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THE Ew LETTER BuxEs.-Ssme ofths new
letter boxes put mp by Colonel Strong tls na.
tentee. Gin which. by the way. Mr.. q. l. Wal
ker has purchased aR interest,) are reported 20
have been broken alrsady, owing - parties
climbing on thsY. Some OF the hines are also
bToaep. The Boxes original had Tugs on
then. nut the hinges were substituted at the
suggestion of an officer Of the Department, but
they have now ordered the Tugs 10 be REPLACED.
IL should be borne in mind that TO defsce or
break these boxes Is punishable by law. They
are intended Cor the reception OF newspapers as
well as letters.
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SERVICES At rHK JAIL YEsrREpAY.-Re-
hgious services AT the Isil yesterday We're con-
Quoted by Wm- q Finney, Rev. q. W. Denui-
son. Colonel Il. =. Hawkes.. and l.. Il. DIckin-
son. VINO We're received and shown every at
Nnhcn by Capt. Sheriff., IN The absence Of
Warden Croker
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FESSs0tvANIt REFUELICAN ASSOCIATION
L MS association he'd meeting las = .furtay
evening ~ Mon League Hall. when a num-
Der OF members We're elected, both active and
nOnOiH'N, ana resolutions expr, ssivs OF the
hope that our Government may no a ME 10 ,id
ire tu'ans m their efforts IN behalf of free
dom and tn Monroe doctrine were adop ed
after which the meeting ad ioU rned
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CITY ORDINANCES.
Passed by the Sixty. sixth Council.

AN ACT for the relief Of Albert Brooks
BE at enacted By he Board Of Aldermen and Board
q Common Council Of the City Of Washington,
That the sum CT seventy. five dollars be, and
the same is hereby, appropriated, payable ont
OF the general fund, to enable the Mayor TO re-
fund TO scld Albert Brooks the abovenamed
sum, who was drafted in the service of the
UniIed States October 81, 1s6i.
Approved, January :, 1869.
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10y THos. fowLING, Auctoneer; G .oree,o,

For sale, at Public Auction, on MONDAY, May
3. at .. m on the premises.
VALUABLE RIAL ESTATE ON THE
HEIGHTS OF RGETOWN
Ihs pe AntIlnI Iuepeity Is "a part OF TUDOR Pace
GU the south side of ko<d street I'm ediately on
posite the mansion OF Eiward Linthi um, Esl +,
and IL bounced the east by Congress, and on
TIE west Valley str .et; ii contains ahoat IS aSl
feet ~ ground, and hiss number of splendid oak
and Other trees upoR it. and 10 altogether a m "a.
slrable sItua ion for the location Of me or Ia ore
modern dwelhpgs, being accessible 10 water and
This properly viii he offered first as q whole, ard
II ne sale effected il will be put "a lots laid
ont - Mr eter 5 subdivision, which can be seen
atrsy cffCe.
Tern OF sale: One third cash, and & e balance
IL ole and Two yea-a wiih interest, secured by a
led OF trust on the property. CoDye raucinc sud
rsverue stamps a. cost Of purchaser $50 dow n If
sold as a whole, or ii sold bJ the hot 500 10 gn
= A. DAKN ELLIE.
23-td 30 s street, between and
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FUNERAL or A LETTER CAsEIsR--Ysster.
day afternoon the funeral OF weli-Snown
letter Garner of this city, Mr.. Chas. Huntress.
" 40 died on Friday last. took place, and was
attended by all The carriers OF he city. headed
by the superintendent, Mr.. J w. Bell The
Inierment took place az the Congressional
CsI.eterN.
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tPfsCorAL CoNvoCATIoN.-At the Church
OF the Incarnation LIST evening, csruer of I5th
and y streets. the Washington CITY Copvoca.
ton heid a meeting. and the Ceremonies were
partic paied IN ny Rev. Drs P.Ickrey Kelly
Tremblr and WhItiington; MI Lewis s,ers
tary of The New York CouvOcatioE: X. NJ
Louvre. rector, ana R-y. MessTs Harris and
Jackson
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SALks OF RIAL EsATK--Lot in square 3I7
IRONING on n street between l4tn and 18TH
streets 70 Hugh McCulloch for - per square
foot; The lot is ~ by IS5 feet.
Hall and hoss, real estate brokers, have sold
IL lots IN square Ill 10 J. w Starr for StOp
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DENTISTRY.
TEETH ATTRACTED WITHOUT PiIv.

