North Carolina Newspapers

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(to be decided by the JJlst or July), for iarrylr.fi ho mails of the United tftatoa . from October Ut, 1870. to J one SO. 188J, on the . fallowing route in the State or North Carolina, sad by th ached uleof departures aud arri vahf herein ppecifled, 133.FromPaUeroon by Duffflo Cove unci Minuio wur, wv, ' . inllea and back, once a week. 30 30 A rri ve mt Patterson by 5 p m. Rood required wKb bid. fciOO. 13398 Prom' Mulberry, by "Hairs Mills .to Laurel Springs, IS miles and bacV, o'noe'a week. . LeavrMulberry Friday at C a m ; amIua at laurel Springs by 11 Laurel Spring Friday at A iri ve at Mul Urry by 5 p hi . , llond reiulred with bid, tMQ. . 13399 From Fonts Flors to Table ltock, G miles and liack. cuce a week. Itave Fonts Flora Safy at 8 s tn; Arrive at Table ltock by 10 a m ; lWveTAble Kook Saturday at 11 Arrive at FonU Flora by lpm, IJondTequlred with bid. $.00. 13400 Frmn Marshall, by Leictter, to Pigeon River, 30 miles and back . , wice aiweek. .., , TIvJ Marilsdl Momlsy at 6 a m; , ArrlvesM'igeon Kiver by 0 p m; leave Pigeon Itiver Tuesday at 0 ' a m; Arrive at Marshall by C p m, Bond required with bid, 4C0. 13401 From Marshall, by Walnut Kun, 1 ,. ..' to'llljcLanrel,t4iAileMsndback, once a week. Ijexve Marslial I Saturday at (1 ana Arrive at liig Laurel by 12 in; 1 Leave Uig Laurel Satuday at 1 p . , in ; . . Arrive at Marshall by 7,p m. liond required, with bid, 4K)i Knru Salibury by Pool, liealiugl Springs anl jMckson . Hill, to i MtlleUgevilie,31 miles and back, once a week. Leave HalUbury Monday at 7. am; Arrive at Milledgeville by ( p in ; IAavo: Miliedgeville Tuesday at 7 am; Arrirs at -Salisbury by 6 p in. ltond required with -bid, $:00. 34A3 Frm Carthage, by Carter's Mills, llmwer's Mills, Morlitt's Mills, -Kemps. Mills, AHhtjrongh, Itniwn's Cross Roads, and New Market, tq High Point, 00 miles and back, twice a week. Leave Carthage Tuesday and Sat uiday at 2 p m ; ' Arrives! High Point next days by Gp m; - ... Tvn Hich Point Monday and I 1 Xkailay. iain ; r Arrive at Cajthage Tuesday sua r I U BJirdiyrbfJlo aj ml c : . I I L m A a ' to SUnhope. 12 mile and back, - onoeaweek. , Leave .Nashville AVednemlsy at 8 'im; . v-v ; " Arrive at Staahopa by 12 n ; ljeav fttanbops. Wednesday; at 1 t in j- i ,t ' ' Arrive at fJasbvIUeby ap m. ' nond"renqlrl with bid, 2U0. 13405 Front, AnderWm's're to High towers,' V miles and baok, once a week: . 1 ' Teave Ahtierson's Store Saturday 'attain : ' t Arrive si iflglilnweni by 11 a m? , ' Leave UWhtowprsSaPy at 12 m; !. ArrlvA.sT Anderson's Store by 3 . Ttoili reqbired with bid. $100.; 13104 From Fraukjlh.y Sugar tork "T . ;Vslhalhv1S..C 64 miles and backooiwA;week., . . f LMv&Frudtiin'EaeKvssyRi am; Arrive at VValhatla next day by 12 in : n . " lieave "Walhalla ..Wednesday at 1 ' w'tti t , ; Art tvfe at Franklin next day by 7 ' Jwjndulredl with btd, $500. 13403riFroii iUsvinejbjr jSUnback'a h. i FeiTT to l.Uty Mills, U miles in asd Lack, once a. week. , ' J iLilesyW Wednesday at .(rf?eMiiiby 8 pm; . IeavW LlUleT Mills Thursday at Bond Toquirea ttiiu um, --w. and FwJh UOV ,iuA"?.u I .1 t iuWrwville bv so in: Leave Leakesvllle Saturday at 5 i am rf - - ' 'Af rtrfrkt Tturan by 12 m. Uonu requireu "hiui uiu, w'. 13409 From Madison, by Ayresville, '&ndyrHldge.CesvlHe. Peters ' - J Creek. Franciswiand WesttieW, to Mount Airy, 63 miles and t&U$n$Ltt&y and Friday at l p m ; " Arrive at Mouul Airy next days I l,Jke Mount Aiy .Tuesday, and ASiatSbd next days by liond required with bid. $00. From Raieuru Xo, J-echburgh, 15 13110 miles and uacK. once a w w.. L've Raleigh Wednesday at 1 p m; Arrive at tjeecauurgn oy o p , Lave Leechburgh Weduesday at Arrived Raleigh by 12 m.. Bond requlml with bid, $200. From MorrUvllIe to Moringsvi le, o ..ii ttn.l lutck. once a week. 13111 - Tve MorrisvlUe Saturday' at 9 Leave, Moringsvllla, Saturday at JPr.Viir Aru'vllle bv 4 P mV n -nl.l Willi bid. $100.' .to xiomnton to'SneiDy, 4 4 rtat2ack;er arweek. ; vVil0YgnU5n edt.Jay at 9gC oui; vehbyTnufsiy m ; , at 5 a m a 0tim . w - J m . . svi-t limr 7 n it m. v tlV:iVJ,ir with Bid: $300:, uill f'rom Mlcaville to Three' ForksJ jjeave Micavme in ouuwj An?? at Three Porks by 1 2 m. Orecon. to Leakesvuie, mueu v v.o. tn m n AAto'rdav At iDDli i-ii 1! VOL. VI. Ieave Three Forks Wed nosday nt 1 d m : . . iu iit.l Arrive at Micaville by 0 p,mii! - . liond required witli bid, $200. I34I4 From Jonesville, by Laurel Falls and DoonviJie; tot lloiint Nebo, 13 miles and Ijack.oneea week. Leave Jonesvlire' Saturday at 8 urn ) i : i i. ;.. Httii i. .im. Arrive at Miunt Nebo by 12 m: . Ieave Mount Nebo Saturday at I w.f rp m ' ' t J ; jhi i 1: il A rxive at Jonesville ' by 5 p m. . , , " Bond required with bid, $200. 