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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29

A Great Land Slide.

A ten minutes to five this mornin O
an immense land slice took place on
the NV York Central road about a
mile west Of Green Island. The place
is known to railroad men as "DilIion' $
Cut" The cat IS about eighty feet
deep, measuring from the road-bed
1t has been observed for several DAYS
back that the embankment was Gu
croaching upon The track on the south
side, but no suspicious were entertain
cd that such aa Immense quantity Of
earth would suddenly break away.
The slide measures 800 feet in length
and the broken earth lies on the track
to the depth Of from forty to fifty feet
that distance. 1t is fortunate that the
slide happened at the time il did, and
that 1t Was seen by tive men, Richard
Nagel aud john Brady. Had it t.. ken
place just before dark or about the
time the Schenectady trains pass, a
great sacrifice Of life would have been
the result, as the slide could not have
been seen any considerable distance In
advance OF all engine on account of the
curve IL the track at the place, and
besides, ''the Gu" is mile from sig
nal-boy. La addition to the slide there
is rent In the hill, twenty feet back
from the edge, eighteen inches wide
and about 400 feet long When the
detris now lying on the track is clear
ed away this earth will undoubtedly
slide down and again block up the road.
Road-master Smith is at work this
morning with two squads Of men,
squad at either end of about fifty men,
clearing away the debris. It will take
at least a fortnight, to clear the tracks,
during which time trains to aud from
Schenectady to Troy will go by way eff
Albany. The ground where the slide
took place is of a clayey substance,
and its rending and sliding away is at
tributed to the late heavy rains. The
Immense volume of earth slowly moved
away from the mainland on the south
of the track. After it had freed itself
1t rolled down noiselessly and fat,en-
ed out like a sheet of water. The tee-
graph poles in the vicinity fell like
straws before the vast moving volume
of earth Troy Press.
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chronological Journal.
A First Glass Illustrated ssMagazine
Devoted to Science, Literature
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Biographies
given of all the leading men and women
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Self-Cnltnre-
Instructive articles on self improvement;
memory choice of pursuits; Our nation
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Finally
Much useful information on the leadin 2
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Custom Work

is done with the greatest neatness and
punctuality, and every care taken to give
entire satisfaction. He thanks the public
for the liberal patronage he has heretofore
received, and solicits all to call and give
his goods thorough examination, AS he is
confident he can please both as to quality
and price F. w. KURZWEG.
Watertown, SEPT. goth; 1870,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29

SPAIN.-MADRID, July PIT is
stated that Catellar AID Gorilla are pre-
pairing to act in concert for the de6ni-
tive establishment of a conservative
lvppblc
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
A PPLETONS'
AMERICAN CYCLOPEDIA
New Revised Edition.

Entirely rewritten by the ab.est writer's on
every subject. Printed from New type
and illustrated with several thousand en-
cravings and maps.
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Barnum's Balloon project.

Mr. Barnum's project to send bal
loon across the Atlantic is beginning to
take shape in an experimental way.
His faith in an easterly current is not
quite fixed and abiding, aud SO he has
determined to test the matter thorough
~ before building the large balloon
which is to undertake the transatlantic
journey. With this view, a balloon
of smaller dimensions has been built
and Mr.. Donaldson has been trusted
with guidance of the affair. The BAL
loon Was made at Syracuse, is contruct-
ed of silk. and will contain about 80.
OOO cubic feet of gas 1t is the in /.
tentlon of Mr.. Donaldson to make
twelve experimental trips in this bal
loon With the view of determining the
question as to the existence Of an east
e1ly current, remaining up each tine
from tWen'y-tour to forty-eight hours.
The balloon is, Of course provided with
all the instruments necessary for deter
mining altitude, the course of the wind
temperature, &c. It is also provided
With boat made of some substance in
the nature Of India rubber. to be pre-
pared for the emergency of falling IN
the sea. If In each Of the twelve as
tensions Mr.. Donaldson falls upon an
.easterly current, the point will be con-
sldered settled, and the building Of the
large balloon VII be proceeded with
immediately. The new balloon is at
present at Syracuse, and probably be
brought to New York Oh Monday.
The first ascensions will take place, IN
all likelihood, on tie til, prox and after
that there will be two ascensions each
week until the twelve are completed.
The balloon will be inflated in the
Hippodrome, from whence the ascen-
sions will be made. It will cost about
s. 500, bat the large one which is
intended to follow it will cost some sl2
600 or $4,000,
The cheap rate Of living in Europe,
as compared with our fash onable
watering place scale Of prices, is bav-
ing its effect to send an unusually
large number of summer, tourists across
the water. Added to this incentive
low rate charged by the steamship
Zines, the effect Of competition. Steer
age passage is exceedingly cheap, and
it is said that it will fall to $40 before
theIend Of the season. Saloon passage is
corresponding low, some lines carry
ing passengers for $50. The Phila-
delphia Company is taking passengers
at the lowest New York quotations.
and in addition to this pay the traveller
railway fare from their homes to the
city they sail from. At this rate per.
son can so abroad. spend six weeks il
the old country. and return at an ex
pense Of not more than $3.50.
GOLDSMITH MAID IN CHICAGO =
Friday afternoon, about 5000 peopl
assembled at Dexter Park, Chicago
to witness trot for purse $1,000
between those celebrated flyers "Gold
smith Maid" and Judge Fullerton.
The entertainment fell below expectatio
and nothing remarkable was don,
Fullerton" did not behave very wei
The "Maid won in three straigh
heats. Time, 2:294, 2:1Ga, 2:254.
SPAIN.-MADRID, July PIT
stated that Catellar AID Gorilla are pre-
pairing TO act in concert for the defn
tive establishment of conservative
lepUblic
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Boot and Shoe Business,

