Evening Star Newspaper, January 22, 1874, Page 4

The National Health Conyentio: SECOND DAY. The National Convention of Heaith Boards Teassembied to-day at 12 o'clock m. Temple, the Presi January 22, 187 LOCAL NEWS, Amusements, &c., To-n er—The great Shs summer Night's Dream.” Opera Howse —E. A. Sothern as “Lord ent, A. W. Boardman, in ir, and Dr, W. W. Snively, secretary. On motion of Dr. Cox, a few minutes was given for the examination of Gen. Roddy’s patent ventilatgxs and pump for ships, which is worked by the motion of vessels removing foul ‘A model was brought and put in motion, and its by the inventor, who stated ad been adopted with entire saccess by glish and American navies. Dr. Verdi moved that the convention endorse the method presented by the inventor. Mr. Marbury hoped not—iet the convention proceed tothe business for which it nad met. These schemes were not for this convention to act upon, let them passthem by until the legiti- mate bosiness is over. Mr. Langston, from the committee on CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS made a report, which was accepted. Dr. Verdi moved that the convention take up and consider the report section by section. Dr. Bliss moved that this convention first re- solve itself into an association, and proceed to sider the report. The constitution reported was then considered seriatim, and adopted. During the consideration of the third article, DR. MARY WALKER appeared and took her seat in the convention, and getting the floor advocated that the consti- tution be so framed that all practitioners of privilege of becoming forward on the sta, “Marked for Life,” and other attraction-. Willard Hall_—The Roya! Marionettes, Hail.—Lecture of kev. Henry Ward The Waste: aru Burdens of Lite. Grand ball of the Cap tal Division, Bfother- hood of Locomotive Engineers, at Mariai Condensed Locals. From Robert Beall and J. ©. , y for Jannary 3 | A number of printers were discharged from | rninent printing office a few days si larm of fire from box 2% York avenue and ith street, last night, was a Parker we have 25, corner of New Dr. Geo. M. Dove, the well-known phy: is lying dangerously il! of paralysis at h ence, on E street m has resigned his position vier of deeds, to take effect on the Ist proximo, when he takes his de- im the office « } yesterday gave M fourteen days to remove the ¢ €th and C streets, whic & nuisance, otherwise h has been d ‘ine be allowed the p was arrested @ liss opposed this, and stated that they | must not lose sight of the original plan, which > the membership to the health f the country. Dr. Bliss stated that Re wished to see the representative nen from the laboring men of the service, and they could embody provisions tution for the election ot honorary | Perhaps Dr. Mary Walker could be- | come @ member of the association in this man- by order of the grand Detective Coc erly, charged w the larceny of an overci another wai er, at the Kirkwood House. tion of bank o terday’s Star shou! tional bank,” and 1 should confine their The statement published in some of the Bal- | me mbership to the working men of the pro- timore papers to the effect that th ds had increased their fares west ward, is untrue, at least as far as fare c! at the Washington offices are Hon. Daniel Dougherty’s | Hall last night, on “Orators and Orator hted @ large audience. The sec h coarse will no d able. See advertisment. A box was recetved at the Cur lery from Europe, yesterida: of earthenware on whic artistic accurac: ay, health officer of Pittsburg, | thought the call of the convention had fully set forth its objects, Ir, Arnholt called the previous This was to be a council of health boards excln- y, and they should contine their member- ship to such boards, | Dr. Cox took the same view. Jects were fully set forth in the call, and any- thing to the contrary was out of order. ‘The third article was then adopted restricting the membership to health organizations alone, excepting honorary members, who are provided for in the constitution. < Some discuseion occurred on the adoption of the by-laws as a whole, but after being read a second time and slightly amended, they were abt be equall He sald the ob- oran Art Gal- » containing two are barned with pictures of fishes and a gob- bler, plucked, and realy for the spit. These novel pictures were purchased in Paris tor the Pant, Wasurxc ’s Crepitons— | S-trle—A meeting ‘hington & Co., | of the creditors of was heli yesterday afternoon at the banking house, Pennsylvania avenue, near ith street, on the call of Mr. was called to order b: whose motion Major chairman, and Mr. C. H. Mr. Fant sulimitted a sched sets of the bank to be $120,945. 32, leaving @ balance of assets | He assured the creditors present state alone would pay every dol- lar Le owed in the world, (provided, of course, that the property was not sacritlee then a surplus weuld be left of $50,000. Reter- Ting to the previous agreement between hitmselt his creditors, he trankly avowed that he | bad found it impossibie to meet the contemplated in th cordingly summon THE CONSTITUTION Jouncil of Health Boards and the object as stated, | alth by consid- of the United States, to be the promotion of public b eration of dissertations and reports upon prac- tical sanitary reports; the collection and com- parison of facts relating thereto, &c. and members of federal, state, and municipal health boards or sanitary organizations may ‘The number afd duties ot officers are provided for, and the regular an- nual meetings are set for the seeond Tuesday of December in each vear, and special meetings | may be convened on the call of the executive The meeting cdward Simms was elected ‘Winder secretary. | le showing the as- | 9, and the lia- become mem». preserike the onler of business, y the executive comin’ nt papers upon desig- ¥ tee of committees to pr nated subjects at the next meeting succeeding | their appointment. NATIONAL SANITARY BUREAU. Pr. Cox made a motion that a committee of | five be appointed, to consider ant report at a subsequent session the expediency of origina. ting 4 plan for a national sanitary bureau Dr. Verdi objected to the adoption o lution, if the object was to take action duri tting of this convention, as it would ap- to foist upon ihe go ernment a measure which would meet with opposition by Congress. postponed until the next session of tue conven- it Agreement, and 1 the creditors together to submit fo them the assets for their disposition Colonel Smoot inquired how much time he | Would require. he was given abor imeet all his obliga six or ten mo tions dollar for dollar. Dr. C. P. Culver sta’ 4 that he re; d that Mr. Fant t n of Six and twelve months tim Remarks were H. Ward, and Hon as if the object wa Let this matter ba Dr. Cox made a speech in favor of the reso!