Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1879, Page 4

eT THE EVENING STAR. The Biver Font Question. Faitor Sta ‘e removal of the marsh in ‘THURSDAY... February 6, 1879+ frout of the Clty has pecome a necessity. Since the constT”ction of the causeway at the Potomac bridge, tt has annually and rapidly increased ‘1 .e maleria emitted from the decay of the vege- grcwth on its surface, had affected only paits of the city along the margin of the until the laying of the extensive under- ground sewers, through which “the villianous ‘The Weather. INDICATIONS TO-DAY. Orr: CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICES," WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 1579. ¢ ‘ For New England and middie states partly er, area light snow or rain, | compounds” of a populous city are precipitated Gun ctstionary or slieht fail in temperature | upen its surfaces aba tnixing with the decayed during the rest of Thursday northerly to | vegetable matter has rendered the malarla more deadly subtle and penetrating, reaching the higher parts of the city, remote from the river, spreading disease of a malignant type and exposing the city In hot seasons to horrors of a pestilence. +r = Congress Fppointed a board in 1872 to Ce a plan for the improvement of the river. The plan was reported, but it failed to meet w! approval, and it 1s again pressed upon the at- tention of Congress. Its execution will inflict serious evils Upon this community, and_ to which T propose to call public attention. You will obtain a clear idea of the radical change in the ecurse of the channel which the plan of the boaid of survey contemplate. by drawing a line op amap of the Potomae, from the margin of the river at G street to Getsborough point. Be- ginning below you will observe that lt proposes fo fill out from 1,000 to 3,500 feet from the the bank, destroying the wharves between Greenleaf's Point ant ber Creek. Following along you will see that it will cutoff the pro- jecting rock lying between C and F streets, about four hundred feet inside of the front of the wharves erected on it. In the conception of the plan, the topography of the city along the margin of the Potomac, and through the valley cf the Tiber, and the natural course of the river does not seem to have received that attention, in connection with the improvement, which theirrelative importance to the subject demands. The bank of the Potomac rises far above the highest freshets, along the front ex- tending from Georgetown to the foot of 20th street in Washington, where it sinks into the marsh which covers the mouth of the Tiber. Now draw a line ona mapof the elty from a point midway between the foot of 20th street and Monument point to the intersection of ith street and Pennsylvania avenue, thence down the Avenue to 2u street west, thence to the mouth of James Creek, and you will mark very neasly the venter of the valley of the Tiber. Tie whole of that valley is below the height to which the Potomac rises in high freshets, 2nd its center is not more than five feet above a common high tide. The Potomac has attained a height of twelve fect above a common high westerly winds and no decided change in pres- sure. OP THE THERMOMETER. ‘The following ts the readings of the thermom- Signal Office during the day: 7 a. m., SS ee we is cadday 36% 9, m., 36% HO. LOCAL NEWS. Amusements, &c., To-Night. National Theater—“Robinson Crusoe,” dy the Coivilie Folly Company. Theater Comique.—“The Sixteen Brunettes,” and other attractions. Masonic Tempie.—Entertalnment and bazar by the ladies of Ascension church. Hamtine M. E. Church —0id Fo ks Concert. Condensed Locals. ee ‘rhe grand jury were aischarged formally aay, and made no Teport on the charges pre- ferred against Gen. Eppa Hunton of sending an allleged challenge to Columbus Alexander. Mutual Fire Insurance Co. policy holders see special notice elsewhere. Lieut. Hoxie ha®@-directed that a lamp be placed in front of the new truck house on New Hampshire avenue. ‘The Franklin Temperance Lezion met night and listened to addi b: a ward, of Ind; Col. George Joun B. and others, and a recitation by Miss ‘The funeral of Deicctive J. A. W. Ciarvoe will take place Sunday, at 2 o'clock p. m., from his late residepce on 7th streetzsout hw ‘A raid was’made last night by a gang of tramps-on a cake stand kept by a colored man at the corner of Louisiana avenue and 1th st.. and the contents carried off. They had smashed the lock, and were not discovered until they had cleared out the place, and then were not rested. “The District Commis rs this afternoon ar- propriated an additional $2,500) to the managers of the Provident Aid Society for distribution of focd and faz! to the poor of this city. ‘The Educational Congress. ‘There was a large attendance at the session of the Department of Superintendents, National ‘om evening. The Educational ‘ fae last Hay- fore! of the elty, where the river ts contracted in in width, and the execution of the plan of the board will contract its width along the whole front of the city. ‘The point between F and € streets, which the plan proposes to cut off. is the natural defence Of the valley of the Tiber against high freshets in tke Potomac. It is composed of primative rock, begins on the river bank at F street. and running in a southwest direction until. {t ches D street, where it projects about two red and fifty feet into the stream. Its base extends about one thousand fect along the river bank,and it is about three hundred feet in Width at its outer end. By rei that, perintendents ity of Industrial education in the public | ¢ part of the time | ig would be better drawing be a clear gain: d. That Industrial drawing. rical_ drawing, free-hand elementary desizn, garded as the common basts of tec ‘getown, bringt: ater of the upper Po- rac ina direct Une against tts bank between Hand F sireets in Washington, attaining high freshets a velocity of fifteen mile: - rebourding from the river bank and against the reck, between F and C streets, and followins the angle presented by the northwestern face power ‘Therefore— the pn, be taughe in the pub! 4 3 n " as ah elementary part of ail general educatio of ee meek Je is UlrownGa Into che cen Ded. desea for tates end acing and aP- | trom the'valley of the Tiber, and. pursues a dl: vection along the middie of the stream until I Fasses Analostan Island, when having reached a wide basin, it spreads, falls rapidly, and passes out under the Potomac bridge. If the Jock 8 removed, the swollen waters of the up- yer Potomac upon reaching the