Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1882, Page 5

DAY GOODS. 3H & BROTHER, and 424 7th street. THE FINEST BUIL SOUTH OF NEW MODELN IMPROVEMENT ON, THE | PREMISES, OTIS F ‘T ELEVATOR TO EVE! Froor. | THE GRANDEST SUCCESSOF THE CAPITAL. | BLACK SILKS, BLACK SILKS, BLACK SILKS. LARGEST LOT OF 2. OF LYONS, BONNETS, BELLON’S, is by far THE CHEAPEST In price for quality cffered by any house for years, CLOAKS, DOLMANS, CIRCULARS, Russian Cloth Ctreulans, English Walking Jackets Of our own manufacture. Children’s snd Misses’ Cloaxs and Havelocks from two to sixteeu years, all reduced in price. PREPARE IN PEACE FOR WAR. ‘We shal! not wait until after the holidcys to make our msusl SWEFPING REDUCTIONS, But already reduced every garment to assuree speedy sale, as we shi ot carry & singic one to next Year, if a price will yourselves we not only i Lightest Show Rooms, (second levator, ) but also upwards of 6,000 WRAPS ‘To select from, LANSBURGH & BRO., “ and 424 7th street. 4 AE POC Pa 3 u eG eu eee UW UPHOLSTE MATERIAL AND FANCY HARDW: F. P. MAY & CO, 634 Penna. avenue, near 7th strest, ENTION OF THE TRADE sty. THE AT = WHOLESALE PRICES IN CUTLERY. a3 EBLITT HOUSE DRUC FOR HOLIDAY GOODs. cies such a » Proprietor of thot Yor HELPUENSYI Boss FOR THE HOLIDAY ¥ Book Store, Anove New Yous Av: MOTT’S NEW YORK REFINED CIDER AND SWEET CIDER Tw ec JADS JUST ARRIVED AND FOR SALE AT VERY LOW PRICES BY Sat c. Payer, Beyet, 1214 TO 1226 TWENTY NTH STREET. West Washington. 2 nme tion. n25 Poms ANNOUN WENT. fully prepared for the HOLIDAY TRADE. AND BEST ASSORTED STOCK OF Goobs asure of offering to the publf cathe LOWEST, consieting 18 DK ICE: ES LOW PR! _HOLIDAY GOODS. HOLIDAY GOODS. VW iene IS THE CHEAPEST PLACE TO BUY DRY GOODS? AT CARTER’S, Til MARKET SPACE. IMMENSE ASSORTMENT TO SELECT FROM. OUR PRICES ARE 1HE LOWeST. SATINS!! PLUSHE! GASHMERES!! WOOL PLUSHES!! CASSIMERES!! CLOAKINGS! TABLE LINENS! VELV: TS! FLANNEL SUITINGS! cLoTHs! TOWELS! NAPKINS! SHAWLS ChOAKS!! BLANKETS!!! COMFORTS: CRETONS! CURTAIN LACES, At CARTER'S, a Tl MARKET SPAcr. GUE, DAY & CO., . 820, 822, 624 SEVENTH STREET. LKS, PLUSHES AND VELVETS. Having purchased an unusually large stock of the 4 goods for our Fall Trade, we wil offer during the ec month UNPRECEDENTED BARGAINS | BLACK AND COLORED GROS GRAIN SILKS. BLACK AND COLORED RHADAMES, BLACK MERVEILLEUX. popular evening shades. | PLAIN AND BROCADED VELVETS AND PLUSHES, in all fashiouabie shades. ranging frou 32 to $5. o Guiysre, Day & Co. ne por CHRISTMAS. PLUM PUDDING. | New Raisins. PLUM PUDDING. New Citron. New Curranta, Atmore’s Mince Meat. Sweet Catawba Wine, $1 gallon. Dry Catawba Wine, $1.25 gallon. Oranges. Malaga Grapes. Bananas. Fruits Glace. Sweet Cider, ‘h. London Punch. — Gold Lion Punch. G . EO. E. NNEDY & Son, 209 F STREET NORTHWEST. #00D8. 7ibs. MIXED NUTS, $1. 5 lbs. CITRON, $1. Jo walion ANGELICA, $1. FLORIDA ORANG: MAPLE SYRUP, } PLUM PUDDING, IMPORTED JAMS, PRESERVES, PICKLES, SAUCES, Erc., Exo. B.W. REED'S SONS, n28 TNTIL THIS 4 ERTIS CHANGED WILL SELL— . A. OHARE, Grocer, 1213 7th street northwest, between M and N CUM- n25 s FINE CONC BA GRAPES, ALL KINDS OF FISH. Lobster, Cod, Hai but, ete. J. TIBBETS, Palace Ma: at Dea‘ers in I-CLASS BEEF, VEAL, LAMB AND MUTTON. cor EEF A SPECIALTY. 18 and 29 ets. arket, 7th street wing, to all parts of the Sun Ur, PALER IN Frnst-Crass EF, LAMB, VEAL, MUTTON, & AS! Market, 9th ra Liberty Marke corner of I. kers. Kose Irimming. Agence Dresstuakiug. Miss BELLE LU h '= Patterns, 902 9th stn.we We seun | W* **4tiyn snints | Chery other honse in the world, and we ake our say +o, but call and see the Made cf fine round thr ttrach, fall of ve the eye); Tein forced with fin hen sleeve Lands and Hi but pure linen), and felle over and stitched through with one stitch) hed P ady for the wash tub, with button ‘holes ‘cu and then worked, (not worked and then ext.) Only 75 for the **Hanuis" ehirt. A full stock of Winter Un — foo Dy rm Shey Lee ti fee jor 1244 and eT old in this city. All th Dovelties in Siik Neckwear, $2 Scarfs sold for $105" Dearfs sold tur 40c. At = MEGINNISS’, 1002 F street. G, } ELLERY, le svocesson 70 DUBREUIL BROFHERS, MANUFACTURERS OF FINE DR! VIR’ GENTS’ FURMSUINGSS te a) 1112 F Stneer Nozrawesr, Wasurvoron, D.d. Six of the Finest Dress Shirts to order. f $12.90 Six Extra Fine Shirts to order, % ifoeeoe ig mar24 NOTICE TO HOUSEKEEPERS! OCG FEB RRR KER SSS ook RRE g855s 9, HR BRE ER sss, oO EER K H EeE %ggs8 7 sSi85 TITT EER RRR TE 11. SN _N aco Fae T ER RE WNNNG @ ef EP ete eee sss) T ERR EH LLL? NN GSO T RRR EREL I A NN N CUO! R RP L il AA NN NC on R REERLLLLUA AN NN CCUEERS GGG. oo © PDP ERE NN N § &¢egor pb DE NNN G QL D DER NNN G69 0 OL DDE NNN GGG “00 TLuL bop’ Err N KN bis RERE Hunn EE ae OS ae a Sees HOH OM ton tu 7 WILL ALWAya MAKE BEAUTIFUL ROLLS, BREAD AND BISCUITS, Wholesale Depot: Corner Ist street aud Indiana avenue DD DOLMAN £D CHR ANS, es revise, Paris. Goi Feausyivania avenue. seed and recuriel eynal tozew one IB _Jel a WM. M. GALT & CO. rPuourson’s. SHIRT FACTORY s ax MEN'S FURNISHING EMPORIUM, £16 F Street, opposit» Patent Office. Fine Dress Shirts . Recetving daily She axp sackers, | wilt Comet, Peg ns E PALE TONS, made Shirts af followiny rricen:—Acme, Unfisianed, 2 Tet. : finished, . ébrcarp JERSEYS, | finished, 8Octs.” Lance assortinent ie Ss CUSSPXouaM, Tarrer, thee een aman’ s Biik Hats to omer, or remodels i les, — Hata of all kinds repaired, and also Ladies’ Furs, ols 740" Sth street northwest BLACK AND COLORED SURAHS, including all the | Also a great variety in PLAIN PLUSHES, im prices | s¢¢,then 8, Clams to order, | of the Monongahela ha prortant TELEGRAM. To Crauncy J. Reep, 433 Tth xt. and Organs, Tih a cee wee a T can purchase 49 first-class new Pianos and Orghns of Mr.