Evening Star Newspaper, January 27, 1883, Page 7

s RELIGIOUS NOTES, Te curacy ERE AND ELSEWHERE. —The Emory Grove Camp-meeting associa- tion, of Baltimore, has been reorganized, and Will hold a camp this year on the old grounds, on the Western Maryland railroad. —i Fifth 2, South Washington, aa in- terestin: meeting. quite a number of Angu presented themselves. — It ts understood that Rev. J. O. Peck, for- meriy of Mt. Vernon M. E. church, Baltimore. and new of Brookls Y., can be transferred and ned to the politan M. E. church, | There seems to be considerable spiritual erest in the Methodist Episcopal churches of ty just now, revivals bein: In progress at ch (fh W. Downs), Foundry (Rev. W. F. i Rey. C. H. Richardson). — In the Metropolitan Presbyterian chureh on tol Hill a special religious interest com- | vith the observance of the “Week of | persons haye been admitted | id many more have expressed | | nilre . recently appointed eehureh, in this azeveny, is about member hi at | borhoeed of Pittsburg, and | @ at the church of St. k. He is regarded as users in the priesthood. s are in progre — There isa r meeting in prosress at the M. E, ehureh, south, at Winchester, Va. Rey. W. Anderson has resigned the pas- torate of the Baptist church at Fincastle, Va. — The Italian Free Christian church, “pastor and fleck.” has passed into the hands of the Methodists. Key. J. F. McClelland, formerly of the N York ME. conference, died at Santa Cru on Saturday last. — Rey. Dr. W. 0. Johnstone, of the Kensing- ton (Philadelphia) Presbyterian ehurch, died recently. During his pastorate of three years he 11,800 in the chureh and baptized 1,300. — Rey. E. Payson Hammond, the Evangelist, | Js still conducting revival meetings at Warren | avenue Baptist church, Boston, and in a few Werks will open a series of meetings in Dr. Tal- maxe’s tabernacle in Brooklyn. — The church of St. Monica, on Hill street, Baltimore, dedicated last Sunday by Archbishop Giboons for the use ofcolored Catholics of South Baltimore, has been put in charge of Rey. A. B. Leeson, of the Josephite Fathers. he Sisters of the Bon Secours, whose head- quarters are on West Baltimore street, Balti- more, are expectinz a reinforcement from Paris. This is an order of trained nurses who devote themseives mostly to earing for the sick. augh, of the Methodist Epis- eopal church, south, recently attended the Flor- ida conference, was prostrated. and will be com- “dt x during the winter. | op Kayanansh’s residence is m St. Louis. — The recentiy inaugurated ¢overnor of Penn- | gylvania isa Method on of a minister, | and his private seer . Dr. of that denomination, o the si Tian, Rev. C. L. Little, lu . Henry Voiz, late He church, at Waldorf, Ch Succeed Rev. F Dickinson college. Father F y. Md. and Re Conway from Deer Creek to Waldorf. —The Cleveland Herald asserts, and appa- Yently proves, that the title ‘ City of Churches” oes not so properly belong to Brooklyn as to Cleveland. It thinks that while Brooklyn might have formerly deserved to be so called, its re- gious stremgth inthe last few years has been wanin: ‘he Jehn C. Green fund, controlled by the American Sunday-school union, besides support- mg four missionaries, has covered the expenses of 370 new schools, attended by 16,000 teachers and scholars, in which there have been 992 con- Yers:ons, and from which 32 churches have been organized. —The golden jubilee of Mother Francis Xavier Ward, of the Sisters of Mercy, and supe- Fior of the house of Mercy, at Manchester, N. H., was celebrated there a few days ago. This sister was the last survivor of those ihe the order in Dublin, and she houses in this country. —The late Rev. Titus M. Coan, missionary to the Sandwich Islands, where he settled in 1835, Feteived as members of the church twelve thou- sand of the native converts, 1.705 making a pro- fession of faith in one aay, and 5.244 being re- ceived in the year 1837, during the great religi- ous awakening in the Isianas. — Rev. Dr. Robert W. Landis, the most emi- nent of the Kentucky Presbyterian divines, died Thursday morning at Danville. He was aman of peculiar habits, lived the life of a hermit, and | cooked his own meals. He was the anthor of many doctrinal works and a contributor to sev- eral reviews and newspapers. —Chang Kum Sing,a converted Chinaman, is about to leave New York to return to his native land as a missionary. He was baptized from | the Chinese class of Trinity Baptist Sunday echo! about a year ago and entered Rev. Dr. Bamson’s class in the 53d street Bible coliese, supporting himseif by performing the duties of sexton of the 53d street church. ‘The Chinese Sunday school classes have raised’ $150 towards his expenses, —Rev. Father Ryan, the well-known priest poet-and lecturer, has been called to account by some of the Catholic periodicals for having spoken of the decline in the moral and political power of the church. and he answers that he did not assert the spiritual decline, “but that the material and political power of’ the Catholic church has been declining for a iong time is evi- dent to any one who is not too blind to see facts or too dull to realize them.” —There is.a movement on foot in Baltimore for the establishment of a Charitable Protestant Fpiscopal Mission, similar to the Thames Mis- sion of London, and Rev. George A. Leakin has supervision of the matter. It is to fit up a yacht, with a chapel, organ and all the Tequisites of worship, and follow up the oyater fieets of the Chesapeake, holding on board re- ligious services at convenient times for those in the boats. Mr. Leakin says that thousands of these memare now a: completely cut off from Telizious privileges as the tribes in central Africa. — The Philadelphia Press heard of a clergy- man of that city who in one of bla prayers re- cently asked for the conversion