Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1870, Page 4

EVENING STAR. _ ‘TURBDAY........... February 15, 1970. LOCAL NEWS. Amusements, dc, Mariowat THEATER—Maggie Mitchell in the “Pear! of Savoy.” Wait’s Orzra Hovse—Laura Keene and company in ‘Hunted Down.” Hatt—Fair for se Patrick's Warren Gatiury. Tum oReT ‘mated War Views, and other Magnificent every evening at 7 o'clock. sentations, Surrn & Sraone’s Ant Galery, 25 F st. ‘MaRkurran’s Ant GALLerr, 436 Tth strest. Baxiow’s Agt GaLiesy, 237 Pa. avenue. —_——— Fire at the National Hotel. LOSS ABOUT ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. tional Hotel, in that part of the building (on the western side) occupied by the chambermaids and other servants, and an alarm being sounded the fire department was nd. Xo. 2 engine worked from the plug at the corner of 4 and C streets, runnii hose through the ahicy in the rear of the 1, and the new t of them ‘burned completely out; but on this floor were extingu! further. , and the fire ex- ‘Tne Cotvusta Tree Vere their New Flag—The members of the C ‘Turn Verein turned out in full force last eve- ning at their hall on New Jersey avenue to formally receive a beautiful few days since had been received from Lipsic, Germany, where it was manufactured to the ‘order of the society by Mr. J. A. Hictel at a cost Of $800 in gold. hall was crowded and at @ Rine o'clock the ses commenced with mb ey iS y on ‘Turners, of Messrs. Adolf Knabe, up till morning. ee Hatt Devicatiox—Odeon Hall, corner of 4% street and Pennsylvania avenuc, was last night publicly dedicated as the Hall of the Tem- ple of Honor, a temperance organization. The reises were of an interesting character, con- sic, speaking, recitations, &c. A ‘trait of Martha Washington was presented ey L. Waller and received by Miss Maria John- A handsome temperance chart was pre- sented by Miss Reed, from the ladies of the Social Temple, which was reveived by B.F. Hawks, Worthy Chief Templar. The music, by Prof. Bullard, Mrs. Col. Daniels, Mrs. B. F. Nutt, Prof. K. E. M C. Messer, Miss Nettie Messer, €, Brown, Mr. and Mrs. ©. C. Campbell, E. Olmsted, Mr. Miller, and M. E. Woodruff, was very fine. Interesting eches were made by Messrs. ins, D. P. lolloway, F.M. Bradley, E. H. Lewis, W. iH. Chase, and A. L. Waller. acelin Ovr Ratnoap IxreRests—The following amible and resolution will be submitted for ‘ussion at © public meeting at the Cit — evening: zi w. " = reas, the y ‘ashington (or the citizes of Washington) should promptly decide and act with reference to the several prujected Failroads far open. communication between this city and diferent parte of the country: and whereas, ineertituis in re to the oP oad to = observed ace dito several proj * aD) irsto paralyze e ie four cititene: Therefore, |) Senos. we “BerEiCN $hird. to railroad which shall conmect Washingt t eric! om, the Penusyivania system of ratiroades = © ee ‘Tue GovexsMEnt FUND For RELIEr oF TH2 Poor.—Yesterday afternoon a committer, con- sisting of Hon. Peter Parker, A. S. Solomon: A. Hart, D. Edson, and James P. Tustin, had an interview with Secretary Belknap in regard to the execution of the act of Congress pa-sed on Friday iast donating $90,000 to provide for poor ington. The Secretary and c iss) of the’ Co the dctalisof operations seh real ‘tails of Tations, subject to ap 1 Of the Secretary of War." © te approval ——- Grav TewrEnaxce DemonstRATIoN—The Joint committees appointed by the various PeTance organizations of the city held a meeting City Temperance Society, with other promicent Ys Prominent Sie eivast oi pbs Kerr mis Hat on 1x BT.—This morning, im the Circuit Court reom, Bailiit Graves too im eustody a Waiter Barton for = totake off hat on entering the Toom., took him before Justice Walter, when he aw the charge of disorderly condact aga the boy; but Justice Walter, afier hear- 7 i i EY af niet ip i fT i EY i being a5 dtated by reeonsider was the only motion not in th of the mover; for the moment that motion was» made, or a notice of such a motion given, any member of the Board Sota cage We mare Gee n vote on reconsideration ani trary to the assent of Board. He waited in chamber until 8 o’clock the t held, and when \y four members in the by withdrawing the resolution, which he had a ight to do. He then ce the Secretary for his course, at the same time cemplimenting him for his ability. He said the apologetic