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STATES PATENT oPFICR,

= WAHHINUTON, ~. q Aux 7, IbI.
On tho petition OF SAsrKL wErnERILL. OF Bal E
timore, Nd. praying for the extebslon Of patent
Tor an Improvement In Processes for Making ne
White:
TITS ordered that the said petition be heard at
this nihes gu tho 18th day Of october next Any
person may opp Sc this extension, 0biaetions,
DISPOSITIONS and other papers should be hled In this
office twenty days before the dAy. Of hearing
SAMUEL S. FIsIfBR,
issInnpr ~ patapt.
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HOUSE CARPESTERs.-The first grand pic
mic Of the House Carpenters Beneficial As
ISOLATION, No. !, will be held at Abner's
Seventh street park, on Tuesday next, at .
o'clock, p. m. The house carpenters arc a
jolly set of fellows, aud they have made
grand arrangements for the approaching
picnic, SO that all who patronize II may rely
upon very pleasant season OF enjoyment.
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CmLDRES's GARIDALDIs AT DAN HALL,
AGO Seventh st., opposite posl.oiilcc.
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DEMAND FOR CUMBERLAND CoAL.-There
are at present quite a fleet Of coastwisc
schooneers at anchor in the channel before
Georgetown awaiting cargoes Of Cumber-
land coal. Tho scarcity OF water In the
canal has retarded the receipts, boats from
Cumberland being filled only to half capac-
lily, owing to the lowncss Of water occasioncd
by the late drouth.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-17

FOURTH WARD CORRESPONDENT was
reported last night that Mr. Patrick Crow
Icy had been temporarily appointed commits
slonGr Of the Fourth ward. The temporary
appointment created some excitement among
other asPlrants who were sure of the POSI-
tlOn,
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An ILL-TRgATED FBMALE.-Last night,
about half-past seven o'clock, woman
named Margaret Brown, who resides on c
street, in the Second ward, appeared at the
Fifth precinct station house, and with
streaming eyes, dishcveled hair and blood
stained face, made complaint before Justice
Harper that ]. Henry Dubant had met her
on Eleventh street, near Pennsylvania ave-
nue., Il few moments previous, and struck
aud beat her severely, The Justice dis
missed her by saying he would attend to the
matter to-day.
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ELECTION OF OFFICIRs.-At meeting Of
Excelsior Lodge No. II, Knights of Pythas,
held last evening, the following were elected
officers for the ensuing term: Venerable
Patriach. John A. Mclean; Worthy Chan
cellor, A.. Z. Groyj Vice Chancellor, Charles
W. Brown; Recording Secretary, Thomas D..
Lewis; Financial Secretary, A. d. Cannon;
Banker, L. c. Hewetti Guide, A. 7. II.
Lacey; Inside Steward, VIM. Murphy !
Outside Steward, Alexander d. Keen. This
lodge was recently organized, and the officers
elected will be duly installed on Monday
evening next at the hall Of Calanthc Lodge.
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The GEORGETOWN CASAL.-The commit
tee from the board Of directors Of the Chcsa-
peake and Ohio canal have completed their
visit Of inquiry to dam No. l, near the Little
Falls, and will report the result at the next
meeting Of the board. It Is understood that
they believe that by charging the prescst
feeder some forty feet, the present rubble
stone dam, though leaky, will hold all the
water requisite, and furnish an ample supply
to the mills in Georgetown.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-17

BASE BALL.-A match game of base ball,
between the Mutual and County clubs, will
be played at $3.50 O'Clock this evening on the
National grounds.
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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

On the peiilI9n d ASpREW BLAME. Of san
Francisco. California, and WALTER CLARK, Of
Marquette, Mich lgan. praying for the extension Of
q patent graEtcd TO thom on the 9th day OF Noyem-
Der, 1868, for an impToy emelt in Lath Machine
Its ordered that said petition be heard at this
once on the 18th day OF October next. Any person
may oppose this extension. Objections, deposi.
lions, and other papers, should be hled In this
office twenty days before the day OF hearing,
SAMUEL 3. FISHER,
aullW.3t Commissioner Of Patents
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THB WEEKLY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
THE
WEEKLY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
IL Published every
SATURDAY MORNING,
DAILY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.

