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BREVITIES


BREVITIES.
Monkey skin muGs arc offered for
a9lc this winter.
\ New York bride has been sucd
for her wedding gown.
The Philadelphia Inquirer predicts
areturn to the dark ages.
Tl4crc were 1l2 suicides in New
York Hast year.
Two huudrcG tons Of silver ore per
week pass through Salt Lake City.
New Haven Conn, has nine citi-
e over so years old.
Seven persons died in Maine last
year who were over 100 ycaIs old
Paul Morphy, is practicing chess
games at New Orleans.
There are many workmen out OF
employment at Bosten.
Missouri desires more skillful free
emigration 10 that state.
A stocking supporter is the latest
invocation. Carriers so up.
New York is making an effort to
reduce her hotel rates.
An old man, aged ninety-six in
Georgia, rode several miles to vote.
DR.. Hayes, the Ariic explorer is
recommended for Naval Secretary.
HOO ~ tG
General McNlahan, thinks Napole,
on Will be restored to power over the
French.
The claims of Yankee fishermen arc
enhanced by the appointment of Gen.
Schenck, to England.
1t is said that Motley. calls the Sec
rotary of state a sardine, and adds
that Grant sis dumb as an oyster"
Won Moltke's chair, at his hotel is
kept crowned with a laurel wreath
which is undisturbed. :.
1t is declared that Grant is the frs
President whose personal integrity
Il has been called in question.
Joseph Spriggs, the newly elected
attorney general of West Virginia is {
nephew OF C. L. Vallandigham-
The New York Herald, radical, rec
ommends General George B. McClel
Ian, for Secretary of War i'll place O.
Beiknap.
In Spain the adherents of Duke
Montpensier are holding council as tc
their future attitude towards the new
King.
Turkey declares that she will here
after 1ely on herself for protection, and
not on the interests and ~jealousies OF
European powers.
The English conference has adjour,
ned for one week. The proposition tc
confine the discussion to the treaty Of
Paris was adopted.
The Governor of Arizona, recon-
smends a war OF determination against
. the Apache Indians. The Govern.
ment would do better to comply with
its treaties and send provisions.
Bills for the removal of the State
capital from Wheeling to Charleston.
West Virginia, are nox pending Ill
their Legislature.
The baptismal font at The Baptist
church at Akron, Ohio, is SO arranged
that the water can be heated before
persons are baptized.
A small boy was taken to church to
hear a noisy preacher. During tho
discourse it was noticed the little fcl.
low was in fears. On being asked
what was the matter, lie sobbcd out
THAT nan is hollering at me-"
Ont Saturday evening the mail cal
OH the east bound train on the Central
Pacific stopped at Alta Station. The
car was opened by false keys, and
registered letters and 4 package Of ten
thousand dollars IN greenbacks wern
taken without attracting the attention
of the guard i'll the next car. The
mountains are covered with snow, and
it is hardly possible, for the robbers to
- escape.
Tha pnr-ron Da-.1
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The Machine in question is Simple, Com
| pact, Durable and Beautiful. 1t is quiet,
iight-runniug, and capable o. performing a
range and variety Of work meyer before at
tempted, upon a single machine, using
either Silk, Swist, Linen OF Cotton Threads
and sewing with equal facility they VERY
FINEST and coarsest material, and an thing
between the two extremes, in the most
beautiful and substantial manner. It's at
tachments for HeinmiEs, Braiding, Cording
Tucking, Quilting FEELING, Trimming
Binding etc, are n>vel and practical and
have been invented and adjusted especially
for this Machine,
Circulars describing and illustrating our
Manufacturing Machines, as also the trul,
wo~nderfuland only practical Button HoI
MACHINE ever yet devised, sent post
free on application to
J.. JEFF.SPRENGLE.s
Agent, Ashland.
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SLOW HORSES MADE FAST
FAST HORSES MADE FASTER! !!

My mode of treating horses is guaranteed
to increase the speed of any horse, good or
poor. Ordinary farm horses have had their
speed increased so as to sell for $500. A
gentleman with my method bonght a pair
of horses for $500 and sold them, after four
days training, for $1,000. They trotted in
2-4S in harness. Another bought an Ordi-
nary saddle horse for $50 and in one week
sold him for $500. 1 will send my method
to any address on receipt of One Dollar.
JESSE c.. MANFELDER,
Care of Box 2701 st. Louis Mo.
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Patronize those who advertise our
word for it, they arc worthy Of your
patronage.
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Hsuchu,
TO PHYSICIANS
NEW York, August 18th, 1868.

