Evening Star Newspaper, May 26, 1860, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR ts PUSLISHED BYERY AFTERNOON, (SUNDAY EXCEPTED.) AT THE STaR BUILDINGS, Corner of Pennsylvania avenue & 1th st., BY W. D. WALLACH. Papers served in packages by eerriers at 48 year, or 37 cents per month. To mail subscribers the price is 65.5) a yest, im advance; B2 for six months; $1 for thres mouths; and for less than three months at the rate of 12 cente s week. Single Copies, ons CENT; in Wrappers, TWO CENTS, |THE WEEKLY STAR. Cbenmg Star, eubscribing in alube new! cats hy CaaS wt. it invariably cont the Stites reneraly tthe countrys” * throug hor country. ADVERTISEMENTS #1 sent to = oles coan eeu Se ped oe yo) bore i Veen ms suerwae ter ay nctey | WL, XV, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MAY 26. 1860. N°. 9.969, RE Pa Hee I; Postmasters who sct se agents will bes! lowed 8 commussion of 2 cents. THE THOMPSONS; OB; A LONDON FCG. As the evenings become long. and the country dull, my friend Thompson yielded to the en- treaties of his wife and daughter that they should give an evening party; and once en- listed in the undertaking, he determined that it should be done well, or in pleasure, as in likely to be done? was the pithy question he | fog to a considerable distance. As he in OTT q < ; i put to himself. By a rapid probes of mental Combed the earth, giddy, bewildered aoyies AUCTION SALES. arithmetic he assessed the probable injury, | pid, he had an indistinct idea of hearing a dull, By BARNARD & BUCKEY. HOTELS. &e. FOR SALE AND RENT. estimated the advantage to be deriv i ONTINENTAL HOTEL RI VATE SALE OF VALUABLE PR .- ) y | rushing sound, as he afterwards said. in his INE VA Grorgetown, et Cc © - ENILADELPHIA, Pry $ SEN STORK. CONGRESSIEN, contra, and with his usual ®usiness-like apt ead forcible way, like a charge of cavalry; and N THE eere can nonenre ret: aa Conse Caerryz axe Nuxra Ste. pte i ee pe icy. former! iv ity decided that itwas. In another minute | then his senses and consciousness. abandoned | AvcTiox.—On TuLSbAy AFTERNOON, 5th ‘This magnificent slablinee ee ey in succes apo my g Sniow Beover, and now cabby was spreading Thompson’s great coat | him altogether, and the great Tho mn lay | June ato o'clock, we will sel’, in {ront of the prem: | ful operation. is wnrecrotin congeded to kn n, ai 1m Alexandria county, under the feet of his prostrate steed, und both | senseless and sprawling on the snow-vovered yand ny penutifal and valuable property, dwued PL insects THE Most CoM together were holding it tightly down to the | turf, where he remained for a term of\\which bo ; Peeightl Taher OBR, n the heehts overlook ng Georgetown, imme business, he liked to do the right thing; he : LIN THE WORLD, di ed d the point in oon : ; erts, bounded by Frederick, Exghth end Hichete, ple gl ll BG! yeas pie my ey yy = A 0 e lil ground like a bedside carpet. though not very long, he never knew thg exact | $d Which has heen sutdivided into nine lore tee o tine it the | tomac, and from which there is a delightful view of therefore willingly undertook the execution of |" With this luxurious assistance, which gaye | duration. ee h street, opposite the property of r plea ashington asd the surrounding oovetry. This ptieg eh arora 5 ogo from 4 co- | the fore feet a secure bearing, a plunge and a The explanation of the mystery is very sim- | 131 fort, andrunning back 13) font and 20) feet, on an aici. SoBe wpm p about 140 sores. all improved, let fice cultivation Jt will be sold ate bar- nt of the unavotdabie resid of the struggle brought the poor beast on his legs | ple. He had trodden upon an old cart horse averase, mors or Je-8. The other seven lots fiout ed and formeked: sgam; but he was so irritated by his previous | that had been turned out to pick a little of the Fredorion fretegte® 08 High.and run through to failures and so startled by his sudden success, long winter grass atthe roadside during the This ea!6 wiil offer a fine opportunity for a Profit- that — cabby — seize the reins he was | day, and to find a bed under shelter of the pile nvertment or 2 seoure el lots ea the off, sliding and scrambling over the slipper hedge at night. The poor creature, in its ‘4 moet beautiful part for private resi- road like on awkward lad contending with hie fright at nei jumped ies during its pence- | fim.” °! Me eHty portion of the Disiriet of Colum first pair of skates, but yet ata speed that | ful slumbers, had suddenly sprung to its feet, 8: of the subdivisions may be seen at the soon left both driver and fare far behind. | and so projéested Thompson into the air as de- | Siotion the nndoraixned in Goorgetown, or at the Cabby darted after his horse; and in an instant | scribed ; b very Hers! Gao Manik canis nas taleece nothing could be heard or seen of cab or driver When he recovered from the shock, he found and 3 years, bearing