of his choir, and makes it the occasion to condemn the bad taste of such performances. , “The manners of this clerz .” it says, “must certainly have been ted in his youth, or else he is trying to t audiences by a ‘reputation for eccen- tricity, and on either supposition his church bad better quietly ady'se him to seek a profession where the propricties form a less conspicuous part of the needed credentials. Clerzymen need to be zentlemen as much as to be Christians, and » man who needlea#ly gives offense in pub- lic, and then is unable to see the wrong, can heer command the confidence which a clerzy- man needs in order to be a successful teacher of righteousness.” —<<-— No Answer to “Ticket, Plense!” From the Charlotte Cbeerver. Shortly after the air Ime train which reached here yesterday morain@had pulled out from Atlanta, Captain McCooi. the conductor, passed through the cars collecting fare. A man whom he recognized as Judge Owens ting ina seat by himself, to all sourd . ‘the conductor shook him, could net wake ott upright in te wcat: his date reeling on hi uy in the seat, in on his - breast, stone dead. Emity Metiville, the comic opera singer, the wite of @Sun Francixco morehant named er She — him farewell a few weeks ago as she took ler departure fur a professional tour in Australia. She had previensly caught in an attempt toelope with Tom Caselli, atenor, but had tearfully confessed contrition and reform. An vid maa, wearing a hizh-co\- Jared ulsier and soggles, boarded the same steamer, and soon after it sailed the husband founsl that this was Caselli in disyguine. A di- Vorce has been granted. Women childiess in Europe after years of marriage often have families in Anstrojia HOME MATTERS, PROTECTION FROM DUST—CURE FOR CORNS— HOW TO MAKE LUMINOUS PAINT—HOUSE FUR- NISHING—HINTS ABOUT COOKING. Cooxres.—Two cups of sugar, one cup of but- ter, half a cup of sweet milk, one teaspoonful of soda, two teaspoonfuls of extract of lemon; dip the cookies in sugar before baking. Sovsep TRIPE.—Cut in pieces the right size to serve at table, put in @ deep :dish with bits of butter laid over the top, and set in a hot oven one-half to three-quarters of an hour. The more butter the richer the gravy. PALMETTO FLANNEL CaKes,—Une pint of but- termilk, two well-beaten eggs, flour enough to make a stiff batter—the flour to be mixed, half wheat and half corn flour. Put a spoonful of sea-feam into the flour and cook on a griddle. Wie Anovt To ButTtonHoLe the bottom of a flannel skirt. whether for achild or woman, double the flannel as if you were to hem ft, and baste it in place. This will give firmness and body to it, and it will last at least twice as long. Ir you wish to give a delicate and yet dis- tinct onion flavor to the dressing for a fowl, boll the cnion till tender, changing the water twice; then chop it in yery small bits, Just as If it were raw. Roast gocse and wild duck gain to most palates by having the dressing thus flavored. Ci ATE Cake.—Take two cups of sugar, ene cup of sweet milk, halfa cup ot butter, two and one-halfcups of flour, two eggs and three sfuls of baking powder. Dissolve one- third cake ot choeolate, mix with one-half cup of the cake, then marble through the whole. : FRENCH PLAN of economizing eggs in ling” croquettes, oysters, ete., is to mix poonfal of salad-oul and one of water to ith a pinch of salt. Good Ameri- ly add a tablespoonful of cold it will still be glutinous Nb Carrors.—When small beets are boiled and cut in slices and served in saucers at dinner, a great addition may be made by slic- ing some boiled carrots with them. Do not cook the carrots and beets together, but in separate kettles. Served together each gains and neither loses. This is a novel way of serv- ing them; try it. CrLery Sovr.—Boil a smallcup of rice in three pints of milk until it will pass through a sieve. Grate the white part of three heads of celery ona bread-grater; add this to the milk after it has been strained; put to it a quart of strong veal stock; let it boil until the celery is perfectly tender; season with salt and cayenne pepper and serve. If cream is obtainable, sub- stitute one pint for the same quantity of ‘milk. Raporrs.—Rabbits, which are in the best con- dition in midwinter, may be fricasseed like chicken, in white or brown sauce. To make. a Pie, first stew till tender and make like chicken pie. To roast, stuff with a dressing made of bread-crumbs, chopped salt pork, thyme, onion, pepper and salt: sew up; rub over with’a little butter or pin on it a few slices of salt pork, add a little water in the pan and baste often. Serve wish mashed potatoes and currant jelly. Aw ELEGANT ScrEEN is made by using an ebony frame which forms one square space. Fill this with dark olive satin; on this, in oil colors, outline a hillanda tree. Use as dark shades as you can, and make them effectiy brighten with yellow lizht, using Naples y low. A design for the suggested landscape ean me book of woodcuts, and with an be made yery brilliant. Squ paint from the tubes on blotting pape pinG toa Baltimore epicure, a highly tory stuffingtor a duck, whether canyas- ack or red-head, Is made by grating enough bread to fill the bird; moisten it with cream or with milk, In which put a tablespoonful of melteg butter: season with salt, pepper, ete., the rind of a lemon, a tablespoontul of chopped celery and the yelk of one exg. It the flavor of ‘0 you delectable, he says, add a ysters whole. A strip of bacon placed over the breast of the roasting duck gives a delicate. almost imperceptible flavor, and pre- vents it becoming dry. A Ccre For Corxs.