13415- Fr6m Clark's Mflls; by Belsaleml . ... . toJJ rowers lllls, 25. miles and ! . ' back, once a week. ' v - 'Leave Clark's Mills Monday at 8 a in; . , . ' ( Arrive atHrower'aIIlls by p m. , Leave Brower's MilJs.Tuesday at -t i .Arrive at Clark'a Mill by 6pm. . Bond required yrlth bid, : 1341G From Troy to Ashborough, .27 " ntfles and bacKttmtaiveefc'. J I4veTroyThuisriayat-8a m ?l , Arrive at ASUDorougu uy p.m. 1 'Leave Ashborough Friday at 6 . i ' : a m ; . - ' '1 5 Arrive at Troytby,2 p m.. ; , Bond required wth bid, $300. 134ft From Grantsborodgh to Aurora, - J 15 miles and back, onco a week. Loave (qrantsborough Saturday at lpm; Arrive at Aurora by 6 p m. Leave Aurora Saturday at 7 a m; Arrive at G ran tsbo rough by 12 m. Bond required wlih bid, $200. 13418 From Weldon to AureJian Springs 15 miles and bjck, once a week. Ijeave Weldon Wednesday at 11 am; . Arrive at Aurelian Springs by 3 P m ; Leave Aurelian Springs Thursday . at 10:30 a m : Arrive at Weldon by 2:30 p m. Bond required with bid, $200. 13419 From Vandcmere to Gocse Creek Island, 17 miles and back once ; a week. ;' Ieave Vandemere Thursday at 7 am; " Arrive at Goose Creek Island by 12 m. ' Leave Goose Creek Island Thurs day at 1 p m ; Arrive at Vandemere bvCpm; v Bond required with bid, $200. 13420 FromSmithlield, by Bentonville, Harper's, Peacock's Cross Roads, Goodwins, and Nezro Creech, to Sinithfield, 53 miles, equal to 2GJ miles and back, once a week. Leav Sinithfield Thursday at 9 a ni ; Arrive at Smithlield Friday by 3 p m ; Bond required with bid, G00. 13421 From Sandy Mush to Crab Tree, 14 miles and back, once a week. Leave Sandy Mush Friday at 7 a. m ; Arrive at Crab Tree by 1 p m. Leave Crab Tree Friday at 2 p in; Arrive at Sandy Mush by 8 p m. Bond required with bid, $200. 13422 From Apple Grove to De Busk's Mills, Va., 22 miles and back, once a week. Leave Apple Grove Thursday at 6am; Arrive at De 'Busk's Mills by G p m. Leave De Busk's Mills Friday at Gam; Arrive at Apple Grove by G p tn. Bond required with bid, $300. 13423 From Manteo, by ". ..Croatanj to Stumpey Pointy. ,48 miles and back, once a week. Leave Manteo Monday at 7 a m ; Arrive at Stumpeyi Point next day by 11 a m. .( i Leave Stumpey Point Tuesday at lpm;. Arrive at Manteo next day by 5 p m. Bond required with bid, $400. 13424 From Rockford to 'Mount Airy, 21. miles and back, once a week. Leave Rock ford Saturday at 8 a m ; Arrive at Mount Airy by 4 p m. Lea ve Mount Airy Friday at 8 a m ; Arri ye at Rockford by 4 pm. Bond required with bid, $200. 13423 From Jefferson, by Bearer Creek; . . to Gap Creek, 13 miles and back, once a week. Leave Jefferson Saturday at km; Arrive at Gap. Creek by 12 m. Leave Gap Creek. Saturday at I ' ' pm; " Arrive at Jefferson by G p m. : ,, , Bond required with bid, $200. ; INSTRUCTIONS TO-BIDDERS ANf , POSTMASTERS; . Conibininr; also condition to be in corpo tated in the contracts to the extent the Department may deem jn oper. . .: ;. u il'i i. A The Postmaster " General." warns bidders and their sureties to acquaint themselves fully "with the laws of Cou gTess relating to contracts for the carry ing of the malls, (the important pro visions of which are cited herein,) and also to familiarize themselves with the Instruction and forms herein furnish ed, before .they shall assume any liabil iHoa'oa en Mi VtMriaraTor sureties, and to prevent misapprehension- or cause of complaint thereafter, t Postmasters are required to make themselves familiar witn the . laws and these instructions that they, may ue able to inform, and, direct others. 1. Seven minutes, are allowed to each intermediate ofllcw,, when not other wise specified, for assorting the mails. 2. On routes where tho mode of con veyance f dm its om, the special agents bf the Post Office Department, also post office blanks, mail bags, locks and keys, are to be conveyed without extra charge. 1 ; i ( 3. WaybilU' or receipts, prepared by postmasteis' or,,pther agents of the Department will accompany the mails, specifying the numberaud destination of the several bags, to be examined by the postmasters, to Insure regularity in the delivery of bags and pouches. 