Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1874, Page 4

EVENING STAR. _ February 13, 1874. LOCAL NEWS, Amusements, &c., nt. National Theater—Mr. Frank Mayo in “Davy FRIDAY... House.—Mrs. James A. Oates’ | comic opera company in “The Prima Donn i | Theater Comique.—A myriad of new stars in misce!lancous attractions. Corcoran Art Gallery, corner of 17th street and Pennsylvania avenue. Magic shadows at the Memorial Church, corner of 1éth and N streets. ‘ondensed Locals. app, Congressional printer,who bas been suffering lately from a severe attack of exzema, is slowly recovering. mas Claffin, recently convicted in the Police Courtof keepiug his barbershop openon | Sunday, and sentenced to the workhouse in de- fant of $20 fine, was confinement by order of Governor Shepherd. the northern section of the city are persons. Yesterday house of Sergeant second precinct police, on sth street, between © and P, and carried off @ clock from the man- t | Wm. MacWilliams, secretary. erday released from Tespectors entered the , Hurley, of the 34 police precinct, estive @hill yester- station house, has @ay as to be confined to #0 far recovered as to be able to be removed to bis home in this city. - The closing lecture of the Columbian Uni Versity course on astronomy will be delivered this evening in the hall of the Medical College, | at 8% o'clock, by Prof. Newcomb. “The Nebular Hypothesis,” and this d theme will doubtless receive a masterly The lecture is free to ment at his hand It will be seen by the annonncement else. where that the attractions of the organ concerts increase rather than diminish. Next Wednesday night will be presented a | ‘amme of organ, vocal and instru. mental music. The womlerful blind organist of | Bischof, our own well- known quartette, Ewer, Chase, Burnet with Prof. Schneider, of the Marine , and his brother, band-master to the King | of Italy, who will introduce the clarion to be a performer of gre: lebrity, will appear. BUILDING AssoctaTions.—The sixth annual of the Columbia Cooperative Buildin, m was held last evening at the Boar: Of Trade Kooms. The following officers were | elected for the ensuing year: Dr. E. M. Chapin, it; J. W. Simms, vice president; J. FE. ; John T. Given,’ treas- ton, J. K. Greer, Wm. L. Nortieet, John T.’ Hoover, Wiltam H. Wetzel,.J. W. Draine, Z. B. The secretary, Mr. Thomp- I report, showing mM, Sel urer; ‘Wiliam N. Ds ~ hall, Thomas and H.J. Hoyle. his sixth annual Teceipts during the (met) $44,615. ying advances, 15: | number ad- | 2; average premium on per cent.; monthly re- value of one share 1 Ceipts at this date, =1,%0-1 Of sto-k not advaniced’on, €120. the 2th monthly meet: Washington Building Association last night, 1; shares were advancedon at an average pre- ‘4 shares were withdrawn at $! each accumulated interest on the advances. At the twenty-eighth monthly meeting ot the | ing Association No. 2, held last | evening, thirty-six shares of stock’ were ad- m &t a discount averaging 0 per twenty-five shares were withdrawn at 10 per cent interest. At the 40th meeting of the Merchants’ an. Mechanics’ Association last night, 11 shares were advanced on at Central Bail ‘The largest audience of the Week was assembled at Ford's Opera House last night, and ali present were delighted at the fine and finer acting of the Oat roupe in ‘* The King’s S was a most charming efforts by Messrs. Mise Larkelle. Mrs. sang very sweetly, and the same To-night we are to have ng opera bouffe, “The Prim: a Night.” for the benetit of Mrs. Oates, should fill the house. As there are only two more performances at | the National Theater of the charming Amer Crocket,”” we advise those of AVE NOt seen it to these last chances. wholesome scenes are in delightful contr: with the sickly sentiment of the so-calied emo- = plays. Comique -n smodens, mer- and was ably seconded {n her @, Allen and Drew, ates was in good voi and her frien laugh visit the Theater - The excellent bill of th week, fresh and attractive, will only be pre- fented two nights more. Coxvicts Sart To ALuanxy.—Last night Ww. Crocker and Thomas Johnson, ard, left this city in the 9 o'clock ig in charge the fol- iton Temple, celored, ity a few days ago of man- illing his half brother, Moses Pol- lard, in November last, and who was sentenced toeight years at the Albany county ary; Geo. W. Garner, who plead guilty to the same offence in killing John H. Peiper in Sep- tember last, and was sentenced to four years imprisonm Temple has been to Albany be- fore, and evidently was greatly disaj sentenced to such a long term g the sentence he vowed th be even with the j him Captain W. of the jail gu: train for New York. havin; Jowing prisoners: Hamil would not forget when he returned, and said he had bat little doubt that he would return, as he had got safely through two ears in the same place ‘when he was placed nineteen times in the Jan- geon. ——————— MARKET-Hovsz STALLs.—Yester- B. H. Warner, real estate broker sold the remaining stalls im the | Northeastern market-house left over from last sale, at the following premiums, subject to an annual rent of $30: ell, at $75; stall No. 2s, to John Miller, at = stall No. ha etal Sullivan, at <30; stall No. 32, 26, to P. B. Dow- at $45, stall No. 2 P. stall No. 21,to Thad. Bean, at tional stands will be sold as soon after th ‘The dealers calied a meet- afternoon to consult with the commissioners in regard to the opening. AvTHORITY._The Police yesterday, dismissed gineer Cronin, of the inst Sergeant Clements, @ latter had refused to neer at a fire; A Board, at their meeti the complaint of Chief Fue t, agal f the police, that thi the orders of the chief en, ‘d, 1t is understood, holding the opinion the fire ent has no control over the | gineer takes the ground ic act makes it his and direct all operations ent; that the law makes it he police force to ass and that to make such assistance of ¥ av: a be subject to his direction while at lice. The chief en, the full contro! at a fire, ——_.