Evening Star Newspaper, January 12, 1871, Page 4

EVENING STAR._ ac. ater —Mrs. F.W. Lander as ‘Marie Weil's Opera House.—La Rue's Carnival Min- ewels. National “ating Part.—Carntval on ice. Rit-rty Hal 24 Complimentary Ball. Meizeret? Hall-—Two-headed girl, @ giant and giantess, the bearded woman, and other hemer curio=ities. Markriter’s Art Gallery, 483 7th street. low's Gallery of Oil Paintings, 1236 Penn- syivapia avenve. Suffragiata, im this Disiric | Woman's Suilrage Convention ‘The National mel at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon at Lincoln all. There was a large Mrs ‘eecher Hooker ™ ia Brown opened with prayer. introduced Mrs. Woodhall, t'tion presented by her to the tee of the Honse of Repre- morning. Mre. Devereux + Feferred to the fac ladies gorny a ificing themselves b posing Wowen suffrage, and as to the objection thai woman shouid not bave the ballot because they could not carry arms, there were plenty of men who couldn't. She then took her audience te ancient bistory and cited oc-urrences where OMEN FOUGHT SIDE BY fIDe WITR vEN. um said ihat »! vtry women f: y wanted. They had P. that of securing f n B. Authowy said th: a will and ORG BY STEAM system of tactics now, which en the idea that women were without any additional amend- nstitution Blake, ot Ne . Pech her ce ead at g that they jes outside her rights. now they were gong to wo ‘They bad the Congregational Church: and ature Nye presided, opening the bail by stat- Ing bumorousiy that the position wasa novel ese to biw, a he had been accustomed more to being pres'ded over by the female sex, than the e. Hethen introduced Miss Kate Stan- top, who claimed the right foc women to vote on the growud that they were tax payers. TRE ING MAN would reach to the standard of the women, who at this time are leading the public sentiment. Mew bad done double work long enough. ‘Laey should have, in reality, help meets, which women cculd not be as mens sieves. It was thought that the women were better fitted for marriage than political economy; and as recenstruction wes the order of the day at the capital, she thought afew female committees Would beneft the country. Hon. A. G. Kiddie then entered into a lengthy argument to prove that the right of franchise vow existed in women, and the only question in Lis mind was their abslity to use it, WOMAN SUPPRAGE WAS A PACT, and be would ofter few montos Mr. Grif- fing and several others for registration, and he jisagreed with ouldn’t condemn men by the wholesale. The two great questions to be con- sidered were TEMPERABCE AXD EDUCATION, and the evils resulting trom bad practices in ea. ula Beecher Hooker di id either could be corrected by placing the ballot ip the bands of woman. Miss Susan B. Anthony walked beldly for- i, and said she required no introdiction. The republican par » bad enfranchised the negro, and .o made tor itself tour million votes that camnet be alienated trom that party. There were another clas to be entrauchised, and it Was a (uestion of WHO DS FIRST? Would the rep ® or the democrats take the twenty million female votes that awaited them. ‘This was the only way in which the tion coald be sustained fo ) pent a2 committee t watch wanted money, and were going os Ad. were Congres= raise it, to 5) 5 ‘This morning reasrembled. and the hall being fairly titled, at 1°; o'clock Are. Hooker came forward and state: that Sen. ator Warner would preside. SENATOR WARN in taking the c d woman opportunity of +! 2 the rex government. He saw nothing going to the bajlot-bex Mrs. Davis, of K. L., was introduced, and said oman age Was uo issue betore the people now, and there was no necessity for their hold. other conventions, for they could go home and register, and if rejected conld ear case to the Supreme Court of the United Wf necessary. Mise Murdock bad said r lecture that if women were called ou to exercise the ballot they would VorE POR THE BANDSOMEST MAN, ard this was one of the ridiculous objections to the ballot being given to woman. Mise Haziett, of Michigan, quite a handsome Yeung lads, dressed in Uiack velvet, was next introduced, and with a sirong voice addressed the convention, ashing: “Are men worthy oF sudelicate respect wo claim to be repubi Dut act as -despots in their own famili [Applause.) Do the shoals on which you are driiting’ yy, this nation is underminéd by VOLCANO OF DISENPRANCHISED CITIZ You may denounce the old pio: the dust of old Susan B., and of If a foreign wer enslaved the nation, they coull sharethe the war, but when their busbancs ed them they must com- She spoke of the sentiment of the peo- ple im regard to the Ew m War as baving ‘banged since the cry of “Vive la Kepubliyae” jad come across the Atlantic, and asked what would they do for the cause of republicanism in thelr own country. Kepublicanism is a fail- wre unless the crown Of citizenship is allowed to descend on the whole population. Sue in- stanced cases in the North where bail for a wo- man arrested for an ofence is tized four times as high as the man’s bail. The petitions of m-n ure receited in Congress, amd attention is paid ‘them, but women's petitions are like “PARES ERVORE SWINE.” is is woman's hour, which has been sic thousand years ip coming, but thank God i bere st last, {applause} and they should st up lor their rights. MISS SUSAN P. ANTHONY said that Mrs. Hooker was uot new in the canse, she wasa Meecher anc before she was a Hook and brought into this caus jatter family. She spoke of 3 Michigan, wicre colleges were open Mra. Hooker here came torward and 3: they hold A LOVE Rast, heiz views. ed that man d caure