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letrrtiag the mail who silssli collect, re-
eve, or carry any letter or packet, or
cause or procure the same to be done, con-
tsaFy 60 law. shall on convic ION thereof.
for every sneh oIisnse, forfeit and pay not
exceeding fifty dollars
Sac. 2sS. That no person shall establish
any private express for the conveyance Of
let ers or paekets, rip.,ny mann. cause or
provide tor the cnnvey aace Of the same BY
regular trips or AZ stated periods over any
post-ronte which is or may be established
by law, or from any city, town or place
to any other city, town or place, be-
tv cen which the mail is regularly carried;
and evefy person so offending or aiding or
assisting therein shall, for eacn offense.
'orfeit aud pay one hundred and 6fly
do lars
SEC. 900. That the owner Of every stage
coach. raiway-car steamboat, or other
vehicle or vessel, which shall with the
knowledge Of any owner, in whole or in
part, or with the knowledge or conniv-
ancs Of the driver, conductor, master, or
other person having charge of the same,
convey any person acting or employed IS
a private express for the conveyance
letters or packets and actually in posses
sion of he came for the purpose convey
ing them contrary to the spirit true in
lent, and meaning Of this law, shall, for
every such o4ense forfeit aud pay one
hundred aud fifty dollars.
Sac. $50. That no person shall transmit
by private express or other uniavfal
means. or deliver 10 any agent Of such
nnlaw al Express. or deposit, or cause to
be deposited ut any appointed place. for
the purpose Of being transmitted any let
ter or packet, and for every such oifense
the party so offending shall forfeit and pay
fifty dollars.
SEC. % That no stage coach, railway car,
steamboat, or otller vehicle or vessel which
egalarlyperforms rips atstated periods on
any post-route, or from any city, town or
place to any other city town or place be-
tween which the mail Is regularly carried,
shall carry, otherwise than in the mail any
letters or packets. except such as relate TO
some part OF the cargo Of such steamboat
or other vessel or TO some article carried
at the same time by the same age coach,
railway car, or other vehicle, except rs
provided in section two hundred and
thirty mine; and for every 81 h otfense the
owner of the stage coach, railway car,
steamboat, or oth~r vehicle or vessel shall
fosfeit and pay one hundred dollars; and
the driver, conductor master, or other
person having charge thereof, and not at
The time ownor Of the whole or auy part
thereof, shall IN like manner forfeit and
pay for every such otiense fifty dollars.
tStction go permits conveyance Of let
tars "a stamped envelopes otherwise than
by mail
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Lesve inner store Tuesday Al
cam.
Arriveat Gaineshorough by | Am;
Leave Gainesborough Tuesday 81
lpm
Arrive at Unger's Store by 6 p m;
Leave fingers Store Monday Al
Gam
Arrive At Berkeley Springs by l2 m;
Bond eqnired with bid $500,
l29o9 From Hedge,ville by Johnsontown,
Tomahawk Sp,iugs, Jones
Springs. aud Shanghai, to Glen
gary, 20 miles and back, twice
week
Lave Hedgesville Wednesday and
Saturday on arival Of eastern
mail--siy At 3 IN;
Arrive at Glengary by s 20 M;
Leave G.eusary Wednesday and
Saturday At 30 a m;
Arrive at lledgcssille by IL 3opm.
Bond reqli cd with bid, $500
1904 From Gltngary, bv ShockeySville,
to Unpers Store, 10 miles and
back, once week.
Leave Glengary thursday at 8 80
am;
Arrive at Ungers Store BY
IL 30 p ~;
Lesve Unger's Store Thursday at
q 80 Il m;
Arrive at t'lengary by cam.
Bond required with bid, $500.
1905 From Gerrards,own, by Mill Greek
and nark.sville, 10 Martinshargh
IS N les a.d back, elk times a
week.
Leave Gerrardstown daily, except
Sunday, ut am;
Arrive ut Martin-burgh by Il m;
Leave Marinshurg daily, except
sunday, at 3 p m;
Arrive AT Gerrardsown by p m.
Bond required with bid $500.
1906 From keneyssille to Shepherds
town, miles aud back, six times
week
Leave Kerneysville daily, except
Sunday at | ~ pm;
Arrive at She, herdstown by pm;
Leav" Shephrrds,own daily, except
sunday, ut 8 n IN;
Arrive al kerneysville by 10 Is a IN;
Bond required with bid, $500.
l2307 From Kerneysville, by Leetown, to
Middleway, mil 8 and back,
three times week.
Leave Kerneysyile Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday at 3 p m;
Arrive Mt Middleway by 80 m
Leave Middewny Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday at 30am
Arrive at KerneS sville by, / am.
Bond required with bid, $500.
l230S From Charlestown to Rippon 3,
miles and buck, six times week.
Leave Chnrlestowu daily, except
Sunday at 3 pm;
Arrive ~ Rippon by 80 p m
Leave Rippon daily, except SundaY
~ am;
Arrive at Charlestown by 8 30 IN;
Bond required with bid, $500
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EXTRACTS FRoMLAWs, ETC.
OATH OF NAIL CONTRACTORS AND
CARRIERS REQUIRED By ACT
OF CONGRESS-. JUNE g. ~

