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National Republican., 1876-06-12
CARPETS.

We take pleasure I'm calling the At.
tention Of purchasers to our very large
and complete assortment of FOREIGN
AND DOMESTIC CARPETS, which We
have Just received, viz:
FRENCH MOQUETTS,
ENGLISH ROYAL WILTONS,
ENGLISH ADMINISTER,
ENGLISH BODY BRUSSELS,
AMERICAN BODY BRUSSELS.
BODY BRUSSELS-HaII and Stair,
I'm sets,
CROsSLEY's ENGLISH VELVET,
81 and 6-4 Private,
CROSSLEY'S ENGLISH TAPESTRY,
81 and Ga Private,
BORDERED CARPETS for Stained
Floors,
CROSSLEY's TAPESTRY-HaII and
ENGLisH VENETIAN Hall and
Stair, I'm sets,
all grades,
FLOOR DRUGGETS, all sizes,
MOQUETT, WILTON AND VELVET
RUGS In Great Variety,
FLOOR LINENS, 1O-4, I2-4 and 16-4
Also, q full limo OF CANTON MAT
TINGS, White, Checked and Fancy.
HOOE BRO. & co >;
sep2tf 1928 f street Northwest.
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r T. wORMLEY, Auctioneer.


TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY ON THE WEST SIDE OF FIRST
STREET SOUTHWEST, BETWEEN Il. AND Z.
~ BY virtue OF a deed of trust to US, dated Oc-
S8 tober l, A. ID. 1877 and duly recorded in Liber
III No. 7os folio lO9 one OF the land records for the
- District of Columbia, and at the request of the
party secured we will sell at public auction in front
of the premises, on TUESDAY, June l3 1916, at $50
O'Clock d. ., the following described real estate,
situate In the city of Washington, District of Co
lumbia to wit: All those pieces parcels of ground
and premises known and described As subdivision
lots '.F ~ &c, ~ s'U;' and s'V, in W. Il. TOdds
subdivision of part of original lot No and the
whole OF original lots numbered two (2l and three,
e. in square numbered six hundred and thirtyeght,
(6 the said subdivision being duly recorded in the
office Of the surveyor of said county, In said Dis
trict.
Terms of sale: 81 100 and interest at ten per cent
from April l. A. ID. 1874 (ess s79, and expenses of
sale in cash, and the balance at twelve months for
which the notes Of the purchaser, barring interest
from the day of sale, and secured by \ deed of
trust the property, will be taken, and deposit
of 800 will be required Of the purchaser 1t time
OF sale and all conveyaucing ut cost of purchaser.
SSa John w W sAIcKHIS AhXoRIpS; Trustees.
ie1-ThSTu
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FOR WASTE PAPER.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDING, J
WASHINGTON, June s. 1876.
Sealed proposals for the Waste Paper of this
Department for the year ending june 81, 1877, will
be received until Il O'Clock, noon, FRIDAY, June
3d. 1916. In structions TO bidders will be furnished
on application to A. L. WILSON,
jeaFMWtd Chief Clerk.
National Republican., 1876-06-12
DIED..

WOOD. On sunday, the nth instant, at is:3o =.
m, Mrs. MARY A. WOOD, wife OF l.. A. Wood,
esq, aged thirty-seven years.
The funeral will be held at Christ church, street
southeast, at t4p. m. Tuesday. The friends OF the
family are respectfully invited to attend,
.HOWARD.-On June II, ate O'Clock p. m, of
cholera infantum. JOSEPH THORNTON HOWARD,
Howard.
Funeral will take place from the residence of DIR.
Flodoardo Howard, No. 6l7 street north west, this
afternoon At O'Clock. Friends and relatives are
invited to attend. baltimore Sun copy.1
National Republican., 1876-06-12

Justice Of the peace, any other officer not using
a seal, except Judge of u. S. Court the GER
tifcate of the clerk of a court of record must be
added, under his seal of ofice, that the person
who administered the oath is duly qualified as
such officer.
National Republican., 1876-06-12

the same being a Court of Record. do hereby
certify that whose genuine
signature appears to the foregoing affidavit, was,
at the time Of signing the same, justice of the
peace in and for the county and State aforesaid,
duly qualified, and that all his official acts as
such are entitled to full faith and credit.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand clerk, and affixed the seal Of said court,
on this - day of -, 1877.
National Republican., 1876-06-12
SALE OF VALUABLE PROP
l. ERTY IN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY,


