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GEORGETOWN.

BANK EIECTION.-The stockholders OF the
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank to-day
elected the following dreCtors:-H. NJ. Sweeuy
{. NJ. Matthews. John Davidson. Vim. King
Benz. Miller, A. II. pckrell, NJ. j. Adler, s. ThOs
Brown Francis Nheatiey.
POTOMAC LODGE, No. 104, !. q. h. b., have elected
the following offcers:--H. SOmmerS. PRESIDENT
L. NJ. Sensheimer, vice president; ". Nordlinger
treasurer; ID. Skutsch, rec secretary: b. Bauer
r., monitor W. Nordlinger, delegate to the
constitutional Grand Lodge philadelphia. ed
1nst.}: ii. l.. Strausburger, ii. Strauss. and b.
Bauer. lr., delegates to the District Grand
Lodge.
BUILDING ASSOCIATION.-At the S1th regular
monthly meeting OF the Eighth building aSSOcia-
ton, held last night at GoddardS hall, 81, 920
was retired, being sixteen shares at sl20 per
share.
ACCIDENT VIM. Sprague. about GO years
OF age. employ ed at the Montgomery house. was
severely injured yesterday afternoon, near
IennallytoWn. by the fall of his horse. whereby
MS thigh Joint was dlslOcated and, it IS thought
internal injuries received He was brought to
the Montgomery house, on High street where
DIS. Frank Lynn. }. A. and Lewis Richie at
tended him
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Helping the Poor.

Editor star My attention has been called to
the proposal Of giving to the police the duty OF
ascertatning worthy objects for the distribution
OF the funds turned over by the Commissioners
TO tie Committee Of the Progident Aid So
ciety.'
II appears to me this will never meet the OBJ
Ject proposed, for however DESTROYS the police
may be to aid. their present duties are all en-
crossing, and unless an object meets their eye.
they could by no means have the leisure to IN
such up, and thus a large number 81 III 1se ,salv
in need-not the clamorouS will never be found
There Was PROPOSAL by ladies' present at tae
first PuG.c Meeting 30 take square or street to
visit and report upon condition and needs 10 the
committee; and can scarcely ina zine tnat any
one square in tie city could be found where
there was not at least one lady VIII would not
be willing TO give her aid for Ms lrpose a ld
object. and make their reports to the vice pres :
dents of the "Aid Society BY SO ding m lav
worthy people, not known 20 the pol &c. Will re
ceive RELIEF. The police mainly know only ta1sa
in the poorest localities: bnt there are hundreds
OF poor In respectable neigAb0rnoodS Sho staryc
in silence. need 70 he southt oatt, and wolld
nevermcet tie eye OF he police. This is way
thfs ~ volunteer VISITOR Is needed in every
qIfha q. Oi the ely. ''oSs VOLUNTEER
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District Government Affairs.

FIGHTS OF LOT OWNERS WHEN TIE DISTRICT
CHANGES 4 STREET GRADE.
Nj G. Riddle, attorney for the District. in
a case laid before him as 10 the principle of
law TO be applied, states: '"rhe District in its
own way and time enters upon n street. reduces
its grade. and usually 10 the actual damage OF
the owner OF the lot thus cut down. The owner
Is compelled TO pay his portion Of the charge
without reference To The INJURY sustained. In
addition il is claimed that ne is subjected 10 the
further burden OF reducing his lot 10 the same
grade. or Of Keeping the sidewalk clear OF the
constant drift. Now do nor so understand the
law. ] think the District should in the first in
stance leave the adjoining ground in such posi-
ton that the improvement Shall be protected
from Il. or il should remove the drift from The
sidewalk Itself. when il has once 50 protected
tie bank or terrace, the obligation TO Keen the
SIDEWAYS, clear rests on the lGt owner
MEDICINES FOR THE SiCK PO0R
The District commissioners to-day tUrnC
over to Health officer TCWnShend the funds set
apart by them TO be expended for medicines
and medical attendance 10 the Sick pOOr OF the
District, and that officer is charged with the
DUTY or organizing Il corps OF physicians and
druggists for its proper distribution The
amount thus turned over is 81, 200, which IS to
6e expended under his direction. covering the
period from the present time to the SlSt March
next. The District Will be divided into eight or
nine Sub-distrittS, with physician and drug
glSt To each. TO be appointed by the health OIL
Ger. who VIII announce his men in the course OF
Few days, they having already been selected
The health officer Is TO render monthly accounts
or his expenditures to the auditor, With Such
NOliC leIS as the latter NAV rpuuirp
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Tn. District in Congress.

