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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-06
GEOR GETOWN.

No FREsBET.-Up to noon to-day there was
very little rise in the Potomac, and no serious
freshet is now anticipated. Many Of the mer-
chants were busily engaged yesterday and last
night in removing their goods from the VIII arves
and cellars to places Of safety in case OF high
water.
SALES OF GEAIN.-On Saturday SIG bushels
fair to good red wheat sold at s1.92H to 81
Choice amber would readily bring S2.25. In
consequence of the high price of wheat. the
millers have advanced the price Of extra flour
80 cents per barrel.
ROBBERY OF CHURcH.-On SATURDAY
night st. AIMS (Cathohc) Church at Tennally-
town was robbed of large mass book, some
clothing and vases, worth $50.
PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.-The sixth annual
session Of the National Grange of the Order OF
the Patrons of Husbandry will be held in this
city this week. The order was introduced i'm
1861, and the membership throughout the United
States has increased to over 900, having state
and sub-branches i'm IL states. During 1872 I $50
charters were issued to new oranges. The object
of the order is TO promote the agricultural inter
ests throughout the United States, and all the
meetings are held i'm secret. The members of
the order are arriving rapidly, and up to a late
hour last night the following had been regis
tered at the Union hotel: w. W. COrbett. AlonZo
Golden, Illinois: Gen. j. Waugh, Thos TAYLOR,
Col. ID. Wyatt Aiken, South Carolina; T. A.
Thompson, VIM. Paist, Col. ID. A. Robertson
minnesota; Gen. W. ID. Wilson, T.. 8. Shank
land, j.. c. Abbott, with lasly,) Iowa; Col. I.
Cochran, Wisconsin; VIM. Porter, Nebraska;
Oscar Dinwiddie, Indiana; T. r. Allen, Mis-
souri,; VIM. Steirs, Ohio; F. NJ. Mcdowell, y.
Seymour, New York; +. p. Cotton, Vermont; G..
W. Thompson, New jersey.
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THE COURrs.

CRIMINAL CouRT, Judge HaeArflur-This
morning, The December term was resumed.
Henry Davis, larceny of a boat. continued.
Francis Goldin, assault; not guilty-Norris foe
defence. James Kelieher and Richard Marsh
all, assault, (sPpeal eases;l poile pros. In the
Barrett moved that the verdict he set aside, on
the ground that there is averment i'm the in
dictment that the former wife, Anna 4. Jayins,
was alive.
CIRCUIT CorRT, Jadee Car4tsr.-T To-day,
johnson agt. Segar; leave to defendant TO file
additional plea. Paxon agt. Priced; settled Sher-
man agt Hall; do. Gamble agt. Barrick; judg-
ment by default. Maryland Freestone Compa-
ny agt Grant; on trial. The court overruled
the motion.
THE Court IN GENERAL TERN (January
term( met this morning and adjourned over TO
Monday next.
POLICE COURT, Judge SmeU.-Rich'd Mentler,
colored, charged with carrying Sung shot. was
fined $40. james Butler, colored, charged with
vagrancy; workhouse 30 DAYS. Lloyd Harrison,
same charge; workhouse. VIM. Butler, charged
with vagrsncy. Defendant claimed to be from
Alexandria, and promised to make tracks for
that city, If permitted to go. On these condi-
ions he was turned out Louis Schulz, charged
with failure to have the snow removed from in
front of his premises; -. Magruder and Chas.
Catcher, two young colored fellows, charged
church while at worship; SO each; appealed.
Lewis Taylor, colored, pleaded guilty 10 stealing
sack of fiour worth S3. and was sentenced TO so
days in jail; Henry Delaney, colored, larceny
John Madigan, assault and battery on John
Jones; 50. Adolphus Burgess, larceny of cigars
worth 50; reform school, Michael Farrell, a
small white boy charged with stealing a.
from Martin Welsh; reform school. Dennis
Long, threats against John O'Leary; continued.
Jenny Comfy and John Nolan, charged with as
sault and battery on Sophia Betty, who testified
that the assault took place in Reddy welch' g
rancho, corner Of 18th and streets, by stabbing
her with pen knife i'm the shoulders. Nolan
was discharged, and Jenny final s1a and 1000
Sophia Betty, charged with making threats
against Jenny Comfy; dismissed. Albert Nc
Cormick, charged with stealing horse worth
800. This case was disposed of on Saturday last,
accused being committed to Jail three months,
but through his attorney, Mr.. Doury, it was
reopened this morning again, when II was testi-
fed that the horse was an estray and defendant
kept the animal some six weeks openly and then
took it to the horse bazaar to get rid Of 1t, il
being good for nothing, and there found the
owner, who had him arrested. The facts being
known and the good character Of defendant
being proven, the case dismissed. John
OTeary, assault and battery ON Dennis Long;
S3 and costs.
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ALEX AN DRIA.

