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, 1876-04-15

however, tho zailwny syatem Is not On 80
good bnsls. It ia oUnod in part by the Gov
ornmont and in part by private capitalists.
| Those roals built by tho Government wcrc
matnly with view to military operations,
md extend into regions whore tho commerce
Is comparatively small in volume, aud nloy
do not, on this account, earn fair profit
on tho investmcnL A to the railroads
Of private ownership, they vorc constructed
without my conoozt OF action, and there aro
rival lines between several different points.
Thus, wllilo the Government rnilwnys Of tho
middle and southern States OF Germany ca1n
dividends Of @ and Z per cent, tho Pr1sstan
rrivato roads earn bnt per cont, and The
prusaian Government roada but & per cent.
50, while there might bo como economic sav-
ing in common management OF oil tho
railroads Of Germany, thore would DO an
actual sncriace Of business advantages on tho
pnrt OF tho smaller German States TINT would
lavo TO contribute their roads 10 tho proposed
imporial eyston,.
In tho political bearings Of tho controversy,
It is couteuded in behalf of D1sNAncn's pro-
joot that tho imperial control Of tho ontiro
railway uystom Of the nation would afforl
important military advantages, md strengthen
tho Empire materially in intrinsic adhesive
ness and in ita relations with othor nationB.
So It would. But the Isouthorn States gro
diainclined to givo tho Empire my greatcr
strength In its contributing Tendencies. Tho
Imperial Government now controls only tho
postal syBtom, tho Telegraph, and the CUSTOM
housca, and all other business of Govern
, 1876-04-15

The First Ward Republican Club has
agreed to meet tho Domocrata half wey In
the mattor Of the Alermanio nominations.
and to unite upon ticket that both parties
can support heartily. Accordingly tho
Club has nominated D. X. psEnsos,
Democrat, who, with N1r. N1oAu1xr,
tho Republican nominee, will give ths
decent clement in tho ward suitable ropro
sentation in the Common Council. Thert
ought not to bo a shadow Of doubt Of tht
election Of Messrs. AIcAu1EY aud P1EnsoN a:
against FnANK WAnREs and DAVE. LYON
thero will be no doubt about 1t it tho respect.
able voters Of the ward do their duty no1l
Tuesday,
, 1876-04-15

Tho perseverance of tho fathor of CnAnL1z
Ross should be encouraged by tho nows,
printed this morning, that Dir. Z. @. Ma.
noNY, Of South Windham, Conn, has just
found daughter near MENDOZA, ILL.,, who YES
stolen twenty-three ycars ago. Tho woman
guilty Of tho crime OF abduction In this case
confessed lor ma1ofaction ut deaths door,
giving names md other data by which tho
daughter put herself in communication with
her thankful parents.
, 1876-04-15

tcGGc4 t8 AltF0 anu TefukG8 HYRQN'H 10rA-
mind that 1t is "Nying Greece no moro" It
has performed crowning net Of Justice
which mikes it Of very little consequence
whether it has tho Pyr1hio pha1nnx.
tho loss of which tho poet so oloqucntly
1nolrnctl It has shown at last d Pyrrhio wav
OF dcaling with oflcial corruption which can
DO road with profit not thousand miles
from Washington and somo other American
cities, where Offices aro pawncd for gold.
Allegations of bribery having beon made
ngeinst four Archbisllops u and tho Minis
ters Of Ecclesiastical AGaiss and Justice. nt-
tachcd to tho former Ministry, thcy varo Mt
once arrested and brought to trial. They
were convicted, and tho High Court of JUS
tico sentenced them In o most righteous mal.-
nor,-tho Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs to
ono yearia Imprisonment. deprivation Of
political rights for tl1oo yearH, ond tho COM
pulsory payment of tho $4,000 bribo
ho Ind received to tho Poor House
tho Minister Of Justice to ten naontha'
imprisonment; and the A.chbishops to pay I,
fine double the amount Of tho bribes these
royerond officials had received. After this
admirable showing, it must bo conceded that,
while its temples and palaces aro in ruins,
it's justice ia tlourishing md vigorous. Tho
Pyrrhio phalan1 may bo gone, but spartan
Justice still remains, and commends itself to
other countries not yet in ruins. Tho man.
ner of punishment ia as admirable aB tho nun
ishnont itself, not alono az concorns tho fines
and Imprisonment, but alsoiu compelling tho
o..-.,-t f,.:.t. T. A. At ....,,.
, 1876-04-15

