Evening Star Newspaper, February 24, 1876, Page 5

dren were pre t. The exereises were a a character, several addresses being do- livered. r. Henry Prince, the converi, being among the speakers. Mr. Hammon mace an interesting address, and an inquiry meeting followed, It was decided to hold oue more children’s meeting this afternoon. Last night there wae quite @ large audience at the Congregational chureh, in which was @ number of Masons—it having been an- nounced that Mr. Hammond would speak of Selomen’s Temple and Hiram’s keystone. After the Coby monger singing, led by Mr. Bev tiey, who by request sang the “Ninety | and Nine.” Mr. Hammond spoke for an hour from Ist Peter, II. of the butlding of the temple.&0. Mr. Prince and Gen. Whittiesey | made appropriate remarks, after which an interesting inquiry meeting was held. TODAY'S MEETING. The meeting to-day at 11 o'clock in the Calvary Baptist church was well attendet, notwithstanding the cold weather, and was opened by singing “The Cleansing Stream” , ana “Jesus, Lover of My Soul,” led b: Bentley. On the platform with Mr. | mond were Rev. Drs. Gray and Cuthbert, of | the Baptist church, Rev. A. W. Wilson, of the M. E. ehureb south, Dr. Noble, of the Presbyterian church, Dr. Rankin. ‘of the Congregational church, Mr. W. B. vans and Mr. Worthington. Mr. Hammon sta that he Pad, this morning, visited and talked With 1,000 or 1.200 persons at the Government Printing office and he had been kiudiy re- ceived, aud many promited to attend the Jas Kobinson,on M. between i9th and 20th | meetings. He ‘asked for prayer for them. — northwest, last night, and cleared the | Mr. Worthington effered a prayer for th | and also for « certain Israciite, who was quiring, and for the snecess of the meetings generatly. Mr. Bentley sang in fine voice, a solo, (hisown composition,) “Is Your Lamp Borning, My Brother.” Dy. Nobie desired to Bay sather Probabilities To-day. Oy iC® OF CHIEF StomaL ent Wasnt Frbroary 2, 1#76. In the middle and eastern states rising or ratiorary barometer, northwest to south- <j ara] clear weather, et by failing baro Ireter, rising temperature and southerly winds. Natiomal 109 Years ago. ord’: Opera House.—Haveriy’s Minstrels. Thea'er Comique—“ Was She Led Astray; or, Did She Go?” with varteties. = Fletcher i—Rev. Dr. J. P. Newman's lecture entitled “Trip Around the World. Masonic Hal —Centennial Sociale of the Pennsylvania Republican Association. Condensed Locals. Street lamps will be lighted to-nignt at PP m., and extinguished at 5a. m. Remember the prize drawing to come off at St. Dominic's hall to-morrow evening. Last night two thieves stole a bolt of cloth ‘Worth $5 from Mr. Setke, tailor, on F street, While making the purehase of a paper collar. A thief entered the hen-houseof Mr. Nicho- Toos A builders’ exchange has been organized at No. 318 8th street northwest, composed of about 160 leading builders and mechanics of this city. Moxiey, the costumer, whose stock is pro- ly Dow unsurpared in the country, is ery busy this week supplying costume? for Maiini’s annual ebildren’s faucy dress ball “to-night. ‘The Ohio republicans of this city organized ® campeign cinb last night with officers as follows: 7. B. Wilbuv, president: F. L. Camp- bell, vice president; A. H. Pettibone, secre- tary, avd L. H. Holtziander. treasurer. About 6 o'clock last evening Sam’! Hick- Jer, his wife and child. were found on the Bladensburg road. just this side of that town, in a destitute condition having walked from Baltimore. They were taken to the 5ih pre- A WORD FOR THE PRINTERS | of thif ety, who Were a numerous geveraliy they were the Temptation than other cl: —some of them being compelled to work at night and to sleep all day, and being thereby deprived of many of the usnal domestic enjoy Fay nothing of the opportunity toa prenebing of the gospel. He desired shonid pray for them, not because Worse than other men, fi noble men ainong them, peevliar position, He thea offered a fer v for th cinet station by Officer Sulltvan. : Mr. pias Ml said that bh hal ‘The Pennsylvanians hold thelr Centennial | preached to Lie printers a. the Gover Fociable this evening. The prevident. mem- bers of {the Cabinet and the Pennsylvania Senators and Representatives are expected to be present, together with other distin. Suished visitors. A certificate was filed yesterday in the ‘effice of the Recorder of Deeds by Donn Piatt and J. M. Brown, trustees, stating that the Jast Installment of the capital stock of t “Capital Pubiisbing company $55.