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The New York herald., 1879-09-23
ONE DOLLAR TO BOSTON.

ONE DOLLAR TO boston. ,,
~ ONE DOLLAR TO WORCESTER.
a shS
week % NJ Sunday 80 p for Bosom .s ss %o;.
DROvIDENCE LINE TO BOSTON VIA PROVIDENCE
direct fS nighss 1ss 1sy I ~ Rss Ro Ct rail- raI,
leave PM from pier 20 North River foot OF Warren
CTRAMBOAT AND STEAMSHIP AND RAILROAD
= OF sna st.
office, II Union square, connected by telephone
THE OLD RELIABLE sroNINGToN LINE FOR B0s-
sS foot Jay ss 2. Pm spsci. tickets 70 Boston,
EXCURSIONS.
A1sffLEEEERRlDI sf EER IRDS EISHFNG PfER ooNEy ISLAND
TxCURsIoN PRINTING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
Erapd!y and shsapy done oy the the %MstTopSiitsn job
Connected by telephone
FoRr LEE FORT LEE FORT LEE
THE MOST MAGNIFICENT SCENERY
TnE ot A%Ed
Nov |: the time s:s ns asr foliage
:. siksT CLASS EEs1AThANT:, foFGE4E PIECES
Steamers Ioave Canal st. DAILY 10 A. N. and and
Ing at ii X 80 a n and 1 80 r. NJ A''''
andeP NJ. landing at path st. saith St 10 and Is
~''1 EXCURSION TICKETS. 2s CENTS
Ferryboat ABBIE leaves Manhattanville for Port
hourly from 80 A M to 30 r. N.
JNTsHING BANKs-ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23
Thursday, 25. and sunday y. saloon steamer SETH
Low, leaving Harrison ST., n r., q; Sth St. T. X, 30;
Pier "a T. r.. 45 Pier n. R., Sl0A. N. Gents tickets
75c ladies' Soc. Good hsliing AL FOSTER, Manager.
MANHATTAN BEACH.
GILMoRE's BAND AND LEVY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
Trains leave foot hast 2d ST. Crossing tho river via
steamer Grovc S45 A. M and hourly thereafter
7:45 p. NJ.
Returning leave Manhattan Beach hourly for Nov.
York via Green point 20 80 p. NJ.
Elevated railroads South Ferry. connecting with
steamer D. X Martin hourly from o rs A. NJ to 3 rs r.
NJ, via Bay Ridge.
Returning trains leave Manhattan Beach Now York
VIA Bay Ridge and Elevated Rk., hourly toe20P.M NJ
Tho Manhattan Beach Hotel will be closed trains
tho Manhattan Beach Railway will be discontinued
after Tueedsy, September %.
DEGULAR EXCURSION TO WEST POINT ALLOW.
Hing hours for sight seeing Cornwall 21 hours New
burg tx hours by steamers q. VIBBARD and u. DREW.
Trip tickets, 81 (Sec Albany Day Limo sdvertisement)
The New York herald., 1879-09-23

U,ExAs LINE FOR GALVESTON DIRECT-THE
steamer RIO GRANDE Captain Pennington. will sail
from pier ~ East River Wednesday, September "a
p. M
through bills of iadips given Houston points
the International aud Grand Northern Galveston,
Houston and Henderson and the Galveston, Harrisburg
and Antonio railroads. Passage Galveston reduced
to $50, cabin Sl5, steerage.
For freight, passage and general inform alton applyt
c. II. MALLORY CO, Agents,
pnr - EAAt River.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


The Board of County Commissioners
met yesterday, pursuant to law;
present, h. w. Wood, Chairman, r..
II. Scott and H. c. Marker.
Commissioner Scott, who was at a
prior meeting appointed to report on
the advisabihty Of building Jail at
Spring City, made partial report and
asked for further time.
Report of John Wentworth, J. P. of
Sierra Township, for quarter ending
Dth, was received and filed.
1t was ordered that the Auditor draw
his warrant on General Road Fund for
$3.50. in favor of John Saxonheimer,
Road Supervisor of Big Meadows Dis
trict. said money to be expended in
making a good road and approaches to
the Big Meadows bridge.
Pending consideration of bills, the
Board adjourned until to-day
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08
Personal Notes.

