Evening Star Newspaper, November 28, 1874, Page 2

IN THE DARK, «What shall I do to amuse him?” “Ou, there is always the river; and when he is tired of that we can drive to Byssham Woods nd picnic, or take him to sea the catacombs in Park pince. Af all, he is not the Shab, that we need worry ourselves to death over his énter- [ ly fratfal tone, tainment ” he! fook ou me with © It is I who #ay this, arsonical rebuke. After all, it is rather village vicar to have toen- om belle and a real, live guards me time. if f were one of his Young lady parishioners, or only « cousin, he Might give me the rebuke in words. Boing w beiress, however, and 8 visitor, he morely looks Femonstrance. To my surprise the Londen belie, a Miss Tre- maine, and bis wif comfort I don’t thin Gayle requir There is no eral.” Shakespeare say? that a “low voice ig an ex- cellent thing in wor a.” Don't yoa think that Shak-peare sometimes telis_erams? Surely there are low voic-s which ate not excellent; Voices which seem to glide into your ears lies cod liver oil; voices which craep when others Tun and yet always reach you first. Laura Tre- Waine had s chin hke white satin, dove-like eyes of rich, moist b od @ long, round throa!, on which her head swayed like some Men ravs about Laura, in a sit Which makes my good cousin mild, fight as her bouquet and make compact gre her chair directly sho makes her " . Even Banedicts fa’? Victims to the witeh-y of her liqnid eyes and is mat the mention of uF is that she ia mot marries ay girl so wonderfall IL unappr eTons adorers, . less ran after, are pasin, the Rev. John, no money and men ess women, now down aa coals ock exchange. sys Laura ts avfficile and might have made, it 8 rents hare by bestowrg m: soms one un- ons are a8 y kutekerbock Dallas is lik don’t know, when I ask wh alike, and seb an-intell ecm Waprivg be 20 staj I shout & man t knee; or his litte to say to ladie t happened, f knew nothing about ee children, ° in a big ca and 2 c backs in the yx himself. After that he went to college, and, owing to his mother’s death, we did not even meet in vacations, histime being spent at homa, with Aunt Fanny in Wales, or Coasia Joon in Berkshire. After that, I camo oat and he, by iN-luck, was with his regiment im Gibraltar. And after that, jas e the next season, he nose b ack, took the the rectory. have been s0 some time, om evacuated London, Dailas is coming—might have pre-arranged = settiod at, OF agonies eteen one does not care miy at of has sat throagh so many thout taking , on the eve of hi im as to or In the caase ont then, Laura? jemr. “ Possi As of other _ conser. Now forthe fret time am s Tremaine docs not like ms. Thave net m acquaintances. Tfelt snubb to learn that M Kev. Jo! 5 A he is tocome too hot for the ris could row whether Laura lark; andiu the James annoances— Laora’s + white I see a face nt Paruassus. ir own hearts, And yet they ; Maselea do not mean is NOT al Ways cO-extst t wi! of face ts not inseparable from With the generosity of ni <a present of all theae in- ch the onter ones. With nineteen, { fall flercely, h the individual for whom Ihave been ally destined from my babyhood, the ind) vidval [ have been pettishly Cepreciating for the last six weeks. My face is vearlet as @ peony when John introduces me as “Your old friend, Miss Jerningham.” A shy, conscious, too delighted stmperis quivering in teen, I make D. ward charms to m the beadiong bu furiously in every festure as I pat out my hand two be taken B tliat strong, cool grasp. Ah, well, one is ouly young once. “Men find © “men fools aud leave them cynics,” aatth one 0, being & man, ought to know At ainc- n folly is natural and delightrut. ts perbaps also pataral thatin the happy ation of my own mind I pay emal! atten- ‘o @& certain embarrassment and @>-trac- in Dallas’ manner. Wesit down to talk, and he explains bow he Hi atis lying, @ heap of shawis we were | It ia @ great saving of | 1 1 should like to know why | This to me.) | It | and pour oat | are | may the spoonful of castor-oil force between Tommy's tight- locked by the eager ansoancemeat— | “oh, Jonas, he is the handsomest