Evening Star Newspaper, November 22, 1878, Page 4

a “THE EVENING District Government Affairs. ‘The contract for paving and improving N and STAR. FRIUDAY...... The We ISDICATIONS TO-DAY. OFFics oF CulEF SIGNAL bea) WASHINGTON, Nov. die Atlant A =e OF THE ‘The following is the readings of the thermom- p during the day: 7 a.m. 32 midday, eter at the Signal OM 7 735 a. m.. 49°; Maximum, LOCAL & per cet. of it what is unirae. Lone cevt fer the b it has r Peter Mr Long brid back b Dr. Doreras ASD DK. CE ad OF ware a . his 7 ide graph of th there. Sb ial A they say t positive t same until Christian in acquaint fs devotin * A CrRrOr: cristield (Md) Leaver Corset: week Captain I. 7. $ Clara Howeth, picked up Jeton, one of the victin press dis Si shoals near Kedg Sterling chance landed at the How Was born, married and lived charge of the distressed husband. One of children lost with Mrs. the bay und into t Too, Was Tec monthly Building Assoe per cent hs 74.03 €: on €0-Op goo Was advanced at premium, 4 —' At the ssth rr Arlington Co-operative ‘THE COHEN Case. Court. Judge Wylie, the appealed from the 'Polic fned £10 for disorderly conduct tural Department during his de last summer, was called, but he £ Mr. Durant, his counsel. know his client's wheres’ the case be passed, w When this action was take: Views On labor and tin: THE CROWD OF CUSTOMERS still increase. New goods received every day. WOOL, $2.50, $5, $7.50, new and beautiful dress § 0 clock a.m.; dress beautiful silk and wool 62; finest quality dress goods f $1_5e, $1.75, $2 and $2. trimmed with sil aks from $5 to 2 tate broker and auctioneer, 10th and F streets n. W.. has sold, at private sale, for James D. Clary, house ii abd lot on southeast corn: B. W.. 25 feet front by a depth of 5 proved by two frame houses, for M Tor $4,000, among thank House of B. Robson avenue, where all that youths, boys’ and children’s clothing ean be | at popular prices —4iot. Ts! CARPETS!_N, found atall times, and Canrets! Can of ingrains from 20, twe-ply ingrains, all ne’ pat . cueloths, ail widths; Nottingham from 2 cts. per yard; Diankets, f $2, $2.50, forts from 73 cts. Tow: avenue, south side, near Forp’s Oreka Hovss.—This cosy little theater will open next Wednesday night, and “Streets ot New York” will be ¢ and ef M ‘Ss. © rendition of “Bade rd hit in San Fra Will be suppe other talented performe given on Thanksgiving D Goop anv CuEAr to even aus, WU) Penna, ave, -November 22, 1878s Amnsements, &c., Fo-night. \ his boarding house prior Tall note vy » likeness of Christian, the police o'ti- Douglass and Christian are the erling, of the § 'S’ Straits into the bay. ¢ rried the remains to Smith's er in the Potomac river, for interment, and i » Potomae riv vered by the father, 6) Was advanced at 511; per cent. premium. esterday, in the Criminal goods from 15 to #2 loaks trimmed with vel- K. O. Holtzman. real es- Day ts her things this commun: forts having in thetr midst so com- Picte an, Stablishment as the ria ed = ng | Adee. 20. 919 Pennsylvania s is desirable in the tue of | WASBINGTON d by Miss Henrietta Vaders and ‘LOTHING.—Those who wish we in these hard times in the pur- otdhg, and at the time secure a good rviceable, well-fiting article, will do weil to ‘renis@ that fair and honorable dealer, Mr. A. Kirby streets was yes arded to F. M. at $1, ral athere soline for the Bi “a by the Dis- ssioners to the Beard of Fire Cor- joners for report as to the danger to sur- t property. the nbers of the board— MH Beeon and Hume— F con visited the premises and carefully ispeeted the fire-proof building in whieh 2, 1ST8. States, rainy, fl gas is made, and its surro: —— paratus for making gas, and will probably re- port on the subject at their next meeting. The heal fMicer to-day called the attention district Commissioners to the unsafe and dition of structure 927 D street west. He also recommended, as & i re, the construction of a sewer on Peaz- svivania avenue, hetween 2571 and 26th streets. OrTHWESt, SO 28 2 square is. ames V THERMOMETER. NEWS. » Kiralfy’s in “A Trip a border nil D Streets and Louisiana lowest bidder, at 21,5 SAFE CEURCH BUILDIN Inspector Entwistle w: oft of the ith lored) Chur e ty to inspection of that building, tt havin: the north and south walls pring outwards. He and on going under betwe Ne WO y valuable ar- AN TU pk russ rafters, about fifteen feet apart of the structure, were so brok and shivered t they had stmk down, ereating a tremendous pressure on the walls from the deausing them to bulge outwards seve- He cor no cause for the Hef that it was nt heavy storms root, abers desert: lat no accident ne life or limb, trusiees that the Uist NOt be cecupled until the pl le secure. He also gave ta: tions as to how it, may be done te permanent bers by nd he fs tnelln: astoned by st of wind &., er appropti- or with 