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CIRCUIT co.gT, Judge cerfer.-In,s s morn,
irg number of cases were consu.-
and judgments by default entered.
ORPHANS CouRr, J.dge PurceI.-To-day the
proven and adr....tted to probate. He beqaesths
H,S,ss sstaSe 70 mis- sisters and nominates Henry
WINS. rs uncle, as executor.
~ IN ne case Of Jesse b. Wilson against W.
Laws, administrator of More, on plea OF the
statute of limitations, Judge Purcelll rendered
his decision overruling the plea. He said the
Ct urts of Maryland have repeatedly decided
no esatee or deyee mas sns IN nes ses
or limitations against creditors claim, that
power being vested exclusively in executors and
administrators under the act Of Maryland OF
In the case of Bowling and wife agt. Lamar,
administrator list Gil 35s) Judge Dorsey said
in delivering the unanimous opinion Of the
Court or Appeals "We do not regard the plea
Of limitation technically considered as suchl
applicable tn proceedings before the Orphans
Court. That tribunal may, it is true. look at the
with all other testimony in relation to any
claim, in determining on its justice and the
pr0pTiety of passing or rejecting it; but rs n
has in the Orphans Court authority to interpose
1t against a creditors claim, that power, by our
testamentary system, being vested in executors
and Administrations
In Spencer agt. Spencer, 18th MARYLAND,
Chancery Decisions, 49, il was held: " By our
testamentary system the interposing of the plea
OF limitations Is referred to the honesty and
discretion of the executor or administrator, and
he-and he uloae-can make the objection. (Act
1i9s, chap. 101, sub-chap. 9, section 81
He refers to a number of decisions on the
question, and says that the doctrine that eNecu-
tors and administrators are the legal represent
atives of testators and intestates has long since
been declared by (amOng othersl Attorney Gen
erals Writ, Randolph, Crittenden and Stanton.
Letters of administration were issued to Helen
NJ. b. Cpson on the estate of E. q. Upson; bond
81 800. The will of the late Americas Brown,
bequeathng his estate to his wife. whom he
dominates as executrix, was filed for probate.
THE JURY BoX-This morning, the Register
of Washington, (Mr. COOk,) the clerk of
Georgetown (Mr. Laird and the clerk of the
Levy Court of the county MIR. Callan) met at
the office of Mr.. X. j.. Meigs, clerk Of the Su-
preme Court of the District, and in compliance
with law proceeded to replenish the box from
the names of those to serve as jurors at the
courts of the District for the present year are to
be drawn. They jointly prepared slips with the
names of tax payers, and placed them i'm the
box-4o0 from the city, selected by Mr.. Cook
from the numerical book, in which were the
names Of some cOlOred; 50 from Georgetown and
40 from the county.
DIR. p. A. COBB, the great cancer doctor, has
arrived in the city, and is stopping at No. 33s
Pennsylvania avenue, between Sd and Az
streets, where he will remain during the week.
prepared to exhibit the most indubitable evil
uences of the success of his treatment.
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DRoPOSALS FOR FORAGE.

HEADorARTERs 1sr MILITARY DIsrRIcr,)
OFFICE CHIEF QUARTERnAsTER.
RICHMOND. VA. January q, lS70
Sealed Proposals. Gin triple ate. " iii be received
AZ this ofhce until p. m. OF SATURDAY. the 2Sth IA
day az February. ls70. for the delivery OF
1900 Bl SHELLS OF OATS,
90 TONS or HAY.
- TONS OH STRAW,
10 the Quartermaster's Department at Righn md
Virginia, IN such quantities may he required In In
s.nth 10 month, during the period ending June 30,
Separate Proposals are required for Oats "a be
sOnEd clean, aud weighing not less than a2 pound.
10 TIE hushet Tor Hay, 10 be well cured. the b-t
quality, and well baled; for Straw, to be sound,
clean. aud well baled.
Blank forms for proposals. and information rs to
amounts and conditions of delivery, can be obtained
al this office.
The right to reject any all bids is reserved and
the usual conditions m ntioned in prev ious adyer
tisements from this Office will be required 10 be OBJ
served 10y bidders.
The envelopes containing proposals TO De marked
= Proposals Tor Forage, and forwarded by NAL to
this office.
BY order Of the Commanding General first Mill
tary District. JG CHANDLER
Breyer Colonel QuarterElaster Il. =. Army.
l3l OF Chief Quartermasfer ST Mil'y District
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- 114 Bridge street, Georgetown
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE ON GEORGETOWN
HEIGHTS FOR SALE.

