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NOTICE TO LUMBERMKN.

NOTl Il to U m D n N n ~
ESdNEER's s oPPIcE,No o. FIYTH sT..}
LOUISVILLE. Ky, Dee II, 1853,
Sealed proposals, 10 duplicate, Will be rVo ised
at thia on o until II N, on Muh AY, Jtguary %,
1862 for the OF tue following good, ,souno,
WIit4 UAh Timber aud umbeT,Io Wit
~, 600 feet b. m. j Inches by 10 inohos
bO,00O feet b. IN, 10 Inches BY 10 inches,
$500 feet b. IN. 10 iuches by u Inches.
l0,0J feet b. m. timber. o aches thick.
lSl, 900 feet b, m. plan KS Inches thick.
bO,0O0 feet b. IN. plank - inches thiok,
81 600 feet b, IN. plAnks, Inches thick,
Contractors will be required 70 deliver this ma
teTiAl on lot Adjacent to the river bank neatly
piled up nd each different size In separate piles
Information with regard 70 the lengths OF differ
ent SiI I, the lot whereon the mAteriAl must be
stored blanks for proposals Of the form required,
aud any other Information will be furnished on
application to this office, printed copy OF thi
advertisement must be attached to each proposal.
Zach bid must be accompanied by written guar
Gntee signed by two responsible persons, that the
party or pa ties proposing will enter into contract
upon receiving the awaTdment.
No bids Wilt be entertained excepting from lum.
bermen and the ght Is reserved to reject any and
all BIDS II Il shall be deemed for the interest Of the
Government to do so. , 4,
delivery OF material will be reserved as security
for the fu hllment Of the contract.
Proposals will be indoTsed Proposals for Lum'
Der aud timber, and addressed u,,
MAJOR of Engineers. Brcvot Maj Gen, U.s,h
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ID Il 0 p o s A L s .
OyPICE CuiEr or rInrEnNIsTKR

~, ST, PAuL. MISS,, Oct, IL, lses
until December 81 lsds TO erect IN accordance with
the plans and specldcatlons die In this GER
tain Barracks, Quarters, and other Public Build
inEs at Fort Totten. D. 4. Tho bids will be in de-
tai to conform to the and plans afore-
be required separately; and for the material in
whole or part, according to the requirements OF the
case. An the labor, mechanical or other, to be
done by the contractor.
This Invitation is made only to men Of business
and capital, or who can command capital and who
are In condition TO do what 1t Ia desired TO have
done on the part Of the Government
S, b, HoLABIRD,
ocgS-td Deputy O. NJ. General, U, s. A.
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Intelligence Office.
GARD
School Furniture.
RRANoH OFFICE OF SCHOOL FURNITURE.

BHANoh OFFICE OF SCHOOL FURNITURE
munity at large, and especially the Trustees and
Teachers OF all Public and Private Schools, the
the PrOpTietors Of Lecture Rooms, and Of all Theat-
rical aud other class Of Exhibitions that, as sole
Agent for Robert Patton, patentoe aud manufae-
lurer, No. 20 George street, New York city, he
has ~ Assortment Of the most Modern Styles OF
FURNITURE adapted to the above purposes,
samples Of WHICH, together with catalogues and
price-lists, may be examined by calling upon
JOSEPH MOCK,
Also, General gent for Inventors for tho sale OF
Patent Rights, No; 90 Pennsy lyania avenue, be-
WAsHIsGroS, D. O., Nov. q. 1895. nOsi.tf
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Proposals.
nj o T I @ r,
USrEp srArEa BsoIssna's opyIoH, 1

