Evening Star Newspaper, October 27, 1869, Page 4

yee EVENING STAR. WEDNESDAY.......OCTOB! LOCAL NEWS. Amusements, Excursions, Pic-Nics, &c. National THEsTRE.—The Lydia Taom; Burlesque Troupe fe “La Somnam>ata.” Daity Excvesion to Mount Vernon on the swamer Arrow, at lu 8. m. MARKRITER'S ART GaLuser, $56 7th street. saws & Strone’s Aat Gatizry, 265 F 27, 1869, ¥ —_+___ The Eight-Heur Law. DORS IT APPLY TO WORKING: ENPLOTED ¥ GOVERSMENT Gon TORS. ‘The subject of the inboring men employed on tbe New York post office basding working ten Bours instead of eight, Baving attracted the attention of the Workingmen's Assemblies, General A. M_ Winn, President of the Me- chanics’ State Council of California, addressed a letter to William J. Jessup, corresponding secretary of the New York Workingmen’s As- sembly, calling attention to the fact, and stating that so far as Be can leart it is done under the ples that when the work is let oat to contrac- tors it ceases to be Work coming within the provisions of the law. If that be so, be says, the eight-hour Iaw is merety a “tab thrown t the whale,” and the iaporing mea of the coun- Uy will pot quietly submit to such an evasion ef their rights. He then quotes we I 4 sTaues that contractors being empl y the Government, the men at work for them are employed “or bebalf of tne Goverament.” Jf the contractors sull persist m making the men work ten hours per day, be urges that the New York Assembly take (te mater in nina atonce, snd test itin thecourts. He them con- frasts tbe Bours of the mectaoics and laborers awxtD Wose of thy Government clerks sity, and says—-1tis a remarkable fn when the laboring man that works 1 rain, "now, wind and water, on the tops of houses, ia deep mines, ctrryime heavy loads Gnd risking bealvh and Lite. aks for favors by shoriening bis hours of toil, a uation must be #tirred up to get a law passed toeffect the ob- jee’. while bere in Washington au army of Clerks Daye their ime regutated at six hours’ Jaber per dey by the mere will of the heads of ‘Departments, and stili more they are allowed thirty days for play during the year; thus they make bot eleven months of twet Connting &f days tor a month, they mak. om & year, whi b 86 hours a day is hours; while the mechante makes T12 days hours, 2) hours. ang if bi jours per day, it #6 hours per snnum—quite a dif- ference this betweeu tight and heavy work We do not complain that the heads of Depart. ments are thus liberal wita their clerks, but we co comp ency is note 2 ses of onr pro ple. Howev-r, there is no good im arguing the powt. It we want justice, w Froper men to¢ and to Congres People instead of acting fer a few non-pro- Gucers of the country. We are too apt to look Bpon such bodies of men as our masters in- stead of our servants, sent to carry out our will, This is 8 fault.” He concludes by Urging the formation im every town and city of societies with a view of electing delegates to State Councils, who would in tarn elect dele- gates to a Natioual Labor Uongress. Mr. Jessup replies, that he had written to che Postmaster General on the subject, who Suswered that be had no jarisdiction, as the ‘work was being dove by the Treasury Depart. ment. He then wrole tothe Secretary of the ‘Treasury. and at the time of present writing had received no reply. —_.+—_. The Outrage near Alexandria. Henry Cborcb, charged with haying com. mitted the horrible outrage on the person of a girl of 12 years. named Brown, about a week sfece, remains in custody of Sheriff O'Neill at the jail im Alexandria, awaiting aa examina- Hon by a magistrate, which on account of the child beimg unable to appear has not yet nen had. The excitement occasioned by the com- mission of the crime, has inagreat measure subsided, and do ss the le of Alexan- Gris willallow the law to take se course, Itbas pot yet been determived whether the for the ofence was committed in Alexandria county oF not, and {* is ved (bat the offence was fm the juried of Fairfax county, and if such ehowld be the case he will be sent to y Church iss young man of 24 or 25; well known im Alexandria, where be was raised and says that at the time the offence is cbarged to Bave been commited he Bie drunk, and he bas no recollection of seeing a rh. mMproving, and in the coarse of it be probably well eaough to © the magistrate. J NIVERSARY ENTERTAINMENT of Good Samaritan Division, S. T., at Sons of ‘Temperance Hall last evening was an occasion of unusual interest. The bail was well filled <istive audience, and the fre- suse which the several perform- @ wss an shundant evidence of the endipg ¢ach of them. Thos. S. Exq.. W. P, occupied the chair as presiding officer. who (after some appropriate Yemarks) imtroduced Kev. C. W. Dennison, (the iret speaker.) who responded in a neat and Spirited address. F. M. Bradley, P.G. W. P., @eve an interesting Ty Of the divisien showing tbe great amount of good it nad ac- complished during the 11 years of :ts existence. ‘The recitati by T. 8. Samson, FE. B. Hay, and Mr. Bangs elicited great . Miss trthery; but I confess that, Im view of the | | past, I would tremble for