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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28

The Halaatla which arrived In New York last
Saturday, brought the model for the Farugut
statue, designed by Mr. Ezekiel, a native Of
Richmond, Va. II Is not the intention of the
artist to have the work exhibited until late In
January, when II will be placed In position TO
compete for the selection to he made by the
joint committees Of the Senate and House Of
Representatives. The design IL quite elaborate,
and embraces massive pedestal, having an ap-
propTiate figure on each corner. The lower pOT-
ton shows fountains OF quite unique form anu
artistic proportions. There are two statues Of
the admiral which can he modified II tho general
design Of the work Is accepted. on one side Of
the main pedestal Is the word "FaTraRut,' on
the reverse q has relief. The margins Of the
fountains, mUuldings &c, are richly OTnamented
with scrolls and leaves.
At the store Of MessTs. Philip 4 sOOmOns can
he seen photograph Of another work by the
same artist II Is the State OF virginia mourn
ing for her dead. The photograph Is taken from
what Is termed In sculpture . ''help model"
three quarters life size; aud lsNot course more
roughly handled than the statue will be when II
Is executed In marble The design u that Of a
female figure, clad partly In scaled armOr, seated
In mourning pOHitiOn, her right foot resting on
a half buried cannon, round which Ivy has crept.
The features are expressive Of the deepest grief.
The anatomy Of the figure, drapery and detalls,
seem to be executed In mastery style as far "a
eau he Judged from a photograph. II II de-
signed TO have this work finished for the Phlla.
delphia exhibition. Another work NJ this artist,
a colossal bust Of Washington, will be exhibited
at the Vienna exposition
The works Of Mr.. Ezekiel are quite numerous
Besides the RbOye-naned he has modelled "Can
or the Offering rejected "lndustty" and has
rellefs OF Schiller, Goethe, General r. K. Lee, TIT
Sailor Boy, &c. II Is about four years since tina
! this young artist removed from Cincinnati, where
! his parents reside, aud entered the Royal Ar
! Academy Of Prussia, graduating with high hon
Ors In two years. Upon his arrival In Berlin h
/ was received into the dtFiisr Of Prof, RudOlphl
! Semering, lpupll and successor of Rauch,l unde
mltted into the dtsiisT of PrufwolH, OF the Roya
] academy, and the most celebrated Of any liYlnl
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28
THE SMALLPOX.

The following cases have been reported at the
health ONCE since yesterday morning. Two
cases In alley between and and sixth and
Seventh streets southeast; one at laps street
northwest; one corner Ninth and z streets north
west; one on n street, near New Jersey avenue
southeast. The following deaths have been re-
ported: Mary r. Smith, AS Fourth street south.
east; q child In an alley between and q ana
sixth and Seventh streets southeast Ene j.
Byron tchlld,) 1908 FOur-and-a-half street south
west; a child named Tyler on X street, between
Tenth and Eleventh streets southeast,
DR.. Cox, president Of the Board OF Health,
YESTERDAY addressed a letter to Surgeon General
Barnes, on behalf OF the board, asking II he can
furnish eight mattresses and suitable bed cloth
ing for the same for the use Of the employees OF
the board engaged In the smallpox service. Dr.
c. says II Ia necessary to Isolate these men,
and quarters have been provided for them near
the smallpox hospital, from which point their
movements will hereafter he directed by tele-
graph. He further informs the Surgeon General
that the board have no available funds Tor the
purchase Of the articles referred 10. The reply
Of the Surgeon General has not yet been received.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28

As Shakespeare has II:
Feed him with apricOts and dewbcrrteS,
with purple grapes, green ngs and mulbcrries;"
and there IA nobody like Col. L. c. Ford, pres
ilent OF the Ohio Republican Association. Last
evening he summoned the clans Of the Buckeye
state together at Masonic Temple, and u hand
sOmeF, wiser, better dressed and well-bChayUd
crowd never gmced the pcnctralluIn where
TerpslchOre holds her choicest rCycls. 1t was,
indeed, beautiful affair.
Go back to the time Of Louis XIV, and very
possibly history records the fact that some French
DANES wore more costly jewels and more superb
silks than were seen at the reception last even
ing, but neither the French Court In it, palmlest
DAYS, nor any other court, could boast Of so
many pretty woman as nOated round In the
lAnCiers, gaiOps, quadrilles and waltZes, which
kept DOnCh band hard at work last evening.
Spain may boast Of It's Anlalusiau beauties, hut
Nettle Taylor, Sallie Duncan, Annie Murphy,
LuCle Flood, Alice Bennett, Alice Gray, Alice
Bogart, Jennie Clampitt, Ella Martin, Carrie A..
Walker, Minnie Potter, Susie Evans, Sallc
Jackson, Ttla Boyd, Misses Annie and Marie
BuTnham and Annie Cox, Of Kentucky; Ella
SHAFT, Of Vermont, and many more, who, with
gallAnts, chased 1.-THE glowing hours with Tying
feet oil through welI-arranged programme Of
dancing. The reception cOmmlttee-COl. L. C..
Ford, VIM. FreshOur and Newton FeTree-
discharged their duties most acoeptahyi while
Myers was on hand to do his work, and TO the
nOor Commlttoe-Me3srs, &. C., Helmlck,
II. Y. Miller, J. W. Tayler and I. G. Taylor were
unremltting In the discharge Of their delicate
dutieF. Altogether the sOclablo and reception
reflected the highest credit upon the association,
and their next reception will be looked forward
to with much pleasure.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28
BOARD OF HEALTH.


