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u II. WARNER, Real Estate Auctioneer.

U H. WARNER, Real Estate Auctioneer
IKTsTEE's SALE OF DESIRABLE IMPROVED
t EnP Hprc c4 ,I,s Nc OF 4 THREE
SqNTH sIIE on STREET, BETWEEN
WlST AND a THREE-STOKY AND MAN
SARD ROOF BRI X HOUSE ON THE EAST
SIDE OF SECOND STREET NORTHNES
Just ABOVE AND NEAR PENNSYLVANIA
By virtue OF deed Of trust, dated May eth. hA
A D. 1875, duly recorded III Iiber 100 folio fa.sA
"A. one of the land records for the County of LIZ
guest OF the party secured thereby, will sell at
ILhc AUCTION, in front of the premises, on SAT
URDAY, the 18th day of January, 1879 the follow
lrg described Real Estate, situate in the city OF
Washington, District of Columbia. to wit: At 4
O'Clock pm, Lot numbered fifty (50). in Alex r.
Shei herds recorded subdivision of Square three
hundred and sixty eight 1868. and
at $50 O'clock pm, Lot numbered ffty-egilt
(3s). in I. H. g. Todd's William 3. Todd's, AMI
C*lre L. T. knoxs recorded subdivision OF Lo5
lettered and marked E. in Square i've hundred
ahd seyentyhVe (o75), together with all the improve
Ients thereon
Terms: One-third cash. and the balance in six,
Twelve, eighteen and twenty four months, secured
by deed of trust upon the property the notes to
the property be insured for the term of The de-
tered payments and the deed of trust to contain
covenant tor the payment OF taxes, all ash at the
tptl, n of the purchaser $3.50 down on each piece
az Inc time or sale If the terms of sale ara not
coHitIlea with Ill seven days, after The sale, the
1fstee re&efVes the right TO resell the properly at
tie 1sk ana cost of the defanltin9 purchaser after
Yeyancine and recording at the purchasers cost
ian6-eO&ds FRANK f MJpDI FT0N Jrns+Ta
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nUNCANSON BROS, Auctioneers.

TRT TsTEES SALE OF vAsLLUABLE nNIM,
EIENENTH AND G STREETS NORTHEA,,T
md MAINLAND AVENUE AND FIJI
TENTH STREET EAST
BY vlrt1e Of deed of trust. dated The 29tll -
teceMber, 1876, and duly recorded in iiier $50 $40
toho Adj. one of the land records for Wash. ~A-
nSton county and District OF Columba, viii Offer
for sale at public auction, in front Of the premises
on TUESDAY, the l4th day OF January. 1879 at 4
oc'ock pm, all those certain pieces or parcels u
eromnd and premises lying a,id being in the City
as Sts NUMBERED three C3l four g; I'VE %, in
lot numbered six Co. Ia slIlare one thousand and
fifty tl050). These lots viii be offered separately
and III the order above mentioned, commencing
with said lot three.
Terms of sale: One-thira cash and the balance il
Blk TO and twelve (l2} months, with interest at the
rate OF seven CD per cent per annum secured by a
deed OF trust upon the premises sold. $50 OF the
cash payment viii be reauil ed immediately upon
property beng bid off and if the purchaser nur-
chasefs fail to comply with the terms of sale within
five days the property will be resold at his or their
risk End cost. Conveyanclng and recording at cost
Of purchaser.
jan3d LOUIS SCHADE, Trustee
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PROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING P3-
PER, TWiNE, AND LETTER BALANCES.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WAsHIEGTON, u. G., Dec. IL, 1873
Sealed Proposals viii be received at this Depart
ment rNT1I TIE 23n Day OF JAMrARY, 1872; at II
Twne and Letter Balances for the use u the post
offices In the United States for FIVE months from the
fret day Of February, 1879 the said articles 70 be
delivered free of expense the De, artnent at the
BLANK AGENCY OF the Post Office Department.