city will receive their direction along the bank of the rivé should be taught to persons of both sexes, In free evening ci not In attendance at day is” The resolution referred to the cointittee of resolutions and reported back to the convention, after Which discussion on the general subject of in- dustrial education followed. In this debate SI sy" fas 1 tween H and C streets, violently forced Pee aie ay ani Hancock ONO: | the bank My the outer volume Of ime cenne, participated. The resolution was finally | Continuing through a water course contracted to less than one-half its present width, and Meeting the flood passing between Analostan Island and the Virginia Shore, the channel of which the plan proposes to open, the waters Would be massed opposite the mouth of the ‘Tiber, and would find an outlet through the Yalley to the mouth of James Creek {uvo the Anacostia river, ina flood running at least ten miles an hour, overthrowing and d ssed. er Philbrick, of Roston, educational commis- sioner at the Paris exposition, then spoke at length on the subject of the American exhibit at Paris and kindred topics. The speaker dwelt upon the obstacles which tended to prevent a successful educational exhibit at Paris. The small appropriation granted, the cramped space allowed, and the discouragement caused among ‘hing in its cor hat calamit, n be educators by these hindrances, were the main | ©¥€ s hee f See difficulties. Nevertheless, the exhibit was Fortes Wont et ene valley. Bi niy creditable and was wniversally conceded terial loss would be the same. The ce ter would require filling at least ten feet, which would destroy the beauty of the fine bi erected in it; the streets and footy Tepaved, and the sewers would have to be taken up, for thousan feetin length and rebuilt togive them sufficlent elevation to pass the wide flat surface which would be created by Milling out to the proposed new channel. In Short, the result of the labor of sixty or more tobe so. Though only a small space was occu- pied, 2s more prizes were obtained tha: by any other country except France. One-sixth of all the prizes ‘awarded Americans were won, though only 1-100 0f the American space was occupied by the exhibit. Special attention was called to the completeness of the exhibit in the ich of educational literature in whieh the United States surpassed all other countries. It : 2 ', In a large and central section of the city, was composed by twenty-five hundred volumes | 4! ge 8 2 ) fade up otail the ving text booksof the Coun: | Wotid We destroyed. Is this eitice of mate: try, reports from states, &c. i at Shama ye apr i for the peo- Washington, which has taken a high rank in aeat eae paren Bot. No sacrifice is educational matters, was selected as the only | Called for. No filling of the valley of the Tiber city tomake acollective exhibit, the elabora- | 1 1dulred. No injury to property will be in Uon of special branches being assigned to other eR een ee cree will be cities. This duty was carried out, the speaker | heceseary le _prosecut e work. 3 the beneficial objects which the execution ot the work on the plan of the board of a Us, and said, ina remarkable manner and the exhibit fatrly earned the gold medal it recelved. It was Placed in the center of the American education- al exhibit, and was the observed of all observers. ‘The special exhibit of the Bureau of Education Was also complimented. In a bill introduced in the French assembly to establish an educa tonal bureau sit was specifically provided that Pant he nuniciled sfler that of the Ualted | th. tire, wharves of the town, throug: States. f 3 the original channel. That on the Virginia side Dr. Philbrick also pointed out that in the mat- ste = My cath Y it a States | Wasthen a “swash.” In the great ice freshet ter of higher female education the United Siates | (85 then | river gorged at ADaIGnaN Einae nae the whole body of water from the Upper Poto- Mec passed through between the island and the Virginia shore, cutting out a deep channel to the mouth of the Anacostia, where it joined the main channel. That channel was used ex- clusively for shipping bound to Georgetown. It was soon discovered that the reuniting of the two currents of water, into which the main bedy was divided at the northern end of the island, when meeting below the southera end, crossed the line of each other and caused a check in the progress of both, depositing at the lace of meeting the alluvium carried down yy the current, and creating a bare about three-fourths of a mile in length. ‘To confine the stream to one curreat, the corporation of Georgetown built a dain from the island to the Virginia shore in 1805, but without the desired effect. The bar con: Unted to inrease, and for the now very obvious reason that the separation of the waters oc- can effect, free from all {ts attendant ev at less than one-fifth of {ts cost, can be a plishea by removing the cat way of the P: muae bridge and restoring the original channel of the river. In 175. rgetown began her career, and as early as 1770 vessels of heavy tonnage ascended to the Surpasses all other countries. In this conuec- tion he told what an interest the wife of Jules Simon, one of the first men in France, took in female education and what zeal she showed in | ‘Studying the condition of such education in the United States. As a result of this study a bill is mow before the French Assembly to extend such education in that country. | In recard to the disposition of the exhibit, Dr. Philbrick said that the main part of it weat to France and now constituies a permanent American exhibit in Paris. The remainder went to Japan, Italy, London and Scotland. The comunissioner was overwhelmed with requests for the donation of the American exhibit. ‘The speaker concluded with some generaliza- tons on educatton derived from his studies of the systems of the world as reprevented at He belfeves that the education of the world ts becoming gratuitous,* unsecularian, compulsory, (it is so now in nearty all the world except in this country, France and Belgium be- the point of making tt so,) chs " curs at the same place where the currents Uy normal schools and"ts “taciersonies | erssed cach other Betore the dat was office during behavior. It 1s not believed | 80d produced the same result. In 1805 that co-education of the sexes will or should be- come the rule, though advisable in special cases. This opinion was the direct result of the speaker's visit at Paris, his preju in a <| of a ‘The interest of the Potot front of W; been in an opposite