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BOOKS AND STATIONERY.

NEW BOOKS RECEIVED ANDFuR SALE
~ AT SHILLINGTOE'S BOOK
STORE, corner Four-and-a-haf AHHA
street and Pennsylvania avenue. HAA
Dear Lady Dlsdain," by Justin
Mccarthy: His Natural Life, ', by
Photcg raph, by the author OF the sHer or Rad
cine" . The Citrate In Chsrge;r by Mrs. OIL
author Of the Wooing OF, and Which shall Il
and Its Victims" 1.-THE DEVILS ChsIa. y BY the
anthcr Of ..GinX,s BABY ''Congre ;slon.l Direc.
RETROSPECT of Practical Medicine and Surgery"
Blank Books, Letter, Note and Cap Paper. En-
yelotes, Pens, Pencils, Playing Cards aad School
Books, wholesale and retail. At the very osest
prices, at ShILLINGSTUS'S Bookstore. feI6-tf
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(lHANOERY SALE OF AN UNDIVIDED
~ nNTESEsT IN VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY ON sEyENTH-STREETR ROAD.
MoUGT PLEASANT, IN THE COUNTY
OF WAsHINGrON, Is THE DISTRICT OF
- BY virtue Of decree of the Supreme Court
e.Il If the district OF Columbia passed In slid
EH court on the 9TH OF July, A. D. 1875, In equity
- auNe No. Z,43i. Docket II, wherein Nicholas
G. Stephen Is complainant and VIM. ID. Beall ct
sl are defeMdsnts. lwi sell 1t public auction, in
front OF the premises, on SATURDAY, 18th day
Of February, 4. d. ISIS, st O'Clock D. m. all the
right, title and Interest Of VIM, ID. Beall and Mary
Beal, his wife, I'M and to PAT OF tract parcel
Of land situate in Warrington county, District OF
Columbia, called and known BY the name OF Mount
Pleasant, ii being part OF lot numbered three (s)
in the division of said ract which allotted 10
David Peter, that part tNereb! conveyed fronting
on the eastern boundary of Seyenth-street turn
acre Of grouad, bounded on the north by W. d.
Beall's purchase AID on the south by that part Of
the said tract sold to Aaron M. Gattrell, the
being the land which was Conveyed by VIM. ID.
Beall and wife to n. g Stephen by deed, dated
26th August, 1851, and now recorded among the
improved by three-stOry brick house
Terms of sale: One third cash; balance In nine
t9) and eighteen Q9 months; title TO be retained
as security for the deferred payments. All con-
yeyancing, &C., at the cost of the purchaser A
deposit OF one hundred and atty dollars (Si5l will
are not complied with within one week from day Of
Gale the trustee reserves the right to resell the
property at the risk and cost OF the defaulting
purchaser or purchasers, upon giving nye days
nolice of such resale in some ewspaper pu olshed
in Washington, ID. C.; , ,.r,,,.,-
DUNCANS0S BROS, AuctiOneers,
fei-TMW&ds Ninth and ID streets northwest.
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DY b. III. wARNER.