on the north side of Main street I'd door east
from 4th street, where will be found at all
times an extensive and we'll selected stocE
of all sizes and styles, consisting of Gentle
mems, Ladies Misses and Children 5 wear
His goods are all of the finest and best
quality, elegant and substantial, and every
artical that he ma nufactures and sells is
warranted
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For Sale,

HOUSE AND LOT on Sixth street, lst
IL Ward, known as the Mitchell proper
~, II story frame dwelling house, with
wing, containing ten roomsx good well of
water, large cistern and good size frame
barn. Price, $1,000. Those wishing to
purchase will apply to Mr. n. w. Pierce,
Junction Office, Milwaukee l. st. Paul Rail-
way.
Watertown, June 22d, 1874.
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Dissolution Notice.

THE COMPREHENSIVE hereto ex-
/ isting between the undersigned, under
the firm name of Weissert Il Bodies is this
day dissolved by mutual consent. The I'm
adjusted accounts OF the late frm will be
settled by either parties The business at
the old stand will hereafter be conducted by
j. g. Weissert, who will be pleased to see
all who want anything in his line
j. G. WEISSERT,
JAS. Fl. BOLLES.
Waterfowl, June Goth, 1874.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-19

|, the undersigned postmaster ATT,
State Of -, after the exercise of due
diligence to inform myself of the pecuniary
ability and responsibility of the principal
and his sureties in the aforegoing bond,
and of theunIncumbered real estate owned
by them respectively, do hereby approve
said bond and certify that the said sureties
are characterization to insure the pay
ment Of double the entire amo unit of said
bond; and | do further certify that the
said bond was duly signed by---,and
- and, his sureties, before
signing this certificate.
-, Postmaster
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NoTE.-W hen the oath is before taken a
justice of the peace, or any other officer not
using seal, except a Judge of the United
States court, the certificate of the clerk of a
court Of record must be added, under this
seal of office, that the person who admins
tered the oath is duly qualified as such
officer.
Bids Of So, 600 and up,oard must be ac-
commpanied By q certified check, or drqft, on
some solvent national bank, payable to tie
order Of the Postmaster General, equal to
per centum on the present annual pay on the
route or in case finer serUice, not less than
5 per cent4m of the amount Of tie bond &C.
campaigning the bid, if said bond c1ceeds
S., 600.
The proposal must be signed by the bid
der or bidders, and the date of signing af
fixed.
Direct to the Second Assistant Post
master General Post Office Department,
Washington, D. c., marked " Proposals,
State o."
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BOND.
Directions.

