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Official.Papcr of North Carolina.
Official Paper of the United States.
There was In the City one Sosis. infamous
for hit Insolence and villainy, who thought the
perfection of Liberty was hcentkmsnws of
Speech. Plutarch.
THURSDAY, JAN. 23, 1873.
An Extended Lease of Party
Life.
A correspondent of the Raleigh
Sentinel gravely tells the people of
North Carolina that the Republican
party will remain in power in
North Carolina four years more
after the expiration of Gov. Gald
well's term, Dec. 31, 1876.
This correspondent says remove
his disabilities and "William W.
HOLDEN WILL BE THE NEXT GOV
ERNOIt OF OUR STATE."
Republican BeformsThe Frank
ing" Privilege.
It will be remembered that the
abolition of the franking privilege
that is the privilege members of
Congress and heads of the Govern
ment at Washington enjoy of send
ing letters and other mail matter
free of postage was one of -the
planks in the last National Repub
lican Convention at Philadelphia.
The Senate has passed the ' bill
abolishing the franking privilege,
to go into effect first of July, 1873.
Of course if Mr. Greeley had been
elected, with a Congress of his
stripe, no sucn reiorm would have
been possible. The Democrats have
been so Ion or out; in the cold that
they must have held on the "frank
ing privilege" for four years at
least.
It is now perfectly plain that ev
ery reform promised by the Repub
lican party will be carried out and
accomplished under President
Grant's administration.
Governor Holden's Disabilities
There should be no delay in the
action of the General Assembly in
relieving Governor Holden of the
disqualification to hold office in
other words, to relievo him of the
political disabilities imposed by the
last Legislature.
Mr. Badger, of the House, has
brought the matter prominently to
the attention of the Legislature, and
in an able and comprehensive legal
argument shown wherein the Gen
eral Assembly has the amplest
power of relief.
, It therefore becomes, now, a mat
ter of disposition merely. Are the
Democrats and Conservatives of
this Legislature disposed to grant
relief from political disability to
the only man they have had it in.
their power to disqualify ?
The Congress of the United States
has granted general amnesty to our
people under bans for political of
fences." And a petition has gone up
sembly praying that power to make
its Amnesty universal. The matter
has been presented to the Senate
by Senator Pool, and we may look
any day, for the relief of Messrs.
Graham, Craige, Smith and the
balance of the few men in .North
Carolina still under the political
disabilities imposed bv fYin
Is it possible that the Legislature
of North J Carolina is 'to bear the
responsibility of holding under po
litical disabilities the only man
banned in our State ? .
Let the Legislature act promptly
and in a manner to show to the
world that in its appeals for amnes
ty, the General Assembly of North
Carolina is prepared to give amnes
ty as well as receive amnesty.
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Business Manager,
Raleigh, N. C.
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where to work for the paper on the
above conditions, and for the inter
est they feel in the permanency and
success of t he Republican party ; a
permanency and success to be at
tained and secured in no better and
more certain way than by sustain
ing and promoting the efficiency
and permanent success of the central
organ at the State Capitol ; for what
m 1 M t "W .
wouia me tepuDiican party in
North Carolina be without an organ
at Raleigh
North Carolina Election Returns
AUGUST AND NOVEMBER, 1872.
