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vAALLEaBLE IMPROVED PROPERTY AND
LABSE CUISINES, At AUCTION.

- ON FRIDAY AfTkRNoos, August 18th,
- at clock, We will sell, in front Of the premi-
ses, subdivision Of Lot 1. in Square No TG.
Ihi. property L. improved BY a two-story Brick
Dwelling and Store, with back building; Baker,,
with superior ovens; stables &C The present owner
be Is compelled TO leave for Europe. The good WILL
routes, &C. W III be sold with the property, Offering
rare Opportunity 10 parties desiring to enter at
Terms: One-thirS cash; balance in 6. Il and l.
Months for notes secured by deed Of trust bearing
ihteTt st from day % sale. ConVeyancing at cost
purchaser. 100 at time Of sale.
sue9 dads Repl LATIMER q CLEARY. Aucts.
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10y DUNOANSON, BOWLING & CO., Aucts.,
ID Southeast corner 9th and ID streets northwest

10y DUNOANSON, BOWLING CO., Aucts.,
ID Southeast corner 9Th and ID streets northwest
SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED RIAL rs
TATE ON MYRTLE STREET, BETWEEN
NORTH CAPITOL STREET AND FIRST
STREET, EAST.
- BY virtue Of deed Of trust to me, bearing
date the 2sd January, lS2, and recorded in Liber
Washington county, in the District OF Coiunbia,
and b. the direction of the party thereby secured
on TUESDAY, the 9Th August, 1873, at SIX O'Clock
.. m, all that certain piece of grOun3 in Washng
ton CITY, ID. O., known and described as All an ~
panbeIed two hundred and eighteen t2la), OF B. ".
Glberts recordea saodl ision 81 sluare numbered
improvements, consisting Of . two-story Brick
House.
Terms: One half cash. balance In six and tye,ye
months, with interest at ten per cent from day Of
sale, secured By deed OF trust upon the property
Uonyeyancing at cost Of the purchaser 500 down
at time 81 SALE IL the terms OF sale are not com
Piled Win IN nve DAYS IRON day Of sale, the trustee
rese, YES the right 20 resell the property at risk and
' " WILLiAG 4. GORDON, ia, Trustee.
arR7 DUNCAES0N, BOWLING 4 CO., Aucts.
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TRgSLEEs' SALE OF FINE Lot ON sp
sTREET; BETWEEN G AND Il SrREETS.

- the Pound, corner Of Esd street and New York
avenue, two Bay HORSES, taken up and impound-
ed under the ordinance Of the Bosrd Of Health ia
the northwestern section of the city, MONDAY,
the nth inst, At 10 O'Clock, IL not redeemed
IT. SAINT, UINSTETN ponn5 49,
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EUNARD LINE.

~ NOTICE.
With the view Of diminishing the chances Of COLI.
sion, the Steamers Of this Line will, henceforth
take a specified course for all seasons Of the year
On the Outward Passage from Queenstown to New
York or Boston, crossing Meridian OF 90 at 43 Lat
nothing to the north of -.
On the Homeward Passage, crossing the Meridian
Of 80 at a Lat nothing to the north of a. yl46m
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ailLESkSDER R. saEPHKRl
JAMES A. MAGRUDER,
ADOLF CLCSS,
HENRY A. WILLARD.

THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subscriber
has obtained from the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, holding q Special Tsrm. letters
Test Hentary on the personal estate Of FRANK
TAYLOR, late Of Washington County, ID, C.,
DC ased. All persons having claims against the
saie deceased hereby warned TO hib the same.
with the vouchers thereof, 20 the subscriber,
before the I'd day Of July next: they may otherwise
py law be excluded from all benefit OF the said
tate. Given under NV hand. this sn day Of July,
1873 VIRGINiA N TAfLoR
iyeS-s ST. Esecufrir
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Sealed Proposals, indors.d - Proposals Tor Work
on the Washington Aqueduot.n Will be received at
this Office until = clock, on the 26rH DAY on
August, for building q Dwelling aud Wooden Fence
az the Distributing Reservoir, aud for Matchmaking
the Conduit Road.
Proposals viii be received only on the printed
forms, which, with specifications, forms Of contract
and any desired information, can be had on april.
cation, BY mail or in person, 10
o. E. BABCOCK,
Colonsl Of FpCfpeers III 4
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III JAMES GUILD, Auctioneer,
~ No. 1014 Pennsylvania avenue

