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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

CoUNClL.-The Council met yesterday at S
House Of Delegates joint resolution request
ing the District Delegate in Congress to use
amended so as to make the Council and Board of
Public Works elective by the psonle. was referred.
preamble and resolution; which were passed:
Whereas the act creating a goyernme It for the
that there shall be but one session Of the Legisa
tive AsseI bly, annually, unless on extraordinary
the Legislative Assembly together and whereas
the present extra session was convened by the Gov
ernor by Nirtue Of the said SECTION, for special pur
poses a. stated in his proclamation Of Noyemhs-
1871: Therefore,
I,eSo.ec@ t,ne House If Delegates concurrinsD
that it is inconsistent with the above rested pro
yisons of the organic act, as well inev pedient
for the two Houses 10 Lsder subjects of general
than UGH as may be formally submitted for consid
eIati9n by the governor; The resolution passed
HOUSE OF pELEGATES-Under the call of
Districts The following were INTRODUCED and referred
Treasurer. Register, Water Registrar, Controller
and Of ~ and Taxes Of
pria,ing SEQ for the purpose of repairing the
Georgetown market By Mr.. Boswell-Bill making
an Apr rriation to cause the records in the Sur
yeyors office to be copied and the old books to bere
The bin to authorize survey ofthe city of George
town and he numbering OF the squares in said city
Mr.. soiomons from the judiciary committee, re-
ported bill for the prevention and punishment of
Leg stature adjourn at 6o'cloek D. m on Thursday
next 20 O'Clock p. m. Thursday, the 23i instant;
adopted.
Mr.; Boswell submitted joint resolution CONT u
ing the auditing committee for thirty days referred
Concurrent resolution providing for the appoint
ment Of joint committee on manufactures; adopted
The bill to authorix, the Governor to cause TO be
prepared q map Of the District of Columbia was
taken NJ, and pending IFS consideration the House
adjourned. ss.l
CHOLERA AND SMALL Pox IN NEW YORK
There were eleven new cases of cholera yeeter-
m al In
Franklin which arrived ct New York quaran-
tine few days ago. The hospital ship Della
ware bss gone 10 the lower bay. The sanitary
committee of the New York Board Of Health
yesterday made report upon the cholera, reit-
Grating their former recommendations to the
authorities and citizeIS, and asking thorough
execution Of the precautionary measures. They
say the streets are In dangerous state OF UNI
cleanliness, and direct the city sanitary inspec-
tor to institute proper measures or relief. Eish-
teen assistant inspectors were Appointed, to at
tend to vaccinations, in view Of the increase of
smallpox.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-16
ADJUSTMENTS
NEW NATIONAL rHEATER.

PABEPA ROSA GRAND ENGLISH OPERA.
ALL X, SA....... Pre- prietor and Director.
~ business manaRer.
SEASON OF Elk NIGHTS AND ONE MATINEE.
THIS Thur sday EVENING, Nov. I6, at .. m.
With cast, including three PrIma DOnas,
PAREPA-ROSA, VAN ZANDT,
And first appearance of the young English PTima
Donna, Mise CLAIR. DORA,
Messrs. TOM KARL, sc. CAMPBELL, AINSLEY
COOK, +. SEGUIN and FILLS kYsE. Nine PA
REPA ROSA will sing the LETTER ARIA"
Friday-.-MAkITANA Mrs. Van Zaudt, Mrs.
seguin, Messrs Castle Cam Pbell and Hal;
SATANELLA. Admission TO Matinee, Sli no extra
charge Tor reserved seats saturday sxening-Fare
Scale of Prices Reserved Seats in Orchestra,
81 40. Admission. 81. Gallery, 80 Cents.
MONDAY, Nov. 20, LUCILLE WESTERN.
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VACANCIES IN TIE INTERNAL REVENUE
OPFICE-COl. Given, Third Deputy Commits
siOner of Internal Revenue, will tender his res
ignation early next week for the purpose OF en-
tering upon his duties as attorney fer the 10th
district of Iowa. Among the applicants for his
position are Gen. Sewell, of Maine, formerly
connected with the Freedmen Bureau; Col.
Holt, of the appointment bureau, internal reve-
nue. Office; A. NJ. Kanouse, assistant to Col.
the revenue bureau. Second Deputy Commits.
sioner Williams, who has recently accepted
position under the Japanese government. will
retire this month. The Deputy Commissioners
are appointed by Secretary Boutwell,. The first
Deputyship is vacant on account of the promo
ton of Mr.. Douglass to the COmmissionership.
There Is quite a rush for these vacancies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-16

