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FRIGHTFUL FREAK OF AN INVALID
Hiram Warner, who lives ii miles from
Raleigh {. H, Virginia, on the Giles. Fay-
cite and kanawha turnpike on last Tours
day, while i'm fit of mental alteration. SUI
perinduced by protracted illness, went To
his workshop, a short distance from his
house, and deliberately cut Off his leg. He
seemed TO have made two unsuccessful at
tempts, one almost severed his foot lust be-
low the ankle, and again above the ankle,
the third stroke proved successful, and the
leg was completely severed from the body,
about half way between the knee and the
ankle The instrument used was a broad
axe, which was very sharp. The unfortu-
nate man was soon discovered, and the fiOw
of blood arrested. Drs. Overton and Nc
Chesney were called and gave him prompt
attention.
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EVENING STAR.
1UISBAY
.... December "a. 1870.

BITTEN By ATARANrULA.-Thoug every
iueololte is familiar with "tarsntula fuica -
the insect Itself has rarely been Ssar, tb..r,
except a. bottled curiosity. Mrs Na,Ivnr
however. OF that place. was bitten by one
the other day, and at last accounts va
threatened with a real case Of tarantfSpl
which il commonly regaried a. a fabulous
olsesse. The lady lives with ner husband
and children i'm an old adobe house. an order
OF architecture which is era iuallv giving
place 10 brick and stone in Pueblo Mrs.
MaclVor, IN putting on an updergarment
Nblch had been hanging on a nail. scared a
tsrantula out OF its folds. which tumh lei
INTO her bosom, where 10 burie,t lis venornpuS
isl gs In her flesh. The breast began swell
ing almost Immediately, and. with distress
ing pains throughout the body, the unfnrtu-
nate woman soon beca me delirouS. A phy-
slclan administered large quantities OF wis
KY, which failed OF Intoxicating effect. - her
remedies. however, proved more effective
and the patient is now likely 10 recover The
Mexlcans have superstition that the ONLY
antidote for the bite OF the tarantula l. con-
slant dancing 10 appropriate music plsyet
increasingly until the patient recoverable
ter (COlO Nsrrg
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BISHOP SIMPSON FOR A THIRD TERM-No
man holds a higher position in auy crur-r
than Bishop Simpson holds In the Mafho-
dist Episcopal church. aud his opiuiop Il
always entitled TO respect. HIS views upOG
me third term question and Bishop HaVens
nomination or Grant, a. given by the Puila-
dS mia Item. in an interview elsewhere
puSn>hed, viii he read with particular tn
tereSt- The bishop explained several pp'utS
and sft Others i'm donb', but ne explicitly
uecla'Sd himself I'm IA vor OF "a Third term ia
IheSe words: "All / can say r.. that should
fIeslItht Grant be ~ elected The paapI.
VIII have done wisely" IL ~ significant
lnat an The other Methodist clsrgyruen of
fhliadei ehia who were questioned agree 4 in
fessed that Bishop Haven hal no right To
speak for the church, hat, speaking Tor
themselve;', thew all approved his nomina-
ton OF GTaEt.-N T. Herald.
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nOWNMkN & GREEN,
II AuctiOneers and Real Estate Brokers,
No. Az It'll street northwest.
TRUSTEES SALE or VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY AT AUCTION, VIZ: WAHE-
HOUSE AND WHARF At FOOT OF PoTo-

TRUSTEES, SALE or yALUABLEIMPRovED
PROPERTY AT AUCTION, VIZ: WAHE-
MAC STREET, GEORGETOWN.
- by virtue of deed of trust, dated July 24th,
1873, and recorded in Lber 723 folio 339, of the
land records of District of Columbia, and by drec
ton OF the holder OF the note secured thereby, we
Will sell NJ public auction, front of the premis
on THURSDAY, December 18th, ISIS, at 4 O'Clock
p M, all that piece or parcel Of ground and wharf
property, lying In Georgetown, District OF Colum-
ola, which WAS conveyed by William Lund, IT., to
John Davidson by deed dated July Is, A. u. 1853,
and recorded among the land records for said Dis
trict in Liber J. s., No. 90, folio 200, and con-
tanned the following boundaries, viz: the
north by Water street; on the west by the corpora
ton fsh wharf, on the south by the channel OF the
Potomac river, and on the by the property con-
vey ed to james q. Essex by Ohio M Linthicuin and
others by deed dated December 10th, 1850 recorded
in Lber j 4. g., No. % feo CO, and being also the
same property conveyed to IL. Savage By
Iharies d. Laub and wife By deed dated November
29th, 1869.
