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a. FOB 6
Trimmed HATS And EONNETS,
FELT, CHIP AND STRAW HATS.
FLOWERS AND FEATHgRS,
r I FIXING SIS AND DISADVANTAGES.
GUyPURE AND YAK LACES,
KID GLOTESIN ALL THE NEW SHADES,
MRS. ", j. HUNT,
oC1lu-tr OIL and 623 ID street,
~ AUCTION BARGAINS,
blsck and COlOred silks, 76c TO 81 per yard:
Big and COlored Cashmeres and Msriuoes, Use to
: Is: biack SILK Nelyets on bias, 50 per yart
Navy blre WAFER proof, only 81 per yard; Curt sin
laces, a, 81 S45s 50 amt IS cents; All Linen he'd
Table DsmssEs, soc. per yard; Pain and BRAIDED,
sax GLd Gui pure Lscesi Csc. to ga PassEmerteri s.
ali Er1cest good quality for SC. per yard; Laiies
Gsuts ans ChildSeH' : Z nderwesr, from Sec 20 S3
Largest and cheapest stock of Striped Stockings
IN the city Special RtteuiiJ Is called eur 81
silk 81 S % yard, IL Is cheap a. az 50.
C0SNOLLYiS, COS 9 street.,
CC'l0-J OpPCsite lie Pat NJ once.
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We, the undersigned Contractors for raising Brick
Buildings, DO now from this date, dismiss from our
acted as foI emsn for Us in this District, the said
Tracy haviB no authority from us. in name,
10 contract for work or use our materials in the
work Of raising buildings contract debts ia our
name, Fol- inform alton now hereafter to the
raising or lowering Of Brick Buildings please ad-
dress 10 us at SO West Adams street,
Chicago. Illinois,
oct37t~ HOLLIEGsWOBTH COUGHLIs
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nFRELlGlON WHAT Is 1T the al we il
~ the subject Ter discussion To NJ yRRDW AZ
II =. m, at the Oh: ist sfeIphian Tnnating-room,
northea corner Of 7th street and New York ayelue
l. I'll be shown on this occasion ia 4 camp mest az
aud anxious bench religion is a d-lusion with mt
amp foundation Il the Bibis. seats free. Az are
take o COLI Ctigp. 1r~
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Where 60 AnNerffre.

THE STAR has now 9 circulation very much
,srger than that Of all the other city paper.
combined, reaching every household In the
District and = wide range outside. The result
IL that TEE STAR affords unsurpassed advsn-
tages a. q medium o. Communication between
all classes OF the community, ia the way Of the
adtustment OF demand and supply.
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PERSONAL.

MISS MC BRAY, Fortune Tsilsr, 9th street, be
W tween and U streets. You will fiad Eer by
the sign on the door.
| FoRWARS ALL PERSONS From H R.
u boring or employing my son, SAMUEL h.
HbsHIEY, under the penalty Of law. Aged II,
spare black eyes. blsck pants, brown coat, black
hat. 10 to the Police Court If arrested between
llth and f4h streets, Ohio and Pepnsy fTania ave-
nue., and secured in School of Reform. He is des.
oct9 q" CLEMENT T. HEsHLEY.
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BOARDING.

poARDING-A LADY from PhtladeInbia ba. taken
~ the house No. 1870 @ street, near Willard q,
TIE hrbttt House and Treasury Depai tment. First
class BOABD and fine ROOMS. octlO-2gs
TOR REHT-Furnished ROOMS communicaf.
Il irs or single, with board; house has modern
improvements. 1880 i street, three doors from
18th, opposite park. octi0 St.
RALTIM0RE R0ARDING-Pefsons visiting the
u above city will End PLEASANT Rooms and good
TABLE BOABD by the oay week at Mrs,
MONTGOMERY JOHNS, No. % Hoith Green
street octl0-3t<
EURNIsHID ROOMS AID FIRsT.CLASS
y TABLE BOARD. Terms moderate. At No.
el9 II street northwest. octS-9ss
CEYERAL OOMMODlOUe ROOMS, single or
= en- suite, furnished OF upfgrnished also, several
small CON municating ROOMS, with BOARD; alse,
TABLE BOARD, at Y22 ID street northwest, be.
tween Pennsylvania avenue and st. sep2s-2w-
CHoIGs TABLI B0ABD AND lLlGAFT
eality in the city Refer % Hon. H. Bosrdman
s%i'1h . Hon Al, T. S.5ssr HOD; A: Muiss, md
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SS0"AFTER MANY DAYS
4 Lively Local Original Narrative in
TO-HOER9w's GAZETTE,

= III ether d. IiFhtfuI natter
every one tr1thfully says the GaZetfe for Advar.
u-IrR adv sEtsg =. ItCsCse u has 10 rival.
