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NEWS. Amusements, &c., To-night. National Theater—Mr. Frank Mayo in “Davy Crockett.” Opera House—Mrs. James A. Oates’ comic opera company in ‘The Grand Duchess.” Theater Comique.—A myriad of new stars in miscellaneous attractions. He states that the facts are as follows: a) down sent ford: plaintiff when he was under arrest at police head and the accompan: enable us to see wh: foenanee nm accomplished, and res re = a wherein we have fallen short. The Committee they can conscientiously congratulate ‘THE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN GREAT; steps have been take: tablighment of the Normal School, sy: zing the important studies of Drawing and notably in the matter of the erection of ‘and in securing better school fail to find any cause for eartily concur in the recom- Mmendations of the Superintendent on this sab- in those that refer to the cond District, whicn is more sadly than any other. We agree with him, that the want of means to secure sufficient accommoda- tions ‘does not imply neglect of duty on the part of the tax payers, or of the Government of the District.” No tax is so cheerfully paid as | that for school purposes; and no Government | ever made more strenuous efforts to schools an adequate financial support than the Government of the District of Columbia has Condensed Last | diately called upon him. Taylor See advertisement of lace sha: such The U. 8. steamer from Key West ways beld an at their hall last night. , Light Infantry Battalion, have Ashby corporal, vice Hilsheim re- rom Brad Adams we have fresh numbers of Trein Lique. Belles ¢ Beaux, Phunny Phellow, Comic Monthly, dc. The Oldest Inhabitant’s Association will eele- ington’s birthday by an oration by 3. Braff, anda dinser on the 23d Bogle, pastor of St. Peter’s Church, lectured to a large audience jast night on “The Church and | Civil Literty.” Mra. Leech, widow of Mr. D. D.T. Leech. slipped on the pavement near Thompson's drng store, on Lith street yesterday, and broke her the wrist. The choir of St. John’s P. E. Church is to be mal quartette, con- arrived at the a) tee express their earnestdesire thattheteachers | of $35. Respondent claims that he aj Shall make a special effort to carry forward the cause committed tothelr care—theeduca- | efforts Taylor was discharged, but the | S}/Peared as witness ag aad A tee eee of the children— combining discretion with | daughter Was committed the ac- | takin, everything out of the house which he een ane called on bil we take toere of ‘og lb ad can lay his hands on to sell; that he loafs about le, cal im * deem it | case before the Criminal Court. and he said | the streets and goes to the Theater, His son, that advanced firmness, and exercisi: kindly spirit of the fr Your committee’ do within their province to present any argument | that it was an important one, and he would re- in behalf of an entire suppression of corporal punishment, the Board being fully competent | it, but did not have the money, but wo to take such action as may be wise and pradent | his note tor $300. At that time respondent did upon this vital subject. School Build lone, gratulation. We hi t, and especial): The importance of é@ducation requires that | sell it, and afterwards sold it 'o Bliss & Surgen every effort shall be made to give ititsdueshare | Some days afterwards T: of our attention and our means, and | forward this beloved cause we find in pushing that the ne- | well as his daughter, and | ceseity for Congressional sid was never more | tice of it. Taylor called | Pressing than af this time; for it appears th and after having made extraordinary efto ring | confidential re Up our system ef Public School education to the him to keep out of the way. and when he pod ragged ged on r was highest standard, we may fail unless we receive | said that he had no place to go to, and Be - Kelly, and a grown ¢ our portion of that fosterin, 80 wisely exercised in bel it appears that, reorganized, and a - Bradl |. B.D has been Peas a8 CB: Pamen ne For the school year ending Auj the beard had under ite contro! 133 school | rooms, with 7,996 seats for pupils. regular teacher: Bed teoreseed fro number of jar teachers nere: m There were, besides, four yar special teachers, the amount paid for salaries being $106,774.21. The number of pupils enrolled was 6,734 in nd 6,890 in 1873. ANNUAL EXPENDITURES. The following table shows in round numbers expended for school purposes each Jar since 1860, (including the cost of new build ings : Year ending— - -$82,000 June 30, T 1. . 26,000 “ig 1869... 