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The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-28

PRoP. sHBLDoN's annual May ball and
exhibition takes place Thursday, May 10, at
Carroll Hall. Cards eau be had of the Pro.
iessuI, l.. hall.
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ltL.-JusJIct VIM. W. Tucker Is confined
his house by severe illness.
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BCR0LART.-On Friday night last the
grocery store of Mrs. Mary Jane Carr, on
the corner Of Twenty-sixth and streets,
was entered by parties, and groceries, liquors
and dry-goods to the amount Of about $3.50
taken therefrom, besides s36 In silver. The
case was given to Clarvoe and Bigley, who
arrested two colored men named VIM. Wash
lngton and VIM. jackson, In Murder Bay,
and found in their possession a quantity OF
the silver coin, besides broken ring. The
parties were taken to police headquarters,
where at a hearing yesterday before Justice
Walter, Mrs. Carr identified the ring and
some Of the money as her property. The
rest Of the property has not yet been recov-
cred, but the detectives hope TO trace 1t In
day or two. The accused were committed
for further hearing.
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CHARGE OF RoBBERT.-Yestcrday morning
Detectives Bigloy and Claryoe arrested col
ored woman named Hester Tilman, alias
Hicks, charged with robblng the house Of
Hamilton Perry, also colored, of the sum Of
$50 belonging to a society called Love aud
Charity, No. 10, of which association Perry
Ia treasurer. The wife Of complainant testi.
fled that on Monday, about twelve O'Clock,
she LEFT her house, locking the doors, and
did not return home until about 1--WE o'clock
In the afternoon, when she found the back
door open and door leading into one OF the
rooms burst open, apparently as II done with
an axe. She also discovered that her trunks
and clothing had been ransacked throughout
the house, and the paper in which the none >
was wrapped up scattered about the floor
The accused, she said, was a member Of the
same society rs her husband, and saw him
count some money about Christmas time.
Several other witnesses were examined, but
no evidence adduced eliminating the accused,
and Justice Walter dismissed the case.
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POLICE ISTELLIGESCE.-J Mortimer
aud Thomas Mortimer, oolorod, charged
with assault and battery on James johnson,
we're each fined s. by Justice Lynch.
y, Il. Bohrcr, for violating corporation
ordinance was fined IS.
Inc usual number ofdrunk and dlsordcrly
lstTates. I'D
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ThE IHrHp WkRD REPUBLICANS meet at
Wlsewefl Barfacks this csenlng. Hon. Jas.
L. 0Hara, and a son pf = rederlck Douglass
will address the needing.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-28

THE FouKTu WARD REPUBLICkNs meet at
the church, corner Of Fourth and J. streets
this evening. F|.
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OAK HALL, THE EMPORIUM OF FASHION,
'o' seventh street, opposite the Post Ohlce.
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samuel BevAns VS.. James W. Sears. An
am OF John q. Wilson having been filed,
stating that the store OF Sears l. 90. 10 closed,
and he cannot obtain an entrance thereto
otherwise than by force, II was ordered that
he he authorized TO use such means as may be
necessary TO effect an entrance into the store.
room on the corner Of Eighth street and Mar
ket space, and to take possession Ct stock OF
goods therein.
Shubridge vs. Shubridge. Leave granted to
take testimony,
Adjourned.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-28

WV; fHNsYrm, Esq, Is announced as a
aha'aS'e Tor the city suryeyonhip.
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ORPHANS CouRr-Judge PurceH.-This court
was engaged rs follows yesterday:
LETTERS TEsTANENTARY.
Sarah Slatterly qualified as sdministratrix
SlAtterly giving bond In $4,000. with William
treason and John MeEvoy as sureties.
II. W. Meade qualified as administrator oil
Lewis Taylor, giving bond In $500.
sophia .Sewell qualified as admin istrAtrix
OF Rtchard Sewell, giving bond In u, 900.
OUARDIANs.
". Wilson qualified as guardian of Henry
filsons orphans, giving proper bond.
ACCOUNTS.
Accounts OF y. Is. BoarmaD, guardian OF the
orphans OF L. O. Dyer, were hled and APP
proved.
WILLS.
The will OF W. A. Bradley, heretofore rr,
ported, was admitted to probate.
Adjourned
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SUDDEN DEArH.-Yesterday about 1850
o'clock colored laborer named Robert
Ford, recently employed In the Treasury
building, while sweeping the walk fell to
the ground insensible. He was picked up
and carried into the building, and died
shortly after. Justice Handy, the superin.
tendent Of the building, caused car to be
procured, In which the remains were placed,
and conveyed to his residence on Capitol
Hill, corner Fourth street east and Pennsyl.
| yanla avenue.
The coroner, DR.. Potter, was Immediately
notified, but upon the representation Of
Justice Handy and others, came to the con-
clusion that the deceased came to his death
by apoplery, and did not consider an in
quest necessary.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-28