OF SPECIAL ASSESShENio.
rs. Walbridge and IT, D. Waloridge, through
Mr. Matthew's presented il: the senate 49, onaro
day a petition asking for the passago 20
bill for the revision and correction OF aSSt9-
ments for public improvements In the Dis1rlct
of Columbia as a substitute for public document
No. ia. The petitioners own lot 3, square ZZI,
fronting 4, -" on 18th street southwest; Will
the board OF public works ruled Ihe Diotilot y.
certain changes We're made In the conuiuloH VI
the street fronting the property, and the petl-
TONERS were assessed SS3e.39 Tor Improvements.
The special assessments against ADJOINING prop
value and OF twice the value. was assessed
s3lS s. The petitioner in good faltn pald tle
fun amount of special assessment on TAX Oh
s5l9.51 issued against their propeLtf III ociI
assessments for public improvements, D3llS
ignorant OF an erroneous or improper charge
Subsequent investigation by nl!eo Statt9 al
thOriticS disclosed the fact that iii addit!on 10
tie disITOnOrtiODate tax the charges were them
selves erroneous and excessive to the extent Q.
forty or fifty per cent. The act passed by Con-
grrSS on The 18th Of June last for the revision OF
assessments for Improvements in the District
affords the petitioners no relief: therefore they
demand the substitution above stated
RELIEF OF THE LOUISE HOME.
senator Harris introduced Il bill In the Senate
to-day for the relief of the Louise Home. \ pre-
amble attached to the bill reciteS that III 1859
w ". COcOTan dedicated 10 the public a charity
Known as the Louise Home" situated on lots
Nos. II. ~, 10, II. -, and 10, in square No. 1856
ia this city. BY an act of congress of March 3.
1St5- the trustees OF the Louise Home were in
corporaied, and the bill provided the property
reid Tor the purposes of the trust on square
NO. 100 should be exempt from municipal or
hlted states taxes. The property has been
assessed and taxed from the year $50 to ISIS
and IS BOW held liable for the same There
Icrt The passage Of bill is asked TO relieve The
nome from payment OF these taxes.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
MI.
Ihe subcommittee on ways and means OF the
District Of Columbia committee (MesSrS. Black
buTT, Davis and iieDdee.) met to-day and infor-
maiiy discussed the estimates nf the District
Commissioners for the ensuing fiscal year. The
impression was that the amounts asked for we're
reasonable, and only few reductions would be
made.
Speaker Randall said to-day that he had Sc
lecied member OIill the vacancy on the Dis
trict committee, but that he would not make
known tie name unit. he officially announced
iICnSp
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CITY ITEMS.

HARVEY HOLDEN. corner Pennsylvania ave.
and tn St. has the largest and best oysters In
the District.
=, NOTHING is more certain to cure rheumatism
than Dn'dng,s Eheun,atic Remedy 1t cures
quickly and thoroughly.
IN nNe 10 twenty minutes LoGjiic's HeaIeche
SpeclRc cures the worst headache.
CRIES OF MURDER IN THE NIGHT appal us.
bad cough ringing through the house I'm the hours
OF darkness, is equally suggestive of danger and
Ht"ey Of Horeho"nd and Tar.' Other remedies
may nave disappointed you. but this never fails
Pfke's 1oothache Drops cure toOthache in one
minute. Sold by all druggists at p cents.
IT MAY NOT BE GENERALLY KNOWN that II.
X. H., the Prince OF Wales, when going TO India
ordered one hundred cases Of BOllinger ~ be
taken on board the 80 Scraps for private use.
DIR. c. W. BENsoN's Celery and Chamomte
Pills are prepared especially to cure sick head
acne, nervous headache. dySpeptic headache
neuralgia, nervousness and sleeplessness, and
VIII cure any case Price 81 cents, postage free
Soiu ny druggists OHlce at lug n. EutaW St,
BAT, M. 12,10-t,th,1:
ASK your dealerfor "Jacksons Best" 12.27.ft.1y
FOR UPWARDS OF THIRTY YEARS Mrs. Yias
otrs Soothing Syrup has been used for children
Il cOrrectS acidity OF the stomach relieves wind
collie, regulates the bowels, cures dysentery a1d
dalrhCaa, whether arising from teething or
other causes An old aud Well-tr.eG remedy
20 cents bottle.
TO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.-We wish TO call
attention to A. Ffschers Chemical Securing ana
Dye1ng Establishment, No. 906 G street, near
9Th street BY promptly adopting the latest
improvements, whether of American or Euro
pean invention, he is enabled to do his work In
a manner not to be equalled by those not pos
sesSlng these facilities. Gents suits cleaned
for s.. n. B.-Lace curtains cleaned from 81
up to 81 80 window. Wool blankets from So
cents to 81 a pair. by cleaning a number re-
duction- in price. Speclalty-I.adeS party
dresses, spotted or sOiied round the bottom
cleaned without doing the whole garment; 95
years experience.
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OFFICE OF RED "Cv OIL COMPANY
81 Light street,
BALTIMORE, MD.

