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THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26, 1874.
DISTMCT SAFE BURGLARY.
wrr uuttzji airsy ix ciiajige of
TUEJVUY.
TAITING FOR THE VERDICT-SCENES IN
AND ABOUT THE COURT-nOUKE-fiPEC,U-T.ATIONS
OX THE JURY'S ACTION-NO
MiP.EEMENT AT THREE O'CLOCK THIS
JUKKLMi.
Tie safe burglary trial was resumed aadcon
laded yesterday.
Mr. Kiddle opened by making a correction of
an error Into which ho saia the dercneo fell yes
terday. Tho defence had said that the Solicitor's
fflee had sent Dant away. Now, Dant was not
Mat away, for he was In the employ, or under the
eiuitroi, of the solicitor's office. He then took up
a number of telegrams, with a view to show that
they eoa8raed.the statements of Hayes. On tho
Itth 01 May Whitley was telegraphed by Solic
itor Banfield to find JlUte Hayes. Now, Whitley
knew well enough that "dike Hayes was In Can
ada, hat ho telegraphed back, "I will do my best
to find him," and also for a subpoena. This was
leers trick to gain time. And on the same day
his subordinate (Nettlehlp) telegraphed to
Mike Hayes In Toronto. They were not willing
the eommitteo should get Hayes until he sent
Jtftttleshlr to End out whether Hayes would
sake an affidavit exempting the secret ser
vice and charging the whole conspiracy
upon loorgo farter. Xcttleshlp went, but
was deceived and sent back the telegram,
aid get Hayes to tell the truth, and if he wonld
alt cone to Washington then to get his attidavlt.
ut Netileshlp s teleirara was wrong; securities
were not good. The plan failed, and they did not
eend Hayes to Washington. Now to account for
Whitley's knowledge that Hayes was in Canada.
Applegate. the stupidest man by two full idiots
that had ever been upon the stand, was brought
fcrw-r-i. knave could bo depended upon; but
a foci forcait down on your hands la the very
worst plaoe He commiserated the defence with
this supreme, superlative fool on their hand.
He , A , saw Whitley fish out r a waste basket
in J alj '.he lramcnt- uf a drip le tcr by wh'cn
he would bare the jury believe in the April Do
fee Whitley was inlornied ol the whereabout
ellaies. He was willing to swear to anything
thai was de-ired. but he was a inoRth and a halt
too late in his data. He asked bow did Whitley
Sndojt'hat Hayc was in Canada if the telc
icram did not give him tho information This
lelegTarc was tho key wkuoh had been agreed on
lo giro tho information that Hayes had agreed to
mane tho affidavit. Ncwcombe did not swear be
fore the eomm ttee that he had shown Hayes: tho
while' fth.s confidential letter, but a part ol It.
Mr Pavidge. Is that In; did yon prove it?
Mr. Kiddle. Ye", it is in.
Ilr. Dav.dire asserted that It Lad not been
ahown.
ilr I! ddle asserted that he bad put in so muii
1 the testimony of Xeweoaitie as to show this.
Mr Davldge. Will your honor settle IiT
Mr Hiddle. It Is already settled.
The Cocrt. Well, go on- with the argument.
Mr. Kiddle reuuiod, and, referring to the tele
gram in which Hat.cs saia he has mado a full
affidar t to Lawyer ".. said that Whitley knew
who Lawyer " was. Whitley did not telegraph
tc the .nalrnun of tho committee until Ore days
ai'er he had the lnfarmatlon, and in the mean
time jb had ent two ol his agents to Canada,
whe ktc unsuccessful Mr. Riddle argued that
Hayes was in Canad i In pursuance ol an arrange
co' with the 'ecrc: ten ice. He referred to the
tan4iCK ordor of the service 'to arrest Michael
Hayes, ' and yet there is proof that the agents of
thalserciee saw him, took messsces from him
asddcl'tered them, and mado no efijrt to arrest
hlrs Hayes then went to Nettleehip's house a
hcuso of mourning and rcccired 0 from him.
He(N had said that he paid this money to send
a thief t" W ashirgton. Mr. Kiddle argued that
is et lehip pa1 1 the money to Hayes t leave the
ee-untry but he disappointed them by coming to
T'asi rtjn, oommuulcatlng with Downs, and
Being Tjiuntarily before the committee. He did
sot daro to sneak -enaratelv as to A. B. Wil-
Uame, after what had been said en Saturday
Ikere was but little doubt 11 Harrington was In It.
"Wllhams wa" It toost two Interviews with Ikntja
to decline to at as his counsel. They had shown
'hat "A. B. ' had passed some men disguised In
the depot, ard were met iy the prosecution of a
witness who says he was tho party, bat this party
does not at all eorre'pond with tho description of
the man wao went low the depot trom the hack.
They hai -hown that bo followed the escaped
burs, lar, and was there any doubt but that ha
oven it. him. Ho was neither disappointed with
A B Ho had cipected that a thief wonld
nav be--: on the stand who would swear that he
was .he party who wrote tho anonymous lcttor.
fl. callel attention to the fact that Benton was
. a 1 under seven ind.ctments, and yet there
win, trial Harrington feared to bring him to
lr.l as he d.d Have,. It was admitted that
llarr ngton bad an inter lew with Hayes In lull,
somen ng Lad been said abuat fcs iMr. Ulddlej
Ti'ij.r;.'elrvl a fee.
ilr. .a:rlngton. 1 "uavo never comi.laIr.edj this
ifc a peronal matter between you iHU I,
Kr. P S11 "aid that perhaps it was not in tie
record, and proceeded to state that something
was J about bis going before the grand jury,
and lLat ho had advised that ho should not go be-10-e
'.he grand jury. Bo ;Len referred to tb re
leav Centos, urging that Harrington had no
more sjtorlty to act in the case than a juror.
"?"o. i . word had boon said to his superior olis
w, ' he Attorney icneral, or his associates In
hi iffi;e. Judge Wj lie was in town nhv did
heycotgj t) tun? Theywent to Judze'Olln,
-jiuec (JjdzcO i says that thoy were" at his
house ome time in tho morning. Why was not
the bail taken in the daytime Why not have
t-iegrarthed to him This was a portion of the
pn gramme the man was to escape in just this
waj.and Le vanished just as cilcctuallv as did
The mirc!sg llliams at the bidding o'f A. U.
WH'liQ" The had hown that the crime was
r a bjglary or larcenv but a conspiracy: that
A fas n i' arranged in New ork nor Baltimore;
that the o' joct tas to defame the name of Colum
bia A lexander that whilo Hayes was tlpulatia;
ip' ot? dcllvcriug of the Hooks to Alexander, liar
r ng'ofl wa arranging the books In the sale; thlt
Ur'ington did do exactly what was necessary to
.urlh;- the eon'pliai'y; that Hayes bal been eeut
"nci' hai Zirruth had been sent here fry a pur
mte The" had been 5"urn to render an Impar
tial icrdi -t, and ho believed that they woulJ, an
their r-pjtatlon wa- such that tho courts looked
t them to do their duty. He concluded by say.
Lti the Government Boiemnly eommf.s the casa
tc tL ' iry. sub cct to uch In-trujUjus as your
ilon r may see tit to gi re.
M-. Kiddle concluded his argument at 11 w
ti t u & a m . baling sitokcn nearly twelve hours,
aij i '.lie oart then took the usual recess.
A- l,p TrmaV ctiih M(.lMfl(,.H a. ,n -.
-a. 7 , ir 1 ,.-.. .m.- ul x- I
- ...uuii , . apneirod upon the Iiench ac j
coolian'ed Cy Mr. JttjtlCO Jlle, AI!T !
nukii ui "w uum giui inc urai nve
ei-arE-easkc.lby thcdclcn-c and the sixth Also
with "cr-aj' u odiu (! having heard soa'o
mjgj-' jar irom .'lr. Bawdye, h-. said to the
jury
wc h v, e "ji ic jo the prgres of the trial to
Iha'.piin; where the jur should be Intruetel,
and itX' ded 1 1 charge the jury at length. He
tm' dv. the mry that they were to find the
far'g th r'md'u was to lo Dejond a reasonable
doul)'. Ho defined tho crime of coaplraey, and
told 'jc jury that tho cwdeneo ol mie eonspl-a-or
wa not ts io considered ftlcctive to ccnvict
another unless the jur were first satisfied from
other ev' l"nco that the consplraey existed, lie
orgM 'beneeetty of impartiality. They wc-c
te g-apple with the testimony, leaving the law to
the curt. The circumstances, the manner of tho
w'tne-se'.wcre all to be on:?idercd. Atotho
testimony ol accomplice-, tho reception of such
ice!rnony war common in tho family. In church
an 3 n ate. Aro tho tales of these accomplices
straafc. and or such a eliaractcras to Impress
the m nd with thrlr trutblulnsss. They might
ccnder tho balling ol Benton as part of the
cas B.Williims'cac thc Bljbt consider lutha
lhtofhjman asociition a legitlintta friend
hlp He Instructed the jury as to tho bearing of
tne impeaching and the sustaining testimony in
the eae of Haye and Zirrutb.
Ihe payments uf money to Hayes and Zirruth
itus be eonllcnd it thojury believed any money
hai' bcn paid, it was a circumstance la conncc-'.-;
v.th those niyments that Nettlehip paid
Hayes vj)a he (J j saj'toeomo to Washington,
when he could hate had Hayes arrested and
trojght to Washington by the powor and at tho
eiii-:nsp of the U n ernment After alluding to
the 1""j h trial; which had teca quoted, he said
mere was a greater trial than any or those, at
which a just luanwas crnclly condemned anl
d.ed alongside a thief, who was pardoned laht
death. No one could dcu tho erflcicy of that
parlor, which was extended y tho Chief lisccu
iiTeo' theunher. I jin tbo basis of the doc
tr.nes which eame Irom this man this court and
J1 "It lized society was founded. He eoncWdcd
y impressing upon the ,urj the Imjiortancc ol
'xelr functions, and told them o go to the room
and there deliberate. He w..uld receive no er
l ct to-nighL but If they came to a conclusion h
to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock ho would then
receive their verdict.
Ucntieuezf of thojury you will now be under
tie charge of a marshal. When the court adjourns
ret.re to your room where your deliberations and
your consultations and your di'mssions with
- each other will begin. It will be highly
improper that any bailiff attendingyou cball
hear yoer dlacusfous. It will be highly lui.
pronerthat ou Indicate In anj way outside of
jouncive in your room as to the probability of
what crdit, or when It will lo rendered. You
will be watchful to exclude any and every person
;roin a proWabiluy of ascertaining anj tblngabout
you- deliberations: you arc entitled to discus this
jcstiou between ) oursolrcs, and each one uf you
is cot.' led to have bis mind tohimsclr, but he
musthve it. Imuuct tou according to tho
principles of law that I ha e given to you. It la
too lare ler you to undertake to return a verdict
this afternoon, unless you should bo out only a
ehort time. The court will not meet after night.
lw.li bo within the call of the marshal or this
eourt if you should determine upouaverdlct by
to-mvrrsw morning at lo o'clock or 11: Ifyoti do we
fill .-onie Into court and receive It: If you do not
you 'an do one of two things: you can cither de
liberate upm this luestion, cr you can dismiss It
intll Fr'day, for to-morrow, as I told you before,
Thanksgiving Day: you may cxtrdje those
feeltngi In the jury room ai well as out, and you
may disn lis tho subject If you eheo'c; IT you do
not coa o to a conclusion by that time to-morrow
yoj ndlsmls ft from your minds, and to remain
t" gether until you determine upon your verdict;
we w-11 not adjourn formally by announcement or
the eourt. it will be kept open until thii jury re
turns a verdict; Out we aro now ready for you to
-et.-e jndcr the control or the baillir.