BUlDISG PERMITS. - jeremiah O'Connor,
tNo-siory brick, west side North Capitol street.
above a.; Peyton Scr1vcDer. two story bricl
north ride street, between sih aud 9th: T. Cav
anangh, frame stable, 4th street. between q aud
NJ W: IL wheeler, trustee tor Catholic Bene-
nelal society, frame ball l6 by 30 feet, on 18th
street, between !. and NJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-16

PENSION OFFICE-The following off cial evil
dence shows the exact condition Of the Chief
Clerkship of the pension office:
"PENsIoN OFFICE, Washington, ID. c., Nov
10Th, lSIl.-TO the COmmissiOner of Pensions =
/ hereby resign the Chief Clerkship of your
office, from the 30th instant, with application for
leave of absence from date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-16
PIANOS, &c.

lust RECEIVED ONE ROSEWOOD
Oft octave from the celebrated fscsorx I.ASo
Of Ge9rse stess 4 Co. New YORK. also, II
90, Baltimore, and wsn. Nee anmon Co. sns.-
Also, secsnd hand PIANOS and ORGANS Tor ~.
The Public are invited % examine the Instrument.
Tuning and Repairing PIANOS at No. 423 Flew
sen30tr fR. G. REICHENBACH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-16

WALLS OPERA HOUSE.
Lessee and Manager............Mr.J j. g. SAVILLE
MONDAY EvENING, November Is, 1871.
2 SIX NIGHTS ONLY --
AND ONE MATINEE,
OF the Versatile and Eccentric Comedian,
MR.. JOHNNY THOMPSON,
In his very successful and powerful Drama entitled
oN Rand.
H,ters persed with numerous Songs, Dances, and
solos twenty different Instruments, supported by
THE NATIONAL THEATER COMPANY.
seats secured at Ellis Music Store Saturday morn
ing, at a m. nOIl-u
OLD HO.l ON EXHIBITIONS iNBw NJ
se6 AND SALE 439
TTH sT.S AT f7rH ST
MARK RITER'S.
No. $50 seventh street, between d and streets
eight ,.aOrs above Odd Fellows Hall,
Cheice on Paintings, Engrsvipgs Chromos, SC.
Also, Largest Stock Paper Hengings, Window
SHADES, Pictures, Frames, picture CORDS ara Fsssels
Rings, Nails, &C., in the nistr.-t
STERMS, CASH
Piesse remember Name and Number >r333y'
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BOOKS. STATIONERY, sc.

TTHE BEST GIFT.
Il FAMILY, PULPIT, AND POChEf BIBLES,
of our own imp0rta;lon-
We have just Iyed, direct rom England the
lsrgest ard finest assortment Of Family, Pu pit, and
Posk.t Bibles op-ned in WashiDg1 on, cnnpris-
ing chrics selection from the celebrated Bibles Of
NessrS Rayster 8 Sans, Eyre < SpO:tiswO01, COur-
tier sons, and others. The pubic are inyite1 TO
call aud examine stock, which We selling at
rrices mus lower than heretofore.
nol4 VIM BALLANTYNE, 400 7Jh 81.
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The Prussiau and Austrian Alliance
Another hfrnW

VIENNA, Nov. l6.-Count Andrassy, the new
Premier, and the Prussian Minister 10 thi
court have diped together and exchanged visit
several times since the election OF tie former (,
the head of the ministry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-16

