Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1873, Page 4

| THE WASHINGTE: Shall it be Completed? | CONYERENCE OF THE CONGRESSIONAL COMNIT- TRE WITH THE MONUMENT ASSOCIATION. The House of Representatives recently, on wotion of Gen. Chipman, appointed a select committee of thirteen to consult as to the prae- ticability of completing the Washingten monu- | ment, and to report by bill or otherwise, said ‘pert being made th cial erder for Satar- y. February 22, at 2 ‘k. Gen. Chipman, chairman ot ‘the committee, called a meeting last night at his residence, and invited the mem- | bers of the National monnment association to present. There were presept of the com- ittee, ci "i Horace Maynard, Tenn.; Walter Y.; Clinton L. Cobb, N. €.; John Critcher, S. 8. Burdett. Mo.; ‘Sohn HiA, N. b Eldridge, Wis.; Stevenson Arche: _ EVENING STAR. FRIpAy..... Febraary 21. 1873. LOCAL NEWS. —— eee Amusements, &e., To-night. ctr Coaique.—Barlesque, songs, dances, Tiveler—The D Atal r attrac ue Trowpe Condensed Locals. 1. ©. Parker and Jos. Shillington send ad- vance copies of Harper's Magazine for March. The Young Men‘s Christian Aswciation give Weir first reception of the season to-night. Isaac Shoemaker has beem appointed post- master at Tenrallytown, 1). C., vice John H. N. Va; Washington’ monument asociation was repre- be ge PS sented by Gov. H. D. Cooke, Gen, W, T. Shere directed to place a plank footwalk on 4 Fr — Nn mg a. [ad Brent, n& B. between 10th and Lith streets northeast. 14, T. B. Biakes ond Dee Nichols. Cat Fhe ease of wrestling te which Mr. Butts had | So) Jaa pL Marshall United Seem © his leg broken, mentioned in last evening's | S3mo Fell io é paper, did not, we are requested to say, occur tw the restaurant of Schwing & Clarke. ‘The opening of Wall's new Opera House with lee -Jefierson I his role of « Rip Van Winkle,” wit —— the close of the holiday celebra- tion of Washington's birthday, 1873. The veterans of the Mexican war last night adoy tes! resolutions joining in the petition of their comrades of Pittsburg for a pension from the government. and the following committee Was appointed to attend to the matter: Colonel 4. M. Kenaday, Captain E. A. Paul, General were aleo present. i ‘The meeting was called to order by Gen. man. who, after briefly reciting the facts In relation to the subject, said they had assem bi tor the purpose, if possible, of determining some mode by which the monument could be completed. Asa preinde he had called upon Gen. Babcock and Fequested that some gentleman of the engineer corps be «letailed to examine into THE DURATILITY OF THE STRUCTURE and the strength of the carth and stone fou: tions, as well as to make any epentions in ‘The Maryiand acxiliary of the board of mis. | SC," Jv, remnonsé to the request Gen. Bab- sions of the Protestant Episcopal charch, held | ck hs é : its closing sessions at Christ chureh, George- | ¥ . The Lieutenant then, by request of the com- ent erent, oft mittee, stated that he’ bad tants © supentetsl the usual service, ae san missions were made by . inspection of the base, and had conciuded that N. Galleher, Kev. #. Kershaw and I re et. sidan Segieicen bees oe it was amply sufficient for the weight proposed in the original design. He also stated that, in his opinion, the proposed pantheon could be dispensed with, and in its stead a mound of earth erected, with either a concrete or paved surface, the cost of which he gave. Some other Yesteniay afternoon chief marshal, General | facts in'cormection with the subject were also J. G. Foster, had an interview with the general | stated. Colonel Samo was cal upon for his managing committee. General Wilson kas for- | views. and that he agreed entirely with warded to Colonel Webster a list of the aids | Mr. Marshall that the base was practicallylevel, whom he had selected. there not being a difference ot ineb in The ball building ix being rapidly completed, | the four corness. avd sesterday three of the five kifchens to be | Mr..J. C. Brent, secretary of the association, Built on the west side were finished was then called on, and stated that It ix now proposed not to let the Naval Acad- SINCE 1855 NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE emy cadets return to Annapolis until the er. on the work. At that time the money hai ing of March 5,so that they can on that <iay | given out, and the association had gone to Con- give an exhibition howiteer drill. at the énter- | gress and'stated to them that the entire system section of Lonisi h street. of collections had failed, and asked of them Col. Lubey received communication yester- | an appropriation. This was not complied with. Fay “L™® Colored company of Cumberland, | aud since then no attempt had been made to #e- Md.. saying that they intemled to visit this city | cure collections or goon with the work. ‘This PR ihe sth. | They applied for the lett of the | was principally owing to the intervention of the fine. The Twilight cadetspof this city, are | war. ir only competitors for that position so far. Gen. Chipman asked the cause of the sudiien Two grand banquets are to be given to the | suspension, and in reply Mr. Brent said that at various visiting colored organizations, militar: that time the American or. and civic, by some of our prominent calored citizens,on the evenings of the 3d and 4th of | + March. They will take place at the Columbian | Law building, om 5th street, which has been | sagaged for their accommodation during their | sojourn in the city. ! At a meeting of the veterans