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THE DAILY ERA. a-Ail Letters relating to Subscriptions, or Advertisements, must be addressed to Y, M BROWN, Business ITlanaer. Subscribers wishing their papers changed, will please state the office from as well as the one to which they wish ' the fhange made. .It is impossible to recollect every bodys P. O. Subscribers receiving their papers with a cross M mark; may know that the time for which . they subscribed is nearly out, and unless they renew, after receiving two' papers, with a cross mark, their papers will be discontinued. Advertising: Rates of Xlie Era. DAILY BATES: o SauAUES. 1 m. 2m's. 3 m's. 6m's. 12 m's. Snuare. $ 8 00 $12 00 $16 00 S30 00 $50 00 2 o lid UV 1 UU IlU V7 tXJ W IM W 16 00 18 00 22 00 40 00 75 00 18 00 20 00 2T) 00 50 00 85 00 20 00 24 00 30 00 55 00 100 00 30 00 40 00 00 00 90 00 100 00 4-5 00 75 00 100 00 100 00 300 00 3 do 4 do yi Column, i L do WEEKLY RATES: Vo SorRfcs. 1 m;2m's. 3 m's. 6 m's. 12 m's. I square, j do S 3 00 S 5 00 5 7 00 $10 00 $16 00 0 00 12 00 15 m I00 1KUU 25 00 40i')y 1200 ieoo 15 09 2100 17 W 28 00 18 00 32 0.) 2000, 35 00 30 00 50 00 50 00 fciOOd 26 00 3Ti 00 40 00 45 00 '50 00 M) 00 150 00 i d. . Column, 12 00 do 20 w l2 ,U 30 00 TUESDAY, FEB. lltli, -1873. T II E WE STERN NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. Views Thereon more than a Year ago. From the Asheville Citizen, Nov. 9, 1871. Editor Asheville Citizen : Dear Sik I have seen in your issue of last week the paragraph re ferring to the statement of the Pres ident of the W. N. C. It. It., that arrangements had been made with the Pennsylvania Company for the completion of this road to Paint Hock. I have heard, too, with some surprise, the comments of some'of your people upon this subject. I am persuaded, however, to believe that the feeling exhibited does not spring from personal ill-will toward the parties concerned, or sectional prejudices, but from a misconcep tion of facts and proper considera tion of the condition in which this road finds itself to-day ; and of the needs as well as the resources of the country through which it passes. I believe that every man of sound judgment in your section will ad mit that all material advancement in civilization, wealth and general prosperity, depends, as far as you are concerned, upon railroad facili ties. I believe, too, that all will admit that the State is not in a condition to aid her internal im provements. I doubt if many be lieve that individual contributions and county subscriptions can be obtained for the road in question. If you then want a road, upon which your very existence, in a great measure, depends, and cannot build it, why object to others doing so for you ? To the objections urged against the proposed arranic -merit referred to, I reply, there is no good in this life unmixed with evil. If great monied corporations are to be fear ed for the power they wield, the conception and perfection of thor ough system, uniform gauge, rapid ity and certainty of transportation, and low rates of freight and travel, are not attainable upon roads com posed of a multitude of branches belonging to separate companies. The experience of this country, and Europe is certainly in favor of con solidated lines. . ,f I am not one of those who, whilst enumerating a list of conscientious scruples, say, " we see this great Pennsylvania Company stretching out its arms and grasping all our thoroughfares, and it is useless to endeavor to stem the tide of its en croachment." If we believe they, are enemies, let us meet themias such. If they come as friends, let us give them welcome. Surely we have intelligence enough to discern their objects, and we should allow discretion to influence our policy. The conjecture upon the part of some of our worthy friends that 14 the Yankees are building rail roads in the South to complete its subjugation," is too absurd to an swer. We think a surer way would be to tear up those already built. The Pennsylvania Central Road is prominent among the great com peting lines that are now seeking oouthern trade and travel, but they build roads to make money by the use of them. Should they succeed in getting control of our lines, t wilt plainly be to manage them well, aud to foster every measure tendiug to develop the resources of the country and increase their local business. But another and more serious ob jection urged