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DOES ADVERTISING PAY?-There is no In
stance on record of well sustained system OF
judicIous advertising failing of success.
"My success is owing to my Gberality in ad.
yertising. "--Bonner.
Il advertised my productions and made mon
ey.' Nicholas LOngao0rth
Constant and persistent advertising is a sure
prelude TO wealtb.-Stepten Girdrd.
"He who invests one dollar in business should
invest one dollar in advertising that business
a Z. Ste1odrt
advertising has furnished me with COM
petence" -Amos Laurence.
"Without the aid of advertisements 1 could
have done nothing in my speculations. l have
the most complete faith in printers ink. Adj
vertisng is the royal road to business. -Bar-
NAM
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CHICAGO Sept. 21.-The city council to- night
passed an amended fire ordinance which not
only prohibits the erection of wooden buildings
within the city limits, but prescrlbes heavy
penalty for violation of the law. The ordi-
nance as it first passed Immediately after the
great fire of July last, fixed no penalty for the
violation OF its provisions.
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Foreign Exports.

CARDENAS. Schr Fred Jackson-3755 shocks
and heads, 1O3 bbls potatoes, 10000 it lumber.
ST. JOHN. NIB. Schr Emma Shanks-30O bbls
flour.
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Rockland Lime Market

Daily Domestic Receipts.
BY water conveyance-1000 bush cornmeal to 6 w
True 81 Co,
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Boston stock List.
| tSales at the Brokers Board, Sept. 20.l
Boston q Maine Railroad. ....................1 ia
Second Call.
| Eastern Railroad ..........- ....... ....-@ 62
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SPORTING.
The Rife Match,

OTTAWA, Sept. 21.-The Dominion rifle
matches closed Saturday, the New Brunswick
Association winning the affiliated association
match by score of 100, the Quebec Association
second, making SO.
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rime-2. 20, 2.22a, 2.21, 2.21.


ST. JOHN, Sept. 2l.-rhe boat race between
Brown and Morris, to come off on the Kenne
becsis on the 25th inst, is creating considerable
interest Brown is the favorte, but Morris
has many hackers. Both men exercise over
the course daily.
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Do JUSTICE TO NATURE.-It is ingratitude to
nature not to preserve and keep in splendid
order a good set of teeth Nothing can be
easier All that is needed is to brush them
briskly night and morning with purifying Sozo-
DON'T. 1t will make the mouth perfumed
palace. sep21-d&w1w
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Door PLATES AND NUMBERs.-The best as
sortment of door plates and numbers in New
England at Tierney's, 81 Market Square, Lam
caster Hall building, over Horse Railroad Of
fee. au3IeOdlm
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aIIsCELLANEOUS NOTICES.

CHOICE hyacinth, tulip, crocus and other bull
bous roots, for fall planting, just received by
Kendall & Whitney sept % 3t
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Fleetwood Park.

