Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1878, Page 4

Weather Indicatio Orrice oF CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, Washington, January > For the middle or Snow, soutierly LOCAL NEWS. Amusements, &c., To-nigh National Theater.—* Struck Vil.” and nt Polly Bas- Lincom Hat! Thomas Je Condensed Locals. Prem J. C. Parker we have the New York in advance of the mails. Wm. H. Haze: letter-earrier for ef the Criminal om Commissioner Roger using washed The papers hu Coleman and of w chanan, who was cony > stamps in this city. nesses from nh assaniton Andrew Da uths in jail, the President yesterday. at the Church of I . W. Bonham. mation, conducted by Rey sisted by the 1 is Still in progress and very interesting. Who has just closed im ts in the case of Ritchie meluded in the Court in ¢ Rechabites.a serie nent of Thos. . and Jas. Summe nm “Desizn as appli this Weel at duced during doubtless en A large audie THE NEw Untrarnan Ciercn Uy operred Last and vocal ¢ advantage bx these of the perfe » respond to a hi his splendid or Prof. Bischoff rty encore of Mrs. Mahan. the so- she Sang in a very artist Foice showed “Rest in the Lord ey, of New York. vous” in excelle t Style. The musi lesed “with a q by the choir, Mr nd Messrs. Mo: Yerwards the choir The first choi “Lohengrin, Mahon, Miss land Widney. pews was sohl at auc- * sold to T. Hanscom for 1 for from $3) to = | tinct organizat: Mancial statement wouki be turt It will be dedicated next 1 1 MeetITs of ihe Board of Ri Thsonian Institution was he PERS OF the § on Wednesday ey were present Garffeld. Ho» Sta‘ements of Institution for the ve: labors was nov mnitter for the y finances of the institmi Prof. Henry was requested to prepare a his Yorigin and pre With a life of Sv ef his scientific thsen and a republica. Tue Boarp or METROPOLITAN F anks was appoiir at Harvey's, t to examination as to 1S appointed station keeper at the sixth pre house, vice Fi A communica- ledueted from bis pay asking that the amoun’ be refunded. at ived while in th rl decided to | aceepted the tender of sey. eral rewards for Prommer & > Lows :-—Ofticer gs house, for Sunday morning wel}. a valuable rev ot New. York. father, who was stricken with in ” Henry Fisher. rendered his tive Coomes: from Jobn Bleomfield. for the Tecovery of a Valuable watch and some money Jost by him in this city while on a spree. Drill- waster Thomas Hamilton was appointed act- ing Sergeant. with authority te Wear the uni- | have surrendered th form of that rank. SUIT AGATNST 4 RatnRoap.—Justice 3 n for | originally designed tia | ing purposes, bein nrode on the 7th | gla street cars to M street southwest. he there ob- | yveniewces. The firm will move into their new wn ears, but had left, and he was forced to | take another route home or walk. He claimed | that he having received a transfer from the was entitled to a_ride. | jcment for plaintiff, but held | ¢: their last car ‘Tth street line. justice gave j veld | the question as to the amount under advise- oF THE Late Prov. Tr- | f conclude this even. | f the above-named | frien s law collection, THE Law Link 4 i ing the sale of the libra gentleman, closing wit Which is good in ever: ‘tunity is offered for ibraries with standard work: 's to supply their app! * ‘TRE CHEAPEST dry goods in this citys fa e room loudly eallin; ters. Marke!) ¥ goods in this city at Car about th ly nly li cents; beaut Weol white blankets $2.5 ear black silks and Db heap. Carter's, 07 Market Space —Advi, ace. Beautiful din Closing out all of ack eashmeres very RESIGNATION OF MAJOR RICHARDS, Fifteen Years Service as Chief Police. A. €. Ris ect of ng the police occupation. to en- gage in a private business, in which he is | largely interesied, laid before the board his | resignation. whieh. as will be seen by the fol- Major ¥, accept- as tendered, on Monday, the | 1 consideration of his lowing action, Was aceept Resolved. That the resignation of Richards be. and the same is hereby, to take effe h instant, and that i ithful services, period of nearly li yea ance of two mont vp voted te him, Pxtend aN Xi izens of this Distri administration of Mayor Commissioners at that deon, Jos. F. Brown, Henry Addison a making hb bout fift ‘sof faith. > police fore onstrations in this Distriet, and espec town, over the suffrage ac ssination, in allot which Major R ‘au efticient offi ruten: tion riots, Lincohy burglar, credit when the announceme: them thi Sor, even by ment board, and until a permanent will aet as chief. Death of F. D. Stuart. Mr. Frederick D. Stuart, weil and favor known throughout the conatry, especially from his connection with the order of Odd Fellows, of which he v Grand Sire, died of pneumonia this morning at his resi- den SUZ 2st stree n the 64th year of ‘an illness of one Week. Mr. Stu- e died on the 1th instant of the same pneumonia). and was buried on the nt, and it is thought t took the colt whleh led to his her funeral. On Thursday week instant) St t was monument offi hing of that day r that Was