Meeting last NiGht-TFansaotlon OF Cons
eral business.
The Board Of Health held their regular tn.
weekly meeting last evening; all the members
Mt. Marbury, from the committee on finance,
reported the bnl Of Langley \ Rlle, for repairs 70
SMALLPOX ambulance, amounting to alo2; which
Mr.. Langston, from the committee on ordl-
nances, reported that the annual report was IN
the hands Of the printer, and recommended that
1900 copies be printed, at the cost Of $3.50. The
report was accepted, and the committee au-
thOrZcd contract with MessrH. Gibson Bros for
the work, with the further authority to have 800
copies bound In thick covers.
The health ofiCer submitted consolidated re-
ports Of nuisanCcs observed by the Inspectors
Tor the two weeks ending December 81, 1914 and
the disposition made of the same. ordered 70
Dr.. Verdi, from the special committee In.
struCted 10 inspect the building near the small
! pOX hospital owned by sawyer Hubbs, and re-
port - 10 the expense Of hitting up the same Tor
| employees In the smallpox service, submitted a
report recommending the occupancy Of the
! building, II upon further examination II should
| be found that II could be purchased or rented
and ntted up without too great an expense, and
asking the continuance Of the committee, WIN
/ authority to make the purchase, provided u
/ could be done at a reasonable ngure, and put II
| In thorough repair with the greatest dispatch.
The report was discussed by Mcssrs. LangstOn,
Marbury, Cox and the health Oficer, and was
amended by DR.. Bliss 80 as to instruct the COM
mittce to confer with the Governor, and ask him
to provide suitable accommodations for the EN-.
plOyees Of the board In the smallpox service and
FOR the amhuances and hOrses, aud In event OF
his declining to comply, from any cause, that the
committee be Instructed to provide the same al
an expense not to exceed $50. Tho report was
then adopted.
DR.. COX, in referring to the resolution offered
by him at recent meeting In reference to the
fatal case Of smallpox at St. Johns hospital
stated that DR.. ReybuTn, the physician IN charge
had called upon him and satisfactorily explained
me matter, and we health 9tnceI was renewed
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28

Very Rev. John BOylan, Of Cayan, Ireland
who lectures under the auspices Of the Young
Catholics Friend Society al ODD Fellows hall
tomorrow evening, Sunday Is received with
much favor ~ lecturer wherever he appears.
The Pittsburg Gazette has the following concern
Ing Mr.. BOylan's lecture In that city:
"On Saturday evening last st. PanIs Cathedral
contained an audience Of several thousand per-
sons to greet the brilliant Irish orator, Very Rev.
Father BOylAn, who occupied the pulpit. This
learned gentleman fully hed the great e1peC-
tatiOnE OF all who were drawn, through the fame
that preceded him, into the Cathedral. lie " a
true and silYer-tnngued orator, and so by nature
first, and training, education, aud high cultVa.
tiOn afterwards. Ms lecture was grand aud
unusual literary treat, Tlyaling both In substance
and delivery the very best Efforts OF Father
Burke, whose name and fame rs on orator OF
extraordinary ability Is nOwknoWn TO oil intel
lectual people. True wit, gunulne humOr com
bined with genuine historical facts, merry elO-
1uenCe and due elOCutiOn, rendered Father
BOylaDs lecture one Of the very best and most
brilliant we have ever had the pleasure Of hear
Ing at home or abroad"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28


