THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 18G7. i '4 0 , CART. juwiue-room. Ujr lace wore, renoh rose. .a satin bows. 'peeped without ft gray 'tis true, rand brisrut; it glanced shone around. s&ooa ming sue uao. leana. was on the stroke of eight, Xnlie sat apart, f W HftenlDg close, and laying now ie hand upon her heart; And toying with her curls and rings, And doing other girlish things. At length a step was heard, and then ringing at the door ; "live minutes and a half too soon." :iid Mrs. Mabel Moore. Then to her maid "It is no sin, Go quick, and say I am not in. ('For if he loves me as he says, fe can afford to wait, And come again precisely at ive minutes after fight. my nerves are nearly quite unstrung, (So very earnestly he rung." But true love never did run smooth, hi oftentimes is told, And wh n the door was opened wide. And shivering in the cold, The maid beheld the expected guest, And smiled and curtesied her best; And told him. with a grace as sweet Ai if the craved a boon, Her mistress had declared it was A little bit too soon, And that she thought it was no sia To send him word she was not in. "Ay, very well," the guest replied, "Jn truth 1 make no doubt That whether she be in or no, I've surely found her out." And 8hs who sent him from the door Remaineth Mrs. Mabel Moore. J LETTER FROM BAYARD TAYLOR. TBI FIRST HAILROAD OVER THE ALPS. j From the N, Y. Tribune. Botzkn, in the Tyrol, Bept. 28, 1887. It la .ToT?rx weeks since tbe first railroad, whloh Actually crosses tbe Alpine chain, has been VirupleleU apd opened to tbe public. The only .her road from Central Europe to tbe Mediter ranean that rom Vienna to Trieste only Jtlrtsthe eastern extremity of this great moun tain barrier, wnere it is broken by the valleys i tbe Drave and Save, and gradually loses itself in tbe ridges of tbe Tbraclan Htcmus. he pass of tbe Semmerlng, a feat of engineer ing hitherto very celebrated In Europe, although copied after the passage or the Alleghanlea on Ihe Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was an eleva tion of uuly about three thousand feet, while (tow of tbe passes of the Alps are less than alx thousand. The tunnel through Mont Cents was the first endeavor to pierce the chain, and will undoubtedly besuccessiul in three or four years more, surveys have been made and pioJecU net on foot for railways over toe stmplou ana !he St. Uotbard; but the Breuner Pans, leading from Inusbruok into the Valley of the Adige, . the first to oe mounted by a locomotive. C The breuner has the advautageof being the wetof all tbe true Alplue passes. It was own to i he Komans, who always used it for mmnuicauou wun meir colonies on the per lnLiube. and ttielr JJiiCluu and Panno- an provinces. Tliesummlt is 4770 feet a'wive the sea level, but the aitoroactiea are Hlrnllnr In grade to those at-lbe other pasties. The dllllcul ties to be overcome are very much the same, for the amormt of distance traversed, and uia esPerTrePsof this road will thus serve as a ue by whloh to estimate the feasibility of julbers over me uiguer passe.. f Three days ago we left Munich, and gladly "for it seems to have the most tiiHdgreeable Climate of any cliy iu Germany taking the train for Innsbruck. The route follows the ttalzbuig road as lar as Rosenheim, at the point 'There tue inn issues irom ine uyroie.se Alps, t'lere there is a change of trains, and a delay Lot provided for iu tun' Umo-Ublea. I could mink of nothing but one of , our own railway Junctions, during the session or some political tonvenlton. borne hundreds or passengers -Were discharged upon a long platform in front of an unfinished and very disorderly station f bf use. X However, by dint of endless inquiry, I found the proper t. Bin, piaceu iuy party iu 11, huu quietly walled uu til it should move. We reached KulHteln, the first Austrian statlou, about a . hour and a half behind time. It was, to me, a new sensation to enter Austria without my passport bemg demanded, iLd to have the top ol one trunk luted as a full examination of our baggage. Austria, at last, rather from the pres sure ol circumstances thau from goodwill, is la the way ol reform; but restrictions on tbe rlitbc of travel are fulling everywhere in Europe, with a great deal of o uer meduoval nonsense. The Moldavian lady, I w. s pleased to see, stationed her husband aud children in a safe corner, While, dog on arm, sne superintended the ex amination and transshipment of her trunks. Darkness hid the splendid Alpine valley of tbe Inn long before we reaoh Innsbruck, and the train, instead of passing on over" the