Evening Star Newspaper, October 19, 1871, Page 4

EVENING STAR. THURSDAY Oetober 19, 1871. LOCAL NEWS. ee Relief for the Fire Sufferers. ‘The meeting at the Metropolitan Church, last evening, was well attended. The Rey.’ Dr. Newman delivered an eloquent address, and while urging the relief of the western sufferers, called attention to the fact that some of our own citizens would need charity before the winter Rev. Dr. MeCaaley, ex-Mayor Emery, Balloch also spoke of the organiza- ten and formation of a society for the relief of the poor. The Masonic fraternity of this city inted the following committee to pro- ago to-day and distribute fands and clothing to the distressed brethren of that city, viz. Charles F. Stansbury, Grand Master; Rob- ert Ball, Will. A. Short, N. B. Fugitt, and Col. W. G. Moore. They take with them about in cash and several boxes of clothing. nt, d and sent forward to Michigan $425 a large amount of clothing. The Secretary Of the Interior has kindly agreed to furnish boxes Tibutions, and has authorized the use of the 9th street entrance of the Patent the reception of clothing and provis- ‘The committee will be found in attend- here every day from 11 to2o’clock. The employes of the Agricultural Department yes- terday contributed $65.50 for the relief of sufferers y the fires in Michigan and Wiseonsin, “ which was at once for- olonel W. Thompson. The Michigan State Association has sent for- ward to the State $700. Syracusans Lodge, No. 0, K. of P., has contribnted $100 for the relief Sufterers. The relief com- tend their thanks to the Western graph for transmitting free ondence relating to the relief of Chic: ,e Matt. H. Carpenter, A. W. Randall, R. iek and Arthur MacArthur will address ting to-night at Metzerott Hall im be- of the sufferers from the recent fires in isconsin. Col. Wm. H. Boyd, of this city, gave to Capt. D. H. McComas a large box of clothing for the Michigan sufferers, which was accepted and. forwarded to Gov. Baldwin, of Mich. The clothing was made by Mrs. J. W. Stockton, Third Auditor's Office, and Mrs. Col. ‘Wm. H. Boyd, assisted by the young ladies about th and H streets northwest, for which the sons of Michigan thank the ladies. Full arrange- ents for an amateur concert for the relief of cago sufferers were made at the 15th-street Presbyterian Church last night. —e ‘The Hatchet Euried in the Fourteenth District. Mr. Campbell was serenaded last evening by a large gathering of republicansof the lth dis- trict. Mr. Campbell was introduced to the au- dience by Sidney McFarland, who said they had been engaged in a little family quarrel, but now as the nomination was settled, he hoped all differences would be forgotten and all repablt- Vote solid for Mr. Campbell. Mr. Camp- le « few remarks, thanking them tor the compliment. Several speeches were made by Mr. Kobertvon and others, when Mr. Camp- bell invited them into his house, and after an hour or two of social intercourse the visitors ad- d with cheers for Campbell and the re- ‘publican ticket. ——" ae Deats or Covowet James Y. Davis.—We Tegret to announce the death of Col. James Y. Davis, a well known citizen of Washington, Which occurred at his residence, No. 436 M Sircet. yesterday afternoon. About six weeks since he complained of illmess, and was confined tohis room, suffering from an affection of the heart. The malady grew worse, and finally caused bis death. Deceased was inthe 52d year of his age, and was born in this District. He learned the trade of hatter with Wm. B. Todd, Esq., and in 1884 purchased bis employer's in- terest in the establishment, and engaged in bus- iness, in which he acquired a competence. He Was a member of the Washington Light In- fantry for a long series of years, and succeeded Copt Joseph B. Tate as the commander of the rps, and when, just prior to the late war, the Infantry was reorganized and recruited in such nembets to form a battalion, he was commis- # cned as colonel, and commanded the battalion up tothe commencement of the war. He was one of the most active friends of the volunteer military, ever ready to contribute in money or advice to volunteer organizations. He was an honorary member of company A, of the Infant- Ty ba..alion, who, last evening made arra: ments to attend his funeral, which will take piace on Friday afternoon at 2o’clock. He was also a member of Washington Lodge of Odd Fetlows, who will hold a meeting to-night to make the nec arrangements for neral. Capt. P. M. Dubant requests that the me mbers of the old Infantry battalion will meet at the armory of company A, W. L. L, this eve- ping: to make arrangements to attend the fa- neri How “Mr. Vaxpoten axp Lapy, or St Loris, ATE—The proprietors of the National Hotel are mourning over the uncere- monious departure of two of their J.H. Vandolen and lady, of S secured rooms about three weeks since and lived in a style becoming “bloated aristocrats.” Dur- ing his stay, ““ Mr. Vandolen” rorged an order for $66 worth of clothing, and contracted bills at livery stables which he failed to pay. When the hotel bill was presented, Mr. V. sent for two Washerwomen to get their clothes, and while they were in the room packed all their valua- bles into the three baskets of the washerwomen, and had them conveyed outside of the hotel. ‘The couple left to take a walk in th ed to return. An examin: rooms revealed the fact that Mr. V. and lady have left two empty trunks, A Case ror THE Woman's Cicp ap THE Poticemay’s Cics.— This morning Officer Boyle arre Martin Dougherty, alias “Skin- ” (it should be Skinner,) who keeps bar in Welch's, on D street, on information of a poor unfortunate girl, an inmate of a house of prostitution, who has been ill for some time past and who had managed to save $110, with Which, she states, she was going to the hospital, «d last night this fellow Dougherty snatched if away from her and refused to return it. Dough- erty pretends that Sophia Betty, the complain- ant, gave it to hi d brought up a ready wit- ness—Reddy Welch—to prove it. The Police Court had taken a recess when the case was Drought in and Reddy was taken as security fur the appearance of Dougherty before the court this evening. —E ConTRAcTs Por STREET AND Prur Worx. James Thomas has accepted the contract awarded bim to grade and pave alley in square 421 at Board prices. Tucker & De Grammond have been directed to repair pumps in the fol- lowing localities: sth street, between G and Hf streets, N. W.. Lith and N’streets, N. W., 15th and H streets, N. W., and 1ith and § streets, N. W., and to Wilson & Greenwell an order has | been issued to repair pumps on Ist street west, | between H and I, ith street, between G and H! and © street. between North Captitol and ist | streets east. a A Rartnoan Fsectwent Casz.