" The total number of coal Oil explosions in the
city OF Baltimore during 1878 was 81; persons
burned. gu; dled from their injuries Il" See fra
inspectors report. These most narrowing fact,
and all the more distressing because the dan.s
were positively unnecessary, they resulted SOLELY
from the use Of Inferior OIL If every one of those
consumers OF Gil had used the RED "C, ga vary
OIL the sad record would never have seen ts ,i,bt
Ibis Illuminating Oil is ABSOLUTELY SAFE
cannot exrlode-s as harmless as whale or lard ri,
II has won hosts Of friends and customers tho
very best and most intelligent people in the comrn
mites in which it has been sold. The peoole who
want the beet article are willing to pay fur prio
for It, and can appreciate it when they get it, PAW
Adniterstlon and mixing is practiced to an,,-t "a
great an extent with oils as with liquors ana the
nianufacturers OF the BED &C" OIL decided that
the the Only POSSIBLE MEANS OF PROTECTION
WAS t 20 marx ndetbly the OH tsef instead OF trust
only way the oil itself can be markell il ID! co.,.
enc We selected the al Red Nior wh:cf H.
Oh bears, ar. uptsined from the United States Pa
ySsns OHos registration as our trademark Of "a
Hed SolSr apLhsd to Lamp Oil" No 46l6 issued
by which the oil is treated The. Red Color is our
Trademark. and never applied by us to anything
but this one oil
We guarantee it to be SAFE beyond the possibil
lty OF an accident that could not with eau
best gas.
Ii is pura. sweet. clean and beautiful.
For sale by mauy of our best Grocers, aud its sale
RID 20" OIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
DEALERS IN ILLUMINATING AND
LUBRICATIN9 OILS.
81 LIGH STREET, near Pratt
tan9Gt BALTIMORE. MD.
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Condemned locals.

~ tho sunday School SUpcTiHteHdentS meet
ing last evening there was an interesting DIS
eUssi0n on - the principal difficulties Ia con-
Quoting a sunday school"
May Marshall. at FOrd'S opera house. las
Hight completed her 51-Inile walk AT li:2'
o'clock. averaging a little over y minutes for
each mile.
MIS- Z. \. cakes Smith. widow OF Se5a smith,
t"Jtck DOWning.') is spending the winter ar
tie rcsiGcuce Of Mr. Horace l.. Prince, L. DToit
PINK
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RANGE OF THE THERMOMETER.
LOCAL NEWS.
Aausen,cn:., &C.. Tonight.

National Thtaier.-Modjeska IN 'FT0u-Froii. =
Odd FsIIeIcs' HcU-The Mdgets
TAeater C61eiqus.-- Saved from the Storm
and varieties.
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AsllllsenIenfs, &c.