, Judge Leonard and wife left to-day
for Battle Mountain and Galena, to
visit old friends.
Mrs. NJ E. Breck, of Unionville, is
in town visiting friends.
H. J. Pratt, OF Clover valley, arrived
here last evening. He reports grass
drying up and crops light in his section.
In Clover valley where he usually
stacked five or six hundred tors of hay
than 100 tons this year.
District Attorney Harding arrived
to-day from California, much improved
in health.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08

1t is generally supposed by physicians
and the people generally that dyspep-
STA can not invariably be cured, but we
are pleased to say that Green's August
Flower has never, to our knowledge,
failed to cure dyspepsia and liver conn
plant in all its forms, such as sour
stomache, costiveness, sick headache,
palpitation OF the heart, Indigestion,
bad taste in the mouth, &c. Out of the
$1,000 dozen bottles sold last year, not
a single failure was reported, but tt cur.
ands of complimentary letters have been
received from druggists of wonderful
cures. Three doses will relieve any
case. Try it. Sample bottle 10 cents.
Regular size IS cents.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08
District Court.

In the District Court yesterday, in
the case of John Mcmillan ct al, lien
holders, VS.. the Rye Patch C. M. & NJ.
Co, Oh motion of plaintiffs, an in
junction was granted to restrain defend
ants from working said mine.
Isabella Walker was appointed adj
ministratrix OF the estate of w. j.
Walker, deceased, upon condition that
she give good and sufficient bond, to
be approved by the Court, in the sum
of $4,000.
Court adjourned until Monday, July
l4th.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08
Social Gathering.

Many old friends had social re-
unon-a regular Humboldt love-feast-
at the residence of Mrs. NJ s. Bonni-
field last evening, where they assembled
to meet Judge and Mrs. Leonard.
Time flew rapidly, and all seemed to
regret that it did, when they parted at
midnight, with hopes and promises of
meeting again.
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NEW STAGE LINE.
FORM
WI N T. Nh u G & A

PARADISE VILLAGE AND MINES!
l.. H. MORSE. L. l.. RICHARD.
RICHARD Il MORSE, Proprietors.
CARRYING THE
u Mail. Express and Freight
viii leave Winnemucca upon the arrival OF
the Express Train from the West
Ageats:--.W innemucca, "A. J. Shepard; Para
disc, S. b. Z. Pierce
FARE,
Between, WINNEMUCCA and PARADISE,
~ 90.
Between WINNEMUCCAs and SPRING CITY,
$50 so.
Twenty five pounds of baggage allowed each
full fare.
ALL BILLS viii be paid at the Office of l.. Il.
RICHARDS Stable, the First day of every
month.
winnsmucca, August l, 1879.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08
The Wool DsTSiness.

E. Reinhart & Co. shipped three car
loads of wool west yesterday, making
about 30 tons of wool shipped by that
firm within q week. Yesterday N.
Levy bought 30, 600 pounds of wool of
Spanish Joe. whose hocks range north
of the Toll House.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08

A bridegroom at Grinnel, Iowa, re-
ceived cigar by mail, accompanied by
the written assurance that it would be
found to be of an uncommonly good
flavor The bride recognized the hand
writing as that of a rejected sutton, and
unrolled the cigar, to find several grains
of stu Oh line in the end that smoker
would u..e off.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08
Taxes Collected.

Deputy Assessor ellison paid into the
County Treasury yesterday $500 poll
tax and SSl2 81 personal property tax
collected last month. Acting District
Attorney Mcmillan paid at the same
time $l92 43, collected on delinquent
real estate and mining taxes.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08
Northern Freight.

One of Ryan h Woods teams lett
here to-day, loaded with Is, 900 pounds
OF freight for Camp McDermit. Peter
Rask's team was loaded yesterday by
N. Levy and Reinhart 4 Co. with
$4,000 pounds of freight for Silver
City.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08

w. A. Trousdale informs us that the
river is fully as high to-day as it has
been any time this year, and a foot
higher than it was q week ago.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08

County Treasurer Shepard has paid
the semi-annual interest on the bonded
debt of the county, amounting to
s., 600,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08

Geo. +. Jackson, practical watch
maker, with j. E. Sabine. All work
warranted. ap20-tf
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08
WHY STAY POOR?
Prospecting often Pays; Idseness Mere