~ ADVERT ements received uotil IL O'Clock To-
cI-hT. N ~
a. Read the Gazftte 70. mnrrnu IA.
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LOST AND FOUND.


/ QST-A 500 NATIONAL BANK NOTE A
CHhs. WEEKS, at DuncaDsoB Bros, 9Th and d
streets northwest. OctlO 81
STyLEN- Fifty DoIls reward for the sporehen-
= sion u the person who stole BARON ETER
trt m the dveIttsing frame at the Metropolitan
Hotsl. ID, A NORRIS, All 10Th street n,w Its
4 OsT-On jhe 10th inst, either in 81 near Center
- Market sr Penpsylvapis aTenus, ao Enameled
VII be paid IL lett 1T this cfice. II
n OsT-ID 81 George DInlng Boom, or r street,
IL between 9Th and 9th, q Pulse containing
money, tickets, two gold pieces, gold thmbIe. and
owners cards. Suitable reward if left at 6l3
street northwest. II
E'CUED-0u the street, three PAWN TICKETS
D Owner can have them by describing them, aud
addressing W. o. t Star Office. oct9-St"
INAEEN UP EsTRAY-Oue white HOG The
Il owner will come forward, pay charges ER%Ek,
and take it away. JOHN NJ. WIL.7E
LIAMs, No. 1910 81 st. southeast. CO.. sl.slls0
TAME TO MY PREMIsEs-On onday night,
tay, right hind foot white also, sorr,l colt, IN
three white feet, scar on the neck. ProveN2A
property and psy damages. JOHN MULLlS
Bro ad branch road, near Pierce's mills. octs-3tf
4 OsT- ON Tuesday, 6th instant, on Tennessee
Lavepue, near street northeast, an Engineers
FIELD BUOk, marked Levels, Chief Engineer q
Cfhce, District OF Columbia, No. Il. A liberal re-
Word will oe given for lis return to the Office Of the
oCi8-st. TW JAYOOX, JR, Levelsr.
OST-On the 9Th instant, ON PeDnsylvania ave
u nue., between p b street and high street,
GeOrgetown, or on High, between Bridge and ID
street; Lady's POBTM0NHIn, containing q con-
northwest. oct7-
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HSsRAFFLE TONIGHT, October IOth, at @.
present. II
rFMoFNT ZION NJ Z. CHVBCH II, corner
LOTS MULLER, the pc tor, will preach at Ii ..
M, kev. Nm hULLEr at 79a D m. II
nF METROPOLIFAN PRESBYTERIAN
A2 OHURCH. Capitol HIN -sabtsth Event.
Morning Service AZ IL o'cI, OK. IT.
HFHETROPDLITAN ii. d. UbURCH TO
m he Psstof, EeS DR. TrfSxT. viii prs %
ms mortal sermon or the occasion Of the death Of
bis 81, dec-ssor, Rev T N Eddy. ID. ID. 1t
rs HINDERING harm A ssrmou, By
T02Nc bBGw M6sEiNG' in E-stree %' CRa atch,
Service also st hight. IL
hFSkW yhRgsALhM tswEDIhBORGIANj
10y CHURCH, Rev jazz Fox, pssaor. Service
TO MORROW on 1.-THE Childhood OF the Lord
jesus, And its spiri usl exercises and growth" It.
nFREFURMED EPISCOPAL sERYIOE-In
ENEN ING, at 7:S0 O'Clock Sermon by Rev WM
M,GgrKE; The New P5syer Book in use on the &C.
ca-isn. Public generally invited. 1t
TCHBISfIhh ChURCR, Vermont aYsnU7,
~ nsar n street.-Prof. }. W. CRIcK EsISG, OF
the Def AID DurBb Asy lum, will preach To- NOR.
