Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1869, Page 2

Amucementa, &e. TuxatTae—Lucille Western in “Oliver Twist.” op Fxiiows’ Hatt—Ball by St. Aloysius Seciety. ‘Wurrzncrst’s GaLLERY.— Mammoth illumi- ated views ef the war, &ec., every e' vening. Lrxcotx Hati—Lecture by Paul B. Du Chaillu. AILY EXcuRsion to Mount Vernon, on the Steamer Arrow, at 10 a. \y = ‘MARERITER's ART GALLERY, 486 7th street. Baxtow’s Ant GaLery, ', 237 Pennsylvania Mr. McFarland and many other improvements made, laying pavements, crossings,&c. The sioners il Committees Str? ron Damaags, &c—A few day HH. Myers was arrested on the ¥. Mantz, charging him with havi: 100 under false pretences, and Mrnacvtors Escars—A Caution to House- keepers About two o'clock five children of M lady, living on K irs. Al ‘McKenna, rales . Ann Me! a street, between 19th were seized with Fpasms and other sym; Breneman was AND Hop of the G: E m last evenin». at their hall om Louie, inclemency of the — tl T, ercises showed igreat all the participants. by the class led by tise Known to the met export ois mn mest e: through with, and some of wi the floor was cleared, and te the music Henri ie, the gymnasts and the fair five o'clock in the morning.” ‘Tae Exmrerre Associatio: Dr. T. C. Culver, were par- almost —_e—__ THE UNIVERSAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION the female portion of the U. F. A.) meeting at U; 4 — week! Convention (on the 1sth or 19th cluded its sessions. In view of the poor of the city, every W: waking of garments for the needy. ee it was Bro} to devote x also damages to his prope =~ y him in the Seventh Ward; laying dam- ages at £20,000. eS ‘Tue Grasp Batt advertised to be given under the auspices of ation om the 12th presimo promises to be a 1 entertainment. Th Tgetic efforts are bei Feal workers of the Masonic cra‘ mew hall in readiness for the to early supper will be at 11 o’clock. See their advertisement. pases ara ‘Tre Fire Commisstonens—The Board of Fire Commissioners held a meeting last event at the Mayor’s Office; Commissioners as to the condition of was received, and the was occupied in examinit —o—— A Goop CHANCE To SEctRE A Howe.—See of sale — to- ternoon of that ting, No. a north, between west, containing saloon hall, dining-room, kitchen, = cellar; also, bay window, balcony, fron railing in front. Lot 2 feet front by 130 fect deep. Cooper & Latimer are the auctioneers. pkasen stain AccIpENT—Yesterday Henry Himber, Co: parlor, wide seven chambe! No "3 or a Those who wish to treat Themselves or Sica = RAHAM, H. G 419 Ei which he for the hol «« A thing of beauty is a lace to procure it Mestre. ‘Raphael, Rubens, Van Tare specimens of art. Bierstadt and other lovii ablic. make’ thelr those ent low rates at has advertised sugar, coilee, and flour lidays. joy forever,” and the Art tor: no pains to ment a favorite resort, where an hour or two can be spent with much pleasure. G3 i Among the associations for improvement the p Sows few accomplish more good than ey beavore put, down thelr prices. to" yu Seen ” oa ing those whe are not they are not afraid to print the factors, and prices of their flour, tea, mince not 5 ation. "Taking only gentleman's outfit for street or be i - BERT |, corner of Ninth and D streets, and ighth street. y of meat, &c., a8 will be ‘seen by their advertine- ment Bal ok headed with the inspiriting motto, “ Down with the high prices.” So say all of us. P.G. Howser & Co., No.32 K site Northern will sell the lowest then bet and their sack, ork ; SUPE yur at juality extra do. at $6.50 per uckwheat 5 cents per 1p #1 per gallon; 3) cents per pound; new currants (; street, oppo- don't as = bed priced groceries in town, a1 on the tariff when you call on them, hey tell yo u just can doy can hether eres sen en ‘or not. Thus they advertise Welch's best family flour at $231 per rior family flo barre! 