Breu ner, as advertised, stoppod there for the night, throwing upon the place such an in upt ion ol passengers us might, I feared, exhaust the uifttiY I thA a,lnlfln Kiota " hit. cause it was Cioethe's quarters on his Journeys k to and from Italy, urd when the landlord gave Jus Mo. 1, u spacious apartment, lull of decayed splendor, 1 was sure that it was Clothe' own room. Entering the house under a heavy arcade, mounting u broad, worn staircase, aud pacing the irregular, echoing corridors, paved With s'oue, we plunged into a quiet atmosphere ot the past. Pleasaut among tne many hostels of my travels is the Golden Eagle of Inns bruck, and worth a hundred Orauda Hotels de Louvre. In the quaint old dining-room bung an origi nal water-color portrait ol Andreas Holer, with bis autograph under it. Keel tig that 1 was in terested In it, the landlady brought me a copy of the address wiiicti Holer made to the people M . 1 . 1 .... ... V, I . t . I .. ,.n I I . . . . r August, lKU'J, alter he had been chosen military i- ommauder of the Tyrol. It is in the broadest Tyrolese dialect, but is as terse, as vigorous aud racy, as a speech of Em coin or Uraut, or a des patch ol Hheridan. Immediately after leaving the city the road begins to aBcend. The valley of the Wip, which must be followed nearly to tbe summit of the i pass, fulls into that of the Inn through a nar- - l .. i . ... , I .. , , . I lUW KUivur KKlcnajr. 1 1 an n iiiiio VI tuuumq and deep cuttings brought us into a wild ra vine, along the precipitous sides of whlcb the road is notched. The post-road is on the oppo site side, with a deep gulf and roarlnic BUeam between. In front, lu the rear, aud on either side, lilyh above the ridges of pine, the sky Is pierced with pinnacles or snow, nie post-roau I having made a loug elgzag at the start, was already considerably above us, but lu the course of two or three miles we had overtaken i Its level. A carelul comparison of the two con- ylnced me that the uscendlug grade of the rail way was fully equal to that, of the road; in BOUJB places 1 L pocuiru IU vwj vtc;u ,iiiic. could not sscertalu the flmires, but It was cer tainly nowhere less than 10U feet to the mile, and In tbe most difhcull parts possibly reached 150. Tbe greatest obstacle to hu overcome was tbe a)riiitiies of the stdou if i hn uIdii whir1!! no where otters a stielf of level soil, but falls Slid f deuly from the crest Jar above to the bed of tbe al.reaui. lue angles Ol llils mountain buttress aro solid rock; the sides ara often masses of loose, eiidlrg iruguieuis.wuicii require Immense walls t support to be built up from below. Where theire is soil enough to make turf, tnia m the best protection. Tlie sleep is pennd luto diamond patterns from top to bottom aud twins are woven between the pegs, so as to prevent the eitrlh lrom wamug uum tue grass tiai luken Him root. W'orkmeu are still everv where liuhv w llti these labois. aud the traces ot theiueiins ly which they used o excavate the road still remain, in one piace ine ouiy ap proach was by building a brldKe of trestle-work, ' acrt bringing tue material lrom the opposite LWO OT I III IIUIIUl.U mi di I, Bin . 1 i I aide. Cur benvy train, drawn by only one enaln, moved sie..dlly but very slowly forward. We did not make more thau twelve miles an hour. 1 was quite satisfied, tor the scenery, it not equHl to the Via Mala or the gorge of Oondi, was very grand. Where' the valley or Htubay enters that of the Win, at the village of Hchou berg, and a vision or the glaciers and snow fields clones its vista, the view was so Incompa rably finer thau thul from the post-road, Inat we were all speedily reconciled to tbe so-called prolenation of tbe Alps by railways, As we advanced further, past the little villages of Malreyand Btelnacb, it became evident that this advantage characterizes the whole oourse oMtierosd. The opposite Side of the gorge i 4 Ussrude; there are here and there cultivated slopes, liarjglna shelves of gralu auioug the rocks, dark sweeps of plue forest, and more frequent gleams of tbe high Alps. Ail these leu aire came into our unfolding plorama, and gave the scenery of the Breuner a variety, a beauty, and a majesty which it oertainly did not possess to such a degree in the pictures of my memory. At the end of an hour the difference In tern peialarewas very peroeptloie. The banks or lreshly dug earth were smoklug from the eveporstlon of Irost, aud there was still a grxy rime In the shade. The gorge became wilder and ruder, twitting in abrupt turns as it forced its way Into the heart of tbe mountains. The