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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-01
AUCTION SALES
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Future DAYS,
10Y DUNCANsON BROS, AuetIOneers,
ID Southeast corner Ninth and b streets NV.

10y DUNCANsOS BROS, AuetIOneers,
ID Southeast corner Ninth and d streets NV.
TggsTEEs' SALE OF SIX EbEgASTE TWO;
ALL The MODERN iAPKoYEMES MS; SIT
ATEPP E ~ sIFRE EE b E6RTaWE sNE "a
yEiTtae q slf deeds q tTg,t given e US and
No. 692, folio I29; Li5eT 6le folio lS2 LibeT So,
Liber 6g4 folio S. respectively, Of the land records
for the District OF Columbia and It the request Of
suctiSa, in 'front.' Of the pieznises, on TUESDAY,
the lOth day Of NOvembet, A, d, 1s7l, commencing
ground situated and lying in tie city Of Washing;
5S @ on t n 1h Sron6d an S * h1
lots marked and lettered A, b, q, ID, n and :, In
OF square numbered three hundrsd and seven y
one, OIL together with the improvements, cot
mShssrd roof presSedbricS font dwsiiinRhoasae
on each lot, furnished with every convenience OF
This properly Is in a most desirable location,
facing south, with spacious grounds In 'front.' hand
Il is near s;Mount Vernon Square," and con-
Terms: 70 an IN f iots 4, B, and $1,000 each; on
lot II, 5000, and on lot l. sl2 oD with inierst At
day OF sale, a expenses OF sale in cash; balance
at six Twelve and eighteen months note bearing
BY deed Of tTpst on Shs Prorsrty SOIL tina dsPoSt
All eonveyancing, &C., at expense Of purchaser or
II terms of sale are not com pI ell with In seven
DAYS from day OF sale, the trustees reserve the
right to resell the property at the risk and cost Of
Of the defaulting purchaser or purchasers, upon
giving five days NOTICE IN some daily paper pub
nshed Ia Washington, ID. @.
f. A. ROLLINS. lrr-,-.a.,
VIM. z. CHANDLER, AEustees'
DUNCANSON BROS, Aucts.
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"THE ABOYEsALEIs POSTPONED UNTIL
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, December ?, 1874,
at clock in front Of the premises.
The following change has been made in the terms
One third cash; remainder in one two ana three
years, notes bearing 10 per cent. interest, and
cured by deed of trust upon the property sold.
Rest Of terms as above.
F.. A ROLLINS, lr-.oo-
VIM. f. CHANDLER, : trustees
DUNCANSGN BROS, Aucts.
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-01

THREE PLANES, WALNUT CHAM sERsUTEs,
PAkLORsUITES 8, ETEGER Is, MARD ROBES,
HIAI;R,A1SChs, BOOKCASES, SIDEBOARDS,
BUREAUS, MARBLE-TOP TABLES, BED
STEADS. EXTENSION TABLES, WALNUT
AND OAK DINERS, HAIR AND SHUCK NAT
On WEDNESDAY, MORNING, December. 1874,
commencing at 10 O'Clock, wewill sell, the first
floor Of our salcsrOOms, large consignment OF ele
giant Walnut Chamber and PaTlOr Furniture. We
name in part, viz: -
One Square Grand Rosewood Piano ~ octave, ele-
giant Instrument.
One Rosewood Piano, Meyer.
One Piano, Edwards & Son.
Walnut Chamber Sets, with Dressing-ca5es and
Bureaus, 10 pieces, complete.
Walnut Chamber Suites, 3 eCes-BedsteadS, Bu-
reaus and WAshstands-direct from the manu-
faCturer.
Parlor Sets in BrocateIle, Rps TeEries and Hair
cloth.
Walnut and Painted Bedsteads, Bureaus, Wash
stands,
Walnut and Painted wardrobes, Walnut Hat
racks, Etegrres.
sldeboards, Walnut and Oak Extension Tables,
Cottage Chamber Suites.
Music Stands, Marble-tOp Tables
Tucker Springs, Hair and Shuck Mattresses.
New and secondhand Boly Tapestry and other
Carpets.
WIN. L. WALL Z CO..
nOy30-td AuctiOneeFJ.
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WASHINGTON AND OHIO RAILROAD

