Evening Star Newspaper, November 22, 1877, Page 4

THE EVENING STAR. IHURSDAY. -November 22, 1977. Weather Indications To-Day. Orrice oF CHIEF Sr Washington, Neve New 1 at » McCullough, 2 Tom Com- « the Trail,” aad va- Condensed Loe mation sehoo) were won + < and Carrol 1 ore: A stil!-bo: at the corner « and the coroner gav dren's b being colored and operations ha successfully On Tuesday morning that during the night mate to enter Shillingte corner of 4, street an mre, ly breaking o supposed that the th before accomplishing it was discovered mpt had been Kstore. at th te sh < were frighte yelr purpose. - District Government Affairs. ‘The total amor ceived and destroy retary of the Treasury since Ma A proposal ha tors of the bu ties. The mat by the pre ‘ L and recn ations ‘or t ‘ diet list for the mates asylum hospital, as r Visits of treat mer &e. The! week. to be presers under the direet hospita quiring specia. nfities more o e physicians of the d to suit the needs of patients re a Pano T INTROVEMENT © Pact’s EXent LUTHERAN CHURCH —The sutitorium ¢ this church has recenily undergone a thor ougb renovation etere room Was re- fitted very bandso: several years age and new, with the r sof thé au chamber, the entire this ebureh is very bas ever been besore. bave been. re freseve in ba;mony itorium. Tr si and much impre pit platform bas bee: New pu friend. takes the Peis fi! the chance! and pulpt warnisbed and the ott 4 ed; t stained 2 into the pulp Btructed, adding greatly tot commudication between the aad room, above and the Sv r-school rooms below This improvement has been accomp:ishe i under the auspices of the L: The congregation was orga: 2.1813. ‘The ehureb jot was de Wan Ness, and tne « building was la: dent Joby (Qoiney A Unguished tdividuals sion. The officers order of Masous 0 assisted in nerster first pastor. The eh the pastorate of Rev. i. F Beis. Mr. Polk, then President. Was present at the Mr. Bochanan. ty other efficers of the 5 The pastors who ba Graef's mini servel th Revs. J. G. 2 Hi. B. Pelmer. . for the lest three years. the present pastor, Rev. -Pomer. The withdrawal fof colony to establish Dr. Butler's Memorial church, some years aco, ereatiy reduced the mem- bership of St.” Paul's. Notwithstanding, however, the serious reduction at that time, the congregetion has siner very nearly re. covered i's former numerical strength. The ret pening services will place on next Sun- sey when Rev. Dr. Conrad, of Philadei- Phin, the editor of the Lutheran Observer. will “Preach both morning a OF SENA ‘R PATTERSON rrested on @ requisition of Governor Ba rr pion. based on an indictment ebarging hin with bribery, was arzued before Judge Homphreys by Mr. Loundes for the state. He claimed that the req isiiion of the Governor of South Carolina and the order of Surrender made in respouse therelo by Catef Justice Cartter were conclusive. He lial not concluded his arzoment when the hearing Was adjourned until thisevening at 7 o'clock. Mr. Cook will, t is understood, follow Mr. Loundes ‘or the petitiouer this evening, and Will speak about five hours. Mr. Saeta- yes argue on behalf of the Santor morrow, and Altorney General Corner il make a short closing argument for the state A decision will Likely be the early part of next week ——e A DFCRFE oF Divorce.—Today, Jadge Wyle, in the Equity Court, mate a decree Of divorce in the case of Mary F. Passel! agt Jemes F. Russell. The parties were mar- reacued in Fed in Jure, I-68. and tuey lived together happily, 1t is charged ovly about a year, she ed that he aft reated her barsbly and with ernelty Bfe. The court graoted ground that by tespondent’s own admis- sions he had badly treated ber. and gave her the cus Ay of the children, (three tittle girls, but gave the respondent the rignt to visit the children. Mr. J. E. Norris appeared for the Plaintiff. and Messrs. Lambert and Daven- for the defendant. aud Mr. P.F. Larner thetastimony which was very volamin ous, requiring SIX days for its reading. Secs cm THE SovERkicnNs oF IxpusTRy held a public meeting last evening at ty 1, ear: mer of ith and L streets, under the pliees of Beehivecounci!, whieh is composed prin- Cipally of ladies. The olject of the meeting @s staid by Mrs. Hartwell, who preside, Was to acquaint the public with the aims and objects of the organization and cultivs Social relations. Mrs. Lawreace favorel Budience with a piano solo; Dr. W lated her experience in Enz Misses Trevitt, Van Vieck and Barnes: Mmo. Kretchmar, and Messrs. ¢ way, Town- send, Mayhew. Young and carried out a delightful musical p: rannme, recita- tion by Miss 1 Pollock, aud a violin solo by Miss Hactie ic ——_—_+___ SuppeEN DEATH OF A TREASTEY CLERK John A. Cla: k, a clerk in the Warrant Divi- sion of the Treasury department. was found dead in his room at his residence, No. 41+ 12tn street northwest, this morning about six @e’ocs. Mr. Clark had been su‘ ing for some months from frequent attacks of inter Bal ee but was at his desk m ‘wena! on *. Dr. Brackett, his attend- physician, called to see iim abont eight oSRZ last evening, but saw no