1 to the b to-day for clon of Hes N.C. 1 was made, THE COLLECTOR OF TAX reports col over a quarter been paid on ines whole y pems, is mor The tirsi vid ti ) paid betore the first of Dezem- @ Ume of abatement expires) Hi be a deduction of ten per cent. made tobe not a large it will thus be seen that entag these who liga: month, and lk paying at the rate ef twe hum for Une use of y cent, per an- oney for the next six months, dent business man will do if he can ay The time for the discouat is hort, there being onty working days should defer payment. as the col- is stire to be crowded aurin last few days of the mont Is sudden departure Corned Beef, state that Mrs. Cain do.. sliced. Philadelphia Print, Wesiern Creamery, , Trish, awe; Cabbare, 5at . per (ihurt: Beets, J per peck; Squash. 3e. p 25e. each; Turmps, 15e. per pec! - per palr; Du Hgaise. per Ib. Gee and the ap- | nitary | a «the roof found ‘that two of the | Amusements, &ce NATIONAL THEATER.—The spectacular attrac- tion at the National this week draws larger audiences each evening. Last night the attead- ance was very good. “A Trip to the Moon” was given without a hitch, and with a good deal of | Spirit on the part of the actors. Opp Fettows’ HALL.—Commencing to-day there will be exhibited at Odd Feilows’ hall, for | a short season, “the wonderful living bust—a | beautiful young lady cut in two at the waist. | This exhibition in Baltimore drew large audi- ences of the best people there for nearly three weeks. The Baltimore Herat! says:i—* It ts to be ‘ited the place isso sm would visit this beautiful liv they sure of not being ov ded. he entertainments are held every afternoon and | evening. TRE Ko DERFUL MIDGETS. OF Uy tors be here soon, | These veniarkab! | are General Mite and Miss Luc 5 Mite is now thirteen years old, and weighs but nine pounds. His companion mite is Miss Lucia Zarate, a native of Mextco, is fourteen years of age, and weighs a little over four pounds. Both are bright and merry creatures. THEATER Comigve.—The sensational drama and sparkling varieties which compose the nightly programme at the Comiqne deserve the fullest. patronage from that rge class in our t who are fond of such enteriaiameats, OLN HALL.—The Right Rev. J. J. Keane lecture here next Tuesday evening for the fit Of the orphans. JUNK Sim ordi sance of argued by Mr. EF. Ing a junk shop in viola the Hoard of Health—v Miller for the District and Mr. Birney for the defendant. in this se proceediugs were com- meneed in the Police Ce . Wd Lie case was. a writ of certiorari, and eu mW on motion of the attérney for the Dis- o qnash the writ of it the intormat jorari on the fur 1. the information Is prope ht. € colirt sustained the nd quashed thy ‘The defendant appe : ‘Terth, aud bonds were fixed Jest RECEIV curtain laee, from 25 ets, winter dress goods just fancy plald dress good: be asiimeres, from, es for men and boys aterproot cloths, ni and black; new ents per 3 south side, n rday Distr Tor the United i tates ay e collector of ells. spar Bart, 4 1 Hania aad son his bond > dt re 1 ope on e made tn ot thet THE RDINATL ANTOS cles in Prane the decision of the Italia favor of the brothers of Cardinal 4 ppeals tp ntonelli and inst the woman who souzht to have the ardinal’s will set a ide on the ground that she ter a long an: naUstive x Pr OF POLIT 1, editor of the Tr n iN. I wuited and badly beatea M. briexina that city. The cause 6 Heation of an avern Stahl, whose arm is nt issued for Fells held to ansy, at Acivil action for the Janu: dam peguL. 1D Boy Kins a on street, of sesult of a Stab-wound in ‘the on Friday by her stepson, John > 12 years old. It appears that the day s vas injured she slapped the boy’s face be. cause Ty Tused LO go On an errand for her, and he snatched a table-knife with a sharp poin and threw it at her with such precision and force as to bury the point three inches in jer bi She screamed murder a3 she fell to the toot reeae profusely, and the neighbors oy kneeling beside her,weeping, and accusing himself of having murdered her. He Was sent 10 the house of detention yesterday, So. 201 Ma tures, is no] Gaw $1 per doz. va do., mallard. 75e. per pair; do., redhead. per pair; do., teal, 50c, per pair; Quail, $2a32.50 per doz.; Woodcock, $3as4 per doz.; Grous Snipe, $2a%2.25 per do; ab, 3hadte. per pail fabbits, 15a25¢.; az ¥ doz.; Ortolan, 75a ack, $1.59 per pair; hat they could not b2 person is contronied ances, A private de- its entire activity to rich Says ti N AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK.— x lay. Messrs. Chr. Ruppert. Chr. Heurich and WF. Mattingly,three of the direc‘ors of the German American National Bank, addressed the following Jetter to Controller Knox, asking an investigation:—“Having been of the direc. » and as stockholders and creditors of the rman American National Bank of this city. which you recently placed in the hands of a ceiver, and, being ready and willing to meet ali our Habiliies on account of our unfortunate } connection With the institution, we respectfully and earnestly request that you will cause thorough investigation to be made of its con- duct and management. While the receive. who, understand, has carefully considere ang estimated the value of the assets of t! bank, is strongly of the conviction that the d positors will be paid in full, with bat a slight, ir any, call upon the stockholders, and that the epositors therefore need not indulge in appre ions of hot getting their money, to us and brs Of the directers, conscious of thorouzit integrity of purpose and act throughout the body of Mrs. Tar- of the late steamer Ex- Was drifting from the se where M giving t e body in an avel our e456. we ci connection with the bank, and of complete In- gular eta cee necence Of any irregularities attending Menan agement. Itis of more lmportance, fn view of the many and unjust asperstons, insinuations and suspicions which have been made and sug gested against us, that we should not suffer in our reputation. If there have been trregulari- ues and misconduct in the management of the bank, then, in justiceto curselves and others the fact should be established and made knowa und the responsibility placed where it properly belongs.” case of I: © Court, Whe Cohen p he was the Agricul- PONSTFATODS led to answer. e did not ated tt bouts, Conen his TRYING TO STEAL AN OvERCOAT.—A strapping big colored fellow named John Johnson at- tempted to rob a small-sized man of his own color named John Weston, last night, on E. ‘between 12th and 13th sts., of an overcoat which he had attempted to offer for sale at a second- hand store. Officer Oliver took both to the sta- Uon, where Johnson claimed that Weston had stolen the coat from him several days ago Weston denied this, and offered to prove where ‘he got it, and sent tor his witnesses, some white gentlemen, one of whom had given him the coat, thus showing Weston’'s story to have been true. They also gave him a good name. Weston Was released, after being summoned to appear at court this morning to testify against Johnson. a ‘si—Keal French silks; col- lack Silks; our $1, $1,25 and $1.50 black silks are special ‘bargains; colored silks, 65, $1. $1.25, $1.50. (Carter's, 711 Market Blankets, pure one hundred pleces oods arrived to-day a ress good= cloaks! cloaks! doak: broche shawis. det. Car- street n. w. for $6,000, of 4th and G street eet, im. . Jane Space.) Black cashmeres, pure wool, 50 to $1; } colored cashmeres, pure wool, 59 to $i; fine qual” ity brocke shawls; black cashmere shawls; thest qualit: hear at hand. and pure silk and wool dress howd feel 2250. Silks can be made in the lat style at Madam Hinckley’s, over my store. t ) cattle offered; 151 sold atm ging from | t& to 44, cents per pound; 225 sheep and lambs; old sheep sold from 33% to4%, cis. per pound: lambs from 42, to 5%, ‘cts. per pound; 20 cows | and calves sold at prices ranging from $20 to $50 irtan lace | perhead. Market dull. biankets, large double | ee 8. $3.50 up, bed com- Most PEOPLE admire and will buy nice fine ns, 666 Pennsylvania | coeds, if they can be bought at low prices. For h st.—Adet, | selling such boots and shoes, Benkert & Wilson excell, even though they are on the avenue. A Visit will convince you and entail no obligation to buy, at No. $i9 Pennsylvania avenue, Mar- c + ven with newscenery W, Keene will p’ay his | whieh made sucha | DEEDS Ix Fee have been Mied as follows:— | Wim. Ivins, trustee, et al, to J. W. Starr, trus- tees, lot D, si. 177; $305.8 FP. O. Brench to J. W. Boggs. part of lot 1, square S71; $1,301.69. _Hen- drick Freeman et _al.to Herman Burk! lot Sr Ebi’, be Nae s . 5 |. 341, and lot 15, 8q. 341; $—. idea ———___ gig uate Mee eee aero m sreen Seriver; ymnon See his card, t | Welsh and Mary Jane Boyle. ae TS. Day. A matinee will be by Coroner Ellinger.—(N. ¥. World, 2th, ACCIDENT came to the aid of Prof. Edison the other day while he was working on his famous electric Hight. According to the report a screw- driver aroppet on one of his burners and in- Stantly the light was nearly doubled and con- Unued to burn with increased power. On ex- amination he found that the form of the burner had been knocked out of shape. He now makes all his burners after the form accidentally given the one referred to by the serew-driver. All this Wonld seem to indicate that Edison fs lucky as weil as a genus. A YounG Maw in La Crosse, Wis., was an in- fatuated but unskilful poker player, losing heavily nearly every time he played. After get Ung rid of all his own money and all that he could borrow, he stole $20 trom a friend and more to try, his jue! 3 S al. Just ashe wenta he was tnformed tat his