interest, and seoured by interior but a dull rumble of wheels and a voice, as if | himself sound in limb and wind, but somewhat ae ut trust on tho premises. All eonveyanciug | heen completed u wrapt up in a blanket, shouting, ‘Wo-ho, wo- | bewildered and confused; and was much nn. at ths expouso of the purclinga ae tran Stevens. the Losnees ho!” which grew fainter and fainter every | noyed to feel such sensations, for he had te | a 7, arate sg Fee moment. greatest antipathy to anything like confusion. MeGUIRE & CO.. Auctionoers, Thompson's first impulse was to follow at | He spent some time in trying to decide which onee, as fast as the fog and his thirteen stone way he should go; for though it seemed to of solid flesh would allow; but he could not, in| him that the fog was less dense, it was still psen is a London merchant, head of the grext indigo house of Thompson Son & Co., of Blue lane, and too sensible a man to live in the smoke and dirt of the great city; his neat and well-appointed villa, about twelve miles frem the Northwestern line, and within ashort drive of a convenient station, is the very beau ideal of what the residence of a well-to-do city gentieman ought to be. On leaving home on the morning of the day of the party, Thompson, of course, received strict injunctions from his wife. backed by the rest of the female portion of his family, io be sure to edmé home early, which he readily promised to do, if possible; aud after making some remarks about the claims of business, laughingly bade them not Soegst the standing ited and furnished w nent which experience e t of wood Inna, of orginal growth, ena also be had simning tf required. Labora! terms for payment allowed, Furniiure and stock 1 s without | oxn be had at reasonab.e valuation. ‘ Appl the premises to the manager, Mr. Al. been eifretod by | K NUNS R CASSH.LS, or to JAMES Roath, rated by steam) | F. 1. Va ma l-im™ OLY BRIC! tf PRIVATH SALE al xupervision of whose manage- k ton, the Battle F. sivtng a comfortabl n Mobile es. Price low ant ternis eney. Citas. S. WALLAC 14 Stawiw N SNT—That beantit lock, eS venth street, between H aud I ate, | the Continental the Pi oid Ef. | Home in the Union. atree! ~ nughil i J the darkness, lay bis hand upon his great coat. | too thick for him to discover any landmarks pty peal loud Farniture and Household EF _ ma 3-2w_ wei eg ty ey jot, gar direction to dispatch the vehicle (he would | Hfo had started back to some little distance | for his guidance Everything was perfectly | Walnut Hair spring Sofa, Whatnot, T z ~ POINT LOOKOUT. fice atiached For to call hie handsome Sra gage ether oaausbier | when the horse straggled up and plunged for. | still; oo sound of arg Rind ee eee Oak Leather ee red rat naire, Rocker, HE Undersigned, long aud well known to the OWLE, Bea 33 Lal his handsome equipage ‘‘the carriage”) | ward, and he could not for the life of fim find | siletee. Re het shivering with cold, he] Marbic-top tame 1 um Chait, Hotel ok eaiges ® ropristor of the City ‘Sp Be by the turnpike road to moet him, if by any | the place again: nothing but the cold frozen | started off rather from the necessity of exer- | Han some Ot! Paintings and Engravings, States Hotel in Washi gton cite, hes ghance he should not return by the last train. | snow met and benumbal his fingers. Quick | cise to clear his brain and circulate his blood fyandoles, Vases and Candelabras, leneed for a term of years the magrifiornt HOUSFS, He fully intended, however, to be home an | decision of purpose was becoming necessary; | than from any very definite choive of direction Grimson Dawask Cartaicn, Geitiee el Pixtursa fy nts Lpmeroua onttaces oonnecte with 12 good roc hour or two earlier than usual, so as to take | if he pursued bis seemingly hopeless hunt after | after walking some time he gradually recov. | Fancy Tables, Cane reat aad Deck Ghee, "| juuetior of the Potomac with Chesapcate aoderate. leauire of 245, | down with him the ices, game, extra wines, | the coat, it was clear that he could never over- | ered his self-po on, as warmth crept over | yooretary of pookeaas, Parlor Tere having furnished tuem in @ style equal to that of | “.0"tworn llth and 12th ste., and other requisites for a first-rate “sit down” | take thecab. His decision was instantly made: | his numbed limbs; and his persistent efforts | (agree ane, Three, pls Carpets, wiloloth, any other watering piace in the Unitet States, wil! SSP erpeenc sey mee A : 4 P i Mahogany Dining Tables, Cane’ seat Chairs, open th- establishment on the 12th day of Jon= next OR SALE—A great bgresin, four acres o! supper, and to be able to decant the wine | it would not py to continue the search, and | were rewarded hy the appearance of a light | Chivn, Glastand Crockery Ware, for the reception of visitors, hie arrangements be mproved LAND, well cuited for a market romenerh and Se et - - buttoning up his body