Evening Star Newspaper, October 12, 1874, Page 4

Is Alexanaria in the vistriet of €o.! lumbia? A REVIEW OP THERETROCESSION QUESTION. _EVENING STAR. otatiaceesecrennan treet Tete | increased MONDAT ........ October 12, I874._| Among the mort interesting cases to come | SHORE were made, of $100 to Grafton 2 before the United Ststes Sopreme Oourt at the | y, ‘The widows of two clergymen were as- sisted from the Luthe; indigent clergyman. | Saturday, resolutions of respect were a in memory of Kev. W. W. Bowers, who died re- cently at Concord, N.C. Rey. Dr. Valentine, resident of Pennsylvania college, was then | Beara on the subject of the further endowment _ Of the institution. Some etatements were made | by Dr. Butler in reference to the Memorial charch at Washington, D. fter which it was resolved to request the treasurer of the board of church extension to apply the funds received session which begins to-day, is that of Philip | ys. Payne, which involves the legality of the re- | trocession of A’exancria city and county from this District to the state of Virginia. The de- Miss Lucilie Western !m | sendant, Payne, is or was collector of taxes in | Alexandria county, for the state of Virginia, and the plaintit, Philips, takes the ground that Virginia bas re right to collect taxes in that county. The points on which the appellant re- lies are: First, that, when accepting the cession of Alexandria, Va., it became part of the per- manent capitalof the United States, and Con- Ford's “The Pretty Perfumer- va Douse.—Mirs. James A. Oates in Theater Comique—Mise Alice Placide ana | Charles E. Emmett in “Little Kite, or tae Wild Spirit of the Pawnees.” Condensed Locals. gress bad Lo constitutional power to pass a law | from this & daring the coming year to the Yesterday, Officer Benton found s s*ill-born | changing that reiati second, tliat the act of | liquidation of this d's pledge to the Memo- femaie colored infant, corner Zist and P streets. because it was made de- | rial church. The directors of the theological | A curious book is advertised elsewhere to-day, | pendent for its force and effect upon the votes | Semin: Gettysburg belonging to this rt by Richard B. Mobun & Co. of & majority of the veters of Alexandria, and | reported the election last winter of Rev. E. J. “The Philbarmon'c Society will find an adver. Wolf, of Baltimore, to the professorehip of Congress had no power to delegate to it legis- i functions. e Stpreme Court of this District, it witl be remembered, affirmed thejvalidity of the trans- f tisement in another column concerning rehear- ® filed, for Car- bill for a divorce and injanc- usband, S. K. Hamill. men are engaged at ng carpets, and for the meeting of chereb bistory and New Testament exe; He bas accepted the position and entered upon the discharge of lite duties. The synod then en- Judge Willeughby, who represents the | tered upon the election of delegates to the next | appeliant, will shortly make an appiication to | Meeting of the general synod, peading which the supreme court to advance the case upon the | the synod adjourned. On Satur, olime A. He tion against calendar. He has consulted the Attorney Gen- eral of the United States, who thinks it of grave impertance that the case should be early de- cided, but it is not understood that the law of- | ficers of the United States will take any part in the argument. The matter hay tention, the fol teresting: Alex —-—__—__— ACCIDENT TO Mk. anv Mas. W. J. Mur- TaGH.—An accident happened to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Murtagh last night, resulting In some painful injuries to Mré. Murtagh, but from which no serious consequences are apprehand- ed, we are most happy to say. Itoccurred near Mount Olivet cemetery. while they were on their bat J out to “The Highiands,” their coun- try residence, about 9 o'clock. The carriage (i the Gark) went np an embankment; both Were thrown out, and the horse started. Mr. Murtagh escaped injury, but Mre. Murtagh’s lett foot and ankle were badly bruised. She also received one or two bruises on the faca, but not serious, The horse and baggy were found a few hours afterwards near Rives’ place, the carriage brcken, and the hore unhurt. 0 o'clock Saturday a pile of K and evening Was cause: t rning v shavings on @ lot between 1th and | 8S etree port. The Women’s g attracted considerabie at- ing facts may pi ria was founded in 1719, ted in 17%, The cession of d county of Alexandria to the 1 States was made by an act of the general assembly of Virginia of December 3, 178). | Congress secepted the cession in 13M, and isdietion was extended over the town and y of Alexandria on the Zth of Eebraary, From 1:35 there was a growing desire on e part of the people of the town of Alexan- Union held 3N the Ce | dria to return to Virginia, but this desire was in | Dr. Lewis, of Bladensburg, and Dr. Lincoln, of ing b : bo wise shared by the people of the country, who | this city, are tn attendance upon Mrs. Murtagh, the sister-i continued to the last almost nuanimous against Tetrocesaion, In 155%, after ths repeal by Gon | stress of the local bank charter, the agitation upon the subject became more active and per- severing. Foremost smong the young men who promoted the movement was Henry Winter Davis, then a resident of Alexandria. In F: Tuary, 1si8, the general assembly of Virginia passed an ‘act providing for the acceptance of the retre f Alexandria town and county ge of an act of Congress for that perpose and its scceptance by the voters of e@ | Alexand Ou the sth of May, in the same year the House of Representativerof the United States authorized the retrocession by @ vote of | 95 to 100. Among them who voted inthe nega- tive were John Quincy Adat ferson Davis and Abraham Lincoin. It was adopted in the Senate ty a vote