1; best 1; best New best golden e: me) 18 cents per pound: new citron (very choice) 40 cents per poun: coffee 35 cents per p ‘warranted ered free o ‘Christmas i, genuine old government java low. Every article is ted, and all goods deliv- is the time for family reunions, and it is pleasant to have as souvenirs of such happy ikenesses are produced in this Sip rar Warreacase GaLtery, Nos. 424 and the most ‘Pennsy! noted. Mi country have sat for full of es. or still as househol American MEssRe. 3S , tween 9th and 10th streets, announce ments for the display of Holiday Books Articles are now complete, and that novelties, Ameri- staudard books She their stoc! EF i 54 i 8 r ia avenue, is one of of men in the the or the great men hose names are all readers of PHIL? & Sovomoxs, Booksellers nsylvania avenue, be- that their embraces all the can and Foreign, as well as the and regular lines of F: {lt be found presen adapted to er ‘ Se archer ae ei, nderfal o Artificial Flower, in boquets, sp: moot ay ible to H and Staple Articles. nd varied, in it currants, citron, cider, ie apt 8 z TRANSFERS oy REAL Berate.—The follow- of realestate have been made in the Recorder of Deeds since our Toso: Kelley. 00 Pr ~ Kel 2 ei95; Thos, her Cammack, Jr., Sub. 22, square 429, . Yerustein. to Ann Verustein, are + a ete Sty December 9th.—Mary Ann Mortimer to 8. 8. Jot near corner 2ist and © street, $150, R. WwW. 2 Thos. to W. Mi 467, $4000; ¥ 33, square 180, 8508; dan, Wo: 5, square 477, $2,600; J. F. Kelley to J. H. subs 117 and 113, west 4 square 10.—J. W. Wilson to Jacob S. Allen, $1,100; R. Hurst to John Berton, 33,34 ‘and 'W! Starr ‘to ltobert A. Square 131, $350. December 11—G. C. Green to G. W. Gladmon, ‘sub. C, square 447, $733; Joseph Walsh to lein, sub. 3, square ¥64, $928.12; John R. McClellan to Oliver H. Reid, part i4, 724, $700; Simeon Garrett to ¢ 180, $500; Richard P. Jackson, trustee arts sub, 10, 11 and 12, squ: it. Woodward, teustes, to Bas ', $1,200. December 14th—G. W. Bi herd to Julia A. NN. Huyek to Rob’t Hart part 7, square 734, lcKelden to E. A. Marshall et al. uare 402, $10,000. 15th.—R. L. Jones et al. to R. 8. T. Cissell, sub 4, square 309, 25,000; Jno. A. Adams to David C. Jacob, part 5,square 449, L. Chapman to A. P. Brown, ‘ord, sub 20, square 623, $4, tal. tr to John Malone, sub 23, square 180, 1,115; dae et al.trustees to Lyman 28, $20,000; Lyman George T. Brown, parts 16, 17, and are 728, $8,000; G. T. Brow) beth , 17, and 18, square 728, $200; 3. W. umvey wo B. Searle, part 14, square ‘ad , a aieeenigebenoie ‘THE NATIONAL ASYLUM FoR D1sapLED Vot- a Soiprers.