Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1869, Page 2

—_—S_ se ~~ ~~ : ; j | ; =?" * = : ; VV7—_ CORPORATION AFFAIRS. Z The Chair laid before the board & communt- December 14, 1869. | -ation from the Mayor ANNU” cing his approval ——— | of act to grade and grave", Connecticut avenue, from 1. street tothe “Youndary. Also, comm nication from the ng the onan » ‘transmitti mary statemye of tie Water Registrar's office ‘TUESDAY. Amusements, de. for Nover ner, showing receipts on account of ‘TuxaTeE—Lucille Western in | ¥4ter “sx, $1,950.81; water rent, $975.85; taps and ey ie Forsaken.” PCT nits, $128. Total, $2,663.66. ‘WHO OUGHT TO PAY FOR THE STA‘ re =» HALt.—Grand concert of the Wash- ington Seengerbund, ter the benefit of the pvor. Darty Excresion to Mount Vernon, on the r Arrow, at 10 a. 1. RERITER'S ART GALLERY, 486 7th street. Barlow's Ant GALLERY, 27 Pennsylvanis avenue. charged in ses senting the bill to the Mayor he is informed that he (the Mayor) wilf pay no bills for stationery for the Collector's office. It must be apparcnt to all that this office cannot be carried on with- a HOLIDAY Goops. Where te Buy Them. ‘The Christmas holidays are not two weeks off, and many of the stores have now opened their supplies of goods of all kinds for the gift season, and the display isso far unusually rich und attractive; while others are receiving and unpacking large and varied stocks of Beautiful articles, in anticipation of the expected rush of customers. Those who wish to make their pur- chases before the stores are thronged, and their stocks have been picked over will find in Taz Star, from day to day, advertisements of the leading establishments where holiday goods are sold. ‘re is a good nucleus for the International jon aiready at the auction store rooms of GREEN & WILLIAMS, corner of Seventh and D streets, where beautiful samples of the i of all nations compris- rich furniture and carpets, fancy articles, children’s chairs, rockers, bureaus, hobby horses, toy wagons, carts and sleighs, dolls of every description, mnsic boxes, of all kinds, china ornaments, tea sets, +» Be. Suit able for Christmas presents. ‘The usaal Christ- mas saic at n of toysof all kinds by this firm. comes off at 7 o'clock to-morron evening at their. rooms as above. Fathers, and all who have little ones, attend! For a holiday present a fine picture is very ap- propriate—so says L. J. Rornmock, and he is Tight. He bas now at bis establishment in May's building, Seventh and E streets, some very Deautiful chromos, alist of which will be found in rtisement elsewhere, auy one of which will make a very acceptable Christmas pres- ent. His paintings, engravings and bronzes too, ure very fine, and he has a good stock of frames. cords and tassels, nails, rings, Se., and bette: than, all at prices to suit the times. A lamb is the type of inocence, and yet some of the family are not exempt from gilt, at least Francis Lawn is not. His gilt and walnut frames for pictures are. just the things to set a ‘work of art off to advantage. His plaee of busi- Ordered to be on the journal. Several bills from Lower Board were re- ferre Mr. Stewart presented petition of Mary O’Brien for relief; referred. Also, introdaced Dill appropriating $1,452.51 to pay for constric- tion of the outlet for the J strect sewer at its en- trance into Rock Creek; referred. ‘The bill for payment of Metropolitan Police Magistrates, Passed at the meeting, was recon- sidered, and the ased to pay of seven, as Bac d for in the ‘lil. Mr. 3 ee petition of Franz Och- senreiter to have $100 paid by him to the city for restaurant oe ong gn a, the Board of referred. Also, introduced bill for relief of Cruit & Se: referred. ‘that the City Surveyor submit to t plat of the southern line of Boundary street, from Maryland avenue to Rock Creek, with the