of 32 to 14. Messrs. Calhoun, and it is hoped that this estimable Jady will fnfler no serious inconve! ries. mee from her inja- ee A CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION hag been filed in the office of the recorder of ceeds in the name of the ‘Amalgamated Society of Carpan- ters and Joiners,” the objects of which are to Talse funds for the advancement and protection of the trade; for the mutual support of ita mem bers, in case of sickness, sczident, superannu: tion; for the burial of its members; to assis members out of work, and also to form a con- tingent and benevolent tund. The following are named as incorporators, viz: D. M. Bra- ard, W. H. Fuss, Thomas Williams, J. P. Mo- Mahon, Charles W. Linderman, G. W. Corbett, Kichard Sanders, B. Burgoyne, Henry Mills, A J. Linton, and James P. MacKay. pinscieceeny- ea aortig , the well-known dr be married at half-p -morrow morning, to Mise R | daughter of the late Alexander Kutherfort. | ‘The ceremony will be performed at St. Peter's cbureb, by Rev. Father Boyle, atter which the young Coupie will leave on & toar north. Keheareals are now in progress for a grand Oid Folks Concert, to be given at Lincoln hal on the 2th inst..to be participated in by leading members of the church choirs of city and ™ D. Tracy corduct the concert which is given for the bene- fit ef Pioneer Council No. 1, Sons of Jonadab. The vew Uatholic church of St. James, at Fails Church, Va., which is in charge ot Father geist of © Kane,of Alexandria, will be dedicated with | Reverdy Johnson, Benton, Cameron, Clayton. v +. —To- c appropriate ceremouies Sunday, Vctober tsth. | Corwin, Crittenden end other distinguished | (nate Entry (euPOMER.—To Cen eee Biss one; of, Kichmond,will on the ocea- | men, voting in itefavor. Messrs. Breees, Dick- | Overa Hucee, i Dhetbacte Ceee tee ree rion ‘ontitical bigh mass. and the sermon | toron. Dix and Mangum voting in the negative. Par/umeuse, its Grst production in this country will be delivered by Father Clarke, of Balti- | Mr. Webster did net vote. in Englieh. ’ It is @ story of very ludicrous is more : mia act, alter setting forth that ‘no more | igkes, resulting in the detection of thenensent M Ecklot, of the Poltce Court, states | territory under the exclusive legislation given loes of La Cocadicre, who makes love to the pot him te whom the prisoner Albert | to Congress over the District, which is the seat young a applied for @ release, representing | himseif to be Jobn Young, and who was atter- wife (Rose Michon, the ‘Pretty Per- of the general government, than may be neces: | Tamer”) of his god-son. a lawyer's Glee ok eel and that Proper for the purpesoof such a seat,” | Ravolet. The Oates company is well abamet wards drowned in the Eastern branch in at- and that “cxperieuce hath shown that the por- y ted tempting to escape from Bailiff Revells, who | tion of the District of Columbia ceded to the | t°!8bt. sparkling opera of the Offenbach qual 8 ity, and their performances this week will an- doubtedly draw good houses. Hons THIEVES are reported as being active in some localities of southern Maryland. Oa Saturday night a valuable mare was stolen from the stabie of Mr. John W. Belt, in Upper Marlboro’, Prince George county, and no clas has yet been discovered as to the probable per- petrators. The police authorities have the mat- ter in band. Was abont to reatrest bim; but that the applica- tion wss wade to Mr. Kerells, who hes charge ef the cells. Mr. Eckloff had no connection | with the matter. Rev. L. ©. Muller, of Mount Zion M. F. eburch, who hes been absent from his congre- gaten for about three months, owing toa severe tonchial affection, resumea his ministerial! [ labors yesterday, aud large congregations were | present. At the close of the morning services the pastor, on Lebalf of the congregation, pre- sented to Mr. Edward Owen the handsomely engressed and framed resulutions. recentiy | adopted, acknowledginging the donation of the churel and lot. United States by the state of Virginia has not been, nor is likély to be necessary for that pur- pose,” proceeded to cede the county and town of Alexandria, with the consent of a majority of the people thereof, ‘to the state of Virginia, in full and absolute right and juriediction, as weil of soil as of pertons residing or to reside there- in.” The voters of Alexandria early in Sep- tember concurred in the retrocessson by a yote 2 the polls being kept open three nd before the close of the year the jaris- diction of Virginia was formally extended over the retroceded territory. ‘or has the subject tailed heretofore {o ba called to the attention of eminent jadiclal tri- burals. At the time of the retrocession there were pemling in the Supreme Court of the Uai- ted States on appeal trom the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for Alexandria several cares, notably that of Bavk of Potomac vs. Mc- Laug! Congress authorized the Supreme decide all such cases as before, and to certify the decision te the Circuit Superior Coart of Virginia for Alexandria, and ths legislature of Virginia authorized the latter court to ac- ——— oe THE COUSINS. Covet in Guyecat Term. aturday, atter our report closed, the case sher Sweeny was argued. ‘This case arises out of A PARTY WALL pisrrTE. It appears that Mrs. Rusher bouzat certain property on 7th street, near K, some year or two ago, and a stairway supposed to be on the party line, was used in common by her and the Sweenys. A few weeks ago the latter com- menced some repairs, and in making them ent down the stairway (or a portion), and Mrs. Ra- sher filed bill for an injanetion, and a tem- ermment Affairs. hington gas light company Lave been requested to lower the gas main on S street, be tween Lith ard 12(h streets northwest, at once, ot to retard the