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NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, MoRNhSH .

n. Basrssr Service morning. afternoon and
German Rvsnsslieai, @ strsss north, corner Of
Twentieth street west, Firt ward Rev Samuel
Fincksl, pastor. Service II o'clock .. m. and u
81. Paurs, corner Of Eleventh and II streets
west Rev. J. g. Butler, pastor. Services II ..
m. and evening. Lecture on Thursdsy evening.
Evangelical Lutheran (0srman) 81. Johns
Church, half street. Island. Services
every Sabbath morning at II O'Clock. WIN. Frey,
pastor.
Church, North Capitol street. between and Q.
Pastor, Rev. 6abss Fox. Services at II g. IN.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
The Christian Church meets In the Supreme
Court room Of this District, a the City Hall, on
the Lord's Day, at II O'Clock a. m.
The spiritualist Society will hold religious SER
vices In Union League Hail. 4sl Ninth street.
near D.
YouEa nnN's CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
The monthly meetings Of the Young Mons Chris.
tian Association, (No. 300 Seventh strsst) for the
years 1867, win bs on the third Monday In each
month, viz: May 81, June IS, Jaly 10, August 70,
September II, October is. November 10, Dsesmber
~, January q, February IS, March Is, April 10,
the rooms every Saturday evening. at 81 o'clock.
cHURCHEs IN GEORGETOWN.
Trinity, (Romsn Catholic, near the College.
ST. Johns, Protestant Episoopsl,l Rev. Mr..
Thnngnurst. SERVICES morning and AFTERNOON.
Presbyterian, Rev. Mr.. Taylor. Services morn.
ing and evening.
Christ church, (P. E.,) Rev. Mr.. williams. Ser.
vices morning and evening.
81. Adams, Rev. Mr. Chew, rector.
Methodist Episcopal, Dumbarton street, Rev.
W. D. Edwards, D. D. Services morning and eve.
ming. t..
Methodist Protestant, Congress street, Rev. M.
E. Hysers aud D. A. Sherman Services morning
and evening
West Georgetown, IN. e. Rev. Geo. M. Berry.
Services morning and evening.
Episcopal Mission, South High street, Rev. Mr..
Brown Sabbath school instruction and preaching
every Sabbath
CHURCHES IN ALEXANDRIA.
First Presbyterian, Rev. @. G. McCampbell pas
tor; service II o. m. and p. m.
Second Presbyterian, Rev J. T. Lsftwich pastor;
services II IN. and 7 p. m.
Methodist Episcopal, Rev. Joseph r. Wheeler
pastor; service II .. IN. and p. m.
Methodist Episcopal South, Rev. Mr.. Langhorn
pastor service ii .. IN. and p. m.
Methodist Protestant Rev. Henry Nice pastor
| service IL n. IN. and p. m.
Christ Church, Episcopal, Rev. DR.. McMurdy
pastor; service II q. m. and p. m
St. Paul's Church, Episcopal Rev. @. W. Norton
pastor; service II q. m. and p. m.
Grace Church, Episcopal. Rev. d. 7. Sprigg
pastor; service II a. IN. and p m.
Baptist Church. Rev. G. @. Biting pastor; ser.
vice 4 a. m. and p. IN.
Catholic Church, Rev P. Kroes pastor; service
II m. and p. m.
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nRP Ms GO RT.

AUGUST 7, 1856.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON COUNTY
To wIri
In the case Of James Johnson, executor Of Dolly Ann
Williams deceased the executor aforesaid has, with the
County aforesaid, appointed SATURDAY the iyt day Of
September next forthe nnal settlement and disibuon
Of the personal estate Of said deceased, and Of the
assets In hand as far the have been collected and
turned into money! whom and where all the creditors
and heirs Of said deceased notified 10 attend with
tLsr claims properly vouehed they may otherwise by
law be excluded from all benefit In said deceased ss
tate; provided copy Of this order DO published once
q week for three weeks In the NATIONAL REruHLIoAH
Test, z. @. ROBBINs
ull-law3w Pa Register Of wills.
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IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR
WAauIsaInH Inlx ~ lsaa