NEW YORK, August 18th, 1868.
Allow mo to call yoar attention TO my
PREPARATION OF ENrKAGr
LONG LEAF, CUBEBS JUNIPER
MODE OF PREPARATIoN.-Dtcha, in racuo,
Juniper Berries, by distillution, to form q fine
gin. Cubcbs extracted by displacement with
spirits obtained from Juniper Berries; very little
sugar is Escd, and n small proportion or spirit. 1t
il more palatablc than any now in use.
Duchu ny prepared by Druggists, Is OF n dark
color. 1t is a plant that cmits its fragrance tho
action of II flame destroys this tits active priu-
ciplc) leaving n dark and glutinouS dcc9etion.
in my preparation prcdominatcf; the snlalest
quantity Of the other ingredients arc added, TO
prevent fermentation; upon inspection IL Viii DO
found not TO be 4 Tfncturc, rs made IN inar1ha-
rscd in Cases where fever or Inflammation cxists.
In this, You have the knowledge of tho lngrc-
clients and the mode Of preparation.
Hoping that you viii favor 1T win 4 trihL anu
that upon inspection il will meet with yoar ap-
With . feeling OF profound confidence,
1aEl, very respectfully,
II. 7. H~ELMBoLD,
Chemist and Druggist OF - years experience.
Qrom the largest Manufacturing Chemists il tho
November 4, 1854
"I am acquainted with Mr.. II. II. Helmbold;
dencc, and was successful in conducting the bust
ness where others had not been equally so before
him. l have been favorably inprcssca With Ills
character and enterprise" .
WILLIAM WEIGTITMAN.
Firm of Powers and Wc;ghtman, Manufacture
Chemists, Ninth and Brown Streets, PLil-
adcIphia.
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THE SINGER
HIsw
FAMILY SEWING MACHINE

The superior merits of the "SINGER
Machine over all others, for either Fnmils
use or Manufacturing purposes, are so we'll
established and so generally admitted, that
an enumeration of their relative e~xcellCn
cies is no longer necessary. Our
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NEW FAMILY MACHINE,

Which has been over two years in prepars
ton, and which has been brought TO perfcc
ton regardless of TIME, LABOR or EA-
PENSE, is now confidently presented te the
public as incomparabIy the
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F"r r,*ul receipts all at this OF
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BEST SEWING MACHINE In EXIS-
TENCEl
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Monkey skin mufs arc offered for
aalc this winter.
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w A + d,

of TIE latest style md Improvements. All
our work is 49, .
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Fluid Extract
II g Dbl u.

For weakness arising from indiscretion. The cH-
haustcd powers ofNaturc which are accompanied
by so many alarming symptoms, among which
will be found. Indisposition to Bxcrtiep, Loss Of
Memory, Wakefulncss, Horror of Disease, or
ForcbOdings of Evil in fact, Universal Lassitudc,
Prostration, ard inability to enter into tue cSjoy-
mcntS of society,
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RAG E.
MANDATORY

IN NNIILAND.
At the old carriage snop orncrly occupied
10y Amcs Il Leach.
We would respectfully inform the riti-
zcrs Of Ashland and adjoining couutica
that The well known FIRM of
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II. j. TRAVER IL 90,

Of Wadswortl, Ohio, have cstal'i. he'd a
branch shop i'll Ashland, where "" shall
keep ON hand, and make TO order All kinds
Of
Carriages, Buggics, Slei1\s,
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IN affections peculiar to Females, ia uucqnalcl
by any other preparation, as in ChlorosiS. or Re
%tcntion, painfulncss- or Suppression of Customary
Evacuations, liberated or Scirrhus State of tho
Uterus, and all complaints incidental TO the sex,
OF the decline or change eflifc,
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The Constitution

once affected with Organic Weakness. requires
the aid of Medicine to strengthen and invigorutG
the system, which LNB5LD NTRAtT
BUCIIU invariably docs. If no treatment is CUB,
mittod to, Consumption or Insanity cnsucs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-18
ALEX ANDRI A.

