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rOHEN'S LOAN OFFICE, corner OF 7th street
~ and New York avenue, entrance on New -
York avenue. The most private Loan Once
In the city. Money loaned at the lowest0 q
rate Of interest on Gold and Silver Watches Plate
and Gentlemen'S Clothing, CARPETS. and % articles
OF value, jAn1-1y
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D II. WARNER, Estate Real Auctioneer

u ID. WARN Eh, EStapo tSa2l Auctl0n06r.
TRUSTEE SALE OF A TWO STORY FRAME
DWELLING ON ALLEY BETWEEN I
AND =. AND nth AND 18TH STREETS
By virtue Of a deed of trust dated November
18th, A. D. 1874, duly recorded in liber No. -
766 folio 484, ct seq, one OF the land records :.
for the District of Columbia, and at the re- .:l1
quest Of the party secured thereby, we will ssh
DAY, May Sd; 1878. at 5o'clock p: M. an that
washington. p: G.: being part Of lot g. in SQUARE
of he 10 foot alley, which forms the western boun
dairy of said lot, with the 20 foot alley which forms
the southern boundary of said lot; and running
thence east along said 20 foot alley 10 feet AZ
inches; thence north 70 feet 81 inches; thence
west to the line of the first mentioned alley 10 feet
"a IL ches; thence south along said alley - feet
6A inches to the beginning, together with the i'm
prOvementS. &c.
Terms: 0ne-third cash, and the balance at SIX,
twelve and eighteen months, with interest at per
cent. per annum until paid, secured by . deed of
trust the property sold: or all cash at option of
the p, rchxser. x1C0 deposit and all copveyancinR
at purchaser cost. Terms to be complied with IN
81 ven Gays, otherwise, the trustees reserve the
right to resell the property at the risk and cost OF
TIE d. faulting purchaser after five days ADVERTISE
ment.
JOSEPH 3. EDISON, r.
THOMAS HYDE, I trustees.
j. T. COLDWELL, Salesman. ap16-eod Is
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CLYDE's NEW EXPRESS LINE

PHILADELPHIA ALEXANDRIA, WASH
INGTrN AND GEORG ETOWN,
CONNECTING AT PHILADELPHIA WITH CLYDE'S
LINE For BOSTON, PROVIDENCE, AND
NEW ESGLAND STATES.
Sailing DAYS.
From Philadelphia saturday, at IL N.
From Washington Monday, at IL am
From GeOrget rwn-MOnday, at PIN.
Freghts recei. ed daily. Through rn~
Bills q Lading given 10 Boston and sz.
their goods landed at Georgetown wharf will please
have them marked ''GsOr0etOJCn, ID. c.
co., 1902 r street northwest and 12th-street
wharf, Washington, ID. c.; q. +. HYDE, SO We
ter street, Georgetown, u. c.; VIM. p. CLYDE
CO.. General Managers, II South Wharves, Pnia-
delphia. mar20-1y
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DR. BICORD'S ESSENCE OF LIFE
IL ReotOres manhood and the vlgor OF Youth 70
the most shattered constitution In four weeks.
FAILURE IMPOSSIBLE. This life restoring RENEE
dy should be taken by all about to marry, or who
have become weakened from excess or any other
cause. Success in every case Is certain as that
water quenches thirst. IS per case. Sole Agent,
DIR. JOS. JACQUES, = Uniyerity Place, New
York, DraogtstS Supplied. janl-tr
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VOUNG 4 MIDDLETON, Auctioneers.

TRUsTEEs' SALE OF VALUABLE IN
PROVED PROPERTY ON THE NORTH
EAST CORNER OF EIGHTH AND Il
STREETS NORTHEAST.
BY virtue of deed of trust dated April 1, -
1876, recorded in Liber No. $50. folio 81 ct h.,
seq one of the land records for the District -
OF Columbia, and at the request of the party Sc
cured thereby, will sell at public auction, in
front OF the premises, on MONDAY, April 22d:
1878. at O'Clock p. m the following described
real estate, situate in the city Of Washington U.
e, known as lots numbered one ~, two (2),
three 49, and four a., in Moses Kelly'S recorded
snbdSs sion of square numbered nine hundred and
deed of trust for S. 900. with interest at 10 Der
cent. from October l. 1877.
Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase money
in cash, and the balance in six (6) and twelve az
months. with interest at per cent. from day OF
Of trust properly sold; all cash, at option of
the purchaser. A deposit of 500 will be required
at the time OF sale. All cOnveyancing at cost of
purchaser. If the terms of sale are not complied
with In ten days from day Of SALE the Trustee
reserves the right to resell the property at the
risk and cost OF the defaulting purchaser, after
three days advertisement.
ap11-d&dbs MOSES KELLY, Trustee,
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noWNMAN 4 GREEN. Auctioneers.
p

