davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1877-05-27
WR|sPERiNGS or THE SOUL,

~ Mhat Til! Tomorrow bring thee1
teii mc-O " lat will it bring:
Thus whispers Something within me
When tue shades Of night gather begin.
. hat Will o-mogsow bring thee!
Cometh Ibis question azaiu.
What :: Ut Tomorrow bring mel
Answer back the refrain,
y hat must Tomorrow bring thees
What hath this day brought to view,
Hast 1hou from Duty's path swerved not
Hast thou been tried anl iounl true.
HAST thou felt Char1tY's glowinga-
Helped poor brother in need
Sounded the depths OF the neart's lute.
Growing each days noble deed,
Then VIII tomorrow be e1adsane;
Then will Tomorrow DC bright;
Then will IT never grow trksome:
Then will It bring thee delight:
Thea will the bright Snn Of Glory
Circle, II rays round thee shed:
Then will thy name BE- respected.
Honosed when livfng-uhrn Gead.
JosErH D. TugyEy.
, 1877-05-27

l. IF nnr ntffcfn, ren,rts are correct New York II
abont nlavrd ont A. a wheat market. s.So in.
onfrv !" mi t:nothfng o.n, "are the stereotyped
hurdana of their aon4. while the ort1ea for exnor
or~ .ent n ch;ca.o X n a<u,of In Nav Yorl res.
,ara,x and 1.s ono H., ,.ken her. for direct ex.
nort n oonob mr. round New York; And the New
york hs.I, h,r~ themselves to th1nt Tar th;s.
Thov t,v. 1ere,ved ,hc Ep ,1;sb onon,a nil through
with oromfxaa n. che,ner when. and assurances
tb,t t,,. cry of .horf ceon here last antuu,n vne
w.a. =. nrt ~ vh,,e c,otb m ,h,r ,be Eno1ieh
do,la-. hu~s -.x.ad ~ raoo,d tha,n n. worthy ~
cr.dercr or con%1dr,ce
.rhr 1c,dinv nrednce n.rteta we're active sntur-
d.x ,nd .,ofr .voot r,r..rn adv,ces wore not
frror,h,, ~ .tro,.t1 ond Sew yo,t ,e,aed dovn.
,v,v} vhtla tha .re.ther IN the Wc.t ,ras 0ne Md
fo-orahl1 ~ tha o-ov,ny cron, AMI holder, scanned
d,.nos-o to end IN their nrooc,tv more frcrtv.
h:a r,c, <.tmn,a,ed N. short sellers and thev Of
r. 1,~ca ,,, ,t,tiaa yor a,te rhich rpsr1tcd in 4.
s,,.,. dnc1,,1. hrt t,a ,oyrr tgnrrx 1nnoht ont \
h.t,.r fnon,re n, sh,,r,@nt hctb In wheat an,
cnrn. +hcrrn ,he untt+r w,. kent ~ onlct =. M j..
.fh1, rher. VIA No ,r,r ncw. or c,,se,nrnce tn
d;.,urh the crrrcnt of eyents
:1ohh.r. of ,rr ,.ood~ hat no:b;nc nc,y IN renort
7hs o,fctcd. a. sonc tine nat oervad,nr tho
,-,xr,ar r,a,I,. n,1i.t,,hod ~, h.s o,r,,;-" ~
rd IN ,nf.rr,nt ,hr .ta,a,nes. of nrtces Th,r1
,vn. ,,odara,o h,rd -t,.n,opt, d.n,,d f,, .to,;a
md poo ID Mt nre rion. ouoratons Thc
grncer~ ,r.. g.. orot.d ou;et Win v,,ne. .c,cr-
~. MI - .. ,.a., ..; t., 80;
.n,.-. by, ~ d..c,,,. ,r,. anr.,ed stocs. -
.aes ,,,.ht ~ ,.tth ,.t,rn -, a.,,.;tr tho.a
,rs.,,a 49,. ,,,., .ha-. s,ro..e c,
-. "s 49,. sg.a. 49," a,s oSa a.1s
~ t.~e. .s'e, ~ "s'e 49,"
-, =. 'ss 49, s.,s ' T,sr vs. 'eo,
81" 49," p41ee1 49,. @ w.. w., ~,
on'aanaso. nsa'ese ~ p"'Ies 'e'JkEseo * unn aHa
nn'e.'4su ", eoon s'"o.a VI" NV.
euee,e 1saee "1. wan. m.sn s,e'
Eooo " soo4se 1at eaeau one'e1 ~ L~eseS t*,:se'
one teae ago lug a'ue'e WIS oes7e cncaper tnan
no". 1ae "en1nno io' OTIS, Pu'"ts' ano CO osa
w. wa "'@'"' "'u o1o'o.o P~s WE 'u't"','eo*
1us's "o'' "'s4"' '''Aet' 'oA 'eA@"e'' '"ss1's'
Au1 wat
noss '.e re'e :" nEn' saop's: "nu n..eE ,oou oe.
, 1877-05-27
CURRENT GOSSIP"

