Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1878, Page 3

nn EE EE OE 7 ———— =, —<$ SS THE LEADING NEWSPAPERS. THE EVENING STAR. RE WEEELY STAR. rors of THE STAR present to the aaa ‘and weekly editions, respee- pul cont, the completest and dest, but tively, 88 Rot Only ttome of events occurring also the cheorest eb. - ana of general news a8 the nations! capita, “nara “How well the | il, to be found anyw 7 bile understands this 13 oe cote thee ty the exceptionally wide “+ Washin gton Toth enjoy, not in the City . om and Te: | aione, but throughout all the Sta ritories. In order that the reader not 20” aoe with the paper and its strong hold om “213+ ile may understand at a glance upom + elements its great popularity is based, \. epinions of some of its contemporaries as to ts merits are appended. It is needless toadd that no person is so good a judge of the value of any given newspaper asthe men who con duct newspapers themselves. What Other Papers Say About The Btar. Decidedly on2 of the best newspapers published mm the United States ; has nothing {pn common with the rabid partisan with wich our country ts Bt this time unfortunately overstocked. A. sp) of fran! candor and ir dealing gives charac- ter to Tigartici and sds much 1 ts dignity ang mpendium o rent eeiay At ie without s xi seaber=s ws. o Has fairly earned its present pro any carieg news and the aninty which it in the treatment of all current topics. Das * Ita solid merita are sufficiently testified to by the ‘withoat It.—Baitimore Amertcan, ty Gs Sie ene Sewer SSaop jiitan and Congressional life; has earned a sontinuons and p! existence by sagacious Speervance of popular sentiment and popular wants, cating ali its original compeers who were .cee 033 pee ae Jess enterprising .—Htlis- Boro’ (F.C.) 2 One of the most in! and dest edited im the country: givosallthe, test and very reliabis information from the capital of our Hoon Parkcraburg (W. Va.) Timer, Ever, See re ized as the leading newspaper of Was! nm, ag it is decidedly the most newsy, Facy and readabl Its weekly edition Is a com- Dlete newsp2p~ and — —— = bts — eee ee ata Tene) eamtuer. = ¥ oJ ar to being an independent paper te pomminie: too journal of no party, bat essential Poe orga fi the tavorite Washington ‘newspa- made ttae' er, necessary to everybody in the capital. —Salt (Utah) wsrata. = = ‘us teuOUs success ‘ashi - coeeremaer ie able management of {1 ant eres more prosperous than ever belore: & tm its own field; minds its own by ‘gontiy, and makes money by it.—J, E ‘Washington, and one of the Pa ee RPT ne country: under: ts present Management no, Ce see eenee ‘bright na newspaper that can thrive where two handred and piztosn ournals have failed since 1780, does not need a certificate of good character from its co- peatest printed and most readable and mx penhioh Gone to our table. ‘The low enbecr! fon es paca it within the reach of every famiiy.— Warrenton (¥3.) Pree Index. ‘A splendid newspaper; filled with everything of mterest from the capital of 0 cheap that every bonschold in the country can'have 1f,— Brownsville ( Tenn.) Bee, overs Seep pancirate nets and Dresent- tan ig coumne acceptable to the family circle.— Fred slat tho best papers published in Washington Prowe sdvise at our friends wishing the latest ‘the national capital to subscribe for it, ines: Full good things, valuable and interesting, and wwe ho foal its recent proprietors will tives celebrate its haif century anniversary.— Washing- son Anctl, established +; gives fall and accurate repninctel mavents ot pabife interest transpiring at the national capital.— Yorkville (5. 0.) Bn- rn ‘A good, reliable which, besides the latest Freotest rom Congress, gives the cream ofall foreign and domestic news. — jewberry (8. 0) "hose who want Congressional and other national news directly os headquarters will find It to Sheir interest to try it.—AmAerst (Va,) Bnter- Hd ; ‘wide-swaxe, first-class elght-page paper: 1s of sored for outy $3 per annum: one of the Dest wook- Bes in the covntry.—Cumberland (Md,) Civilian, Notwithstanding its mutations. tt, has been a newsy and enterprising paper, dese = Sinued heaith and prosperity.—Baltimore Sun. Uadewiindly tho kesing uses published t= F| fashington: we Ww recommend it.— Wilmington (W. 0.) Star. During the iong period of its existence it has Maintained its reputation as the newspaper ef Wi Has made a genuine place for itself eee DBewsy :. ts prosperity deservedly grows wit Histae Byrinedeld (Mase) Republicans ‘The leading paper st the national capital; contains latest news: is and reliabie.— ‘Gnarlestown (W.Va.) Bpir of Seferscn. a ovidence Unsurpase~: by any other newspaper in the coun- fr into com position of Birst-ciaes jocruals—WocRetlle adeoo ts, Conducted with great querey snd sbulitys one of most successfu! aud highly interesting journals St the country.—Predertek Umtows We commend it to those of our readers desiring a Dive ‘and from the Federal Caplial.— Kingeton Bast Fennseacan. One of the best newspapers In the country, and Hichiy Geeerves Prosperity it eawys.—Kich- (Va) Wate. Has the largest circulation, and 1s one of the best bad ae reer at the National Capital.—Garrett A capitsi per, and deserves the long life which is orisc.dy in store for It Waghtnacon rE Tain, Ings about tne 10% vapital,—Keyser (W. Va.) Tritwne. If you was? a frst-class Independent paper from the Nationa Cypital, try it.—Grayson (W. Va.) Clipper. ‘One of the est and cheapest papers published in he United Staics.