HElGHTS fOk SALE.
- BY virtue Of a deed Of trust bearing date on
Oyothe 18th of December, A. ID. lss9, aud duly re-
-corded in Liber and X, No. a, at folio s22. and
al the REQUEST of the party secured thereby, will
cfer Tor sale on the premises, on WEDNESDAY
AfTEENOON, February 2, ls7o AT O'Clock all that
Lot OF Ground situated on Georgetown Heights. and
bounded as fsllOws-Beginning f point ON the east
line Of Congress street hundred and seventy (I7O
feef south OF the southeast corner Of Road and Con-
gress streets, and running thence south with said line
of Cong ress street hundred and seven feet six
inches more or less, to the northwest OF VIM
u busey lot; thence eastery with the north line
Buseys lot one hundred and twenty two feet five
inches to the west line Of fourteen feet wide alley
thence north with said line of said alley the south
east corner Of Jonathan Carters lot aud thence with
the south line Of said Carter lot the beginning
The attention of ofcapitalists is called this prop
ery as II " one Of the most eligible building now
Tor sale IL is directly opposite the Tudor Place and
near Il. M Linthicums late residence
Terms One half cash; balance in six and twelve
months with interest, and secured on the premises.
deposit OF S10 will be required rs soon as the
property Is knocked down, It will be Immediately
resod III the terms Of sale are not complied with
within hye days, the property will be resold
risk and cost of the defauitng purchaser All con
yeyancing including revenue stamps at the cost of
JOHN b. DoNNELLY, Trustee.
IA 4eodfs THOS. BOWLING, Auctioneer.
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PLAYIyo BoLD GANE.-A man giving the
name OF Captain X. e. Nash and Representing
himself to be a detective in the secret service
dvlslon OF the Treasury, on Sunday last pre-
:cntod n check for $50 to ). DeaIham, mer-
chart tailor in Alexandria, drawn on the bank
ing Aouse Of Rittenhouse, Fowler & Co., of this
city. The check Gearing the signature of Col
W. III. Whitley, chief Of the secret service bu-
reau, was paid, but was subsequently ascer-
TENED 70 be forgery. Detective Bigley was
then advised OF the facts, and after a search
arrested Nash in a house of i'll repute on 1lth
street, and he was committed to jail for hear
ing, BY Justice Walter.
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PLEASANT EyTERTAINMEST.-The annual
reunion OF u e members Of Harmony Lodge, L.
a. o. T., and the widows and orphans under the
charge Of the same, took place in the lodge
room last evening in the hall ON sth street east
The degree of Rebekah was first conferred in
the lodge room, on thirteen ladies' and quite a
number Of members of the order by Deputy
Grand Sire Fred ID. Stuart, of this city, after
whleh.the room was opened and the widows aud
orphans we're admitted To each of the or
phans present was given, and bountiful sup
ply Of eonft ctionery, &C., was sserved during the
evening. Appropriate remarks were made BY
Deputy Grand Sire Stuart, Grand Master c. b.
r. Colledge and Grand Representative W. X.
Mclean, and the company sepraated about III
y M, well satisfied with the evenings entertain-
ment.
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The NEETrNe OF the Potomac Fruit Growers,
Association at the Board Of Trade Rooms to-
morrow viii be OF Interest to all fruit growers OF
this locality, as an interesting paper win he
read by Mr.. Wm. ". Pleasants, Of Poolesyille.
Nd, on grape culture in this vicinity.
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CITY ITEMS.

DIR. DARBY's ADDRESS before the National
Medical Society sent free on the receipt of a
stamped envelope at his city residence, A.
street, near PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
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/ UMBER LUMBER LUMBERm

