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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-10
pnP!ay Juvvlery

We Doiice Il st many OF our popular maya
Enes and periodicals ere devoting a portion Of
their space TO the scieace oflegerdemain, for
the edIneation of their readers, and for general
hor~ amusement. We don't propose 10 70 be-
hind anything with in K on it, aud con SEQ uent-
IL We have prepared n lumber Of tricks which
viii be found no: only entertaining but in
siruetive In the long autumn and winter
even ings they will form a never ia ling source
OF amusement. They are all susceptible of ex-
PLANTATION upon natural principles, and -no pa
lens can consistently object To them on the
ground that There is 10 ,hiu' wrong about I'm ,
Ihesr frieks are not only healthy, but perfectly
sure IN their results.
THE SPIrTooN TRICK Take two half gallon
spiitOoBs-whie ones are best-then select a
strong red cord-a wol~ted one IL IL can be pro-
cured-pass the cord through the two holes OF
the spi;toons and give the ends to a gentleman
and lady. selected from the company, TO hold.
Now let lady seize the spittoons, and, sliding
each TO the pr osite end OF the cord, bring them
together smartiy, when they will break in
pieces and fall 10 the floor. This trick is
easily performed. and will excite considerable
applause.
ly you will need a ari-handled knife and a
stout hardwood stick, some two inches in
length. Sharpen the TWO ends of the stick and
then Try 10 crush II endways, either between
your hands or by sitting upon IL This, to
your establishment, you will find impossible
10 do. .....-
TIE FLYING HEN. Select large, wsll.fed
her-tbe color is imm ateral, though black is
best-and place her IN sitting position on
some smooth surface. Then over her place a
paste board box, eighteen by thirty inches
Pound smartly upon the top of the box with a
bone haDdIe table knife for N rec mi n utes and
then suddenly raise IL, when the hen will i'm.
mediately ny away. This trick can be rerfor-
med by any person of average intelligence
who gives his whole mind 10 IT,
The NAIL TRICK. Take two large wrouRht
iron nails. and wire them together in the form
of cross. II will then be found impossible
toswallow them. There is no decepu "a about
this
The CABLE. Take piece of tarred cable
about fifteen inches in length. cut IL carefully
IN TWO with sharp knife and then try and
chew the ends together You can try as long
as Won like
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QUEER CART LoAD.-Tne ST. Joseph MO
Herald Gays - Yesterday morning party OF
-mlgrants passed through this city on the way
10 Kansas and created some excitement owing
10 the very novel conveyance made use Of In
a cog cart leisureiy reclining upon a maj.
Iess, were an old woman and q Young girJ
both enjoying the luxury Of a pipe; the old
m2n and his ycnth:ul son being hard at work
giving The necessary locomotion 10 the We
hICle '-S W
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PROPOSALS.

