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VIM. p. CRAIGHILL,
my56t Major Of Engineers
FUR sTATIUNERY.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
WASHINGTON, d. c., April ~, 1875.
Proposals for furnishing such articles Of Sta
tionery as may be required for this Department
and the Bureaus and Offices thereof during the
fiscal year ending June 80 1876, will be received
until Il O'Clock N. DNESDAY, May 10, 1875.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
or firm making It, and be accompanied by sits
isfactory guarantee that the bidder will execute
contract with good and SUFFICIENT bonds, If his
bid is accepted for any or all articles No bid
will be considered without such guarantee.
All articles are stipulated to be OF the very
best quality. Samples will be required In all
cases. Each sample to be marked with the name
Of the bidder and the price.
One price only will be considered in connection
with any one item in the schedule.
Bids made out in any other way will be re-
jected as informal.
Bond, with approved security, will be required
OF the party to whom the contract, or any part of
II, may be awarded.
On failure to furnish any article within q rea-
sonable time after being ordered the right is re-
served Of purchasing in open market. or of de-
clering the contract forfeited; and If a greater
price than the contract price is paid for such ar
ticles the difference will be charged to the con-
tractor. Bids will be considered on each item
separately.
Schedules containing blank forms for bidding
together with items and an approx nate estimate
Of quantities Of articles needed, anL full informa
ton in accordance with this advert sement, will
be furnished on application.
Contracts Will only be awarded o established
manufacturers Of or dealers in the -ticles.
The Secretary reserves the right to reject any
or all bids that may be offered.
Proposals must be addressed to le Secrets ~
of the Interior, and Endorsed "PrOL sails for Sta
tionery." b. K. COWAN,
Acting Secretary.
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AUCTION SALES,
ID Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer,
Federal Building, cor ner Seventh and SITS. N. W.

DY b. HI. WARMER,
ID Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer,
Federal Building, rner Seventh and SITS. N. W.
TRUSTEES SALE OF A DESIRABLE TWO
STONY AND ENGLISH BASEMENT BRICK
DWELLING. NO. 1915 NINTH STR EFT, BE-
TWEEN o AND STREETS NORTHWEST.
By virtue Of q deed of trust to DANIEL. Eaton
and myself dated October 81, A. d. 1870, duly re.
records fer the District OF Columbia, and at the
quest OF the party secured thereby, shall sell at
public auction. In front of the premises, on
WEDNESDAY, May 5, 1875, at $50 O'Clock p. M,
all that certain piece parcel Of ground situate
in the city Of Washington, D.. O., known and
designated on the plat or plan of said city as lot
numbered nine, (9) in Crittendenss subdivision OF
square numbered three hundred and ninety-eIght,
lsss, fronting on Ninth street west twenty (20l
inches to an alley, together with the improve
Terms: BY virtue Of an agreement by all parties
concerned the terms Of sale in case OF the above-
described property are one third of the purchase
money in cash, Of which s2O0 Il to be paid at time
Of sale: balance At one and two years with in-
terest at eight per cent. per Gnnum, secured by .
anciRg at expense Of purchaser.
If terms Of sale are not COMPLIED with in seven
days the trustee reserves the right to resell the
property at the risk and cost OF the delaulting
purchaser efter five DAYS advertisement.
GEORGE W. STICKNEY,
Surviving Trustee.
AFTHE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED
until TUESDAY, Nay II, 1875, same hour and
place. GEORGE W. STICKNEY,
myn ]. 7. GOODWILL, Salesman
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TITO QUARRYMEN AND LUMBER DEAL
l. ERS.
OFFICE OF LIGHTHOUSE ENGISEER,l