No charge will ~ mai- tcr eNtra-T ir. y here Ar
tnJ al Teeth arr inserted. although the
patient Stu lie required O. pas ipr thr N-@S>Sy3
ssf@lCa' Cp~rAtlou wien o. n med. ~ D. -----S
VIII re deducted when tue teeth made The
AssociAtion - nov preIIred MAKE q. eth
Cola, saver, and BUILDER at New lurk. ai.adel-
phis, and Boston prices Az PERSONS .shtag den
tai work zone can have "a ~ hear the shove
nsmed citic- All wrk will be Ne ~ fh~ rteafa-t
and test manner, ana warranted - we entire
satisfaction Persos. viii 10 well q AL ana er-
anime our work before getti q IL elssN ID Is
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MERCHANTS LINE Of STEAMSHIPS
BETV EN
WASHINGTON AND NEW YOEK,

Hereafter the Fine Steamships c. KNIGHT.
JOHN GIBS0N. ant VALLEY CITY,
OF the AtEOhASTs' LIN h. VIII MAKE \ Z f.Tie
rse MAR 50 NH weekly trips bewseB NeWlF--zS-s
fOhk. ALtN ANDRIa. WAsaISGTON. aud
,IEohGhToWN, ne follows Leave NEW YORK ,
ire II Pier %. East river, every WEDNESDAY,
anc MURRAY ~ .. Leave GE RTE-
tSNN every MONDAY and I'll L RSDAN, at = M
For Further Information appiy toJDS 4, GAIT
tsent 6ftice and vhGrf foot % Hikh 81 GAorrr
town or st the corner OF 18th street ami New orh
avenue ! NJ TUOMpSpS
apl2tf Prass lanr
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fopN IOTND--pn Saturday morning the
body = 81 Unknown COIorCd mar was found
TO" inE IN ne PotomSs, n-a- Fort Gsrsbl- The
deceased was brought 10 the tort. and Coroner
fN'--E Lr i'td- who SUNNI ned a 1ury o. in
Iats.- Vhg returned verdict thar de- Led
't''- % his death by strsnculafiOa from
orn-u.yE. The body was t3en buried on
i--.iEl--v farm, near the tort. by order OF he
Coroner.
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OFT Y ITEMS.

Go TO TIE MAY BALL of the National
Friendship Club, at Island Hall Tonight
!, ick@ts si."a admitting gentleman and ladies'
No pos,ponement. n
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EW ENP RESs LINE
~ VIA CANAL

BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA, ALEAANDRIk
Va, WASHINGTON. AxD
GEOkGET0WE, DC.
Regular sailing day from n North <>~
', ne fniiadeiPhis, SATURDAY, S&@
- ftpm % Water street, Georgetown, wEDEKs
Freisht received at any tim.
APrly 10 hyde TYLER,
63 Water OF GEORGETOWN, d. q
II. ELDRiDGE co
Alexandria, Va
80. WM CLYDE 90.
fe3d Il North hAryss, PhilsaeI nina
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TIE TRoTTING MATCH To-MoERow.-A
match race between the celebrated horses Geo.
NJ. Patchen. of Baltimore, and Warsaw, of the
same city, ~ announced to take place at the
Ma iOual Course TO morrow afternoon. The
stakes are for $500 aside. The celebrated horses
of A Fawcett, Esq, have arrived, and are at
Price i Bro 5 stable No As 9th street, viz -
Basha, IT., Star OF the West, Warsaw Lady
milford and Bessie. Basha IL a very cele-
braied horse. ana was bought by weight bring.
ing n large sum. Mr.. Fawcett is the gentle
man who sold Dexter 10 Bonner.
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A PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT.-Thsg grand
private concert on Saturday evening az the
residence OF Mr.. Parish, corner of New York
aver ~ ana l+tn street, was a delightful affair
and attended by an apprscIatlye audience The
Performers were Mad HenrIette Bahreus So
prano: Nh William Tri-h-ls. pianist: NJ Will
lam Soil, yIolinIst; Mr.. Ernst Schmid tenor:
hr l. WOlsiefier. conductor. The SELECTIONS
Were excellent, aud nearly all of the artists re-
cSiVsd IN encore A either" urop which
Mr. Waldecker performed several ne lut full
selections. attracted much attention. THIS mn
seal Instrument being almost unknown here
though quite common in >witzerIand
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OBLIGATION Of the Union War Prisoners
Association called upon President q rant Sat-
ufosy with references TO the appointment of
one OF their number TO q position under the
Government. The President received them
very cordIally, and the delegation received as.
snrances that the object Of their visit would be
duly considered.
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TEE MAY BALL or PROPS. kRsIS last
Friiay evening WIS delightful affair. all
those present ENJOYING themselves TO their
hc1r content Dancing wss kept rp tiII me
Wee small hours. The exhibition by th, pupils
was very nns and the Iancy dances were exc
cutSd without a single mis- axe. The Irish
lN-Zin gar.lIa.by VI "a Hazelton and Herman
Their partners Master Herman and little Harry
1.-THE Professors son. who also performed the
hOrnnipe were much praisSd. The marvel of
HE evening was the dancing OF Mrs Ella q raw
- years Of a-el IN three difficult dances We
doubt not but the Professors will have their
usual success The coming season
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n RPHANs, COURT, April 10. 1850 DIS
.s;, Ir,crSy CoLvxsIA, E,saISs roy corSry. r.
TRAITOR Of Catherine Goidschnidf, decessed the ad
mtnistrator Aforesaid hes, With the aDprobation
sns oSuf e es
q nsy, 49, Tor the assi sestIsnsnt ana
decesssd, and Of the sscss in hand, = Tar s-, -
the sams have bssa eoI,sessd end turned into
Of said decease6 are roti6ed % attend WITH tSeis
claims properly yenehsd e they may otherwise 6v
sst.ts psSes y cosv ~ III. a. ~ oe0esesdt
once, week for three wssks In tAs 1vssinG Stsr
Test: JAS. z. oBrIRNr.
~ 1.-iaNS0 6eE1stsx Of Wills.
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FISH. OYSTERS, &C.-The rough weather o.
IN" past two days haS materially ret aided 1isE.
ing operations. Only one thousand Shad are
reported al Johnson's wharf this morning.
which sold at SIC per hundred. and about
2o,b0 herring, the price obtained for which
being $40 per thOusand-a decrease in receipts
Of shout 3 per &C IL, aud n corresponding iu-
crease IN sales inside One YES ei has arrived
a. R'lsy-s wharf, consigned 10 Turner a Son. J
fTeI-nt with oysters. CLANS, and ierrapins
the first OF which sc quoted al nfty csr,s TO
= - per hush6.. econd ar sixty cents per hun
dred, and the latter embracing snappsrs
Diamond hacks al q green turtles,) AT i-s cents
per pound.
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~ SHIP COMPANY,
NEW EXPRESS LINE.

TWEEN kS7fSH Ri yS5z zS 9s 1aSD I'm
viii run two steamers direct from Kew York 70
washington. landing freight at street wharf.
:. HeG !. hsy Iork every = cdnssday and saturday
every Monday and Thursday at D. N.
1reaent reoeavea q I'll hours, ed forwarded =
w 9; T. ,HoUSsEETT1s AEsrsi 'srsss wh,s,
rs fsp ": h, 1919 W. JAMES HAAD Ass.s
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oFLi'E OF rEErNTEN psNr AM INSPECTOR or1
~ hhs. 'AkR- EWAl>, AN fooTw lg> .
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HE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH

ap l5.tf
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kNrGHTS OF PYTHIAs.-A meeting of the
members OF this organization was held last
even ing a. Esputa's Hall on sth street east for
me purpose OF forming An association for the
erection OF a knights of Pythias Hall in that
section OF the city, Mr.. w. T. johnson IN thu
chalT and r ODER Secretary. \ constitution
reported by the committee was adoptsd and the
following officers were elected:-Presld.Rt
James A TAFT Vice. resIdenf. John r Her.
Teil Treasu rer, George +. Quick; Secretary,
p - Ober. The election of Dire stors was post.
pOned. Committees were appointed TO visit
the different lodges of the order in this city 20
eXplslu the object OF rhe organization, and to
procure subscriptions for stock.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-08-18

