Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.
_ RAILROADS. 1576 GREAT 6 Penns; 187 To the North, West, and Southwest. Double Track, Steel Raila, Splendid Scenery, Magnificent Equipment. NOVEMBER 97.78.1976. TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON, from corner of 6th and B streets, as follows For, pbiitsbare snd the West, 9:53 a.m. daily, with Fprice Cat to Pittsburg, ami St rs from Pittaborz to Cine: tengo; | A full stock of ENGLISH CROOKERY js Fore bored ear-stock since: he Redac:| avo by English pottsrice, well ace HOUSEFURNISHING GOODS. HOLMEAD « & CO., IMPORTERS, No. $16 SEVENTH STREET NW 0 aigue. Ateehester. Briftaio Niagara Faite and the North. 7:40 p.m. daily xow with Palace Cars to Watkins. For es Se head FINE CHINA, ¢ Tate core! Imire and Watkins, at and Rogers & Bro. PLATED W. RS p02 2.20. _novds-5e VERY CHEAP” with Palace Cars atinched: Li foeat Poliman Parlor Cars, 9: 20 a. any eect Su Lf For New York nd the East, 1:30 p.m. daily, me sot Sunday with Parlor Care to "New York aad uISSY WARE. cigars justin receipt, of an invoice of the above Suede rcleeted im Sune. from sam. Care's ‘cxhibited at the Centennial, add imported] For Pile ark 30 oFeept Sunday. See uw a4 mand 20 p.m. daily ° Bicamare in showing oar Khinited daly, except Sun: | WARES to friends/and rar ~ 3 -) — + heat WEBB & Rtg To , For” Pope 3 are Sunday. 9:35 a m. and 4:20 p.m. daily, x FREDERICKSBURG RAIL- ANDRIA & WASHINGTON +$.9, 10.118. m, 1, p.m. On Sunday at 9 No. 1009 Pennsylvania Avenue, _nova5-tr Be-woen Wth and Ith Streets HOUSEFURNISHING DRY GOUDs. MOOE, BRO. & CU., 1326 ¥ STREET. New and choice designs in WILTON, VELVET. TAPESTRY, THREE-PLY and INGRAIN OAR- PETING, LINOLEUM, OIL-CLOTHS, RUGS, x“ MATS. &c., be. sep8 ty fir the, checking of Basxage to destcation | (CHINA, CROCKERY, "Pam ot YD. Ja. Ginn PaMongor Agent. GLassw ane, Ww Pree) eat ml Manager sand ly HOUSEFURSISHING GooDs, [UNIVERSAL RB. R. TICKET OFFICE. arlow PRiCes. Sythe 314 7th street, above Pa. ave. FSi ype an md to or from all points meat, exchanged of sold ots edactioo of 0x DoLtan upon ig a Saag ~—4 ether office or depot in ~"Fckets good till used. Basmnes checked prom 5 rough SECOND-HAND FUs RNITURE, VES, &c., BOUGHT, and the highest cash prices paid, ‘and sold ai reduced prices for cash. ip to W. RUTHERFORD. ey Candy store. myl2iy _ Cor. 18th and G sta.. 622, northwest EDUCATIONAL. GENTLEMEN’S GOODS. APLEWOOD INSTITUTE, AT © ville. F'n, Bogs, 940 per week; Boys pret for Bey ——= i (THOMPSON’s DRESS SHIRT MANUF. ACTORY. [MAD’MOISELLE V. PRUD'HOMME's RENCH CL/SSES. MS VERY MODERATE. Classes for young Ladies and Children connected with some. of the best Ei Bish Schools in the city, and with Mise Merrill's and joa Kindergarten, Ro. 600 lath street, northwest corart of Hi oe 18th. Cercle Dramatique Francais and Evenini t Boys and Gir! Pri:nary Intermediate and Senior: 1023 12th Petals Morning Clases for Ladies MONDAYS and TRURSDATS ot 161 ‘or Basin a: berrentdence: 1014 Inbany w 5 pm, B —(nce a month there Fit warranted perfect Bisterial and workmanship warranted to be first- c MENS’ FINE FURNISHINGS A SPECIALTY. FINE FLANNEL UNDERWEAR ORDER sep%-tr $04 F street n.w., Le Droit Building | a STYLES a VOW READY. BROADWAY DRESS — FROM §5 TO $8 FINE SOFT AND srive bet HATS OF THE oST APPROVED PATTE Bors’ MAND CHILDREN'S HATS, now shapas. seortment of SILK,ALPACA and GING- BAe UMBRELLAS. KERR & GREEN, Hatters, sepl2tr 1419 Pa. ave., above Willard’s Hotel WE ARE SECEVING Panel from TE ke day at 12M: pam. Soiree given to all after, the readi is music ani Gancinge some of the best musical talent of the city Laving boon secured for these evenings. novz3 2w* ERGARTEN FOR No. S00 Isth street. corner Factor pplies of il, Miss B.C. Graves, leg «30 CENT ( RPT ESH ED aud $1 conan ewer? FINISHED SHIRTS. nude’ of ‘of the all Muesli dT Lim m, at th it ANCH BALTIMGIN 81 sagt T FACTORY. N street, — 96S" W_DARE, Manager. INEST DRESS SHIRTS MADE TO ORDER of =. ver} Pee ej aad a the most elegant : marl6- J . DARE, Manager. ‘OR GIRLS Misses POLLOCK ant od NOERR, Teachers, From 708 11th street w rthwest to 1127 13th atrest northwest, between Massachusetts avenue and M rect. Reopened September 13. The Kindergarten Norm: we will begin October 16. For particulnrs apply ‘to L127 Lath sf or to FO Hlth st. nw. 8B. (TE