Evening Star Newspaper, January 20, 1879, Page 4

THE EVE TIONDAY January - The Weather. INDICATIONS To-DaY. OFFicz oF Cr Wasaine in th fallin 5 area snow. RANGE OF THR THERMOMETER. ‘The fortowing fs the r > OMice durtug ts 12 midday. | &c., To-Night. loracy. ber of | | ed | tthe Gym- | Her tine voice lon for her in musie: See the advertise gramme at the superb pro- jouse, Wednesday i$ Of the Labor E: ase. arrest t the Ne k Avenue (Presbyteran) hieh Mr, Just & short speech. pw York ch Strong presid Dr, Henry and Re ldre Parker, of the FSi ing announced pastorate of Ne t evel resign tt eharge of th ner of 6th and nation will ne known pri day, | } reported | ryoe ts having r ed numbe e mcetip tion to go toa t turbance. Hc took vi from the statioy one BLT. Sam lie was abor when it wound necesss Was sent to Py his morning there was no impr trending ire | perous condition, hat | to et that they have insured $11,000,000 on ZTess, vere nO jolat ries property in the Tistriet. He submitted the | In force, tt would be weil for “Stet” or anyt sectety ing that th else to tell just how the Vice Presi | Comp ment as Designed t ties be ea Mr. Bait In this far off da: d sila, Whe it sented cin we ce ae ver Pre | the Washington monument shail have been | | Senied. will be the 2 the National | completed, it will be a proud thouzht to you | t OLS - We | that the EVENING Srak had done - pee 1a it% | ward moulding public sentiment The Sintwal Fire Insurance Com- puny. MEFTING OF STOCKHOLDERS—MR. NORMENT DE- FENDS TRE MAN s TION POSTPONED. This mu LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE, About the Stand-Pipe. To the Editor of The Star:—is 1 not a little 1 ab ln since Le ert has been com- coeciania ting | Pleted the people in the northwest section of ning at 1o'elock the annnat meeting | Byer ity do he eet as much water as they did ‘ompany for the | before the stand-pipe was erected? Priortothe been held at death of Water Registrar Lubey we had plent s Ovee LNA BAL ashing | of ws pcond stories of our hotise ee Oe ee coe ea AU! puta past eighteen months we ha : CES OE CRG EAC SEGRE iad { nicht, and then very little of ent was called (9 | it. We were told that the stand-pipe would remedy ail this. but on the contrary we have had less water, T am told by experienced . ‘There had been considerable | plumbers that the cause of our short supply Ik among the members as to the directors | now isthe fact that the pump which supplies d for their services, and also tn | the stand-pipe throws a [2-ineh stream and arble butiding (corner of 9tb | draws froma 12-inch main. 4 that the result relation to the stteetand Pennsylvania avenue) having heen | isa vacuum ts created in the main, ‘This may bought by the company, and some had found | or may not be true, but the fact that we have ait with their Mr. > nt. knowing less water than before the stand-pipe_was com- of ore a brief address, and | picted is undentabie. must be a great T stating t art of ourengineers. fi the charter the com- | blunder somewhere on (@e ny had the right to ho! id real estate not ex- | The use and misuse of wate nd cash not exceed- | undoubtedly largely increased during the past ompany had pur- | eighteen months, but this fact was as patent + at $59,000, which | before the stand-pipe was begun as tt is now. fe Investment, and i | [itis true that the pump which supplies the st to charge at it was purchased — stand pipe throw zinch stream, and draw foaid Mr. Mekelden. That gentleman | froma i2-inch main, it must naturally follow bad paid 4.900 for the property and the com- | that unless the pressure on the main ts sumti- any had pad him a bonus of $1,400 only ply the pump a vacuum would be that time the building was paying well, To remedy this, two things are neces- nly about arger tain or avother pump to prospect 0 are in the 12-inch main. however, sc ernm Bt so that tt would pay S per ceat | Something ought to be done promptly to give lature ef this build! Was caused by | our section of the city greater water supply. the same ci dd depressed | Ifa fire was to Dreak out between 13ch and 15th private enterprises and investments. As tothe | and Q and R_ strects, there would not bea sumli- Cost of conducting the company, some having | cient head of water to supply the engines. T red that 126-000 had been expended, he | saw this demonstrated a few weeks since when ated that the presidents and the secretary ft that they had well ¢ received, and the company v : attempt was made to flush the sewer on s #2 and he | Corcoran street by bringing the water from the rned ail they had | plug at the cornerof 14th and Q streets. And ‘as now ina pros- In spite of the inadequacy of our water supply | tug Insured to the amount | we have had our water rent increased $1 per | 1.606.000, ‘They had about 15,000 in money, | house, W 2 No one would complain Some want to w . Eve y | ifthe rates were doubled if we got water on aw. but tt will wind up the cv | our second floors, but Itis not right to make us '¥ cannot be aliowed t withd! y | pay for what we do not get. and come back the nex> on the same terms. 