Evening Star Newspaper, May 25, 1872, Page 4

—— a ee ad EVENING STAR._| -tay 25, 1972- ! FURDAY....------ “LOCAL NEWS. amusements, &c., To-nig! Thvewer—Mrs. John Weed and her company. Notu Lew S - Condensed Locals. The Miss Keters, formerly ot this city, have taken up their residence here for the summer. Phil. Kearney Post, € R., will decorate the graves of Union soldiers at Culpeper, Va., | on the sth instant. ‘The beard of pablic works have requested the | Sceretary of the Navy to limit the use of water at the navy yard te the smallest quantity, while the scareity exists. Since the death of Peliceman A. G.L from +mail-pox, mentioned in Tae two children have alse ted, but it that small-pox was the cause of thet ‘This morning, the examination ef 1 ie schools in penmanship, for scholar- in the Business College took place at tha e, ith and L streets, andl was condacted by game of base bail took place en the Olympic and National f the fermor, specta- < were victorious, making Il r danghter, satied from New 'S Tue gon th where they wi! Mire. D. R. MeKe will occupy th « a dence of General and Mrs. Dunn durin, ¢ German Veteran Union have de con. memor.ste the 3th of May by decora! = ves of the soldiers interred in the an Ty at Prospect Hill. Major Behle and z have been selected as orators, and the Sx rhund and Arion societies will parti- cipate in the exercises. May 21. COUNCIL—The chair announced that had made an estimate of the expenses of t trent session, in complian f the ler: $3,000 for the 1,1:0 for salaries of em- nounced asthe standing com- lebterdness of the District, Mess Gulick and Thompson. Mr. Gali lio be excused (rem serv: he Mittee: agreed to. Mr. Browne submitted a resolution that the COMPLETION OF THE ' oth street wae oe each committee on rules of the Council be instructed to confer with the committee on rules of the | House of Delegates respecting joint rules ot both | how-es; adopted. | © i bill amendatory of the act for the | paxment of the outstanding imtebtedness of the ate corporations of W and the ¥ court was referred to the commit- | tee on judiciary. House bill in relation to the ieorgetown schools, was referred te the com. | tee on schools, Browne introd7ced 4 bill explanatory of t making an appropr_ation to pay the out- | cbtedness of the late corporations | ‘hington, Georgetown and the Levy court, | at all the debts are required aid ip the amornts and with the intere-t act, any proviso in said act to the con- ithstanding; read and laid over. ills for the Detter protection of mann- ‘= ¢f mineral waters, and for the exten- sion of the fire-alarm telegraph s G.orgetown, were read a Mr. Thomjson intro: the beard of public works re No. kv, wh va ington, Georgetown | 2 OF DELEGATES.—The bill pre- embing the s of the surveyor and bis assist- (The bit 000 for faithful per- gives him a appoint two ch; holds the yt party walls, fix grades, and mark bul takes it unlawful to build walls or a lines except in con t 3 ity with the surveyors diagrams; all fees hereto- fore collected by the surveyor to be hereafter t District treasury.} were introduced : equesting the chief alist of resolutions tr: ed + the inform of membe % 1 to pay Ja ; claim of T. m Jand to pamp rdam for the pur- ose of making a the pipesat Gol. | mhection nd. Mr. Bailey, from the committee on | presented a bid from Mr. for building a bi Jackson Pumphre: No. tengic der to proceed with the work. Mr. Bailey ed that the chief engineer,or the as- uring the absence of the chief, be em- powered tu grant each member of the fire de- partment a leave of fifteen days absen : tecen the Ist of June and Ist of October of each | re than two members trom | be absent at a time. a | EaTH.—Between 5 and 66'clock | Mr. Herry C. Ellis, stonecutter, street northeast, was taken with | ctic fit as he was starting down | ts, and fell to the bottom, injuring himself | somewhat. He was picked up and placed on » ant before medical assistance could be ‘The deceased was an Engtish- but had resided here for over 2) years, and had an extensive acquaintance, ee Pecially im the Masonic fraternity. He wis a Past master of Lebanon Lodge, No.7, an] @ mber of Washington R.A. Chapter, No. 2, ch bodies will attend his faneral to-morrow | n. Hewnsalsoa member of the Ma- | f Assoc He leaves a wite and F. Hart i nques the eflects of a Wart THE CoLonrp Boys Taixk MixED Se ursday, asmall white boy was sent with @ message to @ person atten-ting | ibe examinations of col he Cook building, on O street, and when entering the Was taken to be an app! a by the crowd of colored youths abou vor. “The boy explained that he was white. ough he had a dirty fw Message, and on leaving the buil delivered his ing with a *mall slip of paper in his hand, which was taken tor a ticket of sdmiae meot the largest boys Sepped up, exclaimi * We don’t want an: hite boys in this sehool,”” and gave Bin a lick der the jaw, and the boy, thinking that there as no chance for him if he stood his ground, retreate ona double quick, amid a shower of Btenes. THE BOARD OF UBALTAH met last evening, and the health officer reported five cases of — te sht to his notice since the last re- port. ‘The 'y inspector general re ‘that 151 nuisances bad been al since the last