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DmD BropT. CONN, February Il, ls7s Dr. J. D. S. SsnTn;
 Dear sir.---I WiHh to state for the haneht Of tho afflicted that my iaugllter, now twelve yean oll beruine afflicted about seven ycars % witli dis naae of tho rghl hlpl mid for Ayu years she was unable Co walk without the aid of rrutchGs, The circulation Of Inc blond in tho limb had ceased, and the muscle had slrnnk tn q mGre skeleton.
 Hrr case had beon examined by eminent phyd. elans hcru anl in the New York college Of Phys. clans and surgOOns" none of whom gaye Is my encouragement 10 hope that any relief could 0 afforded. Last Spring by the aJyice of friends placed her unler your care. Within ton days from your first "trcatmunt' she began to improve and within three months she threY away her rrutches. And now inc muscle las become hard and nearly aB large its mate, md she has recoy. cred entirely from all tiiscnse of the limb, and with the exception of the difference in the length of the limbs the rason of which is obvious toalp she is completely cured for which we feel most deeply and sincerely grateful to you.
 Yours sincerely, WI. II. LORD, l35 Main St.
The Newtown bee., 1878-08-01
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CONGRESSIONAL.
Conclusion Of Yesterday,s Proe..a,~o

SENATE.-After our report closed
Mr.. Matthews, who spoke In favor of the
railroad committees Pacific railroad pending
bill, OF which he was the author, withdrew the
pll IN order to reach a vote on the bill reported
by the judiciary committee, but after remarks
Dy MeSSrS. Conkling, Thurman, and others
the senate adjourned before reaching vote
HOUSE.-After our report closed
The main question on Doorkeeper Folks
case having been ordered. the vote was taken
upon the resolution ordered by Mr. Eden as
SUBSTITUTE for the report of the committee that
lne Mnoie matter De again recommitted to the
committee on civil service reform. and il was
reIected-yeas 95, nays l35.
Inc question required on the resolutions re-
ported Dy the committee That the poSilion of
the doorkeeper of the House of Represents.
yves De, and hereby is, declared vacant that
the duties of the office be, and are hereby.
deyoived on the sergeant at arms"
Mr. Conger demanded a Lewiston of the
question. W WV
The vote was therefore taken on the first
resolution and it was adopted-yeas l39, NAYS
The next vote was on the second resolution.
deVolvlng temporarily the duties of doOrkeeper
on the sergeant-at-arms. 1t was adopted
yeas I'D, nays lis.
Immediately on the announcement of the
vote MIR. Hale rose to move that the House
proceed to the election of doorkeeper.
MI Eden moved that the House adjourn
Agreed to-yeas III, nays ll3: and the House
accordingly, at 40 adjourned.
fendlng the announcement the Speaker an
pointed MesSrS Durham, BIount, and Baker
(lnd.) as the conference committee on the
part OF the House on the bill making appro-
prlatlon Tor the employment OF temporary
1.-THE announcement was made of a demo-
cratic caucus was to take place this evening
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON,
THOMAs BOWLING. Apctioneer

