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GEORGETOWN,

FINE CHURCH tMPRovyNESr.-The cougre-
cation of the West Georgetown NJ. +. church
are remodeling their church eddce, corner of
Fayette and 7th streets There will be a new
and beautiful front built, and several other al
terations made in accordance with handsome
designs by Mr.. Frebus, the architect, which will
make the building one of the neatest and most
tasteful houses of worship in Georgetown. The
Improvement will cost over $4,000. Messrs.
Prather & Hess are the contractors, and Mr..
w. A. Hutchins is doing the brickwork.
FIRK.-The brick house in Cissells alley, be-
longing to Daniel Wells, caught fire this morn
ing from q stove. Word was sent at once to the
engine house, and the Henry Addison was soon
on the ground and subdued the flames. The
damage was about $3.50, covered by insurance.
There was no alarm turned in.
SALE OF STOCR.-Thomas Bowling sold yes
terday for the executors of the estate of the late
Richard Petit, the following stock: 116 shares
Georgetown Gas company, par value s25 per
share, for 1852 per share; 3 regular government
bonds at Sill; 10 Mexican Mining company
bonds at s35; : shares do. do. do. at s11.
RELIEF FOR MEMPHIS AND SHREVEPORT
The lsraelites of this city held q meeting on
sunday last in Odd Fellows hall, for the pur-
pose OF raising funds for the relief of the suffer-
ers In Memphis and Shreveport. About $50 was
raised and forwarded yesterday afternoon.
RIVER NEws.-The schr. Del MAY arrived to-
DAY from Pert Deposite, Nd, with 50 900 feet
hardwood for E. Pickrell & Co. Schr. Kitty
Ann has arrived from Alexandria with 1000
onsht Is wheat for Hartley s. Bro, which sold
at S1.62.
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~ Perry, democrat, was elected mayor Of
Newark, N j., yesterday, by majority Of IT9.
- The Long Island Savings Bank was robbed
last evening Of between $50 900 and 5000. No
clue to the thief.
@Portlsnd, Oregon, Is q bad place for
thieves. police justice recently sentenced
fellow TO thirty days imprisonment in the coun-
ty jail for stealing an egg from grocery.
~The yellow fever has no terror for book
agents Two of that class arrived at Shreveport
the other day and began to canvass among the
nurses for subscriptions to q comic book.
%The trial of Mark Boothby, in Cambridge,
Mass, for shooting his wife, resulted in Q yer =
dict Of murder in the second degree. He was
sentenced TO the state prison for life.
- There IL q fair prospect that the South
Carolina University. at Columbia, will be en-
firelY stripped Of its officers, a number of whom
nave resigned on account Of the admission of
colored Students
- Miss Catharine Oates, OF Cornwall, Eng
land, Was married in Toulumne county, Cal,
on me 2otn nit, TO her lover, whom she had not
thousand miles to meet.
@Professor r. c. Kedsie, Of the Michigan
agricultural college, has analyzed the Air ~ q
green house which has been closed for 10 honr.
and found il better than pure country air. Thi.
seems 10 be strong argument in favor of plants
i'm sleeping rooms.
GA watermelon club has been oreani zed a,
Troy. One member brings in q water melon
each evening in rotation. At the end of tn,
season the member who has brought the larges
melon is elected president and Is free from tn,
payment Of all dues for the ensuing year.
OThe Laramie Sentinel sends up this Mace
scarcity OF girls in this country, not only for
cooking purposes but We know OF lots o
young men who would even be willing 30 take
them 'rRw,' and for life at that.
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Condensed Locals.

The store Of MIR. VIM. q. SmoOt, corner of 9Th
and II streets northwest, was visited by thieves
last night and robbed Of tobacco and cigars to
the value of thirty or forty dollars.
Persons desiring building ASSOCIATION stock
should notice the advertisement of the Security
association, of whose stock but one-ffth re-
mains TO be taken.
Patents have been issued TO the following
WashingtOnians - Oliver ID. Barrett, wood
screw; Benz. COkely, apparatus for loading and
unloading wagons; Charles Harting, carpet
fastener; Daniel Pierce, sitter; Benz. C. Psle,
ordnance and projectile therefor; John Dix
Mills, Alexandra, Va, car-coupling.
