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Another Word About Graham.

iHE EN-IIPERIAL FAMILY OF FRANCE,
that IS, the Empress and her son, seem TO
have chance OF emerging from the cOmpar-
alive poverty which affects them in theiFfx-
lie at ChiSelhuTSt. There has been a negOtia-
ton for several months between NJ. ROuher
on the part Of the Empress, and the minister
of public works, representing the present
French government. When Napoleon Ill
lett France there were heavy claims by va
riOus creditors. chiefly tradeSmen in Paris,
upon his civil list, which, large as il was, his
administrators had allowed 70 get cOnsidera-
bly, into debt. y committee appointed TO
HqUidate this debt SequeStered private land
ell property of NapOleOn's 10 the value of
500, uDO francs. This SeQueStratiOn has been
Withdrawn, but NJ. Rouher still claims prop
cTty 70 the value of 100000 francs, including
the museums at PierrefondS and Fontaine-
bleaU. and some paintings, all purchased and
paid for by Napoleon. Ii is admitted that a
very considerable sum will have to be
handed over. out of the wreck OF Napoleon'S
fortunes To his widow and SON
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RT-Vaughan, the Catholic bishop of Sal
ford, England, accompanied by several
priests, has sailed on the steamer Oceanic for
New York. He goes To promote missions
among the negroes Of the southern states.
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a new Serial by Mrs. ANNIE EDWARDS,
LEAH, 4 WOMAN OF FASHION.
Just begun. Also. Story by Prof. II II BOYRsEN,
ANOBsENAN'S PILGRIMAGE,
To continue several mouths.
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DRorosALs FoR sTATIoNERY.
Posi- oFEIcu DEPARTNrvr Z


UHrcInh-r D. ls7t
Sealed Proposals will hr received NJ tlu, napsrf
meut until JANUARY -. l,75 al ~ O'Clock noOu,
use Of the Department for wear from February a.
lTj.
Blank forms q prup1,als stating the qnalit, s.S
estimated quantity % each article. will D. furnished
on application 10 the First Assistant Postmaster
General.
hiWlmak iug and De- aCCoInps hya guaranty 90
titled - u" Tg-l H-lH" and sufficient hT Tia p1-mss-
ter or uit1d states attorney where tha bidder
sides that the bidder shall. within tn dave after be
ing called Upou o. DO - execute contract Cd fara
i-h promptly. and iu quantities a., ordered tha art
Gle article awarded Co. him. o. De- accompanied bv
l'7s than t"gr the outit price u I'll ID. artic-- 20
DE- furnished 10y said bidder, conditioned upon The
faithful Psriprmange g The same.
Proposals uuaggum panied ~ such guaranty WI
not u" considered
The bids viii be considered ana accented OF 70
lgced, item ~ item, az ~ ca~.e- items, the
The articles delivered must D" 0i tha genuine man
u'actrrr and quality specified. aud o. Furnished st
the contract price. whether more ur les than the
estimated quantity ord -r'I- Hnl muf joe delivered
free 81 charge g. the Department f,r delivery
The delivery must ba made o. tha person dssig-
mated Wv the Postmaster General o. the art-
Giles, which shall be subject g. examination ani an
Pruval bF an expert detailed f.r that purpl-a The
failure % deliver M reasonable time -av two wnks
fsTthe-r the delivery Of an article deficient in
quality or quantity viii p" held sufficient TO
snnu the contract ~ the discretion 81 tn P5-tmas
ter General.
Tie head Of the Department will, la al cases de-
eide whether tie articles rendered ~ The r1ntra tor
81 tn kind aud quality required by the contract.
The Postmaster General reserve the right III re-
% the Department require d.
samples u paper aud envelopes Wil b. furnished.
eLd samples Il cutlery viii h. shown application
g. the Efr-t Assistant Postmaster General.
Each proposal must b. Endorsed uu thr envelope,
..Prnp'al- tDr >atuuory- and he al dressed 20 tie
IIr-t A. Ist tIt Hu~fLTa-f. o. General
MARSH VII. IN-M
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COHENs LOAN OFFICE, C6vasv Of 7A Ssrssf
" aad ketc fork Aestns, entrance on New ~
York avenue. The most private Loan Ofhcel
In the city Money loaned Al the lowest rate0 q
OF interest on Gold and Silver Watches, Diamonfs
Gentlenens Clothing, varpets, and al articles q
value. oecsl-ly
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BOND.