the resuit, if au | election were to come off now. THE INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE. THEIR MEETING LAST NIGHT. xe tien of the Register and Su: aac ay rane Centradicts. the Mayer Evidence—A Letter of Crane's Offered— Compliments the Mayer—Opinion of a Witness whe was summoned but wentdn't come—Clese of the Testimony. ‘The committee toimvestignte the chatges pre- | ferred against Mayor Bowen beid a meetung at the Oity Hail last evening, Councilmen Hall Holmes, and Tinaey, and Alderman Ubampion being present, with Mr. ©. D. Barrett, counsel tor the prosecution, and J. H. Urane, proseca. uLg witness, aad Mr. Bowen, with nis counsel, Messrs. Cook, Stanton, and Cahill. Mr Jobn F. Cook, City Register, was the fret witness called, and be testified that he ad- AntDorized Mr. Huntington to retain the incom- He bad never been consulted in re- do: which he took in his estimate, and it folly t. came up to the amo! Teport was true ‘and not false. Up to the present time the con- uactors had presented no claim that they had completed the contract, ‘Mr. Crane was recalled. and stated that the evidence of the Mayor, whereia he said that arding of the jobn Donovan or Andrew (3 leason, was positively false, as conid be corroborated by the testimony of both U'Beirne and Giex sop, who swore that Crane was opposed to giving them the work, and that he was offend. ed because tbe Mayor would not it to some one of his (Crave’s) frends. Hesuomitted esiculations as to the grading and graveling of the streets in question, whicb ti refused to seceive. He further testified that the comtract was signed in the Mayor's office, and he (C.) took itdown stairs, attached the bond, ifications, &c., amd retarned it to Mr. s Meade with the tached. He also posi- tively afirmed that Mr lise was not present when the bids were opened, as stated by Bowen and Meads The defence declined to cross examiue Mr. ne. remarking tbat bis testimony was sut- ficiently contradicted by the other wi os. At the conclusion of Mr. Crane’s evidence we prosecution rested their cxse, Mr. Barrett ting tat be bad three important witnesses, who were out of town, and whom be would like to Dave present, but that he would consent to close without further dela; ‘The defence referred to a law of tbe Uorpor- sation in relation to the duties of the Mayor aud offered to present additional testimony. Mr. Hoimes objected. when the defence said if any objection was raised they would not press it. Subeequently Mr. Hoimes said that he Was willing that the defence should offer this testimony. The defeace remarked that having once refused they bad no disposition to put themselves m the position of the man who wired in and wired out. essra. fered it m testimony. but the prosecution ob- jected and it was out: Comsussion gr’s Or rics, Urty HALL, Wasu- , 1569.—HHon. S.J Since you informed me yes- yar fixed determination to resign office of Mayor of this city, I have thought much upon the matter and have come to the conclusion to venture @ remonstrance in ‘writing against such a step, trusting you will receive my suggest jn the same friendly spirit, they are given : First, the Republican party of this city en- tered into @ contract with you to serve as or for two years and bave a right to insist pon this contract being earried out, unless sickness shall prevent. Your iriends paid you the compliment to nom.nate you for this office in preference to several other gentlemen who would have been giad to have got the nomina- ton. The condition of affairs here at this time are such as to make it extremely risky to £0 into another election. It would bea pretty state of things if, in consequence of your résig- nation, we should wake up some morning to find a Democratic Mayor saddled upon us. It would taxe but three blican votes to bring | about this state of things. After what we ‘Witneseed in the joint convention last summer, 0 cM say that this very thing may not oceur. ‘Now, that Mr. Kelsey is away, in joint conveation number but tnirty. four members; nm to a choice, eighteen. Bis Bomorrsi "bate Shores Seeute ey | ‘will bave to buy but three votes to put in their man. The Democratic party has a plenty of | money at its command, and What is more kuow how to use it skillfully. Are you satisfied that out of the nineteen Republican manbers there | are mot three Who can be bt over! J make no or Tels ations against way individ- | ual member, I will assume that all are above | eh | ty 1n my opinion, (and 1 arrive at this opinion after eigbt months’ close observation) the labor of yoor office fs at least duuble what it should | be. You Dave enough to do to breal: down any | man. You rereive twice as many visitors every day asthe President of the United States. | At least full one half of those tors, trom | my tion, have ne real business with you. W! ot do as the President and Mayors of other large citiés do, and appoint Mr. News | ton, or if he has not gent gentleman, first to see all visitors othe than those who known to have basiness ‘with you, and dispose of all who come simply Simpson’s select reatings from Pickwick was well received, as also were the addre-ses of Mr. Winfield sud others. The exercises were yaterspersed with good music by the Misses Brown end Mr Ridgely, leader of the choir composed of members of the division. pea chenten . Burger, and unsnimousiy pe pom Wat notwithstanding the persistent unrelating attacks of Hom. Horace a the em: of the civil service, pate a of the association pire as ‘Siate. ‘and actuated by principle, feel it to be their duty to sup im for his office, believing thai with all bis faults and eccentricities be 15 preferable to the ablest candidate the opposition ty can offer. 