Prospecting often Pays; Idleness Nerer.
The millions of the Comstock were lucky
find. Worthless looking rock is often rich in
treasure. At Leadyie a simple Assay made
millionaires of many. Other bonanzas where
least suspected await the coming of some I'M
known man, who uses his eyes and is willing to
pay for a few assays
Reader, are. ysu the man?
. At Virginia City; Nevada, assays of ore for
Gold and Silver are made at 81 per sample by
Conrad Wiegandf, formerly the Supervising
Assayer of the U. s. Mint in San Francisco.
Ores assayed for other metals at proportion
ately low rates.. and bullion skilfuliy melted
and assayed at the lowest rate compatible with.
a critical de terininAtion.o of full values.
The charges for assaying bullion are often
fully paid by the metallic grains and other
scraps recovered from the Stag. Full credit
given for all such scraps.
We possess the best facilities for Selling Btllions
for aohieh oar charges are reasonable.
We also attend to Minting assayed bullion,
with an, intelligent supervision of reported
LOsses in Melting, declared finenesses, Mint
charges, &c. Our commissions for so doing are
moderate.
The burners Of Stluer Mines whose ores are
C0ppery viii end it greatly to their advantage
to address letters of inquiry to us respecting
a cheap method of refining Coppery Amalganl
in their own hands. 1t is process patented by
C. Wiegand. Though he has disposed Of his title
TO an incorporated company, he is empowered
to grant licenses for the use of the process on'
very reasonable terms
The mail now carries samples OF Ore and Bpf
lion for one Cent per ounce, prepait by
stamps
Reports are telegraphed when ordered SOY
All costs, delays and risks in renisting
money are avoided by. the purchase OF eur
Dollar Remittance Tickets, which pay Tor all
work done in our establishment.
We sell these prepaid Tickets at a disccFfns
when So t00rth norss are ordered at one
time
We also sell at a nominal price small sacks >
prepared expressly for mailing samplesof ore.
pulp and tailngs.
For fuller information address,
c. WIEGAND s. co, .Assayers,
Virginia City, Nevada
my27 SIN
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08

CHEW JAcKsoN's Best Sweet Navy
Tobacco. novsN-'7S-ly.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08
This MORNINGS Board.

300 Ophir %
685 Mexican 223 221
40 Gould & Curry ~ l2l
6l5 California $50 500c
5lj Savage Ii l3s
$50 Best K Belcher 10 lSs
$40 Con. Va, 455 460c
30 Chollar IT 6f
$50 Potosi ~ ~
go Hale 4 Norcross ID IA
Cos Crown Point 81
l55 Yellow Jacket l4t l4s
1910 Imperial 10 l60c
l2J Kentuck 4 4
$40 Belcher 81 -
40 Confidence l2l
40 Sierra Nevada 3S 81
$50 Utah l61 10
1920 Bullion 1T g
1885 Exchequer IS 81
95 Overman 81 8
$40 Justice $50 465c
1000 Succor l5c
l245 Union 30 32t
2S35 Alta 81
1895 Lady Bryon 10 ll5c
40 Julia $40 330c
$50 Caledonia 22J 255c
$40 Silver Hill 100 200c
40 New York 80 soc
30 Challenge "a
l45 Occidental 90 90c
40 Phil Sheridan zoe
400 Woodville 40 45c
$40 Lady Washington 200 1900
ITO Andes lao 1900
245 Ward 10 ll5c
200 Mackay Il
100 Flowery Coo
1860 N. Ronanza 200 230c
100 s. Potosi SOC
1850 Benton 81 81
240 Scorpion ,
800 Leviathan zoe
1000 n. Con. Va. 8
425 Solid Silver 80 25c
1850 Con. Dorado 2l0 2l5
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08
CITY BLACKSMITH SuOP,-

AZ. PRICES REDUCED. IVA
Horse and Mule Shooting New shoes) Se Btss
per set
Resetting 81 50 per set.
Resetting Tires, from - TO $H0..
Setting Axes, from 81 TO 50
Az other toork IN proportion
TERMS ........-.-........ -. CAsEs.
WAG IN WORK
-. AND
An kinds OF Blacl<snaithing done at shorts
notice as
CITY BLACKSMITH SHOP,
bridge street. ..WinnenucCSyE-
ED, HAFEy ~Pror. .ssaH-
= jel0-Ts-Ms
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08

Damiana Bitters at e. Reinhart 4
Cos.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08
s.y FRANCISCO STOCK REPORT.
Last Evenings Board

