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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-20

GEORGETOWN NEWS.
Collected by Republican Rerorters.

Two mechanics working on the slate roof OF the
new Georgetown College building had narrow es.
cape from death last Friday. The scaiIoding which
supported them gave way and they slid down the
steep roof. one of them Went over the caves, but
luckily fell on the projection of an abutment ten
feet below, without injury. The escape of the
other was even more miraculous, There was q
hook at the edge of the roof intended for holding
holding him just us he reached the verge. The
men were rescued from their perilous positions
Saturday afternoon, while Robert Williams n
colored man, was CareleSsly driving on Bridge
street between Congress and Jefferson streets his
wagon ran into Mr. George Ofiutps buggy breaking
its wheels and otherwise injuring the buggy. VIII
Jams, in attempting TO escape, jumped from the
wagon, and falling to the ground severely injured
his right knee. After receiving attention at tile
hands of DR.. Suter, he was removed 70 his home in
Montgomery County, Md.
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Pacific Mining Stocks.
SAN FRASCIsco. October rs, 1874.
The following are the official closing a,iota.,ous of
Baltimore Markets.
RATTIMpRE Mn Ontnhnr 4
Cotton armer. Midding, losl@logIc.

DALIIMohE- MD OCtODer 10,
Cotton firmer. Middling, l05s9l024c.
Flonr quiet and without change
Wheat-Southern lower, dull and weak. Western
dull lower and weak. Southern rcd, 81 47@l 80 do
amber, 81 5jCDl GO; No. Maryland. 81 so No 2
Western winter red, spot, and October 81 AZ; No
vcmber, 81 41l59l 49, December, 81 1891 so.
Corn-Southern, quiet Western, lower. South
ern white 60@63c; do yellow, nominal Western
mixed. spot and October, 62c November no sale;
December, 6O@60l9c steamer, Gle.
Oats steady. Southern, 43@i5c Western white
43@i5c do mixed, 4Olel2c.; Pennsylvania, 439
Acc.
Rye firm at 95@Osc.
Hay firm. Prime to choice Pennsylvania and
Maryland, Sl5@lG per ton.
Provisions unchanged Mess pork, sl1. Bull;
meats-Loose shoulders, &c; clear rib sides TO
TIC; do packed, 43Gc and Sl4@S%. Hams; 10@l1c.
Lard refined tierces, re.
Buttersteady. Prime TO choice Western packed
13Ml6c.
Eggs higher and active at 17@lsc.
Petroleum without change Petroleum, steady
Crude, nominally, 5@5l6c; refined, TIC.
Coffee strong. Rio cargoes, 13l4ml6Ac.
Sugar firm and active. A soft, Sl4994c.
Whisky firm at 81 II.
Frcghs to Liverpool per steamer unchanged.
Receipts-Flour 1869 bbls; wheat, 175l0O bu;
corn, 1880 bu; oats 5000 bu.
ShipmentS-Wheat, 10000 bu; corn. l25,000 bu.
Sales-Wheat, il7OO bu: corn, $500 bu.
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DR.. T. A. Won MOSCHZLSKER,
THE wELLKNowN EUROPEAN
PHYSICIAN and SPECIALIST,
No. GIG Nineteenth Street NV.

DR. Won MosCHzIsKER's reputation as the
most successful practitioner in cases Of DEAFNESS
and in all diseases ofthe EYE, EAR and Respiratory
organs, such MS THROAT LUNGS, CHEST, CA
TARRI, ASTHMA, and all diseases OF the Nasal
passages, has long been established He is well
known us the author of an extensive work on the
EAR-its Diseases and Treatment; GUIDE to the
diseases Of the EYE aud treatise the diseases OF
the RESPIRATORY ORGANS. DIR. Won NJ. hls
had in the course Of his practice many of the
distinguished men In this country under his treat.
ment Among them were Ex.Governor Horatio sey-
mour Senator Voorhees, Hon. J. G. New, Hon. RIOS.
well Hart, Hon. r. II. Buchanan. ana numerous
others, whose letters TO him can be duty examined.
The following document WIS presented TO him
leaving Philadelphia
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FOR RENT-RNONTS.

