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National Republican., 1876-03-03
1,ROPoSALS FOR WORK AT NATIONAL
L MILITARY CEMETERIES.
OFFICE OF NATIoyAL CEMErxRIEs, }

OFFIcE OF NATIONAL CKMETKRIEs,l
WASHINGTON. ID. c., FEB. !, 1876.
Sealed proposals, In triplicate, with copy OF
this Advertisement attached to each will be re-
ceived at this once until Monday. March 9, 1878,
for the construction Of Superintendents' Lodges
at the National Cemeteries at Salisbury, N. o.,
and Fort Donelson, Tennessee; also, for the con-
struction Of inclosing walls, Of brick or stone.
around the National Cemeteries at Poplar Grove,
near Petersburg, Va, and Seven Pines, near
Richmond, Va.
The work during It's progress viii be fire.
quently Inspected BY competent engineers, and q
strict compliance with the terms Of the contract
will be required.
The right is reserved to reject any or AL bids
not deemed OF interest 10 the Government.
Copies Of plans and specifications may be seen
at this office. ana ut the Quartermasters' otaces
at Louisville, KY; Raleigh, N. O.. and Nash
Vile, Tenn; also at the Cemeterfes above
mentioned.
Proposals Should be indorsed, proposals for
Lodges or"Walls for National Oemeteries,"
and addressed 70 the undersigned. They Will be
opened nt noon on the date specified, when bid
Az. ROCKWELL.
fshsst Captain and A. Z. d,
National Republican., 1876-03-03
Commarcisl.
WASHINGTON wHoLEsALR MARKzrs
No change in eur Washington wholssaIs ori,s5
0r1r las 0fasf
THE MARKETS ELszwaEsx.

THE MARKETS ELSEWHEaE
NEW YORK, March 2-Cotton dull; salss ~
S95 bales at 125S912 Is 10. Consolidatsd net re-
ceipts, ISIS bales. Exported-Great Britain
49, 900 bales: France 64s4 bales; Continent 80 2li
Flour dull and shade easier; No. 2. g soa
$50; superfne Western and State, a. OOdl 81:
common to good extra Western and State, si.s5
G5T5: common to choice white wheat Wsstsrn
extra, k5.s06500; fancy do s7.05lT.75; common
choice EXTRA St. Louis, ts.2SGsoo: patent wIao.. =
sofa extra good TO prime, 81. COG IS: choice TO
double extra, sI4o6e0o. Southern -four duh;
do, &j.s06sT5. Wheat dull and ia ouysrs. f.ysT.
SL04gl.l2 Tor ungraded spring: Sl.I0 for No. 5
chicago: IN store; 81 35 for No. MilTaukss,
aioat 81 CS for no grade winter red Western; ri a.
for choice amber Pennsylvania; SI.5O for white
Michigan. Corn-no grade q shade nrmer; othsr
grade mixed: SO 6S.Ic for graded mixed e oa,s rs
dull and In buyers favor: 44J1GiIJSc. for mixed
Western and State; 4sG52c. for white do. Hay
steady; T3S6aI34c. for fair 20 good fehnina: TIfa
5Xc. for prime; slzGS4c. for centrifugal. Re
hned-9} sG9ssc. for standard "A;' 10Ik69lOJIc for
dered. Molasses quiet and unchanged. Rics
steady and in fair Inquiry. Petroleum dull and
heavy: crude; SIC; refined, 14@141lc. TalIou
quiet at e1se Resin quietat 81 for strained
Turpentine hrmer al sc. for splrits Pork hrmer;
new mess, se2 7S@230o: Beet quiet. Lard nrmsr;
prime FtsIgs,. steam :sJ9S Is Whisky quiet
middline. 12l1c
Flour steady and unchanged. Wheat QUIET ana
steady: unchanged. Corn-Southern fairly active
and firm; Western easier: Southern white s20
6lc.: Soutbers yellow, 5S65s1<c.: Western mixed
5s5c, spot; 59l &c. March; o04c. April. Oats dull
and unchanged. Rye nominal at 5s9S2o. Hay
dull and unchanged. Provisions strong and BUOY.
ant PORK. t2275 Bulkmeats-shoulders sLe
clear NIB sides, l37sGl21fc.: loose packet sJIa
12Ae. Bacon-shoulders, lO14c.; clear rib sIies.
13l1c. Hams. l51<d 16c. Lard steady and frm:
crude, 131131Ic &C.. refined, l3{IG14c. Butter active
ami firm: unchanged. Petroleum nominal; crude
SIZE: refined, ln4c. Coifee nomiually unchang cd.
Whisky nominal1y $l.lO.
National Republican., 1876-03-03
DROPUsALs FOR IRON.

