Evening Star Newspaper, November 3, 1877, Page 8

THE BETROPOLITAN POLICE. - | f the Commission THE EVENING STAR. | | Annual Report of ' orn. The Eosrd of Metropolitan Police a DOUBLE SHEET. | missioners have jast sakeitiied oes AtUERDA: : a ae teenth aptual report to the A* weney Gen- SATURDAY. .....November 3, 1877. | erat. ine | SS noel — | INCRFASE OF TH * Weather Indications To-day Alter reeitirg the bt ce signee | ¥ CHIEY & Folce sysietn and DO” og the progress 1aade OFrrFicy KAL OrrZEs,} ! Washington, Nov under the various " cis of Congress, It states mober 3 the popniatt that he die At tie a a of the ecg pe set — | erd and the middle Atiaalle | &) 1:2. 9 * eared vairation 0 erty, | Caror partly cloudy weather, | $4 6133, a iste the, populatios’ Ww nd rising barometer. | Iszco” seer, Bor getiged Acs mer yoen aden | Sis6 In set Congress authorize | ferce of 126 men. In Is6s wn Inerease (0 2) 74’ colmen was authorized; but although In | The elewen sneceeding years the vacant lots LOCAL NEWS. Amusements, dc, To-night. iu the ctties of the District have been cov- at Theale tred by costly buildings, tke improved | 7 y ins y . | pares puxbed oucward in every direction Opera Fowe.—Teny tor ¢ atone | so es to embrace previously Uunoceupic4 | Theater Conutue.— The Stolen Caiid,” and | fields, avd both Use property aud population, varieties irdividval and fcderat, have doubled in Coudemsed Locals. ct e e New York | smount, yet not only kas no proportional | i crease Of the police foree been authorize t, tut under the appropt iations of the past two years the number of patrolmen has beer ar nunrer to- | CorsHerabiy reduced. 4s fixed by law for Ww living | leven years past, the force is reiuired to consist of two bundred aap Imen | aahan prescribed corps of officers iwo years Congress has cure ¢ United States a: uurposes, whi force with prese1 ib: aie EXCESS Of the appro Hew Tequires that the ulpay tro Uirds of the sularics of ¥ ert,and the District an thred there the Dis- nai cost coussary stat‘on houses, @ | Under this st expe diter District, au mace ware the sam eof proportl: of al 00 on the ney 4 Uaited | < ] wpces at this; fate the facts, and upon asufficiest canse to revoke the lcense, and to raid and close the Jace. If*ue law was so amended the con- | Of OX noxious places would be compara- lively easy. ‘> FOOD FOR TRANSIENT PRISONERS. + rovition should be made for the feeting vf prisoners teroporarily confined in the sev- eral station: bouses. No appropriation what- soever exists for that purpose, nor are the Distriet authorities authorized to levy any tax to that end. As the courts are not in session npon the Sabhath, prisoners arrested on Satumiay evenings are held over until Monday morning, but in the absence of any appropriation jor the purehase of food, the board bas no furds at its disposal either from the United States or the Distrtst, and prisoners are dependent for their meals en- Urely upon ‘ne charity of the police officers irom their own slender resources, THE TES FERAPH The replacement merle for the police telegraph line is re- quired and an appropriation asked for that purpose, Also & stm sufticlent for the neces- sary printing ree: y the fore The Cause of That Sickness. Exiticr Star-— The following ttem appeared our columns last evening: or the Iast thres years thero bas been a great Coal <T sicktess in the neighborn o4 of 12d nd East Vapico! and south A street. . which bay oe Sater ot sic to be of a by the board If some member of the board of healt, or auy one juterested in the matter, will stand for two minutes at the corner of 21 and south A streets and breathe a few whiffs of the nox- jous air which arises from the sewer-trap, they will need to make no ber investiga- tion into the cause of siekuess and death in this meighborhood. Tt is positively awful, and while Iam on the subject [ will venture the assertion that I believe half of the mala- riots diseases which have been and are now so prevalent in oar city are caused by these gaping sewer-openings which are found at almost every corner, Yours. Copitot Hitt, Nov 2, A SUFFERER. In ec fusion the board sars it « it bes in its service a bety of me . : 3 The Goat Nutsance. proro.e pod e egpeone in pga aa Pidivor Stor-— 1s there acy law against goats RR eee eee runpicg at lai if so why 1s it not eafore=t” i ners Dav y Of nig. the Amnsements Their owners pave a Way of turnnig th cose at p.m. during the week and all Sunday; said goats being half fed have a of making up their subsistence ¢ parks. This thing has tance. aid ifonr well 5 it their attention, can’t the 2 Tieaer —Te pound | Wille E onina y rand be Hy requested to visit Land H «tracts, nesr | ing the lab st comedy success. © Ping) Dom.