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National Republican., 1874-05-13
pRoPosALs FOB CONCRETE STONE,
Il RUBBLE STONE, CEMENT AND SAND
soSsr EoR TIE HHEEn YsITE3 SrE yE sTATEsI y G2TRT- qI
oss5Ss or .sS sSfssIst6sypaEr pass

Us. couKr-HoUsB AND Poaf OFFIcE, \
t M II lie i-sh day Gs q Nay, is,t for rrnishnS
and and Pr ss e M sS
durable stone, broken % The Size or hen's egg,
stone which may Se u granite. limestone. or other
readily with cement or ordinary mortar and Of suf
fcient size to be classed one, two and three men
ing clean, fair beds with fracture under the ham
ofsSs aSsStItl & e e sSrse.@ea sioHs: -.
EosendsIe; each bsfrsi must contain not less than
Also, for 500 elble yards. more or less, clean.
saRnles of a.. ~ tie shov. stsr,,,s IN ba sinh.
mittPd with tho proposals.
Delivery WILDE made at such times and In such
quantities q. may be deemed necessary BY the su-
;. Biddsrs may sanmit prsposal, 70. one or AL Of
form and be inclosed in separate envelope
Al bids must be made on the printed form. 70 be
accompanied By penal bond OF two responsible
persons In the sum Of one thousand dollars COL 0o)
sSe tGss the sdds5 s KIN p H
the security 10 be certified by the United States
Judge, Clerk of the United States Court, or the
District Attorney OF the district In which he re-
PaymentwiIl &c made monthly, deductIng ten (io)
The Department reserves the right to reject any
or all bids it be deemed for the interest Of ths
Every bid must Be made on the printed form to be
obtained In this once, and must conform In every
respect to the requirements of this advertisement
velope, indorsed proposals for Concrete Stone,
Bubble Stone, Cement or Sand, (as the may bej
- apss-sis Join Mc&RTHGR, d aTRSis JS', super't.
National Republican., 1874-05-13
PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING AND
THE SALISBURY NATIONAL GENE
lmnARrERhAsrER r. GENERALS OFFICE.

OUARrERhAsTER GENERALS OFFICE,
WAsHINGTOS, ID. c., May 6, 1874. !
Sealed proposals In triplicate, with copy Of this
advertisements attached to each, will be received at
this Office until noon on WEDNESDAY, June 10,
l,T4, for furnishing and erecting at tho National
Cemetery at salisbury, N. G., granite monument
in accordance with design adopted by the Secretary
specimen OF the material proposed to be used
should accompan NY each bid.
The following Il . copy Of the law Of March .,
1873. providing for the erection OF this monument:
tBs enacted by TIE Senate dnd Honss or Rspressn-
tGtives V uhs Unfted States Of Amsried IN Congress
assembled, That the Secretary Of Warts hereby au-
cemetery at Salisbury, North Carolina, = suitable
granite monument to the memory of the twelve
thousand Union soldiers who died In the prisonpen
at that place, and whose remains are buried In
trenches In that cemetery and the sum Of ten thou
sand dollars, or so much thereof a. may be neces-
sary s hereby appropriated for this purpose out Of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
The monument is to consist Of an obelIsk resting
With sculpture, the total height from the top Of
The law limits the total cost OF the monument
furnished sni set up In place to ten thousand dol
lars, and no bid exceeding that amount can be en-
Engraved elevations and plans Of the design win
be prepared for use of bidders.
Proposals should be Endorsed mProposais 70,
Cemetery" !" and addressed to the pndersignsds
Quartermaster General. Brevet Msjor General
United States Army. myI-6t
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PROPOSALS FeRlFREsH BEEF.
FOR FRESH BEEF

FoRr wADswoRrH, N. Y. n, March 81, ma.
Sealed proposals. in duplicate, will be received
this ozce ultil II O'Clock a. M, on the 18th day Of
MAJ, Is7t for fnrnishing the Fresh Beef re9ui,sd
ss,stion during the fscai year commencing July
Separate proposals.. for choice cuts Of fresh beef
for Commissioned officers will also be received
Information as to conditions, qualty OF oeeL.
this ofice, r. ID. POTTS,
ap2 First Lieut.. 9th Artillery, A. q. >.
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mys-STu&Thst 49,
PROPOSALS FOR FRESH BEEF.