of the Mexican Sar last night at the Dickson house it was | the precaution to be incorporated. getermined fo turn out as a bedyon inaugura- | Mr. Chipman then asked if the committee ten day. Sergeant Peter Maloney was cliosen | concluded to recommend to Con, color bearer. | appropriation for the completion of the struc AT A MEETING OF THE STATE ASSOCIATION | ture under the control of government officials, COMMITTEE | and the abolition of the society, whether it yesterday the subject of the position the associ- | would be satisfactory to the gentlemen of the ations were to be given in line was discussed at | aswociation. some length. Many were made, sec Mr. Brent said that be could not speak for the omded aul laid upon tie table; and after anhour | society; but for himself he would say that it aud a half bad been consumed in exciting | would be more in keeping with the original idea debate, the gist of the controversy appeared in | to ieave the Duilding fo the hands of the associ- « motion by Mr. Bell, to the effect that the | ation, and zequest the government to became an sense of the that the different | indirect contributor in such sums as Congress state associa u the line of | saw fit to give. He wished the monument com- The motion | pleted. and if it could not be done except by ation was recived | placing it inthe haulsof Congress he would not iation, stating their | object: bat he would much prefer thatit bedone a body in the in- | By the society. Kaighn, of the New ‘Dr. J. B. Blake said that asfar as he was con- jersey aoe - stated that his association | cerned, and he knew he reflected the entiment= had decided not to participate in the ceremony. | of a number of gentlemen, he wished that Con- Capt 0. HP. Smith, of the National Lancers, | gress would take entire charge of the buikling of Boston, writes Col. Webster that they have | and complete it. The society had resorted to completed arrangements for transportation. | all conceivable means to raise the necessary They leave Boston on Saturday evening, March | funds, and having failed they would m Sunday evening, and will | cuyenrriLyY SURRENDER THE CHARGE TO H CONG RERS. r | Gen. Chipman said that the project had orig | nated in Congress, and while he was not in favor | of abolishing the committee, he did not see the ‘ng of the 4th amd remain fill the afternoon of { impropriety of its being seat back. it was true the sth. It ix probable that they will quarter in | that if the appropriation # was made it jary square | would give a fresh impetus te the project, and | invis cpinion there was not & respectable the- | ater. lecturer or musical association in the coun: stery br ith sireet, between K aud L,uorth- | try which would not willingly give a benefit to t; Wm. Rutherford, three two-story bricks, | aid the society. M street, between Iith and 20th, northwest; J. | Mr. Eldriage said when he first came to the W. Kightstine. two-story brick. Massachusetts | city he lad looked at the unfinishel shaft, and avenue, between sth and Ith streets, northwest, | had made up his mind thatit was a burning dis- nd «two-story frame, Union alley, between V | grace that i was so, and had never changed bis nd W and *h and lth streets, northwest; | mind. fie had no fault to find with individuals heodore Huysemn. Mary- | for this state of affairs, but he did tind fault with the American people. They had talked about by Duriey. and home missions te cal- ier. Dr. Haight. Inauguration Notes. KNGW-NOTHING PARTY WAS IN BLOOM, and it had by a seriesof illegal actions taken ehi of the monument and ejected the mem- bers of the legal association. But after they had got control they found they could do not inne. and in IN bad given it up and returned the entire aftair to the association, which then took reasons 1oF wot taking part mral cere Mr. the Monumental Greys, + im this city to-day, ar for his command. which will arrive on the me — Peenirs.—Andrew Bender two- Britpixe k 7 laud avenue, between Mth aid 1th ‘streets, two-story frame, northeast: J. ©. Hillver, by R.1. Fleming, three- | the long enough. The Tact that it was un- story brick aud @fone mansion, Masachusstts | finished stared them in the face, aud no Ameri- ApeBuc, between <ist and 22d streets, northwest; | can could look upon it without a feeling of hu- ‘Wm. Cahill, one-story frame, 2ist street, be- | nu iation, if notef degradation. The American tween |. and M, northwest; Margaret Doran, two-story frame, K street, between 2d and 3d, northeast. Jobu lL. Brown, Give two-story bricks et, between Tith and 12th, northwest; S| mou Carmody, two-siery brick, Ist street, be- w it could be completed. It was all weil tween D and I etheast; James Kelly, two- | enungh to talk about hong ¢ making an ap- party, or know nething, could not build it, and ; What he wanted was w do away with all these } theeries and have SOME PLAIN, PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS story frame. 