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@-Insert the names of the principal and sureties
in full in the body of the bond; also the date The
signatures 10 the bond should be witnessed and the
tce of the peace, adding his official tide, or, if signed
O Know ali men R BY these presents. thai -.
of =, in the State of -, principal, and -
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DEAR LADY DISDAIN

In he ne1t No. viii be commenced JUSTIN
MCCARTHY : new Serial,
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State Of as sureties, are held and firmly bound
unto the United Of America in the just and full
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 officers; TO
the payment of which, well and truly 70 be made and
done, bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and
administrators, Jointly and seyerally, firmly byEhese
presents.
Sealed with our seals, and dated this - day of
-, Isl.
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By section sixteen Of the act of June, 1872 every
person employed in the postal il subject To- atI
pains, penalties and foTeitures for violation of the
laws relating to such service. whether he has taken
the above oath or ffirmatOn OF not.
Sections az ne % Of Congress 10 ReriSe. CopSo1idafs
and AD'eHd IN. Statutes RslGfiHg 10 the Post OF q,
DfpnTtmeHt,' dpprOrcd lime 5. lS72.
The POSTMASTER GENERAL requests that bidders
guaTantoTs sureties and all persons concerned. or
intending to be concerned in mail contract will care
fully read and critically examine the abstract of
here presented. and also the forms and instructions
at the end of this advertisements in order that bids
may he made and liabilities assumed UNDERSTANDING
ly, and that all misapprchenSions OF cause of com
plant hereafter may he avoided.
Po>rAASTEks are required to make themselves ia
milIar with these laws and instructions that tbey
nav be able ~ Inform and direct nthers.
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CCRTac'S 10 BE ErscUiei AMI Filed IA tie DepdTfHs
I'M he fl n Inl Of LL.le

Under the provisions of section 245 Of the act ap-
proved June % 1874 the Postmaster General has pre-
rcrbed the LIST day of June 1875, before which
day the contracts of accepted bidders must be re-
ceiyed at the Department In Washington, executed
in due form.
Accepted bidders not complying with this regula-
tion shall be considered as having failed Ia comply
with their proposals, and the Postmaster General
proceed 10 contract for the service with other
parties according 10 law.
CONTRACTS RECEIVED AT THE DEPARTMENT
AFTER June l WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED By THE
POSTMASTER GENERAL.
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pF'Nirtue is its own reward, and vice
versa says the Dayton Herald and Empire
thus giving. in a few words, the difference
between virtue and vice.
s7-..I tell you what. :" said Holden widow
or the other night, as he finished washing
the dishes, Its a mighty solemn thing to
think that Martha Jane is down in the cold
ground, instead OF being around TO churn and
saw wood and SIGH"
RP-Sharp little Katy Doyle, OF Pittsburgh
got out of patience with her bashful lovers
backwartness and so brought matters to a
favorable climax by saving 10 him: II
really believe you are afraid 10 ask me to
marry you, for you know l would say yes"
- y stranger who was eating a piece of
against something hard and presently held
up two-cent piece and exclaimed: ..Here
yOu.here,s two cents which 1 found in this
piled the waiter, ..but The fact is times ara
so haru that We can't do any better just
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Mr.. y. BRONSON ALCOTT was once ex-
pounding his theory OF the sin OF eating flesh,
and said, "A man who eats pork becomes a
little SwiniSh, does he not? and if he eats
mutton he Is inclined to be sheepiSh." per
hapS So" replied DIR. James Walker. "but
have noticed that men who live on vegeta-
bles are apt 20 be-rather-Small-pO
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Subscribed and sworn before m. this - d,y Of
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a Series Of Articles 10y Prominent Southerners on
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INTERESTING SKETCHES AND STORIES,
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WHITE. ALBERT RHODES. HENRY IAMES,
ia. JUNIUS HENRI BROWNE, ROSE TERRY,
RICHARD kiMBALL, and an the staff Of BRIL-
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current literature. The SCIENTIG MISC ELLANT
ach month is worth the price Of the Magazine.
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BY the act Of Congress approved April 81 lSO5, no
member of Congress can be contractor, or be con
Cened, directly indirectly, in any contract with
the Government; and by the set it is made =
high crime and mi-lrmeanOr for any officer Of the
United states 10 enter in Its behalf, into contract
with member of Congress.
But if n member withdraw from contract il NAV
be concluded with the other partneTs.-OpiHiOH Of
Attorney General. T. II. A contract with one who is
elected a member of Congress during its continuance
is not affected Icy such eleCtOn.-Ibid.. 5. 6y7.