1t was ordered that a copy be sentthe New York Tribune. The committee on Tel the names of parties requir- img to be sent to their Bomes, (33,) and amount wecessary to be expended for the purpose, ERs) ‘be report was accepted, the relief granted, and the aseociation adjourned. Mesic ayp Frw.—Mr. . Dotnen, the ‘Wide awake agep' of Newcomb’s tamed mupstzels, = in Washington engaged making preparations for the adveut of t! @, Who will make their appearynce at ihe wal Theatre next week. The company ab im@ense Dusivess in Balumore, fe Of tbe beet artistes Joe impersonations, the troupe, and ober sen b ouse. now m e¥ can be permitted to carry ‘heir arms. They have, therefore. written to Baiumore to know whether they can do so. Two companies of this organization are veter- fms who terved during the jate war. apusers: Teens AYrOrmNTMENTs IH THE Navy-Yarp.—Mr. ©_E. Joyce has been appointed a Stew cleric aud Sssigned to duty in the Givi! Engineer's department, Wasbington Navy-Yard.” G; rt Thomas H Davis has been appointed qameee” man of Isborers, vice William Meeds, dismiss. ed. A reduction in the messengers and watch. yoen is rumored tg take pisee on the Ist of the - Month. pment ee “Kenvry ME. (Corormp) Cavect will be Wedicated on the first Sunday in November, by Rev. : preached by t te M. E.Church South, co Gsly stated. as has been errone- to bore you? Why should yourtimeand pa- Hence be used a ir ming fo little trivial mat- ters that after ave to be referred to your subordinates! Anvthing that 1 can do w lighten your labors I willdo, and I pave no doubt other corporation officers, from wha’ bear, feel as 1 do in the matter. T want to see the school question disposed of | before you leave the Mayor's office. There are | also many OtBer reforms that I wish to see con- summated under your administration. I earnestly hope you will reconsider your determination to resign, and let us have the benefit of your services tor at least the remain- der of the term. ‘With considerations of the highest regard and esteem 1 remain your friend and obedient ser- vant. [Signed,) J. H. Ceann. P. S.—Sinee writing th re ug 1 bave been infermed that you have decided not to resign. 1 Lope this is so, and that we will hear no more upon that subject. (Signed,) 3.H.C. Jrane said that was a first-rate letter for tbe ume it was written, but he could not see what it Bad to do withthe Jobn Donovan contract. He bo agro that Colonel Cook produce and read for the edificatiou of the com- | | | Mr. Stanton read the following letter and of- | i ¢ TSE CITY HALL INVESTIGATION. Testimeny of Benjamin N. Meads. Coleacl Geek Recalled, ‘ From the voluminous eviderce in the ove | Of the charges of ex-Commiseiouer Crane | sgains: Msyur Bowen we present below some further abstractsof sach of the Ld ppears to baye some Dearing on the subject. and some interest to the public = Bevjamin N. Meads, sworn by Alderman couvely and examined by y, Hall and | othere:— fii ede ‘nternal Reve~ ; be eueceeded | ing aud graveling K,G, M, and ist streets; this ¢ , when made, immediately into his custody; neither the bids nor speztfieations | were attacled; it is customary to have con. tracts witnessed; he had not seen the original | comtract since the Ist of May until to-day (Oct | 1:) the words: “The work to be dove according | to specifications and bids, which are herewith annexed,” were added since the contract came into his custody, for the bids and specifications | referred to in that passage were not attached to, | nor were a part of the contract when it cams into his possession; the contract bears internal | evidence of the fact that the period after tue | word “rolled” bas been eunuged into a «com. Aided after the word “rolled” these words were added to corres- | = with the addition of the bids snd speci- ications; they could have had no reference to either the original vid or specification, bes | cause they were not Attached either to th | bond or to the eontract—neither one nor th other; be bad the contract in his custody up to | the time be left the Mayor’s office in May last; | no printed contract, from the time Re w: | the Mayor’s office anti: he lett it, | any such clause: n though be ined many of the old contracts under previou Mayors, could he fied such a clause in any pre. viously printed forms; jumaber of these old | contracts, ranging from 1858 to 1885, were here uced—none of them containing this clause: | “The work to be done according to spectfica- tions and bids, which are herewith