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THE HERALD. PLATTSMGUTII. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1873. J. A. MACaiURPHr..i-...A.-EiTOB. Official Directory. CONGRESSIONAL. r. W. Tipton, Brownville. ?. W. flitchcock, Omaha, f ehn TafTe. Omaha, U. S. Senator U. is Senator Represents tive- EXECUTIVB. R VT. Furnas. Brownville, J. J. (Josper, Lincoln, J.B- Western. Beatrice, li. A. Koenig. Cole tubus. Governor. Bee. of State, - Anditor. Treasure r. K. Webster .Beatrice. Att'y ien . M. McKenzie. Line In. Supi. Pub. Instruc'n JCDIC1ART. Om. B. Like. Omaha. Chief Jut ice, Daniel Gantt. Nebraska City.V., , t j CORRESPONDS CIS , From all parts of the State and country res pectfully solicited for the II-baLP, We do not read anonymous letters and com munications. The name and address of the wri ter are in all cases indispensable, as a guaranty of good faith. EE OCRKPLKMtllXXl'II J.IHT. We call attention to the splendid Club List offered. It is our desire to placo before the people of Casg Co. every opportunity for infor mation and instruction. To all those wh'o wish to take any of the publications mentioned be low we offer them a' the following low rates : Harper's Magazine and Herald one year (1 75 Weekly -4 75 Bazar !4 75 Leslie's Ills. Newj'pcr " - " 4 75 Chimney Corner 4 75 Bcribner's Monthly " " 4 75 Wood's house'd Mag. " " " 2 5() Lee'ie's Ladies Mag. " " " 4 60 Peters' Mus. Monthly " " " " 4 00 AUantio Monthly " 5 00 Prairie Farmer - " 3 00 Chicago Inter-ocean " . " " " 3 00 Spirit or the Times " " " 6 Z Turf. Field & Farm 6 00 New York Times " 3 00 " World 3 00 " " Tribune " " " 3 00 " Led3er " " 4 00 - " Weekly .4 00 Rural New Torker " M " 4 00 Toledo Blade ' 3 00 What Next? (chrorao) 2 00 Phren. 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We make the abeve liberal offers because we are very anxious to collect in our . subscription 1 ist and start on an entirely cash basis, which we shall endeavor to make our rule hereafter. ' A Splendid Chance. Te will send the Herald and PetnoresU' Monthly, which is S3 for one year, to any per on who pays us 33.50 In addition to both Periodicals at the price named, a choice from a list of extraordinary Premiums is given to each subscriber to Item e rest's Monthly. Among these are a fine pair of Ch'rorao Pictures (Falls tf Niagara and Yo cmite Falls), worth S10 ; or a good Stereoscope with a series of views ; besides numerous other valuable premiums worth from two to ten dol lars each. The best boys' and girls' magazine, and the Nebraska Herald at greatly reduced rates. AfewiUgend Nebraska Herald and Dkxor- t's Yoitxg America, which is SI. 00 for one year, to any person who pays us S2.G0. Demor est's Young America is always sparkling with entertaining Stories. Poems, Music, Puzzles, (lames. Travels, and other pleasant features I? profusely illustrated, and cannot fail to amuse, instruct and elevate, and assist to make the lives of youthful Americans useful, truths ful and happy. Hurrah for aEailrcadl Have you "ary" a small size-i cockerel, that won't disturb the neighbors by crowing too loud ? We want to "borry" him for a few hours to crow on Bonds, Three hundred, the Herald said four hundred and over, gentlemen. We've done it 1 Now for work, live business, as soon as spring opens. Messrs. Rail road gentry, fetch on your spades and things. PESSCITAL. We have received a letter from Lin colrfwhich eays: "Insert an Advertise ment for B'a Plus hat." We don't take not up to snuff, don't even know who B. in but as we like to please our readers, and if anybody has found B's l'lug hat, they will please return it to B. without delay. Randall, of the Lincoln Statesman, called at our sanctum last week, and left bis "keerd." Good boy, George. lion. John Taffe has our thanks for copies of the Washington Globe. We have waded through one and a half of 'em already, and shall keep the rest for next Sunday. We have received a neat little childs' Magazine called "The Nursery" for youngest readers. The print is coarse and the Magazine contains numerous engravings and pictures calculated to please the little ones immensely. It is published by John L. Shorey, 36 Brow field St., Boston, Mass. Subscription price, $1,50 a year. SSSXTSNCSOP" 0TO "SESA7023 AOT SZPBESE15TATIVES AT WASHEiS T02T. Hon. P. W. Hitchcock 1321 F St. " T. W. Tipton 2G I street. " John Taffe National Hotel. The la e snowstorm was very severe, and extended, so say our exchanges, over the New England an J Middle and l"'?LerQ States to Topeka, Kansas, northwaru t, , , , , , , ,i T " IakeiS, and south below Wo. I0 St. Lonu-they have the heavest fall nf ' . cuun mown tor 'rl ua Tel' 1 n nof a years. jwir'i-1 THS EISTJ3AXC2 CUZ3TI5XT. Capt. Palmer, the well known Insur ance Agent and Adjuster for the Home Insurance Company, is after ye editor with "hot blocks," on account ofThe article! on insurance published in lasf week' Herald. ' T$e Lincoln Journal treats the sub jectofj Insuaranco something after the same manner as ourselves, and the Cap tain is out with a letter in that paper which'fee requests : us to rc publish. It is too long for that, but wo will give the salient points therein, and the Captain shall have all the chance to vindicate the present system, possible. . Never shall it be said that the Herald refused to hear both sides of a question, or refused to lay the same before its readers. Ho commences : ' "I am no writer, and am not sure that I can succeed in making you un derstand that if you penned that article you were either out of your right mind or else you know nothing of the subject in question." And a little further on he says : . "Your readers will say : Oh! he is an Insurance Agent; that's what's the matter. For truth, I am ; and on that account I shall credit myself with some knowledge of what I write. Were I to write a column on the printing busi ness, I might make up a statement as far from the truth, as yours on Insur ance." For a young man that is "no writer", he opens out well; and permit us to say that the Captain has wiitten a very handsome letter, and given us all some of the very information we needed, and that which he or some insurance agent ought to have given the public long ago. Before we go any further this naturally brings us to his second charge, that we don't know what we write about, and hedoes. Now, Captain, whatever other editors may do and we know some things, called editors, write whole col umns of trash on subjects they know little of the Herald has made it a rule to try at least and post itself up reasonably well before advancing argu ments