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nn nnn one EEE Dd RY GOODS Balt i00DSt MORE AND Oli0 RAILROAD OCTOBRE 16rz, 1876 am LBav} G0—Relticore, OLD 8TAND. BEFO>HRAD & Co., oor at and Alexacdrie Junction. Saa- Bar 7, Stops at Ap. few ¥ phis and Boston Br- ¢ e10~ pore Petey gulman Parlor Uars. Sunday, stops 939 PENBA a Beg leave to announce to thetr friends, customers strevgcr= tbat they wil! op=n au’ entire sew & cf ‘ThEee 60008, poMESsTIO ‘00 D8, BR P*OOFS, BLASK €TS, VES, HASD Ly BD. 1206 F street, between Lith and te yet sown on 1BUBED*) BEX. 19th tnat eet ~ ““Eecent improvements have mate this the antest atorero m in the city * Pm. re nome cated, and we er: to ‘attracti: 12:15—Balthmore, Way Stations, Ellicott City and jo the ay of GOOD GOODS LOW PRICES”? Annapolie ‘67° Call and ecamice. veces Blexsnirte tastes ge Mortal Be: BRODHEAD @ 00., sod Way sradoss, ov 3:30—Baltimore Stations, Frederick cclftr_939 Penn. ave , between 9b and loth ste on eae = ce 4 oa RY So—rrederice ont Bane Baers .(vin Motro- NEW DRY Goops. B.anch ) Connects on Saturday for lager-town aid Wiocheeter. LAEGE ASSORTMENT. LOW PRICAS. 4e— » Annepolis and Way Stations, 6 30— Baltimore and Woy Stations to Annspolis Upetion. . = 6:43—Olcetn Br CARTER'S, 707 Market Space. cert Saturday. ‘Hagetene eon Wisehens. . painll Gicecive cars to Otacinuati snd Louisville, Black Ca hirere, one yard wide, ‘olnt of Bocks aud Wa) Stations. 3éTy Large ancortment of Bal B, 20-— is and Balti Bavy bloe Oarebmere, it wool, 37:15- -Be'tic ore and Way Station: Flack Alpace, 30. elec. double fold #lask “f }» Colum’ ’ ® The purest BI ck 9:20—Baltimore, and a tte 75. Bi D 75. ‘ew York Sleeping Cars te New York et fare to New York. imore and Way Stations to Annapolis 11:45—8t. Louis Bx; Ornet end Chicago. cod ta egnen Berctay mages ete mer ment, 15, 37.20.62, 75 87 Pure Lines Table €amask. 50 Water. proof 5 Liren Han*kerchiefe. 6 ants Dest Calico. 5%. Bemuants best yard-wide Cotton Seworth is ost Notts te AJATCHELL & MARTIN, (Ss dor si cessors to Johm T. Mitchett) pply at the Baltimore ‘Stations, and 991 PENNSYLY .SIA AVS, AND 924 DBT. Pennsylvania avenue. and 613 orders will be taken We bave purchased from the hast mannfactare of at any point Bew York « very |i tof Ladies snd Ubildrea’s ° UEDBBWEak tha: are slightly sotled SHARP, Mester of Transportation. THBY WILL BE SOLD AT HALF PRIC: Agent. sept-tr All the gocd+ are made of “ Pride of West” cotton, ard la the best manner. ee - mia 1876 Tp the Jot will be found eversthing needed for Z Indies and children. Aiso, Bheet “One Price, marked in Pisin Figures " 7 For the present all carriages will have to come = to the D street entrance octittr MITCHELL & MARTIN. D®* @oops, large iot of Pillow and CABPETINGS, &c. ‘The largest, c! and most destrable stock of Hew Da¥ GOODS and Laptop hay a pd ox- Bibited In Wasbiegton can de foand at Bo. 925 Ttb street. Store ru: through from 7th street to K. ood tr W_W. BURDEFYTE sco. }cent Biack Oashmeres and Alpacis. Ex Grsce, Savy Blue, Seal Browa aud Pium Oolor lisck, Brown and Blue V. colors sh Large Honey comb Spreads, only TSc. For Anvapoll: 0 a.mand 4:20 p. Beoctifel venace Table Lines. ou toe” ALEXANDMIA & FREDERICKSBURG BAIL- - rfiue All linen Neptins, @1.25 WAY AND ALEXANDELA & WaSHINGTOS at BAILBOAD. oR! ins, @2. ¥ jaime are offered fn Merino aad or 1,3, 4:20. and Lend ‘Special bar au. woo! US DSi W BAB, of which we bavc the largest am - e fchmon@, 2:15 a.m. datly; ee common, | ince eer SIS a: = Sn Mn street_ovn. Pecemt £ Traits feave Alexandria for Washington, 6, 7,8, QUE FIRST GRAND OPENING S10, 21 a.m, 1,34:20, 6.6, and 7 pm. EW FALL DRY Goons, ‘Tickets, Information, Bleeping and. Parior Oar mrner ot Thiresnth street aad Pena 2 ‘: 3 Sivauis eveuue, Northeast coracr of Sixth street end here AT 25 PES iT. LESS THAN LAST SHA- SON'S PBI DES. K : be left for the checking of Baggage to LANK BT4, less than snct! ices. | orders can el og i Henborg RusiNo" sca Tea met BOYD, Jz .Gont Pamenger Agent. - cw 6 a | estan BOYD, Ia : 50 dozen TOW SB: yard lo a Linen, 18ie. FRANK ‘THOMBO! Gent Manager. jen3-ly enh re eS ak Ok see a8 QU Vensan 8. B. rickar orricn. 