Show FORM OF PROPOSAL GUARANTEE AND certificate i Pip osar osal c the undersigned undersigner under signed ned whose post office address Is county of state of proposes r to convey the malis malls of the tie united united states tes from jul jui july il to june on route no bet between een and under the evertse antof the postmaster general dated july with celerity certainty and and security ri ty 11 for the annual sum of dollars this proposal is made with pull full knowledge of the distance i of f the route the of 0 f the gnall snail to be carried and all other otner particulars in ference reference re to the route ad sene and also after careful examination of the laws and instructions attached to the adver mt dated Sg signed ned I 1 I 1 guarantee the undersigned undersigner under signed residing at state of undertake that it the foregoing bid for tor carryl carrying the ibe mau man on route no be accept 1 ed by the postmaster general the bidder shall prior to the dayot ruly enter into to the gle required obligation or contract to perform the service proposed with good and sufficient sureties we do understanding distinctly the obligations ad and liabilities assumed by guarantors guaran tors under the zith rith section of the act of congress of julu july 2 dated signed by two guarantors guaran tors certificate the ned postmaster at state of certifies UNDER UND Enins nis HIS OATH of OFFICE thade that he is acquainted with the above guaran tors ton and knows them to be men of property addable an dable to make good their guarantee dated sl signed lied tied the above certificate must have affixed to it a five cent revenue stamp cancelled as thet thel thellas law requires instructions TO BIDDERS AND postmasters containing also condit conditions tons to be incorporated in the contracts to the extent the department inay deem proper 1 seven minutes are allowed to each eacil inter mediate office when not otherwise specified for assorting the malls mails but on railroad and steamboat routes there is to be no more delay than is sufficient for an exchange of the mali mall pouches 2 on railroad and steamboat lines and other routes where the mode et of conveyance admits of it the special agents of the post office department also post office blanks mall mail bags locks and keys are to be conveyed without extra charge 3 on railroad and steamboat lines the route agents of the department also the british and canada malls mails when offered and the agents accompanying compa nying them are to be conveyed without charge and for the use of the united states agents a commodious car or apartment in the centre of a car properly properly lighted warmed and furnished and adapted to the convenient separation and due security orthe of the malls mails is to be provided by the contractor und under the direction of the depatt department ment W railroad and steamboat companies are required to take the mail from and deliver it into the post offices at the beginning and end of their routes and to and from all offices lotmore not more than eighty rods from a station or landing proposals may be submitted by the companies for the performance for mance of all other side service that Is for offices over eighty rods from a station or landing there will be way bills prepared by postmasters or other agents of the department to accompany the malls malis conveyed on railroads and steamers specifying the number and destination of ilie the tho several bags on other principal routes likewise receipts will be required and way bills bilis forwarded the latter to be examined by the several postmasters to insure regularity in the delivery of mails malls 4 no phy puy will be made for trips not performed and lor for each of such omissions not satisfactorily explained three times the pay of may be deducted for arrivals so far behind time as to break conn exton with depending malls mails and not sufficiently excused one fourth of the compensation for the trip is subject to forfeiture for repeated of the kind herein specified enlarged penalties proportioned ened to the nature thereof and the importance odthe of the mail may be made 5 for leaving behind or throwing off sofr the malis malls or any portion of them for the admission of pa passengers or for being concerned in setting up or running an express eony cony ying intelligence in advance of the tb mui mul a quarters pay may be deducted 6 fines will b imposed makaa the delin quenoy be b promptly and satisfactorily explain adb ed by certificates of postmasters I 1 or the affidavits ith its aling of other er credible persons Tl for failing ing to arrive in contract time fg sor for negib neglecting tang to take the mail from or deliver it into a post office for suffering it to be tee wet injured destroyed robbed or lost and for refusing after demand demana to convey the mallas mailas frequently as the contractor contractor runs or Is concerned in running a coach car or steamboat on a route 7 the postmaster general may annul tilo the contract for repeated failures to run agreeably to contract for violating the postoffice post office laws or disobeying the instructions of the department for refusing to discharge a carrier w when required by the department to do so for running an express as aforesaid jorfor or for transporting persons or packages conveying