man you | | ever ‘Saw in your wuole life—the most angelic nose I have ot seen Miss Trematye till then, | thorgh she is basy Ro holding down Tommy’s le; | from vi, forts at kicking lis mother face. Now I stop short; yet sarely there is no | occasion for that louk of cold, coatemptu .us | surprise in her face. Is not Dallag mine, to | praise or not, as I like? Perbaps Miss Tremaine would sneer a second time if she could see the trouble I am taking to Gress for dinner to day—I, who never care how 1 look im genera); bat Idotake trouble. i want to please my futare lord. { turn over al! my dresses and select a silk—soft a1 thick, or suimmery, sivery n—not, perhaps, ‘the eas best enited to nineteen, bat exquisite in tieelt, and exquisitely made. I make Thomas strain up my hair till the back of my neck nearly cracks in two, and plait of = = rel~ low colls on the top of my < gy pm and oe into ‘tamer by tae las. Laura sits opposite to us. In the simp —— maslins, with one hali-blown Glatre de % rose pestling in the wavy masses of her ‘brown bair, with the low, red sunset be- ae making warm refi, ctious over cloud-white robe and cream white flesh, she looks more than lovely—aimost divine. Dallas takes his eyes oif her twice—ouce to ask me if 1 won't have some oranges. a 1a neige, once to answer some question from Jane. the first time in my life I begin to believe myself capa)! ane ee one almost as much a+ M ne dislikes me. Pallas has been here a week. It is sight daye and eight nights since | frst saw him —since the day we sat side by side at diuner and he porsistentiy at Laera, Premsine. stare at her now. He seldom looks at her, hardly ever speaks to her, and sue arvids him with alincet marked decision. I need not have been su ky that first evening, tor ever siuee th he hasdevoted himeelf to me, not obtrusively, bat with a sort of lazy, bien extendu attention— @ half languid, half good tempored readiness to gratify my littie whims and pleasures, whi Suppose, all that a muscular young man is ca- of in the way of courtship in these used ap daya. He has rowed me—all ot us—on the river several times. He has ridden with me and played croquet with m alouda little and submit He has even rend to be read to clos- ing his eyes, er, and sieoping soundly da ring the latter enjoyment. John and Jane treat us ézactly lke engaged ie. Tsappose we are engag at somehow I thought he | have sal ntl ig first. hapshe | Baps he is only waiting to know me a iittle bet | fer. Ho can't guess that I like him—that I haven't sircady fallen iu love with some one else. Hie can’t mean to let it be ail ‘taken for granted.” Ihave began to puzzie a good bi | over this; and to be ‘al for those | three prompt rejections! Could I ever have worshiped any owe as T do Dalias? Itisafternoon. A golden haze han further bank of the river. G and scarlet p relieve the fia aven lawn. Clam es of scorching sca! ma, shake down fresh con putions of color every passing step or geutle A is one vault of pure da pet of U one bank, wh trees bag ¢ at th 4, thick leav | there is a band of shadow, dark, coo! and | j defined against the biazo beyoud. and your is pale, ression of . fright and sorrew, on er face, I understand. She at. tsches herself to Jane obstinatel, myseif to Tommy, cg gpg I do not favor ral; but avything rather than walk with ar Bai: ias—Dailas, who is now pale, bat flashed with a Does uct si- yes rest sort of proad, happy, ® ‘mudacity. lence gives conse! Little wonder his « pen, daring tenderness on Laura’ downcast face all the rain journey home. We were there at iast. etect ant thwart me ay damp, so dirty. “Daisy has not got back her color, yet.” ‘Of course not. positively ill—sick—sick ae! can be, always. ‘This is a sort “eect ly to Dallas’ mil look of € room, ‘to ha asmoke,” he ages lock. Itis a noisy key. could meet without my I don’t think thi the house, and far, far away from both. feverish hurry, which will not let me rest, open fire directly we ure sione: ‘Cousin John, I am going away.” Going away!” he repeated, her ‘Back to Wales, to grandmamm morrow. Please don’t Han. a word. Please don’t tell, Jave— I must go! “But why? ‘What is the matter!” they both ory together, in utter amazement. “Sunply that L have made u, *t aud won't marry Dallas Not—marry—Captain Gayle! Why, I—we | ail thought—you were quite in—you liked him mmeusely can speak. ‘This ts some childish folly. ate jealous of Laura, you silly gici?”" “Laura!” repeated John. ey never speak—never—" pts his wife. ««Datay, all go away if UF course not,” interra "tbe foolish,” Laura s! liket Indeed, her stepmother wants her bi And Jane nodsat me encouragingly. 