angles at every change in each square co Tacenaae cae Ld yd Pennsylvania avenue, south side, | also, to inform this Board whether there are ‘wear 13th street. any encroachments by pro) owners on An interesting announcement for our 1 c ndary ore readers is made by Mr. Jos. J. May, oe Pee ae ee Mg hen Agee atores points, and desi the same upon said plat; also, sections showing the elevation at every one’ hundred feet, or nearer, as the inequalities of the surface may _ind:- nylvania avenue, between IY. decline ii ta ave or rich namely. a great dec! in prices 0} h dress goods. He has just returned from New York, where he has bought of the importers, for “fearfully low prices,” Lyons black and colored silks, Lyons silk cloaking velvets, black and colored Lyons satins, Irish and French poplins French merinos, empress cloths, “Bamtalo® lins, Scotch plaids, &e., &c. He proposes to let his customers have the full advantage of the reduction in prices. So he may look out for a crowd. |. B. Svrsemetz, hatter and furrier, 24 Pennsylvania avenue, second door from’ 13th street, has Just opened his new styles ladies’ and misces’ furs, up exp for the holiday trade, and has something for the genie a the way of hats, cape aud = fe canes. «, All Who intend to present their friends with a it aang ‘the holidays are invited to call at Mr. K.C. ‘Wooptey’s Photograph Gallery, No. 181 Penn- Sylvania avenue, as he isa skillful photographer, and gets up the rustic fence and landscape back ground pictures. Old clothes never were made for Christmas. As other Christmas expenses are heavy, it 13 quite an object to seeure new clothing for the holidays at such reasonable rafes as are adver- tised elsewhere by A. Straus, Pennsylvania avenue, third door east of Eleventh street. — Aseoctation xem TER ANPROVENENT or TEE Poor—A meeti association was held last ie Hos. Peter Parker in the chair, and L. W. ferred. Mr. Slater introduced bill making an a] tiation to cover deficiencies in appro- Pp veg goa for the last and tine sd for the two years, 60S conto capes cog jnittee on Markets. Mr. Ciark introduced. Dill snare theta to Bar toien shar referred. ® iny to Tee rete adem Dil spggopriating, eam0 Teq Su; of Sewers, submit a aingot a protic. and for the improvement of ‘K street amd. Bast. Capitol street, which shall conform to the principle of the Dill lately introduced by Alderman Crocker, ce adopt CONGRESS REQUESTED TO HELP TAKE CARE OF ‘THE Poor. Mr. Clark introduced resolution: “Whercas great destitution prevails in our midst in conse- quence of the large number of aged and infirm Feople and others that cannot earn sufficient for support, that have settled among us during and since the late rebellion: Therefore be it R= soled, That the committee appointed to repre sent the interests of this corporation before Con- gress be, and they are requested to urge upon that body the necessity of making an appropria- tion which will, with the means set apart by this corporation, together with the amount provided by private contributions, be sufficient for the ree liet of the unfortunate poor.” Passed. ‘THE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION. Mr. Connolly introduced the following:— ‘Whereas the Hborat epirve mantfoetod vy tho citizens of the District of Columbia in promot- ing the holding of an International Industrial Ext itition in — in the year 1871 by iP were’ present_Mesers. A. W. H. Chase, Geo. E. Wolf, J. H. Johnson, A. C. Richards, J. E. Fitch, Wm. Boyd, F. A. Bos- well, J. E. Tustin, A. $. Solomons, andS. Early. Mr. A. jeneral Agent, rendered a verbal report of the condition and workings of the society, in which he recommended that dis- €retion be given to the General Agent or some other person to furnish immediate relief to such me are no i society; mmended the appointment of a@ fmance