hILwAuKRR, wIs., Nov, 10, 1868
Sealed proposals., In duplicate, Of the form fur.
nshed By the undersiEne@, be recsivsd u this
ONCE until u m. on WEDNESDAY, Deoember 30,
1855, for remoying the rock from the entrance V
Eagle Harbor, Lake Superior, TO obtain depth
no. less than fourteen D feet throughout the chan
The en- gineer estimates are 2,oio cubic yards TO
leave channel 80 feet wide, and S.S71 cubic yards
TO make a channel $50 feet wide.
Bidders will state the price per cubic yard. This
price is TO- include the cost Of furnishing all the
labor, boats, machinery, and appliances ,oi every
inE the Material removed TO such points a. may be
The work TO be commenced on or before May ].
and completed by October 81. 1892.
Payments Will be made as follows:
one fourth 70 be paid when one third OF the work
donei one third when one half is done one half
when two thirds are done and payment In full when
Bids will BE- made 10 accordance with provisions
circular o. May 8, 1858. from this once, so far as
The t9tsd State, reserves the right to reject all
bids, and Will not be bound to pay larger sum
than the amount the Treasury ofthe Upted States
Appropriated for this purpose.
Contracts, with surety bonds In the sum Of
$1,000, must be executed In thirty days from date
FOR further Information apply to thi. once, or TO
NJ; r. Henry Bacon, 9phtonasGn hs hIseisa1 =.
dressed to J, u. WHEELER,
kee, Wisconsin. del5-td
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pRoPosALs FoRU BRICK.
HEAg9,E, DEPASTMEST 81 nrrRs Sr pAE9rA' IsTTS

OFFICE CHIEg gQuARIERMAsrRkt
sr paw, MISE, Dec !, lS9s
Propu,AIs arc Invited Until January ], lS9, from
loyal and solvent citizens OF the Qnited states, who
have the means to execute In good faith As required,
moTS or loss Of good, hard, merchantAhle buildin
Brick at tho kiln or at the post-kiln to be within
Also, IL furnish Oak Saw Logs for 900 900 fget
more or loss uf lumber, deliy Al the post, De-
livery Of logs 10 commence May l5 lS0 and Of bTcl
June 1859, s, y, HOLABlRD,
del5td Deputy q, M Gen,, U, \. A.
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Dress.Making.
DRESS MAKING.
Watches and Jewelry.
IRWRIRN

" JkWELRY,
e. O. gH,3 gH9,93p: NJ Ss PsPSssylvfNPIs gSss. sSsgpSs.
ane dold JBWRLRY. Solid Silver Ware. Spec.
sST, .Srs sSissors, Gold and sIiSsr s rRinbss
very variety Pf sllyer-Plated Ware. DC, at the
cry lowest prices. DELI
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Surgical instruments.
Groceries.

NEW GROCERY. sToREl The undersigned
N having recently opened his New Store. re-
specfuliy calls the attention Of his old customers
and !hs gublie iP Ssnsrs 70 hs we'll selected stock
choicest brands Of Flour, Sugar, Wines, Brandies,
W. II. BREREToN,
nol7.tf No. 100 street, ,eornsr of Seysnth.
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Billiards.
X | r X w o o ID
BAR AND BILLIARD SALOON,

Cor. Twelfth st. and PA. ave.
BLIGH Il MCCONNELL, PRoPRIETQRs.
aS-The Bar Is supplied with the Choicest Wines
and Liquors noD-u
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pUBLIo SALE OF dovRRNMENTPRoPERT
BUREAU OF R., r., AND A. L., |
HEADQUARTERS Assist. COMMISSIONER,
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,

