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ny B. WHEELER q CO., Auctioneers,
- NO. Oh Louisiana avenue, bet. 9Th and 7sh ste
opposite SeatoS House.

opposite SsatOS House.
EXEcUTORs SALE OF THE VALUABLE
3 Pr & g The iAFi AirRED LEE De
- By virtue of the last will OF Alfred Lee, de
Ia ceased, which sppswers the undersigned to
the HIoyisions of the viii. and of order Of IN.
The b. n Cent
ts .Ds f.t hs terms Of sale will sell On
public auction, in fro Mt of the premi .es ct the
bonr DESIGNATED for each sale the following vaia.
person IN .hs rscsse ii: or her rsspso
tive portion in pursuance of the will
IN .sss Ss es
town, fronting one hundred and twenty nine (i2s
the Vest side 9" MIN street S se. cn t Ha
north side Of Poplar street and ninety 1907 feet
story Frsme House., one old I Bnek snG
o, 2 old two;story Frame House. This lot will be
Which VIII conform as near a. may be to front &c.
On TUESDAY. April IT. 1859, at 4 80 O'Clock
M; sub Of OF tlO6l one hundred aud six, in Beall
addition to GeoTsstoyn. fronting sixty !tOJ feet on
on the east side Of MSntgomery street, Improved
y On IsYe A asIie "a 1869
m, SOB 81 lot one hundred and twenty six Us :
~ B ;ss. addition to fronting ,hr.
DIIbafton and Besli street. by sixty fsoI feet in
she sxM b Brick ROne
q: Sasa,sd nd s,sssy u .a s. one
nunored and eighty hve, l85.I of Bealls additions
to Georgetown, bounded follows: Beginning a.
The southwest corner Of Bridge and Green streets
and running thence on the south line Of Bridge
street vest twenty -four (2D feet thence south ana
parallel with Green street ninety IsO) fee, to tsu
foot wide alley opening into Green street; thence
With said aley east twenty four (24p feet TO Green
street, and thence with the west line Of 3resn
street orlh ninety so feet to the place of begin
ping Improved BY q large new two story aud
basement frame House.
Terms of sale: One third cash, balance in equal
met ,lments at six. o.. twelve ~ and htesu
tlo' mouths said balance tn bear interest from
dsy OF sale, and to be secured by deed of trust on
the premises.
Ore hundred dollars down on each piece Of prop
COnyeyancing aud stamts at purchaser or pur
chasers cost. JNO. II. JOHNSON, Exec'r
ap2td J.B.WhEELER CO., Auctrs
~ THE SALE OF THE ABOVE PsoPsRrY
is hereby POSTPONE I'D, 10 take place in the or Ter
named ONDAY, May 3. 1853. AT s O'Clock o m .
TUESDAY. May 4. 1859 at $50 O clock D. ID. WEf.
EEsDAr; Nay 5, 1859 at $50 p. m aud the s.rn.
cay at $50 o clock p. m. Thus making the post
ponement precisely one week in each case from the
- InuN InuNsnA
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RESOLUTION in relation % TAX sales.

Resoscsd OF tke Board q AIdfrnen dnd Board "
Common Cosactl Of the Corporation Of Geeroetolca,
hereby, authorized to allow to all purchasers
OF property At tax sales, made after this date
ten per cent interest, in add Ion 10 the ten per
cent. allowed by the charter, to be paid out Of
the general fund on the REDEEM ption of the prop
erty: Prorided, That the additional ten per cent
ehall not be paid on an excess of over three
times the amount OF taxes and expenses due on
any property. GApproved, April 9. 1869
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VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY ON TIE
HEIGHTS OF GEORGETOWN, AT AUv-
O. On MONDAY, May I'd, 1869, ct 5 O'Clock .
III NJ VIII sell in front of the pre- misses, me
D. Kurtz situated on the north side ef Sth street
between High and Frederick streets. This pro
perty fronts lao feet on Sth street. with q DEPTH OF
a large parlor, dining room, sleeping rooms, &C
IN all thirteen finished rooms. besides storerooms,
pantr1es, green house. gas throughout, II ne well
cisferns and Potomac water on the premises; Fl Ne
grounds; with novtrs. fruit, thrubbery, grass
animation Of the property call on the auctioneer
Terms; one third cash; balance in one and two
years, With interest secured bs notes and deed of
trust. Stamps and conveyances at cost Of purchs-
ser EGO TO be paid when the property is struck
On THOS. BOWLING,
ap2l. eo&ds [Ohron ,Courierl Auctioneer.
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eEoReKrowN CORPORATION Laws.