245,000 if of the education | farm in Maryland, and did so, keeping him - of the people in every stave and territory of the | there till the Adjournment of the conrt, when oe weer ansthing anes tit’ tient Rolly cn Union, except the District of Columbia. Taylor returned home. A few days after the 4 . = nirely American; the children are | plaintis tald a detective had been to his house tied to making the arrest of Brown and re ir duties to their country and tothem- | with a nch warrant, an ie wanted to ry eflort is being made to estad- | get out of the dificulty, no, matter: whee on tos caniwe of scake tas eee lsh at the NatioualCapital adegree of perfection | it cost. Respordent told him that he with which tee ez = ro cation thet will | would like | to have older and | more = correspond with other departments of natiot experienced counsel, and he agreed that Gen. : at | Carrington should ‘be called in, and as the | 2 default pa feet Pome and gbroad, may feel assured that we | house in which he (T.) lived had cost him no- | {ect at, the expiration, | Seiend ae comprehend our responsibilities, and are work- | thing, respondent felt fully authorized to charge | Richard g the four from ‘Brows: huccioe man th @ good fee. Taylor was perfectly satisfied to be stolen; they pleaded guilty to receiving as eac! Miss Bertha Geroit, (daughter of the tormer Prussian minister,) who has worn a white vail im the Convent of ‘the Visitation, corner G and | 16th streets, for a year past, took the black vail op Saturday last. At the last monthly meeting of the managers f the Industrial Home School, the housekeep- ing committee reported number in family, 20; penses, $120; amount | value of schoo! selves, and evel sub-assistants and for in the matter of public school accessions, 1. expended for clothing and shoes, $26. ine sbipjoiners, fourteen borers and bolters, partment of con- | irteen house-joiners in the | docks— fty-two—were discharged frem yard on Saturday. The National E. Redstone is dresses prepared R. Wingate, the fi importance; and friends of edacation, both een a THE CHANGE IN THE ORGANIC Law, charters were abrogated, the District into more di- | e: rect and intimate relations with Congress, and | settle a small bill with Mr. ition ia | ton if he would buy the not. this feel- | would speak to his father, a1 by which the ci brings the people Tabor Council of which Mr. A. esident, ts sending y Messrs. John M: rmer on the distribution of the public lands and the latter on American Capt. W. H. Turner, F. R. Chapman and W. H. Royer of the Pennsylvania republican associa- tiop, called upon the President this afternoon, for the purpose of inviting him to be present at their next sociable to come off Wednesday eve =. at Masonic Temple, and he promised to ae t the recent regular communication of leads us to anticipat all matters ot public importance; a ing strengthens when we consider the fact that | Congress has already exercised authority over | days M: our avenues, streets, and bo: through | partie: 1866... 76,000 1873 the medium of the Board of Public er statistical details the Com: refer to the comprehensive report of the Su) intendent, and to the table appended; an: this connection we would express our heart: concurrence in all of his recommendations. | careful examination of the report will show that the schools bave been economically man. aged; that every cent has been duly accounted for, andthe utmost care exerci: ministration of the trusts committed to the THE NORMAL SCHOOL. After years of effort, we bave at last obtained @ completeness and efficiency public school system—a Normal School—which is now in full and successful inder the control of a hi, Lueilla E. Smith. 1 is to take our own graduate from our Public Schools and desire to become teachers, and to give them s proper training, in order to fit them for the responsible duties of educators of youth. The course of | fessional a be pur- | teaching. As the sch perience, it will ulti who will be, in a great degree, text-books, and whose knowled; things themselves, rather than of words from the most able autho been the aim of the best German educators, = Agassiz and his co-workers in our own | should be the or; High School, the necessity of which has been set forth in every annual report for years and we content ourselves here by a cordial en- dorsement of the views of the Superintendent on this important question. THE COURSE OF STUDY, the subjects of Drawing, Vocal Music and Ger_ man, bave been so exhaustively treated, that the Committee deem it unnecessary to do more than briefly refer to them. The sudject of drawing having been carefully considered by the Board, @ pian was adopted by which the teachers of the schools should receive special training, thereby enabling them to impart in- struction to their pupils in this branch of study. ‘This matter was placed in charge of Mrs. Susan E. Faller, a lady of fine artistic cultur as a teacher of drawin; the Board. She hasente: duties, with fair promise of abundant success. In teaching vocal music. the change referred to by the Superintendent is an indic ess, and will doubtless results; the pup! of the people, b; means of the Board of Health; the orphans ol the soldiers and sailors who The A rth from this District are tender: cared for by appropriate flicted ones have ir rks, it | amount due him. Messrs. Carrington and Wil- —————— has taken cognizance of the sanitary condition | liamson appear for respondent. GEORGETOWN. —— cmtinehnll Ys, leged Indian Forgeries. THE FUNERAL oF Neste Hurpw mn; the af. | | This morning, in the Criminal Court, (Judge | was filled to its utmost capacity recterday ce. Cartter,) the trial of Judge John W. Wright on | ternoon with leading citizens, in attendance at ameliorated by requisite and proper aypropria- | an indictment charging him with the forgery of tions for asylums for the deaf and dumb and | a receipt for Indians’ second bounty pay: was insane, and those upon whom sudden calamity | resumed; Mr. Riddle having recover: falls are shielded in our hospitals; whilst those who are more than orphans, our Lore of the Reform Selon aot toe bh testi t received. care of the Reform School; and those whose ca- | testimony was not received. Sweet and Nixdaurtf, the latter of the Luth reer is marred by crime, have the department | Ooi. R. 1. Fleming sworn.