Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1874, Page 4

EVENING STAR. FRIDAY................ February 6, 1974. LOCAL NEWS. Amusements, 4c., To-night. National Theater —W.J. Florence in “Cousin Jack” and the “‘frish Mormen.”” Ford's Opera House. —M iss Carlotta Leclerq in | Theater .—The Mochello Brothers in their startling and mysterious feats, and other attractions. Corcoran Art Gallery, corner of I7th street and Peunsylvania avenue. Willard’s Hall.—M. Hartz, the illusionist. Art entertainment in the Congregational Church, corner of 10th and G streets. Condensed Locals. | The Washington Sentinei for this week, just | ut, contains even more than its usual varioty ; of entertaining reading 3 Rev. P. F. McCarthy, pastor of the Immacu- late Conception church, corner of sth and N streets, is seriously ill. ‘The Maine Republican Association will hoid their first reception and sociable at Marini hall thisevening. ir. F. H. Risley has been appointed foreman of laborers in the department of constraction and repair at the Washington navy yard. The name of the ten janshine, in Montgomery county. Md., has been changed to Unity. Charles Townsend, master. Mr. T. N. Doutney, formerly of Boston. who knows bow it is himself,” has made a snccess- j ful debut as a temperance lectarer under the | auspices of the Jonadabs. @ New York Republican Association will hold its monthly meeting to-morrow evening at Clarke's hall, when members of the New York delegation in Congress are expected to be pree- ent. Yesterday afternoon, while Mr. John H. By- | die, saying that he was The ‘John W. Wright, inthe Criminal Court se Sayeta ts his visit; was in bis E. Jones, the agent in that The Befense here rested their case, and the court adjourned. FIFTH DAY. This morning, on the opening of the conrt. Mr. Stanton Torine defence, stated that be had received a letter from his colleague, Mr. Rid- quite sick, and asked if it were possible that the court postpone the ‘ase until Monday. ie ‘Judg e Cartter said that he was aware that r. Riddle had been by 9 and a tee and client would sa) ey cou! proceed —t ae Mr. dale, he would postpone antil jay. iMur, Stantonremarked that they had relied on Mr. Riddie’s advice thus far, and he did not think that full justice could be done the defend- shades Cartier then aise the j til udge Cart! * harged @ jury unt monday morning, at 11 o’clock. ¥ ———— Labor Interests the District. THE TRADES UNION ORGANIZATION FAIRLY AT WORK PREPARING FOR UNITED ACTION IN THE EIGRT HOUR MOVEMENT. At a meeting of the central committee of the Trades Union last night at Mechanics’ Hall, the “fae mentioned below were as having indorsed the platform of the central committee, and selected delegates for th suing six months, as follows: Mechanic shop No. 1, E. a Messrs. J. P. Mackey, Geo. H. Loveless, J. F. Whitmore, Thos. Browning and C. M. Roberts; Painter tet He 25, Messrs. fom was standing on a scaffold, about ten feet from the ground, adjusting belts on the new machinery in the saw mill at the navy yard, he | fell to the tloor and was badiy bruised. | ‘The friends of Mr. Griffin P. Burch, who com. mitted suicide Sunday morning, say'the state- | ment that he made a similar attempt two years ago is incorrect, that occurrence being purely accidental. | The name of Mr. Germond Crandall was in- advertently omitted from the list in yesterday's | Ss of names of stationers and booksellers of | this city to whom bave been awarded contracts for supplying the Post Office department with stationery for the year 1574. ‘The collections taken up in the various Cath- olic churches of the archdiocese of Baltimore, St. Mary's seminary, in 3,428.56. Of this eum the congregation of the Immaculate Cozception | church in this city contributed and that of ‘St. Martin’s church $12. Ata meeting of the Sunday School Associa- tion of Union (M. E.) chapel, held last evening, the following officers were elected :—William H. Womersiey, superintendent; Alex. Ashley, { assistant superintendent; A. S. Taylor, secre- | tary; Emory Baxter, treasurer; Geo. R. Pack- | son, librarian; Wm. C. Hunter, chorister; Miss | Ida Gibeon, organist. | | | Oriental }, No. 8, 1.0. G. T., met last evening, and the a were installed for th ey <0 H. =, W.c. 3 nes, W. 58. Coggins, W. F.S.; A. A. Wheelock, W. T.; Wm. Gilbertson, W. M.; Wm. Beron, W. C.; John McCalvin, W.1.G; A. 8. Clem- | » Inda Brown, W. L. H.S:; Sallie | .S.; John K. Mahoney, L: D. imran ates REevLATIONS roR Lext.—The Most Rev. Archbishop Bayley has issued the following regulations for Lent in the archdiocese of Bal- timore:—Asrh Wednesday, the first - of Lent, falls on the 18th day of February. 1. All the faithful who have completed their twenty-first ear are, unless legitimately dispensed, bound | observethe fagtof Lent. 2. They are to make only one meal a day, excepting Sundays. 3. The meal allowed on fast days is not to be taken till | about noon. 4. At that meal, if onany day per- | mission should be granted for eating tlesh. both flesh and fish are not to be used at the same Sime, even by way of seasoning. 5. A small re- Treshment, commonly called coliation. is al- Jowed in the evening; no general rule as to the | quantity of food permitted at this time is or | can be made. But the practice of the most regular christian is never to let it exceed the fourth part of an ordinary meal. 6. The ae 4 of food allowed at a collation , in this archdiocese, bread, butter, cheese, all kinds of fruits, salads, vege- | tables and fish. Milk and eggs are prohibited. 7. General usage has made it lawfu! to drink in | the morning some warm liquid, as tea, coffee, | or thin chocolate made with water. 