|, - do solemnly swear Tor affirm
that will faithfully perform sll the dutifs
required of me, aid abstain frdm every
thing forbidden by the laws in relation to
the establishment Of post Offices and post
roads within the United States and that
! will honestly and truly account fo- and
pay over any money belonging TO the said
United States which NAV come into my
possession or control So help me God.
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By section l6 OF the act ofJune 8, 1872,
every person employed in he postal SER
vice is subject to all the pains, penalties,
and forfeltures for violation of the laws re-
lating to snch service, whether he has taxi
en- the above oath or affirmation or not
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SECTIONS OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS
TO ''REylSE, 0NSOLID ATE,
AND AMEND TIE STATUTES
RELATING TO THE POST
OFFICE DEPARTMENT"
APPROVED JUNE
s, 1872.
The POSTMASTER GENERAL requests that
bidders, gnarantors, suieties, aud ali per-
sons concerned, or intending 10 be con-
cerncd, in mail contracts, will carefully
read and critically examine the abstract
of laws here presented, aud also the forms
and instructions at the end Of this adver-
tisement, 10 order that bids may be made
and Liabilities assumed understandingly.
and that all misapprehension or cause Of
complaint hereafter may be avoided.
PoTMAsTEas are required TO make theni-
selves familiar with these laws aud in
structions, that they may be able to in
form and direct others.
PoStmasters, clerks, DC, cannot be con-
tractors.
SEC. 49, That no postmaster, assistant
postmaster, or clerk employed in any post
office, shall be contractor or concerned in
a contract for carrying the mail.
Persons in The employ Of The Post Office
Department (including postnasters)
cannot become interested Ia a mail con-
tract, nor act as agent Of contractors or
bidders.
SEC. IL. That no person employed in
the Post Office Department shall become
interested in any contract for carrying the
mail, or act as agent, with or without
compensation, for any contractor or per
SON offeringNto become contractor in any
business before the department; and any
person SO offending shall DO Immediately
dismissed from Office, and shall be liable
to pay SO much money as would have
been realized from said contract, to be re-
covered in an action Of debt ar the use
of the Post Office Department.
BY regulation of the Department, no
carrier should be employed who is under
sixteen years of age; and no bidder will
be accepted who is under twenty-one years
ofage, or who Is a married woman.
Conoeyancs oftetters oat ofthe mail Pri-
cate expresses, dc.
Syc. 227 That any person concerned in
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ConDeyancs oftetters out ofthe mail. Pyi-
cate expresses, dc.
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BY regulation of the Department, nc
carrier should be employed who is under
sixteen years Of age; and no bidder will
be accepted who is under twenty-one years
Of age, or who Is married woman.
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SIC. az. That any person concerned in
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ed -. was found dead i'm her
AUTOMATIC TELEGRAPHY.