pROPUSALS FOR IRON.
Rock ISLAND ARSENAL. Ill.,
January %, 1875. (
Sealed Proposals are invited to furnish, 10 be
delivered at this arsenal, the following:
5000 pounds Of II inch wrought iron beams.
81, 900 pounds Of 7-inch wroughtiron deck beams.
1880 pounds Of 4-inch wrought-iron i beams.
10000 pounds Of iron, from 214 in. 81 In. to
% In. = 80 in.
5000 pounds Of round bar iron from X In. to q
in. diameter.
5000 pounds Of hat and square bar ir various
The name or place Of manufacture of the iron
must be stated. The beams viii be subject to In
spection and test and will be required 70 possess
the stiffness and strength indicated in the pub
Hshed charts Of the manufacturer.
The nat and round iron is required to be Of best
quality highly-refned iron; TO give an ultimate
tensile strength Of net less than 81 900 pounds per
square inch, and to bear tensile strain OF - 900
pounds per square inch, without permanent set,
and willtbe thoroughly tested as above, and by
bending, Welding, &c.
Bids for any other than the high grade of iron
required will not be considered.
Proposals should be indorsed proposals for
Iron" and will be opened At 10 a. m. March 10,
1875.
The right 10 reject any and all bids not deemed
satisfactory is reserved. .....a
For iull bill Of iron, specifications for quality,
and other information, apply TO the undersigned.
ID. w. FLAGLER,
feli6t Msj jor of Ordnaoce.
National Republican., 1876-03-03
PY E. J. SWEET, Aucfioneer.

TRUSTEES SALE OF NEW THREE-STORY
AND BAsEMENT BRICK DWELLING ON
THE NORTH SIDE OF NJ STREET,
TwENTY-THlRD AND TWENTY-FOURTH
STREETS NORTHWEST.
=. BY virtue OF . deed Of trust, dated March
"a %, A. ID. ls.5, duly recorded In Liber No.
~ ISL folio 100, one OF the land records for the
- District OF Columbia, aud at the request OF
the party secured thereby. we viii sell a. public
auction. in ffont Of the premises, on TUESDAY,
March T. at clock y. ~, the acknowledgements
real estate situate In the city OF Washington. Dis
trict OF Columbia, TO wit; All that piece or parcel
of ground known and distinguished on the pat
plan Of said city as lot numbered thirty (36) In
the subdivision OF lots numbered one- Il, two (2)
and three (3) In square numbered thirty-six, (3al
as made by W. IL. Ward, trustee, together with
the improvements, &c.
Terms: One fourth Of the purchase-money TO be
paid In cash, and the lance at six, twelve and
eighteen months, with lrteres. at eight per ont.
per annum until paid, secured BY deed Of rust
on the property sold. A deposit OF 500 will b. re-
quired he purchaser at the time OF sale, and all
conye, ancing at purchasers cost IL terms of sale
are lot compiled with in seven days, the trustees
the right to resell the property at the risk
and cost OF the defaulting purchaser, after ave
DAYS Advertisement.
B. II. WARNER,
National Republican., 1876-03-03
GOVERNMENT SALES.

