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MINORITY EXPERIMENTATION.

II khe Editor u TAe CAfseau 1Heuhes
haya followed you1 diRensaion Of personal
Eepetteniat1on with much interest," ~ ] have
fer sone yeays bceu Of opinion that to thu
ps4nctple re mu1t 1ooF for sny well ground
ID frtosm of our political eFilA The pu1-
cling question Ia The spectA foFm Of the
principle Nhlch ahoaid be adopted In practice.
Tou showed serJ we'll IN Wednesdays paper, Tbs
objections 10 III. BnctAtev ptan: and 1t II eaxy
to rec that the pan you adtocate-whloh II,
thi.k. that Of the New Torf Personal Represents
ton EocaetJ-has great a1tantaEsa tu The aaJ Of
simplicity md fa1ueAk. ONLY hsFe felt that shere
s1e one or txo practical objections 70 It, which,
perhaps, yoa can reknoIeL AZ understand, each
member to cast uaauy votes ~ be haa recelF-
I'd tn The election Th&a u yeFy veil but u It tn
tended to appty uttvezsal1y! It wcuid seesn ~ Il
It world pe cumoersonn and tedious. II applied 10
iii d!slkion4; besldes which. 1t may be ADDED ths4
great majority Of tho ktiFtssons arc on potntz
which azn rot party qreattons 1t III. It might b
| wen 10 hare The rule Appu only to calling tae
yesa and n8Js; but even here II would k1ye great
| Opportunity for nlIh0Bsertng. II taeae objections
can be answered, ! an ready to sooept this u TIE
uost rsaet,cable form Of pessonh Representation
| pp1r.
TIE TK1BrN is not committed TO any
particular scheme Of minority represents
tiou. The plan which seems 10 unite the
most advantages and encounter the fswesa
objections il the ttip1e district system, With
tbs free vote. Lot the State Of Illinois, 70,
example, be divided into forty-eisht Repre-
tentative districts, each to hare three mem
bers. which vii mak4 house Of IA mem
bets, Let every voter hare the right y
concentrate OF Distribute his votes smonl
three candidates as he pleased The fesal
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receive from ~ 70 91o& Pxaltne xs1fnam had
31oo n T1nnaay, and NON Gess 415o Travelling
with TIA Bloods Bztsede p< Hstttsh Bo1iesqueeA
soch stock setozs - JOHN G1berr Eet y1oe pr
week; Ch11tes Flaher 80, and doHnKardA But
Tjty, xsf n pm WFe1. Pefnkps, and h1Te eo spend
tye1T ce1S Of Il. Wbst becomes q tnem7 Tne
hospital and tns 81&Yc1azo Nllf1QAmeF.
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WEST G. CO..
14O Lake-st.
DRY GOODS.
UhI Z 0UI}DGa
DECIDED
Bargains
TO CLOSE THE SEASON.

We Will offer, for the
next 80 days, the bal
ance of our stock Of Rich
Velvet CtoakA Opera
Cloaks, Cloth C1oaks, As
traohan Cloaks, Vel
vet Suits, Cloth Suits,
Silk Suits, Emb'd House
Jackets go, 30, at a re-
duotion Of TWENTY to
THIRTY PER CENT
below the cost of manu-
featuring.
These are all fresh, new
and desirable goods Of
this seasons nanufac-
ture, and are well adapt
ed for Holiday Gifts,
many Of them having
been imported with spe-
DIAL reference to our
Holiday Trade.
, 1869-12-05

HAVANA, Dec. L
Gaoa,nl Lesca II sct, aud General Cafbo u or
dexsa 10 relieve him Of tho command of tho
troops tn the C1nco Villa DNr1ct.
i Spanish war steAn1es arrived from Cadt5
yestefriny, with a battalion of tToopss also, the
family Of Captain Gencfai De Rodaa
HAVANA, Dec. t.
Tina Spauian Bank will tksue s1x millions cur.
rrncS al IN Addiupnxl loan 70 she government,
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TEXAS.
The Eiect1ou-LAfge NRtorltieE Tor
Hamilton.