ACCSpptp9n SALE OF FuRNlTuRE STOVES,
CAkPEIS AND HOUSEKEEPING GOODS
GEN IRA LILY.
q On MOI DAY, August 18th, at O'Clock ..
~ N. at 23l4 street northwest, will offer for
r$fcash my entire stock. Dealers and Honse-
y tkespers will do well to attend the goods are
free. Sales during the evenings Of Monday, Toes
DAY, Wednesday aud Thursday, commencing at
O'Clock; The Store and House for rent, possession
given the LIST OF September. N. 7. INLAY.
auEo-d' j. GUILD, AuctiOnear.
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~ IN THE co UNITY or WASHINGTON.
BOABD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
DISTRICT OF 6oLUNBTk, y
WASHINGTON, August 1, lsT3A
W heress the unds rsigned, the Board o. Public
works, believe conducive - the public interest %
cause the PA ey Branch FOurteenth street read
Eidened and stra ght med the land Of Mr. Joseph
T. d. Hall, opposite Bryaut's spring: and whereas
the vide ming and Strengthening of said road hss
been, BY the direction Of the undorsigned, duly
office:
Netioe is hereby given Of the proposed widening
and Strengthening Of the aforesaid road and all per-
sons having objections thereto are requested 70
make them known to lhe undersigned on August =,
noon. at thu Office Of the Vice President q tho
Board Of Public Works Of the District Of Columbia,
Room No ~, Morrisons Building, -Four and a.
half street Washington, ID. O., where any obecti0na
"a hich NAV b. made will be heard and Considered
HENRY ID COOKE,
ALEXANDER n. SHEPHERD,
JAMES A. MAGRUDER,
ADOLF CLrSS,
HENRY A WILLIAM.
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IME. LIME! LIME
BEST WOOD BURNT LIME Ct a Per barrel,
delivered TO ell Rarts q the city -
M IN near Ii. avenue, northwest.
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TIE BRITISH AND NORTH ArEBIOAn
ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS
BETWEEN NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL,
CALLING AT COBK HARBOR,
FROM NEW YORK
.yaya.-.-.. W ed--Aug. 6 Samaria Sat Aup IL
Cuba .....- W ed-Aug. Is Abyssinia SatAuR az
-Scotia.--. Wed Aug. D Batayis...--s at Aug Ri
ALEeTIs--. " ed Aug. q Oalsbris .sat--Sept. &
ssngers
Aud every following WEDNESDAY and sATUR
DAY from New York
BArn OF PAssAsR.-Oabin, SsO, 0lOo, ana alS
Tickets 70 Paris, sD, gold, additional. H3&nk
Return tickets on favorable terms. sa900
Storage, ESQ, currency.
6teerage tickets from Liverpool and Queeustovp
and all parts OF Europe, at lowest rates. Throush
bills OF lsding given TO Belfast, Glasgow, Hayre
Antwerp and other points the Continent and 10,
Mediterranean ports. For freight and cabin pas
Green; for storage passage, at No. Ill Brssdwsy,
CHAs. q. TRAEOKLYH, Agent, New York.
OTIS BIGEL0W, Agent
Office, 643 street no rtnwest,
povb-v Washington, d. q.
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NnTICE no CnNTRACTORs

OFFICE OF WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT.
" WASHINGTON, D. c. August 8, lS7S
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LUTTRFLL - BENNINGTON.
ARctiOneers and Commission Merchants,
sl7 La. Ave, bet. 9th and 10Th streets northwest.
1-speoial and Personal attention given TO ths
sale Of Real Estate. a4-s
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pY LATJMER 4 CLEARY,
ID Arctioneers and Real Estate Brokers,
Southwest corner Of Penna. and llth street,
Star Office Building.
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SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY FRONT
ING On M STREET NORTH, BETWEEN
AUCTION. ~
a On TUESDAY. the IL h day of August, at s
cl'k Q. m. we shall SELL In front of the prem
SEES the east 10 feet Of original lot q in square
5i This lots fronts on the south eide of street,
between an and 5th, and extends b.ck an average
depth Of li9 feet to a 80 feet paved alley.
Terms. One-fourth cash; balance ia / and 2years,
win interest at per cent. per anpum, secured by
adeed OF trust on the property. SlO0 down on dsy
auR7-d GREEN WILLIAMS Aur.s
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NOTICE or IMPROVING A PUBLIC ROAD
~ IN THE COUNTY or WASHINGTON.

