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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.


THIS AFTERNOON.
John SHERMAN x CO.. Auc.ioncer.
t sAF or X TAR sossss
T ITSTIdA ASD d s1REErs NoRfnEasr Al Al
BY virtue OF deed of trust. dated January -
ll &c 1880. and recorded n Liber No sst folio "a
secured thereby. | viii sell at public sucaon. IN
OF DEoEMBEn, 1850. AT / O'CLOCK P. NJ, the fol
lowing described real estate, stused In the City OF
Eumt cred forty six i65 Of Moses keliys reoordes
subdivision Of Square numbered nine hundred and
confisting OF. tw1-story Brick dwelling Honse
and Store, subject to a prior membranes. whici
Terms Of sale cash; a deposit of $50 required at
hs Of a. SALE term are not compiled With in
Ing purchaser has. sfter FIVE days, sdyertssmsat in
dec11-d&ds Room l, st. Cloud Building
WALTER B. WILLIAMS co.. Auctonssrs
TRUSTEES, SALE OF. VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY-NO. 1925 ELEVENTH STREET
NORTHWEST-AT AUCTION.
odtoher 2SsS 1876 and NJ 'r reoorded qf ber
in the psos Of and s.
the request Of the party holding due and unpaid
ton. on FRIDAY. THE nth DAY OF DEcEMsER,
AD: 1850. at ocLoek P. N In front of the pre-
Colt,nan and Adams Trustees. recorded subdl-
visions Of square numbered three hundred and
nine 5000. in the city of Washington D. O. lot
2lh by 95 feet, with the improveGlents thereon,
consisting of two story Brick Dwelling and Store
with Brick Stable.
Terms of sal: One fourth cash balance in six,
twelve, eighteen and twenty four months, with
at coat of purchaser. S100 u be paid down imme,
dietcy after sale. If the terms of sale not com
piled with within ten days after day OF sale, the
property will be resold at the risk aud cost of de-
fauitipR purchaser by giving five days notice of
such resale in the Evening Star newspaper. pub
lished in said city
b blRH61 L. = M tHHa 5 Trustees
decG-m, w. &ds
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4 iHANCENY SALE OF VALUABLE LOT On
- TIE SOUIBEAST CORNER OF 18th AMI
FNHOMAS DOWNING, Auctioneer.

FKNHOMAS DOWNING, Auctioneer.
CATALOGUE SALE OF A RICH AND VALU-
ABLE COLLECTION OF TURKISH, PER
SIAN AND CIROASsIAN BUGS AND CAR
PETS, ANTIQUE HALL RUGS OF RARE
QUALITY. ANCIENT AND MODERN EN-
BROIDERIEs. PoRTIEaEs. &c.
This superb collection embraces Persian. Arlne
MAN. Daghistan, Coua, Moorish, CIcc sssian, Geoe
diea, Turkish and Canels' Hair Carpets and Ruxs,
Antique Hall Rugs of rare quality Elegant Arme
nian Embroidecies. Rich Turkish EIobrodsre /
Table and Char Covers. Egyptian Camel,' HaiI
Fortieres, &c, &c.
The who,e TO he sold at auction, without reserve,
on MONDAY and TUESDAY, December TIE 20 III
AND list, COMMENCING AT Ii A NJ. AND 3 p NJ.
at my spacious salesrooIn southwest corner 1ItE
street and Pennsylvania avenue. (Stsr Building.
This grand collection will be on axlbticn on Fri.
day and Saturday, December 18th aud 18th, from
N. untii p. n. Complete accomm ldatiOns
for tie comfort Of parties ate 1dinx the saIs.
deci4 THpS. BOWLING, Auction ser.
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V,ROMAs BOWLING. Auctloueer.

fETEOMAE DOWLIN(3, kuctI0ueer
TRTETRESa BALE OF VALUABLE THREE
STORY BRICK RFsInESt1E ON TIE
SOUTH SIDE OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
SEuCND sTREETS. No. 2Ii2a
nv yirtna ~ :. 49, ~ f,nst aatoa ,ba,s.r
fm lag Dc. 9n1 aSS, 17 anu uuly reooIue9 HI
re f U'i &C., nte N Ie ~ C1
20 o :, ~ NJ a;oti " fS S "a
m sb a5H ~ MN u we pa.S tnereDs'
CFNHre ISs0 1T nfcI,orK % ~ IN front ~
oEa .s, tfooo. AZ oCLooh = NJ, II troab oi
Wy ioio ? ioi 70 ~
$500 ; rsion Va o,as toes ~ anu 10, III
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ulHOMAs BOWLING. Auctiouesr.