and contains all the nows. both general and local
the
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DEPARTURE or THE NATIosALs.-The Ma
tional base ball club (arst ninc) with treas
urer Jas. e. Waugh In charge, len the city
yesterday morning en- route for their trip, OF
which We made extended notice on Monday
last.
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TINTED STATES PATENT oPYICB.

y WAsHiSnTos, D. G., July 9, 1852.
delphi Ponnsy lvApia, praying for the extension
Of pat0nt granted 10 him on the % day Of 0etO.
Electors:
II is ordered that said petition be heard at this
once On the 10Th day ofSeptembeT next. Anyperson
may oppose this extension, Objections, deposit
tons and other papers should be hled In this once
twenty days before the day Of hearing,
SAMUEL =. FISHER,
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| DE-. HARBOUR: I cheerfully add my testimony 10
the emeaey ofyour Invaluable Lotion. | have had
sesasion to use It In my family for the relief Of
Neuralgia and Nervous Headache, and have found
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THIS is To GIVE NOTICE that TIE SUB
l ,,.crlber has obtained from the 0rphAns, Court
bia letters Of standardization on the personal ss-
tate Of wy W. MSCAIasAs. late q WsshIss:
claims against the sail deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the sane. with the youehsr.
Of August next: they may otherwise by law be
ex { luded from all benefit % the SAID estate.
1859 MARIAy. MecATHRAN,
ug2}- MSy. Administrative.
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CHAsE's celebrated bra and string band
Of Georgetown rendered II complimentary
serenade to Jack O'LCary, at the Sc tate
House, near the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
depot, on Wednesday night, They were
handsomely entertained y We hos.
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THE ACCIDENT TO THE ARRow.-Thc &C.
cdent to the steamer Arrow, mentioned In
the REPUBLICAN yesterday, involved a loss
OF about $500. Capt. Stackpole had force
Of men early at work, and the boat made
her usual trip to Mount Vernon at 10 O'Clock,
returning in good season yesterday after
noon.
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FURNISHING GoODs AT OAK HALL, 400
Seventh street, opposite post-oihss.
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GoIuabA TE pAT or

S', w",'' s's:I r.,,.',a Bank No. COTS
ON motion OF the plalutif. by Mr., J. J, Johnson,
| attorney. II Is ordered that the defendant cause
| his appearance to be entered herein on or before
the first rule day occurring forty days after this
| date; Otherwise the cause will be proceeded with
| as In case Of default
T XIV; sssysTs''' RI HEGISI u.s..
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CRIMES AND CAsrALTIEs.-Gustave lIcnze,
pianist at Metropolitan Hall, was garroted
aud robbed Of % IN money and a gold watch
while passing the corner OF Tenth and c
streets south. The villains who assaulted
him got off safely.
Officer Dyson yesterday arrested Lewis
Simms on the charge Of resisting him In the
discharge Of his duty, while attempting to
arrest one John Patsey on the charge Of as
sault and battery with intent TO kill. Jus
tlce Wall committed simms to jail for court.
colored man, name unknown, was sue.
cessful in passing Of about 500 worth Of
spurious coin (splel marks) on German
named RieGer, living on Capitol Hill.
A lady named Mary Curran was badly
Injured on Wednesday evening by falling
from a wagon at Four-and-a-half street and
Pennsylvania avenue. Officer McColgan
had her conveyed to her residence in Madi-
son street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets west, aud N and n streets north,
where medical assistance was rendered.
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REMOVED. Mayor yesterday removed
Mr.. John II. Crossman from the Office Of
inspector of flour and sailed provisions.
His successor has not been appointed. Mr..
Republican club, and is member Of the
board Of registration.
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The IRISH NATIONAL REPUBLICAN Asso-
cIATIoN meets this evening In Trades Union
hall, corner Of Eighth and E streets. Ad-
dresses on protection and Free Trade" will
be delivered, which will make the meeting
unusually interesting. All Irishmcn friendly
TO the movement are invited.
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TINTED STATES PATENT oPPiCB.
" wAsnIsGTos, ID. August H. $50,
top, Massachusetts, praying iyt the extsnsion o. 4
ISL. Tor an Improvement In Planning N, chimes;
II is ordered that said petition be heard at this
ONCE on the 18th day OF October next, ANY psHOn
may oppose this extension ObleeiiOns, deposi.
lions ADD other papers should be filed in this Office
twenty days before the day OfhearlnE,
SAMUEL y, FISHER,
AulS.wlw Commissioner Of Patents.
LIMITED STATES latent oIFIGI; q e.
On the petition Of sErH SIMMONS, Of PIQyi-
denee, X. admlntstratcr q the estate Of Nathan
patent granted to the said Nathan Simmons, on tho
ith day Of December. 1855, for an impToy ement In
Cloth Stretching RolIeTsi
II IL ordered that the testimony In the case be
closed on the 9th day Of November next, that the
time for ding the Arguments and the Examiners
report be limited TO the 18th day Of November next
and that sAid petition be heard on the ed day Of
November next
Any person may oppose this extension.
SAMUEL y, FISHER,
septlS.M3w Commissioner Of Patants
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IN THEsUPRBME COURT OF THB DIsTRIC
L OF COLUMBIA,

