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Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25


The Gazette OF yesterday evening has the
following news itemsi
THE AlsxAAdrIA Dramatic Association, A.
sisted BY the Sons OF JonAdAb, Of Washing.
ton, VIII produce the =" DrunkaId" and "IriIh
proceeds Of the entertainment TO be for the
beneht OF the poor OF this city.
MkssRs. STEINER AND YoHE propose the
erection Of tive handsome brick dwelling
and Cameron, Mr, Max sehuier Is building Z
TO the Empire House.
TERRIER Doo belonging to Mr.. John Phil.
rat killing line last week, dISpatehing 10 a
loft eighteen Of tho animals In lesI than three
mlnutes.
Mn. MApsTELLER, who was shot al NokeH.
Ss TsSRsSg . sSSn hi hsp Sa. nC eG
unexpected, Hs no had written TO a young gen.
tleman in this city, telling him that the DIM.
Guilty between himself and bir. urigsby had
not been settled, and asking him II convenient
to pay him = visit and stay with him uutil the
MeGsrs. Grigsby and their friend, who had
been to Worthwhile, In FauquieF county, after
his brother, but were unable to SEQ him on
account OF his sickness, left the heighborh God.
These three gentlemen took the night train at
mAnAbsaA and returned to Lynohbufg on the
evening the shooting took place.
EAMoHo the receipts OF produce at this city
during the week ending on Saturday last, By
tho Orange, Alexandria and Manassas rail-
ANsN WtAN bthlo VI ugNHt ofVaa OF WuthNt
22a Of rye, vas OF oats, $40 barrels Of hour, 81
barrels Of eggs, % barrels and hrklns OF butter,
~ boxes Of tobacco, % barrels OF apples, and
nine ear loAdA OF sheep and cattle, During the
sane time among tho receipts by the Alex.
AndTiA, Loudoun AAd Hampshire railroad were
,7io bushels Of wheat, s07 Of corn, Ia OF neal,
% Of rye, 100 barrels aud 81 half barrels OF
nour, Is bArIels Of eggs and Of butter, 81 bar.
and pork. -
MEssRs, BEoK, KNOX & KERnY, real estate
agents and Auotioneern, have within the past
few days sold the following pleoeG OF prop
ertyi A vacant lot on st. Asaph street, be.
tween Duke and Wolfe, belonging to q. W,
higgs aud Others, to Emanuel Francis, for
$3.50. two-stoTy WAtehouss, No. 9, on Prince
street, belonging to II, X, Fowle, to George
H. Harlow, for ol,S0oI Also one.hAlf interest
10 AlmtlAT warehouse, No. 4, the property Of
the same, to Samuel p, Thompson, OF Dalti.
more, for 1850. A two story brick dwelling on
King stTeet, belonging to the heirs of MiIs
sally Grimth, to MAhlOn JAnneyI for the Bum
OF $1,000,
MHssRs. dRKEH 4 wiaE, real estate agents,
sold yesterday the farm OF J. @, TidbGil, near
Vienna Station, on the Alexandria, Loud0un
and Hampshire railroad, containing IA acres,
with dwelllnE1 aud outbuildinEs, and we'll
fenced to X. A, StAAtS, Of New Jersey, for
o. 900, nearly all cash. Also the farm OF Dr..
JAmel Weleh, on the same day, situated on
the Alexandria and LeeBbuTK turnpike, about
twelve miles from Alexandria, containing
about liz acres, with new barn but no dwell.
Ing, for $1,000 cash, to A, o. StaAts, Of New
Jersey.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25

THE BOARD or ALDEnMBN.-Our usual
report Of proceedings Of tho Board Of Alder
men having been unayoldably deferred on
Tuesday LAS, and tho crowded state Of our col
umns having from day 10 day precluded the
publication, We take the present occasion TO
say that, although tAe Board had a pro-
tracted session, the usual routine OF business
was not completed, so as TO permit reports
from committees, or the passage Of any ohl
Of Importance.
A controversy arose at the opening OF inc
session as 10 the completion Of the reading
Of the journal OF the 9Th instant, which was
In courso OF reading at the time OF adjourn
mont Of tho last meeting.
Tho presiding officer (Mr. Baker( de-
cided that the reading Of that Journal was
not now In order. o..
Mr.: Moore appealed from this decision,
and the vote on sustaining tho Chair was
yeas ., (includiug. the vote Of Mr.. Baker,)
and nays 8,
Mr.. Moore eontended the presiding officer
could not vote TO sustain decision Of bis
own, and that, the vote being a tie, the Chair
was not sustained. But nevertheless the
Journal OF the 7th Instant was not read.
No message OF consequence received from
the Mayor except one showing that the cor
poratlon has overdrawn its account with Its
deposit bank tothe amount Of 100000. The
following il the statement,
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25
A Mysterious Case--Is 10 Death or 4
State Of Trance.

