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FOR SALk

FOB SALE CEEhP-A HORSE, HARNESS
IL and CHINATOWN CARRIAGE:N
horse kina and gentl1 in harness. Apply At IN
81. ALrE@Us, on Virginia avenue, first GA
deer west OF llth street southeast before M,
sfter 3p.n. dsl-Sts
EoR sALE-A fine pair OF COACH HORSES,
L Kind and sentle; Apply to
eeeso lx eIG sI q OHPt Penn .ssSs.. 3
E0R sALE-A fine III rs Z, suitable for . Pbe.
L ton or ladies' driving: perfectly sound a
and gentle, stands without bitchipg ard aIS
very esirable animal. Inquire at FLEM 0
MING Stable, 9 street northwest. d3o-st.
kOh sALE-A fine, large pair of young Blsck
u Houses; will weigh 2 400 pounds. and ~
make strong carriage team; will be sold IN
cheap IL applied for within day or two GA
Inquire at offce OF Alexander Mason, COS 7th
street, OF A. BIGELOW. dS0-3t
LOB sALE-A handsome young telegraph
4 HoRsE, five years cid ext sprine, well a
broke 10 harness and saddle; s0ld OF no IN
fault but because the owner has no use for GA
him he will be offered at q bargain until satsy-
DAY, the tth OF January 1873, and IL not sold pri-
vsteiy will be sold ut public auction that day at
the BsZsr he cap be seen ct the Livery stables Of
hessrs. HuGCELEY BOWEN, who are author
lzea to sell him; New York avenue, between 9th aad
un etreete 631-5sH
E0R eALE-My entire establishments of GIN
Il and LOCkSMiTHS TOOLS and FIXTURES
are Tor sale great bargain, for cash. IL applied for
soon. WILLIAM RLUETNER
az 81 1915 n street N. ".
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WM. II. WHEATLEYs
Steam DyetnE and Securing
Establishment.
OrTIcs, 40 JEFFERSON STREET,
Georgetown, ID. q.
Established ISL; premium arded is67; and 70 BOW
one CT the Oldest largest. and most complete esta5
hshments of the Kind IN this country Best place ia
the District fer Cleaning Dyeing Gentlesrens
Clothing. Everything appertesr ING 90 the business
well and promptly e1ecutec. Office elassd tsily at
sunset, except Saturday when 10 will be opsn ansi
90 D. m. Poet once Box 1873 sr2
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cre . uDkLown.
N
SMALL-POx.-The follovin0 nav e.sas hava
been Ie ported since 1-3O p IN. yesterday Two
cases n street, between 9th and 1tb southwest:
enc so street southwest; one "a street, be-
tween and h, northeast; one corner 5th and
Il streets northwest; one sent 20 small pox hos
Pitai nom Providence hospital; one in alley be-
tween New Jersey avenue and lst street and
ana streets southeast; one between Sd and 4th
ara and Il streets southeast; one I225 ID street
northwest; one on 18th street, between q and
ID. hol'hwess The following deaths have been
reported One corner Massachusetts, ayenue
ard "a street northeast; child az 1918 9Th
street southeast; one at Mrs rrimble farm iu
'he county, near Bennings bridge.
PIRACY IN THE EASTERN BRANcH.-Last
evening party OF i've men boarded schooner
eslgpeing to Baltimore. which Is ice bound in
che Eastern branch near Guinands wharf and
asserted by the crew, and proceeded TO gather
UP Wnat could be carried OF. A part on an
other vessel near by, seeing them, fred a shot
sno me attention OF OHdcers shelton AMI SHIN
oneck being thereby attracted thew proceeaaJ
10 The vessel, but the thieves succeeded in max
nf their escape over the ice. A bag was
dropped by them containing a qusLtity OF
oloeks and running rigging. The owners OF the
vesssi i've 10 Baltimore and the vessel Is en-
urely unprotected.