BY virtue of a deed OF trust to Cs dated
March "a, A. ID. 1873, and duly recorded in
H3S Liber ii. B.. No. Z, folio 3i9, &c, one of the
- land record books for Prince Georges cOun-
- ty, Maryland, and at the written request of
the parties secured thereby. we will sell, on the
premises, on THURSDAY. July6, 1876, at II O'Clock
IN, the following described real estate situate in
Prince Georges county, Maryland: Beginning At
&C, ~ described and laid down the plat of the
late Andrew Beall's real estate, In the division
thereof made by the late Samuel Hamilton, then
deputy county surveyor of the ast-named county IN
lss2, and running thence south fourteen and half
perches with the line o, marked on said plat
thence with No. north seyenty-nlne CD degrees
west one hundred and twenty perches to the end Of
the first outline in said plat and with the outlines
Nos. 2 g. and part OF outline No. 6, the hrSt line
of lot No. laid down in said plat and with said
line reversed to the beginning, containing twenty
and half acres of land. more or less, being that
portion of the real estate of the late Andrew Beail
which is described on said plat rs lot No. 3;
Terms of sale: e. 80, with interest from March "A,
1875. and expenses of sale in cash. and the balance
In six and twelve months, for which the notes of
the purchaser bearing interest from the day OF sale
and secured by deed of trust on the property sold,
will be taken deposit Of 800 will be required OF
the purchaser at time of sale All cOnveyanclng at
purchasers cost.
GEO. W. STICkNEY, ( AANS'SSS'
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Time and Place of Homer, W. f. Gladstone. %
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Elements of Phsychology, Day.. ........... I 50
The Tortures of Miss Fallen, Goodwin TalcOtt, %
Life Letters and Table Talk of Hayden, StOd-
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Ladies' Guide to Gentility, new edition. 20
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Railway Anecdotes, new edition. Sd
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Children" GAN
New, volumes of ''Epochs of His @
'sThe Greeks and the Persians."
'The Fall of the Stuarts.n
''Familiar Talks to Boys by John Hall.
polynesia and New Guinea" by Rev. A. W.
Murray.
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National Republican., 1876-06-12
GU. GU. ". n sTIctKSEf, Trust'
lei, ,l6&ds
u ii. WARNER, Auctioneer.

d III. WARNER, Auctioneer.
SAFE q bSP
pWEtLING on FAST AS n SIDE REreEs OF sEG2NP HiifTH
FAsEEsToRY EASf ASR s AS8 BAsEMEST DWEEh
ING, PARKED IN FRONT AND SIDE,
WITH IRON RAILING. on THE SOUTH
LAST CORNER OF SECOND AND THIRD
=. BY virtue of deed OF trust. dated septem-
E.S Der "a A. ID. $50, duly recorded in Llber No.
l the District Of Coiamhis, and al the, written
public AUCTION, IN front of the premises, on
those certain pieces or parcels of ground situate
and lying in the city of washington District OF
Columbia, and being described as follows;
First A part of lot numbered five. Is in square
numbered seven hundred and sixty three (7S3 be-
ginning for the point Second street east
eighteen S) feet north from the southwestern cor
(s) feet: thence east sevenyhye CI5l feet; thence
south eighteen (ls feet, and thence TO the begin
second. A part.o lots numbered nine Cs) and ten,
Q0,) in square numbered seven hundred and sixty
one .6l beginning for the same at the northwestern
nineteen tIsJ feet and four ( inches along South
street: thence south hundred (OO) feet: thence
west to street east, and thence north to the
Terms: 0ne-fourth cash, and the balance at six,
twelve and eighteen months, with Interest at 81 per
cent. per annum, secured by deed OF trust on the
efassr Or % puTchsSers. M deposit of one hundred
dollars win be required on each house at time 9t
sale, and all conveyaneing At purchasers cost II
from day of sale the trustee reserves the right 70 re-
sell the property the risk and cost of the default
Ing purchaser or ateI 9ye SY
jc9-FMw&ds ]. 4. CoLDWELL, salesman.
rTHEO, +. GATCHEL,
l. Real Estate Auctioneer. corner Eleventh and
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CERTIFICATE OF POSTMASTER.