TKHSTEE,s SALE OF DESIRABLE I'M
T6S C III ZEAL = Estate "a IN MASKING,
s AND e STREETS WEST, No. ss5 ST.
BY virtue of deed OF trust, dated February -
81 lSi6 ana duly recorded in Liber No, f.:J
ords OF the district Of Columbia and at the REQUEST
lie AUCTION, on FRIDAY, April 5th, 1878. at
O'Clock p M, in front Of the premises the follow.
ing described real estate. situated in ashington
Guy IN said District, to wit All tn 1t certain piece
OF parcel OF ground lying and being in the city of
asnlngton and District of Columbia and known
ana 9escrlDed as part OF Lot five (5) In SQUARE i've
n4ndfed and thirty EIGHT $3.50 Beginning sixteen
&io' Ieet West from the southeast corner of said
tot ana running thence west sixteen feet and ex-
tend1ng north that width to the distance of sixty
mvs 1eeI; together with the improvements. rights
ara appurtenances thereto belonging said i'm
House " 'oiioi 'o"'o i0iiio
Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase money.
ana an expenses OF sale, and alt due and unpaid
axes, IN cash; the balance of the purchase money
IN three equal instruments for which the notes Of
the purchaser pay able respectively six twelve and
eignteen months from day of sale, with interest
until PAID at eight per centum per annum and
secured by deed of trust on the premises sold
must be given or the whole of the purchase money
may AZ the option of the purchaser, be paid In
tasn. Efty dollars to be paid at time of sale. If
Terms OF sale he not compiled with in Six days. the
trustee reserves the right to resell at the risk and
nooice In the Evening = ar newspaper. All convey
anclng and recording at purchasers cost
~ JOS. A. WILLIAMSON Trustee,
JHOS. BOWLING, Auct. mar25
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GAMBETTA's FAILING HEALTH.-The quarrel
between M. Gambetta and M. Leon Say has
been speedily made up. At the all powerful
tribune's bidding the Chamber yesterday de-
cided to vote the whole of the Budget and not
to dole out the supplies by iHstalfments. M.
Gambetta made brief but cogent appeal to
the House, telling them that they should act
with the decision and vigor of men who were
sure OF the future. But though the speech was
short one, regret to say that it cost him a
great effort to make il, and that it is evident
his health and strength are giving away 1
am informed that he cannot stand the shaking
OF the rapid trains at Versailles, and that he
mas to drive there and back by the road. M.
GamDetta is not. know, popular in England.
But while FULLY alive to his many faults, think
lt only fair to state that in the opinion of all
but extreme politicians, his statesmanlike
qualities far predominant over the blemishes
Of his earlier career, and that should serious
evil happen to him, France would sustain
calamity the magnitude OF which would very
speedily make itself manifest. He is the one
man in France who can really control the dis
orderly and turbulent elements of French
democracy, which Is as yet unframed i'm the
ways of elfgOvernment, and vet needs an
educator, whom, for a wonder, they do not
distrust. He has thus been able to render
already material services to the cause of order
and good government, and, were he to disap-
pear there is no one to take his place. Paris
Letter.
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1HE PHYSICAL EFFORT OF THOUGHT-An
interesting paper was read at a recent meet
ing OF the Royal Society on Experimental
Researches on the Head, IN which the writer.
Or: Lombard, showed that mental activity
VIII al once raise the temperature of the head,
and that merely 10 excite the attention has the
same effect in a less degree. This is a curious
result as appearing TO show that anything OF
the nature OF volitiOn involves a waste of
nerye-tissue which is not involved in in
voluntary perception and observation. There
is no difference, We believe, between the tenn
perature OF the sleeping body and that of the
waking body, or between that of the waking
body and OF the head so long as no act OF
effort Is involved. But if even the least INTEL
lectual effort raises the temperature of tho
and idle observation, il would seem to show
that there is a waste involved in volition which
belongs TO no So-called automatic" action of
the mind. And that is itself fact of no slight
Slgnificance.-I London Spectator.
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THohAs BOWLING Auctisneer.
FINE ARTS.
CTION SALE
BY CATALOGUE
PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS
TO BE MADE IN THE
ART SALESROOM, CORCORAN BUILDING.
CORNER OF FIFTEENTH AND F STREETS.
THOMAS BOWLING Auctieneer.

One of the most important collections OF PAINT
INGS and DRAWINGS ever offered in Washing
ton will be on exhibition in the ART SALESROoM,
CORCORAN BUILDING, CORNER OF FIFTEENTH
AND STREETS. The sale will take place on
April 10th and 18th, at 7:S0 O'Clock. Tha exhibit
ton OF the collection will open on THURSDAY,
April 4th, at O'Clock and continue until morning
of sale.
In the collection will be about seventy paintings
several years labor, comprising views from Cali
forna, White Mountains, coast scenes. environs of
Paris and London, and views in the Bavarian
TyrOl.
Messrs. Williams & Everett, of Boston, have
charge of the collection and will contribute works
galleries. among them paintings by jerome, David
Coe, Verschuur, Cipolla, Tony Favre, Carolus,
boom, Schultze. Boddington, Frere, George
TuLess, Moses Wight, CASTELAR,, Geo. L. Brown,
j. A. Champ, w. Allen Cav, Weber and Curtis
al3 THOMAS BOWLING, Auct.
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Driving Rats Away without Poison,

