davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1875-06-21

Total. E01 10000 E77.13t.roo lcTa19olD0
From the Rbosa statement 1t appears that The de.
would be rash to predict that this progressive rnts Of
aeetra1e VIZ eon'nue yet the obvious tendency OF the
American countries, Of tho s1isting atasc al trns in
1o W, un!sed statea and uanads, md Of tho failures
Which have Just takoa rlace n England, Is intensity
in theures which have heen brought forward 10 e1-
plain eueh condition Of a!ugg1ahpcss In al braucles
Or Industry ~ We hAyo bee experiencing for tho iast
eighteen months Trials Of ths kind arc lnfortinste.
10 new th!ng ~ the world Tho seas Of tho arorer
consumption IL interrupted, producess fnti It's mar
keta Htsed, and the community scen1 rt,wcrless 10
setlse6 leao1 from tho insabus which oppte1ac9 it,
, 1875-06-21
LAKE MICHIGAN,
CIfICAnn.


Ahout twenty 1utaborlaen vessels were ut The u,r-
lot last evening. Dut ten catgocs have come IN dir
s Tho iaat tHo days. Many OF The lumber yesse]s
hsTs 8ons into ordinary refusing to make charters at
ths prevailing Eatea. All ths odies from tho vrockel
soow D: O. Wright have boon recovered. Tle bodies
ofthe Captain, william Hanson the mate, ,rraak pys:
aud the cook. aamIa csna ashore ut Tier Cows ia.t
The achr Cozuc1la which arrived hero Haii,f.
gay !ost her sote and lathto n,asts while on be-
tFn orceu bay 10 tl1a oily .1he lumber vessel
oTneEs combination held meeting last Saturday uf-
ternoou for tho 1Eoao OF taking aorns 1ea4lrcs r..
aaFding. shs e'rsnuoua opposition 'of deaiers
sas admitted by rnost 'oi lioso present thai
pre,en Not only Has the oppos!ou very Ltttsr, hut
hllRlncss wRs dull that vas hard inatter r. coz
ehafters tho !dwfat rates cscn II wiz 1rposeu 10
fa11e1 s4tso to wli&e they w4ra uafore lid tfearnk
tartH was established. But this vas streuuouaIy M,
p0set1, aud Il waa finally lec,del to aka 10 chan;ea
III tho Rates. but to lay p the craa uutil lusno.s In
proves anu ths deatsts nnnseut to ray the tre.ent
ratcs. An agreement to this effect wa1 drawn u An
up 70 Saturday cyeulng forty vessels had srreei
10 70 Into ordinary, II Ia generally regretted tat ihS
feascl'oNness did not succeed In maintaining tlItif
fate1 They Wars fair aud equitable and but Ittle II
any money would have been HAda on them. "A the
matter stands It leila hard On erorytoty couuecta
VIII the !umheEtrae. Not only do the ynssclownars
70 Keep slslr csaila ida. but hundreds Of ssllors
snd la0oEers who haEa nothing to DO III winter aJo
n9* again thrown out at supplement-. prominent
1&c tar LtL 20
, 1875-06-21

Huo 9honUcTS-~ere In fur demand sad strong.
e. sn round, eut chiefly on tbs speculative articles
The Foeespts Of hogs were very small, aud iuavr4i
advance In pE1ecs eususJ which Va. 1t qnoe fet In
, 1875-06-21
STATE OF TRADE.
Review Of the characteristics of
tho Loan Market Inst
Wccls.
Surplus Of Loanah!e Resources Inoreas.
ing with Shipments Of
Produce.
A General Advance in Pork, Lard,
Wheat, and Corn.
The Produce Markets Firmer...A Good
Shipping Movement,
FINANCIAL.