III
II 412 7ah street.
HOUSE, WITH ALL MODERN IMPR0yE-
MENTs; on kISGMAN PLtCE; BE
sT MfET NORTH 1EI 4 SE Aao 18TH AND HrH
x sTs , OF deed Of trust dated led June
Of Of Columbia win sell at publ; saeion in frS2t Of
NJ, parts OF lots numbered "a and rs, in Elijah
n Of square M
ming for the same six teen feet eight inches south
from the northeast corner Of lot n, aud running
three feet and four inches; then east sixty
api,4ss&s So A''"A W " v W. S" ssioYcE, Trustee.
account II AZ .,1 Sn
1t W. W. BoYCE, Trustee.
%ABovE SALE FURTHER POSTPONED
until THURSDAY, April 18th, same hour and
p' ssfss- W, W. Boyor. Trustee,
SIDE IF N6RF RF2FETFH q
W RTTTE Hoi,> ET M APP 19ap 18TH STREETS
By virtue Of deed Of trust, dated Novem- -
5 o. ST. duly r recorded d. IN 4, iper 7ss Folio
!lumba, we lotfer for sale az pubic auction. Ia
1 1s9s OF The The premises on MONDAY, April Is
S d lots + IS id sSus in 81 ss
The improvements. Sc, thereon
Terms of sale: One-fourth cash on the day Of
SALE or within seven days thereafter: the residue
In th'te equal instalments, at six, twelve and
eighteen months from the day of SALE with six per
cent. interest," to be secured by deed of trust on
the property sold. and satisfactory policy of in
with within days from day OF sale; If not so COM
piled with we reserve the right to resell At the risk
ancing at purchaser cost: $50 deposit on accept
IAN 1AME 5, 8 8: r EFDI,WWARDs, Trustees.
GEO. TRUESDELL. Auct. ap5-eo&ds
A-THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED on
account of the weather until SAT URDAY, the 20 h
inst, at the same hour and place. by oder of the
Trustees.
aI16 GEORGE TRUESDELL. Auctioneer
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COAL AND WOOD.

THOMAS w. RILEY e. SONS.
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
WOOD AND COAL.
We are delivering best qualities Of WOOD and
COAL to all parts of the city, at wholesale prices
Cumberland COAL, Run of Nine and Lump
always on hand, at lowest rates.
Main Once and Depot. Riley's Wharf, foot 18th
and 18th streets southwest.
om.os c street, between ID and 81 NV.
oinooo- 9Th st.. between ID and s.w. jy2O.tr
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THOMAS BOWLING, Auctioneer.

VNHOMAS DOWLIN9, Auctloneer.
THE WASHINGTON COTTAGE PROPERTY.
ONE or THE BEST LOCATIONS IN THE
CITY FOR BEER GARDEN, ON BOUN-
DAIRY, BETWEEN 18TH AND 14rH
STREETS, NORTHWEST, THE MOST
FASHIONABLE DRIVE IN THE CITY:
ADMINISTRATIONS TAKE YOU
TO 1T: IMPROVED BY THREE aME
BUILDINGS AND NECESS AIRY STA
BLING: THE WHOLE CONTAINING
"A coo SQUARE FEET OF GROUND AT
On MONDAY AFTERNOON, April 22d, -
1878, at 6 O'Clock, on the premises, shall I:::H
sell the above property. Lnlx
Terms to suit purchasers.
ap16-6t THOS. DOWNING Auct
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RF-Old Mr.. Lord and Mrs HickS-that was
are spending very happy honeymoon.
HfGoyernment land costs 81 Is an acre,
and whiskey - bottle.-[ Boston Post.
Es- The counterfeit silver dollar NAV be de-
tected by the superior workmanship of the
engravlng.-lCh Chicago Jour.
RIA Michigan Judge decides that a law
prohibiting BARRIERS from pursuing their call
ing on Sunday is shear nonsense.
ss-The free oil-pipe line bill has passed ths
New York assembly by vote of rs to 30 The
free pipe line bill is also again before the Penn
sylvania legislature.
Hs-The man who can make two aces an
pear where only one appeared before feels
that he didn't draw for nothing, even il he
didn't quite fll.-G burlington Hdpkeye.
The Gilbert elevated railway i'm New
York, excepting stations, has been completed
have trains running by May ], the annual
moving time.
ASHigh ritual increases i'm London Thirty
nine churches now celebrate daily COM
munion, against ii last year.
Ss-About this time do not consult a physf-
clan as to your wifeS health, and don't worry
yourself about her going into the angel busI-
ness. Ii isn't wings she's after but a spring
style hat for Easter Sunday.-[ Rochester e.
press.
asTAccording to the pastoral addresses OF
successive Protestant Episcopal conventions,
gaming" "hOrse-racing," '"public ballsH
and theatres" have been declared by that
church to be Objectionable and have been for
Dldden TO communicates.
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AUCTION SALES.
rI1HOMAs DOwLING, Aucrioueer.