GALVESTON, Dec The total Foee foosa up to
al7o. The COUNT OF the cAnsassefs VIII BOT Be
known unt11 to-mottow. te!d = ne1ro -
cooIt. Auttr, Williamson, aod Bell countsae
have gone Dearly unsnlnoos ior Hamilton and
uaJEea- In FIalf1e Coarsy nsarif hA! tas Wits
coanyy uamnton1 majority u aooat 9oo- Nothing
haa beeu reoeEed from tue other COUNTIES.
IioCsfox Dec 4-The total tote OF this GtJ IL
qxM Notniue derutie il ro4n, ,but 1t Is be1ercd
fhkt DARN, the KsdtcAt candidate for Governor,
his carried Harris County By sovefA hundred
Ricnxnxp, Te1as, Dec. A-Toert "a i large Re-
publican cnfoE1iY for 0AylI tor GoEcttor, and the
Radical CouRrexamen IN this county.
, 1869-12-05
AUz1EtM
KKIHEHuH.

F1xNN1, UtE- Z
P.lnee Mettern1ch, Austrian Koanasssdor II
Iz!s, haa Eztlyed here. T1a object Of h!s visit u
toFecatve Instructions from hiA government IL
re9aEl - questions At iasHs between PEuesla and
, 1869-12-05

CONVENTIONAL GlkRA&I4Mds
HtDalp, Dec. 4
TIE constitutional KuasHatees, which wers Ely
PENDED 1oL long ago, ~ = Measufe OF pHhuc
1eisty, have been restored
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Fran ccs
GVzQTb OPINION.

T1k1A1 OEc- z
II, Ga1xot las written 1etten 10 members Of the
French Leats.a,tf, IN tne Parts Tam. on the rolls.
81 sUaH1 OF France. He 2dylses members, -
support pAEtzHeotMy srPne
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER :, 1863
THE n1BLE IN TIE SCHOOLS.

LEa
Tb. oncs,ion of the exclusion Of the Gible
IA hook Of devotion and religious instsuc-
.;., from, the .,ublic schools Of Cincinnati
has lust been discussed most e1aborately
,,.,f.,,o mi of the eourts ef thnt sitr. The
1a,ar,, Of EDUCATION had excluded 1t, md
aEe ouesaion carue before the Cont unon |
49,, o,,a1;.st;,r f,,r -, ;n;rnc,;o, ,astr,;n;ro
Ike execution Of the order, How fur the
1,..-a ~ rar.A.;,, h>a ,.,,r ,,,+t,,It,
ever the subject Of regulating vha. books
,.,,ht and rn;oht m, ha nssd ra f,o oot
IDox: but he .nn1ic.tion for an ;n;uno-
1,uu is 1,aeed upon suuuosed and alleged |
vested r;pht in the cornrnr,nitx. or aor,e ror.
,,,n thereof, to hare the Bibie used omcia11r !
in &ha schools Tne art;on of tha c;ncir. !
,,.,, Ho.,s of E.9,,cation has been discussed
in ncarlr half the pu]nits of the land. and |
In Cir rcinnsti xss tl,a subject Of ooaderuna-
lion bs one OF more public 1aestinea, in |
xrh;,h 4hs ,a,;o;oue sentiment ri tha ritz
u.. snnnn.ea =, na,tic;nate. The subject
tas bern ,iso srtens;ve]v DISMISSED in most
of thu secular and The religious psoe,s Of
he country.
rrder N. farm NJ r,oran nent and ron.
s,,tutiou Of society which e.iss IN the
United states sbsofn,e freedom in ralirious
opinions, and .otsl absence from religious
coercion, have become ritally essential
T., ,bs neace order. md rel. being Of the
e,,mn,un;,x. Hhile The American oeople
b.r. 1,ut o,,a ,,ora, coao ,rhich is nrofess,
"a 3h~ I'll lila II hse , +bao,o1r ~ v.r;ad
-. tba bnnan mind, Scarcely auv ma oh.
;.r,. :, ,be ,nor.} code 81. The Christian
1.]je;,m Int there arc Inauy Who dissent
f,,s, i,s theological teachings, The Roman
r,,ho1,e church has always made the re-
h.,,,,, or 1hteaostel instruction of it's
.,,,,arrn na,t tf it's sy6tem of education.
1be ratecb1s1n alrsys accompanies the
,,u.r};rc.h,,k Almost eyerg other Chris
,,,n ,.stx hss n similar system. 1eaelites,
7,,,,u,- s,boo,* teach their chil1ren their
,.;,,, q, ,,o s,r,e fine ttat .hey teach then,
49,, ,.,,srs An oxer .be c,uut.y there
,,, rr;,a,r;.;as in which r.
,,,o,;. .s,c,ri,e rs. zcco1a;pc to some form
~ ,,.,.,,,.@ ere tsurht with the sciences.
.s ,b.so senarste schools co. each
,,,.,,-..ion t.arbea uhat it cousilezs tbs
.-,.%,, H. o- nnn;,x
~, 7,.ao -, rcter the cannon schools
a., .,,,o.+;on me o4u nza+ thntheshold What
:. .,1;a;an .,,s1, "a te,ch bcre2 shal]
..,, .he.o children reckless Of the opiu.
,, .;s,os of .ha;r ,,arents. The diTinit,
-. s,,u 1a +eech Them TINT the11
:" =, 10 m. a htll, Shall Be teach then
49,. ~. sar.,, s,c,aments. or three
s7 sh.l1 ~ tearh them the aecessi
,....;r,> ~ tba aoc4r;ne of election
, 1869-12-05