report. An application from B. F. Peters for a position under the board was received and Feferred to the sanitary police committee. reper officer, —_ Decoration Dav at Antnorox —The com- mittee of ts having charge of the Evia tgemeersingoe grat Cues making great efforts to insare that po floral tribe! Apvernsz Reronts om ‘TRE NENATEIn the Senate Pacterson, from the committee on the of Columbia, re os Dills, -~w Bilt mendatory of the to provide a for the District of Columbia; anuallin, ence lawsof the District of Columbia as or Feynisite te t! ing the «xten<'on of | With the board had performed it. The bu | in the old market, and the value was about t! | be of the right to occupy | ments, with eight | section and divide with anot ‘d | answered,and he very sensibly remarked" Wh: at | day, as the world was made insix days, an? | With improvements, to H. L. Oftutt, tur $15,000; | Middleton and Adelaide H. Berry, guardian The New Washington "a SEVENTH S SURMAT, AAD NINTM STREET WING! ner STALLS POSTPONED. — For several months past the Washing’ 4. yy. ket company have bad a large tore men engaged im preparing thelr ings tor ocew and the sectie ‘0 th ani B eets are ner ected that theeompany have ‘¢ to commence the eale of «eo nearly © Lit ad ails. The 7th and 2h Tect long, and 73 Steet in height, faced 4 well lighted. The B by 8, and 22 feet mn height. The walle gave been plastered in im- mitation of stone , and the fron work supporting the root and thr, ceiling painted in harmonizing tints—light bl ae, drab and whi and agree® ole appearance. roof aFe vyentilati $ build¥og working th TOOW ines is w wor'.d, probab! there is Poto- mac water—ei, hydrants beng conveniently STuated. The floor is of the hes: paving brick. \nid on six inches of concrete in cement, and slushed with the same. an feet wide, and the walls premed brick, ar street building is 360 ers in each lation and market in the anged in sections of 6 exch, there sections in each ef the end wings for the Occupancy of butchers, while the B-straet wing will contain 60 sections for hucksters, fish dealers, &e. Each section is 18 feet front by © feet deep, the front bench 3 feetand back bench 2 feet wide, and they are built of yellow pine with ash tops and walnut trimmings. HE BUTCHERS’ SECTIONS have iron columns and brackets tor meat hooker, surmounted by an iron sign for the name and number, and those of the other dealers have wooden columus and signboards. In the end of the ith and Sth street wings there are two tancy stands for confectioners. Mr. E. B. Laitert under the architect, Mr. Adolf Cluss, has b charge of this work. ‘TRE POSTPONEMENT OF THE SALE OF STALI ‘This morning the doors of were thrown open and numbers of deal ethers stopped in to look at the work although most of the batcher’ street wing were found in plac not been put up, there havin im receiving them from New Lonion, where the iron work is being done. In the other wing the carpenters and plasterers were bus at their work. Shortly after 10 0% at which the sale had been av! mence, Messrs. ked down to the 7th street wing, when they wei soon joined by the president of the compan: Mr. M.G. Emery, and in a short time about persons had gathered around thetn. most of ing butchers and other market men, with a few strange faces interspersed, and this crowd continued to grow larger until it was nearly doubled in number. bout 10y o'clock Mr. Ordway mounted one of the benches and read the notice of sale, and explained that, under the charter, they were required to sell the right to occupy the stands at public auction. When the day of sale was set they fully expected to have had all the stalls ready, but owing to a disap- yointment in receiving the iron work they had not been able to have all ready. U. r the charter the directors of the market company and the corporation were required to tix THE RENTAL OF THE STALLS, and the old corpcration baying been le; out that duty devolved on the Governor, een some delay stalls were in 18 feet sections—3 sta!!s ea feet front and 8 deep, being 2 feet shorter than same, the company bearin and having the stalls ‘They had come to the clusion that it would be equitable to fix the rate at about the same Es asin the old market, the two feet oi tl jength of the new stalls being reckoned equiya- lent to the expense of fitting it up. This rental Was $14 per month, and included water, gas, andtaxes. In the temporary building they now bay Si per month and si for gas. It might seem to the dealers that this was pretty high rental, yet when they consider that the com- pany have to pay €3),000 to the poor, $12,009 taxe: i t able to cut down this rate. He ex further that the butter, bacon, vegetabl Lread stands would be at proportionate rat Mr. Ordway then read the proceedings of tue Market Company IN RELATION TO Ti that the sale commence Ma and be continued from ¢ fiom July Ist, 1872; that the choice o the purchaser to make hisselectie n immed:at ‘The purchase money of each stall suail be pald follows :—One-fourth cash; and the balance. lesired by the purchases, in equal 1 eF cent. iz ¥8 of January, 173; July, 1573, aad Jannar +4. with satistactory security tor the deferré payments. ‘The purchaser may take possession t his stall