5 CORCORAN STREET. Some had satd that he had got his Insuranee r : nething. ‘This was a base slander. He had In- | The Liquor Question at the Capitol, sured ail the property he couid, and patd for it ee Again, bation just as every other man. He reviewed the his- | 7 itor of The Star:—¥our correspondent. iory of the company, and remarked that they | “Stet,” in Saturd TAR, Succeeds admirably in mining things in referring tion in the U 185, section 19 shouid not be like some churches. allow new pu es To put these out who had built them up, ey Were trying to do with Stickney ef a’ ofthe | aptist Church | Manual of the U. Ww. Fenwick led Mr. Norment to | sentatives ts very & the church affairs were entirely to the Hqauor ques- . Capitol. His reference to paze of the Constitution, Rules and nate and House of Repre- ueld. He undoubtedly i rant to refer to the former joint rule 19 of the two houses, which is identical with the langiage | Quoted aS section 19, 4c. Inasmuch as the Senate, in the first session of the 44th Congress, by an ming vote, decided that the House. not dopted the resolution of the Senate, of ting the joint rules ny intention to hur ig that It was only . He then read the the stockholders on | val prosperity of the company, refers | J2 port which have me) in statement sh ree; have invested other f Speaker existe toe foree a joint rule th: . Fur a proposition is pend- t hedid not | f in the Senate, reported b tor bul to Hs. ine from the commiter on rules. to enact the in- | Jomt mes substantially those in e at sured ihe clese of the 45d Congress, including ue | Norment said that directors were paidin said 1th rule. | ier mutual 2s, citing the Mon : nad Dette} ul his joint rates be- y Mui | fore he under 1 atiention or the | Vice Prest ‘0 anything more, "says he hia day in the but if he would remember | less than urty cents pe yhave I Lhis board and house rent thr {put a different aspect on the thin amounts ts $13 per month. | cents a da, re to pay $10 for house reat, on hand of & to support als fa this ina country the erandost, the gr nd the richest that the sua shines on, Bat it | # measure how the wealth of this | the las rs has been using its is Dean, C. | ratio ndded. Sof all kinds; millions of acres to ed to tt and all others in the departments who thousand doilars and und others to remain, third y yaday in Febru- one * | public taste by throwing open {ts i by ““Diplo- | critics and lers. as well as to architects and have the control | artists, thus marshaling before the commanity in our section has | E! : + and | influence to pauperis Bur then we have | 3 stutedt ane Att | Congress to lool to tor our interest, tous rece pees : Sse | LOOK at them granting privileges to ‘rich @xpo- wered summons from this class of p tients both day and night, and issued an av age of 277 preseriptions in each precinct. Time, however, proved that ‘ally their labor emounted to naushi {ead of being bene- were ‘ bly aggrieved. felt that the Commissionet re somewhat indebted to them, and were ¢’ erined 10 tind the matier treated so light] lad this service been duly appreciated, the | health officer would have been requested to give them the preference for reappointment. with salary when the funds were placed disposal. Not being thus Instructed, ho’ were supplanted by practitioners that had no claim other than that of personal friendship. SUSTITIAL On Behalf of the Garbage Man. Editor Star: find in Saturday's issue of Tae STAR a loud call for the garbage contractor from the neighborood of ist and C streets s.e., | stating that no coliection of garbage had beet made there for seventeen days previous. The man who attends to that route (his name is Davis) Is a sober, truthful 3 ad Tevaci ae hd Tellableman, ‘sin the neighborhood complained 0: on Friday, the 1ith. He este tad bee p states he had been there on the Wear previous of the same | week. Joux McCatiey, Contractor. | FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE Poor.