speech of Mr. Connolly, which had been placed upon the journal, maintained that the act of the Secre- was regular and honorable, in placing a bilf before the other Board while a motion to reconsider was pending. The speaker contended that the act of the Secretary deserved censure, and asked, if his conduct was regular, Connolly had , how pened it that that gentleman had come to the Board with « writgen speech to deiend conduct deemed 1 himself honorable? Ii there was no irregular ity in the conduet of the Secretary, what reason had Mr. C. to suppose that the propriety of the Secretary's ‘conduct would be cailed inte ques- The vote was then taken on Mr. Clark's motion to dispense with the further reading of the journal, and it was lost—yeas, Messrs. Baker, Chase, Clark, Connolly, Davis, Stewart andthe President, brocker) ¥ nays, Messrs. Champion, Emery, Knight, Moore, and Morseil, 5—the requisite two-thirds not voting in the affir- had read but a few lines further on, when another motion was made by Mr. Davis to dispense with the reading, which was lost; yeas 6, nays 6, (Mr. Clark voting in the negative.) The reading was subsequently inter- rupted by several motions by Mr. Baker and para r She ‘reading; which were all as 6, na: Mr. Emery did not eee why members should object to the reading of the journal. ir. Davis ‘moved to take 2 recess for tifteen minutes. Mr. Moere said such a motion was not in or- der—no motion was in order at this stage of the as Mr. mative. The procec except a motion to adjourn. ‘The Chair decided that a motion to take a re- cess was in order. Mr. Moore appealed from the decision, and the Chair was sustained. Mr. Morsell moved to amend Mr. Davis’ mo- tion by making the time of recess half an hour. Mr. Davis accepted the amendment, Mr. Moore moved to make it one hour. Mr. Davis accepted that amendment. —— move to make it an hour and Mr. Moore—“We will to that.” Daa a ight as well adjourn at once. Bir, Baker—Well, I now move to adjourn then.” On which motion the yeasand nays were called, resulting: Yeas—Messrs. Baker, Chase, Connol- ly, Emery. Knight, Moore, Morsell, Stewart and President Crocker; 9. Nays—Messrs. Champion, Clark, Davis and Slater; 4. And the President declared the Board adjourned. Beard of Common Council, President Williams in the chair. A message was received from the Mayor an- nouncing his approval of certain acts. Also, one enclosing a copy of resolutions adopted by the ‘Trustees or Prblic Schools, in relation to the memorial before Congress asking aid for the schoois. SOUTHERN MARYLAND RAILROAD. Also, one enclosing communication of Col. S. M. Johnson, President of the Southern Maryland (Point Lookout) railroad, stating that the early construction of the road is ot great tunportance to the city, because I. It will open to the national capital direct com. munication with the Atlantic and to all domestic and foreign seaports AL Tt will opea direct communication with all in terior regions, and thereby sa time and dis- tance orer the existing proc f transportation sy a8 to command a large share of freighis, now car he transportation of osite of Maryland and Vir- Rocks road shall have been constructed, nearly two hundred miles, of navigu tion from Point Lookout to Balt coal depot) and back. ‘This is see ber that the demand for this spe exclusive for ocean navigation. 1. it will open to the vast oyster product of the Chesapeake transportation to the interior and to the rthe a cities, and in the judgment of persons well ted on that important business, cmpisy at the eastern terminus therein not less than 5,000 men. I am credibty informed that about 2700 vessels are now in the oyster trad: - It will open to this city the products of three old and rich counties of and, and bring thor: yy. Itwil val from ons oint of products to the markets of this cit briag othe products of the Norfolk country and all Eastern Virginia to our markets. WI. Jt will inevitably force every other railroad nsiructed from this city westward to ran their in- terior freights destined for Atlantic ports and uses, : 4 to the care of this road; because Point Lookout will the nearest always unobstructed always ac 9 the Atlaatic and to the in iu these premises any PF any crvdit of the city to a 1 ion of said road, under proper and gndicious rest , will add nothing in the end to the actual burdens of the city, while the benefits