-—, who is pressed for money. #5 cents on thé dollar, Can Idraw on you for $——. : J. W. HARDCASTLE, 97 Union Square. JW. Harncastye, N. ¥.: ‘Drew. f CHAUNCY J. REED. SPECIAL TO THE PUBLIC, There goois are now srriving, and, as my place of storage: is limited, I will dispose of a large portion of them st a very sunil adyence. No matter how Gne2n instrument you want, it can be found in this stock. No master how low in pric» you wish to go, Lesn suit you. hese goods are ali made by the most c:lebrated and enuiactirers in the country, and are full war- Now, ‘‘hear ye” (for I mean just what Tsay), room to stoze the balanes of this stock now . cash buyers shull have their own free sway, {me buyers” will be xrected with a hoarty wal- before remarked, if you have the iy torauie st omen’ ioe hare nev ine calle corns Gor mediately, and secure a genuine Dargain, CHAUNCY J. REED, a5 423 SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST. abd D has GooDs.” TRUNNEL & CLARK, $11 MARKET SPACE, Have an wnusnally attractive stock of fine DRESS GOODS, and invite all persons to insp-ct the same, compare j rices aud qualties, ck and Colored Ottoman Silke.” jack Moseevite Silke.” 28, Tor, pking, &e., great variety.” , Blankets and Clonkings” an hiefe, Ladies snd Gents.’ ‘Rock’ bottom prices, and nastics, a goods." , of New York, has leased oursecon? ss Msking'm all its branches. able price 2 ull lise of Dow allof the best gts DAME TUN I BALTIMORE STORE, Would respectt attention to his selections of HANDSO. GOODS, which are offered at re- anarkably low pi wis th, all colors, 25e., Terra Cotts, Bronze, ine, Green, &e ids, Silk ani Wool, 25¢. : formerly 50c. + Goous that retailed at 20, only 12350. ura, 35e. : ie. sind $1. oods, Pinshes and Velvets. Green 5 joice qua ity, $1.25. Silks and Satins, Brocades, &c. avy paces in Ladies! Cloaking Cloth, UNDERWFAR for LADIES, GESTS and CHILDREN: larly recommend those suffering trom our prepared ed Flannel Under- each; or we sell a pure medicmail, 50c. Per'yard, equal to goods usual- 50. 75e., $1, $1.25 and up. es and Handkerchiefs. ire Linen Handkerchief: Jees than half prices. Call an: they are all sold out. Full stock of Domestics, Table Linen and Towels, Blankets, Flannels, Cassimeres and Housekeeping Last but not least, Misses’ Woolen Hose, in sixes from 1.5 el at us 1084, 250. ver parr. BALTIMORE CASH STORE. n3-1y 908 7th street northwest. No. 020 j PAPER-HANGINGS., { No. 626 Street. LATEST STYLES. Street. Patterns and Shades in Biue, Brown, old Gold, Olive, "¥, Fompelan snd other colors. ° Friezee, ‘Dados, Centers, &e. Having disposed at auction of some fourteen hundred pieces of Paper-Hangings a little out of style, and re- Placed it wath additions of the newest and most desira- ble styles, which will be offered at Jowest prices, and all work cuaranteed. DOW SHADES, Gilt Bands aud Plain Goods, which we make in shades to order. PICTURE FRAMES, different styles and sizes, in store and made to order, A few choice and novel Cabi- net size Frames, in Gold, Satin, Silk and Velvet. Pie- ture Wire, Nuils, icture Room Moulding, Hooks, &. ENGRAVINGS, Xo. Sole Agent for POPULAR PASTEL PAIN ING: i 5, N. Es terTerms cash. BEFORE PU!'CHASING ONE OF THE so-called improv t@ on the ** Domestic,” we advise all who desire a first-class Machtue to examine THE LIGH ING ‘“ DOMESTIC. A trial will convince you that the “DOMESTIC” is SEWING MACHINE IN THE MARKET. J, J. HOLLISTER, General Agent, n27-lin_905 F street northwest, (Masonic Tewple.) A MARVEL OF MECHANICAL GENIUS! ‘The New Self-threading QUEEN MACHINE ud rons | ever made. No holes to thread. A guarantee for five years wi Tent, or repair. We also sell the NE | and other first-class machi The largest axsorty No outside axents, one door from 8 Corner 7th and H streeta, ones for sale from $5 u nz nits. from #4, $3 aud $6 up, age, 13 nta, from $1 up. ol Hats, from 50c. | up. Dress do., 75c. ‘1 School Button Shoes in the District of he $ Columbia, at J. ols 1914-1916 F cco nm HW 00 cco. FFI oo th oo HH 8% ia oO HHH OO Tt @ oo HH OO nH oo coo HH 0O I CCE oO fp ppp oO L DD oO L DD ° L DD of ILLL bpp wow wn K www wit K WWWW HH K WW WwW H K Ww oW H K PURE AND UNADULTE! ‘The peculiar medicinal qualities of Whiskies distilled from the finest growth of Rye in the renowned Valley ithe atten States to such a dexree as toy position among the Materia Aiedica. We beg to iavite the att-ntion of connolsseura sur celebrated fine OLD WHISKIES of the following well-known brands, IN Cases containing one dozen bot- thes euch, viz. : UNRIVALLED UPPER TEN WHISKEY. VERY SUPERIOR OLD STOCK WHISKEY. For excelfence, pureness and evenness of quality, the above are unsurpassed by any Whiskies in the market. ‘They are entirely free trom adulteration, and are of natural flavor and fine tonic propesties. These Whiskies are sold under guarantee to kive PERFECT saTisracrio, aud can be had at ali leading «rocery stores at retail. Medical Fi H. & H. W. CATHERWOOD, o16-2m 114 SOUTH FRONT Sr., PHILADELPHIA. L. WILD & BKO., 709 SEVENTH St. NORTHWEST. le aventa for the Unrivaled Stieff ani Kranich & Bac} ‘ ‘INTH STREET.—OUR NEW LINE Natt CHILDREN'S WORSTED 5, 5 EG- MITTS, BOOTS, DKA’ d, and Indi complete assortment at unusually, © lot of ts! Baskets, Waste ds, Wall. Pockets, Keceivers, &e., to be sold at lesa than regular prices. AnotherJot of HAlit-CLUTH CLINULE TEES: HALE: CLOTH BUSTLES, 50c. up to$3.50. HOOP SKIRTS, Rew style, double tives, best quality. LADIES COT: DERWE, (OSE TON and MERINO SETS, GLOVES, LACES, NOTIO! &e.. in iy ty ani at lowest prices: The CHOIGEST HOSIERY for ladies and children. without exception, in this city. HANDKERCHIEF DEPARTMENT contains 48 great a variety of hand 4 as can be found anywhere aid at as low prices. Comparisons solicited from competent Judges. DOUGLASS’, 9th street. 