—This morn ing a writ of certiorari was issued to J. C. Wal ker, justice of the peace, in the case of Fo: against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com- KD et ihe, Ret tion of the company filed by ir. W. S. Cox. The petition sets forth that Foulk has causei a warrant to be issued to Fecover damages or being ¢jected from @ train Baltime ce and Washington on the 5th st, which charge is one of assault and battery, over which the Justice has no furisdic- ten. Twetrra Drererer. | egistration held their 415 voters_3i7 white, ber entered on th: last spring was 4 terday Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood presented her self and requested to be registered. She was told that it could not be done. Persisting in her re- quest, her name was taken on a slip of paper for consideration, and she de} Passack oF THE BILL APPROPRIATING S100, ‘he Dill appropriating #100.000 for the relief of the Chicago sufferers, with several unimportant h were agreed to by the 4 Houses of the Legisiative Assembly then adjourned sine di ‘The bill having been signed by the acting Gov. ft nee Sen Ox tHe Dow Grapz—Yesterday, ive McDevitt rescued @ you about 15 FPArr ot Age from a house on street, between 12th and streets, af the : Fequest of her friends, and kept her last juarters. This she was sent from the city, in of a relative. ‘She had been seduced by a fast young man, and taken to — had been staying for a few ys 5 f ALARM oF Free. —To-day, about 12.450" an alarm of fire was struck for box ‘cinet station, caused bya fire at nee of Mr. John D. Brant, Sth street cast, adjoming the Navy Yard ne Fellows’ Hall: ‘The firemen respo: Rea 'y. their ser- vices were not meeded. originated from a Latrobe stove, under which there was no zine to protect the floor. The was slight. preeelRks te ARREST oF CLARK, THE SwINDLER—Yester- day, detective McDevitt arrested A. G. who is alleged to have swindled General and the Freedman’s Bank by forgery, and took bim before Judge Snell, when the case was fi hearing. He was found taken rooms, in the northern E Ge Botncicacty’s Carrrat Pray, “Elfie; or, ‘The Cherry Tree Inn,” is drawing’ good houses at the Natlonal this week. It le Get yee stage in good style, and is well performel. "The dramatic point in’ which the Second and third acts abound, elicit repeated and prolonged Flause at every representation. - | A LIVELY CANVASS. But All On One Side. MORE REPUBLICAN MEETINGS. 4th, 19th, and 20th Districts. Wominations in The First District in Favor of Dele- gate Brown and the $4,000,000 Loan. ‘A meeting ot republicans of the First district, east of Benning’s ridge, r. Chapel Tuesday ni was in favor of denied the ch: adopted. Mr. The resolotion was then . H. Jackson offered a resolu- tion requestiny, those who work on the road to join the club. “Mr. J. T. Dean offered a resolu- tion “that this meetin through.” A mass meeting of the republicans of the First at Uniontown last evening. Mr. Charles Barker presided, and speeches were gen James A. Bf P. Fardon, R. M. Hall, Dr. Wheele district was held made by Messrs A meeting of the Republican Club of the Fourth district (east George night at Good S: n the Charks Mosl v, which were accepted, and Mr. Riley A. Was chosen treasurer, and Mr. Cryer secretary. ‘ing then proceeded t> the no: The me of a candidate Cox was unanimously chosen, and tendered thanks for the honor conferred’ upon him, ssy- ing he had been a republican ever since the o ganization of the party, and believed its princi ples were sanctioned by P: to see the day when they wou! out the ent land. following committees: Shinn, Charl Geor, id C. H. Warnes |, and B. Gradise: Mr. P. B. Dowell Komp Kegular Ke publi: teenth Dist: street, near Tibet dent, and Cornelius R ward Gorman offered a resolution that they support no man who will not favor of eight hours as a le the old corporation prices anc carts; favor improvements, and use his in- fluence to procure work. hed Taittion Will, Messrs. P. B. name: Gorman and Dowell, anda ceived the nomination, havin, i Coffin 3. Mr. W resolution approving the acts of the Board of Publie Works; endorsing the four million bill, and urging their friends to vote for the nominee; tr. Dowell thanked the meeting for the honor conferred upon him in selecting him as their candidate; promising to do all he could to advance the eause of the laboring men; to favor $2 for eight hours labor, and to make no discrimination cm account of’ color; saying he was in tavor of the four million bill, the national and district administrations, and approved the course of the Board of Public Works. [Cheers.} J @. Carroll Nominated for Dele- from the Twentieth District. meeting of the republicans of the Twentieth ht at a place called on the banks of the raging canawl, at the intersection of K and 21 hen the following permanent officers were elected: A. B. Tinney, president; Doty, vice president; Wm. ‘Tinuall : Ober, beiigenrsngi ; ved themselves 1 @ mass meet! Ti in the chair—for the p ra for the House of Delegates, and the ‘Scene was lively in the extreme. be heard but yells, and motions and counter- motions. The chair rapped witha big cane, and the policemen rapped with their batons onthe table, which only had the eflect toincrease the ‘This state of affairs was kept hour, and finally a motion was postpone the nomination to a future meeting; which was lost. The chair called for the nominations, when Joseph G. Carroll and C. H. Holden were named. Tellers were ordered and four challengers, who proceeded, with the ear the room, and the vote was taken by tally at the door as the voters en- This lasted for about half an hour, and reported ‘THE RESULT as follows:—173 for Carroll, and 89 tor Holden. Mr. Carroll was called for, bi MR. PARKER DOTH PRE DD. R. Parker entered a writ Porter 7, adopted. district was held Hall, Nottin, streets southeast, J.E. tary; Fraul resol acan general uproar. up about halt an made to aid of the tered. finally the tellers the manner of t man lice, to cl am: ch: r Dele r. T cree! akin, obliged to stoop to su tatead he, for one, DID NOT CARE for it any longer. wit ith hisses and pres to take a buck seat. A motion was made by M Strong that the vete be declared unanimous; which was carried with another yell louder than Mr. C.H. Holden then came forward and heartily endorsed the nomination, promising to do all in his power for the success of } (Great cheeri Mee Ha before. ponent. was tendered to labor. The meet: for the candidate, Tb tiny had done at the meeting. Defunct Thinks too Since the public: of the ghost of Howard, the de- ceased marine, at his late residence near the marine barracks, the excitement in that neigh- borbood has continued to increase; crowds of people being almost constantly about the premises and man: s Live. Becuhent’s family ha of the pranl occurred t the house and moved to Baltimore. us public, they ghosts and ghost-seers, and a cur "'T STAND THE P On Tuesday evening, about 8 some hundreds of people were stax the house, as usual, a carriage dro door, and’a lady and gentleman stepped out and immediately requested to be admitted to the haunted house. Officer O'Hare and his partner, Shelton, at once obtained the key, and soon admitted the visitors, with some halt ladies who had been invited to be present from that section of the city. The to be Dr. Thompson and the fa: celebrated (est medium from Bi to the company that she had been IX