Evening Star Newspaper, March 18, 1882, Page 3

THE NEE OF THE PUBLIC SCHCOLS. Geport of the School Board Committee to the Congrewienal Commission. ‘The following report, made by the committee @esignated by the school board to answer tie in- qQuiry of the Congressional commission, supplies a Jarge amount of information in regard to the con- ition and needs of the public schools of the Dis- trict of Coltumbt J. 8. Billings, M.D., Chatrman Congressional Com- * misston, & Ste: Yout commonnfeation requesting tnforma- tion as to the condition, needs, &., of the public Schools of the District of Columbia, having been Teferred by the school boant to the Committee on Dulldings and repairs, with instruction to furnish the information, we have to report ‘The very limited time allowed has p that full and thorough examination wht Importance of the subject ands, but the lowing statement of facts will serve to convey Jeast a general kiea of the condition of affairs in Felation to our scheols: In order to properly understand the subject, It should be borne In mind that the pre Of public free schools can hardiy De s: had an existence here prior to 1842, and, In fact, to | bat a limited extent prior to the war.’ Although | as early as 1804 a law was passed to create a school fund by a tax on slaves, dogs, sale of liquor, &e., very little appears to have been done tn the Way of establ! until long afterward. | ‘The acts of 1816 and 1820 confined the benefits of the public schools entirely to the “poor ehildren;” | and In 1840 a sum previously raised by a lottery authorized by Congress was set aside for endow- | Ing two “charity schoo!s.” | Tn 1842, Mayor Seaton In hfs message strongly | advocated the introduction of what he denomi- Rated the “New Engkind system of free schools; Dut so strong was the public sentiment against | Pubite schools here at that time, that In his mes- | Sage of the following year, he was obliged to mod- | ify his former recommendations, although still ad- | ‘Yoeating their introdutton. | ‘The first of our principal public school bulidings, | {he Wallach. was erected in 186% amt trom that | | time on they have been increased to their present number. ‘There was no such thing as a publie school for the colored race in this District prior to the act of ©o of May 21, 1862. The first buflding for a colored school in the District was erected in 1807, | by three colored men, whe were born and reared | @s slaves tn Maryland and Virginia,—George Bell, Nicholas Franklin and Moses Liverpool. | ‘The laws of the District, like those of the south- | ern states, generally , prohibited the teaching of slaves to Tead or write, and consequently the ben- efit of the private schools was confined to the free colored children. It is but just to the colored rest- dents to s1y that they have ever evinced the strongest desire to obtain an education, as Is shown by the facts, that althouch deprived of any aid from the public funds, hampered by proilbitory law: and op) bya strong public sentiment, stil th free colored residents provided one school hous for thelr 44 children, at_a time when the white had but two schools for the 4,0:8 white children in | the District. In 1845, a mob, excited by an insurrection, real or imaginary, of some slaves in Virginia, burned and destroyed nearly all the cotored school bulld- ings of the District, causing th ers and a tive friends of the colord lee for their lives. Even as Lite as 161, that noble heart- ed woman, Miss Miner, established a. tree school for colored children, npported it by donations | from friends at the hort, she was threatened wit | ity—Letiox—opposed the estab: such schools, and In 3 engthy article In the Na- tional Intelligencer over his own signatur: that “it was raising the standani of edue: among the colored population,” and de a the white population of the District would not t just to th: Ives to permit the continuance of an Institution Witlch had the temerity of extending to the colored people “a degree of Instruction so Tar | Deyond their soclal and political condition,” which | condition he said “must continue in this ahd every other shive-holding community i ‘On the other hind, there were many noble ex- amples of generosity’on the part of individual Fesidents awl strangers, among the whites, in aid | Of the colored schools, ° All thes matters are now | happily, but a part of the past history of the Dis- trict, und are only referred to bere for the purpose of showing briefly the adverse circumstances un— der Which our present school system had its birth, and has grown to fts present improved condition. At the present time, by the kiws of Congress, the white and colored schools stand on a perfect equality—the law requiring the same expenditure \per capita for the colored as for the white chi- ‘dren, both as to buikiings and teachers, and in | fact ior suppiles of all kinds. Since the consolid: tlon of the former separate school boards, the same board of trustees, composed of both eciored and white members, and the same comiittees act for Doth the white’ and colored schoo Dooks are used, and the same tranche im bot. Each’has its own buildings superintendents. The present system Is found to work admirabiy, and under it the colored schools | bave made a prozress unequalted elsewhere in this | country, if not in the world. It ts believed thattne | best Interysts of both tue white and colored schools j Will be subserved by the continuance of th ent system. For further detatis as to the hi Of the public schoois of the District see spect port: Henry Barnant, Commisstoner of Fxiuetion, published by act of Congress in 1871. Also, report Of the Schoo! Board for 18745, pp. 10-94. [The details of the halfday Schools as f have received returns are as {oliows, viz Schools. Ist division. 2d division &d division. 4th division. ‘Sth division. Total jon, which In- olored Schools, ner the 7th diviston— county—whieh will be furnished hereafter.) ‘ue present condition of the schools, white and colored, both included, i best shown by the fol- ; Jowing tubular statement: | White. }Colored./Total. Number of children off 4) | school age. wane cen) SIS 14,906! 46,58 Whole number on the) i | school rolls..............| 185€9) 10,040! 28,609 Average number on the] i rolls..... -.| 15,438) 7,967} 25,299 Entire number of school TOOmS....... 260 134] 295 Whole nutiber of “Seats, fi f | for pupils. --..