- BUREAU OF h. f., AND a. u.
HEADQUARTERS Assist. COMMISSIONER, |
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
RALRIGH, N, @. Dec II, 1883. .
In compliance with directions Of the ASST slant
Comm issloper, by Special Order No l23, dated
Raleigh. n. o., December 0. 1853. will sell, at
he premises. on wEDgRsDKY,. the asi day OF
December, between the hours Of 10 a. m. and p.
N .hs iOlSwinE grsps5,y late SelSnflns Ia e the Rs
sgih0Titys q Section n &C, q co5STeSss passed
for the relief q TSesd%sPo s6r o spa RNsfSSseo''"
near the City Of Salisbury, known as the DIS
TILLBRY LOT, containing twenty three acres
and thirty poles, more or less, being the lot con
yeyed to the so-ealled Confederate States by oat
James Z John:Op q ths toya o. ChsIiO,tts:
e is The clerk, once. Roghn county, January u
will be sold separately:
One Frame Building, Dx40xO.
One Tenement House, 25xl00.
One Tenement House, l0xl2
One Tenement House, 12xD.
Two Tenement Houses, BOXES.
Two Tenement Houses, two-story, 2Ox0
One Tenement House, Dxi0, and
Also, eight buildings on hospital lot adjoining
the above, recently used for barracks.
Terms: Cash, In Government funds.
Buildings to be removed within one week after
day OF sale.
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ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

W1LLARDS'-SYKKs q CHADwIcK.
Hon. ] A Cressweli, Md ! q u Massey, N
VI Fl Howe, Chicago / L Sayles, OF;
4 D Martin, N VI Morton MoMiehaei, Aies
l Harper, Alex M Fox, James Page, Louis
Wagner, M johnson, J Z Smith, Philadel.
Whitman and wife, MAST Henry Belknap,
Bostoni o H McCollaugh, Philadelphia 7
] Saskert, Nd d O Woermsnn, Hamburg,
Y;H O Semple, Aisi L A Biseiow, T d Lin.
coin; Bostoni O L Gould, Cali II Abel, N
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r,haE,,T ,SSvs viii III on M nrem
ises. on SATURDAY, December %, 1858, on land
belonging to Henry Mordecai, csq., near the City
FiYs P;aas Buildlngs, formerly used as a SMALL
pox hospital, 49,
IN A'' ua'' "'''' THOMAS P. JOHNSON.
North CarnlIna delO.td
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KIRKwooD HoUsE-Krse.

II Foster, Irwin s Besrdsiey, New York; NJ
Andrews, Sitka; Jules Les Crates, Philadel-
phia, Z Montgomery and son, Elnira; John
. Cross and wife, NJ Gallagher, Pittsburg,
Geo Holland, r y Thompson, Rlchmondi H
] McCormiok, Mobilei Z L Franklin, Peters
burgi George Mansaeld, Wateryilie, Charles
Elttnger and lady, yieksburgl VIM Rosin'
dale, Fairview, Ned Lyman, Chicagoi J How.
Ard Brooks, Cleveland.
METROPOLlTAN--SH l. PoTTs.
X Goldsborough, BALTIMORE J A Lindsey,
N Y; J Il Mcdonald, Indj Hon II Z Mckee,
Fort Smith, Ark s Browning and wife, N Y;
Z Howard, Val NJ l. Oker hnd wife, Lara
mile, Wyoming Territory W o Spencer, MIDI
Frank kellogg and wife, Chas Il Mears and
wife, N VI NJ Bannon, Baltimorej Jas Kelley,
Hon John Letcher, Lexington, Val J NJ Nc
Que, Augusta, Va; u MNchie, Staunton, Va.
SEATON HOUSE-J. II. SEMNEs.
VIM T Bixler, BALTIMORE y l. Miles, Phila'
delphiai l. II stiles, Rev J n y McEvoy, Rev
T Meade, New York; A @ McKensie, Rsnsasj
John II Chunp, st MAry's county, Md L W u
Berry. James b Tippet, Benz Sherwood, Md
q W W Bail, Savannah, Cal MrH DIR Byrne
and child, Upperville, Va. E
OWEN HOUSES. W, OwHs.
TIL Pratt, N vi o IL Brunaoombe, ST Louis
JF Mann, N j, b Cummings, Ohio, q 4
Cunningham, Nj; s NJ Bradish, N Y; A
Appleusan. Mo; W Conner. LAT John p Dur
bins, N J.
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"AoHtNStoN,o ". S's
Chartered by Special Act ofCongress,
Approved July 25, 1865.
CASH CAPITOL or ONB MILLION DOLLARS.