mal mai lable labie matter out of the mail mall 8 the postmaster general may order an increase 1 of service on a route by allowing a pro 0 fata rota a increase on the contract pay chemay he may change enan rohe rahe ge I 1 schedules dules duies of departures and arrivals in all cases and particularly to make them conform to ions with railroads without im increase reuse rease of pay provided the running time be not abridged fie lie he may also order an increase of speed allowing within the restrictions of the law a pro rocta recta increase of pay for the additional stock stoel vr or carriers if any the contractor may however in the case ewe of increase of speed relinquish the the contract by giving prompt notice to the department that he prefers doing so to carrying the order into effect the postmaster general may also discontinue or curtail the service inhale ln whole or in part in order to place on the route a greater degree of service or whenever the public interests in his judgment shall require such discontinuance ti or cu curtailment for any other othen cause he allowing as a full indemnity to contractor contract orne one months mouths extra pay on the amount of service dispensed with and compensation for the amount of service retained and continued 9 payments will be made by collections from or drafts on postmasters or otherwise after the expiration of each quarter say in february may august and november 10 the distances are given according to the best information but no increased pay will be allowed should they be greater than advertised if the points to be supplied are correctly stated bidders must inform themselves on this th point and also in reference to the weight of the mall mali I 1 the e condition of roads hills streams kc a and all ali I 1 toll bridges ferries or obstructions of any an kind ind by which expense maybe may be incurred no 0 claim in for additional pay based on such ground can be considered nor for alleged mistakes or milsap pretensions as to the degree degreeff of service nor for bridges destroyed ferries discontinued or other obstructions increasing distance occurring during in the contract term offices established aate this advertisement is issued and also durin the contract thryn term are to be visited without istra extra pay if the distance be not increased 11 bidders are cautioned to mall mail their proposals in time to reach the department by ter the bolay day and hour named 3 pan m february 28 ba for bids received after that time tame war wag not rot be considered ta in competition with a bid of reasonable amount received in time neither can bids be considered whichard which chare are without the guarantee required by law and a certificate of the sufficiency of such guarantee 12 bidders should first propose for service strictly according to the advertisement and then if they desire for different service and if the regular bid be the lowest offered for fue fhe 11 advertised service the other propositions may be considered i 4 13 there should be but one route bid hia for in a proposal consolidated or combination bids proposing one sum sub nor for two or more routes are forbidden by law and cannot be considered si IL 11 the route the service the yearly pay par the name and residence resia residence ence of the bidder that is his usual post office address addres sJ and those of each member of a firm where a company offers should be distinctly stated 15 bidders arel are requested to use as a far as practicable ti the printed proposals furnished by the depart depatt department ment to write out in full the sum of their bids and to retain copies of them altered bids should not be submitted nor should bids once submitted be withdrawn no withdrawal of a bidder or guarantor will be allowed unless the withdrawal Is dated and received before the last day for receiving pro casals each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible persons the uld bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with the full fuu name of each person the department reserves the hight right to reject any bid which may be deemed extravagant aud abd also to disregard tie the bids of failing contractors and bidders 16 the bid should be sealed mall proposals state of 11 addressed second assistant postmaster general contract office 11 and sent by mail not by or to an agent and postmasters will not enclose proposals or letters of any kind in their quarterly returns 17 the contracts are to be executed and returned to the department by or before the day of july 1866 but the service must bo be begun began I 1 on that day or on the mall mail day next after it whether the contracts be executed or not transfers ot of contracts or of interest in contracts are forbidden by law and consequently cannot be allowed bidders will therefore take notice that they will be expected to perform the service accepted to them through the whole term of the contract 18 postmasters at offices on or near railroads but more than eighty rods from a station will immediately after the luth ath of march next report their exact distance from the nearest station and how they are otherwise supplied liedwith with the mail mall to enable the postmaster general to direct a mail messenger supply from the of july next 19 section eighteen of an act of congress approved