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Counties. y -5
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Alamance, 1,015 1,270 925 850
Alexander, 389 545 313 3G7
Alleghany, 184 339 142 220
Anson, 1,019 1,191 1,017 976
Ashe, 761 752 542 312
Beaufort, 1,565 1,331 1,459 1,019
Bertie, 1,514 949 1,517 690
Bladen, 1,448 1,208 1,409 758
Brunswick, 708 711 857 490
Buncombe, 1,114 1,538 970 1,109
Burke, 0.S3 852 565 544
Cabarrus, 811 1,161 796 945
Caldwell, 332 829 319 521
Camden, 554 562 545 434
Carteret, 739 1,062 652 744
-Caswell, J, 456 1,415 1,554 1,261
Catawba, 422 1.261 441 1,252
Chatham, 1,683 1,774 1,586 1,300
Cherokee, 433 486 372 284
Chowan, 742 576 767 430
Clay, 142 252 125 204
Cleaveland, 547 1,099 553 451
Columbus, 693 1,045 777 730
Craven, 2,708 1,146 2,759 954
Cumberland, 1,883 1,890 1,846 1,442
Currituck, 319 763
Dare. 270 232 217 144
Davidson, 1,516 1,384 1,454 714
Davie, 662 826 637 510
Duplin, l,035r 1,750 1,039 1,211
Edgecombe, 3,452 1,474 3,436 1,221
Forsythe, 1,115 1,033 1,100 758
Franklin, 1,560 1,475 1,543 1,197
Gaston, 688 927 640 808
Gates, 512 754 465 600
Granville, 2,655 1,976 2,653 1,690
Greene, 947 783 920 475
Guilford, 1,831 1,849 1,736 1,380
Graham, 37 80
Halifax, 3,640 1,673 3,794 1,485
Harnett, 695 .795 669 657
Haywood, 420 749 341 668
Henderson, 716 505 536 369
Hertford, 983 874 965 558
Hyde, . 610 816 420 528
Iredell, 994 1,738 980 1,159
Jackson, 166 554 138 425
Johnston, 1,374 1,481 1,368 809
Jones, 639 559 654 375
Lenoir, 1,270 944 1,304 701
Lincoln, 706 903 624 737
Macon, . 130 655 159 493
Madison, 641 635 417 3S0
Martin, 1,048 1,035 1,291 959
McDowell, 519 706 455 448
Mecklenburg 2,261 2,511 2,181 2,202
Mitchell, 628 195 468 64
Montgomery, 653 475 620 241
Moore, 881 1,055 731 714
Nash, 1,293 1,284 1,215 1,003
NewHanover 3,614 2,261 3,445 1,877
Northampton 1,990 1,095 1,998 752
Onslow, 492 892 529 720
Orange, 1.321 1.945,' 1,267 1,483
Pamlico, 358 446 358 290
Pasquotank, 1,053 657 1,049 351
Perquimans, 910 642 892 397
Person, 819 1,101 800 934
Pitt, 1,775 1,782 1,734 1,429
Polk, 342 224 264 99
Randolph, 1,389 1,364 1,291 1 '983
Richmond, 1,304 1,016 1,186 730
Robeson, 1,583 1,631 1,503 1,051
Rockingham 1,301 1,653 1,370 1,416
Rowan, 1,118 1,655 976 962
Rutherford, 1,013 727 928 399
Sampson, - 1,464 1,697 1,470 889
Stanley, 366 646 383 478
Stokes, , 830 905 825 839
Surry, 838 989 887 681
Swain, 29 332 35 263
Transylvania 203 379 150 230
Tyrrell, 347 391 321 235
Union, 631 1,022 451 008
Wake, 3,843 3,269 3,705 2,407
Warren, 2,380 1,107 2,455 1,008
Washington, 917 492 935 390
Watauga, 853 435 187 197
Wayne, 1,949 1,749 1,934 1,311
Wilkes, 1,294 1,034 1,178 639
Wilson, 1,152 1,319 1,124 1,053
Yadkin, 866 759 817 518
Yancey, 382 503 307 ' 344
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98,630 96,731
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QORN 'AND MEAL always on hand
A. C. SANDERS fe CO.,
No. 2 Martin street.
Raleigh, Nov. 22, 1872. 61 d3m
UMiTEfi BTAfrm MaiL
. Post Office Department. '
Washington, December 1, 1872.
PROP05ALS will be received, at the Con
tract Office of this Department until 3
p. m. of March 3, 1873, for conveying
the mails of the United States from July
1, 1873, to June 30, 1875, in the State of
NORTH CAROLINA, ' !
on the routes and by the schedules of
departures and arrivals herein specified.
Decisions announced on or before
March 20, 1878.
Bidders should examine carefully the
forms, and instructions annexed. See
laws requiring certified check or draft
with bids of 5,000 and upward.
NORTH CAROLINA.
5257 From Hickory Tavern, by Dudley
Shoals, Brusley Mountain, and
Warrior Creek, to Wilkesboro', 45
miles and back, once a week.
Leave Hickory Tavern Tuesday at
lpm;
Arrive at Wilkesboro' Wednesday
by 7 p m ;
Leave Wilkesboro' Monday at 7 a m ;
Arrive at Hickory Tavern next day
by 12 m.
5258 From Catawba Station, by Yount's
Mills, Cline's Store, White Sul
plTur Springs, and Hickory Tav
ern,' to. Jefferson, 85 miles and
back, once a week.
