Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1873, Page 4

| _EVENING STAR. THURSDAY. July 31, 1973, LOCAL NEWS. Comlensed Locals, Harper's Wreviy and Frank Leslie's [lustrated | J. Feceived from J. U. Parker's and Robert Beall. rolice H. Parlin, of the sixth pre- inet. has been suspended. No meeting of the Board of Trustees of Col- ered Schools was held last eveuing for want of @ quorum. ev. Dr. White, pastor of St. Matth Church, left the city last eve for the vi- eimity of Emunttsburg, Md., where he will sper a couple of weeks. ‘Speaker Campbell, of the House of Delegates, finding that he is pining away under the si mer heat in Washington, starts to-morrow for a two weeks’ trip to toga and Lake George. ‘A game of base ball was playe:! on the Olym- grounds yesterday afternoon between the Warkte ent and Interior derartment nines, resulting in favor of the army by a score ef 24 to “P. D.” writes to us eloquently from Capitol Hill in regard to the goat nuisance there. He thinks the goat question deserves the attention | of Mr. Caleb Cushing as well as the dog ques- ton. Merry Lodge No. i A. F.& A. M., at Fair- fax, C. H., Va.,propose holding a fair and fes- tival at that place, te commen m Wednes- day, August 13th, for the purpose of raising funds to aid in the erection of a hall there, a1 those who attend are promised a pleasant tim: Officer Markwood last —s picked up German on 4 street, near H street, who d fallen ina tt. He was taken to the station house of the tirst precinct, where he gave his mame as Wm. Kaylor, and said he had just ar- Fived in this city from Pottsburg, Pa., w money or friends. He was sent to the poorhuuse hospital. ac The Magistrates’ luvestigating Com- mittee, The leg ommitter to lative c and constables hb re ice Tait, in which he s: ablished” proceedings before your at my name figures in conse- kum’ family charges. The ase was rendered after hear- ing the evulence of seven sworn witnesses. As | an evidence orrectness of iny decision in the case, both the plaintiff and defendant are dissatisiied with the result—one porte claiming more, and the other grumbling that I had al- lowed too much. The exception to the rale is for the defeated party to a suit to be satistied, and if persons are to be tried on ezparte testi- ublie opinion influenced by its pub- mn, the jails of our country would not have sufficient accommodation to contain those con- wicted on such testimony. Our Board of Public Works and Board of Health would have been without members to-day. 1 am always ready to submit my acts to jnst criticism by a proper court.” TODAY. ‘Thevesa Solorons testitied that she and her husband w manufacturers of furniture. Justice Keese did her law business, drawing | Papers and about the Ist of May laet he | drew 1p a deed of trust for her to secure the | payment of 16 notes for $900, conveying a lotof | ure (sold to Mrs. Hutton) to Mr. Louis furnit Behrend in t did not intend to deliver the asked e replied that it d to the honse, The first note would have itness & Cleary, and | be sent to there, and was t was tid that i between 9 and Began to ¢ doing s0 a m i oft came up and the house, and t y. in what that they had ire in 2 wagon; | Keese sent for Hebrend, trustee, to teke pos- | m of the prope id her to go | t the furniture would come to her 1 right. The furniture did not come . aud she went to Latimer & Cleary’: and tnfermed there that the furniture had been feplevied upon the order of Judge Keese, who said it was all right and it had been moved to Green & Williams’. Witness Was at atrial before Justice Shea by Con- Stable O'N«ill, to recover the property and he swore that he paid $130 for the furniture. Both Justices Shea and Klopfer by jury de- cicei that sae should have the furniture. ortwo days before O'Neill, at Keese’s office, toki her Le knew where the furnitcre was; that Spor old colored man paid $55 for it, and he Would get it for 60. Lacey wud another col- ored man de the same statement; but not ¢ refused to pay for it. se crose examtged Mra. 8., and had no authority to take the furni- ture from the house on I street. except the lady whem she understood to be Mrs. O'Neill as- sented. F. H. Wiliiams corroborated Mrs. Solomons’ testimony as to the sa s Henry Lacey, constable, testified to having been employed by Mrs. Solomons to recover the Terniture; & seeing O'Neill telling him where it ws, and O'Neill r “My God, that is my? t me in tt will heip ase; Keene and Ne ah “Muller trap, and if you will say nothing ou to get it.” THE COB CASE. C, M. Sprague testitied that be and his asso- Ciate on Saturday obtained a judgment from Justice F nm Against Alexander Moffat for $95.50, at the suit of Coe for wages; proceeded to levy on & wagon at M.'s shop, near the race | fourse: went from the shop to hunt M.; met Mrs. Moffat, who had something m her hand, which be believes was a pistol; asked her what e was going to do, and she replied, “ To pro- tect my hu pperty;”” went back to the | shop and found the door bolted; bursted it open, met M.,who abused deponent, and made threats, tendered M. the papers, and he threw them on the fire: sul M. cooled down, and as- Sisted them to wagon together; they all | took a drink together, aud he thought the: parted friend Mr. Gord corroborated Sprague’s testi- By. mo Basel Reerit oF 4 5 FoR A Horse- | REEren —A gentleman who advertised in Tae Stax recently tor 4 housekeeper writes to us in | the following urgent strain | * For Heaven's sake take advertisement | Ont, or else put in one that | have half a dozen housekeepers permasently. Fora few days it | took all wy time op tters, and I went to | Teplying I bad fown to | the poss re stamp Now the | applicat are tlood- | ei x cking out here | in per-on y said we only | gare eight dollars; now can scarce drive ‘em an away by saying that we offer no compensation but asure of our company. I’ve secured ones. Please drop the 2 yours, &c.” have been issued as fol ort: Hon. Wm. Williams, een East Capitol and F. Butler, four-story sey avenue, between : east, J. H. French, do., @o.; Elizabeth Andermann, two-story frame, ‘Tth street. between Massachusetts avenue and E street northeast; O. Dufour, two-story brick, corner ith and Piere Jobe Scanlon and John * © Neal, two two-story frames, I, between 2th and 2th streets northwest; James Savin, two- . Story frame, do. ‘Tar Geert Post Orrice— information. the Public.—£ditor Star’ As there are constaauy in this city a great number of people who desire and reed !nformation as to the days of d ‘of all the foreign mails and their arrival at the several ports, as also the pd ne a ape ita venience mmnoying to —_—— ‘Want Tue Roap Extzwpgp—S. Taylor juit, Thos. Jenkins and Joep Wi im a letter to the Board of Fesent that the county sens of Prince G that ee Two Weexs’ Resrits rom THe ALex- FE ata Wire Mugperza.—Yesterda) ing Sheriff O'Neal. of ved notice that the go’ the jackson. sericea of the merdar wife in 1871, and sentenced to be bi in Alexandria jail yard on to-merrow, August Ist. The respite s the execution of the sentence to the of Aug, | which fails within the square has GRADING ANB DRAINAGE WASHING ron. ofa former Attorney General. INTERESTING POINTS PRESENTED — RESP eC- TIVE RIGHTS OF THE MUSICIPAL GOVERN- MENT AND OF LOT OWNERS. In view of pending controversies as to the | drainage and of the city, arisi from | the improvements in progress under the Board ot Public Works, the fel documents of | h, the olden time, bearing on that subject, are of | ingerest. They were forwarded to the Board of g, had by Public Works by Wim surveyor of the | other cvlored ‘boys, amd shoved ont heyoe his city, yesterday, and com e opinion of At- | depth; and Officers Ryan and Bailey, of the torney General Rush in relation to low grounds | fourth after tracing up the rumors, Sok sateeal water omeee ert the city, with ac- | pees two colored boys charged with the micide—Daniel Palmer Charles -¥ LETTER FROM SURVEYOR LATRONE. = were delivered to teed Reiss aud West. First in order of date is a commanication Haller, when arrested, asked what time it hap- Tram the surveyor of the city dated “Surveyor's i informed that it was about Office October 9, 1815,” and addressed to Thomas ee ‘o'clock p. m., said he was not there at Munroe, esq., “+ “ira of the City of | that time. Pi acknowledged that he was Washington, as fo! the time, and charges that Haller Sir: Sar aopeintmont to ce of anr- | bushed the deceased into the water. xeyor of the city of Washington we have chiefly ‘TRE INQUEST. S re Grade cring eke oeecr the city com- | nis morning Dr. J. ¥. Hartigan, as acting Eire Saeed sina ies | comes ae cate ae avo dt ive levels 0 3 stated by our ., This system, however, | — is Nugent testied that yesterday he heard is confined nsineipally to the stseets imanediately murder from the creek, and on going connected the Pennsylvania ae aud the | to it saw three boys in the water; two (the ac- neighborhood of the navy-yard, having been settled | Snged) 1 the deceased into deep water. pA ey iately ran ett, but Palmer re- it. In applying the levels as laid do inthe book to the actual state of the streets as par- tially improved, and with a reference to the builu- ings whieh have already been erected. we have met with some difficnities. Streets have been cut down below the settled graduations and houses have been built without any regard to it; so that if it was vig- mained and told to sa: about it. John Talbert testified that eon ag inning and went to the creek to go in bath- ng. Heard deceased say he could not swim, but paid no attention to it, and ina few min- i into foros, the ind floors wonti | Utes heard some one say that the boy was cither be buried below the warface of the sevesscc, | drowning. Saw the aceweed there, Palmer or left at a most convenient height above them. held the wrist of deceased as bao § him F ortaustely, the site of th» city is so Varions in its | out into the water and Haller pushed bim. ae ae on i ey ates + So 8 sony ~ af 0 W. R. Anderson testified to hearing deceased Stated leveles end withouc lature to rae General ut’ | Say ‘Don’t take me in: I can’t swim;” and af- fem, we have hitherto, in almoat « cats terwards hearing some one say: “There, see Able go prevent any bad consequence from stowing | What you get for ducking that boy, you have out of t mistakes, either to the corporation or to | drowned him.’’ Went to the scene and saw the the individual citizen: and there is reason to believe | prisoners running away. Witness tried to save that no such errors will, in future, be commilted. the deceased, but he was too far gone. As far oe the graduations of the book go, they |W. . Dodson and Charles Wilson testified, but be y been the result of much skill, aud of hi licited. much laborious consideration. But they are con- | DOthing new was elicited. Sued to that portion of the city which presents few Wm. Goings testified that the parties ducked serious difficulties to its being well drained. and such | deceased but he (lode but they chased him as do actual exist, not fallen into public notice, be- | into a field and brqught him back, aud a little the streets and houses (with few exceptions) | while afterwards heard some one say: ‘See Peng you got by ducking; you hayedrowned the mt been constructed in situations requiring no T ex id ene Be i surtace. pid improvement of the city begins now to ES bh ide ~ Richard Ross did not testify to any new facts. ch a consideration and final settlement of | Hichard Hoss did roe Ao the body. CONTRADICTORY a or THE Aac- 1 ied post- the whole system of its drainage as shail the occurrence of difficulties of any serious mazai ousi 4 Chas. Haller, one of the acctsed, deni tively that he had ducked the deceased. tude at a foture time when it may be too late to meet them without a most burthensome expense to the Palmer stated that he hd chased the deceased in the field that one of the hay dragged de- demand corporation, and at a time when much of what had the creek, and the deceased got been previously effected may prove injurious and ces back to hold of him but he stepped away, when Haller useless. To this subject we beg leave to call your attention pushed deceased t1 aller asserted that Pal- quer was telling what was not so, ahd that he at the present moment, in order that such measures be. Jed ae gs mer think required by this ith this being a stranger to all the others they were try- ing to “put iton him.” . - pureu important object. view we be; THE VBRDICT. 8 leave to submit the following statement : Provions to the establishment of the city, all the water falling upon the vast surface of its site, and the very numerous copious springs which rise The jury founda verdict that the deceased came to his death between the hours of 12 and2 o'clock on the 30th inst. by fre dehy ey being ws pushed under the water by Charles Haller and ‘ko | Daniel Paimer. in part, had their natural discharge by vailies more or lean d he Bastern Brauch Dr. Hartigan committed the accused to jail to await the action of the grand jury. The body be remain z the station until to- Th jenues havo bese ad morrow morning, when if net claimed it will be artificial objects, and have bo reference to the mete, interred. It appears to be that of a boy about Tal surface. excepting Jew to the sites of the hg 19 years old, a well grown, stout, jet black ic buildings. 5 From then 1 happens in many instance that in the length of asingle square of about 50) feet there | Arrangements will ben dimerence of level of more than fifty fect = between the extremes and center of the streets that b it th D, E, F and Gatrects, between + west—and that the natutaldrain- ther put out of view if the water 2 3 mac and Rock Creek. city upon this surface, fifteen to one hundred and fifty water, no attention appears to hi course of ite natural dreineee. honses and the streets surrounding them have been laid out at right angles, crossing the natural hills and valleys in every directio ted in like manner to c the Washington Grove Camp Meeting. A ineeting of the directors and executive com- mittee of the Washington Grove Camp Meeting Association was held at Wesley chapel last even- by the streets. When these nata reference to the camp meeting to com- beds of permanent streams, as in on the Lith of August. After devotional ed, the difficulty fg much increased. seedule of the trains of We have all seen thi whole valle tee hatttnens on tak the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company, ar- ranged to run to and from the ground during the duration of the camp, was announced: Lo is 9 a m., 10, m., and 6 p. m. Sand 9 a. m.; ae confined be- But when the ex- untry drained by the Tiber fs taken into tas that creek ts to innodatio, nd 5:55 p.m. From On Sun- dden fo camp, th bo poco m. From camp, 7:25 and 8:10 @. m.; 6 p. m. Jiastty whee | POintof Kocks train to Washington will over at the camp ground until? p. m., leaving there at that hour. A letter waz read from the Evangelical com- mittee of the ¥. M. C. A., requesting that no » meeting on the Sabbath lingness of the Y. M.C. A! to attend the camp in case the request is not complied with. Some discussion ensued, in which the action of the committee was criticised as being beyond the bounds of propriety, and it was suid it was not the intention of the camp meeting aasocia- tion to make stipulations with outside parties as to the methods of conducting their camp meeting affairs. It was also stated that the ar- or gagged of the camp meeting committee with the railroad company provides that the company will not run any ézcursion trains on the Sabbath uniess specially requested to do so by the camp meeting committee. Mr. B. H. Stinemetz, as chairman of the trans- portation committee, was requested to make the explanations as to Sabbath trains verbally to the signers of the communication. was decided that no attempt should be made to induce the railroad company not to run the regular trains on Sunday, stopping at the grounds. Mr. Willett sald that on the ground forty mer ged getting all things in proper shape for the meeting. The frame work of 155 tents has already been put up by Mr. Copeland, ready to cover with canvas. The apportionment of the ground among the different charges will be made on Friday next, including the number of tent sites fronting on the circle to be allowed each charge, and each station will send a man out with the committee on that day to draw for its mtes, The name of John T. Mitchell was, by vote, substituted for thatof Win. Rutherford as chair- man of the committee