Terms Of sale, as required by said deed: $4,000,
with ten per cent interest from July 2ith ISIS, to-
gether with the penses Of this sale. in cash. bal
snce in six ard twelve months, secured by notes
aud deed Of trust on the property 500 down when
the property is struck eff which will be forfeited
unless the terms complied with in five DAYS from
sale, ard the property may be resold at purchaser
cost, Convey aDcipg at purchasers cost.
F. BVgSfEiLLE, Trustees.
deco dts BOWMAN A GREEN
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A RUMoR CONCERNING QUEEN VICTORIA
Much surprise WAS eNcite1 when IL was tel.-
graphed from Bombay that the Prime. of
wales had been summoned howe by ssomi-
Ious news from Europe" and that he was
"on the point Of returning 10 Eng and under
the escort of the feet" We found u diffieul;
10 see what political part was PLAYED by his
Royal HlghncSS that would neC4assi tate his
presence here In the event OF an Eurnpaan
war. IL seemed As IL he could not - better
employed than on his ''erraud OF cO1cilta.
ton TO India. But abroad. in circles
usually well Informed. reason Is given
which is strange enough. but has sorie sem
biance OF probability. IL is said that her
majesty, the Queen, i'm the event GO war
between countries with the courts OF which
she is intimately connected. has resolved To
abdlcate, AZ ~ wOuld be painful to Ter feel
ines to he personally implicated ia tins
Striie.-I41dOu ErgB,i4er.
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a GooD-LooETNG YOUNG woMAN. calling
herself the widow of a Mr.. Charles Appeles
went TO Elizabeth, y. j., a couple OF years
ago as a dressmaker. and a few mCnthS after
married Lewis Miller, a member Of the DO
lice force there. They lived happily until
recently, when Mr.. Charles Appeles, still in
the flesh, visited his brother Frederic, who
lived at Elizabeth. His former wife sought
an interview and offered to return TO him.
He repealed her and she returned home. Soon
Mr.. Miller found that his wife was coquet-
ting with other men, and a quarrel was the
result, which caused her TO leave him and go
10 Newark, where she now lives, plying her
former trade 1t is reported that the lady
had second husband after leaving Appeles
and that Miller was her third. Miller has
instituted suit for divorce, but none of her
husbands care 70 prefer charges of bigamy
against her.
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AU,NTION SALES.
%. BORROW.

THOMAS BOWLING, ID Ra.l Es..,. a-.,.-
49, Auctfohee, 1ar 4 Clesry
Southwest corner FenBa. svefse. i1'n 'ueet
IMPORTANT SALE OF WOES Of ART.
ITALIAN MARBLE sTATUksF. FINE
fbINCH BRDNZES, GROUPS. FIGU RI >
VASES, BLACK MARBLE CLOCKS. FISb.Ll
CARVED MARBLE SrATUETrES, F&NTEtE
VASES, OAkD RECEIVERS &C. sc.
On WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY MORN
iNGS, December ) and rs, at 1880 O'Clock, viii
be sold at the Asctiop Rooms, .outhwsst corner Ct
PehnsyIya nla avenue and llth street, a grand co..
iection OF Works af art. comprising elegant FreDch
bronze Groups and Figures, Black Marble 2l-daY
Siocks surmOunted with Bronze Figures, Elegant
Mantel Asses Of AgsFe, Sien and AupsrnO stone,
&C, &c Also
-FOUR superb Carr ar StatuaTy Marble Busts, rep
retentng -Four Seasons, by Professor Saiada. The
entire collection is the recent importation from
France and Italy by Msssrs. Viii Bros, late Vito
Viii Some, of Philsde ptts, and will be Tesdy for
examination On Monday. 18th inst. with cata
logues. THOMAS DUwLING,
deCll
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STEANER LINES

TEE INLAND AND sEAPOARD CO.sTIyG
COMPANY or D. C.
