Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1888, Page 7

ARCHITECT FRERET’S OFFICE. The Charges on Which the Proposed Congr essional Investigation Is Based. The Senate committee on public buildings and grounds will probably give immediate con- Sideration to the resolution offered by Senator Teller yesterday, which provides for an inves- tigation of the administration of affairs in the Oftice of Col. Freret, architect of the Treasury, Talking of the matter with a Srar reporter, Senator Teller said he had no personal interest in calling for an investigation. He had read im the newspapers, and especially in the New York Trivune, a number of very serious charges egainst Col. Freret, and he thought they ought to be investigated. TRE CHARGES in the Tribune of yesterday were made at con- siderable length. Col. Freret is said to have carried on a systematic war against the civil- service rules, and frequent violations of those Fules are repeatedly alleged. In this warfare, it is said. the colonel was assisted by Chief En- iner Miller. ‘ief Draughtsman O. Van Nerta, ter, and N. A. Roberts, of the room. Money, it is charged, ‘was peremptorily demanded from employes for campaign purposes. Illegal leave of absence Was granted all democratic employes, so that they might go home to vote, while, says the Tribune. ~-nt least three clerks, including Fister and two dranghtsmen, who had been particu- larly active in squeezing ‘voluntary contribu- tious’ out of the employes, were rewarded for their work by being sent out to their respective states a few days before the election on ‘official business,’ Thus were their traveling expenses and hotel biils paid by the government ior the ‘Yotes and assistance rendered the democratic party.” THE MOST GRAVE OF THE CHARGES is the oue that Col. Freret is, with his princi- Pal assistants, engaged in a conspiracy to en- rich himself and a few others in a manner which, it is alleged, if carried out, will cost the Government millions of dollars to undo. ‘The scheme is to hurriedly complete the letting of contracts for all public buildings appropri- ated for before March 1. To do this, says the Tribune, “designs, sketch-plans and elevations are to be given ostensibly to outside architects, who are to bind themselves to complete all drawings, including working drawings, within six weeks—thus wing sufticient leeway in which to advertise proposals, as required by law, before March t. ‘The contracting archi- tects are also bind themselves to employ draughtsmen of the supervising architect’s-o!- fice, outside their regular official hours, to as- sist them in getting out the drawings. This was necessary. Otherwise there would have been a unanimous “kick” on the part of the of- fice draughtsmen, and in consequence an ex- ure of the whole scheme. All drawing | org paper, ink and other requisites were to be taken from the office at pleasure—another | violation of law. The outside architect is to be but a figurehead. The inside architect is to se- lect his “friend” outside. The latter is to be assigned to the building or buildings and appear on the pay-roils. The former is to do © work and receive the pay. This is for the double purpose of evading, first, the law re- quiring the advertising of all contract work; second, the evasion of the law relating to sub- letting of contracts (R. S. 3737 July. 17, 1862).” ‘This work would exhaust the appropriation made for the remainder of the year, and every | employe of the oitice would then have to be either furlonghed or discharged. The errors which it is believed would creep into such hasty plan-drawing would, it is thought, cost the government a great sum of money to re- pair. * LIABLE TO INDICTMENT. Not less than twenty of the employes of the architect's office, says the Tribune, are liabieto indictment end to punishment by fine or im- prisonment, or both, and the Washington cor- respondent of that paper claims to have sufli- cient proof in his possession to send several of the ofbcials to the penitentiary, A STARTLING STORY. An Alleged Attempt to Kill Gen. Har- rison. ‘Indianapolis Special