'-.s. OFFICE A. c. g..
FORTRESS MoNRoE VA, April IS 1874.
SEALED PROPOSALS, In duplicate. will be re-
ceIved at this of1G until II m, May %, 1874, for
furnishing the FRESH BEEF required by TIE Sub
sistppce Department United States Army at this
stAtioB- during the fiscal year commencing July I,
1874.
Information as to conditions, quality, payments,
JAMES CURRY.
First Lieutenant Fifth Regiment OF Artillery
A @. 8.
National Republican., 1874-05-13
STATES CoUkf-HotsE AND P6Sr of.
FlCE AT NEW YORK CITY.
!. 8. CouRr-Housr Asp Rosr oysIc., /,

US. couRr-HousE hsp RosI oygIcZl
OFFICE OF surxRrsrxspENT, May 4 fa4.
Sealed proposals will be received it the once Of
the Superintendent utu u m. OF the 18th day OF
May, l7S for furnishing, delivering, fitting and
putting In place the whole OF Lhe wrought-1roa
ing.
Copies Of the specifications may be had and the
plans seen on application at this ONCE. ,
AL scafoldtnE reduired by tbs contractors to
put the work In place will be Furnished BY the Gov
ernnent free OF charge, but WIN be erected By the
Payments will be made monthly, deducting
ten PEI. cent, until the nnal completion Of the
All bids must be accompanied BY q penal bond OF
two responsible persons In the sum OF ten thousand
dollars (sio 00) that the bidder will accept aud per-
form the contract II awarded him. ths sufcieney OF
the security be certified by the United States
Judge, Clerk OF the United States Court, or the
District Attorney Of the district wherein he redss
The Department reserves the right to reject any
or all bids 1t be deemed for the interest OF the
Governrnent TO do so, or to subdfvide the various
Items Of work among the different bidders, at It's
option. Every bid must be made on the printed
form. to be obtainsd in this Office, and must con-
formtn every respect to the requirements OF this
Proposals Will not be received from parties who
are not themselves engaged In the manufacture OF
Wrought-lron Furring and Lathlng, and who have
not the necessary facilities for getting the work
Proposals will be lnclosed In = sealed envelope,
lndorsed " Bid for Wrougnt-Iron Furring and
CALVIN T, HULBURD,
my9-5t perintendent.
National Republican., 1874-05-13
DRoPosALs ron MILITARY SUPPLIES.
-uEADQyAErEns ,DErAETNENI os rHE sOUrn,

QU z
LOUISVILLE, KY, April IS, 1874.
Sealed Proposals, Tin tripilcate, under the usual
conditions, Ill be receiv ed at this oce and also At
the oticrs Of tho United States Quartermasters at
the seygrsl posts named below, until Y O'Clock m.
on WEDNESDAY, the 10th day Of MAY, 1874, for
the delivery of military supplies, during the nscal
year beginning July fs7i and endins June 30 1875
Wood, Coal. Corn, Oats, Hay and Straw, At the
following named posis tonisxile, lebanon ,9, Lsa,
aud Ghatt.noosa. Tenn; HGntsyille and MOUNT
Vernon, Ala. Atlanta and Savannah. Ca |;
Charleston. Columbia, Yorkyllle and ewbcrry,
8. c.; Fort Johnston, Fort Macon and Ra.elsh,
N. e.. and 81. Augustine. Fla. #.
Bids for any portion of the supplies will be enter
tained. .-. ...r
or alt bids. .. fr
Blank Proposals and printed Circulars showing
giving full Instructions as TO the manner OF bidding
and the terms Of contract and payment, can be OBJ
Quartermasters at the various Posts. or 70 this
Denuty ouartermaster General, Chief 0uartermas-
. ter, Departments Of the South. apis
National Republican., 1874-05-13
lROPOSALs FOR FRESH BEEF,

OFFICE OF ACTING OoMNIssARY OF
SUBSISTENCE, FohT CoLUNBCS, NEW YORK Z
HARBOR, April p, 1874.
Scale Il proposals In duplicate will De received at
this Office until y O'Clock M, May 2, 1874 for fur
nishng the Fresh Beef required by the Snbslstencs
Department, United States army, at this station
and New York city, during the fiscal year COM
meneins July ls7i Information as TO SSndits9ns, IS
application 10 r. g. RUTHERFORD,
First Lieutenant Twelfth Infantry, A. c. 8.
National Republican., 1874-05-13
STEAMSHIP LINES.