5 between Kand L,north- | propriation, but he thought the best way to east, Thomas W Street, between | secure it wax for some of t! yealth men to get } and K. cDonald, two-story | togetuer and make a subscription, thus showing brick, ‘ al they were earnest. od streets, southeast, D. Knowlton, three two- | GEN. W. T. SHERMAN | said that he was an officer of the associ: | was willing to give it_an | needed, but did not thin! could bujld it. He was | IN FAVOR OF TERNING IT OVER TO CONGRESS and let thean make appropriation, thus charging 3; and | it tthe whole nation. If Con; made an two-story frame, I. appropriation #! gould place it in charge of a street, beiween ist »horthwest: John F. lieutenant of en; rs, and he would guaran- Burch, three-story & » F stre between th | tee t at betore the centental it would be comple- aud 26th, northwest; C. B. Church, four thrae- | ted. The foundation was amply sufficient for story bri between F ~swuth. | all the stone they could pile upon. it, yet he on and time and attention that such 4 society story frames, Ist street, between M and X southwest: B. Nett. two-story frame. Carre and 1, southeast; W. © k. Vermont avenue &, noxthwest, John hs,7 west: E. Benchart, two-story brigk, qvener H | thonght it shouk!’ be remodeled. There was no aud “th streets northeast B. Pox, two-story { sbatt in the world of such height, net even the frame. Ith street. between Massachnsetts av: yramids, and it would be amply high at, say Bee tie! P street uosthwest; Harriet Greem, do., | 45; feet: then they could but place thecollonade M street, between J5th aud 6th, northwest: S_ | or mouml at the . and thas complete 1. Clark, de., between E, UMENT OF WHICH ALL WOULD BE PROUD. Ro. Horace Maynard said he did not see the + Réeessity of sapersccting tue @ gud hon- wren itl | est association. Let the committee go to Con- wo-story | gress ami ask for an approprigtion of say ‘arolina ave- | 20,000. amd the detail of @ competent engi- > Dr. Russell,one- | neer. Then let them Sot he noes out as ie avenue. Mth street an! | an appeal, which would be wered, and the Emily Stevens, twotwo- | building completed. Inregard to the eduction street. between Congress ani | in height, he said tat when he was a young corgetown, Peter Lucas, two. mau he had read the history of all the commem- =th street. between W and Bound. | orative buildings in the world—their flimen- Rurustine, two-story brick. | sions, &¢—and he must confess that ‘it was aud 0." northwe: , With a feeling of pride and satisfaction that Conner, two-story frame, corner Pg be Fead that the Washington monument was to Streets northwest: 8.R. Hamill. on: ite ferner FE, © and sth streets east. —.——- 1 fe b~ Poi veal ix Uras rge Rud intelligent audience awembled at frame, K street hue and Ist street Jw fst ‘story (rame. THE HIGHEST OF THEM ALL. Mr. McDonald then presented the draft of a Dill asking that Congress make an appropriation of $208,000, to be expend.d on the monument Lincofp hall last night, to hear the lecture of | under the direction of the President. Mrs. T. EB. I. Stenhouse, recently of Salt Luke |G: ‘al Sherman suggested that the be city, snd herself a Mormon for twenty-two | modified, and the engiueer deparument be di- cars, om the subject of polygamy. She isa | rected to take charge, with an annual appropri- ultivated aud refined lady, of picasing appear | tion. moved that a sub-committee of three to €8 Dill, to be presented to Congress ou the Shd of February, atking an ap. ance and with a graceful and easy elocation:! style. aud the inside view of Mormontsm which she presented wae istencd to with great inter- est. She wenced. by saying that it has ever » this enlightened tto thede; + and the more when it ix known that ativesof America and Eng Sessions said that he favored the motion, and knew that it would meet with a hearty re- | sponse from every citizen in the state of New York, for wherever he had went the universal pinion was that it should be completed, and if this appropriation was male, individual sub- scriptions weuld follow promptly, as all the peo- ple wanted was a knowledge that the work wuld be done. h wand Eldridge made a few remarks, insisting ‘that the citizens should first make 4 movement and secure a subscription befure gbe committee asked anything of Congress, Hon. §. §- Burdette sald that They Mvdr HAVE Barts. Felation pols wonder Inereased those women 2 esting addzcss, which closed with the following | “Tentreat vou, free mén and women d? | to wnite all vour efforts, enlist every . and determine never to rest until ~grace to our country shall be away.” Applause.) At the close of b: ture many of the ladies present waited pon ker i requested her to lecture w ladies ive . an bly do. jit not safe to xay that the failures of the "Sit she win pegbay a | past Coutd be remedied in the future f the same Diep Brrore Reacurye Howr—On Wed- were used. In his opinion it was best to meane nesay there arrived from Washington, on the | he honest. It woukl cost about $1, to Laltimore aud Potomac railroad, a young man | complete the structure, and he it scamed Jobn McManus, a stonecutter, who was | way to do would be to tay all the in the case endeavoring to reach bis No. 9 Webster | before Com the , near Valley street. He been ill for | puikli by annual weeks, - Smarties pa Sor oer a Romi saloon on Pennsy|vania avenue extended, it put another hu: fect upon asked permi-ion to remain there wutil x | End then again Jet i stand undnished for wizziness which then affected him hed paws It might be that if the goverument eff. He remained tu the saloon until ¢- one-| Te’clock, when, tivding his illness increasing, | uals woukl subscribe the other. In his Mrs. Job, , called im Oficer | it was better to make an effort of this Remrichouse, and af the same time dispatched | fail than go and so ipo sum and suc. & bey forahack. When the carriage arrived | ceed onty to find the same culty when the tot state Chere bin parca lived, aust unser the tothe as removed tothe western would police station. Dr. Brewer was soon in attend- | do wi! the past Re sudering & congesti if, and that he was then | association done all in their power to raise —' rer, did all that mel- | means during the past five years, but had failed could suggest. but at half-past 20’clock | each time. Thiswas, in hisopinion, owing to the —Raltimore American. Saee e ty applied, but get ine taunt, —- would be properly 4 Drath oF Cartas Saxeve.