-Witness identified adem of police and the courts provided for fact every element of social ceived its due consideration, and hence we feel that surely Congress will not turn away from extending that aid absolutely demanded by the necessities of the people to enable them to edu- cate their children. that the gravity of Holmes, treas. | that essential to th All lovers of good music will learn that the oratorio rendered by the Philharmonic Societ mal Church on Wednesda: It is announce: that Miss Lasar, of Brooklyn, who has already made ——_ a og ar rincipal soprano . Mrs. ‘3 vuad Mr. Gannon base gether with a chorus of 100 voices. 1 life has justly re- girls, those who The committee sugges subject entitles it to the most careful consideration, and trast that a tep- resentation may be made so clear and compre- hensive that Congress will understand just what is to take the in years and ex- ‘aduate pupils independent of BOARD OF EDUCATION. present and future interests of the peo- warrant the making of such a change ndamental law upon whichour system is based, as is indicated by the superintendent in his report for the present year, by which a Board of Education, created by Gor sustained by judicious appropriations, in addi- generous couperat shall take charge of the whole matter. Th will doubtless receive from the committee on Legisiation that thoroughness of treatment which will not only cover the whole case, but lead to a successful issue, OUR SCHOOLS AT THR VIENNA EXPOSITION. The Austrian authorities navi desire that the American Schoo! resented at the great Exposition which id in Vienna in 1873, the Board deter- mined that Washington should apy demonstration that might committee having been appointed to attend to the matter, they had prepared and sent to Vi- enna an Educational the most prominent Public drawings shot BB 18 SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR'S IMPRISON- This morning in the Criminal Court, Judge Cartter, George A. Christian, who it will be recollected was arrested in December last, on @ grave and removing jomas Fletcher) Holmead’s burial ground, was tried, convicted, and sentenced December i8th by the Police ‘ear in jail and to p d up for sentence, yuilty a few weeks ago in this coart, to | ich he had appealed. ye Cartter (after hearing Christian's an- at he had nothing to say why sentence should not be pronounced), said tha. the court had come to the conclusion to remit the fine i posed below upon the information th: Operate as a punishment to Christian and the court did not propose to add to the fliction of the family. m of the people, Court to one 000, was calle & He would therefore re- | This case was not that of a stu- dent of science in the pursuit of intelligence for the purpose of advancing bis qualifications. If itwas euch aone much could be said in his g were interested in the knowledge of the structure of the human body could only be obtained by the examination of the dead. “But in this case the sensibilities of the living have been wound- ed. Your case is without apol this business, according to your Drought grief to the living, There is nothing im the case to induce the court to remit the im- } prisonment. He would, therefore. impose the sentence, one year in jail, less the time alreacy served under the sentence below. Charles Green, the colored man arrested with | Christian at the same time under the same | was called under the impression that | be had been instructed by counsel to enter a it he snswered to the information that taking the body; was not in istian, but in the employ of imer to attend to his horse, &c. was therefore sent bac! J ————— The Temple-Pollarad A PLEA OF MANSLAUGETER—5: “RIGHT YEARS IN THE PENITENTIARY.” ‘This morning Hamilton Temple, colored, in- Gicted for the murder of Moses half brother,) by striking him on the head with lard at the wood-yard corner of 6th and K streets, on the 20th of November last, hus death a few hours thereafter, was brought into the criminal court. The indictment was read, and he entered the of manslaughter by striking him He further stated that he had . Carrington, and entered this ing what he was doing. in detail the plans of the el of the Franklin school cimens of the es of schools, &c. matter of detail which ought to be preserved in our school records, as the details of the educatio: ime it was prepared. * All the correspondents of American news- papers had much to say of the Americaneduca- tional exhibit, which was, in some respect superior to that of any other country. General loner of Education, who zealously upon her ;,'& case containing penmanship in all th: The chart contain ; you pursued roduce the most sat- Is will eventually be- come thoroughly acquainted with the laws of vocalization, and fall: sant with whatever is valuable inthis important on of Dnaaprace The po the German language at the opening of the schools can be accounted for cumstances, and it will come to consider some p' which this subject shall receive due ati THE EXAMINATIONS OF THE YEAR juet closed were satisfacto: and reflected great credit but, on account of certain defects in the system, it might be well for the