M-. liavidze If the jury should agree upoa a
erdl- to-morrow morning 1 presume they can
come into court and render It.
Tho Court. 1 havo just said I could not under
take to receive a verdict to-night.
Sir. Davldge. But between now and night your
lonorwlll reeciTe.
Tho court. Yes, sir.
Mr. Biddlc. Here aro thrao telegrams and va
rious papers.
air. Bavldge. No: no papers go to the jury, ex
rept the Indictment.
Tho Court. No; no papers except the indlct-re-nt.
The tzry then retired to their room.
WAIT1NO TOR TIIK VERDICT.
F-otn the time that Judge Humphreys closed
his charge to the jury up to tho boar of twelve
o'clock anxious crowds were pacing up and down
the ftdawalk "walling for tho verdict.' The
newspaper fraternity wero well represented, -pedallythalooalirres-.
Among the crowd as
eabledla froatortlre; City Hall were several
members of the bar, x-ofDcers of the lata Dis
trict goveromet,and a goodly number of those
-he tT opposed la every shape and fona the late
Beard of jjcb.le Vorkt. This assembfage T-etng
- heteffceaeoas one and diverse in opinion, -pero-
Utioas as to the Tcrllst er the jury were freely
Indulged In.
Various oplnltas were expressed as to the guilt
cr innocent? of tho aeccied, but tho general Im
pression seemed to bo that the jury would bring
In a verdict of acquittal, while a great many con
tended that the jury would not agree, A few,
whofo prejudices led them to the conclusion, be
lieved that a verdict or guilty would bo returned.
'The majority of those present were loud In their
expressions cf sympathy for Sir. Harrington as 1
his frieeds. tnd many hope's were entertained
that they might coiro out all right.
RUJJPKS.
Among the rumors Cylng around la tho neigh
borhood of the eenrt-house was one that tho Jury
stood ten for acquittal and two for conviction, and
another that It stood seven to five In favor of ac
quittal, but no reliance can be placed ontheso ru
mors, an there was no means of communicating
with the Jury room. The enly maaner In which
Information could bo obtained was when a mem
ber of thojury spoko In a loud tone, and even
then tho sentences of the speaker could not be
connected very well. In connection with the lis.
tenlng for utterances from the jury room, a fanny
Incident occurred, which tended for a whllo to re
lieve the monotony of the dearth of sows from
above.
Some of the parties waiting Imagined that by
placing tho ear to one of the pillars supporting
the east portico of City Hall that It would act as
a means cf commusI-aUos. with the jury-room
above, but on trial it was found that the expe
dient would not work. It 'was then proposed to
mount one of the party in waiting, who was pos
sessed of '-a quick car," on the shoulders of a few
others, and find out if he. In his elevated po'Itlon,
could hear anything of Interest to the anxious
watchers below, but this process cf obtaining In
formation failed as slrnally as the first.
wno wrr.E rnrsrxT.
Among the anxious watchers during the even
ing were Ms;rr. Harrington and William-, two
of the alleged conspirators: Mr. Wm. Evans, or
the District Attorney office; Mr. John Boras
and Mr. Columbus Alexander. All seemed de
sirous to hear what conclusion the jury camo to,
b at their curiosity wa- not satisfied up to the
time the reporter oi The National Kcrcnu-
, v le.'t tho neighborhood of tho City Hall.
The probabil t.es aro that tho jury will not
agree, In which case a now trial will, take place.
Times a. v.
At this hour a renewed interest was felt in tho
rendition of the verdict. Several of tho personal
frl'nds of Mr. Harrington tad assembled at tho
City Hall and beneath the lights of the jury
room. They, to say tho least, felt tho imprcsslve
ness and gravity of the occasion, and really
wanted to know what the jury had to say.
They wcro not alone by any means. AH over
the city gcEtloaen were congregated, hoping to
combine in a general congratulation to Mr. Har
rington, whom they knew more anxious than all
tho rest, was waiting la tho Diitsict attorney's
oaloe for sorao sign of relief from the terrible
anxiety oppressing Lire. He seemed les agitated
than h.s friends.
He. a well as many others, knew that at this
hour tho voto Jf the , ury was 10 to a, in his favor,
and he had the assurances or his staunch friends
thct In any event all would bo well. Still,
over this sceno near by the cosgs, and not tho
vtting of tho jury, were heard. Hinging out over
tho cold morning air was tho sound of their voices
in such hymns as "Jesc- sought mo when a
ftrangcr" and "Tho year of jubilee bis come."
Perhaps it was all right; wo cannot qucstiot
that here: 1 ut what was most wanted was a ver
dict of sorao sort. The brave young man, In
wfc deb breast a dishonorable thought or a wrong
Intention never found lodgement, wanted a defl
nito voice one way or the other, and if against
him, he was rrcrarcl, and if undecided, he was
equally prepared to demand all his rights for a
new trial.
It was at this hour the determination of Dick
Harrington, and he was calm, cool and collected,
to throw to the winds a hung jury, and to agaiu
ge befvrc nl j countrj men tor his rights.
THE COLUMBUS UNIVERSITY.
a mv iacts roi: EARNEST consid-
EKATION.
Mr. Corcoian'f generous gift of M9,ooo to Co
lumbian c llcge, Washington, B. C, is in danger
of being lot, iroui failure of compliance with Its
condition. This was that tho friends or the col
lege sbou'd reenro uoo.ooo more. OnlyiTO.ooo
have as yet been secured. Great efforts aro cak
ing to raise the f"0,000 required by January 1,
IKS.-Czcltcnse. J
The above Includes the truth In a nuliell: yet
all public spirited cltiicns of Washington, and
especially those Interested In the enlargement of
is educational facilities, will read expanded and
more sreciso Intorraation with pleasure,
Yikf 5ir. Corcoran presented the eiM,0M for
the curposo of permanently endowing Columbitn
t'nlvcrslty. ho said, in his Ie'ter accompanying
the gift- "But If tho said sum of 4100,000 bo not
raised on or before January Tc, 1875, the donation
will fall, and tho property will bo otherwise dls
pocd of." Tho property referred to Is known as
the "Trinidad track," and Instead of being worth
-a,000, it is really valued at JM,ooo, maklnz
the gift all the more princely.
Other friends of tho university have made tono
fide subscriptions towards the $1W,0J of $70,000,
leaving t9J,cXI more lobe raised. Now this fact
is plain; estimating Mr. Coreoran's gift at Its real
value of t-J.'O.OtO, aud adding to It the $70,000 sub
scribed, we sec isi'0,0. placed In absolute peril
ol being lost lost lo the cause of education In
Washington; lost to the prosperity or the national
capital; Iot to the advancement of civilization
and progress for tile want of $30,000 more. Re
garded la this light, and in tho blaic or Mr. Cor
eoran's princely munificence, It Is a "paltry sum,
and ought to bo subscribed before sundown on
this TliacksgUing Day within the limits of this
District. When Mr. Cororan presented this
great bum for the purpose named, he had only one
thought i great one to plant seed for a rich
fru'tago m tho hvnjr and glory of a powcrlul
scat of learning at the nation' capital,
I', tujy bo that the importance or this gift U not
frjinprcbccucJ 1) all tlosc who might aid in se
curing Its complete realisation, and rlht bcrs the
language of 1'rcsl lent Welling. In a liteuolrcr
sity address, will strike all readers with peculiar
torcc. Ho says- "Our college, from the mere fe
licity of it' -Itualion at tins metropolitan center,
where oc!cty Is broad, liberal and cultured, ha
inanj advantage-. The learning of the present
dav, it ie important to remark, no longer courts
tho hades ol the cloister, but walks abroad along
the highways ol empire. Behold how, but a few
week ago. the hand of Bismarck turned from
protivols and papi ta ol State to lndito an auto
.r.iiih letter to a private citizen of Italy, the
Count Trliuklo, In licbairori'rol. Momm'cn, the
loan or a few old latm tnseriptions which the
rro!esor needed to clear up iome disputed ques
tion in the Roman history he Is writing, not for
Prussian cholars alonc.butfor tho whole literary
world.
"I ' ere i nothing esoteric in tho learning of
our da , And what advantages arc ours, both for
gaining and dllluIng the blessings of highest
culture' For here, at our very doors, we bat 0 tho
Smithsonian Institution, perpetually working, un
der the guklanco of its Illustrious secretary, on
the boundaries of knowledge In all department;,
thus Hterally fulfilling the will or its founder and
exemplifying the highest function of a university,
by increasing and dilfuslng knowledge among
men And licro.IS the f-atl?na! Library of Con-irrci-.wlth
Its Well filled alcoves, opca alike to
teachers and scholars for tho purposes of literary
cr cicctlfie research; and hero, for tho study of
technology, arc tho accumulated fruits of Amen
canlnvcntho genius stored In the Patent Olflee;
and hero for the progressive scientific study or
astronomy, is the N atlonal Ubservatory; and here
Is that no less learned than useful school of prac
tical geometer. eonnecteJ with the Coast Survey;
and here aro the gardens which, under Mis keep
ing of the Agricultural Department, Invito to tho
Mudy ol botani , not In dry herbaria and In dryer
tomes, but amid flowery walks through which
shen'tcne would h u o lot cd to ramble by the side
ol Uniia-iis or llasclrm!-t. And here, for tho
student of law, aro tho highest sats of our .nicr
lean 1 hemis, as he e, for tho votaries of the heal
Ijg art, are the priceless treasures of the McJJeil
Museum, without anyrltal iu the world among
Institutions of Its kind; and here, bylhetauntC
cenco of him who stands at the head or tho got
cmlng board of our college, is tho Corcoran (ral
Icry of the 1'lno Arts, to keep alive the lovo of
beauty In the soul of man.
"God grant that tho day may not be far distant
when our college, already a university In embryo,
may be able, by the munificence of Its endow
ment, and therefore by tho range of Its Etudlej,
to take advantage or all these singular oppor
tunities for promoting true culturnin all Its de
partments. 'Learning,' cays a modern educator,
may hu gut from books, but not culture. This
latter is a more living process, and requires that
the student shall at times e!oe his book, lcavo
his solitary roomandmlnglewlth bis fellow-men.'
Where can he do this so well and so profitably as
here. In thl' capital or the nation here, where,
as Bacon desiderated, we kavc'straltly conjoined'
the conditions both of contemplation and action
'a conjunction like unto that or tho two highest
planets Saturn, the planet of rest and contem
plation, and Jupiter, the planet or civil society
and action' "
There Is a full month left In which toaccom-
IilLsli Mr. Coreoran's desire, will thoso who
lave the means let It fall' The fact I. this tfsii,
CCOior tho benefit of Wathiugtan Isiu pent for
tLe want or Z,004 more.
