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(THE DAILY ETEtflftG TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 18C7.
A
NUMBER CXXXII.
IKT FOIl MENTAL BTPrKPTICS. AND A CUM
FOB HT-POCHONDBIA, BT-POCRI8T, OR ANX
I'OHPLAIKT OP A HT OB0XB.
BY OUB SERIES EDITOR.
A I'M AN AO AND DIAIIT.
BHDBT JIKTBK-H.I-OO10AI. OBSERVATIONS
XHK WEAK
ros
Aufuit.
Monday. 5. General Grant Is attacked at
itoii Iiranch In force by one of the wings
of the Kepnbltcan party. He resisted the
charjre manfully, keeping lip a continual
fire (with bis clKftr), and telegraphed to
Hlanton that he would light It out on that
line all summer.
Tuesday, 0. Breaking out of the Johnson
fcitauton cpldemlo at Washington. The
virulence of the malady continued to In
crease, despite the prescriptions of the
White House physicians and the proscrip
tions of the Atlorney-Oeneral.
Wednesday, 7. Arrival of Brooklyn firemen
In the city, as guests of the Hellauce Kire
Company, hlnce their return, the tavern
keepers at Kleventh and Federal say there
Is no Reliance to be placed In the Brooklyn
chaps.
Thursday, B. Hills against Alderman McMul
lln for breach of the peace and Inciting to
riot "Ignored." One other action Is looked
for by the citizens, that is, to "ignore" the
existence of the Alderman himself.
Friday. 0. Great Panic and heavy run upon
the Banks, particularly thoseof the Schuyl
kill. The removal of deposits was bo ex
tensive as to cause many of them to break
In the act of settling.
Saturday, 10. Semes Column Day. The
President desires the Editor to send his
Portfolio on to Washington. The Editor
refuses, on account of it containing a num
ber of jokes that have not yet been used.
THE SERIES EDITOR AT A CABINET
.MEETING I
FULL DISCLOSURES ! !
At the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday the
President sent for me, saying that he wished
a correct report of the proceedings taken down
for publication, as the New York papers, as a
rule, get their news of the Cabinet meetings
from the different freedmen that wait around
the White House, and were, consequently,
Tery highly colored and unreliable. Not feel
ing at liberty to decline an invitation so gra
ciously given, and, moreover, being anxious to
get the first reliable news from the seat of
power, I took up my position, note-book in
hand,
AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE,
alongside of the President, with the amiable
Secretary of the Navy, in which position we
supported Mr. Johnson in his trying circum
stances. Mr. Stanton was not resent. The
President rose and said: "A few days ago I
wrote to the Secretary of War that I wished
to secure harmony in our meetings, and as he
was always disposed to vote nay when the
rest of us voted yea, and yea when the rest
f us voted nay, I thought he had better not
have his feelings hurt by being obliged to sit
here and see us all going contrary to his
Wishes. I sent word to this effect in a com
munication to him by the hands of Colonel
Moore, my private Secretary, but I have had
no answer."
Mr. Seward here spoke up and said that per
haps he doesn't want any Moore communications
from the President 1 (Great laughter by all
hut Mr. Welles.) "He, "the President, "had
since learned that Mr. Stanton was not at
work, and was losing a great deal of time run
ning to see Mr. Greeley and others, as to what
he should do, while his pay was going on all
the time. He would now move that the Cabi
net 'dock him' for his lost time, as the only
way of bringing him to a sense of his duty."
Mr. Welles here interposed, and wanted to
know if docking the Secretary of War was the
came as docking any other Man-of-war?
The President at this remark could hardly
keep himself within proper bounds of dignity
for laughter. He halloed over to Mr. Seward
as to what he thought of that, and said to me
in a low tone that that was the smartest thing
he ever 'heard Mr. "what's his name, the
Secretary of the Navy ?" say. The only one
that did not understand what was going on
was the Secretary of the Navy himself, who
was unconscious of the joke, and after the
confusion had a little subsided, began to ex
plain that if the Secretary of War was to be
"docked" he would have to be sent to Ports
mouth, New Hampshire, aB all of the other
docks were occupied with larger craft. This,
jiS the reader may conceive, made the thing no
better, and the hilarity at the Secretary of the
Navy's expense became general. Poor Mr.
