Evening Star Newspaper, January 7, 1873, Page 4

_EVENIN TURADAY. LOCAL NEWS. Amusements, &e., To-nig it. Netiouct Theater—Janauschek in “Mary Biuart.” ¢ © mique.—Comic opera, drama, come- | arlesjue, songs, dances, ete Pr Cromwell's Art i.—Leetare by Bret Harte * Argo- Rants ot Wh street Presbyterian Churck—Gramt Con- eur. aeceabalivgte te feudensed Locals. LC. Parker sends us Appleton’s Journal for Jap. 11th. a ‘The calemiars for 1813, printed by Gibson Brothers, 112 Pennsylvama avenne, are models of ermamental typography. 7 Mr. W..1. Khees has been appointed by Gov. Cooke one of the trusters of public schools, to Sil the vacancy cansed by the resignation of Mr. Geo. F. MeLelian. Yesterday the time-honored festival of Epiphany, also known as (ld Christmas Dav and Twelfth Day, was held ta the Catholic axl Protestant Episcopal Churches. Mrs. Nicholas Acker, who was injured on Saturday morning by jumping from her car- Fiage when the horses touk fright, is rapidly recovering. Mr. James F. Dooley. of the Chronicle, was married to Miss Mary Jenifer Tucker, of this sity, at St. Peter's Church, Inst evening, by the Rev. Father Boyle, in the presence of = large ane ¢ of friends of the happy couple. Don't tor t the art entertainment of Prof. Comwell at Willard’s hall, on F street, to-night. . exhibitions are chaste and heantiful, and well worthy the attention of refined and intelli- tle foreign sparrows in parks weathered the late cold snap very we! s they were <upplied with plenty of boxes, and come after their « grub” daily at the<ifferent feeding es. The Germania stock ct, eo last night adopted resolutions that ‘would cheerfully sapport the action of the police commissioners im wot allowing the bar at the park in Gales’ woods to be open on Sunday except to members of the association. Dr. W. D. Stewart, sanitary inspector of the Doard of health, has punctured several hundred arms within a few days. The supply of vaccine « has been exhausted, but an invoice is ex- Feeeen from Boston on Thursday, when Dr. S. ‘Will resume the vaccination of such persons as pay call ov him. —_—e—— ANxvAL Revsion or THE Boss Brick- WAKres.—The annual meeting of the Brick Marutacturers Mutual Protective Association was beh! at the board of trade rooms last even- ing, and the following officers were elected for the current year: Wilson E. Brown, president; Jobn E. Herretl, vice president; T. A. Richards, tea-urer; J.H. Sichards, secretar . E. West, assist: secretary: Herretl, Ge B. Sunith. T. Webste T. Walker, and J. H. Richards, executive committee. ‘The association then adjourned to Anderson's, en ith street, where a tine supper had been pre pared uncer the direction of Mr. Kush, the €aterer of the house. The president of the asso- ciation, on taking the chair at the head of the table. gave the orler for # vigorons attack on the edibles, and it was promptly obeyed. After the cloth had been removed, toasts were offered, swere made by tent Brown, t Herrell, Messrs. Grinder, ; . James H. Ridgway, Boyce. of the Chronicle, i the representative of Tae r. Herrell explained that the object of the ax 1 Was not only matual prot. : ek p the price of brick, but simply for protection. If aman failed tocomply with his contract the other brick mamufactnrers were informed, and they were thereby saved from loving money by him. Mr. Childs endorsed the remarks made, and stated that he would go further. Heasked iit wasfair when they make t with acarpenter to farnish brick to or on the completion of the house to have notes at nine months and longer poked at them under the name of cash. Thus basiness and pleasnre was mixed until about {1 p. m., when the party separated Narrow Escare or “Repoy” Wercn— Shot Passes Through his Neck, But he Still Lives. About 11 o'clock last night Marti alias “Reddy” Welch and one George Leetham, each with a “bob-tail” musket in his hands, friendly scuffle in a room at_ y's drinking room, corner of € and Iith streets, when, by some unexplained means, the musket in Leedham’s hands was dis- charged. and the load took effect in the lett s Of Reddy's neck, just behind the jugniar vein, blowing out a large hole and iz the m: there exposed to + Dr. Buckley was im and dressed the wor ever ant Skippon's officers to answer any char, t be brought against him im connection * the affair. All present at the time, in- eluding Weich, deciare the shooting to have m purely accidental. The gun was loaded shot, with which to «sh ."" they stat A hole about the siz hat was blown through the ceiling where the shot entered after passing t It was a miraculoes es: fi ua Was brought into the e+ chargeal with assa battery on Welch, but ¢ i ed, the complainin appear, on account of his wonnds. The court subsequently admitted Leedham to bail in the sum of S500 ANNIVERSARY OF THe ErIPHaNyY Carreit Home.