During ehs past week tho finances Of this market
nAys been In an exceedingly 4uIst state. Tho n,cr
canls tfsdp OF tho city haa become more and moro
oonaerrAt1Fs tn IT. methods, and contracted In
ih operations. Merchants nnd lher aAos such that
any expansion Of their operations inexpcdsnt
and shey are relying a much possible upon their
enNccttous end tho proceeds Of eAtes 10 carry tts
through Ths sesors Eeeonsttuctlon Of credits elat
hAs becn In progress for two years has rlacod tha
eommnrcdnl community Of tha city In q sound
position. and In consequence when merchants nnd 1t
etpcdcns to ark for renewals Of their paper It Is In
most cA4es readily conceded BY the bauks The sur
plus Of losnaoe resources at tho banks increases a.
the shpenfs OF produce East 10 on and tho rates Of
Interest arc eortcsrondiuq1y eaay.
Rates Of discount u the banks e(3l0 rst cont to
regular customers. with concessions 10 sut 10 other
good borrowers with Ahe right kind of payer or col.
Atera!s,
On tbs sltcet thsre Il small amount Of good paper
oh4suH. which IL readily taken at moderate prtccs
Ralcs arc 6tSls per cent,
New York exchange waa veatsr, ani sold It par 10
&c Premium between banks for 3l,oo,
Ths e!earnes were 81 900 100 on Saturday: for tho
week they wefs $72 9a2so and tho balance $7s2o-
1oos for tho similar period Last year tho ogures were
sao,S22, ,292.oa ana s1,1vo, ,oao.as, respectively.
TIE british FINANCIAL FAILURES.
Neiersing 10 tho financial failures ow occurring In
ornat britain tie Nov York Tribune says:
Two years ago, In Jnns la7J tho value OF tie az.
porsa Of British manufactures, which for nva years
bad RhoWn rapid and uninterrupted increase teuan
. decline, and. With sngle exception, every mouth
of sho rtevions year, has Shown 3 falling nfr. The
Following abla gives the vaue4 ID rounds ssrtng at
tho British snd 1Hsh produce aud meschan,iso *.
asa '' f'' fsst is months # H. " ''' Ase;
January..... ,suo,ooo c.e,tsoooo x1soao'uo
, 1875-06-21

The revenue cutter Andy Johnson hss eona into
eoamisai0a aud awaits Assignment ol officers
before starting on her annual cruises. :. .Courad
sarks aud Mf. Sloan, South Eide grocer, have p:r-
chaaod IN intcEsst In the lumber vessel on te
stoets Ia li0toh's Ap 1t tho rata Of x9u0 for tho
M1ole I'll? will bo launched this fal but Ii il not in-
ehde to piaec hur Ia ccmmlason before next srrng.
Aoore elale4 Fsiiay. .hs forae. viii 53.Uu tt md
the latter with b7co1 hn Of wheat The seir Michigan
also clsarel With LOU In If whest Total amount
Ut tho thEco cargoes lt4 041 bu. These hpavy ship
ent4 uot rscuIded upon Tic books 1t IL Custom.
NOTWITHSTANDING lrtsepns.,A :, :. ~
, 1875-06-21

, -. .e PtTTsHuRo OIL, MARKET.
1I11shnho, Jnno 19-lettoleum quilt crude 81, ,93
at rafkss' refined. 12,ial2Ac, pLtislelplil. d..
, 1875-06-21

q: 11u1s, June 1o.-t1oas-rower shippers, 500
eGa;9; h.esn s7.a g. aao; hutshor., isS7na
sale: wholly Of Te.aHs through Tcrans, Il. .ossl
good, $9.s7Nte8.7s; medium ID fair, 3!.96s17S.
, 1875-06-21