—__. ‘Tae Eriscurat Comvocation.—The second Of the series of missionary meetings under the direction of Kev. Meyer Lewin, dean of the jon convocation, was held last night al’s church, Zid street. near Pa. ave., Kev. Mr. Jackson rector. The attendance ‘was an address was (leliv: ‘ich a collection was taken up, reali rable sum. This evening a meeti ‘St. Mark's church @ conside: will be held a: Rey. Mr. Steele rector. A Frr iv 4 PRave® MgetinG.—Last even- prayer meeting of the Young Association at their rooms, the ition of the audience was suddenly at- tracted = the violent contortions and loud Mary Walker being resent, applied it, about 7 o'clock. Precinct, found a ', and his frie: i E sis re rn i 5 F H i i = | r * 3 a $ y ; 4 ” H a i ‘ He | e 3 i 8 F i é 3, a | é i i | | Fr i i i i | Heme Bale for Ireland. THE MASS MEETING LAST MIGHT. a and mass meeti —— enthusiastic large room was well filled, and among the aadi- = beget ge Bon Fe Poorer of the — league, with invite ests and speakers, occu- pied the platform, Seana the sides of which were decorations of Irish and American tiage. | (On the rear wallof the stage and in plain view from the auditorium was a large and fine en- ‘raving of the old Irish Parliament in Colle; Green Dublin, and on the sides were _— ts of Smith O'Brien and Daniel O'Connell. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER by Capt. Daniel McMahon, president of the league, who stated the objects, and ex} his gratification at seeing so large a turn-out of Ireland's friends. At the conclusion of his re- marks he nominated officers, as follows: F. Med Bellew, D. A. | ice president; Major These nomina- tions were unanimously confirmed by the meet- i J. L. Dease, LEFTERS PROM GOVERNOR SHEPHERD AND HON. A. H. STEPHEN Mr. MeNerhany came forw: id great ap- | plause. He read a letter from Dr. Tindall, | Secretary to Governor Shepherd, saying: ‘The Governor directs me to reply to your invitation to the meeting to be held on Thursday evening, for the expression of sympathy with the move- | ment in favor of home rule in Ireland, that he is | heartily in favor of the efforts of that people to | secure their rights, and much regrets that a pre- | vious engagement for that evening will prevent his attendance,” ‘The chair also read a letter from Hon. A. Stephens regretting that severe bodily in position r ed it out of his power to be with | them, but ‘be assured no one sympathizes more profoundly than I do with the wrengs of the | Oppressed” people of Ireland, and no one lives who holds the principles of “Home Rule’ or local self-government ina higher or more sacred regard than I do.” THE SPEECHES. | Mr. McNerbany then addressed the meeting | at considerable length, saying that having been honored by acall to the position of presiding officer it was expected that he would say some- ing of the aims of the home rule movement. Home rule for Ireland means simply the right the Irish to manage their own domestic at- fairs in their own way, and while recognizing the anthority of the British Crown, yet in mat- ters of local concern the right that ireland have | ber own Parliament similar to that which a state legislature in the United States holds to the Congress and the Executive of this country. | This is both just and natural, and although it did not comprehend as much as the most enthu- siastic friends Of Ireland could wish, yet it was all that the Irish people now ask ior. The friends of freland in this, country favor this movement because it is an advance step in the direction to [rish freedom. The speaker re- cited the wrongs which had been inflicted apon ireland during the last seven hundred years, and at the conclusion of his remarks, which were trequently interrupted with cheers, intro- duced Hon. Charles Albright, of Pennsylvania, | who spoke briefly, saying that he was no Irish- man, but his heart beat in unison with Irishmen who bad detended the outr: nationality of America during the recent struggle in this country. The chair then introduced Hon. W. «Brien, of Baltimore, who after brief r marks, was succeeded by Hon. C. D. McDougall. ot New York, who said he had come not as an | Irishman but as a Scotchman; but he was in the fullest sympathy with the’ friends of Ire- | land, and wishes them Godspeed in their eifurts for home rule. Hon. Wm. .J. Hines, of Arkansas, was next | introduced and made an eloquent wldress on | the situation of Irish affaire during which he was frequently applauded. The elections close in Ireland next Saturday, and he hoped the mora! intluence of the mass meeting held at the capital of the United States would reach the struggling patriow there and have its weight. Let the Irish people keep stirring up public opinion by agitation of Ireland’s wrongs until a majority be rolied up in that country in tayor of home rule. Prof. J. M. Langston was next introducod and made a stirring speech, and during its de- livery he was trejuently obliged to suspend for the applause wh ich greeted him. Major William Mac Williams, one of the lead- ing spirits of the Home Rule League in this c he next speaker, and in his remarks di monstrated that this movement has nothing to 5 both Catholic and Protestant nd are equally interested in this movement, which is destined to culminate in | freedom for ireland, so far as the management of her own internal interests are concerned. The Irish everywhere are a unit on the question | at issue. At the conclusion ef Mr. MacWilliams’ speech & letter was read from General James Shields, | in which encouragement is given in the work entered upon. The chair announced that an address had been prepared to the American people, but the | lateness of the hour precluded its reading. | ‘Tne meeting then adjourned. —_2—___ A Pleasant School Auniversary, A VETERAN TEACHER IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMPLIMENTED. Yesterday