to the New York Herald. Has an attempt been made to take the life of President-elect Harrison? The question is a startling one, and that there should be any fact to justify the asking of it seems incredible. Nevertheless a rumor justifying the inquiry bas crept out to-night, and the source of it is sach that I cannot do-otherwise than send such information, which is but little, as can be ob- tained concerning it. There are many who believe the rumor to be well founded, and later developments are awaited with great in- terest. The facts, so far as they can be stated, are that a close friend of the Harrison family told @ story to-day to a confidential friend which. true. will startle the nation and the enti ilized world. It was to the effect that Iaid plot to take the life of Gen. Harrison wi by a gang of blood-thirsty villains, and that an attempt to execute their dastardly designs was made one day last week, but that the fearful scheme was discovered by one of Harrison’snearest friends and thwarted. HELD AS A SECRET. This startling intelligence has been held asa dead secret. and it is said that General Harri- son and his family intended that it should never be made public. The one or two per- sons who have been intrusted with the facts still decline to give any details, and it is only possible to give the mere statement at this time. The person who is my informant said to-night as he whispered the secret to me that the strangest thing to him was that so teat and terrible an affair had been kept a secret so long. He declines at this time to tell where and when the a‘fair happened. AN Rasy VicTIM. It is well known, however, that Gem. Harri- son daily exposes himself to any suth vile pur- pose, as it is his custom to take two walks each day, and usually he strolls mostly, when alone, in the beck streets of the northern part of the pny Hi seldom accompanied by any one, be uld prove an easy victim for any would-be assassin. Of course the publication of the fact will, no doubt, lead to a thorough investigation of the affair, and a determined effort wilf be made to bring the would-be assassins to justice. ——+eo+-___-__ A Distinguished Company. VICE-PRESIDENT THOMSON ENTERTAINS THE CLOVER AND GRIDIRON CLUBS AT DINNER. First Vice-President Frank Thomson, of the Pennsylvania Railroad company. last night en- tertained the Clover club, of Philadelphia, and the Gridiron club. of this city, at his country residence, “Corkerhill,” near Merion station, on the main line of the Pennsylvania railroad, s short distance from the Quaker City. Quite number of distinguished gentlemen were vited to meet the two organizations already mentioned. and about 125 its eat down to am elaborate dinner, which was served in a building away from Mr. Thompson's house, and called “The Cabin.” M. P. Handy, of the Clover club. presided. and short specches were made by Gov. Biggs. of Deleware; Mayor E. 8. Fitler, ielphia; Chas. Saopey Heo A. KE. McClure. President Roberts. of Penn- sylvania railroad; Arthur Gest, of South- western railway, London; Felix Agnus, of Bal- timore; ~“—. - inte, gon ae York Trine; Jo! ‘orwin, Chicago = and = forme Lary a even- was greatly enjoyed, an ‘ashington guests returned in a special car attached to the regular New York train. Little daughter—“Mamma, may I play with that little girl next door” Mrs. Tiptop (severely)—“Certainly not. Her papa goes to his business ina street car. He besn’t « carriage to his name. “Well. can I play with Sallie Liveryman, sround the corner? Her papa has twenty-five sarriages.” “No; he has too many” Not Reduced to Want. Brom the Chicago Tribune. ; “TI desire to insert this small advertisement ‘m your paper to-morrow morning,” she said. “This,” said the advertising clerk, looking it over, “will go among the ‘wants,’ ” “Have you no ‘wiab column?’ ” . ee ton, haughtily, “ wood “ E SECOND-HAND DEALERS. They Should be Licensed and Subject to Police Inspection. Inspector Block, whose duty it is to inspect pawn-sbops, junk-stores and places of business conducted by second-hand dealers, makes s tour of the pawn-shops every day and inspects the second-hand stores as often as he can get around to them. The ‘inspector thinks that Washingtow has a better system of governing the second-hand stores and pawn-shops than any city in the country. yet he thinks there is room for improvement. The clause in the license law, referring to such places, reads as ‘The proprietors of junk-shops shall pay $40 annually. Every person whose business it is to keep a store or office for baying and selling paper, second-hand clothing, or ‘shall be deemed the keeper of a junk op. “Ace eodtug ae the law,” said the inspector to a Star re r, rsons who go about the streets and purchase old articles from door to door do not come under the provisions, and consequently they pay no license. THEY CAN PURCHASE STOLEN GOODS, and as they are not under police supervision there is nq way of catching them except by mere accident. In that respect change in the law is desired. In framing the police reg- ulations the Commissioners followed the word- ing of the license law, so that the matter was not changed. Sometime ago the second-hand dealers were taken into court and prosecuted for doing business without a license. Many of them set up the defense that they purchased the stock elsewhere, and were, therefore, not liable under the law. Judge Miller, however, decided against them, and one case was taken up onappeal. The consequence is that of the fifty persons Soiog such business less than six have obtained a licenge. We'| are willing to pay the license tax, but most of them object to the police supervision. Many such re continued the inspector, “‘are receptacles for stolen goods. They bave their ‘dark corners,’ where goods are laid away, so that they are not easily found. “"F THEY PAY XO LICENSE TAX the police have no right to inspect their stores except under search warrant, and for that rea- son it would make it almost a safe business to buy and sell stolen property. In these stores can be found almost every article imaginable. Some will sell shoes as low as five cents a pair, while an overcoat can be purchased for fifty cents. In such articles the quantity and not the quality is taken in consideration. In many of the stores young and inexperienced clerks do the buying and selling. They are not par- ticular from whom they purchase goods and for that reason stolen property is often purchased, Each morning, according to law, each licensed dealer is req list of articles purchased, together with their value and a de- scription of the person from whom purchased.” ‘Sinct this law went into effect.”’ said the in- spector, “there has been a gratifving decrease in thefts of personal property. That naturally follows when thieves find it difficult to dispose of their plunder. They do not care to steal goods which they are compelled to wear them- selves and always have evidenee of their guilt abont them. I think that if the law was so amended as to include all purchasers of second hand goods, and then strictly enforced, there would be but little stealing in this city. In keeping records of such transactions other cit- ies are also benefited. Frequently detective officers from other — come here lookin; for stolen goods, and are sometimes surprise when wecan inform them from the records in héadquarters where they can find the stolen property. Our system will no doubt be adopted Ly nearly every city in the country.” ODD BUT PROFITABLE BUSINESS. How Back-Number Budd is Getting Rich Out of His Newspaper Files. From the New York World. A dimly-lighted, musty-smelling cellar at the corner of Broadway and 38d street, is the head- quarters of a stalwart, rather good-looking col- ored man, who carries on a profitable business by saving old and curious numbers of New York papers, and selling them at fabulous prices. He is known to all newspaper men, and in fact tos everybody as “Back-Number” Budd, and his business is the outgrowth of an old hobby of his for saving old newspapers, Ten years ago he caine to New York from Wash- ington and started in as a bootblack. A Worid reporter called at the place afew days ago, and while !ooking for an ancient paper “Back-Number” Budd told something about his queer business, “After I blacked boots for two years,” said he, “‘t ought flashed across my mind one day about saving all the old papers I could find. I had growna little careless about m: boot-blacking business, and eight years ago started with but $3 in my possession. I opened a little stand at the place where Palmer's thea- ter now stands. It was very hard pulling at first. and I got the window man in the Glisey house to save me all his papers, which [ bought by the pound. It was awful slow work, for*I hardly made my bread and butter out of it. My friends advised me to sell out, but I was obstinate and was, bound to make a complete file as far back asI could. As the file kept on growing larger and larger my trade commenced to pick up, and I resoived to stick it out at all hazards. As soon asI found I was likely to succeed I made a uniform set of prices as fol- ‘A copy of apaper one week old, 5 copy of any 5-cent paper one week old, 8 cents; a copy of any paper thirty days old, 10 cents. For each month after thirty days and 5 cents; a copy of a paper one year old, 50 cents. For each year after the first add 25 cents. An exception to these pri is made whena paper is very rare oF out of int. “¥es, and I always stick to my price, and my customers kick, too. A short time ago a prom- x came bere and wanted a copy of arm by a I gotend Bea ie regular le was very jignant an aid Tought to starve, b I i that it was my mode of living he paid the and left. The lawyers are my principal cus- tomers, as they often win big cases by getting back numbers of Papers for evidence, They are big kickers, but I know they must have the pers and therefore remain firm in my ,e iy Lge files are the from ‘1 to date, the World from 1860,th from 1833, the Ty from 1841, and the Times 1851, I have also very complete files of many site octicagnepal as Som yut twenty copies away a Sin and Herat “What was the highest price you were ever paid for a paper?” “A tpetee id me @40 for two copies of a paper published in 1861, and I have often re- ceived $15 and 18 for old and valuable papers. Ne per men often come here and give me from $1 to $5 just to look over a very valuable paper. A large part of my trade ie in the country, but I never sen pers out unti they are paid for. Gen, Grant came to me shortly and bought a two months’ file of the dail; containing an accourt of charged 10 of it. “Tl show you some curiosities,” said Budd, as he led the reporter to the back of the cellar, — tebe oy pes the Among the and dusty werea ud of =k 20, 1860, which ‘oaiained count of the opening of Central Park: a: the Sun of June 20, 1834 with turned rules for the death of Lafayette; a u Gazette of May 20, 1865, with a badly drawn p ture of the ee on the front page; a Frank Leslie's, of , 1865, gave ‘was ent jicture of two men e wdhed a sheet into the water. It “The Assassin's End,” Booth, the murderer of Lincoln, He had also first of the World, Heraid and Sun,and Tac pera = Ravenswood, L. I. rey nwent to » where Budd has 4,000,000 copies of stored away. He has a system by had not seen for some time. oe “Ob, I had fine time. Never enjoyed my- self more in my life.” “What did you do?” ‘ = out among the northern you do?” considerable camping out myself” Ne .Cause for Alarm on Account of Extensive Growth. ‘ From the Atlanta Constitution. ‘The growth of the urban population of the world, and especially of: the United States, has been one of the most important features of the Present century. It has made more work for the sanitary engineers, has taxed the wisdom of those responsible for the good government of these masses of humanity, and expanded and strengthened the police powér until it amounts almost to a local despotism. The Statistics, when taken in connection with out- breaks in growing cities with new and incon- gruous populations, where the congestion of humanity had come about too suddenly for the suthorities to realize and vide for the new: order of things, and when the laboring masses were wrought up over the first rude attempts solve deep and abiding social