Evening Star Newspaper, December 31, 1878, Page 4

RIVAL CLAIMANTS 1 FOR ‘AN ESTATE A Mixed Case in the Probate Court. Judge Olin, in the Probate Court, to-day dismissed the petition in the case of the es- tae of Robert V. Harrison, who died on Ohto avenue, in this city, May 27, 1877. Shortly after the death of Harrison Dr. Hartigan (a creditor | of the estate) applied to the Probate Court and THE EVENING STAR. TUESDAY December 31, LS7S. aoe —— 3 TO-DAY. Orns on Catar Sumas Orricer, ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 31, 1STS. For the middie Atlantic states and New obtained lettorsof administration. He brought England. stationary or rising followed by tailing | The nmount 01 the personal estate (about $5.590) | Barometer. Stationary Or lucher temperatures, | tnto court, ard in due course of time Harrison's @iminish!ng northwest shifting to sonth and east winds, followed by cloudy weather, and in southern portions rain or snow, RANGE OF THE THERMOMETER. ‘The following ts the readings of the thermom- eter at the Signal Office during the day: 7a. Se m., 20°; 12 midday, 29; 2p. Ma, 31° 31°; minimum, creditors were all paid. Notice was pubilshed for the next of kin to appear and substantiate their claims. Pursuant to this notice, Mrs. A Duering und Emma H. Hamilton filed a peti- on September 3d_last as heirs to the estato, iting forth that they were the children of | Eben) T. Hamilton, and that the ds the son of Elizabeth Hamilton. alt who was the daughter of Edward , & brother of their father—she (Mrs. Harrison) on account of her habits concealing her family beme, The claimauts were reove- sented by Mr. Hosea B. Moutton and the United States (10 whom, {t 13 claimed, the estate e3- 5) by District Attorney Wells, and some since the case was referred to Col. Web- ster (the Register of Wilis) as special auditor. and he took tie testimony, inaking quite a large volumne. Evan (or LOCAL NEWS. Amusements, &c., To-Night. National Theater —“ Mignon,” Miss Kellogg, Miss Carey and Miss Laneaster, Opera House—George S. Knight as tomime and ' - . TWO FEMALE CLAIMANTS Ba'l by the Emmett Club. In the brief of the ciaimant’s counsel a —First grand ball of the | mary of the testimony ts given. It isc’ 2 tion. that the evidence of Alice E. Duering prove Lone Sart Tey Preferred Marriage to Death. 'W. B. SOPER’S STORY OF HOW HE WAS FORCED INTO WEDLOCK AT THE POINT OF A PISTOL, ‘To-day Mr. B. H. Webb, for Wm. B. Soper, by his next friend, Wm. Soper, filed a bill against Anna MeFalls alias Anna Soper, to set aside a near The plaintiff states that on the anes of October 2th, 1878, the plaintiff and fendant were spending the evening at the fous of a friend, and about S o'clock he escort- ed the defendant’ to her house, on 7th street, between F and G southwest, where she resided with ber stepfather, While taiking with de- fendant in the sitting room the stepfather, mother and brother of defendant entered and Stated to the plaintiff! that a marriage license had been procured and a minister sent for, and that be must immediately marry the defend- this he refused to do, and declared that he Was a minor under age, and that such marriage be extremely distasteful both to himself and his parents. ‘The stepfather oi the defend- ant thereupon drew a revolver and threatened to shoot the plaintiff if he persisted in his re- fusal to consent to the marriage; while the mother said to him that his bralas should be rattered over the room unless he (the mpiied with the demand. rother of defendant were ring under great excitement at the time, the effects of liquor, and Che plaintiff fea lug that they would put thelr threats into ex cution, and while under duress and under the appreliension that if he persisted in bis retusa! it would cost him his life, consented to the mar- plaintif immediately The steprather and ‘orvest Ha ee Of Hermion relationship of herself and sister with decea: riage, and be ceremony was thereupon per- vee = © | wnte Peis claimed, fs . formed by Rev. Mason Noble. lie turte = the production of the family charges at defendant had f le; by Sof deceased that his