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- The roet who won the French Academy
prize Tor ST ode on tbe death o: Llnco!n. IA
gong 70 send $500 10 Mrs. L.
- Mayor Thomas, of ~. LOUIS. declares
that The Nicholson pavement is fhe ncst econ
omiesl and durable pavement ever tired Ia
that city.
- Enormous supplies OF euano have been
dt covered In South Carolina.
81 A Jewish synagoe ne In Cnarl~fou. :. q j.
viii be dedicated as a Catholic cburcn nv
Bishsp Lynch, on christmas day.
- Ths benevolent ladies OF Hartford, Conn =.
are about TO establish an Industrial echooi ror
vsgrant girls. Fifteen theusand dollsrs hsvs
already been subscribed.
- Colonel Keith, who, during tue war an :
eeuted thirteen persons IN the L,urei Valley
in Western North carolina, has Deer arresfsS
by order OF General Candy, snd conyevea ~
Charleston for trial. The persons execn.Ad
were ''raiders" who claimed 10 De Uuioa msn
~ Detroit has $1,000 children betv.~n "a !.
ases OF ioar ana eighteen years. bat can g.
commodate only VO0 tp the schools prov,ass
TOR them. 20 - -
- A quincy, Illinois, distuIer thipss a.
can prove that government doee not set n ~
epue n.e cents gallon on the wisEey msde
- Psrties in Bridgeport, CT, srv e.r.r.o
IN getting out novelty an the shape of . WAGON
body. The entire BODY is made OF rubber,
hardened By the addition OF In and iroa IN the
composites, and ts cast In q uold.
9Jpdge Moraeca Mckinney, OF Hasris.
railway car, ana suhssq sssly I'D his -
ampsutsd, died on Tussdas.
~The people OF woods,ock, H., have CON-
plsied . new school baiI6ing which viii hold
one thoasand scAosars, aad cost elo.eoa- :
~france has Q navy Of sasse hundrsd and
forty three etosa And one hundred and sxssen
railing vesssh. During the prOsspi year
tWsnx1 -six vessels have been added, two OF
Witch ,wsFs bsilt IN this counsy.
0Ths Kestacky Legnlaturs n aeost 70
toyb61 Dea - 0ax5y his co0atA-
4. oIReovtdencs has promenade coaceru on
ga Catholic church. for colorod cossre-
GatoA exclusivelys - % - dedicassd an
VA tobacco grower In tAs C>a.scslsst
valley has solc he cpsp ef this yeor Tor seven.
seeA t1oosan1 doaiars. IL amo1n;s 20 % Wsn-
ty-sisht eons- iet LIB
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A Meeting TO Con slider the r. ights of United
<tates Citizens AbrOad.

