Evening Star Newspaper, August 31, 1883, Page 4

THE EVENING STAR. enipay. August 31, 1883. LOCAL MENTION. ‘fhe Weather, OFricg OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasurxetor, D. C., August 31, 1884, 9:3) a.m. For New England and the mfidie Atlantic states, fair weather, northeriy winds, becoming ‘Variable, stationary or rising barometer and tem- perature. SPECIAL BULLETIN—PAIR WEATHER ALL OVER THE cory: Novel Ejectment Suit. 7WO CHILDREN OF 4 SLAVE MOTHER CLAIMING REAL ESTATE IN THIS CITY. To-day Mr. Hi. T. Wiswall, for Honry and Kai St-wart. Mled a sult in ejectment against E. C. Kalght, P. Morris and E. Hart, to recover lot 21. quare 117, corner of 19th and M streets northwes* Tuey claim that they are the children by.a slave mother of Gcorge U. Dixon, deceased, of Alexan- dri2, who brought them with the moter to this city, and freed them, and left them this property by his will. The recoris of the Probate Court here show that on AUsust 15, 1853, a copy of the will ci Dixon was ree ‘This insiroment bears date January 24, 1658, an | the record shows that there are portions of the will lest unrecorded. The in- sirument appears to have been witnessed by only Uwvo persons, and consequeatly 13 not good to con- vey real estate in thts District. Nowhere on t record ts thete the names Of the plaintiffs or their mother, CBATERS BELCHING FIRE. The Werk of Destraction in Java. A GRAND TRANSPORMATION WROUGHT BY VOLCANIC ACTION—SEVEN MOUNTAIN PEAKS WHERE BEFORZ THERE WAS BUT ONE—THE DEATH LIST—THE WORST OVER. Reports from Batavia, recetved in London tast night, are of a more encouraging nature,:ithough detalls of the horrors of eruption continue to come, growing all the time more awful Some of the most remarkable phcnomena ever known in the history of voicanic energy have been de- velope’ by the great disturbances in Java and Sumatra. After the sudjen subsidence of the territory in the kingdom of Bantam on Monday the eruption; seemed to lose thelr force for a t:me aud the people of Batavia experfenced a feeling of Valls over the entire inches of raloe ‘ous hours. The fol- were reported att country. ry ¥ fall during the pa-t twe: lowing spect a temperature @& m: Evistport, Mont: Washington —— — relief 10 the hope that the worst had been passed. eee pera Pe Popular Excursions. ‘This continued until about ten o'clock, when it 4 a Marsan. Bat {t and ger will give | gave place to renewed fenrs, for the craters had their second and last Morshatl Hal! | then once more begun to send up great masses of destructive matter, aithouzh without the force of the former actions. ‘The eruptions seem to be more Viel nt at nigit than during the day. By eleven O'clock the Papandayang,whteh is 7,084 fect hizh, was in a very active state of paroxysmal eruption. It was aecomp nied by detonations to have been heard tn Sumatra, THURER COLUMNS OF FLAME. Three distinct colu:nns of flame were seen to rise from the mountain to a vest height, and its Whole surface soon appeared as if covered with Nery lava streams, which spread to great dis. tances on ell sidea "Stones fell for miles around and the black fragmentary matter carried Into the air citsed total darkness. A whirlwind accom- Dinled this eruption, ty which the roofs of houses, trevs; aud even men snd horses, were carried into the air. The abundance of ases ejected was such as to cover the ground and roofs of houses at De nebla to-morro leave at 6). m. A very tat 3 on arranged for the evening's enjoyment, Will be brass and string muse, dancing, senti- Mental end eharseter songs, banjo £0! ces and a burlesque Gexcise ¢ rs slizhtiy imperfect, on B06 7th st. Fesssiv's Ice € town. Waxsvita Sry forced, finished, MR. Naxper, the on ok reat kid gloves, ‘A. Datamanu, ForWurrz Movnrarns.—The t ington via Bal:tinore ant P p. M., Woes days, and 4 through Pullman’ car:, without change, arr. in Boston at 7: iollowlog morning, connectior ng train; for White Moun- ure Pative wine, mide at his establisinent from | ins ant ne north: andl east. he pure juice of the zrap2.. $1 per gallon. G. uin<ten Musical society A at 911 7h street nort’ will give an excursion to Bay Ridge by steamer - - from Annapolis on Sunday, leavinz B. and P. de- Lar Ross, linen, 50-., formerly #1. Cochrane's, | pot et 9a.m. ‘Thres grand concerts at Bay Ridge ‘uptown. by Levy, tho celebrited cornet player, accom- panied by Prof. E neti -’s Baltimore band, at Si pped anywhore out of p.m. Sundays, with ly linen Dosom, rel svbach’s, Ti and LL 7 dealer in the etty setiiaz , - Nambo to the depth of several inches. Of Point “Foster's” ed kid gloves, only 50c., ——— N ‘0 p slightly imper' Dammann, agt, 85 7th | Washingtoa Markets—ftetall Prices. Pept a ree Ales ne ree fat = street. Meats. Beet, portorhonse, 13120e. per ID; Sit | tore their way with creat difficulty. ‘The rise per Join, 15.18. rib Toast, 1at¥e. per Ib.: hick. 10.1232. per do, @r: per iv; do. tongue, Weal. 124 120e. per 1b.; mut 1123g.a15e.per Ib. Henry Conradis ington burt jor Myunction Jo. of queous vapor proitized the appearance of a 2 column several thous: feet high Dased on the ejge of the crater and appesring from a distance to consist of a m: ot fonumerable globular clouds of extreme whiten resembling vast balls ot cotton, rolling oue over the other as they ascended, Impelied by the pressure of fresh sup- pites incessantly urged upwards by the continued explo:ion, Ata great height the column dilated horizontally and spread into a dark and turbid cireular cloud, having Use figure of an immense umbreila. Forked lightning of great vividness and bewuly continually darted from different parts of tue cluas, tne Eeciry Stir trcu: 2B st ATTEND