he was atraid of her 1 toy. but ail she had ad deny her if you the polls, 4 to the cause {not give dare. She, tor one, would take with her one ould be Miss Anthouy said that she was in Kichmoud about two months since, and saw TWENTY BLACK MEN ting ¢ halls of the Legisiataro—twenty ck men—and she semt a petition fur the use mt the hall, and it was lost, on a motion to sus- pend the rules, by a vote of 2$to 19, and she learned that the colored men voted in # body for @ Suspension. A man sitting mear her re. marked she had been a nigger she could have got it, and thers was the key to it. They wou! not vote against color, but sex. - Hooker read an extract from a letter trom Kichmond. ‘Do come om and bold a con- vention on Tuesday and Wednesday next.” A WOLF IN THB FOLD. Mr. Wolfe, from Nevada and various other places, Pioteeded ‘og @ his experience, staiing that he became an advocate of the rights of the black mau thirty years ago, aud modestip claimed to bave been one of the first workers fur the rights of woman. ivr. i Breed here read his poem, com at poe Fay pectfuily dedicated to Mrs. Dr. Lock- TOMIxG, re entirely in te in that Verri- tory, and to Win. H. Bright (tormer!y of Wasbe ingion) belongs the bouor of introduelng the bill. She vurther states that she has been abie to perform the duties of her office without ne- giccting her family duties, and had tried forty- ene cases, in all of which ber jadgment stands. Mrs. Hooker announced tat the time for ad- Jourpment bad arrived, and Uiauked the audi- ence for thes attendance. ° xoTon Heneew Covorecation vited Kev. Drs. Kleeberg, of Louisville; . Dr. M. dastrow, of Philadelphia, and Rev. tr. B. Szold to deliver lecturee—the first preackes on jay. Jauuary 2ist, lectures d Sxoid preaches Feb- »; Jastrow lectures February Sth. The jects will he advertised in Taw Stax, , Feal estate broker. in May build erms two pice three story Tth and i2th etreet*, pear a for real Work. No people. perhaps, ever had | the p ¢ | greater ¢cxuse to rejoice than we have. W. | sion of opi we look back a few years ago and ace what we | thar the m | N85, compared to What we now are, we should | be contributed for ber cause, and that it | be encouraged to go forward. Now zo to the world that the peop so earnest ib electing me to this cha France in her struggle. (App! | ec-operate with me, else what can { NH] S. Cox to! n ove of bis character | my strength lies in you. He closed by thanking ches; ccotort spoke next, Prot, The Colered Scheols. REPORT OF THB BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ‘The Labor Uniem Congress. Blection of Oficers—Fred. Douglass President. After the statements from the different dele- Yesterday, in answer to a resolution of the gates, which was progressing 2s our report | Semate adopted in December last, a report of closed yesterday, General Eaton addressed the | the Trustees of Colored Schools was transmitted convention and Mr. Downing submitted a re- | to that body by the Secretary of the Interior. port from the committee on capital and labor, | They say that the facts and statistics in their are not favorab! aa which was made the order for future diseussion. | Leeene and di gees pop ieydice § At the session last night, after prayer by | bave suffered from the lack of competent super- Bishop Lognan, John B. Wolfe, who formerly | vision. The receipts from all sources, trom the figured in the woman's rights meet! “<= Union | organization of the board to December 31, 1870, League Ball in this city, censtituted bimselt a | amounted to $266,366.36; of waich the corpora- delegate to represent Wyoming, although he | tion of Wi m paid a2 43, the corpo- said he hailed at present from The following were appointed COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH LABOR UNIONS IN TRE SEVERAL STATES : , 1; George L est Virginia. | ration of Georgetown $10,; }, and the bal- ance was from the Freedmen’s Burea ai pri- vate sources. ‘Che total expenditures of the hoard, from the date of itsorgenization to Juna J. H. Butler, Md.; C. L. Kin; | 50, 1570, amounted to $225,025.91, As to the in- Mabeon. > Wilham J. White, Ga: J. W. | quiry whether Logan. Washn Spradiing, hy.; W. TRE LAW HAS REBN COMPLIED WITH, H. Lestie, Va.; W. H. Day, Del; J. H. Rainey, | they state that “the trustees have 10 means of S. ©.; Abram Smith, Teun; Richard Nelson, | escertaining the exact amount due them by the Texas; R. W. Stokes, M itiam Nesmith, | corporation, accordin, to law, but that the cit: P R. C. Pearce, Fia.; Oscar Dann, La.: | of Georgetown has alwi 4 promptly transmitte what they always su; to be the amount dae by law. “The city of Washington, on account of francia! embarrassment, bas not been quite so ready; but since the inanguration ot Fanery he bas evinced at all times a H. Fletcher, Mass; Abram Ford, W. Charles Lanckton, Kan.; J.J. Spellman, Miss. Elias aes ; A. b. Wolfe, Utan; Charies Slater, Obio; A. B. Tinney, D. C.; James.Jetter- dobn K. Horner, fnd.; John de Dap- i Mayor desire to barles Mc- | comply wih the requirements of the law, and ‘ to aid the trustees by all means in his power.” to the great difi- | ‘The number of teachers employed is ¢i, with mtry at large had in saluries ranging from $008 to $400 per anowm. m the cuntticting statements | TEE SCHOOL BUILDINGS | Bow owned by the trustees can accommodate only 2,044 pupils, about 31 per cemt. of the 9,490 children for whose education they are required to provule, while 6 per cemt. more ate very Poorly accommodated in rented buildings. ‘The report gives in detail the plansof'a bu! ing Bow 1a process of erection, containing