annexed;”} mo other contract during Mr, Bowen's term covtained that cinase—not one; but the clause: | And upon the faithfal execution and comple- | tion of che said work, as required by this agreé- | ment, the Uorporation hereby agrees to pay,”” &ec. is one common to all the old contracts | under Mr. Wallach. Mr. Bowen always man- | Mected, during the time he (Meads) was with | Bim as clerk, an anxiety to enter into no con. tract, to make no payment for services, for work or mate ‘At any grester rates than he would be willing to pay for them if the sam were to be rendered tor bimself indivi he bad repeatedly heard Mr. Bowen ‘Whst would you do this work for Private individual! The partias reply, and Mr Bowen would then say: id yet you charge the Uorporation so muck. am hot willing to pay on aily; ask: ch or the early part of April, when be sug- | Rested to Mr. Bowen that his desk was inse- re—that the locks were of sych 8 character | hat anybody could get in: Be bad missed | several litte things from hus desk, and it struck | him thatit was not a very safe place tor the | contracts; he therefore asked permission of the | Mayor to pnt them in the pigeon cases back of | Bis (the Mayor's) desk, which did, and, locking the desk, gave Mr. Bowen the key; | what confirmed his impression of the fact \t there were no bids ur specifica. tions attached to this Donovan contract, was, that such @ procedure was contrary to | all rale or precedent: there never was one con- | tract that came into his possession with a specificatton bid attached; he believed Mr. ; Crane composed the form of specifications, and had them printed; the specifications and bid had nothing whatever to do with the con- tract—the context and closing sentence of the contract shoves this. gine niece n reply to the question pat ir. Holmes: “Sappose Mr. Crane were to tell you that he g&ve you that contract himself, and state to you where you stood at the time!” Mr. Meads said: “I would not believe bim if he told me so. 1 havea distinct recollection of how these contracts came into my possession.” Mr. Meads Stated that he took down all the bids at th time they were made trom the originals. He here read them from bis paper as follows: Sid- judnell, $24,25682; J. Costello“& Co., $21,501.91; A. J. C. Dodge, $23,- 62.62: J. Burnside, ; John Donovan, Andrew Gleason, $20,197.53: 8. Cook « S2LE748; W. AL Fi & Co., s20,< 730.29; and W. Bowen & Co., $22,522.23. These the bidders on the four streets: be took down the bids at the time they Were opened; there was @ conversation at the | time; he could not tell whether it was between Mr. Bowen, Mr. Hiiss, and Mr. Orane, or be- tween Mr. Bowen and himself. The conyersa- tom Was in reference to = Ovan was not willing to take uy One of thoes streets by itself: his bid was for all th he was not willing to take any one u: could get all; bis bid had either to be ac as a whole, or rejecied as a whole; Donovan ‘was declared to be the lowest bidder; there Was some subsequent discussion as to who ‘was the lowest bidder; some of the bids were discussed that were informal; there were some bids that had no sureties or had insufficient sureties; the statement was made that by awarding this contract to Mr. Donovan several thousand dollars would be saved to the Cor- poration; there was other conversation, but it had nothing to do with the award of the con- tract to Donovan; tt was in relation te the form of some of the bids; Donovan was awarded tae comtract because he was the lowest bidder in the aggregate, and because, by the nccept- ance @f his bid, several thousand dolinrs would be saved to the Corporation; that Was repeatedly and distincuy stated; it was also said that. by treating this contract as a whole, the suzplus earth in one street could be rendered available in other s:ree’s: in this, as im every other business trausaction that the Mayor had on behalt of the Vorporation with erties having bilis against the Corporation for work, labor, oF service, whether rendered under contract or otherwise, Mr. Bowen guarded the interests of the Uorporation as carefally as he could have guarded his own. All contracts of the nature of Donovan's, he (Meads) always read; the particular reason why, in Donovan's case, was, there are three distinct appropriations for that work, which bad to be entered separately on his books; it Was necessary for ine to note npop what ap- Propriations these payments were to be G@rawp, so (hat, when the payments were made, 1 could charge them up to their several appropriations; all that work is not done un- der one appropriation, nor that contract ade under o was a ne. cessity fe ich contracts, and caretally no rovisions; he knew of par- mittee certain resolutions passed last March by the Kepubiicaus of the Second Ward, which | were Digbly eulogistic of the Mayor, they Baving been written by him, (Crane,) at tne the suggestion of Mr. Ucok, who stated to him (Crane) that the Mayor wished to be indorsed by the Republicans of the Second Ward, aud would like Dim to write some strong resolu- tious, puffiug the Mayor as much as he thouglt