danger from ac: sult, and his friends were with him up to one o'clock this morning, and left bim as well as usual. —---+—__ - BUILDING PeRMITs issue! by Inspector Entwisle: A. M. Wilson, erect a shed No. 60 F street northwest; $!2. C. B. Jewell. re- pair a brick dwelling. Green, between West and Stoddard streets, Georgetown, $159. Jno. Dillion, construct two brick dwellings Inalley between F and G and 2! and od streets south- Wwes!; $1000. Turner Fairfax, construct s driek dwelling, 2d, between G and H streets southwest; $1,200. > ale es THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT of beautiful dress go ds in Washi the cheacest biack silks, x and bleck alpacas, cloth for men and boys’ ‘wear; shawlsand biankets. We are selli @ handsome bieck silk at $1.50, worth every where. Carter's, 707 Market Space— LAdet. | "s of 1 we seer ee rea @ient support, Milner Levick.” present symptoms of any fatal re- | Shad, Herring and Shell Fish. | REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF MARINE rropvcts. | The annual report of the inspector of ma- rine products, Mr. Luaddington, recently | | submitted, shows: Inspections: shad. 1% | taylors, 5,490; herring, 2.572,129; buneh fish, 5 94 bushels: ee muds fish inspected, 4, | Rhaa taylors 7.034, herring | fish rgeon 175. oysters I | Clams 35.549, crabs 57 0. The report calls attention to the failing ot of inspections of every description of fish except herring. The inspections of oysters bave fallen off about .00) Dushels, and | clame increas:d 159,090 and crabs increased 20,000. | “DECREASE IN OUR SUPPLY OF SHAD. | The filing off in the inspections of shad is Without doubt owing to the causes state in previous reports—gi!! and pound nets. The humber of these nets have lucreased, if pos , more rapidly than ever before. Aad nly are residents of the states of Mary- id and Virginia engaged in teuding these nets, but numbers fro. Delt. ware, Peansy! venia and other staes are engag'4 iu tbls business; seme of them, prooably, owing to the diMeulty in finding employment in the mechanical brane ves of busiis turning their bands to this business. So general species of taking fish become that | water of the river may be said to ran thro a@ serles of sieves, end but few shad on the | Way to the spawning waters up the rivers neseape. I. the gilers could be indu forego fishing, if bat a day or two eac babiy the delicious Potomac shut 2 f nue Ba eon #8 thoroughly in faiure it will be Short years before the shad will | loxury beyond the reach o! middie classes. After ren the duty of gillers in their own interest to see that Potomae saad «dees noi_ become extin he urges that the law of Maryland be ea- fore EIN THE SUPPLY OF HER erase in the herring inspec muillion tn & total of two at . but the cause INCREAS INGS. lion of thai inspecied last year) did nov pray bpon them to We extent Mey did formerly He notes the inc se tn the in sof clams and crabs. and says as the season them is the warm monttis of Jane and July the pumber of condemnations 3 not eing tro: remark speli'in March a the boats and were cou S complying readily wi NDP OYSTERS. ‘ ntion te the ha d oysters about, and says: buve principle enough not to sell ers leftover, there are iar WUAL the, do Bo! the &cargo of large ones, the pI teh has been lowered becat getting stale, they seem satisfe flale oysters are Li Ise Tbavebut litte doubt but that m sickiess in winter comes from this e Siaies thai the crying of 03 irg of borns by these men mu tpg to persons who are siek or ha he and tn some parts of the «i | Sound ofthe horn and the untansical | “O-y-s-ers” is continuous. Incidentally he remarks that if the proposed pacicinz hense ts esta on-Or near the wharf, the trade would be tinproved, for the caplais could al once run the cargoes into such house wh ver the cifers of private parties not satisfactory. ——— | The Briant-Craig Case. { THE ORAL TESTIMONY COMMENCED. is toorning im the Criminal Court, MacArthur, the case of George W. nt and Wm. Craig, charged with pre- g @ false claim, (for alleged loss of horses and mules.) was resomed | soverpment called the followin Lievt. Col. Hodg stationed at Le ,and while | ‘ew Stewart for the transportation of stores from that point to New Mexico; became acuuaiatet with Briant in ise. Witness explained that 8 were sh h, under a coa- | tract di planet that un go a fer Use coa- tract of July 5th. Gen. Butier here raised the point procesding was lilezal. and as was holding them for an i the government shouid be beld alse Witness testified that there were from {bh ved thousand to four hundred th cnds shipped that day on Ubree t be bad 46 Tecotlectton of an esr th ayia ut Was present at (the cross-examination by Gen. Butlor * Witness said be bad no power to cort, bat could recommend one; hor did be know personally of the amouat of stores sii p- pel Juring the lengthy cross-exainination by Gen. Butler, the regulations were read, siow ing that ordpance trains take the pr ence. Mr. Wells,(who was formerly iu ihearmy.) And get there first. ' Gen. Batler—That might have been your experien Mr. Wells.