Luprovemenis heing male # public of this District, re- | em to come forward and pay the | 4x of iared, over wise their names | cept such decision as binding. The Sapreme | porary order was made restraining the Sweenys will be sent in as delinquents, to be dropper. Conrt de he cases and certified them ac- | from prosecuting the work. It however aj ‘The notice of the appointment of Mr. E j in the care above cited on appeal Fpeais ot Virginia on the 11th of dd this proceeding constitu- peared, on a sarvey being made, that a portion of tho disputed stairway was on the land of the defendants, and the restraining order was dis- charged and the injunction refused. The com- plainant thereupon gppealed to the Court in General Term. The Sweenys, itis alleged, dis- regarded the appeal, avd continued with the work. A few days ago Judge Moore, for plaine tiff, moved in the Coart in General Term tor a rule to show cause why they should not be at- tached for coutempt, and this motion came up on Saturday, and was argued by Judge Moore and Mr. J. H. Bradley for complainant, end Mr. Norris for defendants. The plantiff’ con- tended that the appeal restored the restraining im the cifice of the Collec that it is not a new appoi: continua’ deen emp! as & Messenger. The District Com the cffice of comm Seylum, and the will in future be « pent, but merely a ¢ services of Mr. E., who has tbat office for some time past coln recommended th i@ to the District by ited States and Virginia. Ivuring the war it was proposed that the ge eral government should take and keep jurialic- tion under “the war power,” and just after the | ‘ar the eubject was agitated in the Senate of the United States, but was soon dropped. Frightful Death at the Navy Yard. 4 -MaN CUT TO PIRORS BY A CIRCULAR SAW recession of Alexan joint action of the L y—who has jaturday night Francis Me- | n the reat yard of the Co n 4), street, and questioned | got mere; and bw reply was | A shocking accident occurred on Saturday at | order, and the defendant, by Mr. Norris, a that he did not know. His name is Wm. Mack. | tne navy yard. During the past suimmnst th gued that the granting ot’ a restraining or aud he was formerly ew Iae rodsman in : Was put in operation there one of the Knowlton saw mills in the uorthwestern portion of the yard. This mill has a circular saw 60 inches in diameter and one of 26 inches with a carriage eet in length to carry the timber to tae saw. After the erection of the mill Mr. Knowi- ton recommended Mr. Edward L. Sypher, of Bordentown, N. J., ag the proper person to ruu it. He was appointed ang bas been in atten ance since that time until he met his death on Saturday while sawing out oak planking to be used on the new steamer Nipsic. Mr. Sypher was sbout to adjust some piece of the ma- ebinery, took a hammer and punch in band and placed the latter on the shoulder of the guide, the kunckles of his lett nand being | very near the sa h was revolving at the rate of ubout imes per minuts. His teft foot was resting on the frame surrounding one of the saws, and be commenced striking the pr with the hammer, when he Jost his balance and fell against the saw, which in an iustant cut inte his head, making a horrible wound, extending completely through the skull into the braia. The right arm was wrenched from its socket in was discretionary, and an appeal! does not Iie in such case. This morning Judge Wylie delivered the opin- jon et the court in the above case, denying the motion for a writ of attachment. A LIEN CASE. ‘The case of Tucker and Sherman agt. J. M. ud Catharine Shype was argued by Mr. for T. and S., appellants, aud Mr. Cleary, for appellees. fn appeal from a decree of the Equity ttirg aside asale made pursuant toa that const, passed on the first day of May, 1873, in a suit brought by Tucker & Sher- man against James M. Ormes, to entorce a agsinst certain property described in the The appeilce filed her petition in the Equity Court of the District of Columbia on the tth day of January, 1574, praying that the sale made under the decree in the sult of Tucker & Sherman vs. James M. Ormes beset aside on the ground that sbe had purchased the property of James M. Ormes on the 25th day of Septem- ber, Is7!, before the plaintitts had fied their lien, to enfores which the sale complained of was made. The appeliants deny that Mrs. @ diagonal line, the laceration extending from | Shyne made the purchase from Ormes and the insertion of the bone in the socket ob. | deny her ttle to the property as against their liquely downward to two iuches above theelbow | claim. At the time the first item in the account Joint, the upper fragments of soft tissues con- Sherman was furnished to Ormes unuing to quiver for several minutes after the lidings, (which was August 23, 1571,) accident. The lett wrist, hand and fingers were | Ormes was the owner of the property, and terribly incersted, and hang dangling. The | crecting the buildings thereon, Tucker & Sher- man bresthed for about fifteen minutes, when | man continued to furnish materials fer the he expirec. All present were shocked, andsome | buildings until December 14, 1871. The ac- | one went aud iniormed the unfortunate man’s | count being upaid, they, on the 20th day of wife of his awful fate. Coroner Patterson Januery, 1572, fled their lien on the Property, notified, and on arriving and learning the cir- | and ou the following August tiled their bill cumstances concluded that an inquest was un- | @nforce the fame. A decree was passed, by necessary. ‘Ihe body was then placed on a | consent, on the Sth day of December, 1572, with stretcher, with the American flag wrapped | am agreement that it should not be enforced areund it, and conveyed to Mr. Boteler’s, un- SS, the property until wig, Bet 1573, atter dertaker,on sth street, where