ToMPKISsvILLE, n. Y, May j, 1875.
Sealed proposals will be received by the undef.
signed, from quarrymen and lumber dealers only,
until noon OF the 18th day OF May, 1875 for the
following materials, to be used in the construc.
ton Of the Bullock's Point Lighthouse, Provi-
dence river, X. l. The lumber Is 70 be delivered
upon the wharf at the Lighthouse Depot, Staten
Island, II. Y, and the bid must so state 1t.
The stone Is to be delivered upon the site OF the
work at Bullock's Point, and the bids will so
state 1t.
LUMBER sc.
LIS feet lB. M yellow pine framing timber.
$3.50 feet (B. d. white pine framing timber.
1850 feet (B. M white pine sheathlng boards.
l,65O teet lB. NJ yellow pine flooring boards.
1000 feet d. NJ clear Whi.e pine for siding, &c.
STONE, Sc
loo tens OF granite rp-rsp stone, irregular In
shape weighing one to three tons each.
2,loZ cubic feet Of cut granite for pier, as per
drawings to be furnished.
Lass cubic feet rough stone fer backing Of pier.
9,l30 common North river bricks
Fac b bid viii be accompanied by bond in the
sum OF $1,000, conditioned that II the bid Is ac-
oepted the bidder will enter into and carry out a
contract for the work. Further Information NAV
be obtained BY addressing the undersigned.
]. q. WOODRUFF
Colonel Of Engineers, U. S. A., Engineer Third
1gnthouse DLsIrlcL my6
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TS1sSTTEEBssAtH At 6g$ 9EAS ELE
Pant OF THE CITY, ON ! STREE BE-
H'' 1-- .sS cstarwFM&dsI
LIMITED STATES MARSHAL'S SALE OF
" VALUABLE IMPROVED AND UNIM-
PROVED REAL ESTATE IN THE FIRST

~ YALUABLE IMPROYED AND UNM-
PROVED REAL ESTATE IN THE FIRST
WARD.
In virtue of writ Of Aera aeiAs issued ont Of the
Clerks office Of the Supreme Court of the District
Of Columbia, and to me directed. will sell At pub
lie sale for cash, Ia front Of the premises, COM
nth day or May next, is75 the following described
property, TO wilt VIZ: All fthe original lots Nos.
q 10 and z and the following described part Of
lot II In square No. 50, beginning for the same At
the southwest corner Of said lot No: II, running
sinches thence east Ii feet inches, thence south
90 feet Inches thence west II feet ~ inches to the
place OF begnning. Also part of lot \ o. in snuAR
No. 81 beginning at the southeast corner Of said
iet, Filming thence north along Twenty-fo1rth
street west II feet inches, thence west % feet
inches, thence south II feet inches to north NJ
street, thence east along said NJ street % feet
inches to the place of beginning, together with all
ana singular the Improvements thereon in the city
Of Washington, District OF Columbia, seized and
levied upon as the property OF Sarah GOOD, Marga-
ret Hauptman, Louisa Hazel, Mary LuSby, Maria
Clements, Emma A. Fister. John FisteT, and VIM.
Fister, heirs Of John FsIer, deceased and will be
sold to satisfy execution No. 2676 in favor OF JAS
p. Willett and Robert Willett, executors OF Vol
taire Wfllett, deceased, and WIN, z, Ozark.
Alex. SHARP,
ap9-dtd U. 8. Marshal ID. @.
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- Auctioneer and Zeal Estate Broker,
Successor to Latimer & Oeary,)
Southwest corner Pennsylvania avenue and Eley-
Cuth street,
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The nah Yield II Improving, and prices arc
taking . downward course a. the natural result.
Our quotations are for large unpacked lots. r
A. Golden & Bro, fish agents ct Washington, re-
port sales to-day Of 1000 shad At e6500l2 per
hundred; 80 900 hsrrings 1t ts9s per thousand;
1000 cells IT 1@11fo. each.
Messfs Simmons Co., Of Georgetown, report
Gales to-day Of 5000 herring ct % per thogsApdi
shad Bt SIS per hundred,
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DYE. n. WARNER.
- Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer.
Federal Buildings, corner Seventh and + sts.N.W

pY B. H. WARNER
u Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer.
Federal Buildings, corner Seventh and SITS, NV,
TRUsTEE,s SALE OF A TWO.sToRY BRICK
EEsInENGE, NO. l2SS TENTH STREET
BY virtue OF a deed OF trust, dated May lS, 1870,
recorded in lber 6l6 folio Os one Of the land rec.
ords for Washington county, District Of Column
RiA and at The request in writing Of the party Sc
cured thereby, viii sell ut public sale, to the
highest bidder, onTHURSpAYIM May q, 1873, at $40
O'Clock p.m,, in 'front.' OF the premises the following
described real estate situate IN the city Of Wash
ington in said District, to wit: Part OF lot num-
bered twenty -four C2D Of DayIdson's subdivision
OF square numbered three hundred and forty, (340
beginning for said part at the southeast corner Of
said lot, thence north fifteen feet eight inches,
thence west ninety-two feet to an alley, thence
south fifteen feet eight Inches, thence east ninety
two feet to the place OF beginning, together with
the improvements.
Terms Of sale: One third cash; balance In six and
twelve months, bearing interest at ten per cent.
per annum, and secured BY deed Of trust on the
premises. A deposit Of 900 required AZ time OF
SALE. All conveyanctng at purchasers expense.
Terms to be complied with In Eve days from day OF
SALE otherwise the property TO be resold At the risk
and cost OF the detalting purchaser after i've days
notice. THOMAS j. HOBBS, Trustee.
ap2O-TuF &ds ]. 7. GOODWILL, Salesman.
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DYTHOMAS DOwLTNG.