—Martinsburg (W. Va.) Inde pendent. ‘Those wanting s Washington paper cannot dc noe than by subscribing to tt. -Lecaburg (Va) The best papor published at the national capital: Contains ‘al tne Bews.—Blitcott City (HE) Pro ee A wite-sware, first-class ; oneof the best in the country ERY kepudticare Seaicing 8 parer second to none shoul subscribe for it Victorta (Texas) Advocate. | here recognized a8, the leading newspaper orWasbiugoon ‘afton (W. Va.) Sentinel. If you want ‘o keep posted on national affairs sub serie ‘Brewham (3 forit . Bren! "exas) Banner, The most jpular and influential paper at the Capital.— Fay aclevtile (Tenm.) Observer. A live an¢ popalar . Which has @ great and uct me. Putevarg Leader, Anexcelle::: szample of alive uewspaper.—Frost- durg (Md.) Mining Journal. An attract re paper, both valaabie and cheap,— Brederichsbuy (Va) News. Beally the = ly live lished in Washing- ton. deniand 10.) Mmer A great new, , Dopulsr snd infinuenttal,— Wayne Ov.) Democrat. One of our +iciest and most welcome exchanges. Maury (Ten®) Sentinel, | A Shey S ‘useresting newspaper, Send for it. | Lenotr ( + Topte. \ Our most valuable exchanges,—Annapo- a ( Md.) Gasete. B live ac newsy sheet.—Sulpiur Springs {Tenn,) News. A very re avie paper.—Newmarket (Va.) Our Church Pay-r. iy edited paper.—Ritchts (W. Va.) sper.—Ptedmont Virginian, THE EVENING STAR Is publishes «very evening, except Sunday, at the following rates: Per ir, by mail. Per mouth. oy mn THE WEEKLY STAR Is published aud ready for delivery every Fri- Gay morning, Der year. Single copies Scents. 5 coptes one year for $9.00, and one copy to the getter-uy of the clud. 10 coptes one year for $15.90, or.2 ome copy to the getier-up Of the €lud. 20 copies one year $80. 2z-It is a condition of this offer that the Subscriptions of each club shall all commence at the same <tme, and all go to the same post oflice. * Sudscriptions tn all cases,—whether sin ge or in ciubs,—to be paid in advance, andue Paper sent longer than paid for. Address, in all cases, THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER 00, WASHIN @TON, D.C. Sanshine for ture requires light owth and ex; AUCTION SALES. TO-MORROW. SHERMAN, Real Estate Auctioneer, St. Cloud Building. VALUABLE IM- HREE-STORY and WELLING, No, 1 dated June17th, in Liber No. jolumbta, ‘and at th in an 6 requ Parties secured thereby, we will sel 0m. 7: On FRIDAY. th 1678, at vu o'clock p.m, AUCTION SALES. 1OMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer, THE EVENING STAR. August 22, 1878. and sunshine tess, flowing saa, On Its suriace ride: quires “corals £0 ctl reason, if no ott.= THURSDAY.. homes Should be cheerful unding in the sunshine 12 loving hearts, and finds m4 wads and deeds, and tri yz. TISING.—Miilions of dollars are See, Or ie eae sous And Megitimate advo. t!sing. Ail enterprising and sucmy “*@! Dusiness men ts that nothing repays so well the mw. ‘*Y invested as adver “ising in a paper which xvgy."0>% 7 is the true way to secure publicity. sues men Know the valne of advertising —" ™°! paper—and such a paper is Tur EVERING m®_*" It has the largest circulation in population of the city in which tt is printed of any And ever and anon our miace ts » at are brdken 60 wecome and oo Cy nothing that w Zn e ROVED PROPERTY, T: BASEMENT BRI ‘TREET N cK D irvue of adeed of ‘and dul In first-class condition: ‘The experience of te in Crimson Velvet, arlor Suite in Haircloth a : Know ts sui One Parlor 8u ‘ages of depression, where See puise of thought and a, is pernicious in tmosphere of the house is gloomy excluding all that gives quiet, ppiness, and retarding the natur: nt, and the vigorous. self-reliant of the moral and Intelleciial faculties. sensitive and impres ub goted to these influences, it ; S of its existence. TSOORAIEES me “euro ts au aapitenen for “he solitary inner life; definite, that it is 1 too far off for Weare bat atoi"* 12 8 mighty spine, 7ODY resis. Tha ‘Our dying gives new ™ russels Carpets. the extreme. Walnut Chairs, Cook and Heating Beq of the District of the ‘That from the ashes of our de FROM A PHYSICIAN. of our dea &c. DOWLING, Auct. 'OMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. HORSE, WAGON, R i, ae. By virtue of aa day, September. 1877. NORTH HYDE PARK, VT., Feb, 7, 1876. HOLIFE APRoAD—this is what ssian baron, sec bassy at Berlin, married 'a bea had been educated at ac rented a magnificent house, furnishe perbly, entertained free talk of the capital. mensely wealthy, appeared toilet, and rivalied majesty poston, District of Columbia, to wit: i” ni subdtviston of 8 (675), being eig! TEUSTEE’S SAL: onvent in Paris. T) GROCERIES. and every heart < something to satisfy something so vague and ». as an instrument that's p.2ys~’ the tune. And yet some strj®& meliow cadence, or triomphant ! 