march 3 isla provides that contracts for the he transportation orthe of the mall mail shall be let in every even case to the lowest bidder tendering sufficient guarantees for faithful performance without other reference refe rele rence renco to the mode of such transportation por tation than may be necessary to provide for the due celerity certainty and security of such transportation under this law bids that propose to transport the mails with ice celerity certainty certainly haring hating been beer decided to be e the only niu 0 legal aids are construed as providing for the entire mait nail ho boweter however oeler weter large and whatever may be the therode mode of conveyance necessary to insure its celee celer its ily certainty anit anil security security g the preference e er ce over all others and ana no ot others ens ers are considered ed 20 A modi modification fleat ion lon of a bid in any of its essential terms Is tantamount to a new bid and cannot be received so as to interfere with regular competition after the last hour set for receiving bids making a new bid alua guarantee arb all and certificate is the only way to modify mi mily ally a previous bid 21 postmasters are to be careful not to certify the guff gumm sufficiency melen lelen cy of guarantors guaran tors or sureties without knowing that they are aro persons of sufficient responsibility a disregard of this postmasters tn asters is a violation of their oath of office adeis ce subjecting them to immediate removal all ail bidders guaran u a ran tors and sureties are distinctly notified t that h at on a failure to enter into or perform the contracts for the service proposed for in the accepted bids their legal liabilities will be enforced against them 22 present contractors and persona known at toe department must wust lust equally ey daily with others procure guarantors guaran tors and certificates of their sufficiency substantially in the forms above prescribed bed the certificate of sufficiency must be signed b by 1 a postmaster or by a judge of a court of record no other will mil be admitted the certificate must also have affixed to it a five cent revenue stamp cancelled as required by law W DENNISON postmaster genera A SINGLE singne F 1 conspirator about 30 years ago when those atrocious crimes were conin fitted which made the name of burke a generic title for such murders an old woman entered enterer the shop of a surgeon apothecary in an ah irish county town and offered to sell him a subject 7 he was quite ready read to complete the con eon contract tiao but he desired to learn some details hor for his guidance as to the value of the object in question and put to her for this purpose certain queries imagine his horror to discover that the subject was at tha that tery very vers moment alive be being ing a boy of nine or ten years of age but of whom the bargain being made the old woman was perfectly prepared to I 1 dispose disponet di I 1 shebe ing mg so far provident as not to bring bling a perishable commodity to market till she had secured a purchaser determined that such an atrocity should not go unpunished he made an appointment with her for another day on which she should return and more explicitly acquaint him with all she sha intended to do and the means by which she meant to secure secrecy at this meeting that his testimony should be corroborated he managed that a policeman should be present and concealed beneath the counter listen to all that went forward the interview accordingly took place the 0 old oid id woman was true to her appointment and most circumstantially entered anio into the details ea lis of the intended assassination which she described as the easiest thin thing a in life a pitch plaster over the mouth and a tub of water being the inexpensive requisites of the case when her narrative to which she imparted a terrible gusto was finished the poli policeman cernan came cam e forth from his lair and arrested her she was t thrown vown at once into prison and sent for trial at the next assizes now however came the difficulty for what should she be arraigned 2 it was not murder it was still incomplete it was therefore a conspiracy to kill but a single individual cannot r conspire conspired 1 nna and so tofts to fix her with the crime it would be necessary to include the surgeon in the indictment if they wanted to try the old woman the doctor must share the dock now all the ardour arbour for justice could scarcely be supposed to carry a man so far the doctor demurred to the arrangement and the old hag bag was wag set at liberty ti magazine ALTHOUGH the th e general trade of eranee france is is improving there is a great deal of distress among the humbler tradesmen in paris the temps states with regret that bantrUp bankruptcies teles are increasing considerably sider ably in the department of the seine the tribunal of commerce in paris declared bankrupts in the course of last month being more than during the month of july ON the of august a new planet was discovered by dr robert bobert luther director of the observatory at bilk germany it appeared as a star of the tenth magnitude and was situated in t the he right ascension twenty one ono hours t thirty hirty four minutes and south declination t fourteen degrees twenty one minutes this planet is the eighty |