direction. He holds that, = mac front of as compared with other countries, we have too | {Ol WAS then subordinate to that of Georz mapy young and inexperienced girls as | \0WM. Which at that time and for many su: teachers. cee ae years was the seat of all the commerce Dr. Philbrick added that whatever success | (f the District, north of the Potoraac. Her citi the American educational exhibit had at Paris Was largely due to Commissioneral General MeCorm: Commissioner Dent was then tntroduced to the convention. He expressed regret that be had been prevented by unavoidable enzage- ments from attending the sessions of the de- ment. He pointed out the needs of the Fict In regard to education. Congress 1s our only legislature, and though millions of dol- lars in the shape of lands have been given for educational pi es to the states and terrl- tories, not one acre has ever been granted the jet. And this in spite of the fact that 6 per cent. of those who enjoy the benefits of the Schools are non-taxpayers, who leave the re mainin; gat per cent. to bear the burdens. He reterred to the measures now before Congress 6 remedy this curious condition of affairs, and expressed tke hope that they would receive fa- Yorabie consideration. In connection with the Subject of industrial and technical education. zens believing that it would conduce to the interests of the town to keep open the channel Washed out by the great ice freshet in 17 that part of it below Anaiostan island. their money for that object, with a spirit, which unfort . OF spent mublic * unately we did not emulate: had we done so, tne original channel would be open ase aay; and rhe offensive marsh at 0 national metropoli: have had no existence. eerste It ayy more evidence than that which fs fur- nished by history, tradition, and the general appearance of the banks of the river, is re- ae ‘ed, to prove that the original channel is on the Maryland side, we have it in the result of surveys made by officers of the government. ‘The report of Colonel Kearney in 1833 1s con- clusive as to its depth and capacity. He found in ft at- the Potomac bridge seventy feet of alluvium, while in the narrow channel on the Virginia side, at the draw of the bridge, the deepest part of it, there 1s but thirty feet to bard pan, water included. 4 Br the cesaions of the comcen eee | the report of Colonel Hughes in 1835 showa Deni caied ariention to the pro ‘School in | the same facts, and he arrived at the conclusion connection with the Corcoran Art Gallery, and | that the only effectual way to improve the Said that such was the scarcity of material in | Tver would be to restdfe the original channel, this direction that while for two years the ss- | Th the tye of fatere oe cee onatle sociation had been looking for a competent pe ws Of nature, as eloquently detined by self. had been found’ he concluded with acorn we | ‘The report of Mr, Rives in 1857s accampantea penne one ‘Of the hushest ig. | BY chart, Jrhich marks Very nearly the nat- w course of e inne] e Sount upon neo the development and prosperity of when ts re rt Is show that the dep ‘The committee on legistation reported back | Of Wi oP repos the paper igce on lectslation reported back | isiand is carried down to the line which neve cation. Various tn conform- | ‘he boundary of the grantte formation of the ity with the needs of the bureau sorchy hig | Gastcen slope /of the aieenicaly. Gen. Eaton. were made to be laid in the form of | SHOwn above water by Braddock’s rock on the ‘@ memorial before resent pg eer side, and by a corresponding rock on management of the bureau was endorsed the Virginia side of the river about south- ‘commaittee also reported on the rot | West from Braddock’s. ‘The depth of the chan- Mr. Orr, of Ga. tion in the ; Del below that potmt was not ascertained. As it ee D liberal aid by Congress, | '2 the survey of Kearney, the Tod was ‘the sale of public lands, and ~ | forced down seventy feet without fi hard that Mr. Orr's paper be printed and cireu. | Potttom, it was S mencenety ad lng h penne f-@ bulehesd, algae ‘the front of the tions the mech Ue pee a a city, and lng in with, ud extavat ety Toposed Plan of the ‘THE GOVERNMENT FIFE CoMMISsION board of survey, can be aj in restoring the ‘Siam \— Fis ewanithe tee channel, and if you will refer to a map ‘the rule iseued tn the case: of the river, with the channel W. B. Reed agt. the District of Columbia,—ap- | Marked upon It, you willobserve that the basin, plication for @ writ of mandamus commanding | below island, will be bu District Commissioners to show cause why | aim! width, (its capacity will be in- ‘they had refused to allow the relator to perform phat when the floods in the Potomac the duties of the office of fire commisionoe, Oat ead Seto Te eee ee Bpread which they had assumed to abolish. On the and before they reach the mouth of the opening of the Court inGeneral Term thismern- | Tiber, where the river is more than three times ing Mr. Lambert was present, represent Mr. | its the island, they will fall below and Mr. Hiddie the District. Mr Maas oe ee bey Rh yrioks front that ow! ere most ‘Deen unable to prepare the answer nea ne aad | excakation atst atl tans lig Wil be required, € that further time be granted. ‘The case was of the United a ere ALO base ets tan? be prose oe a Laxe Gronce coral, and | with a sufficient appropriation can be 80 far ad- Seta, with wires, two dol- if commenced early in the spring, that ‘the best De Re ooh Aas im the city, at- arrival of the next malarial season jewelry No, Pa, avenue, bear | the most offensive part of the marsh can he ad removed, and within three years, with appro- tide, opposite Georgetown and the western part | | of company No. at! not exceeding a total of $1,090,000, the Wonkean be completed, Kh original channel restored, and the marsh 0! Then why should ail t rated. ‘he valuable wharf im- rovernents, the labor of eighty years, be de- Eroved? Why should the business on the Po- heart of the city be exposed the city of Washington, and new channel ts continued or both sides of Analostan Ist: its northern end and the Vi a deep deposit of alluvium, wth upol Which prevail at. that season row intervening channel. De Hon. on, Washington, February 6, 1 The City Post Office ofice building. any expense. Here the: at the junction of three street permanent clty post y el Space, between Tt this prop miy! ce sition, one to four. ht be near the vote were t one out of fie of the people would be satistied to hi ervations used for bu ou izen of Philade}) | nfal butlaing, at the corner of Pennsy avenue, if it can of the square 10 pL the Postmaster General be expense of not exceeding | rent a sufficient number o: | Gate: say, fifty clerks, more or slight inconvenience, could | building. | cost of removing the city oftice, ly fail to give general satisfact Very respectfully. THE Boarn OF Fim nin’s report for J showing that there were thirte the ionth for fresf whieh ty on which there was only awaits the and were approved by the bo fireman of engine company 0. 