8. Neces- | sity and custom have authorized the use of instead of butter in preparing fish, etables, Kc. 9. The fellowing persons are empted trom the obligations of fasting: Young persons under twenty-one years of age, | the sick, nursing women, those whe are obliged | to do bara labor, all who through weakness | cannot fast without great prejudice to their health. 10. By dispensation, the use of flesh meat will be allowed at any time on Sundays, ‘and once a day on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thars- days, and Saturdays, with the exception of Holy ‘Thursday and the second and last Saturdays of Lent. 11. Persons dispensed from the obliga- tion of a account of tender or advanced bor, are not bound by the restric- tion of using meat only at one meal on days on which its use 1s granted by dispensation. Oth- ers dispensed from the fast for other causes, as | well as those who are obliged to fast, are per- witted to use meat only at one meal. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF A May Witsort Homz om Frigxps.—Last night, the police picked up a man at th of 13th and D streets in an insensible s' and took him to the central guardbouse. searching him two one-cunce vials, marked lauanum, were found on his person, one of them empty and the other | full. ‘The man was recognized as John | Batbam, well known in Fast Washington. Dr. J. H. McBiair was summoned. and set to work vigorously, and after some time the pa- | tient showed signs of consciousness, and later im the night was so far recovered as to be able to sit up. He persistently refused to give any Feasons for his attempt at self-destruction, merely muttering that he had no home nor friends. After sleeping off the ‘umes of the Poison and liquor, with which he was pretty well stocked, he was permitted to leave. Mr. Batham has been for some years past suffering from an affection of the kidneys, causing ex- cruciating pain, and was in the habit of taking Hiquor as a means of relief, and it is thought that the pain having become almost unbear- | able, he resorted to laudanum. agen Tae Wasuixcton MontMeNT AssocraTion | met y, and the annual report of the | sec! and treasurer were cond; ane Sone | munication Hon. N. P. Chipman, from chairman of the C jonal Committee of | ‘Thirteen on the Washin, Monument, call- | ing for detailed information as to the affairs of | the association, with a view of obtaining the co- | operation of Con, im an effort to complete the monument before the Centennial anniver- | sary; also, another letter from General Chip- | mab, being a copy of one written by him to the Secretary of War, requesting that the monu ment be thoroughly examined by a comptent | army offcer, or board of officers, to report on its condition, as also the possibility of complet- the structure before 1876, provided appro- ms are made for the purpose. agen ee Saw OF STALLs aT TuE XK Marxer.—B. H. Warner, auctioneer, sold yes- terday =, & num! of stalls in the Northeastern Market, corner of 31 and H street Rortheast, at the following bonus,in a/di- Gon to the snnual rental of £3): Stail No 2, to HEASTERN | 0., $55 | each John Hughes, $60 vac! ve continned on Thursday next. Tue WRIGKT-CLAPPrERTOW ASSAULT CASE. Irvin B. Wright, son ot Judge John W. Wright, Was brought into the Police Court this | , Of A warrant sworn to by Alex- | ‘apperton, (the principal witness in the | bt case), charging ssgult and battery. | right was re! for a hearing to-mor- before Judge Snell, after giving $100 bonds ance. This assanit was made on the t in the lobby of the court house dur- | Saga resem In the trial in the Criminal Court ‘right’s father on s charge of forgery. | povcrtinnion onal Rear Estate Saces.—B. H. Warner, anc- and real estate broker. sold yesterday mises Nos. 2002, 204. 20140n Lith U and V north brick dwellings ms and i Bt 84,700, $4,600, $4,059, $4,750, respec- peg Jot 9), in square 623, improve: a three-story brick on the south side of | Hartz ew | the breeze from an ordina: Jobn C. Goves, James Lee, iter Daniels, Wm. M. Harvey,and Frank M. Hermond; lambia Ty phical Union, No. 101, Messrs. Allen Coffi m. R. MeLean, and George W. Howland; Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, Mesers. B. H. Burgoyne, A. L. Sebultze, Wm. Lyman. C. W. Lindeman, and A. J. Linton; Plasterers, Messrs. Brook Edmon- ston, J. E. Nugent, Chas. Parkinson, Samuel Revels, and hos. Langdon; Stone Cutters, Messrs. P. J. McHenry, John Mallas, Wm. Ro- binson, and David yo The credentials of the delegates were sub- mitted and a favorable report made thereon; after which they were received into the council. The subject of holding a mass tee ok of workingmen was discussed, but no action taken. Mr. Lewis, from the Bricklayers’ Union, here stated that his association had indo. the platform and rules and elected the following delegates, who would fy at the next meeting :—David Lewis, Milford Spohn, V. M. Bureh, B. Z. Oliphant, and George Taylor. An election was then held for officers, with the following results:_Frank M. Hermond, resident; Miiford Spohn, vice president; 'rooke Edmonston, recording secretary; O. M. Roberts, corresponding secretary; George W. Howland, treasurer; Charles W. Lindeman, doorkeeper. After the officers were installed the chair appointed the standing committee as follows :— Mesers. Whitmore, Coffin, Lewis, Neugent, and Grovers. The delegates were instructed to consult their Tespective associations, in regard to uniting and setting a certain time in which to demand the enfercement of eight hours as a legal day’s | Work, and report to the council. eres The County Pablic Schools. PROPOSED NEW RULES AS TO TEACHERS AND THEIR SALARIES. At & meeting of the Trustees of County Schools last evening, Mr. Brown submitted the following rules and regulations, which, after discussion, were laid over until the next meet- ing: ‘*The salaries of