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UNITED STATES HOTEL, FORTY-SECOND STREBT, La Drct Sailing, Corner of F and Oth Btreets, AND COLUMBIA AND ELM AVENUES, 'POUSITE MAIN EXHIBITION BUILDI: = Tong NIAL GROUNDS. a sam oanat fire-proof Hotel is now open for the > rece; guests. It coptains 325 rooms, re with all modern improvements. Visitors to Phila- delphia will now here meet with better sccommoda- oF More reasonable rates. febltu.dfsm P. S BOOTHBY, Manager. UNION SQUARE HOTEL, Usion or NEW VORK. { 43:Daxason, s Establish: hfal and cl being aud Within eas; distance of the c at mt are to be found the excellencies Known to modern hotels of best grade m ie the pcp neighborhood, public tnsti- PRoraigtors. ail the futiors, the leading Business ouses, abd the Brin- ore h are spacious, very light, elaborately furnished, acd fateh sod thevioes roughly ventil aad charzal : t has no su rf anywhere out ary is here sq at mode- ne ita are uniformly courte- + Ou and efficient Zhe elevator ts available at all hours, day and 2 to New York will nowhere ‘$m WESrainsrzs Horst, ON THE EUBOPEAN PLAS, orner Irving Pi fro lace and One Block from Union Square and meet Detter acoummodation or more reasonable terms. Mth strest, meg sect ‘The most central, and yet quietest location in the city. Convenient to the great stores, theaters and ghurches. Elevator, and provements, ‘all sccess to all parts of the city by street cars and sepad-t this ly BANKERS. MONEY Is made faster and more casily in stock speculation in Wall street than in any other legitimate waj jessrs. Alex. Frothingham aid to thetr custome 450.000. They ing wita invest sums rang- and give as atriot ‘The Banking House of Me 2 Co, 12 Wall street. Bai opularity arises from deal their customers honestly. They rs ing from Ten PD FROTHINGHAM and Brokers, 12 Wail to those Putsburs Com C. B. FEBBIS, Proprietor. ‘813 1S TO GIVE NOTIOR, obtained from the ROWS, jectster in Baukruptoy. eat Bort? < RaiLROADA. 1876 remygyitania 1876 'o the North, West, and Southwest. daily, except Sac daturday, with For’ Ehmire and But. ve alexandria for W B.10-11 a. m,t, 3,4, Atom grt On Banday at Sand 10's. m.,and 5 p. destination from Hotels and Residences. . BOYD, Jx., Gen'l Passenger Agent. THOMSON. Gon'l Manages Jens 17 ALTIMORE AND CHIO RAILROAD, CHANGE OF TIMB. Fesrcany 13th, 1876, LBAVE WASHINGTON. ‘Baltimore and Way Statio; “ o O— XPRESS. O—New YoRE anp Boston Expnuss. $—Civcipaati, St. Louis and Pittsburg Bx- 5 Dinney at Camber 4. erry ester and ‘Via Metropolitan Branch.) EXPRESS.” Stops at Laurel ray Stations. Hagerstown. 00, ‘9:25, Wwainsdafly except Sunday. Leavine Camden Station for Washington. 4:45, 815. 6-00, °7:30, 6:45 a. ms 1 rther information apply at the aod Obio ticket oflces, Warkington Station, sad Shen tor beagage to be cbeckad end seuctved ot ey potst in the clays THOS, B. SHARP: aster 5 L. M. COLE. General Ticket Agent. . 8. KOUN TZ, General Ageat. novl-t! STEAMER LINES. ‘PEOPLES’ LINE” P = NOMINI. MATTOX CREEK, UPPER MA 7 HOUOC AND INTEKMEUDIAIS ‘The sidewhecl Fig-mer - vo a ™ MORRIS, Captain T. BB. ls Will commence running to the abo dings on Monday, March 6th, leaving from Peete eren stroct every MOM and a.m. ere Nomiai every TUBSDAY F . 1. bs 2 = -R. FITZHUGH, Agent. Hs STZAMEBR HAKBINGER, Cart. W Mil Leave 6th street wharf on SUN N. &. FITZHUGH, Ag 5 NE BXPBESS LiNS Via CANAL, BETWEE: RL, PHILADEL ERIS AND A. ALS. WASH- @TON AND GLORGBTO pothing te the north of 43. i, the Meridian of at i lat oF nothing © ihe north of THE BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL STEAMA: BETWEEN NeW YORK AND LIVER- POOL, CALLING 4T CORK HARBOR. From New Your.) From Nxw York. Ossie... March 1 Sigeria.. fed, Al “Wea, March 3) /na.. 3 Abyssinia Wed., Mar c Aprit 26 Javan Wed . Mar. 29" Russia.Wed. May 3 Dee ner ,olowing WEDMESDAT and HATUB- bteamers marked * do not carry stecrage passen- "Rivas o” Pastass—Cabtn, 22,910 and gin, j, sccording to accommodation. "Tickets to Paris, ‘gold, additional. "Hetarn tickets on favorable Chine. JAMES ¥. BRIER, ~ PLUMBER AND GAS FITIER, eert-w 811 71ra ST. SORTHWEST. A WRInGS. JOH 0. HOGAR, 713 Marke Spas. for sale or rent. Agent ‘the genuine Mildew Proof Awning Material. Fer the Holidays. WM. MASSEY & CO.’S XX ALE, CINCINNATI LAGER BEER, ‘AWBA WINE, base SWEET CIDER, &c. FOR SALE, WHOLESALE AND EETAIL, BY SAM’L ©. PALHER, Depot 67 Greene st.. Geo’town, D. 0. & oe [D®P4STMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Waseca Se Ociagoay ae AUCTION SALES. Fu-MORROW. N. COX & OV., Auctioneers, . 