NrNORFoLK, NEW YORK
w BUSTON AND PROVIDENCE.
The One iron steamer LADY OF TIL LAKE hav-
Ing resumed her regular trips to Norfolk, will leave
her wharf, foot OF Sixth street. every MONDAY
and THURSDAY, at p. m, touching at tho prin-
cipal river landings, connectinE Al Norfolk with
steamship Of the NJ. and III. Line for Boston and
Providence; with the lorillard steamship Con.pan
for New York. Freight should be addressed care
r. II. FITZHUGH, Agent,
Sixth-street wharf
A. Q. PLANT, General Agent,
mh2o Room NO. 10, Plant Building
National Republican., 1874-05-13
LIN E OF STEAMSHIP

MAsHINGToN AND NEW hUhnniH hnUIhfnHr ..nd
MereaIter the Inc Steamships e u nv y
John GIBSON will make regular " EERhh
IklPs BETW ZEN NEW YORK, Al Al LEAASsJiI = a siIa-a.
WASHINGTON and GEORGETOMN,a - ionoSns-
Leave New York from Pier % East River every Sat-
urday at4 D. m. Leave Georgetown eve,S etioAJ
at q. m. and Alexandria the same day &t Y %,
For rll llnlormation apply 70 r r :oD a: D S,s, Han,
town. or st the corner or Seyenteenth stSeet and
New York avenue. j. w. ThoifsSs isr.sS,Ss1,.
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PROPOSALS FOR FRESH BEEF.
orrfcE AcTINe 9. OF

ronr HAMILTON. fyiSi r. f., ASS ApTil 1, 1s.i p
Sealed proposals, in duplicate, will be received at
this otee until o,e.Sck p: M, stAf lslt, ioI
teuce Department, U. s. A., at this station during
as 20 S1aty beef pay.
ments, etc., can be obtained BY aPplicas,on on 70
First Lieut.. 30 Artillery, Acting cemmissary o
subsistence, U. ). A, .7,- = IN I ap2
National Republican., 1874-05-13
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FoB FREsH BEEF.

49,. rosr wHrr,Ih W. EsyS ., I'd
Se.lsd propos.Is In duplicate Win b received a
fresh Beefrequiredb by the subsistsnee Departn1snt
Untsd STATED army, At this station during the sly
montns oommenctng July I, 1874. Also, for such
officers and their families,
Information to conditions, quality Of beef pay
nenfs, &C., can be obtained By appllcation @
GEORGE 9. GRIMES,
, First Lieatensnt Second Artillery, A. G. 8.
National Republican., 1874-05-13
pkOPosALs FOR FRESH BEEF.

orrrcHA. o. s.. Fonr McH5sFTr, 5,IT sMap.,l
Sealed proposals, in duplicate win be received at
ing The FRESH BEEF required by the subsistspce
Department, United States Army, at this Station,
during the fiscal year commencing July next.
Information as TO conditions quality Of Beef pay
ments, &c., can be obtained by applifsti9n tS 4
First Lieut.. ID Reg,t Of Artiiiery, A. c,s. {
National Republican., 1874-05-13
PROPOSALS.
DRoPosAIs ron sTATioNERY.
-. nLrnr,s nrrrnn.

W1saisores. p. g! Nay 1 ial
sssis9 PrSgosas w q Eessiysd at shis elee ,ss
Of Representatives.
Bisnk forms Of proposals, showing the quantity
and quality Of each article and the form of bond TO
nished on appiica tion AZ this once.
Proposals should be indorsed: Proposals for Sta
tiouefy,'f and directed to EdWHrd MePherson,
Clerk House Of Representatives Upite9 States.l
EDWARD MCPHERSON,
mys-Tufw
National Republican., 1874-05-13
PROPOSALS FOR DREDGING.