the teachers shall be de- termined according to one or more of three con- ditions, viz: Grade of school, number of pupils tm attendance at the school, experience and ability in teaching, upon the following basis: Principals with assistants, $900 per aunum; as- sistants, $600 per annum; temporary assistants, $40 per month. Teachers of single schools at the rate of $100 per annom for each five pupils | in average daily attendance during the preced- | | ing year, the multiple of five nearest to the | number in attendance to be adopted for the de- termination. Teachers whose long experience | and high qualifications as instructors render it | especially desirable to retain their services may allowed additional compensation, their sala- ries to be fixed on or before their appointment for the ensuing year, but no salary shall exceed $1.200 per annum.” Mr. Brown submitted a resolution, which was adopted, that a teacher be temporarily em- ployed in school No. 2, district No. 1, and a | teacher in school No. 2, district No. 3, each at a salary of $40 per month from the time of open- ing their respective schoola. he resolution introduced at a previous meet- ing, “that hereafter the teachers of the county | schools be employed by the fiscal year ending on the 30th of June, and that they be paid in twelve instalments of © ries of teachers shall begin at the date they take charge of their schools, and in case of a resig- nation or dismissal bis or her pay shall cease at the date thereof,” was taken up, and after dis- custion, was referred to the committee on rules. ———e bee THEATERS.—That popular actor, Mr. Florence, takes his benefit at the Natienal | to-night, presenting a very attractive bill for the occasion—bis new play of ‘Cousin Jack,” translated by himself from the French, and ‘a jaughable comedietta called the ‘Irish Mormon.” He should have a crowded house. We hope he will have an opportunity of again appearing in that most charming domestic drama, ‘Coming Home,” for poor “Joe Stam- mers” last mght made ‘many a tear roll down the cheeks of his audience, which were eccentricities so cleverly portrayed. The play was superbly mounted and tition. Miss Leclerq repeated ‘‘ Fate” last evening for the last tims. sad will to-night appear for her benefit in Lr greatest role “ Merey Mer- rick,” in “The New Magdalen,” which was | dramatized fer her by Wilkie Collins, the author of the novel, who claims to have improved the storyim the drama. Of course the heuse will be crowded on this occasion, even if it does snow. The benefit of Mr. Hugh Kernan, acting | manager of the Theater Comique, should attract the largest house of the season at that theater, not altogether on account of the brilliant pro- gramme which has been arranged for the occa- sion, but because the management have always engaged the newest ond best attractions in the varieties theaters of the country for appearance here. Tae Kino or Masicta! ‘Willard’s Hall was packed last night with an audience com- posed of some of the best citizens of Washing- ‘ith their families, who were bewildered Davenport tricks are child's play and fooler: compared with them. The iter, who has seen the most remarkable tricks of Professors Anderson, Herman, Heller, and other noted illusionists, was forced to acknowledge that irpassed them all, and is fairly entitled to be called “The King of Magicians.” He has no curtained tables and chairs, no bewildering paraphernalia to distract attention, but uses the = looking articles, and forms some of his most remarkable feats while on the platform amon, audience. His trick enti- tled “Aerostat Spiritual” is far more astound- ing than the spiritual suspension of some necro- mancers. A young ladf suspended in the air, her elbow resting upon a st her only connec- tion with natural things, is wafted al raised to a horizontal ut and position or lowered by box and basket trick is of the most astounding It would take more space than Tus passes in two minutes from the bas- ket into the box through tieings, sealings, wra, pings, lockings and planking that it takes two of the audience over five minutes to untie, un- seal, unwrap, &e. Buteven that is not 0 in- comprehensible as one of what he calls his simplest tricks, by which an empty glass box, suspended in fu" view of the audience by cor: is instantly filled with colored cloth balls, while Hartz is ten feet off. onto Goop Gas beory pes this time a subject of universal interest to our citizens, last even- ing visited the new gas light on exhibition at 12.0 Pennsylvania avenue, and to our astonish- ment — the oe bee ag Bp nary co! us operandi imple and practical, and is equally well adapted for a materials used gre and oil. As the two first-named per en cnoees ot ect call the attention of our , Ment in another colamn. pot nome Rear Estams Traxsress.—Lewis Maurice and wife to Irving Gibson, lot 51, square 140, 8922.43; M: C. Barber to John ‘A. Barber lot 258, Beatty & Hawkins’ addition to George- each; that the sala- | quickly | driven away the very next moment by the | ves a repe- | fan. The Indian | jaffice it to say | 3 : i a al iH fs fe u g F 8B iil F] Hy i & i juel you well know, tor itis not to the | Palist who knows the proprieties of sion, and has {tshonor The abuse which has been heaj by the press or this District been such as it | has rarely fallen even to the lot of a felon to re- | ceive, and not one of them has the kindness to ask a opinion until I could be heard. But with a fall and it does come, is about only songin which they heartily unite; they have, for more than a week, in the daily, as also the weekly issues, ventilated my past life and its dongs, question- ing the motives with which certain enterprises bave been undertaken by me, when these sama enterprises have