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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-01-25

A fire which originated in the candy factory
of F. E. Black, at Atlanta, Ga, on the 21st
inst, destroyed many valuable buildings, on
which the loss is estimeted at s500,00 John
O. Wickham, an emp'oye of Norvell, Leak 4
Co., railroad contractors Of Richmond, Va. lost
his life in ruom in the Wilson House. Sew
eral persona were injured by falling walls. One
lady barely saved her life by jumping from her
room into the mud below.
A disastrous fire occurred at Belle Plains,
Iowa, on the forenoon OF the 10th ipst., de-
ssroying seven business houses and causing a
very heavy loss. The entire town was in dam
ger Of being destroyed at one time.
A large coal breaking establishment at JEANS
vile, Pa, burned on the night of the 18th.
Loss S20O, 600; partly insured.
The soap works near Glasgow, Scotland,
burned on the 18th inst. Damage f25, 600.
On the same day the Finneston steamship works
belonging to the Anchor Line, we're damaged
to the extent of e100, 1000.
Nine buildings, at Abilene, Kan., including
-the courthouse and postof6ce. were destroyed
by fire Tuesday morning. Total loss ST., 5000;
insurance $50 600.
Hlliard l. Stewat's foundry, threo-story
iron-clad structure, 250x50 feet, and ten three
story tenements were destroyed by fire at
Pittsburg, Pa, on the 18th inst. Loss heavy.
Chambers glass works, Pittburg, Pa, were
partly destroyed by fire on the 10th inst. Loss
Ihe American Oak Leather Company's tan
merry, ut Cincinnati, caught fire and burned on
the night of the 10th inst. Loss $175, 600. In.
surance $100, 600.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-01-25
On the 2oth inst, Robert G. Bailey, school
teacher in Monroe County, Illinois, undertook
to chastlse pupil named Emmet Mcbride, who

On the 2oth inst, Robert G. Bailey, school
teacher in Monroe County, Illinois, undertook
to chastlse . pupil named Emmet Mcbride, who
stabbed him to the heart.
A boy named W. H McIoughlin, at Boston.
xas sh1t dead BY . police officer, on the 22d
boy for beating his sister, when he attacked the
officer and met his death.
Michael ROurke murdered IN old man named
Mayer and his daughter at Cumminsville, Can
ada, on the 21st inst. The murderer boarded
with his victims.
Miss Betsy Bland, residing near Lancaster,
KY, was murdered by q dissolute nephew.
named VIM. Austin. Robbery was the motive.
mob took Henry Wagner, who murdered
DR.. Beynes, paymaster of the Ironton, O., iron
works, from Jail at that point on the 20th inst,
and hung him.
ton, on the 10Th inst, when mob took BENZ.
Payne, accused with murder, from the officers
and hung him.
Mrs. VIM. Smith, crazy woman, shot her
husband, at Mt. Joy, n. j., on the night Of the
18th inst, killing Ohm instantly.
James A. Wilmot, . farmer, living near
dt e. h IN S Of s on the
his wife and two daughters and then hanged
| himself. His Oldest son had a terrible struggle
With his father and barely escaped with his life
In : shooting ARRAY at Jackson, Texas on
the 18th inst, Lester Upham was Instantly
killed and P. Walworth, seriously wounded.
During saloon row at Rayville, La, on the
18th inst. VIM. T. Little. white man. blew of
the head Of = colored man named Milus Mat
| theus, with shotgun
A pawnbroker named Frank Semons was
found murdered in his store at Kansas City, on
! the morning Of the 10th inst.
Daniel Smith, Of Richmond, Ind, has con-
fessed that he murdered his father and threw
| the body into the we'll.
William Brocksmit, Of Cedar Rapids. Ia.,
aged 10, was murdered on his sheep rancho, in
New Mexico, on the 18th inst, by unknown
parties.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-01-25
LYDIA E. PlNKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
Isa Positive Cure