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Bidders Not Released Until n Coatraf as Entered
Into aud S,vrics Bcrpa.
Sec; 80. That no bidder for carrying the mails
shall he released from his obligation under his bid
or proposal, notwithstanding an award made to a
lower bidder, until contract for the designated
vice shall have been duly executed br such lower
bidder and his suretieS accepted, aud the service
entered upon 10y the contractor the sfaction OF
the Postmaster General.
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The Postmaster General has power, under tn
law to release bidders and contractors and their
ties from their liabilities the allegation of real
supposed mistakes of any kind in making proposals
He particularly requests that, before bidding, tn
fullest inquiry and Investigation be made in regar
the route distance service, weight of mails,
Of stock feed, and all expenses existing and likely &
during the contract term and with due CODsid
Grafton Of the consequences imposed 10y law on de
liuqueIts.
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shall Consider snch bid too high who will enter into
cont 80 and give bond with suretes TO be approy
by the Postmaster General, for the faithful per.
form srce thereof, IN the same penalty and with
the some terias and conditions thereto ne&ed
A. were stated aud 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 not considered too high
by the Postmaster General shall refuse to enter
contract and give bond herein required for the
faithful performance of his contract the Postmas-
ter General shall Immediately advertise for propo-
sals TO perform the service said route. Whenever
an accepted bidder shall fail 10 enter Into contract,
or a contractor on any mail route shall fail or re
fuse to perform the service said route according
g. his contract or when new route shall be estab
iished. or new service required or when fruu.
other cause there shall not be contractor legally
bound or required to perform such service the Post
master General may make a temporary contract for
carrying the nail such route, without advertise
ment, for such period may be necessary. not in
any case exceed ng six months, until the service
shall have commenced under q contract made accord
ing 10 law: Pror'dcd, hoWerer That the Postmaster
General shall not employ temporary service on any
route nj higher price than that paid % the CON
tractor who shall have performed the service dur
ing the last preceding regular contract term, And
IN ell cases OF regular contracts hereafter made the
contract may, in the discretion OF the Postmaster
General, lie continued in force beyond its express
terms for period not exceeding six months, until
= contract with the same, other contractors,
shall lie made by the Postmaster General.
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ruins Fhtfo'N ~ Htfg ~ ~ -ItNTrWF1H0F.
Sec. %. That any person persons bidding f.
the transportation of the mails upon route whic
NAV be advertised to be let. and receiving awar
Of the contract for such service, who shall wrong
fully refuse fail to enter into contract with tn
Postmaster General in due form and perform tin
service described in his their bid proposal shal
be deemed guilty of a miSdemeanor, and, on Convc
ton thereof be punished by fine not exceeding iiv
thousand dollars, and by Imprisonment FOR term no
exceeding twelve months.
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CC8'gnciS CdH8Oi DE- ASSIGNED nor fTdH 9srrs@.
Sec 27l. That no contractor for Transporting the
mail within between the United States and shy
furegn country shall assign transfer his contract
void.
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RcgHidfeJ
Sec go That compensation for additional service
in carving the mail shall not be ia excess Of tbs
exact proportion which the original compensation
hears 10 the original service; aud when such al
dtiOual service i ordered, the sum to he allowed
therefor shall be expressed in the order and entered
upUn the books of the Department: and no compau
ssttiun shall Ice paid for any additional regular ser
vice rendered before the issuing Of such order.
Sec Dol That no extra allowance shall De made FOR
any increase of expedition in carrying the mail I'm
less thereby the employment of additional stock and
carriers Is made necessary. and in such the al
ditional compensation shall bear greater proper
lion 60 the additional stock and carriers necessarily
employed than the compensation in the original con
tract bears to the stock and carriers necessarily
Moved in Its execution.
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Deductions may be matt, and FJHsS Imposed. (
IlsLInnuaIlrtsN

Sec Pc. That the Postmaster General may max,
deductions from the pay of contractors for failures
to perform service according 10 contract and mpDS.
fines upon them for other delinqenCiee. He NAV de
duct the price Of the trip in all where the triI
Is not performed: and not exceeding three times the
price il the failure be occasOned by the fault of tn
contractor OF carrier.
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| No Pay 20 T. mad, UBfiI Contracts nrs EyrsisT
Sec 80 That person whose bid for carrying the
mail is aCCcpte shall receive pay until he has
executed his contract according to law and the Tegu-
| latiCns of the Department.