board sider the question of the oral examinations as quirements of the case, and awaken additional interest on the part of the public in these inter- esting exercises at the close of the school year. . While there has been marked improvement in attendance, or are still much retard- in this respect. Our and a graded school Seppe epis tn tac iy Breve aes at up in his stu that will more forcibly en, ee as to enable absence of the study of Eaton, the Commi was in Vienna, says he was cvei with requests for American educa tics, and plans and buildings. ‘The model was one of the special attractions, and educators from different parts of Europe made drawings | of its exterior, and when permission was given iphs of school the Franklin Building ry to all concerned, upon the teachers; the model apart, manifested in examining rangements, which were noted and commended compared with the The chart, the plans , Wallach, Jefferson, and were also critically examined, and the result ‘Washi was awarded the "in education and school he awards and prizes were order: first, grand Fr; second, medals for third, medals for merit; fourth, fine arts; fifth, medals such @ change in il meet all the re- “Medal for Pi are now nearly classified in the followi: cannot succeed 43 for good taste; sixth, medals for cooperators; and, seventh, diplomas of merit, or honorable mention. observed that Washingtot rank, and received one of the highest circumstance in which no one in the progress of our schools can fail to feel a EVIDENCE OF GROWTH. Looking over the whole field, we are convinced school year furnishes evidence of Our schools are pis to be regular pup! regu and punctual in their attendance. . TO MAINTAIN GOOD ORDER is an ever present source of anxiety; to be able ern @ School, so that the kindly elements pupil’s nature may be avoid any manifestation of harshness, req a high degree of moral and mental discipline on the teacher; and it is earnestly de- ily come in our it will thus be lea fully understanding le asked leave to make & statement, and spoke as follows: “| went to work at the wood-yard. and Mose frequently insulted me by the penitentiary to me. He was the boss o! yard, and one day { came up from the wharf with a load of coal on the cart, and Mr. e off with a bill, and when I asked me why I did not unload the cart, and called mea penitent and itened a stick apd struck bi the time may Public Schools, when The spirit of the age of doing unto others as we would unto us, is coming to be a ruleof action, and violence as @ reformatory measure is ing Sway; and that aught but ‘indness should prevail in the temples dedi- is hard to be accounted tor. growth in the right direction. ily and permanently improving, like to rich and poor the op; It is not claimed that all favorable results have been realized that system is capable of me, and I then Cartter said that he had inquired into ‘umstances of this case, and had come conclusion to give the outside limit of the killed your half- we others do | good education. we been made, but all connected with the schools have, we be- hve, endeavored to mak: efficient and popular; and that the community appreciates our labors is shown by the great in- crease in the number of ning of the present schoo! | Isever tobe made universal, it must be in a great degree through the public school and that it should be universal best interests of the country dema: our part toward the expansion of this idea of universal education, we must have better achool eccommodations, and must secure the best ed- ucational talent that can be found. closes by quoting from an article on universal education, recently published by Ray Palmer, ving various reasons for the prosecu the work of extending education to the whole people. —_s—_. CAN WAR VeTRRANS.—The As. held their month!: g at Masonic Hall, W. Denver, president, in the chair, and Mr. A. M. Kenaday secretary. The to law im the sentence. brother under circumstances which, if the law = ee ¥ orm arde: the id degree. ment for murder in the secon 5 an to make it murder was back of the quarrel | cated to education, ht therefore be , whether it would be the discipline of our schools moral—entirely free from anything like physical force. “Prove all things, hold fast that which is good,” is an element which accounts in a great measure for the world’s pi not be willing to conscientious +. sity in the cause of education. The Trustees ‘y8 shown an interest in this matter, evidently anticipating the time when the school lace to be sought, and not a ‘ed, and the teacher a fr’ be dreaded. them more and more worthy of consideration at rudent to make intellectual and ted, would merit the upils at the begin- All that was lacking year. If education T licked up a stick and | id 80, told him to die hat be had done. Then you had already in the penitentiary. he Prisoner.