I.ITE1UHY F.XTERTA I X il K .V T AT
WASllIXGTOX JirSTXESS COLLEGE.
Another nf tho delightful literary treats for
which that Institution has liccoice noted was
gi.en at the collezo ball, corner of Seventh and
L street-, last evening, to a tine audience. It Is
evident that this Institution regards excellence
In reading and oratory an essential part of aprac.
tlcal business education. The programme wai as
follows: Piano solo, "The I'lay of the Pcarll,"
Herman E. Blau; music piano, "Warbles on the
Trees, ' 1'annle Baum: reading, "Daniel vr. Dish
cloth," Alexander S. Clarke; panorama, "The
Chicago Fire," explained by Leonnrd (1. Hpon.
eer: dialoguc,;"Dcbtor and tho Dun," E. T. l'ct
tcnglll and D. C. Smlthson: declamation, "Tho
Dignity ofLibor," James MeEirresh; reading.
"Christmas Prayer," Ida E. Browne; sonic, "Mo
sle In the Air," students; declamation, "Lyceum
Speech." o, W. La Eetra: reading, "High Tide."
Jean O'Connor; song solo, "Kock Mo to Sleep,
Mother," William R. McLean; dialogue, "Tho
Fractious Man." S. Boscnbaura and L. 11. Gay;
reading, "Mr. Piekwiak's Adventure," Oertrada
Jones; song, "The Lords or Creation." Mary
Westborpe; recitation, "The Manlae," William
R. MeLean; reading, "New Organ," Emma E.
Fowler; reading, from "Innocents Abroad," J.
H, Freeman; song."Thcn You'll Remember lie,"
Ida Browne: dialogue. "Tho Miser," Louis
Kurtt, Charles F. Kattelmanafand William R.
Flemcr; reading, "Miss Maloncy on the Chinese
Question," by bersilf; song, "Tenting ToNLxbt,"
chorus, by students.
BOYS' CHINCHILLA TALMAS AT ',
AT EISEMAN BKCS,
MS SEVENTH STREET.
TOUNG BURGLARS.
FIVE BOYS COMMIT A SERIES OF ROB
BERIES. For some tlno past there has taken placs In
this city a series of small robberies, consisting
of tlll-t-pp!ng, cleaning hall-racks and stealing
articles of small vilno from different business
homes. First It was a cigar storo that was en
tered, then that of a dwelling-house would coen
follow. This sort of business became so frequent
as to cause complaints of this nature tq multiply
at police headquarters, and developed theja-t
that the perpetrators were working with consid
erable success, and becoming bolder la their
operations, evidently thinking that they would
so well cover their tracks as to avoid suspicion,
much less arrest. The affair finally culminated
Into actlvo work by tho detective ccrps on tho
robbery or the (run.hopof Mr. Henry Gaseb, a
few days ago. whon the eases were cleaned of
pistols or various patterns, ganlocks, nippers and
several other valuable articles. Detectives Me
Elfresh ana Sargent Immediately took hold of
tho matter, and were not long In ferreting out
the parties who .did the work. Mneh to their
surprise, It was discovered to be five boys, rang
ing between the ages of ten and fourteen years,
who had banded together and were doing heavy
business la the burglar Rne.
It was found that they showed considerable
smartness and cunning In plying their nefarious
calling, and were rapidly progressing la a path
that would ultimately land them In the peniten
tiary. If not on the scaffold. TheoBcers succeed
ed In securing four of the boys, bat as all ef them
are respectably connected, and tnelr conduct was
unknown to tbelr parents, who feel deeply humil
iated aad mortified at the discovery that has
been made, their names are withheld from pub
lication. Tho cider of the party was the mas
ter mind, and gavo directions with a Judgment
and astuteness that would have done erodit to
an old and professional hand. Ills manner of
surveying the places to be entered, how they
wero conducted, the werk to be donoand the dis
posal of the stolen goods, showed a planning
brain that would bring honor to Its possessor
If used for a respectable and legitimate pur-
nn.H SIMM .Iffinitwh .. .- !. t --.A t-
jrvBVa h..., uvuBu hUiSttfU IV USA SKOUUU', lb
cave evidence that tho young thter with a few
years of knowledge gained In that pursuit would
become a dangerous man to any community.
The other lads appeared pliable as putty in his
hands, could be pressed Into service at a mo
ment's notice, and would carry out his lnstrue
tions to the minutest particular. In this manner
mey maoe a weu-organizea Dana 01 young piun-
derers, working with a system, becoming bolder
as success attended their attempts, and finally
left off light pilfering, and picked out more val
uable helds of oncratioc.
The leader acknowledged that they had robbed.
In different ways, about a dozen places. Their
cigars had been of a fine quality, and smoking
delicious. Their funds abundant, for many or
the tills visited wero well filled, and as all were
taken their exchequer was seldom at low ebb.
They commanded many friends among tho youth
or their age, gaining their friendship by tho dis
play of money and spending generally. On them
wero found several keys, which had been romoved
from different doors, and used to fit locks whoro
they wished to enter. Some of their schemes have
been exceedingly bold, and many an experienced
robber would have hesitated to undertake carry
ing them out, but It was owing to this boldness
that suece's was achicred.
Nearly all of the property stolen has been se
cured, and the money taken will. In all probabil
ity, be mado good by the boys' parents. It Is
thought that they will be sent to the Reform
school for better instructions, and be deprived of
the evil associates they have had around them.
BO W SHALL WERE GO VERSED f
SYNOPSIS 01 THE JOINT COMMITTEE'S
BILL A STRONG CENTRALIZED GOV
ERNMENT PROPOSED.
Tho following dlsratch appeared In the New
York Times yesterday:
The joint committee of Congress to frame
laws for the government or tho District or Colum
bia expect to be prepared to report shortly after
the opening of the session. The general outlines
of a scheme of government wero practically de
cided upon early In the summer, though the fr
mal action of the commltteo by which Its work
will be completed has not yet been taken. The
nature of the committee's report has been suc
cessfully guarded from the public, so that the
statements which havo been published In regard
to It are not only Inaccurate, but absolutely un
founded, particularly the paragraph which has
been aolnz the rounds of the nresstn the enee t h.t
the administration ef District affairs was to ba
distributed to tho Departments of the General
Government, assigning to the Treasury, for m
tance, the collection and disbursement of tho
revenues; to tho engineer corps, the control of
public werks, fcc, which has gained eurrcacy as
truth, and has been discussed In that view. It Is
whollT erroneous. The meet promlnont feature
In the new government proposed bytheommlt
teorfillbo the appointment of a commission or
board by the President, which will constitute tho
cverufive and administrative authority of the
Distil..
This board will appoint all the subordinate of
ficers and commissions. It will havo very com
jprcbenslve powers, and, correspondingly, great
responsibilities. Tho method of administering
the government will be based on the most ap
iJtuivj ail's SUVCC--31UI utmyus Waters JirtYv Pyu 1
su wjn;i iivu iu cim umcr large cities 01 tue coun
try, and the utmost efficiency and economy will
bo sought. Thero will be, ror instance, following
the plan of other municipal organisations, a p
lice commission, a school commission, a commis
sion in puollc VcrVS and a board of health. It
will bo observed that a roTorntncnt established
on such a basis as this will be exceedingly strong
and centralized, and will, therefore, bo widely
different from anv government which the District
has ever Bad. Local self-government, through
unlimited -utfrago and representation, has been
thoroughly tried, and Its railuro Is still fresh In
mind. Tho plan of the committee, which would
seem to leave very little to the people of tho Dis
trict, goes cry far in tho opposite direction. At
any rate there is to be no District Legislature,
aucMbc laws which the Commission wllihavo to
executo will all emenato directly from Congress.
The reign of ward politicians is at an end. With
out re!?-rd tnilctaJl lte ftiiir-rfntfrtn ..r the new
government seems to ba far tho executive a.nthar. !
Ity enlarged powers, and direct and strict a.
eountabillty lor the good government orihe DIs
trlct. l.ETTFll FR03T AXXATOLIS.
rXorrctpendercc of The National Republican.
Ax.N Al'OLls Nov. 75, 18N.
At a meeting cf the directors of the Annapolis
and ink RIdgc Railroad Company, held here
yesterday, tho following officers wcro re-elected
to serve the ensuing yean President, D. 11. Ma.
grudcr; vlco president and general manager, W.
R. llutton: secretary, John G. Butlor. The sal
ary of tho president was diminished, and those
cf the secretary raised to d.W per annum, and
the genera! ticket agent s, Mr. acorge Brcncr,
toT7pcr month. The following were cle-jj
the executive committee of tho road: W. T. llut
ton. Augu-tns G assuvay, Dr. E-tcn Hall, Thos,
J. Inglehart ind John U, Butler.
Tho Cecelpts or the canal company for the week
ending November til wcro from Cumberland
.,CC3,il: Qeorsetown, -l,tX; Hancock, iliZSS.
Total, kSct.H. Accrued revcnuoatCunibcrland
for tho week K'J,'.'7i."i Ono hundred and fifty
set en boats left Cumberland, carrying 17,707 tons
of coal. Shipments of coal arc falling olf, though
In two days last twenty fivo and twenty-three
boats respectively left Cumberland with coal.
A ) oung Men's Christian Association has been
furincd In this city, and tho following were elected
ntneers Samuel llanlou, president vlca pros!
dents, John D. Barll, O-orgo Hammond, Alpheus
sears and Jobn llDgclkc: financial secretary.
Harry Hedges; corresponding secretary. Samuel
W. Brooks; recording secretary, Wm. Lcagno;
treasurer, Jos. A. Russell. On Wednesday next a
supper will bo given at Temperance ball, the pro
ceeds of which will be applied to renting a hall
and Inrnl'lilnic it Tor the association.
Jobn Barton, colored, was committed to (all to
day In default of security by Justice W. IL Gas
saway to answer the ehsrgo of stealing posts aad
feDco rails from Charles Blackstone. colored.
Tho revenuo steamer. Commodore MeGowan
commanding, arrived here this morning.
leo formed about a hair Inch In thickness last
night la this section.
URANV PliIZE CONCERT.
ST. JOSEPH'S ORPHAN ASYLUM.
The benefit prize concert in behalf of that most
worthy and useful Institution, St. Joseph's Or
phan Asylum, to take place at Lincoln hall
Thursday evening, December 3, promises, we are
glad to say from personal knowledge, to bo a
complete snecess. Tho prizes offered are really
elegant airatrs, and somo of them are costly. Wo
feel confident that the lucky winners will be de
cidedly pleased with them. Those who have
tickets and have not yet mado their returns aro
requested to return the coupons as soon as posstulo.
They should ro In certainly by the 1st of Decern,
tier in order to draw a prize. It is hoped that all
our generous, cbaritablo citizens will lend a help
ing hand to this afialr, and fn return experience a
pleasant evening's entertainment and tbo great
pleasure resulting from the consciousness or hav
ing done good.
SlTllkME fOI'IlT ' THE VMTED
STATES.
Wr-DVISDAY. NOV. S, IS74.
On motion or Mr. P. Phillips, Benjamin Dean,
esq., ol Boston, Mass., was admitted to practice
as an attorney and counsellor of this court
No. 83. Henry Michaels et at, appellant, vs.