WAsHISGroS, July a. 1855.
On the petition Of Peter 0sissr, Of 0reencsstls Pa
praying for the extension Of patent granted to him
the 10Th day Of October 1852 for improve in
Grain Separators" for years from the sxpira-
on Of said patent, which takes place the 10th day
Of October, 1885,
Il Is ordered that the said petition be heard At the
Patent Omcs MONDAY the LIST day Of October next,
~ clock, m and all persons notified 10 appear
and show cause II any they have, why said petition
ought not to be granted.
Persons opposing the extension required to ns in
the Patent onse their objections specially set forth In
writing, at least ety days before the day Of hearing;
all testimony filed by either party, to be used at the
said hearing must be taken and In accord
anee with the rules Of the office, which will be fur
nished on application.
DePostions and other papers, relied upon as tesu
mony. must be fled in the ONCE toey days before the
day o. hearing the arguments any, within ten days
after filing the testimony.
Ordered also, that this notice be published In the
REPUBLICAN and the Iatsifgsnoer, Washington, D. c.
and in the headville Republican Pa, oaes week Tor
three successive weeks the hrst Of said
be at least sixty days previous TO the day Of hearing
THOMAS HARLAND,
Acting Commissioner OF Patents.
P.s.-Edltors Of the above papers will please copy,
aud send their bills to the Patent once with paper
containing THIS notice. jyl6-lAw3w
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IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
~ gxrfEp STATES PArzrr o.yIon,

IL UNIfRD srArss PArREr OYyIol,
wAsHINaraH, August 7, 1865.
On the petition Of Joseph j. Couch formerly Of Phil
Adsphia, Penns, now Of Brooklyn, n Y, praying for
the extension Of patent granted 70 him on the I'D day
Of November, 1854, for an improvement IN Machines
for Drilling sone for years from the expiration
Of said patent which takes place the Esd dayof No.
vsmber, 1866.
II Is ordered that the said petition be heard at .hs
Patent Oacs on MONDAY, the 9th day Of November
next, at II o'clock m and all persons notified to
appear and show cause any they have why said Pc
Persons opposing the extension required 70 Ale In
the Patent Once their bjeetons specially cot forth In
writing, at least t,cny days before the day Of hearing
all testimony ned BY either party 10 be used at the said
hearing nun be taken and transmitted in aeoordados
with the rules Of the oee which will DO furnished on
application.
Dispositions and other papers, relied upon ss ts.ti-
mony DO fled In the o6ce iosntv days before the
day Of hearing the arguments, any, within ten days
after nli1g the testimony.
Ordered also that this notice BE- Published IL the Rs:
In the Times New York, n Y, once . week for
three successive weeks the hrst Of said to
DO at least sixty days previous to the day q hearing
Commissioner Of Patents.
p 9. Editors Of the above papers will please COPY,
and send their bills to the Patent once with paper
containing this notice. aul3-lawSw
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NEW YORK AND NEW HAVEN
III RAILROAD-le8a,
Passenger Station In Few YORK. corner Twenty seventh
street nd Fourth aysnus.
Entrance on Twenty seventh street.


kntIAnee on Twenty seventh street
TRAINS LEAVE AEW YORK.
g.;l 800 G.: }. sS. Aso snl 8 % az. J. p :. icT
go E.), az, ~. 800 O. m; Yoi Milford md
hsd, Southport and wssport, 90, H. 80 M S&5 30
2: n Per sS,G.lt, ~. % !Ea. ESQ Il. 50 4 y.
p.hsn. Loo. ESQ. i,S q m; Sto. 49,. SOP m.
IN; i,,s a. SO G.l ~, az. ~. sS. 40
foo' 50. li.soa m; s46. tso, $50. $50. loop. m
CONNECTING TRAINs
Fer Boston via Springfield, 90 q N. (Rx); 500 (Rx)
sooH. y. For Boston via shore Line l2i6 ok ], s06
p n Ter Hartford and Springfield, 500 ok. q m |;
illo, 500 lkx), 500 p. m. For Conneeteut River
R.,I,0s = soS n SII IA n q Ess,I..i sOo
Si.htill Railroad, O. 90 EI. D. a. nj iab p. m. Tor
ssg Haven, hsy Loader asd siosins.oa Railroad .t
u 10 p. m 2 Horthsnpton Yor Housstono Railroad,
500 q m: FOR naugstysk Railroad, 500 nj 500 p.
m ror Danbury and Norway Railroad, 1901 80 4. M,
Commodious sleeping ears attached TO p. m. train
apa JANIS II. HoYT. supsIintsadant
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PRoMPTNEss AND DISPATCH
NAY Be
REL led ON.
IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
IL UNITED STATES PArESr OFFICE,