4.. No pay will be made for trips iot performed ; and for each of such omis sioiia, ir the failure be occasioned by the faiUt of the contractor pr.carrler. three 'limes the pay of the trip wilt be deduct ed - For arrivals so far behind time as to break connection with depending malls, and not sufficiently excused, one fourth of the compensation for the trip la aubject to . forfeiture. For repeated delinquencies of the kind herein speci fied, nlaiged penalties, proportioned to the nature thereof and the impor tance of the mall, may be made. 5. For leaving behind or throwing off the malls, or any portion of them, for tbo: admission of passengers." or for being concerned In setting up or run ning an express-conveying intelligence in advance of the mail, a quarter pay may be deducted. 6. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency te promptly ana bubwl- torllv explained by certificates or post- in astersor tho dams iSYita of other cred- if i ti RALEIGH, NV ibjo persons- for faiiyig to arrive in i'nr iKxrlonlinv t. fallen contract time: the mail from, or deliver it into, a post office ; for suffering it to be wet, injur- . i . . eu, qeMrnycd, riniueu, or iosi ; anu ior refusing, after demand, to convey tho mail .a- frequently as the contractor rohs, or' is concerned in running, a coac; car. or m team boat on a routo. 7. .The Po-t master General may annul the contract for repeated failures to rim airreealily to contract; for as signiuc! the cont ract ; for violating the post o lli h laws, or disobeying tho in -strntion of the Department ; for re fusing to d;riiargo a carrier when re quired by the Department to do so ; for running an express as atoresaid ; or for transporting persons or packages conveying .mailable matter out of the mall. 8. The I ..-: nu-U;r General may or der an inereirrW'srrrieon a route by allowing therc.or a to rata increase On the contra": pay. He miy change St;hedolesof.lepHrtii6s and arrivals in ?,ll oases, iMid particularly to make Hdirt Conform to connections with rail roads, without inerea-eof pay, provided the running time be not aoridged. The Postmaster General may also discon tinue or curtail the service, in whole or in part, in order to place on the route superior service, or whenever the pub lie interests, in his judgment, shall re quire such discontinuance or curtail ment for anv other cause; ho allowing, as lull indemnity to contractor, one month's extra pay on the amount of service dispensed with, and a pro rcUa compensation ior the amount of service retained and continued. i). Payments will bo made by collec tions from, or drafts on, postmasters or othorwise, after the expiration of each quartor say in November, February, May, and August, provided' that re quired evidence of service has been re ci veil 10. The distances given are believed to be substantial! v correct; but no in creased pav will be allowed should they be greater'than advertised, if the points to be supplied are correctly stated. Bidders must inform themselves on this poinl,and also in reference to the weight of the mail, the condition of hills.roads, streams, fcc, aud all toll-bridges, turn pikes, plank-roads, ferries, or obstruc tions of anv kind by which expense may be incurred. No claim for addi tional pay, based on such giound, can be considered ; nor for alleged mistakes or misapprehension as to tho degreo ot servife ; nor for bridges destroyed, fer ries discontinued, or other obstructions causing or increasing distance or ex- occurring during tho contract term. Offices estabiisneti aiter uhs ad vertisement is issue 1, and also during the contract term, are to be visited without extra pay if the distance be not increased. 11. Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposals in time to reach the De partment bv the day and hour named in tho advertisement, 'as bids received af ter i hat time wilt not be considered in com pel ion with bids of reasonable amount received in time. Neither can bids be Considered which are without the bond, oath, and certificate required bv section 243, act of June 23, 1S74. 12. Bidders should lirst propose for service strictly according to the adver tisement, and then, if they desire, sepa rately for different service; and if the regular bid be the lowest offered for the advertised service, the other proposi tions may be considered. 13. There should be but one route bid in a lor proposal. Consolidated or com bination bkts ("proposing one sum for two or more routes") cannot be consid ered. 14. The route, the service, the yearly pay, tho name and residence of tho bid der, (that is, his usual post-office ad dress,) and tho name of each member of a firm where a company oflers.should be distinctly stated. 