Evening Star Newspaper, November 16, 1875, Page 4

—=s- EVENING STAR. a a Ae * case TUESDAY...... November 15, 1875. _ | Frawner for the murder of Thane oon ee Se aie nard a roe for alleget — ‘her Probabilities To-day, | macy 8 wife was resumed— Weat panes District Attorney Wells and H. HL. Wells. Jr., Orrrcz oF Carer SIGNAL OFrrenn, for the government, and Messrs. ‘WASHINGTON. November 6, 1875. McConvell and A. K. Browne for the defence. For the middle states, rising barometer, | The eight jurors selected y appearet winds veering to west and north, coher. | in the box, the prisoner was in court cloudy weather and light rain, turning into | promptly on the hour. snow in northern portion, followed to-night THE SELECTING OF A JURY by partly cloudy weather. Amusements. &c.. To-| National Theater —Joun Owens in “ Self.” Lineein Hall—The Analostan Boat Club concert. LOCAL NEWS. Condensed Locals. Knights of St. Patrick. See ad. . Detective Clarvoe, who has been qu'te ill recently. is now recovering. The sireet lamps will be lighted at 3.19 p. | w. and extinguished at 840 p. m. @ Tyeacure: of the Children’s Aospital bas received one bundred dollars from “a Journet, pudlished at Alexandria iford White aod Geo. L. Bitzer, is & promis ug specimen ofamatear Journalism. ue coloring of Emanuel Loutz-s’ patnt- ing in the Capitol, “Westward the Course Empire Takes Way,” has been bright- ened cp by & cleansing proc The board of fire commissioners held a special meeting last night to consider the subject of their annual report now in course of preperation. Anaslarm of Gre from box 125 (7th and I | streets.) this morning, some one suppo- ing from thedense smoke issuing from Calvary Baptist Chureh that the building was on fire. The smoke was from a defective flue. Bellew sends The Catholic Family Almanac for 1816, No. 3 of “The York Drama; and the Chinmey Corner: from the Junetioa News Depot we have Demoresi’s Monthly for December. An unclaimed ing superseriptio: office yesterday «Augustus Jones, the web-foot serub » whom this letters wants to go, Is chopping cord-wood for his grab’ In Silver City, Idaho.” — ge District Government 4fairs. CLOSING UP THE STREET WORK. The contractors on the street improve- | ments Laving been notified to have their work finished up by the tstof November, are daily reporting their work closed, and with few exceptions all the old contracts made by the Board of Public Works, and the exten- sions found necessary tobe made by the I pmissioners, will be closed up in a . leaving & clear fleid for such lez- pay hereafter be made by Con- gress in relation to District affairs. ———_ etter, hearing the follow- | reached the deat-letter Prorosepy WELCOME DFMONSTRATION | To CoxGREss.—The several labor leagues of this District met last night on Louisiana ost. ation of the 4th Congress. John Pope Jed. Captain P.G. Hallin waich was adopte: re m be extended lo all civic and military societies and citizens gen- | eraily to participate with them tn the grand | rocession to be given in honor of the assem Birr g of the {ith Congress. A committee on | finance was appointed to raise fands by sub avenue to arrange for a grand den in bi De seription. On motion of Thomas MeMahoa | Acommittee was appointed to confer w the different societies arrange for th | places in the live. Wm. Burke was appo! €d to wait upon the stovecutters and mas Matthew Sexton upon the butchers and t: drovers; Peter Stewart, John McNamara and George W. Stewart the Knights of St. | Augustine; Joon Murphy the pavers; James | Digney the labor leagues; Henry Matthews | and Wr. Kecket to assign places to all the | Societies in No. i district. “H.C. Wilkinson asketihaf the Sons and Daughters of Lib erty be assigned a prominent piace in the line, as they were strong. A committee was ated to waiton the Hibernian, Father t. Joseph and St. Peter organiza. range for places in the line. Tae m Music reported the engage- six baods of music, and that a la nantity of fire rockets, Roman candles, & for the oceasion. os DIstRict CASES IN THe U. Serr Count.— Yesterday there was rd Jowlng cases: A Auiroul Case—The case of the E more and Potomae railroad against | Sixth Presbyterian ¢' heard on appeal. tion of the lega operat as the road was ir under the act of Co tabliabed, and that poise and the smo the devotional exercises of therefore, improperly adm inquisition at General T j the ease except by appeal, and tbat the con- firmation was irregular. A Divorce Point—Also, the casa of Sarah Ann Jackson against Simon Jackson, in which the question invdlved is whether the court below, after granting the wife a divorce on the ground of cruelty, and finding the ebarge of adultery not sustained as against her, was authorized by the pleadings to make the order directing an equal division of the property held in the wife’s name, and by her alleged to be her separate estate, or in finding from the evidence that it was held by her in trust for their mutual benesit. ————— of eugines disturbing arch, Wis, the the ei ted i tha: before the ¢ terion — GRAND ENCAMPMENT OF THE ORDER OF CHALDEANS.—The National Grand Ena- the National Grand United Order of Chaldeans met yestertay in this | city at Chaldean hall, on 7th street, near I northwest. There were about one hundred members present from various parts of the conntry. P. H. Carson, of ‘ashington. erand encampment master, presided. The encampment opened with yer by Chap. Jain Richard Addison, of Washington, and continued In session throughout the day and evening. To-day the representatives from the different encampments of the conntry ‘Were formaily received. To-morrow will be the cecasion of their first anniversary, and Will be celebfated 4 & procession and levee. procession will be formed on Massa- ebusetts avenne, with the right resting on 5th street. and move off at 2o’clock p. m., and march through some of the principal streets of Washingtou and Georgetown, and thence to the Armory hall, where the levee wil! be beld. J. F. Clark will be chief marshal, with F. Broden, R. Buekner.and F. Lyons asaids. Addresses wili bedelivered by Prof. John M. Langston, Dr. James L. and Prof. A. M. Green. of this city, and Dr. John Brown, of Philadelphia. PATYNTS To RESIDENTS OF THE DIs- TRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND AND WEST V IRGINIA.