Evening Star Newspaper, July 25, 1877, Page 4

_EVENING STAR. WEDNESDAY _ daly 25, 1977. (Continued from ard Alton, Northwestera, Milwaukee ai Bt. Paul, Chicago, burlington and Chicago, Rock Island and Pacif Shore ard Michigan Southerr All the men connected with the freight business on these roads have eft her quit vol- Bntarily oF through compulsion. | Besides these the rabble visited and caus c ome mpbell Brothers’ mill, nd oy Raldenweek & Hennes’ stone yard, Palmer & Fuller's sash. door and blind’ fa Buzow’s furviture factory Sebuitier's w avutactory, Northwestern Horseshoe Nail Company and many others secretary is swearing In spec weat rumbers. He issued clamation Feeiting the state of affairs, and calling on the citizens to aid in enforeing the law and suppre s-Ing riot, and to that end recommend- ing patrols in the various neighborhoods, and that women and cbildren keep off the streets. He ades that the city gove t has male ample preparations, for the pro- tection of life and prope The regi- ment United State: Infantry 1s en route from Lakota. and will reach Chicago to-day. ‘The St Louis Strikers. THEIK PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY. A of strikers visited the 7t2 street freight house yesterday and demanded that the men shouk! quit work. They refused, and were given until 40’clock to fina @ide. Another pariy went into the mai shops on Grand avenue and made the same demand on n at work there, who also decline: King. saying their de- mand upon the company for the restora! di been promptly acceded to. red into the arrangement in ith, and were in honor boun'l to abide ¥ It. and were determined to stand by the company. The strikers then retired, ar | the men the shops continucd ‘rt work. About three hundred > across the bridge in two fat . aud went out to the m e shops. Another rty visited Pian street « mais Mouniain aud “ notified the employes that they must quit work. The agent at the depot tel graphed to the ge office for instructions. and was orders ose the depot i was done 2nd no fre as left last night, bat passenger trains will gooutas usual. THE CITIZENS ORC ING FOR PROTEC- TION there was a meeti ¢ numbers of prominent ¢t Mavor Overstolz’s office, in response mayor, to confer re result of the he lof appolntn A a Such as n them. L be requested to With such we Obte. < THE LOCAL ROADS. noati says: Passer- regularly on the Har Hton and Dayte Marietta and Cincio- pati, the Little Miami and Southern rail- roads. Freight trains are running on t Marietta r An express tra!n from Ff: imore came in on time op that road yeste - day morning. The fact was amply demou strated early yesterday morning that the firing of the Ohio and Mississippi bridge across Mill creek Monday night was not the work of the strikers. Alter the fire at the bri¢ge bad been put out and the dranken Fioters bal tred of their work they repaired toa point on the river sufficient!y remote to Secure them 1.0m police interference. and at early dawn ompletely gutted all the market and mi!K wazons thal were coming iulo the city at that hour. A VIGILANCE COMMITTEE THAT MEANS BUSINESS. At Zane-ville the proceeding: yesterday Morning were such as to render necessary the formation of a vigilance committee. About a thonsaid citizens have enrolled themselves, and white ribbon badges are growing very numerou3. The st-eet car company attempt d to start their cars at II o'clock, but were stopped on reaching the court house. and compelled to turn and take the cars back. The com ttee are deter- min 4 that this lawless proceeding shall ftop. The vigilance cornmitt e are assisting the police, who are picking up the leaders of the rabble rapidiy. The street ears resamed yunping yesterday a..ernoon without inter- Tuptior. ‘The Situation at Indianapolis. The strikers still impede all freigit traffic op lines centering at Indianapolis. Sheri? Pressiey, who is a member of the Loco- motive Engineers Brotherhord, has the as- Surance of that order that they will stand by him in protecting property.” United State: Marskal Spooner has decided to attempt Sending @ train out cn the Indiana) lis Bleomington and Western railroad, and has @+ked the authorities at Washington for permission to use United States troops if necessary. ge Kentuchy. TWO RAILROADS AVOID STRIKES. Presicent Standiford. of the Lou Wasbville and Great Southern railroa agreed to restore former wages, ani tt mo fear of trouble. The Louisville. C pati and Lexington has rescinded the reduc- ton order. OUTBREAK AT LOUISVILLE. In Louisville yesterday a gang of negro fewer-men stopped work and, with picks, shovels, hoes, ¢te., on their shoulders, marched through the streets, stoppiaz all other laborers. Tefore night there were .ev- era) hundred. including some whites. Mayor Jacob bas issued a proclamation calling on them to disperse. All the police are on duty, doubly armed, and aris have been ordered from Frankford arsenal. There isa detumined spirit manifesid among good Citizens to quell the disorder. ‘The Trouble Spreads ada. Information reeeived at D tos that the strike is general ail along the Chicag and Canada Southern main line and th ‘Toledo and Detroit division. A mecting was held at Grasse Isle last night, at which M. D. Woodford, division superintendent, was