3 as occasionally wafted to the heart tens eagerty to the alluring misle, the flattering unguarded foot-steps som turn aside into a false path, the errors of which, if not followed by a powerful reaction, make life nearly, if not quite, a hopeless Shadows should vot rest upon child hood: the hours of darkness will come soon enough fo the bravest and most courageous. There should be one period in life of perfect freedom, and natural abandon to all true im- pul-es, before the conventional forms of so ty must be learned. Children should ramble though woodlands, plucking flowers here and vaudering away to find the bird whos» « is so enchanting; gathering ferns aud uliing soft patches of green, velvety moss reat siones in the brook, resting now and then, under the shade of some 2 i which is, to achild,a perfect marvel And, above all, they shou d find sympathy and leve at home. not crowd the flowers impotently bat let the lithe hands arrange then by ocessional suggestions in the bi y, to their heart's con. he forest, and meadow, teen (18) feet front and rear, and leep, on the south side of K taining fourteen hundred » and became the ly said to be im- at court in costly itself in brillian The young couple soon exceede order to make up their defict- ~ ee inte heay, liablities that a cat: Notwithstanding the e tives, as well as the h went through the wite did not hesita’ whose tastes remind afeorres London Globe of those of an It was not long before he sand unspeakabiy wretched, she ave herself up to the diss A fow weeks Self-Cure for Inebriety. A person afllicted with this disease can himself with the remedies used the inebriate asylums and be his own physician at hisown home, without the necessary expense and publicity of visiting the Washingtonian Home or any other reform- His laboratory need con- small quantity of cayei a pot of concentrated extract of grains of bromide of potassium. When the desire for altoholic drink recurs, make a tea the cayenne be taken with any degree of com- fot, sweeten it with milk and sugar, and drink. This tea wiil supply_the same ‘place that a glass of liquor would fill, and will leave no injurious effect behind. y the appetite returns, it will be but before the sulferer will have be- gusted with the taste of the pepper, ppearance of this disgast disap: The faet is proven The extract of beef is to be made. eftea, according to the direc the pot, in quantities a the time bein, digested and ‘Terms of sale: One-third cash, 1n one and two years, with int Per annum, to be sec , at the option of hundred dollars All conveyanci sale to be compl tion she commenced . and the balance irst four bottles made ‘at 10 per cent. ‘ion, bat while taking sand now. afver using ‘work about the house: too @ SYRUP. The fi but little impress! he to sis tee ines six of the dollar ee we ene the of PERUVIAW BYRUP. of id ING, August ‘33 o'clock, at the store southeast corner of and Pennsylvania avenue northwest, the contents, comprising— Sugars Spices, Coffees, Goods, Willow Ware, eney, the baron e: z dey red at time of saie. Terms ophe Was inevitabie. ris made by his rela- au government court of bankru xr ‘WM. M. SMITH, Sales) ty 8 letter that you see ft. Yours very tray, = H. D. BELDEN, M. D, Spice Caddies. OCK— One tron Sate Baan Carts Horse, ‘Wagon, Harness, &c. 8. P. MURRAY, Trustee. Se THE ABOVE 81LE IS POSTPONED until THURSDAY, 29th of August, 1878, sama B. P. MUBRAY, Trustee. UUNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers, BALE OF A TWO-STORY FRAME N@ ON i STREET. BETWEEN 8TH AND ore SXREETS SOUTHEAST, ast 2th day of July, 1876. records No. $28, folio 100, &c. the District of Columb: ondent of the H. WARNER, Eeai Estate Auctioneer. English jockey. BETWEEN rd AND” % No 8T TH WEST. ‘aris, where she P: THE PERUVIAN SYRUP committed suicide out her brains. Red Cross Society in th of the hospital | now at Bucharest en, the sick and wound Her hosband, who at Sistova, and is aged in atten ey Th Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Dropsy, Chronic Diarrhea, Boils, Nervous, Affections, Chills and Fevers, of Constitu- tional Vigor, Neural- gia, Female Com- plaints, and orb gust, nat certatn parcel ¢t and ivan an in ol and District of Colum 18e8, 'H D. 1878, at 6 1 = Feo vine rand delight Errors or Dret and want S » the chief causes of t free use of fresh from aleohol, and ¢ occupation is habitus tt Milk will not cause biddousness if bal fresh vegetable food glected and mostly bre is too rich in mitr must also be remembered differ: persons inc! may be needed for and furnishes a cheap, easily healthy nutriment, it made to “stay on the stomach” when heavier articles of food would be re: of potassium is to be used carefully and n case of extreme nervousness, the dose # from fifteen to twenty grains, dissolved i exhibit of the opted at the inebriate In addition thereto the drinking man should surround himself with intluences which tend to make him forget the associations of the barroom and ti! Hie should endeavor, business vocations will permit, and eat regularly, and obey the By the adoption of this course, y, no man who has the will t form can fail to do so. ands can attest the trut wit: All that tn the City of W: Humors, Lo: zlet them enjoy tent, the treasures of and answer patient, of the land records of. la, and at the written red : or sale at public suction, in front of the premises, on TUKBDAY, the 31 1878, at 6 o'clock p.m., all land and premises, located in the city of ton, District of Columbia, and Known as uare No, 823, int on I street 89 7- corner of said square, thence east 24 feet 6 Inches, thence south 63 feet 6 inches, thence west 24 feet 6 inches, thence north 63 feet 6 inches to place of beginnin with the improvements thereen, cons two-story frame dwelling. Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase money cash, and the balance in six, twelveand eighteen onths, with interest from the day of sale a: 8 per vent. per annum, to be secured by a deed of trust ‘A daposit of $100 will_be ra- If the terms ara not com- lied with within five days, the Trustees reserve @ right to resell said property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. All convey- ancing at purchaser’ hortherly on the line dividing lot num ‘one seven (87) feet at th ware, elghty- 7“ private “aligy ih amazement (), in sal six (6) Inches to of September, A. D. aid esta at picce oF parcel of | method of treatment ad itual and {ateliectual as well as to phy. vancement, and admit the sunshine nily into home life. Fill home as far ith books, flowers, pictures, mu °, and all those trilies that’ co: and elegance. T: considerate, sell instill into their lives jonor and truth, thus teaching them to disciiminate between ‘right and wron Without fettering their young minds 1 sand fimproprieties into the world with the memory ‘appy childhood and unless nature y perverted, they will make noble, true-hearted men and women, and the re membrance of the sunshie of home will be a Safe pilot to the heaven of usefulness.—{ Cin- cinnati Times. ALL DISEASES De N Warbington county, D. C.: id alley twenty-six (: » the land conveyed to Mi: said Duffey’s lan brick stable, cutting off the westerly elghty-seven (87) fe E street; thence running easterly on said Ewenty-8lx (28) feet five (6) inches. more oF I ng. a 16 other estates ORIGINATING IN A 12 feet east of the & sumptive persons m1 :M the consumptive hh: paired the digestion by prev alcohol or drugs, the become unable to dig ; thence runni BAD STATE OF THE BLOOD, |, in @ straight osieep, bathe, h OR ACCOMPANIED BY feet and six (6) iTS —It does not use condiments are use ye too much of them; trary, their best effect dep ing used in moderation. the flavor of any ar does it pall upon th peculiar merits of Freuch cookery that tlayort are so delicately blended prominent, and yet ly hations a’ wonderf effects is produced English, are apt to use condiments in a coarse, reckless Way, and thus miss their finer and more exquisite effe: the benefit that mig By a nicer care tut Hundreds and thous to the point of st in common with t Fight petits, ‘auin ead do DP a8 igi, specin ‘The terms of gale are: One-fourth of the pur- chase money in cash, (of which $300 must be paid at the time of sale,) and the residue in three years, h interest at cent. per annum, , OF all cash at the 0} deferred payments by a note to be secured by a deed of trust on the perty sold, to the satisfaction of the Trust conveyancing at the pu abutting there- improvements, Bound to Keep Pace. of October 12th, There arehardware men in Det a covking-stove at the store- a and that the stove may not be injured by rust The other day one of them who had a stove with red legs, white covers secured an old farmer for a customer. The farmer stipulated, for a stove like that,” and ordered it sent home by A stove the size and quired at Ume of sale. e more decided le of food, the sooner A LOW BTATE OF THE SYSTEM, EADg they paint it over. HILIP ¥. LARNER au20-eo2w CHARLES T. DAVIS, H. WARNER, Aactioneer, 'S SALE OF A TWO-STORY FRAME SK pijgh ELEVENTH STREET By virtue of a deed of trust to me, dated recorded in Liber No. 751, fo- liv 158, one of the land records for the county £4 of Washington, District uf Columbia, I shall sell, at public sale, on FRIDAY, 6:30 0’c.ock p.m. numbered thirteen, in the south half of square numbered thre hirty-flve, with the improvemente—a small Terms of sale: One-fourth cash; balane In six, twelve and eighteen months after the day of gale, T cent. D»r annu n faterest, to be se- cured by a deed of ‘trust cn the property. cost of deeds to be paid by the purchaser, and if the terms a ¢ not complied with im ten days after the day of sale, the pro risk and cost of the five days notice, tobe published ts the “Evening augl®-d__BUSHROD. ROBINSON, Trus‘ee, 'CANSON BROS., Auctioneers, TRUSTEES’ BALE 0) ERTY CORNER STREETS NORTHEAST. virtue of a deed of trust, bearin; 8. recor 05, &c., of the land: bia, and at the written thei reby, ublic auction, in front of the ‘80th day of August, D. 1878, at 5: . m.. all that piece or cel of land located in the city of Washington, istrict of Columbia, and known and designate Lot No. 1, in square No, 898, ‘iginal plat or plan of said city. ‘erms of sae: One-third of the purchase money in cash: and the balance in six, twelve and elght- een mcnths, with Interest from the day of sale at 8 F cent. Der annum, to be secured by a deed of 01 juired at time of sale, complied with within five days, the T: serve the right to resell sald : yp eranicing parc! re ancing at purchaser's cost. pda PHILIP ¥F. LARNER, u15-3taw8w CHAKLES T. DAVIS, UNCANSON BRYN, BALE OF F.VE TWO-STORY COTTAGE FRAME DWELLINGS AND LOTS AND NINE BUILDING tS SIT- ON H STREET, TH STRRETS f trust given tous, dated duly recorded in Lider records for thi by request of she n ho one is speciall their different combi- variety of appetizing We Yankees and a blue to) From their name they are taken oif supply original ile they have it is often thou, whence the chief “ame, though for a long mainly caught on the s of Brittany (Bretagne), where thous. ands of men, women an ployed in the business. lived by the fishery for generations, and_ they and their labors are always objects of inter. est to strangers visiting the picturesque pro- Their vessels are generally of eight to is each, and have a crew of twelve persons, who go six to nine miles from land, and when they see their spread their gillnets, seattering their baii, sting of eggs and flesh of cod, mackerel and other fish, and soon haul them in in Some are Salted on board, but the most of them are carried ashore, the best, se- lected and their heads cutoff, are well washed and sprinkled with fine sait. later they are arranged in almost perpendi lar rows on frames, and these are immer: ain and again in the best