unable (the 17th t the Washington | short time, on the eve aken with a chill, to le rt Wasa native of Brooklyn, ¢ aur life came to V always afterwards resided sent in the service of the vernment, education Whs for the profession of civil engi- heer, but he was somewhat of an astronomer and a fair draughtsman and architec nerally a well-informs nthe years 1839 to 1841, € ploreda large portion of the Antareti nent, before unknown, After of the the Uni Mr. St io Admival Wilke: he went with Capt. Ring- gol's exp expedition to. ; Straits as hyd pher. During the late wa Mr. Stuart nsiderable Ind Judia squadron ‘ind and in August, 186s, aft ‘alypso, and able. prize bleck: cons captured during de-runner Lady Sterling—which was intoa U. r vessel and named the Horne . ISH4, he was pro: moted a lunteer lieutenant, and in Jime, 15, placed in command of the ¢ aptnred whosé name duly of that y ington 4 nina Henry, anged to the Wasp, and in r he was ordered to the Wash- yard, where he remained until iter a leave of absene a friend of popular ede ved as a trustee of publi ity both in the ach devoting a great amount of the schools, and when he Wa time to visit forced by cir ances to resign that pos tion. regret mong pupils andt Mr. Stuart was spoiuite » board of ini mal Washington Monument i valuable service in urd of engin ted that one of the sin making it apparent to th public that the engineer had < beneh mark, Mr of the Oldest Inhabitant Assoc tart initiated a member endship Xo. 12. Indepetdent Orde of Odd Fe ctober Zith. IS, and was ‘anmdof that Lod April 2d, Grand Lodg of Columbi: y th, b ‘and Master Novem: ative to the Grand Lodge He Was nted a member of Mount Pisgah Enea nt (now defunct) August 1th, 1845, and istitution of Ridgely Encampment ected as. its admitted to the G Hil. IS47. and | Grand. riarch August loth, 12, and Repre- sentative te G. LU wih, IS, He was De puts Grand Sire of G. L. t from 1858 to 187) ind Sire from 14/0 to 1872. He | was sel special commissioner to Brit- ish North Ameriea and Canada East in 1867, He also belonged to Hermoine Lodge. Knights of Pythias,having been made a Kuightjon sight in California in 1869 by Samuel Read, the then Supreme Chancellor of the Supreme Lodge of the World. and was made a t Grand Chan- rllor by the Grand Lodge of this District. he fineral will take place from Odd Fel lows’ Hallion Sunday, at 2 o'clock. where the body will lie im state, and the publie will be permitted to view the r ns from 9 a.m. un- Ul 1 o'clock pam. It is expected that the | Lodges and Encampments will turn outas dis- ¢ ns to escort the body to Con- | gressional cemetery, where it will be buried | With the honors of the Order. { and the the wre mene United States November lith, 155. mit Crown, $ pert But —, part of same t thews et al. » tract: Same to M.C.SI 2 | $—. part of same tract: Emory Chapel. —, part of same tract. x o T. Younz, $—. lots south hat —_— ANDREW PHE FUNERAL OF Co! K_ Lose took place frem his late horthwest, yeste tended b name a es of birth and death of dee The interment was at k Hill cemetery. where upon the arrival of the cor- tege the casket v ‘emoved trom the hearse by eight body-bearers—five sergeants and three corporals from the artillery—and borne to the chapel, preceded by the following pall bearers: Major Barriger. Col. McClure, ¥ r Hunt, Col. Wright Rives, lajor Crosby. and Mr. Coakley. al by Rev. J. HE Hou, D. D.. rector of the chureh of the Ascen- sion (GRAVINGS com: 1th street, Corcoran building. Although th one of the finest lections ever offered at auction. the prices ob- tained were very low, We know of no better opportunity of obtaining a collection of fine engrs tsuch low prices. We would ad- Vise ou more th look © ers to attend. Nothing is enjoyed » to entera parlor, and whilewaiting, a portfolio of fine engravings. j — YouTus, Boys and Children’s clothing at the Boys Clothing house of B. Robinson & sy Pennsylvania avenue, in great varie! —<$<—<—— KEMovai.—in pancy of the ent by the U ew of the expected occu- e Freedmen’s bank building government, Fitch, Fox & Cutter ir’ lease ‘to the commis- sof that institution, and have rented | the elegant office in the Corcoran building, | corner 15th street and Pennsylvania avenue, by Mr. Corcoran for bank: fitted up with large plate jous vault and other con- windows, sp: quarterson the Ist February proximo. ASON HoMicipE—A Verdict 'y.