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MRS. NJ. COX'S
A'l INDIAN VEGETABLE DECOCTION
sCROFULA, ERYsIPELAs, and all DISEASES
ofthe BLOOD.
Recommended by eminent PLY slcians Of Baltimore
esld by all Druggists
stoIT CROMWELL, Agents, Washington.
e. W CROPLEY, Agent, GEORGETOWN.
PTOprietary-Northwest cor. Fay cite and Eutav
sItt ?, baltlnOre, Md. ap7-eOlY
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COLUMBIA HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN
" AND IYING-IE ASYIuM

COLUMBIA HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN
AND LYING-IE ASYLUM
his institution having lately undergone very ex-
tensive repairs and improvement, Il ready for
the reception OF patients The free ward are large
well ventilated and comfortable In every particular
The private rooms are equal in every pect TO any
Institution Il ths Kind In the country and tha w hos
under the control Of ali lie resident Surgeons and Al
Vlsory Board OF Ply sicians and Surgeons
Surgeon in Chief, Resident Snyoeon
J. II. THOMPSON, II d. p J. MURPHT' M n
Gen. J X Barnes rs "A On q K R,hcock ma.
Q. II. Nichols, N D., r II Smith Eso
Noble Young, MD, Jno r Mitcheii E.,
@. Ii. Cragin, II d., Ia r. Shenherd Eso ~
II. A. Ashford, Nj D., la g. Solomons EsS
rev. o. CUMBERLAND ID, Hn "A A Sargent, u g g.,
rev; m Paref DID,, Hon. "A. Garfield N o.,
q; a; wmiaro' Esq, Hon. LA. Msckey n o.
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FOR SALE.

L'OR sALE-A Fiu- Ray HOBS \, snIud aad
Il gentis ahic for 1 ugCy or lghf TAM a.
" eHrriaCs SOLD fer no fault; rT.cs : iJ ~ 10y
22to Penrs, l~auis avenue. YIN
LNoR SALE HEIP -Three ON --zestet aaa o. =
u Two .sted PHhToNs with shSi - E-NR,
and r"te ard IL fflpg ?, all rteta wy
made ~ Nv Jsrs-y ~ the ee-t scss1n 49,
timber; a. Allison Nsi;oi : Liy.r} stab. NJ 1880
4 street uCrIhWcsf. MM II. sLAfER.
Iylq-S- No. If25 Pe1usN lyauis a auue.
EoR SALE-Alarse, handsome. Chestput S,rrel
u HORSE suitable for coupe II family a.
carriage; Kind AMI well broken. brad IN ~
Virginia; can b econ ~ S32 Lousisrs Oh
ne: will be soli on time with gobd md sd
Uctrs price ScVN. VISA
EoR sALE-Oue HORSE aud BUGGY. Horse
Il six years old, bright bay; lady eau drive 4 m
him. belle we'd to have gone his mile IA SIS, .S-SA
Buggy new. Nfirir gtor make. can b On At Con
gress StEb.s, Sth street, fAnkLi BRO. Pro
prietors; viii lie sold On time, with sood "ndor~c-
nent. ~ Is o.
LHoR sALE-A good road MAIZE, hgll Car.
l. risce and Harness: will sell cheap. TN
Apply st PUMPHREYS Stable, street, [SH
between a. aid sth. uy2-
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COAL AND WOOD.

COALa COAL
WOOD! WOOD
uce viii be n follows
Mnus e.. Ash any site.-.----..---.-. .. SO.
Io-berry a. a. -'---'-''-''-''---' a W.
shamOkip % --'-'-------. ~.
ohi,. = ............. . 90
S Se1S,ns Lykens vshey, q SEES. $50.
Oak, Pine and Hickory Wood 81 Lowest MAKE,
Rstse. "
X. NJ. MILLER a. son,
~ street aud Va ave southsssf
Branch omce-S20 Pa ave. northwest Jels 81
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I ETTERS OF CREDIT
FOR TRA TELLER.S ABROAD.
kOtNTZE BROTHERS, Bankers,
AVAIL STREET, NEW YORK,

Issue letters Of Credit and Circular Notes on the
Union Bank OF London, available bout Europe
and IN ali other parts Of the world. my3 Z III sly
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EDUCATIONAL.