—The Labor Exchange, which has done such good work for | the unfortunate poor who are out of employ- | ment, will have a benefit performance, it will be | seen, at Ford's Opera House; Wednesday night to raise money to enable them to go on with The programme ts a isting of the perform- by eurs, of Robertson's arming comedy of Caste, and the prodigy boy ‘or, J. Harry Shannon,who has created such ation allover the country, will appear in his wonderful specialty, The fhe bill and the merit of the object will undoubtedly serve to Nil the house to its capacity. A Boy DROWNED WHILE SKATING. day, Ira E. Kirkwood, a boy of 12 years, was skating on the Eastern Branch tats, near Pen- cote, when he fell Into a large hole in'the ice and was drowned. Ts brother, Horace, promptly ‘umped in to rescue him, and after a heroic but fruitless effor 8 hauied out in an exhausted ‘ondition by his companions. Ira’s body was recovered an hour afterwards and conveyed to ls father’s residence, 219 A street southeast. bright, intelligent lad, the son yoo, Of the Navy departinent. place this atternoon. their labors of usefulness most attractive one, ance, cha A PIsToL SuoT TOOK OFF PART OF Woman's Bt About 1:30 o'clock to-da 2 shooting ace in the tenement ¥ house northeast corner of sth and which a young man named Joan ¢ pistol shot at kate Thurm i streets, in bbs tired eorge: re shot passing through her back hal, doling no other damage than tearing a portion of her hair out, He was arrested by Once: nd locked np inf Will be hes THE COURTS Cmevin CovrtT—Ji tiuday, MeNamara vs. Tistriect of Colam- 1 for new trial overruled, Dill of «: i cl ed and appeal prayed. ‘Strong vs, District of Columbia; certified to the eov bane. Browning vs, same: exce| ptions tendered Schwariz vs. Dowling; new trial denied. Ke vs. Thornton; same.” Martin vs, Ic same. Bride ‘vs, Stews Vanderwerken; same. briher: a Manuf tachn vs. BI OT excep ave to_amend dec for bond ea. Lehman ys. eptions tendered. Fisher vs. | | for judgement withdray e Grahamite & T. ALP. Wood & Co. vs. vs. Connes n bills of exception tendered. Pratt leave to file amended answer by surance ( Vs. Daniel 9 e com: | but the Distriet ot Columbia 1 yea | Sarpishee. Citizens’ said thd ed the * g ke from the bottom, amd he ted | Desking for one aere for school purposes. Sout | iMderaent by detamt connected with the | BUt they have commenced todo better. ‘They | same. Same vs ’ same: appeal | | have begun to economize. So they have. Yes, | prayed. Lyon vs motivn to set aside > further disenssion the meeting | ideed, they reduced the laboring man’s pay | Judgment grante eto plead. Paline vs, MeKeogh et al.: judgment set aside on 181 tie | We age selling. arent 8. CAS ing deposits. Herr « Cissel vs, Charter Oak | WERES, VELVETS Si Sees ) Lite In: ‘ance Co.; judgmenton motion. and Honey Comb QUILTS, 8, CALICOE: —Judve Wulie. HOSIERY, GLOVES and NOTIO: Also, CA satundas ceptions to wid. | PETING. Of, CLOTH, RUGS ant MATS. Ati | Hers perk Sustatncaand pica of formers: , Kem matranted tO oe ae. rappeeetd by aval dieation alloy ‘No. 988 7th st. ay ment of Inte | janlTtr i a straining order moditied so as to pe the detendant to sell certain goods. Ret ‘Oo; injunction pendente Tite awarded. Gil- | more vs. Devii yro confesso set | leave to answer, “Wilson vs. Gallan 1 which enacts it. | and Congress whole battalions of desizns and : ish armies of suggestions out of the multitude of urice Ba ately might surely be found. u Drew, H. R. D. , the day of compietion seems 19 nora Majeront, Georg ‘and the “multitude of coun. jepunh Contac Off, and the “multitude of coun e play Will be attention to deta’ National management, A delightful ente: » to-1norrow eventn: urt pageant or, The Proy be a long wa sellor site directions, Seen: to have effectually all growth. Permit your present correspondent, the: as architect or artist, but as an enthista student (so far as opportunities per- mit) in all for what tt Is "pulling vigorously in divers and eppo- copped The 6 he i worth, espe e ts miking | ) Dream, Une table a ee the minority report from the seif-constituted : 3! al public se ent, in advozating, ‘THE Feserat oF Mn. Hr ‘ hovel and aturac te Goniplecion Oe tus GDI Seats | see vesterday atterntx ‘dre « e friends Of the japel, amd Was OFF For TAR the Keystone « pany 4. Washin B. & P. de] the inaug’ lun pu mx a bia about command of ( expect to ret ‘THE Dasiow irs Lincoln Kull. address. and Ww Guy Wines, Willi Tas) tod ty vestedend Rappell was 5 saz several » choir, led by vod InUsi Mr. ed the names of solos in admirable Prof. W. T. Nunam Patterson. fifty-tiy | Mass MEETING 4 ernoon at ihe Thirte