Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1883, Page 7

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC, SPIRGINIA” —ALBANI INNATE PESTIVA! HOME AGAIN—THE cINe “IMPULSE,” ETO. a and Crane at the-National and the ) Ideal Opera company at Ford’s are the st of attractions for next week. = new comic opera of “Virginia,” broneht out in New York on Monday, has ia decided hit. The sales have reached $33.21 27 were for premiums. The ras wilt be “Tra "Sen “William Tell,” e.cende ' Hollander, the latest London success. be extremely brilliant in dialogue, bine the qualities which made '$ Run Deep” and “Diplomacy” eo i Impu aid t awrence Barrett and company have been d for the Ci i Dramatic Festival. y Opening “Julius Caesar,” with Barrett as —Miln, the been giv let, In the w man of Chicazo, who nostic representations of anizing his forces for of the e stars have proved a better attraction at the Grand Opera House, Denver, than the fe and Charlotte Thomp- h ior one week; Law- ch. £6,800. The and opera ett the Denver public ts. 6] Emma Abbott tool 249; Barton Opera Company, $6.500; Alice Oates, with a medio apany. —It is reported in Paris that Mme.Patti, after ding the summer in England, will make a tour onthe continent of Enrope, béginning and She will then positively retire «1 will coniine herself to gra- tor charitable purposes. —Should the negotiations now pending by Col. Mopleson, for the production In. New York hext full of Saint- i , “Henry the VIL.” prove the .distinguished Composer will come over and conduct it himself. mma Abbott and her opera company Opened tn Toronto to very poor houses, in “Martha.” The performance was good. At the Royai Theater, the Boston Ideal Company opened to a packed house, numbers being unable to gain admission. — Mme. Albani sang “Casta Diva,” by Bellini; “With Verdure Clad,” from “The Creation,” and German songs, at the Symphony Society concert, held at the New York Academy of Music yester- @ay afternoon and Saturday evening. —‘Iolanthe,” in the smaller towns, Is not rais- Ing any enthustasm. The public 1s tired of an endless rdftition of the “points” In “Pinafore” and —Bronson Howard was recently greeted in England as the “greatest American dramat! the anthor of the four best plays written past ten years. —After the banquet of Victor Hugo some journalists and acters were strolling on the boulevard. “What do you think of ‘Fedora?’ asked one of the latter. “Is it a success of the author or of the actors?” “It is,” replied his friend. ‘the success Sardon wished for. ‘Fedora’ 4s a piece for exportation for which a Parisian certificate was wanted. Sarah Bernhardt Wanted aplaywith two characters for herselfand her husband during their tour in the provinces fnd abroad. — Mr. and Mrs. Florence gave their twenty- five hundredth performance in “The Mighty Dollar” at the Grand Opera house, New York, Saturday afternoon. A statement, lately circulated in many Spapers, to the effect that Miss Clara Morris wouid play an engagement conjointly with Sig- nor Salvinl, is absolutely untrue and without foundation—as might readily have been sur- mised. Neither of these artists would be either — or likely, to enter into such a combina- ion. the — “Uncle Tom's Cabin” has not been meeting with creat success In Virginia, it being the general opinion that fugitive slaves were never tracked by dogs in Virginia or by bloodhounds in any part of the south. In Mississippi and fome other states, it is satd, ordinary hounds ‘were used, packs being kept by men for that purpose. At one of Rossint’s parties, a lady who had been asked to sing allowed herself to be much before consenting, but finally gave way, she would attempt an air from “Semi. Vassing the maestro on her way to the Piano, se whispered to him: “I'm so fearful of ot doing justice to your divine music!” “What Must J be?” asked Rossini. —The Casino Is one of the handsomest theaters 4n New York—a perfect Bijou—and the acoustic Properties are excellent. An orchestra of forty, under the directorship of Messrs. Aronson and Maretzek, Mle. Paulina Rossini, Mme. Madeline Schiller. and Mr. W. T. Carleton, as soloists, Were selected for the Initial concert. =Mr. Abbey informs Music and Drama that he gives Mrs. Langtry a percentage after a cer- tain Azure in addition to a certainty. The cer- tainty is £500 per performance, including mat!- hees, and the perc is thirty-three and a third per cent. of the recelpts after the expenses which include the 2500 aforesaid’ and a like amount allowed Mr. Abbey for personal expen- Bes. -- Mr. Alex. R. Webb, formerly business agent for Robson & Crane, and a newspaper man of many years’ experience, has started the Dramatic Critic in St. Louis, a neatly-printed and well- edited journal devoted to the drama and kindred Interests. ——___-e-_____ Damages Awarded a Rider on a Pass, From the Philadelphia Times, December 31. Among the cases of general interest decided by the supreme court yesterday was that of the Buffalo, Pittsburg and Western railroad com- pany against O'Hara, brought up onerror to the common pleas of Forest county. Mrs. Ellen O'Hara, wife ot an employe, was riding on a pass between OU City and Trunkyville, in Forest county. The train was dashed into and she was scalded and otherwise injured. The jury awarded her 92,000 000, which sum was reduced to On the face of the pass, In fine print, lause purporting to be a release of all jor damage to the mn or ce of the party using the pass, result- of the company or its The condition was in the following “Conditioned that the person accepting assumes all risk of accident to his per- son or property without claims for damages on this corporation. Good only fur the person "at was sizned by the superintendent