large stock and Complete assortment ef Building
Lumber, hemlock Fencing, Cyprus Shingles, Whit
Pine and Spruce Pickets, Cedar Po-ts. Also,
DRESSED LUMBER
Of all kinds hand and for sale at lowest markef
rates by WILLET q REDGRAvE,
Corner New York avenue and 9th street,
one square from Northern
ap ID Liberty Market
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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CoUycrIs-fayor
BowS n to-day Issued notices 10 the memhsss of
The Boards OF Aldermen and Common Ccuneil
calling them together tins evening for the our-
Iose Of considering the bill 20 extend the time
for receiving taxes and the bill authorizino fl,e
Mayor 10 anticipate the revenues to nav the
school teachers, Corporation laborers and other
employees.
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THOSE WHO OvERrAx the Voice i'm Singing or
Public Speaking will find "Brown's Bronchial
7roches" exceedingly useful, enabling them to
endure more than ordinary exertion with COM
paratiye ease, while they render articulation
clear. For Throat Diseases and Coughs the
TrOches are Of service.
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Of fCSnSs s~a's. @C"Dr; White. surgeon ch,ropodiss
Upited ss.tsss 49,. "a Rsctacai experience IN the
SSseisned ~ se 1A Pennsylvania avenue. hetxssr
tx sse CEN. Sn sTss Dec 1861 snecessraily
Toxins Nsi inSnss nnS s.SS SCnilSians, Club and In
M,thout pain Or inconvenlence to the % Dat;eot
10 AHe - - cen g worn With ease immediateIv
aent ssf pSs IDs cRs,:s;on; Refers e the many emf
~ ~ eeons and thousands Of fother
1enr HoIn ffon 9 n. to 8 o. m. Owing TO
Rse 81 DonAeoe q once. DIR. White d unsbIe
-. e.6 6o X q heR residences except Be-
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COFFEE.
GYRUBN.

STEwARTS SILVER and WHITE DRIPs ana
other brands, which can only be Appreciated ly en
aminlng price. quality and flavor.
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ESTABLISHED le4l.
cAAsI4daHx AAASsRI4Hdax 4 iiSgfrS9AHHph. =; SSfGE Z 19h c%k
l55 and l50 Iourtsenth street SE
HeRAlHING IN all IL brapches.
~ - s,ssssss = W Sss kasiss. S'e'sss os CSmmis
Aeent,for nEsyt9 Co.. .fof Broonas street, ,,Fifsb
ov0n0s A0O 1osMY se1A eniv
E0R AIMfIryo co1Sortasly FURNIsHnp
BOO4o On or9t 1oor, with m 81 IN fmnrsvss
nsnte, c9nvenisnt g street. cara aud corcorsns
30 hoeel. Inquire 31o street. ocI-eo,f
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STREET OBsTRUCTIoSs.-Henry Himber.
Commissioner OF the First Ward, few eIays
since sued out q warrant against q. W. Hop
kins, before Justice Anderson, for obstructing
massachusetts, avenue and street by his brick
ktins, and after hearing in the case last eve
ming the magistrate sustained the point made
by defendants counsel that if defendant did OBJ
street said avenue and street in the manner set
out In the warrant, he was entitled TO twenty
days notice TO remove. before judicial proceed
ings could be instituted against him, and there
upon notified Mr. Hopkins that he mnst remove
the Obstruction within twenty days.
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DIR. FANYoN IL take pleasure IN saving to
You that owe you many thanks for the great
relief have experienced from your treatment
for the Bronchitis. After failing to get relief
from other physicians, was induced to apply
to You by one of your patients that had been
cured by you for the same disease. ALTHOUGH
was very low when you first gave me treatment.
found great relief from it, and in the course
Of q week after 1 was able TO GET abouf AMI at.
tend to my business. make this statement for
the benefit Of others AFFLICTED as was.
THOMAS DUDNAy.
% street, between LIST and I'd.
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MOI.ASSES.

A genuine article of choice NEW ORLEANS al
wayson hand as also other lower grades pricee Low
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NATIONAL THEATKR--Kelly s. Icons Min
strels.
wallis OPERA HOUsE.-Laura Keene in
"Our American Cousin"
wHITEH JRsT GALLERY-Mammoth Illumi-
nated War Views, and other Magnificent Repre-
sentations, every evening at TX O'Clock.
MARINf's ASSEMBLY RooNs.-La Coterie Car
nival.
SMITH & SrRoNs's ART GALLERY, 2i5 r
street.
MARKRrTKR's ART GALLERY, 4S6 7th street.
BARLow's Art GALLERY, 27 Pennsylvania
avenue.
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FAMILY SUPPLIES, ETC.
ELPHONZo YoUNGS a CO..
su-GARA.