—The following is a list of patents issued by the United States Patent Office to citizens of the District of Columbia, Maryland and West Virginia, for the week ending to-day . t f Columbia —Sias 8. Daish, gton, D. C., improvement in sand and gravel driers; Wm. H. Cooksey, Wash- ington. LD). C., improvement in dumping wa- gous: Jobn W. Metz. Georgetown, D. C., im- —s in ritdlings purifiers; Hiram forrey. Philadetpnia, ‘and Darius Ly- man, Wasbingtor, D.€.. improvement in sash holders; James H. Williams, Washing- ton, D. C., improvement in locking devices for desk drawers. of Maryiend.—Jobn MeCormack, of Green- field, Obio, and Syivester K. Kelly, of Baiti- more, Mi., trade mark; J. G. Krait & Co., of Baltimore, Md., canned gnods. West Virgimea —George Roberts, of Wheel- ing. West Va., improvement in window seafolds. ee ae WESLEY CHAreL Lecrcre Course.—The course commencing November 2ith and em- bracing iectures by Edward Exgleston, John Vineent and Dr. Ha; is ape pa ‘s—on’ ‘ketches, is full of wit and oo and oe The other lectures yy Gough, y ineent and Hayes are new. never having been delivered jn this city. The lectures will be held in Wesley Chapel, and reserved seats may be secured at Warren Choate & Co.’s withont €xtsa charge. ——_s—_—— THE SIXTH StReeT (CoLORED) BArTist CuvxRcH TRoUBLE.—The members of this ehureh who side with Rev. R. 8. Laws and inst Pastor Lee, have resolutions ing from thdra’ will bold rei ball, on Virginia avenue, South ee jose mel tae Cee my sults - 1 is setile |. Lee is “notified to wm of said church on Wi vember 17, 1575, to the bim, and show why he should net be excam- munieated from the fellowship of this eburen.” iin | to all general taxes and §; | streets. Juennemann, challenged; bell had sympathies with the formed an ion from what he had read in the papers. The defence was wliling to take bim as a good juror. The men t chal- lenged the juror. George W. Renfro, colored, excused, being an em of the govern- ment; John 8. Biackford, conscientious scruples as to capital punishment; John C. MeHelden, ‘excused. over age; Bushrod eemees, sae formed an 0; ‘=< Richard . Beall, accepted; George ‘urton, had conscientious scruples; ©. G. Bowen, excused ob account of siekness. ATTACHMENTS ORDERED. w. Metzerott, Haliet Kilbourn, and Joseph C. Willard failed to answer. The court said that Mr. Willard had informed him that he (W.) was deaf,and he wonld excuse him although satisfied that ne would make an imp«rtial jnror. Reuben B. Ciark, of the regu’ar panel who was absent yesterday, was called, and stated that he had formed an opinion. TALISMEN SUMMONED. The court ordered the macshal to draw and shmmons twenty-five men from whom to select the remaining three jurors required, and @ recess was taken until one o'clock. AFTER RECESS. The court reassembled at 14 o'clock. Hallet Kilbourn was caliet, aad stated that be bad formed an opinion; Wm. G. Met- ZeTott, WAS Op} 1 to capital punishment, but could give a verdict according to the evi- dence. He was excused on account of having the asthma. H.F. Schoenborn had formed an opinion; Alexander B. Thomas had formed an opinion biassed against the prisoner; Henry Beverly, over age; Lambert F. Fol- lansbee bad formed an opinion and expressed an opinion; L. F. Clark, do.; Horace M. Dee- ble had an opinion which evidence could not overcome; Charles Champion had scruples &®s to capital punishment, but could give a party a fair trial, leaving the responsibilit as to the punishment with those to whom ft belongs—accepted; Frank D. Gaines, chal- lenged by defence; Thomas B. Entwisie had formed ap opinion; G. M. Wight had formed an opinion; Niebolas Happ, do.; Charles A. Upperman, accepted. Mr. Brown, for the defence, here offerel to withdraw the challenges to Warrent Dent and Byron A. Kidder made yesterday. The court said if they were present he would permit thetr recall. The District Attoraey argued against such cauree. The court ordered ten more talesmen to be | ira yn and summoned to-morrow. REAL ESTATE SALES.—B. H. Warner, estate b er and auctioneer, has sold at | publie auction, for Rudolph Johnson, tot 3! in square 180, fronting on Q street, betwe ry brick dwelling, to George Lackey, at suhject to special improvements. For Wm. E. Howard. trustee, lot A of square -five feet on *th stre t north ™), Sabjec For W sub-lot 69, squar A. Gordon, trustee, < rt Gleason, at $6,050. Fer James M. Jobnsou, trustee, part of lot 14, square 15, on the southwest corner of Pent ania avenue and 25th street, to B. F. #0 cents por square foot. For J. S. Edwards, trustee, part of tract called “Chichester,” in county, sixty-five and one- half acres, at $5.000."A house and lot on Monroe street, at Uniontown, D. C., at 31,250, to R. H. T. Leipold et al., and a lot 100 by 113% feet on same street. improved by a two-story bouse, to J. E. Herrtil, at$1,050. —— Foun Are IN T Poutce Court.