mother, on arias of his theft, had falien in a fit and ed. SENATOR-ELECT SLATER, Of Oregon, is stid t¢ have left Minois (where he was born) for Cali- fornia in Is49 and to have entered the staic without money. He had two partners, is bought an ox-team and engaged him to drive / overland, with the understanding that if su sful he was to pay the others for one-third e value of the Wagon and oxen, He made the journey, losing one of their oxen, and entered the Sacramento Vailey with but one animal t» draw the wagon. N IRATE EX-SUPERVISOR. Jolin MeDonald, an ex- ‘venue, and of St. Louis whisky ring notoriety. has a suit for divorcee tn progress in Wisconsin against her husband for desertion. Last wee' McDonald took a hand in the case in hts owa behalf by Serene all the front teeth of the lawyer on the other side and generally dis- figuring him. RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE IN UTau.—On Wed nesday evening the Presbyterian prayer meet- ing at Brigham City was interrupted by the notorious Alex. Beard,the leader of the Danite: who took his station in the church door, and refused to let others enter. He hada band of young men wnder him who were obeying his orders, A few yards from the door they stretched a telegraph wire to trip up the peo- le who came out of the meeting, and two ladies were severely injured. Rev. Mr. Gillespie had the offenders arrested, and the trial was to come off yesterday.—(St. Lake Tribune, AN EXPERT CRIMINAL’S CONFESSION.—The trial of Chas. W. Pontez, clerk in the New York Ltfe Insurance company, implicated in the Union ‘Trust com) tence robbery, continues. On Tuesday C) Becker, who has turned state's evidence, testified as to the particulars of en- raving the check. Pontez, an accomplished forger, Elliot and witness met in the same sa- Joon. The first handed a check to Elliot, who ‘passed it to witness. It was on the Union Trust company for $150,000. Witness took the check and made an e1 ving of it and handed it to Pontez, who said it looked very well, but that the text was too blue, but witness made the alteration. The stone was produced in court, ee De tP-At Maysville, N. Y., yesterday, a fire be- ginning inthe post office, destroyed a dozen ulldings, in the business part of the town. $27A Cincinnati police commissioner got angry at a meetting of the board, applied ance ingly profane epithets to his fellow members coon acme a chair by hurling it against the wall, $2 William V. Taylor has been lett, $100,000 on condition that he marries before he becomes of age. He is now 20, and is understood to have i ae — His post office address is White all, N. Y. &2~ Jersey's tramps will not stand any fooling. One of them assaulted a lady who had offered him bread and butter on the doorstep instead of inviting him to stay to dinner. §2-“I jes tole yer, Mis’ Anduson, dis eppum- dimmy wuz onde cullud folk. Dere waz mo’ fussin, an mo’ nussin ’n mo’ cussin, an dis yere place wuz jes a second Sockem an Tomor- Ter. You heah me!"—[¥. O. Times, &2-Captain Bedford Pim, R. N., M. P., called the Czar “aruftan” in @ public speech a tew days ago, and when some one hse pert of his Call iam a jinvang'a tien” ""® ‘neended to ‘he wife of Gen 7 LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. Have We a Police Among Us? Editor Star:—For a month past, nearly every night, a parce} of children have hada bon-tire on the lots at corner of Maryland avenue and 1st street east. It strikes me that the police ous! to stop it for three'reasons. First. It ts danger- ous to the children. I have read no less {haa two accounts of littie giris beings burned td death by their clothes taking fire ef bon-fires like this— Lin THE STAR of Friday or urday. Second. It endangers prc Vicinity, there being a stable about waiea there Js more or less litter liable to be ignited by the sparks these windy nights. Third. It ts a Wicked waste of fuel, that poor peopie will be mighty glad to have during the coming winter. IU stjixeS me that our police pay less allouuon to such matters than in any city T éver saw, and J am pretty familiar with most of the cities of | the north and west. In fact. during the eighteen | Years that I have lived Ip Unis and the adjoining | square, I have not seen a policeman in the neighborhood, on the average, once a month, Weekly rapes, and from one to three robberies | ight, seem to be the regular course now-a- | iS. Surely there is something wrong about our police system or management, or with the police themselves, and ] think it is with both. CITEZN, i THE COURTS. CRIMINAL CocRT—Jiuige I lay, District agt. Collins; mot tiorarl granted, John Shea, convicted of as- nit on Jos. Anderson; motion for ne rial continued Patrick Quill, convicted of keeping unitcensed bar; fined $105, John M. Bue: do.; do. Crrevrr CovrtT—Judge