—The second aunual meeting of t bers of the Epiphany church home, a chs institution, supported by the Epiphans ehureh, was held last night, amd the following officers ‘were chosen for the ang year :—Preside: Rev. W. F. Watkins, reetor eharch of ihe Epiph- any: treasurer, Lewis J. Davis, esq., secretary, Wm. F. Kamsey, M. D.; board of ectors, for one year, Prof. J. H.C. Coffin, Gen. John Parke, 5. E. Middieton, J.K. Barnes. three years, D. Cutts, J. a chairman ce committee, Lewis J. consulting physicians, Surgeon Geueral J Barnes and Dr. A. eluding a large number © istingnished persons. It is hardly necessary t 9 state that she proluced y the grace, dignity and f her personation of the beautiful and ate Scottish Queen—Mary § & profound impression by pathos 7 mounted. It will he is evening, aud the sale of tickets Smbicatce nether large house. There was a big house at the Theater Comique last night, and Dick Parker amd Kuigiit were both greeted with uproarious applause on their Yeappearance. The Foy sisters madea decidedly favorable impression, and so did the new bailet ‘The new pieces were all very goo, ain! lenying the fact that the patrons of the Theater Comiqué get their money's worth. perused ol WroresaLe STEALING ov Horse Cants.— Detectives McDevitt and McElfresh arrested two men on Sunday for a wholesale larceny 0° horse carts. It seems that for some time past contractor Fletcher has been running bis carts from time to time until twelve of them disap- ed. He = these officers on the hunt for m on last Saturday, and the result was the arrest of Elwood Johuson, an old man, and a young man named Henry Smallwood, both living on teth street, between Land M northwest. Wit the assistance of the police. under Lieut. Greer, of the 4th preeinct, these officers have got down to the case and recovered some of the carts, and soon expect to have them all. The value of the carts bout $769. ——— Mane Rauway at Tux Navy Yarp— a pert ver Soe ae ¥ al and etil Withase Tune pemen of the Treasury to me ‘Witttam 7, rate of thirty ce: per ton measurement for each lay @ vessel was inthe marine nayy yard since the bat, pat- Tided that tut suc! far full discharge of ‘Tolbat has panth mn 4 mdm ‘The bill was referred committee on fairs dh a ‘Tue Weer or Pra fad GUARDS AGAINSI FIRE. Proper Building Regulations, We are indebted to Mr. Adolf Cluss, of the | * raed in the Mouse yosterday by Mr. Starle | 4. Kk. Browne rd of Poblic Works, for the valuable dam | ¥@ather: suggestions embraced in the following com- , warning from t! by the conflagration. Govervor on December ith. m Council o ve in- | of the S ‘me Court of the District, as appears ches thick for theentire height. All party walls | by their letter of February’ 10, 1873, a copy of shall be carried upto a the full thickness of the walls, with increasing ratio as above. giables nor workshopsof a Light character shall | justice of paying ave walls less than twelve inches thick. i . It shall not be lawful to build any front, rear, | yuilding cannot well bedenied. These expendi- | *ministratrix of his estate (bond $2,000) and or party wall upon wooden girders or any other | thres were as follow wooden supports: all such oo shalibe o | Original cost of erection. iron, brick, or stone of atiple strength. ‘No Mansard or other reof more than one-story in hel twenty feet in height from shall be constructed it, Nor more than ng y e upper tloor of the | Cost of care of buildin; m which it is placed to the highest | Contingeucies.. part of said roof, unless the same is constructed Of fireproof materials th: a <, hereafter erected, the eaves of | The only, ‘ inty feet in height above the levet pears to ing that be wena young man and ought to make of the sidewalk, sf all have the Toofs thereof con- | count of the aleve expenditures is $30,000. igs fmanner. But | The undersigned believe that an appropriation ma ) the total height of such buildings, exclusive of | py Conprea of 150.000 for the as chimneys and party walls, shall not exceed se¥- interest ot the District inthe wit ‘he sun : More than 45 feet high above mde- | {ie'permmanent halls and ofees Yor the trans. | 3; JouA Richardson, a white mk have cornices of fire-proof material, | action of the business of the District, woul be | Fitheatrying a razor; suspended. John Roach, fecured f0 the walls with iron'anchors, inde: | fone and equitable. hey. therefore weapece | AzmAI Wey, charged witht idlng a horne Case adent of any woodwork. exterior wooden | full fornices, requiring to be replaced hereafter | ‘UY ask that such em appropriation be made. from any cause, shall be constructed of fire-proof It remains to be mentioned, eighteen months. acts for spection of buildings have been In force in Bos- ton, which, without the above amendments, are SMA.t-rox.—New that by the above amend- | since 2 p. m. yesterday than nine inches thick- | Mrs. Kane's, on M street, between 15th and 16th } Pea! wastaken. ts northwest; 307 E street northeast; alley pon our wide streets in Sees F and @ and 3d and 4¥ streets ‘south Washington too much; party walls are intended 332 F street southwest; alley between Half be- uildings within the same square | and ist and F and G streets southwest; ware may be consumed | tween by wide strects, which | Dstreet, between New Jersey avenue aml tat | Meeting of the First Baptist church, at their than if surrounded . in, wrler | itol street; New Hampshire avenue, near rhino 3 favorable circumstances. a row of frame honses | “Circle: 1112 K street northwest: 17th | {rom the First Baptist to the Gay-street Baptist on the opposite side of a ninety-foot street Is | and N streets northwest; Howard Row. on E | church. ‘The following trustees were elected for within easy reach. Small and ¥: the Reard of Health. o 4 At a meeting of the hoardof health last even_ | No deaths had been reported up to noon to. | WHATI8 THE MATTER Now?