fCBLlC IMPROVEMENTS ~ THE nfsrRrcr-
= IN mari: lumbar n 90. contractors tor LAYING
the new S6-inch water ma n from tbe A.ns,i,,,s
to Georgetuwn market. and the ~rcstfr,v div
.ion frt m the bridge over Rock cr..rk til,,,r,h
. street te lSul street, commenced cNcavating
tor The pipe this morning. . ne contracts Tor
Er:d ng q street north, tfom 9th street Id MARY
land avenue cast. and for grading and LAYING
S,dewaiks on 9TH and sih streets east between
Mary land avenue snd n street north, have
he u accepted by Thomas Belts. Their j. said
10 be nye Itlcs OF telegraph lire IN this citv the
poles OF Nhich VIII have 20 b. removed in cous,,-
Beard Of Public Works.
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FREsH RRkpINc.-From !. Shinnrtnu w.
have GOdev's Lasig's Bnot. Sryiirleg's Hasfs \.
ana Frank Icslie's Ladg's kagossH.. all for d.
6, mher; from y. &. Parker We have ITtg-psg's
bosdr and HdrysT's WscIfg for Nov .. Trnu r.,
National News Company We have Goiey =.
Lddy's Bod for December
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To Cent j. H. Boxer, Commissioner.
Endorsed: Z" Respectfully forwarded to the
Secretary of the Interior accepted and approved
j. III. BAKER, Commissioner"
Accepted, with thanks for the efficient and
faithful services rendered by Mr.. Johnes while
acting as Chief Clerk.
G. DELANO, Secretary Interior
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" SOLD BY THE CANCELLED STAMP HOAX.
The Post Office Department to-day received
from the Secretary of the Treasury a box con-
tanning 1880 cancelled postage and revenue
stamps. These stamps were forwarded to the
Treasury by lady residing at Bridgeport,
Conn, who says that she is one of a Bible class:
that she was told by the superintendent of her
Sunday school that II she would collect 900 900
stamps the government would give her $500; she
therefore forwards a part of the required num-
states that ii the government wants a collector
of defaced stamps, she will accept such position
for q reasonable compensation. Gen. Terrell,
Third Assistant Postmaster General, replied TO
her litter, saying that cancelled stamps possess
no value whatever, and that the newspaper
rumOr TO the effect that the government will pay
for such stamps is doubtless intended as q
Hsell.o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-16

MAYS Bull DING,
939 PENN'A AVENUE, between 9Th aud 10th streets
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SHiLL'SGr"N's
LIST OF INV BOOKS.

EsautIiul Snow, and Other P0oms----.--.....--. "
Life Of Charles Dickens. By heltou Mckenzie ] IS
ALMANAt'S FOR 1872.
Illustrated London Almanac. Cassell's Illustrated
Almanac. Bow Bells Almanac, Catholic Family Al
mansc, Mas = Illustrated Almanac, Josh Billings
Almanac. ard HagcrE;oWn Almanac.
NEW PICTURE BOOKS for little children, and
large assortment Of JUVENILE BOOKS, for sale,
wholesale and retail, At
sHILLINGTON'S BOOKS FORE.
noII Corner ~ street snc PeRns avenue.
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III HPORrHD OANARY ,pIRDs. Just received
i BIRD FOOD and CAGES for sale Ct li33 - -
7th ,trsst, between L and \ s stre S%sprcur ~
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LOCAL NEWS.
Last Dying Words Of the Citireu,
Association.

Tie Dead CifizeH Nsrsgdper- The FaEcrai Ezpoa-
ses-Jsdertdker Crane Makes az Erhibit-O6its
airy Remarks BY CifiseRs kcoTc, Watson, kerrl ,
Green, GrdRf, West, aud otAers-G ,0ld-Aedied
Canes Tcted 70 judges Wylie and Olta for c.
operation 0ad SVmpofhy- adertakcr Cruz
AppSdiSf0r FsRds-AO FsEds F0rlAoOmiRg-W u
ye1gtS Hylte dHd OitH Get Tksir 6old-bsad q
Caves f-Ct.iseE- GeRercI A. Grds.f WiAarass
from Ae faRerGi-Ths Corpse san Unbarled for
Wat Of FNHds-f'oOT Skosc for Jasiges WsIie
and Ola 10 Ger Tkeir Cones
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-05-24
Facing the Music.

Mrs. Woodruff has good grit. She dout
propose to be frowned down or silen ,ed D.
her critics She boldly avows all that b.,
been charged upon her and expresses an TO-
teution to carry the var Into the enemy
camp. Hear her
ono OF the charges made against me Is thu.
lived IN the same house with ny former husband
Dr. Woodruff, and my present husband. Cooat
Blood. The TACT is a fact, DR. Noodhuil heiu-
sick, ailing and Incapable Of selfsupnsrt, lelt 10
my duty 10 myself and to human nature that be- h
cared for, although his incapacity wps in no wis
attributable 70 me My present husband, Col0nt
BLOOD, not only approves Of this charity, but O
operates IN It, esteem 1t one of the most sir
tuous acts OF my life Bat various editors have
stiYmatlAed me as living example Of mmoralN
ana uhehastlty. | do not intend 10 be made llt
scape goat OF sacrifice, 10 be offered up a. We
I'm 70 society hy those who cover over the tOulne"
ol thelf lives ami the ieculence Of their thought
WIN hypoertcal mouth OF fair professions anl
ny diVertng public attention from their own in'
EQUITY and pointing the finger at me know
that many OF my selfapponted judges and crlt'
are deeply tainted with the vices they condemn
! i've IN one house with one who was my husband
live as the wife with one who is my husband
believe in spiritualism advocate tree love A
the highest, purest sense as the only cure for th'
lhihurAiltyl we ue'p ANIMATION by when lH'"
corrupt and dishgure Gods most holy institution
Of sexual relations. My judges preach again.
" Tree love openly, practice it secretly lhe
outward seeming Is fair inwardly they are iui
OF " dead mems bones and all manner of unclein
lines. For example, know of one man. q pa1
lie teacher OF eninence, whe lives in concluding
with the wife Of another public teacher Of almo'
equal eminence. All three concur in denounclns
Onenses against momlity. " Hypocrisy is iA'
a III -, no
! decline TO stand up as " the irightlul example
shall make i my business TO analyze some %
these lines and will take my chances in the ma'
ter Of libel suits
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The Woman Suffrage Movement.