mont thing OF bargain, and eale, and fraud,
is supreme. This feeling Is especially strong
among Republicans, WHO havo been betrayed
by their own lcndera, and who have been
mortified by the wholesale frnut1s md official
rohberics rorpctrated by tho creatures Of this
machine system Of politics. There has not
boon dishonest official In the rovonue ser.
vice who was not machine in the interest
Of eomo high aspirant for honor, and tho
conviction Of these mon has bceu resented ns
wnr upon tho high otl1cia1s who appointed
them. With this syatcns the people hare boz
como 10 disgistetl TINT they will even take
tho CONSEQUENCES Of restoration Of the
Democratic party to power, In ordor to get rid
Of tho r,crnicioms class Of men who have
usnrps.l, as personal perquisitcs, tho Exccu-
Tive power.
In the Cincinnati Convention, tho dele
gates from tho eighteen States wo havo
named, aud from tic eight Territories, in
cluding the District Of Columbia, which have
10 electoral votes, will have 163 votes In tho
nomination of candidate. Under tho cir.
c.unstancos these delegates will represent no
electoral votes for The Republican maclaino
candidate they mny forco upon tho party.
They will constitute moro than 40 por cent Of
tho Convention, and with tho Coxx11se.ma-
chine vote OF New York can positively notni-
mite candidate in doaanco of tho vote OF oil
the certnin Republican States Of tho country.
The patent delegations, representing no
probable electoral votes, cnn therefore, by
uniting with any ono Of tho machine factions,
give to tho party candidate obnoxious be-
, 1876-04-15

It was rumored in Washington Inst evening
that the District Grand Jury had returned IN
indictment against BAnoooK on account Of
The safa-burglary conspiracy.
, 1876-04-15

PERSONAL
II. KoneAiy sails TOR America ia juno
Miss Dradloo talks Of making tour in Amor.
ca nnd giving public readings.
Con. sohcuck says tho roaat beef Of sad Youax
Amcrica is boster than that Of Merry OLD En-.
gfand.
Waguors gestures arc said to DO az brusquo
Us tho thrusts OF rap!or, and hts tongue ha,
the volubll!ty Of windmill.
AIr. John Forster had finished only the first
volume OF h.s Ltfo OF Swift" and the work will
consequently romRn fragmont.
Tho Independent says TINT ths new noysl Of
tho irrovereud Dr.. Justin D. Fulton viii no.
to hss frat work Of fiction by good uaany.
Col BAkoz, now III prison for indecent assault
has recently published = book entitled: "Clouds
In tho East; Travels md Adventures in In.
known Central Asia IN 1873"
Talmago is being taught by Arbuckto to pl,Y
tho cornnt, and tho Sun hopes ho will exhibit
bis now accomplishments in his aormons end.
Ing PASSAGES Of bis osatory xIth harmonious
blaro.
The Rov. Chatles II. Nassau. D. D., and wife.
OF Ironton4 n. j.. celebrated tholr golden We'd
ding April II. In tho famlliea OF husband and
wife, numbering seventeen persons, there sss
@'a 1te6pssonan olefRs1nen.
Tho oupcsstitious may take claumy s.tisfao-
ton In tho fact that thirtoon persons BIT down
to tho Inst bundsy dinncr gtvan by Alexander T.
Stewart. lfo Lad always previously avaidod
that number. Eight days aftervarda he Mas
corpse.
Prince Rsdzyvsll WIS married tno weoka ago
at tie Church of 81, Rocb. Paris. to mia
n"pc' aaush'or OF tho celebrated c1-prncs Of
uomburg md retgnine aoyoreinu Of Monts
Carlo, tTho hrid.,u III, ~ ,,,..i,.. .x..s- i.
said to be 5000, 0oof.
, 1876-04-15

