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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-04

ORPHANS COURT. January IS, isss.-DIs
" TKICI OF COLUMBIA, Warrington County. to-
istrasri1 Of JAMES CXRRiCO, deceased, the ex.
eeutrix aforesaid has, with the appreciation Of
the Orphans Court of Washington County
Aforesaid, appointed Tuesday, the 18th day Of
February, lsss for the final settlement and
deceased. and OF the assets in hand, as far
ss the same have been collected and trrbed
into money; when and where all the creditors and
heirs of said DECREASED are notified 90 nd, with
their claims Prorrrly yoScsed or they ma, otssr
dec~ssedr estate Prorsded, copy Of this order be
published week for three weeks in the
Evening Star. prev ious to the said day.
Test-JAMEs T. o'BElRNE,
ja T-law3w' Register Of Wills
THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub.
Of sshington County, in the District Of Columbia
letters Of administration O. ON the personal
tate ef TRUMAN LYNCH late OF Washin gtou
county. d. C., DECREASED. All persons having
claims against the said deceased hereby wsrnsa
20 exhibit the same. With the vouchers thereof,
to the subscriber. before the 18th day Of yanu
ary next; they may otherwise by law be exclsded
from AL benefit Of the saiA estate. Given un'ler
my hand this ssh day Of Jsnucsy ls5s;
- 50 law3w' -g-.-, sdministrster, G. tia
TN THl sUPRlnE COURr OF DIST RIOT OF
kos. nsrsis aid p 81 S oa.h ~ 's
sIa's' ''% ". be- sss'"
John Deveys~ux 4, defendant
On motion Of the conria ,nsnts, w Messrs. A.
pieby ssd EemoBston. thsir solicitors. IL 10 or.
derrd that the defendant esuse his appearances 20
be entered herein N or t~far~ the 6rst russ Day
occurring lovty 1aye After THE dag oxherstse the
easse VIII he yrecee6e4 with - In tsse y dsfesst
- sstes q ~ oesn 80 q Iissvss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-04
GEORGETOWN ADVERTISEMENTS.
lHE GREATEST BARGAINS TOFFEgEI

just received 1t MILLERS. I0l Bridge street
Georeefown, WM yards Blesched and Brown
Cottons, embracing yard wide, 10. la aud Isc.
Androscosgip, Wamsutta, New York Mills oon
yards Calicoes. and l0c the very best. Isls Onr
remaining stock Of Winter Goods selling OF
al very low prices.
ia 7-lms BENJAMIN MILLER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-04

NOVEL TINGExHIBITIoN.-Alar large crowd
assembled at the skating park yesterday to
witness the novel exhibition of skating blind
fold, the prize being splendid pair of New
York club skates TO the person who would
skate two hundred yards and pass through two
skates ten feet apart. At four o'clock the con-
test commenced, and as the exhibition pro-
crossed much merriment prevailed among the
spectators. The arrangement was that each
person entering the list was. after being blind
folded, 10 turn around three times, and IN, n
kate down the passage and pass between the
skates After a number of trials Mr. Arthur
B1ce, OF Georgetown, was declared the victor
The skating carnival Of to-day is progressing
with much satisfaction, and to night the en-
Joymt mt Will be enhanced by the brilliant effect
produced by the two magnesium lights, which
will help the moonlight 10 illuminate the pond
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-04

LARCENY OF MoNEY.-Last evening, Mr.
John Tally reported at headquarters that SIPS
had been taken from his house, corner of i4th
street and Ohio avenue. Detectives Coomes
and Miller and officer James Halves this morn
ing ARE sted Pink Jackson, VIM. Moody, John
Bell, Robert Lane, Alonzo Perry. Lewis Cass,
and John w. Clark, colored, npor a warrant
sworn out before Justice Smith, charging them
with the larceny OF Sl25 from the complainant
They came before the Justice, when all save
the latter two Were released on their own re-
cognizance. The officers went this morning to
the house of the mother of Cas- on street
where they captured new suit Of clothes and
pair OF shoes, which he is supposed to have
purchased with the money. Cass and Clark
are held for further hearing Tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-04
WOOD AND COAL.
DANCING ACADEMIES.