The quality and the estilrated quantity of each
article required are specified below:
size. and to Weisl 81 pounds to the realn,
,o each rean to contain 20 perfect guires.
100 reams OF Wrapping Paper, 26x4 40 inches in
size, and 10 weigh 90 pounds to the ream
,oo nm each ream 10 contain 20 perfect qgjres
loo,O00 pounds OF Cotton Irvine, to be Sply, and to
measure not lees than 500 yards to the
pound, TO be pat w in balls Weighing about
On oco become loose OF tangled in transportation.
7ooOo pounds Of coarse Helnp Twlae, TO he 3ply,
ard t6 measure from As TO 50 yards 10 the
P Sonl la, ana to be put np il balls weighing
Ifoda . one n, !, 20 two pounds each and so bound
do rot 10 oecof2e loose or tangled IL trans.
Samples of the Paper and Irvine rear1frna viii, IVA
FURNISHED 70 PERSONS who desire to hid on appiics
non Id to The Blank Agency, ?. .. Department Wash
Letter Balances capable Of weia-i,ir., eight o,ncas
aIoIonlo.s weight, and Is rates metric SYSTEM To-
Perfect accuracy, strength and durability viii Iva
required III the Balances to be furnished VIII De
company each bid, and he bidder who NAV 80;
the contract viii be required to furnish Baisncas of
Each Balance must he well and securely psct4i in
box for transportation, and delivered free OF er
More or less than the estmated qianiiies nav Iva
ordered as the necessities OF the Department IN a
require, at the discretion of the Postmaster t,i,
eral No44
Awards Will be made for each article separatalv u
deemed most advantageous 10 the Department
Blds not made III conformity with this adyertisa
meht Will not be considered, 0
Each bidder must furnish with his proposal auar
antees OF ms AGILITY to comply with his bid AMI a
certificate from postmaster that such gIarantors
are reliable persons. 0''
Blank forms for proposals viii be furnished On ap
pNcaton TO the Blank Agency, P. o. Department
VIC S1rff as.fat. uxr-JIlI
to each contract i1oo
A failure to furnish promptly any article con.
frscted Tor, or any attempt to impose upon the Da.
partuent articles inferior in the opinion OF the Post
master General to those contracted for Will bs COZ
sdered sucient cause for the forfeiture OF the con,
tract va
Proposals must be endorsed on the envelone
Proposals for Letter Balances Proposals FOR
Wrapping Paper" or Proposals for Twinei and
Washington, D. c. d NJ KFV a.
decl2-1aw6w Postmaster Ciener.,
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= II. WARNER, Real Estate Auctioneer.

kISTEES' SALE Or THE THREE STORY
BhIGk UNWILLING. WITH BRICK BACK
Eooii;Ll , e. KNOWN AS No. 81 II STREE /
BY virtue Of deed of trust dated May IA
lIth; a: u 1879, duly recorded in Liber No. ISH
go. fono ~, ct seq, of the land records .I2
ios the District OF Columbia, and at the request of
the party secured thereby, We shall sell at public
aus uon III front of the premises, Oh MONDAY Jan
uary 26h 1879. at o'clock pr all that piece or
pafCe 81 around situate in the city of Washington,
ID T., Known as Lot numbered twenty three (23). in
Moses heys recorded subdivision OF Square mum
bered nlbe hume red and Twelve (9l2)
Terms: 0Te-third cash and the balance at six and
twelve months from day of sale for which the notes
OF the purchaser bearing terest at the rate OF per
cent per allDum until paid, and secured by deed
OF trust on the property sold. viii lie taken. de
rCSH of SlC0 Will be required at the time Of sale ana
al conVeyanciDg and recording at tae cost OF the
purchaser. Terms to be compiler with in seven
days from day of sale oerwis the Trustee reserve
the rht to resell the property at the rick and cost
the defaulting purchaser.
WN1, T. MATTINGLYt -r.,,,,o-
ian1-eots CHAS. f. PRENTTSS,i trustees.