A RHeoL urIoA to pay bill for repairs to Bridge
Street Bridge.
Resoieed By III, Board Of Alderaen and ,ard Of
Common CouneiI Of tie Corporation Of Geory.tors.
That the CLERK pay TO the order OF r. > S-bxs,
tian three dollars Tor repairs 10 Bridge Street
Bridge, as per bill rendered.
Approved, April 9. 1859.
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SIXTH WARD REPUBLICAN, CLUB.-This ciao
met last evening 1t the chapel on 10Th stree,
east, Charles Champion president, and s. 5. Ri
ley secretary. The COMMITTEES appointed az
previous meeting 70 present certain resolutions
IN 'eeard TO Democrats and Copperhsafs now
employed IN the Washington Navy Yard 10
The honorable Secretary Of the Navy and Naval
Committees of both Houses. % omitted a re-
Tor; that they had performed that duty, bu, in
consequences of the adjournment of the com.
mit'ees previous 10 the passsge Of the resoIu.
tons by the club, they were unable toDplaes
them in the hands of said committees The
chairmen Of the committee had been preSe n ted
with the resolutions, aud expressed a favor.
able opinion upon them. The committee. ia
view Of the Tact that the municipal campaign
Is rapidly approaching, and no removals b ave
yet nSen made OF the many blatant Seymour
and Blair men still employed in the Yard re-
Commend some other method other than tho
passage OF resolutions 20 remove them fro m
posiuons tnat they have no right to hold under
hePuolcan Administration. Jos s Marin
moved that the report be receiyad and
Use Recommendation conrurred In: agreed to
pn motion Of Robert Hamilton, six members
81 the ciuo Were appointed as challengers AZ
tne REGISTRATION, and the president OF the ciuo
;ra. seso Dap ioint a. m my more as IN his
judgment ne might think proper. A resolution
was adopted requiring order To be drawn
Cd the treasurer to pay for hacks TO be used in
ilnglng the sick and feeble to the registration
pol. Mr.. Michael Sinner moved that the club
tndCTse Mr.. James Il. Peak "a an earnest
nara WORKING Republi an, for position
a S. ant Assessor of Internal II venue in the
D>rIrf, which was unanimously adopted
Nessrs. =. IL. Bond, n. Sinner, JoIdou, Sums,
aud others addressed the meeting. Toe prrsI-
tend q, the registration of voters: X bart Ham.
iltoD. George Mercy noldS, James r Peaka
stephen Il. PIumsill, Geo. w. Lee and Josiah
Gray. Adjourned.
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DOYs' CLOTHINo.
Three Hundred and Fifty SPRING SUITS re-
cefved this morning ct the celebrated
OAK HAIL,
AGA SEVENTH sTREET,
ma 3-0 opposite Post Office
, 1869-04-27