—And it was. (Laughter) What was your experience, Genera!’ Gen. Batler.—Oh, I remained in the rear where the generals stay. {Laughter prensa = |, CoaL— Resumption of Busivess Activi'y —Ia these dull times it is gratifying to note evi- | dences of 4 resumption of activity in busi- ness Among our merchants. Messrs. Johnson Hrethers, dealers in coal and wood, font of 12th street, have now afloat at their wharves two thousand tons of authracite coal, and are daily expecting other cargoes. which they were compelled to order at this iate season to meet the increased cemauds of their customers. ‘These gentlemen have energy and enter- prise, and in addition have facilities for | Ing business unsurpassed by any house in | similar business south of Puiladelpmia, and in dexporstvation of this they inform us that , they will discharge the two thousand tons tbat bave arrived inside of tour days, or at the rate of five hundred tons per day. ‘hey bave also In course of coustraction ene of the largest mills south of New York, for saving and splitting wood. which wili be fir dand perat tn a few days. - AGENTS. —On Saturiay » an arresied, in Georgetowa, | Mr. John J. Bright, charged with oeing a commercial agent and doing business with. ort heense. The case was called in the Police Court on Monday, November ~ | The evidence disciosed th | Bright was a clerk in | Messrs. Weller & Kepett | tar] dealers in tobacco, &c., : S C. Mills, for defendant, claimed thar | | as the special license heretofore required tor | merebants doing business at a definite or | designaied locality had been abolished, and | in lieu of said licensea special} lax was levied op ail the stoek, that the merchant had tiere- fore the right to sell at any point within the | District of Columbia, without obtaining a | special leense. The conrt tig dis- qissed the case, saying that it was the policy of the law to encourage trade in the J)istrict, | and not to restrict it. The location was not important under the present law. —_—_.—_——_ DEEDS IN FRE have been filed as follows | . F. Larner et al., trustees, to Leonard Whitney, £958.40, sub-lot G, loi 17, of square N. Blackford to Reuben Law, 365, part of lots and 25, Beall's ad to Georgetown. Enoch Totien to N. B. Black- ford, +——, same property. Lauxman | to J. F. Lanxman, $—., part lot 2, square William Blanchard to R. H. Bates, #500, of lot C, subof lots 5 to 12, square 24 . Pomeroy et al., trustees, to Elizabeth i g%. 8190, lol 12, section 1, Barry Farm. | C. B. Bailey to E. J. M ¥, $2,000, lot 15, block 1, Pleasant Plains and Mount Pleasan: | Patley and Ashford, trustees, to Elizabet | Gram, $0 St, pare lot 20, aquare 149. W. | MeMurtrie to C. G. Lederer, £1,269. (qait im,) lot 2, sub square 903. G. H. Read to | W. MeMurtrie, #1,600, same property. —_——eo—— : WE have noticed during the past few months that teow A words of praise have been given the Apoliinaris Water. already re- | commended by the leading physicians of Europe and Aierica for its virtues and su- periority over all other mineral waters, and how we receive acopy of the Londun Tlius trated N ws of Sep 29, 1877, containing ac ti strated article deseriptive of the Spring and the water it gives forth, which is weil Worth attention. To give our readers an idca of the extent to which the water Is used in England, we quote the following: red unloaded in London.” ——e—___ | | Every Day adds new attractions to our | boys’ department. Weare sow Goss, Wm. T. Jeakins, C. E. Davis, and Henry 0. 5s | shall pay $200 ani d fermented entertaiumeni, 4 | beer drinking explained the | party of the region are in good spirits, | Pennsylvania railroad. The | pia house strack becaase they cannot get The District in Congress. AMENDMENT OF THE LICENSE LAW. The bill introduced in the House to-day to | amend the license laws of the District of Co- lumbia, provides that commercial agents ually; dealers in distilled | an liquors shall pay €25on the | first $1,090 inv, ; and $10 on each addi- | tional thousand, but said payment is for | dealers who do not sell less than one pint in | quantity. The following taxes are likewise estabilshed- Produce dealers, $25; owners of dogs are tobe required to register them be- fore January Ist of each year, and to place a collar on them, on which shall be inarked the name of the owner. JUSTICES AND CONSTANLES. The bill Introduced in the House “regulat- ing the appointment of justices of the peace, constables and commissioners of deeds In the Histriet of Columbia,” provides tnat those officers shall be appointed by the su- preme Court of the District, and shall be residents of the District, and hold their of- | fiees for the period of zen years, sabject to removal for cause. The justices, &c., are how appoluted hy the Coinmissioners, and the justices hold their ofices for three years. The appoiniments of all commissioners of deeds fur the District have been revoked, be- couse of A question baving been raised as t> the authority for making them. It is the | purpose of the Commissiovers to correet by the present bill the defects