On and aises Monday, June a, 1871, 1d until fur
hef notice, all live stock from Chicago to common OF
competing points Eaat viii 10 .akpn only by Actual
weight, ~ follows;
81. -,
Arizona citizen., 1875-07-24
Application for Patent.
FIRST NORTH FIX. METCALFE MIN
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
 FLORENCE, ARIZONA, July ,. IS75
 NJ OTlCE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT 1N CharIes M. shannon, whose pOstOffice address is Silver City, New Mexico, ksls this day made application tbrouph this 0fflce for patent from the United States for fifteen hundred Q500) linear feet of the
 tlrSt North Extension of the Metcalf mine, or lode of copper bearing ore with surface ground six hundred 600) feet wide, situated Tn the Copper Mountain mining district, 1avapai county, Arizona, and de- scribed in the plat and field notes now on file in this office. as follows, to-Wit:
 Beginning at post feet long, inches square, set In mound of stones feet high for the SW corner of the claim From this post pinon tree inches in diame- ter bears l0}4o k so links distant, and is a witness tree to the center N end mOnu- ment of the Little Annie mining claim and Is only marked l.. A. M c. No. "; the post is marked F. N. Elk. NJ. NJ. c. No l, and IS 100 feet from the NV corner of the Little Annie mining claim, and 49. chains N 20 13' b from the large rock at the Junction Of the F. and middle forks of Chase's creek; thence $ 20 10 F (variation loo U0, E) 3OO feet to post feet long, { lncheS square, set in mound of stones 2 feet high, from which a large rock in ledge Of rocks bears ; 611ao ESl links dis . tant; the post and the face of the rock\ are marked F. N. EX. M. NJ. C. No. LhCHCS III StilS ulIcCllOD OUU leSJl 10 a DOS 1 feet long, inches square, Set in naeltl4 of stones feet high, from which piflo tree lO inches lD diameter bears $ Ig3[ w ll5 links, and an oak tree inches in di ameter bears $ 3lo W l35 links distant; these are also witness trees to NE corner Of the Little Annie mining claim and have no additional marks; the post marked F. N. Fix M. NJ. c. No. III: this post is 100 feet $ 20 l0' F. from the NE cor-1 ner of the Little Annie mining claim D thence N l7o 50 E (variatIOn 15o Oj' F) 1900 feet to NE corner of claim where is set Y post feet long. 1 inches square, in a N mound OT stones feet high, from which a plnOn tree 10 inches in diameter bears N 114o w 6l linKS distant and pifiOn tree 6 inches i'll diameter bears N 2415o F. 50 links all of which are marked F. N. Ex, M. M. c. NO "; thence N 70 lO< w Iva riatiOn Do E) 300 feet to center point on N boundary line or claim where is set a post feet long, inches square in mound of stones feet high, from which piilon tree F inches in diameter bears $ 3J}lo E 364 links distant, both tree and post are mark ed F. N- EX. NJ. NJ. c. No. V: thence in same direction 300 feet to NV corner of claim where is set a post 1 feet lorg,4 inches square in a mound of stones ? feet high, from which a cedar tree inches in diameter bears'S $50 " 65 links distant, and juniper tree inches in diameter bears 76o w 94 links distant; ali of which are marked F. N. Ex. M. M. c. No. VI; thence I7o 50' w (variation I5o 2Ol Fl I5NG/ eet to place of beginning, containg 20 j6-l00 acres.
 July 10, 1875. 4O-IOw
Arizona citizen., 1875-07-24
Application for Patent.
MINE.
UNITED STATES LIANT OFFICE

UNITED STATES LIANT OFFICE,
 FLORENCE, ARIZONA, July 5, 1875.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAI
 N F. F.. Burlingame, whose pOStCffice address is Silver City, New Mexico, has this day made application through this office for patent from the United States for eight hundred and ninety seven and G0-l00 linear feet of the Regulus mine or lode of copper bearing ore with ten and 2-l00 acres of surface ground situated in the Copper Mountain mining district, Yava- pal county, Arizona, and described in the plat and field notes now on file in this office as follows, tO-wit:
 Beginning at the SEE corner Of the claim
 is identical with the SW corner of the Copper Mountain mine, and which is marked by a monument of stones, from which a cedar tree 10 inches in diameter bears $ 76I deg. w I72% links distant, and @ cedar tree 20 inches in diameter bears ; I31% deg. w 333 links distant: the trees are marked R. M. c. No. l; thence 5 5l deg. P W var. b deg. 5O E, 300 feet to a cedar tree with a mound of stones built around it; thence in same direction 300| feet to SW corner of claim where is set a post 1 feet long, i inches square in al mound of stones 2 feet high; from which a cedar tree inches III diameter bears N 34 deg. F 55Ia links distant and a cedar tree 6 inches diameter bears N S3 degrees k S71a links ! distant; the post and trees are marked R. NJ. C. No. III; thence N g deg. BY w, var. II deg. 52' k, S97 GO-IO0l feet to NV corner Of claim, which isl marked by a post 1 feet long, inchesI square set in mound of stones ? feet high ;l from which d p11lOn tree inches in diam-I eter bears N 201a w lS1a links distant, and a piilOn tree II inches ill diameter bcarS N STA deg. E 92I5 links distant; all of which are marked R. M. C. No. "; this corner is N 70 deg. 30' E j.34 chains distant from the SEE corner Ot Arizona Central mine; thence N 5l deg. 22' F., war; II deg. | 52' E, 300 feet to a post feet long, inches square set in mound of stones feet high; from which pilOn tree inches in diam eter bears $ 7334 deg. w 76 links distant, and a pi1on tree 6 inches in diameter bears v deg. E 94 links distant: the post and trees are marked R. NJ. C. No. V; | thence in same direction 72.2i feet to the | line of the Copper Mountain mine, where | is set post feet long, inches square in . a mound of stones ? feet high; from which | a pihOn tree s inches in diameter bears S "A deg. F. 47 links distant, and a pinon ] tree 6 inches in diameter years N 673l w 1 jI links distant; the post and trees are marked l.. M. c. No VI; thence $ 46 deg. }G E, var If deg. 52 E. l3.61 chains distant to place of beginning, containing 10 2-IOOI acres. LEVI RUGGLES, Register
Arizona citizen., 1875-07-24
Military Items from Exchanges.