Hoy t Post, assignees, he. The argument of this
causo was concluded by Mr. John A. Pomcroy, of
counsel for the appellant.
No. SO. Paul If- Lewts, appellant, vs. John G.
Cocks, devisee, &c This causo was argued by
Mr. I'. Phillips, of counsel Tor tho appellant, and
by Mr. Con. Itoblmon for tbo appellees.
No. ts. The Buffalo and Erie Railroad Com-
fany, plaintiffs in error, vs. Commonwealth of
'ennsylvanla.
No. 89. The Cleveland R. A. Railroad Com-
Iiany. plaintiffs In error, vs. Commonwealth of
'ennsylvanla.
No.'jO. D. Rlcketts, plaintiff In error, vs. W. a
Hall and J.S.Long. Dismissed with costs. by
authority of tho plalntlfis In error.
Adjourned until Monday next at 12 o'clock.
A FRESH LOT OF BROWN ELECIAN
0VER7O.TS, MATTLESEY FACED, OR
BROAD BINDING, AT 418. .
EISEMAN BROS.,
JOS SEVENTH STREET,
MAY BUILDING.
AUCTION SALES TO-JIORBOw'
By H.JL Warner:
At 4 o'clock, very desirable suburban property,
containing two and one-quarter acres or land,
with dwelling and other Improvements, within
two and a half ratios or the city of Washington, of
easy access by the Pierce Mill road, north or the
city, the whole making it very attractive to a
person of small means, or parties desiring a smalt
country home.
At 4.20 o'clock, lots numbered ten (10) and
eleven, (11.) In square numbered one hundred and
fifty-four, (151.)
By Wash II. Williams:
At 4 o'clock, dwolllng-hoase and premises in
MIchlcr's row, north side or F street, between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets west.
By E. J. sweet:
At 4.20 o'clock, a two-story, sis-room brlok
bouse, on west sideorNew Ilampshlreaveaue, be
tween T and U streets northwest.
By Thos. Bowling:
At 4 o clock, six () new two-story frame dwell
ings, on west slae of Seventeenth street, between
C street and Massachusetts avenue southeast.
SERVICES TO-DAT.
Rev. S. Domer will preach a suitable sermon In
St, Paul's English Lutheran church.
Thanksgiving sermon by Eev. At W. Wilson,
pastor of the Mount Vcrnon-place M. K ehuxcb
LOCAL MISCEIiLAOT.
Fer Xiib England, the Mlddlt and Stutli .Klen
ue Statei rtnr all y clear utMcr, north or wet f
Mini 1, no itettcd change In 'injerafiire and
Tiling barometer on f he coatU
Tho following was the range of tfc therms-meter
at Hempler's yesterday: I a. ta, M; 10 a. m.,
M; 12 m., MO; 71 p. m., 12". 4 p. m., Bl: S p. m.,
; 6 p. m 4lo.
Read the "Star Course" advertisement.
Havana oranges at M. F. Co., 408 Ninth street.
Thos. E. Tragcaman,real estate broker, has sold
let 48 In so a aro 688 to John U. Nochfor fifteen
cents per root.
Will tho correspondent who sent us a commu
oieatlon In regard to General Mahone's railroads
Sivo us his name and address t
"Practical" wants to knew where the office of
the Superintendent of Public Schoels Is located.
The Franklin school building.
The citizens or West Washington aro proud of
the residence In their midst of a beautiful poet
ess, of a nature so sensitive that she recently
fainted dead away at tho sight or her little
brothel with a fine tooth-comb inals hand.
James Guild, the auctioneer, will sell pools on
tho type-setting contest to-day at Military HalL
D street, between Ninth and Tenth, and at
Seaton Hall billiard room, corner of Ninth and
B streets. Salo commences at 12 o'clock.
In these days, when young ladles exhaust their
resources by declaring that most anything Is
"perfectly beautiful" that pleases them. It may
be well o know that the expression was used
ence by William Pitt, 01 England, in an official
paper.
The sales of grain In Georgetown yesterday was
as follows: Threo hundred bushels of wheat at
L37'4. 210 bushels at iVT.'A, 1.S2S bushels at
1.3i!-5. 100 bushels at 41.:, 1,-tx) bushels atiWlK-,
AK bushels at 1.S Also, 100 bushels yellow
corn at 85 cents. Market strong, with a good
demand by millers for choice and prime wheat.
The ooly thoroughly benighted being Is the
young man who has been deceived In a mer
cfaaum. When bo has expended his monoy In
purchasing the costly comfort; when he has con.
sumed tobacco enough to unsettle the nerves of a
rhinoceros, aDd tho stubborn plpo still refuses to
rolor,dcmonstratlng to him tho fact that he has
been sold, then does the bollowness or this world
and all that therein Is bcoomo fully and disgust
ingly apparent
It Is told of a man poorly dressed that he went
to church seeking an opportunity to worship. The
usher did not notice him, but seated sovoral well
dressed persons who presented themselves, when
finally the man addressed tho usher, saylog, "Can
you tell mo whoso church this 17" "Yes, this
Is Christ's church." " Is ho In?" was tho next
question, after which a seat was not so hard to
find.
Mocking birds can Imitate human actions as
well as human voices. It seems. On F street two
pets of this stripe got jealous or each other, and
undertook to fight It out to desperato fashion.
One of them, getting enough of It, sung out, "Unit,
quit," and followed this up by crying, "Police,
police." And oddly enough there was a police
man within hearing, who camo np and stopped
tho fight.
Tho rollowlng is the programme of tho tunes
that Mr. WfdJowswill play on the Metropolitan
church chimes Immediately after the morning
service; Changes on eight bells: "Mcndelsoshn's
WeddlngMarch," played In compliment toCoIoaol
and Mrs. Fred. Grant: "Y'ou'll Remember Me:"
"Bohemian Girl;" '1 Droam't I Dwelt In Marblo
Halls;" "March from Tannhausser;" "I Love the
Merry Sunahlno;" "How so Fair' from Martha;
"Watch on the Rhine:" "Old Folks at Home;"
"We'll bo Gay aad Happy;" "Home, Sweet
Home."
OFF FOR NEW ORLEANS.
THE KNIGHTS TEUPLAE MOVING SOUTH
Tho KnlghtiTempIarof this Jurisdiction started
this morning at 7 o'clock, from the Baltimore and
Potomac depot, for New Orleans, and expect to be
absent a fortnight. It Is anticipated that they
will enjoy the pleasant trip and have a delightful
time in the Crescent City. Many of tho fraters
remained at home with reluctance, but were com
pelled to forego tho pleasures proffered on account
or business engagements. In addition to the list
nnbllshed In Tiik Ran r.LH is or vesterdav. the
following afterwards registered at the ofUco of
Mr. Will A. Short, and went South with tho party
this morning:
Washington, No. 1 Sirs W. 11. Orcutt, J. W.
Howard, II. A. Clark, R. II. Graham and C. II.
Payne
Columbia, No. 2 Sirs O. T. Thompson and O.
R. Thompson.
Do Moiay, No. 4 Sirs S. O. Bright. J. R. Rlg
glcs, Wm. Turner, Dr. Butts, J. V. W. Vanden
oerg, J. 11. Haswoll and Leonard Stoddard.
Tbo Baltimore Knights arrived In the city last
evening aad joined the Washington fraters on
the train. Thero was a further acquisition to the
excursion party from Alleghany No. IS, ol Pitts
burg, who reached hero Wednesday night J. J.
Glllesplo and wife, Arthur Hobson, John K.
Brown, J. A. Sholes and Aug. Becker. The fol
lowing Templars also accompanied them: Rev.
J. C. Waldo, Grand Prelate of the Grand En
campment oftbe United States; D. W. Smith. P.
E. C., and J. Sallarde. or AVMlara-port, p . 1
W. BaucbmaD, Frederick and II. Siagle, Haiti.
more, M.I.
Tbo following are the excursionists who will
tats through this city to-morrow night: Charles
E. Myers and lady, John L. Y'oung and lady,
John II. Duscnbcry and lady, Charles II. Woltjen
and lady, CharlcsMatthews, Jr James II. Beck,
Addis McVeagb, Charles llagcn, Charles 11.
Kingston, John L. Miller and lady, J. F. Quill
man, John Sllngluff, Henry A. Berr, John Bagce,
W. II. Eglc, Wm. It. Eagle, Con'" 0"r'D, J.
T. Hugert, P. T. Wilson, F. P. Green, William
Sta.hler, 1). B. AJttousc, M. MsW-.y, John Tip
ton, BcnJ. Hantaan, Qcorgo W. Bard, George
Myers and lady, Wm. E. Harper, Thomas J. Bet
vlfle, A. B. Frazeo.John Best, Charles Naylor,
E. E. Reed, J. J. Reed and Sirs Hoopes, ubcr
rott, Brust and Bosch.
The following will also arrtvo tho samo evening
from Pfttsbnrg, stopping long enough for supper
at the Imperial hotel: Sirs A. V. Holmes, T. T.
l Ightman, Webster Oray. W. W. Lindsay, J.
McFland, J. G. Caldwell, Fred. Grunlvcr and
John A. ilyler.
A FRESn LOT OF BROWN ELECIAN
OVERCOATS. MATTLESEY FACED, OR
BROAD BINDING, AT 1S.
EISEMAN BROS.,
Mi SEVENTH STREET,
MAY BUILDING.
FASHIONABLE WEDDIXQ.
St. Aloyslus' chapel was well filled yostcrday
noon by a fashlonablo assemblage, to witness the
nuptials of Mr. Brady, o' Baltimore, and Miss
Ada M. Ford, daughter of the late Governor
Ford, of Ohio. Tho bride Is a very beautiful and
accomplished young lady, and was attired In an
:-r;:,. '--ill '-ir-tit. TJtO is well and favorably
known In Washington society, where sho has
long been known as a belle. The happy couplo
departed upon an extended bridal tour Imme
diately after the ceremony. Upon their return to
tho ct'.y they will hold a reception, assisted by
two charming ladles from the Northwest.
A DEAD IXFAXT FOUND.
At out 430 p. m. yesterday Officer Joseph
Stone, or tbo Seventh precinct, brought to the
station a dead femalo white infant, about twenty
four bears old, found on the corner of North Cap
itol and B streets, by a man named John Cough
II 11. The coroner was notified and will hold an
Inquest to-day. The hands and feet of'the baby
wcro tied with pieces of white cotton, and, as ft
lay in a small whlto pine box, with a pioco of
whlto cotton laying over It, It looked as if it was
quietly sleeping. "
ELEGAXT XECK WEAR.
Superior wool, merino and cotton Half Hose.
Kino knitted Underwear, Jackets and .Scans.
Gloves of approved qualities, including fur tops.
Flannel Undergarments.
Fine Black Tics and House Robes, mueh below
tKo usual prices.
1 be Pcriectly Fitting Shirts have no superior.
Prices at the bottom. Ono price only.
Geo. l.IItrM-(a,
No. 410 Seventh street.
TELL IX A FIT.
