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LOCAL n E w S.
Amu<ements, kc., To-nfxht.

Amu<ements, kc-, Tonight.
National Taeater.-Mr. j. q. Sayille in "Sara-
tosa."
kasonfe TempIe-The orphan Boys Fair.
k.trepolisas NJ Il. Cksrsh.-LecSRre by Rev.
Dr. Newman on " Grcenlands Icy Mountains"
eonars9ofsOadl Caurea--Lecture by PROF.. j.
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GEORGETOWN Advertisements

Georgetown Advertisements.
TCovENANT LODGE, No. Is, LOO. p
ee' at tRs IL Hall faIs uesdsyi EVENING, at
90 Gesek for the PrTPsse OF mskiHS srrins,men,s
PC. By order Of The Noble e Grand ns
~DEMoCRATIo AND CONSERVATIVE
ll3 MEETING.
meeting Of the Democratic and Conservative
Of the Third District comprising all that pOr
9Sa 81 e @sf az the mar h h6as sx
WEDNESDAY, NIGHT, Nov. sth, al * O'Clock,
fer the guTpHse Of nominating CANDIDATE tSy the
no7-a Secretary Executive Committee.
FALL AND WINTER GOODS.
JOHN n. sMooT,
l1e BRIDGE STREET, GEORGETOWN, ID. O.,
Has received and is nov offering at very low prices
f hSB TX e eo 90 Of
consisting q h me ss q pS%s q pp,cs
in all the most desirable grades and styles, in silks,
Poplins, sstines, Csshmeres, Merinos, Empress
Glo,hs, he, vslsSrs; Alpscss, &C., with full line Of
MOURNING GOODS,
EessTS Isas. and
Iinss. Bisnss ss Also fas In.
CENTS AND SSSs SI Sf SiT SstFifs' RUGS,
Customers are invited 70 An sxsmIssfion Of Goods
'1 &C f E iS before making ''J 4 ssoor
SPECIAL NoTIcE.-PAPER HAHGING-Per-
- cons re6tfing - per cent. BY going to
TUBMAN'S, 1l2 Bridge street, Georgetown, % get
WALL PAPER and have PAPER HANGING
done. An work v u be promptly executed in any
part Of w.shineton or Georgetown, and s@,stsett9n
guaranteed. Partis ulsr attention paid to UPHOL-
sTERY WORK. se1-em
DAREETs, SAVE MONEY.
SCHOOL BOOKS
sold st publishers prices. Complete stock q
SCHOOL RKouIsITKs,
aus AT POE a sELIGsoNs. eeorretovn.
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FIGURES WILL Nor LIE!
Hoto Large Fortunes Are Made.

FIGURES WILL NOT LIE!
HOtg Large Fortunes Are Made.
FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE.
See the prices at which four of the leading
Sewing Machines are sold In the United States
and England:
Price in England Inthe u. g.
wheeler & Wilson. $i5 90 SIS 90
New Singer-....... 80 so IS 90
Elias Howe. IS 90 65 90
Wilson Shuttle..... 40 90 As 90
The above prices are for exactly the same
classes of machines as sold in both countries.
There is scarcely any difference In the cost of
material and labor in any Of the above-named
machines.
A6idavit.-w. G. Wilson, President of the
Wilson Sewing Machine Co., personally ap-
peared before me, and made oath that the above
prices are correct and taken by him from cir
cslars published In the United States and Eng
land under the corporate names Of the COM
panies manufacturing said machines.
FRED. SMITH,
Clerk Of the Court Of Common Pleas
Of Cuyahoga Co., o.
The Wilson Sewing Machines are for sale at
A. RosKNTHAL, 404 It'll street.
Terms easy. F-f
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MANAGER SAvILLE having demonstrated his
ability as manager TO the satisfaction of Wash
inRtOn play gOers, gave last evening conclusive
evidence of his capacity "a comedian. As
a. Bob Sackett'' in :. Saratoga" he was heartily
aPplauded by the large audience which the pro-
tracted TO the National. and he was sustained
by an excellent cast. including the old favorites
and Miss Jennie Anderson, who was deservedly
popular when here with Miss Laura Keene's
company. The character in which she appeared
last night, however, is one in which she cannot
do justice to herself. 1t is hardly necessary to
say that the scenery and appointments were ap-
pEopriate and TASTEFUL The play went off yery
well for first night.
SCIENTIFIC LECTURE CouRsy-The onening
lectures in the scientific course of the Y. NJ. G.
A will be delivered in Lincoln Hall to- morrow
and Friday evenings of this week, by Professor
Samuel ID. Hillman, of Dickinson College. His
subject fOr the opening lecture tomorrow even
ing is the Descent OF Man; OF, The Race In
Search OF its Grandchildren The subject
ing, is "Primeval Man. 1t win be a great
intellectual treat to hear Darwnism discussed
by such an able opponent OF the development
theory as Professor Hillman. The sale of course
tickets closes to-day, and reserved seats for the
first and second lectures may be had to-day and
Tomorrow, at Ballantyne's.
RELIGIOUS RKvrvALs-A very interesting
protracted meeting Is in progress at the East
Washington N. Y. Church, under the superin-
assisted by Rev. 1t. w. Reed, and thus far there
have been 10 conversions, and at this time there
are over q dozen seekers Of religion. The
Methodist Protestant Chu.c h OF East Washing
ION, under Rev. j. p. Wilson, also has been the
scene Of revival, and about the same number
of conversions ha re been reported.
COLLECTOR VIM. II. SLATER has Just trauc-
mitted % District Comptroller Baker his state
ment OF receipts and disbursements for the
month Of October last, BY which 10 appears tn
the receipts amounfed to s2l ,2ts.oe, OF which
sum sl1 ,023J62 WAS from special taxes; and that
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EDWIN L. STANTON,
Secretary of the District of Columbia.