REN. II. a. HOLBROOk'S Classical and
H Military School, sing Sing, y. Y. NaNt term
b gin SEpTENGER12 a. Dr.. Holb~ona refers %
II IN. John Jaw hnrN. HOr. " g.. Mort IrH ?. ~ecfa
tary Board q ECuc alton, Com wis sn
JAMES CORRIDOR. PToNeSsr of Pssn.c1,-
y sh'p. -. Cloud building, etu and wrUins
bOokkCeIiug and Short-H ara Taught On 81 ~ and
easy cours,s 90 lessons Thorough ius.ructiCp
guaranteed. Lessons given 81 r1-ide-oe- ans Q
sch, Is 80 ly'
L. INDERGARTEN NORM Il ISSTI-
IN TUTE The sunNner class begins june letl,
for the sccommod alton q Teachers. ~ r. ish n
prove their vacations ~ study wing the science. The
autumn CoUrsC opens October 9th Far terms and
rarticvi. npViy 90 Mr.. LOT ISE POI o. ~ aU1
Mis- SUSIE POLLOCK, 1O- ll;h str'lt. DecT .
street. roN = s1'
w MES. :. l.. CAnYS
BOARDING school for YOUNG Ia DIES
my IL am NEv HsVEN. Co>N
NIAPLEWOOD INSTITUTE, Concord
i'I vile. Pa. Puyz, $50 pr quarter; girls, Is
Boys prepared fnr Yale OF Harvard. tus:ruCf Nr-.
aec2ly jos. SHORTLIDGE, A. -. Prin.
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LOST AND FOUND.
BOARDING.

SohRD.-Large and email RODMS, commune
calrg and single, fronting north and uta
I11O street, opposite Frahkllu Park jylS6.t
BOARDING -Por Rent with BOARD the cool
= est and cheapest SUITE OF PARLoRS In thu
Guy; ai>O, 80 cond story FRONT ROOM. 9l1 ID
street ~ rthwsst. jyIs az
EIhs1 CLASS BOARD and elegantly Furnished
Il ROOMS single or ell suite, at 9lS 10Th street
hIlnNeet Terms reasonable. Jyl6 I'm
RoAKDlSG.-The coolest ROOM, with best Of
- BOARD, IN a New York family, where home
comforts can be enjoyed at moderate Expense: mar
RED couple or ladies preferred. 1000 Maryland
avenue west. Iv5 49,
/ AIDES AND GEETLEMEN can secure pleas.
"a ant font Rooms At the TREMONT HOUSE,
with good Hotel BOARD at very low rates myl-tr
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ENDS AND SHORT PATTERNS
OF sILkS AND OTHEB DRESS GOODS
TO BE SOLD VERY CHEAP.
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MEAT KEPT, AND SENT OUT SUN
NI DAY MORNING.
The best BEEF, the best LAMB, Sugar-cure!
HAMS, the tTeth~st EGGS. tn Eue-t il PLAY If
FRUIT, the largest az most varied supply e
VEGETABLES, a lowest cash prices, will b.
found at
THE PALACE MARKET.
i am receiyi inc daily.
n ard and soft Crabs. Fish, Clans,
Finest Potatoes, Phiia Print, New York Butter,
NsteTmeions, Green Corn, Tomstes.
Good Butter. 81 cents; ten pounds ~ IS cents.
Sliced Fam, - GEMS, whole III ans, Is.
have two wagons, delivering 10 all points within
Q mile L charge nothing for delivery: = ali " no
wish t. save time and trouble woad do well 10
NE a call aud examine personally. Iyl0-tr
CLARETS AND LIGHT SUMNER
~ WINES
We have a large supply CLARErs and LIGHT
WINES on hand, and will sell them cheap for cash.
Extra GOLDEN CATAw BA, sweet OF dry, only
8 Is gallon.
REEDS SONS,
iyl0-tr 1916 r Street North irest.
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FOR RENT AND SALE.