| Anu J, HAlbert,
1Iis by the court this 18th day Of July.A. D. ls,
ordered that the sale the 25th day Of June. 1892
| by John II, johnson, trustee In above cause 70
David U stpner, Of part Of lot 0, In squsts 81, IN
city Of Washington, for the sum OF VI, go be, and
| the zane is hereby, ratified aud confirmed, unle.s
cause to the contrary be shown to the court the
! 18th day Of August next
| BY order Of the Court. = 1890
| True e9py-Test: r. j. hBIGs.
| lN2l WAM CloIk.
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q. L. o. or o. FAN the members Of
the order are requested to meet at the hall,
corner Tenth street and Louisiana avenue,
this evening, at 1880 O'Clock, to prepare for
attending the great celebration on the sth
prOXlmo.
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SITgp STATES PATENT oFFiCE,

y wAsHIEgroS. D. G., July %, 1850.
On tho petition Of JANE o. LEACH. OF BAllston
Sps, New York, praying for the extension Of q
patent grated to him on the 3Oth OF October, 49,
additional Improvement on the Sd day Of March,
1857. for an improvement In Looms:
Itis ordered that said petition DO hoard at this
Office on tho 18th day Of October next Any per.
son may oppose this exten sion. Objections, dopo-
siuou, and other papers should be died In this
oflcs twenty days before the day Of hesripE.
SAMUEL 8. FIslfRR.
Augj.Th3w Commissioner OF Pate. snt
TINTED STATES PATENT OFFICE
" WAsHISHTOE, d. c., July 20, 1902
On the petition OIL. W, LAsGDOs, OF NoTthamp
ton, Mass, praying for the extension OF a patent
granted to him on the 10th day Of October 1856 for
an Improvement IN sswipg Machines:
Office on tho llth day ~ October next, Any person
may oppose this extension, Objections, dsposi.
tons, aud other papers should be nled in this Of.
dee twenty days before the day u hear
sAhUEL y FISHER,
Augs-P9W CUmmls sOner Of Patents.
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TuE WASHINGTON MoNUMEST.-John Car
roll Brent, ESQ.,, the secretary of the Wash
ingtOn National Monument Association, ac.
knOwledgcs the following returns from
churches In response to an appeal OF the
society. The collections were made on the
Sunday previous to the 22d of February
Trinity (Eplscopal) church, Washington, b.
c., 1857; Methodist Episcopal church,
Georgetown, d. e., 1885, Zion church,
Little Ark, Flushing, l.. l., sl7.5li Bridge
ton Wing NJ. +. church South, 81. Louis,
Mo-, $40; Reformed church, Paramus, n.
j., fSG.4Oi Methodist Episcopal church
1880; German Evangelical (Rev. Mr..
FinckeD church, Washington, D. c., s25.
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PoIsr OF ROCKS RoAD'-W.G. Woodside,
paymastor OF the Baltimore ond Ohio rail.
road, visited Silver Springs, on the Point Of
Rocks railroad, on Wednesday last, and paid
the laborers there employed tho wages due
them, some several thousand dollars being
dlsbursed. Tho work upon the road five
miles this side Of the Point OF Rocks has been
temporarily suspended, In consequence OF
the scarcity Of labor, but upon the end OF
the road and the intermediate divisions the
work Is being rapidly pushed forward.
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CRIMINAL CouRr - Judge Fisher This
court was engaged with the following case
yesterday:
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WAsHIEdToS, D. G.
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eere thanks for the extraordinary caro- your Al,
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-11
A Horse in Battle.