it was prepared | which time the money not ng paid, the v burial as well as circumstances would psr- | property was sold. . mit. It was then taken to his late residenes at | |The appellauts contend: First. That Mra. the correr of 10th and M streets southeast, trom | Shyne did not purchas- this property of Jas. M. whence the faveral will take place on the Crmes, as alleged in her petition; that at the ¥al of the relatives from New Jerzey. He leaves | time of filing her petition she had notitle to this a wife avd three children. property, a¢ against a lien creditor, or in fact agaiust any one who was in a position to attack the conveyance. Second. That there is no pri- vity of contract between Ormes and Mre. Sbyne; the purchase from ber by Gilbert was not made nutil long after the deed had been properly executed and delivered to Gilbert and the title vested. Even the cancellation of a deed, after its delivery, does not revest the title in the grantor. Third. That at the time Mrs. Shyne claims to Lave purcuased this property. she knew that it was in an unfinished state, and and was some time since y Mr. McCovey it the build: the engineer's offic eiseharged. He and George Moor: c ing. and Detectives Sargent a ifresh were sect for.who, aft nestioning him, let him go. Mack, it seems, climbed over the rear wall the yard collector's office before being ¢ fhoes and stockings were found outeide the wa end it looked if he hat a felonious intanti » ‘The fact ts that the place is insecure, both fr and rear. Watchman Moore atates that on | g0irg on duty Sanday right, “ctober lth, be Tound acolmed man pamed Parris Madd lyin: asleep on the co ur g bead an ector’s desk,with » Mudd is ‘THE CONTROLLERSHMTP. to-day ac: and will enter npon bis d ‘The laber for some time to o merous, af the controller m all the certifi y ft audit to contrac As well as the new bonds. Mr. Baker b filed th ponsible duties of the office faithfully, and retires with the best wishes of the Commissioners and others business with bim. Mir. Coyle is one of oar oldest and best-known bosinéss men. a: Ponsoneee the confidence of the citizens of the District. His new duties will not affect his relations with the bank of which he is presie Gent—the Nations! Bank of the Republic. He is a native of this city, ason of the late Avdrew Coyle, and is m age. He was cducaied Colph as a civil engincer, that profession long. In 1344 he was acierk in | the Sixth Anditor’s office, and_ in 1545 was con- nected with the national fair held in Judiciary square. In 1éi6 be commenced business on7th | street, near I), as a dealer in agricultural im- | plements and rs, and conti th | | di i of ‘about 53 years of like his brottier Ran- bat he did not follow | until 187. Cn the org Bavk of the Republic, in No tv Was elected its president, which position he has retained until now. —— Tre Heprews aNp THe CenTexwiar—1 Monument to Religious Liberty to be Erected in Wa. a—Tbe Baltimore Sun of to-day says that about ove hundred members of tle He- | brew order of B'nai B'rith assembled in Cov- epant hall, in that city, yesterday afternoon to bear the report of the centennial committee ap- pointed at the convention of the order held in January Inet at Chicago. Moses Walter pre- sided, apd stated that at the late convention of | ' Pe Ee 1 Incendiartsms and Robberies | ROUSE-SURNERS—SENTMNCES | IN THE AESON AND BURGLARY CASES ‘This morning in the Criminal Cort, Alexan. Ger Williams, Joseph Jones, Wm. Johnson. alias Grayson, and Albert Davis, recently con- vieted of house burning, burglary and larceny, were called for sentence by Jndge Hamphrevs | the order beld in Chicago it ibert entered into an sgreement to finish the Mesers. Carrington and I. Williamson presentot | corstract a memorial statue to r houses; and at that {ime Tucker & Sherman, the motion anew trialand in arrest of jutg- | jigious 1 J ® mode! of which has just leiutiff’, were furpisbing materials for the ment in the cases of Williams and Jones, which | been completed by M. Ezekiel, a Hebcew Roures, and continned to furnish it until the were overruled, snd the court sentenced taem tothe Albany penitentiary for ten years each, ow residing in Kome. The height of the waking for the frst named (with the senter | monument wil! be eight feet, exclusive of ths heretofore patsed) 1 years, and Jones a total of | pedestal, and will cost $20,000, of which amount 1_years, $20,000 has already been subscribed by Israel- Wim. Johnson and Albert Davis were called, nd the statue will be pert and Jobrson protested bis innocence of burnivg | in Washington city, near the © the barn of Mr. 5. P. Brown, but acknowledged Mr. Lewis Abraham, ot Washington, being harness. The motion for s new trial | introdneed, suid the resolution imreference to the statue rebearsed a sentiment which was as or, who was born in Kichmond, Va.. and | houses were completed. Mr. Ormes was the es- tensible owner of the house, and if it really be- fonged to Mrs. Shyne, then Ormes becama ber agent in completing ‘the houses, ani a suit against Ormes (her agent) was notice to Mrs. Sbsne of said proceedings. Mrs. Shyne, pur- chasing the houses while materials were being furnished, was bound, in order to protect her- self, to see that the meteria! men had been paid, the mechanics’ lien iaw being notice to of Davis was overruled. Davis pro- is innocence of burning the house of Mr. | puch within the spirit of the order as was the éverybody of the fact that the parties had a ‘Thompson, stating that he was out of the lien on the property. city when the burnings took place. Jobnson Be ‘The decree below was aftirmed. had told parties that both he (1 nd erpetual protest against the sec- Johnson also Jobneon were innocent. € : tarian fanaticism now rampant fa this land of tested his Innocence of