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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-18

~The Mormon shoemakers are trying co.
operation.
~"Why are Women Redundantr' is the
title Of a work just issued ia London.
~A Western paper calls the Pacific Rail.
road the Overland Millennium"
Homeopathy Is the orthodox medical faith
in Brazil.
- White Pine has secured an emigration
OF Chinese women.
y The Inland Empire is the name OF a
newspaper at White Pine.
The Sandwich Islands are to import
$4,000 worth OF Coolies.
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THE vICEROY OF EGYPT on HIS
TRAVELS.
raHn, ALExANDk,A, ssiad IA, May -The viceroy Of
make a tour through Europe
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HON. COLUMBUS DELANO, Commissioner of
Internal Revenue returned TO the city to-day
from his home In Columbus, Ohio, and will be
a his flee to- morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-18

THE PRESIDENT has appointed Albert Slg,I
TO be Recorder of Land Titles for the State of
Missouri, and Gustave Jarecki TO be Consul a,
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NJ RTZE EROTT HALL.
OLE BULLS GRAND CONCERT,
uBAND MAY FESTIVAL
WASHINGTON SHUETZEN VEREIN
AT THE
NKW SCHUETZEN PARK,
On MONDAY and TUESDAY, May IL and H. $50

PRIZE SHOOTING. PRIZE BOWLING
Ladies Prize Shooting.
Grand Concert Ey the celebrated Marine Band
Bal Chsmpetre, Illumination and Fireworks.
This well known and popular Association,
which has become one of the Institutions Of " ash
iLgtOn, will certainly sncceei this time also to
dsseIve and gain the satisfaction and good yisi :
o. the 1tizAns OF Wasbin gt1n and vicinity; the
n re so Is Az pie preparations have been mafe u
e,pse by his Festival all Gtfers held heretofore
OWnltusses Will run constant tIy between the ter
minus Of the 7th street railroad and the Park
Admission, - cents. No return tickets issuet.
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Mr.. THORNTON, the British Minister, re-.
turned TO this city yesterday from his trip to
the North, and had long interview with Sec.
retary Fish.
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INSURANCE.

VlFE INsU AEOE.
Penn MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Assets, over 81, 100000.
PoIlcles issued all the different pl ans, and all
are NOS-FO RI EITA BILE after three annual pre- mi
ums ave been paid, if the policy is surrendered
Whi'e IN force, ~ith scrip dividends belonging t9
u paid up policy for amount at least equal to
the net cash premiums paid will he siven.
bAhEs tables OF Tates. ana all Information will
by mail.
sanyasser wanted, to whom the most liberal
pNs vi u le given ty the company.
hr. :. W Caldwell, one of the examiniu physI-
ctsns mag be found at The Office every day after -
oClo'k- Dividend OF 81 per cent upon the premi-
Uu received in lSS declared in January by the
company, aud now rssoy to he delivered.
JOHN RIG6BFS, Agent.
Room No. Washington Building
mJl4 3w Cor. Tth st. and Pa. ave.
EIEE INSU MOI.
Capital. ~2.150.OO0.
RepTesented hy the North American. of Hart
FORD. unn International. of New York; Nation
A. WsshfDs ton, PtabO1y Fire. of Baltimore, Md.
Terms sam" - other responsible companies.
Loss paid promptly
JOHN RIGGLES, Agent.
my l. 3w Cor 9Th and Penna ave.
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1856 SEVENTH srEEEr' 4S6
SP ING STOCk
NOW OPEN At
NJ A X X RITZ RS.

BETWEEN AND sTREE
edcors above Odd Fellow..,H.r
EMBRACING SovEL-.r.y
PAPtRHANGINGs, wINLow SHADES, PIC
TUBE FRAMES, PIcT.JRE CORD AND rAs-
e1Ls' PAINTINGS, ES0RAvINGs, OHRo-
hee, flCTUFs NAILS, Rings, &C.
Please remember name and number
Trans CASH. ap,1.,r,.
JAPANEsE FISHING KODe,
FOB q so EACH.
Very convenient. strong and handsome.
N. w. BuRCHBLL,
Cor lAth and sts.,
myu Under Ebbftt House
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-09-18