Miss Susie A. King, OF Charlestowu, II. l.,
about 10 years Of age, and Of line personal
appearance, two weeks ago was taken slck
with some affection Of the throat, by which
she was confined 10 her bed for several DAYS,
when she was supposed 10 be eonvalescent,
and allowed one day to come down stairs
That night, however, she grew worse, COM
planning Of severe palms In her hands and
feet, and continued TO grow worse until the
next day, when she lRpsed into On uncon-
scious state, in which she remained until
her death, Friday, the 18th, at 1850 a. m.
The usual preparations for the grave were
mndei the body laid In the CONN, and sun-
day the funeral services were held. While
the friends were taking the last look at the
body, physician present thought he OBJ
served slgns OF life. The body was removed
from the conn, aud being placed In blankets,
friction and artificial respiration were 70.
sorted 10 without effect. The next day the
gAlyanic battery was used, but was also
without avail.
Sunday, this being the eighth day since
death was supposed to have taken place, the
body presented the appearance of person
In full health and sound sleep. The face
was full and round the cheeks hush and
the lips red the eyes unsunken, with no
outward signs OF death. There was q total
absence Of muscular rigidity, and Wednes.
day, after laying SIX days In this condition,
the body was pereeptlbly warm to the touch,
The kaleidoscope could detect no pulsation OF
the heart, while the application OF lighted
match 70 the skin produced no blister filled
serum, which Is said to be invariably the
case when life ls present. Many physicians
have been to witness this wonderful phonom.
enon, though dlsagreelng In their conelu.
sions, some believing Miss King TO be 10 q
state OF trance, others thinking her dead,
and attrlbuting the preservation OF the corpse
70 arsenic, which Il is possible she had been
accustomed to take for the Complexion, a
habit practlced by many young ladies. That
Miss X. had this habit, however, the family
deny. During the past week over $500 pe0-
for themselves,
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25
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On q call Of the wards In their numerical
order several bills were introduced and re-
ferred. When the Fourth ward was called,
Mr.. Moore submitted the following resolu.
lions In reference to what be termed the
illegal passage Of the bill authorizing loan
Of quarter million Of dollars;
RsIolvsd, That this Board repudiatos andre:
jeets the dogma enunolatcd by al alderman Of
the Third ward, land which has been lmprop.
etly inserted In the Journal OF the It'll inht,,l
that notice Of amotion to reconsider any
proposition IN to be treated with Contempt by
the Board, aud that q secretary IL deserving OF
oommeadAtion for omittiug to endorse such
notice on the face Of a bill, and sendlnE the
sans to a coordinate branch Of the legisla.
ture As having been nnAlly passed by this
body, while In fact notice OF reconsideration
10 actually pending.
rejects another dogma, enunoiated and record.
ed at the samo time, that unless tho secretary
be allowed to dispose Of bill In the manner
Indicated in the foregoing resolution any
member would have II In his power to arrest
the progress OF legislation and prevent a law
from beoomiAE operative for an Indefinite pc.
Rod; such an assumption being directly oppo-
which the motion to reconsider Is privileged
question, which can be moved or called up BY
any member without respect to the source Of
the original notice or motion.
RCsolped, That the Mayor In assuming, in
the face OF the said notice Of consideration,
that the act authorizing him to borrow a
QuhTtef mllnuu OF hhu VAhatu tue
Board Of Aldermen, and in eonvening the
Board OF Common Council In special session
on the evening OF the LIST instant to pass the
bill OF the Aldermen Notwithstanding the
pending notice OF \ motion to reconsider,
Transcribed the limits OF executive propfiety
and authority, and committed an act Invasive
OF the privileges Of the legislative branch OF
the government without precedent In the an.
mails of this or Any other municipality, OF any
State or other goyernment where the lines OF
demareation between the executive Aad leglI-
lAtiVe branches are clearly defined.
Mr.. Moore sald he did not propose 10 dis
cuss these resolutions, but he simply de.
sired a separate vote upon each Of them.
Mr.. Davis moved to lay the resolutions on
the table, lost-yeas, Messrs, Baker, Clark,
Connolly, Davis, Stewart and slater-6.
Nays-Messrs. Champion, Emery, Knight,
Moore, Morsoll and McCathran-6.
A debate then sprang up which lasted un-
I'll after midnight, at the close Of which a
vote was taken on the resolutions.
Both the fllrst aud second resolutions were
lost by q tie vote, namely; Yeas-Messrs.
Champion, Emery, Knight, Moore, Morsell
and MeCathran--G. Nnys-Messrs. Baker,
Clark, Connolly, Davis, Stewart and Slater
%.
The third resolution was also lost; yeas
Messrs. Emery, Knight, Moore and NOrsell
-. Nays - Messrs. Baker, Champion,
CLARK, Connolly, Davis, McCathran, Stewart
aud Slater.
Tho Board then adjourned.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25

