Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-16

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land, secretaries. Miss ulia Denham, treasurer
Nils NJ. L. Burris, register.
TIE CHRISTMAS SEASON.
where 10 Buy Holiday Goods.
That the hundred thousand readers of The
STAR may know just where TO go for such
articles as they may need for holiday use or
holiday gifts, We note below the places where
they can b. best accommodated, and propose
70 continue this Useful directory from daT to
day during the festive season. as new aaTer-
tsFmPnts appear.
The hard times will not admit OF those buying
Presents in the jeEelTy line to pay fabulous
prices. To meet the wants Of many " whose
purse strings have An end, Price. st his cOzy
store on Pennsylvania avenue, near street,
offers tempting stock, comprising everything
IL the way Of ornament which can be desired.
"A feature OF his bushes is the let ieEery 60
well adapted for holiday presents.
The sweetmeGts and good things which 60 to
make life pleasant, Just at this season OF the
year especially, should remind the public that
n. p. LITTLE, corner OF Sth aud f streets Navy
Yard, has choice selection OF fine groceries,
cooking vines, rsislns, nuts, figs, citrOn, Sc.
An estheuc Christmas present lie a good book,
from the pen OF some known gifted author.
Volumes in abundance, and in covers, or al
kinds, crowd the handsome store OF SOLOMoNs
& CHAPMAN, No. Gil Pennsylvania avenue.
This firm have but recently received a line of
attractive fancy goods, embracing everything
that Is novel AMI new.
"Put this In your pipe and smoke it," that
VIM. s. ROOsB, No. 12s5 Pennsylvania avenue,
has store stocked with some OF the finest brands
OF cigars and tobacco in the District Of CO.
lumbia-
SILvERBsEG, with his Great Metropolitan
Dollar Store, No. 512 eth street, has become one
CT the fixed Institutions OF the capital.
The idea OF 8 man OF taste wearing seeIy
clothing when HABLs BROs are Offering wear
ing apparel 30 cheap that one would thiak they
grow the clothing in the back yard on trees. To
afford relief 70 those who are pinched by the
hard times, they are now selling at 8 discount
or 80 per cent Don't wear that old OvercOat,
which looks like painted buster, young man
but 90 and let liable rehsbilitate you.
King Kslakaua Declines an Invita-
tiOn-
HE following correspondence has passed be-
tween eX-market master Sid. Mcfarland and
His Majesty David hslakaus, King OF Hawaii:
TO THE KING.
WASHINGTON, ID. O., December IL 1874.
To Has HqJssfy, King Darid K1IdL1ud, RiHO Of
Sac SGRdtrtch Islands.
SIR: have the honor and take pleasure in
asking your majesty TO accept = private dinner,
the Congratulations and welcome OF the coIored
people Of the United States through few OF
their representative men to be present, on
Thursday evening, December II, az nv resi-
uence, No. 1910 street northwest In this citv
With considerations OF high esteem, am, sir
SIDNEY MCFARLAND.
THE KINGS REPLY.
His Majesty, King Rslakaua, regrets that
other engagements will prevent his acceptaucs
Of the polite invitation Of Dir. Sidney McFar-
land.
TEE ARLINGTON, Monday, December "A.
WRIT or HABEAs CORPUs-LegqI .Sfruggls
for Tie POssesSiOH Of ChId--Y esterday, in
obedience 20 q writ or habeas corpus issued on
abe petition Of Basil BrOwa, Armistead Reed
and his wife appeared before Judge Macarthur
IN chambers with a little girl aged eight years.,
Nhose possession the petitioner asks for. Msssrs.
webb And 1znaga appeared for the petitioner,
and Judge Moore for the respondent. Judge
hScA. being engaged in the Criminal Court
Iurncu the case over TO Judge DIN.
Mr.. Webb stated that the petitioner BROWN
was married TO the respondent, A1reIia q.
Brown, in SEA, and that ten wears after he en-
tered a suit for q divorce on the ground OF adult
terry, and the decree was made IN July, but the
custody of the child was not determined on by
Judge Wylie, who granted the decree, and a
lew months afteTgsTd she married Reed.
Judge Moore claimed for the respondent Oh At
both the children present Zone about two years
OF agel we're offspring Of the petitioner, but Re
only asked for the custody CT the eldest one WHO
some service to her mother in attending IL
younger sister.
Judge DIN said the application should have
been made 70 the chancellor and were he The
chancellor he wOuld hesitate before he wouI
order child OF the age Of the girl from tie
custody OF the mother, unless il WAS shown that
The mother was an improper party 70 have tie
sare OF the child he suggested, as Judge
WyLe had made the decree in the cas-
that sn application for a modification of the
decree ought to be made TO him, and he dis
missed the present application.
Mr.. Webb expressed his Intention 70 apply to
Judge WyHe.
TIE BOARD OF HEALTH met last night and