7 Gicc'tkrers. at me vases AD TICKETS to oF trom all potnte $2 Fa Geeame gs ate gt ec, | Syratacon fear aopan fr dounie BA. ote, Totes elisa Calioes yard wide, fe iris ch. non oe ni ’ (500d tii! used. tarcegn, 1 case beautiful Stripes, at 18s ppt sme. Pere eT 1 case eases cova Knickerbocker, 25¢. Pay 937 Penn. ave.. Candy store. Geshmnere ringie fold, avy Bias, Seal Brown, ©" 3 quent. Ronan’s Piaide, ot 2c STEAMERS, &c. case Madinun Serge, tage Scroll Damage, plain stripes and enantio eee | Se pt a ae mane DAY, October 92d. the Steamer Ail these Dress Goods we offer et ssmalladvance | Qype sret SUBDAY . October 92d, the Staame aheve cost Sundays, for Bichmond anc the ——— ‘aving 7tb-street wharf at 7' . arr from the Benth 9 p.m. datly exce; Suodays, ‘or DODD, ‘Agent, ith strest whart. October 16th. 1876. octl7-3t SrPaRER BSING BE will | eh Bins poe on WEDEEEDA ‘8 — 7 and aYS. at 7 8. mf Grinders Weert, Beck Tasos iit aioe and intermediate > aces BEGG, Uapatn. Le FF LAKE leaves the Com; "s whart. foot Srehiyet Serie paiend = ora, 82; trip, 63. 7 Sea eee 6705 POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS. == pany's wharf, foot of Gib street, every FUMBDAT, IMPORTANT. for Ourricwan and intermediate land: = Ct nS ate =, ter Ooan view of th scarcity of we shall Pom ype api Fy a SEES PSE EE EER | tes ee BLACK SILES, from 87c. to per yard; a iret rate SILK for @1.75, worth now @1.25. CaSHMEBES. SLACK and COLORED, all the new and destrabie aoe ‘shades, orth ae STZAMBES LBAVE PHILADELPHIA svery ~ te., worth dir. SATUBDAY at 19 m returning, ALPACAS. Lea GEORGETOWN every. DLAOK and COLORED. all # ceived dally" Oouslguece ain chine dens anode lanen ta colors at 2c., worth FN mt going a please bave them marked Gooraenen HOUSE FUSNISHING GOODS. Wil "P: CLYDE & 00., e 6 Wiics South, Wharven x screety, NE or W DEPARTURE. LYDE’S WASHINGTON, FHILADSLPHIA. “Boston ABD FLOVIDENOM brea MSHIP ‘he steamers of the above iine will leave Pintinael- ghia every SATURDAY. at 13m. for = Gea Guiles fee | weste Si. 100 pieces new Prints, 8c. "1 case Oreton's dark shades, LUC. Gent's DRESS SHIBTS, complete, made of Wam- ‘atte Cotton asd Bichardeon arranted "= Lisen, for @1 Johnson's WISWALL 4 GWYN®, at 12 m., for Philadel = MANUFACTORY irons tao above | 1 pol wo vi EMPORIUM. delivery of bes — end 1119 mb PIANOS, &c. MILWAUKEE LAGER BEER. OBE OAR SCHLITZ'S MILWAUKEE BEBB recetved, and for Peskes te fos, Jest es oS tale im casks SAM’L C. PALMER, DSPOT.67 GREENS STREST, Georgetown, D. 0. VCR TERT 4 e918 of W, 100 sacS7ER8a $1,700 Be Ge eae Sle analy, LUMBER. LUMBER! LUMBER! GREAT BEPUCTION IN PRICES. end efter this date ‘It will be to the interest of purchasers of material = to examine my stock. I have FLORIDA FLOORING * ¢-40nd 6-4, kiln dried. Also VIRG! eugt-tr Phenix Mill, 1910 Ohio avenne. LUMBER, LUMBER. LUMBER. ——=4 @UR BEDUCED PRICES: VIRGINIA PINS BOARDS, per hundred, 91.50 VIRGINIA PIBB SIDING. wwveresevencesseeee 3.50 WHITE PINE CULL! WILLET & LIBBEY SHINGLES (No.1).. 7.60 OUB $1.50 BOARDS Are First Quality. ALL 16 FEET LENGTH, ‘S7Oall and see them. Wa WILLET & LIBBEY, Commer Sixth street and New York avenue iy 27- COAL AND WOOD. nel WHITE ASB, EGG, FURNACE, and ITHUT, ootll-6t* COAL! On and after MOND. Deegan pbrabnn wan \vered a or Georgetow! ton, (3,240 Ibs. ,) 01 lows, viz: Per White Ash—Furnsce, Bgg and Chestnnt......... cre eo Beove or Macge. October 9, 1876, our of Washing- tert it loss than one farther notice, will be as fol- Sawing, per Cord. Sawing and Bplitting, per Gord. T. EDW. CL. Dealers in Lunber, Wood and Coal. Office, 603 Pennsvivania avenue, northwest om Woda Senso ane” Devt Soe Phang SH, Coal! COAL! REA BEAD!! PANIC PRICES! ANTHRACITE COAL from 86 per ton up, ac- cording to quality. Havi: hand the /arzes stock in the District, embracing every variety, are prepared to fill orders at once, without waiting for the uncertain arrival of Auction Coal. 2,240 Ibs. always farnished to the ton. BF" Try us bef@ purchasing elsewhere, JOHNGON BROTHERS, ‘Main office and Jobuson’s wharves, foot 1th and 13th and ‘southwest. Offices. 