WINTER ARRANGEMENT. BEGINNING &C
TOBER Il, lS74.
The Mall Train will leave Washington at 2 4. m.
and Alexandria At $40 u. daily, except Sunday:
pass Leesburg going westward at Il :25 4. m, and
arrive at PurcellyillC at u N. Leave Purcelvlle
al l2:SO p m, pass LePsburg going eastward at 10
p. m, and arrive at Alexandria at 3:l5 p. m, and
al W ashin gtOn at 3:3Op. m.
The Accommodation Train will leave Washing
ton 4 p. IN, and Alexandria at 4:lO p. IN. daily,
except Sunday, and arrive at Leesburg at 6:25 D.
IN. Leave LeesbUrg at a. m, AMI arrive at Alex
andria at Sis, and Washington at $50 a. III.
hB- Passengers from Washington will take the
Washington and Ohio cars 1t the Baltimore and
70 Potomac railroad station at g a. m. and D. M,
and 20 through without change of cars.
The 9:lO a. m train from Alexandra and 1890 p.
m. train from PurCellVlle connect at PHrcellYille
with Harris Daily Line Of Coaches for Smokers
vile, Bcrryville and Winchester; also with
Rcamers Line Of Coaches. which leave Leesburg
daily for Aldie and Middleburg.
Communication tickets, 8 cents per mile: annual
tickets, $50. II. II. HAVENER,
OCt-2-u General Ticket
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RAILROADS.
A LEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON
u RAILROAD AND ALEXANDRIA AND
FREDERICKSBURG RAILWAY.


| FREDERICKSBURG RAILWAY.
DEPOT CORNER OF sixth AND STREETS.
Local trains for Alexandria leave as follows:
S ana 10 nj a. I.I nm, S = 4 So P}s m. IhG
Local trains leave Alexandria as follows: {, T. g.
and $40 p m trains leave s' AieEahdris daily; ali
Trains msrEedth9s s' Connect With trains on wash
6P. m, Richmond Fast Line, leaves Washington
daily, except Sunday.
Wash n gton ii:SS D. m, daily, teXcept SundayJ
Through tickets to all points South and South
and Pennsylvania avenue, and Sixth street and
Pen9syiTAIia avenue; where passengers etn leave
and residences through to destination: -.
se9O-tf General Passenger Agent.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
WINTER SCHEDULE.
FROM WASHINGTON dry nIE 10 lS1A'
7:O0s. m baltimore, Annapolis, and Way Sta
7:25a, m. Baltimore and Relay.
rs a n. BsItV VS r and PS,, EedlSy
more and Relay.
s:1oA. N Chicago, st; Louis, Louisville. Clncin-
natl, Columbus, Sandusky, Pitts
burg, Freoerick. HaEerSt Dwn, Rock
vile, Ger mantOwn, Barnesville. Staun-
T. ParOf s ears Dinner nna e At "9 am nj
s.,s, -, ana; sIpper at Grafton:
, S:S0 a. N. BsItimore and WAY stations
IU.oO H. m. baltimore and Relay.
l2:0O IN. BaltimOre and Way stations
folk, Baltimore. Dinner at Relay.
$3.50 p. m. BaltimOrc, Laurel and Relay.
$40 p. IN. Frederick, Point of Rock and Way
St1tionS, (yla Metropolitan B. anch.)
s;4S p m Bsltm0re Angg9pSIis; Frederick, and
$3.50 p. m. Baltimore and Way Stations.
6:lO p. IN, HageTstOWn, Harp"r's Ferry. Win
chester and W ay Stations via Metro
pOlitSn Branch.
$50 p. m. Baltimore and RELAY.
6:lO p. m. Chicago, st. Louis, Louisville, Cinctn-
natl, Columbus Sandusky, Rockville,
fullman cars. Breakfast at Parkers-
5:oo p. m. Baltimore and Way stltions.
EsrncSvillc Point OF Rocks Martins
mn burg, Cumberland. Pullman cars.
S'LO D. m Bal tlmOrc and Relay.
.s.d0 y. IN. Baltimore ami Way Stations.
A'b p ~, (eNct pit SUnday.) Chicfgo. st: Louis,
Cincinnati and Louisville. FAST eN-
press
p.,., SUNDAY TRAINS.
and 7: Cd. m, u Az S''Oti' "
For Baltimore and Relay. 7:25 and 7:35 a. IN.
Mest-6:lO 8. m. and 6: D. m.
Pittsburg-S:5O D. m
ton.
4:2O, 4:3c, $50. $50, $3.50, .IO:l9' lO:5L p. IN.
sunday trains from 1attimOre-j:OO 6:35, sos,
a. m: y m; and4:IO, 40. 1870, p. m.
For further Information apply at the Baltimore
and Ohio ticket Offices, Washington Station, and
As Pennsvlvania avenue, where orders will be taken
for baggage to be checked anG TeeTed at any point
in the city. Thus X. SHARP,
L. NJ. COLE, General Ticket Agent
GEO. 5. hOONTZ. General Agent. je3O-n
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DT WASH. b. WILLIAMS, Auct.,
ID Successor to Green Williams, AuctIoneers,
No. IOOl northwest corner Tenth and d streets.
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DYEDWIN SWEET.