to accrue not only to W: ton. but to the United States, are tooobvious to justify comment. The undersigned, after mature reflection, estimates the total cost of construction of the road proposed at not less than & 3.200.000, incl: nding right and needed of way, construction, equipment out lags for harbor, depots, and other required. wo he unde rai instructed by said compar request sor'r honorable bodies, under the ju‘ advice of the honorable Mayor, to take these matters into consideration, and to extend to said company, ler such rest 9s you may thiak fust. of fective and expedient, and in such form as deem proper, aid to the amount of $1.40 ferred to Couimittee on Baiiroads, aud order printed, STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Also, the following from the Surve Plat of aliey insauare Si, showing the grad ie; estimate for grading and os street, from bonn- dary ‘to boui eee. Also, statement that in straightening Boundary strect, from S to T street, the purchase of 37,5184 square feet of ground would have to be made, which, at 15 cents per foot, would amount to $1,877.41, purchase of house at $1,500, which amount might be reduced $3,363.60 by the sale of TAW ig feet of ground, ‘EW BUSINESS. The following were introduce’:—By Mr. Tay- lor-Pecition of E- for ren of sine, erect , &e., in tho Firat Ward; reterred. Bill for footways on west side ot Twenty-fourth street, from G to H; passed. By Mr. Fardon—Bill ‘ing an appropriation for a deficiency for grading and graveling Rhode Island avenue, from 15th street; joint resolution aut ‘--} 7, See Norment, John B. P. Baker, Samuel Bacon, bony office, on be ree e final e act, an kept open until the wi amount of said stock Bail be subscribed, and until the authorities of said city shall have determined by action or resolution upon the amount to be in the name of the Ge and shail have had full opportunity to sub- shall have refus au- paving up its subscription, grant city to market-house bonds not exceeding the amount of such stock subscription, payable in ten years from the date of issue at 6 per cent. per annum, and the net revenue of said market accruing to said eity shall be set apart for the payment of interest and the final redemption of sad ; and after the payment of said bonds and interest, the revenue derived from said stock shall be —— to the use and sup- port of the public schools. The company is em- ywered to Soease the new building onthe aged , a8 on the space between 10th and 11th streets and between € street and the canal—the latter enelosed by a wall, and used as a place for the sale of live stock, hay, wood, &c. ‘The buildings running along $th and 7th streets, and Louisiana avenue and Pennsylvania ave- nue,are to be constructed of stone, iron, or brick, or a combination thereof, not less than 5) feet to the eaves, nor less than 8 feet decjs. The part of all the said buildings fronting on ith street, above the first story, shall be set apart for the use of the corporate authorities of the city of Washington, and the government of the United States, incommon for their joint or separate occupancy, as the said Governments may hereafter determine, and shail be forever free from any charge for use by the said center market company. One-tenth of the subscrip- tion is to be paid at the time of subscribing, and the President and Directors are empowered ¢> demand from time to time the remainder, not exceeding 15 per cent per month; and in case of failure the stock may be forfeited; of the corporation is exempt from this provisi: The company is req: n for all buildings and fixtures which may the grounds belonging to individuals within reasonable time alter the passage of the act, the price of which shall be agreed upon by the president and directors of said company and the owners, and whenever they cannot agree as to the price, the company shall select one com: petent person, and the owner shall select one, and the two shall choose a third one, and the three so selected shali proceed to value the buildings and fixtures, and their deci be final as to the value of the prope: amount so determined shall be p or ten dered to the owner before the structure shall be removed from the grounds. In case the owner will neither sell such property nor choose an arbitrator, as aforesaid, to value the same, after ten days’ notice requiring him so to do, then the company may proceed