Secretary of the District of Columbia.
An ACT levyIng tax Tor the payment OF the inter-
est, as il shall annually accrue on four million
dollars Of bonds, authoriz 70 be issued by the
safhofizng the District Of Columbia 70 create sc
debt fer special improvements and repairs in said
and leyyise tax for the payment Of the interest
as it shall annually accrue thereon, and submit.
four millions Of improvement bonds, to q vote Of
the people At general election in the said Dis
Be Il e.aeted BY tAs Lee,sla,irs Assembly Of tss
the interest snnuay, as il may accrue on the four
million dollars Of bonds authorized to be issued by
visions Of the act entitled IAN act authorizing the
District Of Columbia to create . debt for special
issuing Of four millions Of bonds, and the ieyyins
tax for the payment Of the interest IL shall snnu
o sans Il 81 ses
@ent bonds vote 81 the people At general cleo
md sisS tSSa..ad dols ssrssy lsSi eSn upon
OF twenty years, to an amount SUFFICIENT pay the
Thsh may ne on s.,s bond. said
and eighty dos durns q
s:id year. agrsssty to the Of the act Of
o1 Es pse q
twenty nrst, eighteen hundred and seventy one and
a.: 5: Ssa and I
sssSfssy f saS ne q The aRDna
e !. an &: ; -S # b ss R
Ss e ss.
millons Of bonds and leyIine tax for the payment
Of the interest Il shaf annually accrue thereon
and submittng the act With the question Of issuins
the people q seleN election IN the said District
~ the hrst general election which may be held after
re this e. Which s.a election
s. is,5SEs & .f S g :st be
and .ss I96lssiiOD thereof be consiSusd Tor three
Second The ballots used At said election shall be
printed and those in favor Of this oct shall be in the
words following. 70 Wit:
Levyfng for the period Of twenty years for the
payment Of the interest IL shall annually accrue
on the four million Of bonds TO be issued by the Dis
trct Of Columbia, agreesbIy 70 the proyisions Of
act entitled An act suthorixins the District Of co
iunbia 20 create debt for special improvements
and repairs in said District by the issuing Of four
millions Of bonds and leyying tar for the payment
Of the interest e. IL shall annually accrue thereon,
and submitting the act with the question Of the Is
suing OF four millions Of Improvement bonds 70 a
vote Of the people at general election IN the said
District And those against this cot shall be 10
the words following, TO wit:
AGAINST
The act for ievying q tax for the PERIOD ottwen3
years for the payment Of the interest es IL snail an
nually accrue on the four millions OF bonds 20 be
issued BY the District Of Columbia agreeaby 70 the
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lNG0yERNOR publishing an act entitled . A = ~
to authorize snessrp tion 20 the stock Of the PIED
mont ADd Potomac Railroad Company unop ca,,.;.
conditions, and submitting the sam. 90 an. 49,,
81 SAID District aud prescribins the form In wh,b
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, August glst, 1871 4
,Noftoe as hereby escss that at the next general
election In the District Of Columbia which will be
held on the fourth "Wednesday of November, 1871,
tbeing the twenty second day Of that month"; the
act OF the Legislative Assembly of the District afore
said approved August 18th, lal, entitled "An act
leyying tax for the payment Of the interest IL
shall annually accrue on four million dollars Of
lsmbia, by act entitled AN act authorizing the
District OF Columbia to create debt for special i'm
proyemente and repairs I'm said District by the
Issuing OF four millions OF bonds, and leyyng tax
for the payment Of the interest IL shall annually
accrue thereon, and submitting the act with the
question Of the issuing Of four millions OF improve
ment bonds, to vote of the people at general cleo
ton in the said District will be submitted the
people OF said District for their approx al disap
prevail with the said act entitled "An act suthoriz
special improvements and repairs in said District BY
the issuing Of four million Of bonds, and levying
tax Tor the payment OF the interest il shall
nualy accrue thereon and submitting the act, with
the question Of the issuing Of four millions Of i'm
proyement bonds to vote OF the people ut general
election in the said District"
Said election will be the FIRST general election amer
the passage Of said act entitled " An act levying q
tax for the payment Of the interest as IL shall
nually accrue on four million dollars ef bonds,
an act entitled An act authorizing the District Of
Columbia to create debt for special improvements
and repairs In said District by the issuing Of four
million OF bonds, and eyying tax for the paymest
OF the interest IL shall annually accrue thereon,
and submitting the act, with the question Of the
issuing Of four milliens of Improvement bonds, %
q vote Of the people at general election in said
And said election, as respects the said act viii be
held as in the said act provided said act s hereto
Fl. ID. COOKE,
Governor OF the District Of Columbia.
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Educntienal Notes.