SPECIAL SALE OF so ROLLS MATTIN1
On THURSDAY MORNING.. April Is il, 1873
al III q clock, iii front of my auction rooms Sh IL
sell, for whom il may concern. so lis Ctntoh
Mating. THOMAS DUWL(S.}
ar16.2t Auctioneer
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i
TRUSTEES SALE or DESIRABLE UNIM-
PR0yED PkOpERTY ON The SOUTH
YORK AVENUE AND FIRST STREET
NORTHW EST.
BY virtue of deed of trust to Alfred A. ~
CoWles, da;ed Fsbr9ary i 4, i: 1877. duly -
the land records for the District of Columbia and
by virtue Of decree of the Supreme Court OF the
District of Columbia, sitting in equity, passed on
April h ddth 1872 in cause No ss6s sabstitutlng
and at the request of the party secured thereby,
shall sell, at public auction, In front Of the pre-
misses. on SATURDAY, April p, 1873, at o'cl'k
pm, all OF original lot numbered sixteen (16), in
square numbered five hundred and fifty seven
(557l, fronting on NJ street sixty (6O) feet by a
depth of one hundred and thirty-s1 $3.50 feet
seven and 90 inches, in the city of Wash
inRtOn, District of Columbia.
Terms as prescribed by said decree: One-third to
be paid in cash, or within seven days from time of
sale; and the balance in six and twelve months
from day of sale, with interest at per cent,
per annum, secured by deed of trust on the pro-
perty sold. or all cash, at the option of the pur-
chaser. 500 deposit required, ard all conveyance
ing at purchasers cost.
GEORGE z. LEMON, Trustee.
j. T. COLDWElL. Salesman. ap16-d
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NHANCEkY SALE OF IMPROVED REAL
~ ESTATE ON FIFTEENTH STREET. BE-
TWEEN L AND NJ STREETS NORTH
WEST, IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON,

