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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-11

THE THEATRRs.-Charlotte eastman. the
greatest actress Of the age, will This evening
AITear for the last time at Ford's Opera House
repeating her weird and startling impers1ua-
ton Of the Gypsy bag, ''Meg MerriIies" Not
outstanding the rival attraction of Verdi's new
opera, large and fashionable audience wit
nesSed the third performance of Guy Manner
ing LAST evening, and it is but seldom in lire
time one sees such absorbing interest manifest
cd IN dramatic performance. The theater
Will doubtless be crowded this evening for those
who 90 not see Charlotte Cushman a. oNeg
Merrilies' will miss the most wonderful drama,
TIC picture Oft century-better now than il was
when columns were written about il wears ago
On Monday Lydia Thompson's troupe com
mence their engagement with blue Beard
Tonight the National Theater should be
crowded 10 its utmost capacity, the performance
being for the benefit of the street car Conduct
or, and the play the thrilling drama of ssThe
Drunkar with Mr.. W. f. Sheridan in the
leading role, supported by the full strength of
the National company. On Monday evening
next the we'll known Fox & Denier pantomime
troupe appear in "Humpty Dumpty," which
Will be produced with many new and interest
ing features.
The last chance to see the beautiful gymnas-
TIC performances of the Jaekiey troupe and the
drama OF Claude Duval Is offered to the patrons
OF the Iheater COmique tonight, when there
Will doubtless be a crowded house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-11

BRIGHAM YoUNG's NINKTKRNrH wIvs
Mrs. Ann Eliza Young, who has been telliny
the story Of the wrongs Of herself and thousands
of her sisters to crowded audiences at the north
and west, will appear at Lincoln Hall next
wesk No one should fail to hear her story of
her ssLife in bondage" and her description of
..PoIygamy As IL ISL Reserved seats at Ellis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-11

l.. f. PRIGG. jeweler, has some of the most
beautiful styles Of jewelry fer the spring trade
In his windows in this city.
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GEORGETOWN ACCOMPLISHMENTS

% N0TICE.-The punctaai attendance II sv.
Wy cry member Of COVENANT LODGE, No.
Is, u o II. 10 requested a. the regular sns-fiax,
on A0EDAY EVENlNG, April 18Th, A. o'clock.
Grsbd Visitation and other iEnporssnt bnsi-oss will
be transacted. b. order.
apli2t JNo. IL. DARNK. Rec. Sec.
T ATTENTION, EXCsLStOR TINT, No.
Wy AZ, 1. y. OF RECHaBIrES -Ysl ara h4re-
oy notihed TO meet st your Halt, corner ~ Hish
snf Proepsct streets. on SABBATH EyENING,
AprIl lNh, ste clock, to a'teBd West GeorgetO n
IA CHURCH, TO listen 70 a discourse on T@aper-
ance by the Rev. Mr., YoRKE, Pss-or OF said G. 1rch
SISTER Tents are cordially Invited to Join in BE-
s1a on the OCCASION. BY order
It. w WILLIAMS Ra, O..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-11

THR BoAED OF HEALTH met last night and
declared as a nuisance, injurious to health the
burial vault on Market street, between 4th ami
9TH streets, adjoining the Market street Presby-
terrain Chapel, GeorgetOwB, by reason of nOx-
lous gases enansting from decomposing dead
bodies therein inferred, and the health OFF GER
was directed TO abate the same A communl-
cation, signed "Old Taxpayer" was read, in
which the writer Gays: Gas you have prevented
claTed them a nuisance, would like TO say a
few words in regard to chickens, which are per-
nlitted TO run upon our parks in front of houses,
Sc. like chickens and eggs, especl-
ally about Christmas, but say this much, they
that have chickens should keep them in their
yards" DIR. Bliss spoke of ga very grave nuts
ance" existing st the corner of Rhode Island
avenue and 18th street, caused by pool of stag
nant water, and he moved that the board APP
propriate not more than SIS for IL abatement
by drar age. The resolution was adopted, and
the board then adjourned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-11
RY THOMAS BOWLING, Auctioneer.
PEREMPT0RY TRUSTEES sALEOy vALU-
ABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY AT AUCTION