THE BYRD BIGAMY CAsE-The Court of
Appeals in Richmond, yesterday, affirmed the
judgmentofth the Corporation Court OF Alexandra
In the case of Thomas X. Byrd, upon an indict-
ment for bigamy, which judgment was that the
said Thomas X. Byrd be confined in the peni-
Tertiary Of this State for the term of three wears
to be treated in the mode prescribed by law.
Freddy EFT. AL. VS.. THE WASHINGTON AND
ALEXANDRIA TURNPIKE Co., &C.-This case
which has occupied the attention of our courts
for some time past, came up for argument be-
fore Judge Keith in the Circuit Court for the
county this morning. This was bill filed by
Freddy and others against the above named de-
PENDANTS praying for an injunction to restrain
them from tearing up and excavating the turn
pike between this city and Washington for rail-
road purposes. The injunction was granted by
Judge Cockerille of the County Court of Alex
andria county In August last, Immediately after
the granting thereof the defendants gave notice
OF motion to dissolve, and Jufge Cockerille,
after full argument of such motion, refused TO
dissolve but continued the injunction as against
the two first named railroad companies. From
this judgmentof the County Court the defend
ants appelled to this court. The arguments of
the counsel on both sides were able and exhaus-
tive, and after the conclusion thereof his honor
took the papers and reserved his decision.
The SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION yesterday
adopted resolutions endorsing proposition 10
establish Book Depot in the city of Baltimore
Harrisonburg, Va, was selected as the place OF
the next meeting Of the convention. The chair
appointed Revs. G. G. Brooke and j. l.. Clarke
and Messrs. Monroe, Hunter, and Ballard as the
committee nominate officers.-Gasette, fast erea-
ing.
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Strictly Confidential.
orE HIN-EDcKD REPORTER ON HAND.

The committee which the Odd Fellows Hall
meeting Of the Citizens Association authorized
the Chairman, Dr. Blake, TO appoint, came
together at the National Metropolitan Bank
yesterday, and after discussing the situation
resolved to take STEPS for the reorganization of
the Citizens Association on
NEW BASIS,
Tor the purpose of taking the Injunction case M
70 the United States Supreme Court. There
was good deal of informal discussion before
during and after the business session. the main
subject being that Internal thin-edged STAR
reporter. Mr. Jesse Il. Wilson. who thinks il
impossible that that enterprisng individual
could stow himself into such small spaces as
those in which Mr.. Crane looks for him. told
MI "A. Watson that il was thought he might be
The man who had been furnishing information
20 The STAR Mr.. Watson denid IT, but thought
IT quite likely that Mr.. Crane was
THE BLACK CAT.
IL seems that Crane also suspects Watson of
being the black cat of The STAR: and we leave
The citizens TO & hit il ont among themselves as
10 who II the delinquent. Meantime our thin
edged man smiles serenely at the futile efforts
OF these worthless to detect him.
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TIVE BOARD or HEALTH met last evening.
and Dr verdi submitted report upon lead pipe
Tor conveying water and the poison i'm the water
from such pIpe. The committee recommend
that when other material, such as iron, wood
th' OF gutta percha, can be used. lead should be
avoided as exceedingly dangerous and that the
board provide that hereafter no lead pipes he
lald TOT the purpose of conducting water which
NAY Oe u>Sd iOr drlnking purposes, and that its
authority be exercised 70 the fullest exteIt. So
mat All lead pipes laid for the purpose of convey
ing ufinkIng water may be taken up. Mrssrs
william Thompson, John X. Major and r. r.
Ferguson were confirmed a. examiners of drug
gists uIOn nomination by the Pharmaceutical
ASSOCIATION The contract with Mr.. Sewell for
The removal Of nightsOil was approved, and Mr.
LangstOn reported that the contractor had paid
Slre- A communication was received com
planning that the janitOrs Of the school rooms lid
not open the doors early enough. and therefore
children we're compelled 10 stand in the cold
without shelter while waiting for the opening OF
Tue Ssh"oi room Referred to Messrs. LancSton
and NarhUTy. who were instructed to 20 MFR
WIN tAe school board in relation 70 the subject
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Little thffd.
This morning man called at the house of
Lieut. Kelly, Of the Metropolitan Police ami
Informed him that a man named Kately, living
on 4th, between n and l. streets, had beaten his
wife 80 badly that she had died from the effects
and IL was expected that he was about 10 fee
from justice. The Lieutenant. IN company with
Oficer Arnold. started at once 10 the place indi-
Gated, and met kately near his house and took
him into custody. He stated that his wife was
dead; that on last Saturday he asked her for
some money to get his btters with, and she
refused 70 give il to him, saving that she had
spent 81 her money; that he insisted on her
getting il back for him, and she still refused,
when he gave her a black eye; that she had been
for some tune under the dOctOr's care for
ehills and fever, and had died on Thursday
The neighbOTS stated tn the officers that Kateiy
had been in the habit o. beating his wife, and
had whipped her badly the night before she
died. ON arriving at the house, the officers
found the corpse ON a board laid across the ends
OF two barrels. with a sheet thrown over it, on
UncOyering u, the marks of the beating she had
cCived were plainly to be seen about the face
and head. A poor little child was shivering i'm
the room, (there being no fire,) and everything
presented an appearance of wretehedness and
sQualOr. The officers took the prisoner to the
statiOn-hOdse, and notified the Coroner, in order
that an inquest might he held.
The coroner, Dr. Potter. held an inquest this
moTtem examinntion DIT eesdif seS 70 P tS
nose being broken anogut, an eve blackened
and there was cut on the soolp. The or
gans were generally healtAy, but the brain
was cOngested. and they believed that that
was the Immediate cause Of death, produced
by excitement consequent on the blows and such
condition was accelerated by the delicate con-
ditiOn of the deceased. DIR. Magruder testified
that he was called i'm on Tuesday and found her
then SPECIFICS and prescribed for her. She
fingered until Thursday night when she died.
The accused, whose fun name is Thomas
kately, was sworn, and testified that the de-
ceased had been sick since August last he had
occupied the house less than two weeks: on Fri
day last he got some whisky, and they both went
TO bed. next morning they had a dispute
she scOlding him, and he struck her
ON the nose. when she went to Mrs
SuliivsH's, but afterwards returned home He
acknowledged that he drunk at the time
and may have struck her more than once On
Sunday they also drank some She became in
sensible on Tuesday morning.
The jury returned verdict that Bridget
kately came 10 her death by injuries received
from her husband, Thomas Kately; and he was
committed 10 Jail by the Coroner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-18
The Total Regjstra fiOu.

