Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1876, Page 4

EVENING STAR. WEDNESDAY... Febraary 2, 1876. Weather Probabilities To-day. Or”: oF CHIFF SIGAL OPFICER,® Wace NGTON, February 2, ix76. For the South Atlantic states, middie states. and lower lake region, riuing and high barometer. brisk and bigh north west Wind qZadually diminishing in for falling avd low temperature, aud clearing weather wii! prevati. LOCAL NEWS. Amusements, 4c., To-night. clear or Wational Theater —Maggie Mitchell in “Lit- tle Barefoot. : Ford's Opera House.—The Streets of New York.” Theater “* Marco, the Dwarf,” the @Oenternial Chorus, &e. Bt. Joseph's Hail —Soc! Ma Choir. F Tallmadge Hal! the Maryland State Association. sone antursaseag Condensed Locals. Hamilton Building Associatt Bight at Board of Trade Rooms. Herry Reed, esq., the we Set, lectures ai Lincoln H @itors. Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Harper and another ble of the St. Cece. | L— Reception ani Sociable of m meetg to- |-known fournal- ihis evening on “Social Problems and Problemists.” A rare literary treat may be expecied by his au- The Warricane Last Night. DAMAGE BY THE STORM. The neavy rain before mid-night last night ¥8'4 followed by a very bigh wind from the ‘orthwest, which did considerable damag , thronghout the city. Houses were roofed, trees uprooted, and fences blown down in every direction. On the east side of Riggs street, between 171th aud 18th, the roofs and cornices of four houses were blown off. ‘A hovse ou Q street, one on Corcoran street, » andere on ith street were also uncovered. Half of the Olympie base ball ground fence, bordering on 16th street was blown down The reof of Lyceam hall, between 1ith and ith streets, was carrie off. The damage to poe in South Washington was very ex: nsive. The houses occupied by Messrs. Gee, Clear, and Haulenbeck,on ilth sireet Fouthwest, were swept of their tin coverings as completely as though done by the tinner. The house occupied by Messrs. Wm. Turner | and Charles A. Taylor suffered to @ great | extent, the roofs being taken entirely off and landed in the street where they bow lie, making the thoroughfare almost impossible. The fire alarm telegraph wire at this point | is alsodown. The wiad blew off the roof of Mrs. Recin’s house, corner of North Capitol and G streets; the stable and buildings con- nected with the lumber yard on North Capi- tol, between E and streets, were com- pletely unroofed; three houses on 2d, be- tween FE and F streets, were uncovered, err= ating great alarm among the inmates. tl re> new brick buildings on F street, between New Jersey avenue and North Capitol eet, in course of construction by Moses Kelly, were leveled to the grounc; a row of brick houses on the west side of 14th, be- ‘Witness, w before ad to-day, | tween V and W streets northwest, hat the making a ‘caauge auaiuet Mn, i A Morn: cornice and sheathing torn off; St. Cloat Son Of Assanit and battery with an attempt | Hotel had the tin and iron roof ard sheat to cormunit a rape on the first named. ‘The lee men and owners of Ulster over- e0ats needn't be liseouraged through six weeks of bad weather. A fine overcoat, stolen from the house of the Hon. Fernardo Wood on Monday last, ‘Was yesterday recovered by Detective Me Devitt. A diamond cross, valued at £109, Stolen from a lady, was recovered on San- Gay night last by the same otic officers of the junior class, Medical de- ent of Georgzeiown Collece— Mr. L. A. lebury, president: Mr. E. C. Morgan, resident; W. P. C. Hazen. treasur: Ja: ip, jr.. secretary—vave the class % ban- last pight, at their rooms, corner 1t! E streets. it half past seven o *@ little boy about a month Bpon the doer-steps of St. Ar lum y two unkrown whi lock last evening placed t Asy. men, who tr Mnediately ran off. The good sisters took ebarge e Hittle waif, and he will be Kind- ly cared for. At the Board of Trace ror @mMeeting was hei to org Basociation of the universit Mr. R. W. Downman was cal and Mr. Charles E. Gait was eerg- . Messrs. Fristee, Down Pike, Kent, Galt and Montague were appointed a committee on permanent organization. It was Trustee Brooks of the Public School board, (not Brown as was printed in yester- day's STAR) who wer Stevens school bullding yesterday morning with Trustee Jobneon and belpedi tos nic among the schoo! children, ar tly agreed With Trustee Johnson in ordering the schools to be temporarily closed. The Jackson Democratic acsociation met Jast evening at Seenzerburd Hall, President J. E. Norris in the chair, ard Dr. Chas. Allen secretary. and Dr. Culver offered a preamble n® last evenin alume irginia, chica @nd resolutions condemning the bill re- @ently tntrediveed in the Honse of Represen- tatives renewing the elective franchise in the Pistrict, but ™ Withont taking action on tt ‘The«Centennial City Pi Growers” association ster largely attended, with @ liberal Of ladies.” as a Dut ‘The imangura! actdr Judge Gray. the acd Dr. Snodgrass,on present vel to the venernhie “halktey Gillin a em by ti elpient.a SWords of Greening, @8 a signa! for the feast of good tin t addijo resolutions. f the Fruit was very Secretar: whieh the lady members as A collation, the p prandial Fypceches ns. reatings ar Songs, mace up oF mMoOSt snecessful 2 of the season. and pieazant Death of Gen Roger (. Weightma: We regret to anno that Ge Re ‘Weightman, one of the okiest resiy District of Colambia, died this morn! his residence on 20th street, near G, at wipe age of +9 years, having observed his ! Dirthday on the isth of Iast mouth. General Weightman was # native of Alexandris Va., but came here in 1s, where he lear: the printing business with Andrew Way. Who subsequently carried on business wiitt the late Jacob Gideon, under the firm name of Way & Gideon. Gen. Weightman afier- wards Was the foreman for W. J. Duane, the Congressional printer, for several years, hav ing his office near the corner of 6th street and Pennsylvania aver Gen. Weight Man succeeded Duane as Congressional Printer, and established an office on tr south side of F. street, near 7th, and held the position for one or two terms of C. gress. During the war of 1512 he was a: Officer of a cavalry company, and at its elose he accepted a commission in thr militia of the District of Columbia, and at the time of Lafayctte’s visit to this country was @ brigadier general. He held a com- Mission as such until the death of Gen. Waiter Jones, major general commanding When he succeeded him in that position. During the early days of the rebellion, «!