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pUBLlC LAND SALES IN WISCONSIN.

hSNsS AONN % bho AN W lSCONSlN.
SYNOPSIS OF TIE PRESIDENTS PROCLA.
NATION No 10, DATED JUNE1i 1866
~ oIoers pubic sales OF ever i've and quarter
n S,s Q. are OF vacant public lands in WIS
AT The LAID Office at LA CROSSE, on the 18th
DAY OF SEPIEs Der next, the reserved sections in
thirty six fownahips and parts of Townships in
the counties Of Monroe, Jackson, Trempaleau and
At the Land Office at La CROSSE, on the 9Th
gay OF nEPIENshR next, .eyenteen parts of Town
At the Land Office at FALLS ST. CROIX, on
the Let day Of OcTOBRR next. the reserved sec
lions in forty four Townships and parts of Town.
At the Land Office at FALLS ST. oRoIx. on
ships, In fhe counties Of Perrin and Pierce
At the Land Office at EAU CLAIRE on the LIST
day OF oGI0BER next, the reserved sections in ten
aD of
At the Land Office at STEVENS POINT, on the
sgth day OF OCTOBER next, one hundred and ten
Iswhships and parts Of Townships in the counties
A, the Land Office at MENAsHA. on the sth day
OF 0cToBER next, sixty seven Townships and parts
OF iowpships IN the county Of Oconto.
DAY OF NOVEMBER next, the reserved sections in
the counties Of Ashland. La Pointe. Burnett and ID
Al the Land Office at BAYFIELD,, on the 10Th
day of EovEs Der next. forty nine townshi and
parts OF towns hips in the counties Of Ashland La
Pointe and Douglas.
Commissioners OF the General Land Ofhe.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, June IA, 1866
EoIE.-Under the regulations of the Depart.
menu, az heretofore and now existing. no payment
can be made for advertising preclamations except
publish By the Commissioner Of the General Land
Omce: - u 10 g. lawl3w
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CAT SroEY.--A blame hat climbed tree
recently, took birds nest and four young
birds, descended 10 the ground without spill
ling bird, and then sat Gown and ate them
up. .. .ts.... ~ ft
6One exceedingly warm day in July Z
neighbor met an oid man. and remarked that
IL was very hot. "Yes-" says, Joe, sif il WASH &c
for one thing, should say we were goipgto
have thaw." "What Is that2p inq uired his
friend. "There's nothing fnozeD saws Joe.
The man went his way, much enlightened.
SA Young widow of Memphis 'adyertixes
for fu ishsd rooms for two smfiI chiIdfen an Il
herself, IN payment fo- which she IL willing
10 board with the family.
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by GREEN b WILLIAMS, Aucttonssrs.
TRUsTEEp SALE SL BgILpIEG LOTS II

By virtue Of deed OF trust to the subscriber .ds-
II No. Is. folios &c, &C. ono Of the land records,
&c., shall offer for sale, Ct public aaction, on
O'Clock p. m., in front eli the prenises. Lo . Nos.
enc ID and three go in square numbered ten hun
dred and twenty three, Il 023 and Lots numbered
eleven III ana twelve tl2,l in Square numbered
nine hundred and ninety six, 1897 Of the plan OF
the city of W sshipgtoB.
Terms: One-third cash; the residue in 8 and
II mOLths, the purchaser giving his notes for the
deferred payments, satisfactorily endorsed, and
bearing interest from day Of sale. deed given
and q deed of trust taken, to secure the deferred
payments. All convey ancing and stamps At the
cost of the purchaser If the terms of sale are moi
complied with with in five days from the day OF
sale, the trustee reserve the right to resell the
said property at the risk and of the defauitne
purchaser, or giving three days notice in the Eve
ming Star. ASBURY LLOYD. Trustee
~ 27-eo&ds GREEN WILLIAMS Aucts
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jy E-dts Int. Rep.l
10y GREEN 4 WILLIAMS, Asctisneers.