To the EdttOr OF The Irtdune.
SIR: Jn the article on Improved Iele-
craphy," in The TRIBUNE OF Tuesday last, describing
the automatic system" there are some statements
which were made under nisapprehenslon OF facts IL
is stated shat two difficulties prevented for some time
the of Automatic Teegraphy, viz: the want OF
means FOR punching the characters rapidly and the
existence OF what called the atercurrent, IN conse-
quence OF which draggled line was produced on the
prepared paper Of clear dots and dahes " that
Mr. Edison 'overcame the diilcnlty by placing magnet
at each end line, in such position that II sends
counter current utu the wire, which neutralizes the
aftercurrent' You add The claim OF Mr.. Edison TO
De considered sole inventor Is undsputed. In the
words OF GeOrgo b. Prescott Mr. SOn In this respect
stands above AL the electricians IN the world Mr.
l. lsOu also invented tile periOang machines used by
the Automatic Telegraph As to the latter assertion
beg leave state my brother Frederick j. Grace
L. the inventor Of the perOrdtng machines in question.
aud that there i now pending in the Patent Office
interference 10 determine the validity OF his
claim IN which | am Interested. As TO the assertion
that lt "uudspucG" that Mr.. Edison is the inventor
Of the device referred 10 for "neuraZing the after
current" nave only state that it is we'll known that
Mr.. ElsOn's claim 20 that invention is ana always has
been the very first disputed 10y me. | used the
magnets each end of the !ue tor the purpose de-
scgIoed, long before Mr. Edison had ANYTHING to do with
Automatic 1eegraphy. GEORGE fl. GRACE.
NeU- York, July l6, 1874.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
A PROTESTANT PREACHERS PERIL.

A PROTESTANT PREACHERS PEhiL'
AN ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO AssAssiNATE AN ADVo-
CATE OF BIBLE READINGS IN THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
To prevent any undue excitement IN the
church and 70 AID the probable attempt to
the pastor OF the Plymouth Baptist Church.
an Fifty near Nluthave, the Rev. DR. D. Henry
Miller has up TO the present time been kept secret,
exeept among trustees OF the church. Though the
matter has for been the hands OF detectives
from Central Office yet they have been unable TO
unravel the mystery attending IT, DR.. Miller for some
past has been advocate OF Bible reading n tne
public schools Both in his sermons al the church ana
in lectures In other places he has steadily maintained
this course recent sermon upon this subject a'-
tracted attention, and DIR. Miller received an ""'
NOUS letter stating that the subject was an
one to o great many. and very serious results " " III
would follow IL further discussion OF the. matte "e
continued Editorials were printed In reigious
severely oriticisiug his remarks. IL mas ue. " ~
,ers custom during the afternoons TO speDd tue greater
part O his study, in the rear ~ ' ,',
the window OF which opens directly upon "Tre"r VI '
bouses facing on Fifty.secOnd-st IL wasfrom some
,o,p, in this that shots were nes ana Dy some
aron probaby acduanted with the facf OF Dr. MilleTs
susl presence there his desk during the afternoon
though the grounteass N the window prevented
certain KNOWLEDGE. During his temporary absence from
The study ago last Friday afternoon two ShotS
were fired through the window OF the bullets lodg
ing ia the 0eSk, Nu luc etheI III p''NN"'O
overhead. Recalling the anonymous letters received,
he thought II deliberate attempt on the part OF
some "a carry previous threats into execution Inc
detectives claim that both shots were fired from one O
in the but there seems to be no rOund
for suspicion against any in the house directly on
the line of their course.
These facts were gwen to a TRIBUNE reporter hy
one OF the trustees, though with some reluctance, u
having the intention of the pastor and the lrus
tees OF the church keep the affair from the pubic
81 d " not been the receipt of threatening ana
ANONYMOUS letter signed c. r." IL said that they
would have given the matter second thought
The sermon which criticised was MAINLY
in support Of B.ble-readiug in the public schools
Had Dr Miller been IN his usual position IN MS sthdy
the bullet tnat lodged in the desk would nave Struck
hun in the head. The other wide OF the marx As
yet mention has been made To any OF ms cOnSfega
except trustees, by whom the matter has been
placed hands OF detectives. The latter are MAX
ing thorough investigation, but have been unable 10
gam any information that could direct suspicion To-
ward The occupants of the rooms from "llch
the shOts seemingly fired, shown by an ar llne
between the points where bullets struck kn0w nOth
Ing regard the affair and not suspected OF any
fOmpncty IN It,
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FAILURE OF A FURNITURE FIRM.