—The Scientific American avery reliable paper, gives the following recipe asasurecure forcorns. As the remedy is very simple, ifany of our readers are afflicted with corns it would probably be well for them to give it a trial: “Take one-fourth cup ofstrong vine- gar; crumble into it some bread. Let it stand half an hour, or until it softens into a good poul- tice. Then apply, on retiring atnight. In the morning the soreness will be gone, and the corn can be picked-out. Ifthe corn is a yery obsti- nate one it may require two or more applica- tions to effect a cure.” A CaNe-sEATED Curr ts at best not very comfortable in cold weather, and may be im- proved by fastening a movable cushion to the back, at least, if not tothe bottom also. This may be accomplished in various ways. One eas} way is to purchase & scarlet Turkish towel, fasten a layer of cotton to it, line tt with Turkey red calico. and catch it to the top of the chair with bows of ribbon, and at the bottom with some stout cord. The seat may be cushloned in the same way, and if the chair is small the towel will answer for both cushions. Patch- work or cretonne may be used in place of the Turkish toweling, but that is both serviceable and pretty: For Ma UMINOUS Pant this is the re- ceipt: Fake oyster shells and clean them with warm water. Put them into the fire for half an hour, and then take them out, coo! them, pound them fine, and remoye the worthless gray parts. Put the powderinto a crucible with alternate layers of sulphur. Close the lid and seal t up with sand made into a stiff paste with beer. After the crucible has been over the fire for an hour and afterward cooled the contents will be found to be white. Sift the powder carefully and mix it with gum water. This gives a paint which remains luminous fog a long time after dark if it is first exposed {0 daylight. Pickons.—Uniess quite young they are better PAPA'S BLESSING, CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRaP. “T have asked Wynn to come out this evening to talk overs little business, Dora. If he should arrive before I get here, you must see to him untill come. Be kind and polite to him, my dear. Hels really a very well-meaning and un: assuming fellow, and the most usefat’ bool Keeper I have ever had. He has seemed a litti 3 out of sorts lately, and I am sure would be most gratefal for any little attention from you.” This Richard Blair, the rich tea-merehant; had said to his daughter in the morning, on leaving his pretty villa at Richmond for the city, with an amount of pompous condescension which clearly manifested his sentiments with regard to bookkeepers and their kind. Dora was an obedient daughter, as her rece} tion of her father's cuest that evening plainly showed; but certainly the worthy tea-merchaut would have found abundant cause to retract his opinion as to the same guest’s modest and assuming character if he bad been.a witiftes of his demeanor on that occasion; for no sooner had the door closed upon the servant Who ush- ered him into the presence of hts young mistress than—totally unabashed and unblushing—he took the young girl into his arma, only releasing her after leaving neon her ripe red lips at least is half-a-dozen Debeat — the least Dora, not appearing in the or disconcerted at this greeting, bore unduchincly the situation for fully two minutes before she blushingly drew back and endeavored to bring into something like order her soft brown hair, which, with the dainty ruffles at her throat. had become somewhat disarranged by the welcome she had so obediently given her father’s guest. “It ts a long time since I have seen you, Harry,” she remarked, with a bewildering glance from beneath the thick lashes shading the large pray eyes. “I should think so indeed—quite an age!” re- sponded the bookkeeper dismally. “‘I managed to get away half an hour before the time your father told me he should be home, hoping to see you alone; but he'll be sure to turn up before he's expected—it's just my luck!” “Harry, do you know why my father has sent for you to-night?” “T haven't an idea, excepting that It’s some- thing about the branch of the business in Hong Kong.” “I can enlighten you a little then, though I hardly think you wili be as pleased as my father seems to expect. One of the men in the house out there has just died; he had rather a respon- sible position, I believe, and papa wants to send you out to take his place.” “As it anything could induce me te leave England and you, Dora!” cried the young man. Vhy, the separation would probably for years!” “Tam afraid you must go, Harry,” was the girl's rather sorrowful response. “You know my father; your refusal to obey his wishes would probably make something very like an enemy of him,and render matters between us even more hopeless than they are at present.” “Dora, I must speak to your father,” cried the young man excitedly. “When he finds that his daughter’s happiness is involved, he can’t be heartless enough to refuse our united prayers. He seems to feel rather kindly towards me. Anything would be better than this un- certainty!” “No, dear Harry. — Belleye me, it would onty be exchanging uncertainty for positive resiena- tion of all our hopes. I know my father well, and it is useless to hide from myself and you that he loves money far better than his child. He has declared over and oyer again that he will neve! pnsent to my marriage with himself; and I know he will dvise me to go off to China, with the probability of never seeing you again, Dora? Nothing can be worse than that, surely “Oh, Harry, I must have time to think! heard.of it only this morning.” cried Dora, on the verge of tears. ‘There comes papa now and I have so much still to say to you. I mus see you again. Conld you manage to come down on Thursday at this time for half an hour? My father is going toadinner in the city on I braised, or stewed in broth, than cooked in any other manner. Tie them in shape; place slices of bacon at the bottom of a stewpan; lay in the pigeons side by side,’all their breasts