—That’s what he had been throwing up in my face. ‘Cartter—But that did not give you the You had no business to take we, by givin, that there rr would become a udge right to take lite. prison to be avo! your brother's life. extent of the law. halter, and I will sentence you to eight years at hard labor in the Albany county penitentiary, and if that does not take the depravity out of = you will probably reach the halter event- ually. ‘The prisoner was then removed to jail. Seen enGiomencmes F to give you the ust escaped the wnt school system r this subject was | iz: “The teachers shall sociated Veterans of 1 meeting Saturda} death of comrade . Dove, of this city, was an- secretary, aud a committee, consisting of Colonel P. it. Allabach, J. R. Pierce, and Henry Ingle, reported resolutions | of respect to his memory, which were unani- | adopted. A committee was upen Gen. Albert Pike and invite him liver a series of lectures. Mr. A. M. Kena- eee in doing ro lon and members on its success. A vote of him. Col. 8. P. Moses was elected secretary lace of Mr. J. R. ———_-—___ charming Mrs. Oates of vocalists and come- season House to-night, wit! ‘The Grand Duchess.” Mre. Oates bas all the vivacity of the French aetresees, and her company ably second her, le the performance is ited there is no vulgarity of words or ges- Cc "to be rockett, per- measures;"—a very ificance, and, in view of the condition of the ago, it indicates a high btenment on the subject, and is to our most decided approbation. DECREASE OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT. it and continuous unishment in the @ Report for 1848 ‘moral influences in the present im- €ducation are fast supplant- of the rod; and the Trustees happy to state that but few instances of cor- punishment have occurred in First District durit play of “Dav; formed at the N: —- pt f i i ¢ 6 ti af te ‘ lace to-night at the Col: Regiment © be in full [ i i i ' i i me i iy ! I E i i i Hi | 8 F } F f | i # Ht Ht i i i : f F 7 A . a | : Ft 8 F ! 8 it pee dau ghet an if ! : ty i i ; i il i the most important are the : Fitshuge Jobn D. Clark, jr., j rule on defendant to show cause to ‘erm before first day of term why he should pot be removed. Kei Recelver First National Bank Ni Bank plod ole gee Memeng hes John M. Magra: and honorable, when plaintiff wasen- | Cease}? paring ar oe tea Of Kennedy, de- mate, fai : Patrick McCormick aitinore tirely sober and fully understood their nature. | and Ohio Railroad; order for rale'to show cance RBY AB injunction should not issue to restrain " sand being a member of | (22,7Ubing of trains. Complainant alleges that the running of trains in front of his prop- Seber ane coneeeee Prnene Re teat. | erty sear toe Corner of ist aod I streets pre- Vents his access to the property. case—his daughter being charged with the lar- : Pouice Court —Judge Snel. to the pro- | ingittote stolen, Respondont said’he mata | ,,T0-day, John Perry, driving « sleigh across the sidewalk; fined $. James Wood, disturb- ing the quiet of Georgetown; $3. Samuel B. | Kendig, charged with vagrancy. His tather appeared as witness against nim, and said his ‘ar for them if Taylor would pa: before the Police Court, and throu; in detence, said it was spite work on ihe part of 1 | quire $150. “Teslor said he would willingly pay a yap Ce te ag ong outdid SOF Ny Eeeae i zabeth Potter, same; #3. Rich- not know that Taylor owned any property, and | [i N- Basford. drank and mM . + $3. Fespondent a to take the note, hoping to Reteon: sent toworkhouse in defaultor secirit Ym. Brown, a heavy-built colored man, was charged with stealing four barrels of ilour, worth $8.50 per barrel, from T. A. Duffy, @ grocer. who testitied that the flour was taken from his warehouse on Saturday night, located in the rear of his store,on 4th street, betwee: an indictment had bee it respondent's of- fice, and appeared much alarmed, and made ures, Respondent advised 5 | Ofed boy testitied to wheeling it off to Prather’s fare tn Mareleed eed tid ae, Lesninee te | alley by Clrection of Brown whe pall bin as 20 and costs was imposed for that, and give bis note for $600, and did so, giving at the ( fame time 9 deed of trust, which was fully | Socewn Har banehe ches ea it eS ele a enall Dil Wick ah eee ered? | barrel of flour irom Brown, knowin jarring- +d ndent told nd paid him the money—s600—less an | &T@nt, was sent to the workhouse. TRIAL OF JUDGE JOHN W. WaRIGaT. Methodst Protestant church, on Congress street. at. the funeral of the late Noble Hurdle, a much- clenth be in court. The defence h: closed on Thursday last, the government c: Robert Johnson (colored) in rebuttal, but ear of his age, as heretofore stated in Taz i TAR. The pastor of the church, Rev. Mr. his | Valiant, officiated, assisted by Messrs. church. The Oldest Inhabitants’ Association, In | his —— on the Lacey Hawkins draft | of which deceased had, been @ member, under which he had received from Wright, for whom | the lead of their —— Dr. J. B. Blake, he was building. . Mr. W. W. C . See Rete ees eetteneay. were present. Mr. W. W. Corcoran, an honorary member, was also in attendance. The remains, The counsel Jroseetee to argue the law in- | which were encased in a walnut casket covered Jolved, the defence claiming that the receipt | with black cloth, with a silver plate bearing the in question was not such a paper as could have simple inscription, ‘Noble Hurdle; died Febru- defrauded the government nor Lacey Hawkins; ary 5, 1874, aged 94,” were temperarily placed that it was a nullity; that there was no utter- | in’a vault at Oak Hill Cemetery, where, as at ance in the Jhistrict or elsewhere, that the ar- | the church, the ceremonies were solemn and bitration was wholly illegal, because the gov- | impressive. The following gentlemen acted as ernment had no power to enter into the agree- | pall-bearers: Messrs. Anthony Hyde, Chas. E. ment; that it was void, because it was not in | fix Jas. Payne, Edward Meakive J.D. Gar li, J 1 records of the court by any rule authorizing Foon it; that the testimony in the arbitration never | yool/p Jenkin Thomas, sesamiae having been considered by the arbitrator, it ELIEF FOR THE Poor.