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Fire Alarm telegraph Stations,


AT the suggestion of many OF our readers,
who do not understand the signal numbers in
the striking OF the bells to designate the local..
ties of fires, we publish the following list OF
the numbers and localities of the boxes in this
city:
2-Sd street east and L street south.
18th street east and Virginia avenue
4-l1tl street east and Pennsy lvania ayenue
Eth stree, east and Pennsylvania avenue.
18th street east and South Carolina avenue. .
s-4th street east and street north.
9-6th street east and street north.
l2-2d street east and street north
13-2d street east and East Capitol street.
1ii-Mo \ .. sEngine House, Capitol Hill.
I5-Pollce Station Az and F street south.
1s-Ilth street west and MARYLAND avenue.
49,. street and Maryland avenue.
21-C street north and New Jersey ave, Z. 2.
as-city peESf fal,
24-No. J. Hook and -Ladde House, Mass ave.
23-tth street west and New York avenue
26-Police Station. 7th and Boundary streets
21-7th street west and NJ street north.
2s-l0th street west and street north
29-7th street west and street north
49, street and Pennsylvania avenue.
32-7th street west and street south.
34-Banh Of Washington, Louisiana ayenne.
35-tentral Guard House.
36-l2th street west and N street north.
57-l2th street west and street north.
3s-No Engine. House, u st. north and 18th at.
32-State Department l4th st. west and ST. north
422-Riggs' Bank, 18th st west and n. 7. avenue.
4?-l5th street west and street north.
45-lath street west and Fl street north.
4b-21st street west and Pennsylvania avenue.
41-l61a street west and II street north.
4s-Hdth street west and M street north.
49-Police Station Goth ST west and X st north
!l-26th street west and 6 street north
52-23d street west and street north.
I3-Smthsonien Institution.
J4-lSth street west and street north
56-Arsena} gate.
57-Nayy Yard gate.
5s--l1th street west and street north
a9-6th street west and street south.
61-Adams' Express Office. Pennsylvania avenue.
62-GuNernment Printing Office. II street.
63-1th street west and street north.
64-oth street west and street south.
6a-]4th street west and street south.
gu. s. Observatory.
6e-Sth st. west and X at. north. tresidence of Su
rerintendenf of Police.l
71-poce Station. First 81. west and It north
12-PoliCc Station. Hi Oh street Georgetown.
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TRAvELLER'S GUIDE.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

FoR BALTIMoRR.-Trains leave daily, except
Sunday, at 100 and 745 a m, and 1915, 200, 4:3o
and s:s5 p. m. On Sunday, at 745 q. m, and $50
and 8:45 p. m.
at 100 a. m,, and 200 and SI5 p m. Sunday at AS
q. m, ana 80 and S:4b p. m.
For Way STATIONS SOUTH OF ANNAPOLIS JUNO
TIoN.-6;I5 and TOO a. m, and 200 and 4:s5 p m
For ANNAroLIs.-7fo a. m, and 4:3o p. m. No
train on Sunday
FoR ALI. PARTS OF THE WEsr.-Leave daily, ex-
cept Sunday, at 745 a. m, and 4:30 and 8:45 p.
On Sunday, at 4:3o and SAB p. m only, connecting
at Relay House with Western trains.
Philadelphia and New York Through Line.
For NEW YORK, without change Of cars.-Leave
daily, except Sunday. at 745 and II Is and 90
p. m On Sunday, at zoo p. M only. Sleeping cars
on p. m tram
For PHILApELPHIA.-Daily, except Sunday, at
7:45 m. and f2:l5 4:3O, and Toe p. m. On Sunday
at p. m. only.
Great Pennsylvanla Route.
For THE NORTHWEST, SouyH AND SOUTHWEST
Trains leave Baltimore and Ohio depot at AS a. m.
and 4:30 and s:45 p. m. E
Steamboat Travel.
For RICHMOND AND THE SeuTH AND SOUTHWEST.
The steaners of the Richmond and Frederick sburs
line leare Seventh street wharf daily. except Sun
days, al a. HI. and p. m On Sundays at 6 g. m.
only.
FoR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. leave Sevent b
street wharf every hour FRONT a.. m until 7 D. m ),
daily.
Fo2 MOUNT yERNoN.-The steamer Wawasset
leaves Seventh street wharf Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday mornings of each week at l0 0 clock
returning at 80 p. m.
For BALTIMORE AND PGToMAc RIVER LAND
INes.-The steamer Columbia leaves Riley wharf
foot OF Eleventh street, every Wednesday morning
at clock.
POTOMAC TRANSPORTATION LINE FOR BALrI.
MORE AND PoToMAc RIVER Observation-Disclosures
leave Sixth street wi1atf at q. M on Wednes.
days and Saturdays. .
For THE EASTERN 'SHoRE-The steamer Hi
Livingston an elegant boat, leaves her pier oppo-
site No. 10 Light street wharf, Baltimore, every
Tuesday, THURSDAY and Saturday, at 5 p. M for
Easton Point Double Mills oxford. Clora's 3 Point,
Walach's Wharf. Cambridge, Hughletts Wharf,
Cabin Greek, Medford's Wharf, and Lloyd 5 Land
ing.
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WOOD AND COAL.