Cartter. To-day, Wilson, administrator, a admin: rix; verdict for defenda n to qnash Arrick, s decree ordered. Selke agt. Peck; argued by Mr. Johnson and Mr. Christy, and decree sighed confirmin: With leave to Selke to redeet within months. Gilmore agt. Chipman; arz Mr. Lowndes and Mr. N, Wilson. ‘To-day, Young agt. Kelly et al’; bill dis asto Eldridge and property ¢ gt. Hosmer and Hosmer order overrling plea and referenc - Blackwood; Sticki Dp proved. M. lagt. Stewart; on he. Poutcr Corrt—Judae Snell, Josephine West was tined $5 for street Win. Davis. white, vagrant, was ‘arm. Wm. Moore. Was sent down f a while Robert rytig a loaded Burke, two b, Was fined $0 or charged with nd Jan hrowing stor and Lee down Jackson, pe are Was fi i Curtis was y. doha Brown atias IY, in two cases, of hold ware; colo} ontinned. awit a it on I deri > Br Fre seeing that he hada pistol he 100k it. @ from the boy and i the o + him with ie was dis- charsed. Johnson re, HL ¢ esten, from whose back he’ at- coat, clatining to be a dete S tn jail. "George Po sping a policy sing cok in befor y to indi- action will now be d irregularities ot e ection. One on the charge of bribery. the other for refusing to allow the marshals to witness the af he Cari ton vote. Both charges were fuily Uated, and the accused were bound over pear bezore the U.S. district court. Agr ber O€ witnesses Were present, includ! ‘y Behan, the newly ar tor of co ney Leor He mmerce. In both cases District Attor- ‘on, and {tis evi- ery effort to vindi: : ‘0 be only the bey of trouble. ens’ conservanty sociation witli: now follow up the tiht, received the governor's answer reterring it 10 the ccurts. Tn this answer the governor says that he sveaily desires the p obe guilty of fraud or ill pre of election, and will, within ti Bar th wing in, itable or un- governabie patients have been brougt into a by throwing them into a bath tub ling their heads under water until they hausied ahd cowed fnto subi ion. introduced into the Brown, who learned {t in Cana And in a short time she formed’a ale nurses, Who $ by \s the secret. were threatened with drowning If id how they were ducked, and the practice only learned at last through charges preierred against Mrs, Brown by a dis- charged attendant, who took this means to be revenged for her dismissal, An investigation disclosed the whole barbarity, and procured the discharge of those concerned in PHIL SHERIDAN StED.—A case in whieh G: Phil. Sheridan is defendant, and in $400,000 Is at issue, is to be heard in the States circuit court in tats elt Judge Wallace. In 1369 Gen. 8 itary commander in New Or) reconsuiuction ac’s: eng S, and in that Mark Hoyt, now of capacity was appealed to by this city, in a regular petition, supported by af- Ndavits, to dispossess Ja: A. Whaien, who was tien in possession of Kiloona pianta- Uon, in the parish of St. Charles, about thirty miles from New Orleans, on the Mississippi. After a consultation with the judge advocate general, Gen. Sheridan issued an order by which Whalen now claims he was dispossessed aad Hoyt put in en of the plantation The suit is brought by Whalen against the G eral for the recovery of the value of the persona! roperty which was then on the farm, and als: ‘or the value of the standing crops. Mr. Hoyt claims that he bought the farm and paid Whalen for it, and that the latter, after receiviny the money, Geclined to give up the occupancy, 1 the that the delay which would follow legal proceedings would enabie him to gather the standing crop. An effort will also be made to show that Whalen was not the legal owae. of the plantation at the time of its sale to Hoyt. LY. ¥. World, 20th, Tton ER COLFAX and wife cele! the ling at South Bend, Ind., Monday evening, Some very handsome presents were received, including several from Baltimore friends. Miss Eponta 1 , the colored sculptor ‘has finished a bust of Gen, Grant, who sat for itin Rome last winter. Miss Lewis thin’ will be the next President, and adds thas co know who ts better fitted for tnat po- sition, ted CONGRESSMEN-ELECT YOUNG and Butterworth left Cincinnatti for Washington just in time ty make that last one-dollar-per-head-train, Mr. Young remarked that it woula be “a—h—” if they didn’t make that train—and the question is What he meant by that squinting ~ D. H.”— (Phila, Times. M. Gotnon Is occasionally sarcastic—witness the speech he made to a lady who begged to be allowed to go to a rehearsal of his new opera, Polyeute, “Come and dine with us, tay dear madame,” sald the composer. “We will be de lighted to see you; only don’t go lato the kitchen before you come to the dining-room.” DEATH WARRANTS FOR THE MOLLIES.