burni Caimrxal Court, Judge Humphreys. pro- fer _was convicted of lar- zg the house of To-day, Peter Parker was conv: T d the barn of Michael Casey. “A | tece sgainctthe eter or eur er ete, ceny bd sentenced to three years in the peni- bompson and the barn of Mic N- A | test agaist the efforts of such men as 3 ‘ Purner, larcen: i motion for a Dew trial bad been eutered in the he ee | tentlary. Hobert Turn Js (@ppeal;) bo oy and Strong, and Ben. Butler, who want- ed the constitution of the United States changed 80 as to introduce a recognition of Jesus Christ. There will be embiazoned on its base, he said, e ( witnerses for government failed to answer, ent for-defendant. Frank Smith’ and jast-named case, and it was argued by Mr. F. pos Uberics Wilson, larceny; latter plead guilty; Schmidt fer the prisoner, and in the other case by Mr. Garnett. The motions were overruied, and the court proceeded to sentence. | the words of those two cardinal principles in thi 7 Davis protested that he was at t's Ferry | constitution which set forth that thereshsll be N atthe time. Jobnson said be did not kvow | ho religious test oaths, and Congress shall pat GEORGETOWN. vo laws affecting the religious beliefs of the a ha aT Davie was out of the city, because he (1).) got bome fret; he didn’t see “how the thing itizen, which principles are recorded side b: ‘WoRKMEN are busily engaged in makingsome worked.” Jobnson had received before two | a with those of individual liberty and the needed repairs on the 3d ——— station-heuse each, and there was | rreedom of the press. of G jn. The police officers stationed years— | Mr. Simon Wolf, of Washington,followed with | there are consequently happy. nineteen years. Davis recelved be- | g speech of considerable ability, inwhich he in- | | CaNal. ARRiVALS.—Forty canal boats have fore three years in one case, to-day sen- | gorsed the views of the pr ker, and | been at the office since tences of ten and six years—a total of nineteen eulogized the Hebrews as good citizens, years. Judge Hampbrevs, in imposing the sen- » remarked upon the enormity of the | erime of house Tning, sod said the law i a hi Of punish- Nery properly imposed & high degree of pu month en October llth, were 374. have been 2.313 tons of coal received day. Of this the Borden com; tors; the New Certral, 672 tons; 685 tons; and the Consolidation com; tons. No shipments were reported GRALN SaLes.—Messra. J. G & J. M. commission merchants, of 1,400 bushels of wbeat and 550 bushels of corn trom Wesbington county. Sales of 1,100 bushels of wheat at $121, and 300 bushels do., $1.21. Market steady. 'The ‘Thomas P, Mor- looked not alone to the accumulation of mone: and property, but also to the best tuterests of the republic. registered canal office Satar- day. ‘The total number of arrivals Cage a since Fri- received 500 Tae wu of the late Mary McGuigan, be- = “4 ueath! um to Kev. Father Bokel, erst: Dominic's church, and the rect cf kay | fer aselatance In the estate to her sister, Mrs. Ann Clark, and that of Joreph Haufman, bejaeathing his estate to his wife, avd thereafter to his son, Sebastian Hauf. of the 24 4 schooner man, were fled in the ottice of the Kegister of d the Seb’ also arrived with 1,100 bushels wheat from Wills, Saturda: He will be returned to Le ATTEN Tioy to the peremptory | SD#wer the ch: ‘THE PRESBYTERIAN JUVENILE Missionary ; Socraty held trustees’ sale of splendid business property ou | i the court of auras afternoon, and had as their P street, between 9th and lth streets north- | aes a warosraw ‘Sunday schools from th weet, mivertised by Messrs. Daniel Phillips and | yi KS et street Methodist churches. Short H. H. Tal a a ce rn ee: | ck sddresses were delivered Revs, J. A. Oetwder itd. at 4 o'clock p. m., by Thomas Dowling, auctioneer. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘all Street To-day. los securities atrong an: tive shares big! wai day. ‘bat aly moloratly gctive. cal money market Proeenis no new foatnres, the supply of cal! loan worey being excosstvs at 2G3 cent. Mercaui!l> paper 847 per cent for prime four month's acceptanc-s. Ohoice short ds: cent. a 56 per te paper Nemes which rank next abeve prime are quoted at S@10 per cents Time losns of curreney can be made on aparoved lateral for the inder of the year at 4@5 T e Isaies of gold have’ beve at 10@e, Da ut. Al M cet jes gold toans the rates hare been 1 per nd cent. for currency. a id 453. Commercial bills range to 484. Government bords are stesiy. sale of stave bends issouri’s and Tennessee r than Saturday's; higher thas Sarde wtich wes unchanged From the opening unt er Foon 02 of Stolk, the Last Scie urea Meare dar te oon as 6c! a Write the market is atnady at the declines. Bh been ae follows a Paul, so Batitone, Oct. bar If. 41) Virgtuins. consolidated, 82% did to-day b. # ¥. Octoher 12 —Coiton firmer Flonr firon—Howard at West'ry sugerire, 428/04 75; do. extes, 4 6 5 760a8 76; Oity Mile enperfias. & 4 ies 2; de ALT, @1d%. 0. family « oulders, cured Le @UTs 2, Grid, 95 Governments dui ing changed. NEw Yorx, Octoder 12—Fionr dull and droop- Wheat quiet asd heavy, Qorn dail snd un- aah, B33: York Central, ic7\ @urse G95; cloar rib sides, Wis@us. rm butter strong, S4@33. Ooff~e unchanget, lenm uncharged. Whi-ky casier aud qillct, Sug reasier, 15. New York, October 12—Stocks dali iy Bio at doll fi cquehanged. or opt ahs at the board wore confiued » both of which ralet Mlative shares opened » except NW. ¥.C sntral, snd Brie, ‘hich was lower. noon there was an advanos tie, Vaton Pacitic having been \. Sin Ving 29°; Gi ‘gina sixes, braads, 676; do. fanily, Western and firm for il. Mose pork c nominal, Bois meate—shoulders: 85, @sii_ Ba? 4's @1 Lard—rttined, 15 Money, Bachang, long, 485; short, 335. Lonvox, October 12, 12:2 p, m.