AtkansM. q Total electoral Yute .li1
II ID beyond all reasonable hopu that either
Of these States will yota for auy cauddata
named at Cincinnati wllo lns been Identified
with tho pnst corruptio.,a mud dishonesty di.
rectly or qtioscently. No 1naehiuo politician
need expect or hol,o for tie voto OF oisher Of
these states. It is very probable that somo
OF them might vote for Dn1sTow, but certain.
ly for no othor Republican. Thero would bo
at least IN oyon chance that DnlsTow would
carry kentucky. California, Oregon, North
Carolina, and Mississippi. ais chanccs would
be fully equal to that Of tho Democrats md
Confoderates, no mattor who they may noml-
nato. But no machine politician has ghosts
chance OF winning either Of them. Some Of
the nloas sagacious Koutucay Democrats ad-
NIT he can get tho twelve electoral votes Of
that stats through the MD Of the old Wings,
who still hate tho secession Democrats. This
leaves the Democratic party within forty
votes OF a majority Of the Electoral Coll
lcge. Unless Senator MORTON bo nominated,
tho chances for any Of Ills riya1s III Indiana,
except DalsTow, muy be considered aa ex.
tremely hazardous. The vote of the State OF
New York (35) with that Of Indiana (I5) or Of
New Jersey will give tho Democratic party the
President. The Bams moral sentiment that
will induce the people Of New York to rsisct
my 1naehine politician nominated at Cincin.
nati will bo felt all over tho North. While
q majority Of tho people do not desire to re-
storo tho Democratic party To power, their
disgust for the men who haye ma>lo the poli.
tics aud the administration Of the Govern.
, 1876-04-15
WITH SUPPLEMENT.

Should Old proba' predictions provo cor
rect, VIC Of the Upper Lake region may look
for cooler and partly cloudy weather today.
, 1876-04-15

ADELPHI TIIEATnE-DAashorn street, corner
Monroe. Uncle Toms OAbin." Afternoon Ind
Av1nlnk.
National Republican., 1876-12-29
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

Catarrh cured-See DR.. Hartley.
Stoves for rent, at Buffers, corner Fifth and K
streets northwest. f.s t. ..-
Ask for the Hebe de Refine cigarettes; they
are the best Of all. =-.z-.H.a .-.- .
Left-of clothing, watches, pistols, Sc, bought
at HerIog's, e16 street. Orders attended to.
Best prices paid for cast-on clothing at Justh's
old stand, No. .6ls street northwest. Orders
attended to-. rt--- --7-
All kinds Of trunks made to order, repaired and
covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania avenue,
Market Space fH.ss
A good investment is bottle Of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup, for it never dissppoints Twenty-Five cents
per bottle; large size, fifty cents.
DR.. Dixon says the Lift Cure is the most
physiological remedy yet discovered by the wit
Of man. Parlors, SIS Pennsylvania avenue.
Columbia Council, Sovereigns of Industry,
holds its meeting for the election Of officers this
very yr fiosrshing Is condition and has large = mem. lei
bership.
J.H Squier & Co., bankers, l4ls Pennsylvania
pay six per cent interest on
posits. Interest paid January and July, or
credited. ...
A carload Of fine Western New York cider, 20
cider; just received at Spicers butter store,
southwest corner of Ninth and E streets. Prices
low.
Duneanson Bros, auctioneers, sold yesterday
afternoon, for ]. T. Stevens and L. H. stevens,
trustees, lot "a in square l023 situated on street.
between Thirteenth and, Fourteenth streets north
east, to Mrs. Jereastra May, for q, 100.
another % Column % Of Smith Il Birge Biz Co. ioia Penn. NJ
sylvania avenue. Their facilities for steam and
warm-air heating, manufacturing as they do
those of any other house in this community.
II. E. Ofhey Co.'s exchange and deposit banks
northeast corner of Fifteenth and streets deals
in all classes of Government securities and in
District of Columbia and all first-rate investment
bonds and stocks; also in American coin and
foreign money. Demand drafts on Europe in any
amount. Best rate allowed for per cent. i'm
provement bonds. Orders promptly flled for the
new United States * per cent. bonds.
National Republican., 1876-12-29
CITY BREVITIES.

Wanted-Two or three steno graphic amanu-
euses. Apply at once TO ]. A. Dapray, editorial
rooms, NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,.
The directors of the Corcoran Fire Insur-
ance Company have elected Thomas Perry, esq,
of the firm OF Perry x Bro, director to NIL the
vacancy caused By the death of the late Michael
Green. .. ...........r. ...r F..
The ball given by the members of Hibernis
Society No. last night at Odd Fellows hall, on
, Seventh street northwest, was most enjoyable
affair, and highly appreciated by those in at
tendance.
VIII not the policeman whose beat embraces
Babcoek lake pay it visit now and then? We
learn that overgrown colored boys are charging
the small boys from five to twenty-five cents for
the privilege Of skating thereon.
John Gross, a carpenter engaged in building
the addition to the Lafayette house, corner Of
Second and B streets, had his right foot mashed
yesterday morning by an iron girder, weighing
450o POUNDS. falling upon it. DIR. Barker rendered
the necessary surgical attention.
National Republican., 1876-12-29
GAY Masqueraders.