, we know of three methods First. the old
tfrench plan. This is followed, chiefly in Paris,
Dy men who make il a special business They
take deep tub, with water on the bottom and
a little elevation i'm the middle like An island
on which is oHly place for just one rat to sit
on. Inns trap is covered, and has large bal
ance-valve opening downward. On the middle
OF this valve piece of fried pork or cheese is
placed, and when the rat walks on to il to get
the cheese the valve goes down, drops the rat
INTO the water, and moves back i'm position A
road is made from the rat-hole to the ton of
lhe tuo Dy means OF pieces of board rubbed
with cheese, SO as to make the walk more AT
tractive for the rats. In the course of the
nlght some ten, twenty, or even more rats
may go down, and if the island was not there
they would be found most all alive in the
morning, quietly swimming around but the
provision of the little island saves the trouble
OF Killing them, because their egOtiStc in
Sllnct OF preservation causes them to fight for
the exclusive possession of the island. on
Whlcn In The morning the strongest rat is
found in solitary possession, all the others be-
ing Killed and drowned around him. Second,
the New York plan, invented by one of the
FTlendS. The floor near the rat-hole is cover
ed with thin layer of most caustic potasSa.
When me rats walk on this it makes their feet
sore theSe they lick with their tongues
which makes their mouth sore, and the result
is that they shun the locality, not alone. but
appear to tell all the rats in the neighbor-
h0 tsloi ABOUT II, and eventually the house is
entirely abandoned by them, notwithstanding
the houses around are full of rats. Third, the
Dutch method: This is said to be used sue
cesSiuily in Holland. We have, however, never
tried it. A number of rats left to themselves
in very large trap or cage, with no food
whatever. Their craving hunger will cause
them to fight, and the weakest will be eaten
by the strongest. After a short time the fight
is renewed, and the next weakest is the vic
tim, and so it goes on till one strong rat is
left. When this one has eaten the last re-
mains OF the others it is set loose. The animal
has cow acquired such taste for rat flesh
that he is the terror of all ratdom, going about
seeking what rat he may devour. In an in
credlbly short time the premises are abandon
ed by all other rats, which will not come back
before the cannibal rat has left or died.-[Er
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hitch, FOX & CUTTER, Real Estate Brokers
" Corner 18th street and Penna. aYenue.

By virtue of a deed of trust, dated on the -
LIST day of ny, A. ID. 1874 and recorded in f.:J
Liber 761, at fol o 265 and by direction of b.lU
the party thereby secured. We shall sell at public
auction, in front of the premises. on THURSDAY.
following property, known as ''Gray's Hotel, =
and situated at the northeast corner of 18th and
of original lot numbered seven ca and ali of lot
numbered eight (8). IN square numbered two hum
dred and eighteen (21S.)
Terms of sale prescrib d by the above mentioned
deed OF trust: s. 900, with the expenses OF sale In
cash; tie balance in one, two, three and four
years after the day of SALE respectively for which
deferred payments the purchasers notes. hearing
interest at eight ( per cent. per annum until paid
and secured BY deeu trust on the property are to
be given. A deposit OF $500 will b. required upon
acceptance of bid. the purchaser fails to COM
ply with the terms within ten days from the day OF
the Trustees reserve the right to resell at the
risk and cost Of defaulting purchaser upon giving
such notice rs they may deem proper. Ali convey.
ancing at the purchaser IS cost.
JOSEPH CASEY. 1n
JAMES e. FITCH. trustees.
B. II. WARNER, Auct. apS 10, Is, Is, ls %, "a
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DIED..
AyrnCnN 49,

DAVIDSON. At the re sdence OF her daughter,
IN II. Louis. Missouri, on the 9Th OF February
leaS. Mrs MARY A. DAVIDSON, relict OF John
Baptiste Davidson, late OF this city, and eldest
daugh er of the late Richard and Margaret Rock OF
Alexandria Va.
Her remains were inferred beside those OF her
husband, in Glenwood Cemetery.
SCHLOSSER. On April 5th, 1878, WILLIAM
THOMAS SCHLOSSER, aged thrty-nine years and
nine months, after long anu painful illness.
The funeral will take place from his late resi-
dence, No. 1211 h street n. W., on Sunday, April
9TH. al O'Clock p. m. Services al Grace Lutheran
chapel 18th ST., between and Q, at 3 O'Clock. 81
WHlPPLE. On the morning Of April 5th 1878,
pie, Y. s. Army, 2209 Pennsylvania avenue,
washington, ID. G., Mrs. JERUsHA WHIPPLE,
widow OF Jeremiah Whipple, deceased, in tho
seventy eighth year of her age
The remains will be inferred at Cazenovia, N.
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THE EVENING STAR.
FRIDAY...................ApriI 5. ls7s.

TRUE ADySETISING.-Millfo of dollars are
annually thrown away in this couRtry in useless
and ilegitimate advertising. The experience of
all ehterprising and successful business men is that
nothing repays 80 well the money invested as aiver-
using in paper which EVERYBODY reads. That
is the true way To secure publicity. The best busi-
hesS men Know the value OF advertising i'm such a
paper-and such a paper is Tur FyrXISc sT.p
LII mas the largest circulation I'm proportion 70 tbe
PoPuiaon OF the city in which il is printed of any
paper in the world. 1T practically copers fhs
tohOle field. W.
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T1Hos. e. wAGGAMAN. Rea Estate Aucr'r.