upper- most, add an onion with a clove stugk in, a tea- spoonful of sugar and some parsley, and pour over enough stock to cover them—if you have no stock use boiling water. Now put some thin slices of bacon over the tops ot the pizeons; cover them as closely as possible, adding water or stock when necessary. Let them simmer antil they are-very tender. Serve each pigeon on a thin plece of buttered toast with a border of spinach, or maxe little nests of spinach on pieces of toast, putting a pigeon into each nest. Dest will accumulate im closets. will sift in through and under the doors, after one has done all she knows how to prevent it. If a woman can afford to have a regular chest of drawers of the exact length of her dress skirts she should be counted as one of the happy; if not, she can shield her black silk and velvet dresses in this way: Take two breadths of wide cambric, sew them together, hem all around both ends, and run In strings to draw them to- gether or pieces of elastic cord. In this slip the dress skirt. Have two loops on the band of the skirt, and let them come through the top of the bag to hang it by. The object in having both ends open Is so that the dress may be slip- ped out at either end, and also may: be ar- ed so that it will not wrinkle. There should be a loop on the bag also, by which it may be left hanging in the closet after the skirt is taken out. ~ Hixts Anovt Cooxixa.—The following cull- Dary rules are from the London Caterer: 1. Never boil fat with bones or meat for stock for #tavies or soups. 2 Place all fish, salt or fresh, tocook in boiling water. 8. All fresh fish to have vinegar and salt added to the water. 4. Never let fish boil fast, draw it to the side of the fire, and only let it boil slowly. 5. Place all meat to boil in poling. Tule 4. 6. All vegetal ofboiling water, with salt, doled. 7. All as broccoll, are not 8) mometer will soon show the carafe un ing requires only 188 ri with the measles was ts whete she contemcted the more that evenin; “Of course I can,” responded Harry, just as the door opened to admit the master of the es- tablishment. “Eh, Wynn, you arrived first! Prompt as ever—a most excellent quality in a young man. Thope my daughter has made you comfortable eT tated te a th “I tried to do so, papa,” responded the young lady demurely. “f suppose my cormpaby'tau‘be dispensed with now?” i etion “Yes, my dear, you can go. By-the-way, a0 may as well send us a bottle of wine, lease.” pl “Well, Wynn,” began the merchant, when the two men were left alone, as he walked up and down the room, evidently satisfled with himself and all the world, ‘I have to tell you that there is excellent news from America; we have closed the contract with that firm in New York, of which yon have heard me speak, and the transaction will bring us in something very like oo Sas pounds. Not at all abad job yn?” ‘ou are usually fortunate, sir,” answered Wynn, a littie bitterly. “I have something else to say which will in- terest more nearly, my boy. We have Just heard of the death of Jones, our secretary, at Hong Kong, and Iam called upon to send some one to fill his place. It’s rather a good position, and we need some one we can trust. I've been rather pleased with the way you've done your duties lately, and I’ve been thinking—hem!—in short, I've made up my mind to give you the place.” “But, sir,” began Wynn, in desperation. “Oh, no thanks! Iknow you appreciate it and all that, of course, and I'am sure we shall be satisfied with you.’ Could you be ready to go next month?” 1 will think it over, sir. I suppose it 1s not ary to give you my answer fora day or “No, certainly not,” replied the merchant, a little surprised at Wynn’s way of receiving such a piece of good fortune. ‘Then followed an announcement which, for an instant, caused the bookkeeper to turn hot and cold with lightning rapidity. “Perhaps you will be interested in a piece of family news which has given me the greatest satisfaction, Wynn. My daughter isto be mar- Tied.” Z “Impossible! I mean, sir, I had heard noth- ing of it,” stammered poor Wynn. “Eh?” exclaimed the merchant, staring at his companion in astonishment. ‘No, 1 suppose not. The fact of the matter $s, Miss Blatr doesn’t know of it herself yet; but she will, of course,be as pleased as lam. The letter only came to-day from an cid friend of mine who has made mil- lions—millions, my boy-—in sugar, and writes proposing a marriage between his only son and my daughter. The young man has seen my Dora somewlrre, it seems, and was quite emit- ten with the sly little puss. He is coming to us on a visit hext week. Now, haven’t I cause for rejoicing to-day, W; “Pray, accept my congratulations, eir,” re- plied the bockkeeper ype Soe “*By-the-way, Wynn,” the merci went on, after a moment's pause devoted to golden anti- cipations, “it has struck me that you have been rather down ia the mouth lately. Are you out of health?” “Oh, no sir, thank you—not at all!” responded | the young man hurriedly, rather disconcerted by this unusual solicitude in his behalf. The delight with which the merchant had that day heard of the success of business schemes likely to make an important addition to the banking account of the firm, and especially an- ticipations of the brilliant marriage to be made by his daughter, had filled his heart with a sort of comtortable condescending benevolence and good will to all the world, which descended even to the affairs of so unimportant a person- age as his bookkeeper. Birtles you had any bad news?” ‘o sir.” “Perhaps you are in debt. Don't bé afraid to tell me the trath, Wynn. 1 feel quite a fatherly interest in you, I assure you. and I might do something to nel you. Ishouldn't at all mind bap acs, hundred pounds or so.”” re “I thi you most gratefully, Mr. Blair; but'l have no debts.” you W: started, blushing to the very roots of is tiatr, Dat could find ho words to teply lle the merchant stared at him fora moment and laughed uproariously, rabbing his hands Come, o1 ith it, ible? Wou't oho —____ AUCTION SALES. may ‘Yes’ or ‘No,’ nor commit yourself in = a but I mle fot your secret. 