received the endorsement of the same press which now decries me for spend- ing my money in ro omg seemed, after ad- vice fiom safe co jllors, proper, and for the beauty and ad ro gp District. Wh) | am sel for this work I can’t con- ceive. I am one of two score or more who signed the petition, when as many hundreds could have been obtained, and if Lam guilty, others are certainly equally so. But this misrepresentation has not been con- fined to the public press. On Friday last there was presented to the Senate a memorial of the Governor of this District, who, as stated, ‘*in common with other officers of this District,” had been arraigned on charges made by ‘certain pretended tax- payers.” . ‘hat memorial it is not my purpose to notice except so far asthe statements made therein may affect me. To show thatl am defiantly refusing to pay my taxes, it is stated that I, as one of the largest property holders, have per- sonally paid nothing on account of the improve- ments against which I protest, in defiance of the law of Congress approved February 21, 1871 providing that upon the property adjoining and to be especially benefited by the improvements authorized by law, there shall be assessed a rea- sonable Eg of the cost, not exceeding one-third part thereot. appended an exhibit of assessments imposed for improvements, pretended to Ifave been made under said act, of $17,326 42 still due by me. I would state here that I ani unequivocally in favor of the real and substantial improvement of this District, and ote that at no time h: er my meang or ii fluence in —— thereto. But I as em- phatically decline to allow my honest convic- tions as to the manner in which the work has | been done in this District to be stified by the only reply that has as yet been attempted to be made, and that the flimsy one that no objection or examination should be made on account of the Leautifying work that has been done, and because such course will defeat appropriations by Congress. ‘The act quot 7 the official who. presented the memorial provides that a reasonable pro- portion of the cost, not exceeding one-third, sball be assessed upon the property adjoining | and especially benefited by the improvements authorized by law. Under his act certain laws have been feces by our local Legislature pro- viding for improvements. It is the opinion of many (and no court, as I aro advised, has as yet decided to the contrary) that the operations conduc'ed thereunder have not been in compliance with the he gerag act, and one of the principal reasons that no such decision has been made is that the law officers of our District have interposed technical ob- jections which have prevented a fall hearing y the court. Time alone can furnish the circumstances upon which a standing in court can be obtained in many of these cases. ‘The mode in which this work has been done, the absence of competition, the fact that the prices were fixed by the Board of Public Works, and the work given to be done by persons of ita : Es Pane | Own choosing; the large bills that have been presented in all quarters for an inconsiderable proportion of the work done, give rise to a well- grounded suspicion, at least, that the assess- ment upon adjoining property has been upon an excessive cost for the whole work. This work bas been in a frst degree improperiy done, the charge for the same often double its value, and the system of assessment in a high degree onerous, in some cases amounting to more than the value of the property. While the useless changes in the grades of some of the streets, and particularly in George- town and on its pe thoroughfares, where in some places filling up and cutting down has | been made to the extent of almost thirteen or | fourteen feet, aud that too against the almost unanimous protest of all interested, shows the arbitrary conduct of those under whose direc- tion this work has been done. ‘The tax for this work is & burden sufficiently onerous, but when there is added thereto the much larger cost of adapting the housesto these new grades, the wonder is how persons of mod- erate means will be able to meet these charges, without relief from the courts, or assistance rom Congress in a wee that will provide for he debt now existing. The home will in many cases have to be sold, and I need not tell you hat that work bas even now begun. Great odium bas been attempted to be cast upon me by this statement of the failure to pay special taxes, and it is supposed, by some at least, who cannot distinguish one tax collector trom another, under our present system, that I | am at this time entirely in default for all public dues; and had the officlal who so diligently pa- raded to the public gaze my indebtedness on one account been prompted by the same dili- | gence, tempered with a moderate degree of ‘airness, he, could, by an tt tion of the en- tries made in the office of the ‘‘collector of gen- eral taxes” for this District,on the 29th day of November, 1573, have ascertained and informed the public that there was paid by me $22,301.07 in full of my individual and fiduciary accounts for general taxes for the year ending June 30, sid. | This payment was made with my check, pay- ableon the instant in current funds, and with the allowance of the then legal discount of six per cent.; and that too, after I had beenap- proached by an editor and proprietor of one of the daily papers of this Districtand prominent in the late assault upon me, with a request that | be be allowed to take my general tax bills, and | return them to me receipted, asking for that | generous and patriotic service the amount of the account, less sizteen per cent., when tax- | payers Swere then, by law, only aliowed six per discount; and I tender myself ready, when properly called