Mrs. Maria E. Rodier, who for twenty-tive years has been continuously teach- ing in the public schools of this city, celebrated the 25th anniversary of her entering on duty as teacher in the school-room corner of Lith and G streets. At 2o’clock p.m. the parents and frieads of the present pupils of Mrs. Kodier began to ar- rive, also some of her former pupils. Ex-Mayor Lennox, Mr. Anthony Hyde,of Georgetown, ex- trustee F. D. Stuart, Trustees Harris, O’Dris. colland Hart, of the first district, Woodward and McLellan of the second, and Wilson and Champlin of the tourth, Superintendent J. O. Wilson, Mr. J. E. Thompson, of the fourth dis- trict grammar school, and other friends of edu- cation were present. The exercises were com- menced by a musical festival by the school, led by Mrs. King, the music teacher. Anna Kim- mel! personated the queen, Lizzie Kimmell punctuality, Belle McLaughlin perseverance, cma Lepreux generosity, Mary Plowman. | Katie Wilson and Minnie Chrisman tirst, second and third scholars, and Emma Wilke the tardy scholar. Superintendent .J.0. Wilson addressed the company, epeaking of the present condition of | the schools, and referring to the almost unpar- alleled success of Mrs. Rodier a= a teacher, he, in behalf of the present board or trustees pre- sented her with a handsome silver coffee urn in | testimony of the Sppreciation in which her | fidelity as a teacher is held. It bore an inscrip- tion with the dates 1549 and 1574; also the fol- lowing: ‘Presented to Mrs. Maria E. Kodier February 12, 1874, the twenty-fifth anniver- sary of the commencement of her teaching in | the public schools of Washington, by the board of trustees of the public schoois.”” Ex-Mavor Lennox was introduced, and stat- ing that he was mayor of the city in 1530, one year atter Mrs. Kodier commenced teaching, poe sane pony her highly, and congratulated the rd and the school on being so fortunate as to secure the services ef one so experienced. He reterred to the =7 days of the public schools of the city when they were regarded as schools for the indigent, and recalled many pleasant reminiscences of the old times. | Mr. J. E. Thompson, one of the oldest teach- | ere in the public schools, spoke of the difficul- | ties in the early days of the schools. Further | | vy io. remarks were made by Messrs. Stuart, McLel- lan, Harris, J. M. Wilson, Hart, Woodward, O'Driscoll, and the representative of Tae Stax. Mr. Harris stated, in reply to ex-Mayor Lenox, that although the schools in old times may have been regarded as pauper schools they are not so now, for they contain on their rolls the names of children of senators, representatives, and | other high officials. It was also stated that since Mrs. Rodier commenced teaching in the pnblic schoo]- she has had about 2,50 chilacen | under her charge. Superintendent Wilson introduced Mesars. | A F. G. Calvert, L. C. Denham, Wm. H. Degges, | George W. Evans, R. H. Harkness and George Collins, all of mature age and mostly settled fn life, who were members of Mrs. Rodier’s school | in Union chapel, from "49 to "55. Mr. Calvert. on behalt of these Tepresenta- tives of Mrs. Rodier’s former labors, presented her with an elegant silver pitche: TMeortbed “To Mrs. Maria E. ier, from a few of ber former pupils.” A handsomely ornamented pound cake in- seribed ¢1549-1574_Mrs. M. E. Kodser—Trus- tees of Public Schools of Washin; .” was presented by Mr. A. Hart. Mrs. Pope nec Liz- zie Pugh, one of Mrs. K.’s former pupils, pre- sented & beautiful ink well. During the pleasant exercises the company was served with a most | tempting and bounti supply of refreshments prev! by the girls of the school. A MALEVOLENT LoveR.—Thomas colored, was | these bids established @ scale of prices grada- al | time been experimentin, | ease and | ux. to George A. Lane, lot 4, | M. Velinda Chapman to | Square 207, #500; M. Velinda Chapman to Geo. es the public under the im- pression that contractors are receiving an ex- tortionate for their work. It is, or should be, however, li known that the Board of Public Wor! id invite and recsive bits for all desert) of street improvements, and from much below the lowest bid. * * © been awarded several contracts, and the assertions which I make in my statement can be substantiated, not only by the record, bat by all master stonecutters in the city of Washing. ton. The board allowed me for furnishing and setting the brown stone and granite terrace steps on C street northwest $3 per lineal foot, as well as also on New Jersey avenue southeast. | ‘The board price is the lowest cash price for this kind of work. The board paid me in ‘“‘certiti- cates,” in view of which fact, considering their present value to be beneath the sum estimated ar the value of the work, I applied for a reason. able advance in price, which from econominal views, was denied me.” My work amounted to | Over $6,000, so that I assert truthfully that I lost over $1,200, besides giving my labor. This statement ‘is based upon cash prices paid by private individuals for like work. I have had experience in other kinds of work, and been awarded several contracts for building sewers nd laying sewer pipes, all of which have been finished without complaint from either citi- zens or the board,after duly justifying by bowls. Knowing that I will taithfully perform my con tract, even at @ sacrifice to myself, the board has awarded me what some call a good contract. It is to furnish material and construct a brick sewer on 7th street north- east, from G to A streets, thence a pipe sewer to near the new Eastern’ market.! as & pipe sewer on the west side Now, what I would say is this: Ly sons who are dissatisfied, and think that the board is paying “twice the value” of work, tr it. I feel sure that if a responsible man will come forward and give proper security for the faithful performance of the work, the