Il ROP0sALe Are invited for the purcnase Of the
fHET tIS . and n' rzksdssSs n sins
,sIsss est. o sss.s.n nd . streets north, al
Bids vii b. received for .ss Who'll.
fSr The CsrrSn or Parsonage separately. us,iI list
For further infor nation inquirs Of @ Z. KEN.
no 7as vtdecl lChron q Intel
PRoPOsALs FOB lion HEAD sLOUks.
WssAtasiea. b. o.. October 81. 1855
.. esalsa Proposals. will b received as the once
81 s.r So fer ssn:sls: e.
Iron head Stocks for National Ce neteries DELI y.
s.sss 81 .S % s..s bloch.
kroyHenee, RI from 800 to soo do
Rev seii city, T. r. ron IRON ss to 5000 head
PAil.dslDhia, Pa. from 5000 to $500 head
Iiti.bsrSh, Pa, from 100 70 200 head blocks
~ Ia firm from g; e ss &c &c
s s.s.ns,,s' M from go to 100 d.
1 sts;S. w., co. e 90 head block.
Shariestcp. tkanawha o. h. from 90 to SO
WsshipetOn. D. O., from 5000 to $500 head
AleNandria, Va, from 5000 to 400 heed
Fredericlssurs, Va, from L. oss TO 1000 head
wineAsstsI, Va. from 500 to 5000 head
Harrs;s Ferry, Va, from loo to 500 head
Richmond Va, from 600. to IL 600 head block,
homptSon; va; ;, from s.eoo to 900 head blocks
Oity Point Or Petersburg, from .ocs to 20 900
Eevbern, n o. from 900 to 500 head block.
"ilninston, N. C., from a.soo to 500 head
salistuIy. n. O., from 900 to COZ head block.
Gold,her.agh, N. e., from too to 2oco head
Gharieston: 9 O.. from 500 to 900 head block.
Florones. 9; o., from 600 to $500 do
Hilltop Htsd' g. O. from 1000 to 500 head
ggs.sioI,,s o., from go to 500 head block.
Hsvietta Ga, from ,te0 10 1000 DO
Andetsonyilie, Ga, from l2ooo to Is. 900 head
nillsn, g., from 800 to Zoo head blocks
Selma or nonteomery, Ala, from 700 to :, 100
Barr,ncas, Fla :, from 200 TO 900 head block,
New Orleans, La, from 5000 to 600 head
Baton Rouge, La, from 1900 to $500 hsa,
Port Hudson, La. from 500 to 600 head block,
Brazss Santiago, Texas, from 20 to 200 head
kateheS, Miss, from 100 to 1000 head ,,o.,.
Niek;SoIs. Mics, from iS.so to ss'eos head 4
Ccrinth: Mss; from .Ices e 8 sco head blocks
Fort ponelson, Tenn, from 1900 to s,oOs hesd
Nashville, Tenn, from 5000 to a.ooo head
Pittsburgh Landing. Tenn. from 5000 to $50
stone Riyer, Tenn, from 400 TO 500 head
Chattanooga. Tenn. from 5000 to 10 900 head
kno1SSili;; Tenn. from $50 to 5000 head
Columbia. Tenn. from ,,cn 70 Am ,s.s Ill.,.
BOulsvlfle, ky., from n - 49,
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STEAMBOAT LINE.