STEAMERS LADY ~ The LAKE AEDI.Ss
HDSELEY
FOh hokkOLh, CONNECTING WITH
LINES FOE BOSTON. PROVIDEyCE
AND NEW YORK
On eld alter MONDAY, September III IsT5, tEs
steamer LADY OF THg LhkE viii 49,
u U.s. tnree trlps weekly DetVeeu .s-S.s=S6S
wAshington end NoTflls Leave " ssfingi1S hi .
tolE Tuesday. THURSDAY and Safrrdsv q, SI
until uses n.y. - AAoheH sooo
sIEanER JOHN THOMPSON FOg POrO
~. - MAO kiEER LANDINGS
rue COMPANY having placed this new and elegant
nav l " tue scute che viii, on and after TUES
DaI VctoDer %, make semi KY trims sto min.
81 AZ IN principal isucI ogs, az follows:
% Gnrrin i-LesAe arlington st a. N. going
Wednesday afternoon ~ ""7"ihs'on
fhlDAf-Leavs Washington alta m z,t,o o.
.utrlOman ard on SATURDAY, continuing down
s,n Ovne ffiSer returning, arrive in Washington
All Freisht for River Landings must positively be
h or nck.ts, ststerOcms or Information. apply at
Ine once OF the COMPANY under Metropolita1 Bank
18TH street, opposite the Treasury Ictl5| "
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FOURTEEN TRAIN RoBBERs CAUCHr-A
special telegram To the Richmond DISPATCH
from Wilmington, y. G.. December .. says.
Fourteen negroes, some OF whom ar out
laws, were arrested last night in Marion
county, South Carolina, by "A marty of TWEEN
ty-nNe resolute men sent out from this CITY
under command of Captain Kline, assistant
superintendent OF the Wilmington, Carolina
and Augusta railroad. These men ara
charged with rObbing railroad trains and IL
is probable that many raids Of this natur.
coz erlng two years past. as well as attempts
to wreck local freight trains. will BE- proven
on them, as also the burning OF the two rail-
road warehouses at Marion few weeks ago
The men captured formed part Of the Gibson
band, who are To Marion county what the
Lowrys were to Robson county. i'm this
state. All but one for whom warrants were
had were captured, and so complete was the
surprise that not gun was fired.
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HNPoCRlTICAL SCOU NDREL-A plauS-
lble young man, calling himself Rev" n
W. Illden, and pretending 20 ba a Baptist
minister and graduate OF Colby university.
recently preached several times IN the BaD-
tlst church at ChicDpse. Mass. aud while
there married young lady from BratLle-
boro, VT IL now turns out that he l. an i'm
loStOr and has "A wife and -rhild in Maine.
lie left his new wife at Brattleboro A few
Gays since, pretending that ne had a call Co
preach at Brewster. aud he has since been
heard irom In Agawam, aud ~ is supposed
has deserted her.
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nOWNMAN GREEH,
" Real Estate Brok ers and Auctioneers
No. 412 18th street northwest.

TRTsTEEyI SALE OF TWO VALUABLE
SOUTH SIDE, BETWEEN 18Th AND 2Ora
NORTHWEsT. ADyO!NING AN ALLEY.
- BY virtue OF q deed Of trust, dated the 18th
day Of April, A. d. 1874, and duly recorded in
Liber No. ~, folio "a, one Of the land records
rection Of the party secured thereby. viii sell At
public auction, in front Of the premises, on TUES
DAr the = ct day of December, ISIS, az 4 O'Clock
p m, all Of lots marked or lettsred and o, ia s.
T.. LOOMS subdivision Of original Lot No. Is. in
Square No. IS, in the city of Washington and Dis
ground.
Terms: One-third cash; balance in and Il months,
secured by deed Of trust the property sold 8 100
will be required Of the purchaser when the property
Is struck Oh. All convey anctng 1T cost
Deferred notes must bear 10 per cent interest. The
trustee the right to resell the property si
the risk and coat Of purchaser in default IL terms
sale are not complied with in six days after sale
after three DAYS notice Ia some paper published in
declQ n. O. LUTTkELL, Salesman.
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FoURPESCE FOR A WIFE A labnrer i'm
one OF the Manufacturing districts of Eng
iand recently offered hls wife for sale in a
par room. where she came 10 ak him for
some change, at fOurpeHce. An independent
Young fellow jumped az the bargain and
they departed. and now sine refuses 10 return
10 her mi master
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THOMAs BOWLING, ADctioncer.