COMMUNICATION WITH HOWARD'S SPrnrT, on the fags Fag anes and had made an ap- Howard to mect him at his jormer residence. She fg om dark room by herself, under the COULD influence of was held at Jones* fy John H. Jackson in the chair, and R. H. Jordan secretary. T. Dean offered a resolution that, ‘‘laving the most implicit confidence in the capability and integrity of Solomon G. Brown, we unanimously recommend his renomination for the position he now so honorably occupies.” Mr. L. A. Stone hoped the resolution would not pass yet. Mr. Miller hoped the resolution wonld not pass. He Mr. Brown if he was a true re- is unanimously in favor of the loan known as the 4,060,000 loan, and we will do all in our power to carry the thing wh) was held last fan Hall, Collins Cru-or, 5 ryer seeretar; ns Crusor tendered his resignation d Mr. Charles Hatton was elec Mr. Cryer, and the treasarer, M tendere: > Henry ‘he president appointed inance, Kiley A H. Brown, William H.C Wakewright, Henry Day, W. H. Smith, ani Exceutive, Dr. Ch o in, A. B. Mallett, James Magi Collins Crusor, Richard Corneil, Joseph Small- wood, After three hearty cheers for the nominee and the loan the meeting adjourned. mated by the jlicaus im the Nine- jet. Last evening the Kepublican Club of the 19th district met at St. Aloysius school-house, on [ Mr. A. Gleason ‘presi- pledge himself in day's work, and for laborers, horses The resolution also the club to a united support of the four It was adopted. resolved itself into a mass meetin, candidate for the House of Delegates, and Dowell, Edward Gorman, Patrick Quirk, Allen Coffin and Richard A. Porter were d as candidates for the nomination. } $ uirk declined in favor of Mr. allot being had, Mr. Dowell re_ ig 158 votes, Mr. inters offered a The club then — nig! it Was not present. T TOO MUCH. ‘n protest against the vote, as mi voted twice; non-residents had also vo! democrats had voted. H. republican party had got mighty low to be mean subterfuges as He stated that aent Was received Varker was obli z A vote of thanks Mr. Atkinson made a speech of the same tenor, after which several sets of resolutions were adopted in tavor of Gov. Cooke, the Board of Public Works, the four million loan, and $2 per day for eight hours then adjourned with cheers , the chatr advising them to go home and behave themselves better than they The Marine Ghost. BE IS INTERVIEWED BY A BOSTON 3 The Evening Star Read in the Spirit Land—The Our Reporter was ntleman proved Mrs. Pond, a mn, who stated juested to be she being then, Howard's spirit was accordingly locked up i remained ; Condensed Locals. ‘The employes of the joiners’ shop at the navy yard are moving for increased wages. The corner-stone of the new Repubiisan build~ ing, corner of Pennsylvania avenae and 13th | street, was laid yesterday. e The west end of the machine building at the navy yard has been removed six inches from its position, without causing a break. Dr. J: F. Hartigan has beon elected demon- strator of anatomy in the medical department of Columbian College. Alexander Paterson & Co. have accepted the contract awarded them for laying the laterals for sewer and water on H street north, from 3d. street west to Boundary, at boardprices. Dr. Verdi, health officer, yesterday ordered Mr. Clephane to remove the stone-crashing ma- chine frum G@ street, between 9th an@ 10th streets. Messrs. Cluss, Searle and Plowman, architects, have been appointed by the Commissioner of Pensions to examine the Seaton House and re- port as to its safety. Miss Mary Hamilton, of this city, delivered a lecture in Wilmington, Del., on © Social Life in Washington,” in which she tells what she knows about the Treasury girls, about lobbying, and about other matters. Private Thomas H. Davidson, or the first pre- cinct station, died yesterday at his residence in South Washington, and will be buried on Sun- day, at 20’e'ock. ‘An order has been issued ‘by Capt. Brock for a detail of 32 men for escort duty at the funcra}. Alta meeting night, Meser EP e Board of Trade rooms last at almost immediately adjourned, it being evident that no fair selection of a can- didate for the House of Delegates could be made, owing to the presence of a large number of per- sons from other districts, who apparently came to create disorder. The superintendent of streets has been direct- ed to repair the pumps located at Mth and N streets, 15th and H streets, 1th and S streets, Ist, between Gand H steects; 4th, between G and II strects; 0, between North Capitol and Ist streets; and sth, between G and H streets—all northeast. oe The Woman's Printing Ofice. HOLMES AND HOLMES WORKING TOGETHER AGAIN. They @o Into the Injunction Business. To-day James H. Holmes filed a bill for in- Junction against Margaret C. O’Brien, to re- strain said defendant from proceeding ‘at law against him. He sets forth that he is a publisher and the owner ofa printing office and stereot; foundry. and was recently doing business at No. 682 F street; that he bought the office, and it was conducted by him and ‘tor the sole purpose of educating Julia A. Holmes, his wife, in the printing business, and giving’ her mind occupa- tion; he constituted her his agent, as a suit- able person to attend to the wants’ of his em- ployers, who were women, and that consideri the interest of his wife and himself as one, ani the same bills were frequently made out as against -iulia A. Holmes, his wite, whieh bills he bas alwnys paid himself with his own money, his wife aeting only as his agent; and that thus the printing establishment became gener- ally known as the Women’s Printing Oitice;"” that on the ist day of September, 1871, his sald wife, Julia A. Holmes, instigated by one Mar- garet C. O'Brien and others, suddenly aban- doned his and board, and the said wife, stimulated by the said Margaret C. O’Brien. and under the pretext that an equal share of the business of printing and stereotyping belonged to the said Julia A. Holmes, she was induced to conspire with the said Margaret C. O'Brien to fraudulently obtain possession of his, the said James H. Holmes’ property, and to that end the said wite exeented a pretended bill of sale to convey to the said Margaret C. O’Brien not any pretended interest, but the entire material per- ing to the said printing office and stereo- rpe foundry, worth at least $1,200, for the pretended consideration of a debt of $178 or £200, which the said James H. Holmes owes one Margarct C. O'Brien, and which, by an explicit verbal agreement, he was ‘to pay in the months of February or March, 1572, and upon this pretended or fraudulent site the said Margaret C. O'Brien obtain plevin or undertaking in the the District of Columbia, on the 27th day of Sep- tember. 1571; and fnstigating Julia A: Holmes (his wife) to break open the rooms of the print- ing office and stereotype foundry, the said Mar- g:ret C. O'Brien then removed the said office and foundry, doing damage to the amount of thirty dollars, and thereby entirely arresting and Stepping the printing business of the said James H. Holmes, to the further damage of ten dollars per day since the said 2th day of September, Il. when the property was taken from him, until the present time. ee A DovpLte Track Fok THe CoLvmBraA Svrexer Raitway.