~, the undersigned, postmaster at
State of --, after the exercise of due dill
gence 10 inform myself Of the pecuniary ability
and responsibility Of the principal and his sure
ties in the aforegOng bond, and of the unincum-
bered real estate owned by them, respectively, do
hereby approve said bond, ana certify that the
said sureties are esuffcient-suficient in my belief
to insure the payment of double the entire amount
of the said bond; and do further certify that the
said bond was duly signed by -
-. his sureties, before signing this GER
tihcate.
Dated lSI
National Republican., 1876-06-12

Any alteration by erasure or interlineation OF a
material part ofthe foregoing bond will cause it
be rejected, unless it appears by note or memo
randum, attested by the witnesses that the alter
alton was made before the bond was signed and
sealed.
When partners are parties to the bond the
partnership name should not be used, but each
partner should sign his individual name.
STATE OF
National Republican., 1876-06-12

erGmination Of the iGps and iastructions attached
to advertisement of mail serrfce.
0ss s sseisGs ss So
for carrying the mail, and to be taken before an
officer qualified TO adminisier oaths: :
man on route fto@ bidder Tor carrying fa 'ae Dc
swear that have the ability pecuniarily, to full
fill my obligation as such bidder; that the bid is
made in good faith, and with the intention to
enter into contract and perform the service in
case said bid shall be accepted.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
D. Isl and in testimony whereof 1 ~
said. sal I''''''' '''' '-' ~ ADD A' ~e-
NoTE.-when the oath is taken before justice OF
the PeneG Or any %thSr Oesr not using seal
cate 5f the clerk Of court Of record must be added
under his seal Of office, that the person who admin
drav,, on some soLSs,d nati5adI Eanf, payable "a
csnfuT on he present aangGI PAY on. the route
,shs the ressgt ay Srseeds s or 5n case
ofthe bond aeeOmpGnyiHgt the bid, Usdfd bond er-
The proposal must be signed by the bidder or bid
de5S; , and = t9e & date & Of signing lam, siiIea; aoo
erai, Post Once Department, W Washington, d. c."
marked proposals, State or Virginia.
BOND.
Directions.
So Insert the names of the principal and sure
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 ofthe peace, adding his oficiai title,
his seal
Know all men by these presents, that -
and and in the
State Of, as suretles, are held and firmly
just and full sum Of - dollars, lawful money
of the Untee Statef to be paid to the said United
States Of America or its duly appointed or
which, well and truly to be made and done, we
bind ourselves, our heirs. executors and admin
tstrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these
Sealed with our seals, and dated this - day of
-, lSI
Whereas, BY an act of Congress approved June
for the service of the Post Office Department for
the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen
poses" it is provided. "Tiat 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 COM
pliance 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 afore-
going and annexed proposal of the said -
Now, the condition of said obligation is such,
that II the said - bidder as aforesaid
shall, within such time after his bid is accepted
as the Postmaster General has prescribed in said
advertisement enter into q contract with the
United States of America, with good and suff
cient suretIes to be approved by the Postmaster
General, to perform the service proposed in his
said bid, and further shall perform said service
according to his contract: then this obligation
shall be void, otherwise to be in full force and OBJ
legation in law.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this day Of, ls7.
National Republican., 1876-06-12

On this s-day of--, Isl, personally
appeared before me -
-, sureties in the aforegoing bond, to me known
to be the persons named In said bond as suretiss,
and who have executed the same as such. who
being by me duly sworn, depose and say, and
each for himself deposes and says, he has exc
euted the within bond that his place Of residence
real estate worth the sum hereinafter set against
his name over and above all debts due and owing
by him. and alb judgments, mortgages, and exc
cutions against him, after allowing all exemp-
tiOns of every character whatever, the total sum
thus assured amounting to ~ dollars,
s@.
National Republican., 1876-06-12
C.. C.. WILLARD,
Ebb1tt House,
BAZORTH REFRIGERATeRS.

lust received a full line Of the above.
II. I GREGORY,
sp2s-2m 81 Pennsylvania avenue.
National Republican., 1876-06-12
THEO, f. GATCHEL,
l. Real Estate Auctioneer, corner Eleventh ant