- Bhough bis health would not permit him to participate in active out doorservice, he per- the duties of the office of commander- in-chief of the District militia his head- Pn being at the time in the Pateni building. The or'ers ca!ling for troops for mustering in. &c., were issued from Shere as also commissions for the officers. @ol. Charies P. Stone, then of the U.S. A, @od now commanding the forces of the Khe- Give of Egypt, was the inspector general, and doing the out-door duty. When the death of Satone! Smallwood, mayor of Washington, occurred, in 124, MAN was elected by the cit: ition, and filled being elected by the }, to August, I< Reople in June, 1%; and with such fidelity be perform the duties of the office that for years aflerwards his adminis- fration was referred to as a mexlel one. He was succeeded by Mr. Gales. On the 3ist of July, I-27, he resigned the ity, having been elected cashier of Bank of Washinzton, then located tn the wilding, and be filled that tion until IS4, when he resigned on ac- Bt of tll health. Snbsequentiy he was Inted fo a clerkshipin the Patent ice, for @ long series of years was the libra- fian there. He had an dusulited reputation, End possessed many traits of character whi ennoble the porsesser. His death wil! be la ented by our ol itizens generaily. For number of years past he has been quite m, and “consequentiy many of the Inger members of the community knew only by reputation. —_—__.—_—. THE WoMESs’ CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION id its annual mecting yeste: of the new Home, the attendance being » The children and other inmates né moved Into the hutlding during past week. Most of the rooms have been ited up at the expense of private ind! vicu- Bod present a neat and comfortable ap- nee. The parlors were furnished by the rst Presbyterian church. The employment oma in the new buliding are conve pged, and are under the managen Howarl. The young women who fi here are doing first-class work, thus miso; mn. Weight- ‘councils to that same from October, provided for, and any one giving order: meetle Work Of any Kind. which ts done at WY Feasouable rates, will contribute to- is supporting @ necessary and worthy stitution. At ihe meeting Of the associa- yesterday each lady assumed, as a per- burden, @ portion of the debt, which pis to about $1 —. MYSTERIOUS MIDNIGHT ASSAULT.— out 1:20 o'clock this morning. Officer b found a man at the corner of Pennsyi- avenue and %th street, namet A. 8. affering from wounds on the head ted by some one unknown. He states he was in y with T. F. Keesy at corner of H and sth streets at the tims. Hyatt rendered assistance an! pro- need bis wounds dangerous, after which ‘Was taken to Providence Hospital oe casera KE GEORGE Diaxonps studs, battons, « rosaes And Roman gold buttons, wit! t: ; ‘crovees, lockets, sets, ¢ Mickle’ silver neckis ind silver earrings to mat Prigg’s Jeweiry store, No. 451 I avenue, Dear i), street. ——e—___ IN DEATH. — Yesterday afiernoon Lawler died very suddenly at the of Patrick Brown, No. 2 Jackson ¥, between Ist and North Capitol street. was in the yard at the time and was ‘with a fit, when he *taggared and fell, being brought in the house and laid on & be expire: aw miautes. DEAD.—About 7 o'clock th colored man,namrd William fel! dead on the corner of 2ist and F fnorthwest. The boly was removed house close by and the Coroner notified. disease is tupposed to have been the ets, earrings yet. The ground bog saw bis shaow this morning and im- mediately went back into his hole to sievp y in the par- | portion of the expenses of the institution | vteollar tnt- | ing damaged considerably; Founery churen roof was considerably damaged sud a por- tion thrown to the ground; the roofs were lown off houses corner of 4) street and larylend avenue, corner sth aud 1) soutn- west (Academy of Sacred Heart,) five houses belonging to C. B. Church, lith, between E and F; No. 49 7th street, (Wolford & Sut la avenue, between 3d and 4% strects, P. ear: unrocfed on 4%, betweea B and C, Gray & Noyes’ coandry roof badly damaged, trees and fenees lying around. The roof of Major Vanderburg’sstable, on between I9th anu 20th streets, was blown of also ihe, roof of Nathan Imley’s dwelling, ou I, between 23d and 2th streets vorinw also, he roofs of two new brick houses on streets northwest, and a tin roofat No. street. Chimneys were b t No. 1907 Pennsylvaniaaven . 1815 Peun= s3lvauia avenue. Tin roofs of No. 1120 19th street. No. 1b th street, Ne borthwest, a sth streets northwest. were unroo reofon Edward Weser’s hou between D and EF. streets completely torn off and remoy i pe dis- tance into Tth street. At Brizhtwood, ia ty. the roof of the residence of Mr. ger, with the ch’ ard tw him were . The house of John Pepper, ith between M and N, was vnroofedt Three three-story brick houses on sth, below BE east, were uLreofed. The roof wa off the Coast Survey bullding,on New Jersey avenve, Capitol Hill. THE METROPOLITAN M. TOTTERING Dering prevalence of the s Spire of the Metropolitan h for son CHURCH SPIRE orm the aCe, making it the Kelso spire, end ts one of th fomest in the District, bet ous ani workmen Were & tion Where the chimes are cut the slats which form a belis, in onter to give thew through. The stceple is = thie fro) the vand, about » feet bet a tower of Seneca stone masonry,on top of 4 Is the e, Lit portion - feet high, of wood ver ¥ Umbers were some forty feet it Work, besides being otherwise secu tron bers ard boils. Durtr ly 4.1474, this steeple cares iit remained s a r, it 5S: < nit without ta and rebuilding it entire. The ch: mber, are in that portion ture. just above the stone work, @re many tons in weight. Widdows chimist) stuck by the steeple all day, i © lonally