The failure of G.. :. a Heyman a Mack, man
ufacurcrs OF ana dealers in furniture and bedding
Nos 3ss. 800 and 392 HudsOnst announced yester
day A meeting OF the creditors of the firm was held a
few days ago aud proceedings in bankruptcy in
stituted. The premises are now III the hands OF a
Uped states marshal. The firm began business in 1853
in TWO small stores at Hudson and HOu-On-sts During
and Immediately after the the business increased
rapidly and finally the exigences Of trade demanded
the erection of three hVe-stOIy buildings, the upper
floors being used workshops, and the lower
the OF the establishment. One hundred and
fifty men employed during the busy in the
various dcUarmcHts OF the concern. Branch stores
were established few years ago IN the upper part Of
the CITY. SlNtA-dYc aud the Otncr InrdaVe.
BOtn these closed IN consequence OF tac dulness
OF trade a few months ago. The n1n did extensive
business. in fitting out steamships.
Tie members OF the ifin say that the failure Is en-
trcly owing the duuess In trade, and not to any
iault of theirs Their liabilities will fully equal, II not
exceed $4,000 The stock on hand amounts 10 about
S3O0Oj aud the total assets VIII probably amount 10
they would have been able to avoid litigation had
told these facts TRIBUNE reporter evening,
said that meeting OF the creditors held Monday
last and the affairs Of the establishment were sub
ultted to them. lie was unable to say what per cent
the lm would be able 10 pay the creditors. He believed
that matters would be 1lcaOly settled. and that the
creditors would gave the nruI chance retrieve
losses.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-18

furnish an abundance OF pure air to the sick wne ns a
will be supplied with Wholesome food. The WORK IN @ .n
streets and alevs hn,d with filthy tenemen,s ,hat h
cellars will not be neglected, ana All =, aS
patient effort accomplish may pe Sppra
for. The Demilt ard Northeastern Dspensarles na =,
signfed their app oval of the plan aud also nn.r,
cooperate with NJ wlswa The fact that tne Dob bSsi
ment Of Charte, and Correction has noor
clans and vsito is and abandoned its work among - I'm
renders the " omit action Of the Gud Import viIi
fact 1t will yot be Indispensable et Jonn Ur hr for
depend upo' the aid of the kind hearted every for
support lot one cent contributed VIII DC ehPe, to
Office rent or salaries but dollar VIII 20 no
the relic OF the destitute sick Contributions 10 10
fund arc earnestly solicited at once, ana may pe s 20
Mayor Gayemeyer City Hall Arnold Cons'upe @ SI ~
No. ss', broadway: ID. Appleton oo' NVc V1i NJ War
way. August Belmont & Co. No so aI-st o. -; NJ ba
low No rs W,lian-sI; Ball, Black Coz no 900 Broda
Indge Johp r. Brady. No 10 West TDrty,third-st;
II He1rv Bergh No. 100 FOurth-aye@ II. B CIanin 20,
10 10 Chnrch-st.; the Rev f. H. Chapin, d. d., NO. IA
East Thirty-third-st; Harper Bros No Si fcarl-st'
Uovt spragues & Co., No. 17e frankln-s H. Hoe u Coz
corner sheriff and Grandsts A. A. Low, NO. 81 Burning
sIin: Lord & TAYLOR, No 500 Broadway; William H.
OGDEN No PA Broadway; A. NJ Palmer, Union Square
Theater; Park & Tlford, No 92l Broadway; Marshall
O. Roberts. No l77 Wcsst.; Henry q. Stebbns Depart
ment Public Parks corner sxteenh-st. and Fourth-ave
JACKSON > schultz No. 6J Cliff ST., or the Rev Avah
Wiswall Master ST. Johns Guild, No. 81 Varick st.
The receipts OF the charity thus far through the
various sources above referred to, are S4i
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following additional contributions:
Balance on hand. .s3,726 "a