—The rigor of the Tas Rot published, and the placing of a fic- | season admonishes all who can do sto lend = titious name on the paper did not alter its legal | helping hand towards the relief of the distress effect. . which prevails in our midst. We therefore ahh tke commend to the charitable notice of all, the one fret eacceresgad ne ann Mears, effort of the ladies’ aid society of Christ Church, Crittenden and Elliot entered a suit against the | DY {Re Select readings to-morrow (Tuesda is lowered, and did not use due care and lowered | °°Rt?. manently injured in the Visitation Order, died at the Convent here yes- - in New ¥ place in the Convent cemetery. D. was aenene sing Queenan ane. Suiwine on a sister of Mrs. John F. Ellis, and the eldest the claimants: Edwin Hoyt, for use of | daughter of the late 'y Ennis, of Washing- Charles G. Francklyn, $9: William §. | ton, and was 47 y She entered George- Hoyt, for use of same, $63,905.18; Charles G. | town Convent twenty-five years ago, and has : iff n of | disposition, aside from her happy faculty of im- Now York, and related to the deiecions =" °* | parting what abe know, whether la a eeineions pg Sree etnenndlonay or educational point of view, endeared her to Rear Estate Transrers.—A. C, Richards | ail whe were privile to be members of her etal., trustees, to Philip Spriggs, lot 198, Pra- | classes; and the graduates of Georgetown Con- ther’s subdivision of Mount Pleasant, $2,100: T. | vent, scattered as they are all over the country, ©, Saater to R. Stahl, lot 60, square 441, #600; | will hear with moistened eves of the death of Wm. G. Phillips et ux to Sarah A. Nally et al., | Sister Mary Raphael. lot 38 and 39 Callan’s subdivision, square 829, THE OLD FoLks ConceRT.—To- morrow even- $1,000; Benj. T. Cowart and wife to David But- | ing the Old Folks, sixty in number, with a terfield, part lot 15, square 693, $25,000. grand orchestral accompaniment, will give a Se ene ‘t for the benetit of the Dumbarton street Crrcurr Cov’ morning Judge Mac- | Concer’ Arthur convened this court and discharged the | (Mi. E-) Sa tl gaendagirmnorn nD jury until Thursday. A number of judgments nary — There were no receipts of gratn to- tyderwatt were taken day. The sales this morning were 1,000 bushels ——- Ls red wheat at $1. Valentine Manufacture. ao a DF ED Here is a large room, fitted up with long Gates, Pagpag waeg Une ames benches, and occupied by some scores of girls | nat fair scunge erence Bes ga =) of various ages. Each gir hason one side of lors alr young tur 0 went with us! pile of incomplete valentines, and on the other | It doesn.t make any difference that she went & heap of little objects of some one kind, which | back on her word, and grew up to be, a ngs itis her duty to add—iittie bunches of flowers, | f8:¢ ike Magn er or glittering mottoes, or aching hearts, or break- “Would the py t ing hearts, or trusting hearts, or hearts transfix- of eur coun! tos fing schoof out at De. aM ed by arrows, or, it may be, a heap of unfiedg- | 71,00" Com wale Haig rps Sy cope dly fone ed little Cupids. ‘The audacious little god is un- | fake next Churaday ‘did. Sesh ae ceremoniously picked up onthe point or’ ma a moon! bruh, thrust up into the brightest of blueaskies, passed un, read: is next stage, each girl usually adding gue feature to | JOUE man n felt ag it he could the general design. The poetry of valentines is | ‘housan eg ey get int plow roe a@ study, and so, perhaps, would th ts be if in aed ni young pene a they could be convenient pretended to shiver with cold until an arm was | sto! and affectionatel; licate waist! Then the weather grew sudden- ly warmer, and she didn’t shiver any more. It the cabersre cr eke tence ners rather against | £0 ad notiood tue sume thine, ned she eos i See pare: gr ne longer the poom | to lean over e little more, like* home ct the nace more time is occupied in reading it, and graph poles on Michigan avenue. Emboldened. ae longer it takes to serve a we observ: ‘Jones and Sarah Smith ST antes ombellise ree ay and discussion | Somed very affectionate. Sho sai it mae $e Sec meanment and postical effusions, | Scr, but kaving ‘stuck the end of 2 ance it le cometimes found to take no small portion | Pioovetin her ene, sae noe prepared to make Goneed Fooling, Wreretang nea eet, CO" | the affidavit. Somehow after thet the cones znerofece, compact sud concen- | s20:00 seemed $0 grow tere and tome interest- Sparkle Sad ortginetite na wont ee ce 2 | ing, and with tant fair seene eae the “Boven Dials post,” ama ton cequreof | our’ shoulder we would Have set out to side lucubrations as are accepted, threepence a line | Vermont and back without stopping. She was is the usual remuneration, ‘Not suck cory. hog | #0 artless and innocent; #0 childilke and conda~ pay, either, one is apt to. think. until’ it is | !