CLEVELAND, Dec. GA meeting 70 consider
the righu Of naturalized citizens was held here
last night The principal feat arewas the speech
of A. G Thurman. late Democrats candidate
for Governor. He spoke at considerable
length, urging the protection Of naturalized
citizens wherever placed, and denounciug the
idea that allegiance to one government sur
wives after naturalization under another A
preamble and resolutions were adopted look
iZens Of the United States everywhere an
recommending the subject to Congress
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FATAL EXPLOSION OF A LOCOMOTIVE The
locomotive lows, belonging 10 the Reading
Railroad Company, and used for shifting % ur-
poses. exploded below the lower depot iu
Reading, about o'clock yesterday morning,
Instantly killing the engineer. Henry Kline
and DO horribly burning and mutiianng the
iii iemsn that he survived but half hour. The
boiler OF the locomotive was completely torn
10 pieces, heavy fragments being thrown 8
considerable distance The conductor and go
brakesmen VINO were on the tender a. the time
mil aculously escaped without ms material in ury
though thrown some distance from the engine
tn different directions. Borh OF the men killed
left families in Reading. No definite cause can
be- assigned for the explosion.
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THE WONDERS OF NIAGARA RRvRALBD.-
The great gale OF last week produced some
curious effects a. Nisgara Falls. The strong
easterly gale sent the waters OF LAKE Erie
westward, leaving the Niagara river and trib-
ufaries lower than ever known before. Bus.
falo creek was 50 low that all the vessels in 4,
were grounded, and Niagara Falls was riv-
uiet compared " ith its native grandeur. The
bed OF the American bvanch was 30 denuded
thst IL was possible to travel in its rocky 1ed
without weuing the feet, and my stsries that
Were never before revealed came TO hght on
that DAY. Rocks that heretofore were invisi-
bic appeared IN their full grown deformity
uron the surface, and great was the cons ter-
nation among the finny tribes. The Three
Sisters were accessible 10 foot passengers, and
many iraversed where human foot had never
tired, with perfect nmpunity and dry feet Be-
low the Falls the water was fully twenty feet
lower than usual, and the oldest iphabtrant
gazed in wonder a. the grand transformation
Near Suspension Bridge, the celebrated rock
Al winners mill, upon which a drowning man
caneht and was rescued several years ago,
which barely projects It's head above the wa
ter, was laid bare twenty feet above the sur.
face. When the gale subsided, he water re-
turned 70 its usual course, and s.Niagars was
herself again"
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CURIOUS CAUSE or DEATH.-A man named
II. Nielie, brother in law OF DIR. Shop g,
living on Big Rock creek, some ten milse
southwest OF Aurora, died on Friday, the 6th
instant, from the effects OF inocuIation in
6octoriDea sick COW IN May last. The COW
I, Is supposed. bad The hydrophobia.i i ana M
Vielie received the inocuiation while a,rem Dc
ing 10 thrust piece OF fat pork down net
throat, the saliva coming in contact with {
sore on ms hand. He felt no unple asant symp.
toms until Wednesday, the 9Th instant, when
be complained of not feeling well. was taken
with spasms in the night and had q doctor
called, but Ersw woree and died Friday
Aurora (IR.) Aarord, Dec i7th frat tF.1U'
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Celebration Of Forefather.s Day.
rSnacial nisna fch To the s;.arl

NEW YORK, Dec. 2i.-The two hundred and
fcrty-sevensh anniversary OF the landing OF
the Pilgrims was celebrated bv the New Eng.
land Society last evening, by the usual din.
ner at Deimsnico1s, IN lith street. Many dis
nnguished persons " ers present, and addres, as
were delivered by the President, Mr. Choate
and by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, General
Siekles, General sherman. Mayor Hoffman
N. harr
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New YaYL Mavket

NEW YORK, Dec. 2j.-Flour dull and droop.
ing Wheat dull and heavy. Corn dull and
IN buyers iavor. Rye quiet. Oats steady Pork
dnll; Mess s20.S5. Lard dull at I2s.csI3c
Whiskey nominal. Cotton dullat Is ai5S for
Middnns Cplands. Freights duh Spirits
Iurpentine quiet at 50a-J0k cents. Rosin
hrm al 80 for strained common.
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FEARFUL DEATH.- "A few evenings since
man named Sweeney, who Resides A; Kelley
vile, on the West Chester and PniiadelphiA
hsnroad. met with a horrible deatn. IL ap-
pears that he had been in Philadelphia, acd
ON ME return home at night, being somew as.
unoer the influence OF liquor, fell into rh-
turB-table. some time after 40 engineer on
the road ran hts engine upon tue able sc
turned Some hours after Sweeney was found
terribly crushed. and from which be died a
snort Tune atter.-Hestchcstsr (I'G.) JeTersozid .
Dec bee 9I
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Appointed.
Special DISPATCH To the SfSr I

Especial Dispatch to the Star.l
NV YOEK, Dec. a,.-0overuor Feptou has
appointed q. X. Lincoln, OF Brooklyn, Secre-
tary TO the Commiss toner's OF The METROPOLITAN
District, In place OF Jackson s. Shultz re-
signed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-24

