Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1872, Page 4

G STAR. - September 20, A872. LOCAL NEWS. Condensed Locals, an notoriety, and Mr. Tom rand ser had a serim- by yewerd Enqwarer says th this city, will visi h instant, as guests of the A Zouaves. th ack Guard aud Eich me Miicer Lewis found beuse, corner of 4¢ i Maryland avenue, a white male in- + Which was sent to St. Ann’s infant asy- um. Als meeting © fe and libera ex veo ees, held last night in Beck's hail. on t was resolved to appolat ¢ ces in each legisiative district Tegistrat 0 Of democratic and and liberal th district ican com- ‘Gur Sapply of Potemac Water. THE WASHINGTON ag NT ENGINERE SaMc of the rey stant engin Was bu llishe e. Colonel Sa he new water m and says that the » Several pipe our feet im shuttin the water reg him heexpense was water fund. 1 © works have been ove them to a higher locality. Sg of improvements at the dis trider st the ex. isting apy i complete the rescrvoir and the structares pertaining to it, tence, for whtch there is an apnra. ‘three thousand six hundred dollars. has been made with A. H. Coon, wooden fence around this the high service reservoir in 3 The deepening of the distributing Teves voir is again recommended. The expenss of this work wodid be about $26,000. After giving de ou the receiving re ize, the roadway over tior anything ater when the now Diamond Riag. ning’s STA, some ter and ta’ their names je Haney. Ri and hi Arrive and J 4s a showm: morning from Virginia for engaging some acrobats for hi and bad been recom- mended to a bearding house on Pennsyly. } might obtain at he met this young his wishes, and was | for engagement, but | tend at @ house ou 12th | ould be engaged; that she offere:t +o | him to see her friend’s boarding- | ing up the avenue she com- | me remarks aboat & diamond + fingers, and took his hand in | Ting off; that be did nai Me, Hot suspecting that she | it; but after visiting the | he asked for his ring, | to give wy wd “these tears” of t ther hand, she asserted over aud over inthat he gave her the ring, and she p. y ined to give it up. OSicer Peaster | then took the young lady to the sixth precint | station house, tnd on the way sie consented to | g cut from the Sager, a3 by the Snger had become much swollen At it could net be taken of. The ring was ckloff, and the young tay | ters for the night. Th eared im court, and ihe Mr. Te Stated te the | tsa p—hence the lerstand consented to rei ued at s I 2 the owner by Marsha! and n the | De nem handed cver 1 Eckiod: | arene | My Stabbing Case. ! A MAN Sx PERHAPS FATALLY, WOUMD- | KD RY SOME ONE UNKNOWN. 2 o'clock, Mr. + named Kera Iman to ed med morning he was anab! P account of the affair. ' * A New Pasrox.—Kev. W. W. Ingerso! assume charge ef the Second Baptist chi (corner of Virginia avenue and 41 street e will | h ) as pastot om the frst Sunday in next month. | Bince Sof Bev. Mr. Warren, the palpit | of this chureh hasten occupied by Prof. Sid 1 #f Columbian college, who, a8 a preacaer, has | been very popular with the people of this oid | Ibis preaching has accomplished | seh good. ‘The new pastor is from Youngs | ». Chie, where, for rome years past, he has | rge cf achurch. We hear that he fs an | zealous pastor, and be- | y welcome, aud hope bis | arch may be suecsss | mtinge his services til i roll. | ? 1 HOoLa.—From a statement | uperintendent Davis, of the | tappears that there ate nine es in the county, ani year twenty-nine teache: the arrival ef Mr Tne Corxty tuat | have Pe age namuber age daily att ory er- | The average number of each teacher, on a basis + SrRrors Accipext To Mr. Victor_B. Yesterday, a= Mr. Victor Keux, of the Rver Hove and his wife. were'widing on Penosy ¥ near Sth street, their carr Jed with another vehicle, and both | «1 Mra. R. were thrown out. the tormer receiving a dangerous wound in the right groin from the shaft ot the wagon which collided wit his carriage. He was taken t> Nairn’s drug store, and was <ubsequently removed to his residence, where be was attended by Dr. Drink ard, who pronounced Mats injurie? of a very terious character. aoe Free ImrRovement.—Mr. R. D. Fendali has jest erected a large three-story building on D otréet, be agen the east wing of the city hali, in which there are four rooms on each foo which may be used singly or in pairs, and the first floor has been taken by Mr. Chas. Waiter, justice of the and Mr. J. J. Johnson, attorney. The building is an exceedingly well- ; | the campaign, and be wished his hearers co | sent them again, he would cheerfully yi } large approp e young lady. kK | and War jest Meeting of the ROUSING REPUBLICAN BAGGY In THE DIST aot. The livcliest political meeting «: ing of the loca! campaign came off last eveuing in the Sth istrict, the cecesion being an open ait geihering to rate the repal can nomiaa- rens of H P. Chioman as candidate for Congres, and C. L. Hulse for the Legislative Assembly. The stand was erected