Colonel Of Engineers, u So
ang5-6l Chief Engineer. Ma.hlngton Annednct
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-21
P0king Fun at n Railroad.

MIR. D---writ as follows about
the railroad between Richmond AMI
Petersburg:
But about this railroad. OF course 7
want it abolished, every one does. The
reck less velocity with which the trains
run between here and Petersburg is
absolutely frightful | was delighted
years ago when this road was establish
ed, because thought we had got rid of
the old rickety and dangerously fast
stage COACHES, but the speed they are be-
ginning to run the trains on this road, is
worse yet. Now, every one knows
that Petersburg is twenty-five miles
from. Richmond, if it is an inch, aud
day aud half is plenty quick enough
for the trip, but the managers have
already reduced the schedule TO one day,
aud with making ths engine fres too hot,
and racing with COWS along the road, and
all that, the conductors are even cutting
that time down.
Why, it was only the other day, on
the home trip, We happened to spy old
Jims mule about two miles from Man
chester. What should the reckless wretch
of an engineer do but to clap on full
steam aud race every foot OF the way
into town. We didu't exactly pass the
mule, but we caught up with him twice,
and came 70 the Manchester crossing
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-21
Perilous Feats.

a correspondent writes to the New
York Times that there are two perform.
ances nightly going on in that city
"whioh should come within the prohibi
tory scope Of the law" He desert bes
one: "ln one case young girl is shot
from catapult into the air for dis
tance of nearly thirty feet She stands
on the head of monstrous engine,
which shows just above the stage, and
in an instant is thrown into the air to
a platform, the supports of which she
grasps on reaching it. One can fancy
what would happen if her nerve gave
way for an instant. Her limbs must be
perfectly rigid when the blow comes,
else she would be either manglcd or
instantly killed: A very slight thing
might cause loss Of nerye-an alarm, n
cry, the falling of anything behind the
scenes, or the least physical weak ness
Nothing in all she does, before or after,
in acrobatism, is as horribly dangerous.
This feat is performed by woman who
calls herself ''Lulu," and occurs during
the new pantomime at Niblo's Garden.
1T is to all intents the same as young
Leo, the boy was Attempting when he
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-21

The Editor of the Macon Enterprise,
we should judge, does his own thinking,
and is generally about correct. Speak
ing OF the dull times, he hits the nail
square upon the head in the following:
The causes are easily explained AL
NEST the last one Of US have been living
beyond cur incomes since the war. We
nave, or at least great many have,
been getting poorer aud poorer, sacri6-
eng now this piece Of property and
then chat in order to keap up with that
devil in tho human hoart known as
style" until az last We fud nothing
left OF the slightest value for sale. The
Dry Goods man and the Grocer give
you a polite bow and decline filing any
more orders without the money.
There is one certain and safe way for
everybody TO walk straight out of such
difficulties GO TO WORK. Pitch in
at seven i'll the morning and quit at
twelve at night. Ard if the lazy good
:or nothing whips of both sexes would
to dag abandon their habits of loafing,
shining around town trying to ,get
credit, and, monkey-likc, spending all
their thought and actions upon vain
efforts to initiate those who by honesty
earn their daily bread and clothes,
would take our advice, they would
speedily experience, as the Methodists
say at their resivals, ga great change :"
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-21
A Goat Story.