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there would be newspaper war and !
wanted to see Beecher in true position
in the eyes of the press. l took them
also to have an interview with Jones.
but don't remember what I said. When
I left it with the Times knew it would
be published; didn't say to Jones
Beecher wanted it published. said to
Carpenter il he would look in the papers
next morning he would see the biggest
sensation in the country since the war;
I had talks with counsel about my tesli-
mony and have conversed with them
three or four times since I came from the
country with reference to my evidence.
The hours of the day at which said
Beecher was not the topic of converse
ton, / have q partial recollection of
being at his office that evening, but not
Of what took place. I either was there
with John R. Howard or Ford, and it. I
did go I suppose the visit was to see that
the proofs we're correct. On the 25th OF
June Beecher mentioned the names OF
gentlemen on whom he intended to call
to investigate the Bacon charge
and it was one. The names be sug'
eested as recollect were Sage, Clafiin'
Beecher, Hawkins and Sherman. The
recess was here taken. The cross.exa
mination of the morning was not rapid
Shearman insisting that witness was
being asked questions he had alread,
answered and Morris insisting that b
, must get satisfactory answers.
New York, April 22.-Specie ship
ments to-day $3.50. 900, Of which $50, oO'
was coin, the remainder silver bars.
= NEw YoRk, April PA special from
Q PottsviIle says says that meeting o
2 the Executive Board of the miners uniol
has been called for the 22nd inst, whel
the question will be discussed and vote
: on whether to continue the strife or moi
The propositions to be voted for are: Is
y That the demand for the dollar and SCI
y enty-five cents and three dollars be will
drawn on the ground that they are wi
N ling to make that much concession to tb
Al proffessed necessities Of operators. an
es that the demand is not general throug
all the region. 2nd. That the membel
of the union shall return to work Il
;. who ever will pay the basis. regardle
= of whether it be signed for year or nc
- but that no coal shall be shipped fro
the eollieries of tho Philadelphia
Id Reading Coal and Iron Co.. until such
be final settlement has been made by u
committee of the Coal Exchange and Il
miners and laborer's association. Mai
miners are leaving the region to SCI
employment elsewhere. The result
the meeting is an1iously looked for.
ry is generally conceded that if it were Il
1T. to direct vote Of the miners, there won
be a resumption Of work in every c.
liery Immediately.
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Great Heavens and is it possible that |
Webfoot Williams has at last realized
how utterly unfit be is for the great office
which he has SO long disgraced and has
concluded to resign. The news is almost
too good to be true, but if it shall prove
to be we'll founded, Mr.. Attorney-Gen-
eral can depend upon it that nothing in
his official career was half so commend.
able as the act OF quitting it. He was so
utterly incompetent as to call forth dis.
paraging remarks whenever he attempted
to advance or protect the interests OF the
people. His wretchcd failure in the
suits brought against the Union Pacific
exposed his deficiencies in glaring man.
ner. Not only that but he lent himself
and prostituted his great office to the
basest uses of corrupt partizanship.
There is no doubt in the world that most
of the late troubles that have afflicted
the South, has been caused by the evil
counsel Of the legal advisor Of the Gov
eminent. He seemed powerful for evi
but was utterly impotent for good, ant
has consulted his own reputation and tn
best interests of the country by making
way for some one else. 1t will be diff
cult to change without effecting som
improvement. The telegraph turtle
says that Williams intends to return t
Oregon, from which State he hope
again to be returned as U. S. Senator
OF late years we have seen but little o
Oregon, but we must say that if th
Webfoot State can not find an ADLER
more reliable and honester man thai
Williams to elect as Senator. then indee
is that State in desolate, unhappy an
iorlorn condition. As Nesmyth sale
when the Attorney General left countr
circuit and the back of that celebrate
$50 mule, then did he commit breac
of the proprieties for which he ought
suffer and which indeed he has suffere
condign punishment. AZ q rural petit
logger Williams was an average spec
men, as an Attorney General he wa
merely an illustration of the fable of tn
ass in the loin's skin.
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And in accordance With law. and an order Of
the Board OF Directors. made on the tenth day
March. 1878, SO many shares OF each parcel Of
such stock as may be necessary VIII be sold At
Room 2. No. 4oe California street, San Francisco,
California. on Friday. the 9TH day Of
May, 1878, at hour Of three O'Clock p. M Of
said day. to pay said delinquent assessment
thereon, together with costs OF advertising and
expenses Of the sale.
T. L. KIMBAIL. Secretary.
Ofhce-Room 2. No. 40 California street, San
Francisco, California. ap23-td