8. daughi seen ou twice woman lately. Old | my blessing, W; Brooks got the bette of he ina Deiainess | trans- | two conditions. FUTURE DAYS We? Sy tere M™ upon is tat you” -ndt Post: action the and I'd: like to be even | suppose your wife—shall go to China, as I pro- . te City ‘Office. = with him. yway, whoever the girl is I'm dis- Posed. = ton about to hi “Wg are quite willing. sir.” the bookkeeper “How, sir?” replfed eagerly. “And the second condition?” | GREAT CLOSING-OUT SALE OF DRY GOODS. Wynn. “Why__heml tf’ the old fellow won't give his “That you never, either of you,disclose to any it? buaman being who was the promoter and insti- cat consent, whe n't you do withot KING ND! ‘70T Market ome ith her?” gator of your elopement.” ‘Mrs. A. CHANDLER, Space, What ab eu Fun, ‘hardly’ believing | “I proiiee, pape,” ould Dora nerpegre happen og siomgret seme aed his ears. “Bou really advise’me to do thal?” moe the young husband shove store, “ hy What's » FD give A the price of ‘ thee iete wales teen And the Blessing was bestowed. COMMENCING AT TEN O'CLOCK ON SATURDAY and So syringe any night you'd ios = MOBNING, JANUARY TWENTY-SEVENTH. to be wi my tiene ni Turkish Harem Life. the bargain! I know a clergyman a few miles Every Turkieh house ts divided into two dis- | 1 thestock will be found every description of from here, who would do the job for you wil- tinct parts, the selamitk and the harem, the | FIRST-CLASS DRY AND FANCY GOODS, SILKS, STEA! Ww. W. CORCORAN Teh etree hard dally coxcre returning Sreamestr Line Rerweee VERNON! MT. VERNONIT at 10 c'olock @. m. ; New Tore, Hava lingly, especially if I give you a note to him. did him a favor once.' i “And you positively will give us your bleas- ing and assistance, no matter who the young lady may be?” exclaimed the bookkeeper, almost involuntarily. “* Positively,” replied his employer, firm in the conviction that here was a delightful opportu- nity of becoming revenged upon a man who-had assailed him in his weakest point—his pocket. “1 will help you without asking any questions. We must teach the grasping old sinner that his daughter’s affections are not an article of mer- chandize. Nobody need be ashamed of you for 8 son-in-law, Wynn, my boy.” eee you, sir,” responded the young man, intly. “Just consult the young woman, and, if all's right in that quarter. let me know the day, and the carriage and the price of the license shall not be wanting. I shall not go back from wy promise.” Wynn did not fall to keep his appointment at Richmond on the following Thursday eve- ning, finding Dora at home and alone, as he had hoped; and the next morning, when Mr. Blair entered his counting-house, he found his book- keeper waiting anxiously to speak with him. “Well, Wynn, is anything the matter?” asked the merchant, a littie surprised at seeing the young man at so unusual an hour. ‘Has any- thing newturned up about the American affair?” “No, sir.” Wynn stammered, blushing like the veriest school-girl. ‘I am not here to speak of business. I must beg your pardon for trespass- ing upon your time at this hour; but you were 8o very kind a few days ago as to promlse—” “Well, out with it man!” “That you would assist me——" “Aha—the young woman! Iremembernow!” exclaimed Mr. Blair, laughing heartily. “So you have seen her? What does she think of imy plan?” “She has consented, sir,” faltered the book- former being reserved for the men, the latter for the women. This division exists in the palaces of the Sultan as well as In the houses of the simple artisan. In public carriages, tram- ways or trains. women have their reserved Places, protected by a curtain from the gaze of the people. The thousands of women who are in the harems of the sultan and of the princes of the imperial family are all slaves. There is not a single rich or well-to-do family in Turkey that does not possess a certain number of women. and girl slaves. There are black and white slaves: the former from Central Africa and ‘ubia; the latter are Circassians, sold by their —— This latter commerce is altogether As to the commerce of negresses, it is under the eurveillance of the different con- sulates, and more especially of that of England. The white slaves were formerly bought in Georgia and Circassia. Russia, since she has conquered Circassia, has prohibited this com- merce; but many families have emigrated to Turkey, and they bring up several young girls to sell them as slaves. There are no longer public markets for slaves, and young girlsare no longer bought as formerly at the bazaar, but there are houses known by the authorities where they are exposed tor sale. Children of some years old are sold by Circassian families; the | price varies according to the beauty of the chil- | dren, from some hundreds to thousands of pias- tres. In an ordinary time giris of fifteen or six- teen, and who are really beautiful, are sold for about a hundred thousand piastres, over a thou- sand pounds. The ugly women are employed for d®mestic work, while those who are pretty are taught to sing, dance and write. The questton of slavery is well understood by the different embassies at Constantinople. Am- bassadors’ wives visit the harems of the sultan, of pashas and beys. They pass a whole day HOSIERY, LACES, NOTIONS, &c., &c. In all, the finest lot of Goods ever offered at auction in this city. ‘tis, therefore, unnecessary to enumerate further. Sale without reserve, and in lots to swt all pur- chasers. SHAS. WEEKS, Salesman, $025-3t Late with Duncanson Bros, RUSTEES' SALE OF IMPROVED PROP” RTY