ten | Tocms, eapable of seating 559 children, at a cost ox TION OF THINGS IN THE SOUTH- ERN STAVES, and be suggested that they set apart to-morrow (to-day) tor each delegate to speak ten minutes on the condition of their respective States, aud that members of Congress be invited te be present to inform themselves of the facty. A THE TRUE DY motion te this effect was made and carried. | of about 25,000, and state, if the amounts dne THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS , Ste promptly paid, they will be able to begin for the ensuing year was the next business in | the erect mot a similar building during the ar. “A GRNERAT SCHOOL SYsTEX. ‘The Trustees say: ‘It isour judgment that the best interests of the colored people at the nd not there aloue, but those of all require the abrogation of all laws and institutions creating or tending to perpetuate | distinctions based on color, and the enactment in their stead ef such provisions as shall secure equal privileges to all, as the law creating the order. Frederick Douglas was unanimously choeen president, and Bishop J.oguan vice presi- dent of the Union. Mr. Douglas wished to de- cline, saying that as a Doers otticer he was not ss,but could do better on the tor; bat the covvention refused to excuse him, and he withdrew his dectination. Lewis H. Douglas was unanimously elected recording secretary, and Mr. Barbadoes corresponding secretary. Key. Anthony Bowen was clected treasurer. The president | present } leet was conducted to the present colored schools was but a temporar chair, and the retiring president, expedient, the necessity for which as no MR. MYERS, ADDRESSED FEIv, passed away.” congratulating the convention on the election of <0 distinguished a gentleman as his sacces- sor in so honorable a position, adding: “I have traveled far and wide, aud labored hard the past year, to advance the purposes and objects jor Which this convention vas organized, and have visited the poorest of the poor, the meck- est of the meek in our Southern States. and have tried to raise them wp, and encourage They recommend the ENLARGEMENT OF THE BOARD to twenty-six members—three from each ward, fo be residents ot the ward they are appointed from, and tive from Georgetown; the term of each to be three rears; the first appointment so arranged that one-third shall retire annually; and to be appointed in such a manner that their tenure of office shall be affected as little as pos- them to compete with their former masters in | sthle by local politics; the board to be anther: Wealth and power. I have endeavored t it> | ized to employ a Secretary and treasurer, not them together, in order to combin ust | @ member, who shail be required to give bonds: capital, in order to give them as equal a chance as possible with the whites. | now have the distinguished honor of surrendering my posi- sition, which I tear I bave failed to fill so ac- ceptably as Others might have done—a caulker to a cuulker—both wita one former oe: and both trom the same State and cit plause.} altoa superintendent, to hol his position for not less than two years. They recommend that any action of a member of the board which shall directly or indireetly eubserve his private interests to the detriment of the public shall thereatter disqualify him from holding the of- fice. In justice to themselves, they ask that the board as at present constituted shall not be changed until after the present scholastic year. CONGRESRIONAL AID ABKED FOR, They respectfully ask of Congress an appro- pation to aid them, declaring that northern philanthropy hee already done more than could bave been expected. ‘Tie corporation of Wash- ington bas done all that eould be asked, espe- cially when it is considered that the great bulk of the population to be provided for has been brought here, not by the business growth of the city, butas a result of the late war. EQUAL EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES FOR ALL. Jn conclusion, they suggest that the equal MR. DOTELASS responded, saying Tam deeply sensible of ihe kindness of this convention in calling me {> preside over its deliberations the next year. Was quite in earnest when 1 declined to accep the position to which you bave elected me. i bave never bad any confidence in myseif as a presiding officer: besides, other cares and re- sponsibilities which J am compelled to attend to increases my suspicions that I may not be able to do justice to the important duties of this office. Any man who occupies this posi should strive to meet the duties incident it tathfuliy and energet iv. hesitate in | educational advantages to which ali children Starting out, hence it was that I suggeste:! som are entitled, in accordance with the great prin- other person. My hesftat ‘om the fe that I may not fulfill the daties acceptably to myself and to the convention. I have a horror of # failure in anything f undertake, and with- out your hearty support I can «do nothing. Whai is the use of these meetings, these elec- tien of officers, these bureaus of labor and ed- ucation, these councils, and all this show and ; Without something beneath to support We wust bave both labor and money t ciple of equality before the law, can be ob- tained only throngh the common school, where all children meet together in the enjoyment of the same opportunities, the same improvements and the same instructions. Whatever there is | done for the white children will be shared by | their colored brethren, ani all shall enjoy the same care and supervision, peclibia i | Tee Frexcu Paik—Phe opening of the fai a | at Masonic Temple tast evening was atte mivention : | by a briliiant assemblage of distinguished vi and obtain the power | ters, who were all delighted with the good taste complish our aims. | which has been tshown in the decoratio arty on What we have undertaken to do. it is right to have just such a and lec us now go to wor and in st yt Congre: freedmen. The Con- | room and the furnishing of the tabl of the United States owe us education. {¢ | sturs and stripes. blended with the tr! ould place % schoo!