Subscriptions may be sent to william Butter duncan
AZ No. II Nassau-st; Charles ii. Marshall, at No 80
Theodore Roosevelt, at No. % Maiden
lane Geo. H. Broadhead, at No. Wal[st; Edward
King. at No. 70 Broadway.
free picnic will be given on Monday to the working
girls Of this city, under the management OF the Free
Training Schools for Women, at No Al East Tenth-st
The steamer Twilight. rendered by the proprietors free
of charge will leave the foot OF West Twenty Ourth-st
AT about a. M and the girls will he taken to Far Rock
away II expected that between 200 ana 500 eiIs VIII
be Mrs Hodges aud Miss j. Corson A supply OF sand
wches cake lee cream etc, will be distributed during
the trip 10 Far ROckaway and return.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-18
IMPROVEMENTS AT vAssAR COLLEGE.

Extensive improvements are now being made
at Vassar Female College. The three-story building
formerly devoted TO the purposes OF riding academy
and gymnasium, is now being thoroughly overhauled
The riding school will be abolished, and in its place will
be a museum OF natural history, an art gallery
a lyceum for dramatic performances. and IS music.
rooms. The building Is Of brick, I4O by 100 feet
and has four entrances on the ground floor will
be The museum. art gallery, gymnasium. several
OF the MUSHROOMS, besides a lectuIe-rOOm aud
laboratory. The museum hall will be 60 by 81 feet.
and will have gallery, the whole TO DE connected with
the gallery by folding doors. In the museum will be
upright and floor neatly made OF hard woods
There will be about 400 linear feet Of upright cases aud
about $50 feet Of nJOr The gallery viii nave
front OF ornamental IRON work IN keeping the gen
ea dessu' lse !ecuu LlI HiI " w ~ N Isc., aug
New-York tribune., 1874-07-18
FATAL END OF A CUNNING EXCURSION.
Nr Uenrv Rrucl<ner of No. A Wythe-a

Mr.. Henry Bruckner of No. A Wythe-ave.
went cunning yesterday Long Island In the even
ing he met his wife and grandchildren at Coney Island
where they had spending the day The party rode
on the Coney Island cars TO Fteenthst the city
line where while Mr. Bruckner In the act Of step
ping off, the hammer of his gun caught in the guard OF
be seat The gun fired. and the contents, consist
ing OF heavy charge OF shot lodged in Mr. BruckDers
left side causing terrible wound from which the man
died III II few moments. The body was taken TO the
Eighth Precinct Stationh house. and subsequently, 10 his
residence in Wyhe-ave The deceased was so years OF
New-York tribune., 1874-07-18
POLICE NOTES.

Faldipe Sanbella age &, of No. ALB First-ave. was
droWr M the foot Of FOrUiogh|t yesterday
DI Monroe i0und
drowned AZ River having been mss ng Tor two da's
Moretz Habichinsky child of years, fell on a
No. 81 Bayarist yester4a afternoon
and Albert B0yar Of uteenhlh f'hn vas
accidentally wagon SIseenh-s ami Ahu
was seriously injured.
Bridget MastersOn aged -. was found dead III her
led Yesterday al no IA Nest Nnetreuhst bleeding r'l the
month he body og au unAuopu found the Nor,n kVer
A. th foot Of ruclsiItht The body Of an old man. found re-
ftI las been recognized as that oI KSO L'n's oi
Ir .gLl
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HOME NE VS..
TnBRMoNErvR, YESTERDAY. AT HuDNUrs, IN BROADWAY l.
9am-72' Noon-76o 3 D. m-s3' hdnight-74.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