7 UTTRELL BUBFoRD,
IL 5O6 4 street. OPP neral Post Once.
Houses for Rent.
No sos 81 Il store and cellar all mod tmps- 9 70
No. .Os East Capitol 81, 10 rooms, AL N -. ~
No. EOS street northwest, Office rooms 81
allp-ices
Houses for Sale and Exchange.
IN mprov ell, which can be sold at W figures, and
on terms to suit. Also two fine uses in exchange
for 81 all property.
Loans.
5000. 3 500, in sums TO suit, Of eight per
cent. Jyls-tr
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Btllt@s.1 Tables,
Best IN use. Balls, Cloth, CHse, ana
everything sppertainine. % Biilsrds,
ct Low est Price,. Havi6k the Iareeo}
Stock and finest facilitieS for manufso-
turing, orders can be promptly billed.
Good second hand Tables cheep. TN
Billiard Quo, m illustrated neWspa par,
81. W O0LLEuDER,
Y90 HroAAWay, 81. Y
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colleHdOr
Standard
Billiard
Tables,
spD-sm

COHEN'S LOAN OFFICE, corner of~lth
street and New York avenue, entrance <0N
I hSan One IL TIE city Money lo:nsd q th.0 q
- -: I'd 0sstlsnsnS 0otkins, 6slIsG, and I'll
ss'WWO Anl-ly
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PERSONAL.
AM rs hIRk, q street payer by occupation. In
formation of his whereabouts is solicited for his
advantage. Address THOS. b. M0RR0W,
VE OF Attorney, Al bsny, N. Y.
MADAM COSTELLO, Disciple OF lie Lenor-
'I mand Paris, the greatest Plane. Reader ever in
America, can be consulted a. her house, No 22A,
corner 81 and ID streets northwest. r street cars
pass the door. je26-t Avs
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SELLING OFF AT COST,
FOR THIRTY DAYS,
ON ACCOUNT OF REBUILDING.
Our entire Stock of Worsted and Germantown
YARNS Silk, Bead. and Worsted EMB HOIDR-
RIES; Children's LACE CAPS; MARSEILLIS
CLOAKS; Long and Short DRESSES
Embr. Braids and Silk Of all kinds
SILK and Linen Fans. Of all descriptions
Reduced prices in W0RSTED, as follows:
White ano Back WOrsted, S2.25 per Id.
ColOred Worsted, S275 and s. pr ID.
Germantown Wool, AT Sl75 and 81 per h., at
CHI. KUPPERT'S,
Headquarters.
jeso-lm No. 3O3 SereutL street NJ H
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lust OPENED

TEN PER CENT. OFF FOR CASH.
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FAMILY SUPPLIES.

SMITHFIELD HAMS.
HAMS.
&C. BRNsN.
JylSst Cor. 18Th and Z SIS. sogThsrrSf.
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JAMES 9. TOPHAM,
42J SerenH street,
(Adjoinine Odd Fellow HAIL.
REPAIRING.
Trunks and Harness Repaired, and Trunks Gov
cred by skilled workm jy2-tr
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know the best One Dollar @~@
GLASSES accurately saited to theH Va
eye, At H. h. HEMPLERS, Opt - ~
u An 4OS Pa. ave W.T. cor. ~ street. ana-ly
OBSTACLES TO MARRIAGE RE-
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MAINE.
Crime i'm Waldo.