in matters of such importance that th whole community are interested in them. We have thrown whole acres of anti-railroad letters in the fire since we have controlled this office, simply be cause the writers showed themselvees ignorant of the matter in hand, and un just and unfair to the railroad compa nies, and beeause we had not the time or the information at hand to write in tclligently on the matter, and would not commit ourselves fo!ihly to misstate ments. In this case, before our article on In surance went into print, we hunted for Captain Palmer, himself, to give us some information about these matters, and could not find him. Captain Ben nett was not in his office, and Captain Payne has no office down town. They were all the Insurance men we knew in town ; but, we editors are not the only ignorant men in Nebraska, permit the Herald to say. Since that time we have personally inquired of no less than three Insurance Agents (who had not seen Capt. Palmer's letter) and found them totally ignorant of the facts stated in the Captain's letter, viz: What pro portion of the money sent out &f the State in premiums come back as pay for losses the reasous of the present high rates, and so on. Not one knew any thing about the matter. We'll call this ignorance question even, then, my friend, and come down to YOUR FIGURES. Statement Showing the amount of business done by the Fire Insurance Companies, doing business in the State of Nebraska, during the year 1871, (the buiuess for 1872 not yet reported), as per sworn statements filed in the Audit or's office 34 companies in all : Total amount at risk in the State $8,095,024.00 Total amount of premiums received, 99,861.28 Total amount of losses paid 123.4S5.00 Lxpenses ol runaing the business, including com missions, salaries, adver tising and other expenses estimated at 33J per cent of the gross receipts, which estimate is from the experience of the last 10 years, 33,287.00 laxes paid by the compa nies into the State Treas ury. 4 per cent, of cross premiums, 3,994.44 Total amount, of expendi tures as above by the companies. including taxes. 1C0.7C6. 44 Lxcess of the expenuitu-es, over and above' the re ceipts, in the State for the vear 1871. by these companies, 00,905.44 How about the drain of money fratu the State by the foreign insurance com panies? $r0,905.44 more money paid out in the State of .Nebraska by these 31 foreign insurance companies than the whele amount received by them in the same time. True, $72,000 was paid the State for her about-to-tumble-uown insane asylum. Deducting this asylum loss as one extra ordinary, we have $11,094.56 as the net result of a year s business in the btaXe of Nebraska. Risks are worth more in Nebraska than in any other State in the Union. Our towns and cities are of a specula tive character. Our people more so. Suppose by some hook or crook the capt tal is moved west from Lineolu, (a thing not altogether improbable), wouldn't it affect Lincoln some I by is it that property is worth in many a Nebraska town 33 per cent, less than actual cost? How about some of our fine buildings (covered by insurance) in Omaha, Plats mouth, Nebraska City, and Brownville? How much is our State University worth? Who would pay $115,000 for it? That is what it was insure! for only a few days a ago. The wind blows in this State once in a while. Flue had. buildings hastily put together. When lanr? cities crow up in a few days we cannot expect that all the work is well done. As to the rates, they are uni form. 'Tis true that before the Boston fire risks were carried on stocks there at 45-100. Now 1 will defy you to show me a risk rated at less than 1 per cent in Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, or ?Mew York. Hates charged the West are ex actly the same charged the East. Is it not apparent that there is a difference in favor of Eastern risks. qcestion ? Can wo afford to pay our present rates and do business at all ? Have the losses re the losses -v.-.. with I t great as to warrant doubling tho rates of insurauce in Nebraska ? That's, thej point. Because some fool agent, to get his commission, or to please some public officials,. pwhaps insure a lot of worth less buildings for twic their value, and they burn upj is that &hy reason hard working, clost-Iy-pinched merchants, and other "busine men- fhwitd-b eharged up with the loss and made to pay doub le? Or, again : because in 1871 insur anceeempanies - happened to pay back $11,000 more than they took out, does it follow that this amount covers the drain of years that have been the other way. Averaging the loss of 34 compa nies rjjany of whom took unwise risks, and were by Lis own statement wild cats does not prove that two or three good compauics doing a safe business can not insure the honest business com munity for Ies3 rates thin they now are. We have no desire to drive any good companies from our State, nor need some iuquiry into their business do so. Any business in which the whole public are interested, should be willing to open its books and manner of doing business to the public to some extent, and allow fair inquiry and honest criticism in these days. The facts are the human animal (like some brutes) is very apt to squeal when stuck. The high rates have cut hard on the people insured they squeal, and have cut back, and now the insurance men do the squealing. There is no rea son we should quarrel over the matter, though, nor will wel" One thing, Captain, you may call the attention of your own and all other com panies to : Tho uses of the American newspaper. If the company you repre sent had said to you long ago "Captain, you are eminently qualified for the busi ness, write the people a good letter ex plaining these difficulties, and the rea sons for our high rates, and have it pub lished in the Nebraska Herald and pay the editor for the same," it would have obviated some of the "croaking" you tell about. The American people are not rapa cious, nor unjust, nor mean with their money, as a rule. They want to know where it goes, and what they pay it for ; and if it is aact that your companies pay more back or anything like so much as you get, or even that you cannot af ford to lessen your premiums, and you had honestly told us so, we should not have grumble ! nor "croaked," as you call it On the coutrary, the only answer we could ever get from the average in surance agent was, "Oh, I can't help it, the companies order it," "I don't know, Chicago fire" "Bostor fire did it. All the companies raise their rates." Now, Mr. Insurance Companies, that i was about all the satisfaction we, the people, ever got about the cause of the increased ' rates ; and putting this and that together your own agent's story and the tightness of the times, have evolved the cry "we don't want to pay for Chicago and Boston fires, give us a less rate." BEFORE CLOSING We would like to add that one source of dissatisfaction between our people and the various companies or monopolies as some like to can tncm-uoing oust- ness here, is just this .want oi data or facts or of real reasons for any change of policy adopted by the corporations.