- Tamental offictal has not eapturad a goat in ne s,” will be pretuced he.e fa reitime. TIS sect'on since our police have eanzht a | (pete Blouse Tae es nances of thief iu this locality, and has been a iong Tory Pastor's ¢ lion cease t- night. time (when we take into consideration a | The} bare been geratly enjoyel by larzeau. FObbery every night or #0) We ars taxet diere “Next weck someihing new Pretty heaviy you know Mr. Editor, and w fully upto the standard of Should havea litte attention or return u for the good fat salaries we are taxet to pay. Tax Pay Apother Ciyil Service Reform Wanted Rott SO fi n x ary Exper h the present for eb iceman, if he passes thre on the Uta « ‘ate limits on its nand ¢€ a footmaa evening, aitry roads. rem 3 aisle, bat only i of all oF A to pairol the ones. It was r " ferry oppost Warden, and Ui » the Chain bridge, above | n—a belt six miles wide by twen. | ‘alvary Baptist | ty iour in length. it is respectfully recom- Leazue wa “ dtue fol | mended that #8 a0 act of gthe plain t wa I: Preside %. tu jon on the part of tt A. J. Canning; sec: be advanced to its former tT, J. H. Oleott. | standarc ired by existing laws, 2 sisting of Misses | that a decent protection of the large Poras, Mary Brown, | population acd the great values tu avis, and Haite Hamlet this District would dictate a very consi! rive et Metropolitan M. | erable addition to the authorized miaxim) Ww evening, Prof. Wid- opriate dirges on the chimes in respect te Senator Morton. On Morday Prot Wie ‘s wiil toll the minute of the present force. The immense values of goverument property permanently loeatcd | here—the large number of transteut visitors | always present—the numbers and wealth of bel! from play at intervals | the resident population—and the very cou- seketicas of with the bells | siderable proportion of the criminal class Wultled—as a requ ne memory Of the | stranded bere by the war and at all times MMustrious dead. neturally gravitating to the capital of the Ata meeting of the contribnting members | nation, would in the exercise of a soun! «is- Of the Free Central Ivsneusary yesterday, | cretion dictate the placing of four hundred Feporis were presented showing that during Tolinen upon the sireets of this Disirict. the past three months 1. ist iv? patroimen coustitute the extsiing shad bees | i treated ard + Fiity ¢ frem ihe Tab ance Of the receipts co its, who bad subserited A meeiing of Indianian ever ing at Talmadge b ‘0 the death of Sena‘o ce, Ubal statement does not give a fair of the number available for street duty, which, after all the special details are male and allowing for sickness, is only aboct one hundred. POLICE COMMISSIONERS SHOULD BE CON- | PISMFD BY THE SENATE. | The police department is governed by five | . the bal- pz from private par- 1 was well attended. Gen. T. M. Browne | er missioners, who perform a disagrevable | Was cailed to the chair. and Mr. TE. E ie trust fora merely nominaleompe lock eleeied seercta Messrs. J. i. E They are appointed by the President | J.H. Baker, J. p. Deirces, Capt. M.G. United States for the term of three | and Mr. Jerome Burpett we ‘ o confirmation by the | Committze on resolutions. } required. In the revised statutes Ihe requirement of confirmation was oni tee. It is submitted that Inharmony wii rules as to #1] other Presidential app ried 5 . j ments, the requirement of confirmation | Holloway were adopie: | thould be re-enacted, and tha > sions Of the present incamabe District Goverument Affair. | eubmtited to that naval oxdeal The iistrict Ce sagen = EX-SOLDIERS AND SAILORS ! { The report alludes to the st ' | ot Ora) itorney having dsc ded plicable wise to specials ‘Iu the ¢pinion of the boant t law should be at least &o far » be diseretionary |: f | | provision ¢ mod fed as mandatory.” cd bas been discr ner. DME LIQUOR LICENSE QUESTION. of the business 1 Under the provision of seciioa 435 of G sireeis. bave p Revised Stata licable to the District | mers & of Columbia, * jcauions for the appro. | Valo! liceuses. to sell liquor bg the sat Lave been made io the board, of which nam her 472 liave reeeived Its approvalani +: have been disapprove! Tue uuinber of ap yrovals have been more than in any prec? t log year. bul this increase is b-lieved to b siti buora®leto a more rigid enforeem -n’ of the license laws rather than to an increase of such places, The enforcement of this law 1s of the most delicate and troublesome Watters with which this board has to deal. Temperance jeople who believe that the licensing of tne sale of liquor is the licen. | sing of vice, press the to enforce the law in its most restrictive sense, whilst dealers are naturally ineited to urge a most liberal construction. However the board Tay act, it is necessarily subjected to severe criticism and opposition. Interested parties and their frievds importune the individual members of the beard and leave each but little leisure for the pursuit of otber business. The board bas conceived that it bas no right to consider theorists upon either side of this question. It has notalng to do with the question of license or probibition. That question I> settied by the act of Congress, and we have only to tairly and jadiciously enforce ite provisions. If an applicant bi presented bimseli with the jaisite quati- tng for the ar- being such a and in view of far alva t S Hresent cottition. Mr. W.F Wallace, overseer uniler the en- gineer ef the Diserict. was rudely assanited to-day t named Batis, corner of While engaged in the ex ed defective sewer with repairs made. Ine view of ba vis The work of Jaying a 16 inch pipe sewer in y in Sjuare 6, the bids for whieh were Opened yesterday in the Engineer's office, Was avaed by the District Commissioners to-day to Heury Himber, he being the lowest bidder. Chiet Btreet ogineer Hoxie has directed that a up be erected on “i sireet. between Uses AVenNE and Street norib- on Massachusetts avenue, between Ist and 2 streets northeast, and one on E, Between Ist and 24 streets northeast. The Commissioners to-day