BELFAST, jar. 4.-The grand jury returned
thirteen indictments, three against unlicensed
inn-holders, two each for rape store breaking
and assault, and one each for perjury, assault
with intent to ravish, malicious mischief and
cheating by false pretences. Geo. w. Adams
and Frank j. Greenlaw, for store breaking,
were sentenced to State Prison for two years
and three months.
Stolen Goods Rec Svered.
BIDDEFoRD, Jan. 4.-The police today search
ed the houses of Ingalls, Andrews and John
Smith on Walnut street, and found large
quantity OF stolen goods. r. Jordan recogniz-
ed articles stolen from his grocery store. An
drews is now awaiting trial for burglary. Wild
Billy, an accomplish, of Andrews, arrested yes.
terday and bound over, is implicated in large
number of burglaries, thefts and other crimes.
This brace of rascals have done good many
jobs in this city, Saco and Newmarket, N. H..
and the police will furnish interes ting details
after the grand jur reports.
Bounty Claims Disallowed.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 1.-The Executive Council
today reported adversely on the claims of GER
tain towns for reimbursement for money paid
the state as bounty to men furnished on the
quotas of said towns. The claims were refer
red to the Council by the Legislature of 1876.
What Was Iis.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 4.-Twenty- or thirty of
the guests at the Augusta House were taken
suddenly ill last night. The cause remains a
mystery.
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MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Inc ElOrlda committee has got through.
Internal revenue receipts yesterday 1921, 057.-
GA: customs $579 460.35.
d. J. Odelr has been promoted to be British
Vice Consul at Eastport.
Beal FL. Richardson, editor of the Baltimore
Republican, died yesterday, aged 76.
Tha Missouri Legislature organized yester-
day.
Gov. Rice of Massachusetts was inaugurated
yesterday and delivered his address.
Mr.. Window has been unanimously nomin-
ted for Senator from Minnesota
Harvey L. Clinton has been chosen chairman
of the Tammapy general committee.
Lamb Byng & Co.'S saw mill in Clinton, Ia.,
was burned yesterday. Loss $4,000
The Indiana Legislature organized yester-
day.
Bullion withdrawn from the Bank of Eng
land yesterday 100000.
Gov. Pillsbury of Minnesota delivered his
message yesterday.
Gov Grover of Oregon, arrived in Washing
ton Wednesday night and the Tilden club se1e-
naded him.
Major, the New Hampshire wife murderer,
will be hung today. There was no chan ge in
his condition yesterday.
The President has requested the resignation
OF the District police commissioners. No rea-
son is assigned.
A Spanish fleet has been ordered to China
and negotiations between the two governments
have been broken off.
Louis and Charles L. Crawford of Cincinnati
haqe sued the Pennsylvania Railroad for $164,-
600 on account of freight Determinations.
The strike of the Rondout ice harvesters ia
about over and many of the men have returned
to work.
Barn at Marlboro, N. H., belonging to Geo.
f. Lane, was burned yesterday, and a lot of
grain and several oxen and COWS. Loss $1,000.
The Illinois Senate has elected Plumb.
Democrat, President, and the House Mr. Shaw
Spe aker.
The New York Chamber ur ComurrU1
terday adopted report urging that silver coin
be made the standard legal tender throuehout
the United States.
The steamer Artisan, running between Calais
and Boston, mas been attached for throwing
her cargo overheard in the last storm. and TAX
en- off the line.
An engine and snow pillow coided with
freight train on the Boston s. Albany road YES
terday, wrecking the pillow and one locomotive.
No one hurt
In the village OF Corning, near Elmira, N.
Y, yesterday, fire destroyed the Erie Railroad
depot, telegraph office and five stores. Loss
100000.
A freight train on the Marietta Railroad ran
into hog train Wednesday near Vienna, pitch
ing locomotive, over the testle into a ravine,
40 feet deep, with several cars following These
caught fire, and the cars, which had some 300
live hogs on board, and all the trestle work
were burned. No person was killed.
A soldier with Lieut. Doane's expedition.
which left for Ellis last October to explore the
head waters OF the Snake River, writes that the
party lost their provisions by the upsettiny of a
boat, and lived eighteen days on horse meat
and were three days without food before reach
ing a settlement.
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FOR IG N.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.