its tTenty-drst birthday by remarkably
eeosistic jubilation. The two onsaids pages
IT ita tve1ye-paee sheet nrc invaded by cM-
spicuous cartoons, giving to the whole the
appearance Of comic almanac The Inle-
pcadta!s charge on the modern Jencho
represents it's aggressive principles, and
s. The Birthday Banquet suggests the pop
ula.ity which they have earned among its
co-labo1ers. In the first cartoon, very
swa,thy brunette, whose hair and long and
ehort gowns are in state Of graceful d.
An1iue, as il abe had entered upon hes Del
Eeerency before daybteak, and without
coubing her hair, holds to her Lips with her
| left hand rams horn OF the Gideoniusa
pattern, before whose supposed blasts
there has been n general tuu-
bling Of the battlements Of the
modern Jericho,-she principal stones of
which were Slavery, Secession, Rebellion,
and the Southern Confederasy. The fezui-
nine author Of this fearful havoc weatu
Scotch csp Inscribed On the bither side
uTmth.n The inscription on the reverse
, 1869-12-05

BOSTON CITY PoasUcs<
Bosyux. Dec A-T4e Republican ceramittee
ha1 tt1d9fted The ett1esn4' nomination Qd Z4yoE
ShurtIeI fof 1e-elect:sa, Of which thels u Lille
DOUBT.
, 1869-12-05
DRY GOODS.