| W738} 7,875) 21,953 | Whole number cf teachers' employed. | a1 167 45 PRESSING NEED OF MOKE SCHOOL BUILDINGS. ‘The most tapressive lesson conveyed by the above siatement ts, the pressing need of more School buiklings By the act of Congress of June th, 1864, tt is provided as follows: very person in the District of Columbia having under his or her control a child between the ages of six and fourteen years, shall annually send such child to some public school in the part of sakd bis. trict in which he or she shall reside, at least twelve | Weeks, SIX Of Which shailbe consecutive, and for every neglect of said duty the offender shall fortelt to the use of that part of the District in which he or she shall reside, notexceeding twenty dollars: Pro- vided, That if the party was not able, for any cause, to send such child tw scieol, or the child bas attended any other school for a like period, or ‘Was not fit Wo attend school by reason of bodily oF mental infirmity, the penalty shall not be en- forced. ‘The tristees may make such errange nents, for the parpeses Gf ascertaining whether any children within the above aces are not attend- | ing the public schools, as they shall deem best for the purpose of enforcing their attenaance and the pemslty rived.” Thus it will be seen that Congress has estab Tished tn this District a law for the compulsory at- tendance at the ¢ Schools; aud by examining the olng tabie It will be Seen that there are | : ss than half as many seals as there are childven of school age! Te is true that there are numerous private schools Well patroaized, but it fs also true that there are jnany thousand chikiren tn the District, running about the streets, growing up tm ignorance and idleness, graduating first class “hard eases” and criminals, to prey upon the decent portion of the community, whI-h under the present system of Jaws ip force here is taxed to arrest, convict and then support them in idleness in our jail and alms honse or to send then to the workhotse or reform School. ‘That these children ought to be in school admits of no anument—that the massof tem einnot be, with our present want of school Lacili- tes, is equally apparent. EXCEPTIONAL STATE OF APFATRS. ‘The reasons for this condition of affairs are nu- merous and exceptional In the first place, this betng the seat of the na. Ucnal government is different from allother cities, 4p that It has neither commerce, manufactures nor trade, Mike other cities of its size elsewhere, and asequentiy does not possess those cources of Fe¥- | enne that ¢ther cities have, Second. Its populition embraces but few wealthy rsons, and it has net the inherited or accumu- Wealth of other cities of its age and size to a 1 exes. ink A very large proportion of its population are persons in the employ of the government. | Practically non-residents, the bulk of whom own ming a system of public schools | * the efty were a free gift to the government from te citizens. OTHER SERIOUS DIFFICULTTES. Noris this all, for it will be seen by examining the foregoing table that eonsiderably over one- third of the school children are colored children, of whose parents, It is safe to say, fully one-half were brought here by the war, and left helpless and destitute on our hands) For a long Ume they were fed by rations issued by the Freedman’s bureau. Of course, such ple can pay no taxes, but on the contrary draw heavily upon the charities of the District. Of the remaining one-half the mass are compara- lively poor, being day laborers, servants and the like, and nécessdrily add but little to the revenues of the District, Indeed, whoever considers their condition can But wonder that they are as well conditioned as they are. Then again, fully one-third of all the white children in our schools are the chikiren of non-residents, persons in the service of the general government, the of whom own no property und pay no taxes . And yet all these, both white and colored, re not only entitled but, by the law of Congress, ompelled, to send their children to the public schools,excepting only such asmay preter toattena rivate schools, and which number has grown annually less as the public schools have increased in numbers and efficiency. It 1s not an unusual thing for such of these as reside outside of the District, along the Ines of the railroadsin Mary- lant and Virginia, to bring their children to our schools daily. Not a few Members and Senators Iso send their ehildren to the public schools, and whieh we are glid to have them do; first, because ‘we hope it will induce them to take ‘an Interest in the public schools of the District; and second, because it is an evidence that they ‘consider our present schools to be of good quality. In addition to all this, as_ previously shown, our Present public schools have mainly been built up withia the past twenty years. According to the Census Report. of i Washington, with a Population of 61,122, had, of white and colored children between the ages of 6 and 17 years, 16,088, of whom but 12,869 were entitled to attend the public schools. "With the school age reduced to the period between 6 and 14 years, the District now has 46,558 to provide for. During the ten years the increase of the number of children entitled to attend the public schools has been muh greater than in farmer years, 80 that even | with the addition of twotwelve-toom Dutldingseach adding about 1,00 seats arnually, we still jot Keep up with the increase of pupfis, which 43 about 1,600 per annum at the present time. ‘Then when it is borne in mind that up to 162 the Districtowned comparatively no school buildings— none such as we now have—it will at once be seen that the tax upon the citizens of the District has been enormous and unprecedented. [For repeated statements 2s to the needs of the District {n this respect, see the School reports as follows: 1865, p. 210; 1806-70; p. 17-10; IBTI-2, p, 22-6; 1872-3, ps BES Trt Mle; ISAS, Dp OL 10R: TATO-A p19 ale 204; "1876-7, p. 6-18; "1877-8, p. 83-7; 1878-9, p. 21; 1879-80, p. 619.) ier serious difficulty in the way of ing the school facilities 1s the necessity, real or fancied, of devoting all the revenues he District, aside from that necessary tor the interest "and sinking fund, and’ tne actual running the District government, to the re- placing of the wood pavements, laid by the late poard of Works. In hfs report for 188i, Lieutenant | Greene, who has charge of the work, recommends to the District. Commissioners that’ every cent of the District revenues which can be spared fro: the actual necessities of running the District gov- ernment shall be devoted to the work of replacing ‘ood pavements; and adds, that at the rate has been-done for the past four years, it e Uaree years more to complete the work. ned on this faea. the District ssumed that only a certain per centage of the District revenues can be devoted ool purposes, and henee have, as a vd to’ include in thelr esti- ent to Congress, estimates for new school | buildings, The following tabular statements will show Wit as been done tu that direction for the past Ulree years FOR NEW BUILDINGS. [Estimate Estimate/ Appropri- of school) of Dist. uted by board. | Com. | Congress 100,000 FOR REPAIK OF SCHOOL BUILDIN For the year 1879-80) bell tes * 4880'81) ) “4% tesI-82} 20,000 | 15,000 _ FOR RENT OF SCH OL BUILDINGS. For the year 1879-°80; $80,000 | $30,000 | $30, ae 180-81} “35,00 | -35,CO0 ere 1881-82} 28,00) | 30,000 FOR FUEL FOR THE SCHOOLS. For the year 1870-80) $12,000 $12,000 | $12,000 1880-81| "14.000 | 12,000 1881-82 10,000 | 12,000 Of the $30,000 above estimated by the Commis- stoners for rent fof the fiscal year ending June 20th, 1882, $2,409 was for paying the interest on the Linthicum toan. E-thnites for the year ending June 30th, 18°3, for which the appropriation has not yet been Inade. Bulldings.| Repairs. | Rent. | Fuel School Board.