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7 NITLD SINTLS TATENT UFFIVb,
y WAsHISgTOS, D. G., Feb. %, lslD
On the petition OF JOHS g. BARDEN, OF PTOyi.
deucr rhOds lsl1 nd. praying for the extension Of
patent granted - q. Snow and O, b. farnum.
assg uucs ct the sa,i John Barden, on the 22d Of
May, ISIS, for an Improvement IN Water Meterst
Is ordered that said petition be heard At this
ON ~ on the "a day Of May next. Any person may
oppose this extension. Objections, dispositions,
aud her papers Nj be Alcd In this office twenty
day. before The day Of bearing .
ELISHA PQOTE,
NJ D.
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I UsT-YEsTERDAY, ATTHE CAPITOL, ACAY.
IL airy ARMl BADGE with two little Cross
Sabre. on II. No value to any one except to the
owner liberal reward will be paid 10 the finder
by leaving II at the vIice Of the National Hotel
lie
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L o'F G0LUGBiH, THE i7TH DAY OF FEB

l22s, Equty DOCKET
CCRTIz ct al.
JOINS j JuHSsuS, the trustee appointed in this
cause, having Tepurted that he did. on the l.. day
Of February, A. D 1862, 10 obedience to the decree
passed therein, sell lot tea OOl IN square No Sil
that the same was purchased by JQHN W sTARh
for 4i2l. ", who has complied with the terms OF
sale; II IL, therefore, on motion Of JuHS J. JOHN'
SOW solicitor for complainant, by the court. this
18th day u February d 1851, ordered that aid
sale be rat ed and confirmed, uule.. cause to the
contrary thereof be shown on Or before the l., day
Of ApTiI next provided cory OF this order be pub
foT three successive weeks before said LIST day u
| ApFll, A D. 1851 GEO. T. FISHER,
Justice ; C.. d. g.
| true copy
| Test: K i MgIus. Clerk. fel9'FSt
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The Doc CESsUs.-Thc number of Licenses
issued to dog owners by the City Register up
to the present time Is $500, more than one
half Of which were Issued in the last five
days.
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RULES TO DE observation-disclosures. J. II.
Crossman, George W. IIatton and William
Bowen were, at the meeting of the Fourth
Ward WOrkngmen's Club, appointed COM
mittCe to draft rules for the government Of
the club.
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mhl6-6t'
GOYERNMEEr SALE.
viii be sod at public auction, by y. ?. Smith
son, Hucl Queer, at Allegheny Arsenal, pltshnrg,
Pa. cy!nngucing vt 10 O'clnck a, IN. WEDNEs'
DAY, March o. lsIl, the following articles, VIZ:
o CAst Iron Cannon
1854 Solid Shot, round.
2.sg Stands Of Grape aud Canister
NsH tHfbtnes, new repaired, Tnsty, &c,
SIN u Rides, Cal. 81 aud rs, repaired
rusty, &c.
An EnHeId Muskets, repaired.
i,3ll Foreign Muskcts and Rifles, Tu.ty, &c
3,lB y 5 Muskets, Cal 90, rusty, SC.
2,Gg Pistols aud kcvOlycrs, Low, repaired and
rusty.
400 Sets Of Infantry AcU1ulremonts, old
49, sl Pound, Of Cannon, Musket sud Rno
Powder.
sO,OOO Pis! ol Cartridges. LefaueLeux 4 wcs-
sous.
I,3O, 900 Maynard and Sharp's Primers
0,2sl Musket BuyOnets.
$1,000 Pounds Of Scrap Iron, Cast aud Wrought.
A lot Of Appeuduggs aud parts ~ Mu-keis.
lot u Tools for Black gmilhs, Carpenter, &c.
4 lot Of Packing blXes, &c.
Catalogues Of the above can bu obj lined gu Hpr
pliCatoI to the undcrsigued
Purchasers will be required to remove the prop.
erly within ten days after the sale Terms, Cash
X II X WHITLEY,
Brevet Brig. Gen U. 5. A.
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" WANSuTUS, d G Feb 10, 1852.
on the petition Of AKCALuNs wHYCKHOPP and T..
r. hoARIsgS, u Ellnlra, \. Y praying for the
th, 1857, aud retssusd gu the 18th Of October Is g.
for N improvement In Boring Machine.
Is ordered that the said petition be heard At .
Oniee on the "A day Of August next Any person
Hans ana other pApsTs shouId he nisd In ii r3,
twenty days before tue day Ot bearing
ELISHA FOOTE,
fsb22- MyW Commissioner Of PateRts.
