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TIE YACHT NETTIE.
The Run from Gaspe TO Halifax-The
New York Yacht Club Flag Every
whore Recognized and saluted.

New York Yacht Club Flag Every
whore Recognized and saluted.
HALIFAX, N. s., August 7, 1874.
The yacht Nettie, OF the New York Yacht Cluo,
Captain Horace Comst0ck, lett Gaspe at the mouth
Of the st. Lawrence, on Monday, August 8, at one
p. NJ, with q light head wind, which died to
calm OF Bonaventure-distanc twenty miles.
The wini then Increased and was soon a whOlesail
breeze While running before It the bonnet OF the
jb out, carrying with 1t the clew, parting
the rope and tearing out one cloth Repairs were
made, aud the Nettte plunged on '4ike thing OF
ltie." The yacht made North Cape prince Ed
ward IsandI, followed the land down to East Cape
and headed for the Gut Of Canso. Stopping at Port
Mulgrave for letters and stores The yacht con-
tinued across ChidebuctO Bay and through the
Little Gut OF Cans0. The wind or Canso dropping
to q calm, the Nettie for some distance was towed
with the small boat. Anchor was let 60 In CansO
harbOr, and the wind coming fair started for
Halifax direct, the wind increasing small gale
for the nrst time in sailing Of over q month was
compelled to reef the mainsail; had the great
pleasure OF passing every vessel on the run and
arrived safely at Halifax early In the morning.
Hasa we mao ssppsr ION IN Mans Uanso ana ereakasted 10
tax 425 mles) the run was made, including three
hours calm at Cape George and stops at Port Null
grave anu Cans0 HarbOr three hours, in Nifty
hours making an average OF eight and q half
miles, or, Tor the mean time, over nine miles an
nOur.
The yacht has carried the nag OF the New York
Yacht Club and It has been everywhere recognized
and saluted. The officers and members OF the
Halifax Yacht Club have been very kind to US
The papers speak very kindly or our visit and
desirOus to "interviewn us. One great pleasure OF
the trip has been to run IN to the various harbors
on trips Of observation. We were very fortunate
IN having secured good pilot, Captain Joseph
Edwards OF Portland.
Our party, consisting OF the Rev. George Hep
worth, George E. w. Stivers, Edward s. Butler and
A. G. Arnold, Of New York; A. A. Ranney and son
and Mr.. Fletcher, OF Boston, are all well.
We 60 on the dock here 70 paint and overhaul
and leave next week Tor the Is e OF Shoals
The Yacht Nettie En- Route for New
York.
HALIFAX, N. S., August H. 1874
Mr.. Hepw0rth's yacht Nettie sailed for New York
to-day.
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THE INNINOS WEKE
INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING MATCH.
LONQ BRANCH, A

LONo BRANCH, August H. 1874.
Articles OF agreement have been signed between
J. b. Johnson, the champion swimmer Of England,
and Andrew Trautz the champion swimmer OF
the United states, for An international Swimming
match for the championship OF the world. The
amount agreed upon by the parties is 81 0oa. the
winner to take the champion cup and the stakes.
johnson is under the care OF Mr. Edward Goodell
and Mr. Trautz is in tue experienced hands OF
Mr.. BENJAMIN Whiteman OF New York.
This novel match will be decided on Thursday,
20th inst, The course Is from Lelaud's Ocean
Hotel around q stake boat opposite the West End
the training Of the champions Is witnessed daily
bv thousands.
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The fourth excursion will take place to-day.
There will also be excursions tomorrow and FRI
day. Tickets are furnished at the various dlspen-
saries and at the office OF st. Johns Guild, No. 81
Varick street. Contributions to the fund arc
earnestly solicited at once, and may be sent To-, TO-.
David Solomon, German American Bank, No. 100
Broadway; Jackson s. Schultz, No 63 Clin street;
Tiffany Co., No. 13 Union square; William X.
Travers No. 10 Madison avenue: Rev. s. II. Wes-
ton, d. d., No. 8 East Forty-1fth street; George
Wilkes, M. D., No. 16 North Washington square;
Wheeler 4 Wilson, Nos. 543 and 625 Broadway;
William Watson Co.. No 122 church street; @:
J. N. Zabriskie, Peoples Bank, corner Canal and
Thompson streets, or Rev. Alvah Wiswall, Master
of st. Johns Gulid No. 81 Var1ck street.
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PROBABLE MURDER
A Man stabbed in tho Region OF th'
Heart With . Pair OF shears.