TIE AMERICAN FLAG was hardly raised in
Alaska before trading chops were opened. va
cant lots were covered with the frame wsrk
OF shanties, and negotiations were entered up.
on for the purchase Of houses, furs and other
property. Sitka, which. for two. thirds Of q
century, had Known nothing beyond q dull
unvaryipg routine OF labor and suppfy.- Al
prices nxed by corporate body eight thou.
sand niles distant. was profoundly startied. /.
alleys, two drinking saloons, and q restaurant
were opened. Fur went up at once TO San
Francisco prices. CLANS cost now one dollar
and twenty-five cents per bushei: price last
year thirty cents. 1Ct
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EsoR SALE af @. L. Wild a Bros.' Piapo-
r. Torte and Music Store, One good o.
Octave PAN o at ~, with cover. UvvV
several others propornon. oe et-0
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fRos THs SoUTH ATLANTIC SQrApEos.-A
dispatch has beer received a. the Navy DE.
partmeDt. from Rear Admiral u. ii. Uav'.,
commanding the South Atlantic Squadron,
dated L. - Flagship Guerriere, Bania, Brazil,
NoS.4Lb l-G5, announcing that u. =. Consul
Iades had been received on board the Guer-
rlere, with the propef sa'ute. The President
OF the province OF Bahia, d. Josi Bonifacio
Nascentes de AsamouJa, WAS received on
board or The ath inst, with the customary
saIu'e. Admiral Davis also makes his report
showing the distribuiiou OF the vessels on tae
scum Atlantic Squadron dUrIng the month OF
CctoDeI Inc HagshIp GQerriere was at
Bahia; the Wasp a. Bahia for repairs; the
Pawnee repairing NJ Bahia: the Kansas In
narbor OF Montevideo; the Huron repairing at
BueIOa ApIan =
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TBE Sol THERS RECONSTRUCTION CONVEX
TIoNs-hJcifsmrHf in G,0rga.-Ths afternoon
session OF the Gsorgia Con vention yssterdsy y
was exceedingly stormy. The Finance Com
mittre iaiied tu secure q loan and reported al
ordnance 10 authorize a further effort, which
was defeated on the ground thar nothing could
De done. The report Of the Commissioner sent
70 MilleogeViife 70 draw &&o,OO0 from the State
treasury was read. 1t says that he showed
me State treasurer the ordinance of the con .
VentIon, with General Pope's authorization
ana direction endorsed on II, and that the State
treasurer said he must decline pa ying out any
money on such authority, being sworn 10 obey
The constitution and laws OF Georgia, and was
bound only 10 pay warrants signed by the
Governor. Mr.. Bradley SAID the sergeant. at
arms should be sent with q file OF soldiers TO
bring the treasurer to the bar OF the con tion
Great confusion accompanied the adjourn.
m~nt which Ie over to the cth OF January next.
Extreme Indignation is expressed by the dele
gates A detachment Of troops left Macon,
Ga, last night for Millsdge vile. 1t IS sup.
posed hat ths movement has some connection
with the treasurer's refusal to pay the money
10 The order OF General Pope and the conven-
ton.
In the Louisiana convention yesterday a res
olution was offered by coloIed man, direct.
ing the first Legislature that con vened after
the adoption Of the con s'itution to ascertain
the tire Indebtedness OF the State, and to is
sue bonds therefor OF six per cent, and not 10
run over forty years. and a tax OF two mills be
levied annually for the redemption OF the same
It's consideration was postponed. the balau cs
Of the session vas passed in the discussion OF
the bond question.
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For President. James Harlan, of Iowa. For
Vice President, James L. Orr. OF SoU tn Caro-
lima. va=H~E1-7---sr
This is s Chicago card, with the following
platform sadsd by New York branch: .slhat
alien foreigners OF recognized Caacasiss- or
European origin. aud none other, shall De ell
sible TO naturalization IN the United States
AlSo toat no persons eiher than those of rae.
ogniZed Caucasian origin or Aboriginal Amer
iean origin shall be eligible to civil Off ce ndsr
the Con sttntion OF the United States.
The Anii-Slayery Staadard, Wendell Phil
lips, puts into the field Gen. Butler for Presi-
dent, and Ben amin Wade fer Vice President
upon thoroughly Radical platform.
Inc american Cnion. published IN 1ennAs-
see nominates PresidenI Johnson and General
Hancock for President aud Wee President
Ths Shelhyvilie, Tenn American Union
rnne mp the name OF Andrew johnson Tor
President aud Gen. Hancock FOR Wee Presi.
dent IN les>.
1t is reported that Gen. Dix will return from
Paris next spring, hoping to secure the Demo-
cratic nomination for the Presidency
The Bristol. Tenn. News places the name
OF Andrew Johnson at the head of its columns
as IT'S candidats for the next Pr esidency.
Boston. 81. Louis, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
and Cincinnati are names in connection with
the democratic National Convention.
A Bostonfan says that Governor Andrew
desired the nom nation Of Gen. Grant, saying
ms adm inistralion will he marked ny even.
impartial justice, the security Of all citizens,
ana me country will have rest, peace, and
confidence"
The New York Tribune paper not par
ticulariy GrantIsh, says: "A good many are
preparing to claim-in case Gen. Grant shall
oe CHOSEN our mex; PresiGent-th- honor of
having done most .oward securing tuat end
We know not that Mr.. Wendell Phillips will
be among the claimants; II he Is. ne ought to
succeed For, whether that be or De not his
pu pose, II has been the drift OF all hi. efforts
and utterances for some months past He has
attacked Grant in season and out OF season.
iof GOOD cause and for no canse At aii-unrii
he RiS driven thousands into the Generals
snpport. They argue that the man whom
philips eninently don't want elected Il the
man whom they 40 want, and are acting
cordJnely."
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CLOTHING, DC.