WEST, IN THE CITY OF WAsHINGToN,
BY virtue Of decree of the Supreme Court III
of the District Of Columbia, passed in Equity it,:
sause n9mb t st SGss' Mright Us: Patterson G
premises on laRI5 ApT Is 1s7s at
O. 'front.' fponng 's vest by
the depth of one hundred and seven GOD feet five
@ g s Isl lont The flon9as
on said 18th street west, by the depth Of one hum
sgsa IL I S e ca
~ 1o square humber one hundred and Dinety-seven
No e. s4rx
eghteen Of sss
% Of Or Be- It. t
accordance of bid. An conveyancing, at p9r-
in days M sss saa
P5bapeTy at the risk and Ss q he
sos b street northwest
GEORGETRUEsDELL Auct. ap2-eod&ds
HTHE ABnVE SALE IS POSTPONED
until FRIDAY, April 10Th, at p. m BY order of
apis GEO. TRUEsDELL, Auct
SALE s o. XAsUABLE BTILp DIN LOTS on
sESSnEz4Hsr T. bHFFsSt n E'X xs 55fi
at O'Clock we win sell: in front Of the prem
tises, part Of Lot No II. in square No. 81 -
IL.
oath streets west, and running back that width to
adep,h of IS feet. This lot will be subdivided if
desired.
On the same afternoon at 6 O'Clock. we will sell
Lot 10, square NO. 628, fronting % feet 8 inches
inches, to an Is foot alley The above lots are in
splendid Ocalitons and worthy the attention of per
sons desiring to build.
Terms: One third cash; balance in six and twelve
trust ON premises sOld Deposit of $25 will be re-
apis: 81 DUNCANsoN BROS.
SALE OF PR0PERTY on THE OUTSKIRTS
y OF GEORGETOWN.
BY virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court -
of the District of Columbia, holding special IL:
term 66Wrm in Equity passed s In cause IN
Brooke and sthers defendanss, No. 5,52s. the un:
designed win offer at public sale, on w EDN ES-
O'Clock in the AFTERNOON on the premses ali that
piece or parcel of land lying and being in the county
Of W ashingtog. District of Columbia, known as
end of three hundred feet, measured north two de-
grees east on the west line of the Rockville turn
boundary of Georgetown, in said District, running
thence south degrees west, 1884 feet Themes
north G6s degrees west: s22 feet: thence north 23
degrees east III feet then south 66k degrees east
$40 feet more or less, to the place of beginning,
containing 20 of land, more OF less wi n al
the buildings and improvements to the same be-
longing.
Terms of sale: One-third cash: the residue of the
purchase money i'll g. IL and Is months, the pur-
day of sale, or the whole of the purchase money
may be paid on the day of sale. On the ratification
Of the sale by the court a. d the payment of the
whole purchase money the undersigned will convey
to the purchaser, at his expense, the property to
him sod free and clear of all interest of the parties
william A GORDON, Trustees.
THOMAS DOWL1NG. Auctr. ap13-10t
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T1Hos. .wAGGAMAN, Real Estate Auctionee

TRUSTEES SALE OF VACANT LOTS ON
NEW JERSEY AVENUE, BETWEEN NJ
AND STREETS SOUTH, IN THE CITY
OF WASHINGTON, ID. G.
Under and by virtue of a deed of trust, dated -
the 4th day of June. 1877, and recorded in Lii
Der No 857. TO 10 352 one of the land records -
OF the District OF Columbia, the undersigned Trus-
tees will sell at public auction, front the prem
Uses, on WEDNESDAY, April "a. 1878 at s.
o'clock p; m, all of lois numbered 10 and %, and
the north 81 feet 81 inches front by the depth of
lot number p. IN Carroll and Laws recorded sub
division OF square I4S The whole property to be
sold contains about 25, 900 square feet. Each lot
will be sold SepaI ately.
Terms of sale: One-third purchase money cash;
residue In two equal pay mentS, at six and twelve
months, with interest at per cent. from dav
sale; the deferred payments to be secured on the
property sold to the satisfaction of the Trustee:
or all cash at option of purchaser. If terms Of sale
are not compiled with In five days from sale. the
Trustees reserve right resell at risk and cost OF
defaulting purchaser. AdeIosit OF 500 will be
quired On each lot when bid is accepted.
GEO. r. APPLEBY, )r
W. e. EDMONSTON, Iru tees.
Office 40 5th street NV
ap16-d&ds THOS. e. WAGGAMAN, Trustee.
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. II. MARSHALL, Auctioneer.

TfUs1F NEA fA WASE1sGfHSU dEE FARM
81 BY virtue OF decree Of the Circuit Court II
tSr rf Se soas5 eG W
the Of dA I'll IS ths
improved farm Of which the late Francis A. Thorn
ton died seized and possessed, containing about 1873
acres: This tal m horde; on the District Of Co
SIX Of e The ana is IS
highly mp The buildings upSn it consist Of
Very large and co@modious barn, recsnty BUILT,
The land is wei adapted to the growth Of grain,
and IS considered very desirable as dairy farm
Inc terms OF sale as prescribedby the decree, ares
on d or IN asy G rs Psa
one and two years from the day q sale; Tie whole
sale and deferred to BE- by
the bonds Of the purchaser with security to be ap-
% % Se
chase money and interest the trustees are author
e Clear and DISCHARGED ~ ali cs@
Of the parties to the cause and Of person per-
s1ens To be G q
Sale to commence at IL O'Clock am.
-. Those Wishing to purchase are invited to view
F. kI 6. AkgR & SETTINGS Trustees.
Upper Marlboro. March 20, 1878.
S receive ' bids for this
a S r 81 u
10. Il st. Paul iA ssreet Bstimors City
g. ele e nass & Beings Trustees.
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TOMORROW,
nEED OF TRUST NOTE AT AUCTION.

