Show washington NOTES from the washington star april 21 tho the secretary of war has hag issued an order directing tb that it hereafter the he trowel bayonet will habitually bo be worn in the scabbard excepting when it ja s required tu be fixed for use as a weapon or mien when specially directed to be fixed in IJ infantry tactic tactics but this bayone twill under no circumstances bauser for entrenching ing purposes when whan fixed upon the nilie rifle the postmaster general has bas determined ter mined that hereafter he will cause the proposals for bids bida for mail contracts to be published in somewhat abbreviated form the descriptions of the routes will be published as formerly but the extracts nom hom laws relating to postal contracts which usually occupy from two to four columns of space will bo be omitted these will however be furnished on application to the second assistant postmaster or to the postmaster postmasters 3 at the term terminal of each route men alen aro are found so reckless 3 of ilie life as to he be willing to ride through the hoosac tunnel on platform cais and there are fewer men in mass now than there are wo mon moh |