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MATT, ROIJTES

sand dollars, are stated in the advertisement IN
der the appropriate route.
20. All checks deposited WITH bids will be held
until contract is executed and sereice commences
by the accepted bidder. Checks efH then be re-
der.
n Transfers of contracts, or of interest in con-
tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequently
cannot be allowed. Neither can bids, or interest
in bids, be transferred or assigned to other par
ties. BIDDERS will therefore take notice that
they will be expected to perform the service
term.
vides that contracts for the transportation OF
the mail shall be awarded to the lowest bidder
rendering SUFFICIENT guarantees for faithful per-
formance, without other reference to the mode
of such transportation than may be necessary to
provide for the due celebrity certainty and security
thereof Under this law bids that propose to
security" hdvfRg been decided to be the only
legal bids, are construed as provfdiRg for the en-
The mode Of eonue3Gnce necessary to insure ITS
celebrity, certainty and security" and haze the
preference ouer all others, and no others are con-
sidered, except for steamboat routes.
%. A modification of bid IN any of its essential
terms is tantamount to new bid, and cannot be
received so as to interfere with regular competI-
ton. Making new bid in proper form is the
only way to modify previous one.
"a Postmasters are cautioned not to sign the
is Signed by the bidder and his suretieS, and n0t
until entirely satisfied of the suficiency Of the
sureties. See sections 246 and 247 act Of June 3,
1874, accompanying this advertisement.
Is. Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from
office for acting as agents Of contractors or bid
ders, with or without compensation, in any busi-
ness matter or thing relating TO the mail service.
They are the trusted agents of the Department,
and cannot consistently act in both capacities.
%. In all cases where the routes are not fully
supplied with the necessary locks and pouches, 1t
is the duty Of the postmaster at the head Of the
route to make requisition on the Contract Office
of this Department for such locks and pouches
hafnra Iulv DrOvidad the rOutn he let
MARSHALL JEW ELL,
del9-S6w p ostmaster General.
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RY E. Z. NEWTON, AuctIOneer.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVES
PROPERTY ON SIXTH STREET EAST, BE.

TWEEN A AND B.
By virtue Of q deed OF trust, dated December %,
1879 and duly recorded In nber 7, folio a, Of the
land records for Washington county, In the Dis
trict OF Columbia and az the request OF the party
secured thereby, will sell at public auction, In
mont OF the premises, on THURSDAY, February
1875, At O'Clock p. m all that piece or parcel OF
humber elRhi hundred and slxty:seyen, $50 be;
ginning At point eighteen feet s feet ten inehesl
from the northwest corner OF said lot thirteen (3
running south on Sixth street east from the north:
west corner OF said lot, and running south by and
with said Sixth street east twenty-one feet N feet
thence again north eleven feet, (ll feet,) thence
again west seventy-hye feet as feet to the place OF
beginning, with all the Improvements thereon,
which consist OF nine (s) room two-story rame
Terms or sale; One fourth cash; balance In notes
OF eloc, respectively, every four months. Wth ln-
0uired when property 10 knocked down. II terms
or sale are not complied with within hye days ater
sale the trustee rei erves the right TO rtseu the
properly at the purchasers cost and risk on Civ
Ing ave days public notice. All eonyeyAneing at
cost or purchaser. A. SCHWARTZ,
Trustee.
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DY DUNCANsON BROS, AuetIOneers,
ID corner Ninth and d streets northwest.
TRUSTEES SALE OF DESIRABLE REAL Es-
TATE, BEISG Pant "a OF DEL LOT 4; IN n SQUARE

TRUSTEES SALE OF DESIRABLE REAL ES-
TATE, BEING PART OF LOT IA, IN SQUARE
81 FRONTING ON FIFTH STREET EAST.
BY virtue OF deed Of trust, dated February 20,
A. ID. 1871 and duly recorded In liber No. SIS To-
los I67 ct. seq, one Of the land records for WASH
ington county, District Of Columbia, and By az;
rection Of the party secured thereby, we will sell
at pable auction to the highest bidder, In frOnt
OF fhe premises, on SATURDAY, the 18th day OF
February, A. d. ISIS, at 1880 O'Clock p. M, Al that
piece parcel Of land situated In the city OF
Ington, District OF Columbia, and known upon the
ground plat or plan Of said city the north SIX.
teen feet mont by the depth OF lot numbered
fourteen, ia, in square numbered eight hundred
and twenty two, (s22, and beginning for the same
at the northeast corner Of said lot, and running
thence south along the line Of Fh strt east six
teen feet, thence west one hundred and ave rect
one inch, thence north sixteen rect, aud thence
east one hundred and ave feet one Inch 10 the
place of beginning, together with the improve
Terms Of sale: One third cash: balance in two
equal installments At six and twelve months, with
Interest," Al ten per cent. per anuum from day Of
sale, to be secured by deed Of trust on property
sold or All cash. as the purchaser may desire. A
derosit Of 800 will be required a. time OF sale.
ConyeyaRcing at expense Of purchaser. II terms
OF sale are not complied with in seven days the
trustees reserve the right to resell at risk and cost
Va p. x DOOLEY, lT-,,...-
SAMUEL N. HILTON, AAuS'ee''
ja2s-ThsTu&ds DUNCAEsoN BROS, ARets,
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U. S. Bonds. Bid. Asked.