| $100,060 | $56,201.35 | $22,000 $15,000 Dis't Com 100,000 | "32000" | "2.000 |" 15,000 nee the regular estimate was sent in by the Dis- triet Commissioners, the Inspector of buildings 01 Morch ad, 1882, addres-ed a letter to the s, calling their attention to the tact that the $52,000 Was entirely inadequate to the ordinary re- patrs, the providing of the steam beating for the av buildings now being erected, and the en- sand haproving of the grounds of the sev- eral buildings, underpinning the Wallach, and putting fire-proor floors in the halls and fron stairs in the Sumner, for which work tue above estimate of the school’ board was made; and the Com- missioners have since sent in’ an estimate of $44,201.85 for the repairs and improvements con- templited—the $11,0C0 for the heating apparatus, together with some additions for the plumbing, &c., being desig ned for the deficlency bill, in order that itmay be sooner available, as it is needed ‘or hnmediate use. It wiil be observed that tn 1880-1 Congress re- duced the appropriation for repairs $5,000, and last Year reduced it $5,009 more, although we had two additional twelve-room buildings to care for. Axia result we have not fur months had a cent with which to replace @ broken window pane, the law prohibiting the authorities from ineurring any debt in advance of the appropriations. WHAT IS XREDED. ‘The accompanying reports from the supervising principals of the Ist, 241, 3d, 4th and 5th sehool divisions will show briefly the condition and needs of the school buildings, both owned and rented. It is Safe to Say that there ts scareely a school bulld- ing in the District that oucht .not to have an ex- Penditure of from $100 to $5,000 on it to put it into Proper condition. “Those inore recently built, the cabody, Force, U street and Henry buildings, are far superior to those previously erected, and need but slizht changes or improveinents; whlie such bulidings as the Wallach, Franklin, Sumner and Curtis will require considerable to’ make them what they ought to bein respect to safety and Ventilation. On this last subject, ventilation of the Wallach, Franklin and Sumner, your attention Is called to the report of a spectal committee of the school board, publ in the school report for 1877-8, pp. 19-21. Without the means or time for a detafled examination and estimate by a competent person, itis impossible to state just what amount would be required to put the school buildings all Into proper cond: tion, but it is belteved that not less than from $75,000 to $100,000 would be required to do the work thoroughly. {See School Report 1876-7, pp. 11-13.) As to the reated buildings, with but few exce tions they are wholly unsuited and untit to occupled for school purposes. They consist of old burracks erected during the war, old market build- ings, private dwellings or buildings, basements of churches and the like, and most of them have been condemned by the health department as unfit for the ose. ‘These buildings are used stmply a8 a matter of absolute necessity, because We lave not the meaus to build with, and no other or more suitable buildings can be rented for the purpose. The ‘amount ‘paid for rent of school ulldings has long been a heavy item in our school expenses, it being for the present year $24,560.75—a reduction of several thousand dollars in conse- uence of the erection of the recent buildings, and Which will be still further reduced by the comple- Uon Of those now being erected. ‘The amount now bald for rent would pay the interest at four per cent on a sum more tun sufficient to supply the entire District with all the new school buildings heeded, With ail the modern improvements in- cluded. Great improvement. has been made of late both iu the character and cost of the buildings erected. For instance take the Wallach, Franklin, Seaton, Jefferson, Cranch, Curtis and Sumner buildings, and their total ‘cost, exclusive of ground and fur. niture, was $564,074.69, an average school- room of $7,231.08; ‘whereas the cost of the Force, j Peabody and U-street buildings was $107,190, an veTage per School-room of $2,975.50. ‘The three how Under contract are equally cheap, and all these later butidings are far better heated and Yenttiated, though less pretentious in outward dis- play. Ta reply to your inquiry as to what the school board would recommend, we have to say it would Ro property here, and consequently pay no taxes. Fourth. More than one-half of all the property in tue District is owned by the general’ govern on Which It does not, and never las, paid aby tax. For these reasons it will Tewllly be seen that the District has not had the means necessary to enable 1 to provide School faetities equal to its bey But there are still other, and equally {m- portant reasons At the ‘present time, this District is staugering under a debt of’ over renty-three million of dellars—a debt accorting to the statistics of the Census Bureau, of about one hundred amd forty-two dollars per capitar, in eluding every man, woman and child, white ‘and colored, tn the District—a debt double that of the eity of New York per capita; a debt equal to one fourth of all the y owned by the citizens of the District; a debe’ crusted De the oftcers of te general government, appointed by the President aid confined by the Senate, and im which the citizens had practkmlly no votce, and) which Con- gress by its laws compels the citizens to pay the annually, and provide a sinking Pay the principal at the end of thereby toking one initilion and a third riet Fevennes recommend, as the first and most important step, the establishment of a permanent school fund for the Distric Frem the foundation of the govern- ment it has dealt jiberally with the states and ter- Titories in that respect, while for the District it has done nothing. - As shown by executivé document 47, part 4, Forty-sixth Congress, ad session, the national gov. ernment has donated to the states and territ Sor educational purposes alone, land as follows: Under the law of 1803, each 16th section, and un- der the law of 1848, each 16th and 36 section, amounting to. + 67,802,919 acres. For university funds. For agriculturab colleges. ‘Total number of acres. To the District of Coin fo ‘This amount given to the stat exe 69,206,522 acres of swamp and overtiowed lands, the 559,965 acres of saline } the 2,817,293 acres donated to the settlers in. Mexico and W: aS & consequence of this action the govern- ment all the states, more espectally the westero have a permanent school yarying jb some states, from three to nine million of dollars, of them the-land has not all been sold. of the land sold for m: Same time, have paid their penses of the government the same as other citi- zens. If now it 1s deemed go important that some- thing more be done for the states, surely 1t cannot be amiss to ask that shall do something ded, the interest on it would greatly relieve our difficulties and in a few years enable us to provide all the public school facilities needed. This fs no new {dea, for from 1836 to 1878 memo- rial after memorial has been presented to Co on the subject; for particulars of which see School Report for 1866-7, p. 13-20, and Re} 50-57; alse Report Of 1877-8, p. 39- It is diMcult to understand why the citizens of this District should not be treated the same as the citizens of the states in this respect, especially in view of the facts hereinbefore stated, and the stil further fact that Congress has assumed absolute and entire controt of ait matters pertaining to the District. Another cha: we would recommend, to give the school board entire control of all matters re- lating to the schools, the sameas the school boards have all over the country. Can any one give any valid reason why the school board should not have the same power and control of school matters here that they have in Cleveland, Chicago and Boston? If 80, we have never yet heard it. So, too, the board should have the appointment of it superintendent of schools, the same here as elsewhere. He is the executive officer of the to carry out their system or plan of conducting the schools, and there should be perfect harmony be- ‘tween