Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1872, Page 5

_ EVENING STAR. DOUBLE SHEET. ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE. in the beginning of the last cen tury, come an old German emigrant, with hi ‘only daughter, and settled here. She was young and very beautiful, and attracted ch atten- thon, especially that of one Daaband, an officer Of the colony, who so ingratiated himself with fier father that atter a time, they kept house to- gether. This officer had been in Russia; and what first struck him, upen seeing the young lady, was the very remuerkable resemblance The history of been a very sad one. « high born-lady, and sister-in-law he Emperor Ch: Vi, she had been treated by her busband with as much brutality as though she had been his stave. He bh attempted on more than one to make away with her by tat last he had struck her with suc’ , when far e with child, that he had caured the death both of herself an All the coust<of Europe had gone into mourn- | © ing for hes, and everybody but her hus- | # band had pitie © unhappy fate. great la ime, the Cyarowitz himselt died; a wl bam that the intel e of thi Tince’s Was re by his tair feliow-lodger with such terest and itement that he erwith being in truth that exalted but v . Whota all the world held to be ed. if » ared himself deve red at onee t sacritice his prospects in he colony, im order to escort her to Russi te Christina Sophia de Woolfe: (or such had been her maiden name) ¥ pitiful story. indeed the bad made 0 ad to escape from the erueities and. The blow that t st caused her death, within her, men of her bed- at she was no chamber, so tat it was give amore, arul a funeral w ‘et place, she was the guise of he guardian das her fathe wuisianc. ed his devoted offer to farnis of her return to that sphere from which she had fled ender such pitiat the young widow thanked him, and said that tie only serviee she r. juired of him was that he should maintain an absolute secreey regarding her past, and conduct himself toward her as he done for the future. He endeavored ut his affection joyalty: he was young and handsome as well as impressible; and perhaps the ex-princess, on her part, was not sorry when, her pretended tather d ing no longer possible foc Dauband and der the same roof without re- ‘@ himself to her as a husban y renounced all thoughts of re- e argued, why should she not crvent girl, to Paris, p of atrusty servant, who and finally trom France to queen, in bim sh ject. She consented; done of the strangest is ot fortune that history has re —the marriage with a hu infantry of one whe bas been destined for the throne of Kussia, and whore sister wasactually occapying { that of Austria. The m: and in se abled with some oners in Louisiana his wife andchild dical advice, and on md daughter went rsing in Ger- al Saxe. 1 t's st ther was complete. persuaded him te m het, however, t rward; and when she She drew him mise dey ntormed the King, his master, of what r covered. the greatest respeet shoald be paid to her; andthe Ring of Hungary was also made acquair the position of his aunt. He sent her a g her to his court, buton the condition that she ald quit her husband, J he refused to de. In Dauband died. having been preceded to the grave by his daugh- ter; and the widow came to France, with the in- tention et taking up her residence in the eon- in place of doing so. however, she lived in retrement at Vitri, about a league from where she died in Chambers’ Jour- A TRUE STORY. noticeable points we Falcons with wide checks, and a large watch inquired if he had ever worked at He had not. What had he been Studying law at Cambridge. Whee tong? His friends lived in Maryland. not in need of help, and the ser- applicant were civilly declined. on the following day he addressed a note to r. Butler, saying that he feared he had not le himself fully understood, and would call gain on the morrow to explain further. At the second interview he said he had gra Harvar! University and commenced reading f pat he had become acquainted with a vung ba did he "The firm w vices of th in Cambridge whom he propose: J his father had written to him for- ding him to marry a northern girl on penalty utter disinberitance and banishment from the means | Orders were sent off to the | Sxception. tain day in ISG, @ young man whose | her infant. | acte | | | counsel's table, and on oh were the case, he | Attorney General ‘Syster said be had been i to ber services’and | betrayed into the course pursued in his crose- r— Pr. John Morris, of Baltimore, was called, and testiied thet he bad threo cass of eerebro- spin tis twelve months; is treating one at present. A wel 9 natural venture Witness