The New York EreHiRG Post of yesterday
notes the fact that Mrs. Sara j. Spencer, presi-
dent OF the girls reform school of Washington,
n in New York, visiting the charitable and re-
form institutions in and about the city 10 OBJ
tain suggestions for a system by which girls
who are rescued from evil ways may be enabled
to earn an independent and honest livelihood.
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VICTORY!
eUR ELECTION YEsTERDAY.
THE OFFICIAL RETURNS.
Twenty Republicans and Two Demo-
Gratis Elected 10 the House
Of Delegates.

The general election in the District OF Colum-
bIa yesterday for members of the House of Del
egates-one from each Of the twenty-five legis-
lative districts-was q very quiet one. There
was no contest in some of the districts, and in
others but little interest was taken, hence the
vote cast was very light, although the weather
was delightful, sffording every opportunity for
voters to go to the polls if they had been 90 in
clined. The fact is that the advantages of the
Improvements 50 far finished are SO great that
they compel recognition, and consequently the
opponents Of the District government and its
work Of identifying the city have been forced
to give up the contest at the polls against the
progressive spirit Of the age and its representa-
tves, except in one or two of the old fogy dis
tricts, where the advocates of mud and cobble
stone streets, surface drainage through filthy
cutters, and hogs for scavengers still hold their
ground; but even they are yielding. AS was
predicted from the returns in yesterdays STAR
twenty republicans and but two democrats
were elected, and of these two, one lie an avowed
advocate of the system of improvements which
is making the national capital the most beauti-
full city in the country.
The following are the returns, corrected by
the Off cial record:
Candidates. Precincts TIT Mi
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Irvine, THE CALIFORNIA SPHISX.-Super-
intendent Matsell and Assistant District.A tor
neys Allen and Russell were closeted with John
L. Irving all yesterday afternoon, interrog ating
him about the Nathan mystery. Irving, since
his arrival, has steadily refused to divulge any
facts in addition TO those that procured him
free transportation to this city, unless he shall
be guaranteed impunity for several crimes with
which his connection can be clearly established.
The three examiners bound themselves not to
tell whether his terms were to be acceded to-
Washington Nathan was at the central Off ce
several hours last evening closeted with Irving.
N. y Er3,Tsss
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate have
been fled in the Office OF the Recorder Of Deeds
since our last report:
October 5.-JOhn Beha TO 8. SchleTf, sub. II,
square S5. $50; II. Middleton TO @. ii. Parker,
sub II, square west Of s45, S25 o. Clark TO N. ".
Burchell. in trust, part Is, square los, -.
OctOber7.-W b. Morgan 10 J. =. Fitch, sub. u
square 2ll- s2.500; NJ. A. Tappan to W. Murphy {,
cub. q, square 22, o. $50, o. W. Cooke to Admiral
Thompson. sub II square rs, $1,000; l.. 3. Thomp-
son 70 %. " Cook. sub. G, square 759, S2OpG; W.
nullhall to james walters, part IS, square ll6, =;
ID NJ. elsey to EbeneZer Jenney, lot !, square %,
$500; John RisRes ct Al. to James Payne, sub. IS,
square 10, $50; o. A. Mitchell to II. KOppeI. sub
9, square $40, $500; b. II. Warner to J. 7. Van
korn, subs. 10 and II. square 9t5, SS5.
October S-M Bradley to T. II G.. Todd, agent,
sub p, square less, s5oo Ann McNalley guardian,
u Margaret Myers, part Is, SQUARE AZ, S6OOi
Ven Hook and Metcslf, trustees, to Il. B. Hughes,
part square 81, go; District Of Columbia - T.
j. Miller, all f square 800, -; g. Murray et al to
same, do, 81 500; o. g. x Peck to Thomas Miller,
parts ard s, square 80, =; b. x. Tracy to Sarah
q. Lsmphers, sub. @, square 81, $500; James Mil
Ter to b II Darby, sub 81, square l94, 1874; @. Dy
son TO Q. T.. foder, part Is, res. IL, 100; A.
Hrsnsur TO Mary ! Warner, parts23. square SIS,
$500, Sophia Ridgelsy to o. Nsvmert lots II and
"a, square AZ, s33S4; Anna Z. r. Stewart TO Il.
fleming, lot and part 5, sqa are Ill, S32I5O0.