The GERMAN LANGUAGE IN Our SCHOOLS.
The following petition Ia being circulated
and extensively signed, especially by our
German citizens:
To the Honorable Board OF Aldermen and
Board OF Common Council OF the city OF
Washington, ID. O.; The undersigned citizens
snd residents Of the city OF Washington, ID. o.,
respectfully petition your honorable Boards
thst you will pass the BILL Of Alderman Clark.
Introduced on Monday, April 10, and providing
iot the introduction Of the German language
into the public schools.
Deeply Impressed as We are with the impor.
lance Of the study Of modern Languages, Its
useful ness for all practical purposes being un-
disputed, Its elevating Influence upon the hu-
man mind acknowledged, We deem Il a duty
we owe to the rising generation to call the
earnest attentlon ofyour honorable Boards to
tho fact that German, next to their own YER
nacular tongue, 10 undoubtedly the language
most useful to them, and that Its introduetio u
Into our public schools would prove TO the
latter decided bensnt.
| We, therefore, very respectfully petition AZ
shove, and will ever pray, &c,
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pRowNEp'-About O'Clock, on Monday
AFTERNOON, colOrcd man, named Joseph
Crunnle, aged about 10 years, while in the
act OF Jumping from one boat to another
near the arsenal, fell overheard and wa.
drowned. The body had not been recovered
up late hour yesterday.
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Equity Court. Judge OIiH.-ThIs court
was occupied as follows on yesterday;
en-. ann =; mseoaithy VS.: Dennis a; mccarthy.
prejudice to further application.
u. +. Lee vs. J, W. MoFselI. Order substI.
tutiDg j.. ID. Mcpherson for W. J. Stone as
tFuRfaa
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How VERY ATTRACTIVE AND CHEAP are
the Gentlemcn's Cheyiot Suits at Oak Hall,
400 Seventh street, opposite the Post Office. n
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REAL ESTATE SoLp.-The following sales
Of real estate have been recently made:
Mcssrs. Green 4 Williams have sold three.
story attic and basement brick house and lot
on the south side OF Pennsylvania avenue,
near the corner Of Third street east, to Mich
olas Phelan, for $1,000. Messrs. Kilbourn &
Latta have sold the west rs feet front by the
depth Of lot 2, square 81, on q street, be-
tween Twenty fourth and Twenty-ffth, TO
James Kelly, IT,, Mt 5 cents per foot. Also,
lots rs and 20, block 10, Of Todd and Browns
subdivision OF Pleasant Plains, on Mount
Pleasant street, near Seventh street road, to
Henry Yost for 81 200. Also, lot 81, square
1853, on Massachusetts, avenue, corner of Sew
enteenth street, to Leonard Gordon, for $500
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RoBERT NIcKLE.-This great magician is
attracting crowded audiences at Walls Opera
House, who are nightly delighted with his
exhibition Of skill as prestidigitateur. Mr..
one from boy, aud all his tricks are per-
formed with q marvellous ease and dexterity.
His patrons will be amply and richly re-
warded.
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THB SEVENTH WARD REPUBLICANS meet
tomorrow night at 1880 O'Clock for the elec-
ton of officers and the transaction Of other
business.
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WHO HAS not heard Of Oak Hall It's
stylish Spring Clothing and unusually low
prices, 400 Seventh street, opposite the Post
Office.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-12-15
The Dividing Line.

