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Proceedings of To-Day.

The Senate were not in session to-day.
In the House, Mr.. Richardson announced
that after to-day his name would be uncon
ditionally withdrawn az a candidate for the
Speakership. He gave this notice in order
that his friends might have an opportunity to
determine what they should do in this CON
tiDgency. He had been induced to take this
step because he knew that il is impossible to
elect him, and was anxious to do his share in
effecting an organization.
He remarked that he held his present posi-
tion rs a candidate without directly or indi
reetly seeking it, and only in Difference to the
so emphatically and repeatedly declared will
Of his political friends in the House.
Mr.. Dowdell offered resolution providing
for opening the daily Sessions of the House
with prayer hereafter, the different clergymen
of Washington being invited to Oficiate by
turns; agreed to.
The House then proceeded with the one
hundred and twenty-second vote for Speaker,
with the following result
Whole number Of votes cast, 1874; necessary
to choice, "a.
Mr. Richardson received IS, Banks 80, Full
Ter of Pa. 80, Campbell 5, scattering 4.
No choice being Effected
Mr.. Rust renewed his preamble and resolu-
ton withdrawn a day or two since) request
ing Messrs Banks, Fuller, and Richardson, to
withdraw their names from the canvass.
Mr.. Washburn, of Maine, moved to lay the
resolution on the table; not laid on the table
yeas 90, nays SO.
The yeas and nays were then taken on the
main question, and decided in the negative
yeas SO. nays l01.
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LAND WARRANTS
RATES OF FOREIGN BANK NOTES.

Land warrants have again, contrary to all
expectation, experienced a sudden advance,
and 1905 and sos readily command I06, while
l2O's are active at I03al04. 1t ia impossible
to say what the price will be one woek hence,
whether higher or lower.
The issue continues upwards of 500 per day,
or about $4,000 acres. 1t has always been
expected that the locations would be less dur
ing January and February than in any other
months, and those most competent to judge
have expressed the opinion that, by the first
Of March, there would be large accumula-
ton of warrants on the market, and that ere
this time, owing to the surplus, the price would
be as low as Doc per acre, if not lower. The
calculations have been based upon the former
Issues, and the supply and demand in CORES
poDding months. II is true the ocations have
never been as heavy during the former issues
of warrants as during the present; but as far
as can be ascertained, not two-thirds of the
warrants issued have been located vet GER
tainiy it is there is no surplus Of warrants on
the market This is probably owing to the
fact that most Of the warrants are issued to
parties who are not compelled to sell for the
want of money, aud hold their warrants for
the purpose of locating, or that they may OBJ.
tain higher prices.
The present demand is mostly from parties
who are purchasing to locate lands on specu-
lations, and not from the usual source, -that
is, dealers at the West who purchase to sell
to actual settlers. The advance of about FIVE
cents per acre during the last week is proba-
oily occasioned by the severe snow storm
winch has delayed the receipt of warrants by
'he warrantees, and the state of the roads
preventing the..warrantees going to tho court
houses TO assign them. The orders from the
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SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS;

Inc OHI0H thinks that the experiment OF
voting without speaking will shortly succeed
IN comprising the election Of Speaker.
The Nrteiligencey replies to the Unions
date raspiDg bestowed on the former journaD
on account of its injustice in essaying to sad
die the Democrats with responsibility for the
present condition of the House, saying in the
course of Its remarks:
1--WE cannot follow the Union through the
maZes Of its roiOindcr further than to prevent
mystifying the simple issues made in our arti-
Gle of Monday, which were to show, in reply
10 its unjust imputatiOns, that the Opposition
portion Of the House did not deserve all the
blame for the delay in choosing a Speaker !;
that, although we had, with perhaps a too
liberal distribution, assigned to each of the
parties i'll the House portion Of this blame,
yet, II either OF them deserved a monopoly of
u, the Democratic party had the best claim.
In support of this view Of the case we threw
out few reasons which, as they are before our
readers, IT is not necessary to repeat. If,
however they were insufficient to show tia t
the Democratic party in the House could not
be exonerated from great share Of culpabil-
1ty Of the failure, we might point TO the pro-
ceedings Of Monday last, when thsy hat - ~,
zheLT YOIcer 20 pi9ce IN the SpsaEerShtp orc
of their Otc7s party-One who has voted from
the nrst Tor Mr. hlcnardson, yet they would
not accept him. Mr. Smith, of Virginia, a
Southern Democrat who has acted and voted
with his party in the House, received on Mon
day forty seven votes, enough. with the votes
of his party, TO have elected him Speaker and
terminated this protracted contest. But his
party would not elect him they adhered to
their purpose that the House should take no
one but Mr.. Richardson. Was this patriotic
anxiety 70 settle the difficulty, or il fac
ton We leave all candid men to decide"
The editor surely forgets that the member
to whom he refers owes his present seat in the
House rather to tho Know Nothings Of the
district he represents than to the Democrats
receiving not more than one-tenth of the
Democratic votes polled in the neighboring
county Of Alexandria for instance. He will
further recOllect that he is not understood to
be supporter of, at least, an important por-
ton Of the Democratic caucus resolution-Or
In other words, that he is by no means such a
member of the Democratic party of the House,
as can possibly receive, for the Speakership,
the votes of that party. IL will further be re-
collected that but three of his Democratic col
ton of Mr.. Garlic. Unsupported by the res,
of those gentlemen, the Tntelkige,rcey will per
ceiye at glance the improperly Of essaying
to class him as gentleman who could prop
eriy be supported as Democrat, by the entire
Democratic party Of the House.
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCBKpINGs

In the House, yesterday, after we went to
press, the one hundred and twentieth vote for
a Speaker was essayed with the following re-
suit
Whole number of votes cast 1874; necessary
TO a choice o.
Mr.. Richardson received 81, Banks 81. Full
Ter Of Pa. Is, Campbell of Ohio 4, scattering
There being no election, the one hundred
and twenty first vote was had, and resulted as
follows
Whole number of votes cast 1876 necessary
to choice 90.
Mr.. Richardson received 81, Banks 81, Full
Ter of Pa. %, Campbell of Ohio 5, scattering g.
No choice. And then they adjourned
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United states Patent office,
Washington, Jan. 20, 1856

IN The PETITION OF JOSEPH II BUR-
" ROWS, Of Cincinnati, Ohio, praying for
the extension Of patent granted 10 Them on the
23d day Of April, 1872, for an improvement In
"Mill Stenes, y for seven years from the expi-
ration Of said patent, which takes place on the
I'D day Of April, lo5S:
Ii Is ordered, that the petition he heard at the
Patent Once on Monday, the 9TH of April next, al
IL O'Clock m and all persons are notified to ap-
pear and show cause, IL any they have, why said
petition ought not TO be granted.
Persons opposing the extension arc required 10
le In the Patent Office their objections, specially
set forth In writing, at least twenty DAYS before
the day Of hearing; all testimony filed by either
party to be used at the said hearing must be aker
and transmitted In accordance with the rules OF
the Office, which will he furnished on application
The testimony in the case will he closed on the
27th day Of March; dispositions and other papers
relied upon as testimony must be filed In the Of
nee on or before tie morning Of that day; the ar
guments, IL any, within ten DAYS thereafter
Ordered, also, that this notice be published IN
the Union, Intelligencsr and Evening star, Wash
MSton, ID. G.; Arg Is, Baltimore, Patriot d Union
Harrisburgh, Pa; Journal Of Commerce, New
York; and Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, once a
week for three successive weeks previous 10 the 7h
day Of A ril next, the day Of hearing.
CHARLES MASON,
Commissioner Of Patents
= S-Editors If the above papers will please
copy, and send their bills 10 the Patent Once,
with paper containing this notice.
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cities have come forward in large numbers,
while there are but few warrants to meet them.
State stocks and other first class securities
are firm, and the money market is much
easier than it has been for many months.
Specie has ceased to go abroad in any guam
tity, and exchange on Europe is now below
the actual par. There is a larger amount of
money seeking investment than usual, and
were it not for the disorganized state Of Con-
gress the prices of State securities would ma
terially advance.
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INSTRUCTION DANCING.