DROP. KREIs' DANCING ACADkMY, Penna.
u ave-, opposite Metropolitan Hotel. Ladies.
Misses and Masters, Tuesday aud Saturday amer
noon from ) to o'clock. Gentlemen, fuesda,
can Be rented for Balls. Soirees. &c. my ie-ly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-04

BOARD OF FIRE CoMMIssIoNERs.-The regu-
lar monthly M citing OF this Board was held At
the City Hall last evening, Mr.. y w. Thomp-
son I'm the chair. and Mr.. E. T.. EcklcG acting
as Secretary.
On motion, the Mayor was requested 10 fur
mis- n five additional fire-alarm boxes.
John Gedney was appointed extra man in No.
, fire company. III the place of Jacob Dyser
resigned, and Chas. LETTERS was appointed SUI
pernumeraTy, vice j. Gedney promoted. The
resignation OfGeo. Lewis, supern Itinerary ofthe
Metropolitan Hook and Ladder Company, was
received and accepted.
The Mayor was requested TO purchase 1000
iaet OF hose. Tor which appropriations have
been made by the City Councils. Adjourned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-04

No charge will lie made for extracting where Ar
thcial Teeth inserted, although the
patient viii be required to pay for theSp$S
surgical operation when performed, which ~--l-o
Will be deducted when the Teeth Are made. The
Association 10 now prepared 10 make Teeth on
Gold, Silver and Rubber. at New York, Philadei-
phis and Boston prices. All persons wishing DEN
tai work done can have IL cheap in the above
named cities. All work will be done in the neatest
and best manner. and warranted TO give entire
satisfaction. Persons will do well to call and en
anime our work before getting it elsew here ~ IS
The Shasta courier., 1868-09-05
NUMBER 26.
Peter the Great:

A St. Petersburg visitor writes home the
following regarding Peter the Great;
In the palace of the Hermitage" we were
shown large, and as / consider, certainly
the most interesting gallery Of this palatial
museum, entirely devoted to the reminiscent
ces OF him. Here, too. are several work
benches and many tools used by him some Of
them-squares, cornpasses, levels-not infe=
rlor to the Instruments of modern times
There Is a colossal stand desk of his con-
struction here-collossal for men of ordinary
size, whose heads scarcely reach the place
where he was wont to rest his elbows for he
was giant in stature as we'll as in intellect,
nearly seven feet in hight. Every way he
was Peter the Great. There he sits repre-
sented In wax, in an enormous chair of his
own manufacture, the figure clbthed in q
court dress of faded brocade, that he was &C.
customed to wear. He must have been man
OF ine proportions, but if this is correct
representation of his features they were not
prepossessing. His hands, that had done 30
much hard work, were small and delicate.
and his feet which could not be otherwise
than true to nature, as they wore his shoes.
were apparently too small for the support of
so large frame. His state carriage is there
"a cumbrous affair, without top, with seat
behind the driver, not unlike the modern
drosky. There are also shown many of his
watches, canes, and snuff boxes. It would
require columns to enumerate and describe
all the relics of the great emperor to be found
in the gallery alone, and much more snaee To
partlculari2e the arches, statues, paintings
and other memorials Astounding elsewhere.
St. Petersburg is full of them One of the most
celebrated of all equestrian statues in the
world of which you have read or heard 40
much, is that standing in the great square of
the cathedral. Its foundation is an Immense
block OF Finnish granite, brought from
Luchta. The length of the rock is forty-three
feet, Its breadth twenty, and its hight four
teen The transportation of such a mass
was no light affair You will remember the
attitude of rider and horse, as represented
by engravlngs and photographs, and from
these you have some idea of the expression.
out you cannot know the whole without the
comprehension OF size. This that gives it its
grandeur must be beheld on the spot You
shouId see the surroundings, likewise-the
magnificent church of st. Issac, before which
the monument stands like a sentry-the wide
square 1t occupies and the Neva with all the
palaces upon Its banks-the great whole over
which the emperor stretches his arm-tbe
proud gleam of his eye-all of this telling in
silent but expressive words the history of
these surroundings and of their author. The
torefeet of the horse are proudly and grace.
fully raised in the air, and under his hind
hoof is crushed an enormous serpent. en-
blematic of the difficulties that have been over-
come. Now you will readily understand
that such an almost speaking image of their
demigod as this, must be regarded bv the
people with great veneration.
The Shasta courier., 1868-09-05