—Tho rate for money at the Stock Exch: curities is 2 per cent, C for account, 92 Lonpon. betobe issue of 1862, L bellion © balance to rizl p Franxrort, October 12 ay is £58,000" Br THE WEATH Wak DErantmunt, WasHING TON, an girl wind: jow Lem pel D PeobasiL.iries —For the northwest aud the lakes d thence to Missouri, Kentucky and West Vir- ising borometer rat rorthwest, cloaring For Tenurssee, the gulf and south A! ot and clear Srostuee with roy ‘Bonds, 97 + for tho DON. October 12, 3:3) p. m.—The awonnt of thérswn from the Bank of England on wYer rie, ER. ay of Cheef Stenal Office, Oct. 12, 1874, 10:30 a. m. hwesterly to northerly il failing, except in the io stay Tising barometer, norchwest to northeast winds, de- cldedly cooler, clear aad with frost in Terners @. Fo! states rising barometer, nort clondy, clear and cold weather and frost, except esr the ¢ irtly clondy weathe: middle and easte west winds, part CITY ITEMS. Dr. BrLu’s Coven Syxvr is purely Vege- table Compound, innocent in nature aud won- derful in efect. For children it is invaluabl curing Group, Whooping Cough, etc., in a few hours, Price 25 cents per bottle, or tive bottles for $1. ——_»—__ A THOUSAND BANKRUPTCIES would not cre- ate as from the market woul ata panic in commerce as the with- drawal of Hale’s Hons ey of Horehound and Tar 4 “crente among the sick, The reason is obvious. Tens of thousands of both sexes would be bankrupted in health by such an event. The famous specific is effecting such cures in cases of chronic cough and cold, influenza, bronchitis, bleeding from the lungs and apparent consumption, as have never here- tofore been accomplished within the memory of man. Pi ’s Tooth-Ache Drope—Cure in one minute. i se io Curr, No Pay! ‘Try Smoot’s Ague Cure, a sure cure for fever andague. For sale by ail druggists. = Lexvry, bealth, econom: Dooley’s Yeast Powder. Efegant Ligh 10,10,6 insured by using otis, Bisculte, &e., prepared in 10 minutes. ‘T'ry it. 2 —— TRE new society col tlemen, just received by Willett & Ruoff, enw Pennsylvania s2 Best Che: 6th s avenue, 5 POR ONK-QUARTER B mily Flour, at W. ‘ash Grocer, . and New Yor ° Try TRE Evastic Tr jor in Felt Hats, for gen- 3 SACK of Welch’s KepsTraKe’s d Flour Store, corner of enuen.w. | 10,7,1: 8, 235 Pennsylvania 25 a Corns, Bunions, &. For relief from ¢ growing Nails, et ment, No. Treasury a Banious, Club and In- visit street, opposite the U. 8. Dr. W hite’s establish- —— ‘THE SINGER SEWING MACHINE fales Of1872 were $219,600, 6. 12-8, wth Georgetown Advertisements, pt see perry —— ‘Georgetown, HOUSEHOLD F RE AND EFFECTS TON. Pillows, aes ware, and many articics THOMAS DOWLIRG, Rear. SPOFFICR GHORGSTOWN GAS Licut we COMPANY. rl Ocporen 61H, 174 ‘The price’ of Gas consumed afte sity until Pariter! serio re retered then golin ars Gnd twenty-five cents per thousand feat; from whitch enty-fire cents por thouseud’ feet will be Reaectea ob I bills patd on OF before the 18th of the month of delivery, A. H. DODGS. octé-7t Rep '& Obron.} dont BS THOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer, 174 Beidge street, (ro0igetown. OBANCERBY ®ALR OF VALUANLE REAL aeiR or HIGH STREET, @PPOSITE FIFTH © Bapreme Oon-t Sud parent July 15/4 1a Cunse No. 1035, Bales 6, Offatt ot al. ing et ai. we will sell on the premises, oo DAY, the lithday of October, 1:74, at So’ctock t of Lot 23 io sorgetown; thy pon! 48 feet cn Bich street, and having adep ont 18) feet : Oue-third cash; the residne in payments of six and tw : from the day of eels, of, at Ption, the whele mas be paid In cash deposited at time of i terms to befaliy Plicd With witht tive ¢ theres FED WoJON ‘WM_D. OsssiN, corked THOS. DOWLING, Aactioncer. STOVES! STOVES CALL AND EXAMINE SPEARS (BLEBRATED GOLWVEN SUN FIRE-PLACE HEATER, the apes cleanest, and most ecopomical in the world. shite: bie Revolving Light Mot! Otisker Heating amtnetion ie ali that ts needed to be con. Ww f the fact ‘To be four d st WwW. D. WYTILL'S, The cots-tm 492 Perassivan BOLITEOTS AND BUILDERS, TAKE NO- The ST. GRORGR HEs Ip the world, will do the family and beat abovena Food any Latrobe Hundreds of them have eon bold ai ¢ given entire sacisfaction. Bvory STOV. Mg" euarantecd Cai! and exem!s c. reese 7 SLATE MANTEL LATA 40K, KANGSES, GRATES, FENUB)S, And COOKING STOVES __sepsam 48. B BARLOVER, and Tinmware. and deeier BY TBom As B wacaa: MAN, Bea} Estate Auct onver, 519 7th street. CHANCERY BALE OF iMPEOV ON HIGH STRET. i le suction, in front of the premises, on the lath cay of October, 184, at 8 p.m i © or parcel of greund Iying nnd corgetown, D D.C, end being theeouth half of lot number twent: three (23,) in Beatty and Hawkins’ addition to Georgetown, with buildings snd improvements ‘Terms of sale: Cash. (of which $5) mnst bs psid ali that being fa on the east side of High stro down on day of aaic,}and tus balauce withia avo aya therealter, “All conveyancing and rer 0rd St porchacer's cost. If terms of sale are not com: plied wit the trustee re serves the right to resell ing purchaser. ‘BAINBRIDGE HB. WEBB, Trustee, cct-a THOS. E. WACUAMAN. Race! OB KENT Prom the lst of November, Vottingo HOUSE, No. ¥3 Ist strect, Gentectown. Rent 840 per mouth, JOHN T. MITCHELL. dott it EMOVAL. We take pleasure In announcing that we have BEMOVED TO OUR NEW STOBE, 103 BKLUG EK STREBT, Lately erected by us, which, being large and com- modions, will ensble'us to kesp a Jarger aad bstier Steorted stock of DRY GOODS than we have ever iD fire days after sale, Fisk and cost of defaalt- Defore kept, ‘Unr motto Will be‘ Quick Sales and Small Profs.” octl-tr BENJAMIN MILLER. O° NEW ESTSBLISHMENT. ‘With enlarged premises, tmproved machinery, the best talent ‘hed tn the o-untry, tm feck every facility for doing te best work st low pricos, We would respectfally fnform our friends and ¢ bite that pre-eminent as way be ve been our repu- MOTTO 1s EXCELSIOR ae leabiog Ladies Dresses, Shaw! Tne ee he AC, Bes Gent's Cots At home toeverybody from 7a; m. matil snuset; Saturdays trom 7m. until A p.m. atthe old stand established 1831, now the most conipiete in the country, Bverybody come and see a: W. iH. WHEATLEY, _iyS-tr 49 Jofferson street, Georgetown, D.U. EURGETOWN SAVINGS BANK, D. G oi. Wight sToseT™ =e Bank hours, ¥ a. m. te 4 p. @.,endon Saturdays ‘to recelve deposits) until 6 p.m. Intereet Paid on posits, Genera! Banking Businces done, aud Oo!