WoNpERFuI. PHENoMENA.-Last Tuesday evening.
about seven O'Clock, a heavy fog drifted from the
ocean over the peninsula. enveloping the city and
rendering it impossible to see objects at more than
two blocks distant. a short time after, the western
horizon was Illuminated and in the course of ten
minutes the whole western portion of the heavens,
extending to the zenith, was lit up magni6cently.
The heavy clouds Of vapor were made to look like
immense banks Of snow, slightly tinged with GRIM
son. This peculiar appearance lasted about half
an honr and passed away as it commenced. Last
evening the display was decidedly of another Char
acter. AT about half-past seven O'Clock in the
course of a few minutes the western portion of the
sky was gorgeously illuminated with a brilliant
req glare that can only be compared to an extern
s!ve confiagration on a very dark night. Several
times during the display large dark clouds arose as
from out of the ocean, and passing up through the
Illumination disappeared through the darkness
ABOVE. These dark masses led many to believe
tnata al ship was on fire of the Heads, but such was not
the case. The wonderful phenomenon lasted about
nan an hour, and was witnessed by thousands,
VINO thronged the streets. Last evening there was
no log over the city, the sky being clear and stars
visible Ii Is accounted for as being a reflection of
the suns rays in the first instance, and a peculiar
electrical condition of the atmosphere in the
francisco Times, dug. 10.
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Josh Billings.

Error will slip thru q crack, while truth will
git stuck in n doorway.
The man who haz just found out he kant af
ford tew burn green wood haz taken hiz fust
lesson in ekonemy.
There liz only one thing that kan beat truth,
and that IL he who alwus speaks it.
Thare liz n crate deal ov humin natur in q
krab if yu don't pick them up in the right way,
yu will diskover it.
Take the humbugg out oy this world, and, WI
wont hav much left tew do Dizziness with.
Thare IL this difference between ignorance and
error Ignorance IL stone blind, and error IL near
sighted ignornce stands still and error only
moves to run agin a post.
Economy is a saving bank, into which men
drop pennys, and git dollars in return.
Ceremony is the necessity ov phools; good
breeding is the luxury ov the wise.
There is menny who wont know emmy thing
but what they kan prove-this akkounts for the
little they know. Most people hev found out
mon too" and SO they serve mammon.
Excentricitys, most of them, are mere vanity
Danish the excentrik man into a wilderness, and
he soon bekums az natra, as n tudstool. A pure
heart is like n looking glass it keeps no sekrets,
and dispenscs no ~fattery.
Avarice liz like n grave yard it takes all that
it kan git, and gives nothing back.
Paint a hnmming- bird, sucking honey from
a Hour, and yu hav got a very good pictur ov
love, trieing tew liv upon buty.
Ihe Dest investment L knO oV, ~ charity yu
git your principal back immediately, and draw a
dividend every time yu think ov it.
A good book liz like a good law.
Politeness looks well to me in every man,
except an undertaken.
Familiarity breeds k%ontempt." This only
applies tew men, not tew hot b~uckwheat slap
kakes, well buttered and sugared.
a mans reputashun il something like his
coat there is certain kemikals that will take the
stains and greaze spots out ov it, but it alwuz
haz a second handed kind ov a look, and generally
smells stronger ov the kemikals.
We are happy in this world just in proporshun
as we make others happy-I stand reddy tew bet
80 dollars on this saying.
Politeness IL the science of getting down on
your knees before folks without getting your
pants dirty.
The mizer and glutton, two ~facetious buzzards
one hides hiz store, and the other stores hz
hide.
Credit IL like chastity they both ov EN- kan
temptashun better than they kan suspicion.
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Novel Advertisements.

We Gull from our various exchanges the follow
ing as specimens of originality and genlua:
A young lady who has received a good edu-
cation, can read and write, and is versed in geog-
raphy, history, music, dancing and elementary
mathematics, wishes a situation in a respectable
family as washer and ironer."
a crown is, according to Webster, an orna-
ment worn on the head, n badge of power and
dignity, an indication of honorable splendor.
This description exactly defines the Knox hat,
which is unsurpassed for elegance of design, ex-
cellence Of material and durability. In the man
uiaeture of every variety ofcrown covering, Knox,
OF IL Broadway, is supreme, and has long since
subdued all competition"
Wanted-All persons who are not paid for
their labor or goods to call at the Office of Mr..
Van Hovenburgh, lawyer, % Chamber street.
rooms Z and s, and they will receive legal advice
free of charge. Divorces obtained without pub
licity. Cut this out"
Martin Luther once thought he saw the devil
in his chamber and threw an inkstand at his head.
Had they had in those days Ayers Pills to exor-
else all the devils that come from a disordered
stomach, his laughable fright would not have be-
come a matter of history
"Wanted-A flower that has decorated the
grave of a dead hero of the revolution of 1776, or
of the war of 1912, or ofthe Mexican war of1S46.
Apply ut the Office of the G. A. R."
Anadvertisement in q Wisconsin paperrecently,
read as follows: "The subscriber offers for sale
a COW. ninety feet in length, twenty in width,
with Two feet and a half depth of hold Great
heavens what a cow talk about the hippopotalni
or misunderstanding wouldn't be yearling
calves to this animal. We suppose the letter 5
before the cow would explain the monstrosity.
A gentleman, of Rochester, n. H., saw an adj
that a receipt for the cure of dyspep-
STA might be had by sending a postage stamp to
the advertiser. He was a victim and sent his
stamp. The answer was, Z" dig in your garden
and let whisky alone
The proprietor of q bone mill advertises that
SO persons sending their own bones to be ground
will be attended to with punctualitya and dispatch"
A London clergyman advertises that he will
90 lend" his weekly sermons for half a crown a
piece, or four for so, warranted original, earn
and evangelical.
A Brooklyn advertiser wants ga female who
has a knowledge of fitting boots of a good moral
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Abuisfmflls.

