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SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES.

JupIoIARY-Nr. Taylor, chairman; Messrs.
Catchings, Reynolds, Johnston, Morgan, Pratt
and Everett w. =" y
FINANcE-Mr. Graham, chairman Mes
Allen, McCaskill, Smith and Carter.
AGKiCuLTURE COMMERCE AND MANIAC
ruREs-Mr. Mcneil chairman; Messrs, Cali.
cott' Hooker, Griffin and Stewart Tcol.
EDUCATION Mr.. FOote, chairman: Messrs.
Catchlngs, Sims, Smith, and White (coI)
PUBLIC WORKS Mr.. Garter. chairman
Messrs- Thompson and Shirley Eco, J
PRINTING Mr.: Fit;Geraid, chairman
Messrs. Barry, OLDHAM, Johnston and Whire.
.I hnAitSoA Ds,Mr Furlong, chairman; Messrs.
Allen, Foote, McCaskill and futile.
CLAIMS Mr.. Nets, chairman: Messrs
uraham, Thompson, Smith and Jewell.
MIL1TIA-Mr. Furlong, chairman; Mes.rs
Mendenhall and Hooker
FEDERAL RELAr4ags = Mr.. Catcbin:s
chairman Aessrs. Fewell, Thornton. Eyer'
erett and futile. Ever
COUNTIES AND COUNTY BoUNDAR1Es-Nr
McGaskil, chairman; Messrs. Garter Hoot
En- FltzGerald and Smith
PENITEgTIARr AND PR1soSs-Mr A.
chairman; Messrs. Callicott McCastiu IT,.
tie, Terry and Mcneil w
HUMANE AND BENEvoLENr ISs-,
MI Johnston, chairman; Messrs Rarr,
Thornton, Furlong and Everett -''ii9 y
PUBLIC LANDs-Mr Sims, chairman. messrS
Nets and Griffin - -D0's =
:, CoRPoRATIoss-Mr. Chalmers cba;rm.,
(col.) f"0A' iilh ana nhlte
COMMITTEES ON ENGRossED K11Is-ux
M MHendenhalL chairman; Messrs. Tn,tIa 49,;
Thompson. lutte ar
senate Join. Commit.ee.
hEt3YEcpTIyg CONTINGENT Fu.n A.
: -aessrs. Nets and Mcclure. S'
=, ENReLLED BILLs-Mr. Hooker 49,.
"essrs. Garter and Pratt chairman
us STATE UsIvERs1TrEs--Mr Sim. os.;
@s'sf'' cailicot., Griffin and GhaIm oenlfman
kEGIsTRATIoN AND ELRcr1os-Mr Ravno,a.
Pratt a nd Ra ne messrs. Catchings, Thompson,
UNFINISHED BUsINEss- Mr. Menaanh.n
chairman; Messrs. Oldham and MeClnre'
!, BANKS AND BANKING-Mr. Stone cbo;r
Messrs. Hooker and Steward. 0-.''i ma
man Messrs. FitzGerald and White '1air-
INN IGRArIoS-Mr. Johnston -,
Messrs. Terry and futile. 0nairman |
L,nRARY.Mr. Thompson, chairman. H..
oldham and Furlong. messrs.
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HOUSE-SINTY-FIFTH DAY.

THURSDAY, March %. 1876.
Mr.. Speaker Street in the chair. Present
IS. absent 81. Leave of absence was grant
ed to Mr.. Cochran,
By Mr.. Barksdale: That the House of
Representatives in body, preceded by the
Speaker and clerk of the House, on notifi-
cation by the Senate, sitting in the impeach-
ment trial of Alexander X. Davis, Lieuten-
ant Governor of Mississippi, proceed to the
bar ofthe Senate, so sitting for said i'm
parchment trial as aforesaid, and by the
managers demand Judgment against said
Alexander *. Davis; adopted.
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UA'

M1SSI SSIPPI MAN u
VI Legal and Business Forms-3rd hO" =.
Price 81. Contains Forms for Magis", nc
County Officers Business Men Gehei".
Constitution of State and United o''
Chancery Rules and Forms; Direc10''
the Counts. Statistics, etc. f
Address,
POWER n BARKSDALE"
Jackson. Mississippi
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LAWS BY APPROVAL.