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rT-The German consulate al Nata,n oros
Mexico. has been abolished

~ The German consulate al Mata,noras.
Mexico, has been abolished.
~ Weathcr-wise Illinois people SAY that they
nave lUst lad the deepest ian OF snew since 1881
"a Wealthy men ia Boston consider il the
thlhg not TO be publicly spoken OF much white
they are living.
sE \ Detroit boy applied TO be sent 50 a re-
form school SO IS TO get away from Tho ,.r1J.itv
OF 4 step-brOther
% thas. ". Baker has been sentenced in
New DIRK 10 three years In the state prison for
forging oil az exchange for e., l59, with which
he Gefrauded Norton, Bliss a co.
.E~Eyery man should provlde literally for
his family" says Mr. Smith. Ever since my
marriage have kept my wife provided with a
SeMlhS-inachine. SuTlnnunted bl a fine mirror !"
what il tie mirror fOr!" inquired party pres
ent. well" said the oracle, IL tell her that
when she gets so lazy that she can't run the
machine she can Sit still and see herself starye
10 death"
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THOMAS BOWLING. Auctioneer.
TRrcTEE,o CATE

TRUSTEES SALE.
BY virtue OF deed of trust, dated October -
lst, 1865, and recorded in Ltber r. NJ. a., No faS
Of Columbia, will offer at auction, on SATURDAY,
the 18th inst, at O'clock p.m lots and in
six hundred and twenty-nine (629), except TIE
northern three inches Of lot from front to rear
houses, fronting thirty-nine feet niue inches, on
the west side of New Jersey avenue, between and
i SITS. NV.
Terms of sale One-third Of the purchase money
to be paid in cash; aud the residue IN two equal in
stalments at six aud twelve months, respectively
with interest, to be secured by notes and deed Of
trust Oh the premises. The terms of sale must be
complied with within one week after sale, or the
property may be resold after one weeks notice at
the risk aud cost Of the defau'ting purchaser
1an32aWts WIN. u. PHILIP, Trustee.
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THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE-That the subscriber
OF washington City hath obtained from the su.
preme Court OF the District of Columbia, holding n
SPECIAL tem for Orphans Court business letters Of
admiTIstrati9n ON the personal estate of CHARLES
j. BURCH, late OF the District OF Columbia de.
ceased all persons having claims against the said
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same
before the 10th day of December next; they NAV
otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of the
said estate. Given under my hand this 10th day OF
diS IsWsx STEPHEN +. GILL, Administrator
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BOWMAN 4 GREEN Real Estate Brokers AM
IL Auctioneers. 412 It'll street northwest

TRUSTEES SALE OF VERY VALUABLE REAL,
ESTATE SITUATE ON THE SOUTH SIDE
OF MASSACHUSETTS, AVENUE, BETWEEN
IHIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH STREETS
BRICK RESIDENCE.
by by virtue Of the provisions of deed OF L-A
trust EXECUTED to MS, dated December 18TH ffses.A
A. u: 1874, and duly recorded in Liber No sxxrX.
OF Columbia, and at the request in writing of the
party secured thereby, we shall offer for sale st
pubic auction, in front of the premises, on TUES
pay, January 21st, 1879, at O'Clock D. m. the
Washington, D. O., to wit: An that certain piece
Or parcel of land known and described AS lot mum
teTed fittyeight f5sl in j. III. Thompson's subdiyi-
SION OF lots H aud 1, and part of e., and part
OF four o. IN Evans subdivision of original lot
twelve Q2l, IN square two hundred and forty-seyen
CAD, recorded in the land records of the District of
Columbia, May 9th, AID 1874. and bounded as fol
lows: commencing at the northeast corner OF orr
Enat iof twelve {l2) running thence west along the
line OF Massachusetts thirty 1907 feet thence
south one hundred and five fett and nine inches
thence east thirty $50 feet; thence north one nun
dred and five feet and nine inches to the place Of
ginning with the improvements thereon. consist
ing OF q handsome Brick Residence No 1924 Mass
achusetts avenue.