New YORK, Sept 1.-THE following is the
summary of trot for $4,000 to-day at Fleet
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NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that the subscrib
IN er has been duly appointed and taken upon her
self the trust of Administratrx of the estate Of
ISAAC DYER, late of Portland,
in the County of Cumberland, deceased, and gwen
bonds as the law directs. All persons having de-
TO exhibit the same; and all persons indebted TO
said estate are called upon to make payment to
MARTHA P. DYER, Administrators,
Portland. Sept. IS, 1874. seIiuiaWHWAh-
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ARRIVAL OFT oE An AMERICAN srraNrR.
LIVERPOOL. February i6-The Amertcsn
line stesmer Pennsylvania, from Phuadeiphla-
arrived nj one O'Clock this morning line
ten days and -four bours
ThE POLITICAL stTU ALTON ~ GREAT nRrrArN
LONDON, February ia meeting OF the ,ssh-
met Is 20 b. held to-day 10 consider What soo-ss
10 shall adopt The total number Of ho,.s
rulers elected 60 Parliament from Ireland III "a
The Telegraph SAVE the MARQUIS OF SaIish,r.
will become Secretary OF State tor lnfia
EiSHr MORE CARDINALS cars
LONDON, February i6.-The SdasfrY,7 bas
dispatches from Rome stating that the Pope
viii hold another oOusistery In June next. when
eight more cardinals viii he created, Including
Archbishop Manning.
SPAIN AND GREAT BRITAIN
MADRID. February 1.-The British NJ mister
had long conference Saturday with the Minis
ter OF Foreign Affairs. The subject OF the n
terview Is supposed 20 have been the case OF the
British vessel detained In the spanish port.
An INrERIAL DINNER.
ST. PRTERsBURG, January. ia grand
dinner was given last evening by the CEsr TO
bus imperial and royal visitors. In his speech
his majesty said that the Emperor OF Germany,
and Queen OF England and the Emperor OF
austria and himself would preserve the peace
OF The world The Prince OF Wales. who was
the represe ntative of the Queen, bowed his
thaI ks; and the Emperor Francis Joseph re-
sponded, reitersting the sentiments OF the
Gar.
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FrightfnI RniIread Accident.

Two PERSONS KILLED AND OTHERS SERIOUSLY
INJURED.
ALLENTOWN, PA, February GA terrible
accident occurred this morning, near the
State Dam station, Lehigh and Susquehanna
railroad, between one and two clock, bv which
two men have lost their lives, and y large
amount Of property was destroyed and several
persons sustained serious, perhaps. fatal iniu-
res. A freight train. heavily laden. was run
ming st high rate of speed and ran into a land
slide, which had completely blocked the track
The engine jumped the track. and now hangs
over the bank OF the river. Eighteen cars were
thrown from the track, and piled one on
another, smashing the freight OF all descrip-
tons, which WAS strewn along the road ana
hurled into the river. Not one OF the train
hands, as far IS cOuld be learned, escaped with
out some slight injury. The body OF Engineer
Daniel Thannon was found under the engine
considerably burned. otto Thannon fireman
ana Frank Regan, brakeman, were badly
scalded and burned. Three other men, un-
known, are reported killed. To add to the hor-
ror, the stove In the csbOose set fire 10 the in-
hammable matter among the freight. and nine
cars were thereby burned.
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that sll these charges Of irregnlauty should be
investigated, and that the Attorney General
also desired 10.
Mr. Speer Pa offered a resolution recitiug
that by the 81 section OF the act OF March. IS5S,
all district attorneys, clerks, and msrshals
were required on the first OF January and July
OF each year, or in thirty DAYS thereafter, 20
make return in writing of all fees and moneys
received by them officially: that the Attorney
6eherai had stated In q commune alton 20 this
rouse that the clerk of the district court OF
Alsosma, OF the southern district of Georgia
sho OF the southern district OF Illinois have dis
regarded This Law, aud be further states that
these ofhcers are beyond his control; therefore
resolving that the Committee on ,Iudciarv he
directed 20 inquire in relation 90 tina cases re
erred 10 ana 10 report the facts to the House
ard whether any change in the law Is necsssary
70 compel the making Of these raturrs. Alop-
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REDUCTION BILLs-Mr. Grassland intro
dueed in the House to-day bill sbolishing all
custom-houses where the revenues collechble
DO not produce means sufficient 20 paw al eN-
pehses, and requiring the Secretary OF the
Treasury TO discharge all officers and empIoves
now IN service az such custom houses. Also. a
OIL winch provides that the revenue marine
service be abolished, and also all officers con
nected with said service and the Secretary OF
the treasury Is directed to transfer 10 the NAVY
department ALI vessels and other property EN-
ployed in said service. The second section pro-
WOES that All the service aud duties required
now TO be performed by the revenue marine
by the Navy department.
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New York Notes.