Last Evenings Boartsss
3D5 Raymond & Ely 4
800 Eureka l61 III
l60 Jackson 5
925 Phenix )
400 Leopard ! 10 l2Oc
300 ella l0jc
2l5 Northern Belle 81
100 Hussey zoe
100 Manhattan Il
400 Grand Prize $50 3oOc
$50 Argenta 30 SOC
lt2O Independence y
245O Belle Isle rs Zoe
40 Day Joe
no Hillside I
% Paradise 1903
30 Albion 30 Doc.
20 Bodie 20t
$3.50 Bechtel 200 2fOe
40 McChnton l65 l6Oc
$40 Tioga 600 soc
42j Red Cloud 100 90c
400 Sammit go 30Oc
100 Bulwer 8
455 Syndicate 81 s.
$50 Aurora % ooc
$3.50 Goodshaw 81 soc
200 Minnie Belle SOC
loo Oriental Zoe
80 Belvidere
800 Black Hawk 200 1900
$40 South Bodie 40 Soc
$50 South Standard 25c
500 Ritcher !
$50 Queen Bee 75c
345 Mono l04 l0l
1928 Croesus DC
800 Con. Pacific II y
500 University - SOC
So Dudley % 2l5c
425 Jupiter 2l5 2O0c
go South Bulwer 10 ll5c
l25 Defiance
1880 Addenda 90 45c
315 MONDAY AS 4a0c
800 North MONDAY 260 265c
$50 Vortex zoe
40 Mammoth ~ $50
100 Glyndaie zoe
80 Tip Top
100 West Pacific 45c
100 Navajo SOC
20 Silver King S
20 Giant & Old Abe 81
300 Double Standard soc
500 Fourth OF July 4j 50c
1850 Champion % zoe
1850 Booker 10 Zoe
80 Mt. Dlablo 3
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-08

a-Ladies Calf,
g Balmorals,
Misses Calf Balmorals. Button Shoes. Misses
and Children's Leather Shoes of all kinds
for sale at the lowest cash price. Boots
made to order for all prices from Sl1 to
$50 per pair. Repairing in the Saddle,
Harness and Boot Department promptly at
tended to. at prices to suit the times. Boots of
the best brands sold cheap as anywhere on
the Pacific Slope. No light dress shoes for
Ladies kept in stock. NJ b. STANTON.
je2i-79-tf
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-11

<1o~x 49, - - I.-I rT
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nuw SiuWeu uoWn NJ sCIoAe IIoIn o. y ~ y;
aw1, Wiz wa DskIins w sLOw hlss sa -
s. y ~ alsp a1eu nis ssiunes III
% W nz HawIon was agath sh h;, ~ =, D cat
docs / no,ae and ria sinn with the TYNE
oarsman.
uANr.ArpAIrIra orr tr1s RoaT.
-. - - ~ ~.
Wss HvluenL noW Lnas ~ na at - H H. ~
enance. ne DaIthR Was 80 " IN H.. MI,
paTTn9 aecldenes Inc enaio ro1 nos -, A ~
bniDusn tue waosI, nc ma Vel ',sa -,
uie u tLis stIe. ~ ma ha4 w. e., ~ y
white DIeakinR ovsr Ilana oaS w - -. ~
sCoppeu 70 DaI ouI w WaCel ~ aro ,,sr,ninn
iauehea 70 Inc spectaoots, "nD WOLF sJaotatnrs
aloDgsl'e Ine livel euge. M; aee1,a nc'
snouSu tileluseiyes hos a. ss nln sdoI Grao+
Gufreu When Iis en- vas pr u ,nd"n
augntef anu Iun Io1iowsu; aoba u. A ts ,.,ot,
was maniully siruggIng aionf, oue ne Ma7
H. pileous pi1Rn., Ilu VI .a - -
heh Ifane VIZ Isace III iaaM ~ +bo
iengbns, appaIehsIy Leuues si15 Ieau aui r ga,o
Iu Oh 1he lilly nT l5 saw sllas ofar MI w
Daily ouIroWeu; haian spoH Nv ppna ha
spurG, anu ~ u hpplVaal.eI ~ EuI h "
was roWlng at 70 70 20. az t,ro Ia7,btar
mousse Hahlau eIJoysu eolue lloio iaus hesa'
ann nouea peasaainIy ~ co IN III n.o ~
LIT 80 hnard ~ +h W. + ~ Hanan sarvad
Wnicn WAS neauu a. e1s ILL., hridl,o ,,os
anu slhileu nnen 2eoe91 o1,th ohaad ,s,;s'
Teaeheu Halan we io1a les ~. w.. g. rar,t
uns py eilis uiss .sae. aI5a ad syirnar IN
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ORIENTAL LEGS.
The Envy ana DespaIr Of Western Pc
destrians.
TROY Tfmes.1