October 9.-M. PeDchOn to W. Brown, part sub.
u, square 10, Sac; James Webster to W. Il. Bot
Ter, sub %, square l5s, $500; p. McAleer to W
Meetyl sub. 20, square 1875, a624 Mary D. Davis TO
John Holroyd, lot Is and part L. square $685. 81 40O
" Mel Grips to A. Schrepler, part o, square 265,
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81, 100000.

TOTALS 1900 GIFTS, ALL CASH,
amounting to........ .... $685. - 81 500 mo
The distribution will be positive whether all ths
tickets sold not and the IL 900 gis all paid in
proportion TO the tickets sOld-all unsold tickets
ber destroy ed at the First and Second Concert
and not represented in the drawing.
PRICE OF TICKETS.
Whole tickets, $50 90; Halves. s25 90; Tenths, or
each codpon. 500; Eleven Whole Tick cts for
$50 20; 22a Tickets for 900 90; lis Whole Tickets
Tor 5000 90; III Whole Tickets for SlO, 900 90. No
time.
The unparalleled Of the Third Gift Concert
ss wen as the satisfaction given by the First and
second makes IL only necessary 70 announce the
fourth TO insure the prompt sale OF every ticket
Inc Dunn Gift concert Will be conducted 10 all its
details ike the Third and full particulars may be
learned from circulars which will be sent free from
this office TO all may apply for them.
Tlokets new ready for sale, aud all orders accom-
panied By money promptly allied, Liberal terms
given to those who buy to sell again.
rH0S. Z. BRAMLETTE.
Agt. Publ. Libr. Ky. and Manager Gift Concert,
Public Library Building, Louisville KY.
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,I,Hr PANIC HAS NEARLY sUBsrpEp, ar

V'HE PANIC HAS NEARLY SUBSIDIZED, and
gentlemen are preparing calmly to accspt tho
situation and to prepare for business in the coming
winter. feeling of confidence is rapidly being
stored, and our merchants ready for active
campaign. Foremost among these is Mr.. A. Straus,
the well-known Clother, at l0ll Pennsylvania ave-
nue., who has now on hand larger and more elegant
variety OF goods and at lower prices than be-
fore. His stock is ell entirely new, not single gar
ment having been carried from last season. and
1t is daily replenished wit sessonabe novelties. He
buys for cash, watches the market closely, and is
thereby enabled to sell to his customers at from
twenty i've to thirty per cent less than those who
purchase their goods on credit. His goods are well
made essal to the best of custom work, and we have
taken some pains to ascertain his scale Of prices
from which readers form some idea Of the in
due, ments he offers Mr. straus has a sslendid line
Of Diagonal, Basket, and w Orsted Double breasted
English Sacques, Frock Goats, and GETAWAYS, with
Vests to match, which he sells at Sla SIS, SIS and
$50, for gentlemen; Business Suits for IS, 10, Sl2
Sl6, and Sls and Dress Suits SIS, SIS, $50, SIS
and $50 He has magnificent line Of Oyercoats
including very genteel 0vercost for SIS, a hand
some Melton Overcast fer IS, fine Whitney Over
coat for $40, and elegant Chinchla Overcoat for
S12; Black, Blue, and Brown Beaver Overcoats at
Sl5; fine English Kerseys, in Blue, Brown, Drab,
and smoke color, all very handsomely trimmed and
ined, at els Glengsry Overcosts, in Blue and Black
Beaver Cloths, at $40, and many other styles that
need but be seen to be appreciated. For Youths he
has splendid line OF Business Suits from 81 to SIS
Youths Dress Suits from Is to $40 and Ss5; Boys
Suits in great variety, from s. to Sl2; Business
Pants frsm 81 to 81, and fine Dress Doeskin and
Fancy Cashmere Pants prices ranging from 8 50
TO S. 1t is impossible to enumerate in a single ar
cle the extent and variety Of the ment, but
we have said enough, we think, to CO nvince our
readers that if they wish to place their money where
1t will do the most good, and 20 receive handsome
dividends in the shape Of comfort, they can do no
better than to call and see for themselves at Mr.
straus' popular FoTHsy'S Sunday
Chronicle. octls-tr
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1-It has been discovered out west, according
TO paper of that section, that " New mown hay
is the perfume which the democratic dead beats
use to decdorize their garments, which smell
OF the tobacco and whiskey Of the caucus
rooms"
1The telegraph recently reported United
States paymaster among the passengers of
stage robbed by Nevada road agents. He was
not, however, a loser, it seems the robbers
having thrown away bag belonging to him
which contained $4,000 in currency, not sus
pecting its value.