him and the board in order to have the sys- tem work smoothly. The board do not favor the idea suggested by the District. Commissioners last winter in their amendment to the code now pend- ing before Congress—to have the board nominate and the Commissioners appoint the superintendent or the reason that if he proves a success the credit will be theirs, but if he proves a failure the blame will be ours. "We do not want any more di- vided authority. We believe it 13 far better to place the responsibility on some one tribunal, and then hold that tribunal responsible. ‘AS to the best method of securing suitable plans for the Duildings it 1s a very ‘simple matter. Give the school board full control, and authorize them to select thelr own architect, the same a8 13, done elsewhere. HEALTH AND COMFORT THE FIRST REQUISITES. ‘There are certain general principles or requisites for a school room Which are so well understood and agreed upon by all intelligent school men and officers, that they are no longer an open question. When the best plan for a school building has been agreed upon, and tested by experience, tt 1s folly to be constantly changing merely for show or ex- ternal appearances. ‘The principal work of the architect now 1s to adapt the building to the shape and size of the lot,and the locality or surroundings, at the same time embodying and carrying out the general principles as to the size of rooms, lighting, heatiog, and ventilating which should’ never be sacrificed for any in whatever. and comfort of the pupils and teachers showd dominate all other considerations in the erection of school buildings, With an intelligent school board having au- thority to select the architect, and control the erection of the building, there need be no difficulty on this point. If they are not competent to mi age and control the erection of the school build- Ings, then they are not fit for thelr positions ‘nder the law passed at the last session, the only authority possessed by the school board was to approve the plans” when in the archi- tet of the Capitol. ‘Thus we have the anomalous condition of the plans being made by one party— then approved by another party—and the buildings being erected under the supervision of still a third rly. It 18 seldom, indeed, that a bullding costing thirty-five to forty thousand dollars 13 erected without, some slight change tn the details being required; and yet under this law, no one has any authority whatever to make them, even though it muy save thousands of dollars, or enable the work to be done without a violation of other laws, or of the ordinances of the health department adopted by authority of Congress, and which the act of Congress says shall be as binding, when approved by the District Commissioners, ‘as though em- bodied im the act of Congress ‘authorizing thelr adoption. THE SCHOOL BOARD SHOULD HAVE CONTROL. Practically, the Board can hardly be said to have the approval of the plans, because the act of Congress required the contract to be let by u cer- tain day—Sepiember tst, (the act being approved June 4th)—and in order to have the plans and specifications approved, bids adverti revelved, consilered, and ‘accepted, and th contracts executed’ within the ‘time _pre- seribed by the act of Congress, the board were obliged to approve plans merely penctiled on the sheets, without a single detall of any kind, and without any specification. What made !t still Worse was the fact, that in this instance the bids first received exceeded the appropriath d therefore had to be rejected and new bids :idver- Used for. Th making this statement of facts we desire tt distinctly understood that no reflection tever is Intenged upon the action of the arc “tin the matter, and who protested, both oraily and in writing, tothe board and the committee in the Senat*, avainst having this work forced upon him, in addition to his already numerous duties in other directions. The sole object is to show the difficulty, if not Impossibility, of getting along successfully under such a condition of affuirs. If Congress will place the matter under the sole con- trol 4f the board, ail such diMiculties will be avold- cd in future. Ic"hot, then the board ought vo be relleved of all responsibility in tne matter. As to the best plan “for making repairs, it ts Delleved that while the main repairs may properly be done by contract under the supervision of the {nspector of Buildings, who should consult with and be governed by tie ad- vice of the s:hool board, all minor repairs such a8 nay properly be t’rmed exigency work, can be most satisfactorily and economically done bya mechanical Janitor under control of the 87001 voand, or by the local trustees employing suitable persons tn the Immediace vicinity," The present plan of giving out all the work in one line by contract, in advance, to one party, 1s not bellevs to be the best or most economical plan. Elthe the District authorities must employ a man at continual expense to supervise their work, or they are at liberty to present such bills as they sre fit, and which the trustees are required to approve without personally knowing anything about the matter. No argument is required to show that such 1s not the proper way to do business. In like manner the purchase «ts well as the selec- tion of school furniture and supplies, should be under control of the school board, and’ a contract should be made with suitictent securities, to enable the board to purchas» Che furniture in’ the open market, at the contractor’s expense, in case he failed to have it on hand at the appointed time, and thus prevent the delay in opening the school-, which during the present season has caused seri ous diMmeuity. Above all, the present system of contracting for supplies by awarding contracts to the bidder who fs the lowest in the aggregate should be abolished, and arrangements made by which the board ca purchase Ih the open inarket,with the competition of dealers on the particular article needed, such a as may be incidentally required from time ume, 80, too, the work of removing and resetting school furniture, stoves, and the like, instead of being done under the ‘control of the property clerk, should be done under the control of the local ‘trustees, by authority of the school board, as i wont be more economical and far more conve- Bient In brief, as before stated, these matters ought all to be’ under the control of the school board, and it should be conducted on strict business prin: ciples, or else the board should be relieved from all responsibility in the matter. ‘There is neither sense nor reason in holding tho board responsible for matters over which they have but partial or no control, and in asking them to make requisition for mater{al about which they can know nothing, or to approve bills the correct- ness of which they have no means of ascertaining. As the services of the members of the bourd are 4 wholly gratuitous, and as it is a great sacrifice to business men to leave their private business to look after school affairs, it 1s obvious that great care should be exercised tn the selection of men for the position; and no good reason can be seen why | each school division should not be allowed to elect. its own trustees, For the pi of enabling the commission to see exactly what the position and action of the school board has been on the several subjects re- ferred to, we submit herewith the minutes of the board from 18/4 to date, together with a memoran- da