—The Police Court this morning was crowded with prisoners, witnesses and spectators, and the subdivision | fronting twenty feeton H by a pecial tax on both | ‘Washi 3 it medtaenises da Wiad Ueman; on trial. = Equity Counr—}wips rylitn, To-day, igs ee icCaqley, and MeCarthy agt. M 3 decree ‘substi- | tuting trustees. Clabangh ‘gt. Ebrman- trent et al.; Gers igge eee Ce against = } in nyder ¢% al. agt. Sehior! (eCook “dcCook; decree for ng agt. Kilbourn; contesso. Clements agt. Clements; decree substituting trustees. PROBATE CovuRT—Judge Olin. To-day, the will of Frederick Adolph Gongen' 5 was filed and order of publication issued. The will of Joseph Lov- ell, decease, was filed; orter of publication issued. The will of B. W. Reed, d was filed; order of publication issued. will of Minerva W. Macartney, decease, was filed and partially proven. in re estate of Chas. A. Zimmerman, ; rule on the administrator issued and returnable Tuesday, November 23d, 1875. Letters of administration were issned to Emma Grif- | THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL. fing on the estate of Josephine 8. Griffing, deceased; bond #400. The will and codiet! of Mary B. Brown was filed. The will of Wil- lam, Gilliam was filel. The Register of Wills presented several executors, adininistrators and guardian accounts,which were approved Soe Court adjourned to Saturday nex! PoLice CourtT—Judge Snell. Yesterday, after our report ciosed, William Wheeler was fined $5 for fastening a mule to atree. Charles Reichter, malicions trespass in removing some grape vines from the remises of a lady; $20 or 60 days in jail. iebael Burke was sent down for vagraney. Abraham Landrick, profanity; $5. Martin Spencer forfeited $5. Thomas ‘Kelly, disor- deriy; $5. Robt. MeGuin, same; 35. Henry Emmeiman, profane; $5. Lemuel Nix, sarre: $5 Thos. Randolph, same; £5. Thos. Rand ‘p> was also fined $50 for flourishing a razor. Samuel Peterson, cursing; 35; James Berry was fined $50 for carrving a razor. Z. B. Kellem, profane; $5. Sarah Rogers, same. $5. TO-DAY. Henry Wolford, obstructing the streets; $3. John Merling, a vagrant, was sent to the chain gang. Also, charged with indecent ex- posure; #5. Bernard Shearer, charge’ with selling rum in Tennallytown without a li- cense; $105. An appeal noted; bonds, 8300. Robt. Shirlock was fined 85 for disorder! conduct. Jos. Dowling, #5 for cursing. Fritz, Ciricce *f . Wm. Williams, same charge; 35. B. Shearer was charged with keeping his place, where liqnor fs sold, open on Sunday; $20. Appeal noted; bonds $100. Sophia Jane Magruder, assault on Jesse Lee—one blow, $1. Jas. ag om jJond and boisterous talking; $5. Wm. Dempsey, lond and terous on Carroll street, Capitol Hill: Wm. Faunce and Wm. Norris, cherged with affray; 35 each. Reuben White, & smal! colored boy. charged with creating a nuisance by throwing filth in the streets. Anna While, mother of the boy Reuben, real | Isth and ith streets, improved by a two- | | Smithsonian groun atmospbere was in a fearfully foul state. | ‘There seems to be an objection on the part of some of the officers to having the windows Jet down to admit pure air and drive out the concentrated breath of the seores of drunken bommers arraigned there. Astonishment Gaily expressed by citizens who have oc ‘ansact business at this court, tha nell can sit in this atmosphere from with closed windows. The humtd le the old miil ter- lows being dima from condensation. yet they Some of the policemen sa: of Health has condemned thé «t_the windows being opened, as it the atmosphere outside will thereby be polluted and reudered injurious to healt ee THE PENNSYLVANIA R CIATION held a meeting last night at Clar K's Johnson secretary. Mr. Paul Hersh stated | ub t there would be a large party of exetr- nists in this city December 9th from York and Adaros counties, Pa., and moved that a | inted toreceiveand enter- | committee be apy tain then while here; which was agreed to, and the following were appointel: Pani Hersh, D. W. Barnitz, R. R. Kinne, Dr. T. L. Catheart, W. A. Turner, A. A. Shissier, H. B. Danner, R. 8. Crawford, and L. Harrison. Capt. Johnson resolutions, which wee adopted, tendering congratulations on the result of the Pennsyivania election; fa— voring specie resumption; opposing any divi- tion of the school fund, ai thanking the President for the appointment of Secretary Chandler. —_—_.—__—_ MOTIONS FOR New TRIALS IN Two Rare Cass.—This_ morning, Mr. C. N. Thomas, for Norman Taylor, convicted a few days since of rape on Lizzie Bayley, filed a mo- tion for a new trial, on the ground of new evidence having been found to the effect that the prosecnting witness was coerced by Letha Jobnson into making the accusation against him by punishment, threats and violent blows with a stick, the affidavit to which is made by Martha Jane Harris. In the case of Lemuel Makel, ennvicted of rape, Messrs. Car and England, have filed @ motion for a new trial, on the ground of newly-discovered evidence as to the char- acter of the prosecuting witness, Mary Ellen Stow, aud to promises made by her. —___s—___ BUILDING PERMITS.—John May, a brick dwelling, south side Dumbarton sireet, be- tween High and Congress streets, George- town, $300. James S. Boss, brick store, west side sth, between M and N streets northwest; si00. Robert Portner, a two-story brick de- pot, south side Virginia avenne, between 6h and 7th streets southwest; $6,000. H. A. Fos- fer, @ brick building, east side 15th street, between 1) and E northwest; 2200. Daniei Jackson, a two-story frame dwelling, south side Sherman street, between Q and R and ISth and 19th streets northwest; $1,000. Chas. F. Davis, brick offices, east side 7th, between F and G streets northwest; $5,000. John R. Brooks, a two-story brick dwelling, south side Corcoran, between 16th and I7th aud @ and R streets northwest; $3,500. geceierwenir~iciamad toe “THE LITTLE ACROBAT” WITH MR. GaTCHELL AGAIN.