Howe’s buste: Hostsny, ladies’, gents’, chtid’s; reliable bar- gains. Uptown, Cochran. Save eyesight ant dollars Hem pler’s, 453 Pa. av. To-wonnow, oponing (without fixings) of fall goods. Our stock larger, better and cheaper than ever. Laties’ flne goat’ and kid button, 2; former price school, 517 7th st. ‘per Ib, 201300. per pk.s 50.950, per doz; plums, sa$l per pk.5 grapes 6@e. rer pk.; pears, BOa40e, per’ doz; pin 3 cocoa nuts, Bale. ; ‘Wate atonpes, 5al0c. GHAND TRANSFORMATION, Suddenly the scene was changed. The moun- #250. Berren axp Be: print, 40. per | tain was split into seven parts without a mo- Sadies' hand and machine sawed fine button (2 | yy Wester ae Ponawitarie He te Aiti-rent styles), #25; cheap at € DoE. TODD 0 see Tee ceeies ee fee; | mcBUS warning, and where Papandayang had ‘The ladies’ tmpro $1.25 O11 epee stood alone there were now seven distnct peaks laced, equal to an: looming up to a great helght. In the seams € ed could be seen great Dutls of moulten mat~ quaiit and from out the fissures poured clouds of Gen and the black a tapitio, Howed ta Iminense stock of gents” fue bi iy streams and ran Slowiy down the moun- and shoes. 2 ‘4S 200 07 300 feet In extent. Our famous 7c. and $1 sold school shoes. Exhalations of carbonic acid gas occurred 80 Handsome cards to onrehas: abundantly that birds dd animals tn large num- Hans’ a ATTRACTIVE Sale of hows furniture. carpets, ete., at Williams & Co.'s ai 101 TOOMS LO-iNUrscw Morning at 10 o%clock am. See ad. Grsext Frrzacen, an oid colored m: who purchased his Tre ington ant has recent were killed by ft, and a few lumnan beings heir lives in the sume way. bis proved to be the turning polnt in the great eruption, for the grewt fl ‘d to Ret aS y valves and through them flowed down in:o the z z s, though sul burning, at last advices had tost. most. of their florceness and the steam gencrated found a vent without betng forced through tue comparatively narrow mouihs of the old craters One of the queer ents was the sudden rising during Tues enoon of fourteen new volcanic mountains © Stralts of St a complete chain, mM almost a straight line, about midway between Point Salnt Nicholas on the Javanese’ coast and @ coast of Sumatra almost on the here were the Merak and Middte tslands, hsank tuto the seaon Monday. | So serious are the changes In Uhe coast and the entire forma- Von of the Strait of Sunda thatthe British gov- ernment and the Lloyds Unis evening telegraphed voin London to ali 1orelgn points warning vessels that vigation of these waters had become ex- ceedingly dangerous RECOVERING THE BODIES. In the city of Bantam, where 1,500 were at first bunch; beans et doz. 5 ©: 35 oni a$i.25 per per pair; ducks, 75 sAqiabs, $3 per 3 snipe, 25a Prrcare, cheviot and 7th and i. Avorp Heat. Trade at Cochrane's, uptown. Prov. BiscHorF will resuiae his lessons on Mon- Auerb2ch’s, A Hydrant Nuisance. To the Uditor of Tre F- ING Str. neath each hydrant there should be a p to carcy off the waste water. Other- wise the staynant pools are sure to become offen- entai to health, An filustration o: “n—tn fact, smelt—at the no ast ge streets, Will not Cap ne, Or Whoever has charge of Lit the nulsunce, Off take co | SUpDOsed to have perished, the bodies of 2,800 have “Foster sto the restients of the nuzuborioo!, | alr ady been recovered and there are a few more slightly im; tgp Wirt A Nosx. ' | yetto be found. Some 900 inhabitants of tie inte- greet. rior town of Warongeare now known to have been. ern OE RIE | Kilied: and at Talatra, on the coast, 200 bodies have 7 Sritay Wir | been found. From ull over the fsland come re- CITY AND DISTRICT. ! ports Of loss Of lie and property, and itis thouzht — > di Batavia that the estimate of 75,000 killed will Condensed Locals. not prove excessive. On the lowlands of Batavia, Tre Sta wilt where the waters have receded and quieted down, Keating the c #4; | luundreds of brulsed and inangled bodies are lylog pres oho Mary Jos:pimne | “*F SIVELY IN 1a Davis, pt. 3, Sq. 639, 3 to John and C.'J. MeDonak CITY I'PEMS. Hats for Fall of 1883. uit Se Special pret STING OF A WATE Fall style Broadway silk hat, $3; eyes at rest i a ¥ Serene s Splendid ussortinent stiff felt hats, $2 to $4; ise pores : ¥. De. Domiee, streets fn that ne Inspector Ube one ranks, falcnele, Hammocks) base- Of this city, delivered an Shoio with i force of men s vk and quickly | pail and bieyele shirts, medium weight underwear, ence of Luther on Civ stopped the leak and repatred the damages, &c., cheap for cash only, at Lewi~’, 920 7th st., be- yee funeral of Mr. ah WEES DemTIO8 "FoR Divorcr.—Yesterday | Ween Tand K n.w.; estiblished 1863. eT ounces Mr. RB. Lewis, tor Patsy Johnson, filed a petition beet tiesto for divoree trout Stephen 7, Jounoa. Hermaiden | _fke folowing immense bargains sn Blatr w fame Was Patsy Grant, and they were married In | Will be sold toynorrow only at R. Goldschintd’s, Hichmond, Va. July By urges lta with repented uelty, 3 that tor her sateey aren ioave You, | Ach, sattrers to match 12 ets; Shoe-blacking 7 eek, oY She was: Forced Ww leave Lim in Mareh, | tcc for 10 ots: Rnglish decorated China Tes-sets 44 pleces $3.65 Worth §; French-China Tea-sets 44 Pieces, (decorated with gold) #675 worth $10; Col- ored of White shelf-paper 48 sheets for 9 cts; Tea trays assorted colors, 11 Inch 8 cts, 12 inch. 10 cts, 18 inch. 14 cts, Tampico Whist-brooms 12 cts, new dexigus of Enjalsh decorated China, Chamber-sets @ay for driving 812 71h. st. now— Handsome French China Frult moderate trot or ¢ v utes decorated with Fruits and Flowers 15 cis. —_——.-—_ MARRIAGE LicrNses.