CASH CAPITOL or 0NB MILLION DOLLARS.
OFFICERS;
GDJkN S5hEk Jss.sS Rs1Rfi Ris,ns: r5s1S sSS E..eur.
EAsESos T. vss s:::s Es:s ssa
3 g. IFfGJkNER, ws.hiss,en. Assistant Secretary.
tHsHss kWfsa BEANS. sH H. b. I.s:sSs hsdiss ri.
MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD:
J.K. BARNES, Surgeon General United State,
AiPP' r. wssisSyfT9z wHoR%yfTz, Chief Medical Department
Of'''S D. v. SELF sEfss. %ssRfiSssoa
The advantages offered by this Comps1y are
Iis a National Company. chartered by speeis
act OF Congress, 1865.
paid up capital Of d. 10000.
II offers low rates Of premium.
Itfurnishes larger insurance than other companies
Ii Is dednite and certain in It's terms,
!tis ahome company ~ every locality..
There no unnecessary restrictions In the pol
ieles.
Policies may be taken which pay to the insured
their full amount and return all the premiums, SC
that the insurance costs only the decrease on the
Policies viii Se issued that will gsy to shs II;
sursd during ifo an ANNUAL income Of one tenth TIT
sals asRsS Ts che Gr risks upon tho i've
HSt to ;:eSFs $,yIas1a e. but a. so low
| 4 LOCAL AGENT IS WANTED IN EVERY
IN .1:s s1s M
should be addressed to the Compnny's Genera
Agents only n their respeetiyIe 70 distrie.s: u,u.
city.
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Co-OP PnnATIos.-The Protective Provision
Of the Government printing once, with the
object OF procuring family supplies at cheap
rates, and having now . membership OF $50,
directors have succeeded in making q contract
for the supply OF the members with family
groceries and provisions at rates which, it Is
ettna, ,netn, snss 'hem a least ca Yen ~ per cent
street, 10 tho contractor. Membership 10 not
strictly confined, we learn, to employees Of the
above-named establishment, but the privileges
Gates Of membership are Issued to the mem
bcrs, which entitle them, without further cir
cumlocution, to purchase supplies at the re-
duced rates.
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ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

John II Virgins, Miss julia Howe, Miss
Geo + White, Ind; s W Williams, = q Gil
Hon r II butler, Tenn; " q Moore, o q HSi.
lam, w Preston, N VI N B WiekershAm, Pa;
4 s1 g Hsylsnd , and wife PhilssSeiPhi.i Riohard
retson, Nat wolfe, u S A; Hon J W Patterson,
Hon L II Rollins, N HI O Thurston Chase,
Fla; WIN Buck, Philadelphiaj John Allison,
J s Butsn, PAT Hon Jas s Fowler, Tenn; Z L
Chas Mason, Iowaj W NJ MoKelliss, N y; q o
Rsrtelle, City; II 7 Blick, Covington, Ky;
ChaB ii Graves, U s A,
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PREPARE ron WINTER THE best and cheap
est Merino Undershirts and Drawers for 60,
pair for rs cents; Handkerchiefs, Is cents
Gloves in endless variety and at astonishing g
low prices; Neck Ties and Scaris OF the latest
designs at FRANC & GoLDNAN's,
Patent Office.
The Royal Eagle Paper Collar. \
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THE COURTS.

