Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-13
CHRIsTMAS Is COMING.
Holiday Goods-Where 10 Buy Them


SrAR that those who purchase their family sup
Plies and Christmas gifts before the rush com.
menees, have leisure to make their selections
and can choose what they need before the
stocks are pulled over and damaged by hand.
ling. Besides, they have a larger assortment to
choose from and are not hustled and incom-
NODDED by the eleventh hour purchasers. With
view Of informing all who wish to take advan-
tage of this hint, where they can get the best
goods at the lowest prices, we resume to-day
eur notices of advertisers Of holiday goods, and
shall continue the same from day to dav as nev
Advertisements appear.
Paris is growing short Of supplies. but if the
establishment of Messrs. BROWNING & MIDDLE
TON, Ga Pennsylvania avenue was located
there, the beleagured city would find IL an
almost inexhaussible blse of slpplies-like the
s ,sp!;ns oo..le; THIS trim having mads ex
vite the ATTIC ntion OF the public to a large and
veil selS cted stock OF raisin,, currants citron,
prunes, grapes, preserves, jellies, candies &c
Their stock Of fine old wines and LIQUORS l. Gee
ond to nome in the city. 1t embraces old Jamai-
ca and ST. Cro.x rum, pure rye and Bourbon
other brlndies, besides all the popular brands
o. champagne, &c. Their prices are very reas-
enable, and consumers will find il to their adj
vantage TO give them q call.
Charles Dickens will be eadly missed during
The approaching holidays, as his ever welcome
Christmas story-always a feature of the hol-
day season-will not be forth coming. Wha..
lnen; couIu De more appropriate than to supply
iss place With picture OF his study at Gads
NH, exactly as 1t was left BY the Iamented
owner. The Christmas number of the CronS;r
VIII be accompanied by this picture Suitable for
Ma nam ga and can be obtained Of B. F. Will
where all the illustrated papers, with numer,
found. may po
Paris fashions being no longer obtainable.
American mi md
upon their own resources, and it is not i'm
probable that Washington styles will soon take
the lead MRS. A. q. CASTOR, 1913 f street
whose good taste Is an Acknowledged fact, has
UNRESTRICTED an extensive stock Of millinery and
fancy goods She has made Speciality of visit
hg and reception bonnets and hats, to which
s2e invites attention.
ton Of coal certainty would be reeei yed As
Christmas present with great warmth OF feeling.
tno joke intended,) and f. 8. STEWART, at the
his prices which will no doubt be good news "a
all. Lykens alley at So, Baltimore County at
- per ton, and other Goals at PROBATIONARY
low prices can be had at his yard.
AS the new year approaches and the CAV Sea-
son commences caterers will be in demand. The
Old and experienced ones are already making
extensive Preparations for dinners balls sur
Pers, &c, &c. J.P. CEUTCHKr, 1904 III street
corner OF 18th, gives his personal attention to
ability.
Among the most popular place. to select a
present for the holidays for either old or Young
are hrst-class book stores, and visit to Towers
q MUDD's establishment, go Pennsylvania ave-
nue., Is sure 70 result in purchase. Their stock
Catholic and Episcopal prayer books, &c
selected for the holidays, is very large and
comprises many styles.
TEE ALEXANDRIA RoBBERY-Ayy,,t of On.
he Iaieres and RecoreTy Of the Goods.-On Fri
day night last the store of Mr.. james Stewart.
OF alexandria, Va, was broken into and robbed
or dress silk goods to the value of 5000 The
omcers Of that city, on the following day pur-
sued man named James Payne TO a house
above the aqueduct bridge, in Georgetown and
arrested him there. returning to Alexandria
but without the goods. Information of the rob,
oeIy was ted graphed to this CITY. and the case
gwen TO detS ctIves Cooms and Miller, and sub
sePuently McDevitt was engaged in working
The case up. The result was that yesterday the
stolen goods were recovered at an unoscipieI
-hVuse IN Georgetown and returned to the
owner. The officers are confident of securing
tbe whole party, several in number. who were
engaged in this job, they being wen known A.
amateur craftsmen in this District
TRE PARKIsG OF X STREET.-whatev1r NAV
DE the merits OF the controversy y regard "a
the cost Of parking street, NJ. Doneean can.
not DO himself much credit or greatly strengthen
his position in the matter, by Sending 10 the
Board Of Aldermen, a. he did last evening a
communication based upon a typographical
IA, - .tD
made TO stand $500; and his action was conspic-
uously ineScusable because the error referred 70
was corrected in last evenings STAR, before his
istler was sent IN. The difference admitted by
MI Gleason was not three hundred dollars but
three doHGTs. which latter sum he stands ready
TO refund, as before stated.
SAIEs OF REAL EsTATE-Latimer & Cleary
nave sold lot Is, square 90, fronting on 10Th
street, near the corner of street, y. W.. TO
Henry Smith. for 70 cents per square foot
Fitch x Fox, real estate brokers, have sold
lot -, Davidsons subdivision of square PA,
fronting - feet inches on Vermont avenue,
between l. and III streets, and running back An
average depth OF il3 feet, to y. W. Burchell,
Chief Justice Chase 151 acres OF land, subdi-
VISION OF Meropoli. View, at $3.50 per acre, cash.
BUILDING AssocIATIoNs.-The Franklin 70
operative Building Association at its eighth
regular monthly meeting last evening, advanced
St'. JG,0 70 It's members, at An average premium
At the fourteenth monthly meeting OF the
People Building Association last evening the
cent.
AT the seventeenth monthly meeting of the
National Building Association, No. 2, last even
ing, The sum OF =, GO was sold at an average
OF y per cent.
wBY Is THIS THIS We are informed that
since the reduction or fare on the WASHINGTON
Branch railroad, in consequence of the decision
OF Judge Dobbin in the case OF the State of
rom philadelphia through is $3.50 and vet
oy purchasing ticket from here to Baltimore
ana IN that city, one to PhiladelphIs. IS cents
may be saved; the fare between Washington
Philadelphia s3.l5.
THE MATTHEws-wALrENAp Currrya
tAsE--Mr. George Waltemade, who was
stabbed on the 18th OF last month by George
hstthevs, near the Northern market, is living
very low at his residence, on y street, his
wound having mortified, and there IL now but
llttle hope Of his recovery. Matthews Is out on
80 coo bail.
The GREAT FALLS Lee COMPANY elected the
Following officers for the ensuing wear: John
Van Riswick, president; q. b. Church. vice
president. and the following directors: Geo. W.
Cochran, James l.. Barbour, George T.. Ken
nedy, John PettIbone, Charles .. &c, John
w. Boteler, and Harmon Burns.
fIRz-festerday the roof building on eth
street, occupied by Mrs. Briggs as q steam
cyelng estzblishment, was discovered TO be on
nre, having caught from sparks from the Chin
ney: lie flames were extinguished without
calling out the IRE department; loss about $50.
THB DENTAL SOCIETY of this ritz LA, rioh,