CHANCERY SALE OF A VALUABLE I'M
POVED REAL ESTATE, situated on Mssss-
chusetts avenue, between Attn and sth streets
BY decree of the Supreme Court of the District
OF Columbia, bearing date on the 10th day
Certain cause Wherein a1 Thomns s''eS B. & Scott
Oiag sctt ct al are defendants, mo. SIS eauityJ
ises ON FRIDAY, the i7th day OF August, A, ID.
1866 at eli ck .. m ali that piece or parcel Of
ground in the city of Washington, District of Co.
lumbia. beginning at point on Massachusetts
southeast corner OF Lot twelve, tl2, J in square
south OF square numbered five hundred and six
teen jl6,l and running thence nOrthwestwardly
along aid avenue eieht teen lSl feet, thence north
eaStwaToly. AID at r12h LIT angles with said avenue,
thirty seven and fifty nine hundredths (S7 50 tODj
feet. thence north thirty two and ninety hun
3ihs 80 81 100 feet 10 the line OF ~tTeet north
eighteen tlsl feet thence south thirty six AMI for
T. f. hundred tbs 35 IS lCOJ feet thence uerth-
westwartiy to lnteTsect Mas achu -etts avenue at
Al % lc0I feet to the place of b, inning contain
ing about fourteen hundred and thirty six suuare
FEET more or less, TO rether with the builiiug and
i'm prove ments thereon.
The terms of sale, prescribed by the sail de-
cree. are One thi I'd cash. and the balance to be
pain N equal instruments in six. nine. twelve and
fifteen months from the day of sale; the said bal
ance to bear interest from the day of SALE and the
payment te BE- secured by the bonds OF the purcha
ser or pure hssers with q surety sureties 10 be
approved BY the trustee; or the same can be paid
in cash on the day of sale the cation of
the said sale by the order of the court. Stamps
and ey ancing at the cost of the purchaser n
the terms OF sale are not complied with within five
right to resell at the risk and cost Of the defst
ing purchaser or purchasers, upon one week ;. no.
tice, by advertisements In the National IntelIi-
sencer and the EysHing Star v,,,r,
~ 24-eo&ds GREEN WILLIAMS, Iucts.
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RYJ.C. MCGUIRE & CO., Auct,ossers.

TRUSTEES SALE OF SQUARE 9se, situa-
ted near endall Green, and in front of the far m
of Mr. Corcoran, OF the Boundary.
BY virtue OF a deed of trust, dated September q
1858, and recorded in Liber j. A. s., No 81, folio
IU0 ct seq, Of the land records OF Washington
county, the subscribers the trustees therein
named, will cell. TO the nj CHEST bidder, on the
prem Uses, on TUESDAY, the l4th day of August
1876, q; clock In the afternoon, Square No ESQ.,
in the plan of W ashiD Rton city. -
The terms of sale are: One-third cash: and the
residue in and IL months, with interest from h.
date Of sale. the purchaser give noIes of equal
amount, TO be secured By . deed of trust the
property Allconyey anciug and stamps ut the cost
of the purc chaser, who shall deposit $40 with the
auctloneer at the the time of sale. If the of
sale are not complied with within five days from
the lag of sele the trustees reserve the right 10
resell the above Square, or any part thereof, at
tile SIX and cost Of the purchaser in default, on
onelweek' notice in them ational IhielliRencer
+ sgTER.} Trustees.
}. G. Mc6UIhE Co,
jy 7-w&lS&l4au AuctIoneers
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SEoR EFT DIsnAsEsi
SA M A r TAN'S GIFT!