Kiuglake, in bis " History of the Crime
an Invasion" gives the following graphic
description of a horse in battle:
"The extent to which a charger can
approach the perils of the battlefield
may be easily underrated by one who
confines his observation to horses still
carrying their riders; for, as long as a
troop horse in action feels the weight and
hand Of a master, his deep trust in man
keeps him seemingly free from great ter
ror, and he goes through the fight, unless
wounded, as though 1t were field-day at
home; but the moment that death or q
disabling wound deprives him of his
rider, he seems all at once to learn what
battle is-to perceive its real dan
gers with the clearness Of human being,
and to be agonized with horror of the
fate he may incur for the want of hand
to guide him. Careless ofthe mere thunder
of guns, he shows plainly enough that he
more or less knows the dread accent that
is used as missiles of war while cutting
their way through the air, for as often as
these sounds disclose to him the near
passage Of bullet or round shot, he
shrinks and cringes. His eyeballs pro-
trude. Wild with fright, be still does not
commonly gsllop home into camp. His
instinct seems rather to tell him that
what safety, if any, there is for him must
be found in the ranks; and he rushes at
the first squadron he can find, urging
piteously, yet with violence, that he, too,
by rights, is troop-horse that he, too,
is willing to charge, but not be left be-
hind-that he must and will fall in
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Dramatic Extremes.

Two striking illustrations of the oppo-
site tendencies of the drama are afforded
by Warsaw and London. In the former
city the Israelites have obtained and are
conducting theater of their own, in
which talented players of the Mosaic
confession are now performing, in Ger
man, q Biblican drama in four acts, en-
titled Jacob and his Sons The person.
ages of the play are "Jac,b," " the patri-
arch; Joseph" bis darling SOM "Ze-
luka," Potiphar's wife; Joseph's breth-
ren, Ishmaelites, courtiers, soldiers and
attendants. From the lengthy accounts
of this production given in the German
papers, we make it out to be a musical
drama, the incidents of which are all sub
sidiary to the one famous interview be-
tween Potiphar's wife and Joseph. 1t
seems that Joseph's brethren, as they sell
him to the Ishmaeltes, sing the opening
chorus frem Les Haguenots, and 'Ze-
luks" courts Joseph to the tune of La CT
Ddrem; then followslthe cloak business,
grand tableau and finale. All this is
very curious, going back as. it does to the
dawn of civilization for sensational mat
ter, and mixing the primal history of
man with modern operate muuc. NOW
let us look at the other extreme. At the
opening of the new Gaiety theater, during
Christmas week, in London, was given
fo- the first time Mr.. Gilbert's exrava-
gana of Robert the Deril, depicting the
interior of Madame Fassaud's 3 exhibition,
the wsxen inhabitants of which are rep
resented as subject TO the same laws as
ghosts, and at the witchiug hour indulg-
ing in hideous and stffjointed revels,
pirates, preachers, murderers, mission
aries, kings, and cannibals performing O
lively dance to the tune of "0h, Bob
Ridly, oh" One thoughtful London
critic considered this a triumph of con-
structive ingenuity, and says the anus
ing transmigration of bodies, not souls
such as the change of Wilberforce into
Captain Kidd-is an unexsmpled episode
in pantomimic art We should think so
hone so.-.Nep York World.
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Grants WAY to Peace.

A Washington correspondent of the
Galveston Meas says that gentleman
lately asked General Grant if he had in
timated to an ex-colonel in the Confede-
rate army that he would give him an ap-
poiutment after his accession, and, being
answered in the affirmative, asked on
what principle that was done. To which
General Grant replied: a-f
"Sir, the only principle that | have
promised the American people is, that
We must have peace, and when l fnd
msn, who fought in this war, on either
side, who heartily desires, and will sup
port the laws Of tbs country, and is com
petent, l shAl ask no other question
about the propriety Of his appointment"
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A Continental Damn