UNITED STATES ESoINEER oFFIcE,
No. IS CHURCH STREET,
MOBILE, ALA, April ., ls7I- y
Proposals for dredging 10 90 cablc yards, noreor
less, IN the main ship channel, harbor OF Cedar
Key, Fla, Will be received at this office until noon,
May 81, 1574, and opened Immediately thereafter.
Printed blank forms OF proposals and guaranty.
specifications, Instructions to bidders an any de-
sired Information can be had application at this
ofnoe. A. N. DAMRELL
apo Capt. of Engineers IT, 8 Army
National Republican., 1874-05-13
GROCERIES,
COFFEE DROPPING.

We are glad to ofer our customers stu another
reduction in the price of COFFEE, and quote,
OLD GOVERNMENT JAVA, choicest 20 cts.
OLD GOVERNMENT JAVA. choicest
roasted cts.
OLD GOVERNMENT JAVA, good. as cts.
OLD GOVERNMENT JAVA, good. -. a cts.
MARAcAIBo-A large lot OF the finest ever
brought to this market Just received; price low.
LAeUYRA-whits Santos. Rio, &c., ct reuarka-
bly, low rates.
hocHA-ws are also just In receipt Of new lot
OF this variety, which we guarantee to be OF supe-
riOr6rslity.
National Republican., 1874-05-13

Malaga Fruit Company,
4O6 NINTH STREET
National Republican., 1874-05-13
WASHINGTON AND OHIO RAILsoAD:
FALL LARRANGEMENT-Tw TRAINS DAILY
EXCEPT SUNDAY, BETWEEN WASHING
TON AND HAMILTON, BEGINNING AUGUST

T0X AND HAMILTON, BEGINNING AUGUST
Leave washington at 9 a. m. SndI p. L., and Al
e8anJria al 9:l0 a. u. and 4:l0 D. Pass LeeSbury
IgoIng wesLwsrdl at il:35 q. and 6S p. nl-, aud
arrive at Hamilton at liz a. m. and e:5 p. m.
Leave Hamilton ut $50 a. N. and R:A p. IN. PaSs
Leesburg (going eaStw ard) al =. m andl:lo p m
and arrive Alexandra At S:l5 q. and 3 p.
and a w ashIng ton ut $50 a. IN. and $50 p.
Plsscngers from Waship gton VIII take the wash
IN gtOn aud Ohio at the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad station at T. m. and 4 p. M, and go
through 10 Hamilton without change OF cars.
The 5:45 a. IN. train from Ale ex1ndria and I2:J) p
m. train from Hamilton connect at Hamilton Win
kemps daily line OF coaches Tor PurcellVe, Snlek-
Resmer's line Of coaches, which leave LcesburS
Commutafion tickets, three cents per mile;
auaS-tf w. General Ticket Assat.
National Republican., 1874-05-13
TEAS.

~ehsve recently added to our stock in thI. de-
Partment by the purchase of LARGE QUANTITY
OF EEw-CRoP TEAS OF the different varieties,
and hence we are now prepared to offer special in
ducements.
See prices below
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4o s;ta MISCELLANEOUS. Eot5
GRAND ERIZE
GQN CERT +!
y ta Fgf g Il 'Afs flH9 1853 g II
Postponed to OCTOBER,
aFaqss 39nd 1874. ,es5.p
MISCELLANEOUS.