- nri - T"i i mt v 1 toe average iiauroau, eiegrapii anu Express official, below the rank of Su penntenuent knows nothing and seems to care less to give any satisfactory an swer about any 6ueh thing. The ster reotyped reply is "The company orders i( its none of my business, Iv'e oniy to collect so and so much." The Super ititendents are away in Chicago, or New York, or Boston, and when here sail in an atmosphere not attainable by com mon mortals (sometimes) and the result is the business of the company looks to a worried and harrassed shipper or news sender like a system of unjust and ar bitrary laws without sense and reason only the autocratic will of some soulless corporation East. Undo this gentle- men, give us your reasons, let us hear your side of the question without a re- sort to investigating committees and sworn affidavits (when the thing has gone too far). Give your local press a chance to defend you on good honest ground, and my dear Captain, and all other men of like ilk, you will have no reason to complain that the Press has done you in justice. One thing more, Cap : You handed us some money for the Herald, last summer, very nonchalently saying: You "supposed you should support the paper for the good of the town, &c, but you never read it much." My d-.ar fel low, we have this consolation : you have read one issue of the Herald pretty faithfully, it seems. We thank Captain 1'almer for his let ter, in the name of orur readers, aud it has opened our eyes to some facts. Let us wipe this all out, Captain, and begin over again on the Insurance question. Come and see us, old boy. We call attention to the new Ad. of E.T. Duke &Co. for 1S73. This is one of our oldest and most reliable firing and we hope they may have a trade this year proportioned to the investment they have made in the town. TEE SA1IA1TA EAT SCSE2IE Is simply an American "John Compa ny which will absorb tne island and rule with an iron hand tho inhabitants therein in a few years. It is the East Indian scheme of England westernized in more views than one, and if carried . ?it r i .i I. : ,1 oucwiu create precise.y iub or a monopoly wun mo same resuua. ., .. ii ii i neiner it wouia particularly injure or benefit the United States nmiins to te seen. trovernment. at least, snou.a have nothing to do with such a plot. mi j t . j again. ine sneeiea gonsta oi covereu i wacons are squeaking and gibbering in the streets of our metropolis. Yesterday firt spring invoice crept up from the ," .rrS of ThV rivr and sailed away -i H n''V ' STATE ITSH3. Rev. J. E--Roberts,. of Brownville, gave a public rcading'at that place on the 23d insU . Frel." Douglass lectured' in Omaha Tuesday night and in Lincoln Wednes day night. i v j The young ladiei f Lincoln are get ting poetical vide Lincoln Journal of 22d. A waiter girl al the Donovan House, Omaha,named"Maggie O'Brien falls heir to ten thousand dollars, by the death of an aunt; and the next day a Mrs; Bushnell, the mother of Cora Clinton, who created such a sensation in Omaha some time ago, receives news ." of the de-ith of an aunt by which she receives twenty thousand dollars. Ex-Governor Butler has been ill, but is recovering. A resolution has been presented to the Legislature to buy the Pawnee Indian Reservation, and remove the Capital there. The Nebraska City New$ advocates starting a Corn Starch Factory instead of a distillery, for the consumption of our surplus corn. The following dispatch from Senator Hitchcock shows that tha prospect is good for the passage af an appropfia- tion, in Congress, for a Post Office and Court House in this city, at the preseBt session : Washington, D. C, Jan. 27. C. H. Gere: Committee today re ports one hundred and thirty thousand dollars for Lincoln Postoffioe. P. W. Hitchcock. Journal. Harry Deuel, of the B. & M. R. R , Omaha, was struck with paralysis, on Sunday last. Dr. Sisson, a prominent physician of Omaha died on Saturday last, of Ty phoid Pneumonia. A HET7 CONSTITUTION We want it, we need it, we'll get it ; but it will do us no good if gained by unconstitutional or revolutionary means, The present constitution provides for a way to make the new one and that way should be followed. The path of duty and the path of right are one, in this in stance. It is the fault of our American people to be impatient and it is peculiar ly the fault of Western man, and it gets worse the further West you go. No good ever came of disregarding the plain laws of the land and "emergencies" ought to be played out in this State. It has been justly and truly said that the present constitution is the result of sharp practice and fraud, and we are, as a consequence, suffering therefrom. Let us not make the same blunder twice; but rather, arrange our affairs in so de cently and orderly a manner that even our enemies will admire our prudenee and sagacity. No constitution brought about by "short cuts" will ever be satisfactory to a large proportion of our people and it is time we learn that laws are effective only as they are grounded in the hearts of all the people T2EII A17D U077. Xhe first railroad in tbe Unite(1 States wa, buiu in tlft year 1830 23 miIea in ,engthf anJ mw the j3altimore & Qhi d j . ruQ fc h r until 1832 when the Locomotive - was firt used. Now we have 53,399 miles of Railroads in the United States. ti c i t ' r j-nree oenaionai inveMiRaiion Win- mittees indifferent States -arc now in operation ; on Patterson in South Caro- lina. Caldwell, in Kansas, and Borv. in Missouri. These Senators are all ac- ' - cused of obtaining their seats by bribery and the undue use of money. UTTELL'S LTVIN& ASE. The January number of this Maga zine begins a new series, and with en tirely new serials; one by Erckmann Chartain ; one by i'ritz Renter and'oth er by the best English authors, as usual This is a good time to commence sub- scriptions to this most excellent maga zine. STATE ITEMS. Mr. Win. Thomas, of Kearney Janc- tion, while Hunting upon the L,oupe nv- er, shot and wounded a large wild cat which sprang at him several times, but Mr. Thomas succeeded in evading his snarp ciaws, an i nuuiy jiiiiea mm. Mr. Evan Evans, a farmer, near As- pinwal! was found dead in his well with tne wen rope entangled around his leg .nM M t,.1 ... l. i o.V. rni.