THE RIvER.-The ice has been softening for
several days, but it is yet hard enough on the
flats or in the docks for the skaters. None chose
to test the deep channel way. A movement OF
the ice under the accumulated volume Of water
in the river caused by the melting snow is hourly
expected.
SMALL-POX.-A new case of smallpox is re-
ported at the southern end of Water street. The
patient is n colored man.
The LOSSES of the Alexandria fire insurance
company by the recent fire have not vet been
fully ascertained but enough is known to show
that they will be very much less than was at first
supposed.
HOUSE SoLD.-Mr. j. J. Wheat has sold the
three-stOry brick dwelling-house on Fairfax
street, between King and Prince, to Dr. Bedford
Brown, for 5000.
Two DEERs were killed by Mr.. Lyles i'm Fair
fax county, not far from his place, few DAYS
ago. The two were sold in Washington for 500
Gazette, 4h instant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-06

The Pastors Union met at the close ef the
prayer meeting at Rev. DR.. Smiths church to-
cay, but no business of public interest WAS trans
aCtsd.
From j. C. Parker We have the Christmas
nnmbsr OF the London Grap4ie containing
Charles Reade's story Of 1.-The wandering
Heir, fully illustrated.
Persons N want Of lumber of any description
should consult the advertisement OF Smith 81
wimsatt in another column. The firm is a
young and enterIgising one, and bound to give
satisfaction
On Saturday night Grand Commander J. NJ.
Ilinsle assisted by the grand officers, installed
the following officers of the 5. p. X: Sir
might Commander, G.. A. Kimnel; v. c., Jas.
A Roche; Herald, Joseph n. Ford; Recorder,
T. NJ. Beach; Treasurer, John NJ. Hinkle, and
trustee, G.. Kimmel.
The dedication of the Central Presbyterian
chapel, Rev. A. W. Pitzer, pastor, corner of 81
and 1 streets northwest. which was to have
taken place yesterday morning, was postponed
in consequence of the inclemency of the
weather.
Dir. George F. Mcclellan, one of the trustees
OF the public schools for the Second District,
has cent in his resignation to the Governor.
assigning a reason for his action that the de-
mands of his private business Will not permit
him to devote the attention necessary to the
proper performance of his duties a trustee.
The commissioners of st. Mary's county, Nd,
have adopted a resolution recommending the
state treasurer to subscribe S163 900 to the stock
OF the Southern Maryland railroad. The COM
pany in which the state of Maryland takes
SITS 900 OF stock by this action, Is that Of which
Col. y =. SmOOt, of this city, is the energetic
president The work on this road is progressing
Pleted within the time first stated by the con-
tractors
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SMALL Pox. SMALL Pox
A PREVENTIVE AGAINST SMALL Pox.