J. T. COLDWELL,
ap29&myll, l2&A Salesman.
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IL Auctloneer and Real Estate Broker,
(Successor to Latimer Cleary,)
Southwest corner Pennsylvania avenue and Elev-
enth street
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DROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF
JAMES RIVER.

UNITED STATES EXaINKKR's OPPfoE,l
UNION BANK BUILDING,
BALTIMORE, May 8, 1876.
Proposals will be received until noon Of
June Z, 1875, and opened Immediately thereafter,
for work in James river, Va, as follows: First,
widening Dutch Gap cutoff; second, making .
Of Gillie's creek; third, constructing q timber
dixie at head OF Drury's island.
Blank forms, Specifications and other infOrmR-
ton may be had At this ONCE, or at the engineer
once in Richmond, southeast corner Of Main and
Thirteenth streets.
WIN. P. CRAIGHILL,
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AUCTION SALES.
10y HARH. n. MILIIAMs- An.t,r-

FF 1fHre 6SHS. N000"'HNH
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AUCTION SALES.

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AUCTION SALE e Of OF ryALgAgtE 1A5ERoyEG 2

DY YOUNG d MIDDLETON,
DAueIloneers, Real Estate and Insurance Agents,
LIE Droit Building, corner Eighth and 4 streets.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-29
Destruction of the ParthenOn.

Those interested in ancient historical
relics will be sorry to learn that the Par
thenon at Athens is being shockngly
wrecked and ruined. Tourists every
season visit it, knock off limbs of stat
ues, pull down portions Of the frieze
which Lord Elgin left, and, clambering
up with hammer or stone, break off bits
Of the Doric capitals. These capitals,
it will be remembered, are painted with
rows Of leaves, which are supposed to be
bent double under the weight Of the
architrsve, and the relic.hunters seem to
be especially fond of chipping this por-
ton Of the masonry. Not fortnight
ago q tourist knocked off the finger of
one of the finest statues, as he wished to
add to his private collection of curiosi-
ties at New York. The Greeks have de-
termined to protect the building as much
as possible, and to store up in Q safe
place the most Interesting and valuable
OF the fragments of sculpture which lie
oil over the place, exposed to rude winds,
and men more savage still than they"
They have almost completed museum
at the back of the Acropolis; but the
work has come to standstill for lack of
money, This fact has only to become
known among the artists and artlovers
in this country, and doubtless immedi.
ate steps will be taken to preserve tn at
noblest remnant OF Greece in her glory
the Parthenon.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-29
Johnny as a clerk.

San Antonio (Texas) HeraId.l
Hence the only live business man in
the store, when the old lady from the
country got out Of the wagon and came
in, was the errand-boy, Johnny. He was
sharp boy, who knew everything.
Therefore, he was glad for the oppor-
tunity of SLOWING his employer what a
good clerk be was. The old lady wanted
pant.buttons. AS he did not know
where to find them he told her they were
out, but he expected cart-load from
New York every day, and asked her to
wait for day or so until they arrived.
Nov, my dear madam, said Johnny,
smiling and rubbing his hands as he had
seen the clerks do, " let me sell you a
new dress pattern; the one you have got
on looks like it wasn't built for you in
the first place"
The old lady thought the dress was
right pearty."
Well, yes, said Johnny, it is sorry
pearty; but it would look heap peartier
if you we're to set it of with one Of our
diamond cluster breastpins for thirty FIVE
cents.
The breastpin was purchased. "NOw,"
said Johnny, " do you ever comb your
hair2" The old lady began to get mad.
{" / don't mean nothing" continued
the young villain; some very respect
able people do comb their hair. We
have people in this town who have got
so in the habit of it that they take their
hair off and fasten it to chair and
comb it like blaZes every night.
And Johnny sold her a jute switch,
and a big comb that would have taken
the cockle-burs out of q mules tail.
Then Johnny inquired if any of the
family we're sickly, and hearing that the
old man was complaining, persuaded her
to buy some Grape and white gloves, to
have ready in case OF emergency.
When the proprietor returned from
dinner he found pyramid OF young wa
termelons on the counter, and a peck OF
the littlest peaches he ever saw on the
showcase. This was the kind of cash
Johnny had received for $40 worth OF
goods Johnny was in the back yard
dissecting the Notwithstanding water
melon of the lot.
The scene was painful to listen to
from the other side of the street. If
Johnny's wages were raised as high as
be was, he would be in receipt of about
$1,000 an hour. For fifteen minutes an
uplifted boot, with boy hoverlng on the
toe of it in a sitting position, was the
most attractive feature of the landscape
in that back yard.
Johnny says that while there is no
sense in all the smart boys being lawyers
and members of Congress, he, too, will
follow the example of the rest, and quit
merchandising as a means of accumu-
lating wealth, if he has got to eat his
meals off the mantel.piece for a week
after every ten.strike of bargain he
makes.
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DRILLING THE BALLET.
ming q HUNDRED Greer
Girls into Formidable AmazOns.

