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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-25
DISTRICT COURTS

SGPEE1IE COURT OF THE DIsTRIcT-CEIEF JUS
FTliC5EIt.ARTTER ANDJ JUSTICES WYLIEAND HAGSER-
AIcAlanIS vs. StaEdish, Chiles Porter. Winder vs.
SiaiiGiS!l; reading Of the record commenced.
CiECCIT C9URT-ICsTIcE MACARTHUE.-Gaines
District OF Columbia; jury directed TO bring in sealed
verdict Bradley vs.. HarEiS; order of publication.
hC%!er; defendant called and Judgment. Murphy
v Hewitt; off calendar.
Equity CoURT-JUsTIcE CoX.-Connell vs. Dow
Igi; auditors report finally ratified Glover Hell
zen leave 10 file amended bill granted. Freejman's
a!eu niltt further order. Sinner vs.. Sinner; guar
Gall al Item appointed Rcrnsord VS.. GusdorIf; on
CRIMINAL CouRT-JUsrIcE J,HEs.-In cnnse-
g@tlce OF the Government being unable TO procure
"seS 10 trials took place III this court yesterday.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR TODAY.
supreme COGrt of the District-C heEJustce Cartier
1,ilI JUSTICES Wylic and Hagner.-NO. 81, Quinn VS..
Dlsirct of Columbia; No. 53$. Ferry VS.. Langley;
Griffith; No. %, wallach " Fairfield No 59J5 Capt
i 6lu building Association vs. Hilton; No. 81 Gus
Ehart vs. YonG 80 s. orrsnn vs. hiISte no N 35
ID; r lsl1eGis, National Bank ". Calian.
S'iGIlt C0Ht-Iustice MacArthur-No. 6s Kline
" Barber d Dean; No. r. Thwing ct al.
~ Dean 81 al; No. 81 Sibrey VS.. Barber ct al re-
= No 81 Gray rs. Barber ct A., receivers; No
O. .'TgG vs. barber ct Al, receivers: No no. Charter
90 90 ihIe insurance Company TallEadge; No 30,
Cl l1IGei V. Sisson; No. 40, Washington Market
an s Fan! vs. DAVIS Nc. IS, Sinclair vs.. Washington
AR, ~ GEORGETOWN Railroad Company; No. 235, Kirby
" I.sels 81 Columbia No 257, DarEeille, use &c,
~ hIIch No 2S. Prot vs.. Terry etal.; 10. 30 SayIeS
ra,- " 1tShlilgton and Georgetown Railroad Com
SS a!}y; No. III, Robertson vs.. Mcdonald; No. 30,
NJ le5 vs. Columbia Railroad Company; No. 2i3,
80, vs. smith; No. 2i5. Raglan IS. Haight; No.
NJ Jones vs.. Thomas; No. 247, Tyson VS.. Howgate;
Ii1s Brown vs. Salter ct al; No.se49 Schaler VS..
"ti..ls:tt et al; No. go, IAilley VS.. simpson.
CICa5t.sy tourt-Justice CoS.-No. >, KerngoOd VS..
5I|IiGfii; No. n, Rowe vs.. Todd
i!!lilial COUrt-JuStiCG JainPS.-H0rafio Narynlan,
az ~ Chub jackson, larceny; Daniel 8cCItchen
iI@tI Long. petit larceny; David L. I0rriSon,
sSSL;;t; AGolphuS Woodward policy; John Jennings,
NJ; benjamin Brown, larceny; John TOonley,
ia%sheili Joseph EskTidse second OffenSe), petit
Jsr'iS; John Thompson. assault with intent tn kill
S Lanes Davis. burglary and larceny; Lewis w Way
--ii' personal violence upon a policeman.
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PRODUCE MARKETS.
Baltimore General Market.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 24.-COtton dull; mdGiing, 11l$c.
Flour steady: Howard street and Western SUPER So %
@3 49, DO extra 81 OOG4 as do family, s. 0OG6 co. City
Mills super s. 253 49, do extra. 81 O0i25; do family,
ST 25dG so do Rio brands, Sc 006 IL Patapsco lam
lily, s. CO. Wheat, Southern dull and heavy; Western
easier. closing firm Southern red, 81 151I IL do am
ber 81 1901 2I: No. l Western winter red, spot and
February, 81 1901 1873; March, 81 1891 1873; April
81 1715GI I75G; May. 81 17sE@1 I7I Corn, Southern
steady; Western quiet and steady Southern white SIC:
do yellow. 55tc; Western mixed spot and February,
55z Gg5j4c March. J+o54Sc; April 53i4 tG531zc. Oats
steady and quiet Western white, 41f2c; do mixed,
39G40c Rye firm at 81 G2dI O5. Hay quiet; prime TO
choice Pennsylvania and Maryland, S206r2I per ton.
Provisions steady; mess pork old Sl5 D. new, SIS
bulk nleatS-Ioose shoulders and clear rib sides
Offering; DO packed 6CSSiC; bacon-ShouiderS, CSC;
clear rib sides S[c hams I2c Lard refined. 1G}c
Butter steady prime to choice Western, packed, 800
Bic roll 19@g2c. Eggs dGLl, weak and lower at $50
&c. Petroleum refined, 9c. Coffee steady: Rio
goes Io1=6I21zc Sugar quiet soft,94c. Whisky firm
al 81 Il@i T. Freights TO Liverpool per steamer
steady: cotton, 81 I'd; -four, rs I'd per TOM grain,
ClSd. Receps-our 1871 barrels; wheat. 25 $50 BUSH
els corn $3.50 bushels: oats, 924 bushels rye, 1eo
bushels. Shipments-whea IlS2T bushels; corn, 81
600 bushels. Saleswheat S5i bushels; corn 5SI
bushels.
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N.v yor,, GpneraI 1E,,,,et