—Captainu | ing recommenced Ae, mgt Sabre Poa y 3 ‘Thomas Shreve, « well-known river man, who hearty re- then 5 E pet ak acon 1] a success. The hall family. He bad been quite ill of 1 | Nandagmety de snd’ aalaaeeh ob hot bad se much improved that on the opening al and fancifal_were the river he determined to make a trip, bat | represemted with great spirit. The durlesjue of tertmnately the vessel being caught im a | the police jumping over the Schaetzen Verein vm. he took o fresh cold. and bad @ relaps*, | fence and making arrests for drinking lager on minated fatal Sunday was greeted with roars of laughter. Labor Quextiess, The national labor conmeH held a meeting last night, whem Mr. Redsteme, from the com mittee to urge the passage of an act TO PROHIBIT THE IMPORTATION OF CoOTIE Lapen into the United States, reported that they had examined Dill No. 755, and reqnested the ian oa ene and trogets Be at Tecommend its passage,which the com- mittee had to do. , Messrs. E. P. Smith, F. Altsher, J. Ruhl and J. Fentress presented their credentia!s as dele- gates from ard shop, No. 4, £. U. 0. M., as members. Mr. A.M Pratt, of Indiana, offered a resola Pasa beponns was a, that | ge Ty sms ve waitupon Hen. R. C. Me- Conmek’ nelagets trae ‘Arizona, the President of the United States, and such other persons they may deem proper, for the se of taining information and co-o} ion in the great work of planting coloniesef our citizens in the territory of Arizona. Messrs.A. M. Pratt, of Iniiana: W.R. Loftin, of Kansas; F. Mare, of Maryland; A. E. Ked- stone, of California; and Ed. Taylor, of Vir- ginia, were appoined. THE EIGHT-HOUR Law. a J. A. Davis, — the amon ae prepare a petition to Congress relating to contracts, reported the same, and recommend- ed that 1,000copies be printed and sent throngh- out the land for signatares: the petition to'be presented at the next session of Congress, but the petitions from different «tates or localities to be presented by different members of Con- gress on different days, so as to keep a contina- Ons sensation on the subject. The peution asks Congress to amend the law known as *the eight-hour law” so that in all contracts for labor entered into between + United States government or any otticer thereof and individuals, it shall be particularly and dis- tinetly specified in all contracts that eight hours shall constitute a day’s work. and any violation thereof shall annu! said contract. The report was accepted. A_Favevirr Country Man wo cave Ske THE INAUGURATION. colored mai named Kobert Ford applied to the central mar house last might for lodgings, and stated Has ke bad wainea from Fauquier count: Virginia, to see the inauguration. On being taken co the lodgers’ room wanted to know where his bed was and supper. Being told that the horel did not furnish sueh accommodations he thought it very strange, and after resting bimseif on the soft side of a pine plank for awhile he called for a cupof coffee. The sta- tion keeper, r. Voss, asked him if he took sugar and milk. He replied that he would take sugar, but would try and drink it without milk if they hadn't any; but would like to have a bét- ter light in his room as he was afraid to sleep in the dark. After waiting sometime until several lodgers came in nedid not seem to like it, and he thought he would not stay there. ‘One ofthe lodgers directed him, ashe left, to the Arlington House, where they even furnish tooth picks to their lodgers after dinner gratis. OvR rovice are certainly a little ahead of these of New York. The particulars of the at- tempt to rob Shnster’s store, on the avenue, and the frustration of the well-planned scheme of robbery there a week or two must be vet fresh in the minds of readers, In an almost similar case on Broadway in New York last week tie thieves got off safely with their plan. dler—several hundred dollars worth of furs. The New York Sun says: Bel street. Besides the municipal policemen there is a paid private watchman for the block. The store ison a corner at which policemen of two or three precincts frequently meet. 43d street in this region is a mueh frequented thorongh- fare late at night, being near the Grand Cen- tral depot and several publie puildings.” THE TeMPERaNce adopter ALLIANCE last night a platform of principles as a basis of future action. They repudiate the notion thata jaw for the suppression of the sale of intoxica- tng liquors isin advance of public sontiment, nor do they believe that such a law could not be d. (nthe contrary, they believe that opinion is fully ‘enlightened in spect to the heinousness of the | m ture and -ale of alcoholic liquors as bev ail now only needs to be organized and ly directed to rid our conntry of the gr overmastering evil. Almost all “§ nerey it the afacture and sale of these drinks were to cease forever. What is needed, therefore, is action that will harmonize with talk; that men may think and act in the multitude as they think and speak individually, & A Prorest.