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SKNTEyCED.-T. II. Lazenby and Guy Fl
Thompson, convicted some weeks ago OF
conspiracy to defraud the District govern
ment, were brought into the Criminal Court
Eatoruay afternoon for sentence. Judge
Oln, VINO held court at the time of convic-
Ton, sat with Judge Macarthur on the
oenen, and sentenced them 20 paw a fine OF
sIyoeo and De imprisoned in the Albany peni-
The General Term. ~ "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-06

NO MAN OR WOMAN l. SAFE while the
least remr ant OF cough or cold or any symp-
tom Of pulmonary disease fingers in the svs-
tenn. Expel the cause OF Danger with Holes
Honey Of HoTehOlfld and Tar.
Pixies Toolhache Drops cure In one minute
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Yesterday morning the Congregational
church was well filled, aud very interesting
ehildren's m Getting was held. Atthe evening
service the congregational church was filled
10 OVERLOOKING. After the preliminary exer-
eiEes Mr.. Hammond preached a powerful
sermon from James ", 20: "He who convert
eth the sinner from the error of mis- way shall
save soul from death, and shall hide null
fitu6e Of sins" When the request was made
for Christians and all who wished TO become
Christians to rise for prayers, the experience
of last Wednesday evening was repeated.
but on even a larger scale. The vast au-
.dience rose almost as one. The usual inquiry
meeting followed.
Upon the invitation OF Capt. Frank Hol-
lDgsheed, of the Arrow, Mr.. Hammond, Mr..
Bentley, and others are on q visit to Mount
Vernon to-day.
TO-DAY's MEETINGS.
The open air meeting at the corner of eth
street and Pennsylvania avenue this morn
ing was quite large, very nearly 500 persons
beiDg present. and was conducted altogether
by lay men. Many attended the meeting at
Lincoln Hall, and notwithstanding Messrs.
Hammond and Bentley were both absent on
visit 10 Mount Vernon, the attendance
was fully up to the average on Mondays and
the meeting, In charge of DR.. Noble, was
very spirited.
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IT IS PLEASANT and dignifed exhibit
ton, greatly calculated to advance Congress
In the public estimation, when in one of the
four ex members have accepted subordinate
places, and are engaged in copying bills, or
folding documents and mailing boxes These
are the civil service men of the democratic
persuasion, turning out the tried and prac-
ticed servants OF the House from its humber
positions, and putting In their places the
men who formerly held seats upon tho floor
This is economy, civil service, and demo-
cratic consistency, all in ONE Prdride1ace
Journal,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-06

TEN-PISs, 10 cents a game, At Bauer'e
Bowling Alley, 1ll2 Penn'a avenue. 3,l,E
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II u ".
Bishop Haven describes the ceremony of feet
washing as he recently saw IL performed In a
colored Baptist church in New Orleans. At
ter the administration the minister took OF
his coat. "Of went a dozen other coats
those of his deacoDs, i presume. The whole
church was in commotion The basins be-
gan TO hy. Bring back the basins shouted
the pastor. A brother stood behind the water
pals and dealt out a small gourdful to each
basin. Brother and sister went on their knees
before brother and sister. The shoe and
stocking of the right foot were taken or and
q slight wash and wipe completed the cere-
mony. Then the one with the cleansed foot
knelt and washed the cleanser's foot. They
went among the pews, and Ii was as modest
as such an act could be. Little children
washed little children. This ceremony is not
con fined TO colored people They learn IL
many churches in the south. They are called
Primitive Baptists.' The largest society it
is said, in Atlanta before the war was of this
organizing. They are devout in this duty, as
they understand 1t, and seem to get shouting
happy in discharging it."-[Cfacirtnd,i Gazette.
ROMANTIC MARRIAGE IN STAMFORD,
CoNN.-DtsdppedrdSce Of The Bride.-Another
case OF marrying coachman is reported. IL
took place last August, but only Just fouBd
its way into the papers. The bride is a
daughter OF wealthy resident of STAMFORD
handsome, intelligent and admired by MANY
OF the society beaux OF that place. The hrfs-
band is young Englishman who has been
groom and coachman for the young lady's
iatner ABOUT Two years; unusually lntelli-
ligent for bis occupation, and liked exceed
ingly by all the family, and, it seems, espe-
cially by the daughter. The courtship took
place by daylight, almost exclusively during
the drives TO the railway station, to receive
the indulgent papa. They were married in
Stamford by methodist clergyman, but the
parents were not advised of the occurrence
until a short time ago. Though the marriage
has been made public. the papa has removed
his daughter to New York. and has concealed
her from her husband SO ehectually that he
is unable to find her whereabouts.-[ Boston
Globe, Sd.
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CRIMINAL CoURr-J,sdoe Nac Arthur.
To- day the March term of the Criminal
Court was convened by Judge Macarthur,
and the grand jurors having been called they
ncatiODe, particularly as TO whether any one
had been convicted Of crime-twenty-two
answering 70 their names-two being ex-
cused, and three falling to answer. VIM.
Bsllantyne, Elias +. White, w. II Riley,
and 8 G. Campbell were empsunelled as
grand jurors in the places Of John Bailey,
Robert Murray, George T. Smallwood. afii
Riswick was sworn as foreman OF the grand
inqpest, and Mr.. T. b. Stahl bailiff. James
w. Davis and Joseph McCauley were ex-
cused as petit jurors. John W. Murray
, harged with house burning, was placed on
trial.
CIRCUIT CouRr-yuloe Ourtfey
On Saturday, In the case of Wilder VS..
Welsh, the libel suit for $40 600 which has
occupied the attention OF the Circuit Court
At 3k p m. announced that they were unable
to agree and were discharged. John G.. VIII
son was appointed q constable on filing q
bond with the legal security.
PROBATE CoURT-ywioe DIN.
On Saturday. In re estate OF Michael Nc
earthly, deceased, FIRST and final account
passed. In re estate Of j. j. p. Anderson; do.
In re of j. p. Hilton; exceptions TO the &C
count of executors filed. Mary E Thompson
gave bond as executrix of VIM. f. Tnomp-
son; bond, 500. In re estate OF Joseph Cross;
infants estate. The will OF Mary O'Nein
was fully proven and admitted 10 probate
and record, and George Mattingly gave bond
In the sum OF 5000 as executor. Mary c.
Howard was appointed guardian to the
orphans Of John o. Howard; bond, 50 900.
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CITY ITEMS.