—This serning. in the Crimi- purt. Judge MacArthur, the jury in the se ot rge Gibson, charged with xiiing Thowas Mason, in August last, who retire | with the case about noon yesterday, came into | court about 1l¢ o'clock, and through Mr. vidson, the foreman, returned a verdict of ot guilty.” There was a dense crowd of the ds of the parties about the room, includ- ing a number of the female relatives of the prisener. On the rendition of the verdict a smile immediately lit up the prisoner's faee, and the audience were about to break out into Jause, but the marshal’s officers stationed iy entered and them, and the verdict was quietly entered an the prisoner walked out and received the coa- gratulations of the friends within his reach, and with some of hig relatives lef{ the court- reom tor his home, ic st night, just before the adjournment of meeting of the Board of Police Comnis. ards, who, for some «lin contemplation the sub. | diate will doubtless be a surprise to. many of sonal friends, aud a matter of regret to istries. Major Richards Was appointed December Ist, 1864, under the Richard Wallach ; ) cates for ¢ | contrat ard Butts— | sof ; during ctive part were the lly the elec. nd the safe ards won of the several precincts it morning. and general Itis net known who of the appointment is | made it is probable that Capt. Wm. G. Brock $10,000 in greenbacks or having spent two | vs. he took command | it the coast | ok one ‘of the most valu- the war—the | cost ¢ cost of labor since INS suecessively from 10, othe honorably dis- | exorbi . | can now be built for than at any rst and third | this py ties of the county convine count fr art Was a; the years is8 and 1 iation, | re: refuse to re and observations ample of persons owning /nenc estate, hold on, waiting for up: finally, the encumbrance are without means to pa: a new loan, but fail be worth by fifty per cent. what it was when they made the encumbrance Jarger margin now than then: consequence, 0 bid in e for bette prepert ation off at “to go up hial’) ma countries, have his expectations re the man who expects this ri especially int H the indebtedness of the District is equal to one-third real esti edness is will wait my | those hope willina | facturer Then lee them adver prope mu trietof Cohimbi chase or rent and mer |p | habeas corpus case was. called. ; Was granted, and the case The District in Congress. BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE TO-DAY. The bill introduced by Gen. Williams to en- tend the charter of the Franklin Insurance company, of the District of Columbia, extends the period of tne charter for twenty years from the ‘th day of Apri}, 1878. The dill introduced in the House to-day by en. Williams to further define and enlarge the powers of the that it shall be the and enforee regu uty of said board to make vent domestic the Washington and Georgetown. | “The dill to authorize the District Commis. sioners to audit certain claims against the Di trict Invests the Commissioners with the pow- s the ers of the late board of andit, and mmissioners to issue the certific ? pared and sizned but not issued by said boare To issue certificates on claims passe: said board, for whieh no certitiea prepar had engines in all at $1.0 Mm: to audit ¢ to said board of audit. and not : it, and also claims not present and for sewer taxes amount: The second section of the bill certificates thus issued shall into 3.05 bonds, ms pres the Distriet of the act approved That the principal of and hereafter so exchanged for shall not exceed $15,000,000, TAE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS of the House District. committee he ing this mornin, which the pharm ed. Dut it was de uithorized by the seventh ss A. 187, id bonds her time was taken up in the consideration of a memorial referred to the District comi signed by Ben. Severson, which recites thai of the city iS imperfect, and ask action was tak ‘The Depression in Real Estate. HOW TO REMEDY IT. To Editor of Evening Star: A few ose tions on real estate in trict of Columbia in 1. What is ate worth (o-dior, in com parison with its prices between 1868 and 1875? 11. Why there are so few pi JIL. How to remedy the matte: al estate values’ since IS68, and. perhaps: back and down to the present time, ned unchanged, if We reekon upon is: but upon a greenback standard as been in exael accordanee with the purchasing power of the greenbael ind the causes: or, to speak more ae uply follows the gold value of the gre nd the local Or OX. ample, if gold was worth $1.25 whieh then was worth $10,000 i really worth in gold only a greenback Was worth § consequentl a les. a gold But in ; ats in gold, piece of property which cost 50 Win 1ST 4) (hot reckoning of which we shall speak here. to say, the pur '¢ power of aback is twenty-two eents more on the than during tie period between 1868 jay Worth in gold. 1 can and “75, Now the building, 9 eduction in the nd labor, forced &e, Aceordin zed tables the nd building materials has fallen 40, 40 and even sale: 75 per this cost i the co: nt especially in Tab actually in near! seventy-ti it follows at the value of to-day. compared with its value in 1868 or time is Simply the diflerence between the iback of that time and the = ob course making the such iowa « Ke. 2d. 1 rom 0 te 80 pe 8, (and i ny duitder in the value of theyre ant prices, & y time sine sposition T appeal to District of Columbia). ‘Fhese local ¢ Amumerable foreed sales of prop y under mortgages and deeds of trust: the withdrawal of money from culation by capitalists, and the consequent ne the business communi Dat not least, the state generally. ul study and ‘ob- sand causes. Dam