on police. It was resolved that Rev. B. Peyton Brown, «ff by it, shall be disposed of. The principles n which this may be done can only be determined ied & very importent question, to the hich some legal knowicdge appeaca kof grades it appe pect whataver has been paid to this vailey , #ystem Of drainage adopted by the streets, b the water has Leen assumed to find vent over bridges r causeways, carried acroes the valley from 9h to th streets is hot easy to conceive why this was done, nn- der an opinion that in. lasing off the gronud nares, to be sold as building lots, the right to er grounds by the natural course into lower grounds, which existe in all cases, and fs establiehed both by the civil law and the ccrimon ngland, cease, (Otherwise the — would surely not bave been imposed upen the city of i an elevated causeway across 9 stresm, when by a descent from Ih strect estward and Wth street eastward into the nataral he heavy expense of embanking or arching streets would be saved, aud avery unnecest nd inyarious sccumalation of water in 10th grounds, and are obliged to raise their floors to tt artificial level of the street, would be prevented. this sup, opinion is correct, the public to drain the streets by aeroes the building lote of individuals -case? when thet natural course was converted into building lots have these individuals ac- quired the right to dam upthe nataral streams, and throw the water ru ite usual qaanttty, and ef course every indn into the street above he ptter destruct the gravel roads ue streets of Washington must for many yeors remain, and even of good pavem In the case of the Tiber ereok, such » diversion of the natural stream would spread ruin over a iarge range of the city. It may be said on the —_ Leman that = {noce. vente ee to individuals, proprietors o en Sa ent eet eae or of | Of Dunbarton street, Georgetown, should, im rive , would be insupportuble if they are | View of valuable services performed in the obliged & rmit the filth of the streets to pass | Camp matters, have the selection of a site for through their cellars or yards in 7 dralps, or to | his private tent prior to the apportionment of construct sewers to carry it off; but if it be once | the ground, nat Keown thet the natural course of drainage is not to - obstructed, then the purchasers of the lot circumstanced, purchased with their eyes « Street and Sewer Work. the price of such lote will regulate itself ac. ORDERS BY THE POARD OP PUBLIC WORKS. ‘The Board of Public Works have ordered a 15-ineh pipe sewer on the south side of B street, between lth and L5th streets southwest, with the necessary man-holesand traps; also, a 15- inch pipe sewer on A street, from 3d to 6th streets southwest; the same on both side of 7th, street, from East Capitol street to North Caro- lina avenue: from East Capitol to A streets northeast, a 15-inch pipe on the west side and a 20-inch pipe on the east side; from A street to Maryland avenue northeast, a 15-inch pipe on the West side, and a three foot brick sewer on the east side; from Maryland avenue to G street northeast, a 15-inch pipe on the west side, and athree foot six inch brick sewer on the east side. Ali the necessary man-holes and traps, the work to be commenced immediately, and ording to the advantages or disad es of such drain: age. “Tf the decision is row made no inconvenience wilt be suffered, because few such ots are sold or im roved, excepting (as in Mr. Huford’s case, aunare Roy where the stream drainage have decmed an advantage. ‘As the whole merits of this subject must be very evident to you, we will nat trespass longer on your time, but adificalty of another kind. The surface of many of the snares of the city” ts altogether upon a declivity. The ral un- avoidsble tendency to the lower side. If in these cases ap alley paseed from the Interior of the square towards the lower side thereof, the water of uli the yards wanld run off tough the alley into the lower street. But by the plan of the city the lots in thse cases have no interruption on the lowar side, while the op ly alley leads upwards inte the higher street. sushed to aspeedy completion. A sewer has | the Nan from the borth te suuth'is'ne fees tice | been ordered on @ street, between 4% and 6th mm the port! twents feet and the alley runs out to F street, w out any outlet to B street whatever, is more obvious than the rene fee! curselves competent even to . appears to US impowsible to propose the artificial elevation of the whole ifterior of the syuare, aud the drainage ac er lots can hardly be per inted or be legal ed. streete southwest. A 15-inch pipe sewer has been ordered in the alley in square 25; @ 15-inch pipe sewer on the north side of the avenue, from 133g to Mth street northwest, with the necessary man holes and traps. A 12-inch pipe sewer bas been ordered on both of 13th street, from B to C, southwest, gest, becanse ‘have been called a 1a 13-inch pipe on both sides of eame street, the greda ef corecta foe wi C street to Maryland avenue; alec, an 18° by the books. The impre Inch pipe on noith ‘side of Maryland avenue, bree Negrenr hen mal “ from east side of 13th street to 13% street; a | We therefore respectfully sek your aivice on the | &2 h pipe from 13x to lith street. A 15- fol Pst. Ih cace where a nataral | ineb pipe sewer fo" been ordered on both sides stream, especially if permanent, running acros= the | of D, between 6th and 7th strects, southeast, and a 2u-inch pipe from the west side of New ey avenue, through square 6.3, w South rivate