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National Republican., 1876-02-23
pr THOMAS DOwLING, Auctloneer.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY IN 6 GEORGErUWS-
~ By virtne OF . deed of trust TO rs, dated Au-
~ gust 5, 1875, recorred in Liber 7S9. folie i,
;a& and AZ tue request OF the party thereby Sc
s<scuIed, we Will sell, on SATTRDAY, the 26th
day of February, ISIS in front OF the premises, At
4o'clock p. m, part of lot numbered seventy-
three. I13, In Reatty and Hawkins addition; and
at 4:30 O'Clock p iu, patI Of lots 3, 9, and ct, in
eakinS' snd Baileys addition, as the same are de-
sclibed In said deed.
The part OF 10. 70 fronts 81 feet on First street.
and binds on frederik ttr,et - feet: Is improved
with q brick Dwelling HouSr and store, aud ais
frame Dwelling House. This property will be
divided sell the bylck House, with 4 lot 80
feet Frederick street by 20 feet First street,
in one parcel: and the frSue Rouse, with a lot >
feet Frederick street by - feet deep IN one par
eel; and Two lots fronting 25 feet each on First
street by IS feet dCep.
TIE other property fronts nearly ~ feet on the
Canal roal. just above the Alusduct bridge, is I'm
proved with y brick Dwelling House, and has
large yard-rOom connected.
Terms of sale: One third cash; resilne In two
equal payments at six and twelve months, " It'll
interest to be secured by notes and deeds of trn't;
$40 deposit on each parcel when the property IL
struck OF, which deposit is 10 he forfeited unless
the terms are complied with within seven days
alter SALE. All conveysncing and recording NJ the
puTcha. cr's expense.
WALTER II. IRWIN, T-;.,ss.
TIIOS. ii. CALLAN, A'uS'eeS'
fcsl-td THOS. DOwIIISG, AuctIoueers.
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W. q. LxOB-,
: De0KBIhDER AND PAPER.RuLEA
Gos S71 Rennsyivan1a ave., Bet. Isn0
0rBoeu elegantly or plainly bpuna. PW "a
Rad noWDpapsu eAfst1lI astsnkA 81
National Republican., 1876-02-23
rye. H. WARNER, Cor. 9TH and SITS.

l. He NJ "AhNEh, SOrs stn anu II SIS.
TRUSTEES SALEoF FASELEGANT THREE
STORY AND BASEMENT HOUSE: BROWN
STONE FRONT, No. 3i4 G STREET NORTH
=. BY virtue OF certain deed of trust, be eariug
sd date December S, lSi, and duly recorded in
is@ Iiber .65, folio i99, seq, OF til land
.A<s cords OF ~ ashington county, ID. c., aud at
the written request of the party thereby secured.
Will sell, at public auction in front Of the prem
ists, on THU RSOAY, the l1th day OF Fe1:u.ry,
AID. 1S7G at O'Clock p. m all tina; certain piece
or parcel of land lying, sttuite and bcing In the
city of Washington, in said District, and known
and described upon the ground plat or plan thereof
as the west one alt OF lot thlrty-thrs (3L in
reservation number ten, go, together with the
improveme nts thereon, consisting of three-stOry
and basement brown-stone front houss and COM
moiious stable, all in complete :der.
Terms of sale: One third cash; the balance In
three equal instaliments at six, twelve and eight
cen months. with interest at ten per cent. per
annum until paid, parable semI-annually, to he
secured by q decd of trust on the premises sold.
Three hundred dollars will be reauired Of the pur-
chaser at the time of sale. All couveyancing at
purchasers cost. II the terms Of sale are not
fnlly complied " ith in one week from the day of
sale the trustee reserves the right TO resell the
property the risk and cost of the defaultins pur
chaser after Eve days advertisement.
ANDREW Il. DUYALL. Trustee.
Es- THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED until
THURSDAY, February "a, 1S.6. same hour and
place. ANDREW d. DUYALL, TrnStce.
fcis-sMWSds T. COLDWELL, SHiesm IN.
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BRADY'S
National Portrait Gallery,
No. eo5 Pennsylvania Avenne, Between
SIKH and Seventh Streets.