MISSES LANE, waccomore to Mise Jace sad Mise REHOOL FOR GIRLS 1738 I street, on WEDNESDAY. September Cirealars can be obtained at Ballaniyne's, 425 Se { INDERGARTEN AND D SCHOOL FAMILY SUPPLIES. NEW Goops. Cod Cranberries, Choices Dehesa and Vega Raisins in small packages, New Figs. New Currants. French Prunes, Rew York Buckwia Syrups and California Honey in comt>, Pure Currant and Quince > eer IS. Refer- | Jellies put ap under our own supervision, Now Prof. Joseph Henry, Hon. Geo. Bancroft and | Citron; also, a car load of Washburu's Minnesota Welling ang? 3m Flot B. BRYAN & CO. 608 Jee SYLVANIA AY % serene borthweek, ao novis-tr ci Raters ~ i Tesiaence, | NEW CROP & ae S, FIGS, AND thw est. oa CURRANTS. BANKERS. -— ALLS, SPREADS, STRADDLES 250 Boxes } meen Lay or RA fully execate ail orders for the purchase 250 Ee M 1 re stocks on 2to 3 per cent.margine. First. 150 otto} jarcatel lass Sock Privileges negotiated in any We 3$3 a Tenet * soli = the — maze x aoe desirot 333 Pa mig = Spec ne tien. TUMBRIDGE & 19 Cages Chsice FIG « i ‘peuke 2 Broadway N.Y. 12) tr 3 23 Mile. Turki tht NES 4 nh PI Now landing and for sale t9 the trade at lowest A.A.A.A. CARD. Large or small sums carefully tet and man- | market rates. ~ dicta mate acter LTON ced for cnstuners at @ distan aie active | sim BARBOUR & HAMILTON. STALLS 635-636 | STALLS 226-225 CENTER MARKET | NO. LIB. MABKET . A. HOFFMAN, asatow becan please all tastes, asks onfident that, tial of choice stock of FRESH MEATS OF ALL KINDS. All mre conscientiotsly filled and ——_ guaranteed, augi2-ly SANEERS 4 Patocn ok 3 Kr 17 Bie RR. Scsires tus attention. of tae public the choice stock of BREF, MUTTON, LAMB AND VE giways to be found at his dalle, Nos. 638 and 639 JAMES F. BRIEN, PLUMBER AND GAS FITTER, : strest wing Center ‘No. 4 West: a 406 orm Srenst NW. | On Murter. | sis agy at each pisces riders faithfully Allee and’ purchase delivered WNINGS. = JOHN C. HOGAN, 713 Market Space, HOGAN, 713 Market Space, _ R. KELLEY, ted Spring aoe Vout ‘Arn 0 be Stores. Hoteles Public Dealer in First-clase rabdinas gate Dwellings.” Fiazs ents BEEF, VEAL, LAMB, MUTTON, ac. Mildew Proof Awning ae = bent Ss CORNED BEEF A SPECIALTY. = = ing, tnd 20 04 $33 5 Me Moreet, Mh-street PEABODY MEDICAL INSTITUTE, | Thased 2003342 Ls. City Post Ofce ow — No. 4 BULFINCH ST., BOSTON, {Marketing delivered free of cha Olt paste of (OPPOSITE REVERE HOUSE.) THE SCIENCE OF LIF On, SELF-PRESERVATION. MOBE THAN ONE MILLION CUPIES SOLD. Gold Modot Awarded to the Author by the « National Medical Associaxon,” March 3ist, 56. MEDICAL, &c. EON, The Qidew Established and Only Aetiable Ladies’ Phyrician im the cana bo capanlied every Tuceday snd Saturday at No. 620 Ht ichiy cured.” O@ies ns Al Female 763 W. ombard street, Baltimory. novis-tw> ld miseries that resnit from indiscretion | **@jATISFACTION 4 Bositivecure; @} per bot: = may be alleviated ard ured. ‘Thou whe “St eink Poe rlatl fo in aaeert chase the » corner of Pony fiblished | the Prawony spras te givania avenue Consult: Sineuitatfons free oct 2m’ * The Sctence of Life, or Self b rice = Vitality og by the uth oF too ¢lose application to may be restored snd manhood pon ined. Also, anothe? valuable medical work treating exclusively on Mf and Nercous Diseases: more than 1 two hundred mn Leryn Sth . —Twent Dis Tau, 3 ui Tumors, aGnatantene sl oF no chiar Howard street, Baltimore, patient sngit-tr qe SPECIAL NOTICE “te ROBERTSON can he Barely enough to octavo pages. 2) elegant engravin; ‘tantiai musiin. Price only $2. x Lon. Lan A alsocet caine vy me of which is worth the price The Bovk for young and middle-a jist now is the Scienee of Life. or Preservation. ‘The sat returned from Europe in excellent i’nenig the Cael Consulting Physician inch — of Li 1 men to read Repub! js beyond all comparison the kon Physiology ever pub- ald vestied in the bottom of Pandora's box, and be eo anew rince the isuing of these Published by the Peabody! Medical whiek are teaching thousands how to, the maladies thet aap the citadel of life."