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Year: 1875

Sec. 250 That no contract for carrying the mail shall be made with any person who has entered, or proposed to enter into any combination to prevent the mak- ing of any bid for carrying the mail, or who has made any agreement, or given or performed, or promised to give or per form, any consideration whatever to in duce any other person not to bid for any such contract; and if any person so of tending is a contractor for carrying the mail, his contract may be annulled; and for the first offcnsc the person so offend ing shall be disqualified to contract for carrying the mail for five years, and for the second Otfense shall be forever dis qualified.
Year: 1875



 Sec. 25l. That after any regular bidder whose bid has been accepted shall fail 10 enter into contract for the transportation of the mails according to his proposal, or, having entered into contract, shall fail to icOmmencc the performance of the service stipulated iii his or their contract as there lin provided, the Postmaster General shall proceed to contract with the next lowest bidder for the same service, who will enter into a contract for the performance thereof, unless the Postmaster Ger cral shall consider such bid too high, in which ease he shall re-advertisc such service. And if any bidder whose bid has been ac- iccptcd, and who has entered into con tract to perform the service according to his proposal, and in pursuance of his con- tract has entered upon the peri rInanCG Ot the service to the satisfaction Of the Post master General, shall subsequently fail or refuse to perform the service according To This contract, the Postmaster General shall proceed tO contract with the next lowest bidder for such service, under the adVer- Itisement thereof, (unless the Postmaster lGencral shall consider such bid too high, ] who will enter into contract and give bond, with suretics, to be approved by the Post master General, for the faithful perform dlCC lilSIGOl, III lilC Siilli DNildIlN anu " 4tll the same terms and conditions thereto an neXed as were stated and contain "d i'll the bond which accompanied his blu; but in lease each and every of the next lowest bidders for such service whose respective bids are not considered too high by the Postmaster General shall refuse to enter into contract and give bond as herein re quired for the faithful performance of his contract, the Postmaster General shall i'm mediately advertise for proposals to per form the service on said route. When ever an accepted bidder shall fail to enter into contract, or a contractor on any mail-rOute shall fail or refuse to perlOrm the service on said route according to lis contract, or when new route shall be established, or new service required, or when from any other cause there shall not be contractor legally bound or required to perform such service, the Postmaster General may mak a temporary contract for carrying the mail on such route, with out advertisement, for such period as may benecessary, not in any case exceeding six months, until the service shall have com meuced under contract made according to law: Provided, however, That the Post master General shall not employ tempora- " service on any route at higher price than that paid to the contractor who shall have performed the service during the last preceding regular contract term. And in all cases of regular contracts hereafter made, the contract may, in the discretion of the Postmaster General, be continued in force beyond its express terms for a period not exceeding six months. until a new contract with the same, or other con tractors, shall be made by the Postmaster! General.
Year: 1875

Sec. 2G6. That the Postmaster General may make deductions from the pay of con- tractors for failures to perform service Icording to contract, and impose fines upon them for other deinquencies. He may de- duet the price of the trip in all cases where the trip is not performed; and not exceed ing three times the price if the failure be accustomed by the fault. of the contractor or carrier.
Year: 1875

ferred.

 Sec. 27l. That no contractor for tram porting the mail within or between he United States and any foreign country sh0l! assign or transfer his contract, and all such assignments or transfers shall be null and void.

 Schedules to be furnished and posted up in

 post offices. Registers to be re-

 turned and reports made.

 Sec 70. That the Postmaster General shall furnish to the postmasters at the ter imitation of each route a schedule of the time of arrival and departure of the mail at their offices, resp actively, to be posted in u conspicuous place in the office; and the Postmaster General shallals0 give the post master notice of any change in the arrival and departure that may be ordered and he shall cause to he kept and returned to the Department, at short and regular inter- vals, registers showing the exact times of the arrivals and departures of the mail.