The terms of sale, as prescribed by the deed of
trust, are cash, of which five hundred dollars must
be paid down at the fall OF the hammer; but by the
consent of all parties interested. the terms may be
varied SO as to require one-thIrd of the purchase
money to be paid in cash, and the balance upou de-
ferred payments, for which the notes of the pur-
CHASER must DE given, bearing per cent. per
annum interest, and to be secured on the premises
sold Al conveyanciny must be at the purcha 9er's
cost. II the terms are not complied with in seven
days, the Trustees reserve the right resell the
property az the risk and cost of the defaulting pur
chaser, after five days advertisement in the Even
ing Star
WI II. PHILIP, -r,.
janl-d&ds FRANKLIN A. DICKS AfuS'ee7'
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Tn. nICoRD's ESSENCE OF LIFE RR
pEOPENED.
TIE OFFICE OF THE
HOLMAN LIVER PAD COMPANY.

HOLM4F LIVER PAD COMPANH,
Which has been closed for . few months has been
reOpened by Messrs. RINGWALT HALL. who
are agents for the District of Columbia, Maryland,
Virginia. Yves. Ntrsinis and Delaware, for the sale
Of these remedies az their Office southeast corner Of
9th and streets, two squares north Of PennsyIva-
MA avenue, and which has been elegantly furnished
and ntted up for the convenience OF patients Con
sultatioo free.
HOLMAN LIVER PAD
What ID n. and what does It mean. Il Il q new
method Of treating successfully all Liver and StoIn.
sch Diseases externally, and ii means honest war
against the thousand and one nostruIns and hum
busB Of this and past ases
ITS DISCOVERY
About eight years ago there WAS discovered and
Put into practice new, simple convenient and safe
principle for curing disease by absorption without
the aid Of Medicine. The necessities Of the CASE
prompted . vigorous examination into its merits,
until the question was thoroughly and practically
solved.
Oface-Cornsr Of 9Th and streets northwest, over
Vim Riley's Dry Goods Store
no. ChAsles street, Baltimore poyS-l1
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dec19-eo2n1


EINAL NOTICE TO THE HOLDERS
Il VI BONDS OF THE NORTHERN PA
ClFIC RAILROAD COMPANY.
Under the Plan of Reorg aniZation, ratified by the
decree OF the Court. the time in which Bondholders
sho4la ee allowed to participate in the benefits Of
tne ian, by the conversion Of Bonds into Preferred
STOCK was left to the discretion of the Purchasing
S;onn .f. More than three years having passed
sa.ts this right was given, and more than nine
tent6s OF the Bondholders having converted their
ponds the Committee DESTROYS of closing their Ia
on the 30th day Of june 1879 0>A "-A W. A-AAA~So
Circulars giving information how tba conversion
ne aee car be had At the ece Of the Northern Pa
The original stock will be exchan~ad for s,oct
Under the Plan up to the same time AVA SWIM
FREDERICK BILLINGS
Dec 10; 1873 Chairman Purchasing Committees
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fRoV1DEST AND MUSCULAR SoUtRRELS-AS a
PORTSMOUTH gentleman was passing an old
house IN the upper part. OF kittery. Maine. near
The York line, some days since. he was sur
pflSt'd 10 see a large squirrel come out through
noe IN the root with an ear of corn in his
mouth, running over the ridgepole with H. and
making his way 10 the ground by means of 4
Shed-roof at the rear. In a few moments the
Dusty tailed plunderer MAS followed 10y another
who also carried on with apparent ease fair
sized ear OF corn. The squirrels were OF The
gray kind, and. probably, mates; and they NAV
ne yet transferring ears Of corn from the loft
10 their store In some hollow tree for the gentle
man NhowitneSsed their performance thought
that II the occupants OF the house for il is occu-
pied 10y Nell-to-lo farmers We're too Shiftless or
too close listed TO patch up the roof of their
dNeillng. II was hot his place Ia mount guard
ever the holes In IL to keen squirrels Il PORTS
8yVi.Jb ". H. ChrOnir'e Dee 50
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M4RRTED.

