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PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT J
December 20, 1876.

PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT
December 20, 1875.
Sealed proposals will be received at this De-
partment until January II, 1877, at u O'Clock
ior the use Of the Department for one year from
February l. 1877.
and estimated quantity of each article, will be
furnished on application to the First Assistant
Each proposal must be signed by the Individual
or nrm making it, and be accompanied by guar
antee, certified to be responsible and SUFFICIENT by
the bidder resides, that the bidder shall, within
ten days after being called upon to do so, execute
contract to furnish promptly, and in quantities
TO be accompanied by bond, with approved Sc
curity, in penalty Of not less than twice the
tract price of all the articles TO be furnished by
said bidder, conditioned upon the faithful per-
formance OF the same.
Proposals unaecOmpanied by such guarantee
The bids will be considered and accepted or re-
lected, item by item or by classes Of items as the
Postmaster General may elect.
The articles delivered must be according to
proposals, genuine N manufacture and quality,
and be furnished at the contract price, whether
form of proposals, and must be delivered free Of
charge 70 this Department for delivery.
The delivery shall be made to the person desig-
articles, which shall be subject to examination
and inspection by an expert detailed for that pur-
pose. The failure to deliver in reasonable time,
say two weeks at furthest, or the delivery Of an
article deficient In quality or quantity, will be
held sufcient cause 20 annul the contract, at the
discretion Of the Postmaster General.
The Postmaster General will, in all cases, de-
eide whether the articles rendered by the con-
tractor are Of the kind and quality required by
the contract.
The Postmaster General reserves the right of
rejecting any or all bids II in his Judgment the
interests Of the Department require It,
Samples OF paper and envelopes VIII be fur
nished, and samples Of cutlery win be shown on
application to the First Assistant Postmaster
General.
Each proposal must be Endorsed on the en-
velope, proposals for Stationery" and be
directed to the First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eraL
.f JAMES N. TYNER,
dec2l-Th4W Postmaster GeDeral.
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Speotaoles,

g. LEAVE WASHINGTON: ~
500 q. m.-Ballinore and Way Stations.
6:S a;n-Baltfnore, Annapolis And way IA
tons. Peint Of Rocks and intermediate statios.
SO !. m.ssNsw Yerh, Philadelphia and Bossa
500 for Baltimore, Annapolis and Way stationA
7:5am-Point Of Rocks, Piedmont, winches.
.ns %.1 ssURsy sna %y Stations
$40 a %..chiessS, cineinnaa, s.. Louis, Pitts
ses ana Sses Res Pyy
1870 :. Baltimore Express.
and Way statoss No eonnseson for Eifieott civ Cy
or Annapolis on sunday
Express. AsIandria Janction On S Sunday h ali
Way STATIONS and TO Baltimore only.
S:S p. mi.Baltimore and Way stations. Fred
s:sp. m.~PSlnt of Rocks and Way Stations,
i:0P. m.--Frederick and Point of Rocks via Me-
Hagerstown and Winchester.
s,.,ssp Az 2. n.-Baltimore, Annapolis and all Wsy
500 p. m.-Cincinnati. Louisville, Columbus and
na9 EIcePP sasnrdsy and san
day. Sleeping Cars to Cincinnati, Louisville and
200 p m-Baltimore and Way Stations.
Sc m-Point Of Rocks and way Stations; NSnS,
press. Sleeping Cars to New York. Stops at Bla-
densburg and Laurel.
ssgo. L Louisville iii % and Pitts5urs. sletpers. >-
500 a. m: i2;OG. $50 30, s:25 .. m, daily.
"A A gSthsE sIslS. a shJfig: sSJigg ssssps sshday.
on "1SS New TX and ffSsGepHia at
FOR r further ~ IN Information apply at the Baltimore
and Ohio Ticket osiees. Washiaston station, and and
teeufn street northwest where orders will be taken
for baggage to be checked and received at any pop
THos; Z. SHARP, Master OF Transportation.
L.; N; COLE, Ssnersl Tlekst S Agent:
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BROS, Auctto.eers.