board will give him the contract, and I will relinquish it. The tact will soon be made patent to his mind, or any others, that the cry of “ring” is merely a ‘‘tempest in a teapot.” Indeed, I think I will be borne out by all practical men in the opinion that, unless the board does at- vance their prices, the work will be seriously retarded. I have just completed a sewer on New Jersey avenue, between B and C streets: northwest, and after digging through § fert o) made ground, 1 struck a spring of water, whic kept me under the unforeseen disadvantage of working ina continuous mud-hole for at least 300 feet, in some places 17 feet deep. “Those who have had experience, and others who saw me while doing this work, will agree that it re- quired three times as long for its completion as | an ordinary job would have done. As yet, no additional award of price has been allowed me. For one who not only had practical rience in regard to the value of work, but is also pay- | ing no insignificant tax assessments, Iam fully persuaded that the Board of Public Works has Squandered none of the public money, bat faithfully redeemed its public interests. R RD ROTHWALL, ROBBERY AT THE Capito! chant Cleaned Ou! —About 7 o’clock last even- i cleaned ont the tobacco stand of Mr. F. Senate restaurant, but who lately removed to the north side of the erypt,) taking cigars and chewing tobacco valued at from $75 to $100. Mr. Moran closed his stand about 5 o’clock, and locked up his stock in a wooden box, fastened with @ padiock, and it was from this box that the thief abstracted the tobacco. With an or- dinary jack-knife he had evidently split off the end of one side of one of the folding doors con- taining the staple, and after loading himself with an armful of boxes of cigars and chewing | tobacco, had departed through the door leading from the crypt under the east portico of the Capitol, which is only about 15 feet trom.the tobacco stand. It was aark at that nour, and the policeman who would have been on duty in the crypt had been excused for sickness, and the policeman at the west front had the double duty to perform of looking atter his own post d that of the crypt. It ie believed that the thief is some one employed at the Capitol, and | aiting fer a favorable opportu- | who had been nity to perpetrate the robbery, Mr. Moran is a poor man, and the loss is @ serious one to him. ARERST OF AN ALLEGED FUGITIVE PROM MARYLAND JvUstice.—This morning Sheriff Lyons, of Alleghany connty, Md., arrived in with a requisition from the governor of that state for one Wm. H. Walters, charged on the oath of John Hose, a citizen living near Sumberiand, with robbing him of #169 in mon- nd a gold watch. It is charged that Wal ters has been traveling through that part of the state under pretence of being a bell-hanger, and taking advantage of opportunities has been piltering from his customers. Detectives Sar- gent and McEltresff at once started out, and succeeded in arresting Walters, aud he will be conveyed back to Cumberland ‘this evening by the sheriff, to be dealt with according to law. THE CUSHING-Gatnes-JaNin SU1Ts.—To- day, Mr. H. W. Garnett filed in the case of Cushing against Myra Clarke Gaines an amend- ed bill, in which he (C.) Gaines agt. New Orieans (mentioned in the ori- ginal bill) the defendant recovered judgment for several parcels of lands, the amount and value of which he is ignorant of and he has been unable to obtai account thereof; that she also recovered £135,000, of which he is enti- tled to six per cent. (5,100), which he has fre- quently demanded throngh his attorney, J. S. Whitaker, and charges that the said judgment is in process of collection, and he believes that she will endeavor to cheat and defraud him, and he therefore prays that the necessary order be granted, ——_-—___ THE RETROCESSION OF ALEXANDRIA SUIT.— ‘The decision of the retrocession suit of Phillips vs. Payne, involving the validity of the act of | Tetrocession of Alexandria to Virginia in 1346, was advanced two steps yesterday. Mr. Burke, common wealth’s attorney for Alexandria coun- wi tiled a demurrer to the declarations of Judge illoughby, so as to make a single issue upon the constitutionality of retrocession. Judge Wnloughhy at once joined issue on the demur- rer, and Chief Justice Cartter, hopling the Cir- cuit Court, at once certified the case to be heard before the general term in the first instance. The general term is now in progress, but whether the case will be heard now or at the May term has not yet been decided. —_.——— Tae ALEXANDRIA(VA.) PosTMASTERSHIP.— A special dispatch from this city to the Alex dria Gazetie yesterday post t Alexandria is now under the control of the sure- ties of the late postmaster, namely, Lewis Mce Kenzie and John W. Burke, and’ that there seems to be little doubt that Robert Bell, ir., will be appointed successor of Mr. Trist. The Sentinel last evening says: ‘There are many applicants for the position of postmaster of this city, among them being Messrs. R. Bell, jr., Henry 8. Martin, F. L. Van Auken, W. N. Berkley, E. C. Marshall, Rt. D. Ruffin, E. E. White, i. D. Beckley, and many others.”” ‘Tae Best Pexcit MapE.—We have for some with Dixon's (Ameri- can graphite) black lead px hesitation in saying that they are the best we bave ever used, after a pretty long experience with various kinds. They are pleasant to han- dle, make a smooth, umform mark, hold their folnt admirably, and from the excellent quali- y of the wood are sharpened with satisfactory recision. We cheerfully and volun- tarily make this endorsement of them, because they rchly merit it, and it is but right that merican work of this superior quality should receive proper recognition. Reat Estate TRansrers, ©. Burr et Bquars 6, $2,000; George Mason, lot 4, ason, part lot Il, square 401, $500; B. H. Hill to John Malonay, lot 23, Hill's subdivision of Square 719, $150; John J. Kelley et ux. to John Rabbitt, part of lot 12, square No. i2, $350; Amanda A. Wall to Mary Jones, part of lot 9, block Ne. 19, Mount Pleasant, $510; John G. Bright to Rudolf Goldschmidt, lot 4, saare 404, Dvrrno the Carroll, stall 57, ‘Washi Sn Rear Estate Sacns.