LIFE.
] .aw babe in sleep:
Sn!ils. u'er IT. taCt. t:iu crc"p:
II sighed. sr. t:!rn j kt.t,; 4'tj ".
IL s.Wn would e.erp.
| saw child 1t ,.Ia*:
it. l:Hya was light arr. saJ
asked ii 'twls c,t> "a,
il ausaertd, '"S1,."
4 youn. 1uln. tears did :.uT;
lu-Srd ll!iu way 'i"u~
LIZ sH,d. despite my sfo''4us r"ufh.
old 4uu>t g:uw-
I heard IN Old l,lAn sigh;
/, .snati' ring. l-kt:! nM why,
He -wsre'l,. .sita 1alt rln, soicc,
''N c all mu~t die.
MlSEEAL PolST. WIS. l.. 4. OSBORNE.
, 1877-05-27

TIRE cLEARlsGs rs ELEVEN CITIES.
4ffo FORK Public.
considerable decline appeuss In Clearing House
exchanges during thrre weeks Of Mny, compared
with tho first three weeks Of APRIL Nevertheless,
the transactions continue In exceed those Of the
corresponding weeks last year, both III the aSyre-
gate and Ut most Of the chief cities. During tho
week ending May 10, the pain, compared with the
corre- -purdlns week last year, IVES II per Cent 1t
New ureans, II. per cent ut New York, Ia per
cent at Pittsburg, o.h per cent at Louisville, and
2. per cent vi boston, while the losses OIL
per cent ut baltimore, IL per cent at chicago o.6
per cen, st. Louis, 3. pr cent at Cincinnati,
and l5 5 par cent at Phaaelph,a. 1t will be noted
that the saius ara generally large, and tha losses
comparatively snaD- The aggregate exchanges
for lhrer weeks ending May 10 compure thus:
, 1877-05-27
preventing suffocatIon By Smoke.
GinEfnHltf Commercial

Cincinnati Gamu.eFctat
a correspondent Of the London 7Yrtxs fur.
b. smoke, which is commended to fhr tTsve,.r
ne says piilow-case, well saturated with wafer.
and having sn1all hole torn ID It to look throuch
placed loosely over the head, will be found IN
somirao'e tmpromptu respirator In the densext
ssnoke; s. u Us, but wouldn't it make lady
watesing-pl place hotels couldn't he mada 10 cover
more than ono car; acreage nze,
, 1877-05-27

HOG pRnDucTs-were slow. oxcent in tr,r.fers
from ons month to another (cltetY in pork and tend
I'd TO further dectne 10 prices though thu feeling
Wa sttadter There great change In hogs hera
or IN Avefpo3i but the pnr-istent absence
Of anything like lively shipping demand weighed on
1nc hsods OF holders. md made local buyers wary.
The following table exhibits the shipments OF proYs-
tons In deiai for tho week on llug M,y.f;
, 1877-05-27

NOTES BIT Mr.. B. N. HEfLL.
(a> Inferior, aud containing the seeds Of defeat
tb} We prefer kt 10 Ko.
tc, No doubt an oversight, but In any cass ne
prefer Blacks game
ldl rto RI gives Black great superiority.
{e} The proper etgle.
tn In order to f,rce the withdrawal Of Whites
Rook from Its present rrrone position
E) Mr. Judd plays the ending admirably.
, 1877-05-27
THE GAMEOF CHESS


CIES3 UINEtIVRIs =
CHICAGO CnEss CLuD-Nos. 63 and Do WASH
fngton street,
cuicAao CHEss Assoc1Ar1oS-H Hcnrici'a Cafo,
III East Madfson-st
Cless players meet daily at the fremont houne
{Exchangc) and the Sherman House fnascment)
ALI Communications intended for this department
should be Addressed to THE TRIBUNE, and indoFsed
s:Che.s,"
, 1877-05-27