Yesterday, the registration at the CITY Hall
was concluded. There were registered 2.Ol6. of
which Is were white and us colored The
following table shows that the total number of
votes registered this fall is ,U39 less than the
number registered last spring:
Spriuv. Fall
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Our Church ChOirs.

The choirs in the following churches in this
District have been fully organized, and will to-
morrow participate in the services
Trinity Episcopal: MIR. f. NJ cCartee, organ
lst; soprano, Miss Lemon; alto, Mrs. Neagle;
tenor, Mr. s. HI. Witherow; bass, MIR. Yeatman.
Epiphany episcopal. l-Organist, Miss Kate
Quail; soprano, Miss Eva Mills; tenor, MT.
knoop; alto, Mrs. Root; bass, Mr.. S. G. Young.
st. Aloysius Catholic. y Organist, Mr.. II. C.
sherman; soprano. Mrs. Camp; alto, Mrs. Sher-
man; tenor, Mr.. W. H. Burnett; bass, Mr.. w.
ID. Widney.
st. Johns tEpiscopal), Washington.-Organ-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Miss Ever; tenor Mr..
G. G. Ever; bass, Mr.. r. A. Chase; alto, Mrs.
Story; organist, Miss Story.
st. Johns, (Episcopal,) George'own-Organ-
ist, Mr.. Lawrence; soprano, Miss Bailey; tenor.
MI. ID. G. Gillette; bass, Mr.. Ball; alto, Miss
Hyde.
New York Avenue Presbyterian -Orpanist.
Mr.. Charles s. Bradley; soprano, Miss Lizzie
Bradley alto. Miss Nettie Bradley; tenor, Mr..
Andrew Bradley; bass, Mr.. Geo. Dalton.
st. Paul's Episcopal. )-Organist, MIR. John
Franklin choir of bows.
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LOCAL NEWS.