Man St9bbo0 In tho xc8lOm VI sho
Heart With . Pair OF shears.
About halfpast six O'Clock last evening" al
Martin waters, thirty-tnree years of age, was en-
tering his apartments, ON the third moor OF tne
tenement house No. 11s Mulberry street, he was
stabbed by John FARRELL, tailor, residing In the
same house. with pair of shears In the region
Of the heart and Is supposed to be fatally injured.
Accord,n. to tina statement of Waters, made TO
the police OF the Fourseentn precinot sne sr, Un,
siaueht was made on him Dy Fsrren WsaoIs ~ H
msSs Sis escape, and up late hour last night
he had nos been arrested. me wounoea
man Was conveyed 70 the station mousse oy
MTrcer Ouinlan. who was on post IN the aoQye
tract at the time, but 40 Waters made no ontcry
sc~nd ~" MIN bleeding from the wound. At the sta
ton house he was attended BY Police Surgeon
Rvrnee VINO pronounced his wound very DAN
Hoepisal Tor treatment which Waters reiuctantly
submitted to. after good deal oi tail swearing.
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TAXING INTO account hef
TINE ALLOWANCE,
the C0rinne, barring Mr.. Loubats protest, takes
the first prize, Fl0rinda the second and Mesange
the third.
WHAT THE OWNERS SAY.
The owner OF the Enchantress tells me that he
led all night, and was much surprised at daybreak
to see the Corinne ahead OF him.
Mr. Wood, ON the other hand, asserts that he had
the lead throughout the night, ana that the En-
chantress only passed him in the morning, at
about seven O'Clock, on Bembridge, Isle OF Wight.
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A FIRB IN wILLIANsBUR0

Yesterday morning, anSFtiy after three O'Clock,
watchmSi Ruck discovered nre breaking out rom
the jspanning room Of 3. Ketchum CO.'S anwareV
manufactory, corner Of Union avenue South sec.
ond and Twelfth streets, BROOKLYN, ", an1 Hr,,y
The alarm. The Fire Department wcro psw"nX
damage to che extent OF 5000 had Deen uonss
The prOperty WAS fully insured
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meeting VIII D0 neId on DOaru Tue nagshp to-
morrow morning to determine when the race win
be sailed again.
THE PIGEON MATCH
among the members OF the club and their guests,
which takes place tomorrow afternoon, promises
10 be very interesting.
The squadron will sail I0r Vineyard Haven on
Thursday morning.
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PIGEON SHOOTING AT BUFFALO.

BUFFALO, August II, 1874.
James Ward, of Toronto. and Ira Paine OF New
York, win hold pigeon shooting match at Buffalo
Driving Park on Thursday afternoon next for
81 600 q side. One hundred birds Will be shot, at
fifty single and twenty five pairs.
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this was her maiden trip. Several OF the yachts
were becalmed In the channel and did not arrive
at their anchorage until long after dark.
THE RACE DECLARED OFF.
The judges, hessrs. Moses H. Grinnell, w. Krebs
and Henry Steers declared the race on The fol.
lowing table shows the time at which some Of the
leading boats passed the home stak ehoat:-
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FLOATING HOSPITAL.

Destitute Sick Children's ExcursloR
Fund.
The following additional contributions have
been received by Rev. Alvan Wiswal, Master OF
st. Johns Guild, and handed to Henry c. DE Witt,
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QUEENS COUNTY REGATTA

The second annual regatta Of the Queens County
Yacht Club will take place at noon tomorrow
from Little Bayside.
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THE ENTRIEy.
The following yachts were entered Tor the race !:

Shortly past eleven O'Clock the wind freshened
little and judges decided to start the vessels.
Tue whistle was accordingly blown and the con-
testants prepared to get into line rhe spectacle,
as on the preceding day, very pretty and sight,
seers were out in large 1orce The wind was still
light and altogether the prospect was rather ais
couraging The hrst whistle was blown at Ion. 4om.
lin. O7m. A. M.
me following is the order in which the vessels
crOSaed the line
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THE NATIONAL GAME.