issued the fol- lowing: “The President having directed by Proc'amation the closing of the Exeent departments on the day of the tunerai of Benator Mortor Commissioners deem it Proper to ord osing Of the the Distr: Monday ves: fications, has not willfully violated the laws under which he exercises his privilege and the opesing or conduct of his place is not shewn to be conducive to the increase of er me and viee, this board has felt bou to od its approval. If he bas failed in these 1eral reouivemeuts his application has ren disapproved. To properly inform ail | parties fp interest, this board, on the 5th of ted the regulations in accor ! uid approve or disapprove apylickiions. Copies thereof were served | "Fen each known barroom tn the District, and it bas since sought to enforce tha law ia strict accordance with sus notice, i | The regulations took effect and have beea enforced only from and afier thelr date, an 1 ibey were com pited from a eareful examina- | UoG of the District laws aud from similiar regulations in force in all the priseipal ilies of the country. A elear line of d's! ine- Uon runs through these regulations. Waure Joseph H. Da: t lowtag ap- ent off- ers fo the subordinates —Columbian En. | a matter comected with the sale of liquor bs Hew hmy Ny Ne | Nov. =; Magenenu, No. 4, | the small was made aa offence by law. {¢ lec. =: Ridge Dee. 4; Mouatl Nebo, «ral or munleipal, and the Criminal Coarts clothed with jarisdiction over the same, tis board bas declined to be governed by o'her iuicrmation than the judgment of sald | comis. Upon conviction by said courts of @ violation of the liquor laws, the board de- clined to grant @ renewal of license to the ee ¥ party at the expiration of its term. if, owever wie licensee was shown to have been gullty of some act not specifically place by jaw as an offense within jurisdiction of sume Judicial tribunal, and yei, which would tend No. ¢, Dee. 5. TRE Lerten CAERIERS CONVENTION yesterday instructed the committee y n the House postal commit the city te nd to thatduty. Mr. Graham | ofered resolutions of thanks tothe press of the country and this city and to the signers petition for increxsed pay and to the | gattiers of this city, which were adopted. Tke convention adjourned sine die, and plo- eeeded to the White House and called npoa . to promote or increase crime, (such as noto- the Pres'dent, who. replying toaspeech of | riously allowing his place to be the rendez- Mr. Perry. said that his was not the Jezisla- vous Of disorderly or suspicious characters.) | live branch of the government, but he | this felt authorized to it<eif Srcred @ fair day's wages fora fair day's | examine into the facts, and whea Teasonably remnant hoped that Congress would adopt | satiafied of their existence, has refu: Measures for their relief. During the day the Bill for the increase of salaries of letter-car- | Fiers was introe'viced In the House of Repre- septatives by Mr. Banning, of Ohio, whohad i leave of the House fur its introduc- the license. It is confidently believed that few licensees cap aceuse this board of undue se- verity in its enforcemeat of the licease law, except when they can be clearly veo to be convicted violators of the law; and that bo cit:zen can assail it upon the ground of unwise leniency unless he is a probibi- A car of choicest va- car « A Uonist. I/ 1s roughly.estimated that, Includ- te & ars direc: froma ing barrooms, grocery stores, ‘apothecary a * GQ aReed, to 02r | stops ard other places, about 2,000 places are Mading woolecsle fruit deniers, Shafer « | operated in this District tor the sale of liqaor s nue, has @ ; ‘gud caasente tan nore conead Gy. thems totes by the small. If all these places wers 1 e-msed, a revenne would accrue to the Dis- , Urict of $200,000 more suificient to | ay, = satire See oe oe Police cree. FOR Se a Ee ‘ leretofore less than #40, um he iad POUT DOW OOO Or Ee, anand | bemn collected. ‘This bearaeas committe there is bat one place fa the ci.y | Pcrea*ed this amount during the eicht trade in lots tosuitat remarkably low prices. Ad. Where you can rd a complete stock of ve:- | Months of tts Sristence. and it will continue vet in #1) priees from $1.25 to sS@yard. It pone Tih mig Kee A ts urnccessary f0 us tosay this place te Cou | Sons. ‘the increased ee eae Fi 9 noliy’s silk and velvet house. See their ad- | gence an inerease of sach places, bat simply | Verse — eed See > law agaiost Remax gold, Lake George diamonis,coral, | tupmitied that the present ennge oe ey onyx hew ‘waite | {cally defective In Hopeing Seelam fs Tad y ver aud jet jewelry, metei spoons and f eye glass in the city wks, tre hest ifiy-cent | nd it shonid Prizg's jewelry siore, | ~ properly commence, has the Noe.) Peunsy lyaniaavenue, sear iy street. | eeellestion fori sean ba ‘been a; sraved it Ant. remains ip force until the end of Heense ar, Without power Of revocation. Io } opinion or End poet —— appiicants, j who presen’ nisiie arson! roperty | Boiders and residexts, suould be allowel to ieee BULDING AS<°CIATIONS.