Is q Positive Cure
"or MI ihoso Tnimfml Counplaints ard Weaknesses
s0comn,0a 70 our best female population.
II will entirely the worst forn, OF Female Com"
rlaInts, oil ovarian troubles, Inflammation and Ulcera
on, Falling and Dlsplucen'ents, and the consequent
Spinal Weakness aud is particularly adapted to the
Change OF Life.
1t will dissolve and expcl tumors from tho uterus In
an eayly stage Of development Tho tendency to cnn
cerous humors there IL checked speedily Ivy It's Use
1t faintness, fatnlency, all craving
for stimuants and relieves weakness OF tho stomach
1t cures Bloating, headaches, Nervous rrostratlon
General Debility, Sloeplessness, Depression aud indi
geston.
That feeling Of bearing down, causing pain, weight
and backace IL always permanently cured by its use
It will nt oil times aud under oil circumstances net In
harmony with the laws that govern the femne system
For tho cureof Kidney Complaints Of either sex this
Compound Is unsurpassed.
LYDIA r. PINKIIAM's VEGETABLE C0N'
POUNDS prepared at 233 and 235 Western Avenue
Lynn, Mass Prico 81. Six bottlesfor g. Sent by mai
in the form of pills. also the form OF lozenges, cr
receipt Of price, 81 per box for either. Mrs. Pnkhau
freely oil letters Of inquiry. Send for psnph
let Address as above. Mention this Paper.
No family should be without LYDIA Z. PINKHAM's
LIVER PILLS. They constipation, biliousness
and torpidity Of the liver. Is cents per box.
ET Sold by all Druggists. -Gn
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-06
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.
Current Transaciions mt the various Dis-
trIct Offices.

Charles l.. Dubois and others have made applica-
ton to the Commissioners 70 have Qstreet, between
Fourteenth street and Connecticut avenue, paved
Tho application was referred TO the engineer de-
partment.
The Commissioners yesterday approved the APP
plication for liquor license Of J. 4. Gordon, l0l
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Building permits were issued yesterday to Frank
Aber to build orc brick dwelling on First street,
between street and North Carolina avenue south
east, sl,7OO; s. D. Phillips, to build one brick
dwelling, corner Capitol and Tenth streets south
east, TO cost 81 100; heirs Of William Gunton, to
build five brick dwellings ON Nirginiu avenue, be.
tween Ninth and Tenth streets southwest to cost
$4,000 Dr. A. Peter, to build one brick dwelling,
southeast corner Congress and Bcall streets,
Gepre etOwn, TO cost 5000; H. .Hornbach, to build
brick addition at 100 street northeast, TO cost
sl,100; Thomas MARTIN, to make repairs at 92i
Twenty fourth street northwest, to cost $50.
The total mortality Ofthe District Of Columbia for
the week ending Saturday, April /, 1882 was 49, be-
ing less than during the preceding week or at the
rate of q per 600 pcrunnum. OF the decedens y
were white males, ~ white females, "a colored
males, and u CulOrtd female, showing an annual
death rate OF 14A per 900 for the white pOpula.
ton nd 81 for the colorud. Forty Of the decedens
were natives of this District y of other parts Of
the United states and II Of foreign countries;
white and % colOr0d were under years of age, and
were GO births reported, viz: is white males IL
white females II COored males and II colorod fe-
males, making M annual birth rate of lis per ,OOO
for the white and FOG for the colorcd population
Marriages reported, white, colorcd, g. still
births, 10-white 4; cOlOred, g.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-06
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

Deputy Sergeant John W. Campbell is danger
ously i'll at his residence on Wilkes street.
The first canal boat of the season arrived al
Georgetown Tuesday with cargo of grain
The Barbour West Point cAdetship will be
awarded by the examiners some time this week
Mr. L. Mex. Bell, who has been i'll for several
weeks past has so far recovered as TO be able to be
out again.
Captain William b. Price an old and respected
citizen, formerly mayor of this city, Is i'll at his
residence on King street.
The residence of Captain James Idens, Upper
King street, was entered by thief last night and
robbed of some money and n watch
Experiments in making glass have been made
lately with some at the works OF the Poto-
mac Manufacturing Company In this city.
Among the applicants for the position Of ply
stefan at the Central Lunatic Asylum are X. +
Tancil and II. L. Harris, colored men, Of this city
The inspection of -four here for the quarter end
ing with March was CTS barrels For the corre .
spending quarter Of 1860 It was 01l5 barrels. The
largest March quarter inspection ever made was in
1890, over SO 600 barrels.
Frank Drummond Pollard, the little son of Mr.
F. J. Pollard. while playing In the hay loft in the
rear OF that gentlcman's residence yesterday AFTER
noon, fell from the window to the ground, q con-
siderable distance, striking on his head badly but
II is thought not seriously inIuring himself.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