to remove the same to some place off said grounds without being liable to an action for damages. ‘ue company shall, within sixty days after getting possession of the grounds, commence the work and fully com- plete the buildings in two years; and, in ease of failure, their rights’ and’ priviz leges shall revert to the United States. qT ivilege conferred by this act is to be en. joyed by the company for the term of thirt, years, unless sooner terminated for a non-com- pliance or abuse of conditions, which may be done by suit inthe bands of the United States to recover pos of said property. | At the end of thirty years the said lands, with all the erections and improvements thereon, shall re- vert to the city of Washington, unless Congress shall by law otherwise direct.’ All acts incou- sistent with this act are repealed; and Congress is to retain the power to legislate with regard to the property at any time, in such manner as it may deem expedient and proper.) ‘The bi ordered to be printed, and made the speci der for Monday, 2+th inst. MISCELLANEOUS. Mr. Holden, from a special committee .Teport- ed appropriating $900 for the benefit of Providence Hospital. Passed. ‘The Aldermen’s bill authorizing the erection of lamp posts in certain localities was passed. Mr. Boyd, from the special committee ap- pointed to visit the oyster wharf and cxamine the measures used for the sale of oysters, & submitted a letter from the sealer of weights and measures, accompanied by 2 resolution that & committee, consisiing of three members of this Loard andtwo members of the Board of Aldermen, be appointed to consult and report on the subject, so that justi ay be done to the public, not oily in the oyster trae, bat throughout the city; adopted. Adjourned. — \=4 I). D., in the ehair; J. D. ‘There was a very full att members of the church 11 subject of Wesley © with Wesley Chapel, Henning has ba three years, and appointment is centezap! freely considered, and lt was Snally eonelnded to continue * Wesioy Chape: ion,” in all its relations as at preset «dariug another year. The followin: meimtvers were chosen as stewards of Wesley Chapel during the ensuing year : William R. Woodward, William N. Kowe, R. H. Willett, Bushred Robinson, L. S. Chapman, Seth A, Terry, W. A. Fariey, and J. D. Latham. The tollowing are the trustees :—Benjamin E. bay tebe R. Woodward, Warren Cheate, H. M. Dellinger, A. B. Duvall, Wm. Tucker, E. J. Boram, B. H. Duvall and ©. C. Stevens. Resolutions were unanimonsly adopted that the thanks of this conference be tendered to our | wom J elder, Kev. J. B. Morgan, for hi: ness ag a presiding officer for the last four years; that it 1s the unanimous wish and requesi of the entire membership of Wesley Chapel that our faithful and beloved pastor, Rev. B. Peyton Brown, be returned to us for the ensuing year; that our thanks are due to Brother J. D. La- tham for his faithful performance of duties as secretary, &c. ‘With benediction by the presiding elder, the meeting was adjourned. SS ARRESTED PoR HiGhWAY RomneRy.—Yester- day, Officer Prather arrested Henry Hayes, and Officer Anderson John Benjamin and Randolph Peyton on the charge of li ighway robbery, pre- ferred by Samuel Gettings, and they are held ial mission. The whole 1 Mission,” connected er which the Rev. J. G. go suring the fall term of which # recular preacher's was fally and for a hea by Justice Schmidt. It will be recoliecte at on last Saturday — week, as Mr. Gittm, was on his way to his home in Maryland, and when within a short distance of Uniontown, he was jerked off his horse and robbed. ‘These parties answer the description he gave shortly after the occurrence, but he does not fully identify them. ‘The police expect to prove conclusively that they are the gullty morning he was over to the saarshal. When the committment to jail was ‘made Suit he slipped trem the room and started ins, Ye Comer AND Barruny—Yesterday, Lieut. goes santos oo Posey F. Parker a a grth,assaut and bate ‘on Flovenee sones, Sod * ‘The Courts. = Cracurr Court, Judge Cartter—To-day, Popular Lite Insurance ro oe 7 verdict was rendered for plaintiff for fall amount claimed, $5,000, Mr. filed for new trial. Mattingly agt. Lewis; verdict for plaintiff. Ornrgans’ Court, Pnrcell.The will of the ate ihn FE Geqvoncnng hs etate to his wife, Mary Ann absolutely in fee "ndmivted to probate, fied, fully proven and simitted to bond Letters ar odministratsone ‘were Ieeuca to Chas H Bowen, on estate of Theodore fairs can be quietly endured. ‘With the want of a proper educational senti- ment there is, no doubt, a corresponding defi ciency of interest in the subject of school dis- .