Wednesday evening Captain and Mrs. John A.
Miller's residence, No. 4S2 K street northwest,
was taken completely by storm by merry party
OF masqueraders, who; under the auspices of the
L. E. r. Club, assembled there for the purpose Of
spending few hours dancing, flirting, feasting
and having good time generally 1t is needless
to add that they accomplished their purpose fully.
The characters were well assorted, beautiful,
unique and becoming, and some Of the maidens
fair looked SO perfectly bewitching 1t seemed q
pity that they were not really what they repre-
sented, and the other sex came in for full share
ofpraise. ETs = I9-15IT 7
The following gentlemen, representing the L
E, RS, wore black dominos, so that 1t was difi-
cult to distinguish one from the other: Messrs.
Claude r. Zappone, Seiguelay O. Elliott, De
Lancy Gill, Frank NJ. Dante, Harry T. Barton,
Robert Perrott and Arthur L. May. r~.r-- =
The young ladies present were: Misses Lulu
Martha Washington; Sarah Maher Lady Jane
Gray; Jessie Zappone, Polish Princess; CLARA
Dante, French Peasant; Mamie Chapmaic, Gen.
tennial Belle; Matte Mcdonald, Tambourine
Girl; Rose Draper, Silentia; Fannie CLARK Amer
can girl; Mary Owens, Flower Girl; Nellie Wal
lace, Scotch Lassie; lila Houston, Girl of the
Period; Edith Stuart, Topsy, and Belle Miller,
These ladies were caYaliered by Messrs. ]. z.
Jarvis Captain Jack; Barton Easily, Sailor Boy;
j. @. Webb, Blue Domino: Jack Lackey, Harle-
Miller, Cavalier; Clarence Miller, Black Domino;
Frank Sherman, H. W, Beecher, and many others.
After the festivities were over many thanks
were extended Captain and Mrs. Miller, adieus
exchanged and one of the pleasantest parties i'm
aginRble came to an end.
National Republican., 1876-12-29
MARKETS KLsEwHERE.

MARKETS ELsEwHERE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Cotton steady; sales of
cepts. 1S III bales. Exports-Great Britain, g. o56
bales; France, Ia 7ss bales Continent 6es4 bales;
Channel, 2, 800 bales.
Flour opened firm, bus closed dull aud dropping,
without, however, any decided change. Southern
-four unchanged. Rye -four steady at a 5N95 10 for
suPerhne. ornmeaI more active; Western Jersey
Wheat oWef and Sde sehepaSy STa2aSyne more a
posed to realize: q 0s@l Is for ungraded spring;
ST HS &c Isl Ss sber anss
Western; O Is for old No.a chicago; NO. 2Ailwau-
ReG r Ege ysr y3gss .ns State f ana
Canada peas dnll; soc IN bond. Barley heavy; $50
fSE new with light trade for export and home use;
new Steamer Mixed sse for new steamer vel ysilo8 SS
IN Sc
for new yellow southern. Oats dull and unchanged.
6s T seg S0 11 Pnsi H4es aSs
for c,rg9es; I749Iac old, for job lots. Sugar dull
ssnd in % &
lower and nomfnal crude. I5c; refined, sc; cases,
EssS ea At e 81 oG a.
steady at zse for spiriss Eggs arW; &c for State
higher; mess, ~ I@i7 %. Beef dun. Beef hams
Ss %eenn and d Tss sser Sse ds W. St
long clear ear sity long clear SCI 9rsssed hogs frmer
Closing he heavy: prime steam, Is BntsercRofcs
firm. other kinds dull and unsettled; 1880 for
NetlcTns A0Y5oC lOr SlAIe. Sneesc qulet ana nrm,
t114zc for common to prime. Linseed unchanged.
Whisky quiet at q Is. Fr-ights 10 Liverpool rather
more active: cotton, per sail Sled: per steam,
wheat, per sail, Sd: per steam. sgd. - :
BALTIMoRE, Dec. 2S.-Cotton firm and higher;
mddling, I2@l2%c.- =. ss.. an a. - :.
Flour strong. bueyant and higher; Howard
Street and Western Su 1er. - 5n05 90; do. Extra,
IS 5zs@6oo; do Family s6 25@7 e5 City Mills Super,
A2s9?0 90; do. Extra. IS 2o@7 90; do. Rio brands.
gniet; No. Western winter red, q 429f ~; No2
Ghiesgo spring. sIss@E 8; Pennsylyania red.
DO; amber, q Sol S; DO; white. q I2s9iS Corn
new Southern white, 5i@56c; do. yellow, E@Jsc;
Western mixed, old and spot, 6Oc; new and spot,
59Ac; January. 69Ac; February, 59Hc. Oats dull
and nominal. Rye quiet and firm at 7u9I9c. Clover
seed firm and In gooI demand at H9f@i5c. Hay
nal: Butter utter quiet and easier; Western good to
quiet and unchanged. Coffee strong and quiet;
Rio. T@3oAc for cargoes: 1711@:2c for job lots.
Whisky steady and unchanged. .. "
Receipts-FlOur, 4oo barrels: wheat, 2, 800 BUSH
els; corn, o. COO bnshels oats 900 bushels; rye 900
bushels. se.sme1ts-Wh,at, 1900 bushels; corn,
5000 bushels. g -, :
National Republican., 1876-12-29
INTERVIEWING A CONDUCTOR.