7itcd : VIVA 1t.
rskCONp ADVENT CHUR0s.-Eider o.
tfEsch IN me cs Han 10 r oTi II 3iR
r r m. Preassins $50 at 4 O'Clock m. by Ms.
tAS-B1I. All are invited. 1t
rFHINTH STREET METHODIST PROTEs-
Wy TAHT ChU BOH ,gJh street, above L street
northwest Preaching bJ the pastor, Rev. WIN
R Rhyy s 2, II q m snd ~ M o. TO MOE
zens are irvited to attsns Seats free. IT.
rR ST. P.UL's ENGLISH LUTHERAN
sst c JGRs s GT and h q VETS
a M9 1s.p.sifa9 sst,sd e. Ii " m and 0 An
TFEIW YoBK BEPEBLIOANs, ATTEN-
RK FssP'T ss9ps e she IN kES
northwest, This EvESlNG, at I5s o'clock sharp
FL EATON, Becd1ai@s s SHtT fF''deo il
~ PASS nEEFIkG TO Mok s6 wsG 1T ) s. :.
U,ton sud other Interesting speakers, viii make
The public are cordially invited to attend.
b. Crder Of the Union. IL
~RELIGlON WHAT is IT3-Tne al we il
~ the subject fer discussion Tom DRROW, ~
nortnea tcorner Of 7th ct and New York ave
l. vii be shown on this occasion dat camp meeting
amp foundation IL the Bus. seats Tree. Al are
i{ te c We pave no heDzs to snppoi; We
7I0'AFTER MANY DAYS"
ALVEY Local Original ssrrs,iveiu
TO-HOERew's GAZETTE,
~i,h other delightful matter.
Every one tr1thfully says the GsZetfe for Advsr.
u.lnk adN sLisg =. Ices Cse u has 10 rival.
~ Adverti emenis received uotil 4 = O'Clock To-
~ hF. ~ ~
sS-Read the Gazette tomorrow. I,-
~ A UNION TEMPERANCE PRsYER
Sg-Y mEkglNG wiz be held on TUESDAY
AM, from ~ 80 O'Clock, IN Wesley Chapel
I stors snd lsfias vih alternately preside These
utJtCis VIZ Se taS N up in Ordor: Gods blessing
- The appeals, ard protests in circulation
The E1slnter apce Ct faith and courage ia Our work
B~sp0Hsittflty Namp and inlrsr CO uartcuIaT-
y @ public men. TIE rescue OF yUnth from snfi.s ..
mtnt 70 vie ginning PRAYER for sellers sri
UseTs OF HONOR. The church aud her ObliRafions in
thism0meniOrs matter By order of the Onion IL
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Kew. I De WIT Ealmage, IN his lively paper
Tie CbTIs.t1H a. Wg~E, comes 20 the defence of
that rluch-aaussd clSss or hun 4nity, the BOYS.
He suspects that those who say such rough
things about the boys havn'. got auy them.
selves, ard says they hare probably been pray
Ing for one good while, and are exercising a
grudge because their prayer has not been
answered. one OF the w0rs. troubles Of a boy.
he say, Il suppressed hiiarity. 70 use his Own
words
'fTo want 70 laugh, and stH maintain gray-
tty; TO see the minister's wig twisted and vet
look devotional; 70 discover mouse IN PRAYER
ouer ard yet not litter TO see the young bride
and groom IN church try u look like old mar
Ied People 70 have the deacon drop the con-
tIlouhon plate and spill the pennies and vet
tOOk SOtry LOT the nlsfOrtunej in 3 word, to be 8
boy With fun from the top hair on the crown OF
Inc head 20 the tip end Of the great toe, and vet
make no demonstration, is q trial with which
We sre deeply SYMPATHETIC. To sit on A Iooy
bench a. the school with eight or ten other
boys, al able 20 keep quiet only BY utmost
force Of resolution, and somsthtnE happen To
make all the rect smoker, while YOU abstsin
requires an amount OF heroic endurance We
reyer reached We remember well how a rat
tan feels when IL arrives in the open palm At
the rate of sixty miles an hour. in our hrst ten
years We suppressed enough giggIes, smiles
Chuekles and yeIls 70 have ruined US for all
4ine. We stiIl feel the boy in our ma
7UTe when ludicro1s things happens, as Uhen q
city exquisite came into our prayer meeting.
ybisk-cane in hand, and fanciful eye glass on,
-1oked s1blmely around on the audience, a.