~.And interest,"
By TELEGRAPH,

NEW 1OHk+
NEW YoRK, May 28.--Go]d opened 1t 107, de-
clined to 1014, and closed at l96K. Borrowing
rates H. l. and fat.
Silver at London 53A pence. Here. silver bars
12s in gseenbzcka, 117a< in gold. Silver coin 4
discount
Governments barely steady.
Railroad bonds trm.
State securities quiet
Stocks dull ind lower, with the chief decline in
LackAwnnna. Delaware i Hudson. Mor1fa i
Essex, Northwestern common, St. Panl preferred,
Western Union Rock Island, and the trunk limo
sharts.
Transactions only 81. 0o0 shares, and dullness
YRS the preFaent feature. Among tho sales wore
1000 shares New York Central, IL. 600 Lake
Shore. 5,t00 Northwestern, s, 900 Rock Ia1and
g. 900 St. Paul, no, G30 Lackawanua. 3, COO Morris
d Essex, ), 600 Pacific Mail, and H. 600 Western
Union.
Money market easy. 1t 1HfE2n per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 3If849x per cent.
Custom. receipts. $l47, 600.
Toe Assistant Treasurer dishursed 9n1o, QQO
CleaFings. $l3, ooo, 0u0.
Sterling steady: long, J87h; short, 4S9H.
The weekly osnk statement t. as follows: Loans,
decrease, So, 3Ss, 200: specie. decrease, &7s 5O0
lecal tenders, increase 81 49,, zoo; deposits d.
crease, 81, 2l2, 500; circulation, aecrease 5000:
reserve, Increase, S917, 400.
, 1877-05-27
COMMERCIAL.

The following vera the receipts and shipments
Of the leading articles OF pronce In this city dnrfn1
the twenty"four hours ending at O'Clock on
Saturday morning, and for the corresponding time
last year:
, 1877-05-27

.nd ~ ~ 1nofi S!eaFs qn9ted q TIC cash or May
ha, t1aa ri aas9 ass. q: oe1ed sweetpcsed
.Hacon quo:ed at s81: for SHOULDERS 84 4a.c for
~ ~ 5lps 99@Ac for short clear l03lic Tor hama
4kkAsE-N - QuEet It sac,
BEEF FRODUCfS--Nerc1 steady and 0ufet ut xro .,x
so 3o01i+ pu for hama ~ ~'~ 0'e"s' ano
fos oscountrJ iot2. tho inside Tor No. 4 *' ~ ''e~&7@s
, 1877-05-27

Special D&ngtch TO 1a< 1i1,tHx&
LIVERPOOL. May :6-il:a0A h u1.-FLouz-Sa l. n
No. ., 3Os.
tnA1x-Eheat-Wtater. No. i. 1871: Va r.,
s-rirE, No. !. l3s: No. = lis Cd; white No L, u.
No. 2, ics ID; club. No. i, Isl I'd; Aa 4 4,
corn-24a 81.
PKovisi"x+rork. acs Sd. Lard, 4n %,
LIVERPOOL. Ma; .6-2:2op. m.-Psoy1s,o3s~roa
82.. Lxrd. 38a
L1vEanooL- May a8-Corrov-D -Demsad se3tvt II
frner at 5*ae 118i; salcs 10 ooo hs e,; spe<asax
aad EXPORT. :.oo} .ai:a; American, g. cup nll:A
~, REAosrrrFs-citf1@ait white wtea. II Ma
Wcs;era spring. !ls3 @la,. F@,ar-T :xcra taat
80 5ls. Corn-Wessern u1txcI. r.; 8! ae45M 0tr
american. '@3s 81. BA1ley~Auler1c4a. y 81 ~
GLor rRw-oegu-Amerscan, 4assh-
PEoY1si0Ss-Alees porx. a. Prime uess aeet a
laEd--smc:tcan, 46s. baeon-Lonx clear, a1a s:a9l
thJrt do 41s.
PkTRo.Eux-3nlrits Is %; refined, I.sa ~
L1SsEEp OtL-Ins flta7fa.
exstN-commo !. 70 .9,ssi pals. 49, 49,
tnES@E-Ffne American, IFS. ~
c8s Cd.
ANTWERP. Nav Mav27.-PErRoLxca-ao1N
The foilowIns :!esFams were neeefsei by thettfs
LrvEEroot, Mny 20 Prime mess po,k-E.asaa 2
Western. SIS. n1con-CumbcrIania a5s: saot II
3ss; long clear 7s ST; short clear. sa.; saau4en
India mess beef. 93+; East India n1ess lCda tts4
- 3D. Tailow- 4t1 ID. -
Loxn"y; ,!ay 3a:-Ltverroo1--W Wheat s!ss; F4
easier; ta!r sverige cailferaia: @9 i. cea e
caste~; fair average American Mixed ~. Caszasi
passage~-HSheat quiet Corn rather easier: f&F4 4Tgu
quality OF American mtzcd corn for PROMPT fh22x
shtpneI or nearly liue. -8b- Weather IN E1IsadfN
able FOR the growing croos. -
, 1877-05-27