y retired clergyman scnls us an ac,
count OF little affair that happened in
his place. 1t appears that there was a
young woman, a ine-spir:ted girl, en-
gagged at washtub, opposite an open
door. Just behind her was Young
man, as is generally the case, aud in the
yard was an old buck that was allowed
the freedom of the promises, which is
not always the case, we are glad to say.
Well, this buck came up to the door
and looked in, and the young man going
close behind the young woman, pointed
his finger straight to the buck, aud the
old fellow recognizing at once the press
ing character Of that mute invitation pu t
down his head and dashed forward, and
the miserable man stepped Que side aud
fled, and the young woman, all uncou-
soious of the arrangements, received the
awful shock without warming, aud pass.
ed over the tub, and the air for an inst
ant appeared to be full of slippers and
wet clothes and hot water and suds.
And the next minute that goat>ean,e
flying out of that door at dreadful
speed. bald the whols length of tho
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-21

was recently SO severely injured at tn e
Grand Central The other case is
described as follows:
"At another place a@man stands on
Que side of the stage with blue wine
glass on his head anot her, on the
opposite side, fires rife ball and shat
ters the glass to pieces. An apple,
placed in the same position, is pierced
by the marksman A silver dollar held
between the thumb and finger is shot
away by the ball aud, finally, silver
dollar, held upright in bit of thin
wood, is placed on the head and shot
a way, the ball passing within an inch Of
the skull The man who fires is a good
marksmau but fancy what his compan
ions chance of liie would be if anything
occurred to disturb him ut the instant
his aim was complete. 1t is too hazard
Gus. He could use a lay figure TO as
good advantage, and not risk life and
limb" The simplicity Of the com
municatiou writer is refreshing. Fancy
a clay figure" taking the place in this
act Of daring of flesh and blood Why,
the trick would lose all its interest.
Not ten people would go to see it. No,
the dear public delight in danger, SO
long as it does not affect themselves.
Nothing charms more than the sight of
fellow creature perilling life and limb
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-21
The Value of a Receipt.

A case recently came before the
Judge of. Probate in Milwaukee, which
was more than usually interesting and
important. A certain gentleman, whose
name we will not mention, died about
five years ago He left a. considerable,
though not extensive estate, which was
not administered until certain parties
filed claims against it, which would have
expired by limitation at the end of six
years. The estate was brought into.
court, and the claims were taken no ii.
regular order. They were quite numer-
Gus, aud embraced alargc variety of
interests, workingmen, trades people aud
proiessiesal men. The individual
amounts of the claims, ranged from SIS
up to s5 900.
Tho $4,000 claim was fled By a man
who asserted that he had been interested
in certain real estate transactions with
the deceased, that considerable amount
OF MONEY was made, but that he (the
claimant, had not received his share. A
number Of witnesses were sworn and
great doai OF evidence was taken which
went to substantiate the validity of the
claim against the estate. ltwas gener-
ally known that the gentlemen had been
associated together 10 real estate specu-
tations, aud that they had made mon
ey.
The attorney for the heirs, after hav-
ing listened tc all the evidence that was
brought to prove the claim, came for
ward aud produced receipt, which
thoushnot for 50 900 was proved to be
a receipt in full for the actual share of
the claimant. This was brief defence
but 1t was effective. OF the other claims
We Will make no mention, as they wee
smaller and less important than the one
detailed. Suffice to say that of claims
to the amount Of 81 900 which were put
forward, only S35. was allowed. The
estate of the deceased was found to be in
excellent order, he had receipts for all
expenditures, and the property was saw
ed to the heirs. We have recited this
case for the purpose of illustrating two
things, viz; first, the advisabitiy, in fact
the duty, which man owes to his fami-
ly of taking receipt for every cent laid
out, and secondly, the necessity for hav-
iug none but an honorable and upright
judge, whose conscience is not as coin
and whose fidelity is characteristic not
less prominent than his ability.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-21
County Subscriptions to Railroads.