KEGuLAR SALE OF PARLOR AND CHAMBER
IIR IN III G BaI' f, BI9E d 60 sc;
PARLOR ORGAN, IN PERFECT ORDER.
At my salesroom (Star Building. SATJ RDAY,
DECEMBER 18TH, 1880, Commissioning ar IL
O'CLOCK. No pOstpOnement Oh acc0u 1T of we stilcr
decl6-2t THOS. DOWNING, Auct.
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BOWLING, Auctioneer.

fTEOMAS DOWNING, Anctloneer.
TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED REAL Es-
TATE IN GEORGETOWN. ID. C.
BY virtue of deed Of trust duly recorded k~&
in Liber $40, at page. 2l7, &c, of tlIs land f!I
records Of the District of Columbia, and at -4@@8
the reques. Of the party secured thereby, will SELL
at public auction. in front Of the premises. on
THURSDAY, TIE 23D DECEMBER, 1880. AT
CLOCK p the east 20 feet OF the west 80 feet Of
Lot 25. in Peter. Beatty. 1hrekelds and DeaAips'
addition to Georgetown in said District, with the
improvemel is, rights and aPpurtenances to the
same belonging.
money in cash balance in notes at nine, egh teen
and twenty -four months. with interest from the
premises sold. If compliance be not had with the
tern of .sae within Ave days thereafter resale
may be had st the cost and risk OF def aultin,
purchaser, after four days notice in the Evening
Star newspaper. All conveyancing and recording
at purchasers cost. 31o0 to be paid in cash At
CHARLES NJ. MATTHEWS. Trustee.
decll- eoSds 1908 31st (COngress) street.
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MAKE NO CHARGE TO LANDLORDS FOR
ADVERTISING THEIR PROPERTY, AND KEEP
IT BEFORE THE PUBLIC CONSTANTLY.
HAVE MANY OF TIE FINEST BUILDING
SITES IN THE CITY FOR SALE. ALSO, HO USES
IN EVERY SECTION AT PRICES FROM 81,
TO SEQ. 100. NOW Is THE TIMETO BUY
r. o. HOLTzMAN.
dscll 10th and r Sta northwest,
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Il e CORCORAN BUILDING,
OPPOSITE u. s. TREASURY. 18th STREET
FOR SALE.

EOR SALE-A fine SADDLE HORSE; sound ana
4 gent q; good mover; resSon for seug, no
further Use, Can be seen at 43l It'll st northwest.
decI f-pLs
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V,HoMAs BOWLING. Aucttoneer.
vE,HoMAs BOWLING, Auctioreer.

LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF ENGLISH STONE
AND OTHER CHINA AT AUCTION.
On SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 1850. AT II
O'CLOCK within my salesroom, shall sell larx
CONSIGNMENT OF the above goods. The attention OF
the trade and private buyers Is directed to this sale
doclG-2t THOMAS ID JHl.I NC, AuCtiona3r
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w GROVESTEEN d FULLER -0H
and other beautiful PIANOS JUST In. HVVT
Bargains for cash, or on insSsLnenH. ~
at VICTOR BEOKERS Piano looms.
No 907 street northwest.
First-class Tuning and Repairing OF Ha1os
0rHana UONl0-0W
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FOR RENT AND SALE.