mother, b her conversation about his grandfathe Street lam) granduncies, 3} extinguished elativ Detective € tory. that Mrs. at his residence ¢ ‘The Probate Court adjourned to-day unt?! Friday next. Th Haritson, or Hamilton, recognized deceased a3 Ler son, and claimed to be the daughter of Ed- ward Hamiiton and nelee of Jarvis and Evan hie to inarry her, but he ther, browher, “and the defenda'st to Hat he ae Rot emnized while nr Gr duress, al under the firm c n that if he retused to 4 £econd in size in the world. ane, Police Court wit! be coramenced at s | ‘p. Tamtiton, the would suffer great bodily harm, and ioe O- mn 2? 5 lose ils life; and he never consuinm ited WHOSE D WAS ROBERT V. HARRISON? perhaps lose I tH leemen to be AG tas Polat che UeRIInENL GAM Ie di not | the ead marriage by cohabiitag with the de- y the evidence. but claimed Robert Harri- ant, Dut after the ceremony imacdiniely Was tit the child Gf elo Heerisol, the house, and has had nothit Py ars Old, was pa officers have be hington Lodge No. 6, M ndvoigt: J. M.. TW is; P.S., Wm. It. Pe: For rep.esenta- h Cohen, raiivoad their office Mmto their . ee vill he some 1 otuer bulldings ‘There re names read, with the 6 he petitione: broke his fe it hip . a btw ed to his residence 407 had known deceased from nls the date of his death, and seve: r ont of wedlock: <es to Rebert having been hoa known as Mrs. Herrison’ 'S 50 tend that the six wat en the eh: idered as weilas ( ni ving before that time sewhere, The younger s id became the mottie pbering tie scandal the M ol the ge plied t ‘Tee gn favor. ar and bh avenne, ne te of tae tile balance of | the peculiar forte of Mr. K since. aa Aerefor tons Of St chorus ail ovatore was In excellent ceived most al the Opera otis. “his pliv musir embodiment of ected through pport ion of the perform! ‘a 9 attend the marvel- s performances of Blind Tom ought not to hegleet the present opportunity. JOSEPH’s HAL Ta a .¢ Emmet Ciuh ‘ot. eph’s hall, cui 5th 1 and distr oy = n.W., Unis evening. Hae Lone Star ben- : er % ion will be given this Pe poner dian rai | ‘ shalt, ‘Tickets, admivting a committed the et id te ner elder sister, Wi MEET Dee at the ec nny eI, Or Bt ‘Was then passing by thename of Hart , and : TA sp Ieoys Lud, after ‘t at, Became an inmate of the a oan T ao Gronas OW ‘The see ond . Wher> he lived for many | §74nd levee of Hermione Lodge. K.of P., we kne mothe meantime, end not tong after the adoption of the child by ifs mother’ er, the mother f ned Rutherford ax met ik oats have removed to the extreme south, and i Mr John | that time tothe present nothips read a | of eit f them. en the dthe 0.1 Will be held at Forrest hall, Georgetown, this New Yezr's eve. District Govermment Affairs, ioner Phelps has recovered fro:a his position, and was at the Columbia building The District poor fund is in receipt of 21,875, paid in by the Washington market company on re A Bot eeve | account of rent due the Distric for unis purpose, Me, or her tina cepartare 3 ees rather on the eve | “Some twenty-five candidates. for places on but the real Cinthy A: the police foice were mined by the police house oC strect and rr n | ae tem headquarters to-day. bio aven Tar CeuoNal of the apparatus of the fire- Department batlding other emp! seven years alarm telegraph to police headquarters has the public works, made a partial rej eighty years c! been comp: Hand ue machinery is all in good ranted further tir pographical Un! An &rticie trom the &: the Workingmen’s action take ay licraid th relation to ssembiy and the curse of n the dignity of labor fn uasay offered re olution of this Disuriet g the late public t. fcDon- its workings. The cha knowledge of the law @ commission correctly appl cute it. No a Keynoi es of 12 is tolled newing the temper: Pref. Widdows will ring out the old y ring in the new, on the Metropolitan eb length by the District the Attorne they could not know hearsay. lie ‘e by Mrs. I, sho reference to any Mr: S printed. and it Harrison nor he testimony of the claimants Is discussed at and he says truth of the statements made by these wit refers to a Bib e one