(00, was paid in prior to instant. The Y. M. C. A. of Lanrel the fol’owing officers: A. gies gent: Rob't Piison, G. bert. Ch Pritebard, vice presidents: Wm. H De Feeording secretary; GN. Roberts, fi Secretary: Edward © Ford, treasure Ford, EJ. Phelps, Wm. Williams, exe committee. Office, but bad talked tothem apout J and gave them enough them. He asked G He read t as to the p fire and rai Mr. Hammond urged perseverance in prayer, relating some instances of answer to preser. He referred to having preached three times a day for two weeks, at Bloo: ivgton, lL, where over a thousand were | verted. and afierhe left the meetings con- Unued until over two thousand were verted. There every evangelical miuts of the town joined bim. He did not speak in this manner complainingly, but to stir t up to work. Here the cloud was sear. lerger than @ man’s hand. [Dr. Noble Thank God that it is as large as | He Was thankfal that it wasso—that fi From J.& Tetlew we have the Boston Pitot | oi! : rekea tn 3 we hs P # persous had beea converied since the Jrish Citizen for Feb. 26. the latter with a | meetings commenced. He than kei God th at w cathedral. New | so many had gone to work in the meet that aitheu: 5 pre of St. Patrick’s n Fork dt gert From J. C. Parker we have Harper's | fe arch, and “Halves,” a naw Lakeside Library. From », We have Harper's Majs Hes at Hamline church, 4 in moral reform. Mrs bistory of the origin anc werk in this city. and ap Ts to train thelr ebildren ta nthe cloud appears searce ts av a man’shand, they will pray for fnerrase, and he notieed that last night fa ones were Auxious about ti acd urged that the Christian w: ay, Intere ir. Winslow eave a oetess of the Fesled to moth € Dr. Catn- nee with the t ichings of the soci bert related th lay he visited = fe ed by Mrs. Mi | sick and pe + And found that ons, Mrs. Denise @ 1 the simp? wes Of Scripture guve te most consolation. Referring to the remarks et j of Mr. 1 be satd that on ei Ba € er Israclite had at. Jast even! Offered a fe irant and the veigh- leating with the bulid. alvo remarked that @ Cati the inquiry room. Mr. fi that &@ young man ri t ned n@ CC Fesidents of of a bevevoier fn} ard brilliant adalr. The hall was taste- | P Seton th aieee hee fully decorated with French and Am Pag ge gl inc pode ifs Sage. aid in the west end of the room was | SP “ENCy Sil to mesist tu the x: distayed imperial «!ze port ashe ‘ % ¥ tsof W: ar. eople ray that Bro. Pend be Wished that more were ia the sami dition. He referred to the cokiness in some we churches and urged that ali be in ear It appeared to him that tbere was reat amount of unbelief in tie eburches. ged that they get rid of lethargic The congr on then ord will provide.” Rey. Mr. Domer spoke of the DEATIT OF MR. GEORGE GIvzoN, snd an article in the Balttm tally in reference to him, of this moraiug. Tey. Mason Nobie said that he was wiih Mr. Gideon yesterday, and le was happy to insion and Lafayette. The ¢ peRny was | feect. the costunies elegant. the music and eanetng lively, and an excellent supper was served at midnight. —o—__ Death of Mr. George 8S. Gideon. The rumerous iriends of Mr. Geor re eon, in this commu wil real w Unfeigned scrrow, the announcement of b's @eath, which occurred about 11 o'clock this morning, at his residence, on Ith street above EK street. Mr. Gideon was about «ixiy ears old. He wasa son of ihe late Jacob ideon, who, with Andrew Way, est lished a printing officein this city in i ‘The decensed learned the trade of Lord. His conver. rinting ant vw; n under his father, and carrie! on the busine-« fase 7 aiterwarisin thiseity fora long series gg , int erscndlgst a coe years. Waoen the Washineton ‘an ers. Rey. A. W. Wilson, speaking of the fr George town Railroad was project” * wetoak a live Interest in it, an6 «er Governor Coo signed the sexidency of the road, in 1892. ha ..ae elected to the vacant position, and filled ‘Wt faithfully unti! January, 1 when he | ‘Was succeeded by Mr. Dunning. Mr. Gideon Was appointed under the old suffrage law one Of the board of registration of voters, and about four years aco he accepted the osition of me agence of bridges under Sen. Babeock, superintendent of pnb! buildings and grounds. Mr. Gideon co: tracted a cold on a visit to Philadelphia nearly a year aco, whieh finally settlet in a yapid covsumption, and it terminated fetal- ly this morning. Mr. Gideon leaves a wi low and daughter. the latter married to Captain ‘W. PD. Colt. Mr. Gideon was of a genial and | generous disposition, the friend of every oa2 in distress, Std yp with all. regularity ofthe clergy at the meetings said t Mr. Hammond should recollect thet r= s were the foundation of M that was taker edism, away the fabric ld go down. Rev. Mr. Gray mae a brief prayer In behalf of all the Sabbath sebools of the elty. Mr. Hammond read hamerous requests for praver and petitioned | Heaven that they might be answered. The | morning service then closed. —.