-Houses which get ing medical inspector W. D. Stewart reported ‘cinations since Saturday. On the q tion of ordering more vaccine that for about the regulation and. in- yr oes tated ness are made illegal. Tt is useless to rely w by fire sooner furnish the required di streets. ints, Dr. Cox | ported. out said he thought all able to pay fur vaccination | A physician of standing in this city isof the Pustules removed from health infants on the eighth day after vaccination | owing not so much to the poor char: might be nsed instead of points. Dr. Bliss remarked that yaccination should | in which some of his profe false notions | cinate. He thinks if more eare done a noble | manner of making the incision a ppreciate should do so. be general and unrestricted by an Rrwhith toe shateeeenant work, which the whole community z > vate practice he had frequently vacei- | This hint, from a professional source, should be | ithe workl where this wo nated without charge, as most people have the | regarded by physicians, impression that there is no eh; of health for such services. adopted this free system thousands would not Sr. Jounx’s Cav. themselves of this ase would have been more exte by the board preventiv ry thonght there should be no = time in the system, but agreed | St. Jobnu'schurch, fs utterly without found: might make use ot pus- | in fact; and thatthe reporter, who furnish ts; he did net know how | to the pres i far people wouki be willing to return them these | malicious! ns seabs, but it was worthy of their consideration, | story, for iis own purposes. My attention has | known, and was burr in view of their expenses and limited means. Dr. Cox remarked that in Ei z scabs was practiced ions of persons had been va change at th with Pr. Cox that the: tules from healthy wd the mothe from the sanitary comn ton the resolutions to what steps are of honscholds where smallpox 4 through the col: fee, made Rector St. Johu’s Parish, night in the elnb-reem of ferred to D ——_e i necessaryto | | A ComPraty Allow me. prevent mem! ts from mingling with the public, thereby spreading the disease, On inmotion, the commit- teg was continued. THe ALLECED Uxs. 4 This morning the cases of Dainexe aguinst the | surface of ic board of public works, and th Dainese, were before Judge W court, Judge Fisher and Dainese, and Mr. Cook for the board. be recollected that Dainese was engaged in putting up a row of three story fra: t south, between 61! being the contr: had been obtained the beard of health having called to the e Berepines Case— | three and fonr feet, in other places the ihe | iar trap for ward yainst jet the aauite | and have a chance to sue the District « N. Oliver for | ment. rr It wilt) dwellings ‘e jal oh Srasts| | lett in the B str heen | Contract for Sewering 3d strect east, from c them, | Capital to Ty street south so as to inclnt th» | the joists, a distance of abont 15 feet, an same, | Side of said street, between East Capitol ant A’ | from Manrssas, Va. Mr. Dainese filed a bill to restrain the board of | “teetnorth, the necessary manholes; traps, &<. public works from removing the horses, anu the See ape led a counter bill against cabin restiain him from farther proceeding with the | “ay Te-eleeted the old board To-day the bills of both read. as also aidavits—Mr. Dainese"s D. to parties were HI, A. Ni being | parker, Joseph re bel + Joseph Redfern, F. 8. Walsh, T. Bb. 2 ag fiat the Kouses ase satcrnd | Cross, W. EB. Howard. George Walters, Esau, | !teaching him tiaily erceted. and although the lumber is not | Pickrell, and Edward Shoemaker, new, it is perfectly safe, the timbers for a most part being double the size commonly nse en as they were, they stoo 98th ard “10th of December. ‘The counter bill was accom, vits, among them that of M fect that neither the material i the | te dist Mallet to tine jullet, to the ef, cot {3 | in payment of the defendant's interest in nor workmanslij} f me is np to what it should. be; that Ue winds had | Burehase of “oil lands.” ‘The defense for own the block out of perpendicular. and they 4 are now temporarily propped ‘up. The cascy | Chased for the corapany cost ‘hut fifty-five thou= were argued st cons Judge Wylie reserved $100,000 Wortn op Rovan Gita. Which justified bis refusal to pay. ‘The | pant tee dager large crest at Lil eaa nan) | gave. take wendios tor defendant, thas saris inen are almost continually in front of the show | that his refusal to pay was justified by windows of Mr. Semken's jewelry stare, on tha | Cevtion practiced mpon him. Dowtbtless avenue, between 9th and 10th street: traction, is. the “costly | jewels fadame Janausche resuntes Bee Among these eal nile woe aor eect | ered that somebody olse was ai least thasestars taented to her by the f wider them. ‘There are but few “oll” traumac ‘valued at 210,000; the | tions of this kin going on at preseut, bu +, Bresented by the King of | are railroad @ nolitxice | Kind, wherein people who suppose themselves : Theat | ie the lanl Pepper Meee ee Wresentel “tg apuoses Europe. Amoi Erperor of Russia, at $18.00; the diamond ring, presented by the " at $15,000; the ruby and dia | Tot mond brooch, the gift ot the Queen of Wurtem- berg.valued at $5,000;the diamor bracelet. presented bt Kussia; the emerald set, by the Princess Olgar; the diamond bracelet, ete., ete. The value exceeds $100,000. fa , the stu Prvonex—Tostay, sFalgs Wylie, in the | Nhole hill presets a barren sterile and if backs helped to feed the flames, : Ys s pect Austria, value med and sapphire re the Crown Prinee at | Xentuck the King of Bavaria, the whole collection | 22, equity court, ordered & decree to he drawn di- A. Bannvart from the bouds of | oy matrimony with Louisa Jane Bamnvart. The | {5 £04‘ has heen Pee te Ape TS5a, ce Herantics were mae | rapidity. The theory presented to account tor | poe ‘Wayne, I bis Tah deRpOMaene ecaeetten Rilutter: | itis that on or about ‘the Ist day of last Octo | Yoman. ’ wih partion im Beltingiee, one of whont “MYotm | ber the party to whom the land beloncs we av Irving Gr Donovan) came here, and abe returned to | Burning brush on the hill-side, and that the . he instituted a similar suit in 190, but withdrew | {it!