IEALOIel MURDER.
NRw YORK, February iG.-Denuis Killard Of
No 425 East Let street Yesterday fatally stabbed
Michael Barry, bOarder. jealousy Is said 20
be the cause.
THE CRUSADE AGAINST KING ALCOHOL.
Ten women and two men organized In this
city yesterday for a crusade against King Al
cOhOl. They well devote this week 20 work and
prayer for an Increase OF their numbers. There
~ much feeling on Long Island against the
whisky trade, and IL is probable that a move
ment will be inaugurated there.
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TIE FAMOUS CoLvOCOREssEs INSURANCE
CASE will be tried on the final issue by the fol-
lowing able counsel: Governor IDgersol and
EDWARD w. Seymour, OF Connecticut, for the
plalntin and for tie companies, Richard ID.
Hubbard, Henry II. Graves, assisted by G. j
McCurdy, OF Hartford, for the New York Mu.
tual Life; Dwight Foster, Of Boston, for the
New England Mutual; Henry c. Robinson, of
Hartford, for the Travellers, and United States
District Attorney Calvin G. Child, of Coupec-
ticut, for The New York Equitable. The case
promises TO be one OF the most interesting ever
tried IN the Come cticut courts. The amount
insured is Sl93 500, and the greater portion OF
this was obtained within the preceding six
months OF his deal though some of the poll
cies dated back eighteen or twenty, and one of
them TIVE nty-hy years. On the announcement
of the death the insurance companies inyesti-
gated the circumstances, and asserted that il
was no N urder, but an act of suicide to defrsud
the insurers, and so they unanimously refused
TO paw the policies.
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Fire I'm N0rfoIk.

NORFOLK, VA, February l6.-A ire early
this morning in block of buildings on the
northeast corner OF Whitewater street and Mar
tet Square, occupied by liquor, grocery and
tobacco stores, destroyed about - 900 worth
Of property. The loss is covered by insurance.
The origin of the fire is not known
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Wasted Sweetness.

SALISBURY, Md, January, l6.-The brig
Redwood, Defeare, from Csrdenas for Phtla-
delphia, with a cargo of SO hhds. of mOlasses,
went ashore on the Outer bar at Synepuxent
beach early SATURDAY. morning. The vessel aud
csrgO are total loss. The crew were saved by
the wrecking surf boat. The vessel and cargo
belonged 10 Berdiman * Brother, Phiia-
delphla.
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RED CLOUDS Son KILLED BY THE Story
The Cheyenne Ledger has a special dispatch
from Fort Fetterman, stating that CHEYENNE
runner, who has just arrived there from the Red
Cloud agency, says that Red Clouds son was
killed last Monday night by a party OF Sioux,
whom he had compelled to return stolen stock.
He also reports that nearly all the Cheyennes
hundred and fifty lodges are within fifty miles
OF Fort Fettsrman, and will come in or send to
that post
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Affairs I'm philadelphia.

PHILADRLPHIA, February H.. TeOnard
NamhOlt, the keeper Of a beer saloon. fatally
shot bis wife last night, without the least pro-
vocation. He was arrested.
SUICIDE OF A POLICEMAN.
Police officer James Jackson hanged himself
to-day, Ina a cellar OF his house. in the northern
part OF the city. Cause unknown.
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0The Emperor Of Russia visits England

The Emperor Of Russia visits England
next April.
chief of etaH Of Don Carlos, has been murdered.
s0Ant-g rapesrs are being organized I'm
Chester county, Pa
~1he wrne-snd-vom waltz In Central
Ohio eats Strauss al out
nOArchbishop Alemany, Of San Francisco.
Husbandry.
DTbe captain general of Cuba has received
Q telegram, stating that the Spanish troops
have killed Pedro Urquixra, . member Of the
rebel government
ga painting deer, chased By hounds, came
mp 20 woodman working near the UnDq IA
(0regon) bridge, and affer he had driven tie
dogs on, the deer remained With him All dav
lively sens Of gratitude for the nanf inter
ference In it, behalf.
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Economy nc Buffalo.