1902 F and 2119 9th street northwest. sept -cotr Ou of ta now complete, embractag eis Shake conte, nadto wuich wo invite th Me CHEAP. 54FE CLEAN. @ BRO. MID and Depot 7th-street Whart, %s00¢-ly Branch Office 1818 Peansyivania sven ——— — HOTELS. HOTEL AUBRY, WALNUT STREBT, From Thirty-Third te Thirty-Fourth, PHILADELPHIA, PA. ON THE BUROPEAN PLAN. STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS. BEST HOTEL IN THE CITY. JAMES T. STOVER, myi-waetm PRorrixrog The Great Anodyne and Nervine, BELT’S STOMACH AND TONIC BITTERS, BEING THE CELEBRATED @ALIPEA BITTER. tat for SREVOUSHESS DEPaBSSION sod D eBILITY. from whatever result. a ‘soot Siruiatge tage wt os col wiae geo find this BITT SE 8 most excelient and ral Rad's TU! aah Gara nent eee seen Bresaction on the N@RVOUS aad DIGE: restora- STIVE /BGANS. It is an unfailing cure for DYSPEPSIA will od: in BIOB To be had of all Druseists, Bend for Pamph BEL’ @ALIPEA BITTER, De; 13 Cam 78 GAL Est, Belmore aa ~ SAM’L TYLER, Jr., WHOLESALE AGENT, eugit-im* Ho. 899 19th st., Washington. D. 0. PmLsvELraa BIHIBITION; Czessz @ BLACKWELL'S prs PICKLES in Mal: Vinegar, RR SAUCKS ter Fish, Meat & Game per: GERUINE MUSTARD, Sorzsion MALT VINEGAR, JAMS, JERLIEG, MARMALADES Ye ay ey ayes Soe CR fegr to the Guess BOHO popans. G*"4t pgp ts i = PRICE MEATS and FisH, / ¢ UCTION SALES. Fhis AFTZARVURN. }o the places berstasfter epecified. tke f. Beal . 1 Oo WEDHRBSDAY, tho 15: =e o’chek p.m., I ferty seven val ‘hell’ Washington, located poses, Just perth of Colambia Cull aud the iutersection of the 14th street anu Pleres' pe 7, at 5 o'clock | Mh the rem'ses, fer for sate all of Lot numbered fifteen (15), acoording to Darrow's recorded subai- Vision of of square numbered three hundred and sizty Bve (365) inthe sald city of Warhingon: This lot is situated on Columbia, between P and Q at ii rs and is improved by a deairabie two story Dat, tae 20th Instant st 4 o'clock Bop the prewlsos. 1 will offer for rate Loe oar jeueem (19) wenty (30 , according to Themes Tingey’s recorded subdivision of ~ re Bumbered nine hundred and seveaty-foar ( the seid city of Washington. These lots tmproved, aad will be so! 6. On the same day, for sale,on the interest, i 7 for vale, on the premises,a o: interest, as tenant fa common of Lot numbered twenty-five: - dered bundred and fifty-two (652), in the ead city of Washington, contained within the following metes end bouads: Commencing for the same at the seid lot 4, and running thence weet twenty-seven (2/) fest; 108 dred and five (105) feet; (ia the sans wagianine seserod aad ‘The terms of sale, as preacribed by said di are: One-third of the Bg ina money in cash, the balance in twoequal paym-nts at six and twelve Months, with interest at? per cent , secured to the satisfaction of the Trustee. Unless the terme of sale plied with in ten deys, the Trustee will re- rohaser, eaca piece All convey- ore ree jo 349 D at. ‘UN. Auctionsers. Le Droit Building. TO-MORROW. Dexcanson BBOS., Auctioneers. I KUSTER’S SALE OF IMPROVED PROPERTY N STH AND 97H STREETS Eas. v1 TWEEN L &TREBT AND GEOBGIA AVEN SOUTH, AT AUOTION. emawe By virtue of s deed of trust given to me, ¢ated December 4th, 1875, duly recorded in &6, folie 399, one of the land records. igton county. in the bi trict of Golambie. ofthe ea eeoured thi fcsaction on THURSDAY, the 19th day of Octuber, A. D. 1876, at 4:30 o'clock p m., ' of the premises, all that piece or reel of situated in the city of Washington, District of mbia, and Known upon the grouud plat or plan of said city as bet Hd of be hanes numbered e hundred and t! (930): Bogtaning for tne same at oreo Ob &:h street east, distans sighty six feet south from the nerthwest corner of sald square and rupoi thence sonth twelve feet six iachss and beck esst from said 8th street with ith of twelve feet six inches to the eat line of that said square conveyed to James Bhodi Harrivgton and Wiillam 8, Webb by deed dated Movember 3d) 1864, and recorded am»ng the records for sald District, and boing the sem conveyed to John B. Miller by M: Bi cthers by deed dated corded among the laud records, together the improvements, rights, privileges end hsrodita- ments io the same bel or in any wise apper- P Aiso, by virtue of two deeds of trast, duly re- corded ber No. 806, folio 239, and Liber No. county, in the District ot Caleeh od by Tea uost county, in ict of ae al yy req’ Of the parties secured thereby, { will sell at public suction, on THU BSD AY, the 40th day of October A. D 1876, at 6 o'clock p. ises, ali that and fn pubis ashington, x cctT-eohds RIO ‘aBD BARNGHAW, Trustee. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. ‘BI MAR. dO Practical Ser- Moana, Uy Reve 8 ita Beat eee For asle by WMH. BALLANTYNE, octl2-tr 428 TH 8’ iT. SCHOOL BOOKS 7 AnD SCHOOL STATIONERY, aT MOHUN BROS’, BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS, sept-tr 1016 Pennsylvania Avenue. ‘THE NEW BOOKS. First Century of the Bepubiic....... Mummies Moslems. Chas. Dudiey Historical Stadies La ‘he Bixado’s Kmpire Howell fe of Danie: Deronda. Chea) oe ea lorent At the ( "e. A Secret. BOD. Free by mail ‘Lawrence's “Pare * Paper copie mo eit Ivanle ave. EsIOB OF chat UTOAL OTIOm yi OV RARE Colter ae (Obartered by act of Congress), 1509 PEER. AVE., OPP. U. 8. TEBASU: Orricer ata Fa UaaEy™™ to SANCERY JREFRREON GrORGETOW . By virtun of @ @ecree of the Susreme Cour Do Fires io Raatty couse Bo. 4.088, b: - L. Bome et ai.. comel ‘bo Geo. Ni, Broad e signed, ustees, wi.l front of the premi o Rovember, « idge street 24 fet s¢jotning the property of the late gob. theuce svath by aod with ber * ent of tan. to Hog iato J. ffersou street, shes. thevce aor.h 99 feet to ith ths frame dreiltog From, with the use of sa'd orme of sale, as 'ibed by th. : One fourth af the pa'chase 11 Ley 10 ba pull’ iu con, td the balance iu three equal fastallmeate, payabl .. twelve and eighteen months fom Interest, and payad « to the order of at who sball reser on Droperty ‘wat the wbole pu spall bave deca pat; or the purchaser shall bi tue privi es paying the whole porchase incesh. @ wo at time of eale, and if ser fails co comply with satd ry term: duye from the Cay 0 ‘Trustere recerve the right to resell th afer five Mave’ no the Evening 8: poper, at the defealt: JUHB F ry ARP, WaSH- oad OCTOBER 31, Rqulpmente—A iarge lot of Rope, Hammo_ks Bogs, Uo. hing Utensils, Awnings, Covers. Lifts Preeecvers, Corisius, Hise of coveral alzes, aad wary other articl Provisions- Bread, Dried Apples, Bice, Coffee Meas, end other article Cloibing—Sboes Trousers. Jackets, Flannel, Bheeticg Undercl thes, and articles. Email Btorec—Tobscco, & ustard, P *dentingen' ~1 sdlocks and other kinds; a) jngen'—!. end of ; wlso, of Yecnian Btores Ae fe [er lou—A lot of T. of various kinds, cf Hammers, Scree Drivers. Ohiscls, meny otber articles consistio; Saws Breom Eng’ ing: lot of Balt Water So: A full schedule of a’! articles cen be sven by ap- Fl: ing at anctiones office, s uthea-t corner of 91h acd D streets northwest, Washioctoa o ‘Terms cash. Twenty per centam of a, will be required at the time of Srticlesto be removed within te positively forfeited to the Goverame: JO} BIGE Commodore U. 8. H., Commandant, oct'8. 630 SRaSK D. OUkaay, auct. ASH. B. WILLIAMS, auctioneer. EB ey oe ass Es ms of asie to ba fally co» plied with within six days after otherwise the Trustee the right to resell the property. after one week's notice, at the risk ard cost of the defsulting purchaser. ' All convey- Dy be purchaser's cost. _ ‘WM. H. WARD. Trustes. cctl6 cokds WASH. B. WILLIAMS, auctr. Bj, © WARREE, acctioncer ‘RUSTRE'S ¥ A TWO - TRARD. HOOF AND BASEMENT CHICK DWELLING ON THE NOBTA SIDE OF & TWEEB 16TH AND 171u STS. deed STREET, BE’ NORTH WES By virtue of a deed of trust, dated August 30, A. > 1875, @uly recorded in Liber No 503, Issa] flo l4, one of the land records tor the Dis- trict of Columbia, end at the written request of tne secured thoreby, I shall sell, at public auc- Rousin front of tbe premises, on BATUBDAY, Oc. tober 21, 1576, at 5 o'clock li those certain —_ or parcels of grouad situate, lying and being in the city of Washington, District ot Columbia, Xa.wn and described as being the twenty (20, feet of sud: lot numbered cne (1) and the five (5) feet of sub lot number gon’ enboivislon of syasre one hnodred and eis four ( ), eal leces together frontica wwe (38) tect on B& etreet no! between 16th ai un ects west, and ruantag back by thet eidth nine ty-ene (91) feet eleven and ove half ‘115¢) inches; subject to» ‘lien of six aouars, interest at 10 por a et ery 29. 