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PROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING PAPER
Il AND TWINE.

WAsnlN oro>, y. G.. Dec 8, 1873.
SEALED PROPOSALS. will be received al
this Department until the s,h day of January
1874, at II o'clock noon. for furnishing Wrap
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1000 reams Of Wrapping Paper, 2Ox25 in .hes
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in size, and to weigh IS pounds TO the
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1870, 600 pounds Of Cotton Twinc, to be s,ply,
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53;55sss:.:;as;c", :. T.,
IeeemMer 1873.
M DEAR SfR


Under the Instructions received from general conference oi
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Ct officers Of said council for year from the date Of
their election will be held in this city the Office of the council
the second Tuesday January 1874 between tho hours OF
and The officers 20 be elected President Vice
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election Of officers for tho National Council including
committee persons majority Of whom shall
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-07

EDWARD PETTINGER, AUCTIoNEER, SELLS THIS
day. l0h O'Clock, l64 Pearl street. Effects steam job
printing offceHoes, G0rdon's and DeGcner Presses Inn
posing stones Types Cabinets, Chascs steam nginc.
Boiler Shafting Pulleys Gas Fix ures mlscella
l0aA Ac CAtalnVucs ready,
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A crIHHfEA s9y!ff housruonp FURNITURE
over 400 Lots by catalogue
% SsTS ssSs' hsf sa 1aa
ssSsh nrxai near
Parors consist: -
mPSS a%as;'s f ss:s sIiy nsI sss.vs
satin nrGca q psror sqi. Maid Frames
W Win dHsf qeal ISc et cnrsan ass'
Bronzes slsures on p. sdes,als, .
vsSsS ss, " nj sa as1s;;rs
IN and GGamss h sus Dress
Hs ps
nns 6hsr SOLD Silver and Ware en
sGS ssa hoS sss
Literary ss able @ Soumss Of RSoss also
largest and richest sale Of House ncla Furniture this
RcH. JOHNSTON AucroNEER, OFFICE AND
Horse Auao Bsnc . @ 4 he s ps s
University place.
ELEGANT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
d az 10 w Se II 4 thu as
street elegant assortmcni Of Household Furniture,
IN ssa sGT l'ia s@f
chairs Bookqas rro Extension fables sreags
Washstand Cominodcs ine Brussels and velvet Carpets
Glassware, ocloths. &e "'e"''' ''"''"'' o'0''s'
N. CRlSrALAR, AUCTIONEER
E 70 * a m W qno and psnns
by instruction Of Mrs Theresa Lynch
the well known Diamond Dealer,
her cnurc costly Household Furniture
Mt residence q East Fourth street,
between LAFAYETTE place and the Bowery comprsng
ono superbly carved rosewood Pariof suit cost $tUU
the richest rose wood Centre Table
offered at auction FOR the past ivc years, -
faultless IN design and Workmanship; cost &5C0c;
elegant Pier and Mantel Mirrors and Cornices
richly carved walnut Chamber suit cost sl5o;
Velvet and Brussels Carpets, Rugs ana MATS;
Library Tables, Bookcases and Library Chairs,
walnut Sideboards, Extension Tables ana Cnairs,
elegant French Clocks ana Mantel Ornaments
one very costly French Music Box.
several very nne OIL Paintings, among wnicn
"St Jerome Last Communion" after Raphael;
"Fcast OF Esther" BY Barochi9,~
and usual assortment Of Household Eneetsj
also large assortment Of fine Liquors ana ,,o,.
ONE VERY EEEGANT NAIL PIAEfoK, BY WOOD
DROA
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ExECUToRs SALE Or VALUABLE IMPROVED
IL PROPERLY. J. BLsECKER, Auctioneer viii sell
at aucuon ON thursday April IT, al IL O'Clock noon at
the Exchange salesrooms No III Broadway the follow
ing desirable improved Property NO IS Murray street.
running through g No 60 Church street. forming
i,o anc superior I'VE story store, with basement and
between fourteenth and Fifteenth streets Lot and good
tour story brick building with basement and cellar FOR
maps aud particulars inquire the Office OF the
tioneer NO. 80 Pine street, OF IRA o. MILLER No. i60
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-A-ONE OF THE MOST COMPLETELY AND
"a. nsndsomeiy furnished four story high stoop brown
one ouscs nsAa rilth Avenue Hotel will be rented
9enteel family desiring an elegant home and able and
willing 70 pay literally Tor tho same, boarding owner
ana wife In part payment Address with re- All mama ana
ssdarss, sLEdANg HOME. box us Herald Uptown