~ 0 4 l. A u w % ID
AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL
! am receiving all the various kinds of
COAL from the nost approx ed mines purchased
direct from miners for cash.
have taken portion Of Riley's wharf foot Of
llih street. for the purpose of storing Coal on il
thereby saving hauling TO Yard. Ii can be delv-
cred direct from the wharf for fifty cents per ton
less than if hauled To the yard.
Having all the facilities for obtaining and delv-
ering Coal l viii sell it at the lowest possible
price.
Where persons use large quantities, deduction
viii be made in price.
All kinds of WOOD at low price.
~ Coal and Sawed and Split Wood kept under
cover. II CLAY STEWART.
Office. corner ii and 18th SITS.
Wood Yard, 18th st. and Canal. Coal wharf, foot
of 18th street.
2240 pounds to the ton guaranteed, by sworn
wci9her. ! aus I'm
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DIEEY POINT HOTEL.
Il SALT WATER BATHING.
This well known resort will be open for the re-
ception of visitors on the 25th of june. AAA
Board per week Sl4.
WIN. MITCHELL. Proprietor.
Steamers leave Washington every Tuesday
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 6 O'Clock a. IN ,
and Baltimore every Tuesday. Friday and Satur-
day AT o Gleck p. M. Touching going and return
In at the Point. le I2-tf
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~ Scotchmen, il is said. are getting tb,.
latest appointments in the New DOMINION.
- There are eight papers in the I,u,tsa
States edited by colored men.
~ Ex-rebel Postma ster .G General Rasvan
Texas has received his pardon and made M.
little speech upon the dangers OF '.nerro su
premacy." 4Zt' Z. -.
- Belle Boyd is at Baltimore. on her wav-o
ST. Louis, where she is going to play an en-
gagtment at the Opera House '--A
/. - The Union Pacific railroad fOmaht
oranch) is completed distance OF five hun
dred AMI forty miles. $50 -
y A new Episcopal Church is being built
IN Boston ON the free church principle.
- New Jersey peach gro wers count on
nal crep, 100000 baskets; Delaware proposes
to sell two million has kets.
0The coal miners strike at Ia Sale IL
is reported at an end, compromise haying
be en- effected. IL is estimated that this sfrira
cccasioned a loss on all sides of Slen,Um
@Mr. Gorham, the I nion candlaa.a f,-
Governor of California, is only thirtv tom
years of aee-the sge of Governor Low wh ~
he received his nomination tor thu, en,i
which he has filled with such hunnr 10 ~,
self and sery ice 10 the SIa'e. = 'i'
$3.50 far this year the number of asathx,o
ST. Louis is eight hundred and eishtvona Ia
than for the same time last wear Thera bsy.
been no serious epidemcs. -
~The receipt of wheat in Cbiear, ar.
quadrupie tne amount At this tim. las yea
II VIII require more currency 10 move me
crop than ever before, for 1. Is immense
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Virginia News.