—The Present—General Bel- ‘ar; Generals Butler, Wil- », Cavender and Martindale; Jay Cooke, Hugh L. Bond,Ex-Governer Smyth, eott and Hon. Lewis hapa cel. bled soldiers and or ai as follows:—At Me., 635; restern Branch, Milwaukee, Wis., the Philadelphia Branch, Philadelphia, at the Rochester Branch, Rochester, x lersey Soldiers’ Home, New- homes, 102; by out- whole number so cared Ot the whole, 183 are native born and 1,93 of foreign birth; 774 are married men, with wi living. The lar, New York; 377 usetts, and about his 110; at the New Ji ark, N. J., 323; at tem number (#25) came from m. Pennsylvania; 146 from a num- to the meeting. fener as done we select the following as of interest to the ublic: The Asyinm buils n completed, to provide am oe the’ disabled | 801 country, and measures were en to transfer the soldiers cared for at the temporary Asylums, which have unds, and besides the ordinary ac- of similar institutions, have the Agen Factory, Morro— ordinary branches, including book-keeping, egraphy, &c., are taught; work shops, new trades are tat compensation for valuable labor make these asylums pleasant ve men disabled in their country’s Gen. Wm. 8. Tilton, of Massachusetts, was appointed Governor of the Eastern a, and among other things he was authorized to commence the manufacture of shoes on a large scale at that institation. Measures were taken to secure a more econom- ical administration of the atrairs of the © DORI Waertill tm wometow ae we ge pabasremensanerse A. T. Springer, to Georgetown, to load coal for New Xorki"schnr. Pioneer, down river; light. Fowler's Wharf—Sailed—West Dennis, Smith, for Alexandria, to load coal for Boston. "s Wharf-—Arrived—Schooners Thos. Car- jenning, with 500 cedar posts Mechanic, Smoot,with wood for E. ‘Thomas, Posey, with wood for same; th wood for same. oi Crouch's Wharf—The steamer Express, Nicol, arrived at this wharf last night, with a heavy cargo of merchandise. oi ss8 30 ANOTHER NEw STEAMBOAT.—C; of this city, has commenced stern-wheel steamer, at the 11th street dock, to be finished up for the sprii length is 95 feet; breadth of beam, four teet depth of hold. especially to meet the freight business, but will for passengers. aa Perit Lanceny.—Yesterday, Allen and Emma Johnson, two color who had been in the employ of Mr. oN Mil, on the charge of the ta aioe ‘Neill, on the charge from his house, the most of which was recovered, and Justice Schmidt committed them to jail for court. requirements of the have accommodations _dettt a THE JONADADS ON AN ExcURSION.—-The steamer Arrow, Capt. Stackpole, went down Ip to Alexandria, of Jonadabs .to Alexandria, the dedication of a hall at that returned on the same boat last evening on a o Notice is hereb; Titi. TAPPING.—Yesterday Middletor a colored boy, entered the store of Patrick Wil- bed at the money drawer, from a pistol and made off, but was ar- by officer Howe, and Justice Mills com- mitted him to jail for a hearing. i JEM MACE and a relative by the name of GEORGETOWN. the day before Christmas, o until Monday, January 3, 1570, ines Board Heatta—The regu meeting of this board waa held last evening, and had been end ALEXANDRIA. pea ate FoR StEatixo Horses CITY ITEMS, —_e—__ lar monthl; '—Entered and cleared—Schrs. eae, McFadden, from and gta and Stro: m an Calais, muered—Stoamer George H. it, ScHOOLs will be closed at noon cl » and will not be re- Stout Knowles is bein with flour, by B. H. Lambert, for Barba- Dollar Jewelry Store Receives Holiday sylvania avenue, jOTICE, ENTER! above Age wil relation to their Trades’ Union Hall, corner of 8th and E sts. CaTarru—The origin of Catarrh is in most cases A neglected Cold, which can be relieved by the use of * Brown's Troches,” by sooth- ing the irrated and inflamed membrane extend- nose to the throat. For Coughs and the Troches are of great ser- Sie . of New Yori Tind it to be ntle stimulant, The “Wine Bitters” has ure wine as a base, only being made bitter by the bitter principles of such herbs and roots as are in daily use by the medical faculty. Try them, and you will use no other. Sold by drug- ing from the Throat Diseases vice. Birrens.