as soon as it realy, upon obtaining his permit therefor, which will be issued after he pays or gives ‘security for the pu pays rent forsuch time as he n in June, one quarter's rent commenc aud any arrearages due trom him to Fary for stands in the old market t at the pr Mr. resenting the con As Tr ath; each b deater + Six feet front space, $0 per nds in B street eh would seth ake the « joining stail at the sam allow one part F parately, with the rig! tion, 15 feet, or the a price, and they wou! pany would issue the req gested that as th Teady the sale be a no persons from a distance who would be incon- yenienced. There was but one of this clase who if there are; if they want stands they w to the sale whenever it takes place; party suggested that the sale be fixed at market house ought to be got realy After conference the sale was postponed to day morning next. ae Rear Estate Saves.—W. . auctioneers, have sold lot quare 451, on Pennsylvania avenue, between 6th aud Streets, (for the special commissioners appui by virtue of the act of Con, led “Au act to provide forthe paving of Penneyivauia avenue,) to D.W. Mahon, for $5,054. Latimer & Cleary, auctioneers, have sold lot 1, square 43, south west corner 23d and G streets, upproved by brick dwelling, to Maurice Cle: for $1,5:5; nmerth 26 feet front of lot 17. qua 348, on 10th street, near Pennsylvania aveuw Wall & Co. south 25 feet of lot 1 quare 345, and improv. . to dames L. Barbour, tor $6,109; ti d “Blue Plaivs,” consisting of i11 ac and *Moxley’s,” containing 42 ac trict of Columbia and Prince George county, cL, (Op) te Alexandria, Va.,) tv Annie M. for Thomas W. Berry, (small dwelling and ow buildings.) at S20 per acre, and Addison’ Goodwill,” containing 98 acres, to same part at $10 per acre—total, $10,100; lot 108, in Rigg & Plant's subdivision of square 2u3, containing 3,000 square feet, to Thomas Kirby, at 6) cents per foot—$1,500; ‘parte ot lots 25 yin sub. division of square 399, tmproved by ished two-story brick house, on st between Nand O north, to Mar ton, for lot sireet northwe: * improved by a three-story brick dwelling with back building, to A. R. Appleby, for $5,500. ia the Dis- | B EE Ac ORT ec eA A RA IR SE THE COURTS. = Cracvrrt Court, Judge MacArthur.—Owen & m agt. Andere erdict for plaintiff for Wright agt. Craig; bill of exception |. Crusor & Gant agt. carporation of Was! ington: of referce filed. Searle agt. St. Paul Parish, reportyt reteree filed and approved aud judgment for plaintift. The jury was dis charged tor the term. Esburg agt. Schmid motion fled and overated; appeal ete burn agt. Terrill; suit diem! |. Koch agt. Schmuit; motion filed and attachment quashed; appeal taken. Siockbridge agt. Galick; motion to quash certioari. Webb & Beveridge agt. Sanderson & Co.; judgment helow affirmed. Van Riswick gt. Gilbert; judgment by default notwithstanding plea, Pouce Cours, Judge Snell.—Yesterday, after our report closed, Wa. Lucas was fined 81 for keeping vicious dog and permitting it to ran at large. TO-DAY. Sophia Betty, for profa Ww. Smith was charged with owning a vicious dog and permitting it to run at large. He said it was not adog—cnly apappy. Witnesses were Present, and the case continued. Julia O'Connor was bronght into court on a writ of attachment fer failure to appear to testify against her husband for assault and battery atter getting out a warrant against bim, and was fined $1. James Green, assault and battery on Frederick Seaback. This assault grew out of 8 difficulty shout a kitchen gil the young men being rivals; fined $1. Absalom Payne, assault and battery on Carsar Atkinson. Ciesar testified that Absalom placed his pistol to his (witness) back. and threatened to blow his brains out. For the protection of C.sar's brains, the court fined Absalom £19 and costs. Elizabeth Hamilton, assault. and battery Kate Bunty, both colored; fined $1. Geor; Hall, assault on I ta Hall; dis payment of costs. was fined S19. a = TRE BOARD oF PUBLIC WoRKs have directed a well to be suk and a pump erected on norteast corner of |) and lith streets northeast, in compliance with a petition numerously signed by property-bolders in that vicinity. = ————— TRE WasaINGToN Civy Savings BANK, cor- ner ith street and Lonisiana avenue, pavs six Per cent: interest on all deposits, Deposits can ¢ made and drawn at will. Price's Dollar Jewelry Store, No. 457 Penn- sylvania avenue, near 4% street, received soma beantif ul ty etruscan jewel: or THE Sunpay excursion of the Lady of the Lake to-morrow promises to be a dei:htful one, as the air is pleasant and everything tayorabie. See the advertisement. — a The Rev. Dr. Muston’s Trial In the Huston investigation in Bal yesterday the f Alaska diamonds aud Frene!t ore in the matter of the schoo!l- pharg, girl, Mary Driscoll, was taken up, and Mary and her mother gave their testimony. The same Will be continued to-day. A dispatch to the’N. Y. Herald says of Thurs- day’s proceedings in the ecclesiastical court: “After the preliminary devotional. exercises “Lucey, the colored woman,’ who occupied the stand ‘the whole of yesterday, was recalled. Lucy is a bright mulattoof comely appearance, and is the gir] to whose heuse Dr. Huston is al. leged to have taken one of his