Brooklyn has a school population of 1876,
100. OF these 72.2S6 were enrolled in
the public schools last year. The average
attendance was 1929. There were besides
about 1000 children in attendance at
private schools. The city owns Al school
houses and employs nearly 800 teachers,
whose wages amount to nearly half a mill
lion of dollars. The total expenses of the
shool system were $947,411.
New Jersey has 25S,227 children be-
tween five and eighteen years of aye. Of
these 161 ,6S3 were enrolled in the public
schools, and 32,447 in private schools last
year. In 807 ofthe 1 ,45S school districts
the schools are free. The Governor re-
comrnends an increase of school tax so as
to make the schools all free. The cost of
maintaining the schools was $1,G64,659,
only the comparatively small sum of ST.,
S66 being.raised by school fees.
A SHARP WEsTENER.-The Chris
tian Union of the Sinst has the following.
ABOUT the sharpest case of sharp prac-
tice we have ever heard of is reported
from Guthrie county. Iowa. An enter
prising pioneer grieves to see his children
growing up untaught. He has no neigh
bors, but he determines to have a public"
school for all that and he gets it, in this
wise He first applies to the school direc-
tors of the township to have a school dis
trict set off, his place of course being CEN
trally located thcre:n. The request is
granted. He next elects himself a sub.
director and applies for an appropriation
to build q shool-house. The request is
likewise granted. Mr.. Sub-director Pion-
eer then proceeds to put up a two-story
school-house, furnishing the upper story as
a school-room, the ground floor being reser-
we'd for other uses. The contingent fund
is judiciously expended for heating appar-
atus in the shape of a cooking-stove, which
is placed on the first floor, the pipe suffi-
cling to heat the school-room. The next
step is to hire a scboolmistress at the au-
thorized salary. Pioneer being the only
in the district the Office naturally
fales to her. and very properly, seeing that
she furnishes all the scholars. Thus Mr..
Pioneer secures a house with some if not
all the modern conveniencies, employment
and income for his wife, and sci DOL privi-
leges for his children, all at the cost OF the
nonresident land ownersi
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BrevitieS.