BUFFALO, y. V, Febrnarv I6.-The board or
trade to-day decided that the amount apprO-
prIated by Congress 20 free the Buffalo harbOr
from distractions is totally inadequate, and
adopted petition TO Congress asking for an
increase in the amount.
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strike Of Railroad Laborers.

LOWELL, February lG.-The labOrers en-
gagged in erecting the Lowell and AndOver rail-
road were paid of on Saturday last. MANY OF
them, who have been AZ work for one dollar per
day, found that there was no surplus after de-
Quoting the assignment for board. COnse uent-
y strike for higher pay was inaugurated to-
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PurTAnFrpuTA

PHILADELPHIA. February 1G-An Ereziag
Telegraph special from Pittsburg announces the
attorney for that district, this moTnlng after a
serious illness.
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THERE WAS A LARGE NUMBER of visitors at
the Executive Mansion to-day. Secretaries
Fish, Robson and Richardson had interviews
with the President.
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ANOTHER MISSING S5O,000 IN NEW YORK
The detailed statement, from oficial infOrma-
ton in the hands OF the board Of audit, or st
least one of its members, shows that an unex
planned de- ficiency of between $50 00) and $50 900
exists in the accounts Of Street Commissioner
Furey; that the books destroyed contained the
only record Of the taxes assessed and collected
for the improy emcnts named, and that the
books disappeared, not AZ the time stated by
members OF Il board Of audit, bat while Mr.
Furev was strs ct commissioner.
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BILL TO ABOLISH The IRoN-CLAD OATH
A bill will be reported this week from the House
Judiciary Committee to abolish the test or
iron-clad oath in all cases where it is now re-
uuired by law.
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The STATE DEPARTMENT has received no in
formation cOnfrmstOry of or relating to a dis
patch published in our telegraphic columns to-
day stating that martial law prevails in Ha-
vana, and that other serious disturbances exist
there.
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THE RESOLUTION requesting Senator Alcorn,
of Mississippi, to resign, was voted down in the
state senate on Saturday, by q vote of q TO 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-16

Hon. ALBx. III. STEPHENS is quite i'll al his
rooms at the National hotel, with neuralgia of
the kidneys. Night before last several physi-
clans were in consultation relative to his case,
and agreed that his condition was serious He
was some hat easier Yesterday and to-day.
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Crem I'm hanger

LRwRs, DEL, February l6.-The American
brig FLYING Burgee Is ashore eighteen miles
south of Fenwick'e Island. The sea i breaking
over her, and the crew are in the rigging.
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A SOPRANO sAvxD BY HnB BRAfos-Mh
Gilbert, soprano In DR.. BeFtel1 cnurc Boston
strikiua her head on tie cement n0or, but her
life WSs saved b. Q 1hjeb PgAjd u Aaizs
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INTERNAL REvESUE-The receipts from this
source to- day were s4I1 SOS.
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GENERAL EATON, commissary general, was
retired to-day by order of the President, and
General Shiras assigned to duty as commIssary
general, and General Amos Beckwith assigned
TO duty in the Office at Washington, also by
order OF the President
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TELEGRAMs 10 THE STAR.
STARTLING NEWS FRox Cunl
.HSErTsL IsW. ~ Hxu-s.r<
OF the CITY The Captain seneraf
Forced co Leave.