 By act of Congress approved April 2l, 1908, no member of Congress can be d con- tractor, or be concerned, directly or indi- r c,lr, in any coatrac; with the govern
Year: 1875

Sec. 259. That DO rersOn whose bid for carrying the mail is accepted shall receive any pay unti he has executed his contract according to law and the regulations of the

 Department.
Year: 1875

Sec. 252. That no bidder for carrying the mails shall be released from his obliga- ton under his bid or proposal, nOtwith- standing an award made to lower bidder, until contract for the designated service shall have been duly executed by such low CT bidder and his sureties, and accept d, and the service entered upon by the con tractor to the satisfaction of the Postmas~ ter General
Year: 1875

Sec 249. That all contracts for carry ing the mail shall be in thename of the United States, and shall be awarded to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful performance, with out other reference to the mode Of trans
Year: 1875



 SEC, IS. That no postmaster, assistant postmaster, or clerk employed in any post office, shall be a contractor or con- cerned in contract for carrying the mail

 Persons in the employ of the Post Office Department lincludng pOstma sters) can not b. come interested in a mail con ntract, nor act as agent of contractors CT bidders. SEC. l2. That no person employed in the Post Office Department shall become interested in any contract for carry ing the mail, or act as agent, with or without compensation, for any contractor or person offering to become a contractor in any business before the Department and any person so offending shall be i'm mediately dismissed from office, and shall be liable to pay so much money as would have been rcalized from said contract, to be recovered in an action of debt, for the use of the Post Office Department.

 By regulation of the Department, no carrier should be employed who is under sixteen years of age; and no bidder will be accepted who is under twenty -one years of age, or who is married woman. Conveyance of letters oat of the mail.

 Private expresses, &c.

 SEC. 227. That any person concerned in carrying the mail WI shall collect, receive, or carry any letter or packet, or cause or procure the. same to be done, contrary to law, shall, on conviction thereof, for every such offense, forfeit and pay not exceeding fifty dollars.

 SEC. 228. That no person shall establish any private express for the conveyance of letters or packets, or in any manner cause or provide for the conveyance of the same by regular trips or at stated periods, over any post-route which is or may be estab lished by law, or from any city, town, or place to any other city, town, or place be- tween which the mail is regularly carried ; and every person so offending, or aiding or assisting therein, shall, for each ofense, forfeit and pay one hundred and fifty dol lars.

 SEC. 229. That the owner of every stage coach, railway car, steamboat, or other vehi-
Year: 1875

Sec. 253. That hereafter all bidders upon every mail route for the transportation of the mails upon the same, where the 9Rnual compensation for the service on sucl route at the time exceeds the sum of five thous- and dollars, shall accompany their bids with certified check, or draft, payable to the order of the Postmaster General, upon some solv vent national bank, which check or draft shall not be less than five per centum on the amount of the annual pay or said route at the time such bid is made; and in case of new or modified service. not less
Year: 1875

By regulation of the Department, no carrier should be employed who is under sixteen years of age; and no bidder will be accepted who is under rweEty-one years of age, or who is married woman.
Year: 1875

PARKERsBURG. February IA dire
broke out this evening about seven
o'clock in the warehouse of j. y. Cam.
den X Co. consuming the warehouse,
and wooden tank containing two or
three hundred barrels of oil Most Of
the oil in barrels was saved. consequently
the loss will not exceed So, 600 1t Is
supposed the place was set on fire BY
confederate of the Brompour gang Of
thieves, eight in number, who were IN
the city Jail at the time, awaiting trial
for burglary. During the excitement
this gang made their escape from Jail by
burning hole through the floor, and
are now at large.
Year: 1875

Won are better at farming, than to at
,ard to the financial matters of the coun-
". Now, to Subscriber, as well Us ie"
more literary men Of the county, are you
not satisfied with the liberality 81 the
old Board Of last year on roads? And
il should be source Of satisfaction to
YOU that you did not contribute one
cent TO the Poor fund last year.


A SUBSCRIBER AND READER.
Year: 1875

GOOD DEAL OF STORYTELLING ABOUT RE-


LIGIoUs MATTER-THE REvIvAIIsTs HAVE NOT


VOLUNTEERED TO VISIT NEW YORK.


So many contradictory reports have been put in cir
culaon TO the proposed appearance in this city of
Aessrs Moody and Sankey lead great revival of
lgon that reporter Of the HERALD yesterday de
spatched to ascertain from Mr. William E. Dodge Jr,
President of the Young Mems Christian Association,
any facts on the subject he might have to give.