The visitor to Mrs, Fassett's studio. after few
weeks Of absence, will he astounded at the entire
change In her surroundings In not few cases
the work Of the artist remains on hand for years;
III her II Is exactly the reverse; tho calls
her friendly pencil arc so numerous, AMI her pro-
dpctions eagerly seized that It Is rare to See the
same completed portrait on two successive yisits-
Mr. F, hns wonderfully improved alncc her visit
70 Europe. Her roEt1altures were highly Priced
le!prc. DOW they arc Ecms, and appreciated as
such We uottcc is Just finished, ucasis 50, the
portraits OF Mrs II. @. Stone, Mrs D. r. Holt OF
Lake Forest, Mr. Spring, Of Manteno, and the
late Rev. Ut. Curtis one Of the first and best Chi
caGo pastors; E. g. Hall, Mts- hall Henry Waller
Rna Or. Knapp. There Is such uniformity Of
excellence In all that 1t would be really ttcuit to
decide which IL the best, while tt must be
confessed thnt AL .arr IS near faultless as
is permitted to human art The outline, the pos
ture, the co!ortng the expression, The general ef-
feet, are al 80 good that they cnnnot hut be pro-
nouncet perfect portrasa1s No wonder that the
wc1.kpown Rev. z. II. Humphrey, who has Just re-
ccyed, In his Pnffadelph!a honc, portrait Of hts
losed daughter Carrie, nov deceased, should write
that the werk WAS Perfection ITSELF aud thar they
were satisfied no one but Mrs F. could have done
TO well. We recommend those who have sighed
In vain for an oil portrait, which they could take
pride In exhibiting as q likeness to visit Ars-
Fassctt, whose Studio Is open TO the public every
Friday lSo- ia CLARK stTcct} They will ba satis-
led thai there ia one artist who eau bc depended
on for Reproducing the human form on canvas,
faithful. rpesuattng all the characteristics OF the
original.
, 1869-04-27
AMUSEM EAfS.

uTEkA E1CfFE-
Optra EuuEt va. lnauguratcd In Chicago on the
18th Of Apni, ;.4;s, by tho Aihaiza New Or;eaus
troupe. OF which lAmtele WAS the bright rarticu-
l1r star. That troupe gave Us " La GFanI Uuch-
esse, ""ta ftele Ncieue,'' and "U1pheus " md
-succeeded In losing great deal o. money. On the
1ztfdt tHcptenbet following, rapa Natcman sent
NJ his New York troupe with the cratic Tostcc, to
&hom Lambclc p!ared secuu'l hsidic, and gave ua
STA G1aude Duchcsse,' !" La Belle licenc," and
"Bartc Bleuc, and succeeded In losing leAs money
than the New Orleans truupc. Since thoee days
the uonans have given Us miniature English
edition OF the "Duchesse,'' and lost less money
tnnn Batemaa; the WorTtlls achieved dismal
failure IN the :. Duchess" /" "Helen,r and " Biue
Beard, /" and went away poorer than they came
ndlAstly, the Cations, with oHenbach's minor
operas, came near Lot getting out Of the city at
all for lhck Of fuhes; and DoH comes }. 8rku Httd
his forces to venture season In this hitherto IN.
confen!al c}eTo boHfe stil. lie has conc and
made kuecess and was greeted last evening With
acsoTaed house, notwithstanding tho untavorahlc
Mealhes- And the troupe deserve the SUCCESS OF
entnn4las1u thcF achieved. II is tho nrss thor
o8o'5 appointed o,xra touft troupe We have had
orrhtSt11, nc1rIy Ill OF which i#ncr To tbn trnur
Tie only t7enpe which ever had II it, % psrfo1sn =
GG ehb6e Who could combine acting ntd stpR1nc
The two pr1na dounas, ,1tpzo-i.cl} ard DescraSzas
arc m1rltfab1e knRtD- The teuorx arc strong nnA
effective, and tho ha2sos unusually 0uod ~,
peclas Chopin, whose voice IL one ei lhe frcshrss
. most resonant, and most musical ne have ever
! heard In any Opera truupe commencing thus
II with 6uccess 30 pronounced, the SUCCESS Vt Tic
xcasou Is . foregune conclusion
Ne have no intention TO conceal the fact npi
only that the story .! "GeneTaese dc bralnnt''
x1J pu1poece, but that On general rrtner!ea It II
essentially nasty But It Is funny pile Of dirt, an
fanny one md long as you dsat ,af
you cao langh and be quite btsstul II rour t2nor-
ancc- "Geneslcye'is Il triumph Of exaggerated
, 1869-04-27

All drugs md narcotics arc danger
oue, but WoLcoI7's Pain 1Aalnt always Rtres I'M
mediate hencnt Try II free At 1o9 south ClafA
ttrttt, Chicago.
Paper HnnEinKs md Window
shades, latest srylea pntntA oils glass and brush
es, at F. Z HRby'l, g Ranloph htrret
, 1869-04-27
BUSINESS NOTICES.