NEW YORK Feb. 2L-Cotton quiet; sales, 10 bales;
upIands 9ec; Orleans IL 13l6c; consolidated net
receipts, 1903 bales expOrts-Great Britain, 1I.05i
bales: France, 32l2 bales the Continent 2SII bales,
Flour, Southern quiet: common 70 inferior extra,
81 7565 2G good TO choice do s. 25G6 70. Wheat 40
&c better: fair export demand checked by firnness
OF holders ungrided 81 1901 1875 Gonna shade better
and more active: migrated, 5595I1.c: Oats shade
stronger No 3, 1914 G4SiSc. Hops in fair demand at
Rio i0l4 Gli3Ilc. Sugar quiet Cuba MuscovadO 3l6c
New Orleans, &C; fair TO good refining, T5GIiic re-
fined in fair demand and eay standard A, Ss4c. Mo-
laSSes-fureign duh and nominal; New Orleans firm
at 3G955c Rice firm and in fair demand. Rosn
steady AT 81 10dl %. Turpentne strong sc. Wool
dull and depressed; domestic fleece, 3s950c: Texas
IiG5c Pork in buyers favor and dull SIS p for DID,
mles dull and easier: long clear IS G short clear
S. 7 long and short clear s. 80 Lard opened shade
lower and closed steady Decline and recovered TO
SO 30. Frcights firm.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-25
A BAPTISM OF FIRE.
Interesting Letter of a WeII-KnOwn
Quaker School Teacher.