pervisor. eme court heid that protect himself by epecial contract from liability tor negligence. Against his extraordinary lability as a common carrier he may protect himself by such an agree- mest, but not from his Hability as a simple Dai! It may well be doubted whether the a in this pass being avalnst accidents 1eld applicable at all to cases where the Injury has resulted from negligence. If the free A MYSTERIOUS CHARM OF MANNER. The Gift Which is Sonfetimes Retter for the than Great Fortunes. Edmund Yates in London World, Just as there are certain indelible traits in the British national character, so there are hundreds of English families whose members are mutually connected not more by ties of kindred than by the common possession of some peculiarity of physiognomy or deportment. Ex- treme urbanity Is the tradition of one house; a certain almost brutal brusque is the patrimony of another. Nobody belongigg to the ancient race of Carabas was ever known to be able to eatcold tongue with comfort. The rival house in the next county is equally liable to be nau- seated by the taste of honey. The nose and upper lip ofthe Cavendishes have been famous ever since the days of Bess of Hardwick. The present Duke of Wellington is an almost exact resemblance of the hero of Waterloo, with the somewhat Important exception that he has none of his sire’s development of jaw. Nor are demeanor and little tricks of manner handed down from father to son and from one genera- tion to another in a less degree. There is one noble family in England which accompanies hereditary cast of the left eye with a singularly accentuated effeminacy of bearing. A second might be named, each son and daughter of which are troubled by chronic brevity of breath, There is a third whose distinguishing pecu- liarity is the attribute which the world calls “such a charm of manner.” This peculiarity of grace hasbeen in the family for generations. An ancestor of the present head of the house was a cotempory ot Falkland, and eclipsed that accomplished and interesting nobleman—to- wards whom the English public of the present day is beginning to entertain something of the same kind of sentiment as was experienced by the Athenians in the case of Aristides—in ur- banity and ail courtly and knightly virtues. He was anything but an Apostle, but it wag sald of him that given a haif an hour's start, he could cut out any man in England in the af fections of a woman. Since then this myste- rivus charm of manner has never been wanting to any son or daughter of the race. It has ad- hered to parents and children with a tenacity worthy of the gout. It has never found a place in any of Mr. Galton’s treatises on here- dity; but it no more departs out of the house- id than have hitherto done the family jewels or the silver spoons and forks. The scions of one ancient stock are born to good looks, of another to good luck, every member of a third {sa cricketer, and every member of a fourth rides a peculiar and ditferent hobby-horse of his own or her own. The charm of manner is just as tangible an attribute as any other, It is a jewel above price; but its virtues are not with- out certain accompanying perils which are pe- cullarly their own. It is said of the present Lord Napler and Et- trick that when, at the height of his diplo- matic popularity, he was asked who was the pleasantest man in Europe, he naively replied, “Iam.” The consciousness of such a reputa- tion is a tremendous burden; and it is not given to every ene to bear it with the grace and ease of our sometime ambassador at St. Petersburg and Berlin. The individual, to whom the heri- tage of ‘a charm of manner” descends, learns from earliest years, not that it is his or her duty to please, but that itis his or her destiny to please. On every side the set phrase is applied by parents, brothers, uncles, sisters, cousins and aunts. Occasionally, the youthful Alcl- biads finds that he is not appreciated at his true worth. When he Is at school rude youths ask him what he is grinning at, what he means with his confounded simpering ways, and why he always speaks as if his mouth was full of plums? But when the strictly academic stage is reached, all this is different, and the under- graduate exhibits, 1a unrestrained exuberance, that power of attraction which is the admira- tion of all men and the secret of tew.” An Englishman on American Man- mers. From All The Year-Round. Many of the best American women who have traveled much in Europe avoid fashionable socie- ty intheir owncountry, because of the uncertain- ty of its code of manners. An American gentle- man called on a distinguished French general in Parls, more than twice his age. To his amaze- ment the call was returned the same day. In his own country no notice at all would most probably have been taken of a similar visit. There seem&8 a strange ceatrariety in the Washington and New York rules of etiquet. In the Empire city it isthe lady who bows first, not so in Washington or in the exclusive circles of Mae nor among the members of the oldest families, and men whofeel secure of their positions in society—so at least says an author- ity on American manners. Among these the French custom obtains which ordains the bow to be given at the instant of recognition, with- out hesitation. There is also, between these several sections of American society, a yet un- settled controversy as to which is the proper arm to give alady. New York stands alone in decreeing the right as the most respectful. The left arm, she says, ‘‘is too tender;” but New York is not regarded as the ultimate authority on matters of etiquet. Another knotty point among the rival com- Mmuuities is the order to be observed in escort- ing a lady down stairs, supposing