LONDON, Jan. "A despatch from Constan-
tinople received last evening says that appre-
tensions of war are diminishing 1t seems
probable, from the more concliatory feeling
now prevalent, that the Porte will not reject
the proposals of.the Powers. The plenipoten-
taries also seem disposed to make further
slight concessions. If these antcipatiouS arc
realized, negotiations will be resumed to-mor-
row. 1t is believed that pacific solution of
the Eastern question may yet be looked fer.
Rounania Demands AdnlissionIof Her
Independence.
BUCHAREST, Jan. Ain the chamber of depu-
ties last night the President of the council as
sured the chamber that the government would
not rest until the Porte declared in as formal a
manner as the new constitution was proclaim
ed. That Romania does not form part of
Turkey. The chamber resolved not to adjourn
for the customary New Years recess.
Article one of the new Turkish constitution
declared that the Ottoman Empire including
its privileged provinces forms an indivisible
unity from which no portion can ever on any
ground be detached.
Article seven relates to the Sultan's sovereign
rights, including the right of investiture of rul
-ers of the privileged provinces.
Proceedings in the Conference Yesterday.
CoNsTANEINoPLE, Dec. AT today's sitting
of the conference Safuet Pasha read state
ment of the Molines in support of the Turkish
contemporaries and explaining in detail the
grounds for opposing certain portions of the
proposals of the powers The European pleni-
potentiaries nevertheless endeavored to Induce
the Turks to agree to a debate upon the points
which have been rejected by the Porte The
plenipotentiaries themselves opened the dis
cusslon upon some of those points. When the
conference adjourned, it was to meet again
next Monday.
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WASHINGTON.
The South Carolina Committee.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE House Com
mittee appointed to Investigate the South
Carolina election matter returned to Washing
ton early this morning. Several members of
that committee say they do not apprehend an
armed collision between the two parties. and
while they cannot conjecture how the present
difficulties concerning the state government
will be settled, think that ultimately there will
be peaceful accommodation.
The House South Carolina committee do not
expect to make their report on the vote of that
state before two weeks.
The Electoral Count
The House committee on electoral count held
a meeting this morning. 1t was agreed that
the proceedings be kept strictly secret until
conclusion was reached.
The RecaIciirant Witness.
Mr. Barnes, manager of the New Orlea ms
Western Union telegraph office, will be ar
raigned at the bar of the House tomorrow for
alleged contempt of its authority.
The Consular and Diplomatic bill.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Holman
in the House today to the consular and dplo-
matte appropriation bill. 1t provides on and
after June 30th, 1877, for the following annual
salaries: ENJOYS extraordinary minister pleni-
potentiary to Great Britain, France, Germa ny
and Russia $4,000; and to Spain, Austria,
Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, China, $40, 600
each minister resident to Belgium, the Neither
lands, Sweden, and Norway, Turkey, Venezue-
la, Hawaiian Islands and Argentine Republic,
$4,000 each; each minister resident to the Cen
tra American states $4,000; minister resident
and consul general to Hayti and Liberia, $4,000.
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NEW YORK.
SystemaIic Mail Robbery


NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Robbery of the mails
in this city has been going on for a long time.
The driver of DOdds express mail wagon, John
Defriest, was, it appears, in league with other
parties who would with his Connivance take
mail bags from the wagon while 1t was on the
way from Jersey City ferry to the post off ce.
On three different occasions they took from his
wagon two through pouches from Philadelphia
to Boston, aud one from York, Ia, to New
York. The latter was found at the express Of
fee and the others have been sent to hetIti GUS
addresses at Toronto and Quebec. Defriest
has been an employe of Dodd's express COM
pany for ten years. He was arrested yester-
day while on duty. The others arrested are
James Crawford, John Kelly, and Mary Jane
Collins. At the the rooms of the woman were
found several large bundles containing proba.
bly, 5000 letters, nearly all of which had been
broken open. All the bags thus taken were
from mails arriving by the Pennsylvania, Erie
and other roads through Jersey City. 1t is
known that checks amounting to $4,000, sent by
merchants in Philadelphia to merchants in
Boston, have been stolen from letters and
cashed by the thieves or their confederates..
One letter found in the trunk of the Collins
woman, referred to check for $4,000 mailed at
Philadelphia, Dec 2Sth, by Nelson Brothers &
Co, of Philadelphia to A. j. TlIlson Of Boston.
On the Both of Dec. it was paid by the Com
mercial Bank of Philadelphia on a forged en-
dOrsement.
Bennett and May.
Inc Graphlc has story that MesSiS Bennett
AMI May have gone off to fight a duel, and that
the banks of the Chesapeake is the selected
spot.
HARTFORD, Ct, Jan. 4.-James Gordon
Bennett and friend passed through here on
the expree this noon closely closeted in draw
ing roc M chr. They had tickets for Boston.
NEW YORK, JAM 5, a. MAS far as can be
learned there is no truth in the rumor of duel
between Bennett and May. At late hour this
evening May was in the city and denied having
received any challenge from Bennett.
Fatal Explosion,
Michael Mulroy, one OF gang of laborers
employed in blasting rocks at the corner of
Mott and 150th streets. went into an adjutant
house occupied by John Kailer this afternoon
for the purpose of thawing out six cartridges
of giant powder weighing two pounds each.
Wnilo bo was DUNG at the etove they axplod-
ed slmulta 1eously with terrific force, blowing
out the rear portion of the building and ms
family killing Kailer, who was standing close
BY Mulroy and Kaiier's wife and children
were seriously injured.