committee; also, the immediate ap- Ppointment of visitors throughout the different wards of the city, and that @ mecting of such Visitors be held as soon as practicable to re- ceive instructions, and to proceed af once to the performance of their duties. The ward visitors who served last year were, om motion of Mr. Solomons, requested to assume the game duties this P ye and, om mo- tion of Mr. Wolf, discretionary power asked for by the General Agent was Mr. hong i ee BY Loe tee whi ie adopted, that a public meeting be called Thurs- day evening, Dec. 25d, to be held in one of the ehurches of the city. Mr. Fitch offered a reso- ution, which was adopted, tendering a vote of thanks to Major AtLee for his offer to deliver a Jecture, the proceeds to be donated to the asso- ciation. Mr. Solomons offered a resolution re- questing the General Agent to prepare in cir- ular form a short appeal to our citizens for aid im money, food, material for clothing,or cast-off their generous su tion of $1,000,000 in aid of the enterprise merits the prompt enconrage- ment of Congress; Therefore be it resolved, e., That we heartily approve the action taken by the citizens and earnestly recommend to Con- gress a speedy of the bill recently intro- duced into the Senate and House incorporating the International Industrial Exposition; adopt- ed. Subsequently the resolution passed by the Board of Coma urport Common Council of the same pi was received and passed by the Aldermen. MISCELLANEOUS. Couneil bill appointing a Joint Committee to inquire why the across the Tiber at E street is of being bet according to plan was passed, and jessrs. Chase End Baker on the part of this Board. Mr. Con- nolly, from Finance Committee, reported bill to ey #1,754.94 tor deficiency in grading and paving street north; Mr. Connolly, from o x 3S deficies for and welling P street om] Pn skeet wo estern Bound- 7 for ¢) Cast: garments, any or all of which will be thankfully Zeceived, promptly acknowledged, and carefully distributed; aud that our ci newspaper car Hers be respectfully requested to deltver ane or more of these circulars with each paper they nearly eire: ty thi their receipt PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ETC. Seery howschold in his cig ieee Me | Mr. Clark from Commities'on Pablic Schools, Browne suggested that the Committee of Em- authori: the sale, at auction, ot the school house and at the corner of E an pom rne pegp eee gletbohenag ional ga yay oa " 8 , Fe- ported substitute Sin at izing the employ- hools, at geno Senna: peed. “Council bill to grade I street north, between Fith street west and Rock Creek; pasted. Ad. Plorment be instructed to confer with the Young jen jan Association committee for fur- nishing employment to the poor. Mr. Richards Baid that the 3-etropolitan police free had con- sidered the propriety of giving a ball for the benefit of the v, which reeeived the unan- imous a) val of meeting. Mr. Kenned: raving sked to be excused {rom acting as mec. retary, Mr. Woif was elected to the . Mr. Fitch moved that Mr. Ke be requested to net as one of ths deecauper lies aoe carried. Adjourned. —e—— Tur Py pe ae ye od Ley eke oynins WS. Huntington and Hal- Jet Kilbourn, Esqs., were present at the meeting of the City Councils on behalf of the Commit- ‘tee on the International Industrial Exposition, ‘to secure the adoption of a resolatien endorsii project, and in this were successf' ‘The following resolution, introduced in the lower Board by Mr. Burgess, was anantmously adopted, Was subsequently passed by the Board of Aldermen: is “ Wheteas the liberal spirit manifested by the citi- of the District of Columbia im promoting the n International Industrial Exposition in . in the year Ii. by their generous sab: geription of one wiflion five hundred thousand dol Jars in aid of the enterprise, merits