IN GEORGETOWN
- Hy virtue of deed Of trust, dated July 18th,
1885, recorded in Liber III, folio 47s, Of the lsad
- records Of Washington county, District of 90
un bia and by direction Of the holder of the notes
secured thereby, 1 will sell az public auction, ia
moHt OF the premises, on MONDAY, April 2Oth,
lS az O'Clock .. sll those pieces or parcels
on land known a. parts of Lots numbered l07, los,
Ivy and 1lO, in Beatty ard HAWKING addition TO
Georgetown, described as follows: Beginning IN the
north side Of LIST street feet east from Frederick
street; thence running east ~ feet; thence north,
and parallel with Frederick street, l6S feet 20 an
aiey thence west on said alley q feet, and thence
south to the beginning, and also the Stable on the
north side OF said alley being the essternmOst Sta
BILE but one OF the range of Stables built aud front
iDE on the Bsrth side or said alley
Terms OF sale: 81 oOo with interest at ten per
cent. from July 1th, 1873, together with the
penses Of this sale, In cash; balance in aa1 Il
m. nths with interest at six cent, secsred BY
titles and deed of trust on the property. Convey
apciDg al pure co.t; 100 down hen the pro-
perty lie struck of. III the terms of sale are not
complied with in seven days, the trustee reserves
the right to resell the property the risk and cost
of the defeult1ng purchaser.
srS-d TH0S BOWLING, AEctieRser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-11
CITY ITEMS.