problems, caused anxiety among thoughtful people and filled the its with the wildest alarm. NO CAUSE FOR A PANIC. The fact that the city. population of this country had increased from 4 per cent of the whole in 1300 to 1234 per cent in 1880 and 2234 per cent in 1880 was made the basis for gloomy prophiseice of disease, poverty, and anarchy me discontented foreign elements in our cities have been pointed out as illustrations of their more worthy, industrious, and thrifty count en. Nothing can be intelligently con- sidered with the saint ina state of panic, and the fact that the public discussion of every uestion has an increasing tendency to remove ificulties and to make revolutions peaceful ough tto enable us to consider these social diifi- ities calmly, with the confident assurance that as the world has heretofore been able to solve its broblems as they came up, we may hope that with the increasing intelligence of the masses, and the moral influences at work, the future will bring no Gifficulty that it will not solve, IMPROVED SANITARY CONDITIONS IN CITIES. The bad effects of overcrowding upon the health and morals of people are generally known, and the efforts of sanitary engineers and economists have been directed to remedy the difficulty. It appears that they have been somewhat successful, Though the death-rate is four or five more to the thousand in cities than in the country, the marked difference | cade between the rates in different cities indicates that improved plumbing and other sanitary precautions have modified the evils of ov. crowding, The highest death-rate among white people in this country,is 23.55 per thou- sand in New York, where there are 16.37 peopl to a dwelling. At Newark, N. J., with 7. people to the dwelling, the mortality 1s 16.49. This suggests the effects of over-crowding as. acause of mortality, but the fact that the neighboring town of Camden, N.J., with only 5.05 to the dweiling has a mortality of 17.71 shows that other causes are at work. Indian- apolis, with only 5.47 to the dwelling and a death-rate of must look elsewhere for the cause of i igh mortality. Chicago, with 8.24 to the dw ling anda mortality of 19.72, has poy followed sanitary rules more closely than Indianapolis. Philadelphia, the best housed of the great cities, and one of the cleanest, has only 5.79 people to the dwelling, and a mortality of 19.01. The climate must have something to do with mortality. San Francisco, for instance, with 6.86 to the dwell- ing, is hardly as well kept as Philadelphia, and yet the mortality is 17.02—about 10 per cent Jess than that of Philadelphia. But atter all the sanitary engincers have done, the average mortality of the ¢ is 25 per cent greater than that of the country. EFFECTS OF CLIMATE. Asa rule the southern and western cities have less mortality than those in the east, and it is probable that the climate has a great deal to do with this. In cities in the same region with the same general conditions the rule seems to DB that the mortality is least where there are fewest people to the dwelling. Phil- adelphia leads all the great cities in this par- ticular. With two-thirds the population of New York she has twice as many dwellings, and there are only 5.79 people to her average dwell- ing, while there are 16.37 to that of New York. ‘The fact that Philadelphia is the home of the building and loan associations probably ex- plains her advantage, and it may have been the same thing that gave Atlanta a dwelling for every 5.76 people. In poe a urban population the sanitary engincer @ great mission, but the building and loan association has a greater one, There are other devices that have reliev the congestion of the cities since the census! year, Dummy lines and cable roads with quick and cheap transportation are building up sub- urban towns all around the great cities and in this way men of moderate means are enabled to ‘heap homes and pure air. In addition to the interstate commerce law is ee the effect to stimulate the growth of smal towns. Altogether, the outlook for the cities is not so bad as it was painted. ——— +e A Miner’s Ups and Downs. 