in the pre pelhsmerdiniciaesimlb Amusements -—Every seat in the Na- ted last evening, the occa- sion being Joho McCullough’s famous im jon of “Virginius.”” He is @ great it night received the applause asterly impersonation of the r. Hi¥ support was very goo4. King Lear” will be presente t in same carefyi manner that has marked se prcductions this week. Aimee next slavin's Dramatic Company bin Sloxers have made a hit y Slavin, but six years ol aracter of Eva, is the brightest star mpany, which is a fair one. The orgie singers Come tn for their share of the upplause, and their piantation scene is very | entert The usual first-class olio hi the addition of a thrill- sensational drama entitled “On the Trail,” draws large honses every evening. ES have been issubd t> = Henson . Smith Mavand B. Bisphan; Arthur Gibbs and Saran é 2; Jaraes Lou H. Barris. | To Grr the leadi and children’s ¢loth to accomplish the ol directly to the B Robinsou & Co., of youths’, b there is but on t. and that way 3’ Clothing Hous *Pennsylya’ Some Suakp Fre The Nouman repprt the captare of Pa- | hova yest aver au engagement of hiee days duration. The Tarks flettowards Lom Balanka and Widdio, avd were pur- sucd. The Roumanians immediately cross’ 1 the Danube opposite Rahova. The Turk eport heavy hing on the Lom ou Mon- jay and carrying a Russian position ou te | n 8 at Pirgos, destroying seventy ents Niied with ammunition and pro- The Russians,on the other nand ia fl vision: claim that the Turks were every where re- pulsed, bet that tue Russian outposts wi temporarily driven la. Both accounts agree that the Turks, afler stubborn fizhting, tem- porarily occupied and burned Piigos. The manian batteries have sunk a Turkish Steamer above Kalafat. The iate Ku success in the capture of Kars has eucour- ax i the officers in command to favor dash- ing ough the Sehipka and #85 8000 a8 Meuenr ment Lo relieve Pievaa. e Kussiaps have nearly sixty thousaud men near Tirnoya available for such au operation. GIRLS As € doing so well tu Ak Mawens.—The girls are the cigar mannfactories that lers profess to be contitent y Bet on well enough wit <ers Of the male gender. of the firm of Stratton & S ing better than those made in » parts of Pennos3lvania by men who worke F jers in winter and at other Storm also says his account bocks show that in som ble toearn from $15 to in some weeks sa Age snore than $6 or <7. » further said, Were responsible difference, “hablis of idleness and light earning: e off weeks.” A® ®% general e, Bohe cigar makers quit work early'S. @heccoon snd did not return anti! fternoon or Tuesday morning.—{N. ¥. Cir, Phila, Ledger. 6 1 The men, b or th ON bore the supreme co’ To be sure, he had been sen be banged on the four" Friday of rmurdering K. Streeter, a! et He had, m ¥ months of nant | he state prison, and tour moaths oi %: confinement prior to the exe: Justice Barrett, furthermore the sentence in a stera voles along finger at him. Bat there was little that was mean about Magoon. He asked ihe bench if he could say a word, and, when per- | mission was given. he rove very deliberately, | stretched out his aris, like a bishop in flow ing sleeves, and, in the usuai form, pro- pounced upon the court the Apostolic bene- ction. THOvGHT SUE Was AN AQvaRIuM— Five years ago Hester Brown, a color d wo- man, who lived in Harlem, New York, be- came coovinced that there was a repute of some kind in her stomach. She soon besame a local celebrity. Physicians whoexamined her were divided on the snake question, and long rey orts were priuted in the newspapers giving ‘the views of the snake and anti-snake ries. The woman bas been sick for a vj Ume of consumption. Monday died. A post mertem examination soowed that Wie woman bad been under a delusion. There were no snakes or reptiles of any kind nol even a frog, and therelore the anUl-snake CUMBERLAND Coal Trapzg.—The ship- ments of coal from Cumberland for the week ended November Ii amounted to 36,005 tons, of which 18,219 tons were by the Chesapeake and Objo canal, 12,507 tons by te Baltime re and Culo railroad, and 5.2% tons by the shipments by the caval for 1577 rhow a@ decrease of 41,994 Lops as Compared with the corresponding riod Of Iss, a decrease of 129,064 tons by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and an in- € Of 3.04 tons by the Pennsylvania #7 An Wnglish tuslist calls the arch- bishopof York “a third-rate man with tirst- class luek.” | g7The Lutherans are to hold in Patladel- | bia a Congress much like that recently held by the Episcopalinns. 