TRUSTEES SALE OF A TWO-STORY FRAME
DIV ELlNG, SITUATE on THE SOUTH SIDE
OF J. STREET, BETWEEN THIRTEENTH
AND FOURTEENTH STREETS NORTH
WEST, AT AUCTION.
BY virtue Of a deed of trust, dated November .,
A. ID. 1873, and duly recorded in lber No. 30, folio
3d. one OF the land records for the Di trict of CO.
lumbla, and by direction Of the party secured
thereby, we will sell at public auction, In front of
the pI emises, on MONDAY, December Il, 1874. at
O'Clock, p. m, the fOlOwing-dt scribed real es-
tate situate In the city Of Washington, District of
Columbia, and known as part Of lot No. 20, in
DayidsOn's subdivision of square No. 2is, begin
ning for the same at the northeast corner of SAID
lot 10 and running thence south one hundred and
tw enty-three and ten twelfths ( Ol2l feet thence
north one hundred and ten and ten tWelfths mo
1O-l2) feet, thence east tWenty-three and ten
twefths C3 1O-l2) feet to the place of beginning,
together with Improvements above men toned.
erms: 81, TS3, with interest at ten per cent per
annum from May 20, 1874, to day Of sale, and eX-
penses Of sale in cash; balance at six and twelve
months, for which the notes of the purchaser,
bearing interest from day OF sale and secured by
deed of trust on the property sold, will be tIken.
deposit Of 500 will be required of the pur :haser
at time Of sale, and all cOnyeyaneing at cast OF
purchaser. If the terms of sale are not complied
with in seven % days, the trustees reserve the
right to resell the property at the risk and cost of
the defAulttng purchaser after five days advertise
ment in some one or more newspapers published in
Washington, ID. c.
T RRkSH HtF IN WARNER }Trustees.
decl-TuTh&S&ds z. j. SWEET. AuctiOneer.
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DHLATIMER q CLEARY,
PROPERTY IN ONE OF THE BEST LOCA-

ID Auctioneers and Real Estate Brokers,
Southwest corner of Pennsylvania avenue and EleV
enth street, Star Once Building.
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PY W. L. WALL & CO., AuefIOneers,
ID New Marble Buiiding,)
Nos. 900 and 9O2 Pennsylvania avenue corner Ninth
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A LII KINDS OF GENTLEMEN'S CAST
n OF wearing apparel be sold to the very best
advantage by addressing or calling on justin, 6l9
ID street, between sixth and Seventh northwest,
Notes by mail promptly attended to Cash paid.
aul5-tI
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& CLEARY,

ID Auctioneers and Real Estate Brokers,
Southwest corner Pennsylvania avenue AM
Eleventh street, Star Office Buildings.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-07
THE CITY OF PEKING.