—The directors of the Co- lumbia Street Railway Company held a meeting on Tuesday night, and statements were sub- mitted showing that during the time the road had been in operation (about two months) the average number of person passing over it daily was about seventeen hundred, nd. the. grose receipts nearly $600 per day. A surplus of over £3,000 of receipts over running expenses had accrued, and had been invested at six per cent. A resolution was adopted directing the executive committee to proceed at once to lay another track, making it double all the way, and a sufficient number of reserved shares to pay this additional expense were ordered to be sold. —— Tue Ning Hours Lanor Rote Aporrep on District Work.— are about to issue a gi neral order directing that the laborers on the public works throughon: the Distriet stop work every {ay at Bo'elock p, m Qn making nine hours a day’s This will be done in view of the days being so short at this season of the year, and at the suggestion of the several superintendents of work, who say the men have promised to be more attentive during the working hours, and make up in increased energy the loss of time. “ae Rear Estate SaLes.—Thomas W. Fowlor, real estate agent, 802 F street, has sold for W. M. Pumphrey, to Messrs. Howser & Jones, three-story brick house on 6th street, between O and P, for $6,500; also, for Jacob D. Hutton, one of the same class of honses, to F. W. How: ard, for $6,500; for M. L. Howser et al, 12,000 tet of ground corner of Boundary and {ith streets, for $2,400; for Mrs. E. W. Pettibone, lots 15, 61, and 62, square 829, for $895. Freen REapInc MATTE! ‘Shillington and J. C. Parker send us Godey's Lady's Book for November, and the latter sends Harper's Weekly for October 28th, filled with illustrations of the Chicago fire. We have Blackwood’s Magazine for October, an interesting number, from James L. Kirvand, 909 Pennsylvania avenue. pean. Beirpinc Penarr.—A-permit has been issued to J. J. Hill for a four story and cellar brick ad- dition to the hotel building corner of Indiana avenue and 2d street. ee THE Courts. COURT IN GENERAL TERM —Yestorday, the oie af kanes B Motzet ve. WD. Cams wae alien je plaintift Ale ving for's parti cr sale of proparty on the corner ef Dunbarton rmgreen etrects cial rgetown, .C.. in which m interest in fee under a clause in the Ann T. Washington. The cause was Euuity Court, and Jndge Macarthnr Dillon the gronnd that the plaintiT te inthe t ree tho app-al by ntaxen gument was concluded this morning; and the case of Wh pple va. petroleum gas generator case.which has beet the courts for somo months—was taken up. POLICE YURT, To-nay. Judge Snell—all Smith colored linge wi h ainorderiy Statue ata charchs and diseurbite thee uff the cas. ‘This was at the Dich district mest, istrict meeting. id Le would pnt 3 stop to and punis| Towdyistu at public meetings whenever it came ¢ him was fined $10 and costs, Jane Scott, profanity 8 lon Stowart, char) with depositing night soll on his premises ia the gounty without consent of the propsr authorities; fined Bf, Wu. Shea, avanit on Virninia : fined $10 and costs, total 613.75.) Virginia Henze: charged with committing (an assault on William Biea; case dimpisned. He B. Johnson, charged with esti uetiog the sidewalk fined $1. Recess. GEORGETOWN. m Penueyivania avenus; rowed over the course fhe Undines did ot hppear, Cal cup. NOTHER AT RACK rr.” —A meet- ing mmmittecs of the Potomac eel of the co Ari n boat clubs appointed to make nt to-morrow met at the Cuba the race off. Post Ovrice InpRovement. pas coecoune repairs in the way of having | box heretofore used. wi box-] receive The lar old lock-boxes are also have gia | The regular . doors In place of the panel doen: Comrasy C, National Guards, has a meeting t | to-night. See advertisement. CumpenLanD Cost Trape.—Arrived at the hs of the Coal wharves soll ra Soiemeats Dow poe ogee master, ‘rom lade! ia. light lorgan, from New Yorks light Julia’ . Paine Bostor Tae. VENTILATORS voR THE Caprrrot.—The steamer Jobn Gibson brings from New York a number of iron ventilators intended for the Capitol, besides a large cargo of geueral mer- chandise. No GRAIN on the market to-day, and conse- sequently no sates are report=d. HARLES WILLIAMS, & colored laborer, had his leg broken yesterday in Woodley lane. north of this city, by the falling of an embankment. He was taken to the office of Dr. Southworth who set the broken limb. THE CuicaGo Frxp.—The total amount con- tributed up to dateby Georgetown tor the suf- ferers by the Chie: fire, is $2,747.50. CosuNpRums.—Edilor Star: The people of Georgetown are looking for somebody who can give satisfactory auswers to the following:— Was there any necessity for tearing up th: street railroad track for a week or more yet? “ Could not one track have been retained for a while, anyhow?” “Why cannot Mr. Riker do for the Georgetown people what he did for the south end of ith street, (where there is not one- fourth the travel there is to and from George- town,) namely: connect with a line of omni- buses?” We give it up. The travel between Georgetown and Washington isimmense. Many aged people and women have business in Wash- ington every day; and what are they to do when bad weather comes? The indifference with which the complaints of a whole community are received, and the nonchalance with which they are incom d, is the coolest thing of the sea- son. Half a dozen omnibnses would accommo- date the feeble foot it if they could not ‘wait for the wagon. Who U if € 5 3 cy Ee : MANY GeoncETowsERs. ALEXANDRIA.- AUSTIN THE BIGAMIST SENTENCED.—The case of the Commonwealth r. for bigamy in marrying Mississippi Burke in ‘Washington several months since to-day, and a number of witnesse anong them being Rey. Dr. Newman who mar. ried the parties named. The jury deliberated but a few minutes and then returned a verdict of guilty. He was sentenced to three years +a the penitentiary. Fatat Raitkoap Acctpent.—An accident occurred at Gordonsville, gesterday morning. by which one man was killed and three others wovnded. The rear of the eastward bound stock train of the O., A. & M.R. R. was run into by the stock train on the Chesapeake and Ohio , also bound east, and the cabose and one stock car of the former train smashed, and Mr. Andrew Leslie, of Sulivan county, Tennessee, the owner of the cattle, almost instantly killed: Three other men, ore a son of the deceased, were severely but not dangerously injured. Alp FRoM Tuk PEABODY FuND.—We learn, with much pleasure, that the Rey. Dr. Sears, Agent of the rca Educational Fund has agreed to aid the public schools of this city to the extent of fifteen hundred dollars fdr the year 1871-2, to enable the School Board to erect school hovses which are greatly needed. Laxp Sate.