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THIS l. TO GIvEsOTICE, That the subscrio5r,
II have obtained from the Supreme Court Of the
District q Columbia, holding pecisl term, letters
tsstsneLtaTJ on the PERSONAL estate Of JOHN II.
SCHIOssE B. late OF WashtnstJn City, ID. o., de-
Ceased Az PERSONS having claims against the said
deesassd are hereby warned to exhibit tue same,
or before the eth day 81 July next; they may
otherNss b lsW be excluded from A benedt OF the
ssie estste. Given under kaafs ths ZSth Day Of
july, "a GEORGE WILMER ux..-..,.
BEtN 81 VIZ. WfTHsFT, AAec1t0is.
E0NShEsA srABLEs.
~ t1H STREET. BE1VzsE AHpE y.
Horses I'D Easxfes Ter Hire, aat fresh srpply
soot Horsaa for sale ever week.
oe<a-ly- sICHAkp TkETsProprlss2,
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so, q
DBOPosALS FOB BEPAIRsl OF SCHOOL
n BUILDINGS.


ENGINEERS OFFICE, District OF COLUaBIA,(
WAsHINGTON, August IL, lo74.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Office
until az O'cloSk m THURSDAY, the goth inst =,
Tor maali the necessary repairs UPON the follow
iDg-r AIMED school buildings, viz:
Jefferson School Building, Corner 6.h street and
NlrElnla avenue sguthwest.
6reeLlsaf school Building, on "a street, between
and streets southwest.
Potomac School Building. on 18th street, between
M1Iyland avenue and Z street southwest.
The SPECIFICATIONS of tho work required can be
seen at this Office.
Each bio must iaclude the furnishing Of all labor
and ma'ers, and the estimates for carpenter work
DICK work thu work, plsstering, plumbing, and
painting and glazing must be STATED separately.
Esch bidder will be required TO dc post vii h the
Of the Commissioners Of the District, the Of two
hundred 2UD) dollars a. guarantee that he will en-
ter II 70 and carry the contract awarded to him
sc uTciE < 10 the terms Of his bid
The receipt or the Collector must be enclosed with
e Oh bid. The receipts will be forwarded to the
Collector after the award of the cOntf act with in
srnctie ms Tor him to refund the money deposited as
above to the unsuccessful bidders.
The money deposited by the contractor will be re-
DE h0ished In two weeks from date Of the award Of
the contract
The party or parties to whom the contract is
awarded Will ce Glret to give bonds in the Of
one thcCsard q COL lllsrs, that ne they will
faithfully mply with Ihe Specifications OF the con-
tract.
The right 70 reject sny or all BIDS is reserved
School BIi diugs," and addressed 10 the Engineer
q the District.
BY order ct the Engineer:
eUEH-3t FRASK 7. HOWE, Chief UIe-k.
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llY THOMAS + WAGGAMAN,
I'D Real Estate AuCtioneer, 5I9 7th street
TlES-THE FIRST PIEUE ON 3D STREET,
BETWEkN EAST CAPITOL AND MOTIF A
sTREETsi THE SECOND ON STREET,