INGSHEaG-wiLLSeN Tuesday avan.
NJ January 9TH 1879, AT the residence of the brides
Ialher, John q Wilson, esq 10y the Rev. H. Peyton
WILSON.
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THE EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Conclusion of Yesterdays PROCEEDINGS.
.,1.c

SENATE.-After our report closed
Mr.. Morrill, introduced bill apprO Ntat'r G
S2J0.O00 for the erection OF fire. proof Guild e
for the National Museum, TO adJOn the Slni L.
Sonian Institution.
The Senate then, at O'clock on motion of
Mr.. Davis. went into executive session. and
when the doors were reopened, at 3.l5, ad-
journed.
HOUSE.-After our report closed
MIR. Robinson introduced a biil relating to
wrts OF execution in the District OF Columbia.
Mr.. Blackburn introduced bill revising GER
tain acts OF the old government OF the District
OF Columbia.
Mr.. Maisch, from the committee OF coinage
weights and measures, presented a ren0rt on
the first essential thing for the civilized world Is
TO establish at this time fixed and determined
unit or International linear measurement. The
metric system has received, they say, the sup
port OF statesmen and the earnest sanction OF
scientists both in the new and Old world for the
past half century or more.
BY Mr.. Cox, TO provide for taking the fedora,
census.
Mr.. Waddell, chairman of the committee on
post offices and post roads reported b,ll relat-
ing 70 the classification OF mali matter. and the
amount OF postage thereon.
\ petition from over two hundred New York
sugar dealers vas presented for the enactment
OF iaW tor the suppression OF the adulteratlon
OF sugars.
Mr.. Cox (N.Y.) introduced a bin providing for
the appointment OF census takers. schedule or
Statistics. etc, for the next census. The sum of
S3,"tp,st Is tlXed as the maximum cost OF the
census. Tie bill proposes Sghyentiou to any
state or territory, which al the intermediate
nEe ears may take a census with similar blank
anu scleiGieS ana report 10 tie Secretary OF he
interior. tic government In such case to nav
hatf The cost. The bin Is made operative for All
fntn1e cenSuses, unless otherwise ordered hy
congress. Inc reason assigned for this five
year clause is that the deCennial census he
comes almost obsolete ana useless before the
next census period.
The deaths Of Il, Is. Douglass ar virriria an5
\. $. Williams. OF Michigan, were then an
nounced, and the House, Ia respect to their
memory, al 3.e5 adjourned.
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ARREST OF NEBRASKA OUTLAWS FOR 4 IIoR-
RIEi.E cRIhE-A special dispatch to the Omaha
t1l Gb}tcG" says that j. I. Olive and five Of his
EeiCefS were arrested at Plum Creek Saturday
iof committing the horrible crime OF bIrninr
Mitchell and ketchum, four weeks ago in Gus
ter county. olives brother, who went by the
name OF Stevens, was killed by the two home
Steaders i'll seif-defence, and for this Olive. wha
is q large stock raiser, caused their Capture,
and, Willie in charge OF the sheriff. took them
away and burned them alive. Officers have
teen hunting the Villains for three weeks. and
getting evidence quietly. Not shot was firel
IN making the arrests.
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DIVORCED AT SEvENTY-THREE-Judge john
son yesterday morning decided the case OF
Buchner Robinson against UannahJ. Robinson.