LrEBIG's EXTRACT OF BEEF, in pint not
Ties, regulates the bowels, tones the stomach
strengthens the nerves, inducing bright In
tellect and JOY Gus, vigorous health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-06

Mr.. TENNKY DOES NOT FAVOR A TAX ON
MHRcHANDsE--Edtor Star: In your able re-
port on Taxation In the District" am re-
ported as advocating q tax on merch andise.
whereas I opposed II, on the ground that
favored o tax on household furniture when
IL exceeded in value $500. By making
these corrections you will much Obligs,
Yours, respectfully, WIN. II TENNEY.
GEORGETOWN, ID. C., March 6, lS16
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HORRIBLE FATE OF A DRUNKEN MAN
He SetS the BldCienSbt0O jan on Fire and is
Bt1Tsed 20 Dedfh.-Yesterdaya afternoon the
usually quiet village of Bladensburg was the
scene of great excitement. George W. Tut
tie, a blacksmith, about twenty three years
old, with two friends from this city, drank q
keg of beer and got quite disorderly in the
village, when Constable Cheney, with the
aid OF Squire Wallis and others, arrested
him and he was placed in the jail. About
seven o'clock the building was discovered to
be on fire, and, Notwithstanding the efforts
made 10 save 1t, was destroyed. and futile
was burned to death. Ii is supposed that
futile lighted quantity OF straw scattered
over the floor with some matches, and the
building, a frame structure, was soon in
flames Mr.. W. Murray, a nephew OF Mr. f.
e. Wheeler, OF this city, was badly burned
aoout The hands and face in endeavoring to
rescue futile, who was burned beyond recog-
milton. An inquest was held last night by
Daniel Barron, one or the coroners OF the
state, and a verdict was found that futile
was burned 10 death while justly confined in
the station house in Bladensburg for drum
keDEess and disorderly conduct, said stations
house being fired by bis own hands.
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BLACK HILLS ENTERPRISE.-The work of
opening the Dakota division of the Northern
Pacific TO Bismarck has been completed, and
last Friday the first Black Hills party raised
In the vicinity OF st. Paul left via that route
for the Hills. The party numbered IS, and
was led by Tom Cavanaugh, an old miner,
and thoroughly cOnversant with the Hills
country. Quite a number of other parties
are forming to leave some time during the
month. By the first train the st. Paul type-
foundry shipped an outfit for paper to be
issued nom Hills City, in the Hills, to be
first number will be issued about March 90
Col. Lounsbery, of the Bismarck Tribune is
understood to be the "a ther of the euternrlse
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FATAL ACCIDENT Passengers by the
Lady OF the Lake this morning, from st.
Georges island. report that Mrs. Alonzo
Gibson met with her death there yesterday
In rather curious manner. II seems that
she was engaged in sweeping out the room,
when, by some accident, loaded gun which
was standing behind the door, was knocked
down and discharged, the load entering mrs.
Gibson's side about the waist, infiictinR @
wound from which she died In a short time.
Mrs. Gibson was married about Christmas,
and was Miss Thompson, from near Kin.
sale, Va, TO which place her remains were
removed to-day for fnterment- Her husband
was absent from the house at the time OF the
cad Occurrence.-l AleLd1ldrl0 Gdzetis. an.
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STRANGE FREAKS OF LUNArIC-At
Louisville, man appeared in st. Patrick's
church Thursday with an ak, and with wild
cries fell to work demolishing the altar
chancel, images, &c. His ferocious aspect
prevented anyone from capturing him, and
he continued wrecking the church. When
satisfied be went to the cathedral, and was
wrecking the fine work there until overpow-
cred by the police, who took him to Jail. BE
gave his name as Vincent Hickman, and
when visited by his wife he told her that
what he had done was in order to save her.
The wife is much perplexed over his conduct,
and thinks he Is crazy. The damage amounts
to several thousand dollars.
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SUBJECT:
"DAHLlGHT TOR Eyg;n on. HIGHER EOU-
CATION FOB WOMAN.
Admission, so cents: Reserved Seats, rs cents.
nor sale at warren ChoAte Co.'s Bookstore, cal
PenDsylyania avenue. feb2s Ct
, 1876-08-20
" A DOLLARS WORTH or SILVER"