TlES-THE FIRST PIECE ON 3D. STREET,
BETWEEN EAST CAPITOL AND MOTH
STREETS; THE SECOND ON STREET,
BETWEEN nth AND 18TH NORTHWEST.
- BY virtue of two deeds Of trust, bearing date
&I respectively November 18th, A. ID. 1871, and
HADecember Is h, A. D. 1871, the first rec orded i'm
Libe' 667, tcO 100, the other in Liber $685. folio 49,
OF the land records of the District If Columbia and
by request in writing OF the party secured thersby
the undersigned will SELL in frO0t OF the premises
AT public auction, On THURSDAY, the 80 day OF
September, A d. 1874, at o'clock p m, that piece
ct property IN st trust described in said trust
follOws:--BeiBg Lott" in sbOles aud others g.
improved by two-story frame hiding.
On THURSDAY, the Sd day of September, A. ID.
la4i at O'Clock p. m, that piece of property In
other deed OF trust, described in said deed a. fol-
low s:-CnmmenciBg at the northeast corner of orig
iual lot Is, in square Isl, and running along
lire of street 10 feet, thence south 90 feet thence
asst l6 feet thence north 90 feet being part Of said
lot is, improved by one-storY frame.
Terms of salP: bne-third cash, 500 OF which
must be paid on fall of the hammer on each prop
is, and "a months. With per cent from day of sale,
ed to the EattafactiOn Trustees, all cash,
the option o. the purchasers. II terms Of sale are
not cOIBpl' with within five days from day OF sale,
T,psItJ will be resold five days notice; at risk
# defaultiug purchaser
FRED W. JONgs,l r-...
JOS. Il EDISON. Trustees.
GuG19- po6ds THCb. IL. WAGGhNAN, Aucts,
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aEgIs [EePI WASH. B. WILLIAMS, Auct.

fbY Z. a. kGAN z OU.,
~ Heal ESTATE Brokers and Auctioneers,
No. 523 It'll street, Federal Buildings, opposite
Post Office Department.
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SINGULAR CONDUCT OF A JURY.-A man
named Briceland, under . sentence of death for
murder. has petitioned the Pennsylvania board
OF pardons TO release him. One of the strong
points urged in his behalf was the manner IN
which the jury arrived at a verdict in his trial,
as stated in the certificate of one two of the
jurors who rendered the decision, 20 wit: That
several of the jurors at no time during their de-
alterations believed that he was guilty as he
stood indicted according to the evidence ad-
duced, but that after being out Q long time and
believing that they could not be discharged
until they agreed, ard fearing they might be
to render verdict of guilty, holding the Jurors
who differed with them responsible for the re-
suit. and thus washing their hands OF the blood
of Briceland. This i'm substance is the story told
of their deliberations, and reveals q very
singular phase of trial by jury-thst of several
gentlemen, under fear of anticipated illness, de-
hherately consenting to the death of . fellow
mortal when they believed innocent.
A SINGULAR DIsRAss.-A singular disease is
prevalent of Mount Vernon, N. V, which
strongly resembles hydrophobia, including the
swapping and biting at persons and loathing at
water. The disease ranges from a slight de-
rangement accompanied with dizziness, TO
uncontrolled violence. The physicians think
that the cause of the disease is malaria, and its
that some of the cases of death supposed to be
nom that mslsdy were the result of poison from
missma. Their theory is supported bv the fact
that the streets of Mount Vernon are being
overhauled and regarded. Fifth avenue has
been lowered several feet. The released gases
have produced a madness, they think, instead
of the usual fever and apue.
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EkI WASH. b. WILLIAMS, Auouoneer.
10 lSuccessor 10 Green Il Williams, Aucts }
No. 1901 northwest oorner 10th and ID SITS.