Prime objects In making purchases are to get
exactly what you want-tO get the hest goods
the market affords for the money, and to get
them Al the lowest possible price, and In select
ing place TO purchase It's always well to pa
trOnlEe stores having large stock OF goods, ana
merchants whose business capacity and eG-
perience enables them ~ be Of positive adyan-
tage to their customers. When Professor Tyn-
dali was here and utterlng nightly so many
words OF wisdom, he said nothing trler than the
above. W. NJ. shuster Bro, 9l9 PennsylyanlA
avenue, not only OIL oil the conditions OF hrst-
cIass merchants, but now they have taken 4
Atep forward, and announce to the ladies that
they are now prepared to make deduction OF
ten por cent, on all cash sales. All their goods
are marked 10 figures at the lowest cash prices,
and no deviation will be made from this rule
only on the cash sales. Their rich black and
oOlored silks, Lyons black silk velvets, French
merinOs and cashmeres, popllns aud empress
cloths, high COlOTed plalds, aud a splendid STOCK
OF mourning goods, nne lot OF Paisley shawls,
bed blankets, table linens, towellngs, napkins,
shiTtlngs and sheetings. These popular Iner-
chants certainly offer great Inducements TO the
local trade.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28

Pusr OFFICE DRPAHrMItNTJ
December 81, lhll
mrnt untl january y, 1873, At u O'clock noon, for
furnishing certain articles OF Stationery for the
nf the Department for one year from February /,
plA
blank forms Of proposals, stating the quality and
estimated quantity " each article, will be furnished
On Application to the First Assistant Postmaster
zach proposal must be signed by the Individual or
hrm making II, aud be accompanied by guaranty
master or limited Statcs attorney where The bidder
resides that the bidder shall within ton days after
nlsh promptly, aud IN quantities as ordered, the ar
tcle or articles awarded to him; to be accompanied
6 eIR hn WIN sTSTsd isSgiri IN a. SGnihhy o.
teles to be furnished BY said bidder, conditioned
upon the faithful performance Of the same. m
proposals lnAScompanied BY such guaranty VIII
The bids viii be considered aud accepted, or re.
lected item by item, or by Glasses Of items, IA the
The articles delivered must be Of the genuine man,
uiacture and quality specified and be furnished At
estimated quantity ordered, aud must be delivered
Tree Of charge To the Department for delivery.
mated by the Postmaster General TO receive the ar.
tices which shall be subject 70 examination and Ap
prevail BY an expert detailed for that purpose Tie
at iarthest or the delivery Of an article decient In
quality or quantity, win be held SUFFICIENT cause to
Gnnn the contract at the discretion OF the Postmas
The head OF the Department will, in all cases, de.
eide whether the articles rendered by the contractor
Inc PosmSatsF densrs Tslsryss H. S S1 ~ Te
icGtny any o. a.! bids 4 in his Judgment the inter
samples OF paper and envelopes will be furnlshen
and samples o. eutisTy VIII be shown, on applicatio'
PrapesS mns ss d"r T one he enyeopc
Proposals for Stationery, aud be directed 10 the
First Assistant Postmaster tfeneral ,,,,,,
JNO. A. J, CRESwELL,,
deC2lIAW Postmaster General,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28
BREAISISG JAIL.
several Of the CoHvictz Attempt to Gain
ihnIr Ernchnnl.

their Freedom.
on Thursday afternoon about 2 o'clock an In
eifeCtual attempt was made by some OF the
prisoners confined In the jail to secure their
liberty, hut which was detected by the vigilance
Of the guards, aud would not have terminated
successfully even had they been allowed to pro
coed, as they were digging directly into the
furnace. The place selected Tor the attempt was
In the upper cell Of the ruwtn the right hand cor
ridOr on the first door There are four cells In
the row, and fourteen prisoners, all colored, be
tween the ages Of eighteen and thirty years, are
confined in them. During the day the doors are
thrown open and the inmates allowed the tleedon
ut the narrow passage-way, but are de6arred the
privilege Ot the main one by heavy iron door.
In the cell where the attempt was made were
confined John Thomas, an old penltehtlafy hlIu,
and William Jackson, the prime movers III tue
affair.
The inside walls are lined with heavy sheet
Iron, about one fourth Of an nCh In thickness.
In the corner to the left Of the door the sheeting
had slightly sprung, and gave room TO insert the
fingers, and by twisting and bending they
finally ripped on about y foot OF the iron, ana
with This picked out the mortar, one working ,as
the guard. Mr.. Rusk, deputy warden, In passing
through the main hall, running east and west,
on Thursday afternoon thought he detected the
grating Of a saw, and, stopping to listen, he was
quickly convinced that an EFFORT was being made
TO cut through the wall on the inside. lie called
one VI the guards, directed him to exercise eau
ton In his movements, and then thought by
opening the door that led into the row OF cells
and slipping through quickly, he would catch the
prisoners At WORK.
| fourth CELL he found Jackson doing watchman's
duty, while Thomas was hard at work removing
! bricks, having got ten out and piled them up IN
one corner Further proceedings were imme-
diately stopped and the two jail-hreakerH taken
| and placed In the dungeon, while the remaining
prisoners were locked up In the cells. HAD ths
! men been allowed TO continue their WORK tue re-
| suit would have been death to all In the cell, a.
| they were working their way directly into the
! furnace, which IL about by ~ feet, and by
which the prison Is heated.
! As soon as the hole was cut through there
would have poured out rush Of hot air sufficient
| TO have suifoCated all Of them, because their
| would have been no possible hope OF their get
ting relief In time to save life.
! The prisoners in this corridor are the wors
In the fall and many Of them are very desperate
characters and require close surveillance iron
making lust such efforts as the one 50 happily
| frustrated.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28

