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Shumway's Compound Cough Syrup
gives the best satisfaction, pleasant to
take and perfectly harmless. Price 25
cents.
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Grape Culture and Wine iE
New Jersey.
Mr.. A. Speer, of New Jersey, one Of
the largest grape producers in the Esst
commenced, but few years ago, in a
small way. to make wines from cur
rants, blackberries, and other fruits
He now controls large vineyards of the
Oporto Grape, his Mount Pleasant
Vineyards, are at Passaic, N. j., from
which his famous Port Grape Wine is
made, and which chemists and physi-
clans say rivals the world for its bene-
fetal effects OH weakly and aged per-
sons, and consumptives.
For sale by III. Waterman.
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GENTLEMRN: have used your Brewster side
bar bugSieS for four years, together with bug
gies that cost me $3.50 and $3.50, and your bug
gies were the first that went out, Oh account Of
being sidG-bar. They have not me SIS for
repairs and those L have sold of our make have
given good satisfaction think that you make
the cheapest and best road wagons that are
made in the United States tor the money.
Respectfully,
T. .HAHLIN.
Lawrence, Kansas.
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GENTLEMEN: We have used the Colu mbuS
BGggy Company's work for the last three years
and can conscIentiously recommend it us strict
II first class as to style, material, workmanship
and durability. You buggIes have given better
satisfaction than any other make Of vehicles we
have had in nse for the last ten years.
PALMER IL W HlTTAkER.
Red Oak, Iowa
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GENTLEMEN: l nave no hesitancy in saving
that the UuggieS manufactured by the Column
bus Buggy Company are the best work tor the
price | have any knowledge OF. In not single
instance has there been any dissatisfaction on
the part Of amy one 81 my customers
FRANK l.. HALL
OwGnsboro, Ky.
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GENTLEMEN: 1t gives me pleasure to state
that | have been selling your hugsies and car
riagcs for Iolrr years and can safIly recommend
them to any one il want OF buggy or carriage.
Yours truly,
j. l.. GRIBBLE,
Macomb, Illinois.
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Lawrence. Kansas.

DEAR SIRs: We have been using your bug
gIes for the iaSt four or live years They have
given enti!c satisfaction. / think they are the
best buggy made for the money.
W. Il q NJ les y co, LivcTymen.
Whitehall, illinois.
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Danville, Va

DEAR SIR: Your work has not fi lied in sin
gle instance to give entire satisfaction, and
proves equal to greater emergencies than you
claim for it. We heartily recommend it as su-
perior tor the price to any buggy of which wo
have any knowledge.
Yours truly,
THOMAS & BRO.
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GENTLEMEN: We have been handling Your
work for two seasons, and have in every instance
found your buggies lirst-cldsS. We nVer have
had one OF your jobs returned to Us for repairs;
neither have we haG a single complaint on ac-
count OF work not being perfectly satisfactory,
Very respectfully,
Ii. L. BUCKLEY Il co.
C6al1 Illinois
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Springfield, Illinois.

DEAR SIRs: AS an evidence of my apprecia-
tion Of your buggies, which have been u>il
for some time in my livery, / enclose orders 1Gr
more, Yours respectfully,
W. W. NEW.
Danyille, Va.
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TESTIMONIALS.

GENTLEMEN: Your buggies have given me
entire satisfaction, both in style and durability,
have used them for the past three years. Your
recent improvements on road wagons consider
the best in the market.
JAMES Ii. HAMSBURG.
Frederick, Maryland,
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U. 8, BONDS of all kinds bought and sold,
and exchanged at current market rates.
u. 3. COUPON -FOUR PEN CT. BONDS
on hand for immediate delivery
e. Il. RICHARDSON, PrcS t
d.. q GOODMAN, wM. II. BEEBE,
Sal Vice President. Cashier
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DeLisle'S Pink of Purity.

For the teeth. 1t cleans them, gives
natural whiteness, delightfully."- per-
fumes the breath, and costs but 25 cts.
l.. p. Seymour sells it.
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Total bal. remaining in Treasury. .S435I6.o0 5
All of which is most respectfully submitted.
A. b. MERRILL, } Comm;ss;onor,
EDGAR WHlTTLESEY,{ of 0F1mlssa9nTrS Pnrfare Cn
P. c. NICHOLS, VI Wv
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Portage Co., o., Sept. 14th, ,:lSS1.I
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DEAR SIRs: We have buggies of your make
that have been in use three years, and no buggy
that we have ;hat cost twice the amount has Civ
en- better satisfaction,
JAMES H. ALEXANDER.
JOhnstOwn, Pa.
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DEAR SIRS: | have been using your buggieS
and ph;eLons in my business for over three years
and can cheeTtuIly recommend yOnr work. Amy
buggicS that can stand the work in IA livery sta
Bile must be OF good material, and as long you
give me the same good material and sty le as you
nave been doing shall USE no other work than
the work OF the Columbus Buggy Company, of
Columbus, ONO.
Very Respectfully,
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New AdVertiS'tS.
For Sale or Rent.