pre- Bent and addresse:! th were adopted dem ne meeting. ding that th Resolation compat restore the wages to i.e same sl dard tat they were before the recent direction. esta lish a regular pay day, and imm ly a Vance the three months’ back pay now due. Speeches were made advising men to keep cool. A stock train that was transferred from the Lake Skore road to go cast via the Canada Southern was brought back to the Am¢rican side nloaded. employes in the Canada Southern Worksheps at Ont.. quit work yesterday, aud » umber ¢ 2 Bremen aid biake The Keltimore and Oto strike Everything is t in E e. The eusteni be re S under guard of employes and battery I of “ie ith ar A Lieut. Dyer in command. There are no new developments there. Grders have b to the fire department probibiting the sound- ing of the alarm bells in case of fire aicer 11 pr are struck at all the engine und truck houses, salvage corps and police Stations. Quiet prevails at Cumberland and other points in ryiand. There were only wo b: or sale i: Cumberland ndred members of the ublic from the posts of Baltimore tendered their serv'ces to Gen. i ie arument commander, and im to Gen. Hancock. for any duty he might assign them in assisting to put down riotous proceedings in Balti- more. of the members of the Grand Army bave been on duty since the disturd- ances began, guarding government p ™ that cit eee General Strike Notes. —— NO COMPROMISE. vices were received last night that Pres- Adent Garrett, Baltimore and Ohio; P a jeat Scott, Pennsylvauia Central; Vanderbilt, of the New York Central, and’ Jewett, of ‘the Erie company, have determined to mi compromise with the riovers nor gubmit to aby arbitration. DANGEROVS. Gen. Getty has been informed of two mag. @zine+. coniain og nearly five hundred kegs of powder. located in the Vicinity of Cumer- Jand: one In Mineral county, West V Inties away, in which there are three aud fifty Kegs; and the other in the } about a mile away, with over one hundred kegs. The citizens desire that a strong guard be placed over these magazines, or the pow- der purchased by the government. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. The Great Western road has acceded to the Wishes of the meu on that line, which tsa reduction of two and a-half per cent. on Wages up '> $45 per mouth. and five per cen! ‘OD Wages ©. er$i5,to be in force three months; ke no | | George ce | Ward a suitable invitation hanna division, Central re.slroad of New Jer- sey. struck at 4 o'clock "ais morning. The firemen onthe D-jaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad struck at 6 p.m. yes- terday. A depvtation of the Grand Trunk ratlroa: employes in Canada waited upon Mr. Hic! son a few days ago in regard to wages. Afler considerable negotiating, an amicable ar- rangement was reached. A slight reduction, agreeably to the undersianding entered into in January last, will take place. The me are satisfied. and a strike will be avoided. Last evening the butchers employed in the extensive New York abattoir, owned by the company of which Senator’ McPhe'son ts president, announced their intention of strik- ing in a body te-day. . The striking silk weavers at Patterson, N J., create much uneasiness. They went arout yesterday evening and last night attempt- Ing to intimidate weavers who bave goue to work. Fmployes of the Chesapeake and Ohio, Pi-dmont airline and Richmond, Freder. icksburg and Potomac rallroads have signed & paper in deprecation of the condition of af- fairs north ard west, and asserting their in- tention not to strike. —_—_—_———_____ Weather Indications To-day. OFFicE oF CrIFF SIGNAL ©) WASHINGTON, July 25, 1 For the middie atates and New coasts ligat local rains. LOCAL NEWS. Condensed Locals. J. haa r sends Parper's Weekly for Au- mat ith. 2 A de lightful excursion to-mo-row fron Georgetown, 70 miles down the river. Se adverliseme ©. of which he lef at THE Star ¢ fice, very good article. say the smokers. We have fc day from J. Bradley aside Library, Enaiish at 3 Lakeside Lie. i), “lorence. novel of 13th ard S re St i last night s of Wasbineto. Lat slows. Mr. iStoart, thirty ago. when a Past Grand. install: tthe ts ledge, and ‘ast night refer: that but three of the sixteen ort stalled were now living among them, Mr. F. B. Lord, ‘en the Noble Grand. sheet atone Sunday Liquor Sellivg in George- town. AGAINST THE LAW OR Not? 12th instant Lieut. Skippon, of the t, addressed a note to the ce commisstoners, stating that Private Sulitvan had been the ston ey prosecutin 1s IT On tt cases rant who peeted of keeping bis place 0” bus e: Sunday. The intormation was eial persons bad been seeu by Sullivan to enter the private side entrane dd that the pames of these parties had beea taken, with aview of summoning them as witne \. The grounds on whieh the warrant was re- fused were that he could not find any law to probibit persons in Georgetown keepin= their places of business open on Sunday,and that the present law did not cover the case. The atto-ney subsequently submitted the circumstances of the case to Mr. Birney. at- torney for the Distr ct, who agreed with aim . there was no law covering the case. This was referred 19 Attorney Birney, who returned it to the District Commissioners With a Statement that it would give him pleasure