TEE BALTIMORE AND PororAc RArIRoAn-
Fac FoP<s Creek Line.-To- morrow morning
regular Eaius will be run from Bowie Hunt
Lyon e1tsl on the Baltimore and Potomac
LSAlIosd 70 the terminus at Pope's Creek in
Charles county Opposite Matthias Potntl. a dis
lance OF ~ miles from Bowie. For the pres
snt the south bound train will leave Bowie at
20 I'd tne afternoon, taking passengers Leaving
Warrington At ass and Baltimore AZ ; o'eIock
snd arrive at The terminus Pope's creek at 3 no
y. n. SAD on the return viii leave Cox (5X
nlss thE sides OF POpe's creek) ut SIS A. m.
arriving az Bowie at . 80 O'Clock.
SUDDEN DEATH OF SKANAN.-Thomas
fratt, seaman IN the United States nsyy Tor the
,@ss u nry-foax years, died on Saturday evening
nst On board the L. 3 steamer Tiara living AZ
sse navy yard. IN this city. He came on board
80 49, season OF liberty which had been given
I l@,e IN the evening, aud laid down on the
kte deek forecastie and commenced 20 yomif
s.sung that he had been beaten outside
Aso. Yesterday the coroner held an In1uest.
49,. ne yeTy returned q verdict thar deeease3
GATOR "a death irem exposure and intoxi-
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A BALL AND CONCERT was given at the Ma
sonic Temple last evening by the Washington
Hebrew congregation, for the benefit OF their
choir, and there was large attendance. Mr.
Stempel, the reader OF the congregation, pre-
sided at the piano, and tie choir was led by Mr.
L. Blout. The exercises were opened BY An
overture by Prof. Shroeder's orchestra, fol-
lowed by Weber's I'm Valid by the choir; Car.
"What are the wild waves saving" Misses
Nachman and Siegel; Ritter's Abschud, By the
octette-Messrs. A. Gerhart, A. Behrend, Gold
man, T.. Behrend. Flinke. BerliDer. Muller and
Schmedtie; senate of lis, (Diabele,) Misses
l.. and ). Spanier; "Gone to the heavenly gar
den," by Miss Clara Siegel and the choir; tug
auf, by Mrs. Beh rend; fantasie, Home, sweet
home, by Miss 5. Basr; and "Der Jaeger Alb
sehud," by the octette. The performances of
the children Of Mr.. Lewis Baar and OF the little
Misses Spanier, as also the singing OF Miss Sic.
gel, were heartily and deservedly eneored
Dancing was kept up for several hours.
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In only one Of :he congressional districts of
this state has the republican candidate for con
gress been nominated, but in several of the
Others it is pretty well understood who the can.
didateS will be. In this district, for example. no
one doubts that the convention will renominate
our present representative, who has honored the
district and himself and served the country with
signal ability and uDrightness. While our dis
trict is represented by him, we may be sure that
whatever may be said of the decline ofcharacter
and craftsmanship in congress, no part of the re.
sponsbility for such deterioration can be charged
to our account. Mr.. Dawes in the eleventh dis
triet, Mr.. Butler in the sixth, Mr.. Hooper in the
fourth and Mr.. Buffinton in the first will also,
we suppose, be renominated. As to the first
two mentioned, there is no doubt at all, and we
near OF no serious opposition TO Messrs. Hooper
and Bufinton.
In the second district now represented bv
oakes Ames, the nomination is in doubt. Mr..
Ames declines TO be candidate again, and three
gentlemen are talked Of for the succession. b.
w. Harris, Edward L. Pierce and John f. San.
ford. OF Mr.. Harris we know little. but moth.
ing to his discredit. Mr.. Pierce is a LAWYER of
good character and ability, warm personal
friend Of Mr. Sumner, but not at present his
political follower He would be, if chosen. a
faithful and capable representative But we
doubt if there is any man in the dis.
irct more worthy Of the honor or
better qualified for the duties of the Office than
Mr.. Sanford Of Taunton. He has honorabIy
distinguished himself in the popular branch of
our legislature, where he was chairman Of the
most important committee last year aud speaker
oil the present house, and became known
throughout the state as a man Of undoubted in
tegrty and sound judgment, clear headed and
elneieiit business man and an effective speaker.