Welles' face got very red, which, under his
white top-knot, looked very much like a well
filled decanter with a tall stopper. I had to
explain to the Secretary myself the meaning
Of the term "docking," as applied to employed
men. before he could be toned down to his
natnral color. He said he had never heard of
such a thing in Connecticut, and, besides, his
a y.t been for over six years running on
ahins. and he had got quite into their ways,
m.., r.aiant i.pra crave me a nudge, but I
flt that I had better make no demonstration,
considering the grey hairs of the venerable
Secretary. Mr. Seward, I noticed, was also in
a stailinc humor.
Th President again rose and said, "What
I have asked
REBION BIS PORTFOLIO,
but aa yet I have not seen it." I here inter
rupted the President myself, and asked him
if it contained any sketches or water colors;
as, if it did, I would like to see it myself when
Mr. Stanton gave it up. The President said
he knew it contained several colored views, and
had no doubt I could find some in his port
lolio. As he said this he gave Mr. Welles
and myself both punches in the side. I saw
the joke immediately. Mr. Welles didn't.
The President continued, "The Secretary of
War has views incompatible with the Consti
tution. In my late message, where I argued
for the discharge of 'Coppy' and 'Knuckle
Pen,' so called, who are now confined in the
Capitol Prison for bounty jumping, murder of
loyal citizens and counterfeiting in my mes
sage, I there argued that the Government
ought, in discharging 'Ben' and his pals, pay
all of their debts contracted previous to their
incarceration. To this Mr. Stanton voted nay,
as you, gentlemen, and my young friend of Tub
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, all very
well know; I, in that message, also argued, as
did the Attorney-General, that as these men
were deprived of the privileges of labor by
the action of the Government, that their past
debts ought not only to be assumed by the
General Government, but they should be paid
all they might have made if they had been
properly employed during the time of their
imprisonment. To this proposition the Secre
tary of War voted nay. I also said further,
that these men contracted these debts previous
to their difficulties with the police, consequently
when no such a thing as an arrest was in
mroRnect: and. as such, were debts which
think the Government, in discharging them
from custody, are bound to pay. To this posi
tion of mine and the Attorney-General's, Mr.
Stanton voted nay. Theses debt were shown to
have been contracted by these parties in the lau
dable desire to improve their personal appear
ance and to develop their resources, and were in
no wise created with a view mainly of cheating
their creditors." To this proposition, also, Mr.
Stanton voted nay. Gentlemen of the Cabinet
and our guest from Philadelphia, I really be
lieve that the Secretary of War voted nay to
these propositions of the Government, because
he saw that if he allowed the payment of these
men's debts, or the assuming of them by the
Government, and their pals, on their discharge
from jail, he must, in like logic, allow the as
sumption of the debts of the Confederate States,
so called, on our admitting them to any rights
as pait or parcel of the United States. (Symp
toms of applause from Mr. Seward.) To be
sure, if we assume these debts, it may in a
measure impair the credit of the nation by
adding to a debt already inconveniently large,
as Mr. McCulloch tells me; but by repudiating
them, it would appear to be a violation of
faith to the holders of these old accounts,
which are mostly held by hotel-keepers and
other loyal citizens of this city.
Mr. Randall said the argument was ex
hausted, and he moved that the Secretary of
War be requested to send in his portfolio as
soon as the President could select another gen
tleman for the office, and he would take this
opportunity to remind the President that the
Great West had other men besides Mr. Stanton.