ST. Nicholas Hotel-SenatOr Powell Clayton and
family Of Artanr Bishop d. y Dosget Of Richmond and he rev
J. Wsms Of Baltimore .Erereu Hon~-Jafge hehsfu nue.s
Of Alabam, ttnh hrenW Ro-CoL James forney oi ms ~
Mann. Corn. NJ. 2. Bemu- OF Nayve, hWran
Hoa-Prof Alexander winchs Of Syracuse unyerty
HoDI-Cspt Richard VI. Hill aud Capt Alfred horieca u army
Inion Suar, Chief Engineer Charles H. Lonns u o.
Yav Hotel-Henry A. Richmond Of Buhao ana iH'A'
C. Uurant
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pICNICS FOR THE POOR.

The tickets fOB the tHITu pICHIC IUr Poo'
cnuoren were distributed yesterday by the manager
George F. Williams and Capt Cnchy to the children OF
the Fourteenth Precinct The children assembled al
o'clock in front OF the staonbouse, and each one re
ceiyed a ticket. The excursion will take place today
and the children will be taken to Excelsior Grove, Oh
the Hudson.
The Trustees OF the Excursion Fund acknowledge the
New-York tribune., 1874-07-18

will he devoted mainly dramatic eSps
Wiz v ,,enY,on has been paid TO the heaung. anu
M ~ OF the various halis Inc -,
mems viii cost about 500 coo, and WIZ oe
time for the opening OF the eoiIeto !"
Wood OF this city is the archi'ec''
New-York tribune., 1874-07-18

4 SAFE STANDBY FOR THE FAMILY-during
the Of Cholera Morbus Complaints Cramps Dlhpas
aud oil Bowel Complaints is Dr. Joyues Carmuatye Basam
admitted efficacy ard should ure to prove use u
New-York tribune., 1874-07-18

LANPLOU, MS PYRETIC SALINE is the cure for
bDIsnes. smallpox other Spring
ailments Sold Chemists thrJusnon, tie wo
Maker llJ liobJhi London, EuglAu,. Tee substitute.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-18
huuVun cemenn

BURNETT's FLAvoRING EXTRACTS.-The best
The Elastic Truss" sold at POMERoY's, IA
Broadway - IS warranted the best matS.
New-York tribune., 1874-07-18
LONG ISLAM D.

QUEENs.-While Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyt of this
place were riding "Wednesday evening, their horses
frightened AID sprang forward suddenly throw
ing both occupants OF the carriage the ground The
lady sustained iiJur from which died IN a few
hours Mr.. oyt was seriously hurt, but Is recovering
EHEEPsHEAD BAY.--A second mineral spring which
contains large Quantities Of sulphur and iron was dis
covered the property OF Henry Osborne on Mrdues
day. Prof. L atom visited this place Yesterday and
expressed himself satisfied with the medicinal proper
Of the water He took two gallons OF Il to his la
bOratOry IN Brooklyn to make minute analysis OF ITS
properties.
FLUsHING.-The Village Trustees have appointed j.
". Kent OF Brooklyn. T. ID, Engineer OF the Water
Works at salary Of s2OO aud The conrtct
for preparing village map has been awarded 10 Ous
ChCkerng, whose Ind was $1,000.
WEsTHAMPToS.-MicnaelH Howell "a son Of Mortimer ID
Howell u t- place, while dshIng yesterday fell uto the
water and was drowned.
STATEN ISLAND
SrAPLETOS.-A heavy thunder rain, and
wind storm passed over the Island about midday ON
THURSDAY. Tue house oi John McDowe, In tins y1lap.
was unroOfed, windows the -eauau's Retreat were
hr0kcn trees were upruppcd, ami fences down
Reports from other tOWns mcatl0n similar damage.
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
PoRr MoRRIs.-A pleasure party of five per
SONS. ~ saiboa were eaps.zgd near THIS place but