. Leave Catawba Station Monday at
8.30 am;
Arrive at Jefferson Wednesday by
5pm;
Leave Jefferson Thursday at 8.30
am;
Arrive at Catawba Station Saturday
by 5 p m.
5259 From Troy, by Macedonia, to Car
thage, 33 miles and back, once a
week.
Leave Troy.'Wednesday at 6 a m ;
Arrive at Carthage by 5 p m ;
Leave Carthage Thursday at 6 a m ;
Arrive at Troy by 5 p m.
5260 From Globe to Blowing Rock, 9i
miles and back, once a week.
Leave Globe Friday at 10am;
Arrive at Blowing Rock by 1 p m ;
Leave Blowing Rock Wednesday ai
lpm;
Airive at Globe by 3 p m.
5261 From Warm Springs to Spring
Creek, 18 miles and back, once a
week.
Leave Warm Springs Saturday at 6
a m ;
Arrive at Spring Creek by 12 m ;
Leave Spring Creek Saturday at 1
p m;
Arrive at Warm Springs by 7 p m.
5262 From Catawba Vale, by Crooked
Creek and Stone Mountain, to
Bear "Wallow, 19 miles and back,
once a week.
Leave Catawba Vale Thursday at 7
a m ;
Arrive at Bear Wallow by 1 p m ;
Leave Bear Wallow Thursday at 2
p m;
Arrive at Catawba Yale by 8 p m.
5263 From Mull Store to Happy Home,
12 miles and back, once a week.
Leave Mull Store Friday at 1 p m ;
Arrive at Happy Home by 5 p m ;
Leave Happy Home Friday at 8
am;
Arrive at Mull Store by 12 m.
5264 From Brown's Summit to Company
Mills, 9 miles and back, once a
week.
Leave Brown's Summit Saturday at
9am.
Arrive at Company Mills by 12 m ;
Leave Company Mills Saturday at 1
p m;
Arrive at Brown's Summit by 4 p
in.
5265 From Wilkesboro', by Hunting
Creek, Zimmerman, Poplar Bridge
and Union Grove, to Olin, 27 3-4
miles and back, once a week.
Leave Wilkesboro Friday at 7 a m ;
Arrive at Olin by 4 p m ;
Leave Olin Saturday at 7 a m ;
Arrive at Wilkesboro' by 4 pm.
5266 From Onslow C. H. to Swansboro',
27 miles and back once a week.
Leave Onslow C. II. Tuesday at 1
p m ;
Arrive at Swansboro' by 7pm;
Leave Swansboro' cdnesday at 8
am;
Arrive at Onslow C. H. by 2 p m.
5267 From Columbia to Gum Neck, 18
miles and back, once a 'week.
Leave Columbia Monday at 1 p m ;
Arrive at Gum Neck by 6 p m ;
Leave Gum Neck Monday at 7 a m ;
Arrive at Columbia by 12 m.
5268 From Aquone, by Copperville, Tus-
quitee, and Fort Heinbree, to
Hayesville, 18 miles and back,
once a week. .
Leave Aquone Monday at 10 a n;
Arrive at Hayesville by 4.30 p'm ;
-Leave Hayesville Monday at 5 p m ;
Arrive at Aquone by 9 a m.
5269 From Dudley, by Jericho, to Stra-
bane, 22 miles and back, once a
week.
Leave Dudley Friday at 7 a m ;
Arrive at Strabane by 1 p m ;
Leave Strabane Friday at 2 p m ; .
Arrive at Dudley by 8 p m.
5270 From Kinston, by Comfort, to Rich
land's, 31 miles and back, once a
week.
Leave Kinston Saturday at 6 a m ;
Arrive at Richland's by 8 p m ;
Leave Richland's Friday at 6am;
Arrive at Kinston by 8 p in.
5271 From Elizabethtown, by Downing-
ville, Melvinville, and Warrens
ville, to Clinton, 36 miles and
back, once a week.
Leave Elizabethtown Friday at 6
am;
Arrive at Clinton by 6 pm.
Leave Clinton Saturday at 6 am ;
Arrive at Elizabethtown by 6 p m.
5272 From Enfield, by Heathsville. Brink-
leyville, and Ringwood. to En
field, equal to 16 miles Lul, '
once a week. i -
Leave Enfield Tuesday at 6 a m ; -Arrive
at Enfield by 6 p m.