15. Bidders are requested to use, as far as practicable, the printed proposals furnished by the Department, to vvrito out in full the sum of their bids, and to retain c6pies of them. Bids altered in the route, the sorvico, the yearly paj", or the name of the bid der, Uy erasures or interlineations, should not be submitted ; audit' so sub mitted will not le considered in award ing tho contracts. No withdrawal of a bid will bo allowed unless the with drawal is received twenty-four hours previous to tlio time fixed for opening the proposals. 16. In case of failure of the accepted bidder to execute a contract, or of the abandonment of servico during the contract term, tho service will be re-advertised and re-let at the expense of the failing bidder or contractor, and any accepted -bidder who shall wrongfully refuse or fa'l to euter into contract in due form, and to perform the service de scribed in his proposal, may be deemed guilty of a misdemeauor, and, on con victiou thereof, be lined aud imprison ed therefor. 17. Tho Postmaster General reserves the right to reject any bid which may be deemed extravagant; and also to disregard the bids ot failing contractors and bidders. No contract for carrying the mail shall be inado with any person who has entered, or proposed to enter, into any n.iiiibinatioti to nrevcut the making ot any bid for carrying tho mail, or who has made any agreement, or given ui performed, or promised to give or per form, any consideration whatever to in duce any other person not to bid for any such contract. No bidler for carrying the mails shall be released from his obligation under his bid or proposal, notwith standing an award made to a lower bidder, until a contract for the designa ted service shall have been duly execu ted by such lower bidder and his sure ties, and accepted, and the service en tered upon by the contractor to the sat isfaction of the Postmaster General. By regulation of the Department, no carrier can be employed who is under sixteen years'of age ; and no bidder will be accepted who is under twenty-one years of ago, or who is a married wo man. . 18. The bid should bo se led, super scribed "Mail Proosals, Stateof N.C." addressed "Second Assistant Postmas ter General, Contract Office." 19. Every proposal must be accom panied by a bond with two or more sureties approved by a postmaster, and in cases where the-amount of the bonds exceeds live thousand dollars ($5,000) by a postmaster of the first, second, or third class. Bids for service, the pay for which at the time of advertisement exceeds live thousand dollars, ($5,000,1 must be accompanied by a certified check, or draft, payable to the order of the Postmaster General, on some sol vent national bank, ot not less than live per centum ou the amount of iho annu al pay on such route, and in case of new or modified service, not less than fivo per centum of the amount of the bond accompanying the bid, if the 'amount of said 'bond exceeds ($5,000) five thousand dollars. The amount of bond required with C, THURSDAY, bids,and the present pay-when it ex ceeds tS-VXW) live thousand dollars, are stated in the Hdvertisomont under the appropriate route. . f .sureties on tho bond of a bidder must take an oath before an oflicf r qualifk- to administer oaths that they are the owners or real esUto worth, in the ag gregate, a sum double tho amount of said bond, over and aboveall debts due and owing by them, and all judgments., mortgages.md executions against them, after allowing all exemptions of every character whatever. 20. All checks deposited .with bids will be held until contract is executed and the service commenced by tho accepted bidder. Checksum then be returned by mail, on the ioritlen re quest of the bidder, or delivered to any one on his order. , 21. The contracts are to be executed and returned 'to the Department by or beore the 20th day of September, IStti, otherwise the accepted bidder will be con sidered as haviny failed, and the Post master General may proceed to con tract for the service w ithot hep. Jpar ties t according to law." "' '"" " Assignments of contracts, or ot iu-; bri in contracts, are forbidden by law and consequently cannot bo al lowed. Neither can bids, or interest in b ds, bo transferred or assigned to other parties. Bidders will tlioretoro take notice that th.