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N The steamer SESGERS, frrnisned, at Mount! cepted) at 12 HOLLsosw ont H, 8 Association, LL * coran quam anan a2 't Ake OTICE TO BLUNT VEHAUN #1 ‘nelnding #1 _ BTEAMEKS, de. Pas- CORCORAN, which bas eion ‘OLE, FORTRESS MO! ND iB FOB NOBFO: Cie INBUE a. he wits aust cirant interleave Glestreet whart amet ron, ctecwer LAgE OF J"borse further notice, every Monday’ Wed" heeday and Trviay; at 8 o'ck couuecting with Mester for Boston, on and other pints. Returnin, leaves Norfoik every jorthern po Fieetsy, ‘hursday and Saturday, at ¢ o’cloak >. mi > Steamer JU} W. THOMPSON, POT RIV) DINGS. FOR POTOMAU RIVER Gata Jou Woon, leaves ver Whari, terminus $b and 9th wtsset line of” are, at 7 a Eire tines per week. for ~ Bian Rout, snd Leonardtown, stopping at inter- ~ i Days sailing, Mon- Saturday Tination. apply at the oifice, over “Ruox Express Oiflce, of at tie fc th street. rie ayyuoaton at Knox's Be. orees OB -< WAOON, Peat Bd. AOC rent "RS FOR NEW LOBE. tre JOHN GIBSON and E.G. KNLGHT, © Pier 41 Bast River, Now iy, at 4 o'clock p. Gat: Satnréay. and Alexan’ at jowee: raten For foru:ation ply st ofce ov Opolitan Dauk, loti scroet, tte RP A DENHAW Awent. Water sireck, erate SAMUEL. BACOS, Hresidant. Ww GERMAN LLOYD—sreamecre NOIDA teas Suw Youn, Havag, LOSDoM, to Ha on Fort premes. Urst cabin, @100; second cabin, 860, fold, egere’> £90, currency. “For freight o- pas fac apriy to OKLRIOHN © 00., 9 Bowling Gresn, New York ss past ALYDE’S NEW EXPRESS LENY } DETWEES ILADELPHIA. ALEXANDHIn. WASHINGTON PHILADELPH GEORGETOWN, Jomnecting ai Philadelphia with Olyde’s VOM ime for Poston, Pron aad Satiing Days. adeiph.s—Saturday, et 12 fonday, st Lis jown— Monday, at 7 p. ved daily until 6 wiven to Boeton an: and Fsll River « their goods landed at Grorveiown + *Georgetoers. 1). C* Yor fail infors Bees Pedy the New England States. m = a aso arf will vissee hsve them marked mation apply © 4. H. JURNSOR & marly 8 first-class steamers of this gail to the Netherian: fcenate Weenesday and Saturday. Gabi E ; Steerage New Yo paman LINE UNITED St. NEW YOR! «QUEENSTOWN and Li HRovat Malt ST#AMeRs, Cees EREOOL, r YouK ROTTERDAM, P. CALAND,” “ROTTERDA snd “ MAAS," carrying the U. 8. ds, leave: Jersey Cty every in 365—% H. CAZAUX, E x w. A Me al 70, 70 ork. FUNG! Jan IV} ‘Every Thursday and Saturday. City of Beriin Wm. st, Freight Ag'ts; LW, y, Gen} Pase’wer Ag’t. ally 91 tons | City of Montrasl.4490 5 chmod 4607 “| City of Brussels. Got Chester 4586“ | Gityof N. York. 3000 ese mast: ficent steamers areamonx the atrong- beils in’ ete. ant, 31 Broadway 6 @ Bt; 3 W. fastest on the Atlantic, and have revement, including hot and cold staterooms, revolving bath and smokinz rooms, barber "rates of rassawe and other information, app!y . SE, Adams’ Ex- ee ecaserts® ‘With the view uf diminishing the chances ct col- ‘the Steamers of this line take a specific for all seasons of the year. On the outward p Sork or Boston, tat., or nothin to the n On the homeward passa of G0 at 42 ist. or no’ of 43. cros! to the meridian of 50 at 43 the meridian the north of 42. THB OUNAKD STRAMSBIP OOMPANX LIM. ew York and Between Ni at U. 2 waou nto Scythia .. ect, yyesinia...Wed., Fev. 12 .vsesinis. Sais Wea Feb: 19 Safari we Algeria... Wed., Feb. 28 Seythia...+- Wed. itareh 6 b. 5! Bothnia. Wed. Feb. othnis. re vsainia, Wei ee. Ml M Wed,’ Léverpoot, Uailing 1 i 26 oe eee ee eens eee ee Tank steeraze. Mates of Passage. By steamers < steerage, $30 snd 100 gold, [erie meng map fe to be checked and received at any point in the . Sa eee ne meeneee, Cov OH amt W. M. CLEMENTS, Master Transportation. ee ire eis coh ete LM. COLE, General Ticket Acent. Pee GEORGE 8. KOONTZ, General Agent. novl6 af s speci iow rate of €50 gold Guring tbe fail and i878 aamae 1878 “igteerame at sory low rater. Steerare tokets from PENNSYLVANIA cope at Invest rgica ane SU Other Parte Of 1 Hm ORTH, WEST, AND SOUTHWEST. ‘Throuch blir of faden eiven for Bettart, Giasrow, Double Track, Steel Hails, See a ea ner ports on the Continent, §seruxprp ScENERY, MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMEN®. Eos te: porte. For freizht aud paseaze apply st the Company's In Effect Decexnen 16th, 1878, office, No.4 Bowlitx Green. or both steerage and LEAVE, WASHINGTON, tom De fabin, tp Orie BIGELOW, 606 7th etret, Weahtng- ea ener of pamunt Beene ron fa flame 7 “ily OHAR G@. FRANOELYN, Asent.n. ¥. | Pittabt fie Buchu ant pine Cure (fon = — = nein ‘sud Chicago: = daily, with Gar GENTLEMEN’S GOODS. _ —_ inp Son ie a (AB60sY SUSPENDERS, for, anand ochesten fae, Nara “something new” and comfortable, at 60 oenta Ne aie ‘ard $1. pal" SE ee Wallamgport, Lock Haven, and Elmira, at 10:10 e tor New York and :30 and 10:15 p.m. pel press of Pullman Yarlor Oars, 9:0 am. daily, ‘These are warranted. except . London Neck Weare ‘ "organ Oy all through trains conneot at ees ae eee amt transfer to Fulton stroot, avoid: THOMPSON'S SHIRT FACTORY. ing double ferriage and journey across New octlétr 816 F st. wm. w., Opp. Patent Ofice Pe oNe 1:30, 6:30 and 10:15 p.m, ALL AND WINTER oops. coczniiad Bxpreae, 9:08 m. daly. x Bacay. a selection for Gentlemen’s sly, except Sunday ; 10:10 a m., 1:80, 6:90, 7:40 and Street Wear received and ready for in- for'bapes p.m. 3 9:00 am and 6:20 p.m Spection, and offered at fair — ve ot Grek tal aan = aio . a ‘Annapolis, 7:00 am and 6:20 p.m. daily, ex- | Orrramus' Aaur & Have Musonanr Taicon, FREDERICKSBURG RAIL, 535 15th strost, WAY AND. ALEXANDRIA AND WASHING = — a Alexandria 7, 8,9, 10, 11.9 m., 1:15, 8, 20,6 MEDICAL, & Sieaat pe 0 oa neceeaams = cae —— Yor Richmond and the South, 6:50 &.m. and 5:20 p, R. ¢. VON NORMAN: 2h 3 ished i R.,5:20 p.m daily. Drees fat nS Sao ok ReaD dieses ooke | Eesios leave Alssautels toe ‘Washington, 8, 7, 8:00, sexes. All female ccmplain's quickly cured. Office a ee pee pte. hours from «! to $ p.m. Consultation strictly private fo Cpl Lee @ widclreanaranteed. Charnes moderate ita mation, rind pa TOR! A WENTIUM, I - et corner of street and vanis Beewature beens Be at Esaons, Hrenue! ortheast coruor of Sisth atroot and’ Pear ‘aioe! or mercury, bs DE BROWN, | Seleft tor checkiny of baguage 03 GaeGicauios foes ritthow. de ~ cy worst : FAEMER, Pamenger Agent RANE THOMSON, Ganoral Managers Sov Orarmum Tamnors, Diabetes, Bi er aah tom gaara ‘and please «ta! . JOHN TRIPP'S BLOOD PURI- | PELE ern certain cure for 8 pails, Scrofulsy | ‘Byphilis wiarantead in Tar’ pesaphlet, eaclosin stauap sease, 306 Columbus ave., Boston. Xo medic:ne <enuine ules in bottles with iuy nams blown iz them: and labels bearing my 07 Mark analy] DR. JO! TRIP! i re. LEON, the Oldest Established and only Dikaaos Ladies’ Physician in the consult fs Yelock. Ai! Female Com: Simee and Residences laints No. J15 6th st, near " quickly cured. | st.Baltimore )16-Im* | cit 7. can be from 1 D ties, &e., disease. mick! SMENOBRHGA, LEUCORRHEA. ind ail cases of Female Weakness, lrresulan cured. No calomel used in any RK. BROWN, 1606 L, near 16th n.w.J8-Im* M’ue disabilities may be removed. 