the people would stand. Mr. Cock denied ever baving made such « request, when Mr. Crane ssid that ne could | prove what Mr. Cook denied. |" Mr. Cook remarked tbat st would require more than the mere assertion ofa inan whose a'emenis before the committee bad been com tradicted by 2 vmuwber of his own witnesses, | | induc him to believe it. Mr. Qock also said | that the letter of Mr. Crave, complimentiag and praising the Mayor, was dated March being after the Donovan contract was given | out, and while much that he now complained of Was known fo bim, it was therefore proper to admit this imevidence, to comtradict Mr Crane. It was suggested that the doors be thrown open to reporters at the meetiog on Friday, when each side will bs allowed oue hour and & quarter to argue the case; when the defence remarked that ft might not'be best; and with- out determining whether to admit reporters or not. the committee adjourned. Mesers. Jonm Grinder, Henry M. Knight, and A. Gleason were present as Witnesses, Dut | | were not called. Mr. O.M. bad been summoned as a ‘witness, and appeared in the Cougcil chamber, wut pot before the committer. In answer to Dis summons. he sent @ letter to the commit- I Teceived your sum- Tespect to the City before you. I know Ine RAlLINcs about the padhc grounds and | the Haymakers was conterred buildings are bermmg Reatly painyed. tes coming to the Mayor's office. and applying for the original contracts, got them; he belteved that the Donovan coutract had been so obtained ‘and taken out of the office: he could not tell by | whom; someumes the Ward Commissioner, nes the contractor, and sometimes the Tr. when he had to make up huis esti. uld come to him (Meads) for the it bad been a subj coatroversy between ‘himself and Mr. Bliss; he beiteved that this (Donovan) contract bad been eo od. | aimed and taken ont of the office. William A. Cook (sworn by Alderman Con- | nolly) was examined by Mr. Holmes: He Bad not poetession of the original contr: Friday night; he taw the Mayor ta: and asked bis permission to look ac 1 Friday. be cou. tract: did not remember whether he gave ip | he ther knew | permission then or not; that Mr. Meads was to be examin aherations effected in this contract was made: be did not bring the contra sitting of the committee, simply because be dic not kno that point in Meads examination, and for the additional reason that he did not deem ft | Becessary that it sRould be proauced that occasion ; he chose to produce bis wit. heeses before tbat committee according 1 the dictates of bis own judgment, and net sccording-to the wishes of Mr. Holmes or aay | body else; he would answer any questior, us to the fee it either of the counse) or of any member of ths | committee, but would answer no question pt: by Crane; be had no recollection of seeing the tract On Saturday he saw orsibly ba Tecollection was titat contract on Friday night; he ve seen it AL some other ume, bit | he had no recollection of it; he was, however, | | certain that the Mayor vever gaye iim: fac | coutract—never gave him the keys. of drawe! r entrusted it to his possession, bor did he ever desire him to do so: he bad saidto the Mayor that he (the Mayor! custodian of the contract, community for it, and that farther said OF; ai Be bad ary. Upon a case committee et charges i ( a 5 & é é Fi i a : E i 2. : & pee AY Fe “Sevan Wine aaw”—At the meetingot Solon Ganclave, Nov fran ueMey of mentbers of the S. W. M. ton iuat | ty thar | Whether or not they would reach | 8} THE COURTS, Court rm Gunsual Tanm.—To-day (all the Judges on the bench) the following business was transacted: In case of Howe & Brown agt Kavanaugs, Mr. Hinkle files motion to divmiss A. James agt. MeLea: vs. ase of tailure affirmed, becat tto comply with rule by furrisaiag rd. T&e matter of the bankrupicy ot T. P. Sawye™,on appeal, was ar by | *! counsel; decision reserved. —_-——_ LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. 2 inns. Epirom: Star.—The evil of tardiness at school is one of great magnitude, woi-n the Public school authorities are using proper en- G@eavors to Break up. It is in @ good degree un- der their control, since Rave the power to Prevent the schools from disturbed by the entrance of any pupil who does not arrive at the proper ume, and their rales provide for the Suspension or expulsion of ‘who are babitually tardy. But there is another evil closely connected ‘With this, ot scarcely less magnitude, in some sections, out wbich ts under the direct con- trol of alone. = Teter to that of being at 100 ear! Hour, before the opening. If they do thls, the result inevitably is that most of them eD, isterous sports, to the plays, they enter the school-room in an excited And demoralized condition, unfitted to enter upon the proper exercises and daties of the 5 1. ‘his evil ie doubtless greater 1 with the boys’ than with the scl yet only a few morning's since the writer saw & bevy of young gitis shivermg around the door of their school-room nearly an hour be- fore the time for commencing school, greatly endangertng their health, as well as their positions for the day, by the needless exposure. As already stated, parents and guardians alone can ly this evil. It is not nec sary that any papllsbouid arrive at the school- Toom earher than five or ten mina'es before che tion ouee ion Hampshire Railroad. Mr. Andrew Uromiieh bas the contract for grading the foat, avd eech team bee breve d with sho’ Potomac Ulu H. Fox. Ed. Derrick, McLeod, (bow.) W. W. ‘will be from the aqueduct bri abaif down and back. Haves’? Hatuomitep Yet.