the stairs to be too narrow for two to go abreast. New York says it is a matter ot etiquet that every one descends a man-of-war before the commander; but it a gentleman goes first it may be better, is the considerate provision, as the tady may have large feet, or thick ankles, or “‘some other rea- son” for wishing to protect her lower extremi- ties. Washington decrees that the lady takes precedence. the gentieman following close be- hind to guard her trom misadyenture. In New York it ts not “the thing” fora lady to say “thank you” for small courtesies, such as passing change in an omnibus, restoring fallen umbrellas, etc.; only asmile is allowable. There has been ‘a difference of opinion, too, on the use of capital letters for P. P.C. on visiting- ecards and R. 8. V. P. on cards ot invitation. Since the time of the Romans large letters nave wen used for abbreviations, but America now uses small letters, an innovation distasteful to European eyes. There, too, it was rigid eti- quet—as, indeed, it was until quite late years in this country also—to send invitations and answers by hand; now, if at any distance, the medium of the post ts permissible. In England the formula of introductions is severely simple: “Mr. Brown—Mrs. Smith.” that fs all. Mr. Brown may be chahicellor of the éxchequer, and Mrs. Smith the wife of the archbishop of York, but these factsare not named. In Amer- fea, etiquet requires dignities and official status to be particularized, as ‘the Rev. Mr. or Dr. Biank, or the Hon. Goy. Dash,” adding the name ot the atate he governs. If ‘a member of Congress, the fact must be added; it an author of repute, the names of his principal works must be stated. It is customary In America fora lady to be accompanted to 4 ball by a gentleman as an es- cort. His duty ts tosee that she is provided with partners and refreshments, and to look after her erally He carries, indeed sup- plies, her bouquet, and attends her on her return home. A young English nobleman onhis first visit to Washington called on a prominent member of society, and tendered letters of Introduction. The lady received him frankly, and introduced to him her three dauzht- ers. A ball coming off the same evening,she offered to procure him an invitation. On-his accepting she desired him to choose one of her daughters a8 a companion for the entertainment. He did so. It was then arranged that he should call for the young lady in a carriage of his own pro- viding, and bring the usual bouquet, which he did. At the conclusion of the ball he accom- pened his charge home. The rest of the family had retired for the night, but the servants were in waiting, and his fair companion pressed him to enter and Join her in a cup $f coffee. Nota little surprised, the gentleman assented, and spent a pleasant half-hour In the drawing: room alone with his entertainer, discussing the dance he had enjoyed In her society. Republi- can Independence of manners, perhaps, but in- hocent withal. ‘He was a gentleman,” said pass in this case was unlawful, the conductor @hould have demanded the reguiar fare, and his not dving so did not make O'Hara or his wife ssers or destroy thelr rights as passen- The lower court judgement was afir- Bred. ee House renting azents in Chicago have formed ‘an association, and will make @ black list of Uundcatrable tenants. It ts stated that a stockholder of the ‘Western Unton Telegrap! company is about to Degin a friendly suit against the company for the purpose of bringing to a final issue as soon as Possible the legal questions that have been falsed recently in regerd to the Increase of the compans's stock. An unknown man deliberately placed his neck across a rail before the wheels of a passing coal train ia Trenton, N. J., yesterday, and his head was almost severed trom his ly. Poverty ‘Was doubtless the cause of the act. The Wabash road ts cutting rates between Peorla and Chicago and intermediate points. It 4s believed the Rock Island and the Chicago, and Quincy roads will bedrawn into the the mother afterward, “accredited to ‘me by mutual friends, and I knew that my daughter could take care of herself.” This incident was no outrage on American etiquet. In America it is the custom for the young ladies of the tamily to give the balls, and it ts not at all necessary that you should be introduced to their ae: Courtesy to women js a notable feature of American soctety, yet « writer in the Philade|- phia ing Bulletin has the heresy ‘that “no man who has not traveled has seen a woman.” What may be termed “‘knife and fork” etiquet in refined circles of American soclety differs Uttle from our own at the present time; but not 80 war ae ago, instead of the: ed rs now In gen ‘a large silver used Dehanded round. for ablation. @ time with their knives down I sald to my daughter: ‘My dear, your great: » the finest old lady T ever a ‘cold steel to her victuals, b@t I wish five at e time wouldn't.’” —S————————— A be oc, Oi tne Pn at their throats. THE EMPEROW’S ACTIVITY, How He Sat a Horse for Hours at the Last Review. A letter trom Noremburg, of alate date, tell: ing of the imperial review held at Riesa, between Chemnits and Berlin, in the fall, says: The Emperor, with his family and suite, and the king of Saxony and sulte, together with representatives of the royal families of England, Austria, Russia and Italy, were present, when the immense throng beheld the stalwart form ofan old man, with white hair and white whis- kers, riding toward the head of the line, con- trolling with one hand a proud and spirited black horse, and grasping his sword with the other; giving orders to his alds and making suggestions to his generals; moving about with the activity of a man of 20, and displaying not only