Jones refused to take his Et1e to tae nraf saf
and after she bud Interested herself 70 IN
how many Of bis locks sne could Get oet1 \;
hair arc soon parted"
, 1877-05-27

LONDON, May 26.-Amount Of bullion gone Into
ths nsa Ksnk of England on ba.ancs to-day, sio 900
Eonsois' money and account, 95 b-1G.
10.40-, 1oSat; new 81, lot
III, New YORK Central SO; Eto, 6h; preferred, 1e;
PARIS, May 26,-Rentes 104f 3ohc,
, 1877-05-27

NEW YORK, May 28.-Corr1T-Qufet but itM
'IAait1c: futures dru,; May. il.2. III. &c: IL
ll.21@I1.e2cs July, II. 2fta1- 27o; septeuther m
il.25c: October. 11-1o@l1.lcs; November Ms
io.osc; DcScDa--. 1850 s11.o1c: JxnnaF1. hn
1l.i7c; February, i1.oss'i. So; March. 1i4saate
FLorK-fa buyers favor, and very l1tts odas0
receipts 4 So brs; 70. ? 81. .co95 50; sup4d's ao
ssd Ws'5or f. & IS eennoa e 81
ss.s1as =: St. Loui4 So. % 50; MIane.ota t<
Rsosssss: 81; SSoos1i'"' R1s aour duu 'na nv" >
CohS.NE4k-nul: Western; 81 ooe3 :ss;x IS |, sr,,
favor; SCARCELY nothing doing; receipts u %, .;
2She6oygan, fryah. ST 10: amber NesteEn- xLH'
x.shss Geh,ssSs .5nE @n'eP aep9s sa q,
,taEkes dq: western 7*ss5s 3 h.tteIc co{s ss'ss e.
asNe; steam mixed. 5ss5sc: .yellox Westtr9 e &C.
@ nsss a1s s1 !ta az S;;s TfsStp 4 %
HAT-UnchRuKed.
lIors-QE e. anI unchanged. ,ne,o..
eold: jo1binz. Ioaai4c ia gold suxsrDesa1asdo soa.
aad market nrm: fair to good reaal9E, nfsnr3 ness
far: | market ,rm. s Htce - qnies sad unehsgsfa =.
fErHoLxrx-Qufet. but 1sn; crude, sAe; ssaS"
STRAINED RzsfS-unchansed.
SrIk1rs or lURrEST1Sz-steadya at 3i3e
EEsTntsF!rn: esalask seis. saenss AZ. g. 8
RiE Grand Graade lshs g,idl!ss and hsa.y ~ssxha " 1
WDof-UunchauSe1+ .s
Observation-Disclosures dull and ess!erii e =
mes, $i% 6o@14. 10; July. STA 50 g. Beet.f's.
! T7-Isc. Lard-Ma1ket eaater; prime stesu. ~
June. 80. .3o49. Sc. u,
BuTrrR-lleayy and irreRaIsfs Weste*a' aass -
&c.
CHKksE-Market dull and heavy II 8@l2}ze-
WAIskY-Quiet At SI.itH ala. ~. .hx
METALB-Manufactured copper steady. xtto = ~ =:
mand; insot lake, lasIo4e- Iron-scotca p'8 rss "
but frm at 2i}$ a19c; American dull at iaat; ns'>
shtctfag, los4 4l1c In gold.
NA.Ls-Firm, cut. $2.75; c!tnch. 43435Ad: r.
, 1877-05-27

nv to himself. Just then be looked down anu ,l
saw some pic-crust crumbs in his bed. y l. aoms a
know, though he thought may PC =; II MAS
true. May be I really was-a-urchln'
, 1877-05-27

