Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-12-20
Our Christmas Directory,

best possible nd vantage.
MUSIC AND MUSICAL INsTRUMENTs
W nat more delightful present for the season
than choice collection OF music or due-toned
musical instrument! w. q. Metzerott, south
west corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and 18th
street, has ali the standard musical puolica.
tons OF the day, foreign and American, hand.
semely bound; and OF him can be obtained the
celebrate Stein way pianos and the Mason i
HaDlin organ; also. flutes, violins, guitars
brass instruments, &c, &c, imported direct
from Europe; sweet .toned meIodeons, banios
strings DC. His collection of drums and other
military instruments is very large and com.
plete; and he has also large assortment of TOW
drums and accordeons, calculated to gladden.
the hearts of the little folks
John I. Ellis large music store, 305 Pennsyl-
wanna avenue, is abundantly supplied with all
kinds OF N usical instr uments and an ex tensi We
and choice SELECTION OF popular sheet music
He has the celebrated Ohickering and other
such as melodeons, guitars, flutes, victims,
accordeons, &c, and all manner OF toy iustru
menss suitable for holiday presents.
CoNFECTIoNKRIRs, ETC.
The holidays could never be duly celebrated
without the aid OF the eonfectioner, and Gus.
toners Will find at Potentinis, 279 PeunsyI
vanis avenue, everything they can desire in
the line of fancy goods French candies, foreign
conlections, glaces, preserves, &c, DC.
CHRISTMAS FIRES
VI course the fires must be kept bright Mt
merry Christmas time. VIM. X. Snow & 60,
1U7 Water street, GEORGETOWN, have on hand
3,tOO tons OF Cumbe l and and Anthracite Goals,
besides large quantity Of superior oak and
hickory wood. This is just the article for cold
Wealher, ara Snow IL Co., sell cheap and
dellver promptly. Orders can be sent through
the pest Office
Palmer &c BRO No 90, Bridge street, George.
Io%n, oher Tor sale a superior lot of cooking
The "United States" "Fanny Forester,
"Boiler Top Croton," ssyioIet." and others of
neatetyie, and just the thing for such weather
as this.
BOOTS AND SHOES
AT the extensive Boot and Shoe store of
ID: Burns & 90, No. 4oe Pennsylvania
CATERS, slippers, &c, for ladies' gentlemen's
misses ana ooy's wear, OF the best material,
ely 10 and workmanship, which would make
very appropriate presents for the winter hoIi-
days especially those for the little misses; and
Burns d 20. have as nea. styles as any In the
city.
Grlffin & Brother, No. 3l4 Pennsylvania av.
enue, have also first class article Of boots and
shoes, and many OF them Just the articles for
winter wear. II You have friend who is
business man, and wish to delight him. lust
maxi him present of pair OF those water.
pIosf boots, IRON Griffin & Bros store.
Heller q Co, 49, eth street, are loaded down
with all sty les OF boots and shoes, trunks, va
Uses. carpet bags; also. some nice little toy
trunks for holiday presents, at low prices.
Give Heller d 90. call. you will find that
they are disposed 10 de al on reasonable and &C
com modating terms.
CHRISTMAS CHEER
Riley A. Shinn's Union Bottling Depot,
at So Green street, Georgetown, Is csiebra-
ted for the superior quality OF Clari.
fe d Older ii produces and no persons coiisc.
ton or holiday drinks is considered perfect
without two CT three dozens OF this delicious
beverage.
King Burchell, corner of Vermont avenue
and j street, are fully prepared for supplying
The public with jellles, preserves, mincs meat,
pickles, honey, syrups, sugars, teas, and all
sorts of good things suitable for the holidays.
Give them call
MISCELLANEOUS.
Franksl & Bro, SIS 7th street, in the Intel.
llgeEcer buildings, is displaying to the public
q large and select stock OF mems and boys
clothing, Just the sly les TO make presents OF TO
your fastidiUus and fashionable friends.
Everyone knows that the ladies are extreme
iy fond OF perfumeTy, toilet soaps, and OF
nearly every tancy article sold In a first class
apoibecary. and you can find the very best of
everything in ths iiDe at the new and beauu-
4ul store OF Kid We'll & Son, near the corner OF
nth street and Penu'a avenue. Drop in and
view his stock, and we feei sure you will not
forget your lady friends, who expect holiday
HARpwAsE, KTo.
r. g. Johnson Il Co, successors to j. l..
savage. Pennsylvania avenue, between 9th
and 10Th streets, are constantly receiving and
disposiDg OF all kinds OF hard are, cooking
and parior stoves, gas heater, DC, At lair
prices, and will furnish you with Just the kind
OF stove you wish to keep you warm In this
cold We ather, and keep your wife from eter
nnlIy scoldiug about the bad smoking article
now used.
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY ITO The MN
BBR or i2) MEET TO KEEP THB CAMP
FIRES 0RIGHT-bhy No Aore-The HaH too
Distdnt for hemdSseS-ShaH the TtccL7e Keep
Intact What uciu 1t Cost % Keep Intact p
Mr.. Wallace Wants TO KEEP Intact-Ar Flor
ence says Of Course They'h Keep Jntact-Ar
Tgson I'roes 10 Keep More and More Inidct-Mr.
Miller Peremptoriiy Declines TO collect Subcrip-
tions fer Christmas Present for the Editor Of
the ConstitutioHal t'Hfou--Hr. Florence Says
Miller is Infdted-ar Ctdmpih Agreeable to do
npf, blJ
A mseting Of the n stional Democratic Asso.
citation was held last night al German Hall,
IIth street, bnt the attendance was rather slim,
there only being some ten or twelve gentlemen
present
About half. past : O'Clock Mr.. Samuel Brere-
ton took the chair, and stated thai, as there
were so few present. they had bstter ad-
joprn.
Mr.. Thomas Florence here came into the
room, and said TIA. al a former meeting he had
been appointed to wait upon mem osrs OF Con-
gress and In yitf them 10 address the asSocia-
tion. Since then he had seen several gentle
men who would be glad 10 attend the meetings
after the LIST OF January and Address the meet
in9s.
Mr.. Florence then remarked that he was not
discouraged a. the slim attendance, and as
long as Ave six meet together To uphold
their principles ne was satisfied The distance
of the hall from the masses OF the Democracy
was enough to drtain them bat they would
become interested after a while, aud the at
trrdance would be large. He saw that the Re-
publicans, or aboii'iouists, were maintaining
their organization for purpose, and 80 should
the Democracy
mr. Florence thought the association should
adjourn until Tonight three weeks, as next
Monday would be celebrated as time honored
holiday, a. d the folio wing Monday would De
a more un verssl holiday. He thought The sth
of January would NJ the proper night to meet
and have good address from some one who
reyered the name of ia kson.
The Hon Charles Mason, the president OF
tie ascot zion. herr Uttered, when Mr. Brere-
ton retired from the chair.
Dir. Florence then repeated that portion OF
mis- renna rks feIhtIDg To the ADJOURNMENT OF the
association uDtii the sth of January.
Mr. Byron Ty ION remarked that he was for
"keepIng the nres mp and continuing the or
RauiZa len. He WAS for pushing for ward.
Mr. Wallace wanted 10 know the expense of
keeping up the association intact, "a uotiag thu
remark OF DIR Lak-nan al former meeting
uanohtsrl H. was an old Democrat aud
would be sorry to see the association dtscon-
unued.
Mr. Florence replied that the gsutlemaa's
a 4 A.