NEW RIvER LINE.
The me Steamer WAWASSEPr win leave yth
street y nerf, W Warrington, every
TUESDAY AND FRiDAY MORN
q elGSk, and Alexandria at o'clock, fer UITR-
KUN AN Returning, leave CurrfouAn AZ 8 n icik
o N, on SUNDAY and WEDNESDAY, ston,;na
~ al landings going and returning. Passage,
fs;ss, ar iaeaght at iowest possible rates. For
JOHN VAN RISWICK
Gen Supt Potomac Ferry COMPANY,
W ~ I'D Seventh street Wharf
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"a Inc Eaton COhio) Register describes a
singular and fatal accident which occurred I'm
MAJ pIaee: Lucy Z. Stephens.a daughter OF
John W. Stephens, fell While earryInra La
IslEp, Whic was broken by her fali A frsy
nl~nt struck her neck, s-yering the carotid ar.
.rry anu Jugnlar rSIn- and the girl soon bir,i
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Bowling n.so Green ~ ,frsm 200 70 500 60
Chicago, lin. from i .I05 to 500 d.
nin nSnfIa' N from ar sse to sos $ 20 30
Ssss .s.sff II fi from , 50 S is %
Jackson, Mich from loo ts see ''s"' do
S Sps,nna; o Ohio fire, irs% 1so to eco DO
j0hnss9s lsIaId. Ohio, from 40 70 so h.
8, Louie, Mo, frsm. 600 to 800 heal block.
Jehs son Barracks, Mo, from s,tVU 10 10
Fort LeAyenworth, Mo-. from 900 to ,soo head
Davenport, Iowa. from Loo to sOo head blosk.
hsokuh lSws from go t. ! 900 DO
t ts1l; ss aHss Az AZ from from &c to i S g
Omaha. N; T., from go g Z oeo do
=. The mead blocks 10 be made in Accordance with
the specifications. and to conform strictly to the
samples, both Of which map be seen q: the Offices
Wa:hisstcnF Fo9sTess Mqnros. Rhso asimf gs
OIlesnss Galveston, Iicksburg, Memphis Hssh.
cairo Chicago, JsfersasrIie, CaI1nbd. su oSia,
SiI ,,h att Detroit 81 Louis Fort Leayen
bids TOR San Francisco will be received until De.
oemeer 81. 1851
ten tel 10 twelve tl2, inches long, and from three
and hat t31sD to four and half t4,S INCHES vide
hollow, and viii nave pumber COST on the bach r.
and an inscription OF the name, rank, re -iment
CAST in raised letters @ The tom y rb ses
must be cast OF good stove plate iron, weigh not
thoroughly by dispi ng in melted zinc. d % Goa Cd
!. Separste bids are invited for delivery at each
more than one locality IL Should be stated o. WAT
reduced price the articles would be furnished In
Each bid must lie accom- panied By Rosd AND
uncient guarantee OF At least two Responsible
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BAD STATE OF AFFArEs-Ihe CharIeston
News complains that while there are a score
OF billiard saloons and up wards Of a hundred
coffee houses IN Charleston, there is not one
theatre 1t adds that when Max Strakosc d
passes through the city, with his Italian troupe,
twice year, be Is compelled to content him
self with room called Hipernian Hail. where
IN the bright beauty OF the Bay of Naples is
portrayed on paper screen, from behind
which the artists emerge
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II Isaac fTink. of FRANKLIN, Ct, died S,tur-
Day OF lockJsw, caused by aec,den tally shoot
lLg bIfnseli IN the haDd while out gunninp
some days previously.
a[Herr Won Drsvss. he in vea,or nf IN.
needle qua. - now = years Old lie Is an sx
criitnt health aud spend. several hours a day
working ont bis Inventions. Itis SAID thai he
10. n''ht'd GA n"o that will work rs great
\ rrvViu'iop in artillery as ms needle gun
has IN ire infantry. :.
- In Old vOrnan in -. I.Ouis who has
I''n about III" streets for years picEing M
Ihf> IN ihe En'I Frs aud alleys, was fouud dam
S'r"uSiv III ne Other dav in a miser.h,, bovsl
Sbrre she Rived alone Upon undressing her
<z-sOS IN xreeLbacks was found upon her nsr
snh' ana u - reported that shs bas muea
money "hS owns feveIi.. lCgses. :
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- John Bright declared IN Il recent speecb
That during the last six years The British navy
has cost as mush as the United STATES nav
IL this time England has been 10 a conditi9n
OF profound peace, while the 7 nited STATES
have had 10 bnild or buy SIX hundred shi,,s
TO man them, TO furnish them with munir,nns
OF war, and To fight them during the xrratssr >
tIuggle mat any nation ever winged
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DOToMAV TRANSPORTATION LINE
NOTICE TO sHIPPRRs