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THE EIGHT Horn LAw.-Thc announce
mcnt made in the REPUBLICAN yesterday to
the effect that 1t was the intention of the
Secretary of the Navy to recommend to the
House Committee on Naval Affairs the in
PRODUCTION of bill In Congress to repeal the
eight-hour law, created a good deal of talk
among the employees of the Government at
the navy yard and arsenal, and a great deal
of Indignation was expressed, the men con-
tending that the Government now receives q
fair days work, the workmen feel better and
more like doing their share of labor than
when forced to work ten hours. They, how.
ever, do not fear that the law will be re-
pcaIcd, having full and firm belief that
Congress will deal justly by the working
men, and not deprive them of the rest and
comfort gained by the enactment of the
cight-hOu law.
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RECEIVING STOLEN GooDs. - Yesterday
Mary volkman was arrnigned before Justice
Walter charged with receiving goods know
ing them to have been stolen. 1t appears
that very bright mulatto girl, named
Rosa Boone. took umbragc of Mrs. Hazel,
who raised her from an infant, and left her
house about five weeks since, taking with
her several articles of chlnawarc and few
drinking glasses. Rosa then went to the
house OF defendant, where she asked for
shelter, depositing the articles taken from
Mrs. Hazel with her. Detective Thompson
having received search warrant, found the
articles and Rosa at the house of Mrs. Nolk-
man, on Tenth street, near d. The Justice
having heard the evidence, required Mrs. V.
to give security for her appearance at court.
Rosa says she was driven from her home,
and took refuge in the house Of Mrs. Nolk-
man. She also asserts that she was scduced
by n man named Ford about five months
ago, and that she is 10 years Of age.
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UNDERTAKERs' AssoCiATIoN.-A meeting
Of this association was held last night, and
although the greatest secrecy was observed,
Ono reporters being ADMITTEDLY we under
stand that the "black list" was fully pre-
pared and arrangements made to secure the
payments promptly lin advance If necessary
of all cases where the services of the under
takers of Washington are needed.
In view Of this action on the part Of the
undertakes, a number of residents of the
city are about forming cooperative burial
association, to purchase rcady-madc collins
in a northern city. Each member Of the as
ISOLATION gives In the size Of the coffin re-
quired, and they are to be ordered direct
from the mandatory. 1t Is further stated
that a prominent livery stable firm have
made n contract with the association to fur
nish carriages and hcarses as they may lie
needed. In this manner 1t Is proposed to
bury those persons Of limited means who are
not able TO pay In advance.
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IMPROVEMENTS CONFERENCE.-The. Jno.
Hit Is now preparing to tear down the old
dwelling house at the corner of Ninth and G
streets, formerly the property Of Mr.. Shanks.
II is his intention to at once commence the
erection thereon of five stores, with dwellings
nbOvC' the improvement to be Of such
character as will be an ornament to this
pOpulous portion Of our city.
The stores In the Varnum building, on
Louisiana avenue, between Seventh and
Eighth streets, are now being remodeled by
MIR. :. J. Faguc, and one of them will be oC-
Cupicd by Mcssrs. Riley & Bro. The stores
will have open fronts, with windows II feet
by ), and cOrnice projecting 2 feet, and the
pavement in front will be of edged brick
with marble thing to the doors. The sky
lights are being rcmodclcd so as to throw
the light directly on the counters, and the
interiors will he completely renovated and
mOlcrniZed.
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THE JEWISH EASTER or PAssovER.-This
great festival of the Hebrew Church, in
commcmoration of the exodus of the Israel
ties from Egypt, during which time they
subsistcd on unlcavCncd bread or matZos,
commences on Friday evening next, and
continues eight days. The first two even
lngs' exercises, appropriate to the occasion,
are held in the synagogucs and In the houses
of the Hebrew families, the service having
particular reference TO the trials endured by
the Israelitcs, and their final dcliverancc
from the hands of the Egyptians. During
the passover, unleavcned bread only will be
used, which is symbollcal of the fact that In
their hurried exodus the lsrnclites did not
have time to prepare kneaded bread. One
important feature of the occasion Is the dis
pensation of aims to the needy, without re-
spect to denomination.
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Iowa AssoonrloS.--This organization

Iowa AssooATioS.--This organization
met last night at Union League Hall, Judge
Tabor In the chair, Gen. Chapman being alb
sent. Mr.. Ultz, the secretary, resigned, and
Major Bettus was elected in his stead.
Among the large number Of persons present
were Hon. Jas. bloomington, Hon. @. W.