™Uinces, contained in the geological the same at the solicitation of friew Ts H. Bradley, jr.. ay Mr. B.D. Massey on her part, Hi Pat —- Bicamy Ca: med in t minal court proceed: Pet Se coaned tex me terday’s STAR who it was again loaded. this time by all probable that the case will go ng te the oppor side ot a horse, Conv ay JOSEPH 3. MAY but Henrietta collected her worldly soot PARIS KID GLOVE DEPOT, SF The best stick for the correction wae, P. errorm—a stick of candy. a hi fifies | ended 1B stgange eventful bistorie during = his foot cut off by a | past year. d freight train 5 of Sehooleraft, as he charges. by the negligence of defendant. | divorced from on? husband and married to an- Proposed Zale of the City Hall to the Gove CRT, ‘The following petition trom the Governor and ease of H. Coates, colored, Boaté, of Puta Works of this District was pre~ | fanewae called’ “Meccrk ppeared for the prisoner, who is _ et and to the tutiet- ing him with committing @ rape on ates on the 9th of November last, he Wasurxcroy, D.C., Jannary 3. 1573. | faent | To the Senate cud House of Representatives of the € M United States > shes . The prosecati: lines, v of Boston | ‘The Governor and Board of Public Works of | Pcated not guilty. ane tdstificd that the prisoner was her father; thorities, the District of Columbia respectfully mt | she was 14 he: to be small ughtthem to Congress the fustice of i appropriation for 3 he gh! athe ctr The amendatory act was the purchase by the United States of the interest | of the ¢ se, which are wnfit for pablieation. passed by the state legitature, approved hy the | of the District In the present City Hall buildings | "phe defence called Dr. J. F. Hartigan, who tex » concurred! in by in Washington, now used entirely for United | tified that he had made an examination ami nm of Boston on December 16th, States pui the Board of December 19th, and approved by the Mayor on | offices of the United 8 PeThe principal features6f the amendmenta are: | Ueliainen tte cide i ni ures oftheamendments are: | bn for city oF purposes is univer- | ig answer to the question whether he had any- Mit is the tastices | thi . ; %, we wag house the external aul party | sally conceded. brick, iI not be less tha: . (SI for het age:) She then detailed the circumstances: Tposes. The necessity of using the | found no evidence to sustain the charge. whole of the buiktings for the courts and | prosecution sad it could not ask a verdict for tates, and the | rape, but would ask a verdict for assanit, The | impossibility of making any further nse of the | jury found a verdict of guilty of assault. Coates, opinion of the J: ing to say why sentence should not be pre nounced upon hima, asserteil that the charge was “put up” on him by his relatives,who bad taken height of not less than | which is hereto annexed, 1 no more accom- | awa: child. The court said he was satisfied two and a half feet above the roof coveriug, with | modations than are {i ble for United og pee y walls, and shall | State he coped with stone or fron, securely fastened. } bnild: ‘ildings above 35 fect in strength of walls is graduall; ings. other than. dwelling walls, the least thickness roa toe that the accused had been guilty of some ve: purposes are affor by the City Hall | tad practices, and sente Kia 00 atx spontie re Dictiiee eetenee of this necessity, | in jail. Barney Clinkett, colored, assauit and ight. the | the present District government upon itsorgani- | resisting Officer MeKenna; guilty of assarit: increased. Build- | zation entirely abandoned the City Hall, and | mntenced to ten davein jail Suda fine of #2, Ss muian ‘asictenn ta: | aan be Waa tee ome eee ; wi issixteen in- | is be lev at under any arm th Ii 3 5 nolle pros, hes for external and twenty inches for varty | stances will the District again occupy any portion Fe es eek ee, Ee Neither f of the City Hall buildings, end to e District offices Thomas White and Thomas Young, charged PROBATE Brsixess, Judge Wylie—To-day, eretore the r the will of W. M. Stewart was fully proven. TI istrict the amounts | wiiow of Charles H. Reintzell was appointed expended by the City of Washington apon the uardian to her ehildren—-bond $500. Marian . Biddleman qualified as administratrix of Daniel Biddleman—bond #100. Pouce Cocnt, Judge Snell—To-day, James Frazicr was charged with failure to’remove snow from sidewalk. A question between coan- sel arose as to what constituted an improved lot under the act, there being in this case nothi butafence around it, The ease was contin wassent tothe work- the judge remark- pneegrencete amd addit « propriation which Congress ap- e made to relieve the city on ac- ‘tter use of his careass than to make it a de- Of the | Perit for bad whiskey; he should be ashamed of jena Eimeeir, and there ‘was amy shame left in him may be aterm at the workhouse would ¢ levelop , Charg than a moderate trot and at aspeed dangerousto {Signed D. Cooxr, | the public safety; #20, Thomas McNamara, a signee) Dae ee polaier, profanity; 80, James Twomey, charged ALM a wi ee) is place iness open on Sun- das, 4;Macuupum,’ | Tay! Mtye Sitente was alleged to have heen committed on the 3d of November. The te mony did not show that any liquor was sob, but the judgedecided that nosale was necessary to wee, have been reported | Taie the caso and fined defendant €20, "Ail afr Apoir CLUss. GEORGETOWN. TNCcORPORATION oF A CuuRCH.