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HENRY, r SEARLE1

ARCHITECT,
7IO street, Opposite Pest Oalee D0
49,. Partmepk
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PROPOSALS
DRoPosALs FOR HEMP.

NAVY PAY OFFICE, BosroN, june q, 1874.
Sealed proposals will be received Al this ohlee
III moor, July % 1874 for the delivery OF one hun
bred Cltt) t6ns-2s4O pounds-Of best American
Hemp, At the United States navy YARD, BOston-
Mass, within two months amer date OF aWaFl At
such times and in such gus Titles as mAy be oesR
mated BY the CommH ndant Of the navy yaI1Il. \, i,
Samples OF the Hemp required viii DE- InInISneu
BY the Conn aldant % tn navy yard ana can $50
be seen in this Office. The Hemp must bs eqasi, 70
THESE samples in every respect. and suDJsct - INC
usual inspeetiOn at the navy yard amer feilTery.
All Hemp rejected must be removed nom tne
navy yard AZ the risk and D. the bidder anu
Will be at his risk until removed.
me award Is TO be given TO the lowest oid1eI
whose Hemp p5ss-s Inspection. The price OF the
yard.
Two satisfactory suretIes must accompany the
bid guaranteeing faithful execution Of the onsr,
II accepted. GEORGE PLUNKETT.
leli-td PgymastRr Initsd States NAVY,
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TOR MOUNT VERNON.
The Steamer ARROW, captain Frank Ho.HurF-
/ hST present owners, will leave her wharf,
| -. FOOT OF SEVENTH STREET,
DAILY Sundays excepted) AT " O'CLOCKF0B
| ,tbs IT, MOUNT VERSSESLS,i -rD.5,,,s,.,,s
/ lnEs. JAMES SYKES,
febD Gen. SuD't Steamer ArTow.
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DIR. NJ. S. BROWN,

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1918 massachusetts Avenue, between
Full upper or lower set OF Teeth.....,,,,,,,.,Sj5
-. ............. ~ 70 tl3
enacted ~ the use o. pure Gas...... 81 50
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The contract will be awarded TO the lowest re-
spOnsble bidder for all the envelopes and wrGpEcr,
the prices TO be calculated the basis Of the
Der used OF the several grades during the last hSCa
which W as fOllOWa:
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PIANOS.

lion A SHORT TINE ONLY,
u AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICESl
PIANOS from the following Celshrated factories:
VIM. kn1be Co.. Baltimore; VIM McCammOnt
New York, at slTs, so ks15, $50 SIS $40, el25
80. $50, 500. Also, = large stock Of NEW PA
monthly payments, PIANOS aud ORGANS FOH
RENT, shd TUNING and REPAIRING promptly
REICHENBACH's Piano warerooms,
jy10 "a Eleventh street, above Pa. ave.
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Washington Daily Lunch Room,
GOT SEVENTH STREET.
HoMINY, wHEATENa RITs, PURE CREAM
AND MILK, ICE CREAM, ICES, &C.
Just OpenedI
LEGAL.


IN THESUPRE ME COURT OF THE DIS
L TRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Samuel Shreeys ct al.
VS.. , No, dS5. DOC. 10.
The t(Vstee In ths above entitled cause having re-
ported that he has sod the southern BALI ~ square
{4s, ip the city Of WsshingSo9 II thss 18th day q
and confirmed, unless cause the contrary thereof
be Shown on or before the 18th day Of July next:
Provided A copy Of this order be Inserted In some
newspaper printed at the city Of Washin gton, once
10 each OF three successive weeks before the said
18Th day Of July next. ThsrepoTt states the amount
Of the sale to be $50.
ftrus copy R. J. MEIes, Clerk. le96-saI
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TIE DIS
i TRICT OF COLUMBIA, THE I'D DAY OF
Henry Vs. Z: PatFo NO.u5s. Equity Docket
Charles h. HoImead ct al. S
On motion OF the plaintiff, by Mr.. Webb, his soli-
citof Il Is ordered that the Defendants, John Pairo
and Roberta, his wife, Henry Pairo and Virginia,
bis wife, Edward Pairo and Jane, his wife, Ebert
PAlto, Emma Morton, John u. Morton and Sarah
Psro, cause tbeiE appearance TO be sntsred herein
afer this day; Otherwise the cause viii be proceeded
By the eourf. 4. wYLIE. Justice, &c,
True copy. Test; R. !. MICS, Clerk, 80.
ie27-S3W
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nrrrcn nnnAIs Nm EIrR NIrIrpr