boiling (olive) oil. hen sofliciently cured, the oilis drained o! on zine-covered tables Sloping toward a cen. tral groove, through which the oil runs into a The fish are then packed inthe small tin boxes so well knowa to consumers. by women and children, sitting around the tables, and, when filled up with fresh oil, and soldered down by ‘he boxes are next put in an iroa ed into a covered boiler of from half an honr to an hour anda half, according to their size. After drying, labelling and placing in wooden cases, they are ready for shipment. It is in- teresting to observe the industry, skill and economy of the Breton fishers, who, though somewhat rude. are sturdy, hardy, indepen- and as unlike the typical French as any le ofthe same nationality can well be. ‘hey are so thrifty and energetic t! of them have gained what ts to them a han me independence, and they deserve it the tei of aneigh or. pattern was selected and sent away in good. shape, and all was lovely until the next day. Then the farmer and wife came in with their own team, havin ‘Om, Trustees, the stove in the wagon. The husband held the lines while the wife en- tered the store and remarkea: “When we buy a certain kind of stove, we don't like to be put off with another.” . isn’tthat stove all right?” children are e Many families ha PIANOS AND ORGANS. R SALE—A large variet hand PIANOS, at gi "Bal summer months, REICHEN: Piano Warerooms, 423 11th’ street, a few doors above Penn: Bele "Agency for Pianos, i ious and more nai of Commerce Y, August 30 1878, at in front of the p Wm. Wall's subdivision of FROM REV. JOHN GREGORY, tor of the Wesleyan Methodist Church at ns Pittston, gic County, Pa. Dear Sir:—Having st various times, Ty own and other famiit the of the medicine called PERUVIAN CP, OF PROTECTED SOLUTION OF PROTOX- IDE OF IRON, I most cheerfu' especially to those who are suffe tie and nervous disord erful alterative, 1t asa toni¢, free ty of new and second- No CHANGE.—Saturday afternoon a boy not bargains, over eight years old was ol own on the curbstone on Washingion street and lean heavi y agaivst a bi looked pale, even through the dirt on his face, and several pedestrians halted to make in quiries. One of them obverved an old stub of a cigar in the boy's fingers. “Bub, is this your first ¢ m-m-y-second,”” gasped the boy attended by increased paleness, B but I don't see any chauge in “ Why, madar asked the man t “No, sir, it isn’t! ved to sit down You sold my old mana stove with red legs and white covers, and a blue border around the top, and that one out nothing but a serub-looking vania avenue, 1 Knabe & ‘Cove Celebrated Haass DAVIS & CO. PIAN right Pianos a Special: reat bar, BI why—he tried to explain, but she waved him around and declared ; “ We're old folks, and we live out among the frogs and owls, but we keep pace with the styles just as much as any one, and you can’t y Scrub stoves on us!” The men could hardly li t ten pounds apiece as they exchanged the ni for the one with red legs thought it was because they were so mad. “The that stove has got some tone she muttered as it was loade: “TI don’t want to appear capturous, style demands a red-legged stove, then I goin 6 rest of ‘em, and I'll —[ Free Press. and he queried, rty will be resold purchaser, after m all the objections of alcobolic remedies, it isa most efficient auril- A few hours THE TRADES. OoK BINDING, =e the symptom: big, burly man)= as think, the medi Whateve1 certain cases, we have in the PERUVIAN SYRUP safe and efficient substitute for sn; ed This testimony is given unsolicited, some who are not yet the valuable properties of the medi- trial. JOHN GREGORY, A DILEMMA.—Jones (a “Here! hi! that big brute of yours will kill my dog! Call him off!’ Brown (who always stammers when b-b-bite him, sir ROVED PROP- lished stove, GHTH AND A LYCEET’ BOO! at all excited) heretofore. The lie’ll only sq. * Call him off, Lsay hold of his tail and pull him off!’ “ If Lcat-c-cateh hold of his tai! he'll leave off $4-4-q-queezing your dog and b-b-b dite him J . you stammer- vessel for the pi = Yorwuy we ic of the establishment, records of District ‘of Colum nee offer for sale at remises. on FRIDAY. for the gorgeous with gild the stove-pipe to boot ABINBT-MAKBR, AVEXUE AND acer eee pectalty 1s Pennsylvania Fine Printing idiot, I'm hanged ii jon’t c-c-call me names, please, or he'll l1- leave go your dog and ¢-c-c-catch hold of yout" AN INTERRUPTED SERMON.—Last night there was great commotion in the First Mis- sionary Baptist Church, in the southwestern While the services were in ‘ogress, and the colored minister, Rev. Reu- ‘ing his hearers to “come acolored man, well the city, walked up according to the part of the city. THE War oF Tur Wor. a colored gentleman who disy damnation at one of our “leading” saloons, is a student of human nature, and has got a cer- tain newspaper man down to a fine point. Mr. Harris says that he can “cail the turn’ on him every time. When he comes in with a lordly air, pounds the counter, and roarsout “Gimme me a glass o' Bass’ ale and don't be all day uu d—d black rascal.” he has “wealth ;” but when ha comes in on cat feet, softly rubbing his hands, and says, “Good morning, Mr. knows he hasn't JOB ERINTERS. ‘Mr.Jack Harris n White, was wu) to Jesus,” T. A. known and respected {n the centre aisle, drew his revolver, and fired four or five times at the reverend gentleman. He made it extremely warm for the expounder of scriptural truths, who dropped froin sizht behind the pulpit like ‘‘Jack in the Box.” Bush blazed away, expecting, it is supposed, to h‘t him should he raise up. caused a fearful panic. A grand rush was made for doors and windows, children were trampled under fovt, and a Lumber hurled from the windows. Quite a humber were seriously injured, and the won- der is that none were killed. | T: the assault is alleged seduction of Fannie Bush by the preacher, who gave her medicine to produce an abortion, from the effects of which she died this morning. The coroner Wil hold an inquest, and the officers are now up the case. The Bush family stands he community, Thomas at one time holding the position of city prison keeper.