lJTOY VlmeS.I
Lazy as we are won't to consider the ORR
entails, many of the matches against time
achieved by them may bear comparison with
the best Of those now pending among our
selves. An Arab donkey-boy will go at run
all the way from Cairo to the Pyramids and
back again without any visible signs Of IA
tigue A Sikh dispatch bearer will scamper
through miles OF jungles In the dark with a
heavy bag on his shoulders, shaking bunch
OF metal rings to scare away the tiger and
the hyena. Four meager Hindoos, who APP
pear barely able to carry a handbag, will
take heavy palanqufn, containing an officer
and all his belongings over the ground at q
smart trot for hours together. Even more
marvellous are the achievements OF the Per-
sian shatirs professional carriers, who,
trained from very childhood to feats Of
strength and activity, daily accomplish
distances bordering upon the Incredible.
Not many years ago one of these
men reached Teheran fully two hours
before biz appointed time, having
try in fourteen hours Of almost incessant run
ming; but his chief, 50 far from praising him,
simply remarked: "Could you not have done
it ID twelye?" and On his return journey the
indomitable man actually did so. The occu-
extraordinary exertion which it demands
but also from the fact Of the runners being SO
tightly girded that fall or even stumble
would be certain death. Persian ehroniclers
relate that certain native prince once
promised his daughter to any man who would
keep up with his chariot from Teheran to
Ispahan. A celebrated shatir undertook the
task, and held his own till the gate of Ispa-
han was In full view, when the Shah, alarmed
at the prospect OF having to make good his
rash promise, let fall his whip. The runner,
knowing that 1t would cost him his life to
stoop, eontrived to pick it up with his feet.
The treacherous monarch then dropped his
ring, when the shatir. seeing his fate was
sealed, exclaimed reproaehfuIly: "Oh. King,
you have broken your faith but am true to
mine y picked up the ring and fell dead on
the SPOT
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SPORTING NEWS.
who Love spOrf-Aegattas
Aall Matches, Races, Pedes-
trian Matches, etc.

lHE TYNE Rowing HATCH.
'lent start was obtained, but the
srlng Hanlan, soon forged ahead
Al u nawdon's desperate rowing. Han
N long sweep, WI pver his toes,
~ more and more ON Hawdon, with
veg Us TO 40 stroke, with quick re-
M Without much forward reach.
y was immense, and cries to ~our
opat on extra efforts filled the air.
.,l4 urn was reached Hanlan was
n saesd and rowing comparatively
NY long sweep. Betting was now
= aver Of the champion. Haw-
ag with wonderful energy at IS
-. .ae Minute. The cheering was
p.a s % the two men sped on
I'M Y Bridge. About this time
!, e Misfortune to deviate con-
Sa.n ~ his correct course. Mean
IN y We pulling steadily and Iook-
nins ~ That there was no danger OF
nm l.o any craft that might be
III looked composed and sure
hbrn J. Thile the wiEd, which was
sasa- I e, was increasing in force
\ N IN, Ing rougher and rougher.
w !, u'as vantage. HanIan stead
IN 8 q till it had grown to
sOn his point It was evi-
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stimulate the sluggish X tdneys.

In addition to Its tonic and cathartic proper
ties. Hostefter's Stomach Bitters exercises a
beneficial influence upon the kidneys and blad-
der, when they are inactive. by stimulating
them to renewed eXertion thus reopening, as it
we're, sluice for the escape Of impurities whose
regular channel of exit is the organs Of urina-
ton. Among these are certain abnormal and in
farnmatory elements, productive of 1rreparable
injury to the system If not entirely expelled.
The kidneys and bladder themselves are also
benefited by this stimulus. as their inactivity is
usually preliminary to their disease and dis
organization. They also experience. In com
mon with other portions OF the system, the po-
tent invigorative effects of the bitters. which
furthermore eorrects disordered conditions OF
the stomach, bowels and liver
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-11