iaeedness that she gave wedding on account
OF the tariff, - 1t will be such help toward
house keeping" she strikngly remarked. -
why, the Queen in Hamlet was a miracle of
delicaey and propriety compared with these
rapacIous young women, and the funeral.
baked meats that coldly furnished forth the
marriage table, were a less hollow feast than
the wedding breakfast of to-day. 1t is an
incredible. fact that ,oedding presents are hired
from the .je,oelers and labeled with the names
OF suppostious relatives, to make up the mel
ancholy display. 1t is horrible sequnce
that policemen should be placed on guard
over the laden tables during the reception
No reprobation could be so severe as the
statement of the fact.
y, girls are you children of Revolution.
airy mothers? Are you daughters and sis
ters, and sweethearts of men who fought our
late battles, and found life other than joke
and sham? Are you akin to the women
who upheld their hands, and nursed them liv-
ing and buried them dead, and can you
make your daily lives a wretched pretence
from maidenhood to death?
II you love man with heart and soul
marry him provided, of course, that he loves
you and asks you). Ii you don't love him,
don't marry him, though you die an old maid
at ninety in the Asylum for indignent Old
Maids. about to be established in Boston,
But let your marriage be simple and quiet
and beautiful aciM love but not money. If
you are poor, do it in the name of honesty
and for the sake of pure conscience And
IN either event, do it as an offering to deli
cacy and the fitness Of things.
1t you have wedding presents, then most
OF them will come because the givers love
you and, flowing, desire,to give the gifts of love-
Treasure them sacredly, but on the wedding
day send them to the bank or hide them in
the back attic, or push them under the bed,
or put them in the refrigerator, or do any,
thing but shake them in the face of the pub
lie and say, " Behold how pleased am with
my rattle, how tickled with my straw"
And after marriage, save something from
Delemonico' S for sea dec bathing and some
thing from Walack's for West street and the
Five Points; and something from Madam
Pinchon for flowers and books, and some.
thing from Stewards for drives in the Park
and you and your special Adolphus will be
much less likely to talk of separate main.
tenance than the wretched Florindas and
Adolphuses who were welded before this
article was written.
And now that know there will be no
more fashionable weddings among the read
ers of the Ledger, l shall 90 to bed and sleep
the sleep of the just.
The Shasta courier., 1868-09-05

A Paris correspondent describes the
dancing of La Blanchisseuse, the favorits
of the Mabille can-can. As the leader
waves his baton, and the preliminary notes
of the orchestra are heard, the fair creature
in question very deliberately proceeds to draw
her garters tighter. The display of limb
when this takes place in no wise abasbes
the maid, or causes the blood to mantle to
her cheeks. But the time for action has
come. With an artistic wave, she throws
her clothes higher than her head, and dashes
forward There is more abandon than eracs
in the movement, but the freedom Of tHe
thing is unbounded. She manages 10 get
rid of the voluminous skirts by throwing
them over her shoulders, and her limbs
thus disenthralled, make the most of the
unusual freedom she kicks the mems hats
off, stands on one leg, suddenly falls to the
ground, making what is called le orand
ecdrt; then seizes one foot, thrusts Il far
above her head, and becomes a whirlirig
for the nonce, turning round and round 1p,
on the other pedal extremity. Diyestinc
herself of all incumbrance by rolling up
her skirts and holding them under her arm,
she dashes forward, and executes some
strange antics-she reels, she crawls, she
dashes herself to the earth, she kicks, tramp
les, squlrms, and finally, painting and worn
out, throws herself headlong at her
partner-who receives the precious burden
with significant gestures and smirks.
The Shasta courier., 1868-09-05
A SAD CALAMIrY.-Froma Stockton paper

A SAD CALAMITY.-From Stockton paper
of yesterday we learn the following:
A little daughter of Louis Hadich, aged
II years, who resides in Hornitos, met with
a horrible death on Wednesday last 1t hap
pened, as we are informed, in this wise She
went to her fathers barn and saddled horse
that was in the stable, took her little sister
up behind her, and started off on pleasure
ride. The little sister was thrown off, and
was found by another sister, who asked her
where the other sister (tbe one who saddled
the horse) was. She replied that the last she
recolleeted was the missing girl hitting the
horse lick with the whip, when the horse at
once bounded away. throwing her off. The
track of the horse was soon found and traces
of blood seen. Following the track of the
blood about two miles, the body of the miss
ing girl was found, terribly mutilated, in fact,
literally torn to pieces, having been dragged
at furious rate over rocks, stumps and bush
es. Portions of the body were mashed to a
jelly. Not thread of clothing was on the
body when found. The accident happened
within half mile of Hornitos.
The Shasta courier., 1868-09-05