—s. says of Mr. Speer’s Wine excellent tonic and to all other wines.” “OAK HALL” is nota “bi and we are our supplies: cash in clothin; the mari prices than ourselves. having goods deposited with us, and now over- due, will please call and redeem,or renew the same Detore the 16th instant. as otherwise they will be sold ‘at an auction sale on the 20th of December, 1369. 8. GOLDSTEIN & CO., ¢ taxes are due tived for sale, without nog3-20t call from any one hor houses of the try to guide d jouses of the count us, an of the world to choose from, it is simply impossible for any one to sell at lower 'e offer a complete stock of Men’s, Youth's, Boys’ aud Children’s Ready Made Clothing, and guarant lowest in-Wi n. L. D. Barsour & Co., 12,9,6 460 7th street, opposite Post Office. ° —————— Wriicox & Grnp’s Skwixa MACHINE, pro- nounced the’simplest and noiseless machine in world, can now be cc. Baum's 318 ith street, opp. Patent Office, and 16 ith st., between D & E ste. ne _N OFFICIAL. LLECTOR'S Orr couerEe jotice is ON percent will E'ello prio Se zantary 1, 1870, in econ y of February, 1870, the Col D. it an wed w) distinctior FREDEBICK A. ‘h’”’ establishment, compelled to draw use; but, with the lence in the tee our prices the Goods every day. 436 Penn- ‘44 and Sin streets. PRIse CLUB.—Any member of on me at once, in joun HocKERMYER, OaK Hatt, ton easy terms at foopskirt and Corset between D andE. Marble Hall, c _ epee . BOSWELL, City Collector. le lish- ment. Hours from 8 a. m. Stee. to [press of business at office. Dr. White is le visit patients at their residences except be- tween 6 and 8 p.m irokers, OFFICE, City HaLt, all the rhich * on that date willbe adver Georgetown Advertisements. (Gre eezs STS near Forrest Hall. Council of Weal Ax Act toset the curbstones and ‘ways and gutters on the south south, to connect with North Carolina avenue. Aldermen ant Board HAS OPENED to a.m. tol ington City, Dec. Cc OME AND SEE! COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF, THE HANDSOME PRESENTS. 1 Saes ail tne, brands of SMOKING ASD S: also ail fine yiNG TOBACCO, can be bed BCA Beitenacted by the ‘Common Council Cor. of | _Sigwaby the tex Sf whetens 4 Rk ODS AT REDUCED PRICES.—As the ‘hey advanced, we have determ! ao PRIC ined to well . DRESS GOODS, }» Clothe, Cassi the peblie " RELIABLE INDEMNITY AT FAIR RATES, ectuy rents, apd the public generally, are invited We have been appointed Agents for the NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. deto-tyans" _ 101 Bridge et. PROFESSOR SoLOMON's and Beenung Classer Also p and : ‘keeping. Prices , 7 Potomac street, up stairs, Georgetown. de 9-10t™ INSTITUTE—Dey ieee ae Aldermen and os pe Maine avenue, between Sixth streets west. Approved, November 15, 186% at a ae Vunvers: VELVETS!! VELVETS!!! Superior Quality of Office H poe pepo pet ed SHAWLS ee which 4 g85 of the Fifth and 8} ESTABLISHED IN Capitol street, from Fi east. The work STYLES OF CHOICE for Ladies and Children. Approved, November 15, 1869. Jorn RESOLUTION requesti pend work on certain ments. ing the Mayor to sus- improve- Srroiat NOTICE. = GOOD NEWS FOR THE LADIES! and gutter on the south si . a avenue, between First and Second strests phat to be suspended until Mareh 1, 1870. Approved, November 15, 1869. for the abatement of taxes at eS