The following letter is from Miss Mar
tina Schoffeld the widely known and devoted
Quaker teacher. She gives graphic view of the
situation and the truth of her statements VIII need
no Endorsement wherever her philanthrOpic name
is known and honOrcd:
AIKEN. s. C., Feb e, 1881.
ESTEEMED FRIEND: Just now we are going through
d" baptism of fire" and the only comfort of my
heart, through these days ana nights Of indigna-
ton is that If eternal vigilance is the price of lib
erty freedom only be bought by suffering
Alas here are poor Ignorant, uneducated men,
with the God-givCn love Of liberty, seized in our
streets, taken from their work and thrown into q
Jail where there is no sash in the window, no way
Of warming it, and the mercury at $50. Thirteen
were arrested last week, one former pupil of ours
and the trial Justice @ allowed only fifteen min
UtcS TO get bonds His father came here for Mr.
Rodenbach principal of the SchOfeld SCHOOL, and
after much quibbling, his bond was accepted, al
though next day an attempt was made TO reject it,
Us Well as the bonds of several Northern men who
had ample property to cover them.
The cause of all this is TO prevent testimony
being given to the United States Commissioner
who Is here with marSlalS to try white men who
voted more than once at the November election.
COlGTed supervisor was witness against them,
but the DAY after he testified he was arrested by
State officials for perjury. The commissioner IA
SGutherneT) knew it was 20 intimidate Others, and
promptly arrested the sheriff and trial justice and
bound them over for the United States court in
Charleston. Then the wholesale business COM
nenced on the plea OF investigating d riot on
election day The testimony given by q miSer
able, unprlncipled white man against our scholar
wGs that he "clapped his hands and said he had
right 10 vote" The truth is that at the time the
witness SwGre he saw him the boy was locked up
IN his own room back of little store he keeps.
But without bonds he would have gone to Jail
But of what good are courts. or Judges or jGrieS?
justice is frozen statue; no right moves drop of
blood in her veins. no agOnieS touch her heart into
feeling. have lived nearly a score OF years in
this state, and have yet to see the first white
man punished for Stabbing or killing negro, I'M
less tried in the United States courts, and then,
seldom. only the Eu-k iux
What mockery has been the fifteen years of
freedom, with forty thousand men outraged or
murdered for accepting the political freedom the
United States forced upon them, never knowing
VINO Iext viii be nailed to the cross, until the
poor patient souls cries out in despair, EIy God!
Ny cod. why has thou fOTSaken mer' Very truly
Hy friend, MARTHA SCHOFIELD.
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REAL ESTATE
the Official Traasfef-s of Yesterday as
Regarded.

MI + olinstead presents the following transac-
OS Ia real estate in The District yesterday, re-
re. 10 L.fhb the Recorder Of Deeds:
Wh Nineteenth street west. between " street north
III dupont circle subot 81 (275 by 90j4). square lis,
'I I'm. 4; Alley to Herbert G. Ogden; 5000
sri between Sixth and Seventh streets west
Nrj;.l2 - oy "a feet inches, square 1859: Richard
ny 70 samuel Carson: nominal.
c = street north, between First and Second streets
9-o "A and west feet OF suiiOt % i26 by 30.
On n - J1elirY Willis 10 Maria L. Wills: 81 Gee.
east - street south, between Fifth and Sixth streets
FL OF lOtI iweSt % by So, square SIS Henry
a.. u 70 John Grin der; S575.
sSTst south, corner Seventh street east; part
CoTiI. l0t go by 81 square 917; Francis a. Nc
en-, Ii: aIH 70 DoTothea Repetti; si62.5O.
ynsr alIey between Eighth ami Ninth streets east
Nil 3i Iot 90 feet inch by 30 feet, square 20
a., I II r Brown TO Peter p. Little $50.
Nehth street east, between and e streets
soma psFt or lot 81 feet inch by liz feet ilceS),
'Soi appleton p. Clark TO John Grinder; $3.50.
COUNTY.
LOT - Barton, guardian, TO Dennis W. Magrath
~ u F" tract called Metropolis View" 81 3d.
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DIED.