%@- She told us all about how her stepmother considered ‘what brain-cudgelling’ and parox- | Pounded her with a rolling pin, and when we ysmsof poetic rapture have probably been ex. | tought of a hard roiling pin whacking against ded ii inns anti y. her fragile form and bounding over her alabaster Fards for every. line that Rede eo oho | shoulders, our halt sted Sc cod with mn yards for every line that finds acceptance, to frenzy. She said she sometimes thought she'd say pothing of the time he 2 may have ti hese ot married to escape further persecution, and osoaps fas menes Men we were about to lay our hand on our heart and of any kind.—Cassell’s Magazine Offer to be hers for evermore, when the b CLIPPIN beer ge Fina = for having sto; ~ atthe b= Sanee. — oo the horses c! mm the of Novyem- | spe! down. was Brighton agai ang- ber to the middie of (January. Eartier or later | town wich the schoolmaster in favor of Bung- will not be productive of su good results. The | town. Such words as ‘‘catarrh,” ‘tur! coy,” coat of all horses will be “set” within the time | “parallel,” etc., soon reduced the “sides” to above specitied,and, when clipped within that | half a dozen, and at len; @ very little trimming suffices to keep | to sustain the honor of m in good shape for the remainder of the benetited by clipping: Canteens oe colon tald it wasn't right, and cl . conc! 2 . Horses inceaitetiy and jena ‘ast | Banged’ wil tie ieatae Hewett itis extremely hazardous to bey ren Pe) wake offset to be consoled and sympathize will be ited immensely,—by all means have | with by ‘our girl.” She positivel him clipped,” and expect, your advice being | of angera nd sympathy, and she taken, the result will prove as you pi ced. there But, it for granted that ‘will re- ceive the ordinary care and attention requisite, nd emphatically that all soft horses, or those sweat freely whilst at work and after work. Horses ing 14 to 16 miles a day jays be . if atall constant ruts eek ‘Mrs. John Pollock eran Joka Fatockafetioately euocateg ‘Troy. It was & case Of too much shawl. e. Patten ‘States so'diers justice hasivformed a toa complaint, that he must protect tH Hf i z E Hl i ce 87 Coptain-General Jouvellar, of Cuba, has Iaiand fun sats ofeige, mobiiiioa saneene feleney tj it early all all2, with ex loans the rates have been 3 to Sterling exchange is having reduced their nomi rates to 484 for sixty days and iS’ < for demand In the money market call loans are Ladies’ Aid Bootes varryipg. private tankers Preset Dd DMB. TWEEDALE, ee of ¢! Tt DONS HALL, 4 strects Georgetown, ENING, Feb. 10, 157s 0b eeioee conte food 20° @ quoted at 3 to 5 per cent., 4 to S being the ruli quotation. Prime mercantile paper is quot: atéal. The stock market has been stro ncipal rise has been in northwest laware, Lackawanna and Western, New York Central, [ilinois Central, New Jersey Central, Delaware and Hudson canal, and stocks of this kind. Bepay, Bist ehh sel! at the Auction Teet. Georgetown, eighty nares ‘Company Stock the Hcckvilte Turnpike ey _ fia rhosab bees Aactione=r The Batriwone. Feb). 9.—Vir ices uachanged. ; western Bay unchanged. P: little inquiry for round Wenern butter—market bare ai 2, Orfeo dull, 227. New Youx, Feb. 9.—Flour quiet and un rovieionetalr 1000 9.—Steoks active mi mg, 484; short, ols for mower, Money, 4. Gold, 1 4+. Governments stron) street, Georgetor front, three floors and large colar. Large back building, flo 1» from the Bank of i £50.00. Brie, 44',. ee THE WEATHER. War DerartMent, Oster of Ch Latrobe stove and marble mantel in di SYNorsis FOR THE Past TWENT covering the flour (three barrels); six months | The low barometer that was Sunday morning tc The barometer of the Missiest py fallen over the lower inhe region, t) and the Carolinas. T! ~ 4 tal y e flour was spirited away, and a 4 ye Te ies, or at No 171 Bridge street C848. 8 CRAGiB. M.D. ve: e temperature bas risen in New Engiand, the middie s ates, lower lake region It bas fallen in the northwest Northerly winds tes, Increasing to bri ath Atlantic coast. Light | nal snow. are reported Fresh northerly winds pre- tly cloudy or clear weather, ia the states, and occasional snow ‘in the Falling barometer, southerly winds avd light rain prevail in Oregon and northera PRoPABILITIEG —During the rest New England, falling or st northerly winds, increas erature, and possibl: ‘and the south west and upper lake regio e Sonal services to bis friends and t the lower lakes F°bst ©. said he | Stolen; it was clearly proven’ that this was one oe Bs < the barrels taken from Mr. Dagy: fined $30. him that he could see the parties, and in a few | Morris Gainey, threats to Ann Gainey, his wife; co Carrington said he had seen the | boBds to keep the peace. Charles Piper, a va- rds. clondy weaiher and 1 away Monday night, with rising For the southern portion of the middie te, the middle Atiantic states and North = coast, falling barcmeter. northeast and’snow or rain. he rp Gulf states, rising bar temperature, clondy, fol- Dg Weather, with rain on the fiume- he western Gulf states and the Tising barometer, northwest to north falling temperature, or clear weather. except In wecte upper lakes and t weet wins westerly winds, faili Tespected citizen, who departed this life on Teareiay lest, after a brief illness, in the 9ith and_ partly clonty ro Texas. Forthe he northwest, northwest to south- ther. Oantionary ‘at Wilmington, and are ordered for and Cape Henry. B‘ THOMAS WER et: waned ¥ “ONDA ARNE BE Ont -seven YE METHOD ot M W Dich ts sette down on Seagate street, George wot, TUESDAY, 36 10th day'of Febraary, in ye ere 18, ,Ye sounding of Mosick will