NATIONAL THEaTER.-An excellent house
greeted Nine. ModjeSka at the National last
evening Madame Modjeska played Camille
in the same finished and graceful style as on
her first appearance in this city. and her SUD
port was very coed Tonight ..FrOu FrOil,'
Will be given with Il strong cast.
ODD FELLOWS HALL-The Midgets are an
n0unced TO be here positively only until sat
urday. JANUARY 18th. All who do not see them
will regret missing the opportunity.
tOKDS OPERA HOUSE.-Humpty-D umOfy for
the last three nights OF this week and SATURDAY
matinee al the opera House.
1HEATER CONIQUE.-The ever excellent
'olnlGGe announces the engagement this week
on tHe young American actress, Minnie oscar
Gray, assisted by W. T. Stephens and his dram
Saved from the Storm" There is also the
specially cOrpS-Muiien and Magee, Bryant and
Saville Lille Howe. Mile Octavia Harry Wood
son, larry Lester, Nora Wright, Perry and Ma
grew and the grand stock company
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LOSING orr all Of our pure wool, finest quail
y blankets, IS; ladies' cloaks trimmed with SILK
or velvet at (actual} cost. Carriers III Market
Spree. BrOcEe Shawls at cost; beautiful wool
dress goods reduced 10 l5c ; silk and Wool dress
goods reduced from soc. down TO 25c; four pair
OF real English stockings for 81: pure silk and
wool dIesS goods reduced from 81 so to 81 - M
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The Weather.
oyr1cy OF CHIEF sIgvAI. oYYroKs,l

The Weather
INDICATIONS TO-DAY.
OFFICE OF CHIEF SIGNAL OFFTcER,l
WASHINGTON, Jan. Il. 1879
For the middle states and New Eagiauu'
slightly warmer southwest. veer 10 cooler hOTtu-
west winds, falling. followed by rising D3rolht
ter cloudy weather and p0sSibiy llght Tdiu vi
snow, followed by clearing Weatner' RIVERS
viii generally rise.
RANGE OF THE TESRSGNET3R.
The following is the readings OF the rmom-
eter af the Signal Office during the day. a. m,
3lo: T:25 a. m 40: Y midday. 80; p. m, 3. 81
maximum, =. %; minimum, 1852.
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LECTURES.

TALKS ON FOREIGN LANDS.
l. by REV. GEO. B. PATCH
at the Eastern Presbyterian Church
Sth ST between T and q e. Thursday evening
January Ii, 1879, - London and the Rhine" Thurs
day evening, February q, 1879. Rome and Ma
PIES Thursday evening, March 6. 1879 paris
and Scotland. Single tickets, rs cents; Course
tickets. 90 cents.
Good music provided.
Doors OPEN at O'Clock; Programme begins at
40 O'Clock. ianI43ts
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HOLIDAY GOODS.

