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Show WASHINGTON. Washington, 19. The United 6tates minister at SjCckhoim informs the state department that an agricultural agricul-tural exhibition will be hold at Chris tiauia, Norway, from tho 2d to the 7th of October nest. It will be open to foreign as well as domestic imple ments and machines. New contracts have been made with tho Richmond and Bod well grauiLo companies for Btono for the north wing of the building to be used Inr star?, war and navy departments. These contracts will be a saving for the stone cutting of the north wing over that of the south wing 0! $075,000. The cabinet meeting to day was short. No appointments were agretd upon. Most of the session was occupied occu-pied with a discussion of rules for the govern men t of appointments in 'tho civil service, which will be soon promulgated. pro-mulgated. General Ord, commanding the department de-partment of Texas, has been directed to hold for the present the Moxicau soldiers taken in that state a few days ago while retreating from the revolu tionary forces of Mexico, if their release will lead to an encounter between be-tween them and the insurgents, but if they can bo released and go to .their 1 quarters in Mexico without lurther trouble they shall bo set free. The president to day issued a proclamation proc-lamation declaring the public sale of valuable government lands, to be htld at the land ollico at Harrison, Ark., October 1st, under the act of congress July 4th, 1S76, reopening to public sale Btale government lands iu Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, which had previously been subject only to home stead settlement. The lands consist of several hundred thousand acres in Arkansas. No bid less than ihe government gov-ernment minimum price of $1, 25 par aero will be entertained, anv lands not disposed of will be subject to private entry at 1.25 per acre. A similar proclamation will bo issued for the sale of lauds in the other states named, as soon as the necessary lists can be prepared. No public landa have been offered this way for many 1 years. Bids for supplying ordinary official envelopes, and dead letter and registered regis-tered package envelopes, for onti year from July 1st, were opened in tho postoffice department to day. There were three bidders. The Morgan Envelope En-velope company of Springfield, Mass., ?4,o30, was the lowest. The award will be made after the approval of the buddings and machinory ot the lowest bidder. - . I |