-house at every cross | conspicuously displayed t A in the South, with teachers to teach | whl.- are atranged ¢ } our poor, ignorant people, they and form remi-civel {no more than a dut L display of tay ed by a go! the wrongs they li gle, with above it representing a star. plain that we are not fairly r government de} sore bh lecorated tab us are thrown over each of center of the hail is a eplen- lef tments : | be able to #45 care, have all is Our rep and when we ey should not We i * drink t Svurant, president he thirsty visitors. Mr. of the assuciation, at 5 0 | last evening Introduced to the assembly Banks. who addressed them in a very pplause.} | speech, relerring to the debt of @ togo And organize | asa for bread and butter | ve zo bome let us resoly Spee | them for their sood order and decorum. C plause } REPORTS FROM COMMITTERS. The Secretary read a report trom the com- mitiee on iabor and retorm, recommending high tariff. Also, from the same committee resolution relating to “varied industry,” re pmending the establishment of mills, ‘maui and the general encourageivent of dustries; adopted. The Chair suggest-d that | the convention do pot commit itsell to any of | the great nationa! policies at this present time. | — bad best not trouble themselves about the tarif. Mr. Stokes, of Mo., from the committee on education, made a report on the ooudition of education of the colored people in the South, and the want of schoo! houses and teachers there, since the discontinuance of the Freed« men’s Bureau; accept HON. ME. RAINEY, OF ®.C. | was loudly called fur, aud came forward and | addressed the convention, saving that his his ry was a brief one, and be supposed they hon- ored bim for the position he occupies and not for the man. He could uot, as his iriepd Doug- lass could do, look back on his past record with pride at what be had accomplisued for his race ‘The great question, * What can be done toele- | Vate the colored pcople *” is one that engrosses | tic sonz, and M. L’Oisean, urkich legation, read a porim in Prench, the.e proceedings being varied by music {rom the Marine Band. The puppet show, be: @ | great American drama of “ Peter Hamme: g feature of the fatr. aa ‘TRE 'THEATERS.— Mrs. Lander’s “Elizabeth” is a wonderfal personation, and had she given such a portrayal of the strength and weakn of the Maiden (Queen hetore Ristori, critics, without such a standard of comparizon, would have universally conceded it to be one of the grandest dramatic conceptions or the age. If she should now excel Ristori, there will pe those ho knowine nothing of the matter, except what they learn by rote, will shrug their shoul- ess and say “ ves, very good; but did you see Ristori ‘o-night Mrs. Lander appears at the National in Marie Antoinette,” when there will be another chance to compare the two great artists. trels are meeting with deserved Opera House, and th Sates oF Prorerty —latimer & Cleary, auctioneers, have suid nare ©56 the following lots: Lots0, contain i ing 2 much of bis time. We ha’ t to build ap our in? ~quare feet, to MM. Murphy ata 1 own fortunes. and the i . How ix | per at 5 cents, lots 5: it to begone? In outh | apd 6 a 10 49 at 1+, lots 5 to tural people, and compelled to ge atd, h improvemergs tor have by the strength of our sinews ¢ » lots t A cents, lots 8 to 12 at 5%, the soil. cents, lot 2 at 7, ce land! all to Thomas Kirby; let 71 at 3 cen and ovr people have to k forthe same old | David Donovan. ‘This property is the squar. masters, who are ax abcolntely their masters as | bounded by worth K ard Land Callan and ith a ever, Let us have land and we wil! show what | stree . | we can do with labor. | Applause.} Some meas He Wikbawn bo ine Wives rai urcs must be taken to ovtuin land tor our people. | 0847" Warrant or Mary Warrace, Wio Let Congress instead of giving 80 much to the | Po! CatrD or Ma. Reap, Sie railroad monopolies, give our poor people home. | WASHIX e death warrant was real to steads, and the wild lands of the South and | the » 4 ‘West will soon bloom wit | Geor; indostry. We would see im the South the New | @Or ence of seve hot manifest the | the least concern, but maintained the same “ | stoical inditlerence that characterized her cone duct during her trial and conviction for the heinous crime of poisoning an iutant chill. The time of execution is fixed for the Ivth of Feb ruary wext.