TRUSTEES SALE OF LOT, IMPROVED BY A
TWO-STORY FRAME HOUSE, on STREET,
BETWEEN NINETEENTH AND TWEEN
--TIETH STREETS SOUTHWEST.
By virtue of a deed of trust to me, dated Oc-
ts6 tobcr 3, 1874, and duly recorded in Liber No.
~ 76l folio 500, of the land records for the Dis
- trict of Columbia, and at the request OF the
marty secured thereby will SELL at public auction,
In front OF the premises. on TUESDAY, the 18th
day Of June 1s76, at 5:So o'clock p me- all that cer-
thereon sitnate in the city Of gt9n. District
of Colulnbia, known and described as follows: Part
oflot two a. in square one hundred and twenty
two. QZ2, beginning at point on North Il street
thirty-one (3D feet from the southwest corner OF
said lot, running thence west with the line OF said
lot NortS street fourteen Q feet, thence north
ninety-seven (g7) feet and one half l inch to rear
line of said lot thence east with said line fourteen
(iI feet thence south nnetyseyen Cs) feet and one
half (Ial inch TO the beginning.
Terms made known on day OF sale. deposit OF
Il. A. GkIsW0LD, Trustee.
ie6-d H. A. HALL, Salesman.
National Republican., 1876-06-12
MAIL. ROuTES

Postmaster General, within the time prescribed
in said advertisement.
This proposal is made Nth full knowledge Of
the disfdRee of the rpute the peight of the mail TO
be carried, and all other pcrticuiars IN reference
TO the route and service; and, 0Iso, after careful
erGminatio Of the lars and Instructions attached
to Advertisement of mail serrfce.
National Republican., 1876-06-12
GEORGE W. sTICKNEY, Auciion'r.


TRUSTEES, SALE OF A NEAT TWO-ST0RY
BRICK DWELLING, ON THE MEST sIDE
o STREETS NORTHWEST.
BY virtue of deed of trust, dated November
AZ 26, A. ID. 1875, duly recorded In Liber No. 5i,
H folio 22s, ct seq of the land records for the
- District OF Columbia, and at the request OF the
party secured thereby, will sell, at public auc-
tion. in front OF The premises, on TUESDAY, jung
e Sea ne. es,ste ssuste the city Of Washington, D.
O., TO wit: All that piece or parcel on GROUND
city as lot numbered eight, Is, in James u. Dar-
bered three hundred and sixty-hve, (s65,) together
with the improvements, &c. - !.
Terms: One fourth cash, and the balance At SIX.
per cent. per annum, secured By deed OF trust on
chaser. deposit Of 800 win be REQUIRED At nme q
sale, and all conveyanclng at purchtser's cost.
Terms to be complied with in seven days, or the
property to be resod at the cost and risk OF the de-
faulting purchaser: ,,ox,
BRAINARD b. WARNER, ~hfuseoS' ~
GEORGE w. STICKNEY,
mv23 Auctioneer.
ss-THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED UN-
TIL WEDNESDAY, June IA, ls76, at the same
A''i - DAVID L. MORRISON, lrrustees.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Monetary.

WASHINGTON, Saturday evening, June 10.
Messrs. H E Ofiey & Co.. bankers, northeast
corner Fifteenth and streets, report New York
quotations. as follows:
National Republican., 1876-06-12

Subscribed and sworn before me this day
nF
National Republican., 1876-06-12
ArCTION SALES

Noo~U~>ooo-N NTSISoo0"oo
National Republican., 1876-06-12

By authority conferred on me as commissioner, by
virtue of DEGREES passed by the District Court of the
United States for the District of West Virginia. at
Wheeling, in the above three several chancery
causes, shall proceed on
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-11-17

Tho Keene dramatic association will
pre- sent TO the citizens of Hinsdalo and vi
cinity, Saturday evening, Nov. is, at Amer
lean hall, the drama in five acts, entitled
"Ten nights in bar-room," also the laugh
able farce of "Jumbo Jum."
H. L. Porter and family, recently resi-
dents OF Townsbend, VT, have rented a
tenement in our village. Mr.. Porter has
made arrangements and is to occupy the
shop opposite OF c. J. Amldon's residence,
where he will continue his customary BUSH
ness of making and repairing boots, shoes,
&c. He Is an excellent aud finished work.
man at his trade, and your correspondent
knows whereof no asserts from personal
knowledge and experience. lie deserves
liberal patronage and we bespeak for him
success in his business.
"A large number OF the friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Clark assembled at their
res idence Monday evening, in commence
ration of the twenty-tifth anniversary of
their marriage covenant. Silver spoons
aud castor, chairs, &C., were among the ar
ticles presented them. The ladies furnish
ed supper from their baskets, and a very
pleasant evenings entertainment was the
result of their gathering.
Not little excitement prevailed here
last Saturday morning, when 1t was discov-
cred that "rooster" was hanging by his
heels, draped in mourning, from tho Til
den and Hendricks banner. II.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-11-17
VERMONT ITEMS.