1876, secured on said premiees by a doed of trast. dated August 39. 1874, recorded in Liver Bo. 761. follo 172, Bc. of the land records for sald Dis- roy ith interert et 8 per cent per snnam. of trast om the pro} sold, or fon of the purchase. A depcait of ume of , ead all conveyancing it terms of sale are not com- all cash, at | 8100 required at insert at pure! cost, If t plied with in seven days, the Trustee 1 Cy ri Fesell the eserves the Foe RERXANOBE, Crastes. it . he oe J. T. COLDW BLL, Salewan* MARSHALS BALE OF 15 U.® waite ae BRD A\ A . ral am. te vel ss One huvdred and fit a! h Coal. Seized ‘ied upon as Chentels of Wa. H. Berbour, tisfy execution Ne. 16 066 Dhia and Heading Ooal and Iro JPuomas DOWLING, TBUSTERS’ GALS OF IMPROVED BBAL ES- E ON FaYETTE STBEET. No. $2. BE- TwERN 30 AND ive STEEETS. GHORGE. poet! > 1576. at 43% 0’ i jece oF parcel ted open the n of Geo Jot momber 136,in Thelk: addition to sixty (60) feet = the ‘said east ween 34 and 4th streets, back of that width 135 feet, more or atty and Hawkias’ addition to SSrerms of sale: @2 500, and interest from March 234, 1878, sud taxes, in nh; the balance ia notes at 6, 12 and 16 months with iaterest, ssid notes to be Stcured by a deed of trust upon tae propert ‘2 ceposit of Bid required when property 1 ‘ f y ase net Sica Sth rte a a dare vt complied with within seven days from Gay of rate. the Trustees will resell at the flak and cost of defauitt yarcharer. “Josmen DYES terete OuAs: M. MaTrHoeWs, ; oct? TH 8. BOWLING, Acct. \CNOsNBSON BROS., Auctioneers, Southeast corner 9th end D sts. northwest. SALE OF LOT OB HALF STBEET WEST, BE- ped Fand G STREETS 800TH, AT AUU- On RADIANT HOME BASE BURNER. 1876, Call and examine the RADIANT HOME BASE BURNER, and convince yourselves that {am selling the bes PABLOB HEATEE CHR. BREISSHER'’S, - ‘Tin and Wrought Iron WORK. CHANDELIERS, largest variety of new patterns Inthe city. juicide to Spite its Wile MUCH MARKIED BLows Di o min wits a Rivne AT The To'e’o Biageray: Tots morn etn Rabie Hiledale 3 city to Movejova. When be arrives there Mrs. Hevry Pointer will learn for the Grat Ume that ber busband committed sulci: 2 o'clock ¥-+t@oxy afternoon by shoot! bin self Mr Potnier bas seen more of MANnce tlisn most men of bis age. He hax bad four wives, ali of whom are now living, and bear the psme of Pointer, for Mr. Poin- ter Dever squandered money on such sent: mental trash as divorces. Tuey will ua Sovbted!y come in for @ share of the estate which is quite considerable in valae. EVENING STAR. |. WEDNESPAY.... October Is, Is76. * BOB Walre” The CQueil Shooting Betson—The Birds i Everywhere Abundant Con will be heard, over meadow acd thr ugh forest, the call'of the sporterras to bis dog, @ud bis bearty hailoa as he anooun- ces to bis brother sporu: the dropping of some game bird before nis Tne quail are everywhere aband Sportsman save: From the valley of the Connecticat to the pong me of the Southern Staten, the sans ry Udings come us. ‘nile horse - her Mr. Potnter’s wives ail sip. poe a, atiuiaade aud rowing races him. o account of his intemperate habits, bave cecu| ‘spor! 