al any time togive full information to the major of : olice or the president of the lice board touching mutters of this kind. n eases of any di.:ent iiem his opinion o2 the part of the police board, or any dissatis- faction on their p .rt with the management y th 1 per in Georgetown k of particular cases, the at.orney would re- | spectfnily svggest that the atterney of the police board suould be the medium of com- munication with him upon the subject. H atinaday or two he will give full ctions to his assisiant at the Police Court, and will if desired by Mr. Riddle far- nish bim a copy of them. Tke Police Commissiovers sarnished a copy of this note to the District Commission- | ers, asking to be informed whether the opir jon of the prc seeuting avtorney was correc - | ly stated by the officer, and adding that it would be idle for the police to arrest, if pros- ecution di es not follow, saying: “Tue Board of Police fs not willing to accept the respon- sibility of allowing the bat-roomsof Georg# town fo open on Sunday without hind in acd if your attorney so constraes theG org town ordinance of May 16, 143, his 0 to that effect should be furnished this off The note closes by calling attention toa com- Mmunieation from the police board of 3 upon ihe “laxity of liquor prosevati Which no reply has been received. - Scat = Evconomizing the School Fand THE vISTRICT COMMISSIONERS TO SCHOOL TRUSTEES. The District Commissioners have alressed # communication to the board of sehool tras- tees in reply to a requisition by the latt upon the school fund for more school butld- ings. They say: “ia conn jon with it the subject of addition to the Wallach school building and the oue Mr. 8. Jobn Tromson on 12th sircet is a proper one tor the board to carefully consider aad upon very fully. The Commissioners to advise that the District resources for the current year are less than those of last y : leaving us hope that a greateramount, even, if so much ean be devoted to the public fchools a3 was then set apart for Usat pur- pose. it Was proposed last year to regulate the cxjcnailures in such Manner that the schools upon their basis should be main- tained or eight mouths at a cost not exceed- ing $20,.%0. It is now proposed in the com- municaion referrd to that additional schools shall be established and large expen- ditures in building be made. Congressional aid cannot be counted upon—only hoped for, and no action based wy it should be taken. Scme scheme should, and indeed must be adopted by which the ols for a term of eigbt months can in no eyeat cost more than S209. It may be found necessary even to curtail that amount. The board is requested to repert freely and fully upon such pla for ¢ icting the schools upon that basis of wisest.”” ——_e-— Fall ofa W FOUR MEN INJURED. This morning about 11 o’clocx, as work- men were engaged in removing the old! brick wall of Mr. Ruppert’s store, on 7th street, preparatory to putting in a new front, a poc- f the wall gave Way In the second story ell with a crash to the sidewalk. Syi- rt Mayhew, one of the hands, residing at N street routh west. was badly eut in the head and legs. Jas. Collins was also se rieusly injered in the breast, aud his right arm is thought to be broken. He was re movycd to Drew's drug store, corner of Sth street and Pennsylvania avenue, when Dr. Porrows attended him, aiter which be was sentto bis home on 4, between Nand O streets southwest. Adolph Lippard bhai bis rivbt leg and right arm badly bruised, and a colored laborer, name unknown, receives @ bad scalp wound. Considerable exeitement Was caused in the ne‘ghborhood. as it was feared several had been killed. Tne unfor tungte men were kindly cared for by Mrs. Ruppert, who did all in her power to relieve them, and when the fright subsided the in- jored men were sent to their homes and the ‘work on the building resumed. The police Kept the crowd away and rendered other as- sistance. THE —-—_e—_-— : Moopy UNDECIDED WHETHER TO ComE TO WASHINGTON.—The committee ap- peinted some time to Peepers and for- tw Mr. D. L. Mocdy to visit Washington the coming Winter, met yesterday afternoon in the Y. M. C. A. Farlors to hear Br. Moody's answer. Dr. Wills stated that he had received a letter irom Mr. Moody dated July 19, wuich was read. Mr. Moody states that hes unable at present to givea decisive answer, and says: “I bave a strong desire to labor in Washing- ton fora season,” but adds there are other fields open to him which seem to present aily strong inducements. He iudicates that his indecision is owing entirely to a desire to be providentially directed in the Selection of the locality for his work; but ex- Presses the hope thatbe may be able to know in a few days what sueb Divine direction may be. Dr. Wills and Mr. Stewart, secre- tary Y.M. C. A., were direct d to respond > Mr. Moody’s letter, giving in detail the rea- sons thal may fairly be ui why Washin; ton elty is peculiarly at this juncture a field open and ripe for the exiraordinary religious Work which Mr. Mor Jy is of all men quali- fed to take in hand. A resolution was adoptc4 recom mending tothe ehurcha3 earn- {stand aolted prayer that Mr. Moody may have Divine guida p tion fender taba? nee in the seleciion of his : ——.