FOR NEW YEARS DAY.
MALAGA GRAPES,
FLORIDA ORANGES
CALIFORNIA PEARS
BANANAS.
LADY APPLES.
JAMAICA Rum,
ST CRoIx RUM,
NEW ENGre>SD RUN,
FINE OLD WHISTLES, sHFRRIIS, PORTS.
BRANDIES AND SWEET CATAWBA
JOHN ii. MAGRUDER,
1881 Nesc FORK drense,
der, ~ Near O. 4. Treasury Department
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ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS.-The COmus Club
elected tie following officers last evening:
President. Prof. :. F. Baird: vice president. Dr
James G. yelling; secretary. Prof. + s. Holden
treasurer. g. s. Billings; trustees. Mai Powell
lToI. Hardness and Col. Mallory; house com
mlttee, ". III. Holmes, J. X. Eastman and III
W. HensIaw; library committee, Dr. f. C. GIL
T. f. Dwight and j. j. Knox
The First Presbyterian congregation, Or
Sunderland'S,) last evening elected the follow
ing officers: President Of the cOngreg dLlon
PrOf- +. NJ. Gallaudet; treasurer, Theodore f.
Sargent. The board OF trustees was increased
by adding Mr.. W. b. Gurley and Mr. Irving
Williamson, IT.
ST. Johns Mutual Relief Association last
night elected the following officers Rev p r
Mct arthy, president; Thomas j. Meyers. treas
Gler; [. +. Clark, secretary. Executive CON-
mttee-Mlchael Mailman. Martin Grant. james
:. Harvey, Thomas Williams. Dennis Kennedy
John Pepper, Geo. Reuter-
The SoFereigns' Cooperative Association last
evening elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. j. K. 7. Gleason; vice president. John p
JenileS; secretary, i. $. Smith. ST.; treasurer
III. Van Week, ST.; inspector. W H. GuniS0n:
usher. III, '. Cotton. Executive ComIiittee-
New, ID. +. Bremen, Joseph MaddrenS and F
NJ HeatOn: holding over, }. II. Wimot j. NJ
Blanchard. j. :. Crawford. II. +. Maher H. \
faIey, j. f. Bolton, DIR. G. N. Is. Harris Dr.. j
X i. Gleason ard ". Howard Mills
Tie Washington Brick Machine COMPANY
Yesterday elected tie following officers: PTesi-
dent Z. F. Peck; vice president W. 5. Cox. SEC
Tetaly, Nathaniel Wilson: treasurer Andrew
WYE: directors John q. Evans Anthony PAL
!0ck, Lewis Clephane, W. H. Philip and " NJ
Gait. " VI
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uALlETT DAVIS T. CO.'S PIANOS
IL Beautiful styles for the Holidays. Low-
prices. Monthly instruments. Rooms open y=4S1
decl0tr u. Z. SUMNER, Gil 9Th IT. nv.
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day, Jacob March filed a bin In edIIiIy aeraiT,st
q. -. Barrett ANA VIM. FTederlckS for an lu-
junction receiver. &c He charges in his bin
that FlederickS, who has been employed as
Il setter OF precious stones. &c, opened store
at +h9 9Th street northwest i'll December last
and bought of the plaintiff 500 worth of dia-
mGndS and gave his notes therefor; that he
afterwards bought 5000 of levels from Iner-
chants in New ORR and carried on business
short time when re made an assignment OF his
stock lUT the benefit OF his creditors TO O. d.
Barrett. and that Barrett placed the store in
charge OF a Mr. BUTT. lie alleges that the
BOOKS Of Frederic!s show thai not over s.. Ol0
ct the stock has been sold and that not over
s. eco remain IN stock. buC that the rest has
been disposed CT. He asks an islunCtiOa to re-
strain Barrett from selling The remaining goods
and the appointment or 4 receiver 10 take
charge Of tlt. business
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BUILDING AsSOCIATION.-At the third meeting
OF the Third Cooperative Building association
last evening 5000 were sold 500 at 100 per
cent. and $500 at 95 per cent, large number
Of Few shares were taken,
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MARRIAGE LICENSES have been ,AS,slesi 10
Samuel w Steinnetz and Lizzie j. MORAN:
Joseph ;. Van hrSdale, OF Washington D. c.
and Anna p Green, OF Bristol. Bucks county
Pa: Francis Eugene IIefner and Jane Rehecca
WoFthmiller, both Of Montgomery county, Md:
Washington Hamilton and Laura Thornton:
Nilfred c. Atkenhead and Mary E. O'Dono-
ghue.
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Must BE SOLDi-An of our ladies' cloakS all
Of our beautiful dress goods all OF our blankets
and all OF our hrQche Shawls CartcT'S, I'll Mao
ket Space. Black e1shmtras. pure WOOL. re-
0ueed from 6Zc down 10 SOC; cOiore1 caSlmereS
ladies wool vests reduced to soc cloth pure
rCCi, 1ssen and boys wear, SOC: pure wool
blankets rptnfNrfi = "a --A5rt r.
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DCNCANsoN Bros, auctioneerS. CONNIE nced
this morning, at II o'clock. within their sales
rooms, the sale OF the largest stock OF flrS cir
CulaTs and such goods that ever took place in
this city, and we would advise our readers who
are in need OF such goods to call tomorrow
morning ana attend the sale when the entire
STOCK VIII be closed out. Many or the very best
sea! sacques and fine carriage robes renal and
VIII pe positively closed out at the time men,
toned above.
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Mr.. STRAUs, the poplar and reliable Clothier
offers great inducements 10 purchasers. il will
he seen by his advertisement elsewhere in the
way OF large reduction OF prices on his extern
Siye stock Of winter clothing
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lie AEMy MUTUAL AID SOCIETY was organ
Hed last evening at The Army Medical Museum,
ana e!ected the following officers: Colonel Roger
Jones. president; Colonel Henry GOodfeil0W
vice president; Colonel Robert y Scott, sncre-
tary ana treasurer; General r. {. Drum and col
ohel ;. e. LlghttG0t, executive committee 4
constitution and bylaws for the government OF
Tie society were adopted providing that any
person In good health. under sixty years of ace.
whose name appears upon the army register
Ray become member. The initiation fee was
hAGd at So and the assessments divided into
Two classes, those over forty years to pay - and
those younger 81. pom the death OF a member
, PEI ceHt OF me assessment is reserved for ex-
penseS, and the remainder transmitted 10 The
heirs OF deceased. "
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DEEDS II tEE nave been flied as follows: F. s
ard 7. Co TO j. W. Starr, trustee lot a. square
part OF Blue Palms. $3.50 F. s. and r co
"a Mary e. Kane, lots ass and 159 of UntontoNn.
seo. II. A. Clarke ct al, trustees, TO j. L. john
son ct al, lots and 3. So. 462. Parthenia
Thyson 10 Mary Ellen Wilson, part LOT 81 sn
622: $500. Frederick W. Jones to Henrietta sin
ert, lots PA. 225 25I and 25S. UniontOWn: 81 20o
T. H. courtney TO Margaret Sherman lot IS 81
6it; S2.2oO. F. :. and Il. Co. TO Nina j Little
lots $50 to ,6S, Cniontown; 1920. James TaylOr
TO Ada L. Smith, lot 2. SD. 2ll; =. Jos. Marks
10 [. A. Hammer, lot 6, So. SD; s3I5 F.W. Pill
ling to J.W. Pilling, lot 10. So. as 500. John
sherman ct al, trustees, to j. q. Ame, lots So
IS and 80, S(. SOL; $50 600 ~
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LIST OF PATENTS granted to the residents Of
Mary land, Virginia and District OF Columbia.
for the week ending January 18th. 1919, and
each bearing that date:-Edwards NJ Buccnard
Washington, u. C.. knock down butter boxes.
John G.. Mitchell. Baltimore Nd. Sdjustab.e
window curtains; Horace L. Brooke. BALTIMORE
Nd, plants and processes for the manufacture
ofcharcOal and pyruhsneOus acid: Richard Wells,
Baltimore, Md. oyster shocking machines: Will
liam A. Yeats. Little River. Va, hay aud straw
critters.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