ROSS. s .GO&IGE
Have determined to
close out at once their
entire stock Of
Velvet Cioak9,
Cloth cioaks,
Opera C1oaks,
Opera JacketSs
Morning Jackets,
Breakfast Sacques-
Also, made-up Car
ment5 and
LADIES' SUITS,
And will offer them on
and after Monday, De-
cember 9Th, for about
0NE-hAlF the former
prices.
Opera Jackets and Cloaks Re-
duced from
$40 to $40.
25 to Is.
| 40 to 20.
| Cloth Cloaks Reduced from
| $50 to $25.
IS to 30.
/ 100 to so.
/ 125 to go.
Velvet Cloaks Reduced FROM
|. $l75 to: 800.
/ 200 to 125.
| $50 to 150.
800 to 175.
Our assortment Of
GRoak5 Is the largest
and choiceSt west of
New York, and will pos"
itively be offered at the
above reductions till all
! are sold.
| 106 & 108, State-st.,
! AND
Sc & SO WESTINGHOUSE.
| \
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With eager e3e4 l46 F11JTp$ CaS6cA QI ING 4&lS.
se; or 1t nsan'gn.. stepping ease'ssaas Aod Win
light step Into The caie Tmton!. 10 nip xtAk1 OF
Ice cream before going noue md retiring foT The
rIfht. he Il Nrng miracle. Alexander Dumas
-htl14eu Z prodigy cS youthinl se1uAeeJ-azs
v1n1ay rad y the nTeliness ot <as composer q
| ~. A1ieEo!" -
az tssa satanic Amber would bring sass for
isuov liz him esa 90 everything he plesseA"
Victor Hugos new norel, !" La Cdmn du
peu1 Decenbrer (rne Crime Of tho Second De-
ce1nnes>. will ba puoluhed nsss IN TIE feuil]eson
os IL Eair41 The Pasta paper Of which Victor Hngo
himself and hta two Sons are regular cnn1ious sofA
The personal and political enemies o. Victor Hugo
charge hin With ertor.tnz the most uutsAxe eous
| detuatds from the ppol1her Of the Rs41A
! Who have 10 yAy the great poet for sTefJ artelA
The sane rates which he rece1sed fur LEI XseT.
aates,r md "TnANA1 who IauEhs.' The editor
| h. chtef Of The Rspp<l II. Psnl Aen1sce, Tene
! himself 70 B1rnaSis 10 meet VtctnF Husu, Who
UPON pa5 ment Of n Ieoa francs, dehFerea mn tan
| kcsru.etlps ot 81 Tn C1trs ot the Second Decem-
| he.- MI. PAaI Xeuffoe ocered afterwards aesx1
Lscrax, the regular Fsrs pnhlnaesef Fse*o'
Huso's bootA IN fotereat in the Crime Of III
Second Doccsaeef' ~ hnt aS:er The loAss ths5 hat
| xaffer%a b% tue punlsE&una o4 Tia MAJ Hn<
LsnsnA they weze lot Wiling to grant he LIT
| amount asked fczthe bsw n1Eel
4 most extraordinary occurrence il Re
ported nom 1un9asiA 4 -xn1, which, 70 Ill p
I ueayzpceA, VII nad, na4 es1sed = terrible hA1o'
n number .! ys.laxes Of Russtan Hthuanta. l
tsv xteA zgn eae evening, the terrible sn'tsa
l. le.t rte forest ana visited, enc afser The o*nea
toar villages, kaised three pezsons, wounded thiffs
Que reu md women, trens5.tarse Children, u
e,,pe4 tl1es us 1ocoded dft. four hosd Of cattle
m IN ppe nigtA TAese stasensnts @uota 2ppea
. leaedInie unjeA shsy wtfs Aussatoed by undsnt1
! hle ey,dence. The uH1y expibnatae0 ths9 cAn ,
styea fos TIC large nuabee ut Victims Is shat th
Wpat, a.ssea b hunger md radaess, ent<rtd ii
horles md attacked the fnhshsaun WITH une1
snupaed fury, and hsnke into tns stAolez. Fhee u
\ dtfenceiaas tnta9 and coW1 fell A eeT p4eJ
, hts ass,alt4. The wounded pezsozs-ofsy-fo -fot
: n rarasz-aAve oeea transported - tns senoc
) bo,ld31s, Vhe1s tney xre taken carr o3 eJ U
a phypasans ot tha dts1act. some Of than III te
s1n1y nusM1ed. white many Of thata ~ On
: atxstu wuR.dea- But there u oas Essat ta1zs
= Some Of ths horse4, ttneu nI tbs von. "a
sooxs t5usRaua of hytzaphosia% aad wass xd2se
!. Tpe pzonsnAp Il, tnss4&ues. saAs IN IT. vosz'a
q mi pluussay ~ q saa sshe sszutnaa atssapk
, 1869-12-05