and on or january, 1870. of Washtagion, That after fore the first day {ill farther notice, all the ri: Phd York Piastins. ‘cents. ¢. Ds. ‘and 2 yards wide Oil Cloths, ‘and Poplins, less than canj be her with many other DESIR. too numerous to mention, at the sam: DON'T miss THIS OPPORTUNITY, BRIDGE STREET, GEORGETO' E. GUT’ tieth of November and on or '0, an abatement of five per ments shall not apply to Tears of taxes are due anc for (Approved, November 22, ‘the Mayor to pay deficien- tracts, Ay Act authorizing cies in certain cont Esrasuisnep IN 1834, PRemivm AWaRvep 1m 1857, W.H. WHEATLEY’ PEEMIUM k, an INSURANCE, WM.L. BRAMBALL. —___ AS H. PARSONS. FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE. BRAMHALL & PARSONS, General Agents, 468 SEVENTH STR Tt. @rrosire Post Orrice. only firet class Fire C ies whome (Qupital tnd Acts are cuclecively'sooketenmering te ASSETS OVER $13,000,000. DIVIDENDS PAYABLE ANNUALLY IN CAs@, POLICIES NON-FORFEITABLE. ANSURE BOTH WITH LIFE—PROPERTY, pure—B to 10a. m. and 2to as p.m. 4. S. PRATT & SON, _delay NA7 885 PUP REINS oom CAPITAL. eennnennG 1 000,008, Office—No. 81 Louisiana ave., one door east of 7th st. 3, ¥. MC. A. Burideng, corner 9th and D stress, Do not wait ati TOMOKKOW—insure NOW. ‘the most reasonable terms and losses Samael ie ees lenry D. Cooke, ool) 7 KOBLE D. LARNER, Secretary. BANKERS. Lewis JOHNSON & CO. BANKER PENNSYLVANIA ASEEEF COBNEB TENTS DEALERS IN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN EXCHANGS. Government and Corporation Bonds bought an@ ti e other Marketable Securities eld or Ee" west, street, any de- ficiency in the payment of said work by reason largest labor two dollars per day for laborers, lars per day for horse and cart, allowed asa day’s work. Sxc. 2. And be it further enacted, That before as hereinbefore provided, shall be ‘or shall cause said contractor or contractors to exhibit his or their ten hours being Jay cooxe « co., BANKERS, FIFTEENTH StREET, Orrosirz TReasvRt, Buy and sell at current market rates, and keep constantly on band a full supply of all GOVERNMENT BONDS, SEVEN-THIRTIES, AND COMPOUND INTEREST NOTES. Orters for STOCKS, BONDS, &c., executed and collections made on all accessible pointe. ool S SnRAaEEEEEEEEEENEamememmameee meee tied hy their own affidavits, the respectable witnesses attac! correctness of time and the amount paid, the amount still owing to the laborers DEXtTaL a work, and that no No. aco PEN erie fee PES 22 Phuong oF, Either. if requested by the oa EE on sl ue, exce; when so 4] e satisfaction of the Mayor wos 12,8 sTRAUSB” M. WILLIAN Ps HAS A HANDSOME STOCK OF BEAL LACES, CLOAK VELVETS, SATINS, BLACK SILK#, CLOAKS, DRESSES, RIBBONS, FEATHERS, FLOWERS, BORNETS, FLATS, ‘TEIMMINGS, and all kinds of Parisian Novelties. Also the celebrated J. P. B. FRENCH CORSETS. Dresees and Cloaks made to order. 336 Pennsylvan! POPULAR CLOTHING HOUSE, Penn. Avenue, 3 Doors East of Lith St. BUSINESS SUITS, Back style.....0..00.