The Warrenton Index says. .Wa.erIoo
Bridge was completed on last Saturday. IN the
very nick OF time to allow suDdry wagons
from Rappahannock, which would otherwise
have been detained by the freshet in the ri yer
10 pass over it without delay and deliver their
freight IL Warrenton.
The people Of Lexington are intent on hav-
ing Dr. Hoge. At the presbytery held in that
town a few days ago, Col. J T. L. Preston ap-
Piled for and was gran ed permission to prose
cute before the Presbytery OF Hanover the call
extended to the Doctor and declined by him.
Specimens OF rich ore found. in digging a
well on Twenty-Sixth street, In Richmond
between o and p. streets, Church Hill, on the
properly of Mr.. G. +. Courtney are pro-
nounced to be gold. by Nowlan i Co, lewel-
lers of that city.
Isaac Harris, Charles Wilkinson and John
Williams. eoiored. were arrested Saturday. In
Richmond. On the charge of having committed
an outrage on the person of a colored girl un-
der twelve years OF age, named Maria john
son.
The case OF VIM. A. Hoppe, charged win
counterfeiting an inspectors brand and vi ,lat-
ing the internal reuenue law. was again fur
ther heard on SaturdaY.tin Richmond, sefor.
Commi issioner Cahoon
On Wednesday, Mr.. John White, who lives
some or miles above Warrenton. whilst
tending threshing machine. had his leg ter
rIbly manRled and crushed necessitating its
amputatlon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-27

The annual festival OF the Baltimore Set
zen Association closed last night, after twelve
clock, having been Kept up precisely ou 2
week. The Sun says The festival, notwith-
standing The two daps OF rain which material
ly intsrfered with the open air sports and at
tendance at the park. is properly regarded a
one Of the most successful affairs OF the kind
ever held in this country, certainly the best
that we have ever had here, where the Schuer-
zen Is most fourishing. The weather yester-
day was clear and beautiful. the temperature
being equa BILE and the air braciug. 1t thought
not to be an over ee innate TO calculate the nm
her Of visitors at the park. throughout yester-
day and last night, al from thirty to forty
thousand. OF all ages and both sexes. As on
other crowded days OF the festival, the ladies'
present largely OUT numbered the gen tlemen,
aud children thronged its avenues and re-
treats.
The various amusempE.s Of last week were
renewed. except the shooting. During he al
ternoon and evening the shooting -house was
turned intoa dancing saloon, the paw ION not
being large enough to contain one tenth OF the
humber OF persons desirouS of parti ripat ne
In this exhilerating amusement. During the
afternoon Professor Leslie performed his per-
llous feats on the trapeze attached to the bal
loon, some hundreds of feet above The earth,
and after nigh'fal. amid the lare of the baautt-
fully illuminated ground. the same intrepd
performer gave his wondeful feats on the rish
rope. Prof. Light made a short ascension i'm
the balloon "Flying Cloud but the gas no.
being suffic and here being no wind what
ever, his stay III the upper air was quite brief
descending in field not far from the en- clos ure
The autematon show was. as usual, source
OF much amusement to the ladies and children.
as was also the efforts OF Prof Knapp with his
hoys. in their athletic contests for prizes. I,is
almost needless to add thar lager flowed freely
The festivitiesiwere still going on at midnig ght
appearing to be desirous 10 make the most OF
the "Last Day of the SchuetZen"
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HOTELS. &c.
HOUSE.