- I au.i aumi, uu lom. alio well curbmsr was low. with icp srnnnl " - - - the edse. and Mr. Evans, who was weak, from recent illuess, probably slipped and fell in. T2L23HAHS BOILED D3W2T. The English Emigrant ship North Fleet, bound to Australia, was struck at midnight by an unknown foreign steam ship and cut down to the water's edge, Only eighty-fiva persons out of four hundred, saved. A violent storm of snow and wind set in in Chicago on the 23d inst., during which a portion of the walls of the lately burned Congregational Church, fell, causing great alarm. The police were endeavoring to pull dow the remaining walls. Theodore Miears was hung in Denver on the 24th, for the murder of George Bonacina, in August, 1871. The Prison Reform Congress hold their anQua meetin? at St.' Louis. All interested may become members by Mnding ten -dolJar8 to the President, ,;.r(irnnr H-vinnnr. ITtica. N. Y. - - - Maj. Ben. P. Rarkle, late Superin tendent of the Freedmen's Bureau, in Kentncky, has been found guilty of fraud against colored soldiers, and sen- tTirtii jin.i H,-iilira nnd tourvears imiria- - onment. gugan B Anta0Dy ani fifteen other , fusu - ladies have been, again indicted for ille- sh voting, c:i ASVissTSr. j . How glad jva-ara.ihat we Stiver Jttave been elected to represent the people in a State Legislature. We would, feel 60 flat and insipid atsorne-trf-the advtee civen us, and then evy stupid Ass in the country tiniits tie is competent. 10 advise lhewusest LegisTatnrfc onarth as to-whVt laws'they'' should tfiakea"arid how make them. The present body have already had "suggestion?, thinks, ought to -do's, - and. must rrotsoffered them to last a long, long winter through, and tTaeend is" pot yet. '"".' All the newspapers think they know all about Legislaturing, and. the unr fledged boy correspondegts of variou newspapers give theit opinions with all the gravity and wisdom of more ad vanced owls in Political Economyr The Herald must needs have a say or we should be behind the times. Therefore, while we reiterate that we are glad we are not -of the -Legislature, to be carped at by everybody, in good truth and sober earnestness we make our remarks about a few of the laws we need and some changes talked of that we don't need. There is a story afloat about a German gentleman in Berks county, who buried his wife, and married again in about ten days. The young men of the neighbor hood determined to signify their disap proval of such a breach of propriety as this speedy marriage ; so while the wed ding feast was in progress in the house they called and gave the parties a cala thumpian serenade. After awhile the groom append at the front door, and when silence had been obtained, he 6aid, in a deprecatory tone : " I say, poys, you ouiht to pe ashamt of yourselves to pe making all dis noise, veu dere vos a funeral here so soon. It ain't right." The band then adjourned. Ce dar Creek, Jan. 21, 1873. Editor Herald: Having resolved upon taking a trip westward, we accord ingly hied away to the flourishing town of Louisville, for the purpose of taking the train westward bound. Arriving in town a few hours before train time, we had leisure to look round and note the improvements; we saw several new frame houses, one store, and ODe "gate of hell," perhaps better known by the name of saloon. We also heard of a Blacksmith shop. E. Noyes, 'tis said, is driving a paying business, in the shape of a lumber yard. Judging from the amount of grain we saw coming into town we should think somebody was making the grain business pay. After an hour or so spent in hanging round the depot, reading the flaming adver tisements with which the walls of the sitting room were profusely adorned, our ears were gladdened by the welcome whistle of the locomotive, which we were soon aboard of and whirling at a livery rate up the Platte, which we no ticed was securely, though not perma nently bridged, by the hand of nature. We soon reached Ashland ; from the car window wo could get but a bird's eye view of the town, the most conspicuous object that met our view was the High School building, which is an elegant structure and is a credit to the town and county. Five yers ago when we first visited Ashland it could boast of per haps about a dozen very poor houses, and was known by the dignified' and high sounding name of Salt Creek Ford. We had not long to look, however, for these raiirond trains, like time and tide, wait for no man, consequently we were soon whirling along at a lunous rate up the bait Creek bottom towards the capi- tal. We were presently startled by a .. .. .I 1 nrn L-Aman whn thrust hia haiH mfn (ha ..-....v .i. I - . . . car and yelled Greenwood; here our Tle wa9 doomed to come to an end, as our ticket was only good this far, and i . - . being dead broke, we wisely concluded to et "- Greenwood can boast of two stores, which do a lively business, also a black smith shop, and a very nice and commo dious church belonging to the Congrc gationalists. This letter is already too long we fear, so adieu. Yours Respectfully, M. L. T. On Friday morning V. Bierbower, Esn., acting U. S. District Attorney, filed complaints before C. W. Seymour, Esq., U. o. Commissioner, against m. M. Waters, John Woodson and Henry Lacy, for a breach of the postal laws of , llta S A W'irr;inf tV94 KeilPil anil II g. Marshal Wm. Daily deputized Gran- ville H. Hail of Nebraska City, to execute the warrant. Hail went to lAmini - nwJ trfki 1 or torn -vt tnrr f A r 1 1 L' a ' " V" ' h"fa . wrjih Dr. Wolf, deputy postmaster and the prosecuting witness in the case, was fchot tnrougn tne ooweis anu is sup- 'All th nrisnnPr. canned, and Sheriff . i ' f- m . it I:"!"nw .uoore iias.er!T. jailor uciriue io ityuuj- me m pursuit ot them. . -- .... , i Attoreuy liierbower nas te egrapuea to Omaha for further instructions. Some of the New York papers are be ginning to think there is something in the Beecher-Tilton Scandal,- and it is said the pressure on Tilton is so great that he has written an explanation and defence which will be published soon. Who reads the Proof Ibr the Lincoln Lknder. and bv the way, who does the edfiorial? Too much disjointed think ing, gentlemen. I, A PEESS CONVENTION. any of our exchanges are urging th,we hold a Press Convention some- tV. ti .v.