AN UNEXPECTED VISIT TO BOSTON-THE MACHINERY
AND SPEED OF THE GREAT SHIP FULLY TESTED.
BosTON, Sept. 6.-The Pacific Mail Com
panys City of Pekng arrived of this port this
evening O'Clock her third great excursion, the
object Of this being to test the speed machinery
and sea-gong qualities of the ship Messrs. John Roach
Sons the builders, preferred to have her thus tested
before sending her a voyage The Pekings visit
here SURPRISE to the members OF the excursion
The announcement before departure from New York
was that the vessel would make an excursion
of 4S to and return. After leaving NewYork
Bay the excursonists learned that there was Boston
pilot board and inquiry OF the managing director
elected the fact that the expedition would 20 to Boston
IL wind and weather permitted. She now lies 10 miles
off. and will come up In the morning The Peking ieit
her dock In the North River at 1918 p. m. satur-
day. passed Sandy Hook at 2:4O p. H., and Fire
Island light at SIS p. m. At G$ p.
IN. she passed the National Line ,osdra Steamer tSa
Peking. The Greece, which left an hour aheaa was
passed at p and the Utopia which sailed az az cn a.
m was passed at 70. IN. The steamers Clty OF i'cu-
mond Republic, and Cnina which sailed soon ai'er tne
Pekng were ali down astern" at 63o p In From %
the time of leaving port until 230 Sunday morning tue
Pekng ran an average of 4s nautical miles per hour or
average Of 81 revolutions per nsae IN teaS 0' s 1e
81 pounds, and the greatest number OF revoutsns %
per minute AT 2So Sunday morning ,he eGshes , werd
slowed to half speed In consequence OF heavy loR anu
the engines stopped every half hour for soundhgs
until Nantucket South shoals were passed Inc weather e
the fog lifted ana full speed was resumed
The excursion party numbers i33 gentlemen, among
whom are W. f. Church and g. Iwanaga OF the japanese
Embassy; Rufus Hatch. Managing Director and Messrs
+. Alexandre, f. n Talcott. and j. d. Smith directors
of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company; g. s. Forrest,
President OF the Panama Railroad Company johh
Roach the builder Of the city OF Peking; T. T. johnson,
Secretary of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company;
f. h Collins, H. X. Thurber, Laurence Jerome,
James McCreery G. III. Mumford, Vice President, ana
A g Brown and A. H. Watson officers OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company, and F. A: Miller and Com
mander X. W. Meade, u. 3. N. On Sunday morning
religious services conducted in the saloon OF the
Picking by Capt. GrD the members of the excursion,
and the officers and being invited TO participate
The music consisted of composition OF j. r.
Thomas written for Mr. Hatch, and was rendered
Baird, Bush Clark, aDd Hall of NewYork.
and instrumental by Grafua's 7th Regiment Band.
The whole service impressive and the attendance
full Durng the day, Sunday Prof Pierce pianist OF
New-York, entertained the company with selections
from sacred compositions The CITY OF Peking Will re-
man here day or two, and reception VIII be held
during the day and evening OF Monday, 10 AFFORD the
and inspect the ship
New-York tribune., 1874-09-07
bered, was found to be about the same