would strike the bel!s himself that they were ail right, people that there was no danger, 48 in fact, there is ot supposed to be, unless the w rises again. Inspector Plowman this mort ing addressed a written notice to the trus- tees to make this steeple secure; ie gives bo opinion as to how it cau’ be do: he stated that it might be brought to a perpendicular by means of wire cables reaching from the windows of the steeple at as great an elevation as possible and anchering them some three hundred feet at a westerly p and by short blocks force it back to its piace. when It could be mate secure. No cracks are observable in the stor ails, but the moorings have elther give: so weakened thal every strong putTot Wind makes it sway and lift from the stone work. Today the top ofthe spire move six feet or more out of plumb, the base of the wood work raising six or more inches from the masonry every time. The line of deilec- Lion was directly eastward across 4; street, and it was feared if it should fail in tat di- rection that Mrs. Parker's house, on the soutbeast corner of 4), and C€ streets, woul t be crushed. There were several thousand people in the neighborhood in the course of ; theday. At last accounts thespire was still in place. NO. 2 ENGINE-HOUSE IN DANGER. About 1 o'clock to-day the tin roof and chimney of the five-story usocenpied build- ing on DP street, between i2th and 15th streets, were blown off with a loud crash, and fell on the roof of the building occupied by Fire Company No.2. Nodamage was done, ex- cept that ihe roof was ent by the falling bricks and @ crack started In the com- pany’s bunk-reom. The high wall of the adjoining building, however, is greatly bulged, and unless the wind moderates, | there is great danger of the wi | wall's falling, and in such a ease it would crash through the roof into the bunk room | of company No. 2, and smash the engine- | On the whole, the premises are at house, present unfit for habitation. | | The Fire Commissioners have repeatedly called attention to the dangerous condition | Of the building, and it has been the subject | of a great deal of other official complaint without action being taken, It is hoped somctbing will now be done, Mr. Morgan, presidcntof tho Boant of Fire | Commissioners, has given orders for No. company to immediately remove their ap paratus and take quartersat the track house temporarily on account of the threateued de- struction of the engine house. a RECEPTION TO MasoR FULTON oF THE | AMERICAN TEAM —A special tn D.C. Game Club was held last evening in the Le Drott building, for the purpose of wel- | coming the famous long-range shot, Major Fulton, of the American rifle team. Colonel | Burnside, president, introduced him to the | club, end said he had hope! they were to ' have bim among them for some Ure, but as | urgent business in the south would call him | away this evening, ne hoped they would | have the pleasure of a longer visit from him on 8 return uorth, and that ~ might epjoy @ day’s shooting with him if he could | make it conventent tostop in Washington i | on his return from New Orleans. Major Ful- ton said that it would afford him mech pleasure to stop on his return aad have a Gay or two of practice with the club. aerate Shitthan THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for the | Relief of Colored Women and Cuildren held an adjourned meeting yesterday at the resi- dence of Mrs. ex-Sengtor Pomeroy, which | was well attended. The annual report shows that the home provided for colored orphans is full; that there are the names of nearly one hundred children on the roll, aud their heaith ls good. The annua election resulted in Ube unanimous choice of the old officers, 28 follows:—Mrs. Mary Pomeroy, president; Mrs. McLellan, vice president; Mrs. E. L. Sherwood, seeretary; and Mrs. G. Crandell, (treasurer. ——e—_—_ THE JoHN GREEN CASE.—The goverament has summoned a nunaber of Wilnesses to ap- pear before the grand Jary to-morrow, in the case of Jobn Green for false personation of be il the Intention being toobtaln an indict- ment on which he will frst be tried. The definee, should such au indictment bs found, will probably plead the previous acquittal thereto. MARRIAGE LICENSES liave been issued to Henry Cortin a: i Ross, James M. Marmaduke asd Alice A. Reet, botn of Westmoreiand eounty, Va; Edgar H. Phil- pS and Pickuey A. Pleasant, berg); Walker's store, 4\¢ street, between and F; two houses on Virginia ave., beiween | and Ist street west. 8. Nerme Vir- 19th, between L and M streets west, | owned by Thomas Kenny; als roots of two new brick dwell 2th and M but in conversation with @ STAR reporter | sting of the | District Real Estate Sold for Arrears of Taxes, INFORMATION FURNISHED CONGRESS BY THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS. Amorg the executive communications transmitted to the House of Representatives yesterday was the following from the Com- Bissioners of the District of Colambia: Sik —Incomphance with @ resointion of the House of Representatives, passed on thi 6th instant, in the follo’ ig terms: = “Resolved, That the Commissioners of the District of Coinmbia be instrneted to report lo the House what ts the aggregate assessel value of the real estate offered at auction at the general tax sale of the 20th June, 1575, for Arrears of taxes; what were the due: there- what is the aggregate value of the real estate bought in by the Distriet authorities, and how much of such real estate has since been redeemed by the citizens. Further, that they shall transmit the same informa- lien as to the real estate bought in by the First National Bank of ew ork and others for arrears of special improve- ment taxes. Also, how much, if any, of such real estaie has been sold more than once, namely, for general and for special te xes since the term of office of the District Commissioners, That they shail Le ach separately, the total sum of money realized, #8 Well as the expenses incurred In the tax sales of each, for advertising, collection and otber expenses, Aiso whether there is any shit pending in @ny court of the District of Columbia for farther