The Governor informed the House that
he has approved the following House bills,
viz: To require Union county to pay to Lee
county certain school funds; to legalize the
assessment in Neshoba county for 1875.
and to extend the time for paying taxes: to
amend the act providing for the election OF
an additional Justice of the Peace in
Marshall county; TO provide for the pay
ment OF Indebtedness on teachers fund in
Lee county to amend section 1891 code of
1871, in relation TO dover; to repeal the
road tax law of Sunflower county: to an
thorize Boards of Supervisors to ascertain
the outstanding indebtedness of the several
counties; to provide for the collection of the
taxes for 1875 in Marion county: to amend
the last charter act of Water Valley: TO
amend the act to provide for the assess mem
of taxes in Wilkinson county, apnroved
July 3lst, 1875, and to authorize Noxubee
county to elm pioy person to make settle
ments between the late tax collector and
late Treasurer of that county.
The special order, the Agricultural Lien
bills, were postponed, and the Court Dis
trict bill was taken up. The House refused
to concur in the Senate amendments. Mr.
Barksdale moved tq reconsider.
Adjourned.
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REPORT OF A SELECT COMMITTEE.

Messrs. Hall and Floyd, of the select COM
mittee. reported the bill TO divide Panola
county into two court districts with the
recommendation that it do not pass.
Mr.. Vaughn presented a minority report
of the committee recommending its pas
sage.
Mr.. Vaughan moved to adopt the minori-
ty report
Mr.. Hall moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill, Pending which the House pro-
ceeded 20 the bar of the Senate. Upon their
return, Mr. Amacker moved to table Mr..
Halls motion; carried. Mr.. Guthrie moved
to table the bill lost. Mr.. Amacker moved
to pass the bill, and the DILL passed
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CONTRACTS and SUPPLiES

THE CLARION Office is now ready ~
orders for any of the following BANS
the rate of 81 per Quire, or s4O0 per nll
dred, These Blanks have been prepared !"
as, at different times, by eminent attOruvN
and conform, in all particulars to tho h''
of Mississippi. The No. preceding s''
Blank is the No. given in our genera e',l
logue, and parties ordering may give %
No.. and we Will understand what Is f's"'
ed:
No. 3J.-Contract for Share of Crop
No. 36.--Contract for Wages
No, as.--Mortgage to Secure Advance
Planters
No. 3s.-Merchants' Lien and MorB's'
Securing Existing indebtedness o.
future Advances
No. 3S.-L-andfords' Mortgage Lien "
Rent Money
NO. 4O>-Landlords' Mortgage DeA
Share of Crop
No. Aided o. Trust Tor Rent aid SOP
plies
No. A2.-Deed of Trust to Secure .
-. Al L
ally used.
NO. A5.-DeeG Of Trnst for Gener"
poses
Special Blanks printed to order OD'
olAote Serms Address
POWER 81 BARKspA'
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Il Real Estate AuctioneeT.
TRUSTFE's SALE OF A DESIRABLE COZ,
Tkl PLACE CT 2Ies ACRES, WITH FIN
lMPh0NEmENTS, WITHIN FIVE NILE

TRUSTEES SALE OF DESIRABLE COUN-
TRl PLACE tF 2Ies ACRES, WITH FINE
MPhnNEmENTS, WITHIN FIVE NILES
Ct THE CAPITOL.
81 Under and by virtue OF a deed Of trust TO me-
~ dated August 18th, a. II. 1874, and duly rec ord
cd 10 Li6er Il B. No. g. folio SS7 et seq ore Of the
lend records for Prince George county. State %
Mary land, and by direction OF the party secured
thereby L VII CELL at 1 "a o'clock m, on ThURS-
DAY. the TN day OF May, A. II 1870, on the
pr Dlscs ala that certain piece or parcel Of land
sltu Ate and Ing IN the county OF Prince Ge0r ge
Stote ot Mari land, known and described As follows
b. ginning Tor the sSmc al a point on the new cut
road, distant SIS f ct terly ir the intersection
Of said road wlh the District line, and opposite a
hlte cak tree standing tour feet the line
q fence On salt road; thence north IL degrees Is
mlputes east $40 feet along said road thence north
II degrees IS mlCntes west lyJ5 feet thence south
IS deGrs - minutes west 545L feet; thence south
LAO feet t. the place of beginning, cont aiming 2
or S.; the saiI pie of land being part
If a tract known as "Chilen Castle Msuar," aud
the same land conveyed 70 Richard b. MJhun by
Vim l. johnson in 1866.
Terms If ale: 81 500 In cash, OF which a deposit
q $50 will be required at the tine OF sale; and the
balance In six. tvelve and eighteen mouths, secured
by deed of trust upon the property sold aud the
notes OF the purchaser. bearing interest All con-
yevanciDe at the purchaser cost Ii the terms of
sale are not complied with In fifteen da-s. the trus
tee the right to resell the property at the
risk and cost Of the defaulting purcha.er.
ANDREW g. BRaDLEY, Trustee
my2 st YOUNG mIDDLETON, Aucts
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FoRTY-FOURrH CONGRESS.
Closing Proceedings Testordas.