—B. H. Warner, rea! 1 estate broker, has sold a two-story frame house on New J. avenue, near K street, to Hattie H. Bradford for $2,200; also, house and lot on ———_-+e--_____ A GREAT CRIME, almost as horribl ‘Troppmann, has been com: as ee 3 ls Hy ne | giving the requisite notice, a shor ust as keepers of the 4 Tobacco Mer- some thief or thieves went through and loran, ot Virginia, (who was formerly located near the Criminal CourtT—Judye Cartier. To-day, Strom! agt. Bigelow, action for son’s services as clerk: verdict ‘or plaintitt for $13. Stocking agt. Gulick; % for de- fendant. THE NATIONAL ERA CASES. The cases of the Nationa! Era company agt. Augusta, Johnson and Boston—action to re- cover on notes given in subscription of stock— were docketed be Mrs. Lockwood and judgment below for plaintiff aftirmed. A LANDLORD AND TENANT CASE. Hughes agt. Fish; appeal from magistrate in landlord tenant case. The defendant was cares seed of certain premises rented from plaintiff on notice to quit, and he gave bond and took an appeal. The plaintiff! claimed offered evidence to that the premises were sub-let to par- | ties, and were overcrowded, 80 much so that the Board of Health, in view of small-pox pre- ling in the neighborhood, ordered him (the landlord) to correct the evil: The defense was that the rent hai been paid, and that the re- quisite time was not given in the notice. The court held that when premises are a nuisance to the neighbors no notice is required, (except, ps, to give ties @ reasonable time to vacate,) and that the public good required a speedy remedy. The jury fouud a verdict for plaintiff. A WATCH CASE. The case of Emily Lafayette agt. Herzberg was called, and Mr. Norris stated that the facts were that plaintiff pawned a watch with de- fendant for =5, that atter 6 or § months he soll the watch for $15; and afterwards plaintiff sued the defendant for the value of the watch (al- leged $75) and obtained judgment before a mag- istrate. ‘The plaintiff was called and sufferca a non suit. Porice Court —Judge Snell. To-day, Wm. Stewart, assault on John IDet- weiler; $5. Wm. Bell, assault and battery on Mary Brown; lateral for failure to remove the snow from in front of his premises. John B. Sprague was fined $1 for driving through a funeral proc sion. John Boss, disorderly conduct in George- town; $3. H. L.. Wood and Wm. F. Martin, two gay and festive young men, were uncerém )- niously escorted by Officers Thomas Young and T. Markwood from a respectable place of amusement to the Central guardhouse, and lodged there last night free of expense, in “consideration of their persistent and voluntary eftorte to attract the atten- tion of the audience from the performance in progress on the stage to themselves. | This morning further attentions were shown these oceear ae they were given a ride at the expense of the public in the Black Ma. ria, and on alighting were escorted betore Judge Snell, when they contributed $5 each towards general District expenses. They left without expressing any approbation of the at- tentions shown them. John Kaiser, throwing stones in the street, was fined $3, Terrence A. Duffy, obstructing an alley; $1. Jas. Murray, | Same; $1. Horace S. Johnson, failure to te- move snow from sidewalk, forfeited collateral. — GEORGETOWN. CaTTLe MARKET—By Means & Co—The cat- | tle market at the Drover’s Rest this week was dull. 200 beef cattle were offered and 181 sold to butehers at 3c. to6\c. per pound; 19 were left over; 400 fat sheep were on the market and | were sold to butchers, at 5c. to 7c. per pound; were left over. 15 cows and calves were sold, at prices ranging from $30 to $69 per head. ys that in the case of Kivex News.-~'lhe steamer George H. Stout | has arrived from Philadelphia, with portions of the new Chain bridge, and the steamer John _— cleared for New York witb 1,00 barrels jour. Guain TRapz.—The schooner Kitty Ann ar- rived from Alexandria, with 1,500 bushels | wheat for Hartley & Bro. No sgles reported. | | StrNc SHoTs.—Loud compiaits are maile by | the congregations of the Methodist Protestant, Baptist, and Christ (Episcopal) churches, all located on Congress street, about the breaking the windows of their houses of worship | with slingshots. Ought there not tobe a law making either the hoy or his parent's responsi- ble tor the value of the glass broken by these young scamps. A HORRIBLE Came rN BALTIMORE.—A col- ored man named Augustus Anderson was ar | rested yesterday morning, about 11 o'clock, charged with committing an outrage upon Lu. cinda Holley, a colored ‘girl ten years of age. Anderson is @ married man, and occupies with his wite part of the house No. 102 North street, together with Mrs. Holley, the adopted mother ot the child. From the evidence before Justice Hagerty it appears that Mrs. Holley adopted the child about four years ago, and having no children of her own, she lavished her maternal affection upon the adopted daughter. She had occasion to leave the child at home on Wednes- day afternoon, and it was then that the horrible crime was committed. ‘The little girl was so frightened that she was afraid to disclose the terrible secret to her adopted mother. Yester- day morning, however, the child acted so very strangely that Mrs. Holley began to be suspi- cious, and on closely questioning her the atfair was revealed. The woman, when she learned the facts, immediately sought the presence of Anderson, and 80 lustily applied a chair over his head that he sought safety in fight, and ran down the street, pursued by the enraged wo- man, a large crowd joining in the chase. An- derson was subsequently arrested, having se- creted bimselt in the back yard of’a house on Front street, near Foundry, and brought to the station-house. After a full investigation into the case Justice Hagerty committed Anderson tor the action of the grand jury.