—The clerk of the conrt has issued moerrlage Meenses to John FE. Purdy aad Mary E. Reed; Wm. Quinder and Ano Allen. Bae s Property in Hi three weeks, x Persons have pro altar iscrowd. This ts the ci ry Bight WIth anxious Inquirer, 2 Wire a portion the Moor ating some of the ater. : —The Louse of Dr. J. W. Schoenecker, | 10 pleees $345; with Jar $585; Superior Shoe- Inerchant who was | 616 141) street northwest, Was Drok oO last Sun- | dressing 2 botttes for 10 ctx, Slop Jars assorted E t. On the return of the doctor he noticed | culurs 58 cts; Pie-Piates 8 for 10 ets; Lava Cuspa- thad Deen broken from a window sivut- | dores 33 cts; Decorated China Oat-meal sets, 3 ter. and suspecting something wrong, he got his ; Teal m:jolica Oat-meal sets, 3 pieces a ki pistol an ted ‘to Inspect his proiuises. The 1 Wooden bow! with mincing Kite 12 cts; In, 25 the name was given. kitchen d s unlocked eating tw the yard, uian-Glass engraved Decanter holding 1 pt. PE and the doctor, noticing two ien xbout to scald | 2 1qU. Bets; real Majolica Tea-pots. 2 cts; MGecmemtts the wall, he call d on them to halt, which eall not | Suzar-bowls. 4 ct3; © eam Pitchers 8 ets: Fmcy- Nartoxan Tnesten.—barlow, Wit wood Fol lng: Tabi being heeded, he fired two shots a€ the retreating mats 6 1p a Set only: 45 cts, men, With what effect Is notknown. A gold pen | Alsu unmense Burgains in Baby Carriages & Trav- and "razor were uutssing from his ile’, ‘and wi | elllug ‘ruaks. ‘ yard. = " ested a. colured Beware of imitations. Mentical gold pen | Je you wish to. have fine Rolls and palatable Bread on your t sion your grocer for the Only genuine Comp! sed Yeast. min & Co, successors to Gaff, Fleischmann o., the orlginal manufacturers and intro ducers of Compressed Yeast In the United Sta and sve Mhat worthless finltations are not palined Factory Depot, 1112 15th street. 6 C. DENEKAS, Agt. famons minst &@ Wednesday ina Tueatee Comi els Will be here for thr nee g,a Well-kn ¢ rooMs Tore Ny Sulco: Son! and te sseumer'G given here by Pret ¢ Alfred List tat é noevrts are Aucenstein, ret northwest, offers, for to-morrow lowing Itamense burgains: Slop J un or Stoue china chamber sets, com- atshj japanned chamber all colors, a4e.; decorated tea sets, 56 pieces, $3.50, worth $6 e limps, with chandelier trim- worth $2; half dczen white-handled + Worth $1.50; half dozen en- : ‘bread Knives, extra quality, stad lamp, complete. $e. ; halt du ith y. the ew guinbling Jaws, many of those engaged In the business have been in hard straits, and Dunning 5 sut sisted on tue charity of Mis old friends, A mm was held, and showed thit apupiexy ton late Cause Of death, and Stomach Was empty of to he died he had former every alsht. it the Tn the roous whet Set BUaptUOUS suppers _ ebony handle knives ahd forks, 45c. ; S-bottle sil- River TRADE—Hrbormaster Sutton reports | ver-plated casters, Wc., Worth $1.75; 10-inch cake arrivals at the river iront as follows: S Stands, on high stand, 2e., 12-inch 14-‘neh Washington—Arrived—S-hr. A. A. nt china fruit plates, with colored borders, 15¢. ; Mw Mag: I P 1,094 tons tee, Great F. Ice Co. Sinith, Bennett, $50 tons ice, Indepenc sehr. W. L. Franklin, Thomas, 210 to: 1, Clarke & Given; ten véssels, Various, 250 -d lass flnger bowls, 12c.: cut glass and en- graved Bouquet holders, i9e. pair, Worth Te. ; dec Grated antique chaniber sets, $209, worth $6." Spe- lal bargutus in Velocipedes, Wagous and trunks, in. Sand ys | cord’s wood, eity dealers, agers, Dogioe ata Da, ta sharp ri | ¢FESED FOR ASSAULTING & Wowax.—In tho Potice | WBAUS the Maser with the Steamed Court to-day a stout old colored man named Solomon Beli was put on trial fer making a serl- ous assault on an azed, gray-haired woman named Ann Carey, of Washington street. ell also charged the old woman with assaulting him. The old Woman stated that she put the boy of Bell's out of her yard, and his father (ihe defendant’ knocked her tn a tub of water and knocked and Kicked her and nearly broke her arm. fer arm Was in a sling and her face was badly bruised. Beli claimed that sne tried to scald him and then Uirew an axe at him. ‘The court sald that he could not reconcile the statement of the defend- ant with the facts as proven against him. Bell Was fined $10, und the charge aguinst the old Woman was disintssed. 3.13 afine op without ortunity to Nothing In the world. Johnson, 440 9th _ street, lug over- as them, and all other styles’now ready. Ali prime salts. Ladies’ saloon first floor. ‘ THE Poromac.—List night, sbout Hlaboring 1 aimed Nelson, Juin ¢ company on tue dredge » Georgetowa chanul, above ile abOUE leavin: boat to did not ri above oraing the body had uer Vatter-ou visited could do nothing in dren. Across the Ocean in Seven Days. Short enough. But seven days of sea-sickness are seven awful days of horrible torment. How often must people be told that Perry Davis’ Pain Killer will cure sea-atct:ness if taken In moderate doses, a Tew drops in a tumbler of water. For the lack of knowing this, or of acting on the knowl edge, many people have suffered grievous horrors on Atlantic voyages. Dow’t suffer thus, It is al- together unnecessary. As to the cause of sea- sickness, let the doctors and the learned men wrangle over {t a8 much and as long as they please. It evitently has something to do with going to sea, for it has_been noticed, as a general thing, people who stay ashore ore’ not afMicted with this unpleasant malady, As to the cure of sea-sickness—why Just take a bottle or two with z you as above advised, and you can enjoy your Ocean voyage like an old sailor, Avzowrety Pune. 3 trom several > workers of the FR % EF A LE ‘When Your Wife's Heaith is Bad, "4 for a Ser.non on Free $$ Yy AS F when your children are sickly, when you feel ted to be & promincut figure BR OS ¥ eae he Worn out, use Brown's Tron Bitters RE “oo ana tus Wotrevinie, N.C.