—Green & Wise, Real Estate Agents, have sold a farm belonging to Mr. Richard Store, near t's station, on the 0., A. & M. R. R., to C. Warren Rowan, of Philadelphia, for $10 per acre. Also, a farm be~ longing to Charles Trott, near Bristoe, on the line of tae same road, to Mr. Wm. H. Renington, of Michigan, for #15 per acre. Also a farm of i98 acres at Catlett's station, O., A. & M. R. R., belonging to Mr. W. H. Whitlock, of Richmond, Vax, to Mr. Stone for #6,000.-—Gusctte last evening. CITY ITEMS. Some very fine Field, Maride and Opera Glasses for Sale, at great bargains, at Prince's Bazaar, 1006 Pennsylvania avenue. a ke~ crac examines, Fat Overcoats At reduced prices, At A. Srravs’, 1011 Pa. avenue, between 10th and Lith sts. = = bic Fievurrs WILL Nor Lix! How Large Fortunes Are Made. FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE. See the prices at which four of the leading Sewing Machines are sold in the United States and England : Price in England. Inthe U. 8. Wheeler & Wilson. $45 00 885 0 w Singer. Z ry 65.00 Elias Howe, 00 65 00 Wilson Shuttle..... 4000 45 00 The above prices are for exactly the same classes of machines as sold in both countries. There is scarcely any difference in the cost of material labor in any of the above-named machines. Aficavit—W. G. Wilson, President of the Wilron Sewing Machine Go., personally ap- peared before me, and made oath that the above prices are correct and taken by him from cir- culars published in the United States and Eng- land under the corporate names of the com- panies manufacturing said machines. Fare. Sura, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga Co., 0. The Wilson Sewing Machines are for sale at A. RoseNTHAL, 404 7th strect. ‘Terms easy. —— Notice To THE Pruiic.—I. Becker & Co. successor to P. Wallach, dealer in men’s, youths’ and boys clothing, have received an entire new stock of goods, which they are selling at the lowest market price. Those in want of clothin, or gent’s furnishing goods, would do well to eal and examine their goods before purchasing elsewhere. 1. Becwer & Co. Odeon Hall, corner 4} street and Pa. ave. pbostntmendn te desis Hewrrer has all kinds of thermometers and barometors. x Corns, &0.—Dr. White, chiropodist, No. 535 str ‘ashington, and ty fe Heya lgctoorg, ly treat rns, ions, Inj &c., without pain.’ ee J ae Firrygw styies or Evsties and the latest novelty in Hoopskirts are now at exhibition at U. Baum! pekirt and Corset Factory, 408 7th or Erp Groves for ladies and best Dollar Gloves imported; also, a novelty in first class Glove. be early and secure a choice in calling at ©. Baum’s Kid Glove Pot, 408 7th street. se SS Gortzs PaTenT ReviecTixa Gas AND Lamp Suapes will save one-half of the quan- tity of gas or coal oil consumed without the use of them. They are cheap and durable. A. Ko- senthal, No. 44 7th street, is the agent for them, and also for Goetz’s Double-cone Chandelier Reflectors, and the Diamond Diffusive Daylight Reflectors. ntlemen. The o Human Harr in Switches, Carls, Chateleen Braids in all shades have just been imported by Chas. Baum, who intends to make this a new branch of bis well-known establishment, 403 7th Ladies go and see the new styles. —— “Have You Srex It?"—The beantifa straight-brim, soft indented crown Hat, with or without the feather, at Franc, the Hatter's, next to the Original Franc’s, 433 7th street, between Dand E. OUR NEW STYLES 01 ORSETS and some new improved have = come from our factory in Europe, and shall be sold to defy any compe- tition. “Every pair warranted to be a perfect fit. C. Baum, Corset and Hoopskirt Manufacturer. ———— Georgetown Advertisements Ve wae COMPANY ©, FIRST NATION- AL GUARDS, Gronceiows, October 19, very member of this Cony ig requested fo be present at the mecting THIS EVEN Business of imyortance. By order of the © It H. A. WAGNER, Sec'y. PHILADELPHIA PRINT BUTTER, the best in the District, for ale at the store of J. W. WETAELL, cornet Third and dE edetick streete. iD ington ts Center et, and Stall 12 Eastern Morker. rent els Se Fa AND WINTER GOODS. JOHN H. SMooT, padi? Burr Sturer, Groxorrowy, D. 0. received, and is now offering, ‘cos tocash bayer dare aad veny Mvice cock of . PALL AND WINTER GOODS, fe ge tae TAC an a in Silke, ins, Batines, Cashmercs, Merincs, Emi Gina: Velgare’ earn 3. he tal tases he verges METETEE 2207? ot nate, ING, i im a fi ote, de. Also, Bsa SERIES, noe, are invited to an examination of Goods ant’ Prioee belore ‘ oc 12 In ang a EO He SiOOT. PECIAL, NOTICE. PAPER HANGING—Por- pie Belt soos Goargsg ANGTSG Sorte nate oe yo oh it ra lar stautiog pelts CPHOI Wi a ne29-Gmn GEORGETOWN DOLLAR 3 Tis Se nar na a Ar of GOODS of beat Se ri heey P4sents, SAVE MONEY. sold at publishers’ prices. Complete stock of SCHOOL REQUISITES, au Ar POE & SELIGSON’S, Georgetown. ium for sil business men. lly for Americans todraw German customers. Berne a are a large portion of Gur: mans who cam . : only criseaaariy Fond Reais, “ee = OPIATE RE TNE 47 oF Aaa ar EAG Lotion Bae ISTRICT OF COLUMBI A. AN A fix: the time for the General m ACE ysctione in the District ot Be wt enacted by the eee Lette Sa.eek Wace ad Src. 2. and emergence’ or th tie eer. Hf isthere uy devine to be in = ¢ Governor, cas CHARLES L. RULER, ed, August 19, 157). srrrer et STCOORM: Governor. _sa5i-fm & BY THE GOVERNOR AND Nort of the District of Columbia of the sub- mission to the people of the « fhclr approval or disapproval. of an act of,’ ve Assembly o} dctaathorising the District of Ocivesbie to create = ata general ae Exucorivs Ovrice:_ Dutaict ov Coucusia, August 21, isn. Notwe 1s Aereby xtven that ‘at the next general sicction in the District of Columbia, which will be held on the fourth Wednesday of November, 181, (being the twenty-second day of that month.) the act f the Legisiative Assembly of the District of Colum- bia entitled “An pn bin to create a debt for 5; 5% ere Fepairs in said District by the ineuing of four mull of bonds and levying a tax for the paymier interest as itshall annually accrue mitting the act with the gacatlon of the the four million of improvement bo ° he poopie at a general election in said District,” ap- proved August 19, i871, will be sateuitted in the mode jFox ided by said act to the people of said District for ‘noir approval or disapproval, tu connection with the quest Gof Iesumg four milous of boode for special improvement and repairs ss mentioned in said act. Said election witl be the first general election alur the parsageof said act. Said act is hereto eu and publication thereof is mad» herewith, .D COOKE, ernor of the District of Columbia, Governor SD WIN L. STANTON Becretary of the Di of Columbia, AN Act anthorizing the District of Columbia tocreate ‘a debt for special improvem: repairs in ‘aid District by the issuing of four million of bond=, and levying a tax for the payment of the interest as it shall annually accrue: Phereom-and submitting sowern and brides ied, the Go sald District is |, the Governor of istrict is bi oak oP pins pone for and in behalf of said District, to issue, or cause to issued, as herei: after directed, registered or coupon tot amount of four million dollars, in denominations ot qulscr tobe paris witha esate same tete oltre, to able euty