TO PURIFY CIsTERN WATER.-A
physician in the Hearth and Home
gives an easy and effectual method of
purifying cistern water, as follows:
Cistern water becomes foul and Of
fensive because it contains a largo
amount of organic matter derived from
the roof of the house, absorbed from
the air, etc. This matter may be in
the form of germs, or it may be in tho
process of growth or decay. 1t may be
vegetable or animal, or both, the latter
condition generally prevailing. This
matter undergoes rapid growth or de-
cay, and exceedingly rapid multiplica-
ton. When the temperature is warm,
as il. the summer, there are two WAYS
to correct the evil: First, by entire
separation of all organic matter from
the water; second, by its complete de-
struction while in the water. The first
object can scarcely be accomplished, as
no simple filter would separate all
germs, and even if separated, the water
could not he kept for use mexpOsed to
the air. The proper method of purifi-
cation Is, therefore, by chemical de-
struction. This may be eficctually,
economically and safely done by the
permanganate Of potassa, used in tho
proportion of about an ounce to fifty
gallons of water. A destructive chem
zeal change takes place, the Organic
matter is reduced, and the whole mass
ls precipitated as an inert and harmless
sediment. The chemical reaction is
marked by purple coloring of the so-
luton, aud this color indicates the
presence of organic matter The per
manganate should be added until this
color disappears. when you may know
that the organic matter is entirely de-
stroycd, for an infinitesimaI quantity
Of the latter will be detected by tho
former. This preparation Of potash
may be obtained at any druggists.
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THE SU,ORD. IN TIE SEA
BY f. o. TIcKNoE.

The pillows plunge like steetis that bea
The knights with snowy crests
The sea winds blare like buglcs, wher
The Alabama rests
Old glores from their splendor mists
Salute with trump and hail
The Sword that held the ocean lists.
Against the world in mail.
And down from Albion's turret hills,
From terraced slopes of France.
The brave, bright wine of valor fills,
This chalice of romance.
Fer here was honor's tourney space,
The tilt yard of the sea,
Tho battle path of lsingly wrath,
Aud kinglier courtesy.
Aud down the deeps, in sunless heaps,
The gold, the gem, the pearl,
In one broad blaze of splendor, belt,
Great England like an Earl.
And there they rest the princelicst
or earth's regalia gems,
The starlight of the Southern Cross. q
The sword of Raphael Semmes
Pennon and plume the wave entomb
The proud hopes of the free,
In that great glaiye that Arthur gave
In guerdOn to the sea-
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THE FLAW HUNTERs.-There are
people who have preternaturnl faculty
Of detecting evil. or the appearance Of
evil, in every mans character. They
have a fatal scent for carrion. Their
memory is like museum / once saw
at medical college, and illustrate all
the hideous distortions and monstrons
growth and revolving diseases by which
humanity can be troubled or afflicted
They think they have a wonderful
knowledge OF human nature. But it is
a blunder to mistake the tsNewgate
Calender" fora biographical dictionary
A less offensive type of tho same
tendency leads some people to find APP
parent satisfaction in the discovery
and proclamation of the slightest defects
in the habits Of good men and the con
duct of public institutions. They can
not talk about the benefits conferred by
d great hospital without lamenting
some insignificant blot in its laws, and
some trifiing want of prudence in its
management. Speak to them of man
whose good works everybody is admir-
ing, and they cool your ardor by regret
ting that he is so rough in his manner,
or SO smooth-that his temper is so
hasty, or that he is fond of applause.
They seem to hold brief, requiring
them to prove the impossibility of hui
man perfection, they detect the slight
est alloy in the pure gold Of human
goodness. That there are spots in the
sun is, with them, something more than
an observed fact, it takes rank with
prior and necessary truths.
There are people who, if they hear
an organ, find, out at once which are
the poorest stops. If they listen to a
great speaker, they remember nothing
out some slip in the construction Of the
sentence, the consistency ofa metaph-
or. or the evolutions of au argument.
While their friends are admiring the
wealth and beauty Of a tree whose
branches are weighed down with fruit
tliey have discovered Il solitary bouch
lost in the golden affiuence on which
nothing is hanging. /.
Poor Hazlitt was sorely troubled with
them III. his time. "Littieness, he
said, lis their element, and they give
a character Of meanness to whatever
they touch.r-[Good Words.
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NAILS rs THE Foor.--To get relief
from the terrible effects Of running a
nail IN the foot of man or a horse.
take peach leaves, bruise them, apply
to the wound, confine with bandage,
and the cure is as if by magic. Renew
the application twice day, if pecessa-
ry, but one application generally does
the work. Both man and horse have,
in few hours. when apparently on
the point of having the lockjaw, been
cured.
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DRIME WHITE WINE VINE
L gar, for sale by III ST. JOHN

A GENTLEMAN's DIARY OF HIS
WIFE's TEMrER.-Monday-A thick
fog no seeing through it.
Tuesday-Gioomy and very chilly
unreasonable weather.
Wednesday-Frosty, at times sharp.
Thursday Bitter cold in the morn
ing; red sunset, with flying clouds,
portending hard weather. $50
Friday-storm in the morning, with
peals OF thunder clear afterwards.
Satufday-Gleams of sunshine. with
q partial thaw frost again at night.
Z Sunday slight Southwestern in the
morning; calm and pleasant at dinner
time; hurricane and earthquake a,
night.
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How to be Handsome.