Just q
HAw. BARK r. w. WOOD,
a.
FROM
4 LARGE and VARIED ASSORTMENT
ENGLISH, GERMAN AND FRENCH
c. Q . ID S,
Especially Selected for this Market.
Consisting u. Part as JoHo,es:
English Dry Goods,
-XANELY.-
brown CoTToNs-
- Brown Drill.
Blue cosrans,
Blue Drills.
bIae Denim-,
White shsesiur-,
striped Esi-Tiekisr,
Regatta Strips.
White AL Black Victoria Lawns,
Dyed suesias.
White and Eark Linen Thread.
Sewing Thread.
BoLsae, Mosquito Netting,
Blue psnim yroeks anil Tn~sers.
K-zatts AMI Hickey Shir..
Mn. White ard Ero~n UEIer-lirts.
Meas White and BroSn Drasers.
whit- All Blk sp-I THREAD.
LlaIss'. GirIs' and CLaIir-n'. s,ockins..
G~ns-' Cotton Seeks,
Fanny Ehhnei sLirts.
Bloc PAs Jackets.
bla~ serge Dare..
ASSORTED CLOTHING,
Black Broadcloth, Fine Dark Blue Flannel,
Nainsooks- worsted Lasting,
White AMI Fancy Narsei~-,
LRsn Drn aud Duck.
HAsk naircosh.
Black sIk Velvet.
Bskfst Linen,
B~REd Linn IisEis-rvLisf.,
CLSeE~i Cattoa Pant stuff,
w~t-n Dress aooi.. |
Black s~-ipg sis, I
Genuine Fan de Cologne, Genuine LabIn's Extracts.
Black Silk Umbrellas.
Nsrassar pM, 1
Playing Cards.
Letter Psper, 1
EAs~Spss. I
rap~r Bags. /
Eavens Duck,
Baufins.
HESSIANs. FELT SADDLE-CLOTHs,
Ladies and Children's WooIen Shawls,
Meas wooien socks,
Grey and Black Felt Hat. J
HOEeytObb 10s-ts. !
ScIFi-t, Bsg-, " bite wOolen Blankets
White Cotton blankets, :
Grey Horse Blankets
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The French Cable.

a" Incident Of the VoyRge-A Storm-The
Gable Brenls-It Q. Buoyed and Picked I'm.
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Columbia and Frazer River Salmon,
n BBLS. SPRING CATCH AND A CHOICE
Il article for sale by 1880 2m) C. N. SPENCER & CO.
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Tar and Pitch,
7 NQUANTITIES TO SUIT PURCHASERS.
u for sale by (69O 2ml CHAS. \. SPENCER & CO.
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For Sale CheaD!
A QUANTTTY OF
SECONDHAND MACHINERY
WAR n A NTEn IN

CONSISTING OF
0NE HIT IRON PAN,
~ One pair Centrifugal Mnchioes,
One Single Centrifugal Machine.
Two Steam Engi1es, with pulley for driving do,
One Engine and Boiler, complete, for running two
Centrfugsb,
One small Cylindrical Boiler.
One small Oscillaiing Engine, and Locomotive Boiler,
Suitable for driving q steam whale boat or launch)
Two Cylindrical Sheet Iron Tanks, 500 grllons each, with
Valves, Pipes, &C, arranged as " blow ups-n
One Wrought Iron Saeam Jacket Pan, Is feet Z 5 feet
4 Is inches internal dimensions
One MOutegus complete, with Valves, Piping. &c
Two tunnels Of /! and 3-16 in. iron, 80 inches diameter, 10
feet in ALL
One Fan Blower. one Chain Pasnp for Moia.ses,
Twelve Wrought Iron Coolers [neariy new)
ALSO
Sugar Baskets, Sugar Carriers, Drainers, Puiieys, Betting,
Filter Boxes Thermometer, SacchArometers, Copper Worm,
Fire Brick and Cornmon Brick.
For particulars apply to
sol O. ". L. GREEN.
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A VERY CONVENIENT ARTICLE FOR
a Bill Collectors and oihers. For sale by
eos II. NJ. WHITNEY.
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advertisements.
Photography