———_ HMolmead’s Burial Grouvd the Prop- erty of the United States, A comm date of Dec. , in relation to the t entered on bis books of $155.55 for the year ending June 30, 1876, against the Holmead grave yard, and stating that said property was heki by the late corporation of Wasb- ington as {ts property, although with some reversionary conditions in the event of its ————— ceasing to be used for burial purposes, was & VETERANS NATIONAL COMMITTES | referred to Assistant District Attoney met last evening. Gen. Charlies K on | Birney with the view of Investigating the temporary ebzirman, and Col. L. E. Daticy | matter todefinitely determine who ts charge- secretary. Gen. Rutherford, Senator Ct able with the taxon the same. Mr. Birney ton, Gen. Roberts. Judge Suet] and Col. Dud- | bas returned bis opinion on the present ley « appointed 2 committee to prepare a | ownership, stating that the title is now in all for a convenjion ef veterans to meetin | the United States. This burial ground is Indianapolis in Septemter next. A resolu- | located on square No. 109, which was lair out lion was adopted that the committee ap- | upon the land of Anthony Holmead. Upon point some veteran in each county of their | the division between hi as the original respretive states to take the initiative in | proprietor and. mited States Com- forwarding the organization of the vete Missioners of city of Washing: of their respective counties. Also one r ton, August this square tell citing that &s Hon. E. H. Hill, fn nis sneech | to ihe part nited States. The in Congress, and Jefferson Davis, tn tis let- | commissioners, as appears by their min- ter to Juemes Lyons, of Richmond, Va., anc | utes, on the 2 h day of February, 1:98, or- others have stated that the sufferings of | dered an advertisement to be inserted In the Erion soldiers in rebel prisons have been | city papers stating that two squares—Nos. In@guified hy themselves end by the govern- | 10 and 1,02%6—bad been laid out by them on ment, and that Davis and his government treated Union prisoners while fn their hands as humanely as wa: d that great ervelties were practiced upon rebels while the border of the city, and that they had aireeted @ portion of each to be enclose! for public burial grounds for all deno: of people. ‘The sales be prisoners in the nort all persous | charge of pul hows Who Were at any tin 5 of southern | the dispost of public lands in thise prisons, ar who were cognizant of the | and pariien!. of these grounds, that the 3 rebels while in Unioa | had been assicned a8 public burial grown. fe the see. | No further action appears to have b 1 by the United States In relation tothe 2 | Theeorporate authorities of Washington ¢ control for the saleof lots, &c. S' ht | sequently the Board of Health eondemned Holmead’s burial ground as anuisance, since which time it has not been nsea as a grave- yard. The special use to which it was dedi- cated baving ceased, its control reverts to the United States, In whom the legal title has always been since the division. —— be vindicated Amrss™ erley’s Minstrels continue to p audiences they attract. The compa’ excellent and the performasces they give are weil Worth attending. Coo! Burgess Js @ great aequisition to the company, which Was already Very strong. They wil! presert ap entire ebangé of programme to-night. | National Theaver—The Centennial diame, “The Sp will bold the boards of the } Yona! for the remainder of this week. Thecter Comique.—The programme this week at the Comique is unusually goot, AN ADVERTISER'S URGENT APPEAL — Editor Stor:—We advertised last evening In }our paper for a dining room servant and driver, two insertions. One hour after your issue they commenced, and by six o'clock a jovg biacx stream of humanity divided itself between the basement and front door, and fought for precedence at the bell knob. e burie “ She Led ; or, | My house is surrounded, and never, within ius ¢ Got” Is pol Me Forteawen taba the memory of the oldest Inhavitant, has the leading part. The varieties are first- | there been so much color in this of the part elass.and the favorites Jake Budd and Alf | city, although inclose proximity to “Hell's jcDowell cever fail y Bottom.” where “off color’ minates. = pian nc For God’s sake, Mr. Editor, don’t let that REAL Estate SALEs—Taos. E. warea- advertisement go in to-night. wan, real estate broker, has sold for Pull. C. | Yours, besieged, CORCORAN STREET. Riley, iot 46, in square $95, on sth street, be- ——— ee tween R and & northwest, to Richard E. MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Parry, for #575 cash. 1 Green and Susan Wiliams; Moses Thomas Dowting. auctioneer, sold yester- and Emeline J ; Walker Griffin day for Moses Kelly, trustee, lot B, in Chas, | and Harriet Mi , James Chelini and 5 "ssubdiv’ of original lots 9 and A. 5, Day Stewart and Mary 10, and parts of lots Sand 11, 10 square 761, n; Reinbardt and Jennie Mes- = by a three-story brick dwelling, to | enberg; George L. Tibbett, of Prince George's 5 aecaosiae = | Galtner ana’ Josephine Snowicns sone ii a ooo 5 . THE THIEVES AT WORK.