- mado oa jiecount accessible pelate. Di ex sacianradetile MgeRe Presid H.W. BARRETT Oasnter. : - Directors. = Polkinkorn, Thee, Dowifag, J.T. Mitcbet!, eury Dickson, B. L. Cropley, . W. Jones, ELD. Bh hiDD, Aartiey, Thos, Knowles, aps-ncly _=_—_—eSE BOOKS, STATIONERY, &e. JQ ICHARD B. MOHUN & Co., BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS, 1015 Penns 2 > vaMla AVENUE. NEW BOOKS. Osmpnigningon the Oxus and tha Fall of Kiva; by J. A. MacGaho, 1 Ds $3.9 History (f Germany: by 0. Tt. Lewis: ave. Prosper Merm ous Letvere to an Incogoit>.. 190 Byuire Arden; by Mrs Olighact Loin Dvone; by WD. Biackm 78 Nast’s Almanac for 1275... 25 oct9-tr “EARLY OFFERI. OUR "GSI? Fall and Winter Clothing. gis A GOOD SUIT FoR sis MEDIUM SULITS—WORKING SUITS, e16 A FINE SUIT FOR 316 FINE GOODS—WELL MADE. sz0 4 HANDSOME SUIT FOR e20 DRESS SUITS—BUSINESS SUITS. g20 NOBBY SUITS FOR $25 NICELY MAUB—-WELL SHRUNE. DRESS SUITS FOR 30 30 20 PER OENT. BELOW REGULAR PRICES. OUR CUSTOM DEPARTMENT. SUPERB DISPLAY. - ENGLISH SUITINGS—FRENOH SUITINGS, SKILLFUL CUTTER—PERFECT FIT. FORKIGN FABRIOS—NEW DESIGNS. FINE GARMENTS TO ORDER IN HANDSOME STYLE, AT 23 PER CENT. LESS THAN BEGULAB BATES. BUY EARLY. HABLE BROTHERS, Le gg MERCHANT TAILORS ¢ FINE CLOTHIERS, a raters, | _octl-tr Cermer 7th and D Streets §.W. —outl-tr__Corner 7th and D Streste 8.W._ BAeLows G@aLteny OF FINE BTS, 1995 PENNEYLVANIA AVENUB, pryaraaait stock of @haice PAINT. PHOTOGRAPHS and assortment of cenwine Dresden Porcelaine Paresat™ }, im great variety. msde to order, of any Wire; " aa Maile, a= t made 9 SoHece BOOKS AND SCHUOL SUP- x PLIES ar WM. BALLANTYNE’'S, 425 SEVENTH STBEET, NEAR x, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. ‘The largest and most complete stock of School Books in the District, sold at the lowest price, 4 Patent Book Cover given gratis to all retail par. chasers. sepi-tr SSCHOOL BOOKS, WRITING BOOKS, SLATES, PENS, SLATE PERCILS, FABEES’ LEAD PENCILS, DEAWING BOOKS, BLANK BOOKS, PASS BOOKS, MEMORANDUM BOOKS, POCKET BOOKS. DIARIES. SOTE, LETTER, and OaP PaP Wholesale ard retail, at the very lowest prices ar SHILLINGTON’S BOOKSTORE, seps-tr Corner 454 street and Ps. svenne. (QUE DOLLAR CORSET 18 THE MOST Perfectly Fitting Corset ever cffered to the public, It has received the hich- est testimonials from many ladies of the city, who have tried it, and «ay, ic is the BEST FATTING C0; we bave ever tried.” Drees Makers recommend it as boing the best Cor- eet to fit adress over, becanse it is cut insuch a msrner that tho front aud back seams ft like fean # to a cress. And it perior to any other O>rset now ie ase, nse its pecuilar style of cutting give eaffictent fullpees at the besom, without foiding at the top; radua'ly and closely Kiting ts, and over the hips, is lon fromt and back than ordiaary Corsets, aud in fact ia the only Corset cut in this form. ‘We sek particular attention to our method of fas- tening bones in our Corset, acknowledged superior apy ‘We also claim this to be the best made C arect ever offered to the trade, We use nothing bat tho best material in its coustruction. We do not use thing but the very beet quality of Whalebone, FOB SALE BY LOCKWOOD, HUFEY & TAYLOR, 623 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. 7200 PAIB BECEIVED THIS DAY. a 7 = De Oo crION BARGAINS? BB Oolored Stiks. 7c. to 94 0cts-6t LEE wrens cg Eo prac Cas vas sett Supe Wi & GHREN, EAL ESTATE BROKERS AND AUc- TION KS 419 Bevenre Staesr Norrewest, - . Par. Have reveral fine Sete ~ = ezceneas cuveral est-aleus: Nive. Tammapnee TABLE CUTLERY. ROGERS’ SUPERIOR . LISH TABLE CUTLERY. EVERY’ Taster on ‘OUR OWN aot, J Jewelers, BANKERS, $10 To.s100 38 ESTED IN WALL Art of Bp-euistinn: ety BICKLING Bankers and Brokers, 72 Br RMAN RICANSAVINGS Bawa G5bman ame FT Oorner7tb and ¥ streets, (Federal Baticingr Interest peid on copeatts. JouN Brr2, Pree’ [acd 1540. E nee Areas be Meokmns ° i 5 Second National Bank Bucitine BUY Sevmia srres Transact General Buoking, Exchange, 0 Col tecting Brstnoss, GOLD, GOVERNMENT and SELL BONDS, STOLES, re Ariz cltoers’ pay BOCoURIs cashed fn advance — (ost, Wound CILDING MATE- cc and assorted stock EMIBOUS COALS, in the oF sawed snd spiit; all Rept under cover. gre Control of s*veral brands of Imported ANTS and VALOLNED PLAS- And banilivg yearly mauy millions of BAN- LATHE, I am io coutition to Sli orders ofa character in my liow with despatch end flslity at wholesale and retail, upou terme that duty com: Ist » bet. § Wharl— Foot of 34 street eouthenst. _#ep)9-1m WM. GUINAND. AK WCCD AT st, AND PINE WOOD city 86 por cord, delivered in any partof the Leave your orders with BRAD. ADAMS, corner Mb and F mresie, or send Leo’ wharf, foot of 6ih street, en eel. GOODWIN Y, ATLEB. BE. ZUe, Dealer in best varieties of ADNTHBACITE AND CUMBEELAND GOAL, Also, WOOD in the stick, or sawed and spilt. Prices moderate for cash, Ofices snd ¥ Foot sf K street and Bhote between Sth and i0ta streets. received through Messrs. HAMIL. RSON cor. 9b en2 D sis." jyaiy ® Urcers aiso TON & PEA OAL I! COALT Cc woop!! woop: JOHNSON BROTHERS, WHOLESALE AND EETAIL DEALERS, Ordered: TEN THOUSAND TONS BES: QUALITY ANTABACITE COAL, some of wtich is constantly arriving, buth by vessel and r: which we are selliug cheap. for cash. Also, Mo }lote of Baker’s Pine and Oak Wood. Facilities u by any firm in the District. 