TRUSTEES SALE AT AUCTION OF AN ELY
CANT DWELLING IN MOST DESIRABLE
PART OF THE CITY, ON 4 STREET, BE
TWEEN VERMONT AVENUE AND 16TH
STREET NORTHWEST
a By virtue of deed Of trust TO us. dated Octo-
- Der "a. le2, aud recOI ded in Liber No $50 folio
AZ, one of the land records Of the District OF COum
bia. We will on TUESDAY, the q Ia day of January.
1870 at clock M ia front of the premises, sell
az public auction, lot numbered %, of ! q. Berret
subdlSl ion Of original Let No. g. square 1879, said
subdivision being recoI ded in Liber IL ID q folio
IA, in the office OF the surveyor Of the District of
Columbia. This lot fronts on L street north, aud
runs back TO 30 foot alley, is improved 10y ele-
CANT three story brick dTe ling, No 1897 street
northwest with baseme attic aad back building
and has excellent fur lace and range.
Terms: 81 900 in cash, and balance in two equal
payments at twelve and twenty four months, for
which the notes of the purchaser. bearing interest
at the rate Of seven per cent. per anuum from the
day of sale, secured b, deed II trust ths prop
eIty sold, will De required. deposit of $3.50 will be
required of the purchaser At tue time Of sale aud
all cunyeyancng Is at the OF the purchaser
III the toms OF sale are not com piled with within
week from the day of SALE the Trustees reserve
the right to resell the property the risk and
OF the Cefautng purch aser, upon giving seven days
notice in the Evening Star.
JOHN T. BERRET, l-.
JOHN +. OLMSrEAD,S hlustess'
6ecl3 mt &eotd THOS. DOWNING, Auct,
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TRUSTEES, SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION OF
AN EXCEEDINGLY VALUABLE ESTATE
On THE HEIGHTS NORTH OF GEORGE
TON \, IN TIE COUNTY OF WASHING


Ton \; IN THE COUNTY OF WASHING
~ By virtue Of a deed of trust bearing date the
kIs 18TH day OF prll 1874, and recorded in Liber
No lH AT folio PAS of the land records of county
o. Washington in said District, and by direction Of
the holder OF the promissory note thereby secured
NeNlh CHER Tor sale At public auction, in front Of
the premises, on TUESDAY, the I4th day of De.
cember, 1873 at O'Clock o. IN all that tract of
laDo situate in said county Of Washington, and de-
scIibed as follows: Parts of q tract of land called
The Rock OF Dunbarton, or The Addition to the
ton, or By what YER name the same may be known
OF called, consisting of four several parts now united
~ one. which was held by Brooke Macksl aud by
hl1n sold TO Henry Gildermeister. and which said
parcels united in one are bounded on the south by
the lands Of Edward Linthicum, as conveyed to him
Morris Adler and 4. A. Eliason; on the north by
the lands Of Margaret u. Barber aud Robert Ber-
nard heirs; and on the east by the lands of Will
liam Morton aud Robert Barnard's heirs, and CON
tanning IN all forty five As of land more or
less and being the parcel of land conveyed to the
by deed dated May 20, lo57 and recorded in Liber
A. No. l34 folio lS9, Of said land records with
the improvements, consisting Of a large and hand
some Dwelling house, &c.
The terms of sale, prescribed by the deed OF
trust, are as follows: One third of the purchase
money cash; the balance in equal irstallments at
twelve l2), eighteen Is and twenty four GA months
from day OF sale, for which deferred payments the
purchaser will be required to give his pro mssOry
notes bearing interest at the rate of eight 81 per cent
per aLnum, the payment of which to be secured by
deed Of trust on the property sold. A deposit Of
All cOnVeyancIDg at cost of purchaser.
R RooBER (! APHRSEsssroN, Trustees.
nov23 eo&ds GEO. ". STIOKNEY, Auct.
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RAILROADS.
AND ohio RAILROAD

CHANGE or TIME. DECEMBER I2,l.75.
49, p,,, LA vh rASH.NG TON.
6.23-Ch lCaSo, CT. Lofts AMP PITr<BrRcE "a
ExtEEs, Breakfast at Martin burg.