ke fifty per cent. dis of re as the pre ate, this d antof fifty y Id still be too small. Hf, then, We ta tas the true discount. these few br tions will show conclusively what rc \ today in comparison with its nthe years S'S and 1875 ant of money ation of r ) rs of eare jon of these pri that if we 1 the valt sales of Owners inciples ire really. use propert Con the 4 ade, Ww clementary principles of political economy of the universal world since the days when trade ce first be! principles upou list of any consequence prineiples which almost ey tl estate owners Know, » real estate owin are still ittogovp.” “It does yut not in the way they expect. Owners dinbered prope! iting the ex- mbered veal real estate “ty go Is du hey it: they try to make vuse real estate is not in , and lenders want a nel s property sold under deed of trust: y holder of notes for less than mount of indebtedness, and he finally ob- ins a judgment against former owner t for difference between original indebtedness and amount of sale. ‘| familiar with the principles above mentioned offered tl 5 actual 0 Doubtless many persons , before the auction sale, the ash value of the property; but the ed these offers because “lhe proy)- re than that.” So he waited ind Whilst waiting lost his lded to the general depreci- estate by having his property sold uetion. Then Who waits for real éstare y.in new and growing aulized: but e in old states. umbia, where yner vet yecost him 2 District o! eash value of all the ety and Which indebt ymMaAn's property, lization Of t of the ac e inthe Distr they ar ‘a in ty be when h What are the remedies? Simply Tet re owners recognize and act’ upon these inciples as above set forth. as every 1 ad business man inthe country ise their prope f they wish to sell, and my x y will ind Inany persons whe Ww yata fair valy te owuer remembe! after making all proper allowances for local causes he loses reduced liy a less his prop- ton the hing by selling at an apy e:for while he obtains dollarsin_greenbae 1 he paid in 187 rently erty in 1878 tha other hand the purchasing power of the green- in in the same as the Of his property nominally decreased, ‘and in the Dis- , Willact upon rinciples, thereby causing activity in real estate sales, enabling a poor man to pur- decent house for his family, s to sell their goods at living es, 1 be fully compensated for the ght labor of writing these lines. oe —To-lay, he Kelly perty owners THE KELLY HabEAs Corrt's Casi in the Cowt in General Term, bered that J. R. Kelly was tried in the 1 Court, vefore Judge Humpheys, on a lictment charging hina with committing (or attempling to commit) a rape on the per- son of a small child in Georgetown. Undet the direction of the court the jury found verdict of guilty of assault and battery. s sentenced to two years in jail. His eoun- sel. Messrs. ard and A. B. Webb, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, which argued last week, the point being made that the term of imprisonment being in excess of | that prescribed by law, is void, and therefore the petitioner is entitled to his dis rge. Mr. Willard argued to show that. this sentence was ilegal, and read section 1,147, of the Con- solidated Statutes, that in any case under a law in foree prior to 1851, whereby whipping is bart of the punishment prisonment may be imposed in place of such penalty. —— Wov py’? Let Him Ripe. B 8 gets off a good joke on M Von Hillern’s manager. It says: “-D._S. Thomas, manager for Miss Bertha Von Hillern, accompanies her on her daily exercise of 25 miles, but so far as he is concerned never refuses an invitation to ride. A few days since he man driving by for a seat, ehaik,’ was the reply. ought to be able to walk. Let the young lady ride.” In vain Thomas endavored to explain that the lady was acenstomed to walking, and was exercising fora special purpose, and need- ed no assistance. But he was skeptical, and with one glance at her tremendous shoes, he laid on the whip and droye on.” A HANDSOME DoNATION.—A lady, who re- fuses to give her name, has just made, through Dr. Ashford, a contribution to the building fund of the Children’s Hospital of $1,000. Board of Heaith, provides la i nine. vd more densely populated cities of 1 upou by Whee are, Sign and issue certifi- ified measurements made by the of the District for work done under s with the board of pubiic works and not reported to the board of audit. estimated i entec 'y bill led. before tak- n,to have a consultation with the jans of the District with respeet to its A good deal of the sub-committee’s ee, to take Steps to remedy it. No 1, and in (he Dis- $5 each or heal was noted by détend such disgr men, who pretend {0 be church member WASHINGTON ¥ ai estate between | nt value of cent. etiffy | of track of the Mount the | the level above Jacob's Ladder in safety, but owing the Se and With his bagga made a fresh st at the forme howr—he a a velocity of soon lost his bakanee, and wits dred conipa could, of the mountain for le Sunda N town, Wilson county, her