| cipline, and a lack of the necessary co-opera- tion of t with teacher in the government of children. Ail gee N tegeord must appre- ciate the manifold difficulties under which the teacher labors when deprived of this co-opera- tion. But inorder that this ard shoul! be reu- dered available, the duty plainly rests with the teacher to keep the parent Informed detinitely a@& Tegards the conduct of the child. Now, Mr. Editor, I wish to.arouse the ae number of women and mothers who read the EVENING Stax, to an active consideration of this subject; and, with your leave, will briefly re-state the circumstances of a case which has already been neticed in your columns, and which was, in your issue of the 12th inst., charac- terized as ‘ta misrepresented case,” by ‘‘one who means business;” one who veils his or her identity under the name of “Fourth District,” but who, from the general tone of the commnni- gation, may be fairly presumed to belong to the ‘male ion.” persuasion. A child has been twice suspended from schoo! for, as he states it himself, offense, without any official notification having been ‘made by the teacher to the parent, as I am informed, of the nature of the fault, as tie law, I consider plainly requires, as act forth in the Rules and ‘egulations of the Public Schools. Section 5% prevides as follows: “For violent or pointed op- position to authority in any particular instance a teacher may suspend @ pupil for the time be- ing, and shail immediately inform the parent and the Sub-Bo ard.” In this case tt is understood or stated by the parents that the child was suspentid for a trivin! offense, and not for any opposition to au- thority whatever. The parents, as they say, as yet, know nothing of the offense except through the child, although they have written to the ing it. The father the time to in- rsonallr, and the mother ¢ to find the time to do so, deep interest in the educa- tion of their children. Ne mothers who kave had the care and responsi- y imposed upon them of securing for their iidren admission to the public schools of this city will doubt the statement that she spent three weeks in the effort. One bas to learn first to whom to apply for a permit, then where the Trustees live, then repeated calls are made before théy can be tound at home, then after the permits ure granted, often weeks of waiting intervene before a vacancy occurs. This wait- ing of course is not the fautt of the teachers or trustees, but is owing to the inadequate number of schools. And now that the subject is attract- ing the aitention of Congress, and elaborate peeches are being made on the “ Promotion of Edacation,” let us hope that an appropriation may soon be made which will secure to all the children in the Nation's Capital the privilege, nay, the right which the government owes them of @ common school education. I very much regret that the writer of the ar- ticle referred to should have thought it neces- sary to the accomplisiment of his “business,” tocast aslur upon the Christian character of the mother of the child whose case is under discussion, whom I know to be a most exem- pay Christian, and devoted mother, and who new nothing of the case having been brought before the public vatil she saw it stated in Tue EVENING STAR, which she reads regularly. It seems to me that this person who professes such a horror of cow-hiding, does not scrapie to lash with his pen, in a most random manner, to say the least. ’ Without advocating the use of corporial punishment as a means of discipline, I will remind our critic that the authority for the use of the rod is derived from that source to which all Chris- faxs turn for light and guidance. “Desiring to co-operate with the teacher in the management of the boy, to the best of her ability, she re- quested hin to inflict corporal punisiiment, pro- vided he could not be governed without; or, if he preferred, to send the child home with a statement of his fault, and he would be dis- ciplined there, but not to turn him out of school in. ‘The question, as it seems to me, is not Whether. the child isa Paragon of 2 boy,” no one doubts that he