-y will be expect. to perform the service awarded to thc iu through tho whole contract term. 22. Section 24!) of the act of Juno S, 1872 provides that contracts for the transportation of tho mail shall be "awarded to the lowest bidder tender in"' sufficient guarantees for faithful perform ace, without other reference to the mode of such transportation m than mav be necessary to provide for the due ee.ieritv, certainty, and security thereof." Under this law bids that propose to transport the mails with "celerity, certainty, and security," having been decided to be the -.only legal bids, arc construed as providing for the entire mail, however large, and what ever mat be the mode of conveyance necessary to insure Us '"celerity, ccr fir.nl sip.rii.rifii-" and have the vre- ference overall others, aud no others are considered, except ior steam uoai, rouies. 23. A modification of a bid in any of its essential terms is tantamount to a new bid, and cannot be received so as to interfere with regular competition. Making a new bid in proper form is the only way to modify a previous ono. 24. Postmasters are cautioned, under penalty of removal, not to sign tho ap approval of the bond of any bidder be fore the bond is signed by the bidder and his sureties, and not until entirely satisfied of the sufficiency of the sure ties. No postmaster, assistant postmas ter, or clerk employed in any post office, shall be a contractor or concerned in a contract for carrying the mail. 25. Postmasters are also liable to dis missal from office for acting as agents of contractors or bidders, with or with out compensation, in any business, mat ter, or thing relating to the mail service. Thej' are the trusted agents of the De partment, aud cannot consistently act in both capacities. 2(. In case the routo is not fully sup plied with pouches, locks, and keys, re quisition must bo made upon the Sec ond Assistant Postmaster General for the same before ther date of beginning service. PUD POS A LA A LTERED BY ERASURES OU INTEItLTNEATIONS OF THE ItOUTE, THE SERVICE, THE YEAR LY PAY, OR THE NAME OF THE BIDDER, WILL NOT BE CONSID ERED. FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND, AND CERTIFICATE. PROPOSAL. The undersigned, whoso post-office address is -, County ot , isuuo oi nro noses to carry the mails of the United States from October 1, 1S7G, to June.iO, 18, on Routo No . between sum , State of North Carolina, Under tho ad vertisement of tho Postmaster General; dated May 20, 187i, "Willi Celerity, Certainty, and Se curity," for the annual sum of r : dollars; and if this proposal is accepted ho will enter into contract, with sureties to be approved by the Postmaster General, within the time prescribed in said ad vertisement. This proposal is made with full knowl-r edge of the distance of the route, the weight of the mail to be carried, and all other particulars in reference to tlte route and service; and also, after care ful examination of the laws and instruc tions attached to advertisement of mail service. Dated Bidder. Oath required by section 215 of an act of Congress approved June 23, 1874, to be affixed to each bid for carrying the mail, and to bo taken before -an officer qualified to administer oaths. I , of, bidder for carrying tho mail on routo No. , from to -, do swear that 1 have the ability, pecuniarily, to fulfill my obligation as such bidder ; that the bid is made in good faith, and with tho intention to enter into contract and perform tho ser vice in case said bid shall be accepted. . Sworn to and subscribed before me, for the of -s this day of , A, D. 187, hkai.) and in testimony whereof I here unto subscribe my name and affix tnj official seal the day and year aforesaid. , Note. When tho oath is taken I e fore a justice of the peace or any other officer not using a seal, except a judge of a United Status Court, the certificate of the clerk of a court of record must be added, under his tjal of office, that the person who administered the oath Is duly qualified as such officer. Bids must bo' accompanied by a cer tified check, or draft, on, some solvent national bank, payable to the order of the Postmaster General, equal too per centum on the present, annual pay on the routo wheu tue present pay exceeds $5,000; or in case of new service, not less than f per centum of the amount of the bond accompanying the bid, if said bond exceeds ,00-J. Tho proposal must be signed by the bidder or bidders, aud the date of sign ing affixed. Direct to the "Sec md Assistant Post master General, Pt Office Department, Washington, D. ?.,' m irked 'Propo sals, State of N. C." BOND. . DIUKCTIOXJJ.