ROOM, furnished or unfurnshed, at No 1928
Ninth 81 WI terms moderate oc2o
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John SHERMAN q CO..
~ Real Estate Agents and Auciioneers,
~. Cloud Building
TRUSTEES SA LIE OF DESIRABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY, No 10 DEGREES STREET y. w,

BY virtue of q deed OF trust dated March I, A. d.
1871 aud duly recorded In lber ST. folio 90 ct seq
one Of the land IecOrds Of the District OF Columbia
and ut the request of the parry secured thereby
will sell ut public auction, In font of the prem
les, on FRIDAY, October "a, a, D., 1870, AZ
situate in the city of Washington and District OF
Columbia, TO .wit;-Loin numbered ono hund ed
and five OF a. H. Shepherd recorded subdivision OF
part of square numbered six hundred and twenty
three Terns:-One-fourth cash; balance In six,
twelve and eighteen months, with interest ut per
cent pcr annum; deferred payments to be secured on
The property sold. A deposit OF so acceptance of
bid. Ali conveyauCng at purchasers ost. Terms TO
be complied with IN five days.
ALBERT q. HALL, orrr.oo,
ocli,l72,,2i WIN. NJ. SMITH. ii"s'ces
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TRUSTEES SALE OF A NEW THREE. STORY
4 AND BASEMENT BRICK DWELLING, AT
CORNER OF TWENTY-FIRST AND N
STREiGTS NORTHWEST.

BY virtue of deed of trust, dated January %, 1870
and recorded In libcr No SO nlio Ill., orthe land
records the District of Columbia, aud of II decree
of the supreme court of the District of Columbia,
passed In equity cause No G0Si the unde signed will,
1T the request OF the party secured by sai decd OF
trust. offer for sale, ut pubic auction, III mont of the
premises, on MONDAY, the 9th day ofoctober 1879,
premises. located in Washington, d. O. viz a part
OF lot numbered niue, In c. n. Ihum's recorded sub
division OF pnrt OF square numbered ninety.seVen,
beginning for the same at n point seven aud a-hall
feet west OF the southeast corner OF said lot number
nine thence running west along the north line of
street twelve and onehali feet thence north along
the cast line Of TwCnty-iiTst street Urihwest one
hundred feet to tCniOnt nlley thence east along the
south liuc OF said alley lwclve AMI half feet and
thence south one hundred feet to the place of begun
ming together with the impro emcnts thereon, CON
slsng OF new three-StOry dbascment brick dwell
ing erms of sale: one fourth cash and bal. nee In
one, two and three years, with Interest ut eight per
cent FER annum; deferred yments TO be secured on
the properly sold All cOnVeyanCing ~ purchasers
cost Terms to be complied with in seven days.
JOHN SHERMAN, r,,,,.,a
JOHN II, THOMSON, trustees
w. NJ. SMITH, salesman. ocl5-lS 2227
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
MONETARY !IATrERs IN VIEW YORK
AND SIN FRANCISCO.
New York Money Market.

NEW YoGK, october is, 1870.
The foreign commerce of New York for the past
week was: Gen eral merchandise imports, 81, Ill 1885,
produce exports S97S655G.
Money active Mt 5M7 per cent, closing easy
h5 Foreign exchange dull at 1901 G4Sl for long,
and 4S2lS6DlS2 for short.
Government bonds firm.
State bonds steady.
Railroad bonds firm The following were the
changes compared with last previous sales: An ad-
vance of u In G d iiIsS trust company ccrti-
Gates assened, u in Jersey Central convertible as
Eented, n i'll Erie seconds new consolidated and
chesapeake X Ohio iirsts, series u, and a III ST
raul sinking funds and Kansas City Il Northern
lOmaha divisonl There was decline of q in
Missouri, Kansas & Texas frsts consolidated as
sented, and - in Rome, Watertown Ogdensburg
hrsts consolidated. Lake Shore registered iirsis
sold at ll715 New York Central skies Of 1888 at los
and Northwestern consols ut 1lSl5.
The stock Market was quiet and generally lower
in the early dealings, the decline ranging from
a TO per cent subsequently, however, firm feel
ing set in, and during the afternoon there was an
advance of y TO per cent, the latter Nashville
4 Chattanooga. Rock Island Keokuk g. Des
Moines and Quicksilver were also conspicuous in
the upward movement
Total sales aggregated were $4,000 shares, Of
which, 4OUOO were Erie, 10000 Lake Shore 5000
MaDlsn, l2,UOO Northwestern, 1000 st. Paul
ilVOO Delaware, L0ck0wanna d Western 900 New
Jersey Central, 6,UOO Michigan Central, 1900 Ohio
mississippi 10000 Western Union, 1000 Pacific
MAIL lOOUO Kansas City * Northern, liOOO Northern
Pacific 1900 Nashville, Chattanooga &c st. Louis,
GOOO keokuk Il Dcs Moines, and 1900 quicksilver.
Inc following were the closing quotations:
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A SOLDIERS Discharge P,per-Siephen Tenn
"A mus, Second regiment of Maine Infantry The
owner cln OBJ ain 1t by calling ut Republican Office
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