"HE Hoy JAS. r. y. WILSON. Mayor
- ii Houston. and the City Council.
.'al.,, s.S the enterprise II. f';l"ws: 7"
/. t I!nusrox, Texas. April 20. 1a7A.
WE THE UNDERSIGNED. REG ,R!'
~. R..nI Estate Ti>trii,mti.M,, whicl. ! +
Fs'STEH nr.'I"'s.s I" make IN til" 22'l vi
/. NJfIIIER next. in this citv, ax calculated
7" pr,,,"tr improvements aud placing,
witl,, tlm. r,.:s..l, t,f n,npv, wlI., 0therwis.'
would '- unable. n chnnc. I" s..cnrr -
'm,n. CIR them and their families. aud
having from, 'n'r l.'ng ncq'ainta"c" with
'i'r every confidence il, his integrity. wt
hrl j"stiti''.! in saying that v" believe
That ha will carry ont his Distriinti"n
honestly and fairly. according I" his all
" r'is'al p'a".
Signed By the Mayor the Hon. .Eas r H.
Uilson. and City Council.
CAPITAL. PRlZE-$5.OOO G"LD: t""
Residences il Il",,>t"n: (Pnpn|ati"m 20
OiN'. aud thu. Railroad centre. 1T the State :.
$50 trncts Of land IT, different l"r'i""s Of
~" State Va'n" "f prizes. $l4i.hN)
The management arr. s',. well con, irCs'sl
If the success "i the t.nt"rnrise, that they
feel justified IN promising I" REFUND EVE
nv CENT nF MONEY. il the DRAWN. d".s
MT take rl,cr ~, the 22.l "f OCTOBER
EVERY PrIzE PAID II, fnll. whether all the
tickets are sold or not.
Address:
J.E. FOSTER. Manager.
Houston. Texas
L. HOUSE, Treasurer. Oct. :hl.
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4 s,"eah-ea;le orator waited the
Wings "f a bird to fly to every Village
and han,!et in the broad land; but he
wil,ed when u naughty boy it, the
crowd sang out. "Y"m'd be s'"t for u
goosc before y"u had fled a mile"
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One "f our - Young girls ut an ex-
animation in g,an'n,rr, the other day,
when asked why the noun bachelor ~
was singular, bIn,Linsiy answered $:
Z" Because 1t is singular they dor's get
maryie5." She cent op bend.
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notice.!

A IL PERSONS FRIENDLY TO TIL.
a ent"lprise, and particularly all the
Stockholders Of the
R.IPIDES CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
IRE requested to meet the Board Of l'irer
tors ~ the Town I!ALL. on MONDAY. tn.
10Th day If OCTOBER. to consider hnsi
ness If inl"c ta,ice I" the Association.
By order If Board of Directors,
ROBr. +. HUNTER, President.
". W. WHIT1JNGrnS, JR.. Sect.
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A Snowman whoae notices called tnr
a few fat la,ys t. "feed hi. car nil..ls,"
received il car,l from, q man saying tina:
he couldn't spare his boys, bal ht had
a good "stall- fed mother. in law that
he .hop2ht von!J anti,
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WARD Committees.

WAKO CuNGM1 T"TEG3.
ALEXANDRIA .-...,
..... Executive t'oMN'rTEE.
PlNEVILlE:
". \. CARRY. W. l.. MORGAN.
!#-f q. ". JsM,ov. 5.s+s. '''t
t BAYOU RAPIDES . s.'
=. II. HAwokrn. J. W. TExApA.
I'K. j. \. CRulK>HAsK.
COIILE:
II. \. R,ycE, GARY BLANCHARD.
wv. JAMES. II. A. I;l .ssAr,
JAMES NICHOLS. SMITH CRnwoEn
>Mas MAnLEs.
HlNESTON:
:. ". WILLIAMS, J. f. HAru,w.y
FRANK I'UNx,M. N. I,oss sSTuAL.
PACL's STORE:
f. T.. Dn"GE. I'R. WILLIAM lloBBY
DAVID G. PAUL. J,us J. SWAMI.
yALuOUN's STORE:
!. \. CALHOUN. IiADLEy DYER
y. ". i\ASi-
RANDOl.PH'S
A. g. COMPTON. WILLIAM RANDOLPH.
CHARLES SIMPSON,
LECOMTE:
.J"HN A. STEPHENS. X. ". CLARK.
!: H. CARSAI.
CHE.NEYVlLIE:
J. +. SWELL xGs t'HAs. Tanner.
VI. X. MAxsu All. H. l.. tanner
i. r. FvRD.
LATANIER
J. l.. rnSxErLA, NORMAN WHITE.
II. VI. ROGERS, y. \. -MIrH.
WILEY'S:
GEORGE cAuEaON. J.o. +. EORLAND.
FRANK PEARr.
PRAIRIE:
JoHx \. NEWELL, Tuos. CHAPMAN.
Nike Paul.
DIG ISLAND:
AUGusrE CHEvALLIER.
Asa BELLS:
Asa CELL, ]. Z. MARTIN,
Isaac LAcRpIx.
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The remaks If a little eight year-old
was in accordance with the wish "f
many people. M"tI'er,"h he said, II
u ish I was bniit like a hen coop, out
If latlls, and then the breeze could blow
right thruuh me-"
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FOR ALL FIRE ARMS
FOR SALE by
Ferguson & Schnack.