The President said he had in his trunk
several recommendations of themselves from
gentlemen in all parts of our great country,
boutnern as well as Western, and the recom
mendations are accompanied in many in
stances by
PHOTOGRAPHS OF GENTLEMEN WHO WOULD TAKE
KB. STANTON'S PLACE,
aiiu iw wuuiu in no case ue troubled, as to a
successor. If the Cabinet were willing, be
would move that Mr. Stanton be invited to
n .1 V T 1 .' . . . . .
send in his portfolio, just as it is.
Mr. Seward suggested that he tie it with red
tape before he sends it in. Here the President
gave me another punch under the ribs.
A long silence now pervaded the circle, and
the members took the subject into considera
tion. We had what is called in White House
language
A PROTRACTED MEETING,
but it was quite a different thing, so far as noise
went, to what I was taught "a protracted
meeting" was when I was a boy. as we used
to have them every winter at the old white
meeting-house. I did not feel like sleep, so I
ook the opportunity to make a sketch of the
shall we do with Mr. Stanton
him to
Cabinet, as they were debating a vote on the
Importance of the Secretary of War Bending
his portfolio to the President, as it is evident
the Secretary appreciates his portfolio, and the
President on his part wants very much to look
Into it.
I would rather look in Mr. Darley's any
time, and afterwards told the President so;
but he said he knew I was prejudiced.
Before I left Washington I called on Mr.
Stanton, and he told me he was on the horns
of a dilemma; but he did not tell me how he
was going to get off.
The horns the President gets mixed up with
are equally perplexing.
Note. I would not have published an
account of this meeting, but I see other papers
are not observing the injunction of secresy in
the matter. I therefore do not feel that
further privacy of the proceedings is binding
on me. S. .
P. P. S. The latest news from Washing
ton is that Mr. Stanton will or will not give up
his portfolio by Monday noon, if he should feel
go inclined. I have this on the best authority.
THE ENTENTE CORDIALE.
It is not often that the President does any
thing bo weak as is implied by the above
heading, he having long since banished "Cor
dial" from the Presidential sideboard, and
supplanted it with "sterner stuff." But being
overcome with a fullness of good feelings, he
sent the following invitation, nicely engraved
and printed on best No. 1 crystallized card,
board, to the Secretary of War. What can
be the meaning of this little attention in such
an unexpected direction, we, perhaps, shall
never know, as the recipient of the favor was
unable to avail himself of the invitation.
Let us hope, however, it did not mean pistols
and collee, but was only to discuss the evi
dence in the Surratt trial, or what disposition
to make of General Grant, or something of
that sort.
The cards of invitation and declination, how
ever, we give below:
President Johnson presents his comoli':
menls to :
? MR. SECRETARY STANTON. :
land solicits the pleasure of his company to-
r 1 1 1 t 1 it ..... Ii i, 1 .i .. n. l . W . t .-. II.... 1
n tunc a,uciiuj tw luu uiw nuune,
AUGUST , 1807.
K.I1
Mr. Edwin f. (Stanton Dresents his com-:
plinients to :
MU. nUiSlUEflT JOHNSON, j
and regrets that he will be prevented from:
attending the little party at the White:
House, on account of the unsettled stale olj
me weatner. :
"Ever of thou." :
AMUSEMENTS.
W1
ALNTJT STREET THEATRE,
REPAINTED AMD K&DEOOKATKD.
WILL. OPEN
On MONDAY EVitNlNU. Auffimt 12. 1867.
wllh Khakespeare's PUy, In five acts, of
produced at an outlay ol f&.uoo. New bceneryand
Panorama by TELU1N, of .London; the Jewels and
ornamental materials selected from the Paris Exposi
tion: the Drtsses designed and made by the principal
cotiluniers of Europe; Armors, Banners, and Grecian
Accoutrements oy me ceieoraieu LUtsijAiNUUrvAJN
(iER, ol Paris; the elaborate transformation scene
(from a model by Gates, or Loudon), painted in Phila
delphia by CHARLES W111IAM and Assistants; Its
Intricate machinery manufactured in this city under
the direction ot Mr. FURZE; the linlHbed and elective
AloldlriKS and properties by Mr. uufMnuuLAJN, irom
the London TbeatresriMendelssohn's Music, under the
direction of SIMON HAISHLER; a numerous aud effi
cient Chorus ana -linnet.