—At the 33th Month'y meeiiog of the Second Co Operative Association, Thursd2y, 4.0 shares were s0:d at an average premium of 1.12. take out their licenses without fu: —————_—_ mn EvitpixG PexMits issued by laspector lins, consiraer Entwiste 'B. Goll proval, as livery stables are permitted to do; - end that for violations of law or other breach brick dwelling corner ith and East | of thove privileges the board of police shonid tireets routheast, sean" be Yeoted with sommary power to invest Ss }ibe producti and fall of tu Pititor Slar—18 win order to move, in ths oc dthcekes . era of civil service réform, that money I Rew eek coon tk) order service In this ety be reformed? Taat mined poche tie Biatrass service, originated for the public benerit eadgath Lecoum. if seems ron here rather for the accommo ta- inecfenowaed eralere tion of the few men of 5 e, 10 wiiom Bil ths . mate u the large majority of si a Ne save) ace ave a money letter to 5 Flies send, are compelled or haif festa day to do it. Inst open fece of the from 9 to 4, a8 at present, the oftice should be dalam opened for au hour or two in the ey so as to give the workingman p chance, Wil Postmaster Rdmundsor P.M. G look tuto the matter OAD. —The case, whieh was 1 Maryland Ro # as, Labano! Hon. J. W. Scovel, of New Joraev, ; Mr. Win cker, pian. Lambert, of tise! st Chrch —The organ concert Md. two weeks ago, involving t © this church on Monday even- Jobn Van Risw W. Darl net Obi he choir, assiv'ed by leading artists 88 stockholders, and Col. S. 8. Smoot's r of the city, ineluding Prof. Bis ho Instock and bor was de | organist, Prof. Bayden and others, or of the a partie musical treat. This concert is for the J * aside the decree of sale of the new organ, whieh is ball! up. heretofore granted tn th €4 platform in front of ti . whi a the pla in full view See advt. ACTION FOR MALictous Prose ere a Church —The ever-weleoma as and bis famons orchestra ‘o grand coucertson Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of next week. Tae Amertean prim donna Miss Antonia Heune ter Leopold Lichtenberg, the emi. To-day, Michael Soea. by P. J. Donoghue, entercd a suit against Wm. Smith for mali cious proseeution, in having. on the 1h o Getober, canted his arrest for the larceny of 48 loads of soil, alleged to be owned by Celes tia A. Smith, laying damages at $19,000. I! will be remembered that the charge was beard in the Police Court and diaraissed. ONE Boy SHOT RY ANOTHER. About 10:30 347 toeay Marshall Parker shot James Hicks in the leg in the rear ot Shephent’s row, on 2d street northwest. ‘They ar: about thirteen years oll. Dr. Poalion dressed the wound, and says that it is serions, but rot fatal.’ Officer Skelly took;the woun fed boy to his home, No. 125 Willow Tree alley. and Mast Foung violivist, will appear both even- Thomas’ concerts never yet failed to ‘on, Where good music is ppreeiated. eon Hail—Dr. Kirkus gives bis third re of the course on English literature on Tuesday evening. The subject is one of rauch interest. See advt. FALL AND WINTER STYLES OR THE Yeung. —Among the many advantages ca- Joyed by the rising generation to whieh their iwihers were strangers, one of uo slight im- poriance {= the facility with whieh fine ready Made clothing for youths’, boys’ and chil- dren can be procured at « very moderate cos' The pioneers in this line of business in this city are B. Robinson & Co.,909 Pennsylvania ayenue, who established the Boys’ Clothing Howe. They offer for the winter a magaili- cent display of youths’, boys’ and children’s clothing, suitable for all ages, trom 2 to 21 J €ars, OF Which we will Jeseribe a few of th most prominent styles. For small euldren, sults are cut longer in the watst than bereiG- fore, and shaped more ciosely in the back for ages 2 to 6, the Kilt skirts, ta blue and brown and other Cark shades, are very sty!- ptos OvRDRy Goons are sold at the very closest Prices. Black and colored Cashmeres, very cheap. We are selling the cheapest Blac« Siks in Washington; Table D: Blankets, Shawls, Cloth for men’s and boys’ Read Carter's pew advertisement. 707 Mar- ket Space.— Ade ——__e—__ THE WILL oF THE LATE NICHOLAS ACKER, who died on Monday morning last is dated June 20,146, and beqne Protestant Orphan asylum $1, Children’s hospital © of his property t PARDONED HY Tile PRESIDENT.—Aaron Brommer, wno plead guilty to the indiet- ment of conspiracy la the case of Jaliis Witkowski: and oibers, for presenting a fais » and to the and leaves the balk ith. A popular garment for children years of age is mude withoot Close up to the nm vest to c&- claim against the United States government ot and veat st 11 jor logs, bas been pardoned by tie President. Cass. mere gonals, ~ the precerm gb plain WE CaN FIT any size youth, boy id ds are glvo fasnionable | irom our extevsive stock. Wi the largest and only eompic | branch of cur business in th er | & Co, 316 Seventh st.— adel. vail | = te, pis) FXCELLENT BARGAINS in Carpets and Many of | Diy Gecats w continually offered at the goods. ‘The | job #uction house of Woliord & Shilberg, 317 y fabric, diagonais, | Market ppace.