house, t three men at her door demanding to be ad mitted. of the men forced it open wit and, as he did so, she fired on him w who attempted to force justifie, Tomi was as having aly throughout the don, Occup visited b found the wife di He was still living, and ined the register ties hh ting on the be who has bee for a tram now fifteen. ing home without giving goin of his previous. tramp, and wes has received a letter from w ,; cient funds to return home. not determined whether or not to comply with his request, not knowing but that the youthiul vagy himself with a new outfit prepratory to start. dt will be | and he | was partially | six months im- | A Boston paper ked a country- Not by a long ‘A man with your legs District Government Affairs. The chief engineer has direeted that street lamps be ereeted as follows: Four on oth st, between I and K northeast, and one corner of Ieth and Q streets northwest. STREET PAVEMENTS. In reply to a communication from 0. B. Gunn, engineer and superintendent Union d depot, Kansas City, Mo., to the Dis re. a8 to Whether they y, &e.. Chief Enzineer Hoxie, to whom the ‘letter was referred, states that as- | puattum pavements have only been, laid in Yashington within one year past. The bal-, ance of the bituminous pavements laid here are of various combinations of coal tar, with a | small amount of asphaltum and bitumino: limestone, (Neuehatel.) Asphaitum pave- ments have not yel been subjected to heavy trucking for freight hauling. For this, stone | ble ications are {90 | varie given within the | space of a r, but will be forwarded in digest of p: vements which ean be pro- cured from the United Siates Patent othee. The asphalt ments Will soften in summer toaceriainextent. Those in use her not been injured thereby. Tur * Boy: temperance me Captiol M. yotional es TEMPERANCE Mov. ting was held arch last night, ronducted by the pastor 4 Mr. J. B. Dunnin: ‘“eot the meeting, and Messrs. Thomas iller. of North Washington E Washington ; Chartis Brick’ Thompson. \ Jos. William: Reform Clab, interspe President of the nd others, made ‘sed with the choir. Fifty-four recruits were the temperaneé ca DivipEND TO —Geo. Myers, of Ba 10 Was ap. of Freedmen’s bank de- y, last December iled on Me: Cc el, Purvis aiid’ Leopold. the bank comm He presented the petiti anottrer dividend of 10 per cent vat of the ts of the cor ‘The conmm joners No. 20 next, additional in p which is i iti curities, tie till iS time, other wis 13 per could have been declared. Two 3 per eent. was paid. MARRIAGE LICED have been fssir Alexander Kent Abbott and Hattie and Annie Randal! A LARGE OVERSTOCK of all grade being sold at about one-hait jee, at the large elothing house of bros., Corner 7th a ) streets —Adri. nd Caddie Gove; Py Hable Tne Brst Eve AINMENT is to be found at Milles tL billiard room, occupying the entire front National Theater buildiy i THE COURTS. PROBATE Covet—Req Yesterday, in the Fivygerala, a der of sale gra Orphan's Coart in Virgi A, Riley, dereased: order of sale Pouce tate of Jos, auted, ouRT—Judge Snel. | To-day. Eoianuel Hecht was charged’ with as- sault and battery with INTENT TO Kt This occurred Wea CHARLES Loren, the house Isaac William: volored. charged with as Perry Dorsey, pastor Chiveh, Uniontown, | and vontinued until to taken for defence, and t fteen days comusel, Mr. A. marked that ‘it should s counsel to discourage | nthe part of colored Sis : WL not te ence: not only couvesing the impressi were the injured party, by expense, ore ___ Forty Mires an Horr Down Me Is quite enough to ta e ofticer’s breath. a dered from the summit nd after waiting seve Browne, and the cour the dury conscient eful condu been shington, D.C. ys for clear weather decided to start last Sunday morning with two companions. They rye sled, and intended to follow ihe Wash i ngtow KR he part se of the mounta pphess of the remaining siops hts companions decided to halt, ehimtocontinue his journey alon e strapped to the Sled. he but Instead of proceeding of speed—twenty miles an shed down the mountain side with tforty miles an hour. He nirled one hen rt headlong into the deep snow. Hi ions reached him as quickly as the nd then clambered down to the base ssistanee: and the led Lo Littleton ona lit- unt Was fnally ear A Womas Brarys aN AREATIAST. ight a Mexieca —On las y Gre doa may d from her sleep by She On her refusal to open the door, one a Dillet of wood, ha pistol. Lot the man nentrance. The jury the woman in her act. He: me Was Gonzales, and the name of her victim amayne Carabajal, who is represented Ss borne bad charac Treston Nev he ball crashed through the bra A YounG Marniep € ing a house tn Me y Some Triends Si in he and uncon: sifting-room on a us on the floor and the ly ed him, and on Sunday he was init ery. Itis supposed that the aused by coal gas eseaping throwsh was A Youn vion, ©. Frank Weaver, 23 John Weaver, an old citizen, week. He wrote a note to wv young lady, whe lives here, as follow Some See me immedi ately. Tell Kate to come to my fune It is evidently a clear case of preineditated set destruction. He bade goodbye io several par: It seems that he went upstairs, pulled off oes, and shot himself in the temple. sit- A Boy Tramp.