IGneh a. to say, II suppose you all see that an
hsrei and then sat down where a chair had Just
before stood, but from which place the usher
Tor an e1temportKed cough and sneexe and ac-
tive use Of pocket hand kerchief on our mart
We shouid have been hopelessly rufnedU
Tee reverend gentleman Is right Bows have
'Ast amount OF extra vitality which finds q
h4'S.si vent In noisy characterization. NIrtb
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A IHE REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE
a No. sic 7TH STREET z. W.
M. F8EH-Z,
Late With Fitch, Fox h Co,
EOEA RY PUBLIC, CONVEYANCER REAL
ESTATE AND GENERAL AGENT soclO- so3nE
THE STEAMER MARY WAsHTHGTIN viii
Gs-cgHttnus her midday trfps
Until further notice. HASlh~k
SAe viii leave Gis mont tIzaa4sEszzzz
EVERY MORNING
Sunday excepted a. o'clock. Returning, leave
Washington a. oc'cck p IN touching At all IsHi-
IEgs each way. HJTses, carriages and live stock
taken At low rats.
cello In NJ. (. GREGG, Captain.
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II was Mentioned IN yesterdays STAR that
Ju5gc -. h. MagTuder, at Marlboro, Nj had
decided IN reference 70 whether the names o.
bT. Wilmer, internal revenue collector Of the
9Th MARY land district. and Wm. smith a mes
senger in the Patent Office, should be retained
on tie List Of registered voters, the former
living at this time in Georget9 gn, and the lat
ter In this city, that residing ont OF the state does
not dehaT citizen OF MARI land OF has right 10
vote, provided be regards such residsHee as
Temporary and intends 20 resurn. The gist of
the desisi0n was, rhs. when one has acI1ired a
residence IN place evidence mrst be add1ced
TO show that lie has actually changed that resi-
cence, and has taken up has permanent abode
elsewhere. This evidence must re tue stronger
when the place IN which residence Is claimed
Il the place Of the resident. nativity. Nov, II
there BE no positive evidence that he has so
changed his abode, evidence Of tue persons in
teDtion TO return-proved by his own acts aud
words az yhc time Of leaving AMI sincs-at soms
FIXED time % his original residence, or if such
time he rot certain, yet If has return be spsnd-
ent UpOu some contingency or contingencies
bound 70 occur, such evidence is conclusive.
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srnus appropriation bIn. ne pointed
ont Q number Of amends enfS I'm com
mittee which he regretted, aud sskea for
. separate vote on theee. Among them we're
thoee reducing the amounts for of'ei.l r..-rs-e
stamps Cor some ot the departments Ia reis-
tion 20 the hours Of labor m the deparsns ara
the amendment BY Mr.. Kellogg Conn \ ,,r1s-
ing out se2S ,ooo for printing notes and bond, hv
bank note companies, and placing the sun Al
the dispos.l Of the bureau Of engraving for
labor, (by the day or piece. or BY contract
Mr.. Dawes attacked this amend ment - vere-
~, charging that it wss an attempt % break
down check upon the Treasury officials snich
had been reslously maintained By Secret sri =
chase, Mccullough and Boutwell,, and % throw
the work into the hands OF the Columbia Bank
noe company, an Institution but little known
ano exhcng under the IN sdow OF the Treasury
ne vac Wiling 10 risk nothing that could 6y
any possibility lead % distrust OF The carrensy
OF the govern
Mr. Kellogg (Oonn.) coutended that his
smeno ment gave no new power % the Bareaa
OF Engraving.
The House then proceeded 70 vote on ne
amendments % the ein.
The amendment reducing the amount Tor o.
ncial postage stamps for the Treasury depart
ment iron $500 600 % IS 600, ~as agreed 10 nv I.
yea and nay vote OF $50 20 sa.
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THE PENNSYLVANIA Coal TRADR.-The
total OF anthracite marketed for the week end
ing on the 18th instant amounted to 449 1874 tons
and for the coal year 4,345.T79 tons, agsins'
4622,629 tons to corresponding time last year
being decrease of 2I6, $50 tons. The bItumin.