MONS. J. COCHEU BEES LEAVE TO IN.
1sl form the citizens Of Washington, George.
town, and vicinity that his second quarter viii
commence on the 2Rth instant. Thee who are
DESTROYS If favoring him with their patronage are
politely invited 10 make early application, thai
they may be prepared TO participate In his mex
May Festival, on which occasion he intends in.
Producing las an addition 20 those already intro.
duced by him) several new and Characteristic
dances.
+. S.-Mons. &. being free frUm any engage
ment every morning during the season except
Saturday. offers his services to ladies and gentle
men DESTROYS Of receiving private instruction al
fh,ir residence.
Orders left at The Music Stores Of AIR Zantzin.
ger or Mr.. Davis will be thankfully attended to.
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IL JOB PRINT1Ns.-Our friends and patrons
are notified that we are now prepared to execute
every kind of JOB PRINTING with despatch and
In the best manner at prices as low as In any
other office In Washington. Job Printers are also
notified that we are prepared to do every descrip-
ton Of press work that can be executed on double
cylinder and Adams power presses. So, also,
has the Star Office Book BindeSy connected with
It, s4-al in It's capacity to turn out book binding
Of all descriptions to any other in the District Of
Columbia.
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Mrs. CUBBAGE, Springfield lady connected
with Mrs. Darlington, discoursed or organs as
she left church. g Dear me-" said she. s'this
Is an ago of conventions. When was a girl,
organs were in their infancy. A fore-r runner
used to turn the crank, and little monkey
take the pennies. But now an organiser pre-
sides over the estimate, while the deacon
takes up constitution. Oh, you should hea
the fellow perform one of his closing volup-
tuaries, when he pulls out all the stoppIes.
and plays on the pedlar base so loud as to lar
the oondagration as they pass out Of their re.
spective places Of diversion =
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SHILLISGTOE. that indefatigable Colonel Of
tho Literary Quartermaster's Department, has
received the Harper's last ration of Magazine
literature. Those enlisted in the corps of ad-
mirers of /" Little DOrritt'' viii be the first to
apply for copies, yet others will find the usual
variety of readable matter. The columns Of
Harper are always in condition to pass inspec-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-23

GoDEY's LADYs Book for February has
phatically useful, ornamental, and instruc-
tive" combining literature, engravings and
the fashions
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III AGENTS FOR IHR STAR-Tbe following
named persons are authorized to contract for the
publication Of advertisements in The STAR;
PhilddelPhia-V. ID PALMER, northwest cor
ner of Fifth and Chestnut streets.
New YoTk-S. VI. PETTINGILL Co, Nassau
street
BOst0n-V. b. PALMER, ScOllay's Building.
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HARPER's MAGAZINE for February is re-
ceived at Roberts Newspaper and Periodical
Depot 327 Seventh street, between X and L
streets. Back numbers CT oents.
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COLUMBIA MARKET.

Pennsylvania aUsHus, corn.r of 18Th So.
CHARLES MALLARD HAS OPENED THE
~ above place for the keeping and sale Of Pork,
Beef, Mutton, Poultry, Butter, Lard, together
with Game, Fruits and Vegetables In all IT'S sea-
sons.
C having had sixteen years experience In q
nelghboring city, aatters himself that he will he
able 10 keep choice selection Of PROVISIONS
generally, and hopes, by moderate charges and
strict personal attention 10 the wants Of his GUS
TONERS to merit share ofthe public patronage.
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A LUNATlC.-TRUE DE MOTT, A
N Lunatic, with sandy hair and ford complex
ion, escaped from his home and friends In the
town of ElIery, " Y, some time since, and Il is
thought, will endeavor 70 make his way 10 Wash
ington. His relatives are most nlious 20 obtain
information where he is, and any one who may
hear If him will be suitably rewarded for drop
ping a line to the editor Of he Star.
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CLOrHIHG MADE To ORDEU,

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, CITIZENS
w and strangers wishing TO supply themselves
with superior garments, made to order arc invited
10 examine our superior assortment OF DoeSkiHs,
Cloths, CassimcTes, silk, Satin and Velvet Vest
ings, al Of which has been selected with an espe-
Cial view 70 the wants Of our customers, whic
we will make 10 measure IN a manner inferior 20
none, at much cheaper rates than the usual city
prices. WALL d STEPHENS,
312 Pa avenue, between 9th and 10th sweets
Also, a9i Pa. avenue, 81 door east Of the National
Lotto ian
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GOOD INvEsTM ENT
DRESS ASD CLohk mAkI,G.