The l,v.l, and mer,;le.. cr;ti,ofR. Or
MI
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exercising the woman right to change Doe
mind, now write. 90 lhe hdepSHi'f 300 &C.
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-05-24

Duluth aud Superior City backed rc,pcc-
lively 10y the States Of Minnesota aud Wiscon.
siu, have INDUCED in the worst kind Of ou
unpleasantne--. The former is on the western
shore Of Lake superior; the latter on the
southern. The river st. Louis, which divides
the two States, emptiee into the lake az a
point about half way between the rival cities.
Naturally the water discharged by the river
would continue along the western (thot is
DULUTH bank Of the lake But on the Duluth
side Of the river, a tongue of land some TWEEN.
ty miles long, called Minnesota Point, hu.
heretofore detected the volume of water ia
the east and made Superior City accessible Ia
vessels
/ Alter bordering On the situation Duuth
made up It's mind what to do-ana did IT,
The last river aud harhor bill appropriated a
handsome sum for opening canal through
Minnesota Point NO time was lost by the
Duulhan- in beginning work Superior CITY
set up q shrek Of mingled rage and alarm, as
well it might, seeing itself on the point of he.
ing reduced to the position OF an inland town
The Wisconsin Legislature authorized the
governor to call out the militia to defend th,
nayigable streams OF the State But Mime
sofa Point happening to belong to the Stat,
from which it derives its name, the governor
did not see how he military arm could be- o
any use, aud so betoob himself to the court
7 He got hls injunction on the lth Of this pres
ent montb--iust four days too late to do hin
any good. The st. Louis was rushing through
the canal in fine style. and o steamer had al
ready made the trim thrOu0h Wisconsin D.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-05-24
Religious Intelligence.


Hnnttsts
Fftv-iOnr hartisms have been among the
results oi the recent revival in the Baptist
Society in Burlington Fifteen years ago the
'hurch va, aided hy the Vermont baptist
Convention In the past six years it has
-pont SJS,OOO in church building and en-
agreement, aud is now one Of the largest and
most prosperous churobe- Of any denomina.
ton w this state Rev. \. j. Wilcox, Of
Hamilton, \. Y, has been engaged by the
Baptist Society Of Newport for one YEAR
The annual meeting Of the Vermont Baptist
sabbath School Convention is TO be held at
Chester, commencing on Wednesday June :,
and closing the next day This convention
was organized last year at Rutland, and con-
>ists Of pastors, superintendent, and moi more
Than three delegate, appointed to represent
e1ch Baptist Sabbath School in the state.
congregational
Rev. u Smith has removed 90 West Hart.
iori.---Rcy Levi. Francis of Castloton has
r1no 10 California m a trip of two months
Ilsoncc Rev Mr. Pcttcngi Is 20 supply
Ihc Congregational Church iu Ca.ilcton Tor
thc present --I,cy Daniel II Babcock has
closed his abors with the Congregations
Church at North Troy His present address
is East Falmouth Mass--Nine persons we're
recently added to the Congregations society
at West Dover-Rey w A Jane. Of Chel-
sea, will supply the Congregations Church at
40 Woodstock g., for one year
Methodist.
The Maine VI. Z Conference has decided
that no candidate for the ministry who uses
tobacco shall be- admitted.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-05-24