- thon, entering into a history of this movement, h he stated was no new thing, and he ht the time had come when action should He hoped there would be no opposi- tion te this subject Dr. Verdi thought such action premature, and he moved that the resolution be laid on the table until next year. Tbr. Bliss expressed his surprise at this oppo- | sition on the partof I. Verdi, as he had ta- vored it, s0 farashe knew, up to the The Turatyr st night, and shout after - ciated by the stage picture wa« rises every one by pereonation of “Asa tT port otherwi. laugh go and see “Gur Amer The auckences at the Nat: should, for th s excellent im- * and the sup- artistic mann ef presenting t at that gem of a theater deserves a for the expense necessarily in ch &@ magnificent epe improves at each representat oer should fail to see it before it is withdrawn, a”? will take its 5 “Marked for Lite tional plays brought out at the Theater Co ique this season, and is pretaced every night b- @ variety enter: The Koyal Marionnettes continue to draw good houses at Willard’s Hall, the exhibiti being patronized by all classes ‘ay expressed himecit in favor of the The chair appointed Messrs. Cox, -lawett, facle. ‘The siay | Arnholt, Duke, and Prof. Lengston as the com- acle. The play and no play- ‘The conventien took a recess for fifteen min- | ntes, and on reassembling Dr. Gray moved that & committee of three be appointed to nominate officers for the ensuing year: adopted. The chair appointed Dr. Gray, Prof. Jewett and | Dr. Cox as the committee, who retired to per- form that duty. Dr. Bliss extended an invitation to the mem- | bers of the convention to visit the offic th ot this District to examine its system of working, blanks used, &c. Pending the report of the committee our re- e next week. of the sensa- Board ot He Tae Kitracistic Costrovers kins.—Rev. Wilbs kins, rector of the Church of the FE prints a card in & morning paper in referenc dence referred to in yesterday's ev. Reeve Hebbie, priest of the Chapel of the Holy Communion fe states that the issue is not between Low Churchmen and High Churchmen, Beavier or more effective blows have been deait against the .o-c: nounced High © is rather between those, wheth as the phrase goes, who thorough! the English reformation, ate its distinctive principles. the conflict ot the Protestant with the anti. Protestant elements in this church. Against medieval teachings and practices Low Chareh- chmen are making common says his note to Mr. Hob- that he refuses to be the correspo: Singular Suicide of a Colored Man. STAR betwee AND DIDN'T SUC This morning, about one o'clock Wood, a colored man, who has for # mont! been engaged in keeping 4 refreshment saloon ner of loth and P strests northwest, shot himself in the forehead with a pistol, the ball entering the skull above the left eye. — wife, who was present in the room at the time, | immediately blew a whistle, and the police ofti- « physician, Dr. Stearns, was for the suilerer, ‘The issue, he says, r high or low, md those who repudi- In a word, it is cers respondi: sent for, but could do nothin, as the wound Was fatal, aud death ensued about . O'clock this morning. coroner, was summoned ries into the case, ascertained the following facts from the wife and cousin of the victim, the latter a boy:—For some time past Wood has Dr. Patterson, the nd on making inqui- men and High Ch: bie was a private one, and m into a newspaper controversy. He says ite willing the pub lative delicacy (to si liness) of Mr. Hobbie’s course and his own. gees THE WowAN's CunistiaN Association met last night at the Foundry church. Prayer was madeiby Kev. J eran church. annual report of the secretary, Miss C. Bascom. the pact year the association has p: mission building and grounds, on which a payment of $2,510 has been made; spent in repairs, $1,4 EMBARRASSED IN RUSINEES. Persons he was indebted to were pressing him, | and he was unable to collect money due him days past he has been unusu- | pirits, walking much, ina | little over a month ago he moved from the s\uare above, and since then had been impressed with the Idea that person in the heighborhood were prejudiced against him. An old man from Alexandria Page, about years old, had been to see him, For three or f ally lepreseed in thoughtful moe The opening G. Butler, of the low read the “5, making a total Employment has’ been given to During the year the associal for material, S616 ‘The receipts n the Foster Home two children; sixt PROMISED TO GIVE HIM GOOD LUCK, telling him to nail a lett-‘oot horw -shoe outside his door, and a right-tvot horse-shoe inside, and todrive nine penny nails in a circl luck would certainly return to He did not follow these «directions, the man,when he came again, gave him a piece elling kim to drop some whisky on it three times a day, and wear it in his pocket, and whenever he was making a barg: ut his hands on this root. but still his was then tol TO REMOVE THE SPELL He said that the work was done, and he do any more, and yesterday said he He told his wife tliat an article in a yesterday headed + ‘The wile sai! that she ller’s, and was told that paid for labor = and for fuel and rent from sales were = there are at present thirt nine have been cared for during the year. The treasury Dec. 1 eceipts—From ood luck did not return, and he | intenance, pay- ment on real estate, salaries, wages Kev. H. A, after which, 8.8. Mitchell e meeting ad- | a Was THE Ketroce: Virersta Leoat is in the District of ¢ Virginia wil by the courts. by, formerly one of the ppeals of Virgin ipe, a leading ci county. against Charles A. Payne, ove tax collectors of that county, for $165.16, which Payne as state taxes on his real , and which he now ground that Alexan- triet of Colum had been to # fortune-te! two storekeepers in the neighborhood—one a and the other @ short the old man to conjure her husta: he said they were Taan—had got nd. Last night ng to be sarrounded and to borrow @ pistol, saying that he was , and about 11 4 o'clock at night d at the door, when Wood ‘at they were there then. recognized Mr. Hurley's voice, and the decease got up, and, cutting one of the