ON THE BLADENSBURG KOAD, NEAE MOUNT OLIVET CEMEIFRY, By virtue of a deed of trust given to ue, duly, recorded in Liber No. 991, folio 87 et seq., ane ot the land records for the District of Columbia, and Dy request of the party secured, wo will sell ‘at p on on TUESDAY, THE THULTETH Dal D. 1883, a 1FOUR O'C! ‘K P.M. ucti pocaubes il that picce cel of ront o! remises, ail tha oF parcel a nn ths ‘of Columbia and Rnowr ‘one (1) of Doctor and premi om the District and distinguished as sub-lot Of a artol Hestdoeks Heart oa sta LE 2) of ** ‘es Hill” and “*Enclosure .” whic H By Joseph Gaiee and wite in aad Was conveyed to Dr. Palmer March S:b, 1855, containing rad Square feet. “more or same property conveyed by Joss- ine Wallace and WJ. W: 7 Wallace to Henry Stuebner by dated Ausust 12th, 1876, and recorded in Liber No. 825, folio, $96 et veq., of ‘the lend reconis for the DistHict of Columbia, orether with all the improve: ments, ways, easements, Fights,” priv: and. ap- murtenances thereto belonging, or in any wise cured by trast on premises roid. or all cash, at option All conveyancing at cost of pur- chaser. If terms of sale are not comylied with in seven Gays, the trustees reserve the right to revell at the Tink and cost of the defaulting purchaser, after five days pub: He aotice of resale in some i100 oe hed in hos oe. SS Re SI ce USTAV GIESLER, | Trustoce. Ss DUNCANSON BKOS., Aucts. — ju18-20,23,25, 27429 LIVERPOOL, QUEENSTOWN, ‘Ihe and are the oo (onaep LINE. London, SOUTHAMPTON AND * will sail EV! "tenes, cuoraes reiacht to UE tr Green? New York’ W. G- MET « . 925 Ponnaylvanie aveuue Lorthwest, Warhiiucton. HA™s0ee LINE. WEFELY LIX¥ OF STREAMERS LEAVING SEW YORK EVERY THURSDAY AT Noon. FOR ENGLAND, FRAve AND GERMANY. De Darsase apply wo General Aronta, 61 Browdwa, New score, C. B. RICHARD & 00., Parmer acer AM 8S Ling. TO AND FROM BOSTON AND BALTIMORE, GLASGOW, LONDONDERRY and GALWAY, ease certificates for Friendaand Relatives id Country, to any rail station or: «in the United states, ‘The only line direct from Galway. > teamers ate unsurpassed for mafety and fitted up with all unprovements condi fort of ‘Cabin, $50, $70 and lowest rates, ELLEW, TLL 7th wt; Mee. D. a 1G). W. MOSS, 225 Boston, Mase, 155 E. Corner Broad ake at ‘and Come nit, Prepaid e Bi hia, Pa, N.. ‘sts., or foal agents. there sometimes, breaktasting and dining in the IHOMAS DOWLING. Anctionesr. Re ROUTE. Keeper, keeping his face carefully hidden be- | harems, being waited upon byslaves. Often on nN EAMSHIP COMPANY 1 hind the lid of a desk tn which, to all appear- | the very day that their wives are visiting the BETWEEN NEW YORK AND LIV! ance, he was searching busily.’ “On the day harems, the ambassadors send in a protest FeO Fine oe SOS” GAzOOE. after to-morrow evening, if convenient fo | against slavery. having noted the arrival o1 Bothma.. . Wed., Jan.31, | Bervia | Wed., Peb. you ——” ship full of black slaves from Africa. As to the Cataloma..Wea. Feb. 7. Bothnia. Wed., ache sooner the better! My boy, I am quite | hundreds of thousands of white slaves who make Pavonis.. Won, boas: [ears Set ready to keep my word.” As he spoke, the | up the harems, nothing Is eaid of these. This 7 oa cre merchant turned to his desk and filled up a cheque, which he handed to his companion. «These is the wedding present of which I spoke. Ot course you must get a special license. My carriage will also be at your service at whatever time and place you choose to appoint. By-the- way, what does the young lady think of the China project? J hope your marriage will not affect your decision with regard to it.” “She is anxious that I should do whatever 1s most pleasing to you, sir.” “Ah, I see Bhe is'a sensible woman! I should like to call in the gourse of the evening, after the ceremony,is over, and offer my congratula- Bis ou dud Mrs. Wynn intend to remain ia rs z don.” “Thank yor, Air. Iwas zomg to ask some- thing of the: kind, We expect to be at the Grosvenor Hotel,” ould yon likg a week’s holiday?” t at present, thank you,” answered Wynn, feeling guiltily that he was extremely likely to beg namuch more prolonged holiday than hed ed, “Very well, my boy. I wish you all manner of luck. Refurn in the course of the morning, and I will give you;the letter I promised to my friend the clergyman.” About nine o'clock, p. m., onthe day of the marriage, Mr. Blatt adorned with the unusual splendor of lizht kid gloves and a white neck- tie, and carrying an enormous bouquet of roses and orange-blossoms, entered the Grosvenor hotel and inquired for Mr. and Mrs. Wynn. He was told that the gentleman had been at the hotel in the morning and engaged rooms for himself and wife, but had not as yet appeared with the lady. “Then I will walt In their rooms nntil. they arrive; it can't be tong now,” replied the -mer- chant; and he was shown into the pleasant lit- ‘tle sitting-room reserved for the pair whom the astute clerk had already settled in his own mind to be bride and groom. Mr. Blair had not long to walt, though in his present state of good humor he could very easily have born a longer delay than’ the half hour he passed in well-satisfled musing over the good luck which lately seemed to have at- tended his every movement. He had received a letter from the young man whom he hoped to call his son-in-law, appointing a day for his visit to Richmond, and the prospect of this marriage was above all a source of self-con- gratulation with him. Then, too, this evening’s event afforded him indescribable amusement, ashe pictured to him- self the wrath and consternation of the man who he had firmly convinced himselt had injured him deeply when he discovered that his only daughter had bestowed herself upon an impecu- nious bookkeeper. All alone to himself Mr. Blair chuckled with malicious enjoyment over this most