has been to blame, but whether teachers havc a right to suspend chil- dren for trivia! faults. Schools are instituted by the community .n1 sustained by the F mice taxes for the lot the community. greatest injury which ean be infiieted Epon it is to turn a bad and ungov- ernable child into the streets. If any are to be deprived of school education and training, should it be those who need it most’? Mr. Editor, the child who cannot be governed at scliool by a judicious teacher is fit only fur the House of Correction, and should not be turned out on the streets, to contirm bad habits until he becomes the enemy of society, as he is now of the school. And allow me to say, with ail deference to the opinion of others, that the teacher who cannot govern a school without turning children into the street for trifling errors, should resign, and follow some less noble occupation than that of training and cultivat- ing the minds of ceildren, “the noblest plants in the garden of God,” as the German philoso- pher so beautifully terms them. Accept | ‘sincere thanks, Mr. Editor, for the Privilege of expressing these few thoughts in your widely-circulated Journal. If they should the means of arousing a more lively interest in the public schools, Cag p amo! the mothers of the school children, I shall feel that they have not been, though so hastily and im- perfectly expressed, altogether in vain. JvLtIA ARCHIBALD HoLgs. 323 Delaware avenue, Feb. 15, 1870. ->——_ teacher for information is a mechanic, who cannot s] vestigate the ‘case has not Fad by although Ropert Rerscey, M. D., of the Medical De- peztnent of Howard University, will read an Interestin, je to-morrow evening before the National Medical Society. Subject—“Hygienic condition of the white and colored race.” “GEORGETOWN. ANoTHER HAUL.—Mr. P.O. Burns, a dram- mer tor Newbold & Sons, in Baltimore, was before Justice Buckey this morning for solicit- ing trade in the way of lamps, Ilnmp-shades and without license, and was fined $29 He had visited the stores of F. M. Lazenby and d. D. Sinclair. + Tue BoaRD OF Assessors have just com- pleted their labors, and are now serving the usual notices on the property-holders of the pe preparatory to the annual payment of es. CENTRAL BUILDING AssoctATION.—At the forty-eighth monthly meeting of this associa- tion, held last evening, twenty-four shares of stock were at an average of $110 (maxi- mum rates) nett to the shareholder. River Froxt—Entered, str. E.C. Knight, Johnson, New York. ALEXANDRIA, andria and in favor of the plaintiffs. This settles the question have succeeded in ish- to the and tng tte right to road, and the judgment of FAMILY SECRETS IN COOKING.—Dishes be handed down by ‘adie tion; a hung about them; the a tion was in to assist. A awe while it enhanced qooment of Lewis Johnson & Co. quote stocks and bonds in home and foreign markets as follows: New Your, = og apes 5. 6's, coupon, 117 %5 5-2 5-20/4, 184, Coupon, 14; 20's, I 114; 5-20's, new, 1863, conpon, 11335; 5-20"s, 1867, coupon, 11334; 6-20"s’ 1848, coupon, 113%; 1040"s coupon, 111%; Currency 6's, 1114; Cant oT; Cumbertand,'33; Quicksilver, 18%; _M: " 10, do. pret'd, 20%; Western Union Telegraph, 34%; Boston Water Power, 424; New York scrip, Erie, ¥ lem, 147; do. pref’d, 121; '3 ntral. Mlinois Contrat, 34345 Cle * 014; Northwest, 751; Northwest Cleveland, Columbus and Gincimad 1 J ¥ ; Rock Isiand, 12212; 814; Fort Wi , 3134; do. Wabash, 473 8: 45 Cloveland and Pitta 20% > New ee ed re Se sago and Alton pref'd, cient cortidionten, 30K; + ; Wells’ Express, 3; Ame- ican Exprese, 364; United States Ex ntl 5M; Merchants’ Union Express,8%. Market strong. Gold, 1194 a119%;. : ‘The Markets To-Day. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. BALTimoRE, Feb. 15.—Cotton dull, at 24x. Flour more active; low grades firmer, but prices are_unch: |. Wheat firm; Pennsyl- vania, $1.23a$1. ‘aryland, $1.40a$1.45. Corn firm at 95¢ for white and yellow. Oats steady at Sree teet Wall oe cS in every respect. y iy, but stock is scarce, at 982990. Ba.timone, Feb. 15.