sENATE.-After our report closed
The bill In relation 10 the Japanese indem-
niIy fund was discussed until the hour OF
adjournment
HOUSE.-Afier our report closed
On motion of Mr. Holman, the House st
10, went into committee OF the whole on the
pos office appropriation bill, which was dts
cussed al some length, when the COMMITTEES
rose, and the House at SOS, took a recess
until 80.
There was bat small attendance OF MEM
bers present At the evening session. Speeches
were made oy Messrs Piper In favor ofspecis
currency, by Sparks on the subject OF re-
sponsible government, by Lawrence on the
Genevs award fund (fsvoring the covering
into the Treasury OF the residue OF that funi y,
and by Townsend pa In favor OF the resto-
ration OF third-class mail matter 20 former
rates. In response TO him Mr.. Randall stated
that the House was not responsible for the
failure of that restoration fnsSmuch as one
OF the very first measures that were passed
this session Was one for the repeal OF the
legislation OF last session on that subject
The House al $50 adjourned.
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AN OHIO FARMER MURDERS RIs SON,
And HIDES HIM WITH LEAvES.-AbOut a
week ago John Bsumerich a farmer, resId-
ing nve miles from Forrestville, OHIO, while
working in field with his son and daughter,
aged respectively IS and years, became
very angry at some work the son had Just
completed, and selling a hsnd-Spike, struck
him on the head, knocking him senseleSs
Then the demon seemed 10 have fully taken
hold OF him. He repeated blow after blow
until the poor victim sank dowa has head, a
mass OF quivering gore. Before life was eK-
tinct he carried the dying boy 10 pile OF
legs and covered him with leaves aud brush.
lie threatened bis daughter with similar
treatment II she divulged the secret. In
qulTieS being made for the boy he answered
10y saving he had ran away from home. Bau-
merck is i'm fail.
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Royal Handfwork for the Cepten
NAL.

The following is All extract from a private
letter received In Washington:
LONDON. April 9TH. 1876.
ON the apple cation OF Countess Treuihdi,
who takes deep interest ia the develop
ment of woman's work in her adopted coun-
try, (America.l Queen Victoria has consent
81 20 send some of her own fair haudi work.
First, two dozen very fiue etchings. mostly
Of Scotch and Irish scenes. These etchings
have been very much admired by artists for
their free, bold touch and uncommon grace
OF nuish. SecOEd, two OF one dozen table
napkins, spun on a Scotch spinning wheel,
the fax being OF Irish seed grown IN Eng
land. These napkins are large, Of beautiful,
soft texture like thick satin TIE deS gus
Trom the pencil OF the lamented Prince Con
sort, are rich I'm the extreme. The Princess
of Wales has promised 10 send Miss Th0mp-
son " Roll Call the picture which created
su',h sensation here Lass season. The
Princess OF Wales VIII send a satin era
die cover, embroidered with seed pearls bN
her own fair fingers. The Crown Princess Of
England (wiIe OF Frederick OF PRUSSIA will
oEaI matters Inc Princes 1S ser hnp ea1e eor
Lornel has promised 10 send a bust of her
handsome husband; also a few beautiful
drawings OF flowers, SO true TO nature that
one instinctively approaches to smell them
The Princess Alice, the domestica tel daugh-
r OF the Queen-She who cOmfOrted and
sustained her royal mother after thu death
81 the loved Albert-will send something"
meantime her little daughter, Louise (of
HesEp). and her cousin. Princess Christina
loi Schieswlg- HO'stein), ''the fairieS Of tue
mouse are finishing mp beautifully en-
hfoldered table cover, OF unique deSig ga. The
Princess Beatrice will send a wouarOus ban
her screen that looks as II IL might have
come from the palace or the FAIRY Queen.
These are only specimens OF tie numerous
works OF This industrious royal family. IL
Jne whole were sent, another wOman's pa
EIlion would be needed in Paramount park.
The Countess Evangeline is trying To indu &c
Mrs. Thornycroft 10 send her beautiful bust
OF the Princess Alice. / hope she will sue
coed. & r q
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFIERNOON


II ID. WARMER, corner 7th and streets.
TRUSTEES, SALE or VALUABLE IMPROVED
EhAL ESTATE IN TIE COUNTY OF WAss.
IEGTON. CONSISTING OF TWO ST, BY
R REE6MsIE as on Is
fRRT oE A TRAoT OF Pi Ensp A kSow ssis ss
METROPOLIS vIEwr
BY virtue Of deed OF trust, dated January
foiio ~ ct SEQ one Of the Land Records of the BIS.
rct OF COLUMBIA and by the written reqsest Of the
party secured thereby, we will sell al pusiic suc-
ton on the premises, on THURSDAY, May Attn,
land situate and being in the county Of Washing
ton, plstfict OF Columbis, and known and desie
mated ae part OF lot numbered twenty nine 29l, Of
ior the same Of point the line Of said lot
two hundred and thirty four (isD feet from the
corner OF said lot thence with tine line of
eaio iot noftn twenty nd half degrees 20x dees
giles herewith 10 southwesterty direction one
hundred and eight (l0sD feet. eleven I'D inches,
tnence south twenty and half degrees (20K deRs1
east TWO hundred 400 feet, thence and ct right an
nunored and eight los feet eleven l inches to the
place OF beginning, including the right OF a road
siong me east front OF said lot twenty nine, but
SAID right shall not extend beyond the time thai the
south end Of said lot twenty nine shall be subdisided
INFO lots Improved by q two story dwelling.
Terms: One- fourth cash; balance in 8, II and Is
INC ntbs for which the notes OF the purchaser bear
taie and secured BY deed OF trust on the property
Solo, VIII be taken. deposit of Q 100 win be re-
CURED OF time OF sale. All conveysucing at the ex-
Complied with in ten days from GAY Of sale, the
trustees reserve the right to resell the property at
the risk and Of the defauting purchaser after
JSo. JOY Ebs BISON Trustees.
aplo.s,w6ds J. 7. GOODWILL, Salesman.
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TIL sTEES- SALE OF DESIRABLE BUILD
lNG LOT ON THE \ OFT n EAST Coz NER OF
WEST.
eaz BY virtue ~ aided OF trust dated March 10
a. ID 1913, duly recorded In Liber 100, Olio $50,
orc u me ia d TecsTGs fOg the District Of Got
uUo's, and at the request q the Fsriy secured
thereby, We Will sell public au~tiOI. tn front of
the premises ON THUR-DAG, Nav Il, 1876. At
$50 O'Clock . m, the following-descTihed R-at
E>tae. sttuate IN the city of WASN'T gtOn, District
q 'oiumbia 90 Wit bi that certain piece or parcel
OF ground known and described a. Lot n lmbered
thirteen tl3D 10 square nun bered hun ired ana
seventt es az according t. John L.. hiiWeil's re-
corded subdivision % said square.
Terms: Ons.thiTd Of the purchase money In cash,
and the balance at six and twelve months, with In
t6Iest At ten tlO' per cent per sunuD from day Of
sale, and secured BY deed OF trust the property
sold deposit of $500 VIII be required If the pur-
chaser at the tie OF sale aud all convey acting At
the expense Of the purchaser II terms Of sale are
rot complied Wih ~ seven DAYS the trustees
tie right to resell the BeTty at the risk and
Of the defaulting purchaser. after FIVE days sdver
tisemeht' MS rbRiH usTpiGGKSNSY' trustees.
my 4-ti stu j. T. GOODWILL, Salesman.
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TRoMAs BOWLING. auot.oueer.