HANDSOME BLK WALNUT PABLOR SUITE,
UPHOLSTERED IN GREEN REp; MARBLE
TOP CENTEE TABLES; BLACK WALNUT
NHhTN0ISi RECEPTION CHAIRS; PAPIER
MACHG CHGeS TABLE PAPIER MAOHE
WORK TABLE; MARBLE CLOCK; HAND
eCME OIL PAINTINGS. CHROMOS, AND I'm
CRAVINGS; MANTLE ORNAMENTS; HAND
SOME P0kCELkINY VASES LARGE VELVET
BLACK WALNUT CHAMBER SUITES,
&AkDROBES PAINTED CHAMBER SUITES;
MANU- sIpEBoARD, EXTENsI0N ia
NUT AND PAINTED BEDsTEADS, BIZ
REhIS, MtsHSTANDS,s aud TABLES; CANE
SEAT CH5 lbs AND ROCKERS; HALL OIL
CLOTHS; BRUSSELS AND OFHEB SrAIR
CARPETS; WALNUT ROCKERS; FRENCH
CLOCKS, BRORZE DROP LIGHTS. tMOSU-
II ENTs, AND FIGURES; LACE CURTAINS
Ann CoREICE: BOOK sHELVEt, REFRfGE
kATnR; STE WARD COOKING SroVE; HAIR,
HCSk, AEGC.T0P MATTRESSES:WEATaE
BID. Pillows, AND B0DSTEBS; BRUS
SEIs, 1NGBAIE, AND OTHER CARPETS;
PLATED CAKE BASKET AND OASTORS
CElEA, GLASS, AND CROCKERY WAGE:
KITCHEN UTENSILS, &C
"a On FRIDAY MORNING, August 2Ist,
w 1874 commanding at O'Clock. 1 shall sell,
~ at No. 1929 street northwest, the alb ,ye
ic,liection Of household furniture.
arg!s [EePI WASH. B. WILLIAMS, Auct.
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REAL ESTATE AGENTS.

- - ..
FOE SAIE-A handsome HOUSE on I street
40. 9I3. new large double HOUSE, CoTHer 2lst
and u. HOUSE No. 1910 MASSACHUSETTS, avenue
HOUSE No, 226 81 street east, for sale OF rent
furnished or uRfEr1isaed. A COTTAGE ia Will
ards Bow; price, $3.50. Several small HOUSES,
rom $500 to s5.GQJ; smsil csss payments, We
have several very fine FARMS, improved and I'M
improved, on different railroads running from the
city, for ssle at low figures or exchange for city
property: 10000 feet of GROUND in various por.
ios Of the city for sale at iow figures on easy terms
IT viii exchange for productive imp wed property
furnished House for rent at al25 per month asS-tr
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~ On SATURDAY, 22d instsnt. at e .. m we
sTeTil offer for sale, a. public auction, that very
Desirable Lot situated in Square Ne. 1872. Lot
No D, hoDting 100 feet on the west side of 10 IN
street by s3 feet ls inches on street north west
Easy terms. Long time.
6ngl8-5t r. 81 RYAN & CO., kucts
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AUCTIONEERS.
;. D. A1sTIH. RoBRRf II, RIAN
q. II. RY6a co.,
General Brokers and Roal Estate Auctfsneers, S2S
7th street, Federal Building, opposite Post
Office Department.
Special improvement and General Sewerage
FAKE paid promptly and Of low rates. aplSH
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OFFICE OF SUPERVISING ARCHITECT,
1REAsURY DEPARYMRNT. :

g.. A>ElS6TON, ID. C., August Is, lc74.
- Ai.G Prop sats will be received this Office
Gtti J. III. OF the 81 DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1874, for
lsfnfsblbg aud delivering at the cite Of the new
state, v a. snd ANY PsrtTne sts' bUil4i Wash
Instsn - g, al. the filing ard Ftevcing Iuired
lot me Tetrsees, pproacbes sbd Sidewalks, &c I,
oi the souh wing Ct the building. as called for by
the SCI edule, ard described IN the specifications
Office. '
Bidders must submit g Gle sf the material they
pro pose q fds nj, along with their bin
Payments viil be made on the delivery and &C.
ceptsnce of deductGg 10 per eentum Intl
the COZ pletioE Of the contract
Ali bids m1st BE- ACCOMPANIED by a penal bond Of
two responsible psrsors, in the Of five thousand
dollars, co., that the bidder will accept aud
perforn the contract IL awarded him. the ficency
~ the security to be certified by the United States
Judge, Clerk Of the United States Cont. the Dis
trfct Attorney Of the District wherein the bidder
resides.
This Department reserves the RICH. to reject suy
or all bids IL II be deemed for the interest of the
Government 20 do so, ard any bid that Ii not made
the printed form to be obtained this Office, and
does not conform in every respect t. the require
ments OF this advertisement, viii not be considered
neither will any PROPOSAL be received from parties
who are not themselves engaged In the Thing and
FIagg1rg trsde, and Who have not the necessary
fssitities for furnishing the materials
tropcsals will be enclosed in q sealed envelope,
addressed TO Abb MCLLETT,
AnglS-lSt Supervising Architect.
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IHTHE SUPREME OoURToF THE DIsrkIur
III OF COLUMBIA.