7 The barroom bell punches in Rich. mond, Va., have collected $15,000 tax in about two months. #7 Hawk's Nesi and Gaaley River rail- road is the poetical utle ofa line just char- tered in West Virginia. s7 Robert Browning, the English poet, has declined being a candidate for the lord rectorship of St. Andrews. ®7" A number of the Reading(Pa.) Savings bank depositors met last evening to take ac- tion toward proteciing their Interest. S7 Turkey has received the ultimatum from the Providence Too! company—“no money, no guns.” a7-The Detroit Free Press heads an article about the tickling of Miss Weatheraby’s ribs “aside issue.” #27-The county commissioners have order- ed & Whipping: post to be set upin Austin, | Nevada, forthe punishment of men guilty of cruelty to worsen. a2 The cigarmakers ofa large Philadel- Ubree cigars a days and arrange thelr dinner hour to suit themselves. #7 Oriando Abbott and wife were instant- | ly killed by atrain near Norch Andover, | Mass., yesterday, while attempting to cross the railway track In a light wagon. «7 The official returns (complete) of the Pad agitaloee hice republican, for governor, 78,153; Mallory, demoer. TOdse Allis, greenback, 3 103." sai S7 Twenty nine women were advertised in a recent issue of a Chicago paper as about to preach and conduct religious services on the following Sunday. g7-The directors of the Philadelphia exai- bition have determined to hold religious ser- vices on Sundays, but the clergymen have retused to officiate. @7-Ove of the severest hints a receive isa cash donation from his congre- gation, accompanied with the uest “Lo ‘Spend it In the replenishment of his library.’ ae | their authorize. repres/ | Such promise, and they have sustained their she | of #7-St. Louis bas introduced cents for change, no smaller coin the five-cent having heretofore current in ny are already THE COURTS. Crrcvit Cocrt—Ji Cartter. To-day, in the case of the Dis'riet of Co- laumbia ase of Stewart agt. Connolly, the Jury found a verdict for plaintiff for nominal damages. This was an action against & Jas- tice for damages all to have been recov- by defendant exceeding his duty imis su A writ of possession, and was brought simply to test the question. The court ruled that he was lable, and the jary foupd accord- ingly. Adams agt. Churen; on trM@. Favity Court—Judye Wylie. Russell aat. Rassell; divorce decreed. Page et al. agt. Page et al.; sale decreed, and trus- tee may accept cash. Smith agt. McEweo order for defendant's appeara’ Egii agt Hessman; order for defendant's appearance. Hughes agt. Hughes; sale and trustees’ boat approved. Frayser agt. Perry; lojanction denied. Jobnson agt. King: ler ratifying sale—reference to special auditor Lovely. BANKRUPTCY CouRT—Jwive Riwnphr In re of L.S. Chapman; approvai o: appointment of Mr. Howser, assignee. In re of Sarah Restor; Mr. N. H! Miller, by or- der of the court, was fined 10. ProBATE Covkt—Jiulye Wyle. Yestertay, Francis Mabre was appo!nted guardian “to Annie Stewart, orpiaa of Churehhill Stewart, deceased: boad 2599. Estate of Charles C. Tucker, deceased; cita tion against administratrix: The last wili | aud testament of James A. Ennis was fied. Catharine R. Collins qualified as guardia to orphans of John Collins, deceased; bond €8. Mary Tobin, aiministratrix of the estate of James Tobin, retrrned the inventory of per- sonal estate of dees wsed; alsoas guardian of the orphan of deceased the annual rental value of said estate. Today, Martha Appleby was appointed guardian to the orphaus of Wim. R. Appie- by, deceased; bond =300, In re. estate of Su- sau H. Nelson, deceased; petition filed for letters of administration. PoLice CourtT—Jwlge Snev. Today, Wm. Thom ored vagrant, Was sent down for Frederick Hays,a white man, was ¢ for rude and insulting conduct towards two colored girls in a street car. Thos. Osbora,a colored laborer, charxed with stealing 25 H gargiod of lead from the District of Colam- bia, Worth SIX cents per pound; $5 or filtee: days. Henry S. Cassidy, petit larceny of some grapes and figs; $5 and. costs. THE CHURCH SHoorrse—\rs Diyiny—Her Husband Cnamitied to Prison.— Tiroughout yesterday Mrs. Elizaveh Sayres, who Was shot by ber husband on Sunday, in the Chareh of the Ascension, was resting Somewhat easier, at the Pennsylva nia hospital. Her lower limbs were pa but she was perfectly conscious all d recognized her friends. The physi- cians, however, have uo hope of her recov- ery, and late in the afternoon they were wi- ministertug stimulants. At the closing of 10 ovelock last evening k y low. Her husband, Al 2s falren to prison ppsierday, on commitment of erman ugh Collins, to await the re: of bis wife's injur He spent Sunday night very qwielly at We nineecuth district statiou- house, on Lombard street, near sh, and hat little to say when sent to prison yesterd: great emotion when & Who were living wiih Sfrs. nerd him. He presents ail t an unbalanced mint. aking of his Charles F. Warw! | exq., wii represent the prisoner in court.— (Phila. Times, 1zE CHICAGO Crookep WAISKY —The trial of Roelle, Janker & Co. Fred. Oliver & Co., distillers, at Chica been progressing this week, the ques- tion being whether partial or complete im- munity was granted them on coudition of their giving testimony to the gover They have evidence that they received «i rect from the government officials a promise of both criminal and civil immunity in ease they testified. The government counsel, on the contrary, contend that neither they nor itatives had made point by placing on ‘the stand Colonel Asa b. Matthews, ex-supervisor of internal reve- nue, and Mesers. Ayer and Bangs, cou:sel for the government at the Lime of the earlier trials. The evidence was concluded yester- day morning aud pleas were begun. The case involves many thousands of dollars. &7 Twelve of Chicago's Notaries are wo- men. wz There are 17 Yale Art school this fall. #7 The Cumberland duetion of the Mofet land. ws favors the intro- L-puneh tr ike has gintted h cabbages.