by men who sincerely desire the nromotion of the best in terests of the country, is the loss on the State's money invested in this work, and that of the private stock holders, which will inevitably re sult from asale of the road. I waive the consideration of curtailing the State's political influence by taking this road out of her hands. Sensi ble men of both political parties of the day agree that the .road will be greatly benefitted by the change and the State will not be injured As to the claims of private stock holdersmany of them are almost nominal few, if ariy, of them would by their loss seriously em barrass the holders of them, and to each and all the prospect of divi dends is very far in the future. But friends of the road ask, how can we consent to sell for a sum barely suffi cient to liquidate the debts of the Company, amounting to about 700,000, property that has cost the State $4,000,000? I do not pretend to know for what price it is proposed to sell the road, nor do I know the precise number of bonds that have been is sued to it. Tt is nnt material for tnis. argument. I am sure the cash proceeds of the bonds has been t than $2,500,000. ' Should the State repudiate her debt, and also" lose this road, she will lose what has cost her nothing. Should she not repudiate, she cer tainly will suffer great loss in the event of a sale to which the finan cial embarrassments of the Company seem every day " pressing it more and more. But does she lose,$7,000, 000, the alleged bonded debt on ac count of this road ? I can convince you "that she (does not. j The i fact that I pay $1,000 for a piece of hmd, is no evidence that the land is worth that amount of money ; and just , so the market value of this road may differ" materially from 'His. intrinsic value or its costTt will require $2,000,000 to complete theroadrto Pa in t Rock. ". Should the Statq "do the work, she will be creditor to the road for $0,000,000, and leaving-out of view, entirely the interest of pri vate stockholders, what sane k man believes that the net earnings can ever pay the interest on the road ? The truth is, the road has cost too much money In these days of im proved rollingstock and machinery, we cannot but look with regret to the means wasted in building roads, costly. beyond all comparison with the benefits. to ;be - derived -from them. I am satisfied that if no eon krUcHH1 nMfM4i th une, a rail wayr of; three feet guage could bel built' from fenrvta Paint Rock that would more : tnari satisfy the utmost demands that could be made upon. its capacity for ireignt, or capability for . speedy transportation for the next fifty years; and that it could be built and equipped for less than $3,000,- 000, and operated; for a sum not greatly exceeding half the running expenses or the road if completed on its present guage. By whomsoever this road is fin ished it will doubtless be done upon its present guage. To do so will cost as I have said, $2,000,000. : If now, a road in all respects as effi cient as it would be when complet ed, can be built for $3,000,000, then any party bidding for the road in its present condition would cer tainly not be willing to give more than $1,000,000 for it. It' such a. road could be built for less than $3,000, 000, and if when built it could be operated for thirty-five per cent, of its gross earnings instead of fifty or sixty per cent, if operated upon the wider guage, then the purchasers of the road would have cause to reduce their bid exactly as this sum might be great or small ; besides a reduc tion due to a consideration of the worn condition of the rails and de cayed condition of the ties upon more than half the road at present operated. Whilst. I believe that the advo cates of the Narrow Guage ignore the fact that roads built upon the Standard Guage are capable of great improvement in construction and equipment, I believed that the po sition I have taken is tenable and the statements in the main are cor rect. This is not the place to discuss the merits of the Narrovy, Guage. It certainly is destined to bear an im portant part in the railways of the future. Against the introduction of its comparative cost and efficiency, i nto this argument but one objection can be made and supported, viz: the breaking of bulk at the termini Salisbury and Paint Rock. Of course the latter point would not be selected for such a change, and the immense saving in