20 years’ study, obeervation, ence of 20 y' , and how MISSION ON EARTH.—A thor- medical treatise, indicating, ra insurers. EMPTY PACKAGES REDEEMED aT NEW ‘con- Shiver Watches. Piate and Plated Wi Guns, Pistels, Ladies and Carpets, and ali articles of valve. | | Profet at residence, No. #17 12th st nw. S Miss My Lessons in at. m. gether with » | Hand Drawine Cc. 7. begins FEB 3p, 1 J] NSTRI UCTION 1 ms, 1221 6th et. sl € 1 Etocut! to iainm HRMS Nw faxes or private. For term: 34030 ELECT SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LaDIES AND CHILDREN, 1506 @ «t—Mrs. T ‘N SPANISH, Day a _ EDUCATIONAL. SION OF PARK SEMIN . wil commence Fenvnany 3p. The English conrse’ will exibracs Bookkeeping. vo: ae of Leswone in F SY, is ne under diatineaiauod ors. For particulars apply: eee eS GON DRON xive | P. McDos- | te L Se Aaaporme oe ioMME, Teacher of Frenc om et 7 Cnariots pass the door. Ave e and 17th et. cars within one square. ind Evening Jan10-Lin* { | Jan25-2w Day and Ciasser nected with aie Lacie for young TNDERGARTE K Soak Gane SUstE POLLOCK Hay et ing classes for Ladies. E cB M4?=™ SELLE V. PRUD"HOMME'S FREN BEGINREBS—INTERMEDLA: Residence—1014 12th st. n. w. ‘and Obiidren are cox [ 100 ternoon aud Bening Oinsses for La cern’ ing OH and Gentlemen. Boys and Girls. Private er SE PO} OLLOUE, “229 iTE—ADV. legsone if, preferred. ®. B—A good pronunciation (Parisian) and the Use of practical conver A new Term will commence Janu: tis can enter at any time and will rom the time they enter. TABLE Foann— ail and Thuvedsve after 4p. N Nt INSTITUTE, with Acne aad Advanced Classaa, th st, and Miss .w., Princivals st. 1. ion rapidiy seu 2 . but Pa Only be chareed hewoa Sroxen An Meats. o'clock, 01 jon ma destin { juired by embraces Penms: ecpondence, ible Entry D nmercial jeted atton: lars Visit novi ‘Law, ding the Cah PRIVATELY OR IN OLAS. bs ‘Boo! iCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, Corner ithand L streetsn.w. Established 1864 its hundreds of wradustes, men and women, are holding portions of trust and profit, The course up, Spelling, Composition, Cor. tions, Single anc reas Calculation keeping, Business Political "Economy, thics and Lectrres. Entire course may be com or evening sessions. Kor par exe, or addreas ‘H! 0. SPENO! tnatics, Khetorio, Lowic. Arithmetic West Point, ‘Terms modera’ Am 8. W. FLYNN, A.M, 2 lig oF Oollewiate preparation aw. sll before Ha ta.: after d p.m." _sepl8-tr B Busines Inctpak, Matus PI APLEWUOD INSTITUTE, OoncoRDvILia Pa —Boys, 350 per ¢ prepared for bus: structora firnt-ci a febaziy J os arter Girls, ale or Ha RAILROADS North, Northwest, West and Southwest. To take effect Sunday, Nov. 17, 1873. $06 & m—Now Yor! Ex only. Janctio; Bi LEAVE WASHINGTON: ‘Shipley's, 2, Breakfast at Kel mont, Wi Philadelphia. Bto} 8:35 a. m—St. Louis, and Pittsbi and Valley Uar_to Staunton. urday. 9:00 = aor Sunday ouly, Baltimo-e, Annapolis Bxpress. Stops st Bladens- buts, College, Beltevile; Laurel, Annapolis suse. ¥ Up's an 2:1) pm Baltinore, Annapolis, Ellicott City and m.—New York, Philadelphia and Boston xpress. Stops et Laurel. , %. on Sunday only for Baltimore and Way ant ss {0:00 a, m.—Baltimore Way. 11:20 p. E. 11:35, Sistions. 4:20 p. m.—Bsitimore, Bladens! , and Laurel Eipress. Frederick vis Relay. Stops at Anuap- dis Junction. *€:35 p. m.—Point of Frederick, Haverstown, “Sphichester and Way Stations, On Sundays t0 Point of Rocks and 4:40 p. m.—Baltumore, tions. *6:30 p. m—Philadetphis, Norfolk and Baltimore xpreeas. Ellicott City. rT ‘Norfolk Passengers taken in the rect to Boat at Canton, rel dey. aud Laut trasburs, ay via Rolsy.) moon except Sunday. ran a Pullman Car to Cincinnati daily. Grafton to Sandusky, daily, except Sat- wn, and Ws ‘at Anna Ville, Ohi Hanover. jay Stations only. pols ‘and 6:50 p. m.—Baltimore and Way Stations. ing Care to Chicawo. (8:10pm —Baltinore Express, Son pe #50 ra Puliman Car». 10.15 p. m.—New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore Express. Stove at Blade Sarto Pasiaae! (0 Datty except Sam ‘All traine For further information apply at ticket office de- corner of New Jersey avenue and C street, pet e01, Makonie Temp ickets can be procured, an m.—Ppint of Rocks and Way Stations. .m—St Lows, Cincinnati, Louisville and ars Express. Pitisburs, except Sunday. “w York, ladelphis. On pat Relay Station. enna. aver ke n.w., Washington ; and Hich street. Georgetown, where 45. Students | Goilee. In jOBTLIDGE, A. M., Princtpst Philadelphia, and Boston rest, Edicott Guy. Gp siuiday to Baluaure tops wurel,. Anniapo Feet over, and KIk’ Ridwe. 4-80 8. m.—Baltimore, Annapolis and Way. (Plea- io ‘Winchester, Haxerstown, and 17:40 3. m.-—Baltimore and Laurel Express. $:10 a m.—Point of Rocks, Piedmont, Strasburg, Winchester, Hawerstor 3:30 a m.—New York, Philadelphia, timore Exp Stati ‘Parlor Car to New York and | lis Junction. Norfolk exce Stop at Bladensburg nsbury and Laurel. ‘and Special Sleeping janday only. Other trains daily orders taken for bax- BALtinone AND OHIO RAILROAD, | THE GREAT DOUUBLS TRAOR. ational Koute and Short Line to ihe ‘ions. and Bal- Way Bta- Sun- ‘ars dt. | 619, ipastre ASTKAL OIL. WHOLESALE AGENT FOR WASHINGTON AND THE TRADE SUPPLIED IN LOTS TO SUIT AT FRA. NCIS MILLBB, 309 NixtTH STREET, GEORGETOWN. FA .CTOBY PRICES. YORK PRICES. CHAS. PRATT &CO., New York, SoLe PaoPRierors aND MaNUFACTURERS. | | sucing shall be at the purchaser's expense. If the 17:80 p.m.—Chicawo and Columbus Express. Sicep- | Vy well | of the purchaser at t | 9 gomfertab! AUCTION SALES, __ ae Hu THIS EVENING. — IGELY IMPORTANT SALE oF RICH TURKISH AND PERSIAN GOODS, By Oxpen oF JACOB SCHNITZGB Esq, Maxvracto«'s AGENT, 61 Brood street, New York. ‘ein the finest and most eles offered at B Sale in this City, Comprising Bere MOSAIC, PORTIEREs and WINDOW CUR. TAINS; d Unique SERIAL and MOSAIO WOBK. PIANO, SOFA and TaRLE COVEKS: ly Enibroidered CHALR COVERS: AN ® RARABAK. PERS(AN, KONIAH. DA- GHISTAN MECCA and KELIM RUGS: Cina MAN and LAGDAD CURTAINS: Finest KHO- KOSBAN CakPETS: GHOURDAZ & COULA RUGS: CASHMERE and BOKHAVA SILK RUGS: ARMENIAN EMBROIDERIES; 8MYR- Na LACE bETS, kc, &c. &0, TU BE SOLD AT AUCTION On MONDAY AFTERNOON and EVENING. February 4d at 2 and 7 o'clock, and continuing eneh day at taiie Jars nntil all are coll at thn ole. dcommodions stare, No. 1425 NEW Yi AVENUE. NEAR Ist STREET. Every astie will be warranted as represented EXBIGIAION FRIDAY Mok Jans0-6t DUNCANSON Bi