—At Polts- ville, Pa., yesterday, the sheriff read the war- rants for execution to the notorious Mollie Maguires, John Kehoe and Martin Bergin. ‘The date fixed is the 18th of December. ‘They lis- tened without any display of emotion. f¥-The Boston life insurance companies have determined to pay the policies on the life of the late Colonel Dwight. : theca ical Examination:—“What ere besides euber and chloroform to produce uncon- sciousness?” Visiting Boy: “A cl enn sd ‘Charies W. Angell, the absconding Trea- surer of the Pullman Palace Car Company, has been arrested at Lisbon, and $80,000 of his plun- der recovered. ae dene, ‘Suit has been entered against H. G. Worthington late collector of the port of Charleston, §. C., and his sureties to recover a defaication of $1,81 bee A irilone daseaee . F. Kenney, the wor! 's delezat trom Sin Francisco tothe California constitu- Uonal convention, died re rere ‘Juan Antonio Hernandez was hanged yes- tenaay at Refugia, South Texas, for the murder of Walder and Maton. ,He protested his inno- cence, 1 towns in Vermont rush their saree Telendiess, boys into the State Reform hool, thus transfe1 to the State the ex- pense and responsibilty of setae ior en a aint of untiring effor 2c reforms of Maine have largely checked the consumption of ae but the consumption of opium has geatly increased. 62" When le lynch @ man they go outside the law; therefore it 1s a neckstraineous pros ceeding.—[St. shen: Adee asta €2~King Alfonso, to General Grant: cGekeral ‘and savior of your country, Spal is yaw 90 rock, 7a Gs Ber Ly for the country of warriors, and you are tie greatest of our age!” | one hundred n GEORGETOWN. BUILDING Associa TION.— monthly i of the ciation, held at Goddard was sold, b 5) share: $129 per share. THE Daspaway CicB h Ing wm (he hail, on a A.B. Wateoit ope after which Mr. d_ its weesly_ moot- peet, last night. meeting by praye . present, made few Introductor: Ss. Addresses ¥ made by SSTS. ner, Kev . iran, Nye, Humphries and Litehtield. large number of persons signed the pledge. DROWN ag Mian, named John Stew- art cidentally fell ¢ . up the canal, rowned. Th Little Slack Wat from this pines Tuesday nigl dent occurred ons, Cleared— 1, master, with .—Fifteen physictans © a dead body of the gent man up at Binghamton who ts accused by insurance men of having played imprope ne great game in which you have to die to win, by having cheated in the way ke died. Burt ysicians have found nothing to su views of the tnsu nce men, It is report gned one statement 0} “quently that there ts no @ agreement among ditions actually cians em on the pathological ¢ a, It is held by the phy who attended the gentleman in his illness that he died of gastric Which originated In malartal cachexia, and it does not appear that the insu pute this. One of them—Dr. Dela ported as ing t iy of the in the heart namic rath It dh Hot make a pathological record, and when de ttt: has rendered impo-sible all pereeption of Ue dynamics of the cace the tracing such ac ef death musi necessarily be subject to na uncertaint ve do not believe the insur. companies ke @ case on the ma though they may on those pulmo orrhages which Ne did not report when i tained the policies.—[(\. ¥. Heraid. ANOTHER Ricu IN THE Among other juicy estates the New Yor yers ure allowed to saneeze is that of Haveme ‘The sons of the late. Mayor cused of mighty sharp p: ins, children ot lick out of ¢ Oliver C 2 1, In which the deceased were largely interested to Poppenitisen, the rail: gz Isiand. All the Hav > road ont of Cha reed, it 1s said, that the ther brother ‘should seil {ts stock ni of the other. ‘The inayo’ A togetiier enowzh sto’ and sold it out to Poppen- Without Informit r broth ing it ove the c sons, however, scr to control the 1 Was there heavily diminished In value. To recove: he cousins. in the sl WhO One but lost It 1 trial is now in pro: rs are through ¥ be given the THE W111. OF who was former menocerie and circus tirm of Howes & © a brother of Reuben W. Howes, formerly dent of the Park bank and inember of the 1 of Howes & Macy, of this city, « nam county, last suinme e left an estate said to be ¥, ccording to his » athan A. Howes. ding mi $100,000, . 1, Is to be divided between his three sons and a daughter, after giving to each of hi: children $1 ills will was presented to the Surrogate Of Putnain coulty, at Carmel, tor probate on Monday. The grandchildren and one gr ndchild appeared to contest the will on the ground of incapacity and wadue in- tnence, stimony Was taken on the part of the proponents of the wiil, and the matter was adjourned for a further hearing. The conte: promises to be a protracted and bitter one. drewsiers was the scene of the acts which relied upon to prove the incapacity of the test tor.