~ Insert the names of the principal
and sureties in full in the body of the
bond also the date. The signatures to the
bond should be witnessed, and the certi6-
cate on the inside should be signed by a
justice of the peace, adding his official title,
or if signed by Notary Public he should
affix his seal.
Know all men by these presents, that
-, of -, in the State of -, prime
pal, and-and- in the State of
-,as sureties, are held and firmly bound
unto the United States of America in the
just and full sum of - dollars, lawful
money of the United States, to be paid to
the said United States of America or its
duly appointed or authorized officer or Of
fcers to the payment of which, well and
truly to be made and done, we bind our
selves, our heirs, executors, and admins
traitors, jointly and severally, firmly by
these presents.
Sealed with our seals, and dated this
- day of -, 1877
Whereas, by an act Of Congress approx
ed June %, 1874, entitled AN Act MAX
ing appropriations for the service of the
Post Office Department for the fiscal year
ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and seventy-fve, and for other purposes, -
it is provided: " that every proposal for
carrying the mail shall be accompanied
by the bond of the bidder, with sureties
approved by postmaster" in pursuance
whereof, and in compliance with heprovi-
sions of said law, this bond is made and
executed, subject to all the terms, condi-
tons, and remedies thereon, in the said
act provided and prescribed, to accompany
the aforegoing and annexed proposal of
the said -.
Now, the condition of the said obiiga-
ton is such, that if the said -, bidder
as aforesaid. shall, within such time after
his bid is accepted asa the Postmaster Cen
eral has prescribed in said advel tisement of
route No -, 10 wit on or before the lst
day of June, 1875 enter into contract
with the United States of America, with
good and sufficient suretes to be approved
by the Postmaster General, to perform the
service proposed in his said bid, and fur
Their shall perform said service according
to his contract; then this obligauon shall
be void, otherwise to be in full force and
obligation in law.
In witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this -- day of
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Certified checks or drafts to accompany
all bids erceeding $4,000.

SEC. 253. That hereafter all bidders up
ON every mail route for the transportation
of the mails upon the same, where the an
nual compensation for the service on such
route at the time exceeds the sum of five
thousand dollars, shall accompany their
bids with a certified check, or draft, pay
able to the order of the Postmaster Gene
rail- upon some solvent national bank,
which check or draft shall not be less than
five per centum on the amount of the an
nual pay on said route at the time such
bid is made and in case of new or modi-
fed service, not less than five per centum
of the amount of the bond of the bidder
required to accompany his hid, if the
amouat of the said bond exceeds five thou
sand dollaw. In case any bidder, on be-
ing awarded any such contract, shall fail
to execute the same, with good and sutfi-
Gent sureties, according to the terms on
which such bid was made aud accepted,
and enter upon the performance Of the SER
vice to the satisfaction of the Postmaster
Genassl, such bidder shall, in addition TO
his liability on his bond accompanying his
bid, forfeit the amount so deposited to the
United States, and the same shall forth
with be paid into the Treasury for the use
of the Post Office Department; butifsuch
contract shall be duly executed and the
service entered upon as aforesaid, such
draft or check so deposited, and the checks
or drafts deposited by all other bidders on
the same route, shall be returned to the
respective bidders making such deposits.
No proposals for the transportation of the
mails where the amount of the bond re-
ouired to accompany the same shall exceed
Ave thousand dollars shall be considered,
unless accompanied with the check or draft
herein required, together with the bond
required by preceding section: Pr0oi-
dsd, That nothing in this act shall be con-
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FOR BURNS AND SCALDS
it is invaluable, cooling and soothing the
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A BLESSING TO THE WORLD.
FOR FROSTED LIMBS, COSM0LINE
is fully as efficacious as for burns and
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FOR RHEUMATISM, especially Infam-
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Tho
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Proposal.

Proposal.
The undersigned ------- -, whose
post-ofice address is -, county of
--, State Of -, proposes to carry
the mails of the United States, from July
/, 1875, to June 80, 1877, on route No.
-, between and ------, State of
-, under the advertisement of Pos,-
master General, dated October =, 1874.
with CELEBRITY, certainty, c.nd security"
for the annual sum of - dollars: and
ifthis proposal is accepted he will enter in
to contract, with sureties to be approved
by the Postmaster General, within the
time prescribed in said advertisement.
This proposal Is made vilhf,t knowledge
cfthe distance Of The route, the weight Of The
mail TO be carried, and all other particulars
tn reference 10 the route and service and,
also, after careful examination Of the lars
andinstructions attached TO advertisement Of
mail service.
Dated - ---, Bidder
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Failing contractors guilty eta
misdeme0nor.

SEC. 254. That any person or persons
bidding for the transportation OF the mails
upon any route which may be advertised
to be let, and receiving ar award OF the
contract for such service, who shall wrong
fully refuse or fail to enter into contract
with the Postmaster General in due form,
and perform the service described ia his
or their bid or proposal, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and, on convic-
ton thereof, be punished by a fine uot ex-
ceeding five thousand dollars, and by inn
prisonment for a term not exceeding twelve
months.
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Failing bidders and contractors. Con-
tracts may be ertended, and
temporary contracts made.