—The commut- tees representing the two wings of the Repub- lican party of our town heid a meeting last | ening, with @ view of reconciling? diff-?- Tesolution was offered, the mature gould not ascertain, which, how- TO 'pass; and iu the ensuing dis- | cussion an adjournment was carried. —One of our well-known cit- zens, Mr Peter J. Collison, died to-day at bis residence, on Bridge street, near High, af 121m. Mr. ©. was about 40 years of age, was a tinner by trade, and was a member of Columbia. Lodge, No. 10, I. O. O. F.. of Washington, and also ef the Masemic fraternity. ences, and of which we ever, tailed GEORGETOWN. Affaire in Georgetown. orTow at su! ly. Rovex TREATMENT OF 1s-Law.—Two young yiett to a lady residitg @ friend B. B was pleased to feacmation: couldn't conceal hisemotion. Abont 100’clock | the father of the young introduced by A to B. love, remarked, upon being miroduced. + future father-in-law.” before B was can the trout door was well acguain plemen: ing parposes. Work Will be commenced Tow at eunrise, and will be pushed fer- Prosractivs Som. | from ir wn with the its necessary for town paida town. last evening. and intfodaced bi Bfe came in and was the depths of his ‘It wasn’t ten it by the collar, carried to | kicked opt in the atreet by | the father, who coulda’t see himfor ason-in- | law. A saw the transaction quietly, took the bint and walked out himeeit. THs Comino Boat Racz.—In the boat race the Potomac o'clock Decuaszi is to take place bet Anacostia Clubs on the 5th proximo, at | P.m., the race-boat Ariel, of the | >. will be manred by the follow. | waip, James . (stroke,) Col. Frank Jones, Geo. Freak Muler, Wilfred oars eeler. The race dge one mile and ALL OWING TO THE CoD Weataes.—Tais hour for commencing school, (nine o'clock.) | Nordiimper's clothing sore on street, and it is easy for a Parent to ascertain the | near Congress, 01 ‘of them, ‘sm ing with time required for ® child to reach the school | cog, lifted an Overcoat from the show Tack on Paren' Toom in season. e | weil-regulated families, and to have their chil. | ‘he street, and ran up Congress street. where he dren make best | ‘Will see that Ror teo carly 8t school. Mapufactures in Washington. Eprrog Stak: In looking about for ways of making this city of more than @ hundred thou- sand imbsbitants icdependent of threats of ree moving the Capital, (a consummation most devoutly to be Wished,) have plans for manu- facturing received a8 much attention as they deserve? We see that capitalists are willing to put their ands deep into their pockets to jote temporary prosperity through a World's Fair, and a wealthy Senator residing here seeks pla trom Maine to Georgia wherein to invest profitably bis surplus thou- sande, If these or similar efforts could be made to establish manufactures in this city, then the time might come when, if Uongress wished to adjourn to St. Louis, the wealthy owners of flourmhing factories migat offer to purchase the large buitding on the Hill for a Teading-roon tor their operatives. At the | North many flourishing towns have been sustained by the manufacture of doots and shoes alone. Might not this kind of labor employ many of the surplus colored Popuation of the District! Of the perpetaal need of boots and shoes there can be no qaes- uon. It was the fortane of the writer a few months since to visit, after years of absence, a Place in New England that might once have almost stood as a representative otf orig | anged. ley Hollow. Bat now the scene is all chi blanket factory on one side of the town, shoe factories on the other, have converted the Place into a town so flourishing that in 8 lon Tide over it, not one dwelling indicative of n and poverty was to be seen. On inquiring for the poor of the place, the answer was that there Ki ‘The Gazette,of last items: Mauacuast’s Exon. turned the corner and made good his escape. A young man on the opposite side of the street | told Nordlinger im time to Rave caught the tbief; but be couldn’t anderstand English suf- ntly till the vacant Rook was to him, when he waxed wrothy, too late. Sale or A VALeAPLE Rt Dowling, auctioneer, yesterday sold one of the | villas, in the new row reeently built by Hent D. Cooke, Esq., on Stoddard street, to C. M. Keyser for $15.150. inted out yay it was IDENCR.—Thos. #2 —T wenty-seven hundredushels fair red wheat sold on ‘Change this morning at $1 41 per bushel. js, picks, | the nee. Rives Front.—Entered—Steamer Colum. | Hi yr, Baltimore. Cleared —Steamer bia, Harper Valley O:ty, Johnson, New York, with full cargo of flour. —\——_~re-____ Alexa ria aud Vicinity. ning, has the following | A Paracow.