wasexamined causes, yet at the sametime would to say what that natural cause m! ly in to the briefi; case of meningitis treated by him; Dr. Warren saw one of these cases; indeed, nearly the whole faculty of Baltimore to see Witness was given to the tion, and cross-ex: poetliar teatures of cerebro-spinal witness invited counsel for the ined as to the ec and n addition to those mentioned by previous | witnesses, Dr. Morris mentioned absolute deaf: ess as @ peculiar feature of the disease; new in Baltimore; all the symptoms and cl ies of meningitis were detailed ‘ss; witness had been a practicing physician Baltimore for twenty-six ‘Aner a | examination was concinded at 20 o'clock. ears. The cross- »r. Morris now remarked that his name had + watebfal eyes it seemed | been most wi ase | mony of Dr. | to make an expl: upleacantly introduced im the testi- Varren, and he asked permission nation. The Court said this might be done with the consent of the counsel. Dr. Morris was called from the stand to the after a brief conversation, | examination of Dr. Warren, and he deeply regretted it. He bad been provoked by what he f the Heir of All | ranged accordingly. | 4 when strong enough, re- | | proposed to Dr. Byrd for bi fiaving heard her story, Dauband | br by and it | ¢, regarded an intended provocation on the that witness, but he was now satistied an vinced of the disi yotet con- terested motives of Dr. War- ren, of his freedom trom bias, and the candor of his testimony in this case, and wassorry be had asked th e questions he did. Mr. Steele arose and disclaimed any imputa- tion on E gra Philadelp! tertained the sligh «i been influenced by any improper motives in dr. Williams. No one for a moment en- a that Dr. Williams st s professor of ob- 'y, in Baltimore, profession thirty years; ty of Pennsylvania, at ypothetical case submitted byy by Dr. Morris, the previous witness, was then swered t] po h my and that, in his o pinion, and be an- and ‘beard read ms to coming on the pinion, in such case ust have resulted trom a natural canso— that he had both re pthetical case pre circumstances; but | i” ether words, from disease. Witness did not think that he coulastate his reasons very cleart: without a repetition of other testimony. He then commenced giving his reasons, with gene- ra) dissertation on health and diseases, when, at o’elock, the court adjourned till to-morrow. Mandwriting and Crime. pert sie ither id honcst man, who loved her? Though | thacter inthe crs should ever have's | A'case which oce London bronght profession, of wh in handwrit | vices have for some time been repeatedly called in request in will cases, but th AN EMIMENT EXPERT. Of late years a new and curious profession has We allude to that of ‘‘ex- These gentlemen's ser- to vogue. land, especially in disputed seldom made much impres- eor jury until there arose a rait, Mr. Chabot. It was through urred afew years since in the Probate Court that this gentleman was into the first rank of his very limited ha Mr. Netherclift had up to | that time been the chief. The ground of dispute | was in relat man. ¢ ine, the cour » came for Mr. Chabot's evidence to be giv to the will of a wealthy old yeo- jc claimed that the will was genu- other that it was a forgery. When thi usel for the will gave a contemptuous smile as the expert ascended the bex, and ¥y Lord leaned back in his chair in & manner vbich indicated “I know ho much this sort of testimony is worth By degrees, however, : change. Counsel ag ticularl the will an t seended T will. must mre important, my lord arou nd bis | be assured in fidgetted in Counsel for what was Mimself and 0 take notes. When Mr. Chabot de- from the witness box hehad broken the he Judge, im summing up, said that he ss that previous experience had not dsp osed him to place much reliance on testimony of this descriptio: 1 most bnt the present case was an Mr. Chabot's evir e Was certai: ‘The point to which the ac- remarkable. complished gentleman drew special attention was that round ti in the documy nt alleged to be forged, ““O" some- | ing which was admitted that he had examined page after page Cither side to of the deceased, and in no’ case had be he vowel *-O" connected with the other m the word in which it ocenrred; whereas: | Lmes stood alene, sometimes was joined on to the neighboring letters. the end of which dangled aseal, hardware store in Boston, and asked | ment. Mr. Peter Butler, one of the home. He intended, however, to keep his faith | with his betrothed; and as he must paddle his | chiet Mr. Chabot’s services demand, and he ought to be making a very large | ‘The Tichborne cz-e must alone have put a great many pounds in his pocket. i] | recently