The Juniper Tar Sonp is tho best
toilet soan crcr made. Us 1t may he used NTH TN.
pnnity by ladies' with tho most tender skins; at the
satne time II s Invaluable as remedy for lmp1es
rough or charpcd hands and all cutaneons diseases
where other snals cannot be used without acEra-
waiting the matnhy nIh giving pain to the patient
Manufactured b5 caswcu, ua7ad / Co., New
fofk.
, 1869-04-27

THE AENpE1ssnuk QC1KrETTH CtrB
give their frat concert THU evening at the Oncra
lIpuse Music UAll "

TaE ASSuAL EXERCISES Of the Chicago Theolo-
tIpn1 In Biblical Literature tAle plhce from to II
q m, and from 2 70 p. N and simultaneously
with them Moss OF Ecclesiastical History, from .
to lO,, and IN Systematic Theology daring The re-
n2lndcr OF tho forenoon and afternoon, at keys'
Hall, corner Of Reuben and WaEren stttetA In
on = ~ @ "a
Green xtZeetA the nddress beioro tho Society Of
, 1869-04-27

Dyhrcnfurth Co1lcEe-Studcnrn mny
enter the business Department, the Classical
School for Boys, or tho Young Ladies' Seminary
at any time, Programmes TO be hsd st the ONCE,
ll6 Eanonlnh afrtft.
, 1869-04-27

power, and 3 boilers {cnelnes nearly new; Tun
only eight months; also button nnchiuery and
hone mills, and the 6haftins. pulcs and he,tnSs
Schwartz, no. s53 East Flfty-shiru stteet New
, 1869-04-27

The Vermont Spring Wntcr-Thc
great remedy for cancer Rcrpfula Bn9hts disease,
and other kidney affections. BLISS i suARf,
Agents, III Like street
, 1869-04-27

CTBAYKD-TRON THK SUBSCRIBER, ON BUN-
d1y afternoon, frRy mar, about Year, Old; had
On asadld. sutAhls re.FA5d VIII b. pald fox her
tpfu to No. u 41rhat. road. MAX KlR3H.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-16
7Ng1gaaIT fVGA V!I5M
Thrifsx Gha.t.

ICorrespondence of the Cincinnati CommerciaL
an adjoining county, not long since,
n well-to-do farmer took sick and died.
Soon after his decease, the rest OF the
family. which consisted of the wife and
three children, were very much annoyed
by what they considered ghost. THIS
apparaticn generally made its appear,
ance about midnight. when it was first
heard moving about in the garrett OF the
house, from whence it descended atight
of stairs and wandered about in the
other apartments of the house: This
80 frightened the bereaved family that
they were about TO "sell out" and seek
a home elsewhere, when a friend from
a distance came to pay them visit, and
to whom the condition of affairs was re-
lated; upon which the visitor, being a
man of considerable courage, expressed
his desire of seeing the "ghost." Accord
ingly, when night came, he posted-hlm-
self in the room at the loot
of the stairs, and being we'll armed, he
waited for the appearance OF
the "ghOst." AS usual, about midnight,
it was heard in the garrett of the house,
and was snon seen coming down the
stairs. As it advanced, the sentinel
at the foot of the stairs commanded it
to "halt;" but, not obeying his com,
mand, he struck it on what he supposed
to be its head with q weapon selected
for that purpose. The would-be ghost
fell, sprawling, down upon the floor.
and, upon being unmasked, was found
to be the brother of the bereaved wife's
husband, who for some time past had
been negotiating, and was about to sue
cred in getting his deceased brothers
property, which consisted of a good
farm, with a neat twO-story frame
house on ii.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-16
NO MAN AT ALL.
How Lucy stone Bosses her Husband