uMpROyENENT is THE ORDER OF
the day. Having constructed q new sky-feht. and made
various other improvements, 1 hope now to be able 70 suit the
most fastidious with
FhotOSTaph,
Of any Size. from a Crystal to a Mammoth, taken an
the best Style Of the Art,
a nd O most reasonable terms. ALSO, for sale Views of the
Iaands. Portraits of the Kings, Queens. and other Notables, &c.
$50 Nv H. l.. CHASE, Fort Street.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-15
CORRESPONDENCE.

BOURBON, Ind, April 9, 1869.
| Ed. Observation-Disclosures is no
dead, though it may appear so to you
not hearing from her so frequently a
when Nc. was here in all his length
and beauty. He is now in Indianapo
lis, battling in the cause of democrati,
principles. Nc. is true to his constit
uents, and he will be long for thil
world, with or without the prayers o.
his numerous friends.
Business is opening mp promising
for Bourbon. Considerable building
is contemplated.
The Christians propose to erect a
new church. The o. S. Presbyterians
will also build church if possible, the
coming season.
Gascall is to fit up a 6ns business
block on the &" old log corner"
Sears, the /" irrepressibls," will soon
have completed his beautiful new store,
and have itready for trade.
The new hotel will be finished and
ready to throw open to the public du-
ring the summer.
The U B. College building is al
most ready to pass into other hands /;
the church being pecuniarly embarrass-
ed to such an extent as to render its
completion impossible.
Lyman Davis, son Of Caleb Davis,
died last Wednesday of heart disease,
after lingering illness.
A Mr.. Kamer had both of his hands
terribly mangled by a circular saw at
Banks mill, near this place. Both
hands were so fearfully maugled that
they appeared to hang to the wrists by
an attachment of skin only; yet re-
markable to state, he was in town to-
day and appeared to be doing we'll, and
with fair prospect of saving his hands.
A little son of A. NJ. Davis had three
fingers of bis left hand so mangled by
a straw cutter that he had to have
them amputated.
Mr.. Sharley, of this place, had his
hand so cut by saw at Barnaly's mill
that it is feared he will not be able to
use it in the future he has had one
finger amputated.
Mr.. Brilliant cut his foot and ankle
to-day in horrible manner.
A. CAMPBELL.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-15
NEWS ITEMS.

Cornell university has a class in
dancing and department..
"A cold snap last week nipped the
in Florida.
"A Texas railroad was lately sold
for $500, and was dear at that price.
Partisan ladies walk very much on
their toes this season. The heels of
their satin boots being very high, and
he s0les extremely thin, this becomes
easy enough, and can be acquire d
without much practice.
The old Quaker rule, which pro-
hibited the use of gravestones, has not
been enforced for twenty years.
Nothing but name, age aud date, how.
ever, are allowed.
The imaginative local of the New.
burg Daily Press compares the move.
ment OF a man on the velocipede tc
the grace of the cloudlets which skirt
the majestic highlands.
"A bar-room in Macon, Ga, has o
sign out which reads: Confederate
notes good herei Private rooms 70,
seyen-up games"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-15
The God and Morality.

We take the following extract from
4 Washington correspondent of q lead.
ing radical newspaper. As the radical
party claim to be the original Jacob
Townsend God and morality party, the
little playfulDess of senators and rep
resentatives with the woman in scarlet
can be overlooked but did such things
occur under a democratic administra-
ton, what howl would 60 up from
the virtuous and scaudalized radicals
Long files of cyprians are in the
habit of rendezvouing or parading
between the house and senate, and in
the lobbies thereof, calling out meu-
bers, making designations for the fu-
ture and loans for the past, and SO CON-
pletely signalling the place that it is
at her peril that good woman walks
at0ne in the capital"
And this is the character of the men
who frame the laws of the nation, and
who are supposed to give character
and renown to the country, and reflect
honor upon She people. The national
capitol turned into an assignation
house! This is part Of the "new civiIi-
cation" and progress of democracy in
America that Mr.. John Lathrop Mot
ley, the other day, praftled SO eloquent
ly about to an audience of super
animated and pains-taking statistic
gatherers. Talk about the power of
the oligarchy in the old days of .Iave-
ry; but nothing in those times can
compare with the present day licen-
tiousness and corruption at Washing
ton. 1t is everywhere felt it that evil
city. From the white house to the de-
partments, and down the avenue to
the national capitol, its poisonous in
fuences fall like blight and mildew,
and from thence, reaching out into
the nation, all manner of vice and
wickedness. This is the new era.
-Logansport Phar os.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-15
A Scene at the White House.