During my travels in various countries In Europe
have had vast experience among cases Of small
pox, and have become acquainted with wonderful
discovery, consisting Of a. compound which. If used
safeguard against the contraction Of this loathsome
disease, known as smallpox. NY preventive has
and is warranted to accomplish what Is her repre-,
senied The mere vacelnsiion, y navy cases pro
aLh-epidemic, you can sleep in the same house or
rcoia with the sick, who may be suhsrinE with the
ent he procured only at my residence No. - Penn
sylyanfs avenue east Price, ~ per bottle.
P.s-Dr. Angeses win attend 70 calls made
and will make no char ye TO those who are unable to
Pay. c&e.s
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~Very short wedding trips are in fashion
JUS now, and very short engagements.
~Hair has grown to the length of nine fee
on the head of a young lady at Humboldt,
Kansas.
~An old Danbury gentleman used to saw that
any young man with good health and poor APP
petite could save money.
~ChicagO talks of introducing romantic
means of transit within its limits i'm the shane of
gondolas to ply on its sweet-scented river and
canal. -
@Five hundred and eighty-three deaths oc-
cured in New York during the past week. There
were 20 cases OF small pox, and 10 deaths from
that scOurge.
~An aged colored man named Jack Armis-
tead was killed on Tuesday night by falling from
he was crossing while intoxicated. :"
~It is understood that the messages of Gov
ernor Dix and Mayor Havemeyer of New York
state and city urge reduction of the number
ana salaries OF commissioners and other ilnpor-
tant economical measures.
~An inebriate Wisconsin man threw his
watch into crate and carefully placed his IN alf
burnt cigar under his pillow.
~The laws of Iowa no longer make anv dis
tinction between husband and wife in their CON
troll over their own property.
~The premium to be paid by the volunteers
for one years service in the French ARMY has
been fixed by the assembly at I, 50Of.-say 5000.
~According to the London correspondent
about to try his fortunes on the turf and ID tsis
end has purchased a stud Of racers
s0Agassiz says that any full grown mai can
live for ten days by chewing pair of boots. and
yet there are men who win growl If they dOn't
have mince pie every meal. D.
nHNiss Schneider, of Liverpool, England.
has recovered s125 900 damages from the c trate
Of st. Mary's church for breach Of promise OF
marriage. -
~Baran James de Rothchild has left 900,
900 francs the interest of which is to be devoted
to paying the house rent of INDECENT families in
Paris. 80
ga child at Helena, Mon, who swallowed
some concentrated 1ye two years ago, has been
kept alive since thenlonly by feeding him through
Q stomach-pump.
n6A rural gentleman standing over register
in one of our stores attracted general attention
to himself by observing to his wife, "Mariar,
guess Pm going to have . fever, I feel such hot
streaks q runnin' up my legs.-DeHrer Neses.
s6Tallahaseee, Florida, appears to have a
serve without salary, but during the past year
he turned $50 into the treasury, the came being
the proceeds of Oficial fees.
10The name ssJoe Bridger' Ii owned by six
different men In Bullet county, Ky. They dis
dnguish them by saying ssthe Joe Who shot old
Campbell, !" "the Joe who killed Bin Gordon >
&c.
gNAh Sock poured an ounce Of acid down
the back Of Miss Chow Choy in Sam Francisco,
This conduct being unconstitutional, All Sock
win pine away few months in jail.
o0The Christian World, without discussing
the orthodoxy or otherwise of George Eliot's
sMil1dle-march !" indorses her idea that clergy
men should not be, specimens of imbecile gen
tility," who represent Christianity as IL it was
an institution for getting UP idiots genteelly.
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SUR TO RECOVER TOBACCO TAx.-Mr. VIM.
p. Burwell has been employed by a large num-
Der of the manufacturers of tobacco in Rich
mOnd, Petersburg and Danville to prosecute a
claim for refunding to them the amount of tax
that has been collected by the u. s. government
tobacco intended for expectation to foreign
countries. The amount OF money realized from
this export tax in Virginia alone, is probably
over 500 900. The manufacturers contend that
the acts of Congress imposing this tax are i'm
conflict with the constitutional prohibitions on
the power or Congress, which declares ''that no
tax or duty is to be levied on any article exported
from a st
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The short Line 20 Heaven.