—It is mentioned as a remarka- | ble fact, that in the whole ci with its population of fifteen not a single public bithard tabi Roulette and faro are y- Lurenerc Fair were but three recipients of charity in the | Wasbington city. DisaPrzaRancr.—It is said that all the town, and those were three superannuated in- dividuals. Ob, that charity seekers as rare in this proud Capital. H.U.L. Mx. Epitor oy THE Star :—You will great- ly oblige many property-holders and others on Capitol Hill, by orging additional traveling facilities in tbat region. It is said that the Metropotntan Railroad Company will appl: to Oongrees for leave to lay their track throug! ist street east,to New Jersey avenue, aud thence to the’ Navy Yard. 1s that sof” The sions and watatan early aay. om i Sate Ov a FaRM NEAR BLADENSBURG. Dodge & keno, too, is a thing of the past, What ci the country car present as clean a record’ —A number of persons left | here this morning in the Leesburg train to at- | Beatt, tend the Loudoun county Agricultural Fair, | which commenced im that town to-daj which, & gentleman who left there thi img, reports a large crowd is already PROPERTY SaLe—Messts. Beck, irby, real estate agents, =~ sale, ‘nown as Fowle’s Kow, on North Columb: street, for $500 cash, to John P. Niger, oF ten pin al- Known. and id or resent. now & Id. yesterday, by one of the brick houses in what is could be | Monkeys and dogs belonging to the circus | (the effects of which were recently ysterio STABLISHED 1833. 25 bbls. ec 2t-im compan: attached for debt in m neighboring county) only, dinepyearee ts ago— zayetari a few night Yor sais ai the lowest aurket price sale sweat aarket price. i! ‘WM. OLMB & SO: Feal estate brokers, have sold a portion of the farm on which Fort Lins CARPETING. ¥ coin was located, near Bladensburg, to Thomas Peter, of Montgomery county, Md, for €25.iku — itch & Fox, real estate brokers, huve suid lot 45, in subdivision of square i=2, fronting ») | mv, matte a dap Rel fie ron feet on 16th street, between M and N streets, | lect stock of CANPRTING, Oil OLUTHS Bae, And 7 feet deep. with two-story brick house | PAI MATERIALS, Sc; Jast opened at our es. thereon, to Fernando ©. Cate, for $1, 16. ment, —_-+—__ Tiwety Discovery.—Abont 2} o'clock tors morning Officer Doyle discovered two colored men in the act of entering the residence of Mr. Garfield, No. 402 13th street, and they made their escape. The officer found two doors of the house open. SX MINSTER CARPETS, Oy BRUSSELS CA SPET! APESTBY OABPE’ THRSE-PLY 0a. BXTBA IN BUPBEYINS ING: PETS. MAIN OAEPETS. 5-Good ALL WOOL INGRAIS at 9c. to $1. . ape S7Eoglish HAND LUOM INGRALS very near) af 8128 CITY ITEMS. BZVinEN A CARPETS toe. Rae Fe Reve, Bamack, Hair Cloth, Shade Goliant ed eps, FALL OvmRcoaTs. $7, $5, $10 and $12, just | Fitthres Billiard Olotly. Bre neled ee eee, received at A. Straus’ popular Clothing House, | Oil Cloth, Bteir Otl ‘Oloth, Floor Oil Cioth, ali Penn, avenue, petweon ith and llth sircets, Stair Bode, indow three doors east of Isth street. Bicee, Noxtingbam Curtal gce,oar tains =“ russe! ut Bead Chains, Received this morning, at Prigg’s Une Dollar ongat * Jewelry Store, No. 436 Pennsylvanis avenue, | pousein the ountry between 4 and 6tn streets. nea —_.—_—_ DovunkLs-Breastsp BisMaRK SACKS at $-, wh. 6 210 and Siz. at A. Straus’ popular Clothing House, Penna, avenue, between 10th and lita o RUT TEB street. three doors east of 11th streets. Roe 8 ee Lega aa peEngE and moderste in price Spaer’s Wine is the pure unadulterated variety. tof ¢ Oanvaag (linen carpet wrap- Curpeis nite and put down in the-best man- we buy and sell EXOLUSIVSLY FoR cheerfully invite s comparison of our ith those of any other first class retail RL wea To it Trees of fi o juice of the Oporto grape, now being calti vated Tos. itan@ard in thie country by Mr: Speer. It_1s valuable Apples, Peaches, Apricots, Mectariues, | for family use, ard for sts tomie and imvigora- | Uberrice, £0. "Gi es—Delaware, Concord, Ung properties. It gives tone to the stomach | frés, Andirondac, aud Afty other sorts. Black: and imvigorates the system. ln f&sbionabie mig ena coon 5 baie bs i carcles it Bas become the favorite table wine.— | House Plante ‘Dutch Bulbous rag | Intelligencer. rived from Holland, consisting of ‘and Druggists are agents for this wine, = W&s Single B. ectat folipe, Banu cutgace, Ane: | —e— monies, Nar irks, ‘Finest | U¥mecoaTs.—Biack fa Bie asieest quality Bulbs, eas wel os Srey teal. ! Beaver; Brown, Blue, aud Drab Onimenilla, a A a 5 im targe variery and at low prices. Just ra. | 0° }?-co8t oppcsite 0-8. Latont Oilice, vena, det. 10th and st ived at A. Straus’, Ra. [5 BBt ation Fi THRSFA SSG ON'PUe. | streets, unree doors east of LLU —_—_-— ee * Bayy Daract went. September 38, 1889. Renner BLaNKare, Nursery Cloth. ‘The noticeofthe Depertineat Saving veru calle! 