Mr. Brady his the pleasure OF announcing to his
friends and the public that he has turned
ington and reopened his gallery. BE viii be aided
self Of all the recent improvements In the photo
graphic arr, Nj. braay MI NIL give MS persona st-
deis-STuThH -.
National Republican., 1876-02-23
AUCTION SALES.

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.Hcnry {. spencer: PRESIDENT. send for CIRCULAR
EmErso Institute, rs nth st. c. u. Young, Prin
cipSl. Send for circular.
SEWING MACHINES.
Machine Needles and Repairing, cor 7th and sts.
SHIRT FACTORIES.
Devlin Co, (Of New York, ll6 ST.
SILVER PLATERS.
Edward Stolpc, Gs 5th St., op. Patent Office.
STAMPING DEPOTS.
Nxurer's, 81. 9TH ST. opposite Patent Oficc.
STATIONERY. etc.
Of dne s,atiSnefy and statioacfs' fancy artl:
sTEAM AND GAS FILTERS.
Alex r. sheEnSrd s, Co., siOPa. ave. aad cor. Pa.
STEAMER LINES
town steamship Company. President Office,
ST., Georgetown. steamers leave S-w York
every Saturday at ?; m and Ge%rsetown every
Now Exprrss Line, via canal, between PhuadeI-
phiR and Allen sndria, Washinston and GeCrse-
I3"n: steanerS leave GsHTSTt2%n 3STis2 every
SATURDAY al !. m: G. F. Hyde. agent, 50 Water
street. Georgetown.
i5lil ST., under Metropolitan RIuk.
Tie IreSI f"!om.c stsamooat C@mPtay,S s onice
M,ufr Vrrnon Iine, foot of 7th ST. Steamer leaves
rotonac Ferry Ccmpany's'ofice and Wharf, foot
and Ale NGndria.
STONE YARDS,
Ackcr Co, cor. North Capitol and sts.
STOVES, RANGES. Etc.
II. l. Gregory. 6SI Pa. ave.
TELEGRAPH INSTRUMENTS.
Batteries, wIres and supplies, George G. Maynard,
7ol 18Th ST.
TOBACCO AND CIGARS.
VIM. :. Roosc, 1913 Pa. ave, near 18th ST.
Be CigErs. BesI of all. 40 y ST., II. W.
7. Jtf. CowIe's Cigar Palace, Gr:1th streets. W.
UMBRELLA FACTORIES.
VIM. Roger, ir., f251lIh ST.
UNDERTAEERS.
Richard +. Harvey, s3IFs St.
WAN FLOWERS.
Mime n. L. u. & Iry, S2l 18th St.
wHEELwRIGHTS. Etc.
Prescott Wheel Company, 18th and streets. Also
Carriage NelOcipcdes.
WINES AND LIQUORS
Thomas Rus sell, 1913 Pa. ave.
Chr. AaRder, 9l3 9th st.
WOOD AND COAL YARDS
Stephenson 4 Brother, Seven street wharf. All
supplies direct from first hands, and delivered
direct 10 the consumer, with no intermedlate
profits.
YANHEE NOTIONS.
II. Adler, soi Ia. ave. Wholesale only.
Middletown transcript., 1876-02-12

DEATH OF REvERDy JOHNSON.
Reverdy johnson, the distinguished
statesman and jurist, met with fatal
accident on Thursday evening. He
had Just diaed with a number Of gen.
tlemen at the executive mansion at the
invitation Of the Governor of Maryland,
Hon. John Lee Carroll, at Annapolis,
and little after eight o'clock, P. M.
he was found lying dead upon the cob
BILE stones of the carriage way under the
porch Of the executive mansion. Not
caring to join the other guests in their
after dinner smoke be had stepped out
upon the porch and it is supposed was
seized with vertigo and fell of the porch
to the ground, his head striking the
stones. His skull was fractured in two
places and when found he had doubt.
less been dead some twenty or thirty
minutes. Up to the hour of his death
he had been in good health, and was
then in Annapolis to argue case be-
fore the Court of Appeals. Mr. John
son was in his S0tb year.
Middletown transcript., 1876-02-12
Errors in Deeds Mortgages.