$10 to $18 DRESS SUITS....... OVEROCOATS AT...98, 611 BOYS’ OVPRCOATS from.. Receipts direct from the mill, with orders to sell at BAKERS, ATTENTION! Assortment Large! TO ALL PURCHASERS. One Barrel er Thousands, st LOWEST POSSIBLE RATES, by W.M. GALT & CO. NEW CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, A. STRAUS, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, THIRD DOOB EAST OF ELEVENTH STREET. deW- tde2s Noaz WALEER & CO., 386 Penn's avenue, between 6th and 7th streets. CLOTHING SOR MEN AND BOYS. BUSINESS SUITS, of Melton, Scotch and domestic York and fully 30 Reop aay DES aT te ears and upwards, in great variety CURTAIN MATERIALS, ENGLISH VELVETS, TAPESTRIES, BODY BRUSSELS, THREE-PLY AND INGRAIN CARPETS. A NEW AND COMPLETELY ASSORTED 8’ OATS and TOGAS. ‘8 OVEROOATS UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES, Re JAMES B. DODSON’S, No. 4 MARKET SPACE, ‘Third door east from Ninth street. L. BAR’S L LINE F DRUGGETS RUGS AND 1 o . warsoreh Kinds. = de l-eotJal CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT, UMBER, WOOD, AND COAL, TREASURY DEPARTMENT, MPTROLLER OF CURRENCY, }» October 20, en Pe holders of io Pooly, both En; an engagement with the place of amusement for representation of Grecian statues, ae VIOLATING THE SCALE Law.—Yesterday, of- rested y for the purpose of effecti proprietors of some ‘ace to appear in his profession. ‘Office corner 10th By fi Kaufman, John Fi Yiolating the scale law, and Justice Marsh fiued as Possession.—Yesterday, it a ‘as aoe oe r open ‘ramp. arrested iim, THE wattle RR im PANY has ext and opened an office in O' NION TELEGRAPH tothe Navy Yard, "a Drug Store, No. 691 EIGHTH STREET EAST, rons in that section of ive prompt attention. We call attention to our large stock of LUMBER, orth and East- various - Poplar, thorougly sea- ‘of Lumber usually found in a deal iu WOUD and COAL. We have the CORNER SEVENTH AND E STREETS, circa- WASHINGTON, D. 0. TBE LARGEST STOCK OF MEN'S, YOUTHS’ AND BOYS’ CLOTHING Sta avi peckaculd P, 0, ALN, and wit < on. T e the when performed, will be deducted wl the teeth are made. insert a full and lower =t of teeth permancat, Fe MOUNT VERNON. tahoe — 9 — ite House and Ione, Va., returning to at __ SANE Se Willara ee P. LITTLE &@ co. i. Stina th - to EAL! IN D ERIN LY tty Teas, LIQUORS, & Corner of th an & streets, Navy Yard (2 S27-FRESH MEATS and PROVISIONS constant- lyon hands =~: Maz. a. c. castox, acewr, 285 F STREET, Berwrex 12rx axp 13TH stReers, Coals. Oak and Pine Wood, sawed and split and in the wi Santher with our tf we IN THE CITY. FW GOODS RECEIVED EVERY DAY! NEW STYLES EVERY DAY! ALL OF MY OWN MAKE! ALL OF MY OWN MARKS! aetna im any part of the city 2,200 pounds to Saux 9,00, et ts "“Grdare by mall oc2-tf Branch yard possession. Officer P and he was committed to jail for court. —— ees In THE KiveR.—A bout eight o’clock last even- BISMARK DO¥BL! AT 10 CENTS PER BUSHEL. ing the horses attached to Mullin walked off Sixth river, but they were taken eut without much damage. (DEWALKS,—Officor with driving eight ‘carts on the sidew Jersey avenue. Justice day, a hearing of the case, fined him #16 and costs. pi Be THe Covrts—tin the Criminal Court Fisher) the Schureman case, and in lor Go. age. Davis, were —— Drivixe CaRrs on THE S11 Cross arrested _ See Se ot she will have jusan B. Anthony” on her tombstone. who's trying te hinder her? —G ‘Sheridan is attending to his duties as usual, but has not yet entirely regained det-lawsw BENEW! de 10-tde25 ER A’ ENTY pai Lil ond bei Mat -BREASTED Backs 5 A. STRAUSS’, (ee aa a8? cant ta naa east of 11th street. HA ‘Patents, are now received at the follow Gas 73 rocery Store of D. CONNELL, corser T'S Drag Store,corner th and E streets, om TERRA A mh OPEV TEE = wiAtenSL SS EPG AND atone wa Is the best place in the District to buy G00D CLOTHING 43 Agave OF 26 PER Country Paperr may send in thelt 1880 giver pene Nadie | Yeon Assistaxt MEDICAL rE PBePosaLs FoR PURCHASE OF BOTTLE Cree Sew sree