OhAAAA1ANC VIII!
THE MOST CERTAIN REMEDY EVER USED
"Yes, A POSITIVE 0uRR,"fe
gOEORRHEA, GLEET, STRUCTURES, Dc
CONTAINS no Mineral, no Balsam, no Mercury.
Only Ten Pills to be 1akss to Effect a Care.
They are entirely vegetable, having no smell nor
iu mr. the stomsoh bowels Of the most delicate
Cures in from two TO four nays, and recent cases
Il e
70 sSo.s 1So q sns cnr.d or
Who been sorssd yifh BsI,s% Msr
rre.-M.l. ,. ss1s 3 % P.ass l:,1 sH''''''
BLOOD, gLOODii BL0oDLu
soR9FULAAaa ULCERS; S0REs. SPSTs,
s.rlsiEIEs k5S4 H PM asss .u1c.
81 E. n.
ana sPs e.
the venereaa poison; 90 that the cure ie thorough
era e r:s e not e Il e
posterity that for which you may repent In aftsr
s' DO Net DEsPAIRi EJaa
s e 2ES aIsB To,s
VII iis &. S.s the
.:r AN ;ass TSls s, e.
happily o0aptoos A OACoxetS9 Oserus ~ LoucOfs
Sdt1 and icr an Complaint incident to the S:x.
sSnt 81 sxprsss. Price q Is per bottle.
F. sAMARITANY WASH
H. In cases Of Syphlis used In connection With the
b9 Tnli sa aire rsiT Price Is cents.
The elhcacy Of these remedies 10 alike acknowl.
edged BY physiciens and patients. They are used
WHAT TIE SURGEONS SAY OF THE sAMAR
ITAN'S REMEDIDS.
PGs5 @ IosT Hrsst =
stating that have used The Bamaritan Remedies
Tor Veneral diseases in its most customary forms;
that / have used them with judgment, tscret1on,
and properly, and, have found them respond 3 my
antici pations promptly and enectusly. Knowing
their Composition, have the fullest confidence n
their efficacy and as far e my use Of them extends,
Irsoonneod them 's.e1nsig}h O BOWERS.
"Assistant Surgeon, sth n. 4. Vols"
SOFA BIZ 3. O. FORD, csrpsrlith ssrsst and Penn.
syivsuis avenue, Warrington; HBNk1 COOK,
Xs4sSH%sTn,ssN y: s5d 3 REgs;: s'n'r's
NEW BOOKe.-Marcy! Thirty Years d Army
clopedis for le6S. Goodwin SMITH Lectu.es On
the ktudy Of History. epmmer Rest. BY Gail Han.
ilton. The Gmsrsld. edited BY EDss Sargent.
hsTifssh'rn' on onoi'' YRANok TAYLOR.
death, DEATH. DEATH-To ROashss, .Dsa
s;es hps; rSb iShJst siioks ,i S' f..
sylysris avenue, south side, he has large STOCK
Of Medicine, &C., AZ Reasonable prices. ~ au
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ANARRow EscAPE-A man was discovered
with his head wing on tie track IN front OF a
tram Of cars leaving the depot AZ Y ork, Ps-, q
fev DAYS ago, but IL was. loo late TO stop the
t-xi,i, and the man was seen 70 go M der the
..pilot" crowd gathered, but when the man
wss removed from the machinery and placed
ON tne track " was round that be was entirely
unharmed. though his coat was very much
Torn. He raised himself or hrs elbow and
asfed. .whas ~ all this crowd doing herer'
The man vss intoxica.ed. He was told whal
a narrow escape he had had and replied,
.I'm very much obliged 20 yen, Gentlemen,
foy getting me out OF "a a. fix His name was
Welsh. q l-f
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PROPOSALS.
DRoPosALs FOR rHR RRECrION or An
V~es I'VE Con- s.lonsy az PEeii- BEs.dinss,(