6, vice J. W. rT Cox, of cc and Private V to the District. Commis hotels are compelied Lo can tell the fearful loss of life follow in the event of a fir: possible in this directioi Miles, of the fire-alarm si monthly report. on New Hampshire No. 65 on the North Capitol Ioriner being Very near box 37, corner of 2th aid M street of the colored citizens o in mas: thetr race in the re¢ ree, With the reque: read. are governed by the fitnes out Tegard to c pointments they s cants. white an they believed to be b appointed because they use they Were black, Mess engines for four old ones and $1 placed on file. received from W. A. M R. Hi. King, Charles G. Grifin, R. F. Brown. Exonerated—The congregation accorded the rick presided. whose re: chureh, in writing a} to contatn insulting ld appear. siderable tions give: vote cf This action settles the question Stickney, and next Wednesda: Mrs. Stickney will be conside! THE BaLtTiMore C chureh, as stated in will commence its an chu by and finally year rule, among the preac! of 12th street, East Washington, ones. There may be one aS following churches, hay Ames; Grace, H. 8. France. of Dr. Ames ‘going from Me! Georgetown, and Bey lace. Dr. Lanahan at’t their first year, and it ts Estate Sat Tecently sold the following two two-story for $900 and $92 in square 1 er with the to ‘Jackson’ B No. 1321 to Tho » for 1813 to same, for $3,950 each, four-story brick Fesaences and located coran street, between Q and R streets, AT A MEETING OF THE TEACHERS and 9th streets. neral test; but it ts doubtful whether uve any of our pub ding purposes. the committee of tive—one of the three bein, pila, and one a citize: lana—recommend the purchase of the f it be not offered emove their de | to such rooms from the General Post office ‘This would avoid all disturbance and Horatio Kris 2 COMMISSIONE! all the members present s to be put Into service. ing promotions were recommend be fireman of company No. 2. recommendation of Chief Cront toners se Tire. service, subm! It announced the pl: the new alarm boxes—No. 39 on tie tru enue and M street, ath he its removal to the corner of 19th and which was ordered. The protest the Dis! meeting, on the alleged diserimt Commissioners for a report by the bi In their report the fire board appointing members of the depur' lected from nearly 5: black, the names of and most in need of employment, non were wiiite or re A proposition’ trom . Clapp & Jones to exchange four Applications for posttio: cullum, John Tra’ W. b. Brown, J. M. Foster, W. A. Hutchin Baptist church held a meeting last evenin, consider the case of Mr. Wm. Stickney, in a cordauce with the vote at a previous mi that separate trials before the congreg arties charged. nearly 300 members present, and Rev. Mr. The pastor, Rev. A. F. nation, to take effect in a few months, was recently accepted, was absent. ‘The specific charges against Mr. Stickney were conduct prejudicial to the interests of tie ter to the pastor alleged nguage, and contempt iu not appearing before the deacons when THE STakR of yeste inual session at ( un ch in Baltimore, on the 5th of next montis € will be but few changes, under the 1. hers at the W: ington churches—Messrs. Leech, t Union, § ris, of Dunbarton street, Georgetown, and » being the only or more changes in where ave served two years:—Fourth Washington.) Rev. Mr. Reed; McK Phillip, trustee. lots H and f, tn sion of original lot 1, in square 629, pate frame dwellings, ‘to W. . respectively; for Fearson and Fraser, trustees, the east 17 feet front of lot 4, ding Association, Hyde and Thom, trustees, was sold. » and im) nae sus d, and why should the tomae front be suspended, and why shi innate ten to accomplish an object at a cost of ve lnilfion dollars, which. ean be attained by the expenditure ot one mitiion, without the sacri- fice of any Interest, present. or rospective, fo with Immedia‘e and permanent beneilt to the whole District? The on ly argument which has been advanced | against restering the original channel, is that a marsh will form on the Virginia side of the river. It is quite probable that a marsh will | accumulate on the Virginia side, whether the the old one re- stored. But in neither case will the malaria arising from it be noxious to the city. it can reach the city 1t must pass a deep chaa- nel, the waters of which will arrest and absorb the malarial poison in its transit. The power of that well known and beneficent operation of nature ts annually demonstrated tn this District. Georgetown is proverbDially healthy, and yet on |, and also between ina shore, there is ‘he malaria arising from the autumnal decay of the vegetabie in its surface is blown by the winds Before directly towards the town, but which it fails to reach, being in- tercepted and absorbed by the deep though nar- Considerations of health, preservation of prop- erty, promotion of trade economy, and the ne- cessity for dispatch in removing the marsh, all furnish arguments In favor of restoring the orl- ems channel, and I feel_very confident in say- that its restoration will receive the ulmost unanimous approval of the citizens of Washing- t ATION. Ea Question. Evitor Star:—The sub-committee of five to whom this question was referred, one only dis- Senting, agreed to recommend the securing, elther by purchase or condemnation, of the square immediately west of the General Post This.is both sensible and wise. The cost ts a minor consideration, which onshit not to stand inthe way one moment. that square, the government, could also tal Sth street, between E and F streets, With in without n Is room enoush, right railroads, to ac- commodate the general and eity post ofizes for the next century, If not for all time. One mem- ber of the sub-committee proposes to ha’ ted on the on sin committee, of this Di TT i be obtain less, who and could hard- jon. RS mot last Chiet Bugi- en al volved a an insu ance of It states that all the new apparatus has t finishing ‘asi orn “Unless the scapes, 10 one that, Is sure to coming to a head tn any of them. ‘Speedy legislation shoula compel roprietors