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National Republican., 1876-11-02
GOVERNMENT SALES
PROPOSALS.
NoONONON~o|NDNOcNO~ONONO
DROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS FOR THE
l. UNITED STATES NAVY YARD, LEAGUE
ISLAND, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
BUREAU OF YARDS AND DocKs;)
NAVY DEPARTMENT.


BUREAU OF YARDS AND Docks;)
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON. d. c., Oct. Is, 1876.
Sealed proposals, Endorsed Proposals for Mate
rials for League Island Navy Yard, !" addressed
to the Chief Of the Bureau of Yards and Docks,
Navy Department, Washington, ID. O., will be re-
eeiEed at this BITeaS until II o'clock m m on the
ing and delivering at the United States Navy
Yard, League Island, Philadelphia, Pa, free Of
all expense to the Government, the articles en-
braced in the following classes viz:
Glass No. !, Bricks; Glass No. 2, Lime; Glass
No. 8, Hydraulic Cement; Glass No. 4, Building
Sand; Glass No. s, Cast Iron Columns. Plate
Iron Girders and Rolled-Iron Beams.
Printed schedules, in which the materials and
and guarantee, will be furnished on application
tOthe Bureau, Commandant Of the League Island
Navy Yard, and Purchasing Paymaster at Phila-
Bonds and security in the full amount of the
contract will be required, and the Bureau re-
serves the right to reject any all bids, as the
-'N''''0 VI '--' ]. Q. HOWELL,
oc2s-td Chief of'Bureau.
IT S. NAVY YARD. WASHINGTON.
e'NANNDo October "a. is;5.
For the purpose of submitting for examination
and test to Board appointed by the Navy De-
partment With the view Of establishing standard
Hose for use in the United States Navy, r1GnEfGc-
tUrerS of Cofton-CdnrGS, Rubber Lined Ho@ are
hereby invited to deliver in this Navy Yard, by
the 1st of November next, free Of any expense to
the Government specimens of said hose, in lengths
OF twenty-five (25) feet each, Win couplings oil
Works patent attached. Each specimen must
bear the name of the manufacturer, with cost Of
same per foot, including also, cost of couplings.
JOHN @. FEBIGER,
oc2S Commodore U. S. N. Commandant.
CoNMANpAHT's OFFICE. October %, 1876.
The foregoing is so far modified that samples of
oil kinds Of rubber-lined canvas hose will be re-
eeived for comparative trial and the time for de-
livery of same at this yard extended to the 18th
proximO. JOHN g. FEBIGER,
Commodore U. S. N, Cofnmandant.
Oc3O 3ISnoy6pAll
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DBNCANSON BROS, Auctioneers,
L. Southeast cor. Ninth and ID streets n. W
TRUSTEES, SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY ON STREET SOUTHWEST,

STREET NORTHWEST.
- By virtue of two deeds of trust dated Sep
In tember ., 1876, and recorded in Liber No.
- So0 folio l2J, and March 1876, and recorded in
Liber No. s13, folio 2ls, ct seq, and At the re-
quest of the party secured thereby we viii offer for
sale, on TUESDAY, October 81, 1876, at O'Clock
p. M, lot 81 and the eastern part Of lot g
N square No. 5oo said eastern part Of said lot g
and running back with thesame width 20 the soath-
ern line Of said lot and the public alley, and I'm
proved by two two-story frame houses-
And Immediately thereafter, AL that piece and
parcel Of ground known part OF lot IA In square
No. 364, beginning for the same at point on Ninth
street forty 0) feet south Of the of
said square 3sA and running south twenty (0( feet
with the line OF Ninth street. thence west one hun
dred eol to original lot 3 thence north twenty
tol feet, and thence east one hundred oo) feet to
the place OF beginning.
Terms OF SAFE: One fourth cash, and balance pay
able IN six, twelve and eighteen months with in
terest per cent from day Of sale. to be secured
by deed OF trust. If the terms OF sale not COM
piled with within five l5l days, the trustees reserve
the right TO resell the property at the risk and cost
Of the defAulting purchaser. deposit Of 500 will
'e -e4 ~ ~ ~ JOSEPH r. EDISON, 4 .-,.,oo.
THOMAS HYDE,
"THE ABOVE SALES ARE POSTPONED
until SATURDAY, November 4, 1876, same hoaFr
anu p'Aees. THOMAS HYDE, Trustees
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.NE DOLLAR SAVED.