BOX BOOK NOW Ur B-Hi 8 9 3t
XT 01 FOH SMITH'S ISLAND 1 FRESH AIR
II BEAUTIFUL SCENERY HEALTHFUL
EXERCISE THK BATH ENTERTAINMENT Oif
THE LEbT KIND.
V UK. MARY LAKEMEYER
respectfully lniorms her friends and the public irene.
rally, that she will open the beautiful Island Pleasure
urouna Known ..... ,,
on BTJNDAY next, May 6. bhe invites all to come
and enjoy with her the delights of this favorite sura
mer resort 4 80tl
EXCURSIONS.
FOR CAPE MAY ON TUBS
.DAYS, THURSDAYS, AND BATU-R
i.a-'i h new and swift steamer QAM UEL M,
FELTON. Captain L. Davis, leaves CHEsiNUT
btreet Wharf on Tutsdays, Thursdays aud batui
days, atv A.M.; and returning leaves Cape May on
Mondays, Wednesdays, aud Fridays at 7'30 A. M.
x are.H...H.H ..fz'ou, inuiuuiug una,
Servants, tl'75, V "
Children, (1-25, " M , " '
EXFUnilnn tickets nn KntnrdaV. KOOd tO return On
Mououy, 4, Including carriage hire.
N. B. Mann's Exnrees Company have arranged to
attend to burgage, will check hagKage through to
hotels, cottages, etc; also sell Ticktits at their OlHce,
No. 105 6. FIFTH Blreet. s 0 Bl
FARE TO WILMINGTON, 15
aniji chMtB, nr Hook. 10 cents.
in, ,1 uiiu. unNniv Tni v k. the steamer ARIEL
8-45 P. M. Returning, leaves Wilmington at 6 45 A. M.
win leave i H kk. ijt KireeL wnan ai vtu n.. i. nuu
and 12-45 P. M. , A, ,
Fare to Wilmington, 15 cents: excursion tickets, 28
tenia, rare to Chester or hook, luueuvo. " " "
rrs:,s daily excursions to my
JLl'Tf ,r,i, ,.,,.. tii steamer ELIZA
i..xi.iV uTln i., hiicir Ktreet wharr aauy ai
10 A. M. and 4 i M. HeuirnniK. leave MARKET
Htreet Wharf, Wilmington, at 7 A. M. and 1 P. M.
Fare for the round trip - ou cents
Single ticket..." ... " M ""
Chester and Man nn Hnnlt 20 cents
P""""". ZV.hWX. Captain.
EXCURSIONS UPTHE RIVER.-
ZTha nlanillri uteUBOOal JUH Am
, A U N. U U ..ml. A A AarlllUin iLXCUrVlOUS tO
Bnrlington and Bristol, stopplug at Rlverton, Torres-
ume, Anuaiusia, and Beveriy. ; " V.?f,'A CZZl
excursions leave CH IKNUT STREET WHAR at
2 o'clock in the Afternoon. Returning, leave Bristol
? 'c'oc arriving In the city at to :-.m
AxVBi JLXCUrslOU, 4U CUk JiJtKU i-
(VU . SlI'l H IM III II
MC91C IN THE
S4CSJ:QLtlUf)ETElt POINT GARDENS,
Ev mil
AFTERNOON, commencing
MONDAY,
July 29.
LOST.
T nT riR stdt irvl CERTIFICATE Or
JU CI r-Y LOA N for kiaa. No. m. in favor of Joshua
Mui-lli, a .owa.rf wiil kii nniit if left at NO. 1701 IN,
FRONT btreet.