__ TUE SHOOTING MATCR AT RENNINGS— Mr. Liard Wins the Burnside Badge —Yesver- fonseyuently everything is working | day afternoon the contest for the Burnald amc othly. | badge, by the mem! of the ‘Columbia The Piiiladelphia and Erie trainmen struck Ln Range Rifle Club, was concluded, and at Sunbury, Pa., Monday night. They com- Mr. Laird being victorious, mead having on Pelled the shop hands and machinists to two previous occasions made the 1, t Strike. The excitement is great, but thus far score, the badge became his i RO overt act Las b: =n committed. | distance was 1,050 yards, wen Fimo on the Central railroad of | was fine, Mr. Laird’s score st UeTiey And its branches have been noll- | of a possible 2%. Col. Burnside 112, Ble baat = rns Signal eee: do no oH — 172, and nog 138. Mr. Laird made company after ‘clock ighest scores first, thirdand fourth morning. | tials, and Mr. Lauritgen at the second. nglaod, failing followed by stationary barometer. northwest backing to southwest winds, and was mer, parily cloudy weather, and o3 the e | fect our market here. ness and the F Supply o ington. The effect of the railroad strike is already apparent among our business men, espe- cially the classes whose operations Involve the use of railroad transportation, and soon the effects will be felt by consumers in all stations of life. OUR MARKET DEALERS already begin to foisr 2 the rise of provisions in consequence of limited supplies. No cat- tle or stoek of any kind are arriving from the west,and butchers are now looking to Virginia and the lower counties of Mary- land for supplies. THE MEAT SUPOLY. r. Wm. E. Ciark, who furnishes most of swine slaughtered in this market, is out of stock, and noneare arriving the usual channels. About 2.0.) head of ttle have been secured in Virginia, which rill keep up the supply here for about one week, and where the next are coming irom they ‘are at a loss to tel he supply of sbeep and lambs ts now quite abundant, bat as several shipments have alr made to the northern markets, th meat Will, it 1s thougut, take a rise. THE FLOUR MARKET. Messrs. Beavans & Shaw, one of our larg- est flour dealers, state that they have large shipments and ‘consiguments of flour duc them for several days, none of which bave arrived, and under the present circumsiane cannot be expected. They nave seueral car loads of flour somewhere on the B. and O. road, due last Friday, but ti is impossible to tell when it willarrive. The local mills in this vicinity aredoing but little, and tho 9 in the Shenandoah Valley, which supply this District are in the saine predicam as they ship on the B. & O. railroad. The Messrs. Galt, heavy flour dealers, in the same situation, and they have ¢ tothe conclusion to houor no more dratis upon them by consignors until the embargo is removed. They allexpress the belief that the price of flour to consumers here will have to go up, as the Supply is quite limited. THE GROCERY BUSINESS. The grocers are also alarmed as to their freights. Messrs. Hall & Hume state that so far their trade fs unaffected by the striki they bave a large stock on hand, but and collec are exceeaingly dull. ral stagnation of bus the uueertainty of the mes making no further purchases are compelied to, and are slow In Mr. F . Bacon sta } been in receipt of all the x far, but the dirce shows at flour, which fast as Ww: local mills, they other markets. TUE COAT. SUPPLY. | Mr. L. Wm. Guinand, coal dealer, says the e strike must ve to ad ve of coal in L M thy nearly ru Dy ui » fact, there 1s a gene ness, caused b 4 thus lo#k for future emberrassm ents corresp . We fear it will be imps it. We find it impossible te size at Richmond, as the rio the railroad track at Ke possible to getany coal over the road. ‘allroad tell us ble with their he railroad wiil soon be workiog judging from the reports from Reading this morning we think the officials are over-sanguine, and donot believe any | coal will be received at Philadelphia and j Richmond for some tine. Lf you can get your coal shipped promptly from Havre-le- Grace, would advise you to transfer the order there, for we really woticipate mach delay in filling it here.” Mr. Guinand says the trouble will be to get coal shipped at all from Philadelphia, as tus market in Georgetown is bare in consejnence of the canal strike, turn trip: Mesers. Clark « Given, coal dealers, state that so far there has been no marked effect have misgivings for the futare » strike continue, and the €ffect will be to excite the Puiladel- phia market, which must consequently af- So far there has been no interruption to orders sent by this firm | for coal, all of which have been promptly met; but should the strike continue they will have to share in the general embarrassment. ‘There has been no interruption on the Sus- quebanna line so far as heard from, and treights of coal by this line are running as usual. They say the coal dealers are loud im their denunciations of the demurrage rules applicd by the vesscl owaers’ association, which rules haye bern recognized by our courts here as binding. These rules compel consiguees here to pay eight cents per dit demurrage upon the full umount of carzoe for each and every day’s detention of vessels above twenty-four hours a’ter arrival. This rule ix a great hardship upon dealers, as