The stock market has not improved since yes-
fegday eTceps for Per cent general
len OF one cent. Owing &c the increased demand
caused by the Issuing Of new installments OF as
payment Of special improvement taxes) are look
ing up, and will no doubt advance gradually as
the demand for them ito be applied for that pur-
pOse) increases. No doubt many delinquents will
take advantage Of the present rates and purchase
the currency" with which to lquidate. Mr..
COrsen, Of the firm of Sherman & Co., is Of opin-
ion that there will be "demand created" which
will place them in high favor.
The irrepressible 3-65's are selling at 80 for
SINAI small lOts and 70 for large The agg.sEas Of
We learn that 500, 900 worth were held at 70 in
New York to-day.
The passage in the Senate yesterday of the bill
reported by Mr.. morrill,, Of Me-, providing for
the payment Of interest due February on the
S-65 bonds, has not yet had the usual effect Of
strengthening and imparting to them an upward
tendency. 1t is believed by many that the pay
ment cannot be made on the day contemplated,
as It will require some time to complete the en-
actnent ofthe bill and to go through the formula
OF payment at the Treasury, unless the sinking
fund commissioners furnish the means By the
pledge OF security, and 1t has transpired that
they have sufficient collateral upon which to
raise the cash necessary for that purpose inside
Of twenty four hours.
Our dispatches from New York this morning.
quote money %. Stocks and Governments dull
Both our regular dispatches and our informa-
tiOn from Messrs. Trask & Stone indicate a con-
tinued dizziness In the stock market. Even 4
further concession in prices which was afterward
recovered, did not tempt investors to make large
purchases. Wabash was sold down to AK to-day,
and Ohio and Mississippi fell to 2611 on COMPARE
lively small sales. The great competition among
railroads creates alarm among holders of stocks,
and the impression is very general that lower
prices must rule in consequence of the ruinOuS
rates now established in freight and passengers
moneT atsT op tSs besT sds and tBey sse n 2,
reason yet to change their tactics. Pacific Mail
has been steady at $40 to y, with very little do
ing in it, in fact this stock is very much neglected
just now, and people are waiting for the final re-
salt OF the Congressional inVestig alton before
taking fresh ventures in it.
The following are the closing quotations for
bonds stocks and gold at the New York Stock
Exchange, as telegraphed to Messrs. Lewis John
son & Co., bankers, Vernon Row, northeast
corner Pennsylvania avenue and Tenth street,
Washington:
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MAIL ROUTES

by . certified check, or draft, on some solvent
national bank, payable to the order of the Post
present annual pay on the route; in case OF new
service, rot less than five per centum OF the
bond exceeds $500.
The proposal must be signed by the bidder or
bidders, and the dale of signing affixed.
Direct TO the second Assistant Postmaster
General, Post Once Department, WashIngton.
ID. c., - marked proposals, State Offs
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TINTED STATES MARSHAL'S SALE OF
Y PRINTING presses, TYPE, ENGINE

In virtue OF a writ of fsri Tacfa8 on Judgment of
Condemnation issued out OF the Clerks office OF
the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia,
to me directed, will sell at public auction, for
cash, on MONDAY, the LIST day OF February, is,5,
commencing at II O'Clock, at the ofce OF the
''New National Era, Citizen and Publishing Com
pany,n No. AIS Eleventh street, the following
goods and chattels, to wit:
3 Power Presses.
Engine, Boiler and Machinery, and
Lot Job Tyre, .
Lewis II. Charles =. and Frederick Douglass, jr.,
and will be Eold to satisfy execution No, u, 061 in
u NJ -A' "A~ ALEX. SHARP,
Yanq1-td II, s, Mar hal, ID. c.
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DYLATIMER & CLEARLY, AuetIOneers
ID and Real Estate Brokers,
Southwest corner Penn avenue and Eleventh street,
Star Office Building,


CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE BUILD
ING LOTS IN SQUARES q, Is AND 20, SUR
BOUNDING THE THIRTEENTH STREET
CIRCLE: THE LARGEST IN THE CITY.
By virtue Of a decree Of the Supreme Court OF the
District Of Columbia, in \ cause wherein George
W. Riggs ct al. are plaintiffs, and Catharine Z.
Owen ct al. are defendants, No. OlS Equity, bear
tion, on MONDAY, the first (lstI day Of February,
1875, at O'Clock p. M, in front of the premises,
the following described real estate Lot In square
III, being in Robert COltman's subdivision Of lots
3 4, 5, Z. and 9, or said square, situate on the
east side OF Thirteenth street, between 2 and X
streets, having front of 81 feet by l2, to l6-fOo
alley. Immediately after, lots one, a. two, q,
three, 81 four al five. o. twenty-one eli and
twenty-five, ", In square two hundred and sew
entyeight, CTS Immediately fronting the Circle.
Also, lots twenty-five GU and twenty three, (23
in square two hundred and seventy-nine, C279, }
bounding the Circle on the southeast side.
Terms of sale prescribed In said decree, as FOL-
lows: Ore fourth Of the purchase money to be paid
in cash, the residue in one, two and three years;
deferred payments to be secured by deeds Of trust
on the property sold, and to bear interest at the
rate Of six per cent. from day of sale Conveyance
ing at the cost of the purchasers. One hundred
dollars will be required on each lot At time OF sale
fterms of sale are not complied with In ten days
the defaulting purchaser or purchasers, after ten
days advertisement in some newspaper published
in the city of Washington. ID. e.
N. B.-The abOVe-deScribed property surrounds
the Thirteenth-street Gree, the largest IN the
District, and is Immediately opposite the lots Sc
lected for residences by General Grant and Mr..
PhelpP, our reeently-appOinted Commissioner.
Without exception, this Is the most desirable I'M
improved real estate in this city: rare chance for
investments, either to hold as Il Is or As desirable
jani2-d&ds AuctlOueers.
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nHE ARTIH1CIAL sEoNE CoMFANR

are prepared 70 s1ppig, Al sSort notice Tllng 1oz
Vesffoules. Sidewalks, footWGYS, and CURLING, "A
different eolors; FountAinS, hawn OrnAmenta
honted: celiar walls and flooring eemented 70 exs
clude dampness; kitchens and areas eemented Ana
the intrusion OF rats, insects, Gc.s and all otneE
work executed for which kortlAno Cemente =
days superior 70 any Of the marbles OF natural
IN common use, and Y An admlre .S H. =
either marble or stone; u more durable, ano ".
creases its crushing resistance with age. IL oe-A
anSSsssiOnAO N. RossEE6 SaisI aa1 a1ssSs,,
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AUCTION SALES.
Future DAYS,

DYE. HI. WARNER,
ID Real Estate Broker and AuctIoneer
Federal Buildings, corner Seventh and SITS. n. W.
TRUSTEES, SALE OF A SMALL TRUCK FARM
WITHIN TWO MILES OF TIE NAVY YARD
BRIDGE, IN THE COUNTY or WASHING
TON, ID. C., AT AUCTION.
By virtue of deed of trust to us. dated April 30
A. u. ls73 duly recorded in Liber No. MS folio 81
ba and at the request the party secured thereby
we will sell at public auction in front Of the prem
ises, on FRIDAY, January @, 1S75, at O'Clock p.
the County OF Washington, District of Columbia,
to wit: Lots numbered nve 20 and six (6) II Thee.
called "Discovery,' - decided BY Lucy B. Walker to
Theodore Moshef by deed duly recorded in Liber
N T, No: I2 folio So ct seq. of the land records
Of the District Of Columbia, containing hfty-twO
and halt ga acres more or less, and being the
doTe Mosher and wife dated July u, ISL together
with the Improvements, consisting Of \ nice farm
house, out buildings, &C.
'EUniontOwn'' to silver HiIl'' Post Office aud
being ne the city of Washington can be worked
Terms: One fourth cash, balance In six, 81
twelve (12) and eighteen CS) months, with interest
secured by deed Of trust on the property sold, or
all cash as the purchaser may desire. deposit OF
one hundred dollars will be required at the tlm1 OF
chaser. 1fthe terms of sale are not complied with
in seven days, the trustees reserve the right to
ing purchaser, after five days advertisement.
WILLIAM z. MATTLNGLY, Trnstees
janl6-STuTh&ds
A%THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED, ON
account ofthe weather. untl THURSDAY, Febru-
airy 4, ISIS, same hour and place.
Ghkktfs T. T. F FkETFfsst Trustees.
J. 7. CoLDWELL, Salesman.
81 For the convenience of persons desiring to
attend the sale, conyeyances will leave the office OF
the aucti9neer at O'Clock p. m. on that day.
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EXTRACTS FROM LAWS. ETC