FLPHoNzo YoUNes & Co. have a new price
list. Look il over carefully
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AN INFAMOUS ATrsMPr.-Yesterdaya after
noon black boy, named George Gray
son, meeting a little girl on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. named Ella Hahn, persuaded her to accom-
pany him under promise Of b1ying her a doll
and carriage. The girl, about ten years of age,
followed him TO the Smithsonian grounds,
where he attempted to commit q rape upon her.
The cries Of the child aud publicity OF the place
were Instrumental in bathing his designs, as
Ofncer MAhoney came along in time TO rescue
the girl and arrest the assailant He was locked
up IN time TO save him from the vengeance Of
the father OF the girl, who made his appearance
and took her home.
Grayson was committed to jail this morning
Tor hearing. The excitement about the sta
ton house and the Police Court was intense
TINS morning against him. The records of the
PollceC Court show that Grayson whose real name
Is smith Kelley, was committed TO Jail july ~
lsI2, on charge OF grand larceny or $50 HIS
mother, who was implicated in the larceny
wss also committed. On the 9Th of March
1874. he was committed to jail thirty day, for
assault and battery, and had Just been released.
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VOLUNTEERS IN TIE UNION ARMY.--The sur
yiviBg officers of the District OF Columbia vol.
th Is, Sno sstved IN tne union army during
sonic hall last evening. AbOut thirty gentle
men were present. including Coils James A
TAFT, Charles VI. Alexander and Robert Rovd.
Capts- James Mason. u. VI. Dubant PhiIiD
RoCler, Charles KrOuse, John O'Hagan p Nj
Fisher, James X. Narrower, b. F. McGraw and
y. Tyler Powell. Gen. Albright, of Pa; Gen
Mckee, of Miss; Major Purman of Fla M sior
Ben PeTley POOre, and other guests were pres-
emf: The hall was iestOoned with the national
ensign. Capt. p. NJ. Fisher, president OF the
association OF Ofc GERS of the District cailed tbe
assemblage to order, and invited Col. Charles
N. Alexander to preside. In returning thanks
Ter the compliment. Col. Alexander said that
the District had furnished as mapy tro0ns as
any state il the union In proportions TO popuIa-
ZION. After full justice had been done to the
bOuntiful repast, tOasts were proposed and
speeches weze made by Col. Jas A TAFT. Cant
J. Tyler Powell, Gen. Albright Major Ran
Perley Poore, Col Robert Boyd, Majsr Fur
read from Gov. Shepherd and other Invited
guests, regretting their inability TO be present
on account OF previous engagements.
REAL Estate TRANsPRRs.-Chas M Ohod
and wife TO Vim. Powell, Si56; Christian Mil
Ter and wife 10 ID. ID. Tsnemsn. part lots 6 aud
., square $50, $3.50; Q. II. Burgess and wife 20
Geo. Burgess, lot 81. Burgess SUBDIVISION OF
square 1872, S1OO; Sussa A. Miller, executrix, 10
Gottfried Sehaible. part lots I ard ?, square
3.' ST. 600; Fred. kOones and wife 70 Michael
Wallace, part lots 10 and II, SQUARE l54 S9OO.
james Lswler et al. 10 Pat II. Mcnamara part
LOT ., square $50, 81; Pat. II. Mcnamara to
Ihos LaSler, part lot 5, square $50. as Mary
Il. Warner TO Thee. Brooks ct 81. lot r. suhdi
VISION sqnare $50, Al coo; Henry NcIntire 10
Mary j. Warner, lot 10, subdivision SQUARE $50.
si,1sO, Geo Willis and wife to henry Hurt, lot
3, part lot Is, subdivision square c. s39o 3o.
Henry Hurt 20 X. Lohsger, lots 8, II and part .
lot Il, LoOmis' subdivision square G5, Al OOO:
ann NJ. WashlI gton to VIM. o. Denis0n, lots l.
and 10. square ,O9O, SO: Samuel r. Bond. trus-
tee, 10 VIM. b. GOnsslves. To- 81, Redfern's sub-
division of square 3c6 s1.0 :; Joseph r. Finch
ara VIE 10 John Angsrman, lot 1856, Gilbert's
subdivision square 675, IS $40; Ann g. Carroll
81 al 10 Ellen Oaks, lot s. square $50, s323 IS.
Sarah l.. Parkhurst 70 James ". Orrue nart
lot ?, square $40, $500; Alex. Sharp, u. 5. Mar
shal, 70 Alice A, Bicksler, part lot Is, square
sis, So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-11

SUBJECT OF IsrEREsr.-The now ad vertiss.
umn Of to-day's issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-11

A aAHL & Co.,
MAN AND IMPORTERS or
ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-11
RY THOMAS BOWLING, auctioneer.
TRUsTLRp SALE OF REAL ESTATE ON


BRIDGE STREET, GE0BGErOWN- d. O.
- BY virtue OF decree of the Supreme Court ef
the District OF Oolunbis, passed El1ItJ
Is complainant aud Virginia Deayer ct al. are de-
iendsuts, The undersigned, Trustee, ~ill expose
10 sale, M Pubc auction, in front OF the promises
on THURSDAY, the 9Th day Of A pril, A. ID 1874, at
the NOD OF clock .. m, q part of Lot No 10, 10
holoieads addition to Georgetown, ID. O., begia-
ping Tor the same at the end Of the first line of 8.
ieet q sround on the north side ~ Bridgn stresf
leased by John HUlmead to Robert Butler Sc pte "a
per Th, loo, sEd running by and with the north
line OF bridge street esstETly TO the corner To-,
i2rmerly belonging 10 Captain l.. MacSail, on SAID
Bridge street. hei 70 feet more; then northarIy
parallel with Montgomery street vs. feet; then
ery parallel to Bridge street ~ feet or more until il
intersecst the second lire of the before menti med
Mobtgomery street IS feet TO dge and place
OF beginning
Terms Of sale, a. prescribed by the decree a: One.
tL1rd casoi balance in two equal payments, a. six
and twelve moi tbs frc day of SALE with interest
Win noerty TO the purchaser TO pay all cash Down
Titie reserved until last payment is made Sl5O TO
De paid down At the time Of sale All conveysncing
at cost of purchaser. The Trustee reserves the
rlght II terms OF sale are not lied with in vs
days after day Of sale to resell said perty on
days, notice through some newspaper published in
the District of Columbis, at the cost and risk Of
the defaulting purchaser:
mar76-eo6ds THoS. BOWLING, Auct.
- THE ABOVE SALE is POSTPONED. ON
account OF the weather, until MONDAY, the 13 n
VIM d. OAssIN, Trustee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-11