In late sermon Rev. Mr.. Boynton expressed
some wholesome views in condemnation of the
mischievous doctrine that the shortest line to
Paradise is through murder and the gallOws.
BY the following extract it viii he seen that he
takes substantially the ground occupied by The
AFTER referring to the difficulty now expe-
Tieneed i'm obtaining justice and Furnishing crime
IN cities like New York, and the frequent threats
the protection of themselves and families, the
execution of which threat he would regard as
an indication almost of the approaching dissolu-
ton of society, the Doctor remarked
"There Is another feature of this case which
Is just "a alarming to the extent and influence OF
II: the manner in which muIderers are sent
from the gallOws straight to heaven. am glad
our papers. here and elsewhere. have remarked
a. they should ON this matter. Now, we do not
deny that il Is not possible for a man to repent
at the last hour and be saved, notwithstanding
his most shocking crime. OF course we do not
deny that; but to cause such a general deliver
ance Of murderers at heavens gate and provide
them with a passport to enter in. seems to me
simply to give heaven a. a premium to the COM
mission OF murder. How often lately have we
heard Of those who committed murder, with no
more sense OF human obligation, it would seem,
than the brute himself, who showed only
the heart and passions of the savage and
brute combined. wrought mp, il would seem, to
some state of religious excitement, and then be-
hev1ng through this that the moment death
was come they would be admitted at the gates
of heaven. i mean to say, at the very least,
that ministers of the gospel and religious advis-
Us ought 10 De eNceeuingiy cautious IN regard
TO such a matter; and doubt not to-day, ii we
could look into the heart of the latest murderer
the man who 20 brutality murdered the Jewish
Ietldler-we should see the belief that il he il
hung he will go straight to heaven; and when
this impression with regard to those who COM
NIT shocking crimes becomes more general, why
crime VIII be at premium, and the gates of
heaven viii only be opened TO those who have
transgressed the laws of God and man. The
murdered man seems to have no chance. He is
dismissed with his errors all on him, and goes
rhar1 vulaf Ia
with the blood of his brother, ascends to the
gates of heaven, and is admitted among the
angels There is a public sentiment growing MP
IN regard to this that is OF the most dangerous
characfar
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OFFICIAL-NO. 716.J
BY the Prssident Of the United States.
PROCLAMATION.
DENT q II do sl
Pine Lands viii he held al tie al
offices in the State Of Minnesota, at the periods here
At the Land Office at ST. CLOUD, Minnesota,
commencing on MONDAY, January rs, 1874 for
in the aforementioned townships and part Of town
North Of base line and west Of fourth principal
Townships 50 and IS in range Is, q r.
township IL in range q. go b. --'-
North Of base line and west of fifth principal
Township ls5 and ls6, Of range D.
Township ls6, Of range %: L'f
Township l IsS and am, 49, -, sfranaes g,
Townships lN, las, ls9, and 10, VI range g.
Townships lSs, lss, and 40, Of rage g.
At the Land Office at OAK LAKE, Minnesota,
sale Il timber lands not previously disposed r. in
the aforementioned townships and parts Of town
North Of base line and west of fifth principal me-
Townships ls7, lss, lss, and lao, in rangeS.
TTowns shi Is, 49, IS, and TO, ia range g.
Townships l3s, la9, and no. in range %
All lands held at double minimum price win be dis
posed Of at not less than two dollars and fifty cents
per acre 6, and all lands held a minimum pries
twenty five cents per acre. Sl.5.D
Lands appropriated BY law for the use of schools,
%n ss s,
The Offering Of the above lands will be commenced
the days appointed and will proceed in the order
in which they advertised until the whole shall
have been offered, and the sales thus closed but no
private entry of any Of the lands will be admitted
until after the expiration Of the two weeks
Lists Of sectional subdivisions are in the hands of
the local officers and will be open for the examine
uen OF those desiring te purchase;
this 9Th day Of October, A. d. 1877.
e u. 8. GRANT,
President Of the United States.
By the President:
II WILLIS DRUMMOND,
III niasiou If q LAM
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THE HUE SPREADING.-In the Massachn setts
senate on Saturday, Mr.. Potter introduced u bill
to annex to Boston all the territory now com
prised within the limits of West Roxbury
BroOkline. Brighton, Watertown, Belmont, Ar
lington, Medf0rd, Maiden, Everett, Charles
town, Cambridge, Somcrville, Revere and Chel-
sea. The bill, If it passes the legislature cannot
take effect unless accepted by a majority of the
votes i'm Boston and the places to be annexed.
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GOAL! COAL!! WOOD! WOOD.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
CHEAP FOR CASH.

Dslirered direct from Vessel and Wha1
2240 LBS. GUARANTEED TO THE TON.
Orders by mail receive prompt attention.
Yard corner 10th and E streets southwest.
Depot: johnson b w harf, foot of l2rh street
de2l -eo2m JOHNSON BROS
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EMPEROR WILLIAM has decided that General
Won Room, who has been appointed president of
the Prussian council of ministers, to succeed
Bismarck, shall remain chief minister of war.
and that General Ramecke shall cooperate with
and represent him in the discharge Of the duties
of that office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-06

THE "SLAwsON FARE BOXES" used on some
of the street cars, in this city have been de-
clared a nuisance In Philadelphia. The grand
jury of the court OF quarter sessions found pre-
sentiment against some of the companies with a
view to compel the conductors to collect the
fare from passengers as heretofore, but the
court decided that this was not a matter within
the scope of it's iurinliction
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LOCAL NEW s.
nusements. Ac., Tonight.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 0c-s HVu1SAt.
Nd:ioaGt TAeGter.-Janauschek in "Mary
Stuart
Thsc',T Conaqus.--Comic opera, drama, come
DIV, bUr.esque, songs. dances, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-06

A 81, 900 CHLOROFORN RoBBRRY.-D. Jones.
jeweler, had chlOrOfOrm administered to him i'm
New Orleans last Friday, and was robbed of
50. coo in ieWelrY and money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-06