—Batiimore Ga- cette, Ythe James M. Loweti’s Triat For Wire MvrpkR.— At Lewiston the trial of James M. Lowell for the murder of his wife was resumed Wednesday morning. The greater part of the forenoon was taken up in the examination of Mrs. Sophronis Blood, Mrs. Lowell’s landlady. Mrs. Biood expressed a belief that the goid chain found upon the skeleton, and that the silk dress producea in court, were the ones Mrs. Lowell hadon when she went to ride. She also told bow she saw Mr. Lowell the next morning, and was told by him that he brought Lizzie home at 10 o'clock the night before. She told him she knew better, and he answered that she (bis wife) must have gone off with a circus fel- low. A while after he said he had haunted for her, but had not found her. Some time later she saw him again, and he said that his wife was in rence. Mrs. Blood showed much emo- tion while examining the chain and the dress, and almost fainted. A sharp cross-examination failed to alter the evidence materially. Mrs. Frances A. Jepson testified to seeing and saying “‘good evening” to Lowell and his wife, w she met riding out boy one) about six o’clock on the evening pi ig Mrs. Lowell's disappearance. Next day the witness asked the prisoner where his wife was, and he replied, “She has gone off with the circus.” The testi- — for the prosecution has been mainly the identification of the remains as those of Mrs. Lowell by the articles found upon them, and that she was last seen alive with her husband. Viroinia’s Stats Houss CRuMBLING TO Pixces.—If Virginia was not greatly in debt she ought to build a new state house. A person of ordinary prudence cannot sit in the senate chamber and watch the plaster dropping from the swagging ceiling overhead without feeling some nervous apprehensions. Four years the floor of the supreme court room gave way, and more than a hundred ms were killed or maimed by the fallin, bers. A year or two ago an extra wall te be built to prevent the tue of Washingtou, that stands in the rotunda, from sinking through into the cellar. Yesterday the legislature, alarmed by the fall of a heavy shower fF aster, passed a joint resolution — directin, ie superintends or 5 and ks, records, &c.,in the state library thereto, or to the basement of the capi- tol. is feared that the immense weight of the books in the libri may cause the floor, which is above the senate chamber, to give way and occasion another disaster similar to that of April, 1870. a es S7"lilinois has abolished solitary imprison- ment. s7 Three brothers of ex- President Baez have been imprisoned in Hayti. S7 The population of France decreased one per cent. last year. S7-Mrs. Seguin was first cousin to Mme. jegu! ma arepa be i eee now more elegantly called &7-A Dill is before the California ati making 12 hours a day’s work for pe coro conductors, Phas aed be at Montreal has saa the ex- ‘adition of Rosenbaum, accused his shop in New York city. ing SA bill introduced in the Maryland legista- ture prohibit the attachment of wi here the sum due the employee is under $100. advertisement is posted the esnster debet om cae on of saa After admin- turned to go when the woman of the house followed her to the door and asked her in a whisper if she ae polonaise would be fashionable in the spring. — Mothers should not strike their children hastily. When your boy does wrong you should not litt your hand against him, bat inform him that you will tell bis father of him and that his father will give him adressing down that he will remember the longest day he lives (w' is Sunday, we believe.) That boy will m again disobey you. — If you will watch a squad of men who aré standing on acorner, or loanging about a pid lic entrance, you will soon observe one of them carelessly put his hand in his pocket, keep it there a moment while he sweeps the horizon with an abstracted glance, and then drawing it forth wipe his mouth with the cuff. When his band comes down again a chew of t oisin his mouth, and those about him who have no toe bacco are none the wiser. - It is interesting to observe an impressible ‘son follow an earnest speaker. His whole Ppearance is one of intense expectation. His mouth, his eyes, and every movable part ot his face appears to be on the finest of springs, and the springs in the full control of the speaker Unconsciously he smiles, smirks, winks, sneer, contracts and expands his features, just as the speaker does all these things. It is the an ir fluence that is powerful, and yet so that the slightest interruption breaks the «| er Although he is unconscious that he is duplicat- ir g the facial movements ef the objects of his attention, yet let him catch the glance of au amused observer of himself, and he umferstants it im an instant. And then how mad he is. His delight changes instantaneously to anger and mortification, and during the balancs of the recitation his features are as immovable as a mole on the chin.