om, to name other cases in’ which general tazes for the current year have been paid subject to this excessive discount. I have no com- ment to — this new way of pa; taxes. Ican only say that mine was paidin full in Sa I ask no credit for doing | what was simply my ~~ | And in regard tothe arge that by this re- fusal to pay special taxes so much distress has been caused to the laborers of the District :—!t | is certainty not the purpose of those who make | that charge to divert the mind of the public from what we all know: the fact that certiti- | cates of lien have been issued against nearly all | property upon which assesaments have been ie, and which are unpaid within a certain | time; that the authorities have hypothecated or sold these certificates, and received the rove | therefore; that contractors have been settl with in either currency, certificates, or bonds, towards the payment of the interest upon which | bonds the receipts of general taxes have been contributed. | _ If the laborers are unpaid, I am not to blame; for against my property there has been issued a Men, which, if (egal, is a ct upon the same, and is now held presumab a fe discount by some capitalists, private or public, here or elsewhere. Were I to tig 4 those liens to-day, no | One would be benetited but the holder the certificate, who holds the same not only at a discount from the face, but with the high rate of ten per cent. interest thereon. i doubt whether in any other community on the face of this broad earth, and not under the vernment of an absolute monarchy, the dis- ursement of millions of money is intrusted to one man or set of men, who in thetr own way, ithout restraint or check, contract { debtedness and give out work to be done wi | out competition, and to whom please, at | their own prices, and hy ever form they choose, bonds or modes z £ f Ta iE nt % z i 8 F 1 t | | i i | | To this document is | —S Fine Arts.—The sale of oil or at No. 1113 Pennsylvania avenue will be continued this evening, at 7 o’clock. The finest of the = remain to be sold. Wo not fail to a > ———____ Tae Kirkwoop House sate will be con- tinued to-morrow, when the parlor and best chamber furniture will be sold. Messrs. Lati- = & Cleary, auctioneers, are conducting the le. THE COURTS. Court 1x Geyerat Tarw. Yesterday, the case of Eldridge J. Smith and Gilbert B. Towles vs. Edmund W. Woodraff was argued. This suit is brought by complain- ants as owners of a reissue patent for an im- provement of paper files, based upon the sur- render of the criginal patent granted to Smith & Cheever for the same invention. Poricr Court —Judge Snell. To-day, Jim Crow, colored, pleaded guilty to assault and battery on Isabella Brace, and was fined $5 and costs. Frank Carlow, larceny of @ pair of gloves; $10 and costs. Robt. Gibson, disturbing the peace and quiet of Georgetown: $3. art Montague, same charge; $3. Wm. Bound alias Spider Brown, charged with car- tying a sheath-knife. He was flourishing his knife in a house on © street, in the Division, when Officer Sutton was called in, and seeing the approach of the oficer he attempted to conceal his knife in the cooking stove, but the act was observed, and both Spider and the | knife was secured; £20. John Quilter, charg- ed with selling liquor without license; $105. Sid Butler, assault and battery on Letta | Bérkley; $50 or three months in jail. ————____ | EORGETOWN. Dizp PROM Disease CONTRACTED AT AN- DERSONVILLE Prison.—Theodore F. a young man well-known in Tennallytown, died | On Wednesday last from disease contracted while op pond during the latter part of the war in the confederate prison at Andersonville. He served in the Union —, in the Ist Mary- land regiment, under Colonel Taylor, and was taken prisoner by Colonel Mosby's men at Belle Plain. His funeral will take place on Sunday afternoon. CaTTLe MARKET, hy Means ¢ Co.—The cattle market at the Drovers’ rest yesterday was dull. The offerings were 360 beef cattle, of which 320 were sold to butchers at 3 to 6% cents per pound; 27 were sold to farmers at cents per pounds, and 13 were left over. 437 fat sheep were offered, and 337 were sold at 5 to 7 cents; 100 were left over. 15 cows and calyes were seld $30 to $60 per head. River News.—The steamer E. C. Knight cs to-day for New York with 500 barrels of jour. Grain TrApE.—The schooner Thomas P. Morgan arrived to-day with 500 tons wheat tor Hartley & Bro., whi ALEXANDRIA, ALEXANDRIA Canat.—The repairs to the > Alexandria canal, which have been in progress for some past will, if the weather prove favora ble, be completed during the present month. Among the most expensive of the repairs wili be that to the Aqueduct at Georgetown. The canal will be widened and a basin constructed at the coal depot of the B. & P. K. R., just this side of Four Mile Run. Peorerty SALes.—Mr. J.T. Nalls has pur- chased the house on the north: side of Dake street, between Payne and Fayette, belonging to Mr. Richard Windsor, for $1,200, and has sold his house on the west side of Washington street, between Wolfe and Wilkes, to Mr. Mar- tin Lawler. Fort WasiincTon.—The work of improving Fort Washington and putting It in a thorough stateof defence, suspended some time since be- cause the appropriation for that purpose had been exhausted, will, it is understood, be re- sumed sometime between the 15th instant and the end of the month. Destruction or SHEEP ny Docs.—A flock of sheep, consisting of sixteen valuable Cots- wolds, belenging to Mr. A. F. Jenkins, whose farm is on the opposite side of the river, was at- tacked by dogs night before last and ‘entirely destroyed, not one being left alive —Gazette, last evening. Fing.