To the Editor 1F Tbs tribune.
CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-1f A buys OF B 10oacres Of
land on ten years. time, payable in 1000 bushels
of wheat Of standard quality and weight per
bushcl {say 63 pounds}, would it be honest
liquidation to pay in a poor-crop year 1000
bushels Of wheat called standard, and weighing
only IS pounds to the bushcle
Again: Suppose A has 1000 fine Spanish
merino sheep, and makes this contract with B:
4 agrees to let have these sheep for ten years
on condition that B takes care of the sheep,
gives one-half the wool-clip each year for
use or interest, and returns the 1000
sheep at the expiration Of the ten years.
Now, suppose drives these sheep to Mexico,
where land is cheap and wool coarse. while
there these sheep mix and breed with the
coarscr flocks Of that country, thus dcteriorat-
ing the quality of wool until the original mcTino
breed was almost lost. Would it he just and
honest to compel 4 to accept each year his half
Of the wool clip in constantly deteriorating
quality, and at the end Of ten years 1,000 coarse-
wool shccps
If 4 makes contract to deliver to so much
coin in dollars, SO much wheat in bushels, OF so
much wool in quality, let him deliver the same
or their equivalent, whether In silver for dol
lars, pound weight for bushels, OF more in
quantity for lack of quality in wool, as at time
of contract their relative value was to each 9th
er. Nevertheless, let lis have the silver dollar.
We will increase its value as bricks do clay and
lumber does trees. HOWARD.
, 1876-08-20
sent the interest of the wors;ngmen untl the
the contract shall have been let.
TIE wORK1SGMESss INTEREST.

70 the Editor # The Tribune.
CHICAGO Aug. 19.-ln see In your report OF
the proceedings Of the Joint Committee on Fub~
liz Buildings and Public Service that the Com
u1ittcc have recommended that the contract for
cutting stone be awarded to William Mcneil d
Sons. In the discussion / notice that Com
missioner Cleary said that he w2s friend OF
the workiugmei'. lie fails, however, to practice
what he breaches. Ii he had taken the same
pains to investigate the responsibility OF Nc
Neil THAT he took in the case of the other bid
dcrs, he wonld not have failed to have found
him an entirely Irresponsible party. How is 1t,
Col. C!eary, that tho men who had such scruples
in awarding the contract for the foundations
when 1t was mere mite in comparison
to the present con.racts3 Go and ask the me-
chanics and lahoring men that have worked for
Mcneil, and they will tell you that prompt pay
is not one Of mis- failings- He is no stone-cut-
ter, and has no understanding Of the business,
as the botch he has made Of various churches in
this city will show notably, the Plymouth
Church and the First Baptist Church Gu Thirty
first street. On this latter building he was
obliged to give up the work without completing
it awarded to him.
There would be, perhaps, some excuse to offer
were McNeil's bid much lower than the Others
But, instead Of that, it is higher than
those OF perfectly responsible men and
work done in the city, where they have their es-
tablshed places OF business, and in superior
manner. II Commissioners Clcary, Aiu}loY, and
others, will do their duty, as some other Com
missioncrs who make NO prctcnsions will do, the
work will be secured to the workingmcn OF Chi
cago, and the taxpayer will get q cheaper and
better job.
In view of the unusual hard times, the bids
arc far below what they would usually be, and
it bchooyes the Commissioners to let the work
Immediately, that they may in some manner al
leyatc the sutferings Of the working classes.
TA1-pAYER
, 1876-08-20