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CosMETIcs.-A correspondent writes: "Blondes
are going out of fashion, and have seen MANY
this summer who are allowing their dark hair to
grow in again as 1t will, and whose head cover
1ngs present combination of tlnts not beauti-
full even now, when startling combinations of
colors are in vogue. Evidently when the brown
hair went out. two or three years ago, it said to
Its disorders, "Keep my memory green" and
the prayer, whether Intentionally or not, has
been needed, for as the blonde wash wears off,
1t leaves most decided greenish tinge. There
are other unpleasant consequences of the blonde
reign visible. You see young ladies whose
faces twitch and features work cOnvulsively at
at times, and these are they to whom cosmetics
for hair and face have given disease of the
nerves. L know one young lady who is lame,
stammers as she speaks and has partially lost
the use Of half her body from paralysis caused
by cosmetics. There is no joke about this. 1t is
painfully tIuer
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TERRIBLE CUTTING BY A RAZOR. -Yester-
day afternoon, about O'Clock, three colored
men-Fred. Butler, Henry Lynn and Washing
ton Talbot-got into q fight at the corner of Sd
and T. streets southwest, when Buckner was cut
across the abdomen with a razor by one of the
men, INJECTING aterrible wound. Henry Lynn,
who cut him, made his escape, and Talbot was
arrested. DIR. McWilliams attended the wound
ed man, who is getting better to-day, and it Is
thought he will recover.
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APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC.-Provisions, cloth
ng, and money are earnestly solicited by the
managers for the Industrial Home School, at
Georgetown. The funds of the Institution are
not at the moment available for current expen-
res. Credit has already been extended as far as
the officers are willing to ask. Money may be
left with Mr.. A. NJ. Gangewer, at the Treasury
department; provisions and clothing at the in.
stitution, in Georgetown, or at NV. Burehell's,
lR90 +
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A Boy STABBED IN THE BACK.-About nine
o'clock last night, boy twelve years of age,
named Daniel Shea, living on the It'll street
road, opposite the Schuetzen park, was stabbed
in the back, Just below the shoulder blade, by
an unknown cOlored boy with jack-knife, in
the Howard University grounds. Shea was
taken to the second precinct station-house,
where DR.. Mauss rendered surgical ard, and de-
ciared the wound not necessarily fatal, unless
Inflammation set in, il being only a flesh one.
The police are now on the lookout for the as
,ailant, and his apprehension may confidently
De expected
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TIE GALILEANs Gone TO LAw.-"The Ma
tional Grand Tabernacle of the order OF Cali
leans of the United States" colOred, a body
corporate BY the laws of Maryland, and whose
officers reside in Baltimore, by Mr.W. J.Water-
man yesterday entered a suit against HThe
Harmony Lodge of Galilean Fishermen, No. 1,
of the District Of Columbia, !" incorporated un-
der the laws of the District, for an injunction
TO restrain the WashinstOnians from using the
name OF 'sGrand Tabernacle Order of Cali
leans" OF from using, selling, or reprinting the
ritual and other secret ceremonies or the organ
fzaffnn
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MRS. VIRGINIA l.. MINOR, formerly presid emf
of the Missouri State WOman's Suffrage Asso-
citation, and leading spirit in the woman's
movement, has notified the board of assessors in
st. Louis that she refuses to make them a re.
turn OF her property subject to taxation on the
ground that, under decision of the supreme
court Of Missouri, she, being a femme corerte,
cannot own the money wherewith to nav the
taxes thereon; and further, because she thinks
that taxation without representation the sum
of ALI TYRANNY,
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THE TOWN FLOODED, BUILDINGS BLowx down.
wHARvKs AND SHIFTING DESTROYED
SIGNAL OfFIcE, L. s..

TIE Town FLOODED, BUILDINGS BLOWN DowN,
wHARvks AND sHIPPISe pEsrRoYED.
SIGNAL OFFIcE, U. S.,
KEY WEST, FLA, October Tth 1874
Editor Erenfag Star: A most destructive hur-
ricane passed over our island yesterday leaving
desolation dire In its track. The anproach al
the terror of the south Atlantic and gulf Vas
neralded eighteen hours In advance by the de-
cline and oscillation of the barometer and the
and fresh easterly wind. At O'Clock a. m OF
the 9Th, the wind had increased to q gale, 40
miles per hour, y and the barometer had fallen TO
29.63. At p. m. the wind increased to co miles
per hour; the barometer had fallen to 29.s2.