I wsiat
QEDDINC
OP EVERY DESORIfTi""
AT
REDUCED PRICES!
WUOLE8AIJB AND BETAIX,
NO.03S BIDtiE ATENVE JMBAB VIWB T
J. O. FULLER.
2atuthsrp
Government
MPROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE
taiTmiuco.
AH-NINOS. WiflOl CiOTKBS, BAOS, EX
nn...i wrv cbean. let om
awuhifj makers take the measure, and uiak It from
uvoi ltt bosoltal tents. "."-:
and ol the best 11
ounce duck. Also. Government Baddies and Haruei
of all kinds. etc. pirKINOf
I Sin W7 and 3 Nw VHOST Btreet.
FINANCIAL.
THE UNDERSIGNED HAVE
NEW SIS PER CENT.
Registered loan
Of TBI
LEHIGH COAL AND NAVIGA
TION COMPANY,
due ix is7.
IHTEBKMT PATABLK QUABTEBLT,
FBEE OF UNITED STATES AND STATE
TAXES,
AND OFFEB IT FOB SALE AT THE LOW
FBICE OF
NINETY-TWO,
AND
ACCBUED INTEBEST FROM AVUGItT 1,
This LOAN Is secured by a first mortgage on the
Company'! Ballroad, constructed and to be con
structed, extending from the southern boundary of
the borough of Mauch Chunk to the Delaware Iver
at Easton, Including tbelr bridge across the said river
now In process of construction, together with all the
Company's rights, llbertless, and franchises appertain-
lng to the said Railroad and Bridge,
Copies of the mortgage may be bad on application
at the office of the Company, or o either of the under
signed.
DBEXEIi k CO.
E. W. CLARK A CO,
JAY COOKE A CO. 6 lit!
W. II. HEWBOLD, SON A AEBTSEN
BANKING HOUSE
OP'
JayCooke&(p.
112 and 114 So. THIRD ST. PHILAD'A,
Dealers in all Government Securities.
OLD 0-20s WANTED
IN EXCHANGE FOR NEW.
A LIBERAL DIFFERENCE ALLOWED.
Compound Interest Notes Wanted.
INTEREST ALLOWED CN DEPOSITS.
Collections made. Blocks bought and sold on
vunimiiiswn,
Bneclal business ar.onmiilOdatlnnH rwrvv1 far
ladles. (fj28m
7 3-10s,
ALL SE11IES,
CONVERTED INTO
Five-Twenties of 1865,
JANUARY AND JULY,
WITHOUT CHARGE.
BONIS DELIVERED IMMEDIATELY.
DE HA YEN & BROTHER
10 2rp
NO. 40 S. THIRD STREET.
U 0. SECURITIES
A SPECIALTY.
SMITH, RANDOLPH & CO.,
BANKERS AND BROKERS,
NO.10S THIRD ST Hi O. S MASSAC ST
yKTT.STH.T.PHIA. I STOW TSU
ORDEBS FOB STOCKS AND GOLD EXl
CUT I'D UT PHILADELPHIA AND HEW
TOBK 111
ORTII MISSOURI RAILROAD
FIRST MORTGAGE
SEVEN PER CENT. BONDS.
Having pnrchased 9600,000 ol the FIRST MORT
GAGE COUPON BONDS OP THE NORTH MI9
BOURI RAILROAD COMPANY, BEARING SEVEN
PER CENT INTEREST, having so years to run, we
are now prepared to sell the same at the low tale ot
And the accrued Interest from this date, thus paying
the Investor over 8 per cent. Interest, which Is paya
ble leml-annnally.
This Loan la secured by a First Mortgage npon the
Company's Railroad, 171 miles already constructed
sud In running rder, and 62 miles additional to be
completed by the first of October next, extending from
the cuy ol bu Louis Into Northern aud Central Mls
souri.
ull particulars will be given on application to
either ol the undersigned.
E. W. CLARK A CO.
JAY COttHE A CO.