—Dr. I. C. McLaughlin says: : : “1 used Brown's Iron Bitters for vertigo and I now Tar Lars MoJoe SHoovaxre—Mojor Wiliam feel like a new man.” mocmkr r, of Mm Of Suonnaker & Herizoz, Exgron, ky.—Dr. BE. B. W says: Whu died yesterday att Tnoon at his residence, 505 | BBB A iS es fi poe of Kas gard Browns Trou Bitters Seana aoe 3b sir et. after “along and paurul Muess, was | Bp 24 EAS HP REN GG usual Worth.” J 2 Symi elem, a dyeniency of | RS kaa Re HN RN 6 co ark, im 1634, ond a fa eee i ChB 4 SK OK NNN GGO A Sure Hecipe oe toast a Mosquitoes. ithe pare ‘ ‘A teaspoonful of Hunt's Insect Powder burned : When the etvii war in a moderate-siz-d chamber will drive out every ou: in this country he jomed the Sit New mosquito of Kill all such ag remain, 95 cents, bY Trqanent, in which be served with distine- PPP, OO W W wopnp ERE RRR | all druggists, Sibor the war ke nas been engaged In the PPS Suey Bw RED Blk : and retell He wss, ving asio- RRR Galvano-Magn. ‘Treatment Die citer With hit RH. Mertz, who died in Deo EB 9,8 Newt BOB EE BPR. 5 ee * SeAnaseere e ‘oo’ WW Dop EKER ER: case. Mujor Shouinaker ‘leaves a widow, Call tor pamphiet containing testimonials but be Childien. The funeral will take place to- of cures wrought in Baltimore and Washington. Morrow aiternoun at tre o'clock, Rev. I. Sehael- See Morning ‘Vattonal Republican abd Baltisnore T the Germon Lutheran eburch, officiating. i ‘Sun for. daily ‘announceient of cures of pall-bearers will a EET. Wash “itor, MM. ‘This powder never varies. A marve of purity, | Giseasea Washinton office, 924 F st nw. at es. Of Une firm of Mer & Jone hos. Yu —_ 7 Join Norton, & Lynton, £1. Abuer, Jon L. Voge, | Beth and wholesomeness. More economical than Milwaukee Beer, and Wm. Hebous cr the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition | te. a stovepipe—drawn 1t0) cAUSENTING 4 Court ary Auour Tits Ct-pxey’s | with the maltitude of low test, hort welght, alum or Kssant, 1728 Fees. avouna "OND! —_ iS mae ing In the Police Court Lewis Bird was put on trial toe snguulting an aged man | DAawhete powders. S016 only’ te:cons, Borat, Bax- seetha ees Cee: nomed Jobn 'f. Murphy, of C street, near cai me = southwest. The complainant stated iat he wes | 7° POWDER Co.. 106 Wall street, N. ¥. a6} cntonghon Ratan Clears oat ie imice,roaches, Monday nigue he made a complaint to the detent: | ‘I ixcae seams oAPUSS,, ERAT, NEVER | bea-Dugs es, ants, molen ay D y aver weace : seal ant about the children. when he turned on wit- | Sem wae aihiuge iniocanloat "© eulentagrs a miwax CG Ress and severely assat prisoner lwaukee Beer, stated that there was a death in his family at the | ayn preneR devotes her nae te eet, | Se. a schooner—drawn {rom 100d. Hime, und he was worried, and Mr. Murphy knew | 120y Yatrone a Ewionr, 1782 Penna. avenue, judge is said that pal ould pay f ————— att ni “Al wi Sad Instead of fighting about theme there would be | OOF Prorose Foe. 6507 armed every m fewer cases in the Police Court. This i a.caxe -— gpd delivered in i¢10, “Ward prints, Se per 1D that should be severely puniabed, and be would GEO, C. GWYNK, 507 44 STREET 8.W. cottage cl trermilk and milk, luppose a fine of $10 or 30 days. Full succesain Coxzixe Ola Family portraity . ap | be. por qt Lees ade by Fleisch- | Cuoncey J. Rizo frPn PIAXOS AND ORGANS, 1.—A Dou! round, elaboratety ished wool GramPlone mete oF Wise Raake ee Le ; eka ya 2 font mane eae case, used fonr the leading Boston Ipahatacinrer, lammowaperior. Grisinal price $1,000. ered by party lea No. 3. full T-eahaye Hosswool Piano, carved tase, gondas new. used overstrunt three months ex.clerk, offcred faneeah at $ 50. No. 4. Full 7-008: Piano, with overstrung bese, made by Marball & Brame, of Albany, N.Y and worth ‘offered at $125" 5.—An elogant'T.3<oct. 3-stringea Cabinet Grand no ee te Ls Manufacturers at $175. iy S00. '. Beat; 1125; 27 Stoop only $60. Co gba 4 UPHint Organ in Goctaven, br J. Baty & a $50 No, 8,—Special prices in the matchless Shonince combate ‘Orzsna, the only onsane containing a com plete chime of Deliereold on $6 monthly payments. C3. REED, an20 453 7th street nortinwest. Bh oe, Bor ercmsaron CELEBRATED FOR BKIULIANCY OF TONE AND DURABILITY. SINGING QUALITY UNRIVALED, WOREMANSHIP Aspe SUPEKIOR TO ALL FACTORY PRICES_EASY PAYMENTS. We wive persons having Ola Pianos exchange extra advantages in the value their old instruments, and balance can be id month.y. Open uli 8 p.m. SEKAMDS BiANCH FACTORY WAREROOMS, 427 10th street northwest. aug HE STIEFF, THE KRANICh & BACH, and the REW ENGLAND Piauos, ore BARKER, BALTIMORE and the PRINCE Organs, at lowest fact: joes for cash, OF on easiest Known noni, instanuent plan, at @. L, WILD & DKO.‘S MU:ICAL WAREROOMS, ep25 709 7th street northwest. RENCHENBACH'S PIANO WAREROOMS. PIANOS of various makes for sale and rent at re- duced prices. Wm. Knabe & Co.'s world-re-| Pi ‘Suning ‘Repairing. 4: Tiihetrect, abore Pa, aves = P4Nos, ORGANS, SHEET MUSIC. §TECK & CO. PIANO, ‘The Most Perfect Piano Made. EMERSON PIANO, ‘Tho Best Mdium-priced Piano Manufactared. WILCOX & WHITE AND KIMBALL ORGANS. ¥iancs and Organs sold on instalments, rentod or ex- changed; rent zppiied if purchased. 