—Riitor Evening Star:—looking over the columns of your valuable paper of this evening, which I have read for years, with great satisfaction, I observe an announcement of the ee eftort made for the defence of the culprit . H. O’Brien, now under sentence of death the “th inst. for the murder of Samuel Cum am at Green Springs, above Georgetown, B.C Now, Mr. Editor, inthe name of a just and mer- eiful Providence, permit me, in reply, as an nn- interested party, not knowing the deceased or criminal iu person, to ask an enlightened com- munity if they are prepared to ask a commuta- tion of sentence for O'Brien for such @ wilfu! murder as he committed, and tried by as fair and imparti: a jade and jury as ever presided over a case inthe District, and found guilty, as above stated. WItttam A. MARTAIN Sixth district, Washington, D. ©. —_ Tue Snoori Miss DaNkwor’ Dank worth, who was shoton Tuesday night last by Frank Benner at her residence, on Maryland avenue, near 12th street, was not so well yester- slay. and the physicians, Drs. Morgan and Leach, gave orders that She should be kept as quiet se possible, aud that no visitors be admit- ted to her room. Benner was much better this morning than when adwitted to the jail, the medicine having — his nerves, When admitted he was evi- dently suffering under the effects of liquor: in fact, was On the verge of delirium tremens. This morning, when questioned about the affair. he asserte:! mat he had no recolleetion of it. or of ever being in the neighborhood of Miss Daak- worth’s house. L —Small pox eases have’been re- ported at the board of health officg esterday, one each at the street, between 1kth and 19th soutl east; Union alley, between 15th and 16th and L. and M streets northwest; alley between oth and (heed Fast Capit A streets northeast: M street, between N: y wvemie and Ist street southeast, and 217 and one death (ehild) at 9t between 9th and 10th and D west, street northwest, fem perance alley. uel E streets north- A Resprte Por O'Brren.—There is a rumor on the streets to-day that the Attorney Gencra! has decided to recommend that O'Brien, under sentence of death for killing Samuel Cunning- m, sball be respited for 60 days, although there is nothing Official known at the jail, it is beheved that the rumor is true, and that in a few days the document will be received. Later —O’Brien has been mted a res; until the 28th day of March next, p Sesh ae sent, been decided adversely yesterday, Captain W. ©, Crocker, of the jail guard, lett with him for Albany last evening, to lodge him in the peni- tentiary for two years. Is Birxp May’s Brrr a Srxrvt Gaw ‘erment town is divided. Its clergyman ven tured toengage, one unlucky evening recently, in a seial of “blind man’s buff,” and now there aye two parties in the place quarreling without ceasing over the question whether in so doing be committed asin, or was merely guilty of an indiscretion. The bitterness of the teel- ing has compelled him to resign his charge. Miss Bete Bon, of Brownstown, is comp). mentary as well as She describes the young beaux of that city in “words and figures’ Dtollows: ne tae see pmnpeteonenia . neanut eating, cai sucking, fary, g2wkish, self-conceited, bobbi and stupid a» bt as cks erate sitle bork Mise Belle Bow tc “twenty-three” years old. Mem? lee ar to have a keen sens oC Later aad te, be feed ot playing practeal their fellow bei: One of them at- tached to ‘a street car Integy refused to budge an i} all the men in car got out to push Shing en he ng onthe ground. Ps fellow on the a 2 ek can mec con of his class—we mean pri men are besieging the siceatt leguistere for right to Sr a ; SF The price of coal in land recently ad- yaneed two dollars a Sanwfinin twenty-four i 7A man has been sent to the Michiganstate ‘gon for three years for burning his barp to rete ith Bend, Ind., h chime of 24 bell: jas a 3 ranging through two octaves, whieh is beard twenty miles away. wt wo bed of a a7 A girl twelve , TH., her blind father mother cord wood. bf eibecen if nesesiurr, produ agus care necersary, a an Dis ociiteving a ball weighing ten eenan te lenty in To th pout of their back doors atter over one of these anima!s. men lately watched bi trad bor and made off with the at and invalid i wyer ordered a waiter in Gaston's restaurant, at Memphis, to ‘bring me a dish of my native fodder.” He was promptly supphed with cabbage. —Miss | —> THE COURTS. CIRCUIT COURT, Free Cartier —To- day. Gor aon Brown: enbmittad to iNest ighter sgt. Hervey; imdgment by default, Starkweather agt. Prince; i trial POLITIC! E COCRT, Judee Saait.—Vestewlay. Ar- ys Ar thor Flynp, Anthony Thompson, and Charles H r a were charg Ward, in the restaur fined “Giv each amd cos with astault and battery on Patrick aed. with it andl Coarles Hope, charged atd; contia den sth rueespoine Exrenre. ay cat i in vathof Detective George 0. Miller. watten! Yas ireued yesterday for the arrest of Frederick © Shaw, charg@d with keeping a gift enterprise store Thi Case Teleased sel. Mr. him brought be: has been bros a bearing, for the tutionality of the fn le, as counsel the facts contained in the’c! reed to on. if constitationality of the law will be argued, pearance Eliza Mc license, in Geo the amount of license, ena lark last night, man named Barney Kelly toxirive him and bi heart abe t con went ent was next, whem ng su fer, Mr. Shaw was taken in cus- ». Lge 7th street, By 2S habe corpus: but Fa writ as é Tarringtom- abandoned this plan and had fore the Police ©: aught r the recent act of places to be kept inthis ye was taken to it was expected he would : ie conn ORT at 1.30 p.m. for ing the = ‘admitted gil and @ postponr- aes until ‘aaterdey of contestii bot Defendant then gave $200 vonds for ap TO-DA Marv Mrers was fined 38 harged w Oran, mt town; he Kelly for hi [T. for enrsing on the street. selling Liqnor without Led in a i. te ‘and eraployed a hack- is ride, when he iis ‘mere saented to Jadge Snell, charged with profanity and fined $5, whictt he pant, Ir and afterwards se AN A PPEAL To ‘ttled with the hackman. SSS GEORGETOWN Presipest Rikkr.