BEsf NEW YORK BRANDS
LoAf, P0wDERED, AND GRANULATEp.
~ COFFEE, rs cents.
"Bn do. white, and commonly sold 40 eest
BROWN, 4 and u cents; hest. u oents
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LA CoTKRIE CARNIVAL AND BAL MAsQUI
N N Marinis Assembly Rooms, on Il street, this
evening, VIII be the social event Of the season.
Extensive preparations have been made by
frof- Marini and his assistants for the comfort
ava ENJOY ment OF the guests. The subscription
isfs are yet open at the Hall. To witness the
fIand entire alone is well worth a visit to the
4. arrival. ~ w S
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SNEAK THIEr-On Friday evening last two
oxercoats, valued at SO each, belonging To
Aessrs Richard Cornwell and Charles Dorep.
we're stolen from the Arlington House. and YES,
ferday evening Detective Tillman arresfe.f a
notor1ous character known as William Sveepv
alias Joe johnson alias William smith. Who ~
once acknowledged the theft, and gave informa-
tien whereby the overcoats were found and
returned To the owners. Justice Smith com
mitted the accused to jail for . hearing.
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EI.OIrR.
SOAP.

Several brands Of C. b. JEWELL =, several brand.
Of II. RABBIT :, DoBBINs ELECTRIC. KEYS
IALLOw, IN fact twenty hyo kinds more, all at
the lowest prices.
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JET JEwELRY,

received this morning at Priggs One Dollar
Jewelry Store, 46 Pennsylvania avenue, be-
tween Az and 9th streets.
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POTArOFS.

Several choice varieties, by the barrel or bu-hel
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ELPHoNZ0 YoUNGs q CO,
GrOcers,
DOWN. WITH THE HIGH PRICES !.

DoWA WITH THE HIGH PRICES.
c. =. O'HARE & SON.
GROCERs,
Isis SEVENTH STREET WEST.
BETWEEN M ASpN
CHOICE BUTTER:
BUTTEk, AT oUR USUAL Low PRicshs PRicEss'h
SUGARS:
CRUSHED. GRANuLATEp, AND POWDERED
GOOD SsoFs SSsfss r. s. Asb BEST d ETs Il CENTS
FLOUR:
WEIGHS BEST FAMILY FLOUR. sa.al PER
SUPERIOR scgriAkS FAMILY FLOUR
CHOICE soSrHERS Hs e stPsR naksfi; Flour. $3.50
PER BARREL. A' s''o
TEAsi TEAS
ihI 'Ihi Dhsr pn,xMnS psnh,rxMnS TEA sf1o PER
QUEEN CHOP GuNPowDER TEA.
EXTRA FINEST YONG T. LA CHOP ooLoNG
CHOICE IMPERtas M ASP TPIs ENGLISH BREAK-
coFFEEs:
STRICTLY PURE ARTICLE OF GENUINE
OH OH rSpyrERNmENr pr q nd JAVA COFFEE, 35
ROASTED Do, 40 CENTS.
SUPERIOR LIQUORS:
GENUINE OLD BAKER WHISKY.
OLD TIN BkASpfEss SiHi si,si AID yIs wisIs BOTTLE.
RUTIER. BUTTER,
3. PRIME n. Y. STATE BITTER.
PRIME nv %EsfEsS s iHs sInf'l TrRssk RssskAse' A'0'
AND CHOICE ROLL BUTTER,
raies, SA's' and O'fse fGE Bc%S MS cd ssaa'sd
1oO5 Pennsy lysnia avenue.
100 100 Psils Ohio APPLE BUrTER. just received,
+ oNDoN BISCUITS,
IL Another importation Just opened,
Eugsnie.
EaSs, ESs.ssss. Ds::srt'
Lsinon NIT, p;.,,..,.
rd.nb.rsA AiS;s fSs fis;s S;;ss's s.e~ r' '''''
Jaie Under Ebbitt House, cor 18th and y SITS.
CHOICE FAMILY FLOUR, ss.os:
BEST EXTRA do. s6.so;
Warranted to give satisfaction
/ VERY BEST OOLONG, ENGLISH BREAK
FAST, AND JAPAN TEAS, Sl.25.
PURE BUCKwHEAT, WHITE pRIPS, q 40 |.
| PER GALLON.
! BROWN AND WHITE SUGARS SOLD As Low
AZ ANY ADvERTIsED RATES.
Q. WHTMEA
EzMIL Y GROCER,
jall-tf lsle PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
n Lo q 81 HL0U m
Rscsfps direct iron the min, with orders 20 en- n
| Mazkst Rates.
BAKERS, ATTENTION
Ansrtment Lareel Price Lovf
10 ALL PURCHAsERs.
One Barrel or Thousands q
LOwEef POSSIBLE RATES, by
~ y. W. CALI Q co.
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OAK HALL, the popular Clothine and Mer.
chant Tailoring establishment, 525 9Th street .op-
Posite fost once, having secured the services
Sf new and stylish cutter, late Of Broadway,
NeT M hork, ana laid In fne stock of black
tne manufacture Of fine black suits for dress
occasons. OAK HALL,
1,3,S 625 7th street, opposite Post Ofice.
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ESTABLISHED IN 1884,
PREMIUM AWARDED IN 1857,
W. II. WHEATLEYS
Il M STE DYEIN0
AND
CLEANSING ESTABLISHMENT,
No. ~ JEFFERSOS ST.,