% LAFAYETTE So,
fur 1T rs. Sbsth
Fur. house, Grant
Place. ...........
Large & elegantly
fur. house ID
rs. and stable. =.
COrcoran st. n. W.,
fur. IL r.. b bath
$50 eth TT n. W. ID
re-. and store -. {
Fur. ID st n. W.T.
re- and bath. =.
2030 G. 81 NV, IL
rs. and bath.
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OPPOSITE JUDICIARY SQUARE,
handsome FURNISHED HESfDENCk, of about
IL rooms and modern convanence OPEN sratss
Ia every room. Will lease for a term of years at
very low figure.
If19 RHODE ISLAND AVE N W.-Hsndsom,
BrcE Residence. containing Is rooms, elevator aud
all c0nvenences.
So F1RST ST. GEORGETOWN-H
three story BRICK, 10 rooms. mod. imps. S25
per month.
1905 STREET. GOOD STORE ROOM, facing
Penpa ave. S3U per month.
COR. 18TH 81. AND NEW YORK AVE. NV
Upper part OF Marin Building" containing 40
rooms aud modern oonveuiences. Building in
thorough repair and location one OF the bsst In
WASHINGTON for small hotel.
2Uu3 STREET n. W.-Three- story BRICK. vi n
back building. Ii rooms, with ali improvements,
and in thorough repair.
No. 928 III STREET N.W.-Handsome Double
HOUSE. with Stable aud grounds.
MO 1H0S. }. FISHER Il co, 1923 'tF'' sc. q. "
LOR sALE-Improved and unmprove1 PROP
Il ER1Y for ssi IN different parts of the city.
Several very pretty homes in the northwest section
very cheap. The handsomest Building Lot on
street orthwest at bargain. o. G. GRE en-, 40
ID street northwest. dec6- cow
ENOR SALE-Two very fine HOUSES st tbs cor
= ner OF Connecticut ave-, Rhode Island and
nj st., for sale They are well built. have dressed
stone front to easements and fine stone steps are
beautifully finished and contain every convent
ence. IL rooms, coal vault, &c Price s., SOC
Terms easy. JOHN SHERMAN & %,
novlS Real Estate Agent, st. CLOUD Building.
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old WINE AND OLD EI8IENDS are
~ known as the best, 50 Is JUSIb'S old stand
SECOND HAND CLOTHING can be sold g re:
sDeefable pricee. Address or call st JUSTH'b old
sfsni' No. sig d st. between 9th and It'll at NV,
or Branch Store, No. 40s 9th ST., between ID and
Sta nv. n. B.-Eote By mail promptly attended
al MARI
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-15
,atohed up at the eleventh hour, when there

patched up at the eleventh hour, when there
was no longer any hope of con-
verting the masses of the party.
John Kelly has already done the party
irreparable injury by throwing away the
patronage of the State in order to spite Mr.
Tilden. This cost from fifteen to twenty
thousand votes. The wrangling that took
place previous to the late election cost as
many more by awakening feeling of dis
gust in the minds of all decent men. Thou
sands refused to have anything to do with q
party bossed by such man as Kelly, and
consequently either voted against it or re-
manned away from the polls.
The plumbers of the managers in Indiana
and New York proved fatal to the party. II
was essential to carry those States in order
to win the Presidency. Such being the case
the utmost care should have been taken to
avoid all occasion for internal wrangling,
and to guard every point of attack in the
most thorough manner. This was not done
however, and the result suggests the expedi.
ency of having change of managers in
these States, if not throughout the whole
country.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-15
WISCONSIN NEWS.

The Appleton postofice was burglarized
the other night and $50 letters rifled of what
ever contents they might have contained.
Sunday, Nov. 9TH, son of Newton Wells,
of Eagle township, accidentally shot himself
through the hand with revolver, making
an ugly wound.
A man by the name of James Melley at
tempted to commit suicide at La Crosse the
other day by laying down across the track
before sn approaching train. but was res
cued by switchman who pulled him off the
track when the train was within foot of
him.
A Menomonie telegram of November 10
says: Thomas McMahonea, farmer, had
disposed of his wheat in town, and while on
his way home last night was robbed of
thirty-eight dollars by three men, who also
took his team, cut the throat of one of his
horses and then fled.
Evansville Review: Some days ago Mr..
j. M. Owen and DR.. E. 81. Winston were ar
rested for selling liquor unlawfully at the,
latter's drug store. The case was called up
for hearing Thursday before Squire Mills.
They each pleaded guilty and were fined.
Mr.. Owen was adjudged to pay fine of $25
and costs, amounting to $34.05; Mr.. Win
ston paid $50 fine and $7.7S costs. The to-
tai fines and costs amounted to $72.s3.
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.McCtSntOcls's Defense.


The Red Wing Republican, published at the
home of Conductor McClintock, now tells Nc
Clintock's side of the Minnehaha disaster. The
following is an abstracts
MIR. McClintock, of the Minnehaha railroad
disaster. Ia at the home of his wifes parents in
this city, Frustrated with the shock of the ca
lamity that overlook him last Sunday morn
ing Last September he married Miss Stella
Baldwin, the daughter of d. M. Baldwin, and
he then lacked one month of being 81 years of
age. He has lately, every hour nearly that he
was off duty, been assisting his wife in furnish
ing and fitting up house, and had overworked.
he was on night duty and had had no sleep for
twenty four hours previous to the acct
dent; he had been out in the cold
during the night, and when he received his or
ders he went directly to his train intending
to read the orders to the engineer; but the
engine was not at the train at the time, and he
went into the caboose to wait for the arrival of
the engine and engineer. There was fire in
the caboose at the time and the car was very
warm, and he unconsc ously dropped to sleep
and did not awake in time to prevent the Ca
tastrophe. The story of any enmitv between
the conductor and engineer is stoutly and in.
dlgnantly denied. The fact is that the warm
est friendship existed between them and their
families.
He is terrible afflicted over that which was nc
Intentional fault of his own, vet. by his mis-
fortune resulted 80 disastrously in causing in
jury, loss and DEATH He does think that while
he feels deeply the wrong that has resulted
from his dropping to sleep on his post, the
newspapers and others should have little
charity and remember that he stood the same
chances of injury and death IS the others, and
by the result lost his position which was the
support of himself and wife.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-15