031 JREICHENBACH’S PIANO WAREROOMS.. from world-renowned factory of W; Knabe & Co., well-known factory of E. mon and otiiers, Pianos for rent. ‘Tuning’ and Repalting caref 425 11th treet ‘O12 of JACKE GINGS, received Pianos carefully attended to. northwest, above Pennsylvania avenue. Cm RUPPERT, NOS. 403 AND 405 7TH STREET NORTHWEST. RARE ATTRACTION OF NEW NOVELTIES, IN FANCY WORSTED WORK of feels 1M: SERA es rte op nn art end & general ‘outdt for chuldres: = Germantown and Zephyr Worsted, Geriaan, Spanish, B rian Yi Nc EI EATTY'S ORGAN! 125, Pruett RG: a 27 STOPS, $1: PIANOS, free,” Address DANIEL #. BEAT?" e Washing ton, N. J.” ‘New Yonx, Nov. 15, 1882, 2 d A lot of Machines we haye taken in exchinge for new | Edition. Latest Telegrams to The Star. Mivs Sturla Found Guilty of Man- laughter. Cnicaco, Pec. 13—At ten thirty this, morning tue jury inthe Theresa Sturla trial came into court and rendered.a verdict that Miss Sturia was guilty of manslaughter, and that the punishment be one year in the penitentiary. oe The Philadelphia Grave Kobbers. .PHIA, Dec. 15.—James Bowser, one of the trustees of Lebanon cemetery, appeared be- fore a magistrate this morning and ‘made aMdavit charging Dr. Wm. 8. Forbes, demonstrator of anatomy in Jefferson medical college, and his as- sistants, Drs. Lehmin ant Denham, with conspi- racy with MeNamee and others to desecrate graves in that cemetery. Dr. Forbes could not be found and a bench warrant was issued for him, The Market, TALTIMORE, Dec. 15.—Virginia Ga, consolidate Giza: how ten-tortion, 43° bid todays” = BALTIMORE, Deo. 15.—Cotton quiet—m ddiing, 104. Flour “quiet and easy — Howard _ street and ‘western suyer, 3. 3 do, extra, 3. 7504.00; ‘58.73; mills super, 3.5024. 007 ds, 5.75; Patapeco western winter spot, ‘D8a1.Uaiq: Febranry, 1c idal 30% rn, swonthern wtcay: wostern 5, ogres nex, Mi, year, 625g; February, Oats bigher », 4550; western white, 4849: do. 7: Ponnsylvania, 45a. Rye quiet, 64465. ime to choice Pennsylvama and Maryland, Provisions lower and quict—mess pork, clear ribsides, packed, + par rib sides, d—refined, 1244. Butter firn Packed and roils, 22826, tea ; limed, 24225. Petroleum dni! and easier— Geter higher aud strong Mio car a8 m0 18. xrain, 834d. Receipta—flour, 1, 5 41,662 bushels; corn, 34,038 bushels; oats, 8,750 bi els; rye, 100" bush Shipments—wh 196, 692 bushela;’ corn, 1,235 bushels. Sules—wheat, 193,510 Dushels; corn,’ 269. 134 bushels. NEW ‘YOU! 15.—Stocks moderatively active. Money, 4%. Exchanee—long, 480%4;do. short, 484%. State’ ‘bonds—neglected. Governments—unchanged. Cotton—auil. NEW YORK, 15.—Flour_firm— Corn dull Lard firm, 11.15. 12:30 p.m.—Atlantic & Great w Jersey Central, 110. Erie w York Central, “135%. Tili- vlvania Central, 623,. Read- extern, 284. St. Paul, 112. The District in Congress. BILL 70 PURCHASE THE P. 0. DEPARTMENT BUILDING ANNEX. Senator Rollins to-day introduced a Dill to authorize the purchase of the new building lately erected on the northwest corner of 8th and E streets northwest, erected forand now occupted by the money order division of the Post Office depart- ment. The bill appropriates $85,000 for the pur- chase of that part of lot No. 1, sq. 406, in the city of Washington, fronting 50 feet on E street, and elghty-seven and a-half feeton 8th street north- west, provided a suffictent deed conveying sald property and perfect title to the United States shall be executed to the satisfaction of the Attor- ney General. The said bullding to remain cot nected with the General Post Office building, and together with the same under control of the Post- master General. There was a long preamble to the bill reciting the right of the government to purchase this building, erected by Rob’t A. Hooe, under the contract of March 16th, 1882 ‘The bill was referred to the comiittee on public buildings and grounds, er Indictments Returned. THE GRAND SURY IN CouRT. The grand Jury came into court this afternoon and returned the following indictments: Pat- rick McNulty and James Reynolds, accessories before the fact; Benjamin F. Bigelow, embezzie- ment; Elias Brown, alias Keiter Brown, assault and battery with intent to kill; Margaret Ford, alias Maggie Ford, second offense petit larceny; Edward Edgely, one indictment for larceny and one for housebreaking; Thomas Boss, robbery; Robert Smallwood, alias Pussy Smallwood; Robert Johnson and Grant Johnson, house- breaking, and Sarah J. Camp, larceny. Mr. Taggart stated that the grand jury had disposed of all business ready for them at present and the court thereupon adjourned the jury till next Tuesday. — PuRCHASE OF SILVER.—The Treasury depart- ment has purchased 250,000 ounces of silver for delivery to the mints. Wurrs House Catners.—Among those who saw the President to-day were Senators Jones, of Florida, Kellogg, Gorman, Butler and Coke, and Representatives Lacey, Deering, Robin-on, Wait, Morey, Dwight, B ‘and Rice, of Ohio. THe GARFIELD CLars.—The warrants on 2c- count of tie awards made by the board of audit will not be tssued from the register’s office until to-morrow, CoMPROMISE AcckrTED.