on the tr e the Open- gwar feservation at the intersection of 221 etreet and Pennsylvania avenue, and draped around the sides with several Ametican banucrs. A railing ¥ 48 constructed around the top. with posts at each corner, wih @ string of Culnese anterns hung from the top, and ropes were ex- tended aeross the streets to the adjacent hou<e- | tops, which were alto hung with Iunterns. Mr. Edward Pulaski. who bad charge of the-ar- Teng: ments, did bis work tastefully, and when the meeting-piace was lighted up ihe effect was | very fine. The firing of a small cannon and shoving ef rockets browgat together a large crowd, and at 8 o'clock the meeting was cat to order by the president of the club, J. Mi Botts, who stated briefly the objects of the meeting, and nominated Dr. W. G. H. Newman as presiden’, and sfr. Twine as secretary. They were elected, and after the Doctor had agknowlecged the honor in a tew fitting remarks he introduced Dr. a. P. Fardon, w ovaid there was but one repablican party in District with one general standard 1X. P. Chipman, and oniy one tor the Suh | district, C.L. Hulse. [Great cheering} Tuey were about to figl the same old common enemy the demweratic party. Greeley invited them to shake lands across ibe bloody chasm. The republican party had no bioody chasm— they stand before God tree of any. such charge — he bi aem was the work’ of the dem) upoe Uns ned ¢ that body = n than for yea Pp had served the District gost farthfully. At this point « tion came mar with music and transpseances, creating a | confusion, and Gen. Chipman’ arriving on le wasleudly called tor, and cam t chéer.ng. GEN. CHIPMAN'S ADD! le be bad left Pittsburg at midnight and t arrived inthis city,and lad come up to ceting without having called upon his own order to meet his appointment. He strove to fill ail engagements of what- ever kind. (Cheers.) He was sorry that he had not much voice leit to tell them of the great weeting he had participated in at Pittsburg. | That city was fairly alive tothe importancy o eceenii | feel the same inspiration as had been so mani- fest everywhere he had been. After ailuding | to the slanders that had been made ag President Grant, he told them that no bet rebuke could be given to them by the citizens District who were familiar with the ¢ President, than to unite as one man bal | im the election of the candidates they had de- | cided upon. [Cheers] They could do nothing damaging to the repubhean party throughout the courtry as to allow their enemies here, the conservatvies, to elect their men through our neglect. [Voice —“Kit’em again.” } if it was their verdict that he was not to repre- jd to. their bebests. Iris the same kind of fight hore that they have allover the country. So far a+ sonal Objection to f t even tha demo. wepapers of this city objected to the iations which had been made by tor the D He felt that he was cv of the people in Congress, and ye {felt had dove th. | his power to serve them,’ a he had Th krisem some opp ment in some legislative assembly? iow the question was, the most suecessfl man in Congress, nora democrat? [Voices—*Repabe of conrse."} y haw honored h years ago with @ majority of ught even more thant that a Grant and Wilson importance 1—but in reality it Lit to stand by Grant and Wilson as it was tor his (Chipman’s) friends to stand by The materini interest= of this community of paramount importance, and how cou be rved bs the election of a man in op; sitiow to the repadlican party. The duty of a Delegate in Congress is somewhat citcum- scribed, and related only to the questions pe taining tothe community which he repres: to far as action is concerned. This District then was his fleld for action, and his pride was to do ail be could both in and ont of Con to build vp and beautify the District. RK ing to Greeley and Brown he cited the fact that when the question came up in Congress many Feurs ago to construct the Washington aque: orace Greely was @ bitter opponent of the &} propriation, ard on all subsequent cc -a-'ous Where appropriations had been made by Cone gress for the improvement of the national capi- tal, Greciey had invaria™y opposed them co!umns of the New Tork Tritune. through th | When the appropriation was wanted to sta: t the work on the Washington Monument, again, the Zriiune had compared it to a stick ran through a pumpkin, When invited by the Monument Association to say something to ftimulate that enterprise, he did all he couid to Giscourage it. So of the State d-pariment, Navy artments. He beought Congr te abstam from any more appropriations Dictrict, as the capital shouid be t the State ¢ f New York. [4 > we id vote tor ne or B r Horace Greeley The c of government here, a great imj | hac been given to improveiments and enter »rise. ‘These things had been observed outside o” this | District wherever be traveled he found mon | talking of it enconragingly, and it seemed to b= | & ational pride to make Disi