HoldtHs a SPIRAL Term, AHERsf lila, lSl.
In the czse OF William y. Hoffman, executor
Of frederick HILLMER, deceased, the ex-
ecuior aforesaid has, with the appreciation Of the
Supreme Court Of the District of Cslunibia sfore-
said. appoiuted TUESDAY, let day Of September,
A. D., 1874. for the lDal settlement aud distsibu
ton Of the estate II said deceased, AMI 81
the sssets in hand, far the same have been coli
iected and turned into money; when ana whsre all
the creditors aud heirs Of said deceased notified
20 attend, with their claims properly vouehsd, OF
they may otherwise by law be eNciu1ed from al
benefit in said deceeseds estate: PrOCtded, q copy
Of this order be published once a week for three
weeks in The Evening Star. previous 20 the said
Snlz-w.sf A wEBsTkk, Register Of wills.
uNHIs Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subsorf-
Il Der has obtained from the Supreme Court q
the District Of Columbia, holding special term, let
tiers tsstameStsry on the personal estate Of MAR
TIA T. MCLEOD, late OF Washington city, District
q Columbia, deceased. Ali persons having claims
against the saId deceased are hereby warned
90 exhibit the same. with the vouchers thereof, %
the subscriber, on OF before the 2stn day Of july
next: they may otherwise by law be exclude1
from all benet Of the said estate. Given under nv
iXs e.W a.. NJ MCLEOD. rxeoutor
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a. KUHN, PRACTICAL PIANoNaKER.
Ne AGENT for the patent W8
DEtkEk BROS. PIANOS. UININ
Ihey are IN every respect superior in VI umeuts %
1heo Thomas, D, b. MILE, &C, Pianos aud Orrsa.
.nnee and regulated st 6Ss n. York ave, near 7th
s4oee eugnly
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WAR DEPARTMENT.

For Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, ILL
nois: To continue work on the wood wor king
and gun-csrriage shop for the arsenal, one hun
bred and fifty thousand dollars.
For q new rolling mill and forging-shop for
the armory, ninety-fiye thousand dollars.
For roofs, floors, doors, and windows, and
other work for completing the finishing-shop,
eighty thousand five hundred dollars.
For repairs and completion of a stone reser-
floor, and roof, five thousand one hundred dol
lars; for water-pipe, and laying the same, five
thousand seven hundred and nfty dollars; for
Rock Island water power, five thousand and
For Rock Island bridge: For alterations and
repairs and additional machinery flor draw of
the bridge) and for care AID preservation,
twenty-three thousand and four hundred dol
lars; one. half of which sum shall be reimbursed
10 the Government by the Chicago, Rock Is
land and Pacific Railroad Company.
For sewers, building new roads, care ana
and preservation OF permanent buildings ana
bridges, building fences, and grading grounds,
and repairs and extension OF the railroad,
For new e machinery and shop-n.tures for
shops fifteen thousand dollars.
For Springfield .rmory, spr,nshela: Mass 2,
grounds, buildings, and machinery, twenty
thousand dollars.
FOR Benecia arsenal, California: For black
smith shop, thirty-nve thousand dollars; for
transferring machinery from the present shop
building 70 the new shop-buildings, two thou
sand three hundred and seyenty-nye dollars:
For repairing roads, buildings, sewers, drains,
and grading grounds, ten thousand dollars.
For continuing the boring of an artesian well,
or, If artesian water lie procured, for putting
down permanent iron pipes and turbine-wheei,
TO be run by flow OF water, 30 pump mp water
70 the reservoir, i've thousand and forty-seven
dollars.
For machinery for shops, for fences, and other
similar necessities, four thousand eight hun
dred and eighty-fve dollars
Fer repairs OF arsenals: For repairs Of smaller
arsenals, and 70 meet such unforeseen expendi-
lures at srsenals as accidents other contin-
eencies during the year may render necessary,
city thousand dollars.
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nOwNNlAN 3 GRERN,
EEhS,
sl2 sEvfETH srRGKT,
Offer their services 20 their issds and the pubifc
Nal Esfais a Specially. IRepl sasls-easH
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DE- LATIMIR D ULEARY,
- Auctionesrs and Real Es tate Brokers,
eoctnvea corner OF Penn. syspus and Ilth street,
Star Once Building.
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DROPOsALs FOR TILIEG AND FLAGGIEG
For THE TERRACES, APPROACHES
AND SIDEWALKS, sc uF THE SOUTH
WING OF The HEW STATE, WAR AND
NAVY DEPARTMENTS BUILDING,
HASH!NGIUN, DC.
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pY WASH. b. WILLIAMS, Auctioneer
- fsuccessor TO Green q Williams, Aucts., >
No. 1901, northwest corner 10th and Streets
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NOTICE.-PARfIESW pEsIBK TO DIS
~ pose Of ali kinds Of WEARING APPAREL,
sell them for higher cash price than snypi zoe
IN the ctty, BY calling or addressing HERZOG, g17
D stree, between sth and lala u. W, Prompt ten
tion viii be giyen. nayi6-tr
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-30
100000 a Year.