—[N. ¥. Tiniex, ist. grand te-“The meaning of a law depends upon what the judze thinks about. it’—[New Oricais Picayuie, &2-The Bradford Breeze tells of a young lady who calls her feliow, who is learning to walt Alexander, because he longs for other wht conquer. $®"Brookiyn has been invaded by a gigantic barrel-organ on wheels and drawn by a horse. This sort of organ has itsadvantages—the horse un away, e 129 cases on the docket of the London Divorce Couit wien it recently be. ils sessions, this being the largest: numb: recorded. early a million and a half Gospels ssiaments printed in twenty-tw guages. Were given away at the bible stand In the baris Exposition, B POWD! AKI ms E. NG WDER BAKIN PoOWD! A a at i ABSOLUTELY PURE. CONSUMERS should bear in mind that the in- comparable “Royal” is now the only Powder {n tiie market made from Pure Grape Grearn Tartar, hearowinu districh of France -Ayproy x ¥, Board of ‘ieait, and such euuinent chemists ag Dr. MOTT, New York; Dr. HAYES, Boston: ne ‘Philadelphia. Prof. GENTH, NEVER CAKES, NEVER GETS LUMPY, WILL KEEP IN ANY CLIMATE, octl4eo-tr SOLD ONLY IN CANS. Nerce OF REMOVAL, CORCORAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Has REMOVED TO THE Northeast Corner of Seventh Street and Louisiana Avenue N. W. JOHN T. LENMAN, President. 3. TARBELL DYER, Secretary. __novi9-ti? MISSES SULLIVAN, FASHIONABLE DRESSMAKERS, No. 419 I street n.w. receive 01 uested by ces, ve orders, if req py pom RESS! D MISSES HAMILTON, 903 Pennsylvania Avenue, Wieh to inform the ladies of Yona that they DaaSiaeed ance panna eee are ¥ * and Veivs Dreeees, 10, 12 and $15. Style and work not tw be excelled. novid2m JNO. E. KENDALL & SON, DEALERS It COACH HAEDWARBRE aD BUILDERS’ Goobs, 619 B street n.w., Nm B.& P. BB Bepoz, Washington, D. Q. Bax Inox, Horse Brom Inom amp Mats, ‘To Pate, Zmo, Huss, Buss, Sroxes, Ducus, Darius, Om, Canrers, ParrTs, VaRNIsH, MACHINE BELTING, Packing amp Laconia. oot3.1y $275 | CARRIAGE ROBEs. to = 112.00 ||THE BEST ASSORTMENT 8 2 IN THE each. ALSO, HORSE COVERS and BLANKETS, from $1 up, at the POPULAR HARNESS and TRUNK FACTORY of JAMES 8 TOPHAM, 425 Beventh street, Adjoining Oad Fellows’ Hall. ‘Trunks Covered and Repaired Promptly. oct25-tr = a STE - re, Berea the | CITY ITEMS. | TRE SOONER sum from rheumatisea learn P)R. JOHN Lo: | that it is a disease of the by AT THE CON ‘AL CHURC! de to take De care First Lecture inthe cones of fh eee “SOCIETY IN THE OLD ROWAN WORLD,” Pas MONDAY, Nov —a positive D Pr one Cadi Blacklidz Murray & Laxwaw et chets, ‘a book ste TOGRAPHS ” 80 ate” A few reser ye ww nad at Els Dost and DRY GOODs. ‘ATRAORDINARY BANGAINS. DHEAD & CO., 959 Penn nd LOth streets, offe ular GOODS at h Cas Viravey Des hound nt, the pons Navy Blne yard. worth $1 | For Urwarns oF ‘Tuiaty YRARS Mra. low's Soothing Syrup It corrects acidity of the stomach, relieves wind colic, regulates the bowels, cures dysentery and diarrhea, whether seer from teething or other causes. An old aud well-tried remedy. % cents a bottle. Fins yard a Vest “take a Courtauht Black « ous Nikefasy Black Satin, rached Ce «yards? Spoot Co) To LADIES aN EMEN.—We wish to call 10s -1r attention to A. is emical Scouring and (4 a | Dyeing Establishment. No, 906 G street, near 17 9th street. By promptly adopting the ‘latest CLOAKS" improvements, whet of American or Euro- pow show an © pean Invention, be is enabled to do his work in ae ‘ & manner not to be equalled by those not pos- | Sine MATES e sessing ents sults cleaned | ~fsorglirbenindelen Syren phi tad for $2. : ains cleaned from $i Sr abot eek woes a window, up to $1 cents to $1 a pair, by duction in price. Saiisty ary cleanser removes tease spots effectually from any article, and careful pressing gives ‘hem an appearance as if newly made. ‘ool Diankets from 50 aning a number a re- | ion guaranteed. His and © Domestics at ay rives. BROW AMUSEMENTS. |e ssa 3 LACK SILKS AND CASHMERES. APTVOL H 'T at Met ber 2: > PARTY. ‘ie LADIES’ AID sect never A large lot of BLACK AND COLORED CASUMERES, ni from 20 to 15 cents per Ose Perce, Mani ts Poon Fievnrs, MITCHELD & MARTIN, (uear CARPETS AND DRY GooDs, Good crain Carpets, 25, 31, Uxirs Heavy Ingrains Catpel AL Wool Inwrain 55, worth The Ww st 1, Best Inerat vod Druesels Carpets, 7: i nants best Brussels, White Blankets, $1.75, $2, rtens, Cott nevenat A BEAUTIEUT. LIVING YOUNG LADY CUT IN 40 and 450. TWO AT THE WAIST, uysterions inall the and fabio elous wond TWO RECEPTIONS DAILY. Afternoon, 1 to 43 Evening, 635 to 10. ON SATURDAY MOI GtoL being the most mar i NE DRESS S si F Ad IDGETS, M MIDGET MIRACLES OF MORTAL MARVELS | 1 jon only 25 nov21-2w at manner for #2. MYSTEKY " SHIRT of Wamentta Muslin — the cheapest Shirt in the world. HUMAN MIDGETS, Mystery votinished, is a9 - ae Sted at Corning soon. =o G BRAND EXCURSION x TO THE MOON! i EVERY EVENING & TiURDAY AFTERNOON. Everybody shonid take a TRIP TO 1HE MOON. FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL | By wee urs, by i AT AU! LINE.” EAT SOUTHERN SMINT, Orex Proxt, sade of the sate niatersal se the Myst i Shirt, ready