's atteation ali | UDtil about two months ago. wi summer, “Bob White” bas been whistling | fo ea that iy 8 fours ur discovere: that she was only ® fourth ®Way In the corn flelds, and raising hishappy | partner in the bed and board of ue Pototer, brood of birds for the amusemeat of | 80d, as he refused to to the ex or the October sports, while laztly throaga this | three divorces, or to re bis intemperate log season our pointers have jounged around | bAabits, she lert him and retarped to ber for- the sbady corners, of the happy | Mer position as how tor Mr. F. Ss Monciova. most dearly beloved wife so incensed Snd grieved Mr “Potnter that he sought for Tevebge, and that sort. too, sweeter than life. Yesterday he es lied into the rooms of bis family who had moved into bis house, and asked them if toey wished te 1ook at bis wife's ploture. They did so. and, Gay which bas just come. DUI now Bob White had but yoy except the fox at nl; sneak ing nd Sideof the stubble, For weet past bus ttle ones bave been sais enough for the bawk since he and uls brown wife have tangbt them to fly to the gray stones, and to bide in the tangled thickeis, wacre they were safe from those poachers of the air. But bow this prince of the feathered ctrive after listening to their com; iments « persopal Beanty.ue went to his —~j in 3 bas observed that he la co longer secare, for | Olber part of house. laid down en the while it is yet early dawn there is a sount down the valley—that of a human voice; harsher than the bittero’s cry, aud to the wild ereator.’s ear direr than the sbrill bark of the prowling fox. At this distaroing tound the old cock draws his head from ua- der bis wing, avd runs with rsitafal pateraal bed which he appears to have arranged with great care for the occasion, took bis rife, and passing & string from the trigger around one of the rounds of the beistead, piaced the gun to bis breast and fired. Tne bali mace & frigbtful wound in bis chest, but the ua- fortunate man did not expire until some nf. solicitude irom his lonely sieepiag nooks, | teen minutes after shooting bimeeif. Toe seuttl ng uader avenues of vines of tue w.id | family rushed to bis room and found him in pea and ranoing dewoberry, tll he reaches the | ® terrible death strug: bis wife's picture nursery, The “gude wife” has meanwhile heani the awful warving for herself, aud with neck perked up to its utmost she peeps with anx lous gaze atthe mist wreathing In the val- ley. The foolish brood are stretching out first one wing @pd then aoother, and ran- ping their si toss through thelr dew - sprinkled piu to get ready for the morning’s flight. Two young cocks aye (aar- reliing over @ temptiug morsel, sparriug at each other as if already conscious of tneir right to be regarded ‘‘game.” A short, wuick cluck from the mother bird brings them ali logetber in instinctive obedience to her side. Sbe bas observed emerging from tne mist— Dot & sheep, bor evea her old enemy the fox, butan animal worse than either, but never seen on the Diliside since last winter. it is old Remos, the brown setter, and he crosses perpetually toand fro, coming nearer aad lying at bis side. He was a man a> al fifty years of age, And did not stand ou the bigh- est plnnacie of esteem among his neighbors The verdict of the coroner's jary was that be come to his death by shooting bimseif to spite his wife. The om of Alsace (Prom the Loncion Telegraph. } It Is p&inful to have to look forward to a war between France and Germany for the possession of Alsace. for that will be the prize, whatever msy 4 the provocation only hope is thal through emigration. immigration, and the conteatment of de- Spair the province may gradually become Germanized both in feeling and in fact. nee little algas of it now. Sis evident from many reported incidents that the detesta- on of the annexed le for thelr masters is as lively as ever, but this was to be ex- ts ted. rule of the German offcia! nearer atevery ran; As a@ youn Bird of last season, the mother , Cold @nd unfeeling, though 1. prevocative, and is even good natured in tla contempt for small protests. No social in- tercourse bet fal mo- ment, when, after @ sudden alarm, some thing like lightning flashed out from a little biue cloud, and both her parents dropped beside her in the stubble. Tae creature with the great waving tail has not yet come as high upon the hillside as the spot waere they ‘pired to are crouching; bois passing aetowe ‘Qnd will | Fefined. Now it is uttered with patriotic soon be beyond them. A snarp peck to the | And pathetic