Yesterday evening, about six o'clock, consid
erable excitement was created on Pennsylvania,
avenue, near the corner or Thirteenth street, oc
caslcncd by a man who was standing on tho side
walk suddenly falling In tbo street, between tbe
wheels or a carriage that was standing In front of
Alexander's paper-hanging storo. Soon a crowd
assembled, and tho man was removed to a door
way near by, when It was discovered that he was
sullering with a fit. Restoratives were applied,
and the man soon recovered and started home
ward. A GRAXD AXD GALA TUAXKSGIVIXG
TIME
will be held to-day at B. Heme's New York Chop
House, 121C Pennsylvania avenue. Turkeys,
chickens and all tho delicacies of the season. The
specialty of tbe occasion will bo an Immense
Champagne Funeb, free to all, and made of the
choicest I'ipcr-Ueldslck, and served by tbe genial
John S. Norrls. Be on band for a good time.
niTORTAXT TO HOUSEKEEPERS.
Next to a hole In the pocket is a hole In tho
window. My friends will please send In their
orders at onco for glazing. All kinds of glass on
hand. Thoso having money will pleaso corns
ttrst. " Isaac Ccnitv,
Practical Painter and Glazier,
sua Fourteenth street.
TAKE CJRE OF YOUR VALUABLES.
Call and examine the fire and trarglar-proot
vaults or the Safe Deposft Company, corner of
New York avenue and Fifteenth street, for safe
keeping of securities, jewels, sliver-ware, or other
valuables. Rents, from ten to sixty dollars per
annum, according to alio. No holiness man can
afford to do without them.
Tateuornlcgfroathe Chicago and Bolton fine
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
m
Furnished rooms Torrent.
A desirable house for rent.
A half patent right for sale.
Parlor and chamber for rent.
See notice of S. Goldstein K Co.
Nlcoly-funilshcd rooms for rent.
A package of money has been lost.
Elegantly-furnished room torrent.
A phonographer desires a position.
A diamond solitaire ring has bcon lost.
Thanksgiving matinee at Ford's to-day.
Rev. A. W. Wilson will discourse to-day.
Pleasantly-located furnished rooms for rent.
Services In St, Paul's Lutheran chorals to-day.
Desirable and completely-furnished rooms for
rent.
Old bricks, lumber, water pipes, &o., for sale
cheap.
For rent, furnished rooms at 121 Pennsylvania
arenno northwest.
Big Fine Kolo and Would Company, corner of
First and B streets.
The Co-operative Purchasing Association will
meet to-morrow evening.
Latimer & Clcary will sell, on Monday, No
vember 30, household furniture.
Wash. B. Williams will sell, on Friday. No
vembers?, household furniture.
Exhibition and eoneertcf the Sunday-school of
Mt, Vernon Place M. E. etureb.
W.L. WallseCo. will sell, on Saturday, No
vernier 2s, elejsnt walnut chamber and parlor
furniture.
AMUBEMENTB.
THE NATIONAL THEATRE MONSIEUR
ALPHONSE.
All young pooplo will go to the vespertine at
tbe National this afternoon to sco Bijou Heron In
Monsieur Alphonse. She ts a bright example,
which should be placed bofore the eyes of all
school-children, that, seeing what she has accom
plished In the few years of ber life, may excite In
them a worthy ambition to excel In their studies
as tho only snro groundwork of success In all
tbelr ftttare undertakings. No other profession
requires mora hard study than that of an actor.
Thoy must not only memorize their parts, but
thoy must also fathom the character as the au
thor saw It, and then cating soil to one side, en
ter and becomo the soul of the Imaginary being
or tbe hour. It Is no mean task to perform. To
assume and correctly rentier such a part requires
genius as well as study. Let all the children go
this afternoon, and see ff they think It would be
easy for them to enact tko role which the Bijou
licron assumes.
FORLTS OPERA HOUSE MATINEE.
Manager Ford Is determined to do all he can to
vendor tho Thanksgiving of the Washington pub
Ue agreeable. He has provided a grand matinee
at two o'clock, when Mrs. Conway will present
her fine Impersonation of Lady Clanearty, in tho
play or that name. Mr. Frank Roche, Mr. Har
ris, Mr. Lee, Miss Bonier, Mrs. Wllklns and Miss
Mayhew wUl take part. The latter Is winning
an enviable reputation In her role. Clanearty
has proven a success, and the audiences, nightly
Increasing, are deserved by the merits or the play
and tho artlsts-who take part tn it. To-morrow
evening Mrs. Conway has a beneflt-when she will
B resent her own creation of Camllle, for the first
mo here In years. Mr. Roche will support ber
as Armand Duval.
COMIQUE MATINEE.
This will be a gala day at the Comlque, A
tempting bill has been provided, with a score or
the leading stars on the variety stage among the
attractions. Tbe beautiful and fascinating Kittle
Brooke, who has sung and danced her way into
the affections or all young Washington, will ap
pear In anew repertoire of songs. Miss Kittio Is
a very graceful dancer and picks hec feet up with
astounding rapidity. Uer costumes are really
elegant and display her symmetrical figure to
perlectlon. The talented Freeman sisters. Miss
Maggie Grav, (plump and pretty.) Mr. Billy Ash
croit and Messrs. Green and Sadler will all assist
to serve up a tempting amusement dish for the
patrons of the Comlquo this altcrnoon. Go and
sco "Jim Bowlder" "ting ting" on his guitar with
the "second mate of tho white Star line.'
THANKSGIVING DAT.
This Is the day of "stuffing," not exactly that
kind which tho boys froquently threaten to
"knock out" of each other, but or stuffing ducks,
turkeys and geese, preparatory to roasting, aad
then of stuffing our stomachs with them after
wards. It is the day to send somo of your good
things to thoso of your neighbors and friends
whom yon know aro not likely to bo bountifully
provided with tbo substantlals and dainties.
It is tho day to go to your house of worship, and
there. In company with your Christian brethren,
dovoutly thank God for all tho mercies of tho
past year; that yon live and havo means of sub
sistence, and tho health to earn more; that you
have not been tempted beyond your strength to
indulge your appetites and passions to a fatal
extent: that you have not been turned out of of
fice without means of support and ability to get a
living outside of Government "pap;" that you
are neither a conspirator nor a safe burglar nor
a Columbus Aloxander nor anewspaper reporter.
You should be especially fervent in your grati
tude for the last-mentlonod favor.
This day is a good one, as you will havo seen
by this time, although It was Invented by the
Puritans, near Plymouth Rock, over two hun
dred years ago. It Is a tunny fact though, tn this
connection, that it was first invented as a day of
fasting, humiliation and prayer for deliverance
from a horrible death by famine, or a miserable
exlstonco upon fish diet, when a ship camo to
their rclier before they began their fixed day or
prayers, and the Governor changed tho order or
proclamation Into a day of "thanksgiving."
And that is how It came about. Wo almost for
got to add that It Is also considered a good day
generally for pics minco and pumpkin preferred.
ROYS' CHINCHILLA TALMAS AT ,.,
AT ElsEMAN BRO.'h!
505 SEVENTH STREET.
DEATH OF A FORMER W.ISHIXG
TONIAN. Mr. Peter J. Eel lew, of New Haven, a commer
cial traveler for the liquor house, of Frank.
Boobin& Co., at 43 Broad street, returned to
New York, from a business trip through tho
South about two weeks ago. Ho went to tho
Park hotel, whero he was well known, and
seemed to bo In such agony that the clerk was
alarmed. Mr. Bellow would say nothing about
tho causo of his trouble. At length ho threw two
Eapcrs upon tbe desk and hurried out of the
ouse. The papers were telegrams from his two
sons In New Haven, telling him ttut his wife had
dropped dead fa the streets or Buffalo, and that
he -nasi como homo at once. When he arrived in
New Haven be found too corpse awaiting him,
and his poignant grief dethroned his reason. At
his wife s grave he said to his friends that bo
should not live 1cd2. A few days after the
burtal be returned to the Park hotol. The pro
prietor and the day and nlgbt clerks tried In vain
to cheer him. He took no nourishment, and sat
dav and sight In bis chamber, his race burled In
his hands.
On Friday Mr. BcIIcw's llttlo son, fourteen
years old, came from New Haven to ask his father
to return with him. Leaving tbe boy at tho
hotol, Mr. Bellcw started Saturday altcrnoon for
hfs employers In Broad street to get money to
pay his fare to Now Haven. Ho wandered to 41
Broad street and fell Insensible to the fioor. As
ho was thought to be Intoxicated a policeman
took him to the New street police station, where
he lived less than five mlnutos. After an au
topsy tn tho Morguo yostcrday a coroner's deputy
said that pneumonia was tho cause ordcath.
At tbo tlmoorthowar Mr. Bellow was a mer
chant In Washington city. Ho was afterwards
In business in New Haven, In Nowark and la
Bridgeport, and was at ono tlmo wealthy. He
was a native of Ireland, and until ho came to
this country was a merchant thero of high stand
ing. Ho was 4S years 0 rage.
WEATHER STRIT! WEATHER STRIP'
Get the best and cheapest. Go to Savage's,
Pennsylvania avenue and Tenth street, and get
blm to put It on for you In a workman-like tuan
ntr' CITY ITEMS.
"The trials of a housekeeper" aro never cx-
Ficrlenccd whero Doolcy's Yeast Powder Is used.
t makes all kinds or cookery elegant, sweet, pal
atablo and wholesome.
A ctxEGTVAN writing to a friend says: "My
voyage to Europe Is Indefinitely postponed. I
havo discovered tbo "fountain of health' on this
sldo or the Atlantic. Tbrco bottles or Peruvian
Syrup have rescued mo from tho fangs of the fiend
d-spepsla.'' Dyspeptics should drink from this
fountain.
SUBSTANTIAL AND HANDSOME
READY-MADE CLOTHING.
GENTLEMEN. YOUTHS, BOYS AND
CHILDREN CAN BE FITTED AS WELL AS
IF THEY HAD BEEN SUITED TO MEAS-
UUlT
ASSORTMENT COMPLETE.
GENTLEMEN'S DEEaS SUITS, FROM ji;
TO MO.
GENTLEMEN'S BUSINESS SL ITS, FROM
$11 TO 2S.
GENTLEMEN'S OVERCOATS, FROM jS
TO 30.
YOUTHS' SUITS. FROM M TO 2J.
YOUTHS' OVERCOATS, FROM TO K.
CHILDREN'S SUITS, PLAIN AND
FANCY. NICELY MADE. ELEGANT
STYLE AND PERFECTION IN FIT.
NOAH WALKER &. CO.,
823 Pennsylvania avenue.
West of Metropolitan Hotel.
SciiE3CK'a Pclj-oxic STnrp.TonTitECcnE os-Co-srMrno-;,
Cocgii3 axd Colds.
The great virtue or this medlslno Is that It
ripens tho matter and throws it out of tho system,
purifies the blood, and thus effects a cure.
ScuiacK's Sea Weed Tosic, on toe Ccre or
Drsrtrnii, Isioestios, &c.
The Tcnle produces a healthy action of tho
stomach, ercatln,- an appetite, forming chylo and
curing tbo most obstinate cases of Indigestion.
ScnEacit's Masdeake Pills, roc the Cuke or
Lives Comi-uust, &.C.
These Pills aro alterative, and produce a
healthy action of the liver, without the toast dan
ger, as they are free from calomel, and yet mora
efficacious In restoring a healthy action of tho
liver.