GOVERNMENT SALE OF CUTTINGS,
VI CONDEMNED CLOTHING, &C.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. February 5, 1870.
VIII be sold at public auction, under direction
ofCapt.- John F. Rodgers, at Schuylkill Arsenal,
WEDNESDAY, March s, 1870. commencing at 10
o'clock a. m, about $1,000 pounds Woolen and
Cotton Cuttings, sundry articles of Clothing,
Camp and Garrison Equipage, and Miscellaneous
Quartermaster's Stores.
Terms: Cash, In United States funds.
]. ]. DANA,
fel4 ct Major and QuartermRster.
National Republican., 1876-03-03
DRoPOsALS FOR BEEF OATTLE.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
OFFICE INDIAN AYFAIRs, y
January rs, 1875
Sealed proposals will be received at this otlce
until Il O'Clock the LIST DAY OF MARCH,
1875 for furnishing the following named quanti-
ties Of Beef Cattle, on the hoof, for issue 10
Indians in the Indian Territory:
For the Kiowa and Comanche Agency, l,4OO, 900
pounds. gross weight.
For the Wicnits Agency, 500, 900 pounds, gross
weight.
For the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Agency, L 800.
900 pounds, gross weight.
Full particulars regarding the requirements
for bidders will be furnished on application at
this ONCE. j. q. SMITH,
fec2 Commissioner Indian Affairs
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DY j. T.. wORMEEY. Auctioneer,
ID Sl4 Y street northwest.

t(1 De II. WOknLEI- AuctIOuoert
ID sAF street northwest.
TRUSTEES SALE OF oFyALUABLEIMpRoyE
PkeF SEVEN fsoaEs Ss safHs NsW HkMP
sHiRE AvENuE AND ONE HUNpREp AND
THIRTY-THREE FEET ON NORTH II
sTKEET, AT AUCTION.
By yirIIe , Of deed tsS q N trIst 70 PANEL T.
IL and duly recorded in Liber No. SO, folio 40I,
A.@one Of the land records for Warrington
county, District Of Columbia, and At the written
OF the premises. on THURSDAY, March =. A. ID.
1875 at 4:3O o'clock p. m, the following
c., TO wit: All that certain piece. parcel and lot
of real estate kr own, designated aud described
part of lot numbered one, Ill in square seveaty-
n snd
running southwest along the line OF said avenue
eighty-ve feet seven inches, (s5 IT. in. > thence
northwest one hundred and two COB feet; thence
North u street one hundred and thiriy-three (l3S)
feet to the place of beginning.
Sold subject to all taxes
September II, ls7i, to day. Of sale, and eX-
pense OF sale, IN cash; balance at six and
chaser, bearing interest from the day OF sale,
and secured by q deed of trust on the prop
erty sold, must De given Adeposlt Of twenty-five
Of sale All conyeyancng at cost of the purchs SER
Ifterms OF sale are not compiled vita In seven
DAYS, the trustee reserves the right to resell the
prpecty at the risk and cost of the defauting pur-
GEO. W. STICKNEY, Surviving Trustee.
fe21-MwF&ds j. T. wORMLEY, Auctioneer.
sTHE ABOVE sALEIs POSTPONED UN-
TIL TUESp Y. March ], 1876, At O'Clock q. m.
GEO. W. STICkNEY. surviving Trustee.
J. T. wORMLEY. Aactioneer.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