—The Secretary of the ury has approved the recommendation of sollettor of the Treasury that the offer of compromise in the case of Thos. B. King, formerly rot customs at San Frenecisco, be ac- cepted In View of special equitles 1a the case. THR NANTUCKET was put out of commission at New York yesterday. Bins ror Tue Hor Sprincs Trove. a8 for tmproving the creek running zh the government reservation at Hot opened at. the Tutertor depart- The Work contemplited 1s the Dutlding of a granite wail on bota sides of the for a distance of 1,600 feet, and will involve penditure of from’ $75,000 to $80,000. ‘There » various bidder r H. Dewees, 3 . Robinson, of this city. 0 ard for per cuble ally rom $2.9) to $10 Yard for furnishing eonerete backing. 'T' Will probably be made within a few wes Tur Coxrnacr for supplying har¢ware to the {house and post office at Danville, Va., has to P. & F. Corbin, of New York. Tue CABINET mecting to-day wis short and un- important. All the members were present. The subject of the District commissionership was not mentioned. ‘The session lasted about halt an our. Condensca Locals. Yesterday atternoon Oficer Lamb took to the fourth precinct stationa dead female infant found in alley between 16th and 17th and H andI streets northwest. It was buried at the ex- pense of the District. Officer Hurst, of the first police precinct, found a down stairs window of the Bowenschool house open last night and secured it. Richard Griffin, the young man who was be- fore Judge Snell yesterday for Indecent exposure and had his case postponed until to-day for ad- ditional testimony, forfeited collateral this morning. J. Shillington sends the Young Ladies’ Jour- nal, Demorest’s Monthly Magazine and Frank Leslie’s Popalas Monthly, all for January. Richard W. Tyler was to-day admitted to the bar. on the report of the examining committee, in the Court in General Term. The bond of H.,A. Hall as Justice of the pa has been approved bythe Court in General Term. —— Diep oF SMALL Pox.—Mr. Henry Helmsen, the druggist, doing business at 8th and H streets north east, who was recently sent to the small pox hospital, having contracted that dis- ease by coming !n contact with Joseph Dade, the colored man, who is now in the hospital sick with the same disease, died last night in the hospital. ——.___ Raxoe Or THERMOMETER at the oMce of the chief signal officer December 15, 1882: 7 a,m., 28.5; 11 a. 28.5; 2p.m., 27.9 Maximum, $8.0; minimum, mh. a The Lily’s Young Admirer. GEBHART APPARENTLY NOT IN AS HIGH FAVOR AS HERETOFORE. A specia! dispatch to the Philadelphia Press from Boston, Dec. 14th, says: Gebhart returned again to-day, obtained admission to the theater on @ general admission ticket, in some way eluded the vigilance of the back-door keeper and got into the green-room. Apparently he did not receive much encouragement from Mra. Langtry, however, as he was seen to peer out to see if the back-door keeper was about, and seeing that he was not he shot ont as if fired from @ catapult, and was soon around at the front of the house again. JohnStetson’srebuke of the stage door-keeper for admitting him be- fore was so emphatic that the latter vowed vengeance on Gebhart if he ever caught him Asal again, which the young man evidently feared, _ ——_—___+¢,_______ Articlewof agreement fora wrestling match in Baltimore have been signed by Edward Bibby and an unknown. Thomas Evans, a pension agent and an old Erie, Pa., citizen, has been arrested on a United States warrant charging him with using washed stamps for mailing let! and bound over for tial “ the maxt eiecalt cone THE DICKSON TRIAL. Brewster Cameron Still on the Stand. ise eens THE MEETING AT DRIVER'S. {n the hearing of the Dickson case in the Police Court to-day, Brewster Cameron resumed the stand. He testified that in Driver's saloon when he called Bowen away from Dickson, the former told witness about Dickson asking him for the “twenty-five.” He talked with Bowen at that time probably five minutes. Mr. Smith.—Bowen said he talked with you only a minute or two? Witness.—It may have been only three min- utes; I think it was about five minutes. Witness said when he came in the saloon he saw Bowen, Dickson and probably Driver, sit- ting at a table. Mr. Smith eaid that Mr. Bowen, in his testi- mony, had given some other position of the per- sons. Was his version correct? Mr. Wells objected to alluding to Bowen's testimony unless the exact words were quoted. He thought it polite to ask the witness to give his account, and if it differed from Bowen's tes- timony it was all right. The record of the evidence was read. The witness said that he did not go back up stairs after his hat. Mr. Smith read from Bowen's testimony, which stated that he did go up stairs again. The witness said he never heard the word twenty-five until his conversation at that time with Bowen. He was FILLED WITH DISGUST. Mr. Smith.—You said you thought Dickson was commercial. How did you get that idea. Witness.—I relied on wtat Bowen told. I believed what he said. When I went to Mr. Merrick’s office I believed that Mr. Dickson was not a man of integrity. After talking with Messrs. Merrick and Ker I yielded my judgment to them and went to find out if he wanted to see me for a good purpose. “Mr. Merrick directed me to have the interview in the presence of Judge Hooyer, and I expected him to come, if he had not been there. I would never had n Mr. Dickson unless Mr. Morey was present. “You would not see Mr. Dickson fu the pres- ence of Mr. Bowen then?” asked Mr. Smith. “No,” sald the witness, “‘I intended to have two witnesses present besides Mr. Bowen, who had brought the information to me.” “Had you sent to Judge Hoover to be there?” asked Mr. Smith. ‘here was no message sent to him,” saidthe witness. “How did it happen that Tudge Hoover came there that night?” said Mr. Smith. “Judge Hoover