Hints FOR wIvEs.-If your husband occa-
sionally looks a little troubled when he
comes home, do not say to him with. an al.
armed countenance, What ais YOU, my
dear p Do not bother him he will tell
you of his own accord, if need be. Don't
rattle q hailstorm of fun about his ears
either-be vbservant and quiet Don't sup
pose whenever he is silent and thoughtful
that you are of course the cause. Let him
alone until he is inclined to talk take ur
your book or your needework pleasantly,
cheerfully, no pouting-no sullenness,) and
wait until be is inclined to be sociable.
Don't let him ever find shirt-button miss
ing. A ehirt button being off a collar or
wristband has frequently produced the first
hurricane in married life. Mems collars
never fit exactly-see that your husbands
are made as well as possible and then, if he
does fret little about them. never mind it !;
men have prescriptive right to fret about
shirt collars.
The Shasta courier., 1868-09-05
Early OH Grant, and Grant on Early

One of our Democratic contemporaries
publishes this item of news from Niagara
Falls:
General Early, late c. s. A, is frequent
ly visible in the Clifton House, to which
he drives in from his residence at Drumopds-
Vile, town mile and half distant. He
likes to meet and converse with guests
"hailing' from the South He is very
bitter in his opposition to Grant for Presi.
dent. He says Grant has or had no abili4
ty whatever as General, and has no civil
capacity to fill the office for which be has
been nominated"
To this the New York Sun remarks.
" So Early don't think much of Grant.
We cannot blame him, for their relations
were never cordial after they became ac-
quainted with each other. some four years
ago, when Grant went to Virginia. Indeed.
they rarely met without an open quarrel.
in which Early usually got the worst of IT,
For example, on the 10th day of Nav, 1864
they met at Spottsylvania General Grant
being very busy on that day, handed his
particular quarrel with Early over to VIM
field S. Hancock. Hancock first encounter
ed johnson, one of Early's particular friends,
and captured him and his division, with
dozen or fifteen cannon. Hancock then
sent this laconic dispatch to Grant: Il
have finished up johnson. and am now
going to pitch into Early And right fu-
riously he did it, and though be failed to
bag him as efectually as he did johnson, be
handled thim so roughly that Early has
never forgotten it. Encouraged by these
successes, Grant, the next day, thrilled the
country with the famous dispatch, whose
echoes still ring in our ears, / propose to
fight it out on this line if it takes all summer
Early has never forgiven Grant for letting
Hancock loose upon him on that occasion,
nor for sending off that dispatch"
The Shasta courier., 1868-09-05

AN amusing incident occurred the other
day at Democratic meeting in jackson
vile. Ill. While General Mcconnell was
speaking, circus procession, preceded by
music, drove around the public square. the
band playing a lively tune; whereupon
IT'S or 1e0 of the 200 persons present left
the meeting and ran off to hear the band
or to the show. At this General Mcconnell,
usually SO amiable, seemed to lose his temper,
and after pausiDg few moments, said:
:" Fellow-citizens, it is bad sign, l tell
it is bad sign, to see the people leave a
Democratic meeting and run after a id
monkey show. Such conduct convinces me
that you care neither for your party nor your
principles"
The Shasta courier., 1868-09-05
From F. Dewitt. Merchant.

To THE PUBLIc-I had a bad cough for long
time. friend urged me to get bottle of Hen
ley's Royal Balsam." He said it cured him.
got bottle, and sure enough it had splendid eff
feet 1t dried the cough up in short time. l
hereby recommend it to the public. F. DEWITT.
l.. GROSS Sole Proprietor, Portland, Oregon.
For sale by L. Wellendorff, Shasta. T39.
The Shasta courier., 1868-09-05
From Mr. Pittock.

We have used some Of "Henleys Royal Balsam'
in my family and think it is a splendid medicine
for children. as well as for grown persons. For
Coughs and Colds l freely recommend it to the
public. R. PITTOCK
The Shasta courier., 1868-09-05
B. THOMAS, the paper man.
From Judge Maruuam.

l have used "Henley's Royal Balsam," mysel
and family and find it a frstrate medicine fo
Coughs and Colds. l hereby recommend it to til
public.
The Shasta courier., 1868-09-05
For the Benefit CT Suffering Human
itv.