639 G street northwest. A_WELL-ASFORTED nth OF NEW ECOND HAND Fi D ‘) > SF no ES Eds=nmz esate eet ael > ‘N [bole ckcteckchele EA) mn > 82 ZS a Bea DAY, March ii iat No. 712 N aoode, B-lng 2 neck of is, D-ing aw by 8 gentlenian intending to keep house, but owins fo a calamity belng compelled to fea ee in, want of suc ™., Parcel of ground, situsts ia District of Columb! ~] br ru \t Cor: 1eC8 OF the city of Washington, known as part of lot No. 8 in aqrare No. 87 bounded as follows, viz: Beginning for same on Maryland avenue 14 feet 6 inches westerly from the northeast corner of said lot, and ronning thence westerly slong the line of said avenue 22 feet 3 in- ches, thence southeasterly to intersect the rear line of sald lot. at a point distant 9 feet 3 taches east from southwest corner of said lut; thence east slong the said rear line 20 feet3 inches, to the southeas: corner of said lot, thence northwesterly in ® straight line to the place of beginning, together with the improvemen's thereon ‘Terme of sale: One third each (of which #100 must be paid at the time of sale.) and the balance in 6, 12, and 18 months. in equal paymeuts, to be secured by purchaser’s notes. bearing 8 per cent. iutersst from day of sale, until paid, and & deed of trust on pognveyaneing and recordin the property sold. at purchaser's cost terms of sale are not complied With tn six days aiter sale. the trastees reserve the right to resell at risk and cost of purchaser in fault. WM F. BW. powNar aN { Trasteos, febs-ate [Bep.eoa} EST, the above sale le poateoned seal WEDRES. Tat Sees Wil: F. HOLTZMAN feb19-dte BE. W. DOWN MAN: Trustees, PIANOS, &c. ‘RI ARGAINS IN” PIA WwHic GREAT Bee BEEN USES xis One T-octave Bosewood B.con & Raven One 7-octave Rosewood Gilbert. One 6%4-octove Kosewood Boordman ray Reeretsentstetae One Upright Pleye: .. 5 One German Piano a) For sale upon very easy terms to make room, at the Warerocms. METZEROTT & CO, Pennsylvania avenue, between 9th and lth sts., Bole Agents of Steinway's Pianos and Mason’ & Hamlin’s Cabinet Organ fob26-3t AALLeEt, DAVIS & 60'S GRAND, SQUARE and UPRIGHT PIANOS for sale on, monthly instalments. Celebrated for pn rity and sw mess of tone. See Ageat, S11 9th street northwest. M. KNABE & CO." WOKLD-KENOWNED PIANOS, Grand, Square Grand, Square and Upright, THE BEST MAD ‘The favorite McUsmmon Piano: dan2t Shonenger’scel- ri ebrated Organs. new style. Also, a lat assortment of Pianos whick have been fal nl a lang tne. 1 bpd nek at atvery 1 w prices. ‘Tuning and Repairing promptly at- REICHENBACH S tended to, at NO WAREKOOMS, octl3-ly 423 Lith st.,a few doors above Pa. av. paint ted oe BOOKS AND STATIONERY. NEW BOOKs. Life Letters of George Tickno oth and el Gi by Thos. B.Van Horne, 2 vols.,and Atina; cloth. 8 00 Political and Military Episodes «f the Right Hon. J. Burgoyae, by EB. De Foub! ve. weve 800 The Bible Word book. by Prof W. Swinton. 100 Jovathan, by Frazer Tybled; leisure series. 125 For sale by MOHUN BROS, feb2l-tr 1016 Pennsylvania ave., cor. 11th st. NEw BOUKS RECEIVED AND FOR SALE AT SHILLINGTON’S BOOKSTORE, Corner 4% street and Penna. av. Dear Lady Disdain. By Justin McCarthy. His Natural Life. By Marcus Ciarker My Young Alcides: A Faded Photograph. By the suthor of ‘The Heir of Redcliffe ” ‘The Curate in ae By Mrs. Oliphant. Dearest Foe. ler e r jy Mrs. Alex: author of “Tbe Wooing OT.” rs Limber’s Baffle; or, A Charch Fair and ite Victims. febls-tr NEW BOOKS. Etching and Etchers. By Hamerto} Bound My House. By Concive Glassary of Arch! eeeresssassass SOLOMONS 4 CHAPMAN, ‘Agents for Lawrence's ‘Pare Linen” Pa fevletr O11 Peun. over, bet-dth and irate, EW BOOKS AT bp ae 428 SEVENTH STREET. McClintock & Stron; lyclopmdia. Vol. 6. The Chaiden account of Gevesis.. By Geo; Smith. erton. by Justin McCarthy. Duncen tush Evangelist Story of the Apostles. By antuor Poep of Day. fl2-tr COAL AND WOOD. COAL AND KINDLING WOOb. Our stock of COAL is now complete, embracing all the choice qual ‘and to which wo invite the attention of consomers. Our PATENT BUNDLED KINDLING WOOD, with $ fre-lighter, in every bande, fg the beat in use. For sale by all grocer . rings, paper or neroseue oli fequired. ©" NO Shavings CLEAN, CHEAP. SAFE. STEPHENSON & BRO. Mill and Depot 7th-street Wharf, feb24-ly Branch Office 1915 Pennsylvania avenue, Coe 1 COAL! Woop: WwooD: CHEAP! OHEAP! ¥FOR CASH! THOUSANDS OF TONS ORDERED. of the best varieties of al uindo ot GoaL ena WOOD. snd ali 1 2e l g FF os B s 8 ng RE 3 ifs E & 5 gE 4 FAMILY SUPPLIES, Botts. BUOK WHEAT, a. W: WISH ALL FOND OF GOOD BEATING to Know et VENA) On, OATER Galrs, 7% ANY OAT MEAL, gies forlen or omen fer ealebF AUCTION SALES. SALe UNDER DEED OF TRUST. By virtue of @ deed of trast dated June llth, A. D recorded in Liber No. 683, folio 135, of the for the county of Washingwe, Dp. c., the parties secared in ssid dred in fron! of the premises, on M 31 430 ° 2 fa square ni the city of Washiagton, ia the D: ia, containing (4060 sqaure feet oF the Improvements thereon, nd the residue in equal with interest 3 agne 4 JOHN F NA. Trasteo. _feb23 dads WASH. B. WIGLIAMS, Aucts. B. 4. WAsNES, coruer 7th and F streets. By virtue of five deeds of trust to me, dated re- vely June 4. 