property offers the wost sligible deamage, Rave weil ight to proprsen prade adapted ty sacl re? de petural drai n ail cases in which, without | Ganitol street, A 12-ttoh pipe sewer has been great expense, a drainage by the streets o ed the Alleys rs hated a A ieioen penaticl te aay stains, he eal Cie | pipe las been ordered in the alley in 7 Sas quay ts acing. tae Of alicrs in | pipe sv Ne the ‘center of sjuates,eoas to determine them, that | equare north of »jaare 615. A 15-inch pipe 5 sewer has been ordered on both sides of D street, from 7th to 14th streets, southwest. Anorder has been given the contractor for the improvement of 4th street east to grade, set curbs, lay footwalks, and the necessary eevet roadway of said street, from avenue to E street, north, and ont any regard to the ablic ng = i sap pe CY, Sh effected. 2 all be elected. Winaay LavRose, Sarvoyor. LEGAL POINTS TO BE SETTLED. Next we have the following correspondence, which explains itself : . Scavevon’s Orricn, Nov. tate 30. 0 th doaeto unrttionn. Byet Bete fel youre oe ‘The superintendent of roads has been ordered ; ey on Boundary street, nm ststeo jn our report te ey Beg _ form, for your epinion we beg leave to su illmore streets, in Uniontown. to you, as follows pro Daan soa re the natural water courses of the site of the A Ore-sipep Bagtxersute.—Compiaint city i ‘ine affected as to the right of di bp ineit enna: im conequence of their being Taid | Was lodged at police headquarters a few dave out into building lots ander the plan the eity | since by W. H. Ce ng ga we sanctioned by the Prestdont to law ? ie the’ ely papers for be i age 4 [2 many, instances squares are so laid out that the the fend furniture business; thee eom- whole of the lower side af the square is oceupied b: inant had advanced $50 at two different pa et ET to accused for the of old ag op siento le posuuaes wwe” ben he enieh the latter Feprecanted would 34. Does ‘answer to tl - near Rock ri i pally ‘- 3 wo ‘That the by duties of his ‘pastorate in Wi of the in Poeticmeat wise, persed the we carers eee ‘ather Boyle's succemor in Wa ington, {cr peanted thatthe. proprietors Bet par in England, and will not return for ‘apy special 18 icuaRD Rusu, A.G. |. H. Latrobe hs }y 6548.5 of a strike the 7 LT haan s cr im Weetera, Ponneyivanta, Dots Prmey Brarca Roa shall taken ftandard payane Sragxen BD. Gu x, ier Datueguamais to the rate of hen b Setenet ak cena eal 27-From a London People talk much tierra mien tint nat | Scere tee eae ee as ce ee far more than tent sacri- a= taken be condemned according to fice which the clyil service of America fe entaila, CITY ITEMS. A oor. Porvias anp Heattay Scuwer Kesorr—! "s Arctic Soda in, on Capitol Ail. Live as rew Ms for the Dyspeptic, which Is not to be wondered at when we take nto account the amount of bodily and mental saftering that jistreasing m: generates. The Peruvian (a protoxide of iron) das cured thousands who were suffer: disease. eg 6 623 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, wait aod batters on Lewis | Tay rue Lion Last, as drawn only at Geo. = 8 ee aS pn EO.A qessalt | w. Driver's Sample Rooms, corner Peansylva- ‘Western part of the city. toa nia avenue and 4jy street. od METROPOLITAN HOTEL BLOCK. ame Ir your mata is com! out or turning grey, murmur over a misfortune Sauss of sour giiet by restating your hair es cause of your ir batiral color, ‘and Four. good looks and good nature. Seda abe Wuat Dip It—Is no the since the introduction of the Centaur booe 5 TEN PER CENT. DISCOUNT ALLOWED ON ALL CASH SALES, COMMENCING T ESDAY, suLT 15, OON- TINUING TILL SEPTEMBER 1, 1*73. THE eroRET why su; sample rooms of W. Driver, at ner of Pennsylvania avenue and 4\ street, bee! of freshing character ause ref ‘of hisde- lightful and cool be: and SALES OF ALL SPECIAL ORDERS FOR SHIRTS AND DRESSES AND OTREB tally 80 bog ; | for the reason that the exquisite quality of the ARTICLES EXCEPTED. io ail. Bridged | Celebrated Lion Lager is improved by bein B rett wae fined f Mul. | drawn from faucets of improved & im, threats. to 5 h Mi ‘Bose Exreaot cures rheumatism, burns, fade tole gonteat. Mey "aat ca? er | lle, elsra totinane, tare : id 7 der her, and that she had tocall npow her hushind lameness, ‘bruises, Sells, Sou, uetenae? for protection. Rose's defence was that Mary threw | hoarseness, diarrheea, and her dish water and slope in her bath-tub, filing up ne nena, hemorrhages, ete. |. Weshall on and atter JULY 15, till SEPTEM- Ba eg sami icine, treated of in medical writings, and a = to be a cure for these diseases. m,th,s,cf | dicount of 10 PER CENT. ON ALL CASH RI THE NATIONAL SAVINes BANE, corner of | SALES. ALEXANDRIA. New York avenue and 18th street, pays 6 per ct. ainudiest Oris oe kaswa einen Seuss none oo aan @to4 and 6 ndlom wi woman, as* —— beinvarhgog of theole Brows Sheteas Cains | Sa he a A | eee window fell tothe ground great force, ‘Wri00x & Gise’s Sswine MACHINS. 6 Palmer's Patent Yoke Shirts, ready-made, for breaking her leg. She reeeived proper surgical grlebrated Basaar wel eee, rine ‘cn. 1.75, $2, " Banm’s beopakirtant . Tac. $1, G1.13, : . = CORPORATION ATTORNEY.—The city council Intelligencer Building. Engh Bone $275. $3, ee * last night elected Col. Chas: H, Stuart corpora: = Tee 30 on ticks, Ay Sm 0, tion attorney.