as to dates and pa iy submitted, Res) = W. C. Dopar. Joun H. BROOKS, Sub-committee, Wasurnaton, D.C., March 18th, 1862, oo At the Barber's. “Do any of your customers ever fall asleep in the shaving chair?” “Oh, dear, yes,” replied the barber, flicking off an intrusive morsel of soapsuds. “That often happens in the cold weather, when men appreciate the warmth and comfort of the sa- loon after coming in from the street. When I see an elderly fat gentleman coming down the stairs with a toothpick in his mouth, | know I am going to have trouble,so I shaye quickly and talk to him all the time, making remarks that call for a reply, and occasionally splashing the suds into his eye, or getting the shaving brash in his mouth. "Of course he doesn’t likeit. But it’s the only way to keep him awake. Worry him, sir, worry him all the time. Keep stirring him up. There are men, though, who will go to sleep in spite ofme, lolling back in the chair, and drawing the skin of the throat so tight that it’s almost a ter to cut into it. Ther shut their eyes at once, and only grant when ask if Guiteau has @ new trial. or cut a pee of them, orstick the brush in their mouth: but they're sound asleep when I have finished shaving them, and they get angry, and swear when I wake them. “It is wonderful, too, how much troublesome ofour customers take, under the impression that they are hel us. When a man takes his lower lip into his mouth, and draws the skin over his chin until it is as tight as a drum, bit tl troubl The health | RELIGIOUS NOTEs, —Thus far 140 conversions are reported from — The Episcopal churches of Alexandria have ‘a membership as follows: Christ church, 242; St. " ‘total, 562. — It is thought that the mew American Epis- copal church in Paris, of which the Rev. Dr. J. B. Me is rector, will be ready for occupation by the inet day of next year. —Rev. W. N. Scott, of the Tnird Presby- terlan church, of Righmond, Va., has received a unanimous call to the church of Galveston, Texas. —Prof. H. H. Harris has resigned his position as editorof the Religious Herald, (Baptist), Rich- mond, Va. He is sueceeded by Bev. Dr. W. E. Hatcher. t —Rev. F. M. Burch, assistant rector of Grace church, Lynchburg, Va., has received a call to the Episcopal church in Accomac county, and has it now under advisement. —The Presbyterian theological seminary at Columbia, 8. C., will reopen in September afteT a suspension of two years. An endowment of $150,000 has been secured. é —Rey. Thaddeus Salters, the first colored man ever admitted to the ministry of the Pro- testant Episcopal church im South Carolina, was on Friday ordained as = priest in St. Mark’s church, Charleston, by Bishop Howe. —The Rey. James M. Armistead, of Knox- ville, Tenn., has accepted a call to the pastorate of Zion Baptist church, Norfolk, Va., and will be present and preach his first sermon on the fourth Sunday in this month: — The American committee of revisers of the Old Testament meets monthly, and has finished a first revision, except Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon. The second revision will take the whole of 1882, and the complete Bible will be published in 1883. — Bishop Jansens, of Natchez, forbids mar- rages In the Catholic churches after dark. He assigns as his reason the great concourse of peonls wont to assemble at such an hour and have as if the church were a place of public amusement. —St. Stephen's Theological Seminary (col- ored) of Petersburg, Va., has some five or six students, under charge of Rey. Thos. spencer. Among them are four ministers of the Zion Union church, from Brunswick and Mecklen- | burgcounties. — On the occasion of the last visit of Bishop | Whittle to the Theological Seminary, near Alex- andria, he ordained to the priesthood Rev. Cur- is Grubb, of Bishop Penick’s missionary juris- diction, and Rey. C. J. S. Mayo, of King George county. — In Edinburgh Mr. Moody has been endeay- oring to raise $50,000 for the erection of new buildings for one of the public charities and reformatories of that city. One gentleman pro- posed to sell the contents of his wine cellar to a medical mission and devote the proceeds to this purpose. —The Salvation Army recently had a “de- monstration” of “reclaimed drunkards” in City hall. Glasgow. Addresses were made by the re- formed, ang the hall rang with cheer: rejoicing, and “hallelujahs.” ‘Major Edmonds said the army had 30,000 souls in the United Kingdom who were teetotalers. —The battle for and against instrumental music in the Free Church is being fought with great keenness in various presbyteries. Parties are very evenly balanced, and as yet it is diffi- cult to say which will haye the ascendency. The Giasgow presbytery, the largest in the chureh, is in tavor of the innovation, while two or three presbyteries have pronounced a-ainst it. —The North Presbyterian church, Rey. C. B. Ramsdell, has recently received twelve acces- sions to the membership—the result of meetings which have been kept up since the week of prayer in January last. This church in its spir- itual ang financial interestsis in better condition than ever before, and the pastor and people are in full accord in the church work. — “ Gath” writes from New York: “The new church of Dr. Newman, in his character of a Congregational minister, is very well attended. The doctor is rather shaking the Bible, and gives historical lectures on Nineveh, Babylon and other places of the past; and, as Aleck Me- Donald, one of the trustees, observed yesterday, “Til be dashed if T wouldn't er hear New- man on Nineveh than hear Patti sing.’” — However brilliant the sky aboye our heads, we must have something to; “tie fo” besides the dance of the Pleiades, or we shall grow head- sick and heartsick. Men do not gather the grapes and figs of peace and righteousness from the thorns of doubt or thé thistles of denial. There is no saint inthe cagendar—yes, and no angel in heaven—to be compared with what Dr. Baker calls “Blessed Saint: Certainty.”—Chris- tian Intelligencer. Harrison who has served the M.E. Church South (th and ects), for four years, goes to. Winchester, this year, and is succeeded by Rey. Dr. 8. Keener Cox, who has been stationed in the Bal- timore churches some years. Dr. Cox was formerly of the Methodist Protestant church, bat has been in the Methodist Church South for about twenty years. He is one of the best ed- ucated ministers in the connection and is quite afinent speaker. Dr. Cox recentiy, while sta- tioned in Baltimore, lost his wife, a daughter of the late W. W. Billings of this city. — Rey. John S. Deale, who has just been ap- pointed presiding elder of Washington district, is a son of the late W. G. Deale, formerly a well | known builder of this city, and is a graduate of Dickinson college, which conferred on him the degree of D.D. Dr. Deale is not new to the office, for some years since he filled a term as | presiding elder of East Baltimore district; and having been stationed in Wasnington district for some years, he is well acquainted with the eburches ‘within its bounds, which include the counties of Prince George, Charles, and St. Mary's. Rev. J. C. Hagey, who leaves Union chapel for Grace church, is a native of Pennsylvania and is of German descent. He is one of the best educated ministers in the conference, and is a thorouzh theologian. He has a fine library, embracing many foreign works. His first church in this District was Union chapel, which he has served three years, having come from