A Closely Contested Game At Hartford.
HARTFORD, Conn.,. August IL, 1874.
The base ball game between the Hartfords and
Phtladelphias to-day was the closest and most
exciting OF the season. Twelve innings were
played and the Phiadelphias won by score OF
six to nve.
THE INNINGS WERE
vubs l12dM ltA 5<h ca. tn .stA 9A. lo0A 1lA l21.
PsI,aSc1sb;: Ps5tSrds;S S9S dqSS ~
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came in first, at IN. 21m. 4Os., followed by the

CROSSING THE LINE.
The different yachts crossed the line on Cape La
nAva in fho fOIIo
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The Yacht Nettie En- Route for New
York.
HALIFAX N. s., August II, 1874
Mr.. Hepworth's yacht Nettie sailed for New York
to-day.
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tered forth In the utmost confusion. Casting
aside my woolen coverings rushed up on the
bridge and there found two or three Frenchmen
arguing together. From the bridge ] repaired to
the cabin, where some five or six members OF the
Yacht Club OF France were discussing the course
we ought to take in order to find the mark boat,
beside which we wished to anchor. Biddle, Of the
Advertiser who could hardly speak word OF
French, gave his opinion and thumped upon the
table with as much energy as any Of them. The
Frenchmen were no less emphatic, and Heaven
only knows where we might have sailed to had it
not been for Commodore Benoit Champy, one OF
the Vice Presidents Of the Yacht Club OF France,
who rushed In in his trousers and shirt sleeves
and begged M. Champeaux an amateur navigator
of the Havre Regatta Club, who appeared to be
conducting the steamer, to bring her to an an
chor unless ne was quite sure Of the course he was
steering. Every one seemed to be allowed to have
his say. Down In the cabin five or SIX people,
who knew no more about sailing than the man In
the moon. were cmphatcally humping upon the
chart with their forefngers and nourishing CON-
passes and rulers about in the most excited man.
ner imaginable.
cAPTAIN N0NPLussED.
In the meanwhile the captain OF the steamer
Orne, who mad never been 80 far by sea In
his life, his experience being limited to
weekly trips from Havre to Caen, left his
steamer entirely to our care. He gave
us his charts, his compasses, his rulers and tee-
scope and quietly allowed us to do as we pleased.
Thanks to M. Champeaux, who knew something
about the port toward which we were steering, we
eventually sighted st. Catherine and the Mob and
eventually took up our moorings beside the mark
boat Hesperores at FIVE minutes past two on Tues
day morning.
ALL RIGHT.
Alter sending OF q boat in order to ascertain
that we had made no mistake, we INDUCED In an
early breakfast OF ham ana German sausage
washed down with claret and tea, and then kept .
sharp LOOKOUT for the yachts.
Is 1T ALL RIGHT9
T6ere were many false alarms toward daybreak.
First OF ALL q lot OF vessels lying at anchor were
sighted and declared to be the yachts which we
were 80 anxiously expecting. Then every nshing
smack that appeared upon the horizon was hailed
az the Enchantress Al length the less enthusiast
tic among us, tired Of so many false alarms,
sought refuge and repose below, and some half
dozen of us were leis on deck to weather the rain
SQUALLS and watcn for the winners
TIE STRUGGLE FOR vICroRY-THE CLAIMANTS IN
SIGHT.
AT last at seven O'Clock A. NJ, two sails looking
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-05
ONE HUNDRED SNAKES.