SNALL-Pox.-The following new cases have
been reported since Saturday noon: One i'm
Fighting alley, between and G and 81 and 4 y
streets southwest; one at 332 f street southwest;
one in alley between n and lst and F and G.
streets; one on NJ, bet 18th and 18th; one on ith
between L and streets northeast; one 100 81
street southwest; one between Delaware avenue
and LIST street and and streets northeast:
one 90 Tin Cup alley southwest; one 407 II street
northwest; one 904 New York avenue-removed
to hospital and house fumigated.
The following deaths have been reported:
Josiah Brown. between Sd and 9Th and A and
streets southeast; Thomas Black, in hospital;
person corner AZ and streets south
west; jefferson Berry, in hospital; Harrison
Bean, in hospital; Rose Berkeley, on NJ. be-
tween Half and LIST streets southwest; a child OF
Barney CLARK, X street, between 9th and 9TH
streets southwest.
The health officer has ordered that hereafter
a sufficient quantity of carbolate of lime be
placed in collins to cover the corpse, and that in
case this be objected to by friends of deceased a
double coffin be used and carbOlate of lime be
placed between the collins. He has also
ordered that houses in which there have been
cases of smallpox, shall be thoroughly
whtewashed and the paper in the room where
the patient lay be taken Oft and whitewash ap-
piled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-06

THE COLUMBIA TYPoGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
FVty-eiqAh anniversary CeisbratioR.-On Satur-
day evening the Columbia Typographical So
eiety celebrated its 5sth anniversary at the
''hostelrie- of Edward KOlb. corner Of sth and
r streets. In the absence of the president Mr.
Cayis) Mr.. Thomas Rich took the head Of the
table, Mr.. y. w. King being his ris ris, AMI
the ''matter' being ready the command was
given 20 distribute" and the half hundred in
a short time did not leave a stickful standing.
Mr.. Rich called on Mr.. j. q. Judd to preside
over the intellectual treat, and no regular pro-
gramne OF toasts having been arranged, the
proceedings were of a free and easy character
and therefore much more enjoyable than usual.
A poem on the Columbia T typographical society,"
written by Mr.. r. $. West, was read by Mr.. G..
A X. McNeir, and appropriate remarks in re-
Spouse to sentiments were made by Mr.. y. Wat
kns. Capt F. u. Robinson, Prof. Cook, Mr.. NJ.
Cation, Phillip Roller, the representative of THE
STAR, ami Mr.. Claxton. Mr.. John Rogers re-
cited 1.-The Sailor Boys Dream in fine style,
and MIR. y. W. King sang several appropriate
appropriate songs. The "reminiscences of Capt
Robinson for the last half century were very
interesting, and he explained to the satisfaction
OF all how he earned the name of ..Bull" Robin
son. "Auld Lang Syne' was sung after a few
ccngratulatory remarks by Mr.. Judd; and a few
minutes before II O'Clock the entertainment
closed.
The following are the officers of the society
for the current year: A. T. Cavis. president;
Thomas Rich, vice president; f. MacMurray,
secretary; Michael Cation, treasurer; Maurice
Joyce, marshal.
The committee of arrangements were Messrs.
MaeSlurray, Claxton, and Detweiller.
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WILLIS DRCMMOND,
Commissioner Of the General Land Once.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPrIoN CLAIMANTS

Every person entitled to the right of pre emption
to Of the lands within the townships and parts Of
townships above enumerated h reQuifed to ablish
the same to the satisfaction Of the Regsters and Re-
ceivers Of the proper land Offices and make payments
therefor as soon practicable after seeing this
notice, and before the day appointed for the com
mencement Of the public sale OF the lands ebracina
feited. WILLIS DRJMMOND
ocl2 1aw3m Commissioner General Land Once
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FOUR HUNDRED AND FoRTY-NINE LIVES
LOST IN TwELvR DAYs.-The Liverpool Post of
the 18TH December says: The fearful character
OF the recent gales may be partially realized
from the fact that during the first twelve DAYS
OF the present month no fewer than 449 passen-
gers and sailors are known to have persisted at
sea
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''I DON'T BELIEVE in swearing, yet can I'M
derstand how Theodore Parker felt when lac
said that he never liked Washington UNI
til he heard that he was in the habit of swear
ing. There are some people who would posi-
lively benefit by a sin now and then. II
would help them to get rid of that wax-like
perfection, which may be beautiful, but which
is cold, sickly-looking, lifeless and inhumam."-
Henry Ward BeecLeT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-06

Too SENsITIvE.-SOme men are too sensitive
for their own good. A wedding was recently
broken mp at Columbus City. Iowa, Just be-
cause, when the clergyman asked if any one had
any objections, the young lady said, "Yes-I
groom got mad and left. He said he wasn'i
going to marry girl who answered conundrums
int nded for other folks.
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"CHARLEs," said a young lady to her lover,
day, is there, dear?'' ''NO, love; but i hope
there will be one day, when we both shall lie
inserted The lady blushed, and said of
course, sFOr shame, Charlesn =