ciaims for advertising these tax sales. and if so, transmit certified copies of the list of particulars fled in said court relating to them, and finally sta’ What have been the totalexpenses of adver- lsing. of printing and engraving done under the Distriet_Comi ioners from their ac cession to office to this date; to whom and in What amounts the money expended has been pric, avd further the money involved in un- aid bills, if any, and to whom they are ue — ~We have the honor to transmit herewith reports of the proper officers of the Di i upen the various points of inquiry per ing to their respective duties, which are in full response to said resolutions. With reference to the advertisement of reperty for delinquent taxes, itis proper er us to add that publications of such list by District officers sinee the passage of the aet of Congress of June 20, 1874, have been taxes by the following enaetments: An act of Congress approved June 20, Isvi,as amended by an act of Congress of Mareh 3 , by which the largest tax sa utsinee the Commis their duties was require 2. An ect of the late Legisiative Ass biy trict, approved August 10, 187i, re- sale upon sHeation of the cate dness issarad te government of the District against property charged with assessment for special improvement. % AD enactment of the Assem sly, approved June 25, 1573, requiring sales ppon the application of holders of lificates issued for ordinary or general a nual taxes issued by the late government of the District. late_Legis! ve The ect of Congress of June 20, 1874, re- quired the collector of taxes to prepare a ecmy iete list of all taxes in arre arch 1, 5, andto publish the same, with a notice fale, for Ub qui Assembly, required the publicatio made twicea week for four successive wer By the act of Mareh 3d, 1s previous of June 20, Isi4, was amend re the collector to publish the list In Jgne ustead of Ma and when this legisiation ed. a change was also mate in the eriod of publication, so as to require the ist lo be published twice a week for two sn cessive W instead of twiee a week for four & Tn the case of ant to the ect of As time and in the m ts purs bly of Augu he publi of tne C y apcther act, apy athe period of 7 instead of daily fo ot dune thereon he ager for arrears taxes d the $1.66: Di nary 1, 1576, from tax sale of S40i,424 00 realized from sales to purchasers at said sale, and $21,554.39 col- jected to reimburse the District ‘for cosi of &dvertising. A statement by John Vinson, shows the costs of advertising, priuting | engraving for the District of Columbia froma June 20, i754, to January 6, 1576, as follow: | Advertising’ real estate, the taxes for which were in arrears (the charge for which is to be borne b; the property advertised On accoant board of audit irinting and engraving 3.65 bonds me + 1M Printing District of Colum- bia warrants on treasury. 1¢ Teal estate bought in by lhe authorities was 324,055,105, and the eof that redeemed since subject to tue | advertisement by citizens, $10,400. | The total sum of money realized to Jan- i lite ea 38 25,270 84 Printing annual report board of trustees of public schoo! aa All other departments of District government ........ - 4491 97 $111,710 MR. EDWIN L. STANTON, ATTORNEY, for the District, states that the ouly Suit pending for ardivertising ts that of W.J. Mur- lagh, and ineloses copies of the papers In the | case, expressing the opinion that upon tu facts in the case the plaintiff must be ud feated. —— The Georgetowi (heraptake and Ohio Canal Com- my. mine Supreme Court of the District yes- lerday the cases of Ray & Bro., Tenney and Welch against the Chesapeake and Obio anal company was calied and the argu- ment commenced, Messrs. Merrick and Cox for the company, and Mr. W. D. Davidge tor the petitioners. The complainants are rmil- Jers in Georgetown, and the motive power is waiter leased by the canai company aud by } the lessees, the guages measur: were to be placed at the inner bani of the cunel and conducted by a toreboy or ilu © will. The effect of gauging at nk, itis claimed, deprived the less he pressure of water in the canal and worked @ loss of power of from 30 to 50 per cent. It is claimed, therefore, that te lessee did not get what he paid for. Iu con- Sequence the millers applied to the com- | pany to be allowed to place the gauges at | The Wheels, and in February, 1563, une coin- | pany passed @ resolution” aliowins th chabge, and this was cor {unt January, 1573, when @ | resolution was passed’ requir the gauge | to be placed at the canal ba Tue complainants refused to acc to the demand of the resolution aod obtained an In ju ection, prohibiting the company fron shutting off the water, and, at earing, a perpetual injunction.’ Thcy say: “iow far | lhe company, by leases subsequent to those of the complainants and by 118 Of Lhe nse of water for unloading ¢oal boats (instead of locking them out Which Is prevented by the bar at the mouth of the canal at Rock Creek) ard by general negleci, whereby banks of earth have been allowed to accumulate in the canal, and the dam and feeder, supply- | ing the level in question of the canal, to be- | come dilapidated, has rendered itself inea- | pable of suppiying the water called for by the leases-of the complainants under the | prescribed conditions, is a question which tdoes not &ppear necessary to diseuss, as | the other and main question, that of the | right of the compary to disturb arbitrarily the status esiablistied by the resolation of | Rebruary 25, in65, is decisive of the case.’ From the decision of February, 185, grant- ing the irjune the defendant appealed. ahs ident AN EXPLOSION PREVENTED.