Last spring VIII Moody moved out Of his log
house in Union Grove, and # stood uuOccupied
and desolate for several weeks, but Last July
I'D. Asher purchased the property and moved
IN. The first sight in the house there was .
great Tustling on the floor, like the pattering
Of mynAds Of mice, but it wasn't mics that
made tie noise; h was the sound from dozens
of snakesasth they dragged themselves across6he
floor. In the morning Mr.. Asher used to Mt
up, shake tie reptiles out Of his clothes, grasO
4 pitchfork and pitch the Shiny devils out 0r
doors. It INSTRUMENTATION thing to slaughter
half dozen in the morning The second and
breakfast one morning Mr. Asher felt some
thing crawling up his leg, and giancing down
wards found beautiful little striped fellow
working his way up in the world. Another
time he found three-foot fellow IN his over
coat pocket, who greeted hiuFOa his approach
ing with friendly hiss. The nuisance became
intolerable. The house was Old, and the NOR
tar in the climbing had given way in many
places, and in the evening no sooner was the
lamp lighted than q serenade Of Kisses would
begin, and nearly every one of the holes would
be ornamented with a snakes head. At the
end Of the fourth day Mr. Asher grasped his
shovel and went to the banking Of the house,
a mass of straw and dirt that had not been
moved for several years, and there were their
snakeships in all their glory. Il was perfect
massacre, for In that banking he found and
killed an even hundred garter snakes. Thirty
were found In one nest.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-05
L COSTLY HITR

A correspondent says: ga few days ago =
young and poorly-elad girl entereiBa barber's
shops in Vienna, and told the proprietor that
he must buy her head The friseur examined
her long, glossy, chestnut locks, and began to
bargain. He could give eight guldea, and no
more. Hair was plentiful this year. the price
had fallen, there was less demand, and other
phrases of the kind. The little maiden's eyes
filed with tears, and she hesitaksd moment
while threading her fingers through her chest
nut looks. She finally threw herself into
chair in Gods name she gasped,- take It
quickly The barber, satisfied with his bar
gain, was about to clinch it with his shears
when q gentleman who sat half-shaved, look
ing on, told him to stop. My child he said,
why do you want to sell your beautiful hairp
my mother has been nearly five months Ill;
can't work enough to support US, everything
has been sold or paWned, and there Is not
penny in the house. (Had klein krsttzsr IN haIs.l
NO, no, my child said the stranger; If that
is the case / will buy your hair, and viii give
you q hundred gulden for IT, He gave the
poor girl the note, the sight of which had dried
her tears, and took up the BARRIERS shears.
Taking the locks in his hand he took the
longest hair, cut it of alone, and put It care
fully In his pocket-book, thus paying one hun
dred hOgins for q single hair. he took the
poor girls address, in case he should want to
buy another at the same rate. This charitable
man is only designated as the chief Of = great
industrial enterprise within the city"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-05
KANSAS CHURCH SCENE.


Jim Barndollar, of the Usage agency, had
sent his washing to full-blood Usage squaW,
who was to have 1t done and bring it home On
Saturday night. The squaw failed to fulall
the contract, however, and on Sunday Jim had
to go to church with the same suit he wore
during the week. In the meantime he had
sent word to his washerwoman to 'fbring them
shirts" He had just got comfortably seated
in the church, and the grave minister had
opened up in thunder tones on sinners gen
orally, when in stepped big Usage Indian,
with package under his blanket, who began
making all kinds of unintelligible signs to our
friend. Jim appeared to take no notice of his
presence, however, until by his audible Whis-
pers and frantic gesticulatiOns the Indian had
attracted the attention Of the congregation,
and fairly Mortified our hero by drawing forth
a shirt with a stunning clean front, several
pair Of socks, and other things that go to COM
plete a fashionable young mans wardrobe.
This was too much for him, and he Immediately
arose, and reckoning the persistent laundry
clerk out, he then and there exhausted both
the English and Usage vocabulary Of spithets,
after which he took charge of the clothes and
told the dusky warrior to go his way. Profane
language is prohibited at the agency, but It Is
said that Jim made good use Of all the en-
phatic religious adjectfyes that came within
his grasp.
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A NASAL SROK.