~ UNITED STATES PATESr OFFICE,
wAsHnaroS, Aug. o, 1866.
On the petition Of Stephen @. Msndsnhall, Of Rich.
mond, Ind praying for the extension Of a patent
granted to him the 9th day Of November, ls52 Tor an
Improvement In Mode Of Throwing shuttiss in Looms,
for seven from the expiration Of said patent which
take. place on the 9th day Of November 1885,
Is ordered that the said petition be heard al the
Patent Once MONDAY, the ga day Of October next
at - O'Clock snd all persons notified to appear
and show cause, u any they have, why said petition
ought not to be granted.
Persons opposing the extension required to hls In
the Patent Once their objections specially set forth
writing at least ,cety days before the day Of hearing
all testimony ded by either party 70 be used at the
said hearing must be taken and transmitted in accord.
ance with the rules Of the ONCE which will be fur
nished on application.
Dispositions and other papers, relied upon tosti-
mony must be fled In the once oenty days before the
day Of hearing the arguments, any, within ten days
after nling the testimony.
Ordered also, that this notice be published In the
Republican and Iatsiigeloer Washington, d. G. and
In the Palladium Richmond, Ind, once 9 week for
three successive weeks the first OF said
be at least sixty days previous to the day Of hearing
T. G. THkAKBR,
Commissioner Of Patents.
s.Editors q the above papers will please copy,
and send their bills to the Patent ONCE with paper
containing this notice. aul4-wSw
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IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
- United STATES PArESr OFFICE,

WAsHIE0r0s, Aug. o. 1856
On the petition Of Stephen O. Asndenhal of Richmond,
Ind and O5sd King and Ezra King, Of salem, Iowa,
praying for the extension Of patent granted to them
the 9th day Of November, 1872 for an improvement
In Hand Looms, for years from the expiration Of
said patent, which takes place the 9Th day Of No
venber, 1906,
IL 10 ordered that the said petition be heard at the
Patent Once on MONDAY, the I'D day Of October
next, al 10 o'clock IN. and all persona are notified TO
appear and show cause, any they have. why said Pc
tition ought not TO be granted.
Persons opposing the extension required to ns In
the Patent Once their objections, specially set forth In
writing at least teenty days before the day Of hearing
@ testimony hlsd By either party TO BE- used al the
with the rules Of the onaes which will DO far
sishsd ON application.
bspostions and other papers, relied upsn tssti-
.ssy. must be hlsd In the once t.csnty days before
the<sy Of hearing the arguments, II any, within ten
days after hling the testimony.
Orlsrsd also, that this notice be published In the
kEpusaIcAs and the Iatsif0sncer, Washington, D. O.,
and iNths Springfield Paliadfsm, Richmond, Ind once
q week for three successive weeks; the frat Of said
to DO at least sixty days previous to the
day Of hearing. TIC. THRAKsR,
Commissioner OF Patents
P.s.-Rdtors Of the shove papers will please copy.
and send their bills TO the Patent ones with paper
containing this notice ault.wSw
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OTICE TO SOUTHERN TRAY.
IN ILERa sa
TIE OLD AND DIRECT LINE ENTIRRLY CON.
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STAGING lHrIRlLY DISCONTINUED.
20 Mills sHoRrxR AMD HOURS QUICKER THAN
pY ANT OTHER ROUTE.

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TMPORTANTTO TRAVELLERS GOING
SOUTH

THE GREAT ATLANTIC sRABoARD ROUTE NOW
OPEN AND IN SUCCESSFUL OPERATION
FROM KEW YORK TO NEW ORLEANS,
VIA TIE
WILMINGTON AND WELDON AND WILMINGTON
AND MANCHEsrBR RAILROADS AND
THEIR CONNECTIONS
To Charlsston Savannah, Augusta Atlanta West Point
n.eon, coiun6Ss, hontgonsry Mobile, nsrdisn, New
The managers Of this old-sstablishsd and favorits
route, with . view to maintaining Its well-known
prestige, have thoroughly rsfurnished with and
magnificent passenger cars all Of the latest And most
approved pattern and built expressly with an eye 70
health. elegance and comfort On all night trains lux
urious palaa sleeping cars possessing every modern
comfort.
Through tickets sold and baggage checked to all I'm.
portant points South.
Be particular and ask for tickets VIA WILMINGTON,
and CosioRf: ' .'0'' 'Af'
For through tickets or reliable information, apply st
the Ticket 0ncs the southwest Of Psnnsylva.
W. J. WALKER,
jso General Agent
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EDW ARD ETT, "".
~ BOOK BINDER AND RR-RULRR,
No. III Pennsylvania avenue, between Tenth aud ksv
snth streets, south side.
Books elegantly or plainly bound. Periodicals Aad
NsWspapsTs carefully attended to5
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M EW w o R K 8 =
ARsBRS. TICKNOR PIELDg.