187 ¢, Septeruber 15, 2474, aud June 1» Fecorded in liber io 764. follo 101; liber Ro. 73s. folie 193; Liber No. 789, folios 34, 4), and 44, fe ee aor oe ad ed panty ot chen rat aitict of Oclumbia, I shall sel, on THURBLAY March 9in- 1578, ak 8 its in front of the premises subd in square cast of square S09, Atwo sory and besement brick house on eaci 44nd 82. Also, parts of subdivision lots 67,43, 69 and 71, in said square. having three fronts of 16 fest each on the parte of said lots, on I treet, be:ween 4th street and New Jersey ¥ the depth of the ents, «twe story new brick dings, containing 6 rooms ea b on each thre parts. Terms of sale: Que fourth cash, of which \ a wil be required to be paid immediately aft ths sal balance in 6,12 aud 18 months after the day of sak with ten per cent interest per annum unui paid, to be secured by a deed of truston the the terms ere not complied with in ten di day of ale, the property will be resol aud costcf the defauiting daye’ notice in the ecw J ir. All the cost of deeds auc recordin, id by the pur- cbaser. JNO. W_ KEN DY, Truste feb2eokds "J.T. COLDWELL, Saleaman. EX1*S81VE AUCTION SALE OF UNRE- DEEMED PLEDGES. On THURS: 2a, 1576, at 10 o'cWwck @ 4 7 o'clock will self, at establishment NO 1235 Pennsylvauia avenue. cor- ber 13th street, @ large collection of Goid and Silver Jewelry, Guns, Pistols and All goods’ which have been pawned over four months eiso Watches aud Jewelry. which have been left here for repair over one year. are tucluded in this sale, EK BEIDaNHEIMER, feb23 St" COLEMAN & 00., Aucts. UNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers, Corner 9b ang D streets northwest. ADAMS’ EXPRESS COMPANY'S SALE OF UH- CLAIMED PAUK AGES. On THURSDAY MORNING, March 24, 1575, at 10> o'clock. at our auction rooms, we shall sell for ‘ccnat of the adams Express Gompaay, to pay ge, 450 Packages, comprising aa ass>rtaront of Trauks, Bundles, Boxes, Packages, &e-, 40. to be sold witnout reserve. ‘Terms cast DUNCANSON BROs, Auctioncers. b. < feb2s (Obr&Bep 24,284m1) JOS: F. RELLEY, Anctioncer. Office No, 902 Stn street northwest, TRUSTER’S SALS OF VALU. PROVED PROPERTY ON By virtue of a deea of trust to the undersigned, beartog date on the 7th day ot Jane,4. D- 1573, daly recorded in Liber No. 722, folio 300, 6: 8ea of the lava records in and for the Discrict of C: ‘en the written request of the holder i note and interest notes secured eby, I wiil sell at public anction, on MON DAY, the 6th Gay of March, a. D. Is ‘o'clock m. in front of the premises, lot numbered ninst two, (92.) in Joseph B. Kelley's subdivision of the west half of square numbered three handred and xty-five, (365,) in the city of Washington, D. « id lot fronting eighteen (13) fect on the east side 10th street west, and back 103 fect to aa aliey, ‘oved. by story and basement Pr: seed brick fropt Dwell loure. Terms of sai f num from Juge 7. 1s75, together tax arrears and expenses of sale in cash, and the batance at two years, with interest, and secured by deed of trust on the property sold. Conveyanc ing et cost of purchaser, 100 to be pald down by tue purchaser immediately after sale. ALBERT #. FOX, feb23-dha8 308. #. KELL TS eTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE PsOP- ERTY, IMPROVED AND UNIMPRUVED, AT AUCTION By Viriue of a deed of trust, dated March Ist, A. D. 1875, and recorded in Liber No. 774, folio 335, of the land records of Washington county, District of Col- a and by ee eet = the notes secur: 7, we wi i at pul tn troctof the premiers, on TURSUAY, ih day of March, 1876, at 4 o'clock p.m. all e8 oF parcels of ground situate in Wash- C., known and described on the of- eaid cit follows, viz: The south twenty ang ove half 2034) foot, pare nd the north twenty-six toet of lot five (S', with the fall depth of lot in square three hundred and twenty-five (325); all of lots twenty (20) and twenty-one (21), the eastern thirty (30) feet of sot fifteen (15), and the wcatern twenty two feet one inch (22 1-12 ft) of bot sixteen with the fall depth of ssid | in square two _bandred and ninety-six (295), Also,on WED- NESDayY, the sth day of March. 