GUS tonnage for the week Is 6S ,9l4 tons, and for
the year I09,5 95 tons, against 704 $40 tons to
same time last year, giving a total of ali kind,
for the week Of SIS, 048 tons. and for the year o.
5,O55 3I4 tons, against 5,S27 4S1 tons to SAM
time last year, being decrease of 272, 107 tons
At Port Richmond, for the week ending tn,
18th inst. the receipts OF coal were 80 900 tons
the shipments 81 600 tons, leaving SO 900 tons OF
hand. Freights are now quoted at s1.75 to
Providence, S2.15aS2 Is to Boston, and 95 cent,
to New York. The tonnage the past weel
shows considerable increase. The demand con
tinues moderately active by reason oflo w freigh
charges. Prices of coal will be increased ter
Ied0er, 9th,
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then read the Law in reference to the laying o
of the work entirely In the hands of an en- gineer
officer of the army. He said he construed the
law TO the effect that the execution OF the work
was In the hands Of the engineer of the army.
and that he was associated with him In the con
trsct merely to attach the executive signature
20 as to bind the District government for the
payment of thelwork. He presented a schedule
of bids for the 36-inch main, which showed thai
Thomas Evans was not the lowest bidder by
fully $40 900, aud that the bid submitted by hin
was not signed.
The witness also read an opinion on the sub
ject of bidding for contracts, made by ATTORNEY
General Alderman, which considers the loves
bidder to be that person who makes the loves
bid and complies with the terms and forms o
the invited proposal.
At four minutes past Il O'Clock the committee
took q recess until p. m.
The committee had not rea;sembled at
quarter before three O'Clock.
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MEMORIAL DAY In THE SOUTH was cele
brated yesterday in Mobile, Montgomery
Augusta, Atlanta, and at other points. II
Mobile just as Admiral Semmes was about t.
unveil the statue, Col. Wiokersham, the post
master, who was q federal soldier during the
war, stepped forward and presented the ad
miral with beautiful wreath of flowers in the
shape Of circle and Q cross, accompanied By
the following touching and appropriate note:
"This floral offering is rendered with the kindly
and sympathetic greetings Of surviving federal
soldiers resident In Mobile, who honor the
brave and heroic dead of the late war, and
desire.your acceptance OF the same as an hum
bic tribute to valor and unselfish devotion to
cause held dcarer than life. Fresh be the
emcry Of those under the sod and the dew
awaiting the judgment day-undsr the ons the
blue; ;nder the other the gIayr
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&Gen Frank p. Blair, jr., has Joined .
Presbyterian church, In St. Louis.
~James Miller fatally shot Q young man
named Molcaro ct BEDFORD, n. T., baaday, In
quarrel about young lady.
1An anti Burnside majority I'm the Rhode
Island legislature 10 the result OF the late cleo
tons.
- Coldvater, Mich, IL true 70 it, name, 81
last, thanks to the lady crusaders; no liquor
can Be obtained there, and the people are virsu-
ously unhappy.
~The manufacturer Of auburn hAir-pin
must be goose. No woman ever owned ths
she bad auburn hair. except when somebody
told her that it va rcd.
n0Three inches Of snow On the ground and
the fruit trees In full blossom u not oten cen In
Georgia, but this 10 what they cav down there
last week.
his opinion In full whether it u riRht 10 All
bed guilt at 2 church fair By lottery, replies,
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PERsoNAL.-Csptain T. s. Fillebrov n, U. s
N, lately in command Of the SHENANDOAH
having been detached from that duty, has re-
turned to Washington.
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ABURGLAE KILLED.-Albert Peck, of Finish
ing, Long Island, at O'Clock yesterday fore
noon took bis gun ana went out into a vacant
lot TO Kill a mad dog, which had been running
at large for several days past. Upon his return
he went into a bedroom up stars, and there
concealed In closet was q strange man, who,
seeing be WAS discovered, male a spring, at
tempting 10 wrench the gun from Mr. Peck's
hands. A short scuffie ensued, In which the
burglar wae worsted, aud he then made q move
az n TO draw pistol. Mr. Peck, seeing this,
brought his gun 70 his shoulder and fred, bat
owing TO an imperfect aim he missed the man.
de was then preparing 10 empty the other bar
rel, when the burglar turned 70 . window which
stood open, and without hesitation sprang out,
ana struck the ground with q dull thud. The
family ran outside, and there found the burglar
with his neck broken, he having struck upon
his head and shoulders. The name of the de-
ceased man could not be sscertsined, bat from
papers found In his possession it is thought he
vac resident of Goerck street, New York ~.