the prompt en- Couragement of Congress: » be it * Kesoived by the Board of Aidermenant Board of Common Council of the erty of Washanston, That we Beartily approse the action taken by the citizens, earnestly recommes ‘ongrees a o Sane of the biil recently introduced in the Rematelast a poo the Luteruational Industrial ition. ‘This morning the resolution was Mr. W. i. Pore, the See: of Qrencil, and signed by the Mayor, .C. L. Hulse, Secretary of the Aldermen, had certi- Hic eat, Nhlch were, by the Mayor and defore the by mon ‘ol. €. Mesets. K ilbou: nd Huntington, ‘the proper Comunittees ot Cnn enue MERCHANTS’ NaTIONAL BAxx.—In the T. S. Supreme Court yesterday the case of Jos. ©. Kennedy. receiver of the Merchants’ National Washington vs. Patrick Gi et al.— land_was taken . & eiti- of New York, as receiver of the Washing. ie bank were imodiciees s"tashnd ereae of cient to ite a bs mates "as liabilities, H Hl F i a if fe ig Hi ; : f nH REFS H | ll i it the Supreme €. jumbia, was lision on the Potomac, r sehooner Woolston. The the schooner, the court Communications were received from the Sur- Improvement ef the City. yeyor in answer to resolution, | stati SEWERS, CARRIAGEWAYS8, FOOTWAYS, NEW Lewd BUILDINGS—REFORT OF SUPERINTENDENT Mr. Charles. H. Bliss, Superintendent of Sew- | | ers, &., sent to the City Councils last mght a ere detailed report of his operations since his ap- Come anv st COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF, THE HANDSOME PRESENTS, selection of ME! _Ciqars ye tnt BA aeCuTs, AT REDUCED PRICES—As ty |, we have a = PRICES. Die meres, and all cur Winter c and reco &c., in his office of Recorder of Deeds, a matter de! referred. NSTITUTB— Day R SALOMAN'S I Classes— Also rate lessons in the Vauvers: VELVETS!! VELVETS!!! Hs struction; 220 crossings and alley 15 alleys ‘opened and paved, at a $376,500, aa i g 2 [ : W. C. Johnson; re- ferred. Bill amending act authorizing con- of in frees te 7. rejected. Mr. Holmes reconsider the yote; and the bill pass:d. the license laws; to Tiber creek: the foot- BeLsets Alo, some BROUCHE SHAWLS left. which will be mld get pos u struction of sewer from 14th to 15th street; to, By Mr. Brown—Bill ame: Resolution relatin; opted. By Mr. Holmes—B 3, and gutters on the east side of 16th street west; between KR street north and street; authorizit ; in D street south, 3d street east; do.on Ni large assortment to select from. 4 ‘Prices Moderate. Every article warranted ‘great bargains call at on exo / Srxrciau nories. the laying of a water main New Jersey avenue Tae MxERcHANTs’ EXCHANGE rooms have been closed for the season on account of the fullness in the grain marke! stoppage of navigation on the canal. Rivzr Front—Entered—Steamer Columbia, Harper, Baltimore: also sehooner Annie, with salt for J. Thomas Davis & Co. eee ALEXANDRIA. pi Fa Ra RRESTED.—Police Officer O'Neal, ‘sirfax county, on a be States warrant, hamed Harvey Meyers, charged with ol bj false pretenses from George Do the money to a named E. Mantz, from Frederick county, Md. ¥. cermoun yen, D. ©. immediately, and us are made, which will a ystem of crwcrage, and the 5 able Braiding tet seeten Ur the Fist ‘ard € braced between 18th street and Rock Creek and FandK north, streets \. censty of some: provision being mate to open of some nm mn ch % Many of them are clogged ym the gutters, and barriers for safety, until ; probably cost of any bonds of said com posit in the vaults of his office if so, what interest has accrued on y Mr. Williams—Resolution calling on the Surveyor for the cost of Hi streetsouth, from 7th street ‘ater street; I south, from 7th to Water streets, and K south, from 6th adop' Bill to authorize janitor of the west win; for footways and gu 4 street west, between and on the west side E and N south; GOOD NEWS FOR THE LADIES! sell from this ', till