THE COURTS.
CIRCUIT CouRr-Chi.f Justice Cariisr.-This
terday;
James CrumP ys. julia Elliott. Action for
tSs note, made
lie Rsymsat for az the he sood.Wili Of f "soSf OF Of
groeerles IN a store at the corner Of King and
p p IN ne bs sssa.s inS Ts' p Ssis s
tached certain property Of the defendant In
this city, and seeks to subject Il to the pay.
ment Of the debt. The defendant pleads spe.
stock and pay therefor u, 200 In cash, and six
n9tes Of St3o.2I eaehi but that she made this
contract 'pRoG the nlaintif's representation
when 10 fsSt there was. at the time Of the pSr.
chase, but u 400 worth OF stock in the estab.
iishment, The case has been the subject OF
dris, where, In an action on some, OF the notes,
verdict was given for the defendant.
Messrs. Philips and II: Q. Ciaughton Ap-
Peared for the plaintiY and Messrs. .Car rington
The plaintiff introduced evidence tending to
show that the plaintin offered the defendant
her. CHOICE Of purchasing the stock, either In
form ~ hIs 'h tsa rs enois me
stock, store. fixtures, insurance, 80, was fully
equal to the amount which the defendant paid
The defendant introduced In evidence a
transcript Of the record Of the suit In Alex
andriA, to the admission Of which the plsintiE
objected. The Court admitted the evidence,
and the plaintiif excepted. The evidence was
concluded, and the case will be argued this
morning
W. Messer vs.. E. p. Rowland. The judg-
ment BY default In this case was sot aside on
the motion OF Mr.. Totten.
The marshal reported that he had sunni ned
the Jurors drawn on Thursday, whose papos
was excused FROM service on the Jury.
GASES TO-DAY,
The following cases are set for trial to day !:
Nos, 10, AL, II, and +22.
Adjourned.
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REAL ESTATE SALRs.-Messrs. W. L. Wall
square No. II, fronting rs feet on Twenty.
second street west, and running back 50 feet,
and improved by threc-story brick dwelling
part OF same lot, fronting Is feet on Twenty.
second street, by q depth OF 50 feet on H street
north, for So cents per foot to James Biggins
Also, Is feet adjoining same to James BigginH
for % cents per square foot.
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Wants.
Lost and Found.

TAKEN EsTRAY BY THE METROPOLITAN
L P0LLoEa0n = shs 2sth ax 9f N9SyeH6sr. Instant
red stripe on nose bich will DO sold to the highest
CASH bidder, at W. L. Wall Go; g BaIssr No. es
% '.lock, a. M, unless reclaimed by the owner.
at this o1icc No. Louisiana avenue, prior thereto
By order GEO. X. HBRRlCk,
noo.a w.L.wALL L co. % RuotIOSScrs. sA
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THE BooKprSpERs.-At q meeting OF the
Journeymen Bookbinders Society, on wednes-
day evening, the following offioers were
elected for the ensuing year: President, Archi-
bald Hullctt; vice president, William Bullockj
recording secretary, John Perkins; financial
secretary, Thomas Stewarti treasurer, DR.. Nc
Farland.
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A GRAND CONCERT will be given on Thurs
day evening, Dec. 10, In the Western Presby-
terian church, the occasion being the opening
male amateur performers In the city will as
sist at the entertainment.
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AatiuuaI gepablitau.
NEW ADvERTlsEMENTs.

THErIRsT snow nskes had scarcely whitened
tho earth yesterday, whom Mr.. Robert II. Grs-
ham, with characteristic energy anticipating
. possible contingency, got his slcishs, tsnd
he has a large lot OF them at reasonable
priees) 10 readiness, for the inspection OF pur-
ohasers. II II SHOWS Mr.. qraham's sleighs
ate ready. II II does not, his carriages are
desirable and comfortable. His place Is 37t
d street, between Eighth and Ninth.
THr holiday season Is . proper time for the
purchase Of new garments, and purchasers can
all be suited by Mr. George Bergling, No. ass
F street. He has Just received q large assort.
ment OF imported winter dress goods to bo dis.
posed Of cheap.
TIE ST. JAMES HOTEL, late Bunker's Ave-
nuo House, has been enlarged and improved,
sna Its proprietors can furnish tho most supe-
rior accommodations. na
MADAMz DuBoIsE, No. 2ss Pennsylvsnis
avenue, calls attention to the large assortment
Of articles At her hair establishment. The
ladies especially should read her advertise
ment In another column.
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JusT INTRODUCED INTO THE SALE DEPART
MEsT-Gentlemen's Beaver Froek overcoats
for fifteen and twenty-five dollars, Whitney
lars, fne Melton Overcoats, good colorings, for
fifteen dollars, superhne Dahlia EsquimauS
overooats for hfty dollars, and fne blue, black
and brown Castor Overcohts for thirty dollarn,
at Geo. O. Henning's, No. bll Seventh street.
One price In plain figures.
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sEATON HOUSE-I. H. SrMmra.