—Gazetic, last evening. ySUrrEnEns JeapiLipen and Morine Drawers, regular prices, ie. sentenced to be Maan... getablishment, No. 635 ith street, opposite U. | Linen Collars sud Cuffs, regular prices, less 10 per A FLIRTING AND CARD PLAYING MURDERER. ‘arta, 4 Another chapter in the Lynn-Davis tragedy | Perfect cure, a Say ae hg Any ed was concluded yesterday. ‘Joseph Davistwhe | *uitable ent! = banker of Sie murder of Abraham Lynn Peet — aS =, Lapel Mandkerchiets, regular ‘al of the cirenit court for Washington of Singer's Kid Glow ular prices, less 10 per cent county, held last summer, was yesterday en- Lisle Phreet “24 tenced to be hanged. It ‘will be remembered Gloves 7 cena one Bpsr cat, that the murder was committed in Carroil coun- ty in April, 1872. Lynn wasa miller, and Davis was in his employ. One evening ‘Lynn* was found lying ina 7 wheat bin, with wounds upon his person which indicated that he had been murdered. He was known to have $700 in his pocket, which had been taken. All the eir- ———_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_ GEORGETOWN ADVERTISEMENTS, FANCY GOoDs, Perfumery, Soaps and Toilet Articles, regular prices, less 10 per cent. Pearl, Ivory sad French Sloeve Buti ‘O¥ FIOE OF THE POTOMAC IN NOE ‘S COMPANY, | NSURANCE July 23, 1873. cumstances pointed to Davis as the murderer. is to'S5 per pair, less 10 re He was tried at Westminster and the jury failed i Di Guou MONDAY August ists | Gold Shirt Stns at 82 5Pto S18; ine 10 par cont fo agree. The case Was, then’ removed i lose nt 12 o'clock. eo 1vory, Gold Collar Buttons, 3c, $1.87, 82, $125, ‘fashington county, ay ere he was | jy2s-dtaug . W. DEEBLE, Secretary, 8, leas 10 per cent. convicted “of murder’ in the first degree, [Repud. and Georgetown Courier copy | Pale and Fane Ag CAE sagty hag Davia Bas — — i eel Jail pone OS MONDAY MORNING, THE dru DAY GF | Oxydized 8, Set Drops, Vinegaretto, year, and fe there has been rather ‘Angust uext, at S. Thos, Brown's, No. P2t &c., &e., regular prices, less 10 per. cent Pleasant and jovial. He is quite n handsome | Bridge street, I ‘will sell the entire stock of Dry | Jot Juivelsy, resular priewt, lose te oer foung fellow, and devoted most of bis time to | Goods, commer velock «mC Parasols ard San Umbrellas from $6 80 2 at tinue irting through the bars of his cell with the | the sale from day to day until the stock {8 dispose girls who happened to be prisoners, and in play- 20 rine. {ng cards. OF ie his passion for playing cards | -2322-6t__ ___THOMAS DOWLING, Auct._ has been such that he has worn out a pack ¥ THOMAS DOWLING, Auct’r; Georgetown every week. He was occasionally visited bi + oF, TABLE PRC preachers, but they never found much in his MARGERY SALE OF, VALUABLE FROP- ‘ 4 per cent, LADIES’ FURNISHING GOODs, lemeanor or conversation that indicated a By virtue of a f the Suprems Conrt of | White Cotton Hose at Sie, 82, Sc, $1.02, $1.06, penitent spirit. Our special correspondent at the District of ia, passed in @ cause it $3.4, Ieee 10 por cent. age town tells how he received the suleans which rank Hancke aud wife are complainants. | Brown Cotton Hose at ‘2c, 800, S¥c, les 10 per aud Michael Bean and others defendants, numbe 2,903 om the Equity Docket of eatd Court, L will offer at ises,on WEDNESDAY, admonition pronounced by Judge Alvey, fol- lowed by the death sentence. His bearing un- der the fearfui ordeal was quite chig acteristic an Hose at 7 cent, Brown ‘Balbricg: ey S30, $1.02, 81.21, $1.44, $2.12. $2.25, lees 10 per'os < Lisle Thread, Fancy, Silk Hose, regular prices, less . at the hour of 6 jock of the man. He will now be taken to Carroll | in the afternoon. the folowing described orty: 10 per cent county, and unless Governor Whyte interferes, | Being Lots numbered 71,73, a Hoimead's | Merino Vests st 6Be. to @1.44, less 10 por cont. : the ‘ful sentence pronounced yesterday by Addition to Georgetown D6. id bts front Se percent, ne Dwacts, regular prices, b ean Ales, — ; 5 et on the soutii shie street, by 129 at ech ES Judge Alvey will be carried Into fect deep, upon which are ure reer pr gl2e | Linen’ Hemstitched Handkerchiefs at 250, $0c, S7c, A5¢ , We, Téc, $1, $1.28, less 10 per cent Initial’ Hematiiched Handkerchiefs at 65c, Sc, 21.50, lees 10 per cent. jars aod“) Hotres; also, one a-story Fram sey stable aod ice-house, which will be offered in lota aud parts of ote {0 suit bidders, with the buildings upon the HORRIDLE MURDER IN Newark Alexan- der Birrell, formerly a foreman of No. 10 tire ut. engine of Newark, liad au altercation with his Ie: One-third of the purchase : Ladlee! Fancy S.@. fs. 76c, less 10 per com Drother James, at their residence, No. 17 Bacon h; the residue fu 6 and 12 months, the purchaser | Hid Gloves,1,2.aud3 bution, regular prices, tows 10 street, Newark. at 7:20 o'clock last night, and | gitisie his motes, bearing interest from the day of | righ toes coves, 1, 9and $ button, at rec, ate Sa'e, or the whole of the purchase money m: aid within five days after the sale. On payment of he whole purchase money and the ratitication of the sale by the Court, the und i to the purchaser th ané discharged of all claim of the parties to the anid cause, or any one claiming by. from, or under them, All conveyancing at the purchaser's cast. during the affray Alexander stabbed James with a shoe-knife, inflicting injuries which re- sulted in death almost immediately. The mar- derer claims that he wrenched the knife from the bands of bis antagonist. He at once de- jivered himself to the authorities, and was locked up to await the action of the coroner. $1, lees 10 per cent. LADIES’ UNDER GARMENTS. ‘The decensed was about thirty years old, had . P. JACKSON, Trustes, Cotton Skirts, 6 tucks, 88 cents, less 10 per cent. borne