5273 From Hookerton, bv Ridsre Sorinir.
Johnson's Mills, Coxville, and
. Rose Hill, to Greenville, 36 miles
miles and back, once a week. - r
Leave Hookerton Saturday at 7 a ra ;
Arrive at Greenville by 7 p ra ;
Leave Greenville Friday at 7 a m ;
Arrive at Hookerton by 7 p m.-
5274 From Pollocksville. bv Palo Alto, to
Swansboro 27 miles and back,
twice' a week. ... . i
Leave Pollocksville Saturday and
' Wednesday at 11.30 a m ;
1 'Arrive at Swansboro by 8 p m ; -'
- Leave Swansboro' Tuesday and Sat
urday at 4 a m ;
Arrive at Pollocksville by 11.30
a m.
. ......
5275 Frdih Rocky Point, by LUilngton,
Point Caswell, and Moore's Creek,
to Black River Chapel 80 miles
end back, once a week. 5 t
Leave Rocky Point Friday at .7 a m ;
Arrive at Black ;River Chapel by 6
p.m;
Leave Black River Chapel Thurs
dav at 7 a m r
Arrive at Rocky Pbiat by 6 p n
From Wilmington to Smithville, 30
5276
miles and back, twiee week, by
steamboat. x
Leave Wilmington Tuesday and Sat
urday t 3 pm;!U !' -
Arrive at Smithville by 7 p m ; :
Leave Smithville Monday and Fri
day at 6 am;
Arrive at Wilmington' by 12 m. '
5277 From Lumberton, by ' Floriesville,
Leesville and Brooklin, to Faia
Bluff. 25 . miles and rback, once, a
..week.' r- r;, .... ... .
Leave Lumberton Friday at 7 am ;
Arrive at Fair Bluff by 5 p m ,
Leave Fair Bluff Saturday at 7 a m;
Arrive at Lumberton by 5 p Wi, ,-
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FORM OF PROPOSAL GUARANTEE,
AND CERTIFICATE.' 1
JProposal.
The undersigned
' whose
postoffice address is , county of -,
State of . "' ' " ' , proposes to convey the
mails of the United .Staies, from' July' 1,
1873, to June 30, 1875, on route No. ,
between and , under the ad
vertisement of the Postmaster General,
dated December 1, 1872, with celerity,
certainty and security" (law of June 8,
1872), for the annual sum of r-
dollars.
This proposal is made with the full
knowledge of the distance of the route,
the weight of the mail to be can ied and
all other particulars in reference to the
route and service ; and, also, after a
carefut examination of the laws and in
structions attached to advertisement of
mail service ; and of the provisions con
tained in the act of Congress of June 8,
1872.
Dated
, Bidder.
Guarantee.
The undersigned, residing at
State of , undertake that, if the
foregoing bid for carrying the mail on
route No. , be accepted by the Post
master General, the bidder will, prior to
the 1st of June, 1873, enter into the re
quired obligation, or contract, to perform
the service proposed, with good and suffi
cient sureties.
This we do, understandig distinctly
the obligations and liabilities assumed'
by guarantors.
Dated
Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster at
State of , certifies, under his oath
of office, that he is acquainted with the
above guarantors, and knows them to be
men of property, and able to make good
their guarantee; and that bidder and guar
antors are above the age of 21 years.
Bids of $5,000 and upwards muxt be
accompanied by a certified check, or
draft, on some solvent national bank,
equal to 5 per eentum on the present an
nual pay on the route ; or in case of new
service, not less than 5 per eentum of one
year's pay proposed in bid. Section
253, Act of June 8, 1872.)
The Postmaster muat not. sign the cer
tificate until the sum of the bid is inserted
and the bid and guarantee signed by all
the parties, and dated.
OATH REQUIRED BY SECTION 246
OF AN ACT OF CONGRESS, AP
PROVED JUNE 8, 1872, TO BE AF
FIXED TO EACH BID FOR CARRY
ING THE MAIL, AND TO BE TAKEN
BEFORE AN OFFICER QUALIFIED
TO ADMINISTER OATHS.