II 'ne district can elect better man than Mr..
SANFORD to this Office it is more than usually
fortunate ''U''''
lnV thiro district includes the soutbcrlv mart
OF Boston. 1t may be called the new distr,o,
as Il does not contain the residence or ar,,
Der Of the present congress. The gen,a.,a..
suggested for the nomination here are Hen
Pierce and William Whiting. Either wonlS -.
useful and respected in congress. Mr. Whi,,r,,
is lawyer Of great learning and ability NJ
Pierce b a merchant, universally respected as ar
honorable and successful man Of business a,
well as for bis general knowledge and culture
The hith district includes Gen. Banks town
Waltham. He would very likely bav
been nominated there if he had no
preferred 70 attach himself TO Gree
leys declining fortunes. As IL IS. h,
may be nominated by the democrats, but hi
iePeo mean competitor, who will Of course b,
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miscellaneous F.cu,s.

The citizens Of Omaha, disguised with the
frequent and apparently useless changes of
school-books, have held an Indignation meeting
and invited majority of the board of education
to resign.
The secretary of the Iowa board of agricul-
ture states that within a few months one man
alone has contracted to furnish the British gov
eminent with 100000 cubic feet of white oak,
which will be cut from forests within fifty miles
Of Cairo, Illinois.
The New York World thinks The question of
who the Tichborne claimant really is, quite as
perpleXing as the conundrum, eff your mothers
mother was every mothers aunt, what relation
would your great-grandfatheT's nephew be to
my elder brothers son-in-lawP
An English gentleman propounds the practi-
cabiity and economy of using chalk as a sub
stitute for coal. He says he has studied the
matter, and that he has discovered how chalk
mBy be burnt with coal as fuel, the result being
a saving of thirty to forty per cent. of coal.
A western correspondent, writing from the
frontier, describes little Indian girl of three or
four years, who had papoose board in her
arm, and on the board doll covered with
wicker work and a small piece Of red CLOTH
She cared for it as carefully as a white child
does Tor her imaginary offspring, and probably
felt the same instructive yearning for maternity
The London Standard tells the following story
about Mr.. Ayrton, a member Of Mr.. Gladstone's
cabinet, whose uniform discOurtesy has rendered
heading it "Characterstc-V con Satur-
day last at Wimbledon, groom who had been
thrown from his horse was taken into neigh
boring surgery. While the doctor was attend
ing to him, gentleman walked into the ROOM
and, abruptly asking the man what was the
matter, took some letters which the servant had
for him, read them and disappeared, without
even single word Of courteous comment to the
doctor, neither thanking him nor as much as
mining as 10 fee. Upon the surgeon asking
who the master was, "0h," said the man. "don't
you know him? he's Mr. Ayrton."
The wealthiest woman in England in point of
real estate is not Lady Burdett-C outts-whose
immense income is almost entirely derived from
personal property and her interest in the great
banking house which bears her name-but the
honorable Mrs. Meynell-lngram. This young
lady, who is about twenty-lour years of age, is
the daughter of Lord Halifax, better known as
Sir Charles Wood, and is probably the wealthiest
of widows. She married about two years ago
Mr.. Hugo Meynell-lngram, of Temple Newsam,
in Yorkshire, and Hoar-Cross in Staffordshire,
who at his death bequeathed to her $3.50 900 a
year in land absolutely. She has no children.