— Adet. trices a pes, are among the most at tiactive of they season; oiler styles are pro- | fusely decorated with bnttous. and | $ with double stitching in place of bind. | line in every city. A. Saks aly >? Wor b. Isters will also fi sipent specialty of mn Of School Suits bese are made of fine French Jip per ¥ Aj ENT of Harmon, Bos- They evidently inean SEF ADVERT! well Co., tod business. e ing. The garments for youths (or young meb,) from 16 to 21, comprises suits in all the | Latest styles of imported aud domestic goods. includng the ficest English striped wor-teds — SPL¥NDID CHANCE for small capitalists Sce ciger store for sale. and chevlots lu dark blue and biack. Espe- THE COURTS. cal pains are taken in the eating of these CRIMINAL CouRT—Judge Olin. garments; and ihe result is @ stylish fit tha’ sterda: nse Pi plead guilty te the see. cannot be surpyssea. With regari to the Penitentiary one year vests and trousers, there is notbicg special t to Kill Bruce to note in styles; the former are raace some- ca rs Lee, for stealing a clonk and Mrs. Lee's hows if Thomas Micke. at and pants trom bd grand larceny and was we eyear” Edward Willian: h Slatford by false pretenc ptiary James Rey law book and was sentened to o What longer than last season, and the latter atrife fuller. Overcoats are made la heavy | beavers, Elysians, chinchillas and suiped gcods; both plain sacks and Ulisters wiil be Worn. it will be seen from the above brief outline of the character and variety of the g00ds exhibited by Messrs. Robinson « Co., that they aim to produce the most perfect Tesulis that are attainable by the use of the best materiale; they as clothiers to the boys have made the business an art, and prices - ve been brought witnin the reach of all P” em. ——— ELECTRICITY VERSUS BURGLARS.—An interesting Lostance of the practical working of electricity, in one of the many ways iu which it ts now made usefal to man, was aflorded !ast night in this city in the house of Circcrr Court—Judge Cartter. day, Barnum azainst Roessle, demeaticn, m1 gainst ; certiorari bberg; de. ver against Turi quashed, Curtain azainst Wynn, do. LICE COouURT—Judge Snell. ies Tenley, arsanit on BF. i 2. Edward »: Dr.N.8. Lincoln, 1511 H atreet. A barglar 85 Jonny soons n wa had managed (o enter the house unobserved Witch Mt. Bonyat and bad hidden himself in the baseme: kited” John Miller, col- Where a little before bed time he was fori K fare for four houts ai bately seen by a serv Suppressing an ¥ 3 i. exclymation which woull bave made the discovery known to the intruder, the tervant “ly FAD Up stairs Lo the cleetric box of the rican District Telegraph Company, with ovided, and turued in y minutes a the genulewsn ly by surprise that he ‘ther rouble. Was capte are be ma Of LWO Wants | whieh age suaniy | iil tmey vo are thus supplied, and then cre A Thrilling Story. jer how we ever got itlong Wlthon: then - THE TERRORS OF “FIRE IN THT BUSH & comme neceearies of life. The wants Last week J. W. Wilson, beiter kaown av fuppiicd by tke Distriet Telegraph 1s a case | Quartz Wilson. was prospecting on the heat ib polrt, and it gives Us Dieasure to see the | waters of the White Water. some sixty miles rapid progress the company js making ii | from here, for grasa for stock fecd. He die, Washington. The instant communication | eovercd a narrow valley, through which ran with the fire aud police depariments given astnall stream. The valley was only prac. by ore of their liutle boxes in the house 18 | tleable of entrance by one path, that by Walch certainly a great security and comfort, be- heentered. As he rodealong he was delighted sides the conve: tence of being able to sum- | w.th the abundance of rich nutritious nm mou a physician or 4 messenger at any time. | which stcod threo feet high, and meilitaied SEAT dsiving @ herd of stock there, when ho was THE WASHINGTON FouNDLING Hos- rudely called back to think of the present oy Pital Caskr.—In the U. 8. Supreme Court, | 4 siuft and a snort from bis “burro” or don. yrmces: the ‘ollowing case was decided: | key. Looking back, he discovered, to his No. 70 Ould et al. vs. Washington Hospital | horror, that some person had set the on for Foundlings. Error to the Supreme Coart | fire. that the flames were pursuing him of the District of Columbia. This was aa) wiih fearful vapidity. Hastily spurring to action Of cjectunent brongiit by plaintiffs as | the streem, he «i+mounted, stripped the sal. heirs-at-law of the aie Joshua Pierce, to die from the don key, and turaed it loose. As recover the property now In possess‘on of the hospital, which the willor the deceased de- vised to tbat justiiution. The bequest was Ailacked as being void, on the ground of per- | petaity. and for uncertainty in its object. ‘he court held it to be valid as an linmediate Jor himself, hesprang intothe creek, searched out the deepest place he could find in the few seconds that elapsed before the fire was upon him,and lay down. Unfortunately the water Was but a few inches in depth, not nearly enouga to cover him, but it was the only gift tocbarity, and that in respect of such | chance, and so he lay, hoping to escape, but 1116 there is to be no application of the rule | fering the wors!. In much less timethan it to perpetuities, unless it appears on the | takes to. narrate this, fire was face of the will itself that under no cireum- upon hini. First large ‘flakes fell thick fiances Was it the lotention of the testator | and fast around him, compelling a that bis bequest should operate till after the lively rolling im the water to Coop penton of the Ume prescribed by that | both sides wet. But when the fire wasraging Lie and roaring above and around him camethe fearful ordeal. From side to vide he turaed, Prichky J to allay the terrible sufferings in- flicied by the intenseheat, but with eed ae Ual+uecess. The fire scorched off all air and beard, avd reduced one ear toa cinder. Burns and blisters ai! over bis body attested the tremendous heat to which he was sudject- cd, but fira’ly, aiter what seemed ages of tor- Ment, but was only a few brief moments. the fire died away from ae ae DFEDS IN FEx have been filed as follows: Edward Harper, trastes,to M. A. Wi $777 M1, lot 21, sub. rqnare 333. Jas. Taity to D. L Morrison, $2,800, lot 175, square 296, Fdward McMahon to Miles Rock. =200, east belf lot 42, near Columbian University. Charles Wheatley et al., to T. O. Hills, 8540, lot 93, sub. square 2% “Frederick Douglass to Jennie W. Holtzman, $1,359, lots 32 aud 33 lack of material to feed in Deakin and others’ addition to George | upon. Our urned torvared town. A. C. Bradley, trustee, to A. F. rospector from the stream. The . Smith, £3,000. lot 22, sub. square 623.’ James C. Hall to J. F. May, #30,009, lot 12and part Il,square Ho. J. F. Hanoa, trustee, to J. F. May,same properiy. ——_o——— As Ecosomy is the rule of the day, Who want to emerged yee need upon which his eyes rested was the 'y of his donkey; further on the bo lies of three deer, also burned to acrisp. As he strugzled on, other charred remains met his eyes. Now a new danger overiook him. His €yes rr celved such ascorching that they w2re rapidly swelling shut. H» straggied on and those | Pano it successfully saould call on CM. Towson & Co. New dress goxis | finsily reached the ranch of Mr. axwell, at 2, 15; Black Cashmeres, Carpets, Blankets, | the head of the Santa Anna, more by courage Flavuels, ete. Towson’s, Pa. ave—Acvt. Ye ts te- Procter nc Beoc Ir YOU SUFFER with rheumatism, a bot! Darang seumatic at pring is @ posi sa fm Own Heal. e Specific cures in five totwenty minu: Price % cents —adct. _ ork, and much longer before he will forget that day of peril from the fire-fiend white ia the back.—( Sun fastnesses of grand old G Ses ere are ee roe te ae die eee caSGa ERT me c cd wi ' maw Van 5 Frank; John Loclliker and Koma Since ne is wife oe LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. | boys | wear. | aths to the | Meeping Winter Prais. AMUSEMENTS. GEORGETOWN. | es The scarcity of apples this year, th~ . DEAD INFANT 7 me ing, | ont the ccuntry generally, -ugges: the PERA HOUSE. | aboat $0'Gboek gene iedicn em Mance Of making the inot'ot wast wo Opes, MOUSE. | e+ ve. They will keep much better and their | decay be retarded if ney are not taken to the celisr ti) the near approach of freezing male color’, {infant in the back room of Gwelling-onse No. 120 Bridge strest, to which J ane Thomas, a colored servant girl, THBER SETAketE Ee re ‘ARATE & O MES TMS ofp ee OO wy en bir! weather. Iftobe place! in bins inthe ce» sd re = ‘ Be emcees oF Corn rg od lar, they may be stored in an outhous». - pe beady and had it brought to the house, and | barreled, they may be placed outa core or th | Rosihed the poticn. A Dow moriecs exami. | Or, te barrels may even rewals tet Or. F army To Death ration and an inquest will be held today at | 2.30 o'clock. orchard, kept from the groknd by Lyiog RORTANLEN COMBINATION, “GRAIN Arrived, boat Wheeler & Barron, their sides’ cn a Se : With 2.400 bushels wheat an‘ soo bushels corn | CoTm-stalks are piled over the Sadeerans PLISTL to Hartley « Bro., boat Hattie and Ressie, | they wi! withttand a freesing u TO ghgty sed Kencler, Miss Ba With 3,400 bushels wheat /o same; 4 bushels | ar eee — a oa ~~ pain ig gay corn and 400 bushels wheat on Wheeler & | the Ale quarters. Sometime MS TWO POWRRFUL DRAMATIC AMD eexED 2 he have been left in heaps on the ground to the ' AWD MEDY Sia ee et By ratte S| Sneek peupety oneiced, ‘wttancs © COMPADTES AND GRAND OL1O MEUNATION d Saturdays ry, but i al housing Ull the ground bas been frozen | such instances it is better to err them a few days too = an to lave MERCHANTS’ EXCHA) 5.400 Dushels fold at prices rarging from 1.35 to $145 per bushel. Mertine | injured by freezing. From repeated expect — - , ments, we find thy S$ @ geoeral average ALEXANDRIA. | Sppies wit keep trom fr to sis weeks porate ae jopger if Uns vot removed to the MARINE ACcIpENT.—Tl pt Schooner ert, commanded by Capt. War. Davis, raa into an unknown s LET O: ackistone’s Island,on W thro same remarks wili 1 winter pear s a: Whitaker's Fear Lecture. November 53 A” BESDINCS FROM THE PORTS There is neariy | varieties of tho grap there ts between ania The thin-skinord, early as the Delaware and Coucord cannot bo k eget = well into winter by any practicable process - lop its resources. — | while the ID a, lsavella, Cataweg “a PRS. asc? a a sae | some of the late Rogers’ hy brid Uae we BOWS AND BOWING, Mie aA 2 Hone Jour vt c, Whitaker says La Fontaine, “is a ¢ Parkor'eaos nt. You are bound io a : edge it immediately | Ace OMPEIDING EXCREOING 30 ARTIS DN Pad ave THI BSDAY Nios kuow them well adept sNOCeee ality. The bo.ly Is not be ; . as [n the the SE zie... politeness © warey PRIDAY-e He een ene Bt oc Lyata Thow HEATHEN CE in hat | WINTER PEAR © his hand ia bis [+ AS already reme winter ~ atiemen who | &s apples keep much lot Sore wh rrasked by bow Phe GEN. w its eF ‘[Popens THomas ORCHEST EA y The Ameriony Prima Dev ss | MINS ANTONE argual 3 tight bold of the if they remove th dream of s p tot ypted tw ter wh “. 