A farm of eleven acres, Il good Orchard and
buildings AMI water. on Cleveland Avenue. one
mile and half from court house in Ra VIENNA.
Inquire of NJ RS. j. HOPKINS. ON place, or of
g. L.. HOrCHkiSS.
Raysnna. March l, 1881. T05-2W*
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Attachment Notice.
Ernest Kaufman. Plaintiff Before Charles A. d.
| Merwin Justice of
Ts. the Peace OF Pal
myra Township,
T. F. Manney, Defendant Portage Co.. Ohio
ON the 30th day of January, A. ID. 1882, said
~ Justice issued an order of attachment in
the above action for the sum of $47 so ond costs.
EARNEST KAUFMAN.
c. B. NEWTON, Atty.
February %. 1882. 705-3w
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TOR PRINTING OF ALL KINDS
al RYompHaY and Neatly ExeoHted al thts a1Be
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-02
Watches.

Novelty Watches with black diala,
Arabic and Roman figures, at SO. Also,
fine American Watches for Railroed d
men, from $l5 up, can be found at
JOS. S. B. SWANS,
Matchmaker and Jeweler,
Cor. Main and Chestnut streets
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The following are The times Of departure o.
of trains at Ravenna stations:
CLEVELAND AND PITTSBURG R,R.
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BANKERS DAUGHTER !

This great Play will be produced with all the
ORIGINAL GRAND EFFECTS.
The NEW SCENERY painted from the original
models a SPECIAL FEATURE of this Company.
The ORIGINAL Music by their own BRASS
BAND AND ORCHESTRA.
FREE BALCONY CONCERT AT P. M.
Admission. SO cents. Gallery, 35 cts.
Reserved Seats, 75 cts. On sale at Reeds Drug
Store.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF the Commissioners of Portage
County for the Year Ending Sep
tember 4th, 1881.

Financial Statement and Exhibit of the
Receipts and Disbursements in Detail of
the Treasury of Portage County. Ohio
for the year ending September 4th, A. ID.
1881.
RECEIPTS.
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House &LOtS for Sale

r OFFER for ale cheap my res idence and two
l. large Village Lots. Situate ON the corner of
Page and iIaZcn streets in RavennA Village.
For further information and terms inquire ut
my Shoe Shop. West Main street.
d. HURLEY.
Ravenna. Feb'y Z, 1882. 702-4w*
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Total amount received. ..........
DISBURSEMENTS.