CHEAP RAILROAD TICKET OFFIOE.
Railroad tickets bought or sold, to or from al
points, at . reduction upon any ofnce or depot In
this city. Apply TO II. d. WHITESIDE,
w Pennsylysnia avenue northwest, In the candy
store, Washington, ID. q. ialS-1y
National Republican., 1876-11-02

The following are the buying and selling rates
for Government securities, furnished by II. ID
Cooke, jr, & Co., bankers:
Securities. Buying Selling
National Republican., 1876-11-02

T,RUsTgEs SALE OF VALUABLE
ssE?2s9HAHH:sr ssEE?2s9HAsHs :sr!s%Ss sSSssfESsEA ESsTHv
s4Ssa a fSc; se 81 5 lco s aad oSs Ss " ne
nc TssCrds or s pssrS, ,ss sSSre s6 eSsRsis e,
fIe District "f Columbia In equity cause No. 4oss
d9cket is between John A. Greswel et al: Land and
n f. i..a. iss ssP g s he
Of %asSnssen, % p. G.. es % Wit: % Lot numbered red
sEsty IN eIsS two hTnsssa Rs and
Terms; ssss. 8 and expense of sale in cash. bal
he notes Of the purchaser. bearing interest from
be required OF the purchaser at the time OF sale aud
Chaser Terms or sale % be @ co@ped @ lied With ss within
e Ss lss s
the defaulting purchaser AFTER hye days notice.
nol-wFM4ds II. MSRaLES, Sl N igH 1uctionsef.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE I'M.
MS9r kNP BOUNDARY STREETS NORTH
- BY virtue Of deed OF trSst to Daniel 4.
FssSrded II IlSe5 si9 folio pa one Of ne
under decree Of the supreme Court Of the District
SeEeen Se John IN equity No @
in 'front.' of the premises 't on Friday, Noyem,
real esae nsss N Re city s Of %sssns
ton, ID. c., to wit: AL that certain piece parcel
Of land In the city OF Washington known and de-
seribed as part OF square number ninety (90J con-
tained within the following metes and bounds. viz:
BEGINNING at point on the west side of Twentieth
street west six feet six inches north OF the
northwest corner formed by the intersection OF
Twentieth street west with north street. thence
west ninety feet thence north parallel to Twentieth
parallel to first line ninety feet Twentieth street.
thence to the place OF beginning.
Terms: One third cash; balance in six and twelve
months with interest at eight per cent per annum
from the day Of sale for which notes, secured by
deed of trust upon the property sold, must be
given. A deposit of 500 will be required Of the
purchaser at the time Of sale. All conyeyanc ng 1t
cost of the purchaser IL terms Of sale are not COM
piled with within seven () days. the trustee
the right TO resell the property at the risk and
cost of the defauiting PURCHASER, after i've days
notice.
. JNO. III. COOK. Trustee.
j. T. WORMBEY,
Oc3i-TuThS&ds Auctioneer,
National Republican., 1876-11-02

Messrs. H. E. Of1ey &Co., bankers, northeast
corner Fifteenth and + strests, report New York
quotations, ss follows:
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BOOKS AND STATIONERY.