— (Little Rock (Ark.) Democrat. GortnGs By BULLS.—We do not rememb:r ever observing In an: many instances of deat! attack of bulls, as have been recorded by the this year. There have been sey- eral in the vicinity of Syracuse, and for sume upknown reason the northern part of the state has had much more than its proportion. An- other one in St. Lawrence county is recorded. Mr. Daviel Fairbanks, aged about two miles from the vill was killed last Sunday. Mr. Fairbanks went and armed himself with a pitch- fork in order to protect himself from attack by the auimal that was known to be vicious, and had been accustomed to having a ring in his nose and a clog attached to it, but.in some became detached. The cows arn as usual except one, h_ attracted the attention of one of the ‘3, who consequently noticed the old man missing, and immediately set to search. asture he found the old soon found where the ull made the attack. He had jammed Mr. F. aud landed him in a brook, and badly bruised about lers.—[ Syracuse Journal. If the terms are not RAILROADS. THE WHITE MOUNTAINS! NEW HAVEN and BANKERS. MEMBER OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE yoill expoute osuexe for nm pecns ace a Negotiated on responsible dence solicited. Hen! the purchase or sale of tock privileges ‘Take the NEW HARTFORD BA! DAY EXPRESS at 8.06 a.m. from G: Central Depot, New Yor! SAVE SEVEN HOURS’ TIME AND SEVEN' MILES’ TRAVEL, Base Tne Best STanpInG Jumps ON RECORD.— Some time since George W. Hamilton, of Fre. do ia, N. Y., issued a challenge for astanding. broad and high ick, of Ypsilanti, and the match came o! day, August 8th, Moses McAllister and D. Slaight were the jud; feree, and Geor; Buffalo base _b: Women and for $20 aside. J. Emer: in, accepted the defi. in Butfaio on Thurs- D. ran, eaq., President National Trust Co. 5 janl STEAMERS, &c. Mj POTOMAC BIVEB LANDINGS.— The Steamer MATTANO, pt a nickel —{ Indianapolés U_.TED, RESPECTIVELY, SEVENTH AND EIG: EAST. By virtueof a deed of May. Ist and NoTICctNG the Boston Herald’s remark that “the blatherskite movement bound toD.K.,” the Mi says:—“It_ 0 2 B4 long. things, & X£ them.” It Has BEE discovered by a close observer that henpecked husbands are invariably mea with hairless lips. It takes a moustache te awe a female —j Breakfast Tahile, New York to the Mountains Daylight in 12 hot George Bellanton re- y are. bath stakeholder. The all grounds were selected for the contest. The Buffalo Star says: J.Emeiick is a medium sized man and one of the last to pick out for an athlete. George Hami ton is about 5 feet 5 inches in height, weighs about 125 pounds, and isa wiry little fellow. The first jump was made by Emerick, 13 feet 244 inches. ick now strained himself for a final effort, and with a bound he left 13 feet 1034 inches behind him, beating the best jump on record by 3: Hamilton did not look worried 01 and picking up his 18 pound Y ¥ 2 4C these folic 888, of the land Bee Columbia, and e will sell, at public au 29th day of August, in front of tue respective in pieces or parcel further information can be obtained ashington at office of the Baltimore and Poto- mac Rallroad, o’clock p. m. All those certal {sea Known and described uj of the city of Washin AND OHI pret WS GuEAT DOUBLE tea Isof land and prem- SATIONAL ROUTB AND SHORT LIBK ground plat or plan BO. TH WES AN. ra Nos. {aro effect SUNDAY. JU 46:15 a. m.—New York, Philadelphia, and ress. City. On ‘Sunday to Stops at Ship) Annapolis tion, Jessup's, 6:60 a. m.— who cleaied 13 Sth and @. TUCKER JONES, Agent, great ease, jumped UMMEB ABBANGEMENT. FORTEESS zx 27 NORFOLE, FO! MONEOE AND The swift and elegant iren AMERICANS are surprised to see woman do- ing the largest part of the agricultural work ii uropean countries.—[ Hr. improvements, ways, ease- previous season so an jury fri ie Should think aa by th so, when their eyes are bulged out with amazement to see a wife or her daughters do- ing her own housework here at home, A Gti in Trenton, New Jersey, married @& Hungarian nobleman, and now she has to takein washing six days a week instead of 8 formerly, in order to support her new Promotion in the social scale always brings increased responsj- bilities with it.—[ Haws taining. 10, 1f and 12 are unimproved and front on | UEWSPapers th ing at the corner of H and 7th streets D.e. Lots 13. 16, 17 and 21 are unimproved and front 22 are improved by two-story eens on 7th street, between ‘Lote $2 and 88 are unimproved aad front on sth 2. 