—At the last and 4th and Kand L sercotr tontivens here soit | Ist | house of worship, corner of Congress’ aul Gay wiring std obenedllpimoidlag poe . the name of the church was changed street, between Half amd Ist streets southwest, | OM ear: James Nelson, D. M. Lawrence, A. M. 218 New Jersey avenue southeast; Ist street, be- (Allizon, and J.C. Nichols, who tween C and D streets southeast; corner 7th and ‘0 file a certificate of incerpora- M strects southeast; 127 North Carolina avenue. day. T < “ap water from the High-service reservoir had their een Patel © sree ae a eg att | Sippy suddenty cut off yestertay morning. with i, . ‘ord of notice to housekeepers from a ausing great inconvenience. Supposing sialon tha rective vaccination te | t® be some temporary tronble, and that th opinion that most of the defective v ination is } er gould ethene on aga, the pers « 4 sregsclh ee we 3 h incommoded held their ‘peace, but | Paccine matter, as to the carcless slip-shod way Maley thay koa all eteneate takonin cad ¢ eondescends to say why it Is se setnn tee r will be turned on agaly matter, there would be fewer failures to take.? | Whether it ever will be. Is there any other 18 of the Chesa- CaNnaL News.—The_ reeei agit peake and Ohio canal company for the week : " ending Saturday, Dee. 28th, 1872, were:—Froi they not An Injurious Statement Corrected. Pi ne Gecsad: Sums” Gaemertnnt, wa asst 6)_-total 81,986.11. The Biitor ij the Sars Bose kind as to give me | There was to be a meeting of the board of cetosay that the paragraph in one of our | tors of the company at Annapolis towlay, a # relating to the Christmas greens in | the stocklollers to-morrow. 0. 5 dal street, canght ti . Taust vi een the viet : Bere nren peso Lis mother, this morning, by some disposed persoi only jnst been called to the paragraph, and as about two hours flerwards, 5 2 the paper which contained the same is a weekly, Tie Parroys of HUSBANDRY, who are stop- r | Task your kindness is giving a more p pinng xt the Union Hotel in this city, have in | cont! jurioy diction, to what might prove a 1 yet determines where they will hy statement. Joun Vacarax Lew: vention, but will hold a preli prayer, last evening at thel ngerous condition ot F street, street, where they will con 7th streets southwest, near St. Dominick's | every evening this week at 7% o'clock, e church. ‘The sewer in some parts has settled | this evening, when the services will com athin | at 6 o'clock. The meeting last night wa 1 mud over the, hollow; a regn- | dressed by a Seminole chiet, through his int e unwary pedestrian to fal jer, who is now on a visit to Washington. He u interesting account of the ercet urches and the spread of the gospel iu conntry. ‘The usual union prays i ve held, I learn, owing to the inability copal ministers Adkins aud Williams tu at- =WEMENTS.—The chief engi- of publie works has been r: the rubbish and obstructions! et sewer by the contractor r moved. Also, directed to amend E. E. Barnes’ ERIOVS ACCIDENT.—A young man named W. KR. Spittle, employed on the market-h: as a carpenter, fell yesterday afternoon th: t be | butting in of a 12-inch pipe sewer on the west | throught that he is seriously injured. He ails see, ilo to Health doubts if there are Nv yester- | twenty rei ealthy and strong women iu a freetors, com- | Stace iuthe Union. : ark, Apirew ) #27 constable at Lanesboro, Minn,, lately “3 mes | managed to catch a slippery character female attire. SF Prudent Californians nowadays got 2 pre- Liminary certificate of insanity from their funily ROUND FLoon.”—A case pending in | Physicians before they kill anybor et court for the last two or three day4 | §@"Ex-Mayor Hall of New York Sippe: brings up again some of the old familiar expe night and broke his aukle bone, He will be ! ences of the ‘coal oil” stock excitement. ‘Thu | up fora month. suit in this case was brought npon a note giv a7-*Pearl weddings” are the Proper thing now after sixty years of married lite. hes tld be “mother of pearl” then. 27 Doctor Johnson used to say that the i sand dollars in eash, while it waa turned over ta | Of, looking at the best side of things was the company at one hmdrd and fifty thonsant | "ere oe nhccinrin amet euiling eel dolars. e defer it hel pred a a ve “ bis retanad 10 age The hag | their $2.15 taxrate.” Some of the manutartarery iq | are trying to eseape this heayy burden by mov- ing thelr establisinnents to Delaware. hog | K-Philadelphia had 20,544 deaths in 1572, a4 to pay a hundred and fifty thousan| | increase of about 3,000 over the previous yea~, thd | Ofthe whole nombe a children, ‘Phere were 2 pox. sr When Rev. Laird Collier, of Chicag a7 The G ‘Toe Frreven’s poseof James Adams, T. F Wilson, We J. Wil Tue « non-payment of the uote is, that the lant ied by thy » were adultsand 11,014 OS4 fatal cases of sual} ground