MI. Bondurant, of Bristol, purchased
in our town, in one day, twenty-eight bar.
rels of eggs for which he paid three hun
dred and fifty dollars.
The man who bought the Hay-scales in
forms us, when the corporation pays him
two dollars he will play quits. ''This
is due notice to the ''City Fathers"
The town street lamps. we understand,
will not be sold. Capt. hardwood has
lately reitted them, and Cow the street
walker at the wee-sma' hours has a light
for his feet over our break neck pavements.
Captain keep your lamps burning"
Col. Geo. w. Telford, one of the Oldest
and best citizens of our county, we are
sorry to learn, is lying at his home, Tel
ford's Depot. dangerously i'll with pneu-
monia.
Police-great activity in these quar-
tiers. Those inclined to cut shines should
take notice. and we most candidly invite
their attention to the new ordinances pub
lished this week in our paper.
The farmers are making diligert use
of what little favorable weather they have
in preparing for the spring crops.
Maj. J. L. Murphy, of Knoxville, has
been appointed Associate Chief Justice of
Montana. He passed through this place
on the 18th inst, en- route for his destina-
ton. Maj. Murphy is an accomplished
lawyer, a genial gentleman, an ex-Federal
soldier, a patriot and well deserves the
high honor CONFERRED upon him.
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For the Herald and Tribune.
Yeungc'S English Greek LcxiccE

lounges EnSiiSEa Urcck lexicon.
After many years of promise this Lexi-
con has been completed. Of course the
Harper's are its publishers. Professor
Henry Drisler, l.. i. d., of Columbia Col
lege is its editor. 1t is a royal octave of
about nine hundred pages, with three col
umns to the page. 1t is very able and
scholarly work, for which Greek scholars
in this country have waited long and with
considerable impatience. Now it is COM
pleted these same scholars will seize upon
it with avidity. The main body of the
work aims to give the Greek Equivalents
for English words-that is to define En-
glish words in Greek language. Profes-
sor Younge the author has bestowed great
care and labor on this part of the work and
given extensive references to Greek au-
thors who have used in a given sense the
Equivalent words. This is a great help
in translating from English into Greek.
A language is only about half learned
when one can translate it correctly into
English. The other half is learned only
by properly translating English into that
language. This process is necessary to a
complete mastering of the Greek language.
Hence the great value of this Lexicon.
This part of the work is preceded by an
essay on "The order of words i'll Attic
Greek Prose-" by Charles Short. L.. i.
D.. There are 115 pages devoted to this
subject. The treatment is able, full and
very satisfactory. Here the references to
examples and authorities are abundant.
Over 100 pages in the last part of the
volume are devoted to an exposition of
synonyms. This adds greatly to the
value of the work, and will very much as
sist the Greek student in fixing the precise
and radical Specification of the leading
words in Greek authors usually read in a
classical course. Following this is al in
dex of reference of Greek words to the
number where said word is treated.
The value Of this work is like any other
Dictionary not so much for close consecu-
tive study, as for frequent reference. For
accurate. full and precise scholarship it
will be of immense value, if not an abso-
lutte necessity. We hail with great salts
faction tie accession of this volume to the
classical literature of this country.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-23

school systems of the Western States. A
farm with a good school within a reason
able distance is worth ten per cent. more
In the market than a similar farm without
this advantage. Consequently the people
look upon the school and its appurtenan-
ces as a part of the permanent improve
ments of their farm. The value of the
schoolhouses of Maryland Excepting Bal
timere City, is probably under $500, 900.
The population of Wisconsin is about dou-
bic that of Maryland Excepting Balti-
more and the value of the school-houses
is set down at $2,973,592. When will
the people of Maryland learn that if they
want to attract immigration they must offer
not only good lands and good roads. but
good schools? Even without immigration
universal education will add practically to
the population. A single well-informed,
intelligent man is. even as a laborer, worth
two unthinking Doors for every purpose
except making a figure on the census rolls"
Not only Maryland, but every Southern
State needs this stimulus for the insu-
rance of intellectual progress and ma
terial prosperity.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-23
A Serious Affair

Mr.. George Hale, son of Hiram d. Hale,
Deputy Sheriff, living nea Buffalo Ridge
in this county, was shot or the night of
the 21st inst. The shooting occurred
about IL o'clock. Mr.. Hale was in bed at
the time. The ball entered the right side
of the neck penetrating the windpipe,
and passed out near the middle of the
left side of the neck. DIR. G.. Wheeler
was Immediately sent for and found
hin. suffering intensely and in a very
precarious condition. From all the circum
stances a pistol was used that had been
i'm the house for some time, as it was found
out OF it's usual place, the muzzle filled
with fresh dirt and having the smell of
freshly exploded powder. As yettthere
are no positive developments as to the in
human wretch who committed the deed,
and no arrests have been made. No eff
forts should be spared to ferret out the
assassin, and once known. punishment
should be swift and exemplary.
Since writing the above we learn Mr..
! Hale died this morning at 3 o'clock.
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The Peabody Educational Fund.