I, , of , bidder
for conveying the mail on route No. ,
from , do swear that I have
the ability pecuniarily to fulfill my obliga
tion as such bidder ; that the bid is made
in good faith, and with the intention to
enter into contract and perform the service
in case said bill should be accepted ; and
that the signatures of the guarantors
thereto are genuine, and that I believe the
said guarantors to be pecuniarily respon
sible for and able, to pay all damages the
United States shall Suffer by reason of my
failing to perform my obligations as such
bidder.
Sworn to and subscribed before me ,
for the of , this ; day
of -, A. D. 187 and in testimony
thereof I "hereunto subscribe my name and
affix my official seal the day and year afore
said. '
, seal.
Note. When the oath is taken before a
justice of the peace, the certificate of the
clerk of a court of record should be added,
under his seal of ' his office, that the person
who administered the oath is a duly quali
fied justice of the peace.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND
POSTMASTERS.
Containing also, conditions to be incor
porated in the contracts to the extent
the Department may deem proper.
1. Seven minutes are allowed to each in
termediate office, when not otherwise spe
cified for assorting the mails. '
2. On routes where the mode of con
veyance admits of it, the special agents of
the Post Office Department, also post office
blanks, mail bags, locks and keys, are to be
conveyed without extra charge.
3. "Way bills" or receipts prepared by
postmasters, or other agents of the De
partment, will accompany tHe mails, speci
fying the number and destination of the
several bags , to be examined by .. the post
masters, to insure regularity in the delivery
of bags and pouches. , V.
4. No pay will be made for trips not per
formed ; and for each df-Suchf omissions, if
the failure be occasioned by1 the fault of
the contractor or carrier, three times the
pay of the trip will be deducted.' For ar
rivals so far behind time as to break con
nection with depending mails, and not suf
ficiently -excused, one-fourth of the com-,
pensation for the trip is "subject to for-,
feiture.; For repeated delinquencies of the
kind herein specified, enlarged "penalties,
proportioned to the nature thereof, and the
importance of the mail, may,bo made.
5. For leaving behind or throwing off
the mail3, or any portion of them, for the.
admission of passengers, or for being con
fcerued in setting j up or . running an ex
press conveying intelligence in advance of
the maiLa quarter's pay inayjje deducted.
6. Fines will be imposed, unless the de
linquency be promptly and eatisfactorily
explained by certificates of postmasters or
the affidavits of other credible persons, for
failing to arrive in contract time ; for neg
lecting, to take the mail from, or deliver it
into, a post office for suffering it to be
wet,'-" injured, i destroyed, robbed or lost;
and for refusing, after demand, to convey
the mail as , frequently as the contractor
rims,' Or is concerned in running, a coach,
car, or steamboat on a route.
.i TJ iThe Postmaster General may annul
the, contract .for repeated failures to run
agreeably to contract ; for violating the
post office laws, or' disobeying the instruc
tions of the Department ; for refusing to dis
charge a carrier when required by the De
partment to do so ; for running an express
as aforesaid ; or for transporting persons
or packages conveying mailable matter out
of the mail.
8. The Postmaster General may or
der an increase of service on a route
by allowing therefor a Vro kata in
. crease"' on ' the w contract pay. He may
change schedules of departures and ar
rivals in all cases, and particularly to
make -them conform to connections with
railroads, without increase of pay, pro
vided, the running time be not abridged.
The Postmaster General may also discon
tinue or curtail the service, in whole or in
part, in order to place on the route supe
rior service, or whenever the public in
terests, in his judgment, shall requite 6uch
discontinuance op curtailment for any
other came; he allowing as full indem
nity to contractor one month's extra pay
on the amount of service dispensed with,
and a pro rata compensation for the
amount of service retained and contiuned.
9. Payments will be made by collections
from, or drafts on, postmasters or other
wise, after the expiration of each quarter
say in November, February, May and
August, provided that required evidence
of service has been received.
10. The distances given are believed to
be substantially correct ; but no increased
pay will be allowed should they be greater
than advertised, if the points to be supplied
are correctly stated. Bidders must inform
themselves on this point, and also in refer
ence to the weight of the mail, the condi
tion of hills, roads, streams. fcc. and all
toll bridsres, turnpikes, plank roads, ferries,
or obstructions of . any kind by which ex
pense may be incurred. No claim for ad
ditional pay, based on such ground, can be
considered : nor for alledsred mistakes or
misapprehension as to the degree of ser
vice ; nor for bridges destroyed, ferries dis
continued, or other obstructions causing or
increasing distance or expense occurring
duriner the contract- term. Offices estab
lished after this advertisement is issued,
'and also during the contract term, are to
visited without extra pay. if the distance
be not increased.