—[ NV. Connecticut m: Herata. g7-The Third Natioual Bank of ( bas dveided to suspend and go into liqu ida he wholesale liquor firm of Shields « May, of Cincinnati, have failc l. Their lia- bilities are $9,000; assets as yet nukuowa #7 Hon. Tuomas 8. Bocock is spoken of as speaker of the next house of delezates of Virginia. &7 Thereport that Thecdore Ti!ton and his Wife were lo become recouciled is coutra- dicted. &7- Three Chinamen have found thelr way to Winnipeg, Briiish America. Taey are the first of their nation to venture thera. 7 Forty-two days per year are deducted for good conduct from the terms of Virginia convicts. &@7-The Congregationalists of the Pacific coast have pass” { resolutions favoring a re- striction of Chinese emigration. &7 A Chicago clergyman said last Sunday that no trae woman would ever let a man put on her shoe. 87 An [owa physician has named his three daughters Americana, Columbiana. and Corneliana. 7 Over three-fourths of all the hangings in Missouri within ten years have been by | mobs. #7-Chicago has spiritualistic matertaliz.- Uon seances in which ouly the apparitioas Indians appear. &7-Machinery ts being malein New Or- leans to be used in manufacturing hats from = fibre of palmetto leaves at Orange Park, a. &2-Women are coming to the front as pe- destrians. Miss Le France has just walked any miles in twelve hours, in North Adams, 88. &7-A fire in Leonard street, New York, | last night, caused over $100,000 damage, Smith & Taylor, linen merchants, being the principal sufferers. s7- The executors of the late Henry Mei baye determined to complete the pubic works in which he was engaged at the time of his death. @7 Lieut. Gov. Cauchon is expecte. to ar- rive in Winnipeg to-day. Taere is grea hostility to bis administration, and rum ofa violent demonstration have beeu in cir- culation. #7 When the president of the Cleveland coune!l wishes to overwhelm a member of that body he majestically draws himself ap and “hopes the gentlemen will keep his clothes on. CITY ITEMS. P.NGLISH CRAP’ Courtauld & Co.’s best, on the bias or straight. Courtauld « Co.'s crape veils for $2. 2575, $6, $7.59, at Friebus’, 09 Market Space. hs CARTER'S LITTLE LIvER PILLS do not purge or weaken the bowels, but act specially on the liver and bile; a perfect liver corrector. Ebbitt House drug store. —— THE MANy THOUSANDS who are con stantly using Dovley’s Yeast Powder ail speak in unbounded of ite reliability, unt form te and merits in producing excel- lent rolls, biscuits, bread, &c. —— To Comsumptivas. — Many have beeo happy. to give their testimony in favor of the use of « Witbor’s Pure Cod Liver Ol and Lime.” Experience has proved it to be a valuable remedy for Consumption, Asthma, Diphthe- ria roat and pti all diseases of the Thi aungs. Manufd only by A. B. Wilbor, Chemist, Bs- ton. Sold by druggists generally. 20 Harry TrpinGs for nervous sufferers, and those who have been dosed, dri ness, and decay. 3 Journal, with information worth thousands, maj free. Address Paivermacher Galvanic Co., New York City. 6,18, d&kiy aE at THE REASON WHY All housekeepers and others use the Aladdin Security Oi 18 that no accident bas ever occurred from its use. It is the best in the world. All storel sell it. Try it, and you will have no ,. Take nothing but Aladdin. ‘The above Oil can be had at Geo. Jr.’s, 639 D street northwest. Ryneal 11,18,1: y: He was visited by bis counsel, and beiray J | Sayres and tg- | he evidences of H a GEORGETOWN. RUNAWAY.—Last night about six o'clock, | a horse aitached to a miik wagon, belonging | about i6 years old, and bait been liv’ jadies In attendance at the | 2 Mary- to Michael Schngrue, took fright on Higa street, and ran off. turning over the vehicle atthe corner of liridge street, spilling the mi)k and occupants of the wagon, a son and daughter of the owner, who were slighily burt. LITERARY SOCIETY AT THE GRAMMAR ScHooL._The pupils of the Georzetowa Grammer schoo| bave orga 4 a literary and debating society for their instruction and entertainment, with the following offi- cers: Edw. Reynolds, president; Hattie Wood, vice president; Elisha Brace, secre- Ericksou, treasurer ERAY of Richard A. Ma pk piace from bis late res ngton street, on Sanday last and was largely attended, the Rev. Fatner po al of Trinity (Catholic) charc ed. JRAIN ARRIVALS —Ioat Wheeler & Bar on, With 2,00 bushels Bro, and bashels do ’ boat Lov with 2.40) bashel Hartley & Bro.. and 129) tn 1 , and boat FE. V. Wh bushels wheat to H. M. Talbott schooner Bringle, with 2f9 bushels wh and Golden Rule. with 20 bushels wheat toJ.G.