wonderful tact in the management of the soldiers, but admirable horsemanship and cool- ness,—when the thousands recognized the well- known face and form of the well-beloved Emperor of Germany, at the age of 8, doing all this, the enthusiasm began to border upon the Insane. For four long hours the Emperor sat in his saddle, directing the troops here, correcting them there, and watching their movements with a keen eye everywhere. At his age—and but few attain his age at all—ordinary men are either buried in or are sinking Into second child- hood, “sans sight, sans teeth, sans everything,” but there were few more active men on the pa- rade field than William was that day. ‘The enthusiasm with which his son, ‘“ Unser Fritz,” was received was only a trifle le than that which greeted the aged e1 nperor. “Fritz” is himself an old man in years now, and a grandfather, but as young a looking grandfather as ever I beheld. He ts, like his father, a tall, well-built, muscular, soldier-like with a pleasant, even benevolent face. and t and cheerful eye. He rode by his father during the day, and the two made a handsome picture as they galloped over the plain. The enthusiastic cheering broke out afresh when the daughter of Queen Victoria, the crown princess of Germany, mounted upon a white horse, rode by at the head and in command of a detachment of troops. She is 42 years of age, a grandmother, and as tull of life as acirl of 16. In every re- view held during the autumn she took an active part. being in the saddle at Breslau with her imperial father-in-law for over five hours. She has the bearing ofa princess, and no matter how it may shock my democratic American readers, I must say there is something in the appearance of the imperial family of Germany— Tdon't pretend to know or to say what it is— which raises them above the level of ordinary people. é It is sheer nonsense to say that the people of Germany are not pleased with the present order of things. Why, it was only three months ago that the workingmen of Dresden gave the Em- eror one of the grandest ovations he ever had. rhey took the horses from his carriage, should- ered the vehicle and bore it ‘through the streets, while 500,000 people yelled and cheered for Wil: Nam until exhaustion compelled them to keep quiet, This was in the capital city of the king- dom which, in the past, has been loss friendly than any of the others to Prussia, and where evidence of disloyalty would be most Ikely to appear, if any disloyalty existed. When the workingmen, so called, are eatisfied in any country, with any form of government, what more could be asked? —__+-e.______ Henry James’ New Heroine. From ‘The Siege of London,” in The Cornhill. “‘Headway— Headway? Where the deuce did she get that name?” Littlemore asked, as they looked down into the animated dusk. “From her husband, I suppose,” Waterville suggested. “From her husband? From which? The last was named Beck.” “How many has she had?” Waterville in- quired, anxious to hear how it was that Mrs. Headway was not respectable. ‘*T haven't the least Idea. But it wouldn't be difficult to find out, as I believe they are all living. She was Mrs. Beck—Nancy Beck—when I knew her.” “Nancy Beck!” cried Waterville, aghast. He was thinking of her delicate profile, like that of @ pretty Roman empress. There was a great deal to be explained. Littlemore explained it in a few words before they returned to their places, admitting,indeed, that he was not yet able to elacidata her pre: ent situation. Shé was a memrory of his. westerw days; he had seen herlast some six years before. He had known her very well and in several places; the circle of her activity was chiefly the southwest. ‘This activity was ofa vague char- acter, except In thesense that It was exclusively social. She was supposed to have a husband, one Philadelphus Beck, the editor of a democratic newspaper, the Dakota Sentinel; but Littlemore had never seen him—the pair were living apart—and it was the im- Pression at San Diego that matrimony, for Mr. and Mrs Beck, wasabout played out. Heremem- bered now to have heard afterward that she was getting a divorce. She got divorces very easily, she was so taking in court. Sho had got one of two before from a man whose name ho had for- gotten, and there was a legend that even these were not the first. She was exceedingly di- vorced! When he first met her in C ‘nia, she called herself Mrs. Grenville, which he had been given to understand was not an appella- tion acquired by matrimony, but her parental name, resumed after the dissolution of gn un- fortunate union. She had had these episodes— her unions were all unfortunate—and had borne half a dozen names. She was a charming woman, especially for New Mexico; but she had been divorceed too otten—It was a tax on o1 credulity; she must have repudiated more hus- bands than she married. ait Diego she was staying with her elster, whose actual spouse (she, too, had been dit vorced), the principal man ‘of the place, kept a bank (with the ald of a six-sheoter), and who had never suffered Nancy t» want for a home during her unattached periods. Nancy had be- gun very young; she must be about thirty-seven to-day." That was all he meant by her not being respectable. The chronology was rather mixed: her sister at least had once told him that there was one winter when she didn’t know herstif who was Naney’s husband. She had gone in mai for editors—she esteemed the Journalistic pro- fession. They must all have been dreadful ruf- flans, for her own amlability was manifest. It was well known that whatever she had done she had done in self-de In fact, she had done thing: the main point how! She was very pretty, good-natured and clever, and quite the best company in those parts.’ She agenuine product of the fur west—a flower of the Pacitic slope; Ignorant, audacious, crude, but full of pluck and spirit, of natural intelligence and of a certain intermit- tent, haphazard good taste. She used to say that she only wanted a chance—apparently she had found one now. At one time, without her, he didu't see how he could have put up with thelife. He had started a cattle ranch, to which San Diego was the nearest town, and he used to run over to see her. Sometimes he stayed there for a week; then he went to see her every even- ing. It was horribly hot; they used to sit on the back piazza. She was always as attractive, and very nearly as well-dressed, as they had just beheld her. As far as appearance went, she might have been transplanted at an hoir's no- tice from that dusty old settlement to the elty by the Seine. “Some of those wesfern women are wonder- ful,” Littlemore said. “Like her, they only Want a chance,” — Se Smith’s Wonderful Electric Hat An- nihilator. There are indications of growing interest in the use of electricity for illuminating purposes. The following record of a remarkable episode is from the New York Times: = “The discovery that the wires of the electric light form the most efficient of all rat-traps was made accidentally. The electric light suddenly went out one night in a priyate house, and, on examination, it was found that a rat had touched the two wires‘in the cellar and thus closed a circuit with his omaersin ws. The Tat was killed instantaneously by electric current, and his body remained, with one paw uplifted, in precisely the attitude in which death overtook the unfortunate animal. “The hint thus furnished has been used by Prof. Smith, and is the basis of his electric rat foe Ge gery eee e an elaborate ‘rap, which rats and mice of any intelligence re- fuwe’to enter, the Professor sce wires. aides of the cellar and at a hi from the ground is placed a ami agh sprinkled with cheese, while on each side of the trough run the electric wires which furnish Ught to the rest of rats are natural! Sham Battor aud Cheese. Professor Sheldon, in Jowa;Homestesd. Can any one tel. whag..dairying Is drifting to? We hear of all agrta of queer monstrosities, from lard-cheese to cotton-butter. No man knows what he eats if he buys it. Simulation is the spirit of the and no end of science and skill Is employed to deceive. A clever imitation is what men prefer to produce, and the public: are led to devour. The simplicity of genuine- neas is out of the runing, as things go in the world. The public * eat what is given them, asking no giestions. The oleomargarine men have done ag terr! lot of mischief, and offal is the god whom they delight to honor and exalt. At all poltvts théy aim to circumvent the dairymen and switidle the public. The taste of the people is degraded by the sham butter and cheese which seems to be real. Men’s stomachs nowadays are sepulchres for strange abominations which they ignorantly, rather than innocently, swallow. This sort of thing is leading them they know not whither, and posterity will pay the piper. It ts no longer that which cometh out of, but that which goeth into, the mouth that defiles. Meats and drinks of many kinds are not what they pretend to be, and there is a good deal of ‘tricks that are dark” in what passes for dairy goods. Whose fault is this? Weil, in a great part the dairymen’s, for they have spoiled good milk. They have given an opening for the shoddy mea of the dairy, who are growing rich out of offal. The law complacently iets men sell what they like, and the sham ls, often enough, better than the real one. Shoddy sells well enough to be carefully made, and so the makers of counter- feit butter and cheese do flourish. Dairymen who make Inferior butter and cheese, no matter how real the goods may be, are out of the run- ning entirely. If only the palate of the public is suited, it matters not if the article be real or pretended, so careless dairymen can hardly“make ends meet and tie.” But one thing is clear: the makers of really first-class cheese and butter can hold thelr own and will hold their own against the nefarious stuff that is made in any and every country. A weeding-out process is ng on, and goods which are mere simulations will take the place so long occupied by the pro- ducts of milk that was spoiled. If, then. the oleomargarine business, the melted tallow and other less creditable things, shall result in bringing about a thorough reform in dairy methods, we shall have reason afier all to b erateful to men for whoin few of us entertal feelings that approach to respect or affection. But let the public have fair protection, let them know what they buy; then the dairy- men will win—if they want to; and if they don’t the fault is their own. oo = AUCTION SALES. THIS EVENING. AUCTION SALES. FUTURE Dats GENTLEMEN'S GOODS. S, ® Buteey, Ys B. WILLIAMS & CO., Auctioneers. FOSTER'S GhEAT SALE OF FINE ENGLISH AND AMERICAN BOOKS, at Auction-roams of WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO.., Corner 10th and Peunsylvania aveni Commencing SATURDAY EVENING. at 7 o'clock. 50,000 volumes choice BOOKS, which must be closed. out. Sale Positive. Terms Cash. 312-2 pee BROS., Auctioneers, REMPTORY SALE TO THE TRADE OF A) EXTENSIVE STOCK wi xt YOUTHS. BOYS) MIS: OF | MEN'S, N Ain io SES* AND CHILDRI LF BOOTS, GAIT! UTTONS, SAN- ORT TIES, LAST. ASSORTMENT OF ‘SES’ NS SHOES AND SLIP- ERS, INCLUDING THE MAKES OF ‘SHE BEST MANUFACTURERS OF THE COUNTKY, MAKING IN ALL OVER 10,000 PAILS, At Ou MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY FIFTEENTH, ge cek of Sais haere eS wre e » Shoes, &2. : to w! 1 Of the trade is reepectfully called. 