NORTHERN PACIFIC stock took a big lear
upward on Saturday to the surprise of good
many who were not on the inside. A special
telegram to Chicago paper says:
There is well-tounded report in railroad
circles here that at meeting held in this city
yesterday of the directors of the Northern Pa.
cifc railroad company, the fact was announced
that the American syndicate had privatel,
nearly completed its subscriptions for the en-.
tire issue of the company's first mortgage
bonds, aggregating nearly sac, ZOO, 900, which
are issued at the rate of about $4,000 Del
mile. 1t was further stated at this meeting
that foreign banking house of great wealth
and influence had written that 1t would under.
take to place the entire loan abroad, if the
representations which had been made regard.
ing the land grants and the present financial
condition of the company proved upon exam
ination to be correct. If the scheme succeeds
the completion of this road to the Pacific will
be pushed as rapidly as money and labor car
be utilized.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-15
country.

REFORM IN THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM
The Democratic party should not release
control of the Congress of the United States
until it has passed bill for the reform of
our present absurd electoral system. AT
every Presidential election for half century
past its inconvenience have been felt, and
all parties have been more or less injured
through its operations. There have been
few Presidents chosen since the formation of
the government who were the choice of a
majority of the people, though all had ma
jority of the electoral vote save Mr.. Hayes.
1t therefore appears that the electoral college
is oftentimes means by which the will of
the majority can be thwarted instead of exc
cuted, as the intention was when the plan
was first adopted.
The electoral college is an absurdity. If
the States were nearly equal as to popula-
ton, less wrong would be done by the sys-
tenn than at present. As it is, however, the
smaller and sparsely settled States exercise
too great an inf1uence-far more in proper
ton than those of greater population
wealth and importance. Thus the great
State of New York, with over million and
a quarter of voters, and containing more
than a quarter of the wealth of the country
is completely overshadowed in the electoral
college by few States of small population
and little wealth. The allowance of electors
to represent the Senators works great in
justice to the people of all the larger States
though it is no doubt acceptable to the
smaller communities.
Congress should at once pass and submit
to the States for their ratification an amend
ment to the federal constitution abolishine
the electoral college entirely and providing
for the election of the President and Vice
President by direct vote of the people.
Such an amendment would be common
sense way of overcoming the disadvantages
of the present system. and would certainly
prove acceptable to large majority of the
people. The plan suggested by some of
choosing electors by Congressional districts
ia open to many objections. In the first
place it would be equivalent to an election
of Preeident'by Congress. While it would
ensure harmony between the executive and
legislative branches of the government, it
would not necessarily result in the choice of
a majority President, and the people might
be cheated as effectually as they are under
the present system. The only sensible plan
is to allow the people to vote directly upon
the question as to who they shall have to
rule over them, and when they have express
ed themselves give a guarantee that their
wishes will be respected. A full and free
ballot and a fair count is what the people de-
sire, and the present Congress will immor
talize itself by passing such an amendment
to the constitution as will ensure it. It is
not a partisan measure, for Republicans are
as much interested in it as Democrats, and
but few of them would oppose it.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-15

Mr. FRYE, of Maine, is anxious TO succeed
the venerable Hannihsl Hamlin in the Sen
ate of the United States. When Senator
Hamlin announced that he would not be g
candidate for re election, he expected to
make arrangements to have his mantle fall
upon the shoulders of his hopeful son, a Ia
Simon Cameron. Frys's candidacy will be
likely to upset the arrangement, and may
induce the old mau to change his mind and
reassert his proprietary interest in the Sen
atorship from the Pine Tree State.
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Neither a "!SoEtd South" nor a "Solid North
The Remedy.