NEW YORK, February IA special dispatch
IRON Florida Bay. dated the 18th inst SAYS.
III h reported by the steamer Margaret. which
arrived here yesterday morning from Havana,
that martial lsv has been declared IN Havana
and that volunteers 20 the number Of on
have taken Possession of the CITY OF Havaus.
COMPELLING the Captain General 60 take refTge
on board The Spanish war ship Arapllesm
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TIE NEw BRITIsH MINIsrRY-The London
Observer saws the new British ministry will
probably be composed as follows: Disraeii,
First Lord Of The Treasury Cairns, Lord High
dent of the Council; the Duke OF Richmond.
War Secretay y; the Earl Of Northumberlsnd,
FRS: Lord OF the Admiralty; Ward Hunt or Mr..
orne Hardy, Home Secretary. II IL rumored
that Glsdsfs ne win advise the Queen to elevate
Chichf tier Forteecue to the DeeraOe
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- Il IHE
CONG BEGATIONAL CHI BOB,
COkNER OF 10Th AND STS.,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, Feb ls,lS4.
GREATLY INCRElSEU ATTRACTIONS
TIE celebrated
john ". BISHOFF,
The Blind Organise Of the Wes':
TIE kJPEER QCAKTETTE
EWER, CHASE, BURNETT, AND EOH 2:
Pref. q BNEfuER. Leader Of the NJ .riDe Band.
Prof sCHSEIDkB. BanGmaster % the King +
It>iy. aud one II ihe LEADING CLARIO-
NET PLAlERS OF EGKOPE.
Admission, - cents. Tickets AZ Metzerot''s,
ChoEte :. and Ellis. fehl3 ii
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THE COURT ON GEN. HowARD's CAsE-The
President has ordered that the following officers
compose the court of inquiry in the case of Gen.
.. q. Howard General Sherman, General Nc
DOwen, General Pope, General Meigs, General
Holt. Major A. Il Gardner will be Judge ad-
vocate OF the court. The court Will meet in
Washing ton on the 81 March.
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PERsONAL.-Mr. John b. Fry, clerk of the
Senate Committee on the District OF Columbia
has so far recovered that he expects to resume
his duties in q few days. '..' Gov. Bennett
Mrs. Bennett, and Miss Curtis, of Idaho, are in
the city, corner y and streets.
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Oh d An TRl AL.
NIILTONIAN TARLEAUN.
MINT

WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY l..
On account Of the destructiou OF tn drap-ry AMI
other parsp erpalia Of the NiltOui 81 TssteanS
,the exhibition itself bling alone preserved ia
transit 10 Washington wlic will involve a aeces
sary delay e two or three days and outlay Of
several hundred dol ars % replace ths NAV ager il
otliEei 70 announce the pOstpOnsnsnt Of the d ct
eNhIbftiCn uutil
"WEDNESDAY EyEEIEG, FEBRUARY IL, AT
LINCOLN HALL.
10 eoRtinuA -FOUR NIGHTS ONLY. with one
GRAND FAMILY AND SCHOOL MATINEE.
SATURDAY AFTERROOE, FEBRUARY IL.
ADM sion, IS cents. reserved seats, 50 &c
Seats can be secured without extra charge at Elis
music store, commencing Tuesday morning, Fesrs-
L
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National NDINE.