by it they freqnently sufler trom $50 to £100 loss perday. This ts especially the case where, &s it sometimes happ “al Vv rive the same day who can har: aler, y ever discharge their cargoes in Ume to save the demurrage. THE PROVISION DEALERS on Louisiana avenue,as a general rule do Hot yet feel tha effects of tae situation so much, as toa large extent their supplies a e by river trapspor ition, waich thus far has not been interrupt(d. They are also in daily receipt of much produce, such as garden veg etables, fruit, &¢., by Ube southern railroads and boats. Those among them who depend on the west for supplies are somewhat per- plexed, avd are arranging for supplies irom ‘his locality, hoping for enough ty k ep their customers going from the promising crops in this vicinity until the embargo is remov<d. Transactions im Real Estate. The following instruments in writing have been filed in the office of the Recorder of Deeds since our las. report: TRANSFERS. H. Marshallto J. W. Day. £83.27, parts of lots 11 and 12, square 211. J. W. Wright to A. Thom»son, 26, Wrightand Cox's subdivision, ‘ant Plains. N. T. wort) to O. H. Reed, $3,000, lot 41, Wm. W. Boarman, trustee, Martin, $1,300, part of lot 5, square 2) 1. Riggles et al. io Lemuel J.’ benham, =3 subdivision of square Elias J. ft al. to William T. Walker et al. $1,710, and part of lot3, subdivision of John Collins to Mathew Quig- ) lot 16, subdiv'sion of square 621. ster d, $ thor 0, lots 6 aud 7, square ‘71. Ar- Ferdall, trustee, Samael Bensing: $709 23, lot 51, subdivision of lots 2 and 23) and 21, subdivision of square it7, Be. ie B. Shepherd etal. to Virginia Young $1,000, lot Y Fielding Monda section 1, sab- division of Bary farm. W. J. Purman, trus- tee, toG iminons, #3,109, part lot 8,©)aari 3 LP. Parman to same, lot Drury’s sub. snare 9. G. K. Emmons, ex: ecvior, to Warner & Newman, $5,580, part lot s, square 275, t oe DEEDS OF TrUsT. Thomas Young to C. Rawlings, to secure the J surance Company $1,000 H aA. L. Lyneh to B. to secure H. . iley, to secure Ann Branagan nd 6, square 24. Wm. H. Dyer . Dyer to Thomas E. Waggaman Pilling, to» secure James Pilling 2. Samuel Bensinger i lo secure Arthur Fen- trustce, § » lot 51, subdivision of lots 22 and “3, and part of lot 21, subdivision of square ‘07. Wm. H. Dyerand John F. Dver to Thomas E. Waggaman and John W. Pilling, to secure James Pilling $1,500, lots 2 and’ 13 fquare 7. Joseph A'exander to B. H. War- ner etal., to secure Thomas Wilson $1,544, EY of lot 2, square 525. S. V. Walker to P. *. Larner. to secure Madison Building As- sociation $2.000, pa.i of lot 27. Davidson's subdivision of square 2%, Florence Hil- dreth to Jobn W. secure Jonn O. Ev 8 $5,100, subdivision of square 217. John Yeabower to Thos. Hoover and John Patch, to secure W. E. Clark $2,210, lots 10 to 13, square 777. DEEDS OF TRUSTS CHATTELS. E. Fillmore and C. E. Brown to James MeYermott, to secure George Day $155, goods, chattels, &e. RELFASES. Frederick W. Jones to Wm. H. Dyer and John F. Dyer, part of lots 5and 6, square 27. Richard P. Jackson to Alfred Pope, parts of lots 125 and 126. Beail’s a idition te George- town. W.F. Wallace, trustee, to H. A. Wil- lard, lots 33 and 24, parts 32 and 35, square 248. A. H. Stephenson 8. H. Wimsatt, trustces, to E. T. Moorhead, lot 10, square 466, W.H. Macey and Chas. T. Davis to M. H. Hogan, part lot 11, square 369, ———--—_ ATTENTION is directed to the advertise- ment of Wash. B. Williams. auctioneer, an. nouncing for sale on to-morrow, July 25, valuable improved pi roperty on E street —, the late residenos of Dr. Joseph ih. Also two big ateeng Sage a os. a iy t 9th street southeast, being to which I ask the atiention of ——_-—__ A LARGE ASSORTMENT of bea! very cheap. Closing ont dress ome gy black cash: lack sills. and parasols at cost, at Carte i@ Market space. ——_e—___ CANANDAIGUA CHAMPAGNE Beer is on draught at Miller & Jones’, ional = = » Nati Thea- = eS Sa THE EXcuRsION Mount jurch: the eh best of the seagon, See toe eave buyers. T. Preatis et ux. to Emme! P. Hal- | subdivision of lots 5 and 6, in | The brakemen of the Lehigh and Susqne- | The Effect of the Strike Upon Bust: | and vessels cau get no freights on their re- | | | flitcen laborers a uistance of forty-tive or | flity feet. Three were instantly killed; an- Divorcen.—Judge Wylie yesterday made a decree tn the case of Deborah J. Se per ne David K. Apple. awarding the custody of the child to comp!rinant, and enjoining defend. | ¢ ant from interfering with the property. ties were married at Bellefontaine. Ohio, in 185, and they have one child. Shortly auier the merriaze they came to this District. made from it are nutritious. healthy and lived happily for a few months. but she delicate. charges that he soon became addictet to thatthe drinking, and abused and maltreat-i her. She states that for several years he wa3 a clerk in the register’s office. at a salary of CITY ITEMS. THERE'S ONE ARTICLE no good ris ver Without. and the public demand it in- cessantly. We speak of Dooley’s Feast Pow der, long since determined to b> the best of kind. All bread, biscuit, rolls, cake, ete; cans are fll weight, and the pow- der &0 pure and strong, that less of it is re- quired for its purpose. —— $1,000, but squandercd the greater part