COOK Eat his residence, StoddaTd street, George
town. February II, 1851, HENRY u. COOKE aged ID
years and months.
Funeral from St. Johns Church, Georgetown, on
Monday, February y, at p. m.
CKELDEN.-Departed this life on Wednesday.
the I'D instant, at O'clock D. NJ. H. H McKELDES,
only son of |. c. and n. Mckelden.
Funeral from the family residence, No. 625 + street
northwest. Friday, the 9th instant at CLOCK p
m. Erie ndS invited without further notice. -
MAGUIRE.-AtS o'clock a. OH the 9th instant,
at his late residence No 80 Indiana avenue, Captain
JAMES Mcguire, in the Sist year Of his age.
Funeral this afternoon, the 18th instant, at $50
o'clock from 81. Patrc6's Church. Friends respect
fully invited to attend
STONE-At6 D. H. Thursday February a. 1881, of
dfphtheria. Lucy STONE, youngest daughter of the
Iate Dr. James II. ard Mrs. Sarah 5. Stone aged
wears , months. and - days.
Funeral services at her mothers residence at p
Friday.
THOETAS.-On Thursday, February "a 1881, at 40
D. M KATE LOUISE, only child of William Z. and
Margaret L. Thomas.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
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Rowland Dental Association,

No. 211 FOUR-AND-A-HALFS STREET,
Three doors north of Pennsylvania avenue, En-
TRACT TEETH UNDER NITROUS OXIDE, WIFI
out uin for 81 each TOOTH without gas, % cents eac
tooth ARTIFICIAL TEETH, 81 per set Gold and
Amalgam FILINGS inserted. All work warranted
DR.. F. P. ROWLAND has administered Nitrous Ok
ide 10 over aa,0c9 persons. ieo-Ay
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-25

! LONDON Feb. 2i.-Bar silver, 521S. United States
bonds-fours. 1l6Is; fves 1G3. Erie, 1917; Pennsyl
vania Central, 66Js: Reading, 3D. The amount OF
bullion gone into the Bank of England on balance to-
| day is sfS.OOl.
PARIS. Feb. 24-Rentes, S4f i2@zc. Exchanged on Lon
! don, Psf 35c.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-25
2fuchon Sales.
VIM. z. Young,
BEAL ESTATE AUCTIONEER.
United States Marsi,aps Sale.

IOY virtue of writ of tieri fcas issued out of The
- clerks Office Of the Supreme Court of the District
ofColunbia, and to me directed, will sell at public
sale, for cash. nj the Courthouse door of said Dis
trct. on TU ESDAY. the 1St day of March, 1851 at 10
o'clock m all the right ute claim and interest ofthe
defendant i'll the following described property 10 wit
One undivided seventh part Of tract Of lard lying
near Georgetown, District of Columbia, and known
by the name of part of Harlem bounded on the
northeast and east by Foxall's Lane Ridge Road
on the south by the old road laid by Lingan on
the southwest and west by Conduit Road and on the
northwest by property owned by Wetzen and Shoe
maker being the same property conveyed by Walker
Smith, trustee, TO John Baker, by deed dated Febru-
airy 4. 1919, together with all and singular the il-
prOvements thereon, levied upon the property of
the defendant, Frederick w. JONES' satisfy execu-
ton No, Il, 1885, &t.Iaw in favor of John F. Brodhead
ct al, use Brodhead & Watson.
FREDK DOUGLASS
fe10-dtS United States Marshal ID. c.
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R.Itsuore S,ocI. Roar;J.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 2i.-Virginia skies. consolidated
IS; do second series. 81; past due coupons, 9S:
tenorties %; Virginia enfortes, COUPON 81 bid to-
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The foIowIng were the closing quotations for Gov
TBy Associated Press
STATE BONDS.
Enreien 1sanex Market.

SCB-TREASURY BALANCES.
SIS, $685. Currency....... s., 9JG, 81
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NORTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
Y street, between 9Th and 10th n. W.,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, AT P. NJ.
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Seats secured at MetZerotts 9s5 Pennsylvania ave
nue.. Programmes at MetZer0tt'S and the School of
Music. 1O7 Eighth street northwest. fe2sr6t
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2fnusensenfs.
PEOPLES CONCERT---25 Cents.