—The residence of Mr. Dranes, near Guilford Station, Loudoun county, Va., was destroyed by fire yesterday and one of his a hters seriously burned. OUR PosTMASTER, N. P. Trist, esq.,we are sorry to say, is still lving in a critical condition at his residence, corner of Water and Wolfe street.— Sentinel, last evening. Danbury News. There is nothing a man will so stoutly deny as the =. of an umbrella. — There is nothing that will change a man so ouch as great grief, unless it is shaving off his mustache. 5 — A prudent song an on Nelson street, not being able to beau his coy home from church on Sunday night, sent his father to do it for him. He said it he had been keeping company with ber any length of time, there might have been no necessity for the precaution, but as he = _ little acquainted with her it was dif- ferent. — Ata recent faneral in Danbury where sey- eral organizations were in attendance, no craj — were provided for a female society. The president, after tidgetting about ina manner peculiar to her unfortunate and unnappy sex, suddenly blurted out, ++I deciare! [ don’t enjoy this funeral one bit!” The announcement cast a gloom over the entire gathering. — Where there is a will there is a way. A young man who can neither sing nor play, treat- ed his girl’s bedroom window late Monday —— to a recitation. The piece selected was that which so vividly calls attention to the boy who stood on the burning deck, which, cot ering the temperature ot this season, is fall of com- forting passages. His fervid oratory and grace- ful gestares, as he stood there alone up to his knees in snow, made one of the most precious cue in our history as a village.—Danbury ews. ——— Ir A CHILD wants a light to to sleep by, giveitone. The sort of Spartan firmness which walks off and takes away the candle, and shuts 1 the doors between the household cheer and rmth and the pleasant stir of fdr | mirth, and leaves a little son or daughter to hide its head under the bedclothes, and get to sleep as best it can, is not at all adiairable. It is after the pattern of Giant Despair, whose grim de- Nght, contided to Diffidence, bis wife, over the miseries of his wretched prisoners, always seeméd most inimitable—a perfect picture of the meanness of despotism. Not that the dear mother means to be cruel when she tries this or that hardening process, and treats human na- ture as if it were clay, to be molded into any shape she may please. Very likely she has no idea whatever of the injur: id suffering she causes, or haps her heart aches; but she per- severes, thinking she is doing right. ee ee, Corre pp ‘BRS have grounds for com- plaint of high price and the continued apprecia- tion of values, from week to week. Prices are now the highest ever known to the trade, and there is no immediate prospect of a decline. During the past two months, a great demand having been made for ground coffees, many customers being unable to pay the high prices demanded for the pure article, the in that department has increased, with one leading house in Baltimore, 500 per cent. The stock of Brazil coffee in the United States last Thursday was 30,000 and forei dava nn § company, which holds a much larger time last year, liberal pi am ses are expected for the Unit States, as the natural result of bigh prices here. LADIEg8, of course, are interested in knowing scwitat Js worn” by the Grand Duchess Maria, ie new! made wife of the Duke of Edin- jue fashion, The mate- rial is so light and fine that the whole tunic w | a ring. The folds of the in place by clasps of fine years Pg edge of the tunic te tcimnea ith a also made of fine pearls. The newly-made Duciess of Edinburgh is a blonde, itely’ adapted for ber youth ‘and. royataiers, royal state. Probably it is eegie d “one of a thonsand,” it eort—a mere ie im expenditare— the little sum of five dollars in gold! ‘THE ANCIEST MAIDER’S LAMENT. I bave s mouth for kisses, spesceeeeree Beating for nobody's sake. ‘Tennie Ulafin is Mrs. . "era nee eererannes [a as bathe have introdaced in ieee Ct, had a funeral by moonlight inte 2 quiet aod firmer—white 75@78; nrixed P wget ite 5+ ina bikes, old, 35; western, misery Yorn, Feb, 6--8tocks sng: 4. active’ and strong. Gold, 11s. Money, 4. Exchange, long. 485; sho! 825) Go ex ments strong Feb. quiet and noel Lonny fered. 70 Loxpon, Fe), m.—Erie, 4 @45. dispatches quote rentes at 63 francs W ces Dur guist. Wheat dali anged. 12.3) p. m.—Erie, 45; Erie pre- iN. Feb. 6,220 p. m.—The rate of discount market for three months bills is 3h: per hich is the same asthe of England Paris 98. THE WEATHER. War DurartMenr, Wasmineton, D0. jeter has fi ‘ebruary len since 2 of Chicf Signal AST TWENTY. oe i otRs— y morning 6, Us Thursd: The t Peeshout the lake region and. the southern states, upper lake and upper Missinati ing northwesterly winds, wit clear F,continne ih New 1 and Color For the rest inds tions of this region. inereoetas Rortheasterly winds, tastern Gul If states, southerly winds and rain. and fall continue thro: lowed by northwest winds Cold northerly winds southwest, with ris barot into Montana during ew England reported ith snow, prevail over For the so’ ising barometer. meter, with rain in Oregon, probab! aa Satarday. and Texas the Ohio valley, valley. Diminish- ly clondy or ingiand. Increas- — are reported from the Texas 0. of Friday in New back hemst uth atlantic states, with rain. Forthe » fol re. t the The falli ly extend ling tem) “FIVIS.” “BUY row» cLOTHING AT NOMINAL PRICES, “CLOSING SALES” FINAL AND PEREMPTORY. 10 PER CENT. LESS THAN WHOLESALE PRI “BUY NO AT HALF PRICE, FINAL SALES OVEROOALS, FINAL SALES OF FINE CLOTHING, “BUY NO w” HABLE BROTHERS, Herehant Tailors and Fine Clothiers, jan29-tr Corner 7th and & Streets, FOURTH GRAND GIFT CONCERT VOR THE BENEFIT oF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY. OVER A MILLION IN BANEK!! AND A FULL DRAWING ASSURED! TUESDAY, the 31st ef March, Next, Only 60,000 tickets have been issued, and $1,500,000: divided into 12,000 cash gifts, will be distributed by lot among the ticket-holders. LIST OF GIFTS. > kA LJ CASH GIFT. i-7 Ld pepeecsSecace ret eeonee! a 8. 