window let it down to him (Hurley) pistol thereby. She then told him to be care- | at she was afraid it would strike | something and go off. They both laid down again, and about 1 o'clock this morning he awoke her, saying he heard some one. Ha then nt to the back window, and He tol her to | said to his wife t estate at North A and drew up the dria county ix a part Din and not subject to Virginia taxes. The tov, Of course, turns upon the constita- Ty Of the act of Congress of July 9, 1846, Fetroceding Aiexandria city and county to Vir- ta The defendant was in this city yes! and the writ was served upon him by the marshal of the District. | Jama up and pie yep d & man on the shed. look, and as she went to the window he said he would fx him. She did not see any one, and as | she was turning away | THE PISTOL WENT OFF AND HER HUSBAND pat it was accidental; that th She believed that it was ac ; e striking the bed. Dr. an inquest was un- » coming to the conclusion that the deceased killed himself while laboring under a fit of insanity, and gave a certificate to that The deceased was bust man, and is said borne a good character, twlous, and attending strictly to his business. Keat Estate Transrens. et al, trustees, to Jobn Meany 2, square 1%, $5 john T. Given et ux, north Louis Mackall sen, ux, to Louis Mackall, jr., county property, Chas. F. E. KicXardson et ux. to ¢ #quare 335, £3,500; istol was di edb. C.'Stutz, lots 19 aud ‘atterson decid ward A. Houghton et ux. to Samuel ¢ lots 4° and 49, Mount Pleasant, $600; William Dittrich, part of lot 19, J. MeCollam to A *quare south of square 516, $1,405. ————— A Coat O11 Fimg.—About 10% o'clock last the house of Harriet me, between Sd and 44 Bre to some clothing. ‘rivates Brelsford aud guished the tlames without giv- . No. 4 company came out, but did fervice. good-looking, ro- y his neighbors to have Bight a coal oil Lam » being sober and indus- Dutton, on Maine » exploded, setti t Leach and Corcoran Zouaves, , a8 stated Eugene Stil ‘sod will beknows 4 es, OWT AS the | rar*Zonave band. They will ¥? ‘TER SERIES OF con. tional Churc! last night, seem to ba: ° cents at the Congrega- ind of which was gt lay for the tirst at ine ‘eview of = was passenger on the ‘Washington branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad last night, on the train that left her at 745 o'clock. {had under my charge my wife, my danghter, aml a lady friend. Upon | entering the ladies’ car at the Washington de- ot, some moments before the train started, we found a party of drunken prostitutes occupying several seats, who were shoating, sprawling on | the seats, sticking their feet out of the window, and otherwise conducting themselves indecen' ly. After some inquiry, I discovered the co! ducter of the train. He was at an open window | of Urecar, speaking, with a «mile on his face, | to & man and woman who sat opposite the brawlers, and who seemed to be the leaders of | the unclean floek. Upon my telling him of the | disturbance created, he sald “he hado’t seen the parties, and that he couldn't refuse them passage it they had ticket had better see Mr. contz.”” I tried to see Mr. Koontz, but could not. This conductor after rds informed me that be saw Mr. Koontz, who told him to take them if they had tickets. While waiting for the train to start there were some drunk- en men allowed to enter the car by the brakesman at the door. One of them, eap2- cially drank, wriggled in on cratches. The | train had hardly lett the depot when disorder of the women was enhanced by that of their drunken male companions. The profanity and vulgarity became at length unbearable. A half dozen gentlemen sprang to their feet; I went forward to find the conductor, who’ was co! lecting his tickets. He was very loth to coi back, but at length obeyed my pretty peremp- tory orders to do so. When we got into the car the aisle was tilled with gentlemen who were trying to reduce the drunken miles to order. The most of us demanded that the party be put off the train. This the conductor refased, say ing We were not at any station, that they had tickets, might®get quieted, &c.; bat if they not quieted when we got to Bladensburg, 1 putthem off. At that time we were not out of the limits of Washington city. The ladies begged to be taken out of that cur, but the train was in motion, and it was dangerous to pass into the next car. At the Highiandssta- tion there was a stop, and the ladies and most of the gentlemen in the ‘ladies car went into a forward car to escape the vulgarity, pro- fanity and racket which this conductor could | | not or would not stop. I learned that while [ was absent looking for the conductor, one of the drunken male followers of the drunken | prostitutes had attempted to occupy the seat 1 Bad vacated, and had fallenover upon the la- dies of my charge. There were gentlemen in | the car, and it is needless to say that he was summarily seized and handled; and it was this I saw when I returned as above stated. At Bladensburg the conductor did not put the party off, but demanded to see their tickets, and after a squabble with the drunken cripple, in which he threw him against the window. | | ex and cut his head eg he discovered that ¢ had a yearly pass over the road. I say nothing of the alarm and excitement, and tle consequent reaction all this caused the lady passengers. But I do say that in a consid- erable experience of railroading, I have never seen such a disgraceful party in a lady’s car, nor did I ever before see ladies compelled to leave the car specially assigned to them, be- | cause the conductor's extreme consideration tor pimps and prostitutes, who had “bought tick- | ets,” allowed them to make the car intolerable | to decent people who had also bought tickets. Respectfully, yours, R. D. Musszy. 22 ° THe CotoreD Pvptic SCHOOLS.