They are always strong. They are fortified at
every point, II will be a dilfiCult thing to make
the slightest impression, for as fast Us part OF
their things are captured they are Immediately
replaced with newer and better ones. There Is
a great desire on the part OF the people to take
everything they have, and at any hour In the
day the captains Of hftles and hundreds may he
seen rushing into their Immense and fashionable
clothing house, all eager to make 4 most desif-
able and profitable Investment from one OF the
very richest and best-sclected stocks Of clothing
and gentlemens wearing apparel ever offered TO
custom In this city. Well may liable Brothers,
corner Of Seventh and d streets, say 1.-THE work
goes hTayey on" tut It's time now TO organize
d determined band Of those In want OF tlnr
dress or business suit, an elegant OveTcOat, or
anything In the line OF the liahles, and to make
an Irresistible effort 10 buy them out. II will be
hard work, but II can be done, and the result Of
II will be plenty Of good clothes to wear.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28

Yesterday about " O'Clock nTe WAS discovered
In the stable at Fuit Whlpple, and before Il
could be eXtinguished oil the animals, both
horses and mules, numbering twelve, were
burned to death and the stable entirely con-
sumed.
At the time Of the alarm the men on duty at
the fort were eating dinner, hut they went
promptly TO work, and with buckets and Bah
the spread OF the names to the adjoining build
lngs.
The nre II supposed to have originated from
defective huG IN room adjoining the stable
used hy the hOstleFs, and was entirely accidental.
The luss II IL impossible to state,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28

A public temperance meeting was held at the
Columbia school building, under the auspices OF
Excelsior Lodge, !, o. @. T., on Christmas day;
=. W. c. 7. Sgwel b. COrbet IN the chair
The school building was neatly decorated with
eVergfCens formed into wTeAths, crosses and
notices "Mrrry Christmas" "StaT Of the East,
81 Know that my Redeemer Lvcth, and Faith,
Hope and Charity" were most conspicuous
amongst the notices.
The exercises consisted Of dialogue by Misses
Ida WibiTt, Nellie Close, Lulu Jones and sarah j.
ODOwd; singing by Miss Ida Wlbirt; reading by
Messra. James &. Roach, Willie Wihlrt and
others.
Mr.. J. n. Reed and Austin 8. Close delivered
very Interesting disCOuTses on Christmas and its
surroundings, aud closed their remarks cOngTat-
ulatlng those present on the very pleasant way
In which they had spent their Christmas ~ home
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28
THE COURTS.


Circuit Court-ChIeT Justice Cartier.
This court was engaged az follows yesterday
DOddrige vs.. Mrs. Myra Z. Gaines. This was
the third day Of the third trial OF suit for $50
OOO claimed as attorneys fees In the suits Of Mrs.
Gaines Verdict for the defendant the court
holding that II the jury found that the contract
was not 10 he executed within one year II was
void, unless In writing, and signed by the parties.
Hampshire and Baltimore Coal Company vs..
Brown 4 Son. Judgment confessed for 5000.
Cox vs.. Greenwood a Co. Submitted to the
court, Judgment for defendants.
Harrison vs.. Florence. Nonsuit.
TTueman ROss Co. Va. stewart. Motion to
set aside Judgment oyerTuled.
HOyle vs.. MAndley obald. Bill OF exceptions
nled.
answer within ten days.
CASES TO-DAY,
The following cases on the calendar OF appeals
from Justices OF the peace are set for trial to-
DAY: Nos u, 20, 50, "a, 50, 80, 81, u.s. 80, a, a.
-, q, 40, a., ~, %, 81, and ~. Adjourned.
Criminal COuTt-JudEs Macarthur.
The session OF this court yesterday took place
upon the clerks books only, there being no bust
ness requiring attention.
District COuFt-NIF. Justice Humphreys.
This court made a single order yesterday, viz;
Directing the creditors In the ease VI Hood,
bankrupt, to select an assignee,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28