yen date of their isenr, and to bear interest at the rete of se annually. “Buc.') dnd be ut Jursher enacted, That a special tax is hereby levied om the taxable perty of the Dis- trict of Columbia, for the period of twenty Pi to an amount yon eed op aos wl sch me accrue or she ea i tax shail p= collected in sums of two hundred. and sights thousand dollars, duriug each of reeably to the provisions of the act Of the United Sietes, entitled, “An act to provide for @ government for the District of Colombia,” ap. proved February twenty-one, eighteen hundred aid Cral taxee of said District shall be collected. ond to oral taxe istrict ; applicd and werd exclusively for the of the Src. 3, ‘And be i Suarther enacted, That ¢ ap Gover- n in connection w Comptroller, prepare said bonds for ipsas and ale, On their face they shall be des provement some neg agro be signed by the Gov- fmmor, counters 0 Secretary, and Com, troller, aud have aii to them the seal of the Dis- ict. And be wt further enacted, That the bonds whic! ny be prey | Seales Alpmrnreclaer al poy ba said, until aire for ir }, shal le posited with the Comptroller of ead District, wed ho shai jot permit any one Gap hmepe seg of bis possession, except for the purposes of this act: and be shall give such security for their safe keep- ing ss may required by the Governor; and shail Keep a register or account of all bonds which may be prepared and issued under this act, and make a full report, from time te time, to the Legislative Asscubly, of the amount of sales, as well as of the amount of interest that may have accrued or to be paid on said bonds. ‘Sec. 5. And be tt further enacted, gud one-half ot said bonds may ‘be pre issue during the year one thousand a and seventy-two. and antil the expiration of the first fiscal quarter after the adjourument of the next regulaF session of the Legislative Assembly, and one million and @ half during the year ons thousand Seeceeiies mt massoere sat vernor within suc therevf is authorized ae aforesaid, and upon Sze the is: ‘h issue and sale said bonds shall become and con- mituce adebt said District. BEC. 6. And be tt further enacted, That upon the tale of any or all of said bonds the proceeds theroof shall be deposited in the treasury of the pm] ‘and shail be drawn out upon warrants of the of Public Works, and shall be disbursed by said ‘Board for the payineut of the cost of apecial impr: Sther purposes; but no payments shall be any, contract for Aap lone in relation thereto, be ten centum in excess of su: jy OX- cept in the case of the final execution of ay contract Creomgletion of any work aud settlement 5 Suc. ¥. dnd be tf Jurther ed provisions of the aforesaid act of vag oe a of the Ewenty first day of February jundred and seventy -cnt Ad exclusively forthe promotion of rests, Sic, B And be it enacted, That if any officer oremploye of the anid District stall anes oF consent to the uve, of aby of the money authorized to be raised by this act, contrary to its provisions; he Shall, on conviction thereof in the Criminal, Court of the Dist cict of Columbia, ed by imprison- ment in the jail Of this District for « term of aot lesa than three nor more. than twelve months, 2 fue of me cee dhinn, ae hundred doliare ‘nor ‘more than one thousa: jollars. 8 ind be tt further enacted, That this act shall’ be submitted ta the Beople. oF clactors of said piace et the first Ge i Re aer ee ie T , toget! a the issuing of the four millioge of bonds alorocala, in the ¢ hereinafter provided, pamet: malithed iewete ysrtes exths Gosncaw meee at enc! re a8 y di- Fect, not lees than threes and the publication thereof becvutinued for three months |rfor to said : Second. ‘The ballots uscd et id slection shall be Wrecking of entd bonds, or of tos contencelonnc oath debt, shall be in the words following, to wit YOR SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS. lection in 4 An for, the. issuin, x4 four. zillions of improve- * rovided in said act. and the ballots against sald act and the issuing of the bonds shal) be as follows: the act of the District of Au act authorizing the Dist bia to create a debt for spacial impi District, by the issui ‘and laying a tax for the interest aa it shall annually accrue thereon, and submitting the act, with the question of the fssuing of the four millions of improvement bonds, # the people at a gencral election in sai ainst the issning of four millions of im- t bonds, as provided for in enid at jot-box for eac! 3 ry vand for and against ‘said improvement bonds, shall be deposited, and the election in relation theréto shail be conducted in all Tespects, as regards the persons entitled to vote, otherwise, in accordance with the laws and regula- tious which may be applicable to the holding of geu- eral elections in said District. is, the ballot-boxes Fourth. Upon closing the containing eaid tickets shall be oj ‘and the bal- jo il be immediately counted, and« tally list [ones gy plies map ‘upon the completion ‘of the of said ballots. duplicate retarns of the ou ae it in each election Miecrict, with £ statements of the ‘number of votes cast thereat for the of the Legislative Assen: bly, shall, within forty: hours, bemade out and ‘by the several election pre- }» which returns shall designate the ection box of election district, wi ocrens ok coll ecient ee ere eg epee deter ersted it bis hans fy one or more of sald oHecfih. On recetving the F 2 i ill e2B8e8 | i i if i : ce the District of Columbia, by an = the District of Columbia to create special ements and repairs by the Vseuing of four millions af bor Ste~ or the pa: ine yment of the interest as it shall am } accrue thereon, and submitting the act. with tie guration. of the teeing of four ilion of tm. provement bonds, toa vote sf the ‘ata genet Slection in said District Execctive Orricn, H Dieraicr oF Coree mia, August ist, 171. Notice 1s hereby cvecm thet at the next genera? ¢isction in the’ Dinerict of Columbia. which “will be held on the fourth Wednesday of November, 1871, (bei the twenty-secemd day of that mor ith.) the Sti ofthe Legislative hensetty imrictafore. bly of the Disirict afore ithed “Ai approved A’ 19th, 1571, en! act levying @ tax for the payment of the interest a it } annually accrue on four million dollars ot thorized to be is«ued by the District of Co Iumbia. by an act entitled “An act aathorizing the District of Columbia to create a debt for spec: = provements ‘and repairs in said District by the ing of four mili tiome of bonds, and lev t for the payment of i esbeaity thereon, and interest as it shall annually accrue 4 Question of the iseuing of four bmitting the act with the illions of tmpro: Ment bonds, to a vote of the people at tion in the said District,’ will be submitted to the general Slee heir aprrov wal, with the said act en: %. fhe, District a bp i provements and re lewuing of four million t = the pay Dually accrue ¢ the nd tevving © of the interest as it shall an reon.and submitting tho net, with a Tea te ene ar vere us of a Provement bonds, toa vote of the people at @ gener election in the said District.” Said