TranafOF ming HUNDRED Green
Girls into Formidable AmazOns.
Cincinnati Commercial. Gath.
There were hundred Of them assem-
bled in the hall Of Washington Platform
for their first earnest drill. Mr.. Smith,
the drillmaster, had his hands full yes
terday, but he went to work like the vet
eran that he is and soon brought order
out Of confusion. In the first place he
ranged them in hollow square around
the room, facing the middle of it. Then
he counted them of into tens, the first
one Of. each ten being ths leader OF that
squad, she to get the order of things we'll
in her hand and the others to follow her.
AS they stood ranged around there, in
this way, the two or three privileged OBJ
servers had an opportunity to study
their faces, and in that mental survey to
divide them into classes. There were
some neatly clad, and some even in val
liable jewelry. There were those on
whose faces familiarity with the rough
side of life had lett ITS marks; others
fair young girls, with modest faces and
manners and downcast eyes. Some of
them accompanied by their mothers.
Some we're there for the novelty and ex-
citement Of the thing But the greater
number had evidently come for their
bread and butter. They were not all
young; indeed, some showed careworn
faces. But the most of them had fair
faces, and evidently forms and limbs
that would display to advantage in the
armor and tights and spangles of the
grand fete of Pekin,"
Well, after they had been counted of
the drill began. The hundred females
we're marched, over and over agalp,
through numerous figures, squares,
circles, eights, zigzags, grand circles,
and other combinations. For lot of
green hands they showed marked readi-
ness in learning A few were disposed
to triAei but even they were brought to
terms by Smiths despairing appeal.
Smith has a happy faculty for dealing
with these people, acquired by much ex-
perience. He emphasizes everything,
but after all gets most of the service out
OF them BY appearing to rely implicitly
on their ability to understand and exc
cute an order. Now and then, when a
lot would get to talking, he would ex-
postulate, with my conscience, ladies',
will you not let me do the talking fer
just one hourY" or you rascal, over in
that corner, you are spelling that Ggare;"
or "0ne Of the best looking ladies in the
room is making a fool of herself" or
Coufound it, you scamps, can't we have
order?'
After about an hour of hard drilling,
Smith, apparently we'll satisfied with his
success, dismissed the girls for the day,
telling them that they now understood
all that would be required of them when
they should march gaily to the brilliant
strains of a grand orchestra, astonishing
the gaping thousands under the canvass
when they should come forth, radiant in
silver cuirass and breast.plate, flowing
blonde back hair, with their symmetrical
neither limbs displayed to vast advantage
IN closely.ftting tights, and the eyes of
the world upon them.
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MEMPHIS. TENN. WEDNESDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 49, 1875

stop the engines; signals Of distress
we're hoisted; the captain Of the Ferfait
ordered the crew to fling themselves into
the water, and he himself was the last
to leave his deck. The boats frsm the
rest of the squadrons so quickly reached
the spot that no lives we're lost Only
fifteen minutes elapsed from the time
the Forfait was struck till she went to
the bottom, and, as a naval officer re-
marked, the experiment, if expensive,
is conclusive with regard to the power of
the spur. The only further question to
be solved is whether the spur is not as
dangerous to friend as to foe. The ele-
phant, in ancient warfare, used to be a
powerful auxiliary unless when he fell
back on his friends; then be was as dan
gerous as unwieldy. The captain Of the
Forfait will be tried by court martial,
and, of course, all comment on the case
is for the moment out Of the question.
1t may be added that the Forlait is
named after a French admiral of the
time OF Louis XVI, a sailor not we'll
known to fame. Possibly he had no
chance of distinguishing himself.
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a CaHre nnnce