A knight of the Bell Punch Gives His Views
on Hard Times-Decrease in Street Car
Travel. -
Yesterday, while cleaning the vineyard for items,
TIE REPUBLICASs reporter spranE upon an Ave-
nue. horse-car bound for the Navy Yard, and en-
tered into a conversation with the conductor, the
result Of which is as follows:
4. "Guess this weather is rather hard upon
conductors and drivers, is it not, sir?''
q. "Well, no, can't say its very hard. I've
been on this line near on 70 six years now, and
have seen worse But Il amt hard weather as
troubles us now: it's hard times. - -----
r. "Hard tlmes2 Why always supposed you
people were never affected in that wsy-that is,
G. swell. your idea is far from right. Why, to
tllustr'Ite, Will show yod. Ride, sir7 Cerking
tns The 81 naP Ior Pas'enge, 10 get Onl Since Nc
cline. People who used to ride to and from busi-
pess gradually began riding cne way and Walking
walk both ways. Then, again, there was the
Treasury folks. We used to catch lots of EN-
we would get forty on a down-trip or thirty np in
the morning early we don't get half that number
now. People can't spare the money; that's the
trouble. And work is getting slack more and
more every day.
IN GOOD OLD TINES
remember when party OF i've or six friends
would get on together each one Of them would
You don't see anything like that now Each chap
forks over hs fare and counts his change as care
fully as If 1t was all he expected to get for a
month"
r. "WeIl this does look bad, that's fact; but
yoa do pretty well on rainy days, do you not?,
@. "ODly middling. You see, umbrellas and
gum shoes are cheap now, and as long as folks
has them things It settles the business. Get out
here nam? (stopping the carr Now here's an
other thing, the theatres amt ADDING much bust
ness cause used TO take up lots o. people from
them places in old times, and 'taln't SO now"
R. aWell, how about your last summers bust
ness; did not the rush Of Centennie visitors bene-
bt your line some?'
q. sNot much Them folks was too mean to
ride That is, most OF 'em was. But, Lord Dless
Won 1 Amt got no right 70 complain. The CON-
nany pays me regular. and sPose when they can
agofd'it Wfllpay me more. SeI enth street. change
ears north and southi Which way madamfn
said the trip-slIp manipulstor. handing transfer
10 a lady going north, while tho reporter went
inside and dropped into sQIpeT seah
National Republican., 1876-12-29
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
Financial,