election will Le the fret general clection after the “ An act k . of anid act © tax fer the payment of the interest as it sh: ually accrue on four million dollars of bonds.au thoriged to be issued by the District of Oolambia by an act entitled * An authorizing the District of Columbia to repairs in eaid Dis: Million of bonds, and lev of the interest as it shall annually accrae th end submitting the act, with the question of the issuing of four millions of improvement bonds, ¢ Bete ofthe people et general election in said trict.” "7 And sald clection, as respects the enld act. will be act eaten Fr special im t by the issuing of ne a tax for the pay beld asin the said subjoined and publican jv roo Governor of the District of Columbia, EDWIN L. STANTON. Secretary of the District of Columbia, AN Ac? levying a tax for the payment of the inter e cet, as dotlers of be pairs 8 « ment of the interest hereon, and submit of the is provement bonds, to a Ye of ple st agencral election in the said Dis Be tt enacted the Lewtsiative Assembly of the Dasivect of Colembra, That 1 PUFpUse of paying the interest annually, as it may accrne on the f million dollars of thorized to iaened the District of accordance with the pro visions of the act entitled “An suthoriging the of Columbia to create debt for » al feements ad, repairs ia eta District‘ i tax for the payment of the interest as it shall anna ‘eon and submitting the act, with the lions of improve wed ~ ee by levied apo Lethe poted uficient. ved sed the ude daring said d in same of tw. re during each of undred and eighty thousand Ghid years, agreeably to the provisions of the act of ress entitled “An act to provide government for the District of Columbia.” approved Februa:y twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sevents-one, and fpauner that the general taxes of ‘suid “l be applied and aan ‘accruing on said bonds; that this act al ed je, with the said act ntit! “An act authorizing th Columbia to create a debt for apecial improvemente and repairs in said District by the issuing of four milijon¢ of bonds and levzing a tax for the payme or ferest as it shail annually accrue thereon and submitting the act, with the question of tsemin of said Dis 1 District of of four millions of improvement bunds, to a vote ol the people at Soyer clei tn the ead District. at ral election which ma: 2 the om this act-which anid election as respects this act shall be held as hereinafter provided Firet. Upon the approval of the act i Published in the Daily Chronicle. Daily Bept! find Evening Star, newspapers in said’ District. in such other papers as the Governor may direct. and the publication thereof be coutinued for threc mgnths prior to wuld election. e ballots used at said election shall be inted, and those in fi Brinted me tn favor of this Sct sball be in the For Levying a tax for the pericd of twenty years Payment of the interest as it shall anaually accens on the four million of bonds to be issaed by the Dis trict of Columbia, Senor he the provisions of ap act entitled “An act author! ing the District of ( lumbia to ® debt for special improvements and repairs in said District by the issu: ing of four Millions of bonds and levying a tax for the Payment of the interest as it shall annally accrue thereon, and submitting the act, with the question of the is: suing of four millions of improvement bonds tos Beil the peanle xt S keneral election in ‘he said ; jo those thts ace ebell the words following, to w sal AGAINST The act for levying & tax for the period of twent Years for the payment of the interest an it shall an Dually accrue ou the four millions of bonds to be ine’ by the District of Columbia, agreeably to the Bisceiet to erente fo eb for Musee pearing the lebt for apecial, improvements and repairs in said District, Uy the issuing of four hall be § and submitti: act, h the i Speing of four millions of improvement bonds Ron the people at a general election in the sai Third. That the tickets for and tl shall be deponited in the ballot boxes wich the Gage ernor is et to provide for the deposit of the ballots which may be cast for the act entitled Au oct authories the District <1 Cotambie to epente, ry tal tmy vements and i District, by the issuing of four ‘millions of Bonde imo levying for the payment of the interest as it act with the question or ‘the x EC a = : “5 Millions of improvement bonds toa vote of the peaple ing of ‘four million a sai four millions im ement bonds, and the election in refe to thi act shall be conducted in all temmecte dence ke the persons entitled to vote and otherwise,in aceord- ance with the awe and regulations which mey te spplicable tothe holding of general elections la aatd Fourth. Upon closing the polls, the batlots for and tally Het theresd beaneke eee coe noe iy ret le out, a the counting of said ballots aud fa. st fi mi 4 at for members of 0 islative Assembly, shall, within forty-eight hours be made out and signed by the officers of the several election precincts or districts, which returns shall designat roth number of votes east for this loan, one of w! ret al lacs in t] lection: box of each election district with the other papers of said election and the others shall be plated ins sealed envelope and be directed to the Secretary of the District and be placed in bis hands by one or more of taid election officers. Fifth. On receiving the said envelopes containing the returns as aforeenid, the Secretary shail examine the same, and add together the aggregate votes as cast in each district; and after ding #0 shall certif, the result to the Governor and file «copy of sucl certificate among the reconds of his office. Sixth. If it shall appear from said retur fied toby the Secretary that “4 cast for member of mid L bly shall have been cast in favor of this law: it shall be in full force and effect, and the Governor shail pro- claim the same in the papers of the D this law may be publisl shall be cast against this ac no effect. Src.2. And oe at further emacte publication of this act inthe ne taid for the period of three mont notice over the rignature of th ‘nor and of the Secretary of the District that it will be submitted to the people at the first general election after its pass: see for their approval or disapproval, and acopy of such notice shall be filed and recorded in the aiice of the Secretary of the Dist SEC. 3. And he ti further enaried. That whereas an emergency exists for the immediate taking effect of this act in the event of its approval by the poople, it shall be in force from and after the prodamation thereof by the ernor. CHARLES L. HULSE, ker of the Honse of Delegates, SPVILLIAM STICKMET® A 19, 1871. : APHD. COURS, Gaternor. augism_ ‘That with the led An the stock of the Pird- 'OTICE AND PROCLAMATION BY TI: NGoVetat oi putt an act entith ery a a cut and Fotomec Rel $1.20 Drepare for itn superstractcre; now, there “See. snpctet, That. provided that thte ere! election, and shall « gress of i od Biates, the Governor shall bey end he is hereby. anthorige: to subscribe, im the voame of the Districtot Columbia.te the