begin at T\ by ye clock. Ye price to enter ‘n will be Four Yorke Shiitiags de come will finde ye best places. wn. Main house pressed brick od bascment kitohen. The rooms, inclading bathroom; ber of closets, £6. The bath- zm ie convenient to all parte of the ercond story, id has water closet hte and marble toy hetand, with bot and cold water. The kit of Istest improvem » chine closets, and e room. ‘The interior ar rar gements of the bouse are such es to make it very convenient, and must be seen t be af taced The Met ROB the practice of m: ine, aud od residence 124 Dunbart EY 114 Bridge strest, No. 135 Bridge treet, ‘Oomm . A. WHEATLEY'S PREMI oy eT YEING AND BCOUR- » ING ESTABLISHMENT, jefferson sitet, Geotpciows 5 D. oO: P.O. Box 733. Fine Jet Garnet Jewelry, bber Jewelry, s Jewelry Store, No. 457 Received at Prig; Pennsylvania avenue, near 4}, street. peo beanidbn.. Sas TRE way “to minister to a mind diseased,” is to take Peruvian Syrup, a protected solution Of the protoxiste of irom, whi h and vigor to the whole system, ri organs to perfect health, mind to its natural vigor. iy of Catarrh. Obstruction of nasal passages, discharge fall- ing into throat, eometimes profuse, watery, acrid, or thick and tenacious, mucons, puru- lent, bloody, putrid, offensive, ete. dryness, weak or intiamed eyes, ringing in ears deafness, ulcerations, scabs from ulcers, yolce altered, nasal twang, oftensive breath, impaired smell and taste, etc. Few only of above symp- toms likely to be present in any case at one time. To cure—take Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery earnestly, to system, which are alwa: specitically, as it does, u and lining membrane" bow of the street, bear nomhweet corner Pa. the Unsurpessed ETIEFF Pianos, thereby restorin, e night, (advertised elsewhere,) to provide the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company | means Sor elieving the poor ef Georgetown. for Patrick J. Murray for damages laid at | ‘The readers are Miss Weir aud Mr. Temedate, £10,000. The defendant charges that on the 23th | tne piace corner of High and Prospect terete, of dune last thedefendant cansed the railroad | (Sheldon House,) the hour 5 p.m., the price $3 track at the corner of 7th and F streets to be \% , | Sibany, N.Y ,cheap for ci instrument buyers. DEaTH OF A RELIGrBvsE.—Sister Mary Ra- it on plaintiff, who was engaged in lowering the ; 4 water main by which he was seriously and per- | {"8¢! (Mise Margaret Ennis), a member of the rect the blood and at fault, also to act pon the diseased glands of the nose and its com- municating chambers. The more I see of this odious disease, the more positive is my beliet that if we would make treatment perfectly suc it, we must use constitutional rough the blood, as well as a jank?-tr 423 terday morning, after a lingering illness, of *PUNING AN co tak ING AND Hxavy Svits.—On Saturday General T. T msumption, and her funeral wil e place i la ORGAN! Crittenden entered several suits egainst Sena- | this afternoon at 4 o'clock, the interment taking cessful in curin, treatment to act Franckiyn and Susan, his wite, for use of same, | since led a cloistered life. “Her sweetness of hen used warm and ” rational and acien- applied with Dr. Pierce’ cures upon “common sen: cific principles, by its mild, soothing and heal- ing properties, to which the disease N IOHOLS ANT 10OB OBEAM D OYSTER PARLO ine f uber of ‘irm of dL. W THE CELESRATED KNABE PIANOS! The artist s choice the The beastiful toned M over, AMMON PIANOS, of hy and reduced prices to Second-hand Piabos taken in exchange. Schonenger's Favorite ORGANS. ‘Tuning sttended to, at Cc, REICHENBACH'’s PIANO WARBROOMS, @ PIANOS AND BOLALTY, . @. KUHN, Practical Pianemake (Formerly with Steinway & Bons. PIANO STORE, 632 New York » for the a PIANOS yields, when the system has been put fn order by the use of the Golden Medical Dis- covery. This is the only perfectly safe, scien- tific and successful mode of acting upon and So successful has the above course of treat- ment proven that the proprietor offers $500 reward foracase he cannot cure, All the means sold by Drug; prietor, Buffalo, — _THat Corms, BuNtons, Troublesome Nails, Vascular Excreacences, Chilblains, and other ailments of the feet deteriorate and destroy Y promote irritability of temper, sborten life and interfere with its du- ties and pleasures, is probably as much of a trueism as that the establishment of Dr. White, S posite the U. 8. Treasury GUA bealth, and thereb; No. 535 15th street, 0) tific principles) is liberally patroni nt and considerate der to avoid, or if ailing to be relieved or per- ured of those most troublesome an- PROPERTY (HEAL AND PRUSUBALS with Toe CORCORAN FIRE INSURANCE Co, DISTBIOT OF COLUMBIA. eset 8100,00D> » 1429 P . oe 439 FSO ERATE, rentan a x J.T. DYER, Secretary PBF WAER ta EERamee* SSE aw, fe oy somes SEO) ‘at less than half the DRESSES ESt42risaep 1816. CHAS. SIMON & SONS, 63 HOBTH HOWARD ST.,BALTI4 ORE, MD Dealers in Jens the most deci) -tr = 1B JAM: MUBRAY'S \@ FLUID S'RAGN erat forsteay pours the bo pe e i F GUNS, FISHING bs AED GPORTING gBtn 68 SIGE OF BiG GUN, S™urine DEPOT, 617 SEVENTH STREET, febm-tr outtePatentOfice 4& PERFSOT-FITTING SHIRT LEAVE YOUR ORDERS AT BEEN'S, 422 9th Street Nerthwest, SHIBT PATTERES CUTTOORDER. jan?-ény —————————————_S epee ee

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