a great and sptendid metropolis. All in terms of great praise of the enterp manifested here; the schools, churches, and pablic edifices were all spoken of as mattirs of national pride. He challenged them to go any- where and find a city that gave evidence of more promise than ours, and he coud not see whs ould wish to impede this progress now by allowing a democrat to be elected to Congrcss. His — arse was his promise for , and he would inform them thst he ng candidate, nor candidate of the rd of public works either. He was the rep- resentative of the people, and would work solely for the ‘‘material interests of the District. {Applause.) While absent of late he heard that wo opponents to him had been nominated, esers. Hine aud Boswell, and he had no doubt that it was 2 bartering combinstion of ‘-any- thing to beat Chipman.” [Criez of “That's 0,” “But they won't doit] Ah he asked was fair plas, and tiat he be not held responsible for t: of others. As to the labor question he said individuals or platforms to advance this question, the fu crpublic trust who were in favorof higher wages and fewer hours. When the question comes: up im Congress lis voice should give no ancer- tain expression. for he was in favor of the cause and would do all he could to advocate it. planse.) How ean alaboring man rise social or educate his children on $1.59 per di can't be done. (Veice; “No, it can't.” oablican party was the only party they couid rely upon to advance their intere: they might rest assured of that. [Voice, “We know it”) His friend Hulse be knew was their advo- cate and had always voted in his place in this direction. ‘The general took his seat amidst yo- ciferous cheerii CHER SPEECHES. Ff Judge Fisher followed in a speech fatlor hu mor and goed points; after which, Charles i Hulse was called for, and spoke tor haifan hour with great effect, amd closed with @ handsome eulogy on Gen. Chipman, their main standard- bearer. During his speech he was frequectly applauded, and the signs were unmistakable that Chariey has hosts of friends in the firth district, who will elect him easily. Mr. F.C. Kevels followed Mr. Halse, and de- livered a —— and eloquent ob, rousing up the feelings of the crowd, and keeping them ina constant hurrah. Mr. S.R. Bond, of the eighth district, was next introduced, and was listened to with great arranged one, each office having closets and re- cesees, water-closets, &c. It is a great improve- ment on the old one-story offt ich 1 occupied the site. =< Nourneax Manner —The joint Legie Tae Nowrnrex Marxer— it lative committee for the erec: ae the tho cbaig. "Afters tangtny decane iC obair. ers y it ke termined, In view of the fact that the appre = ation of 100.090 was not sufficient t com; the structure, to enter into & contract for the erection of the two wings running Tas Live Stock MARKST—Board of Health Inspections —Mrt. Gatebell as follows: #13 cattle offered; 576 sold, at 3a5%; balance re- mainedover. 1167 sheep and lambs were fered. Lambe sold from 42.50 to $4.87 per head; prod * pe With the ae sheep the steck was very ordinary. demned one (ewe) sher ——_e—_ pTee Rtorsrnarion ard of registration, on Penneyivauia avenu ar ld street, yesterday euroiled the names of © voters of the 20th district—¢63 whites and 21! colored. The total registration in this district last year was (6S —419 white and 219 colored. SLikyE BUTTONS AND STUDS. beantifcl Styles. In enamel and stone. recetved at P Jewr try store, No. 437 Pennsylvania avenue, tween 44g and ch streets, attention, his address abounding in effective ar- guments, and varied with sharp points of wit nd sarcasm, which were greatly at. Martin Cronin, chief of the firs de- Bat closed with @ nn trom Mr. H. A. Hall, which, was fall of points, and was well received bg the which separated about spence telecine ‘OUR CANDRDATRA FOR THE HovsE OF Dzt- cuadeea te ‘THE Seconp Disraict.—Last it Scoucteen Park and udcainslod’ Me. Jaco} Kengis as candidate for the House of Delegates Kengla as front the 24 district: Mears. Jerome, Fichama, Enoch John man, and B, T. ie iegeaiiamine yee atter the of ise reap ie ican), publicans i Ha 4 | Court. PROCEEDINGS ON THE MOTION POR INJUKC- TION—ARGUMENTS OF COUNSHL. Yesterday, after our report of the case of Mattingly et al. against the District of Colam ia etal., Dill for an injunctron to restrain the board from issuing cortficat-s of indebtedness e paving of 7th street, between B strect and the river, closed, Mr. Lambert com- ord bis argument for the petitionors,quotin the acts in reference to the improvements, an. commenting on them. le argued that this im- provement had not been conducted in accord. ance with the authority conferred upon the board mall pour works. They were authorized to expend only $148 000, when it appears S157,583 was expended, being an excess of over $9,000) of the amount to which the board was limited by the law. Taking from this 15 per cent. to be asses to Government