OATH OF MAIL CONTRACTOR AND CAR.
RIERS, REQUIRED BY ACT OF CON-
GRESS, JUNE s, 1872
u, do sOlemnly swear Tor afirm) that
will faithfully perform all the duties required Of
me, and abstain from everything forbidden by the
laws in relation to the establishment of post
Offices and pest roads within the United States;
and that will honestly and truly account for
and pay over any money belonging to the said
United States which may come into my posses
Sion or control So help me God.
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AatinaaI gepabIitau
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Monetary.

WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. %, 6p.m.
Gold is frmer to-day but no higher, closing at
113k.
The bids for Governments were a fraction
lower, but they are held in some instances little
higher than yesterday.
The following are the quotations, a. reported
to us by Messrs. Sherman Co., bankers, lt29
street:
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BOND.


ties in full in the body of the bond; also the date.
The signatures to the bond should be witnessed,
and the certificate on the inside should be signed
by Justice OF the peace, adding his official title,
his seal.
Know all men by these presents, that -
-,Ot -, in the State of -, principal,
State Of as an suTeties, are 6eid and In 6hS
bound unto the United States Of America in the
just and full sum Of - dollars, lawful money
ted States of America or its duly appointed or
authorized officer or officers; to the payment Of
which, we'll and truly to be made and DONE we
bind ourselves, our heirs executors, and admins
traitors, jointly and seyerally, firmly by these
presents.
Sealed with our seals, and dated this - day
Of, 49,.
Whereas, by an act of Congress approved June
q, 1874, entitled IAN act making appropriations
for the service Of the Post Once Department for
the hscsl year ending June thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and seVenty-hY and for other purposes -
it is provided "that every proposal for carrying
the mail shall be accompanied by the bond OF the
bidder, with sureties approved by postmaster"
in pursuance whereof, and in compliance with
the provisions Of said law, this bond Is made and
executed, subject to all the terms, conditions
and remedies thereon, in the said act provided
and prescribed. to accompany the aforegoing and
Now, the condition of the said obligation is
such, that if the said --, bidder as afore-
said shall, within such time after his bid is &C
in said advertisement of route No. =, to wit, on
or before the LIST day of June, 1875, enter into a
contract with the United States of America,
with good and sufficient sureties to be approved
by the Postmaster General, to perform the ser
vice PROF oSed in his said bid, and further shall
perform aid service according to his contract;
then this obligation shall be void, otherwise to
be in full fCroe and obligation in law.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this - day Of, lS7
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CERTIFICATE OF POSTMASTER.