%N@OON@%%\SHON%OO N%OOSNO%ONONONOoONONONOr
TU 3 + o U T..
Mitford's and Tyler Headings and
Treatise on the PIeadings in Salts 32Lg
in the Court Of Chancery. By John
Milford, with the Notes of George a<
Jeremy, esq. and Additional Netes by Josiah W.
smith, b. Z. L., Of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister at
Law. - : ~ HHli1.. Or .
=. SUPPLEMENTED T-E.g
By an introductiOn: Dissertations on Parties to
Suits in Equity: Pleadings In Suits In Equity: Prac
tieein Suits In Equity with Forms Of Procedure in
Equity and Notes. and the Practice in Suits In
Equity OF the United States Courts. By Samuel
Tyler. LII. D.. Professor in tie Law Department
OF Columbian University at Washington. d.. c.,
author OF .'5tephen on Pleadfngsr' &e,, &c. IL Is
published in a neat, large octave volume Of "a
ALSO IN LAW.
Digest OF the Law Of Evidence. By stephens. 50 90
Ahridgment of Elementary Law. BY N. L.
Dunlap. W
Greenleaf on Evidence. Vol. L: thirteenth edl-
HON..
Ottois supreme Court Reports. Vol. 1..-...-.. 20
Session Laws first session of Forty-fourth Con-
z SiisCEi. i ;xsToiis. ''''''''
Elsie's Motherhood. BY Martha FarquaSon.... %
Every Day Topics. ByJ G. HollAnd. ......... 1 70
sights and Insights. BY Mrs. A. ID. t. Whit
Also, q full assortment of the Authors Publish
ing Company's Books Any Of the above Will be
sent prepaid, upon receipt OF the Money. by
w. III. q d. H. MORRISON,
F.. Law Booksellers, as Penn. avenue,
oc25-u Washington, ID, q.
National Republican., 1876-11-02

Tor Csnandaigua, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Fan.
and the North, q. m, daily, except Sunday; and
7:z0 p. m, daily, except Saturday, with Palace
Cars, 10 Watkins. For Erie, Canandaigua, Buff
SUNDAY. ~ ~
For New York and the East, I:ss q. m. and $50 D.
L., uaily, with Palace Cars attached; Limited Ex-
press Of Pullman Parlor Cars, s:s5 m, daily,
cept sunday. For ~ - = =
New York and the East, SOS q. N. and I:lo D. M,
daily, except Sunday, with Psrlor Cars attached.
For Philadelphia, sos a. and leo D. m. daily,
except sunday, and l:S3 q. m. and 7:oo and $50
D. M. daily. Lhaited Express s:0 An, daily,
Aecommodstion for Baltimore. l:n D. m, daily.
For ropes Greek Line, 7:io .. m. .nd l:sop. me-,
daily, except Sunday.
For Annapolis, 500 and u:5Q q, m. and l:2D d. n.
daily, except Sunday.
National Republican., 1876-11-02

AUCTION SALES.
2 n. WARNER, Aucfioneer.

No~o~Oo~oDoo.~~o
To-Day.
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AUCTION SALES.
SALE OF VALUABLE
l. PROPERTY FRONTING on q STREET,
tETMEEs l6gRTEESTH AND FfF.

TGfIfo Nh.
National Republican., 1876-11-02

NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Janet Ell SeS hm1S....s -....s.s.sto " A8IRZ
A New Juvenile In the French Lam KIAlI
guage, Gallery of the Great Compe-
sers, with Memoirs. By DR.. Rim
bault, with Heliotype portraits. 90
The Laurel Rush. By Miss Muloek. ....-........ IS
Tfme'sUngentle Tide. BY Dudley Moore...... so
Fallen Fortunes. By James Payne ;......-... .
My Little Love. By Marion Harland. l 50
First Century OF the 90
Mikado's Empire. W. 4. GrifithS..---........ 4ll
Life and Letters Of John Locke vols. Sd
A Large Assortment Of ofeTfROMOS a nd
CHROMO FLOWERS and TEXTS
AT LARGE REDUCTION.
SOLOMONs d CHAPMAN,
Agents Lawrence's 'sPure Linen Papers.
ocl9-tf No. sll PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
National Republican., 1876-11-02

| r B..ASHBY. Izs9 zs9PENNsYLyANIA
- avenue, Dealer in Books and Stationery. Old
and Rare Books, law, Medical and School Books
bought, sold and exchanged. oci4-3m
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-30