2340 poun’ surpassed always guarantesd to the ton, yepor st our wharves foot of 12rb street. Offices: 1204 F strect, and L1A2 ort hweat, ‘OAL ‘We invite the attention of consnmers to our etock of CUAL, embracing all the choice gaalitis, 20 Which We sre making sddisious deily, which we ofer = est market rates. Cab snd PINE WUOD, sawed and split or i e OAK cad PINE KINDLINGS, tu bondies or b thecord, | STEPHENSON & BROTHER. ce, 1418 Pennsylvania Aveuns, jemstr Mill and Depot, Beventh-street Wha. PIANOS, ce. PpXOs— BALLET DAVIS & 00.8 Grand Eqonre and Upright. Best in the mar- ket, “Solo at amaif prefit, and on mecoms A Gating terms. Agency 1412 Neth street northwest, Hours, Jto9 p.m, sep23-t,thaSin JIANOS AND UPGAN Of the best makers factory prices) RR euaran. Also the DECKER BBus, ane. by ianomaker, 633 New York aveous. id repaired. Piancs and Org: W %, SBane & Suuere and FORTAS, prononnced Es the »: OW MADE. F. McCAMMON PIANOS. well known for their sweet- ees cf tone and beauty of finish 4 hand PIANOS for sale at prices from $60 upwards on eesy terms. Pianos and Orgavs for rent, and tuning promptly attended to. fo! IOHERBACH'S BOOMS, 425 llth street above Pa. EAT BABGAINS, DASH. JN PIANOS AND OLGANS AtG. L. WILD & BBUS.” PIANO AND MUSIC STORE, 723 Trn Brxeer Noxtuwsst, Half Square above Patent Gfiice. sopls tr ‘A cail respectfal) Piano WARE sopls-tr Tom taking orers to be flied from preseet tin until Jeneory be. wd in your orders earls, oa prices will Ukwly sdvance with the season. 1, ae «Meu, FARE Teens. BIS Pennsylvania erenne. — Lov ere of good THA end OOF FER ©! bear that to ay the coh “s.¥ Bienes they can Buy the CLUB’ TEAS AND COFFEE Nos, 14s and 149 Oenser Market, cast wine The f the Chottcet Impor are Peter al) advance on who Af goods marted with the price. 14 and 149 Couter Market, Oper every éay ae at Veposice Ww LAr Gatricas 17 and 1419 Peausytvarin 2 avenue pare W 1868 and LIQt prices. LALET. 1 ¢. PARe 939; RHINE Wine, + INGE zn Teor, FRUIT Jans ar WHOLESALA Pair THE “GEM” FRUIT JAR, - sLelesste prices, THE MASON IMPROVED FR Prive “MASONS PORCELAIN LINED TOP" JAK Al whuiowale prions. THE “MELVILL” FRUIT Jan, Ai whol IT Jan t wholeaale prices, “WHILALL'S” PATENT FRY A THE QUEEN FEUIT Jaz, At wholesaic prices, Avda Toll assortment of JELLY GLASEEs, Al wholesale prices Qramee Lows @rapalated : “ar (oerieds —— -~ ‘ ZO" Town) —_—e Porto Bico.. _ an NO ie. Ser And otbor goods at lowest possible rates ELPHONZ® YOUNGS @ ©0, Grocers MASOBLO TEM PL: TS Greene, Oppontie U. 8. Patent Omce, ZO ypumes.. NEON 5 ive. for BLPBOR: JF. J0n _ THE TRADES. GG ACGHEBTOR, . CONTRACTOC ND BULL ORK Has removed to the corner of N orth Capitel and Hw streets portheast, Opprite Goverbwent Poeting Otice. All orders will rec: ISCLAIn Suntan & Persone! aitent» ive prom BOBERTSO: Armists and given to eume Buclder bbiag and Bopsire Urdere sclicited, and examination of work mvited. ALS D sTaser, sepli-8m___ fronting on PeunssIvania even Whi BD 1 caMEe A BLNGS A Fok tae, AWNING FSAMES a > afactnred _b; we'd GorELadn, eUNe, One door east of Tth stroes, Ue Ae! Povlic Buitugs, Hetels LRON FA MES for Btores, st fact FLAGS, OAMP-MEBTING TESTS for anle or gent for the I Agent improved Miidew eect ate Fam eer Menovfectured by JOBE ©. BOGAR, 713 Market Space, between 7th ud Mth etrecte fete prog tapers | Tents for sale or rent je agent for i Ge: . Pr he only Genuine Mildewed Proot eplé-tr Paint. I bave a method of Patct which warrant to iy prevent 4: by defective brick walls and leaky mewate the paint is applicd by my own ‘3M cents per square foot for three THE GREAT METROPOLITAN DOLLAR STORE. NEW AND HANDSOME GOODS JUST OPENED Solid Walnut Tables and Stands, 91. Towel Becks, 25, and $1, Walnut Book Backs, Side and Oorner Brackets, Comb Boxes, &c., Wcents to $1. (00 New Chremos, is Walnut Frames, 802. aud g) Fine French China 8pittoons, $1 Bplendid Clocks, warrantea ‘en Pin Damond Hat Kesoks. Five five Bottle L: ‘audsome Selid Walnet Frames, Fine Polished Heavy Frames, gi. Carved and Polished Walnut Frames, very foe, 1 and 92. #, 20. on Deg Skin Driving Gloves, 78 Ladies Fine Embroidered Corscts, 81. Gent's Fine White Shirts, the greatest bargains ever “Sout jest Bvelish Half Hose, three pair @1 Excellent Un breilas, gl Fine Ten and Twelve Kib do. , at 1.5) te $2. ica Fine Uncergarmenis, good cotton snd well Wace, from @1 to $3. Large assortment Pocket Knives, Bee, to SI. end Hang 48, BOC 1.00 dozen of the cclebrated MANHATTAR TUILET SOAP, which wili be positively givoa away at the following prices : xoelsior, 3 four pieces, “Se, Bier reblets, Fi eS ronetst es, 260 bi really @ good soap, snd the price remark- is ably low. NEW GOODS AR® CONSTANTLY &B- CEIVED, 4A DAY PASSES NOT A DAY AP COM | GOODS AS WELL AS THB PRICES = SOTH WILL Pisase fou" CALL 800N, AT SILVEREERG’S GBEAT METROPOLITAN DOLLAB STOBB, sop2-tr 319 Tre Br., NEAR PENNSTLVaNis AV. WEDDING INVITATIONS. MONOGBAMS AND INITIALS, In artistic style. FASHIONABLE NOTE PAPEB. BUSSIA POCKET BOOKS, New stock, now patterns. B. B. MORON & CO., 1015 Peunsyivania ave., cor. 11th st, SUT SOMEIHING BS iN. ae sopas-tr | ie aR et wom TAM Hope, LADISS 8aTC @ EB TRURES, AND PaC&ine THUMKS. =A, BAVELING FAgn. *pooksT BoURS. VaLions. Pore ALES a CARBIAGE BORE, Houke oov atthe OLD 24ND PRACTICAL MAPUPACTORT JAMES 5S. TOPHAM & 00., Mo. 436 GEVESBTEH ETB Adjotsing Ode Feliowr’ Banu KID @LOVS DEPOT! KID GLOVES FOR LADIES: KID GLOVES FOR GENTS! KLD GLOVES FOR MISSES &-BUTTON 2-BUTTON) GLOVES! S-BUTTON @ENUINe JOUVIN'S! GENUINE ALEZANDEB'E: ae KID GLOVE DEPG 400 EBVEETE STERET. S3EEEE racrons, FRENOR CORSETS: < EEMAN OORSETa: ALL STYLES OF CORSETS (On band apd made to order at cMas. Baume Boop Skirt and Corset Factury walle 400 SEVENTH ST usr pte