slope below was frequently so steep, that foundntton walls were started on the very brink or tne stream ana carried up nuodreils of feet to prevent the track from crumbling away. Yet there was no sense of Insecurity; the work was admirable and thorough every. Where. Half an bour more, and the snows were much nearer to us. Icicles hnng from tbe rocks on the upper side of the track, and tbe air bad a wintry edge. At the village of Giles, the val ley forks. That on the left is called the Ober berg, and Into it the track turns for the purpose ot linking an Immense return curve, like that at Klltanulng I'olnl.on the Pennsylvania Cen tral. A projecting spur of the mountains is pierced by a curved tunnel, and the road climbs back into tbe mala valley along the nearly per pendicular scarp of a tremendous face of rock. This Is the most daring and successful piece of work ou the line. The grade is so heavy that the locomotive dragged us with an exertion which was felt throuKhout the whole train. It was like a tired horse on asleep hill-side. A man on foot could easily have kept pace with the panting and groaning monster. When tbe return curve had been made we saw trie post-rood, llkea white thread, far below us. All difficulties were now at an end. The frade In came gentler, and the sides of tbe valley ess abrupt. The short mouutain grass, the stream diminished almost to nothing, and tbe falling apart of tbe mountains In frout, showed that the summit was at band. Boon a dark little lake appeared, with a low collar or saddle of fiasture beyond, upon which, when we reached t. we f und a post with the words "Summit of the Breuner." Two or three hundred yards fur ther the train stopped at tbe old Breuner Post House, and we were all allowed to get out for a few minutes. Tbe distance from Innsbruck to the summit is twnty-one miles by tbe post-road, and the railway does not exoeed it Innsbruck is 20UO leet above the sea, so that the elevation be tween the two points is 2770 feet, or an average of 131 feet to the mile. This considerably sur passes both the Beramerlug and the Baltimore and Obloroad, while thediitlcultlesof construc tion are much greater. These facta may be or i n terest at home, no w that we are about to crdSs two Alplue chains or much greater elevation than the Breuner Pass. The road across the Blerra Nevada has already reached a point 1.100 feet hither, but without any such extreme grades being required. - From t he summit southward, the road haa been finished for some time, but was Dot opened to travel until the whole line was oompleted. It seems now as if all the communication be tween Germany and Italy were crowding over this route. Everyday the trains are delayed by tbe rush of travellers. Six weeks ago tbe last diligence from Botzon drove into Inns bruck, horses and coachman badged with crape, the coach hung with wreaths of weeping willow, and the postilion blowing a dead-march on bis trumpet. Now, Instead or one coach with a doen pessengers. there are two trains a day With two hundred. Tbe southern approach to the pass Is more gradual, and offers much greater facilities for the construction of the road. The valley of Elsach is broad, compared with tbe Wipthal, the bases of the mountains are more shelving, and the tremendous embankments of the north ern side are no longer needed. It is about forty miles from the summit to Botzen, which is 950 ftet above the sea-level, making an average of a litt le less than 100 feet per mile for the wliole distance. At Eranzensfestung and below Atz wang, the valley contracts to a gorge, and tbe traek is carried through with muoh labor and expense: elsewhere, It appears to have beeu eaxlly built. On tbe very summit of tbe Breuner I saw some patches of oats und barley. For ten miles there is not much chance in the veRetatlon: then cbesnuts begin to appear, aud vineyards terrace tbe sunwaru siues or tne mountains. As the train rushes downwards with rejoicing speed, the landscapes become warmer with every mile. Fig trees bang over the garden wall, aud ciark Italian cypresses guaru tue churchvards. until, as you emerge from the Jaws ot the rocky gorge into the broad valley oi me Aaige.ai rsoizen, it is naiy, in iorm ana leature anu coior, wnicn is neiore you. v. i.