1576, at 4 o'clock P. m., lot five (5). in square one handred and seven 17), @ud lot four (4) in equare oath of square one hordred and four (104); together with the mprove- nienta thereon. ‘Terms of sale: One fifth of the parchaso money ‘and expenses of sale in casn; the balance payable at one, two, aud thiee years, for which the notes of the pure! a foterest at the rate of eight (3) per centum per anuum from the day of sale, and se. cured by trust deed roperty, will be taken. A de; = prrcel of the prop me erty wil be ; and all con- ‘pense of the purchasor. ibys yunpsid taxes on the rty. If the terms of sale are not complied To rvsell the property st the visk and comcof thedee to re property 6 ‘cost of tii vertisemeat. faulting purchaser, after five days’ ad eee OOUBUEY WHEELEL BENJAMIN DARNEILLE * WABH. B. WILLIAMS, Auct. BUSTEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE PBOVED BEAL ESTATE ON KAST C ‘OL STREET. (NOBTH SIDE.) CONSISTING UF A THB STOBY FRAME D’ SLLING, WITH ALARG CELLAR: No. 228; ALGO, FEAME 8TaBL By virtue of a deed of trast, dated October 10, A. D. 1871, and duty recorded in Liber No 636. folio MB, og the Land Becords of the District of Col- uubia, and by direction of the party secured thei 7. re- mise ill well at public auction, in Rout of the pre- to the highest bidder, ‘on WEDNESDAY, March Sth. A. ‘B. 2876; at 4:30, p,m. all those certain pieces ‘er parcels of ground in the city o! Wasbington, tn said District and ‘knowa nud as, scribed we foil ing on Bast 59. and @xtend! depth of said lot in H. ©. Sholes ai of s original lots 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18. in said eanare No. 759, excepting the south 12 foot 994 inches, froutin 3d street east by equal depth of 99 feet 1 inch of — let y” toget with the improvements thereon, ‘Terms of ssle: One third cash must be paid at time of sale), and u oa bear! rate of eight por cent. por (payable semi-ennua'ly)-aie © ses gold. Conveyancing se pare! ane} ost. terms of sale re not complied with in six days after sale, the — reserves the right to resoll at riak and cost of jefaulting purchaser porWM. F. HOLTZMAN, Trasteo, No. 1321 B street northw DOWNMAN & GREEN, Ancte. "Tout des ‘OUNG & MIDDLETO: Y Rell Estate Anctioncers, SALE OF A DESIRABLE COUN. PLACE OF 21% AORES, WITH FING ROVEMENTS, WITHIN FIVE MILES y Woder and bs virtns of deodeof trast to me Vuder ¥ ofa a fe. 2 12th. 1874, and duly recorded in /ber H. B., 337, &c., one of the land records for Prince George county, stats of Mary land, apd by direction of the party secured thereby, sell. at 3 o'clock p. t,o TUESDAY, the ‘on the premises, all that oer- innd situate ead lying ia the Layne § of Prince George, state of Maryland, described as follows: Begtoning for the same ata point on the new-cat road distant 625 fest Sestery from the intersection of said rosd with the District line. and opposite a white oak tree standin, four feet within the lire of fence on said * thence north 7 TSminutes east 840 fect al Fine feet: thouce souri od eet ot manuiee weet : sou rece, 30. minutes w Biss feet thence. south 1,440 fost to the place Einning. containing 3! Ty) ‘Castl M = 4 tl e land bi le Mavor,” ap sami con- ed to Richard B: Mohan by Wa. ¥. Johnson in G STAR. FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Qesing Proceedings Yesterday. SENATE —After our report closed— Tue Senate took up the West Poiat appro- priation bill, and agreed to the ameadment éiving professors for length of service $6,500. The next amendment reported by the com- mittee, “For pay of one tustractor of practi- cal military engineering, in addition to pay &s frst lieutenant, $900,” was agreed to. The other amendments reported by the commit tee—appropriating $00 extra pay for ove in- structor of ordnance, $4,000 for pay of eignt Sstistant professors, in addition to their pay as first Heutenants, $1,500 for extra pay of three instructors of cavalry, artillery and infantry, $2,400 for extra pay of four assist- pt instructors of tactics, and $300 for extra pay of adjutant—were agreed to. The next amendment restoring the appropriation was discussed, but the adjouroed without taking any action. HOUSE.—After our report closed— A number of bills were totroduced, among them belpg one by Mr. Stevenson (lil) to define @ legal day’s work on street railroads in the District of Columbia. The others were of but little interest. ee: Fables. [From the New York World} THE WORRIED CLAM. A Clam while passing through a Carpeo- ter’s Shop encoantered a hungry Heroa, and (for the Wind was southerly) Kuowiug him from the surrounding Handsaws, modestiy withdrew into his Shell. Toe Herou com mented unfavorably upon his conduct for some time, and proposed a Mutual Coaneti butall was of no avail. Finally @ thought struck him, a»d he denounced tie Clam be fore heaven #s @ Perjurer and a Horse niet ‘The indignant Clam therenpon imprudeatly abandoved his Policy of Silence, but, alas! he had hardiy opened his mouth when the Heron swallowed him. paloral—Second Thoughts are not Al st. THE DROMEDARY AND THE RARB. An innumerable Caravan, whose supply of Water had become exhausted, was baited in the Desert, when a Barb ‘approached a Dromedary and besought him to set them u This, however, the selfish Animal re , affirming that he had