a bad character, and had previously sery~ | 173208 ETHOS. DOWSING, Auct. Ce ey ee ed a term in the state prison at Trenton forthe i tly tris murder of a German brewer at Bichalt’s park, Beet hake ca en ee om about six years ¢ only witnes to the af > 3 Cotten Chemises at 75 cents, lees 10 per cent. fray was the mother of the brothers. who refas- mt at A Bb Bln! = Tae ag ed to give information concerning the affair ex- bj o = cept to the coroner. Aninvestigation will take place to-d The prisoner is about forty-one years old. Times, th Poy ipo freee yon — Pottsville = ees eo iners’ Journal says with an air of some au- ' YOUr goods w! nicely cleaned or re-dyed, thority: The price of coal will beadvanced ten | 8nd Carefully kept for si cents per ton in August, and a monthy advance | Ob@rges moaerate, Te f te il no W. H, WHEATLEY, Oetober and Naneeniae eet eet | peewrom svEabe Prone Scour October and November, making a ¥, vance of forty cents per’ ton over July prices. 00 He ESTABLISHMENT, | ‘This advance will be carried out, and the soon- Gogepete er consumers abroad lay in their stocks the | _Ofice open from7% a m. until sanset, jeio-tr ‘pe FALL BUSH IS COMING. f and Winter eavoidable delay in the execution such @ rasn of business as Elegantly trimmed ; from 1.90 to W per cent. Cotton Drawers at 75 cents, leas 10 per cent. 4 -g1 And a fatt and complete Hine of other styles, Night Dresses from $1.62 to $2), less 10 per cent. INFANTS’ GARMENTS. Infante’ Long Skirte at from $1.03 to $4.00, less 10 nen ropong — et their sandy as Sanne 8 Gumbrie Slips, ights will also advance as the season advan- ER RESO’ > J ces. The companies have determined to adopt UMM. R RTS. Ee ea Bee. this policy of commencing with low rates in the SEYMovun HOUSE, “Flannel Skirts, Plain, . spring and advance as the season advances, | * ORKNEY SPRINGS. “ Flannel Skirts, Embroidered. which will give # fair average forthe year, and | (yy) qq SHEXANDOAH COUNTY) Va. “ Banare rs, tho whole pene” keer the trade regular during | soustsin scenery and eins Betkenas Boot } | Walking Oloaks, : ing Alleys, “ Wool Boots. ary Ce ee und-trip Tickets. Board only 93 feat And a.complete stock of every article of Infants’ der by a colored child is reported by the Winns- | S°tk-—__Liy24-eo8t"] _D. McNEAL, Prop’. | wear; all subject to « discount of 10 per cent, boro’ (S. ©.) News of the 2éth inst.: “It oc- ST. GEORGE'S HOTEL, curredat White Oak, eight miles north of this | * cel “PINEY POINT, ST. MARY'S COUNTY, Mo. place, and inly mysterious. The case. paso = reported U8, past of aeons not exceed B. J. MARSHALL, Proprietor, WHITE GOODs. teen Ol = pias iecnina we asstmine ein Tanabeoitag, This new Hotel is now completed and newly for- | Hamburg Edges, 180. to @1.87 yard, less-10 per cent. Until Life wae dispaired ofa font which es; | Bished and open fortheteception sf Gare Hi Inserting, ite. to 1.37 yard, lees 10 por ct, : Ir ig beautifully. situated Immediately on Bwise Mages un ing, 250. 10 Sl yard, tose 10 young consibel be a tea a aw days Pre: | the St. George'’sand Potomac rivers, cx per cent. ” = vious in a ig to fe er of | ble of ‘“ me leva hit, SS Ae te | fete acer Rice ot! | wali Sa oe went generar we we learn mor e facts, althougl m the Og, @ ang- awd, . to . yard, lees 10 per cent. source we derive the information the facts can- fod ashing boats for the | Btri pod, Fiala — Pluin Nainsook, 300. to So. yard, j cont. gr mee Wascan wm. ca | pe mek, Ohigcee ed Savas dake | Buk ea ey, Me ped rn er, A Mvsicat Deserter.—Masician Wm. Cas- a ‘rocking, at . yard, leas 'T cent. sidy, for deserting from the eighth infantry, has | Gately atthe plage: to which fey Bee oe, | Striped and Plain’ Swiss, at Suc. to Téc. Yardy Lows been tried by general court-martial at Fortress Monroe, Va., found guilty, and sentenced to forfeit to the United States all pay and allow- lowances due him at the date of the promulga- tion of his sentence, and to be confined at hard labor under charge of the guard for ten months, and to forfeit to the United States $10 per month of his monthly pay for the same period. The courtadds that it was thus lenient on lar landings betes We hii ndings between Washin iya-aw B. J. MARS! [Sunday Hats copy iT cent. Pialn MSc. to Tée. yard, less 10 per cent. timore, | Marvalta'at ahve. io Sos; yard. ise lo por conse ALL Proprietor. 5 CMMER BOARD can be had at YATTON, situ Sage Be finest part of Londoun county, Va. Good references mired.’ Address A. 0. WBIG) il P. O., Loudoun county, Va. READY-MADE DRESSES. count of the youth: of the prisons. and his hay- | FRUSH HOUSE, BELLEFONTE, PA—This | _0tt stock of LINEN SUITS POLONAISES ing surrendered himself for the purpose of be- first-class summer resort among the i te: ies to the great bar. ing returned to the service. mountains Bow open. partical guinswe give by the litecal rommetion ot i per cont. Mone Monwon REVELATIONS PROMISED. jyM-lm*__W. H. WILKINSON’ Wo nace o few, with petons: Just one week ago to-day we published an ¥. FENWIOK'S Brown Linen Suits at § 7.00, count of the new departure o: am Young's ¥ ee family. (Searecly hae that. excitement Paso HOTEL AND SUMMER RESORT. ye awa fore the story of a @ departure from “ ed and board of another prominent Mor- | Xu THEDELICACIES OF THE SBasun- = #2 mon reaches our ears. It wonld seem thatthese | 930 per month. = = Zw cases go by fits and ‘starts in Salt Lake, one 1m LEONARDTOWN, MD. 38 0 case invariably leading to nnother. About the 4 affair of which we now epeak our information 520 is yet meagre, but as soon as the facts relating 30 tolt can be procured the readers of the Journal ow may look for @ full exposé.