N-DOON-''
DISBURSEMENTS.
By paid State funds from Duplicate col
By paid State show licenses, = ........ 9l.60
" Road receipts redeemed and cred S4l5.2l
:. Trcasurer's fees on Duplicate collins 2O2i.79
" miscellaneous col
lcctionS ..-.-......... ...........- 9I.SO
Bridge expenses. Observation-Disclosures. IL Ot.02
Inirmary expenses ................ 59l5.74
" reserve fund expenses. 5ll.40
" Twp. Corporation, School, &c, funds Ill .502 70
Annual settlement and mileage to oo
Commissioners fees and mileage Co. -, -
t"mmissioners, i"mu fees and expenses ''0'fO
Bridnc fUnd 1881
:. Infirmary Directors fees, Inf fund 5000
and eX,Co.
" Pros Atty. and Assistant fees and .oo
allowance. .......... ...-...... b42.OO
ts's ance "l'.o. s'' 22s5.1S
nronertV .....,....... ~ 41.OO
County Clerks fees and allowance. 5l6.S0
- Sheriff fees and allowance. 445.09
Examiners of Commissioners Re-
" Night Watch for Co. Treasury ...... 1000
Sheep damage claims: go: -..-... !19;00
- Portage Agricultural Society,". l2292
and grounds ~. - ................ ~ 1876
Furniture, supplies. &c .:.......... 1866
" Gas light for &. IL. and Jail ......... l66.T
| Freight and Express on Pub. Docu-
Postage and p. O, box rent ........ 1915
Advertising stationery, &c..-.... 1So3.lO
" Allowance to j. Ps and Mayors in
Grim cases ........... $3.50
Allowance to Const and Police in
erin eases ........... ............. 1891
ers in jail ,. ' ..... 86396
q" paid for clothing for prisoners in Jail 59s2
| - medical attendance on pris-
OnerS in jail ....-...- ...--..--..... ZoUU
| paid Insane expenses. 252.l3
- CorOners Inquest expenses 660S
- Petit and Struck Jurors fees
| and mileage lSZ0.0U
" maid Grand Jurors fees and mileage 443, ,95
| - = Grand Jury and Court COust.
fees ....,...0.....- ............... 1880
paid fuel for C. II. and Jail and
freight on same -.--..... -. ..-...- 1Uoo
paid witness fees and mileage 1895
| Attorneys fees for defending
paid road costs Com. Sury eyor. &c. 2SS.S0
| % - JanitOr. work and cleaning of oo
| (" paid fees of Real Est Assessors 324.U0
| Ballot Boxes for Co o.....-...... 47.25
Unclaimed costs ....--......... 39.04
| - Attorneys fees for legal services lS0.OU
" Miscellaneous expenses ........ 3i6 81
elections, re - 1920
paid rent of room for School Exam.
paid school Examiners fees ..... 225 50
Teachers Institute Fund eX-
paid Insurance on county buildings 2GO.OO
:. County Boards Equalization. 26O.25
| Probate Judges lees ....... 77.5O
| Witness fees and mileage, be-
fore Grand Jury y.....:.............. $50
paid expenses of Teachers Institute 5000
Taxes refunded ................ 6N.62
'' Tax sales redeemed ........... 5l.T
I" % Fees of personal property As
paid expenses of addition to and re-
pair of old court house .......... 65S0.OO
paid order No. $50 outstanding Sep.
iSS0 wv ..".',. 9.2S
balance in Tseasury Sept. 5th. 1881 1860
Grand total expense and balance 2553O2.77
The above balance is distributed into
the several funds in the Co. Treasury
to be as follows, wit:
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p. FLATH.
Headquarters Clothier.
PROSPECTUS.
S4e. 1889.
"The Old Reliable
Cleveland w eek1y
Plain Dealer.

The PLAIN DE 4LER has been printed FOR
TY YEARS, and has established Reputation as
the spiciest and best Eight Page Weekly in
the West!
This year several new and interesting fea-
lures will be introduced, which will certainly
meet the approval of our old friends and the
thousands of new ones We seek to make The
WEEKLY will be editei with special care, and
as II family paper has no superior. 1t gives
THE LATEST NEWS,
ACCURATE MARKET REPORTS
AND A VAST AMOUNT OF
Correspondence and General Miscellany
The PLAIN DEALER is Democratic from spur
to pluma' and asks TIE support eK all Demo-
Gratis and thoughtful ConservativcS.
GET UP YOUK CLUBS.
As we employ no travelling agents our club
agents and friends will be governed by the fol-
TERMS FOR 1889.
DAILY PLAIN DEALER.
One year. by nj all postage prepaid ..... $40 90
TRI WEEKLY PLAIN DEALER.
One year, postage prepaid ...............S 81 10
Six months, postage prepaid .... w
Three months, postaSe prepaid w
WEEKLY PLAIN DEALER.
Single COPY enc year, postage prepaid 81 Is
Single copy, six months, postage prepaid. 10
Five more copies one year, postage pre- m
Ten copies or more, po.t tage prepaid. and
extra copy free to the setter up Of the o
CLUB, edcn. 1 W
We will send one copy of the Tri-W Cckly free
| to the person sending US a club of twenty,
ReuIittanceS should be made by draft, express
| or post office money order. Postage stamp Will
be received for fractions of dollar only Stamps
OF Il larger denomination than three cents moi
| desired.
SPECIMEN COPIES SENT FREE on APPLICATION
| Address all orders to
! TIE PLAIN DEALER PUBLlSHlNGCO.,
1U7 Seneca Street, Cleveland, o.
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Very Respectfully.
EARNEST BURt.pORF,
Livery and Sale Stable,
Washington, ID. {.
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"QuO Warrant0'' Against the ChIcawu
ROa rd Of Trade.
Telegrapaic Briefs.

