out in reference to tleno lottels. or tho
documentary evidence In tue oaso, and which "o
do not think has boon mado holntoforo. oir'
Beechor. III bis statenont, says that he nevor
heard Of tho chargo OF adultery until Alr. Tilton
mado 1t betore tue Committoe. Up to that time
ho Ind undorhtood tho Rravoat Charge to 10 that
he had made improper advasoos to Alts. Ilitoh.
Ho lnsiHse, however, that lio WIS not guilty oven
OF tllfs. and hiB only odonso against Mr. Illtoh
"aH ID the advice ho gavo Mrs. Tllaon to sep
arato from hor h'fsbanu. 1B 1t not strange
thont that Mr. boechor, In making Mr. hloulton
, 1874-08-26

The Convention OF Domocrata. Liberals, Con-
sory&tiyeg, white mon, and all others in Loui-
siana opposed to tho usurpation Of tho Kellogg
Administration, adopted platform yesterday
which Ia In the main commondnble. There fs a
certain degree Of vnguonoaB in tho resolution In
respect to tho payment ot the State debt which
ve should like to soe avoIded; but tho
tone Of 1t, after na, Is manly and honest.
AL good people at the North, whatever may DO
their political connections, must fool their hoarts
warm to these oppressed citizona Of Louisiana,
who aro maintaining, with only tho Weapons
which monstsously unjust code Of lava afforla
them. a struggle Tor their rights quito as d5spe-
rate ~ tue ono which was fought Just before tho
War Of Independence.
, 1874-08-26

Tho recout stat cment Of Superintendent Hong
iu qualification of tho conduct Of tho 0sage In
diam IN tue southwestern part Of KanRas has
bnon sharply criticised by those who SIC know
ing to tho facss. It Ia shown that Supesintend-
ont Hong derived l,is Information entirely from
tho Iudiaus, aud was asked to produce his proofa
or hayo his statements contyadicted. Hc failed
to do either. 1t has been shown by positive eyi-
douco that the Indians brought upon themselves
thoir punishment at Rod Mounds by making
deprodatonB upon tho .ottlomouts, killing set-
tlers, aud driving of etocls. It scems worry ro-
markable that tho Indian Agents invariably sym-
patlizo with tho Indlans md take part against
tic settlers who aro trying 10 p]aut bones upon
the border. Tho poop1o of Kansas orc about
tired Of this partinlity, md somo OF them have
already notified Superintendent Hong he may
rcst assured that "tho citizen soldiers Of the
Southwest propose to fight 1t out on this 1ino
Indian fushton, aud TINT they hold thaNaclves
perfectly responsible for their conduct"
, 1874-08-26

Gen. Singleton can tell hawk from bern"
shaw Wien tho wind il eouthorly; aud hc says
that gold is glittoriug fraud. It is quite timo
that tho people should correct thoir opinions by
Con. Siugleton's Since gold IL q glteeFinG
fraud, and gronnbaeAs are promises to pay gold,
tho country ia coarly going to tho dosil. Hence
It makes little difference whather Gen, Single
ton becomes presidont Of tho United States or
is sent to lunatic asylum. There is tho logic OF
It plainly Expressed.
, 1874-08-26

tho CALL and shall follow tim mon over In Indt-
ann, who demanded tho still further depreciation
Of tho groonbaclt, mud tho repudiation Of tito
public dobt by forcing upon tho public creditors
tho deprccalcd currency iu payment thoroof,
t1lon tho Convention will forfeit tho respect Of
every llonost nan in tho State 'and IN tho coun-
try. It will thrust from 1t tho support Of all
those who desire to support tlcltet on tho plat
form Of national integrity, and. of courao, will
invite TINT dofoat which 1t will most certainly re-
colvo at tie polls.
, 1874-08-26

jIr Matthews has begun to weep over the do
genoracy of the times. Many Of his trionas
haye been implicated In tho course OF tho in-
vcstigation by tho Grand jury, and 1t seems to
Linn hardly possible for the truth to prevail With
out hurting somo Of them. Tho reporters say
ho ca.ne out Of tho jury-room yesterday With
flushed face and trembling lip. When one's
friends happen to be lnayes, they ought to bo
offered up for tho general good without much
vain rcpining. The trouble with Afr. Matthowa
appears t. be that ho haa been obliged to place
hfmsolf in tho position OF one who docs nasty
work without hope Of reward.
, 1874-08-26

Tho Rev. @. D. Boynton, pastor OF the First
Congregational Church Of Cincinnati and e1-
Chaplalu Of Congress, has created gront sonsa-
ton III Ohio by preaching sermon in fnvor Of
tho liquor license, aud taking tho ground TINT
Christians must re-urgue tic whole question.
Willie thero Is no doubt Of tho aouudneas and
even necessity of his postion, it has caused this
great sepsasion from the fact that 11r. Doynton
haa been temperance advocate orer since the
Washingtoninn movement, and was one Of tha
thicf supporters OF tho recent oruaade IN Ohio.
, 1874-08-26

Armor at 74@7416o. Barley was active and
weak, but closed nrmer at 84@85o Hollcr Sop
tembar. On Saturday evening laat thoro was In
store in this atty 1.110.05o bu wheat; 2,140,s40
bu corn; 252, ,0o5 bu oats; 2s,o5t bu rye; aud
1424 hu barley, being an inoroaso Of 877, ,020 bu
Of grain during Inst weols. Hogs were aotlyo,
md pricos OF merohnntablo lots ruled 16@20o
higher than on Saturday. Sules ut 4500@7.75.
The cattle market waa quIot and stoady. Bhoop
wore tn fair demand, at slade lowar ps1coa,
, 1874-08-26