A Muritzburg Natal correspondent
of the London Times thus describes q
festive scene among tribe of the
Caffres:
Formed in a semi-circular line they
commenced their dance. Moving the
legs ia most wonderful simultaneous mo
ton, they sang over and over again, in
varying air, but in minor key to the
effect that there are enemies on both
sides. This dance and verse were COM
posed when the present chiefs father
died and his two sons disputed their
heirship. Presently they we're asked to
sing some other verse, when to new
motion and new air they sang how If
the white men had not come, we should
eat cattle the whole country over" an.
other mode of saying that they would be
conqlerors of the whole land, for OF
course the verse applies, not to their own
cattle, but to the other peoples.
During the dance various warriors
would dash out from the ranks in front
Of their companies and 90 through q
pantomime performance descriptive oil
their own bravery and how they would
dispose of an enemy in fight. If the
performer was well-known brave, he
would be greeted with the greatest ap-
plause from the whole body. When the
commander of the left company went
out they thundered their approval. In
such cases the brave danced into the
very center of the circle, but if come
young unknown man, excited beyond
discretion, came forth, little feeble ap.
plause from his own company was all be
could get, and he skunk back in the
ranks. The pautomime action Of fight.
ing was always that of stabbing with,
never of throwing, the assagai Chaka
taught them to advance in line uD to
their enemy, and not to think of fighting
till they could see the whites OF their
opponents eyes, saying it was brave
man who could look in the enemy s
eyes when each meant to kill the other
Presently the monotonous dance and
song ceased, and man chosen as the
spokesman and dressed in white tails
with splendid cranes feathers, which
added to his already grand hight, ad-
yancing into the center of the semi.
circle, commenced to recite a prose
poem, walking up and down, and some
times even running the while. This
speech or recitation was sort Of hymn
Of praise relating the deeds of the chief 8
ancestors, their descent their prowess,
and feats in war and in council. II
translated carefully, he said, it would re.
semble some Of the most beautiful songs
in Scripture-as, for example, the Song
of Deborah" Fluently as the speech
was delivered, its effect was much marred
by the constant motion during its deliv-
cry, which not only prevented all ora
torical art, but put the speaker out oi
breath. When he paused, or seemed
blown" warrior would dash out and
perform his pantomimic war dance, as
during the previous dance. If real
brave should thus come out, the singer
would point to him with his stick, but il
man with no note he would take ne
notice of him, but continue to walk up
and down.
Presently the song ended, and the
whole body ssluted the chief with loud
Bayete the royal salute.
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0uick Work Wltn q spnr.
London Army and Navy Gazettel


The other day the French dispatch
boat, which formed part of Admiral de
la Ronciere de Noury's squadron, was
run iuto by the Jeanne dare frigste,
which sent her to the bottom in no time.
1t appears that the squadron was sailing
in two columns, each vessel being one
hundred meters from the vessel ahead,
the vessel astern and the vessel abreast,
the dispatch-boats Forfait and the Cha
teau.Renaud bringing up the rear At
a certain moment, the last frigate but
one in the larboard column slackened
speed, and the frigate which followed was
obliged to do likewise to preserve dis
tance. The Chateau-Renaud Of course
followed suit, and the consequence was
that the ForIait was no longer abreast OF
the other dispatch-boat. At this juno
ture the dispatch-boats were summoned
to repair to the Admirafs ship, the Ma
genta, Immediately ahead OF the frigate
which had slackened speed. The Cha
tean,Renaud wentsbout, and the captain
OF the Foriait warned OF this, and, evi-
dently ignorant Of the alteration which
had taken place in tho relative position
of the rear Of the two columns, gave
orders they should have taken the eorislt
over the position just occupied by the
Chateau-Renaud, but which, in reality,
brought her under the bow Of the Jeanne
dare. just as he reached the bridge
the captain of the Forfait perceived his
error, but not in time to prevent what ap
account of the disaster calls q rub
bing.p Hardly any shock was felt on
board either ship, and yet the Jeanne
dare, which only had her bowsprit
knocked little awry, had cut clean into
the Fdrfait. The chief engineer rushed
on deck aud said that the spur Of the
Jeanne d'Arc had pIerced the flank Of
the vessel The engineer was ordered
! 10 20 down, at the risk Of bis lils Ia