Trustees, SALE OF DESIRABLE GNlM-
PROVED PROPERTY ON THE W ESrSIDEOF
VERMONT AVENUE, BET TEES STREET
AND RHOu ISLAND ANENJ f, NEAR (
by Virtue Of 4 deed o. trust, datcd July
III, l, A. T.. 1873. duly recorded in Librr No.
SSSs72S, folio 20 one of the land records for the
%A District of ColumhiI, and at the request OF
- the party secured thereby, will sell at
pn6Ic auction, In fro It OF the premI,e on MON
bay, March II, 1876, At i::sI O'Clock D. M, the
fOllowrg described real estate situate in the city
OF WasiingiOr, District OF CO!nmhiI- to wit: SUBJ
lot numbered siNiy-two. (62,) in j. Z. Oimstcal,
trustees Subd vision of part Of sublot numbered
twelve Q2) oil HeltmUller'S subdivision of square
numbered Two hundred anil forty, two, (srs in
said city, as recorded in Llber &, folio 81, of
the land records.
a. I2I ST. with interest at six per cent. per annum
from January l. 1S75. TO day OF sale, and expense
of sale Ia cash, the balance at twenty and
thirty-s months, for which the notes OF the pur-
chaser bearing interest At the rat" OF six per
cont per annuI fruA re day of sale. and secure
by a deed Of trust ON the property sold will he
takCn A deposit OF $50 will be required OF the
pu-Cha ser al the time Of "a aud all cOnycyknring
at the expense of the purchaser. If the terms OF
safe are not complied with in seven days from the
1iay OF sale the trustees reserve the right I" sell
The property at the ri,k ami cost OF tue deiautins
purrhascr, > fter live layS' advertisement
FREDERICK STUFF TrY.t,,.s
IL. HEITMULLER. !
febIS-FNwSds J T. COLDWtLi4. Salesman
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NEW BOOKS
~ Household Elegancits, sugges-
Adsh isas, 5 S!snSen; Songs Of Lsnd ENLh
and Sea, by Esneralda BoVe; Two AE-Y
thousand Years After, or Talk in SEAA/
Cemetery; British Pocket Classics, twenty VOL
Bible uniform With shsSsp @s o'e as M nSg
and Fen-Walsinghgn; The Bird and the
Hudson, 6y ii. James, ir. Our foeticsI FaTOrites-
A3G: kendrick; Relstons OF Clyil Law 80 Church
Asunder, or Tide OF Fate, by Amanda Douglas;
Letters .Sd and Social Aims, by Emerson; Babylon
and Farming, n novel, by Julie p. Smith; Adam
doned, lThe Mysterious Island, BY jules Verne;
~. Nicholas Magazine, I575, handsomely bound aud
Illustrated; The Great BONANZA, adventure aud
discovery 200 Illustrations; Infelice Augusta Evans
wilson; Tales out OF School, Stockton; Stlouettes
ana songs, illustrative OF the monthS:l The Shep-
nerd Lady, Jean lngelow. A complete assortment
OF Ledgers, Day Books aud Journals, Staple and
Fancy Stationery. Note and Legal Caps. Visiting
Cards, 6c., &c., for sale by W. q. & %, H. AOR-
RisoN. Booksellers and Publishers, 4T5 reansyl-
wanna avenue. jYs-tt
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CATALOGUE SALE
OF
. L p a 7 N T I N q s
AT AUCTION.

On rUEsDAY. February 81, commencing at II
O'Clock m, shaioTe for sa!cHt public lauc tinn
the OIL Paintings OF the
STENERSEN COLLECTION
MLI:h rcinain UnsO'd, oeIug the following: Nos.
1, g. :, ., TO- IL, L.. H. II, 'I6, Il a. 81 ., o.
81 ~ 3 and 81. on the catalogue OF said collection.
now on exhibition on the frsttI door o. the 'EI-e
Droit BuilJl Ing" corner and Eighth streets, op-
pOsite the Unite States Patent Office. Ameng the
collection are paintings by the following we'll
known Anne lean an foreign artistI: EierstadI,
Irving, Gilbert, Munger, DTprc, Wahlherg, be-
jonPhe, YerbTckhoTcn, Ziem, C)uturicr and
others.
shall also offer the magnificent III; size mlrhIe
statue. AL pudore,' (Node,Ly,) executed by
COrbellini- Of Milan, Italy.
ConnSisseur5 and others interested In the fine
arts shOud no: fail TO examine till, collection and
attend the sale.
Terms cash. LOUIS HAGGER.
Attorney and Executor.
By DUSCAS~ON BROS. AUctioneers,
Ie2i.st lstlr. Z. ID. OLE ARY. s Lie5mau.
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,YR. III. WARMER, Cor. 9TH and SITS

rlYR. H. WARMER, Cor. 9TH and sfs
TRIrsTEE,s sALEOF An ELEG ANT THREE
STORY AND BASEMENT HOUSE. Brown
STONE FRONT, No. 3i4 STREET NORTH
WEST.
~ date D-rC mber .. 1871. and duly recorded in
IL lihsr 49, folio &1, ct sep one of III land re
- cords OF ashington CoInty, ID. u, ana at
the written request of the party thereby secured.
will sell. 1T pubic auction. in front Of the prem
ISIS, on THURSDAY, the Eth day OF February,
A ID. 1SIG, Al rtOck D. m All ina certain piece
parcel of land lying. situate and being In the
city of wsshln gton, In said district, and known
and described upon The ground p at or plan thereof
as the west one at Of lot thirty-thret- (3S,l In
reservation numbeT ten, Un together with the
improJ emeuts thereon. consisting of three-story
and bSsemI mt brown-stone front houst and com
modious stable, all in complete order.
Terms Of sale: One third cash; the balance In
three equal installmentS At six, twelve and eight
cen months. with interest At ten per cent. per
annum until paid, payable scmi-annually, to be
secured by a deed Of trust on the premises sold.
Three buadred dollars will be required of the pur-
chaser At the time of sale. All conveyancing at
purchas er's cost. IL the terms Of sale not
fnIly complied with In one week from the day OF
sale the trustee reserves the right 70 resell the
property ut the risk and cost of the defauting pur
chaser after Eve DAYS advertisement.
ANDREW II. DUVALL, Trustee.
ar THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED until
THURSDAY, EehrnaIy Gu is,S. same hour NJ. anu
place. ANDREW y: Dun NJ, Trnstee.
fels-sNwSds J T. COLDWELL, salesman
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ny J. T. W0RMLEY: Auciioneer,