—Between 2 and 3 o'clock thix morning Officers Harbin and Howe, of the Sth precinct, discovered @ strong smell of gas on Sth street southeast, and succeeded in tracing it to the dri (sara store, No. 739 8th street, kept by one S. Bam- stag. On f®ppiying their noses to the door the smell nearly knocked them down, aud they at once notified tae proprietor, who re- sives with bis family above, taking the pre- caution to warn them not to strike a math as an explosion might result. Mr. S. came down and unlocked the door, when the offi- cers groped their way Liroagh the store, and foura Wat an arm of the chandelier hai falien Of, and that the store was euarged With ga8 Which bad been escaping provabiy for s9veral hours, but fortuuately it hed been excluded from the rooms above, tie doors being closed. The store doors wei opened and the gas allowed to escape. ee THE ARLINGTON Fire Insurance pany, for the Disirict. of Coiump: 8 ’ con sued neariy 2,000 policies x} mereement — of ir ISi2, Its suec: mabager*nt prompt poy mien t | required in the case of different classes of | dso as to re- | ers and the ~ M g the water | tinued in force | of Realth. FINANCIAL — FOOD INSPECTIONS— EXPLO- | SIVE O:Ls. | | Ata meeting of the Board of Health last night Mr. Marbury, from the finance com- mittee, submitted @ monthly statement, showing that there ts still due on appropria- tions of United States. $7000 A $10,582.25 from the District of Columbia; balance on | hand Febrvary 1, 1:76, $1.199 6; making the total available fands «f the board for the Present fiscal year, $19,082 2x. The estimated expenses for the month of February are $33 It is tn contemplation that there will be an unexpended balance of $2,321.45 at the end of the fiscal year. HEALTH OFFICER KEENE submitted bis report fer the week ending January 2), showing: Nuisances abate, s=); causes of death estigated, 7; pecuniary conditions investigated, 8; burials at public expense recommended, 8; patients treated by physiciaos to the poor, 160; tons of garbage removed, Si; dead animals removed,49. Ma- rine products—Inspections: 12,600 bushels o: oysters, 6075 bunches of fish. Condemna- tions: 90 lbs. beef, 357 Ibs. pork, 18 1 veal, 9's Ibs. mutton, 12 Ibs. con, 1 turkey, 9 geese, 4 ducks, 60 chiekens, 2 rabbits, i,i% heads cabbage, 1 bushel potatoes, \, bushel onions, 1 peck parsnips, 1 bushel ‘apples, bushel turnips, 17 pumpkins. Pound report — animals impounded, 4; redeemed, 2; in pound, 2; amount realized, $2.25. Premises situated on 2d street, between Maryland ayenue and A street northeast, tie ‘property of Alonzo Maryman; frame khanvy in alley between 2d and 3d and Ba d C streets northwest, and frame house on Yh street. betweeu L and M vorthwest, were condemned as buisances, and their abate- ment ordered. DANGFROUS COAT, OIL. Mr. H.C. Herbst, of Pittsburg, Pa. evlled ppon, and madea staiementon the nature of iliuroiorting oils. He said he was here before @ Congressional committee in relation to the use of ofls, and had taken oc- casion to collect simples of IIluminet sco. 8 onered for sale here. In this District there ts the worst class of oils he ever saw for sale, | and he was familiar with the kind of ol!s used in most cities in this country. There are more aecidents and deaths from the ex- plosion of coal oil lamps in this city than any place he knew of, and from the character of ‘the oils used here he was surprised that there were not more. The samples which | he had collected were represented to | | be of a test of all the way from | 110 to but on trying them they expiotet | very read at from 70 tov0. These cheap | | olls are put into the market by sraall and irresponsible refineries, and what 13 ne 1) here is the passage of a stringent law provi- ting for the inspection ofall coal oi! brought into the District. A first class oi! can be | brought here which is perfectly safe. Tr | poor stuff Is refined from zine, and is always unsafe. fix the test at 150 onal ne por created from proper su! will explode, as he could demonsirate from sam- | which he had brought witn vim. | The chair stated that the Board of Health | were preparing to go befor: the committee in Congress and procure the pas-age of a law regulating the sale of such oils in this D triet, and he fovited Mr. Herbst to cail in and Teview the bill now being prepared te oifer the committee. The board then cleared the rooin and wer | into private sessior | a AL ESTATE SALES.—Thomas Dowling, | woes foneer, has recently sold the following | y, Viz: Lots Sand 1, in square and Improvements, to H. ¢ 5 each; lot 22, in same aqN Jot SS, : } y ision of square 364, to Win Tilett, for 60 cents per foot; lot 12, In F Plant's subdivision of square 20s proved by a three-story mansarl dw } to Mrs. L. G. Plank for $4,159, th: | est of Franeis Willof Eroc ‘cents per foot ‘old & Br + for wn—Parts a proverneats, » Bielna impre Geory + and imal lots 7 ion to Georg: for 61 cents per fx ldition to Georg to 2; I ¢ east side of ; er Wilh the improvements, for £4,010. Highs Stree RAL COMMITTEE last eve of the of Columbls ‘cordance With ar liconvention. All lative districts, with th 15th and 22d, were representad, Fred. 1 lass, ) ipresident. Afler soue Giscussion a resolution was adopted ‘to re ceive the designation of y Ps in the several ted, and that ali others, not districts represe atthis me. ey at least uot bo reqatred to later than k ebra e places at whieh t election of mem- bers of the new commit ./ | Messrs. G. UL. Boston, © Grant, Edward Alle Captain H. Pc tee to visit that the. Coe asioners i ans, aud the rity lu the House ‘have Cevery repablics of i, that th ntion (politic 1) Sue former republicans in the E.'S. Atkinson and Meleney, sobriety and honesty are inquest oned, af the request of the exacting demo partisan who coerced one of the repabitean members of the board to dismiss t!ens | room for men who baye 1c | i theta but their havir te Heket; and “we r | their immediate rei | charg | flees u deems jt person: A. M. Green, whose ideal “Orphan of Lowood, even Ler warmest admirers. So much fu with so much fire, tempered with fir | aS to as! | touches of pathos and wom | make the adjectives ,pleasii pop tame. lar, ete lied U Her splendid acting in th Jane Eyre last utght entitle her to a P2ee Bthong un taciresses of theda, ier snpport Was not as goo, Lowe ver, as previous presentations of the play here. De- spite the inclement weati > audience large and very apprec might she will appear in the“ g Ford's Opera House.