of th v ily fiom which they alleze she sprun Aiter quoting the testimony of chumants, ue that neither Robert sitis Lycee ether hand, Mrs h Harrison for nine year testified that just before Harrison was hot his moth to leave his property to. testified that she ne before rand he romised tem: before she die reom to hear f 5 dead. THE GOVERNMENT'S C1 Governor Wells, In s impossible for lived with their i one of them took ns son: that she ke; she passed as the and tha: co years before ne here or was in service: was seen and taled wit child hy a Teptited mother | e died lived on had an i died operation of law in the Unite ndge Qlin being yet indispo decice to the ofice ‘of the Rt eniwy. It reads as follows: on t0 be heard on the mother were heard to take sta those the claimants testified to. Triess, who wa§ intimate sdeath he said M iiss Mary v hi me of her oP geet Ifa this city t death; that the ot petition of Mis. Ai on Als dea had no one Keuster jug any ut When she went into her came dis- mother in when she i Of the de- 1 Hesitimate Robert Rutherford, tion and repair at the Gosport navy ¥ peered With him. Six years in ctor of timber at the nav and for the pas i partment. T ed beuring and Emma H. Hamilton, elahning to be t next of kin to the deceased, and for the peti United States, said petitioners nave not. she any relationship between therselv deceased, the court doth now, on thi of December, Isis, order, adjuaze herery A dismissed ANOTHER SET OF CLAIWAN: elepoen d that the Hamtitons se, Robert Murphy and Jane upon nd being of opinion th: OWN OF e: ular fea- ssue of the! DIVORCED FROM Bp AN Boxrp.—Y. tee four Judge MacArthur in the Equity Coar ity, Cen- aide a decree divorcing James C. Kelly fro: e y and decree claimants petition be. and the same is vould lose A. Murphy, ‘THe Car VEMENT.—The commit- x and Mary F. Cox, and Anna Casseer, tee on Library appointed by the Capitol Hill and | the 4th instant, by H.O, and R. © laughton, filed E Washington Improvement Assoclation da sub-committee to as S per foot squares No. 736, ~belng the six squares dire be purvaased for the site of tain at ducted is Rev. after whieh the bodies at the Congressiona EVERY Precr aud eve! table damasks, reduced to 51 apetition claiming to be the heirs, in which th set forth that’ the deceased was the ies gi timate child of Mary Ashford: that she (Nanc y Ashford) bad only one brother, ine who left as his heir a daui tributes of Robert F Socrety IN MOUNT PLEASANT. ae MOGs Mount | Pleasant Was mat hie Society. of that, place. ‘Phy hi ote MU and efore claim to be the heirs ‘and ais- Trisd ‘Last evening the scene or zay social gatherings of te ‘The village hall was prettily festooned, which contrasted beautifully with the rich and lovely attire of the ladies, and was weil filled with the elite of Ee ord - Riddle and Ingersoll were District Commissioners t cussing the codification of the District t: a bill for which has been prepared, to b2 preseat- ed to Congress for action. Morgan will to-morrow det ail fort Y. en to duty at. the President's ker Randall's, and es of the Cabinet office THE “ Vor poo” Doctor Senr ro Jan Carre iM alics Minius Middleton, the Vor £8 before the Police Court | «din THE STAR, was up a cbein and cross belonging to Joh fluting mechine from the same pe: Ford fied that Carroll ean: house when she was nearly blind, to her and said she was ecnjured, that some one had buried a oitie In tLe bac! bat that if he bad som and she produced took them. Carroll dented that he wv made medicines of gave the thin; to change his would give him whether he wou ignorant SuppEN Drain. very suddenly at } avenue northwest, yesterday afterno a native of North Carolina; was for anu of years chief clerk of the bureau of ¢ ord, and it raust be rev oct . He claimed tha The court advised him d said that he eile. ct as to idence, 4. 