Georgetown, ID. T..
heplete with every desirable apparatus and FRO
vded with the best talent and artistic skill be
tanned, with constant personal attention the part
q the proprietor, makes this the best place in the
District to have all orders In his line wei and
romptly executed. se2l On
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PENNIES FOR sAIr.-Apply at the Star ONCE

oo 0afLs, NoisnEss, AID NEVER GET OFT op
chine should not fail to see Wilcox q GiSbs, =,
operation at the agents, @. BAUN. Corset an -,
hnoOp sS skirt manufacturer, 7th street, between
~>sS 49,
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FAMILY TRADE.

And make il our whole study to furnish the VERY
Bks1 ~ everything in the way OF Family Supplies
generally our facilities for buying
10y none and We guarantee 10 sell as low as oher
house IN the city, also TO give the article quality
and snantity as Represented. Please give q single
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BUTTER.

Several choice varieties, by the barrel or bushel
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Particular attention given TO this one article A
our Trade. and We constantly supplied with
choice article from New York state.
In fact We give our special and undN ded attentio
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REsIGNED-Mr. b. F. Peters, who for several
months has filled the position of Clerk to Major
Richards, Superintendent Of Police, at the last
meeting Of the Board Of Police rendered his
resignation on account of i'll health and failing
eyesight Mai. Richards has informed Mr..
Peters that the Board ordered that he be granted
three months leave of absence with paw, at the
end of which time his resignation will take eff
feet, and expresses the hope that ne will soon
recover his health lost by too close application
to duty while connected with the department.,
with an earnest wish that long life crowned
BY health and prosperity may be in store for
him. Mr. Peters resignation will not only be
regretted by many members of the force, but
also by the members the press and others who
have had business at headquarters during his
term.
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DIR. p. A. COBB, the great cancer doctor, has
arrived in the city, and is stopping at No. 33S
Pennsylvania avenue, between Sd and Az
streets, where he will remain during the week.
prepared to exhibit the most indubitable evil
dences of the success of his treatment
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DATES. RAIsINs, PAPER SHELL ALMONDS,
and NUTS of all kinds.
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TEAS.