—The Poole Brothers, whose arrest in Baltimore was mentioned in yesterday’s STAR, with the little acrobat, Zaulo Poole, (who was placed in the cus- tody of Mr. Gatchell by the borg oy pee on Saturday,) were brought here by the officers Jast evening. Zaulo was taken to Mr. Gatch- ell’s house, but the others were released, as Mr. Gatehell did not desire to prosecute them. The Pooles say that they did not Enow that they were committing any of- fence; that they were ignorant as to the laws of this country, and that they were ad- vised to do as they did by counsel. pene hese es athe THE CONVOCATION oF WASHINGTON.— Last even first of a series of speciai services the Convoca- on of Wash: of . E. church (the te i THE MARYLAND REPUBLICAN ASSOCIA- TION held a meeting at Clarke’s uail, Penn- Towing officers were elected fer the ensuing year: D. Bond, — it; R. 8. Whit- , first vice president; le: pec vies president; John Parqubar. re ing secretary; G. W.C. Rohrer, corres- ponding ; Col. Wm. Gibson, treasu- ver; Capt. Join ingon, sergeant -at-arms. MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Ea a Eee re ; Thos. doa Alice M. Clapp; George Beckwood and ina Johpson, of Georgetown; Thomas A. of Baltimore, and Mi Ann Richard J. Biue and Lucy Aun wee to be given this thetbeneat of i Ba i ; i i = & j 2 was arraigned on the same charge. The tes- timony of the officer was that Mrs. White directed the boy to throw a vessel of nrine into P street; so Anna was fined $5 and the boy discharged. Edward Roach and James Shreves, charged with stealing thirty-nine pounds of butter, a basket and sheet from Thomas Kenney, a farmer, who brought the butter to the Center market in his w: the 28th of October, , being tir down to take a nap. and when he awok butter was gone. He complained to Licu- tenant Skippon, and Officer McM started ont and found several prints of ter scattered on the ground lead i 3 FROM A CHURCH. lored, charged with lar ceny of a large number of Sunday sehoo!l books belonging to the Christian church. on Vermont avenue, said books being in the custody of W. E. Childs, the librarian. It ‘was testified that the defendant sold the books to a second-hand dealer for a small sumo. Beverly was arraigned in the inal Court last week for this offence, and was dis- charged on the ground that the indictment was defective, but was rearrested. Upwards of sixty books were taken from the chureh, but forty were recovered and returned to Mr. Childs. The members of this society have been collecting this little library for a long time by means of fairs, sewing circles and other “ways, and this was a serious T oKS Were sold by Beverly t a stall on F " case W street, and recov ontinued until Tharsday t sel achance to bring y was then arraigned pripit bible large quarto, nd. This was Beverly sold it to adeaieron Pennsylvania @ ne, near the Capitol grounds, who was present’ tn court, and fully recognized defendant. He par- chased the bible on the 6th of Septemher Jast. Mr. Birney pnt in as testimony the ! records of the court to show that Beverly hit been convicted of a like offense in the Poli 2 Col ; Mejor Powers president and 1. D. | t; after which, the further hearing v inued, on motion of defendant's coun: —— THE RAILROAD DEFot LetTER Boxes.-- Misstatements in regard to the useot the letter boxes placed in the railroad depots in this city, make the following statement made by the proper officials of the Post Office department necessary: Letter boxes for the reception of letters for the north and east, and for the south, have been placed in the Baltimore and Potomac railroad depot, and a box for western letters in the Baltimore and Ohio depot. The mail deposited in these boxes 18 not taken to tbe post office, bet is taken out by the railway = office clerks just before the traing start. Only mail for Such states and offices as are designated on the bulletin board over these boxes should be placed therein. City letters will be delayed if mailed In these boxes. ——_o—_—_ Sons or JonaDa ta meeting of the Grand Council, Sons of Jonadab, of this Dis- trict, last night, Past Cnief G. J. L. Foxwell was elected to the unexpired term of Grand Chief, made vacant by the resignation of ‘Wm. J. Points. Past Chief John Hill was elected Grand Marshal; Past Chief John Richmond Grand Inside, and Past Grand J. Carroll Grand Outside Watchman. Sat- urday evening last Grand Secretary C. H. Simperon, with Past Chief W. H. Champion, organ} @ council of the Sons of Jonadab at Pomonkey, Charles county, Md. This makes seyen coup: in that state. ——_o__— WHO OWNS THE BRICK IN THE SIDE- WALK?—It will be recollected .that a tew days ago Samuel Hermon was before the Po- lice Court on the charge of the larceny of bricks, which he claimed as his own, they having been taken from the pavement in front of his Property by street improvers, and appropriated by him. The District Com- missioners to-day, by Mr. Wm. Birney, en- = suit in replevin for the brick in ques- 0n. —————- Wants HIS NAME CHANGED.