—The feed store | Proctor and Carrie Newman; Bart Thomas pt aS Stsspecn, on 7th street, between M | roe Elizabeth Gray; James L. Bat- ang “Phe | fay that hy as Willing to go, wnd had dia | inthe fai Rt th $ tor Cook, under | Hammond and Be | American Institate o TNE REVIVAL MERTINGS CONTINUED. | Yesterday afternoon the revivalists con- | wucted a children’s meeting at the Coogrer®- { r essing at the Sm! is tional church, and @ large number of chi!- | sonian 1 tevenicg. Messrs. E. apd northwest, was entered by thieves | ler jenrietta Moulton; AU and about & o'clock last night, bat they were | Sue Smith, of Georgetown” Yo itened off by the famiiy in the upper per ae re ! of the bul! q ‘The wood shed of SET FOR TRIAL.—The following eases . E. T. Bartogensie, 12% Tth street nort have been set for trial in the Crimisal Court was entered last night and elgatchick- to-morrow: Edward eng carried off. | Duvall, and Frank Lo yy res Spe chickens, two Wm. Botts and John Over Pusuic ScHooLs aT THE CEN- 5 beef; iempiati the matter of taking samen tie Tes! as a jor do. ped sect eenrney) a oP ae Of our public school Fystem,'p Of school house, &c., at the Centennial exhibition ia Puiladel- nextsummer. Definite action for rats. and earrying this into effect will O11 PaIntTInes.—A veryrelever collection ation te ee of eal paintings will be sold at Dowlins's jew ten Vanity Fare will not make the tougue evening As the paints: ere positively to be sold bargaius sony peer sore. See adv. , Bected. ES PS creat ree tute 3 Cox. W. P. Sainn pointed @ committee on transportation for the membera on the Centennial excursion. Messrs. R. W. Ray mor Holly and E. B. Coxe were appointed @ committee to con- fer with & similar commission of the Ameri- can Society of Civt! Engineers on the prepa- ration of a form of technical education. O3- wold J. Heinrich, of Virginia, read an essa: upon the “Midlothian Colliery ta 1876.’ Twenty-one new members were elected Prof. Henry Wurtz. of Hoboken, N. J., read an elaborate paper upon geometrical chemis- try, showing the application of geometry to chemistry. Pa Pa. “On the effect of manganese on phospho- rus in steel,” by Dr. A. Wendel, of Troy, N.Y ~Aeaishiaic> Sutdboas Washington Soctety and the Clergy. ‘TANT EPISCOPAL VIEWS OF A PkO RECT By Dear Star:—1 alway not often tronble you with commanication but your report of the * and Societ, vent hefore proceedings began. inn did say that‘you cannot go to an t e gatherings without drinking neing,” so Inueh the worse for Dr up going.” Jow, “condemning, in the ties to cover theirsins t to attend such places.” I think that those clergymen might be better employed in de nouneling worse sins. Washington is a bad town jn winter and | fd during “the season,” and “Washingion so- ciety” exposes one’ to great and perilous temptation Rot a “Ball,” aad even a | b! vd maintained that “round dance,” is notsinfal per se. And we | t Time. 1:53. Chance v ve sins enongh to | ' Rie ont tie ot new Oscs. They | Katie Peas herford maiatai Iam afraid, they , Slight load, closely pressed by Cana. ne Son | came © string in 152, Foste inking, and th Zate Oo th man acd a wi prove to be thetr ruin e apy reform in W as ineny elty of my acqu way to inake 1t st lesome, f the clergy tocast int with the pr: pie among whom they dwell; to set the good example, of exriy bours and mote tion in t #8, and not tosnaile ton soe bagzers,” oftice If the ciergy ean Joneb went out of the east side of th beoth, and sat "i he migit see what would t “Then said angry y Methodist pr Tected to be bel gbts across men and Roman n Lent next week and stop all e “short off.” But « Jaugh and a thr an? city, and saton t city, and thea made him t HAN LEWIS, Keetor of St. Johu’s Parish. Estetica cle ices, Cent od Market. per tock, 1a te a8, Lh per bunch; Ovat as, 30 per p Sal per bunch; Parsu'ps, dc. per peck; 8; Horse Radish, Sal0 each : Frvits.—Orange Lemons. 2320 ranberries, 15 |; Peach: i berries, 10; C! Bertek—rnuadeipnia print. 