a.. Me.sr.. JARRETT & PALMfR have the honor
q snnounelDg ma, having peri ted gemel's
Will Broduce,on
NoERh! EVENING, Tes!esry I6,
UNDINE:
o. The ,5t SPIRIT i i,Ir6 or THE IL ", ~ATERs,
TIE GREAT kIRALEY TROUPE
lsp J.sRErr II PhLn ntst Faa 6AsV yfEs.
NOISE AND PARTISAN BALLET,
FREMIERs, sEooSS IPaHEs,.n COMPLIES. au4
,,-,,xs 6EIGUKsNTEs, ,r
I' kfkssSSFFYYs i k5Sfis i5Es AND AffAA
Mile lpELE G B6Sf, IL milk G1oAss1
ssTfRs F FfsTS5. se infant G,
.hs Utmost 'I me TIN Vi SISTERS ISLE
- HEaE KARL LIxD,
ossf sGse Ssiurs an host
Grand Is M ARC Hi d;
BY A BATTA GfON OF 90 YouSG LADIES.
GORGEOUS Cos ~ r. IND Il i6' DAZZLING
Imported from Par. faf 'be ss.sp. very successful
NIBLOs sARDES, NEW YORK,
I-THRILLING PANORAMA,
iAEls IL TIE DAYS OF THE COMMUNE
THE ATLAS. o. AND BTRSisG or THE
HOTEL DE VILE.
&C q spponnsnt. az. ID m.e os
:. 80 g. Ss any representation Of similar char
l. sor.tG geEce OF the eocrmoEs xpense attend
rs The Performsnce, the prices q admission will
Atmis-iCn cents and 81
Orchestra circle, reserved. ..-......... ii -
DR. CIR r.r, re- erv 81
sIBcz sheet Tor sale Of seats viii open WE'D.
SAsDAf February IL. febll-tr
NAsQCEBADE COSTUMES FOR LADIES
BiL Is. f4STIkss, 2ND S FalF yhI E2E
Sim SO7 7,h street, 3 DOOR. D D oq Pa ave-.
CosICMEs
PLivhTE THEATKIoALs.
.r L. MoXLEYs,
M COS 10Th street northwest.
AL BINDS OF oAsT-oTT wEARIsa AP.
ey addrs--ins on esIis 70 tne very Dest .dyantass
-. sis .trsss, tssve.n 9Th ana EitsSr n,..
BALLS, &c.
WAshINGroS sCHUkTzEN VEaIIS.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 81 l-.4
GRAND MASQUERADE BALL "A
Al the banaCet Hall Of the Park. "a
Passive members can obtain ladies' ticket. A.
Chr. Narders 81 eth northwest, daily from
Ito Il 9. M. and from to m.
None bct usembers are admitted
ftbIs1 THE COMMITTEE
SEC0hD GRAND soCIABLE AND LUNCH
CT. Il SOCIETY,
VIII BE gwen al BACNs HALL, corner Of ~
81 ana East Capitol street, MONDAY EVE -
Il prf.r .f.fo rs. ~
lunbia Division :: 7. Han open OF IA O'Clock;
daneins ga o'clock. Tickets, including lunch rs
cent?. fell. .,
LrRAHKLIS LODGE, No 2,kSIGHrs OF
PYTHIAs
Felloxst Hell, Navy Yard, TUESDAY %
ENENIN6. February L., at O'Clock Pre- ~
yfOus 20 the dancing, Knight Geo. A. PARK ~
hurst (vhO hes kindiy vol uBteered) will civ ~
shpmeICus reading; after which Knights Stuart
aid Miller - III sfng favorife comic ballad. car
VIII leave me hall to convey parties to the city
the els sc Of the entertainment Tickets, So cents,
admitting genflsn an and ladies' fsbA2t-
NTAeIC LANTERNS,
vi hopEL SHAN 2EGINEs @~@
Bikb oPkRA GLAssIs, ~ NJ
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
u. II. HEMPLER's, Optieian.
feeEsn tsS PslIs. ave, Ger. a. styesf
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The HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EXPENDITURES
will, it is said, recommend the abolition of all
special agents of the Treasury department, and
also recommend various reforms in the bureau
OF printing, not the least important of which is
that all note printing shall be done by the gov
eminent. thus saving eN Pressage (no inconsid
cradle Item between New York aid Washing
ton.
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A SINGULAR SERIES OF ACCIDENre.-A Sc
rious accident happened at q large excavation
just north Of the brewery in Philadelphia,
where the terrible Ice house accident occurred
during Saturday evening. A man named Sim
son, who had been working at the ruins during
the day, started for his home. he came TO this
excavation, and not being aware that there was
such q place he tumbled I'm. The hole was
about thirty feet deep. His cries for assistance
were heard BY Policeman Cafrey, who started
IN the direction from which they emanated.
OsnTey was also unaware OF the existence OF
the hole, and he, likewise II n in. He hsd two
rbs broken. His cries for help, added 20 those
Of stnson, were heard by q man named wur-
fer, q carpenter, who had also been ~ work
OF 70 the relief Of the men, and, Ike the others
be fell TITO the excavation In his fall be struck
ais head upon the shafts Of . wagon and was In
stantly killed.