nEED OF TRUST NOTE AT AUCTION.
BY direction of the holder, will sell at public
auction, at my Office, No. ST. Cloud Building on
?; M. enc Promisso,y Note for 81, 661. SO, dated
May 31st 1872 on which 81, 600 has been paid with
interest to May 80, 1877, signed by John r. Ohm
stead. and payab to the order of George W. Dyer:
said note bearing interest at six per cent. per
mum, lndOrSed by the payee, and secured by deed
of trust on lots numbered IL to 43, (both incusive
in square &c. Abstract will he exhibited at time
of sale JOHN SHERMAN Auct'r
w. NJ. SMITH. Salesman. ap12 Ii Is is
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ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE.

NGENERAL TRANSATLANTIC /SESO
COMPANY Between New York and (kHtn
HSyre. Pier AZ. n. r., foot Morton st. uszE11fs
PEREIRE, Capt. Danre, Wednesday, April II, o
Pm.
VILE DE PARIS. Capt Durand, wednes-
day, May 1, 4:30 pm.
SAINT LAURANT, Capt. Lachesnez, We'd
nesday, May 8, 10 am.
Price of Passage in Gold (including wine)-To
Hayre, First Cabin. $780, Second Cabin, S65; Third
Cabin, $50. Storage, S26, including wine, bed
ding, and utensils.
LOUIS DE BEBIAN, Agent, 30 Broadway,
Or 6. W, MOSS. 226 Penn. ave; T. W. BOTE-
LER BRO, 923 Penna. ave., agents for Wash
ingtOn, DC. feb283m
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THOMAS BOWLING. Auctioneer.

HIGHLY Val UABLE THREE-STORY BRICK
III R1EiS1DENCE ON THE SOUTH SIDE Of e
oNmRTHWEST. NO. 932 AT AUCTION.
,sS9RR TUESDAY AFTERNOON, April 16, -
1915 az o'clock p. M. in front of the premi. :.1
res; shall sell lot L. in .tterson's srbdi .:kx
fISn OF original lot 16 In square 378, having
a. pin OF ITO feet t. an alley, and improved by
t ha s'ory Brick Residence, with basement and
northwest
Te1ns: One-third cash, the balance at six,
twelve and eight en- months with interest until
raid, and secured by deed of trust on the prop
cry SOLO. Al nvey ancing at purchasers cost;
500 down at tin q Of sale,
possession given Immediately. Parties desiring
10 examine the premises can have the keys on ap-
pliCatiOn to the auctiOneer.
al sd THOMAS DOWLING. AuctiOneer.
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
DUNCANsoN Bros, Auct,opeers.

TRUSTEES SALE OF FRAME HOUSE AND
LoI On VERMONT AVENUE, BETWEEN
AND STREETS NORTHWEST, AT
AUCTION.
by virtue OF a deed of trust given to me- and -
uuly recorded In Liber No. 766, folio As one t.:
" Tue iann records for the District of Column
pa' anu at the request of the party secured there
DS, VIII sell At public auction, In front of the
premises: on TUESDAY, the 10th day OF April,
A.. u; 1878, at $50 O'Clock pm, the following
1escTlhed property in the city of Washington D.
t.n Bseglnning on Vermont avenue at point thir-
oeen .eet SIX inches northeast of the southeast
a corner OF Lot thirteen in Square three hundred
anu seven, running thence northeast on Vermont
a thirteen feet six inches thence northwest
70 point on IL. street northwest twenty mine
leet seven and eighteenth inches north Of the
corner OF said Lot thirteen thence south
on l2th street fourteen feet nine and nineteenth
tncDeS: thence on straight line to the place of
peglnning, together with all the Improvements,
tanning. "a 0'A'A '' "pi"i-
Terms: One-third cash; balance in six and twelve
mohtns notes bearing interest at per cent. until
psd, and secured by deed of trust on the property
anftng al Purcha cost If the terms of Ale
not complied with in days. the Trustee reserves
me 70 resell the property at the risk snd
OF aeIaultlng purchaser, after giving five days
notlee OF such resale in some newspaper published
app, g. 10 1876 fHfLLIP POLLARD. Trustee,
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GERMAN LLOYD.