he has been employed in two notable One of these— a fashionable coat, pan- | and others—is a divorce case. A_m vant, as often happens in such suits, is a promi- walked | nent witness. whieh se recor’ income. suits, are now in Quite Firebrace vs. Firebrace She, it appears, kept a diary, in remmstances in her mistress’ conduct. This diary the mistress got hold of ted Mrs. Fi lacy nai herd de ated at | to whose son the plaintiff was e a letter the Hth February, to | herseif received two ssages which ri ot the servant ber te weaken the ef' and, the servant alleges, interpola- ct sadly on the morality fence against habot is of opinion that ions are not in the hand- rebrace. Mr. med Dilks was plaintiff, fendant. In January, 1°70, a Mr. Birket, imputing to h improper conduct. On Valentine's day, plaintiff tters—one containing seme indecent verses, and the other some lines from Chaucer. regard to the si of Mr. ‘The experts differed strongly in larity of the writing with that Shepherd. Ii summing up, the lord justice pointed out that the great merit of own canoe in future, he was looking for em- | Mr. Chane in such cases was that he gave co- gent reasons for his conclusions, and was not ployment. Mr. Butler engaged him at 2100 a year, and gave him certain duties to perform. Next morn! may as Well say was Joba Paea, walked in from Cambridge, with his dinner packed in a tin pail, and went stoutly to work. He kept steadi- | fy at this for a year, doing all he was told todo, | | ship of und more besides; for his comrades, of whom there was more than sixty, finding him able and willing, set him at all the menial tasks ef the establishment, until the proprietors discovered and stopped the gross imposit At the end of the year John’s salary was increased #109, and be named an early day for the wedding. When that day came, Mr. Butler gave him a clothes (he ng to with # tip-top suit once in a a holiday, Mr. and Mrs. John Paca went to live with the bride’s father and mother, and «John continued to walk into his business, tin pail in hand. tradesmen who rode in from Old Cambridge to the banks and counting rooms of Boston there Was not one whose heart wax lighter or happier than that of John P: He was always on hand when the warehouse Was opened, and stuck by until it was closed. During the second year of his service he re- erived a letter from his sisters, whe were at school in Brooklyn, asking him to get leave to make them ashort visit. He did so, andretarned to his duties. Not long afterwards another letter came. His father wanted him to come home for tem days and bring bis wite along with him. Mr. Butler furnished the necessary funds for a Somfortable trip to the old! home During their stay in Maryland, the young peo love of the old folks, if Indeed they ad ever forfeited it; for John had not long been k at the store in Boston when his father de- of one of his planta- living off it, one thou- id back again. sired him t tions. have a car: burried him aw At the death 1 heir te an immense esta E writes to Peter Butler, whom he j one of the best men in Boston, to come oie him in a fox-hutt. y thinks out and hipees, fractors, will not be much gratified. There 11, indeed, be two annular eelipses of the sun— lane 5 and November 30_but for some reason it Was so arranged that the first of these should be powhere visible in North America except Alas- ka; and that the latter one should be turned over tothe Patagonians, for them io exerci-e their savage wonder upon its beantifal phe- nomena. Such @ waste of the rare and inter- esting seems eruel te our astronomers, who plainly could make a much better use of the sens Sao age highly cultivated native of ri ego; but we suppose it is all right, and the followers of Galileo must wait patiently Ull their turn comes round, and hold ready their list of calculations te be rectified on the occa- sion. A partial eclipse of the moon will be visi- ble at Boston, beginning at fifteen minutes past 12 on the morning of November 15, which will likewise be @ very inconvenient time for ob- servation, except for those who may be looking for meteors. that being not far from the time of )ear when they are most plentiful. A Gryrremam by the name of Hill piaintif! in a Sam Francisco libel suits daveage 320.000. Mr. Hill has the misfortune to be « widower, and at the trial one of the witnesses testified that three or four days after his wife's death Mr. Hill said “ that he felt better than he had fora number of years.” Further, he was * remarkably gay andrichiy dressed. He had on ee yey | which he had never worn be- | fore.” To add to his misdemeanors i had told the witness that he ate two bectiecals immediately after his wife's