The Philadelphia Press, referring to the
meeting of the managers of the peabody
Educational Fund.- in that city, on We'd
nesday, remarks:
at will be remembered that the fund
alluded to was first started by Mr.. Pea
body in 1867. during his second visit to this
country, and was intended for the purpose
of furthering the cause of education IN the
Southern States the first donation being
/ 100000. 1t was not intended that
the gift should be a mere donation, but
that it should act as an incentive to the
people to organize schools, the only ground
upon which they could come in on the
fund being that they should raise a certain
amount themselves for the same Interior
object, SO that the benefits might be as
universal as possible.
1.-The gift referred to was only, however
the first instalment as in 1868 MIR. Pea
BODY added another million in money and
securities to the fund making the total
amount two and a half million dollars.
With such a magnificent end owment at
their disposal, it is not remarkable that
the amount of good done should have been
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-23

effective and widespread, and the details
of its workings have been published again
and again, until all the citizens of this
broad land who take an interest in educa-
tional projects have become thoroughly
posted as to its naodus Operandi.
'Since the appointment of the trustees.
Mr.. Rives and that distinguished admiral
of the navy, Farragut have died, creating
two v~acanciesin the board.
ut would be injustice not to mention
in connection with the distinguished list
the name of DR.. Sears the executive agent
of the board, formerly president of Brown
University, which position he resigned to
accept the one he now holds. DIR. Sears
since the last annual meeting, has been en-
gagged in making a thorough canvass of
the Southern States and is now prepared
to give information which will aid tn e
work materially"
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-23
Feb. 23, 1871.tf
Transatlantic Magazine.

The publishers of this periodical have
kindly sent to our address, the January
number. This Magazine is made up from
the choicest foreign literature. We have
read a number of the articles and found
them capital pieces of composition, chaste
and elegant.
The subscription price is 81 90 ayear.
but in order to introduce the Magazine,
one years subscription free, is offered to
any one WHO will send the price of a year
ly subscription.
Tn speaking of this elegant Magazine a
week or two g VIC failed to give the
correct name of the publishers. We take
pleasure in making the correction. Ad.
dress: L. r. HAMERsLY & Co., Phila.
delphia, Pa.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-23
THE SCHOOL TAX.

There are many who will oppose the
School Tax. We have listened to the ar
guments of some of the tax payers who are
trying to take sides against the measure.
1t is remarkable how we are sometimes
blinded to our own hurt. Now we can
not hope to have schools without taxation.
VIII any man refuse to vote so small a
sum? Ask a man this question. Do you
want good schools in the county? He will
most likely answer, certainly do" Why
will such a man oppose taxation then ?
Why will he talk against it? The truth
is, such men do not want schools, because
they fear they will cost something? We
are certainly able to appreciate the bene-
fits of education. No taxpayer is able to
produce a single argument against this
school tax proposition of which he him
self will not be ashamed in a few years.
Every individual who has taken the pains
to inform himself on this question endor-
ses it at once. Those who understand the
workings of Common Schools never grum-
BILE about high taxes or the cost of free ed
u~cation. The less tax a man pays the
more noise he makes about school tax.
We held a conversation with a citizen of
the county the other day about the school
question. He was complaining at a Won
derful rate about his taxes. He said his
taxes were so high that he could never
pay them. We talked the matter over for
some time. How much do you suppose
he actually will pay for the education of
his children ?-simply his. '.poP' tax
simply that and nothing more.
Such men will not oppose common
schools when they understand them. 1t
is a want of information that causes
them to refuse a tax or oppose free public
schools. Let us agitate. The people of
the county desire schools.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-02-23
DENT Tamper with "a Cough.

Perhaps in the whole category of diseases
to which humanity is susceptible, the
cough is most neglected in its early stage.
\ simple cough is generally regarded as a
temporary afliiction-unpleasant and
nothing more-but to those who have paid
dearly for experience, it is the signal of fat
tack for the most fearful of all diseases
consumption y cough will lead to con-
sumption-if not checked-so sure as the
rivulet leads to the river, yet it is an easy
enemy to thwart, if met by the proper
remedy. Aliens Lang Batsdm is the great
cough remedy of the age, and it has earn
ed It's reputation by merit alone. 1t can
be procured ut Jonesboro Drug Stores.
febl0tfm