Speculation is already rife as to the man on
whom her second choice will fall
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The Most Curious Place in Northern
Eur0De,


Rev c. A. Stoddard writes to the Observer an
account of his visit to the town of Wisby, the
chief place in Gotland, in northern Europe. He
says:
Gotland is the largest island in the southern
part of the Baltic, being eighty miles long and
thirty-three miles wide. tits a limestone forma-
ton, and the rocks are full OF fossils and petri-
factions. A considerable business is done at
Wisely in making columns for churches, and
marble table tops, and brooches and other orna-
ments, of the choice specimens of the stone and
coral formations.
Here nearly 500 years before America was
discovered, was mart Of commerce and a seat
of wealth unriyalled by any other seaport in
northern Europe Across the plains of Tartary,
and up the rivers, and over the steppes of what
is now Russia, came the caravans of merchants
with their costly goods, which were shipped in
multitudes of vessels to Gotland. This lovely
island in the Baltic began to attract people from
all nations. The ArabianS brought their precious
stores, and their silver became the currency of
the country. The choicest collection of Arabic
coins in existence is probably that in the Mu-
scum of Antiquities at Stockholm, and this was
chiefly gathered from the island of Gotland.
Wisely became the emporium of the west, and
during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries
it was the principal factory Of the Hauseatic
League.
The whole island of Gotand is OF
interest. In drive OF thlrty-SX miles, visited
dozen ancient churches, and left more than
eighty unseen. Many Of these have been re-
stored, and having been thoroughly whitewash-
ed, thus covering up their former elegant cary
ings and tracery, and being supplied with hide
GUS paintings and wooden images of Christ and
the Virgin Mary, they are used for the Lutheran
worship: The people are religious and these re-
stored (D churches are thronged by the simple
peasants, some of whom are doubtless the de-
scendants of those cultivated and wealthy mer-
chants who filed the island with luxury and the
arts which wait on wealth, seven centuries ago.
But must stop. If you have overrun Europe,
and long for something fresh in the way Of
sightseeing, 20 to Gotland and you will getit. If
you are tired of travelling, and want cool, deli
cious, irvigorating air, and perfect quiet, go to
Wisby. True, it is some distance away from
New York, but what do Americans care for dis.
lance or time? And although Wisely is a sleepy
old town Of the dead past, in a lonely Baltic isle,
thanks to Morse you can telegraph from there
to New York in half an hour. What more can
any citizen desire
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ABOUT SHoEs-Shall we say n word about
shoes and that nowhere i'm Europe are they so
well made as here? Our mothers sent 10 Paris
Tor their Dottines and some of their daughters
as u quite unaware that times have changed. 90
70 the cost and pains Of sending thither now;
but were these same mothers and daughters
living IN Paris, they would do far better 10 send
for their shoes to America. OF English or
British shoes 1t is useless 10 speak Apart from
other external characteristics, one might dis
tinguish an Englishman instantly by rlancinn
at his feet. II is the construction Of those feet
which make them appear different from those Of
other nations2 We are inclined to think the
happy result is due both to the shape of the
foot and the shape Of the shoe. The foot is
minus an instep, the shoes are clumsy and
awkward. Ladies' shoes in England are wide at
the toes, snug over the instep, aud halfow over
the ankles, with the ugliest "tip" imaginable.
They make the foot look large and fat. As rule,
Americans have wel-shaped feet, and since the
ar Of making shoes has been carried 10 great per
iecuon in this country, they show TO advantage
III comparison 70 those of Europeans. The
pInelly niue KID boots OF children 1t Is an mpos-
sunny 70 hnd on the other side of the ocean
L, " tle ~ shape and position of heels--high
n KY w lhe 0ody forward aud are great aids TO
w piVgiah pehdi they tend also TO make the
lVeI looh smaller and more arched. and as a
compensation, ruin the feet and tbe shine A.