INDEBTEDNESS or CITIES. - In Hunts
AtrehdHtSp Aa0aIins for January there is an
article upon the Indebtedness OF the leadIn z
cities Of the United States, which, though
giving only partial returns Of the financial
condition OF these cities, Ia not without In
terest. Tbs net debt Of New York city and
county IL tS5 900, on n valuation of
t00S, 436, 1877. The net dsbt Of Philadelphia
Is about s26,000, 900, on q valuation of tl63,.
O04, $50. The net debt OF Boston 10 not cor
rectly given. On the 31st Of December last
Its debt was 81, $50, 1913, on q total yalua-
ton May l, 1859, Of t540, 5l1 600. 1t ia
gratifying TO know that Boston six per cent.
currency bonds stand higher In the money
market than tho bonds OF any other city in
the Union. Some Of the Western cities are
utterly lnsolvent. Galena, ILL.,, cannot pay
the interest on Its debt OF e2O0, 900, and the
valuation Of property, which In 1856 was
S2,9l2 ,674, Is now less than 5000
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25


HzAyr ralns in Callfornla give almost
certain assurance OF abundant crops.
TIM Sandwich Islands have sent Immi.
grafton agents 10 China. .
THn srnAnsH1r Baltimore arrived at South
ampton yesterday. h'
UNDERWRITERS are charging MY pei
cent. premium on the missing steamer Clty
ofBoston.
MASI nAHuuurs ware held Yesterday ia
Parie 10 honor Of the Anniversary OF the
proclamation OF the Republic in 1913.
TIM probabilities Of tho appointment Of
Provost Pafadol as Minister 70 Washington
arc again questioned ln Paris.
THR Cow Of bullion 10 tho Bank Of France
continues. The amount on hand yesterday
was 100000 francs greater than last week.
THHRH was n grand ball ~ the Tuilleries
on wednesday evening. many Americans
were among the great crowd present.
A METHODIST uHuHcH Ia East Weymouth
was destroyed BY flre Wednesday afternoon.
Loss 49, 0oi insured for $1,000,
AT A rrRn In Cincinnati yesterday II. t.
West q Co.'S queeusware store was damaged
to the extent Of $4,000.
THE rosT oTFIcH At Mauch Chunk, Pa,
was entered on Wednesday night and robbed
OF a few dollars. No letters were disturbed
as far a known.
THE Lopdon Tina, savs tho dooIsion Of tbe
Supreme Court on the leeSi.tender ouestion
restored English confidence In American
justice.
THE steamers North German and Lloyd,
OF the New York and Bremen line, will here
amer discharge at Southampton docks, in
stead ofslmply calling at Cowes.
THn monster concert at San Francisco is a
tuveess' hunareas were turned away yes
uruay' Inc festival closes with q grand
'~. -
n u hinNEr was murdered by Bill Du-
boise, n noted Desperate, at Denver, Colo
, TS pnoolse escaped 70 tho mountains.
Tue eilEens are IN pursuit.
The board Of supervisors Of the county Of
MilWaukis has rendered the new courthouse,
TO cost nearly tl,OOO,o 900, to the State for a
70 hlWaukeo.
THERn have been several severe shocks Of
earthquake on the Island OF Hawaii. The
summit OF the volcano Manaloa is shrouded
III snoke' indicating matt crater Is again
active
A MONUMENT is on foot In the Massachu-
sets Legislature for change In the consti-
tuition by which members OF one or both
SSrNnones OF me Legislature may De elected
ioE Two OF more years.
EDWARD AND DArIEh AGSEw, who re-
Gently married two girls named Dougherty,
AZ chester, Pa, both having wives living In
Fhiadelphia, have been arrested and COM
mltted to prison on the charge OF blgamy,
P'oiorreo " the mother OF the girls
Col, BnRNAHD, with attachments Of the
lst aud 9Th cavalry, had . running fight in
Arizona on the 18th ultimo. Thirteen In
dlans were killed. A bar Of gold that Col J.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25