An gent OF the Department will have supsryi-
sion Of the manufacturs, storage AMI issue Of the
stamped envelopes and WRAPPERS, and he shah at
all times have fun and ne access 70 the apart
ments, safes snd vaults where the same are manu-
fctured and STORED for the purpose OF inspeetlnR
the sIme; and the contractor ShIll furnish him apd
his clerks suitable Office and desk-rOom, for the
Transaction OF the business Of bis agency, without
cost to the Government,
Tie contractor may also be required 10 nrnlsh,
without charge. suitable and prOperl y-furniBhed
rooms for Of the post odice In registering pack
ages OF envelopes and wrappers 70 be Forwarded
through the malls,
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IT g ENGINEER OFFIOE,


UNION BANK BUILDING,
FAlETIE. MAR CHARLES STREET,
-, BALTIMORE, ND, July IS 1874.
Froposals Tor dredging in PatSpsco river viii he
LecsiN a unih noon OF July o. 1874, and opened i'm
medlateiy thereafter. nI,nk forms. specifications
ana any desired Information can be had on Apphca-
WM. P. CRAIGHILL,
JYl4-0t Major NJ Engfmrera
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ADJUSTMENTS &c
National THEGTRF.
SIX NIGHTS ONLY.
M0NDAY EVENING, July ., Is7J.

SIX NIGHTS ONLY,
MONDAY EVENING, July .. III s,,s
Matinee, The Great HCa Istie Drama or 5,1IpS,l3
r,--,.-, - Lie, entitled,
ryS aFE,IEh TIE WAR, In which Mr. CU4RTrg
so "a WI appear introducing his Ceisbra:ed
~. ", y Couidnt stay Away. - and ssHapbv In
Sc ioo 9n, SITa1i g Of SIrth. The fIsc hatinS
No. hg.d W onder, ltIt e LIZZIE GLENN
1oSnsa y Y, shMAN snd FAY: The Worid-Fs,,
fSvori'ua Dutch Omedian, Mr.. SAM GLENN. ma.
Pam. Actor and AEthoI, Mr.. WALTER BFlNS
SEAT Tsaa p.,ee3: Admission. s. ufs. ReseFyCd
rom . a M, hts, GGleEyP-5 cesTts. Box O.ire opsp
INla = - m until p. I1. Nao-ff
{ IOAASOE-SUHAER THEATRE.
-, JULY %
Every Night and two M.ftn.as
Engagement Cf the renoyynsd q 49,.
,r, MISS NATE ,iER -
Ine On4y sueJ ~ ~ ggtrai OF the aren't
ADA lSAACS MESEEN
and who, with her Celebrate go ..,,- - = -.
Will appear In her brli mi ir71ersOs, " ySi1eIi
VA 4 EPrE.
On, THE WILD HOtSE OF TARTARy
First apps2T1neg Of 4 GEE bratsd
CHAhLtS DIANON6
wEo exec ties 90 - and dances &c ON ,t
self with the ita Lao Harp. M
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-11
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
SPECIALS by THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
NEW YORK.

NEW York, February 1.-THE trial
of John Z. Simmons, for the murder OF
Nicholas A. Duriar, began in the Oyer
and Terminer this morning. The ex'
animation of jurors will probably oe.
cupy two or three days. No juror had
been obtained during the morning SEES
sion.
Thomas Farrigan, indicted for man
slaughter in the killing of Jean An
pellos October last by striking him on
the head with stone, pleaded guilty in
the Over and Terminer yesterday morn
ing to manslaughter in the fourth de-
gree and was sentenced to two years IN
Sing-Sing.
A farmers grange was organized IN
this city yesterday and about thirty
members initiated, ten being ladies.
David Helms, resident of Harlem
and an extensive provision dealer, while
awaiting the train at the Harlem depot
last Friday night, was assaulted without
provocation and beaten nearly insensi'
BILE by policeman Patrick Slater, who
who was intoxicated. ,On Saturday
Slater resigned from the force, and
yesterday, on the complaint of Helms,
was sent to Jail in default of $4,000 bail.
Helms, who is suffering from numerous
cuts and bruises, attributes his escape
from death at the hands of the infurl-
atci assassin to the fact that, at the
time of the assault, he wore a heavy
cloth cap.
In Wall street yesterday buoyancy in
stocks continued, with advancing prices
early in the day, followed by reaction,
which was partly recovered before close
OF exchange Business was well dis
tributed thrOughoutthe lists, there being
large transactions in some low-priced
shares.
The Herald this morning devotes q
whole page to the subject OF want anu
suffering among the poor of the city
citing numerous individual cases OF per-
sons on the verge of starvation, with APP
peals to the benevolent to assist in con-
tributing to the relief Of the needy. All
papers devote considerable space to the
same object, and various measures OF
relief are suggested.
The members Of the Exchange will
hold meeting Thursday to devise
means for relieving those in distress,
and the managers of the Coliseum have
decided to open dioramic view OF
Paris by moonlight, together with a
sacred concert, Sunday evening, the
proceeds to be distributed by charitable
organizations of the city for the benefit
of the poor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-11
Ameriean WONDER.