ger 'roun' here what's bin 'sputln' longer me
bout dem chick'ns | said dcy wus Coachln
Chynix, an he said dey wuz Alabama puiieIs,
an waz les takin' 'em roun fer ter 'stablsh iHy
noledge, Dey don't lay no aigs, does dey, Doss
Ef dew does, I'm mighty 'shamed er hustlln Nv
'em roun' AIgs is scasc. "--SdUdnn1 Nelcs'
Miss Bella st. Clair walked 1000 miles in lOoC
hours in Woolwich Gardens, London, and sill
IL Is said that the mind OF woman is inferior To
that OF man.
Fall approacheth--yea, two of them-the fall
OF the year and the fall OF Grantism.
Moody and Sankey are going TO commence tne
reform of the wicked on the LIST OF October.-Eh
Now that Chicago is rapidly becoming demo-
cratic there is hope of success.
The dend who comes into our sanctums and
runs o If with the exchanges, has changed MS
usual morning salutation, to, September has an
r. in It, and oysters have taken the place OF ice
cream" 1t has acted on him like dose oil
horse-car poetry.
Uncle Daniel Huntley reminds us that we
made large mistake last week when we sara
Henry A. Wise had gone TO meet "old John
Brown" We don't believe Ossawatamlc woulu
associate with Henry A. very much unless nc
reDcnJcu Oh SOile VI his piooi''''y "o'iD"
he started on his long journcy.-Ogle Co. Press.
Unlesss old Ossawatamies followers in these
latter days repent Of their prothelyery, pro-
whisky.ring and pro-hard.lying notions, very
few of them will associate with him, after their
long journey"
"How to Get Rid of a Cold" is being discussed
by the country papers. Put little nitro.gycer-
inc up your nose, then hit it with sledge ham
mer, AID the cold will disappear very fast.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-30

A Partisan banker has the misfortune &c
possess wife who is addicted ID gambling
Year after year size goes to Monaco and loses
large sums on the green CLOTH Her husband
has been at his wits end to stop tlf evil with
out resorting to harsh measuresl At last O
happy thought struck him. Calling to him
confidential clerk named Armand who was
unknown to his wife, he gave him instruc
tons TO follow the lady and TO attend daily
at the gaming table. Armand tas told tc
watch carefully the way she stakdl her mon
ey, and always to place similarhmount on
the opposite color BY this mearb he hoped
he would be able to "hedge" the Sims staked
by his wife, and the only loss he GOULD posi-
bly, experience would be the gene'al expens
es incurred by his clerk. A short time
elapsed and the husband received among his
correspondence one morning two htters from
Monaco, one from his wife and the other from
M. Armand. Opening the first, he found but
two lines, but these were to the pint. The
lady had experienced Q loss of 60D0) francs
ana wrote for more money. Turning to the
next letter, with some selfsatisfaclon at his
own shrewdness, he read as follows "kind
friend and patron: Ihave implicitly followed
your instructions, but have meter worked
so hard in my life Madame arrives at the
Casino at midday and never leave the table
until midnight. Twelve hours without eat.
ing or drinking is no joke. However, have
nothing TO complain of. have Won 10000
francs, and as am not ambitious, am con.
tent to stop there. | start at once Tor Mont
guyon, a charming little town where was
born, and where my cousin awaits me, 10
whom am about to be married. Knowing
the interest you take in my welfae, / shall
indeed be proud you Will be present at our
wedding. Of the 10000 francs yhich you
entrusted me with, there remains IL ,4l IT,
% c, which | remit you in bak check
The balance has been expended inmy hotel
bill and other incidental items Yours, etc,
lARuA<D
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Slow John Bull,