Mr.. Dodge represents that the only groundwork for
the publications recently made that in June last
meeting composed of a number Of leading clergymen and
John Hall is chairman was appointed to invite the
great revvasts their return from England to inau-
gurate revival here such as they conducted on the
other side Of the Atlantic They extended the invita-
tion, and similar calls made from other cities
but as yet Messrs Moody and Sankey have
not given the slightest intimatlon of their intention
accept the invitation Of New York committee or
those Of other cities What Mr. Dodge believes TO be
the origin Of the many canards put circulation is the
fact that member OF the committee called upon the
lessee Of the Hippodrome TO ascertain what
could be obtained, but the price high that all
idea of securing II was abandoned This inquiry was
prompted by the fact that the committee wished be
able 70 promise Messrs Moody and Sankey in the
place which 10 conduct their services. Mr.. Dodge
reports that yet they have been unable secure
any suitable building in anticipation Of a favorable
response coming from the evangelsts, but that the
committee will likely be called together next week
take some decisive action.


This all there is in the Moody and Sankey excite
ment of the last week
Year: 1875

INQUIRY INTO THEIR WORKING By THE STATE


SENATE COMMITTEE


The Senate Committee, consisting OF Messrs Booth,
Bradley and Tobey, met yesterday in parlor No, 1,
Fifth Avenue Hotel to institute an Investigation into
the workings Of the various city departments


II has been subject Of wonder to the repre-
Of the press who have daily fingered about
the corridors Of the Fifth Hotel why the
mittee has postponed ITS meetings long 1t is over
FIVE months since these honorable Senators were ap-
pointed the investigation OF the city govern.
ment and yet they have held


NO REGULAR MEETING.


They did nothing yesterday but hold secret session
to discuss with Mr. Joseph Chcate whether he could
afford TO act as counsel for the committee
and Mr. Choate said his engagements were
SO extensive that he did not think he
could but If he allowed assistant it poss
bic that he might Subpenas for witnesses ordered
to be printed and issued, and to-day at the same
place it may happen that the committee viii be able and
willing to enter he investigation they have rked
out for themselves. Mr.. Booth, the Chairman, in
formed the HERALD reporter that It Is not the inten-
ton Of the committee 70 run across the line Of examina


THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
OF Investigation Their main purpose is to how the
Mayors and Comproler's departments are conductedi
but the heads OF all the departments composing the
city government will be summoned before them to offer
evidence


The committee are not yet decided upon holding their
meetings in the Fifth Avenue Hotel They deem the
location rather remote for the class of witnesses they
have and they think reasonably enough that
rooms down town, in the vicinity OF the City Hall,
would be much more convenient 1t is very likely this
investigation will last up to the


JANUARY.


The following is the resolution under which the COM
mittee appointed at the last session of the State
Legislature


Resolved committee OF three Senators appointed
to in respect each Of the depart
of the city OF New York and the officers thereof for
the purpose of ascerainng the method of
the changes, if any, in the laws with
and county debt and the improvement Of efficiency har
and economy the city and county that
they also investigate the administration and of the
era of the city and county and whether the
be improved and reduced with bonet the public in
erest the committee 70 have power during the
send for and to examine witnesses
under OATH otherwise they deem best for the pub
c interest And report the result the Senate the
ing Of the session, with their recommendations


To-day the committee expects to go to work.
Year: 1875

REoPENING OF THE WATER STREET INSTITUTION


FOR THE RELIEF OF FALLEN WOMEN


The Home for Women, located at No 273 Water street.
was yesterday reopened having been closed during the
last three months, while the building undergoing
repairs The chapel in which the exercises we're yes
terday conducted, Is very neatly fitted up the
walls being handsomely painted and hung with religious
motoes All the other apartments Of the building have
also been renovated and no would think now that
exit" Burns had ever made day and night hideous In
this notorious "dog pit" The locality Is one of
the lowest In the Fourth ward and evidences Of the un
fortunate class who live abandoned lives here are every
where 70 be in the street.