PRICES JEwELRY STORE received some brace
ietS, chains, rings and sets. from 81 to so. Ne
45t pennsylvania avenue near 4 street
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NCEDERnUS ATTACK OK WoH4V-She Is
SsTt"J;StH. ItTL3 Us PF.GI'a, S.GjLef Jy Her Pare-
Il.Cur.-AbOuJ > o'clock Yesterday arfnrnoos
Frank TAYLOR. Coufei. H. Il quarrel with hi.
mistress Sally Tdplett, il a house III a South
Washington alley. stabbed her ii the RIGHT
bft asst iLIi!ctiUG q terrible wound o1,ar
BCcE EaSiered 70 tire scene as soon as h. helri
at X and found Prank preparing 10 leave the
place. hGt he secured rim ard locked him uD
bT. ETCOkhc5suer was called il and dressed the
wound At q late EDLI last night She was ia a
critical condition.
The case-a charge Of assault and battery
with intent 70 kil-wdS called in the Police
court this morning, bat tie Iaplett woman NOT
Being able 10 bc ia court. il was continued 10
await the results Gf her injuries
BASE DIRECTORS ELECTED-TEe Second N.-
tfoEai Bank elected tae following directors: n
g. Emery. Thcs- /. TUi.oci.. =. Il. smith, n "
EcNcIldSe, Lewis tlepha1e, Win I. MaJtlngly
". W EuTdsttc- Jn0- @. Evans. John NoEt
Daniel kClO. ami George W. Pearson.
Tie National Bank u tiIt. RepuDfe today
elected the following directors: Dr. Daniel Il
CLARKE. W X. Riley. :. NG-al%-lt. f. l. Wag-,-
man, ". J. Slbity. =. NJ. F1Tc. Il; X Elliot IL
III. NOT lSOn. r. h. Gods borough.
Al the election held to-day The following di-
TectorS OF the National Netron1Iitdn Bank Were
chosen: j. ". Thompson. William OrEle WIN
e. hetzerOtt, Wm. Is Todd. J. III. BaNter. Wm
Thompson. Nathaniel Y iisCu- Henry A WI
lard, James Z. Fitch.
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FIRE LAST EVENING sos O'Clock last even
ing flTe was discovered in house pa lIth street
northwest. owned by VIM. Kennedy ard occu-
pied by Ellen Holmes. lace curtain cauyht
IRE from lamp and the flames communicated
10 two beds and were spreading with great
rapidlty, when the occupants of the house sent
a messenger 10 No house. The firemea OF
mat company promptly responded and soon
eNunguIShed the fire without turning In an
alarm The less is about $2o1 in clothing. fur
niture, &C.