property leaves 23, one-third of which to be assessed on Private property was abe which $46.00) was charged erty. Besides this, the board of the Bve per cent. for sape: 3.00), instead vf 1st private prop- god one-t © ntendence to the warrant of law. THIS MORNING Mr. Lambert resumed his argument, contend. ing that the ordinances of the 7th council were the law under which the improvement was au thorized, inasmuch as they are not in cantli¢ | ith the organic act, except as to the manner of assesment. He claimed that sewer was authorized by the corporation, to be construct- ¢d from Virginia avenue to the river, bat the board had gone beyond, changed the length ani size of the sewer, and a portion of as wholly unauthorized. He also claimed t the board hud the power to mah ment, yet they are no assessment, as the law p | taxes s Twelfth District Kepublican Now i- ation. ATR FOR TRE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. h district republican cid held a meet- ing at Union League Hal night, Mr. J. T. K. Piant president and Mr. M. Hook secretary | pro tem. Committees were appointed as fol- lows. Finance—J. Brown, A. E, Redstone, L C. Brooks, M. B. Scanion, ané XM. DUFFY The 1: A CANTY Jos. Seigert. Campaign—Osear KR. Hook, Richard Batler, Fred. Neideldt, N. H. Miller, W. A. Brooks, and James 2. Jenkins, Fheciud then resuived itself into a mass meet. ing, with Mr. Hook as chairman and Mr. A. F Redstone secretary. Messm. A. H. Kinney Michael Duffy, A. H. Dowell, jr., and N. H Miller were placed in nomination for the Honse of Delegates. Tho last named declined. Messrs. Jenkins, Scanlon, aud Seigert were appointed tellers, and amid some confusion the balloting Was proceeced with, and resulted: Duity, 125; A,H. Kinney, 72; 4-H. Dowell, 5. e. | Neidfeit, Seanion and John Brown | ppointed to wait on Mr. Dufty and inform bim of his romination. and ina short time re- turned with tie candidate, who was received with cheers. Mr. D. thanked the mectit the honor conferred, and predicted that althongh | the 12th district was democratic, tuat a majority | would be given for Chipman. They bad work. however, and he congratulated th that they hed au efficient committee to wat their opponents. | Mr. A. H. Dowell addressed the meeting, and | othcts made short addresses, the meeting | eers tor Datty adjourned with c ecting satisfactory Jjournment several pariis the following ¥ votes had polled Y been east for A, H. I Michael Seanton, one of the teliers, threw a large number of yotes folded together for M. | Dotty, t i nomination. We | desira’ that be meeting to he held next Weduesday evening. I! this is done we will support {ue man who may be fairly nemingted. The following seems to be answer to the complaint of preity conclusive corréspondent in regard to the cuilector’s offic COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, J mbia, | Washington, Sept. 1th, 1 7 Star: la reply to “a growl” in your issue of last evening, in which a “Workinginan” reflects 1 terms of severe condemuation of thi e, | pronounce the whole statement untr It has been a sub- Jeet of general remark that there has been no crowd of tax-payers,—‘‘no long line of men in line,”"—and that is fact is insome measure owing to the graduated ecale of one per cont. per mouth discount tor payment of taxes, It bust have been an exceptionally knotty ease if any person has been kept waiting over half an hour for a tax bill. 1 desire to sta’ for the information of the pubis, that’ this office was never 86 well organized and i Accounts so well systemized tor (he prompt and Tapid transaction of all its business as now. writer ex through the thin meshes of ¥ely written letter that he is no Wi nan” stall, but that the whole statement | Was made outof political cloth, by a political | enemy of the District government, and for po- | li purposes The 2 echors: “Tax-payers are slovenly manuer in which the bu office is transacted. Very ri Witttam L. Brawiacr morning | ng of the of the | ct. | | Property bolvers, a charge without the slightest | | them to McCarty for $3. | colored, was charged with stealinga norse. Ac’ | from the market and offered for sale by Proceedings of September meeting of the above flourishing clab, held last Sator: atthe farm of Daniel Smith, at Collingwood, Va. We took passage on tiie steamer Arrow, Capt. Hollingshead, both deserve tly popular. The club met at two o’elock an | was called to order by C. are. president, aad the minutes read by N. W. Pearson, secretary. After regular business and reports of con- mittee~ were past, several important qaestions were discussed, among them: Is salt absolutely neo for health and | thrift of stock? Majority of members thonzht | it essential, and others gave plaasible reassas | for believing tt entirely unnecessary. | When is the best time to sow winter whoat— earlyjor late? A few members thought late sowing best. but the m jority found bast resntt: from carly sowing—even