- in.1. A "Ul . . . February. e most sincerely hope the Priss of this State will hold such a LOn- vention. We need it, as tne X anKee ,rr things we ought to agree on, for mutu al aid and mutual protection. The Press of this State" are an important body, but by our separate and often di verse action, we are ot no strengtn as rt . a I tlv find ourselves at the mercy of outsiders and foreigners ; a3 for instance, Advertising Agencies, which we begin to think are unmitigated humbugs, and ought to be "abated" as nuisances, in the State of Nebraska. Let us have the. Convention, brother editors. We move that Major Bal- , 7"' combe, of the Republican, issue a for one ; who says aye ? call THE JH73I3AL INDEPE'lIDENT FbUjatluarxTu ieforepji aTd all, good judges pronounco it a most valuable pe riodical in its line. We are requested to call attention to its list of premiums, civen to those who 'procure for it the greatest number $f ubscribers Full particulars , give o on "appneatren to- tnis office, or to tne puD- lishers. 1. One $3,000 Church Organ, two tpanualsv 24 stops and full pedaL 2. One $1,500 Grand Piano. 3. One Parlor Grand. 4. Four cash premiums of $1,000, $750, $500 and $550. 5. One Cabinet Organ with Pedals, at $750: ' l G. Square Piano at $650. 7.k-Fire- educational shares at $125 each. - ' -- . - - - 8. A magnificont clock at $100. . Full particulars of plan for compcti tion will be found in the January num ber of the Musical Independent, and our circulars, of which copies will be sent free upon inclosure of stamps 'to Robert Goldbeck, 933 Indiana Av., Chicago, 111. cu psesdstialections. - Senator Morton introduced the follow ing resolution, -and in an able speech showed the dangers of the present Elec toral system : Resolved, That the Committee on Privileges and Elections be instructed to examine and report, at the next session ot Congress, upon the best and most practicable mode of electing the Presi dent and Vice-Preiident, and providing a tribunal to adjust and decide all con tested questions connected therewith, with leave to sit during vacation. Mr. MORTON. Mr. President, the Constitution provides that the President and Vice-President shall be chosen by electors to be appointed by the fetate. It declares that "Each State shall appoint, in such manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors equal to the whole number of Senators and Repre sentatives to which the State may be en titled in the Congress." He claims that great temptation is thrown in the paths of both, individual members, and both branches of the government, by the present method of electing a President or Vice President ; and among other things to show what might have happened, he quotes TUE WISCONSIN CASE. Such had been the understanding and practice, apparently without question, until 1857. When the electoral votes were counted that year in the presence of the two Houses, an objection was made by a member of the Senate to re ceiving and counting the vote of Wis consin, because the record showed that the electors in that State had not met and cast their votes on the day prescribed by law, and upon which the electors iu all the other States voted. The objec tion, it would seem, should, have been fatal, for the Constitution expressly de clares that the electors shall meet and vote upon the same day in all the States, and the history of this clause shown that great importance was attached to it by the framers. But the President of the Senate, Mr. Mason, declared that the objection was out of order, and that nothing was in order but to open and count the electoral votes returned, and the vote of Wisconsin was counted, af ter which he stated the result of the vote, and declared James Buchanan and John C lirfii kenridgo elected President and Vice-President of the United States. Motions were then made to correct the count and exclude the vote of Wiscon sin, all of which he decidedout of or der, and that the business having been accomplished for which the two Houses j tiau aombled, ho declared the meeiiug dissolved, and at the head ot the cen ate turned to the senate lyhamber. ITnnn th rpfirpnipnt nf th Kenfttfl an . . . . " . ' borate deflate tnnk r. ara in the. Hnns. I " " ' .w. . in which a variety of opinions was ex- pressed, but the better one seemed to He " "ouses no jur.su o- I Firm nnpp triA niarrpr rT nminrintr mm electoral votes either iointlvorsenaratelv. and that the decision of the President of the Senate was final. So the matter was dropped. The Senate, upon re assembling in its Chamber, began the consideration of the subjeet, and after a long debate, with about the same result, it was dropped. It seemed to be a necessary conclusion from these discussions that it was a casus omissus in the Constitution, and that the power of the President of the Sen ate to count the vote resulted ex neces sitate reifroni the failure of the Consti tion to give the two Houses any jurisdic tion over it but they were to be present at the counting as solemn witnesses of its accuracy and result. This was the old rule of counting, to obviate some' of its plain absurdities, the tveenty-socond joint rule was adopted, and Senator Morton shows it up in a plain style We shall give a continu ation of Senator Morton's remarks in our rext issue. Telegraphic. THE 77EATEEE. Washington, January 28. The signal service predicts for Wed nesday from Missouri and Ohio valleys to the upper lakes and lake .hue, gener ally clear and cold weather, but winds gradually backing to westerly and south er y, with tailing barometer and rising temperature. Ihe vice-rresiaent, in a persona, statement, asked the appointment of a committee to investigate the charges against him in connection with the credit mobilier. New York, January 28, At White Plains, yesterday, the Gree ley will case was again before the surro- Kate, ijo com promise uavinir oeen inaue between opponents and contestants. Neither of tho Misses Greeley were present, and the only directly interested party in coun was oioors, eiecuior i the will ot 1871 THE MARKETS. NEW YORK, January 2S. 1872. Money rasy at . . ....... 46 13(a!l4 Gold Dull at Governments Strong CHICAGO, January 2S, 1872. . , Hour Quiet $5 007h5 75 Wheat Dull 1 25(1.27 Corn Less active 3)(31 Oats Easier 23(26 Rye Dull C3(e68 Barley Dull oostt Cattle Good, SU 4(((XD ()() I Hogs Live,.. $3 75CsN3 00 J Proposals for Mail Contracts. WA8HIrOJl.-.DK). 