—Be- tween the Rock creek bridge and Bridge street the track of the Washin railroad has sunk on one and all day long street cars going to W. on and Georgetown fay An; weed every dae Ing ton run off there, leading to the detention of passeng ers eight or ten minutes. Sometimes there is a blockade of six or eight cars with swearing conductors, drivers, and Merchants with notes to pry; passengers. ladies and ge tlemen on their way to the departments in the morning. prompt men wi! are all delayed. Does Presi this? pieces, 1 worrled, pression in the traek, which three or - oF to ‘and all this laces of amusement at night; business €: ments tomeet, mt Riker know of Horses are strained, and cars shaken to chimnies broken, and conductors for weeks because of a par acti workmen would remedy in half a day. The company woull save money by ing to it, y by to say nothing of the comfort to their passengers, x Ina Bap Conprrion.—That portion of High street, between Bridge and the canal, has be- come impassable since the frost has come ont of the ground. Asit the hay seales and should be at once att River News.—The steamer John Gibson cleared thix morning with about 900 bbis. flour and 50,000 Ibs. tallow tor New York. A Born Kornery ty > day afternoon two ladies who wi home trom shop Bute aml Duke streets by seized ho was carryin it from her. caught 0 severely, fore is the only direct way to the fire engine house, it ended to. ping old of a ne of her fin; her th@portinonnaie, wh off. He was seen by: fort@annaic one of the Ladi her harel, and attempted to ta: he resisted the rascal, when he A.— Vester re retarn were met at the corner egro youth, wh ORFOL! gers in his mouth and bit it to relinquish ber hold o1 h he then seized aml Dr. Ritter, who had just come ont of a house in the neighborhood, ami who im: however. a youn, and defi olier when he has expiated this crime has mediate! gave chase. The fellow, ; woul! have escaped had it not been for him to He will genuine boldy ed in this How tHe Apoir Works rw ow a.—Ni since the progressive law-makersof Iowa mo: into the vangnard of modern philanthroy iding that the crime of murder should u renmstances be punished with the gallow or any other instrument of denth. tion of capital punishme! lons felt contident would death roll from murders, But suc dee no e station-house. as Albert Borum, am! said he orseback, who overhauled him a policeman, by whom he itere he gave was Ix probably be several is crime. TION OF THE LLows two years have elap: he: This abo'- hwestern s0- a materially ih * not the case lowa statistics show that ten cold-blooded mur- derers have been convicted since the gal- lows wi interdicted; stabbings and beatings and. shootings, to death in tits of anger the list is a frightfully long one, consider- ing the population of Iowa. halter for déstroyers of human lite likely to the experience of 1 draw any Opponents of the are ot persuasive arguments from own. ———————________ RatLRoap conpecrors in Mlinois seem to be a a facetious set of beings. A party of school girls lately set out from the village of Ludlow on an excursion, and the tremendous funny man who had charge of the train on which they role, locked fifteen of them into a car and switched it off on a side track and left it there. This t low’s exquisite humor would have been ay ment aud afew months’ tentiary. Mrs JENKI whi = priately rewarded by trial for false imprison residence in the peni- 0 is @ widow and rather poor, makes no secret of her feelings for an ol achelor. who has a very large fortable dwelling. She saysshe loves the. gry he walks on, a1 form and a com- nd alores the house he lives in. Something like true love, that. nitre likel 82° The gamblers have been dr: ver, Col., populated and the cit; e ven from Den- ly issaid to be nearly de- §7-A wordy war is still maintained in the English newspapers over the Athanasian creed. and, jud pressed, is It 87 The latest dod; from the diversity of opinions ¢ ely to continue for some time. ge of London advertising is to paste small tickets ylorying your wareson every coin—silver or copper—which passes ont of your shop. = When am cord wood in St it the family ine pa years to p &7-Findlay, 0., is to havea series of con gotten up by the clerg religions the vario) Wo aset. pay. meetin, us churches an beats his wife with a piece of s, he is fined $250, and to rs a debt that it takes 0 t ° in the town withoutregard a7 At Pinegrove, Pa., last week, and also at Kutztown, Berks county, the mock suns were observed, there phenomena ot ing two s.m= visible at about the same distance from the horizon as the true sun amd one between the true sun and the zenith. Odd Boys’ Jackets, BOYS’ ODD PANTS. BOYS’ ODD VESTS. CLEARING OUT SALE OF ENTIRE cn En BoYs’ OFXSPALL- WOOL JACKETS. i ALL WOOT, JACKE’ YS ACKETS BOYS’ ALL-WOOL JACKETS. OYS’ ALL-WOOL VEST: OS? ALL-WOOL VENT: STOCK OF CLOTHING. Winn) AND S OL VisTts. YS" ALL-W AND BOYS’ WING OVERCOATS: #6 to @8—form + prices 10 to BOYS’ WING OVERCOATS $6 to €8—former prices $10 to $15 YS) WIN Prices $10 to $15. jormer pr HABLE BROTHERS. fiv-tr ices. E ALL-WOOL SUTTS selling at fron » being fully fifty per ceut lower than OVERCUATS §6 to @8—former FASHIONABLE TAILORS, Consxr ov 77H avy D Sty. Fo? FAMILY USB. 1M ANY PART OF THE WORLD. THE HBALFORD LEICESTERSHIRE TABLE SAUCE, THE VERY BEST SACCE AND BELISH MADE FoR PAMILY USE. savsseeeneseesennens. seereeeeereeeee OD CENTS. HALF PINTS...... eons SO URNTS. BOR SALE BY ALL GROCERS. spec * is art in ang at ‘Pukka MAEDEL'S, F t., corner loth norihw: st, LADIFS’ GOODS. Notre To Lares, 500 reat NATR SWITCHES; ef CURLS, all styles, at ox ftw we ARE SSLLING THE PARIS KID GLOVBS, » % cents; two buttons @1.25. CITY ITEMS ‘Yer WIL. SEED a swallow-tail coat am? white yes for inauguration balk, Roman & Cox bavea cote assorfinent, at very low figures. Fixe Swaitow-rarl Daxss Coats at A Straus’, 1012 Pennsylvania ayenne, between 10th and lith streets. 