Neither a "SoEtd South" nor a "Solid North
The Remedy.
To the Editor of the Globe.
These terms are political Actions. The
words should never have disgraced the 70
oabulary of American politics. Geographi-
Cal parties can not exist under our form OF
government. Sectional antagonism ought
to cease. It is more important that sectional
hate should die than that party should exist.
The question arises, is there national party
in the United States to-day? Take either
the Republican or Democratic party, and in
what two States are the members of either
harmonious on political and economic poll
cies? In Pennsylvania both are for protec-
ton, in Illinois both are for free trade.
And so on other questions. When the
scramble for Office begins, then and then
only sides are taken and the temporary line
drawn. And then the "solid South and
''solid North" are trotted out on the stage to
do partisan service. National campaigns
have become ward primaries on broad
scale, and both are political nuisances.
Is there any remedy? The remedy ia to
abolish national conventions and let each
State select its own Presidential electors
There was no national party convention
prior to 1886, and there was far
less financial and political dis
turbance. During the first eight years
of the government Washington was
President snd John Adams Vice President
Virginia and Massachusetts. 4And then
John Adams was President and Thomas
Jefferson Vice President for four years,
Thomas Jefferson succeeded for eight years,
with George Clinton and Aaron Burr Vice
President each for four years. Madison
followed, with George Clinton and Elbridge
Gerry, and so on down to Martin Van Buren,,
when national political conventions were
introduced and have figured ever since.
1t becomes question whether they have not
outlived their usefulness, if they ever were
useful. Why should not each State choose
unbiased and unpledged electors, and the
electors assemble, and cast their vote for
President and Vice-President, as was con-
templated by the constitution and it's au-
thors? This would abolish national con-
ventions and national struggles for the
spoils, and there would no longer be such
terms eDen as "Solid South" and sSoIid
North" This is the remedy for sectional
ism and Capitalization both alike.
Principles are far more i'm
portant than party organizations. The
latter may die, the former
will live forever. Napoleon Bonaparte dur
ing his expedition into Egypt, found among
the rnins of Thebes Golfer containg few
grains of wheat. He planted them in the
soil of France, and reproduced the variety
that fiourished in the ancient time. So 1t
will be with Democratic principles. They
would live even among the ruins of the re-
public to be reproduced in another age in
harvest of civil liberty.
OSCAR STEPHENSON.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-15

ME. HEwrrT's rejoinder to the grossly ma
licious libel of Judge Davis acquits both
himself and the Democratic committee OF
any completely in the forgery of the Morey
disappearing that it was forgery
and fittingly characterizes the conduct o,
the partisan judge. No person of ordinary
decency can read the "opinion" of Judge
Davis without feelings of disgust, while Mr.
Hewitt's response is COIL, plain statement
of facts that absoiveS him from all blame in
connection with the matter.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-15
p. N. G. Il. Lecture.

The Y. NJ. @. A. is entitled to much credit
for the excellent lecture course it provided for
this season. This evening the Rev. T. McOlary
will speak upon the subject, Sunshine in
Labor" The remaining lectures will be as fol-
lows:
Rev. @. A. Van Anda, Nov. 29-Subieot: The
City of st. Louis.
DR.. 8. r. Hance, Dec. 13-Subject PHYSICAL
Training.
Prof. Sven Oftedal, Dec. 27-subiect: The
Amalgamation of races.
Rev. E. D. Neil, Jan. 1e-Subiect to be
announced hereafter.
DR.. j. O. Tucker, Jan. 24-Subject to be an
nounced.
@ L. Hsrrick, Feb. 7-Subject: Open Sc
same. illustrated
Rev. e. NJ. Williams, Feb. 21-Subject
Street Life in Cairo.
Mrs. E. Huntington Miller, March Sub
ject: The Ethics of Shakespeare.
Charles Davidson, March 21-Subject: En-
glish Manners and Customs during the Middle
Ages, (illustrated.)
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-15

.THH Inauguration of Garfield will be
made the occasion of one of the most bril-
liant pageants ever witnessed in this coun
try. Committees to superintend the affail
have been already appoin ted, and the mag
nificence of the display will cause many Of
the European potentates to turn green with
envy because their subjects failed to equa
it in magnifcence when their coronation
took place. But this is a Republican coun
try, and when our people undertake to i'm
itate.monarchcial manners they go the whole
hog.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-15

The grave of Gen. Rawlins has at last,
after ten years of neglect, been decorated by
a modest tombstone. Gen. Rawlins during
the war was the brains of Gen. Grant, and
did more than any other man to make
him what he afterwards became. Yet Grant
was too busy at Long Branch when he died
to attend his funeral, and has allowed his
grave to remain neglected ever since. Such
is the ingratitude of little great men.