bered, was found to be about the same Oft
our Western coast. Below this depth there
sets to the southwark following the contour of the
land, cold polar current which extends to the sur
face as a counter current along the shores Of the
Kuri and Japan Islands, and is on the surface from
30 to 80 miles in width. On our western coast, in
passing from the surface to the under currents the
changes of the thermometer were very gradual and
comparatively speaking, slight; here the tempera-
lures fell six degrees between Is and 20 fathoms
depths. Also. in passing from the Polar counter to
the Japan stream the temperatures in one hour
during which time only about five miles of water
was passed over 10o |. e., from 500 to 6Oo Fab.
The Japan stream on its northern and western
borders. rather the line by us, lost in dis
tance of about 800 miles from the Japan coast about
200 Fab, the temperature being from 6Oo to $50 at
five miles from the coast, and in lat 40 So NJ long.
1929 26 f., Az Fab. This great fall is easily COM
pretended when it is considered what influence cold
air above it and cold current of water of about 33o
Fah only 1S fathoms beneath the surface must have
On it, There were found to be but slight variations
of temperature from 90 fathoms depth to the bottom
no matter what was the depth.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-07
THE r1ryERAL OF GEN. FOSTER.

NASHUA, N. H., Sept. 6.-The funeral OF
the late Gen. Foster took place yesterday from the
Church of the immaculate Conception the kev MeSsrs
Mlette and Johnson officiating The body aiu In state
at the residence OF his mother during the morning and
hundreds embraced the opportunity to view 1t and
make floral offerings The remains were dressed In
military suit and rested In handsome black walnut
casket covered with black broadcloth ana lined with
white thibet, with heavy silver mountngs Inc plate
on the casket bore the following inscription; John
Gray Foster, LieutenantCoonel Engineers. Brevet
Major General u B. Army died Sept 2, 1874, aged 81
years" Two companies OF United States troops es-
corted the funeral procession TO the cemetery unrlng
which minute guns were fired and bells tolled There
was large attendance. Many buildings on the route
Of the procession appropriately draped In
mi
New-York tribune., 1874-09-07
THE LECTURE.

I shall 90 no further back than the seven
teenth century and observations which shall have
10 offer you will be confined almost entirely TO the bio
logical science of between the middle Of the
seventeenth and middle Of the eighteenth centuries
propose to show what great ideas In biological science
took their origin at that time, In what manner the
specuatons then originated have been developed and
In what relation they stand what Is understood
to be the body OF scientific biological truth The mid
die of the sixteenth century Is Of tho great epochs
OF biological science It was that time that an idea
arose that vital phenomena, like all other phenomena,
Of the physical world, capable Of mechanical ex.
PLANTATION, that they reducble to law and order
and that the study OF biology is application OF the
great science of physics and chemistry Harvey was
the first clearly explain the mechanism of the ercu-
latou Of the blood and by that remarkable discovery
OF his no laid the foundation Of scientific theory OF the
larger part OF the processes Of living beingthose pro-
cesses In fact which call processes OF sutenta-
ton - aud BY his studies Of development he nrss
laid the foundation OF scientific knowledge OF repro
duction Bat besides these great powers Of living beings
there remains another class OF funcons-those o 'no
nervous systemwith which Harvey did not sappe. ~
was indeed left for cotemporary OF MS "ene Des-
cartes TO play part In relation 70 tno pncnonena %
the system. which precisey equai IN 'aiuo
that Harvey played pn regard 70 inc cneuAuons
You must recolect that this man Descartes was mote
merely as some had been, happy Spectator. He was
a working anatomis, aud physologst conversant WIN
all the anatomical and physiological Law Of his time
most characteristic anecdote Of him. and one vhien
snou,d ever put to silence those shallow takers, who.
speak OF DsscArtes hypothetical and speculative
philosopher. 10 that friend once calling upon hAn .
New-York tribune., 1874-09-07
SERMON BY MR. BEECHER AT THE TWIN NOUN.
TAIN HOUSE.