0Ses 0tAe Con- Hlis, icns, ef Puslic Brtgdiass,)
Capitol az rae UHtfed Sa;Gs, y
WAshISSIoN DRY, August ?. Is55
sealed Proposals win be received at tAis once
u0ul fhIDA August ~, 1855, at noon, for the
erection Of an IRON FENCE. eommencins AZ the
sefntf o. Rennsy Iyania avenue and LET street veet,
@epce running west along the front OF the Botanic
street vest e the appropriated Of sIs.noe win
earry IL. essd fence % be OF wrought iron the
upon stone coping supported by brick base. the
eeee and coping to be three feet six inches In
ton Of blue stone.
The proposals must be by the lineal foot
The work must be completed by the middle Of
November next.
Twenty per cent. Of the stipulated price win be
retained ae security for the com, eton 81 the work
until ts flushed and accepted By the architect Of
the Capitol Extension, who will superintend it.
Drawings and sDecihcatiohs may be seen at the
once Of tho Superintendent Of the Botanic Garden.
The bids will be opened at this ONCE st noon on
the nth day Of August, instant.
b. B. FRENCH,
an SIN Commissioner Of Public Buildings
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UTILITY or HooPs.-The Bryockport Repub.
lie comes 10 the defense OF hoops-tiiting and
all-because O woman was saved from drown.
ing in that village the other day by a hoon.
skirt. She fell head foremost overheard from
a canal boat. and would have, no doubt bnt
her head one foot int the mud at the bottom
of the canal, had not her progress been sud-
den ly arrested by her skirt catching a. nook
upon the side Of the boat. She remained sus-
pended In an inverted position till taken of
the hook by men who ran to her aid
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ap TIFF
ID ICHMOND, FREDxRICKsBURo AND 20.
N TOMAC RAILROAD.
TO TRAvELLERs CONE SOUTH.
TWICE DAILY, texndsy Q. N. exceptsd.D

The quickest and most dirsct route - Richmoud,
ss.nsrs 'S from S1p 81. Hp FS wharf N
Warrington, TO Asuia Greek and0
Richmond, fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad,
now entirely completed from Aqua Oreek 70 Rich
mond Va, connecting there with trains the Rich.
mond and Petersburg and Richmond and Dsnville
Railroads. for Petersburg, Weldon, Wilmington,
Raleigh, Greensboro, Salisbury. Charlotte and
Chester. q. q.
Steamers Report and Q. Vanderbilt leave sixth
Street Wharf daily SUNDAY m orning exceptedl at
90 .. m. and D. m, and arrive In Richmond st
los ,. m and Q m.
Fifty Miles Shorter ana "a Hours Quicker than
any Other houte.
Be sure and get Through Tickets via Aqua
Greek and rredericksbuTg, TO Richmond, st the
Company o Once, corner Of PeRne avenue and 9th
street, or on board Of the boats. Baggage checked
through.
Onnibusses and Baggage wagons win be IN
readiness to convey psssenge - and baggage be-
tween depots IN Richmond.
Passengers by this line pass BY daylight Mount
Vernon. and may have an opportunity Of visiting
several battle oelds ne~r Brsaericksborg By stop
Breakfast and sur on board q eesansu.
GEO. MATTINGEY. eapt., WsshinGsoa. D. o.
MATHEW OLARK, Agent, Ws:hfHstoa.
spSH ososral Passsoesr Assss.
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RAILROAD LINES.
RALTIAoRE AND OHIO RAILnOAp.
- WAsHIRefoN. yuae q, Isoo
Z z