—Dan?ury News. 87 Viscount Asaph, eldest son of the Earl of Ashburnham, has become a convert to the Roman Catholic faith. He is depaty lieutenant of the county of Brecon, England. @2" According to the decision of a Kansas judge, both husband and wife are entitled to enter a place of amusement on a ticket reading “Admit One.” Does a ticket, rea ing ‘Admit Two,” permit two husbands and their wives to enter. CITY ITEMS. R. C. Lewrs, No. th street, between I and K, has just received a large stock of new Spring Styles of Dress Hats for Gentlemen and Boys. Also, the Broadway Silk Hat, for Spring of "74, at $5 and 2 eee sets Wry Yeast Powper s#ovLp ne USED. Because it is much more convenient than brew- ers’ or hop yeast, produces better and more nutritious food, and never fails of suc This is particularly applicable to Dooley’s Yeas’ Pow- der, a8 each package not only contains the full — as represented, but the contents are per- tectly free trom any injurious substances. Nothing enters into its composition but articles that are healthy and nourishing, and the bi prepared with it is such as can be eaten impunity by the most sensitive invalids, sale by grocers everywhere. Sette Aer THE MOST HRILLIANT GASLIGHT, $1 por 1,000 feet, at 1220 Penn. avenue. us ——s Symptoms of Catarrh. Obstruction of nasal passages, ing into throat, sometimes profuse, watery, acrid, or thick and tenacious, mucous, pura- lent, bloody, putrid, offensive, ete. In others a dryness, weak or inflamed eyes, ringing in ears, deafness, ulcerations, scabs from ulcers, voice altered, nasal twang, offensive breath, impaired smell and taste, etc. Few only of above symp- toms likely to be present in any case at one tim=. To cure—take Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery earnestly, to correct the blood and system, which are always at fault, also to act specitically, as it does, upon the diseased glands and lining ‘membrane? 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~ cessful in curing it, we must use constitutional treatment to act through the blood, as well as a soothing and healing local application. Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy, when used warm and applied with Dr. Pierce’s Nasal Douche, effects cures upon “common sense,” rational ani scien- cific principles, by its mild, soothing and heal- ing properties, which the disease gradually yields, when the system has been put in perfect order by the use of the (olden Medical Dis- covery. This is the only perfectly safe, scien- tific and successful mode of acting upon and healing it. So successful has the above course ef treat- ment proven that the proprietor offers §. reward fora case he cannot cure, All the means sold by Druggists. KR. V. Pierce, M. D., Pro- prietor, Bnital eoorw arge fall- 7 THE way “to minister to a mind diseased,” is to take Peruvian Syrup, a protected solution of the protozide of iron, which gives strength and vigor to the whole system, restores the digestive organs to pertect health, thereby restoring the mind to its natural vigor. 6 —o——__— : Go sre and examine the new gaslight, soft and beautiful, 1220 Pa. avenue, ita ee Tuat Corns, BUNIONS, Troublesome Nails, ‘ascular Excrescences, Chilblains, and other Iments of the feet deteriorate and destroy health, and thereby | promote irritability of temper, shorten life and interfere with its du- ties and pleasures, is probably as much of a trueism as that the establishment of Dr. White, No. 535 16th street, opposite the U. S. Treasury (whose treatment is based upon strictly scien- Lifle principles) is liberally patronised by the most intelligent and considerate ple, in or- der to avoid, or if ailing to be relieved or per- manently cured of those most troublesome an- noyances, THe CHEAPEST AND Best Gasticnt in the world, $1 per 1,000 feet, 1220 Pa. ave. 1,4 fcc escort TO,PREVENT Fever and A, there is no preparation like Dooley’s Oalisaya Tonic. $1 per bottle. eo eee Take CARE oF YouR VALUARLES.—Oall and examine the fire and burglar proof vaults of the Safe Deposit Company, corner of New York avenue and 15th street, for safe keeping of securities, jewels, silver ware or other valu- ables. Kents from ten to sixty dollars num, according to A FRIEND IN NzED.—Dr, Wistar’s Balsam % Wild Cherry is a friend in deed. Who has not found it such in curing all diseases of the lungs and throat, coughs, colds, and ay af- fections, and “last, not least, ? The sick are assured that the high standard of excellence on which the popularity of this prep- aration is based, will always be maintained by the proprietors. 6 WILLoox & Gisp’s Skwine MACHINE. The celebrated Basaar Patterns. A, at Ohas. Baum’s hoopskirt and corset » Tth street, Intolligemoet building. 10,28 Powp’s Exrnaor is for sale at wholesale by Obas. Stott & Co., 480 Pennsylvania avenue, and by druggists everywhere. tow fte “ FIVIS.” “Bur vow” cLroTtHiIneae AT NOMINAL PRICES, “ CLOSING SALES” FINAL AND PEREMPTORY. 10 PEB CENT. LESS THAN WHOLESALE PRICES. “BUY NOW” AT HALF PRICE. FINAL SALES OF OVEBOOALS, FINAL SALES OF FINE CLOTHING, “BUY NOW.” | 48540459 for bills on London, business in this | class having been generally gold loans the rates have been 4 to 2 per cent. for carrying. Foreign exchange is strong, prime bankers having put their rates up to nae are f ‘are from tbe Sonderfen'y cheap” W | TOME, hom 7 coats ve, clean Fae Ripe >; | SSrrons, coats tp; cleeant Pei 1388. Money | eS cece: Gannand Chart spel OOF hom , With bree and | ai athe cee te ack ot Prime mercantile pa- | BuoD , the sales mostly being at -. Government boteis are firm. Southern 455 and 455 and for the class below}at 4-4 still relcs for cali loans at 4 six as exceptional rates. per is quoted at 5a tas state bonds are also firm, the dealings at the board having been confined to Tennessee's. | . . Virginia's and Sonth Carolina's. In the stock | NEW DRY GOODS STORE, market business has bee! tions within narrow limit: The Bartimone, Feb. do. consolidated small, with factua- | 707 bi ANA AVENUE, (MARKET SPACE) Berween Seven DE cate StREKte pe steady ace auchauged. Wheat ot and stead Corn steady for eonthérn—white southern, SOs: NEW GOODS AT REDUCED PRICES. Yellow sonthern. 