These remedlesaro a certain euro for Consump
tion, as the Pulmonic Syrup ripens the matter
and purifies tho blood. The Mandrake Pills act
upon tho I vcr, create a healthy bile, and remove
all diseases of tho liver, often a cause of Con
sumption. Tho Sea Weed Tonlo gives tone and
strength to the stomach, makes a good digestion,
ami enables tho organs to form good blood; and
thus creates a healthy circulation of healthy
blood. Tbo combined Action or these medicines,
as thus explained, will cure every case of Con
sumption, If taken in time, and the usa of tho
medicine persevered In.
Dr. Scbenckls professionally at his principal
offlce,cornerSlxthandsVrehstreet,PhIladolphta,
evciy Monday, whero all letters for advice must
be addressed.
HO to J1.000
Invested In Stocks and Gold pays 200 per eent.a
month. Send for particulars. Tumbridge X Co.,
Bankers. 2 Wall street, New York.
TncnsTos's Ivotvr PeabI. Tooth Powdeb
nscd dally will keep tbe teeth elean, whlto and
sound, tho gums healthy and the breath tweot.
Twenty-five and fifty cents per bottle.
JOUVES'S ISODonOrS KID-GlOVB CLEA.-JEn
will renovate soiled gloves thoroughly and
quickly. Twenty-five cents per bottle.
THOMrso-3 Pomade Optivu Is equal to the
best French, and but half tbe price. Twenty-live
and fifty cents per bottle.
Wells' Stkessthexiso Plasteeb are the
very best- All sold by druggists.
HABITS OF THE GRASSHOPPER.
Professor Humlston, of Worthlngton, Minne
sota, described to tbe Triouae correspondent tho
grasshopper's mode of depositing her eggs In the
soli, a subject which he has had excellent oppor
tunity for stodytng this year. Tbe tall of the fe
male locust consists of a hard, bony, cone-shaped
substance, capable of being thrust into tho
ground from one-half of an Inch to an Inch in
depth. Just abovo this, on the body of" the In
sect, and attached to It, Is the egg-cell. Tho
grasshopper Is able to push Its conical tall down
Into the ground and leave It there, with tho cell
contains- tho eggs. The warm sun in the spring
causes the eggs to batch, and the field Is coycrod
with millions of young frrasshoppers,notas 1 largo
as a kernel of wheat, just whon the tender shoots
of grain begin to show themselves abovo the
ground. The damage they do ts Immense, for
they remain a long time In ono spot, and work
upon the young shoots. Perhaps the best mode
of treatment is "back-setting,'' or plowtna- the
field, and thus turning the surface soil, with It
store or eggs, several Inches nndor. This pro
vents hatching, and, though not a complete
remedy, Is very useful. Galaxyor Vecemoer.
There are nearly three hundred coal mines In
Ohio, wboso annual production Is ever 5,000,000
tons, though it will fall short of that amount
this yea?, every mine snfferlng from the paale.
Only two thirds of the mines are working at
present, and they do not average three. aaysa
week. There are aboat 22,000 men and boys em
ployed tn the mines, and 4,100 above ground.
SINGERS AND SALARIES.
A GLIMPSE AT OPERATIC ARTISTS
WHILE GOING. THROUGH A RE.
HEARSAL.
A writer In tha Home Journal, who recently
attended a rehearsal of tbo Strakosh Italian
Opera Company In New York, thus gossips
about what, be saw:
"Alhlnl was going through ber part of GIMa
In "Rlgolctto." Tho big house was shrouded
In gloom, and only two or three Jets of gas
were burnlnf- before tho orchestra to JIgbt tho
musicians. Every few moments Muzio would
break out In a torrent of choice Tuscan aimed
at tbo bead of some of tbe unfortunates be
neath bisoafo-i. Here and there sat some of
tbe artists of the company the majority on
business, others on pleasure. Carpi, tbe ex
cellent but not appreciated tenor, was on tbe
stage with tbe Diva, go'nz over and over tho
extremely dlfBcult duct of tbo second act. She
was Introducing a lot of jlorlfure which Verdi
bad not dreamed of and which It was no easy
thing for tbecA-r'cl'orcAcjfr to seize. Cary,
looking pretty aud happy, sat in the balcony
chatting animatedly with Cooney; the charm
ing Donadlo was with her mother a pleasant
old dame, not at all like the traditional stage
mother. Bebrens, the business manager, was
running In and out, full of business; Ferdinand
Strakosch, a brother of Max, was sitting with
and launching heavy wit at the pretty HeU
bron, who did not attempt to conceal
her admiration for, or to rccngnlzo her supe
rior Id, Albanl, who, by the way, was singing
with her full voice a thing not often done at
rehearsals. But she is young and knows noth
ing of the necessity of saving her power yet.
Gye, the son of the London opera manager,
who came over with Albanl, was sitting alone
In a comer. Albanl appears to the commis
sioner as a charming and pretty little woman.
While her features are not precisely regular,
(she has the large mouth of great prime
donpe,') she has a most expressive and fasci
nating expression of countenance, which wins
sympathy at once. She Is entirely free from
conceit, and bears all her success with simple,
girlish pleasure. She is in one respect the op
posite of Nilsson, who, in her private life and
business matters, was lull of whims and ca
prices. Albanl has nothing of all this, docs
her business in a straightforward manner, and
succeeds in making herself popular with every
body In the company; so that, strange to say,
her associates aro not jealous of her. She
lives at the Clarendon, in a somewhat plain
suite of apartments, with her father, who has
accompanied her In all her peregrinations
through the world. She is not engaged di
rectly by Mr. Strakosch. Mr. Gve. the London
manager, has an engagement of several years
with Albani, and for that period her
voice is entirely dis property, lie farms
her out to Strakosch at 150 gold per nlght,er
$750. Albani receives of this C0 gold per
night, or 300, so that she really pockets
less than half tbe sum she earns. It is for the
purpose of looking after this business that Mr.
Gye, the yoanger,is in New York, and there is
no truth whatever In the reports which have
been circulated, that she is engaged to bo mar
lied to this gentleman. She herself says that
she has no idea of marry inganybody at present,
and there Is no reason to doubt her word.
Strakosch Is obliged, according to contract, to
let Albani sing eight times a month, but this
may 1 o extended to twelve, if ho so pleases, at
tbe eame terms of 150 In gold for each time.
Thus far she has only sung twice a week, be
cause the manager must utilize his company
on off nights. Albanl Is at present engaged Iu
studying the roto of Juliet, in Gounod's
"Romeo et Julietta," and Elsa, In Wagner's
"Lohengrin," and v. hat with rehearsals almost
daily, and the programmes, her time is pretty
well occupied. The best portion of her tri
umph here has been her social welcome. After
her singing on the II rat night the upper ten in
the boxes went down and waited patiently at
the door of the dressing-room of the great
singer until sho was ready to receive their
greeting. It was a pleasure to see this triumph.
Albanl's engagement lasts until April. Max
lias made no arrangements for next season
with her as yet. He says he'll bo lucky to get
through this year.
The most prominent member of the Stra
kosch company, apart from tho star, Is the
tenor, Carlo Carpi, who is possessed of a
splendid voice, trood physique and magnetic
presence. Carpi's salary is 10,000 francs, goM,
per month, and he must sing as often as the
manager requires him, to the extent of four
times a week. Carpi is unmarried, a pure
Italian, and, until this engagement, never sang
out of Italy. There he Is a great favorite and
a "star' nimseu.
Tor several years we have not had a belter
prima donna dramatic than Madame Poten
tial. In tho line of business which includes
the heavier operas of the repertoire the ladles
shine with great brilliancy; her Queen, in
"Ruy Bias," and her Aida have obtained
great applause. Iter salary Is Sl.'JOO In gold
per month for twelve performances. She Is
married and has her husband with her. Sho
is twenty-nine years old.
Mile, lleilbrou, who was first introduced to
us in "Traviata,"andwhohas madoanvHt
pleasant Impression by a light, ringing voice
and brilliant vocalise, began her career as an
opera boulTe singer, and placed in the Varieties
in Paris very often. Maurice Strakosch had
her educated to a better standard, and pro
duced iu opera at Paris. She succeeded in
winning the applause of the most cousplcuo.ts
public In the Old World, and wben Maurice
failed to get the "Italicns' far a second year,
he sent hb prvt'ge here. Tbe success of lleil
brou here has been nultc satisfactory. She Is
very pretty, stylish, aged twenty-two, dresses
very beautifully and in taste, and U a Jewess.
Her father and mother are with her; she has
lived much in Paris, but 110 breach of scandal
has dimmed her reputation, lleilbrou receives
81,500 per month to sing ten times. Mile.
Donadlo, the next prima donna, is a French
girl, very pretty, charming and -craceful. she
is only nineteen, and lives alone with her
mother. Maurice brought her out tn Paris
last year, and she is under contract to him
tome years for i"G00 per month. MaresI, the
last of this numerous list of prime donne, re
ceives the same as she did the year previous.
3tiss Cary, whom Max Strakosch calls "tho
greatest of American contraltos," with some
reason, for she cannot, In spite of want of
method, tc easily surpassed, has now been
with the manager for five seasons, and she in
creases each year In popularity and voice. To
be sure she has increased also In bulk, and we
are afraid, in a short time, will have lost her
youthful proportions. Cary is now paid $1 ,200
Ier month, she lives In good style at the Ev
erett house, in Union square. Marriage Is a
thing which does not seem to havo entered her
head. At all events the stnry or the engage
ment of Max Strakosch and her was all moon
shine, and without foundation.
Benfratclli and. DcbasslrJ are two young ten
ors, both Jews. They belonged to the Maurice
Strakosch company in Paris. Benfratclli has
a fine voice, but an indifferent stage presence.
Dcbassini has a peculiar organ, which is
everything and nothing. He volcallzcs in a
wonderful manner, almost like a woman, and
has a couplo of notes which sound something
like a tenor's. But I wouldn't swear that they
are tenor notes. Benfratclli is paid 81,200 per
month; Dcbassini, 8S00; Fiori, the bass, U paid
SCOO; Scolara, $100.
.1 MEMORY OF BULL RUN.
General Joseph E. Johnston, In his narra
tive of military operationsdiiriDg the rebellion,
gives tLe foHowirur as the chicr reason why he
did not "push things" after the first Bull Run
victory:
"Ills soldiers wcro disorganized by victory
more than those cf tbe United States by de
feat. The Southern volunteers believed that
the objects of the war had been accomplished,
and that they had achieved all that their
country required of them. Many, therefore,
In Ignorance of their military obligations, left
tho army not to return. Some hastened homo
to exhibit the trophies picked up on the Held.
Others left their regiments without ceremony
to attend to wounded friends, frequently accom
panying them to hospitals In different towns."
General Johnston recognizes tho skill of tbe
Vnlon commander, General McDowell, In using
his superior numbers to turn tho Confederato
flank which lay towards the Shenandoah, and
from which he rightly Judged their reinforce
ments to be coming. Tho Confederato left was
beaten back, and, being nnsupported, would
undoubtedly have been driven In but forStone
wall Jackson's personal exertions; for this
was tbe occasion on which that general first
displaced his wondrous gift for leading men In
action.