DRoPosALS FOR sUBSIS TENCE
OFFICE PURCHASING AND DEPoT @. s.,
No. EAST MAIN STREET,
LouIsvILLH, Ky, Feb. 2 1875. }
Sealed proposals. in duplicate, will be received
g. 1876, for the delivery at the United States Sub
sistence warehouse, No. East Main street,
Louisville, KY, of the following subsistence
stores viz:
50 bbls. Mess Pork.
400 bbls. Flour, IA No. Fsmily.)
l0oo0 lbs. medium Navy Beans.
700 gallons Vinegar. (2I grains strength.)
1000 lbs. Candles, (Adamantine,l SIS.
1000 lbs. good hard Soap, free from adultera-
tion.
lSO lbs. Ground Black Pepper, lin Alb. tin
foil.
1000 lbs. S. G. Breakfast Bacon, (average
weight lbE.. none to exceed 10 lbs.)
$500 lbs. S. q. Hams, average weight II lbs.,
none to exceed l6 lbs)
25 bbls. Family Flour, tbest Fapcy)
Beans in full head lined barrels, round hoops.
Candles and Soap in weiLstrapped boxes, stand
ard weights.
Samples Of all articles, except meats, must sc-
company proposals. and bidders should state
whether Breakfast Bacon and Ham are canyssea
In case Of any deficiency In the delivery Of the
quantity accepted or IN the quality OF the stores
the Government win be authorized to make good
the deficiency by purchase 10 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.
The right is reserved TO reject any and all pro-
For blank proposals, and any additional in
SAMUEL T. GUSHING,
fel96t Captain and g. 5.
National Republican., 1876-03-03
ny THOMAS DOwLINs, AucIioneer,

EXECUTORS SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
=. The undersigned, executors OF the lastwin
e.x and testament OF William Easily. deceased,
IL by virtue OF the power conferred upon them
&H~by said will, and in execution OF the order
made by the Supreme Court OF the District
OF Coluinba, in cause 1,068 equity. In that court,
bearing date the Itth day OF January. 1876 will
may necessary TO comply With lhe said order, At
the auction rooms OF Thomas Bowling, conner OF
Pennsylysnia avenue and Eleventh street west. on
the SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH, 1875, beginning
At O'Clock p. m property wing In the city of
washington: Lot No. :, in square No. Il, and lot
No .. In square No. II. with the wharf projected
therefrom, fronting the Potomac rive. between
the three small brick houses erected thereon; lots
No. and 6, In sguare No. L, with the unfinished
wharf projected therefrom frsnting the Potomac
river. between ID AMI streets lot No s.in square
No l2, with four small brick houses erected thereof;
lot No. and lot No, Il. in squire l2: lot No. In
square no. l6: lot 30. 8, 10 sglnre No. -; lot No.
? in sqnare No. 2; Jet ~ Ne & q; In SQUARE NO -;
No. So Including the lime kilns snd three small
frame buildin 70 erected thereon lots Nos L45and
a. In sqnare No. s.: lots Nos.l AMI q In square
No 50: part OF lot No g. In square No i0i; LOT No.
], in square No. -; lot No. IN square No. 1f3;
ard the valuable quarry lots iyirx on the Potomac
river, between the Aqueduct and Little Falls
Terms of saie-one fourth cash; balance In SIX,
twelve. eighteen ard twenty-foui months. with In
terest from the day oil sale. deferred naynents
cured to the satisfaction OF the executors. Aicon-
yeyarces the cost Of the puIchaser purchasers
E@0RATIo @ II \; EshsBf. sf Executors.
fspu-dsds THOMAS boyLINe, Aast
National Republican., 1876-03-03
IrEsIs:sa nasssaF a4F1sUm SssUm BEEF
LUMBERI LUMBERl
GREAT REDUCTION IN PRHEs