—PAtladet- ia Inquirer It should be read by the Jogng.the middte-aged, and eves the old.” York = —— Me Han Ga Meteors centcrretueee ant | BOOKS AND STATIONERY. - A tothe a NEW AND AcTRSOTVE JUVE- rence by the Bus- NILE BOOKS ro q PB POLIpA yh the vat the bo Cousins,” gold. set hs of It was fairly won and rorthily bestowed — Massachusetts — June Md, } ° + OPP. Ce * Ni The author can be consulted requiring il Booksellers iM ame ers, eech-tr 1015 Pennsylvania Avenue. CARPETS. THE organs ge STOCK of serip in mati athe act of Congress _heral ‘ow Siren. HAND ion bought and the Graces by mal Seseneats octls ty SIX BEST DRESS SHIRTS TO ORDER FOR | $13.50. LADIES’ GOODS. PRS. SELMA RUPPERT, 614 NINTH STREET, (Opposite Ratent Office). Berlis ZEPHY RS, EMBROIDERIES. tome sseeation: of P, erpanne SLIPPERS IONS. FOOT RESTS, Lig ScREENS, ted TOWEL BACKS. MERINO CLOAKS for ——— superior elo ance in white agd dark colors, baer 53 THE LADIES OF WASHINGTON WILL BE Gtek: of New Yorks has gpcued a permiseen branch of ber well known. otro 1310 6 STREET NORTH oe cstablisiment Jad Fas west, Fao a it Cc WORSTED GOODS, and Canvas prompaly execated nt PT norls See LOaKS! CLOAKS! CLOAKS! Just received & large assortment f Ladies’ and Childrea's CLOAKS. saa Ready made SUITS aud WATERPROOFS eelling very cheap at J HELLER’. Tho best PARIS KID GLOVES for $1 at 3. HELLER’. Large assortment of CORSETS selling at reduced Prices at 5S. BELLER S. Gront variety of Ladicy UNDERWEAR, Ladics oud Childreu's HOSIER 8. HELLER’S. . FEATHERS, VELVETS, and MILLI GOODS below cost at S. HELLER’s, 714 Market Space. LOVES. _novid tr ki D Just received a lot of THOMPSON'S SEAMLESS : BUTTON BLACK KID GLOVES, Nos. 5%, 5%, 6.7% and 7h, at $1.25, worth $2. Also, — ins = MONOGRAM KID GLOVES, : Duttons, at PGE BAIT: 3 Dartons at $1.00 po pairs “buttons at 9175 per pair; buttons at $3 per Also, JOUVIN’S GOLD MEDAL GLOVES in ali the new grades. SM. J. * Beaten Vv ERMILYA’‘’S LADIES’ SHOES ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD FOR THE MON&T Bofore buying elsewhere cail and see what an e! gant custom-made BOOT you can BUY FOR 65.50, AT 610 NINTH STREET n.W. OPPOSITE PATENT OFFICE. The finest quality of LADIES’ BOOTS AND SHOES made to order at short notice, Comfort and & perfect fit guaranteed. novi-tr Miss E. A. McCORMICK, No. 522 NINTH STREET, NEAR (UNDER 8ST. CLOUD BUILDING.) All the newest styles in FALL AND WINTER MILLINERY constantly ree Opening of Pattern Bonnets WEDNESDAY, Oc- tober 18. The ladies of Washington aud vicinity in- Yited to examine before purchasing. FELT HATS, BEST QUALITY, im all colors and shapes, from $1 up. FANCY AND OSTRICH FEATHERS, VELVETS, SILKS, RIBBONS, ORNAMENTS, &c., just received. Particular attention given to orders. MRS. J. P. PALMER, 1109 F STREET, Betweon Iith and 12th oct?-tr streeta, GEORGETOWN E, LEWIS & Co, ADVERM’TS. 77 Bridge Street, near Caress, Georgvtown, D. BF The Big T Store deel W®. H. WHEATLEY’S PREMIUM STEAM DYEING AND SCOURING ESTABLISHMENT. ESTABLISHED 1831. sith &, full Stock of Forcign and Bomentio Dye first-elass Workmen. ted eed Maine "and a Mfe time Experience baseed by c opabiccnents Ge comet ye ‘an: shment in an on for od delivered. wi mithont extra ch in any Seater eet gs het wonis Works No" 49 eae Feet, Georgetown. geek ous wate oie LUMBER. LUMBER. LUMBER. LUMBER. OUR REDUCED PRICES: VIEGINIA PINE BOARDS, per hundred...$1.50 Our best Lumber; no split boards; all 16 lee! length, WILLET é “Lipper s, SOUTHER PINE % SIDING... All 16 fect length; 8-inch stock, 7 6th street and New York Avenue WHITE PINE CULLS, per bundred..... Our best Luonber; wide wo split boards; 10,1 14 PEE, WILLET é “LIBBEY: 3, WHITE PINE SIDING. per hundred... Good Sound Lamber, rs Gth street and New York Avenue. NORTH CAROLINA FLOORING (heart)...$3.00 4-4 and 5-4; two yoers’ eencacd, a WILLET & LIBBEY’s, LUMBER MERCHANTS, nov 2i-tr Corner @th street and New York ave. LUMBER! LUMBER! GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES, atrer thie Gate we will soll all kinds of Lum- per bundred).......... wood, (per hiindved eseneee cae © cea ‘amber oat aw on faut and P SP aee ves ‘at lowest market oa H. JOHNSON, ay Corner 16th and EB streets n. SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS. or BEL parvo ta chasers, of material FLORIDA FLOCBING, 4-4.and 5-4 kiln dried. Also VIRGINIA PINE FLOORING, anighe oe be., Re, which I wil ell st peices ts sult purchasers, oy en —" \ AUCTION SALES. THIS EVENING. BROOKER & LEWIS, Anctoncers, N.W. corner Penucy raul enue and Hith street Bis maser AG ate ¥i ar In ie above collertion will be be found ‘the following. viz: Roman. Etruscan, Florentine. fe sag lh Vases. of high ‘coat; Card Reesi: Frened Bronce Migurers merical atten oie ronze Figures, may icent lay loc striking the hour and half hour. and warranted other Works of Art, suitable ey orks rt, tomes chert Caine prt ee ies, Soterkice over brought to this city Ge. "a pen for examination catalogues ready one da: ore By order of Meets. Giovannoni & Cy admporters. dec?