8S 2 of Mi. Vernon Lovize, Pythias (antl-O.B.N.), nave corder of Deeds 0: pe claring that the ieee their corp powers in June Mary J. Kelly, on the ground of cruelty py de- fendant assattiting him, and with the aid of ber daughter putting him out of doors, &c. TO CLOSE Or sell them at great sacrifice. Such has not been off s e tin to cail at Chas. Baum’s, 403 7th st. THE COURTS. POLICE Covrt—Judge Snell, Yesterday, after our report close Storks, assau‘t on George Ambu: 15 days. James W: he on bi cece and George Bri: ged wi! La It is charged that the house by the Bris <coes on Christma ti Ty Srock of to ir nfs: Don't fail t out of ight; on Saturday night John Hall told to come hk en Hall cut at George with a razor, an ey, with Ossy Hall, got into a fight. Holi ai. Waters were fined $10 or 30 days each, and others Sooner John Wells, charged. Peach carrying a con- cealed weapon; $50 or thirty days In jail. Lewis Eskridge, indecent exposure; $5. John R. Evans, forfeited collateral. Lotisa Edelin, was sent down for vagraney. Marla Woodbeck, sane charge; down. Robert Sherlock, drunk that place and a number of persons from the | and disorderly; $10 or thirty days. Hugh Stri- city. During the Caer ag Ee ee aer, alias Wm. 1. Robinson, enero carry- Was served, after which the gay bin eel in pistol; $50 or sixty days in jail, John danced to enlivening music by a string bar sacketn, trespass onthe parking; $5. James until a late hou Elgin, a white tramp, was sent down for a va- ——_. gr: SILKS, SILKS, SILKS; all of our silks reduced | Elous ‘colored to actual cost; our Teal satin finished black | workhy siiks, reduced from $1.50 down to $1.25; our 81, ah black siks, reduced to $1; silks can be made the latest ay Advi, i€, at Madain Hinckiey’s, over oar ant. Josephine est, a prostitute and suspli- female, was sent down to the use. John Chapman, forfeited collat- eral. Wi. Lorenzo, drunk and disorderly; $5. dobrsen Bolden, colored vagrant; down. ward Hughes was up for foaintaintag nui- goods inust be sold; stl! | store. Nottingham lace for curtains, from 25 sance on Lis premises; $5 or seven days. Robert Feduced from 50 down to 35: oo) 4d | to $1; all of our pure wool blankets, reduced | Callahan, Scab ee with selling rum to minors; Silks, reduced from $1 down to 75: 1 | $2.50, $1.50, $7.75, Carter's, 711 Market Space.— | #20. Wm. W cha by Joun Pope s, reduced to 75; all of our cloaks red Cost; cloaks, from $4.50 to $: meres, pure wool, reduced to 5 cloth, pure wool, reaaced tos. Market Space.—Adet. Werk or Pra } crs ard Maria Louisa | Sarah Elizabeth T MARRIAGE Licenses have been Emma Jackso issued to 's Forbes and Sarah Black; Jordan Bow- $ Henry Riteahour Tick W. Es or and Hednett with eee case nolle prose- guled by the attorney, the ‘parties inierested having adjusted the difficulty. ‘The property alleged to have been embezzled was a for some land in Virginia, and Hodnett being inter- sault on Jolin MeMahon; 30 daysin jail. e ‘piseap: erine A, Jones; Frank Bee! New York, aud Kaiser, convicted a week or two ago of day, a res plutton w: | Josephine Davis; Chas. Flteaman and Lizate stealing a ladies cloai, and comraitted to jail, s T recomm: | Reluseulier; Jacob Frey and Elizabeth Moran; was brought out this morning and the case re- Hon of all thomas Short and Mattte L. Johason, pene tiie mother gave testimony in his be- spolitan Church, ———————_ boi; also two young ladies. The previous day daring the | | Lapres looking for garnitures, flowers in judgment of G0 days in jail was unchal coming week, f | Sprays and bunches of flowers, to loop up Tsaae Shiner, assault on Christopher Bohlayer, = { dresses with, should look in at’ Friebus’, 809 in the Eastern market; continued until Pri CARPETS at factory priees; of] cloths, all | Market Space. He also has ali the scarce next. Pbhenton Lewis, colored, charged wit wh — 8; Nottingham ain lace, from 25 cts; | shapes In white and cream French felt hats; his seliing stale and unhealtay poultry in the Cen- d boss wear, from 31, 50, 60, | pricesare low. t | temarnet; & or days. 638 Pennsylvania avenue, ———— mes oO coral, diamond and jet jewelry; | = lets, from. three to twenty dollars, SELLING OFF all the best 25 cent dress goods at 15 and 20 cents, at Towson’s, 635 Peansyl- Vania avenue, south side, hear ithddee Iris To BE Horep that the people will not for- Bet the faithtw lets ter carriers on New Year, + at erage coves Store, yoo ot Denes t Tak’ avenue, hear 41 Street.