4.MAN WHOM WEALTH HAS OFTEN FAVORED NOW WORKING IX THE SEWERS, Helena Special to Portland Oregonian. The story of Timothy Gallagher, who is working inthe sewers in Helena asa day la- borer, is a most remarkable one, showing the ‘ups and downs of a miner’s life in this western country. His wonderful career would furnish the novelist with material for a romance of in- tense interest. Fortune has smiled upon him and fate has frowned upon him. He has been wealthy and poor by turns, and good luck and bad luck have toyed with him alternately, Success did not turn his head. Reverses did not discourage him. He has won and lost, and never complained when the play went against him. And now, while he is working in th ditches, he seems to have no regrets, and talks confidently of success when he goes prospect- next year, le landed in Leadville at the beginning of that great mining camp’s boom, and within a short time had ome ‘of several valuable claims, one of which was the A Y and Minnie mines, a property that now has a year! output of thousands of tons of rich ore, wit! i Li in sight. Not having capital to de- velop his mines, Gallugher sold them out, real- izing, however, about 50,000. With this money he went into the Red Mountain mining district and located the Iron Mask mine, but, believing that it would never develop into any- thing big, he sold it to Jim Burnell, of Lead- ville, now of Denver. “Burnell had considera- ble work done and sold it to an English syndi- cate, consider himself lucky because he re- ceived $33,000 for it. Two years ago the Iron Mask was sold for $1,000,000 cash. There has been a great amount of valuable ore taken —_ the mine and the supply seems inexhaus- le. - Gallagher, however, stumbled on toa pocket in one of his mines, in the Red Mountain coun. try, and cleared up $50,000, when it petered out. Leaving Red Mountain,Gallagher went to the San Juan country, where he put all his money iato a hole in ground which did not near as well as the mines he hadowned at Leaiy tem poe Mountain. He wentout of near the famous Vulture min for $20,000 and drifted to where he now he is working in the sewers at Helena, no signs of Penge ae in his face or his manner, con- fident of his ability to ‘get on his feet” again and win another fortune. ——oe_____ To Watx Across tHe Ena! Charxgi.— Boston special to the Philadel says: Professor Oldtrieve, who ed on the ter Brooklyn to New York, has in- of new shoes for walking on the which he says he can cover five while with his old shoes he is tone mile an honr, He will leave for England in May next, and will at- the English Channel in his new through the vented a water wi CHASED AT THE LONDON SALES AT VERY LOW PRICES, @5, 67,810, AND 612.50 FOR ELEGANT SPECIMENS OF NEEDLEWORK. A MAGNIFICENT CHINESE PORTIERE OR PI- ANO COVER REDUCED FOM $150 TO 975 AT $76 IT 18 CHEAPER THAN IT CAN BE BOUGHT IN CHINA CHINA, SILKS, CHINA OREPES, EMBROID- ERED SCARFS, HANDKERCHIEFS AND MUF- FLERS. REAL INDIA SHAWLS AT LESS ‘THAN COST, WE ARE OFFERING OUR INDIA SHAWLS AT REATLY REDUCED PRICES. REDUCTIONS IN DRESS GOODS AND SILKS OF ALL KINDS. $1.50 BROADCLOTHS REDUCED TO 8). THE GREATEST BARGAINS IN BLACK AND COLORED SILKS EVER PLACED ON A RETAIL COUNTER. BRING AN EXPERT AND EXAMINE THE QUALITIES. ’ EVENING SI!.KS, GAUZES, ILLUSIONS, TULLES, NETS, AND CREPES AT REDUCED PRICES. WE HAVE MADE OUR REDUCTIONS BRFORE THE HOLIDAYS, AND OFFER TEMPTING BAR- GAINS IN FIRST-CLASS GOODS. BLACK AND COLORED SILK VELVETS LESS THAN NEW YORK PRICES. W. M. SHUSTER & SONS, alo 919 PENN. AVE. Punaverraa Sore OPEN UNTIL 9 O'CLOCK P.M. of useful aud pretty thi te ANDKERCHIEF saheeeiners ay inca es titched Silk at 25c. (great in.) Better white stitched at 500.. 