coat, he started in pur-| dimly glimmering through the fog, which he | }ovkiag (asses, Window Shades, Clocks, nto d wi elling hot na arrangement! Ss eture is gues’ show peoblas Ceres Window itg sufficient for the comfortable accommodation | den. with new dwelling house with four reoms ‘end tt i suit at a good round pace, but puffing and | hailed at once as that of his harbor of refuge, | B y F arrive. But it so happened that on reaching edateads, Drossing Tables. Washstands, 5g ear Hy th seed Gece nat Gan heen ¢ blowing as though he had not ‘‘trained’’ suffi- | the lamp of hiscab. Pushing on with a proud Hair and Husk Maitresses, Bolsters aud Fitlows, | tamour pines in all ‘America for ‘Gne O» care. Toe Sere the city, Mr. Thompson found an unusual mass ciently fora pedestrian feat of that nature. sense of eventual conquest over almost unheard Fcc ireepice aoe dag F sh, Soft ©: S eephead, Mackerel, and ail | at Bs of things Ss his attention. Hesoon| He could still hear faintly the rumbling of | of difficulties, he soon reached. not the cab, | posing. porte PMs gave up all idea of getting away early, but n . o I 10 hitees 3e0r ”" e: by a 2 ie Together with a geucral a‘sortment of Mouschold ther salt water luxuries, p: 66 finer facilities | Georgetown, and in Alexan the wheels and cabby’s useless ‘‘Wo-ho. wo- | but the cottage of the Kenton carrier, from the rand Kitchen Reeuiettes, for Suri Bathing than even ‘ape May, while the to V.P. CORBETT, over Faery * - - rs > ~ '- ox courtry immeciately ad in, it—i be : went oft by the tents re commissions, which he | ho!”” and if he had not walked into the hedge | window of which train light he bad | ,,Terme;, $4 and under. cash: over that sum a| the Driver, Partridge aad Woonwock, Cees | ma tat sent off by the train he had hoped to go by. so often, and not found such difficulty in extri- | seen. Lc Ake Loah ove for eatisiactori'y endorsed | &o., &o-—offer advantaces together, enperior cf OR Peay dev nel pies becund ss tect cating himself from the thorns and brambler,| This wasa terrible blow; but, as I have said, ms 94 d J.© McGUIRE & CO., Auots. Speergt any other watering Sovillion naa hana | Ro. eo 1 wy Captat f he must soon have overtaken the object ef his | Thompson was pluck tothe backbone; there By J.C, MoGUIRE & CO. Auctionee Tec tages are extensive, varied, and charming | Possession given on the Ist of May luquire of pursuit. But one provoking impediment or | was no shirking in him. The fog was evident- s00D. FURNITURE = Will be sold on WW D- pele penith of th Mae did patentee 44 by that of soe Sena eee er 2 other always prevented his consummating his | ly beginning to clear, the hedges on each side | \¥ RESDAY. the sth inst . at Tho'giook & m...at | from Baltimore, Wa fea osha ne : Se hopes just as he deemed himself upon the point | had become sufficiently visible to cnablo. him | the dWsliicg southeast oorner of Ninth aud Leste the unexpected pressure of business, and there was nothing for it but to wait for the last—the last. that is, that stopped at this station— which left London at 9 o'clock. This was an- Varhington, Norfoik.and Rw K SRE !~A ne ie ort for Rent i ye Row) seo nt oF Bx Probably be daily to and from each OOK HERE:—A new pel tineme a a at irk. | °F doing s0._ Yet ou and on he went; and on | to steer his course safely along the middle of | seeuettes Rae as a8 Fartitae, Bonstinc ad | thoes ofusal” He bas spared do cxsanon Terese brocing Gas apcinge, west, heking tak beckon noying, and the waiting would have been irk- | and on again, after conquering each fresh ob- | the road and he at once, still undaunted, pro- part of— = Sarkis: eee ies calles ona ieee poe Th eee £ rommectio Sak donate pines tere some but that he occupied himself in fetching | stacle It seemed to him that he had thus | ceeded to retrace his steps. A spanking walk aranoeany. Wairisest Eom end Rocking Chair, a| Wines, Liquora, &c. in'shert. his patrons oily ae ees ae eee Seen pee Up some arrears of correspondence, and in| struggled along for miles in the thick darkn of an hour and ahalf brought him to hisown| “Pine Tables, 2 Conte Card, Dining and] gad arthere command every Tice eerore wll | Fire District, containing sores “% other business matters; and, finally, sending | with the Willo'-the-wisp ““Wo-ho, wo-ho!”’ | gates, through which he could clearly distin- | Walnut #air-seat, Cane seat, Arm, Rocking and | Wpunable nt any other American watering place | ma 21m* Corner $ E ats. fora Hansom cab, he started in capital time only just ahead of him. uish the exit of two carriages—carriages that her Chair: individuals OF leniltee oat oa eer mont, for Euston Square, not so much vexed at his 1 £ In vain he shouted; he could hear no answer but the distant “‘Wo-ho, wo-ho.’’ He got irri- | kinses and the char-a-bane of tated, and. as a matural consequence, was (ex- They were the Inst of the de i » ich for individuais or families, will OR SALE-—A valuable FARM ina ligh gtsts ~4 i. . icloth t ta - . “4 bt - e well knew—the headed phieton of the Jen- Fine Carpets, Drugget, Oiicloth and extra stout ms 23 dtJuly 1 LOGAN of cultivation. sitasted ip Alexandria ni! , ° ty. : : rT Matting, detention as those who are not “business men f the Tallmegs. | Bro onte Window Caitmnd. with Cone | es | V5. oon taining one hundred and thirty hve pores. pues might imagine. = : Saader = ™ 7 2 ~ | more or less, Itadjoms the farm of Major W. D. arting guests; it a7 1, OO 1 ‘ ; i f ‘he day had been dark and snowy, and with | actly in the ratio of his increasing irritation) | was two o'clock in the iiorning. pee ee | ei pd rate. Walunt Dremias Bureae, EDU CATION AL. ee ao Sor putioukcs spelt se te the night came a shar and fog, which | just so much the oftener in the hedge or the} He met Mrs. Thompson in the hall, who | tarceF oncte Walnut Mahogany and Maple Bed- HE UNION FEMALE ACADEMY. Star Office, fae A latter got thicker and thicker as they drove up | ditch, and each time just so much the longer] neither screamed with joy, nor threw herself stead and Crib, NEW ARRANGEMENT. popular Seminary, which to Holborn. At a i as they entered one of the squares, the “London peculiar” be- eame so dense that it was difficult for the dri- getting out again. He actually began to dis-| upon his neck, nor did an: Curied Hair and Shuck Mattresses, believe in many of his most strongly-rooted | which a weakor-min: Blankets, Quilts ang Sp, aad n Quilts an ads y of those things led woman would have | Mahogany, and Penn. avenue, under the Clarendon OR RENT—A email STORE, corner ot Ba * dh he ent Mr hie fo m1 » M any, Walnut and Stained Washstands, jan ten years, © icmoned iicaiicntarentietel. oars” wer to take his hearings oven by the aid of iro coves apes eam ae cee crowns uss an ia csiied said x Wen enone hath, ember Sets, fe OR RENT—The FIRST FLOOR of aT] oh hed duwtadied i other matters, and his good solid common sense y ¢carest Thompson, how excessively late | Parlor Wadiator, Opened Grate and * Complete delight- ing Immediately opposite the weet wi the lamps, which had dwindled into mere specks | was be inning to waver and wander. Could it | you are! And there is your man with hisenb | — Cook’ Stoves, Union Academy B x. For partic. | City He! |, recently occupied by Chas. 8. of light, visible occasionally here and there. be really himself—Thompson, the eminent in- | and horse in the stable yard, who wants twenty Weed, pag ee ge Fisted. Iron, Tin Wan Ao. uiars at all the Bookstores, ma23-tf as an ofee. flse,the front room ae ~ The Jehu of the high heeled cab was reduced | digo merchant of Blue Lane—who was thus | four Shillings as his charge for twelve miles, | oredit oft dare for are ov oa eee ak, MRS, McCOR VICKS SCHOOL. ferme apply to RICHARD WALLACH Wo 3 to a walk, and even at that cautious pace made | allowing himself to be lured after a strange | at two shillings per mile, and two half-crowns | ing interest. Mes, McCORMICK desires to inform he | Louisiaus avenue. 1s tf some very unfortunate speculations as to his | dull sound of “Wo-ho, wo-ho!” in a thick fog, | extra; and he has had three glasses of brandy | _mazed J.C. MoSUIRE & CO. Aucts._ | friends and the public reaerairy that she wi resume SENATORS, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— course for miles and miles along a dark slippery road, | snd water, which he says you promised him By A. GREEN, Auctioneer. Ee duties of her School on the ist Monday in Sep- | GENAT« sulid waiter of ROOMS, eloranty ; ii @ was ready to drop with fatigue @ ] in addition. HANCERY + The eourse of study pursued wi!] compriseailthe | mshed, wi rent uring getting on the foot pavement. was beginning to doubt his own identity, and} At that moment the Misses Jemima and Cc ofthe branches requisite to's thorough English educe | fees, in the most desirable lobals fe tite sity, «jp ush on, eabby.”” said Thompson, coax- | might have decided againtit, but that justthen | Janette Thompson came running out of the pie y, | tion. By Ege Ba iegly, during one of the numerous stoppages fee he perceived the glimmer of a] now empty ball-room, and be, ged their dear | others are mpiainante, and the widow, heirs at receiving into her family a fe cc : ight. * in addition to her day acholars. she is desirous of ap pk ee I ie muck Rog law, ; rators of John Brereton sr9.de- nce from 19 to 14 yearn, who wil JE en ath street, between D street and Pa. av. aaa scrambled towards it, but evidently not by the supper, as | /pndants, | w .