—Virginia sixes, old, 0% bid, 514 asked; do. 1866, 59 bid; do. ise7,” 545 Did; do. cow on, old, 62 ‘asked; do. North Cara~ New Yo Feb. 15—Stocks vi strong. Me easy at fas Per, cent. lethange, long, Sx sheet, 3 - Gold, 19%. Bonde, 1962. coupon, %. nia sixes, ex-coupon, 62%; new, 65%. North Carolinas, old, 48; new, beg is New York, Feb. 15—Flour unchanged. Wheat quict and without a material change. Cor dull and dectini CITY ITEMS. Extra SizE Coats, Pants anp Vests, for large men, at reduced prices, can be had at A. Straus” Popular Clothing ‘Store, Pennsyl- vania avenue, three doors east of 11th street. —— THE BEST AND THE CHEArEST Foreign and Domestic Cigars, Tobaccos, &c.; are to be had at the “Headquarters” of Krppkn & McLeax, 4117th street, § doors below Odd Fellows’ Hall. se Exquisire prsicxs in Etruscan Sets, in- cluding the new styles of Pall Jewelry, Jet in endless variety, Alaska Diamonds, set in ge and oroide, have just been reccived at rigs’s Popular Jewelry Store, No. 436 Penn- sylvania avenue, between 4X and 6th streets. The Alaska Diamonds are exceedingly brilliant and beautiful. They are set in the regular diamond settings, in clusters, crosses, and soli- taire. Spiral Studs for gentlersen and Rings for ladies and gentlemen can also be obtained at establishment. Mr. Prigg is in constant ptof novelties. Ladies and gentlemen are ted to call and examine for themselves. His includes over one thousand styles of Dollar elry. Je vem PENNizs FoR SALe—Apply at the Star Office. geen NOTWITHSTANDING our heavy sales, we haye still a tew heavy Business Coais and Overcoats left, which we are selling far below the actual cost, to clear our counters for the Spring trade. ak Hall, 525 7th st., opposite Post Oflice. 6 aetna Tue CenTRAL Dottar Store, D. Beck, Jewelry, Fans, Vases, Plated Ware, No. 93 Market Space, between 8th and 9th streets. Also, Agent for Florence Sewing Machine. 2,5,1: I B: pro- IMPORTANT For Lapirs.—By a superior cess and short notice, I clean ladies’ valuable dresses of velvet, silk, etc., thoroughly, without being ripped. Also, ‘take’ out. stains,’ without the whole —— Kid without an unpleasant odor. —_— Anton Fisner, First-class Scourer, and agent for the Staten Island, New York, Dyeing Establishment, 433 Sth street, opposite Patent Office. ise Sn0 NOISELESS, AND NEVER GET OUT OF Oxper.—Parties wanting to buy a sewing ma_ chine should not fail to see Willcox & Gibbs’ in —— at the agent's, C. Baum, Corset and loop-skirt manufacturer, 7th street, between Dand E. 13 epee ‘THE WasuINoTon CiTy Savines Bank, cbr- i is open cleanin, cleanse: —— Dr. WHITE, Surgeon Chiropodist, most respectfully informe his patrona that’ on net after March Ist, 1870, his establishment will be located in the more eligible rooms, No. 535 i5th street, opposite U. 8. peers. Hes Successfully Corns, Bunions, jains, Club and in- Nalls, and other diseasts of None but those 4 of this know Ata loon, “Tho pimpled, blotched apd ete corer tha iy ‘des ereame. ‘Those whose a, SAMARITANS ROOT AND HERB JUICES, e'ilcw many hate the virus of 895 In the system, a ee these impuritice; of that 2 serafuicus infectlon, (which heredit Beat ts tary the constitution.) be- DE SHEETINGS, AND HOUSER BEPII et ee AE reduced ‘prices, Richardeon's Linens and Shirt a prices, Table Lineas, Towels, Napkina, Biniep cress taint e teeta en ‘ABLISHED 1834, pia oe I 1867, PREMIU TFET 3 rare oon a0 ey Pe Pars =i with eo " proprietor, ‘hie Dietriet to have all orders in INSURANCE. A.® PRATT & son, a Issue Poltcies in The PHOENIX ( Fire) Inswrance Company of Hart ‘Tord, Conn: Tae HOME, the YONKERS, and the FIR EMEN’S, of New York. YAIR RATES AND PROM?’ MENT OF me LOSSES. =eam Office under Lincoin Hall, corner Ninth streets. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF LIVERPOOL AND LONDON. CAPITAL... soeeeeeenecenesnne 10,000,000 INSUBES AGAINST LOSS OR DAMAGE BY B FIRE. ALL LOSSES PAID WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE HOME OFFICE. PROMPT AND LIBERAL SETTLEMENTS. PREMIUM RECEIVED 1869...........§3,057,929 LOSSES PAID 1869........... = 1,928,370 WASHINGTON OFFICE 1424 F STREET, Near Treasury Department. - _ fe2-eolm c STORRS, Agent. puSssaace BR as or T. M. HANSON & B. LEWIS BLACKFORD. ‘HE ATNA FI INSURANCE CO,, of Hart- i ford. Assets, $5,500,000. THE _NOx* ITish TH BRIT! AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE ©0f Ei and United States. Cash assets, 000, HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO. As- range geet FIRE INSUR: ©0., of THE FRANKLIN FIRE ANCE ©0., Philadelphia. Amets. €3,000,000- THE SPRINGFIELD FIRE INSURANCE Co., ot Massachusetts. Assets, (near) $1,000,000 THE PUTNAM FIRE INSURANCE 00., of Hart. ford. Capital, },000. THE “ROGER WILLIAMS” FIRE INSURANCE CO.. of Providence, R. 1. THE METROPOLITAN FIRE INSURANCE CO.,of New York. And that old and excell Home Com r— THE POTOMAC SSUBASCE’ COnSf ‘Gcorge- In Life Insurance we have the great MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE OO., of New York. UIUAL LIFE INSURANCE New THE ATNA LIFE INSURANCE CO., of Hart- ford. Assets, $12,600,000. Oar Jen have an aggregate of assets exceed PRE oe Re H ¢ Known ‘to require comment. Our own experien ar fm this city ie ample; and we re yearn ‘ci ; a our. have. always been Prompt ‘and satie factory TM. HANSO ia LEWIS BLACK FORD, ja0-1y 519 7th st..