—At a meet- ing of the board of trustees of colored schools iast night applications for teacherships were received from Eunice P. Shadd, Edmonia Fraction, and Annie Smallwood. Jas. Butler applied tor the position of janitor. The super- | iptendent reported that Misses M. C. Giles and M. L. Laurence had passed the requisite exam- ination, entitling them to full teacherships, and they were promoted. The chair stated that he | had been called upon to represent the board in asuitot Dr. A.T. Augusta ve. the board of trustees, for $50, alleged to be due to him for services as teacher of hygiene, &c. He had taken the responsibility of retaining Mr. Chas. King as the attorney of the board, who would defend the case toa tinal issue, The action was approved. Mr. C. A. Stewart, treasurer of the board, said he had calied upon the relation to funds with which to ps ers, and had been assured that alf was being done that was possible in relation to the teach- ers, and he thought he would have sufficient funds bythe end of the present month. Mr. Stewart stated that he had received $9,430 ( from the controlier recently in tax liens, wh: Le had receipted tor as cash, having realized cash for them. Altogether since April lastthey | had received $79,277 55, and are at present with | out funds. A blank form of certiticate, to he | yproved by the president and countersigned y the treasurer, was authorized to be issued to teachers desiring them, showing the amount of salary due them and the months in which the service was rendered. The object of the cer- | titicate is to relieve the present necessities ot | the teachers and give them a paper that will be negotiable in their business transactions with merchants. A handsome map of the United States was presented by Mr. John H. Brovks tor the preparatory high schoo ———e THE Boarp or Fire Coumisstonens met last evening, and Mr. Williams (Mr. Collins in the chair) recommended the adoption of the cut-off nozzle and check valve for the engines of the department. Keferred to the committee on apparatus and chief engineer, with anthor- ity to purchase the same if they deem it ad- visable. The report of the examining comm tee of the force was then taken up, and after discussion the following cases were acted on :— Wm. White, of No.4 company, retained a mem- ber of the force: Aifrea Chinn, of the same | company, dismissed from and after the sist inst.; dames Cleveland, fireman of No. 5 com- pany, allowed another examination, to take place thirty days hence; Michael Caton, hostler | ot No. 5, retained in the force; Richard Keyes, private of No. 5, granted thirty days to prepare for another examination. This closed action on thereport. Mr. ‘lait nominated James Barron as a private in place of Alfred Chinn, dismissed. The applications of J. E. Thomas and Robert | H. Davis for membership were received and tiled. Adjournea. — Tue Poor Retier Commiss1on.—The exec- utive committee met this afternoon and adopted @ resolution requesting the general agent, | (Rev. G, A, Hall,) to invite all ladies willing to assist in altering the army clothing donated to them, to meet and arrange for the work; and he has set Saturday next, at one o'clock, at the rooms of the Young Men's Christian Associa- teu. A communication was received from the county commissioners in reference to the cloth- ing, and referred to Messra, Ballantyae, Solo- mon, and Hall, with power to edema to -Sedhadine THE AMERICAN COLONIZATION Socrety.— The roapany | ef the board of directors of this society was held yesterday, and Dr. Orcatt wis elected financial and general agent; Wm. Cop- penzer, corresponding secretary and treasurer; | and the executive committee of last year was re~ elected, as follows:—Dr. H. Lindsley, J. H. Bradiey, Wm nton, P. Parker, J.B. Kerr, | Dr. C,H. Nichols and J. ©. Welling. ° Pismissep.—The grand jury to-day recom- metded the dismissal of the charge against Edward Gordon of assault and battery with in- tent to kill Sam Banks. —_—_—- +02 -______ Avrarns in Lovpon TY—Death of an Aye! Citizen —Mr. Thos. Gore, one of the most worthy, and probably the uldest citizen of Lou- don county, died at his residence near Haghes- ville, on Sunday morning last,in the 93d year of his age. .G. was @ member of the society of friends. Land Saies.—On Monday, J. 1. Rinker, auc- tioneer, sold for Harrieon, Janney, Heaton, and Lee, commissioners in the case ot Neer and Clendenning vs. John kt. White, the following parcels of land heretofore advertised: No. 1, containing 110 acres, with mansion house, to R. J. T. White, for $33.87 per acre. No. 4, ci taining 9 acres, to K. J. T. White, at 82 Wood lots, Nos. respecti 2 sold, the trst tor s and the latter 2 per i KR. J.P. White, purchaser, Wood lots Nos. 1,3 and 4, containing respect- ively 14,5and 10 acres, were sold to Joho KR. Smith; No.1 at $20 per acre; No.3 at 835.50 per acre, and No.4 at $40.10 per acre. The above property was sold in February, 1s72, aud brought $7 .021-33. ‘The ‘present sale amounted eetON; imerease, $1,318.64. — Lesshurg Mirror. —_—____L Senrove Cuaroes AGainst a Jupor.—In the state senate of Missouri on Tuesday a reso- lution was introduced charging Judge Primm, of the St. Louis criminal court, with such On immorality and offensive and indecent condact as to render him an unsuitable and unsate per- son to discharge the duties of the office, and asking that he be removed. The matter was referred to the committee on criminal Juris- prudence. ——____. DeaTH OF A MzTHODIST MinisTER.—A telegraphic dispatch from White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier county, Va., announces the death of Rey. Lewis Henley, who died on the morning of the 19th instant. | He was a memb =r of the Baltimore Conference Methodist Pisce». pal Church South, and in charge of White 5: phur circuit. How A RalLroaD ENGINEER was KiLLEp.— ——— —— aoe an engineer, was nt a rt, opposite a ‘a. The War 'an the engine doing some work. The cars being shifted struck the engine, which ran over Grove, breaking his back and crushing him erribly. —— Trew Her Covrons ix Tae Fine.—Mrs. Maryette Lyon, of Ashford, Conn., cut oifsoms bond coupons and put them in an euve! Dut was not satistied with the direction. took another en did not change the arse but threw m into the fire, thereby ———$<$_____ and his wife had a bit of contention day. “I own that has ieee nah pd ae Act ee “your choice in marriage pes thant? —_ THE COURTS. Covert tn Gurgeat Tzex. iment in the case of t. Alfred Rassell, was con- m. Birney, of Florida, (on motionof Mr. Crittenden.) C. P. Garland, of Texas, (on motion ot Mr. Totten,) and E: M. Dawron, of Maryland, (on motion of Mr. L. G. Hine,) were admitted to the bar. ‘Washington and Georgetown Railroad company Agt. Board of Public Worksand Board of Pab- | Ne Works agt Washin, Railroad company, and city, were continued. peal dismissed. This mornin; Edward Kusse! The cases of ion and Georgetown lark agt. Washin, Louis DeArias agt. argument commenced— pleby, for complainant, and en for defendant. Court—Judge Snell. To-day, Benjamin Burgess, loud and boister- ous talking; #5. Mary Desmond, same charge; $5. Samuel