expected to go west with me that night, and he came there to meet me,” re- plied the witness. “My recollection is that word was sent to Judge Hoover by some one to come there.” “Then you did not carry out the instruction about Judge Hoover being present?” continued Mr. Smith. “1 expected him to be there,” said the wit- ness, ‘‘but I did send for him.” The witness continuing, said when he stepped out he found Judge Hoover stand- ing in front of the door. He walked up to Judge Hoover and told him of THE PROPOSITION OF MR. DICKSON. Mr. Smith read from Bowen’s testimony as to Cameron’s conversation with him in Driver's saloon, and asked the witness if that was cor- rect. The question was objected to and the court sald that one point must be asked at a time. One answer of Bowen was read, and the witness asked if It was correct. Mr. Wells objected on the ground that Bowen was the witness of the defense, and they would not contradict him. ‘The court said that these questions could not be put with the theory of contradicting one witness by another. Witnesses might differ in details of any transactions, but the question was whether they agreed in substance. “With that view of the matter, we will not press the question,” concluded Mr. Smith. “What date,” continued Mr. Smith, “did your friendly relations with Mr. Bowen cease?” Mr. Wells objected to the question, as it had already been answered, and the court coincided with him. At this point Mr. Cameron was excused, in order to get a copy of a paper from Mr. Wells’ office, which the detense had called for. <-> > Congressional Topics. Robert A. Smith, of St. Paul, Minn., has been added to the democratic congressional campaign committee from that state. THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL 1s now belng prepared by the sub-committee hay- ing itin charge. The most important point under consideration 1s a proposition to increase the army from 25,000 to 40,000 men. It ts urged with force that if the asmy 1s thus Increased it will be able to protect the frontier. THE NEW MIS3OURI REPRESENTATIVE. Dr. James McLain, of the 21 Missouri district, was sworn in as a member of the House to-day. ‘There was ho contest as to his election to succeed Representative Alien, deceased, but the secretary of state refused to give him a certificate for some technical and trivial reason. Dr. McLain looks somewhat like Gen, Butler in face, though of more portly frame, He is quite rich, having accumu- fated it from patent medicines ‘and patent Jars. “The McLain Annihilator” 1s one of his gem patents, —_—_—__-e- Tur Wii. or Jouy H. Wimeier.—The will of the late John H. Wheeler was filed in the Probate Court to-day. It bears date of May 9th, 1873. He gives his house 28 Grant street to his wife during life; at her death to go to his child with an annuity of 3600, and the es- tate which came from her father, Thos. Sally: to his son Woodbury his property corner 10th and H streets, and also a tract of land in Wash- ington county of thirty acres, with portraits, library, don relative to the histo and directs that he his mother $200 per year. To Charles Sully Wheeler he leaves houses 942 and 94 I street, to be divided at his death between his children, and directs him to pay ‘200 annually to his mcther. To his daughter zabath Brown Beale he leaves houses 938 and 940 I street; at her death to go to his grandson John Wheeler Beale, and directs that she pay her mother $200 per year, and the residue of the estate to his wife and three children. To Donald Bain, secretary of the Grand Lodge of Masons, of N. C., he leaves his heavy gold Masonic ring, to be worn by him and his succes- sors as a token of his veneration for the order and faith in its principles. To Columbia college, he gives $300, the interest of which shall be used annually to purchasea signet ring, to be known as the Wheeler prize ring, and give it to the student who shall compose and deliver the best thesis on the history of our country. He names Woodbury Wheeler and C. A. Jones as executors. —_—.__ ARRESTED ON A CHARGE OF RoBBERY.—OMicer Barclay to-day arrested Joseph Berkman, a white man about 30 years old, charged with lar- ceny of an overcoat, umbrella and a palr of kid gloves from Mr. 8. P. Bailey, a guest at a hotel. He was confined at police headquarters. eed at eae bs New Lanp Orrick REGULATIONS To PREVENT Fravps.—Commtssioner McFarland,of the General Land office, to-day issued a circular addressed to registers and receivers of United States land offices, intended to prevent the commission of Kotamin the declaratory statesiouts of aisetared Kota- @ dec! ry ent soldiers applying for homesteads, ‘THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKRT. ‘The following are the opening and closing prices ci the New York Stock Market to-day, as _reporved Dodge, 689 15th street. a1 a of North Carolina, by special wire to H. H. Name. oO. &.