last of Angst and ti half of Septomber—though good crops oftan ara secured from very late sowing, even in Novem- ber. ‘Will brining seed wheat be useful? Al! who | had tried soaking seed wheat in salt-benwe et | then drying in lime always derived benetiicial | resnits. Is sowing salt broad-cast on the the land beneficial? It was stated that great b- fits were experienced from sowing salt | autumn or winter wheat, and on maa lows, Do stock sustain injury by eating tie smat which grows on corn ? The answer was varioas; some main’ others thought it was not; but, sareiy, mildew and smat are iujuriovs to antmals and vegeta- in | aining that it ts poisonous; while | | bles. De. FE. P. Howland ig called, stated that the material—pressed tish—for making “ fish | | guany” can be bonght—by the hundeod tons—in aT appreciation by y one hundred tons. at the res n of Octad: Didn't Die from Small.Pox. reported that her son is running looae about t streets.” ‘The facts of the case are as fylows:—Wrs. Harrison, residing on Massachusetts avenue, between 2d and 3d streets northeast, was taken sick with small-pox August $th. Her death, which was not reported to the board until the evening of the 18: instant, was caused by * hemorrhage,” and not small-pox, from which disease she had entirely recovered, as certitied by Dr. A. E. Johnson. She was buried yesterday by the employes of the board,on account of the presence in the house of infected bed-clothing. Her son, aged abont twenty-five years, is a lunatic, and it was impossible to entirely control his movements. Not baving the smallpox, he could not be sent to the hospital, and having been exposed to the contagion, he could not be send to the insai asylum. ‘By publishing the above you wiil oblige Very truly yours, TULLIO S. Vator, M. 1., Health Officer. > STER MARKE by steamer Lad Columbia ailing v frivals from Lake, 4 163 bustels; E 59 bushe' s bushels. The quan sale at the wharf this week h larger ti the correrponding wee 5) bauch of smail fish arrived, punches wei condemne: 304 bushels of oysters were also condemne . ‘THE Iyptans will he st the Theater Comique to-night and it is ladies’ nig @ great crowd may be expected. = ———— MEDICINE can be obtained at the barean © pharmacy, (Colonization building,) 4 stréct hour ot the night. THE Counts. Pronarer Count, Jutge Humphreys.—To-tay, the last will of Charies L. Boarman was fully proven and admitted'to probate and record, avd the widow qualified as exeentrix—bond 410), The last will ef Thomas Anderson was rally Proven, and the last will of Mary E. Brows partially proven. Pouce Court, Jutge Mil our report closed, Yesterday afier john McCarty was arraigned, charged with larceny of three shaw!s fcom Anva Hall, valued at $13. The latter testidad that she attended a pic-nic at the now lett her shawls for a few moments, and on retarn- ing to the spot they were missing. Otce Smoot testified to recovering them at MeCart house on @ search warraut. Two boys, Win. Hart and Jobn Regan, testiled that they took the shawls from a seat in the pavilion and soll The boys then were arta. ghed on the charge of the theft and pleaded guilty. Regan was sent to the reform schoo!, and Hart fined &10or sixty di in jail David MeCoy, charged with stealing Sfty cigars from a drug store, corner of 9h and F streets, ih It was testified that David walked into the store at midday and coolly took them from tha counter and ran off with ‘them and was canght soon after; sixty dave in jail. Hamilton Witso cording to the testimony, the horse was at Wall's Bazaar where the accused was ar- resied. For deience, a small colored hoy te: fied that he was present when ie am -fackson, a Deputy and Acting Collector. Pee | RDINGS OF THE BoAwD ov Pratt | —Architect Cluss has been a to issue a permit to Mr. Bald Mr. C. C. Willard. up to F street. si roads, has bee on Broad branch ro; ine and the Swart + Cites bus been ve: mit to H. Be telegrap ager of the erect the necessary poles tor his ompany, to ne on F, from | 11th to 14th streets. The chief engineer has di cided that no change of consequence will be made in the Lstreet grade. ‘The superintendent | of roads has directions from the board touse the gravel from 16th street for the purpose of grav- cling idth street. Mr. Carpenter has been aa- | thorized by the board to have the masonry of | the three culverts on the second section of | the 7th street road pointed with cement. | Also, to repair the culvert on the Swart road. | Mr. Cluss has been directed to introduce or supply and waste into the open space between | Pennsylvania avenue and K street northwest, including 2:d treet, opposite the Circle. A contract has been made by the board with David | Keppel for grading and paving with covble- | stone Gay street, from Montgomery to Monroe st Georgetown, Mr. Tuomas Joyce, con- | tr on Massachusetts avenue, has been di- | rected to deposit his surplus earth on New Jer- | sey avenne, over the