31 and 34 are improved by two-story Frame Ings and frout on 8ib street, between H and te ‘Terms: One-third cash; balance in six and twelve months; notes bearing luterest at 7 per cent. until of trust ou the premises at the cost of the pur- required on each lot as f the terms of saie are complied with Within seven days from day of sale, the Trusteos reserve the right to resell the and cost of the defaultin five days" pubite notice of such ro HN H. my 4 augi2-4_ CONRAD KAUFFMAN, {Trusteos. UNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers, TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUASLE PROP- ¥, LOCATED ON PENNSYLVANIA ETWEEN 33; ps Steamer LADY OF frightened a bi weights he merely raised them al gave a tremendous spring into the air, and cleared 14 feet 34 inch. This beats the records all hollow, the best previous being that of Joseph Greaves, Wood- England, September pound dumb bells, cleared 13 feet 7 Inches—the best previous American record having been that of A. S. San _Franciseo, over ber 25th, 1875, cleared 13 feet 5%4 inehes, sing 14 pound dumb bell.—[ Tur/, on 7th street east. Lots 14, 15 and Frame Dwellin; and I streets 73 years, residing age of Hermon, for the cows, oO ER LANDINGS. A HOMERUN, Captain JOHN FOR POTU! ieoner JOHN ‘Woop, leaves her wharf, Othstreet lineof ears, ito stopping at each trip. Days of mailing, wo Sunday. Thro Car to Staunton. PULL- daily. Grafton ‘to San- ore, Annapolis 10.00 a.m.—Baltimore Express. 8 Cal., who, on five. red id youngster, seeing a drunk vod make that “1 woulda’t have : Mother did “Yes,” she replied. was young innocent’s answer, lady bemg asked by a rick hot yourself, who would you replied, sweetly and modestly, manner the clo Id, aud secured by all came to the b: SERVING 4 NoTICE Yoik World say George Ryer,a theatrical agent, claims that he procured for Levy, the corne ment at Brighton Bank, Aenox's, Express OMce, or at < a paige at Knox's ay fees Aalt BAOON, Pres’ B, J. ACCINELLY, Agent, STEAME, NEW Tue Sweamers JOLN | KNIGHT alternately New York, at @ o'clock P.M. Upon arriving in the Ba D.m.—Baltimore, Annapolis, Ellicott City ‘ay. 41:30 p.m.—NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA On ‘Sundays to Baitim burg, and Laurel Annapolis “Yours truly. ig curate (preaching on the story of My friends, we should never miss an opportunity. If Bartimeus had mis; ed his, he would have veen begging still.” @e- When a rosy-looking girl back stranger at a country dance and as! whack that mosquito which is gu between the shoulders, it is no time to read up on Chesterfield.—{ Free Press. ne’s mouth is disfigured by absence of one of his front teeth. daughter surprised him yesterday by asking, “Pe y art your teeth in the mid- operty at the riak sent engage- Tr, upon giving t at Levy pro- y him a commission of 5 per cent. , Which he has not done. began a suit against Levy in New York, but as the latter resides at Brighton Beach he was out of the jurisdiction of the court, and could not be served on him. On 83 Levy received a note, the handwriting be! woman's, and signed “A. 8.,” saying: “I met you at Brighton Beach recently, and your glances gave me courage to address you. I am a married woman, and therefore cannot invite you tomy home. Will see you Monday morning at 10:0 a. m., at the corner of 5th. avenue and 18:h street, veiled and if possible have a coupe in readi- ness, as I would not be recognized for an thing.” Levy “happened” to be in the neigh- borhood at the hour indicated, but instead of meeting with a veiled woman, was accosted by acourt official, who, much to his disgust. served upon him the papers in Ryer's suit. Levy had been sol “Not Ir It Was My Bory. ago the late Horace Mann, the eminent edu- cator, delivered an address at. the opening of some reformatory institution for boys, during which he remarked that if saved from ruin it would pa: and care, and labor of establishing such an Afte the exercise had ation, a gentleman rallied Mr. Mann upon his statement and said to him: “Did you not color that a little, when you Said that all that expense and repaid if it only saved my boy?” “No was my boy,” was the solemn and convincing against a stum where he la: the head and should YURK. BON and EB. OG, Kast THE LIGHTNING went on a bender In a house in Utica one day last week and took strange liberties with a young lady. trying to build a fire in the stov. fluid tore away the base of the chim iS ed along the shingles, bored a hole in the kiteh- » struck the stove-pipe, branded the 6 stove, and then reached the young lady. It tore open the soles of her shoes, leay- er on one foot and buroing Passed on to the sewing-ma- Junction. +4:35 p.m.—Point of Rocks. Frederick, ‘Pinchester and Way Stations, tof Bucks and Way Stations -Baltimore, Annapo! iis and ‘Wey Sta- se, Nortotg an Batimore is Taupe In ia Cana Diner? 70 nos lenebu: ‘Baltimore and Wey Stations. ca LUMBUS EXPRESS, oT DENH. Agent, SAMUEL BAOON, President, OBTH GERMAN LLOYD. ue Of a deed of trcst, bearing date ary, A.D. 772, follo 453, &c, rds of the District of ‘Columbia, written request of the party sec! Wil offer for sate mie an ortoR.P. A, Geo: ‘od thereb) St pubiicanction. ta front of URBBD the da} 6-80 o'clock p.tn. all th: remises located In the City la, aod Known ing a blood blist chine, raised the nails in the floor, mounted one leg of a sewing-machine and came down ally went out pyiuie door I will come closely UP LINB BET dere of this Company will sail every Bat- Vor Third Vez ed a philosophical victim, Trson Who took my overcoat was jnflu- enced by the weather, then all is serene: but if he did so from commercial considerations, 1 am ready to enter into finaucial negotiations for its retuin.” eee WHEN NEW YOR. vy RE MEY, me Loutsvitie and Pitts. of Washington, Dist . 