8) TS, SH GIFTS. 00 CASH GIiTs e > > 10 60,000 32,400 500,000 TOTAL, 12,000 GIFTS, ALL OASH, MOURNE tO.-eee0e. sees 2,500,000 THE CONCERT AND DISTRIBUTION OF GIFTS WILL POSITIVELY AND THE DAY Now FIX! ARESOLDOR NOT, IN PROPORTION TO T. PRIOR OF TIOKETS: Whole ti 5 $60; Halves, $25; Tonths, or each wis hole Tickets for Tickets fer'$1,00); 118 Whole Tickets for Whole Tickets for $10,000. No discount ox $80 worth of Tickets, THO. E. BRAMLETTE, tt Public Library Ky.. and Mi: Agent “ 5 Concert, Pablic Lil Gin jailding, Louisvilie, Ky. janl6-im,tu&f ‘4 es hs eretofore exist- Neko the sale of "Boots, Bates ists apd Cape, under the firm name of WEX & CROOK, has this day been DISSOLVED by mutual conser, by the withdrawal of H. 2 Dills will be re- Scan fodobted to the frm are req to 7 mrdiate settlement, in of the late firm, - feb 3-6" - ESst4 Suse ep 181 CHAS. SIMON & SONS, 63 NORTH LOWARD BT., BALTIMORE, MD Dealers in FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY would call BREECH LOADING SHOT @ors MADE TO ORDER. san SmsaG Lemus Looting Gene te. Breech Loot CuaRK & decd-t,theetes “ies i if i and pleasures, as mi truciom as that the establishment of Ds, White, No. 535 16th street, the U. 8. Treasury whose treatment ‘upon stri {ike Soteligen LB pcr J patrouteed by the i most intelli t consilerate der to avoid, or if ailing to be relieved ‘or per- manently cured of those most troublesome au- noyances. | + A Friexp 1x Naep.—Dr. Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry is @ friend in deed. Who has not tound it such in curing all diseases of the lw and throat, coughs, colds, and = - fections, and ‘last, not least,”’ Gonsumpt 4 The sick are asured that the high standard of excellence on which the popularity of this prep- aration is based, will always be maintained by the proprietors. 6 sowsneorilasenerses Ponp’s ExTRact cures rheumatism, burns, Piles, ulcers, toothache, sore throet, sprains, scaldr, soreness, old sores, headache, colic, lameness, bruises, boils, wounds, neuralgia, diarrhea, and all hemorrhages, etc. Smee rt in fact that it ans pre; in the isa ard odichos, sehen ot im medical writings, and known to be a cure for these diseases. m,th,s,tf ——__—_@—___ NG MACHINE. The Patterns. ey st Chas Baum’s hoopskirt and corset , Th street, Lntelligeacer building. s 10,28 Pomp’s Exreact ts for sale at Ohas. Stott & Co., 430 asylYania avence, Gnd by dru; g ste everywi tow fr TAKE Care or Your VALUABLRES.—Oall and examine the fire and bargiar proof vauits of the Sate Deposit Company, corner of New York avenue and 15th street, for sate keeping Of securities, jewels, silver ware or other valu- ables, Kents from ten to sixty dollars per an- BUM, according to size. No business man can afford todo without them. Take warning /; the Chicago and fires. — Bie Faevent Fever and Ague there we ne ‘ation like Dooley’s ‘onic. $1 per bottle. - Cy wholesale by osanalicencenae THE COMMUNITY at I the THERMOMETERS and_ are repaired &nd made to order by Hempler vear 4 street —_———_—_—_ eee eet Fo SALE—A lerze and bai street, Ge et le . preared’ brick s Geurgetowa, “Main ho ° front,’ three fivors and large celiar pac 3 e back building, two floors snd basement kitchen. The house contains nine roo! i tubs, china closets, and dumb ‘waiter be stove and marble mantel in 1 marble mantel in dining-room. The rargements of the house are such ast) mak: convenient must be seen to be a] The Met B. B. cars pars the door. The front of 35 feet and a depth of 125 feet, sable, oie property, will be sold fora cost. ‘Terms given by & rem: ines, or af No. 171 Bridge street. =" Yehgge: YHAS. H CRAGIB. M. D.. HAS RESUMED Cc the practice of medicine, and afereais pan sional services to bis friends and the public. Office and residence 124 Dunbarton street. yan$l-im™ ‘ORGETOWN TAX-PAYERS—PROPERTY ‘ ERS residing in Georgetown and the West Bod, who desire to settle their Lm and Sewerage Tax Bills, and gain the a 2. discount, can Tr Up leaving their Otis so by leaving their BL. CROPLEY, our authorized agent, Ofice with F. W. Jones, eeg.,No. 110, corner of | Bridge and Congress streets, Georgetown, D.C. DICKSON & PATTERSON prom Occ 608 18th street, and BO™ ay sie rompt attentio: for Old material, oe eee ene OR SALE— HIGHLY Vali ABLE Foestate ON BRIDGE STREET, TOWN,D 0, 10, running back to a ten ts Upon which the Pres»ytorian ed, on the main business street y. Apply t»— fES GODDARD, — Bridge street. MV. BUCKEY, 116 Brides street, avin L MOORE, No.155 Bridge stre-t, REAL GEORGE: Four lots,24 br alley, being the | Church formerly Of the town. | Te PRE BEIND MAN ELOGOENT Teles Chapel Oe Latent mot lowuent REY. W. H. MitLevan, Will deliver bis great Leetare on “WHAT A BLIND BAN SAW IN ENGLAND,” IN FOUNDRY OBUROH, ( Foserteemsh and @ soreets morthwest,) TUESDAY EVENING, February 10, at & 0 clock. hour of cheice Music, instrumental and vocal, wil precede the Leceare -_ 1 #7 o'clook , Music at T\. BFR MILOCRN 8 lone nea Ges tm Rogiane and intimate association with ite chief characters, it homes and at their tables, have provided rich and varied stere with which, ia a won r ly eloquent way, he instrocts and thrills wtth deligdt Dis vast andience: eee has ho speaker more finished or interesting, and yet he hax ettaion! this culture aad power inspite of bis total blind Bese Tickets, Scents. Oniy a limited number will bo ued. 7 obtained at 8t ‘ 1437. Mohan Bo k DCIVIL LA BY REV. F. B&B BOYLE, aT LINCOLN walt. ON SUNDAY EVE » Febrosry @b. 14 ets, 20 Cents. Seats may be secured at Kiiis Basic Store SF The