Tne most absurd story is going The rounds OF
the Roman journals, which, Of course, comes
from Paris Sbmc diplomates we're talking
aho,1t thr Oriental question, and one Of them
cxpresscd wonder as to what England would
do eventually in regard to TurkcE, The PERSIAN
Ambassador said. ~ England will do as ths'
monkey did II The Pcrsian told how learned
man Of tie good old times, wishing to test the
power Of maternal affection in she monkey,
took one, with young monkey. and put both
in high, large tia box. which box was placed !
over tie lire, where it gradually heated. Nhen
the box began to he hot the poor monkey seized
the little monkey in her arms aud jumped anu
danced about Oh the hot floor ::3f the box. ~
las: tue door was SO hot that all her leapng va,
Of no use Then what did mother monkey DO.
She took her baby monkey, put it aown on thc
door and stood ots it! The poor little te'low
roasted, but her feet no longer burned. Up TO
the present England has shown mothers
heart towards Turkey, but when the IRE be-
comes tl!tolcrable she will COOK her young
monkey.-Lv,ne Letter..
, 1876-08-20
Or. PARKHURST,

10 The Editor af The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-I was highly gratifed
last Monday morning to find in the columns OF
,,opr n,ner eo ;7;srnrs;ve an onin;on hv the Rnr
! ;0' FNp1. -. w. 49, c..,,...s -,
II. A. 1afSnurse on 'ne ou141'an-han1ofo
have been ANYTHING but gratified during the
aort ,ro..1. =, ,oa;7;na ~, a;,,ev ronsars;ao1
~ pAs, -, ..A., .. :.
t1asn "rllten W ~ n'al'y VI your eollesEouo@
ents in criticism OF that gcntlcman's remarks,
and / think | nav safely include in the nom
sense TIM short editorial which apneared con-
ta,.s.~a~.1,e,,.,,. .,.;t,, t,,. sarn,on
tcmpolaneously Win tne sermon
Mr. Farkhurst could not more plainly dls-
claim an intention OF injuring the cause of the
criminals, nor could he very well be in posi-
tion to more fairly judge Of the merits and
dcn,erts Of the sud affair, unless it be that he
treetel tho chief actor in the terrible tragedy as
man whose character had been, up to the time
Of the murder, above rcproach, while subsc-
uuett Developments have proved the contrary.
Mr.. Parhhursts' charges Us against Roman
Catholicism arc substantiatcd By the past his
tory of the Church in every country, and no
on: yerscd in that history, or possessing mo-
dicum of knowledge on those points, can attempt
to disclailn or rcfute them. None OF your cor
respondents, nor your editor, have essaycd it,
but policy alone has dictated the remarks which
have appeared in your columns.
heartily indorse every word Of the reverend
gentleman's sermon, and I think it perfectly
safe to say that you know he did hot utter it
will, view to s'producc sensation and to pro-
yoke criticisn.," although you prcface that by
ssThe apparent intention" Who should have
ssrcnard to the bitterness and bad blood certain
to be engendercd,n when it Is necessary to pro-
pie to tactss SFacts are stubborn things and
Unless the ministers of the land DrDela5n
, 1876-08-20