of hotels, public halis and extensive usiness places to make the best arrangen Superint eet ict, ad ypted 1,000 beside 1, » Joseph Flynn, —_—_——_ CaLvaRY Baptist Cuukcu—Mr, Wm. Sti of the Cali The 1450) el to ‘These charges were discussed at con- length, and letters read and explan: it was a 2 to 97, to exonerate Stiekne as regards Mr nigul tit of of Union; N the intnisters Street, (East endreé, A. if ‘There is some talk Kendree chapel up R Norris taking nis he Foundry, Dr. Nay lor at the Metropolitan. Wheele Deale at Wesley, McKenny at Hamline, Owen at Mt. Zion, Gardner at Rylan: Gorsuch, and Bender at Fietche: Tat Waush id, MeLaren at T, are each in retty certain that ‘they will be reappointed to these churches, — homas Dowling has rty for Win. West’s sudai S. Cox improvements, for $299; for as follows $3,900; 1323 and. proved by K on Cor- of the pub- lic schools of the District at the Congregational church _yestel arternoo) Smit and na art the ral subj of draw! great developme: f the st Schools of the future. Dr. Philbrick, educational commissioner at the Paris exposi- eee Muu anal‘? Patnp hs hington schools. ®. M. R. and Eliza E. Mary Francis Hardin, county, Md.; Charles C. Collins Chicago, LL; ‘Taylor, both of C and Decy Dutch. 5 ADI Prof. Walter director of Massachusetts, spoke on and predicted a in the public of Boston, —————— Gz LICENSES have been issued to John and Anna Woody; W. W. Greenfieid A. Ramsburg; Cnari and Catherine C. Howe; Edward Gant and Both of Mont and Adelaide C. thony Williams Corcoran. , and will continue this eve: ning at 7 0% This sale offers a splendid. chance to obtain engravings at your om | This morning, the case of Amusements, &c. THE BURLESQUE AT THE NarTionat.—After three evenings of very large houses the “Babes in the Wood” made their final bow and exit Jast night in favor of “Robinson Crusoe.” which, remodelled. burnished, brightened and im. proved, will be presented this evening by Col- ville’s excellent company of handsome actress- es, fine singers. and spirted comedians. Tne [Peghcrin extended to this combination, and he pleasant entertainments it gives, quite set- tes the possibilities of the suceess of genteel | burlesque and polite extravaganza, and 1s as Wortby the amusement-goers as it is satisfac- tory to the management. ‘The popular Miss | Roseau, as “Polly Hopkins,” will present a mu- | sical part replete with humor and song to-night. ‘The rematnder of the company are strongly and adequately cast. paveen ce BARRETT Next Wrek.—The an- nouncement of the engagement of Mr. Lawrence Barrett at the National, beginning next Mon- day, will ve received with pleasure by Wash- ingtonians with whom Mr. Barrett is a prime favorite. The engagement begins with Bul- Wer's great play of “Richelieu,” to be followed by “Hamlet,” “Merchant of Venice,” “David arr “Marble Heart,” “Richard ITI," and “A New a translation froin the Spanish by Wm. D. Holwells, editor of the Atlantic Monthly. THe CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART, with all its varied objects of interest, 1s open to-night, at the popular ten cent price of mission. THEATER ComiQug.—The eighteen brunettes at the Comique, with other attractions, draw large houses every evening. The entertainmeat is Worthy of generous patronage. Beeiaediy the most pleas- MASONIC TEMPLE.- ant place in the city to spend an hour or two in the evening Is the bazar of the lad'es of Ascen- ston church at Masonic Temple. The large hall presents 2 beautiful picture, with its Bay. fancy stands and fair attendants, while In the suoper Toom all the delicacies of the season are served at the handsomely decorated tables, by the ladies themselves. Cheap lunches—10 to 15 cents—are served throughout theday. The ba- zar will close to-morrow night with music, and recliations by Prot. Hay and others. Hamline M. E. Cuurcn.—There will be aa “Oid Folks Concert” here tls evening, com- meucing at 7:30 o'clock. Those having the en- tertainment incharge have with great care pared a programme that ought to please all. The price of admission 13 low. See advi. ERAL J. G. BLUNT. ney L. Wilson, an em- me of the secret ser- THE COURTS. | POLICE CovetT—Jidce Snell ‘To-day. Mary Alberts. profanity; 8. Chris‘o- her Hailstock and Frank Foster, loud and | isterous; $5 each. Michael Connors, profanity; fs. Charles Lueas .profanity; $ mes WH son, charged with the grand larceny of two overcoats from John Corwine, grand Andrew Collins was fined $1 for loud and be terous conduct. Charles Lucas, & younz man, charged with violating the hack law by en- gaging a hack and after using It refusing to pay the hackman. The testimony indicated that there was a misunderstanding as to the price to be paid—the hackman claiming that {t was $2 and defendant that It was $1. The court gave judgment in $1 against defendant. Henry Clark and John Ridy colored vagrant sent down. Wm. Kessler forfeited collate Henry Fridley, charged with keeping a policy shop in Georgetown; case continued. a { GEORGETOWN. Diep Witnovr a Paystctan.—A four months | old female colored infant of Cornelia Washing. ing without having had medical atteadance. | The coroner has been notified. | ‘THE LintHicuM INSTITUTE LITERARY AND Ds- | BAT! Society elected last night the following officers: E. L. Dent, president; James Taylor, | first vice president; Charles Scliute, second vice y. WeppinG. —The marriage of Mr. John R. Osle to Miss Annie Woody, both of Georgetown, took place last evening at 7 o'clock at Trinity (Cath- ollie) church, PHILADELPHIA CARPENTERS and bridge butld- ers arrived yesterday to make the repairs on the Aquedact bridge as soon as the weather permits, ARRIVED —Steamer John Gibson, Capt. Trav- ers, from New York, with assorted cargo for District merchants. ALEXANDRIA. Ick IN THE Rtver.—The tug-boat Katie Wise, Capt. Graham. brotight up a tow of f ster beats from Indian Head y She reports the ice as massed and vel Glymont and thereabouts. Sailing vessels are unable to make their way through it. At this city there is considerable floating tce in the channel, but It does not interfere with the steamers, Mr. Cox, the proprietor of the Opos- sum Hall, on the opposite side of the river, came over in a skiff this morning ana returned the same way. ‘The schooner Danfel Brown, which was caught here by the freeze ta Decem~ of the court, gave them a ant for the ar- | ber, started this morning for Fall river. She rest of Blunt for grand larceny. It appearsthat | was towed down by the tug Comet. a letter aining a draft for $4 had bes at | ‘THE Prorosep FinEM PaRape.