TRUSTEE SALE OF VACANT LOT AND NO,
2O5 VA. AVENUE SOUTHWEST.
By virtue OF q deed of trust, dated March -
11th, 1876, and recorded In Liber No. $40. f.:I
Folio 50 of the land records of the District Of l
Columbia, the undersigned Trustee will sell &C
PHb III AUCTION In front Of the premises, on
p m. the east 80 feet of Let 1, In square $751; in
said District, improved by frame dwelling.
Terms OF sale: One-half cash; balance in one
year. with interest a. per cent, secured to the
satisfaction OF the Trustee; 500 when bid is &C
cepted. If terms Of sale are not compiled with in
five days, the Trustee the right to resell at
the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser.
GEORGE H. B. WHITE, Trustee.
THOS. Z. WAGGAMAN, Auct. Marco 4 DIS
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THIS EVENING.

PEREMPTORY AND CLOSING AUCTION
SALE OF THE ~
ENIlhE STOCK, FIXTURES and SAFES EA3
OF 3. GOLDSTEIN & CO.'S &kX
J .n Store, 6l9 Pennsylvania avenue, under
the metropolitan Hotel, on account of the dissOlu-
ton OF CoFartnershp and the removal of the store,
corner ioth and ID streets on May LIST. The entire
WATCHES. DIAMONDS, JEWELRY. SILVER
AND SlLNER-PLATEn WARE, CLOCKS,
BRONZES,
and general assortment of fine goods usually kept
IN nrst class Jewelry Store, will be sold at public
auction without reserve to the highest bidder for
cash, regardless of cost. Sale positive at p m,
WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY,
Ladies' sale at 2p.m.
ap4-tf DUNCANSON BRO3 Aucts
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& WISE.
U Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers.

By virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court of the
City of Alexandria Virginia, rendered at the Sep
TENDER term, 1877, in the suit Of T; c: Ring
way Company and Others the undersigned. Com
missiOnels therein named, will proceed, on SAT-
URDAY, the LIST day Of June, 1878, at u O'Clock
m. to sell by public auction in front OF the Market
Building, on Royal street in the said city of Alex
andria, the whole of the Alexandria and Fred
ericksburg Railway, extending from the southern
end Of the Long Bridge, in Alexandria county,
Va, to QuanticO in Stafford cOuL t. In said State
together with all and singular its franchises rights
interests, privileges property and estate, real, per-
sonal and mixed, WheresOever situate and by
whomsoever held. The rolling stock of said rail-
way consists of
Four az Locomotive Engines.
Five t5) Passenger Cars.
Two (2J Combined Passenger and Baggage Cars.
Two (2) Baggage Cars.
Twenty-one CID Gondo!a Cars, freight
Terms of sale: Ten per centum of the purchase
money to be PAID in cash. and toe residue in three
equal annual payments from the day of sale; the
deferred payments to be evidenced BY the bonds Of
the purchaser bearing interest, with security sat
isfactory to said Commissioners Of Sale; the title
to said property to be retained until the purchase
money Is fully paid; the purchaser not to be let
into possession until the sale shall have been con-
firmed by said court.
NJ. H. WELLS,
FRANCIS L. SMITH, JR.,
maI27-tu&f,tS Commissioners of Sale.
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TNHOS. E. WAGGAMAN, Auctfoneer.
Il 5l9 9Th ST n W


TWO TWO STORY FRAME HOUSES ON
PARK STREET.
BY virtue of two deeds of trust to me, dated
September 18th, 1876 recorded in lber No. -
S29. folios 4S6 and 488, one of the land re- M
cords for the county of Washington, DIS E.k1
trict of Columbia shall sell at public sale in front
OF the premises, Oh MONDAY, April 18th, 1878, at
A. O'Clock p. M, lots number one Cd and five 81
in Gulick's subdivision Of square numbered nine
hundred and eighty-seven (9S7) of the plat or
ground plan OF said City of Washington with the
Improvements thereon, consisting of frame house
on each lot.
Terms of sale: Three hundred dollars cash on
each lot OF which fifty dollars will be required to
be paid Immediately after sale on each piece of pro-
nifty dollars on each lot with eight per cent. per
OF the purchaser, with policy of insurance for
Sl,OO on each house. to be secured by deed of
uust on this property. Cost of conyeyancing and
recording to be paid by the purchaser, and Ii the
terms are not complied with in five days after the
day of sale, the property will be- resod at the risk
and expense of the defaultng purchaser after three
days. notice in the Evening Star.
r. B. FERG USON Trustee.
I. K. WAGGAMAN, Auctioneer. ap4-d
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IT e. WAGGAMAN, Auctioneer.