death. Sorely this fast itemis unpardonable. The verdict would naturally depend on the complexion of the jury whether itwas married or singl s7-Persimmon beer gratities Talate. the Georgia pan bas just seen its first base-ball | as te make them nearly blac! | ‘aca—a clerk of 3500 a year. | 1} sabel The funeral will take place en at 2e'clock, 1124 10th street N. TURNER. On the 4th instant. SARAH ©. TU NER. aged 2 years and 1 month, wife of William Content Mmorely to state that he was of such and g the young man, whose name we | such an opinion. The jury found for the defend- Mr. Chabot lately brought his ingenuity to r upon the vexed question of Junius, and has he!ped to strengthen the already overwhelming rancis’ author- Sir Philip the famous letters. 87 Some ladies persist in wearing a piece ot | ribbon or velvet tied so tightly around the throat the face. and give them the appearance of being slowly | strangled or choked. resents everybody he | DAVE | terof J jay oe : iati dae eens On e | ot bd her farersl. from 1812 ith stres F AGN | Turner wits The tr fune OH'D F. HABVRY. IS. On the Sth instant, ANNIE B...iaugh john T.aud Kate Davis, age 6 months and 5 ve and friends of the family are i streets 8. E., Sunday. 2% o'clock le ER _ On the Sth instant. CHARLES EVE AGNER, infant son of Dr. Charles EB. and er. aged 2 months and 25 day: y afternoon. parents, No. to the residence of Ww. Sickness sore long time she bore, nday. at 2 o'clock pm of the family are invited to at a ON. On the morning of the Sth of January, | st 8 oclock, THADDEUS STEVENS WILSON: | aged 3 years and 5 months, i uds of the family are invited to attend the ts m1 op 6th st. b Stervy, darling, thou hast left ns, hy loos most deeply feel; tbat hath bereft us, Our sorrows he can heal ~ DERTAKER ALONZO A. MARR. SMARVEY & MABE UNDERTAKERS, No. 934 F Srasee, BETWEEN NINTH AND TENTH. SETALLIO BURIAL CASES AND CASKETS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, THE TEADE vURs aE? AT WHOLESALE mal-ly SHROUDS, HABITS, ac. =- W. BARKER, CABINET MAKER AND UNDERTAKER, 612 ELEVENTH STREET, near F. BNL TURE OF Ab, BINDS MABE LND wuz MACHETT, (Sucegsso® To GEORGE W. HARVEY,) dem-ly UNDERTAKER, 735 SEVENTH STREET, Between @ and Hats, meningitis. | | rilot, Jr., the sire of Tatle AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALES. Be ee Nocthwertcorer of 00k aod) sreeta, Poche aE A 1G Hi Juss AND VACANT certain pieces, ‘and being m nlombia, and fre City of Woehivaton, Districl of nown and ‘Upon the ground plas or plans feaid city numbered een miei Sighty (99 and one (81).in BK, Al'en’s sub: division of the east half bered two hundred and thirty four Liber ©. BL «" $100 down on ick off. If the terms of sale with within five dave from the sale, the Trustee reserves the right to resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting pu: chaser. Stamps and conveyancirg at purchaser's cost D DAVIDSON, T: ea GREEN & WILLIAMS, Hass CONCLUDED TO DISPOSE OF MY HOK STAR PILOT,” be will be ‘fferee public sale, on THURSDAY MORNING. tho 11th" instant, at O's orclock at the stables of Jno. 0. Howard, on G strect,near7th, Washington, it Pilot” is an iron gray “Stallion,” six years <pands high and is warranteound, kiud in every respect. He was sired by Tacks¥, Ole Bull, Queen of the West, John Morgan, Pi ot Tempie, Dixie, Bayard, Roscoe, and many more of the best trotters in the ecuctry. His cam was by Rald Horner, ed. by Medoc, g'gd. by American Ectips=, @ ged. bySraGull, ¢ gg. ed by Sumpter. He has crosses. of both imported Messenger and imported Dicmend. Be has never been handled, but has bens timed in’ 2:41. and trotted the last quarter iu 37 seconds. He ix one of the hands most horses, one o the prettiest trotters. and without asupsrior olther as a.cingle oF pole bors in America, "Can heaven us to day of sale bv ailing upon the eabscriber. O.'M. ALEXANDER, 609 7th strort age, and perfe onstant | lf, and are thus calculated | Mr. Shep- | waged, received | GREEN & WILLIAMS, Anctioncers, Northwest corner of lth and D street, FIVE THOUSAND BLACK WALNUT BOARDS T AUCTION. On MONDAY, the Sch day of Jannary, at 10 trek . We shall sell, at the Maryland avenue nd avente, between 9th and 10th five thousand (500) Biack Wal The attention of the trade is partica- to the sale. ®N & WILLIAMS, Ancts. RY LATIMER & CLEARY. Anctionsars. Star Office Buildi ‘Sc utbwest corner Pennsy! 