A correspondent writes: 'sWe have heard OF
exhibitions Of barmaids, of babies, &C., but the
oldest affair of the kind that has yet been wit
messed is the nose show that has just taken
place at ottakring, in Austria, where, on =
platform in a large public hall, eighty persons
competed for the prize offered for the most ex-
traordinary nasal prominence in form, size and
color. The jury, after review of the noses
submitted to their examination, decided that
only three out Of the whole could be admitted
to compete for the prize, which was finally adj
judged to competitor from Vienna, possessor
of what Is stated to be "a gigantic nose of
deep violet-blue.' We are not informed of the
nature Of the prize awarded, whether smell
ing-bottle, pocket-haDdkerchief, snuf-box or
spectacles."
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GOVERNMENT SALES.
GoTERNaENT SAFE.
NAVY DEpAnTMnyT,

WkgHrNGTON. October 10, IS74
The NAVY Department viii ofef for sale at public
auction 81 the Naval station, New London, Con-
necticuf, on MONDAY. the 9TH day OF NOyember,
1874. At - O'Clock m, the Sectional Floating DET
Dock. now at that station.
This Dry Dock consists OF i've sections, each hAE-
s Inches deep, and two end-noats, each % feet 10
inches long, y feet wide, and bet Inches deep
with the necessary machinery.
The Dock Is calculated TO receive vessel 20 feet
long, IS eet beam. IS feet drat or water ana Of2o
tons displacement.
me Dock and me inventory OF articles to be soid
with II can be examined az any time BEFORE the
day OF sale on application 70 the comnAndAnt of
the station.
purchase money must be deposited - the time q
sale, the balance Withil ten days Irom the date
or Confirmation Of sale by the Department, and
the Dock purchased must be relnONea ron the
station within two weeks nom me cate o. sae1 con-
II not confirmed the money deposited VIII Be re-
NE Government reserves the right to withdraw
the Dock from sale at any time and % reject any
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PRESCRIPTION FOR THE CURE OF
DRUNKENNESS,

There is curious prescription in England
for the cure Of drunkenness, by which thou
sands are said to have been assisted In recover
ing themselves. The recipe came into nOtO-
riety through the efforts Of JOHN Vide Hall,
father of the Rev. Newman Hall and Captain
Vine Hall, commander of the Great Eastern
steamship. He had fallen into such habitual
drunkenness that his utmost efforts TO regain
himself proved ungTailing. At length he
sought the advice of an eminent physician,
who gave him prescription which he followed
faithfully for several months, and at the end
of that time he had lost all desire for liquors,
although he had for many years been led cap
tive by most debasing appetite. The recipe,
which he afterward published, and by which
so many have been assisted to reform, is as
follows: "Sulphate of iron, ) grains; magnesia,
10 grains; peppermint water; IL grains; spirit
of nutmeg, l draehm; to be taken twice
day." This preparation acts as q tonic and
stimulant, and SO partly supplies the place Of
the accustomed liquor, and prevents that absO-
lutte physical and moral prostration that follows
a sudden breaking OF from the use Of stimtt-
lating drinks.
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oasSss.t sosnss Ns n nd s1ss. S%


TgTSTEEs' sALE Of SIX yhEsA .SE E TS5
FRI s sR R s6ISk FfSFT HgTs WITH I
AID PPESTHH sTREETs . N Il AT
BS SirtSe Of six dsedE OF trust given to Us, and
NO SO, folio 12S; Liber 632 folio i52 III .er coz,
folio l3; Libsr 2, folio Us; 6lber 3d. foIic a. and
Liber 90 folio S. respectively, Of the land records
the parties secured thereby, We will sell at public
the 10Th day Of November, A. d. is7l, commanding
ground Situated snd lying in tie city OF Washing
ton, Dist let OF Columbia, and being known and
described on the ground plan Of said e as all Of
Benjamin 7. Gnbsrt's recorded subdivision OF part
OF square numbered three hundred ana seventy
one togeIaer WIN tae s et e sns
mansard roof pres sed-brick front dive llinErhouse
on each lot, mrniShedwith every conyenlenen OF
This property Is in a most desirable location,
facing south, with spaeioui grounds In front, hand
II Is near MONT vernon square, and con-
venient TO all the street railways.
Terms; On lots Al B, and y, sio, GO esehi on
lot H, % 900, and on lot j e2oo, with inte[e Z a.
day Of sale, a-d expenses Of sale In cash; balance
ct six, tWeixe and eightsen months. n0tes bearing
six per cent interest from day Of sale and secured
or $500 on each lot will b. required AZ time % SALE
All eonveyanciDgs &C., AZ expense Of purchaser or
IL ferms Of sale are not com Pile with ia seven
DAYS from daY OF sale tn trustees reserve the
right to resell the property at the risk and cost OF
Siv is i've esVs not G. 10 some daily paper pub
lshed IN washington, D. G..
Z; A. Z E9 glH4LiSS1,1ER Trussees.
DUNCAN5ON BROS, Aucts.
oc2i-S, Tu&Th lStar-M,W&fl
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AUCTION SALES.