- 21. %. 25. and 27 Broadway. NY,
Opposite Bo4riiHg Green.
ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN.
The Stevens House Is well and widely known to
the travelling public. The location is espera ally
suitable 10 merchants and business men; II is u
close proximity to the business part of the cityis
on the highway of Southern and Western travel
and adjacent to all the principal Railroad and
Steamboat depots
The Stevens House has liberal accommodations
Tor over 300 guests-t Is well furnished, and pos
sesses every modern Improvement fmr.the comfort
and entertainment of its inmates. The r0ums are
spacious and well ventilated-provided with gas
and water-the attendance is prompt aud respect
fUl-and the table is generously provided with
every delicacy Of the season-at moderate rates.
The rooms having been refnrnished and remodeled
we are enabled to offer extra facilities for the
fort and pleasure of our guests.
au 5-6m GEO. h. CHASE 4 CO. Proprietors.
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A NEW MODE OF SwIyDLING,-A few weeks
ago. woman genteeiy dressed, called N the
Mayors office, and appeared to be in verv
deep distress, so much so that she shed
tears quite freely, and 8 suit OF deep
mourning served to add TO tne effect prodp ced
She represented that she had been to Wash
lBgton- to get the body Of her dear, deceased
husband. and that her pore-moDnaie. con-
tanning all the money she had, was stolen in
oHe OF the cars on Pennsylvania avenue. She
OF New York State, whittier she was going,
but could not go on without some assistance
10 enable her TO pay railroad fare, &c. Sna
bad, however, money order on the National
Bank at Jervisport, New York. which IL she
could got cashed would place her In finds
On its face the order seemed TO he for 800 So
and Officer Reeder accompanied her TO &
brokers' office on Sd street, to II il conld De
paid there. or If an advance could no. be ob-
talned upon l.. As the woman was unknown
and could not get any one to vouch for her
character, the broker refused 10 either cash the
order or advance any money upon il. Police
man Reedsr then. in consideration OF the
wOman's situation. advanced SIS 10 her. the
mopey order being retained security for the
advance. In due time the order was sent 10
the bank at Jervispsrt. through the broker -
ferred to- and instead of 500 so being returned.
there came back but 50. 80. The order had been
so skillfully altered that it escaped detectioa
until 1t reached tue officers of the JeryiSpor.
Bank. The woman in black has not baen heard
from since. The policeman is out OF pocksr
$3.50 unless The widow returns and makes il
up-Phftaiefphfd Ledger.
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SAVING b. ANK.
"a PIN DAY Is A GROAr A YEAR"
First National Bank Of Washington

First National Bank OF Washington
b. COOKE, (of Jay Cooke Co.,) President.
VIM. s. HUNTINGTON, Cashier.
GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY
FINANCIAL AGENT eff THE UNITED
STATES,
1stA street, opposite the Treasury Dspertnasn.
Government Securities with Treasurer United
States
~ ONE MILLION DOLLARSks
Webuy and sell all classes of GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES at current market rate
FURNISH EXCHANGE and ,aoa,s Collections
o. ALL THE PRINCIP AL CITIES OF THE
UNITED STATES
Wepprchase Government. Vouchers on the MOST
FAVORABLE TERMS, and give careful and
prompt attention to
ACCO UNITS OF 5 USlNESS MEN and FIRMS
and to any other business entrusted to u.s.
FULL INFORMATION in regard to GOVERN.
AENT LOANS at all times cheerfully f~-..isned
VIM. S. HUNTINGTON, Cashier
Washington, March 90 1855. m2l-tf
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DENTISTRY.

NJ BARNES inserts TEETH en- RUBBER
w GOLD and SILVER. very cheap. Fourth
street east: hetween and streets north. Leave
Navy Yard car at Third street on account of side
walk An I.-Im
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TELEGRAMS, &C.