4 and 1th street ry ND SILVER WATORES, FINE GOLD KLKY, GOLD PENS, FOUNTAIN P&NS, OTACLES, &c.. & | AT AUCTION. ‘On THURSDAY MORNING January Lith, it LL o'clock, i will gell, at our Auction assortment of the above the steck of a party closing e. LATIMER & OLEARY, Auc! FUTURE DAYS. B* FITCH 4ro% al 5 618 Seventh sarect, opaseite Post Office. MAGNIFICENT FORTE; La OF ONE id BWA PIANO. Th ST WO M SUPERB. MAGNIFL- CEN ILY <ILVER- PLATED AND rICK: SISTING OF ¢ 0 Fi STANDS. TWO AND CANDELABRA’ TED SETS; } OUND. P DIS RALVERS, SAU) rr F oH CAL Pp v L 2 L T. 1. P RU © 4 B RF Pi Ni ™ AR A Ww MAR: ® BU LOCE OD .. wind SA Lt D SID aL ST. NNE: RE m Qn Ds oF § 4 > & > a ~ e & P) é B INE CARRIAGE HORSES; ONE NTLANDEAU. MADE IN PAKIS: ONE, ON: ONE SET DOUBLE HARNESS, E FURNITURE, &c. On FRIDAY MORNING, January 12 fra ommencing at 10% o'clock, dence of his Exce g m Minister, No. 13: a Thir teenth and Fourteenth streets, we shall soll the shove described superb collection of Furniture, &. Most of the Furniture was mado to order in Paris. ‘The House will be open for inspection on day pre- vious to sale. Terms Cash LATIMER & CLEARY, Anctioncer , Southwest corner of Peun. avente and lth street. yand-d&ds B* GREEN & WILLIAMS, Anctiovecrs, Northwest corner l0th and D streets. TRUSTEE 'S FALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY OF 131rn STREET, BETWEEN AND BOUNDAKY,N. W. ), Virtue of a deed of trust dated September iB: Bs ee 1D. Is7},and duly recorded in Liber No. 657. folio BY, Ki he Land Y i the 12th day of January’ 1 seven (67) und sixty -¢ divis ight ( in E. kK. Allen's ‘sub n of @ part of the east half of square number dred and thirty-four, together with all the a ‘nts. consisting of two unliaished dwelliog os ‘Terms of snle- One-half eact house) must id y nents to be ma months with in terest at 10 per tum day of sale. Terms to be folly comp ied with within five di rom day of sale, otherwise the trustee reserves t meht to sell the property at the risk and cost of the first purchaser | here five day's m * ice thereof. All conveyancing | and stamps at purchaser’ at. = 3. 8 DYE janied GREEN Y¥ GREEN & WILLIAMS, Auctioneers. No. 1001, northwest corner luth aud Datreets. TRUS" E'S SALE OF PROPERTY CTION OF MAsSACHUSHTTS AVENTE. NORTH CAP. 1TOL AND F STREETS NORTHWEST, AT AUCTIO _By virtue of a deed of trust to tte under. fe signed, duly made and executed. bearing date on the th day of December, A. D snd recorded in liber No. 637, foli of the land records in and for W: D. C.,and by the written di cured thereby, we will aell ai FBIDAY. January 12th, A. D1 m.,on the imen all that certain f ground situaté. lying and b: city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, and keown d distinguished on the ground play. r city as Lot numbered one.(1.)in V recorded subdivision of 119 et seq., one ny qoare nunibered six hun- )with the improvements tw: the purchase money down immed! after the property is sol abd conve! cing ai Cort of purchaser. Jf the terme of sale complied with pin five das = from the day of wale. the Trustees | serve the right to rescil the property at the risk | aud cost of the defautting pu i. JOSEPH Fok | ARY. tar Office Building west corner Pennsylvania ave. aud 1th street ary £3, at ts | isos, 1 will offer at pub it ¥ diepored of at private sa that firet-c IDENCE, No 1421, on street ans B t street. Washington, formerly d Sumner. dl backs on a 30 feat All special taxes for sew- Ls in two pi lic reservations, Scott: Square and Franklin Square, atiis inthe most desirable aud highly-improved part of the city. ‘Terms will be made known on day of sale. ; CHOSS. No 1492 F st, jant-dte LATIMER & CLEARY, Aucts._ Usitep STATES MAKSHAL’S SALE. Iv virtme of a writ of ert facias on judgment of condemmation issued from the Clerk's office of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. and to me directed, I will sell at public sale,for cash, in front of the ( r of said District, RURSDAY, day of January, 1572, at o'ckck & m.,the following goods aud chattels, to wit, viz: One heavy Gold Watch, one Topas Ring. thrée kets of Topas Studs, one Topas Pin, and oue set Amethyst (Stud and Bing), seized and levied upon as the goods and chattels of Wm H. Gray, and Will be wold to satiaty execution No, 8.939, in favor of Wm.8. Teppan. ALEX. SHAKP, U.S.’ Marshal. January 2, san2-deda BY GREEN & WILLIAMS. Kactioneors Southeast corner 7th aud D streste. TRUSTEE’S SALE OF A VALUABLE TRACT OF LAND IN McDOWELL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, COMPRISING 130.000 AURES. of trust. 