1 1 Bidders are cautionedto mail their pro
posals in tinle to reach the Department by
the day and hour named (3 p. m., JVlarcli 6,
1873), for bids received after that time will
not be considered in competition with bids,
of reasonable amount, received in time.
Neither can bids bo considered which are
without the guarantee required by law, and
a certificate of the sufficiency of such guar
antee, and the oath of fhe bidder accord
ing to section 246, act of June 8, 1872.
12. Bidders should first propose for ser
vice strictly according to the advertise
ment, and then, if they desire, separately,
for different service: and it the regular
bid be the lowest offered for the advertised
service, the other propositions may be con
sidered.
1 3. There should be but one route bid
for in a proposal. Consolidated or com
bination bids. (" proposing one sum for
two or more routes'") cannot be considered,
14. The ronte, the service, the yearly
pay, the name and residence of the bidder
(that is, his usual post-office address), and
the name of each member of a firm, where
a company offers, should be distinctly
stated.
15. Bidders are requested to use, as far
as practicable, the printed proposals fur
nished by the Department, to write out in
full the snm of their bids, and to retain
copies of them.
Altered bids should not be submitted ;
nor should bids once submitted be drawn.
No withrawal of a bidder or guarantor will
be allowed unless the withdrawal is re
ceived twenty -four hours previous to the
time fixed for opening the proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two
responsible persons. The bid and guaran
tee should besiGNED plainly with the full
name of each person.
The Postmaster General reserves the
right to reject any bid which may be
deemed extravagant; and also to disre
gard the bids of Tailing contractors' and
bidders. (Act of June 8, 1872. section
249.)
16. The bid should be sealed, super
scribed " Mail Proposals, State of North
Carolina," addressed "Second Assistant
Postmaster General, Conrtact Office," and
sent by mail, not by or to an agent. Bids
of $5,000 per annum and upward must be
accompanied by a certified check or draft
on some solvent national bank, equal to 5
per cent, of the amount. (See'law of Con
gress of June 8, 1872.)
17. The contracts are to be executed and
returned to the Department by or before the
st dvy of June, 1873, otherwise the accepted
bidder will be considered as having failed,
and the Post Master General may proceed to
contract for the service with other parties, ac-
cordina to law.
Transfers of contracts, are forbidden by
law, and consequently cannot be allowed.
Neither can bids, or interests in bids, be
transferred or assigned to other parties.
Bidders will therefore take notice that they
will be expected to perform the service
awarded to them through the whole con
tract term.
18. Section 249 of the act of June 8,
1872, provides that contracts for the trans ;
portation of the mail shall be 'awarded to the
lowest bidder tendering sufficient guarantees
for faithful performance, without other ref
erence to the mode of such transportation
than may be necessary to provide for the
due celerity, certainty, and security there
of." Under this law' bids that propose to
transport the mails with " celerity, certainty,
and security,7' having been decided to be the
only legal bids, are construed as providing
for the entire mail, Iiowever large, and
whatever may be the mode of conveyance nec
essary to insure it " celerity, certainty and
security? and have the preference over all
others, and no others are considered, except
for steamboat routes. , 'X J
19. 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, with guarantee and certificate, is the
only way to modify a previous bid.
20. Postmasters are to be careful not to
certify to the sufficiency of guarantors
wihout knowing that they are persons of
sufficient responsibility. (See section 247,
act of June 8, 1872.) They must not sign
the certificate until the sum of the bid is
"inserted and the bid and guarantee are
signed by the bidder and (two) guarantors ;
a disregard of : this instruction by tJie Post
masters will subject them to immediate re
moval, and to severe penalties. Vi y
-A Postmasters are also liable to dismissal
from office for acting as agents of contrac
tors or bidders, with or without compensa
tion, in any bu&iness, matter, or thing, re
lating to the mail service. They are the
trusted agents of the Department, and can
not consistently act in both capacities.
21. All bidders, , guarantors, and sure
ties are distinctly notified that on a failure
to enter into or '.perform the contracts for
the service proposed for in the accepted bids,
their legal liabilities will be en force against
them. "
22. Present contractors, and persons
known at the Department, must, equal
with others, procure guaianators and
certificates of their sufficiency substan
tially in the forms above - prescribed.