MUST SELL AND WILL SILL.
VIRGINIA BOARDS, good, ais per NJ.
SOisI and dscANILiNGs al lengths ana AAe''
s. wHiTE PINE sIpErSe, go per =; Tor
merly SO. LATHS. - 50 per MI: foriner;y -
Good VIRGINIA FLOOkfNG, s3 per N.
CEDAR POSTS, - and 20 cents. ro.rs
al less thaa market 49,. smai lot of 9,x: -,
Ash snd Walnut that viii sell =. "a s.rx sias
usual prices. Al early call s,il II iecgoldH cggoldHss5S.
St.iR Ger, gIaess,s All 3 - RSE'A"''~
National Republican., 1876-03-03

u. S. ESGIYEER OFFICE,
No. 81 WEST THIRD STREET, y
OINcINSATI, OHIO, Feb. Il, 1915.
Sealed proposals, In duplicate, will be received
at this ofce until noon, on the 10th day OF March,
1875. for the construction OF Masonry Dam, and
for the completion Of Masonry Lock ut Hoards
ROCKS, on the Mouongahela river, 81 miles above
Pittsburg, and So miles below Morgantown.
Approximate amount Of masonry $500 cubic
yards. Work 20 be finished by the 18th Of No
vember, 1875. stone already quarried.
Specifications and printed forms for proposals
Will be furnished on application to the under
signed.
Requests for blank forms should be indorsed
on the envelope, "UticIal Business"
WIN. L. MERRILL,
fte2et Major Engineers.
National Republican., 1876-03-03
AUCTION SAVES.
-~s0-N@%O~
TO-DAY.
Rr DOwNnAN 4 GREEN. Auct'rs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF FIVE BRICK HOUSES
ON I sThEET, BETWEEN NORrh CAPITOL
AND FIRST STREETS EAST.
- uBy virtue of dted oftrust to me. dated the
~ 26th day or Juiy, ISL, and duly recorded In
u Liter 69, folio Gi, one OF the land records Tor
- w ashlneton city, in the District OF Column
bis, and 81 the request Of the party, In writing,
secured thereby. will sell, 1T public auction. TO
the highest bidder. In front OF tae premises. On
FRIDAY, the I'd day Of March, n o'cloek p, M,
all that certain piece or purcell OF ground known
aud describei as lots 80. % o. " and %, In II. u.
Giberts subdiyision squsre No. SIS. together with
the I'm RI ovements thereon.
Terms: one third casn: balance In SIX. twelve
secured by deed of trust Ailconvey lncinsa the
cost OF the purchaser. If the terms are not com:
at the cost OF tile defaulting purchaser. Fifty doll
lars will be required each house when the prop
~ Nm HOLIDAY, Trustee.
mara Nj. G. LUTTRELL. SL'sman.
National Republican., 1876-03-03
HOTELS & RESTAURANTS

NON@N%N~O~O~ON00ONO~SSS( =
TINTED STATES HOTEL, FORTY-SEO-
" OND STREET. and Columbia and Elm ave-
nues, opposite main exhibition building, Centen-
nial grounds. This elegant fre-prUof hotel Is now
open for the recepnkon Of guests. II contains S25
rooms, ieplete with all modern Improvements.
Visitors TO Philadelphia will nowhere meet with
better accommodations or more reasonable rates.
febII-Th3m Z. 8. BUOTHRY, MznaRer.
National Republican., 1876-03-03
TINTED STATES MAILS-MESSE ENGER
" SERyICE-WAsHlNGToN ID. Q.
Posr oYY1cE pEPARrMENr,

PosT OFEIcE DEPARTMENT.
WAsHINeToS, u. O., Jan. Is, 1875.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
the contract ONCE Of this Department until p.
m, Of March L. 1875. ito be decided on or before
March 80, following,) for the performances OF Mail
Messenger and Transfer Service between the
Post Office and the several railroad depots and
steamboat landings in Washington, for one year,
from July i, 1876, to June 30, 1877.
A full description CT the service, and the man
ner in which Il ia required to be done; also,
blank forms OF proposals, may be obtained upon
application to the postmaster at Washington, or
TO the Second Assistant Postmaster General,
Washington, ID. q. -
MARSHALL JEWELL,
W4w Postmaster General.
National Republican., 1876-03-03
AUCTION SALES.
0O~0OO
Future DAYS.
1lY DUNCANsON BROS, Aucfieneers.
- Northeast corner OF Ninth and ID streets