—John F. Grimes has filed a bill by Mr. W. Redin ‘Woodward for a change of name to John F. Carter. He sets forth that he has for man: Years domiciliated in the family of Mr.J. ¥. Carter. and bas always borné the name of that family, aud he has done business ju that name. ca THE GOVEENMENT’S4 PER CENT. BONDS. Several capitalists want to buy bonds of the United States bearing 4 per cent. interest. The act of July 14, 1870, authorized only two hundred million of the 5 per cent. bonds. The act of January 20, 1871, authorized three hundred million more of 5 per cents. the act of 1870 authorized 4 per cents, makin; in all, the pa ono ion in the act of 1871 that the three bi million authorized by that amendment should not increase the’ gross amount allowed by both acts, it becomes a pet whether fives in the act of 1871 the foureof imo." ‘the. Secretary: of the id decided, because Congress will early day, to refuse any Trea meet at such an more except at4 cent. in- clef eg eettiemen! A in official cire! Secretary of the % maa tonegotiate thes it. percent. bonds, and that Congress will grant per- His Annual Ancutrsct’s Orrics, U. 8.CaPrron, ‘WasHineGton, D. C., Nov. ist, 1875. &r:—I have the honor to submit herewith ‘the following report relative to the Capitol and other public works under the charge of the architect of the Capitol. The entire bullding has been kept 1 entire 0 repair, and Sundry ‘improversests canna ne it since the date of my last report. Two rooms for committees aud two rooms for da- | plicate books for the library have been fitted up in thecentral the buildi A rg? amount of 8! to trance oceup! y the Committee on Territories; and “Bellona,” at room on Military Affairs. Also, “Science,” Architecture,” ‘Paint: in and “Sculpture” on the ceiling of room Hgures and emblems in small lunettes in the corridors. The ceilings and walls of several of the committee rooms repaired, and in some cases entirely repainted. The steam boilers of the Senate wing have been put in goed order, by replacing the defective tubes, which were very much injured by jong exposure to the fire. Asb- craft's fire doors have been placed to the fur- paces of three of these boilers. In the use of these doors it Ix expected that a large saving of {nel will be effected. In case this expecta- Lion is realized, I would recommend the rse of these or similar doors in the other far- The matin steam coil for the House of Kepresentatives has been taken down and repaired, the damage being done to it by the water in the pipes becoming frozen at night during the severe weather last winter. To prevent the recurrence of such accidents, ad to keep the halls more comfortable in co'd weather, ] recommend that slow fires ek+ptupallnicht. At present the fires are allowed to go oul as soon as either House aijourrs. ard in consequence the rooms get cold, &0 that a great amonnt of heat Is re- quired in the morning to warm the halls, £9 that the temperature of the walls can be tn= der pene, control. In carrying out this sug- gestion. I believe but a small increase of fuel would be required, as less would be used in the morning to acquire a comfortable tem- perature in the rooms and halls. IMPROVING THE CAPITOL GROUNDS. The particulars as to the work done in im- proving these grounds during the past season was contained in the reportof F. Law Olm- stead. landscape architect, which was pub- lished in yesterday’s STAR, so we omit it and publish Mr. Clark’s recommendations in reference to future work, as follows :— After due consideration, I am now convinced that to finish these grounds in a manner worthy the building they surround, it will be necessary to change the present rustic terraces by widening, and by facing them with a wall, with grand stairs at the center, as proposed by Mr. Olmstead. Shonld this be done, I recommend that a provision be made for the extension of the central portica of the western front, in order to give that portion of the brilding due prominence. HOTANICAL GARDEN. Under the direction of the Jcint Committee the Library, I have had charge of the im- {t this garden. A new forcing ic shed have erected. The buildings and grounds en further improved aud kept in good © have repair, FIRE FNGINE HOUSE. The building provided for this purps act of Congress, approved June 23, 15 been complete: is now occupie fir by the aratus No. 3, belonging to the District Irecommend that this build- ing may be turned over to the District au. thorities by an act of Congress, so that it i may be under the same control as the other property of the fire department of this city. STABLE FOR THE UNITED STATES MAIL WAGONS. A building for this purpose has been erect- ed in the lotnorth of the Capitol recentiy purehased by the United States. As similar Stables are required for the House mail wagons, 1 recommend their constrnction on the lot <outh of the Capitol, purchased by the United tes for that purpose. BUILDI FOR THE WOMA\S’S CHRISTIAN THE DISTRICT OF Co- yy Act of Congress, ap. I have furnished plans niS association, which is pearly com: and will, it Is'expected be occupied this winter. It was erected under a contract, for a_sum within the amoun ated by Congress. CITY OF WASHING TON. n of the Attorne; jeneral I have cau pairs to be ment story las been rendered suitable for business purposes by increasing the height of the story, and paving rooms and passages with conerete. In the court rooms, that Of the floors inside the bar, bay been with the Neuchatel pavement. Additionai water closets bave been supplied, and the passage in the prinelpal story bas been so arranged as to afford a consult: 2 TOON for the judges. As the court rooms heated by means of the ordinary hot naces, which will not last over the c winter, I recommend that they may piaeed by a steam heating apparatus, cay ble of heating the corridors as well as the court rooms. CAPITOL EXTENSION. [The report closes with adetailed statement of expenditures at the Capitol bullving trom June 30th, 1574, to June 30th, 1875, footing up: $69,860. SDWARD CLARK, Architect. { Signed. } A TRAMP CuT HER HatrR.