hUNCANtON BROS, Aucttoneers.
Ss SIKH sFakREsH
WEST, AND on x sTaEET s60THWEsT.
ON, SEVENTH, STREET AND ON NINrH
SHEET NORTHwEsT.
and MsiicsS 1915, and recorded in IiSer S Nc. sis,
ssH sss @ sr OF fs
part oiaS IN Rodd .na n snSSs rSn Of saS aSs
same .i ne northeast corner Of said lot and run
third Ss1a9 4 5ches; thence west one handTed and
and third inches; thence east s one han indred e
and twenty SI9Seet to the place Of beginning, and
So III street, between sad streets otfa south,
ana The 4 Ts n sSaars T, ss No. lot ss
thee e ees On south nS nsyinE MANI as9ns S,s q
with the sa,as width to the shern line Of saidiot
ssS ne PSsss .sy y:aasea ans
Pour-and-a-haif and sixth streets sasSMest st."en
On SATURDAY, Decen6er q ls7e A O'Clock
p; mi. we will sell part o. lot r. in be-
ssysRt6 street tSspty set ,nS n9r,h ,s6cs
four half inches; and thence west one I hundred %
feet and four and half Inches, and thence east Que
hundred feet to the place OF beginnlng, improy red
STREET, 81 Between Rr and Ws streets serthwess.
And Immediately thereafter, all that piece and
parcel of ground known as part of lot IA, IN square
No, 84, beginning for the same At point on Ninth
street forty ~ feet south of the northeast corner Of
said square 36A and running south twenty (2O feet
with the line of Ninth street. thence west one hum
dred to feet to original lot ID thence north twenty
(O) feet and thence east one hundred loO) feet to
the place Of beginning. This lot is situated on
Ninth street between Rhode Island avenue and
street northwest.
Terms of sale: One third cash, and balance pay
able In six, twelve and eighteen months. with In
terest at per cent from day OF sale to be secured
by deed Of trust. II the terms OF sale are not
compiled with within five days, the trustees reserve
the right to resell the property at the risk and cost
of the defaulting purchaser. deposit OF slOO VIII
be required on each sale. Conyeyancing, &C., at
purchasers cost.
THOMAS HYDE,
dec6- -wFMSds
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DROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING PAPER,
l. TWINE AND LETTER BALANCES.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTNrEsT, ]

PosT OFFICE DEPARTSrKHT,1
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. L, 1916.
partment until the 18th day Of January, 1877, at
II O'Clock noon, for furnishing Wrapping Paper,
Twine and Letter balances for the use OF the post
LIST day Of February, 1877. the said articles to be
delivered, free OF expense to the Department. at
the BLANK AesNcT Of the Post Once Depart
The quality and the estimated quantity Of each
article required are specified below:
size, and to weigh 2 pounds to the ream,
each ream to contain 20 perfect quires.
~ % size. and to Weigh S pounds | tothe es resm, n
each ream to contain 20 perfect qnires.
$4,000 pounds Of Cotton Twine, to be Sply, and
to measure from $50 to us yards to the
pound, to be put up in balls weighing
about half pound each, and SO bound
as not to become loose or tangled in
EO,C00 pounds Of course Hemp Twine, to be 3ply,
and to measure from IS to so yards to the
pound, and to be put up in balls weigh
ing from one to two pounds each and SO
bound as not to become loose OF tangled
in transportation.
Samples of the Paper and Twine required will
be furnished to persons who desire to bid, on ap
plfcation to the First Assistant Postmaster Gen
Letter Balances capable of Weighing eight
ounces, avoirdupois weight, to be graduated down
to quarter ounces. or these It IS supposed that
Letter Balances capable of weighing four
pounds, avoirdupois weight, to be graduated to
half ounces. $500 go
Perfect accuracy. strength and durability will
be required in the Balances to be furnished.
Samples Of each description of Balances must
accompany each bid, and the bidder who may
obtain the contract will be required to furnish
Balances of quality in all respects equal to the
sample.
Each Balance must be well and securely packed
in a box for transportation, and delivered, free
of expense, to the blank agency, Washington,
u. q.
More or less than the estimated quantities may
be ordered as the necessities of the Department
may require at the discretion Of the Postmaster
General.
Awards will be made for each article sepa-
rately if deemed most advantageous to the De-
Bids not made in conformity with this adver
tisernent will not be considered.
Each bidder must furnish with his proposal
guarantees of his ability to comply with his bid,
and a certificate from q postmaster that such
guarantors are reliable persons.
bond with two sufficient sureties VIII be re-
Guired TO each contract
A failure to furnish promptly any article con-
tracted for, or any attempt to impose upon the
Department articles inferior in the opinion of the
Postmaster General to those contracted for, VIII
be considered sufficient cause for the forfeiture Of
the contract.
Proposals must be indOrsed on the envelope,
PROPOSALS for Letter Balances" /" proposals for
Wrapping Paper" or Proposals for Twne, and
addressed to the First Assistant Postmaster Cen
JAMES N. TYNER,
del2dl2tw4t Postmaster General.
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PRoPosALs FOR MATERIAL.

OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC PRINTER
WASHINGTON, December 10, 1875.
Proposals will be received by the Public Printer
until WEDNESDAY, January 10, 1877 for mate
rial for the use of the Government Printing Once
from January !, 1877 to January /, 1873 Sched-
ules Of materials desired and such instructions re-
lating to quantities, term Of bidding, &C., as may
be deemed expedient, will be furnished on appli-
cation to this office after the 2lst instant.
Address E-
A. NJ. CLAPP, Public Printer,
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OFFICE OF supaRYIsIse ARCHITECT, !

TREASURY DHPARrNENT,
WAsHINGToS, d. O., December 2i, 1915.
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
until IL m. on the sth day OF January, 1877, for
supplying and fixing in place complete the Chan
deliers and Gas-hxtures required for the base
ment Of the United States General Post Office,
Washington, d. O., in accordance with the sched.
ule and Specification
Copies of the schedule and specification, and
any other information, may be had applica-
tion at this office JAMES @. HILL.
dec22 FMW6t Supervising Architect
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FINANCIAL.
Puts. Calls, Spreads, Straddles,

We faithfully execute all orders fer the purchase
and sale Of stosks on two to i've per cent. margins
First class stoCk Privileges negotiated IN any
amount We solicit the patronage OF parties desir-
our OF obtaining reliable and responsible brokerL
nols-tf Bankets and Brokers, % broadway, N. Y.
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s25, $50, 800, 1900, $500.

The reliable house OF AtHI. FRofHINaHAM .
Easncsai RsPss. which thy ssnd fSss % .ns 4.
dress. In addition 70 large Gumber OF edi-
tortals on financial and other topics, It contains
very u and accurate reports OF the sales snd stand.
STOCK Exchange. Messrs. ERoTHIN6HAM &Co. are
tried Integrity In addition % their stock broker
age business they sell what are termed '.Prfvi-
leges, or 'Puts and Cails, - Of the favor
te methods Of legitimate speculation Their advtcs
Is valuable, and by following 1t many have made
fortunes,-Neac Yerk KefrODotfs. oc5-n
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nowNMAS . eGREEN, kacfioneers,