RY DUNCANsON BROS, Auctieneers.
ID Northeast corner OF Nlnth aud d streets
northwest.
AND OTHER BLEACHED COTTON, BROWN
sHEETfH6S AND sHIRIINas- ceA5h
TOWELS. TABLE DAMAsK: xMfAIER-
LRRRsE sT6ck OF fRiSTTs. ckMslfcs,
GohsET sJEEASsI s 2; u OR ,4T,Ss sEs 4
RkEeE Rf fof a 9r tnSE III rs, stSSi t%SSMES,s RsfS;
MISSES AMERICAN AND FOREIGN
H9sIERY; wINE cL9Ins, QUiLTs cAssI;
yyfggRA FLxSsEts: ST RMA,NsITT9WN oS,sIT
DRESS GOODS. DENlAls, WHITE GOODS,
RfsB6Ss, HANpKEReHIEFs, i - sHIRTs xS6
DRAWERS ONE HUNDRED DOZEN STAR
BRAID BUsOMs, 1LOyEs, YELLING, COR
SETS, sHAwLs. FANCY GOODS, Sc., AT
On MONDAY MoRNIsG. March 6, commencing
at 10 O'Clock, n our saesIooms, Ninth ana ID
streets southwest. will be sold the entire OF
a dealer in the shove named goods, together with
large variety Of Other staple goods not neces
to enumerate, the whole TO be closed ont, without
DUNCANsoN BROS, Auets.
mar3-d lStar-F&Sl
National Republican., 1876-03-03
TEW BOOKS,

NEW BOOKS.
IN Household Elegancies, sugges-
tions in household art (: Infeltcia, AvfHDf
Adah Issacs Menken; Songs of Land ki9iL
and Sea, by Esmeralda Bovie; Two E"
Cemetery; British Pocket Classics, tweuty vol
umes In ten; Handy Volume OF the Holy
and Fen-walsingh,m; The Bird and the
Bella poem, by G. 2. Cranch; Roderlck
A. G. kendrick; Relations OF Civil Law to Church
Polity, by Justice strong, s. g. U: s.; Drifted
Letters and Social Aims, BY Emerson; Babylon
and Farming, 4 novel, by Julie 2. Smith; AbaA-
doned, (The Mysterious 1sland,) by Jules Verne;
st. Nicholas Magazine, ISIS, handsomely bound and
Illustrated; The Great Bonanza, adventure and
discovery. 30 Illustrations; Infeice, Augusta Evans
Wilson; Tales out OF School, Stockton; Snouettes
and Songs, illustrative of the months:) The Shep-
herd Lady, Jean Ingelow. A complete assortment
OF Ledgers, Day Books and Journals, Staple and
Fancy Stationery. Note and Legal Caps. visiting
Cards, &C., &C., for sale by W. II. u. u. NOR
RlsON, Booksellers and Publishers, 475 Pennsyl-
Yanla Avenue. iYg2-tf
National Republican., 1876-03-03

The Suo-Treasury balances at New York
today: Gold. At.s24171; currency. s35 7II 51S
The suo-rreasursr paid ont t551 800 on acsouat
OF interest, and k2i3 900 for bonds. Customs re-
ceipta ks2l. .0oO-
The European specie shipments from New srk
to-day aggregated $40, 900, OF which $1,000 vas
gold coin, the rest silver bars -
National Republican., 1876-03-03
DY DUNCANSON BROS, Aucttoneers,
ID southeast corner Ninth and b streets NV.