—A special to the Boston Herald from Worcester, Novem. ber 10, says: This forenoon a man entered the house of Thomas J. Fenner, on South- bridge street, and demanded money from Mrs. Fenner, who was alone. The lady re- | toss that she had none, whereupon the ruf- seized her by the throat, threw her down on the floor, and with @ large knife which he carried cut off the greater portion of her hair, swearing if she made the slight- est noise he would cut her throat. The lady was so eg with fright that she re- mained lying quietly on the floor while the ruffiain ransacked and obtained from a trunk about five dollars in silver coin aud two bank boos. He then took bis departure through *the back door. Mrs. Fenner, recovering from her es ran into the street, crying “Mur- der!” Nei came to her assistance, and learning of the assault, search for the man, who was descri' as a large man, shabbily dressed, with black whiskers and mustache, and @ scar over eye. The lice have been on the lookout for the man all day, but the only trace thus far obtained Jeads to the belief that he took the railroad track and tramped to the west. BRUTALITY IN SCHOOL.— At Elkhorn, Wis., it excitement was occasioned last week in a school, by one George Willis, a teacher, who cruelly ished one of ious lady papiis, by the name of Johnson, lor the offence of ee her back hair during recitation hours. Miss Johnson, when ordered to stop, responded by saying she had a right to arrange her hair in school, and Kept on so doing, after she was turther com- manded to di This so aroused the ire of ian of ith that he plied head and shoul- ders of this miss of 16, but paling 3. gen d any true inwardness, he felled girl wii al fist, after which she arose and managed war ya neighbors who arrived u} Uon. He was a: arrested, and now dies in jail, with his vacant head kirvily plas- tered up, so that he may soon put in an ap- Pearanes before a justice of the peace. OUTRAGES BY MEXICAN BaNovITSs.—The and ji z of Committee on Library; beside, several | | } | the company, to , of which $10,514,173.97 were the main stem, including the Potomac, Winchester and ‘Waship: ngs $343,169. Of €30,153.65 as with the previous year, and of $7, as compared with 187: Mr. Garrett sets forth the decision of the United States Supreme Court in what is known as THE ‘‘ CAPITATION TAX CASE,” which required the ent to the state of a capita tax for ali passengers carried over ¢ Washington Branch, which amounte to one-fifth of the whole amount receive i from this source. The court decided the tax to be repugnant to the provisions of the Constita: tion of the United States. Mr. Garrett savs: When the decision was announced, on De- cember 10th, 1870, the company at once redneed the fares one-fifth between Batti- more and Washington, and between all in- termediate points on the Washingtou Branch, thus giving the traveling public, mainly citizens of Maryland, the benefit of this decision exempting the company from the payment of the tax. The suit in which @ judgment against the company was affirme!, as stated, covered one-fifth of all passage money received to January Ist, 1570. There are still pending five sults of the stateagainst the company, brought to recover the one- fifth of the gross sum for passengers that has been received since that date. As the com- iny reduced its fares from the date stated, by leducting from them this twenty per cent. tax, if the state shonid still press tts claim for the one fifth of the fares thus re- duced, and the courts should sustain the validity of the claim, it will be beyond the power of the Washington Branch to earn any dividends for its stockholders, witle competing with a road which is free from any such imposition. It is believed that the legislature of the state will not insist upon taking one-fifth of the gross earnings for the transportation of passengers on a road one- third of the stock of which is owned by the state. while a competing line, the Baltimore and Potomac road, constructed under the authority of the state, is entirely free from such &@ burden. THE RAILROAD WAR. Alluding to the railroad war the report says: “It is believed that the enormous losses thrown upon the roadways of the country by the Injudicions assanits made upon the Bai- limore and Obio company, will canse a plicy to be generally adopted and maintained in the futnre. ‘Sach extreme irregularities and rates so unremunerative as were needlessly made, have imperilled such vast interests and injnred seriously so much railway property, that the lessons of the Past year should not fall to secure hereafter a judicious and conservative policy.’ COAL NoT TO BE HIGHER IN PRICE.—We see lt stated that the Lehigh and Wilkes- barre coal companies and the Delaware and Hudson canal company have commenced 2 shortening of the daily hours of labor in order to bring their overstocks of coal within con trol, and all the other regions are having re- sort to some policy to bring down the pro- duction to the dema: i ket, which w quite prices of mest sizes of Sci to 50 cents per ton lower than they were | November last year. Some other coal gions have put down the prices of coal 35 Socents per ton. With so Is coal to asupply of tweak prices users are slow in sending in their orders, the apprehension of higher prices from a sear season being somewh mand for coal by th y of coal later in the t removed. ‘Tae de- eastern mannfacturers on the lines of the roads, and for steam ma- rine} large rpoces, is quite light, the orders being confined todealers for special sizes lities of coal. Here in this mar there is a steady but | demand for dc mestic uses,-maite lighter probably by the very fine weather for a week or two . A little snow and ice will soon chang’ For the week ending on the 6th insta) anthracite coal tonnage amountedet tons, and for u Against 1 last year, tuminons tor tons, and for the ou 2 A FAVORITE Acror’s MisrortoNr - L. Fer Losing hie Mind —1t is r Geo. L. Fox has entire), antomimic ability whieh char for years, and that his most melancholy made by one of Mr. Fox’s friends that while he was playing ina west- ern city some months ago he met with a rions accident. In the prod called the Freedman’s Bures violent blow on Dumber of negro boys jump from the of a bureau near which tbe clown 8 Mr. Fox was standing rather nearer | Teau than usual, and the last boy whojamped out was asubstitute, and larger than the one whom Fox expected to see. The boy fn jamp- ing struck his head against Mr. Fox’s nose, fairly driving it in so as to strain the optic nerve. The blow felled him to the ground, and he has not he recovered from its effect. Within a month there have appeared symp- toms which have developed iuto a marked case of softening of the braiu, and there is Do doubt that the fine eis the actor is now a wreck.