-4t BROOKER & LEW, Anct« TO-MORROW. CRRY SALE, OF PROPRETY IN AN WEEN M adorn par ‘ing the Sims ireive mont with the & with si spproval of the Trustee. LACK MAR CLOCKS. ise STATUETTE » URNS, de, RSDAY and FRIDAY. D » December Tth Sth, at 10:30 9. mand ‘ble Statuary, with 4, Spring, &c., Elegant risian eae Bik Marble ol with Bronae Groups and. Figures: eat Castellin of Venu Amarmo. Bardiglio aud Agate Stone, Uri evivers, &e. &e. Atso Two Carrara Marble Mouuiwentat Statues repre. senting * Hope feet high. ‘The entire colfection is the recent importation from France Viti B Viti & Soni examinati H. WARNER, Auctor . Cornet 7th and F streets. TRUSTER 'S SALE OF A TWO-STORY BRICK AND SIDE LOT, ON THE EAST . BETWEEN VIR- ‘T SOUTH- the party secnred in front of the A thi ered cight hundred and scribed as follows: on 6th street east the northwest ninety-three feet four and a half (458) i squth forty (40) feet, and thence west t ps of beginning, with the two-story brick house there- on ms: One-third of the purchase money to be paid in cash; and the balance at six and twelve mouths. with interest et si & deed of trust on the me option of the purchaser. at time of sale, and all conveyancing al Cost, Terms ty be complied with in soven da wise the Trustee reserves the right to resell erty at the risk and cost of the after five days ad vertivems uM Pa a pees a 100 requir Pirchaser'e lays. other he prop- fefaulting purchaser, Asarer: Trastec. Deen: DOs: _ovl8-cokdls rpucs E STREET. NORTHW By ete = deed of trust to me, bsg A record in Liber Sof the District nction of thr holder of the notes oa THU eaglh AY, the 7th Hat pub numbered twenty and Ford's recorded subdivision af su: re numbered three buudred and twelve (312), int ‘Washington. ‘Terms of ‘sale: Que-third cash; balance in three cqual instalments, payable in six, twelve and eigh teen mon’ » Feapectively, with interest from date, and. secured’ by deed mises. A deposit of $100 will be t of sale. If the terms of sale are not complied with days the Trustee reaervow the right to and cont of t Thos. EWA M Auctioneer NOv-29.ecl 2455 youre & MIDDLETON. Estate Auctioneers. VALUABLE BRICK RTU SIDE OF COR. WEEN 14tm AND Lota quest of the pai will sell, at public auction front of the premises, at 4 o'clock p.m.,on FRIDA December Loth, 1876, all that certain piece or parc of ground known ‘and described ot numbered i eight (65), in Riggs’ and Plant's subdivision of re numbered two hundred snd eight (208), to. ber with the ee of a desir- sine Brick Dwelling. us. The amount of indebtedness secured by said deed of of trust unpaid, with the expenses of the sale. in cash: apd the patenc jo? at eighteen and oo four months, for wh its e Hotes ox tar Fart rhaser, boat: ing interest from the day of sale, ahd acne by a devd of trust on the property sold, will be taken. A pit of 8200 af the time of sale. All couverancing by purchaser's cost. If Lng ell of sale are a cgapited with in five (5) days, t perty will sold at “ges Spe cost ve ‘oe atbunting purcha- J, STANLEY JONES, { Trustees. elt at catabils ae ‘lvapia avenwe, corner Gold and Silver Watches, Jewelry, wined over Sour magi ere (ocbugsd fa Ste ver four months are a is BYIDENHEINEn.” wherein Charles A. inant,and Chas. Stewart and ot cre getondents, Sone, cause No. Reiter soe) aerket a8 pe mbestion Ee DAY, the 6th day of December, A. D. ta ovclocl, D-m., in frout of the premises, the a wing are numbered ni Henin Fenine (300) nto De el wah os } OURTH SEASON. chat A Co DROrS. 325 So UND ae eee __- AUCTION SALES. J} i. WARNER, Auchoneer, cor 7th and F ate. "S SALE OF ie RLECAMT Brows ERE ae ‘ON tiie WEST SBT. SULIeITOx GENERAL PILLIES | CONGRESSIONAL. Comciusion Yesterday's Procerding™ tar thek Wong fa'iavee 3 Sie ‘of the = HOUSE. 