The proceedings yesterday consisted Of hymns
prayers reading Of the Scriptures and address by the
Rev Mr. Boole. Nearly 200 ladies and gentlemen were
present from different parts Of the city, the being
In the majority and, seemingly, deeply interested
In the religious work in which they were engaged The
Rev. Mr.. Booe in the encouraging address he delivered
said that the Home bad been five years and half
in operation and the large amount Of work the gen.
erous ladies' in whose charge was had IN that time
accomplished was well known. The repairs
pleted would cost g. 200 in ALL and TO pay this debt
about $500 had been already received. He felt sure
that the balance Of the money would be forthcoming In
good season


On the conclusion Of tho address there was further
singing OF hymns and more praying In the evening,
beginning at haf-past seven o'clock another meeting
was held, and this afternoon and evening interesting
exercises VIII also be conducted.
Year: 1875

Yesterday the first Of what is designed to be a series
Of noon day prayer meetings for business men and
others who may have the leisure attend and yet not
the desire to down to Fulton street. inaugu-
rated at Lyric Hail. Sixth avenue near Forty-second
street The meeting TO be the outgrOwth of an
inspiration which Mr. Alexander Lyle, who resides or
does business in the neighborhood felt about two weeks
ago He called on Mr. Trenor, the owner Of the hail.
and obtained his consent TO the free Of the hall
daily for one hour The meeting largely attended
yesterday, and Rev. Mr.. Hepworth guided the exer-
cses Professor Sherwin sang Of his sweet COM
positions, and Jerry McAuley Of the Water Street Mis-
sion, and other brethren and lady spoke. The meet
ing y modelled after that Of Fulton street and the
managers hope 70 make interesting and attractive
enough for the multitude II Is intended prepare the
sustaining such daily meetings in different parts Of the
city This Is the nrst and it under favorable
an
Year: 1875

For several months past there has been trouble
among the deacons Of the Hanson place Baptist church.
Brooklyn, owing to division Of opinion as to whether
their pastor, Rev. Justin d. Fulton was the proper
man to preside over their spiritual affairs The trus-
tees and the deacons wrote notice for the Doctor
read from the pulpit last Sunday calling for church
meeting The Doctor said they had right call such
meeting. He said that he was placed in that church
by Divine Providence, and he meant TO remain there
AT the close OF his discourse vote taken and
unanimously resolved TO call a church meeting for
the 5th Of October when the question will be passed
upon TO whether the Doctor shall ''step down and
out" remain where he is IL is said that there will
be vacancy in that church pulpit many Sabbaths
have
Year: 1875

Burglars broke into the of seor Rafael Lama,
editor of La Revotucion at No 81 Park row, room II,
last evening, at about O'clock and smashed in very
thick plate glass door and burst open the latch They
got nothing for their pains, Mr. LAMA arrived in
time TO scare them Off but not to capture them. Mr..
Lama thought useless TO notify the police station in
Oak street OF the occurrence
Year: 1875

While patrollng his post on the night OF the 26th
officer Eagan, Of the Nineteenth precinct noticed two
men acting in a very suspicious manner and determined
to accost them AS he approached the dropped q
basket in coal box on the sidewalk and hastily fled
The basket found to contain sverware TO the value
Of $500 stolen from the residence Of Sarah May No 335
East Forty ninth street The robbers succeeded in
Year: 1875

and receiving stolen goods The charge was that on
the 10Th of this month they decoyed Herman Vet


stable IN West Forty street and robbed him Of s3
and a pocket knife The prisoners were each sent 20
the state Prison for six years number OF pick
pockets burglars and thevsh boys were also disposed
Year: 1875

The charge preferred against Peter B. sweeny Of
being parceps crmins with Tweed and the rest Of the
Court House Ring in defrauding the city and county
out OF So 900 OOO promises at length to undergo a
thorough Investigation before the courts. Mr. Sweeny
meets the charge, however, as Mr. Tweed does by
demanding a bill of particulars motion TO this
effect was set down for argument yesterday, before
Judge Donohue, holding Supreme Court, Chambers.
Messrs John McKeon and William A. Beach we're
promptly attendance to urge the motion, while Mr..
Wheeler H Peckham appeared on behalf OF the Attor-
ney General TO oppose IT,


ON the case being called Mr. Peckham asked its
postponement until decision had been rendered by
the Supreme Court General Term, the appeal in a
like notion made in the suit against William NJ Tweed.