(old No. 466.) J ATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE UUM- PANY OF WASHINGTON. CAPITAL... enseseerserserrenees 1,000,008, Office—No. $1 Louisiana ave., one deor east of 7th st Fochege te Policies or revenue Stamps. Directors—Charies La Eregtent: a w Biggs, Vice President; Brown, Berry, Richard Wallach, Wm. Dixon, Daniel Dodd. Beary, D. Cooke, ney ‘ROnUE BYTARNER."Recrotary. BANKERS, J. 2 BRYAN, Pre. 3. A. RUFF, Treas WASHINGTON CITY SAVINGS BANK Corner of Seventh street and Louisiana avenue, PAYS INTEREST ON DEPOSITS. m. to 3 p. daily fi 9: 5 okbay EVENING: trom 6:0 1073 JA CooKe & co, —— ee BANKERS, Buy and cell at current market rates GOVEENMENT SECURITIES, GOLD AND SILVER. Orders for STOCKS, and BONDS promptly exe- cuted. pyFeNaL REVENUE STAMPS farnished. Pilea JONNSON & CO., BANKERS, PENNSYLVANIA AVEN! 1A STREET: COBNEB TENTB ‘DEALERS IN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE, sfgremnent sd Corporation Bods bah et All other Marketable Securities sold or bonght cm DENTISTRY. W. MERRILL s NTIST, No. 1213 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE Sfp AN Dental work done inthe ben wes ental wo @ in the best manner, and at Gas, hlorot or Ether used, [fe be tracting Teeth without pain." f desired for ox: DfT ABSOCIATION. oA LETIE, PA ate baat 9 Ws TRACTED Wi x Ee ra i | : i Et Cc. 8S. HARE &@ BON, GROCERS, 1913 SEVENTH STREET WEeT, We have just made ite to reeeive iv the wane arrangemen ive io A, BO8S RAY & BRO.S PREMIOM FAMILY FLOUR, 2 THE ABLINGTON MILLS ‘This celebrated Flour is WARRANTED to give PERFECT SATISFACTION. IT HAS NO SUPERIOR IN THIS MARKBT: Also, their celebrated high grade, ARLINGTON MILLS EXTRA, which is GUARANTEED to be SUPERIOR many brands of Family. ~ And their CONGRESS EXTRA FLOUR, > EXCHANGE EXTR) 4 PERFECT UNIFORMITY GUARANTERD CHOICE, GOOD AND THE LOWEST PRicts C. 8S. OHARE & SON, Grece 1213 SEVENTH STREET, fe le-tr Berweex M avn © BAkess. ATTENTION! We have is store 8 large quantity of COOKING BUTTER, Which we offer at VERY LOW PRICES. H. M. BROWN & 00., (Woodward's Builling fen 1007 Pennsylvania avenue. Notice OF REMOVAL. Having removed my stock of GROCERIES WINES. and LIQUORS, from 393 Pen sto the old) store, 89 Lo Bison Hal's Hee We 34 WARE between 7th and Sth furniture store, LY be i ‘itention to alf orders. “With redatat prices and a largely increased stock of fine goods I hiope ic 20 = 8. M. BACON. ONDON BISCUITS, ition a | Paley ea just opened jal9 Under Ebbitt House, cor. Mth and Fists FeooR! Frounn Becetpts direct from the mill, with orders to sell et BAKERS, ATTENTION Assortment Larret Price Low: TO ALL PURCHASERS. One Barrel or Thousands, at LOWEST POSSIBLE RATES, by elt M_W GALT R©O G ANULATED. a PULVERIZED, OCT AND CRUSHED SRANU = A WELSH PREMIUM FAMILY FLOUR For sale as low house in the city. or ‘as any house city. delivered promptly free of charge. x pemCuRCL. bbitt Hous ETBOPOLITAN BOWLING SALOON, UNDER METKOPOLITAN HALL. PENN’ AVENUE, NEAR LI TH STREET Wier. GEORGE BAUER, Proprietor. By Bip -m. The Bar ts stocked the finest Liquors, Wi 4 nest Ligtors, Wines, and Ales. KIERSTEADS ONES, ¥ It ie a Diuretic, turing diseanoe idneye ~. It is fe onie at Sima tae inp an sae the system. It Sopa Ses Throaf and Lung dinctacs, o* LUDetend nod There is not a pain or ache, nerv: “Its io all tnflamma- tory, but that the King of sil ininoet tomances entirely cure’ It cheall we gpd ured before other ie tried. for it i al- nested PRICE, 50 CENTS PER BUTTL a Ice, F TLE, OWN & ERO, Sole Proprietors _ wll dawes - Baltimors, Fost McHENRY, MD. Janvary 2. Proposals. in duplicat: ¥ tisement attached will be" teeeieed ‘and to be delivered at thie pest fees | ai. be, from @ to time. re. such lays as the commanding off: + Rot exceeding four times per 5 4 Ey HE ee ui ‘ ie