1 barst oat in indignati She shall not go away. Iam not jeaions of—of—anyone. I—I do not Want to marry Dallas. I—I don’t like him!” Hicw loud we must have been talking. After all, have not heard the key turn. AsI turn rom uttering this treinendous lie, I see tending in the open doorway, his face 4% cold, haughty indignation and sur- Jane, how ean yo! 2 all limp and gasping tn conscious eis a dead silence. ly beg your pardon for my interrup- . The door being wide open, I did not kaow that you were engagedin a @ which—” ion His blue, beantiful eyes are blazing with ut- as aud Wrath in my direction. Ho ean hardly speak with anger; 1, who would have been frightened out of my life . whose cowardice ts pi Dew. anyt There are mome ing and this is one o Yallas,"” I say—sometow 1 have Fe called him by his Goristian name—‘do not be nifended. I'should have to suy it some time, and it is better now than later.” parasols in the stern, allready for an oniing. Dallas, looking more gloriously handsome than w eTion, in his ‘boat c tiller ropes. wi I, in huge shady batt and coo! grass-cl stules, ate standing on the bank, disc eh sball take a fir-t turnat ¢ | oar. Jane, a higher up on t trying to bribe T céase his ear spitting bow accompany us. We are go the catacombs at Park plac Do you know what these catacombs are? If you have ever been at or inthe vicinity of Hen- jey-on-Tiatnes you do for they are one of the OW places in the neighborhood. If not, it | tem to one you have never beard of them. So I may as well mention that they are supposad to have been excavated by the Komans; that they are now the property of @ gentleman re- | siding in a pretty country house on the banks of | the river; and that they tunnel, with as man arious win lings as an ant’s nest one side tin his domain. All vistturs to Henley | and Wargrave go to see them; antia gardener takes you in at one entrance and out at another and receives unremonstratingly any donations lay choose to proffer to his acceptancs. hi- individual is beside us now, for we are all gronped around a rough doorway, mach 6a cumbered with brambies and cut in the side of | bil As he unlocks it, a faint, fresh smol of apples issues from the dar |» Bpectinens of that fruit being placed on jutting ledges of © Tock. in order to enable one to ‘follow 0: nose,” sight being out of the question. Jane and Lare behind the g' She is lamentin: a dark dr hose dark, « a ng to show Dall ems whitely, wor them sue com. orward and suzgea's tay outside. She is tired, she @ betore aol—and—it is the fic time I have ever seen Laura Tremains agitate. Jane wil uot hear of leaving her. She will be at Laura. There «aay be the groands and Laura d bave to find her way-down the h Dailas turns roa “You must co tative unde: tone. Aud Laura yi Ha ” be says, in deep, author!- I glide qu | | | | , decid | : Ly my mas ckly after the huifed. Way iin thick dark now. Onr foot steps make no sound im the hght, pulveroas soll. Iseem some way in advance, for Jang’s | volee, cheering on her eldest nope, comes to me dimly from the background. No one else There might be no one else In the c: ; and the apples smell stronger than e or dawp air. Ican never boar scent of anapple now. It makes me sick aed shuddermg iu @ moment. Presently, quite close bebind, there is a low, eager whisper, then | quick rustle and some one—some one in grass- cloth like me—glides rapidly past me without a sound. The next moment there is a hand,a strong, stern hand on my shouider, and I hear | the whisper again in my ear this time. “Why did you do that?” it says as angrtt is consistent with