 Of graduating cadets ill June this year, the following were assigned to the Sixth Cavalry: T. A. Touey to Go. c; William Baird to Go. A; Geo. l.. Scott to Go. F. According to reg ulations, graduates are allowed an absence of three months before join ing their regiments, and two months pay in advance of journeys to their regiments.
 In parting with the Sixth Cavalry, Gen. Pope issued complimentary order in which he said:
 The Sixth Cavalry entered this De- partment from the Department of Texas i'll the Summer of the year 1871, and since that time has been ac- lively employed in patrolling the country, protecting the frontier set tiers, and, when necessary, scouting against hostile Indians. Its patrol duty has been such as required great judgment and discrimination to keep the peace between the settlers and the Indians, and its scouts have been at tended with great hardship, exposure and suffering. The Department com mander Is glad to have this opportu- nifty to say that these duties have been performed by the regiment with much skill and efficiency, to their own honor and to the best interests of tke service. He regrets that the necessi- ties of the service render its transfer to another Department necessary, and he tenders to both officers and men composing the regiment his klndest wishes for their success i'll the new sphere of duty to which they have been ordered
 June p, an absence of one month, with privilege to apply for one more, was granted First Lieut.. II. r. Win chester, Sixth Cavalry.
 June g, Gen. E. A. Carr, Fifth Cav airy, was ordered to take station at Fort Hays, Kansas.
 The War Department recently issued circular calling attention to unneces- sary words in official telegrams, and also ordering disbursing officers to re- fuse payment for such dispatches as appear to have been sent on private business.
Arizona citizen., 1875-07-24
Application for Patent.
CLAY MINE.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
 FLORENCE, ARIZONA, July ,, 1875. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT 1N c: r. Crawford, whose postoffice ad- dress is Silver City, New Mexico, has this day made application through this office for patent from the United States for fif- teen hundred Q500) linear feet Of the Clay mine or lode of copper bearing ore, with surface ground SIX hundred (60Ul feet wide situated in Copper Mountain Mining Dis trict, Yavapai county, Arizona, and de- scribed in the plat and field notes now on file in this office as follows, to-wit:
 Beginning at pifion tree in. dia. at the SEE cor. of the claim, (which is N 6o 28W 37.S6 chains distant from the NV corner of the Arizona Central mine, and N IOo low 5.02 chains distant from the NE corner of the Liverpool Mining claim) from which pinOn tree inches in diameter bears N 45HoW S5 links distant, and a piflon tree B inches in diameter bears $ COW "A links distant, all Of which are marked c. M. q. No. I. (From this corner the peak of inc hill immediately west of the LongfeIlOw works bears 5 15Q 25' E 5?.50 chains dis tant;) thence $ SO BOW (variatiou I5o O5T Fl 300 feet to post feet long 4inches souare set in mound of stones 2 feet high frnn which cedar tree IS inches in djameter bears S1a9 47 links distant, and a piflOn tree inches in diameter bears N 3s5I1 " IA links distant; all of which are maTkeG C. II. c. No. H.; thence in same direction 300 feet to SW corner of claim, which is marked by post feet long, 4 inches square set in mound of stones , feet high. from which pifIon tree inches in diam, eter bears $ S61ao E 6515 links distant. and pinOn tree inches in diameter bears S LOW 501a links distant; all of which are marked c. M. C. No. III; thence N % 3O, w variation loo EJ 1900 feet to NV corner of claim where IS set a post 4 feet long. inches square, in mound of stones 3 faet high, from which a piflon tree q inches in diameter bears \ S214o w 54 links distant. and ptnOn tree : inches il diamelaT bears N 51Io E 3l links distant. an of~ which are marked c. NJ. c. No. ". thence N S0o 30'E (variation 15o 05 E) 300 feet to a post feet long, 4 inches square. set in moand of stones feet high, from which n pinOn tree } inches in diameter bears N marked C. M. C, NOV; thence 300 feet in p4oW 5l13 links distant, and a pifIon free inches in diameter bears N 25% degrees w l45 links distant: all of which are m marked c. M. C. No. V; thence 3OO feet in same direction to NE corner of claim which IS marked by post feet long. inches square set in mound of stones 2 feet high, from which a pi7lon tree 9 inch eS Tn diameter bears 5 435lo F. II links dis tant, and pillon tree inches in diame- ter bears 5 76Ho w 50 links distant all of which are marked c. M. c. No. VI; this corner lies 35o 2S' w, and is 38.46 chains GistanI rom the SW corner of the Seven- Ihlrty Mining Claim;) thence % 3V E. (varlatlon l5o O5' E) 1900 feet to place of be- ginning, containing 20 66-l00 acres.
 o LEVI RUGGLES, Register.
 JuIy IU, Io|2. 40-l0w
Arizona citizen., 1875-07-24
Application for Patent.
LITTLE GIANT MINE.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,