ne over home consumption. Water,” said he, laughing in the consciousness of his wealth, “pure Water, bright Water tor me. Wh would you not give if you had, like me, a Throat 7 feet long to feel it tickling down, and three stomachs to enable you to deprive other beasts of their share!” The conversa- Uon was here interrupted by the appearance of their master, who, being also parched with Ubirst,arew his Scimetar and killed the Dromedary, then opening his tureestom- achs shared their refreshing contents with Ub e Barb. Moral—He Laughs Best Who Laughs Last. THE ICONOCLAST AND THE CANNIBAL. An Iconoclast ouce essayed to convince a Cannibal of the folly of Idolatry. “For in- stance,” he said, “here is this Palm Tree be- neath which we are sitting. You might with one portion of it make a Club wherewith to kill me; spit a haunch of meona second, and, having roasted it overa Fire made with @ third, sit down to it on a fourth that served you as a Chair; then pick your Teeth with a fifth fragment, and praise for your delight. ful meal an Idol carved out of asixth. But what would that God”— “That is a fact, though I had never tuought of it before,” re- plied the Cannibal, and tearing a fragment irom the Palm Tree he killed the Iconoclast and faithfully carried out bis Programme. Moral—Quicta won non movere: Let Well Alone. TUESDAY... ys THE HONEST NEWSHOY. A Newsboy was passing along the Street, when he chanced to discover @ Purse of Greenbacks, He was at first inclined pa ceal it, but, repeiling the unworthy sieges ton, he asked a Venerable Man if it were bis'n. The Venerable Man looked at it bur- riedly, Said 1t was, patted him on the Head, gave bim @ Quarter, and said he would be President. The Venerable Man then hast- ened away, but was arrested for having Counterfeit Bills in bis possession, while the honest Newsboy played penny-ante with his bumble Quarter and ran it up to #2 62. F AMoral—Honesty is Sometimes the Best Policy. THE MOLE AND THE BAT. A Mole and @ Bat, having engaged in a dispute concerning the Polarization of Light, #nhu being unable to agree, resolved to sum- mon an Advisory Fog. As soon as it had met the Bat said, triumphantly: “Don’t you see It now?” and the Mole replied with Exul- tation: “Yes, but in the same Light.” The Benediction was then prouounced and the Fog adjourned. Aforal—None are 80 Blind as Tuose who won't See. THE SHARK AND THE PATRIARCH. Daring u » Deluge, @8 @ heedless Shark Tuanksgiving servize for t Harvest, * prudent Patriarch and addressed him thus: “My send, Lam mueb struek with your open countenance; pray come into the ark and ‘ue Probabilities are a fall. » general Atmospheric Dis. turbance and Heavy Rains throughout the Region of the Lower Un: next Forty Days.” Hairpin lam,” replied toe Soark, who had cul several rows of Wisdom Teeth; “bring on your Deluges.”” Atoutsix weeks subse- quently the Patriarch encountered him on the summit of Mount Ararat, in very strait- ened circumstances. Morai—You Can’t pretty much most al- ways Tell how Things are going to Turn Out Sometimes. A FRIGHTFUL PRAIRIE FIRE SWEEPING THE HOMES OF ONE HUNDRED SETTLERS — A Woman and Child Burned to Death—We are indebted to Mr. Marsh for the foliowing ac- count of @ terrible gr fire In the vicinity of Brookville, last Friday night:—The fire was started on the Smoky, about 25 miles south of Brookville, and swept the whole country to that place. It came on before the wind, which was blowlng at the rate of 50 miles an hour, like a perfect hell biast, sweeping the homes of about 100 settlers. Houses, stables, stacks and fences were licked up by the devouring flames, which traveled at a far greater speed than a horse can run. One poor woman and her child were burned toa crisp. One of the settlers near Brookville was so badly buraed that to escape the pain he tried to commit sulcide. it is estimated that over 100 families are left bomeless. A large number of horses and catule must have perished in the flames. as it was impossible to flee from them. It was only by the most strenuous efforts that the town of Brookville was saved. At one time 25 freight cars, standing on aside track, were on fire. The stock yards caught umber of places, but were extinguished. We are informed’ by Mr. Loomis, who was an eye. Witness, that it was the most terrible scene he ever witnessed, and that be never wished to see another like it. Thousands and thou- sands of acres are burned over, and where the ranches and homesteads of the settlers were nothing now remains but a barren waste. Noestimate of the damage has yet been made, but lt mast be enormous.—{ Hayes (Kansas) Sentinel, Feb. 9. WOMEN AT THE CENTENNIAL.