The greatest cataract in the world 10
the falls Of Niagara, where the water
from the great upper lakes form a river
threefourths Of mile in width, and then
being suddenly contracted, plunges over
the rocks in two columns to the depth Of
10 feet each.
The greatest cave in the world is the
Mammoth cave in Kentucky, where one
can make a voyage in the waters Of a
subterranean river, and catch fish with
out eyes.
The greatest river in the world is the
Mississippi, 4, 100 miles long.
The largest valley in the world is the
valley Of the Mississippi. II contains
500, 600 square miles, and is one Of the
most fertile regions Of the globe.
Tie largest lake in the world is Lake
Superior, which is truly an inland sea,
being 430 miles long and very deep.
The longest railroad in the world is
the Pacific railroad, over 5000 miles
in length.
The greatest natural bridge in the
world is the natural bridge over Cedar
creek in Virginia. II extends across a
chasm so feet in width and $50 feet in
depth, at the bottom OF which the creek
flows.
The greatest mass Of solid iron in the
world is the great Red mountains, neal
birmingham, Alabama. IL $50 feet high
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-11
BrookIyn treasury Frauds.

BRooKLYE, February 1.-THE excite
ment over the recent exposure in the
Brooklyn tax Office is increasing, and
despite the fact that the Board Of Audit
and experts who examined the accounts
have pledged secrecy, new developments
leak out daily. It appears that tax
payers we're credited only with the pay.
ment Of the original in cases where de-
fault and interest we're also paid, and
for which they received receipts; but in
the tax Office the receipts we're 50 ma
nipulated that default and interest went
into somebody's pocket, while the tar
only found its way into the city treasury.
The fraud is said 10 have been p=aetiesa
for many years, aud must amount "a
7 over a million dollars.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-11
A few Words about New York He
tells.

New York Correspondence
The profuse luxury Of hotel life at the
leading hotels on Broadway, New York,
is we'll known, especially to our mer'
chants and travellers, whom occasion
often calls to visit our Modern
Gotham But it often puzzles ones
incinations which, among the best kept
and famously-known hotels, to choose.
The choice seems not to be, particularly,
in the table, the variety of food, or any
thing of that sort. They are in this, as
in the number of meals, about equal
and six luxurious meals every day, as
are given by the Grand Central, should
afford the amplest opportunity for the
most confirmed gourmet At the best,
the choice then seems to be a mere
fancy, or probably a curiosity, to see
and enjoy the latest and grandest effort
of the ambitious and opulent proprietors
of these splendid palaces. And, apropos
of this, many fresh decorations have
lust been added to the interior Of the
Grand Central Hotel. The beautiful
freseo-wcrk, especially, that adorns the
principal halls, the richly furnished par
Tor, the grand dining-room, etc, under
the hand of skilled artists, has been rem
dered more beautiful than ever. Other
designs have also been carried out, until
It world seem that the most refined and
liberal taste could hardly find room to
suggest fresh improvement. After all,
however, it may be the price-an i'm
portant item in these panicy times
which finally decides the matter of selec-
ton. And on this point we must admit
that, among the Broadway hotels, the
Grand Central, being the largest and
most lavishly furnished, is the most
moderate Of them all in the ratio of its
charges. 1t furnishes the same, and
better, accommodations, by charging
according to the location Of the room,
at from one to two dollars per day less
than other frst-class hotels that rank
with it in style and appointment. 1t
seems that keen study Of the wants Of
the travelling public, aided by lavish
purse and the courage to expend it, has
Influenced Mr.. Powers to effect, in a
quiet but persistent way, this important
aud welcome change-a plan, we may
add, well appreciated and enjoyed by
those who seek there the Injuries Of
hotel life on Broadway, New York.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-11
THE BARTLETT MEETING