7 report clowd— . of the — our report clow founty Det. land records, the suomcriber Mr. Hoar, Mass characterized Ma. Spring j= Fhe — ove Sere eee t's proposition to refer sell at pabl wine THE COLORADO MEMBERS’ on THY RADA Y, tee credentials to the commitice as A. 2. ae the following terly kile and futile, and pointed to dre 1 as Matters of history that the territorial gov ernment of Colorado bed ended and thas the state government (legisiative, judicial, and (Xecutive,) bad taken its place, and that the Senators from that state had already taken thelr feat tT. Huriburt, M., argued t the same of fect, and held that there would be as much rn to challenge the state of Mliuois as that Mr. Wood, N. Y., pay meta tag! House had uestioned Washington city of Tut nunibered 38. (thirty sight part punbered 29. (thirty nine.) in C hitten and M der's -ubdi vision of the north half of squar= num 11 ; i bat Yim the eity of fumbia,mada in, the loy thirty feet wide. anvi ung wire inte the thes Bratt ee 8 ay clection of the members, that tight involved fromsatd trast on or shout the 2th in this case not only a consideration as to 3876; the part to be sold containing t the regularity of the oredentials of the per- hoawe, with the heriditmmenta z the | SOs DUE also as to what Constituency he ie wil ince at ‘olock p.m. the hen the House ad- terms of which will be:"tne-(ourth cxah for alt cack, | Claimed to represent. - journed in Recor i ae ne "the purchawer) Of whic tory, and it was the gh ‘and duty of the ‘and the residue in three ual 1 payments,(or the whole of the deferred. | House to inquire whether it had been con pape cate to ave rears. at the option of the pur. | verted into a state in pursuance of the Con- e Phkeers) Mors which the purchaser must give notes, or | stitution and laws. ‘a note, bearing interest at the rate ot nine per centum pet annum from the day of sale until paid. to bn paid serai-annonll: te gecare which deed of trast on the te hom! Mr. Jenks, Pa., submitted that there were sufficient points | of doubt involved in the Question to justify Its reference to @ con: all the o one ing. id) Miltec. BOL Se complied w wstiwrthis Ave dapw afte the da Mr. Springer defended the propriety of his sale, the Trastee reserves the right to resell t P| Broposition, | remarking that the delay in erty, on the sone tensor. on five Gays’ pablie notice. | fhe admission of a member woukl work at thierisk and cost of tive pu decd 2aw 3.74 GZEPAT ave TION SALE B OPURNITURE AND F UIPMENT 0 TRE TS EMONT | HOTEL. PHL iLPHEA HAVIN VED to BALtt MORE FOR SALE, BY CATALOGUB. Having rented for this special sale the lari four-story donble warchouse, Nos. 43 and 4 South Charles streot, northeast corner of 1 mere, we will sell, by catalogue. on Iti WEDNESDAY: Dec nor teeta no injustice to Colorado, w! parstation Was smatier than that of an: al district, and which yet cinlaned two seats a the Senate, one in the House, three votes in the electoral college. This geathleman might wait as representatives of other states had been kept waiting ‘around the halls of Congress until the judicial committee of the Howse should pass upon the question. After some preliminary votes, the question was taken on Mr. Springer’s resolution re- ferring the credentials of the Colorado mem- ber to the judiciary committee, and it was adopted yeas 142. hays 98. The republi voted solidly against it, named democrats:— Blount Hartzell. H ember 6. rate in ume rt the following PARLOR SUI Neal, O'Brien, ES, in Green ant Crimson | Teal, OBrien, Re ‘arble top Walnat ¢ HAMBER SUITES Mr. McCrary presented the cro 20 Marble top CE Mr. Buttz, S. C., but, remarking th 34 Ponte COTTAGE ¢ CHAM SUITES cision of Question (opposition being 24 Fancy PARLOR ARM ¢ made) would consume. time, he offered to 2 ee at D tne 25 = Yield the floor for a motion to adjourn. hee, SSES rr. Holman was about to make the motion 330 rin WoOuLes wut Atk NKETS S| toadjourn, butal the request of Mr. Hewitt, 1.200 Double a SHEE he withheli the motion, to allow a resoluti 330 Do agi ‘Alianlisie QUILTS which that gentleman ‘desired to offer to be 1.500 rth Suow CASES. read for information of the House. 