in RELIABLE HELP for weak and nervous luxurious living, attendance on dancing | sufferers. Chronic, painful, azi prostrating schoots, balls and parties. M.F.Morrisap- diseases cured without medicine... Pulver- for com, peared plaipant, and Mr. Larner took the testimony. . macher’s Electric Belts the grand deside: tom. es, a mer Joa . te " aE < with particulars, matied free. Address Pal- WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN DRUG- vermacher Galvanic Co., New York City. GIsts sell Ledille’s Headache Spocitic— positive cure. a. — THE COURTS. Eavity Court. | 6,25,d&k1 0c. + | “ UMENTAL ALARAS TER may be attained by using Glenn's Sul- phur Soap, which does away with the neces- ulye Wylie. Lae aeantel. | sity for Sulphur Baths. Try tt, ladies. It is Sopetnine it Mealy, , & genuine beantifier, and very economical. “ + 2 Fitzhuch HINT TO THOSE PREMATURELY GRaAyY- e08 use Hil's Hair Dy ——_o—___ Iv 18 A WELL ASCERTAINED FACT, rest- | ing on the experience of twenty years, that a course of Hostetter's Stonuich even # naturally feeble system in such @ state of defence that it will be competent to resist the most prevalent canse of disea e, such as the malign influence of miasma, un- wholesome water, excessive heat, damp, cold, sudden changes of temperature, &c. PROBATE Cou &T—Judge Olin + petitis Murphy To Ladies and We wish to call att ; Chemical Scouring and Dyeing Establish- ment, No. 96 G street, near 9th street. By promptly adopting the latest improvements, ed gnand ment of Win Povice Court—Juadye Snell. day, Bruce Rell, threats te. Ligrie Blackburn, | Whether of American or European invention, ONG baal ores meiOtS nl Rca Ue: | ne te enables te Goliis were he aioe Ceny of a pair mt aud £2 intunuy | tO be equaled by those not possessing these from Annie r twenty days | facilities. cleansing and dyeing Ladies’ ip < joerh Eeound: | god Gent's Suits are, In fact, the cheapest in the eity on account of his’ sui Give him a cail—ve G sireet. guaranteed rior work. unctuality and on Win. Meyer Bichard Barnet f GEORGETOWN ADVERM TS. FOURTH ANNUAL EXCURSION TO DILL'S LAND! NG, f MT. URC On the Steamer CHARLOTTE VAN DEBBILT. TRU -—_—__ —- PREMIUM STEAM "g 7 DYEING AND SCOURING ESTABLISHMENT, GE ORGETO WN. Oflice, 49 Jefferson Street, BUILDING AssoctaTION.—At the regular GEORGETOWN, D. U. monthly meeting (49th mouth) of the Ninth Butlaing Assoeiatic ‘ Git Work sent for and delivered to any place tn th city. Received and retnraed (by wail or expreas 14 shares - from and toany place in the country. at 1° per share. GRaIN.— Arrived, schooner Pert, with 1,300 | _ Send us yonr orders wae nal bushels of wheat to Hartley & = sears pie 25 . MERCHANTS’ EXCHANGE ings on | "J'HE BIG “T” STORE. "Change to 0 bushes of wheat, with = a 40 bushels at 155, 2,400 do. a hited yy: hogs MPO T s | No. 77 Bridge Street P.O.— Filitor Star: The | Our Spectaitie—FINE TEAS and COFFEES, misfortune of Georgetown for many years Proprietors of the Ophelia Secar. No Ligu nae tra heen that a few of her citizens who pre- | Cas, ___ aré-te tend to represent her have ideas of alvance- | = = — ment like those which direct the motions of | BECKER'S a crab. Many of her eltizens would like to | 1: \ $25 now why some of the members of the Mer a chants’ xchange object to the carrier sys- | Heather Trunk, | | Harness, _ tem for the Georgetown post office, which | —~ : sl ON | 4 3 would be such a great accommodation large majority of the people. Georgetown, July 25th, 1s ¢ Ertracrdinary Bargains. Immense Stock of TRUNKS. BAGS and SATCHELS. Trunks called for. Repaired and Oovered at greatly | : lnced prices. 1417 Penn. Aven BF Above Specialties Massacre of Christians. ue. (iy 9] Above Willards. Lonp on, Joly = = = ant by the j Vienna correspondent of the Zines, in his dispatch publishcd this morning. ‘stating LUMBER. Ubat the Turks were murdering Christians | without merey, is Kavarna, on the Black miles northe. not Cravoura, as published. ‘The Russian Repulse at Plevna. The Daily News Biela dispateh of the “3: Bays: “On the 19th Instant the Russians sus- tained a severe check, if not an actual de- feat, at Plevna. General Schillder, with a portion of the ‘th corps, consist fantry brigade, with cavalry was sent against the place, bave approached it in aslovenly manner. | The Turks took the offensive and repulsed the Russians with heavy losses. faelcsnA Peenass of Varna, and OUR PRICE LIST. ANOTHEB BEDUCTION oN WHITE PINE PICKS, Dressed THREE RAILROAD ACCIDENTS — Five Kuled and S.veral We ded —The middle span of the Cincinnati, Georgetown & Ports mouth Narrow Gauge railroad bridge over the Little Miami river, about two miles above Linwood, Ohio, and within tea miles of Cincinnati, fell _vesterday, preeipitating WHITE PINE SECON ', Droseed. WHITE PINE SELECTS, Dressed. WE WILL MAKE o ber has since di- 4. Two others are fatally injured; eight more or less severely wound- ed. The accident is attributed to weak tres- tle work. ---"A construction trata collide 1 with the train at Boykin’s, Va., yester- day,ont aboard and Roanoke railroad. Both engines were badiy smash: 4 lar passenger train with a del Montvomery, Macon, Augus avd Wilmington to the postal convention was delay d Unree hours. -- train on the Georgia raulrcvd ran into some cows yester- day and the engine was overturned, the ex- reas, baggage car and two coaches bein Surncd, the engineer burned to death au several others wounded 67 Gottfried ‘iegier, who murdered Samuel Kull, was yesterday senteuced at Boston to imprisonment for life. ®7-Apvn Eliza Young, the ex-wife of the head of the Mormon chureh, is now a_mem- ber of tie Niagara street Methodist Episco- pal church in Lockport, N. Y. s7Luscher says he sells more beer to b eheys families than to the public houses. seer is fast getting to be the national drink of the United States.