2 FINE FULL DuESS suits, kid gloves, scarfs, ties, bows, shirts, and underelothing, at greatly reduced prices. Rowan & C6: Wheirsale and Retall Grecere, 1213 Secen:a Sireet Northwest, between M and N. EAs oire. very fines! ©9 TEAS! TEAS’ be Re i 7th street, Of For Sate CmEAr. complete Washing- © HELLER, Chotce Gunpow: $1.25; vers beet, ©1.20, ton Light Infantry Uniform. alter to ft fis 26 71S Marker Space Ley kg oa hw finest, $i 2 any size purchaser. Hae Bres., = ———_. — —_—— py dep t» ~ o” 4 3 Corner 7th and D streets. CORMICK, | One Gong ler Tea cood article for #1 188 Mc N Ne. WS Pennsyleenia Avenur (wp Stairs) In in receipt of a fine in MPORTRD GOODS, irup Mice Gelnee. of Now Reverilom Bavocs termerty at Welch’, Rar’. York Ww Flour, al! at iow 72O ith st. rice a large lot of rs and Jet Trimmings. | Fav ge MOU VRAUTES. 3 Ten pounds Lard 2 te Penna. avenue, 7 Cite Trevise, Paris. onda eee SPerieks Beeos SDE BAL = ore Pet patie Se; onr best © Brownson’s Review, Catmorre Wontn— | ROBES ET LINGERIE Oe ee ae | Nine pounds New Prone. @1 D. A. Brosnan is the nt for Brownson’s | The Ladies of Washington and vicinity are tr Peanuts, half bushel for §1 Quarterly Review in this 3 Subscription ed to and examine goods before epectfully imy ite purchasing eleew here HE LARGES Gcobs Fer an extensive call . S $5 a year, $1.25 each Bumber. March number 4 Saauee. cee. * of Catholic World is received. * Poxp’s Exreact—For twenty-five years the a remedy, for what? See pap x t ae anaes Sovxp vrer being indispensable to health | and comtort thousands of rsons come from far 15th and near to visit Dr. ite, the well-known . LENZ! Chi ist, No. 535 t, Opposite the E. LENZBERG & C@., » for relief from corns, bad nails., &c., Selling ont eptire stock of and advice as to suitable shoes. MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS, fess sy nsec Wittcox & Gins’s Srwine Macutne. The &t and Lelow cost. Just received and for sale at the fallowing low celebrated Bazaar Pat Agency at Chas. 707 Market Space, ries, for cas) rs Baum's hoopskirt and cerset factory, ith street, | _Jan2-@m between 7th and Sh «treets northwest ch nest Moy une Gunpowder Tea. Intelligencer Building. 0,28 <9 ee * [™ Pontes oF aUmaN warn. GRAND BARGAINS aT MADAME ESTREN: G1® 13h street, second door from @ scree. Finest ates ‘THERMOMETERS and are repaired Che and made to order by Hempler, near 4 street. —— Advertisements, | _kememrer the name and pumber, Cheap Onrle = Switches, Chignons, Braide, Paffs, Frierettes, of the “ ore E BUILDING COMMITTEE latest styles. “all and see our new stock before pur- . PR ¥ TERIAN CHU chasing elsewhere. dec tr IRGETOWN, c., N. W. Corner Washington and Brit, ANNED Goons. streste - - Fein 4 FRENCH STARCH ENAMEL =. One tiog of the Bovdgo Serene Oren ea eee ks | Ho the beet nti eee ‘up Linen or = fon, to's lit on the north aide of West mrece Muslin. It imparts a beautiful gloss te the tavric nares High streets, will be recel For sale i A recers. oe (whore plans and epecificatiows can URNHAM & CO., Manufacturers, IMONDAY MORNING, March Bac at 12 160 Wer Lombard strect, % barred o'clock. The committee reserve to themselves the janis ly Baltimore, Maryland 2 65 per & barrel, Fight fo reject any or all Bids it fn thelr jude- @ bbls. Chan pasne (easnah rate por gation rt they deem it theintinterest to do 20 i By order of eonauitten. - sai aek BOOKS, STATIONERY, &c. sogare the ate ty for the B of Cotumt im, .L. E. Chairman — > ores Evans’ iy red SEWING = a 5 BOOKs: }OOKS: AC) HE RUSH 1S OVER, THE ACCUMULATED | NEW wa! MEW poems MAciRy Seeniks: es work all ready for delivery; regreting the nna. aT - . 3 voidable delay in the delivery of work dar ‘ing the “ fall, owing 10 the impomaibility of wecuring SHILLINGTON'S BOOKSTORE, PRICE List Truly thankful for past favors, having at present a Corner 4% street and Pennsylvania aveune. oes Fe hee oe ae Se An Open Question. Ry James De Mille or w= on. By James a contineance of the tame nn” | ecmecttally colic: & H,Falconer. By George Macdonald. Choap . H Passio Tatters. By Aj le W. H. WHEATLEY’S Earsion in Tattere. By nse Themes, GROCERIEZRS PREMIUM STEAM DYRING AND SCOUR- ae ING BSTABLISHMENT, ¥ Mise Eliza Dapey ar Author of an Rventfai Jani? 49 Jefferson street, Georgetown, D. EDUCATIONAL. i ‘Mr. and Mra. evdew learned of Honsckeosing- fe. From the German of Von Heliern, adies’ Journal; Monthly Pauorama of ELPHONZO YOUNGS con . ‘oun, = —— Fashion. ISS L. FLETCHER'S SCHOOL FOR YOUNG | The Populer Science Monthly, No. 10. Al! the back MDa bies RD EDGER base ro uNe RN ag eo RF SiTagse The ted quarter wil commence Yesuany | Barricry Bered Away. By Rev, Edwant - . racine Tribune, Herald a nd World A Imatece| on SUGARS, ; : ORANDUM BOOKS. NOTE PAPER, | 4, (BEST NEW YORK BRANDS.) DRESS SHIRTS. LETTER PAPER, und PLAYING CARDS. ike pA (clarifies setecon be. for @) SS PALMERS PATENT DOUDLE yoKE | JRICHARD B. MOHUN & CO, ight Brows uvarly whiltel as tbe. for? SHIRTS. ready-m: $16.00 od Br " 9 tbe. for BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS, Six PALMER'S PATENT DOUBLE YOKE SHIRTS, made to order, at $18, $21, or 24 1015 PE YLVANIA AVENUE, FLOUR, Have jast received the ci cee OE OBR, 2 SP . . 