-. , JiDlinerl tiiu names ot the principal and sureties in full in the body "of the bcnl ; also the date. The signatures to tho bond should bo witnessed, and (be AUGJJST 3, 187 certificate on tho .msidp should oe signed by a justice of the peace, adding his official title, or, ir sineu uy a u axr vnhlic. he should affix his seal. vnnw all men bv these presents, that of . in the State of . nrineioal. and and of . in the State of .t as sureties, are heUJ and firmly lound unto the United States of Amer ica in tho just and full sum of dollars, lawful: money of the United States, to bo paid' to the said United States of America or its duly appointed or authorized officer or officers ; to the payment of which, well and truly to be made and done, we bind ourselves, our luirs,- executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these "presents. . J i Sealed .with our seals, and dated this . day of v-i87 . : Where is, by an act of Congress ap proved June 23, 1874, entitled "An Act making appropriations for, the service of the Ppst Office Department for the fiscal rear ending June thirtieth, eigh teen hundred and seventy-five, and for other purposes,!' it is,provided; "lhat every proposal fof Carrying the mail sh iJl.be accompanied by the bond of the bi Jiier, witn sureties approveu uy p -master," in pursuance whereof, and to compliance with the provisions of siii iaw, this bond is made and exe c i. od, subject to all the terms, condi li ins, and remedies thereon, in the said act provided and prescribed,, to accom pniiy the aforegoing and annexed pro posal of the said . Now, the condition of the said obliga tion is such, that i f the said , bidder as aforesaid, shall, within such tlmo after his bid is accepted . as the Postmaster General has p rose i bed in said adveitisement, enter into aeon tract with the United States of America, with good and sufficient sureties to be approved by tho Postmaster General, to perform tho service proposed in his said tid, and further shall perform said service according to his contract : then this obligation shall be void, oth erwise to be in full force and obligation in law. In witness whereof we have hereunto sot our hands and seals this . 187. day of seal. SEAL. SEAL j SEAL. Witness: Any alteration by erasure or interli neation of a meterial part of the fore going bond will cause it to bo rejected,, unless it appears by a note or memo randum, attested by the witnesses, that the alteration was made before the bond was signed and sealed. When partners are parties to tho bond the partnership name should not be used, but each partner should sign his individual name. STATE OF ' County, of - . On this "day of , 187-, per sonally appeared before mo and . sureties in the aforegoing bond, to me known to be the persons named in said bond as sureties, and who have executed the same as such, who being by me duly sworn, depose and say, and each for himself deposes and says, ho has executed tho within bond, that his place of residence is correctly stated therein, that ho is the owner of real es tate worth the sum hereinafter set against his name over and above all debts due and owing by him, and all judgments,1 mortgages, and executions against him, after allowing all exempt ions of every character whatever, tho total sum thus assured amounting to ) dollars, being double tho amount of the aforegoing bond. . Subscribed and sworn boforq me this day of , 187 . Note. When the above oath is taken belVyo a justice of the peace, or any otlioV officer not using a. seal, except a Judge of a U. S. Court, tho certificate of the clerk of a court of record must be adc.ed, Under his seal of office, that the person who- administered the oath is duly qualified as such officer. STATE OF lss County of ) I, , clerk of the , the same being a Court. of Record, do hereby cer tify that -. .whose genuine signa ture appears to tho foregoing affidavit, was, at thetime of signing the same, a justice of the peace in and for the coun ty aud State aforesaid, duly qualified, and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit. In testimony whereof, I have here unto set my hand as clerk, aud affixed the seal of said court, on this day of , 187 -. L. a Clerk. CJERTtFICATK OF POSTMASTER. . I, the undersigned, postmaster at , State of , after the exercise of due diligenco to inform myself of the pecuni ary ability and responsibility of the prin cipal.aud his sureties in the aforegoing bond, and