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Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30
Real Estate Transfers,

The recently recorded transfers of real es- tate at the Town Clerks office are as fol- lows
 Dwight T. Mallory to Henry R. Smith, seventeen
 feet Summit street, George D. Kimberly and Mary L. Kimberly to John W. Auger, fifty feet North
 Front street; George K. Whiting to Andrew Flanna- gan, twenty five feet Laurel street Ehzur P. At water to Cedar Hill Union Mission Sunday school, fifty feet on Middletown avenue.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30

$1.95, $1.95, $1.95. Lately received, six hundred pairs of the 'tanti-squeak' French goat button boots, sold by us this past year at $I.95, all widths and sizes from ga to @, 2 to s. WALLACE B. FENN $ Go.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30

Ladies evening shoes for Holiday use. Princess" slippers. Cinderella" slippers. Josephine" slippers. Patent leather slippers. Patent leather pumps. French kid opera slippers. Oxford ties. "Grecian" ties.
 WALLACE B FENN K Co
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30
Board of Fire Commissioners.

regular meeting of the Board of Fire Commission CTS was held last evening. Present, Commissioners Baldwin, English, Brown and Ruff, Mayor Robertson presiding. Sundry bills were approved-amount. $2T61.s9. Pay roll for month, $2,35s42 Application of Martin H. Shanley to be hoseman, ordered on file. Resignation of Robert M. Walker, hoseman steamer one, accepted. The Chief Engineer instructed to have the steamer house of No. connected with the sewer on Howard avenue. The matter of encouragement of the fire alarm boxes in the vicinity of the new engine house, referred with power. Ad- journed.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30

Yesterday customers from nearly every town in the county called on us for the per feet first quality rubber boots that we ad- vertise and sell at cost, with one cent added for string and paper.
 Mems rubber boots, $2.5O.
 Boys rubber boots, $1.8O.
 Youths rubber boots, $1.32.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30
That ..Lease'' Once More.

A New York dispatch of yesterday says ]: s'The New York and New Haven company is understood to have under consideration g proposal for lease of the road for 99 years to the New York and New England company for ten per cent. on stock The New Haven company contemplates rapid transit between New York and Stamford; also the building of depot north of Harlem river and 8 con- nection with the Second avenue road. The Gould Field party have received their stock and bonds securing the control of the New York and New England road The Boston, Hartford and Erie firsts cost the syndicate an average of 60. The Gould Huntington alli- ance provides for the use of the Western Union telegraph lines for ten years" Promi- nent railroad officials who are in position to know say that no lease is contemplated, and look upon the statement as one of . crowd of railroad and stock rtmors which are without substantial foundation.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30

Ladies' fine American kid and curacoa kid button boots from $25O to $4. We give in this shoe at $3. 50 all the styles of the usual $5 boot. WALLACE B. FENN $ Co.,
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30
MAsToDoN DIME MUsE17M.

The Mastodon Dime Museum is drawing good houses and 1t is likely before the week closes they will have reason to find their visit here has been well patronfzed, while they well deserving The little mtdgets the giant and fat lady curfosties alone worth the price of admission. The performance is very chaete and we can assure all they will be well repaid with a full two hours amusement either in the afternoon or evening
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30

Boys first quality rubber boots $1.80 ut til further notice.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30

In the sale of ''ten thousand' pairs of rub Der shoes advertised by w. B. Tenn & Go. are 500 pairs of children's heeled and no heeled light overshoes in better style and shape than those little shoes are usually made, price 30 and 27 cents
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30
. st. John,s cathollc Fa1r.

St. Johns Catholic fair at the Atheneum was brought to successful close last even- ing. The final result of the voting for an easy chair to be presented the most popular candidate for Councilman in the Second and
 Third wards was as follows: H. B. Dorman
 3I, M. Kehoe Il, P F. Bohan 536, J.. J.
 Lawton 5O E. McHugh 994. E. G. Stoddard
 15, J. J. Brannigan 12- The contest for the
 pool table to be given to the most popular
 society ended as follows St. Aloysius T. A.
 B. society IA, St. Johns Young Mems Insti-
 tute l, ,255.<@The fair was success in every
 particular, and the managers are to be con
 graduated on their work.
 ssYaIe College and the City of Eims.'' Mr. W. E. Decrow, graduate of Yale in the class of 80 and now member of the editorial staff of the Boston Globe, is about to publish work of interest to all interested in Yale College and the city of New Haven.
 Its title is to be 'sYale College and the City of Films, '' and it is designed to be guide to visitors in this city and to those who want information about the college Strangely ! enough, no book of this kind has hitherto been made We have seen advance sheets of MT. Decrow's book, and they contain much \ that is attractive and valuable. He gives 1 among other things full description of each \ college building and each of these buildings ! is to be represented by 6 beautiful heliotype in the completed book. All other prominent l objects of interest in the city are also de- scribed, and some of them will be pictured. | The book will be of convenient shape and size, and will be ready for sale in 8 few weeks.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30