—¥, New York” will have on]; | senlations. Th often app her, ratt last act of reets € pre- ug, aod tage as progr’ s, dances, s t and greatly rf,” meets With ti mame this weet 8. &0., sein Mr. Henry Feet (of the ib leeture this and Probie dere Tijton will lecture ber: | evening. His lecture, entiticd ' ler | ofl ghas been highly appreciated wher | ever it hus been delivered. o THE SOUTHERN REPURLICAN A TIon met last night at Clarke's h | Charles Murphy, the president and H. H. Bilss seeretary pro 8. B. Henry, Mr. P. H. Slangh: ginta, and J. A. Thompson, of South Caroli- na, were elected members. Gov. Sam. Bard, of AUanta, Georgia, was elected an hor member, and addressed the assoc! giv- ing an account of the doings of the demo- cratic party in the south, and the trials which a republican there was called apon to undergo. ee THE COURTS. Court IN GENERAL TERM. Yesterday, in the ease of Hitz agt. United | States Life Insurance Company, the decree of the court below selting aside sule was aftirmed. To-day, Ray et al. agt. C. & O.C. Go, was argued ard sabmitted. gion agt. Freed- man’s Savings and Trast Company, was argued on demurrer by Messrs. Tottea and Musse: Strong agt. Dodge, was args! hy Totten for complainants, and Peters & Dar uielle for defendants. _ POLICE Court—Jixige Anew. To-day, James McCathran, assault on P. W. Harbin; 10 and costs. Sparks. a savlt ou John Coone costs, J Thomas, p larceny; 810, ya. 1 Weeven. profane; 85, Joun Tuomas was duet $10 and eosts for petit larcen A BAD 50 Hough Digney. jr., threats 10 Hagh £ = sr., Who testified that nis son Was ib th habit of putting a viack eye on him every time he got into a pa. in new Vat bis sou puton his: A BAP Hocse. } Lotha Mathews, ailas Pitts, eha-r*} on the oath of rather origin! coloret girl 2aned Annie Fox with kreping « bawdy 4 This tnfoamation was sworn to on th day of Oriover Las! some may ing bas «sen deia tha was siege Atd » B vjamin Nee coin the sum of $500. Last week Neif was fined | for tampering with Annie Fox to prevent | her attendanec at the trialof Letna. Tnis | woman Letha has heeome somewhat notor- | ious in the community as the alleged Keeper of assignation houses; the police saying that &s fact as ther drive her away fromone place she opens at another, and her custom rs, among whom are both males and females in high social ,circles, follow her. It is also al- ed that ‘she has kept a sort of private lying-in hospital for unfortunate femates | ‘Whose friends areabie to pay liberal actly what the nature of the testimony in this case is it cannot be stated, for the reason Letha plead guilty to the charge ann a mot- erate fine of $100 was im and pald. She Was also arraigned on the charge of stealing @ counter-pane from Annie Fox, to which she _— guilty, and a fine of $10 was im- A STEVENS SCHOOL BUILDING ALARMIST JUSTLY PUNISHED. Jobn Stevenson and Boozey Jackson, two colored boys, were charged with ratsing a false alarm of fire on the Sist of J: the Stevens school house on 2ist street, dur- ing schoo! hours and assist, procure and io- cite otners to do the same. Stevenson ts about twenty ant Jackson about ten years old,and the alarm created seems to have been through malicious and mischievous Motives, to see the stampede which followed. The recent alarms in this school house kept | anie, And Lt. Greer’s | the pupils in a state of office ave been on the alert to catch the Tascais Who cause th afier a lecture to th older one, and iro posed a fine of 850 or ninety days iv jail in th se of Stevinson. CAPITOL TRAMPS. Captain Blackford, of the Capitol police. brought another tustalment of tramps and hash esters who loaf abont that building to the Police Court to-day, They wera five in pumber, named respectively. Charles Par- k Morris, F er Rile: James ent to the eha n gang for thirty ¢ GEORGETOWN. TRE WIND Of A TARE.—The pearefal iinbers of our quiet town last night were much disturbed by the frolicgome zeptiy rs Oid “Bolus seemed to have unbarred all his doers at orce, and let loose his pent-up sub- ays. Jects for @ regular holiday to play their pranks upon the abodes of man. There was more seare than hurt in Georgetown, and | “its an ili wind that blows nobody for !t gives the carpenters and tinners a fob during these hard times, and last, but hy least, the reporter an ‘item. The wi ripped” the roof off the office of Simms’ aw-mill, besides laying low one story of tts brick work; also took off part of the roof of Kool Deener, Ciseel & Weleh's lower mill. Much slate was torn from Crist chareh—the wind blowing upon all altke. Damage also is done to the Consolidated Coal company’s office (Winship’s), and fences avd trees ture out the entire town are in the dust. CHARITY.—The ladies of the Benevolent society of Georgetown recently issued a card soliciting the molest sum of 10 cents from each person. The result has been very en- couraging, $180 having already couie tn, mostly In ten-cent no! A FEAST oF THE PEASANTS,” ly the jadies of Christ Church parish, at Forrest hall, begins to-night. E ment hus ‘been made for the suc aud pleasure of the * feaster: , of this city, from the eastern ¢ nia, which was a proceedic strain the appeliar , gments agai! at they were ed ageinst bh ores. and within thi Brewed b appell appr ACC . WhO WAS arr aSi, Bueceelius ia giv hond to-day wad was dis- ——_—_.280+ street Car the ed out bis ner day, yints and pulled down § iit 1, he was You may & box at ; gety » the newspaper society ro- ports; ay wear the flasiiest diamond pint you may be introduced to tne governor; ¥ en write a poem; but tf you go inte r you are just as Havie to be tintoa corner and sat dow: nt Woman with a baby as any one And be walked Of with the air of a T.—| Chicago Journal, othing Is calenlated to make a young 1len pairs of striped stockings hanging toes ne ofa house where there ts lady in the family.