A SUITE of three four unfinished Rooms for
"A light hnusekepping between g and SITS and
Second and Ninth. Address SO N avenw oc2O
YINO purchase, n Cabinet Wardrobe Bedstead
L must be in perfect condition For sale OH
Stove and attachmenis in good order. Address W 3D.
Republican oflica. ocaO-5tf
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DY single man, comfortable Room, with or
ID without board, In aquiet home OF good family
per week n the most that can be paid for full ac
commodatlon. Address FRIEND OF FAllNESS,
Republican office. ocl5
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by virtue OF deed OF trust dated February 10Th,
1871, md recorded In ber No. $40, folio 10, of the
nndrecords OF the District of Columbia, viii sell at
pub auction IN front of the promises, ON SArUl,-
DAY, October -, 1879, ut 1870 O'Clock D. m, the fol-
lowing described real estate situate In The city OF
Washington D. c., to wit:-Lots numbered twenty
I'D and twentythree 2O In X. j. HowisOn's re-
corded subdivision of lots numbered nine 90 and ten
QOl IN square numbered six hundred ana hfty-threC
WbO together with the impro tmenis, consisting OF
N neat twostury brick dwelling. containing six
from August % 1877 to day OF sale, and expenses OF
sale cash; balance In twelve and eighteen months
with interest at per cent? slO1 NJ time OF L.. Con
Ney nclng at cxpCns- OF purchas Terms to be com
piled with iI ten days.
w, NJ. SMITH Sa, csmnn ocIi.i7a2?S
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WANTED-BIEIE'.

IMMEDIATELY, hlty first-class Carpenters for tn
National Fair Association. Apply ut the Fai
Grounds. ocoO.lt
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RIVER and CANAL NEWS.
Washington River Front.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED
Inlnndand Seaboard Company's wharf-Steamers
Lady of the Lake, Travers, Norfolk, Va, and John
w Thompson. Wood, Leonardtown, Md, ard
lower river landings, both with freight and passen-
gers.
G l. SherifTs wharf-Schooner Cakes Ames, Ed.
munds Philadelphia, coal for G l. sheriff.
Biscoes wharl-schooners Christie Wright, Clark
coal Clark d Given Roger Francis, Burroughs
Baltimore cargo of coal oil for District merchants
and Kate Mcnamara, Merkins, Philadelphia, coal
for Mayfeld d Heiston.
Riey's wharf-Schooner John Wentworth. Clark
New York, tile and oil consigned to 7 w Riley q
Sons.
Johnson's wharf-SchoonerL Lizzie Young. Young
Philadelphia, coal for Johnson Bros, and steam
ship Experiment, Ford, Philadelphia assorted
cargo for District merchants.
CLEARED.
Sherifr's sixth-street wharf-Steamer Mattano
Byles lower river landings with freight and pas
sengers.
Stephensons wharf-Steamer Sue Geoghegan
Baltimore, Md, and lower river landings, freight
and passengers.
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THE SMITH 4 EGGE MANUFACTURING CO.,
LOCK BOX i7Oi BRIDOEPORT, CoNNo

LOVk UON I7Ol, DNIOWFTVNIl NVNNn
Manufacturers OF spcClaltios I'm Light Hardware and
Metallic Goods generally Government ana Giant Pad
locks sewing Machine Locts, Piano Locks, orgln
Locks, the automatically made Giant sash Chain,
ptrlor TO every other and very much cheaper, No
special pulley required The Smith ~ Egge Manutac-
turing Co also gives special attention e. the making
OF estimates for the cost of the manufacture Of pat
ened inventions aud all the necuss lTy tools, and tho
manufacturing of the same ON royalty, An Cunmu-
niCltiOns treated CouudentAlly, OCl6-eONul
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AN abundance of guests and limited lodg.
ing rooms caused Jimmie to be slept out" at
Il neighbours. On arising in the morning he
was invited to remain ut breakGls well,
guess not" ne replied; "wo have mighty
good breakfasts at our house when we havo
company. "-Nep Hdren REGISTER.
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SECOND.fqAND CLOTEgING.