Y. Tuner, lpTil 2Jth.
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SMALLPOX IN NEW YoRK.-There has been
quite An increase OF smallpox here of late, and
there are more cases existing than Is lima gined
on account Of families concealing them, not
wishing their members removed to the small
pox hospital. Doctors, also, often do not report
cases to the health board, out Of consideration
for their parents. In addition to those I'M
known, tbfrty-three cases have been reported
the past week. There are about SEVENTH d We
cases In the smAllpox hospital.-N 7. Letter.
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BALD MOUNTAIN has fresh at of ague, and
the North Carolinlans are again In q fever OF
excite ment. The volcanic influences that are
supposed to agitate the venerable hill are as
active rs ever, and in due course OF time We may
be able to chronicle the birth Of q genuine
American Vesuvius. An eminent professor
who has investiga ted the phenomenon Is of the
opinion that the cause is "that general vol
canic or earthquake force which seems as neces-
sary to the economy of nature az light, heat OF
tlectIicity.u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-28

1BE NEW FRINCH POSTAL TREATY was
to-day signed by the French minister and
Postmaster General Creswell.
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The U. s. STEAMER MOSoCACY was at Sing
apore March 9th. The Fortune, engaged OF
surveying service in the Gulf of Mexico, ar
rived al Vera Cruz April I1th
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PROBABLE MURDER OF HUSBAND By Hrs
wIPE.-H@man Witticher lies ct tho jersey
City Hospital at the point of death, In conse
quence Of injuries sustained Q couple Of day.
ago 1T the hands Of his wife. Witticher and hi.
wife have not lived happily together. A couple
of days ago she sought him In the steel wor ks
on Wayne street, where he 10 employed, aud,
without any premonition, threw q heavy steel
bar at him. The weapon struck him on the
head and knocked him down. The woman ned
Immediately after the assault, and has not since
been seen. The injured man was removed to
his home by some friends. Sunday his conii-
ton became 80 preoarious that 1t was deemed
advisable to remove him to the hospital. Bat
slight hopes are entertained of his recovery.
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OF INTEREST TO BENEFICIAL SocIErIEs.-
Judge Donohue, or New York, has ordered the
benevolent society of masons to reiustate james
Doule, and make him eligible to benefits. The
society, charging that he had worked for les
than wages, had denied him q weeks payment
for sickness, and dropped his name from the
rolls.
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EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

INTERNAL RRvENUB.-Ther receipts from this
source to-day were 500, $50.
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The QUARRsLLIss GovKRSoRs of Arkansas
have sent delegations to Washington to present
their n spective sides of the question.
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The CAse OF +. A. DoCKERY, of Florida.
who, some weeks since, was arrested at Neuvi-
tss, Cuba, charged with being connected With
the insurgents OF that Island, has not yet been
finally disposed of. Dockery has had prelimi-
nary examination before the Spanish court
martial. During the examination facts were
ELECTED very damaging to the prisoner For in
stance, il was proved that while in Havana
and previous to Joining the insurgents, Dock.
cry boosted that he was on his way to arrange
for the landing Of formidable fllibusterine
expedition. This was reported to the suthori-
ties, and detectives were set to watch his move
ments, but he finally eluded them and Joined the
rebels, when he was lost sight of until he turned
up at Neuvitas, when he was promptly arrested
and imprisoned. On his person, concealed in
his shoes, were found papers which proved b i'm
to be leaeued with the rebels. Under the cir
cumstances the government finds itself very
much embarrassed in dealing with the case
The proof against Dockery seems so conclusive
that the government can only ask that his life
be spared as an especial favor. 1t is believed
that in consequence Of the very liberal manner
in which this government treated Spain during
the Nirginius controversy that the Spanist
government will release Dockery, but not unit
after he has undergone a formal trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-28

Four ME- DRownEp-An oyster pungy vas
s9nali stnoon yesterday, and the captain, John
Marth, white man, and three colored handle
James Hand, John Lock, and VIM. Reed-vere
drowned.