victims for his illicit purposes, She is decidedly intelligent, and devoted to Huston, who washer former master. She ssys she is anxious te tell the simple truth, and nothing but the truth. Sheis a sealed yolume asto what she knows of the case, and therefore her testimony to-day, except that she reiterated her contratiction of Virginia Hop- kins’ story, a mere matter of conjecture. Lucy must have been submitted toa very rigid CTOSB-€X! ion. as she from the stand until the court took a re RVED. he morning the court consid- € plaints of the witnesses who L. alread; examined, but who, owing to te freqnent interruptions of Husten’s coanse! were confused and unable to give their evidence in a manner which would develop the whole trath It was warmly discussed by the members, ai was tinally de that as no counsel was pres- ent to represent the accusers, the privilege should be withdrawn from the accused, and hereafter the witnesses will be allowed to te! their tales in their own way, and the investiga tion will be so conducted as to give no further cause of complaint. By this decision Mr. Mon- n relieved, and a clergyman will »stituted to watch over the inter HMAN AND MRS. JACK. reassembling of the tribunal Jack Cusbman, a colored man, and hi were examined. ‘These witnesses were call upon the part of the defence to corroborate the ent ot Luey, wh that Virginia Hop story of her seduction by Huston was false. —— id these ‘witnesses occupied e day.” ae Resron- ; listies a sisotbarst, May 12 and command: his communica- y with an enemy fter 4,090 had been killed nor having been m right, and It was impossible that 9 men could save Fr: exorable necessit roken, bat my consclence FORCE. renit Court Judges Bond ited States vs. last week of ‘Violated se of Congress, t w trial, ag also the motion for an of judgment, was overruled, when the protiounced the sentence, imposing a fine 0, with costs of $300. The counsel tor ile an order for a writ of error to the npreme Court. ENT Act. at Baltime wd G THE SCANDAL about Mrs. Harrold and «x- lent Johnson is pronounced se. Mrs, Harrold was the wite of a warm friend of Mr. Jobuson, and an exemplary christian. The cruel and unfounded report of her seduction drove her to suicide in a moment of temporary insanity. The story which was telegraph frombrooklyn to a western paper some days si Was to the ettect that Mrs. Harrold had com ted suicile because she had been seduced by ihe ex- Preside 1 Cxorin THE RAPPAHAN he Fredericksburgh (Va.) Li says: “We have encouraging reports of the pearance of the wheat in the Rappahann valley. ‘The effects of the drought have not been so severe there, and the prospect of a good yield is fair.” The Fredericksburg Herald The joint worm, the tly and the drought ‘oc with a heretofore promising ppahannock county.” $$$ oRCE O¥ MILBURN, THE BLIND Preacu- y, ie, Hl., on Saturday last, . Wm. H. Milburn obtained a decree of trom his wife, from whom he had b separated for several years. The ground woon hich be obtained the divorce was deseriion, - Milburn was formerly a beautifal bells of imore, Md., and was united in marriag to Blind Preacher” while he was chaplain iv Congrest.—C. Tribune. A CASE OF ALLEGED ConsrInacy has lp brought to the notice of the police m Alb: Y.,in which Aaron Richardson is charg ‘onspiring with certain parties to muti ite et Engineer MeQnade last January. ation was of the most shoc’ing case is still In the hands of the magristrate. TiRED OF ee AT NIN@TyY-FIVE.— Mr. Bruce, father of G. A. Brace, of Waynest ro’, in Augusta county, Va., attempted on Mon lay last to kill himsetr by cutting his throat with a razor. The fiesh on’ his throat was badly Green & Williams, auctioneers, have sold lot 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2, 28 and 2, being subdi- Visions of square 508, (in all 18.200 feet,) on sth street east, near H street north, (unimproved,) to Franklin Rives, for $3,179; west part lot 7, square 83, on C street south, between sth ai 7th streets, unimproved, to C. W. King, cents per foot—#1,232; lot 4, square 917°on street east, Nery lik to FE. cents per foot; E and corded subdivision of th B. Hughes, at 3 Fin Fy May's re- are 1M, on I street proved, to ©. A. Wood, at 9% cents per foot; two- on north G street, tween Ist ani 2d streets east, to Frank Siebert, for £1,980; five small ftame tenement houses in Prather's alley, to — al $20) —$———— THE MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC entertainment of St. Dominic’s Church, a* Lincoln Hall, Friday night, May 31, promises to dean great 7m the number and ities or those taking part in in it, and the spirit with which it is being carried out. A prominent feature of the entertainment witi the floral cantata with alarge number of little misses as the dramatis personae. — MR. We. N. BER&LEY, elected mayor of Al- exandria on Thursday on the republican ticket, Bf ts close was inted with mayor, wi He Te now im ettentance Snr ics Methodist Sy yo conference at Brooklyn as a from the Alexandria district. z a Fisn awp OvstTen Maxket— Board of Health Inspections — General the following arrivals :—15,000 at from #4 to po ; 4,300 sell at Irom $10 to $15 per bun: i; 75 sturgeon, it, but fortanately no arteries were severed. He is 95 years ofage. Fisa Sroxits.