DOwNMAS GREEN, Eacffoneers.
TRusrEE,s sic OF FyALuABLEIMPRoxED
REAL EsTTE ON SOUTH SIDE OF OOR-
l. CORAN tOz MON NROID STREET, BETWEEN
SIxTEEMH, AND sAYEMTEESTH ANp q
ING 0rGHREE NEW TWo-sToRF BRICK
By yirtf Of q deed Of trust, dated Novefsber II,
A. b. ls1 and duly recorded In Liber No. So fofio
322 ct s. of the land records for the District
Of Coluhbs and at the request the party secured
fhe prfmises, to the highest bidder, on MONDAY,
December Is, A. d. 1876. at AIS O'Clock D. the
following described real estate, situate In the cityo
Washington, District of Columbia, viz: Lots Hcs.
s2fsd 60, fnJ Jehn B. Turton, executors, subiiyh
siop Of square No. 19, rs said subdivision Is duly
recorded In the Surveyors onhce Of said city In
Liber 'sW j, - fofio 1o8. These houses VIII be sold
separately with privilege Of two or all.
Terms Of sale: One third cash, (of which so on
esch house ust be paid AZ time OF sale,) and the
balance In six and twelve monihs, In equsl pay
ments, to be secured by purch notes, bearing
interest from day of sale aI per cent. per annum
until paid, and deed Of trust on premises sold.
Conveyanciug and recording ut purchasers cost.
II terms OF sale are not compiled with In six days
afteI sale, the trustee reserves tbe right to resell
at risk and cost Of purchaser in default. --,T
WIN. r. HOFFMAN, Trustee,
go! Mo- lS21 street northwest.
AFTHE ABOVE SALE eoN ACCOUNT OF
the weather) is postponed pntil SATURDAY, De-
Gem Der q, A. ID. 1870, same hour and place.
de22-T WIN. II. HOFFMAN, Trustee.
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A TTRACTIyE HOLIDAY PRES.
A ENrs, both appropriate and instructive, at
W. Ri. IL o. H. MORRIS0G,S,
as Pennsylvania avenue,
THE LARGEST DISPLAY.
We wish to inform our customers that we have
larger stock OF HOLIDAY BOOKS than Of any
previous years. Very careful attention has been
paid 10 the selection so to suit all ages. Among
them may be found handsome editions Of
THE POETS,
including Moore, byron, Shakespeare, whittier.
Ion pgfellow and Tennyson; Allioene's Poetfcal
Quotations.; Bryant's Library OF Poetry and Song;
Campbell's CyclopGdia Of English Poetry: Half
Hours with the Poets; Coleridge's .tAncient MARI
ner, - illustrated by Gustaye Dore, &C., &c &c.
STANDARD NOVELS:
Wayerley, Dickens, Bulwer, Hawthorne, Charles
Reade, Brontt, Thackeray, &c.
STANDARD HISTORIES:
Hume, Macaullay, Gibbon, FToude, &c.
BOOKS FOR YOUNGER PEOPLE,
by Alger, Optic, Jules Verne; and all the leading e
Fairy Books and Chatterbox; Young Folks, &c.
TOY BOOKS, Toys AND GAMES,
Issues OF Toy Books. In Toys aud Games we have
All OF Crandall's and HIl's Blocks, -Baekg CANNON
and Checker Boards: Selchow's recent Card and
Board Games; Dominoes; Transparent States and
Money Boxes.
We would call the attention OF the ladies TO our
stock of Fancy Papeterles: Portemonna aies; Chro-
mo-Iithographs, suitable for making Scrap Books
and framing, and Arti dcial Autumn Leaves for
decorating walls.
before purchasing elsewhere. dee9-u
National Republican., 1876-12-22
PROPOSALS

PRoP6sGEs FOR R'0HSfSiSIIE 0H1NDEI1ERs And
STAT6s TAT6sG ssGEESERAL r. POST UFF1CE, WASH
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WISWALL & GWYNN,
No. 7o5 Harket Space,
Second door from Seventh street.
k<Don,t forget the number, del4
OUT CARPETS.