Nothing more aptly illustrates the promi.
nent characteristic differences of American
and English business methods, than the terms
" fast" and slow" as applied respectively to
the two nstionaItles. An illustration OF this
fact is furnished in the experience of the Ma.
uonal Art Company. Some time this season
one of the members of this Company, while
travelling in Europe looking up new and beau.
tiful works of art in the great cehtcrs of taste
in such matters, in the course of bis research
es, called upon one of the most prominent
publishers of chromatic works in London
Being DESTROYS Of testing the capacity of the
firm to supply The National Art Co. with
their works, he astonished the London firm
with a request for estimates for one TO four
hundred thousand copies of certain color sub
jects desired. The astonished firm requested
several weeks for consideration, promising
that they would require at least eighteen
months, perhaps two years, TO fill such con-
tract When we consider that American work
of this character is far 10 advance of Euro
pean, as is testified by constant shipments to
Europe of American publications. We are lost
| in wonder at the capacity Of The National
Art Go. for furnishing their grandly beauti
full pictured copies of the most famous Euro
pean works of art in the comparative short
time they must have at their command in or
der to fulfill their engagements and we learn
that it is only by secret processes understood
by their artists alone, together with American
"push," that they achieve such success in
their business.
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The Shadow OF an Ass.

The Greeks had proverb which ran thus
ITO dispute on the shadow of an ass" This
took rise from an anecdote which Demos.
themes is said to have related to the Athenians
to excite their attention during his defence
of a criminal, which was being but inatten.
lively listened to- "a traveller he said,
'once went from Athens to Megara on a
hired ass. 1t happened to be the time of the
dog.days, anC at noon. He was much ex-
posed to the unmitigated heat of the sun
and not finding sc much as bush under
which to take shelter, he bethought himself
to descend from an ass and seat himself
under its shadow. The owner Of the donkey.
who accompanied him, objected to this, de.
claring to him that when he let the animal
the use Of its shadow was not included in the
bargain. The dispute at last grew SO warm
that 1t got to blows, and finally gave rise to
an action at law. After having said so much,
Demosthenes continued the defence OF his
client; but the auditors, whose curiosity he
had piqued, were extremely anxious to know
how the judges decided on so singular a
cause. Upon this, the orator commented Sc.
verely on their childish injustice, in devour.
ing with attention paltry story about an
ass's shadow, while they turned deaf ear to
cause in which the life Of human being
was involved From that day, when a man
showed a preference for discussing small
and contemplate subjects to great and I'm.
portant ones he was SAID "tO dispute on the
shadow Of an ass"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-30

All California and adjacent regions are re-
joicing over the completion, few days ago,
Of the missing link in one Of the most note.
worthy enterprises OF the day, and yet one
which has progressed so quietly and rapidly
that comparatively few people in the country
knew that II was in progress. On the 9th OF
September the last spike was driven IN the
gap between the north and south portions of
the Southern Pacific Railroad, and now San
Francisco has direct and continuous com.
munication with Los Angeles, 470 miles, or
"a hours, due south, and thence southeasterly
1870 miles TO Indian Wells In the Colorado
desert, 600 miles from San Francisco. The
present terminus is only temporary, as the
road is to be pushed 10 miles farther on TO
Fort Yuma on the Colorado river and the Dor.
der OF Mexico, where IL will intersect the pro.
jected Texas y Pacific, and thus complete an
other connection between California and the
Atlantic coast The section from Los Ange
los southwest, and that norihward as far as
San Fernando, about forty miles, we're already
in operation, and the line coming down from
San Francisco has only been waiting the com.
pletion of the tunnel at San Fernando to make
The connection complete. This tunnel, the
longest on the Pacific coast, and one OF the
greatest works OF the kind in 'he country, is
6,9G6is feet IN length. Ii was commenced
March %, 1876, and completed August 8, 1876
The heaviest work aside from this was al the
Tehachaipi pass, some sixty.eigh, miles this
side of San Fernando, where in order to climb
the steep and winding pass the road in nine
teen miles enters seventeen tunnels, varying
In length from 232 TO l,l5G feet each BY an
ingenius feat of engineering, the road, after
passing through one Of these tunnels. winds
completely round the hill and passes directly
over the tunnel at right angles, having by III is
loop 1874 feet long, gained an elevation OF
~ feet Such an achievement we believe
was heretofore unprecedented. II is stated
that, taken es whole, the difficulties of en-.
gIneering in ascending the TehachaipI canon
surpass everything encountered in an equal
distance on the Central Pacific. To the north
Of tins region the road for nearly 500 miles
passes over a sandy plain. The first and great
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The Nude at the Cen,ennsi.