OFFICE OF THE NEW ORLEANS INSURANCE Co..
Corner Camp and Canal Streets. |
New Orleans. January -. 1879.
Ata meeting of the Board OF Directors held
on the eleventh day Of January. 1879. It was re-
solved To nav. on demand. the semi-annual In
terest dividend of FIVE PER CENT on the
capital stock to the stockholders or their legal
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-11

CAUTION Not NEcEssARY.-Dr. Prices Cream
Baking Powder produces better bread. biscuits,
cakes etc., than any other. It's purity admits
OF any quantity being used with perfect safety,
and without detriment to the articles prepared.
Households where true economy is studied will
nse DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder.
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The foregoing statement Is just, true and
orrect transcript from the books Of the Com
pany. JAMES l. DAY, President
"a. CARPENTER, Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this tWen-
ty-second day OF January, 1879
A. INGRAHAM, Notary Public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-31
Society Notes.

Throughout the day yesterday, until it was
time to assume travelling costumes for their
journey, Gen. and Mrs. Grant and Col. and Mrs.
Fred. Grant were receiving calls from old
friends. Many regretted that Mrs. Sartoris was
not here also, as all the family were here eX-
cept herself. Mrs Grant invited Miss Emily
Beale to accompany her on her southern trip;
but, unfortunately, Miss Beale's health Is not
good enough to permit her to undertake so
fatiguing a journey. Mrs. Grant expressed her
self as delighted with her visit to Washington,
since she has seen so MANY Of her old friends.
All the family are looking well, and Mrs Fred.
Grant spoke OF her great enjoyment in meeting
so many of her former associates at the Army
and Navy Clubs german, Monday evening. She
led in the dance with Mr.. Slack, and Miss
Mcclellan with Mr.. Davenport.
Admiral Worden's family, Mrs. Yung Wing.
Mrs. Audenreid and Miss Rachel Sherman, and
a few others, who receive calls on Tuesday, had
many visitors yesterday. Mrs. Magruder,
dormeriy Miss kittte Cooke.) is visiting her
mother, Mrs. 81. d. Cooke, in Georgetown. ....
Lieut. Commander Kane and family are occu-
pylng Gen. MeigS' house during his absence.
Gen. Van Vliet's son, who is in the army
has returned to his post in Detroit. Dr.. Van
Vliet will leave this week for Mexico to spend
the winter. IA charming party for young
people, who are still attending school, was
Capt. and Mrs Story gave party to their
children and their little friends yesterday. 49,.
Yesterday was the 9th anniversary Of President
and Mrs. Hayes wedding day. 80. Senator and
Mrs. Allison gave dinner to ladies' and gentle
men last evening. THE japanese minister,
Nj. YOshida, has built a residence for himself
in Japan since he returned there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-31
Death of senator Houston.

Information was received here to-day Of the
death of Hon. George Smith House, at his resi-
dence at Athens, Ala, last night.
Senator Houston was a native OF Ten
nessee and was in his 10th year. He removed
to Alabama when boy and after receiving
common school education studied law and prac-
ticed Ia Limestone county. After serving In
the legislature and as district solicitor, he was
elected to Congress- serving as Representative
reelection TO the next Congress- but was elected
five times in succession without opposition ana
served till January, 1851, when he resigned on
the senate in 1865, but was not permitted to
take his seat and he was delegate to the Ma
tional Union Convention In 1866; was elected
governor OF Alabama in 1851, and again elected
TO the Senate to succeed Senator Spencer, and
took his seat in March last-for the term ex-
pfring In 1855.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-31
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Relief of Distressed Poor i'm Ire.


LONDON, Dec. 31.-The mayor of Limerick has
received letter from the president Of st. Pat
rck's society in Chicago, ILL.,, informing him
that he has forwarded $500 for the relief OF the
Galway, OF a committee of the Irish Land
League, report was read from Mr.. Michael
Davitt, relief commissioner on the distress in the
west OF Ireland, and it was resolved that the
league shall undertake to receive and distribute
any assistance that may be entrusted to them.
Resolutions were also adopted, recommending
the formation OF branches of the league in every
parish in Ireland, with sub-brancheS on every
large estate and land clubs In the towns and
cities OF Ireland, and in centers OF the Irish pop
ulation in England, Scotland and America.