nLD WINE AND OLD FRIENDS ARE KNOWN
~ rs the best, so is JUSrHS OLD STAND.
known tor years rs the only place where hrstclnSs
secondhand clothing can be sold at respectable
prices Address or call NJ
JUSTHS OLD STAND.
No Glg ID street, between Sixth and seventh streets
northwest branch store No. tOs Ninth street be-
tween ID and y StreetS northwest
n. B.-Note by mail promptly attended to, sel6
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LETHOGRAPHING.
PROFESSIONAL.

DR. BoswoRTH 0ls STREET n. W., Is THE
~ most skillnl and the only Scientific Medical
diseases positively cured Female diseases special
". Refers to Senators ID. w Voorhees,, Indiana ].
j, Patterson, IS. O. Samuel Norment Washington ID.
c., aud others. Consultation nee A competent and
nOltly
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CA lsEs8AGEs.
STEAMBOAT LINES.
INLAND AND sEABoARD CoAsTING COM
Il PANY.
FOR NORFOLK, FORTRESS MONROE,
md THE SOUTH.
FALL AND WINTER ARRANGEMENT

Steamer LADY OF THE LAKE E-Un.~
will leave Washington ON MON tssSsiII22agsssTi~
DAYS, WEDNESDAYS and FRI dr.
DAYS al y. M, stopping ut Piney Pout and Point
Lookout, connecting with steamers to Boston, New
York and richmond, and railroad lines South.
Leave Norfolk TUESDAYS THURSDAYS and
SATURDAYS at Up. IN.
Flrstea,s iare.,,.S2 co. Round trip..."'.....fS 90
ron POIOA1C RITTER LANDINGS.
Steamer JOHN W. THOMPSON leaves Sixth
street wharf every Monday and Thursday FIR
down Us Nomlnl Thursday and Saturday for Curr
ON an and Leonnrdtown, stopping at intermediate
landings gong and returning. -. ~
STEAMERS FOR NEW YORK
The Steamers JOHN Gll lSON and u. O. KNIGHT
alternately leave Pier Al, East River, New York, ev
cry Saturday, ~ p mi Georgetown Friday, aud
Alexandria same day,
Freight taken at lowest rates. Apply Office, under
National Metropolitan Bank, Fifteenth street, or oflce
OF agent foot OF sixth street. Washington and G3 Wa
ter street, Georgetown. SAM l. BACON,
Be2i President
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SUPREME Court or THE DIsTRICr-CHIEF JUSTICE
CARTIER AND JUSTICES WYIIE, Cox AND JAMES
BARLEY VS.. Hebron; argued and submitted. Dwight
vs. While; petition for remandmcnt of the cause
allowed to be filed. Mr.. ]. Graham applied to be
appointed q constable. Adjourned until tomorrow.
CRIMINAL CoURT-JusTIcE HAGNER John L.
Franklin convicted of grand larceny in stealing
money from the Marshall House in this city; motion
for new trial overruled and exception noted; SEN
fence to the penitentiary at Albany for two years
and ten months.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR TODAY
EQuITY CoURT-JusTIcE MACARTHUR.-No. O.
Washington IL Georgetown Railroad Company VS..
District of Columbia; Ramsey vs. Daniels; TO-
Hayden VS., Chesapeake Il Ohio Canal Company
l0l5, Cook vs. Cook II, Bates VS.. Plummcr; a.
Vaiidenburgh VS.. Gordon, TO- jeffrey VS.. Grant
lG, Cox VS.. McPeerson; II, McGraw VS.. Mattoon
1S Lewis, trustee, vs. Kennedy.
CRIMINAL CoURT-JusTIcE HAGNER.-Edward
Peck petit larceny. second ollense; Richard Ross
larceny Oliver r. Delphy, larceny; Betty Richard
SON. assault with intent 70 kill; Mordecai Snowden
assault with intend 10 kill; James Grayson, assault
with intend TO kill
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AUCTION SALES.
TODAY.
WALTER b. WILLIAMS & CO., Auctlonccrs.