Caroline Street, Baltimore. Rey. W. Hurst Reed, who takes charge of North Capitol church, of whieh Rev. F. H. Ha- venner was the late ‘pastor, and Memorial, re- cently in charge of Rey. W. McK. Hammack, comes from Hanover street, Baltimore. During his two years at this church the edifice was re- modelled (almost rebuilt) and a new parsonage erected, and he leaves it well out of debt. He Bes the reputation of being an energetic church uilder. Rev. W. T. L. Weech, who is the pastor of Union, is not new to that church, for about ten years ago he filled a three-years’ term there. He | has since served full terms at Winchester, Va., Harford Avenue and Monument Street, Baiti- more. Mr. Weech isa native of the West In- dies, the son of an English merchant, and re- ceived his education in England. He is modest, unassuming, and retiring, but is a good worker and earnest preacher, and the Union people are well satisiled that he has been returned. Rey. Joseph France, D. D.. who succeeds Rev. George V. Leech at Fourth Street (East Wash- ington) has been presiding elder of East Balti- more district and filled a number of the Balti- more pulpits—Harford Avenue, High Whatcoat, Union Square, and Caroline Street, having succeeded Rey. Mr. Hagey at the last- | named, appointed in 1879. He has made a good record in ail of his appointments. The people of Fourth Street are ‘ing @ prosperous time during his pastorate. ‘Dr. Brance is the father of. Rev. Hatry Frapeb; who: some of the Dunbarton church asked for, but who was re- turned, however, to Winchester. Rev. Richard Norris, who succeeds Rey. Dr. Deale at Ryland, is a native of Réchmond, Va., and isnot a stranger in the District, having some years ago, served at!Waugh chapel and Dunbarton Street, Georgetown, since which time he has served two terms-at Madison Square and Jackson Square, Baltimore, Ee is ny one of a best 2 ap nap hiot Roe cecirennes is energetic, especially in « and successful in paying of debts. Ai both Waugh and . Rirees, churches he ™Duntatton Stteck, Georgetown, rece fon es a the successor of Kev. J. Mekendred , Rev. J. J. Gurney Webster, who comes from Harford ‘Avenue, Baltimore. Mr. W -ig a native of petears, ‘ane isa Rac phshsbene a) wife, a cant: ol Levin Jones, Senor, ad ing deceased about a year aNd was, to entering the conference, a professor of tion in some of the educational eros songs of | _____ AUCTION SALES. FULL TEXT OF THE BILL PASSED BY THE SEXATE. SALE OF BRICK DWELLING ON It was mentioned in Thureday’s Star, that NORTH, NEAR THE PATENT the Senate that day passed the bill to regulate | DY wsiugets oot of tart, recanted, among hog THE the use of the Capitol grounds. It hasa pre | No. 929, folio 480, we will offer Sor, evte 34 suction, amble setting forth that “‘the Capitol grounds Siow 4 . have been formed to subserve the quiet and dignity of the Capitol of the United States, and to prevent the occurrence near it of such distar- bances ag are incident to the ordinary use of public streets and places,” and therefore enacts “that public travel in and occupancy of the Capitol grounds shall be restricted to the roads, walks, and places pi for the purpose by flagging, paving, or otherwise. Sec. 2. That it is forbidden to occupy the roads in such manner as to obstruct or hinder their proper use, to drive violently upon them, or with animals not under perfect control, or to use them for the conveyance of goods or mer- chandise, except te or from the Capitol on gov- ernment service. ee a (NINTH DAY any article for sale; to display any sign, placard, | P.M.) in. ngng Or other fora of advertisements te aan, fares, | Up tock oreteare NO 73h, tn thts city ates Silac intone, oF oontrivalionss Spats ae ut of de thane meoey a cau and | Sec, 4. That it is forbidden to step or climb 1 hh mentite plodtecnees Cape na pve upon, remove, or in any way injure any statue, | thoutha: with six pel sont imines. ienvebancine ot seat. wall, ee erection, orany tree, shrub, as a A Sevonitat. $50 will be required as plant, or turf. property is sold. 22,2, Tut it Is forbidden to discharge ang | _DuNCANSON Sas re-arm, fire-work, or explosive, set fire to al = = combustible, make any harangue or oration, or | "JY #0MAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. utter loud, threatening, or abusive language. TRUSTEES' SALE OF IMPROVED Sec. 6. That it is torbidden to parade, stand, YETTE STREET, BETWEEN or move in processions or assemblages, or dis- THIRD STE: play any flag, banner, or device designed orm} , By virtue of adapted to bring into public notice any party, organization. or movement. Sec. 7. That offenses against this act shall be triable before the PoliceCourt of the District of Columbia, and shall be punishable by fine or im- prisonment, or both, at the discretion of the Judge of said court; the fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, the imprisonment not to ex- ceed sixty days. But in the case of heinous of- fenses by reason of which public property shail have suffered damage to an amount exceeding one hundred dollars in value, said judge of the Police Court may commit or hold to bail the of- fender for trial before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, when the offense shall be punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period of not less than six months nor more than five years. Sec. 8. That it shall be the duty of all police- men and watchmen having authority to make arrests in the District. of Columbia to be watch. ful for offenses against this act, and to arrest and bring before the proper tribunal those who shall offend against it under their observation, or of whose offenses they shall be advised by witnesses. See. 9. That it shall be the duty of all persons employed in the service of the government in the Capitol or on its grounds to prevent, as far as may be in their power, offenses azainst this act, and to aid the police, by information or othewrise, in securing the arrest and conviction of offenders, 10. That in order to admit of the due ob- servance within the Capitol grounds of occa- sions of national interest becoming the cogni | zance and entertainment of Congress, the Pre cate of oe Senate and the Speaker of the | eiziitecn 1 onthe, ‘with, interest. ately per cen louse of Representatives, acting concurrently, | BY%, secured by a deed of trust on the pr are hereby authorized to suspend for such proper | Si caw at ¢ Se ee oecasions ko much of the above prohibitions as would prevent the use of the roads and walks of interest has January ‘Terms: One-half 3 3, balance, six. and twelve months with interest, to be secured by purchacer's notes and deed of trust on the property veyRne. ing st purchaser's cost. Avicheelt of $100 tune of wale, JOHN J. JOHNSON? — 1, THOMAS DOWLIN REG! th mi8-d&de NHANCERY SALE. Clty Sirrae cf & dcoree of the Sunreme ee e Dis ban equity cate Nor f,00t fT wil on WEDNESDAY, ie EWE OF MARCH, 1882,"st FIVE O% $F f, deed of trust, bearing date the, parcel trici of Columbia, being all that part of Lot N - Tue, in | Threlkeld’s addition to ssid Georgetown, being ‘the with. the. im tm which eonmiet of a twos ad basement Frame Dwelling, wii moder iuprove. ments. ‘Terms: One-third cach; the Valance at « twelve inonth, with notes bearing intereet unt! paid, re secured by cp es cob ed sold. conveyancing at purchasers time of Tf the terns ef sake are sot compl in ten days, the Trustees reserve the right tn property at the riek and cost of the defaulting ber, after