In the main corridor of the Memorial
Buildings annex, where the most casual Wis
itors are not likely 10 miss II, wat figure OF
Cleopatra is displayed. She reclines upon
sort of throne, and is almost naked. The
workmanship is of the best and the etfec'
startling. The flesh TINT is natura, the hair
liie-like, and every detail carefully done. In
terror clockwurk heaves her bae bosom
moves her arms at intervals, siirsl her legs
turns her head languidly from side TO side
and rolls her eyes. Her face and form arr
beautiful, and the accessories arcin artistic
harmony with conception Of the Egyptian
Queen; yet her features are not the Egyptian
being rather those of beautiful French wo
man. An Ethiopian slave, equally nude
stands at her side and fans her At her feet
lies naked little boy. 4 bird nutters on
the arm of her seat. 4 golden canopy hangs
above the group, all being enclosed IN a glass
case. The whole is surprisingly natural, st
much 50 that il has natural effect upon the
spectators. Young girls come suddenly up
on IT and draw back appalled,. They hav,
nerved themselves 10 look al the statuary and
pictures, but this sight Is too unexpected and
realistic 10 be borne with steadiness. They
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-30
Who Is Hayeso

A reader OF the Times makes this net very
remarkable request:
Twill you please inform me through your
valuable paper who Is the Republican candi-
date'for President"
The Republican candidate for the Presi.
jency is Rutherford Brchard Hayes, of Ohio
He Is the man whom Cameron, the chief OF
the notorious Pennsylvania ring of official
plunderers, caused to be nominated.
He is the man who, serving several terms
in congress, never lifted his voice in favor OF
reform, nor protested against the Infamous
practices of the Grant Administration.
He is the man who, in his letter of accept
ance, endorsed the Grant Administration with
all lis iniquIties.
He is the man who, as Governor of Ohio
for three terms, has never taken the first step
in the direction of reducing the tax burdens
borne by the people.
He Is the man who wrote TO Grant apollo
giving for pretended criticism of the civil
service.
lie is the man who promises 10 retain
Grants office holders in place if he is elected
President
He is the man who committed perjury in
order 10 escape the payment OF his just taxes.
He is the man who used his money and his
influence TO help along the outrageous cru
SADIE against the Germans and lager beer
drinking.
He Is the man who belongs TO the secret
order which PROPOSES TO prevent any foreign
born citizen from holding Office.
He Is the man who took four hundred dol
lars from a condemned soldier, during the
war, and has not yet accounted for IT.
He is the man t. help whose election Grant
contributed thousand dollars.
III. ho man xxham Zach Chandler i Try.
ing TO elect by the use Of money forced out
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-30

Mrs. Sheridan, wife Of the General, is thus
described by a correspondent of the Louis
Vile CourierJournal who writes from the
Yosemite Valley:
Mrs Sheridan has pretty ways is just as
plain and common as be, and used to run
around on the rocks here, with an old, short
dress on, and her ears tied up with big silk
handkerchief. She was real lively, laugh
ing young thing, and leased and made all
manner of fun of the General. suppose
she's settled down amazin' since that young
Miss sheridan came to town. She used 10
60 out and sit with my wife in the kitchen,
perch on the kitchen table, or sit on the wood
box while wife was a iroAin' or cookin', and
once she helped get dinner just for fun. Wife
says she's real handy little thing, and lots
too good for the wife of a general, especially
of such an old gun of soldier as Sheridan.
He appeared to be amaizin' fond of her, tho,
and she could just wind him around her lit
tie finger, and make him say black and white,
and green blue