MISS A. r.. DA DSON TAKES THIS
ItI method Of informing the citizens and strJH-
gers Of Washington, that she still continues the
DRESS AND CLOAK MAKING In all the late. /.
and most fashionable varieties. HtT long eNperi
encC IN the business warrants her n assuring sal
sfaction 10 those favoring her with their patron
age. Ladies' wishing Cloahs and Dresses cut and
bAst. ID can be accommodated on reasona bic term
Residence, 9Th street, between ID and n, No. as,
west side fan IG-qts
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IL Advertisements should be handed I'm by
IL O'Clock, m, otherwise they may not appear
Until the next day.
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deem il proper to add that we have made Ing
quiry at the Post Office Department on the
subject, and are enabled to state positively
that no order has been issued to do away with
prepayment by stamps, ercept on IRE case Of
postzuasts,s .oIso hare NOT been furnished ,otth
stamps. Such postmasters, aud such only,
are authorized to forward letters as hereto
fore when duly prepaid in money. The law
does not peremptorily require prepayment by
by stamps, but provides that "the Postmaster
General may require postmasters to place
postage stamps on prepaid letters upon which
stamps may not have been placed by the
writer
This the Postmaster General has directed
shall be done. Yet We are assured that it is
not intended or expected that this regulation
shall throw upon postmasters the labor of af-
fixing postage stamps to letters where the
writer's might, without inconvenience, have
done it for themselves. The main thing is for
postmasters to keep themselves supplied with
stamps, that all persons having occasion to use
may readily obtain them. Letters for foreign
countries are not necessarily required to be
Wy stamps, &c eho idto law applies only
to domestic correspondence.
Appointment Of Registers and a Re-
ceiver. -Alexander d. Anderson, of Iowa, to
be register of the land office at Dubuque,
Iowa, in the place Of George McHenry, re-
moved.
John II. Crease, of Arkansas, to be register
of the land Office at Little Rock, Arkansas, in
the place of Robert A. Watkins, removed.
VIM. Bevins, Of Arkansas, to be receiver of
public moneys at Batesville. Arkansas in the
place of John C. Claiborne, removed
Alexander W. Rush to be register of the
land office at Palmyra, Missouri, in the place
of William P Harrison, resigned.
Coming to Head The notice of the with
drawal of Mr.. Ric harrison created profound
sensation in the House.
Something like the plan we suggest in an
other column will be adopted tomorrow.
All parties will probably hold caucus es to-
night
The anti Banks anti Richardson, and anti
Fuller resolution of Mr.. Rust, will pass to
morrow, we think.
The Current0 Of the TressuryDe
partment On yesterday, I'D of January,
~ VIZ
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Monetary and Commercial. The following
quotations Of bonds, stocks and land warrants
were furnished Us to-day, (January 23) by
Chubb Brothers
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HEMEMBER THE TEA POT ~
~ Mrs Smith set her Tea Pot on the range
to draw the tea, little dreaming Il /" would mt
stand the fire, ~ till she saw II rsr She screamed
as IL disappeared and fell back In commissions
Every remedy was administered, but nothing
would restore her. At last her husband said be
would call on FRANCIS, Seventh street and buy
her one Of his FIRE PROOF TEA POTS, when
she was observed TO smile. In the morning after
starting away, Mr.. Smith looked back and saw
her standing in the door For moment he lis
tened. Ii was that same musical Voice, {" Ny
Dear, remember the Tea Pot ian IL
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Chf6K,BROrHERs, BANKERS,

oThEhs' bANhhns'
BUY IND SELL
F0REloHEAND DOMESTIC EXCHANGE:
FURNISH DhAFTS
o. al pAsts of United States and Europs;
..stnffnCOLLECT DRAFTS
On an pak>e Of United States and Europe;
DRAW BILLS
ON Ireland FOR fl OR UPWARDS;
IN BUY AND SELL
BOMBS, STpCkS, Il OTHER SECURITIES:
NE00TIATE TIME PAPER.
invessmens9aying log and over, for sale.
EA%D VA RRAN TS
We are at all times Purchasing and have for
Sale, LAND,N ARkANTSO OF all denominations
Land Warrahfs located in Iowa, Wisconsin OF
Minnesota. CHUBB BROTHERS,
Ian 2J-f :. DankeIs. opposite the TInasurV
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IN q. BnUENfIItTN, IIFiI VI :.
District OF Columbia, ,rt,
WASHINGIoN County,

WAsHENGIoN COUNTY : -
MAS BROUGHF BEFORE ME- A. An
w estray, by John McClelland, one small gray
HuTs-, having on a saddle and bride both q
which are about worn No marks on the horse
vl,ible
Given under INV hand aud soal this 2lst dav q
January, $50. THOMAS a. DOM, J z.
The said horse came 10 the residence Of thes sub
sCribcr on Saturday, the 10Th day ~ Sep'cmbC-
I-D. 1T 10 p. IN. The owner will therefore como
forward, prove property, pay charges and TAXI
them away. JNO. hCCIEBLAND,
South Capitol street, a. Robt StOny's
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DAGUERREOTYPING BY LADY,