Mr McKeon said they ready TO argue the mo-
ton on behalf Of Mr. Sweeny, but were willing to let
the matter go before the Supreme Court General Term
with the understanding that they should be allowed 70
argue the case before the latter tribunal.


Judge Donohue stated that Il was the general prac-
tice when motion made at Chambers similar TO
one previously made and carried appeal 70 the Cen
era Term 10 await the decision of the appellate Court
Following this practice he directed that the case stand
over till next Tuesday by which time the decision of
the General Term the Tweed motion would probably
be given


The above disposal Of the matter evidently quite
q disappointment to the large crowd in attendance,
who were looking for some startling developments
Year: 1875

THE address of the Southern Sena-
tors and Representatives, which we
publish this morning, cannot be too
earnestly commended to the attention
of the people of the South, for whose
guidance 1t was prepared. 1t is full
of the wise Craftsmanship, patriotic
counsel and shrewd practical advice
peculiarly applicable to these perilous
times. Nor did it come day too
g0Ou.
Year: 1875

You certainly express very singular views
as regards the resignation Of our worthy
President, and must be either very dull
yourselves or think him so. He can not
afford to resign with so large a family to
look after and provide for. 1t is necessary
that he have all the pecuniary advantages
his position can possibly afford. Il may
be considered IS to some extent neglect
inc his official duties you should excuse
him on the ground Of pressing family en-
gagements.


Now, you are great on "dOllar subscrip-
tions," and propose that you put one on
foot to raise a half million dollars, which
would about pay his salary for the unex-
pired term Of his Office-Of course, inelud-
ing the third term to which he is Justly
entitled. Do this, and, take my word for 1t,
YOU can get resignation, abdicatoin, or
anything else you may require.


No one should be allowed to subscribe
more than one dollar, thus affOrding to
large number of grateful people an oppor-
tunity of contributing to the support OF
worthy family and making glad the heart
Of the benefactOr Of their country. y. I.
Year: 1875




The subject of calling an extra session OF
Congress, in case the revenue bill fails, has
engaged the attention Of the Cabinet OH
GERS to a limited extent, and it IS by no
means certain that the President will deem
II best to assemble Congress. In case the
tax bill fails, the Secretary Of the Treasury
thinks it will be quite possible, by with
holding appropriations for all except those
expenses Of the Government which are alb
soiutely necessary, to get along until the
time for the regular meeting Of Congress
in December, unless Congress should
change the law regarding the payment Of
coin interest into the sinking fund. He
will. n any event, take care Of that fund,
rs now directed by law to do.
Year: 1875

not relieve the question of it's inherent diff
culties. This, if conceded by the board of
education. will he a surrender Of the whole
subject matter OF controversy. The religious
training Of the children in these schools
under the direction OF the Catholic Church
will continue as heretofore, the teachers
being paid from the public treasury, which
would be simply provision for the support
of Catholic schools at the public expense.
If this may be done for tho Catholics. it
may with equal propriety and fairness
for the Presbyterians, MethOdists. Baptists
and every other denomination of Christians.
bringing to certain and speedy end the
whole common school system.


In our opinion these organs of the Catho-
lie Church are acting unwlseiy on this
subject, which we hope may not be persist
ed in by it's chief rulers. The public
schools should be relieved of sectarian in
fuence and bias in their management, and
the religious instruction of pupils left alb
sOlutely to parents, guardians and those
whom they may employ for that purpose.
so that all can patronize them on terms of
perfect equality. Religious instruction in
the public schools is not, in our opinion,
necessary for their success or for the pre-
servation Of the morals and purity of tho
children and youth that attend them. Tn.
less some such plan shall be adopted the
public schools must continue to meet the
opposition Of this large class of our fellow
citizens, so essential to their highest utility,
or absolutely abandoned.-W Washington
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