The second in this series of cheap concerts Will be
given at the
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-25


MIR. HERMANN BRAKEMAN, Violin
MR. THEO. INGALLS, KING, Piano.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-25

MISS CARRIE KIDWELII, Soprano
MISS AMY LEAEITT, MeZZO-SOprano.
MR. H C. PEARSON Tenor
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-11
THE MISSING VESSELS.

Nothing Heard Yet From Any of Them-
Fears Entertained That They Have
Been Lost.
NEw YORK, February l0.-None of
the missing steamers have been heard
from to-day, and some are undoubted.
ly lost. The two which attract the
greatest attention are the Batavia OF the
Cunard line, and Bristol City. The
Batavia had large passenger list, large
lv New Workers. The company's
agents are unwilling TO believe she has
gone down. ltwas thought the steamer
Bothnia would have some news but
that vessel reports il did not
see any sail from leaving
Queenstown until off Fire Island.
The names OF the ships company are in
the london office. While the Cunard
agents refuse to identity the vessel
sighted within two hundred miles of
Queenstown, Messrs. Arkell, Pearl ard
Street believe they see in the description
OF the vessel the steamship Bristol City,
out forty.four days, and even allowing
for the unusually heavy weather OF the
last two months, she is thirty days over
due. She was heavily laden with grain
and was only supplied with coal for a
short trip and with either broken ma
chinery or running out OF coal, her pas
sage would necessarily be long one.
Arkell refuses TO believe tha. the vessel
Is lost,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-11
YOUNG MAN LED AsTRAY.

he Confessed His Guilt OF Having Stolen
l5,ooo-Property Found at House CT
Ill Repute.
CHICAGO, February, l0.-Some days
ago the government detectives discover
ed that thefts OF mail matter were being
Committed on the mail cars between
Rochester ard here, on the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern trains. Several
arrests were Imade. Last nigh the
police made what they consider the
most important arrest for five years in
the person of John p. Leist. He is a
young man OF good appearance who has
been assistant weigher at the postOllice,
on his person were found documents
and money to a large amount, and under
his lead the officers discovered in
house OF i'll fame on the
South side large additional
amount ut valuables some OF
them in the original envelopes. The to
tai amount recovered was twelve to fiji
teen thousand dollars. His method was
to cut a slit in the mail pouch and alb.
stract the letters. His arrest was not
made until about midnight and the Off.
cials both of the city and post office OBJ
stinately refused for some unknown rea-
son TO give any Information about him.
These facts are obtained from sources
outside, but are reliable. When cap
tured, Leist tried to bluff the officers,
but v as taken TO the station, and when
an examination revealed his guilt he
made full confession. He is recognized
as an old crook.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-11

after the district was laid out, this was
seriously considered. 1t was proposed
to build great fort at Jones' Point, on
the site OF
The Initial Cornerstone
of the Federal Territory, at the same
time to constitute one OF the 6efenses OF
the river approach to the Capital from
the sea, and to be called Fort Columbia
1t was actually commenced, but was
soon afterwards abandoned.
The Congress Of the United States in
November, 1900, assembled for the first
time in the city OF Washington, and ear.
ly in the next year 1t assumed iirect
and exclusive jurisdiction over all the
affairs of the District.
The act of Congress approved Febru.
ary 81, 1871, created all that part OF the
territory the United States included
within the limits OF the District into a
government, by the name OF the District
Of Columbia; the executive power to be
vested in n Governor, 10 be nominated
by the President and confirmed by the
Senate, and to hold Office for four years !;
and
The Legislative Power
in Legislative Assembly composed OF
a Council of eleven members, nomi-
mated by the President and confirmed
by the Senate to hold office two years,
and a House OF Delegates oi twenty-five
members elected by the people and to
meet annually. There was Board OF
Public Works for improvements, a Board
OF Health charged with the sanitary care
OF the District and a Delegate in Con.
gress. This form Of government proved
to be failure; it was too cumbrous and
expensive, and in 1874 Congress abol-
ished this territorial form, alone retain
ing the Board OF Health, and provided
provisional government OF three com.
missioners. Then there are the minor
district officers end the several courts.
Ny next letter will contain descrip-
tion OF the city OF Washington, and also
a partial one of the National Capitol
Building. J. +. b.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-11
A FEARFUL EXPLOSION.
Six Men Killed aud Many Injured