— Marlboro’ Gazelle. Jerusalem aud promised land ol the negro. Mr. John M. Langaton then addressed | meeting on the subject of pertect j SOCIAL ROUALITY with the white race, aud denounced railroad, steamboa! and street car managers and hotel keepers who dg not show the same respect and deterence to colored people as to. whites Kather pointed raps were adminstlered to negr barbers in this city who will not shave a colored man. and to a colored restaurant keeper in the Capitol whe will not wait on # colored customer when he applies for retreshments. A warm debate ensued, which was partic! pated in by Prot. Langston, Mr. Downing and others, and the convention adjourned to 12 m. | to-day. 2 Bs * ‘Tux RECEPTION TO THE FENIAN PRISONERS. A meeting Of Irish citizens was leld last night in the roows of the Celtic Club—Mr. William Forsyth presiding, and Mr. James Ryau secre- tary—to concert measures to send a delegation | of Irishmen to New York to ald in the recey- | ton about to be accorded to the recently liber- | ated Fenians, whose arrival is expected next | dames Lackey, Join Chapman and D..J. Down- | img Were appointed a committee to make the necessary arrangements, with instructions to report at afuture meeting. YOURTH Day. ‘The convention reassembled to-day at noon at the 1th-street Presbyterian Chureb, Mr. J. B, Loquen in the chair. ‘Phe Chai called attention to remarksof John M. Langston last evening REFLECTING ON SENATOR REVELS, and hoped that no such expressions would be indulged in in future. Mr. Douglas moved that a committee of three be appointed to dratt a memorial to Congress looking to the better Want Ove Hunprep Per Cent, Increase. ‘The assistant United States Marshals for ta- ing the census of 1-09, at their meeting yester- day adopted resolutions that the pay of the as- sistant marshals is scarcely softicient to pay mileage and expenses, and asking that at lewt 100 per ceutum over the rates allowed by the present law be allowed. Messrs. W. Foster, A. A. Thomas, N. H. Creager, and J. T. Kapier r | Week. Messrs. W. Forsyth, J. D. O'Connell, | “A TWO-ERADEDGIRE, a giant eat henten, | anda bearded woman.” This reads like a de- oo ot characters im a fairy tale, but they are living realities, as the young folks and old folks, too, are convincing mselves by visits to Metzerott Hall, where these wonders are holding forth. TME COURTS. CouRT IN GENERAL TsRm—State of Texas i. W. White, Johm Chiles, et al. Messrs. sJ Durant and R. T. Merrick for com- plainant, and Moore for defence. Complainant makes two points for the co1 or court to establish right to recover. F' that the bonds claimed in the suit were into circulation for treasonable purposes, and were thereby tainted with crime of the highest char- acter Known to the law, and that no one could obtain title to them for fil value in faith and without notice. Second, that the bonds were juired by defendants after maturity, and are liable, in their hands, to every defence that can be set up against their title, Mr. Mer- rick opened ont cend and was progressing when our re] Powick Court, To-vay, Judge Snell.—Fanny Walker, Fanny Williams, Liszle Slack, Lizzie Jones, Sarah Robmeon, Sophia Jones, Lottie Sim nd Elia Jackson, charged with being public prostitutes. These ies were all ar- rested last night at Reddy h’s ball, attired in regi ball costume, by @ posse of Lieut. 4 officers. They were loud and boister- ous, fighting and drinking, and were all taken to the Central Guard-house and kept there all night, and this morning all pleaded guilty to the charge, and were required to give $20 bond« each for good conduct in the future. Officers Pfaff, McHenry, Doyle, Clements, Matkwoo.t and Vernon were the officers who made the raid on Reddy's ball. Charles W. Huguely, charged with fast driving; fined $20. Fanny Walker. profanity; fined $3. Job Angus, for fast driving on Pennsylvania avenue, was fined 40. Fred- erick Martin, loud and boisterous langage on the street; tined $5. John F. May, tailure to have the snow cleaned off in front of his prem- ines; fined $2. Peter McGinnis, profanity on the street; fined €5, W. Flury, same oitgnce; fined 35. John P. Lear, charged with assault on James Bryan, @ youth; fined $1. Robert Humbert, colored, assault on Samuel Adams; fined $3 and costs. ‘Thomas Manson, colored, charged with stealing three beads of cabbage in the Centre Markethouse. This 1s one of the notorious thieves who infest the markethouse; fined $3 and costs. David Young, colored, charged with stealing two shoulders of bacon; fined $6 and costs. George H. Brown, profanity on the street; fined $10, mes Davis and James Kel- Wher, loud and boisterous talk; fined 3 each. John Chisholm, charged with vagrancy: work- house in default curi William Evans, charged with stealing a cap out of the passage of Mr. FD. Stuart's house, on List treet; fined | $10 and costs. James Acton and James Ver- million, eseault on David Welch; fined $3 each. Minor Roots, malicions trespass on the premises of A. Bolden; fined #10. Wm. Massey, colored, larceny of # coat; fined $1. Wm. Riley, colored, bere dl of $1 in money trom a little girl by snatching it out of her land on the street; judgment reserved. In the case of Wm. Brown, asyed with keeping a disorderly house on 23d street, further testimony was heard for accused; judgment reserved. Colbert Tolson, colored, charged with larceny in robbing the store of I’. J. Stephenson, in July last, waived an cxamin- ation, and was committed, in default of $1,500 bonds for action of the grand jury. INTELLIGENCE OFFICE CASE, Jno. Newman, charged with obtaining money under false pretences, by promising to obtain employment for parties for = consideration. From the testimony it appears that a Mr. Car- ‘an keeps au intelligence office, and Newman emploved by bim as clerk, and made stip- ulations with severa! persows that if he did not obtain employment tor them that the fee of <1 would be returned. This sit was brought to recover one of these fees, which was not re- turned a5 agreed upon. After astatement of the case by counsel a noile pros. was entered by Mr. Closs., Adjourned. GEORGETOWN, ‘THE ATTENTION of the citizens of Washing- ton and Georgetown is directed to tue sale of the furniture, choice library, fine French china and cut glass ware, with otlier crockery, large «quantity of salt pork and hame at the