floor, they sulsequently dixe tt reached his church last Sanday morning, a fouud the thermometer at two degrees helo zero, he immediately postponed the services. a7 The following toast was pronounced at a fireman's dinner, and was received with gre +t ’ i ¥ m1 other operations of a 9 be near the foundation are really up on tid Philadelphia Ledger. Sinevian Paenomenon—A Burning Mit i4 | applause: “The ladie-—heir eyes kindle tie ‘Three miles from Bainbridge, ouly flame agains! which there is ‘no insurance.” county, fed a billof considerable atii New York Observer. known as “Copperas Mountain.” Ont of ®7 Lazarus Tillman, of Atlanta, laid his coat am wke, while on its summit and general surf: the visitation has withered and died, until 600 on a stamp while he showed «th» how to split rails. While thus oceupic i burned up and hisraimeutand green- sted as if by a whirlwind of fire. terk of ae is belicved that the interior of the hill isn mat | gig anence then enneat ee end, Me. pent ited combustible matter, and thatthe tice | bromptness and correctuess. with which. hor spreading with consileraiie Gosteese is managed. The chief clerk of the » pension agency, is alzo a ir, who committed snicide a Atehison, left the followiy few days sin flames communie: d to infiummable niatteg, rue, | ted of living. Don't make any fuss over me, ¥ but chuck me intoahole. Invixe Guwan.” tion of the hill. The ching of the fire it “ . course, impossible from. its situation, ant Po 7 The editor of a Maine paper says there are ho denigy | 008, if ever, the fire will reach a point when: | no rum shops in the town where it is published, Tal the tostimone wae | itean be controlled can ouly be conjectured. but im ly adds his regret that there are i, special examainer, fh At present there is no danger to be appr some ten or twelve places where intoxicating ended to property in the viciuity.—Cirlevits | liquors ean be had in violation of law. (Ohao) Herald. if S7A genticman at the Crestline, Ohio, depot, A Stony ov Two Lovens—The path tomp- | Wanton ct ye tae ee rel for a few trimonial bliss is thorny in omen Ppagrrcanticnar toned y pur He now wants to trade or give away a babe + | two loversin Wathena: an unpleasant om a it, Henrietta Kirkpatrick wanted to mary Mg, | T#uted to yell on the slightest provocation. Waddell, but the old Kirk just swore that se | _ S74 Boston gentleman who could not waltz should never rally around ‘the nuptial bower | offered a young lady $100 if she would let him with any man by that name. When the lovpr | ug her as much as the man did why had just heard of thishe took a friend along and sought | Waltzed her. It was a good offer, and showed ie | an interview with the old man. He granted ore, | that money was no object to him, but they put a | appearing at the door with ashot-gun, which fe | im out of the house so hard that’his eyes were «| instantly discharged at Waddell. Only two pf | quite black. the shot touched him, and he waited until the a nrietta col her worldly 7 mi : acthormight have known = 939 Panna. Ave., BETWEEN 9TH AND 10TH Sts. ; jew Teh icet abeeaetiioie eis paraaeauanaa he np RS a om Seite with rd Seoaebetions al tes, pennaee Soe never ieere BF -Light or Opera, with 1,2,8and 6 buttons. Si te | sa-Mediam and Dark, with 1,2 and $ buttons. 87-Black, Plain and’ Embroidered, with 1 and 2 SF Gents’ Gloves, white, light and dark—all sizes. HeNswyea;malecherka | _S2-Fall wppiy of te very et at receteed Jo AYD M. SMITH, |. WIMSA’ Fogo mage Lage SMITH & WIMSATT, Soartocns hone eS county G*, aged | WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN ALL SF Robert Browning i scratching out a new LUMBER. Se Thackeray’s cia A Large and |-selected Stock of don literary circles, ont #0 quéen of Lon- HARDWOOD CONSTANTLY ON HAND. ALSO, A, 5 ERTL “ese er | ete sans, tie oes ‘Northern Michiga) enjoying a lil cs - Lae nm is .. | flurry of new which began five weeks ago. | wr sene of all”—Kero-sene, 7" Mrs. Vronzan. Mich., was other the same day, ' €1ITY ITEMS A Nxerectap, Coven, cold, or sore which ht a simply 4 like, « Basson Bronce Bieke aia Allowed {6 Diress Saints made to onler for gentlemen progress may terminate seriousl; in all the fashionable colorings, as well as black. ‘Prices as low as possible consistent with first class work. Gro. C. Hexxrye, No. 410 Seventh street uorthwest. pence aE TRE Stones of the original gift photographic enterprise, No. 315. th street ‘Seadis rae street, are, as usual, selling many p daily, and dispensing many prizes and eb among the people. We are always willing todemon- strate the corrcetivess of our theory in reference to the enterprise, thatonly strict adhesion to the yrinciples upon which we started out, that hov- esty was the only true policy, is yet correct in reference to No. 3159th street, and 317 7th street. piPaae ave 23 2 aw To THE CoxstmPrive.—Let those who lan- ord yes js Doe severity <, climate trough any pulmonary comp’ or even eee whe atin anes consumption, by no means despair. safe and sure remedy at hand, and one easily tried. *Wilber’s Com- pound ¢f Cod Liver Oil and Lime,” without pos- sessing the very nauseating flavor of the Ou as heretofore need. i endowed by the phosphate ot lime with a healing property which renders the oil doubly efficacious, Remarkabie testi- Monials of its efficacy can be exhibited to those desire to see them. For sale by A. B. Wilbor, Chemist, 166 rt St. Boston. co3 Tre National Savixes Bank, corner of New York aveme and Uth street, pays 6 per ct. per annum on deposits for each calender avhing hours, 9 tod. Saturdays, 9 to4 and 6 tox Zit3, 14016 Se gaa Corns REMOVED WITHOUT PAIX, Bunions Chidlains, Bad Nails, &c., successfully treated by Dr. White, Chiropodist, No. 535 With street, opposite U.S. Treasury. Established in Wash- ington 1861. Wiiicox & Gina's Sewixe Macinxe. The celebrated Bazaar Patterns. Agency at Chas. Baum's hoopskirt and corset factory, ith street, Intelligencer Building. 