The leading editorial of to-day
Avalanche is so commendable in spirit
and tone that we reproduce it entire
with the single remark that if such SEN
timents prevail at Bartlett next Satur'
div. and we are sure they will, the
event will be most suspicious for Shelby
county:
The Bartlett meeting to be held next
Saturday with view to set on foot such
a couaty organization as will secure
harmony of action in the adoption OF a
liberal. progressive policy has been
called by leading citizens who reside IN
the county districts. This call is evl'
IDENTIFY the offspring of an earnest desire
IN co.operate with the city and to dc
away with the local feeling which has
heen fostered for selfish purposes. No
doubt the country people will be met by
those who reside in the city in the same
shirt. ready and willing to unite in
every effort to secure the success OF the
liberal course indicated in the words o.
the address.
The platitudes OF the mere partisan
the professions of good intentionsi the
declarations of words only, and the os
tentatious devotion to equality in theory
and practical denunciation in prac'
lice. will no doubt be displaced by the
people when they meet at Bartlett, and
a liberal policy be adopted which Will,
in its actual substantial results, verify
the hopes of its friends. :.
To the young men of Memphis TINS
meeting at Bartlett orens a new field
in which they are invited to be active
workers, and the first opportunity since
the war of showing their discretion and
abilitvto take part in the shaping OF the
character Of our local government for
the next four years. The Avalanche
does not hesitate to declare that it will
support the liberal movement thus hap
piIy inaugurated and presented by the
county to the city; to second a new
policy founded on peace, animated by
broad. national sentiment, liberal in Its
measures, and arrayed against Radical
ism in every quarter, demanded by the
expressions of bad government and oner'
Gus taxes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-11

TIE indications are that very large
crowd of the beat citizens Of the county
will assemble at Bartlett next Saturday
Il is a subject of general discussion
throughout the city, as we'll as in the
county districts. The Register, in a
timely article in regard to the move.
ment, says this morning;
In order that Shelby county may be
saved from the disastrous consequences
of Radical rule, which our citizens once
experienced, the Conservative Demo.
Gratis of the county districts OF the
county have called meeting to be held
ar Bartlett on Saturday next, and in.
vited all citizens of the county who are
conservative and liberal in their views in
politics. to meet them in council, in
order that an organization may be per-
fected We look upon the move as be.
ing eminently proper, and the place Sc
lected to be most suitable, as being near
the center of the county, where all can
have the opportunity of attending. In
making this timely move, the people Of
Shelby have the endorsement OF the lib
eral element of the people of the State.
We are glad to see that Shelby county
has taken the initiative in this matter,
and put the ball in motion, for its popu'
lation and commerce rank first among
the counties of the State, and recent
political developments prompt US to be
gin early and work late.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-11
FACTS AND FASCIEs.

Philadelphia is SCI 100000 in debt.
Carpets are rarely seen in Paris
hotels.
In England bricks are made OF coal
mine refuse.
Male clerks in France have been run
out by women.
Bayard Taylor is collecting in Ger
many materials Tor joint biography
of Goethe and Schiller.
One thing, said an old topper, was never
seen coming through the rye, and that's
the kind of whisky one gets nowadays.
The Germans have debarred the citi-
zens of Chicago from celebrating Mardi-
Gras by leasing all the halls for their
own carnival on the night before Lent.
Union Pacific artesian wells a1e as
follows Rock Springs, lI45 feet deep,
bore, six inches; Point Of Rocks, 1000
feet Deep Bitter Creek, COG feet; Wash
axle, 6Ss feet; Creston. 326 feet; Sepa-
ration, 1903 feet deep.
Portions of the opera of Don Clio
vanni, entirely in the handwriting of
Mozart, have been found in the theater
at Prague, where the first representation
of the great work took place. The
museum at Vienna has purchased the
treasure for G280.
The Pekin Gazette is the Oldest jour
nal in the world. 1t is printed on large
sheet of yellow silk, and appears in the
same form, with the same characters,
and on the same kind of stuff as it did a
thousand years ago. The only change
is in the writers.
The latest thing in envelopes is a
small black devil on the fold, with the
words who the above his lordship, and
the words is this from underneath.
Thus it reads Inclusive of the picture of
SATAN who the devil is this from" 1t
is to be presumed these envelopes are
not intended for general use.
The fight between the Rev. Mr.. Parry
and the Worcester Congregational
church is very hot. In his last sermon
he said that some of his pensioners had
circulated calumnies darker than hell,
and lies unfit to be repeated" but that
he was prepared to " nail the falsehood
with proofs that would shame their
BLACKBOARD originators."
An exchange says "a good hearted
but partially deaf old lady is much dis
turbed by the talk about the Kickapoo
Indians. She doesn't see why anybody
should kick a poor Indian" We don't
either; but it would be legitimate pro-
cedure to kick poor punster-and how
the perpetrator Of this joke has managed
to escape thus far, without getting his
coat tail full of boots amazes US.
In his lecture on American Humor
and Humorists," delivered in New York
on Monday night, Bret Harte said Of
Artemus Ward: His success in Eng
land was surprise, even to his warm
friends. He wrote to MT" said the
lecturer, that the first night Of his APP
pearance it was toss-up whether he
would be arrested after the lecture, or
be invited to dinner. he added with
that delicious, because half unconscious,
satire, Heads won.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-11
Indians on,he war pain.