Where does the dividing line run between
true religion and the world? We answer
that it runs just where Gods word puts it;
and conscience which is enlightened by the
word and by prayer does not commonly fail
to discover it. Where Christ would be liFely
to go if he were on earth, is the right side; but
where Christian would be ashamed to have
his Master find him, there he ought never to
find himself. Wherever Christian can 60,
and conscientously ask Gods blessing on what
he is doing, there let that Christian 60. He
is not likely to wander over the line. And
when a Church member can enter a play
house, or into dancing frohc, and honestly
ask Gods blessing on the amusements, and
come away better Christian for it, then let
him go; but not before.
But should not every good man be a
"friend of the world?" Was not the divine
Jesus friend of the world when he so loved
it that he gave himself for its redemption?
Did not Paul love the world when he endured
hardship, and humilations, and martyrdom,
to lead sinners to the cross? All! yes
very true; but what the Redeemer and his
apostles were after was not sinners sins, but
sinners souls. And they sought to save the
world not by conformity to it, but by trans
forming it to a higher and holier ideal of life.
Nor is it by going over to the world that
can we save the worldling. If we are to i'm
press the world, we must live above the
world; if we would save sinners we must, in
the same sense that Jesus was, be "separate
from sinners" The moment We 90 over the
line to "curry favor" with the votaries of
sin, we never reach them, and only run the
risk of running ourselves. Would to God
that in trying to draw the world into con-
formity to Christ, we did not allow the world
to drag us down into conformity with itself.
Evangelist,
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The Pastors Wife.

One of the most unreasonable of the
many demands upon the long-sufering of
pastors is the exacting spirit which, in some
congregations, requires pastoral duty from
the wife of the settled minister. She is ex-
pected to do almost as much visiting as her
husband; if she does not she is seriously
blamed as derelict in the discharge of plain
duty. This is most unjust. When pastor
is called and accepts the position it should be
understood that he is to perform the duties
of his calling, and his wife is to discharge
hers, and we submit that her sphere is usually
sufficiently extended by her domestic affairs,
without burdening her with the affairs of a
whole parish. 1t is all true that the infu-
ences of a pastors wife will always be i'm
lSprtant in the Church, and that as she has
Opportunity and strength she will be happy
to prove herself helpmeet to her husband,
and in times of sickness among members OF
the flock of her own sex she may often rem
der the service of an angel of mercy; all
true, that prudent, earnest, sensible woman
at the pastors side is worth more than
whole consistory in time of trouble growing
out of disaffection or dissension. Verify,
such woman is from the Lord, and she will
always deem it privilege and a JOY to aid
in every good work that properly pertains
to her province; but she is not to be regard
ed as under obligation to take charge of du-
ties which are the province of her husband.
Sometimes good people are apt to forget
this. They make a minister very uncomfor-
table by finding fault because his wife does
not visit the congregation /; while she, poor
soul, is busy nursing her sick children, or
plying her weary fingers to exc out their
scanty wardrobe by all sorts of cunning de-
vices which she only knows how to invent.
Instead of grumbling when she is not about,
for they dare not do it in her presence, let
these folk pay her visit and see what the
dominic needs to make him comfortable, and
if they take her into their confidence she will
tell them, for she knows all about that mat
ter; but, for the sake of all that is gentle
and lovely and of good report, let them not
worry the poor pastor by complaining about
his WIFE Christian Intelhgencer.
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The Book of Romans.