William NJ. Springer, Esq., was nominated BY
tho Democratic Congressional Convention held
ut Springfield yesterday. a1r. Springer is an
.bo lawyer, is thoroughly familiar with tho llia-
tory and wants of tho State and OF the West
eenoraily; Inns Ind considerable experience In
tho State Legislature, and is m exce'lolt
speakor. II elected, ho will mako an industrious
and practically useful mer1bor OF CongreBB.
, 1874-08-26

An agent Of tho National Board Of Undor"rtt-
srs ia uow in this city consulting with local tn-
auranco authorities and ascertaining tho views OF
tho Municipal Government in regard to proposed
tmproyomonts in the Fire Department. Tho
Council remains US immovable as cyer If no may
Judge from outward Indications. Who pnys for
tho dosuy, II anybody, is matter for conjecture.
Tho probable explanation Of it is that some Of
the ueedy Aldermen arc waiting for propositions
Which NAV clcar q pash Of duty before thcm.
, 1874-08-26

It is very unhanlaomo Of the correspondents
in Washington to speak uukindly OF tho mon
principally concerned in the fraudulent Bafo-
robbery. That affair lns been furnished forth
~ rnoat aud drink to newspaper rcadera during
two weary months, and though 1t must DO COLI
1esaed to be worry lean picking, yet IT III toerabc
Wo shutsdor to think whit newspaper row would
have done without it.
, 1874-08-26

This famous show-place aua esuuy-place win
celebrate it's majority In little less than ycnr.
It WAS opened uoarly twenty years ago. Nation-
al aud private banellcenco havc mado It first Of
its kind in tho world. In tho great cluHsor OF
buildings which sholtora tho Museum, nearly
evorY ttado, profession. md art Gun bo studied,
In part or In whole. Everything In tho vast col
lection is for use. South KeuHington il gradu-
ally becoming the educational centre Of London.
We noticed, tho other day. that tho scientific
courses provided by tho University Of London
for women wero but poorly attended, owing to
the superior advantages offered by tho lectures
given In ono Of tho schools attached to this groat
Museum. Tho institution is 90 rich in diagrams
aud specimens Of every kind that 1t cau furnish
tho best attninablo Illustrations. It is for this
reason that Prof. Hu1loy's lectures to young
women aro given thore. The pupils at tho di!Tor-
ent schools maintained by tho Museum authors
tics are numbered by tho hundred. Tho viatora
TO the Mnsoum proper are numbered by tho
million. During It's twenty yoara' existence,
1860. G24 poraons have entered it's doors. This
year tho visitors will number juat about
100000. These 1EurcB arc tho moro
remarAable because tho Museum, in defor-
ence to mistaken prejudice, Is Kept
closod on Bunday- This is tho chlof
day Of leisure for tho poop1o for whose bonoilt
tho collection Is maiuly designed. II they could
uso their holiday in Waiting the Museum instead
Of the nquor~aaloou, tle attendance would
probably DO doubled forthwith. Mr. Sheep
ehanks who gavc tho creator part Of tho picture
galory, which IL especially rich in Laadsoers,
coupled tho gift with tho request that the paint
| ings should be shown On Sunday. 0thor donors
have oxproaAod tue same wish, but IN win. Ths
| opening Of tho Museum on tho first day OF TIT
| week is, Of oourae only question OF timo, bu
1t Ia pity that tho time has not yet como.
Besides giving opportunities Of education te
all tho people who live in London and visit Lon
| don, tho Museum does = missionary worl
throughout Eugland by making up collections
from its abundant stores and Keeping. them IT
circulation from town to town. Buch sage
| practices deserves imitation. There are few
collections In New York City which could bo
transferred to tho West for time with great I'D
gantage-at least to tho Weat Such thing woult
probably 'pay from pecuniary point of siew
The Di Cesnola antiques, for instance, wouls
cestainly "draw " we'll. 80 would tho Rev. Dr.
Primes wonderful pile Of pottery: The Acado
my exhibitions Of paintings might be repeated o,
Western soil when Eastorn sigAtsesrs wer
satisfied.
, 1874-08-26
THE CnuNTY QQNTlAQTH.

We yestorday published tho statement made
by aIcasrs. Boguo and Clough to tue Board Of
County Commissioners III which these gentle
mon showed that tho oonntY had contracted
with JamoH Forsyth l. Go. for oortain articles Of
groceries at certain prices; that tho contractors
had presented bills for articles furnished, and
lad been paid at pricea rangiuR from 10 100
We also published what purportod to DO an ex-
plauatton by Mr. O. r. porfolat, which waB
based on what We supposed WAS copy OF tho
contract. Since then, howovor, wo have found
In tho published proceeding Of tho Board Of
County Commissioners for tho December session,
1875 pago 81, tho prices at Which tho contract to
Forsyth i Co. was let. An examination Of this
papor shows that Mossls. Clough mud Dogue wero
correct In overy particular in their abo Of prices
paid and contract pricoB. Even in tho matter OF
the corn-meal .hoy wors equally correct. hIr. Pc
rlolat exhibited it aeomB. his bid, aud not tie
contract. The Commissioners solicited from tho
onumoratod articles Ia Lis proposal largo NUM-
ber and awarded him tho contract at prices
placol on tho record, and from which there can
1e no eacapo. In tllis list arc three kinds Of
sllgar aud two kinds of tea, inatead OF nino Of
sugar anl mauy Of ton, rs suggested by Mr.
poriolat. 1heHo prices for ten, sugar, and CORN
meal, as contracted for aud as paid for, wore as
given by Moasrs. Doguo mud clough as follows.
We give but one purchase Of oach:
dsttc;ts. Contract rrice. Price paid.
ftuN1 nj ~ &.6G XL.lu