GeLeral Schofeld has decided that ;he Nlr-
ginia State poor laws shall be enforced with
references TO the paupers 70 whom the Freed
mems Bureau has ceased giving rafions- Nv
crowded 10 the cities OF Virginia after the war
VIII be returned 70 their respective counties
where they are citizens The pauper whites
will be treated in the same way. The Ri.h-
mopd city council is about cpesing 8 new
almshouse for colored people
The case OF the colored Canadian who an
piled for redress because the owners of the
s'eamship Hatteras refused him a frst- cabin
passage on account of color, was dectdad nv
United States Commissioners Cahooa IN Rich
moDd, yesterday morning. lie decided tina. the
civil rights bill only applied 10 American cir
zens and foreigners could not obtain redress
upderit.
A fire was discovered in the basement of
koehIer's dstllery, at the corner of FIR. ave
nue. and ThirtIeth street New YORK. early o.,
SUNDAY morning, and before the flames could
be subdued the building was damaged 10 the
extent of so 600, and the loss on stock and ma
chinery Is estimated at 50 900.
Republican colored meeting at Manches-
ter. opposite Richmond. Va, on Saturday
night, was addressed by Z. r. Porter, Com-
mouwealths attorney at Norfolk, who ls
stunning the state under the auspices of the
National Republican Committee.
A young man named Edward Parsons, q
wears OF age, who lived IN Hartford, Conn.
with his stepfatner, LYMAN Walters, commit
ted suicide Saturday afternoon by an Overdose
of laudanum He was somewhat under the
influence of liquor for several days previous.
Phe interments at Galveston, Texas, yester-
day. were twenty. six, and for the week one
hundred and fifty three. Among others, Cap
tain i. A. NIckerson, Massachusetts, and Cap
tain Runnells, of the schooner party, OF
New York.
The number OF whites registered in Charles
ton, s. q, mp to yesterday evening, was 2.2iI,
and 4.200 colored. Total registration IN tn,
citv and State give 9,7i3 whites and 22.96s
colored.
Major Delmater. chief of the medical bureau
OF the Richmond Va district, was tered
out yesterday This is the first officer mus
tered out in that department under the late er-
der for the removal of volunteer officers.
A little son of DIR. Edward Brownell OF Eas.
Hartford. Conn, years of age, was drowned
while bathing in HockDnm river, at six o'clock
on Saturday eyedlng. The body has been re-
covered.
Joseph Brown, a carpenter. fell from CITY
passen ger car in Baltimore, yesterday, and was
run over and Instantly killed.
A fire occurred in New York Yesterday
evening, at Nos l. and 20 Cedar street The
loss is estimated at S260,0UD.
The Roman Catholic Archbishop Of . uebec
died Sunday.
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nR. LEWIE 4 DAVIS DENTAL ASSOCIA-
II TION
No. $50 PESN'A AVE-
Between 18th and Isth streets.