johnson, of Philad g * American Baptist Pab- | Ueation Society, presided, and mad Address, and Dr. trimth, sc a Cole, TRE THowas Gen. Sheridar artist. having 2 trian statue of May 4 Geo. H. Thomas, at Washington, will be completed early tn June, it fs thought best by those having the inatter in Walt its completion.and hold the ety of the Army of the Cuna- the hat the eques- SILKS! SILKS’ reduction in Black ever known. nd colored silks red from $1 dow! Black Suks (sple: quality) reduced from “$1.25 down to § ter’s, 711 Market Space. $2blick silk reduced [9 $1.59, ity pure silk and wool fine dress g from $1.50 down to $1 MABRIAGE Licenses have been issued 10 A. F Eberly and Mamie T. Johnson; B. B. Nolis, of Prince Willlam county, Va. and Josephine brows, of Alexandria id Car- quality quai- oods reduced | + Su. Lewis to Chas. Ford, lot Ss, sq. 2 | from. y designed, but without. the panil reclustered columns around the base. When the approzeh of the hundredth n 1COPERA, “ITM.S. Pinafore,” which charming C na il be pro- | tonal birthday roused Congress, for very u oe vente shame, 10 make partial provision for the com- pletion of the Washington monument our mistortune that eve arehiteet, and sculptor instantly lost true object, and saw in the tardy appropriation a possible provision, and in ‘the unfinished shaft a possible monument for himself. And | the committee and commission having the mat- ter in cha were overwhelmed with designs, varying all the way from a triumph: to a bell tower, and alike only in being d tor the honor and glory of the artist. inst in commemoration of the character an of George Washington. With one : einbition emen denot a eny that it is “monu- Is not this drivelling nonsense? What n Or woman ts there who has not from cutid- hood associated the obetisk with the dead, and marked {ts stately simple lines preponderating in an hundred graveyards? The artist and the | Sculptor have each anobie field in eommeino- | ting the iustriows dead; right, good and | Worthy ts {5 of a great nation to multiply | | Statues and hang paintings ef tts heroes and | strict of Columb id at M onic thot Lhe present ars will be distributed i_ premiums, spect of the nest poultry intheeoun- | ry will be on extlbi The hail will be an e exhibition is \ best cltizens of the Di Haus ws Midgets be ourgrr.—For this also, the tree’ 1: A his Canine Cirens, | v An in tabniis formac peritura venustas in tabulis, ¢mod perit ia facie. But no sculptor ean carve, no painter paint a Nativnal Monument, 'Vhose good citizens and | gentlemen who thirty yea dopted the MU Am reet, below zo, Will again cir honored dead by Obelisks, and severe; let us as i est hero ah obeltsi other monument above all other m now. We do not want a monument w! rious sight-seer may examine throuzh his glasses, and inquire as he notes its details, ~ Who designed these arch r Who carved these fgures?*—but rather a tt so grand nd lofty asto tell itsown story as h, SO strong and solid ges, and so severe stinple as to point straight to the great dead whom it com- memorates, without thought of the brain that designed or the hands that bullded; and such a monument we will have if the commission are permitted to carry out the pian delivered to them by the old society VEKNIER, More Upon the Fifty Cent Question. v Star:—“T, H. L.” seems to ignore the upply apd demand a8 a regulator of ¥ quarte ONAL CHURE “The first ¢ Yowht be gy in_proportic Washington € to same ‘dson and CB. 0 St for j id to WB. Webb, lots W. B. Webb, trustee, to J. and trustee: 9 19%, Si. W. Piling, ots Sa. 32,000, Lai rices. I regret 1 am not a “vulture,” for I Worthington, lot $0), | b@\e no means ot employing any né sitous y to Chas. C. Glover, tot $0, sq. | @4N at any rate of wages. I won't ask “T. H. ” to become what I wish I was able to be—a ulture,” And thereby able to hire laborers at cents; but T will ask him to go to the old Central guard-house, Louisiana avenue lodging Gepartment, with 35 cents—i cents or more will be better—and pay the amount daily to Sone of the strong, able-bodied men there who are willing to work for 50 cents, but will not re- fuse more for « day’s labor.’ They are not tramps, but cannot ‘get work at any price and are necessarily forced into charity lodgings. Calling me names is no sign of charity on the part of “T. H.L.,” and he would prove his sin- cerity by paying men even 30 cents a day for labor done rather than let them suffer or starve because $1.25 a day is not paid by some other per- sen than “T. L.A” In shkeepsie, N. ¥., | where the city furnishes stone breaking and pays 50 cents a day, the tramp and the aristo- | erat refuse to work for it, but hundreds of able- bodied ren with families are glad to accept it simply because more cannot be had. There are nen in Washington who, Cohen like, would hound apy laboring men to the death for taking low wages, and yet, Cohen like, would not give | even a penny for any work done.’ Tam a labor. | ing man myself and work hard to pet even grub | and clothes—of the plainest—and certainly re- gret that there are men tn the lodging house who Cannot get work in Washington at even 50 cents aday. Now won't “T. H. 1.” find them i work for, say, 55 cents a day. a. the Physicians Who Did the Work. Editor Star:—1 am positive that the spirit of ae Impartiality that has always imbued tile man- pets from 15 cents; oltcloths. ail widths; Not- | agement of Tax Star will one = Ungham curtain lace; flannels, table linen, | Space Al A oor mei Da ee sheeting cottons, towels, &e » at’ Towson's, a8é Sipacheme as wee tecoous oe Wed haped Fees ee residents are aware of the fact that the Com- - Partello to Edward F. Jones, ». F.S. and T. Co, to Patrick Kane, 41 of Untontow: drews Spencer to John Walter and Henty F Boner, lot 1, sq. 514; $2,500. Theodore P. to Joseph Sela sub, of sq. Mvsr BE SoLp.—All of our ladies’ cloaks re- «duced from $10 down to $s. Ail of our very ane ure wool blankets reduced from $$ down to 5. All of our beautiful dress goods reduced trom down to 25¢e. Carter's, 711 Market Space. Ladies’ cloaks reduced trom $15 down Lo $10. cashmeres, pure wool, reduced from 2c. down to 5ve. Colored cashineres re- duced from 6zc. down to Soe. 1 30. Sara J. An- 1. 545 dt. lot M ,600 yards, from 2 Piques, piain and check Nalasooks, Lonsdale cambric, and all kinds of white goods at bottom prices, at Towson’s, 636 Pennsylvanta outh side. near 7th st. t ‘TRE MoTvaL PROTECTION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Of the District of Columbia elected —Geo, Taylor, 8. William J. vr jas. H. Saville, forment Jour na? of this month, amon: « gs, contains Albert Pike's beautiful poe ‘ry Year.” Copies may be had free on application at the office, avenue. Justice | ile | Bennett | 10 tin tod. J. Johnson, special auditor. Nicholson vs. Downman; restraining order dissolved and. in. Innetion ‘refused. Lear vs. Danaher: allowed for ig testimony. V Gardner; pro confesto on bill of revie EL. Tiesdall. Mace vs. Evans tions to auditor's former adjudicat! son; pro confes: smith: vans v 5 ational I Vs. report coniirmed, sale ordered ell and Blair. trusses. Zimmerman vs. rhompson et al; appearance of Thompson and Wallace ordered, Schelier vs. Clarke: leave to mended bul. Kirk vs. White; deed to de- ferdant, White declared \otd, and Tarnard ap- pointed trustee to sell lot subject to trust. Ad- journed til January % POLICE CovET—Judge Snell, , Lemuel Lusby was fined $2 for tattare ove snow from his sidewalk. Charbeth ey er, Saine offence liam Je seit down fo down. Jennie V ens Tod: 10 re sent do’ ‘bt. O'Neal, sold on e to remove alum Wass fora fire in the unoccupied house No, 2 street, owned by M. Engines ‘os. land 5 promptly arrived at the scene of he Hire, but On account Of frozen plugs some delay was caused in getting to work, ‘The in- ide of the back building was burned out; dam- ge about $1,000; tully COvered by insurance he fire was incendiary. The main butiding ved by the vigorous efforts of the tire- by w men. BURGLARY.—AL an early hour Saturday morn- ing an entrance was effected into the residence of Mr. bert V. Heiston, on Dunbarton street, between High and Congress streets, by thieves, rho cut out @ panel of the kitchen door, ‘They vied cif the silverware and other valuables, amount of about $109, Ice is stili In excellent condition, both on the Potomac and Little river, and the various i companies are making good use of Unts 0} nity. and are gathering a large crop. Ive be cheaper next summer; but will it be? te-runeral expenses ate light mation costs only seventy-iive cents Be-Ii Isa wonder that some of our Amerie act Sdon't get the painters colic,—(s —— ROF4E BAKING PowDER. RRR OO ¥ x A INQ RR OOWY aa E BONbie ER OO Y aaah E BAKING BB 00 ¥ A ALLEL POWDER ABSOLUTELY PURE. THE Rovar, BaxrsG Powpen is a PURE CREAM o¥ Tantak PowDER. Never ets hard or luapy. \dorsed and recommended for its wholesomeness uy een eminent chemists as Dr. . Mott, New York; Dr. Hayes, Boston ; Professor Genth, Philadelphia, Soild only in cans, by all Grocers. pI 82" Beware of the injurious Alum Powders. Banifuerintrs and dealers a you to buy them, because they can afford to sell them at 20 ceuts a pound and double their money. it buy Baking Powder loose, as it is almost nee eonuain alum. The continued use of alum produces: iping, constipation, yn, head- che, and Syareieia: ‘affects thé ‘causes pim- ples on the face, etc. [Be ACKNOWLEDGED REMEDY For AFFECTIONS OF THE THROAT AND LUNGS, And all irritations of Vocal Organs, is ELECAMPANE AND HOARHOUND COUGH DROPS. 