FROM Mr.. THoMAs.-We have used Henley's
Royal Balsam in my family this winter. There is
no use talking. 1t throws everything in the shape
of Cough medicine in the shade that l ever saw .
My wife troubled with asthma or smothering
spells for years, and could get nothing have any
effect until struck this ''Royal Balsam'' She is
now about. well. 1t cured me of the worst cold
/ ever had in my life in one night. Whenever our
children have anything like cough, few drops
given on going to bed-that is the last of the
cough. | never intend to be without it in the
The Shasta courier., 1868-09-05

l.. p. FISHER, 20 & 2I New Mef-
chants Exchange, is our only authorized Agent in
San Francisco For Eastern Advertising, Mr..
Fisher is represented by S. NJ. Pettengill 4 Co.,
of New York und Boston.
The Shasta courier., 1868-09-05

Challenges the world to produce anything in the
shape of Medicines that will remove aud eradicate
a Cough or soreness in the Chest, as prompt no
matter what form the disease might assume. Hen
ley's Royal Balsam" is the best Medicine in the
world for Bronchial Pulmonary affections. For
Group Hopping Cough. there is nothing on
earth that can equal it. All motherers and Nurses
ought to have bottle close by them, it will give
a child relief in two minutes. 1t is entirely veg
etable and will prove blessing to the human
family.
The Shasta courier., 1868-09-05
LIQUORS! LIQUORS

A LARGE LOT, CHOICE, BRANDS, JUST
N arrived, and for sale cheap. By
DANIEL LYNCH, Shasta.
The Shasta courier., 1868-09-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,

N STATE OF P. B. READING, Deceased
IL Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
Administrative of the above named estate, to the
creditors of, and all persons having claims against
said deceased,h to exhibit the same, with the
necessary vouchers, within ten months from the
first publication of this notice. to the undersigned,
at her residence on the Rancho Buena Ventura"
on the Sacramento river, in the county Of Shasta,
California.
FANNIE W. READING,
Administratrix.
July %, 1858. jl25
The Shasta courier., 1868-09-05
FLEMING'S SAW MILL,
Brandy Creek.

TNHIS MILL Is IN SUCCESSFUL OPERA
L ton on Brandy Greek, about two miles from
Whiskytown, and r. Gilbert will keep constant
ly on hand and for sale supply of Lumber. at his
Brick Warehouse, Main street, Shasta, where he
will attend to all orders and the sale of Lumber for
the above Mil.
j. r.. GILBERT, Agent, shasta.
March T. 1868 M
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-05

Last Wednesday night number of
the young men of Metamora went on
spree, and proposed to play practical
joke upon the keeper Of the American
House, Mr.. II. r. Hanna. Perhaps The
young men had read of the tricks played
by the callege boys at Yale. until they
had become imbued with the spirit of
the students. At any rate, they resolved
to displace the bell which hung over the
porch in front of the hotel, and about
midnight they went to put their resolu-
tion into practice. A young man-named
Somers was detailed to climb on the
roof and unswing the bell. Joe was
nimble and was soon on the roof, and
the bell was unhung. A wire, however,
attached to the clapper and passing be-
low to the front door of the house, where
it was fastened, was not Observed, and
as Joe ,shouldered the bell, weighing
SO or 60 pounds, and started for
the other. end of the roof. the wire
jerked him backwards. He rolled over
and down the roof, and struck upon his
back upon the ground, having the breath
completely knocked out of him, and be-
ing rendered unconscious for some time.
The. bell fell upon the roof of the porch
and passed through it to the floor below.
The bell was broken and the floor badly
damaged. The falling bell aroused the
sleeping town, and the people sprang
out of bed and hurried to the scene.
Over a hundred were soon assembled,
and the scene beggared description. All
was confusion and excitement. Half
dressed men and boys rushed to the
house under the snpposition that some
great tragedy had been enacted.
As soon as the true state of affairs was
discovered, the populace demanded the
instant examination of the offenders.
None of them could be found, with the
exception of unlucky Joe. who, bruised
and half dead as he was, bravely refused
to inform on his comrades. Joe was
taken before Esquires Kipp and Moley,
and exemined on charge of theft.
Why this charge was preferred, rather
than that of malicious mischief, does not
appear. He was held to bail in the sum
of 5000, to appear at the next term of
the Circuit Court. This done. the good
people af Metamora, relapsed into their
usual tranquil state of mind.