A CLr.KK in oncof the stores or Detroitlatcly
played a practical Joke on a large number of
pedestrians by suspending from the third-tory
window of the building an effigy of a man,
which looked from the street as if It wcro
clinging to tho sill with desperato holl. The
multitude of persons who rushed breathless
Into the store and informed the proprietor of
the impending casualty became at last un
bearable, and tho Jokerwas compelled to con
clude his entertainment summarily for fear of
the police.
The St. Louis Rtprbtkvii is convinced that
there Is no girl like tbe St. Louis girl. To havo
'a lovah in Xoo Yawk," It asserts, Is the af
fectlon of the Chicago female. To rccclvo
"visits from a Baltimoh gentleman" delights
the heart of the LoulsTille belle, while the
Cincinnati maiden receives attention from
whatever source it comes. Tho St. Louis girl,
however, confides In the young man who lives
in the next square, and contents herself with
him and the St. Louis Rpublkan.
Corruption InTruiiia also! Genaral Mol tie's
accounts.were recently found to be wrong. lie
had drawn during the war one wig and one paper
of smoking tobacco for which he had never ac
counted to the proper authorities. Demand for
remuneration has been made.
The plaster model of McDonald's colossal
statue of the late Fltz Oreene Halleek, of Gull
ford, !s now tn tho hands of the raolderi for re
production In bronze. The poet Is represented
seated upon the lawn tn an antique ehalr. In the
act of writing;. The statue and pedestal will cost
JIO.TOJ.
THE SOME.
FALL HOUSE CLEANING LADIES AND
Y1NEGAR-WASUING- HOUSEHOLD
HINTS USEFUL RECEIPTS.
l-AIX HOUSE C1.EANIK.
The New York Time gives the following
hints as to how to make fall house cleaning
easy. It says: We must have all the carpets
taken up at once, and the whole house In an
uproar, but only devote two days In a week
to the operation, or, If more desirable, only
one. For instance, take Thursday as the
cleaning day, and commence with the attic.
Sweep It thoroughly, first brushing down all
its walls, and destroying all of the spiders'
and wasps' nests that can be found. Wash
the windows with weak tea, having saved all
the leaves used during the week, and then
boiled them for half an hour. This liquid will
cleanse glass and varnished paint far better
than soap-suds, as It gives them a very bright
appearance. If rats and mice lurk In the
attic scatter copperas all about the corners of
It, and put dishes of It filled up with water
about the room. Copperas is the very best
disinfectant known for bath-rooms and all
places that require to bo kept pure, and It will
also keep away all kinds of vermin. If cellars
arc infested with rats and mice a liberal coat
of lime-wash, made yellow with copperas or
sulphate of Iron, will excel the disagreeable
intruders, besides making the air of the cellar
very pure. If tbe attic Is cleaned om day the
next day can be given to two or more cham
bers, and If the nails are withdrawn from tho
carpets the night previous it expedites the work
tbe next morning.
Before the windows are washed the walls
should be brushed down with a feather duster
or with a piece of white cotton cloth pinned
tightly tosether over the broom, and then it
is used to carefully sweep down every part of
the wall. Let the dust subside a little, then
scatter tom-up slips of wet paper or tea leaves
over the floor and sweep it up, and mop it with
a dampened mop. De not let the floor be
made quite wet, as It takes pine boards some
time to dry. Wash the mirrors, varnished
furniture, paint and windows with tho weak
tea, applied as warm as possible. Use a flan
nel cloth for furniture and paint, and news
papers for mirrors and windows, rubbing them
dry with dry papers. Paper gives a bright
ness to glass that cloth can never bestow.
With a flannel wrung out in tho tea wipe off
the gas-fixtures, chandeliers and fancy brack
ets, etc., then rub them dry with chamois
skin. Take the coarsest of whito thread and
draw itlhrough the opening in the gas-burners,
to remove any particles of dust that have
lodged therein while they wero not used. If
you have two pairs of hands at work, ono can
wash windows while the other cleans paint,
etc. A small stick wrapped in a cloth Is of
assistance in cleaning the corners of windows.
The spirits of ammonia Is also a good cleans
ing medium, and a tablespoonfal fo a two
quart pail or weak tea or warm suds is a good
proportion to use. It will take spots out of
marble slabs and mantels, and from carrots
and furniture coverings. If you do not take
up your carpet, you will need to have a piece
or oilcloth or drugget to lay down before the
w indows and doors as you wash them, to keep
the drops from it. When the room is as clean
as bands can make it, bring In a two-quart pail
of warm water in which you have dissolved
two tablespoonfuls of pondered alum; wring
out a piece of flannel In it and wipe over each
breadth of carpet, rubbing down the way the
nap runs. Wring out the cloth every few
moments, as It takes up much soil, and when
the water becomes dingy prepare some more.
The alum will brighten the colors of green,
red, yellow and brown, but be sure to wring
the cloth so dry it will not wet, but only
dampen, the carpet. When It is clean you will
be surprised to sec how much It is brightened.
Leave the windows all open until it is perfectly
dry.
1. HUES AND VIXECA1I.
Taken in moderation, there is no donlit tha
ilncgar Is beneficial, but in excess it impairs
the digestive organs. Experiments on artificial
digestion show that If tho quantity of acid ba
.diminished, digestion is retarded; if incr Seed
Deyonaa certain point, digestion is ami ted.
There is reason, therefore, in the vulgar t otto
unhappily oo often relied on that nez r
helps to keep down any alarming adijosf.',
and that ladies who dread the disappca aro - of
their graceful outlines in curves of pi mpij3
expanding into "fat" may arrest so dr adf il a
result by "liberal potations of vinegar, but they
can only so arrest it at the far more dreadful
expense of tbeir health. The amount of acid
which will keep them thin will destroy their
digestive powers. Portal gives a case which
should be a warning: A few years ago a young
lady in easy circumstances enjoyed good health;
she was very plump, had a good appetite, and
a complexion blooming with roses and Hlbs.
tbe begauto look upon her plumpness with
suspicion: for her mother was very fat, aud
c-be was afraid of becoming like her.
Accordingly she consulted a woman who ad
vised her to drink a glass of vinegar daily.
The young lady followed the advice, anl her
plumpness diminished. She was delighted
with the success of the experiment, and con
tinuid for more than a month. She began to
have a cough; but it was dry at its commence
ment, and was considered as a elfzbtcold,
which would go off. Meanwhile, from dry It
became moist, a slow fever came on, aud a
difficulty of breathiDg; her body became lean
and wasted away; night-swelling of the feet
and of the legs succeeded, and a diarrhica ter
minated her life. Therefore, youngl ladies,
be boldly fat! Never pine for graceful slim
ncss and romantic pallor; but if nature means
you to be ruddy and round, accept it with a
laughing grace, which will captivate more
hearts than all the paleness of a circulating
library.
wA-niso
Muslin drc-ses, cten of the most delicate
colors, can be cleaned tn ten minutes or a
quarter of an hour without losing their color.
Melt half a pound of soap in a gallonof water;
emptj it Into a washing-tub; place near two
other largctnbs of clean water, and stir Into
thcin one quart of bran. Put the nutslin in
the soap; turn it ocr and kneud it a few min
utes; squeeze it out well, but do not wring it,
let it get torn; rinse It about quickly in the
bran for a couplo of minutes. Rinse again
well for a couple of minute, in clean water.
Squeeze out dry and hamr itbetwecntwo lines.
A clear, dry day should bo chosv 11 to ti ash
muslin dresses. Half a dozen maj be done
this way In half an hour. The List rinse may
bo prepared In the same wajasthc rin-e for
woolen fabrics. A colored pattern ou a white
ground must be blued. The bran may here be
dispensed with. When tho dress Is dry
make the starch; for a colored maslia
white starch, ami unboiled, but made with
boiling water, Is best for muslin dresses. Stir
tho starch with the end of a wax candle ; dip
the dress ; hang It again to dry. Wben dry
rinse It quickly and thoroughly in clear water;
hang it to dry again: sprinkle and roll it up;
afterward Iron it with very hot Irons. Hot
itons keep the starch stiff. ThU rinsing after
starching is called clear-starching; none of the
stiffness, but much of the unsightllncss of the
starch Is removed in Uiis way. The advantage
of thus cleansing dresses Instead of washing
them Is, first, if colored, the process Is so
rapid that there is not time for tho colors to
run , secordly, tbe fabric Is not rubbed, anl
therefore not strained and wont out; thirdly,
the process saves nearly all labor, aud is so
quickly done that aay lady may manjLgc it for
herse-ir In the absence of a laundry maid or a
lady's maid.
"Iamcoue for my umbrella," said the lender
or it on a rainy day to a friend. "Can't help
that." said the borrower, "don't you see that I
am going out with It?" "Well, yes," replied the
lender, astonished at such outrageous Impudence:
"yes. but but what am I to dot" "Do:" said
tho other, as he opened the umbrella and walked
off, "do as I did borrow one."
ATorso lady at homo front boarding-school
for tho holidays was asked If sho would havo
roast beer, when she replied, "Vo, I thank you;
gastronomlcal satiety admonishes me that 1 have
arrived at tbe ultimate stage of deglutition con
sistent with illetetlo Integrity." The young lady
was never asked If sho would have anything ever
again.
m '
The lifting pewerol plants Is well Illustrated
hyan oak treela&oitn HdIey.Mas. A roc
had a seam In It, aad a nbrous rr t from the oak
irept Into the seam, grew, ard lifted the rock
w sighing over a ton, to a height of one loot.
ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.
Wir.T.Al.D'8 HOTEU
i C. WIMIamland, Inl E f.yon. Ind
J smith. Ind - II tv anlllngc ri wf,Va
4 H Ifaraem. TJ S A J Langton. N Y
KlMlnndon, Mobile T Gould, Nv
II J Kimball and wl'e.Ga xl 1 Kimball. C.a
5 n Drown. W V Brnce Harton, r
J A IUlvln and wlfe.V Lewis" atler, city
J t Hew, l'a Jw r Wood, V
JC A Parser, XT 11 It Bowlet, t:al
C Uauheltn. N Y.. 1 L. Btrjns, XT
SULsdhutoa. Va , II JfXOTeer. J
Miss HoUln-worth, Md Juo C Dill x, Ark
Jno B Brownlow, Tex J Loft-jn, Ark
CAUuhoii.ald WWKesuJr,".
THE ARLINGTON.
Cnas W Chand tcr. ThlU Thos Tt Conner-, X Y
HennrWlrardis-r, EI WmBlKkraorctnilind
JnoJ Kane, USA Jdo W Stevenson, Kt
HODlIUDivU,WV JWGnnneU wflOpnn
J F Taylor and wircXY Mrara--nalee,X IM
Jno K Ore n, Canada Wm M Wilson. Art
4no W Fitk'n, N C BO Bld-lo, a
E M StandUh. Ky V M Western, Fla
S JJ Yoanr, wis Leonard Wheeler, Mass
JtETEOrOLITAX HOTEL.