perfect lowness. | burt vou for me to speak to you this once? | hat” I sappose he means the involan- tart I give as b 1 Rg, isper, *‘aud you mast listen. my darling, forgive me. I cannot bear it longer. [ ied—God knows I tied—not to Ou; to keep out of ye oats w It was you ie here voluntarily. Why did you? in Heave..’s nime why did you, unless— He breaks off, and 1 can make no ans wor atse you know that from th athe might have an opportunity of settling bat Lean bardiy say as His band glides from my shoulder to my waist. His voice goes on, persuasive now, fect tenderness init which I hava rd befors—shall never, never hear world or the next, g- my queen lily, I love you. have nothing whatever but love to otver yo | while my father jives. Itts the blindest, cru- elest seltisness to try and lead you, who cou marry a duke, if you would, into utter poverty. (Poverty! and what of my nun pounds, and his good old plac . answer the last query.) ‘*Haylans is fearfully, | heavily mortgaged. My father had hard ado | keep it from old Jerningham, and I’ve helped | te encumber it with my exiravagance. He | can’t cut me out of the entail; but if I refuse to marry 8 | am ordered, he can and will stop my present income and turn me out of the house daring bis life. Leura, cau you forgive ma for first trring to win your love, when { knew It would be ruin for you; and then too late, tearing myself away, and try wita all my might to | io that foolish little thing aud her | Laura, i cannot. Worthless, mean snd extravagant as 1 am, l can't do that whil there fs even one chance that you would iove me eli enough to brave poverty at my side. Oh, bet tell me if 1t is so—tell me honestly; and I wil leave here to worrow, sell out, and slave | day and night till I’ve earned some sort of home for you. Iimay be long wating. bat if you love, my bean! weet, if youoniy love me—” For tos mossens b pauses, with something like @ garp, then, with a flerce desperation, “if not I may as well go to the dogs, or marry that red- cheeked child, with all her chatter and gush. It would be much the same, as far as my hap- piness goes, once you were lost to ms.” He has hurried ont these words, one after the otber, with only that one pause, and thon he finds no interruption. From the moment that he utters Aer name—the moment that it tinshes across me that he is speaking to her, not me—all power of answer, or svesch of any sort has ebbed from me; and fet, ob, Dallas, Dalinc! toat I could ever have been so biintiy, maedly conceited asto dream of your caring for me when she was by! That th shattering of my dream should have driven every xt words | “re Really, 1 hardly w ho says turning on witb barely ony. “I was not aware that I had—' “Asked me to marry errupted him feverishly. “No, t, but as it was always arranged by our fathers, and was ome oi before [ was twenty, 1— ght i had better speak ho etiough to ask me.” ‘Thank you,” le says, satirically. can complain bem, 1am sure. witness toit. Shen fam to understand y throw me over and will have uone of ins."” Do what he will a great, giad light is creeping over bis ta He forgetseven poverty in joy at escaping from me, “Yes,” I say, firm}, property; you would 1 than J; but I can estly befure you like me “IT am sorry about the e mar it batt help ic, aud you will have the codicil, anyhow.” “What codicil? Dalsy, are you mad?” cries Jene, finding yolce at last. “Captain Gayle, donot mind. She is not herself. It was the sun to-day—the bad air. She dyes not kaow what she is saying.” Yes, Jane, I do,” I answered ateadily. ‘He does not, and you ‘don’t. But woen papa died be le’t acodicil m tue;will to the effect that if 1 refused Dallas he was to bave five thousand pounds as a compensation for the disappoint- ment. It is ‘out of one handrad thou- sand po a, laughing @ little bitterly. It is ali for yourself, aud there is no me to be ken with it.” “Miss Jorningham evidently puts mercenary down amoug the list of my anilkeable qusil- * observes Dallas, with etinging emphasis, which almost bring tears into my-eyes, “Don’t! Indeed, I never thought of that. I Datias in an pede: at