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Padgett came BIZ, and said they could whip snv
Irish ola Deh. had a knife; heard Bill
Padgett say, "Give me the knife. Ere =. aud the
first Irish - of - comes 70 me I VIII nut
through" Some stones were thrown. and saw
Peter Bennett with his brother, the latter ask
ing him to speak. Saw DeKraft ran towards
Heard him say, run; I've killed the Irish
: OF -" They appeared to be in liquor,
but were not SO drunk that they did net know
what they were about.
THIS closed the testimony, but TIE names and
residences Of other witnesses were taken.
THE VERDICT.
net, Came TO hie-death by reason Of q wound OF
tie heart iuIicTed with knife held in the
hands OF Frederick DeKrafft, alias Griffi a,
and they further find that VIM. sad James Pad
gett were accessories to the death OF the de-
ceased.
The coroner Immediately proceeded TO the
fourth precinct station, and made out coE;mit-
ment 81 Jail to answer the charge.
EXCITEMENT AT T6E SCENE OF EoNICIDE.
While the inquest was in progress the .esi-
deDcc Of the deceased was surrounded by 2 large
crowd OF the friends OF the family, females pre-
d lmlratiIg, and some Of them were much eX-
cited over the event, not a few showing tEeir
sympathy for the deceased by lsmencing his end
and yuwlDg thar the perpetrators ought to be
hung without Judge or jury. The prisoners were
n9t hroGEh teioIe Tue Jgry a. Is usiaie ana g c
OH eIs showing the feeling OF the people in Il IL
Section when asked - the coroner why tie
prisoners we're not present, rep led that it
wo-il require regiment TO guard them
INDIFF ERESCE or The PRISONERS.
AFTER the rendition o. the verdict the irrors
Proceeded 20 the -tatIOD-hOtse, where the accused
were found in different cells. They did not
appear to realize their positions in the esst, and
apparently cared little shout the affair. DE
hTaft. on being locked up, ,olJ one OF The off,
Gers " Its no use 10 borrow trouble" and the
elier Padge:t was heard this morning 10 say,
''Don't let your lips hang Down, boy; il is no
Use meeting trouble half way" AMI 70 De Kraft
be said, fred, wba; yOu ir0w don't YOU say.
for these men at this station Will hang me If
they get q chance"
D"kraft still says he does net KNOW anything
about the affair.
william Padgett arserts that there was a
regular riot going on AT IL e t,I2e, and that he
had LIS head cut by billy and WIS kicked and
bruis-C about the body before any cutting was
done.
The elder James Padgett asserts that he was
not present and that he does not know what lie
WRs arrested for; he did nothing.
About O'Clock the three were handcr'ffed
togetisr, and under a song guard of police
men aiken 10 hea IIUa-ters, where their descrip-
ons we're taken. and while this vas being done
they appeared 70 be the lightest-hearted persons
in the room, laughing and joking all tie while.
AtteI careful DESCRIPTION was made they were
taken to Gardeners, where their pictures were
taken, and i-oIn there they were taken to jail,
where Warden Croker assigned them apart
mo
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The Public Library of Kentucky.
Second Grand on Concert.
DAY OF THE DRAWING FINHD.
no POsTrONEMENT PROM SEPTEMBER IS

To tie Public.
The Trustees of the Public Library of Ken
tucky, being satisfied, from the large sale Of
tickets already made and the daily Increas;no
demand for them, that there will be no occasion
Tor postponing the second drawing in the Gift
Concert IN aid OF the Public Library of Ken
lucky, have instructed me, as their agent and
manager of the Gift Concert, to saw to the pub
lie and ticket-hoders that the drawing will
positively take place on September 2Sth prox.
and Will not be postponed. An active demand
tory of the United States, and from the Can.
adas, giving assurance to the Trustees that no
circumstances can prevent drawing at the sp-
A sufficient clerical force is engaged 10 keep
IN with the orders for tickets, and in order that
this Office may be relieved Of The immense pres
sure incident 10 the business for the week or
tW0. immediately preceding the drawing, agents
especially, and those deSirous of procuring
immediately, as sales will have to be closed in
time TO &c axe the necessary preparations for the
drawing. 1t is the wish of the management 10
al every order for ticket, as well as TO sell all
the uckets, bat those who apply first must first
be supplied; and if those who put OF bUying
unul the sales are closed have their money Pc
turned, instead OF the tickets ordered, as in the
first Gift Concert in December last, when thou
sands of dollars that came too late were .ent
back, they will have none ID blame but them
selves. THos. T. RRANrgrrR
Agent Public Library Kentucky,
LOUISVILLE, KY, August 10, 1872.
Branch office, GEO Broadway, New York, in
charge OF Major Thomas Ii. Hays. eo6
TEE NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK, NY ave
ard 18th ST., pays per ct. on deposits. Ht3.1itl6
RELIEF FOR THE FEET-Fee, 81 per Vtsif-
Corns extracted without pain; Bunions, Bad
Nails, &c, relieved and cured, at DIR. Whites
No. go 18th street, opposite u. s. Treasury.
DIR. wHITE, Chtropedist, treats Oorns, Bun
ions, Club and IngTowing Nails, &C., without
pain, so the patient can walk with ease imme-
diately. Operating rooms, 5S5 18th St, opposite
Z. $. Treasury.
THERMOMETERS anu Bsromsters are repaired
aud made TO order BY Hemplsr, near Y street.
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Condensed Locals.