—[. vankyort Yeoman. ee | Lixk BRattivrt Jawets in brazen eettingsare Land-ome features epon face marr: 1 by signs of blocd peiscring. The great purifier of the bloot is Dr. Buil’s Blood Mixture. It A REDUCTION OF 10 PER CENT. ON LOWEST MARKET PRICES. Columbia WE SELL Per Thousan? JOISTS, STUDS, (medium lengths).................815 CULLS, 12-in. Stock, (best Quality)... BO VIRGINIA PINE FLOOBING cee conenne 20 & WILLET & LIBBEY, Corner Sixth street and New York avenue, jyl6-tr Opposite Northern Liberty Market. 6th street northwest. ICE OBE. WATER ICES, FRESH CAKES, &ec., always on hand. ices :—Quarts, 4 cents; Pints, 20 cents; bal pints.10 centsin boxes. jy3-lm Another thing to be remarked is | niters will put | EXCURSIONS, PICNICS, &c. the oh P Church, DAY. Joly 26h, ov tho “M Werahinston” Leaves 7th str et wh turns BES. Fipele tickers, 50 conte. ¢ three @12. to be had at the wharf GRAND EXCURSIOD BY TRE ENCAMPMENTS, I. 0. 0. PINEY POINT AND POINTLO ON THURSDAY, AUGUST @. Is77 mer JANE MOSELEY be wharf at 7 pm and clock the next evening. children under 10 tears cf iculare in future advertisemen | py AND MOONLIGHT CCU RSION By Coton ( hapel ME. Souday Schoo ‘TO MABSBALL HaL, On Steamer Mary Washing*on FRIDAY. JULY 27 1877 Aguit Tickets. i F gym ye NG PEOPL ENING EXCUR- SIONS. ‘The COCKADE CITY’ will civeselect Ex VERY WEDNESDAY daring the 7 ay Ex Children. leave at 38) pm and return Ticks cents, Children free. Freund caterer 2yD-e0elm FAamiy EXCURSION. THE JANE MOSELEY Leaves Wharf Foot of Sixth Street SATURDAY. JULY BOP » " FORT MONRUE AND NOB FoLa. hes home at@a m Monday Piney Point, $1 50, all 3, hitdreo under ten PINEY POINT, be hat of the W. Lathrop, Bix ny Awsistant Dante! ” tors © Patent Ofice, Bi Hees the INICAN SIs i STREFT PARK, was | ¥, August & AND HATHING ay E BEAL TIFUL POTOMAC Fare. inctuding st eping accom youe dollar for round trt enie le of tekets will \d of the © jytl 6 Le FOR Bigg, R STREET, geiown, D ‘JOSEPH PASSENO. ‘0 POINT LOOK The Pine AND# BILT. Cap-ain Entwisle; wit leaw for Point Lookout and Marshall night at 90 clock eh: jy2]-Im* F a! For state rooms. 4c. inguire on board o: H.W itkening's, 2O9 rth etre will accompany every excursion FAMILY EXCURSIONS every Monday and Friday uights Leaving 7th Mrect wharf at 6:30 p. m., returning at 10:30. Fare 2B cente. The steamer can be chartered for excursions, 390-" EXcersion TO DRUID HILL PARK, BALTIMORI Under the direction of the rth Street M. K. Sabvath A THURSDAY. AUGUsT 2». 1877. pees will io _ igen pee and Potomac De- at$a.m. Returning, w = ve Druid Mill Park at ey prim nnd Can eee So's Ga OS Ses N of cars. ‘Ibe cars will ran up the ral BR. ‘eodberry Station. the 1.8). For ssle at@oo W. Cropley'®: Devggiet, corner of Bridge and Oo streets, Georgetown; J.C. Doardinan & ( Hees yi eee tht. opp Treasury, C © ; Bra, Parker. Stationer, $27 7th st, W icon Booksellers, 475 Pa ave vo son, Draxgist, r Pa. ave. and rs. Linker, Fancy, 403 oe 5 iyi SUNDAY EXCURSIONS. The LADY OF THE LAKE, until farther votice will make regular ex enrsion trips, leaving her w 01 6th street, at 3's p. return, Fare SO Tick 0 Parcel ‘Adams. Siationer, S12 2 Jc 4M B. Fer, 20 O22 &h +t. ston w., 2 The fast JON W. THOMPSON wit a SeuieSnaioni oa SBA race mon SDa 4 4 ay en DAY. Passage, te, SAM. Sj PECIAL NOTICE.—CHARIOTS can be char- tered at very reasonable rates to con- vey toand from Great Falls, Ex- cur or Picnice. Special attention given to thie Branch of our posinces "ae a Tr terms apply a: Bo. cress sireet, Georgetown, or §1@ Market Space, city. «28 im eee in NOTICE TO MOUNT VERNON PAS- SENGE! ‘The Fteamer ARROW , Capt. Frank Hi 5 lathe only boat allowed to aud passen —— gersat Mount Vernou wharf. Pas. Scuuccted with the Ladtes! Mouse Vernon Aasor tion) avoid riding tm ambulances three miles, as by other 5 Bound trip, @1, including admission to Mansion ‘aud Grounds. * = _ KS. barf datly, (Bun 2 [J ™TeD STATES MARSHAL SALE, i —_ Panne Tatar about 4 14 ee 1 District Court of the HOME TO SUIT THE TIMES Sept, Ladiew Mount Vernon Amociatin. Dis Tick of Columbia. iting a. | 9 aNCFACTURES, aden FRANK HOLLINGSHEAD. Str. Arrow. 115 Sen eon Caahoa the, presses, UNEQUAELED NEW ROUTE TO MOUNT VERNON. | DAV the Bast day of July. For TRUNK AND HAB | “ane new, safe and commcdions steamed MARY E MeGraw to and tothe wlleeicn merited oe overs te Mev : "ata st Groceries cars Ha {| STRENOTH AND DUR.