ID sHF street northwest.
TRUSTEES SALE OF yALCABLEI
PRnrERTIa Fk9SEiNG ElGMrG1fiXE
SHIRE AVENUE AND OSEHuSDRED AN D
THIRTY-THREE FEET On NORTH VI
SHEET, AT AUCTION.
- by virtue OF deed of trust to Daniel l..
go atom and my self. dated March IL, A. ID. 1T
IL nd cuy recorded In Iibcr No 6tl. folio 4OI,
county. District Of Columbia, and =. the written
request ofihe party secured thereby, ]. as the
yiVng trustee, will e.l ~ 0ilc auction, in
OF HE prru.IS =. on I II RSpAY, March :, A. ID.
1876, al - O'Clock p. M, the fnliowH ribei
u al e. tate, siuat IN The CITY Of Washington, ID.
of real estate II own. designated and describe as
part OF lot numbered one, ll) in square seyedty-
one. CID beginning At point AT the IIcrsectou
OF North u street ami New Hampshire 3gcnue,
running southwest alCnS the line OF said AveHUe
eighty five feet seven inches, rs II in. j thence
northwest one hundred and two (Io2) feet; thence
north ten (0) feet: thence east a.ong the line %
North NJ street one hundred sHd Thru y-three (ISi)
feet TO the place OF beginning.
Sold subiC CT to All take.
Terms: One hundred aud nj 'cty dollars. (siHN,)
with interest At 10 per cent. per aEnum fr,,u
Stptemltr II, IS:I. TO day OF sale and ex-
pen-e OF sale. in cash; balance at six and
chaser. b. airing interest from thc day # sale,
and secured 10y dred Of trust on Ike pop
Crty sold, must pc given deposit Of twenty We
dollars shrlI c required OF the purchaser time
of sale All convey SnciDg at cost OF th pur. hNser
ITterns of ss!r are not complied wIth in
pr PC " At the ri * and cost of The dfaultr pur-
chast r, after i've favS' nOti e.
ego. W. SIIf' kN EY, Surviving Trustee.
fe:i-MWESd, i. T. WORMlEN, Aucti 'nesr.
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| DRUPOSALS FOR SuBSIST ENCE
l. STORES,
| OFFICE PURCHASING AND DEroT c. s.,
No. EAST MAIN STREET,
louisville, KY, Feb. ., 1870.
| Sealed proposals. IN duplicate will be received
| at this Ot1ce until Zoe clock m. MONDAY, March
g. 1870 for the delivery at the United States Sub
s1stence warehouse, No. East Main street,
Louisville, Ky, Of the following subsistence
60 bbls Mess Pork.
400 bbis. Flour, "a No. Family.)
10000 lbs. medium Navy Beans
700 gallons Vinegar, (sT grains strength.)
1000 lbs. Candles, (AdamaptIno,) SIS.
1900 lbs. good hard Soap, free from adulte-a-
ton.
5000 lbs. salt.
40 lbs. Ground Black Pepper, lin H-lb. tin
l 600 lbs. S. c. Breakfast Bacon, average
weight lbs. none to exceed 10 lbsD
800 lbs. s. y. Hams, average weight II lbs,
none to exceed Is lhs.D
- bbls. Family Flour, (bsst Faucyl
Beans in full head lined barrels, round hoops.
Candles and Soap in well-strapped boxes, stand
ard weights.
Samples Of all articles. except meats. must &C.
company proposals, and bidders should state
whether Breakfast Bacon and Ham are canyased
or unca1yased.
In case Of any deficiency in the delivery Of the
quantity accepted, or in the quality Of the stores,
the Government will be authorized to make good
the deficiency by purchase in open market, and
any difference in price will be charged TO the
bidder.
More or less than the above quantities may be
accepted If considered advisable.
TIE right Is reserved 10 reject any and all pro-
pCSa!s
For blank proposals, and any additional in
SAMUEL T. GUSHING,
fei9 CT Captain and &. :.
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FOR BEEF CATTLE.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ISrERIoR,)
OFFICE INDIAN AHFAIGS,
January %, lST6.
Sealed proposals will be received at this offlce
until IL O'Clock the 2lst DAY OF FEBRUARY,
1875, for furnishing the following. named Quanti-
ties OF Beef CATTLE, on the hoof, for issue to
Indians in the Indian Territory:
For the kioua and Comanche Agency, 400, 900
pounds. gross weight.
For the Wichita Agency, 10000 pounds, gross
For the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Agency, !, soo,-
900 pounds, gross weight.
Full particulars regarding the requirements
for bidders will be furnished on application al
this otice. J. q. SMITH,
la2S:E EN- Xtfa2l GnmmIssinner Indian a ttsLrs
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THE COURTS.
suprems Court in Genera! Term Of District Of
Cn,-mbja