& J. M. Waters, MERCHANTS E "Change lo-day, HANGER —OcTerings 1 boshels wheat, w sales as follows: 409 bushels at $140; 1,100 2 4; 000 busheis at S151 “ 0 bushels at <1 ’ bushels at $150 .; 556 bushels at s i bushels at & bushels at $1 5. GronG 600 bushels ai 21. bushels at $1.5 TOWN Post Orricr.—& E rs by the eitizens of Georgetown. papers are allowed tc lie in the days, and especially newspapers, te late in large numbers, as the per who are pet there and paid 2 ‘on the pu t loo beneath th to thing as a newspaper. going to the ¢ & all. Will give this subject his no” belleve he w exist in his offic trentio: ld allow s Were he aw the ground on iz Mr. Wildboar w: all ‘ts contents. Mary ¥ has been rrised, aad to this city by the tugboat She will be place of ber damages asce red. Snit will be brov steamboat company T, his wife's 5 sister, last aa jay evening, taking the four-o'clock train at this place, going toward Cha’ yga. The parently uneasy, but thought matter after they boarded the . They both live some eight m.les abo Marietta, and were of respeciable families Emory left a young and handsome wife and @ pratiling ebild vebind. Miss Shadner was sg with her Fister, Mrs. Emory, aud ber husband ‘or some time.” THE Mormon have tagen smoking the: extent that gr Heuid. The boys are by that reminded that cizarettes cig cigars to pipes, pipes to whisky, and whis to the devil. are treets at nigh church pa) Ky ®7-A Philadelphian forgot that he was Sbinumnoned to serve on the grand nat ou inisters who nse tobacco w ave & pcor chance among th t brethren. The ia conference of that y bas pessed a@ resolation to the effect that ro tebaceo-using clergymen be ad mitt | to fellowebtp. AMUSEMENTS. N ATIONAL THEATER. MeCullough. “EVERY INCH A KING"—* EVERY KING Laan, INCH Shakepeare’««nbli ve Tragedy, vo Lear and Ifiss Three Daughters Lear. MeCullongn Cordetia Rogar. mebevick Conertt. # Alloa Eamurd..... James Began... Mics Weidman it—-HAMLET. eCallouch Bing Levick Hora io. Lawrene Fer the Matives. the mi ble play of VARGINIUS in Which is portrayed the emeti ue of Silla and fra ternal loge and a moghty sucritics. Saturday Nicht—The tal 6 i QPERA HOUSE. NOVEMBER 19-UNE WEEK ONLY SLAVIN’'S Uncle Tom Combination, Presorted in © style never before attempted here, consisting <f the origival and ouly GEORGIA CABIN SINGERS, In their own e<pecial version of UACLE TOM’s CABIN, As performed by them OVER FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY TIMKS, Including 142 conscn‘ive nigh’s in New York cliy. A GENUINE COLORED PLE 10M, and the world-renowned Georg: * narge for novia 2 dtuie-ton 25, £0 and reserved seats N ATIONAL THEATER. AIMER AIMEE! AIWEL Queen of Opera Bouffe, Mondoy, Nov. 26—First production, with entire ly Dew costumes, properties. &c., the last Ea". pean and New York ® ABJOLAINE ‘Tuesday, Nov. 27—LA JOLI® PABFUMBUSE, in which Aimee sings Pretty as a Picture Wrdvestsy—L4 FILLE DE MME. ANGOT Thurrday—THA*NKSOIVING MATINAE, at 2 Thureday Nicht—GIROFLE GIR0F LA. Fridny—Geln Night and AIMRE BENEFIT. }, Last Matines. A BELLE HELENE Regular Opera Pricee. No Increase. First floor adiniesion, $1, reserved reata, S150. Second fluor aduission, 75 cents; reserved seats, $1, Aimee, ess, LAS Family circle £0 cents. nord L!NCoLN HALL. Thursby. O, EE EBB ceneseen semen DIRECTOR Aterica s Unrivaled Young Songstress, MISS EMMA THURSBY, IN TWO GRAND CONCERTS, MONDAY aud TUESDAY EVENINGS, November 26 and 37, Assisted by the Distingaisbed Artists, JOSEPH MAAS, Tenor: W. T. CARLETON. Baritone; Mis ANNA BEERK, Contralto, Ané the great American Pianist, Mr.8.G. PRATT. ‘The strorg<st Concert Organ'zation extant, tn two extracrdiuaril brilliant and varied Admission 1 Ne ex're charge for reserved seats. ‘ale opens at Metzerott's Music Stove, Thereday, Movember 24. novlé-9t HEATER COMIQUE, uth Ts ST iow PEMSOYLVANLA AVERUE. OPEN THE YEAR ROUND. PERFORMANCE EVERY NIGHT. Ob: BY W. MeQNSDAY and BATURDAY oon FIRST CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT. Variety, Drama, Burlesyae snd Comedy. _nov33-ly ON EXHIBITION 626 626 AND SALE aa FREE WISTAR'S BALSAM WISTAR’S BALSAM WISTAR'S BALSAM WISTAR’S BALSAM WISTAR'S BALSAM WISTAR’S BALSAM oF oF oF F WILD CHER WILD CHERRY WILD CHERRY WILD RY. CHERRY w LD CHERRY A CASE OF CONSUMPTION Bast froxeutam, Oxtord county, Me, M Movers. Srv Wo Fowrk & & Gentlemen—I feel it my duty to write ay 12, 1573, words in favor of Dk. WISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CRERBY. Lo the carly pa Daet er L took e cold, | ehortly afterward « distressing d to it, My freepds did everyihtog . without aval The best t " rouga the 1 sod day, aod my friends 3, gnvO Me Up AS @ ; 2 Consemptive. 