The ss:: .s.. -. ExrhEss, Cart RYrHlB,
exandrta at q m EvERY SAT- G>ANA
GRnAY S for ely %Snt; Budd Tsrry
Stores, Matthias Point, Chapel Point Pioxden
Wharf, Laucs:,ers Wharf; stones Wharf Cur.
rionen bay, foxweils Wharf, HszelI's Wharf,
more st . 10. Cd Sunday -, :
AT. J.B. BRTaE BRo AGENTS,
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HONE MADE NISEeAE.-Eyery family may
MAKE us own vinegar. The Maine Farmer
publishes the recipe fOr-Inakiny ~. furn,snsd
nt a Iacy- she tcok TIE parings and cores of
apples, and yeast, put ali iuto a Iar,e srona
Jar and keTt where II was moderately warm
In thIse weeks II was good sharp VINEGAR
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Chtrese wido@. tanning rbe tomb of
h'r nlsoand, and being asked the cause of So
III tniaT node OF sho u Ing her grief, account
ed Tor l. by saying thai ns had mada mr. 49,
II" not TO marry again while the mortar OF his
toroo renamed damp: snd a. N dr,.d h,,t
slowly she saw no harm In aiding the opera
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SThe negroes in Botetourt county. Viz
gina, nave increased three or four hundred in
number since the last census. This is the only
increase OF this population in any country
district in that 81 ate
ga negro equestrienne is the attractive
feature at a Paris circus
Mrs. Walchol died In New Haven. Fri
day night, while returning from a ball
~The Richmond widows and maideps are
in search of husbands--the widows seem 10
have the advantage .-- - ~
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Nc 0ARps-Justr rec -jvsd, Hart.
= Eeusr.i Cards; gartS Linen KaoIs Gsrd.
psest1r; Soes,. Highlands, and other vsristies'
ioe FRANCK TAYLOR.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO LOTS FIRST
WARD
On THURSDAY AFTERNOON, November IL,
at otlock, on the premises, By virtue OF two
deeds Of trust, duly shall sell Lots ana
3. H. Winder SO bdivieion Of part Of Square 10,
hopting each - feet 8inehes'on 3th street west
near street north, running back about l20 feet to
IN alley. Lot is improved by . small Brick
Terms announced at sale. Oonyeyancing ct pur.
chaser q cost. g. IEGLE Trustee
j. G. MCGUIRE * 90 Aucts
no 3-2aWkds (Iutel 4
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RATHER SEvERE.-Rev. Chas T. Smyth AID
dressed a large congregation at Cooper Iusti
tute New York, sunday night, on the eubiec,
OF "Marriage and Divorce" In the course nj
his remarks, the reverend gentleman said tina
the orly penalty for ad nltery was the death
OF both the guilty parties
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DBOPesALs FOR STATIONERY 1

Treasury Drrarinent, QFo, Of Inte-sal R,r.ss.,
gton, October Iesh, ls.s5
eesled Proposals will be recci we'd at this once
pntil the 18th day Of November Is,S, az n eIack
n. tor ,nppl, Ing the Assessor. and q lectors OF
Internal Rsyense Throughout that Dor on OF the
Snised states bisg East q the ROCKY Moantsins
Snh stsuonery Tor the fiscal year ending June
Sth, lsG, spd nstfl the hrst day of Jsnnary. IsS.
iof ,upeiying the assessors aud Collectors vest 81
the Rocky Mountains
Bidders may obtsis scheduls Of areeles "a he
fsrnishtd with conditions under which su arti-
elts sre TO be delivered. upon application 10 any
hssessot or collector, or 10 the Commissioner Of
No proposals will be entertaiped firm ps-tiss
Who are not regular manu- fscturers or dealers in
The articles bio for, nor gill proposals be censid-
ereo ople.s accompanied by satisfsctoEy guaran-
uee that the contract will, II swardedS be faith
Bids which contain prices less than ~ fir so.t
OF the articles all be considered franc alent ana
The Two Hundred and Forty ColIeotios District,
are distributed into nye Departments, as shown sV
the schedule furnished, and each yropsssI must
name TIE Department IL 10 proposed 20 Tpply.
The Commissioner reserves the rishe 20 reject
any bios or paris ef bids which the inter % of tie
Cover nment may require
The bids should be addf essed 10 the CoEmi ssiop-
er OF Internal Revenue, endorsed ;. Proposals for
supplying Stationery 10 Internal Reys6ue On
cesp =. A. ROLLINS,
&c . eotnovn C.mmi ..ioBer.
UDROpOSAIS VOR IETTTR paIA~@R.
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RY GREEN WILLIAMS, Aucfioneer,