Columbia.
All the Judges were present
EsrEirCL vs.. Hon7c!aT. Dismissed.
Allen vs.. Aiken Mandate from Seprcme Court
Wright IS. TihHttta. Mandate.
On motion, S;iiInln d. Hanum was admitted
to the bar
NJ. Lewis Sieholi was appointed constable
Ballard Paving Company vs.. NJ tie. Prayer
granted. Opinion BY Justice HacArthur
Philips Riddle ys. UOourn. Jutsmant re-
vtTseI. Opinion by Justice Macarthur; JuStiUo
Humphreys and Chief Justice Cartier dIssentsng,
Dodge vs.. FrecGmsn's Savings aud Trust Com
pany. Decree reversed. OpiaIOn by Juslics
Humphreys: Justice Wy!ie dissenting
Phillips vs. Gilbert. Affirmed.
Phelps Es Mcpt maid. Decree affirmed Olin-
ion by Justice " lie: Justice Ohm disseatin2
Burbridge W. FacSjer Re7ersei. Justics
Humphrey dissenting.
Criminal Court-Tudgs Macarthur
EIias Pasher. throwing ofial on streets; mo.ioa
for new trial fled.
Michael Campbell. larceny; delivered By tds
marshal Of tie District Of Columbia, aud Court
ordered him In custody.
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pT GEORGE W. brICkSEH, Auct.
TRUSTEES SALE OF A THo-sToRY FRAME
DWELLING ON The SOUTH SIDE OF L
STRICT, BETWEEN TdIRTEESTH AND
FOURTEENTH STREETS NORTH WEST.
-< By virtue o. . deed OF trust, daic'l January
H q, A. ID. ls15, duty recorded in Lt"er No. III,
~ folio 81. one OF the land records for the Dis
.kAt Tict OF Columbia; and at the Request OF the
party secured thereby, we VIII sell, ~ public auc-
lion. in front Of the premises, on SATURDAY,
February H. lS1S, at o'clock D. the following
described real estate, situate IN the city Of aSt
irgIol, ID. G., tart OF lot numbered forty, IN In
DayidSon's subdivision of square two hundred
and fOTty-eiEht, Gas, bPginninX for the same at
the northeast corner of said lot forty. (u,) and
thence running south one hundred AMI ten (lIDI
feet and ten (I0) inches; thence we5t twentytnree
(2D feet ten (O) inches: thence north one hundred
ard ten GllG feet ten to- Inches, aud thence east
tweniy-IhrCe (23) feet aud ten tl1) Inches to the
place OF beginning, together with the improve
neDt5, &C.
six, twelve and Eighteen month, with Interest
eight r cert. per annum until pail, or all cash
at the Opt Of the purcaaser. dep D,tG OF 500
will be required At the time OF sale, aud all con-
BEAISARD H.; MhiSEK, Trustees
CHARLES Z. PRESrlSS, ! AtU'EeeS'
febl-TuThSSds
-TPE ABOVE SALE Is Postponed IN
TIL. SATURDAY, February q, lN76, at ) CLOCK.
by OTdrT of the trustees.
HRAINAED Il WARNER, . - ,.
CHARLES Z. PE.NFISS, i'"''ee''
faaf
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NEW BOOKS.

ATHOLIC PRAYER. DEVOTIONAL,
~ DAY and SUNDAY SCHOOL
BOOKS; Lace Pictures; RosarIes, on ARTHhE
steel and silver: Medals, jubilee and AzLA~
3thers: crosses; leading Catholic H"TD
and retail, By JAS. BELLEW, 7e5 Seveati street
northwest. Open Sunday morning from to 10.
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Ssntain1nE cards OF FIPst-CIass Kstabs
11ShmSDts In ali Branches OF Rusfs
ssoa In the D1Itrtct.
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Commercial.