Coon Anucf 40 WoRkiNGMEN. W llmAcE
GBrELEl. = Every one has his hobby Every
one has some pet scheme OF reform Now.
then, before | commence my argument to-
night let me suggest ms own. ! was down
at Richmond about four years ago and Mr..
Gerritt Smith, who was also there, and my
self were invited TO address the colored peo-
pie OF that town in the African church there.
They were all working people | don't think
they loved work very well. and | have never
seen very many who did, for the sake Of
work. Laughter But they had got ideas
in their heads Of the great benefits Goyern.
ment would do for them. They had oppor-
tuntics as good as you aud l. perhaps pos.
sibly not so good-but. after all, they had
ideas of some great thing to be done for them
| through political influence and power. Among
others the idea prevailed that every man was
TO have forty acres Of land Mr. Gerritt
Smith said to them Come you black men
Of Virginia, | understand you want land
Now let me tell you how 10 get IT, My
friend here and myself have not drank eth
er Of us--a drop Of liquor in thirty years
and ii you will do for the next thirty years
as we have done for the last thirty. will
guarantee that you will own halt the land in
Virginia" have lived in this city forty
years have been concerned in labor as a
journeyman, employer and so on; aud in that
forty year,, in my judgment, the working
people, am speaking OF the poorer class
/ those who are worth but little money, aud
work mainly for othors-hayo spent for Il.
quors and tobacco money enough to have Civ
en- them half the property in the city in their
hands to-day if they had simply let alone
drink and tobacco as have done The work
ingmen, if they would simply let alone alco-
holic liquors and tobacco, need not complain
Of poverty .-Sp,ecd ~ he Itorinqnea al
hew York
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-05-24

W TIM KING Oh mt Fiu,, who will he
among the royal guest, at Washington this
summer, is in fact only king of lnbau. but as
he is the ruling power in Fiji he assumes the
name, which is not disputed In 1888 he
discarded all his wiyc. but one, and became
a good Christian, though be had iormerlya
colossal horem aud enioycda good fat slice of
human hesh more than any other delcacy
that could be offered him lie is now j3
years old, tall, muscular and very hand.
some, aud comes to settle trouble based on
claim OF the United States for SIS 900 on
account Of injuries done to American sailors
in those islands, which has been long time
pending.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-05-24

For refinement of horse thief strategy
20 to Texas. Down there these gentlemen
60 in gangs, headed by pretended minister
of the gospel who gets up protracted aud
Jealous meetings and while he is taking the
congregation upward on the wings Of his
eloquence, the rank and file make descent
steal all the horses and are of before ia ir
presence 10 known.
The value OF vaccination !. abundauty
proved by recent medical statistics, which
show that during the century preceding It's
introduction As ,0O0, 900 persons died of small
pox 10 Europe, while only about 100000
have died from that cause since. Ony one
death in fifty is now due to this disease in Lon
don, while the proportion for the last century
was one in fifteen
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-05-24
Weekly News Summary

An ,,,rsroii,. L., ,....
4. .-aoe,od 'g 10 naI.a .a'so ugP " s'raNou
~ ~ Ivy" II, '. i.'i,"aro uuu New Jeryr
inf nnder cultivation OWING to ' Any,, u''
h made in the FIRST two yeors
One ;ns,arcc. 10 soOO0 Sn oo,. '''''li1l
r
nau 0'c''n.' " = v'au'1 10 hs eU..
lue3lue =. " sun. VI , MONEY Y, Y, DC annuity
ponoou ]" yoNe''s ,'s no,"or grave tt
lualnc'y pnra''u ", T ."l.u roses and Ola
Vnoor'u' uo"''S' Inc grave ~ 10 Pcad
w.
mere Is a woman ln inc Almalor. c
lu.n,s' named NARY smell VINO has VIZ
,lau / apparel Tor twenty years, and a.. 4.
,,'"o uas u'ou tOe pleN ana shoIel aud wr
'u' pump ana Windlas' WIN the energr
Su''''' VI any OF her n'ale associates
Alice Gary Sunday evening guhoa.
,"'N' i''l'. "", "''" 'hi'"t'N ny NJ
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-05-24

The Dear will know.-Not long ago
a lady handed in telegram for transmission
10 her absent husband. The message was
found to contain twenty-five words. The
clerk observed that BY emitting two words
the charge would be reduced ninepenoe, and
respectfully suggested that " Dear Husband, -
with which the telegram was prefaced, might
be struck out. Afer some considerable hest
iation the lady acquiesced, remarking with
real feminine penetration Strike your pen
through them, then; he will see at once that
! have bad the words written down"