EotiOEdi TAeater-F aTepa- Rosa Opera Troupe
in Marriage Of Figaro"
Wars Opera Hoase.-JOhnny Thompson, "On
Hand"
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HOSIERY DEPOT for ladies. gents, misses and
children at c. Baum's. 4OS 9Th street Ten per
cent. OFF by the half dozen. The largest assert
ment of Babrigans.
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NEW READIN6--From r.. b. Mohun & Co.
we have the December number of HarDer,s Voo
e,fEe; from the National News COMPANY lie
Lady's Friend edited by Mrs. Henry PetersonS
and Madame Demorest's AORthly, for Decem-
Der.
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THE GROWING GLOEY OF MAN.-The art of
the tailor and the bOOtmaker 60 for little if the
head of man be not properly dressed. As the
top-sails of vessel are in sight long before and
long after the hull is seen, the hdf first strikes
the eye OF the beholder, and, according TO its
style and adaptation, is the impression left on
the mind pleasant or otherwise. This fact is
well understood by Willett & Ruoff, who have
not only the capital ard enterprise to bring a
stock OF head gear to Washington unexcelled in
variety and style, but also the taste and discern
ment to artisticaly adapt every article TO the
proportions and appearance of its wearer. This
combination of faculties in their establishment
has secured for them a large and desirable pa
Tonage, and fairly entities them TO the desig-
nation by which they are known among their
friends-the halter artists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-18

GoETz PATENT KKFLECTINa Gas AND
LAMP SHADES will save one-half of the guam
tlty OF gas or coal oil consumed without the use
OF them. They are cheap and durable. A. Ro-
senthal No. 404 It'll street, is the agent for them
and also for GOetZ's Double-cone Chandelier
Rehectors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-18

CoRNs, &c.-Dr. White, chiropodist, No. SIS
18th street, opposite Treasury, Washington. and
No. North Charles street, Baltimore, success
tnlly treats Corns, Bunions, IngrOwing Nails,
&c, without pain.
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Terms easy.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. Becker & Co.
successor TO p. Wallach, dealer in mems youths
and boys clothing, have received an entire new
stock OF goods, which they are selling at the
lowest market price. Those in want of clothing
or gents furnishing goods, would do well TO cali
and examine their goods before purchasing
elsewhere. l. BECKER a Co
odeOn Hall, corner 4 \ street and Pa. ave.
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THR BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS has directed
the Superintendent of Sewers To make the neces-
sary repairs on the sewer traps on G street
northwest. The secretary was directed TO inform
Messrs. Windsor & Ford that the improvements
requested by them on l., NJ, \, and streets
southwest can not be COMMENCED this winter
The Board directed that the sewer on 81 street
north, which has been completed to | street
shall not be extended further at present.
To-day, the board requested Mr.. William r.
Smith, OF the parking commission, To plant
three suitable ornamental trees in front of the
War Department, on Pennsylvania avenue TO
replace those recently removed. Sidewalks and
CUTTERS have been ordered to be laid on the
north side Of l street. from Tiber creek to LIST
street east. The following pumps have been
ordered to be repaired One on NJ street, be-
tween 9Th and eth streets, northwest: 9TH street
between / and NJ; corner Of list and streets
northwest; 18th and Georgia avenue; corner of
and 18th streets southeast; corner of 9th and
IL southeast; 9Th, between G. and II. southwest;
corner 18th and | southeast; corner sd and q
northwest; 18th, between p and q, northwest;
\, between 18th and 18th streets, northwest
Lamps have been ordered to DE erected on o
street, west side, from 18th TO 18th streets.
hydrant has been ordered TO be placed in place
OF the pump on north side of Massachusetts ay-
enue, between 9Th and 10th streets west.
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WARRANTS FOR THE ARREST OF ALLEGED
DEALERS In BLowE MEAT.-To-day Mr., TheO.
F. Gatchell, sanitary inspector general, caused
warrants to be issued for the arrest of s. s.
Coggns, James Grier, John Eagleston, j. j.
L. Zeller, Charles II. Bean, warthen & Bro,
Theo. Barnes, VIM. F. Poore, John Ferguson,
Andrew P. Entwisle, Henry Stevens, George
Click, Jos. Myrick, G. r. Kaufman, w. F.
Kengla, VIM. A. Munder, Louis Kengla, and
Robert Smith for blowing meat and exposing
the same for sale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-18

AT THE REGULAR MEETING of the Peoples
Building Association, 18th inst, the secretary s
report showed prosperous condition of affairs,
nearly half of the original number of shares
having been cancelled, and the stock at close of