— 4d: Jr You Wisn to borrrow mo Teal estate, Cy at theomee of B. S16 F street ny ney upon your H. Wernasy DBAS maseruro, = to tieonaike nadienet W Want fou hat they oe eweafae eens CITY ITEMS. z Fisesr Card Photogra hs $2 per dozen at Biacklidge’s Gallery, 711 Market Space, Ir May Nor BE GENERALLY Known ‘ha’ H R. H., the Prince of Wales, st n going to India ordered one hundred cases of Bollinger to be taken on board the « Serapis * tor private use, ONE HUNDRED D1 vores in the Distric® sell Dureng’s Rheumatic Remedy. It cures Theuma- tism every time, Lodille’s Headache Specific contains no ae ous substance. Cures headache very quick! Fairbanks’ Scales in Russia. (From the St. Petersburg Golos, (Newspaper,) We are informed from Moscow that the com- mission of the Saviour’s Cathedral desired to have a monster bellof a weight of at least 1.560 poods, (64,500 pounds.) and ordered this belt at the works of M. Finlandski. In pres- | euceof the members of the commission 2,000 | poods of the necessary metal were weighed off | for the bell. In September the bell was ready. For weighing this bell the commission invited the re entative of the American scale fac- irbanks & Co. But how great when fnstead of 1,800 poods on 59.582 pounds) were found to bein the bell. M, Finlandski, as a defence, expressed his doubt as to the correctness of the Fait! scale, In cause of this the Fairbanks® scale tested 15 times, on the 7th and sthof Qc! n presence of ‘two experts i andski and a cro each test the seale con need the people that It ig unmistakably correct, and that 145} poods (5.255 pounds) are missing in the bell. The Saviow’s Cathedral will cost upward of $10,000,000, and the bell above referred to is the ‘The value of the Hy involved in the controversy was about 2,600, Nornixe LIke It! is the verdict of the m Me, on Haie’s Honey. Coughs, Cok It STANDS ALONE !—Such edical world and the pab- Hivehound ani Tar, Il irritations of the pee piration, vanish under uence, like fogs berore the sunlizht. yy e's Toothache aly ops cure Toothache in one minute. Sold by all Drugyists at 2 cents. eo zy and Chamomile red especial to cure sick head- ac nately ere oo dyspeptic headache, cia, ge five. Euiaw st., 12,10-1,th,1: Best.” 12,27,ft,1y For ulema ov Tum7Ty YEARS Mra. Was ng- low's Svot. Syrup has been cae Te! it corrects neidity of the stomach s Sola’ by. ari Balt., Md. AS& your dealer fo! other c: 2USES, AL old ar 2 cents a bottle. In not {6 be equalia by those not pos i hese facilities. suits cleaned Bb. ins cleaned froin $1 biankets from 50 z anumber a re- guaranteed. § oveS ETeASe Spots effec un ie pre LEVEE of HERMIONE i TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 1878, reat Georgetown. “Tick: ies, $1. dec! lates IN 1831, pegged pied ana cede in 1874; now tt vate thls part of the Gountry. . W. H. WHEATLEY'S PREMIvu STHAM Dee - Soounrya Estab 49 Jefferson Cart pec or, Bridge 8t., George- D.C. Evervihing pase the bustness provaptt attended to. The lean of Carpets, and Blankets s specialty during the summer sontis District work sent for aud Setumnel hes of ees Orders by maii and expres# promptly attended to Address aa above. forte GEconp INSTALMENT OF LITTLE MEN'S CLOTHING. Children's Suits, 5 to 10 years, 3, 4.and $5 up. Foys’ Suits, 8 to 16 years, 4, 5,6 and $7 up. bee cen and Boys’ Overcoats and Ulsters, 3.50, 4 Men's and Youths? Overcoats, 4, 5,6, 7 to $12 ap. Men’s and Boy’s Pants, 1.25, 1.50, $2 up. ‘Men's Dress Shirts, from 50c. to #2. 3 Linen Collars for 25¢.