To PREVENT Fever and Ague there Is no
preparation Like DOoley's Cslisaya Tonic. 81
Der bottl6. az
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~ 81 HIGH STREET.
Bank hours, q. m. to p. m, and on Saturdays
no receive depositsl until p Iuterest paid on
deposits. General B mixing Bu,uess done. aud COL
eotlops made on all accessible points. Discount
II. POLkINHORN, Presr; J. DICKSON, Cashier.
Directors.
Polkinhorn, THIS. D wiling, JT.Mtchar,
Jas Dct son, r. L Or lpIey Fred w Jones
Riley A. Shan, E ID Hartley Thos Knowias
ana am
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CUTTING CAsE.-Patrick Sayles was badly
cut last night with some sharp Instrument in
the hands of James Burns, who made his es-
care. Sayles was carried to his boarding house
on list street, between B street and Pennsylva-
MA avenue, and his wounds dressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-11

Mr.. JAMES Ii. FORD. a native and resident
of South Washington his whole life, died this
morning, at No. 211 18th street south vest, after
an illness OF several months. He was q promi-
nsnt member Of the order Of Odd Fellows and
Mssops, and bore a very high character. His
funeral will take place at O'Clock on Tuesday.
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srS-d THOS BOWLING. hscfieRser
JNO. IL. SMOOT A. SON
OTICE-TEMP 0K AZ EM0V1L.

The continual increase Of business making II ne
cesssry 20 rebuild store aud otherwise Increase
my facilities for the execution IF all ORDERS shall
be fOunc, during the pre- grtss of the work at
~ BRIDGE STREET,
lew doors above Jefferson street.
AS the i'm proYtment will not interfere with the
execution of work in the dyeing and securing de-
partment, all orders Of my friends will be promptly
hlled and highly appreciated. -
W. a. WHEATLEY,
Dyer aud Scourer.
Office, until further nstice, No. II Bridge street
Georgetown, ID, o. mar2l-tr
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-05
Progress In Italy.

Three years of Italian occupation,
even by the acknowledgement of
MOnseigneur Guibert, Archbishop of
Paris, haye already done something
toward imparting movement and an
imatiOn to Rome. So writes Lon
don Times correspondent. Less than
five times that period, and short
residence Of the Kings Government,
have greatly beautified that Florence
which Samuel Rogers already half a
century ago described as "fairest of
all the fairest cities of the earth :"
and, more than in either the grand
ducal or the papal capital, the in
stincts or a new life has developed
itself i'm the towns of "Upper Italy,"
Turin, Genoa, Milan, Bologna, North
of the Apprentices, even the rural
districts are struggling hard to keep
pace with their respective centers.
The net of the northern railways Is
almost complete intercourse with
the rest of Europe finds its channel
through three great Alpine lines, and
the Italians contribute forty millions
of francs toward the construction of
that still greater Gothard track which
is to make Genoa the Mediterranean
port of Germany. In the north, even
in Tuscany, the work is done, and,
in spite of bad years, heavy taxation,
and a still imperfect organization,
the profits are perceptible. The stir
is everywhere apparent; well being,
although not general, is spreading
gradually.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-05
Sheep Dogs.