| Name, 88% | 884 Nor. & Wes p. 2 ai Nort Pas a acini N. £ Central, ‘A dispatch from Terre Haute, Ind., last night says: Two through letter train pouches were found this morning about half past three o'clock near the Indianap- olis and Illinois railroad in the north part of the city. The straps had been cut and the letters rifled and then ous back in one of the pouches. One pouch was labelled “From New York City” with matter exclusively for Colorado, and the other was labelled ‘Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona from New York and Pittsburg Railroad oben The pcper authorities have been telegraphed to by Postmaster Jones. Ex-Mayor A. A, Ames, to discover in New York the papers among the effects ot Lonis Olsen, by which he hoped to rove fraud in securing the election of W. D. ‘ashburn to Congress, and he has left torhome. of Minneapolis, failed including his MMS. made in Lon-| ‘Mr. J. H. Crane, who as the first juror selected, Will be the foreman of the jury, is a well-known citizen, having filed severai offices of respons!bil- ity under the old corporation government with credit. He was acoinimissioner of improvements 0: the fourth ward, and also water registrar. He always been known as an active republican. Mr. John Hughes, residing at 313 6th street northwest, is 32 or 33 years of ae, and in poli- ties has a leaning to the republican party. ¢ Mr. Clarence Shields was the first of the three olored men accepted. He is a carpenter by trade, reSiding at 1895 6th street. He is a man of family. and his religious tendencies are to- wards the Methodists. Mr. Frank Renshaw ts a young man, between thirty and thirty-five years of age, dolag’ business 48A grocer at 1551 S21 street, West Washington. He ts a democrat ta politics, Mr, Rees Evans ts a resident of South Waskin ton—6li F street; a native o: Wales, and Is a ston cutter, of the firm of R. Evaus & Co., at Ist amd B streets south Mr. John H. Vernon, 1s a son ofa former well- known tallor of that name, and his famtly attends the Baptist church. He tsa native of this city, and is engaged inthe restaurant business, at 615 ‘Og street. Ile ts said to be ot democratic politics | ir. Mason Lowery is a colored man, 33 or 40 | years of age, by occupation a laborer, anil resides at 1029 18th street. Mr. Osceola C. Green ts a well-known real estate dealer and broker, doing business at 710 D street | northwest and residing near the Tenieytown road, above Georgetown, He is regarded asa demio- cratin sentiment. He is of a well-known famil®. and ts connected, by marriage, with the Ivurbide Mexican family, Of Mexico. Mr. George B.Sheriff is engaged asa truck farmer hear Benning’s, in the county, and owns consider- able property in that Reighborhood. He ts com. paratively a young wnam, Hits reiigious beller tem towards the Baptists, and bts political te denctes are repuvlican. Jackson Howard 15 (a fireman at the Arlington hotel, residing on M street, between 16th and 17th. He is about 45 years of age. M. Horrigin, who Was selected this morning, 1s the well-known blacksmith of 6th street, neat C street northwest, He ts about 40 years of age and, a man of fam iward C. Gill ts the well-known paint and of) j dealer at 8th and K streets northwest. He 1s about 9 years of age, a married man, and was raised in the Methodist Ghurch, and is quite prominent as a singer, being the tenor of tue Mt. Vernon Quar- veule. District Government Affairs. BUILDING PERMITS. = Building permits issued by Inspector Ent- wisle: J. L. Hayghe, repair frame 115 3d street northeast, $300. Thomas King, repair brick 735 1ith street northwest, $400. AN OBJECTIONABLE BRIDGE. The Commissioners have addressed a letter to | Lewis C. Smith, esq, president of the Chesa- peake and Ohio Canal Company, Annapolis, Md., stating that complaint has been made to the Commissioners of the character of the bridge recently constructed by that company over the Chesapeake and Ohio canal at Market street, Georgetown, and notifying him that they can not accept it as a satisfactory structure in any respect. They state that itis essential that it be replaced by a suitable wagon bridge at th earliest date practicable, and to that end de- oe the approval of the Commissioners without lelay. PUBLIC HYDRANTS. The Commissioners, in reply to a request for the erection of a public hydrant on Ridge street, between 4th and 5th and Mand N streets, inform the applicants that the Commissioners decline to doso forthe reason that, in their opinion, public hydrants should only be erected on thoroughfares for the benefit of the general public and not to furnish a local water supply for parties, who thereby have the use of water without paying water rent. ——— Bad News for District Employes. 4 RULING OF CONTROLLER LAWRENCE WHICH tailed plans for the same should be submitted | Veusels Ashore. “i The signal corps station at Gatteras, N. ©, Feperts, under date December 1éth, as followst Toe two-masted schooner Jobu Floyd, Howard, from New York to Jacksoaville, With @ cargo of coal, ts ashore on the f Dismond Shoals, twelve miles from station. ¢Tow of seven men and one passenger were by ilfe-saving crew from station #2 The Wit probably be a total loss, The signal corps, stationed at Lepeten ny! reports that the agent of the uncerwriters Just come ashore trom the wrecked schooner 3» St, and reports the owner of the schooner ordered vw throw overboard the cango of except:ng one load in lighter, ull she Noata, Sos omar WEIGHED DOWN BY ICE. ‘The Extraordinary Voyage of the Brig Daniel Trowbridge in a Blizeara. The brig Daniel Trowbridge, of New Haven, Captain Bunker, arrived below on Monday from Martinique with a cargo of sugar. She encoun tered a blizzard on the way up which Captain Bunker says was the worst he has ever seen im his fifty years of life aterea. The voyage was berun on November 16, with fine weather, which continued until the brig arrived off Hat- It grew colder from that time till Fire Island was sighted, on last Friday. The wind was blowing a gale, and the water that came aboard and the spray that was dashed Into her Tixging frozed before it could ran off. ‘The fee couted ropes became as thick as a man’s army the sails were heavily lined with foe; was no getting into the forecastie the fice that had frozen around the doors was chop; away: an immense volume of ice clungto the vessel's bow. Captain Bunker