10 shape, the moderately taperinr French heels
are becoming while the exargerateI Fre,,cb
heel, formed almost like an inyertod ro,'a and
placed nearly under tue middle Of the soot oiv r
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-23

A GOOD TALKER.-The Monthly Gossip" in
the October number of Lippincott's Magazine
contains this capital story:
Perhaps the most brilliant conversationalist
that Virginia or the United States ever produced
was the late Lyttleton Waller Tazewell. Unlor.
tunately for his reputation as to consistency and
drmness of opinion, his mind was so capaciouS
and well stored that it was impossible for him
not to see all sides of any subject on which he
conYerSed, and hence it was not always easy
indeed, it was often extremely difficult-for his
hearers to ascertain what his real opinion was.
In illustration of this popularity of Gov. Taze-
well, the following anecdote is-told
When the notification trouble was at its
height Mr.. Calhoun sent VIM. c.. Preston to
Richmond TO sound the first Gov. Floyd, father
of John b. Floyd, secretary of war under Blu
chanan, as TO what might be expected of Vir-
ginia in case South Carolina became involved in
conflict with the federal government. The
question being one of great Importance, and
Gov. Floyd having the utmost confidence in
Gov. Tazewells Judgment, the latter was sum
mOned TO the state capital and the conference
took place in the executive mansion at night,
soon after supper.
Mr. Tazewell, being called upon for his opin-
ion, began. A stream of brilliant and forcble
words poured from his fluent lips, enchanting
and delighting his two auditors. At the expr-
alton of an hour Gov. FLOYD yentured to inter
rupt him: "Your opinion, then, is"
''Wait moment" said Tazewell Diverg-
ing from the line of his previous remarks, he
corruscated for another hour as forcbly as be.
fore.
1t was then Prestons turn to interrupt-and
if possible arrest-the flow of talk:
I'VE may conclude, then, Nh. Tazewell, that
you hold"
''No, not at all. You quite misapprehend me"
Taking another point of departure, he went on
from hour to hour, zigZagging and worm-fencing
at each interruption, until at last broad day
light flooded the room.
"Bess my SOUL" said he looking up sur.
prised, cit is morning! Floyd, if you will give
me bowl of water to wash my face and ju-
lep, will lie down for an hour or two ito rest
myself; and tonight, if you choose, we will
resume our conversation. am afraid l have
not made myself quite clear to either of you
gentlemen"
The water and the julep were duly brought,
and the fluent talker went up to his chamber.
Floyd and Preston remained staring at each
other for long time in profound silence At
| length Mr.. Preston said "Have you any idea
what Mr.. TDazewel's real opinion is 2'
"None whatever Have youp
''Not the remotest conception. Do you think
he has any opnonp
"Most certainly. He has every opinion that
any man ever had or could have on this subject
and great many more besides. But what his
| final opinion will be no living man, not even
Tazewell himself, will ever discern"
The conversation" as Mr.. TaZewell was
| pleased to call it, was never resumed.
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stead of being planted in the rear Of the foot,
appearing as if fixed in its centre. On such
pegs, placed in the middle of the sole, the de
formed foot bulges out in all directions Many
ladies have also a mistaken idea that wearing a
very short shoe makes the foot look better, or at
least smaller; whereas the result is a stumpy,
uncomfortable appearance, not graceful one.
But here we end the chapter on shoes.-Lippi,-
COTS Manning.
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MYSTERIOUS VILLAINY.--As the Shore Line
express from New Haven, due at 80 A. M, was
approaching Norwich last Friday morning, a
daring attempt was made to throw it from the
track by some unknown person. Had the at
tempt been successful a most frightful calamity
and loss of life must have been the result, as
within a short distance of where the obstruction
was placed is a steep embankment of twenty or
thirty feet in height and a short bridge on which
the road crosses PequOit avenue. The vigilance
and promptness OF the engineer and fireman
of the train alone averted the calamity The
following are the particulars of the affair as mar.
rated by the engineer, Charles Powers We make
a flying switch coming into New London, and
had but minute before uncoupled from the
train and when near Dawson's crossing my fire.