10,28 TRERMOMETERS ard Garometers are repaired and made to order by Hempler, near 4 street. HOTELS. VV LAnDS Hore, WASHINGTON, D.C. REMODELED, REFURNISHED, FIFTY PRIVATE BATH-ROOMS, AND ELEVATORS ADDED. OPEN NOVEMBER 2, 1872. dect0-1y J. F. CAKE, Proprietor. JNION HOTEL, Georcerowy, D.C. ) V. SHINN, Propricto cold baths, bells, cated, being situat and Georgetown City Passenger railroad, of which, from the railroad and -teamboat depots, pase the dour every two or three minazes : this house can reach any f the national capital &e., by a pleasant ride Pe ness along the i the canal and on the wharves will find ff to their adv antage to stop at this house. decal Ie RAY. 920 SCOTT PLACE, decd-tan Between Land K streets. Ht ten Hose, dees: (THE BRYANT HOUSE, Located on cormer Vath Street and N.Y. avenue. the Ist uf December, 1572, Permanent arders will find Jesiratly and most cons: is house one of the iontly located houses atly furnished, well lighted and ad provided with all modern home ac- .. < are low, but the wants and the com he carefully prowid RICHARDS, has No, 709 G STREET, Je22-tf Rerwern Trm ann Sta SrREETS Dy IMPERIAL HOTEL, JAMES SYKES, Proprietor. Froxrixe Prxevivaxta Av Between Vth and Vth streets, Wasmxeton, D.C. the gost the Pramas ead bie ola eae ene Patrons to test the accomtnodations of his present establishment, which be promises shall be found at Teast equal to the best in Washington, Jang-tf [Rep., Chron “PP HE ARLINGTON,” VERMONT AVENCE, T. ROESSLE & SON, eels ly Prornretors Cc ©. WILLARD, 5 EBBITT HOUSE, WASHINGTON, D. ©. AGENTS. NT AND BROKER, i F. STREET. ESTREET. 9905 PHIL. H. WELCH & CO. REAL ESTATE BROKERS, AUCTIONEERS AND INSURANCE AGENTS. We bny and cel Real Estate, Houses, Stores, Apartments and Offices to rent and lease. Reuts collected, guarantecd and advanced. Money care- fully invested. Negotiations of all Kinds aly executed. Honses built; long time given for pay- nent. Plans, specifications, coutracts and deods skilfully drawn. Satisfaction guaranteed. one cail and we will merit another, BF Offic nuder Maxonic Temple. 200- ACSTS P. BROW Corer N.Y. avenue and 15th street, Waehington, D.C, ve us Wroirsare DEALER 1s CEMENT. SAND, &e., &e.. B 3 cut te order on short not BLUE STONE for Building, Macadamizing and iw i purposes delivered in any part of the Dis- tric REAL ESTATE bonght and sold and mone: Nested. ‘To this branch of the business I will her>- Aker give iy personal attention, and will be at muy ‘ties fnily from 30 a-m. until 4 p.m marl-tt EW OFFICE. JUAN BOYLE & €O., REAL ESTATE AND NOTE BROKERS, No.605 Firreentu Steer, (Opposite Treasury.) FOR SALE. A HANDSOMELY FINISHED HOUSE on south Astrest between al and Mt streets, with all the mot: ern improverne . Small cash payments and loner time on balance. Several FARMS, mall and larze. on the line of the Point of Rocks railroad, within a few minutes’ walk of the depot, within thirty miautes ‘Washington. T ‘Also, two of two hun from dcpot, linproved by House, ke. Alsocone of S00 sinproved by House, &c. Also, one.’ acres in Fauquier, county. bandsome! Frovet. terms. attell's Station, ld in, snit purchasers,on easy terms. ix lots on nort! side of Ithode Teland avenue, 30x19) eachs ‘easii payment. balance can remain for five (8) years, with Interest at7 per cent. One lot on south side of same street. 220129, om very easy terms. Three lots corner of M and 231 streets.” Fonr lots on 24th street. be tween M aud N. One on lot N, between 284 amd 24¢h streets, Six Jots near Capitol, fronting on New Jer: PRINCE'S BAZAAR AT COST UNTIL THE STOCK IS CLEARED OUT, AS HE INTENDS BUILDING, Se” HOUSEKEEPERS AND ALL OTHEKS IN WANT OF GOODS WILL BEAR THE ABOVE IN MIND. IT WILL COS? YoU NOTHING TO COME AND EXAMINE THE tr Advertisements. | GROCER AY GUODS. TE IMPeRTA —- “Handsome . handsome Drese | RNGLISH PICKLES eee Back tins, tees oot Ormin | Titre Stee Pinta and Kmbgohterrd Hendterchici, Hand | rehief= ancy oe. Bearie. Neel . hewn - in NUK” anh Alpaca, Ussbevilan, su rc A tn PORTER ital Goods eattable for Hetniay | 1 NJAMIN MILLER . pepsamrs eee _ | = FRIPAY January 16h 183. L chal peered |) SSS ™ AY, January SIS. T shall procee tool t public ‘auction, in the cellar of the Castom oO. — joue, at this port. the fi az described eyed. | Bhnre te not int — the sane haying remained in warehouse (wichont | 7 the a fone pment of Guuties) more th: Car momeat lc te of original importation, vir A jpuee an Que SR cask Brandy, marked V. B page ~, 11 out, -- at TG a Served to the SE Pevtere. from Haste. . of October, 1865, by Vanderhorst & Reng! Beat Family. nome tet we signed to A.C. Plant, Washington. D.¢ Choice Fomily , ont ‘ ‘One bbl, Rum, marked DB. No §5, a5 galls, 6 —_ ont, 35 galls. at T8-—41.30 pf. galis,, imported in the COFFEES lis Brown, from Kingston. onthe 231 of November, Bonstest orem Isa. by Vanderhorst & AL | Old Government Java cy Soar he C. Plant, Washington, DC Maricaid = th CHAS.S ENGL ke Sc. the _am-eotd (Rep) THOS DO , if W* 1 waeatieys Bader. 