Quite a scene occurred at the white
house to-day. 1t appears that Senator
Ross, of Kansas, obtained an interview
with the president, and protested a.
eainst the denomination of one Bah
cock, for surveyor general of that state,
the appointment failing to be acted
on last week and added that Senator
Pomeroy and Representative Clark
had been making pretty much all Of
the Kansas appointments. Grant re-
piled that it was useless to say more, as
his mind was alrea dy made up on the
surveyorship. Ross continued pro-
testing, when Grant said: 81 tell
you my mind is made up. / don't
want to hear any more" Ross replied:
4" Go to hell" Then Grant moved
toward him, and said: "Get out OF
this house instantly, and never set
your foot in it again" Ross, without
word, at once left. A witness fur
n,shed the account.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-15
Fire at Hancock Mich

HoUGHTON, Mich, April l2.-At Z
o'clock yesterday morning, fire broke
out in small French saloon, in the
northwest quarter ofour sister village
of Hancock, which, four hours there
after, resulted in the almost complete
destrustion of the town. A few build
ugs on the north and west, and the
docks and warehouses under the bluff
on the south-perhaps one-sixth of
the entire village-will be left. The
water supply, which was limited at the
best, gave out in half an hour, and
from thenceforth the town was at the
mercy of the fiery elements. The
wind was blowing moderately from the
northwest, but kept increasing in pow
er till 1t vas quite fierce, driving the
fire rapidly through the thickly-built
portion of the town, destroying an
antire block in 20 inmates. Ii also
continually shifted from south to month.
greatly aiding in spreading the con-
fagration over all the eastern half Of
the village. 1t was the most appall-
ing spectacle ever witnessed At one
time the Congregational church, and
over 80 buildings north Of it, were
burning very fe cel y, sending their
flames almost to the clouds. Every
store, business place, saloon, etc., ex.
cept the postoffice, G:bson's tailor shop,
and millinery store,-a in the Ma
sonic han,-were destroyed, together
with about so private dwellings. The
principal buildings saved were the Ma
sonic and st. Patrick's halls,the Metho
dist and Catholic churches, the schools,
and the few buildings adjoining and
lying west of them. and the warehouse
buildings and docks under the bluffs
Of the lake shore.
The district burnt over is about Is
acres, comprising six entiae blocks.
containing. by count, ITO occupied
buildings, besides::the usual number OF
barns and outhouses. The buildings
would average over $4,000 each.
The total is not far from half a million
of dollars, with about 100000 insu.
rauce. Over 200 families are home
less, and lost good portion of their ef-
fects by fire, breakage, and thievipg,
last night. The most of the total loss
falls on these poor people. A meeting
of the citizens of the county will be
held at , O'Clock to-day, to make suita-
bic provision tor the destitute, and
raise fund for their relief. Many Of
them are in pitiable condition.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-15

The majority for the radicals in the
Connecticut legislature during several
years past has been exclusively due to
our VIGOROUSLY uni Just and wrong sys-
tenn of choosing the legislature. The
facts have been published repeatedly.
1t is not denied that twenty-three
small towns of assured republican ma
jorities, and containing an aggregate
population of only $4,000, return to
the legislature every year 46 represent
atives, while Hartford and New Haven,
with population of about 10000, are
entitled to only four! And this is only
one sample, and by no means the
worst, of this most unjust SYSTEM
Bridgeport, with $4,000 inhabitants,
has but one representative. Union,
with !, 900 inhabitants has two. Wa
terbury, Middletown, New London,
Bristol, New Milford, and Litchfeld,
with population Of nearly 10000,
send IL representatives to the legisla-
ture, while the towns of Wilmington,
Torrington, Durham, Hebron, Wood
bury, Norfolk, Thompson, Ridgefeld
Woodstock, Lebanon, New Hartford,
Pomfret, and Plainfeld, with an aggre-
gate population of only about $4,000
return % members. The six towns
that, with a population of 10000, send
IL representatives. are democratic
towns, with a population Of a little
more than half as much, that send %
are republican towns. And
80 it goes all over the state.-Hartford
Tr,nei.