The barometer continued to fall until IL reached
2s.2s at p m; after which the mercury COM
menced going up slowly, the wind shifted to
southwest, increasing 20 hurricane at 7:30 p.
m. when IL reached Its maximum velocity-so
miles per hour-with the barometer at 29.3s. At
p m. the instruments were carried away from
the U. s. signal office. At D. M the wind com.
menced falling, and at midnight the wind was
west northwest, about II miles per hour, aud
the SKY almost cloudess.
during the storm almost the entire island was
nooded, the water from the gulf rushed through
the street from two to four feet in depth aud
tne the ssit spray nlled the air killing vegetation
anu shIupbery as completely as a severe frost.
Inc destruction to shipping in the hsrbor was
great. Several buildings were blown down on
IN, me island, wharfs carried away, etc. Only one
NE lost. The storm center was some distance
TO the north and west of Key West. 1t did not
extend as Tar south Havana. At Punta
Rosa, 100 miles north, IL was more severe-the
ana telegraph Office were almost entirely swept
away AT Tortugas, 60 miles west, the wind
blew terrific for twelve hours. Colonel Lang
don, In command at Fort jefferson, states that
a solid bar OF iron weighing eight hundred pounds
was carried two hundred yards over the parapet
of the fort.
The nail steamer Geo. W. CLYDE of the
New York and Galveston line, after having
Isbored against severe gales and heavy seas for
six days after leaving Galveston, was struck by
the cyclone of the 9th about so miles to the
westward of Tortugas. The staunch vessel
withstood the beating Of the storm until $40 p.
m, when the pilot-house was swept away, and
her commander Captain Cole, Chief Engineer
Rafferty,, Second Mate Warren Beniamine,
Qrartermaster Warren Burns and Seaman
Richard ALERT were swept overheard, and all
lost except Quartermaster Burns, who was
washed back on board by the returning sea-
The Clyde was towed into our harbor to-day
She lost her topmasts, sails, hosting apparatus,
Instruments, charts, pilot-house, etc, besides
having her entire upper decks badly damaged
She came out of the storm at O'Clock. The
nsgs on shipping and throughout the city are at
half mast in honor of Captain Cole and his
comrades who were lost. The CLYDE will pro-
coed to New York in a few days.
Respectfully, N. M. LEWIS
Assistant Observer, Signal Service, U. S. A.
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FARMERS IN TRouBLH.-Considerab ex-
element prevails In East and West Donegal
and Conoy townships, Penn, occasioned by the
arrest of about fifty persons, the most Of them
being respectable farmers and their sons on a
charge OF defrauding the revenue. 1t seems
borhood, who manufactured cigars for their own
consumption. In the majority Of cases the
nature Of the effense Is buying cigars not plac-
manufacturer or dealer, and thereby aiding SUE
dealer to defraud the revenue. The penalty il
not less than e100, nor more than 500; hne and
imprisonment for not less than six months
NAV be added.
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AsoTHHR SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO BALLOON
"PRoFEssoR.',-OB Saturday last at Winamac.
Ind, Prof. r. A. Palmer made his second grand
balloon ascension from the county fair grounds.
A very strong wind was blowing at the time. All
went well until the balloon was near the ground,
when 1t again started to rise. The ropes became
entangled in tree top, and the Professor com.
ing in contact with a limb, lost his hold and
fell about forty feet, being very badly injured.
No bones were broken, and 1t Is hoped he will
recover,
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CHEAP LAND IN DELAwARK.-The Whining
ton (Del.) Republican says that land hardly
brings half its value in Kent and Sussex coun-
ties in that state, when sold at public sale. No
one DESTROYS to buy appears to have the money.
Recently a farm OF over three hundred acres
was sold near Georgetown, Sussex county, at
sheriffs sale Tor about 81, 1000. There was a
good house and out-buildiDgs upon IL, several
acres of Strawberries, and q number of peach
trees. a farm of one hundred acres, was. also,
offered at public sale in Kent county. Five
hundred dollars, (the amount of the lien against
it, was all that was expected, but there was
not single bid made.