7c. Hemstitched, He Sicinchs ut Bie "Better Beossacaiy at 5 -inch, at Ze, 4 Linen Hdi's, Fiaio, Hemstitehod and fancy: USBRELLAS. Gingham, Helvetia Gloria, Lisle- spun and Silic A great variety of husndies. "We es iy reconimend the Lisle-spun for wear. MEN'S NECK WEAR. ve Just 0} vutifal patteruis of Satis-Lined Prince Neck, . c. we have a line of the new broad Sil Pulse Warmers, (great bai OPst Cardivan Jackets at 81.88, @2, 82.00, 83; excellent value for the money. HOSIEL\ AND GLOVES. We keep only reliable makes of goods which we sell at reasona pee es ansortinent of pretty a within the reach of all , Manicure Sets, Work snd Tolley Boxes, ‘ork and Toile Brouze, Brass and Fine Polished Horn Ornaments, TABLE LINEN AND NAPKINS. \d towels we ure offering aline Scarfs In table linens, napkins an some crest bargdins such as— ch F ied Damask Pocinch Exte . Bleached Demmeat ‘780. nin ra Bleac! t 780. 70.itich Extra Bleached Damask at 908; Bich napkins to match. | ine Unbleached Damas! . nch Extra Unbleached Danmack, $s. BLANKETS AND COMPO RTS. Beiter Blanket at $4.50, 85, 86, 87 and $8. all styles aud qualities, for single and Dress Goods, all colors snd qualities, Pesget che ttc faire ft paaarehies rete the ch cloth for $3, en CARHART & LEIDY. ag ¥28 7th and 796 K st. n.w. EN Ri tsbcoamsk tate aly Practicat Cunrermas Pazsewts. Nothing i accep’ gusta Proweut than ewe itt clotier ete rercoat, and now! rel made Cloth- ing, at as low prices, as at OAK HALL, Corner Tenth and F streets, ad SPLENDID STORM COAT for 86, reduced from A CHINCHILLA STORM COAT at 98, reduced from ‘A BE ate ref BETTER CHINCHILLA STORM COAT for $10, A MAGNIFICENT LINE OF OVERCOATS from 83 laced by one- vite special attention to our“LOBD CHUM- wv Oar line of OVERGOATS: for boys ofall aise very au ‘prices just one-third below these ef otlee low can Oak HALL, Corner 10th and F sta, n.w. Open till 9 p. m.; Saturdays till 12 p.m. a9 J. Cc. Horcmsoy, IMPORTER Tam offering at the LOWEST PRICES A Large Variety of HOLIDAY G@oops, Direct Importation. An Elegant Stock of FANCY GOODS, In Fans, Leather and Silk Goods, Bronzes, &c,, all of Vienns make—unique, odd, and dainty. In selecting goods for Xmas gifts, I have made @ specialty of novoesutes for inexpensive gifte—they are in endless numbers and of surpassing besuty, while their price and their noyelty will commend ‘them to all. HANDKERCHIEFS, . The largest stock we have ever offered. We sim to sell the best goods at the very lowest prices, Duchesse and Point Lace Handkerchiefs, Handsome Line of Japanese Silk Handkerchiefs, FOSTER KID GLOVES. For street and evening wear our celebrated Foster Kid Gloves have no superior in Fit. Style or Reliabil- ity. $1 pairand upward. Gloves as pres ents will be changed to fit wearer. WRAPS. JACKETS. Instead of waiting until after Xmas, ss is usual, to mark down these goods, I have reduced all garments, ‘and in some instances to half value. MILLINERY. The French milliner, Mme. Louise, whose pretty Hats and Bonnets excite such universal admiration, ‘will exhibit during this week many newstyles, Open evenings until Xmss. ais 907 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. Ocnaws Frowens Or Fronence TOILET COLOGNE. BLOSSOMS, BALM, ROSEMARY, HELIO- TROPE, VIOLET, AND ROSES. In1 pint Glass Stopper Bottles, $1; or sold inany quantity. na FARINA COLOGNE—Genuine 4711; in long, short, and wicker covered bottles, Johann Maris Farina (No. 4). SACHET POWDEB—All Odors, Florentine Orris, 1 ny eee oa HANDKERCHIEF EXTRACTS of all leading manu- factures, in COLOGNE PITCHERS, 190 asd Bargains, TOILET CASES, ke pate Hise & Sarzm 1113 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, : CHRISTMAS PRKSENTS : Sterling Silver. ‘WATCHES. , DIAMOND JEWELRY In Necklaces, Bracelets, Pendants, and Rings in great ‘variety and at popular prices. CLOCKS. BRONZES, AND FANCY GOODS: Of our own selecting in London, Paris, and Geneva. CANDELABRA San ones 2 ee eee 3,4, and 5 lights, . At the lowest pricesin the market. 48-20 . Tsx Pm Cexr Dicovxr FOR CasH ON OR BEFORE DELIVERY UNTIL CHRISTMAS. ‘THIS DISCOUNT WILL BE ALLOWED ON EVERY ABRTICLEEN THIS ESTABLISHMENT. ‘YOU KNOW EVERYTHING NECESSARY FOR FURNISHING HOMES FROM CELLAR TO BOOF, EXCEPTING CROCKERY, HARDWARE AND TINWARE, ARE FOR SALE HERE FUBNITURE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, CARPETS, AND RUGS OF ALL KINDS AND QUALI- TIES, UPHOLSTERY GOODS AND IN- TERIOR DECORATIONS OF ALL THE NEWEST AND BEST DESIGNS. BEDDING OF VARIOUS KINDS, &c., &o. W. B. MOSES & SON, COBNER 11TH AND F 8TS. N. We ‘Washington, 0. 