ID Southeast corner Ninth and streets NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
- BY virtue of q deed of trust, executed to me
IA by JAMES Kennedy, bearing date on the 18th
~ Fl day of December, 1874, and recorded in llber
&167 folio los, one OF the land records for WASH
ington county, In the District OF Columbia.
sfy the debt secured in said deed, at the request
Of the holder OF said debt, the following named
vision of square No. 56S in said city the said lot
being improved by two frame houses Time OF
sale, THURSDAY, the 9th day Of March. 1876, at
y.
FERNS Of sale: One third cash, and the residue
in two equal payments al SIX and twelve months,
evidenced by promissory notes bearing Interest:
The purchase 10 take deed, and give . deed of
trust TO secure the deposit OF $50 required
at the fall of the hammer. AL conveyancin2 at
the cost Of the purchaser, and the terms are not
complied within FIVE days the premises viii be re-
sold on five days' notice 1t The risk and cost Of
feT-STu&ds Trustee.
National Republican., 1876-03-03
DRUPoSALS FOR MARKING AND RAT
L Inc STAMPS.

DRUPOSALS FOR MARKING AND RAT
I Inc STAMPS.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
SEALED PRoP6sALs vii s0 Be received d a.
this Department until the Tth day Of MARCh
Of the post ofices nth in the United States, for one
yssr from the irst Of April next, Marking and
Rating Stamps Of the following description,
namely:
GLASS MOI
Circular Marking Stamps Of steel, with cancel
combined, the stamp to be about one inch and the
cancel one half inch in diameter, with the name OF
days in blocks of like material. with suficient
thumbscrew for the same, and with handles Of
mahogany, walnut or other heavy wood;
In proposals for this class of stamps the bidder
will state the charge when fitted for and accom-
panied BY 2+hour blocks, as a. m, p. m, &c,
Also, octagon Marking stamps, without the can
Gel but similar in all other respects TO the circu
lar stamp above described, and with type for
blocks.
GLASS No.2
Circular Marking Stamps Of Steel, without the
cancel, but similar in all other respects to No.
SIocSs and single igurss for dsgs, ali Of the same
Also, Rating and other miscellaneous stamps.
Sertised," aMi.ssnt," aReturnsd for better dirsc-
tions, any othe: word, sentence, or figures not
n Ssn ns Vs or the sams aSs
required.
Also for such Stamps as names ofpersons when
but one of q kind is required.
Also, Cancels Of Hard Wood, half inch dame
ter, containing four or more pareliel lines.
Stamps will be ordered for the different classes
of ofices, according TO present or future regula-
tions and necessities Of the Department, or the
Postmaster General may at any time cease to
order any Of them in his discretion.
Models Of Stamps complete, Of the bidders own
manufacture. must accompany the proposals.
Each proposal must be accompanied by the
guarantee OF two sufficient guarantors, that the
bidder will enter into contract within ten days
after his bid is accepted to furnish the articles
specified in his accepted bid, and a certificate
from postmaster that such guarantors are reli-
able persons.
ten days after his bid is accepted, to enter into
contract with sureties TO be approved by the
Postmaster General, to supply the articles the
proposal for which is accepted, In which contract
Il shall be provided that In case Of failure TO sup
ply the articles, or any OF them according to the
contract the contractor and his sureties shall be
liable for the forfeiture specified In such contract
as liquidated damages to be sued for In the name
ofthe United States.
The stamps must be delivered at the Blank
Agency Of the Post Ufhce Department at the ex-
pense of the contractor.
Proposals should be indorsed on the outside Of
the envelope: proposals for Office Marking
Stamps" and addressed to the First Assistant
Postmaster General, Washington, ID. q.
MARSHALL JEWELL
fe5td Postmaster General.
National Republican., 1876-03-03

DROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF
I TENNESSEE RIVER.
UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE,
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Feb. !, 1873.
SEALED PROPOSALS, In duplicate, will be
received at this office until noon, on WEDNES-
DAY, March -, 1876, for the construction Of
Locks In the Muscle Shoals canal, Tennessee
river, between Florence and Decatur, Alabama.
Specifications and forms for proposals will be
furnished on application to this office.
WALTER MCFARLAND,
ft256t Msjor OF Engineers.