3412-28 UCTION SALE OF FRAME BUILDINGS ON FOURT] EATH STREET NORTHWEST, AD- JOINING *'THE PORTLAND." ‘To make room for building the éxtenston to “*The, Portland,” we will reli at auciion, in front of the! premiees. on MONDAY AFTERNOON, FLF-' REENTH JANUARY, A.D ists, at FOUK O'CLOCK, the smell freme bulidings on 14th street, adjoining "Tbe ort on the north. ‘Terms: The entire purchase money jn cash attime of oe buildings to be removed before 20th Janu- ary, ALD. dal THOS. J. FISHER & CO.. Aucts, ppreomas DQwiin TRUSTEE'S PROVED ‘BY Auctioneer, Se ZAST. 1 bearing date the 12th q . 1878, and duly recorded in Liber, 1, folics 232, &., ‘one of the land records of the District of Colum iirecti and by directicu of the party fecured thereby, the ‘undersigned ‘Trastea will selon SALURDAY, JANUARY SIXTH, 1893, cn the premie ses at FOUL. O'CLOCK, all of cquare 799, together with the finprovements. ‘The sale of this property offerea fine opportuntty to secure & comfortable hoiue, “ihe improvements are | fon aua sviueentet Terms of sale: One third cash; the balance in two equal paymen' it six aad twelve montts, With notes bearing interest at eix yr cent. per annum until paid, and secured deed of trust on the p pRerty pola Fi Las PayeoN Trustee. All conveyal quired st time d21-dts F®- THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED UNTIL MUNDAY, JANUARY TWENTs-SEUOND, 1883, sane hour aud place. By order of ‘trustee. Leda THOSAS DOWLING. Auctioneer. Conjuaring Contretemps, From Chambers’ Journal. There are certain things—for the most part involving more or less intricate mechanlam, or dependent upon apparatus liable to damage— which, if they fail in any degree, fail utterly, and bring the professor to {rrotrievable grief. Buatier’s dissolving bird-cage Is an example. This {sa small oblong cage about 12 inches in length by 5 in depth and breadth, made app ently of wire on all sides, which 1s held in the two hands right in front of, or even among, the audience, away from any table or screen. One, two, three! and it 1s gone, and the per- former allows tho, spectators to examine him, to ascertain théreby >that the cage has not been folded up'flat by any meas and con- cealed on his perpots .; The effect is extra- ordinary, as the eage—innocent of the very oasibIy of mechanical decelt—seems to ave melted into thin atr under the very eyes of the andlence.4 TRe explanation 13, that there is a double-rotating hinge or jolut in the eight corners of, the ‘brass framewors, which permits it to fold? together endwise, or rather, cornerwise, in the form of a dle, the ‘‘wire” of the sides—really biack eiastic—aiding this collapse by itstension when the framework is released from the oblong shape which is main- tained by the bands. Around the right wrist is fastened a strong’ silk ‘cord, which passes up the arm inside the shirt, across the back and down the left arm, te be attached tu a tiny ring, hidden by! the ball of the thumb, at the lower and tnerleft*hand corner of the cage, | M! which forms one éxtremity of the spindle when. collapsed. This gord igot just such a length that when the hands, are holding the cage in front of the chest, the arms being bent and el- bows close to the sides, it !s comfortably taut. Now, It will be seen that if the arms are ex- tended,as they are suddenly and violently at the “Three!” the, cage being instantly jcol- d at the same.faoment, the latter rust sarily be drawn up the shirt-sleeve, where it will lle along the arms and allow the coat to be removed by the audience without fear of de- tection. But it has happened more than once to the Inventor himself to experience a hitch at the cuff and to have the mortification of seeing his collapsed cage dangling !gnominiously there- from, amid the roars of all present. There is no possibility of covering such a fatlure; the only thing to do ts'to turn away as rapidly as may be and confess to a disaster before every one has discovered its precise nature. ee ge Rantzau’s Rent Day. From the Paris American Rogleter. More than three centuries ago a certain Count Rantzau, while hunting and hotly pursuing a stag, lost his way, and finally fell into one of those deep holes frequently met with on the Schleswig moors to this day. ls cries for help were heard by an old peasant not far off, who hastened to the spot and succeeded in saving the count’s life. Refusing any recompense at first, he was in the end prevailed upon by the count to accept some token of gratitude, and asked to be made proprietor of the piece of moorland they were standing on. To thls the count gladly consented, on condition, how- ever, that the peasant and his successors were to appear at the castle every year on St. Martiu’s day to’ pay a tribute of one pfennig and be the guest of the castle for that day. The moorland has long been converted into fertile fields, many successive generations of the count as well’ as of old peasant have since gone to their last resting-place, bat the agreement then made 13. still In toree and the actual proprietor of tle piece of land regularly pays his tribute of one silver pfennig, Danish currency, on every 10th day of November. There being, however, very few ‘apecimens of this ancient coin leit, the piece Itself Is returned to the pevsant on leaving the c: At noon, on the 10th of this month, the present Proprietor of the so-ealled “pfennig-msadow pe in his appearance at castle Breitenvurg,near tzenoe, where Count Raatzau, Prince Bis- marek's son-In-iaw, surrounded. by friends and officials, received the tribute, had an old-fash- foned receipt drawn up, and then conducted the peasant to the banquet, consisting of the like courses originally prescribed for this singular ceremony by its founder. A Sees Russian Folk Lore. A certain woman had a daughter