—4-ply linen. Call at SELBY’S, 1914-1916 Penni, azenue, dec%S-tr Between 19th and 20th ste, Witter & LIBBEY, OPPOSITE NORTHERN LIBERTY MARKET Cor, Sixth Street and New York Avenue, * HUNDRED HUNDRED, a HoRpEED = FE Bounne WOARD! BOARDS BOARDS aT WILLET & LIBBEY’s, OPPOSITE NORTHERN LIBERTY MARKET Cor. Sixth Street and New York Avenue. decl3-tr SUGAR ADULTEERATION. We hereby inform the Public that our Refined Sugars consist soLELY of the product of raw sugars refined. Neither Glucose, Muriate of Tin, Muriatic Acid, nor any other forcign substance whatever, is mixed with them. Our Sugars and Syrups are abso- lutely unadulterated. HAVEMEYERS & ELDER, DECASTRO & DONNER REFINING COMPANY. Affidavit to the above effect in the New York pa pers of November 18, 1878. dec3-2awlm )LECAMPANE AND HOARHOUND E ACouaH DE DROPS. z ELECAMPANE axD Hoannounp Coven Dnors. ELECAMPANE AND HOARHOUND CouGH Dnors. ELECAMPANE AND HoaRnwounD Coven Dkors. ELECAMPANE AND HOARHOUND Gets Daors. Seer see en ot any time, 1, Colds, Hoarseiess Bronchutisyend Throstand Lund Sree. sal tate te ais de ow re ES ‘lsaring the throat and strengthening the Pat up in Harr Pounp Boxes, 25 Cenrs. ARTHUR NATTIANS, Poaruacrsr, Cor. 14th and I sts. and 24 and D sts. ». w. dee20-tr C ONNOLEY’S, G08 Oth street, OprosiTe THE PATENT OFFicg, Offer ial baraine in SILK HAN! CHIEFS, SE TIAL HANDKERCHIFS, LINEN Be aonen SS OKBR AND LACH G0 OLEAN AND CU! silk RLCRAIEE, LA te TOvES. meaner pe GENTLEMEN'S FANCY plete ope SHAWLS. HANDSOME BRESS GOODS, BLACK AND COL- ORED cation decdtr” BESS ane Sis Bau jt 3 a Se ‘VICE, Fre a PAGE fal ment Noo, ou, Toth a MONDAY. X AND TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Mave Extra ¥ erent artists, the Ficldines John and M: musical ar” Ustes the Sharsiers eer oa Charley); the great Trish v and Murp ny Dan Comique: Grace Gari tong and dan ty Nellis Mont: | specialty artist ; Fore, and the Susdans Brothe: hi Rina thee iy rs. A krand holiday pant week—all new Seaturen ty Imatemoth company. on FELLOWS’ HALL. BLIND To. Commencing WEDNESDAY an Doors 0} en at 7 o’clo: k. ATINER SATUR Open at 1 oclock, P 0 Reskrvep Admission -..1-- 00 cents 5 CHILDEEN Hate ‘Pen o Plan of Hall and Tickets at Ellis’ Music Store, AY EV! ORS, gion of AH Souls of its music fim he ie at Ellis’ Music Store, 937 bean de N4tTionaL THEATER, APT Eoee. POSiviV iy ‘ais 1OMM a GRAND. NITALIAN. OPER. | MAX STRAKOSCH, DIREC oR ? The aoa ee and Orchestra {wn sist of SO Persons. MONDAY? IL Thov avoir, i With the follo HOLIDAY GOODs. FOR NEW YEARs. FINE PLATED EPERGNES, FRUIT BOWLS, NUT-PICKS AND CRACKERS, NUT BOWLS, CAKE BASKETS, BUTTER DISiit D URNS, ICE PITCHERS, TRA SE’ a FLOWER VASES, AND RODGERS’ SUPERIOR TABLE CUTLERY. aeort M_W. GALT. BRO. & co. NEW YEAR’S PRESENTS. k. LADIES’ SEAL SKIN SACQUES, FUR-LINED WEAPS, FRESH STOCK. - LOWEST PRIC STINEMETZ, 1237 Pennsylvania avenue, dec?7-tan3 Next to corner 13th street. Foe NEW YEAR'S DAY. MALAGA GRAPES, FLORIDA ORANGES, CALIFORNIA PEAKS, BANANAS, LADY APPLES, JAMAICA RU ST. CROIX RUM, NEW ENGLAND RUM, ies oe Low E LO ANCE HERE), FERRANDO BEHRENS wESTE, conta, EDN ESDAY EVE! a LUC ra Eer first ay tion of LU the most Protounds in ier, woke impersona. Lich character she has created fensation in Chieaxe, St. Louis, >» “FAVORITA. LUCIA. porns 'S OPERA HOUSE. “HOW You Vas" THE GREAT NEW YORK SUCCE: DECENLER oe Manager John Re the appearance MR. and MRS. GEO. KNICHT, to annonace y popular Jn their famor M AKE NO MISTAKI HAVERLY MASTODON MINSTREL WILL APPEAR AT THE JINITED BY 12 STAR DANCE OsE Dozex 80" xp D. L Act. 20 is “Frest Part.” 40 rx Parape 18 FAVORITE VOCALISTS. “The sreatest cnterprice in the annals of minstrel- sy."—[ Boston Lost. _declé-tr J. H. HAVERLY, Proprietor. ALISTHENTC EXERCISES, CAntr ie Rare of Dr. THOMAS CALVER, EG YUNASTUAL . bety; th and 7th For Ladies ‘on qilonda ay mand ‘Bhreday, Bt 4: 30 p. ea ees xa decli-ly Cone ENLEVES SANS DOULEUR Durillous mauvais Soe engelures, soignes av: succes, par Je Docteur Yania ‘avenue, vis-a-vis Washington depuis 1861. RANKLIN HALL, corner €th and C sts. F having been thoroughly remodeled, is now rice rent oe ena terms. The best hall in the oy i M. RICHARDS, oct26-e03m 631 D st., or call on Janitor at Hall, . 1G | IN EXHIBITH No. =e ao S3 | OnE 2 OM [Rg vine, Numers THI Bennay s tia “3 AT MARHRITER’ BREE ART Cee Te AND STORE. Gholoe on Pain tng ts “Chrom: ine, iar a Boat of oe Sie Wine Shades, Pictures, icture Co} Rings, Nails, re St in t ‘the District. S27"Please remember Name and Number fyl-ly Pilar FOR FALL AND WINTER, and eel! our CABT OFF CLOTHING to your own ac- tare, JO8THS OLD. STAND, No. 019 D eons Branch Store, 40% 9th st. n, Re aero RIENE CLASS “SHON BAND GLOTHING oxtraordinary high prices w: ss Lmake a specialty of t zep2str will be prowptly oni to. BALLS, PARTIES, &e. FUE GRAND BALL of oy ae on uy Saas FICTAL ASSOCIATION, ESDAY, emt ‘at Odd 31, Hiail wickets 8 admitting a gent and reir $1; can be had of any member, or at Ug ticket office af the ball N. B.