delightful of jokes, and refolced in his own share in bringing his enemy to confu- sion, ' “I wonder how soon papa 1s to be told of the happy event,” he soliloquized. “Who knows ? Perhaps It will be a family party to- night!” Later the merchant had taken out his pocket- book and was deep In an abstruse calculation as to certain weighty transactions which might be undertaken when a little of the wealth of his prospective son-in-law had filtered into the firm, when there was a sound of voices and footsteps in the hall, pausing at the door, and Mr. Blair knew that the bridal party had ar- rived. Thrusting the book into his pocket and seiz- ing the bouquet, he rose and stood in readiness, when the door was thrown open by the waiter, and, sure enough, Wynn entered, having on his arm a lady closely veiled. The merchant advanced, bowing low, with outstretched hand, which was rather hesitat- ingly taken by the bookkeeper, who muttered only a few half-coherent words of thanks in Teply to the congratulations offered him. Mr. Blair scarcely noticed the young man’s evident confusion, so occupted was he in vainly trying to discover his compantion’s identity through the thick vell which she had not as yet raised. There seemed to him something oddly tamillar slavery is one of the sources of the decline of Turkey. The law authorizes every Turk to marry four wives, and to have as many concu- bines as his purse will allow him. The sultans, jhaving renounced political marriages with Christians and with daughters of their subjects, only live with slaves. Those slaves who me mothers are raised to the rank of cadine, but never to the rank of wife, forthe sultan does not m: In his quality of khalife, he is too much above a slaye to contract a marriage with her. Abdul Hamid has four cadines. Besides, the Sultan Abdul Hamid has, according to custom, for his attend- ants, forty young girls chosen from among the most beautirul. They dress and undress him and accompany him to the bath; the cadine who dis- pleases most is depos These ladies-maids bear the name of “oda. in Turkish. Those that become favorites with the sultan arecalled “‘ikbal.” The other slaves of the palace perform all interior duty; some ari | trained to dance and form a corps de ballet; others jto sing, who are kept for that purpose only. | Cooking is zenerally performed by en in Turkey, at the palace as well as in private houses the cooks are for the most part Armenians. The Sultan Abdul Hamid is too fond of the harem, | like his brother the ex-Sultan Mourad, and like his father, the late Sultan Abdul Medjid. As to the princesses of the imperial family, custom gives them the power of choosing their own husbands. They often go out in carriages, and walk out; they thus have every opportun- ity of selecting a husband. who is, generally speaking, a young “bey” of good family. Very often the youth learns his fate when it isdecided that he is to marry a princess. When the prin- -cess. has selected some one she informs the ‘mother'of the sultan, and the Iatter intorms her son. The young “bey” ts not always but he must pretend to be so; ir he shows any signs of displeasure he is exiled and his family ruined. From the very moment that a young man is selected by a princess, his life cannot be called his own. He is raised to a high rank, in the army generally, as Turkish Princesses have a weakness for uniforms; but he must be very careful in his behavior, for all his actions are noticed up to his marriage, which takes place several months, sometimes two years, afterwards. A young man of seventeen was chosen by a princess, and he was made a gen- eral cf division. Three days atter he paid too much attention to a young girl, and for having done so he was degraded. He left the country and lived in Paris. On his return to Constanti- nople he was so badly recelved by every one that he started for Egypt, and would not now return to Constantinople tor worids. The gardens of the harems are protected by wails raised to a greatheight. The doors of the harem, as well as those of the selamilk, are never locked. In the daytime no beds are to be seen; they are only got ready at night. The bed is most sinple—a mattress laid on the floor, and two sheets anda pillow. The next morning these things are placed ina room on purpose; ‘there are no cupboards of any sort. The gen- eral aspect of the harem Is triste, there being nothing to relieve the eye. The sons of pashas, beys and effendis marry young. Living in the harem in_ their infancy, when they are fourteen years old they demand an odalisque, who is, generall ing, aslave fromthe harem of their tather. The young girl at ence is freed from all want, dressed in the choicest of dresses, and, should she later on give birth to achild, she becomes a “hamoum.” If, on the contrary, she has no child she is old again at a lossto the original owner. The Ts man takes another slave, and continues doing so till he becomes a father. The wife of a pasha has the title of hamoum effendi; her anth in the harem is creat, almost absolute. The master of a house, pasha, bey or-effendl, and his’ children are, like the sultan, served by staves, who attend them while they take their baths, and render all man- ner of other service. The child of a slave has a share tn the fortune ofits father. " Infanticide te inno bole puntshed in Turkey, though there are thousands of cases inthe country. Out of twenty marri: in in her figure, though, much to his chagrin, he saw instantly that she was certainly some inches shorter than Miss Brooks. nd your wite? Am I not to have the pleas- ure of making her acquaintance?” he sald, feel- ing somehow vagnely uneasy. Then the veil was slowly raised, to reveal the face of the ‘merchant's own daughter, pale, frightened, beseeching; but still tor a moment the man failed to