residence of the iate Kobert Dick, on Congress street, to- morrow (Friday) morning at 10 o'clock. HeRmione Lep@x, No. 12, K. oF P., Tuesday i venirg last installed the following oBicers for the ens - P.. F.V. Essex: W. C., E,W. i. Shut Paimer; B., L.S., Joseph CITY ITEMS. German Meltons, 0 # nd English i Bri Dor s Dom mae te leasin, ed on F Geo. O. He: 419 7th street, orth west FRENCH Gitt, Oroide Etruscau, 7 Alaska Diamond Jewelry. Silver Plated Ware and Faucy Goods Voceived at Prigg’s Dollar Store, No. 137 Penn- >ylyania avenue, between 4, and vth streets. A Cover, Coup, ees: DR SORE THROAT requ es immediate attention, as neglect oftentimes re- sults inseme incurable lung disease. “Brown's Brenchiat Troches” ate a simple remedy, and will almost invariably give immediate reliet. Owing to the good reputation and popularity of the Troches, many worthless ani cheap imita- tions are offered, which are good for nothing. Re sure to obtain the true ‘brown's Brouchial Troches.” Sold everywhere. A User CartsTwas PREEEN’ Machine. This you can obtain on easy terms at the Agency, C. Bar's Hoopskirt and Corset Factory, 408 ith street. ‘Terms to auit the pur- chaser. ox Hamre bas ail kinds of thermometers. T isa Sowing | Georgetown Advertisements. ae STEBKOPTIC ENTERTAINMEN WILL Be GiVPS — J Over one hundred Stereoptic Views will be ex ited. including Scriptural [lastrati: Stortes, ity Tales, &c. ‘he ex! will be interspersed with iuusic. Cents: Chiliren 15 Cents = ¥ THOMAS DOWLING, Auct’r: orgetow! TRUSTEES SALE OF V4LUABLE PROPERTY | IN GEORGEIOW By virtue of « nt corted as follows bh. 135, corde, 14, fo! Liber x and 44), one of the land records of the county of Washington, District of Columbia, and at the writ- am bee red S aul 9). in the original «aud bounded as fol West corner of the Francis en. eight and nine pian of Georgetown afores ows :—Beginging at } } } Wingate 0: | our. reo 10). ne of the land records of trict aforesaid, ruuning thene lige of e6: in a straight 4 Place of beginning, toether alleys bounding on aud leadini by three Two- story Brick Dwellings, le: Que half cash: and the balance in ith the free use of the .o the sameimproved ‘Terms of sal equal inst: ith interest from date of sale, in i= months. cecured by deed of trast on vo'd. To be resold im five day the plied with. at pnrehaser's ire cost. $100 will be req when the property is knockeddown, Conveyancing and stampeat pur chaser's cost WILLIAM D. CASBIN 1 pyngteos FRED. W, JONES, a 312 lawSw Adffel LING. Auct. aY AND vat ORE TIMOTHY Hay and 1400 bushel No.1 jal0 ‘JG. WATERS. 109 Wat “p rx,” = OUB DOG, 18 NO MORE: f stock of PLANOS and MUSIC, as well as | Bat TGOKS and STATIONERY fe cosiplets, ‘TUNING and BEPATHING of all kinds of Lnstra- | ments done at short notice. SKATES aud SLEIGHS at reduced prices. POE & SELIGSON, 12S Bridge strost. G, Auct’r.; Georgetown Ja7-tt B THOMAS DOWLIN: k UTORB’S SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNI- | KE aND KWFECTS, CHOICE LIBBARY, &c., AT AUCTION On FRIDAY MORNING. Jannary 13th, 1871. at 10 o'clock, I will sell at the resi dence of the | Dick. No. —, Gay eet. near Uongress street. ail the Honse- boid Furniture and effects, of which is ne Mahogany Hair cloth Sofas and Chairs, Freuch Plate Mirrors. Handsome Bi a ff these proceedings to the chairman of the being agreed to, the Chair appointed Messrs. 0° - 4 tn Ue Dow "Turner and Stokes. | Commins es Spnprsatiins tu, Congrens. tesaunae at prinileges of (be Loor wero | Free ALARWS.—At 10 o'clock last night a fire dered to E- A. Redstone, of Cal., a member was discovered in the house of R.T. Merrick gf the National Labor Union of the United | Op 1 street, between 13th and lith streets, States. which criginated trom a ster A resolution of thanks to the FightHour | apa was extinguished without the aid of the lenges pa Mass., represented by E.?. | fire ent, which was promptly on the rederick Douglass then introduced General | SY . about 4 o'clock, an alarm of 0. O. Howard, who made an interesting and | greeks nonnaed trom box 2 ene noe ee rete eee eaucation, labor and other | SM streets, caused by the burning of a cnpboard Cee at Se SS eae. | im the Litchen of Mr. Jobn Shreeve. ‘The loss On motion of Frederick Douglass the thanks was slight, $:5 covering i of the convention were tendered to General U, =e 0. Howard, for his instructive and encouraging ‘Tre ice iv the river channel still remains address. av 2 | unbroken, though it is softened by the warm On motion of «J. I. Rapier. a committee of | gun to-day. No attempt bas been made in the sible manner to co\ovize ret ng ts will run for some days ty men ou the public lands in the West. Meears. | ikely the ferry boats wi “s Rapier, Velson, and Green were appointed as ———_»—_— the committee. A Goon Si1cx.