ve day’ notice in “vibe rein and down at | with | N & CO., Real Estate Ageiits and Auctioneers, St. Cloud Building. DESIRABLE BUILDING | is ree me, i 19, f0) 0, one fund records for the Disizvet of ¢ lunitva, and at the request of the variy secured t e Wi'l sell at public auction, in front of te 7 3] MALCH FIFTERNTH, the following doacritiet sof Washingt ty-two (2) of Scone iiumbered two hum < to the plat of e . Faid lot having a frontage of feet to a wide aliey. mis: One-third cash: lelance in six, twel Be in the cit: Tat th sty sold. | ‘A deposit of $100 Sec. 11. That in the absence from Washington of either of the officers designated in the last section the authority therein. given to suspend certain prohibitions of this act shall devolve upon the other, and in the absence from Wa: ington of both it shail devolve upon the Capitol police Gbinmission.” ; LADIES’ GOODS ANNIE K. HUMPHERY M Is! a 430 TENTH STREET NORTHWEST, Makes CORSETS to order in every style and material, and guarantees perfect nt and coutort. HER BPECIALTIES ARE— French Hand-made Uudgpelothing, Merino Underwear and finest Impor. iery. Patent Shoulder Braces and all Dress Reform Goods. French Corsets and Bustles, The ‘‘Hercules" Support. ing Corect, for which Miss H. is special azent, anda ¢1 Comet; her own make, that for the price Gaunot be _¥.B=Fretel, German and Spanish spoken. ml0-3m SPRine SPECIALTIES. J, 7 COLDWELL, Real Estate Auctioneer. RY " SALE OF A FINE US_OUT-HOUSES, FR EADI T VAKION ROAD i pd duly ber No. 840, at folio { District ct Columbia, aiid by virtue of an order of preme Conrtof the District afore-uid, messed the day of February, A. D. 1582 r cause of Schell va. John Ebert et al., and ‘being equity cause | will offer for wale, ndicned, a3 trustees, z m, in front of the premi on WEDNESDAY, NTY-NINTH DAY ARCH, A. D 1882) ‘CLOCK, P. M. the ioe 5 de- scribed real estate, situate in the County of Wash- ington, District of Columbia, to wit: All of kot numbered seven (7) Jobn A." Bartraff's re- corded subdivision of ‘of a tract of land called “*Leng Meadows,” sai t containing six acres, two roods and twenty- id seventy-five one hund eaths : Feu i00 oh oecter with thea Dpurtenanees and buildings, sisting Of a sUperio§rtwo- Story aud Mansard-roof dwelling, barn, stable and va> | Tous other improvements. Terms of Sale: One-third cash, the reside: in three equal installments of six, twelve und. twenty-four | months, respectively Silk and Goth Wraps; Suite; Dress Trimmings, Laces, Fine Neckweat, Flowers, and tures Styles a Dest ioake French Corsets. Entire Stock of GLOVES at cost until closed out. . M. WILLIAN, 907 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. 7 Cite Treviee, Paris. 116 M's TWAS REMOVED oralleash, at option of pure ‘Terms to be plied with’ within seven days from day of sale, other- trustees reserve the rizht to resell at the and cost of the defaulting purchaser. A deposit of $250 | ON BROS., Auctioneers. USTEE'S SALE OF BRIC | STORE, NORTHWES1T CORN TO HER AND NORTH CAPITOL STREET. APS “ virtue of a of trust given to me an NEW STORE, recorded in Liber No. #15; folie 43k. et req. the land records for Washington county, in thet of Columbia, 1 wilt eel, at tof PRS! CH, AL D.. 1 - M., all that piece or parcel of ground situ- city of Washington, District of Columbia, the No. 1309 F Sraeer Norrnwesr, Where she will open A LARGE ASSORTMENT oF MILLINERY GOODS AND KID GLOVES. cue bundred and twenty-three (123) in hie oririnal sul of equare numbered ix hundred and twent: ree (C23), together with all the improvements, ways cesements.'richts, privileges and wryurtensnces to sume telonging oF in ony wire app ine. ty of the Gov- yperty is in the immediate vi Office, and a desirable business ernment Print st: z One-third cash; balance in six, twelve, eighteen snd twenty-four wonthe, notes. to bear interest aud to be secured by deed of trust on premises roll, « all czeh, at option of purcharer. A deporlt of $100 "re Quired ‘at ade, Conveyancing and recording ut pt chaser's cost. Terms to be complied with in seven daya, M ARKED DOWN. In order to reduce the stock of the ORIGINAL MONO- GRAM KID GLOVE we will sell for the next thirty days— 2 Button. 3 75e. He. MRS. J. P. PALMER, 1107 F STREET NORTHWEST. 380 ME. Wasuincton, DEESSMAKING AND TRDIMING STORE, Sut PENNSYLVANIA AVE...» Costumes, Cloaks, &c., made in Hior style at ehort notice. ‘Ladies can have Dresses Sai and basted, and a perfect fit guaranteed. {9 MES. 2,3. BRUCE, No. 439 orm STREET, NEAR s" AE Nenllework ee privately and isclamee, if ed articts. “Dreawos amd’ Cloaks ont and nttel: tee reserves the right property at the risk and eostof the defaulting purchaser insome newspaper published in Washington, mit-dads _____ GEORGE C. otherwire the Trust ‘to resell after ¢iving five days pubtic notice of Sone WHITE, Trustee. |OMAS DOWLING, Auctoneer. TWO SMALT FRAME DWELLINGS ON T 'HEAST. BETWEEN TENTH AND. ENTH STREETS, BEING NOS. 1013 AND AND VACANT LOT ON STREET, BETWEEN NINTH ‘TH SEREETS NORTHWEST; TWO BRICKS AND ONE FRAME DWELLING, Nos. 522 Sac FLEVENTH STREET 801 On WEDNESDAY, the FIFTE NTH STREPT Dr. Warner's, the C8 DIOUS BRICK HOUSE AND FRICK ST Under and by virtae of docrems of tk huprem, UCTION SALES. THIS AFTERNOON. RY & © TATE Phudirteg Seber sy SSS SDUTB, BErW EES 2 RRA ah OF YERY VALCAPLL eOARD F St IMPROVED BY a ox Court of the District of Columbia, pamesi Patra 15, 1872, and Jenuary 16, 152, th Ceue Ne S008 ef the ectalty dockets of =xid court, thee mind tame. 09 trustey, will offer for sale, the premives, om SATURDAY DAY OF MAROH, 1882, AT POT the followine-deseTibvd Foal extate, juxton, D.C., to wit: All of lot Ko. 22 = 4M, bogie for sete! southeast corner of eaid Jot and rannine then norch with the line of weet Cth etreet 26 fert SS Swe thence due west 119 feet 10 fuchor ty the rea> tine of said lot; thence dec routh ty rear line 24 feet By iuch No. 21, in sqizare §. viding line betw 10 szychy frm the day of cured by approv serve alion on the close mom yin with aaid teins within perty tay be resid at the rink »: Jefauiting purchaser, a! the prop ven By the city ef We wend ney ts te poate jour equel thetelin My -four mceth: al en paid. ny Star Rewspay er improved and £200 on the isnproved proper ¥ c thiwe de tice im the A deponitot f10° be required at the ale. All conves wneing at purchaser's, cost. JOHN F. THOMAS DOWLING, Auct. HANNA. Tr Webster Lay WALTER B. WILLIAMS & €0., Avetioncors, TRUSTFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE LOT, 18100, IMPROVED BY A TWO-STOKY FRAME DW Eke ING, 409 PAST CAPITOL STREE at FIVE O'CLOCK P. real ‘estate, xituate ninth day of nber, 1830, and duly recorded] \. By vi ade! of trast, hearing dete June 4. in Liber 947. folio 360, he of the lund reco AD. corded in Liber No. 974, for Washington, Distric nmbia, the undersigned | a3 . leconds for the IMetrict’ ‘Trostees will ‘sell on TUESDAY, the TWENTY- | of Calumbs Mut the request of the por y secured EIGHTH DAY OF MARCH, 1882, af FIVE O'CLOCK | thereby. I will sell at pubic suction, in frout of fe PM, the following described proverty. viz ; All that mises, on LUPSDAY, MARCH TWENTY 1 1GH of ground lying and being in Georgetown, Dis- M., the following -de-crit in the city of Washinetm, in wud District, to wit: Partof Lot No in sg No. 817, fiuninu at'apoint in the wen We Of Feeremtecee die: | iam eine the eastern el pot Ed 7 treet, dis- | thereat (100 fects . or witht ; tant 100 fet ent from 3 tree. and runing teary | Sentient T ee south 20 feet; thence wi \2 = thenor ne 20, and * c e re wh 7 thence east 130 feet, to the place of berinnitu, towsdher mF mete poor eg ln pwnd | required at time of nae, balance in evusl payinenta, wt : ne Mx and twelve months, t) be secured | notes, { nade pearil trust prope purchoser's cost. | sx days after sale, otherwi- | resell at risk and cost of put Ww. F mi5-dieds eat tre by paren: e, and a deod HOLTZMAN, 1521 F street northwest. | JP ENCANSON BROn.. Auctonesr, TRUSTERS' SALF OF TWO-STORY BRICK HOUSE ON NORTH HOWARD U By virtne of Dearing date April No. #18, fol. 5 of Colutubi front of 50 feet prove: ‘Terms of Sale: 0: of the and at the written thereby, we will soil at bart of a tract mcton, Dixtrict « jents thereon, coneistine of 1th, {DE OF TRUMBULL STREET, VERSITY, trust to the subscribers, fand te recordsef the Ui strict reity «ale be county hoving @ thind of the purchase money im cash, balance in three equal paymente at rox, twelve PH m9, 11,14, 16, 18, 22-1 cH FIN wu STREET OPERATION the notes of the pure T. DAVIS.) 