Notice.
U,vi". leased the plantation "f G. q.
Al Watts. ",,.. mil.. below Airxa,niri:.
and i'n>i". placed ~" enclosures j..
r""' lite repair: wra,e prepared :" TAX.
r:,ttl. "'' na>t"ra.e. ut reasonable rates.
Al ,".,>.,ns W.T." Il" ."t wi>I, T.. l,a,
past mr,.e "n their stock. TOW on The.
pIa"s"t,"n. arr. in'.,,y mortified 4" re-
.".v" ~. s:,'n+ within Fifteen .lav~ y,
pa.tnra-c will I've CHARGED.
f.. Y. MARYE g. BROS.
Ma, %. '7l,'.
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Attention !! Attention !!
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LOST! LOST! I-rS. -!

II OST Or MISL.AIDa note drawn
u 10y O. T.. Walker, for Fifty -tou
3j4 90 Dollars. payable I" Alfred
G:a>>"", and Ivy him endorsed to
The undersigned and due January
l>t 1874
All parties are warned not to
trade Il said note as payment has
been stopped. w. B. HARPER.
Oct 81 1874.
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Ny Nsighbots DeE soii

|,'3i1o xyNeisAbotsD Dsg soar
fe 7'#h - 2 IL l.-<d i'fDTsi IL <:
That humorous writer. NJ. Quad.
publishes the following under the
cnption 81" ny Nsigbbofi ;Dok"
Ny +neigbbor- keeps dog-my
nearest neighbor: O'ber neghbors
keep other dogs, bnt.it IL this neigh.
Dor md this dog / speak of This
neighbor.i is sll rieh'-kinl- hearted,
votes my ticket. and biz wife borrows
tea and coffee ed my wife, 1bnt bis
dog il gradnally'ki'ing me- Dssing
the day. when I am down town, the
beast sports around Ike an innocent
lamb. or lies dnwn in the shade and
sleeps and trrams.J But, .as aoon rs
/ retire to bed, that dog commences
operations. Ny neighbor nnd his
wife are old aud deal. and they have
no idea Of what their dog does.
/ make it u rule TO go bed precise.
" at nine o'clock, nnless the Presi-
dent Of the Unite.;; States or some sof
his Cabine, officers a'e stopping at
my house. At just five minutes af.
ter nine, when be knows that I have
got the sheet over me, that canine
sta down in front 1T my gate. He
wriggles "1d twists until he gets
firmly in,bedded in position, and
hen he opens his month, sucks in q
long breath. and yells:
"Oh hoo! noo! hoo hoo!'
It fetcl'es me on end in an instant.
There is snch gmveyartl shrek to
his voice that my hair ands mp for
Il mo'oent, and I think Of ghosts
through deserted halls. In
aboot thirty seconds the canine opens
bis mouth again
"Oh whoop hoo! hi! hoo!
At this l get ont Of bed, seize a
stick of wood and opens the door to
mash him. lie calmly gazes mt mo
while draw back io throw, and when
the stick strikes the ground rod. to
he left of him, he utters quiet
However. when he sees
more wood coming, lie saunters off in
IN IL careless manner. and l go back
10 bed. hoping for peace. In about
fifteen minutes that brute comes
through hole in the fence, plants
,.mself nn,ler the bed room window.
md getting Ill ready. he howls
2"Hs! hoo! whoop! Genera Jack
.on's dead = '
throw up my window and shout
It him to get out. 90 h. me. vanish.
Try mp, bot he sits there aud calmly
:on'en'?lates my night cap nntil l
,e lin to shoot ut with tie revolver.
Then he walks around the corner Of
he house and stands there, knowing
hat no revolver can shoot on circle.
Ny wife begins. to interfere about
his time, aud I haul ii the revolver,
,lose the window aud swear by tho
,orn spoon that not another sun
hall ever set on that dog in life. At
Midnight lie howls again-.,t one
hrse-ive, and then he returns
,n,ne with a consciousness IF having
lone his duty. I have thrown bin
poisoned meat, paid boys to lay for
lin, aud wasted cords of wood and
sounds OF powder myself, but he
rows fat anil his howl grows worse.
spoke to my nei. .;hbor, bnt he re-
,lied that cit was hard times for
money! and got discouraged. My
wife says, "Pat cnce-on hang mo
t will! 1t is now half.past eight
clock, aud between this and eleven
will be u dead man or will hurl
hat dog into eternity.
The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-10-24