TRUsTEEy SALE OF YALUALE IMPROVED
PrrSUrEETr ON THE G0RNHR Ot I2rn
BY vi.tne Of deed OF trust, dated the LIST day
oisep,smher, A p. 1874. and duly recorded in
Records for Washipgton county; in the District 81
UoiuhMa an9 oy d1ree non OF the parties secured
the the PIem,l " on MONDAY. the 18th day of No.
Lin Square No. 1ei ia the city OK Wsshin gton.
The part OF lot new offered for sale az front eff
0feet on 18th street west and front OF III feet
INCHES on Ohio avenue and Is improved with very
antlsl and ex teBsiye brick buildings and is
well known ss Columbia Gsrdenn
Terms OF sale One tkird cash, of which 500
must te paid at the time Of sale; the remaining
Two thirds TO be paid in 'aual payments in 49, "a
and 80 months Nth interest from day OF sale and
seenIsd b. deed Of trust to the satisfaction Of the
trustee. The terms Of sale to be comp lied with
In seven da after day of sale. otherwise the pro.
perry may be resold at the Iitk aud cost of first
All convey nci ng and st amps a the cost of pur
chase.
WIN. H. WARD. Trustee
&C ~ eo&ds GREEN & WILLIS sis. Aucts
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PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOB sRssIrE AND GRANITE

aisf Qrar,srnas,er's uees. Dsyof Of Wa.k,..,.. .
Washtrrtsr, ID c. Novenf,eys7 ts6
Sealed PrOeesAls viii be recess ed Al, thts g.
Until WEDNESDAY,, koysnber "a aka o,Sloet
noon for the COZ structies Of ssranite roah -
the vault In Ar fng on Nstion.l Cemets-y 70 n.
IN the posseesou If Mr. Efwsrd Clark Go Ve rnsnsnf
ssehit.es and .hi.h can Be seen at IN rchiteot
Ire work is TO he performed under a. direetto,
OF Mr. I'd. CLARK, and, with the matertals fnra
nieetd. 10 subject 70 his approval.
The tomb 20 he hnished within sixty days Alter
Payment 60 he maze nan the com 3 49, o.. !.
acceptance Of the work
ID. II. RUCKxR,
no,-st A SEA-, esri., master Genersl,
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RAILROAD LINES.
L PBHLADELPHIA AND NEW York.
: 3 g

Il PhiLApBLPHIA AND NEW YORK.
9a
WAsHINeroa, March ., ls8.
i, Trains hstxsen Wellington and Hsv York are
I fo isf NV 4 f'IG OK .i.ho.. chang. ose.
Leave daily except Sunday st f:o .. n. and
r6B NEW YORK, changing cars at Philsasl.
Leave dali, Except Sunday, ii has q. N. and
Leave daily ls.ee ,, sa ndsy J ct ,is6 snanl ..
Le.,. fer New is ~ and Psil.asl,n,. 60
Sleeping cars for New York on $50 ,. n. train
Bo.toD can Be- had q Is. ssssoD One. = III nosGs
II tie day, e yeil e :t the new once 2 the
nv s. .Ss s ... -.
SAIL .::,:; q %, r...'y...:.''n.
emo ). IKoosiTss. Hssns ssi w. a6iia'.
RALTlAeRE AID OHIO RAILROAD, ~
- WAsHiNeroN, Jane Is, 1885.
-
nosI. .Ss WsssIfssahroS AND :: r HH S XSsisr
''' no. run = f 's5i:1 S;aiTIiT1 III
s:ss s. .Sl Il. sas; =. snsa: and Sd 80 and
FOB ALL WAY STATIONS.
Leave sally, except Sunday, st TOO .. m, and
245 and o.oo ,. N. y
FOB Way STATIONS SOUTH or ANNAPOLIS
'-.'i JUNCTION. - =
Pm. |-ST = ~
FOR ANNAPOLIS.
train. to Of from Ana 3 and 80
FOX X ss sGfRHIRr
Leave "' To "a n ~ H1d ~ I;ss aHa g p m.
FOB ALL PARTS or THE Vi EST.
Acc leave daily, except Sunday. ct 7:sO .. m, and
or Sunday ct 600 D. m only. connecting at Relay
Palkersburg, &c. -
THROUGh rIOKDrB to the West can be he'd ss
me = eshinston Station Ticket Once at all hours
IN ,he Gay - well a. at the new office Of the Bank
sfs and Brokers, Telegraph Line, 34s Penn.
FOR New York, Philadelphia, and Boston, see
scvertissment Of .Throoeh Lipen -
w. SIXTH. Master of Trauspor tation.
l. u. COLE. General Ticket Agent.
oc % GEO. 8. kOOhTZ. Agent, wsshins ton.
WARRINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND
sr GEORGETOWN RAiLROAD.
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AUCTION SALES.
RYJ. q. hcGUIRE = CO.. Auetioneer,.
CHANCERY SALE OF VERY vALUABL
SYLVANIA AVENUR "