1 WEN, Vecetiat <p | MASTER LEOPOLD 1TICHTENEERG, better is } Phe Bent Young Viedieist, y smal 2 two of the no et OUNCERTS ever gives ness In such pow custom, and tf CONGARGATIONAL CHURCH x that gentlemen who ere dr Fected to take oil ther i Clination of the ives r than when the bat i TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENINGS » lower, pe : ana 7 lime ce > will an be tind nee ulty in having ae | be used, with the cepted as in good form by all sensibie people. | supply of Anjou, Winter Nel'sand Lewrones | it certainly 1s @ morerespectiul orm o: salu- | throuzh December aud luto the middle + Sonsiect er oan tat‘ou than raising the whip, whieh shock . ¢ those who have not become habituated to th is modern innovation. | A well-bred person tnstiy while Jovephine de keep through the last 1 necessary, however, 19 Watch them, January, and sometimes aii am vely bows the | IN AID OF THE LABOR EX CHANGE, Moment that he ve ognizes «9 xequaintance, | move those which are in dange: jecay, be xtven by the at the tnstant of the tiret mevi‘ug of the eyes: | and to keep the apartment cold without {ree | WASHINGTON SAENOLE RBUND, | According to the rale of courts, andof gooi | zing through the assistance of thermom Prof F. AUKY. Diretor society every were, any one who has ber ters. All this care is more than repatd by a intrc:tueed to you. or any Lidy to whom you | regular supply of delicious and J 1iey pearn | bave been introduce, is entitled to nis | in thedepth of winter.— Country Ge | mark of respect. A bow does not entail a calling acquaintence, and, to neglect it nm Dim EVA MILLS, Sprano, Mice SALLIE FLESN. Soprano, Miss MLUCAS. aio Mra. MOBEL or RUSE. P m™ LABAN shows neg'ect In €arly education, as well as 4 Mr. MOLLERUS F- . a deficiency in cnitivation and’ in the ia- CITY ITEMS. . hema WALDECKES, Piano, | SUincts of a gentleman; so that the tcuth of | gswy a Postal CARD with your address LINCOLN HA | Saint Loup's assertion, that the bow. is te | on ee scnuia ariinte er cea age QEDAY EXESING. Boves na S28. | touchstone of good breeding, is made govd. | Zirer Pills. Ebbitt Houte Drug store, ° atthe music store of Messrs BM Axentleman Waliting wath w lady retnrae a ee | & Vo. 2 bow made to her, lifting hix bat uot too far | oy, Ener ED VIENSA Row = from his head [tis a eivillty to return Song Oe eee NUREA. DOCEs a on} | bow, although you do not kuow the ove whe | A™mCnE is bowing to you. The more cultivated | person is, the inore prompt he will be foun 1m euch elyil ties. UMeETORS articles J sley's Yea brated Vienna | palatable and It you have not the recipe send | \bree-cent stamp to Dooley « Brother, New York, aud you will get it, together wil R EDPATH LYCEUM. THREE FAMO'S ORSTORS. a | Either the one who bows | "filthy. knows you, or has mistaken you fied me one else. Ib elther ease, you suould retacn |» : =. the bow, aud probably the mistake will be | [uss Other valuabie cooks Ciscovered lo bave *urred from want of a quick ree ur OW. part, or from | sor ice that you b to another. In either case, the bow costs you both holding of it UGHERTY, anent foreusic orstor and lecturer of MES. MAY The Queen « ay Evening, Nov Ba, AP Good Silk Hats #4 4. LIVERWO. Helmets at $1.25, 2. $2 now Ii etiber gauche or rude. Yc peor Hats 5 eck SUPERFLUOUS Ww. ” j Wait for the recognition of the Complete stock of Boyr’ Hats ‘ Us WOMEN. | person, ba: usted by books | Also, Trun t Wedn-wtay Evening, Bov. 9, | that ti is the elder to | | SOSH BILLINGS | show the fir No books can j The popular homosist, with musi attrections. place the training of parents in such mat- Kip Giove tons for #1; every = — sion | ters. or the instincts of kine hearts. J! eve | pate guaranteed. Fricvas. areal ; Wickit gt Metzerott's, @83 1 wtier che pas sar que de savcic mat | Space. eu wile. _No exire charge for reer: sail, Was once Bald by a great man; aad «lo | | bus ever read a book g00! m: rs Ubat | did not find glaring ér.ors tn (is pages, unless | “The Art of ( ooversatio: Th one intreductio heving 0 ‘BEATER COMIQUS, im Street, i Be.ow FENNOULYS NIA AVENUE. OPEN THE YEAR ROUND. PERFORMANCE ¥VERY Prien. rence ETEERFAL ESSENCE is the title ftly g by J. & E. Atkinson to their de e | ation of Lavender known by thi eS YounG's PATENT DETERGED ST is the fine younger person to revall bimseif or her cleansing material ever invented. Sold by nee Ladies aud Children KVRERY WED. io wis 30 of the elder person by | druggists and grocers, tr DESDAY acd SATURDAY AFTERNOON. for rec ~— 4 7 “ee 4 beneath gph Oz | Tur R "WHY FIRST CLASS IN EVERY RESP RCT. divence It housekeepers and me upee | Others use the aladdin Secunin OF we Meine ; accident ever occurred from its use. [t is the best In the world. Al! storekeepers sell it. it, and ‘Will have no oer Take nothing but aladain. in Lie, they look for these aitentions upon the part of the young. aud it may by in some josiances tat It us Une only Way which young have of showing their appreciation of courtesies extenaed to them by the oli or middle aged Variety, Drama, Burie-ane and Comaty, — povitly ayn ON EXHIBITION pid AND SALES 626 Ebr. . DEAK! Those who have large circles — EA ALLE “TORE, Of acquaintance often confuse the face- or | _ The abeve Oll ean be hai at Geo. Ryneni,| FREE ART tie £ tren © cee pons Gere they pone flgea ape} Jr,’8, 69 D street northwest. 80 > foe Of Pain: faces which they meet a1 jo not OW, an . fem frequent errors of tais kiud they get | | RELIABLE HELP for weak and nervons into the habit of waiting to catch some look | @merers. Chronic, painful, and prostrating or gesture of recognition. Only persons with red without medicine. Pu ou: “a Electric Belts the grand deeidern = Avoid imitations. Book and Journal, vermacher Galvanic Co., New York City. 6,5,d&kly , deieeeesipeesaiaices’ To LADIES aXD GENTLEMEN.