- LETTER FROM NEW 1 0RK. Christmas Tbe Dull Season Effect of "Strlkss" Tiie Places of Public Amusa- ' ment Tbe Grand Ducbess ofGerolstsln II Immense Popularity Miss La. corte, etc. JlYlMKO ZKX.K0BAPH SPECIAL COBBE8POVDKNCE. Njlw York, Dec. 27, 1867. Wednesday nroved to be the dullest ChrlsU mas I bat lias been known In this city lor fif teen vears. and there Is no philosopher who could assign satlafactory causes for it. The poorest people seemeu most aitposea to enjoy lb mselves, and did so by parades, innmmeries, and visiting the places of public amusement. A large number or clems oo not nave more tnan bin evenings in the year for their own uxe, and thrv usually maae tue Dest or tneso opporiuni- t'eK, to the great delight of their sweethearts. An.ong tue mechanics mere was leua exuoe ranee than ueual, lor they feel this winter the elltcl t f the "strikes" of the spring aud sum mer. Every year tbe dibconteuted make mi nkes, which have the effect to paralyze eu ttrprifce, and when winter comes on. the tfltel ol them is severely felt. Prices of labor are well upi but there lu scanty employment, t-ucb must be the renult of enueavorl g to force prices uiion what are called capitalists. Our places of public amusement have not been su well attended this winter as UHual. The Iisllun opera has been a failure, and Max Meretzek has sold out to Leonanl Grover, who will, perhaps, make it profitable elsewhere. 1 he fact Is that the French Opera Company did much to ruin the Italian season. The Uraud Duchess df Gerolsteln is a marvellously fine combination. Tbe artists work admirably and harmoniously together have perpetual fresh Des of spirit, and thus, after seveuty repre sentations, the opera Is as new to the public as li vai lourteen weeks ago, when it was first produced. Last night, lor Instance, tbe house was thronged with beauty, fashion, and culture, tzctptou lust Friday night, when the Duohess appeuied at the Acauemy of Music, there bas been no larger andlence duilLg the seuHon, and the demand for places lor to-morrow night bas been uuch that the theatre will not contain one-half of tluBe who have made applications lor seats. This is pretty well for the seventieth, perform ance I To-monow, after the mntluee, Mr. Wrg feld.the active and intelligent business agent, will tuke the Opera Company to iJoston, where Mr Buleuian lb at nresent urenarluit the stage for the arrival ot the Grand Dugbess and her court. There is nothing new in the way of amuse menu announced, except the grand dramatic recital of Mis Dacosle, which Is to take place In February, In tbe Fifth avenue. It will con sist ol tbe acting of the entire play of Julius Cesar, Miss Liacobte personating all tbe char acters, and speaking the eutlre text from me mory. This young American tragedienne will thus uudertaue a ta k never before attempted, and the enteitainment will be unique. The price ot the tickets is three dollars, and will le bold by subscription. Consequently the utmost fashion will be represented. The young lady Is lie ii ohi accomplished and Intellectual artiste now In the country. 11. T. In tbe past seven yean tbe monks of Mount St. Ootbard bare given over twenty thousand meala to needy travellers, and cloth ing, too, at an expense of less tban $1700. Miss Damon, tbe pretty Universalis! preacher, Las been called to Cavendish, Vt. If to her lot some heresies may fall, look on ber face and you'll forget tbeia all. 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AND PINK. iQat7 ALBANY LU51 BER OF ALL KINDS i.OJ i ALBANY LUttbKR OF ALL RINDd, SEASONED WALNUT. PRY POPLAlt. CUERRY, AND ASH, OAK. PLANK AND BO&RDH. MAHOGANY, ROSEWOOD, AND WALNUT VENEERS. CAT CIGAR-BOX MANUFACTURERS, 1UU f . CIGAR-BOX MAN UFA CTU KERB, SPANIbll CEDAR BOX BOARDS. i QfV7 SPRUCE JOISII SPRUCE J0I3I XOU I SPKUCE JOIHTt FROM 14 TO tta FEET IX)NQ. SUPERIOR NORWAY HOANTLINH. MAULE. BKOTIIKR t CO., 1 1 rp No. XSuu SOUTH STREET. Jm S. BUILDERS' MILL, MO. t, AND BS riFTEEMTH 8T, ESLEB & J3BO., Proprietors. Always on hand, made or the Best Seasoned Lumbar at low prloea. WOOD MOULDING, BRACKETS, BALUSTERS, AND NEWELS. News is. Balusters, Bracket and Wood MOQidlnrs. WOOD MOULDINCiS.BRACK.ETS, BALUSTERS AND NEWELS. Walnut and Ash Hand Railing, S, IX, and 1 1nches BUTTERNUT. OHI8KCT, MOULD IN US le order. WALNUT PROPOSALS HEADQUARTERS DEPOT OK THE PLATTE, i ll IKK QlMHTICRM ATKH OFKIOH, I ' iimaha, K, Movemher so, lw7. I FTtOPT)RATA Vtt u a buiv Tui Uui'nul'A i mv Pea ed rroi osls will be received at Ibis odlre until lil M.on I'M U BHD A Y, the u day of Jannury, HM. fur lb. traiisportatlnn of Military Hnpplle. during the year ron inenclng April 1, lmw. and endlnir March SI, lKt,, ou Route No. 1, from Oneyenne, Dakota, or such other point may be determined upon durisg ."irM.vnummim nranrn or tnn in ion Facilic Railroad, west of Cheyenne, to snob, pom or an nr. now or may De eo'aminiiea in tbe Ter ritory ol Monf Ana. si.iiiii of lAtinwitt at iinmu. in n... Territory ot Dakota, went of longltinle n dmrrees. In the Territory of Idiibo, eiwt of lonKltuile 114 degrees. j..." .un irrruiiriea oi uian ami coiorano, norm ol lHtltude 40 deareea. Innlmllnir. If nanuu.ro lun.a. city. - j tie weight to be transported dnrtng the rear on KOIlie No. I will not lirnad twantir.flva ilill.,n .U.fsio.onti) pounds. jtuiurrs win state the rate per 100 pounds per too miles at which thev win irunm,..!'