JONAS ngSEMTHAI4
81 - JGai ~ 90" !" ''"y his New
7: .'i,njrr and t.Ir.nm stock "t goods
ti,,h =. l,1~ .jn~; ri-"ch, and has for
sale u. his stone. .",nrr
&c ND 81 MURRAY STREET,
., !"ir th,~ great Bank tailed. lie If
tvr- +" tr r"t'lir 'l,e most complete
nI rn.'n' assortment ot Goods now
t.n sale ~ this market.
PURCHASERS wilI Il" we'll to call
on tnn' before h"Ai"g goods rl>rw here
- The highest market price paid IN
Cash for Cotton, Hides, Bceswar
and all ether C"u"ry rr:,l"c.. y"
trouble I" Sl.'w goods {! His motto is
"4"ick sales and small proEts'
You ca" get anything in 'hc follow
"wi": lines. Cheap tor Cash.
Gents Furnishing Goods,
q Boys Boots, Hats 4 Shoes,
Fine Ladies' Dress Goods,
AND \ FULL ASSORTMENT or
Hardware. Best Chewing aud Smok.
in. T"'ncc', ana Cigars.
n NEW AND COMPLETE STOCK OF
PRINTS. DELAlN<.
EOMEoTICS
AND HOSIERY.
Call on him and find out how Cheap
l,e sells tor Cash.
Sept. 18th 1874.
Don't be Lassard. and
Tr:litOrs-Rut men. Then
ISes ister and vote the PcO.
pies Ticket.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-08
We Want Agents.

We want a representative in every
ne;ghborhond. Nothing equals it for
agents. male or femalr. young or old.
Large Cash Wages anda Superb QUIT.
exclusive territory, which is rapidly hll-
ing up. Mus, apply at once. Subscribe
ry sending s. 90. aud receive the pa
her for one year, magnificent: premium,
a'sharc in the distribution, and receive
ALSO FREE Complete Outfit. or send
for particulars. Name territory desired
n writing. Address WATERS Il Co.,
Publishers. Chicago. I'll.
May IS, 1S74-6m.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-08
St. Johns Academy,
LOCATED IN ALEXANDRIA.

rs the oldest boarding school in yir.
Il einia, having been established in
1883; the next session will comm ence on
MONDAY, September the It'll.
Tie instruction is thorough, and thong b
students are treated with the utmost
kindness, the discipline is firm.
The boarding house is Il ua.ci in The
M st elevated and beautiful PAR. of the
city, and every care is taken 20 make the
residence of the students from abroad as
pleasant as possible. \ carefully .eiec-
ted Library of thousand volumes, aud .
reading room filed with mags zines and pa
pers from all parts of the country are
open to them, while the studies are illus
trased by fine chemical and philosophi-
cal apparatus, an extensive cabinet Ut
materials, sc
All the students are uniformed AMI
armed, and each daily session is preced-
cd by short military drill. In the ear
ly summer there is an excursion OF cam p
lasting about week.
Board and Tuition, $3.50 q year.
For further particulars or catalogues,
address
RICHARD L CARNE. A. NJ,
Principal. Drawer ~, Alexandria, Va.
Aug Is, lS74-lm.