Youths' first quality rubber boots $1.s until further notice.
 WALLACE B. FENN & Co.,
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30

W. B. Fenn < Go. sell misses light "Gem Croquet' overshoes for 30 cents, first quality o.ondr
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30
Non-Arrtval of Baggage.

Owing to the non-arrival of their baggage and wardrobe, Edwin Booth and his com pany were unable to play ''Richelieu, " as an- nounced, at Waterbury, Wednesday night but gave three acts of Hamlet in street costume, and the farce "A Quiet Family" The American says: Hamlet killed stupid and too garrulous old Polonius last evening with . bright and glittering Waterbury sword, bor- rowed for the occasion from a Knight of Pythias of Speedwell Lodge, the proud owner of the weapon the while gazing in awe upon the tragedy from dollar and half reserved seat in the parouette,
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30
pr. Freeman,s Lectures.

Dr. Freeman has kindly furnished us.with the subjects of his lectures on the Practical Bearings of General European History" ]" which begin this evening in North Sheffield Hall. They are as follows
 l. Causes and their effects.
 2. The Democratic City.
 8 The Aristocratlc City.
 4. The Ruling City and its Empire
 5. The Older and the Newer England.
 6. The Transplanted Rome.
 This list hardly needs comment. It's strength is apparent. Few topics furnish so good an opportunity for the display of the historians art as the free city, that wonder full legacy of Rome to the modern world, which played so great part in the Renais- sance and has excited so great an influence on the progress of trade and the arts. If, as the titles seem to imply, the city is the main topic of Mir. Freeman's course, we may ex- pect rare intellectual treat from our distin- guished visitor.
 Tickets may be had for a single lecture as well as for the course at Judd's, at Pease's and at the door this evening.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30
RutldIng Improvements.

HubbeH & Merwin, builders of this city, have taken the contract for intersection of 8 new barn for Captain Crafts at Quinnipiac Gsation, and have begun it's erection. On in- vestigation it has been found that the fire was undoubtedly the result of accident.
 The masons are busy laying the heavy stone for the foundation for the new building for the New Haven and Northampton Rail- road company on Water street near the steamer supply house.
 Sargent & Go. are erecting foundry build ing on their wharf land.
 4 new dwelling is fast approaching com- pletion on Eld street, near the church erected by Clarence T. Hunt.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30
Fancy and Staple Groceries.

@ Raisins, extra quality for cooking and
 Table use. Citron, Lemon Peel, Orange Peel, Prunel-
 les, Figs.
 Finest French and Turkish Prunes.
 WeIsbaden Stuffed Prunes. full lime of French and American Fruits and Vegetables of the
 very best quality.
 Italian Table Delicacies. New Almonds, FiIberts, Pecans, Green ObIes, WaInuts and BrazIls. Peaches, Pears and Chernies in Brandy.
 New Pate de Foi Gras. Stuffed Olives, Olive Oil, own importation
 Plum Pudding.
 Champagnes, SherrIes,
 Clarets, COrd1alSs We keep in stock and offer for sale the very best grade only. Quality is always our first consideration. Price as low consistent with good quality.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30
Entertainments.

On Friday evening of this week the great Union Square Theater success and played in that popular house until the close of the will be given at Carlls Opera House. It is entitled GsFeEicia or Wo mans Love-" Miss Rose Eytinge will appear in the title role supported by splendid company Seats are now on sale at Loomis' Temple of Music,
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30
JOSEPH JEFFERSON.

grand treat is in store for our amusement-lovino citizens for this and tomorrow evenings when the celebrated actor Mr. Joseph Jefferson will appear at Carlls Opera Honse. This evening he will appear as
 Bob Acres" in sheridans celebrated comedy 1.-The favorite character of sRip Van Wrinkle Good bousas assured on each avenino
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30
A Rnilroad Accfde,rt.