The Eastern menagerie, museum AMI circus
j. dsfu- flourish ing business. To nirht ia the
lG-t chance 20 see TIE show.
wide Awake asks Us to call attention IA IA .
a laP dated condition OF Benninr's Bridge II
beng fal OF holes and unsafe for Giving over.
Four cases Of small pOx have Deeu reT0rt al to
TIE actlng health othCsr within the past five
DAYS. @ which number one has died
Citizens living on the BenRing's bri lge road
have VetltiOned the board OF public works u
repair the road from the BlaCersburg toll gate
TO A1acUstia.
y new street lamp has Leen ordered to be
paced az the COS ner OF nth and e streets. and
= new public hyCraHt . be PLACED on the corner
81 1T street north and Indiana avenue.
The Stanton Battalion, "A COlOred military o.
gan -stiCl OF this city, viii leave here next
NOV N OF 3 visit 20 the COlOret Military OTEaui-
ZAtlOus OF LIchmop4. Va. tie consent OT GOV.
NaiACr having been obtained.
TIE steamship Atlantic arrived At Liverpool
yesterday, after passage OF eight days and
fifteen EgaTs from NcE York. Among those on
beard we're Hiss Hall. Mrs. DR.. LiypincOtt and
son. and Miss Hattie Patterson, al o. this city.
Yesterday afternoon, at O'Clock, Isaac
Brown, CTlC-et. wSS overcome Ey tie heat on
PGuusylvan,a avenue, nesr 2!th saseet. DT.
Newman was called and administered some
Tt -net.ics, ard Brown afterwards revived and
was sen. 20 his home
NJ. Thomas z. WltherS, who hos been idcnti-
fed with some OF our leading dry goods houses.
EaS. . will be seen, purchased the establishment
Of A'r. -. 7. Latham. 1926 Pennsylvania avenue,
and NiI OVra with a fir t-cla-z stock OF fail
gCC =. Mr. Wifhers is an excellent Judge of
gUo5S, and his supply viii be certain 20 please
the public.
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The yeent Races Yesterday
nNE;A .FsEST GLASS; AND FANNY EEIL q
OVID CLAss- TIE W.LrNING EnAIs-

NNE:k .FiRsT GLASS; AND FANNY HELL (sFC-
oSD CLASS The wIuNING BOATS.
Ihe yacht T7ce ended yesterday at Glymont
VIII he arrival Of the boa in the follewin ?
order; The Far1v Bel rounded the stake A.
To o'clock Z. m, Helen A. 2:3HH. Echo pos:
nfN' followed the John L. Given. Spray an /
Nellie IN TIE order named; hut they all being
Ter behind, nc tine was KEEPS. Immediately
sfteT tre sSCCnt-Ciars boats l. al rom led the
first class boats came along down with eyarv
II unded ~ : O'Clock, Witch OF the Wave 3.0r l. .
Dolphin @.t2. Ella 5.tS, DsuntleSs 3.I3. Curl-y
% East Wind 81 and Fannie sumo time
afterwards.
Aw4Er1So THE PRIZES.
Al hands went ashore az Giymont when the
JUICES called the caI talns together and awarded
The IrlZe OF the fr>t-ciaSs 20 the Maria the first
pie "a the secCnd-claSs 20 the FanEv Bell. and
The second prize Of the second-class 20 the
Helen. The stakes Of the 500 race were de-
~e,IGri = have been won Cy the Witch of the
Wave.
The steamer City OF Alexandra, with her
pas engers renamed at GlymOnt uuJ,, . = c' Z
and Captain Shekell. pTopTie' IT OF that resort,
exeTted himself Ia rlake the time pass as agree
ably as Bo>Si Ole tc al ,resenr. Several OF the
pass nsCr; OF the CITY of Alexandra down, took
Ta>>ase home on the steamer keypOrt, but the
most CT tAeIu remained 10 enjoy rarible
through the grounds at GlyBont. The race was
a success. and much credit IS due Capt. She6eil
for The management OF the affair from its be-
ginning 10 The close.
ANOTHER RACE ARRANGED.
TIE trends q the two beats, Fanny Bel and
John L. Given, got into a controversy over the
result. and have agreed 20 run against each
ether again on the oh OF September for 500 a
eo1Ise 10 be run is OF Fort Washington and re-
turn.
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- CeIor ouss:lon be- Restanrarts.