Most people like to be handsome
Nobody denies the greater power which
a person may have who has q good
face, and who attracts you BY good
looks, even before a word has been
spoken. And we see all sorts of devil
ces in men and women toimprove their
good looks-paints and washes, and all
kinds Of cosmetics, including plenti-
full amounting with dirty hair oil.
Now, not every one can have good
features. They are as God made
them; but almost every one can look
well, especially with good health. 1t
is hard to give rules in very short
space, but in brief these will do:
Keep clean-wash freely, and uni
Iversally with cool water. All the skin
wants is leave to act freely and it will
take care of itself. It's thousands of
air holes must not be plugged up.
Eat regularly and simply. The sto-
mach can no more work all the time,
night and day than horse; it must
have regular work and regular
rest. % s# s
Good teeth are help to good looks.
Brush them with soft brush, espec-
tally at night. Go to bed with teeth
clean. Of course to have white teeth
it is needfnl to let tobacco alone. Ev-
cry woman knows that. And any
powder or wash for the teeth should be
very simple. Acids may Written the
teeth, bnt they take off the enamel or
injure it, &@as 33ig 3aaf
Sleep in cool room, in pure air.
No one can have q clean skin who
breathes hot air. Bnt more than all,
in order to look well-wake up the
mind and soul. When the mind is
awake, the dull, sleepy look passes
away from the eyes. don't know
that the brain expands, but it seems to.
Think, read, not trashy novels, but
books that have something in them
Talk with people who know something;
hear lectures and learn by them.
This is one good of preaching. A
man thinks and works and tells us the
result. And, if we listen, and hear.
and understand the mind and soul are
worked up.
If the spiritual nature is aroused. SO
much the better. arIat
We have seen a plain face really glo-
rified by the love of God and man
which shone through it.
Let US grow handsome.
Men say they can't afford books, and
sometimes they don't even pay for their
newspaper. In that case it does bat
little good, they must feel SO mean
while they are reading it.
But men can afford what they really
choose. IF all the money spent in self
indulgence Tin hurtful indulgence, was
spent in books lin self-improxement,)
we should see change. Men would
grow handsome and women too. The
soul would shine out through the eyes.
We were not meant to be mere ami
mails.
Let us have books and read them,
and lectures and hear them, and SER
moEs and heed them.-[Wood's House,
hold Magazine.
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TR1 ST. JOHNS COUGH Elk
l. PECToRANT.
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PLANTATION FOR SALE.

+ WILL SELL THE PLANTATION
Il known as "Mooreland,' eight miles
south of Alexandria, containing 240O or
2a90 arpents, about 900 cleared, in cane
before the war, but the sugar house, dwell.
hing and the larger portion of the quarter
being burnt, has been partially planted IN
cane and cotton since. | have now IL
acres of cane and 90 in corn which will be
sold with the place If desired, and deliver.
There are enough brick on it to rebuild the
sugar house, The 0verscer's house, (which
now occupy hospital, with four other
double frame houses with galleries on each
side, and two of the finest aud most conl-
modious horse and on stables in the State
aud u large two story brick store room
rooted with slate, aud brick meat house
ere left. Have also five of the largest and
best built underground brick cisterns in
the State, holding from $4,000 to 10000
gallons. Possession given at once, or at
the end Of the year. So.
For further particulars, apply to Ar.
Miltenberger & Pollock, New Orleans
Judge Manning. Alexandria, or myself on
the place. THOS. 0, MOORE.
Mooreiand, near Alexandria, La, June
29th, 1869.
June 80, IS69-t
Bay n .. Weekly Picayuue insert un-
til further notice.
u For diarrhma, use Red Darrhea
Remedy
Ii. ID. IL. cures acnte and chronic diar-
rhea.
For the stomach and bowels use r. ID, r
n u H. cnreS vomiting and pureiur