William Conway, brakeman on the 5:25 a. m. freight train up from this city on the New Haven and Northampton railroad, had his right leg badly injured yesterday while coupling cars at Simsbury. He was brought to this city on the 1:42 p. m. train, and talk en to the State hospital by Officer Kennedy. Late last evening Conway's leg had not been amputated and the doctors were in hopes that they would be able to save the injured limb. Conway's parents live in Southwick, Mass, and he had been on the road but 8 short time. He is 19 years of age.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-30
READINGS.

Tomorrow (Thursday) evening readings will be given at English Hall for the benefit of an invalid in this city by Miss E. Parrish, of New York; togeth- CT with music. under the management of C. B. Vii lis, of the Y. M. c. A. Miss Parrish gifted read CT, whose powers of entertaining an audience are freely given for this most deserving object an object which appeals most strongly to the benevolent The programme will be varied and in itself we'll worth the price of admittance, twenty-fve cents Miss Parrish has given number of very successful read ings in this city at different churches other places
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-17

For New England and the middle Atlantic
states, fair weather. northeast veering to SOUTH
east winds. stationary temperature, stationary
or higher pressure.
Special Weather Bulletin.
SLIGHTLY WARMER WEATHER TOMORROW
The chief signal officer furnishes the following
special bulletin to the press: Occasional rains
have fallen i'm Dakota Minnesota Florida and
along the east Calf coast; elsewhere fair weather
has prevailed. NOrtheaster!y winds are reported
east OF the Mississippi river. The temperature
is below the for the month i'm all the districts
except the Gulf states and lower Missouri valley:
high temperatures extend from Dakota to Texas.
The fOHow1ng temperatures were observed this
morning: PASSPORT 81 deg; Burlington. 81 deg:
Quebec, SIS deg; Montreal. e. deg; Cleveland. s.
deg; St. Paul. 6S deg: San Francisco, "a deg
Cool. but slightly warmer fair weather. is. ind.-
Gated for Wednesday in the Atlantic coast states,
and local rains in Minnesota, Iowa and The up
per lake region.
RANGE OF THE THERMOMETER.
The following are the readings of the Their
mOmeter at the Signal Office during the day
: am, 20 deg; IL am. - deg, pm, IS deg.
Maximum. iS deg; minimum. o. deg.
THE STOMACH being the chief organ of diges-
ton. is subject to variety OF troubles, brought
about during the spring and summer months by
the consumption of Improper articles of food,
impure water, and other things. When mans
stomach is out of order, he becomes an exceed
ingy unhappy creature. and doctors bills roll in
with a regularity that is positively dreadful. All
this Is unnecessary. If the victim would inquire
of any respectable druggist, he would learn that
in Perry Davis Pain Killer, remedy of forty
years standing. he has a certain. safe-and in all
ordinary cases an observation-disclosures for Di:,r-
rhoea, dyscntery. cholera, cramps, and other af-
fectiODs of the stomach.
TOMORROW AND THURSDAY. according to
Nennor. there are to he "haiStormS and frostS,
probably, i'll some portions"
FUssEIL's zee cream
CHEAP REPAIRING. Byrn's shoe store, 1914 l4th
street.
PIPSTSsEwA COMPOUND viii cure all kidney and
bladder diseases gravel, dropsical swellings, fe-
male weakness, &c.
YOUR EYEsIGHT fitted for 81 Hempler's, near
AZ street.
Hot SPRING SPIRAL DIAMOND earrings. very
brilliant, 50: gold filled vest chains and charms
& to Gu. 1T Prigg's, -. Pa. ave.
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NEW FALL DRY GOODS.
NEW FALL DRY GOODS.