1 was in thie condition | ard of DR. WISTARS BALSAM OF WILD CHEBRY. f began its use, and before I a | Ptates and Terr: 1 Zo Al was eur troly trdedted + done for me that I seud yr mony, hep may be the m who are sndloring as I was, t mplainis th ly recomme the best remer © tan) beard of, and 1 aw cons re with respect, Mas. MELISSs M BALSAM 3 BALSAM BALSAM BALSAM BALSAM BALSAM VISTAR'S OF WIiLb WILD WILD WILD WILD WILD CHERRY CHERRY. CBERRY. Cz Y. CHERRY. CHERRY. GEORGET at remedy for w it my conen and al! my I feel 9 at it bas ¥ tenté are itt 1 ever ng itt BALL SEASIDE, LAKESID S'BSARY; and all the seals. and mailed free on rec rR BK LUA 1 CLOTHING. Large Invoice or LATTES No Ltrs OPENED TO-DAY ON OUR READY MADE FLOOR IN OUR OVEROOAT DEPAK IMENT We dave inet pat on sale a most snperh tine of 5: 0s, cmbr eo it Lnseion. ifoinn, Wht Alaska for Deavers fy Ley, Catnchiile. net been exhibited ~o coperal heb b ore Car Overcoat p tees ran OUS BUSINESS SCT ant De vee eutire OUR DBES SUIT DEPARTMENT Ooptaine ® complete and « t ine ot fine gnede Minpted to all evening > or drone eee. al te custe c pd at Tully IN GENERA ITIES WE HAVE ATs. RY GEA EXTRA ¢ AND EY AT? AND ¥ LAND *T PANTALOONS HABLE MEN AND & ITHERS, VS CLOTHIERS, _nov®0tr Corner Seventh an4 D etrente, ecessary Articles FUR GENTLEMEN LINEN CAMERIO BANDE FERCH IErS Fro “ COTTON NAL¥-HOSR woetinas © 92.50 por domen up | WOOLEN HALr-osE, From $4 to €29 por dosen SUSPENDERS From Sib. to $8 MEBINO SHIRTS AND DRAWERS From @ 2. for good articles, sud mpwante, VERY FINE CANTON FLAN DEAWRES Forstoo Fine. ond prac ) FLANNE Snikrs aed DRAW eee reo NIGHT SHIETS, best workmanship, hr ShOOe ad gh toe WAMBUTTA SHIBTS, bet workmatst From @ 2.82% np Batted and Ermtrotdered Boece SHIRTS OWN ADVERMTS, o3" FANCY SHIBTS for $150. LINEN COLLARS For 19% ant 20>. exch, LINEN REVERSIBLE CU FYs Frm $2 per Goven op, SILK HAND KESCHIEFS FINE BLACK N B Finest Kid, Calf, Castor and Ulow GLOVES Extra Heavy MEBING SHIBTS and DRAWERS frei HEAVY GLOVSS app MITT CARDIGAN JACKETS, Fro $43 wonake Conta, £1 50 to ee. From £2.30 to SEs. DLACK SILK SQUABE CRA VATS BLACK SILK AND SATLY STOCKS SILK AND WOOLEN MUFF LEBS GEBMAN ANIT JACKETS EVE r FEST OF ¢TS s fi 7 ve ONLY FOR ALL WARES PRICE REFUNDED FOB GOODS RETURNED. GEO. C. HENNING, £10 Seventh street. W. WH. WHEATLEY, 49 Jefferson street, Georgetown, ed, E831, and never excell pie of the Dist Send us your D.C. norS-tr EY4 LYONS & CO., Mavufacturers aud Dealers in ©ORN MEaL, WHEAT and RYE FLOUR, And sil kinds of MILL 5S Water street, Georgetown. D. 0 EASI cts. AL, im® EW CROP OOLONG, 5O CENTS rex LB. ) Warranted equal to any on the. wis a. the] FEES. DEALERS IN FINE TEAS and 001 Georgetown, Zz BION of Bhat Pe Agts. FALL STYLES BOW READY Assortment large and complete. DO. octs-tr ~~ agen SILK HATS $3.50, 94, $5 METS and BE All from the W. FP. sEYMO! 1.25, @1.50, B21, 82.50 to BS 60. {eatutuatactarses and tsnportsrs. Un, sepsi-Sm 132 Bridge Street, Georgetown. Re PROFESSIONAL. OCTOR C. H. BOWE Bas Bemoved bis Office ® 1222 F Office Hours—s% io 1 a, m., Seto 6 p.m p.m. bovis Im etreet, 11. 6 tO S ‘M. PIERCE GELL, Atiorny a mirved his ¢fiice te ed Dd W ftreet, Boom No. R. with 2 Architect and Engineer. Looms 18 aud 2D. Salo Dopostt oc129- iv cor. 15th st_and New York ave. 4 SECEISG Boreece ip charge Eye sod Kar ney. his cflice hours in Wesbington. sulted every Weduesday from 13 1200 Pennsylvania avenue. * Build) of Maryland - Salthnore, has cesamed 2 ‘can te con- ‘to S o'clock, at No, we. hee Be the Webster Law Build. Mowsre Paine novS-3m ding, a. A Quick Turn Is WaT WE AKE APTER, an WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE ary is The Best Clothing for the Least Money, ann The People Shat! Have What They Want AFTER ALL, THE PRICES TELL. BUSINESS AND DRESS SUITS. Usbridee English, Worsted. "borul French Cane Borlingtou Bus W Chase Bgiian Sica Gicbe Mills Plaid. «an fcr ete core Hs rd Cass. alt al.) 6 Berkehive Biack Disgous. an 7ie—- 8S Calon Worried <= heme 6 COATS AND VESTS. Heavy French Pi'd Worstea (DB Frock Go Boys Ex guint, Dieg nal do ae a Belich —_—= , “4 Dey Strips te Dolan's Fares Backer = Ss OFERCOATS. Heavy Bine Chinchiiia. Germavia Disord Fer . ae Bobeon #Striged Fur Beaver. Bue and Orewn Mot omen. cory ie Lippett's Biyeiut For Beaver binck aud loc) 1B Florence Bancer (hive. black, aed Drews aS Siberia Heavy Kibbed Ror eaves, [is le ported West -f England Pial: Beaver cow and bie. 20 Chinettila, eonem ~ YOUTHS’ EVITS, from 14 to 1s years, at ranging ft 8% t> B15 ee ee ens " SUITS, from ¥ to 18 yours, from @4 50 to GUILDREN'S SUITS, CAPE and ULSTER OVEROVATS, from £31) #10. A grat many o proportionate prices BF Call and Convinne Yourself. ies too DUMeFONS to Mention at STRAU POPULAR CLOTHIER 1011 Pennsyleanta avenue, tr Near 3th street. nev PBB BS, a Garg Pat cet Ose, Rictrivian and Modsi Nexen, Be perime: ‘or! ‘Specisity. aS causes. - = — 2e9ly Ds. ‘T. M. TAL BUTI, Lenses, ‘Bemoved to sontheast corner eat. Testh RN FRANK WHITE, The mi ‘rh street nw, treats obetpate Chronic and nite free. J. B. GlbEs, DENTIS2, REMOVED TO 70% 1575 8T mary T° Over Thee a ae myly jagnetic Hsier, ly the mos cate Disearor to ll a.m. and Sto 8 p.m. jels-1y’ ‘houpeon's Drug Store. DE DORE, DENTIST, 423 Ta, strect soutn- west, between D and - Stal sete of Tecth, @8; eat fous wecranted: siPEE cotae-ty sare veo EBARE rAd and #LAIN PatwTine, * SPROLM jandl-ly ; BANKERS. H © orrter « co, : BANKERS, R/T te cama NORTHEAST CORNER OF 251u AND F £TS., FAMILY SUPPLIES. CAPE COD CRANBERRIES °AN, IBISH AND SCOTCH OATMEAL, _ BAIBINS. OITKIN. CURERANTS. 87" New Gocds arriving daily.