WI Abel, L II Walton, Baltimore; W S
Chase, Manassas, Val II George, Baltimore;
W Forbusk, Bunaloi Z r Shepard, Scranton;
Geo w Cloturthy, Baltimore; ] q Fits, N Y;
+ NJ MoDonough, Alexandria; Henry S
STROLLER, Baltimofet A II Stake, Chesapeake
and Ohio canal; Sam'l II Cregan, Jas Brown,
q s p Niplett, J L James, Philadelphia Jos
w Almond, John Nsgle and wife, Miss V
Brawner, yai O W Rosan, N VI Frank Kidder,
N HI Jos Robertsj W I Berry, p q Co, Md;
B W Spencer, Boston; W Averille, Maine.
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BnoKs DowN.-A car on the Seventh street
line broke down yesterday, just north OF the
canal, giving the passengers somewhat OF q
scare, but injuring no one.
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LIQUOR DEALERS MERTIsa.-Yesterday aE.
ternoon large number OF liquor dealers met
at Trades Union Hall, but their proceedings
were not made public. Their next meeting 10
called for Tuerday afternoon next.
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SCHOOL BoARD.-The regular monthly meet
Ing OF the School Board will be held on III,
sth inst, at Tl5 o'clock.
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Zion CHuReH,-The third quarterly meeting
row. Divine 1ervice morning and evening.
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The hoard then adjourned.

CENTRAL GRANT AND CoLvAx CLuB.-A
stated meeting Of this club was held on Thurs
day evening, when q number OF subjects were
postponed until next meeting.
A resolution indorsing the movements OF
the Republican party being under considera-
tion, proposition was m sde to amend it by
substituting 'manhood suffrage" for "impaf-
tial suifrage.n
DR.. Boyd offered q substitute, urging the
passage OF the fifteenth amendment to the Con-
stitution, guaranteeing a republican form OF
hood suffrage 70 each without distinction OF
race or nationality.
This was debated at some length, after which
adopted.
Or. Boyd proposed resolution designed 70
censure the Mayor for his course In reference
to the Washington canal, but II failed OF its
passage. .rI 'I.' .-0
Adjourned, ..HTI. .. p
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Hon W Williams, Ind; q L Haisa, b 7
Browning, "a; J Q rry,,J Cee, d, Samuel
tUn A@.Gs .snp'SD sTb.an m nn9IH
Rogers, James II Holmes, DR. L Walsh,
Cityi Harkins, Ohio; " H Sperry, Pa; b
Styles and lady, Md; A Robert, N Y; Henry
Wells, Michj u O'Connor, b + Baker, Ind;
James d Swami, N II; George and william
Jones, Md; Henry + Wise, Conn.
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U, BAuN's Hoop skirt, Corset, and Shoulder
ntelliEencer Building.
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BOARD or TRApK.-An adjourned meeting
Of the Board OF Trade was held at their rooms
last evening, wm. orme presiding and Mr.. Il.
Ool. VIM. wall offered the following resolu-
tion, which was adopted. =
Rssoired, That We earnestly recommend TO
our merchants and shippers renewed energy
and interest In freighting By the Merchants,
Line Of steamers TO New York and Norfolk.
Col. Wall said the trade between this city
and Norfolk was sugmenting, and he was glad
that the resolution had passed unAnimously,
and he predicted II would be necessary to put
on an additional steamer In q short time He
was happy 70 say that the Merchants, line
had decreased freight from 100 per cent. to 30
per cent, and he thought the llne should be
Georgetown millers were shipping at the rate
Of 1000 barrels Of -four per week to New York
the line. The company had m msde connection n
at New York, BY which freights were dis
patched to Boston at figures lower than rail.
road lines.
! The Hoard then adjourned,
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LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