!, Life q Josiah aainsy. Of Massachusetts,. By his
r.: SaC!s "A ai:!Syy q the Book. of tn. Bible.
D. Bigioy Papers; second series. By James Russell
Z. Royal Truths. By Henry Ward Bssshsr.
T. The Picture Of 81. John. By Bayard Taylor.
g The Yankee In Canada, 10, By Henry D. rhorssu.
T h., Complete Po''ical woFtsof Miss hulOeh In
10 Spare Hours second series. BY Dr. John Brown.
II. DIin, seashors Idyl, and other poems ByGsorgs
H. Joura. Of Travels In Brasil By Professor and Mrs
49, Treasures from the Prose Works Of John Milton.
H. oonIlsts Prose Works Of John O. Walter. New
- Rainbows for Children. New edition.
10 Brsathings Of Better Life Edited by Lucy Lar.
II Lectures On Greece. Ancient aud Modern. By the
"a Boys History Of kngland. BY Charles Kingsley.
10. Christiana Roseth' Poems.
%. Stories Of Many Lands. By Grace Grssnwood
81. Mrs Akers' PosticAl Works. In blue and gold
n Charsetsr and ChsrAetsristie Men. By Z. PWhip.
Is D s, Wv. NuovA Translated BY Charlie. Z.
a. Ths Divine Comedy Of Dante Translated by H. W.
D. The History Of the Anti. Slavery Struggle In the
n. United States. By WIN. Lloyd Garrison.
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THE GIDEON PRINTING OFFICE"
ESTABLISHED IN 1905.
JOSEPH L. PEARSON,
SUCCESSOR TO
GIDEON PEARSON,
srRAM.PowKR
BOOK AND JOB PRINTER,
No. 81, Ninth Street. near rs...ylv.n,. Avenue.
WASHINGTON CITY,
Having greatly increased the facilities Of the above
OLD ESTABLISHED PRINTING HOUSE,
BY an almost
ENTIRE RENEWAL OF MATERIAL
And the addition Of several Of the most Improved
POwER.P REssEs,
Is prepared to execute every variety Of
LErTER-PRRss PRINTING,
FRonA
FINE VISITING CARD
PLAIN OR CoLoRED INK.
PRoMPTNEss AND DISPATCH
NAY BE
RELIED ON.
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N aIsE o. ~ Msstaoi Unhibss vonPsay VII
90 shssks aaa deliver bassase 70 any pAr Of he city
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nEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

~ UhirnD brArEs PATENT OHFiCk,
wAsHISaroH, July II, 1885.
On the petition Of Albert Gardner for himself and as
administrator Of William Hunter Of Cincinnati Ohio
praying for the extension Of patent granted to the
said Gardner said administrator and TO himself 0cto
Der o. 1852 for an Improvement in "Plows for
years from the expiration OF said patent which takes
place on the 18th day Of October, 1865,
10 ordered that the said petition be heard At the
Patent OAos MONDAY, the 9Th day Of October next
At IL O'Clock, and aLpsrsons notified to appear
and show cause, any they have, why said petition
ought not 10 be granted.
Persons opposing the extension required 10 ale
In the Patent 0es their seions specially set forth
in vrting At least osy day. before the day Of hear.
ing; all testimony fled by either party, to be used at
the said hearing, must be taken and transmitted In
cordanes with the rules Of the Office, which will be fur
nishsd on application.
Dispositions and other papers, relied upon as tssti-
mony be hlsd In the once osny days before tho
day u hearing; the arguments, II any, within ten days
after nling the testimony
Ordered also that this notice be published In the Re-
PUBLICAN and the Intslhosncsr, Washington, d. O.
and In the Comsrcfai Cincinnati Ohio once week for
three successive weeks the frat Of said 10
be at least sixty days previous to the day o. hsang
TO THKAKRR,
Commissioner Of Patents.
p s.-kditors Of the above papers will please copy
and send their bills 10 the Patent once With paper
containing this notice. jy2b-lawSw
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-16
By the Cable--Ruropean Dates Of
Yesterday,
FRANCE RECEDES ON THE BOUNDARY EXTENSION
QUESTION.
eer-nanio Confederation Proposition in Berlin
British Plans for the Confederation of the
Provinces formally Announced.