How tGuCy stone nOssth bSE hA"sD"N"'
Correspondence Chicago Tribune.l
In lS55 she was married to Henry b.
Blackwell, an Englishman by birth,
who was then hardware merchant IN
Cincinnati, Ohio, and who had for
wears been identified with the anti
slavery cause. He was woll educat-
ed. honorable gentleman, and had long
been an ardent admirer of the brave
little woman, who had never suspected
an attachment of warmer sort. When
he propOsed to her he said he wished
her to become his wife on her own terms.
She consented, her terms being the re-
tension of her maiden name, and the re-
nGnciatiOn OH his part of all his legal
rights and authority rs husband.
Such union could not have been for
midab.g to her, whatever ii might have
been to him. Their marriage was moth
inE moro than an agreement to live to-
rethcr while they were agreeable to
each other, and as there we're few bonds
there was little temptation to break
them. Perhaps such unions might be
repeated to advantage between persons
who feel uncertain of harmonious tu-
ture.
Lucy Stone and her husband-say
those who ought to knOw-have never
repented. They have lived very happi-
ly together for thirteen years, and are
likely to do so TO the last. They have
but one child, daughter, and have
since their marriage resided most of the
time at West Bloomfield, New Jersey,
in the strictest retirement.
Lucy Stone-the name of Mrs. Black
well always otfends her-is very far
from handsome. She is small in stature,
has gray eyes, dark brown hair, well
shaped mouth, and handsome teeth.
Her complexion is so tlorid rs to indl-
cate rusticity, and her features are not
at all regular or expressive OF high
breeding. Hers is strong face, and
when lighted up losses much of its
homehness, and strikes you as intellec-
tual. Her charm is in her voice. Turn
away from her, and you can we'll tmag-
! inc she is lovely. Look at her critical
ly. and you almost forget the sweet
tones that have so much to do with her
power of persuasion. She is extremely
| kind. hearted and benevolent, and never
neglects any opportunity to do good
She has been much misrepresented,
ridiculed, and abused; but no one who
knows hor will say she is not a true wo
man, whose aims and purposes have al
ways been in the direction of justice
humanity, and right.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-16
Correspondence OF the Baltimore SUM-
The Maryland state Government I'm
Vestigntion.
WASHINGTON, January 13

Additional petitions were presented
to-day, under the rule, asking Congress
10 interpose It's authority with refer
ence to the character of the State gov
errmeut of MARY land. 1t is doubtful
whether any report for action will be
presented To Congress at this ses-
SION, but it must not be supposed
that it is the purpose of Mr.. Frank
Thomas, or those who follow his lead in
this matter, to abOndon their project of
attempting To put Maryland under rad
ical rule.
The committee on the Judiciary
thinks it has already sufficient testi-
mony to Justify them in now bringing
the mat er to the attention of Congress,
bat in order to guard against any very
tlagrant false step ut the beginning,
they have been content to wait. They
have been reading up all the law bear
ing i'm the most remote degree upon the
case, and have learned from the books
that the admission of representatives to
Congress has been decided by the courts
To be prjmG tdcie evidence that State
had a republican form of government.
This point, raised while representatives
were regularly on the floor, might prove
fatal to any proposition at this time,
but the plan t. be pursued is beginning
TO be developed by conversation and ex-
pressions of radical members. The
plan seams to be to present the testi-
mOny il the case day or two before
the close of the Fortieth Congress. No
action will be recommended.
The FOrty-firSt Congress is expected
TO convene on the fourth of March, and
when the names of the members elect
from Maryland are called objection will
be made to the oath of Office being ad-
ministered to them on the ground that
an investigation is pending. The NOV
era in this matter have been looking
about for the best course to be pursued,
and it seems now pretty we'll settled
that the disfranchisement of the State,
as herein indicated, will be attempted,
and the proposition will no doubt re-
ceiye some support from the ultra
radicals, but it is doubtful whether it
can be carried. Mr.. Frank Thomas, for
tuDately Will not be here to urge the
matter. AT the present time, however.
he seems to be confident of the strength
of the testimony adduced, and it was at
his instance that the conservative MEM
bers from Maryland We're invited to
overhaul it and produce rebutting evil
deuce. The conservative members are
attending to that examination faithful
ly, but they have yet to discover any
thing in the testimony which seems to
them to Involve very serious conse-
quences.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-16