DoYs' SCHOOL SUITS,
80, 60 30 and -.
BOYS DRESS SUITS,
s., sIO and SI2.
YOUTHS sCBOOL SUITS.
So, sio and s12
YOUTHS DRESS SUITS.
$40, si2, SlS and sIs.
YOUTHS and BOYS SILK MIXED SUITS.
YOUTHS asd BOYS BLACK CLOTH SUITS.
The best variety OF YOUTHS, BOYS and
CHILDREN TlRsT-CLASS CLOTHING in
THE city.
STEPHENS & co,
$40 Pennsylvania syenue,
de l3-t Bet 9th and nth streets
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rI'HE SUPREME COURT OF TIE DISTRICT
i OF COLUMBIA, HOLDING 4 DISTRICT
COURT OpTHE UNITED STATES,
LII

To nit t~kesH ~ may xrs-tiaz:
Notice - hereby given, that the steamer Gov. 4,
Aontoa MAS captured b. vessels of the United
States Belonging To the Mississippi squadron, un,
der command of Rear Admiral @. II. Davis, q nd
the same was libeled and prosecuted in this court,
in the name of the u nted States, for the sons
In tn litsl stated; nd that said will stand
for trial IT The City Hall, IN the city of Washing
ton, The hrst Monday OF January next, when
and Nhers' all persons are warned To appear TO
show cause why conformation should not be de-
creed, and TO intervene for their interests.
r. j. MEIGS. Clerk
Dec. 9Th lsta. - de IL avid
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THE SUPREME Court or FHE DISTRICT
Il OF COLUMBIA, HOLDING A DISTRICT !
COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE nISTRInT

To aH phom may eoansya. gr.efiay:
Notice - hereby given, that the steamer Gen.
sumter Was captured by vessels of tho United
states ksioDsise % the Mississippi SauAdron,
under command of Rear Admiral q. IL. DAVIS, and
the as hbesltd and prosecutsd in this court
in the name of the United States for the reasons in
the hbel statsd and that said cause will stand for
trial sf the City Hall. In the city Of ssiiugton
IN the fret Monday of January next. when and
where all persons rned % ppaAr 10 shJw
cause Why condemnation should not be decreei,
aud TO intervene for their interests. , iN7HF
RI MEIGs, Clerk.
+ December 9TH, 1861. de ~ 2awtd
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M1DsHIPSAN WN. II. PARKEE, In. has
been ordered 10 ordnance duty al the Wash.
inston Navy Yard.
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LEGAL NOTICES