love; it oreathes the accents of young cocks, who foolishly want to see what | tbe lost. In vain is German forced down the throats of little scholars; at home French is cultivated ail the more. Thus the after the expelled ‘thal as regards and convermation Alsace is more Gallic now than it wes ten years Toe ermADs, however, ey, Ne, sstns dinevar- aged, pursue their own si! way net brigaded together ail e Al iments, so that the sons of those who fought them at Gravelotte have now the bated spiked belmet on their head. There ts a ge bold and resolute in this calm disregard Possible mutiny or de- sertion in time of war, and this proud re- lance on the military du corps which bas often trampled dowa national feelings. Austrian soldiers of Italian birth stood faithfully by German comrades and faced their own compatriots; bat whether, in case of a new war, the Emperor would put his Alsatian troops to such @ cruel test, remains to be seen. Europe, impartial between the “incensed and mighty opposites,” would de- sire one of two tuings—elther a’ restoration of the annexed territory or & reconciliation of the alienated people to their new lot. As the first course seems impossible without war, one can only venture to hope for te al ternative. Bob lagersoli’s Catidren (From the Burtngton Hawkeye Just Dow, while Colonel Iagersoii is fairly shaking the country with grand old repubili- cap enthusiasm aod Thomas Cratty candidate of the Peoria county republicans for state senator, we recall a pleasant littie incident in the earlier i history of the two men which may not b2 amiss - lish. Both men were members of the Peoria bar, and were making thelr mark. It 80 fell out, one day years ago, that they were op- posing counsel in & certain case which they Were conducting with all the ardor of young is passing, keeps the family, at this crisis, qaiet as the fleld-mouse under the gray” stones. The dog is aimost clear of their sanctuary when the wind betrays thei Down the gentile slope goes whiffiag the morning air, which, in its way, ruffles the top- Knot of the old cock, plays with tne tail and wingsof the hen and little ones, and then straight to the keen muzzle of old Remus. He catches it with nostrils expanded and foot suspended in the air, draws round to get it full and sure, comes straight up @ little to make certain of the sceat, ull the breeze says, “Birds! birds! birds!” as plaioly as if bis Keen eye saw them. And now waat shall the poor birds do, as the s tier stanas With tall straight out at one end ani neck rigid the other? With quail, as with Women, to hesitate is to be lost—they hesi- tate, and only crouch a little closer. Remus does not move—why then should they suow theroselves? If they do be may tura into a Winged monster and svap them up to the air. But Frank bas seen Remus aod backs him up with & new pair of hungry eyes and red nostrils drinking in the subtie tell-tale sceat, while the sporteman below has marked the dogs and is coming up the Diliside. Measure- less terror now enforces what pradeace be- fore counseled—the birds dare not move, though the marksmax — nearer and still morenear. Tne feld mouse hears his footsteps and darts inwo his hole, glad that he is not good to eat—the old cock Wishes he was @ field mouse, but still taiaks it best to cower. Quail flesh and blood, bowever, Cai 30t Stand any more of tuis with a wi towards his hiding place. Witb an exci volley of loud parental “clucks,” the old cock is off with @ wair-r-r, and whi with his startling way of getting wing, his noisy cries, aud his cunning turn | jawyers, and 1 1 ‘their . upwind the minute he gets started, hs feels | ty: clients and ‘tselr ambition to aaa to the shot go harmless by him, and is saved. | their own laurels, they fell into a fen discussion which terminated {a the eourt 20 Bat the sees her brood well bei again that remembered thuader, and marks | for contem: business of the court tue lightning fash from the little blue cloud. | went on, and in a litue while Iogersoll was Perhaps the first bird of the season is bagged; | aj] over bis passion and ‘across the perbaps not, for the first shot is oftena little | room to where Cratt: Was sitting, Unst: @dy, and the whirrofs big bevyeariyin | mad, if you please, for be didn’t foal very the season is sometimes too much for the bappy over foe, for various upseasoned nerves. woled, will readily cover to ans young law. yer. up chair A New Trap Fork THE UNwaRy.