62 per Ib.; New York Creame Bhotce rit, 4: felk dy.. abe “DUFKe¥S, 20025 per pound; Geese, 1.69 each: Chickens, dressed, 764125" per pair: 1.Wal @ per pair; do. dressed, 1.Qal Sy per ——— cu and acommittee appoir the matter Into consideration and report at # future meeting as Lo the necessary arranw mm expense, &c. In the meantime the home insurance companies took the matter at given on the 22d instant at the house of the truck company as described in THE rar. In abandoning the original desiga of giving a dioner to the firemen, which was done at the last meeting of the underwriters, | the comer, of encouraging the boys in start- ing @ brary al their respective head- quarters was brought before the meeiing, and | net the approbation of the entire board. Jt was unavimously voted to appropriate a sum cqual to the cost of adinuer to be ja- diclously expended by a committee chosen for that purpose in the purchase of books to be divided equally between the several com- panies, as a commencement for future efforts on the part of the citizens in contributing hooks to this object, About four hundrea volumes comprising scientific, biographical, and useful miscellaneous matters will be | purcbased by the fund appropriated by the underwriters. Several contributions of books bave been made by citizens for this purpost ec ior aac A VETFRAN Typo SERIOULY INJURED.— Yesterday morning Mr. Michael Crider, a own printer, about 70 years of age, descending a flight of stairs in the job of Mr. Polkinborn, on D street, where offe he was employed, slipped and fell down the iron steps, @ distance of some ten feet, se- verely injuring himself inthe head. He was sent In &@ back by Mr. Polkiphorn to bis bome on K, near Ist street, where medical Roman gold ons to ma to 3 ar 4% Bt. as TRAINS FROM BosTon TO TuncveH Wastinc ton.—We are surprise! to see an announcement in the New York Heraid that the #uthorities of that elty will probably ea- Geavor to prevent the cousummation of the arranzements recently made to transport passengers between Washington and Boston Without change of cars and without stop- page Jn or traasfer through the streets of New York. The proposed plan was to run cars from the depot at Jersey City upon a large steamer and transport them to Mott Haven, where they were to be ron off upon a braveh of the New York and New Haven retirord, and thenee, by rail, direct to Bos- ton. By this arrangement the annoyance of @ transfer in coaches across Manhattan island would be avoided and from twenty ininutes to half an hour saved. Similar methods for preventing loss of time and in- convenience have been employed at nearly all other cities and prominent the country; and when the ol of compeliing a chan; stubbornly adhered to the have bitterly denounced it. Heretofore the iarities of __¥ ree esch other for the final trial. Gresstng won the beat and race. No time was taken. The Bley mo ad bitterly cold and the specta- TO-DAY. pers were real and discussed on “What steel i,” by Prof. Fred. chert yep sama fe read you, and do Methodist Preachers * tempts me. I suspect that you ‘our roguish reporter to tnat “weekly meeting,” and that he was “invited out” But if Dr. New- y of et 2W- man, and I do not wonder that he has “given And if other clergymen did fol- strongest ian- gusge, the effort ou the part of certain par- inviting clergymen So he a np meeting of ashington may 3 er to | the merabers of the fire department was dis- | . i to take | i which resulted in the handsome | s jewelry store, No. | THE Covars. CRIMINAL C Mae Arh. y, forgery, gave { # in jail. Kicnaat’ D ailty. Jack Ward, assault avd battery ned $50, or SIX months in jail. Samuel Jackson, larceny; do.; six months In jail. Also, pleade! guiity in four other eases. Henry Crews, larceny; gulity; jail ten days. James Snowden. larceny, plead guilty; sea tenced to five months in jail. Catherine Baily, assault; not guilty. Benj. F. Neti, impeding & witness; information quashed. Thompson for defence. Bartholomew Noon- SU, Assault; two cases; gully. Crrcurr Court—Judge Orrttr. To-day, Armstrong agt. Boswell and Wile ame; jury out. POLICE CouRT—Jwige Aner. To-day, John Mack, violation of hack law; $5 forfelted. Wm. Saiter was sent down for vagrancy. John Ford.aasault and battery on Martha Smith; $5 and costs. Henry Jones, charged with lareeny of some pies and eggs from a smnall grocery store; $10 or thirty days. Henry Johnson, assault ant battery on Wm. Burke; $1. John Shea was fined £10 for allowing his female dog to ran at large—an appeal taken, and #109 fixed to proseente the appeal. Mary J. Hall, alle cureing and raising @ fuss generully; flued 25. The Great Four-mile Race, DETAILS OF THE CONTEST. € part'enlars of thisgreat four for $50,000, In San Fran 5 have been received by telecrap! The horses got away at the third attemp! well together, with Chance a On the backstretch Hock H z the half mile poie i at the turn. Cha: ting Foster second, Rutherford thint, bers well together, a little bebiod: 4. In the second mile, Ratherford er drew abead of Chance, the re i the of drew ahead 1 Rrtherford thronghout and winning Rutherford sec: able t hei con hington s¢ hui out purposely to. pre muld make soetal life le: jlous. But resolt, The packers of ristians of Washing ty are the beenn to hedge, Foster hay } falt that keeps it fom pr tion, aud the tha pools at two to tone of Washington