CL0sING OUT CARPETS.
DRY GOODS REDUCED IN PRICE.
Best Ingrains q, locepts yard OF for cash: best
Brussels o. Is f2k cents of for cash; Blankets and
Comforts, sl.25 to si0 Curtain Laces, S cents up.
very cheap; 400 yards Dress Goods, 12, Is, Is to
Is; Reps for Wrappers, Is to % cents; Black Al
paea, o. q 10 70, reduced prices; Black Cashmeres,
50, rs to t; Black Silks less than old prices.
r. N. NAUDAIN,
no27 709 Market Space.
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PROPosALs FoR STATIONERY.

A. M. CLAPP, Public Printer,
Qec2l-Th4W Washinpton n q
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ONE DOLLAR SAVED,

CHEAP RAILROAD TICKET OYTICE
Railroad tickets bought or sold, to or from AL
points, st 2 rednction upon any once or depot in
this city. Apply 70 II. ID. wHITEsIDE,
N Pennsylyania avenue northwest, in the candy
store, Warrington, ID. q. Ials-1y
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THEo. F. sAT0HEL'
REAL. ESTATE AND II
Corner Eleventh onANOS AeENr'
. IDp and T sts., Washington, u. c.,
IOI --ALER IN REAL ESTATE;
->SS NEGOTIATED; HOUSES RENTED:
RENTS COLLECTED.
General Agent for the Scottish Commercial Fire
insufante assets over f2 900, 900; Connecticut Fire
insurance c., assets over o. 0oe 600; Orient Fire
1nsuranee Hartford, Conn.,, assets over o. 0oo, ,ooo
over ZOO. decl4-im
TNHE PEOPLES INTELLIGENCE OF.
Il ice, eS street, between Ninth and Tenth
streets. Sirst-class servants supplied to families
ocis-sm W. R. STEVENSON q co.
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AUCTION SALES

~0S|~'~~~0N@O0~ON0-o.0
To-Day.
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AUCTION SAILS.

''o~~o. "'s'nsoEs,T TSsaTs Es,T1ssS1i.I SsSs.
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HOLIDAY PRESENTS.


HOLIDAY Presents.
AIarge assortment Just in from the book fairs,
trade sales, &C., and sci ing % per cent less tna1
lowest rates elsewhere. Some at one third on and
many at one half their value for good reasons Ex-
penses moderate and goods cheap accordingly:
Bought at panic prices, and going for %, 10
and So per cent. off for twenty lays as we are de-
termined to sell. HOPKINS SUNS,
III Pennsylvania avenue.
ALBUMSi
Autograph, Photograph, Postal, &c to suit al,
BIBLES. PRAYER BOOKS and HYMN BOOKS
literally given away by the FRANKLIN PUB
LlshING CO., l21 Pennsylvania avenue.
NEW BOOKS.
Mothers and Daughters; by Verdi. Footsteps Of
the Master; by H. b. Stowe last and best. kingsleys
Lectures in America. Talmadge's One Thoasand
Gems. Z. A. Poe's complete works. Househotd
Cyclopadia, Body and its Ailments, Welsh's Bust
ness Guide Modern Classics and all choice BOOKS OF
the season at great bargains.
HOPKINS d SONS,
deso-st 12l Pennsylvania ave.
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off asls has been. or have the oiece de-
stroyed While ENJOYING its behehtsto get
rid Of hidu. as a batrel y kieked1rpm up
der he feet Of the fellow who Sc hQdyE
left dangling between heaven aid eafth,
with thousands rejoicing that short
shift has been madS in his crassnous
greed, and with none to sympathi ize witpr
his uucersmonioas exit. 'as is the case
with another poor old public fanctionary
whose Official life is about to end on the
lst proximo. To talk Of patriotism with
such people is ridiculous. They are
ready to grab all they can get, though
half their countrymen were out Of en-
ployment and on the verge Of starvation.
While the office-holder complains Of not
getting enough pay, there are ten or
twenty competent men ready and will
ing to fill his place for 25 per cent
less wages, if he would only resign and
get out of the way.
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ssase Democratic Comvent.on.

