Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-09

NEW CLOTHING SroRK.-Our eats'pris "a
fsiioW-citizsn, T. A. Stephens Esq, actIv-
business partner for twenty yssrs n the we'll
kIown known clothing house, Wali-. Stephens
n 20, has opened an eatireiY NJ " and select
stock OF hne clothing OF Penn. VI vsuia ave-
rue, between 9th and ION s'r-et@. late J +.
Ellis's u usic store. and IS prepared 10 furnish
his numerous friends aud Tue public wI'h
evsTy ariety of fine Gle hing aud gentlemen's
furnishing goods His tong experience in TIE
trade, MS courtesy and business tact, are all in
his favor, snd We have no douo. he viii
achieve success
CONNESDABLE-It is gratifying TO find IN,
steps nave heen inaug uratsd on the part of
some Of oEr humane citizens 70 provide cor,
tort for the fesutute white population OF the
District OF Columbia A society has recant,v
teen Organized, under the title of the D,s
tric' a Columbia Charitable CIs.hing Asso.
c'a'Ion,' The depot Of which viii he ~ No 3I2
ID street G. rner OF ith street. where clothing
ca re had DetV cen the hoars OF 70 o'clock n.
aLd p. m of each day. Ilr. George White,
Is pIesicen', and W. W. Bennett, u S. Asses
sor, Is secretary.
ACCIDEHT.-James Stokes, colorei acct
dentaily shot himself On trldsy evening last
while OUT hunting. in the atizhhornood OF
Fort Toren Barracks He WAS loading ms
gun, ara having , a. lie powder and sho: in
the barrel dropped il heavily on the butt tor
IN" purp9-e OF sertling The powder, when the
gun DIS charged itsslf. md the lead Uassed into
the 'ght eve ard nose. Surgical sid was pro-
cured. bui the eve is lost. and il is thought
the nos Will be much disfgUEet.
DEAD-Mr Tnom.s V. PyIes, q we'll known
Ci'izen % "fshin gton, die a. his residence on
the Navy Isrd iast evening, IN the 10th year
OF bis see. Ills f11erGl VIII take place from
the East Was hinE.on NJ. z. Church fof which
he wa IoeYl, 70 y OrrO-7 afternoon al y
O'Clock. aDn the Independent Order OF Old
Fellows tIarmoEy Lodge and Mageuenu En-
campmsur', Knights of Pythiss. and Rechah-
ties, to WHICH organlza,ioas he belonged, VIII
attend.
AMERICAN WATCHKs-FIsswhe-e Nassrs
VI. W. Gait :, Bro. announce that they have
made aTrsngsr1snts " which they are en soled
10 furnish 10 celebrated watches of the
.Anerican Wa;ch Company a. greatly
duced rates These watches have attained q
world wide celebrity IS time -zsepsrs. aud he
fact that hey endorsed by such rslia Die
dealers as the laessrs. Calf is spf lent guar.
antee for their excellence.
ALEXANDRIA lrENs.-Tne GGsstts Of Sa,ur-
day SAYS:
A grea, many counterfeit: Fifty cent notes
nave lately been put in circulation in this CITY
and so great has the evil become, tha- the 20.
j &c have been instructed TO endeavor 20 ferret
out from whence they are issued. Some of the
spurious money has already eeen traced 20 a
man, for whose arrest g Warrant hss been
issued, and who Will be examined this even
ing.
One OF the buildings located on the Market
Square, and fronting on Fairfax street, has
been prepared for a soup hou sc, and the old
attaches of that charity have been reemplOy-d;
and on Monday next. a. ~ O'Clock m, soup
Will be Issued 70 The needy N suitable guam
tines
The high rate az which corn is now selling
mas induced the farmers in this section OF
the State 10 XIII their pork earlier than usual,
and a. a consequence every train of ears
or wagon that enters the city is filled with
dressed hogs, and the stores Of the commission
merchants are we'll stocked with the same CON-
modify. All that comes, however, Is rapidly
sold