z e
Trains between WASHINGTON AID BALrr.
MORE. and MasHTNr0N AND TIE wBeT, are
noW run - fellows. viz.
FOR BALTIMORE
Leave daily, except Sunday, st %. Esr ana
Ills o m, and IS. and. a 80, and 90 D. N
FOB ALL WAY STATIONS
Leave dsuy, except Sunday, % 70o, o. n, ssl
FOB WAY STATIONS SOUTH OF ANNA PoLIs
JUNCTION.
Leave sf Sis and % an. and ct a:U and 80 IN
FOB AHNAPOLIs
Leave at zoo and 7:0 O. m and an D. u uo
trains 70 OF frsm Annapolis su Sunday.
ON SUNDAY
FOR BALTfMoRR,
Leave % 10 Q. m and ayss and srUpu
FOB WAY srATIuNs
FOB ALL PAkTb OF THk q S,r
Lave daily, except Sunday, ss 7:s0 .. m. and SOC
sSso ss, ak :; s,s's. os,s :: S;..y
faESsSgssk ffffo rrr. % u. v... q. !. s.1 !.
sns Msshiaston Station Ticket ofbcs at al hser
" tne az. - veil st the new once In the Aneri.
~ aseeiepn Building. Pennsylvsnis svssss.
Ter Hex Iork, Philadslphia, md Bestos. -
savsrasemept of~Through Line
EnITh haster Of TrAnsportasaon.
- COLL, oenersi Ticket Aseos.
eo0-a GIG. Q. kooNrz. Agent, washins toa
WARRINGTON, ALExANDNIA Am
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STEAMBOAT LINES.
SUMMEB ARRANGEMENT.
4 Str MAP RIAnR

SUhAEB A4eek AZ 6 I. . :S,,a.
On and after this day the Steamer Cambridge,
Capt - T Leonard viii leave her
between Lee and Barre streets, Bal
n n%%, On vTgEspAf, "a URsDAY, and eAT.
Double Mills, Oxford Clors Point. Wailsck :
S Gh:frf, q GseT%SEidgs, RSshlests whsrf; osb,n
Ia.teru ehore. she viii reach Baltimors q O NJ
on fueseals, Thsrsdays and Saturdays. r0Dssn.
SER rom Nashingtsn should take the 30 ?. n.
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CONVENIENT SALES AT GIEsBORO. D, {

Qrartrmaster Generals Office, First Diris,on.,
Washington, ID e.. July Is, 1865.
Is deemed snyisas ls to annou nee tn at the anc
BLES, FENCING. WHARVES, &C, at Giesboro
y. C., under the direction Of Captain George r
Browning, A. Y. M yet in progress and Will
be continued on TUESDAY and FRIDAY Of ca ch
shall have been disp posed of.
A large quantity Of the best material, suitable
for BUILDING and other purposes, yet remains to be
sold and many good bargains may be had
The Buildings are sold singly.
A boat Tor Gfesboro leaves the 9Th street wharf
every hour during the days of sale
By order Of the Quarter tier GENERAL.
JAMES A. EKIN,
Brevet Brig. General ". 3. A.,
~ Al3t In charge First Div. q. NJ. G.. U.
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D0As amar named John Stubbin gs, of Kfrt.
ling, Cambridgeshire, was watching a hive of
bees about TO swarm, the queen afighted on
his head, and Immediately followed by a whole
swarm. Stubbings had the presence Of mind
the bees completely covered enc side of bis
head, leaving him only sufficient breathIny
space. As soon as they were settled his wife
swept them on into hive, and he escaped un-
hurf
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GRADING EAST CAPITOL STREET, &c.
OHce Of the CcnImisstoneY Of Public BUILDINGS
Capitol 0f tks UHitsd STATES.