WllllimSe-rl. NY JasJHUler. Pcnn
UP Hughes Finland 4 mtittenberr. i
J V Abbott, Ohio ,Iw.A,ton'.',t,. v'v
Oen S now, U S A, Pa (IE Luther audwlfc, 2t Y
II ScMl-gel, Md C C BrI; nl wife; 'Pa
larslivt.ertijoorer.Md Edward x. Hooper, Mil
IMPERIAL HOTEL.
nenrySnow. Boatoa A ITIeUher.Bnrlln-jton
U'.Whlitfer.NY WCBarnrd,T
K II Martin, Chlcasto . J01 Nesmlth. Ph'la
Thos Weeks, Cincinnati vm Brcoki- Slleh
Aln Adams, Ind S BOonnlnahain.KttUry
J II Wheeler. Clere'and V White jr, Tol-uo t
A J Dealer, frt Louis
EXHIBITION ASnCOSCEIWorTIIK !
SUNDAY SCHOOL, OK THE
JIT. YF.BNON 1'LACK 31. K. CUUKCH. ISonth, p
Comer Moth and 14 streets. VKluAY KVENLNG,
November 17, comms-iii lu-r at o'clock. '
Admission, M ttntictilldric. iseents. no"B
mil AMtSUIl I ti
AT
FORD'S.
G2.SilOLGG,7rtsr.
riHDAT-CAMIlLE.
aiONDAY-LOTTA. ,,.,2
-CTE O-MJ rOXKS CQ-gCEKT.
THANKSGIVING KVENIKG,
commends at 7: o'clock,
FOUJtDEY CHURCH,
corner Fourteenth aud O streets.
Admission. 50 cents. noj-.-t
AGBANI) THOTTIXCS MATCH tflli
lake place on
THANKSGIVING DAT
at the National Uace Conrscand the weather prov
Insfavorablttwliltietheeventoftheday. ra tui
lowing; are the entrUs: A. A. Archer enters horse
itoway; 11. a. jiuusoa cnierst mire aeue' itooci-t
uallaban enters horse Dixie; A. llutton enters mar
Bettys no-3-a
PROF. ETIENNE LAMBERT.
IBENOH COimBSATIOffAL CLASSES
AT M A It I SI'S HALL,
TUESDAYS AND I BIDAYS.
F.Iemrntary Class, at 12 m.
Ju cone Class, at :: 45 p. m.
Advanced class, at 5p.m.
Xvcnlnc Elementary Class, at 6 p. ra.
FItEK LECTURE.
Art of Learning French,
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ,at7!0p "
Lecture In KnslMi. Indies especially in v t ',
ORAL- SrSTEM-NO GRAMMAR.
noa tf
Y.M.C.A. ""M- ras.
THE IiEADIMi INTELLECTf-An
ATTEAOTIOKS OF THE SEASON
The nextlectnre In the Literary Division of 1. ,
Course wilt be slven by
DR. JAMKS G. HOLLAND,
(Timothy Tltcoui'j,)
The p. polar poet and jrenlal editor of "Scrlbiei
Monthly.'
MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 0, 1SN,
Subject: -The Element- or Personal Power
d"?!o'ccnts!TuaCilU7Scu"" AJallssloa "'bo
.iil?1i?"l5ri",,0,'r r,nrei partly for the
Sclentlflc Miimi-.t ?J for the six lecture'.
Diagram at Ballantjnc's, Nu.ta Seventh stn-et
floa tf
SAYIXUVS XATIOXAX. THE..TbE
BKGfNS AT 8 O'CLOCK.
TnANKSGIVlNU WXKK MONDAY, NOVEM
BER 3, lSTI. AND EVERY EVENING THIS
WEEK. WITH TUO MANSER'. " " a
DALY'S FIlfTH.AVEME THEATRE .OM
PANi.ofNew York, who appear la At Du
mas' last and most successful comedy, enti.u d
IIONSIEIR ALl'UONbE.
To be produced with new and evnnl-iite
scenerr, propertl. , e., and with tho followmi
extraorUIuarreast: Mr. I. II. H.rklns, Mr. Wm
Davldsc Mr. B. T. Rini-old, Mr. Frank Chapman.
MlisSira Jewett. 111-.. Alice Gray, MIs StelLt
Conitdon, alhs Lizzie Griffith and the charnunr
little Bijou Heron.
TWO GRAND FAMILY MATlNEES-TntTB"
DAY (Thant'-;lln,') AFTERNOON and SAT
URDAY AFT-fl-NOUN. at 1 o'clock.
Popular Price of aitnib'lon: 25. 50 aad 71 -ciu
Secund plans -5 cent- extra. Matinee admiton
23 and 50 cents.
MONDAY, November W, liTI, the Llasa.-.! ( o-v
Cily Company. noi- 1
s
ECOND Q.UAHTEK.
IfATtrVT TtATVS' TlAN'riNU. IPinrux
At JIAKiNI'S HALL, 911 E street northw-st, nut
eouitiieiice inc St-corcl Quarter
SATURDAY, NO VE M I'.Elt , 1SH.
For particulars sec circular-, to be had at il i ie
Stores. so4-5t
KELI.Otili i:n.ijsu opeka com
PANY.
Mr.C.D.IIESS DlR'. -ii
Will commeure a liinited ea-oa at
THE S'ATIOXAI. THEATRE
ON
."ToiKlny EtciiIhs-, December 7.
Full aniiounctnieiitnf Artls's, Repertoire r ts
Ar , In the papers oi""UN1aY, November .3.
Circulars can uekadat Metzerottst Co.'sMosli
Store. rio'.-J-ot
TTT AS1IIM.TOX THE.VTKE COMIQUE
MONDAY, Novembers, Everv Nlghtand Wednes
day and batnnUy Matlnees-
EXTRA MATLNHE THANKSGIVING DAY
THE IIHWEICY OF WASHINGTON
'-Srelnpls bcllevinjr," therefore cornea ulse .
Thefrwh arrivals thlo met are: Mis, KITTi
IIItOOKE. MI;SMAil!IE (.RAY. BILLY A11I
CROFT, Messrs. GREEN and SADLER.
Lat week of the nnnsrallelrfl
IREEMAN SISTERS. PHOF. M1TCHELI
VIRGINIA ST1CKNEY.
Production of the thrlllinir Nautical Drama
till. J. TIIK IIEAION OF DEATH.
rime of Vatlet. Z'j hours- Drams, hour
GALLERY OF FINE ARTS,.
1225 l'KXJ.STUMSIA AYEXUI.
Jnst a-rlred, a plemlll collection of Ftu a
ln-. Porcelain Palntln;r an.l Fancy, Gilt l 1.1 . 1
vetFiaiucs. Abo, a fine 'election of
FRENCH PIIOTOGBAFHS,
from modern paintings.
French Gilt Chapel', -lihfo;dtn-;dors, Por
celains and Photographs.
New Koods received dally for the holiday.
nol-tf
STAlt COl'ItSE OF I.ECTCBES
AT
LINCOLN HALL.
'JOSH BILLINGS" DECEMBER II.
Subject ", hit I Know alioat Hotels."
, ENIIELL rilll.LIPS, idate and subject w 1
bv announced In a few daj.)
W.S.ANDREWS, the; new Ilu-norlst J AN .
Snbjcct 'Dialect Humor."
ltlsln thU lecture ihat Mr. Andrews s've i1 -wotidel
fut Imitations of celebrated humor-u- uhar
acter-. forwbleti hn has becomo famous.
DR. OLO. li. PORTKOUS, of Ensland 'AN 1
subject "The Attitude ut tho Clergy tew.11 -Pnbllc
Alnnsemcnt-i."
Dr. Porteous) comes to this, country the aeano w
edited reiiresentatl-1 of thclilsaosttypoof Enl'sf
oratory, and It I. an lnteretln feature -if tt
course that the two great American ora'or -U",
BPWliLCABLTOS, the POet-J VXT RV r
(Author of "liet-.y -ind 1 aro Out." "O.er '
HUN to the Poor Il.iu-e," Ac.)
Subject "The Nlucteentb Century," (a poet."!
The "Farm Ballad-," by Will Carlton, ar fouu'
In almot ' Terr limi hold, anil the remark! ! n
troscrsy ri,rardlu;- thwlr ir.Hlurlon helztUi u iiw
curiosity to nee iml ner ihebrllllaut author.
JOHN P.. l.OI tslI-Vs-.s-I.UAKY 2'.
Subject "A New Teiupe-ran e Lecture '
Sea'on Tickets n Itli n "cried scats. S3-r r '-.tr
at John C. Parser'". 2"Sct. utti street. ao.t V n
renChoatr A l .'--"li IMin-rl-anUareu e
4sj-JSee paiup'alel, glviust lunlicrnotic 01 Ie -turerc.
ne.11.rf
MOL'AX ""TcKfR-OF WASHINGTON.
TheStcamSARRO-,KiioFllsGsIIEAD
Leaves Seventh-street wharf DAILY. (Suw!t ex
cepted, ) at 10 a. in., returiiln; about 4 p. u.
Round trip 41, including aJmlssloa to 51.. ioc
and Uruunds, 1-'
GEO. A. PRINCE & CO,
Organs and Melodeons.
Tbe Olaest, Larsest, "ami Mo-t Perfect Mm la.
tory in tho United states.
547000
NOW IN UlJ'.
No other Musical Instiument ever oSv b I i")
same fopularilj.
.-Sentl for Price-Lists.
Address
itrriMi.0, . y.
oettS-WAS't
' BROKERS.
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E
ivn ntiie-iIM Va srn s.-nml National
,. ..,- ll.ll.lln- dvnlh t ..' nsnosIML 1st C131CC
Department. Transact funeral ttantclir. exehanz
andj-ollectlun business. Buy and sell gold. Govern
ment bonds, stocks . ,,., ,.
Army ofaccrs pay accounts cashed Iu advance.
my.-.
FINANCIAL.
G. W. SnCKNEY
O. VT. BALLOCH.
President.
Cashier.
PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BANK,
No. 509 Seventh Street
(Second National Bant BuISdtn,)
is now open for the reception of devpeiu sa traas
actlon or cosiness. Interest, tlTe PL "? P
SSum, commence, on tint o"?Sttl4ii ,
compounded twice a year. "p5,stT$i.
uroVto4T.m. sturdajs, fromStoSp.aJ,
aul.'i-a.Tu.ATliir
pOEUMBIAX HAXK XOTE COX-
Jia. 901 rcnss-orlYHiisa Avenue.
WASHINGTON, D, C.
We are prepared with every ficllttj, for
Engraving and Printing
BANK XOTF.S. BONDS AND COMMERCIAL
WORK. OF EVERY KIND, AC.
JOHN O. WKT.LSTOOD, President,
GEO: T, jOSEd. Ylwl-res'taadTjea-.
JOW. WATERS. crtt-g. y-Fjlr
ITIiBSAKTrFICIAl; STOSE ConXAST
A-iir THE DISTRICT DrtLDMIA
1e pw-ared to ropiA n-&S;f i5
Vwfltmles. Sidewalks. Footways, aad hhajt.la
dlfferen. colors; FountalasLaww Orseats.
House and Law Steps, and Platforms; house
fronted; eellarwllfvaiid ,-2S-IaeS
dude (lameness: kltcheusand area cemented and
iiaereper-eetly o-y. and -ore p-CTeattve -djst
adapted, our Poitland Cement .becomes ta 1, fe-
tn common use, and la an admtrabse Imitation of
either marble or stone; la mora durahle, and.tn-ereaMluerttiMn-;re-lita-icowtlha4a.
lUtrtrVit
ut ttnirac-tloaaUe. -dOBKBTB. Kanafor.
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