mc as whol race ‘wero calicd f They rate a false start around the trac ys a length, whic tained to the score. ightly £ the half-mile pole mibe home st 4 h Rutherford closed tunder the string in 1 ain, bat on the hom » Ratherfort made a . { speed, and passed the s‘an! only a behind Foster. Time —1:51 Rutherford’s last effort seemed to too the fourth mile he fell stead) |y al was full two len’ { pole, and came in an t and race by six cp. . The winner of the race, was bred by Mr. A. J. Alexander, of Woodburn, Ky.. and aled int He ig by Lexington, ont hy Imported Yorkshire grandam 1 Britannia, by Muley. ontof N A The wigert, and and on Ws. Mr. DS tiin J hares o: 8 ‘The Babcock 1 POINTS OF THE 4s Known to bea rs twice for his nom on in jonal conventions and at the polis, but not bind him tolet General Babzock s¢ he ts the private seeret cident. Mr. Dyer went over all t atcles and letters, and by bis const lou of their meaning imputed galit in e one of them on the part of the defendant. By af the attempt of the defense to | dittle the testimony of Everlst, Mr Dyers Jam obiiged to the defense for proving ti erist story was trae. The centic hat men of both armies bi ing to this defendant, extending =;mpa‘h ow gentunen live notiing to-do wit) newspapers or public opinion, you | bere to co your duty accorting to the law and evidence in the care. I would not de tract one iota from the brilliant recort of General Babeock, but you must Know that Mebonald, MeKee, Avery,Maguire, all these men had as good characters a3 this defen | ant, but good reputations must not shell them or him from just panishme st. Tuey brought in politics again for the purpose « influencing some Missouri jarymen by a ing Berret, mayor of Washington, wha’ h ' ap were. He replied that he was a tife- jong democrat. geptiemen, and yethe tas | beld office under every adm nistratton & thirty-nine years. We would have admi Babcock’s character without the necessity of bringing these men from Washington to provert. ‘The charge against this defenian! is merely @ misdemeanor, the punishment of which 18 not less than $1,000 or more than $5,000 and imprisonment of not more than two years. NEARLY A REAL TRAGEDY, WITH CAs- TLE, 1H TENOR, AS THE VicTim.—The large and brilliant audience that was p! eulat the Academy of Music on Tuesday evening to witness the performnnce of the opera of “Lucia jdi Lammermoor” left the house without the slightest idea that in the last act a@ real tragedy was near being enacto( on the stage. Edgardo, the lover ot Lucie, Jn one of the scenes of the last act stabs him self to the heart. Mr, Castle, who was pla ing the role of Edgardo, was a trifle too <> orous in the stabbing business, or the dag- ger was too sharp, or there was @ combina- Lon of both. and the consequence was that the dagger pierced the actor's clothes and in- ficted a fesh wound an inch or two in length. The wound was by no means a ser|- ous one, Keren hardly felt at the time, but | became a litile painful afterwards. Tne ac- cident has not incapacitated Mr. Castle in any respect.—[ Balto. American, 2th, po i aba R icone airtc Rerente PERIVRY INTHE BoB TEIN TRIAL — | A bench warrant was ixsued by District At- torney Winchester Britton on last Monday night for the arrest of Joel Sauret, of No. 8} paren eaees, New York, that individual s county for perjury. The a | it may be remembered, was a wit fort defence on the trial of Pesach N. Kubenste.n for the murder of Sarah Alexander, and he then testified. uuder oath, that the young er, Nathen Levi, Who was sata to have been on intimate terms wita the de- ceased, had shaved off his beard since dis- covery of the murder. It was proved to the satisfaction of the jury, by the district at torney, that L had never put a razor to his face in his life, aud there was not the Sign ofa beard there. Sauret was arrested } oH locked up to await trial.—(M. ¥. Herat: a, SMALL Pox In JERSEY CrtyY.—The in- crease of smali pox in Je: ve dic and other parts of liudson county during the past four weeks indicates that the disease bas broken out with as much violence as during the past year. There were three deaths in one tenement house on 3d street, between Coles and Monmouth streets, Jersey City, during the = being members of one ily. While malaiy was raging one of the children in the afflicted family Was sent to school as usual, the county board A DOUBLE ACCIDENT.—A painful acoi- cent befell Cora B. , & choo! girl, in Lawrence, Mass., on afernoon. ‘While skating site fell upon the ice witb considerable force, and a lead pencil in bee Pockss ense the fles part of her ae jeg to a depth of three inches and broke . She was taken to Ler home and medi :al care given by Dr. Lougee. No serious re- sults are antici |. A young man who carried Miss je from the pond was Mr. ‘ assisting the young ft} colt was Bold as & > , ¢ TOWN. 1 ©: AY Laver —The dramatic ente tainment by “Eotre Now for the benefit of the genera Georgetown will be } on Satertay is *ritay ning, at Canatine e8.