—Ogden, the Brooklyn boy confined in the Frederick jail St, it is ase nine y been in the if ay information of and after r ning away for many S returning in a destitute condition, and ‘aring again as soon as he had become ad and recovered from the effects ‘The last time he left vas about the 11th of September, since which we he has been strolling through the south in the true amp style. His father him stating that he in the Frederick jail, and requesting sufi- His father has ome time since he w Heh it might only be desirous of providing ng on another tram A Lover's OaTH.—At Mt. Ve non, Il., Win. R. Asher was arrested on a charge of perjur’ and after a preliminary examination before the police magistrate, was committed to await the action of the grand crime with which the prisoner is charged to The in swearing falsely to the age of a girl, Miss Sara E. Naney, inorder to obtain the neces- sary license to marry her. The girl was will- ing that the knot should be tied, as tied it was by the Rev. Mr. Cline, and she seeply sympa- thizes with her imprisoned husband. ITALY AND THE HOLY See.—The Vatican, replying to the inquiries of the Nuncios abroad, says that the situation has not been changed by the accession of Humbert I. 4@-Hon. John Morrissey’s health continues to improve. 4#e-Mr. John Riddle, brother of Mrs. Col. Thomas A. Scott, had his leg shatt i bya ball glancing from a target on Saturday. in Erie. The limb had to be amputated above the knee. 4%-A Maine postimistress was fined $117.3) for opening a letter passing through her office. #3-Judge Westbrook, in charging a grand jury in Utiea, N. Y., last week remarked: ** No matter whether lotteries are ata chureh fair or festival, whether at a charitable fair or festival, they are forbidden by the law, and are misdemeanors.” 4% A good and abundant nationai eurrency which will oil the wheels of industry, and for- ever render the toiling millions independent of the goid cliques, abroad or at home, is what the Richmond Wh/g wants. wae-The Gas works at Portland, Me., are crowded daily with children and babies, taken there to inhale the gas as a remedy for whoop- ing cough. GEORGETOWN. Bumps Assoc __ AMUSEMENTS. _ | NATIonan THEATER. MOORE AND J.C, WILLIAMSON, TO-NIGHT, BENEFIT of MA A GRAND DOUR8LE BILI K OlLand THE CHINESE QUESTION, _LECTURES. OF NEW YORK, JOHN HALL, D.D. Wil aeliver an ada iE MISSIONARY WORK CAN SUNDAY > in On MONDAY, ATION—At the 12:h regu Jar monthly meeting of the Eleventh Buildin: heid last night at Goddard’s hall 1, being 25 shares, at of about $1.30 per si SHOOL UNION, GIE MOORE. DEATH.—Geo. Wi e to the station-house last the night he was suddenly se bleeding from the nose. ‘op the hemmoi Pr. ONe ce President of 0 KON. Vice President of inquiring about the as- | ea are | @ Fares, written expressty for them by Ck THE CHINESE Qt Billy, a butcher, (Ab Ka F very effort was made to | rhage, bui to no effect. Fi ATOR DANIEL W. Will Deliver His Great 1 OORHEES te Yung Stim, a Mr. WILLIAMSON ge, Was so Weak this morning. havitig lost, it is said, over a gallon of blood, that he to the almshouse hospital for treat BETTER.—Little E v' burned yesterda: THOMAS JEFFERSON e] ais ae: FRIDAY EVENING Beck. who Was 80 se- | Bive choice vocal and instru : CHINESE OPERA, MATINEE SATURDAY at TWO. neer, sold for Wm. st half of lot nun addition to | trenting 30 feet on Dunbart —_———$—— — —$———— _ FAMILY SUPPLIES. TSE THE SUN-COMPE 1PHE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY ORATORIO OF pet, between | An” WEDNESDAY MYRON W. SED \ EAST + Of the famous Temple Quar EN ra Trocers and Provision dealers ke Young Ning P ad. Miss JENNIE | CAULFIELD, | Chorus of 100 Voids, “selected fr nthe story of took | INGTON (CW. hing to do in bringing it about. It is love mateh, the culimi those idyls we read about in fai the young prince, send: Len and after FRESH CUCUMBERS. FRESH TOMATOE FRESH SHAD, HARD-SHELL CRABS, CANVASS BACK DUCKS, SWEET BREADS AND ALL Kixps Di 4 ud heart to the | M's BERTHA VON HILLER In answer to many lette: agement publicly announces that the § 100 MILE WAL’ Iuumble maiden, Tt is by birth a prin royal dower of looked at from humble maide i grandchildren Thrown much together from their eal childhood Alfonso and Dona Meri . but as she brings no provinces and serfs, she is ne! The wedded p ODD FELLOWS" HALL, JANUARY 28TN AND 29TH, | Is positively Mise Von Hille PHYSICAL © In Washington. young Alfon ETABLES AT THE COTTAGE MARKET, S818 Fourtecutii GEO, HUNTLEY & ¢ \ This childish ed to ripen until the revolution ly the youn love or touk sides Queen Isabella. Thi For Sale at Elis” arm AT ODD FELLOWS’ HALL. TON HEBREW CONG revolution against feud. however, failed to w Alfonso and Dov Mercedes, who, like true lovers, beeaine mo) attached than ever en acco NEW Goons. SARDINES LA THE WASHIN QUEEN OLIVES. TOBASCO SAUCE, LOBSTER, PICKLED AND FRESH. SALMON, 1 Le A UPS) ANS WEDNES THURSDAY. EVENING the Lady Mu FAIK MONDAY. untering with family through the Alfonso mus xe Lo pop the momer and the ceremonic i to what the rep Heraid Madrid Spe Dona Mercedes and hei must have been.