arch of ‘Tiber creek instead of on private propert: It is the inter tion or the board to pave F, G, L and M streets west of Ist street east and Delaware avenne, | and the Tiber creek sewer will be built ix the | streets, and yot on private property. Mr. M4. J. | Longhiin's cdntract has been extended so’ as to j include the paving of the carriageway of E | street, from Isth street to Virginia avenue | northwest; alse, for laying a sewer in sai such as the chief engineer may deter: most desirable. Alexander Sharp, esq., Uni States marshal, has been requested by the board of public works to summon a jury to assess the damages which may be sustained by Pierce Shoemaker in consequence of the change of the Li nean LUl road from or near the Quarry hill said road through bis land to the land of ‘Thomas Blagdev. TO-DAY. U.S. Marshal Phillips was required to sum- mon a jury to condemn an alley in square 10, | in accordance with ion and plat filed by | General 0. FE. Babcock and others. | The contract of Wm. Hussey & Co., for grad- ing 3d street from Maryland to Pennsylwania avenues, was extended so as to embrace grading of said streetto Indiana avenue. Messrs. Williams & Becket, contractors, were instructed to have sidewalk on M street, tn front of Sumner school-building, put im condition, so as to give easy access te said build- inj ¥. u. Bailey, superintendent of gas and lamps was directed to erect the street lamps on east Capitol street on the line dividing the park from the footwalk instead Cty genie hing advantages claimed are that ne- ceasary torip up the pavement to set or repair them, and ry 4s eonal lines of lamps and convenl THE BoaRD orf METROPOLITAN Poricr terday C. H. Lewis and erm 'y itional privates for six months, to do at the Theatre Comique. By hg ee Ly Private George W. Davis it i colored man, bronght the hor: ble, and sold it for €1 to aceas 10 Wilson's sta- Sanmel Ja 1 witht ste; son was then arra the horse. A wit | the horse in J."s p $1. on Jackson protested that a party tol: and bu: 1 him he horse. Judge Mills «; didnot b ere was any larceny in the case and both parties. Sarah Douglass, colore d battery on Mary Brown, a TO-DAY. bert, charged with as: battery on Mrs. Oberheim, con- tinued from yesierday, was resamed, and’ after | Several witnesses had testitied the ‘Judg> im- posed a fine of $25 and cosis. Jackson Fau roy, colored, charged with’ interfering with Officer Mujhall in the discharge of his daty. The officer testified that in a disturbance on Pennsylvania avenue, after he had made an arrest of a prisoner, accused interfered to res- cue him, and threatened to shoot at complain- ant. The case was proven, and he was fined 210 and costs, Spider Brown, colored, assault nd battery on Henry Steverson, This was a common knock-down out Of pore Cussedness, and he was fined £10 and costs, ‘Ww. Saunders, assau!t and batteryon Henry Vogler; $5 and costs. Clarence Johnson, a ored boy, larceny of a martingale; $5. Military Jones, cotored, assau!t and battery on Rosana Dixon. Rosana testitied that Military met her on 1 street, and without any cause struck her in the face; $2 and costs. Martin, alias “*Reddy” Welch, assault aud battery on Frances Welch, bis wife. Frances did not appear, and Mc. Oloss asked that the prisoner be heid and an at- tachment be issued for his wife; so ordered. Richard Campbell, assault and battery on Thos. defierson, colored; $20) to keep the peace. Henry Piper, charged with stealing a lot of ro worth $10, property belonging to the board o| public w # ins fined $20 or 69 days in jail. CITY ITEMS. Boys Bive Suits, with vests, a Boys’ Cassimere Saits, with oc withorit vests. Boys’ Schoo! Suits, trom $5. One Price Only. Guo. C. Henxtuo, 410 7th street N. W. — RELIEF FOR THE FeEeT—Fee, $1 per Vasit.— Corns extracted without pain; Bunions, Bad Nails, &e , relieved and cured, at Dr. White’s, No. 535 15th street, opposite . Treasury. NatrowaL Savines BANE, N. Y. Tue NaTIonat Savines Bang, . Y.ave and 15th st., pays 6 er ct, on deposite. 2Ut8.14t16 (OMETERS and Barometers are repaired Wasnimeres on SAVING Cerner fth street and Louisiana joenas P4y8 6 PEBUENT. 8 D! ae HOICE GRAPES. famous NOBTH ARLIN Pj eh cieras cima Coe sae tobe en. ME oi Semmes Sans .¥. ave. er streets. E i388: 3 i i 4 i i i Inereicr or Cotumata, B DARD OF HBALTH, | Wasartnatox, § i. 29, 1872.—Hditor ening S/ar—In your edition of yesterday owing ® red under the head of + smal! *A colored woman, named Na: ‘on. residing on Massach between Si vets, died w 2 y betore yand has not ea buried. 1 the primary el ctions held committee July 32, 1571. GEORGETOWN. Prmary Erectios.—The democrats ant conservatives of the 4th district held « primary election yesterday afternoon, at the office of J. | L. Davis, on Oo: street, opposite the pst office, with the fi g resalt<-Waole nam- ber of votes cast, 208, of which . Fames R. God . Yarwood, 83; W. . Bradley, 3,5. C. Palmor, t. of the Chesapeake and Oai> Canal company for the week ending Septem er Mth, 1:72, were—Comberiand. 