pre to Laura aaide. Sbe goes to her room. We below join ~ — of the beat, and abase ef the cata- ad alr always makes mo an Uy Metropolitan Underground lam {hear the key tarntn the knowing it, and lam determined they shall ehnane till Tam eut of Unwilling to lose time, and ina ——* stupefied and to- yy my mind that I ayle. “Nonsenee, Daisy!” Jane puts in, peel I | ou hy, he—she— He breaks it | BOOKS, STATIONERY, &, N EW BOOES E88 cents peryard, fora Job Lor UPSRIOR BLEACEE OUTTON, eof GabD lemened 2 Barpelns te Biers Shawls, Flannele, C meres, te. [Dov pry GOODS MARKED DOWN. WM. BALLANTENE’s, 425 Seventh Street. Life and Litorssnre in the Fatherland; The Bei Philosophy: ty Metsu)? 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FAEBTZ ines Dinner do like you a a friend, but marriags isso dif- ep Frait smopeing. | Late with Fitch, Fox & Co., fe and you cansot care much about me 251s OF Whit | NOTABY PUBLIC. CONVEYANCER, BEAL _1’m not very nice—not at all [think—” |W 1; very handsome Silk Wool Em. | ESTATE ANDGSNEBAL AGENT ocl)-oodu” ears are very nearthe brim now; in | >roidered Sipper Patterns only 91; very superior oi minut sya will beover. Forone m>»- clan at ied Ghee oe Dt ee aaet ms INSURANCE COM PANIES. nent his b mine; for one moment his | piore, @F and § ienaie Sebe at eet = = ae. eyes look 3 Sktndly on me. Because Lam | 21),ci ine deory, Handle Table and Dessori ISURE WIT wing bim so happy, he will even forgive my | Dossert OF Table Kulves: 69 per eens ie ene {8st RE WiTH mpertinence. us or Forks, warranted plated on White Metal, THE “I think you nice,” he says. | 52; six Teaspoons, warranted plated on White And then we both hewr stepson the stairs. 1 } ‘ieval, ye and Sve bottle rors BL, Ane Corcoran Fire Insurance Co., srkerauie eo a and rash without lovking | nese piate, 600 isolid siiver ditios $1; fine Bair an own room, to how! at ure over my packing. I have never seen either of them sin 1 Week. ——_—_ -+e- - A Henn: Francisco Chronicle gives the following in an account of @ recent meeting of the Academy of Science of that clty:—Dr. Harkness spoke of scoveries made by himself in parts of Plumas and Lassen counties little known hitherto. tract of country containing about §,000 square miles he described not only as volcanic, bat showing traces of recent volcanic action, and having within its limits 160 extinct volcanoes. A large crater on the dividing line of the two counties had dammed up the lake, giving it a vew outlet, and spreading its waters over an rea of three square miles. The voleanic cone s higher than Vesuvius. Ashes and scors are scattered all down its sides. In different parts of the lake are stumps of trees, some of them 45 feet in height, and showing above the sur- face. Bome of them, standing in the laya, are only partially burned through, indicating that Le matter ejected from the volcano wasnot all elted state. In other places oceur round , whieh were sounded by Dr. Harknes end tds party, and stumps found at the bottom. Higher up, the trees, though antouched by the lava, were burned by the heat. ‘The growth of n of the trees since the eruption shows Sannuiar rings. ‘The lava fromthe yol- eano covers about 10) square miles, An old resident of Red Blatt, who was in the neighbor- hood in 1473, told the Soctor that he saw a bright sheet of flame rising from the mountain, which continued during his entire stay. Shaved Head, an old Indian of the Mili Creek tribe, ays that in his south the region was alive with volcanoes In active o —Once —A lively exchange “One of our merchants sof matches to & woman, who on reaching her home could not make them born. In atowering passion which increased all the way back, she returned and demanded, “why did you cheat me with those worthlees matche: Matches,” responded the grocers ples ntly—he slways we.rs « «mile for his cus ers—‘* what is the trouble with the matches’ ey won't burn, not one of them,” was the quick,angry response. ‘Let ussee,” said the zen- tieman, apy! Hy, the ch ‘ged end to bis pantaloons and causi bisze instanter, well enough s «But the rest won’ pli the woman, who began to fear that she had walked seven miles and was to return seven more on foot, and had not got angry, for noth- ing. The grocer open three bunches and proved them all the same. “1 don’t want toburn up all your matches,” he said, ‘but there is not one that will not barn the same way.” Chagrined, she started at him with tiger eyes, and not to be beaten, burst ont—“if they will, you don’t "pose every time I wanta fire, I'm coming nil this way to rub them on the scat of your trousers, do you ANOTHER CLERICAL Dow Juan.