a CASE UNDER THE RECENT LAW OF TIE
LEGISLATURE
In the Police Court. Judge Smell, this morn
irg, Seh9 tjsn AmaR was charged with refusing
10 entertain " N. II. FCOte, coiored, in his res
tar-aut.
FoOte testified that he went to Aman's place
OF business, on the 18th instant, to get drink.
The baTkeeper, q cOloreG man, told witness that
hi boss would not allow him - sell 70 cOlOEei
men; that bis boss told BIN that he might as
well close h's doors as to eel to cocrCd men, az
II would ruin his bUsine-z. Witness had been
there many times before 2a1 been accommO-
dated He called Tor whisky, and wes refused.
Charles FOOte, the brother of the preceding
witness, testified that ATnau said he had stopped
since Saturday selling To cOicTed people. Wit
ness asked Slr. Aman tor three drinks of whisky,
and he lAnan) t)ld him he had quit selling ID
Gus - his business.
Vim .Co1roy, barten der TOR Mr.. sman, testi-
fec that none OF the witnesses Tor lie prOSecu-
ton F~Scd him for anything TO Iriu,-. lie also
testified that the cOlCTed man wtc refused TO
sell drinks to the Witnesses w2s no. EN- pOyed
a. barkeepeT, bat p waiter.
Mr.. Norris, counsel for the accused. asked a
d'srnissal OF the case, on the ground thai it was
detrimental TO the public that the legislature
shouid compel restaurant keepers to sell Ehis-
ky 10 the human family. He also argued that
the witnesses for the prosecution, (the Fcctes)
who are represented to he colOred men, arc "a
wEtte n appearance a himself or aHy other
mar, and were not refused on account OF race.
color or previous condition Of servitude that
their conversation inside the house was not with
The prOIrietOz but With a cOlCred waiter, and 20
application was made AT all to the proprietor,
N1O was al the time outside Oh che sidewalk.
MI Cook, tor the prosecution, said there Was
DO trouble about the testimony; the colOred man
was 10 all ntents and purposes the barkeeper
during the temporary absence OF The proprietor
The fact that the bGrkeeper, Mr. COnroy, was
busy reading paper was virtually refusal to
sell There could not well be a clearer case
There was devilishneSs and nothing Of heaven
IN this disposition TO keep mp caste. Ii he had
az III his power, he wOuld put on more ths n one
hULtred dollars nne in such case. He dc
bounced ft's pti.S system OF Distinction, and
G Used by saying: Come, let us clasp hands
Over this bPrICOm business"
The court said the law was no lOuot made for
wise anu benetCent purpose, otherwise il
would not have been enacted. The man in
charge Of the bar must be taken to repre- sent
'he PRINCIPAL, end the proprietor must stand
the results He fined Aman SlJ0 and ordered
the forfeiture OF bis license.
Nr. Norris noted an appeal, and fixed the
bends at 500.
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Wood ~. CoDiSIe Stones.
Y CoDES PsEENEHT BETWEEN The RAILROAD
TRACKS on SEVENTH STREET

NcrDE> PA NENEHT BETWEEN THE RAILROAD
TRACKS Of SEVENTH STREET.
The Board OF Public WOi * yesterily con-
mencet taking up the cobb!e-stone pavement
between the railroad tracks on = IN street, be-
tween P6DEsy ly aIia avenue aud ID street north
west, and ss there were .Ome indications that
they would be resisted by tire railroad company
tbs morn ing, az O'Clock, Lieut.. Kelly sent a
squad Of five Jlicemen - prevent any breach
OF the peace. When the work WIS resumed at
that hour, an agent OF the company app Jared
and entered his protest, but finding some TWEEN
y coloIed men at work digging up the cobble
stones, be sent some OF his own men ID raise tue
rack - the grade required, and both part es
are at work, one gang working at each end OF
the = rtion named. At o'clock Lieut.. Kelly
sent another squad of policemen under Serg can't
W. DTane. to relieve the first squad. AMI every
thing Il progressing P6aSesbly. IL is IIJpOsei
- pave between the tracks viii wood ID match
the adjoining pavement.
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CITY ITEM S.