BY order Of the Democratic Executive
Committee Of Delaware, a State Democratic
Oonyeption. composed of ,sixty delegates
from each county. will be held In Dover,
THURSDAY. September 7th. 1876. at 2 o.
clock. afternoon, for the purpose Of nomina
ting slsctprs for President and Vice Presi-
dent OF the United States; and also for the
purpose of nominating a candidats for Re-
presentative in Congress for the State Of
Delaware.
Audit is requested.
THAI the Demo cratic voters Of the several
hpndfeds, ,throus hout the State meet. at the
rssslsr Plaees, for holding meetings, ON Sat
uIdey, tbe 2sth Jay Of, August, 1875. at o.
eIpex. afternoon, and, according to the rule,
Of he Democratic party in each county. ap-
poin, the number of DELEGATES to said State
conventiont to which they are, entitled re.
spectiyely. .,-','t,
And it is also requested and urged. ..
That the best men be selected to said Con.
vsItion. that they in, turn. may not, onl,
pnce in nomination candidates Of higi
moral worth and sosnd political principles
but that the character Of the Convention
itself may bs guaranty thst they are such.
ROBERT j. REYNOLDS. Chairman.
Dover, August 5. 1876.
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They Seek Pay and Scout Pafri-
0tisnt.

AS an evidence of the fact that there
is no patriotism in the Republican party.
it may be mentioned that as soon as a
man of thatparty gets into office he wants
his wages raised above that paid to the
class of men with whom he had been
working. II a mechanic, receiving ten
or twelve dollars week, he at once de-
mands twenty dollars a week from Uncle
Sam. ia clerk, getting six hundred dol
lars year, and feeling well paid, he de-
nands a thousand or twelve hundred
dollars year from the Government, and
desires to be elevated in his mode of life
above the class with whom he had been
accustomed to associate. This is not re-
pubhcanism as the fathers taught. II
is something very different. 1t is max
ing governing class, who hold them
selves above the people, whodo less work
and receive more pay than more indus
trious, more worthy, and more energetic
and more intelligent men. The remark
will apply as we'll to members of Con-
gress as to Office. holders. There is no
patriotism in the Republican party. It
is dead to all shame in this matter, and
goes directly for the almighty dollar
This Is almost universally the case
WITH ornce-holders. They never get
enough. While this is so there are many
good reasons why it should not be go. "a
One reason why the government sbo,,d
ply no more to men in office by the vear
than'fndividuals do, is in the fact that
the pay is more regular and certain
there being ne'risk of loss of wages, o,
loss OF time. Another good reason is il
the fact that the appointment is eener
ally for four pears, and sometimes con
tinues for lifetime. 1t is no small
consideration to be relieved from th
trouble and anxiety of looking for EN-
pioyment and running the hazard of find
ing none. Yet these advantages are los
sight OF nova days as soon as a man get
IN once. In fact men usually offer I,
work lower if given continuous emplov
ment for six months or a year. But no
so with our modern Radical office. hold
er. He wants more pay and to do les
work, although he never expects to los
any time or be kicked out Of Office fo
unreasonable charges, or opposing hi
official superior, as one of our DeIawar,
The daily gazette., 1876-08-22
Democratic County Convention.

The Democratic County Convention will be
held at New Castle on Saturday. September 2.
1876. at one one o'clock, p. M. for the pur-
pose Of nominating candidates for the Legis-
lature and Levy Court. Delegates selected by
the different Hundreds to said Convection
are requested to promptly attend. A County
MASS MEETING
Of the Democratic citizens Of New Castle
County will be he'd at the close of the Con-
vsntion to ratify the ticket nominated on that
day. A cordial invitation is extended to the
Democratic and Conservative citizens of Del
aware to meet with us. Sci ators Bayard and
Salisbury. Dgressman Williams. Governor
Cochran and Mayor Whitley are expect ed to
be present. wM. REYNOLDS.
Chairman of County Meetings.