| St auction. to the highest bid- | mediate oareand overeight. *OR SALE—A nioe three- Brick . rid ap steep beak me turough & deep ditch | the ices, and pheasants, and gamo ples, and | fetwcse eye Urls othe 3a, aay of ay next, dus cass of papi have bomen sooommmodanon and | IK on 3a erect between D and E stroete, ad and up & steep bank, breaking his way through | truffles, and cham, agne came down all safely. | tie p-emisos, that beautiful parcel of Inud, partot | sua otherwie improved. Vhese in Washington lace teen ee ‘air some rotten garden pailings. At last hearrived | The contre-temps Rs not been of the slightest the trast oa ed ne renby. nest, 3 bare, and desiring particular information with reference to ing of H. com HAMLRS 8. No. sed ‘Th ats lighted candle, apparently held close to a | consequence. easily nocessibia by the Baltimore ney mn | the Star may SPP'y to W. D. Wallach, Editor o | Sfect. opposite Contre Market. ‘itis perfeot woman's face, in which he recognized indis- E La the y And Thompeor, though for » moment rather | taining 77 acres, 1 rood, 27 perches. on th For terms and fartner partionlars ly at hor og oe tinetly the features of the Kenton cnrrier’s| taken aback ty thie extcotely cool view of the | 2etug the western portion of the corthern p reidesce—No. 38 Cameron strest, Alatpeirte, a FOR RENT PARLORS apd CHAMBERS tf somely furnished, with hot and cold water Potomse water.) afsep te pur rooms On cor up. Inquire of WALL, 8 Ee TERE e was not mistaken, and immediately | papa not to be vexed at his Pe they had a | |aw, and adim “ Easy suid, sir,” replied cabby; “ but while delightful evening, and a beautiful my wheel is locked in these railings, I don’t see where I can push to, unless it’s down the hairy Just then the fog cleared off a little, and ex- hibited to both fare and driver the curious fact that they had been going back, the horse's head being turned toward Holborn. The trae state of affairs, however, being thus ascer- tained. cabby wheeled about, and was guing at sanking pace to make up for lost time, when u S : k “Granby,” and | >rth . vunty road, | “fe wife. who lived at the roadside, not more than | case, perceived the next moment that it was] with the dwelling house aad cebae oounty road, = five miles from his own residence. That was the true ‘“‘business”’ view after all, thereo: encouraging; and whatever became of the cab, Ceo | : One-fourth of th h > y INKS. Bot S AND SHOES and wha j ° — oash; and the reridus ats, 12 abd. Inn nee 2] TRUNKS, BOOTS AND SHOES Oa fe a RSLS he should at all events soon meet bis own *+ve- MKS. WINSLOW. secured by the purchi With surety. bear- ae'5 . her dense mass of fog loomed over, and all | hicle.”’ But that hope was speedily dispelled, Ay Experiencad Nurse and Femal. Pp jng interest from the day ofeale, and by a ratnined BAVE JUST RECEIVED A NEW SUP provoking, for the time was getting on: yet to| inen had been there about two hours, and as SOUTHING SYRUP PIL the torus areinatcomplied with witmn three | Cine Gaiters. Calf ‘Skin, Patent eaten, DENTISTRY. advance beyond a walk was iin possible. the fog was so thick he thought it dangerous Chil . days from the day of sao the property wil! b -} and Lasting Shoes. Also, an extensive Pray, puth on, cabby,’’ said Thompson, | to go on. and so. fecling sure that his master For Children Teething, again pc ng out his head, “or weshall be tov e days’ notice in the National In’ late for the train, after all; ty on, and I'll vening Star, at the cost and risk o! Purchaser 4 process of teething, by seften- infarmmauen—will allay aLL would not attempt to come through it, he had | ¥* li. | stock of Bo: s’ and Children’s, tadies’ and Misses’ M turned back again . EETR. the | Bo-ts and Shoes, all of whioh I'am sling et on. HOSEN ni renter and patentes : aeaeenal a eipL in this =] b ‘ cecdingy low pri J, ROSENT Hal % ots ong iP end is A 1@ itors of the said John Breret: ‘ho o2 eventh stroe' teeth seo if I can’t find anextrabalf crown foryou.”” | And the cab? SURE TO REGULATE THE BOWELS. | may rot have filed their claims are notihod to de] _ mais eo pone Suse 2 ten. onabot esr othorg. ant ho pervanana ‘wear others Thompson had a strong conviction that half) Mrs. Parcela had heard something ramble | Depeotrapen , mutnere lncaronce ee yeurssivesjana | S0OnUE Heforeseidday. i ston, Beets AND SHOES. TO SUIT THE | who cannot wear Gens in Dumber suited to the occasion could | by about ten minutes before, and heard some. | RELIEF AND HEALTH TO YOUR tneinnn mar 2l-stawts “TA. GREEN, Auct, ae do anything. and cabby, by his increased ef- | body crying “ Wo-ho'” but had seen nothing Webs ay 4 aol forts, proved the influence of the stimulus. be But it would not do; the old difficulties re- curred, and, finally, while Thompson, getting desperate, was alteraately persuading, threat- ening, and hinting at even additional half these, ersons calling at my oaeeens be eee Weare now manufactu f sil kinds of BOOTS wit ny etyleand price of Teeth they Ts ire ; Tam requested by the parties interested to | 89¢ SHOES, and oor tly receivin, but to those who are particular and wit pu adtinths above advertis 8, sak supp'y of eastern made work of ever: + cleanest, strong: nd