operating ex penses would enable the company to. feel but slightly the inconveni ence mentioned. Vl think I have shown that the ap prehensions of a great loss to the State by a transfer of this road are not well grounded, since this loss exists whether she sells or not. I believe it is almost universally con ceded that the State is not in a con dition to finish the road. If she were, it certainly would be bad Dolicv to sell for a low price this or any property that promised in the future a revenue that might be ap plied as a sinking fund to her un profitable debts. I believe too it will be as unanimously conceded that the policy of waiting until the State can be in a condition to re sume this work, is too objectionable to be entertained. I cannot see then what remains for us but to make the best arrange ment possible with outside parties, and we should not be extreme in our demands. -Since there is a ne cessity upon any party purchasing, to finish the road to a southern and western connection, and since this will involve an inevitable outlay of $2,000,000, aside from the cost of the purchase, we may well ask what are the inducements to capitalists to embark in this work. But for the advantage gained by the possession of the French Broad route, and the prospective part it is designed to take in the great line from the Ohio and Mississippi val leys to Charleston and the eastern shore cities, I doubt that this in vestment would be remunerative. This enterprise is one in which you feel more interest than in the W. .N. C. R. R. The completion oi tne latter ensures that or tne iormer. In the hope of presenting what I conceive to be a rational view of this subject to the consideration of your readers who may feel an in terest in it, as well as to remove what seems to me an unwarranted prejudice against the management of the road, or any one who pro poses the so-called 14 sale of a song," I have ventured to encrroach to an extent far beyond what I intended upon your time and patience. 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Best of references given. yr . : i Address Letter 44 M.," care Editor of theVa. 132 tf. , j ytTNITED STATES IAI:r O r ' Washington, Deeemb& :18751v PROPOSALS will" be recei rd latlthe Con tract Office of this Department nnfil 3T p. m. of March 3, 1873, for looaveri ; ihe mails pfj the linked SUes (rit Jufyv 1, 1873rWuue SO, 187, iath State of NORTH CAROLINA? VV T r on the routes - and by the -schednlea of "departures and arrivals herein 'specified. Decisions announced on ur 'before March 20, 1873. Bidders should examine carefully the forms, and instructions annexed See laws requiring certified check indraft with bids of $5,000 and v,pwdtd,y' J, r NORTH CAROLINA. 5257 From Hickory Tavern. by Dttdley' ; . Shoals, Bruslev Mountain." and . Warrior Creek,-to y7iehorp,t 4$ t mues ana uacK. ooce a-week. , , -Leave Hickory Try?jXut?day at lpm; . i,j i(nbt'i' Arri ve at WUkeibOro' Wednesday by 7 p m ; Leave' WilkesboroQtUy at 7 a m ; Arrive at HickortTavjprn next, day byjarn ; i.WffeJson85' InflessVimd . .Leave. Catawba Station . Monday, at P'OKt a.m, ... ... i.., ;f 'y?M t I ' Arrive at Jefferson ednfsday ,ly. a pa; Lcavt Jefferson Thursday fat 8.80 Jam;, . --n -r :m,-;j Arrive at Catawba' Station Saturday , . .sby.5p'm." nr. X'.Yfii tfJLe: 5259 1 -From Troy, by Mact'doSla,1 to f Car thage, 33 miles and back, once a week. - j." j .4 -r .j. Leave Troy Wednesday' at 6 a m ? Arrive at Carthage by, $ p n ; V; Leave Carthage Thursday at 6 a m ; Arrive at iroy py o p m.-, ' From Globe to Blowing :Rock, H miles and back, pnee a.wieek. r Leave Globe. Friday at 1Q a ni ; Arrive at. Blowing,, Rock byii p m ; Leave Blowing Rock Wednesday at 1 p m ; 5 '"i"S Airive at Globe by 3 p in,' " From Warm Springs . to T Spring Creek, 18 miles and back, once a week. , ;.v'J:u Leave Warm Springs Saturday at 6 am;.. ,,. . . , , ' .. 5260 5261 Arrive at Spring Creek by: 12 m j Leave Spring Cr?ek Saturday aj; 1 p m; Arrive at Warm Springs by 7pm 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 am; ... Arrive at Bear Wallow by 1 p m ; Leave Bear Wallow Thursday at 2 p m; Arrive at Catawba Vale by 8 p m. 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; ;f Arrive at Mull Store by 12 m. 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 pm; Arrive at Brown's Summit by 4 p m. 