3m. Be por doa, img and Scouri wos. 3m Steam DPaabiichment ae a Orricr. EPFERSON bad inslow's Corn, at 30r, each Georgetown, D.C @ “ finest quality Plax, at We cach, Raemnes ee: jam ae ard ait en — Best quality Mine ie hg perit one of the oldest, pet, and mest comm je extal TTY a fishmenta of the ki in this eount: Bost pine Butter. 3 Ib for $1 the District for Boll Se por Clothi hee well at and give mo thefore unset, be Pe NNSYLVANTIA AVENUE N, tT METZGER, BOOKS, STATIONERY, &e. (commerce THE NEw YEAR WITU A 413 Seventh Street, DIARY. DEALER IN SE EUAS TOU OEE SNE RUST FOREIGN & DOMESTIC GROUERIES, SHILLINGTON., Bookseller and Stati Corner 4 street and Pennsylvania avenue, Hae FIFTY DIFFERENT KINDS, including the PATENT SELF CLOSING DIARY AMERICAN AND ENGLISH ALMANACS OF ALL SORTS FOR 1873 BLANK BOOKS, PASS BOOKS, FINE BUSSIA LEATHER ENGLISH AND F; mC ic ALFSKIN POCKET Has Constanriy an Stone FINE OLD WHISKIES, FINE OLD WINE, J COOKING WINE, PURE JAMAICA RUM, sad NEW ENGLAND Roum SCOTCH WHISKY, STOCK ANB ENGLISH ALB, POKTER. 44, NG IN THE STATIONERYLINE EVER YTHI. wl T! poke f So At SHILLINGTON’S BOOKSTORE, ireet and Peon em HE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS: capt tal edition; im parte, very fully illustrated; se cents 8 S CHEMISTRY. § MUSPRATT'S CHEMISTRY in p amtr BO8 Oth treet cone Hes FOR THE PROTESTANT PAL CHURCH, with M Rev. Chas, H. Hall and 8. S. White Jey. a full assortment styles of binding PRAY and sizes. BIBLES, Family and Pocket, all sty les and prices my own direct importation. WM. RALLA 420 FOREIGN FRUITS. Jendid assortment of CANNED GOODS. attr 1c HARD B. 10135 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, CoRNER Dita Srxerr, PURE APPLE CLDER, MEDFIELD BUCKWHEAT, Would call special attention to elegant «tock of NEW YORK ArPLEs, FANCY GOODS, Paris, Vienna and English; also superb stock of BOOKS, just received, both English and American, inclnding many Works and Now Editions. A large and very couplete assortment © SUVENILE and TOY BOOKS. CHOICE BUTTER, declitr COR. Litt STREET AND PA AV Packed expressed for (amity we in small JAY MSALS WITH TUNES. Received Weekly HYMNALS WITH TUNES AND CHANTS. A ited tw Rev. Chas. H. Mall and S. B. Whitely COFFEES Aleo, a full assort t EPISCOPAL PRAYER BOOKS, In all styles of binding. just received by RICHARD B. MOHUN & CO., nova 1015 Penns Ivania avenne FRENCH CANDIES! FRENCH CANDIES) ENING OF AND BLANK B First-class gen LITHOGEAPHIS AND BIND The public tock, aN. or National Metcopel and next door to Jay Couke € Co.\«, ecl2tt Warhingiom, Dv ee _ DRY GoOODs. D®Y Goons: Best LAYER RAISINS Looe MUSCATELS, ENCIA aud SEEDLESS KAISINS, TRON NDIED LEMON PEEL EW Fics, SOFT SHELL ALMONDs. ENGLISH. WALNUTS PECAN NUTS, va LEGHORN g FILBERTS, ORES 3 pounds MIXED Nt GREAT SACRIFICES?! ln Ts. $3 ATMORE © CELEBRATED MINCE MrAT. SWEET CIDER, 7 SWEET Cp TWENTY PERCENT. OFF ON ALL SALES OF SCR BEE c he ies BRANDY M. “KY. s ibe Yad. Ww {Aurere teh Aurora. Jud.) cele Woolen Goods, Until Feb, 1, 1873. 4 Proct — pe f Dry Goods that many WINTER G Wholesale . heavy loss at once rather than carry the goods rte next season, Our goods are all marke z Plain figures, from which there is no DEVIAT: arsyr 120 5 : and N, and we guarantee to offer ail our W een —— J Stock af our previons Jow pri DISCOUNT OF TWENTY PER CENT., fo that any one may see the unparalleled advantages we extend to comprises CLOTHS and >» DRESS GOODS, (exce lack Alpac NOLEN HOSTERY. HEAVY Wik z NO UNDERWEAR our usual stock of fancy and Dry Goods and Cottons. (net Frid jn the forceving,) at FIXED PIU( Es\whrnovt pis. . u ELPreszo voungs & co., GROCERS, PRit REDUCED FOR TEN Dais ONLY, SUGARS, (BEST NEW YORK BRANDS We are safe in'saying at LOWER PRICES THAN THE GOODS CAN BE UB berth TAINED ELSEWHERE i . We desire to close out our entire stock of KID aod GLOVES, and shall sell our $1 Kids at TS cents per = pair; our €1.60 Kids at $1. ity ... per th. BOGAN & WYLIE, Stee. ee oe jaud-tr 10168 Ax» 1020 Trn Sr. Noxtawns eer arr a Cabinet, in Black. brands in large supply ; prices miderate = = s urTabte (De 0 ote. yor Th, INSURANCE COMPANIES. Prunes (very fine) W ct per He E INSURED TRANKLIN INSURANCE COMPANY. ip port OF WASH. OND tee 3 INCORPORATED BY CoNGRESs 18 1818, ae ’ nts for gi, CANDIES, od FRENCH ber Ub, and a in Se quantities fr CIDER, baud of the finest bE © Office in the building of the National of the ie nme en ing Bank 5 z ve aie. D street northwest, No charge for Poli: Directors —Dr. Jas.C. Vali, John Purdy, Dr.J.M Brodhead, J. Keyworth, Jas. C. McGuire, Henry Bradley, Jos. H. Bradley, C. H. Wilti eS McDonald, F. F. McGuire, Dr. D. B.C! MG. Emery . HENRY BRADLEY, President. CHARLES BRADLEY , Secretary. dec20-e.6m. HE NATIONAL METROPOLITAN T FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Uronght te this cit N.O. MOL APPLES, ORGANIZED AUGUST 26, 1870. SPITZEXbthe se YORK FRUIT) CASH CAPITAL. 100,000 GREEN LLFLOWERS, BOUND -WEETS N. ¥. BUTTER. One Ton just received. Onr general supply of goods in our line js » insta ELPHONZO YOUNGS & 10.. GROCERS, ©. Torro, H MASONIC TEMPLE, W. B. Sears. Ninru ano F st« aemar S. > Feb Gkekéer ‘ACE, TORTIGH 200 DOTS LEP EE canars Office in Shepherd's Bail 908% Penusyl- ania avenue. MOSES EDLY, Prato . - B. TODD, Vice President, SAMUEL CROSS, Secretary. usually ob ye A sg te 31 street Veefal Housekeeping or