S.. Aucts, TO-MORROW. YOUNG & MIDDLETON, Auctioneers TRUSTEE'S SALE OF THE HANDSOME (DOUBLE) BEIOK DWELLING, No. 10 CONNECTICUT AVENUE N® eo y virtue of a deed of trust to me, dated Ajyeust 2fth, IN73, aud recorded in Liber No 9 17, folio 255, of the land records of the Dis- trict of Colmbia, and by the written difection of the holder of soe of the notes sevured thereby, T Will eel at pube auction, in front of the prem: on WEDNESDAY ths 20th day of January, 181! at# o'clock p. in. lot No, 4,0f Shepherd's subi Psion of square No. 164, in the city of Washinton improved by a. handsome double two-story and basement, with mansard roof, Brick Dwelling, Terme of sale Oat doean) by the deed of trust: ‘The amount of indebtedness secured by the deed of trust unpaid, with the expense of sale, in cash; and the balance 'in twolve, twenty-four and thirty-six months, for which the notes of the purchaser, interest from the dav of sais, and secured by deed of trust ou the property. soid, shall be | taken. A deposit of 8200 will be requized of tha purchaser at the time of the sale,and all convey- a .s of sale are not complied with in seven days, | ‘Trustee reserves the right to resall at the riak | and cox! of the defaulting purchaser. jan6-dtabs ANDREW 0. BRADLEY, Trustee. Se THE ABOVE S. POSTPONED until WEDNESDAY, February Sih, same hour snd place. jeniteo&dbs ANDKEW C. BRADLEY, Trastae. »XTEADS, LOUNGES, ABLES, GLASSWARE, Ke virtue of a deed of trust, duly recorded Hio 283, et Saq., of the land the Dnstrict iber No 895, £ rd of Washington county, ‘olmmbis, wil THURSDAY, the ntioned in Schedule “ a atiached to said deed of trust, consisting in part of— steads, Bureaus, Wardrobe ; Chairs, Pictures. Clocks ; Glassware, Stoves, & , &e. ‘Terms cash. feb] FREDERIC L. WILLIAMSON, Trustee. Tal | [[MTED STATES MARSHAL'S SALE. By virtue of a writ of fiera facias, izsned out of the Clerk's office of the Supreme Court of the Dia- trict of Colurubia, and to me directed, I will sell at puniic sale for cish, at stables uf Leon, Sofomon, Jackson hall alley near 4's street n.w.,on MONDAY. the 10th day of February, 187, at 10 o'clock the right, title, claim and int nd to'the following-desc’ibed croperty, to wit; Five cows, one c and one horse, seized an4 levied upon as they proverty of William Waish, to satisfy execution No. 1! law, in favor of Leon Solomon. FRED K DOUGLASS, U. 8. Marshal, D.C JOHN SHERMAN, Auctioneer. fi BE: WARNER, Real Estate Auctioneer. TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED RE: TATE SITUATE ON OHIO AVENU TWEEN FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH STREETS NORTHWEST. By virtue of a deed of trust, bearing date on the wid day of July, A. D.1874, and re. fy corded in Liber No. 756, folio 408, one of the. nd records for the District of Coinmbis, and by direction of the party secured thereby, I will offer for sale at public auction, in front of tLe premises, on FRIDAY, the 7th day of February, 1879, at 4 ck p.mi., Lot numbersd nineteen. ( RR. all and Mary E. Brown's, trustees, recorded siibdivision of square numbered two hundred and 3 twenty-eight, (225,) toxeth -r with the improvements, consisting of a two-story Brick Dwellini, &c. ‘erms of sal fourth cash ; balange in six (6), teen (18) moaths from day of st at eight (8) percent. per annum ured by a deed of trust on the prop- y sold; or all cash, at the purchaser's option. A posit of $100 will he required of the purchaser at the time of saie, and all conveyancing and recordix at his or hercost. If said terms are not complic with within five days from the day of sale, the Tras- tee reserves the right to resell said property, at the risk and cost of the defauiting purchaser. ‘The above-described property will be sold subject to stich taxes, eneral and special, as may be against the came. 0. E. RITTENHOUSE, Jan’ aatds ‘Trustee, ues E WAGGAMAN, Real Estate Auc TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE BRICK DWELLING HOUSE. No. “1020 “SE VE N- TEENTH STREET NORTHWEST. By vutue of that certain deed of trust re- corded in Liber No. 741, folio 25, of the land fia records of the District Gf Columbia, I will sell i in frout of the premises. on he 18th day of February, A. D. 1879, at ck p.in.. all that certain parcel of iand, in the y of Washineton, D. C.. desiznated as lot num. Vered eihtcen (1), in Shepherd's subdivision of square numbered one lundred and sixty-four (164), as thie same is of record in the office of the survey of the District of Columbia. ‘Terms of sale, as prescribed by said deed of trust: The amount of indebtedness secured by the decd d, to wit, $7,500, with interest at the rate of ten per cent per annum from October 7th, 18/7, aad paid, sec eer. t aseortment ever | i | i i the expense of sale, in cash; the balance at twelve | and eighteen months, for which the notes of the purchaser, bearing interest from the day of sale and fecured on tee property sold, shall be taken. A de- ‘it of $200 will be required of the purchaser at ite time Gf sale, and all conveyancing shal beat the expense of 16 purchaser. jan27-d&ds LEWIS CLEPHANE, Trustee. (pues. E. WAGGAMAR, Real Estate Auctioneer. EGANT RESIDENCE, ON F STR&RET NORTAWEST. id by virtue of a deed of trust, fh bearing date the 26th day of April, 1875, and recorded in Liber No 781 folio 431, one of the land records of the District of Columbia, the under- signed Trustees will sell at public auction, in front of the premises, on WEDNESDAY, the 1th day of February, 1879, at 4 o'clock p.2n.,all of lot numbered 17, in Babcock's subdivision of original lots 8.9 aud i in square 103. ue The amount of indebtedness se- ‘Terms of sale: n cured by this deed of trust unpaid ($10,816.66,) with the expense of aule, in cash, and the balance at twelve and eighteen months, for which the notes of the purchaser, bearing interest from the day of sale, and secured by a deed of trust on the property aold. shall be taken, A deposit of #200 shal be required he time of sale, and all convey- ancipy at his cost. If terms of sale are not com- lied within seven days, the Trustees reserve rizht o regell at risk and cost of defaultinx purchaser, after viving euch notice of such resale as they may ink’ proper. Hunk PTOVS | crARD WALLACH, } ANDREW ©. DUVALL Trustees. GGAMAN, Real Estate Auctioneer USTEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED TNPHOPERUY, No. 802° NORTH CAFITOL iy . Under and by virtue of a deed of trust to me, dated February 23d, 1875, and duly ro- ffm corded in Liber No. 778, folio'177, et sequi- tur, one of the land records of the District of Col- umbia, and at the written request of the party se- cured thereby, { will soll in front of the premises, on MONDAY, ‘the 10th day of February, 1879, at o'clock p. m.all that parcel of