—America is not, It seems, to be allowed to have a monopoly of clerics] scandals. An sffairs has come to light in London which promises to parallel the worst featares of the Beecber-Tiiton case. A short time since a young non-conformist min- ister was called from the north to the ite of ap influential metropotitan congregation, as the successor of a venerable doctor o f divinity, who. through and indrmity, ity, had been pelied to resign his c} scher soon took pagel yn glen ge in pens speakicng at Exeter hall and elsewhere, The reverend ——- however, who was mar- ried, fell Into pecuniary difficulties, and, ac- cording to current rumor, inquiry showed the resgon to be that he was maintaining two estab- lishments, in one of which lived a women wee bad followed him from the north. sent in bis resignation to the anaros and mabe Confession of bis guilt. yeoently bald’ & Al* “A ROME INSTITOTION.” i the BoC, and $1, Rauber pret ng Suc! and $1; Oval French: tate Mi 0E-142) a ra, Bil ak Sawant mt ier bat; 5, | 2FFICH—1429 Pennsylvania avenue northwest are Frames in longo variety 0. Up to irack- JOHN T. LENMAN, Provident. ts of all Kinds, 1 Backs, Book ~ | ‘Tables Hairwexs ‘gl; ten-pin Diamond | —2-7-DEER. Secretary. ne acks, Ww ork. ey from Bo to Lanch Baskets, 2 and Wo. splendid assortmen uts from 25e. 8 be, ibie to enumerate and deseribe the | qhousands of ‘articles. Come and see for yourself, | No troubie to sto @. Three floors of tay large | “Atebitelimont are packed with goods to the Ceiling. [ORB INSURANCE. ds, een and Ore Singare Firs Insnrance 0 Company ot New Yors- Siy tse y Onrcince in bmuseass 188225. Surpins, 908 338 epstied Fire Insurance 700 000. mpany of Hew mM Tork—Assets, $606,450. Bu aa ‘8556400. National Fire Tasaremes Company of fniindei- Pa. 863,000. Procyon nice 000. Old Dominion Fire Insar <node vd of Vir cinle—A: (315,00. Barpins, @1 1B ad ewibttaia L. ee 25 Set HOTELS. [FPERIAL HorEL, WASHINGTON, D, ©, WILL BE OPENED AND KEPT ASA FIRST-CLASS HOUSE, NOVEMBRE Let, JAS. S. PIZEKCE, Prop ome Beckinguam House, Portsmouta, un / SSTMINETER POTEL, ON THE BUROPEAN PLA. Serusr ef irvi ta ané¢ Ath street Only one block Union Square, the most ces yet quiet jocation in sae city, ta the inaed ata italy of all the princtpat places of amusement and B. SILVERBERG, | METBOPOLITAR POLLAB STORR, ootaj-tr S19 Tren 8t., weak PewnsYLvania Av. mayi3-tr ‘EA 560 CENTS PER POUND. TEA 50 CENTS PER POUND. TEA 60 CENTS PER POUND. TEA 50 CENTS PER POUND. TEA 60 CENTS PER POUND. TEA 50 CENTS PER POUND TEA 50 OEZNTS PEE POUND. TEA $0 ONTS PER POUSD. TKA 50 OBNTS PES POUND. G.G. CORNWELL & SONS, Fine Grocers, pov2?l-tr 1415 Pa. ave., opp. Willard’s Hotel, December 29. sroved the peat sensoh Bes the ine ‘ny rooms SECOND AND LASTGRANDGIFT CONCERL | “Yj R5Me ee paaers, Proprictor. IN AID OF THE Masonic Rellef Association, OF NORFOLK, Va. WAY POSITIVLY FIXED, TUESDAY, 29th December. LAST CHANCE! H YSOR"S BOTES, B . 709 @ STERT. sis BxrweEn?ra 406 are Oraxers, BALTIMORE ADVERTISEMTS EfTeBLiseED IN isi6, CHAS, SIMON & SONS, 63 HOLTH BROWARD ST., BALTIM OF: Dealers iu ut orized by Act o* the Virginia Legislatare (passed March stn, 1873. 50,000 TICKETS—6 000 CASH GIFTs. @290,000 TO BEGIVEN AWAY! bao fa | 4 ask Gift of. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DER GOODS, qonid call spocisl attention to their splendid etook Jt Dress Goods, Linea Goods, Embroiceries, Laces, apd ae yD best assortment of Mourning h Gift o' cr One Gravd Onab Gift of ‘ea PLES SENT bid ‘One Grand Oneh Gift Ofer OF coders excusing pt So S20 < ever, wm be ‘Qne Grand Cush Gift of... a of Seoight charene by igat partion sme | on en Of csseesen seeenee rhose orders are by 4 their geodaseat O. 0. D., must pay to of the money, ay Grand Oash Gift ih Gitte of oo8 ach.. % Gosh Gifts of © soe each jash Gifts See coe ash Gifts of ics enon.. Cash Giiss of Be cock. BANKERS. fi Osis. INVESTED IN WALL mroet yoemtaied $3 sek i¢ Sea enters, Bue case Bankers and Brokers, 72 Broadway, B.