At my large and handsome store, No. 1909
atrcet northwest, am receiving daily ~ nne an
ever offered for sale IN this city, aud as low as
the price list Of any frst-Clasa house. My STOCK
consists Of the finest teas, cOhees, sugars, spices,
foreign and domestic trults, pickles Gordon
DilyoTthp preserves, table Injuries, French an
dies, and every article usually found In nist-
class grocery.
Ali ROOds guaranteed ~ represented or money
refunded. As | give all orders my personal at
tentlon, and have but one price, those who may
favor me with their patronage may rely upon
beina fairly dealt with. uEO. f. kENSEbY,
No. 1909 street northwest.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28
GERMAN EMIGRASTs.

Half Million Seeking Homes In America.
The German Emigration Association OF this
city have received further adylces from the home
Organization, relative to the movement OF the
German farmers and mechanics TO emgrate TO
this country. The home organization, TO effect
this purpose, Is said now TO number eighty-tWo
thousand, and IL Is proposed 10 form union with
the National Agricultural Laborers Union Of Lon
DON The latter association having membership
Of 20O,O 900, II II contemplated when the season
opens TO send at least half million Of German
and English farmers and mechanics TO various
points In the New World, but mostly to the United
States. Both Of these associations have for their
principal object the relief Of the present over
crowded labor market, and the German organ-
zatiOn has paid up capital Of three thousand
pounds to carry out their plans. II Is proposed,
among other things, to urge legislation by the
American Congress for the better protection OF
emignnts. A commission will leave Bremen In
the middle Of January for the purpose OF pur-
chasing land for large colonies who contemplate
emigrating In the spring; also, to make reports
upon the particular section Of the United states,
both for climate and soil, which Is beat adapted
n
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28

There ave many remarkable places In Wash
lngtOn which amply repay visit, hut for down
right solid enjoyment aud comfort for u place
where one likes TO finger long, growing all the
time more and more satisfied, commend US 10
the splendid grocery Of H. Egan, corner l. aud
Seventh streets. II you want something for a
medicinal understanding that will cause
an invalid TO lake up hts bed and walk'-Duy a
quantity Of Egans pure GibsoDs Old Rye
Whisky, or dozen OF Is hner Hch, mellow,
Barnet's Old Tom Gin, or Robert JamsOn's Old
Ihsh Whisky, or Hennessey's Brandy, or any
kind OF Rum-all for the holidays and his regu-
lar trade. Besides these you win md ~ Egan's
every POI bile article In the grocery line, pure,
fresh and cheap,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28

A meeting Of II number Of gentlemen connected
Win the churches Of South Washington WAS held
yesterday at Ilyland chapel for the purpose "
Of Inc MOOR Of that section. The attendance was
not as large "a had been expected, aud those
present confined themselves TO an Informal Ills.
gusslun Of the aims aud objects OF the pfoposed
and should be speedily formed, second meet
ing will be held on Monday next, when some de-
cislre action viii be taken,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.

CnRisTYls DAY IN GEORGErowS.-At Christ
church, (EpscOpal,l Georgetown, u. G., COM
muniOn service In COmmemoratiOn OF the nitleth
anniversary of the church was held at I:4b
O'Clock, and the regular Christmas service at II
O'Clock, n. IN. Rev. DR.. Williams, the pastor,
Ofiiuiated, and at the latter service preached a
most eloquent and effective sermon. The choir
Of this church Ia under the direction OF Col II.
SeligsOn, and Is one Of the best In the District.
II consists Of the following: MlsSes MacNeal aud
Abbott, soprano; Mrs. B1ce and the Misses bod
son and Moore, altos; Messrs. JOnay and Brice,
tenOrl; Messrs. Barbarin, Ome and Barrett,
bassi. The programme OF music consisted OF
the following selections: !. Opening anthem,
with solo by Miss MRcNeal-LlOyd 2. Christmas
chant; .. Gloria In EXcesls, with tenor, bass and
alto obligatos nv MessTs. SeligsOn, BAr6arin and
Miss nOdsnn-Fanner; I. Tie Deum-GehHng; q.
JublatO DcO-SelbOth, and the appropriate
Christmas hymns, After service Mr.. G. NJ.
MatthewR, Ia behalf OF the musical committee,
presented Col. SCligson with beautiful bouquet
In appreciation Of his successful effort. We I'M
derstand that the entire service will lie repeated
on next Sunday morning at II O'Clock.