300 Feather and Hair PILLOWS Mm, ENGES'S Bambaarenoer Ie" provides for the appointment of threee select committees, one of fifteen members to pro- 3 ceed to Louisiana, one of six members to pro- ceed to Florida, and one of proceed to South Carolina, action of the returning boards as to the rec elections in those states, and to report facts essential to an honest return of for Presider a fair understanding thereot by the people aud whether the electoral vote of those states should be counted. The coramittee are to have power to send for persons to take lestimony, to appoint s mood ui ine members to TOLL 0 Jap Toilet Tin C EAM + Brussels nnd | Straw MATT e HE One superior Rosewood 7 AD ot One sw rior 20 -K e powers, am orks and mrssengers. Mine Speaker asked Be BoC rary whether ils appertain Nee the attention of | he would yield to have the resolution offered. thiale the furuitorsand other gadsagin es, | Mr. McCrary said he would not eel tition, hav 1 Mr. Hewitt asked whether he could not move to suspend the rules and adopt the res- olution. e Speaker replied that he could not. as the icendieman from Towa had the floor on a question of privilege. Mr. Hamilton, Ind., asked Mr. McCrary to yield for @ resdiution, appointing Saturiay hext for the eulogies on the laic Speaker Kerr, expressive of his unblemished chara: ter, his eminent serviees and his impartial- we oe & presiding officer. McCrary declined to yield unless the usual phrase were added to the resolution that as a further mark of esteem the House do now adjourn. Mr. Hamilton decimed to make that modi- fication, and thereupon the House proceeded to the consideration of the question of al mitting RUTTZ. OF SOUTH CAROLINA, to his seat—the point against his admission being thathe has been cash, J SOPER & CO Auctioneer. JOUN'S CHURCH AT PUB AUCTION mber 9th, 1876. at 12 o’cl"k, I shail sell the following Pews 39.67.52 and 94 being sold for pow taxes due and unpasi 39,67, 82 and 94 Will be sok Ta totherightsot present occupants. att Aucts SIX PEWS IN ST, T RTH. arse “AND, daca STREETS EAST. dec! Court, No. 4.991 if, and William N. I shall al sel ot sone “counted in” by the #'clock p.m.,on FRIDAY, ‘he th Tio Decent | returning board. ber, 1876. original lot No. seven, (7.)in square nun Mr. Morrison presented a memorial and pered ten hundred and twenty-eight,(1.023,) contain- | protest signed by citizens of the district in, square feet of grown’ si dimission of Bu Fee eoftale: One-hal ash and the remainder in | 888iust the admission of Buttz, and moved the reference of the question to the commit- tee on elections. Mr. Morrisou’s motion was adopted, 142 six months ‘rom the day of sale, with interest at the rate of six percent. per aunum. The deferred pa: ment to be alien upon the premises. If the terms of sale benot complied with in seven days from day of sale the property will be reseld at the risk and Cost of the defuniting purchaser. “All convevancing to be at the purchaser's expense. "A deposit of $75 will be re Quired of the purchaser at the time of sale A.S. WORTHINGTON, 637 F street decl-d&ds Trustee to 89. Mr. Hewitt then asked unanimous cor to offer his resolution for the appointm: three select committees. Objections were prompily ma¢ publican side of the House. Mr. Hewitt then moved tosuspend the rales and adopt the resolution Further objection was made that motions to suspend rules are not in order on Monda until after what is technically known as tive morning hour.during which states are calied for bills and resolutions. The Speaker overroled the object ing his decision on the point that t the subject says that --after the reading of the journal” the morning hour shall begin, a that as there has been no journal to be re: AR the rale did not apply, and there coulr nm leon the re- ABLE IMPROVED . SOUTH SIDE OF F TH AND StH STS Ronis UF WASHINGTON, Ry virtue of a deed of trost, bearing date on the fourteenth day of October. 4 72, and recorded in Liber No. 67, folio ;250, one of th: land records for the District of Columbia, and at request of the party sect anction, in front of the December 13th, A.D. rule morning hour. Ray round, or iat? the ty ‘i Mr}Kasson appeaied from the decision. stot Bot humbered tealven (12 te eae ut | Mr. Hewitt moved to lay on the table Mr. red two handred and Fe ifauce ‘and described sson’s appeal from the Chair, Agreed to—yeas 144, nays 73. ‘The question jhen came up on Mr. Hewitt’s motion to suspend the rules and adopt the resolution. ‘Mr. Kasson suggested that the resolution should be modified so as to apply ouly to the election of federal officers. Objections were made by Messrs. Hewitt, Cox, Blackburn