ground Iyinz in the City of Washington, in tha, District of Columbia, and krown us Lot lettered in Moses Kelley’s subaivision of Lots $2 and 83, of A. R. Shepherd's subdivis on of square numbered 623, improved by “¢ le two-story Brick House. ‘Terms of sale’ One-fourth cash; balance in equal installments at six,twelve and eighteen months, with interest at 8 ver cent. per annum, secured by @ deed of trust on the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. “If terms are not com- plied with in seven days from day of sale, the Tras- tee reserves the richt to resell the property at the hisk and cost of the defaultiag purchaser. JO} LLLING, Trustes. THOS. E. WAGGAMAN, Auct._jan30-co&ds rypuomas DOWLING, Auctioneer. be STREET SOUTH, BETWEEN TWELFTH AND THIRTEENTH STREE th, 1871, and recorded in Li thereby, we wil sell, on MONDAY. RUSTEES’ SALE OF IMPROVED REAL ES- TRE IN WASHINGTON CITY, D. C., ON C BETWE: ‘TS WEST. By virtue of a deed of trust, rebates M4, Be. of the land records of fhe Distriot of: Co.umbia, and at the request o: party wocared i at public auction, in front of the prem- 4 ‘kK p.m., all of Lot 17, in Square 297, the city of Washington, D. C., with the improve- ments and appurtenances. cone ‘Terms of: Ea ag Fert ang cin oni, wah an ee cent. per annum, urea’ by 8 deed oftrust on the premises aol, Con. yancibe at purchaser's cost. i purchaser's risk should compliance be ‘with terine of safe within soven days after down at time of sale. A. HYD! Jan29,31,f603,5,7,10 O: R THoM,} Trastocs. Cuvace CANDLES. JOHN H. MAGRUDER, 1421 NEW YORK AVENUB, Janae Neas U. & Trmaguar Deer. AUCTION BALES __ | THE EVENING STAR. WALTER &. WILLIAMS & 00, Auctioneers | TyESMAY........ February 1, L879. CONTINUATION OF THE ASSIGNEE’S SALE OF TRE STOCK OF THE BOOK AND STA TIONERY STORF. No. 1142 SEVENTH CONGRESSI NAL. STREET BETWEEN LAND M NORTHWESE, | Conclusion of Yesrerday’s Proce: dings. oO ESDAY. February 4, at 7 p.m. and HOUSE.—After our report closed — ing Evey Mo: nine st 10 au and, Ty at 7+ m unt all ia dispoad of. T ell at pubiie eve ion the br lance of ‘the stock in the stove well-known Bookstore. Wednesday Horping Ni be devo ed to Biank Books, Stool |. VALI Mr. Wood moved to sispend the rules and adopt a resolution setting apart Wednesday, February 12, for reports from the committee 02 Ways and means. and making the sugar Dill a special order for Saturday. February s, 10 be cons Eooks & Lebiel )UNCANSGN BROS, Racionera pred in the House as in committee of the a: Sea TOs ssn HOUSE | _ The motion was defeated—veas 150, nays 9s: aN 8 COE COR Ge ee EOE GUSE | not the wecessare tee athena Ik ee ee SISTING OF PARLOR’ SUIT Mr. Swann moved to suspend the rules and 7. CHAMBER SETS Wa ass the Diil authorizing the issue of 4 per c d . onds 0.000.000, Pest BRUSSERE et HAT nds to the amount of $49,000,000, the proce s of the sale of which shall be applied to the pay ment of the arrears of pensions. The Speaker put the question on a suspen of the rules, and intimated that on the voce vote there appeared to be the neces EXTENSION TABLE, CHATRS, | 180 ROSEWOOD TOCTAYE EIANO, STOOL AND coy On FRIDAY M: RNING, February 7th, commencing at 10 o'ci0.k, we will sell ae ail No. #Grant Place, between #h and. 10% B rects n.w., the entire contents, partly named abova, Honse opened for inspection Tuormine of eale alter So'cock. Terns cash. feb’ {Postcony) DU SON BROS. UCTION SALE OF A LARGE AND YALr. ABLE STCCR OF FIRST-CLASS JEWELY ck of Goods in Store BY AESIGN EF. Iw ction the St No. 409 7th treet northwest; sale to commence ht 8 id Siore at 10 o'clock aim. on SATURDAY. ths eid ay of Febru: and continne from'da: day ti : ry the greatest volume from the republican side | of the House, and the nays from the demo- cratic), whereipon the yeas and nays were asked for, and the demand was defiantly sup perted on the republican side. The vote was taken and resuilted—yeas 140, nays Si. So the motion to stispend the rules ‘and pass the bill was defeated, there being less than two- Uilrds In the aflirmative. A number of dem crats voted in the affirmative, but the negative vote came almost exclusively from the demo- cratic sidi ‘The Hot memorial s J. Quinn. 1 lock, commenced the ct to the late Terence presentative trom the state of N ©. D. BARRETT, Assiznea uct [Rep] "febs-t&da B. H. WARNER, SORaRE Gis aouas Th York. cesoliitions appropriate to the o¢ § 2 5 BLE IMPROVED | Were offered by Mr. Lockwood and unaniia T eT APO NENTH STREET NORTH. | adopted, and eulogies on the lite andctiey nee A ee eae Mated we of the deceased were prououuced by Messrs ber 1-t, 1815, and recorcel mr Lose rahe Lockwood, Mayham, Batley, Covert, Townsend, 244. one of the land records sn and forthe Caldwell Erreti, and then, Jones, Disirict of Columbia, 20, Ue House a » we Wii sell at public auction, i» frent of the premises, on MONDAY. February 1(th. 1879, at 4:26 o'clock p.m, the north buf of the north half of Tot five (5), in ‘Square four bundred at d one (401), fronting fifte:n (15) feet and four dy inches or, 9th strect wost and running back one hun. ¢lred feet, more or less, the depth of said Lot, lying in the cit} of Washington, D.¢.. and improved by a two-story and basem-nt Frame Bo ‘Terms of sale. One-third of the um from Wheeling, W. Va., Feb. 2, :—A gang of counterfeiters and mooushin. have infes| muse. purchase money ¢ ed Preston county, this state, for Cea ee nt beg in eix (6), twelve (42). and cichteen | several months, and have carried ol trav peo, oe Ree et en recrar nae paid at the rate of Tations in an old unworked coal bank on the Property _ All conveyanotay at aareieee Morgantown and Kingwood turnpike, and it ee Ceposit of one hundred (8100) doilars will be re: Was only through the eurlosity “of a young quired at time of s: woman that the discovery was made last ‘Thurs- P. FOX, = le: ‘he girl, who had been receatly hired by KELLEY, Trustees. | Dovia stenchel to nurse his wife in sickness, loneer. = ad mouined in one of the rooms of the residence au aWOGKGE, = old trunk, and through curiosity opened and CENEON BROS, | Sustioneers, looked info it. She saw in it A large lot of KEL ENGRAVINGS. ETCHINGS, AND | nickels, quarters, and haif dollars, besides HOTOGRAPHS, On THURSDAY AFTE dies for making the spurious coin. Qn THURSDAY ANTE Went home that evening and told her iather | contapuing each day theresiter at the same tours | The” information tar omer” Coe eaed Builoinw, an exceedinuly choice collection of En. | DeWS to United States Commissioner Hensha wravit embracing works of all the most promi- | Of Grafton. Warrants were tssued yesterday | nent artists: also, hne Etchings, of which there are | morning for tie arrest of Stenchel, Campbell | no cuplicates, and a selection’ of colored Photo: | and Wi nd placed in the hands of United erapbs, n of London. lexander, who summoned a nd went into Preston county. ‘tter a desperate fight with the moonshiners the marshal succeeded in arresting all thre= of them, and late at night started for Clarksburg for the purpose of taking the men before United States District Attorney Goff for a preliminary hearing, On th» way Stenchel confessed that he had been made a dupe of by Campbell We invite the attention of the public to this lection, which will t day and Wedn Gig ol on exhibition Monday, Tues (JREAT SALE oF BOOKS AND 8’ ATIONERY !! « to retire from Duainess, I wil sell — nd stock of Books, Stationery and (24/7 | Wililams, tie men who did the counterfeiting, vy Goods, at the old stand, corne) 7th 1nd who had paid him for circulating the mone nd D streets, commencing on MONDAY, the lth n the neighborhood. His pay was from the instant, at 10 o'clock a. m., ani m .and continue the same frem day to diy until all is disposed of. Seats provided for ladies. money they had made, and so perfect was the spurious coin that experts found 1 difficult to | | i _ DELL. detect it. Stenchel v held as a witness, and See rea | theather we inthe sumct seg ener a _____ feb > before the United States distri PROPERTY, BITUATE NA EE © moonshiners were preparing to | BINT STREETS eT Ge THENTY: | tnove’ to others elds when arrested. ‘These STREETS NORTHWEST. Under and by virtue of a deed of trust, dated the 26th day of May, A.D. 1874, and re: corded in Liber No. folio 238,’one of the land records for the Gounty of Washinston, Di trict of Columbia. and at the request of the party fecured thereby, I will sell at public auction, in front of the premises, on TUESDAY, the 4th day of len are supposed to belong to a gang that is tepresefted to be In eastern Pennsylvania. CyPRv z—A letter from tells me is not likely to réeinatn much longer as ruler, and that his reeali, at his own destre, is imminent. He has nothing to d - and issick of ui. AS for transforming ib February, at 4:30 o'clock p.m., the followiaede. | 2 RGeine toe oe oF coe pe folow "| island into an abode of the blessed, if it could ground fitivate, lying and being in the City of Wash- it. The natives will not improve their stvle of ington, District of Columbia, known and described as Lots “D" and “K." in Samuel C and Everett Wroe’s subdivision of Square numbered foar (4), toxether with the improvements, consisting of a agriculture, nor will they make ctlies Which they do neers are worked ‘oads nor butld tw Want. The royal enzi- , have made any | c ; y consist 5 | number of surveys and models and maps, and three (3) story Brick Dweiling, having all modera | [5na <a good deal of delving, but they have | ‘erms of sale: One-fourth cash; balanceinoneand | thrown up no iinpreznable fortresses. and are two years, with interest at 8 per contum per annum from date of sale, secured on the property, or all casi at the option of purchaser. A depostt of $200 will be rather Ured of their work as w nowledzed Millers of the soll. Indeed. a despairing ind Tequired at time of wale, “if the above terms are not | fictnii te te Geoeeln ee ae Sear eses complied with inseyen days, the Trustee reserven | (en, tage oe ae tne. the Fight to resell the property at the risk and ost | fltsion Mat the plice is to be abandoned by of defaulting purchaser. All conveyancuue at cost | bY altogether. ‘The commissioners of dis of purchaser, : J. TARBELL DYER, Surviving Trustee. WALTER B. WILLIAMS & Gv., Aucts, Ja2i-td te" THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED until who are not invalided are weary of the comp cations anent jurisdiction; and one of them, at east, has given over the use of his riding-waip an instrument of tinprovised law. But } : = POSTE on 8 the soldiers are Uring of the place, another Se SECO Ey OP EOLUNB emai IOUS ONIN ian Invanione ie ee ek oe the T)ENCANSON BROS., Auctioneers. latest’ Visiters bee an Re ry oF ne of the — tulsslonary societies, who labors under the de- TRUSTE! OF WALNUT soTss, cor. | {itu ee Hehtte delusion that he is aboutto convert the ALNUT WARDROBES, DI 3 y ; priote priests of the Greek church to som ete ee ee BRUBBELS AND in toSpurgeonism, and to convert them eree. 8 , without pay. ‘There is one man dotug well tn ree RE ihe he island, and he is now editor of the English | the land records of the District of Colmabia, riote journal, He boasts that. he I will sell, at public auction,on THURSDAY, i horse about Larnaca, and that the ih dav of February. AD. 1879, af the atiction | everybody else Inthe pase eae ae m rooms of Danese HEE re tur ore ee rp set Sion Of that quadrupedal sign of extrava sar |W.» CO! al 4 % Sp {London World, Jan chaticls mentioned in Schedule 7" attached to | (rspentey.—Llenden World Jan S taid deed of truet, comprising mn 15 Walnut Marbie.top Chansber Suites ; 40 Walnut Wardrobes, Dining Chairs 15 Innitation Walnut Chamber Set: Hair and Shuck Mattrasses, Sproads ; Springs, Blankets, Pillows, Bolstera; Living ‘Tables, Stools: ‘apestry Carreta, &¢ ‘Together with other articies, being the contents of a hotel removed to auction rooms for convenience of sale. ‘Terms cash. Jansld WILLIAM T. JOHNSON, Trustee. OUNG & MIDDLETON, Auctioneers. \ GOLD-BUG TRAMPING IN Rs with tattered garments and unsteady step, into the Louse of a resident of St: Jam Nhursday night, and asked for something to at. saying he was nearly starved to death. He -poke very broken French to the girl who came to the door, he being a German by birth. He was taken in and given a good supper, and, when about to leave, the ‘of the house told him he might take what he had not eaten. In stowing the pieces of bread and meat away ina capacious pocket on the inside of his ragged , he accidentally let fail to the floor a well- on TRUSTEES! SALE OF A NEW THREESTORY | worn buckskin pouch,which burst asunder, and FRAME BUILDING IN THFCREAN ONES | there rolied around lonumerable pleces of gold EAST SIDE OF NORTH CAPITOL STREET, BETWEEN H AND I STREETS NOH: By virtue of a decd of trast dated October 1ith, 1877, duly recorded in Liber 866, folio ff} 365, one of the land records of the District of Columbia. and at the request of the party secured thereby, we will sell at. public auction, in front of the premises, on THURSDAY, Fobruary 6th, A D., n 1879, at 4 o'clock. p.m., all that certain piece or par: | did not.—{Montreal Gazette, Feb. 1 gelot ground Ising aid being situate in the city of . Washington, District of Columbia, and known ag | A MURDERED BRIDE.—About six o'clock on lot numbered thirty-two (32), in subdivision of | the evening of the 20th instant George Guz- juare numbered six hundred and sevent Mix Bqu 6 ‘ man, a Mexican, called upon Justice A.C. Neill, ce70), together with the unprovements, Ec. in aiz | Of Visalia, at his office, armed with a inarriagé coin. The old man scrambled after his wealth nervously, and sooned regained all of them ex- cept one.’ The family stood looking on with amazement during this interesting proceeding. When he had fone, a five-frane plece, worn as smooth as the bottom of a flat-iron, was found on the floor. It was expected that the old vaga- bond would return and claim his gold, but he | We i | license, newly issued by the county clerk, and Which notes of the purchaser wil be taien bastiae | desired to be united in the bonds of macriinons interest at eight per cent. per annum, sectired bya to Theresa Porter, or Poras, as called by her area of oes an a ter the prooee polis friends. The ceremony was duly performed ferve the right torrecell the proper uiice terms | 2ist Mexican, Jesus Mancinatis, called upon are complied with, in seven days from time of sale, k and cost of defau purchaser. cas WM. 8 JONES.) B.S Jan2%4-eo&dbs 8 F. STEIGER, Trustees. youne & MIDDLETON, Auctioneers. USTEES’ SALE OF THREE-STORY BRICK TRO TORE SAND DWELLING, No. 313 NORTH CAPITOL, BETWEEN H AND I STREETS. By virtue of a deed of trust, dated 20th Api AD. 1877, and recorded ia Liber 851, folio 371, of the latid records for, the District of Colum Mt t dil sell at public auction, prinises, at 4-15 oclock p. me On THURSDAY, the judge and informed him that the bride of the night before had been stabbed with a knife and was speechless, the house plundered and the husband gone. The premises were visited, and the bride of the evesing before was a corpse at9orclock on the following morning. There seems 10 be every ground tor the belief that the marriage was imade for plunder, and success- fully earried out. ‘The feeling among the Span- ish population is intense Inst. Cuzman, and quite a number of the men are out assisting the sheriff In a search for the culprit, who, it is suppoged, cannot be faroff it he has stayed wiih the plunder missing from the house. premises, at 4:15 ocli february 6th, 1879, lot numbered 36, of Brown’s | erfort is being made for his capture.—[Vise!ia subdivision Of square G76, toyether with the im- | ¢HOrt [8 be i t ‘erms: Ouethird of the purchase money in cash, and the balance in kis, twelve aud elghicen month, secured by a deed of trust upon, the property sol and the notes of the purchaser, bearing interest ai seven per cent. per annum until paid, payable semi- aonualiy. A deposit of ($100 required at tue time of sale. All conveyancing] and recording at the purchaser's cost. Tf the terms of sale are not com- WoLF PLAyING "Pos Walker townshi M.—Keubea Lowry, of ip, Anderson county, Kansas, Was out hunting’ wolves one day during this show. He got trackof a wolf and with his dogs followed to the timber, where he overtook it, and the dogs andthe wolf tought in the Pr Thdays, the Trastese wil sent | Show. Uncle Reuben, however, wie. wasieg Incproperty at the tek and cost of the defwulting | horseback, Inahaged to put a toa ‘of sot into purchaser.) WILLIAM BJONES, rrustooe. | (ie Woll. 'An old-greyhound laid. the wolt out Jan2teokdbs B. F. STEIGER, H. WARNER, Real Estate Auctioneer. TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VERY VALUABLE IM- PROVED PROPERTY, BEING THE LARGE FOUR-STORY AND MANSARD ROOF BUILD. ING, AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SEVENTH AND F STREETS NORTHWEST, OCCUPIED BY WRIGHT'S BALOON. MILAN = WILKINS’ BOOK STORE, AND FOR OF- KS. rtue of a deed of trust, dated Febras- 3, and recorded. in Libar 726, folio ps, of the land records of the District of Gor fumibia, and a on the snow apparently dead. Uncle Reuben had strings attached to his saddle behind to tie game to, and lashing the carcase of the wolf to the saddie he mounted for hoine. All uncon- sclous éf any dificulty, he awakened suddenly to the fact that the wolf had been playing *pos- sum and was viciously snapping and making vigorous efforts to get away from the saddle thongs. Uncle Reuben, of course, could not get off the hoise to kill the wolf, and was in immi- nent danger of being bitten where he was. He had the presence of mind, however, to watch his opportunity, and grabbed the beast by the d also by virtue of a deed of trust, dated | neck in such a Manner that it could not bite, Juno 2, 1872, and recorded in Tiber No. 759, folio 18, | and held it there until he got home, where his See ee eee te Restor the premises, | grandson killed it.—{(arnett Journal. ane, hisnes ri ee ee oe ox on poled Cock-Ficutn THAT Must CHARM MR. (9), in four bandred and fifty-five (455), | BERGH.—A well-known chicken fancier in this lying in said city of wee of Colum- | city, who has a private pit of his own, and with bia. and pene Emiproved. nye Te Settearig Fe iis fowls gives private exhibitions to his friends jospeard “ed oy er Tuterior De. | Stead of fitting his fowls with steel galt, snd F creete, near the Bost Oftice and Interior De. | dresses the stumps of thelr. spurs with mittess pal ‘will be exhibited at the sale: proper- | made of buckskin, and stuffed In the same mar- ner 2S a boxing glove. In fact, they are boxtn; gloves for cocks, and are about one inc! cng and half an inch tn diameter. No peck! ft ance in six, twel twenty-four and | with the bill is permitted, and the first fow suety: i month with fa saxparcenty pays | that breaks the rule is taken out of the pit. fipou the property, ‘covenant for the | Under such regulations it is impoasible.for the insurance for tho’ benefit of the deferred notes | fowls to cripple or injure each other, while their until their payment. and also for the payment of | agility, cunning and powers of endurance are taxes. Fivehundred paid own equal Be.— [Detroit Free when Ne Propensy inatruck ‘of ts aug the forms FOr Wi cena actemnenga (intra are not com; ‘with in days after i = = = —_ penne Surcrves ihe ens treet 2 at | How Hx RECEIVED A PaRDoN.—A Frankt rt Poe Ge my Bad special to the Louisville Cowrier-Journal ¥ays: Conveyancing and recording at the purchaser's | There was a bad case at the prison this morn- coming aa WM. H. WARD Trustee. | tifhat nor long shass, received pendoo from ds roat not 101 5 aa ‘B. WILLIAMS & CO., Auctioneers. the President, but It'came only to-fnd hin a (W*U RoW. corner 10th aud D streets mort west. is eee oe feung.” He, was Mi! ERN. convicted and sentenced March 20, 1874. A tel- We hereby hint e eT eee tae pare egram was sent to his brother at Winchester, tis concerved ‘come foiwara and ay ayer. and he will probably be taken there at once. $PGar auction rooms, on SATURDAY. Feb tar-rhe owners of the Honore Block in Chi- Fuary 8th, 1579, Gee jot (Ege which was lately burned. ask the mainte sed BES WIELIAME €°C0,, Auta, | Mesto ay ren fOr ts Use 88 POs Ofice ap Jan29,teb1,¢,7 rauly. two-thirds in the majority, (the yeas coming in | Woman Suffrage in Wyoming. Hon. @ democratic speaker atives of Wyoming territory, says In Q letter dated January 1 came to the territory fn the fallof isi, with the strongest prejudice possible againsi woman suffrage, and decidedly opposed to it tn all its features, Yet, willing to be fair and candid on the subject. 