MRS. -. { REDMOND BAVING ADDI ID
1sI TO her new rooms beautiful Skylie ht and
engaged an Assistant Operaio, tone Of the best Ir
the District she intends not 20 have her Pictures
eIcelled, II equalled, in the United states. PIC
TCRES pu up In Embossed Cases for FtTfy
Cents, such as are usually sold elsewhere for one
dollar.
Particular attention paid 10 Copying Deguerle
otypes, oil Paintings, &C, &c.
Mrs X sOlic.ts the patronage II the Ladies par
ucularly.
II Rooms-i0l Seventh street, west side, be-
tween and 1. Jan 2l-t
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smithsonian ECTURES Prof.
~ GEO. J. CHACE, Of Brown University,
will, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, commence
a course Of Lectures on Chemistry applied TO the
Arts ~
Subject Introductory Constitution Of Matter !;
Properties Of Oxygen particularly with reference
the subject OF the course. illustrated with Rume-
rous experiments.
Lectures commence at O'Clock.
The public are respectfully invited TO attend
jan 23-1t
-NOTICE-TH PERSONS RE-
~ turning tickets to the Executive Com
mitiee OF the Washington Highlanders' Ball for
the benefit Of the poor are respectfully requested
10 give their names as II will save the Committee
the trouble Of calling on them hereafter.
; ;DH s1 if 1f!!ISssssr, Committee.
Jan 2l-3t
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MADAME pEyOs

PARIS
MADAME DEVUS, ENCOURAGED by her
I'l late visit 10 Washington. will again open
more splendid assortment Il new and rich MIL
LlNEkY at
THE LAKES,
No 50i PsrHyyIUaEia aUrNNe.
Madame DCvos, whose celebrity Is not confined
70 this CONT ent, KEEPS the most extensive and
fashionable Millinery Establishment lat No ssl
Broadway, New FORK, and ON the Rue de la PsiN,
Farsi for Millinery and Head Dresses Of the
m'st tasty and recherche excellence she Is unr.-
Wallet.
Madame Devos will open hc. Stvles for the sea-
on a. our house Gu the 2ith instant
Show Room up stairs THE LAKES,
ian 2a- S0i IA avenue
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GEORGETOWN CORPORATION

GEORGETOWN CORPORATION
~ TAxES-All persons in arreaIages for
taxes due to the Corporation Of Georgetown arc
hereby notified that the same must be paid forth
with, in order 10 avoid the expense and NORTH ca-
lion OF distrains. No longer Indulgence can pos
sioly be granted, and as all delinquent parties
nave been heretofore personally called upon, this
Is the last notice that can be given
Those who intend to pay their bills will please
call before the 18th day OF this month at my resi-
aence, on the corner Of High and Gay streets
MY two sons, George and Henry T.. Jewell are
authorized to give receipts Ia nv behalf
Jan lS-dc25th WIN. JEWELL Collector
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NUTiCE.-THE PUBLIC ARE HEREBY
cautioned against purchasing note givrn BY
William v. III. Brown, and the undersigned, to
1855, for the sum OF Ave hundred dollars, and paw
able twelve months after date Said note having
been frauduleuily obtained, neither said Brown or
myself will pay the same.
GEO w. DOARDMAN
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n 1914, ll.4 AND I2.4 BED RLANk.
O-4s ELS, very cheap, red blue and pray
French Merno aud Merino Plaids
Quilted Skirts, Hosiery and Gloves
White, red and yellow Flannels
With many other Winter Goods 70 be closed
out cheap. WIN R. RILEY,
Cor. 9Th st opposite Centre Market.
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ENOR HIKE-A WANT MAN AND
l. Woman, both accustomed 10 household du
ties and farming operation. Slaves for life. Ad-
dress "W," through the Post Once.
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PINE WOOD ONLY ~.

nNE OR TWO HUNDRED CORDS BEST
~ quality PINE WOOD, well seasoned, will
be delivered at five dollars per cord. Shares In
proportion. Apply al the Yards, corner 9th and
ii streets and foot Of 18th street opposite Wash
in,Ston Monument. ian 23-3t.
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SOIREES

DROF H. w. MUNDER MOST RESPECT
l. fully announces to the public that bis Soirees
will take place every WEDNESDAY EVEN
ING.
These entertainments are considered by all who
have attended them to be the most sociable that
has ever heen given In this city.
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VNyARNIN9.-MARY ANN WHITAKER
w an indented white girl, left my residence
Yesterday. All persons are forbid harboIing her
under the penalties Of the Law.
i III. b. SAWYER,
Jan 17-F M, wa 81 Penn. avenue