Cpce OF fhe CeniNtSstonef Of Public BsildipgS,)
Capitol af tks United STATES.
WASHING roN CITY, July 81. 1855 \
sealed Proposals will be wed ct this ONCE
sSas ~ o'clock noon Of WEDEHeDAY. August is,
toe9; iof Grading East Capitol street, from Third
70 Bleventh streets east. The bids will state the
price Of excavation and filling BY the cubic ward.
Also, separate proposals for enclosing Liacoln
cquere With perIsnent wooden picket fence,
xhits III n.,Sns The Iickets to be OF the best
inch IN thickness, and four feet in length, with
base board enc foot In width. The posts 20 be of
md sef s'sht feet apart from center cen.
inches by four. Two strips, an round, 10 be se
cureiy nailed over the pickets on the outside A
turn suIe TO be placed at each of the fence
good hanginRs and fastenings "'
foot. W WIG ""osi
All the work of grading and building the fenee
70 5e completed by the middle Of October next
Tne work Will be given to the lowest respon
si6ie bidder. The two jobs to be separately con-
Twenty per cent. of che contract price viii no
retained az security for the faithful perform ance
The bids will be opened At this Office, on the 18th
an ist BIB. FRENCH cpR
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How TO MAKE NITRo-GLYCERINE NoN.Ev
PLosIvE.-A method for rendering nItro-gly
cerine non-explosiye, without permanently
destroying it's properties, has just been dis.
covered. IL Is not unlike Dir. Gales method
IF mixing gun powder with powdered glass
ard consists simply in mixing the nitro.gIy
cer5ne with methylic alcohol, or WOOD. naph
tina. So long as the two substan ces remain To-
and non explosive WI en- the miro. Civ cerine
is required for use, it is separated by washing
the mixture IN water, by which the naphtha is
set free -
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O,pow's RRvIEw ron AUGUST.
TABLE OF OoHrINrs.

1Ao41 VI OO03o0I1.
The By S1 ,ss H.. fTESs.rs
s.isa Duiehsr. Of 0eorgis The Cotton Rssoerees
Of the south. Preeept and Future, by Edwsr1 At
kinson. Of Mass Shall the Spartan Virtues Of the
south Survive the War; BY. @. .FitEhueh. Of We.
Proposed Banking System Cor The South b. Ly
sander epooper. q Mass. Novels Of etr d; Bull
wer Lytton. Terribly In 1arnest. b. Fttzhuge.
Sketches of Foreign Travel, BY Carte Blancbe.
American Commercials Progress and Develop
menf By the Editor. The Pure ed the Sword.
up Daily 10 he Oonisder.ey. DsPsrtmens Of Com
Department Of Agriculture. Depertoent q In
dustry aed EnterPrise. Department OF Miscellany.
Editorial Notss. &c. "a
Terms, % per annum. r,vcv-c
1TVRII1INA1-Pro0ososd hy lsyN Lsssses -
II to1t q Ingiand, slA eecersd b. the sssho
- ESsis dc fSsr1aeAs q faE1s, Cd ne l1DSs10
college Of Medicine, Vienna.
don. eDornakhoIyhoeA, md kxhnusoen % -
ey0tom. TrissDAr No. hAs Satrey SupsDecso
mar no 3 o ne inlaltabls rs0edy TOT ID taySn.
ess end sscooAery sy1SsS@ 49, ass1Se.
fscS pssDarssloa - n - eern &c - aeres.
shis LoSen9e, Secured fro0 - s0eo0l 81 clfmaeo
IA chsn0Cs q etmos phsrs, On In oaeso, g each.
az lp0f q o0oes in one Tor %, o8d q " sasees
SSuS ooving @. Divided IN eoporete 49, - =,
1iIis6aeo1 81 valDssa, eallanan1a, 1osx, a.
khesssals sed rssAl b. Or. BARROW. 10. lsl
f IS i Is q: .. fToED. 10. 80 p: eve.
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DoToHAs TRANSPORTATION LINE.
NOTICE 10 saIPPnRs.