A traveller in South Carolina gives
the following account of the famous
sheep dogs used there, and of the
manner in which they are trained.
He writes: "You may 60 over the
plains and hills there for miles and
see thousands of sheep, but not man
to watch them. Around each flock
or band Of say thousand sheep are
half dozen dogs of peculiar breed
dogs whose progenitOrs were import
ed from the sheep pastures of the old
world. These dogs take the entire
care of the sheep, drive them out to
pasture in the morning, keep them
from straying during the day, and
bring them home at night. These
dogs have inherited talent for keep
ing sheep, but the shepherds do not
depend wholly on that. They cult
waite it in this way-so at least the
old shepherd says. When lamb is
born it is taken away from the mother
sheep before she has seen it, and a
puppy put in its place. The sheep
suckles the puppy and learns to love
it. When the puppy grows old enough
to eat meat it is fed in the morning
and sent out with the sheep. 1t stays
with them because it is accustomed
to be with its mother, but it can not
be with them. AS they get full the
dog gets hungry. At length, i'm
patient to return where it hopes to
get another piece of meat, it begins
to tease and worry its mother, and
finally starts her toward home, the
other sheep follow, and thus the
whole flock is brought in. If the
dog brings the sheep home too soon,
or comes hcme without them, he gets
no supper or is punished in some
way. Hence he soon learns when to
come, and to see that none of his
charge are left behind"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-05

The Pail Mall Gazette has the fol-
lowing description of an invention
for taking care of babies, to which 1t
imputes an American origin, proba-
bly, because most great inventions or
iginate in this country: "You simply
insert the begrimed and mOlasses
coated infant in an orifice which can
be made any required size by turning
for ten minutes cog wheel with cleo
trical attachments. The child glides
gently down highly-polished in
clined plane; his lips are met at its
terminance by an india-rubber, tube
from which the infant can draw lac
teal nourishment of the purest and
most invigorating character, secured
for the special purpose at great ex-
pense from choice breed of Alderny
kline raised on the estate of Her Maj
esty Queen Victoria in the Isle of
Wight. While in this compartment,
which is lined with plate-glass mir
rors, the perturbed spirits of the in
FAINT are soothed by its frantic efforts
to demolish its own image reflected
in the glass with nickel-plated COM
bined tooth-cutter, nail-knife, rattle
and tack hammer, which is thrust into
the baby's hand by an automaton
monkey. Fatigued by its destruc.
tive efforts the infant falls to sleep,
while the organ attachment plays
softly the ravishing melody, "Put
me in my little bed" Then 1t slips
into the third compartment. Here
the baby is washed. Another small
tube administers dose of soothing
syrup, and the infant glides from the
machine, its nails pared, its hail
combed, If it has any, ready for thu
habiliments rendered necessary by
the fall of our first parents"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-05
A Case OF SOmnambulism.

Altogether the most interesting
case of sOmnambulism on record is
that of a young ecclesiastic, the mar
rative of which, from an immediate
communication of an archbishop of
Bordeaux, is given under the head of
Somnambulism, in the French En-
cyclopedia. This young ecclesiastic,
when the archbishop was at the same
seminary, used to rise every night
and write sermons or pieces of music.
10 study his condition the archbish-
op betook himself several times to
the chamber of the young man
where he made the following Observ-
atoms:
The young man used to rise, take
paper and write. Before ne wrote
music he would take stick and rule
the lines with it; he wrote the notes
together with the words correspond
ing with them, with perfect correct
ness; or, when he had written the
words too wide he altered them. The
notes that were to be black he filed
in after he had completed the whole.
After completing sermon he read it
aloud from beginning to end. If any
passage displeased him, he erased II
and wrote the amended passage cor.
rectly over the other. To ascertain
whether he used his eyes the arch
bishop interposed a sheet of paste
board between the writing and his
face. He took not the least notice
but went on writing as before. The
Limitation of his perception to what
he was thinking about was very Gu
rious. A bit of cake that he had
sought for he ate approvingly; blu,
when on another occasion a piece o.
the same cake was put into his
mouth, he spit it out without observ.
alton. The following instance of the
dependence of his perceptions upon
or rather their subordinatiOn to
his preconceived ideas Is truly won
derful. He always knew when hi
pen had ink In 1t. Likewise IL they
had adroitly changed his paper wheI
he was writing, he knew ifthe shee
substituted was of a different siz'
from the former, and appeared EN-
barrassed In that case IL the fresl
sheet of paper which was substituted
for that written on was exactly of tn,
same size as the former, he appear
and he would continue to read OF
his competition from the blank shee
of paper rs fluently as when tn
manuscript itself lay before him
nay, more, he would continue hi
corrections and introduce the amend
ed passage, writing IL upon exactl
the place on the blank sheet whic
It would have occNpied on the wri'
ten page.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-05
Penitentiary Bsrbarlties- ssBoI.
itary."