The Supreme Court of Ohio rendered
decision some time ago in which it
pronounced unconstitutional law of
that State empowering communities to
levy taxes for the construction of rail.
roads. The grounds Of this decision
were that such taxation was not for
public purposes, for which alcne taxes
could be consttutionally levied, iuas
much as tue railroads belonged to pri.
vate stockholders, and we're not putlic
highways. This decision has been ex-
tcnsivcly copied, AMI has been made
great deal of by those who are opposed
to the subscri ptions to railroads proposed
by many Of the counties in the upper
pant OF this State. From the New York
Hcroh} we get the following decision Of
the Supreme Court Of the United States
on this very point, made at the recent
session Of the court:
The Supreme Court of the United
States has just delivered an imp or,ant
decision regarding the status OF railroads
as public highways The casc before
the court was an appeal from the
Supreme Court Of Wisconsin, and
involved the question whether State
had the right or not to levy taxes Cor
the purpose of aiding in the construc
tion Of railroads. The opinion of the
court was that railroads are public high
ways, no matter whether they are built
and operated by the State or by private
corporations. Being such then, tho
decision is that it is just as lawful to
levy taxes for railroads as for other pub
lie work, and that the collection OF taxes
Tor the purpose cannot be resisted by
authority of the Constitution of the
United States, which provides that pr.
vatc property shall not be taken for pub.
lie use without just compensation The
importance o. Als decision reaches much
further than the railroads and State of
Wisconsin. AS public highways the
railroads are subject not only t, State
supervision, but to supervision aud con
troll, as far as public interests are inyol-
we'd, OF the Federal Government. 1t is
the application Of the priucipIc that we
have contcndcd for when urging Con
grcss to lcgislate Tor the protection of
the public as against railroad monopoly
and exac:ions Regarding the railroads
as public highways, it is within the
power Of Congress to control them, and
this power, if it needed any additional
support, can be fund in the Consttu-
tion, which authorizes the Federal
Government to regulate commerce
among the several States, the railroad
lines being the arteries of commerce be.
tween the States. The great issue of
Government control over the railroads
is looming up, and this decision of the
Supreme Court will tend TO intuse it in
to it fresh vitality.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-21

Rust The Bishops remarks were very
interesting and pleasing. He said that
there were three things the enemies to
the advancement of the colored people
bowed TO. They were money, position
and education, but most of all education
There was no reason why, in few years,
| there should not be demand from the
North for teachers and professors from
among the colored people of the South.
Everybody had heard of South Carolina,
and he remembered how often she was
spoken of in the pieces he rccited when
boy. Massachusetts, and South Caro-
lima were generally linked together. 1t
had been said by former President
that it would be better for the country
1t they were. sunk with mill stone
around their necks in mid ocean. South
Carolina had had her ducking, had been
immersed, and came up purified. The
colored people, however, who have al
ways done the hard labor for the State
had to put her back into the Union.
AT z p NJ, large audience assembled
in the chapel, to attend the exhibition
given by the students. The exercises
consisted o. declamations, rccitatons and
dialogues, intcrspersed with music. The
music was under the leadership of Pre-
trssor G d Fox, of your city, aud iu
cluded a number of slave melodies,
which were rendered with characteristic
puthos.
The recitation of Hpod's Gone More
Unfortunate," by Miss Ella Cooper, of
Columbia, was the crowning piece of the
evening. It'is seldom that more feeling
is exhibited on the stage The re tal
drew tears from many of the audience.
Mr. Rohinson's defamation was well
| delivered, as was the valedirtory by
Jacob Evans, of Mis- Fishers depart.
ment, which abuunded in trite sayings.
Alter the valcdictory, addresses were
4
them Hon. j X Jillson Sanator Max
well, exRepresent4twe Byas, Bi.ho,,
Haven aud Dir Rust. Good aud hearty
words of advice were spoken
AT II late hour the exhibition closed
To day, at 10 a NJ, tile trustees of
/ Clat'in University had their mcating.
The following committees were appoint
| ed to mike provision for the payment Of
outstanding claims against the Univcr
sity and to make provision for board
OF instruction for the next year: Hon
William Clahin, of Massachusetts.
Bishop Gilhe't Haven, Of Atlanta, Rev
i 0 Haven, d d., Rev Il S Rust, D d.,
aud Rev "A Webster. ID ID Officers of
the board Of trustees for the ensuing
year were elected as follows: Hon
Henry Cardozo, president; Rev II j
Fox, ID D., vice president; Rev r j
Donaldson, secretary Hon j Wright,
treasurer. The prudential committee,
is to consist Of the following R4v II
Fox, ID. d., Rev V II Bulk!ey anl Rev
ALram Middleton.
The board adjourned, to meet subject
to the call Of the secretary, as Instructed
by the prudential committee.
Associate Justic Willard arrived TO
day to attend the meeting of the board
of the Agricultural College aud
Mechanics Institute, which takes place
at VI. Cir.
-Lnion- Herald.