understand. “Doral” he sald, Jp bewilderment. “What are you doing here?” Dead silenps followed; then the fairest of the qe castles in Spain fell with a in _ it be possible that you are this man’s oy ‘es, dear ‘fathef, it is quite: trne,” sald the girl’s pleading votee.. “Won't youtry to forgive us? It can’t make very much difference to you. You can’t miss_me, you know, for you never necded me, and I needed 80 sorely some one to love me!” ‘The bookkdeper ‘was holding his wife’s hand all the emery id only drew her a little he : firmly closer to him from Meserving it, I know; but I forget that you promised us your “We are hope you don* blessing, Mr. Blair.” oe far about sad- ay oe he hing = amin ail ay t! where, lence, he stood anes he a fer a tans Shr dizappointment The merch the bitterest 4 ietht i ages Turkey fourteen are made with slaves, and the other six with free daughters of Musaulmans. It is somewhat rare to find a hamo who is able to read well; they, for the most part, know only how to sing, dance, and on some instru- ment. Thev only really care at their toilet. The lower classes alone in Turkey have pre- their virtues; the uy classes are all more or less depraved. The Vizir Fuad Pasha onee said, in ester to the wall of a harem, ‘As long as that wall we shall remain un- fitted tor modern ope reed What is too true unfortunately in this is, that neither the sultan, pashas, beys nor effendis have the desire or the wish to accomplish this reform, for they are too fond of the harems. ——__—o-__ A Husband and a Mule. From Texas Siftings. Not long since Wakefield Starkey, of Austin, while crossing the track of the International and Great Northern railroad ona valuable mule, was struck by a locomotive and killed. The mule was also hurled into eternity. Wakefield isques,” or “odaleuk” | Es feet. and, runoiine undred and twenty-four fi real eetate, desert the a Loon; and wife to Thos, F 3 ler and John made August . 18K, and records folio 261, land “records of the District Columbia. Secondiy, and immediately thereafter, all the rest and residue of said lots Nos. thirteen (13) and fourteen, in equare No. six hundred and twenty-tour (624), which is not includesl in sad deed of tras: from Dennis Loony and wife to Thos, F. Miller and John F. Riley, but which is incinded in the deed of trust trom Dennis Loony and wife to Ward & Jodd, Tru and re- corded in Liber No. 745, folio 318, et. veq. of the land District of Columbia. ‘This being the said lote, Zyirdis, Alvo, by virrae of srld decree, wo shall pro- | ceed to sell in front of the prem to the highest bt1- der, xt public auction, at FIVE O'CLOCK P. M., ON THE SAME DAY, the western parts of lots numbered two (2), in equare nombered sx hundred and sevent: nine. (679) ming for the same at the west: ern corner of the sai square and Tauning southeastwardly along the line of Massachusetts avenue seventy-eicht feet (76{t.) and five (5) inches: thence northeastwardiy od % : One ‘cash; of which a deposit of Ser oti cacls Pe cel of land by the purchaser thereof juired to be paid to the Trustees at the time of ‘he balance at one and two years, long the of Gizht (8) inches to the piace ‘Terms OF proms DOWLING, Auctioneer, CATALOGUE ov HIGH CLASS PAINTINGS, ‘The Collection of 8.JOHXSOX, 738 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, Containing CHOICE EXAMPLES gtpool and Queenstown and all other parts of ibrouek Favre, Antwerp and other on the tor Medeerrancan — For fi Pacaaco apply No. 4 Bowling Green, or be t BIGELOW & O0., 605 PALTINoR ANK SER) WEDNESDAY FROM AW TURK, sat rare ets ansencer 8c . 100 for 0 and $100 for paaecnear eat ead at the Company*s, aud ae VaNON a. BROWN & ©: bills of laden given for reight and janl2 RAILROADS. & OHIO RAILROAD. THE MODEL FAST, AND TH BETWEEN THE EAST AND 4 VIA WASHINGTON. — Do) JAN: ¥ COU SCHEDULE polis and Way Stree. wrctown aud War, vin Belaped mue EXPRESS. NL NEw TORK AND BOSTOM S. ,Parjor Cars to New York. and Valley connects. ania Raok a Rae ynand at Point of incton, Jearagre burs, Wincheste BALTINOK 8.40—Staunt i tes anore, Stops at Believiile, Aumapotis J and Dorsey's. Gn Sun atall 10:00-BALTIMORE EXPIt A Gnopest ‘and Laurel.) ee oe See Be 12:10—Baltimore, City. Ansepaiie, Tas 41:25-On Sunday only Or B :20—BALTIMORE ESS. :35—BALTIMORE EXPRESS. 00—Baltiniore, Ofte» FIRST MASTERS OF EUROPE, Collected during the past summer in his personal visit to Paris, Dusseldorf, Munich, Rerlin, Dresden, Carlsrhue, Italy, andgli the EUROPEAN ART CENTERS, ON FREE EXHIBITION, ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, JANUARY THIRTIETH AND THIRTY-FIRST, From NINE A.M. until NINE P.M., at THOMAS DOWLING'S AKT GALLERY, ‘Washington, D.0., : AND TO BE £0LD BY AUCTION - soe ton o ore vit THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, WEBRUARY FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD, os ELEVEN AND THEEE O'CLOCK. THOMAS DOWLING, 3222-8 Avorionern. UCTION SALE OF PREMISES NO. 1609 EIGHTH STRERT NORTHWEST. of & deed of No. 907, at folio the District of Colum! LAUNDRY s0aP Iero BECAUSE IT 18, 3 {Sager 9 PURE: oe CATR ae. WIC re Ok PIPRCLAY. SILI. AMD BULK, 20D WHICH QUIOELE Wisk UUT Fer rittsourg For’ For New Yori! r SPLENDID PEL RAILS. MAGNIFICEN IN EFFECT SOVE MBI som teen. Trams (2avg WasHINGTON FRow StaTIox, CORNER oF 6ra axp BStaxere, as FoLLOws: Sire See eat 2 0 8m... dally Line, 9:38 a. ‘with —s Cars) | Harrisburg to Cincinnati. Western Ex: im daily, with Palace Lng eng ‘diumat “Mat Etsbunr snd tee Wet E AND POTOMAC R ; Cavandairae, Rocbeaer Buia Sng Wentiayi nt Garetideirus wit Palas ‘ushiny a ‘Williamsport, Lock Haven, and Elmira, at0.204. 2. duly, exoent Sunday, and the East, 6:00 .m.. 10:30, and 10-20 p.m. - Suaud 10:00 15.00, 8:00 5:10, ved Tem, and. 13:00 ‘Hunday 8:00, 5:53 end 10:00 a.m. ; 4:00 and 9:10 p.m ‘nq information at the office,