estimates that there were sixty tons of tee aboard. The fore part of the vessel was sunk low by the weigit of the ice there. This = the water in the hold run to the bow, where could not be reached by the pum nd sent the vessel's nose down still lower, making he? difficult to manage, The frozen ice on the and blocks still further increased the di le The ship’s men were kept at work poundit ice from the rigging: but it accumulated than they could clear it away. The temperature was so low that the men could bardly endare the cold while at work. The vessel beat in the gale till Saturday night, and was times in sight of Fire Island before she lay her course for this port. Mate Jotinson says that the vessel was at no time in extreme danger. but that he never be the freezing of salt water on the vessel and ne ging. The wind was so ferce that it split sails, though the entire suit was ne — ee The Grave Robbery Sensations. ANOTHER ARREST IN RICHMOND—A CORPSE STOLEN BY AN OLD FRIEND OF THE DECEASED. The excitement occasioned in Richmond by the | discovery that ghouls had been despolling the raves of paupers inthe Oakwood cemetery 1s not inthe least abated. The arrest yesterday of Christopher Baker, the colored p upon another charge of resurrecting the dead, has tended to add fresh interest to the affair, Old Chris is a noted character here and has tol- | lowed the profession of disinterring the dead for medical uses for quite a long time. It ts thought that his fleld of operations included. Oakwood, Sycamore, a colored , and | Several otler places of burial in and around the |@tv. The charge upon which he was before the police court yesterday is that of taking up the body last January of Clay Lomax, a prominent colored citizen, who died during that month, and was interred in Sycamore cemetery, near MAY BE EMBARRASSING. Controller Lawrence has suspended the re- quisition of the District Commissioners, for the funds necessary to pay all employes and other obligations accraing this month, on the ground that anew Commissioner will probably be ap- pointed and confirmed In time to make the cus- tomary payments before the end of December. Perhaps Judge Lawrence is technically right, butitis a serious disappointment to the em- ployes and others who were calculating on their pay before the holidays. Necessarily also, un- less the controller makes an exception from this ruling, the interest on the water bonds due 1st January next cannot be paid. —— Dexwis LoxG AND HIS Divorcep Wire.— Dennis Long was before Judge Snell this morn- ing, charged by Ellen Weyrick, his divorced wife, with having assaulted her. She showed the court a scar on her face, which she said was caused by his striking her with a teacup. She stated that she h: been divorced from him and has not Hved with him for 20 years. Dennis proved that he was in the workhouse | when the assault was committed, and he said he would leave this part of the country if let off. The court took his personal bonds to leave the city. : EEE Affairs in West Washington. Masonic ELection.— At a meeting of George C. Whiting Lodge, No.23, F. A. A. M., held last night, the following officers were elected to serve during the ensuing year: Charles Becker, W.M.; John C. Athey, S. W.; Henry C. Craig, ‘J. W.; James P. Wailace, secretary; Samuel C. Palmer, treasurer. | Prrsoxats—Mr. Raymond Lee Newcomb, | the naturalist of the ill-fated Jeannette expe- dition, is visiting the family of Lieut. John | Danenhower—Rey. Father James A. Doonan, | president of Georgetown college, is indisposed. Port.—Sehr. Zimri 8. Wallingford, Willetts, j for Georgetown, sailed from Portsmouth, 12th | ins Last Friday R. K. Boswell, of Montzomery | county, was found on the roadside near Brooke- | ville in an unconscious condition, and died on the following day. | ‘Tae musical and literary entertainment given |last night at Curtis hall, by the pupils of the fifth division, was greeted by a large au- dience, which was well repaid by the entertain- ment, which was highly satisfactory. It will be repeated to-night by request. A Boat SUNK IN THE CaNaL..—Boat M. C. Waters, with gas lime for Seven rs, sunk in jthe canal at the Aqueduct bridge last night. | The water is off this level, and the boat will be raised, and the water turned on this evening it isthougit. There are quite a number of coal boats up the canal in transitu for this place. It is feared they will be caught in the freeze. ——— Affairs in Alexan¢ria. Reported for THE EVENING Stan. Tue Canat Ciosinc.—The Alexandria canal will close next Saturday for the winter. There are four boats here to return to the C. & 0. canal, and as soon as they have returned the water will be drawn from the canal. During the winter, however, the basin will serve as a skating rink for the town and tn all the freezing weather the basin is Alexandria's Babcock lake. Station House.—The occupants of the station house this morning are Geo. Washington, col- ored, charged with stealing wine from Mr. Bar- haus, of the Concordia; a white man, locked up to sober; and four lodgers. HRISTMAS HERALDS.— There is a general preparation here for the coming holiday season and on all the principal streets there are con- ‘stant reminders of its advent. The refurnished store windows and the stocks of toys and Christ- mas goods that pile the sidewalks give token of how extensive will be the reception this year, in Alexandria, of the great festival ot the old dominion. Reporter's Notes.