5 CENT MUSIC. ‘The only complete Stock in the city. HENRY EBERBACH, No 915 F STREET, Managing partner of the late firm Ellis & Co. a2 ___ FINANCIAL. “ADAuS &CO., BANKERS & BROKERS, 629 F Street, Offer special inducements to buy or sell CRUDE PE- TROLEUM, either for cash or on margin. We offer small lot POSTAL TELEGRAPH BONDS, with or without Stock. INVESTMENT SECURITIES ON HAND OR PUR- CHASED TO 01,.DER ON COMMISSION. We invite Correspondence. All information cheer- fully given. aul7T Fn ‘Bi 5 Teposits receive snbject to check. We pay SPECIAL attention to obtaining CORRECT and RELIABLE informetion regarding our various city securitica, and are prepared at all times to answer ingui- niet regarding same, HARRY C, TOWERS & CO., BANKEMS, BROKENS AND INSURANCE, my31 1420 F STREET NORTHWEST, P. u, U8, Gover AND D.C. BONDS: IGHT and ALL other City avaTe Stuck Tsceenarn Wines BETWEEN WASHINGYON, NEW YORK AND RICHMOND. H. H, DODGE, Bonds, Stocks and Investment Securities Bought and old on Commission, No, 639 15rH STREET, (CORCORAN BUILDING,) Agency for Princes and Whitely, Stock Bzokers, (4 Broapwar, New York. Tvery clars of Securities bought and sold on commis- sion in San Francis:o, Peltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and Washington. Orders executed on the New York btock Exchange at one-eighth of one per cent commission. Private and direct telegraph wires to l.ichmond, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston, through which orcers are executed on thy Stock Exchanges in those cities and reported back promptly. Quotations of Stocks and Bonds and in- formation regarding the Markets received through our wires INSTANTY direct from the New York Stock Exchange. nl JA 008) 21 9 ST., WOND:-RFUL VARIE. « of Relief and Sera p-book Pictures, Birthday Cards, per Lolis, French T issue Paper. Don't forges to buy: some pictures for the “ittie foiks" werap Look. mb26 WOOD AND COAL. ker” Pine, $5. lickory, $7. Pine, $6.25; Oak, $7; Hickors, $8.7 LING, 18: an24-lm* Coaz Axo Woon. We have inst received a large lot of Bakers PINE, WOOd); aleo freeh mincd COAL of cuperior quality for dcmestic ure, all ol which we oer at lowest market rates, ‘the attention of consumers is respectfully invited to tL inepection ul ourstuck, STEPHENSON & BRO., Tih et. wharf ond 19th et, and Pa. ava, Scuoor Dass ., Gi.0. Ol 14th st, B.w.; wharf, foot of 14th st. mis SCHOOL Will econ begin, and be- Bors’ SUITS. fore sending your chil- SUITS. SCHOOL dren to school you want SCHOOL SUITS. toe that they are prop- SUITS. SCHOOL erly clad. CHILDREN'S SUITS. SUITS. SCHOOL — SCHOOL SUITS. SUITS. SCHOOL Our line of Youths’, Boys’ SUITS. Boys’ and Children’s SUITS, SCHOOL Suits are now complete SCHOOL SUITS. for the Fall Season, and SUITS. SCHOOL weask an inspection of CHILDREN’S SUITS. the stock and prices, SUITS. SCHOOL SCHOOL suits, -- SUITS. SCHOOL Boys’ SUITS. Entire second floor re- SUITS. SCHOOL quired to display the © SCHOOL SUITS, largelineofYouthe',Boys’ SUITS. SCHOOL and Children’s Clothing CHILDRENS* SUITS, weare showing thisecea. © SCHOOL SCHOOL son, and if you are up —BUITS. SUITS, our way favor us by look- -Boys’ SCHOOL ing themover. SCHOOL SSUITS, SUITS. A, BAKS & CO, ' THE LEADING TAILORS AND CLOTHIERS, $16 AND 318 SEVENTH STREET. an30 LIXIR OF BBB ‘BB FER zx A POSITIVE CURE FOR MALARIA, CHILLS AND FEVER—Contains no Quinine, Arsenic, or any metalic ompounds—at Druggists, 60 cents, y19-6m Javanese snows, vane Ero. -and Decorative Pictures, J. Jay Gould, 421 9th st mh? Dears To Morus, Insects, &c. CHP MICAL, ir, for tho. st ioe wees A. H. OHACE & BRO., 320-2 "PTTL Selanne over DRY GOODS. EDUCATIONAL. SEATON PERRY Eveceevor to Perry & Brothsr) HAS JUST OPENED A COMPLETE STOCK OF “FRENCH ALL-WOOL TRICOTS,” IN ALU TEE*‘NEW FALL AND WINTER SHADES." THESE GOODS ARE TO BE MUCH USED DURING THE COMING SE*SON FOR LADIES' TATLOR- MADE SUITS, AND AT $2.25 A YARD ARE VERY RYASONABLE. LADI? 8" HABIT CLOTHS, at $1.25 and $150. LUPIN'S CASHMERES AND CHUDDA CLOTHS. ALL-WOOL SCOTCH PLAIDS FOR CHILDREN’S COSTUMES, ELEGANT STOCK OF BLACK DRESS FABRICS, FROM THE BEST FRENCH AND ENGLISH MANUFACTURERS. COURTAULD'S ENGLIAH CRAPES AND VEILS. A BPECIAL LOT OF 80 Doz. LADIES’ “EXTRA FINi” HEM-STITCHED PURE LINEN CAM- BRIC HANDKERCHIZFS at 124. A PILCE, AT QHICH PRICE WHEY ARE A “RARE BaR- CHUDDA, CASHMERE, AND SILK SHAWLS. NEW FALL aND WINTER GOODS ARRIVING §3- CHOICE Goons, PLAT REUY PRICI SEATON PERRY, Perry Building, Tennsylvania avenue, corner 9h streat. Established 1849. au25 New Canerrs: New Carers: i THE LATEST STYLES, BODY BRUSSELS, TAPESTRY BRUSSELS, ‘TWO PLYs. THREE PLYS. MONESQUE INGRAINS, ALL WOOL DRUGGETS, NEW STYLES. FLOOR OIL-CLOTHS, ALL WIDTHS. MOQUETTE AND VELVET RUGS. IGURES AND COR- DRY Goops. wiiftiand all wool combination SUITING, double iath, $1, All ool BLACK CASHMERES, 37, 50 cents. TU. KEY RED TABLE LINEN, (0, 75 cente, Ail wool FLAN SEL SUITING |.'25 conte, ‘All wool LADIES CLOiH, double width, 75 cents. ToWSON’sS, €36 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, = etn ——— TACIE A. DAN TKACHER OF VOCAL inate. MR RADE re ET FIFTH STREET N.W. M™5=- © MELIOx, y, 8th inet., at 11a m. end fonat discouiit to those Joining on tat |. at the ball, 1004 F street, 9 to 5 datly. Send for circulars. eu3!-6m SS BRINNS SELECT SCHOOL FOR B: 4 Girls will reopen on MONDAY, September the No, 2317 MSTREET N.W. NSTL(UTH-KINDENGARTES imary and advance! erades, Mizaes. RE principals, reopeas sept. 12, at 1127 13th st., onesquare trom Thomascirele, aui30-Im MEDIAL perareMesT THE UNIVER- SITY OF GEORGETOWN. The Thirty-fourth Seas J EVESIAG, St Ad, at 8 orclock, Im the Col- uildine, corner of 10th snd E etreeta, with an in- froductory Lecture vy Prof, FRANK BaKeR, to which the profession and p are invitet. For in- formation about the coarre of Lectures apply to . W. H. LOVEJOY, M.D., Dean, an29- ‘900 Lath street northwest. AVID 8. L. JOHNSON, ORGANIST AND CHOIR: Mastor, 1117 10th sire:t northwest. | Private ies fone fl perbour. Public voice classca ‘Atty conts jer s, 129-1" N Iss _C. FELLOWS WILL OPEN THE THIRD _lerm of her Select School for Boya and Gina MONDAY, September 3d, in First Presbyterian chy 4\¢ street near C norchwest. KK ROERSAUTEN DOuMAL INSTITUTE Mode! Kindergartens for the training of teachers, {echt months’ course), commences October 8th. Tul tion, £100. Positions ‘secured for those who are quaii- fied. For particulars apply after, September, 1 Principals, Mrs, LOUISE POLLOCK: at the Kindergarien, 929 Sth street, or Miss SUS! LOCK, at the Frovtel Institute, 1127 13th st. ) STREET INST 2 ‘weat.