spottsylvania is agitated with visions Of gold
mines.
The Union Church at Hampton is nearly COM
pleted.
Farmers state that the fruit crop is safe and will
be immense in quantity.
Portsmouth and Lynchburg complain of the ir-
regularity of Richmond newspaper mails.
A cutting ARRAY ON board one of the dredges in
Norfolk Harbor on Monday is reported. The Of
fender is at large.
IA cotton factory Is to be esiablishedat snowvile
Pulaski County, shortly, and $4,000 of the stock
has been subscribed.
II is said the purchasing agency Of the Norfolk
and Western Railroad will shortly be removed from
Petersburg TO Lynchburg.
Samuel b. Witt, Commonwealth attorney o.
Richmond, the Roanoke Ncips says, will deliver
the address before the literary societies of Hollins
Institute on the 18th of June.
The colporteur Of the Petersburg Bible Society
intimates heathenish condition of affairs in Prin
cess Anne County. He distributed one thousand
copies of the Bible in that county alone.
The Old Dominion elevator pier at Newport
News, now in course of erection, will DO 1853 feet
wide by 100 feet long, and on this will be erected
two story warehouse which will DO connected
with the elevator by bet-ways.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-06
THE EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION.


The committee on speakers for the celebration OF
the proclamation of emancipation Of the slaves in
the District Of Columbia met yesterday afternoon Ut
Gallilcan I'ishcmen's Hall, Captain o. S. b. Wall in
the chair aud Mr.. W. Calvin Chase secretary. The
chairman announced the serious illness of Mr.
John II. Smyth, who had been elected orator and
that II would render it impossible for him to serve
and he deemed Il advisable for the committee 70
proceed to the election Of another orator. Nomi.
nations being in order, Mir. Charles Marshall nomi.
mated Professor II. 4. Greener which was seconded
by Mr.. Chase, and Colonel Carson nominated Hon.
John Lynch. Professor Grcencr received almost
the unanimous vote of the committee. The cleo.
ton Of Professor Grcener as orator ON the 18th OF
April reflects much credit on the committee and
the many hundreds who will be successful In gain.
ing admission to the hall will hear mastery pro.
duction. DIR. Samuel lie Count Cook was elected
TO read the proclamation of emancipation, Sew
eral letters Of acceptance from distinguished gen
inttr
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-06
MISCELLANEOUS.
PILES! PILES! PILES!
A Sure Cure Found at Last! No
One Need Suffer!

A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding, Itching and u
eerated Piles has been discovered by Dr. William
ian Indian remedy, called DR.. Williams Indian
Ointment A single box has cured the worst
chronic cases of twenty-five Ort thirty years stand
ing. No one need suffer five minutes after apply
ing this wonderful soothing medicine, Lotions,
instruments and electuanes do more harm than
good Williams Ointment absorbs the tumors,
anays the intense itching particularly at night
after getting warm In bed) acts as poultce gives
instant and painless relief and is prepared only
for Piles, itching Of the private parts. and for
nothing else.
Read what the Hon. j. NJ. Cofiinberry, of Cleve-
land. says about DR., Williams Indian Pile Ont-
ment; 81 have used scores of Pile cures, and II
affords me pleasure to say that have never found
anything which gave such immediate and perma-
nent relief as Dr. Williams Indian Ointment"
For sale by stott & Cromwell, or mailed on re-
eeipt of price, 81. HENRY & CO., Proprietors,
M&Th 62 Vesey street, New York City
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-06

Mr.. J. +. olmstead presents the following tTansac
dOns In real estate In the District yesterday, us re
ported to him by the Recorder of Deeds:
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-06
5ENNsYLyANTA ROUTE

10 THE NORTH, WEST. AND SOUTHWEST
DOUBLE TRACK, SrItEL RAILS.
SPLENDID SCENERY, MAGNIFICENT EQUIP
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-06