—Sait Lake Journal, zn = - igang Pc eelen eae Ba ‘care, and will be open for the reception & & Polonaise SSntomie, Tae U.P. R. KR. Resists THE PAYMENT OF Stare Taxzs.—At Omaha, the Union Pacite | * nde te new rp; the honse has been | PMS cross s® Smt Bedingots, $10 to @30, loss rai company has app! fs Judge Dandy for an injunction to restrain the to an br seaars Proms, Linen Folonalse and Redingots, OF to S18, collection of taxes le’ by the state authorities lied with all the delicaci: q Jands gran’ in aid of bas hh ace Be hit ofits road; A temporary injunction has been Sentey Oreste eda Cnet we tne Stic Sunteme Court | eer orga egal el 01 in Ey jupreme B10 Sas eae of Yee Kansas Positoralirend company children Bait price, setrats| LADIES’ DRESSES, Prescott, holding euch lands not | ayl-am ‘HAS. B. P. spect Oban wupinruchs. ASrneet Boy STeacs $30,000—It has just | _g- Excursion Partics wishing to . Sth o Lime lng tock of Caigoa | Pans nn Ua Agee "” | oMSPRTnr zy. Renae DRRGERE ZO 9 : Feud eflce, ie Sts Lous iene nde Co | Sar pe aia rome Piney Points Ma. | SivSaiseady bare soot. aioe : D. Geo. Berry and §. A. Christio, was robbed Ss Le ot etre was bed by the woman CUSTOM SHIRT DEPARTMENT. thousand dollars’ worth of Recovered and the thief, t 5 i pekg Lh RS i shot and killed PR is patented) is Snrecssos pear sca kis oil : ——— TEN PER ORNT. DISCOUNT ON ALL Casi SALES EXCSPT FOR SPECIAL ORDERS. Pe Leckweood, Hufty & Taylor, RAILROADS. PES ANIA Aik LINE Eg A AND ALL Poists 4 aan saw I@LAND THROUGH BETY BEN ous INGTON AND WITHOUT CHANGE OF CARS. The eqat tow this line 18 mew and of the mond improved ish. PELUMAN PARLOR CARS ON DAY TRAINS PULLMAN PALACE BLERPING Cabs A EXC it te rome seer Pea teasig Le ") |, Rortheast corner of hn end 8B sireets, as follows: Fast Line, toave Washington 7:53 a. m. dally, ox- Sanday. ave Baltimore at a.m. daily, except Sen- ‘Leave Went Philadelphia st 12:82. m. daity,ex- = Sunasy a Frive at Mew York at4 p.m. daily, except San- Kichmond Brpress, Wave Washington ot 1:08 p. ™,, daily except Leave Baltimore at 2.35 p.m., daily, except San- —Biare Mitt Phitadelphie at 6:98 p. m.,.daily, ex- Kerive et Mow York at 9:10) ™. daily except tas Express, eave Washington at $03 p, m. r Baltimore at le ave West Philadelph: Arrive at New York Arrive at Washingt Nee Express, lea Arrive at Washingt at hotels and_pri- ate residences op orders left af the following »Mices, fon can be obtained aceage called for and checked After Jui trains will run as follows - TBALNS L TRAINS ARKIVE BALT 2 SAsmlneron. od 6130. m,, New 753 a.m.. New York Ex daily except Sun on a daily, accomme Fest Li yexcept Su: dn = 108 p. m., New York ex ™., 3:28, Baltimore express. “daily, except Senday. 3:40 p. m., Baltimore ac- 6-15 p.'m., all daily, ox- commeodation, daily,ex- cept Sunday cept Sunday a8 6:18 p. m., Cincinnati Ex- grees daily except Sun- m3 m., daily, from daily from * ‘Trains leaving Washington at S45 a. m. and 340 M., connect at with trains for Aleriboro,? wie at $40 and ia. mend Sat pm Marib. fy and iis 0. ws arriving at Ws = ne at m i _E.S. YOUNG, Ge LEXANDRIA & WASH. A INGTON Rone AN ALEXANDRIA « € Bae DERICKSEURG B. a. F xandria as follows:—6,7, 1.2, 3, 4, 8, 6.7,8, p. mJ texantria arrive as follows:— aS. 11.33, . 5.33, 33. 4.33 p m. from Alexandria daily, xcept Sunday * Traius marked thns ail other tratus daily connect with tral: gt -n and Ohio B. i =e om UANTICO Accomm daily, except Sur om leaves Washington. hrough tickets ts y excep: Suudays Sonth and'S -athwest for sae at Offices, corner 1¥h street aud Ponusyle vania avenue, aud corner 6th street enue, where passer gore can leave orders h be checked at all hotels aud residences teecaeh, to destination E.S YOUNG, Geu'l Passenger Agent. yt ALTIMORE AND 10 eee On Lafter SUNDAY, J: 1 #78, trains will leave W @TON CITY as viz: itimore and Way Potnta.......... 50 Seitimers end Way Points... - Civcinnati Express, vie Mi Boston, New York and Pb ed and Way i ore and Way Pornte, Now York and Philadelphia Baltimore Ex, Baltimore y x A ‘™. and 5 p. m. At 1:10 p.m. peo 80 210 p.m, “n N em SUNDAY Ti Usorel only; = at Relay only: thea a, fo 8:80 p. ‘ashington. 20 p. m. trains ag and 5:10 p. ‘Througi tickets to the West can be hed at the Washington Station Ticket Office at ail hours of the day, also, at the Company's office, 485 Pounsylva- aia avenue ngers purchasing tickets at the ae office, can there arrange to bave their Sapte is dept yot tous facet oe For New York, Pu adi pia, and Boston, 806 ade real roug ine.” Tent THOS. B. SHABP. Master of Transportation. . mM. 5 eral Ticket Agent Bo. COLE, Genre D8. ROONTE, yea General Agent, W .HROUGH LINK BETWEEN WASHINGTO! T“Patcavetruta AND NEW YORE oe WastixeTon, May 35, 1873—Boon, Trains between Washington and Sew York are now run as clio Lag. wiz FOR NEW YORK. withont change of cars. Leave daily (except Sunday) st 7:50 a, m., 1:10 808 8 © Pm. FoR PRILADELPRIA. Leave daily (except Sunday) at 7:50 66 p.m, ON SUNDAY. Leave for New York st 6:0 p.m.,and Philadel- m.,lWan phiu ai 6:00 p. Beret Gees Spann Be Bw ets inde Bentou ean bo bad at the Biation O ‘at all bos timore and Onto Bailroad ad ro, Be Gre, . oy oo lie, and the West scene Fags SHARP. Mester of Transportation, G0: KOONTE. Agen W. é =a 187S3resxsvetas: tA novrel873 ‘EST, H, AND ‘EST. aera yas on TH, SsOUTHW! Baltimore........ 7. : Sel: =e “ 1 ‘ee ‘undred ilec saved to Western and Centra 1s ony except