—One of the most interesting features of the world’s fair at Philadelphia will be the women’s de- partment—not & department merely presided over by women, but one devoted exclusively to the exhibition of the products of woman‘s invention, genius and the results of her in- dustrial pursuits. The proposition to give the fair such a feature was first made tn 1473, when several women of Philadelphia set to work and raised some $95,000 for the pur- pose. Ai that applications for space to exhibit women’s achievements in the arts States, that it was determined to constracta special pavilion and make the women’s ex- hibition a separate department. This made more money necessary. The women of Pnil- adelphia responded promptly with subserip- tions amounting to $15,000; Ohio followed With $15,000, Massachusetts subscribed $5,000 more. This leaves about $15,000 still to be raised before the pavilion can be com- pleted, and the women of New York have undertaken to make up that balauce. A BULLET IN HIS HEAD—How a Boy's Pecubtonare a ected Lead in His Brain. — Young Hunter, the lad who was shot i. the head at the Fi ae J.) Institute, imp} ae. . mental faculties fre, said been from 8 has ta. tbe Woods and the line of Harbor branch of the Island , pa dooney | 3 i since Friday & large extent of territory, causing tae de- A Game of Euchre An honest facet, straight-forward younr | gentleman in Boffaio, N. Y., recently calle? bpen two of his lady friends, and im _ the micst of & somewhat languid coaversation, learned that netther of them were personal! ' secquainted with the game of cards called enchre, and in the goodness of his heart offered to initiate them into the mysteries of this seductive amusement. rm ing. though somewhat unsophisticated. )Oung creatures, were of course dx ated sith the ide. and in the balf hour's instrac- | tien that followed, absorbet the words that the great ,. Now,” said the < man,“ deal five cards to each player. and turn up this card, the king of clubs. Now you will observe, and please remember it, that the next one in suit, spades is trumps, and jack of jes ts the right bower, jack of clubs left bower, ete. Do you see?” “Oh, yes; we see, we see!” chimed the de- lighted” ladies in‘ chorus; and before the treacherous visitor had , they con- dently believed that the nine pot coald lake the “one spot,” that the dealer had the privilege of selecting his own hand from bis six core, that following sult was discretion ary with the player, and a number of other peculiar beliefs which that wretched youth had instilled Into thelr innocent minds. Proud of their newly-acqutred accomplish- ment, they naturally wished to display tt, and a few evenings later the opportunity presented itself. A young gentleman pay- *topately fond of cards, but rather of a bash- fol, retiring disposition, characteristics that were always greatly intensified by the presence of those of the opposite sex, calle * upon the two friends, and scarcely had taken his seat before they had proposed a exme of enchre. The “bashfal, molest,” ete , giedly assented, and in a moment fount bimseif at the table, opposite one of the soung ladies, while the other sister seated berself a short distance to watch the game. “Lowest deais,” exciaimed the fair one “and I've got the one spot, do you see?” ar she trinmphantly beid aloft an ace of clabs, and before the young gentleman could re- cover from his astonishment his haed was before him, his opponent had discarded and taken up the queen of hearts, which had been turned up as tramp, he was sweetly tn- formed that “it was play.” Slightly be- wildered, he unhesitatiagly lel the ace clubs, and the young lady with “Ab, I trump that,” raked it same Suit, and their heads came together they both’ reached for the trick. He flash: to the temples, and drew his hand back as if be had tanched a coal of fire, while she gently fathered in the trick, and gazed at her hand in @ preoccupied alt, as if studying which card to play next. She was evidently in a quandary. At last she exclaimed earnestly, “I beg, and ante, the buck. You lead!” The youth ‘nearly bounded from his chair, but, recalled to himself by the calm surprise in her eyes, feebly led the king of hearts, and pinched bis leg ‘underneath the table to make sure that it was not all some terrible dream. “Ah, well, I guess I'll throw ng on that with my eng ore of hearts. Why don't you take it; the trick’s yours?” Her voice reached him as from some great distance, but, mechanically he drew the cards to the side of the table, and sat staring blankly abead in the most hopeless amaze- ment. ’s your play, sir; you took the triek.”” Desperately he threw out the jack of hearts—the card he supposed to be the right bower. Calmly the lef. fluttered from ber hand, and savagely he grabbed the cards. lie {Why 1s my triek—I played the right.” “Are you biind, sir, or do you mead to cbeat me. I played the right.” Both young