26 CENTS 4 § PouND Packacn ARTHUR NATTANS, PHARMACIST, Bow ror Drvorck.—On Saturday Mrs. Me- | misslouers made overtures to the physicians to dora Lombardy fled a bill in equity for divorce | the poor when that $5,000 was nearly exhausted, from ber husband, Charles Lombardy, and per- | to tusure gratuitous medical atte: ce to the mission to resume her maiden name, Medora | indigent sick. Supposing this to be i oes ont Byron. They were iaarried in Phildletphia in | to re-appointment when Congress provided isi], and lived together until August 1¢, 1 She eh: him with habitual intoxivatt» means for Its continuance, every physician to 3 und cruel treatment of her, the poor accepted the proposition, and with in- Gefutigable etieris to'decrease mortality, ans- Corner 14th and I jani7-tr and 2d and D sts. 000. iD, EDWARD CLARK, | ae Ey Ds MOULDINGS, oro” See Virginie avenue southeast, ONCE Ponnsyloamis avons northwest Yara and Ln ener aoe tae Virginia avenue Tne paver partner, and no connection what- interes former establishment ST the foot of dth street soutbeagh Janta” CITY ITEMS. ta! Duran, UST AS IMPOSSIBLE Rhewmatic Remedy and not de tis as It fs to drink pure cool water and not have thirst quenched. Does your bead ache? til cure at once Lod Ue's Heada ONE-FOURTH OF THE MORTALITY in thi! try is due to neglected Coughs. This ts a sta teal act, and ft ts equally trie that no Cough wonld ever prove fatal 1f the great bal remedy, “Hale's Honey of Horehound a were taken in the early s i Reilect Trothac Sold by Drops cure Tooth Druggists at 25 minute, mpanion. TRE FIRESIDE COMPANION, No. plement), ow AND FOR SALE RY ALL NEWS y Raby, a bouncing little author of Molly Taw is ( pte) in Suppleme popular song and choru . LITTLE Jack's Yans The following popular ple tven free with LATTE ot HE FIRESIDE CoMPAN JACKS YARN, i and ¢ © of ‘The subscription pric HE FIRESIDE Com- PANION Is $8 a year: four copies for sit; nine copies for $20. Vande to 2% FEORGE MUNHO, 1 ALLY Known that 1. R. HL, the Prince of Wales, when going to India ordered one hundred cases of Bollinger to be taken on board the “ Serapis ” for private use. NNY MEN and women are not adi 's'and gents’ lacking tle: re; vital, bi jured by mental strain, physical e: s Xc.; aged persons to retain former vigor; all ufferiug from nervous prostration. should use “Wells’ “Health Renewer.” Remarxable serving youthtul condition, on earth for impotence, leanness, sex ty, premature decline, &e. $1 at dru; -¥.,and for Wa 1,S,mWs For UPwAaRps OF THIRTY YEARS Mre. Wins- low's Soothing Syrup has been used for children. 4 correcis acidity of the stomach, reifeves wind colic, regulates the bowels, cures dysentery and diarrhoea, whether arising from teething or other causes. An old Well-tried remedy. % cents @ bottle, TO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.—We Wish 10 call attention to A. Fischer's Chemical Scouring and Dyeing Establishment, No. 96 G street, near oth street. promply adopting the ments, whether of American or Euro- pean Invention, he ts enabled to do bis work ia a manner not to be equalied by those not pos- sessing these facilities, Gent's suits cleaned tor $: B.—Lace curtains cleaned from #1 a window, Wool blankets from 50 | toglapair, by cleaning a number a re- | ction in price. Spectalty—L: . Spotted or solied road Without doing the whole ¢; DRY GOODS. p2* GOODS AT pow. 10 yards beat Calicoes at Se. ; reduced from: 2 Dress Goods at 15 2.0 5; Canton Fiannels, al Foe: and Table Oilcloths ch Ww pri rantee not to b janistr Cor. 7th st. aid Market Space. QILKS, CLOAKS, DRESS GOODS, &c. x DRIVES. BRODHEAD & CO 939 Pa, ave., bet. 9th and 10th st Offer @Cachmire de Alma Black Silk ut $1, world be Nery clieap at $1.25. z Also, a Guinet Gros Grain Black Silk at #1 i# less than many importers ask for Tade of Silk in 3-biece lots. a Beautiful Shade of Grenat or Boi at $1.25 per yard,and Beautiful Black Sa 1.00 yard. Pike face, Brown Velvets, at 81.5; worth : Bre which sana 1 RS tim, ee and Seal Brown Suk, at 00. Aleg, All-wool Black French Cashmeres. ( inal nd double-width }. 