—The fire- 7. ay, f ploye at, the Capitol, and vice men of th 3 at the Pollce Court for a warrant, chargins sev- eral offences against one Gen. J. ¢ Blunt, After hearing their statement Mr. Prince, from the Treasury to Mr. Wilson for interest, | men’s convention, in charge the pro- due limon some bonds, and had been left at p 'd parade on the 22d tnst., will meet at the house by the letter carrier, and subseqient- | Rellef truck house to-night to consider further y found open in the hall ef the house, and the | anangements. It 1s understood the Washing- enclosed draft He immediately notified | ton Light Infantry have already accepted an the oficials of the ‘Tre: sictons had fail ofthe house. Tt v tion that the check b . and word was passed the banks of the city to hold ing it. The day after the d elerred to the c! 1 Bank of sury of the los ithat on Blunt, he being an “participate in the East, Washington Light ad- to Invitation to be present. and parade, and that the E do the same, The St. Joh e Ss have also accepted an invitation de. ABRESTED FOR Rol ny one rovery Of eck Was dep sited Republic by Mr. who had takea WaAsntnaro.— ro, Was arrested ening, by mplaint of arges hin Charles Washington, colored, who ¢ billof furniture sold to | with breaking open a trunk in Washington last or furnishing the house of some | night and stealing $10 in money and a lot of The er men secured | clothing therefrom. The clothes were found cheek, which sed by the forged | In ase re at. the lower end of King of Wilson. wld have t warrant under the recent act of Congress ing the tampering with the U.S. mail a felons orone for forging, but thought the warran for larceny enouzh to hold him? Blunt was ar- | rested by Lieut. Kelly and locked u tion house. The next morning M ing as U.S. attorney, (Mr, ¢ made some mention of ‘the ease to the court, and asked for a postponement of the heariug aS the friends of defendant, were not ready, and sald the defendant had been released. ’ Tue court remarked that no release had beeh made by him. Tt has since been ascertained that through the friends of Gen. Blunt, among them some Senators, Major Morgan sent a written order to Lieut. Kelly to release the defendant. ‘This ts understood to have been done on th Tepresentation of these gentlemen that Ge: Blunt was non compox mentis, and that he was a Dt subject for a lunatic asylum instead of the jail. ‘The case has never been before the Po- lice Court, the prisoner never having beea taken there, aud the warrant of course a3 not ned it the tle, sireet, and Antonio was locked up, to a action of the Washington authorities.—( last erening CITY (TEMS. A MILLION Americans, alone, use Dr. Cough Syrup. Bulls Other nations in proportion. IT MAY NOT BE G HI. the Prince of Wal dered 100 of | beard the OWN that II. R. scent of the roses will cling round it | was written ina spirit prophetic of J. & E, At- W%ite- Kone. sul, kinson’s Extract « STABS IN THE Dark!—Every fit of coughing in the still watches of the night 1s stab inthe dark at the (ungs, Beal the stabs and stop the been returned, as it could not be copied with- | stabbing with “Halex Honey of Horehound and out th delivery of the prisoner to court. It is | Zar.” Nothing 1s so soothing. Nothing so said that the prisoner Is sick and that Dr. Blis as lis physician, has given a certllicate of in sanity. gueuy cures. No remedy can be less disagree- able. Pike's Toothache Drops cure toothache in one Minute. Sold by all druggists at 25 cents. THE BLUMENBERG Casks.—To-day Messrs. W A, Cook and C. ©. Cole, for Rudolt Blumenburs, | who has been sued by Henry Birch and Patric Culiinane, to recover large amounts of money— the value of certain securities which it Claimed were deposited with defendant as col- lateral and converted to his own use—fled de- fendant’s pleas. ‘These are that he was not in- debied and did not promise, as allece did net commit the breaches of the agre that plaintiff did not suffer tie damages and be (defendant) did not convert the bonds to his own use. In the first case he tlied an :ttida- vit denying the alleations or that he ts indbt- ed to Bireh in $17.9¢0 or any othersum. le ad- mits that on February 141, Isi4, he entered into an agreement to deliver to Birch certain bonds on the payment. of certain sums, and avers that he arranged before leaving t should obtain the bonds from his brothe: SKINNY MEN and women are not admired. Ladies’ and gents’ lacking flesh, vivacity, elec tric force; vital, brain or herve force; mén in- jured by mental strain, physical excesses, abuse, &c.; aged persons to retain former vigor; ali suffering from nervous Prostration, should use “Wells Heaith Renewer.” Remarkable in pre- serving youthful condition. Greatest remedy on earth for eae Jeanness, sexual debili- ty, premature decline, &. £1 at druggists. De- pot, 68 Barclay st. N. Y., and for Washington at 480 Pennsylvania avenue. 1,8,mws,1: For Urwarbs OF TatnTy YRaRs Mrs. Wins- tow's Soothing Syrup has been used for children. It pees) road ae the ey Saeteed wind colic, regulates the bowels, cures dysentery and diarrhoea, whether rising from teething or remedy. L. Blumenberg, to whom he introduced piaiatif, | Otber Causes. An old and well-tried In the other case he denies an Indubtediess of | % Cents a bottle. Sieh andunahes e slinllanbeatemeneas tO Ue!) ry 1 abres aan GENRES We Wen wo can TEE Case OF St! T THE District amuel Strong agt the District of Columbia, was resumed before a full bench—Messrs. Butler, Carpenter, Cook and Ambler Smith, for the platntiff, and M Riddle and Miller, for defendant. en Butler having concluded his argument yester- day, Mr. Carpenter was to have followed this morning, but not being present. Mr. Coox lowed on the same side, dwelling particu on the contracts calling for payment “in lawful money;” that the proi*st was proof that the certificates were not received as full payinent. He argued that. the stipulation was contrary to ublic policy, and if not void, defendant It by appearing and filing a motion to vacate. that the allegation of fraud by plaintiff. is un- founded and disproved, &¢. Mr. Cook con- ciuded about 1 o'clock, and after a recess Mr Riddle commenced the closing argumeat for the District. Mr. Matt Carpenter did not appear t)-dar. owing to indisposition. TOO MANY IN THE FaMiLy.