—The Norfolk Journal as:orts that during a rain storm in that city, oa Wed- nesday, a large cattish fell from the clouds into one of thestreets. The same paper also mon- tions the appearance of a huge seaserpent at Old Point Comfort. UREN VICTORIA’S BIRTHDAY was observed at Windsor yesterday with suitable court tes tivities. A celebration in London will take place Saturday week, by which time the P. and Princess of Wales will have reached there and be able to take part im the festivities. Seco B. B.—In a game of base ball at Baltimore Piney & the Baitimore clab beat the Mans- eld 13 to 6. At Tro beat the y the Forest City club, of Cleveland, 12 to 4, &7 Any two apples are alike if they are pared. «7 The weather throughout England is fair, but unfavorable to the erope. * S7 Boston basa female normal schoel which opens in September, g7-The devil of the Wyandotte (Kansas} Herald uSice is & Cittamane : i §7-A writer expresses the V. Arden must be asister of kacen, Oey &7- Some of the largest sete ahe barn eight hare tons ot coal Erossing the ocean. ‘Alas for poor Germany! Base-ball matches emer in Berlin and Dresden. @7-Six or seven Arctic expeditions will this year try to solve the mystery of the polar spas. #7 The Providence Press thinks that mach rain isour dew. S7There bave been seasonable rains at New pepe ple arora ap nee #7 The steamship Battimore been hau! offthe reeks, and wil ‘be towed to port in Eng- mr eynpdnn hich Is shiapt perfec- crew now puil in a style wi ly tion, and between It and the difference is plainly visible, season GEORGETOWN. Caxat News—Captain Mans, dnt ef Georget a8 wow im better superinten: evel, reports that the cana! dition than it hae evet been } e. The new fecier put in on this level last» Winter works admirably, giving a fall sapply of water; therefore there are no complaints from | millers and others who were gape watera portion of last summer. If the water in the Tiver does not fall lower than it did at its lowest stage last summer (it being ve now), the suppiy can be kept up without incon- venience to either the boats or mills. The largest number of boats this season were loaded at Cum- berland on Tuesday last and will arrive here to- | day. The water will be drawn from the town level when a bet oy, force will be put on to remove a large Rie poog’ bale bag as been thrown im the canal on thie level in blasting forthe new water main near the College pond. The company will also take advantage of the water being off to repair certain gateson this level which are found to need repairs. Mr. Davenport, the con- tractor for laying the 36-inch water main, will also take advantage of the drawing off to make the connections of his pi over the Colle; pond. He has already sunk his coffer dams for that purpose, and with permission of the fire commissioners has secured the services ef the steamer Henry Addison, No. 5, to assist him in pumping out the dams. A NEW FOOT PAVEMENT bas been laid on the north side of Bridge street. between Washington and Greene streets, conforming to the new sold this @FisH.—Twelve thousand herrin foo shad sold morning at $5 per thousand. About at $10 per hundred. SALE OF GRarn.—A sale of 400 bushels of white corn was made last night at 0 cente. Thirteen hundred bushels of No. 1 spring wheat sold at $1.90. ALEXANDRIA, Tue ELection.—The result of the contest yesterday was the election ef the entire conser- vative ticket, with the exception ot the mayor and the 4th ward ticket. W. N. Berkley, the radical candidate for mayor, was elected by a majority of eighty-seven. It'is due to the con- Servative party to say that in the election for mayor there were dissentients from the nomi- nation for that office, and while the great ma- jority of them voted for the nominee, there were some who didnot. The fellowing are the names of the successful candidates, so far as known Commonwealth's attorney, Wm. Kilgour; city sergeant, James M. Stuart; commissioner of revenue, J. W. Campbell. For the city coun- cil—First ward—Alderman, L. L. Loving; coun cilmen, George R. Shinn, Wm. W. Rock, W. S. Moore, Isaac Eichberg. Second ward—Alder- 8. French; counciimen, T. Risheill, Jos. A. Field, J.Green. Third ward— rman, Dr.J. B. Johnson; councilmen, Wm F. Henderson, Chas. Mankin, John 8. Beach, R. Portner. Fourth Ward—Alderman. J. A! Seaton; councilmen, James Clagett, (colored,) T. B. Pinn, (colored,) Paul R. Evans, Edward Hughes. @ election in the count: in the success of the radical tickets in Jeiterson and Arlington townships, where no conserva- tive candidates were run, and in the success of the conservative ticket in Washington township, with Mr. Febrey as supervisor. Fast AGROUND.—The steam tug Atlantic, which left here on Wednesday to the relief of the schooner A. J. Bentley, ashore at Ragged Point, returned yesterday, having been wn- successful in getting her off. The tug worked ather from 11 o'clock Wednesday night until 2o'clock Thursday morning, but as she was so far out of the water as to be almost on dry land, was unable to move her. Her captain has sent to Norfolk for the assistance of Captain Baker's wreckers. esterday resnited C1TY ITEMS. READY-MADE CLOTHING variety. Furnishing goods of the most desirable styles Order department, second tloor, complete. One price only. Gxo. C. Hexxina, No. 410 7th street northwest. side Sricy BREATH, teeth white and speckless, Fragrant Sezodont secures: Ladies, can you be so reckless As to fail fo make them yours ? in the greatest ws gee Conss, &c.