CLOTHING, CNDERoLoTuING, &c, for one
price only. GEO. G. EENsIHG.
No. 40 9TH street y w.
THOSE OF MY FRIENDS who may have occa-
sion to purchase Boys Clothing for the coming
season, for either school or dress wesE, are in
vited 10 give me call, at liable Bros, 400 9Th
street, corner ID, a. can show them q large and
complete stock, and assure them OF fair prices.
Respectfully, GEO. F. TrrMs,
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Northumberland District.

ILt TegistratlOh OF the legal voters OF the
District of Columbia (which 's divided
into twenty-t two legislative dsiricts) preliminary
ID the election 10 be held on the oth day OF Oc-
tober, commemorative Uniontown, the 5rst pre-
cinet of the first district, Yesterday, with the
ioiowing result White, 1$5; colored, 32; total,
go The number of voters registered at the
sane place the first day last year was 509-I2S
white and 3Si cOlCred
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LOCAL NEWS
Asnuseuieu,s. Pie sizes, &C

oyie.
Daily excursions to Mosnt Vernon on the
steamer Arrow
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GRAPE Culture NEAR wAsHINGroN.-It
would really seem that the his hest perfection I'm
grape culture ever attained in this country has
been accomplisbedby Dir. Il. A. Phillips. WITHIN
sight OF this ci.y, at his North Arlington Vine
yards, on the Potomac Hei yhts, about one and
tbree-quarter miles above Georgetown ON tn
south or Virginia side. Elsewhere will be found
an advertisement Of our leading grocers who
will be supplied daily from this vineyard with
that delicious and heslthtul fruit, and as beau
tiful as tie choicest dollhouse varieties To
reach such perfection, however, IL has requii ed
great expense, skill and labor; and as this Is
MI Phillips fifth crop IL demonstrates the fact
that these beautiful Potomac Highland are ca
pabie OF producing grapes a. well rs other
Iiuifs IN the greatest perfection.
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MARXEr TRIEyEs.-Complaints re made
by the hucksteTs doing business in the centre
nsarket that thieves get into the building ami
steal Il cir produce of their stands Ii l. stated
that NessrS. FountaIHe, Shreves, DAYS.
wbelsn, and Brewer lost pretty heavily last
right IL these Expectations.
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TIE TRUCE IN TEE CAPrroL HILL RAIL
ROAD WAR CoNTrNUKs.-The situa,.on on the
Washington and Georgetown railroad er Il of
the Capitol IS to-day about the same as yester-
Cay-the contractors for the wooden pavement
being busy in ing the blocks and the cas- ern
terminus of the railroad being a. LIST street epst
Tie directors OF the railroad we've to-day in
consultation as 10 affairs on the line but their
eorclusiors, IL they have come to any, have not
3fsrspired-
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RadHay's Ready Keller
CURES THE woRsT PAINS
IN FROM ONE TO TWENTY MINVFEs
NOT ONE HOUR
after reading this advertisement need any ors
SUFFER WITH PAIN.
EADWATS READY RELIEF is 4 syHs
fOR EVERY PAIN
TWAS the first, and is
TIE ONLY PAIN REMEpr
thst instantly stops the most excrr-.ar.rs ps,ns nj
OF the Lungs stomach, Boweis. or Cher .i.Sas =,
organs, by one 81 picatioa.
IN From ONE TO TWENTY MINUTES.
~ matter reg yioen, er eHcrae,.tas the e.,s te,
iUs Neural or prostrsted with disease az SAFER
RADWAY'S READY RELIER
WILL AFFORD INSTANT EAsx.
INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS.
INFLAMMATION OF THE BLApDKs
INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS.
CONGESTION OF THE LUSCs
SORE THROAT. DIFFICULT BREATHING.
PALPITATIoH OF TIE HYARr
HYsTERICs. GROUP. DIPTHERIA.
CATARRH, INFLUEHEA
HEADACHE, ToOTHACHE.
NEURALGIA, RHEUMATISM
GOLD OHILLs, AGUE CHlLLs.
The application Of the READY RELIE to TIE
part or parts here the pain difficulty exists vii
sEora ease and comfort
Twenty drops in half tumbIsr Of water wiz IN
ST. Mla9iss e HExK1BukS SIX S9Hh
EEiSS IN IN 4HF soRkLs sas ii i fNfiSkks11Ii
Travellers should always carry bottle OF RAE
WAYS READY BELIEF With them. few dros,
in water will prevent sickness pains from chaoss
Of water. 1t 10 better than French brandy % bisssn