—Charles W Ington, colored, a cart driver, lived at 1+ sucet nonthwest, in one end of a room, with his horse in the other. Since he became’a yrass- bachelor, as he s: he became tired of livin with only two in the family, and several “go took in John Antonlo, “a colored Por guese,” to live with him. Last Monday n Jobn gathered up Washington’s Sunday ¢! and Ho in money and vamosed. nes: morning the owner scoured the city, and fai! to tind him, thought he would go to Alexandia and look for him, as Antonio was 2 sailor. Hece he found him in a restaurant, drunk asa “bij as he says, and had him arrested by t, Alexandria police and_ locked up, and this morning Detective McElfresh went down and brought him to this eity, locking him. headquarters. Most of the clothes were coveied, but the $10 was non est. A NATIONAL CONVENTION OF COLORED Crri- ZENS.—A preliminary meeting was held 1: evening by a number of colored ct sider the subject of calling a national conves tion of colored citizens for the purpose of con. sidering the suffering condition of the race in t south and devising means to ameliorate their condition. Another meetinz will be held on Morday night when the subject. will be f Sr ease As Brobabie that a circ 2 mvent! Qi Richmond on an early day.” Se ee TaPLE LINENS, new tnyolce just ri from 25, 30, 37, '50, 62, 15, Sic» Fi yard; counterpanes, honeycomb, 50; 62, 7! counterpanes, Sic., $1, $1.25, Seilles counterpanes, $i.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2, $ 233-wide best. Sheeting cotton, 20 and 25 . Nottingham curtain lace, 25, 36, 37, 5) cts. lace Ro muslin, for curtains, from’ 121, ets. "Tow. ns, dry and carp E south side. aceres os Pa. avenue. + —__ Just REcRIVED—A full line of attention to A. Fischer's Chemical Scouring and Dyeing Establishment, No. 906 G street, near wth street. By promply adopting the latest improvements, whether of American or Euro- pean invention, he is enabled to do his work in | & manuer not to be equalled by those not pos- sessing these facilities. Gent's suits cleaned tor $2, N. B.—Lace curtains cleaned from $1 | up to $1.50 a window. Wool blankets from 50 cents to $1 a pair, by cleaning a number a re- duction in price. Specialty—Ladies Eg dresses, spotted or sol. round tke bottom, cleaned without doing the whole garment; 25 years experienc ___ LECTURES. {RANKLIN WALL, cor. 6th and C stan.w— I “Lecture by Rev. J. McK. REILty, B. D., of Bal- ‘imore, on FRIDAY EVENING. February’ 7, 1879, jorthe Benefit of Franklin Temperance Legion Subject: “Under the Whip; or, A Hit at Some As: tects of Modern Civilization.” Admission, 25 cts. Doors open at 7:30; Lecture at 8 o'clock. feb6-2t so a es Bi YMG. 4 CHAPEL (Lincoln Hall Building. )— ~ Disease Germs.” A Lecture by M CORA BLAND. M D., TUESDAY EVENING, Feb. 11. Wo- teuti’s Nat. Health Ass'n Course. Tickets 15c. £1-t£25° TO THE PEOPLE! GREATEST MARK DUWN IN FINE CLOTHING EVER KNOWN, Irhall close out in the next thirty daye my entire tock of Winter Clothing ata TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE. ALL THE Prick Tickers Have BEEN MARKED Down For TH1s GREAT SALE, 5) ring debezes, that were all Wool, in all colors; ladies’ cloth, one that half yards wide, all ‘colors; new Buntlogs ail BUITS that were dolman cloth, full ‘WCOl, 26 cents; ladies’ 4 SH ra width; spring eres, for boys’ wear oe COATS AND VESTS. 25. 37, 50, 62, 75 cts. At Towson’s, dry goods ani DOATS and VESTS from $22 to 916. carpéts, 636 Pa. avenue, south side. + COATS bod Vee re from $20 to Sig. y le doub! : 1233; large-size bridal. quilts, $1.50; very tae ne apey es Wool blaukets reduced from $3 down to $5; our oO ND wd for pried now $1.25 black silks reduced to $1. Carter's, 711 PANTALOONS sold for $6, selling now $460, Market space. t PANTALOONS sold as 5s selling P. sold for $4, 1 DOW 7A Trojan will undertake th TA OONS ma forge yceeling now accomplishing 1000 stnlles in ‘1000 hours 4%. | PANTALOONS sold for 860, selling now #160, journal. Buch in Clothing been offered 82" “The fact is my papa did not know what to | dhoo 1st. = dowith the men and so he had them potsoned.” A. STRAUS Sul who wished to iog win bad Been, 4 w what, become of Tse Porvan CLorarer, two visitors of whom the official was rather Jealous and who had disay ste 4 janlate Between 10th and 1ith streets. LOSING OUT SALE a WATCHES, Y. siLyERWake, CLOCKS, ‘This is no butubug! Call and examine prices. LP. LIB. febs-1m eNGs7 ven street. GARRET COP Aig tssoe- 5 MON AGENT, nollly opp. Pata OMe alata, | enpphiea to schoots, wi ington, living on West street, died this morn- | ¢ president; A. O. Hasson, treas.; Jno. McKenny, ~ secretan, AMUSEMENTS. Gore RAN GALLERY OF AUT. : he 1 ht exhib:tion of the Qarcoran Gal. Fret Astei te bed THIS EVENTS. a ce, Woente HEATER. {| HOUSES CROWDED: itness the femons at eieht it he £1 list is abolished. D FUN COMBINED! THIS EVENING, only time, the great London Fpectacular burlesque of ROBINSON CRUSOE! a change oftace. * " van Vore Pox eh Ballads’ Dek “ ing, beaehit of Mies ROSEAU YGEN AND BLUE BEARD. ee—BABES IN THE WOOD. twelve vears of age, Lolding lickets tted fo the Dress and Family Circles by the payment of 15 cts in addition. Evening, Feb. 10, the LAWRENCE BARRETT. htly Sa’ for seats now Tea ly. FORD'S OPERA HOUSE. COMMENCING MONDAY, FEBRUARY Mat.nces Wednesday and Saturda: LEONARD GROVER’S COMEDY BEASON pee erent pated Trage Change of feb tr londay Mr. 19, 1879. y. moat popularand successful of all merican comedies, OUSE! Angvetin Daly's DIVORCE. Leonard Grover’s RE- HISTORY OF LISPRT, MY SON-LN- HR. H., THE PRINCE, with ERY! MAGNIFICENT APPOINTMENTS! s ELABORATE ACCESSORIES: and the ent re wreat cast of COMEDY sT. R VEAM OF TEN, © $M, which wi is postponed: until February 7 Ia. At Rosslyn, Va. If at10 o'clock. a OUP FOLKS: conceRT. at MAMLINE M. FE. CACRCH, FRIDAY EVENING, February 7, Commencing at 7-20 o'clock. Adnussion 25 cents, feb5-3t TREATER comignr: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, NIGHTLY AND. TUESDAY AND FRIDAY MATIN’ First of the rat ayneara’ BRUNETTES, anchestor and Jennins James W. Bingham, Retla 2, and the great Harry Woodson, and our m noth stork company. | ‘The zreat Barlesaue of F I Nis, and Jake Budd's Two Tramps. F Fiday, Feb Matinee and Night. Complimentary Benefit NIE O'NEILL. febstr SCENSION CHURCH —Tho Ladies’ 4\ ciation of Ascension Charch, assisted by Gvild, will hold a BAZAAR st Masonic Tem Mh end F sts, on WEDNESDAY, TRO A FRIDAY, Febri 5 . Gat 6 p. 880. he le, Recitations and Musi 2 penta {Post&Rep] feb1-at7 VALISTHENIC EXERCISES, Under the direction of Dr. THOMAS OALVER, AT THE GYMNASIUM, ‘On E street, between 6th and 7th For Ladies on Monda: rsd, m.; Children on Wednesday, st 4:30 an 8:8) p.m.; Gentlemen on 5 Friday. at 7 p. m2. OOTSUR: ¥—CORNS. &e.