—[ Alia Culifor- (TYE, BREWING ROOM OF THE womEN’s BISTIAN ASSOCIATION will be opeued MONDAY, Jannary I7th, in_the new building on eh KR and 8. Miss Ho’ All orders will be Patronage sol WING TO THE SOAROITY OF MONEY at present, we offer to wil all tho UNBEDEEMED PLEDGES on hand. Also, a large lot of COMSLISSION, GOU DB at prices to suit the times. Such extraordinary inducements have never be- fore been offered to the pubitc. Lovers of FIN all other FID WATCHES, DIAMONDS, and EB JEWELEY, oro re=pectfally in Fited ty examine our stock before going elsewhere | to purel S. GOLDSTEIN & CO., LOAN AND COMMISS!ON BROKERS, _javd-tr N. B. corner l0th snd D streets. LL KINDS OF GENTLEMEN'S OAST-OFF WEARING APPAREL can be sold to the very best advantage by addressing or calling on JUSTH, ©19 v street, bet. 6th and 7th streets northwest, &." Notes by mail promptly attended to. Cash paid. sani?-ly T Eas OF ALL GRADES AND AT ALL PRICES. SPRING LEAF TEA. AT FISTY CENTS A POUND, Seem« to give great saticfectioa. Jan26-tt NOW. BURCHELL U8 Ti EVIL, Sores and f OBYDALIN COMPOUND. & CO, 450 Pennevivania avenae, Sole A, Mannfactured at 906 Betrect southwest. jan2s POs SALE Fine OANARY BIRDS, excelion singers; nice Carat and Bird Food, No: y Mocking Birds and Mocki 137 south F street, Ospitol ¥ Nav Cara pass door, ‘andS-law Lb. 8108 will and Navy-Yard Street 7 2 a fair cash Crees state n’s SECUML- HAND O@LOTHING, BOOTS- LH e! ttreet, Se al a rays ELecamrang AND HOREHOUND COUGH DROPS! THE BEST, be THE MOST CONVENIENT, ant THE SUKEST CUKE FOR COLGH8, COLDS, HOARSENESS, INFLUENZA, and all ‘THBUAT and LUNG COMPLAINTS. They afford Immediate Relief. Hatr-rounn Boxgs FoR 35 Cts, Within the reach of all. ARTHUR NATTANS, Druggist, jan%é-tr ‘2d and D streets northwest, _ r HORSE FOOD. Sy sl GORDON'S FOOD HORSES AND CATTLE. ECONOMY. VIGO8 SPEED, FINE APPEAR- ANCK, SOUND HEALTH, ee me CURED BY ITS US&. IDGREDIZNTS ALL VEGETABLE. Sample 100 Feeds for $2 00, Waskinewo, 609 Locisians avenue. »_LAURENSON @ co. Kbeumatim, Ovnsumpion, Ulcerous Dincases of the Liver aud S+in, Weakiesses Tregularities pecuiiar to Woman, Ven-real icin every form, there ia nothing eqnai to OHAS, SLOTT nt i ASTHMA end HRONIC BROOCH ‘The moat effvctual remedy will by | found to be ATORA TATULS. at forms, for smoking » by SAVORY & MOORE, 123 New Bond street, London, and Sobi vy thew, aud li Chemioss, and oop Fr throuchont the Worid, nuary at | | | sealarms. The court, | little one dismissed | him as he was probably led into it by the | and Robert Willis, and they were | ‘liberate than the spectacie of | CUBE OF SOROFULA, (or KING'S | CITY ITEMS. Usk DR Mann's ( rn and Banton remeiy. ——_e—___ Fire INSURANCE policies ned and botlders risks taken at reasonable rates by the Ar nF re insurance co for the District of mia. The company’s Dew building te located atites Pa > OP- ite U. S. Treesury department. ———“e Old and Chrio “Cooking by the Hea’ a Captivity, A Wonderful € Miller's new Now and an arr: cents. for pages, ‘82 1th sale by all News Agents, Sv Pearl street eS Seca loss, fading, brittle, and Ty. 49 Bond street address P.O. Box = w Yo: 4 USNATURAL ree eruptions, bi moved by Dr. B.C. Pe: warts. 80 conspicnons manently and personal att | Matological ¢ 49 Bond » For pimp obtain of r druggist 's Moth and Freckle Loti nd. Pain. Monthly for February, vow ready For at dry, moist, or sea- ly, eruptive and other scalp diseases, falling, prematorely ere; hair cnred by the treatment of Dr. B.C. Per- circulars wees Of the nose, pimply ck-heads, moth patches, un- timely wrinkles of the face effectually re- . Also, moles aud disfguring. are per- painiessiy removed by the ntic of the Doctor at bis Der- w York. s. black heads or floeh wens, Ty's Comedone and the great skin medicine. moth patches, freckles and tan use , it ts well- known and reliable, or consult Or. B Dermatologist, 49 Bond street a HALT!-Stimulating Liniment cures all “ ——.-_ — CARLES HEIDSIECK Sillery, Extry Dry, Sind Grand Vin Medaille Cham Bale by Hall & Hume. | The Bafta | Theextraontinary | Waters 1 at of the c well & & . 480 Pennsylvania avi Fickling & Weilca n, D.C. ‘Airfax #7 Pamphlets mi be file HoMAS T.G DE, going to ute in wir dial Inst and E. 8. Leabenter & treet, Alexandria, Va. f the houses, pagne 23 For Lithin Waters. Uralive powers of these the Peculiar Diseases of Wionen; in of the Urey Organs; in _ Dy 1 in Gowy and Khewnatio’ Affections ed for by some of the best medica try. They are for sale b: Sti street; Charies Stott & 2¢, Washington, a is High street, Pre elon, Bataio Lithia Springs, Va. > é Springs in Winter, ores. Strong's Reme- er, with circular de. Seribing its Turkish, Russian, Sulphur, Hy- | 1),4,r&w,6. | | | thie a am Tre jectricity, & > Ln eases a speci: 1 Electro-Thern tmen dropal ¥ ty ARTICLE OF 1 al Troe? in reat Ty are t the T Iarit “t weakness, Indige depression, shon Lig THE Srrinc © Is hes y % | Horcheuzel | Pike's Te ! Daily Wale Cone to boalt ads orb t Kxtracé of Meef.4 vy. Ata wii of disease and | Persons who ar i { | | the standard antico’ nid Te tcom “preporti ther bilio rere all « eted in Bal andria, cent. mond tosandéto#. ‘t-Clase Scourt A. Fischer enlarged h is ready to do any work in b | perior “manner. ‘rape Veils cle and spots removed dyeing a speciaity. in with He prey Doctor is largely know: al 1 RUF MeRIT.— ir to heada f ape on Easy Feet wh.t Di, us, neuralgia isa triumph in m er thi 1s vant plut bottles. the, the , Galvanic and Faradaic will be sent on application. &, Female and € ronic hiebig’s TS AND COLDS Drops enre in one minute, ° yapeptic, and 2 coantry itin pills d sold by orgetown nnd Alex- st th,s,3; — THE NATIONAL SAVINGS BANE, Cornero New York avenue and 15th street, annnm on deposits for: Sanking bours,@tof Saturday: LE caientar 9 Ts, .ue eing. Sabiaaansit by removing to his new building. %6 G street, doors west of Sth street, just a few steps from his former place on 9th peed where be s Kid Gloves an ned at @ very short Ladies’ Dresses cleaned without taken ithont Claax Whole garment. Gent's Clothes cleaning a In his sa. 1 Shoes, notic he xd U7 -tr | DECKER BROS? PIANOS | PIANOS, &c. SULE AGENT, 407 TENTH STREET SORTSWES Above Pennsylvania Averne. GRAND, SQUARB, and UPRICET ABE MATCHLESBS. BZ Prices Rescenadis, Terms Easy, novid-tm Ww KRALL & Ob WORLD-BESO: Grand, S,0ar0 Grand. TRS BAST nu Dd D PIANOS, Bqnare sad Upright. The favorite McUsmmop Pianos; Shonencer'’s celebrated Organs, new style. very low pri Toots a | sttented to, ‘Also. a arge ssvortmeut of Ptanca which ave heen! fu uso w short time. for sale end rent st Sivugkwatds: R PIANO WAKEKOOMS, octlS ly 423 Lith at..n few doors above Pa as. ESTIZEE PIANOS, unsu be aT ar or inrge discount tor ©. &. WILD & BRO fe rpassed tn ins, ‘723 7th stree: northwest, bat Pa: Piance aud vif P%auce for rent. » OR easy terms, sete agent, HER nare above Patent Offics.) ‘uate umenta toned and repai- + ‘eng tr YN x Pre 1CE.