WALTER b. WILLIAMS & CO., Auctlonecrs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
AND UNIDfPRONED PROPERTY, SITUATED
ON V STREET NORTH, BETWEEN TiIIR
WEST, AND ON THIRTEENTH STREET
VISIT. BETWEEN AND V STREETS
BY virtue OF q certain deed OF trust to us, dated
July 90 1870, and duly recorded, will offer for sale
DAY the 18Th day Of October, 1879 ut O'Clock D. M
the following described property situated in tho city
OF Washington, District OF Columbia known Ms and
being the eastern part of lot numbered seventeen O7
IN square numbered two hundred and thrty-sN (2}6)
having front of twentone ca feet two and R-hait
dred and twenty u2Ol feet, with the improvements
consisting OF well-built two-story and basement
Brick Dwelling. Also the centre portion of lot mum
Dered twenty t20) IN said square numbered two hun
dred and thirtyslN (236) having front of twenty (0
feet on Thirteenth street west by depth of one hun.
Terms of sale: One.third cash, balance In six and
twelve months, or all cash, ut the option Of the pur-
CHASER The purchasers prOmssOry notes TO he given
for the deferred payments bearing interest Mt seven
() per cent per annum from duy of sale, and secured
by deed OF trust the property sold. deposit of
V.street property, and $50 ON the Thirteentstreet
lot All cOnveyancing at ost OF purchaser IL terms
OF sale not complied with IN seven days from day
OF sale the trustees reserve the right to resell the
property at the risk aud expense of the deiaultng
purchaser. FRANCIS MILLER, (,r,,.,o. q,
seleeod&ds BERNARD r. HANBEY, J i'''''- o.
The above sale Is postponed until MONDAY, oc-
tObcr 20, at 1890 o'clock y. M, same place.
Iiy order of the Trustees. OclteOdSds
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IOIIN SHERMAN & CO., Real Estate Agents and
- Auctioneers 81. Cloud Building
TRUSTEES SALE OF DESIRABLE FRAME
HOUSE AND OF 1873 MARYLAND AVENUE
NORTHEAST,

BY virtue of deed Of trust dated the 26th day oi
September, A. d. 1870, duly recorded In lbcr No. s33
folio 2iS e., seq of the lard records for the DIS
tict Of Columbia and ut the request Of the party
cured thereby, will sell at public auction, in front
OF the premises, on WEDNESDAY, the I'D day OF
October, 1879, at 400 D. M, The following described
known part of original lot numbered thirteen
40, In square numbered one thousand and twenty
eight, beginning tor the same at the northwest
corner Of sad lot, aud running thence northeastery
along Maryland avenue twenty feet; thence south
eistWurdy aud Mt right angles 10 said avenue the
rear Of said lot thence sonthweswardy TO the west
side Of said lot and thence along the said west line OF
said lot To the place Of beginning, containing $50
square feet, more or less together with the improve
nlcnis, consisting Of u nvt-rOOm frame house, No,
1918 Maryland avenue northeast.
Terms-One-third In cash and the balance In six
twelve and eighteen months, with interest NJ per
cent per nnnum tho deferred payments TO he secured
the premises sold deposit OF so at time of sale
Terms 10 be complied with In seven days.
B. IL. WARMER, r,,,,oos
j. ID. CLARY, i'"N'eeS'
WM. NJ. SMITH, Salesman. oc4Gis,22
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VNPTTNI PRIXF t3O,UU1.
10000 TICKETS AT TWO DOLLARS EACH.
HALF TICKETS, ONE DOLLAR
NJ. n. DAUPHIN,
z. 0. BOX go. Now Orleans, Louisianai

T. o. Box 692, New Orleans Louisiana;
or same person at No. $40 broadway, New York.
The particular attention Of the public IS called to
the fact that the entire number of the Tickets for
each monthly craving is sold, and consequently all
the prizes in each drawing are sold and drawn ana
pad. THIS Is not the case with any other company.
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are under
The supervision and management Of GEN ERALS o.
I. BEAuREGAKD and LUBAL A. EARLN.
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4 UcrIoN SALE Marble CoUNrER &c.

n
The Commissioners of the Frccdman's Savings and
Trust Company will offer for sale ut public auction,
w TIE east room OF the Freednans bank building on
WEDNESDAY, October -, Mt ~ o'clock u, on, one
very hand ONE pc ished Marble Counter, also sundy
standing Desks. of black walnut &c. The articles
can be seen any day prior to Tie sale by applying NJ
the Oiuce of the commissioners, northeast corner
rclI.hI
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LOST.