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 p m. From Onslow C. H. to Swansboro', 27 miles and back once a week. Leave Onslow C. H.1 Tuesday at 1 pm; Arrive at Swansboro' by 7pm; Leave Swansboro' ednesday at 8 a m ; Arrive at Onslow C. H. by 2 p m. 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. From Aquone, by Copperville, Tus quitee, and Fort Heinbree, to Hayesville, 18 miles and back, once a week. i:; Leave Aquone Monday at 10 a m - Arrive at Hayesville by 4.30 p m ; Leave Hayesville Monday at 5 p m ; Arrive at Aquone by 9 am. 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 lpm; Leave Strabane Friday at 2 p m ; Arrive at Dudley by 8 p m. From itinstoh, by Conlfortfto Eicn land's, '61 miles and back, once a week. Leave Kinston Saturday tt 6am; Arrive at Richland's by 8 p m ; Leave Richland's Friday at, 6 a m ; Arrive at Kinston by 8 pm. From Elizabethtown, by Dowhing ville, Melvinville and Warrens ville, to Clinton, 36 miles and back, once a week.6 - Leave Elizabethtown Friday at 6 m; " ... I- : j-i. - Arrive at Clinton ; by"6 p m.' Leave Clinton Saturday at, 6 am ; Arrive at Elizabethtown by 6 p m. From Enfield, by Heathsville, Brink ley ville, and Ringwood, to En- field, equal to 16 mi'es and back, ence a week. Leave Enfield Tuesday at 6 a m ; Arrive at Enfield by 6 p m. From Uookerton, by Ridge Spring Johnson's Mills, Coxville, and Rose Hill, to Greenville, 36 miles miles and back, once a week. Leave Hookerton Saturday at 7 a m ; Arrive at Greenville by 7pm ; Leave Greenville' Friday at 7 a m ; Arrive at Hookerton by 7 p m. From Pollocks ville, by. Palo Alto, to Swansboro. 27 miles and back, twice a week. - Leave Pollocksville Saturday and Wednesday at 100 a mj Arrive at Swansborq' by 8pm; Leave Swansboro. Tuesday and Sat-1 urday at 4 a ra ; - Arrive at Pollocksville . by . 11.80 am. ' - From Rocky Foint, by Lillington, i 263 5264 5265 5266 5267 5268 5269 5270 5271 5272 5273 5274 5275 5258 From Catawbal Station, b"yYomirf f ; .v- "Mills; piinV StofeWhite' 'Snlf i irv ttair BtWiiafs. .'aifdCttiekor'WWl ; Pyint Caswell, and Moqres "Creek j V" - to Black River Chapel,0 miles 1 ,,: , .and back, once a 'Weex. i . fx s : . Leave Rocky Point Fridav atSr A tt ; Arrive at Black River Chapel by 6 . p.m; . . r l.t .' ., Leave Black River C!;apel Thurs ; "aay;atr 7" a hi; p f- f; f 1 Arrive at Rocky Point by 6 p m.' R276 from Wilmington to Smithville, 30 miles and bck, twice a Weekby ; steamboat. Leave Wilmington Tuesday and Sat urday at 3 p m ; Arrive at Smithville by 7 pm; Leave Smithville Monday and Fri- day at 6 am; Arrive at Wilmington by 13 in. ' 5277 From Lumberton; by ' Floriesville, Leesville and Brooklin, to-Fair Blunt, 25 miles and back, once a week. I. . '. ' " J "4 '. Leave Lumberton Friday at 7 am '; i . - Arrive at Fair Bluff by 5 p m , 2 . Leave Fair Bluff Saturday at 7 a na ; Arrive at Lumberton by 5 p in. , FORM OF PROPOSAL, GUARANTEE, AND CERTIFICATE. ' ! T Jrdposal. tmdersiffned - The whose Pqstoffice address is county of State Of i proposes to convev the to convey mans o me unuea atates, irom July betwfeen WW-W&rid ndt-tlJenad- vertleeraent1 of the Postmaster "General; datedDecerober lrl872,5- with ..eelerityi cerlaintyand fseclritV (lawj jof june, 1872), for the annual sura of dollars. This proposal is made with the full knowledge of the distance of the route, the, weight of the mail to be cariiedand 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 tke provisions con gained in the act of Congress of June 8, 1872. Dated- - " t Bidder. Guarantee. The undersigned, residing at ' : State of , undeitake 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 ok office, that he is acquainted with the above guarantors, and knows them to be men of property, and able to make gfood their guarantee; and that bidder an ,- j . p. j antoVsare dbove the age or lre i i guar Bids of ?5,000 and upwards mutt 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, 4c of June 8, 1872.) The Postmaster mujt not sign the cer tificate until the sum of the bid is inserted and the bid and guarantee signed by all Ihe 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 believ6the 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 - , forthe - of - , this - day of , A. D. 1 87, 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 nnmber and destination of the several bags to be examined by the post masters, to insure regularity in the delivery of bags and pouches. - 4.. No pay will be made for trips not per formed ; and for each of such omissions, If the failure be occasioned by 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 tito tnp is subject to for feiture. -For repeated, delinquencies, of the Kinu nerem epecineu, en largeu penalties, proportioned to the nature thereof, and the importance of the maiL may be made. V I '5. For leaving 'behind; or; throwing, off the mails, or any 'portion ot them, Jor tne admission of 'passengers or 4 for being" con cerned 'in settim? dp1 or" running -an ex press conveying intelligence in advance of the mail, a quarter s pay may be deducted. : 6. Fines will be imposed, -unless the de linquency :be (promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates of postmasters or the amdavits qf k other credible persons, lot failing to arrive in contract time; for neg-. letting 10 tase me man irom, or aeiiver it into, a post office ; for suffering it to be wei, injured,'. destroyed robbed or lost; and for refusing, after demand, to convey the mail as frequently as, the contractor runs, or is concerned in running, a oach, car, or steamboat on a route, r i :; o h I V ?. The Postmaster .General may annul the contract for repeated failures, to ;rnn agreeably to contract; for violating the post office lAwjor dkoj3M5jing.the instruc tions of the Department j for refusing to dis-. charge a. carrier when . reqnired 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 j - ; h', ?'J h 8. The Postmaster General may or der -an increase of service on a route by allowing therefor a. rao bats in crease on jthe contract 'pay. Ho may change schedules of departures and ar rivals in all cases, and" particularly to make them; conform to connections with failrOadS, Without Mncrease ,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 such discontinuance or curtailment for any other caure; he allowing- as full indem nify to contractor one month's extra pay on the amount of service dispensed with, and a peo rata compensation' for the amount of service retained and contiuued. i ; 9. Payments will be made by collections i from, or drafts on, postmasters or other- j 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 tuemselves on this roixT, and also in refer ence to the weight of the mail, the condi tion of hills, roads, streams, tc, and all toll bridges, 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 alledged 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 during 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. . 11 Bidders arecautionedto mail their pro posals in time to reach the Department by the day and hour named (3 p. m., March' 3, 1873), for bids received after that time wm. not be considered in competition with bids, of reasonable amount, received in time. Neither can bids.be considered which are without the guarantee required by law, and a certificate of the sufficiency of such guar antee, and the oath of the 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, lor ditterent service ; and it tne regular bid be the lowest offered for the advertised service, the other propositions may be con sidered. 13. 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 or the bidder (that is, his usual post-office address), and the name of each member of a hrm, where a company oners, 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 sum 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, ihe bid and guaran tee should be signed 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 failing 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. ' 1 The contract' are to be executed arid returned to the Department by or before the 1st dvy of June, 1873, othencise the accepted bidder will be considered a havina , failed. and the Pott Matter General may proceed to contract for the service with other, parties, ac cording to law. . ... Transfers of contracts, are forbidden by law, and consequently cannot be allowed. Neither can bids, or interests in 4 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, i : i, 18. Section 249 6t the act of June 8. 1872, provides that contracts for the trans portation of the mail shall be 'awarded to the owest 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 tecurity," having been decided to be the only legal bids, are construed as providing for the entire mail, however large, and whatever may be the mode of conveyance nec essary to insure tts ' celerity, certainty and security and have the preference over all others, and no others are considered, except lor: steam boat routes. , 19. A modification of a bid i 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 gnarantee and certificate, is the only way td modify a previous bid: I 20. Pcsteatmrare-to be-fartM r- to certify idL4--cyj:rr.