For four years the Radcal City Council have
been running our city IN debt al HE rate Of near
ly, or perhaps quite hundred thousand dol
Las y,ar. Had cur taxes been lighter than
usual there u'eht have been some excuse for
tL,s. But the taxes have been much higher than
ever before What have We to show for these
tAtiAuidinaIy expenditures
Had han oi inat money been expended in
erecting gas works all OF our people might now
have becn supplied with gas light ht 8 per thou
saud ieet.
Ana yet this tonncii goes on i'll its mad career.
Next year it VIII add another hundred thousand
dollars 10 The debt 10 foIm l'aii Fire Depart
mont, that it may have political body which
can be used TO keep At IN power as the old police
did durn" the years prior to The election Of the
present Mayor. When will this stop? Not un-
u the perpetrators of The wrong are oustcd from
,tiiicp
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-30
GAZETTE.
wn.MuNGToN.;DEL.. MAY -. 49,
MR.. LoFLAMn'S VOTE.

No doabt Mr. Ltlaud's vote recorded With lie
Radicals as a test in favor Of tho passage OF The
Civil Rights Bill was in accordance with promises s
made by him to tho negroes OF this Sia'e' NO
man ever received many negro votes ior Con
,-ress us Mr. Leland lie Is entitled to boast oi
tits, II lie plcascs, while tanning Tho embcrs M
lis own popularity in Delaware 10 Washington
cncles But Mr.. Lofand will never imEet ihai
under the Constitution aud Laws OF Delaware
his native State, he was defeated; aud his Demo-
ocralic opponent, Nj. Wright, was duly eiec'ea
10 Congress Mr. l.oliant merely represents The
fast fading element that resulted IRON omihtieled
passions, violence aud nisIuie. lie is therefore
wholly bound and pledged to The negroes. anu III
voting for the Ciyll Rights Bin is only acting IL
good faith TO toe ignoIant negro men and boys
hy whose aid lie was mt to tLo National lsGls'
latule. There are thousands ol white Eepubh.
cans now who will oppose MIR. Lof and's renomi-
nation and also refuse ~ vote for his reelection IT
nominated
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-30
They do not Choose Wisely.