Tbs Suo-Treasury balances 1t New Yc-S
TO day: Gold, AE,l95,5 0j: currency, ST. SD T1I
Tho suo-Treasursr paid o1t H. 100 On aoe1uat
of interest, and as, 900 for bonds. Customs rs
csipts, so, OH.
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BT THOMAS n,owLINe, A"ctionser.
x HEssHoThD
rsas Of deed t1u, e Us I df fss a.
ses ifq gs OF OF ~ FEHi6a
BeiRs a5t and Rs~Ras fadGltSs
!c sakai aaa bI addition as the same are de-
The part OF LOT % fronts 81 feet on First street.
ana binds on FredeIlek street feet; is improved
frame Dwelling HoGse. This property viii be
CIV Guided 50 q @ sell the brick House. With lot %
in one parcel. and the frame House. with aiot Is
Ieet on Frederick street by feet Deep In one par
sir:ei BY IS feet o dee 15on'hE . i'e' cat"
tbs Other property front; nearly ~ fSet on the
proved with brick Dwelling House, and has
Terms Of sale: ONE thru cash; residue, In two
Sere1 6 en- at SIX and Twelve m Mta
sieO deposit on each parcel when the proPsrty Is
struck on which deposit is to be forfeited unless
aer sale Al eonveyancing and recording at the
TThh6k si IL G &; LLkkwllN' Trustees.
fe2l-td TH0S. DOWLiNG. AnctIoneers.
4INITED STATES MARSHAI.'S SALE OF
Virtue hS 81 s EN- sssss
the eltrks office of the Supreme Court Of the Dis
s,h Sf0anDl Pae. and .as 70 20 ea:Ss
front OF the court. house of said District,
on NOSDAl, the 18th day Of March, 1915, az L
- O'Clock m all John W. yanHook's right,
f1tf; claim and interest In and to me f0s
with all and singular the Improvements
- Lneteon, viz: Nos. IA, Id, H, rs, IA ~,
iS L. lSS u, I55, 1J6 l57, 49, ~ lGJ 6I, ls5,
IN isl io6 10, 16S, lG9. l7p, I7J, l6, la, 1, 20 10
4es, 4s9 and 5OO ~
Also the following lots in said Uniontown be- /
iOhEing TO John Fox, together with al and slngu-
lar tne Improvements thereon, viz: Nos. 81, 81,
go S6i &c , S,S 81 90 ~ 80 IS, ~ 80, $500
pronsIty Of John W: Van HooS aud John Fox, and
WI pc sold 10 satisfy execution No. 3lOI in favor
OF George W. Miller and Ellen Miller, ailministra-
toIS OF Charles Miller, deceased, for the use of
george Barber. ALIEN. SHARP,
h2" I'd L. s. Marshal, ID. G.
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DIED.
EAUFFMASN.-At WeosiCr Ohio. At i2:2S a.
M, fthrusry ~, 1876, in the seventy-fgurth ynaF
of her a2c. NrS.JANE HAYS KAUFFMANN, mother
OF MIR. 5. II. Kaufman, of this citv.
SEELTON.-On the sOth instant, at . n M o.
consumption, FRANCIS L. T. SHELTON, formerly
seventh year OF his age.
Notice Of the funeral hereafter.
CGuyandotte papers please COPY IT.
SNAPPER -On the 18th instant after 4 short
Illness Mr.. MAEY NJ. SHAFFLE, widow OF Jacob
+. Shan'r. aged ifty-tW years.
The relatiSeS and friends OF the family are re-
>p.ctfTlly invited to attend her funeral nem her
late Residence No. Si VI street southwest, tn Ia
(NOEday) afternoon, at O'Clock.
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DROPOSALS FOR IRON.
Rock ISLAND APSgTAL. IT,,
January -, 1876. (
Sealed Proposals sre invited to furnish, 10 be
delivered at this arsenal. the following:
5000 pounds of IL inch wrought iron beams
900 pounds OF inca wTought-Irnn deck beams
1850 pounds OF 4-inch wrought-Iron l beams
1000 pounds Of T iron, from 20 in. Y 81 In to
~. in. X 81 IN.
So 90 pounds OF round bar iron from !; In to o
in. diameter.
3S,0O0 pounds OF Fat and square bar ron, various
sizes.
The name or place Of manufacture Of the iron
must be stated. The beams will! be subject to in.
spection and test aud Will be required TO possess
the stiffness and strength indicated in the pub
lished charts of the manufacturer.
The nat and round iron Is required TO be of best
quality highly Tenned iron: TO give an ultimate
tensile strength OF nat less than 81 600 pounds psr
square inch, and 10 bear tensile strain OF - 90
pounds per square inch. without permsne nt set
and Will l6e thoroughly tested SIS above, and By
bending, welding, sc.
Bids Ter sny other than the nigh grade of iron
required will not be considered.
Proposals should be Endorsed Proposals for
Iron" and will be opened at 10 a. N. March 10,
1876.
Tho right to reject any and all bids not deemed
satisfactory is reserved.
For iull bill OF iron, specifications for quality
and other information, apply to the undersigned.
ID. W. FLAGLER,
fell o. Major Of ordnance.
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MARRIED.,