capital tock of the Piedmont and Potomac allroad Crm an amount pot exceeding «ix by oy Provided. at. b re idence ah apie W ctks that wach wate for tI ‘pose of ev ‘of said. Trond, and sat cramary to avail of enid tee oh vania Central Railroad ferther, That said seme point on the ri ver at “4 Fhigh shall be satisfactory to sald Board of Fate Suc. 2, Amd beat further enaried. That tn order to row sate for the payment of said Sig date, aod bear six per centum interest, taratie aif yearly, te am Amount necesMAry to provide ses sam of six hundred thousand dollars, ant to sail sata be RAY over she proceads thereof to sasd Pin’- tomac Re troad Company. at such times uch amounts as may be required by the pro- € the work aforesaid: Provided, That said nde shall not be sold at a lower raie than ninety Der centum of the par value thereof Sec.3. And be ti further enacted, That tn order to the interest to scerar on said be there be levied annanily a tax of «ix pe hh lower rate as may saffice.on every bi re of the value of real and personal trict, the procends of which tnx pecial Dlodged fr the pay- nt of said interest Swe. 4. Amd he a further enacted. That the Gov- or js hereby requested to cause this act t red Prescribe the fr Bpoakerf the tener of Ie or. Jouse of De ‘ WILL.AM STICKNEY Pree.ceut of the Council, TO THE VOTERS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ‘The Board of Registration for the District of ©: Jombin will hold sessions from 12 o'elock.m., awtil 7 o'clock, p. m., of each day hereinafter monti for the purpose of registering the voters residing in the District of Columbia, at the following-named places. THIRTEENTH DISTRICT. All that part of the city of Washington tying Within the following bounds: Commencing at @ street north and running along Seventh sireet woat to O street north; thence along 0 street to Eleventh street west; thence down Eleventh street to G street north, and along G street to Seventh street west, on THURSDAY, October 19, 1871, at the Sixth Polica Precinet Station, corner of Ninth and K streets, Washington. FOURTEENTH DISTRICT. All that part of the city of Washington lying within the following bounds: Commencing at K street north snd running up North Capitol street to Bo thence along Boundary stroet to Sixth stre thence along Sixth street west to Ri pur; thence along Rhode Island Seventh street west; thence down Seventh street wost to Ls street north; thence along L street north to Jersey avenue; thence down Jersey avenne to K street north, and along K stroet north to North Capitol street,on FRIDAY, October 20, 171, at the southeast corner of Fourth and N streets, Wash- ington. FIFTEENTA Dit TRICT. All that part of the city of Washington lying within the following bounds: Commoncing at D street north and rauning up North Capitol street to Marsachusetts avenue; thence along Massachasetts avenue to First street west; thence up First street west to K street north; thence along K street to New Jersey avenue; thence up New Jersey avenue to Ly street north; thence along L street north to Seventh street west; thence down Seventh street west to @ street north; thence along G street north to Sixth street west; along Sixth street west to D street north, and along D street north to North Capitod street,on MONDAY, October 23, 1871, at the south- west corner of Fourth and H streets, Washington, SIXTEENTH DISTRICT. All that part of the city of Washington lying within the following bounds: Commencing at D street, and running down Sixth street west to the canel ;thence along the line of the canal to Four-and- a-balf street; thence down Four-and-a-half street to Maryland avenue; thence slong Maryland avenue eastwardly to the canal; thence along the line of the canal to South Capitol street; thence up South and North Capitol streets to D street north; and along D street north to Sixth street west, on TUESDAY, October 24, 1871, at Justice D. B. Smith's office, 306 Four-and-a-half street, Washington. SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT. All that part of the city of Washington lying within the following bounds: Commencing at Eighth street weet,and running along G street south to the canal; thence slong the line of the canal northwardly and uorthwestwardly its junction with Maryland ave- nue; thence along Maryland avenue to Four-and-a Lsif street; thence up Four-and’a-half street to the caval, and along the line of the canal to Eighth street west; thence down Eighth street west to @ street south, on WEDNESDAY, October 25, 1871, at house No. 458 C, between Four-and-a-balf and Sixth streets southwest, Washington, EIGHTEENTE DISTRICT. All that part of the city of Washington lying south of G street south, between South Capitol strect and Eighth street west, on THURSDAY, October 25. 1861, at the Greenleaf Coffee Mills, No. 462 H street south, between Four-and-e-half and Sixth streets west, Washington. NINETEENTS DISTRICT All that part of the city of Washington lying within the following bounds: Commencing at Fif teenth street east, and running north to Boundary street, thence along Boundary street to North Capi- tol street; thence down North Capitol street to K street north; thence along K street to First street. west; thence down First street to Massachusetts avenuc,and down Massachusetts avenue to North Capitol street; thence down North Capitol street to E, and along E to Fifteenth street east,on FRIDAY, October 2, 1571, at the Assessor's Office of the Nine- teenth District, No. 50 H street north, between North Capito and First street cast, Washington. TWENTIETH DISTRICT. All that part of the city of Washington lying south of E street north, between North and Sonth Capitol streets and Fourth street east, on MONDAY, Octo- ber 0, 1871, at No. 41 South A street, near First street east. Washington. TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT. All that part of the city of Washington ly ing within the following bounds: Commencing at Suuth Caro- lina avenue, and running up Fourth sirect cast to B thence along E street north to Fif- teenth street east; thence down Fifteenth street east to C street north; thence along € street north to the Eastern branch; thence along the line of the Kastern branch to B street south; thence along B street south to Fifteeuth street cast; thenee down Fif- teenth street east to D street south; thence along D street south to South Carolina avenue, and down South Carolina avenue to Fourth street east, on TUESDAY, October 31, 1871, at the southwest corner of East Capitol and Eighth streets east Washington. TWENTY-SEOOND DISTRICT. south thence along D street south to Fifteenth street east; thence up Fifteenth street east to B street south; thence out B street south to the Eastern branch, and along the Eastern branch to the foot of Fourth street east,on WEDNESDAY, November 1, ‘1871, at the northwest corner of Ninth and K streets, ‘Wa. ©. Barren, Clork. STOVES, &. At* Bicur HOT BLAST COOK, Menutectared Bali ; made best mace ae 8 Saeer uae oe street. Y Game MONUMENTS. MARBLE AND SLATE MANTELS, - any Lees Sarest end How Tork svenuns - «i