No charge will he made for extracting where Ar
hncial Teeth are inserted, although the@
patient viii be required to pay for the
surgical operation VIII en- performed. which ~AlL0
will be deducted when the Teeth are made. The
Association is now prepared to make Teeth Gold.
Silver and Ru bber at New York, Phiiadelphis and
Boston prices. All persons wishing dental work
done can have it as cheap rs in the above named
cities. All work will be done in the neatest and
best manner and warranted to give entire satis
faction. Persons will do well ia call and examine
our work before getting it elsewhere. jy I5-tf
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~ penny paper has been started IN Bos-
ton. which will "endea vor to exer; an influence
in behalf Of that portion of the community who
desire 10 secure the largest individual freedom
in all matters pertaining 10 private life. and
opposed TO all legislation Of every descrip.
ton teLdng 10 abrdge the rights OF the CHI
Zans''
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i Nj. LOOMS. NJ. D.,
The Inventor and Patentee of the MINERAL
PLATE TEETH. attends personally at
his ONCE in this city. Many persons can
wear there teeth who cannot wear others, 6k0
and no person wear others who cannot wear
these. :
Persons calling at my Office can he accommodated
with any style and price of Teeth they may desire,
but TO those who are particular and wish the pur-
est, cleanest. strongest and most perfect dentnre
that art can procure, the MINERAL TEETH will
be more fully ranted.
Rooms in this citv-So. 33s Penn'a avenue, be-
tween 9Th and 10th SITS. Also, 907 Arch street
Philadelphia. oc ,0-1y
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THE WORKING PEoPLE-It is announced
thai the strike among the coal miners at La
Sale, ILLINOIS. Is ended, the dificnliies having
been amicably adjusted, and the men are at
work again. The carpenters. it is said, will
soon hold = NATIONAL convention, and the vari-
GUS caypeD ters societies stbroughoutt the couL try
are now sleciins deleRates to it. The BrooklyI
Carpenter Union, in choosing their delegate
on Thursday. instructed him to suggest to the
con yen'ion that come attention be paid to the
society rules relative to apprentices, a. thew
con sIaer the present rules Imperfect for the
profection OF the trade - #.se
!. ~ Wooden pavementsare being laid In the
principal streets OF New Orleans. .i'-a.S :
81 There are a papers in Maine of which
are indepepdent. i EsfaE i sasa
s9rThe CT Mt nnsnce in the eighth 5ur move.
ment is Calior ala has caused Il. a .n denression
IN the lu nbeE iItersst.tasH @s7Ys-,,7 -
e Hoenos A.res hsss Woo, clip of loo, ,oOa,-
n -. q stsEs : % =
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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-07-18

and select candidate there for the Demo
cratic party? Does be suppose that fex
members Of Congress and others who are
there on public business are going to take
the whole affair out Of the hands Of the
people? Is that his view of things? 1t
would really SO appear. He will fud that
no side arrangements that he or any other
clique Of politicians can make at Wash
ington will be binding upon or have any
effect upon the country. The Democracy
are not going to Washington to look for
their candidate, and to inquire Of time
serves and oGicehuntcrs whom they shall
select At The proper time they will meet
il council, with delegates chosen from the
people, and they will select the man, fresh
and unt-ammcled. WHO Is to be the next
President Of the United States
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-07-18

IT SAVES TINE 1t saves trouble, II saves
money! Three good and sufficient reasons
for purchasing yourDry Goods, your Carpets,
your Boots and Shoes Of Westervelt & Co..
Erery article is marked in plain figures al thelo,o
est selling price for cash. You do not have 10
spend your time in going to three or four
pllces for the purpose Of getting lower phi
ces they are always as low as any one will
sell the same quality, and then it is troub-
lesome to be obliged 20 go in different stores
to find ont the lowest price. You save mon
ey, because, ifyOu wish five or six yards Of
any kinds of Goods you get it as low as if you
purchased forty Or fifty yards. You save
money az in by getting your Boots & Shoes
ofthem re they purchase direct from manu-
facturers and can, and do, sell cheaper than
those who buy Of wholesale Boot G Shoe
dealers.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-07-18

THE WHITE PlSE.- has long been known
that thi5 tree contained any excellent medicinal
qualities but it is only of comparatively recent
date that they hive been analyzod aud combined
into remedies for popular use Dr. J. w. Poland,
formerly clergyman of high repute.a few years
since prepared such 4 medici re, which he called
the"W hile Pine Compound and so efiicaciou
has il proved in all throat. lung and kidney dis
cases. where. or it has been used, that the popu-
lar demand for is rapidly increased until the dis
covercr was obliged TO devote his whole attention
to the business ci preparing i; for the market and
il now stands in the front rank of the medical
specifies OF the day. Dr.. SSett, Of the New
En- gland botanic Depot in Boston, has become
plODrietoro of the Compound, and his advertise
ment in this paper gives an Interesting account
Of rs origin AMI success substantiated nv large
number of certificates from well known citizens
of the New England States. The medicine is
specially popular in Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont. where the virtues Of Tie white pine
as familiar asiousehold words. 35m3