1 be 8 Obse practical results of this innovation wu nights of man. 1 have fer three sy sions been honored by an ejecit lature of the territory and (w the house of representatives, a nities for seeing and judging of tu Di been circumscribed. under all my and beea y r territory, and no 1 Dser- aductive of much good in ¢ Thave been able to disce convinced that it is the consisteat, a tng the right of Iranchise under our representative form of gov- ernment, where we boast so much of intellige | freedom for the people. It has been said that none but the degraded or fallen women exer- cise the right with us. This is . Of Course, most of the women who vo in the towns and villages on the line of the ratl road, which include about seven-eighths of our voting population, and of that number about one-third are’ women. re are times when the women do not all vote, or seem desirous of exercising the right, but when any particular schem put on foot by any indi- viduals or party which does not commend liself to them as of good moral inception and uy rightness, or When nominationsare mad do not commend ntiment, then, 3 1 all vote, Diease ror favor. If the ballot in the od pels political parties to piace ‘st men in nomination, this, in and of is a sufliclent reason for ‘susta riag It has been said that Woman the polls, cen of ‘ui the women thetr be iself, woman suffrage. degrades herselt by going x nd thereby loses the Tes} but T must say that amonsy ail Une wil reckless men of the territory T have neve: heard any disrespect shown to women polls. Nor to my know the the right of voting by Wie women crex “domestic troubles’ or made them immodest, or made any of us think any the less of wonran, My cone! are that the household or fam ly 1s more interested In good government. th: asingle man ts, or, indeed, can be, i coverument be the wllimatum sought by civl- ized people. I see no safer, wiser or better way of securing that object than by the ballot in the hand of woman.” | Trai i} Somne recent Inquiries from on this s' ot submit > fennine who favors us with th answer fo the que 1 mu rst-cla ‘Sa. and horse Ln le horses. by E. ood rule Lo use a th harness or v Tien all Know that to use a trotter to saddle ts | to shorten his gait and vet him in the habit anteriny. A Sa horse tinds < it is comny invariably | latter gait. Sut with the ordinary bi } Orsaddie horse if properly trained. 1" will not ake any difference. The wri has traineda | sfeat many horses for saddle and harne: | Poses both in and Americ: nd ke that the e horses in the wi hever harnessed until thelr servic | are over. In E | four or tive se. man, end thi or five more doz cart or gtz. | With reg pment of the muscles of a horse undergoing ning for either trot ting or running, b Inuscles Will all be fully developed. The horse of lw Should be lirst thorou trained to saddie and then to harness, as in iny experience he will aly work to those gaits; that ts to say. whe: § to trot an . but never to Wi he will learn the me people think a saddle hat this tsa mistake e best for Lorse peak from experi as for the years I have been in the saddle six days out of * Toot Seven. In trav a long distance the horse Which trots or rs will take you over the road with inore ease than the pacing horse. good trainer can train gaits so that these will 1 Other, and on the proj bridle nd the less, the home will change moment.—{Conntry Gentleman, horse to The A Fashionable € ammia-—** Papa dear. ed to the Wilk enth, the How ulbor nimi. en have be: a pe, dear ely) —" Oh, jus! uvenile parties shouid alw in time, you had better write to Dy and tell him to catl on the and twenty aS you please! be taken «yall Uo twelfth, sixteent A LITTLE ¢ ui a correspondent How FPASCINATES BIRD: learn fr tut ther In the vieinity of Harrisburg, an ont place In Hancock county, about three mii of Mount Blanchard, a very remarkable child only five years eld, who ems to have the power to charm birds at will. Her mother tirst noticed this strange fascination that the child | pe ssesses about a year ago. The little girl was out playing in the door-yard among a bevy of show-birds, and when she spoke te them thes would come and light upon her, twittering wit glee. On taking them in her hands aad strokin¢ them, the birds, instead of trying to wet away from thetr fair captive, seemed to highly pleased. and when let loose would tly away .. short distance and immediately revurn to ihe child again. She took several of hem into the | house fo show her mother, who, thinking she might burt them. put them out doors, but no soouer Was the door opened than the birds flew nto the room again and lit upon the girl's head ji and bega to chirp. ‘The birds remained about | the premises all winter, fying to the lie girl | whenever the door was opened. ‘The parents of the child became alarmed, believing that this strange power Was an tl omen, and that that much-dreaded visitor, death, was about to visit thelr home. But death did not come, and during last summer the child has had nuinerous pets from the birds, ‘The child handles the birds so gently that a humming-bird once in her hand does not fall to return. ‘This winte birds have kept her company, and she piays with them for hours at a time. every morning the birds fly to her window, and leave only when the sun sinks in the west. The parents of Unis litle girlare poor, superstitious people, and have been reticent about the matter until lately, fearing that some great calamity was about to befall themn.—[ Forest (Ohio) Review, smpress Eugente the of the Franco-Prussian war; and to stich an extent as 2 lady may be held an- swerabie for such a great affair, she no doubt, was so. When the Hohenzolleri difficulty had reached its critica! pass, Marshal Lebeouf, the War Minister, was stmmoned to the ‘Tuileries, | and he plainiy told the Emperor and Empress in private that the army was not ready. The Empress fired up, and with flashing eyes ex- | calmed: French marshal ought t» be ashamed ‘to use such craven language.” ‘The jnarshal bowed and left the room. - In the ante- | chamber he asked for pen and paper. and wrote out his resignation; but before he signed it t Emperor came out 2nd begged him not to qu: rel with a lad L'Iniperatrive a sex nerfs, were lis Majesty's textual words, and he added the request that the marshal would stay at his post and do his best. This is Leberuf’s own version of the matter, and he complains to this day that he went to war against his will. The | Empress cannot be blamed. however, for hav- ing been indignant to hear that the army was unready. It speaks rather to her credit that she trusted to her busband’s advisers su‘ti clently to think that they had done their duty in making the troops efficient. —(Lowion Truth, Jan, Bui, CARE OF THR FEET.