of the unincumbered reales tato owned by them, respectively, here by approve said bond, and certify that the said sureties are sufficientsufficient in my belief, to insure the payment of double the entire amount of tho said bond : and I do further certify that the said bond was duly signed uy 1 his bidder, and aud sureties, before signing thi3 certificate. Postmaster. Dated 187-. For forms of proposal, bond, and cer tificate, and also for instructions as to the conditions to be embraced in the contract, fcc., see advertisement of this date in pamphlet form, inviting propo sals for mail service In North Carolina, to be found at the terminal post offices of the above routes, and to bo had on application to the Second Assistant P. M. General. Bids should bo sent in sealed envel oikjs, snperscribed "Mail proposals, State of North Carolina," and addressed to the Second Assistant Postmaster General. MARSEIALTj JEWELL, Postmaster General. THIS PAPER IS ON FIXE WITH Where Advertising Contract can Ik mad NO. 7. LOCAL. Judges Kerr and Cloud have ex char gxl circuits for the Fall Terra of their courts. 'The stone cutters employed on the government building have com pleted their workV'and most of them will leave in a day or two. The cool weather commenced just in time to save us. A mule died of sun-stroke in Stokes county the other day. The Bucket and Victor Fire Com panies, of this city, are making ar rangements for an excursion soon. These two companies are very effi cient at fires .and should be en couraged and supported by. ourei t i zens. Organize Hayes and Settle Clubs in every ward and township throughout the State. We ought to know every Republican voter in the State. Organize! organiz3 ! We have heard of a few cases of iibseiit-niindedness, such as that of a man putting his coat to bed and hanging himself on the back of a chair, but the latest is that a young lady in this city a few nights since blew out her lover and kissed the lamp. Ordinance No. 4 of the town of Greenville, Pitt county, provides a fine of ten dollars for any jackass who may be publicly exhibited upon the streets of that town, and yet the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor and other Democrats live there. Circus. Old John Robinson's Circus is coming this way. It will exhibit in Lynchburg the latter part of August, and in Petersburg early in September. Old John travels by special trains, and it re quires thirty-three cars to convey his show from point to point. The most trying moment in the life of a youth' is when he slips, for the lirst time, into a barber-shop to be shaved, and meets his father there on the same errand. Some how it takes some time for the pa rental mind to become reconciled to the fact of his hopeful's pin feath ers , By reference to our advertising columns, it will be seen that a firm is advertising for agents to sell Our Country. We would re commend Ed. , Ransom and . $20 Robbins for positions, as they have been very successful in selling a part of it. . Wade Hampton Harris, E;q.,son of the late Chas. F. Harris, "the Mark Twain of North Carolina," has become sole editor and proprie tor of the Concord Sun. Master Harris is said to be only about fif teen years of age, yet he now ranks among the first wits of the State, and gets up a paper which would do credit to men of thrice his age and experience. The Lett-Watson Case. Mr. Watson and wife, who had W. D. Lett arrested and jailed for slan dering Mrs. W. and others, being moved to pity by the wretched con dition of Lett's wife and children, proposed to withdraw the prosecu tion, provided he (Lett) would con sent to leave the city within ten days and not return for twelve months, which proposition Mr. Lett gladly accepted and the prose cution was withdrawn without a hearing. The Oberlin Burglary. On Tuesday, the colored men, John Jones and Nathan Pettiford, men tioned in ourlat as having been arrested for breaking into the house of Mr. Snipes, of Oberlin, were ar raigned before Justice Magnin, when Jones Signified his willing ness to turn State's evidence and re turn his part of the plunder. He produced the gold watch and chain , tlie trunk, and a lot of papers, which were turned over, to Mr. Snipes. At the hearing, such a plain ! case was made out against Pettiford that hwas denied bail andj)lacedinjail to await trial. His accomplice, Jones, which we re gard as tho worst of the two, was also jailed in default of a $500 bond to apjear as a witness at the next term of the Superior Court. A