HUUEE AND BGslNESS STAND ON PENN-
eYLVANIA AVENUB,
By virtue Of decree Of the late Circnit Court.
passed In cause No. l,4e6 Equity. Kibbey ct al
aGt. Csmpbells heirs, &C the undersigned will
sell at public auction, Oh the premises, On Tt rs
nay, the l3th day Of November. A. ID. 1856, the
western one third part of Lot No. 6, iu Square No
Esl, fronting 10 feet inches, or thereabouts, on
Pennsylvania avenue, and h%vng depth OF about
thereon.
The property is . few doors east Of the Nation al
Hotel, being No 396 Pennsylvania avenue and
10 one of the most valuable business stands in the
city having q large store room and three story
dwelling. house. with large back building and has
been used Tor many years 10 a business place.
Terms OF sale: One fourth cash; and the residue
IN three equal payments at six, twelve, and
eighteen mon hs. with interest from day Of sale ,
secure by the bonds Of the purchaser, with surety
are not complied With in i've days. the premises
Will be sold at the risk Of the defaultiny pur-
Inteligencer.
Convey sncing and stamps at the cost Of the pur-
chaser. WM X. WOODWARD, Frustee
Oc " eotd JAS. G MCGUIRE n co Aucfs
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COLUMBIA H0SPITAL FOB WOMEN
~ AND =
LYIN0-lN ASYLUM,
Fourtee nth street ,(eircle y corner of n street

COLUMBIA H0sPITAL FOB WOMEN Z
LYING ii ASYLUM.
Fourteenth street ieircie corner of n street,
WastSnston, u, o.
This tuition has been established for the re-.
esptton Of patients who may be suffering from dis
sy s Ss Ss Il
iyr,Sra ,n shsmbsr .,,,.,.a q >,
m {. s a re. e o
sdyapcs fhis includes Board, Medcises. Ned 4.
J. Hn THSHf 81 oSHa n D. as.sf
' Ss IS s. Essoss
o jos. s sii.is M n D., s.ors..own. ~
a4EksrT B.. street Sss Y %f.n s1. ssS.:
s HsssSs L B. .s..s
Order. for admission to the free bed, in this hos.
pttal, loi which there are 30, can be obtained Of
q any 81 the M.diea STAN and 's o. the Rsrs Dr o.
HSi; Gnrls S Gillette; And
Will apply to the Surgeon General, United States
Pssisnts living ct distance whs desire to com.
to this for can secure private
loom; ~ applying BY letter e TIE %1sr1n q the
gu Is eolyr l.A President
L ROTEoTED BY ROYAL LETTERS PAT.
ent OF England, and secnrod By the seals Of the
College Of Medicine, vienaa
Trissemar No. J., IL the effectuAl remedy for Re-
the System. Triessmar Nos has entirely super
ss N *: for
Impurities and Secondary Symptoms. t6us obvi.
sting ses use Of msrcury and ell ether dsstsrious
Each preparation 10 in the form q mast axres-
able Lo!epge Seerrsd frem the effects of CT.
o each Or four o. esses IN one for %. and n "a
oesss thus savinG % Divided ~ ssps!ste dosss
&c, Re. -. = : 4 :. - $500
:. WSelssa.e ssd r.taiI b Dr. BARROW, No. 1s4
IS !: .:s :i:S e 9; .. ioED, 10. $50 p.e.s
avenue, ssEpsr usb =, N4U :
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DANGEROUS GRAssHOPPERs The Chicago
Tribune says that several valuable horses h a Q
died mystsriously in Loom township, Illinois.
The mortality Is reported TO have been caused
by the grassboppers, which, being taken into
the mouth, bite The tongues OF the animals An a
make them so sore that they will not eat and
starve 10 death. The cases have occurred
among horses turned out TO grass.
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yiysnis s,snos, WssSinSton; RfNs1 oooK,
Ais1s1Ss6,e y: c soa p n.Isf s'Dsr',s
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SALs OF siEyiGiADLl AMP gNsERyIcE
SMALL ARMs, MISOELLA-