OMAHA, February ll.-Colonel Wood,
ward reports from Sidney that at mid
night on the 4th inst four hundred
Cheyenne Indians under Little Arrow
attacked that station and drove all the
people into quarters. The agent tele
graphed to Colonel Woodward for troops
The Indians, who are fully armed, say
they have nothing to eat on their reser
walton and are obliged to forage on the
settlements.
General Dudley reports from Sidney
that he learns that a large party oil
Cheyennes are on the war path in pur
suit Of band Of Utes, who captured a
herd Of horses from the Cheyennes g
few days since.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-11
r.11nRr or EDWIN BOOTH.

The failure and bankruptcy of Edwin
Booth, the great actor, is mat
ter of surprise and regret to his
many admirers all over the coun-
try. He was and is, in the highest
sense, an artist man of exquisite taste,
n high order of genius, pains-taklng,
studious actor, and devoted to the pro
fession, which he inherited with his tai
euts from his distinguished father. His
abilities we're directed to the elevation OF
the drama and the purest Interpretation
If the legitimate school. de never pam
dered TO vitiated taste, or lowered the
standard of his great art for either money
or arplause. His rendering Of Shak-
sneares wonderful creations and char
acters have entertained and instructed
the most refined and intellectual au-
diences in the land; yet in the zenith
of his fame he ventured to build
a costly and magnificent temple OF art
in New York, the theater in Twenty
Third street and Sixth avenue, and be-
came its manager. In financial matters
his genius was not adequate to such an
undertaking. Great actors rarely make
successful managers. The theRter sim
ply failed. Mr.. Booths fortune of nearly
half n million wasted away, until the
other day he had TO file a petition IN
bankruptcy with debts amounting to
over Sl62 900, and assets no more than
SCI 900. In his schedule of personal
property, Mr.. Booth says that he has no
household goods or furniture; that be
estimates the jewelry worn on his person
at $500; that the value Of his books and
pictures is about - 1903, and that he has
other personal property valued at 50 400.
This must be very humiliating to the
proud actor, but it is said that he was
very liberal in his charities, and has the
full sympathy of all who ever came IN
contact with him. Mr.. Booth, however,
is still young and vigorous, and by re-
turning to his profession will doubtless
develop greater histrionic powers and
fame than ever, and in few years real
ize another fortune.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-11
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, February lin the
Senate Mr.. Bogy presented joint reso-
luton of the Missouri Legislature, ask
ing Congress to interfere against the lille
gal charges of the Union Pacific rail
road. Mr.. Cameron reported favorably
from the Foreign Relations Committee
ON the House centennial resolution. Mr..
Gordon introduced bill to relieve legal
disabilities of Raphael Semmes, of Ala
bama. In the House Mr.. Knapp offered
a resolution recitiEg that it was alleged
that many redemption banks had sus-
pended payment to depositors, and
issued certified checks and clearing
house certificates, and that a proper
understanding of the condition of said
banks is necessary TO proper legislation
by Congress, and, therefore, calling upon
the Secretary of the Treasury to report
at as early day as practicable all infor-
nation in his possession relative to the
issue of certified checks by national
banks, and what banks are responsible
for their redemption; also what banks
are still in suspension; referred to Bank
ing and Currency Committee.
A report of the Commissioners of In
dian Affairs will be made to-day on the
subject of the changes made by Indian
Inspector Kemble, against General Mil
roy, Indian Superintendent of Washing
ton Territory, and it is understood il
will recommend Milroy's reinstatement.
Secretary Delano will reafirm the Com
missioners' decision.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-11

THE narrow escape of the finest bust
ness block in the city from destruction
by fire yesterday should be sufficient
warning against the construction of com
bustible shanties in the fire limits of the
city. Had this fire broken out at night
the entire square, bounded by MAN,
Madison, Second and Monroe streets,
would in all probability have been a
smoking heap of ruins this morning;
these costly buildings were only
saved by the most skillful and daring
efforts OF Chief McFadden and his brave
boys. All honor is due to the hremen'
but we hope such precautions will be
taken hereafter that their services will
not be required again under similar cir
cumstances. 1t is criminal in the high.
est degree to allow such combustible
structures to be erected in the heart OF
the city to imperil the lives and property
of so many people.