TWO FINE FRENOH-PLATE PIER MIRRORS,
SUPERIOR WALNUT PARL0R FURNITURE,
WITH CENTER PIECES, UPHOLSTERED
IN REPS, MARBLE-TOP TABLES. FINE
fkGkhNIHGS AMI. OIL PAINTINGS, JA-
PANEsE AND OTHER PARLOR ORHA-
MEETs, REP WINDOW HAsGINGS. CARO
TABLES. EASY CHAIBs. SUPERIOR W.T.
TON AND OTHEk CARPETS, BLNCK WAL
Nut mhHBLE. r0PGHAmRER FURNITURE,
MAHOGANY MARBLE TOPCHAMBER FUR'
NlTURE, SUPERIOR HAIR MATTRESSES
FkhTHEK PILLOWS AND BOLSrERs,
SERNAHJS FURNITURE, SPRING UNDER
BEDS, ENTENsION lining Table,
LEAF AND SIDE TABLES, DINING
ca IRIS. SUPERIOR CHINA AND GLASS
MtRE, TABLE DECORATIONS, ONE ELE-
CANT BLACK WALNUT BOOKCASE, OF
FICE TABLES, DESKS AND ca AIRS, ONE
MAkTIh GIlTAR, tCost : 100 in col -. ITCH
IN REQUISITES. ETC, ETC, AT AUG HON
a On MONDAY May sth,lST6, a, o O'Clock,
~ AZ the residence recently occupied by the
FL French Minister, No. 1921 II street, be-
tween Nth and 49, = streets northwest, I viii
selltbe above fine collection Of goods This is an
attractive sale AID should demand the affection Of
parties desiring fine furniture
mJS Rep TH0S. BOWLING, Auct.
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CHARLOTTE CUsHMAN's WILh-The viii
OF MISS Charlotte Cushman beQueaihs ~ go
ear 10 her brother Charles, aud the - me
amount TO her friend Emma Stsbbin-. She
gives 10 Resale aud Maize Muspratt. nieces
OF Liverpool England, $3.50 a year each, to be
made Il. coo In case OF marriage, TO three
children OF her halfnephew, SIII each a ye.r
and 10 Ssllie Mercer, her servant. : JO0 4 year
and the use ola house in Phtlafei phia rent
Tree during her life. Mr.. Edward G.. Cush-
man, her nephew, is made the residuary
legatee.
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'V'hOMAs BOWLING, Auctioneer
Oh ANrhbY SALE OF REAL ESTATE AT
AUOTIOk, ON THE WEST SIDE OF IlrH


- BY virtue OF decree of the supr 90 art Of
LIZ the District OF Columbia, In uity cause
ko 49, We will offer for sale az publ auction, In
trent OF the p enises, on TUESDAY May I 6, 1875,
50 O'CLOCK p. m, pat OF tot %, in square 2ss,
pes inning Tor the same toint II feet south from
the northeast corner OF SAID lot and square aud run
mir thence nth on the west line OF l4ih street
west IL ana - loo TO n n IH. uf a p.Tf n
said lot 20, owned by Mary Hume-, thence Tue west
100 f.et; thence due north IL and 3 90 feet % =
Point IL feet ssui h from the most uprther line of
said lot, snd being the south line Of north U -treet
ano thence due east 100 ieet 10 the bsg aning sn1
improved by a two stOrr frame stable
Terms 81 sale: Onefourth Of the purc ass m sney
cash on the Gay OF sale, within seven DAYS the
ster aud the residue Ia three equal iustAm-n At
sly, twelve and eighteen months from tine day q
sale The purcGaser or purchasers viug his her or
their p7omissory notes for the dtferie. % mvnt-
bearing interest from thu day ~ sale the rate 4
els BIT per centum per anBum uutii raid; th- pu-
chsser ct purchasers may a. his. Ter their 81
ton say al cssh on the q Y Of sale within seven
days depot .: 00 vail he req irrd 4
the purChaser a. the tia y sale If the ter ms % -
aie bot complied with gr trustee .-rve he ia
q resell the property risk Aud 81 the de-
Tau III z purchA eT. after t-n DAYS advertisement
WARREN SrOEE -.
HENRY " g sRNETT ( iEnrtses.
Dys-eO'd THOMAS ROWLING
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1870 rEsHsYfyANIA 1876
ROUTE
TO the AeTth, West, and Southwest.