4
An ex-convict I'm the Joliet Gill;
Penitentiary relates, in the Chicago
times, some OF his experiences In
that institution. He says:
one day was at work I'm the 'sOl-
itary," when Deeming, the keeper of
the SOLITARY" brought young Collins
In. Collins was a st0ne-cutter, be-
longing to stOne-shop No. 3. His Of
tense was disrespect or insOlence to his
keeper. Young Collins was put into
cell about eight feet from where was
at work, and hung up to the "bull
rings" by the wrists. The "bull
rings" are iron rings fastened In the
walls of the cell, about as high from
the floor as the chin of an ordinary
sized man Is when he is standing
straight. a pair of handouts are put
through this ring, and then fast
ened up to the wall i'm the manner
described; then Il gag was put into
his mouth by force. l saw the gag.
1t was about an inch I'm diameter,
with strap mt each end to fastened to
the back of the head. Collins resisted
all in his power to having the gag put
In his mouth, and begged them not to
gag him, but of no avail. A convict
named Skinner, who has charge of
the :" solitary" to keep it clean, and
to help torture men, rushed i'm and
took hold of Collins and held him
while Deeming fastened the gag in
Collins mouth. Deeming then lock-
ed the cell door, and left poor Collins
to suffer living death. A short time
after Collins had been hung up, he
began to grOam. Skinner, the convict
"duffer" of the place, came to the
door, and told Collins to be still, or he
would come i'm and give him some
thing to grOan for. TO my certain
knowledge, Collins hung in those
irons, with that gag i'm his mouth, all
that day. The next morning he was
hung up again and left all day, and
the third the same; how much longer
l do not know, as had finished my
job.
During the time that Collins was
hung up there was another young
man hung up in the cell opposite. l
saw Deeming let him down for the
night. The young man was so stiff
and numb from his punishment that
he staggered up against the wall of
the cell. Deeming took hold of his
collar and dragged him around the
cell, shook him, and cuffed him, say
ing at the same time, "D-n you!
wake up! stir around and get some
life into YOU"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-05
A Cooperative Store.

illustration of what may be done
i'm the way of ecOnomizing house
keeping expenses Is seen in the fol-
lowing narrative: early i'm Febru-
airy, 1867, few workingmen i'm Fall
River formed cooperative assOcia-
ton with thirty-five members and a
capital of $2,124. They rented a small
store and in the evenings the officers
used to amuse themselves by carry
ing out the orders. BY the end of
the year the premiership had increas-
ed to siXty-five and the capital to
$1,000. In the spring of 1868 large
store was bought for $1,000, and Mt
the end of the second year the mem
bership had increased to one hundred
and twenty-nine, and the capital to
$1,000. The shares are so each with
an admission fee of 81. Last year the
store was sold for $15 900, and the assO-
citation built block seventy by forty
feet, containing three stores and ten
ements. 1t "runs" grocery, a
butchers shop and boot and shoe
shop. From December 1867, to Sep
TENDER 1873, the sales were 1927 $50,
the investments $39, 272, and the with
drawals 1914, 755. The dividends were
7,772, and the total profits $31 ,516.
For the last quarter of the period the
dividends or purchases were twelve
cents on n dollar for members and
eight for non-members, with ten per
cent per annum on shares.