special- session of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, Indepen dent Order Mechanics, will be held in the City ofew Berne on Au gust 21st, 6. Jon Work executed at short no- tlce and iu a style unsurpassed by auy similar establishment In the State, RATES OF ADVERTISING . Ono square, one time, - - $ 1 00 ' two times, - . i 50 " three times, - - 2 00 Contract advertisements taken at proportionately low rates. ai'pointments. lion. Wrxi. A. Smith, Hon. R. C. Badger and Col. I. J. Young will speak at the fol lowing places : Clayton, August 1 A . tr leasant urove, Elevation, Meadow, Ingram's, 2 11 .A 5 Appointment. Hon. Jno. Pool has been appointed Superintendent of Public Instruction, by ,Gov.( Brogden, to fill the vacancy, jocca-, sioned by the resignation of S. D. Pool, and he will be here in a few days to take i charge of the office. We believe this appointment will be satisfactory to all, and aro confi dent that no more ,,irrcguIaritie8', hereafter will occur in this important office. I88DE OP MATtRIAttE L ICE The Register of Deeds for this coun ty has issued licenses to only, ten couples during tho month of July five white and fivo colored. Below is the names of the happy parlies:1 white. Julius Bridgers and Lydia Row land. Alex. Barker and Martha Scars. James "Brown and Octavla Wil kins. Hilman O'Neal and Metty Ann O'Neal. J - - - xvlMWI twill X'tlUlllU X. Bailey. COLORED. Henry fWt and Jennie Dunston. John Freeman and Maerval irasiiuiu. .- Furney Hall and Ann Eliza Hus band. Jeff Johnson and Mellv Jones. James McKenny and Gotha IIo cutt. No Dull Times .'When youed sea3onablo goods arriving dail; and departing, too, you say this: no sign of dull times. Go look a No. 7 Hargett street, and soo If this is not so. Those new Mackerel havo arrived, and a fresh lot of Herring with them. The new Mullets still, come, and go in a hurry; and be-' sides, the Family Flour sold for $3.75t per sack, very easily takes the place of that high-priced artlclo called ' "Patapsco." Meal at 20ctsa peck,' . and every other good thing at h'ard " time prices. The old shop at No. 7 , is a "great institution." Carry your money there. tf Judge Logan. Tho Bourbon press, with their usual system of lying, have put forth tho rumor' that Hon. Geo. W. Logan, of Ruth erford, would not sunnort tho Re .... 1 .1 ! CH..i i!..t.l. fPLI- puuiiuiiu oiiitu llCKCl. XIUS, WO Logawis a true and tried Rcdu can, and a patriotic citizen. S I " Jl aw m - oeinc me case, no coum not n with thfi sn-ftillod DomfwraftnnT . v TTn will sunnnrfv wifli Ma naitl X t v a a a UkJU & ability, both tho Republican Nj tional and State tickots. ifV 1 ' J regards lottery circulars, which1 hi recentlv been named, and in nn'w A law : "That it shall not be- lawful to convey by mail, nor to deposit in n post office to be sent by mail, any. letters or circulars concerning lot teries, so called gift concerts, of other similar enterprises offering prizes, or concerning schemes de vised and intended to deceive and defraud tho public for the purposo of obtaining money under falso prc tenses,and a penalty of not more than $500, nor less than $100, with cost of prosecution, is hereby imposed upon conviction in any Federal Court, of the violation of this section." It will be observed that by this amendment letters and circulars relating to all lotteries, without re gard to the character of such lot teries, are declared unmailable and that the depositing of such letters or circulars in a post-office to bo sent by mail is an offense to bo punish ed, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, and the cost of the prosecution. Last week a colored man byTTuTv name of John Clarke, was engaged in cleaning out a well on tho placo of Mr. Abel Rhyne,in Gaston coun ty, when he felt himself being over come by the foul air.. Ho got In j the bucket and called to persons at the top of the well to draw him up. They began drawing, but as tho bucket ascended, the negro becamo so much overpowered that ho lost his balance, and fell out. IIo was taken out of the well, dead We learn that some tim& since Dr. Isaac Jackson, of Whitoville, cuta ball out of a young man of Columbu3 county, by the name of Joshua Gore, which he had carried in his body for eleven years. It was a minnie ball, and when taken out, the Doctor, noticing some par ticles of powder adhering to it, struck a match and applied it to the , ball, when the powder flashed the same as if it had been fresh from -tho cartridge. WllmlngtOit Star, - v f IT