Double Track, Steel Rats, Splendid Seem
erBJ Magnificent Equipment
Trains leave Washington, city time, from DEPOT,
corner u 6th and streets, as follows:
sGI fiIts5urs aud the West, 8 O.. m. daily, with
Esrlor Ger ~ Pittsburs; 1:40 D.. N. daily, with
Palace Car 10 OEinsso, and $3.50 .. %. daily,
BaLTiMUKk AsD POTOMAC RAILROAD.
sS OsDsndaigus, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara
falls sad the North, 6 .. N. dsiiy, except Sun
5syi ene 7:4O m daily, except Saturday, with
Palace Cars 10 Watkins For Erie, Canandaig qua,
brHslo, az Niagara Falls, lI:sO . IN. daily eX-
i2r neS lork Ans the East, 9:l0 D. N. daily, with
Palace Cars a'taeh ned Limited Express Of Pull
man aTi1r Cars, 3 :23 g. u. daily, except Sunday.
a4t Rev iork, 80 p u dsi'y, sxoep. Sunday,
for Philade9Ei l:3O D. IN. osilS, except HnRday,
aud $50 aud $40 9. N daily Limited Ex press,
s:2S g. N dsii!, except Sunday.
and ago J. z. daily, except Sunday.
daily, except sunday
FoT Annapolis. 500 and 1850 Q. %. and <:2O ..
ALEXANDRIA, q fBEDERICKsBURG hall
Way AND ALEXANDRIA WASHlH9TOs
RAILROAD.
&c, 3, .. ZOO era lI.4O o., u. On Sunday ct
.. N. zuf 7 and 2 u
Cor the South, wa Richmond, lI:4O o. M, daily,
s1cept scEdsy; eId Wis LynehbnIa, 500 o. 70
and lI.G0 . daily.
Trans leave slsxsndTfs for W sshiusson, o, = g.
9,l0,1l =. III, l, 3, 4, D, q, and .. %. On
eBndey 81 and 10 q. m, and .. m.
Tickets, Information, Sleeping ana Parior Oar
Sortheast corner of Thfrtsenth street and Penn
syiyania avenue, Northeast corner Of Sixth stree.
and PsnnEyly a1ia avenue End al The ID pot, whors
5rcers can be LETT for the checking OF Baggage 70
JeS-fE alton from Oteis aud Residences.
j. n. BOYD, yR., GenI Passenger Agent.
fGAEB THOMSON. Gent Manager. IsR5-D
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BOYS DROwNED.-From New Castle Del ,
sunday, four boys, all under fourteen years
Of age, went in a sailing skiff TO the Jersey
shore. Returning In the afternoon, the wind
blew gale, and the skiff capSiZed about
three miles from New Castle. Three gentle
men went 10 the assistance OF the boys, who
were on the bottom of the boat. They were
washed of by the waves several times, aud
at last two OF them, named Myers, We're
drowned. The Others. Davis aud Wills
Wei rescued, tue latter lctug nea- ly lIfeeSs
from COLI when he reached the wnarl. He
afterwards recovered.
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BUTTER COMING DowN.-The PhiIadel-
phia Times OF yesterday says there Is a
downward movement in the butter market
iD that city, much TO the disgust of specula-
tors, who were operating for a rise in prices
IN prospect OF the centennial demand In
stead OF commanding IS cents, with an up
ward tendency To 81 . per pound, butter is
weak and considerably cheaper; prices fell
cents per pound last week, and already ,
cents per pound this week, falling from 30 20
butter at IS cents,
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THoMAs BOWLING, Auctioneer,

CATALOGUE sALEOF VERY LARgE
VALUABLE COLLECTION OF BOOhs
Among which are the Library Of the late Elk over
nor Francis Thomas, Of Mary land, sold by order
OF the Administrator. Also, two Sther Priv ate
Libraries, containing many Scarce ana Yalu-
able Books, embracing Early Local aud State
History of America. Illustrated Works, BioR
raphy, Poetry, Travels and General Literature
10 be sold at my Auction Il IONS, southwest
corner PeDnsy1va Avenue aud Ilth street
On MONDAY EVENIHG, May Ist. 1876, AVID FOL.
owing Evenings, Commencing at ~ O'Clock pre-
ctsely Terms cash.
apps tt THOMAS BOWLING, auct.
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AUCTION SALES.
nUNOANsoN BROS. suctioneers.

sALE or FINEST BUILDING LOTS Is THE
CITY. SITUATED At THE UDRNER or
I6TB And Il STREETS NORTH SET
"A On MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 9Th a.
. clock, We viii sell. ia front OF the pre-.
mts,s, Lot IL and part lot II in square No. iSs
Lot y has front Of IS II feet on X street sn
an ie fFUnt cf " feet ct the Intersection Of A
10, streets, and l57H 18TH street. LIT III has
sfront OF 90 feet 18th strees and viii be subil
weed into two lots 18th frontage OF % feet each
Jhese lots are each l0S fest depth, and are the
most desirable building sites In Washington. A
Plat OF this property be the one OF ths
soctioneers. and viii be shown on ths p emises
the day OF sale
and three years notes bearing sig per c-pt. later
esi and o cured by deed of trust the prem
soid. a deposit OF q 80 viii be require as
sod. DUNCANsON RROs
mayed Rep Auctionrers