''CHESS BR1LLIANT.''
The following gane was p1hyed In Romo, In
1874. between the celebrated Italian plnyer, sig.
Dubois, and strong English amateur
, 1877-05-27

------!
Flour. hrls.....;
Wheat bu--.--j
Corn. ou-......}
0aH, ou....-..I
Hy5 bp:....--..
hafftS. ou.::...]
GfAsaeeLl lm-
f!2xsteA. los i
=. corn, lms...+.1
2. meAh lbs..I
nnecl. nl. ,nrtA....I
fofE nFsA .-+.|
!. Lard tm:,......|
IA!loW, !bs....I
J uA,ez, ibs...-..]
~ no'k Sos::..l
Lire hoea. NO. |
1ttlc- NO.
Sheeh fo+....1
H!deA +! los s;.:.1
, 1877-05-27
White.

White to oay and mate in thrce :novss-
~ Problem No. n admits OF sccon solution
commencing with Il to 1t 81. Remove the Waite
bishop from Il 2 to i kt3.
, 1877-05-27
REAL ESTATE.
An Improvement in Payments in
the Loan Market,
E.1t the Demand for Loans RE
ported as Less than Light.
Ecvival Of Real Estate Values in New
Orleans, Etc.
The Taxable Valuation Of Vacant
Real Estate.

There have been fewer Instruments fled to-
record the past week tnan hnvc b.eu known for
long 1lnlc and the market both for sales and loan
IL more than tiat- 1t wrigg1es now and thsn suf'
icieutly to Indicate tha. ii Is NOT quite dead. II
ono respect the lpnn market has improved April.
and that ts in the matter Of payments. Maturing
obligations are be:ng met in very satisfactory
manner, aud there is but little compliant among
loan agents. The rates for money are unchanged,
and range from to Q per Cent with ~ to ) pei
ccntcom,nis-ion according to circumstances. When
the good time coming puts IN an appcarance there
will rise in the rate OF interest," This Will be
the earliest indication of IN improvement In re1l
estate.
The following transactions show the condition
Of the marke1 the past week:
a 1rac. Of }and Az By t50 feet, between Lea
vltt and Hoyne etreet,, north Of North avenue
$40. 600, I've year. AT per cent
An undivided one-half Ut lots bctwcea Forty
ninth and Fiftiesh streets aud between Paalln1
frrcets and .Ashland avenue. to secnEea nofs VI
E3U 900 due in four months, interest At per cent
Purple street, northeast corner Of Sla"seen1a
street. 92 oy J1 feet: uso =, feet. eouih front On
Park avenue east OF Lincoln street, to recure
81. 800, lire reaes IT : Der cent. ,.
state effect ta~t runt, - by III feet- snown a.
bss state street s., 0oo, hve yenr" Ut per ssnt.
was secured By a iicce Vi property ifo"an3 VEL
on ,~1uip STREET u gevt- between Menrue aua Mad-
{Hon streets. ..., .. .,
!, est Twelfth etr~ct 10 feet north fson:. south
west curner OF Centre avenue, S.uoo, i've years at
u ;eT cent ....
Cana, street, 1i.s feet, west ist ns. between
Nathrr and Polk streets, :l3, QUO. i've yeats At .
per cent .....
nyst!ogn strret southwest corner Ut Ehicaxo
a,rnar. -. go: Ave yesr- ut : p:s cent
>unta Park avenue, 81. ftet rast fs1nt so1tA"
west Corner u1 twenty fourth street 81. W =
tc.r trar> ut = per cent.
Southwest Garner o. tuffh tlaTE ald Disision
.;.',:s. 81. 0an, TIVE .c:*f- ii = pe7 ctnf-
s.Artu*r.fk -cArExEST eru TuE WEEK ENDING
MAJ ~
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-02
RAILROADS.
RAHKUAUS.
N%%%%@ON.@S@ONON.N NSNN-NNO@ONDN~NNN%N
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
DECEMBER IL, 1876.
LEAVE WASHINGTON:

s:ooa m.-Balumore and Way Stations
6:45 mB,l4mSre: Annapss and way sasyt,s sns
m 500 a. m.-New York. Philadelphia AID Boston
FInress Pullman Parlor Cars. Sunday leaves at
500 for Baltimore, Annapolis and Way Stations
09 7:so.. m.-Point of Rocks, Piedmont. winches-
ter, Harrisonburg, Hagerstown and Way Stations.
s:s0a m.-Batimore and Way Stations.
burg and Louisville ESPrssss except Sunday.
Frederick, Hsgerstown and Valley Road. Parlors
1000 .. m.Baltimore Express.
1850 m.-Baltimore, Annapolis, Ellicott City
or hnnapoiis on Sunday. i0i WY
u l:sP: %R:4Nev YSr2. Phn.delphl. and Norfolk
Way STATIONS and to Baltimore only.
sop. m55Baltimore and Way Stations. Fred
s:9p m.NFSlnt of Rocks and Way Stations.
4:O p. H. Baltimore Express. Laurel and Re-
l:oR m.IFrederick and Point Of Rocks: via Ne
4:45 p. m.-Baltimore, Annapolis and all Way
500 p. Cincinnati, Louisville, Columbus and
indisnaPolts E5Spsess. Except Saturday; asgsEs-
day. Sleeping Cars to Cincinnati, Louisville and
s@p: m.- Bait, ss and Way Wa stat,Snsi
$50 p. m.-New York and Philadelphia Night Ex-
press: Sleeping Cars to New York. Stops at Bla-
rs m an& louis Express. Cincinnati Chi
es Sc mis- and s Us 81 m DAILY
N N sssas !saP ht.y ssls Sunday
No connection on sunday for Hagerstown or VAL
ley Branch. nor for New ork and Philadelphia, at
For furtner information apply at the Baltimore
As, col and 6s Pennsylvania avenue, and 6iS Fif-
tenth street northwest where orders will be taken
for baggage to be checked and received at point
THos. r. SHARP, Master OF Transportation.
deci- I'AN GEO. 5. KooNTE. General Agent.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-02

PosT OFFIcE DEPARTMENT.
December 20, 1870
Sealed proposals will be received at this De-
partnent antil January II, 1877. at II o'clock
noon for furnishing certain articles Of stationery
for the use Of the Department for one year from
February l. 1877.
and estimated quantity Of each article, will be
furnished on application to the First Assistant
Postmaster General.
Each proposal must be signed by the Individual
or firm making 1t, and be accompanied by guar
antee, certified to be responsible and sufficient by
the postmaster or United States attorney where
the bidder resides, that the bidder SHALL within
ten days after being called upon to do so, execute
contract to furnish promptly, and in quantities
to be accompanied by bond, with approved Sc
curty, in penalty Of not less than twice the con-
tract price Of all the articles to be furnished by
said bidder, conditioned upon the faithful per-
Proposals unaccompanied by such guarantee
will not be considered
The bids will be considered and accepted or re-
lected item by item, by classes Of items, as the
Postmaster General may elect.
proposals, genuine in Manufacture and quality,
and be furnished at the contract price, whether
more or less than the quantity estimated in the
form Of proposals, and must be delivered free Of
charge to this Department for delivery.
The delivery shall be made to the person desig
mated by the Postmaster General to receive the
articles which shall be subject to examination
and inspection by expert detailed for that pur-
pose. The failure to deliver in reasonable time,
soy Two weeks AT IurlnesI, Ut the uellNtry VI al
article deficient in quality or quantity, will be
held sufficient cause TO annul the contract, at the
discretion of the Postmaster General.
The Postmaster General will, in all cases, de-
eide whether the articles rendered by the con-
tractor are of the kind and quality required by
the contract.
The Postmaster General reserves the right of
rejecting any or all bids if in his Judgment the
interests Of the Department require it,
Samples Of paper and envelopes will be fur
nished, and samples Of cutlery will be shown on
application to the First Assistant Postmaster
General.
Each proposal must be Endorsed on the en-
velope, proposals for Stationery" and be
directed to the First Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral
JAMES N. TYNER,
dec2f- Th4w Postmaster General.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-02
pR,OPOSALS.