—Many Of the colds so prev- alent at this season commence at the febt, therefore to keep these extremities warm 1s tO effect an insurance against the almost inter- minable list of disorders which spring out of “a Slight cold.” First, never be Lightly shod. Boots © shoes when they fit too closely, press against MWe foot so as to prevent the free circulation of the blood. When, on the contrary, they fit comparatively loosely the blood has free course, and the spaces beft between the leather and Lhe stocking become filled with a comfortable SR’, of warm air. The second ru’e is never sit Indamp shoes. It is often imagined that unless they are positively wet it is not neces- Sary to change them. This is a fallacy, for when the least dampness is absorbed into the sole x is Attracted ees foot by its warmth, and thus the persp! on dangerously, cheek- ed. Any person can prove ‘by trying the experiment of neglecting this rule. ‘The feet will become cold and damp very shortly, although on taking off the shoes and warming them they will appear quite dry. THE Labor QUESTION.—Warder: Now, then, you haven't cieanet = Je tog rey. Pris- oner (sarcastically): right, er, if yer ain't satistied the ys don’t —_ it pve remedy in yer Orn ‘ands. Wry a lock out! —{unny Folks, A Cemiovs INcinENT occurred in the peg the run on che Aldersgate street branc! - London and County bank. An tened butcher came into the bank office when ran was at Ude and carelessly threw down £500 as “sometining to go on with.” StR WitLIaM Haxcovrt, now the husband of the eldest @aughter of Mr. Motiey, takes his son Hi an Evonian Bret wite, Louis | | man { the seconds that DUELING wr 7H PAreR Wans.—Geo. M, a lawyer, ty quarreled on Thursday with Her: Saloon keeper at Union and Randolph Streets, | They acreed to fight with pistols. on sterda h chose his second, and ali une rrangements for the ried out. Tt was the inte: had the affair € place at Dougias Park, Dut that resort was bandoned because of a report wh & squad of pol sent to the spot to t the duolists, The Principals and their friends, {ling hall » dozen es, repaired, at 4 o'clock p.m., tp Hum. Ook place. The used were navy revolvers. The se ns with paper wads. A 0 decide who should hay nnwon, He Diaved away seemed surprised (0 sae him ris deadiy alm. Then Miller braced bims d (wok a whack. The paper wad struck Hermann on the wrist, and he was easily persuaded that he had been shoi ly. While furubling about es a little anodyne glass was produc an opportunity to exami wounds tn his face. The sight of what he supposed to be Diood exasperated nlm, and made hin all the more impatient to tinish his adversary. Four sh re fired by each of the contestatits, bur the fight was a bulletiess and a bloodless alter, When the adversaries were told that the postal had been loaded with paper thy acknowledged that they had made great asses of themselves Chicage Times . but not fatal 1 that the murd Hanapolls, a few fF 71: fs now suspe Varmer Brown, near It day ago, are his two sons-tn-law ——_—_—————— MARRIE. HEFFERMAN -OWENS. On the 7) f Jan 2 t Ienatine chorch, Hy or ev. Father BF. Wiget, Mr. Hey Here NaN. of Wastineton, D.C, to Miss KAT Owns Charles county, Md. ies << DIED. aw, February 3, 1 of Piilipp and Mary Or Igvelter bloom Claina tomb To reali from Relativ re rae pnctfiaL ly invited t from her iste ram past, on Wednesday 1 DASHIELL. On February Dasniectyafter a lingerie Funeral Welnenday . Sti inet residence, 1414 E 4d, 1879, Coremeus at 2 o'clock, from street northwest between Mth wad 1sth streets. Relatives and friends respectfully in | vited to attend. . PYLUGAR On Febroary 8, 1% er & short d painful illnese, which he bore with elirteian | fortitude, JouN Provaan, aged 19 years, 2 mouths and 7 days Dearest Johnnie, then hath left us, r application of the | RUBBER smont doogly feel But that huh bereft us He can all our sorrows heal Yet again we hope to meet thee When the day of life ts fled And in heaven we hope to mest th Where no farowell teats are sh Funeral wall teke pl né from: the rest 1540, FLEET, dauebter of Mr. aud M awed Uwenty seven, Fuveral at Metr rer Fourth and I n. arch. ¢ Is #OLILUEESt, Wedoonday, Friends are invited UNDERTAKERS. ¥. | THOS. H. MARTIN . HARVEY & CO., Undertakers, r 2p. | No. 739 7th et. nw. Kesidenoe on premises }21-Im* )RED. SPINDLER, UNDERTAKER, 1233 Seventh street n. w., Washington, DC Residence at place of business.) Bodies Embalmed end prey ared for transportation. ap \\__ ®- SPEARE, . UNDERTAKER. Formerly with R. F. Harvey 240 F street now. One door east of Tenth atrect Burial Caskets of all erades and styles Bodies embalmed and prepared for transportation Lady attendants at short botice Everything strictly first-class and on the i terns. ce WRIGHT, UNDERTAKER, 1337 10th st. mow. ___BUUTS AND BHUKS, _ RUBBERS, RUBBERS, RUBBERS 850. #Se., B50 300.000 LADIES", MISSES and from the best wanutact 3H1LDREN'S ries received | thisday. Sold for 25 centsa pair at thereat ' } | | BOSTON SHOE AUCTION HOUSE, 491 Penna, avenue Sign of the Red Fiag. ‘The rush is great from 7 early at the great BOSTON Penhsylyania avenue. am SHUE to8 pm Gi avchION, | | | | bevy of | | and straight FIVE CENT SHOES. demand at the BOSTON SHOE AUCTION 491 Pennsylvania avenue. BotsE 1,000 MEN'S CALF, sewed, pexedt, aoatie kad top soles, at 83.00, ai the BOSTOR SHOE HOUSE, 491 Pennsylvania avenue. MEN'S RUBBERS AT 50 CENTS. ATTE! A, Philadelphia Bl & Weeks, at $2. And 1.000 psir LADIES’ SIDE LACE BOOTS, at $175 a pair. Made by the best manufacturers ia Baltimore. NTION TO LADIES. made Kid and Goat French U' “poor, made by Fraace THIS ENTIRE STOCK MUST BE CLOSED OUT BY MARCH Ist TO MAKE ROOM FOR BPRING GOODS. Jani7tr L RICHOLD, PROPRIETOR |. GEORGES, . Masuleaurer rot tients Fine BOOTS, SHOES Corner 6th and C st! under National Hotal. SIGN OF THE BIG BIOT. nestly executed New Eiastios inserted sc Gules by patent machine, price 75 cents to $1. n NEw YORK SHOE STOKE, 605 Pennsylrania avenue. PREVIOUS TO TAKING AN ACCOUNT OF TOCK, I WILL SELL ALL MY FALL AND 7 OW INTER GOODS AT PRIME OOBT. A FEW QUOTATIONS. Latiee: Pebble Gost Button Boots..... Ladies’ Qusiom made Goat Button’ Ladies’ Custom mate, N LOULB HELLERUB. He, GOB Tih strest northwest. acitty fae THAR Oem Woman ov saws

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