"The most profound work in existence. Cole
ridge.
The ableSt pathological exegete of the age,
Mayer, afirms that this is "the grandest
composition of the greatest apostle" 1t has
well been termed battle field, every chapter
contested ground. Luther urges every
Christian to commit'it to memory, word by
word, and to ponder it daily, as the chief
part of the New Testament. 1t stands as a
bulwark of truth in opposition to the bigotry
of Judaism and the sensualism of idolatry.
For this reason the Reformers loved and
revered it. Because of the purity and pow
er of Pauline theology, infdelity has long
waged with it unceasing war. But in its
polemc and practical bearings it deserves
the most thorough study of every believer.
The helps now furnished are all that one can
need to full exposition of its doctrinal and
ethical teachings. From the mutilated YER
sion by Rufnus of Origen, sixteen centuries
ago, to the almost perfect translation of
Lange just issued by Scribner, we have
rich catalogue of scholarly contributions to
Biblical knowledge. Of the latter we need
not say more than that it gathers the ripest
fruits of critical study combined with homi.
letical and devotional suggestions not less
valuable to the general reader than to the
professional student. Rarely have we seen
so much thought condensed into the same
compass, and never book which awakened
profounder impressions of the inexhaustible
riches of the gospel of Christ. Christian
Mirror.
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Thoughts for Preachers.

A gifted preacher now walking through
"the border land, almost home, gives this
as the secret of his large success; ne has
ever aimed to convey one central idea in
each discourse and generally but one main
fact. Thus have the "arrows" in his hands
been made "sharp" and his hearers have
uniformly left with one definite and vivid
impression dominant in the mind. aye
must be born again !" from this powerful
argument for the necessity of the New Birth
was drawn, everything centering on must.
So another of his remarkable discourses is
remembered by the word "AlmOSt," "almost
persuaded, etc., being the text.
We are so anxious to get thoughts into
our discourses, that we sometimes make them
appear, as Prof. Phelps says, "like table
of contents" Better digest one weighty
truth and then bring it home with vigor, so
that it will tell on heart and conscience
Again, are we not too anxious to say new
things, overlooking the actual, daily wants
of our people in seeking mere intellectual
novelties? Sidney Smith well said that the
object of preaching was constantly to re-
mind mankind of what mankind is constant
ly forgetting; not to supply the defects of
human intelligence, but to fortify the feeble
ness of human resolutions; to recall mankind
from the by-patss VI ord tse5 rarn3'iuso the
path of salvation which all know but few
tread" In other words, to persuade men to
become reconciled to God.
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Danger of Delay.

At the time of revivals of religion IN one
of the cities of our country, during last win
ter and spring, there lived young man
who, though he had been religiouSly educated
by pious mother, neglected to attend any
of the extra meetings of the churches till
near the last. Then, however, he was in
duced, he can hardly tell why, to attend a
morning prayer meeting. In that meeting
a lady rose and asked prayers for the conver-
sion of her son, not knowing that he was in
the room. Then the son rose and asked
prayers for himself. This so affected our
young friend, that, he sprang to his feet,
scarcely knowing what he was doing, and
said he felt that it would be wrong to ask
Christians to pray for him, as he had so
long resisted the influence of the Holy Spir-
it. This remark did, of course, interest
Christians, who earnestly prayed for his con-
version. These prayers were, in few days,
answered in the hopeful conversion of our
young friend. He, in turn, as is common in
such cases, felt an ardent desire for the con-
version of his associates in sin. Among
these was an intimate friend, whom l will
call c. His efforts with him were unremit-
ted, constantly placing before his mind the
beauties of holy life, and striving to win
him from the pleasures of sin, urging him,
at every opportunity, to give his heart to
Christ. To these exhortations c. always
listened with respectful attention, often ac-
companied his friend to meeting, and seemed
almost persuaded to saek--an interest in
Christ. And, 0, that [ could leave the sub
ject here full of hope. But no, truth com
pels me to proceed. On a Sabbath evening,
near the close of summer, our young friend
met G. and another young man in the street.
1t was Sabbath evening. He invited both
to his room, and there renewed his efforts to
convince them of the great superiority of
the pleasure derived from obedience to the
commands of God to those of an opposite
character, bringing to his aid all the truths
at his command to enforce his argument
He then prayed with and for them, earnestly
commencing their case to God. G. listened
to the last and then replied,-T. you have
many times conversed with me on this sub
ject, and | know you are in the right, and
if I die as I am, should be lost. But am
young and must have my fun, and l shall
make up my mind to take the risk, and not
pay attention to religion at present. He
was a brakeman ON the railroad On the
next evening as the train was coming into
the city where G. lived, near the depot, he
fell from the car upon which he was sta
toned, the train passed over him, he was
fatally injured, the surgeons gave no hope
that he would live but short time. His
friend 7. was soon at his side. When G.
saw him, he said: You see T. that my fun
was of short duration. He was urged to
look to Christ even then. But he replied,
"too late" and soon expired.
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
Queries for Church Members,