EfR4T A[4 TINE AAas <Nil5R VI
the dresses for lltsle g1sla OF Dine atd tea hAt
posullLou tasqnes thss were verI neat, and
termed a1tk Tna" back Of soose Jackets
u FADE to simulate s&sh eod1, and they naEe oets
xusched P.stda IRE yex5 much xurn, and bEfzas
mettnoes md popltnE- TaeJ are trimmed with
tue material uans11. "A .bixs fnnasr heinmed On
each edFe, with uua fuH Of Elk crochet braid,
reHed "a scd pasted On .shsunxa the centrst
uxtea \ neat ektrs dutsa: three ruw8 on the bot
tom Of ut1ie KtIr dresa are enough 70 10 prctty,
and orc on Esist and 42eevtaL WAsts ase cat
tgnt, with b4tt and sash ends, and ous3oned down
Tho back .bsc1nes zfr next pa5s,colaf1J desirable
for children To weaf IN coorH, ~ tdeJ give them
hAp,t Of shzufEtD9 the anouldetA ADJ garment
that dpt4 net ns ecmpac1H Win do thtA pAsf
p&slds II Is md - eenu arc good for school sea1
snd en- be usadeoTe ltnings sn1t hAvebeen used.
Ay1oSa-
TIE long-deeved h1gn-necknd To14 apron il
rrrnr out ct dAxa Thank &oodOtas! Cn!ldfes
looked ike nrtnK n11tnmles, d antua1ked ooaRters
IN them. With their ssfzlSht dtsttzf1nk propcr.
,iors Iney vii b4 laid aside, With the stoeks and
pen.tens caps Of long sEu, On the shell, where
speh usstess lumber ahoa1d Be. ! do not lee Tia
neeA Of those aprorA On Nurttng children, wht
would a1gEef evE1y putpose, md teach The CHI
/ to be clean much soouer.
xu Ar1oNs,
| with canning pocknts, capable a holding N
[ qpanitsy Of dou rsx1r ind H1sttJ otnAms1ts
| eutre1, wete made OF White checked nna1tn s1
| edged With rn1slia 59tt1s oT lAce and dt11!sJ
| Tnsy WaS n IS eaeh. Some Nese UAda WaiSta LIZ
| nehs, hattdned n the hack snd tznzll eatcula
spssa t1ont These vtsta aprons Keep tne from
Of 1Ae dre2 non being soued4 2ad Afe - uea
and tassy themselves ~ - stcxulaIa the shlA 4
ksep taesa c2esn, and tnns instll tahlu at neai
| nesA a JaId Of. mn4liu vii m1ka large one
| wuh poekasa hud ssfzFe; 41tta = pEss1y oue ca
, 1869-12-05

prof estJ Known IL WeehAwken uceks u held
u ths nzna Of Jay Gould. T1uatea amplJ
becAose 1tn0uE doubts Exit II 10 The power q
the Flew York corporation to hoad FeA1 fstAts n
Ee~ jersey. 1t u owned b thu EEts Railway
COMPANY.
E11QAI KNdU31G{1NL.
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GEORGETOWN.
Affair. In Gesrxetsxr.


AccIpKNT-Abo1t half. past ten O'Clock this
morning a boy named Marx Evans. a son OF
Mrs. Fenton Evans, residing on Prospect, be-
tween Potomac and High streets, while wrest-
ling win a eolored boy, fell and dislocsted
his right arm, besides breaking a small bone
In the shoulder. Oficer Cunningham assisted
me boy 10 his home, where has la luries were
attended TO by DIR. Magruder.
lxouHsT.-The body OF Henry Donnelly, who
was Knocked overheard and drowned nom
the schooner A. ID. Scall on Friday norniag
last. was recovered yesterday afternoon near
the place AZ which the schooner was moored
az the wharf of the Borden Mining Company
Coroner Potter held an inquest, and the YER
dict Of the jury was that deceased came TO his
death from violence at the hands of John
Floyd. Floyd was arrested AT the time of the
occurrence, and has been committed 20 Jail by
Justice Buckley 70 await the action Of the
Grand Jury.
TIE CAMP AT TRNNALLYTowH, under the
auspices CT West street NJ. f. Church, is pro-
crossing finely, although the threatsning APP
pearance Of the weather prevented q large
attendance yesterday. The prayer meetings at
the main stand were conducted by the Rev. II.
Y. Daniel. and At n g. m, Rev. Mr.. Weems
preached to an attentive audience. AT o. u.
Rev. Dr. Bates, OF the NJ. p. Church, delivered
sermon on the Power OF Sin"
MERCHANTS ExcHAHGR-Eight hundred
and nifty bushels good red wheat were offered
this morning on Change and sold at si.&7 A
small lot Of inferior wheat brought 81 per
busbel.
RIVER FRoNr.-Entered-St Valley
City, johnson, New York, and Columbia, Har-
per, Baltimore.
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LOCAL N E VS..