—Dr. White, Chiropodist. #1 for extracting all your Corns and treating your Bunions and Nails without pain or bleeding, at 535 15th street, opposite Treasury. (Baltimore ctiice, 7 North Charies street. Fée $1.) minctitindisica Dr. Leon, 711 I street, between Tth and Sth streets, Consulting Physician for Ladies. Sve Personals. tw ‘THERMOMETERS and Barometers are repaired d made to order by Hempler, near 4\ street} LADIES’ GOODS. UsT KECEIVED J BECHO HANDSOME Market Space. Of all styles. For «ale cheap matt 8 HELLER'S,7 JOST GEER EDI An ol tment of CHILDREN’S LACE BONNETS AND FRE BABY CAPS. LER and all them jen in Ladies’ Shaded Parasols, Fans, Lisle Thread and Kid @ SITS Mxs. SELMA RUPPERT 612 oth atreet, opposite Patent Of!) mayl-Im No Iss E, A McCCBMT M 506 oth street a ne operes an ra she asks the attention of Washington and vicinity. apie FLOWERS and “"O snit. at 3, 715 Market Space. QPETIAL Novick, SS" MADAME ESTRENS, 618 139m Stree CHEAPEST HOUSE SOUTH OF NEW YORE FOR HUMAN Halk. 1 SWITCHES, yard long, only £8. mt ST and $2. mar3-2n_ A LARGE ASSORTMENT of CORSETS, Bott Paris kD GLOVES. $1 = SHRLLER, [4 mith 715 Market Space. JUST, BEOKIVED-A fine sesorement of Boca BEBLIN LEPHYR EMBROIDERED #LIPr us &0., Roy which Iam red to aeii st the lowes prices. Cail Ata Sercoaineed, ae fi BP. LEBOH, 101 ] PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. ! 0 i Ll CLOTHIWVGE. Spring aud Summer. A. STRAUB. MEN'S SUITS for § doll MEN'S SUITS for 10 dolk MEN'S SUITS for 12 dollars. MEN'S SUITS for 13 dollars. MEN'S SUITS for 14 dollars. MEN’S SUITS for 15 dollars. MEN’S SUITS for 16 dollars. MEN'S SUITS for 17 dollars. MEN'S SUITS for 18 dollars. MEN’S SUITS for 20 dollara, MEN'S SUITS for 25 dollars. MEN’S SULTS for 30 dollars, YOUTHS’ SUITS for 6 dollars. YOUTHS’ SUITS for § dollars. YOUTHS’ SUITS for 9 dollars. YOUTHS’ SUITS for 10 dollars, YCUTHS’ SUITS for 11 dollars. YOUTHS’ SUITS for 12 dollars, YOUTHS’ SUITS for 13 dollars, YOUTHS’ SUITS for 15 dollars. BOYS’ SUITS for 4 dollars. BOYS’ SUITS for BOYS’ SUITS for BOYS’ SUITS for BOYS’ SUITS for 6 dollars, BOYS’ SUITS for 10 dollars. A. STRAUS’ Popular Clothing House, 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Between lth and lth streets, ‘Third door from Ith street. THE BEST LN THE MARKET, STOVE STORE, 717 7th street, bet. @ and H streets, may8-Im 6 a. m. to-mosrow and be off all | FINANCIA AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The New Yoik money market continued cas yesterday. crused bythe chinese “at the stock | exchi and the ‘line in prices of af the leading stocks. The delay of the denn: for currency from the west is also, for the time in favor of New York market. Bankers arg ooking with some apprehension on the large export: ot specie, which, if continued a few weeks longer, cannot fail to unfavorably afiect the bank reserves. It is now very generally conceded in Wall street that the Senate will ap- | reve of the supplemental claase to the Wash- ington Treaty, and the effect of such approval has been, as the brokers say, pretty well dis- counted. Government Securities. Jay Cooke & Co. furnish the following to-day: Buy's. Seil'e. | Buy e. Sei'e. 'e. 1SB1.JS% 1S 4, . 5 D's, IndIy, 6.1% Sar Jy. ie Markets To-day. Bartimonr. May 25 —Virginis 6, old. #; West Vi 's, 144; Virginia's consolidated, sixes, old, 54; do., new, 20: tive: low nnchanged firmer; white sonthern, mixed ‘western, 72873, RE. May 25 —Cotton stronz and mors ac middlings, 23%624. Fiour unt Wheat quiet aud uncuani ern %ai9; southern, Gia! ye quiv ebanged. Provis t; mess pork ‘5 hn thet fides. 206%); aud unchaned; jen 20 tiercer low w stern butter dull am od to prime, 2a2s Dy Goverpments steady Carolin 1062's. 94g; 7 1:57 6 1.9) 0- W's. 39. Fraxxrort. May 25.—Sonds opened at 9% for the issne of 1o6: 162. May 25.—Rentes opened at 85 francs 32 cen THE WEATHER, War DerartMent, (ice Chief Signal er, Wasuineton, D.C., May 25, 872, 10 a. m. SYNOPSIS POR PAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.— The lowest barometer over lower Michigan has moved northeastwardly into Canada, north of New England. Clondy weather, with light rain, 48 now prevailing from Virginia, with westeriy winds, to New England, with southerly winds. Cloudy and partially eloudy weather over the fouthern | states, with southerly to westerly winds. Clear weather very generally north and west of the Ohio valley, with light and fresh winds. Cloudy weather at San Francisco. The river has continued falling at St. Louis. PROPANILITIES.