McCrary, Hon. VIM. Smythe, Mr.. and Miss
Bailey, Mr.. and Miss Leech, Miss Brinsmald
of 81. Louis, Mr.. Ultz and Miss Lathrop,
Col. Craig, Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison, Mrs..
Briggs, ("olivla, ~ and others. Miss Tabor
favored the company with some excellent
piano music. Mr.. W. s. Graft delivered an
able and interesting lecture; after which
Hon. James Thornington and Col. Chapman
made brief but interesting addresses. Judge
Bradford, Of Colorado, was called on and re-
lated his Western experiences.
Hon. Geo. W. McCrary, member of Con-
gress vice Hon. James F. Wilson, was called
out amid much cheering and made neat,
telling little speech. "The Beethoven
Club"-Messrs. Burnett, Cannon and Wild.
noy-sang "Our Native Land" youthful
Flower" and "Good Night" in their usual
fine style.
| On motion OF Mr.. Poulton, the thanks Of
the Association was rendered those who had
contributed so much TO render the evening
one Of happiness and mutual enjoyment.
Another programme is "chalked out" and
will appear on the boards at the next meet
ing of the association.
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LIMITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,
" wAsHISGTOS, d. C.. March y, 1850.
Og the petition Of EDWARD A, sTERRY, II Nor.
" ,ch Crguectlcut, praying for the extension Of u
ptrant granted to him on tho 18th day Of June,
1855, fer au Improvement In Faucet:
ONCE on the 9Th day Of May next. Any person
may oppose this extension 0bjeetlons. dep0si.
twenty days before tho day Of hearing.
ELISHA POOTR,
mhl2 Slw Commis,iOneT Of Patsnts.
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UNITARIAN CoNFERESCE.-A number Of
ministers Of the Unitarian and other liberal
churches Of the Middle and Southern States
are in the city, and will to-day organize
conference, the sessions of which will be held
at the Unitarian church, corner Of Sixth and
ID streets.
Last night this church was well attended,
and the preparatory service Of the conference
was held. Devotional services were con-
cluded by the Rev. Mr.. Israel, Of Whining
ton, Delaware, after which Rev. Charles
Lowe, of Boston, Massachusetts,, delivered
forcible discourse upon the advantages to be
derived from holding these conference meet
ings. The fine choir of the church, under
the direction of Professor Z. {. Ever, aided
In the services. The ministers Of the confer
encc will assemble at half-past nine O'Clock
this morning. After the devotional SER
vices, which will occupy half hour, the con-
ference will formally organize for business at
ten o'clock. The meetings are open to the
public, and will no doubt he interesting.
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Tue PA,roRs' AssUCATIOS.-At the regu-
lar meeting Of the Pastors Association, held
at the rooms Of the Young Mems Christian
Association, on Monday afternoon last, It
was resolved 10 hold the regular meetings
for the remainder Of the season on the first
Monday afternoons Of April, May and June,
at 2 O'Clock, Instead of every Monday, as
heretofore.
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NTTED STATES PATENT UFFIUE,
y wAsHINGTON, d. Feb ~, 1892
On the petition Of THOMAS J. kSAPP, Of Phila.
dr'phia, Pa praying for the extension Of patent
granted To him on the 18th day Of May, 1855 for an
iWproNcment 10 Adjustable Tenoninx Tool
oGiee VA tie 2ith day Of April next. Any ,per.gn
may UHpu,H this exclusion: Objections, denlsi'
u"u,, and other paper, should be filed 10 this
1nl &c twenty day. before the Day u GoAring
ELISHA kO0TE,
frbl7-wiW CJmnt ssiInsT Of Patents.
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DELEGATES ELECTED.-Ala meeting ofru,
roloTcd citizens of the Fourth ward, 1t, .a.
gates were elected to the emancipation c.u-
rention, to he held next Tuesday night, tor
the purpose OF making arrangements for the
celebration Of the anniversary, as follows;
Messrs. Lewis Hickman, Palmer Briscoc, q.
W. HattOn, W, H. EdiuhorO', Charles Out
ridge, VIM, Scott and John Hawkins
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NOTES.


Proposals must be to carry the mail with "cc.
leriy, certainty aud security" using the terms Of
the lazy, and they must be guaranteed by two re.
spOnsiblo persons, certified to Ms such by u Post
master or Judge OF Court Of Record
No pay will be made for trips not performed aud
for each Of such omissions, not satisfactorily ex-
plaiucd three tnas the pay of the trip may be de.
duclcd For aTTiVals - far behiul tiir a. to LTeak
connection With depending mails. and not sun.