Moses Hill of West Concord, about 90
years OF age, hung himself on Friday
cause, financial troubles.
"A great deal of dissatisfaction Is ex-
pressed in Vergennes on account OF the
legislature refusing TO make appropriations
for new buildings for the reform school.
-Thos. Skinner, aged 50, highly os-
teemed and influential citizen of st. Al
bans, Saturday Of last week, while seated
in his chair in apparent good health, sud-
denly became unconscious and died in a
few minutes.
Captain Henry f. Foster Of Derby Line
visited Waitsield's town overseer the 9TH
err day, aud aller learning how much his
mother had been assisted by the town dur
ing his boyhood, paid the whole bill, ono
hundred aud ten dollars.
"A correspondent sends the following :
"Last week ex-Gov. Ryland Fletcher of
Proctorsvlle, VT, engaged his dinner on a
day fixed at Trips Hotel, with special
seats for four others. He then sent his car
rage TO the town farm, inviting the -four
inmates of the poorhouse 10 tho luxury OF
ride and to dine with him. But the old
people there declined the offer, saying they
did not want to be stared at. So the ven-
cradle ex Governor was disappointed in his
kind effort 10 relieve this monotony of a
pauper's life. We have not learned If he
literally fulfilled the Scriptural suggestion
to go into the street TO compel guests to
come TO the feast be bad prepared fer them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-11-17
jamaica.

The public examination of teachers
will be held in the village school house on
Saturday, Nov. 18th, at 8 o'clock.
-Lyceum on Monday evening, Nov. 20th,
at the town hall.
A young man of this town, aged sew
enteen, was brought before Justice FELTON,
on the 9th inst, charged with stealing 1910
from George Puffer. He was bound over
for trial and falling 10 procure bail was
committed to Jail. Also on the 10Th, one
whose name we withhold, was brought be-
fore the same justice, charged with threat
ening to kill. He was discharged upon
payment of costs and finding surelies of
the peace.
Surveyors are at work surveying the
proposed route from Brattleboro to White
hall, N. Y, commencing at Jamaica. They
report grade OF 40 feet per mile to Cos
hen, a distance of seven miles.
-Dummerston has some very old men,
but Jamaica stands a little ahead. Ariel
Holton is nearly 80, Aaron Butler 9S, both
hale and hearty.
Rev. L. HapgOod of South Windham
exchanged last Sabbath with Rev. j. H..
Parmelee of this place.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-11-17

The farm of the late Henry Goode-
nough was sold by public auction, Thurs
dsy, 9th, for about $1,000, 10 Mr.. Brown of
Springfield.
Deacon Aiken has returned 10 Grafton,
and it is hoped may make it q permanent
home.
Thirty or more have visited the Centen-
NAL from this town.
Frank B. Daniels of Dubuque, Iowa,
has been called homo by the illness of his
father.
An election fact not 10 be disputed: A
prominent citizen OF this place waiting at
the post Office for "good news saluted his
friends as they came in with "Hurrah for
Hayes and Wheelerp as 1t certain they
are elected ?" one aud another anxiousiy
inquired. "Oh, no." was The reply, "but
we can hurrah for them elected or not"
a.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-11-17
West Cha.terfisIh.N.m.

"A grand surprise party was given in
this place on the afternoon and evening OF
the I'd inst, in honor Of the Goth annivers-
airy of the marriage Of Mr.. aud Mrs. Asa
Smith. 1t was complete surprise to the
aged couple. They we're invited TO visit
their daughter aud were on their way tbth-
err, when on passing the house of Worces-
ter Farr, their horse was seized by the bril-
die by two knights OF the road, who un-
buckled the reins and led the horse to the
door, where large number Of friends and
relatives were found waiting them. Tables
were loaded with eatableu OF all sorts,
among which were two large wedding
cakes. Afler partaking Of refreshments
the party, numbering over $50, repaired to
the hall above, where the aged couple
(whose ages are 20 and 70 respectively led
of the dance in the well known figure of
"ChOrus Jig" after which the young folks
had tho floor until the "wee small hours"
During the evening Mrs. Laura Prentice,
the Chesterfield poetess, being present, COM
posed poem, which was read by Mr.. O..
L. Ran dali. The amount presented to tho
couple was nearly tilly dollars, for which
they ender their most grateful thanks. All
pre- sent seemed 10 enjoy the occasion.