83,57 George- town, $2,000; Hancock, §6153; Willlamsport, $34.25; total, $8.969 13, Tue New York Srames E. ©. Kaight cleazed this morning with 1,240 barrels of fac for the eastern markets. Receirts or Wakat. &c.—Georzs Waters ts in receipt cf 2.009 bushels of wheat, 72 barrels of ear corn, and 79 barrels of choice extra flour er canal. J. G. Waters has receirod 699 ushels of wheat per steamer Virginia from Oc- coqnan, Hartley & Bro. have received 2,509 bushels of wheat per schooner from Alexand THE GeaIn MakkKer—Last eveni z 3.0) els of fair red wheat sold at 61 The 's morning were 2.1%) bushels good red gasl and 6% bushels of choice at The market for wheat is drm. $1.96. Tae Weex’s Coat Taape —The receipts and shipments of the different coal compani: week, estimating to-morrow, Borden Mining Company, re shipments 3, Pn this ipments 7 caipts 6,3 iv. Fr The present h Sand shipments been the basiest 8,70 tons. eason along ‘he coal wharves. The hand fs very low, and maay of the rely clear. Coa! vessels are ivi et of Ciirty sail, many ot the chandisd for District me ranted e he ette i thisorder will by existing delay im the com, lion engine house. Tue Maret Hovse—The erection of the Washington Lodge building upon tie Cameron Street trontof the new market house has be: commenced, and will be prosecated vi; to contina pletion of the Hydr roa. to its completion. When finished, it will be the Hest building in the city. The erection of the steeple upon the Royal street front was also commenced this morning. The Royal street wing having been roofed, it was insured to-day for $15,000.— Gazette, last crening. Kipxarrep.—A colored child about 8 years of age, named Mary Filla French, the daughter by her first marriage of the wife of Cornelias Scott, colored, was taken from her home on Royal street twoor three days ce aco cred woman yclept Sophia Washington, who the time ocegipio the house and went off with- out paying the rent. The last seen tory, and they are now s Washington ¢ Oar police are on the tr of the kidnapper.—Sentinel, last M.J. YARWOOD WAL by the Wor FOURTH DIstis pen adidacs tg him to be th. ANY VoTeR3 TER GOODS; La Dik 1 kinds, very cheap; the F. Otto, and o:her brauds; ohairs, to S13; ter Caticoes: splendid ass avis; California Bed Blan per ior quality : Flann= adies’ aug Gents’ Winter’ Underwear; Flannels; ¢ottcns of oll kinds at extremely low prices, Call an mine our goods and bay bare BENJAMIN MILLER, 101 Pridge street, Goorgetown, - HEADQUARTRES REPUBLICAN GEN if 3 ERAL CoMMITTES OF THE DISTRICT LUMBIS. (No. 455 Penneyi oni ? 13. 1872 —Parsnant & request of an Olav of the Fourch District it is ordered that = Primary Eiection bs heid ip the Fourth Legislative Distriet, on FRI ¥, 20ph insta the hour. of Land 7 anlecting a candi. party, for £ Delegates. at the house of doorgetown, pied for the government of unger the auspices of this Washingtor. 6 roles ado; The following persous are appointed to hold the jection : bGZ— 7 ROBERT HATTON. INSPECTORS— JOSEPH © RECKETT, JA0UB WABENIGHT. Bais Lewion. SATA N! JOHN H. BROOKS. Chairman Repvbtican General Committee. | Hexry A. Jones, Secretary. sei9-2t GEORGETOWN PUBLIC SOOOLS, © first of Bvard of Trustees, CLEBKS— six p. muasion into th mpplications will SCHOOL BOOK: ATY BLANK (BO Papers, Magazi 1 THOMAS GE x 105 QUISITES - EWsPa- Paks, PERIODT KS. STATLON- ERY AND MAGAZINES. Asupriyofail kinds ot Reading Mat &. Music, ete, on - Orders Tor Books, Periodi- g pertaining to the business sel? tt M res to dance to the masic of pianos. For sue by GL, WILD & Pm OnS | “ OBT AMUSING TOY OUT!—Canses inanimate street west, between Pa. avenue aud Avents for Suef’: Pianos, aud manufacturers of ‘04 dealers in Pianos and ali Musical Inst: Bopatred. WW™ Bxave & 00.5 nsical Instruments generally. Musteal Instsumenta ‘Tuned and fecli-tr CELESBATED PIANOS SUBPASS ALL OTHERS. Wm. Knabe & Co.'s GULD MEDAL PIANOS, Ton sare erecemnantion Solis PLANO TRA and ORUANS, for eale aud reut, BEICHENBA Piano Warero 423 ith street. Wy McCune PLAS. (Be & Gray.) eee REICAENRACH 8 Piano Warcrooms, 423 ith street. feplz-ly 7&D and made to order by Mempler, near 4% streety | YOUTHS’ — —— H. B. 7&D NOW READY, s A LARGE AND EXTENSIVE SUPPLY or BOYS’ CLOTHING! Suits, J a Beye: Dukes suits: Bo DBBSs SUITS, THe: BUSINESS SUITS! Yo 8’ DI Ut ours BS OE ALSO, . Piece Goods! FOR EABLY FALL WEAB PREFAAED 19 MAKE ur THE SHORTEST MOTION, _ @ UAGANTON Pit aND DURABILITY. ee ee Se ETTIEE OD left over from last season, wh p= LP & S0LonONY NEW BOOKS. The Penns) tvania Pilgrim and Other Poems. By Juba G. Whittier. Thirty Years in the Harem: or, The Autobiograpny of the Wife of Mrhemet Pasha. » Filten Years of Prayer in the Meeting. By 8. lreneus Prime. The Aaventures of a Brownie. ae T bild. By the author of “Joho Balifex, Gentlem: 1”. . n _ » Eope Deferred By Rives F Pollard » P. polar Stieuce Moothi; for Octotor x yeelf. By Anna Warner... 