rrHE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA. HOLDTNG A DISTRICT
COURT Oh THE UNITED STATES
FOR TIE SAID DISTRICT.
To all ,rhON - u1ay coHesra. ggyst,rx-
Notice u hereby given, That the steamtug Tea
IcI was captured by vessels of the Jnited STATE,
belonging 10 the Mississippi squadron under COM
mand q Rear Admiral q. III. Davis, and the same
was hbelled ard prosecuted In this court, in the
name Of the Dited States. tor the reasons ia the
libel stated and that salt cause will stand for trial
II the City Hall, In the cty IT Washington on the
nrst Aohisy Of January next, when aud where all
persons are warned t. appear to show cause Inv
condemnation sboah not bc decreed, and to inter
V.ne for their interests.
Il. j. MEIGS. Clerk.
Dec ffh- lsc1. delt 2awtI
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VTbe Vienna Gazette announces oficialiy
the pregnancy OF the Empress Of Austria.
HrTen deaths to one birth is the ratio
among the negroes on the Florida Islands.
~ The "diplomatic chignon" Is Paris in
venfien. E9taEr Z
~ Biondin broke his arm by fall from his
rope st Cologne.
~ Paris has q newspaper called "The
Aiheist-a Journal OF New Ideas"
~The New York Joe hey Club are to have
q S9o0, 600 elub.heuse.
s0Salem is closssg mp its shoe nasufActo-
Ylee.
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IMPROVEMENT or FREEDMsS's SCHOOLS
j. W. Alvord, Esq General Superintendent
OF the schools under the Frssdmen's Bureau.
has issued circular 10 the Supsrintsndents Of
Education throughout the South, requesting
tnem 10 do sli in their power to make the
sehools self supporting; 10 encourage legisla-
uon Tor a public school sy stem; 10 Organize the
freedmen INTO school Districts with a school
eomnIttee TO carry on he same; 20 perfect the
regulations OF schools. method OF tea hing, se-
lecuon OF books, &c with special attention TO
All Inc hablts OF pupils, both in and out OF
sehooi, and 10 report the moral condition of
the freedmen in all respects; gather statistics
OF localities destitue Of schools: report ali
pisces where committees or teachers will opsn
schools, ia school house is provided: 10 bring
me aoult population into night and Sabbath
schools; urge ali suitable persons of both
colors 10 become teachers; LABOR TO Improve
normal schools: and instruct the children 10
exert n good III uence al home upon proth-rs
sisters. and parents
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IHR SUBsCRIPIoHs for the Providence Relief
Association. are coming In promisingiy. The
treasurer, Mr. Alex. X. Shepherd, this morning
received nom Messrs. Ball. Dubant and
Davis, committee for the first district, Fourth
Ward. The handsome um of SJ6a So: from M r
7. T. Connolly, Of the Patent o Oftice committee,
the sum OF SO, and from Mr. 4. j. Myers,
from clerks in the Paymsster Generals OH ce,
the r nm of $40 S1
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THE WORKING PDoPLB.-A N0rristo wn lpa.
per says that that 10 the ouly town In the
country where All the manufactorles are run.
fortunate. 1t 10 announced that to $40 mi Iis
OF ST. Anthony. Mtnnssoea. hare stopped, and
that hundreds Of Workingnen have IN cor.
New York State Workingmen's Assembly hol1s
it, annual neeiipG at Al6any duf1nk JSnoSrv
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PosrAsB STAMPS AND SfAnrsD EHvx.
sued me following ordsK-Fer the better &c.
comnodasson % As pubic possnasssrs are
authorised 20 designass sSshn, for the sals Of
the delivery d tAAts rsspective o6ices. and to
supply su0h agents VIII said stamps, a., Of
t6e several deuUminHftoQa. in vatne, not e.
ceedtrg So aAleyins teem . discount OF two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-24
V'HE SUPREME COURT OF TIE DIsTRICI
Il OF COLUMBIA, HOLDING a DISTRICT
cot RI OF TIE UNITED STATES
FOR THE SAID AISTRJ(r

Y" nj '"hoOl ~ Vnv rort,Ts, grsstiHg:
Notice j. hereby given, that the steamer Gen.
Bragg was captured by vessels of the United States
belonging to the Missis-ppi squadron. nnde Z
command Of Rear Admiral &. II Davis, and the
sane was ib-iled and prosecuted in this court in
the name of the United states. for the reasons in
the libel stated; aud that said cause will stand tor
trial at the City II all, In the City Of Washneton
on the first Monday OF January next, when and
" here all persons warned 20 appear t. show
cause why condemnation should not be decreed
and to Intervene for their interests. r. :
II. J. MEIGS, Clerk.
December 9Th. )s6g de IA 2awtd
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CAUTION To PARKNTs.--Parents and other,
having charge OF infant children snould b<
careful with respect TO allowing them TO play
with coIored cards. An instance occurred
yesterday where child about 10 months old
street, became seriously i'll in conseq uence OF
putting in his mouth card in the colorinE al
which verdigris has been used. DIR. Erich
was called IN, and by proper remedies pre.
vented q fatal esult.-B0H. Awericon, 21sf
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WINTER ANUS MENTs