of her own and a step-daughter. She long wished to get rid of her, step-daughter. At last She sald to her husbang, “Take your daugh- ter away from my sight; carry her where- ever you like. LeaweheFin the open field to the crackling frost," Tlie father wept and wall- ed, but at length he-ylelded, placed his daughter on his sledge, drove her gut Into the open field, and there deposited her., Then, having crossed. himself, he hastened home; 80 a& not to witness his daughter's death. ‘The poor gil, left alone, shivered and uttered a allent prayer. Up came Frost and said, “Mi ide, maiden, I am Red- nosed Frost.” d-day to you, Frost,” she replied: ‘I suppos¢ God has sent you for my sin- ful soul.” Frost had intended to smite her, but he was pleased by: her way of speaking, so he took compassion on her and threw her a warm cloak. She wrapped ‘hdrself up in it and re- mained sitting thére. wice did Frost come 5 ee to Mens her, and niles sie Dleanhd im so mnuch by her sage replies that he made her all manner of'presents. She decked her- self with the gold and jewels he gave her, and sat on the box which had contained them, sing- ing songs. Meantime her step-mother was baking cakes for her funeral feast. When the Were ready she sent her husband forth to his daughter's body home. When he had been gone awhile the house dog barked from under the table. “The old man’s daughter is being brought home all in gold and silver, pat the old woman's daughter has no suitors.” ' In vain did the step-mother regale it with cakes in order to make it change its tune. It barked on. as be- fore. When the girl arrived in ali her ore ‘at first astounded. wi jad husband to take her same spot in the He obeyed. addressed’ the girl as he predscoesor: but no good words could 80 he flew into a rage an: death. When her mother sent for ] : Ss iG relents {hes DOWLING, Auczoneer. ae ANCERY SATE OF VALUATL: FMPROVED AT. ESTATE AT THE NORTHWEST. ae OF CONGRESS AND DUNBAR TON STREETS GEORGETOWN, D, 0. By virtue of decrese of, the Suyreme Court of the District cf Columbia, peased Jt Oct Ler, 1882, and Jenuary 2c. 188%, in equity cause 8,280, , 280, _ we will sell, 44 front of the premines, on MONDAY, SAN- VARY Fats EENTH, 1063, with eed eg rey and 44, Ich said proper e and cizhtoes month, with le, or all cash at option of ‘ull payment of purchase money: is Conveyancing al purchaper's Cost. A will Le sauires at Hime of sale. GORDON, 295 4 chaser. ‘will be wtyon, aepoatt of AM A. st., spGHAS. M MATTHEWS, 1208 Blctat.,} Trustees, HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer, CATALOGUE SALE OF RAKE EXCELLENOE. A CHOICE COLLECTION OF BR B; ey ee LZARLS AND OT AND OTHER RAR. WITH A NU. SILVER WARE, &c. On TUESD 4¥, ARY FIX ELEVEN A.M. THREE P.M room, 11th aud Pegnsylvania avent | fer collection: of tis ab yve woods, Tname in part: | One jarwe Kolitaire olf nuncstone, welght between 9 and (a perfect sO carats, om, | One Bracciet, 0 Opel.) (fancy colored Dismond, Buby and One pair Diainond extra large Snake Bracelets, cost Ones uingutticent Pearl Cameo and Diamond set, cost | Several Pearl Seta cf rare excelence and pority. | Diamonds wet iu unique and elegnat F } One fancy colored Diamond Pin, T stones. ‘osm! aches. | Dismond Siceve Butte: mae Ceuen and oe Stn att : Antique and rare old pleses in different designs. One Putique God Watch, painted dial ae and gents’ Watches from the best manufac- urers. A splendid jot of Sohd Silver Ware. N.B.—The catalogue comprie-n about 100 lots, end tt is seldom that such a collection js exposed at pubiic damon sale, comprising articles that only can be foun the weulthy. Pale porttive ang witho rve. Articles on exhibition all day prior to sale. s THOMAS DOWLING, Auct. IRUSTEES' SALE OF VALUABLE I REAL ESTATE, SITUATE No. FOUR- ENTH STREET NORTHWEST, WASHING- TON, D.C, ‘By virtue of ‘a deod of trust, bearing date on 17th day of November, A 1880, and duly a’ corded in Liber No. 926, 6, wt Bey.) One of’ the land records of the ' District of Columlia, and at tho request of the psrty securei thereby, and at the request of the heirs, the undersigned Trus- j tees will sell at public auction, in fiout of the premises on THURSDAY, the ELEVENTH DAY OF VARY, A. D. ii P. 0 follow: sud Uetnw in the city of Washiturton, Dis, and known and distinguisi.ed upon id city and District a8 and beinw iot numb y- are (23), in Davidsou's subdivision of ‘square ed two tin ired end twenty (220), ag aid eub- Jed in the office of the Surveyor of .. improved by a four-story and base- Welllux, containing in all sixteea large all the n.odern improve 24 fect 8 inches front by thousand dollars ($5,000) ca: ant hteen months, with intercs: at the per cent. per annum until peid. end secured jeed of ist on property sold. All conveyancing at cost of purchaser; und if terms of sale are not com- d with within seven days after date of saie, the stees reserve the right to resell the property at rick and cost of er, eplst or plan pered division fa reco: snston, D. | th i purchaper, ‘Lhe propert sold elear of all encumbrances. A deposit of £500 required at bane of ealer house Mas he uspocied between 1 aud 8 o'clock 7 PHILIP F, LARNER, t re : JOHN Bi. 1, THOS. J, FISHER & | S®- THE RESTRAT sale having bee Dax, JANUARY SI Place. By order of the Trustees. jalt-3¢ THOS. * FISHY R & CO., Auctioncers. poms DOWLING, Auctioneer. ORDER AGATNST on al sted, sale will take TU: RGZENTE oom iene IMPORTANT SALE AT AUCTION ov GENUINE IMPORTED TURKISH AND PERSIAN RUGS AND CARPETS, __ Comprising KARE AND RICH SELECTIONS oY PERSIAN, AFGHANISTAN, DAGHISTAN, OUCHAK, G: ORDEIS, CIRCASSIAN, ARMENIAN, KHORASSAN AND MOUORISH RUGS AND CARPETS. ALso, F JEDAZIENE, KELIM AND BAGDAD PORTIERES. ‘The attention of buyers is particularly called to the DISPLAX OF CARPETS, ‘Wh'ch, in point of number, size and quality, SURPASS ANY PREVIOUS COLLECTION EVER SENT TO THIS CITY, Being by far the Handsomest Collection of Textiles, in design and quality, ever offered by us, ‘TO TAKE PLACE AT MY SALESROOMS, Southwest corner Pennsylvania avenue and 11th street, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, JANUARY SEVENTEENIH AND EIGHTEENTH, 1838, MOBNING AND AFTERNOON, AT ELEVEN AND THREE O'CLOCK. ON EXHIBITION MONDAY AND TUESDAY PRIOR TO SALE, EVERY ARTICLE GUARANTEED GENUINE AND IMPORTED. Jan?