45: an sutta,44 Bleached Cotton, We. yd, and Ciark’s best 200-yard Spool Cotton, Se.” (six ed of other Bargains, too numernsto men- Beautiful First-cla Dress Goods, &., ll early and examine Tr stoel _tanii-tr - ____ BRODHEAD & GO. NINTH STREET PRICES | 8 On Pennsyloania avenue. | CONNOLLYS ured of rhenma- | Music are Nt | Have removed to the corner of Penni and 11th street. where they are prep argest, finest and cheapest stock of SILKS AND VELVETS ania avenne ‘ed to offer the an the city. Recollect, we wit cent. less than r Mat from twenty to forty per shlar avenue prices. SPECIAL BARGAINS TO-DAY Black Gros Grain SILKS at 81 Black Lyous VELVET at 81.00 Call ond examine theee Sprcrat Bancarys. 315-4r \ GEORGETOWN DRY GOODS F: HOUSE, WHERE MONEY CAN ALWAYS DE SAVED. “Androgcoxsin” Bleached COTTON at 7 csnts. Fxtra heavy Shirting do. at 8 cents, “Wameutta” heavy do. do. at cents Winter Drees Goods now at closing ont prices. BLANKETS, and all other Winter Goods at prices areaily below their value. BENJAMIN MILLER. 103 Bridge street. sanity ridge str (jmear DRY GOODS AND CARPETS. Better Cotton than Androscozgin, Te. ;_best Cali- coes, 43, 5, Ge.; Cantor Flannels, 5, 6,8, 100. a Wool Fiannels, ‘extra bargains, 12%c. "up; Dress Goods, slauchtered, 6c. to $1; Black Silke, low prices, 62c. 082 g hey miust be_cloged ont, $3 to $20; Wool White Blankets, $1.85 to 88, cheap; Gray Blaukets 5c, ; Bea Spreads, 50c.; Hamberz Edges, 2, 3, 6, 6, 8¢. oy CARPETS. Slanebtored all price, fro 280. Inerains, to Bras 368, SUP op N. NAUDATN, janiltr 209 Siarket Space. PRBENaH DRESS Goops. ‘We have just opened a splendid Ine of French Drees Goods tor the holidays. Bisex silks, in splen: did qualities, from $1.25 to $2; Brocads Armure Vike, for over dresses ; Brocade Silk Over-suitings; Arnutire Suitings, in worsted, new designs; Black Cashmeres, in choice colors ; also, 8 full Housefurnishing Goods, viz: 8k Table Cloths and Napkins; Pillow and Bheeting Linen: des ; Blankets, all sizes and qualities; spreads, all sizes, in cho'ce patterns, ‘Those in want of choice goods will do well to ex- ‘amine our stock before Durchasing. HOOE BRO. & 00., decl9-tr 1328 F st., near Ebbitt House. SU eicE DBESS ‘Made to order, of Wamentta and Extra XK 50; te fine Linen boscsns, org, pony See ta the it ALLANTYNE & SON = 428 Beventh st. deck0-tr (TRE CELLULOD Reese Finest Cloaks in city for prices, as | Ao itl Meese eens asec hm os | Diplomacy EATER COMIQUE. MONDAY, JANUARY 2% E solar $8 D FRID enient cf the wonderful Acting Dow TIGE! RUPERT'S DOG, and mew & ; La Verde Sisters. Parker and his Cu Vavasour, the Tommy 3 © rens, Low Harry sons. Lester 21d Nora Wrieht, Bey: oure jock company. Jake this week, entided SCEN PLAK FORIYS OP. For the RENEYIT of the LA CHAN ge rr dered WEDNESDA T. W. Robertsoi iu three a With the follow the cast of ch: ‘The ¢re also appear Tickets, & Tur GREA’ DIPLOMACY DIPLOMACY DIPLOMACY DIPLOMACY DIPLOMACY. DIPLOMACY W YORK SUCCESS WEEK ONLY BARRY MORES aN, f ON WAR & COMBINATIC « DIPLOMACY DIPLOMACY DIPLOMACY ALBFRT MU DIPLOMACY. SIGNORA MATERONI, DIF ACY DIPLOMACY DIPLOMACY RS A DIPFOMACY iE DIPLOMACY and Forming a cast of characters t boast of. in point of excellen DIVLOMACY MATL IRGTE DREW, hers no other play can ATUaDAY. 7—Mre. PLS CHANPK AU. anistr 7ORD'S OPERA HOUSE. nary AMATEUR PERFORM ANCE. OPERA OF A. M. 8S. PINAFORE, Por THE BENYFTY OF THE CENTRAL FREE DISPENS\RY, THURSDAY EVENING, January CAST ‘The Rt. Hh Foatswair Boatswain’ idshipmist Di a Secured seais at Me ‘Ps INAUG Janis-4t RAL EXU(ISITION oF THE DISTRICT OF COL POULTRY TO Br TEMPLE, A SONI mf 23 and $1,000 IN PREMIL ti: Hall ¢ pm 10 a.m OPFICEKS Rie Vice President RICHARD WA ACH, JOHN IW HOM de Nt Recording reiary, 1 OW. DOUGLASS. Corresponding Secretary. A.D. V. Bt Directors. YPOTGLASS, — L. BIN: S$. M. CLARK, OL HL BRAC Single admission, 25 cents; five ti dren under twelve, 10 cents. fore 'S OPERA HOUSE. AM TUESDAY EVENIN: » JaNvany 21, 187: AINMENT. yirt Pazear COLUMBUS, DREAM, UX VIVANTS THE CORONATION or Gn, THE PROPHET oducing Masnificent ad TABLEAUX me. with detaile, and the cast. at Ellis’ music store, where seats 1 c {9P». FELLOWS HALL. ONLY ONE ONG Re WONDERFUL MIDGETS. BY SPECIAL REQUEST. NDAY, JANUARY CLosiNG Sarcnpay, Janvan GENERAL MITE. Ave 14 years, weizhs 9 pounds. LUCIA ZARATE, Awe 15 years, weishs 4% pounds. The two emattest. human beings that e since the word was created FAREWELL DAILY RECEPTIONS. Each Afternoon from 2 to 4:20. Each Evening from 7 to 9. Saturday Mornings, 10 to 12 Admission at all tim: 2¥ On Monday, Januar: ly open in Philadelphia. per exis Only 25 Cent! , the Midvets pos: Jan2tian2s € i PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. ‘The