4 and desigvated as aliof Lot No. 2, 1 ‘cept Bunday, Full 88, together with wie improvements property being now occupied as a Stone Yard. Terns of saie: One-third of the in eash; and the bal by another, and fin. alter tearing off a piece of mop-boar 3 SuTIeORSEXTRESS SLES are A r to Philadelpaia, except re. iORE EXPRESS. York. and Special SVR ASST a 1878 rextifi%ma 1878 TO THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST, Doubdie Track, Steel Ratis, joonery, Magni fioons JUN TRAINS LEAVE W. corner of Sixth and E st Car surg and Begping Cats ny Gnicane: Falta. Cine! = St. ‘Louls ‘and urchase money lance in six, twelve and eighteen months, with interest from the day of sale at 8 per cent. per aunuin, to be secured. roperty sold. A (ej at time of sale, THE Man Wuo Gor a Fiat Scpper.—A good and suggestive joke was recently played on a Stark county greenbacker at a certain After ordering supper the ‘an a little discourse on the ad- f **fiat money” for the benefit of the farmers loitering in the bar-room. came to seat himself for the evening meal there was nothing upon the table but a napkin and a plate. In some surprise he turn latter over and found bene: this inscription :— Bowling Green, New York, DE SAULES—OURNING. August 19th, . H. Ames, J £. DE BAULES RNING, both of this city, ¥ 1 -HOWAED. ‘—Some years EXPBESS XYDE’S KEW LINB If the terms are not com- Pliva with within five days, the Trastees reserv: roperty at the risk and cost aser, All conveyaucing at ARNE! DAVIS" { Trustees, On Wednesday, Avi set M. &. Cuateh. by the right to resell said of the detaulting pur purchaser's cost. PHILIP F. L. aul5.3w2w CHARLES T. IHOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. SALE OF A SMAL! TE WEST. BETWEEN SPREE 8—No. 712 By yirtue of a deed of trust, dated February A.D. 1876, duly recorded in Liber 777, , One of the land records for the wte-Je and at the written we will sell, in front of DAY, August $1 1878, tne fuilowing described real es: hington, District to wit:—A part of lot humibered fif- thirty-one (81), be- ith street west, six fovt six inches north from only one boy was poe for all the cost, | sii or Washington. Di Fantomons, 1878. ASHINGTON, ath ita slip bearing | institution as that. h “This 18 one supper.” high dudgeon he demanded of the landiord an “ Why,” said the “that’s a fiat supper.” —[ Repository, EMOS. August List. 1878, AUSTIN, y chiid of Charles H. and Minule Lemos, aged Funeral will take place Friday, Auj o’clock, from Its pareats* residence rt, explanation. latter person, THE CULTIVATION OF WOLVES.—The Mi waukee Sentinel says: “About as sensible as the bounty of $10,000 for a steam road-wa; ving a reward of $5 for the killed in this State. Added to this is a like sum paid by different counties, up about $16,000 annu- The whole system, Ing wolves, is really ire, and bids fair to trict ot ‘Columb! the party secured IMORE AND POTOMAC EaILROAD, Ni! remiser, on SATU H, BRIDGET CKCELIA, only child of M. Gone but not for TuE GkEaT CURSE of workingmen in this y and in Great Britain is their uncon- trollable appetite for drink. The greater part of their poverty in ordiuary times comesfrom indulgence in this habit. save what they spend for li not have such cause to ascertained recently that the wages of the lass amount aunuall, of which, it is said, They do not put by ith of the sum, but they 000,000 yearly for drink. MENNONITES are increasing rapidly the immigration ‘of the ‘Russian 1e Mennonites, who are allowed by the Russian government until 1880 to leave Russia to avoid it nlistm. ‘There are itary it. ins sect in ‘America, about one-tenth of the: in Canada, scalp of every wo! the whole sum footin ally paid in this direction. ad of a bounty for killi an incentive to their cultu: soon become one of the large items in the tax be a wise pian to repeal the ies are paid by the siae es are troublesome they if there is no bount; matter of profit, they If they would oni uors they woul SANNER. On the 21st of Ai oue hundred and jiiness, ELIZABRTH the southeast corner of said thence north twelve feet six i thence east to the ther with the improvements tl rms of sale: One-half of the to be paid in id English laborin; about $1,500,000, might put by one-half. much over one-ei squander about levy. It would y which boun' and counties. If wo! will be kitled off, and make their increase a will soon vanish from the state. . at 3 o'ci0ck, The rel: respectfully invited JNDERTAKERS, &. B. SPEARE, UNDERTAKSBE, (Formeriy with B. ¥, Harvey), gir’s of Tuscola, Illinois, place a blue temperance ribbon and a mitten on the table when their lovers come to visit them, and say : “choose.”” #@-In Paris, the tact of the condemned con- yict Lebiez having lectured on Darwinism shortly after having aided in the murder of the poor milkwoman Gillet, has tre- ol reserve the rij property at the risk and cost of Ve: cost. The above pro} eral Swift be aoid subject ts = ies A Oxz-Pounp Basy.—Philadeiphia is cited over sey ee prinbooanh baby, JOSEPH C. PEARSON, wi Auch ; een eee ioe A health. THOS. DOW augl6, 19.23, 24.27 298ds mendous shock to the savant in Roman Catholic reputation never stood high. 42 A queer mistake occurred on the British exp dition to Cyprus. Ninet; de: patched from Mal in mistake for linch-pins. ‘The Et renga for St pl to be particularly valuable. 4%-Prof. Haeckel, of Jena. has answel Prof. Virchow’s famous speech dell Munich a the meet! f German evolution could ever ce! Hae reasserts bility, of that cl id re of the Jesuits. men ea al is The mother’s ae ring slips over the child's hand and ‘ASH. B. WILLIAMS, Auctioneer, mailcarts were B i? FB BF i iff irchow had dented that ape into a f oer HAR. @, FEAROKLYR, Agwt, ¥.¥,