Ferdinand Weigle, grocer, OF Louisville, Kv., has
made an ASSIGNMENT to ii. s. Stucky; liabilities In
excess OF assets.
Mr. ii. V. Bemfs Of Chicags, ILL.,, sold yesterdav
two OF his horses. Mambrlno SturgiS, who has q
record or 2:2S, and Mambrino Sotham, 10 Col. n
$500
one or the young women employed as q
weaver In the Aramingo cotton mills at Frank
ford, Pennsylvania, took a small snake %
work with her yesterd ". and after fri yhteninG
several OF her companions threw the reptile upca
girl named Welsh. The latter was 50 affrighted
that she fell Gown I'm commissions, and up 20 thi0
morning has not regained consciousness
William = Dunn, a travelling salesman, shOt
himself In the heart fatally in his employees storo.
In Philadelphia this forenoon. Depression OF
SPIRITS consequent upon the death OF his wifo
caused the act.
The report telegraphed from Albany. n. Y, that
controller Davenport, who IL at Old Point Com
fort for MS health, would resign his position and
that either ex-senator WendOver or eN-AsSembly-
man Duguid would succeed him Is Officially
denied.
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recapitulated all that had occurred; some remark
was made Jokingly to the effect that that would
not catch him.
Mr.. Rice.-Did you state 70 MI Blaine what Mr.
previous, that the government perfectly salts
ned OF the validity OF your claim?
AnSwer.-No, sir; / did not
Mr.. Rice.-And yet you say that Mr.. Blaine
raised several objections to the legality or your
claim, DOUBTED the validity OF the transfer OF
ana remarked to you "You Americans have pur-
chased the claim OF a Frenchman and now come
mere and ask the United States to enforce it." Did
IL not occur to you that there was considerable
and what Mr. Hurlbut had satd to you, and did Il
not occur to you to ask him why Mr.. Hurlbut had
made such statementS7
Answer.-My mind rarely works in that way.
was prepared to meet questions afnrmatively on
the merits OF the claim.
more than to give the notice which you requested
MIN 10 give to Chill and Peru OF the fact OF the
sertlon OF an American title to the guanO?
Answer.-Yes, he did.
inquiry.
Mr.: Shipherd then gave long statement rela-
tive TO what the Secretary said to him about the
french company, who claimed title 10 the guano
and added, Ale said to me laughingly, Now W al
give you suggestion for nothing. This French
they want. an American title; why don't you Join
1ntereStS?'m
After few more questions touching this inter-
view, which, however, ELECTED nothing OF i'm
portance the committee adjourned until half past
ten O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Francisco ID. SuareZ, who was wanted as a wit
ness before the committee, il appears left for
france Immediately after he heard OF the proposed
investigation. He was agent TOT the Credit Indus
triel Company, a rival OF the Peruvian Company.
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P0stmasters in Politics

POStmaSterS In Politics.
THE RIGHT OF POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES TO TAKE AN
ACTIVE PART IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS ASSERTED
BY THE FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL
In answer to a letter from Postm lster Whitfield,
at Cncinnati, First Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Hatton writes as follows:
"1he inquiry as tn whether the executive
orders, pages 321 and 323. p. L. and Reg, 1879 in
clude employees OF post Off es. is answered. in the
negative, uni So the employment fnterfereS Will
the efficient discharge Of their duties in the post
Office. post Office clerk NAV, under this limita-
tiOn, accent the office OF al ;erman In regard to
the provisions of the order relative to the par
ticipatiOn in political campaigns so far as they
are applicable TO postmasters and other employees
OF this department., desire to soy, the fact that
citizen is deemed worthy and competent to til a
public station should rot In my judgment. deprive
him OF any 0f his rights citizen SO long as he
does not neglect the duties entrusted to him.
believe 1t the right OF every man to use his best
efforts TO promote by all proper means the slf"cess
of all public and political measures that will in
his Judgment be beneficial to IFS country. Earnest
ness in the discharge OF their duties as cttiZanS
should net involve on nSivenesS on the part OF
public servants" On this subject he quotes from
the letter OF Gen. Arthur In accepting the nomna-
ton rendered him ly the republican convention at
Chicago. and says" This Language: is peculiarly
applicable to the inquiry you make.
Within the limit indicated the pubic officer is a
free man socially and pol tically, with a mans
du ties and responsibilities to answer for"
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The Fate of the Jeannefte.
A LETTER FROM MELyILLE.