—[.¥. 'y by obtaining our prices tor = pune, Rave pee LN | Goods prior to pi Tehasing c sewhere, B. W. REED’S SONS, 1216 Fst. nw. ATURDAY NIGHT, RD'S OPERA HOUSE. TWO YOUNG ling with Ais datighters of the eashie nk; they wer Cuore WINES, | IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC CT JARS, TEAS AND FINE GROCERIES, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PICKL FRUITS, NUTS, CANNED AND BOTTLED TABLE LUXURIES, WEDNESDAY runiutoe bya Ss Emima Jacob Lord, of New York who recently whose whereabouts have povered, 10S! not day in serving notices in the lunacy ings under the order made by Judge V was handed to Mr. Lora . At the residen Hicks the colored butler, Thoms summons of the de fter again denying that Ss inthe house, a copy of the noti Inarried the not yet been di The Virginia Jubilee Si . The Great She The piece will be presented with APPROPRIATE expense iitendin, THE PRICES Of every Description, both Foreig: nd Domestic, AIN AS USUAL. JOHN H, MAGRUDE 1421 New York ave., COMIQUE, Lith Stree ELOW PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. OPEN THE YEAR ROUND. PERFORMANC Matinee for Ladi NESDAY and SATURDAY AFTERNOUX, FIRST-CLASS IN EVERY RESPEC fety, Drama, Burlesque and Comedy. nov27-ly | = ane snc Ceme dian MG EBER & SON FURNISH MUSL ns, Commencement | idence, 725 7th street as eacury Department. BEST 8. C, SHOULDERS, C. WITMER, F ra mmiis that its salesman, Calvin W. s, ast night he Nelson, had nills, Who. remar you've been doing wr rennsyleania ave, how to blow saw that he was i him to his lodging: him that his trout Although a married desires the attention of the pubile to the LAME AND V: at his stalls, Nos, 638 and 688 ter Market, and Stalls BEEF, MUTT Always to be for th street wing Ce Nos, 20 and $1 Western Market, rdays at each place, rs faithfully filled and purchases de ‘Orders left at rn # and I sireets, or Fills’ music store, will réceive pre and his wile } OF EXHIBITION »propriated the compar be able to return it. After a while he was to goto the station hou yhere Mr. Holbrook. made eom him, upon whieh he is held + e from Butlalo, where LN. ¥. Herald, wd. liked by the dogs of Tur Simoney hoping to ON RK. KELLY, DEALER 1N FIRST-CL LAMB, VEAL, TT 'D BEEF A’SPECIALTY, and 630 Center Market, 8th street wing, and 206 and 208 Liberty Market; or address Box 713 City: Marketing delivered free of charge to all parte AT = MARHKRITER'S FREE ART GALLERY AND STORE, N Choice OM Paintings, Also, largest stock of Pap ‘ictures, Frames, Pict RNE Stalls 628, 629 nber Name and OW 18 THE TIME TOS Gents and Child -Fiftoen fish-venders have been fined for blowing horns #%-Mr. Beecher has bee cast-off Wearing Ap- Parel, Boots, Shoes. &¢., at extraordinary bigh Gash prices at “JUSTH'S O.d Stand," Stree: u.w, Ail notes by mail will be promptiy at- BOOTS AND SHUES. UR FORCE here were no tidings of the schooner ont io sea from Atlantic City _ BALES, PARTIES claims this year of Whom 44,409 are color yinan in Brunsy ES BALL WASHINGTO i HS HALL. « #e- Tie following correspondence between a man who lent kin *T lent you one y Ifyou have not had it lon, it one year longer. swer Wis rei ‘nit,and hoped you had. Le: lu another year.” ters, $1.25, $1.50 at “explains itse! ago to-night $1.1 ate hint this an ESIRABLE STOCK OF FALL and WINTER GOODs for Ladies and Gi | PYESIRING TO © \ LADIES WINTER BOOTS, L shail he entine stock at a discount off TWENTY PER CENT, FOR CASH until JAS, H. VERMILYA. each purchaser, free of charg: Sigu of the Big Boot, CITY ITEMS TRING OF 18; opening a large and elegant s, boys’ and children’s hat ble for the coming season, at Lewi street, between Land K, Dors Your HEAD Acre? doses of Lodilie’s Headache Speeific will a surediy cure you. costs 50 cents. SINESS is dull. MORE CROOKED HEELS. NO SLIPPING ON THE STH'S Patent (Steel) Sole and Heel Protectors make your Shoes last twice long, retain shape, and will Ping on the ice, ("Best **) For sale by all Shoe Stores and pventor. 619 I) st. BANKERS. MEMBER OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE will execute orders for the purchase or sale of Honds and Gold on moderate margins. missions $5 per each 100 shares, i negotiated on responsible parties | respondence solicited. Hen1 Am. Mining and Stock Ex . Reference, D. K President National Trust Go. JRECEPTion AND EVENING BONNETS; OPERA KID GLOVES, In White and Evening Shades, in 2, 3, 4 and 6 t is perfectly Try stock speeul re often made trom an investment of one hundred. Send to Ales Frothingham & Co., brokers, 12 Wail st. ortheir Weely Fiaaneial Report, sent Boston TEA BREAD. MRs. J. P. PALMER'S, 115-tr 1107 F street. bet. 11th and 12:n sts, OF THE CHOIC MISSES CLOAKS of this READY-MADE BOND | reduced prices, FLANNEL ROBES DE CHAMBRE from the elegant assortment GARNITURES for party an¢ j dresses: also, MUSLIN and LAC UVERDRESSES, at —To one quart of our spoontuis of Dooley | alt, butter the size of an egg rub- | bed in the flour, one pint sweet milk, and the 35 Wall st., LADIES AND season's importa- ‘ETS at greatly SAVE, TO LEARN HOW TO DO IT, YOUR) READ AND HEED WHAT FOLLOWS. Jast, stirring in Tigh the whites of tie eg are pan in aq Ss for the table. Break in squ newiy-designed DERATION the characte the history of its ew immense annual sales, Hostette Bitiors may be fairly entitled the foremost not only a toni Iterative, and its is to Substitute healthy for diseased | action throughout the THERE 18 BALM 1 Abie's Bulswing ov bined with Honey hound, in the foi hound ond Tar, i R HAIR.