. in. .i.i.im i n.nt. riinn'h of the year beginning April l, ISM, and ending Mercb 81, lass; itmuers should give tbelr names In full, as well as nelr nitrw. nf ...(il.nn. .!. au..k ....... . i . i . acconipanied by a bond tn the sum ot ten thousand (l(Hi dollars, sinned by two or more reanonsiDle persons, legally executed and properly stamped, unar an lei Jim that In case a contract is awarded for the ronie uiuntloned in the propoeal to the )ariy pro- iuxiuk, uif contract win oe accepted anil entered Into, and nood and sufliclent security furnished bv -ld party In accordance with the terms of this aUvertlne nieut. Ei.cn bidder mnst be Present at the onenlnr ot tha proposals In person or be represented by bt. at torney. The contractor will be required to give t250,000 bonis. (Sail "factory evidence of the lovaltv and sotvencv of each bidder and person olTered as security will be re quired. rroposHifi innni d itinorsen "rroposais ror Army Transportation on Kuute No. 1," and none will be en tertained unless they fully comply with the require ments ot this advertisement, Tbe party tn whom the award In made most be prepared to execute the contract at once, and to give tbe required bunas for the lalthful performance of the con. rack Tbe riKht to reject any or all bids that may be OflVrtd in reserved. '1 be con tractor mnst be In readiness for service by the 1st day of April, 1SSS, and will be required to have a place ot biiHiuess or aaencv at wlilen he mav ba comniunlrated with promptly and reaully, fr Route No. l, at Cheyenne. .Dakota, or at aucii oilier point as may be Indicated as tbe starting point of the route. . UlanKS lorms. snowing tne conditions or the con tract to be entered into, can be bad on application at this ouice, or at tbe olliceof theQuarterciasier at Ne York, St. Louis, Fort Leavenworth, Santa F'e, aud Vort Pnelline. and must accomoanv and be a imn of the propoxali. jsy oruer oi lue Muanernia-f ir nenerri. WILLIAM MYERS. Brevet Brig.-Oen., Chief Quartermaster, Department oi me naiie. uum )R0P0SALS TTON. FOR ARMY" TRAKSP0UTA OrFica CwrnF QnAKTEnifASTun, Dkpa Hi ii knt or Dakota. PT. Paul. MlnniHiilA. Nov ltt lftft7 Pealed proposals will be received at this office OlflCI ontu in o ciock m., onthe2ntb dav or.January, lsns, tor tbe transportation ot Military Supplies during tbe year commencing April 1, iMia.and ending March SI, Iwn. on Kotite No. 4. lrom Saint Paul. M inn., or Saint Cloud, Minn., by the shortest road or line, to such .rosin as are now or mav be eiutliliHlied In the State ot Minnesota aud In that portion or Dakota Territory lying east of tbe Mliwourl river aud bounded by it, and from Fort Mevenson, or other designated point on the Missouri river, eastward to nrnsent oohik. or such as may be established east or north of that river, mu xa ui territory. The' wtluht lo be transnorted nn this TtonteNn. 4 shall not exceed ten million pounds (lo.oou.ooa pounds.) Bidders will state the rata per one hundred (100) poundB per one hundred (100) miles for encb month ol tne year beginning April 1, laoa, ana enning murcu si, 1S69. Bidders sbonld give their names In full, as well as their places of residence, and each proposal Bhould be aecompanled by a bond In the sum of ten thousand dollars, binned by two or more responsible persons, guaranteeing that In case a contract Is awarded for tne route mentioned in tne proposal to tue party pro poslniti tbe contract will be accepted aud entered Into, and good and sufliclent security furnished by snid party In accordance with the terms of this advertise ment. Tbe contractor will bp required to give bonds in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars (Sl'ti.uoo.) Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and solvency of each bidder and person oll'ured as security will be required. i'ropotiaiRimnst De endorsed "proposals ror Army Transportation on Rouui No, 4," and none will be entertained nnltss they fully comply with the re quirements ol this advertisement. Tbe parly to whom an award is made must be pre pared to execute the contract at once, and to eive the required bonds for the falthlul performance of the Tke right to reject any and! all bids that may be offered Is reserved. The contrctor must be In readlnesa for service by the Ixt dav ol April, 1X6H, and will be required to nave a place ot business or agency at which he may b com municated with promptly und readily tor Route iNo. 4, at halm Paul, Minnesoia, Foil tileveiiHon, Dakota Territory, or at st cb other point us may be Indicated as the Blurting point of the route. isiuuk loruis, snowing tue uoiiuinoin ui iiivcniii.c to be entered into, can be bud on application at this ofHce, or at the olllce of tbe Quartermaster at New York. Chicago. St. Loul", Fort Leavenworth, Oinaim, and Fort bnelllng. and must accompany and be a part of the proposals g R nnumDi Llcttt.-Col., Deputy U. Al. Uen., Brevet yig.-Oen. U. 8. A., 11 SO tJ19 Chief Q. M., LVpartmeut ot Dakota. PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTA TION. orrius tjaiKr woartkbhasteb, I FOBT Lkavknwokth, Kansas, Nov. 15. 1857. J Sealed proposals will be received at this nlllco until 12 o'clock St. tbe 11th ot January, W, for the trans portation of military supplies during the year com mencing April 1, lMSS, aud ending March ill, l6t, on the following routes: ROUTE NO. 2. From Fort Barker, Kaunas, Port Hays. Kansas, and any other point or points that mayhe designated by the Chief tjtiartermasler DepBrlmtut of the Missouri, on tbe Union Pactlic Rallioad, E. !., to auy placet that may be designated by the shipping otlicer, In tne Slate ot Kansas aud Territory of Colorado south ol latitude 4t Uegrees North, and to Kurt Union, New Mexico, or other depot that may be designated in that Territory, aud to any other points on the route to that depot. ROUTE NO. S. From Fort Union, or such other depot as may bs established iu the Territory ol 'New rx ioo, to any posts firstatlons that are or may ba established in lliut 'J errltory. and to such posts or stations as may he Ue fclgnuted in the Territory of Arizona, aud iu tue Stale of Texas, west of longitude ln5 degrees, ROUTE No. 6. From such point as may be uebignated on the Mis souri Paclllo Bailroad, Knutbweni Hrunch of Mmiourl Pacltlo Italiroad.or the Union Pacific Railroad, 10. D, lo Fori Gilison, Indian Teriilory, or such o'ber point as muy be established as tbe military depot In thut Territory. Tbe weight to be transported daring the year will not exceed ou Route No. 2. IXMio.onii pounds; on H inte No. 8. b.ouo.Uou pounds; aud ou Louie No. 6, 2.0W.UJO pouous. proposals will be made for each route separately. Bldueis will state tlie rate per loo pounds per 100 miles at whlcb.they will transport the stores in each month of tbe vear, buglnuiug April 1, ibua. aud end Iee March 81. lbbt. llldderswlll give their names In full, as well as their places ot resiueuce, aLd each proposal niu( be accompanUdby a bond In the sum ot ten IbouHaud (rlo.ouo) dollars, duly executed by two or more re spousiule persons, in legal form and properly stamped, guaranteeing that in cue tbe cot tract id awarded (oi the route mentlooed iu the proposal to the party pro posing, It will be accepted and entered Into, and good aud sullicleut security lurulalied by said party lu ac cordance with the terms of this advertisement. Each bluder must be piesent at tlie opening of the proposals, or be represented by ids attorney. '1 he(couractor will he required lo give bonds in the following amounts: Ou Route No. , M,Cm, On Route No. 8, Slou.nW. On Route No. . Sau.oou Satisfactory evioeuce of the loyalty and solvency of each bidder and person ottered as security will be re quired. Proposals will be Indorsed 'Proposals for Army Transportation on Route No. "2." "8," or "6," as the esse may be, mid none will be mtn taUud unlcrt tiey cinnil with lie miuitenunU of lint aitoeriisenuaU. The party to whom au award Is made must be pre pared lo execute the contract without unnecessary delay, and to give the required bouds for the faithful periormance ot the com rue. Theiiiihl to reject auy aud all bids that maybe Offered Is reserved. '1 he contractor or oi route must be in readiness for service by the 1st darr April, lata, and iuuhI have a place of business vt agency al which be may be communU att d with readily. For Koute N . 