IEvER AND AGUD.
HEvER AND AGUE CURED for my cents. fhsrs
q not remedial agent IN this world that VIII cuis
Fever and Ague, and al other Malarious, Btous,
81 RHiIWkYS RiLLsi 20 quick = RxDWxTS
RRADY R3Llx1. Btfu eeno Dor bettlo.
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ANOTHER SUIT FOR DAMAGES e. X. Fox,
by his attorney, Judge Moore, has entered suit
against p. j. Steer and Edmund Steer, the
agents ofthe Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine
Company, for malicious Pre- ecution, claiming
damages in 10000. He charges that defendants
csused one w. III. Daniel to make complaint
that plaintiff had embezzed SIS and converted
sewing machine TO his own use, before Justice
Beach, of Alexandria.
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HOfICE 10 PkE-GMPrl0H CLAIMANTs
Every persop entitled 10 the rieht OF pre- eoptiol
10 any Of the lands within The toSnsn1s .no vss -
the came 20 the ssfisacfon q the kegisers and Re.
ceivers Of the proper And emces sne mAxs ~
notice and before the day apIoi?ted Tor the com
menceneBf OF the public sale o. Ae ianos enacrsc-
sossfs e. WILLIS DRuMMOND,
Commissionerof the General Land Once
jeE-n.lu
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TICKETS for the John Robinson show ma y
hereafter Re procui at Metzerott's, in stead OF
6o3 Pennsylvania avenue, as at first advertised.
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RCMoR OF A FRieHrFUL AcCIDBHr.-A ru-
NOR was received at police headquarters this
afternoon Just before our paper went - PR
that Q premature explosion Of Q blast had oc-
Cured ut the Piney Branch quarriss, In the
county, to-day and that six men had been blown
mp.
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DRY UP.-In one of the of6c,s at the CITY
Hall the CLERKS have been 80 ANNOYED by gar
uloUs lawyers returning from their summer
trips, discussing their adventures, that they the
clerks) have posted the following request In 8
conspicuous place:
Gentlemen returned from their .lmmer
trips will please absta n from c0nversing of the
delights Of the airs Of mountain and seaside I'M
til frost comes. Respectfully,
"ONE In CHAScgRY."
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MUTUAL RELIEF AssoCIATIoNs.-The mem
bers OF the Masonic Mutual Relief Association
have been notified of the death OF Robert
Mcmillan and William Taylor, both members
OF Lebanon Lodge, No. I, and of the associs-
ton, Who died on the 22d and sd instants, and
the treasurer has paid over to their families the
sum of 81 ,132 each, or 81 for each member.
The members OF the Odd Fellows Mutual Re-
lief Association have also been notified of the
death of their brother, q. L. Boarman, and OF
an assessment TO reimburse the treasury Tor the
amount paid over, under rules similar to those
of the Masonic association for the benefit OF his
family.
This mode of mutual assurance is becoming
quite popular here and elsewhere. In New
York an association of post office employs,
numbering some 800, is now in its fourth year
Of successful operation. There has been re-
Gently organized in this city departmental re-
lief association. which neld its regular monthly
meeting last evening in the Christian Associa-
ton building, when an amendment to the con-
stitution was adopts making all persons in the
several departments under 65 years of age eligi-
| BILE for membership. The names OF 100 new ap-
| plicants were proposed and admitted. The as.
| ISOLATION, We understand, now numbers over $40
| members.
Middletown transcript., 1872-10-12
Torchlight Procession.

The grand torehight demonstration las,
night in Baltimore. in honor Of Greeley
and Brown. was one Of the most iinpo-
sing spectaclcs ever witnessed in this com
muni,y. The streets were throngcd with
people, and the greatest enthusiasm greet
cd the line Of the procession as it passed
through the crowded ,horoughfares No
triumphal march Of u victorious army
could have been more effective. .and i,
clearly proved that the indomnitablc De.
mocrncy Of the Monumental City are dc.
,crmined to fight on, gallan,ly and fear.
lessly. until the close Of the battle on tLe
iifth day Of next November.