Eslin, profanity in the county; $5. Martha -Jones, loud and boisterous; rofane and indecent; $3. and boisterous; $5. Kanda! Hanson Zeb. Biant, pro! . Riley, charged with doing business without license on 9th street, the court imposed a fine of $10. taken. John Harrod, larceny of coat worth $1; $5. James Jackson, assault and battery on Jo- sepbine Jackson; $20. Thomas Banks, charged with stealing around of steak worth $10 and costs. Charles F.. Madden, ch: threats of violence to Gertrude A. May bonds to keep the peace. MURDEROUS ASSAULT AT A CARD TARLE. ‘Thomas Meams was charged with assault and Shorts, who testitied that on New Years day he, in company with defendant laying cards for mone: won one dollar whic! & $5 note laying on the suddenly disappear ‘Thomas and his friend, named Wells, ¢ with taking it stripped off all his bim, which they Pherson and A General Critte: was fined $3 for cursing. In the case of An appeal was and some others, were in a house; Thomas bi was to come out of lotbes, asked them tosearch no money was found ‘They then seized him and threw him down and Thomas struck him in the head with a hatchet and Wells struck him with a chisel. caped, and bas not since been found. Com- plamant had been laying in the hospital ever since. The assault was a murderous one, and the court sentenced the accused to jail for six months, saying it was lucky for him that the nm the effects of the two cuts in his head, in which case he would have been either hung or sent tothe state’s prison for a series of years. GEORGETOWN. ® FALL.—About 11% o'clock this morning two men, one named Ulark the other unknown, fell from the top of the new chain bridge at the Little Falls to the rocks below, distance of about tifty feet. They were both Ofticer Dangler notitied Dr. Lewis Ritchie, who went to their assistance. EMENTS.—Mr. H. M. Talbott, com- mission merchant, has commenced the erection of & new warehouse with office on the Chesa. eake and Ohio canal, opposite the market GRatnx TRADE.—The schooner Thos. P. Mor- y from Alexandria with 1,100 Hartley & Bro. ALEXANDRIA. D. Ruffin, the colored sheriff of Alexandria county, and wite, went to the charity concert on Monda: reeted by the doorkeeper to the gallery, but Ruffin refused to go up there, had paid for a tirst-class seat, 9) have it. He and his partner th the main hall and occupied seats seriously injured. gan arrived to-da: bushels wheat for Civit Rrenrs, and were di- en proceeded into there during ACCIDENT.—A carpenter named Millard, while at work yesterday at Marbury’s point, 3 very severely mashed by a large log upon them, though no bones were He was brought to his home in this city, and to-day, though unable to walk, is much better, and it is thought that he will soon be restored to the use of his limbs.—Sentine/ ANNEXATION.—The annexationists, who. with few exceptions, are colored people or strangers, say they are busily at work prosecuting their scheme for the atnexation of this District of Columbia, ever, nearly all of whom are opposed to the project, are not alarmed, in view of the late a tion of the administration, fairs in Texas. The old resi with regard to af- Rey. Charles If of the Baptist church in this city osition of financial secretary for f | College, and will enter upon his datie: Ist of February. He will have an office in Rich- mond, and devote his time and energies to the interests of the institution Interesting Facts about the Siamese The fleshy link which connect ‘Twins was about afoot in length, broad, and tour th » and through it ran @ ye'ns, making their cir athing, too, was | Simultaneous when they were Were hot co entirely one, however, but thateac’ had an entirely separate existence. Their senses were totally disconnected. One could not feel a hurt intlieted on the oth er, the ligatare being the only art in which they were sensitive uch scientific discussion arose bearing upon the They travele’ ve years, and itis believed that they saved 240,000 each in that time. Chang was larger than Eng, and looked several too, the mental eu- perior of his brother, although both were igno- Tant, and had intelligence that scare above low cunning. Their faces w liar, repelling and yellow in hue, was the most robust and good natured, was often sick, and always morose and peevist, They had asl -epingroom in Barnum’s museum as did the other curiosities,and one nighta rum- pus was heard in it. On breaking open the door, found fighting. floor, underneath Chang, who was choking him. Although Chang and Eng were rich, they did not hve happi child, and it was a deaf mute. The families increased rapidiy, until Chang had six chil- Of these children four never heard nor spoke, although in all other were strong, and not deformed. .& daughter of 17, arried to the lessee of a them, mainly question of possible separation, with Barnum for f the twins we: i had the first dren and Eng five. respects all Fight are living, the oid years ago Chang became convert- ed in areligious revival, and Eng also embrac- ing the belief, they joined the Baptist church. They were regular in their attendance thereat- ter, and retained their standing as good Chris- tians. Their tempers, however, were not im- proved by the spiritual change, and before emancipation slaves were the most whipped of The cause of their moroseness as the older is believed to have been the pro of the fatal effect of one’s death upon the ‘The idea of separatin, ation bad been often them by a surgical oper- roached, but physicians had generally agreed that it would kill them. Therefore each was haunted with a dread of being left bound to his dead brother, with al- most a certainty of dying under any attempt to sever him from the corpse. While in Paris and London, they consulted the most eminent sur- One experiment, however, dashed all ope of separate existence. The ligature was lation of blood between cng soon tainted, and are- moval of the compreas was necessary to prevent This proved that neither could sustain @ separate circulation of the blood, and to have cut the ligature would have kiiled both. With this knowledge, they returned to their homes they had done before. Dg grew worse, quently obliged, althou to his bed with his sick MATTER OF Tas says the Cincinnati young lady was invited b: a bu and tl compressed untilall them was stopped. and lived health of and Chavg was tre- fh well himself, to keep —A few days Commercial, aphysiclan to take was accepted, Uy ‘acres, | sine The invitation rain rode