—No return che a LECTURES. HANKLIN LEGION HALL, Comer €th and C streets northwest. LECTURE, Under the cng of Frankl FRIDA' N Subject" fe tae State. Tickets % cte., to be ad at the bookstores of Mi- lsne & Wilkins. “thet. and Whitaker & Son, Penn. syivania avenue, and at the door. dee31-tt BOOKS, &e. ‘OMAN’S WORDS.—An Oricinal Review of what Wonien are Doing in Industry, Haus Lit ture and Government Alco, a faithful roord of what men are doing to advance the interests of women.,, Every household should read one «vod Woman's Paper. Pablished montaly. | Price ‘per mail. posta; 0: ingle conten nie, THERESA SUAN LEW: d SARA ANDREWS SPENCER” Publishers mace, 2 Tea or send ders to ESA JUAN LEWIS, Manas Eéiter, Room No. 10, Republic Builgau, 1101 Pons. syivania ave. a w= IT as TO YOUR ADVANTAGE. YOU SAVE FULLY TWENTY PER CENT. YOU GET JUST WHAT YOU WANT. SELECT YOUR GOODS WHERE YOU XOU CAN BET Te BEST SUPLED. WHOLESALE RATES FOR oy PAY AXING AND TRIMMING. ISK, AS THE MONEY YOU 70 "Pa Fon coups aed tou RE bar CASE THEY DO NOT FIT. CONSIDER FOR YOUR! ELVES a3} ‘HIS MODE IN GETTING. ao x Ou UH GARMENT TS MADE. ORT JOHN M. KEELER, AnTIstT TaILoz, 1i11 Pennsylvania ave. W. C. MERTZ, Manager. novi6-2m TE SS FEU ane sor. That never al- Sarasa ged eres 623 7th strest nw. "Bir Rites devas er atention othe want of = EAD STOW HEE SEP en CERES, : The handsomest A mae: Flour iu the Bterling’s St. Louis Faney Patent, ‘A most beautiful Winter Wheat Flour, or at rae Flour of the Dis- ™ ee ee ae white 2s caves mone above-named can be bought at any ars claus Grocery store, Conwer Ist STREET INDIANA AVENUB, <a> oct?- 3m ae WM. M. GALT & 00. FINE, OLD NHISKIES._ SHERRIFS. PORTS, BRANDIES AND SWEET CATAWBA. JOHN H. MAGRUDER, 41491 New York avenue, aee2T- Hear U.S. Treasury Department. oes ATTRACTION RICH HOLIDAY A LARGE a SORTMENT, GOOD GOC Viney Dow Prices, GOL D SILVER WATCHES, FIN GOLD JEWELRY, PRESENTS. DIAMON ee AND cS SILVER, WARE, ar * 0O., D Broxens, N.E cor 10h and D sts. dec23 ¢ Frontin Soest sNzIAL HOLIDAY PRE- SENTS. CLOAKS from $5 to $25. BLACK SILKS from 31 to $3 yard. BLACK CASHMERES from 50 cents to #1 yard. BLACK ALPACAS from 25 cents to 50 cents. NOVELTIES IN NEW DRESS GOODS, reduced to 25 cents. ALL WOGL COLORED CASHME color that is fashionable reduced BLANKETS, 200 pairs, from $2 to $10. BED COMFORTS from $1 to $3. CASSIMERES for Men and Boys’ wear, from 50 cents. MATELASSE CLOTH for Cloaks; new patterns. Fine BALMORAL SKIRTS from WO SHAWLS from $1.50 to $9. BROCHE SHAWLS from #5 to #25. BLACK THIBET SHAWLS, single and double, from $2.50 to $15. CARPETS at factory prices, from 15 cents to 75 cents. NOTTINGHAM CURTAIN LACE from 25 to 75 cents. Immense steck of HOLIDAY GOODS at cents to $4. Cc. M. TOWSON, 636 Pennsylvania avenue, ec2l-tr South side, near 7th street. fo! THE HOLIDAY: ‘S. d rich variet tis won Son ty of Novelties in FANCY and ATROLDLGED SLIPPI BOM NS, SUSPENDEKs, ABE Fine selection of JAPANESE GOOD: Silk and Kussian Leather FANS, Won Bas- GLOVE and HANDKERCHIEF BOXES. Choice. ees en of Initia! HANDKERCHIEFS. KID SILK MUFF ‘LERS and A SABOTS i in all shades. Aap 'S§ MERIN AKS and VELVET of superior clowanioe, — MES. SELMA RUPPERT’S, G12 9th street, deci3-tr Opposite Patent Oftice, LB. PRINCESS: one SHELL ——— 60 eet good WHIS) 2.00 1 ae xcellent 3 tbs. iepeereen RAISINS (lai Genuine New Exelar UA, Scuppernong WINE (5) Cc. 8S. O'HARE & SON, 1213 Seventh st. n.w., Gec20 tr Between Mand N. FOR THE Horipays. We have now die layed 3 nda nnmemalle, large and stock of and MISC) Feors ReTIOLI S ——- ‘DARD WORR! the NEW Teuusts ATED BOOKS of the sea- fon; the peed JUVENILE and TOY BOOKS, Lag ae REELS ce ‘GOODS, in a ; PLAYING CARDS, CHI'SS, DUMINO: RS The FINEST STATION: ey. seg rs : declStr ‘Cor. + ave. and ‘1ih st. Heormy