trot cm out agin. Returnin to tue currency, ct
any nv 700 shood be called to speek in other
States, yoo probably won't be, - headed,
g1nsn At hsr don 'o Itch the tGpIs Ut
Be very kcrtul about this. And in other
States don't 60 on the platform full Of likkcr,
so ez yoo shcl not hcy yoor memories
&c kerful about this, for ct yoo slood make an
1njcany speech in Connecticut it wood rot,in u.s.
Don't cit drunk till after tho mcctins and after
the people hey al gone home. Here VOC may
10 ez 700 please, for | shood suppose the
drunken the man WIZ the more he wood talk
to thu satisfaction Nv the 1nicany Dimocrsy;
but in Connecticut aud Moo York It's different
Zoo must keep sober till after the mectins
there"
Whcrcupon the speakers all rose ez ono man
ard remarked that cf it wuz all the same t.>cy
didn't want to go to Connecticut or any uv them
beast]y States to spcck. They wuz simple sons
nv Nacher, and dispised a bloated aristoctacy,
Then rose.
"Sir,'' said With stern and determined
look. zone thing more remains. Are we to 90
out like the Apossels without scrip in our
purses, That Good be done in .Joodec, for that
climate wuz mild enuff to sleep out duors, aud
the Appossels didn't hev whisky or toharkcr to
buy, ez l hey lin informed. ] never saw il
any Bible ever red any account Of there II
"Uv course NC can't elect the Crate Re-
WITHOUT c5dCkUaLtA luuLuEr.
sin my county hev to import couple hun
lrcd Nv Irish patriots who amt nateralized, and
there are ten OF dozen Irish wet groceries in
my town who lley to be arranged with. to keep
EN- strate. Besides, one man who hcz a stone
quarry rekires at least a hundred dollars to keep
his men tte enuff to bring em in solid on elcck-
shl1n-lay."
My frenls,n sed the Grand Organizer, "all
Ut this icz bin provided for. DO 700 suppose
the Great Reforincr wood let the coz of Reform
be jeupardizcd for want Nv money! Do yno
suppose that John Morrisscy wood let us go
into the skrirnnage unproviled! Heis runnin
his three faro~banks mite and day, and hez
pledged all his profits to thc.cox. We hev az
sesscd all the men to whom We hev promised
the Fcdre1 offiscs in Moo York, for money to
kerry 1njeany, and we hev all that We kin
yoose."
And he gave each uy us cnnff to do wat shood
be necessary, aud instructed NV us to draw on
the Committy in Moo York fer more, ez fast ez
it mite be needed, and went his way. He
organizes 1l1inoy next
Thus properly provided, both with funds and
instrucshens, 60 gaily out to battle for the
crate coz NV Reform. I shcl work in Injeany
till after the October e1eckshens.
Thank Hcyin for platform with 6ich solid
planks in it ez Civil scrvis Reform and Anti
Corrupshun, and thank Hevin that We hev
candidates onto EN- who kin apprcshatc my
i0ees Nv thcm crate questions.
PETROLEUM =. NAsBY,
Wich hcz hopes wv bein Postmaster.
, 1876-08-20
A PUBLIC NUISANCE.

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-f would resnectfully call
the attention Of the Superintendent of Police
to several saloons Or groggeries located on Van
Buren street, Nos. 130 alsd 124, between Rock
Island depot and Clark street, which are kept
opcn all night and are infested By gang Of
roughs who make 1t their business to insult,
abt1sc, an raltreat all peaueabic citizens passing
them, and the police pay no attention to them
whatever, but on the contrary seem to enjoy the
insults and abuses heaped upon citizens who
have occasion to pass them by. / hope the
Superintendent Of Police will see to having such
nuisanccs ahated, or such places should have
their licenses revoked. 4 CITIZEN.
, 1876-08-20
cause OF the intolerable smells which come from
the south when it agreed in the conclusion that
The south fork vas responsible for the nause-
gus odors ve complain Of when the south winds
BRIDGEPORT.

10 the Editor c} The Tribune,
CHICAGO, Aug. l9.-TAe stencil which 30 oe
Ten oefouls this city does not conc from tha
slaughter-houses al the Stock-Ya ards. It comcx
from the feFtilizing establishment at that point.
bridgeport, and the neighborhood Of the Stock.
Yards, ne all know, is one cesspool OF stinks,
but it is not the stencil of these plaees which is
nauseatcs this community is from tnc disti}i,.
uon of dead, putFid cattle and hogs. One las
but to watch the direction Of the smoke from
this fertilizing establishment to learn what
part Of the city, at any particular time, Is being
blessed with the odors which this hog and cattl,,
distillery is constantly giving forth.
Its smoke carries the odors Of the establish
mcnt with it, and any person in the wake Ut
this smoke, while it is passing over, be the time
longer or shorter. has to submit to this outrage
upon dccency aud health. JAMES L. Lucas.
, 1876-08-20
BOULEVARD RAILWAY.

10 "s Eu3lo7 q 1He 1FI0H7le'
CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-It is proposed to lay
down upon the South Park and Grand Boule~
yard horsc-railway. Horse-raiways have al
ways been considered nui=ances upon all hrst-
class residence street. and avenues. Can it be,
then, that the proposition is seriously enter
tanned by the South Park Commissioners to lay
down upon our public parks and boulcvards-
retreats for retirement, and pleasure, and the
enjoyment of the beautiful-that which is con-
sldcred NUISANCE upon q private residence
street, ".
, 1876-08-20

Di[. co6 q E[N-
III 79DUTH CLARk-ST, longer established than 6uy
other physician in the city In the OF pr
vate AMI! akin disessea Seminal weakness treated With
unparalleled success, having cured In less
combined. be relied upon EB-Cures g11sran-
tted CT money refunded uouzn from n " D, u