1f"i't Of Rot hEnp and " an WAY stai'ns
s.oo -Ssl more Td ESPress Except Mondays.
s;t5-Baltimorr sad Va ststiots. 0'~'OH'
and Way Way ssaii5ss, to 'fff s4s
a. mont; Wis Mf.etropoLitsn Branch.
l2I5-Baltimore and Way Stations.
iIo-sEw YoRk AND NORFOLK ExpRE.s. Ian
Pm n: on Sunday stopping at Way Sta
3-3O-BeItimore, frederick, and Way Station,
lNls SIN stem '
a'F Hs4Ea1 F PERM q RSs.: H.ss.ssn
AN Stations Vi. Metropolitan Branch J
come - Raj kf fss Stop: at LsTrel;
4:tt-Bal,imor-, Annapolis and Way stations.
6.00-BALlI more ExPREss
i40-PfTTsBGse F.sT Ex 1'si'Sn'
s20-BALIINoEE kxPREss
west = Wssh'5ste& 1'' DsiIs :. any s''fi0n
s.So-SEw YORK NIsHT ExPREsS Sleeping cars.
1I:So-sI, Louis F1sT 49, f =. "S' 0'A''on'
go 800 , an, ,:lO, 4:45, 1850, $40,
,, 80 $50 M. daily.
as M d al except 1asSPi s aaPday.
800; 10. .is eIs = m, 1915, $50,
20 4-ob. 900 q 40. I $50 p. m.
LsGrLHs CaH5.H SfG-ioH ~ WGSbtagfOa.
. Sc, 5.lO. 9-IJ m. 1880, 4.Iu, 800
30, 80, 81 ., 1880 Q. m. daily.
p 30, $50 1880 = m 3:I5, , 80, $50,
Ia p. M tslly, except Sunday
No cOhnCCf1pu "r Sur.tss Tor HsgerstoEn. An
nApgli-- stanton or Valley Branch. nor for New
orb and PhIlad lphis Al 800 am and IIOpm
FOR iurthrT iut'tmEti1n apply the Baltimore
srd Ono ticket offices, Washington Station. aud
90 Penney iHaHIz avenue, where orders will be
taken for baggage to Pc checked aHd received at any
pCint II the city. THOS. X SHARP.
- ,,... Master of Trans Dor alton.
Ii NJ. -. 4~grFaV Al r. l-asA
GEO. :. hDONTZ. General Agent novl-tf
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II N. COX a CO., Auctioneers. 639 C street NV.
LARGE ASSORTMENT OF TOYS. CONSIST.
ING OF HOBBY HORSES, SHOO EEYS, TEAM
HORSES. WAGONS, NKLOCIPEDES WITH
GENERAL ASSORTMENT OFCHILDREN
CHAIRs, DObG CARRIAGES, Doll BA-
BIES, Sc, WITH A GENERAL LINE OF
SMALL TOYS ALL KINDS
Tn Thu BSDAY EVENING, Dece nber
d. 10th, commencing at : O'Clock p m. and
fTTH continuing every Eyeuing until sll IL sold,
GAp We shall sell for Mr.. p. Foley, at his store
room, \ o. 20 7Th street northwest, a general as
sortmeht Of Toys, II all descriptions. suitable for
the Christmas holidays. We would advise parties
10 want OF the above nsmCd goods avoid the rush
TO call early.
decIS iw RN COX & CO, Auctioneers.
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NEW YObk AND wAsHINGrOs
THROIGH

TO BALTIMORE, PHILNDELPHia
NEW YORK BOSTON
ALL POINTS IN The NEW ENGLAND
STATES
THROUGH BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND
NkW INRK
WITHOUT CHANGE or CARS.
The egu1 ut on this tine =. and of the most
elegant and improved finish
TRAIN LEAVING At Gag A. VI. Il Pull
MAN Psi LOk "a TRAIN EXCLUSIVELY.
PULLMAN Pa LACE SLEEPING CARS ON
NIGHT TRAINS.
On and after December - h, 1878, trains by this
line Will leave depot Of Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad, cyrDe- Of 9Th EEd streets, as follows:
S:23 am. Limited Xpress-Puman Car Train
Ter PhiladeiphiA, New York and points East
daily eNCept Sun.ay
1880 , m. Express Tor Philadelphia and New fork
daily, eKrrps sunday.
$50 pm. kxpress for Phlsdelphis and way points
daily.
$40 pm. Express for Philadelphia, New York
and pCintS East sally.
PULLMAN PARLOR OARS on all Day Trains.
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CAhS on
Night Trains.
Tickets and Information be procured at the Of
ices Of the company.