lac iadlcnl party are unfortunate and unwise
IA their choice oi officer. They have looked too
Little at the character Of men. If he could ouly
talk Justify about what lie had done and what lie
had suffered al the hands "i the rebels or " hat
should le done To the "eoPperheads he was sure
I" secure the favor Of the Radicals Of Whining.
ion, The result d tins u.d,Iing 10 pnaudic,
l., the ruling party has cost the people oil Mn.
lnlngton dearly Had they nominated better
men, who asked tor their support, the accounts
II the c.ty would not now be- IN such a bad cou-
citlon, nor would We be required 10 note the loss
CT many thousands 10 the treasury through the
incapacity aud culpability Of membeIs Of the
Council.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-30

1t is stated that should the Army Reduction
bill in its present shape. become a law, the pre-
s.nt graduating class at West Point will have 10
60 home without assignment, and " i'll Consequent
ly he out Of the service. The bill Is slid TO lie
defective 10 other points.
The conference committee OF both Houses on
The Finance bill consists Of Messrs. Morton,
Merrmon, FarweIl and Maynard, inAaiionists;
and Messis. Sherman aGd Clymer, hard money
men 1t is doubled whether The committee viii
agree. ...+.
j. llermon Anderson, OF Ffeder.ci, has been
appointed assistant agent at Seafnrd station.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-30
Prof. Hermann.

Tt,r iulioNlsC ~ All eSusct i3iu T !. Her
manu- = Autobiography:
The m,~r ,lrikingly original act that l ever
had cause l.. tIpember has been ai:en recalled TO
ne. On. .vru.us while aIrang ing my program
me for III 10 ioi"n al at Egyptian Hall, Lon
don. Lt g. =. liJor OF my dresslng- -room
near my ''ue package, wen iieu' IN
ooIsitiyet, ! pc. u 1t, when 10 my utter aston
isbment, ~, Oh the table before me q little
fair-iaced l4br At frsl was shocked at The
apparent rrliy u the parents; but remember
lug the ms,.y lUundlings wrapped the babe IN
a lnr CLOAK then hanging Ia my closet, and
thought 10 more about II. The cuItain was
soon raised for my evening entertainment. and
the fret hslf coneiG1ed, when suddenly hearing
a cry in lhe direction N my dressing room, | be-
Thought myself Of my little charge, and resolved
to make Use Of her in my peifori9ance. ! call
ed for q lady's Loune oae large one was soon
forthcoming.
asked the owner OF the bonnet, who sat
beside beyy of Young children, what would
delight Ler most III should produce objects
Illuminate or one having life in it? She seem
ed 10 be struck dumb at the query. rushed
10 the dressing room. carefully concealed the
babe in lLe folds of a newspaper, and, rushing
back, held the childin the paper concealed and
placed the bundle on my table without pre-
paration, | threw copy of the London Times
made the bundle disappear. The lady's bon
not was returned to the owner, empty, then
handed back TO my assistant, who ip bis hurry
10 regain the stage. Slipped, aud made SOrry
tangle Of the laces and ruches which ornameR.
led the ha The lady's face grew scarlet and
the house was iJi roar. My presence OF mind
remained
Quick as the Thought. | replaced the con
ceaied babe in the bu.hn0t in the sight oil tie
audience bat without he4pS delected. aud
returned the t0Anst AS good ah when first
borrowed. Wneu ii,s lady attempted iC re-
place tho bonu6t ON her hs1d, the weight
ihe babe Inside berauIo known 10 her. Ter
riLed, she drew tho bundlu, AMI my protty
darling was OK hibitsd. The -honss keeams
very excited, and ior u low moments ,iht
audience was wrou1L. IN pitch Of sutusi
aslII thai beggar's description. The press o
| London was iiled with accounts OF hi.
! seemingly astounding leal, nnd IN low
days after tGat event l was called upon by
a veil Cd lady, " no satisfactorily proved her
s.,if 10 he the rightial guardian OF my iittlt
charge, and 1t was vi HeR over TO her,