Robinson is - years old, and married his last
wife after having beena WidOwer nine months
The parties net al a Methodist church, and ii
api cared TO be case OF love at 1lrst sight. Al
ter marriage, however, a change came Ger the
spirit OF their dream. Mrs. Robinson discovered
that tie worldly goods with which her lege
loid had been endowed, as she fondly imagined
in reality belonged TO his children, wbereunon
she unceremoniously left him 10 hight life's bat
ties alone and refused ever after to return and
snare MS joys and sorrows. After three wears
CT WlIlful absence, the Old man sued for and Oh
taiica a divorce, the court rernarkinp that he
vas sorry be could not make the decree so that
EonlhSoh could bot marry again without his
chGdIenS consent, as he thought the man
LceCed gllafdlan.-{ Cincinnati SmN I'm s
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ErISoN is said 10 have remarked that his ex.
pellinentS with the electric light re llirp 4
knowledge OF almost everything .excapt paIr-
ohtoiogy and things OF that kind" and the
Dd'lH Ae:rs (London) thinks he must include the
STUDY OF Greek IN the same category as paaa-
ontology. IL cites this in connection with the
TACT that number OF statesmen. teachers and
scholars have Just presented memorial to the
officers OF the University OF Cambridge PRAYING
thdI certain knowledge OF Greek be no Ionrp:
required Of candidates for admission. Matthew
Arnold Is among those who have signed IT,
IMAM whom no living EngiiShman has more eiO-
qeently defended the study OF Greek In its
proper place. The Professor Of Greek in the
University OF Glasgow has signed ii. and among
others are the head masters OF Eton, Rugby
Harrow, Winchester and Westminster schools
1t IS thought possible, In view of these enltnent
names, that candidates may be allowed ID Offer
French or German in place OF Greek. What
does man gain who can pass the Greek Or
deal? asks the Daily Ne'rs. He gains the power
of stanmeriDg very painfully through one
''hook' out OF the whole range OF the Greek
classics. He cannot OF course, do what Ma
cauiey thought every scholar should be able TO
do-be cannot read Plato with his feet on the
fender" In one short year he VIII have for
gotten the one "book" he learned to read, and
over Which he has absolutely wasted The
working hours OF six months or year-perhaps
OF several years" For the other side of the ac-
count he has Literally nothing" to show There
is not "a pennywOrth OF profit TO all the dreary
hours of sterile grind at grammar5, dictioa-
aries and cribs"
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SELECT AND OTHER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ing upon an article in the Music Trade Rerielc
about reporting the actual attendance at a
public entertainment, the Albany Argus says:
We have compiled list of .iStere0typed
phrases" with accompanying explanations
and we advise playgoerS to cut iU out and use it
in connection with the average newspaper re-
ports of opera and theatrical performances:
"Select audience a small audience, includ-
ing many deadheads.
Considering the weather, the house was
We'll filled;" beggarly array of benches
Respectable audience" small attendance
including critics family.
Large and enthusiastic audience" always
used in connection with variety shows
Critical audience;" slim and inappreciatiye.
or the performance failure
Fashionable audience" whenever the critics
lady friends are present.
was "a full house." the public are to take it for
granted that ii was the critic, and not the
house that was full.
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\ PRISONERS MARRIAGE. Shorn'' Rogers.
q notorious burglar, was arraigned In the New
York police court on Saturday last, and prior TO
being sent to jail expressed desire to get mar
RED. The justice made inquiry as to the where
aboGts OF the bride ''1ere / am, SIR said
Fannie Louise Sigel German OF 80 years.
stepping out where she could be more readily
The bride insisted on riding In the prisoners
van with her husband to the Raym0nd-Street
Jail, where she kissed him farewell at the door
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THAT Is hI-"-The district attorney al Mil
Wauhee. Willie croSS-eNamtning a witness IN the
Russell Wheeler murder trial. asked him why
he called the defendant a law-abiding citizen
when he knew him to he noted gambler. AS
long as the district attorney allows gambling TO
he carried on In The city without restraint OF or
punishment 10y la~, | consider II perfectly
proper 10 DO SO" When the laugh had subsidized
jhe District attorney sad 10 the witness That
is ali