LoNsDALE CAMBRIA FROM TO 10 YDs. 10 CTS.
100 new styles of Fall Calico.
Best Madras and Seersucker Ginghams, II cts.
Canton Flannels. cts. 10 cts. IL cts, Is cts.
White Wool Flannels, II cts. Is cts 20 Cts, IS cts
Red Flannels plain. al-wool, 20, %. 80 cts.
Red F1annels Twilled, an-woo, %, 80, 81, so cts.
Navy Blue Twilled Flannels Atwood, 81 cts.
Cloth for Boys Wear. as cts, 80 cts, 81 cts.
Ingram Carpets 80 cts, 81 cts, so cts.
~ yds. wide Bleached Sheetng Cotton Is cta
Table Linens, Unbleached. Is cts, 81 cts., 80 cts
Table Linens Beached SO cts 81 cts, 75 cts. and 81.
Napkins. per dozen, 80 cts. rs. 81. 81. IS; so.
White Cotton Bed Spreads. crochet 50 cts. Is cts. 81.
$l.25, 81 so.
Al Wool fne Black Cashmeres double width. so Cts
60 CTS, rs cts.
Brussels carpet styles. 75c.. soc.. CSC. &C., q.
Ladies' Navy Blue Cloth, from SO cts.
India Linens, Victoria Lawns. Nainsooks.
NEW CARPETR NEW CARPETa
C. n. TOWSON,
6se PENNSYLVANIA AvENUR
( a1O South Side.
A Ii or THE SEA sDE AID !RANMM sQUARE
"A LIBRARIES At
~ 6ts Gl7 md M ~ nfxSSk
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get Hop BitterS.
Rough Rats.
The thing desired found at last. Ask Drug
gists for Rough on Rats IL clears ont rats. mice,
reaches, bed bugs. &c. l5c boxes. tn
Eminent DIR. j. j. Caldwell. Baltimore. Md.
states: II have used Colden's Iiebig's Liquid
Extract of Beef ana Tonic lnyigorator largely
in debility. febrile and nervous diseases. and I
have found il one of the most reliable of nutrient
tonics now in use or to be found in pharmacy"
cit Never Fails Me where Indicated,
and its purity and perfect combination renders
II Invaluable" says the distinguished Author and
Scientist, DIR. TIlio :. Verdi, of Washington ID G.
commissioner of National Board of Health of
the Liebig Co.'s Arnicated Extract of Witch la
zel. Cures piles. salt rheum. rheumatism. peri
odical pains of females, catarrh, neuralgia. Sold
in fifty cents and dollar sizes.
OverwrouRhs and Feeble Nerves
are quietcd digestion promoted and the system
strengthened by the Liebig Co.'s renowned Coca
Beef Tonic.
"Alderney Dairy Wagons
Fresh Attorney butter churned every morning
and delivered i'm y lb. Ward" prints, :5c per
lb Aiso cottage cheese butternilk and sweet
milk &C. per at. Cream, l0c. pint.
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West Washington nee G, ,yetowr

an old cOlOred man, named Gustavus Carney.
seventy-six years Of age, was thrown from q
load of hay, at the corner of M and 32d streets,
and severely cut in the head his left ear being
nearly severed. The accident was caused bv the
breaking of one of the wheels of the wagon.
The old man was attended by Dr. Suter, and af-
terward taken by friends to his home in Fairfax
county, Va.
BU1LD1NG AssocIATIoN..At the thirty fourth
regular monthly meeting of the Thirteenth Build
ing Association, held last night at Goddard's
Hall, 50, 700 was disposed Of being one hundred
shares retired at the stock value rate, S37 per
share.
THE Coal TRADBl-Twenty-eigh boats left
Cumberland Saturday with 8, 668. is tons of coal
| as follows Fore Consolidation Com
pany. 658. 10 tons; Borden, SIS O8 tons: MARYLAND
651. 10 tons; Blaena Avon, 216 IA tons; Georges
Creek, 1917 tons. For Observation-Disclosures
Company, 7S3. IL tons.
The TEMPERANCE ,REvIvAI.-Ope week aoo
| to-day Budd EaglestOn transferred his temper-
ance tent from Capitol Hill to West washington.
| and located on LIST, between High and Potomac
streets. Meetings have been held nightly. and
ne has succeeded in gaining over five hundred
signers are from the best families of the ancient
town. The attendance is large, averaging at
least fifteen hundred at each meeting.
| given by the Baltimore Anse,1can, which should
be good authority, asst is published in the melon
region. The hotel plan of cutting melon like a
tulip, and putting lump of ice in it, is con-
demned, because ice should never touch the
pulp; but the burial of the uncut melon In ice
| for two days Is wise. Then cut lengthwise, and
eat between meals. ssPeopie deal uniustly with
| this fruit sometimes by eating q hearty dinner
| first, and then topping of with melon, and
then if moral earthquake sets up in the in
terror, they charge 1t to the melon. The water
melon was intended as an episode-an inter
lude-a romance without WORDS nocturne in
green and red-nOt to be mingled with bacon
and green's. It's indulgence leaves certain
epigastral expansion, but this Is painless and
evanescent. The remedy lie to loosen the waist.
band, and-take another slice.
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Condition of the Crops.