76, mixed wrssere, dull. fs. 2 AUCTION GOODS BECKIVED DAILY 8 | GREAT SPECIALTY IN BLACK SILKS | BLACK ALPACAS, COTTONS AND CALIOORS 21 ar a WHOLESALE PRicgs. x, 3. —Stocks dull Exchange, long de; short, 69. Gov me and strade. New York, Feb 13. — Wheat dull and nomival Corn lower. all etd declining. Floar dali wud heavy Dr, Feb. 13, 12:80 p 917,492; for account, 92098, eter ted 69% Feoieap mn 4. to-8 nsols for money DP. E. W. CARTER. ie—pew BE PLACE To BUY BARGAINS weather throng? FSS GooDs. MESTIOS. IN HOSTERY IN Lt GREAT KEDUOTION IN GL EMORY BAXTER, Penne) ive -20-- THE WEATHER, War DEPARTMENT, Cher of Chief Suemal Officer Washineton, D.C SiNorsie Fo Tit an tr lee © sven : | TT YEsTY ren cent. ore extreme northweet, and the ar fk st prasst The temperature has ON ALL SALES OF golf states, but f Lu WItnTER a auvuens, ot the Missi WHERE THE MARKED PRICE Is OVER a ds, with fogey and threatening AND weather, prevail in the Attantic and sastern TEN PER CENT. OFK States, aud with tain ip the Onto valley and b Iske region, North partly cloudy au clearing weather the northwest | ON ALL SALES OF WINTER o8 wooLEy GOODS WHERE THE PRICK 13 NoT oyEs si Also, 10 per cen! Heates of SILKS and Ts. Rs.—During the rest of Fritay for southeasterly winds, increasing to adand rain. For the middle states, falling barometer, increasing soutuwesterly winds, wWrtts. street corthwaet cloud and ri For the southern states, fall: i t ; Kins wd temperatare sontverty . as, | PIANOS, &e, Yeoring to scuthweat, with cloniy weather ar oe: . we Sirain.. For the western gait ate | PEN © ASD RENOVATING PIANOS con followed by UES tO Tecetve apecia tion ‘inds Friday | @. L. WILD, Practicst therly wi twenty years’ experience, f iz by cold nort! t Kuoabe west | pene guently her. For the lower regi how of the firm of @. lL. WIL! the area of lowest barometer move eastward over | Street, near northweet corner Lake Ontario, fellowed by cold westerly winds. the upper lakes and the northwest, rising bs ig temperature, northwest winds, ing weather, A second mn of low barometer and rain will the nnsnrpassed STIEFF Pin: THE CELEBRATED KNABE PIANOS! | The artist's chotce the world over. ‘The beautiful toned McCAMMON PIANOS, of Albany, N_¥ .cheap for cash, and redaced prices to | instrament buyers 0 reports from Canad tionary sicoal ered for Wood's H ton, Portian’ and Kastport, and contione at Oaps Henry, Cape May, Peck * Beach, New York, New ep, New London, Atlantic City, Long Branch Sandy Hook 08 taken tb exchange. edb | Bebonenger's Favorite ORGANS. GEORGETOWN ADVERTISEMENTS," “"""" pte n ~ ©. REICHENBACH’S We. HAVE BEEN DYEING FOR THISCOM PIANO WAKE 3 munity and victoity for the last 423 1th at FORTY THREE YEARS, | REN 11 willing, and hop: do so in the future fel agr Ano & ent if pBteke be Blates at N @ unrivalled id PIANOS of, » New York Dyeing is d Promptly, aud tu 4% JEFFERSON STREET. Georgetown, D.C. BAS BESU feblo-tr CBAS. 8 CBAGIN, M.D ED the practice of m *, aed offers ite profes sion al services to his friends and the public. ( and residence 124 Dunbarton street. janSl-ln FOE SAEED BIGHLY VaLraRLe ERAL ESTATE ON BKIOGE STREET, GEORGE TOWN,D ©, Four lote,24 by 110, rum aten-f alley, beivg the lots upou which the Preshyt« Chorch formerly stood, on the main business of the town. Terms easy. Apply to— JAMES GODDARD, No. — Bridge street, M.V. BUCKEY, 116 Brides street, 1 MOORE, No 13™ Bridge - ‘cot ng back te NATIONAL BANK OF THE gEP) . N UNITED STATES DEF a PRS ~ = mmittes, — | Bonthwest cor, of 7th and D sts. Wasi ‘Collections made on all parts Jf the Us {ved Stabee, ICHOLSs: ELEGANT 10K CREAM AND OYSTER Prompt atten kiven to all business before the PARLOKS, partments of the Government ital e a, 69 High ee. o S ins. buablay.o fiteaven dope. GROCERIES, &e. FReEeDMass SAVINGS AND TRUST " = : COMPANY BANKING HOUSER, ELPHONZO YOUNGS & CO, = 1607 PENNSYLVANIA AVERUB, Matonte Temple, corner 9th and F strects, ee Seep) Beg leave to call your careful attention to the fol- | |All PROFITS paid to DEPOSITORS, as tnte- lowing List of Prices: “INTEREST One Don ee SUGARS. {Signdard New York Brants.) Crashed Ao ibs. for $1.00 s tbe for 1 Oy for Orrosirs Wittako’s Bore, WASHINGTON, D. 0 Sasa stet, cogs bet sm core Pay of officers iu the Army ceabed to advance. Ot BIGELOW, a Banker, $43 D STREET, near Seventh, Peys INTEREST ON DEPOSITS, makes OOL- LEOTIONS, and transscts all business connectag T HIS I8 THE SEASON FOR FIRES. GUARD AGAINST THEM BY [NSUBIN PROPERTY (BEAL AND PERS) maLsoe with tre CORCORAN FIRE RANCE co, OF THE DISTRICT OF OOLU. CAPITAL......... Office, 1429 Pennsylvania avenne. JOR. J.T. DYRR, Secretary, CNA MAM, Presigons. Gn _oaranithaes. mrncuahTs Taso fasor’ co. Cash Assets, 000, we sosns Oy apestan bave ne hesitancy in asserting that we are able tc compete fully with any house this side of New York, COFFES. Our stock in this line is also large and complete. and we cuaraniec that if genuineness and quality o our goods are carefully considered.the following quotations will challenge competition, as we give tra attention to the quality of our TEAS COFFEES, especially the higher grades: uine, Raw. = > SYRUP: decko-tr $11 7th street, opp. er’s vi id . '* see Drips, Golden Beran hen Bek, Amber (TSs Sevrrspee FE AsSURaNee al Dustness of hand; aealso‘other lower grades—priccsiow, "| te latgeat Of ny shatio® hesatgihee $e eee eee FLOU ¥. Acrny, : may3-1y ‘and $06 Tih aire [°*CRE Youn Puorzaty TOP UREEAASR ANG gommEs cap QUARTERED BY OONGRESS 1837. Obice: boom - t, over Bank of Washington, sider at roger aca, - 3, Wilson, PI 4 | Borer agen hate Wass ee for 10 o amas 4 Fickrell, Raward ey a Walnute—Napies, very flue, [7 SAE, QB008Hs TO Dunk HOLIC Brand Comaemca stpepest I beet lecste pure articles ft tee sel eee Bagie Milk, the fn use. jet it be a Es ported Gea ‘Mik femode, | ie code Sistiiorion wecfits tage or nce trom Gordon & Dilworth’s Preserves. all varieties. establishments, turning cut thousands Imported and American Pickles, in bottles, miserable stuf, but Sancti tecreizceced bets SS ‘and Domestic Crackers, all ‘kiads virginia ¥.E Smith & Go.'s Orashea Wheat, Titer f have} more Purity, ond mo, go te tis WAMILY FRADE. and rinte fons ‘©. WITME tion to the Mt ‘BAD! mak; Jans. whole duty to os sary ban afte i ELPHONZO YOUNGS & CO., Grocers, %ru AND F STEEETS, jan%8-tr Opposite U.S, Patent Office Fo 4 PEBFROT-FITTING SHIET LEAVE YOUR ORDERS AT BEEN’S, 422 9th Street Northwest,