BMeoa oJ OrdNatcf, Nary DepdTtm.ntI
bGSht.gfon Ctr. November s, 1856. (
~Oh Iht hsDAI. the twenty second nd day of
NoSspter: 1850: at noon, there win be sold Al
paone auctiop: In the Warrington Navy Yard to
the highest BIDDER, lot Of serviceabie and uuser
Seespie small Arms and Miscellaneous Articles of
q Am0pg the Arms ere Musksts. Rifles, Oarbiues.
Swerds, and Pistols, a few of which are in gooj
eondinot; the length Of barrel and calibre diner
isg; however, from the navy patterns
The articles pill be sold in iots .
Terms One half cash In Government funds to
oe deposited on the conclusion of the and the
Iemainder Within ten days afterwards: daring
vhleh time the articles must be emo ved from Inc
mept. .F.t- = = " a WISH
nO D StAWtu - Chief of Bureau
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-10

A NEW RE.-An Iowa paper says that
the exhibition of peat seems destined he raafter
TO form prominent feature in the fairs OF that
state. specimen was burned last week AT
the Cerre Gorao county fair, which, though
not pronounced irst-rate, fully justified The
general opinion that we have an abundant
supply of This fuel, lacking only the proper
method Of its IN ann facture
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-10
ARGE SALE or CLOTHIN0. "a 4, -;
II GARRISON EQgIPAGE.

CafJ LtsriertH0sfer's Oete, Depot Of Wash,nyfos D
,,,, WasAfystor. ID. c.. Nov ember s. iSeS
NIL % sold SS diree ton Of the Quartermaster
1ss q 70 q M. Under the the supervision Of Csp,.
" U: Thomas. II. 3. X. ct rmory "a uare n.npp,
I'm stieet below Pennsylvania avsnue, the follow.
AsoSt 1890 A.ss; Is 600 Picks; ID 90 H.chst,,
ASou, 10 ooe Axe Hspdle, o os Pic. p..,,.
- WO atcbet Handles. On"
These Goods ere NEW and in ORIGINAL PACV
AGEs and were anufactured BY HINT Msnnfac.
Co., and others. - De"'''
About Z, 90 erA. cos A,-9; h,,es an,
GeCavslry Jackets aH# -
l,s00 psifs 1rowseIs- black All new goods.
Togefher y ith lot OF &C demued OIothius &c .
con.ls'pf OF Greafcoa .. Infantry Ovsrcsars Sack
g1afs, Jackets, Hats, CAPS, Wooden aud Rabher
and and fsversscks, Spades .shsv.ls, Axes camp Kst
Old Bope Rags. &C. -',' ~Au A'a' io'o''
GocSs INST b. removed within Eve days from
I'Tms Cash in Government fnn.s. gltBts
n d. ,. hu OF Gen. ID. III. Rocker, Assisfaut
OHARLEs n. rnMoKINs.
Nc a-Et Bvt Bvie Den oa.r,.rm,.,:r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-10

III HA0LE 4 CO., Anetioneeru.
y ssiss-rooms No. s9s Pennsylvania avenue.
Nssie %. VIII give their Dsssonal s.sensfon "A
tne residences o. nmtliee declining housekeepinS
Also, 70 the SEES Of stocks OF Groceries and GeS
0stee0. 90 De- NV