farther notice, all the tohigwing eutnserated Goods, of the following pricws, 16 12 ¥ 180 to Stel Bs Bike, 1 tra lanke' French Merinos and Poplins, less than canj be with many other DESIRABLE GOODS, too numerc us to mention, at the low rates. LADIES DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY, ar 117 BRIDGE STREET, GEO pon = to Water streets; the Mayor to ay of the City Hall H and M south, of 6th street west, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. from the Committee on 1 to reimburse S$. Wolf for office (Recorder of Deeds); passed. Mr. Brown, from Committee on Police, reported a bill (B. A.) to legalize the payment of certai portions of salaries of the Metropolitan Pulice and filled with should be eleaned this winter, and an appropi for the outlets at the canal should be ope flooded, and great injw an during ‘floods and heavy r: constru sustained thereby, This should be proposes to prepare ABE og ir. Bliss asks: ‘ main sewer, the canal? No argument is required two ought to be done, and ly. * * #* It must be done, if we preserve the health of the city. There seems to be an absolute neoessit be done this winter, and I would recommend ines be put in operation, either by contract or by the city, without delay. * By commencing this work, a large body of men can be employed this winter, thus helping the poor laboring much want. 1 am full on the line of the ¢; NAL. ‘sMfall be done with our Prorerty Satr.—Messrs. Brawner & Co, of this city, have sold to Mr. Moses Brewer of Pa., the farm of Mr. Robt. ‘'armwell station, on th® Aiex- ipshire Kail Esraszisnep IN 1834, PREMIUM AwaRprp In 1857, PREMIUM STEAM DYEING oungeery 274 ed a bill for the erection of stalls in the estern market; passed. Mr. Detrick reported late the sale of medicines; for relief of Duckett & Co., and D. I. Eyang; passed. saa —— of aa Board of Aldermen to Paya ency P street north, from 10th Western Boundary street, Mr. McKnight offered a. agreed to, That small-pox hospit without a certificate from the or she is well eno of any one. Adjot pce ee ee FourtTa WARD WoRKINGMEN’s MEETING.— A meeting of the Fourth Ward workingmen was night, and Mr. P. H. Doni » and Prof. Green secretary. Mr. Donegan, on’ taking the chair, stated that gainst Iaber; now laber was about to assume its true position in this count to organize to-night In this ward an ion to further the objects of the Labor Convention which had been in session Prof. Green stated briefly the work the late done, and what the future would develop, and closed by makin; motion that the doings of the Convention ting. Major Martin Delaney taining 160 acres, for $30 per acre. Gxrrinc Berrer.—Major J. tacked with and alarmi day morning but is much bet SF CITY ITEMS. ALASKA DiaMonps, $1 to $30. Chains, $1 |. J. Hoff was at- HM. BLISHMENT, ‘ading and graveling streee weet to. the jution, which was no person who is contined in the ital shall be permitted to leave hysician that he ugh not to 1 r the health yurned. men and preventin; satisfied that the rents ‘will pay 10 per cent. in- = the cost eee cae yng ss Snbl > ake should amount to a ,» in of the c ternational [1 the certainty that the Exhibition will be held ith a nuisatce that isa bye-word and a reprone on the otherwise ‘fair’ fame CARRIAGEWAYTS. Under this head the Superintendent says :— material for paving the opinion that experience has a doubt, that the rough, we chiefly used in this satisfactory. If stone comend French Jet Sets, 1 to $3. Holiday Goods mney) One Dollar Jewelry avenue, between 4 siete Meco A Favorasie Notorrety.