Amussments, Excursions, Pic.Nics, &c.
ExCuKsICN to Norfolk snd return on the
steamer Coit on Mondays and Thursdays.
DAILY EXCURSION 70 Mount Vernon on 40
amer Arrow, at 10 o. m 'Nhe
ossIBUsrs for hire 20 picnic pay d.. .,
NaIlo- Il Bros stables -"es al
EAkkRITkR's AR GALLERY, as
SMITH Il SrRoASs ART 4A-un,. az :,
street. ~fS =
ABNERs PARK.-Plc Mic, ., F>-,.,o.n,n
LSdge, l. o. u T, this after aeon in,ers-,inpp :
exercises Will take pface at s O'Clock o. M.
COACHES Tor the Rockvirs md, Arricultu.
Iai an VIII leave me ssaste of r Crait Il Son
every morning, drring les continuance, at !, s
and o'clock. -
EXCURSION TO GLrHoNr on to.norro W
given oy the proprietor, Jos. III. Shafield.
ExCURslcN TO GLyMorr ON Thursday ov
Sedgwick Post, q. A X.
LEDsRFs's HALL--Thfcu Anniversary Gel.
tbratIoa of the Arion luartette Club mi,
evening.
FIFrzsSrH PRDeBYrsRIAN CsURCH-SsIec,
InteIsperseo with music
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Messrs. DABNEY, MORAN c.. IS Ex-
change Place, and N. K. JEsUP Co, IL Pine
street, New York, offer for sale the Bonds OF the
Kansas Pacific Railway. These Bonds Bay seven
per cent. in Gold; have thirty years to run; are
Free from Government Taxation; are secured BIZ
. Land Grant OF Three Million Acres Of the
Finest Lands in Kansas and colorsoo. In addi-
ton to this special grant, the Company ais,
owns Three Millions Of Acres in Kan.
sas. which are being rapidly cold %
dsvsloD the country and Improve the ro,d.
They Are first mortgage aDon the extension of
the rosd from Sheridan. K ansas, 10 Denver, Colo.
redo. The rosd in operation sor earns ore tia.
ssossh MT issoms to pay the is,s,est o. the ssr
loas. THERE'S no better security in the rket-
this being In some respects better than Govern.
Dsns Securities. Pri.eipal e.d I.,~s,s ,av.,ls
a. Gold. Price %, s.d accrued Interest. 4, our.
rsaey. fa.,hisss. nsDs and oire.lars Furnished
onsDDneatisa. l suYin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-31
EASE RAIL.
VS.. OlymPics -Athletics viete.

Athletics vs.. OlymPlcs-Athfettce vtcto.
ri0us.
The National Grounds, on 18th street, were
crowded yesterday afternoon, to witness the
match eanne between the Olympics, OF this
city, and The Athletics, OF PniladeiphIa. Toe
at the close OF which the game was a tie The
Athletics, however, went into the sixth inning,
making nfre rims. and from that time ont the
game was careless sly played. The following Is
the score al the end Of the eighth inning. when
the game was called, on account OF the dark.
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Georgetown Advertisements.