—The caval is rap: regressing; | tween Deoner, Cissel & Welch's mill ard the Aquednet is proposed, and expected to be fvished by the tat of March. Mr. € tek worked hs men all night Tuesday to accom plish this resail CATTLE MARKET._Nom the market, 34 Number of sheep oc! namber sold, 130 left over; €50 per he: 2 cows and calves sod at $2010 ALEXANDRIA. Tue RaiiRoap TRACK WAR—The mayor on Monday last served notice upon the su porintentene of the Alexandria and Wash- ngton railroad, through their attorney, 8. F. Beach, to comply with the onder of the city council directing him to remove the j railroad rack on St. Asaph street fgom | King to Princess, and giving him until Sat- uniay next, the 26th instant, to execute the said order. RAILROAD ACCIDENT.—A colored man named Honalis, whtist attempting to boant the7 o'clock loeai train from this city last bight, bad his foot caught between the rail @nd the curb, and being unable to extricate it, was struck by the approaching engine, and his leg near the ankle was badiy broken and mangled. necessitating immediate am- Pulation, which operation was successfally Pp | McFarland we performed this morning. CEL Arrested on the charge of drunkeness, » Were released on promise to leave the city, all being strangers. Lapy Hurt.— Miss Mary Jan While walking up King street la was severely eut on ttfe forehead by an mau who violently ra inst her while deavoring toeseape from some parties wi were pursuing bim. e Grige, ° Mrs. Hoven, the mother of Mr. E. 8. | Hough, probably the oldest re<idnt of city. Isso iil that her life ls despaired of (Gazette, 23. ee plican of Sur Daniel hut str sober a abont on bis mind—the assassin has been stopping at the an sney oS at Z €Tect in her r fatally. Can suit of Parks, ng matches on heving trot ni, Wisconsin, the frozen lake at Medi é per cent. &7 A man named Harmon at Koo! ind., killed the step-father of his nd an old feud being the ¢ e7-The annuai re-unton of the the Potomee will be held on the ¢in ladelphia. nel Ashburt A Killed by ut v ced froma two Ar of Special poi Mouday rying to esca) rrest. X- Mayor Rodler. of Mantr 5.000 to the Gray Nons year, equal to $5,000, lo each of widowed daughters, wo i V¥VED FRUITS. PINE APPLE, APRICOTS, GREEN-GAC ES! STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, CHERRi ES, PEACHES “EGET ARLES, ASPARAGUS, PEAS, STRING BEANS, LIMA BEANS, SUCCATASH, GUMBO, MUSEROONS. ARTICHOKES, STRINGLESS BEANS. G.G. CORNWELL & SON, FINE GROCERS, OPPOSITE WILLARD’ UNPARALLELED febi0-tr REDUCTION! MARKED Down ovEncoars. mt te epld 3! renee SELL 9 Srorccars stad ot S45 Peliies now et SUS Overcoats sold Overcoat sold at 2290 new at Pa $13. “Selllug sow at "go WORSTED COATS AND VESIS. Costs and ¥. ats sold at @25. Selling now at $15 conte and Vests sold at #2... Selling now at $16 Goats aud Verts sold et $18-..Seliing now at G13 BUSINESS SULTS. Business Suits sold at i Business Suits sold at $15 Essmusue f Suits sold at 61 . YOUTH’S SUITS. Youth's Suits sold at 90....--Selling Row at 16 Yonth’s Suits sold at $1 YOUUs Sults sold st HSH ber Si mee SS es SUITS, OVER- OOATS AND CLSTERS at @ great reduction of former prices, : BEING DETERMINED TO REDUCE STOCK, TO MAKE ROOM FOR SPRING GOOUS, PURCHASERS WILL FINY IT TO THEIR ADVANTAGE TO CALL. A. STRAUS, 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, 610, at. prices ranging from 5 to Sige. per tb.; | ATING.—About twenty men were | night, | *ANIEL MCE ARLAND.~The St Louis Re- | , ~ eS ————_—_—————— ITEMS. } AMUSEMENTS. init >. —'* ; Sea (UNCER i vous Head tx Ma. a's Celery ant suly eure Siek aod | ralsta and rous- | van Sold by a regiais. HeRD'S OPERA HOUSE W. Brxson’s Cenery axp Cran. | we BOREAS Oa OutLE PILLS &re prepare! expressiy toe care NSTRELS, ek Heatnene. Nev ache, Dyspey = ‘aigin, Nervousness a], Thelargest and boom refined Mimetrcl Organization nd will care any case, Price, A CONGRESS OF STARS by all Drucetsts tn Washing Led by the Kivg of N- ere Comedians, | owimnd Alexandria, 2.2460 | OUOL BURGERS * | ,Notmixe New UNDER THE SUN—Bot ¢ CUANTS Stimulating Liniment cures Neuralgia. 4; pemnemn cece taper ~ —<+— WEDNESDAY AND SAT For ; THROAT DisorpEns, | febzltr “wi | mse “Fre fronchial Trochea,” Ravine | wy oved their efficiency by @ test of maiy N4ttonan pe rs eo | 1776. one K ONLY ———_.— WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY MATEN L¥8 HRIpsreCK Sillery, Extry Dry TURRDAY, FERRUARY w nd Vio Mecatile Champag For | , The porel , TEERINER ENEMY oF NE SPY with Bales Honey of OR. £MF RICA ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO otherwise the cough ¥oMUY Mar SATO “e ; MONDAY EVENING re cureinoneminute, AY Bon Thee +r ~. “PIQUE hve fe f ‘ |(PRPATER Come | Baswenia Stree’, boone Penn yivante Avenue. OPEN THE YFAR RODNE EVERY NIGNT. Matinee toe Le. + RY WSO SESDAW and BAT First-Clas ¢ Dyeing. r > Fischer ceabnaktaeht by PERT RESP RCE, tog, 906 G street, 5 1 8 i a sot Otonty now ts MALL OCCASIONS _ 430 atu Sr. AT } rH Sr. MARHERITER’s, & sevort m= D and Be serecte, once RWTS, aS LiguT ber Name an? Nomber. jrtay WORK OR Wark: | fot @rter.atames 10,000 MEN WANTING EMPLOYMENT | UBDs NG. - | t Fe at the CURTIS 1 # it te for th ct anda lation APEL eo-ner 4) strest and S. made of Wamsct co TO MORROW (Taereday.) ert warrau'ed . &. Rutyect: Ty The p A 40. BS Co 5, PARTIES, &e. amentta 4-5 Winter goods sold wth ote 103 8 A CHAKITY Bate. A ah ae Tg TV Mg rag 18 FRIENDS. SU BUSH 18 OV . j wv Ae Seate tnéniaence THE FOURTH ANNUAL BALL, ch was the rosh of For the Benefit of Rote te THE CHLLDBEN® HOSPITAL, Tn mid Wit be ete trict: peostved may part of the county by 7M Steam Deeine a: re mall of express & WHEATLEY'S Scouring Bstubitein et, Georgetown. D 2 PIANOS, &c. 53 & 00/8 GRAND, 8 PIANOS for sule ‘on, © Ticknor,2 vole, e | AAS a, by Wonthiy fustalments. Celebrated for » at, by &. 8. De Foublang ~ rity and sweetness of tone, Bee Agen! . | S11 sh street corthweat, phy Prot w-Sain WM. RNABE o 60.57 . cr Ty ble Ure sestes. | WOM RENOWSED FLNOS, Fer enke by Grand, tuners Grand, Byars and Uprigt. NOMUN BROS, : MoCarmom Piaues: Snowenger'y | Wt2-te 1016 Pousyivants ave , cor. 1th wt wostyle, Also. a ~ Viencs whiah’ avebaes N®* BOOkS RECEIVED AND POR SALE AT SHILLINGTON'S POOKSTORE. Corner 445 trees and Penna. av pave katy Pp ein. By Jnstin Mc je Netarel isto, By Marcus Clar or targe Clsconrt for. o * hdoe Faded Photo: aL wiLp & BRU., Sole Agente, omer: ot Ti, ae r a tec ~eetttadann pa Pay ‘che Curate ac args By Mrs Oliphant Fjssoe'sud all natramsoula tuned and reyatrea, — | dit? Beate Bow’ "By Sirs, alexander, muthor of Pisnoe for revt, re 3 imber's Ba Victims. NEW Books ry 7 or, A Obarch Pair and fedibt BANKERS. N{7IONAE Sarum DEPostr €o,, Corner Sth 1, end New Tork avenes FLRE AND BUBGLAB-PROOF VAULTS. Etcbing and Fichers. By Hamertor Bound My House By Hassert 196 Glaweaiy of Architecta My Dear Lady Diedatn. By Justin eseeetecerrmeve 8 OO By Parker. 3 75 M caren * tated Martie By Whistier. “Oneap edition. Wie Chain, By Etward Jenkins. All Kinds of valuables taken On Goposit. Safesior tern Lite. B * eos Rent Ofice hours, $8. m.tod p.m. Bre, Ehyme' * erramesy esthorn i Agents SOL® efor Lawre: file ait | SMOKE VANITY FAIR. IN®* Socns sear eye it bedieagee | — — Va nestaral BALLANTYN exf, for Meerschaum and Cigareti=s. array make the tangue sore. Sample on receipt of B) cents 00 SSVESTH STREET. eat award, Vienua, 1573. cCintock & rCreeiar. WMS. KIMBALL& CA, | Tete! Tozacco Wokks, Rochester, N.¥ Etchings and Bt —— by ff, © more re te oO tle n or xe joo Ped, pad, coco meee, Sueno hs suis 6 ile Duncen Mathes 'm. the Roottisy Beasealiet y ae See ee — Story of the Apost'os. By author Poop of Day. fla tr elects —————— From W. H. Boranirn, Valparaizo, 1 4. I 9 tobacco Like Vanity Fair ha 4 barged ta PROFESSIONAL. 2 nit isthe vers best, aud all t ox at 5 when Upportauity « ore EMOVAL. ods. | DB. %. 8. VERDI has removed to 901 18th «°., lings. aud helps Corner of | street. northwest. fob bor volout ead aindiy seuti- | [ UDWIG Eisinate = JUSTICE OF THE PRACS, ———— 609 7th Steet a. w., opposite United Baten From Geo Pono, Lt 8th Cav, Wt. Geriand. 4 Pateut joe. Permit me to se) teat t am highty pleased with (Juwe de Perz— Bureau Prancats.) jenWly Vau'ty Bair; ii answers all recom meadativu M ABY Ps ust ns, M.D. ——, — —_—__ worst, Parvionlar stien! You will think a pleassat companion—p othing more, and joo willficd the opinion sirongly con meddsy ty day. - rewinnsville, Conn, dug tobvecsog ©10-taa Lemerved to 1910 F erert 4 tm this par ox, ‘win @ Rakin Siocliatiint | GCWOwER & RaReMAR, : FRESCO, VECORA TIVE 224 every Arscrtyt ORBAMESTAL auf PLAIN Palseitan 7. srrcimps Room 710 & “ porthweer, 5 OE mires fist you winh mis m-ly WASHINGTON. DU, 2 7 £58 Set FOR Teero. by De. A 8. Pi to Voll of Dex al Bor east aide, corner af D. extrecting tata things oo itime J Jupiter TRY Fue We ee BRO., 525 7th A PLATED w ‘AT GRBATLY BE- UB THE NkiT 30 wW.S Ta Jowelor, 905 F street, ee es, Agspt for Mme Demorest's beliable iil Sold by LUCHE atroct, DANL, LOCGHBAN, 1431 Pron. ave. W. &. CHANDLEE, 1349 Peau. are. fet 22-00% UMBLELLAS AND PARASOL Covered and repaired at ine maualac tory 813 D street northwest, febls 2w* ae PRICES SHI de of Bete gincewt the Datzon-holes aad 16 £0 per doxen, or § earn best shiréiu ihe om; a By jell ‘713 Market Space. 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