—Rising barometer, westerly to northerly winds, and clear and’ clearing weather prevail over the middie and New Eng- land states. Partly cloudy weather over the south Atlantic states. Clear weather very gen- erally north and northwest of the Onio valley, with easterly to southerly winds and probably diminishing pressure. Dangerous winds are not anticipated PICNICS, EXCURSIONS, &e. HE HIGHLANDS—Ty Highlands on SUNDAY « mand 3 p.m. Li it stl0e.m.,6and Il p.m 25 ceute round trip. Frisst GRAND PION oF TH BRICKLA at Lo Mer’s Washingt On THURS Dancing to commence admirting a Gent is Loave for the DOWN THE POTOMAC. The fue eteamer LADY OF THE LAKE will make one of her popalar Ri (Sunday) AFTER NOON, May 26th, down the Potomac, (afterding strangers now in the city a fine opportn nity t view the Potor passing Fort Washing given at ANALOS- bh, for the benefit YOUNG CATHOLIO's FRIEND 80- TY of Georgetown. No pains or expense Will be spared to make this one of the most dehghifal of the season. The moderate charge tor tickets will afford partics visiting Arlington an ep portunity of spending the balance of the afternoon tn the cool shactes of the majestic oak, aad inhaling the refreshing breeze from the waters of the P.- temac. The celebrated Holy Hill Band will be in attendance on the occasion. A steam ferry will leave wharf foot of High street every five m: and also from G street wharf. Tickets 25 Ferry and children under ten y 1 E PARTI The steemer G.O WHEELEE can be chartered by excursi-n parties either for the canal or river at from $15 to ©W per. day. Apply to A GRAN PIO-NIC will TAN ISLAND. May Sot cet r may25 2w* of € H° FOR THE 301m OF MAY! A steam ferry during the day fr. pr Lt at wha dostan Isiaud, Fare for row Georgetown Advertisements. SPANNUAL MEETING OF THE MISSION =y AKY SOCLETY of the Sabbath School of the ‘getown nthe church, Congress street, TO- EVENING. at 752 o'clock. Exercises of an iuter- esting nature may be expected. it A PUBLIC TEMPERANCE MEETING, { under the auspices of the Central Catholic Temperance Union, will be held TO MORROW EVENING, May 25th, at Trinit o! town. Rey. Father Stoxestreer. Rev. Father McDévitt. avd others will address the mectinz. By order of the President. It B. J. ODEISCOLL, Seo. Methodist Protestant Church, Geo: + will be MORKOW OF 8 New OPEN. The New Cash Dry Goods Store. + 105 Bridge Street, Georgetown, D.C. . ©. CRAIG, (For nearly fourteen years connected with the well known Dry Goods House of Jno. H. Smoot.) Has joa received his new stock of SPRING AND tUMMER DB¥ GOODS, embracing Dress Fabrice, Japanese Bilk: the newest sty les, shade jouded Mobairs; Gray Mixtares, snitsy Mourning Goods: an immense bargain in’ Bik Grenadine Hervani dies’ and Genth ment of Para: in gre Many © FE Bow ” sales, and Yery muck reduced in price. All bought within the last days. for cash, conse quently customers will ha advantage of the re- cent great decline. r Entertaining @ pardouable ambition ‘to secur: a reof pablic patrovag*, 1 have marked my Goods down af the very lowest’ price. and soltci: inspection, which will inear no obliga*ion tor chase. One price. [may2u-dtf} HU C&AIG. Sreine AND SUMMER GOODS. JOHN H. SOOT, = 119 Bridge street, Georsetown, D.C Has received from New York,and is now offeri at the loterst rash prices, & complete assortment 0 SPRING AND SUMMER GUODS. consisting of a 3 a of DRESS GOODS, of all the new and styles. MOURNING GOODS of all the best and most re- liable makes, Mohairs, Black Silks,and Gronadines, WHITE GOODS iu every rariety ; best Kid Glow. Parasols and Cmbrellas; Liana Lace ‘and Jackets; Ladies’ and Gent's Underwear slery: Table Linens, Sheetings and Shirtiags it, ¥ HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, Mattines, of Cloths and Carpets. Alway Gent id Boy a ful Hine of Domestic “Goccs, to which the aten: of custome: 4 “eel ere av J. H. SMOOT. VM. H. WHEATLEY'S Mano scott teat BSTABLISHMENT. Orrice 46 Sutvenion Brae peat, he Propriotor asks = op ae a VERMONT AVENUE. T. ROESSLE & 508, Prorarsvors. pe } ph Northern Fands. DRY GOODs. 9 o00 * 1BeRS OO" FORFIGN DRESS GoeDs At prices much below thosé prevail ng emelier to the PANESE SILKS At 80 and 2% cm y Worth 75 cénts and $1 IMITATION JAPANESE SILK Gray Striped, S734 conte; has sold rap + BOGAN & WYLIE mrt. 1014 apd 1020 7th street N.W. H®** BEDUCTION IN PRICE OF DRY GOODS. Pisid Mohairs, trem 430. te 25c. Bleached 44 Ootton, fr to 15e Unbleached 4-4 Cotton, from 15> to 123¢°. Beet make Seersucker Gingtamms, from 400. to 35c + cies kamen ot Poheank Striped Gren A steel hy ; ‘| ilk. Percalea, Oambric. adines, Alpacas, Black 8! nee. Alpacas, Blac a di “ ms Sec. ; rs Ride "81; Frenc wea. Bebea, 4 89, ne beautiful. Call and exam! Oe RODREAD £00. Latics’ lerwear, diract from the Trimming NOW OPEN! WOLFORD & SHILBERG’ NEW DRY GOODS STORE. THE CHEAPEST HOUSEIN TUE TERRITORY NEW GOODS RECEIVED DAILY TRE SPRING AND SOMMER SEASON! Which sre offered st the fo.lowing low rates: Good Imported Black Drese Silke. ” Nice Mohair aud Sik Poplins.. Handsome Colored Dress’ Gonds Biack Grovn! Striped Grenadine Superior Black Iron * Specialty in Black Alpacas Nice Meur Dress Goods. A full line White Dress pond DOLLY VAKDESS, ranging (rom. A large aecortment of DOMESTICS axn SP for boys’ and men s we All the latest x 1ES PARASOLS! jal attention is called to the dD ME Ki ; Ge! w 2 sores “~ S7 Purchasers from ail parte of thie city will ad te their advantage to give this establishment » call. BF REMEMBER THE ARCADES 427 SEVENTH STREET. Between D and EB, I! —_— See BOOKS, STATIONERY, &c. NEW B800ks may6-Im* Autobiography of Amos Reviews d.” By Aiex. H. Stephens. wernl Atlas: new