SEC. 251. That after any regular bid
der whose bid has been accepted shall fail
to enter into contract for the transporta-
ton of the mails according to his propo-
sal, or, having entered into contract, shall
fail to commence the performance of the
service stipulated in his or their contract
as therein provided, the Postmaster Cen
eral shall proceed to contract with the
next lowest bidder for the same service,
who will enter into a contract for the per-
Torrance thereof, unless the Postmaster
General shall consider such bid too high,
in which case he shall re-advertise such
service. And If any bidder whose bid has
been accepted and who has entered into
a contract to perform the service accord
ing to his proposal, and in pursuance of
his contract has entered upon the perfor-
nance of the service to the satisfaction of
the Postmaster General, shall subsequently
fail or refuse to perform the service accord
ing to his contract, the Postmaster Gene
raj shall proceed to contract with the next
lowest bidder for such service, under the
advertisement thereof. (unless the Post
master General shall consider such bid too
high, who will enter into contract and
give bond, with sureties, to be approved
by the Postmaster General for the faith
full performance thereof, in the same PEN
atty and with the same terms and condi
tons thereto annexed as were stated and
contained in the bond which accompanied
his bid but in case each and every of the
next lowest bidders for such service whose
respective bids are not considered too high
by the Postmaster General shall refuse to
enter into contract and give bond as here
in required for the faithful performance of
his contract, the Postmaster General shall
Immediately advertise for proposals to per-
form the service on said route. When
ever an accepted bidder shall fail to enter
into contract, or q contractor on any mail
route shall fail or refuse to perform the
service on said route according to his con-
tract, or when q new route shall be estab-
lished, or new service required or when
from any other cause there shall not be n
contractor legally bound or required to
perform such service, the Postmaster Cen
eral may make temporary contract for
carrying the mail on such route, without
advertisement, for such period as may be
necessary, not in any case exceeding SIX
months, until the service shall have COM
lnenced under contract made according
to law Prouided, hoaoeuer, That the Post
master Genersl shall not employ tempora-
ry service on any route at higher price
than that paid to the contractor who shall
have performed the service during the last
preceding regular contract term. And in
all cases Of regular contracts hereafter
made, the contract may, in the discretion
of the Postmaster General, be continued
in force beyond its express terms for a pc
riod moi eycpedinp six months until n new
contract with the same, or other contrac-
tors, shall be made by the Postmaster
General
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Compensation for additional service re
strtcted and regulated.

SEC. 260. That compensation for adj
ditional service in carrying the mail
shall not be in excess of the exact pro-
portion which the original compensation
bears to the original service; and when
any such additional service is ordered,
the sum to be allowed therefor shall be
expressed in the order, and entered upon
the books of the Department and no
compensation shall be paid for any ad-
ditional regular service rendered before
the issuing of such order.
SEC. 261. That no extra allowance
shall be made for any increase of expe-
dition in carrying the mail unless there
by the employment Of additional stock
and carriers is made necessary, and in
such case the additional compensation
shall bear no greater proportion to the
additional stock and carriers necessarily
employed than the compensation in the
original contract bears to the stock and
carriers necessarily employed in its exc
cution.
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Deductions may be made, and fines inn
posed, TOR delinquencies.

SEC. 266. That the Postmaster Gen
eral may make deductions from the pay
of contractors for failures to perform
service according to contract, and i'm
pose fines upon them for other delin-
quencies. He may deduct the price of
the trip in all cases where the trip is
not performed and not exceeding three
times the price if the failure be occasion
ed by the fault of the contractor or car
rier.
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STATE OF

I,-,clerk of the--being a Court the
same of Record, do hereby certify that,
whose genuine signature appears to the
foregoing affidavit, was at the the time of
signing the same, a justice of the peace in
and for the county and State aforesaid,
duly qualified, and that all his official acts
as such are entitled to full faith and cred
it,
In testimony whereof, | have hereunto
set my hand as clerk, and affixed TIE seal
of said court, on this - day of -,
1877
r. CLERK
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sworn, depose and say, and each for him
self deposes and says, he has executed the
within bond, that his place of residence is
correctly stated therein, that he is the owner
of real estate worth the sum hereinafter set
against his name over and above all DEB ..
fue and owing by him, and all judgm' ,nts
mortgages and executions against b m 81,
ter allowing all exemptions Of eve ~ char
acter whatever, the total sum thus assur-
ed amounting to (S-) - dollars