GENTLY rNru~ed, one fourth Of tho compensation
for the trips subject TO forfeiture. fiLes will be
imposed, unless the delinquency be satisfactorily
explained, for neglcctng To take the mail from or
into post Object for suffering It 10 be injured,
destroyed, robbed. or lost; and for refusing,
after demand, t. convey the mail MS frequently
as the contractor runs, or concerned In running,
vehicles on the route. The Postmaster General
may anuul the contract for disObeying tho past
office laws, or the struGtiols Of the department
lie may alter the schedule Of depa TtuTes aud arr.
yals, aud also order increase o. service by al
lowing therefor pro rata Increase on the Co ulTaeI
pay. He may also curtail or diSe0aunge the ser.
vice In whole or In part at decrease
OF pAy,alowing rs full indemnity to the contractor
one mouths extra compensation on he amount Of
service dispensed ith, and nTo rata compensation
for the eryice retained aud continued
Bids should be addressed to the 'SocOnd As.
slstant Postmaster General, superseded PRO.
posals, State Of Pennsylyania,' and sent by mail
For forms Of proposals, &c. and other infOrma.
ton, see advertisement Of October 81 1867, aud OF
this date, In pamphlet form, at the prime pc s
Offices ALIEN W, RANDALL.
fel7-Wit Postmaster GeneTsL
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FNITEN STATES PATENT WFFICE.
Y wAsHISGrpS, D. c., February 2i, $500
IN tho petition Of JAruU SrULuCuIf, uf EastUn,
Pruusylvauia, praying Tor the extension II pat.
cut graut"l To him on the Gllh day Of W, 1876,
frr du ImpTJycIn'H IN Crate Bars for Furnaces
IL, ordered that Sid petition b. heard at this
Office gu the 10th day Of May next Any person
miy oppose this exteusiun. Objections, duposI.
ti0GE and other papers sbOuld b. ied In this oicO
TWEEN days before the day Of hearing.
ELISHA FOOTE,
mh2.Tu3I Commissioner u Patents.
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POLICE INTELLIGENCE. - Frank Carter,
colorcd, charged with carrying concealed
weapons, was fined $50 by Justice Clark.
Justice Harper imposed fines yesterday to
the amount Of $50 on persons for drunk and
disordcrly conduct on the streets.
George Jackson, for selling goods without
license, was fined 81 by Justice Clark.
Quite Il number Of persons were fined
yesterday for keeping dogs without license.
Pink Jackson, II notorious cOlorcd charac-
ter, charged with an assault and battery
upon Caroline Jackson, was required to give
tail to answer the charge before court.
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THE SISTERS OF CHARIIi,
Corner Of Second street east and u s'TOot south,
Capitol hill,
IN AHEALTHY AND RETIRED FART OF WASH.
IN0TON CITY.
The new building 10 now ready Tor the reception
ofpatients Of every class, both medical aud surgical
Patients will be received into the wards At "a
peT week, payable in advance. This Includes Med.
teine and Medical or Surgical attendance,
Private Rooms can DO had at advanced Tgles
MEDICAL sFAfP ATTENDING.
D. R. HAdNER, H. b., NJ. 900 a ,,rs.,. b..
tween Eighteenth and Nlntesnth ' w
JOHN O. RILEY, N, D., New York avenue be
ween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
WIN. hARBURY, N. D.. 466 II street.
N ,o,,o,, sUEaEoss
and MassAehqsetts avenue,
q N. FORD, n p, q East Capitol street.
y. T. t4iByypt6ARARB GSEsstf4lgGS,
,o 6kAfd0E t T1hER, NJ ?. eoraSr Of washiuE.
w Z JOHNSON, X, B" Seventh street, be.
'TS"RR ss%t&SKS, NJ D ss street.
THOMAS MILLER, 2io y street
JOHNSON ELIOT, 40S Z street
u, LlBERMANE' 80 ThiTteenth s,reot.
Application can be made at tho Hospital, or to
tither OF the above named physicians. physieans
sending patients to the Hospital who may occupy
private rooms have the privilege Of attending the
AS-ko persons with contagious diseases admitted
SISTER LORETTA o'RElLLY,
OsIl1 Superior.
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WHARF PROPERTY TO III = Frr>pyI.rp
AS there Is no further use Tor tho prrnl.r-
the Government have decided t, surrender.
to the owners of the property the wharf ur
the foot OF sixth street, which they mNrllI
possession of since thu commencement Of
the war. All Of tar Improvements are ~
remain intact.