7 Extra—very bigh grade...) LOCKWOOD, HUFTY & TAYLOR, ,ERITISH ALMANAC AND COMPANION, for Extra gerd family ae " _ : ween OF OBCK, 2 t 623 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE ROYAL KALENDAR, for 1573 fan Stes ationet eee: 379 WHITAKER'S ALMANACK, for 1573 : BRITISH ARMY LIST, for 13, BRITISH NAVY LIST, for 13. febetr =e LADIES UNDERGARMENTS. HE WORKS OF CHARLES ; capi- . : "Tea clits pet ee ene Se be: for 100 avzen LADIES COTTON SKIRTS at $3 | cents. cans for io conte eneh- MUSPRATT'S CHEMISTRY. tn paren. cane fer i.) 100 dozen LADIES COTTON CHEMISES at 38 | aan tr £25 stn etrecte outa ot Ponvect Senefor fae cents ench. 1 30, fuzen LADIES COTTON DRAWERS at 75 Ne a aa —e= ents each. OPENING OF A ZEW STATIONERY STORE cal PO dozen LADIES NIGHT DEBSSES at ¢1.02 |p, AND BLANK BOO! antractony LITH@GRAPHING. VING. Call at once, ae we 1. ar ‘AND BINDING! 70 ORDER TN | parailcied iow Drives for ang dolinite bones — LOCKWOOD, HUFTY & TAYLOR'S, —_ | ,, The public are invited “Sane Faure oe j Under Nasional Metropolitan Bank; {itt __695 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUR. | gergeq SB DEY Goer to Say Cocke d Coke mn = in SPENCER SE | UNDERTAKERS, ELPHONZO YOUNGS & Co,, LAS e | RQCHARD F. uaRVEY, @KoceRs, STEEL PENS. | UNDERTAKER, Bak Gres, ™, = ( Successor to HARVEY @MARR,) Wat H.seans.t Stern aa sing very rapidly sf No. 954 F Sraxer, between Ninth and Tents, |S, 8- BA CO owing to their uuexeclied mar on Ly of superior Evgl + Aud, are f METALLIC BURIAL CASES AND CASKET? F elasticity, darability, and évenness oi po deseris . For sale everywhere. : FOREIGN AND DO! marl-ly SHROUDS, HABITS, &e. a v, ICHARD W. BARKER, iD Tt CABINET MAKER AND UNDERTAKER, CALIF. ras 612 ELEVENTH STREET, near F. see ary Fakey GBbown:es, WI” For the convenience of those who may wish fo try iy ire well send @ Sample Cardy coniarnins a 15 numibers, by mail on receapt of 25 vents, IVISON, BLAKEMAN, TAYLOR & CO, EXTEA iB 138 and 140 Grand Street, NOY eretitertas ALE Eiyus mane £ee ety ‘and Oatitorn! SeALE IN BOILERS. W't1am nackerr, ree RUM and Be ch ae 5 FRUITS, just L will Remove and Prevent SCALE in any Steam UNDERTAKER, Large stock of STAPLE GROCERIES at i 8, 01 ene the very aa No. 739 71H Sraext, Betw2exG axv H Staeam =. aay febI7 Se ‘ Re Madtipee Pa Benwed od biomed es Han bi : Lane LWAYS 'RACTIONS . ot . fk Reduction in Prices, | AUWAYS FRESH ATTRACTIONS otra aa vel of remareat 1 Thave » fair and Pelatable BREAK BAST TEA . 'h h id weer th: he i nee eae ear perfetigh ae 8 pontine cae, | MPOMmMS Ber pound. "Hes pare. — aud that Twas to tell yon T would sell goods worth | oc34 1332 # sareti. ne” Bee Bcc SUPERIOR INDUCEMENTS. ines bumimg. Sti" Pams bond toca seme oie: tion to an invoice of LADIES’ UNDERGARMENTS INSURANCE COMPANIES. ppscae YOouB non’) n Tn consequence of the lateness of the season, and Just received by me, which. in all reepects, willchat- J ¥ we 0 lenge your tion, and yo ib preparing for a large Spring stock, I offer for the pm the eae if told thas prot oa w will be i" NEXT THIRTY DAYS SPECIAL BARGAINS as aa ONLY ONE DOLLAR BACH. Jeut-ty' A™ Taleo have been enabled, t the failure of « large jewelry establistament , tolait before yousvers | Fm handsome und b DRESS SUITS, Ixconronarey BY Conontes tx 1818 Selling now at 325 3 u ps im the building of the Rational of the 2s Svlling now at He ASSORTMENT OF JEWELRY, street vorthwest, Bo cuar, Those Suits sold at § 20. Selling wow at ¥15 From 25 cents upto $2, which, BUSINESS SUITS. iteaone dollar wilt ot tar Those Suits sold 25. Thore Suits sold at 20. Saesaces 3 Those Suite soid at $19. wm Selling now at #12 Bets. Lockets, Necklaces, Rings, Ladies YOUTH'S SUI elets, Rubber and Jet Goods, &., &c. Tho Aion’ ies’ Iron Frame Hose, standar ' © jose, Fuse Seits sold at 928. Bente oom ot goods, three pair for @1. Those Suite sold at $12. ‘Selling now at One case British Hall Hose, of the quality so fa | CASE CAPITAL... Those Suits sold at §10. ‘Selling now at vorably knewn, three pair for $1. tel Bhepaera’s As heretofore, I shall always endeavor to deve aaminavenue. MO! mete - ERC ; Ors, wi et your sD TODD. OVERCOATS. Soar ens eee and pon ways get you CEL ChUeS » A REDUCTION FROM $5 TO $10 ON AL — MEANY ovaducoaTs, i SILVERBERG’S, rh fumnige Jem’ METROPOLITAN DOLLAR STORE, Mtourote, john Te , 312 SEVENTH STREET, ~ — eond ” As am determined to radace my Stock without | __fel8-tr pear Pennsylvani avenue. ; delay, purchasers will find it to their advantage to O¥D M. SMITH, 8.5. TT. ‘The copartnership of ANDREW J. JOYCE + give me a call. B Alexandria, Va. ‘isting DO is this he da) dissolved ak HERR A. JACKSON, . JOYCE. Janvary Mth, 3, SMITH & WIMSATT, STRAUS, LUMBER. LUMBER. ANDREW 3. JOYCE i authorized to receive «I moneys and settle firm. RORULAR CLOEMIER, HARDWOODS A SPECIALTY. - SS yOvcR 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, BILLS To ORDER. » sBerwees 101e anv 11 tH Streets, Jené-em" Conner axp I Sts, sovTH wast. "s ‘ALAND HE ARTIFICIAL STONE COMPANY Coa) is now prepared conan CARBIA ‘EPS : of the size ‘the ‘ork: imitation Granite, Stone, and one, bt if i