clA men hiIitu uuo N auy
CLEVELAND, February l0.--There was
afrightful explosion to-day at p. G. Man.
zer 4 Co.'S coal mine, at Robbins, on
the Niles and New Lisbon railroad.
The Ltodrsspecial from the scene OF
the explosion, four miles south OF
Salem, says: A man named Smith WAS
going into the mine. The superinten-
dent cautioned him about going to a
certain room, as it contained fire damp,
but as the way was dry, while around
the track Was filled with water, Smith
disobeyed orders, and attempted TO pass
through the forbidden room with a
lighted lamp. Immediately a terrific
explosion occurred, in which a hole WAS
blown through fifteen feet OF earth COM
posing the roof and carrying death and
destruction all around. About twenty
men were at work in the mine, six Of
whom were killed outright and mum.
Der dangerous wounded. A mule and
train Of eight cars were shot out OF the
mine entrance as II from cannon. An
other mule drawing q car in which
InhH Nhh neattu, was o'o".
on top of the car aud killed.
driver. A dog was also blown ont OF
the mine. A man nnmed Jackson, just
entering, was blown back and over q
high railroad embankmsnt into creek
below, badly hurt, Men not disabled or
killed escaped through shalt to the
open air. The killed are James Logan
and son, James Mehan. VIM. Haley,
Geo. II. Wood, Ed Smith. The man
who caused the explosion was badly mu.
tilated and his body burned to crisp.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-11

s,id Court or OF the judges thereon con-
clrring, to appoints a suitable person 10
have charge OF the State Library. SAID
librarian to receive a salary OF SOU
HI J.R. No. 8, providing for Joint
committee of the two houses to visit the
penitentiary, was taken from the table
and after a short debate the resolution
was voted down. -
An attempt was made to recall from
the House H. b. No. &c, which relates
TO the deposit of State monies. The
object in recalling the bill was to re-
move the two per cent. tax charged the
banks for the use OF the money, but the
measure failed. i,
Mr.. Brown presented the petition OF
Mrs. Mathew McNabb and 0s3 other
women, and also the petition OF William
Woodward and 472 others OF Ohio
county, praying for the passage ol the
Constitutional amendment prohibiting
the manufacture and sale oiintoxlcatlng
liquors within this State.
5. B. No. SS was introduced by Mr..
Dawson. II is bill to provide for the
regulation OF railroad freight and pas
senger tariffs in this State, to prevent
unjust discrimination and extortlon IN
the rates charged for transportation OF
passengers and ireights.
The following bills were read for
third time and passed:
S.B. No. Al, a bill to establish sub.
district No. 8, Grant district, Ritchie
county, West Virginia, as an independ-
ent district.
s. B. No. 64, a bill providing for the
annexation OF portion OF the county OF
Preston to the county OF Tucker, and
providing for an election to test the
sense OF the people residing in said ter
ritory. .,
II. B. No. 96 was read first, second
and third time and finally passed. 1t is a
hill to revive, amend and re-enact chapter
eleven of the Code of West Virginia in
relation TO official bonds.
S. b. No. 62, which is bill to regu-
late the transportation OF freight by rail-
roads, came up on its third reading and for
4 second time this week was commanded
to rest little longer on the table.
At 6:l5 the Senate adjourned 10 meet
TO day at 2:30 P. NJ.