— N. ¥. Times, HARD MONEY IN MINNESOTA.—The wand Ss of Minnesota serenaded Hon. Jobn 8. Pillsbury, their governor elect, on Saturday night last, and in the course of a brief acknowledgement of the compliment, he expressed himself in this commendable way: “I am proud that Minnesota has pro- nounced so emphatically, with her sister states, Oblo, lowa and Pennsylvania, for bard money and in favor of resumption of specie payments at the earliest practical moment. It is the only safe and true Bolicy, and the one that will restore confidence abroad in American securities as well as stimulate business at home and increase the material welfare of internal enterprise.” _ A ScoRE OF PERSONS PoOIsoNED.—The employees of the Bloodgood mills, near Rahway, purchase much of their provisions at the company’s store. ©n Saturday a new cheese wes cut, and in the evening all those who ate of it were taken violently sick, hay- ing pains and other symtoms of poisoning. The Rahway physicians found fifteen persons suffering terribly, and there were as many more who ate but aay, yet were more or Jess affected. A father, mother, and child named Marshall were the most seriously taken, but all were saved. The symptoms were those of metalic poisoning, and the os Was successful.—.V. ¥. Sun, ——<——______... HORSE DISEASE IN LovpowN Co., VA.— We regret to leara several horses have re- cently died in this neighbor! from the effects of the prevailing malady. Col. Arm- istead Rust, we learn, lost two valuable horses during the present week; Mr. S. Ben- nett lost one. Those familiar with the dis- ease think the cause of death results from using the horse while sick. They should be a uiet and in warm, comfortable stables, oe od -y are well.—Leesbury ( Va.) Washing- fonian. EXPULSION oF A MINISTER.—The Rev. M. Frankel. lately in charge eburch in Hazleton, Pa., dismi trom the Susqui c on the of gambling and drunkenness, which was i ter. Frankel to the number of 965 men, in an- riotous a coffin for the remains. Canadien, the Mon- in refer- coal in the ma.- | | GEORGETOWN ADVERT: THE OFFERINGS OF WHEAT at the chants’ Exchange to- amounted to 4 yg Sales of Pa00 bushels at $1.37 5 2. BJ RIVER AND CANAL..--Arrived—Schomer Hugh B. McCauley, with stone for District government. B: ~ 2,000 bushels wheat, 500 200 bushels corn, and Wheeler, and bushels wheat Talbott. ALEXAND TRE.—The alarm of fire about eight o'clock this morning Was caused by the burning of a ning fre sacristy of St on c. English, adjoining ity of St. Mary's ebureh. ‘Toe department was speedily on the | ground and at work. About #200 damage was done to the sacristy by fire and water, Which is covered by insurance in the Roger | Williams company of Baltimore. The fire Was eaused by hol ashes placed in a box 2) trough E*tss0nbinany CHEAP P’ | OF 100 DOZEN PARIS KID GLovEs, All the newest shacjes. at 8 cents per pair Parts xb Guoves, two bottce, ail 50 doren u at 7S conte . jou Fringes at is he Dewest 160 pieces and Spa neremus 50 pieces Plaid Popline, at 200., real valne 38c. 5 caste, Containing $00 yard» good dark Cations " = from janker 5.5, best goods, 124 against a trellis work. } st mere, 44,34, 64, from CUTTING AFFRAY.—A colored man namet | 6}. $1.12. $1.35 and a» is Tom Diggs was vadly cat with a koife | Nos cbades Brock Merion. 4 4. all wool at 78 comag an altercation ner the Bridge pump, "e Sc epto el. as on Saturday night, by three negroes, namet | t Stuart, Ceph Toompson and French. assailants fled to Washington. and have r been arrested. Diggs’ injaries, although Fainful, are not considered seriou NOMINATIONS. —The conservatives of the second ward have sorminated W. W. Herbert for the council. J. Thomas Beckham was nominated by the cor vatives of the thin ward. The conservatives of the fourth ward decline to make @ nom inali for alderman. Sentinel, 15th. NARROW ESCAPE FROM BURNING.—Miss Elizabeth Sincox, who lives with Mr Rovert ‘Williams, on north Fairfax street, made & narrow escape on Satuntay last. The back ©” her dress caught fire from the kitchen stove and was in @ light blaze before «ec discovered it, and had it not been for the resence of mind of the other inmates of the house, Who immediately enveloped her in blankets, and thereby extinguished the flames, she would undoubtedly have been seriously injuped. EXPLAINED.—Some weeks since a notice appeared in the Gazetic of a party who came here from Weshiogton to get married, but failed to effect that purpose, and went off Witbout paying their hotel bill. The princt- pal. S. B. Gallant, has since been back here and paid the bill, and says that the young man who was with him told him he had settled the account befure he left— Gazette, Vth. oe A TURKISH DEFEAT.—A special to the London Times says that in the recent en- gagement between the Herzegovian inst gents and the Turks near Gatschko the lat ter were defeated and compelled to retreat With a loss of one thousand men k the loss of their baggage, ammui several cannon. 87-A dispatch from Cheyenne states it trains are blocked on the Union E c road by snow, and telegraph comm: is interrupted. 