—The good tation and extended use of “Brown's B: lds, and Throat Diseases hes to be extensive! every day at Prig CLOTHING. tated. Obtain oI = roche.” sd to be used, I would rec- ose who make more profit by selling w@g@hless square blocks of six or seven inches in | imitations. et SE are “Oax HALL” is nota ‘‘branch” quantity can be obtained near the city, thereby encouraging home industry and enterprise. Wooden pavements, on many accounts, are preterred, and are comin; use in many of our lar, ratified by this meet spoke at some length, advocati of political economy to cent. of the products of iabor go to the laborer, hence the necestity of combination of labor for Let capital make all it can out ot abor, but let labor enjoy its just proportion of 1e id not propose to make tal, but they proposed to give to labpr its ies. This can be done by ‘©. GDS, 5 ae, next entertained the meeting, and said tue laz Loring men of tlie South are more inde} of capital than those at the not know it—this was owing to their ignorance. shame that so many men are to- day walking about begging for employment when there are so-many avenues of wealth sur- rounding them on all sides. Prof. offtred a resolution, which was unanimously to Hon. A. M. Clapp, pri 1 Justice—in defending the right of all men to perform an honest day's work and receive therefor an honest day’s pay—has won the ad- miration of all honest and fair ut this country and of the rotesting against an: ‘and honest an officer, into quite general adopted im th ristag and. inf Low Prices— Fit Guaranteea. rows of having the citizens are extremely experiment tried, and are willing to improvement. All that is necessary ooden pavements. of = In eropaiee barca dood enactment of = law = | Wall be planted two fect outade the gutter paieg GOODS AND PRICES: ine. erirometonetsieret ES, Bridges have been built during the past sea- son at the followin, E street; 4th and north; 3d and P north; 1sth street ary; Zist and L, and 18th and Q north, at a total cost of about $40,000. STREET RAILROADS. The Superintendent says:—“ The railroads passing through different portions of the city need some positive legislation to oblige the com- panies to keep them in proper repair. There are many places where, in case of aceident, the ht be held responsible, when the real responsibility would rest with BUSINESS SUITS..._................. BOYS’ AND YOUTHS’ CLOTHING QUALITIES AND PRICES. GENTLEMEN'S BELONGINGS, adopted, compliment ALL STYLES AND PRICES. “who, by his adhesion the railroad com- should be obliged to keep the not only between the tracks, but two feet outside, ani ings d over the gutters from curb to curb, with itial bridges.’ —_o——__ A Case or PrcutiaR SapNess.—We were uainted yesterday with the of the deaths of’ Mr. an Crawford street, but affect, even to tears, many four be tive weeks since Shieran anes ir. ‘ol offered a and resolu- work and its manner ine distribut ing Craft, of Georgia; Powell, of Texas: Maryland, Presi U Prof. Green offered resolution, which when this meeting adjo if meet one week from to-night in the City Purpose of organizing an auxiliary ‘with ‘the ‘National ng No. 516 HABLE €& Co., Eighth Ward, which’ cannot Some Mrs. Watts re- city ‘ington, ith geod a fully of ied children— irl, aged 11 years. mn after ar- » Who was by occupation a glass stainer, procured ind pI seemed his new among strangers. But, alas! he tue Pevene sees oe strong man To . e sickened, and on Tuesda: fer 468 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, a DER UNITED STATES HOTEL.) i Pur « soromons, BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS, 3: PENNSYLVAN 7” ia AND 1 iP Hy HH A CARD.