—The laws et Health and UStOINs Of Social Hfe Fe. The matiér is of great importance tn M. WILLIA AT COST ! FOR CASH ONLY. ss ir large stock of MILLI- tonic of the age. coustitutional and local | AT Cost: BEAUTIFY YOUR HAIR. ing crown of g.ory, aud fur the lc In order to reduce | NERY and FANCY GOOL ELL, for the nextTHIRTY 1 Ti GILEAD, and t FOR CASH ONLY. Job Lot Hamburgs at 25c. per vard, the best ever sold at that price. Trimmed Hats aud Bou- xtract of Hore Honen of Hore- is the most potent reniedy for Colds, Coughs, Hoarseness, and Influenza, ver Administered in this oi s Toothache Drops eur one minute. Sold by all Drugs’ GaFF, FLEISCHMANN 1 facturers and introducers into the U. + ‘Absolutely none genuine without our trade mark or our firm name on the wrapper. All others are imitations. 5 CULTIVATE YOU means can It be saved aud beau arcity of money necessitates this step, and we hope our’ patrons will appreciate the GREAT BARGAINS OFS 621 and 623 D st. #e-The extreme ny other countr HATHAIBON, Discovered thirty-five years ago by 1” Yale, is the mosi for preserving and ts at 25 cents, rfect prepar witify ing the hi the best. hair dressi: |, Lyon's Kathatron ae. and will if the roots and follicles miracles, of which the jpecimen : **T had been entirely bald for years, constitutional, I supjwse, few bottlesof Kathairon, and, to my great sai Thave a thick L. DORRAN respect the Kathairon is absolutely 1 $ unequaled: 1.—To Cure Bald: » original mai ™M tS. MAX WEYL, No. 712 Seventh street N.W. (Between G and H.) EW STORE AND NEW GOODS, IMPORTANT TO LADIES, 1 have the choicest and best assortment of BER- GERMANTOWN WOOL aud FANCY GOODS of all kinds, which | am offering house in the city. himbles, 35 cents; best Rubber Eye- Compressed Yeast. ' Happy Trprnes for nervous sufferers, and following is @ those who have been dosed, dr quacked. Pulvermacher’s Electric remature debility, weakness and and Journal, with information worth thousands, mailed free. Address Pul- yermacher Galvanic Cempany, ery, York LIN ZEPHYRS, lower than an) . 2. pdruf, 4.—To f -ulphar and hair and para- TO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.—We wish to The Kathairon is nos call attention to_A. Fischer's Chemical Scour- ing and Dyeing Establishment, near Sth street. Jatest improvements, whether of American or Buropean, invention, Re 14 coated a fo ao, nis work in a manner not equaled by these facilities. His cleansing ies and Geni t's Suits ary in fact, the chea] in the on account o! i pe B.—A specialty of his econ- sists in removing spots from costly party dresses ; 25 years experience. His dry cleanser ease spots effectually from any ar- careful pressing pearance as if newly mad aned ; two pair for 25 cents. GEORGETOWN ADV’M’TS. 66, UNT POLLY BASSET’S” YANKEE “SINGT: CURTIS HALL, GEO. THURSDAY AnD FRIDAY EVENINGS. AND 25TH JANUARY, 1878, SATURDAY MATINEE 2 P.M, Tickets 35 and 25 cents. Oo™ MOTTO, EXCELSIOR: ) SELMA RUPPERT, 614 Ninth st,, opp. Patent Office, Dealer in BERLIN ZEPHYRS, FANCY AND WORSTED GOODS. Large assortment in Rug aud Burlap Canvas and lyze the brain, It isa pure avd intended to restore the hy rowth and reinvigoration. fumed, and the most delightf . No lady's or gent complete without Lyon's Kathairou. SOLD EVERYWHERE. TOY TRUNKS. BCHOUL BATCH POUADIES" SATCHELS LADIES’ DRESS TRUNKS, * HARNESS, WHIPS, &c., No. 905 G street, ly adopting the s splendiklly per- lollet dressing man Ss toilet watMt is Dot possessin; and dyeing Point Lace Braids and Applique Patterns. Novelties in Fancy Worsted Work and new de- ‘Eambroideries on Linen and Faucy Canvas. and double Germantown W: only first at2c. perbaukorzor.) VO" OMY A discount of 10 made-up WOESTED GOODS. CLASS MILLINERY. superior work. ves them an Ki cent. will be allowed on all TRUNK AND HARNESS FACTORY AND SALESRUOMS GRAN ENING ofan ENTIRELY EW AND CHOI! JAMES 8. TOPHAM, 8B 425 Seventh Btrect Northwest.-eh REPAIRING. and Trunks covered repaired | = ‘Trunks and Harness: at short notice. Ammanacn DE GOTHA FOR 1878, SIN CLEANSING. MEN'S GARMENTS, Lape END GENTLE! Imported and for Sale by MOHUN EROS., BOOKSELLERS AXD STATIONERS, jani0-tr 1015 Pennsyleania avenue. Bots humbug. 18 TO, Tr SMALL FRUIT, ORNAMENTAL TREES, Send for Catalogue to C. GILLINGHAM & CO. Post Usice,