DBEXEL A CO.
P. 8, Parties holding other securities, and wishing
lo change them lor this LosA can do so at the market
isits. 7l6Uu
QLDERS OF
AUGUST SEVEN-THIRTIES
Bnould bear In mind that after the 16th oi this month
they will be worth only par,' ,
They mar be converted Into FIVE-TWENTIES
without delay, by applying to
"WM. PAINTER A CO., ' ,
Dealers In Government Securities,
HO. SOUTH THIRD STREET.
III
' f ; FINANCIAL.
fj O T l C G
t
r
TO THK IIOL.DKRS
cr TBI
LOAN OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA-
DVB AFTER JULY 1, 1896, AID BEFORE
JULY a, I860.
Holders of the following LOANS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
are requested to present them for payment
(Principal and interest) at
The Farmers' and Mechanics' Rational
Bank of Philadelphia.
Loan of March 80, 1830, due March 4, 1858.
M February 18, 1833, due July 1, 1858.
" Maroh 27, 1833, due July 1.1858.
n January 28. 1830, due July 1, 1859.
M June 7, 1839, due August 1, 1859.
" March 80, 1832, due July 1, I860.
" April 5, 1832, due July 1, 1860.
Also, all BANK CHARTER LOANS due
prior to July 2, I860.
All of the above LOANS will cease to draw
interest after August 15, 1867.
JOHN W. C1EART,
GOVERNOR,
JOBX F. BABIBAHFT,
AUDITOR-GENERAL.
WILLIAM II. KEhRLE,
STATK TREASURER.
eiBstuth U15
JJARRISBUIIG, JUNE 29, 1867
TO THE HOLDERS
CP TBI
LOANS
OF TBE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DUE JULY 1, 1868.
THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE SINKING
FUND WILL RECEIVE PROPOSALS UNTIL
SEPTEMBER 3, 1867, FOR THE REDEMF
TION OF
ONE MILLION OF DOLLARS
OF TBE
Loans ef this Commonwealth
DUE JULY 1, 1868.
Holders will address their proposals to the
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, Harris
burg, Pennsylvania, and endorsed "PROPO
SALS FOR THE REDEMPTION OF LOANS
OF 1868."
FRANCIS JORDAN,
SECRETARY OF STATE.
JOUN F. IIABTBANFT, '
AUDITOR-GENERAL.
WILLIAM II. KEMRLE,
STATE TREASURER,
7 2tutbst9
JSATIONAL
JUNK OF THE KEPUBUC,
800 and 811 CLTESNUT STMJET,
PHILADELPHIA,
CAPITAL.................M.ti,o0,00
DIRECTORS.
Joseph T. Bailey,
Mathan HUlea.
Ben). Rowland, Jr.,
baiuuel A. Binphani,
Adward U. Orne,
'William Hrrlen,
Ofigood Wemh,
Frederick A, Hoyt.
Wm, H, Rltawn. .
WM. H, BHAWN, President,
JmU VatMer of Ite Central National JBojU.
JOS. P, MU At FORD Cashier,
t 111 a ottht Philadelphia National Ban
i
'J'ilE INTEREST IN GOLD
ON TUB
FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS
OF TUB
UMIOST rACJEIC RAILWAT COMPANY,
EASTERN DIVISION, . j
DUE AUOlItJT I, 1887, ,
Will be ia on presentation of the Coupons
therefor, Othe BANKING HOUSE OF ,
dTIHET, MOBGilf A CO., ;
HO, BS ExXAWGB PLACE, HEW YORK
On and after that date. 1
(Signed) .i: WM. J. PALMER,
. 7 23 tuthslOt ' - ' Treasurer,
FINANCIAL.
JEV7 OT AT E LOA
T
THE NEW SIX PER CEI;
STATE LOAN,
Free from all State, Count
and Municipal Taxation,
Will bef ornUhed In inm to salt, on sppuc
tlon to either of the undersigned.- -
1AT COOKE CO
DBEXEL A CO
7 1 2mp K. W. CLARK A CO.