third Lecture will be given by Rov, Arex J. Byax of Movile, at Line. In Hall, om THUBSDAY, Feb. th. Seats may now be secured for this Lecture by holders or purchasers of the Course Tic! vend wn in ten years m the beet loome of Lyons na ore @ also offer good, low. aad Unbleached Bj Paris KIDS, ; Uoate and Clark's Spool COTTON - ow tn stock wilt be sold egaally BRODHRAD pet. 18th and Lith ate D WATER. : from 7 from 646 cents Scents. All low panSl tfeb pax — BY JUST RECEIVED. We shall offer tothe public,on MONDAY, Feb- ruary 2d, until sold, 500 Pr YARD WIDE BL! D COTTONS, slightly injured by water. Price of one lot, =nps- rior to Andrvac "s, for. 18 ite, and one lot actually worth 14 cau he ALSO IN STOCK, so clegant quality Yard-wide BROWN COTTON jo conte. Our assortment of SUEETINGS, LINENS, ant other Domestics is very complete. A FULL LINK HAMBURGS Jost received. DON'T MISS A GOOD CHANCE. THE ARCADE. WOLFORK & SHILBERG, janSl2w 427 7:b st., bet. D and B, southwout M bd PLACE TO BUY BARGAINS. @ REDUCTION IN DBESS GOODS. GR BEDUOTION IN DOMESTICS. GREAT REDUCTION IN HOSIERY. GREAT REDUCTION IN LINEN GOODS. GBEAT REDUCTION IN GLOVES. EMOBY BAXTER, _jan%-tr 1920 Pennsylvania avenue [TWENTY PER CENT. Orr ON ALL SALES OF RDAY aeons, ARKED PRIOR 18S OVER g1 a TEN PER CENT. OFF ON ALL SALES OF WINTER OR WOOLEN @ouDs ee. y * pee is NoT t. off om ail sales of SILKS and SILK VELVETS S7ONE PRICE TO ALL ‘a OGAN & WYLIE, 7th street oat. NEW _ PUBLICATIONS. A WILL THERE'S A AY.—Gentiemen, the way to get | through the bard times and to be able to give our wives, children, or sweethearts the nsual ho! ay Be ommittes, WHERE THERE'S Present, is to diapense with the new suit. Send your | old ones to WHEATLEY to be NICELY OLEAN. | ED or DYED; 80 keeping up s - | respectable appear ance and saving ample for the above ‘Object. Astne rash ts about over, all orders will be Promptly filted; the work done fn the best manne ; charges reason. ee. Ww. H. WHEATLEY'S PREMIUM STEAM DYRING AND SCOUR- ANG BSTABLISHMENT, jefferson street, » D. 0. 49 J . 0. P.O. Box 7323. Bova9-tr 1OHOLS: | Nickedae IOROREAM AND OYSTER | SncB-ly 69 High street. Georgetown, D. 0. COAL AND WOOD. OAL’ COAL’) OOAL' COAL"'—ON HAND ‘a large stock of all the best quslities of COAL, embracing the Lykens Valley, Lorberry and Web- ater Bed Ash, Lee and Locust Mountain White Ash of all sizes, from Farnace to Obestnut. Oumber- land Lump Ron of Mine. Aise, AICK- Cosi and * ORY. OAK and PINE WOOD of choice quality, in the stick or sawed and split, at lowest market rates. STEP’ ISON « BROTHER, Office, 121% Pennsylvan enne nh. w., febs tr Mill ard Depot, 7th-street Wharf. OODWIN ¥. ATLEE, AtLee’s Wharf, foot of Sixth stret, DEALER IN WOOD AND OOAL, Orders by mai! promptly attended to. Liberal deductions Teds to the trade. Oargors loaded and stored or delivered decll-tr T. EDW. OLABK, ‘T. B. CBOS8J2 ¥. EDW. CLARK & Ce,, DRALERS LUMBER, WOOD AND COAL, DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, MOULDINGS, ae,, Woart, Dopet and Planing ‘Mill, foot of eth strom Yerd—léth and B streets northwest, jy ly . BANKERS. x Man iC, Vv B. Joux Hirz, Pres't (Ja08-1y10. B. PRENTIss, Onsh. 0} NATION ED Sttres pEposHOR Te Southwest cor. of 7th and nto, 'D.0 Collections made on all States. at wee ‘GHAS. BRADLEY” Gamnites (eur DMAN? ni COMPANY BANKING HOUSE, 1607 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, ‘Opposite U Treasury.) ALL PROFITS paid to DEPOSITORS, a: inte y Us? INTEREST on Oxw Dotta®’ and upwards, from frat of 2ach month. 7 Open from § Wednestsys an¢ .t0 4p. m.: Saturdays, (deposits ouly,) 6% 108. iyh-tr Baekine BOuSE J.B. SQUIRE & CO., 2446 PENNSYLVANIA AVERUS, Orpostrz WiLtarn’s Boras ° WASHINGTON, D. O ent. interest paid on deposits. +" F nmsieinaal cashed tn advance. or oO Banker, 643 D STREET, near Seventh, Pays INTEREST ON DEPOSITS, makes OOL- LECTIONS, and transects all business connectag with Banking. ept-ly Go" iin: euUnB, pronto (Ho. 625 Lowsiana AVENVE,) I the only bouse in the city that makes a specialty ABK TWAIN'S GILDED AGE. 95 5). Miss PES DDOR'S FUBLIOARS ANDSIN- ente. BUL 8 PABISIANS, cheap edition; $1. Just published and for «ale st PHILP & 80LOMONS’, Metropolitan store, 911 Pennsylvania avenue, Between 9 20th streets. _febs-st N®¥ Book Beebre. A new novel by “Onida.” The Parisians. By Bulwer. Prosper. | Translated by Carl Benson, Problems of Life and Mind Among Our Sailors. By J. Grey Jewell. ‘Man and Apes. By Mivart, For sale by BERT BEALL, BOOKSELLER AND STATIONBR, feba &* 495 Pennesyivavia avenue. ICHARD B. MORUN & co. Rsk Ebs AND STATIONERS, 1019 PeNxevivaNia AVENUE. 2W BOOES Among our Sailors, by Dr. J. Grey Sewell, 12mo. The Parisians by Lord Lytton, 12100 ..00m it » by Onida, 12m. poeoesevenne is proses 5 Cherbulicz, L. je ~~ iz The Wonderiand of Bienes, by Proctor, i2m0, 4 0 be New Obemistry, by JP. Cooke, interne tional series 2 «se 2 OC Probirms of Life and Mind, by GH. Lewes, vol. 1... > 300 Clarke's Sex in Réuca’ion 13s Braddou’s Publicane and Sinners, paper 75 - © ‘HE PARISIANS. BY BULWERB. BECEIVED AND FOR SALE AT SHILLINGTON'’S BOOKSTORE, Corner 4% Street and Pennsylvania Ave. Publicans and Sinners; or, Lucius Davoren, By inners, Our Sailors By J. G Jewell Bobet or Teo Litite Wavden Siver By Oulde, author of “S:rathbmore” and “Under Two Fings, Pa pi ty Hereid and Triby for iss. PLAYING CAEDS, BLASK BOOKS, aND wiidmoiciamrueas sie STATIONERY WHOLESALE AND BETAIL, AT THE VERY LOWEST PRICES. J. SRILLINGTON, febStr_ BOOKSELLER AND NEWS AGENT. NEW BOOKs! journal. © x x Fd 7’ = o o jethods of © _ ‘ounteract delity . ‘heo. Obriatieib. Avs gommatooate Author Jobn Jentng- = id ™ AD the New Books. E=ne x peditionsiy WARREN CHOATE & Co.,, NEW BOOKSTORE, VERNON BOW, jauZi-tr_ _ OoRNER Pa. AvEnvE and 109m By, AIEEE 0nd 2008 Or.