-_We wisn call attention to A. Fischer’s Chemica) a limited acquaintance,or kings and qaeens, who have chamberlains or nomenciators to utter in low tones the names of those whora they approach, can be expected to remember the faces and names of all who have been intrcduced to them; and no king, nor queen, Dor any man or woman possessing culture and self-respect, would pass Knowingly an ithout Scouring and D, sing ishment, No. 39 acquaintance wit! it a salutation. unless G ob J tbat person had forfeited the claim which an » ear vib street. By proiwptiy adopt- Tnaneetuction imposes. ing the latest improvements, whether of Ss or apa yy invention, he is en. Nink LApIEs rode for prizes at 2 tourna- | & hg — — ei — ment jn Nevada ten Ge ago. In order | jttes. His cleausing and d eing Ladies and that there might be no ill feeling among the | Gent's Suits are, Iu fact, the cheupen wine Tas eon at, given @ prize. | city om account of bis superior werk. Give was won by a daring laty | him a call-906 @ slreety irom Long Valley. whose horse was almost iced. unbroken and ‘plunged frightfiully. Tne auc . EXCURSIONS, PICNICS, &e. Pann celebs Bat ri Nae Notice TO BoUNy VERNON PAS. ENGERS. oe ae iea og ge baskets, far, | ————— — ane Stromer ARLUW Capt: Frank Ri lingshead, pickle dishes, caromos, $ of poetry and | ay Ts pe only boat alowed to land pas: above the hambler domestic virtues. Priz JR MOTTO, EXCELSIOR! " iti the Ladies’ Mame Vernoe Were awarded for thy best bread. the nearest. | QU a ema mya e 16 (8 ambulances three miles, sewing and the prettiest pillow-suaw PYETNe LEANSINV laly was awarded a premiam for bei erer xe Le aware $1. ‘uctocing admission to Mansion | Dest dressed dancer st the society bal. hg CLEANS! b street wharf daily. (Sunday em- j ! s tN EMEN'S @ CNT. end rota) u a7-A. committee of citt LADIES AN NTLEMENS GARMENT on MH. ROLLINGSWORT) ~ 4. ie San Fra s for tie bene: t city, and also to organiz xchange aud interests of the nuemployed. WV. nh. Wr som strect, Estnbii -hed, before or emt Db, Su 49 Sep “RNON. fe and commodions Steamcr MARY War iNOTON ie» excell 0 = x nod tr seugers to Mi v MISSIONS TO KESCUS THE | — 2 oe a Gf Bo fridgvot Moree fram Beil to | A GREAT CHANCE To PROCUWR A OBKAP | G's it F we persons arord a fallen Gladi~ 2h HOME IN A GOOD LOCATION.—Teat de- | Ring hill dee Aistuwee to omnteed Vengeance. Is it | Sram e te o-story ard Dawinut OOlTAGK, wih | Societe’ 7 wo Dave On this and ot k bull 0 LOS Washing on sirect Georg | Say jet kOe mand Heh Byatt calenitie ol Plossures “a Seeing | twos D.C. wil bosold at private male, ates Se te A versbody will read it; ai seers hare | contains nine rooms, with large he'l thee Ht One donus. Batied ire on recefy* of the grics | fect ‘rent by « de hf 180 feet, Will bo wuld ate SS by the pubitther, WM. BL MUG! 7. did eirene | sacrifice for cash, as the owner intends to leave the and Baten tte fs etee = a | Blatrice ied cra tats i pa! BOOTS AND SHOES. M 3 z, ‘ gl = BOLDEMSN’S AUTUMATIC FLOOD-VALYE | JA GEORGE'S sOTICE —On 14 afte: bar Ist I wi r No * CITIZANS AND MIL HOLSESHOEIN for the protection of dwellings against overfiow- ABT #O00T anD te 7 heat 1G & i. ingrewers, ad gcarantes pertect relief and eatle- | 5 gy'tevce ite Pike ct HORSESHOE! NG nuns hoe Ms shi MRED AoW ERE E emer, | Ratner yee SORT CYNE aoe | NEMO Pay atisshsacion Cote, 128 €olt* FD Prospect street, vscorget wn, DC EVAN Lyons & Co., | Manufs CORN Mabe ons street northwest, AFTER MANY TROUBLEE and hoary expensee fonnd the only perfect reitef from inuséation | L Fe oe he eee ering comers, by the atop- WREAT'snd BYE Fi OTR, LEATHE £ tion of the Boloeman’s Fiood-Vales + aeert by Mr. AL. ti ‘cbarge. # Ajbiceway um condition of no paymentin cass | ge Water street Cees Ee Oe “SBronpe attention given to all orders by mall, 3. HENRY ALDER! a octlS1m Comer Mit’ tot Rate \TBast ————— = | ZEW CROP OOLONG, 80 CENTS pre Lz NEW CARPETS. APOLLINARIS ae canal to any os es 1s a Co. NEW CARPETS. NATURAL mens, § od Ie JUST FROM THE FACTORY. MINERAL WATER. SGN of Bie “3." = | wo AUCTION-KOQM CARPETS IN OUR ats. Th QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS. H rere ree cen Tamuler oll Sarongh the plese. 0D HIGHLY EFFERVESCENT. oy Garret aa aa oe. DE. LEWIS & SAYRE. «A dclightfal beveraze.”” Pate DK WILLIAM A. HAMMOND, © Far superior to ‘grein, : ser any o DR. ALFRED U! LOUMIS. = Most gratefal avd tT, mine. Bue assorte nt DEE. OGDEN DOREMUS. « Abwiniely pare apd who! y ‘superior to all for daily ase; tree = ~ : jn ainst Crotou OROOu BOOKS of all at greatly Reduced diy pemie races 8 estat Cots att | SSE oe Binas Boobs anf 8 gona PROF. WALKER. Gorton, Esa, “Improg- | 208 Beitge eR Oe OEE, SEWTPREREEE"2 Cc aoa vor sere | 7S EEE DE. AU: TIN FLINT, DR F.N. OTIS. “ Hestrh- — ful. and well suited for Dyspepsia and cass of o awerded tome by the Great World's 3K. WOOD. * Mildly antacid; agrees Ayspeptics, and whore there iv a gouty diathest: DB. FORDYCE BARKER. “By far the aost Ca Si ach Slaliec canoe oma rand ta Gout, DB. 3 MARION BIMS.“ Notculy slusury, bat iheceeatty.” —Sctbtrlete_128@ Poavevivan's evenue a. #_ snd Mineral Water Dealers rroaghog Ae tor general house cleaning ge are Boots, or: , oote-tr NO#UMBUG—L RICK will pay 0 na Suotts Grocers «