ladies were on their feet now, one with flashing eyes and tue other rapidly growing indignant. “Oh, yes; I see now,” be murmured brokenly. “I have those speils sometimes with my eyes, and things are not what they seem. You are right, miss. Tals ts your trick and your game, but you really must excuse me. I—Iam sick—I am {il—I don’t fcel—I believe I am going mad,” and he rushed forhis coat in the hall, dashed out of the house, and, with bitter agonized carses ‘ped away into the night, wildly wonderiug if he was @ lunatic or a fool. foe stecendirclinskonc ne A QUAKEX ELOPEMENT—A Sensation at Milibrook—The Runaway Couple in New Yor The village of Millbrook, on the Duchess and Colombia rath , is ina fever of excite. ment over an elopement which occurred there last Saturday. The principals affair area Mr. John Raymond, a Quaker, forty years old, and a Miss Kate Wheeler, a twenty-one year old house girl. The facts of the case are these:—Katy was working in Jobn’s house as a servant. For about 15 months taey have been suspiciously ioti- mate, but, it seems, Mrs. Raymond was un- aware of the true state of affairs until last Saturday. On that day Jobn and Katy got their heads together and concocted @ plau for Uncir special pleasure and the consternation of all the quiet peace-loving citizens of that village of condensed milk and coffee mill notoriety. On the day mentioned John his wife started to visit a friend at Verbank. The same evening Katy took the milk train on the Duchess and Columbia road. and as the train neared Verbank John said to his wife, “I guess I'll go down to the depot and see the train come in.” The unsuspecting Mrs. Raymond let him go and he has not re- tarned since. He boarded tie train and he and his dear little Katy proceed to Mattea- war here they took theomnibus for Fish- kill station, aad from thence weal by express to New York. Katy drew some money that sbe bad deposited in the Pough! Sav- ings bank @ few days before, and John, who Was treasurer of the Millbrook division of Sons of Temperance, forgot to leave his re- ceipt for 814. The saddest part of the affair is t his wife and six children are left des- Ulute, the brute taking every cent he could gct bold of. He was in the employ of Mr. Jobn Lane. Certain parties m2 & know!l- edge of his whereabor ts, and it is to be hoped that he will be ferreted out and dealt with rigoroosly.—{ Rhinebeck (N. ¥.) Gazette. WHAT ONE CAN Go THROUGH.—The Wor- cester Spy tells this ex! story: A Tauvton man of forty-six has had a check- ered career. He has been shipwrecked once, narrowly escaped bakiug in @ railroad acci- dent, has been run away with times Inni merabie, was shot in the neck at Gettys- burg, had @ taste of the horrors of Lib; rison, fell overboard from a whaler, and, Berore being picked up, left two fingers in the mouth of & shark, was drafted twice, had the right arm broken in two places during the New York riots, stood on @ barrel with & halter around his neck in an Alabama town at the outbreak of the rebellion, from saurise to sunset; in 1563 was crushed under a falling building during a California earthquake and was without food or drink for nearly filty bours, and, when homeward bound from the mines of the White Pine region, Trowly escaped lynching through a mis- . Amid all,he preserves bis equanimity and refuses to believe that luck ie against him. A MAN who Could name a child in honor of the assassin of Mr. Lincoln, and then deny his act over the grave of his child for the = of retaining a contemptible litte cer: ORs é is unworthy of further considera- allude to this matter quest the members of closely the men from thesout jo are ing office at Washington. Our best men Stay at home and pursue their careers of bus- inees patiently and ploddingly. It is only the vagabond class, the most ‘Unose who have not the indus! or fixedness of pur, 166 of legislative halls and proclaim their patriotic services and deserts with a blast of trumpets.— (Mobile Register. ADVICE FoR EVERYBODY.—A colored pounder of the scriptures recently created ton of his congregation by suddenly oraacs ing off in this way: werd to sisters. pc tdanaacspoey ard round lookin’ wher you cat 0d 2 little fee, or & little else to put into when you’s done ond Dealer. Ff i Ba 5 5 8 if it 5 iy if at ‘ | A Girl's Creel Death. TRE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH LED To rt, Toe New York Times gives the following Particulars of the recent abortion case, one the principais to which arrested in Baltimore authorities of Newark, N.J., and brooklyn have been for several days past epgaged in unraveling the mystery sur- founding the death of Jeannette Brecht. Late on Saturtay night a German physician pamed Prant Gruber, living at No. 89 Weat street, Newark, was arrested on suspicion ot