Under date OF January 18th last, Engineer Mel
Vile wrote letter to the New York Herald giving
synopsis OF the voyage Of the Jeanette from the
time she left San Francisco until she was destroyed
by the ice. BY this account it appears that the
vessel became fixed in the ice near Herald island,
on the 9th OF Sept mber, 1879 and continued fast,
Gri ting with the ice, till November 25th but was
Immediately frozen In again, and SO remained
dr1 northwest, and the condition CT the crew was
rendered more embarrassing by leaks which were
sprung. calling for severe and continual exertnns
until the ship was finally abandoned. Two new
islands were discovered during these anxious
months, and named respectively Jeanette and
Henrietta islands The vessel was freed by the
breaking of the ice foe June 11th, and on the 12th
was so Injured that the crew took to the boats. On
the morning OF June 18th the ship went down with
colOrS flying. The boats then went southwark
continuing together until September 12lll, when
they were separated by gale OF wind
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Gu1TEAU's Book FINISHED -Guteau has cor
rected the last PROOF OF the second part OF his
book, and 1t will at once be bound and put on the
m rket. IL is highly probable that IL will not be
sold at the Jail, and that arrangements will be
made for its sale elsewhere. Mr.. Scoville, who
was Slightly iDdiSpOSed a few days ago, visited
the prisoner yesterday and Was received 10y him I'm
the most pleasant manner imaginable. The
conversation was altogether on business matters,
OF terms During yesterday afternoon the pris-
oner had many visitors, most or them simply
walking past his cell and looking in. Aluhoue b
the prisoner Is now apparently In the best OF
health. his sleep stems 10 be somewhat troubled,
and the guards at night son esIneS hear him
mOa ming and moving on his couch.
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BUILDING AssoCIATIoNs.-The Equitable Co
operative Building association held its 3Oth
monthly meeting at Marini's hall last night--Geo.
w. Hardness in the chair; JnO. Joy Edison secre-
tary. $1S4C0 was advanced, at an average pre-
MUM or GA per cent, making the monthly pAy-
ments per $l,COo on stock and return OF principal,
S1083; on premium or interest, S54l: total SI6 "a
AT the 9Th monthly meeting or the Perpetual
Building association last evening. 25 advances,
amounting to 3,66S, were sold, averaging SAG 72
to each share, or 81 ,027 for payment OF sl4 per
month.
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District Government arfatrs

The total mortality in the District for the week
| ending Saturday. April !, lss2, was 79.
The license board yesterday gave a license to
GOrdons restaurants No. 1Gl Pennsylvania avenue.
A number OF property owners and resi- ieuts on
Q street northwest unite in memorial To the Com
missionerS 10 paye that street with asphalt be.
| tween 18th street and Vermont avenue.
The British minister has sent a letter OF thanks
TO the health officer, and through him 10 the in-
spector OF plumbing, for inspection and report re-
Gently made 10y the health department relative TO
Building permits issued by Inspector Eutw:sle:
DR. A. Peter, erect three-story dwelling, south
east corner Congress ard Bean streets, George
town; 5000 B. Hornback, bcild addition 70
brick, 2O9 street northeast; S1lt0 Frank Alber,
erect two-stoIy dwelling, Jst, between street
G. Bliss, erect a three-story Dwelling corner East
Capitol and 10th streets soUtbeast; A,lo0. Heirs
OF VIM. Gunton, erect nye dsellings Virginia ave-
saUsoo sSs' between s'h ana '0'A see'' ''u'h"'ss'
The Commissioners have Informed the petition.
for the improvement OF High (32d) street from
Frederick 20 Boundary, that there is approprfa-
ton for the work asked for but that the street win
be trimmed up and repaired by the super1ntendent
First Controller Lawrence has decided that the
District Commissioners have no power under the
law TO erect street lamps in new ocaI ons, and hes
lures
Health Officer Townshend has addressed a nooo
to the Commissioners stating that the inspector OF
plumbing reports difficulty In securing compliance
with requirements OF section OF the building reg
ulationS governing plumbing and house drainage,
which provides the al ng with the health officer
OF plans showing the drainage system as proposed
for new buildings Ii is suggested that the build
Ing inspector refuse permits for building I'm ali
cases until the plans arc perfected and exhibited.
The liquor licelse to3rd to-day approved the an.
piications OF the National Fair Association and
Stumps Otto,
BIDS FOR RECoNsTRUcrSo THE JEFFERSON scHooG
BCILDfN0.
Bids were opened at i2 O'Clock to-day, in the a.
fec Of the District Commissioners, for the recon-
structon OF the Jefferson school building accord.
ing to the plans and specifications prepared by Nr
j. B. Brady, under the supervision OF Mr. EdwarQ
Clark, architect ior the Capitol, and Building In
spector Entwisle. The bids were as follows: J0hn
b. Hvwleta, f65, 500; Bright Humphrey, f50. .600s
w. d. Downing a Bro, 50, ,997. No award has yet
been made.
THE PosrnAsrsR GENERAL to-day appointed n
commission 70 reassien the space vacated In t.
department building by the removal OF the money
order onncc OF the department. and of the s:xto
authors once. The c0mmise1o1 3 Cun poso0 q
the three Assistant rostnagen osaeral - cAl1
clcrk. and the chief clegk Of the sixth aud1aoE18
o1ice. me commission met at three oiclock -
afecgnOoA