INTER AMUsE MENTs
A series Of Entertsirments including Dramatic
Masluerades. Social Amusements, and Masked
Parties Will fn.SEs Fl s'fsn + Union HALL
CORNER OF EIGHTH AND + STREETS,
POOR AND DISTRESSED,
MUTUAL ooADIsATTfiteN PROTECTIVE
On each wEDNEsDAY NIGHT during the
months Of Jan0sry, February, and March, 1858, tl3
January, New Years Night The rasnaging
conpittse have obtained the services of OR hrst;
perfected arrangements that will the best Of
order. imrroper 2T lnt9Nicsted Eersons positively
from the following members
tween fhirtrSntR and FourfSrnthp stre.ts. ae' Dc
J. NJ PEARSON, iol Eighth street, near Penn
Dr. y. ?. ROWLAND, Dental Association, -
Four and half street.
Tw HowARD. 21s Penn-yIysnia avenue.
Ir. ". CALDWELL, sig X street
y. ENGLE. star once BniIiing
SB SIMON corner seventh It and Pa. avenue.
eTally.
MANAGING CoNyIrTEE:
II stoughton. DIR. s W Caldwell.
Frank Porter, John 7. Hutchinson, Daniel
Jacobs, j y. Lawrence
BALLET MAsIER-John Ressides. de2i 81
GRAND RAFFLE
~ OF
MAGNIFICENT SOLID MAGIC CASE GOLD
WATCH.
VALUED AT $500.
viii be RafHed At
JOHN HANCOCK'S SALOON.
Pesnsylvsnia ay enus, near 18th street.
Tickets, s5. de 7-eoI0t'
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ga colony Of SesthernoPs have squatssd
at Belize where land u only IS co nts an ocYo
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RArlyrL AccspNR,-hGs 0sosse .EIlicot.
:sssssl az. sse:sss 49, q - =
Sa: Ss ssss SSss ssssss p;sss {
eentN<t.a .al.iLs Ls.al-r 49,. Z. .---.y.-. !.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
NATIONAL THEATRE.

SECOND NIGHTOr
MR.. JOHN Il. OwENS,
The very popular American Comedian and Hs.
morIst.
On this occasion the saperb Comedy ef
=. MARRIED LIFE.
MI Mr.. e OWENS
Supported b. the superior Stock Conpapy
To conclude With Mr Owens speciality of
sOLON s9INGLE.
TO MORROW CHRISTMAS DAY,
GRaSD MATINEE Of the Exquisite Fairy Tale,
THE FORTY THIEVES,
At two O'Clock
Admission 80 cents. Children half price.
CHRISTMAS EVENING
hR j. r. OWESs
In . holiday Enter tsinment.
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PIRsoNAL.-Rear Admiral Hof, OF the u
Navy. and Major Il. King, Of Fort Wash
iDgton, are at the Ebbitt House. Governor
p. A. Pierpont, Of Va, Is at the Kirkwood
House. .-.. The friends Of Marshall Brown,
Esq- the widely-known proprietor Of the
Metropolitan Hotel, were glad 70 see him on
the avenue o-day, after his protracted illness
Of some four months. To man Of the active
life OF Mr.. Brown, this confinement to a sick
bed must have been pretty irksoMe; but he
seems 10 have taken 1t as pnilosophica as
possible.
tant Surgeon Peter Mof.
tar has been assigned to the Department or
Columbia
OFFlCERs OF THE SoLDIERa' HOME GEM
Grant, has appointed Brevet MAJOR General
j. b. Mcintosh. lieutenant colonel I'D infan.
Try, rs deputy governor Of the Soldiers Home.
and the appointment Of treasurer thereof re-.
voked. Surgeon u. II. Lamb, in addition TO
his duties as surgeon, has been appointed
treasurer and secretary Of the Soldiers Home
THI WHITE HOUSE The regular meeting of
the Cabinet was held to.day, all the members
present except Postmaster General Randall,
and the session continued until two O'Clock.
This forenoon, previous to the meeting OF the
Cabinet, Senators DooIittie and Fessspdeu, and
General Meade hsc an insrview win the
President.