2 at Fort Ilarker, and such other points on the railroad as muy be designated as the starting point ot the route; for Route No. A at Fort Union, New Mexico, orsuoh other point as may be established as the depot, aud for Route No, 6 al Leaveuwortn, Kansas. Rluuk forniB showing the conditions of the contract to be entered luto for each route can be hud upon ap plication at this oflice, or at the olliceof the Uutmer. master at New York. Chicago. St. Louis, St. Paul, Fort Leaveuworth, Omaha, Denver, C. T and Huuta Fe, and must accompany and be a part of the pro- L. O. E ASTON, Depnty QuartermaHter-Oeneral, 12 S tjll C. U. M. Dep't of Ihe Missouri. fr.TLER, WEAVER & CO., MANUFACTCHERS OF MANILLA A1SD TARRED CORDAGE, C0RD3, TWINES, KTC. No. 28 North WATER Street, and Nu. 22 North DEL A WARE Avenue, ruiLAhKLtaiA. Epwin XI. Fiti.fu, m lOHASt Avaa, COMHAO F, CLOT"1" AUCTION SALE3. M OCLfc l.l. IMn JL nn AVCTIONREBS. o. ) MABKKT Street. CLC6INO SALK OF TM K HW.KHOTf OR isns n Antra KliiiiN. KltlPH ui, OA8KS On Minday M.,r.,V.,, ' U TVrtTrthpr 5J) mm mwiifiiiii aL in....i' byratsbgoe, lor cash. UW c.ses inmiV b"v' ani yontiis- oontn. pnoes. oroif1 ns, tminiorm, etc alnn women's, lolsoes', and children's wear, to wiii'ih :pi ij nv,i-ft, i.ti. tn l un nnuT in u.iirn. M 24 St OIIN II. J1YERS & CO.. AUCTlONi.ftfi 1 Nos, tr.t and SS4 M ARKET Streak. . LAKOE rEBEMPTORY HALE OF BOOTS. 8U0K3 urt'ji A IN. HIV. On Tuesday Morning, December ill . at til o'clock, on (nnr month.' credit. lout peck sres boot, shoes, brogans, etc. II. .4 44 J !. Ol' DM tY & bONS, AUCTIONEERS . No. fcot) WALNUT Street, Hold Regular Bales of REAL STATE, S'lOCKH, AND SFCTTRITTES AT Til K PHILADELPHIA EXtilANuK. Handbills ol eech property Issued separately. HioVcataloKUHS published and cln-iilKt-d, containing full descriptions ol property to be sold, as also par tial list of property contnlned I u our Real Estate Re glster, and otlered at private sale. Kules advertised Oslly In all the dally newspapera. i M THOMAS A 80N8. NOS. 133 AMD 141 S. JrOURTH Stieel. HAHBfOMK WALNUT FURNITURE. Ou Monday Moruinir, At 10 o'clock, at No 2o.2 Oreen stieet. by catalogue, Ihe entire very superior luriiiiure. Including han sone w ainnt and xarnet plusn drawiiiK-rouui lurul ture; very superior walnut chsiuoer sinu; collage chMiiber suits; hsiidsomn walnut dlnliifr-room lurut lure: hlnft and glnssware; handsome velvet and Brussels carpets; stair oarpeis, kitchen furniture, e,c' 12 14 S CTTf5l!of,T.ol:!'.r.of le Hamilton Rifle Company. PIIAR1" RULIS, aMMUN TIO.S, R A IS, ETO, On Monday Evening, Dec. s. at 7 o'clock, at tlie Commissi -mere' TlalL Thlriv s vfntb aud Market streets, will be sold the proi erty ollbe lianitlion Hide, consistlngor Sharp', rides, with fahre bayonets: accoutrements for the -m : about eiilm rounds of fixed ammunition, bat. ??To 1,,rtVl,.rS.Pr.' certn ,or lb9 beuBlit of the West I'hllauelphla Children's Home. 1 12 27 St rpilOMAS BIRCH ft 80V. AUCTIONEERS X AND COMMISSION MKhCHANIM. No. 11M tllEfcNUT Street, rear entrance No HV7Sansom st. Pale at No. 414 N. Sixth street. HOUSEHOLD URN 1 1'UKK, KVO., On Monday Morning, At If o'clrck, at No. 414 N. Sixth ureet, will b sold, the Furniture of a family declining housekeeping, comprising Brusls, Ingrain,-and Venltlan carpets: walnut parloi furniture; chamber, dining room, aud kitchen furniture. SALE OF FINE SHEFFIELD SILVER PLATED WARE. IVORY IMNDLK TALLE CUTLERY. FANCY GOODS. ETC. ETC. ' On Monday Morning, At 10H o'clock, and In theeveulug at 7 o'clock, at the auction store. No. 1110 Chi snut street, will be sold, a general assort men t ot rich Sliver Plated Ware, ivory handle table cutlery, aud Bohemian g.ass tancy goods, eta Catalogues wlil be ready early on Moav. uy. 12 27 LATtOE BALE Of FAHTO?TARI F; FURS FOR LA Dl EH AND CHILDREN, FUR BLEIUH AND CARR1AUE ROBES. ETC, On 'lueduy Morning, December 31, a', lo o'clock, at the auction store. No. llln t Levmit street, wilt be sold, a large assortment ol SU( ei lor sable, mink, filch, Siberian squirrel, and er niitm turs. lu set. and singly; also, gentlemen's fuc glovfs, caps, collars, etc. Also, an assortment of fine sleigh and carriage) robes. t 12 28 24 LIPPINCOTT, PON & CO., AUCTIONEERS No. 24n MARKET Street Philadelphia. (Premt. ses formerly occupied by Messrs. Pan coast A Wars nock. Auctioneers.) SAI.K OF 600 LOTS OF AMERICAN AND IMT POKTED DRY GOODS, HOnl EHY UOOD4. NO TIONS, STOCK Ot? OOODrt, KTO., by Catalogue. On Friday Morning, January 3d, IK'S, sale commencing at 10 o'olook. Ia. eluded will be found a general assortment ot season able goods, siilu d to ci y Jobbing aud retail trade. Particulars in future advertisements. 12 28 4t PROPOSALS. OFFICE CHIEF QUARTERMASTERS -Fij-th Military District. i r w Oklkans, La . Deo. IS, 1807. jr Sealed rroposais ure invited aud will be received at this olllce until 12 M., January 18. lstis. tor the pur chase ot all the right, title aud interest of tbe Uulted States tu and to the United Mimes Military Railroad, lrom Brazos Hantlato lo White's Hancbe, Texas. 