OI4N II 4NLA I = OI % NJ ny I LII
], the undersigned postmaster at -, State
Of -, after the exercise of due diligence to in
form myself Ct the peeuniary ability and respOn.
sibilty of the principal and his sureties in the
aforegoing bond, AID Of the unincumbered real
estate owned by them, respectively, do hereby
approve said bond and certify that the said sure
ties are suffiRient-suffcient to insure the pay
ment OF double the entire amount Of the said
bond and do further certify that the said bond
was duly signed by --, and --
and - his sureties, before signing this
certificate.
--, Postmaster.
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County OF 0Gf-s"
/, clerk OF the -, the same be-
ing Court Of Record, do hereby certify that
whose genuine signature appears to
the foregoing affidavit, was, at the time of sign
ing the same justice of the peace IN and for the
county and State aforesaid, duly qualified, and
that all his official acts such entitled to full
faith and credit.
In testimony whereof, l have hereunto set my
hand as clerk, and affixed the seal OF said court,
on this - day Of -, 1S7
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DY b. HI. WARNER,
ID Real Estate Broker and Auctloneer,
Federal Building, corner Seventh and SITS. n. W.
TRUSTEES SALE OF TwO-STORY FRAME
DWELLING ON THE WEST SIDE OF SIX
TENTH, BETWEEN h AND L STREETS
NORTHWEST.
BY virtue Of a deed of trust, dated January 9,
A. D. 1873 duly recorded in Liber No. 100, folio "a,
Of the land records for the District of Column
ba and at the request of the party secured thereby
will sell at public auction, in front Of the prem
lses, on TUESDAY, February Q, 1875, at O'Clock
p. m, all that piece parcel Of ground stsate In
the city OF ashingtOn, d. c., designated on the
plat Of said city as part of lot numbered twenty,
(2r,) in square numbered one hundred and eighty
four, (lS4,) and composed within the following
metes and bounds, to wit: Beginning for the same
at point on sixteenth street west and twenty
three (3) feet north from the southeast corner Of
Six tenth street seventeen Q7) feet and six C6D
inches, thence west hundred aud six (l06) feet
six (6) lnchts to alley, thence south with said
alley seventeen % feet six (6) inches thence east
one hundred and six (O6) feet six () inches to the
place of beginning, together with the Improve
ments, &c.
Terms: One third of the purchase money in cash,
and the balance in six and twelve months, for
which the mott of the purchaser bearing interest
at the rate OF ten C0) per centrum per annum, Sc
cured by deed Of trust on the property sold, Will
be taken. A deposit of one hundred dollars will
be required al time of sale. All conyeyancing at
cost OF the purchaser. Terms TO be complied with
F.w. JONES. Trustee.
J. T. COLDWELL, Salesman.
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BY section sixteen of the act of June s, 1872,
every person employed in the postal service is
subject TO all tie pans penalties and fOrfeitures
Tor violation Of the laws relating to such SERVICE
whether he has taken the above oath or afirma-
ton or not.
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AUCTION SALES.

AOC11ON OhLEC.
To-Day.
IlY LATIMER a CLEARY,
II Auctioneers and Real Estate Brokers,
street, Star once building.
CIGARS, WHISKY, SOAPS, &C., AT AUCTION
THIS (Saturday) MORNING., January %, 1875. at
II O'Clock, within our Auction Rooms, We shall
sell, without reserve, an extensive Consignment
Terms Of sales SO cash: over that sum credit of
'1i ay days Eih nRRFG'S cLR&RT Iuconer
RELATIMER g G Gle; AuctIOneers
Southwest corner Penn avenue and Eleventh street,
Star once Building.
SEVERAL FINE CARPETS, ELEGANT WIN
CHAIRS Cha sTPERioR IR tS sEpsFEk6s 6e f
ee .Dd a on sF on RqTHFd
T . sa' rs .rsis fFfTEaEs S SLEiAEy;
pY LATIMER q CLEARY,
- Auetioneers and Real Estate Brokers,
Corner Of Pennsylvania avenue andEleventh street,
Star ONCE Building.
POSITIVE SALE.
BASKETS, CLOCKS, FANCY
CR0CKERYI &c,
at our Auction Rooms,
ATTENTION, TRADE. SALE POSITIVE.
LATIMER CLEARY,
1a29-2t [Starl AuctiOneers.
by DUNCANsON BROS. AuetiOneers.
IL Southeast Corner Ninth and D streets north
west.
GPEAT AUCTION SALE OF WATCHES, DIA-
MONDS AND JEWELRY, ON ACCOUNT OF
THE DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNERSHIP
OF MESSRS. 8. GOLDSTEIN & co.
We will sell the entire contents of their fine Jew
elry Store, 6l9 Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
under the Metropolitan hotel, commencing EACH
day at II a. m and p. n: Every article sold fully
warranted as represented.
Ladies' sales from II a. IN. to p. m. each day.
Special sale for Diamonds and other precious
stone Jewelry on WEDNESDAY. In the evening
Guns, Reyolyers and Fancy Goods.
Tn RSDAY, special sale for Silver and Silver
Chains.
FRIDAY, miscellaneous stock, both morning
and evening,
SATURDAY, Clocks, Bronzes, Opera Glasses,
and the balance of Watches and JeweIry.
jas CSLarl DUNCA NSON BROS. Aucts.
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NoTE.-When the above oath is taken before 3
Justice of the peace or any other officer not using
seal, except Judge of a U. 5. Court, the certfd-
cate OF the clerk of court record must be added
under his seal of office, that the person who admin
istercd the oath is duly qualified as such officer.