-8t ‘THOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. RUSTEES' SALE UF THREE-STORY BRICK DWELLING, (NEARLY NEW), BEING No. 216 TWELFTH STREET SOUTHWES?, AT AUC- TION. rife ated Decor fata, By ash oad en of the land resorda of the Disect of ‘Trustees, at the written 2 USTEES’ Sat VALUABLE sTEam| DUBREUIL BROFHERS, NOTA, Fo TS 1112 F Srarer Nomruwasr, Wassuneron, Da the Drees Shiite $0 OFC. e.esecece eS eon Tuoursows SHIRT FACTORY amp MEN'S FURNISHING EMPORIUM, £16 F Street, oppostt> Patent Offica, $a8-d&dba NHOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. TRUSTEE'S SALE OF THREE-STORY FRAME ek mmnne a of t us fund guy recorded in Liber 748, 1olio f' the land records for the 1: of Columbia, uns Trastes will ‘on THURSDAY, JANUARY ELEVENTH, 1883, at FOUR O'CLOCK, in front of the premises, Ni in Mi Kelley's nibdtviston of ag Street, between Cacal an by « thrce-story frame dwell ‘Terms: One-third cash months, with notes beari deed of trust on the 1 charer’e a5-dte Sicomer, ARROWSMITIT and MYSTIC tears street wharf at, 7 a. m. j leawg Alexandria, Vac at 8 M. : connect with B. K. Tat “shepherd's. ARROWSMITR, NDAYS, fi bet) a settalute upaigs’ neteunne” SERDAR Be qT mint, St vs Bay wi en al sl oF information appiy to JOHN B. PADGETT Alex: va. ing interest an ~ All conveyancing at Sluv deporit at time 4. C.G. KENNEDY, Trastes, §2-THE ABOVE SALE 18 POSTPONED IN CON- sequence of the storm until THURSDAY, JANUARY FIGHTEENTH, same hour and place, ‘by order of runtee. 3011, 13,17 ___ THOMAS DOWLING, Auct. 1IED STATES MARSHALS SALE. M™ VERNONT wr. VERN L Tah stiect hart datly (exten bee fe Lea ; Vernon Bildtock a. mas Feturuing reaches Waahinge ton about x 030 r L. L, BLAKE, Captain, YORE, KOTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM. ‘The firet-ch owered, Clyde-built Dutem eae ek heet cr AMSTERDAM. ROTTERDAM SCHTEDAM, EDAM, ZAANDAM E CALAN W. A. SCHOLTEN. MAA! the U.s. peal in to the N, UARY, 1883, TEN F. A. M., the right, te clatun end interest of the defendant tn zand, to the foliowing-described property, 10 wil ck o Books, Stationery, ‘Fancy Goods, &o.- (euch ‘as are usually Da firet-clans stationery store, ) and levied upon as the property of James J, Chayraan to satinfy oxeoutions Ne. 91.118 at law, in £2 Het MoGeney; 'N 12" wt awe, Sn f Brothers & Co. 113 at law, in fi i NGg 2 14 at iam, in favor of Daniel Si 115 st law, in faver er, itt & C CLAYION ‘Mean NM THOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. ” For Other Auct 12-dte See sth Page. FINANCIAL. ————* The steamers of this company will URDAY from Bremen eg. foot of tes of posnage: From New York — bo ‘and Bremen, fi OTEGT YOUR FA stearagre, $30; Koesteiee wR Sa ranzuars| tise wonderful, 3 , September ‘alone it | £.0O., 925 Pennayt avenue northwest, Seem EN I. ¥. KNIGHT. Manager. STEWART BROWN'S SONS, Wa. Hanstas Brown. Davison Brows. Gro. ALExawpER Buown, member N.Y. Stock Exch'ge. 88 PINE STREET, NEW YORK. Stocks and Bonds Bought and Sold on Commission. #1 Steck SPECULATION. TO AND FROM BOSTON AND BALTIMORE, LIVERPOOL, QUEENSTOWN, GLASGOW, LONDONDERRY and GALWAY, from the 2 Coa toapy rail ventory fant p ited tates. ‘Tbe ony line ‘rom Galway. Parties wishing to make money in Stocks should com- Pie esiuerw are Sor entety anf arene teen maces gee 0! A. DODGE & 00., Int 5 age, lowest rates, BaxKexs axp Stock Broxens, AI B ee ‘No. 12 Watt Sraeer, New Yous, will send free information snowing how large TroRts mung be ronliged os rea Snr 406 ‘$10 To $1,000. ]y4éBure LINE. 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BROTHERS and GAY, 906 y ~. < B street southwest, who will furnish you medicines | ¢, a ncmcener, Eaters - soene wee oan aad guarantee a cire oF nopay. Thirty-five veare | (E{p-PALTIMOME EXPRESS. eaxperiones. Sedan | eal PHILADELE AIA, NEw YORE AND BOSTON SOUGAR = it Na A LADS OR GAN GONFIDENTIALLY CONSULT |, FAERESS. Pa Wing Ean (Grate for ae Dr. BRO’ southwest. Particular ed retown and at Pott aaa attention paid 40 all Uineanes Peullar to Le:ties, mas Pond iy my an ORE Myatteville Ti or Al ‘and ‘roubles | 192 treated, ‘Thirty-fi |-2mn° ee: TMORE EXPLODE ca ‘Chicago, Cincinnati and ‘Cars to Cincinnati, pam 4 Years’ experience. ‘n21-2m* re atall (TR LADIES FRIEND—MOTI’S HOMEOPATHIC | 20:00 BALTT (stops at Pils, for all female complaints, obstructions and UT diseases produced from irrecularitios; no tuxte CF nel. For sale only at 906 B ‘street southwest, d15-1m* - H. L. BOVER, MEDICAL ELECTRICIAN, treats succesfully Female Diseases Neural Khenmatiem, Chills, Paralyain, Nervous Turkieh, Russian, Sulphur and all Medicated given. 1417 G streot, oppostte Rigen House. °: ADAME DE FOREST HAS REMEDY FOR LA- Ma aaltemate cnnplaiste a ‘cured. Can be consulted daily at 1845 7th street from 1 to 9 o'clock p.. Re! READ! DE, MOTT’S Laurel.) 4 Lew Receipt of price, EALTH 18 if NERVE cy teat Nia, Se ~PHILADELPHIA, NEW YOK and BOSTOR :b—Chioars, Chocunst: snd” ae eae Bases evenne walon WEALTH DR. D BRAIN TREATMENT: A. ii AND WAY STATIONS. day only. Other i th i i Tan Station D, New York City. ANHOOD RESTORED. Snel Expres, ¥:50 p.m. itieburw w BALTIMOKI AND POTOMAC arRoge. = cx Eric, Canandaigua, © Baga : eaoteian i Coates