—Tae District a payments any = property ry Fed ai aa Ly’ property by hin. law: That amectlug of the ‘cred Pt to prove their debts, and eh: assignees of his e-tate, will be bh Bankroptey. to bs bold of Washingion, on the ‘ath day of February nu. “T Marshal of D. v. JN THE SUPREME COU 1 OF COLU. CES. Heation for ADI ans King. All persons interested o> eupenr ik this ooart oe fl day of February next. at 110’ cause why letters 1 HiCBEST ANST ine sto of bel Janusry, A ity of if Columbia, who Bankrupt D. inv6. at OFT Spectal Term, Propate Juresd: ioe a ne ction. in the matter of the pilot WiLLi Xa Jan. 2901 A ALEXANDER SHARP, ‘A, 1876. vu. Ma- Mo*™ rORATIEYE, {ND conve. SAVORY & MOORE. SugdseplS.cct27 docs yan]9,marl pl may Ww E WISH ALL FOND OF VESA.” to Know that™ or Osten Grits, is rior ‘cal, either foreign of domess pgp re ry Beg ay Oe for fice campic package, w ow tfor LUNT BEUruk: sogiin, LUBE REOTAEES E ue Seb 26 mearddsmay Wreck. "| _ jews | PELLOWs BAL FBIPAY EV Fob 4, 1596 at > ck. the 8 @. AS HOCK IN Faimy i AND, charaing chet Admit AMUSEMENTS The Birds aud pairs jab} Bt JO8© JEFFERSON CLUB, 4@ of the reforix BAS r of southeast Washing- 1x ‘THE woops. FRIDAY EVENING. Febroery 40h, 876, Afr ieaton BP cts ‘The Marine Band } N ) BNOLIEE Por end F EW POPULAR CONVERSATIONAL OLA‘ < Olas. Tureda: Routh. Be the. year ceday erenize 7 OPE brnar: 519 Sth, near bo Teserved seats. atter danos. ter ge NO GRAMMAR | ONLY FBENCH SPOKEN! Inbers, (more advanced 78 8) by the quarter, (18 lessons.) 9230 0 {72 Weonces.) 3 0 month, wing Satarday CLASS, - +1) clelogtr and oh oar papel) feddat LUCIES © COLL N4tionan MEATER. ‘The Supreme Favorite, MAGGIE MITCHELL. JANUABY 31, FRBRUARY 1, DUMPTY “BEATER Besvensa Sir MONDAY FY rr febreary 7—-CLARA MORRIS. | FOsD's OPERA HOUSE. Frida) -LORLE Saturday Marines— SANCTION, Saturday Evening—LITTLS BAREFOOT. aot tf FOUB NIGHTS ONLY— 2 ani 3 Boveicault'* best of modern dramas, the STREETS OF NEW YORK, And « Foul MR. LOUIS ALDRICH nated character of M GADGER Dramatic Compeay — HUMPTY vans Fotrnsry 7 ur £, Oclew Penm venta Avene OPEN THE YEAR BOUND Performance EVERY SIGHT. Mattree Sor te dee and CY UoDAY AFIELDO vee EVE DNR AN end Sar NS. #IRST CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT. _Saricty, Drama, Buriegue and Comedy. nove-ig Jaul3 wim? LO9 Ist street, near B strest | OLp No. LN ONT T Elbe ; | LECTULE iC FURNISHED Ws Lust uct tu his famons Admission 2 ceuts, ® cents aud 73 chute, Mon@ay Evering, | Tre " i } BALL OOUASIONS given F JOHN WAGNER, Esxiibition (NEw aud Sate 48) ar ( Tra St. MARK ERITER’S, } On mn 2 ond Old F & s Hal, savings. Obromos, &e. per Haneines, Window Picnre is &e in the District, in ther Name and Namber 8, uch. ords aud Taw- jyliy LI N HALL Ox ‘AL PROBLESS AND BLE MISTS” RY KEED. errs ats. Tobe wat 8 J) .0ou" mane. ‘ — TUDBDAY EVENING, Fob S.at So'etock THEODORE TILTON OS *Tamovs LECTURE Oo th PROBLEM OF LIF uding re: ete wall Ellis & Co BALLS, PARTIES, &e. THUBSDAY FY*S Pleasant time may be #: GEAND 1 & DAY EVENING JOIATED &t Talimatge Hall iM OF ST. PRTEK = SUNDAY SCHOOL be clade E ver Q@KRAND SOCTABLES, On F streat, beiween 3d NING. BALL will be given TC F treary sth. by the VATE ANS" MEXICAN te One Dol ler (admitting » gentleman and laty. to bel Principal hotel aed bookstores, or at tha vor on the eveotng of the ball. febh-Te ECEPTION AND & Tallmadge Hall, WEDNESDAY AV ENING. 2, 176 3 ABLEOF THE MAKYLAND STaTE ASSOCIA TION, Feo omza- bet GEORGETOWN ADVE EAST OF THE P R’WTS. SANTS,” by the te CHRIST CHURCH Panisu, GEORGETOWN, FORREST HALL, GEORGETOWR, doring the aftero NESDAY. 7 on and evening of pw SEAM SHIRTS, made of Wament- im ar: we trom 1 to 17% imehe to work the stn shirt is ready forthe Laundry. Pro fine Linen Every eirt warranted The purchaser aud the or bu andscine ELirting Caliooes, 6% Winter goods « janz-tr sue DY Thanks toonr kind friends for thelr Indulgence Goring the past Fall, when such wae the rush of 6% on Masitn, 125 cts. re to cost, to clear, BENJAMIN MILLER, 103 Bridge strest, Georgetown EING TO PLEASE OUR FBI THE KUSH IS OVER, Work from all sections @ to make it Impossible to fill orders as that the w Bud promise good work at fair prices tn, icht of the District any pert of the oonrty 4 Batabliched 1801 of your Work sent forer deliver od in an ; Feevived and returned to Gronceres a Aaee BS Bank bours, 9 Gepbsita. ‘Grveral Beutki ita. Oeuer jections made ap me aud Satordays ™. Tatereet Pe OB nsiness Sone, aud eol- all accnasibie pointe, Discount »Mondave. A. POLKIS Presidcat. We bas BRETT, Onsite — A. Polkinhorn, 0] 3. T, Mittehen, Boy Pie eb aces, [seo Diy M-tusa,1y [THE svPKE NE G01 T OF THE DISTRICT i Hn Abt ttt f ny 5; aE i i of the epthe it H ae. iT: Presedent af Marsha sons interested hereby motifel to ap) ited Stat 1th day of i in the forenoon of that day. if the sane ehall day of jurisdiction. othorwiss on the usxt Jurisdiction theresfter, to anewer the cause, oF to intervene as their interrsis shall dic tate. ‘Test: Bod. me sands-Sfebs ate of ‘the ‘OF COLUMBIA. 2 of January 1576. is CRITCHE ” tm Libel- le, dey OCHRAN, in ster. defendant—In Admiralty, he United States to the Uniced Disirect, crortvne: BM pers ‘Dotore the. Disc Goere rbetore the District the Dietrtet of Col day ot 176, at Lt o bel in sala in tho Lar | THOT ont Pom, $42 ee pres y matter of the wi cy 4 atl of LINE Application for font ameutary deline Bergeaut. of the District oward. airy interested this court on SQTUR- DAY the thvcsy et Bewroe ‘Glock &. m.ao sbow canse why letters testamentary estate gh sald deconsed six ee # testam-atery om the Let a 5 id, Sods eck sr ite es, i Belg Gay. 3 i St BS cite z vious to the Dende at A WEBSTEL, Regier of Wille [THE SUPREME COURT or rus DISTRIOE Holding a Special Term, Janwery 22, 1878.