—Dan’l Ratcliffe, who was buried in Baltimore to-day, was for many years the democratic teader here, and in 1844 presi- dent of the Poik and Dallas club. He was the last living man of the officers of that organiza- tion. John T. Johnson, Geo. Brent, King Shay, Isaac Buckingham and Christopher Neale, ail preceded him to the it. F. Beattie Richmond. Chris wasan old friend of the de- ceased, and, it is alleged, acted as one of the pall-bearers on the occasion of the funeral. The night following the burial of Lomax the er of the cemetery beard suspicious noises In section of the grounds in which Lomax was bu- ried. A posse of neighbors were at once called In by the custodian of the burial ground and open and the body gone. A search of the borhood discovered two suspicious-l characters near the gate. Oneof these that he and Chris Baker, his er, had re- moved the body from the empty grave and con- cealed it in the bushes. The ghouls agreed to recover and replace the corpse in its resting place if permitted to go about their business undist |, a promise that was readily given. The body was taken trom its place in the bushes and restored to the grave. No one said thing about the matter at the time, and pr: never would had not recent grave robberies stirred up public sentiment against the nefarious work, A hearing of Baker's case yest | resulted in bis being sent to the grand jury to- day on an indictment for his participation ia the ‘yeamore cemetery robberies. He is also held. upon the charge of despoiling graves at Oake wood. Speaklag of the resurrection bush a prominent physician in Richmond re that it was a necessary evil. He intimated that: if the ghouls are interfered with in the removal of the bodies of paupers they might turn thelr attention to those of others. The young medi- cal students charged with being itnplicated im the Oakwood cemetery outrages are highly com- nected. ACTION BY CEMETERY LOT OWNERS IN PHILADEL- Puta. A large meeting of the lot owners of Lebanon cemetery, in Philadelphia, was held last evening, A resolution was adopted appointing » commit- tee from the lot owners to walt on the trustees of Lebanon cemetery and demand of them that on the strength of the confession of Frank Me- Namee, the principal in the late desecration of the graves of their dead, they swear out a war rant for the arrest of Dr. Forbes, of the Jefferson. Medical college, who is responsitie for the rob- bing of the cemetery gra and that he be proceeded against according = se to law. The Duel ALMOST FORGOTTEN EVENTS RECALLED BY THR DYING CONDITION OF EX-CONGRESSMAN POT- TER. It has been stated in Tue Srar that John F. Potter, ex-Representative in Congress, who, im 1866, being challenged by Roger A. Pryor,name@ bowie knives as the weapons and a locked room as the place of battle, is dying at Mukwanade, Wis., in the poorhouse. Mr. Potter was bora ag Augusta, Me., May 11, 1817. He was eduested at Phillips academy, and is a lawyer by profes- sion. In 1856 he was a member of the legisla- ture of Wisconsin, and from 1842 to 1846 @ judge of the Walworth county court. He was elected to the Thirty-fifth, Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses, and was made halt man of a special committee on government em- ployes and also that on public lands. He was also a del to the “Peace Congress” of 1861. President Incoln appointed him governor of Nevada pain, but comes he declined. ri was subsequently appointed consul-general British North America. GEN. PRYOR AND THE CELEBRATED CHALLENGE, Gen. Roger A. Pryor, in compliance with the Tequest of a reporter of the New York Evening Telegram, yesterday turnished the following im regard to the challenge: “An angry debate having occurred Mr. Potter and myself on the floor of of a, I — ‘ined to challenge. I prepared the the hands of a triend to deter wi arrest or interruption I went immediately Alexandria, Va., in concealment. 1 heard ing more of the matter until I recei sage from my friends that the thing and that I should retura to Washington. for the first time, I was told that who had not left Washington, had fight with bowie knives, and that eee has received from Col. J. 8. Mosby, consul at Hong Kong, a number of rare and interesting articles from the flowery land as presents to friends of Col. Mosby.—The county supervis- ors have determined that hereafter supplies tor the county poor shall be furnished by a con- An award to the lowest bidder will take place ina oe dh — =e the pone erage export. ym this place gone to one or the other parts of Cuba, but now Porto Rico has been added to the foreign customers of for reasons satisfactory to themsel emptorily rejected the proposition, Garnett, of Virginia; Mr. Wm. Porcher and Mr. Lawrence M. Keitt, of South These gentlemen the out communicating with me knowledge. Indeed, I repeat, know of the proposition until Alexandria, and a vessel will soon be despatched to that Isiand.—The engineering party en- gaged in surveying the lines of the pro) extension of the Washington and Western rail- road have disbanded for the winter.— The only case at the last mayor's court was that of Silas Harris, colored, who was fined #10 for assault upon 8 colored woman, named Chap- man.—The corporation court continues its December term. On yesterday the case of Forrest vs. Forrest was stricken from the dock. ee poli were posted on Wednesday manta oho ice were sted on various Dania ia that city, in consequence of a ae a plot was Sathned to rob them. ¢ precaution any the night passed with all quiet z +, ©& the action of the gent! trasted my Interests. Accordingly, I alternative but to acquiese.” In the United States court day counsel of Hoe et al. moved for an tion against the Advertiser for Sod avers that inachine, as a tore encountered so much difficulty arising from. - ‘