87 William L.never is in Biemarck’s est secrets, for two reasons: He wo: their way, aud they would bother hi ceed Whazzerma quired the fellow « attic maze bing—hyp'dermic READING NOTICE. THE Crown Toota Brrsres. will not fail ont or break off while a Secure the gennine see that The C is stamped on handle. ——> A FULL LINE of the Crown Toot! Hair Broshes and Comba, by W.S. 7) son, druggist, 703 15th street. CITY ITEMS. Remova!—Corns. &e On and after December Ist, Dr. Wh w ne very eligible tments of ck bu B opposite W tinue the st hiroporist, 1 oceupy Tet ALADDIN Srcv lity of ar ved b FRFCKLES removed by FRECKLES re "s Beautiter. Nature's Beantifier, Ss SEE DIPLOMA of Holmes’ Olt Man of th Movatan Liver Pills at Fiokting & Weick 5, Dreacists, under Forrest Ha 1, Georgeiown $1,000 for the detection ‘of Mercury or other poisonous substance in them, Beld } Drogeiets. ocr Is B*zearas IN DRY Goops. Fine Cashmeres in beactifal Cloth Shades 200 pieces Plain and Pisid Dress Goods newest pe ln at 25, 30, 35, #0, and 0 cents and upward, very | <n ches ~ , and Long Shawls, | STILL GR Jed Blankets. Beaver Cloths | keeping | ge stock of Sqn Special bargains tn ana Carsimers, Cottons. Calicoes, and Housel Goods at loecet prices; Carpets, Oil Cloth aud Call and examine our goes. EN. povl-tr pues GBAND Oranine o FALL AND WINTER PATTERNS HATS AND BO: at wre eA EB. YOUNG'S Store, street, Geor, THURSDAY, Uc ober 81, 1573. Ladies are respectfully invited to attend angi 3m \EORGETOWN SAVINGS BAN c. G ero Muicd SteeET a Bank hours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on are to receive dey Tnterest paid cn ‘ts. General Banking done, and ool- iecticng made on all accezsiie points. Dinoow et days, Mondays.” H, POLRINHORM, 5 We aqnaeeens rectors. Hi. Polkinhorn, | Thos Dowling, | J.T. Mitchett, Henry Dickson, | B-E.Cropley,| Fred. W. Jonch, mer l-tneady = ii W. H. WHEATLEY'S STEAM DYEING AND CLEANING ESTAB- LISHMENT, som Street, Geovectown, D.C. every descripion, Inclading ‘Veils and Tri Ki Cleaned or dyed; alsoe Curtains sad akets cleaned dering DIES PLAIN COLORED STOCKINGS. ox ra length, orly 73 cents a pair; #14 hall devon, heapest storg io the city.’ CONNOLLY S, street, opp. Patent 5 novld tr SILKS:: SILKS anction 0 pisess BLACK all the new colors sad ILKS!: Inst recetred from and COLORED SILK Will be sold chop, novi2 6t . B. RILEY. 719 Market INSURANCE. : Joun T. ARxa, D. W. Kercuae ARMS & KETCHAM, GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS ANU BROKERS, Le Droit Building, Corner of F and 8th Streets. at’ 2 of — SRT Re meena OV: eee eo Ay eee. cnorce FaLt Goons tient ATTHE LOWEsT ' ail: cles 2 ot i) : R4Azvsrr’ Tr amG 4 Srexsrs, 4 e e e ” s M. TOWSON «4 CO. PENN-TLVANIA AVEN OR l CE CURTAINS, NOTTING WCE PILLOW AND SURET sHams LACE PILLOW AND SPREADS BLA NEETS, QUILTS, TABLE DAMASK Ns TOWELS, GLASS LINEN, NAPK ren And all Binds of «nperior BOUSEK EEPING DEY GOODS We krope fall stock on hand at murs of extra large TABLE CLOTHS and NAPKINS. JOUN CNELL, 931 Pennsylvania avenue The “Centennial Ca SULK tp the market PRICES REDUCED ON CARPETS. himere'’ is the be } FULL STOCK OF PRY GOODS AT LOwRK BATES THAN FOR TWENTY YEARS. A ndroscroggin Cott Eatra Heevy oe. 6c. —fnat Goods Pinids, lihy, 16, 260 to @ Elegant § $ Camels Lair end French 5 Y Pinte Noa N KPR 1éc AYD—NOW FOR BAR est American Brussels, §1 25— FROM 10% Brglieh nts, redo. 20 pieces BOLL POPLIN at (2s « r from 81 50 pieces all-we ol WRITE NNEL bw conte. worth 57h od WHITE FLANNEL 15 conte 1 CAMELS HAIG DBESS GOODS « 1 from ts. ED COMFORTS cheap. NEW GOODS RECEIVED EVERY DAY GEO. 3. JOHNSON & CO., Mtr 7il MARKET SPacr. RGAINS' LARGAINS! BARGAINS BRODHESD & Co. ect LOCK hs ODS, all ty and style m 16 to2) por com Snowflake Suitings; ¢ Hair Pialde: Knick erbocker Plaids and Saittogs; Provch Me French Diagonals: trap é Wie. Biack Silke. Cashimeres; Brow 5: nck Alpacas and Me hairs: Silk’ Velvets Freceh Mastine Epangied Ietany; eta ys Freuch Pignes, Naintocks; Mazalia. Lovesdaie Cambr Bleached Bheetings apd Shirtines, White and Wool Blankets ‘ads: Linea Table Damask ‘owels: Nap! Ladies’ and Gents’ Underwear auikercbiefs; Kid G Kibbone: Coliars and Cafes; Batons, Dros Lin- tersrof Cloths; Hamburg Bag &e , &c party of ors, 91%, 61% per yerd, worth 62. lo aud best qual | $4 pe dow Nepkin at @1 por den Our goods are # lected with erent « chased and sold on a strietiy onsh “" od ther fore our sbiilly to give the faiir we to all caver BRODHEAD & Ce... Y Penus. av, bet. Orb and ch st ATER REDUCTIONS +S epiendid all Linen are, and por 9 oct?9-tr J, C. WIBWALL &CO HAVE JUST RECEIVED AN IMMENSE STOCK OF NEW GOODS FOR FALL AND WINTER, CONSISTING OF RESS ERES, UNDERWEAR, d&c., DIRECT FROM AUCTION. ‘We are enabled to sell ANDROSCOGGIN COTTONS At 10 Cents per yard; BEST WAMSUGTA COTTON: Ceuta, EXTEA HEAVY CANTON FLANNELS § Cents, AND OTHER DOMESTIC GOODS AT LESS THAN MANUFACTURERS’ PRICES 200 Parks FENE WOOL 11-4 BLANKETS at @6; umel price £10, Aloo, DIRECT FBOM THE FACTORY, TUE BEST WOOL BLANKET Ever Sold for For Ladtes, Gente and Children, at less than cost of production. Men's UNDERSHIBTS apd DRAWEK®, Cents, BLACK SILKS, the choicest mak: n cl a= aud qualities BEST GOODS EVER SOLD FOR THE MONEY. “BLACK CASEMERES, 65 Conts to @1. BLACK ALPACAS 25 Conte; decided bargains. jira Fine BLACK ALPACAS, 37% Cents per Full width ‘all Linen) TABLE DAMASK, Teena: avergge reivction of per cent. on former prices. = J. C, WISWALL 2 ©0., 310 SEVENTH STREBT, octt8-tr ‘Near Pennsylvania avenue. (CHEAPEST CASH DRY GOODS DRY Goons, &c. Sith cckotos and sales sassranaat og © 72 etree Eorbotapeona weet EEW FALL AND WINTER GOODS, ‘Fates, Great bargains Whelan wecoonmcet