—The course of study will o: September 3. Circulars at all the priucipal book aad Tinie stores. Students of elocution wi'l please call at ‘the Institute for particulars in that branch, MES. 1. A. CHAMBEKS, Principal. VHURCH SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES. 1213 13th Year bevits Sept. 19. Thor sh, French, Music, Drawing, + apply to the Princip], Mies au27-lo 175 TO $200 A YEA, BOARD AND TUITION, AT Episcopal Schooly, Haddonticid, New Jersey. "For fataloguer, sprly to Mr. HENDLEY, 1223 10th street northwest. 8u25-1w" ALES HIETON'S, , \GLISH AND FRENCH SCHOOL FoR YOUNG | ADIES, 821 Vermont avenue, reopens tember 19th. ‘Thorough ‘instruction in the Languages, Mathe: ics, Literature and the Sciences. 5. COLLEGIATE INS’ Vermont avenue, near minercial and Sei . Drawing and snd the French, German, Spanish, Itel- nawes taught in class or privatel : Suigp m. resumed MONDAY, SEPTF MBER 3, 1883. at South Site. 2n25 BAO. TOBIAS, Preadent. a ~ L Sus, 37. Sirxs, 50. SILKS, 62, SILKS, 75. 9023-2’ SILKS, 8 SILKS, $1. ‘We are selling excellent BLACK SILKS at $1, $1.25 and $1.50. Special Bargains. NUNS’ VEILINGS, - 42 inches wide, all pure wool, 3134. COLORED AND BLACK CASHMERES, all pure wool, double width, 3735 DOUBLE WHITE BLANKETS, #2. BLACK CASHMERE SHAWLS, all pure wool, $2. BLEACHED TABLE DAMASK, all pure linen, £0. WAMSUTTA AND FRUIT OF THE LOOM YARD WIDE (VELY BEST) BLEACHED COTTONS, 814. CARTER’S, 711 MARKET SPACF. Decusz Or Tur Seasoy. an20 GUINNIP’S, 404 AND 406 SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST. THE SEASON IS DECLINING, AND SO ARE THE PRICES ON ALL OUR BUMMER GOODS, As for instance: We are now offering # manufacturer's stock of WHITE MULL/TIES AT HALF PRICE. Note the prices: 8¢.. 19¢., I1c., 12¥e., 14c., 15¢., 16c., 18¢, and 20c.—positively worth twice the money. 500 DOZEN OF LADIES’ FANCY BORDERED HANDKERCHIEFS ALSO AT HALF PRICE, FROM 100. UP. 800 DOZEN OF HEM STITCHED AND FANCY BORDERED, FROM 12. UP. The residue of our Larze Stock of SHETLAND, ZEPHYR AND “BREAKFAST SHOUL- DER” SHAWSS AT COST PRICE, In Blues, Reds, Pinks, Whites and Fancy Combinations. ‘We still continue to close out our stock of LADIES’ COTTON UNDEKWEAR AT C03 PRICE, Our BEAUTIFULLY TRIMM!D NIGHT DRESS at $5.20 commands attention, ‘as at” yositively worth ‘The Bargains wo offer sre genuine, and all visitors to our Stores go away satistied. GUINNIP & CO., 404 AND 406 SEVENTH STREET N.W. Tne By Tue Foretock. nls JUST RECEIVED, THREE CASES OF CLOTH SUITINGS, 5-4and 6-4, All the New and Desirable Shades, At Popular Prices, New invoice of Lupin's COL'D CASHMERES, at Old Prices—Sve. to $1 per yard. A Complete Line of BLACK AND COL'D VELVETS, BLACK SILES, with low Tariff duty, $1 to $2.75. ALL LAWNS, SATINES, GINGHAMS AND WHITE GOODS AT COST. ONE PRICE—PLAIN FIGURES, 8. L. HEMPSTONE, aud 803 MARKET SPACE. “MYSTERY” SHluT is the best Shirt for 75 cents ever offered in this or an: other country, being cleganlly mado of the very beet =the ‘Shirt nas been sold in this market for ten "heaped and thousands of our best citizens can testily to its su- periorit, both as to quality and it, ‘Only 75 cents for the “MYSTERY” SHIRT, the best fitting and most uniform in quality of an: shirt in the market. by, 4 ‘Bold only at aul5 GEETS.—Donz FORGST THAT THE INNISS?, eG Ga F attest northwwost. r= ee “Dax Goons Kivecrions. TRUNNEL & CLARK, sll MARKET SPACR, LY DEPARTMENT NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Reopens Monday, Oct. Ist, 188%, atthe Lecture Rooms, 925 F street. Catalornes can be obtaine! at Morri- son's, Parker's, Anglim’a and Adams' Book Stores, or at the office of the treasurer, F. J. Lavenier, 4! Louisiana avenue. New students can obtain inf tion or enter at the office of W.J. NEWTON, Secretary of the Facutty, 2u23-2m 810 F Street. IAL INSTRUCTION. Thorough, practical Instruction will be given to Young meu and boys over ten years old, who wish to fit themsclves for any business or psofeeioa. Only 20 ee pi's waute Circulars at book-stores. Inawire of . RICHARDS, A.M., 1801 Corcoran street. puzs. Im WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF PHONOGRAPHY AND TYPF-WRITING REOPENS SEPTEMBEL 177m, 1883. SHORTHAND classes will mect each evening at sertiiste instruction given by a thorowel apd practical cher. Special course of twelve lessons for active phonogra- ere, students furnished with Text-hooks, Copy-bovks, Blank-books, Dictionaries, Periodicals and other Pho- hographie materiais, FYEE-WLITING lessons given at any hour of the day or evening. Use of writing machine one hour with each lesson, Writing Macnines, Ribbons, Linen Paper and other supplies at lowest prices to students, 2d. A. TT strect northwest, GoucErown OOLLEGE, D.C. Schools in the Academic 2n4 Scientific Departments open THURSDAY, September 13th, 1833. + Apply to Rey. JAMES A. DOONAN, 8.J., GeorgetownCollece, D.C School of Medicine opens MONDAY, September 34, 1883. Apply to J. W. H. LOVEJOY, M. D., 900 12th street northwest, Washington, D. C, Bchool of Law opens WEDNFSDAY, October 34, 1893, Apply to S. M. YEATMAN, esg., 410 5th street north- west, Washington, D. C. After October Ist, Georze- town College Law Building, Washington, D. 0. 