ture txcelient Dwelling house, two'story'n d baccmest, | scription, mate nuprecaly to order wad wil star produce, ine MINERAL PLATE wil Istaxce To more tuliy - 1 a . Oo = be sold at 3 much iower price than has been warranted. when timely = Eufalling steko of Hab ne, OF £o0d, water, and heretofure charged in this eity for much inferior | Rooms in this olf No, 336 Pa avenae, between SOOTHING [2% iwstance of di | ty, aod Arh “i This was rather depressing, but Thompson had identified himself again; the conversation with Mrs. Parcels had brought his wandering imagination back from the Scone of that sea Av IT FaAILe ‘oh i articles. Ista ate. street, of fog which had seemed peopled with hoa : oni abou KEM SC fenoed, and distant | eects in want of Roots aud Shoes of eastern or | phia. 00 I-ly crowns, St. Pancras clock struck nine. voiced eyrens singing ‘“Wo-ho, wo-ho!”’ to lure SESets IS W. REDIN, Trustee. inpovoanl at ths loweseon sone ae DENTISTRY. It was all over; the last train was startin; him on to destruction. He felt again that he ap9-Stawts A GREEN, Auct. R a What would Mrs. Thompson say? What sat F was Thompson—the Thompson of Blue Court: —_ IFFIN & BRO. De. nus, ater e enetaees Saat of two years, I7-THE ABOVE SALE 18 POSTPONE aps-r ____314 Pennsylvania avenus, | feels ‘that he oan recom. i WE. NESDAY. his visitors think? and what was to be done’ in consequences of the rarn unti aud being guided by Mr. Parcels into the road, Bat Thompson was never long in a dilemma by way of the garden gate instead of eels CLARE. In almost ever I id mond the Cheopi ————— — ic for | oR Ur NU ‘OR itecth It has the ad ee LA fe time and jibe baa a aries ton Se Peo we cleanliness, py Fal! ce 23d May instant, iy Saat wok eanigneeayand chee widaal to be beaten by a fog: and ss, relying | paliogn: he recmed the sony. it hate a | weer mt “tun Seok de A-GREEN, Auoir, | irae miltacy theirastweste criminung | Sse 908 Be wreees ae that his ‘vehicle’ would come to meet him, secoud wind, and was getting up to his work: so away he went at iy ae worthy of the “Bar- clay match’’—for he had noend of pluck—and, when it was found that he did not arrive by the 9-o’clock train, he agreed with cabby to drive bim toward Harrow-on-the-Hill as fast ABOVE 8 i iasing eleewere. Asi usa cone but scponed unti! WEUNESDAY. the 3th instant, | cussing els mar! fords and Shon the property will be pociotenivodd ks Hy oer lag pope} pores , but invigorates the | highest bidder, at the time and place stated in the razelore will atudy thal s I>- THE ABOVE SALLE IS FURTHER | 1 PRUNKS, VALICES &o | before i SESE OLES STATUBTTE pend my o1 i ior in Strengch aud Durability to STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS. after a long run, he was evidently gaining crdity, and gives tone and Cet i a By order =a ir Ai Trunks thatate made in other cites Parse yo Ang In form opt fonutures ao and — as hecould. Between thecaband the “ve-| uponecabby. He heard ‘‘Wo-ho, wo-ho!’’ more | suergy tothe whe! 11 tmoat instant Bowe to 2 vot | L keep constantly on hand, and make to order (on | specimen of Amerioan art tise hicle’ the distance might be managed, he| distinctly, and could even catch the rumbling ol nTine IN THE BOWELS axD Wind = aE ee - a re ae i noed. reckoned, in about an hour and a quarter, or | of wheels once more. h % i men of like character ever EE Cepen (hon Pudaie PARA oR bss | Menimt tthe Tite Gast" and WOOD BO. 2 ‘HLA TRUNKS: AS ND and Specienens may be seen sud ettes procured say an hour and twenty minutes (business men. At that moment, however, a duil grating at Crr syvEN: _ 5; vi 7S; "s Davs Storr, No. Penn. avenue, No. 512 SEVENTH STREET, other TALICES | THAVELING BAGS; Hak ‘of i2th stront, Washington oity.. Persone it especistly those who travel by railway. always | sound seemed suddenly to extinguish the rum- Four Doors South of Uda Fellows’ Hall, MESS. CADE ES: vad and Oteiee’, ine work- | tee Dlarhi al Goes pal Be er ee calculate toa nicety,) so that he would still | bling; and then all was perfectly still, and he ——- or from an: ‘| H. W. HAMILTON has opened a PAINT like manner, at short notice. arriand, Vir jnus, North Carolina, Sout! ~~ : get bome before supper; and the bargain, for | experienced the oppressive, suffocating sensa- Siloam aos SHOPazid PAIN P' STORE on tho New York pian, runks delivered in say part of the city, George- | lina, Georgie. me reapine of te Bincantie tte a two chillings a mile, and # glass of brandy and | tion produced by total darkness undisturbed Sad rnseupice: where Sage gree eae found PAINTS. ou 7 aoe pkey egy eg oslo FAMILY mony ge ood ECP CULVER, Washington water by way of an extra fillip, was at once| by the slightest sound. He stepped more wagering child and the re bcd il Ses XEey WO. at wholesale and | se Wing MACHINES, sity... C-. sooompanied by Sremittsbos. ccusladad: slowly and cautiously, and, in spite of Himself | medicine, if timely used. Full divection sf P MIXED PAINTS FOR SAL, je 15-ly JAMES 8. TOPHAM. ompontisoe Copan. .