¥. seil-33 caae Cash Gifts, sggregatin, PRICE or TIOKETS. Whole Tickets......@10. narter Tickets... ag TiOk CUP reeves 20 | ieven Tickets, For Tickets, Circalsrs, &€., addi . x. im HENRY V. Mou ie = Ve. 4 7th aud 4 is Hirz, novai-Im gous GOVERNMENY ‘pay accounts cashed fn advance. SO INVALIDS F, Peso. CONFECTIONER AND CATERER, --«- Se, 690 TENTH STREET, Mand F streets, Washington, D. 0. Dumber of new Juventie Books jost re | ne ALTIMOBE AND OHIO RAILBUAD. WINTEB &CHEDELE—Novexe: POTOMAC RITER Laxnrnes. Pt oy ae thie dete the Weamer PILOT BOY willbe ington from &h street wharf ecary Landings as tor rovurning out eciag exery THURSDAY worn: ae mck, for Langiere es ; returning om o fat te Pea ex Sper Va... BASH ineton andy cise oat HETOW RN, D. 0. Perr Seeu. 3 Sense Philadel pi pi. 3 +4 jimore, = ote — TURDAY =~ s S45 Frederick xe, and W loins, (vin Mtr vrettias t bruset Z ~ timore, Aunapoll® oc to Bredertene His and lutermedtiate on Biptes Me This tine “commecie at Pusiedel Sena ey OL eeacumn eit Carte Been deace, Boston and ela. whart. 86° in Bostor iron tige i < BY®S, Agent for a Lous, Loatevitle, Olsetn- LY BE & OO, Phitadeipie. eo Bockville, fell va kersbare ¥Y Devonshire street, 3 5 hearst S7 Ercights delivered by Kuon's Sag ey SNS, | acess eee are, ithe Pons imam Cars, te the Steamers’ whore = vs Halitnere and Ri "AN Link. . MAIL STRAMSHIPS ORLY Libs Cakeiine ime ZERR AMERICAN FLAG Selling every THURSDAY from Phitadeiphia for QUEBNSTOWD and LIVERPOOL, CABIN, INTEKM DIATE ant STREKAGB OMMODATIONS UNSUUPASSED © ae DY Soother fmt -clase Line. 'B WRIGHT & BONS, Geo Prttad FRANK W. GANDY lauaer * v eareee fotormation apply a the Baltimore wd Obto Ticket Odlcos, Washington Station, ard 488 Penney! is avenue, where orders will be « t Baggace to be checked and received st =y Hi int ta ay cA Ros. 3 sua LE, Genet __ bro. = Pea Gon" paLtione & POTOMAO KAILS Boab ENER OTH Berk) N PHLLADELPStA Bip “Dew Expres: Line Toy a LG 1B 1s 4, traine will run ee 3 VAPOR TRAINS ah Kv PAL ss ‘MOR as @F CUNABD Ling, HYDE. She a, = 4 Aecomn tion, 2:33 Pe for New sily ex. Sunday, a ROTICE. lor oar train thon daily With the tlow of 4 ¢ chance 11-88 a. m.. Part Line 9-40 inion, the Sieamers ¢ © epevitiod Westand North, and for and Phiinde eure for all someon . Norfulk, vie I ofe- g Brame any, ex. Suucar, nent Now ©p. mi, Acco rary ui atted at @ in fom. s dally, ex ‘Bandar. New Tork, 4:63 9m, for it » the homewa! nay, cromming the Mortdinn iy oft at @ int., or wothae ts tte rth of 43. THs ee CHE BRIT = ye sae - SORTA AMERIOAN wt a7 1 daily, New oprwnek All STRAMSHIPS, x Bigiit Rx ota | EEN NEW FORK aNv LiveRPOO We: F e | CALLING AT CORK HARBOR. so | , 2M Sew Foe Feo Baw Yous ‘Trains leaving W sett coe St 6:38 @. me. on Tuesday and Fi j . w . peont Ruincay. © ma wie | Ags every folowing WEONEUDAY wud Sar, aius feaving Washington at 8:35 a.m ant | Up UAM frum Now Yoru, | _ Brosipers garked « be do netoarry TEs OF Passage.—Cubln, #00 me with tratus for Ap e100 Hg at Washington at 9.93 s,m »counset at Bowte with trains from Liverpool and Qresnstown, 6, Lowest ca t Belfast, Gis syivnuis d Pennaylvee @ thetr baggage called for and avd other pr the Vout {roeidences to all potuts W Mediterranean ports. For freght ax ookin ae, apply at the Company's ry , 1+ zeor to OTIS MORLOW ophorite Patent Oce —_— 6. Fas 74 W ercingrosy® Bee OSTON (sTdrwsersiae Sis D | The Aue tron stomwer LAD TES | Raving resumed her regular. trips #0 teh hah potty, AND SOUTHWEsT, | Norfolk, Will leave ber whart, foot of Trelis eve lows: Sixth «treet, every MONDAY end Weriestn. a.m. | Baltimore... *:30 a.m, | TRUKUDAY, at ¥ p. m.,touching at the cipal Son. =p | river Iaudings, cou pect at Borfoik with stsam- ~ <= ya8pe. | auipofthe Mand. Mf Line for Boston aad