23th, G.W. Taeger to Frank i sell at the front the city of Wash- ington, D. Y. the 22d day of Janu 2. at the hour of 3 o'clock p.m., the followin, ribed tract of land, situated in the county o { McDowell, in the State of West Virginia: embracta, the Long Fork of the Sandy river, and contain within the following metes and bounds, to wit: Bo- xinning at @ corner about seventy noriheasteriy direction from a point on the line of said tract, where Elkhorn Creck crosses the same. thence south twenty-five degrees west thirteen ha dred poles to the corner: thence south fifty-five de- grecs west twenty-six hundred and fifty poles toa er; thence souh thirty-seven degrees east ty-six hundred poles to a corner; thence north sixty-four degrees east four hundred poles to a cor- ner: thence north twenty degrees west five hundred » a corner; thence north fifteen di five poles in a a de- is tt two hundred and highty poles; thence vorth thirty-four degrees west five hundred and eighty poles to a corner; thence north ten degrees east twenty-nine hundred and fifty poles to acor- ner; thence nerth two degrees weat eight hundred and eighty poles toa corner; thence north eighty drgtees west eighteen handred and fifty poles toa corper; thence south forty-five degrees west nine hundred and twenty poles to the place of beginning, containing 120, acres of land, more or le The terms of sale are : One-half cash. and the bal- ence im three equal payments, st welve and eighteen months, with interest, with sécurity to be approved by, the trustee: the purchaser paying on day of sale $1,000. And if the terms of ule ace net meee ith within twenty days,then the property will be resold upon an advertisement in some nows- paper printed in Washington, D.C ,for ten days, at tite Tiak and cost of the urchaser in default. nol8tawSds GREEN & WILLIAM! 8. E. corner of venue and 13th stres GUARDIAN’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, in the matter f the estate of Charles ‘William Conway, I shall, on TUESDAY, the 9thot January, 1872, pro- coed to tell. at public auction, on the premises at 5 m... the east quarter of lot of ground No. 4, ware No. 75, in this city, situated on I street orth, between 2lst and streets weat, im- proved by « Frame House, ‘Terms: One-third of the purchase money in cash; ‘and the residue in ual instalments at 6,12 a 18 months, with interest; deterred payments to be es | . en on final rai isn io be paid af sale. Pai ps and. ancing at purchaser's cost. BEGINALD FENDALL, Guardian. dect-d J.T. COLDWELL & Cu., Aucts. B® LATIMER & CLEARY, Auctioneers, Omics Buildings, Southwest corner Pennsylvania avenue and Ith st. TRU ao Listy VALUABLE UNIM- V * ON 10rn STRE y vie fan Fleet et dect)-dads AROS BAZAR, 314 Pa. avenue ‘end 10th ste. is the cl and best us faves KS. Show gvods: . Y W. T. JOHNSON, Real Estate Broker and Anctioneer, Pennsylvania avenue, corner 3d street cast. VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY AT AUC TION ON CAPITOL HILL. of trust to us given. dated Mth day of pay. folio. ‘A.D 1870, and recorded in liber ‘&e., one ot the land records far the county ‘of Washington istrict of Columbia, and at the written request of the party secured ‘we will proceed to sell at public auction, to hest bidder, in front of the premiscs,'on SDAY,Jannary 9th. at 4 o'clock p.m-, Lots 39 and 2. in'Grant’s subdivision of Square 760, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, located om the north side of "A street sonth, between 24 and Ad atreote east. Exch lot ie improved by « large three-story Brick House, with two story back build ing, withall the modern improvemeuts, in what is known as Grant's A street row. Each house will be sold separately. "Title guaranised perfect Terms: One-third cash; balangs tn three equal payments of six, twelve aud eighteen months, se cured by adecd of trust on the premiaaa, bearin tex per cent. interest, ot all cash. at the pption ol the pure Two hundred doliars ( paid down'apon ench house when sold Conveyancing at the cost of the purchaser. forms of wale are not complied with im Aiteen days from the day of sale, the Trastecs reserve the right fo resell the property at the risk and eost of the de- faulting purchaser. ee SAMUEL CROSS, ENOCH TOTTEN W.T. JOT Trustees. decT-cokds SON, Anct. NATIONAL LOAN OFFICE, 314 NINTH STR: WE ADVANCE MONEY Al LESS THAN ONE HALF THE USUAL RATES, ROBERT FULTON & Co., 314 NINTH STREET, INSURANCE COMPANIES. HOLIDAY GOODS. COUPE ARS aE and breakage, y W_ Raseel!. Secretary. ‘olurebian Law Ba‘Miing 47 Im BMANIA INSURANCE COMPANY, or New Yor Cash Assets over One Million Dollars. of all kinds against ‘en favorable terms. OUP CARBIOUR. Prosi tent. OH 4. KA @ President. 