It is astonishing how careless and
thoughtless men are in the matter of
having deeds, mortgages, leases and
other legal documents written It
would seem men take it for granted
that any one who chooses can do this
business correctly; whereas, many per-
sons who undertake it do not know the
force and effect of ordinary English.
much less the force and effect of legal
language. Many persons seem to think
if they have paper filled up by some
one in writing, it is legally correct
whereas, if the papers written by most
conveyancers were put to the test of
legal examination not one half Of such
papers would stand the test, and, at
this moment, without doubt, many
persons hold papers seemingly correct
that are in reality worthless
am lead to write thus from reading
the extract, below, taken from Will
miDgton newspaper The General As
sembly recently, by law, authorized the
city authorities to appoint Register
of Deeds for Wilmington. to copy all
deeds recorded in New Castle which
conveyed property in that city !; in this
duty the Register, examining the deeds
found there we're numerous mistakes
and errors therein. The newspaper
alluded to says:
"It has been found that many deeds.
are inaccurate 1t is curious to see
upon the registry books the overlapping
of properties when drawn according to
the terms of their respective deeds.
This overlapping varies from a few
inches to as many as fifty feet in the
measurement Of the lot.
In one case it was found that two
men we're living peacefully and inno-
Gently, each upon the property of the
other according to the terms Of their
deeds which contained errors so seri-
GUS as to lead to this anomalous situa-
tion. A second case was also discov-
cred nearly similar to this one. In
another case BY the terms of the deed
bed of the street formed large part of
the lot represented The deed for the
church property at the corner Sixth
and West streets located it upon the
southwest corner, instead of the south
east. where St Peters Church actually
stands.
The above examples are sufficient to
show the extent to which errors may
creep into deed, without any intent
to defraud. No such intent was found
in any Of these cases"
1t would seem, therefore, that too
much care cannot be exercised by those
interested in such matters.
Feb. s, 1876. BEWARE.
Middletown transcript., 1876-02-12

THE AcQUIrrAL OF LANDS.
hitherto boasted reputation Of Jersey
Justice" was sadly impaired by the
verdict Of the jury-given on Saturday
night last-in the case of W. K
Lands, who has been on trial for some
days past for the killing Of Uri Carruth
the editor Of the Viuelaud IN. J) In
dependent. Popular indignation wakes
strong-not because Lands was acquit-
ted. but because Of the flimsy grounds
on which the verdict Of acquittal was
given. That Carruth was shot by
Lands could not be denied, and denial
was not attempted, and. even through
the prisoners counsel did attempt to
prove that the death Of Carruth was
caused by unskilful surgery, yet the
chief corner stone of their defense was
the oft repeated, and too oft successful,
dodge Of insanity. This was the main
drift Of their argument and the intelli-
gent (?) jury accepted their theory that
the prisoner was insane just long enough
-Beither before nor after-to kill his
man. and just enough insane to hunt
Middletown transcript., 1876-02-12