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\ BENEyuLENT ESTERPRIsE.--The Wash
ingtUn City Dlspcnsary, Just established at
the northwest corner of Seventh and VI
streets, by Drs. L. VI. Taylor and Z. W. Lati-
mrr. promises TO be great success, and the
benevolent designs Of It's projectors entltlc
tucm to the respect Of the community. The
fact that the poor are medically treated free
Of a., charges recommends the enterprise to
all,
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THIRD WAEn EErrmr,> Cirn.-Thc
Republicans OF Nw IhtrH NaaI held their
evenings Mr.. George ". l,utr.N. 0r,l yir'.
president, in the chair. lul " ,rur Fr,l.n
secretary.
Mr. Vim. A. Cook, on h,h,r nj Tia. 49,.
ecutivc committee, moved that M. c,nn -,
into executive session.
Mr.. Slit thought If they were goin. lu,,
executive session as they did uP at Congrr,-
Il should be at the close of the evening, after
the regular business had been transacted
Mr.. hHwiry thought they should transact
Mr.. Mchad ban, aid he had some nuh.
lie business which he wished ruIlIsIrd 10
the world: lie VT, goue to propose an
lrlshman for membership m u, r,ui,.
The motion was pul ul ,.rr.ul. when our
rat 30 ''''
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The RIVER FRoST.-The steamer Wa
wAsc, arrived yesterday from Cone river
with heavy freight and full passenger list.
The steamer Guiding Star, with wood for
lhg corporation poor, arrived from Alexan-
drla.
The schooner NOrth Carolina, with guanO
for John A. Baker, arrived at JohusOn's
wharf
A number Of vessels left for points Oh the
lower Potomac In ballast. A large number
Of vessels loaded with fish and oysters also
arrived. The fish market was quite lively,
prices ruling as follows herring s2s, ,had
S35.
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VIIlS Is TO GIVE NOTICE THAT THE SUB.
sCR!B has ohtsllel from the OTphau.'
COnft Of Washington county, In the District OF Co.
lumbia, letters Of administration GU the personal
estate Of PATRlCK FITZGERALD, late Of Washing.
ton county, d. C., deeeased. All persons having
claims against the said deceased are hereby warned
t0eXhibit tho same, with the vouchers thereof, to
the subscriber, or before the 20th day OF
March next; they may otherwise by law be OK
cluded from all benefit Of the said estate.
Given under my hand this auth day Of March,
ls68, JOHN TRUMAN,
mhR-M3wr AdministTat0T.
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-03-19
Giants CT 0lden T mes.

In one Of his recent lectures, Professor
Siliman, the younger, alluded to the dis.
covcry Of the skeleton Of an enormous liz
zard, Of eighty lcet.
From this the Professor inferred, as no
living specimen OF such magnitude had
been found, that the species which it repre-
sents had become degenerated. The ver
ty Of his position he endcavored to enforce
by an allusion to the well known existence
of giants in olden times.
The following is the list on which this
singular hypothesis is based :
The giant exhibited at Rouen in 1880,
:he Professor says measured nearly eigk>
teen feet.
Gorapius saw q girl that was ten feet
high.
The giant Galabra, brought from Arabia
to Rome, Under Claudius Caesar, was ten
feet high.
Fannum, who lived in the time of Eu-
gene H., measured eleven and half feet.
The Chevalies Scrog, in his voyage to
the Peak of Teueriffe, found in one of the
cavcrns of that mountain tie head of Gu
mich, who had sixty teeth, and was not lie. s
than fifteen feet high.
The giant Ferregus, slain by Orlando,
nephew of Charcmagne, was twenty light
feet high.
In 1880, near Rouen, was found skele-
ton whose skull held bushel Of corn, and
who was nineteen feet high.
The giant Bacart was twenty-five feet
high his thigh bones were found in l7C4
near the river Moderi.
In 1923 near the castle in Dauphine, a
tomb was found thirty feet long, sixteen
wide and eight high, on which was cut in
gray stone these words : &" Kintolochus
Rex" The skeleton was found entire,
twenty five and quarter feet long, ten
feet across the shoulders, and five feet from
the breast bone to the back
Near Palermo, in Sicily, in 1916, was
found the skeleton of a giant thirty feet
high. The head was the size of hogs
head, and each CT his teeth weighed Eve
ounces
We have no doubt that there were
"giants in those days" aud the past was
perhaps more prolific in producing them
than the present. But the history OF giants
during the olden time was not more re-
markable than that of dwarfs, several OF
whom were even smaller than the Thumbs
and Nuts OF our own time.