to on, has i=, and is worth double tie mney, bree led to Reduce Stock at our in as we are about to baud a lange io, and desire Ts, FROM AUCTION. Don't fail to kee . BEAUTIFUL SNOW BALLET: OBE SNHABITAN SIN THE MOON, ¢ Kand of Insects They Have, And the Splendid Scenery. Aprly to KIRALFY BROS. NATIONAL THEATER. Monday—The Inimitah cessful play, LA CIGALE THEATER ComIQuE. Having the largest stock of VELVETS in this city, | we are able to offer SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO DRESSMAKERS, MILLINERS and TAILORS who | buy to cell avain. To our recular rctail trade we are Prepared to offer unheard of barvaius in SILK and | VELVETS. CONNOLLY, 608 Ninth street, __Opnosite Patent Office, NIGHTLY AND AY MATINEES. tot the Day. of the young American 1 ; mt | _novetr First niga ans a c actor. E. F. GOODRICH, in his great realistic border SPECIAL BanGaIns qrama, SGRI ADA 2irst appearance os | IN t 'SSON Ge: Garland and Cherric | 5 Chapman, Last week cf Louise Murioy Cummins | |) #1 DESIRABLE DRY Goops, and Hines. and Moore and Leseenger. Jake Budd Drees Goods, pure silk and wool, wide and John Robinson in ther BL” — novls-Gt bie ane, ae vein ey rh oy a = oe ~ ‘O01 aIeres, {) 0, oul WEEKLY SOCIARLES.—On THURSDAY, iy SU cents. Black Cashmeres, pure wool, Nor and every vine Thursday, you are noble width, 50 cents. Colored and Black. cordially invited. ERNST LOEFFLER, Proprietor, os op yo ality Merizos, only 75 ents. Washington CityGarden. {Post copy.]”_nov5-Im (LOBSS, &e.—Dr. WHITE, Chiropodliat, of over Silk Velvets, CARTER'S, 711 Market Space, fifteen years’ practice thro out the United | “ The Popular Cash Dry Goods 5: ” Handsome States and Canadas, previous to being established in | Drevs Golde the sory tates ee ae 20, 25, 87, BO Washington, D.C., 12 1861, successfully treats Corns, Beautiful Plaid Dress Good: (wool), only 25 Bad Nails, “Eulahied Jolate, ‘Chulblaine, Vascular Beaver Cloth for Latiov Coake.’ Gloske, Excrecences, &c, Refersto the many eminent phy~ | Closiix, Cloake, from #5. to S32. Liruche Shawls siclans, surgeons and thousands of other well-known 0.850. Black Cashmere Shawle fron geen pereondies that patronize ‘is ectablishment, 1416 ack Crepe Veils from &? to £10, Pennesivan‘a ave™ ony. Willard’s Hotel, sy $200, 85, 97.3), einen ON EXHIBITION are tes astern ed 2 EBs. { ASD SALE, } eas z ar ahtet ar Snape Ee MARKKITER’S RY GOODS—FOR CASH ONLY. FREE ART GALLERY AND STORE. D — ai Ne Street. 2 lendid all colors, (0. 626 E 8 Cachamere, ail Qhotee Of Paintings, Fowravings, Chromos, de. | ic: oud binek Silke t5e Ie Wl ator Also, largest of 1d do.. $1.75, and H Shades, Pictures, rae ‘Tas. etifand #2: Blankas’ bust Nails, &c., Ladies Ui Rings, Nails, &c., in Laice Underwear remember Name and Number. jyl-ly e th 12e. ; all oem, Handheec = rreads, an ton Sheeting REPARE FOR FALL AND and sell | Lei, 5, 6,7, 8 10, 12igand upto 25. + ot your CAST-OFF CLOTHING to ad. | Flutie!’ at 0c. for men “Feat SLFIKS less Yantane, at D | iuan any ctber faust sane? your own JUSTH'S OLD STAND, No. 619 street northwest, or Branch Store, 442'9th at. n.w. N. B.—For 'FIKST-CLASS ND LUITRELL & WINE, CLOTHING extraordinary high prices will be paid, oct20-tr 1930 Pa. ave., cor. 20th at. ‘Notes by mall wil’ be vromotly attended to ORE CASE OF CALICOES, we. Ld | Osean loge regret Drees Goods, 12%, 15, 25 ant a0, Fuilfineot Blankétesnd Comfurd tern 1.95 100 #o™rs Muse Demorests relable PAT AiNS = B. BAILEY, octistr Cor. 7th and F sts. s.w. HOUSEFURNISHING GooDs, full aud consplets ete nd HOTS ARP. AR. ! CAR 1 | ful and complete ete Heck CARPETS! CARPETS! CARPETS! | Woops ep ae eck ot, HOUSER URS are prepared to offer at very low prices, viz, Axnunster, Mog ‘it Tapestry, ew at OF FLOOR OILCLOTHS, ALL WIDTHS, COTTAGE CARPETS, I5c., 18¢., 25c. INGRAIN CARPETS, 3ic., 50c., 60¢., 650. —_—_—_———_—_— GEORGETOWN ADVTS. STABLISHED IN 1831, end nerrtts dad metas oes W. H. WHEATLEYS ‘LISEMENT, 49 Jefferson tog moor porter st., George- Everything ‘the 200 BED COMFORTS, from 75e, $1.00, 1.25, 1.50. (ete ee fia Fst OF THE SEASON. 2-PLY CARPETS REDUCED TO 75c. 200 pairs of Double WHITE BLANKLTS, from 2.00, 2.50, 3.00, 3.50, 4.00, 4.50, $5.00. CARPET LINING, 7 cente per yard. C. M. TOWSOR, 636 Pennsylvania avenue, NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES. novi6-tr Sonth side, near 7th st. n.w. A a eee ake nt es 40K H. MAGRUDER, GAFF, FLEISCHMAN & 008 1431 New York avenue, OOMPRESSED YEAST, DEPOT, 1122 157= STREET. novitr Near U. 8. Treasury Department. ©. ANTHONY DENEKAS, Agent. A. H PICKRELL, . DEEBLE, Bec. rout frm hameon tho wrapper" T™AEMEM | POTOMAC INSURANCE COMPARE, W serene! fe fe | ieee been copes mt for Che We oe aes ey erties cbr Sake as Gas 2OHN B. Cassin, Agent. (COME Down To Foun cents. FORTY BUSHELS DELIVERED FOR @2.10. G11 and 413 10 sires. S pee)