up aud kill the man be wanted to. It
is because this insanity plea is set up SO
often, and is so frequently allowed to
prevail in clearing murderers, that the
public are indignant that It should have
been given as the excuse for acquitting
Lands. After such verdict, on such
grounds, the members of the Bridgton
Jury can no more find fault with the
New Castle or Dover juries, Of Della
ware, for the acquittal of Taylor. Wood
ward and West. Had the Lands jury
come into court and given verdict Of
'.justi6able homocide" nobody bey ond
few independent" newspaper editors
would have found particle Of fault
with them for SO doing That Landis'
provocation was sufficient to justify him
in appealing to any means Of redress
short Of killing his man, is generally
conceded even by those who most Bit
terly condemn his acquittal.
The mere possession Of paper does
not confer upon the possessor an un-
bridled license to assail the character
Of, and abuse every man to whom he
may have taken an aversion, yet there
is class of (so-called) journalists who
seem to regard the liberty Of the
press" as synonymous with license for
slander. These publishers usually style
their papers independent and them
selves "enterprising" and "progres-
sive." Such was the character of Car
ruth and the paper he published. Oc-
casionally the victims Of these SANDER
ers' malice become provoked beyond
endurance and knowing they can get
no redress in law, for these wholesale
traducers take good care to keep within
the purlleus OF the law, take the matter
into their own hands and treat their
abusers to horse whipping or pistol
balls. We will not say that shooting
is always the best way to treat these
abusive editors, but when man as
sumes the position Of newspaper buc-
cancer and turns his hand against
every man-when it will pay him to do
so-he ought not to ask the protection
of society and the courts, but should
look out for himself and take without
complaining what he has brought upon
himself.
Middletown transcript., 1876-02-12

THE accounts given Of the manner
adopted by the Government Of Spain to
carry the recent elections in its favor
will remind Delawareans Of the means
employed BY the "best government the
world ever saw" under the mild sway
Of the '.late lamented" to control the
special election for congressman in
1868, when Mr.. Nathaniel Smithers
was chosen (by Gen. Dix's soldiers) to
represent-not Delaware, but the wishes
of the Republican President.-in the
National Legislature. In Spain, we
are told, the most Wholesale bribery was
used that voting papers were forged
by thousands and that Liberals who
presumed to protest against these little
Irregularities were arrested and impri-
soned-they we're "disloyal, of course.
Men Of war were sent to seaports Of
known Liberal proclivities that their
guns might be useful in procuring a
majority for the government And the
result thus obtained is duly heralded as
proof of the favorable disposition of
the people to the present government.
Middletown transcript., 1876-02-12

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS- In the
Senate on Monday memorial was pre-
sented from the New York Board Of
Trade protesting against the attempt to
resume specie payments until the re-
quisite conditions are ripe for it, The
resolution for the admission Of p. B.
s. Pinchback as Senator from Louisi-
ana was taken up and debated, Messrs.
Thurman, Of Ohio, and Christiancy, Of
Michigan. opposing it, and Senator
Howe, Of Wisconsin, favoring it. In
the House Mr.. Fort, of Illinois, intro
duced bill to make the 18th Of Feb
ruary (Abraham Lincoln's birthday a
national holiday. A bill was also pre-
sented to repeal the specie resumption
act Of 1874 and to substi tute legal-ten-
ders for national bank notes. The
House Committee refused to concur in
the Senate's amendments to the act to
pay the interest on the 3.65 bonds Of
the District and committee was ap-
pointed to investigate the expenditures
and management of the affairs of the
District.
On Tuesday the death of Senator
Ferry, Of Connecticut, was announced
and several Senators INDUCED in eulo-
CYSTIC obituary speeches on the occasion.
But little else was done. In the House
bill was passed repealing the bank
rupt act of 1867 with all its amend
ments. The death Of Senator Ferry
was announced in the House also.
In the Senate on Wednesday the
Centennial Appropriation bill was taken
up and addresses made in its favor and
some against it. Several amendments
were proposed and rejected Mr..
Norwood, Of Georgia, expressed de-
sire to speak on the bill and out of
courtesy to him it was laid over till
next day. Nearly the whole session Of
the House was taken up with debate
on the Diplomatic appropriation bill.
Middletown transcript., 1876-02-12