NEW YoHK, April 5.-Flour-southern firm and
qule 10 fair extra Is $500 70; good to choice
do, " zoos 90. Corn opened l@lkd higher, subse.
quenly weaker and lost most of the advance closing
stronger ungrRGed, 79GSiscNO 2, April, slytIs2lsC
Oas-Cash lots stronger options Opened gG2c higher
and closed weak with the advance almost lost No 3,
&c Coffee dun and prices somewhat nominal; Rio
In cargoCs quoted nt sl4Ml0Ac, Sugar strong, but
quiet: sales pcrnambnCo 74c from stOre fair good
refining quoted at 7.a@7gc; refined higher and firm;
yellow Q, sgsAc; white extra g, 69sdSAc; yellow do,
9gc; standard A, 04c; CONFECTIONERY A. CSC cut loaf
ig,ac; crushed 4'Ic powdered, l99lo,Ec grapuaie1;
late prices. Rice steadily held and In fair Inquiry.
Pork decidedly more active for export az strong rates.
options wholly nominal; sales mess, spot sB G2a
ID rs for old s7 so for new S7 10 for fancy old new
mess, April, en- 45pl7 O May fl7 dO@H b5, hlddles
quiet and irm prices nOmnally unchanged; long
clear lOc; short clear lOd 0'yc long and short clear
halfand half Ohc. Lard iNirly uctiVe opened about
DC higher closed weak with the advance lost sales
primo sleam spOt Al ulllll AlLai Apr Gil illlll 0O
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-06
POLICE COURT NOTES.

Maria Waldron was sentenced to jail yesterday
for thirty days on the charge of being common
prostitute.
Thomas bricks, a professional tramp, was sem
fenced 10 the work house for ninety days on n
charge Of vagrHncy.
William Frizltt and Patrick Boyle were found
guilty of doing business as liquor dealers without
licenses, and both entered appeals to the grand
jury,
Andrew J. Biedler was charged with cruelty to
animals which consisted of having turkeys kept
i'll coop which was not sufficiently high 10 per-
NIT them to stand erect. Judge Smell held that II
was not case of cruelty and acquitted the dc.
PENDANT.
Thomas G. Cook, young man, hired horse Al
Sinsheimers livery stable the other day, and when
the horse was returned IT was so badly bloated.and
swollen and worn out that charge of over. driv
ing was preferred against the young man, but
Judge Smell dismissed the case for want ofevidence
THERE'S no misate that II Is a grand remedy
| for rheumatism" said Mr.. Mackenzie Davis, Of
1903 Brandywine street, Philadelphia, Pa 81 suf'
| fercd terribly for three years with niammatOry
rheumatism, and ST. Jacobs Oil alone cured me
after everything else had utterly failed" It's the
| Way of the Oil
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-06
pnrLcr,s nooIsstnrc nohhrd.

Some time between midnight Tuesday and six
O'Clock Wednesday morning Parkers bookstore
6l7 Seventh street, was entered by burglars, who
gained admittance by forcing open rear window
The store was pretty thoroughly ransacked, nearly
every article on the shelves and counters beinl
overturned and disarranged The thieves carried
off about 81 200 worth Of goods consisting Of golt
pens and pencils and other valuable stationery
The robbery was only discovered when the stor,
was opened up yesterday morning. The deteCtivc
have the case in hand butas yet have no clue.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-06

BALTIMORE, April 1,--F7our acIIve and very firm;
Howard street and Western superhne. e. 5Od475; do
extra s5 OO@6 co. do family, 60 25D7 Is; CityMls
perhne 90 bOd4 75 do extra Is OOcb7 sO Rio brands,
TOJg' %; Baltimore high grade family, IS 90 do win
ter wheat, patent, s. ~. WheAt-SoutheTn higher;
Western inactive and easier southern red, q SOL 49,
do amber, 81 45dl 5O No. Maryland u 46Gl az No.
Western winter red spot u 65qi 37il June. o. "a
6gI 3Ni July, 81 1901 1915, Corn-SOuthern higher;
Western irregular and easier southern white, $50; 40
yellow, SIC; Western mixed, spot and April s20DS3c
May, SIN t9slac; June Sl@slAc August sc bid. Oats
higher; Southern, t3BBSc' Western white 65@GSc; do
mixed, 62a)G3c Pennsylvania, 65(1GSc. Hay Arm;
prime to choice Pennsylvania and Marylaud Sl5 GOA
Is 90 Provisions irmi mess pork, sl7 75@ls 6G bulk
neats-shoulders aud Clearrlb sides, packed BNUlOAC
bacon-shouldcrs, sac; cear-Ib sides lliac; hams 10
dl3tgC; lard, refined l2c Butter steady; Western
packed, lsd4Gc roll, SaS2c. Eggs higher t 21C. COZ
feo lower Rio cargoes, ordinary TO falr s&Mo4c
Sugar higher and strong; SOFT 0Ac, Whisky steady
al el 1901 20. ReceiptsFlOur, 5,4Y9 barrels wheat
795 bushels; corn, la0Sl bushels oats, 250j bushels
Shipments Wheat 230j3 bushels; corn 1885 bushels
Sales-MheAt. SD $50 hnaMelA: corn. ~ IN bnahels.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-06
REAL ESTATE.
The OmcIaI transactions as Recorded
Yesterday,