CORWINE-IOHSSUN.- Wednesday, 18TH
instant. At the Chu-cI Of the Epiphany, BY the
Rev Wilbur Y. v atkins. Mr.. OF INTOS COHwIRE
aud Miss STELLA PAULINE JOHNSON, dau gutter OF
Mrs. Louise II. WEittelSey. OF Washington, D. G,
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DRUPOSAIS FOR BUILDING A DAM ON
u JHE GREAT kANAWHA RIVER, W.
VA
L. S. ESGISuEI UFFICE,l
BALTIMORE, MD, Feb. L., 1875.
Proposals Tor bulldog q Dam on the Great
Kanawha river, West Nirgiois, near BrownstOWn,
will lie received until coon Of March 6, 1879, and
opened Immediately thereafter. Blank forms,
specifications and any desired Information can be
had on application 81 this office.
WA. L. CRAIfHILL,
fel6 o. Major OF engineers.
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AUCTION SALES.
pY THOMAs sOwLING, Anctioneer.

~ NO~OO0O1O0~N0O
Future Dnvs.
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AUCTION SALES.

O~OOOOOON|~~~ ~ONNN0N0N00T~~
Future DayK,
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In New York today money was easy. odarsd
Al 4. Gold closed az ll3lz9uSX ExohSass
quiet and steady ~ iSd. Government bonds duii
and steady.
The following are tbs closing rates for Goysru.
ments, furnished Us by H. d. Cooke ir A o.
bankers:
Us 1851. coupon. lE5'R e20s- ls5S..........IS5s
sos. 1885. it0-to's COUPON ,,,I2j =
k20's, 1850, neT....Ilg;Z New 5's,.,....I jSIS
sos, lS6J..,.,,,.ly sB
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aaiaual gen
FINANCE AND coMMERC,
Honsnry,

WAsaISsroa, Saturday evening, Feb. 10.
hessrs. Trass S Stone say of the past week IN
new York that the stock market has been "bsar
Ism" Pacific Mail continues the decline con.
mencsd some days since. and ia heavy undsr sen.
tinued saies, both for long and short account Ths
attack lately made upon Western Union stock
was supplemented by reduction Of % to % per
cent. in the rates Of the Atlantic and Pacific TsI
egrsph Company, which promptly brought dows
the rates Of the former company which Of course
had depressing influence on ths price OF tko
stock. 1t is intlms,sd that . further reduosi,a
viii follow, and some considered authority aTs-
that the next dividend will undoubtedly Do
passed. The repeal of the Potter law strengths.
ened the Western stocks, but had little effect
upon their market values as the expectatIsn OF &c
had been discounted. The general markss has
been sympathetic with Western Union, and oos
rators generally, except those in the sGraaGer
stocks, watch its course clossly, governing thar
operations BY 1t. Railroad bonds have been TerI
strong, and an Increasing demand for them maze
them active at improved quotations THIS l.
stimulated BY the unprecedented strength ia
Government securities, which continue adYanc-
Ing and scarce. Money is abundant, and has
ruled noninally at per cent. -
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-02-21

wsshiEgton AM Georgetown Railway COmpany's
OTtCe, cor. r,nn. ave. and lst 81.
METROPOLITAN halfway COmpany's Office, near P
street bridge. Rock Greek.
Co!UIah!s RaiiHav COmpSnY's Office, ST., near
BClEiBg's bridge.
AnEcO-tia and Potomac Railway Company's Office,
Capitol. NortG o Street and South Washington
Pa;gy -,, I'op,uRn,'s Office, cor 4! 4 IL SIS s. W.