0. Tz Coxuxpeve Souven: HOW MANY WHO, SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, HARASSED THEIR MINDS WITH THE ALL-ABSORBING QUESTION OF THE HOUR, ARE NOW, AFTER TAKING ADVAN- ‘TAGE OF OUR MOST EQUITABLE CREDIT SYSTEM, REPOSING IN THE HAPPY KNOWLEDGE OF A SPEEDY REALIZATION OF THEIR LONGING DESIRES! BY MEANS OF OUR GENEROUS OFFER THEY HAVE PURCHASED AT THEIR OWN FIGURES AND UPON THEIR OWN TERMS, ORE A HANDSOME RATTAN ROCKER, AN- OTHER A SILK-PLUSH PARLOR SUITE, MANY A FANCY PARLOR CLOCK, AXD STILL MORE AN ELABORATELY FINISHED SIDEBOARD, WITH WHICH TO GLADDEN THE HEARTS AND REVIVE THE DROOP- ING SPIRITS OF THOSE DEAR ONES WHO OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE RISEN ON CHRISTMAS MORNING ONLY TO SUFFER THE BITTER STINGS OF DISAPPOINT. MEAT AND EXVY. « | ‘SHERE ARE STILL A FEW WHOM WE WILL BE ONLY TOO GLAD TO WELCOME, ‘EXTENDING TO THEM THE FULL BENE- FITS OF OUR CREDIT SYSTEM AS BE- FORE. AMD, IN ADDITION, AT STILL GREATER REDUCTIONS ON THE FOLLOW. ING GOODS, WHICH COMPRISE OUR LINE: ROCKERS OF Alg, DRSORIPTIONS, FANCY ‘TABLES, A LINE OF RUGS, “LACE OURTAING, HIDEROARDS, HALI- RAOKS, WALNUT AND OAK EXTENRION- “TABLES, TOILET RTS AND, IN FACT, RVERYTHING FOUND IN A FIRST-CLARS THERE AAB BUT A FEW MORE DAYS TETASDERNES RHE RA | SATURDAY, ISRS, at TWEL! ‘Auctioneers. SUDERU? SOME STONER Sos 2 ‘On Forfeited Pledges, 5 FRR a19-3¢ 201 Penna. ave., cor. Sine. JUNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers. aUcTion ii 7 SALE OUSE NO. 1417 SIXTH NORTHWEST. frout of 1 SATCRDAY DECEMBER TWENTE HALE-TAST FOUN OCLOCK PB. roms Gath and Ro. suse at. nw. rooms, ‘and brick addition. of sale. = —— WEEKS & 00,, Auctioneers, 7 Louisians a Op. City Post-Oftice. snus Oi Parstixas. HANDSOME COLLECTION OF FORTY FINELY- FRAMED OIL PAINTINGS BY 8. T. SHUMAN RESIDENT ARTIST, TO BE SOLD AT AUC- TION WITHOUT LIMIT, WITHIN OUR SALES-ROOMS. MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER TWENTY- FOURTH, AT TEN O'CLOCK. THE COLLECTION 18 WELL WORTH EXAMIN- ING, EMBRACING SCENES IN THE SIERRAS, EUROPEAN SCENERY, VENETIAN STREET SCENES, ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCENES, LANDSCAPES OF FRANCE, GERMANY, AND SWITZERLAND, IN THE ADIRONDACKS, THE VOYAGE OF LIFE, &o. EVERY PICTURE WILL BE SOLD. 420-3t VED REAL ESTATE ‘Tt. BETWE! TN AND TENIB TS NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D.C. By virtue of a deed of trust dated on the 1 aay of 1887, and recorded in liber 1,249, folio 412 of ‘Land Records fur the District of Columbia, we will at blic_ auction, in front of the premises, on Mu ¥, DECEM BE! THIRTY Finst, 1558, at HALF-PAST POUR O'CLOCK, P. M.. the west twenty- three (23) feet six (6) inches front by the depth of lot bumbered four (4), in Davidson's su! vision of re ai Dunibered tree huudred aud sixty-eight (306), 12 the Washington, with the improvement trust, or all cash, at Neyabcing sf cost of pure not complied with in ten (10) the trustee will resell st risk urchase re SULITAM A GORDON trustees, SAM'L CROSS, DUNCANSON BROS. Aucta. d19-d&de IOMAS DOWLLNG, Auctioneer. CONTRACTOR'S SALE OF NINE G KEN- TUCKY MULES, FOUL GOOD WOKE HORSES ore = YOUNG DRIVING ee ark UGGY, GOOD DA! Lf ORE ax WEBSTER WAGONS, SIX SETS DOU’ HAR- BESS, BUGGY HARNESS, WHIPS, HOBES, On MONDAY, DECEMBER TWENTY-FOURTR, Front of my saleutvomm, corner: Peauwyivanie gece and 11 street northwest, I will sell fora well-kuows Nine Kentucky Mules, Four Good Werk Horses, Fine Xoung Driving Horse, Bis webster std Six Sets Double Harh roms DOWLING, Auctioneer. 5 Oh APS cera Ler MEDIATELY SOUTH OF of the premises, on THURSD. JANUARY, 1889, at zB lowing-descri UIRE THE SERVICES OF AN WHESON: 1103 Park e., bet. Band C 12 3 P1105. sud 12th sts. Le. Ladies only: Remedy, 85. U2e-d0" THA’ BEEN CONTRADICTED THAT | § HAS NEVER aA RS is Pee - Ponidently consult Dr. BROTHERS, Particular attention p ‘aa-Tm* ‘ANHOOD RESTORED BY USING A Morir of Dr. BROTHERS In i cure shy. case of nerve-power.- It im Maile or female. 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