~ i> R, was reached in less tine] and his stropg common sense, felt vague and | cen, ch botie. Ni Anv Buckers wire Bausnes to Loan! EEE———— tage ——. ert mores Pine toner ytd bh poate and Thompson | ridiculous fears creeping over him. A sound as coun’ i PERKING New oN. cope iy ore geen ert peo House, Bign, WOOD AND COAL. gil; enbees soul be os tions im scitwect'y suggested to cabby the probability of even a| of breathing seemed close to bim, one un-} Principal Ofte, No 13 " Enameled Glass of ait kunas Rlwavk oa bandon | ad Tasues, with opriate editorials, will suppl eccond glass of brandy and water, if that pace | seen, and in another instant something like an| Price oniv 35 Cents per Betts eell@wle | furnished at short notice. He warrants satisfaction O0OoD mie 3 cops ot ee = at fee © — w ies up. But as they came upon the | arm flung itself across Thompson’s throat. SASSER UD ge RRR Tas ta hg ae ee alchag to Be care, and - scubene WwW AND. = Porn, country roud, it was so extremely slippery that “Garotte, garotte!’’ cried the strong-minded ed CHEAPEST SPRI M Ee ine guy other ectahlicaasent in t is city. Give ira . Delivered to all parts of the ee the lowest 279 such a as dangerous, and at ta foot of | man of business. for a moment taken off his Can only be found at *| call.” Don't forget the numbers it 1s 512 Seventh | possible rates. ic - Pa. Ave, FO! Fr ‘4. AVE, the hill at Kensal Green they were once more 5 WIESENFELD & CO.’S, ' = 7 17 & T J. & W. M. GALT, 6.16 &lishsts, © '# hotel. reduced toa walk. Up that steep bit of road, | © "What, sir?” i Odeon Hall Clotaing Rooms ___PUTTY 1S DOWN. Office 282 Pa. av., between tli ani 12th ets B ° — lazéd with a layer of frozen snow, there “What, cabman?”’ ; Beleatia FS ring lans Sik Cone dcilare. ROY. L HAVANA Tre iz —mna 17: —————_____north si¢o._ Spnve 0b call Chou ot Ge d fo hold for the horse's fest; and the fog. driven | “Well, I'm glad ea Se some up, sir; I wae cote errne NT TESEN BELLS COc8 due tat Tae it oral laren Lo, HE SUBSCRIBER HAVING ON BAND | Be eran iEgnerai'y to hie New Store: by a keen east wind, was rapidly enveloping | beginning to be frightened like. Elogant Dress Suits, at lowest rates, the supervision of the Captain General of Cubs, | sel) ara very low heure for onele cctabiuchaenh, Guam be we to re- the northwestern ‘bs, and even the coun- “And henna yee? cab?” — oahu tes & CO.’S | will take Bp she es sian WOOD Sawed and Spit ay size. po cee oy ee ELE, own try beyond, where mingling with a thick white “O, it’s all right now; in ‘6 ditch—one Beautiful Bestnoes 2eite SA SURE oe Gon Sa 5 aay . i aud see for yoursel R. W. BATES, imperial. Sn, uae ne eicg Stages Se TO ge sncatineti iostee | as x rnafRccn en | penatenet eaTe rs BA pan cal epee ey cped i h a Bor eee at I want to t. 7 Mi Bratcouy alter aE pon & CO’3, 1 Wits of oat 8 ae a FOR BAI TIMORE. ean eee IAGE oToRT. i ty of a e bill; and the horse. “Ab, sw wan come at. ve VLE By 1 000 di a sTLD . \y ASHINGTON CARRIAGE FAC’ ’ ay fe. hana , straining, and plunging, been groping about on t’other side, and now | Dress Suits for woddings, — tes eo Bishan. cxeeeeee (OD Tue STEAM ST. NICHOI AS, Captai Ww* D Street, Between 9th and 10th, A Streets. is footing and fell. Im to try this.” ress Suits for varties, 1 do will, uatil uri = J woah y : We have just finished a ni a oinee Jost bis footing and fe “Which side is this side?”” ask 7 8 Suits for best wear, IN ALL 288 PRIZES. sv feRbay hat ee CARRIAGES, euch as stm cruel mat, looked upon the matter fe | and ax be spoke he herd’by eebeectng tek | Cont yt teeee Ae ESENFELD & COWS, | Wot scatved staipieats porment discount, 9 | Sand Afssnaae 7 SCeck seytiae ar the arr | Wacents Fark’ Phentons, Femaly Ge ta cruel man, looked u je matter fron | an 4 rea at | Costa by the thousand, j at sight at 5 per cent. discount, ‘i . nena, | Ti@Kes, uRENES, 4 parely business point of view, in whieh the | cabby was Imoving off. He endeavored to catch | Pants fy the thotisand, ilsetellolvent Baakebakon st pase’ | Sia and Come whatftalgo,at Point | ® gereamals Prog: 200 fall appeared a kind of breach of contract that — of = _ e big gone, pes res outa bs { WikseNeeLD & co’, ES crewing wal be forwarded a soon as the resuit u,, Returning wil leave: Baltunore ever coy Dima ty ‘ourselves a ought to be dealt with in & summyry manner. | silence and stillness for some seconds, when the Boy’s olot for the aad 4 Rimes orders for schemes or tickets to be addressed | WE BSDAY 4 3 Nat6oo % wh re on Re s Without deigning ® reply, cabby jumped down | voice of cabby was again calling out triumph- | 297" Boy's clothing br all sizes, oo DON RODRIGUL jogatall the above rinses. Fer ponent or pesrecs. } ng ms aa and proceeded to loosen by a hole or two some | antly: 5 Boy s olothing for lptger boys, ma22-tr