Provi- "10-15 5 | dence; with the rututon Bteanship Com- no BE GbkaT Devs | a for Bow York. | Freight should be qith clegpus Scene: jace Btate- ag | “Care o ofthe ec, vie ” ei ‘itt wonders tnt wesc ae bara ont chet stant whet, 0 ‘stern sad Con: je Sow Sock. Smears tw sot Central | axes oma Ne to. Plant Building BAKE hrongh from W Anz SORT without chauge NEECTIONS GTN to th be procared at the oBfice: ennay lyaut street aud Penosytvant sation! Hotel, where Tellable tatormation will be dven r ESS or = tickets st these offoee oan | ure accommodations ty Palaoe Oars for Ohioago, | Pity Bp Buffsio and Elmira, D. ®. TOUNG, General Passenger agent 4 B . was A er ot GTON BB amD> ALEX ANOKA & FREDERIOKSBURG BR. EAMSAIPS Waskinoroy anD NEW YORE. | 1 Barware: the Bne Seaushty Ang Tene | OBB ORSON i ke reg ak : — |, WEST anc M £SCBASTS LIne 01 oF fo rod end ABSHINGTO N, eafollows:—Lea’ Grorgtto | P stress br OF at the ulice of ihe President, meer Re. 3. TRomrso 5. Progecnt. Ko Or. Ic idl reg Dt Celiversd “as. acl trelue ienve Tor Boesanain oy totiee:—€, | ia teh siticoaral Once, kos Panusyltecte, ane: 1, °B, 9." 10, 1 a.m, 1,3,4," 6,6)? » wl. ¥ soda tp, ot Stetmer Wart, will be prompry ot mand 7 + al rathe daky excep: 35, 955. tesa tras a THE TRADES. . 2. a. ne trom ire IEOLAIR &® ROBERTSON, rata dai ood a. = 1s Be Sn 9s. COnDSet With traine op Mashingt onan OP fo OND 8T 3 ‘at Bicumond 16:48 *Giimay SOUTHERE EXPRESS, vie Stoamone, | envee Wasnin 1:33 p.m. dally excopt Sunday. | rongh tic! pote ED jate Bocth aud hweet ‘or ale st Offices corner Pisth strect and Pennaylva- 3 a opt door oon, of Tt ia aveune, and Gomer Sth strost and Pocneyivania | AWNINGS for Blores, Peblic Delve here parweagers oan leave orturs for bag: | Private lieriiences, —o ee Ot enon By all Sud residence: | ary ¥RAMEs for Bt OSS, at fect wes YOUNG, Gen'i Passenger Agent. jy34-t! | GS, CAM-MEBTING TROIW for mle ot MISCELLANEOUS. UND TOP HYDRAULIC iC CEMENT.’ vf Agect for the Improved Mildew Proot Awuin Gecds. mard4r A W*iNGS AND SG WHiNG FRAMES tor Stores, a ore Pot Petite Bevidings Gh a ed Oo bok a ni oe =” try Bes: The undersigned sre now 4 fa Baoct actares by above selabrated GEMENT bo dealers an scutes es 0. HOGA, TLS Market Space, between Teh and Hb stress. Flags ud Camp Mocting Tents for wale or rent. Bvuie agent for the only Geuntpe motown Proot Awning matorta J,G.23.M. WATERS, 3036-80. No. 35 High street, a N45 Sere. Y patel Bm pe bare and ig Pimcens . fark aod Pouy, Pamir PAINT JCM p-sem Uarrinass, ad -hend ¢ 1 have a method st erepar’ Patnt which DB exch x before puarcht i wit . 2 ef re ne pre bepe A Su9 gt atrect, be- D, Wasniagtor aw Treat, Baltimcr’, Met [2 eotan Ling WOOD-SURNT LIME $@ conte per barrel. THOMSS PAKSY, B street, bet. Wu and Lita n. w, ORTLAND (IMPORTED | CEMENT, FOR waking Ariidcial Stops or any Kind o <M work for cellars, woter works, ps’ vovemuniey buila- Dgt, Dricges, £c., where strensth ts deeirebie. The emt Cement Ia tive world, Bole agout for Di as Tookatin. wa. Ss cca grazer ISLAND, N. ¥.. Ss MENT—ESTASLI The olden po a nay be in the ent, ¥ and @. B. B.—Guarentee given that no color rabs of; oriaig your articles 800 a in time, a. Pty tyes FisstT a sourEae, atent mice, SrROLALTi aS ine OF Eayotte roofs, provided the paint te spplied by im Seca. "Price 3X ceca per Ajuare foot for three “HOUSES eng SIONS painted tn the very intest Mylo aod tt the most durabie mauner, apt Lt (aaa, GaS-SITTING SND SSWEB- B prow tyy attended to, on rena Pr or Tactical Piember. street, north itn. Bestecnce Bu th strect noribeas. Speci!) ED PIPE siwaye on band. a Gmon eter 1018 Pox DYRING ESTAB- ISHED 1529, FST GRAND GIFT CoNcERY, SHORT POSTPONEMENT DAY FIxeD. FULL DISTRIBUTION FoR THE SENEFIT OF TER Montpelier Female Humane Associatica 47 ALEXANDRIA, VA. Bis kobe Puc cRss ies Dresses cloance without takin Fentiemen’s Cloihes cleaned witho wie fonoe opoce reraoved Sfectae'ly no that they never jores cleaned on short notice. Privse mod orate, panotaatit ygauarsni: sepi-ly Ettsearsane aeer March 29, 187 Move & . Foor IY iB INFAN NTS, more closely than any Se a rind Bete: PRICE OF TICKETS. eo conan’ i