THH GERMAH AND ENGLISH AOAADHMY.
taugh BY Prof. J. b. GOLDING, A. M, cor
ner Hish and 9Th streets. 0eorgetown. d. O., win
Female Pupils sIPTEMBIR Isr, s6s Ciassi-
cal; LiterstuIe, eookkeeytng and Photography
Br THOMAS DowLISa, Acct: e.srs.to.p.
vALUARLl IMPROVED PROPERTY ON
- On M0NDAY, September 6. az O'Clock,
IL. p. m Il will sell in front Of the prsmises,
south aide Of Third street, between High and
Marset streets. By de Dth Of $50 feet. The i'm
Dwelling House.
Terms at sale. Conveyancing and stamps q. the
required a. soon ae the property is struck of.
aust THOMAS BOWLING, Auctr.
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TIE aRIATIer relief Imaginable can Be af.
forded this warm weather by wearing one of
those elegant suits selling at such astonishing.
~ lew prices At the celebrated Oak Hall cloth.
ing store, $50 Seventh street, opposite the Posi-
Once, where. in addition to eentlemen's ssBan.
mock Burn" Oheviot, Arrah ma Poeue. drab
dete alpaca and linen suits, children's Carl.
balde suits in great variety are also 10 be had AZ
he most reasonable prices. 0H6
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DEATH OF PROF. GHNNARI.-The manv
friends OF Professor FREDERICK Gennari will
learn with deep regret of his sudden death,
which occurred at Portsmouth, Va, on the SD
instant, at the age Of IS.
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PETIT LARCENY.-James Bowie was arrested
ny Ohicer Nilsson for petit larceny, and Justice
Pearson committed him to Jail for court
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FESTIVAL OF THE OoLunBIA TURN VIZ

FESTIVAL OF THE COLUMBIA TURN VRRRrN
This association gave grand picnic at the
Seventh-street Park. last evening, the proceeds
OF which will be appropriated towards the
paymentfor large flag being made tor them
In Germany al cost Of over SsOO. The exer-
cises of the day consisted In shooting, owing,
&c, and in the evening the spacious pavilion
was crowded by merry couples. until this
morning. dancing to excellent music The fol-
lowing Is the list Of prizes awarded Ladies
Target Shooting-Frst prize, Mrs. Abner, fiue
work-box; seconI, Mrs. W. Helms, work
basket; third. Mrs. Dehman, fine toilet set
Gentlemens Target Snoolng-First prize, Al
bert Eaher, s. in gold; second George Fisher,
walking cane; third. Mr.. Vierssenger, pocket.
book; fourth, Mr.. Schmidt, silver pennolder;
mn, Rud. Rach, meerschaum pipe; sixth, A.
Berger, port folio. The prizes for best play in
the bowling alley were awarded to:-First;
Lewis Lemknhl, $40; second, w. Heines, si5;
third, Chas. Wais, $40; fourth, A. Kenohet, S.
ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO KIL.-Joh
Taskey was arrested yesterday by Sergeant
Clements for an assault and battery with
intent to kill David Jenkins, and Justice Pear.
SON committed him for court as also for as
saulting George johnson.
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GYMNAsTIC AND EQUESTRIAN SHIRTS. for
gentlemen and youths. Equestrian Tights
furnished to order. GBo e.. HRNNING.
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Athletic . .:::..... 8 s-ss
on bases-Oiympic, S; Athletic, 5. Bases on
called balls-OIympic, 2. Bases on hits
Olympic, 20; Athletic, -. Home runs-Nalone,
Il Meyerle. I. Called halls-Leecn, -; Nc.
Bride, 81. Passed balls-Malone, o. Meyerle, s.
Time Of game-Three hours and ten minutes.
umpire-Andrew Gibney, National Base Ball
Club. Scorers-Messrs. Wright and Miller
the Nationals and escorted to the Executive
Mansion and other public buildings, and as we
go to press this afternoon the game between the
Nationals and Athletics is in progress on the
Nationals grounds, the Nationals PLAYING the
following nine Shelly, C T.; Forker, Ist b.;
FOX, Il Coughlin, 8. O.; Osborne, p; Gibney,
ID D. birdsall, c.; Brown" I'd b.; Studley, r.
The Haymakers who will play the Nationals
here Tomorrow, played the Battle Club, of
wheeling, Virginia, yesterday afternoon and
were victorious by score Of SO to L.
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