IT E. WAGGAMAN, Auctioneer.
TWO-STORY FRAME HUUSE ON PARK
STREET NORTHEAST, SIX ROOMS,
WITH LOT.
By virtue of deed of trust to me dated -
October p. 49, recorded in Liber No. 1893, f..U
folio 4SS. one of the land records for the Dis iu
trict of Columbia and at the request of the party
holding the debt shall sell. in front of the prem
Uses, on MONDAY, April 15, 1873, at o. clock
p. m. sub,lot twelve (12), in square No. 9S7 to-
house containing six rooms.
Terms of sale: One-fourth cash: balance in SIX
twelve and eighteen months after the day of sale,
with eight per cent. per annum interest until paid
interest payable mi-annually, to be secured by
deed OF t1uSt on the property. $50 will be required
to be deposited Immediately after the sale. and il
the full terms are not complied with in ten days
after the day OF sale, the property will be resold
after five days notice. to be published in the Star
JOHN W. KENNEDY, Trustee.
THOS. f. WAGGAMAN, Auct. ap4-d
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AUCTION SALES
DUNCANsoN BROS, Auct,oneers.

nUNCANSoN BROS, Auctioneers.
HARDWARE SALE. AT 612 PENNSYL-
WANNA AVENUE NORTHWEST
On SATURDAY EVENING. April 9Th COM
mencing at O'Clock. for the convenience of bull
ders and Others il continue the sale of entire
SAID store, being the entire stock of j. W. Ken
Sale positive. DUNCANsoN BROS. Auct.
ap5 2t lPoSD
nESIRABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY ON
- SOUTH SIDE OF NORTH STREET.
BETWEEN 18th AND 18th STREETS
WEST, HOUSE NO. 1924.
BY virtue OF a deed of trust, dated Nevem-
Der o, 1874, duly recorded in Liber T6S, Folio
20 of the land records of the District of CO. c:l
umbia, we will offer for sale. at public auction, In
front or the premises, on MONDAY, April Is,
1878, At 80 p. M. Lots lettered A, in Whitney's
subdivision of lots Il and IS, In SOU are 49, with
the improvements, &C., thereon.
Terms OF sale: One-fOurth cash on the day of
sale; Or within seven days thereafter the residue
In three equal instruments, 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 seld. and satisfactory policy of in
surance on the property. Terms to be complied
with within days from day OF sale: II not so COM
pled with we reserve the right to resell the risk
and cost of the defaulting purchaser. All convey
anclng at purchaser cost. $50 deposit on accept
ance of bid.
5Hfs R,s 3 rEFDDWWARDs, Trustees.
GEO. TRUESDELL. Auct. ap5-eoSds
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A New Use for Rifles in Warfare.

A new use for the rifle i'm warfare has been
suggested by the experience gathered in the
last campaign in Turkey-namely its applica-
ton to vertical firing. 1t was found accord
Ing to letter to the Times from Bucharest)
that numbers of Russian soldiers were struck
by the Turkish balls. when under the old con-
dltlonS OF lighting they might have been con-
usual range. but actually concealed by eleva-
tions of the ground, and even hills living be-
tween them and their opponents. remark
able instance of this occurred at the Schipka
Pass, when Gen. Dragomiroff was wounded
IN the knee by bullet, notwithstanding that
the mountain intervened-the Turkish bull
let rose high in the air, passed over the sum-
init, and came down on the other side as il
fell. Some of the Russian rank and file were
hit in like manner at the same place
The writer suggests the question whe-
ther it might not be possible to de-
wise regular system of vertical or dropping
fire to reach the enemy when quite out OF
sight, hidden behind a wood or ridge The
distance being determined by the ordinary
range-fnder, all that is necessary is a simple
instrument to indicate the correct elevation
which should be given to the barrel of the rifle,
and about this there does not seem any diff
Guilty. 1t is easy to conceive how demoralizing
TO body OF troops waiting i'm reserve-with-
out the excitement of actiOn-would be show
er OF bullets from unseen enemies dropping
over the very ridge they relied on for protec1
tlon The Gatthng gun appears capable of
seems, to fear that bullets will lose their pene-
tratiye power at such ranges. At two thousand
yards the bullets from the Peabody rifle used
by the Turks came with such force as to bury
themselves sixteen inches i'm hard clay SOIL
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