STEAMSHIP LINE BETWEEN NEW YORK,
SOUTHA MPT6N AND BREMEN.
The steamers of this Company will sail every Sat-
nrday from Bremen Pier, foot of Third >esNAk
street, HChOken. Rates Of passage: A4EfH
From New York 70 Southampton, Lon ~<<~.s.o
don, Havre add Bremen. first cabin, 500; second
cabin $50 god steerage, $50 currency. For freight
or passage, apply to OELRlCHS CO,
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THE BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN
ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS.
RETWEEN NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL.

FROM NEW YORK. | FROM NEW YORK.
Algeria. We'd Apr. II Algeria. We'd, May %
Russia. 10. Wed, Apr. "a Russia. Wed, May %
Scythia-.... Wed, May 1 Scy thia Wed, June
Abyssinia.. Wed. May Abyssinla. Wed, June IL
Bothnia. Wed, May Is Bothnia. Wed, June 10
A nd every following Wednesday from New York.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
by steamers carrying steerage, $685. and 100 gold,
according 10 accommodations.
No Storage.
By steamers not carrying steerage, $50. 500 and
siSO Soid, according TO accommodation.
1ilekeIs 70 Paris, s1b, gold, additional.
return tickets on favorable terms.
SteeTaSe AZ very low rates. Steerage tickets from
Europe At lowest rates.
Through bills Of lading given for Belfast Glas-
gov, Hayre. Antwerp and other ports on the Con-
tinent, and for Mediterranean ports
For freight and passage apply AT the Comnanv,s
once, NO bowling Green, both steeraye and
Sabin, 70 OTIS Bl6ELOW, eos 7th street, w ash
t28 1y CHAS. 6. FRANCKLYN, Agent NV
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STEAMERS FOR NEW YORK.

The Steamers JOHN GIBSON and E. c.
KNIGHT alternate y leave Pier Al East <kAs
River, New York. at 4 O'Clock pm. 4Afkn
every SATURDAY at M; George s2sE2s1
town every FRIDAY MORNING, and Alexandria
same day
Freight taken at lowest rates. For information
apply at Office Metropolitan Bank, 18th street,
or TO X. z. A. DENHAM, Agent, Water street,
Georgetown.
ap21-tr SAMUEL BACON, President.
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TRAGIC RESULT OF GIRLS FIoPFMENr
WITH A NEGRo.-A special to the St I,oui,
Globe Democrat from Houston. Texas states
that three years ago farmer named Nc
CURE, living in Walker county and head of A
very respectable family, hired a young negro
man named Walker Dening TO work on his
farm. Mcclure has three daughters one OF
them Miss Fannie Mcclure, a handsome
young girl of IL, and who stood well i'm society
Recently Miss Fannie eloped with this negro
from her fathers house at dead of night and
IN wagon. They escaped To the railroad
depot, and thence 10 Houston last Thursday,
taking up their abode in a negro hut on the
outskirts. Miss McGure's brother started i'm
pursuit, and on Sunday last, by the aid of a de-
tective, found them. The Houston authorities
arrested the negro who was placed in an UNI
occupied house, with a trace chain around his
neck and locked TO staple i'm the floor. To-
wards midnight on Tuesday mob of twenty
men on horseback. armed with double bar
relied shot guns, rode into Riverside TO the
house where Dening was, and began shooting
AT every shot Dening screamed ana cried for
help TIL the last four shots, when his voice
was still. Two pounds of shot was left I'm his
body. whole load OF buckshot was put into
his heart The mob then remOunted their
horses and rode away i'm the moonlight. The
corpse was left lying with its face to the floor
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A MEXICAN LINE OF STEAMSHIPS
"A sail every THURSDAY direct from >SeAnk
Philadelphia to Liverpool, touching at ALkR
Queenstown. O
cabin, intermediate and steerage passage tickets
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THE DATE OF EAs1ER.-The following call
culatlons appear in Nature: Easter Sunday
1alllng on April u is considered late this wear
and II is thirteen days after the mean date
put It is to be remarked that in no yeas since
the introduction Of the Gregoran calendar
INTO England has the festival occurred on the
yeaTs-l16l and lslS-it fell on March p, which,
Is the other limit. In 1856 Easter Sunday will
lall on April y, in the new or GregOrian STYLE,
lor Inc hrSt time since the year 1884 or eighteen
years before this style was accepted i'm Eng
land. The only other occasion since the
REFORMATION of the calendar by Pope Gregory
NIL upon which Easter has fallen on the
latest possible date was in l6Gi and after 1896
this will not again Occur till 1912