TEAS.
GUNPowpER, JAPAN, ooLoNG. IMPERIAL.
ENGLISH BREAkFAsT. &c.
Al grades and prices, guaranteed A. Low as any
house In the city.
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g METROPoLIrAN HALL-We visited the above
named thea ater last evening. and were SURPRISED
at the entertainment given for the cheap ad-
mission. Manager Hence has a most excellent
company OF nfteen performers. all being unsur-
especially worthy Of mention are Miss Annie
Hindle, whose character songs are Irresistible,
while Wallace and Wood, the great Australian
clowns, in their great act entitled " Merry Mu-
sical Momuses," /" are very fine. Miss Jennie De
Mars, the ever-pleasing operate vocalist. made
her temperance, and the cordial manner in
which she Was received proves that she has loet
none of her old-time popularity. The iauehs-
BILE burlesgue on the Clodoche Troupe by Inie
Hindle aid Messrs. Mcintyre, Wood and Porter.
was received with shouts and screams OF laugh
Mile Conchita Zanfretta, premier danseuse. Wa
excellent, as were the rest Of the Company, and
We advise all who wish 70 enjoy fine four hourss
tan Hall.
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CONTRACTS sAwARDKD.-The Postmaster Gem
eral yesterday awarded the following contracts:
-. Chambers, Jr., OF this city, for balances;
dempsey & O'TOole, Of this city, wrapping
paper; George Hill, Jr., of Georgetown, wrap
D., hemp twine; Francis II. Smith, New York
cotton twine. The total value Of the awards
made il Sl3O, co.,
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THE DISCHARGES AT TIE NAVY YARD.-A
delegation Of gentlemen from Baltimore, ac-
companied by number Of employees of the
Washington Navy Yard, had an interview with
Secretary RObeson yesterday in relation to the
suspension Of work at the Navy Yard The Sec
rotary assured them that il Congress gave him
the right to transfer the funds from one Bureau
to another, he would order the work resumed at
once. He now discovered that he had nearly
100000 Gnstead of 81 900 00O;) that he could
use for the Bureaus Of Construction and Steam
Engineering from the funds of the other Bureaus,
and with this he could complete all the work
begun and contemplated. He suggested to the
delegation that they go see Senators and Con-
gressmen, and have them pass resolution au-
tLOriZing the transfer.
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THE HOUSE OF CoRRECrION-In the House of
Representatives, yesterday, Mr.. Welker, of
Ohio, offered bill, which was appropriately re-
ierred, so amending the act organizing the Dis
trict House Of Correction as to provide for ad-
mission into that institution Of any boy under
sixteen years OF age who may be liable to i'm
prisOnment, or who has no visible means Of sup
port, or keeps bad company. resorts to immoral
places, habitually disObeys his parents or guar
dians, or Is generally incorrigible; and also to
provide that when boy has been convicted be-
fore court OF crime the punishment of which
is less than life, the court Is authorized to sns-
pend the sentence, and, with the consent of the
boy or his parents, turn him over to the House
Of Correction.
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j. A RIor.-Yesterday afternoon, about three
O'Clock, quite a number OF negroes engaged in
riot at the corner CT Pennsylvania avenue and
9th street, in which razers and stones were used.
and the man against whom the crowd were in
censed George Hill) ran to the corner or 7th
the gang, when officer French, Of the Seventh
Precinct, went over into the crowd and with
considerable difficulty arrested three Of the
Il"ters, who gave their names as Lewis Sanders,
M. W aters, and Wanman Brooks. They were
taken before Justice Walter, who fined them 50
each, and committed them 10 Jail for Court to
answer the charge of rioting Officer Moore
arrested James Gordon for being concerned in
the afiray, and Justice Harper fined him s..
Hill was quite badly bruised with stones, sc.
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do it a second time He referred to the time a
committee had been appointed to wait ON the
den in place OF Henry Himber, when the Mayor
had received them very bluntly, and he did not
like their reception.
VIM. II. Gray said that some here did not like
to hear so much said about the poor labOrer, but
these men were in the Government Departments
and getting their 75 or 100 dollars per month.
Some time ago he had been appointed on a
committee OF seven to wait upon the Mayor i'm
reference to the appointment of Mr.. BOlden.
He was the chairman. They went in and took
their seats Charley Peters was talking to him,
Mayor said: sWeil, what do you want3you @
have been down here two or three times before
He began to look around, as he had never been
there before nv What hatsSy DO you want" told him
sioner for the ward. The Mayor spoke very alb
ruptly and said: "Geo. T. McGiue and a half
dozen others had been after the place, and he
wanted to know how many commissioners they
expected to have in that ward?''
| MIR. Day raised a point Of order that the GEN
tleman was not speaking to the question.
The Chair sustained the point.
Peter ODay attem pied to speak, but he was
hushed up at once, and he wanted the reporters
| to note il down.
Mr. Ladd favored the resolutions because thev
had suffered long enough under this tyrant; the
people OF the First Ward desired a liew Com
missioner. Let them go again and a gain to the
Mayor and demand their rights.
| Mr.. Day opposed further discussion on this
subject as it would do no good and much harm.
at this point man In the middle of the room
fell down In fit and was carried out, creating
Mr. Henry johnson thought further discussion
on this subject would be damaging to the club
and he moved the whole subject be laid ON the
table. He was opposed 10 their being insaltetl
by the Mayor again and he had understood that
Himber's resignation was put into the Mayors
hands that very day.
Thomas H. Harris said Himber was going to
resign to accept q contract under the Corpora-
ton ON the LIST OF April (understood IL tn ha a