sEvHxrH WARD IRIsn RHFuBLIcLSs.-
The Beyenth ward Irish Republican Associa-
ton held q meeting last night at Delaney's
Hall Mr.. Richard Coleman In the chair
Mr. Robert Burns, secretary.
The committee appointed Al the last meet
Ing OF the club 10 draft constitution and
bylaws for the organization, reported.
The Preamble Ssoltss that the membership
are Tin favor Of Republican principles aud
the spread Of Republican doctrines as de-
nned BY the National Republican Conven-
tlon, held In Chicago In 1903" The consti-
adopted. '..., - -
The club then proceeded 10 the election Of
officers, with the following result President,
Thomas CArrahsrj ylco president, Richard
Coleman secretary, Robot Burns, treasurer,
Patrick CullnaneI executive committee, Ed
ward aheahy, Michael Fleming, John Nee
nan, Morgan MoNernoy, james T. Brady.
Alter the transaction Of some routine
business the chairman, In complimentary re-
marks, introduced Collector 2. A. Boswell,
who addressed the club, eougratulating them
upon their successful Commencement.
He hoped that harmony would prevail In
Its councils and all labor for the common
good. He felt assured Of the success Of the
organization, and urged upon all to work
for the advancement OF the association. He
guaranteed tho cooperation Of the Seventh
ward Republican club, Of which he Is presl-
dent. ....
when Mr.. Boswell had concluded the
meeting adjourned.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25

70 the western terminus Of tald v slro,
north a. Boundary street, 70 BE- graded q
See. .. AID b. q J,,r0,.r e,aei.d, That 4,
the sum Of q, 40S.s5, (the suryevor;s ~
mate,) or 20 much thereof as may be necr
sary, IL hereby appropriated In proper M
portions ont Of funds OF the First and M
ond warda,
Sec. 8. And b. q Nrflsr enacted, That a,
work be done by days work, under n
direction Of the Surveyor, the Commlssiou,'
81 the First and Second Wards, and two
Mayor. = VI
Approved, December IL, 1869.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25

AN ACT to grade aud gravel Fourth street
west, between New York avenue and o
street north.
De u enacted by he Board Of Aldermen and
Board Of Common Council Of hs CITY ~
Washington, That the Mayor be, and he Is
hereby, authorized and requested to cause
that portion OF Fourth street west, between
New York avenue and o street north, TO DO
graded and grayeled and to defray the ex-
ponso Incurred thereby, tho sum OF twelve
hundred dollars, (sl, 800 or so much there
Of as may DO necessary, be, and tbs same is
hereby appropriated out Of the funds OF the
Third ward. The word to be done by the
days work, under the supervision OF the
commissioner Of the Third ward.
Approved December IL, 1860.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25

An ACT TO grade aud gravel r street north;
between Boundary and Sixth streets west
BE u dldetsd By he Board Of Aldermen and
Board Of Common Council Of he city Of Wdih-
in0ton, That the Mayor be, and he Is hereby,
hereby, authorized and requested TO cause
that portion Of r street north extending from
Boundary street In . westerly direction
to Sixth street west, to be graded and gray-
eled and to defray the expenses incurred
thereby, the sum Of twenty-five hundred
dollars, (s2, 500 or 80 much thereof as may
be necessary, be, and the same is hereby,
appropriated out Of the funds Of the Third
wardi the said grading and graVellug to be
done by days work, under the 'superlntedn.
ence OF the Commissioner OF tho Third
ward,
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25