man called my attention to a COW at the side OF
the track. After had passed il looked around
and saw the COW standing across the track be-
tween my engine and the train, which were
300 or 400 feet apart. ! whistled down
brakes and stopped the train. | then backed up
TO couple on again, and as did so saw the COW
Mt the side Of the track where first saw it and
a man crouching behind it, and apparently hold
OF its tail. coupled on to the train, which had
stopped about one hundred feet short of the
COW, and started ahead When near the cross.
ing saw the man getup and start on run IN
from the track | stopped the train and myself
and fireman got out and put chase for him. The
conductor brakemen and Il number Of passep-
gers joined in the pursuit. The man disap-
peared in piece Of woods and we lost sight of
him, After hunting ten or fifteen minutes with.
out result we returned TO the train and pursued
our way. The moon was very bright, and
could see the man distinctly. lie was tall and
slim, with black suit and hat.
Shortly before the above occurrence an I'M
known man entered the engine house of the
New Haven railroad which is not more than
halt a mile distant from the scene of the dast-
ardly outrage, and jumped on to an engine on
which was Patrick Dillon, the night Waterman
1reing aud getting up steam. MIR. Dillon was
startled by the sudden appearance of the man,
as he had not seen him enter the house, and his
sudden appearance was the first intimation he
had that any one was about. Thelstranger made
himself quite at home, turned off the blower Of
the engine, and was exceedingly familiar in
every way. He opened the conversation by
asking how Engineer Billiards. new fireman
liked II, and asked the Waterman il he knew
there were inspectors Of engines. He replied
that he supposed the engineers inspected their
engines. The man continued his conversation,
exhibiting great familiarity with the road, and
was withal very impairment. The fireman told
| him that it was time for the train, and that if
| lie wanted " talk with him he must 20 10 the
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BOSTON STOCK sALEs-september Fl.

EEW goRE sTook IEARK "a

CHICAGO, Sept 2l-Flour firm and scarce spring ex-
ira at S65OG S15O; white winter $500 a $1,000
Wheat in fair demand and lower; No spring at 81 2SD
rs; No do at Sll7S, cash; Sll7S seller October;
No spring at slO8A @lU9i rejected 9sc. Corn quiet
and weak; No mixed 358 q 35Ac cash for regu-
ar SIC for fresh S6@364e seller october; rejected 5ic
20s@2lAc Rye dull and dropping; No at 56h a $40.
Barley IN fair demand and lower; No 2 fall 64&c. Pork
quiet and unchanged Lard unchanged. Bulk meats in
fair demand and higher, especially clear rib Sides of
which large sales made at 946i9Nc shoulders 6A
q SIC Bacon unchanged. Whiskey steady ut soc.
Recepts6OOO bbs flour 1888 900 bush wheat 26 600 bush
corn $1,000 bush oats 1900 bush rye 65NOO bush barley
Smpments-5QOO bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat, 1900
bush corn $1,000 bush oats, 1880 lush rye $4,000 bush
CHICAGO, Sept. 2l;-Beef catte-receipts 1900 head;
cattle quiet and steady Tor best grades-u and weak
for others; fair to choice native steers $3.50 q 1928;
Texans S3@325; shipments 1900 head HOgs-receipts
22OO head good hogs steady and firm, at $40 "a Sl95
dull and nominal.
CINCINNATI Sept. 2l.-Porl finn and in fair demand
saeable at $3.50, held at Sl375M4 Lard rmer; sum
mer at Sac steam rendered 81 q sxe kettle SE a &C.
Bulk meats firm; sales shoulders SIC; sides sseable
at 9Ac; clear rib sides Hoe; clear sides lOhc but held
higher and offerings very light. Bacon finn shoulders
at Isc; clear rib sides at l0A@llkc Sugar cured hams
firm at lSc for winter; summer l6hc. Live hogs steady
at $3.50. Whiskey SOC.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2O.-Cotton lower; mddlings
at III q lS}&c