MEKrIso OF FiRsr wARp woREISoNus.-
Last evening, meeting Of the workingmen Of
ths F ward ws held a. ssIss BssSpss
siiteeu-snd-a a.hsif streets, Henry Himber,
commissioner OF the First ward, IN the chair.
oa o1 %os1 psa h'rns S.l. asn
nittes TO wait on the Mayor and Oity Council.
And e IGsss ,,,iS' 5SsSgS'ed reduction Of
The CHAIR said Mr.. Bowen believed in civ
ing the men work to keep them from the soup
houses, and he was In favor OF day work and
Iii. Tsomas Gross desired to know n any OF
the Board Of Aldermen or Board Of Common
os: ssS na 81 .SSd
that the Mayor opposes a reduction.
Mr.. Gross. Why, Chairman, we cannot live
A. cheap In tho winter as We can In the sum
mer. One dollar would not pay for chewing
tobacco.
Avoice. It would not pay boot-black.
Mr.. Cross. One dollar win not pay me.
The Chair: 1t will not pay any one who
MT. Gross made a lengthy speech in opposi.
on to The ,edgsti9s and said that snE men
oil who would tolerate such men were them
selves no men at all.
A Voice. You win tread on some ones
Mr. Cross Continued. Why do such men dis.
grace Mayor Bowen by loadng around the City
Halt They could not lay around Mr.wsiiach
"A Voice. They have killed all the grass
around the Oily Hall. tLaughter.l
The Chair. II any one goes 10 work for 81 he
A Voice. We would be carpet-baggers, sure
enough..-would have to leave:
The Chair resumed: Gen. Howard did job
els 900, and paid his men el q day. The same
work could have been done for 5000, and pay
men " per dav for their labor. One dollar
won't feed q man to work on. He thought
hard OF Gen. Howard for cutting down the
James Raymond said he had worked for
4 he had thought any one would have buried
Peter Dorsey made some remarks eompii.
A motion was here made that II there was
aoy one.dollsr man present he should rise and
state II he could live on one dollar day; and,
Mr.. Richard Brown accused man named
Jones OF having stated that each First ward
hborer paid u to Henderson and Himber to
MI. Jones denied tho soft Impeachment, aud
retorted that Brown was OF no account what
ever. He (Jones) never hung around the court
MT, Gross. It is very, strange that wher
anything comes out, It always shows some.
thing against Jonei. Where there is so much
Mr.. Gross, ito Jones.) Did you not go down
to Mayor Bowen when Mr.. Himber did moi
give you work:
money would come. General laughter.l
Mr.. Gross. You had done no work wher
you went down to see "when do money would
eome.p
Mr. Jones. I never said advocated 81 oil
d rs either.
The CHAIR. 1 will do right and defy tn,
devil.
Mr.. PAnder moved that the select committed
appointed to wait on the ward Representatives
In the City Councils be instructed to represent
that an Increase rather than q decrease o.
wages would be necessary, to continue unit
the lt OF April. Carried, one person voting
In the negative.
Adjourned
The national Republican., 1868-12-05

E9UITy CoUaT - Judge olhl. - This eoult
transacted the following business yesterday
dorden eL al. VS.. Dawson. Order appointing
trustee to sell,
Varnell vs.. Aldrich. Decree adJulglng GER
tain deeds to be fraudulent and void.
Adjourned,
The national Republican., 1868-12-05
Personal.

L "0LDo DR.. DARBY's, s9s Seventh street,
opposite odd-fellows' Hall. Separate rooms for
patients. sel2.tf