out into the physician, who happens to be connected with a medical college now in full blast in this city, suggested to his fair friend that they visit a ravevard. The lady consented; and w! inside the enclosure, the doctor espi over the reins to his compan- and was soon sexton. Handin; ion, he alighted by the side of the grave-digg minutes’ conversation the doctor returned, an 1 uired of his female friend i iding back home with 3 by such a proposition, wanted an explanation, and in reply was told'that the ust sold him a fine subject for bis ich he desired to take home; that it he waited some other colle; astonished lady then blandly remarked that if the body could be put under the seat of the ‘gy she would have no objections, ¢ had to ride home with her feet upon it, she preferred to be excused. was not brought in on thattrip, but came in an ‘The lady vows that she has physician bent on f she had any ol hour or 80 la! teken her last “such horrid expeditions, Mayor Eastman, of Pou member of the New York attended the republican caucus on Monda: and spoke in favor of Mr. Husted’s nomination for speaker, beca expedite bysine: keepsie, is a use he would inen I might toute soni ae? el where,’ and a voice called out from the lobbi “You can make it here if you go the right ‘This was too FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Washington Stock Exchange. Quotations furnished by Middicion & Co., bankers. | The following were the prices bid and asked at | }y."" atkana, in ‘Texas ai | for all poin | thorter tha: the meeting of the Washington Stock Excha: to-day:—U- 8. gold, 11y bid, Hy asked, tS. honds— 1867, J. & J., 116 bid. “Bank Stocks— National k of Kepublic, 12) bid, Second | National Bank, 103 asked. City Passenger Ruil- roads—Metropolitan stock, bid; Columbia stock, 18\ bid; Washington and Gerogetown bonds, $2 asked: Metropolitan bonds, 83 bid. Sandry List—National Theater bonds, J. & J 7 per cevt., 75 asked; Washington city gas stock Land and Mining Co. Ry do. Ohio Canal prferredd.,’100 bid, 112 ak lington Insurance Company, Washington & Georgetown 8. Co., 140 asked. District Securities—( District of Columbia.)— Permanent improvements 7's, J... 3 bid, 65 asked: Market stock bonds, 7's. J. &. J 1892, 84 asked; Washington—5 year certific: 3-10 M. & N., 1875, 85 bid; 10 year bond: © Ja, 1578, Fund loan (leg.) 6's .," bid, *1 asked; Georgetowa— 2, General stock, 6's, J. & J. & O.,at i6 asked. Board of Publ 5 eneral improvement id, 53 asked; do. 187 187 asked; do. series, Cer’s, sewer, IST3.{67 bid, _« ’ Wall Street To-day. New York, Jamuary 2). The £ "+ financial article says gold opened at and has declined to 11, . there being, so it ix said, chance of the ‘bill introduced in the Albany legisiatare, ostensibly to regulate dealings in gold, becoming alaw. The rates on gold loans bave been 5 to 7 for carrying, with 5-45 asthe | Loss of V igor ruling quotation. Foreign excuange ts strong | C&Pnot apply the ig AB_a | Point 487 for their sterling bills. The money market | Which is Helmbole and higher, prime bankers now 1 continues extremely easy at Sai for ca!l loans, and Gea for best mercantile paper. Pho stock market was Steady to strong tn early deal- al ern state bonds were neglecte —_——* The Marmets. Bronchial Troch Battiwore, Jun, 22 Nitgivia atxes, consolidated, 63%; West Virginia's. | chiti 10; North Oarclina sixes, oid, ne ry x Ea ead si old, new, and special tax | Battinor®, Jan, 22—C 45, Flour unchanged. Wheat quiet aud. stealy oo unchanged. Corn—whbite sonthern firm, 84 ); Fellow southern nominal we Quiet, 8034 Oats weak- hern, $8089. Rye—S10 $102. Hay nach Prov fons qi an g. with awivancing tendens Mess pork, 13%(cl8%,.” Balk meats—no stock ovter ing; shoniders, held analy eld firm sia = chan, hisky firm—1 01. Bngar unchanged. New Yorn, Jan. 32 —Stocks dull and weak Money. 8. Gola, 11's. “Rxchange, long, 433-4; abort, . Go ton dal! ant heavy— 5 Clear rib sides, active demand. at 94; angar-cured hams, I: Werpments strong New Yorx, Jan.22—Wheat quiet, Floar duit. | Pet bottle. Corn steady. Lox vox, 12:30 p_ m.—Bonds of °67 108; 20-40"s, 105 ON, Jan 22, 2:80 p.m — 43.@it. Paris hes ynote rentes at 58 franes, 15 centimes. Jan. $4, 3 p.m The amount of bullion £10,000. Erie, 43° Lonvox, Jan Bank of Kpgiand has incroased £209,000 dering ths ities, which was last week 43°, per cen! Erie, 43°.@43 Loxroy,’ Jan 2@~ fives, W2%: Erie, 43), ; preferred, 70 Pais, Jav. 22 —The specie in the Bank of France , 30 p_m.—Conrcls hast ‘eveed 33,241.00 francs during the past week. Rentes $8 trancs, 17% cent FRayxrort, Jan. 2 — THE WEATHER. War Derart y Wack xeon, D.C , January 22, 1574, 10-9) «ti + FOR THE PAST TWENTY-FOeR HOURS — has rise) lightly om the south At- celebrated B lantic const and decide ares of Low barometer is w fromthe central Mississippi vailey port to Lake Huron. The temperatare bas rise lower Missiasippi valley, and thence to New England and the Bt Bas fallen in the upper lake reg Weather, with northwesterly winds, is rep from the northwest, Generally clovdy went! revails in all the districts, and rain is report = rom New England and the die Atisntic com FE ard thence westward tothe M sisal ppl valley Propasttities.—For New England and the mid dle states and the lower lake region, gnerall cloudy weather aud southessterly to sodthwesterly Winds witl prevail the re tinued bigh temperature, fatling barometer, and | C rain. For thesouth Atlantic a easterly to northwesterly winds and partly clouds weather, with ain. ‘The temperatarc rising stleiitiy Atlantic coast and fall ing in the Mi by Fri For the Ohio val ee hort igan and Wiscon-in, cloudy weather and light rai or snow, followed by lower temperature, rising bi rometer and northerly to westerly wints For northw ariug and cold weather, with posstt Hight rain or sow in Towa and Missourl duriog t day. north we: the Je morning Cony and Meteors. PROP. PROCTORS COURSE OF ASTR! LECTUR: NOMICAL Mr. Proctor delivered the third of his course | tion of lectures on Saturday evening at the Associa- Med tion Hall. The large room and galleries were | "4 3 E city ae part of science occupying seats in front | beginning he subject of the evening's dis- | feet eight, * was treated in | aid lot, as convey r. | the makes Mr. densely crowded, many gentigmen prominent inour wo of the hall. course, Comets aud Meteors the happy, gossiping manner whic! Proctor's lectures so agreeable to his au lience- Comets, said Mr. Proctor, come from outer space, and