edition... Bubbles. By the Earl and the Doe: the Bx 3 RACHARD B. MOHUN & ©0., 1015 Pennsylvania avenue, 6 Dozen. Origival and Humorous Di cues. iy Ge Baker. ae 1 00 The Way o. the World. A Novel. By Oliver Uptic france Dwellings. Being a Description of the Habitatious of Aulmals. ‘By Bev JG. Wold, Mt Ic. Bibi Theslogical Lexicon of New Tes‘ament, Greek Hermann Cremer, Professor of Taeol ogy in the Universite of Grofewa Fifty portraits of Religious aud Celebrities, with Brief Literary N. Official Blue Book ining @ and Agents, Civil, Miltary and Naval, in the eer. of the United States, showing the State or ‘Territory from which each’ person was appointed to office, the State or County in which he was born, and the compen: 4 Phitanthro, 8: ongress, oF any 4 all printers employed b; at OF ihe. Coversmeent artment or officer of Edited by ary of Japancee Le ington in. By Jamies Hint iline Place,” &..... ot Many Countrics s. Fs the By Edwin Dunkin, of the ) of the Internati >, PHILP & SGLOMONS, Booksellers and Stationers, mali 911 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. NEW BOOKS PUBLISHED AND FOR SALE ar SHILLING TON’S BOOKSTOBE, CORNER 4d: Br. axv Pa. Av. By the anthor of Bed uss i. A Neb, 2 t By Geo. 3 0. An American ‘A browh: s bh onders of Electricity, ‘Translated from the French: ilins trated; @1.W." Right-dat Last. AN bel Lee. By the author of Valerie Aylmer; @1. A Crown from the Spear. he author of Woven of Many Threads; 73 cents. ¥ hemas: 25 cents, A Oliver Optic; ” ‘he Bandit. By Angust Blanche; $1. A Lady's ife Among the Mormons; $1. South Sea Bubblos, 3, Francatelle's Modern Cook Book; &: 25. STATIONEBY—Cap, Letter and Note Paper, Blauk Books, Pass Books, Memorandum Boots, rkman’s Time Books. Pocketbooks, Steel and Gcld Pens, Feber’s Lead Pencils, Luks, Mucilace, Pare Linen Playing Cards, perentcheap Everything in the magarine, ie a SHILLINGTON'S Bookstore, apls-tf ‘3 publication line, wholesale and Fetal Corner 435 street and Penna. avenue. eTICSs. OPENING OF A NEW STATIONERY STORE AND BLANK First-class goods un og po -e at fair et onoke uiTHggeaF ING, ENGRAVING. EINTING DEINDING DONE TO ORDEL iblic are invited to pul ein Ni syrogtige Bonk ew stock. THE TRADES. FRED. W.ENGELKE, Practical Uphoisterer Paperhanger, formerly with George W tiin-r riders received at Mr. Sam. Barbour’s book store 3 7th street, between Land K streets. ap27-tu A WNINGS JOR! S Al J And Manufacturer of Awnings, and Wagon Covers. A’ mal forsale. Orders by mail attended to. Space, between 7th and 8th streets. M. @. COPELAND, Manafactarer, 643 Louisiana avenue. Flags for sale and to reut. All articles in canvas line made te order. mart J. —E TURTON, CARPENTER, BUILDER, anD OONTBAOCTOR Pserosats FOR PRINTING. ~~ =e sar of the of See ee a eS Se work ae 88 possivie to Pe eco EF, ma Bt Ri s. : eka Arig per TT FAMILY SUPPLIES. iat aad OSLY A TaIAt THAT'S ALL We WANT’ LoUR. Reet Family Piotr ave G§2 53 per iy bod : |. 2 = Bxtras ip proportion BACON, & Oboice Breakfast Bacon Per Id Best hou! No.1 Mackerel, im kets . = spe ‘ity Demerara Sugar Rew Orleans uality Coffee Sugar. co} Bio, best quality. 2ec Pea ated Sic YEW MAPLE syruP! N V E SYRUP NEW MAP SELECTED GOSHEN Bi (FALL STOCK,) JUST RECELVED AND FOR SALE D¥ ELPHONZO YOUNGS & Co., Grocers, MASONIC TEMP, NINTH AND ¥ SP ELPHONZO YOUN WAL. HOSHAKS ETZGER @ BYLES, 417 SEVENTH STREET, AKE OFLERING A FINE STOCK OF IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC GROCERIES CONSISTING IN PART Havana Oranges, Londo Layer Bateing, in whole, Lalf, aud quarte> Te'and tones, jt Papa ed soft wholly Maple Walnow, botied.) oun Pple Buttor, Be Pacury aaees, wdor, Imperial, and Eu real: . Mocha, Vid Government Java, Ceylon and Blo Ort. + Rreet ed fresh rowsied, inet Toa. « ls No.1 Mackerel, im barrels and kits, Moss Meckerel * od ‘ARBTe) Scotch Whisky, 4 ade Shorry Wine; Madeirs. Port and ve Selitor ter, pot Sp expre a WiLL. FAMILY FLOUR in store eat te tt This popular ele in lots to wu All other grates Famfly and Bxtra Floz. MEAL. MILL FEED BALED HAY and STRAW. WM GALT Aww, deci 8-tf Indians avenue apd | ‘ee “INSURANCE COMPANIES. ot je “FRANKLIN FIRE INSUR- AACE COMPANY, OF PHILADEPH1a,” CHARTERED 1829, CASH ASSETS, $3 300 ©00—LOssES PAID IN 1, 21,500,000. ALFRED @. BAKER, President: 3,.W. McALLISTER, Vice President; THEO. M. BEGER, Secretary. B. LEWIS BLACKFORD, WASHI TON AGENT, 519 SEVENTH STREET NW. ‘The Franklin Fire Insarance Company, of Phila- delphia, now in its 484 year, is as well kn>wa to a the puilosopher whose name it bearg. p tal of §400.000,it has a cash mccamala W. It in alow to write, but no law-suite, an 420,000) After the great Chicazo fire the“ Fran! enabled to its entire b <9, amounting te without calling in any of tre permanent in ‘a and soon afterwards dec dovidend of ten per cent. cold Call at the Insnrance Rooms of HANSON & BLACKFORD, 519 7th street, 1 YOUR PROPERTY IN FRANKLIN, OF PHILADELPHIA gland a #£O0R THE Ay THOT OF Conta OR T: os D JMBIA. CAPITAL $200,000. James C, Kenned ee grees Walter 8 Cox,” BW. Wm. &. Bile m. B. Biley, a a, 3. ©, KENNEDY, Pres. W.8. OOX. Vi Pres. _ Office 14 3 G street NW DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ORGANIZED AUGUST 26, 1870, OABH CAPITAL neem 100,008 SAMUEL OBOsS.