22 Im ARFIELD KINDEUGARTEN—PRIMARY AND Normal School—1811 I strect northwest, Ri.OPENS. QETQBER Isr. Avply for Catalogue, after september at srgarten rooie. ‘au?1-3m. ANNA B. OGDEN, Principal. BOSTON, 18S, ANY LEAVITT, OF ‘Teacher of Vocal and Instrumental Music and ‘Harwony. | Lessons resumed SEPTEMBER 6, Address 944 K street northwest eu2l G, W: FLYNN, A.M. PRIVATE TUTOR, ae 8; W. Gor. sth and K streets northwest. ‘them: Latin, Greek, French. German, Pnslie Preparation for College. West Poi, Anaapoiay aud competitive examinations. ab advance. 'VENING CLASSES. A MONTH. Arithmetic, Bookkeeping, Finglish Grama Penmanship, U.8. History, Geography, sveiling. au20 ROFESKOR ALEX. DE WOLOWSKI REOPEN: ‘his Musical Institute at 615 11th street, between F and G n.w., for Singing and tiano Instruction by Lis Fomurkab/y’short method. Parties for Varlor Concerts, ‘Operas and Orat rios will find their Mecca in Profes- for’s System, which is the shortest and best, savin ‘yoices quickly to the Semtuaries attended aul Years of practice, and trainin Btodents constant iculaf attention given to individnal vecds. -Eianeca ei De formed, ved: peivate tnstractien doth woxen, “References frrnishal. ewhT TREN AND ) NOQLISH FAMILY AND Dy SCHOOL For se AND LI 1905 17th st.. corner Macanchusotts ave., Wash. ‘Under the diteetion of Mrs. 1. P. McDonald aiid Apna bills. assisted by Pr ™ ment of Fuetent Lancuaes partment of Musie; MC! Fiocch: aise Eomma . full corp of coenpetent tenchers. : Tete F pariah and clasteal course, with advantages offered in French and Music. To Py ten system will te a. neh. A Hnnited ceived as Parlor Boarders “rat cirentar Sons al upon ar addres t cipaie at 1623 5 wire Hortiimect Wochet ne A special Herdic will cxavey puptie residine- on Cape tol Hl direct to the achool and eetarns gun ae Noxoed assure re. he second seston of the NOX WOOD INSTHT opens teptember 361, Nt se Mex Wim Cabal clas ageinted by ap eb: peinelpace, 122 amt 2234 1424 wince (circe), Kat: “Pemary ‘Denaitirat for the year, $50; incluting French, $70. Te Parente deairine it oan have their ¢? structed wholly through tie median of Language. E™=s3, INsvire AND MATHEMA FOR BOYS. Feesion begius september 12. Por efrou! _ address CHAS. B. YOUNG, Pencinal, auls-6m O14 Lath strvet. (LANGTON ACADEMY RAN BUL.DING. orner Pennsylvania avenive and 19th attect, oppor Site U. 8. Treasury, a Reject School ££ Baye nnd ¥ M ‘umber limited. Only cho ate af good i character received. Fall term of 188 begins Septem ber 10th. | Day and Evening Sessions. Oar-ful amg thorough inetruetion in the Common tnetiah Peencheme Book-keeping, Short-hand, Wigher Arvhmetic. Alee: bra. Coomet'y, Latin and Greek. BURTON MAs EE, A. M.,'Principal, Washineton, D.C outS-3un ENGLISH AND CLASSICAL IIGHE Oh T, Paewarpat SS, iu the North Session Giurch, 4% atrent. The Ine tl oe} rong aE sg Sy ta Rnd verious netitutions of the land. Mr. Humt may remned, through lock box 535. MI£ HANNAH MOLE ACADEMY Fou Gt near My ore. Noted tor healthfulness, th ore instruction, careful training and refining influences &Chrsting‘hone, ‘Lhe went tera will bein SPT LM BLE 19h, hey. AKTHUL 4. RIOH, A. M., ai dD. felsteratown, Mat ; Princival, WEST WASHINGTON SCHOOL KOK GIRLS 28 P street northwest, Miss M. HW. Lr, Trincls M. Metihews, Pre Next se 12th, = £30 to ¥60, coreg M and 32d st (PRE COLUMBAN v HE PREPARATORY Scio OF, OPENS STP. 12) CCULUMBIAN Ox G% OPENS SEDs. 12, ICAL COLLEGE « PENS OCT. 1. Beset y OOD cm a eae as x Sot For information concerping the rat Tr) oa, addrom Prof. O11S T. MANO, 1308 0 street, For infortiat on concef iu: fhe other Deverimenta —So JAMES ©. W LANG, 19th screet. auit-om ae eee 8 SULNOT SCHOOL, AN ELEM Mich Schow for b Te Bo of an, ‘erme— Boaters per eresion of five months, +! its, per eonsion of tive nthe, $25. Stu fumed goes a BLO, JO: Mt. ne een ee Carroll fe > Md.; or DANIEL U'C, CA’ ney-at-Law, Washing! wert, GQPENCERIAN ts 9 dished in 1864 and ti cious, hands 1d COMLIO. building, cor sons aud deu, fulness ard 1. OMESe of» raphy, Fagin Lanzusg: Business and Phonography. nent the student ihvests capital, deporte in the Ce Bank, makes parchases for cash and on tine, and receives nts, chucks, drafts, mucclpts, dc.', rents, insuranes aud taxcs, aud keeps all of tiie ac= ‘coun International Buriness College Diploma conferrndl Upon graduates at close of scholastic year. It eof ad- vantaze to students to be rosistered and fully equipped Prior to the opening day, Hours of Iustruction—Day srraioms, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p. m. Evening sessions, Monday, day, Thursday and Friday, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuition Foes—Day scasions, year scholarship, i archi. in tnsia laneare, #e, premise and remainder 47: monthly instaliaente y the quarter, $20 upon admuinsion. ven: ear scholarshis, im -caal, $50: by the Quarter, on admission, 616; Ly the mouth, i b A ion, ‘New Illustrated Annus! sent by nail en application, HENRY ©. ReENCER, “unc aL BARA A. SPENCER, Vice-Principal. auld TE LESSONS, WITH . continue throuch year. Pencil and Stub Drawing, Water Color and @ inting, dacap:, Flowers, Composition. experience: original ‘works: references. Studio, 1 Corcoran Building, SEATON DONOHO. — jy6-3m HE CEDARS—A HOME SCHOOL FoR YOUNG Ladies and Littie Girla will re-open Monday. Octo~ ber 1. 1t is situated on tue Heihts of Georgetown, andie accesible by street cars to all purta of the city. the #rounds are extensive, the location healthful and boats crms moderate. For circulars wddrens the AKL, 1916 35th st, Washington. je2l-4m_ NG’ CONSELYATORE, (OF | MURIG. Open all the year. Cor. 7th and D sts. now. En- france 707 D st, Fourteenti yeur. Piano, Voi Wigan: sTucive teacher. (RENCH LESSONS.