 FLORENCE, ARIZONA, July 3, 1875. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT lN C. r. Crawford, whose pOStOffice aQ- dress is Silver City, New Mexico, has this day made application through this office for patent from the United States for fif- teen hundred Q500) linear feet Of the Lit tie Giant mine or lode of copper bearing ore with surface ground six hundred (600) feet in width, situated in Copper Noun tain mining district, Yavapai county, Ari- zona, and described in the plat and field notes now on file in this office as follows, Jo-wit:
 Beginning at the SW corner of the Little Annie mining claim, from which the large granite rock marked I Pt., referred to in describing the Little Annie mining claim, bears s 20 4lN w and IS 27.0l chains dis tant, which SW corner Of the Little An nie mining claim is the SEE corner of the Little Giant mining claim, from which a pilOn tree 10 inches in diameter bears N 312o w l45 links distant, and an oak tree inches in diameter bears $ 303Io w 63 links distant; the NV side of the post at thls corner, and the trees referred to are marked l.. c. NJ. c. No. l; thence N l7o 50' E (variation l4o 30' E) 1900 feet to the post at the NV corner of the Little Annie min ing claim, from which post an oak tree inches in diameter bears S 5S]lo w l64 links distant, and cedar tree inches in diameter bears N 915 w 2l9 links dIstant the SW side of the post and the trees re- terred to are marked L. G. NJ. C. No. II :; T7IGTIC5 1U V : t5ttfGi1 lotj 3a99 felo to center point on N boundary line mark ed by monument of stones near steep bluff; the face of the bluff at this point is marked L. c. M. c. No. III; thence in same direction 300 feet to post feet long, 1 inches square set in mound of stones feet high, from which pif1on tree I6 inch es iii diameter bears N S2o 3V w 97 links distant, both of which are marked l.. G. M. c. No. "; thence $ l7o 50' w (variation l4o 0Y E) 1900 feet to @ post feet long, inches square, set in mound of stones feet high, from which pinon tree 10 inch es in diameter bears N 631@o w l53 links distant, and an oak tree inches in diam- eter bears $ 7S$4o W IA links distant; the trees and post are marked L. c. M. c. No. V; thence $ 72o l0' E (variation l4o I5 E) 500 feet to place of beginning, containing 20 66-l00 acres.
 LEVI RUGGLES, Register. June 10, 1875. 40-l0w
Arizona citizen., 1875-07-24
Application for Patent.
FAIRPLAY MINE.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