The certificate of sufficiency must be signed
by a postmaster.
JNO. A. J. CRESWELL,
jan 23 w6v. Postmaster General.
INSURANCE.
A STATE INSTITUTION V
Safe, Conservative, Energetic
THE WILMINGTON, N. C,
INSURANCE C03IPANY.
ITS SUCCESS ENCOURAGING.
Its Stability Assured
OFFICERS:
Dn. A. J. DeROSSET, President.
JOHN W. ATKINSON, Vice President.
F. II. CAMERON, Secretary.
Dk. E. A. ANDERSON, Medical Director.
DIRECTORS :
J. W. Atkinson, General Insurance Ag:ent.
I. li. Grainger, President Uank of New
Hanover.
F. W. Kerchner, Grocer and Commission
Merchant.
C. M. Stedrnan, of Wright & Stedman.
T. II. McKoy, of VV. A. Whitehead & Co.
Fayetteville.
Dr. A. J. DeRosset, President.
H. li. Eilers, Commission Merchant.
A. A. Williard, of Williard Brothers.
W. A. Gumming, of Northrop A Cumming.
G. W. Williams, of Williams & Mureuison.
Eli Murray, of E. Murray & Co.
Ilob't Henning. of Dawson Teel A Hen nine.
Alex. Sprunt, British Vice Consul, of Srunt
fe liinson.
P. Murphv. Attorney at Law.
J. D. Williams, of J. D. Wiiliams t Co.,
Fayettevuie.
Jas. C. Mcltae, Att'y at Law, Fayetteville.
I. B. Kelly, Merchant, Kenansville.
J. T. Pope, Merchant, Lumberton.
This Is strictly a
HOME LIFE COMPANY".
Its Officers and Directors are citizens of
the State, ol high charater for business
capacity, enterprise and probity. It otters
every
Substantial Renefit
that Northern Companies do, with the great
additional consideration that the capital is
kept within the State, and, therefore, helps
to buna up ana ioster Home institutions.
Another important fact to be considered
is, that the W ilmington Life, has thus far
obtained a very much larger interest for
the money invested at home, than any of
A I T Vl. 1 . I I . I ...
me ixcw iuiiv Vjuiuuuuies receive lur uieir
investments, according to their sworn state
ments before the Commissioner of that StateJ
These unquestionable facts should, com
mend this Company, above all others, to
our people. Let it bo borne in mind that
millions of dollars received for Life premi
ums nave been sent JNortn since tne war.
which at once drains the South and enrich
es the plethoric capitalists of the North. If
there was no other consideration, safety,
iairness ana cneapness Deing equal, wny
North Carolinians should insure at home,
inis were more man suincient,
The Wilmington- Life
has excellent special features.
It places no restriction on Residence or
Travel ; It makes no extra charge for Fe
male risks ; and its policies are incontesta
ble after Five Years.
Its business is managed economically. Its
risks are taken with equal caution. Its in
vestments are made judiciously.
Its motto is: .
" Economy Promptnesst Painless."
AGENTS WANTED in every County, in the
State, with whom the most liberal terms
will be made. Apply to
JAMES D. BROOKS,
General Supervising Agent,
or, THEO. H. HILL,
Local Agent;
Jan. 8. dAwCm. Raleigh, N. C.
S. D. HARRISON,
Wholesale and. Retail Grocer,
Corner Fayetteville and Martin
Streets,
JJAS ON II AND A FULL STOCK
FRESH GROCERIES,
such as
Racon,
Lard,
Butter, '
Salt,
Cheese,
Flour,
Meal,
Potaotes,
Pickles in Jars and Barrels.
Candies and Fruits, Sugars and
Coffees, Crockery and
Wooden Ware, Boots
, and Shoes.
Everything usually kept, in a first-
class Grocery Store, can be had, at the
lowest cash prices. ,
S. D. HARRISON.
. Raleigh, October 23, 1872. 61 d3m.
ACON! BACON!!
f 10 Hhds. Long Clear Sides. :
io , Bulk.
5' 3oxes Breakfast Strips. ' ' -l
1000 Lbs. Canvassed Hams. : '
N. C. Pork received daily, at
A. C. SANDERS & CO., .
No. 2 Martin street.
Raleigh, Nov. 22 1872. 61 d3m.
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