—CLASSES ROPE! tember 19th. A good pront term by my new Euphouie System. grades “at uoderste rates. At 3:30 p.m. for Young ities and Children. Daily Kindergarten for lilo chi dren nt 1:30. Other morning and evening ciasses for adu'te, Private tuition if desired MLLE V. PKUD'HOMME, 1523 Kst.n.w. aul? NEW SicuT scuout For boys. 1538 I STREET NORTHWEST. English branches, Penmanship (rapid business- hind), Book-eeping, Shortiaude aad ech for 35 Per month Opens MONDAY, SEPTEMB'R 5, 883. Purile re- ceived and ciassed August 29, 30, 31. "Hours, Gto¥ p.m, aulé-im L, E.G. COLLICKE, Principal, WAXERLEY SEMINARY, 1517 ST.N.W.—Boa 1 for’ Young Ladies and CI Ten. ,Openine, Sept: Mth. For « atatoxuce spmly and Drug *tores or P.ancipa , Miss LIP “COMB. al5- HE WASHINGTON COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE, A boarding and Day School For Young Ladies and Children, will re-op-n Septem- OFor Ciretlats apply ae ihe tasitutss A035 ane 1027 For Circulars ap) 123 and 102 19th street northwest, fault ‘OWE'S BOOKE?EPING—ONE MONTH GUAR- Booksanots Wile pentoreetiy sor ats unt 4 penmanship, ete., $3 a month, uu October, when terms will be higher. Howe's Rapid ness Penmanship easiest to learn and write, $2.50, arate Der for Ladies. Prof. G. W. HOWE, ‘Tth street. dylo 51 WESLEXAN, COLLEGE FOR YOUNG LADIES, AY ‘Wilminzton, Delaware. —-uperior | Advantages: charges, Address Hey. JUMA WILSON, Th. Di. President. 3y25-6w WITHIN C. SHORTLIDGW'S ACADEMY FOR ‘Young Men and Boys, Media, Penn., 12 10fles from iladelphia Schoo! year opens SEP) EMBER 123. Fixed price covers exyense, even books, Ke. NO extra charzes. No incidencal expenses. No exunina- tion for admission, 1 iirteen experienced teachers, ail men, and all x.aduates. special orportunities for apt students to advance rapidly. bpecial drili for dull end backward toys. Patrons or students may select, any studies or choose the recu'ar Enulish, Scientific, Bu-i- hes, Classical or Oivils nyiueering Course.” Stndcuta flied at Nedia Academy sre now in Harvard, Yele and ten oth: rc and Pol ~chools. A Physical anda Chemical aborstory : a firreGymmasium and Fall Gronnd., 1,00 volk-added to Library im 1483. Apparatus doubled in 1883. ‘Ten students sext to collezein 1883. A graduating class in Commercial Department in 1883. Media her seven churches and a temperance charier, which prohibits the eale 0: all intoxiestiug driuke, For new illustrat ‘ircular adirers the Principal and Pro- Prietor, SWITHIN «. SHOKTLIDGE, A.M. (Hare vard University eeetnate, ) Mei Penn. wili be at the Kizgs hou-e T' . from 9 to 9 p.m. Bone Gen. K. M. Re: OCRI-AS! ‘HOOL FOR GIR! BRANDY. Re AGP ub. REOPENS iru. ‘OF: z aise OO SAR SY ©. HALLOWEEI. A.M. i BB H i PPLY OF WASHINGTON, D. ©. PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTIONS OF DAM, TUNNEL AND RESERVOIR, Ornice oF THE WASHINGTON AQUED: WaAsiIN: D.C, August 29, 0883. SEALED PROPUS: in triplicate, for the work: required for increasing tho witer sayply of the Cay of Wachington, in mcoorlance with the act of ¢ approved Jul) 16th, 1682, w li be receive: thee offtee until TWELVE OfCLOCK NOON, ON FED ce TOBE PLETE 1983, when they will be 0 opened; the work to be doue comurives three diff: ciees, Vin: CL 8~ A.—Daw Coxernucriox.—This consists (Ist) of raising the preseut masonry: duty actos tho Mary= Jand chuunei of the Potomac river at the Groat lsil acoping 15 inchos thick: (21) the oxtoasion of the across Conu's Island, by a missoury structure abouts: 1,120 feet long with en avers height of about 6 eg and (3d) the further ex! m of the dam shout. feet across the Virginia chanud by a eubstruc.ure ‘crib work filled with stone, aud a re luasonry, together with about 300 fest of masoury dam to make Convection with the . CLASS B.—sQuepuct Lxvension—being the ortene sion of the Washiugton Aqueduct by a TUNNEL, about 20, 826 feet lous, With a ervas section of about 77 Foot; mock I not allo the tanmel wil be throes hand CLASS C.—Rxsenvon Gonstavorier.—This work sell Cousin suaitiy of earth excaramon and cdanke meu « paine to construct & Feservoir Capa~ bie of containduy 800,000,000 alos. Sevarate 1eopesale, 1m ‘must be risde for Sttco for binnks for Teoponsia; epenitcatioay: and ait co for blanks fnrormation, being “careful bo tate Tor which “ase OF ow ee Foam es chow prima fac dence that the. are able, finanotal srienes, indertae the work ob which tay propens & Git form the works “eference being had to hse form the Work, -eferenee Irn © bn work of like character, to the plaut sthie dnp $d which be propoaes t0/uao, cad to lis funticial able te Tapia prorec the work. Before Proposals aro, each: bidder Tiunteoriify to the ‘undersigned thet ether Pevonaliy or by aduly suthorized azent he hax inspect 1 tle Ural Features of the loca ity ‘u wisi the work is located and exan winge On tle in Use office of ig Fish ie reserved to reject any and all bits or parte OK Bi nbs PERE, auSi-6t Major of 3 ROPUSALS FOR CA_T-IRON LAMP POSTS AND Vere BRONZE LAMBS. Orrice oF BUILD:xe FoR STATE. Duran cack sworon, D.C, August 280, 1883. ining, fitting and dclivere spate bes of thn alin fo tas Wat get Novy, Departanents, th. ie ely will be gived at thie oe: unt TWELV.. M-. ob SEPT , in or bidders, = Beparate sealed for furnishing, m: Larmps: Speaterhee salts arnt apie Tues Specificat ous, gencral instructions to Madera, babi forme of proposals wil, be furnished 19 segaing reas ee a TOs. LINCOGN CASEY, 9028-6t LE ‘Cok Uoepe of Pnuihers. ‘FOR ASPHALTUM BOOT WALKS, Ornwe oF Puntic BULLDENGs ax TUESDA for i PRR iatats in “4 and i 4