| Nrss FacToRY | carflages to. trons ard sei me ut of id - oA ed in Bankruptcy ciso Mor 20 a ABILITY. or ®& | Stone he te are, 7 iThos. E McGraw hot three." Leaves 7th street wi day (Son ‘K »UGLASS, U.3. Marshal D 0. day excepted) at 9 30a m.. and at SH ERMAN, Auct. J) %-eotds JAMES 8S. TOPHAM, ! oN aaa Soe i, —— adeission @il car- NITED STATES FOUR PER CENT . . = ee pase U pas Po: Sa — | SUNDAY EXCURSION. jos cast 3 Pees pinte: ie Lecanto owe’ Hall.) | “he steamer MATTAMNO, Captaty Wim. Hl. Byios. LEWIS JOHNSON & CO., Rank spars Seana crea ig dani tke rie nN . ers. season make w tr B ver, ‘Tranks and Harness Repaired, and Tronks Cov- sto) wall Hall t ras _ivah7e Pa. ave. and 10th street. | ered by skilled workm pate | sa tetcrine ates p.m, to tuincity. - McMENAMIN & CO., ILES AND FISTULA. round tein aS omer Pant et 3:20 p. me teler et al., trustees, to | eat and sim Fo. 203. Corner First street east and Penn. avenue, Have on hand the largest and best selection of MARBLE and G SES GI OMENTS, HEAD ce Dr. B. D. SHRADER, office 19% street west, positively and pnd orth rmanentiy cures Fi and Fistula tno matter cf how long standing) by me | entirel 7 a Fare, round trip, set tn ANSE TE. KILLMON, Agent. port LOOKOUT EXCURSIONS.—The splendid iron Steamer + SUS,” D. il resnme, 4 s. ew, scientific and universal! Capt. WC. ever offered for eale aouth of New York. jy2-Sm* | method of treatment, withont reset ty fe ane, | ROFRATURDAY EVER: OIE! ccc cee wees | Repetige accra ante apeatn aed | BAe Fy re : USE.THE BEST. funded. Kefers to All sccommodarione frat ROGRIT! — NOG NO AOID! SAM, foot of 7th street, every Saturday BM MSPCRS En OL’? mh. | iM at Go'clock.. For state Has a body supecior to any lubricator, and endares =a ty au actual fire test of 475 deg. For sale by ioe, iy) 6w BH. P. GILBERT, Georgetown, D. 0. = Wy ONDERS NEVER CEASE. WEITING WITHOUT INK. ngTHE MIRACULOUS PEN! This Pen is used like an ordinary pen. It issuff- cient to dip it into Wate ld aij rdi- ENLARGED OUR STORE, Bary pen into ink, it theweiting te ineaied ste | EE AVING = . seams never, ‘We are now prepared to offer to the Public a most . It always writes without the complete assortment of At does not ne — Cn eo es et tad is" prepared tn ditterent. Colors, such os | STOVES FUBNAOES, RANGES, GRATES, La- Park Violet, Red ard Biue | The colors are un-| TROBE STOVES, AND SLATE MANTELS, changeable ‘and indestructible; they do not injure the finest fabric, and are very brilliant. No uffice In Great Var.cty. ay be without the Red. No traveler without a the rice, 1 Cents each or 3 for 25 Cents. Will be | named Goods, Rot fail to call and sent by mail on receipt of price, if not less than | fore buying elsewhere, emer aer: Are 01 ‘he MAGI by pouring tle Warr init the pro Geetha i Tec eget i ae it resists the powerful j) &8 Chl. s ic acid, 2c. Price 35 Cente each. — Sole Agent for District of Columbia, SELLING OFF aT Cost FOR ‘THIRTY Days ON ACCOUNT OF REBUILDING. ‘Our stock of Children’ 5 piss gis eae eimai CH. BUPPERT’S FANCY BAZAR, Boventh street northwest. LYcev [JM BUREAU EXCURSIONS. ii . Brramek MALY Was Leave street wi at cp. ipo. Tickew —" the al Set et eee | BE egnentnce of e, July Young People’s Literary Association, Asem! ee Church, August 1, day and evening. isan wo trips; to oun Feta: atzo0 proces iag he Su taacs KOUT, age hat ts AMUSEMENTS [HEATER COMIOvE 1 BELOW PRNSYLVAMIA OPEN THE YEAR ROUND. PERFORMANCE EVERY NIORT. jetiner od Cnbid EVEXY W MONESDAY and SATCADAY AFTERBOOR. PIRST CLASS in BY. ¥ S55reco Variety » Drama, Bortweque and Comady por ly N EXHIBIT 626, “HSE 3696 ESr Qroiee on Paint voy Fe ae. mtings, wings, 5 Also. Iargest tack of Paper. ita , Bdades, Pictures, Frames, Picture anu ols Bie &c., EMEM He Bhore. 2 > STAND. Pas, er Second band Clothing. Boots, st “fair consh) prices,” ashe always D street, between 6th apd Teh streate Note by mail promply CLOTHING. sree 1AL MENTION, MEADJUSTMENT OF VALUBS or Ta | ENTIBE STOCK. I have some lines of Goods that I And for thet reason offer them at ¥ Without regard to first cost crow Here are examples: Finest Pereaie Shir'e. emall © mes onty and eeitabis fe yator eae 1 have reduced the prices of nearly ail BUBLNESS SUITS, With few excepti Wool the Rise, Wookeus are Firm 2 ay dailing adding to stock Peaeobable Govde, i¢ s Rive # ‘i | ' | Yackoing Suite | Houtingand Fishing Sutte a — | | CUSTOMER DEPARTMENT i Well Brocked FIRST-CLASS AKTIOL ONLY 87 One Price Only in Beery Department. GEORGE C. HENNING, 410 Seventh street. JLAR jylS-tr A REG Semi-Annual Occurrence. GREAT CLEARING SALRB Our $22. 00—FINE SUITS—$223.00 { Are Offered for | $16—FIFTEEN DOLLABS—IB, ‘To Immediately Close out the Line. BEADY SALES MUST BE MADE. Our $20-—SPLENDID SUITS—g20, Are Down to 3-S13-S13—$13—-g13, To St Once Dispose of the Lot, POSITIVE at PEREMPTORY ALI ——— Our $18—ELEGANT SUITS—@18, Are Selling at $12 00-812 00-$12 00-$13.00, ‘Te Promptly Clear them Out, ALL OTHER GEADES MARKED DUWN PROPORTIONATELY, THERE CaN BE HO RESERVATION, ASB ALL GOODS WILL BE IMMEDIATELY BOLD. HABLE Bi! FINE TAILORS ABD CLOTHIERS, Corner Seventh and D Streets. CLOSING OUT BALE ow Spring and Summer Clothing, 8 A. STRAUS, 1011 PENS LVANIA AVENUE, Between Tenth and Bleveuth ats. jy13 tr EXTRAOKDINAKY REDUCTION! BRESS AND | Engtich Wore'ed.... to @u8 om Se wld at 15, redaced to ib Taft Weeden Unesima de. sold at 26, Foduced to E ire Mile Cnseumere.sold 5 aced te All Wool Ussstwere.....sold at 12, reduced to ” » we 2 ee seer Re a Gy A. STRAUS’, 1011 Penmsylcania avenue. L®*TE&s OF CREDIT FOR TRAVELLERS ABROAD. i 18 WALL STREET, NEW YORK, Sea ae [@<foRtant.