1, 1S7&. t TROPOSALS will bo received at the Contract -- Office of this Department ontil 3 p. u. of March 3, 1S73, lor conveying tne mails of ui United States; from July 1, 1873, to Jane 30th, 1ST 4. in the tState ft j , . Nl2BRASIi. on th route and by the Kcfcedulcs of depart ures and arrivals Herein epetmuea. t)ecisioDi Announced by Bur before March (bidder toill examine enrefully the law.formt, and intru.ctio annexed.) -The letters (n. o.) indicate that there is no post office at the tl:ice named. Serrice will not be let where no ollieoa exUt. X KKKAMK A. - 14501 From North Ilatto. by Stockville, Ked Willow, nd Dtseverville, to Hays t.'ity, Kan.. VJ uii'cs and bark, once a week. Leave North Platte Mondiiy at 8 a. ui. Arrive at 11 ays City Saturday by 6 p. in; Leave llays City. .Monday at 8 a in. - Arrive at North 1'latto Saturday by C p m. Proposals invited to end at V.bd Willow, 130 miles less distance. - . -lt502 From Lincoln, by Tipton, Oak Creek fn. o.), and Sana Creek, to Benton, 43 miles and back, once a week. Leave Lincoln Monday at 6 a m - ArriTwut Henton by 7 p m. Leave Benton Tuesday at 6 a m. Arrive at Lincoln by 7 p in. 14503 From Pleasant Hill, by Tabor. Lueievillo, Kmprre. and Henry (n. o.), to Ked Cloud, , 110 miles and back, once a week. Leave Plearant Hill Monday ut 6 a m; . Arrive at Ked Cloud Wednesday by ti p m ' Leave Ked Cloud Thursday at ti a m: Arrive at Pleasant Hill Saturday by 6 pni. 14504 From I'one Tree, by Hammond, O.ik Ln?e, and Twin (Jrove. to Niobrara, 15 miles and back, once a week. Leave Lone Tree Monday at 6 a m. Arrive at Niobran Weduesdny by 6 r m Leave Niobrara Thursday at 6 a in. A rive at Lone Tree Hturday by rt m. 14505 From Palmyra, by Solon, to Latrobe, 16 miles and back, once a week. Leave Palmyra Wednesday at 8 a m. Arrive at Liutrobe by 1 p m; Leave Latrobe Wednesday at 2 p m. Arrive at Palmyra by 7 p in. 14506 From Grand Inland, by Juniata. Kilsnn. North Blue, aod Wells, to Ked Cloud, 80 miles and back, once a week. Leave Grand Islund Monday at 0 a m. Arrive at Ked Cloud next day by 6 p m. Leave Ked Cloud .Vadncsday a 6 a in. Arrive at Grand Island next day by 0 p r. Proposals invited to begin at Juniata, 31 miles less distance. 14507 From Fairmount, by Belle Prairie and Hebron, to Belleville. Kans., 100 miles and buck, mice a week. Leave Fairmount Monday at 8 a in. Arrive nt Belleville Wednesday l.y 4 pm. Leave Belleville Thursday at 8 a in. Arrive at Fairmount Katureay by 4 p m. 14508 From Fairmount by West Blue and Mc- Fadden, to York, 20 miles and back, three times a week. Leave Fairmount Monday, Wednesday, anil Friday at 6 a m. Arrive nt York by 12 m. Leave Y'ork Mond..y, Wednesday, and Friday at 1 p m. Arrive at Fairmount by 7 pm. 14509 From Nebraska City, by Kla, Avoca. Cen tre Valley, Weeping Water, mid 101m wood, to Ashland, 53 miles and back, once a week. Leave Nebraska City Monday at 7 a in. Arrive at Ashland next day by 4 p in; Leave Ashland Wednesday at 7 a in. Arrive at Neb, City next d.iy by 4 pm; 14510 From Paneato Texas, Lak. Xer., -j-j miles and back, once a week. Leavo Ponea Tuesday at 11 a ni. Arrive at Texas by li m. Leave Texns Tuesday at 1 p m. Arrive at Ponea by 2 pm. 14511 From Ponea. by liaily Branch (n. o.) and Morton's Place, to St. James, 36 miles and back, once a week. Leave Ponea Monday at 10 a m. Arrive at. St. James next da;' by 10 a m. Leave St James Tuesday at 1 p m. Arrive at Ponea next day by 1 p m. 14512 From Benne.t'a Station, by Sulon to Cropsey, 16 miles and back, once a week. Leave Bennett's Station Tuesday at 7 am. Arrive at Cropsey by 12 m. Leave Cropsey Tuesday at 1 p m. Arrive at Bennett's Station by 6 p m. 14513 From Bennett's Station, by Panama, Cropsey, and Laona, to Beatrice 40 miles and back, once a week. Leave Bennett's Station Monday at 6 am. Arrive at Beatrice by 7 p in. Leave Beatrice Tuesday at 6 a m Arrive at Bennett's Station by 7 p m. 14514 From Columbus by Alexis and SumuiiMo Ulysses, 33 miles and back, once a week. Leave Columbus Monday at 6 a iu. Arrive at Ulvssei by 6 p m. . Leave Ulystes Tuesday at 6 a m. Arrive at Columbus by 6 p m. 14515 From Columbus, by Clear Creek (n. o.), Osceola and Lincoln Creek (n. o.), to York, 40 miles and back, once a week. Leave Colu nbus Wednesbay at 6 a in. Arrive at York by 7 p m. Leave York ihursday at 6 a m. Arrive at Columbus by 7 pm. 14516 From Columbus, by Hammond, to Nio brara. 110 miles aud back, once a week. Leave Columbus Monday at b a m. Arrive at Niobrara Wednesday by 6 p m. Leave N mbrara 1 bursday at b a m Arrive at Columbus Saturday b;6 did 14517 From Columbus to Crete, 65 mi es and back, once a week. Leave Cidumbus Monday at 8 am. Arrive at Crete next day by ti p ui. Leave Crete Wednesday at 8 a in. Arrive at Columbus next day by 6 p in 14518 From North Bend, by Purple Cnne. Pleas ant Valley (iienene. and St. Charles, to West Point, 32 miles and back, once a week. Leave North Bend Thursday at 8 a m. Arrive at West Point by 6 p in. Leave West Point Friday at 8 a m. Arrive at North Bend by 6 n m. 14519 From North Bend by Purple Cane and Aeington. to Midland, KJiuilcs ami.liack, once a week. Lvave North Bend Monday at 7 a m. Arrive at Midland by 3 pTii, Leave Midland Tuesday at 7 a m. ArrivR nt North Bend bv 3 p m. 14520 From Grand Island, by Donnehrag and St. Paul, to Cotesfiold, 35 miles and back, twice a week. Leave Urand Island Monday and Wed nesday at b a m. A rriwA f rVitr.field bv 6 D m. Leave Coteslield Tuesday and Thursday at b a m. Arrl.A it flmrwl Island by 6 D m. tlfn. . I U..n..L- II An.lw.1ra and Latrobe. to Laona, 27 miles and back, once a week. Leave Syracuse r riday at 9 a m. Arrive at Laona by 6 p m. Leave Laona Saturday at 9 am. ippiv. nt SvnipiiBn trv t. t III - lisw Kisrm AshJand. bv Sod Jlill. Kock Creek. Ceresco. and Ash 11 lull, to Lone Valley, 31 miles and back, once a week. Leave Afhland Wednesday at 8 a m. Arrive at Lone V aMey by 6 p m. Leave Lone Valley Thursday at 8 a m ArrivA nt Axhlnnd br 6 l m. 14523 From Ashland, by Belmont and Danle, to Palmyra, 25 miles' and back, once Leave Ashland Tue day at 9 a m. Arrive at Palmyra by 6 p in. Leave Palmyra Wednesday at 9 a m. A rrivA nt Ashland bv H n in. 14524 From l'anillion. by Natby and Forest City, to Ashland, 30 miles and back once a week. Leave Papillion Monday at 8 a m. Arrive at Ashland by 6 p m. Leave Ashland Tuesday at 8 a m? . Arrivp nt. Paiiillion bv 6 D m: 14525 From Cottonwood Springs, by Stoekville (n. o.). to Ked W IiMi'k nnp A week Leave Cottonwood Springs Monday at 10 am. , Arrivnat Red Willow next day by 6 D in Leave Kcd'Willow Wednesday at 9 a m Arrive at Cottonwood Springs next day by 6 p m. 14526 From Harvard, by White Kim. Spring Kanch. and Negunda. to Ked Cloud, 52 miles and back, oiice a week. Leave llnrvard Monday at 9 a m Arrive at Red Cloud next t.ay by 4 pm Leave Ked Cloud Vt eduesday at O a in. Arrive at Harvard next day by 12 m. 14527 From Plum Creek, by Arrapale. Red Willow, and Mouth of Frenchman's Fork, toJulesburg. Cd. Ter., 10 miles and back, once a week. Leave Plum Creek Monday at 6 am. Ariive at Julesburc Friday by 6 pm. Leaves Julesburg Monday at (i a m. Arrive n.t I urn Creek .Friday by 6pm 14528 From Fort Kearney, by Kepublican CUy. J ruesdell, Kan., ami mockuii, k lmym t'irv. Km., and back, once a week Bidders will state distance and propose schedule. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND POST MASTERS. Containing also conditions to be incorporated in the contracts to the extent the Department may deem proper, i 5nv.n inlniit.i arp allowed to each inter mediate office, when not otherwise specified, for assorting the mils. 2. On routes where the mode of conveyance admits of it, thespecial agents ot tne i osi vmce Department, also post otnee wanna, man uugs locks and keys, are to be conveyed without ex tra charge. , . a " ww Kill" or reeeints prepared ry post masters, or other agents ol the Department. will accompany the mails, specifying the num I. . . . . j..,;n.,inn of iha several bag, tone examined by the postmasters, to insure regular ity in the delivery et bags and pouches. 4. No- pay will be made for trips not pcrform- r..r -su.h of such omissions, if the fail- Kire be occasioned by the fault of the contractor or carrier, three times tne pay oi mo if m .io,i,.-i,l For arrivals so far behind time as to break connection with depending mails, n-t ..iffieientlv ereused. one-fourth of tbe compensation for the trip is subject to forfeiture. For renealed delinquencies of the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties, proportioned to the nature thereof, and the importance of the mail, may be made. ... , . . iL i,,.;,io- KoKm.l or tbrawing On the ..;to ,.rnv nortion of them, for the ad in is- eion ot passengers, or for being concerned in settng up or running an express conveying intelligence in advance of the mail, a quarter s pay may be deducted. v,no. -.-ill lie imposed, nnlcss the delin quency be promptly Mid satisfactorily explain. ed by certificates of postmasters or the affida vits of other credible persons, tor tailing to arrive in contract time: for neglecting to ike the mail from. or deliver it into, a post office; for suffering it to be wet. injured, destroyeo, robbed, or lost; and fr refusing, after demand. ... .v. n,.,;i us freouentlv as the con tractor runs, or is concerned in running, a coach. .... ... .,.,l,nnl on a route The Postmaster Ocuoral may annul tne alMMwaeanwiiKaMgaa miiuiiiMini.lii4 contract for repeated failures to run ogreenbly to contract ; tor violating I be pi.st otlli-e laws, or dutbbaing tlielhstriietliins of the i'rpartmen : fwa-avftttring to-discharge a car.ier when requir ed by the Department 10 do sc ; for running an express as aforesaid ; or fur transporting per-, sons or packages convay:na inailaLle tnatcer l. ont of tlic loaU, .. 5. The'FWtiriaster General may order" an in-ereaso-of service on a route by allow there for a fc-o ratn sncreuxe on the e .nl rant day. He' may cbange svheilnts tjf depamirrs and arrlv.. als in til cases, and particularly to lnake them confonu to connectiona.wiLlijailreuiJ.withoiit increase of pay, provided the i imniiig Mmo be not atndd. Tha-Postuiitster OtnM4 -may also discontinue or curtail the service, in whale or in p.irt, in order to place on the route superi or service, or whenever tho public interests, iu his judgment, shall ro'iuir such discontinuance or curtailment tor any other cn'isc; be allow ing as full indemnity Ui i-mif racfor mic month's extra ay on the amount tif setvifr li:tcnyeJ with, and a rM compensation i'f the amonat of service retamW and oliiiucd. 9. Payments will be ma ie by collections from, or drafts on 'postmasters or otherwise, alter the cxjiiraiion of each ijuar'cr sny in November, ! ebruary, My. and August, pro vided that required evidence of service has been received. 10. Th) distance given are believed to bo. substantially correct j tint nn increased pay will be allowed tliotild tin y bo greater than advertised, it the points to bo sm plied arc cor rectly stated. Iliil If mu' infntm tfirmnelvrm oh Ihin point, and also in reference to the weigl-.t oi tbe mail, the condition of bills, roads, streams, rfc, and all toll bridges, turniiikts, 1 dank-roads, ferries, or obstructions of any :ind by wh'ch expense mav bo incurred. No claim for additional pay, b -sed on such ground, can be considered ; nor for alleged mistakes or misapprehei.sioii as to the degree of service nor for bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued, or other obstructions ca.jsing or increasing dis tance or expense occurring during tlie contract term. Offices established after this advertise ment is issued, ami also during tbe contract term, are to be visited without eitra pay, if the distance be not increised. 11. Bidders are cautioned to mail their pro posals in time to re eh the DeMir'nient bv the day and hour named (.'I p. in. March .1. IST.'J1. for bids received nfter that time trill not be ronid ered in eompetit on with bids, of reasonable amount, received in time. Neither can bids be considered which aro without the guarantee required by law, aud a certificate of the suffi ciency of such guarantee, and the oath of the bidder according to section 11 16, act of June . 1S72. 12. Bidders should first propose for servicn strictly according to the advertisement, and then, if they desire, nr-imrntcl 'u for ditlercm ser vice; and if the r'fiii'nr bid be the lowest, offer ed for the advertised service, the other propo sitions may be eon idercd. i'-i. There should bo but ono route hi I lor in a proposal. Consolidated or combination bids ("proposing one emu for two or more routes") cannot ''o ;onsided. 14. The rou'e. the service, the yearly pay. th name and residence of the bidder that is, hi usual post-ollice addres" ), an I tbe name of each member d a firm, where a company pQcni. should bo distinctly stated. 15. I Bidder are requested to un, ns far as Craft icahle, the printed proposals furnished v the Department, to write out in lull the sum of their hi is, and to retain copies nt them. Altered bid should not be submitted; nor should bids once subiu tted be withdrawn. No withdrawal of a bidder or guarantor will be allowed unless the wit hdrwnl is received twenty-tour hours previous to the time fixed for opening the proposals. Kach bid ui'jst be guaranteed by two respon sible persons. The bid and guaruntee should be niviai plainly with tbe lull name of each person 1 he Postmnster (Jeneral reserves the right to reject any bid which may be deemed extrava gant; and also to disregard the bids ol tailing contractor and bidders. (Act of .1 une 8, lji7itv section 21'.'