10, 26,25 Avanson’s, 506 Oth street. | 19 uumerousaud extensive doped a compnie- —_-—_— ted upon the public lands reser yed for timber for Reapy-Mabe CLOTAENG!!! oars. 1 ing In the States of Louisiana, Gentlemens, Boys’, and Childrens’. phoma, ond Picci ‘The largest and finest stock of Clothing in the Disinet, manufactared by Messr*. Waaa- ro loving tho ciyit pom: 3 ft Philadephia, expressly | hended and prosecuted, em pete Pea eer selling iA the lowest Pil. | 824, where necessary, miley ornerel FOF os ely inegge phan eae gir Thay be found celpabie is this tespect Tenses | site Post Oftice. . » @80 ROBBSON. N. HK. Qlothiers and Tailors supplied at the | o¢i9-Jawst Beoretery of the Navy, | lowest wholesale prices. 10,266 . Canrirs, contains, ac. ces; the cheap. | Linen Sbeets, Bed’ Comforts. Blanket, ot ait colors; Mattresses, Pillows, &e. ADAMSON’S, 50 on Cloths, 10,262 {10,26,2:) —_+—_— rGs.—Beautifal patterns On | - Pi ode, 506 9th streer. | CLOTH » 65 and F ‘HE "hie sy Diy _ | * Becttpte atreot from the mill, LOUB! FLOUR}! ' ‘with orders to ell | ty of Alexandria, | thonsand, thereis | and | et ] | _ The time for SPBCiaw TaXe ° cs | the b' | pt Georgetown Advertisements. | (fF oomronsrigs_ or cponcrrown 1569. FIBAL NOTICE. ott! te GENERAL and Bxpireeba the Sler BCE a- re, (learrme mo discretiog a Y for ' erty be prow rey 60 Fe; ADVERTISED ce a7-2awiw | Vollector. RAILROADS, wasstseton, 1869, ALBXASDRIA. ABD GBORGRTOWN GS OF TIMB! COMMENC MONDAY, Ocr. irs, 1569 EVESING SPECIAL TRAIB FOR THEATRE Pa George Pa GIA NI ¢ ee ia pane ay Pa ictal ed TURE, + AM ee By Sis caeiak ak On. ¥ > et the late Gop. Poe, it the 206 Bridge a] ‘actors. D ©. pew Very superior oo! lection of Furniture, com- ocnanawend Case Parlor Grand Piapotorte, seven ‘Three Bevew je top Bideboard ‘10% Dining Table. (15 teet) re Oe" bom jeh-eest ‘lated aud Cl ware, &c., &o. reise ocd -d hep] THOS. DOWLING. BY THOS. DOWLING. Auct’r; Georgeto BALE OF BEAL ESTATE IN GRORGETOWS, 0. By virtue of 's Geed of trost from ard $B weloemick “tea wi Beacon 4 fay ath 1s, the land records of Liter No. 889, folio eat of the ben- t, end th G auing: dogether with all RESce dino third bia perchess uduey Cath the residue in two equal payments, at six and bm onthe. se Tntoreet, to, be securei by conveyancing 3 oS conte) Witty dollars down at close OAPEB" Trastes. HOMaS DOWLING. 00 %8-09,M,WaT'ta uctioneer. ¥ THOS. DOWLING, Auctioncer; Georgetown SALE OF REAL ESTATE IN GEORGETOWN, By virtue of sdeed of trast from Denuls O'Voncvan wife, boaring date the 2ith of April, 1888. and recorded among the land records of the District of Gotnmbia. tn Libor No, 808 folio Is, &c and upon the written req mble auction. tp ht perp on TORS! oe tua tro, tn rion of oe sire tt fc = be Mor w . as a a Hy a Mert aide of Srect where the seuth Iine igh street hy ises sold. Stam onvayencing at purchaser's cost. Wifty GcUsrs own at close of sale Pt CAPERTON, Trastes. OH Tomas Line, oc83-00d.M, WSF ta jcthoneer, ‘THO! WLIAG, auct.; Georgeto sD STEERS’ BA: oF Ti PORtIRABLE. SoTTaGr DWELLING Boo P EET, GEORGBTOW: U: Ban wi bt TRO! SFresite a. Pos's, (Ol iP EF 1A.) OOL | to above-named — seas ae inset a 5 the of tl the terme iar of Agee Advertisment, in the star dD: Ghimumrs. { Trustecs. oc 4-e0td THOMAS DUWLING, Auct. S7-THE ABOVE SALE 18 s Foote the orga SUEREDROoicee ‘2th, 1868, at ao . : W. D OLeweEnTs, { Trustees. oc 22d THOMAS DOWLING. Anct, PALE AND WINTER e008. JOBN H 5 . ert, Groves: ol QEE H- SMOOT. 119 Brides see-t, Grose received. and vere, ‘Srike. Pisin and Cloths, Meri. hite arse STOCK OF cOoDe ar ai “BRET ruin. offers at very — ortnie! TABLISHED 13 1%3, Pasmium Awagpen iy 1857, PREMIUM ERENE DYEING CLEANSING ERTARLISHMENT, Bo, 49 atid at. re ; Replete with every dest apparat d pre wiaed with tie ¥ taient 5 Biatto th ike obtained, wi at personal attention on toe * of the proprie*sr, makes this the beat place im the Dieter to beve all orders in his Sine well and premptiy exrcnted. sect fico Has OPENRD, 4 STQOR OF HANDSOME | NOVELTIES IN FEATHBES, | PLOWSES. HATS, BONNETS, | BROUINAS, Ere , E: oT gel! to ve =. re Lr Heory streste—4 30 a. id wom, . ™. ou ais THORSDA TY? Tumbays. st fottowe. T Tox From Meryiand avenue t. re ek 8 EVENS. Gon Sant. EL a te Late Guliy (chee Buntay) ef Oe ana 12:46 and 9 P. ace eee Soxees cy “Avenue ofice con idence, takne”” ‘badapot. und pet in te Baftreed Ree er a STOVES! STOVES! STOVES a THE LABGBST STOCK OF HEATING, COUKING AND PARLOR STOVES, AND THE CHEAPEST 13 THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, 0 BE FOUND at WALTEB D. WYVILL'S, sole-tt Bo 409 Penusyivanis avence ‘The Cheap Place! STILL ANOTRER DECLINE FLOUR. WELCH’S BEST FAMILY FLO PER SACK. RAY'S ARLINGTON FAMILY FLOUR, $2.60 PER SACK. BURNT MILLS FAMILY FLOUR. B8.50 PER SACK. BEST ORUSHED SUGAR, 17 conte Der pound. BEET CLARIBIBD BUGAR, 16% cts. per pound. ALSO, 4 SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF FINE TEs, CROESE AND BLACEWELL'S CELEBRATED PICKLES, WORCESTERSHIRE AND LEICRSTERSHIRE SAUCES. $2.60 SPICED OYSTERS, A PURE ARTICLE OF OLD GOVERNMENT JAVA. C. s) ONARE '& son, 262 SEVENTH sTR: =T, BETWEEN M AND N STREETs oc2-t2 SoT10R. ‘The onty place fe the city to bay yonr BOOTS, SUVES, AND GaireRs et regniar WHOLESALS PRICES io at STRASBURGER BROS., 373 Seventa Sreeer, Barwenn Layo 5, WHERE TRE LARGEST ASSURTMANT GAN ai FOUND. N4tsisiat wien ‘