seem to travel toward the eun asa | fhenc begir nin, center of attraction. ‘They perform some wild gyrations around that luminary, and are again wild and irregular, and not governed by any known laws of astronomy. Newton’s comet, when first observed, was discovered to describe a parabola, instead of the usual elliptical orbit areribed to the path of the heavenly bodies. Though extremely erratic in its course, the genius of Newton traced its pathway through the immensity of space, and predicted ita re- | 84 allco If terms of sale are not complied with in h was afterwards realized, and added new | days the trastees resery Wreaths to the fame of Newton. In connec- | propeity at the risk and cost of the defaultin tion with the appearance of this comet Mr. | Chaser, after five Proctor said that there were facts established | [f nou DG. which showed that in dealing with comets and | !stou, appearance within a certain time—a prediction whi their tails we should endeavor to realize the influence of the sun, exercising a force on the erratic visitants incomparatively greater than gravity. For, said he, vrought that comet a ‘istance of 90,000,000 miles in tour weeks, while the repulsive power of the sun reversed the di- of our planet; sufficient, in tact, to dissipate in- to vapor the most solid material. Others of the OITY ITEMS, war Rovre ro Texas js now finished from St. Missouri and Arkansas, to Tex. ‘exas, where it in Texas, This line i | any from St . duced the passenger rates very mctor-al time through {= mach it isthe best route to Arkansas and Texas “Time TRres that Dr. eat Falls Ice Co. stock, 90 asked; | remedy par ¢ S:, common, | colds, Chesapeake asthma ME.L f JEANNERET have oaet re from Paris with a chotoe aesort Ronnets a: 4 Hate, Latest pore! ties in Millinery tional ralir ats 83 NW Cherles et New York, | inicker, and al PHYRS AND WO CANVAS, SILKS AND ALL MATERIAL FOR EMBROTDERIN STAMPING promptly attended t MRS SELMA RI O14 9b stree Branch Store BRReuis ce and has proved Balsam of Wild Cw efor the cure phthysic, sore throat, and intlaenza, Ar- | It cures coughs and colds inetanter. parts, it heals the infdammati Washington Market Company bonds, 10 per | and even consumption itself yields to its maz gent., 100% asked; New York, Alexandria, | influence. bid, asked; the irritate: A large and elegant asenriment of IMPORTED BONNETS ana constantiy on hand | Orders for DRESSES, ac EY.of New York city EB. roUcNne fashionable Headyns FANCY GOODS, HOSIE BOUND Bare, Diet by Mie GRD. » per Basket. + $21.50 per Basket. All leading brands ot _ . at lower prices than they can be bought else- NEW YORK Bazaan. ¥. DEBWEAB, ana 1213 Pennsylvania avenae, e 4 on to atl ENTH STREET, NEAR E FRENON STABUM BBA ne beat article tr the world for dotng Tt impercs 8 beaetifel glow to wD ScnkM 8 Gv. Menatacaror 180 West Lom Baltimore. Meryinod. Massky’s Philadeiphia XX Ale, <1 % cipnati Lager, $1 W. BuRcngLL’s 1 Dr. Metxnorn, the 2 | the satisfaction of know tors ba dozen. or of Buchu, has nt, Gravel, Premat TRE, Ista WD ay bein the werd: S 9th street, Detw BB —Graranter oriug Your articles » ». to get them back tm time, FiMST CLASS sCOU RE ite Patent Omice. > SOLE PROCESS. nd Without taking them hee cleaned without A Cover, © ings, but atthe board a downward reaction of ar i late attention, and sh began. Government bonds steady; south- | !f allowed to ce atthe hea a permanent Throat Lung disease, is SPECIALTIES UF irritation of th ¢ Bg. Grease «pote rem Dever show again Virginia sixes, old. 34; | on the parts, give immed Bid Gloves cleaned on sport notice. Prices mod trate, punctuality cuaranteed Throat Diseases, Troches good succe Powp’s Extract cures rneumatism, bu mixed western | Piles, ulcers, toothache, sore throe wiv; western, | @calds, soreness, old sores, headac lameness, bruises, boils, wounts, hoarseness, diarrh’ k and Job Printer, 101¥ Popnsyivania Ay ve, south aide. » and all hemorrhages, o clear rib sides, sig Baca. | Ponds Extract differs from all other advertised ve de ‘and Seeeeations the fact that it ie a standard 13. Lard | medicine, treated of in medical writings, and Wiecbanged. Coffee strong and un- | known to be & cure for these diseases. m,th,x,tf en penenerrae To PRRvENT Fever preparation like Dooley AWSiNes Thished for Balls and Parties, ©. HOGAN, Mauatsctarer, 715 MARKET 8} oars Sa ‘thy a Sen — MILDEW) ca eat ee sGonxs, Ro—Dr. White, chiropodist, No. 55 B 15th street opposite the Treasury, removes corns Bs. few Jerk Central. vino the shoe cau be wera wite He relieves and cures banions, ingrowin, vascular excrescences, chill) gone into the Bank of England on balance to-day is | other disorders of the fect. has been located in Washington, D. G. andis patronized by many | ins, surgeons, and thousands of | without p: e. FOR PLIVATE RESIDENCES, ROTELE, PUBLIC BULLDING: MANUFACTURED BY M. G, COPELAND, 645 LOUISIANA AVENTB, oC AMP MEETING TENTS sud FLAGS for sale. 30 p.m—The bullion in the | twelve years, Pict week, The prop-rtion oftian reserve ta fia. | BEBE whysicla + is now hours from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. t. money, | Owing to press of business during office hours, hite is unable to attend patients at re: dences excep THERWOMRTRE Wr scoount, %2',@92%4. Bonds of 1867,105'," | Dr. Trometers are repaired onda, 9 and made to order by Hempier near 44 street etn tens TRE comMUmiry at large CARPENTSR, BOILUER, OONTRAUTO: Orders for Houre | arpentonee tractor's Work speedily attend r ppreciate the are. xT, Opera Cis? Siena! Ofcer,y | fainees of Singer's Sewing Machine, Wittoox & Ginn’s 1 Jobbing, or Come 2WING MACHIN®. ‘The | Agency at Chas. corset factory, 7th street, lath wrest, below Met. northwem GAS- FITTING ly attended t Baui’s hoops! Intelligemoer building. Tr#0o-Rvssian BaTus; aise, Medicated Vas akin disease, at Dr. Shetd's, AND SEWER terms BKIEN, Practical Pianier, Bi Speciaity. TIN bs JAMES F Baths, for a! KANED AT THE ST! ~ GEORGETOWN ADVERTISEMENTS, A ON BKIOGE STREET, GEORG. TOWN. D oO T, Gk = free of extra chares Four loie,24 by 110, runring back ¢ tof Thursday, with con- | alley, being the | Jhureh formerly stood, 1 vulf states, south- | Of the town. 1 TON & JOHNSON, Ofice ho 69S F street, Wash net WILL Pay SPECIAL IM PRO GENERAL SEWERAGE TAXES at a ia L. MOORE, No. 13> Bridge ae at, rd to Mich Bp. tH SS DOW LING, Aac! TRUSTEES SALE OF A THREE STORY BRICK WITH STORE, ET, GEORGETOWN, ue of adeed of trum dated D-cem>sr | ‘71, duly recorded in Liner No. 