A correspondent in Atlanta, Georgia,
cffers the following plausible explanation
of this term. He says:
/ do not claim to be versed in slang
phrases, but / must confess that my
knowledge of them is sufficient to ex-
plain the origin of an expression of this
nature, of which Mr.. Richard Grant
White admits be can give no account
Ia his article entitled Words that are
not Words" which was recently pub
lished, he says, with regard to the COM
binstion of words, Not worth a con.
tinentsl damn, am at loss to assign
source" etc. Those who are familiar
with American history will know that
during the revelation of l576 the con-
tinental currency was counterfeited to
such an extent that il became necessary
for the government to take some steps to
ascertain which was genuine. To this
end they required that it should all be
brought to the commsn treasury. Here
the spurious were distinguished from the
genuine notes, and such counterfeit notes
had the word dam, an abbreviation of
the Latin word damnatus (condemned),
stamped upon their face. When the very
small value OF the genuine continental
notes, and the utter worthlessuess of
those marked dam" is considered, it
will be easy to assign source to this
phrase. The addition Of the letter TO
the abbreviation requires no explana-
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fee him ia the cause of science, and by
repeated shocks of electricity developed
his brain TO the extent of three
centimeters in few months. The
Doctor claims that he can expand
brain no larger than that of
General Legare to the size of that OF
Bismarck in the course of two or
three months, and he urges the adoption
by the French Government of his cleo
trio brain. developer in all the schools and
colleges of France. By all means, the
Doctor ought to visit America. There is
a grand field here for the exercise Of his
benevolent powers. Let him begin with
the members of our National Legisla-
ture. Nothing has yet been able to shock
them sufficiently to induce them to at
tend to their duties, and there has been
a general conviction that nothing short
Of stroke of lightning could materially
improve them. DR.. Poggioli can help
them if any one can, and we are anxious
to have him try his electric developer on
what the Radical members are pleased to
road as their brains. = Ner York
World
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For the PUBLIC LEDGER.l
B0OK.OF.TRAVEL SKETCHES.
NO. IA "GREAsER's y REVENGE.

NO, IA GREAsER REVENGE.
There is not more treacheroHs and
revengeful class of beings on the hab-
table globe than the mongrel race OF
Mexican Indians known as "greasers. F"
Their ability to disguise the ranking fire
of malignant hatred, under o plausible
garb of deceit, they practice with a con-
summate skill little less than artistic.
And, lazy and immobile as they appear,
and wanting in physical energy the per-
sistency with which they pursue with re-
venee the object of their hatred is truly
surprising. $40 EEe
While travelling through the southwest
territories, few years since, our party
made brief halt at the struggling and
dilapidated village of Tualzac. Captain
Fuller, one of our company, having oc-
casion to cross the plaza TO call upon an
old acquaintance in the Public Exchange,
left his horse in charge of half-naked
native lad, with promise of reward for
bis faithfulness. He had scarcely turned
to walk away, when greasy, dirt
begrimmed idler approached the boy and
forced the bridle-rein from his hand.
The Captain, moved by the evident dis
appointment of the young native, turned
back, and with word of stern rebuke to
the intruder, caused him to relinquish
the charge Of the horse to the boy.
He again started away, but had not
gone fifty yards ere cry from the youth
ful "greaser" caused him to halt and
cast a backward glance, when he beheld
the same villainous native once more in
possession of his horse, holding the bridle-
rein by one hand, while with the other
he was at that moment severely cud-
ceiling the unfortunate boy with stout
maramoso thorn bush.
Captain Fuller was now not little en-
ragged at the persistent impudence of the
fellow, who, no doubt, only wanted an
opportunity to steal the horse. He has
tened once more to the scene Of the con-
tention, and raising his heavy riding
whip, he ordered the daring Greaser
to clear out altogether, under pain of a
severe castigation.
The fellow turned sulkily away, and,
as be did so, gave the horse parting
thrust in the flank with the thorn bush
which he held in his hand. The animal,
stung with the sharp pain of the blow,
plunged suddenly forward, and very mar
rowly escaped beating his master down
with his hoofs. Not waiting for further
provocation, the Captain brought his
Whip down twice on the bare back of the
Mexican, which sent him away at lively
pace, writhing and bowling with excess
Of pain.
Two months later Captain Fuller re-
turned over the same route, but this time
with another party. While tarrying at
Tualzac, he had occasion TO ride alone
10 q rancho, or hacienda, six or eight
miles distant to examine a stock Of
traders goods held for sale at that place.
Midway on the road, at dusk IN the
evening, be was surprised by party of
"greassrs," clad in part like guerillerOs,
and, before he could make motion in
elf defence, was overpOwered and