—For two weeks now, Mr. K. Mr. F. Douglass then introduced Mra. Colo: M. Hall, real estate broker, has advertised Chi- ‘appan, whe, he said, was @ worker for the cago and St. Louis ty in exch: for fit the colored man in the South. Sle | property in Washington. with bat asingle in- addressed the c eS wiry for it. No other evjdence of the Of real estate in this city needed. IT 18 WITY PAIN we announce the death of oS See th mmabdle lady of A *. Dodge, F She Din. CHARLES Norpaorr, managing editor Wied at thelr residence on Capiiol Hill tus | of the New York Krening ['est, = at the ATling~ morning at), a ton. é channel, and it is not | Woo” tends, fee or. Gil Cloth. Crockery and Glassware, with many other articles wien oe 1 OctLocK Will be rola "he Choice Library #hout 2.00 ounds Salt Pork. | Lot choies oid Bams apd Lard. Saba EB Becton J06 [| Pat. £¢ our ECMASDO LING. Auct. HOLIDAY GOODS, BOOKS, STATIONERY, Etc. T. CHANDLER. WILTOS DONE w= | ‘THE PEKIN AND YED 90 TEA STORE, SISTA STREET, “yaneen D ant Ee SRERSYDRTERIAN, ENGLISH BREAb FAST. YOUNG HYSON. BOSE FLAVORED GOLQNGS. in pecaknger. FIA, OLD GUTHENWENT JAVA MamacAtho, CEYLON Java. * LAGUATRA, 'N B—That have q ‘who lity. noice Ci TRS, 00. SGRLATING. FLAVORING EX. STs. COFFEE NCES. CORN STARCH, COCOA SHELLS. COCOA NIBS, PURE SPICES, ground and unground. CANDIES! OANDIES" CANDIES"! A fice sosortmet. jak feonived for the Noliday®. Don't forget the place: THE PEKIN AND YEDDO TEA 8TO! No 424 NINTH ST, b: tween D and ‘The oldest establishment of the kind in the cit: at CHANDLER & DONN. ort PAINTINGS FOR CHRISTMAS PRESESTS. ‘What can be more beantifnl than a fine OIL PAINTING to present to a {ricud. “ "Tis a thing of "IW Baked se: pectfatly invites ladies and | gentlemen to call at hie Gallery. where he has over hag bundred Oi! Paintings on exhibition and for ie Among the pictares will be forma paintings by colebrated masters, ancient and modern. ‘The following schools ars represented, Italy, Spain. France, feugiat, Holland, Germany, Ameri a. RC. BC, Novick —The Gallery is on the second floor.over Mr. Lamb's frame making establishment, and aext door tc the corner of ISth street, south side of Peun- sylvania avenue. TOY TRUNKS. rary io LADIES’ and MEN'S SATCHELS, LADIES DRESS TRUNKS, SOLE LEATHER TBUNES, TRAVELING Bags, SADDLERY ond HARNESS, CARBIAGE BOBES, &., &c., In GREAT VARIETY, at LOW PRICES Fou CASM, at the Ty 3 WHIPS, MANUFACTORY oF JAMES S. TOPHAM & CO., waecow SEVENTH STREET, One door above Odd Fellows’ Hatt. ‘OR THE NEXT IBTY Day! Faw SORLLARE NOTICE. McMURBY'S PATENT STAYS pat fn all cor Be: nd Mediam Trax Geis OPENING.OF HENRY ALDERS CONFECTION EKY and UINING SALOON 1015 Lith street, between K and b, On the Old Stand. ACANDIES, CAKES, TOE, cto., suitable fer ‘oliday Presenta, on band. Partics, Faire, etc., supplied with Chofes Cream Ices. ete. ded. CHOOL, LAW AND MEDICAL BOOKS as low 84 the “lowest, aud HOLIDAY PRESENTS, MISORLEANEOGS BOOKS. £0 30 to W per ceut un tive o by the oS SWRANKLIN PUB. CO. 131 Penn. avenne. ‘S—SOHOOL, TIONERY, Ac: at nnction pricey, by hone Oe FEANKLIN PUB Zi Penn. avonae. A BIBLE FOR EVERY FAMILY: in ovary atric of binding. from 25 centa to ni by HOPKINS, FRANKLIN PUB. CO. 121 Penn. avenue. YEW AND LIVE BOOKS, just recefved from the ling at whoteral by MOPRINS, whclessle prices, 3 welling BANKLIN PUB CO, 191 Peon atease, OLIDAY PRESENTS.—The FRANKLIN PUB. CO. may not have the “Largest Stock of Jnveniles, they can offer the yet. they think GREATEST BARGAINS. A lected stock in every dey expecially.) all will be sold for less ti choice and well se: riment. (English Books just purchased fer Ubristmas, which man! y have paid for the same. ve. i} enuaylvania avent BOOTS AND SHOES. {CONOMY IS WEALTH! ‘The best store in the District of Columbia! | to cet all kinds of LADIES, G TS AND CHIL ANU SHOE 1S AT NO. 1200 F, CORNER 1211 STREET, Where all qualities can be had at LOWEST CAsH Brice BUBT'S CELEBRATED LADIES and MISSES WOBK @ speciaily. Don't forget NESTE JOYCE & MULLER, 1206 F, corner it tN. W ‘tm DKENS’ BOOTS | S, HB. BURNS & Co., 903 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUB, ane 306 NINTH STREET, HAVE IN stoRE ALL OF THE LATEST AND MOST APPROVED STILES OF BOOTS, SHOES, AITERS, aND SLIPPERS, | LADIES’, GENTLEMEN'S, MISSES’ AND CHIL. DEEN'S WEAR, All of which have been gotten with @ great deat of care and attention, AND THINK WE CAN PLEASE THE TastTsE OF THE MOST FASTIDIOUS LN STYL) MATERIAL, AND PEICES, m= A CALL FEOM THE PUBLIO GENS- BALLY I8 SOLICITED. A CABD TO THE LADIES. Ock8-ly SPENCER, bet. 9th and Wih st», it to ret from bi ta often the balances of her Stock of FRENCH MILLBNERY, comprising Walking and ion nuets, Bound Hate, Feathers, Flowers, Velvets. otenich wil be sold of BELOW COST to ‘lose out the buginess by the Ist of February. Te CAPITALISTS: FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE! One three-ttory BBIC a2. at 97.000-92,08 cash, One “ 6.000— 2c Two + “ 4500-100 © One * “ 4000-10 One two-story + 600— 1,800 + One “ FRAME 270- 70 “ One * “1 g—— ao Tr « * 4 12590—- e Tro “ 8 lee gee ‘Tae above property is very desirable, paying a g00! revenue, and will be sold on payment of cash as above and balance to suit, ore liberal discount for all cash; or would exchange all on payment of © 10,000 and unimproved property, a first-class resi- dence, or good business property for the balance. HAMILTON & PEARSON, _jat im No.4, ¥.M.0. A. Building. 9th and D sts. ED. H. GREGORY & Co. Have opened ® Store for the sale of ISTOVES, RANG ES AND FURNACES. We also manafacture TIN and SHEET-IRON Ssciitse sy NSE setae Lo HESY LEY, be would, De pleased to ccs his tries gdh FH GRRGORY & 00. "ABLE KNIVES AND FORK: at set: PEN KNIVES. from 2 couts to Steai PRINCE S Lean Office Swles rom, ane tf 1006 Penus; ivania avenue, |¥ ISITING CARDS ENGRAVED AND WRITTEN | LISHED. BOILED SS flectiad BOoKs CIDER APPLE SATCr s LIGHT AT EVENING TIME. A Book of ezppors and Comtort foe the Aged.. $2 # Y OF PARAGUAY Tro SHAKSPESRES MERCH Fdited by J Bette... BOILED CIDER APPT ‘Taylor... WOBDS AND THEIR USES. By B Theodore, Par. e130 $1.75 Se GHEAT HYMNS ORY OF THE VANQUISHED. Bi VEPe eponbers:- Corts Paani ee PY Aatnes ALMANAC DE GOTHA 1871 ~ $3.00 BRITISR ALMANAC AND COMPANION, asvl se $2 JUST BECEIVED, 560 BUCKETS $00 BUCKETS JUST EBCEIVED BLANCHARD & COBNER NSYLVANIA AY 1)-tr ideas 012 STREET bie size for Families pisBies FOB 1871. BLANK BOOKS, LEDGERS, JOUBBALS, AND DAY BOOKS, BLACKWOOD JET BLACK INK. SCHOOL BOUKS. SCHOOL FUBNICURE. WALLIAM BALLANTY 402 7th street, Intelligencer B j put op in weal New England RLU. ind aa CARDS, ENGRAVED AND PRINTBO EXPEDITIOUSLY IN THE LATEST STYLE. | DIARIES FOR 1871 IN LARGE VARIETY. BLANK Pooks IN EVE oat a at 2 RATES STYLE OF BiND- 2 S THE " DEB 4N BEST MANNER. ALL THE NEW BOUKS AS SUUN AS PUB- ELPHONZO YOUNGS, WEPMING ND RECEPTION CAEDS EN. GEAVED. HANDSOME ros GBUCER AND T MERCHANT, QOODS AND BOOKS SUITABLE JEW YEAR'S PRESENTS, MASONIC TEMPLE aT Reduction in Prices. PHILP & SOLOMON'S MBTKOPOLITAN BOOKSTORE, METZGER & BYLES, 911 P ¥L NTA AV DRY GOODs. OX MOBE CHANCE FOR BARGAINS. I will nell the balance of my Winter Bt GREATLY BEDUCED Eee CASSIMER! SHAWLS, BLANKET: WATER. PROOFS. FLANDELS. a6. 