SPRING WHEAT, TOBACCO AND CORN.
The following reports, showing the condition
of the spring wheat, tobacco and corn crops
were issued at noon to-day by the Department
of Agriculture: Spring wheat-The returns Of
August give condition of spring wheat of 81
against So last year and 81 in 1879 at the same
time. Compared with the crops of last year
there is reported heavy decrease in the states
of Iowa and Illinois, a slight decrease in Mime
sofa, Nebraska and California. while in Wiscon-
sin and all the New England states there is an
increase. Reports from Dakota indicate fair
crop with large increase in acreage. Tobacco
The condition of tobacco at the date of the re-
turns to this department was somewhat lower
than at this time last year. In the north and
middle Atlantic states the crop was reported as
better than last year. In Kentucky. Tennessee,
and Missouri it was suffering from drought. In
Wisconsin it is reported better than last year.
The general average condition of corn on Au-
gust LIST is r. a very considerable decline since
last month. when it stood at 80. In August,
1880, the condition was SO, which. however, was
exceptionally high. The Atlantic coast states
make a showing somewhat better than the gen.
eral average, except in South Carolina, where
excessive drought has cut down the figures to
A. Louisiana and Texas are next lowest of the
coast states from the same cause, reporting 81
and 46 respectively. Tennessee is lowest of the
interior states, its average falling to "a. In the
great corn-grOwing region the highest reports
arGD05 In Wisconsin and 50 in Nebraska and the
lowest "a. in Kansas.
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DENVER, Coll. August 16.-Advices from Gun
nison City report that last Thursday, at Caraco
& Fays mining camp. % miles from Gunnison,
two men were instantly killed and two fatally
mangled by an explosion of nitro glycerine
Five men were preparing blast when the charge
of glycerine prematurely exploded. L. Sweeney
was blown into the stream and the body was
not recovered. 1t is supposed to be buried
under the rocks thrown up by the explosion.
Jesse Free (colored) was instantly killed and
his body badly mangled. Two others. names
unknown, were terribly mangled, and will die
The other man eScaped unhurt
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The Yorktown Centennial,

| A SPECIAL INVITATION EXTENDED TO THE DE-
SCENDANTS OF BARON sTEUBEN-PREPARA-
TONS FOR THE MILITARY DISPLAY.
Secretary Blaine, on the 30th inst, sent long
communication to Minister White, at Berlin,
saying: 81 am directed by the President to ten
der through you an invitation to the representa-
tives of Baron Steuben's family in Germany to
attend the celebration as guests of the govern
| ment of the United States. You will commune
| cate the invitation through the imperial min
lister of foreign affairs. and will express to him
| the very earnest desire of this government that
| it shall be accepted. Those who come as repre-
| sentatives of Baron Steuben will be assured in
our day of peace and prosperity of as warm a
welcome as was given to their illustriOus kins-
man in the dark days of adversely and war.
They will be the hOnOred guests of fifty millions
| OF Americans-a vast number of whom have
German blood in their veins and constitute one
| of the most worthy and valuable elements that
make I'D the strength of the republic. Intensely
devoted, with patriotic fidelity to America they
| yet retain and cherish and transmit the most
| afectionate memories of Fatheriand. To these
| the visit of Baron Steuben's relatives win have
something of the revival of family ties, while to
| all Americans, of whatever origin, the presence
of German guests will afford fitting opportunity
of testfying their respect for that great country
| within whose limits are included so much of
human grandeur and human progress. !"
The governor of New Hampshire and staff &C
companied by three companies Of state militia;
the governor of Connecticut, members of the
legislature, and six companies OF the First Con-
necticut Volunteers; the governor of Vermont
and four companies of state militia, and the gov
! ernOr of Michigan, with six companies, will at
| tend the celebration at Yorktown. Col. Forsyth,
of the quartermasters department. left for York
town on Friday last. Gen. Perry, of Gen. Han
cocks staff, left for Yorktown on the steamer
| Lady of the Lake last night to make proper
preparations for the reception and care of the
| trOODS of the regular army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-17

A KENTUCKY SHOT GUN.-At Danville, Ky..
Monday, John Bright, in answer to calls from
his two sisters, who were out at cistern get
ting water, went to the door of his house with a
dopble-barrelled shot gun and saw q negro be-
tween his sisters and the door. Bright
immediately discharged the contents Of his gun
into the negro's body, killing him. His name
was Reuben, and he hailed from Tennessee.
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Murdered for $50.

DENVER, COL, August 16.-Manuel Cordova
was murdered on Saturday near Las Animas.
Col, by one Sanchez, who committed the deed
to obtain $50, which the victim was supposed to
have i'm his nOcket
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