.) lt. The bid should be sealed, superscribed "Mail Proposals, State of Nebrahka." addressed "Second Assistant Postmaster Jei.eral, Contract Cilice," nnd cnt by in7, not by or to an agent. Bids of gfi.OOO per annum and upward must be accompanied by ft certified check or draft on. Borne solvent national bank, equal to 5 per cent, of the amount. (See law ot Congre.-s ef June 8. 1S72.) 17. The Contract are to bo executed and re turned to ttie Do. arttnent by or before thel't dav of J une, 1873, otherwise the accepted bid der will be considered as having failed, aud the Po-tmaster (Jeneral may proceed to e n- tract for tho service with oilier parties, aetsord ing to law. Transfers of contracts, or of interest In con tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequently cannot be allowed. Neither can bids, or inter est in bids, bo transferred or assigned to other parties. Bidders will therefore take notice that tbey wi' 1 be expected to perform the ser vice awarded to them through the whole oon traet term. 18. Section 219 of the act of Jun 8, 1S72, pro vides that contracts for the transportation of the mail shall be "awarded to the lowest bid der tendering sufficient guarantees for faithful performance, without other reference to the mode of such transportation than mav be ne cessary to provide for the due eel rity, certain ty, and security thereof." Under this law bids that propose to transport tin: nra Is with "celority. certainty, ami security," having been decided to be the only legal I. ids, are con strued as providing lor the entire mail, howev er large, and whatever may he the mo te ot con-' veyanco necessary to insuro its "celerity, cer tainty, and security," and have the preference over all others, and no others are considered, except for sTeamboat route. ly. A modification of a bid in any of its' es sential terms is tantamount to a new hi i, and c.'iunnt be received, so as to interfere with regu lar competition. Making a. new bid, with guarantee and certificate, is tho only way to modify a previous lud. 2t. Postmasters are to be careful not to certify to the sufficiency of guarantors without know ing that they are persons of sufficient responsi bility. (See section 247. net ot JuneH, lh"2.) They must not sign the certificate until the suiui of the bid is inserted, and the bid and guaran tee are signed by tbe bidder ant ( two,) guaran tors; a disregard of this in-truction by post masters will subject them to immediate remov al, and to severe penalties. Postmasters are hU.i liable to dismissal fronV office lor acting ns agents of con'ractoj-s or bid ders, with oi without compensation, in any bu siness, matter, or thing, relating to the mail service. 'They are the trusted agents of the' Department, and cannot consistently act in both capacities. - 21. aII bidders, guarantors, a d sureties r distinctly notified that on a In i Id re to enter i- to or perform the contracts for the service pre- posed lor in the accepted bins, tneir icgai lia bilities will be enforced against them. 2. Present contractors, and persons knowa at the Department, must, equally with others, procure guarantors uud certificates of tho suffi ciency suli-tiiiilialiy in me lorins aoore pro scribed. lnocertiU litis OI sum 'lcucy luun u signed by a postmaster. JNO. A. J. CRESWKLL. fu it Mailer General FORM OF PROPOSAL. GUARANTEE, AND" UblUlHtAtr PaomsAi.R. Tho undersigned , whose postofljeo address is .county of , Ist ate of mails oi ttie United (jiate, fiom July 1, lsTii, to June 'M. 1S74. on r .nte No. , between and under the ad vertismieiit ol rne fost- WfiFter tienerul, dated uecciuocr i. iou, wim c lenty, cert.. mry anu security .iou 8, H7J, for tho annual sum of - uoiiara. This uroi.o.-iil is made with full knowledge of the distance of the route, the w-ight ot the mail to be carried, and all other particulars in r.. .r"T:c- t i on mine ami service : uii'i. uis.. a:'ter careful examination of the laws ;md in structions uttacued lo advertisement M mail service , and of tli- provisions contained in tbe act of Congress ot June 8, 1S72, Dated .i.iuuei, - Gt'ARANTER, TTia iiridersiffnrd. refcidim? at hato f 1 undertake thitt. li tbe foregoing bid for carry i-g the mail on route No. T.be accepted by the Postmaster General, the bidder will, pr or to the 1-t of J une,Tf7:J, enter into the required oliligaiion. or contract, i- yciiuiui the service proposed, with god and sullicint sureties. . . ... .... This we do. nin'ervtan iing uisunci:? ligations and liabilities assumed uy gurr.tai.um. Date! CKttTlFlCA-a. The undirsigncd, postmaster at tata of , certifies, cnokb iih oath or niKiCk. that he is acquainted witn tne aoove guarantors and knows tliem to be men of property, and able to make good their guarantee; and that bidder and guarantors are above the age of ill years. Ttols of 8.V0O0 and upwanT roust be accompan i,l hv a certified check, or draft, on some sol vent national bank, equal to S per centom on the present annua pay on the route ; or in case of new service, not less than ft per centum of one year's pay proposed in bid. (."-action wJ, Act of June 8, Ii2. . . The Postmaster must not sign the certificate ..-..i .I.-.,,.,., tha hil l is inserted and the bid and guarantee signed by all the parties, ani dl ed. FORM OF PROPOSAL. ETC. ' Oath required by Section 2l''iof An Act of Con gress, approved June i"i-, i-i oettuii i .,..h l.ld for earrving the Mail, and to DO taken before an Ultictr qualified to administer oaths. T. . of . bidder for convey ing the m: il oh route N . -7. trom . do swear that I have the ability pecuniarily to luilili my obligation as such bid lcr ; that the bid is triad, in ifoc d faith, and with the inten tion to enter into contract aud perform the ser- vietyin case said bid i-hall be accepted ; and tnat the signatures of the gi'arau-cis thereto are genuine, and that 1 believe the ssid guaran tors to l.i pecuniarily responsible lor and able to pay all damage the Unit d fetatei shall sut ler b reason of my failius to puifonn my obli gations m sti'.h bi J.ler. Sworn and subscribed before me . for" the o . this davrf . A. D. 1S7 , and in testimony thereof 1 hereunto subscribe my name nnd afhx my official se"3 the day and year aforesaid. - 3K4L. Not-. When the oath i taken before a jus tice of the peace, the certificate of tbe clerk in a court of record should be a ided, under his seal ol office, that the person who administered the oath is a duly qualified justice of the peace-.-