baving caused her death. Miss Breet, the victim of the malpractice, was a handsome young German woman about twenty-three years of age. She came to this country three ) and went into service asa cham- bermaid. She was for some titse in the ser- vice of a family in Newark, and while there became acquainted with a young German, Smployed at that ume in a Newark Store. Au intimacy sprang up between them, and they Snaliy became engaged. Mise Brecht haa been ve.y prudent of her earn- ings, and with her own purchased @ quantity of furniture with which to begin housek: afer marriage. me during the app. cachi: short Lime su! be she entered into the service of Anderson, living at N: Brooklyn. acquaint with @ young man named Stuter or Stabr, Who was boarding in the house at the me. As she alleged previously to ber death, Ste ler succeed" in seducing her, under his Promise oftmrrriage. She arged him to fall his promise to marry. He refused, saying that be be.ongéd to & ‘wenltny and respecta- bie family, and that the alliance she pro- posed could never be. In her d ir she asked him for advice, and he di ber to & woman in Blecker street. Whether the operation in consequence of which she die@e Was performed there or not, is not kaown. But on Monday, the 14th instant, late at night, she presented herself at the house of ber fiend we, and en, board for a week. She bad no medical attendance for several days, but Dr. Franz Graber was finally called. He came twice on Satu Uhe I8th instant. At midnight on Sanday announced that the girl could not live. On Monday sbe lay at the point of death, and Rev. Mr. Relb, pastor of the German Lath. eran church, was calle! in to administer the sacrament. Before be went away, he, at her request, drew up for ber a will, bequeathing her furniture and clothing, the latier being SUL in Mrs. Anderson's house, to More, and $225 which she had in bank ‘to her rents in Germany. Toward night she died. Dr. Graber gave & cerrifcate of death from ag aoe and the remains were interred in Woodlawn cemetery. There the matter might bave rested and the secret bave been buried with her, but for Mors’ visit last week to Mrs. Anderson to get the clothing the girl bad bequeathed him. Mrs. Ander- son suspected at once that the death had re- sulted from improper means, and refased to deliver the clotaing. She communicated ber suspicions to the Brooklyn police author. ites, and a detective was sent lo Newark to look into the matter. The boiy was taken out of the grave on Friday, and a post-mor- tem examination of it was made by Dra. Hewlett, Cross aod Hendry. The physicians bave no doubt that death resulted from mal- Dr. Graber was arrested Satarday bight at his house. He desired to make @ Statement to Coroner Vreeland, explaining his connection with the case, but the coroner refused to listen to 11, beld him 1a $2,000 hail. Stuter fed, but was recaptured in Bal- Umore. a ASTUMP SPEAKER, in dealing with the pderh physical degeneracy of woman,” exclaimed: “We must take good care of our grandmothers, for we shall never get any more!” It ts so with mothers also, asm Connecticut merchant was surprised to hear, the other day. His pastor was visiting him and bis wife, and, after warning ber that she must take better care of her health, he concluded Ubus: “Remember, my dear madam, your family. Your husbaud might replace you, but your children never coul ~—{Andependent. A Horsr Srory —In July last a horse was seut by rail from bis former home to Avon Springs, N. Y., arriving at 11 p. 1., and the nextday wassent twelve miles to pasture. After three weeks be broke from the pasture and returned to the springs, went to the freight depot, aud attempted ‘to get into a freight cur, apparently with the idea of vis- iting bis old home! This statement is vouched for. SHOCKING DishoNEsTY.—Some young ladies of Whitmore Lake, Michigan, under- took to get up @ donation for the Rev. T. E. Dlerce by retailing Kisses, and succeeded in disposing of ninety, for which the aggregate receipts were #150. But the investors com- plain that the girls pinched up ther lips and skimped the measure to such a degree Unat yy jade ® profit of 1,000 per cent.—( De- rot 3 {Our Dumb Animals. IE. ‘The foneral ceremonies will tak from residence, the Wasbin; Fm - On Febrosry 28th, Hon. E. Pa residence, 1392 F st., Wed. Friepis are invited and Republican Huneral at bie late Desday, at baif past 2. oe (Chr copy v SINGLETON. On Pontay 37th NGLETON. sed 17 years, & months, and Lt Fureral will'take place W 3 iooeniny. at orelocks from ber late residence, No. S street, Gecrgeiowa. Friends of the family are requested | THBOOP. On the morning of the 29th i SrLLa = feut daughter of Bey Mrs Ann BE. Thro p, aged? inet. UNDERTAKERS. fv. 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