--C.i- wihout knowing-that they are persons of sufficient, responsibility (See sectlei 17, r act of June 8,' 1872.) They must not s!ra A the'eerfificale until tLV8unr""oFlL J" Ltd IT" inserted; aaJ tfce"" 'bid and rruarktiteo t74 i- - i. i a disregard of this instruction by masters will subject I' them to 'imr - j i.. ii. r. the fest- mediais re moral, and to severpenalti'. - Postmasters are also,!'-1 ' f ulirnissal from office for acting 'a3 t : : v.f contrac tors or bidderswith ox v..." '. ;-.pessi. , tion, in any business, matt :r, r re lating tot the.irjH Eervicc l XI :y . tm: tl trusted agents of the Department, an, d c?-3i. not consistently act 1a both capacities. . ... '21. All bidders guarantors, and' sure ties are distinctly notified that on a failure to-euter into or pcrfona the contracts- for theacrvibo proposed fot in the accepted blds, their legal liabilities will be enfofc tgaln j .them. . - ASif-y f V'-risl' tn?.:hi'i2 ; 22. , Present . t contractors, and rt person known at ' the " Department ,'mustf cqua . t with others, .procure gnaUnatora anr certificates 'xf 4 their, sufficiency ubslan tially in the fortas 'abov; prescribed The certificate of sufficiency roust be signed ! JNO. u A. J. CRESWELL, - -rd . Jt f jan"2iw'6wr "; n Postmaster Getitril. :J l: a .; . . rfirtSirni 'ret - ? 1. rtina w au ovuu u HI ! RAPHAEL'S CnERUBS,!' said by Artists to bo two! bf the finest pic. I tures ever made. :i They j are' 22x28 inches. and sell readily fdv $L60 anywhere ;iT . ti j: -,'h .; ! Mi't.'-il. FIFTY THOUSAND COPIES, SQLP IN;; THE NEW ENGLAND STAT& . : 1 . --v c4 n-if O t iiyf'.nt :' Although "Raphael's Cherubs,? havo hln I out bnt a very short time, fiftr thousand c copies have already been sold in, the New England States. . -ai,!.,;.:. n iuxk:i tf- 1 ' -.1- r.ft iyiiwiiiiii The SPIEIT ,0P THE il-r ' " 1 ' flff A FAMILY TAPER. .1 Only Two Dollars per Annum' Published every Saturday by - ED WARDS & BllO RALEIGH n Hev, H PltlTCIjAltp. D, it's f i r; i. D. Rev; II. T. HVDSOir; . Contributing Editors. 'uizj'j-i ot lint ,l:iHtieUi'S .ilfl vll We preient .a new 1csndidato.-far' pnbUo favor under the old and popular name, j ? Id THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.- "We-propose to make it t' -t - - i v a. ; . . ' . J, Literary and Family Journal t v. and thus to enter a field not at present oc-. cupied In North -Carolina, Ml: li.,Hkr V We hare many good political papers, and a few excellent religious Journals, 'but sd! far as we know, there is no 'paper fn the4 State which aims especially tocatcr to the . tastes of the ',"'' - ' ' I-" ' fiis?n i FAMILY CIRCLE. ,n It shall be our object to maintain Iho high .literary reputation attained bylthf '. t '" '. . 1 , f f"-J i f ?T - 'Spirit of Uie Age"? and Baneivof 'fem! perance,'' and to present a greatertyar(cty of interesting reading matter. j 'r , H While the,' ".Spirit of iheTAgew will be" a Temperance Paper and wlli 'maintam'tlaV) cause with all its power, ;U, wnrabj Hi ll'a'l J': .. - fiir--uf.i f'-.irwii5..;;t Aiu . same time to promote tlie interest of I Religion, Morality t Art, AgricuU o- tujre -and'Mehhanic9 S v.m..- v, ?i t V.T'fJttM and will earnestly advocate the cause of " 'I EDUCATION mmdLL tTS ' DElUftt- We beliere that our beloved 01d Cory.C .. f - ,'?.;!.; ;..i. K,i 4 v.you mon wealth Is about to enter upon A career of great prosperity, 4md - we Tes!rt to da- f tribute to the welfare of our peoplatothcj full measure of our enterprise and abUUylf j With such a future for our State, and an' imated by such alms " and hopes we'lausch'5 ' ' ".' - " . . . -m m - ', k our littld bark, and confidently trust that '- w ' f we shall be wafted by the breeze bf popnlar favor into the haven of succesj. 1 1 'ti. .Hid TERMS OF 8 UXSCEITTIOX : . I i ;1 47 J One Copy, One Copy, Clutof 10 Clubs of 10 a t a. j fit i r-r Zb(9as0lfe ' I year,- - J t "ta'c J r o jatnths,- 'U'X i;;3 or more, 1 year, 'each;-ll to' bnaore, Gia.oV. " , tj .a I 1
The Daily Era (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Feb. 11, 1873, edition 1
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