FIRST CONCER’ erevational Church. JAN Pr CHRISTUS, by Mendelssub: POWER OF SONG, b; CRUSADER: Annual subscri three reserved seats for ng subseriber to each concert, and ad sion to rehearsals. Three concerts will be wave | ae Is every Mouday zetional Caur- tion list now open at Metzervtt & Co.'s e. By Order ¥ xecutive Committeo. jan}d.1w | Post, Rep. & Wash"n Jonrnail M ISS MAY MARSHALL, OF CHICAGO, THE CHAMPION LADY PE Will undertake to walk Two Thousand dred Quarter Miles in Two Th dred Quarter Hours, commencire JANUARY 20rn, cL ;, STREET, BELOW ALISTHENIC EXERCISES, AT THE GYMNASIUM, On E street, between 6th and 7th n.w. For Ladies on Monday and Thursday, at 4:30 p. ; Children on Wednesday, at 4-30 and’ Satarda: s:$) pau; Gentlemen on Monday, Weduewiny wn Friday, at 7 p.m. decl0-1y Foers NUE, OPP. avoidance of Corns, Bunions, Chit, Xe. Amorg his patrons: many ins, Bad Naita, slical, Judicial id i 1 di ital of Uie world.‘ Batablished 10 Fee i a vt, salt Ro. 626 ON EXHIBITION No. 626 E Br. | atts | E sr. MARKHITER’S oO, 696 BE Btrece Stiates, Pictures, Frames: Bture and ‘Ter Rings, Nails, &c., in District. remember Name and Number sy1-ly GEORGETOWN ADV’M’TS. {BAND ANNUAL BALL 1 OF THE ria HIBERNIAN BESEFIOIAL SOCIETY OF GEORGETOWN AT FORREST HALL. THIS (Monday) EVENING, Jaxvany Wrn. 1s: Tickets One dol Pp OTATOES. POTATOES. scene bushels Mai: J.G.& J. Mt. WA’ 5 *Aauib.coSt 28 High st., Georgetown. at" W. H. WHEATLEYS Parxrvm StzaM Dreme axp Soovnme Estap LISHMENT, Under the direction of Dr. THOMAS CALVER, of the most emi: | ae i store and for | ine POTATOES in Eres, _ FAMILY SUPPL > LBS. GOOD CHEESE. 3 Bee Ne neck anEAt, x ice BRIGHT SYRUP. bottle Fine O14 Hon, best er RY star cnred D SHOULDERS, per, dx teat SUGAR CORN. gee on NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES, fancy FLOUR, mie i HECKER'S FARINA, scen mors. . OUARE & SON, REFINED CIDER, In Store and te arrive ‘The best CIDER tn the District. For eale et low prices DY SAM'L O. PALMER, 87 Greene st., Georgetown, D. O. R. B.—CIDEB in dwauion Regs; Ker and loated. No charge for aelivers. a pHE ® ALACE MARKET, Corner 14th st. and New Fork ave. FRANK J. TIBBETS, Proprietor. r MUTTON, Siallfed Beef, and al! unds of Meata, Fruite, Fish, Game and Veg jabilew, Orders for Dinner Parties fil! tic. The finest Norfolk OYSTERS, freshly shucked. All kinus of FRESH FISH, QUAIL, CANVAS BACK DUCKS," PHRA | ANTS, WILD TURKEYS, Philadesy POULTRY, Tenderic of BEEK, | Southdown! | 2 at shert no- nova0tr PWENTINTH STREET MARKET. 72) TWENTIETH STREET. | TURKEYS, CHICKENS, DUCKS, ail kind FRESH | FISH OVSTEES. GAME. BEEF LEN d verctables, at market pricse. Aecé fn WM. LINKINS & SON. J ONN M Dauae bh rourecure ” = AY, LAME, VEAL, MUT: OR, &@, BE Dk NED BENE A SPECT LOY Stolin 62s, 62) end 630 Center Market, Bhatreet wine, 206 and 90% Northern: Liberty Market: or addres Box 71, Oity: ost Offhon. Parsee delivered free of charxe to parts of _ AND Woop OAL AND Woo) C SOW THE TIME arves, foot of ptantly arr mUY stand ase for us. WOOD of a ous. Patent Buc- Aindiime Wood ks BRO. ent ‘ epsotr woop. coan JOHNSON BHOTHERS SHYT. ALITY w PRIC SON PROTHRBB. Main ettion, mil foot of 12h, 13th ena Fists. sw. Oitioes Laks th st. w tw. 1259 ath st nw.: ayiSar 1 PA ave en. AMERICAN WATCHES. Havin ular grales. in Stem and hi tlemen, 1 respectfully urehaeers to Une reduc repile od prices. H. SEMKEN, 945 Pennsyloania avenue. jani5tr DWARD CAVERLY & ©v., At the Masonic Temste, i] Have a large and complete aseortment of GAS FIXTURES, PORTABLES, LAMPS, &o. STUDENT A fine line of PARLOR GRATES. of vew and st tractive desizus Also, KANGES, FURNACES, FIRE PLAGE HEATERS. _8® Avi at Very Low Pators. Aeot8te REOPENED. THE OFFIOE OF TH: HOLMAN LIVER PAD COMPANY, Which be« teen closed for @ few moutos, bas bean %. rain, Saepiaek, vubige Marini for the sale ‘ant corner of of Penusylvs. wy tarnished jor toe conveniences of pameuts Con- eu bonest WaT serving and Bum ad pet aves. IDS DISCOVERY. seo there was pow, simple, disease the nation into ite merita, juxuly auJ prectioaly or of Sth and E streets northwest, over B. Boley’s Dey Goods tore. ‘No & Oinries street, Baltimore nov8ly ‘was thorot ¢NO. E. KENDALL & SON, DEALERS 1 OOACH HARDWABS axD BUILDERS’ GOUDs, C19 B street n.re., Ness B. & P. BR Duroz, Washington, D.C | Bam Inox, House Brox Inon anv Narus. ‘Tux-Piate, Zrso, Hues, Knee, Sroxxs, Ducks, Dams. Om Carrere, Parse, Vanrien, Macnixe BELTING, PackiIne ap Lacixe. octs-ly Fez NEW YEARS DAY, OR ANY OTHER DAY. GOLDEN HILL, ‘trict. It is better tt yuan es Cy a as the mow. ‘The