E,
 FLORENCE, ARIZONA, July ,, 1875.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT lN c. P. Crawford, whose pOstof1ice ad- dress is Silver City, New Mexico, has this day made application through this office for patent rom the United States for fif- teen hundred I5O0) linear feet of the Fair play mine O18 lode of copper bearing oTe with surface ground six hundred (6O0) feet wide, situated in the Copper Mountain mining district, Yavapai county, Arizona, and described in the plat and field notes now on file in this office, as follows, to- wit:
 Beginning at th9 SEE corner of the claim, where is set a post feet long, f inches square in mound Of stones 2 feet high, from which cedar tree 10 inches in diam- eter bears N deg w POS links distant, and a pif1On tree inches Tn diameter bears N 33M w l26 links distant; the post and trees are marked F. NJ. C. No. I, this SEE corner of the Fairplay mining claim is on the w boundary line of Arizona Central mine and 56212 chains N deg 20'E from the 'SW corner of said mine; thence N 5o 24E, var. b deg. E, l500 feet to NE corner of claim, where is set a post f feet long, inches square in a mound of stones feet high; from which pinOn tree inches in diameter bears $ D deg. w 94 links dis tant, and a cedar tree 10 inches in diame- ter bears $ 33 deg w l04 links distant, all of which are marked F. NJ. c. No. IT.; from this corner the SEE corner of the Liv- erpOol claim bears N l2 deg. l4' E and is 5.52 chains distant; thence N S4 deg. 36' w, var. b deg. 20/ E., 300 feet to post feet long, inches square set in mound of stones 2 feet high; from which a piflon tree inches in diameter bears $ 673I deg. W 73 links distant and a pIflon tree s inches in diameter bears N deg. w F links distant; the post and trees are mark ed x. M. C. No. III; thence in same direc- ton 300 feet to NV corner where is set d post f feet long, inches square in a mound Of stones , feet high, from whence piIlOn tree Inches in diameter bears N deg. E 200 links distant, and cedar tree 10 inches in diameter bears 3S34 deg. E 2G21a links distant; the post and piilon tree are marked F. M. C. No. "; the cedar tree above referred to is a witness tree to the Southwest corner of the Liver pool mining claim, and is only mark ed l.. NJ. C, No. III; thence. 5 deg. 2f W, var. h deg. 20 E, I500 feet to SW corner of claim, which is marked by a post 1 feet long, Inches square set in mound of stones ? feet high; from which a cedar tree : inches in diameter bears $ 504 deg. F. 62 links distant, and a cedar tree inches in diameter bears S l13 deg. E l04 links distant; all of which are marked F. M. c. No. V; thence $ S4.36' E., var. 15 deg. E, 800 feet to a post 4 feet long, inches square set in mound of stones es in diameter bears N 111a deg. E 315 links distant, and a cedar tree II inches in di- ameter bears N 7315 deg. w l24 links dis tant, all of which are marked F. M. c. No. VI; thence in same direction 300 feet to place of beginning, containing 20 66-l0O acres. LEVI RUGGLES, Register. July 17. Allow
Arizona citizen., 1875-07-24
Proposals for Hay, Wood and Coal.
CHIEF QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE,
 SANTA HE. N M InlU 2 ISZ1

CHIEF CUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE,
 SANTA FE, N. M., July 1875. SEALED PROPOSALS, in duplicate, with C a copy of this advertisement attached, will be received at this office (and by the officer of the QuartermasterS Department at each of the following named posts, for the supplies required thereaD, until II o'clock a. m., Tuesday, August 10, 1875, at which places and time they will be opened in the presence Of bidders, for the the de- livery of the required quantities of Hav Wood, and Coal, atFort Union Depot N M., Fort Garland, Col, Forts Marcy, Stan ton, Wingate, Seiden, Craig, Bayard, and McRae, N. M. Delivery of the Wood and Coal to be commenced on or before the 18th day of September, 1875, and to be com pleted in four months, at least one-fourth of the entire quantity contracted for to be delivered monthly. Proposals for furnish ing any quantity of the Hay, Wood or Coal Jess than the whole amount required at the posts named will be entertained The right is reserved by the Government to reject any or all bids, and also to increase or diminish by one-fourth at any time within thirty daYE1efore the expiration of the contract, the antitles contracted for Good and sufficid bonds will be required from the contractor for the prompt and usual requirements must be observed in making proposals.
 Preference will be given to articles of domestic production.
 Information as to quantities required, blank proposals, details, and require- ments, &c., will be furnished upon applica- ton at the office of the Quartermaster's Department at either O. tie posts named or at this office.
 CHAS. F. EAGAN,
 Capt. and Act'g Chief Q. M. July H. 4l-4w