Financial.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. %. 1875.
The New York Post's financial article says:
'6old opened ct 1o7, and all sales since have been
at l0@l07x. Exchange is dull but Arm, on the
basis OF 4se4@is3 and 4s4If@4s5 for prime bankers
sterling. The money market Is fairly active, with
per cent. the ruling rate for call loans. The
steamer Russia, which arrived to-day, brought
sl,toc, 600 in 20 d. Government bonds are u higher
for currency 6s, and 5@H lower for the gold bear
ing issues. The stock market opened K0h higher
than 1t closed yesterday, except for Illinois Gen.
tral. which WAS y lower, and Rock Island, u.
Western Union Telegraph and Erie were ur-
changed. During the first two hours OF business
there wssa further advance in the general list at
OK; the latter Michigan Central. New jersey
Central declined ~ and Delaware, Lackswanna
and Western, Northwest and Erie were Unclaimed.
Since noon the whole market has declined Is(3N the
latter also Michigan Central and Lake shore.''
In New York to-day money was quoted at 4@s.
Exchange frmer at 4sI. Gold dull at lo7@io7x.
Rates for carrying, GOT.
The Sub, Treasury balances at New York to-day
were: Cold sss SD sss; currency, so, s45 2e5. The
s5o for bonds, ~ o. Custom Customs G recepts to-
Government bonds active at the following quota
tions:
s's. 1851: eoupon...1I74 s-aos. 1855.
@ rs iSs's: SsS s's:Il5s s:sisa:.:::ll5s
sss u q Ss 'sas Ike
change:
Tennessee SIS DID,. 42S Alabama e3x
Tennessee 6's, new... f216 do. 6's........., a3E
Virginia 6's......... % iseorgiR 6's. "a
do. new......... 30 lGeorgia 7's..........Ie .Ie6A
do. consol..... Is North Carolina...... 17I
do. Deferred. 81 N. Carolina, uew ..,, ~
Louisiana 6's....-.., 81 do. 9. tax.
do. new....... 81 s. Carolina, old. ..... 81
Levee 6s........... 81 q. Carolina. uew...... ~
Levee s's..--......... 81 8. Carolina A. q o.. ~
State bonds quiet and nominal.
saefs ihe New ei York % S afxe
change:
n. Y. Central, Pittsburg seS
Erie ............... 81 Northwestern ........ 26H
L, Lake shore:.;;...... S7S do: pref...... Ss1s
Stocks active and steady.
National Republican., 1876-12-29
Carroll Institute Reception.

The last regular Thursday evening meeting OF
this society for the closing year, held last night
at their rooms on 6 street. was marked by q
pleasant reception rendered to the gentlemen Of
st. Patrick's parish by the members of the insti-
tute. So many responded to the call that their
very agreeable and newly furnished rooms were
filled to Overfowing.
The programme was an excellent one, and was
carried out most acceptably by the gentlemen
participating. The exercises were preceded by
piano-forte solo, s'The Centennial March, !" COM
posed and performed by Mr.. ]. B. Kennedy. Then
followed an address by Rev. Father Reane, in
which he thanked the gentlemen visitors for their
presence and asked their practical encourage
ment of the efforts Of the society. At the conclu-
sion of his remarks, on behalf OF the members Of
the institute as mark of appreciation Of untir-
ing energy toward the society's welfare, he pre-
sented to Mr.. John Bingham, president, the works
Of Father Burke; to Mr.. John T. Fallon, secre-
tary, the life and works of Robert Burns; to Mr..
b. E. Woodward, treasurer, copy Of Shakspeare,
and to Mr.. James McEvoy, librarian, poetical
works of Thomas Moore.
Mr.. G. w. Mullaly then recited that sterling
Irish selection. "Shamus O'Brien." Mr.. J. How
ard Bushnell followed with an original essay on
"The Life and Character of Father Faber," after
which Mr.. Kennedy favored the meeting with
another Of his fine musical solos. Mr.. r. J. Don
ahue read selection from "Oliver Twist" at the
conclusion of which. by special invitation, Mr..
the humorous piece entitled 81 Want FIy,n and
for the encore a.laughable scrap called "a Duet"
The evening exercises were concluded with the
dialogue scene OF Cassius and Brutus, the char
acters being admirably personated by Messrs.
Frank p. May and John T. Fallon. Err ~
National Republican., 1876-12-29
NelsOn-Pruth.

Quite gathering of the friends of Mr.. Geo.
H. Nelson, of New York city, and Miss Susie
Pratt, Of this city, were present to witness their
marriage on Wednesday afternoon at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Geo. Candy, No. Il36 Twelfth
street northwest. DR.. 7. E. Raukin performed
the ceremony, and among those present were
kin and daughter, Mr.. Culver, Miss Candy, and
Mr.. A. J. Whitaker and wife. The bride was
the recipient Of many presents. The happy
couple left that evening for New York in which
city they will spsuG :. .r,-. ,,,.,,.c--moon,