—“Daily walks being requisite to heaith.” thousands visit Dr. WHITE'S establishment, 1416 Pennsyivanis aye. nue, opposite Willard’s hotel, for relief from and avoidance of Corna, Bunions, Chilblains, Bad Nails, &c. Among his patrons are man; nent ‘medical, judicial and. political dignitaries of fhe world. Fstablished 1861. Feo, 81a visit. jal7-tr Saturda: fousay, Wednoaday ani decli-iy ae | from | at 4:30 p. | y of the most emi: | No. 623 ON EXHIBITTO: No. 626 Esr. | AND SALE | B Sr. MARKKIT! J FREE ART GAULERY No. 626 E S.reet. Choice Oil Paintings, Enyravings, Ch KO, Bha.tes, Pictures, Frames, sels. Rings, Naile, &c., in the District. ie RMS Casi. 52 Please remember Nawe and Numbar. _jyl-ly PREPARE FOR FALL AND WINTER, and sell your CABT-OFF CLOTH * to vantage, at JUSTH'S OLD STAND, B.W., or Branch Store, 408 9th st_u.w. N.'B.—For Firet-class Second-hand traordinary high pri ofthem. Ni. ces will be paid.as I specialt; ahendi sepastr BOUTS AND SHOE». RUBBERS, RUBBERS, RUBBERS &e. to. 850., 25e., B50. 100.000 LADIES’, MISSES snd CHILDREN’S EUBBEKS from best mannfactory this day. Bold for 26 cents a pair af thegreat BOSTON SHOE AUCTION HOUSE, 491 Penna. avenue—Sign ef the Red Flag. The rush is great from 7 a _m. to 8 pm. Cal) early at the great BOSTON SHO! Penneylvania avenue. ie AvoLON. a FIVE CENT SHOES. Gemand at the BOSTON 491 Pennsylvania eae aoe noose, 1,000 pair MEN'S OALF, sewed, Re osTON double and top soles, at 83.50, at the SHOE HOUSE, 491 Pennepivacis avenue. om MEN'S RUBBERS AT 50 CENTS. ATTENTION TO LADIES. A Philadelphia city made Kid and Goat French and straight BUTTON BOOT, made by France & Weeks, at 82. a And 1.000 LADIES’ SIDE LACE 4 ae a pale inde by the post tuamuteceores & THIS ENTIRE STOCK MUST BE CLOSED OUT BY MARCH Ist TO MAKE ROOM FOR SPRING GOODS. Jani7-tr L. RICHOLD, Prorpaieror. J. GEORGES, J. Manufacturer of Gent's Fine BOOTS, SHORS Oorner 6th and O under National Hotel SIGN OF BiG BOOT. New Elastics inserted \eatly executed. tn Gale by patent taaite; Price 75 cents to $1 NEW YORK SHOE STORE, 605 Pennsylvania avenue. PREVIOUS TO TAKING AN AQOOUNT OF STOCK, 1 WILL ALL MY FALL AND WINTER G@OODs aT PRIME GOST. A FEW QUOTATI pany! Qi ‘TIONS. 8.00 > 2.56 2 Sbe POSITIVE CLOSING OUT S4LB o 548,000 WORTR 1011 Pennsylvania Avenue, BOOTS, GAITERS AND SLIPPERS, FUBE GUM BOOTS AND SHOB WITHOUT REGARD TO GOST. Ld COUIB BEILBEUR, Ro. 409 Tir street northwest. aotltt, OF-" Tear OLD Woman oe mima” AND STORE, | romos, largest stock Of Paper Hangings, Window | . ture Uords and Tas- our own ad- fo. 619 D st. | Clothing ex. make a jotes. by mail will be promvtly OTICE: ‘ar etock A Colored Silke, Black Bk te tay Leh tg Goods, and Black Bilk Velvets, evening and other Teekt fabrice in Silke and Embroidered < with a full line of staple Woollen Materials for tbe Present seaeon will be sold for the next month, with resa ne, OTe Gaist make room for aprine stock, and shall al- low no offer nest cost to escay Blankets and all Housekeeinw Goods at very low Buttons, Laces, Fringes. and other trimmings ia erest variety. WM. BRO FN, fobs tr 817 Mavkeat Space. QREA’ RGATNS. GP BRT doops FULL SMOKE AND WATER. 1 yard ious towel, 2c , worth 35. 1, Tg, worth Li. d 2c. 5 ih per cent. off Carpets must be sold. Incraia, 25e. up. Tapestry Bruseel: P JanSltr 11,000 YARDS OF HAMBURG EMBROIDERY, DIRECT FROM THE IMPORTER, a 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 250. and up. Fine OORDED PIQUES, 10 ote. per PLAID Nat NSOORNE 1D, 1h 15, Ded ‘E STRIPED Nat 8. 15, 2H, N NATN OOK ail webct NAIN sOOKS, all welsh! ( TABLE DAMASKS, all linen, 50, 55, 60, $l yer lied Ga d. TAULE LINENS, all linen, 25, 90, $7, A te HET QUILTS, 50, 62, 75, 87, @ 2. up SALL-LINEN TOWELS ror 10 to 12% conta | Turkey Red TABLE LINENS, 62, 75, Sie | RINK, Plain White and Goloret Bor lors. | .CASSIMERES for men and boys’ woar, 25, 37, 50, | c. M. TOWS 636 Pennsyleania avenue, San27tr Routh side, near 7th +t. s0ODS., | DEY Soe otiear oxen One d STORY. One case 12-4 Bleached " One care Marseillos Spreads, never eoid for ne. Mo, Jewe ine Eaveand In- tof Misses Howe on. now 15, All fan Vf 1.00, 1.2 than $4. 2.60, 20,000 yds. Hai eerting, from 3c up. Large our counter, sold at 25 and | Binter Dress Goods 1.50, Fanted as represente: | jan23-tr 1930 250. to $1 yard. oh yard. «st’x Rel‘able Patterns. J08. i. BAILEY, cor, 7Ue & F ste. #.00. .ILKS, CLOAKS, DRESS GOODS, &c. | We are sellix bargain | MERIS, VELVETS. SATIN Noyelty DRESS GOODS, BLAN | and Honey Comb QUILTS, | HOSIFKY, GLOVES and © | PETING, OLL CLOTH, RUGS and warranted to be as repreent=’ by the sales ‘W. W. BURDET 00. 98 7th st. Be we janiT-tr No. 706 K st. 1G DIVES. BRODHEAD & CO. B39 Pa. ave., bet. 9 ani 10th ate, Offer aCachmire de Alma Black Silk at 21, would be very cheap at #125, Also, @ Gulnet Gros Gowen Silk st #1.25,which i8 less than many importers ask forthe same rade of Silk in 5-piece lots. Bewutiful Shaie of Grenst or Bordean Satin at $1.25 per yard,and Beaulilul Black Satin, Sido sant Also, SiN face, Brown Velvet, at £720; worth 82, elvet, 50 and up. Aleo, Navy Blue and Seal Brown Silk, at Toc. yards and Beautiful Black Worth SLO), Also, All-wool Black French Cashmeren ( dys double-width), 45e. per yd. and up. | ‘Wameutta, 44 Bleached Oittan, We. va, and | Clark's, best ‘200-yard Bpool Cotton, wx tee Alsore linst of other Bargains, too numerous to men- tion, in Beautiful First-class Dress Goods, tc. | Call early and examine our stack. javlitr BRODHEAD & GO. FPRENCH DREss Goons, ‘We have 8 splendid tine | Dress holidays. Bisok 8. did qualities, from 8125 to $2 Bike, for over 7 fe Suk 0 Armure Ruitings, in . new dewivne; and Colored in choice colors: ala, of Ho bods, viz Table Cloth< and Napkins; Pillow and ail Blankets, all zee and qualitiaa preads, all izes, ir choice t Those in want of choice wil do well $9 ex- E74 NEAIGED oe Leah ep 1 1874 ea SLAG ntOW, 4 Now the uicet Complete in thie are the Gouniry, W. H. WHEATLEY’S PREMIUM STEAM DYFING AND) SCOURIN: EsTABLISHMENT, “6 7 | 49 Jefferson st., near (Bridge st., Georgetown, Everything attended ta. ees promy tly Draswete and OAL AND WOOD. — NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY. Call at our wharves, foot of 7th st, and mee for yourself. COAL constantly arriving WOOD of all inds. Large stock and fair prices Sole manutactorers of Stephenson's Patent Bun- —! oe NG Wi pages ie ony. + indling Wood vibe a Fire with every STEPH tes _Branch Office, 12th and Pann's (Goat ‘WOO! COAL. Pull Weight. woop. pt TS JOHNSON BROTHERS, ten yaya re tine 1als Test. news and 221 Pa. ave ee. jylbar FRANE J. TIBBETS, jan2tr NEA a BO.