Baggage called for ana checked At hotels and prf-
vste residences on orders left the Offices Of the
company, northeast corner 18th streeT snc Peunsyl
vanfs avenue. and On northeast corner Of PenusYl.
wanna avenue and Sth street
Depot BALI MORE AND POTOMAC RAIL
NJ BOYD, JR,
General Passenger Agent, Philadelphia, Pa.
GEORGE q. WILKINS,
febl Superintendent, Baltimore, Md.
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ANOTHER BEECHER AGAINST THE BIBLE
IN PUBLIC SCHooLs.-The Rev. Thos X.
Beecher, brother OF Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher, writing in the Elmira IN. " Ga
reading OF the Bible in the public schools.
he says: $1,000 morals, that is to say, good
manners, can be taught, learned and prac-
taught in our public schools except by griev-
ing few tender consciences and provoking
not q few nominal Christians. 1t is there
fore wise and best for our public schools 10
good intelligence, according to standards ac-
cepted by all, and leave religion To the care
OF parents, priests, preachers and churches"
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MISSING PEoPLE.-Armein II. Guden con-
nected with glass mandatory of Will
lamsburg, n. Y, drew Si,S50 from the
Brooklyn bank last Saturday, and has not
since been heard Of He is spoken of as
man OF integrity, economical in his habits
and happy In his domestic relations. The
possibility of his having absconded with the
money is doubted, because he might have
drawn far more money from the bank had he
wished TO do so. Three or four other people
have been missing mysteriously from Brook
lyu within the past week
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SUPPORTING THE DRUNKARDs THEY
MAKE-The supreme court of Minnesota
Justices Gilfallen and Cornell agreeing and
Berry dissenting, filed an important opinion
last week. The opinion declares constitu-
tlonal the law of the legislature of 1873 provi-
ding for special tax OF $40 per annum on
liquor dealers for the creation OF a fund for
the erection and maintenance of an inebri-
ate asylum, said asylum not to be erected
till fund of So, 900 has been raised. Most
OF the saloon Keepers of the state have not
paid this tax, but the attorney general, under
this decision, will commence suits all over
the state for its collection.
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x ii. WARNER.
PEBEMPTORY AUCTION SALE OF WASHING
TON CITY HOUSES AND LOTS
- BY virtue Of the last viii and testament of
E:a Mary Ann Kerr, admitted to probate 27ts July
last, and ordered to be recorded by the Supreme
Court OF the District of Columbia, aud capable of
conveying real estate. which were devised to the
him In Zee simple to the purchasers, and with the
proceeds thereof to pay eff her money 'egacies the
subscriber offers for sale the following Houses and
Lots late the estate Of the said Mary Ann Kerr, his
On WEDNESDAY, December 1 5th, 1875, in front
Of the premises,
At IL O'Clock m, the Brick Dwellings, Stores
and Premises south side Of Pennsy lvania avenue
and street, between 9Th aud 10th streets, So
$50, Lots and II, formerly in the occupation of
Is feet IA iuch on the Avenue and ~ feet rs inches
street. The first contains AIS square feet the
latter 1851 square feet. By q written agreem snt
with A X Shepherd, eco. the purchaser of Lot Il,
Adjoining has the right to use hvestory division
wall on the side Of this lot.
At o clock .. m, one half OF Lot No. IL, Square
2S, fronting Is feet the east side Of 18th street.
between and streets north west, containing 1873
square feet.
At 2 O'Clock D. m, Lot q, Square 70, 40 feet on K
street, near 10Th street; 1910 square feet.
At O'Clock p M, part Of Lot No 8, Square 8F, 40
feet 9Th street east. between street south and
Virginia avenue; ,2Oi square feet.
The terms of sale are: One third of the purchase
sale and the balance in six and twelve mon. hs from
the day of sale, bearing per cent. interest from
that to be secured to the satisfaction of the sub
scriber. deposit of $50 will be required on the
day Of sale from each purchaser. On payment of the
purchase money, md not before, the subscriber
A. RANDALL. Executor
no29 go J. T. C0LDWELL, Salesman.
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how TRUE.-To-day the eentlerain patters
on the skylight and all IL soft aud balmy
To morrow The strong man may be seated on
me Icy walk and calling for a war with
Mexico DefrOif Free Press
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-14

~ \ petition 10 Congress for the repeal OF
the bankrupt law il being Circulated
throughout Connecticut.