THE Radical Tennessee Congressman
a: Washington -MAYNAHD, STOKES, AR.
NELL. TRMnLE, MULLINS-all voted
against the repeal of the tenure-of-oii
act
The meauing of all This is split.
GrANT wilt not go the ultra Radical
figure. Radicalism in Tennessee can
not stard without it. Hence the ultra
Radical leaders are preparing to make
n fight in their last ditch. 1t will be a
contest between Radicals and Republi-
cans. The disfranchsed will have
nothing to de- with it; aud its result will
be the complete overthrow of the ku-
Klux- BHowNLOw ring and the ascen-
denc, of the first liberal, but anti-Dem-
ocratic organization in the South
STOKES will relapse into his place as a
second.ratc, p.country politician
M,YNAHD will be ousted from a seat
which he bas held by sort of suffer
ance. TRIMBLE, who is as crazy as
bed-bug, will sink back into an arm
chair, from which he ought never tc
have emerged. MULLINS will take tc
shoeing horses once more. A new order
Of mcu will rise into prominence; and
of iL.sc, FLETCHER, the Secretary oi
State, will be the chief.
Radicalism. being a thing of dark
ness, cannot last. Republicanism, be
ing at least thing of progress, vii
succecd it. Thence the advance opur'
Democracy aS conceived by the founders
Of the government, will be only ones
tion of time and education.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-16
Robiusou Crusoc.

Correspondence London Telegraph
SIR:-You observe, in your admirable
article of yesterday, that every body IS
aware that Alexander Selkirk was Rob
inson Crusoe.' Among the "things not
generally known" however, is, Selklrk
If that was his real name, which Is
not quite certain-lived TO become a
lieutenant in the Royal Navy; a fact
which confers special gracefulness on
the procedure of the officers of her Maj
csty's ship Topazo in erecting monu-
ment to him. A person who represent
ed herself to be Lieutenant Selkirk's
widow appeared at his birth place in
Scotland shortly before the rebellion of
lSi9, and claimed some property belong
ing to him. Selkirk's personal narra-
tive of his adventures in the Isle of
Juan Fernandez will be found, at length,
IN The Voyage Round the World of
captain Woodes Rogers" one of the
illuStrlouS Dampier. The narrative, as
given by the Iecluse himself, is far from
interesting to read, and from the few
remaining particulars we possess regard
| ing him, one is led to the conclusion
that Alexander Selkirk was rather an
/ iill-couditioned fellow than otherwise.
He was but peg at the best: the hat
the real Robinson" hat was Defoes
Your obedient servant y.
| December Is.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-16

"JOHN PAUL" has been to see the wo-
man on the flying trapeze, in New York,
and thus he reports: "She was quite a
pretty woman, neatly and simply
dressed in a girdle made of stripe or
two from a small American flag, circling
her waist. | never felt so proud of my
country's flag before. l had seen it
waving over thriving villages and ma
iestic mountain heights, but this was
the first time that 1 had ever seen it
generously protecting the waste places.
1 shan't attempt to describe how that
plucky little woman did OH the trapeze,
the rings, and the indental ropes. She
accomplished feats that made my hair
run cold and every drop Of blood in my
veins stand on end. She swung head
downward by one foot from the trapeze
bar, holding her husband by one ear
with the tips of her thumb and forcing.
er, and in that position turned ten SOM
ersaults over the bar, swinging her hus.
band over her head each time. This
feat she afterward repeated, varying it
slightly by holding her husband in her
teeth, and Messrs. Jarrett and Palmer
by the hair-One in each hand. Then
she supported herself by twisting her
back hair round the bar, fastening it
with single hair pin, and afterward
fearlessly ate a mince pie-which the
programme assured us WAS bought in
Fulton Market-while shadder of hor
ror ran through the audience"