1) SCHUMAN, Seerecary nt, Co ambia Law Barlding, EB streets, Washing. deed? ie + Age ween BANCH OFFICE or tHe SEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. CA~H ASSETS OVER $15,000,000 Baving been. inted General Ageutof theabove pany for the District of Colambia, I bave the office formerly occupied by Mesa: Johnson. (Room 13, Federal Block .c rm 7th streets N. W..) where [ shall be y at times to see the policy hoiders and friends of the “Old and Relintle New York Life ” and where po? z icies will be iseued upon ail the most approved plans now in Yorus Liberal induce: nts offered to solicitors. ENRY DP HALL, et of Columb ABE APPROACHING E YOUR PROPERTY In RELIABLE COMPANIES WITH 4&4. S. PRATT & SON, Y.M_ 0. A. BUILDING, _ 00 3-tt Corner of Ninth and D streets, ME NATIONAL METROPOLITAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, oer DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. OKGANIZED AUGUST 26, 1870. ‘ASH CAPITAL........ .3100,000 o in Shepherd's Building, No. 90%% Pennsyl. anurans HOSES KELLY, Prosdeut WM. B. TODD, Vice President, SAMUEL CROSS, Secretary. J.B. Beko. Wm, Wall, Wm. G, Metzerott, F. Gulick, . Shepherd. ~ BOOKS, STATIONERY, &. pa & SOLOMQNS, BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS, 911 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, INsT oclé-tt NEW BOOKS Henry A.4Wise’s Seven Decades of the Union....§2 00 Their Wedding Journey 1 Lord Bantam author of °Ginx's Baby” 1 ng Glass and what Alice sé 20 tiny -. 200 ions. . 50 A story. _ ie - ~~ le ~ 1B Serap Bag - 1w arnah. By Mise siuiocd So Forster's Life of ickene.. . 20 Memoirs of Ulric Dahlgret . 175 ‘a Debutavie Lauda : 3b Jay - . 175 18 Inhus- -ne Lila. DIABIES, BLANK BOCKS, ENGRAVING. PRINTING, BINDING, LITHOGRAPHING. jan 4 911 P. SYLVANI AVENUE. HILLINGTON'S LIST oF NEW BOOK Lord Bantam, a new Book, by the anthor of Ginx * Siw by Longfellow........ Devatable Land by Robert Dale Owes Forter’s Life of CI rise Dickens. Hunter and Tom, by Jacob Abbott Country of the Liwarfa. by Faat Be Their{W edding Journey ..b: BE. The Last Tournament, by Tennye: ‘ate Woman's Worth and Worthlessucss, by Gail Hamilton. 1s Red Line Edir My Your onewka, 1.25 Black Pe m the German; illustrated; ka. — t SHILLINGTON’S BOOKSTORE, Corner 45 street and Penn an OTIOE. OPENING OF A NEW STATIONERY STORE PANE BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY, clase TF prices, for cash. UITHOGKAPHING, ENGRAVING. PRINTING AND BINDING DONE TOQRDEB. blic are invited to call stock. EN. F. ¥ Under National Metropolitan Bank, ‘sud ext door to Jay Cooke & Co, solt-tr = Washington. DO. BIRDS. CANARY, BIRDS —Rrccivod_a new tot, first Class SINGERS, soldat $3 @ pice. Also, BIRD FOOD and CAGES at we prices, 1133 7th street. between Land 3 streets, 8. HARTBRECHT. decl9 Im* PROFESSIONAL. WS, J: FEANKS, DENTIST, . 413 12th street, above Penna. avenue, OPERATIVE AND MECHANICAL vty ‘ntal Estab: is “nt. less than any Dental 2 ment In the city. all work warranted. deck®-6m i. FOSTER, M. b.. DENTIST, No. 1106 New York avenue, uear 121h street. Many xperience in.New York and ila worvo the best interosta jam B. WILLIAMS, ATTOKNEY-AT-LAW, Boom 2, on second floor of Barbour’s Law Building Washington. Removed from 484 Lovisiana avenue. nolé-tr R vk Sode dt arhatun Temov. his DENTAL ROOMS tT aT Pa penton <=] over Franklin & Co., Opticians. ocl-ly D. Jere See gh re vania avenue, and 18th atrectn. meee Peewee ieem8- en” OHN F. HANNA. J ji ATTORNEY AT Law, jo. 8 Young's Law Building, ‘Washington, D. Gn de2if \CHTER, TEACHER OF MUSIC, sef-ly 935 Pa. ave.. bet. 9h and lth sts. ~ WATCHES, JEWELRY, &c. ea Pa eo, a’ e pene wag roan ci suet Vth vawm, BOOTS AND SHOES. iN IGERMANN & SON, Or IR sqO8 rarner tr a “a FOB DIAMONDS, &c., OfT AMUSING TOT OUT!—Canses inanimate sogetber with my general ond Patent Medicines, at © which I still adhere. my stock of Pure Wines and Ligaors, ing fine Old Rye Whisky, Holland Gin. French Brandy. apmaica and St. Croix Rum. and ives. Port, Angelica, Sherry and $1 per bot! le | ARTHUB NATTANS, etn i my pes 5 no Goon decis-tr We would respectfully call the attention of our customers and the public generally to our largeand well-selected stock of GOODS FUB THE HOLI- DAYS, among which we would name, in part— IMPERIAL LAYER RAISINS. NDON LAYER RAISLUNS, in whole, halfand ars LEN: 14 BalsiNs. SULTANA BAISINS, CUBRANTS, Figs. IMPERIAL PRONBS, in}, 2.and 6 pounds, COOKING PRUNES and 1 RIED Fault, WHITE BEATD PEACHAS, in glass, vory bean ful. WHIL'E HEATH PRACHES, in?-Ib. and3-Ib. cans. GREEN PKAB, Domestic and French. TOMATOS, in 2-Ib, snd 3-Ib. cans, TEXAS BEEF, « vory nutritious article. HUCKINS’ PARKER HOUSE SOUPS. c OW CHOW and ONION PICKLES. NDSOR “MANOR PICKLES, something uew and beaatital. FRENCH and AMERICAN PICKLES, all kinds. LOBSTERS, in glars and tins PRESERVED GINGER and CHOW-CHOW. PRESERVES of all kinds, Gordon's make, ALMONDS, WALNUTS, PEC«NS, FILBERTS BRAZIL NUTS. FRENCH CANDY, 1-1b. and 5-Ib boxes; FIRE CRACKERS, ac., &, ALso, FINE OLD JAMAICA BUM. *COTOR and IRISH WHISK fF. Very superior OLD BRANDY. Old BAKER and NECTAR WHISKY, GAFF’S CELEBRATED PUKE RYE WHISKY. PORT, ANGELICA, MUSCAT, SHERRY and MADEIRA WINES. All the popular brands of CHAMPAGNE WINES and a few casks fine old PALE SHERRY in the Custom House at Georgetown, thereby guarantecing the purity of the Wing offered. FOR SALE LOW BY BROWSING & MIDDLETON, Ne. 614 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, declétr “politan Hotel. 