1 he sale will Include the entire track aud aiding. btilldlngB. water Btivi ons, turn tallies, etc,, the rall rosd materials and supplies pertaining to the road, together with the roliijJ( slock, cars, machinery, and oilier qulpmnts. as follows: " 6', miles railroad track. 4 claw bars, used. ' 2 pi i oh bars, used. 6 nulling boxes, used. 20,s:0 pounds rRllroad chairs, good. 95t pounds railroad Iron, kouU. 1 locomotive, unserviceable, 1 locomotive and tenaer. serviceable. 1 locomotive besd-ll.-bl, unserviceable. 14 coupling links, good. 5Ht pounds car sptiugs, good. 12,i (lu pounds railroad spikes, good. boo esses ties, good. 2tbackle bars, used. 2t square bra-sea, uood. 7 lluicnrs, worn but serviceable. 2cros-leet, worn, 4 rai road frogs and 8 switch stands, worn. 4 spike mauls, worn, 2Jck screws and levers, worn. 2 turn-tables, worn, 1 tire tones, worn. 2 screw wrenches, worn. 1 hand car, worn. , 2 push-car wheels, worn. 1 stove, worn, , 1 push car, worn. 4 hand-cur wheels, worn. This sale will not Include the title to tbe land, whloh does not belong to the United alales, nor to the bridge over the "Boca Cbica." This road is aboul ten miles in length, and extends from Brazns Santiago to While's Rauchu.ou the Rio Orande. From this point connect! n Is made by leumer with Brownsville and Meismoras. Ol tbe ten tulles s l.)!Mo aro washed awy by a lat hurricane, 4 67-1GO are in running order, although not continuous, and about 1 84-lso miles of the material are buried lu sand. The route Is the shortest and best for tbe Immense traffic between tbe oulf of Mexico aud ire interior of Southern Texas and Northern Mexico, and the com munication by rail alone can readily be extended to Brownsville. Tbe rsi road to Wblto's Ranche saves thirty miles of dirlictilt aud tortuous navigation. The road is five) leet gauge, nood ties, T rail, aud lull spiked. Tbe properly may be Inspected ou application to Captain C. H. Hovt, A. Q. M., Itrowosville. Texas, ana any Information desird may be obtained fiona thai otlicer, or from tbe olllce of tbe Chief Quarter niabler Filth M iiltary IXstrict, New Orleans, L.. A coiiullli.n of the sale will bn that transportation shall be furulf hi d fur all Uovernmetil troops aud sup plies, n henever required, at rates not to exceed tho paid by the United Htates loolber railroad companies In the Fifth Mlilta'y District. Terms of payment cash, lu United States Treasury notes. 1 be Government reserves the right to reject any or a'l bids. l'ronosalB should be Indorsed "Proposals for Braxott Sarllagoaud Rio Orande Railroad," aud addressed totheuuueisigued at this olhce. ,- A. J. McOONlOLE. Brevet Lieut.-Col. and A. Q. M. U. S. A., lu charge of oflice. 12 21 lt r J3R0P0SAL8 FOR FORAGE. DKl'OT QlTABTERkl A8TKR OFFICE, Jevpsrson vii I K, J nil. , Ilea 18, 1867. f Sealed proposals will he received at this Olllce) nntli 12 M , Jauuarv 2. Itti.8, for the delivery ot a three mutatis' supply of OaTS aud HAY lor this Lepol Tlie Oats must be of the best quality. 1 he Hay must be of the beat qualpy baled Hay. I'ornne to be delivered, from lime to time, as re quired by the olllcer in charge. Bids must be made in duplicate, with a copy of this advertisement attached lo each, aud each bid must be accompanied by the guarantee of two re sponsible parties Hi lit, In case the contract IS awarded to the bidder, good aud aollloient bond will be given for the faithful performance of 'be contrael. Bids w HI be endorsed "Proposals for Forage," and gridiesped to the underiigued. The right Is reserved to rejeftt any or all bids. Bv order of the Quarlermauter-Ueneral. 12 24 71 J H. O. RANSOM:. Brevet Lieut. -Col. and Q. M.. U. H. A., lpoiU-Jj BOARDING- TTHBST-CLASS BOARDING. Central location No. iu GIBARD Street, west of story from roo. urnlsbed.ncwvaoanU TTVinrTPASTB AND SIZING COMPANY. TTiJ..7. or Box -makers, Bookbinders. Paper U thSemakera. Pocket-book Mkrs. Bill hangers, p M not HOUTt j, cheap and alwaye l''iv7;r use. Refer to J. B. Llpplncoil A Vo.. Devar reyi r William Manu, Philadelphia iiii'lrer, S-,..r Brothers. Anierlian Tract rdwleiy, and other.. II AgentaT T U CRAOJLN A CO., No. 4AI OOx4 MIlK( K Streml. . TTMTED STATES REVENUE STAMPS.- U Principal Depot. No. W CHEsNTJT Street. (Antral Depol. No. tuii South Hi'l H Street, oue doO WUV below l beanut Established lWi Revenue Stamps of every description constantly of hand lu tut amount. ... trders by Mall or Expross promptly attended to.
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