— To the Editor The Star :—The tol- aaa considerable circula~ “ Daniel Welch, clerk in the Pension Office, ged on Saturday on the ground that ‘ireulated stories about Commissioner itor, every story has twosides, and sh above contains one sioner Van ‘Actnam anbectetany, I ask of the public a suspension of © .e medium Of the press. I will be able to not enough of prote Hi ‘he loving wife,- as also stricken i NEW BOOKS: FROM LIVERPOO! . Newman Hall... sdiinoes THE PURSUIT 7m ABC, join that of her hust rother of Mr. Watts arrived maior (sole pect tha T he would see that her ehildren should be well and kindly cared yes and died in peace. the deceased, w! , were members of the ‘hurch, and received every attention from Bishop Kerfoot, who was constantin minister- to thetr wants, temporal and spiritual, in ich he was — assisted by the residents 'Z ‘APPROACHING : Van Aernam.” ‘and Yarmouth mwtcananade ~ 3 7. rteceticenretsimer oneal "5 7 | OF HOLINESS, By “Edward Meyrick Goulburs TORIES OF SCHOOL LIFE, 3 fathor of & “Book about Dotimieg, "et i CURIOSITIES OF THE PULPIT, from the f cent Christian ‘Erato the this one is no e: intended to carry thi there honor hi official: ct a cletk whom they at oes a any og too much in 7: any compromi jure a fel fow-clerk to effect my ANIEL WELCH. C., Dee. 14, 1869, HE CEL GUIDE TO THE ‘MacFarlane, L. ton for interment, the orphan children. Is not this a case of pecu- Mar sadness?— Pittsburg Gatette, Dec. 10th. This co-incident death of husband most The brother of the deccased, mentioned al in John Watt, of this city, who has it the remains of the couple to this city, will be buried this afternoon at Oak Hill Cemetery. It is a somewhat remarkable co- incident that this day of their burial is the anni- bat of their marriage, twelve years ago to. ye for the Holiday the best inthis city. Art re announcement made in afew days. EXGRAVAUL FHELE BeARCR eo Assortment ° for all classes, f all Hapras Corrvs Case—To-day, Ju a writ of corpus, Sutchen, a child of Robert McCutchen, which had been in {he custody of William and ‘Wholesale Drogeiate, Waltons, Ma, ell-2awém RTANCE OF HEALTH. wi d: aunt and child were ir. J. B. Adams. After heari: rowne, th evidense x he the chil ‘Margaret Mc HOLIDAY GOOD 486 APPROPBIATE 186 HOLIDAY PRESENTS, AND APAPTED TO ALL SEASONS Choice arly ctions bandsomely Framed PAINTINGS sGRavINGS, and - SWISS CARVED WALL POCKET. TOY HYGROMETOMES, &c, also, GINGS, Fa R MAN TNDOW SHADES. PICTURE CORD AND TasshL ee, « .S RINGS AND NAILS The largest assortment in the District. Terms Picase remember name and number— 3 ARKRITER, 456 SEVENTH STREET, Between D and & ete —_—— RROMOS? KETS, ar, FANCY GOODS SUITABLE FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS DaAViIs’ 2% MARKET SPACE, JUST RECEIVED, DDITION OUR QO xecnyryp marae A FULL LINE BEAL LACE SETS from...............93.50 to 950 LINEN EMBD SETS.................$1.50to 910 BEAL LACE HBDKFS..............93.50 to $35 EMBD LINEN HDK?2.................81 to $10 REAL LACE COLLARS of every description and variety from...........-........ Oc to $30 FANCY BIBBONS for bows, FANCY AND PLAIN SASH RIBBONS, AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. , EID, CLOTH, AND DOESKIN GLOVES. BUCKSKIN GAUNTLETS. BNEW STYLE HATS, AN UNSURPASSED ASSOKTMENT OF ' FLOWERS AND FEATHERS, Which with our usual assortment of every descrip- on uf FANCY GOODS, NOTIONS, ac., BERDA IA at vrioce as low as the same Goods can can CHRISTMAS PRESENT isa om GROVER & BAKER SEWING MACHINE, Siig es are ots of wi will alway: on - . DAVIS”, 24 MARKET SPACE, CORNER EIGHTH SPREET. ___ INSURANCE, * WM.L.BRAMHALL. THOMASH. PARSONS, FIRE AND LIRE INSURANCE. BRAMHALL & PARSONS, General Agents, 468 BEVEN@H STREET, Opposire Post Orrice. first class Companies whos: grvtel ra aad Assets are suclasivaly cea eae ee RELIABLE INDEMNITY AT FATE RATES. tc0uprlends, and the public generally, are invited NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. ASSETS OVER 913,000,000. DIVIDENDS PAYABIG ANNUALLY IN CAs, POLICIES NON-FORFEITABLE. LIFE—PROPEKTY. INSURE BOTH WITH 4. 8. PRATT & 80N, 3, ¥. MLC. A. Building, corner Sh and WD streets, y, Donot wait watid TO-MOKROW-lasere NOW. _tety Fro UsBi vaonen Receipts direct from the mill, with orders to sell 0