GOODS. ‘The public are invited to call and examine ors the largest and most attractive etocks of HoLIay ods are marvels bf taste and elegance and somrmie, & «reat varicty of Ri ee Ivo: 3A Tortoise Shell, gapances ng and Cs Srnec ‘Goods tiful collectic 68, both plain and unted. Our stock of Psaeriel CARDS was nover so | POCKETBOOKS, CIGAR CASES, INKSTANDS, lage. veried or attractive, fancy Statione: cry, Miscelianeous and Toy Books in every style, q aa toe. MORRISON. dec3-tr jp_otwax PRESENTS, (5 Peni'a ave. n.to. ERADBURY PIANOS, eae ORGANS. New and full Stock at LOWES’ ess and on So PAStesT wen TOMS rT, gaistere STAYMAN, a Dvrpra, PRScs rumen a ees see Foray Goons. BARLOW'S ART GALLERY, 1225 Pennsyloania avenue. to on teoeen. ou want make you ze, Trend 8 present, bay Wiis wai iaaeiaet eas SILK VELVET FRAMES, &c., $d offer them as cheap as any house im the a fcr the same quality. ‘Ladies’ Dress Tranks, Men's Sole Leather and Folio Trunks, Ladies’ and Men’s Suxtchels, Traveling Bags, Shawl Straps, Harness, Robes, Horse Covers, Whips, &c., &c., at low prices for cash, at the Prac- tical Manufactory of JAMES 8. TOPHAM, . 425 7th street, joining Odd Fellows’ Hall ‘OLIDAY GooDs. ‘We havo just received Five Hundred Dozen LINEN AND SILK HANDKERCHIEFS foe ava g Peng nce per 'W. BURDETTE & 00., ees ee LARGE ASSORTMENT OF GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, IN MEN'S, LADIES | yarouny AND BOYS’ SIZES, AT VERY MODERATE pu ars M. W. GALT, BRO. & CO, “decttstx SevenssExs 09 OOWERRA TIVE HOLID. a¥ ¥ GooDs, Christmes Presents; roceries. We use «local weights and ex and suarantes every art a. B_SCTOFT Hetiway GIFTS. PARLOR ORNAWENTS;: GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES; RICH {RY : STPRLING SILVER WARE; FINE PLATED WARE Lew, and st lower prices than ever __H SEMEEN. (pare uno) x ENTARRANDY.. OLAS SE! j tired CANDY OLD WHISK yer RAIS: Princcee Paper st al Aunonds. yer OTARE 1213 Fh st. mre. bet WM and N. dec™). Ww yom ANNOUNCEMENT. E. M. WHITAKER & SON, No. 941 Pennsylrania avenue. nt of HOLIDAY PRESENTS ta now we invite the jon of our Onr assortr gemplete, to w Books, Standa Frayer Book Writiog Desks, f Boxes, Dre CunisTian RUPPERT, Pos. 403 and 405 Seventh strect nies TEMPLE OF FANCY GOoDs. Importer of all kinds of New T< v8 and Fancy; Notions adapted for HOLIDAY PRESENTS. DOLLS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, 5 @ AND ROCKING HOLS BOYS’ VELC Ss. ay 81 NOTH PECousTED POTTERY AND PORCELAIN, Expeciaily adapted for HOLIDAY PRESENTS. dy, and we renyect- ‘at all tines give . BEVERIDGE, (Late Webb & Beveridge), _ScelStr No. 1009 Pennsylwmia ave. Fo THEE HOLL fale FUSSELL’S. b We bave just opened a 8 evlendid Tne maf Dress Gonds for 8 holidays, Black Silks, Hither, from S125 $2; Be = 3} tof choica goods wi amine our stock before purch ai: HOOE BRO. & 09. 1328 F st., vear Ebbitt, ‘House. L moLipay “GOODS. Silk Handerc Broe: Lad. Gio deci9tr pam nat “sf Hand g Children's Hanth srehit ions, Bets and 8. prenete a e mad Present of om Brak 8 Carpete, _> == F. BROOKS. Fifteenth strect, CORCORAN BUILDING. HOLIDAY PRESENTS. FANCY DROP LIGHTS and SHADES; also, NEW STOCK OF PATENT BRASS wad PORCE- LAIN OIL LAMPS, all of the latect Patterns and, Btyle of Finish. Sole Avent for the sale of Messrs. Mitchell, Vance & GAS FIXTURES. A laree siock on hand. tee entire eatisfaction. Dr. Coibur’s EVAPORATORS. decl8tr PBESEStTs TO SUIT THE TIMES, AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, IN RUSSIA LEATHER, METAL, CANVAS AND WOOD BOXES, DESKS, PORTFOLIOS, MATCH BOXES, CARD CASES, BASKETS, &o. PHOTOGRAPH ALEUMS, GIFT BOOKS, Cheap and Elegant. TOY BOOKS, Innumerabie, st SOLOMONS & CHAPMAN'S, Gecis. _ 911 Pennsylvenia avewue. USICAL NOVETTIES AND PRES- ENTS fos THE HOLIDAYS. TANOS and. Rad Chromatic Secale Prato, 8 eh oa BARPETY Rene: Piano Covers, re bet0 620 inasteal ments, Muvical Toye and Novelues, in ereat variety and lowest prices, xt @. L. WILD & BRO'S., Emrouiux or Musto, 722 Seconth st. mw Rete sTOCK OF DRY Goops AT AND gah cost, BRODMEA b's, mane v. warascirs = Loam Buoxea cate 417 Penne. av., near Wiland's Hotel