4, LARNER,5 Trustees, : ve the rty at the risk and Spry ” HREE ‘' 2 | the said grounds by processions or assemblages, | Cost of defaulting parchaser after Sve day adverts: | SPECTAT, Ht. MIRROR AnD Rina and the use npon them of suitable decorations, | tent. eae erat ple MIMO. ALA HAN De music, addresses, and ceremonies: Provided, Fe } Trustees. ED AND ABOUT TWENTY That Tesponsible officers shall have been ap-| wat. M. SMITH. Seneca SST A PANTINGS BE Wia-BHOWE pointed, and arrangements determined, ade- ee ‘ nae I shall selon TUESDAY, MARCH TWENTY- quate, In the Judzment of said President of the | wepxrsbat: MAKCH FUERTE RECORDS Ieee | FIRST, JF, “within my wchewroom, at ELLVE Senate and Speaker of the House of Represen- | june hour and place. By grder of the Trustoos eee = tives, forthe maintenance of suitable order F. H. SMITH, Trustes. | GS pENSD “¢ - and decorum in the pyoceedinirs, and for guard. | _™4-cokas SCOLDWELE,{ Trees | & “ENSENGEI Ancucneer, ing the Capitol and its grounds from injury. 938, 940 and 942 Louisiana avenue. ALE OF HORSES, CARRIAGES, HAR. EVERY TUESDAY, THL RSDAY 8 MOI ki G, commencine st iv > wales of ANCIAL. ‘The old-established Banking House of JOHN A. DODGE & CO., Ne 12 Wart. Brrver, New Yorx, Buy and se’l all the Active Stocks on three to five per ‘cent. margin. ‘They send Free their “WEEKLY FINANCIAL REPOKT,” Showing how large profit m: mente of £10 to $1,000. jay be realized from invest- m4 DERSONS WISHING TO OPERATE IN- STOCKS, STOCKS, to the extent of $50 to $1,000 or upwards, should writets and complete information “T. McCARTHER. REAL ESTATE BANKER AND BROKER, Fargo, HENKY L. RAYMOND & CO., No. 4 Pine Street, New York. le with interest from day of | Ref jon to. raninent Bankers, State kale, to be secured by dee'l of trast on the property Spces and lends tudaces Reve halen hisner. cerninue Wall treet op remo, $ Scranton, Pa. required when prop Koff. Conveyancing | i. SISK & OU. Brokers, Hetrinbure, S CONKLING, ANDREWS & 'CO.,.Chicax®, Ti. *} Trustees. EDWAKD L. MOON, Broker, Gitveland, Ohio. 8 Dekota Territory. Investments carefully nade for Rastern customers tt the Famous Hed Kiver Valley, A No. 1 Wheat | now rapid’y adyane tr jesirable tow ties and towne of this faxt growing section. naactions iu roliciteh cent in@erest ale for mule. All inquiries cheerfully answered. Kefers to E. B. Eddy, President First National Bank, | p2vate STOCK TELEGRAPH WIRES iu Velie. A specialty made lots, located in the most state paper, yielding from Correspondence nel daily Known and described on the ground plat or Payers of Fargo; H. D. Cooke, Jt., H. Crook, MDa ‘The public rdially invited to inspect J city us Lot *“H,” in Alex. Ki. herd’ssub- | and others of Washinwton, wid goods. aie nee het ne™ | hivicion of lots one hundved and twenty-tee a2) —— = — BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK. H. DODGE, Bonds Stocks and Investment Securition Bough tid Sold on Commission, No. 539 15TH STREET, (CORCORAN BUILDING,» Agency for Prince and Whitely, Stock Broker» 4 Broapwar, New Yous. Every clase of Securities bought and sold on commis Wairt fc idren. Waist for Children, by Ladies" and Misses’ Corsets of the best make, i an rect incinding Giove Fitting, and L Wigou'a Scle avency for Supporter. 9-3 Powstass, 13s, at FIVE O'CLOCK P.M., part of Lot 3, insquare Al PENIDAY, the SEVENTEENTH DAY OF Nisre AND F Srneers. wie isa, at FIVE O'CLOCK: in teem a Soe CONTINUATION OF THE GREAT SALE OF LADIES’ UNDERGARMENTS. DOUGLASS’. Nixte Srazer. for Fancy M® SELMA RUPPERT, 608 9th street, opposite Patent Office. ete stock of ZEPH! CREWEL and GER- MANTOWN WOOL, AIT BHBROIDEES ara material jeedlework. “a it of LACES, LACE GOODS, RUF- GLOVES, FRIN (GES und TRIM- f2-3m_ Cc. Al Cor ih und Ht streteta, Next door to Auerbach's gent’s furnishing aud hat ni WE HAVE LITTLE TO SAY—THE NEW ‘WILSON & om easy monthly we. SEWING MACHINE warhol spent STIEBELING, 1717 Pennay Ivana aveuue, nesr Corcoran Art Gallery. jAimo,® number of second hang gn Ww See money, of any. in iT DAY OF, MARCH, 1882, at FIVE O°CLUCK P.M., in from f of the premieres, T shall eel! pert of Lot 2, ‘in sq: 96], toecther with the improvements. ‘On THURSDAY, the sIXTELNTH DAY OF MARCH, sion in San Francisco, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and Washington. Orders executed on the ‘New York Stock Exchange at one-eighth of one per cent commission, Private and direct telegraph wires to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York aud Boston, through Which orders are executed on the Stock Exchanges in those cities and reported back promptly. Quotations of Stocks and Bonds and information regarding the ises, Igots’ 17, ‘TWO CASES MORE * prop ‘Markets received through our wires INSTANTLY @i- Of those ‘Thi Made and Trimmed i purchasers cost. “A depontt AND DRAWERS, Of Sp wil be requared ou ear jig of propery at tie rect from the New York Stock Exchange. nl AT 25¢. RAC! ale. MAS ‘We make lower ‘than joneer. a ke prices than ever before for the quality | m4-dts Auctioneer. _SAFE DEPOSIT CO. fe~ THE ABOVE SALES ARE POSTPONED IN uence of the storm, in the arder as ad: QECU! _ FROM Y BURGLAR’ SOSBAPWURRDAY “and NEDNESDAY, MancH | QECURITY FROM LOSS BY BURGLARY, Tw EVENTH, TWENTY-EIGH'TH and| ~ qHE NATIONAL SATE DEPOSIT COMPANY, TWENTY-NINTH, saine hour and places. Conyen 16TH Stuxrt axp New Yous AVE. mi6-dts 'HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. _ | Perpetual Charter Act of Congress January 221, 1867. 1HOMAS E. WAGGAMAN, Real Estate Auctioneer. Sete acias’ for gs Xd and ‘all 3 TRUSTEES, ——o sia cesta OF Two, STORY, FRAME STREETS NORTH- deed of trust to me, dated Mai j, and recorded in Liber No. 780, folio} 135; cof the land records of the Di-triet of Col! nest | holier of the note secured ¥ Twill tell om MONDAY rates. BENJAMIN P. Preaident. CHAKLES GLOWEIL ot Ihews X'Co., Vice President. ALBEE: STUMTEVa NT Secretary, —— ACE Nyman, Asst. Secy. x By virtue of a 18% Benjamin P. Snyder, John Caseele, ve ‘Besinnis car ‘ans une at es ea i oa ea oe feet; thence south 82 feet 7 inches, to the ({IBSON BROTHERS, SRACHICAL BOOK ARR fam SEER er Pine Petting seca: De (TREES, SEEDS, FLOWERS, &c. AD immense stock of sil Kinds of FRUIT TREES ‘Standards and dwarfs. Sraite “Grapes, Currants, Govssberries, Straw ‘Plant, &. By virtue of deed of trust, bearing Prey : ro cee eens tke ond. “A at HALF" ee ee ml4-cotw* ¢21 TTH STREET, Ovp. Patent OMos. URE CURE FOR MS