A CONTESTED SEAT.-Tho scene connected
with the retirement Of Mr.. Whittemore from
the floor OF the House, although Of serious
and impressive character, was not without
It's ludicrous points. It appeared as though
Mr.. whittemore for his seat, and even willie
the yeas and nays were being called, and
the member was still In his seat, page was
engaged eraslng the name OF Mr.. White
more from the desk, and as soon as Mr.. W.
rose to retire Mr.. Benton slipped into his
scat.
Mr.. FRrnsworth, having negotiated with
some officer OF the House, came upa few
moments after and laid claim to the seat,
and quite 4 parley ensued between tho two
gentlemen, which ended In the abdlcatlon Of
the gentleman from New Hampshire, and
the occupation Of II by the Illinois member.
The lid was raised, page summoned, and
the traps" Of Mr.. Farnsworth were for
mally transferred to his new quarters.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25

The Sra KMauTs Of Columbia Commau-
derry No. 2 X. 7. are requested to assemble
at the New Masonic Temple with sword and
belt) thls evening at o p. m. for the purpose
Of practioing the drill OF the Order.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25

The WASHINGTON CRY SAVINGS BANK,
corner Seventh street aud Louisiana avenue,
Is open from ESQ TO 1850 every Saturday eve.
ming, In addition 10 Its regular banking
hours. 1t pays interest on deposits. 81
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25

TRANSFERS or real EsTLTE.-Cooper 4
Latlmer, auotlonoofa, have sold the follow
ing lots In square l70, between 7 and I
streets, on New Hampshire avenue and
Seventeenth street, Lots ~, rs, 20, 30, 81,
%, 80, Bs and 80 for u, 400,st; lots SO and
SS, to P. Pollard, for tSi0.6S, lot IS, to u
D. Smith, for tll4.o9j and lot 50, to Patrick
DufTy, for $4,000. .-
The following have boon lled for record
in the ofhco Of Recorder Of Deeds sinco our
February NV. D. Todd to John L.
Smith ct al, sub. IL, square 24i, (qult
claim;) @. Warner 10 ]. P. Mexican, part p,
square b23, $500, O. W. Murray TO @. w.
Uttormehle, sub. 40, square 624, 1902,
Mary Drury 10 W. O. Drury, sub. o, square
4o1j NJ. Gately 10 8. Casey, part IL, square
4lo, $500, W. +. Mattingly, trustee, to Geo.
Barber, CcountyO James Z. Duyall TO VIM.
Warder, trustee, subs. 0 to 10, inclusive,
square III, part 4, square 497, and wost
part 10, square 4e9j ]. Y. Coyle to IL. q.
FAINT, IS and parts and 9, square 43l,
s1,10l, Thomas. Havenner 10 Mary Q. HaV.
enner, part 10, square 456j Henry Rupert
TO George Barker, sub. 8, square 800, $780,
j. @. Adams to Alberto Campbell, part 3,
square 941.
February 1s-EllSa Yates to @. Q, D.
Mitchell, part IS, square 1853, $780, Har.
riet Burtls to Susan II. Beach, subs. add Q,
square 425, $500, John McMahou TO Jas,
Murphy, parts ~ and 40, square go, 81 800
J. II. johnson, trustee, to d. U. Stoner, part
9, square 81, $1,000, o. W. walcott to q.
w. Lnyille, part 10, square 725i Ss7S.
February 1o-Henry Naylor, trustee, 81
al, TO J. l.. Cameron, 4, square 6S5, 5000
A. B. Williams, trustee, TO r. l.. Walter,
Fobrnars OF w n Col,tn. % aoor,o w
Riggs, sub. "a, square 20S, $4,000 James
II. barrow to ], @. Patterson, parts lit and
11s, square sos, 1900; @. w. Dyer to
Moses Kelly, :, square $40, S5,1lSi Moses
Kelly to q. W. Dyer, part 4, square 400
February 9s-o. s. wailaeh, trustee, to
d. l.. Morrison, part 8, square soi, $1,000
James Collins 10 Michael Shea, part sub,
10, square 62I, 5000, D. U. stoner to o. t,
Edgar, part Q, square 81, $500.
February 23-T. NJ. Hanson 10 Henry
Coleman, Z, square b57, 81, 1906 T. J. Miller
to Charles schroth, subs /, 2 and 10, square
S41, 81 800; q. A. Bohrer and AT. Bradley,
trustees, to I. J. Miller, 1, 3, Q and 10,
square s4l, 90, ~, and 2S, square o59, 3d.
0S0; same to Charles Miller, subs 10, IL, 10,
and 20, square s4i, lots 2 and 8, square o94
e0,2575li John Fox To Harriet J. Maglll,
lots In Uniontown, t2o0j Francis Avery "a
John Z. Rabbit, 8, square 50, t250i Thos
D. Bryan TO James O. Kennedy, /, 2, 8, 4.
II, II, IS, IA, Is and 10, square Sf9, t2S, $50
John D. Donnelly ct al. to Ann O'Neal,
property In Georgetown, s2,547j s. L. Phil.
lips, trustee, to 8. Norment, 2, square $40,
q, IT'S; George Eckert to Peter 0strander,
part @, square 404, e673.75; Andrew Roth.
we'll to salisbury Green and others, part 9,
square 10, $500 Patrick O'Donogue e
Louis Kettler, z, square 4s7, $4,000
Francis Germueller to John +. Crews, lot 0,
square 451, $1,000, William +, Mattlngly,
trustee, TO John II. Anderson, lots In Union
town.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25