HROPOSAEs FOR PAPER FOR rHE.PUB-
Sealed PropossIs win be received until Jan
uary 23 1877, at 10 ocloc. intin, until the 81 e
me paper for the fuonc "a 1osals to be opened
before and the award of contra IN PnblIc Prini.
the Joint Committee Of Congress> p the Interests
ing to the lowest and best bidder e ressryinS TO
of the Government, the Committee hiJs as ,ts
itself the right TO reject any and an yernment
Judgment of the best interests of the o.
may dictate. ,ntitv
Detailed schedules of tho description, ss> nIsd
and quality Of the paper required, aecompa. he
BY samples and and blank proposals, and giving !
Printer, Washington, D. q.
The contracts will be entered into for such guam
Titles Of paper as may be needed during the year,
and no more. The estimated quantities set forth
in detail in the schedule comprise:
$1,000 reams Of uncalendered printing paper,
1000 reams calendered printing paper, different
SKIES |
1000 Eeams sized and calendered printing paper,
different sizes.
2,5co reams map paper, different sizes and |
$500 reams white writing paper, different sizes
and weights.
$500 reams cover paper, Different sizes and
weights.
zoo reams MANILA paper, different Sizes.
5S,oOo sheets imitation parchment, different sizes.
30, reams bank-note paper. |
1900 reams colored writing papers, different |
sizes and weights. |
1900 ,sams engins.sized paper for Post Office
15oO reams sized and calendered tinted printing |
paper Of different sizes. |
% rs sheets Of Cranes bond paper, or bond paper
By direction of the Joint Committee of Con- |
A. M. CLAPP.
Public Printer.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-02

ID NEW AUCTION HOUSE,
Cor. Eleventh ST. and Pa. ave.. Marble Building.
Regu ar sales Tuesday Thursday and Saturday
Of each week. Al goods guaranteed as recon-;
to promptly. CoDsignments solicited and cash ad-
yanced. noiS-3m
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-02
AUCTION SALES.
. REEN e WINE,
U Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers.

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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-02
PROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING PAPER,
l. TWINE AND LETTER BALANCES.

PROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING PAPER,
L TWINE AND LETTER BALANCES.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. II, 1876.
Sealed proposals will be received at this De-
partment until the 18th day Of January, 1877, at
Twine and Letter balances for the use of the post
Offices in the United States for one year from the
1s DAY Of the b said to Be
the BLANK AGENCY of the Post Office Depart
ment. Washington, DC.
The quality and the estimated quantity of each
article required are specified below:
10000 reams of Wrapping Paper, eox25 inches in
size, and to weigh p pounds to the ream,
each ream to contain 20 perfect quires.
$50 reams of Wrapping Paper, 26x4o inches In
size, and to weigh IS pounds to the ream,
each ream to contain 20 perfect qures.
150, 1000 pounds Of Cotton Irvine, to be S-ply, and
to measure from $50 to IT'S yards to the
pound, to be put up in balls weighing
about a half pound each, and so bound
as not to become loose or tangled in
transportation.
10000 pounds Of course Hemp Irvine, to be 3-ply,
and to measure from IS to so yards to the
pound, and to be put up in balls weigh
ing from one to two pounds each, and 50
bound as not to become loose or tangled
in transportation.
Samples of the Paper and Irvine required will
BE to to SaS 1
Letter Balances capable of weighing eight
ounces, avoirdupois weight, to be graduated down
to quarter ounces; OF these it is supposed that
1000 will be wanted.
Letter Balances capable of weighing four
pounds, avoirdupois weight, to be graduated to
half ounces.
Perfect accuracy. strength and durability will
be required in the Balances to be furnished.
Samples of each description Of Balances must
accompany each bid, and the bidder who may
obtain the contract will be required to furnish
Balances of quality in all respects equal to the
sample.
Each Balance must be we'll and securely packed
in q box for transportation, and delivered, free
Of expense, to the blank agency, Washington,
ID.
More or less than the estimated quantities may
be ordered, as the necessities Of the Department
may require, at the discretion Of the Postmaster
General.
Awards will be made for each article sepa-
rately if deemed most advantageous to the De-
partment.
Bids not made in conformity with this adver
tisement will not be considered.
Each bidder must furnish with his proposal
and q certificate from a postmaster that such
guarantors are reliable persons.
A bond with two sufficient sureties will be re-
quired to each contract.
A failure to furnish promptly any article con-
tracted for, or any attempt to impose upon the
Department articles inferior in the opinion Of the
Postmaster General to those contracted for, will
be considered sufficient cause for the forfeiture Of
the contract
Proposals must be Endorsed on the envelope,
PROPOSALS for Letter Balances" Proposals for
Wrapping Paper" or proposals for Twine," and
ADDRESSED to the First Assistant Postmaster Gen.
JAMES N. TYNER,
del2-dl2tw4t Postmaster General.