PARIS, August Is, Noon.-Tt is reported to-day
on good authority that the French government
has abandoned the idea of extending the frontier
of France by the annexation of certain German
provinces on the Rhine.
LONDON, August l5.-The following dispatch has
been received:
BERLIN, August Is, P M.--A council of state
is holding sttngs in this capitol, and is engaged
in the consideration of the question of the rean-
nexation of the States of Southern Germany to
the Germanc confederation"
LONDON, August 5-Noon.-Consols are quoted
at 882 for money. U. s. 5-2O's are quoted 68t.
LONDON, August 15-P. M.-The following are
the official quotations in the London Stock E5-
change at the close of business to-day: Consols
for money, 87B.
LIVERPOOL, August l5-P. M.-The cotton mar
ket is firm and prices are rather higher. The sae'
to-day were $4,000 bales. Middling uplands are
quoted at 1890. The breadstufs market is firm.
LONDON, Aug. l5-Noon.-It is announced to
day that the plans for the confederation of the
British provinces in North America has been de
finitely announced by the government.
The statement is also made that the time for
loan from the government for the building of al
inter-colonial railroad from Halifax to point o
connection in Canada with the Grand Trunk raj
way, has been settled.
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1t is said that johnson man, now lat Saratoga
refuses to drink from Congress Spring.

AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE SCRIP &c ,R THE SOUTH
ERN STATEs.-The commissioner the general
land office has for some time been busy engaged
in signing the agricultural college scrip taken up
by the State of North Carolina, under the con-
gressional grant of July 2, 1863. The only South
ern States that have thus far sign flied their inten
ton of accepting the provisions of the grant of
Congress, besides North CaroliDs are Virginia and
Georgia. The scrip for Virgiut will shortly be
prepared. The law granting o States the privi-
iege of selecting lands for ag ricultural and me-
chanic colleges, provides for all amount of public
lands equal to $4,000 acres fOr each Senator and
are respectively entitled by the apportionment
under the of 1860, the t acts to be selected
from the public lands of the UJ lited States subject
to private entry at 81 Is per acre, or selections
but, in the latter case, the IL nds are to be com
puted at the maximum price and the number oi
acres proportionately dimU lished.
i National Intellgencer
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-16

FIRST DIsTRIoT.-The following cases came
before Recorder Ahern yesterday =
James hetner was arraigned on the charGe OF
having murdered Thomas Moore on the 9Th inst
The accused pleaded not guilty and MS examlna-
Thomas Mulvey was brought up on the com
plant Of Richard shaddrick, who accuses him of
having in his possession mule stolen from the
plantation of Camille Zeringue, in the parish Of
amined on the goth.
For yagrancy Mary Brady was sent 70 me WORK
house for ninety days. and Ann Duffy, Bridget Con
nors and Jean Baptiste, and Edward Jordan, ne
For disturbing the peace Waller COMMIT and
Thomas MolIoy were each fined 50 James Hay; aG;
ney, Matt. Horan, John Kourke ana b. Hanlln s33
each for being drunk on the stree:?, ana L9elnda
| Boyle the. same amount Tor assaa!tlhg anu threat
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Mr. E. Crevon, aid to the chief of police, reports
that about one O'Clock Wednesday morning four
negro soldiers armed with muskets threatened to
kill Mr.. Palegau, proprietor Of the grocery store
at the corner of Derbigny and Cont streets, in
front of his shop, and at the same time threat
ened the lives of officer Cook and several private
citizens, present. Before force could be col
lected, Mr.. Crevon adds, in his report to arrest
these disturbers of the peace, they had escaped.
A colored man named James Williams, was
brought to the Third District police station yester
day morning, shot III the knee and groin, wounds
which it is reported he had received in an attempt
to commit robbery. The robbery, it is charged
was attempted in the premises of Mr. Thomas
Lawrence, No 80 Laharpe street, at o'clock il
the morning, and an accomplice of Williams
escaped.
The residence of MFR. NJ. H. Malone, at the cor
ner of First and Constance streets, was enteret
on Tuesday night and robbed Of gold watch,
silver goblet, and pocket book containing
small amount of money. No trace of the thieve
has vet been discovered.