644. of the tend records for county, in the District of Oo request of the parties 1, in front of the premises, at pablic an uary 2,1st4,at do z parcel of grou: eker, SHEPHERD'S BUILDING, - 90%. PENNSYLVANIA aVENT! Washi xeton Prompt attention given to th a. STAR, | HOUSES AND LOTS 1N ALL PARTS OP THE ViTY FOR BALE phO4NS NBUOTIATER. MONEY iN © payment of General EY Jones eal Estate Broker, Tra STEser. ured thereby, * » ob MONDAY, Febr getown, D.C, and ind records of «aid Old Georgetown,” he Same Bt the end of thirtee ex east of the beginning p a to William Oocking, being on street, and ruoning the ac ty (2) feet, t Bal BOYLE ‘BANK BABRUM JUAN BOYLE & © EAL ESTA Bo. 605 igh street, opposite orth side of Bri aid Bridge street t due north three bundred (30) feet, thence we paraile! with Bridge street twenty (20) foet, south three hundred (300) fe: bi TE BROKE. Tee together with at: sisting of aneat three-story brick house with lost in the intinity of space. Their orbits are | store and H. HOUS! prescribed by the deed of trast—g1,9 have several ve ofthe purchaser, besr- dwecured by a ie expense of the pur the right to resel days’ advertisement in some one papers published in the city of Wash- [AINARD H. SARNER, THOMAS DOWLING, Auct. LN ‘actioneer; Georgetown. , POTOMAC FISHERIES AT AUCTION ll be rented at pubiic auction, fort rection of the tailin four days. At the point of | season, At the auction rooms of ‘Th. itsorbit nearest the sun the heat must have | No- 274 Brilsc street, been 25,000 times greater than the summer heat the three Landings above Georgetown, known Bo. 709 G STRET, 4 Berween 71s and ra Sraeere T= IMPERIAL HOTEL, JAMES SYKEB, Proprieior, FRONTING PENNSYLVANIA AvENTE, Berween Wh amd Mth Serecis, Wasrineton, D. 0. opposite the Market H o'clock Potomac river Landiag: WLING. Anct. principal planets exercise a controlling infla- ence on the wild course of the comets. Some were discovered in the far space, and their path- PUBLIO SALE OF DWELLING HOUSE. STEEET, GEORGETO! ways traced to the lunar system of Jupite here, however, the comet besame lost, and either was absorbed in the system of that planet or iiew off at @ tangent beyond the range of vision. The comet of 1548 caused considerable excitement at that time. It was supposed saat | Wpeh!naton street. its pathway would intersect the earth’s orbit, a | and has a coll mm seemed inevitable, and preparations | two-foot all were made to meet the catastrophe. It, how- | and attic Brick House a ever, was drawn out of its course by the attrac- tien of the sun, and this small planet was spared awhile longer. Even this small world of ours, anid drawn toward the sun, attracted by a powerful, B* THOMA’ small in the vast system of the planets, is being pei slow influence, and, notwithstanding certain retarding forces to ceunteract the Uunperceptibly, and will ultimately fall into it. The tails of comets were then described by Mr. Proctor, and the varied appearance which the & present trom different points of view explained, Comets of this kind were not ot Substance usually supposed, but had material and shadow. ‘The subject of the meteor fali in the months of August and November was next | explained by Mr. ootor, who stated that their | topolit course, though not well defined, was still sub- ject to ‘certaln laws, enabling the astronomers to predict eye maga of their visitation, and he instanced the tact that Prot. Newton, of Yale College, foretelling the meteoric shower which fell in November, 1866. Meteors, he said, generally travel in the paths of comets, demonstrated by Herschel, from his obser: tions of the comets of 1832. He predicted a large meteoric show er after the ee ot ‘he comet, and his prediction was fully veri- fied. No less than 400,000,000 of these a visitants fell upon the earth's surface in course of One year. The space around the sun seemed to be filled with them. After explaining the theory of the origin ard formation of me. teors and exhibiting some splendid pictures of the sun, showing corona, spots, &c., the lecture was brought to a conclasion amid hearty demonstrations df pleasare.—N. Fr. Times, 1th. THE Risks CHILDREN RuN.—Mrs. Bowen, of Waterbury, Conn., left her two children play- ing in aroom by ‘themselves. While she was absent they pushed some chairs, over the backs PoE ele ogg Bcesstey a Up against a hotstove. The ng my and made considerable smoke. When mother returned, she found her little ones lying insensi- bie on ae , having ss gpierscoocions by the emok ves were and the children’ were soon themselves cE DEY Goods. 20 PER CENT. OFF. GREAT BARGAINS. TWENTY PER CENT. will be DEDUCTED from all Wool, or Wool and Worsted Goods of any kind, where the price is now abore §1 per yard; and | 7 TEN PEB CENT. DEDUCTED from all goods where the price is §1 and less. P.O. Box 783, W. W. BURDETTE, jan3-tt No. 1011 7th street orth west. oug@-ly 8669 BY THOMAS DOWLING, Auct’r, Georgetown, VALUABLE BRICK No. 59 WASHINGTON of) FRIDAY, tho 284 day of Jan- ‘addition, being perty froate 25 feet on Washington street tt of 12) feat, hae exelus mproved wit xs nd Back Bailing vo"? Terms: One-fourth cash; residae in eanl monthly payments of § each, with interest at 10 per cent. MAS DOWLING, Anctioncer, OW LING, Auctionser, 174 Bridge strect, Georgetown, USTEER'S oO iy ‘ power of the sun, we are hastening toward it NRUOR HOUSE O83 STRERE: GLOMUE, By ‘virtmo of a deed of trust, dated Dece: 20, 1572, and recorded in Libe and at request of party secared thereny. giving as an example the celebrated six-tail | “1! 8t.avction,on the premises,on FBIDAY, comet, ‘which, he said, bad only threo ‘tails SPER Say of Zennery 14, at (8 0 | C, ©: Wiltaxp, SBSITT HOUSK, WASHINGTOB, DO 2 BUY FOR CASH, band 4T REDUCED lock p.m. part 'o. 145. in Beatty and Hawsins’ addition to ing $5 fect on $1 street, apd hav- ovements are & jo, 41 31 street, stable. Tho Me- ad cars pacs the door, and the prop- 24,20), and the in cash; residue at 6, 12 avd 1s that vi vr Georgetown, fi: aerial Sdeptii of 128 fect ‘k Mansard-roof Louse, reet, with a brick OLD AND PRACTICAL MANUFACTORY OP JAMES 5S. TOPHAM « ©0., No. 496 SEVENTH STEEET, Adjoining Odd Fellowe’ Hai erty is in every by the deed: heed * BW. JONES, Trastos, FRE 108. DOWLING, act, BY THOMAS DOWLING Anct’r.; Georgetown. TRUSTEES SALE By virtue of » deed of trast dated 16th day of ‘September, 1365, and recorded in Liter R. M. of the land records BEPAIBING. A LOT _Janid-dts A. 3w of the District of Gol the i. Savoy s