ON LII tine bred Black ani-tan Female Dog after
y p IN saturday; about years old; liberal reward
VIII be paid tor information that Will lnd to its re-
tuln to ALDERNEY DAIRY i12-Ili Third st w.
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aOIEE IsY.

"A FORTUNE. ELEVENTH. GRAND DISTRI-
BUTTON. CLASS J., AT NEW ORLEANS, Tu ES.
DAY, NoNEMBER IL. 1879 = lIith MONTHLY
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Louisiana State Lottery COMPANY.

This institution was regularly Incorporated by the
Legislature Ci the State for Educational and ChRra.
BILE purposes In 1855 FOR THE FERN OF TWEEN.
TY-tIVE YEARS to which contract the nviolnbe
faith OF the State Is pledged with capital of VI 0OOO
TO which II has since added reserve fund of S}j0ODL
ITSGRAND SINGLE NUMBER DISTRIBUTION
will take place monthly on the second Tuesday. n
neueT scUies or poStpOneS. Look ut the following
Distribution:
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John SHERMAN IL Co,
- Real Estate Agents ana Auctioneers,
ST, Cloud building,

TRUSTEES, SALE OF IMPROVED REAL Es-
TAIEON n STREET BE Wl3EN ONE-IIALF
AND sOuTM CAPITOL sTREETs s. w.
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pY LEIGH BROS. & PHELPS Real Estate Agts
ID aud General Auctoncers, Ne. ll2 Main street,
THE DISMAL SWAMI CANAL FOR SALE All
PUBLIC AUCTION,
Pursuant to two deeds OF trust executed by the Dis
nal swamp Canal Company ON the LIST day of July
1857 aud on the 10th day of February 1852 respective
w. to secure the payment of the bonds issued by the
said company tie undersigned, SURVIVING trustees by
the said de eds appointed, will sell the ABOVE MEN
TONED VALUABLE PROPERTY on the 10Th day
of JANUARY, lssO nj u O'Clock M, for cash ut the
auction house Of Leigh Bros Phelps In the city OF
Norfolk, Va. - ,,,
VIM, IL. O. ELLIS, i'"a'c'''
LEIGH BROS Il PHELPS,
oclO3m AuctlOneers
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STEAMER MATTANO Captain
- William II. Byles), on and after sff1a1ne~
April 20, leaves wharf foot of Sixth 6SzHtIxSEaAG-
aud streets every tuesday,, Thurs s1kfes%2ttssttS
day, and Sunday, at q, M, for the Potomac River
landings, On sundays for Mattox Creek, Colton's,
and landings In 81, Clements Bay. on Thursdays for
MAttoX Creek and landings in Wicomico River. on
Tuesdays for Coton's and landings In Nomlni Creek.
Returning on Monday "Wednesday and Friday morn
ings, making Intermediate landings Also chapel
Point on Wednesdays, coming up
For further information inquire at offices OF a. l..
SHERIFF, No S2s and lllt Pennsylvania avenue, or
at office. foot Of sixth and streets southwest
my29tf q II. JONES, Agent
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WOOD AND COAL.

GOAL AND WOOD.
- / have tor sale large quantity and every var
iey of Red Ash White Ash LOrberry, and l.yllcns
Valley GOALS. Also Kmdling and stove WOOD ut
the very lowest rates. g. L. SHERIFF. M aud 3ls
Penna ave Depot aud Mill foot of Sixthst oct slyr
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EDUCATIONAL.
HO WARD UNIVERSIT
LAW SCHOOL

This School Is omen to all and both For
the greater convt nence of ali classes of Students the
exercises for instruction Will hereafter be held in the
Second National Bank Building 500 Seventh street
northwest second story, bnck room.
Instruction Will be given by the Hon. H. II. WAR
DEN, r. ID. MuSSEY, ESQ, r. r. GREENER, Esq,
and other legal gentlemen
The Introductory lecture will be given by II. b,
WARDEN, Esd, IN the law room, University build
ing, on MONDAY, October % Is7u at su'c!ovE. sub
JcCt:-JURAL INTERESTS. Oci5-St