Yesterday,
Mr.. j. f. olmstead presents the following transac-
dOns in real estate in the District yesterday, re-
ported to him by the Recorder of Deeds;
CITY PROPERTY.
On V street north, between Fourteenth aud Fif
teeenth streets west sublot 20 O feet inches by I5
feet, square sOi, b. H. Warner 10 Charles s. DTury
On Corcoran street, between Fourteenth and FIT
ieet), square 2Os, Calvin Wtmerto William H. Pearce,
ON Eighteenth street west between Massachusetts
avenue and street north, su6los 20 ~ % % and ~
John sherman, 1920,
=, on Pennsylyania avenue between Seventeenth and
square IT'S, Eleanora A. OToole TO Ida NJ. Demonet,
On G street north, between New Jersey avenue
and North Capitol street sublot 80 go BY lOd feet(,
Savings aud Trust Company to Margaret II. Byrne,
On street north, between New Jersey avenue and
North Capitol street subot ~ 20 by l09 ee, square
Ernst ConiTanS 10 Jo.eph Iockey Gs6 anu
on street south, cornef9i Fourth street east sub
A Grafton TO b, u. Warner, nominal
on street south, between Hall and First streets
James II. Eaglin To Ida Geier, $50
on street south, between Half and First streets
sampson Thomas 70 Ida Geler, $50
sublol 20 6l . by 20 feeD square ~, John W. Starr
TO Lydia McDonough, $500,
south original lots 10 and 10 $50 feet 10 Inches by 300
feet inehes square lo2O, Henry stanton TO John W.
GEORGETOWN.
On Fayeite street, between Second and Third
ofThrckeid : addition 10 Georgetown James H. Davis
OF al, trustees, to Abraham II. Heer, Sl,i7O,
COUNTY,
BenIamin p. Davis 10 William O. Hi, lot IS of
Columbia University grounds (blsO feet by depth,
Columbia University to William q, mn, lot 81 of
Columbia Unlyersiy g9HpdS, i 90 py In w ieie Fey
Of iisl 4 Evans subdivision Of Meridian mn,
u, r,.,o, ~, xtytnia,,, n nm lot biock q
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-06
DISTRICT COURTS.