E OFFER FOR SALE J
IKIOS rAffiGER RAILWAY
AT
NINETY-ONE
And Accrued Interest from JnljiJ
Thene BONDS are a FIR8T-CLA83 1NVES1
ME1T, being secured by a FIRST MORTOAQB oi
the Road and Franchises ot the Company, and be
I n teres t at the rale of
t
SIX PER CENT.
Free from all Taxes, City, State an
United States ,
.' : !
For further information callat
C, 3C. YERKES, JR., &!C0.
8 8 lm No. SO S. THIRD BtrMt.
PROPOSALS.
IMPROVEMENT OP THE DES MOINK
J ItAtlUa Vf Tilifi MI8SI83IPPI RIVER.
V. S. Engineer's Offiob, T
Davbnpokt, Iowa, Jnly 24, 1867. i
Sealed proposals, Jn duplicate, will be n
celved at this office until 12 M WEDNESDAT
Heptf ruber 4,1867, for excavating the prism ani 1
constructing the einbankmeut wall of th
Canal for the Improvement of the navlgatloi
or the Mississippi river at the Des MoiuJ
Rapids. ,
'I he Canal Is to be about 74 (seven and one1
ball) miles long, extending from Nashville v
Keokuk, Iowa. The width at the water surfeo.
luslile the canal to be 800 (three hundred) let
In embankment, and 260 (two hundred a.1
filly; teet In excavation, and In low water to hi
5 (Ave) feet deep. All the material excavat
from the prism of the cannl to be used In bulk'
lug the embankment. The latter throuKhoc
the greater part of the distance will be abouf
800 (three hundred) feet Irom the Iowa short
Where rock excavation occurs, the bottom
the canal will have a slope of 1 (one and one
half) Inches to the mile. The embankment i
to be built of earth clay and rock; to be 10(ter
feet wide on top, including the rip-rap cover;
leg: to be 2 (two) feet, above high-water mwti
with slopes of 14 (one and one-half) base tot
(one) vertical. The average thickness of thf
rip-rap protection to be i (two and one-hl(
feet on the river side, 2 (two) feet on the can;
Bide, and 1 (one) foot on top. i
All propositions most state the price at whir
each and every klud of work specified in M
proposal Is to be done, and no bid will be
sldered that Is not detlnlte in this respect, f
The Government reserves the right to rj-j
any and all bids.
A printed copy of this advertisement mmtb
attached to each proposal.
Each bid must contain a written or print
guarantee signed by two responsible person!
Blanks for proposals of the form require
wllh form of guarantee, will be furnished in
this office on application. f
The price or prices In the contract will be ooiS
sldered as Including the expense of furnisbluf
all the materials and performing all the work?
according to the plans and specifications eih.t
blted at the letting.
The entire cost of the canal Is estimated f
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three hundred and forty-five). Theamoant l;
proprlattd by Congress is $700,000 (seven cuut
ureu tuousauu uoiiars tue contract can oni;
be made lo cover this amount. I
Fifteen (15) per cent, of the amount of an
worKtloueor materials furnished, at the con
tract price tbereof, will bo reserved until tin
whole work which 1b the subject of oontrac
shall be entirely completed. ,
Persons deslrluir further Information eatf
obtain the same by calling at this office, wheri
maps, plans, specifications, and form ol oont
tract can be consulted.
Propos Is must be addressed to the nnder
signed, and should be endorsed ''Proposals fo;
work on the Improvement of the I)es Molne
Rapids." J. H. WILSON,
Iileut.-Col. Both Infantry,
7 80w Bvt-MaJor-UeueralU.a Army
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FOB SALS AT THE
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A LIBERAL DISCOUNT ALLOWED. 1
Orderslor Stamped Checks received, and deliver
who oespaich
Orders by null or express promptly attended to.
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