II Is aAip that hundreds Of mschanlns are
nov ouS OF employment IN New Haven, Ca,
ana most o. the factories arc dlseharRlng
men every day or two, -
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25

THosE ANXIOUS TO remove the national
capital from the banks OF the Potomac 70
those OF the Mississippi, or some stream
still further west, may be interested In the
fact that the public buildings In Washing.
ton have cost the people the snug little SUN
Of e43, 49, 800. II will require at least as
much more TO erect suitable structures Ia
any new locality that may be chosen, aud
those VIC now have will become worthless.
Moving the capital Of the nation Ia too 'eI-
pensiye luxury for this generation, and no
one advocates the change on the ground Of
necessity. For the present we have as
much as we can 30 to grapplo successfully
with the debt and taxes. The SiS, 000, 900
worth Of real estate In Washington win
satisfy our moderate ambition, and probably
that OF our children. The grandsons OF our
present Western delegates may probably
bid for contracts TO erect ono Capitol build.
ing, one Treasury Department, one Patent
once, &C., &C., all 10 be built OF the finest
marble, At, say, the nourishing town Of
Grant, or Lincoln, gu the confluence OF two
rivera At present unknown to geographical
fame, but wiuding peacefully through some
Weatern Wild and serving as sequostered
drinking places for butfalOes. -Ihua. In
qlirT.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25

LEvEE or THE RSIdHTs TENPLAR.-The
Sir knights Of Columbia Commandery No.
2, Knights Templar, arc making very ex-
tenslye arrangements for their annual levee
which will take place on Tuesday, March
!. The cards Of invitation are quite novel
In design, and arc gotten up In the most SUI
perlor style. The music committee have
secured Prof. DOUGH as sASf d. orehsIirI,
who is busily engaged In preparing music
for the occasion. Sir Knight Charles Il.
Coon, OF the cash-room, Treasury Depart
ment, Is 10 DO master Of ceremonies, with
Sir knlghts VIII. A. Short, Thomas Mitchell,
T.. NJ. Mcleod, II. J. Munson, T. N. Mar
shall, IL. ID. Barr, L. B. Wilcox, W. l..
Gowan, T. D. Cross, IT., D. F. Gilbert and
II. G. Mclean as floor committee. The ar
rangements for the supper are entrusted TO
Sir Knight John II. Russell, one Of the pro-
prietors Of the ane saloon under Wall 4
Co.'s auction rooms.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-25

1T SHOULD be remembered that there viii
DO d meeting Of those INTERESTED in railroad !
from this city, this evening at the Alder.
mems chamber, City Hall, AZ 1850 o'clock.