Careof City Post, Charleston, 8, C. poe bom ey a THOS. we RiLE po toat of the harness, to lift the shafts a little, so as Mien all sight, air! Hare Joe are— | ase await na OO JA OWE'SIMPROVED WEIGHINGSCALES | _™*9-c02w. Riley's Wharf, foot of Eleventh st. rea to take the weight from the shoulder, and in | all cS a » ori , eoPePiner than tho fret, H These Seales reckoned to the public se the EW YORK AND WASHINGTON other ways to assist the fallen horse. But “Not 7 cried Thompson, struggling to Better than the best, most simple, durable, and relinbie soales ever put in N Ere SHIP LIME. nothing would avail; there was no hold for his t out of the ditch, into which he had walked Are Segermente = Firat renilume have beon awarded The MOUNT VERNON will leave feet on that sloping sheet of ice. After each | in his hasty endeavors to follow up the track ef At WIESENFELD & covs, | 3) the Unted Stbtee Fair and Virginia Ag ioultural gxeulte get ashing ow be straggling anisal {ell again, aad at| eabby.. “Wor quite,” be ond. ene eke: | Save your money, stitute Pair, Pomusyivania; New York State Fain | York EVER ¥ WEDN Day re tz Favipehmaciah: oper tly ati fe : : i very few dollave ermont State Pair, &¢., &o. In every oase where | O'clock p. m., and New York for Wash 5 last gave up the attempt and la, Leeder i et ir”? Will give ou 8 ap ndid outfit for summer, exhibited thes ane Teosived first elass promt every rday, at 3.0'olock p.m. r ‘ fi of Sillere can join atany Sipe ste Mig aly eninae gars aud groping | . «Where's that?” ainsi” WikseNrgLp Coss, | Ghited ines Safen nate Sreaue, Depot of Suller’s tuge before Seis area ca his way row Aries — — he os paar Waa M a r. Pa. av. and 43s jail E+ C_PATTISON, Agent. 4, Eh oc of low water, i goods not see in the fog, put the searching question, “Te x E: 1 Sohn ‘what be meant to do?” “Well, sir, I'll drive towards you, and you TOT PUBLIC. GAS FIXTURES, ESSRS. ees NE and WILLIAMS, E Have in store, are daily receiving, GAS “There's only one thing as’ll ever get that | follow the sound of the wheels. (the tice f+ ReHaNe PLT FIXTURBS of entirely New Pattorns aud Desi ns ore is blessed night,”’ said cabby. it?" or. } z i tke Finish, superior in style to anything her MOROAW'e Ranenary, But as Thompson advanced Senoesinayy, ee spate cere Pe ee Bt, the oitizon: pifered in this market. * e invite citizens Gauxe s i eneral 00 B-8,.M&Ttr thought the sound of the wheels and ington that ve establish xamine our stock of Gas Wiel) cc asunee 110n Inn LCE oO oa : themselves at No. 456 th street ALTIMORE LIFE INSURANCE CO—in ig 88 we baven’t got.”” voice, too, grew fainter and fainter. He must | tween F and G strocts, opposite the Prtent Ofice, ine confident that we have the beat GORPORATED 1850. oun 1 Donatbeon, Press ‘Weil, what is it?” peated Ehcenpen. have walked the wrong way after he got out | Where they will be to all those who i sted to our care | M. Covt: replied cabby, ‘or a 63 Py serve. 4 of the ditch; ‘so like u skillful tactician, he | May be Kind enoughto favorthem with their patra tarned in the opposite direction immediately; a ake = 376 D street, | , Desoripts end feeling that he was on the crisp frozen hecas TOSHEAP SILKS, turf by the side of the road, where it was less We have | ve r sui at j om JACOB REED, hozat (Ea ee slippery, he began to run in, rejoicing that | Silks, hongit at the anetion decrmrrirg h thang ag fad. kx'r. Soe q thy " cL I .. Haawer. MV. be was not encumbered with his great-ooat, | St greatly reda nate ase MILITARY OTHING “ , & boss-cloth banker oe ways, if it wasn’t a blanket, juste t coat; you haven't a great coat to i??? " ‘Well, it's vot. ‘exactly the night to lend as horse a great coat,’’ said Thompson. “But Rhee metro, | ecktthsee ASMURRS, UVES acd BUYS ay anh we have marked | Bog Connxn Suconp an SPRvcE P what is it for?” and quite proud in the midst of all drawbacks | 3h8°Ly07 low triers aA spall commnncetainy | SOP7™MAT Cone SaconD ann WNT OF eet “Why, you see, if I could put summet of | of the powers of natural locomotion which the Creches Sik Dress, should give us 8 call caay. - HESS ay SURANC hat sort down under his fore feet he'd get »| stimulus of passing events had shown hire to 5. W. COLLEY & CO. ILITARY CLOTHS SALE. ia.30-6m COMPANY, hold, don't you see—he'd get a hold, and he'd | be so unexpectedly master of. _Mal7-2y 523 Seventh street, above Pa. IN BALTIMORE We vy Thom spe ren it coat was a good one; a no y but the affair with bim was merely a ya ay. BAEERS BUTTER IN ear tapping ws ne pee a aes Ife was making way famously in recovery of RE SODA WATER, WITH A VARIETY | oveiy craic of Batten Sern chan We ave non hen bat | Pe oni green, | Row ve a i less ground, w! suddenly wit semed si ko, rups, comprising A ae iw es fou cents, and from that up to te bim up with it, and projecting him through the ma 18-2w ma? so Ex snes Piste altinote, business. Was the result worth the