TxECUTORiS SALE OF VALUABLE
III IMPROVED REAL ESTATE FRONTING
X STREET., BETWEEN ELEVENTH AND
TwELfTH STREETS NORTHWEsr, AT AUG
on THURSDAY. the 18th day OF November, A.
:, ' the last viii on the late Sarah Ann Reed, de-
sed, viii sell ct public auction, in front OF the
80 Niscs, undivided one-han Interest In and TO
HI vt half OF lot numbered ten. 90, IN square
nt-S ed three hundred and seventeen, (tlL)
1tf twenty-hvs (25) feet on street, and tun-
NM ~, one hundred (I00) feet to an alley and
impfoTedh vatwo-storT pressed brick front dwell
IN 3 ho-Se & 1oWn as NO. los on SAID street,
- az - time and place, the remaining ono
l,sie tnes-sst Il Naid property Will also be sold.
- n - trd cash. and the balance at SIX
t-eivs si,S sIvbta en- months, with interest at the
- - aIstt s.s u per annum, and secured BY
~ ~ eisnt Pen. property sold one hundred
dollars to be rad do IN inmedlately after day Of
nos-td oH' Jos, Y. KELLEY, Executor.
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DY 1T. WORMLEY,
ID Real Estate Broker and AuctIoneer.

I5liK Pennsylvania avenue. ~
TRUSTEES SALE OF PINE MANSARD-ROOF
HOUSE, LOCATED UPON TWO LARGE
LQIs, SOUTHEAST OF HOWARD UNlVER-
BY virtue or a deed or trust to Daniel L. Eaton
and myself, dated November n A. ID. iS72, and
duly recorded in ber No. 7Oi, FOLIO Is one OF the
land records for Washington county, District OF
Columbia, and at the request OF the party thereby
occurred, l. as the surviving trustee, VIII sell, a.
public auction. In front OF the premises, on MON
DAY, November 8, 1874, at O'Clock p. m, the fol-
lowing described real estate situate in the county
OF Washington, ID. c., to Wit: That piece or parcel
Of land lying in said county, north Of tie city OF
Washington and east OF the Seventh-street road,
known and described as lots numbered seven and
eight, q and In block numbered sixteen, (i6 In
the Howard University subdivision Of the farm OF
John A. Smith, commonly known as '.Emngham
Place, - as the same was surveyed by the county
surveyor Of said county OF Washington, as now ap-
pears on record in his ONCE.
Terms: ., OoO with interest at ten per cent. per
aunum from November %, 1s72 to day OF sale, and
expense OF sale in cash; balance at one and two
years, for which the notes OF the purchaser, bear
Ing interest from the day Of sale and secured BY
deed Of trust on the property sold, shal be taken
deposit OF 500 shall be required OF the purchaser
at time OF sale. All cOnveyaneiuR az the expense
OF the purchaser. Ifterms Of sale are not compiled
with In dayA after sale, the trustee reserves
the right TO resell te properly at the risk and cost
Of the defaultng purchaser, after I'VE days notice
In some one or more newspapers Published in
Washington, d. @. GEO. ". sriCkNE1,
oe2s-d&ds j. T. WORlILEY. Auetloneer.