EQriTy CouRr-JupeE HAcNFR.-C Camp vs.. Wal
lace reference 10 auditor ordered. lioman ". Cut.
leave to Gle amended bill granted. Davis vs. Davis ;
oconfcsso against defendant aud rcrcncet Irving
certain defendants. Potomac Terra Gotta Company
vs.. Graves; John G. McKeldcn appointed guardian ad
litem Clarke W.. Tlton dwO suilsl; reference TO
auditor Of March ~ vacated, and reference 10 auditor
ordered neinmeetl ys Denmeea le,lmS2n ri before
missal ofbill Without prejudice ordered Hunt ".
ordcrcd. Glii VS. Buxton auditor report confirmed.
Jones vs.. JONES' 9ppearance OF nD.eni deienuanl,
vs.. siepioe; distn6uon by trustee ordered. Greer
vs., Hounschld; pro coniessO agnnst certain deIend,
vs. Towlcs; referred TO general erm TO be heard in
first instance. Randolph vs. Gaines; pro CunfcssO
against the defendant qrincr vs.. smith reference
tons to auditors report overrnled. Adjourned till
CiRCTiT C6iRTSJrsficE MAcARriruR.-
w. Radyi schneider vs.. Baldwin Bros shlplcy,
smith q Co. VS.. HOssenhem Wheatly Bro, vs.. Bald
win Bros; simpson VS.. kennedyi Kendall VS.. Jones
e al; Johnson 4 Co. vs.. strasburger; Norment vs.
n Go. vs.. Clark; Dixon & Bro vs.. sttnsburgcr;
wrlgh! vs., stone; Rapley vs.. Douglas; all indg.
for defendant $500 Ilameter, executor vs. hartley,
plaintiff called aud suit dismissed Purcell vs.. Wal
ton ordered that clerk pay money as stipulated
McCouley W.. Anderson judgment confessed by de
Ssaled and he SG set RSdS cHcns SaobS
Bank vs.. Randall: Judgment by default. Slater vs.
MISUNDERSTANDING Nos 2js iG2 235 49, 2s3 as, $50
%, $40, 2ij, and "a.
NRlNlNAI COUNT JUSTICE W \ llI.-lu
Anderson; grand larceny; plea of not guilty with
drawn and plea Of guilty entered; sentenced TO Al
bany for one year, Jenny Williams, larceny ar
ragued and pleaded not guilty bond filed for $500
George Thompson, larceny; pleaded not guilty
GTconbury Chase, Frank Harris and Fannie Mccoy
larceny; arraigIrd and pleaded not guilty. Bench
warrant ordered issued Tor Ellen DuvRll James An.
derson receiving stolen property; rccOgnizance for
feitcd, and bench warrant ordered issued. John Nc
Quade, Levi Slater Richard stewart and Charlie,
Walker. larceny; verdict not guilty all. Alfred
Busey, assault with intent to kill; plea OF not guilty
Withdrawn aud plea OF assault accepted by
United States attorney; sentenced to thirty
days IN ial Adjourned till ten q. M to
day. Assignment TALL District cases)-Wllam
Fegau, fast driving; Fred w, wirriok, Thomas Male
and Robert q Nell unlicensed bar; Arnold +. llol
James shea. cruelty to animals; William Boswell
unlicensed cattle broker; Martin Bennett, dtsOrdcrll
assembly, and Frank X. Ward, unlicensed produce
dealer.
COURr IN BAsC-THE CttIEF JUsTICE ASD JUS
TiCI7s Cox AND JAMEs.-M LeftwiCl, patent for i'm
proved Leverage; argued ana submitted. Hayden VS.
Wiser: decree below reversed and case rcTnandcd
Myers vs.. Myers; Mr.. Mackey opens. Adjourned III
ten q. m. to-day. Assgnment-Nos. 81, ~ 80, 80, q
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PROPOSALS..
PROPOSALS. FOR WOOD AND COAL.
IL CLERK's OFFICE,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, y. =,

PROPOSALS. FOR WOOD AND COAL.
IL CLERK's OFFICE,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE, U. s.,
WAsHISuToS ID. c., april 3, 1881
Sealed proposals will he received Mt this office until
II o'clock noon, WEDNESDAY, April II next, for the
delivering of forty cords best Spruce Pine Wood. Also
ak hundred tons best White Ash Furnace Coal, TO
be delivered and stored IN the vaults Of the south
wing Of the Capitol or before Saturday the 2gth
day of April instant wood to measure rs cubic feet
TO tho cord coal TO weigh 2,2lO pounds TO the ton
the wood to he corded and measured at the Capitol
and the right to roweigh the coal at the Capitol
served. The right reject any and all bids IL also
reserved. Bids to DO Endorsed Proposals for Wood
EDWARD MCPHERSON,
ap5-St Clerk Of the House OF Representatives
PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTING SEWER
IL IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, ID. q,
Enc SEER DEPARTMENT.,
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
wAsHINoToN, April 3, 1882
BY direction ofthe Board Of commissioners, sealed
proposals will be received at this office until o'clock
m. ON MONDAY, April p, 1882 for constructing the
fourth section of Boundary Street lntercepting Aux
Hilary Sewer.
Blank forms Of proposals and specifications can be
obtained at this office upon application therefor to-
gether with oil necessary Information, and bids upon
those forms will alone be considered.
The right Is reserved TO reject any and all bids and
paris Of bids. w. j. TWINING,
Major of Engineers u. =. A.,
Apll6t Engineer COmmlSs Oupr ID. G.,