417 SEVENTH STREET, Between D and E streets, DEALERS IN IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC GROCERIES, WINES, BRANDIES, WHISKIES, ETC., ARE NOW OFFERING 4 FINE STOCK OF CHRISTMAS GROCERIES. CONSISTIN PART OF MALAGA GRAPES, HAVANA ORANGES, LONDON LAYER RAISL in whole, half, and quarter boxes” SULTANA Bi VAL AISINS, (all seedloss;) FENCIA RAISINS, for cookin, LEGHORN CITRON, LEMON PEEL, SE CURRANTS, CONSERVE GINGER, 1GS, FRENCH PRUNES, in glass, tin, corth's JELLIES, SERVES, Morton's PIE FRUITS, lied. Paper and ft Shell: BERTS, and NAPLES WALNUTS Songs & Bore eis MEAT, (not boiled: S, APPLE BUTTER, APPLES, — Factory OHBESE, ING FLOUR. NO. MOLASSES, BUTTER. a i) &, a eee Ba fat FINEST OGhONG, and ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA’ QUALITY NPOWDER, IMPERIAL, COFFEES MOCHA. OLD GOVEBNM CEYLON aud BIO COFFE Green and Fresh Roasted. FISH. No.1 MACKEBEL, in barrels and kite; <8 MACKEREL - = UES and SOUNDS, HALIBUT FINS. BRANDTES, WHISKIES, ETC. JAMAICA RUM, pure; Oeard Dupuy & aE, BRANDIES, NE.RUR. ini Catherwood “OLD RESERVE” WHISKY OLD N pan WHISKY, eres. (lovely shades and el eniively new.) @1 per yard; all Silk and Wool . similar in style to the cloth which is in favor with gentlemen; all Wool 5 Al Poplins, c.f. e N. BI worth $2.7 dect-.m J ATIONAL NEWS COMPANY, id bi GAMES. “LIBRARIES FRAMES, WRITING Di c, &e, & ‘A splendid with holders; also, "a BIBI ESKS. Wi NEW YEAR'S Girts. FURS, SHAWLS, COLLARS, NECKTIES, HANDKEBCHIEFS. All of our winte at greatly reduced E Ladies gvots and chitiren's MEBINO UNDER: WEAR; ‘cheapest in the city, at CONNOLLY, 608 oth street, opp. Patent Office. “ONE IDEA” a29-"t* yur THE CLEAN SWEEP CLOTHING SALE, At Oak Hall, 595 7th street. ot U N KTR STATES Ex FFICE, 4 routed fines TREAT Bae ee ees FAMILY SUPPLIES, & | * And i] stil! please maT Bork side) PENNSYLVANIA AVE, deers. at Bs __ Between Mand 2) streets. This popular FAMILY FLOUR in store and fer sale in lots to Allother grades Family and Extra Flour BALED HaY and STRAW. W M. GALT 4 co. decls-f Indians avenur and let etre REAL ESTATE AGENTS. AUSTIN P. BROWN, é CONTRACTOR axo REAL ESTATE AGENT, Corer of New York avenue and 15th street the city ale on by persons owning grow payment. Real Rotate a Property in all parte credit. Honses erected Jong time notes taken SEWING MACHINES. _ iE FLORENCE IMPROVED NOISELESS LOCK STITOR FAMILY SEWING MACHINE. Having exclusively the Self Adjusting <buttle Tee- sion and Reversible Feed, thus enabling (ne o to fasten seams wi Machines sol om bly instalments of $10 5 « ui be skew fa cxchanes Re op No. 711 Market Bpace. ‘AJ. MILETEAD, Agent aplly* LOAN OFFICES. \OHENS LOAN OFFIOR, 1003 SEVENTE Es. STREET. corver of ‘ork avenne iiveral terms on gold end cliver wagchee, meet Siamends, er revolvers.end Ame Goods Keptany length of tine oo ((A80S WASHINGTON LOAN OFFI0R AND SALESROOR, 914 Prowerivasta AVENUE, Between Mh and J0th streets, south side. The most private Loon ‘Office in this city. Money joaned on Gold, Silver, Diamonds, Jewelry and Goods of all descriptions. at the to rates in the town. TI nda boug! for CASH. Open from 7 a. m. m. Provate entrance from the hall and © at. ed R. RADWAYS READY EELIEF CURES THE WORST PAINS IN FROM ONE TO TWENTY MINUTSS& NOT ONE HOUR @fter readin ™ this adverdisemeaggmeed acy one SUFFER WITH PAIN. RADWAYS READY RELIEF 15 A © FORK EVERY PAIN. It was the first, and is THE ONLY PALIN REMEDY organs, by one application. IN FROM ONE TO TWENTY MINUTES, RADWAY’S READY RELIEF WILL AFFORD INSTANT EASE. INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS. INFLAMMATION OF THE BLADDER INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWE! CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS OBE THBOAT, DIFFICULT BREATHING. PALPITATION OF THE BEAST BYSTERICS, CROUP, DIPTHERIA. OATABRE, INFLUENZA BEADACHE, TOOTHACHE. NEURALGIA, RHEUMATISM, OOLD CHILLS, AGUE CHILLS. of ‘The application of the READY RELIR to part or parts where the pain or diffic or —— or ulty existe wit ‘Twenty drops in half a FEVER ANDAGUE. FEVEE AND AGUS cured for conte. not a remedial agent in this gid ‘that will cure Feverand Ague, and ail other Malarions. Bil SeRbWRTe pte wcract's MABWETe Y RELIEF. Fifty conts par bottle. i DE. RBADWAYS THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER. gry drop of tho SA RSAPARILLIAN tizor of itve, for it repairs with new