TRANSCRIPT last week over the synopyme'
.Middletown," and to which Mr..
Townsehd's letter is nominally reply.
He addresses this reply to us and makes
certain allusions to US. We do not
deny that the publisher Of paper is
responsible-iu legal point of view
for what appears in its columns, to
certain extent. but it is absurd to pre-
tend to charge upon him the opinions
and assertions of correspondents simply
| because their communications are print
ed in his paper over 6ctitions names.
Very many persons object to having
their names published in connection
with their articles-not because they
are afraid or ashamed to do so, but be-
cause they are little sensitive about
having their names appear in the
papers. As regards the prudence or
taste of such course we have nothing
to say. It would, however, save much
unpleasantness arising from lnisunder-
standing if all letter writers-especially
when they wish to engage in controver-
sizes with others, would append their
own names to their letters. Mr.. Town
sends communications, as be says,
always have at least that credit Many
Of our best writer's, however, will not
do it, but prefer to use nom de plume.
All this Mr. Townsend knows full we'll
and he knows also that, if his personal
character is assailed and be feels ag-
grieved thereat, be can always obtain
the name of the writer of the objection
able article on application at the Office
of the paper in which it was published.
As to shielding the writer of the first
communication to which Mr. Townsend
refers-we diG no more than any other
publisher would have done-we printed |
the letter as it was written and with
held tho writer's name at his request
Mr.. Townsend again harps on his
first assertion that we did not publish
an account Of the proceedings of that
meeting, and his argument is that the
report of the meeting was not attested
by the signatures Of the president and
secretary This scarcely needs an an
swer 1t is not one time in hundred
that reports are SO published, and if it
had been at all necessary that it should
have been done, Mr. Townsend's re-
Election falls upon the officers of the
meeting rather than upon US. The
customary way in which reports of
meetings are obtained is through re-
porters sent for the purpose and the ac-
counts written by them are published
and accepted, generally, as genuine.
If Mr.. Townsend's theory is just,
then very few reports of meetings of
any kind are correct, even the '.pro-
ceedings Of congress" and of our legis-
latures as published in the daily papers
must 60 for nothing: for they are not
attested by the clerks and presiding
officers.
To Mr.. Townsend's beautiful per-
sonal illusions we will say nothing.
They may pass for what they are worth.
and to his inquiries we presume the
writer of the communication to which
his letter referred will give the answer
himself. If be does not it will be time
enough for US to attend to them here
after.
Mr. Townsend should now address
to the Morning Herald an answer to a
communication in that paper on Tues
day, signed IAN eye witness
Middletown transcript., 1876-02-12

Methodist Conference at Boston adopted
a resolution renominating Grant. So
far. thanks.
Your type erroneously made my
s.twelve minutes" into twelve minis
ters." The alleged two hours speech,
"Truth" comedies was only twenty
minutes long. l give him the eight
minutes difference, because be generous
ly cancels one hour and forty minutes
Of the two hour fiction Again thanks.
I did not give any number to that
remnant" Of an audience-of, perhaps
1900. Truth" says it was 200. am
willing to call it so more
The rebuke of the Christian l4doo-
cate and Methodist are also conceded.
with the additional fact, that what they
said in haste was modified at their leis-
Urea very common method among
men. Truth as principle always
gains by it. Correspondents sometimes
lose. Editors thereby by become bet
ter posted however L G. NJ.
Middletown transcript., 1876-02-12

More troops are wanted-this time
in South Carolina, and Senator Morton
should not stand upon the order of his
demand for them. Two unconvicted
outlaws have been elected Judges in
South Carolina, and an obstinate Gov
erner refuses to commission them, and
what is still worse, the Legislature has
been unable to take from Governor
Chamberlain the appointment Of cleo
ton officers There must be more
troops at once down that way, or things
will 60 to eternal smash. If Morton
doubts it, let him ask Senator Patter-
son, who knows how it is himself
With Moses and Whipper kept out OF
their judgeships, and honest election
officers allowed to 60 in, Morton cant
bet cent on the next South Carolina
election More troops Times.
Middletown transcript., 1876-02-12