and other democratic bers, who insisted upon the regular onder. Lye at the distance of twent, measured east from the — corner lot. poms —, rapa ‘cane nineteen (19) feet four Quarter (t'q! inchs on F street; thence south castes ight i=) ect _ (8) inches; thence west nine- (19) fees four and one-quarter (4'4) inches, and thence uormwighty-eigt (da) feet six (8) inches to eof beglunings together with the improve vafanaiating ot three-story and basement rms of sale: One- nn ene balance in two we iy 6) and twelve (12) a im iereet trom day ’of sale, to be secured tydeed | | Mr. Hewitt's motion Was ndopted—yeas true upon the promince. "A-deponit of $300 c- | 336, nays 7s; the megestRry two-thinds. in the quired “e of lane ‘Conveyancing at cost of pai affirmative. The announcement was hailed chacer. “If term of sale are not mot comobied with it i by the dembcratie side of the House with days from day of sale tl he ol and rick of - wACTrA'S pure) demonstrations of —— it — @ party eM ARLAN fTenstees. vote. except that Messrs. George A. Bagley WM AL Cuanckny se OF ;PROVED PROP TESORGETOW 5. a decree November 34, id in ‘use 5.201, uity, Leonard ve. John. net will sell, on’ MONDAY, Decem. ‘m.; and Pierce and Seeley voted th the demo- that i Cougreas was ready to ease any ¢om- on the munication he desired (o make, was ordered, in Deskine kod Bat’ | and Messrs. Word, Clynaer and Hoar were which has been sub- | Appomted, ya ea ‘he Speaker announced the appointment of ye THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMITTRE as follows :— Messrs. Sayler, of Ohio; Abbott, Mass.; Stenger,of V qe Jones, Phillips. of Mo; a Mass.; Haile, of Me., and Lawrence, of Oh: Mr. Hoar, of Mass., stated that Nr. Hale Was not in the city, and that, theref fore, the putting Lim on the committee was to deprive the se republicans of one member. Speaker said that such was not his By and he would therefore appoint in place of Mr. Hale, Mr. Willard. Mr. Conger su, ‘ted, sarcastically, that the Speaker should appoint a republican to Mill the vacancy. ait Springer—Is not Mr. Willard a repub- jean? Mr. Conger.—No, sir. Mr. Willard asked to be excused, as he was ea ie 7 UE i 2 . eee of the Land Records for a * Dragging £ of Columbia, the times 2 onacommittee which occupied his Sai ua + Speaker accordingly excised Mr. Wil- 3 myehe Bist ‘The House then, at 190, adjourned. unre number ex hundred and weveuty Ave With arms and amiunenition from New Himven B. H. WARNER, corner 7th and F streets. hrrears of {and to tatatnetory eo we cou ven future. There been Mhotgee Sa, muese re ANTE | altogether 400,000 rifles made there for Tur- REET. ABOVE 7, and 100,000 of them are now for virme ate ae | sh) , but will be retained until the B Sof he tnd Meco for, W (nb rag pays its debts, or gets some fies pet Ra b oe EUGENIE BONAPARTE. says Mrs. L. H. auction, of Hooper in has Hamas eit eee fry Sigh ns Toute dee if He ne F. HARVEY, i R. A POLITICAL CRISS AT HAND. tant Meets elecsoral Woe te SOUTH CAROLINA The democratic house continued tn caucus ell yestentay aNeruoon, whatever action wax en is unknown. republican mem her of the senate hei a caneus provigus to the regular hour ef meeting o' 7, which wax not harmonious, aud lasted umul p.m. When the senate met the session wae unimportant until just before 2 p.m. it Was moved that the senate : This motion was carried by a vote of 16 ayes to 4 noes This action was regarded as import ant, as? o'clock yesteriay was the hour set for counting the vote for governor, and as the senate adjourned without considering that question or pastpontng ft to some fature day, Mt was virtually di of by that (Amy Must originate in the house tocome ‘The question ts whether the sea- 0 “recagnize Un Mackey house as $ constitutional bedy, with a membership of Ony-stx only ling certificates from the ooard of state canvawers, While sixty three is necessary 10 a qucium, oF the democratic house with xty members, requiring only Unree to make a gecrum The otiy bast rigs o ie. The supreme aanri heart tie argument ing the entire day on the application for mandamus requiring the secretary Lf ng to deliver the returns for governor and lee tenant-governor to Speaker Wallace, and aA Journed at 7-30 p.m. until today at 1 a - As this question involves the other queaiam as to which Is the legal