80 “ . 8 cents. Best an siaipes, 1d yards for 92. A full Vit ‘able Linew kits, Towels, &e AN wool E 6 of Musline, Lineu Tot CONNOLLY'S, 60S 9th street. NUE. 417 SEVERTH STREET. at we reepeet ck ot FINE GROCEBIE: TEAS, WINES, bc all of the FINEST QUALITY and pearly all por Chased since the DECLINE OF TA | Denelit we most cheerfully give the coz | alt in Opposite Patent Oftice BOGAN & WYLIE, | EXTENSIVE DEALEES IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY Goops, 1015 AND 1020 SEVENTH STSEET N. Ww ONE PRICK. JUST DEAWING TO ALL, ee 20f Acall from the public is solicited, ax we are cont- | dent we cap please both in regard to PRICKS and | g TY OF GOODS antiy Reeccten, N TEA, COrFEE AND SPICES: | Reve rednoad pri orrespond with on the following Go- oe CBEAPER TUAY EVER! LADIES LINEN HEM STITCHED HANDKES- fom JE to Ts cents apiece, GENTS HEMMED LINEN LABDKERCUIERS, from 16 to 78 cents. | Pa a beautiful box suitable for. Cent. can ‘be saved by purchasing at 0 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. DS IN PLAIDS AND SULID OOL- RS, TABLE LINENS, E_ OVE! nd TOWELS, at great ao STOCK OF HOSIERY and NOTIONS. EMORY BAXTER'S, No. 1920 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Before purchasing elsewhere. deo « 7 OC, MON an! ORANGE P. PORTED BRANDY. GIN Hoan? SRISH WHISKIES verch! 1%: CLOTHING. ine IRICES KAIGHT TO OUK STOLE STILL FURTHER REDUCED 4 per Ib |B bit, only ib. CASSAKD £ COs, BEST bi a CE RED BAM gape BEC. Ber ae os 0, a ti BLACK, BROWN and DAHLIA FROCK COATS $ BEEAST BaCOa ne $3 hy BEAVER FRUCK avd SACK OOATS, SOUTH CARO 1 OLINA BIOE nly men SYRUP BLACK DOESALN and FIGUBED CASSINERE PANTS, BLACK CLOTH, VELVET, MERINO and CAS SIMEBE eens VEBOOATS of a ETOTS, SACKS, MEN'S, BOYS’ AND OSILDRENS vOCnOTHING. for all sizes in all styles, Ci ¥Y THE NEWFST IN STYLE 1N DECIDEDLY TILE, NEW R. $2 and received, @ choice lot BRAY & BRO. S51 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. Mand 4 street eit La cde tiki tH. SHIRTS AT DECIDED BARGAINS. Y S$. TIES. GLOVES, UNDERSHIR£TS, seaiaiiant DBAWEBS, &., &., dc, PRICES OF NECESSAKIES ( Those in want of well made. well cnt, fully made good, can bay at their own pr: NOAH WALKER & CO.'s, 611 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, The undersigned have promptly retucnd the TEAS, COFFEES AND SPICES, 4 te corresp od with new tariff rates, Aleo, @ CRraT BEDrcTioN in HAMS, SH © DERS, MIDDLING ang LABD. A choice variety of CANNED and DEITD FRUITS, NUTS of al! kinds, COOKIN and BRABDIES, FLAVOBING EXTRACTS. be» eredes FAMILY ond EXTBA FLOUR, as any in this city. ‘The street cars run past our door every $m P. P. LITTLE @ CO., GROCE or all aces from 3to"l7 years. sities, both of siyle and material, all the latest noy- WALL, BUBINSON & O0., Ge30-Im 921 Pennssivania avence. J. HEIBERGER, * (Bnecessor to H. F. Lorvpon & Co, CITIZENS, ABMY AND NAVY ' CORN! s s V¥ YAm MERCHANT TAILOR, dot ene Os a8” B, HAVE VaRD Metropolitan Hotel. (iate Brown's.) Bist viet No. 362 Penn. Washington, pee Be 02 ee FEED "bak Al gendes for famed, | ERY CHOICE | BEAVY MIDDLINGS for horse feed, } BROWN MILL FEED of all kings, VREY LOW RATES. Ww. M. GALT 4 00. aT nod-tt A. STRAUS? N ATIONAL LOAN OFFICE. GBEAT SALE or CNREDEEMED ey ROBERT FULTON @ €O., 314 TH STREET, ] Berwrenr PennxstivaNia AVENUE aN Commencing SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30, And continuing EVERY DAY Until sil our UNREDEEMED PLEDGES arc dinposed of. Popular Clothing House, 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, BETWEEN 1078 AND lite STREETS, N. W. PLEDGES IN ORDER TO REDUCE STOCK. | DS @OVEECOA’ B20 OVEBOOATS fF... eereenerorenee GDS We have the largest and most yalnsble stock of goods evor effered for sale in this ciiy. ‘Two valuable Diamond Sets, Une very fine Pearl Set, Ditto one Coral Set, And Ii very fine Gold Seta, % Sue Gold Watches, 79 Silver Watches, and 39 Gold Chaiue, Mosical and Mechanical Instraments aud | Oil Paintings, Guns and Pistols, Five Pianos, Four Sewing Machines. Bix sete fue Mink Furs, Six Fine Shawls, Sixteen fine Silk Dresses, 7,0») New Suirte and Drawers, and other articles of every descrip- don too DUmerous to mention, whick we will sell to PAY ADVANCES. aed @.L.wiLpea PATENT DANCING TOY ere 810 BUSINESS BUITS £68... cccceeeorn GS CAPES ATS. 15, AND 18 DOLLABS, DOUBLE-BREASTED BOX COATS aT 7, 8, 10, AND 12 DOLLAES. YOUTHS’ SUITS AT 10, 11,12, 13%, AND 15 DOLLARS. BOYS’ SUITS Rita nae FROM 4 TO $ DOLLARS | ali Finds of MUBIORL etreduced | = JO1L FRENSTLVANIA AVRNDR, | Has alwayethe finest assortment ot Between 10TH an Lite. ' _datim “** ee | Children's CLOAK and MUMS tn white tor, HIS, CASES BCONOMY ANY LUXURY | etthe tei ieaapeeennes to BK. CAULFIELD OLat 1s cheap Bowe stores No VOCAL AND UNSTE! ‘AL MUSIC, Tth sirect, between @ aud H streets, del§-la cole mead 7 rosa . a. Booms.