—The ¢ ar , Tom, business of the mock auctioneer bas as- | of vou in tiie ponnee en ae sumed anew phase. His old tricks having lied Cratty, atory grown stale, Re has invented a new one mood, p00 ALE %, with which to make victims of bi ers. The new device is a very sim; @ pumber of horses of comparatively small "t, and corrig! value, and advertises them as trom tae sta. ~ eggs To RE —#. S bles of some well Known horse fancier re- | dren's education’” “Never le cently dead or bankru; “Never! I'll marry the Grst widow wits fact that the ordinary buyer of horses is asu~- | seventeen children I can Et first.” my webs tone pan eae nie mieten jens is vey, apparent when itis koowa that Better still for nie Ki c | up toe folly, contemes seckalenece aan the yer fancies or pretends t! there is ing in the world about which hi horse which he believes was approved and owned by some expert, he shuts bis eyes to ee = — paced the et mal’ lecrepitude, les! is jorance of | revenge, and Tom, now ¢rownei with the “horse its” shall be made manifest by his brightest laurels bis profession Cy y! to merit avd industry, cannot forget first money he ever court taught Ingersoil’s littie girl to read. doubts of the approved animal’s excellence. He will look brute over, examine his teeth with a knowlog look, without in the least knowing what their presence or #b- at the id for contempt of sence of condition indicates,and then will | Barlington Hawkeyctems. bid for the animal solely upon the strength | A young loca! poet is very indignant with of the @uctionecr’s assurance that some Col. | US becRuse his latest contrib Pastern, or Gen. Teo Twenty lately ownei o' as “Vanished bopes and prized him. Whatever danger there | “‘V@rnished hogs.” He needn't come here to may of detection has no terrors for the | porklaim his grief. ‘This office never listens conning auctioneer, who knows very well that bis customer’s vanity is his protection. The broken-down hacks that he sells for noble steeds come not back to plague him, for their buyers have pretended to —{ _— their own pretended judgments, ey are not likely to make the humiliating con- lo any complaints. — It is a terrible beckset to @ young man who leans for ward it: & street car to wnisper a Sweet gy to & pretty girl on the opposite seat, to have her pull an ear trum- pet on him @ud say “Hey?” in @ tone that starts the mules offon @ run. festion that they have been grossly deceived. — A sculptor who wanted to carve out a or coures, the praotioe is simply one mode | #tatue of “Patienceon a Monument,” took of obtaining money under false pretences, | for his model a young man leaning up | Against a mantle pleve delicately rubbing bis upper lip the Wrobg way to feel for the com- ing mustache. — A girlof St. Peter, Minnesota, has, tr male @ilire, been working as & brakeman. Her sex was discovered by @ lady protection. If our police captains possessed the zeal and capacity which their positions demand they would not require the ne’ wepa- pers to call theirattention to this class of Swindlers before interfering, as one of them did in east 22d street yesterday.—{ #. ¥. Post. WHO OWNS THE PRESCRIPTION?—An of- who saw the brakeman tie & knot In a string With one hand, and pin ber collar without Stabbing ber thumb. MASTER Tommy's View or It.—Master Tommy (he bad been very naughty, aod was pow amusing bimself with nis scriptare prints): “Here's Daniel in the lions’ deo!” Mamma (incautiously): “Ah! what was be cast into the lions’ den for?” Master Tommy (wit triumph): cause he was good!” ft fi ie ie fi cys i ; HH i iJ : i 5 Z 3 | § i : i qx 619 Lira Oracer Nontawast. HI f | Joun B. wailcar, Undertaker, ° a

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