Much ADO ABOUT LIrTLE.-In a
communication published in the Will
mington Herald on Wednesday, Mr..
Samuel Townsend pretends to hold us
personally responsible for the language
used and the assertions made in an
anonymous letter which appeared in the
Middletown transcript., 1876-02-12

SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAvEL-Chas
Francis Adams, Jr. has made series
Of investigations and compiled statistics
showing that only one railroad passen-
ger in 1000, 900 is killed, and only
one to 1900, 900 is even so much as
bruised, In the year 1874 only one
person was killed on all the Massachu-
setts railroads, while seventy-six we're
killed by accidents in the city of Boston.
Middletown transcript., 1876-02-12

II now begins to look as if the next
campaign is to be fought out on old
lines and instead of the kissing and
hand shaking" predicted by Senator
Cameron in the centennial year, we shall
see the stump orators of the two par
ties hurling at each other the old ac-
cusations and charges Of war and ante
war times aud rehearsing the issues OF
the past. For all Of which the people
must thank Messrs. Blaine and Morton.
Middletown transcript., 1876-02-12
Amnesty

Is defined by Webster as can act of
oblivion" and whether the bill granting
amnesty to the South is passed by Con-
gress or not, the speeches Of crimina-
ton and recrimination nave sunk into
oblivion the character once borne by
James G.. Blaine Of conservative, con-
sistent statesman, and recalls forcibly
the contests of Blaine and Butler and
old Ben's extract from the :" Heather
Chinee":
"For ways that are dark and tricks that are
vain,
l name for proficiency James G. Blaine"
But for Blaine's mad desire to deprive
Morton of his only source of notoriety
the stirring up Of strife-he would
to-day be enjoying the reputation ac-
quired during the war-conservative
and consistent. Now, amnesty, accord
ing to Webster, will be granted to Mr..
Blaine's ere while assumed character,
and his Presidential chances have gone
"where the woodbine twineth." But
what of the amnesty bill? Will Con-
gress rise above the mean issues of
party strife and pass the bill ? SO that
in celebrating the One Hundredth An
niversary Of our fathers declaration of
American Independence, no descend
ant Of those ..illustrious sires shall be
left out from the privilege Of an equal
share in the centennial festivities? The
people at large are desirous that amnesty
should be granted, the "bloody shirt"
burned, and the sores of the war healed
and however much Presidential aspir-
ants may hope to win popular favor by
hindering the one, Haunting the other,
and probing the third, the good sense
Of the American people will finally
grant that amnesty to them and their
acts which will prove the greatest bless
ing to all-the amnesty Of oblivion.
War naturally engenders wrongs from
which neither side in great strife are
exempt. and the civil war in the United
States was no exception. Wrongs were
committed. homes we're invaded, citi-
zens arrested. imprisoned without trial,
and to humor the whim Of o scoundrel
in power made to wash public pave
ments as means of degradation, with
the flag Of freedom, the emblem Of con-
stitutional liberty, flying in the breeze
and its shadow darkening their persons
as they worked. In fact, so deep and
SO damning were the wrongs committed
on both sides that if amnesty could only
wipe them from the records here and
hereafter, well would it be indeed for
all concerned, and more than well, would
it be for the Mortons, Hills and Blaines
and their paper soldier companions Of
the varif oblivion's gloom could darken
the record of their acts from the eyes of
the future historian, who will yet with
pen, write Of the men and
times of the civil war in America.
Members Of Congress, pass the am
nerty bill; forget that you are Repub-
lican or Democrat. that you we're fede-
raj or confederate, emembering only
"forgive and be forgiven" and then
will the North, South, East and West,
come together on the fourth of July,
1876. a reunited people proudly pro-
claiming
IA Union of lakes, a Union oflands,
A Union that naught ere can sever
A Union of hearts, Union Of hands.
The American Union forever"