house of representa Uves, the action of the court is looked Gor- i lo With great interest FLORIDA al Talinhassce Was com- tth the presentation at ment of the democrags. This Yesterday mort sumed principally the general os was by the democratic lawyers poe hy my and was presentont CUotenet George W. Biddle, of Philadelphia, It is ee elaborate document, laying down certate general and well-settled principles of law, and then discussing the cases of the contested Counties under one or the other of these prie rip! It closes by asking: First, that the beara simply figure up the of the retaras in which it claims (29 majority for Tilden: ar if it sees Mt to go behind the foe of the re. turns, that it throw out certain counties and precineta. which will leave a majority of 1,38T for the Tiklen electors. The republicans of- fered no general argument, but spent 4 in offering ne Javits and textimen . decision of the board is ae Tookea for to-day. ‘It ts not possible to make s fes- sonable guess as to what it will be. Mr. Humphries, republican candidate for elector, who was to be ineligible to an electorship, @s he was a shipping master at Pensacola, came before the board yester. day and swore that he resigned in October, and that hix resignation Was accepted a weet before the election. NEBRASKA At Omaha yesterday counsel for the rep lican electors asked Judge Savage to pu case Wherein democratic electors petition far junction to prevent the former from cast- the judge decided he sion. Counsel then put in a demurrer, and werearguing it last night, qaoting authorities to show that the petition is not a perfect one, and also that the court has risdition ia 1 its merits to- ral belief that epublican electors will moet and cast their votes without regan! to the decision of nue to be «el a quorum at ot the legislature at Lincoln xt mai snbers passwd through Omaha yesteriay en-route there. The di crats are wielding all their powers to prevent a quorum being present ORE A Salem, Oregon, press dispatch says the official vote was canvassed by the secretary of state vesteniay, in the presence of a large number of prominent republicans and demo- crats. The republican majority is 1.16%. A protest was filed, signed by Senator Kelly and eight other democrats, against the issu- ance of a certificate to Watts, and in favorot fiving it to the elector receiving the next highest vole. The governor gave notice that he would hear arguments on the subject day. The republicans will not argue the Inatter before the governor, claiming he has ho jurisdiction. Thedecision of the governor will be given to-morrow night. LOUISIANA All sorts of rumors are afloat, but nothing reliable has transpired as to the result of te canvass of the returning boanl Governor Kellogg stated yesterday that tae comptla- tion of the electoral vote would nt be com- pleted before Tuesday afternoo: S7The author of “Helen's Rabies” is a man afi indianapolis People. | After all?” Did anybod thor of ~ Helen's bt [Kokomo Und.) Tribune ver stispect that the s” was a womau?— BREMERM at the Therch, by Mew BRemenmis to Mi town, D.C On thy Many Ans Mc McPHERSON ber iS take place from the residence of her brother Jobu D. McPherson. Momtgeamery st, (Georgetown Heights.) on Thursday, the 7th instant, ock p.m, WURDEMAN. December tih. 1076, Many Wor- DEMAN, wife of Berman H.W ardeman Funeral Wednesday, December 6, at 2p. m_, from 317 Sivstreet northwest ‘Thetrieads of tie dams are invited to aternd > ——os ~ UNDERTAKERS. 934 F STREET. Undertaker. WM. HACKETT wits R.¥. HARVEY R., ¥ ®48KER, Cabinet Maker and Undertaker, ectt-ty 22% Lite Steuer Noxrawasr JOHN R. WRIGHT, Undertaker, 1337 0th street northwest PIANOS, &c. HA4LLET Davis & Co. marti tr octl? Sm” a:The Medal of Hon or and ¢ Cortinonse of wets ihe ALLE Day BDU iekT cee kek GENCY. paglesaines ony, Pianos on installments. Old Pianos ex- Diititeteer ewroried by the U. 8. Cen. tennial ton, mpon the na jedal and Heghes! Award Yor all Dance. They ace thus ackncw Iniged the tot fect prance known, ‘Don’ fall to eet = BUBDETT OBGANS « specialty. =a ee ~~ By Reguoed Rates io Drowanabers. done at short netice GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE povt ly . or THE CITY, DELIVERED or Peace oa lt THE MAYFLOWER, 1876. BEAUTIFUL FIRE-PLACE HEATER, HEATS DOWN STAIRS. HEATS UP STAi&S.