CONSCIENCE JUDGING AND RESPONDING.
Father, and head of the household Do
you gather together those for whom God
holds you specially responsible, and teach
them your and their dependence upon God
for every good and perfect gift? Is there
an altar in your house? Are you Joshua ?
Nother! Do you take the heart-string8
which are in your hands and twine them
about Jesus? Are you a Hannah, con8e-
Grating them by prayer?
old Men and Women Are you fire.
quently in your closets, offering God the
praise of prayer? Are you Annas and
Simeons, longing for and waiting to see the
salvation of the Lord on the earth ?
Young Christian Are you an idler in
Gods vineyard, doing nothing, and standing
in the way of others, and setting bad ex-
ample to all who see you? Why stand ye
here idle? Has not Christ employed you
Are you as the heather dwellers in Samaria,
fearing God and serving devils Do you go
to both the communion table and the bar
room? Do you engage both in the Sabbath
schools, and cards and dancing? Do you
try to curry favor with both the Church and
the world?
Are you a model partizan to Christ'S
cause? G. 7. L.
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An EXhortation.

Among the excuses men often make for
not attending to the subject of personal reli.
gion is that they have not time. Absorbed
in the pursuit of gain or pleasure, they quiet
their consciences when urged to turn their
thoughts to the concerns of their souls, by
promising themselves that by and by when
they have accumulated little more property
or enjoyed little more of this worlds good
things, they will attend to this great matter.
Years roll on, and still this same excuse is
made. Old age perhaps overtakes them
without finding them any more prepared
Disease at length lays its hand upon them,
and death stares them in the face. Then
conscience is aroused and gives them no rest.
They turn in every direction for comfort,
but alas! how often in vain. Too often they
go down to the grave with no hope to cheer
them in the dark valley, and giving no evil
dence of preparation for the other world.
Not s'THc to rttcIIdt to ision .-ft-is the
devils argument. lie has piled it ever since
he began his work, and with dreadful effect.
Thousands are every day deluded by it to
their eternal ruin.
The Importance of making immediate pre-
paration for eternity cannot be too strongly
or persistently urged upon the impenitent.
The Bible promises acceptance and pardon
to those only who comply at once with its
terms. Its language is, "Td-day if ye will
hear his voice harden not your hearts. -
"NOw is the accepted time and the day of
salvation" All its promises are couched in
the present tense. They who delay do so at
the peril of their souls. They are calculat-
ing upon time which they may never see-upon
opportunities of future repentance which
they may never enjoy. 1t is, therefore, the
dictate of prudence, as it is the injunction
of the Scriptures, to 'seek first the kingdom
of God and his righteousness. Then the
promise that "all other things will be ad-
ded, T. e., things needful for the souls well.
being, both in this life and that which is to
come, will be realized Christian LntelH-
Qencer.
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PATHOLOGICAL DIFFICULTIES writer,
giving "Notes of Tour in China" dwells
on the great difficulty of learning the Chi
nese language, from its hieroglyphic charac-
ters and legion of dialects and tones. The
speaker may have the right word; but, un-
less he gives the right tone, he either says
nothing or says probably the opposite of
what he intended. A missionary, on one
occasion, when preaching, wished to say
"God is angry with SIM" To his utter as
tonishment, the whole congregation jumped
to their feet He had got the right word;
but, minus the tone, that word meant "stand
up" On another occasion the preacher
wished to say, ''Idols shall be utterly abol-
ished:" but, not giving the right tone, he
found to his CONSERVATION that he had actu-
ally declared, "Idols are absolutely neces-
sary." In India, where there is no such
difficulty, absurd blunders are made. Who
has not heard of the Bengal missionary who
meant to preach from the text 81 am the
light of the world" but substituted aloo
(potato) for alO eight? The writer once
heard missionary, by error of aspirate,
declare that "St. Paul made monkey"