125 ent Diplomatiqas Par M. de Gata CATY..... = ae a Is L'Anure Terribie, By Victor Hues 1& Atlantic Monthly fr-october. x PHILP & SOLOWONS, SOOKSELLEKS 24ND STATIONERS, _selott ¥. Werner We have a large number ROSEWOOD, WALNCT, AND WAITING DESKS, we are now SELL'NG AT COST T pew stock. RICHARD B. MOBUN &00., 1015 Pexserevawia A Corner of 11 ROUKS AT INTRODUCTION PRICES r ROBEBTS LOOK STORE, No 10% 911 Pennssivania avenne. DUCED PRICES LEATEER to make room h street. SCHOOL s aull Gw [PEE Rost COMPLETE STOUK OF SCHOOL BOOKS j ar | BALLANTYNE’S BEW STORE, 425 SEVYENTH ST, RELOW E. All the New Boots at introfaction prices. S CHOOL BOOKS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL AT THE VERY LOWEST PRICES, <2 NOISELESS RUSBER CORNERED SCHOOL SLATER, SPENCERIAN PENS AND COPY BOOKS. CORNELL'S GEOGRAPHIES ot Halt Price, ALPHABET CARDs, BLANK BOOKS, PASS ROOKS, MEMORANDUM BOURKS, AND WORKMAN ’s TIME BOOKS. NOTE, LETTER AYD CAP PAPERS AND EN VE: OPES, end everything in the STA. IIONEBY LINE tor «ale At SHILLINGTON'S Bookstore, “3 ce reet and Penna. avenue OTLOR. OPENING OF A SEW BYAZIONBEY STUBY AND BLANK BOUK MANt FACTUBY. Pict class goods st intr prices, for cash. i LITHOGKAPHING, ENGRAVING. PRINTING AND BINDING DONE TO ORDER. The public are invited to cali and examine ow OW etock. BEN. F. FRENOH Under Nations! Metropolitan Bauk, Cooke & Co. shineton. D. end next deor to + sold-tr FAMILY SUPPLIFS. GROCERIES: ARM YOURSELF WITH ADVERTISED PRICE LISTS SECOND-CLASS CROCERIES AND THEN CALL ON US AND PURCHASE CHOICE GOODS AT COMPETITIVE KATES. GROCERS, MABONIC TEMPL sepll Hints anp F Stucets. Vinegar?! VINEGAR! VINEGAR! FOR PICKLING. TEN BARRELS OF PURE CIDER VINEGA made in Montgomery unty, Md.,and drawn from Original package into Clean Barrels, making it free | of all sediment. ALso, SPICES, OF ALL KINDS, For sale Low, by A. T. METZGER, SUCCESSOR TO METZGER & BYLES, 417 Tru Sraexr, Between D and E streets. ealieons ‘Etin E tiers, wor. j THE TRADES. WNINGS, TENTS AND FLAGS. JOHN © HOGAN. 713 | LOAN maye Under the WRECIAL NoTios ing Of for tt CARO LOAN OF FL OHEN'S LOAN OFFIC Cn Pinin and Plota’ Ware. @ Gertiomen's Clehing, Ger Face All erate Pow om LAND SA CoNTEAG fai meen, re Yoré aveme:, entrance on Tes | S GCULDSTEIN & ©8., OFFICE, 14 © STREET, 6. Th most Private jomp ufioe, Me aned et the owen ro. of interont on Sold ant iver Watches. 1 fe © LES. SASD Pazaa, Bo. 914 PENDSVLVANIO AVENUE, ane, Pivtole. Lathan pete, —Eo. 771. ¢ Orrers By the In purs wn th s will be be Tiods herciafior designated, At the Land Offre mencing ow sale ot Vim! the undermenticn ships, viz: D, Nepte lic wn uber 16. tn President of the United States © wT, Clveees 8 Guan, wee of America. arket Spacs, tetweng Tth end sh Saijmaker aad maputectcrer of Avr pes io ctrl: aod finteh for stores, clty nome. Fines for sale or pont. Tene Tcawp meetings Awning Emeril ea real pote ents. Or bere 2U9 a or WE, Osetia Bin tore. will meet with prompt atter tow ap. LOAN OFFICES. toraet of Teh grec 6% of vala- Laud Oftices inthe Btate of Minnesota st the vin 2, Minnesota, 0 at the and srmentioned — pn 155, 136, 237, and 1S, of wnslipe i ‘ go 28, *) 138, 1 range 2 ips 159,130, 131,322, 134, 138, 138, 9. 130, 131, 122, 133, 134, 135, il, 182, 153, 155, amd 198, 2, 153, 134, 28S, 006. iia, Fractivusl townships 351, 135, 137, and 13%, of nal townships 124, 135, 337, and 1333 of Alexandria. Minnesote at peevicwsly deme E ed townships aud parts of amd west @ KE% principai Fractional towpebips 135,40, an4 285, of range 28, Fracti Frac Fract At the Land Offce at Ts: commencing oo MOBDA theealeot Timber ae 1.6 be undermer, shige. s nal (ow higs 1 Townela oe at and ra North base of < pe ao. wreb ips 46, 4 Townships Townships 46. < # armeliies “6.6 ownsbipe 45, « Township 4, of ri Fange 3). hips 157 and'135. a pal townships 125 and 19, of 1, lor ts not pres 8. of rang ie Dalat Minnesota, AY, October 14,182, thore le (he nudisposed-cf lands nabips, to wit : @ fourch principad he wage 18, of range 16, All innde beld at double minimum price will be Jems than Giepored of at wm cents per acre. ( $2.09.) aud ail tum price will t med of dullar and twenty five cents pe Lands ay propriated by Inw fc Indian, military. and other for railroad purposes, will patposee, ange two dollars and fifty i tans at miai- ‘at vot Iss than one TF ACre,( ) mr che oe of schools or reserve excluded trom the d will proced aud bo pri until after tue ex Given wi this sixth day of June, ration of the lwo wee nal subdivisions are 8, apd WH! be tring to purchase, er my hand at the city be commenced im tho President of the United St By the President: WILLIS DRUMMOND pea tor the of Washington A.D. is U.S. GRANT, © Con.minsioner f the General Laud Office NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS. ithed to the ri ut pi yan of the ind within the soteasion oad umorated is required ty cearee, ‘to auy of the townships above ei