TWIN MOUNTAIN HOUSE, N. H., Sept. e.
Probably the largest crowd Of people ever assembled
here to-day at the religious services held by
the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher At early hour Of the
morning, coaches and conveyances came In from the
various hotels and about the mountains
and shortly before 10 O'Clock train OF four cars arrived
from the Fabyan House, which was followed In the
course hour by special train Of 10 drawn by
two engines, from Plymouth, and by train OF three
cars from Montpeher and st. Johnsbury. II
is estimated that fully 1000 persons came
in from abroad. - The services began shortly
after IL O'Clock the parlor OF the house, which was
densely packed with people, by singing the l99th Hymn
Of the beginning with the line Come
Thou Almighty King" Mr.. Beecher then read portion
OF the 9th chapter OF Luke beginning at the 2Sth verse;
which was followed by prayer. The hymn, Awake, my
Soul" &C., then sung when Mr. Beecher announced
that he should deliver historical discourse, taken from
the selection Of Scripture which had been read The
sermon was OF about an hours duration, ana
held the large congregation IN close attention
till the close. 1t was mainly bistorca,
treating OF the fe character and suferngs OF Christ
1t was very able and interesting. ana description
no allusion was made which bore IN any way on the
scandal, though at times during the remarks Mr.
Beecher appeared much Affected MS voice laitef
ing and his eyes filling with tears. Az the conclusion OF
the sermon collection for poor WIDOW win nine
children was taken up. which realized sl6j After sing
ing the benedicton pronounced ana the cohBrega
ton dispersed,
New-York tribune., 1874-09-07
BALLOON VOYAGING.

CLEVELAND, Sept. 6.-The balloon Buffalo,
which ascended this city on Friday morning at II
o'clock made safe landing about midnight. II miles
from Port Hurou Mich. The balloon at o'clock last
evening was seen Ashtabula go miles east Of here,
and was then travelling east. During the night the
balloon got into the westerly current and reraced the
course Travelled the afternoon the greater part OF the
journey being over Lake Erie.
successfuI balloon ascension made from this city
six ladies' ascended in the balloon, one OF whom was
Mrs Windy a niece OF Prof. Wise. The balloon took q
direction, and landed safely at Mana
yunk ,,, ILL.,, !, q.
ALLENTOWN Penn Sept. 6.-Donalds0n's balloon left
PHILADELPHIA Yesterday afternoon, remained near Read
Ing all night left there at 10 m today ana arrived
over the subrbs of city at O'Clock this AFTERNOON
Thousands of people went out to meet IT, and sezng the
the balloon being 800 feet In the air. towed
leaves in the morning with parry OF Allentown jour
nalists for another flight
New-York tribune., 1874-09-07
BURGLARY OF A DRY GOODS STORE

AUBURN, N. Y, Sept. 6.-The dry goods
house OF Jesse d. Smith, on Geneseest was entered by
thieves last evening and burgarxed OF goods valued
about 400 Entrance effected through @ door.
insecurey fastened, admitting the burglars Gel
lar aud thence through trap-door In the floor the
store above The burglary evidently committed by
experienced "cracksmeu" who well acquainted q
with interior arrangement OF the store only
department IN which tue valuable goods were kept
was visited The goods stolen comprise several pat
terms OF costly silks aud boxe OF kiI gloves. Up this
hour tie thieves have completely flied every
of the police discover their wnercaOous. aud not
sIl0htasI clue has Us yet been obtained
New-York tribune., 1874-09-07
FOREIGN NOTES.

The eruption of Etna has ceased.
The Spanish Minister to Belgium has pre-
sented his credentials.
At noon on Friday the Great Eastern had
paid out 1884 nautical miles OF the Ango-Amercan
cable She then in latitude SO SO north longitude
.7o sy west. All was going on well.
The London Times says that the MARQUIS of
Ripon has become Roman Catholic. The announce
ment few days ago that he had resigned the Grand
Mastership OF the Freemasons and that the Prince OF
Wales would temporarily succeed him, caused In
England much excitement which Is heightened by the
information that the Marquis has embraced Catholicism