, n: ss:sS: sI s1r ..a o:ss. sIE..s.
S SsSSf 6 !; : = s sss az
Stores, nathias Point, Chapel Point. Piovdss 3
Wharf, Lancssters wharf; etones WhAn Oar
Piney Point, Point Lookoat, anl arrives q Dalt .
more q .. m On ssSdsy
op7-u 10. 3le Peuna. avenue.
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1They have an aiEectionate teacher in a
high school for young ladies thar we wot Of
One day q roguish maiden Of is summers
broadly violated some rule of the school
The teacher thought IL plain case fordiscipline.
He called her 10 him, argued the case to her wit
great seriousness and earnestness;-kissed her.
and then asked her if she was not sorry She
said sne was: and thereupon her sin was for.
gwen. How great IS the power of Kindness
Portland Argus t.. .... .
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SrICIpE-Mrs John Hinton, OF Washington
county, Va. committed suicite n few days
since by shooting herself with q musket. She
vss partially aerangeo.
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81 band of clever thieves, wearing the
dress OF Prussian soldiers. lately made a de-
scent on the gambling rooms at the fashionable
watering places IT Ems, in the Duehy OF
seized upon all the money OF the bank and car
ried n of. The imposture was discovered
some hours later when regiment Of real
Prussians arrived.
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A WIDOW DESERTS HER CHILDREN AND
ELOPES WITH MARRIED MAN.-For some
time past certain VIM. J. Clark a resident of
Erin street, in the Seventeenth ward. had been
paying lover-lIke devoirs ut the shrine OF a
prepossessipg widow named Sarah Ballard
who, in order 10 procure the staff OF life for
herself and three children-the eldest of whom
is but hve years-kept a variety store at the
corner of Roberts street and Central avenue
where each evening William was basking in
the sunny smiles OF his inamorata. Unfortu
na'ely Tor the lovers, William has wife, and
they were therefore unable to consummate the
measure of their love ar the eonnubial ALTAR
On Thursday evening OF last week, prelimin
aries having been arranged, the pair started
from the domicile OF the widow and took the
cars eastward. Mrs. Ballard PLACED two O,
her children in an orphan asylum and left 4
third AZ the house OF friend. Steps have
been taken by the deserted wife TO trace oui
the guilty par'ies.-PittSbt0g Gazette.
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NATURAL u As.-1he Inhabitants of Baku,
on the Caspian Sea, have recently made use of
the emanarIons OF carburetted hydrogen pas
from the waters FOR lighting purposes. The
gas is collected by means of large funnei.
moU the d tubrs, " hich are attached to ffoatIp O
RATS and dip some feet into the water BakI
was the sacred city of the Guebres. or Fire
worshippers. and the neigh bOrbood abounds
with naphtba springs and .sblowers," when
consist of streams of in fiamma ole egas issuing
from the ground. The most extensive of
these blow ers" is known by the name of the
perpetual fire,5 and is situated some miles 10
the northeast of Baku. 1t is an object of great
veneraiion, and is said never 10 have been ex :
tinguIshed. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-10
GALE OF UNITED STATES MILITARY
~ RAILkOAD PROPERTY

Ofee Of Asst q. VI u. MI r. r.. $50 G. "a
WashtagtoH, ID. C. August 8, 1855.
VIII be sold at Public Auction, at ALTMAN
OKLA. VA, on THURSDAY, August % the bal
ance OF United States Military Railroad Property
remsinlng on hand at that place. consisting in part
Two second class serviceable Locomotive En-
gines, Norris Son, builders gauge, feet S.,
One Tender Truck, two small Truck Cars
One hundred pairs second hand Car Wheels an
Seventy tons "T'' Railroad Iron, AS lbs n the
yard nearly new; fifteen Stoves, two fifteen ton
Hydraulic Jacks five tons unserviceable Railroad
Iron.
Five tons Wrought and Cast Scrap Iron, second.
Rand Railroad Spikes Chairs Rubber Loops B road
Axes, mauls PlatfoI m and Counter Scales. Lam
terms Oars, Desks, Tables, and q ariety Of other
articles; also.
Nine Frame Buildings.
sales to commence at 10 o'clock a. m, at the
Military Railroad Wharf, where the Locono Il yes
Railroad tren, and Car wheels stored the
balance o. RE articles s'l be sold at the Railroad
supply Store, near the Orange and Alexandria
Depot.
O'Clock m. IN TUESDAY August IS,
Eleven new Box Cars, five feet guage; Pennock
Go Kennel Square, Chester comfy, Penn
Terms Cash in Government funds
Any further inform alton relative to the Proper-
IL will BE furnished on application at this Office
Breyet MAJOR and A. q ", U. ). Army.
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