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The Evening critic., 1881-08-03
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

Capt. Frank s. Blair, the Malone Read
juster candidate for encouragement, will
speak at Sarepta Hall in this city Saturday
night next.
A number of the Alexandria public school
teachers and the superintendent of schools
will attend the State Normal school at Front
Royal this week.
Mcssrs Benoni Wheat, George +. French,
f. l.. Smith, and Abam Smyth left here
this morning for Atlantic City for a few
weeks recreation.
About one hundred persons, principally
from Norfolk, arrived here this morning by
the steamer Lady of the Lake. en- route to
the White Sulphur Springs.
The Republican convention met at 12
o'clock to-day, at Odd-Fellows' Hall, to
nominate delegates to the Lynchburg con-
vention next Wednesday, August TO-
George Berch, an old resident of this city,
died at a. IN. to-day on Thirteenth street,
Washington, aged, AZ years. He has been
living for eighteen or twenty years in Brook
Ign, N. Y, and had just returned to Wash
ington, when he died Of u congestive chill.
A prominent member of the Alexandria
delegation to the Richmond convention in
formed your correspondent that should the
candidate for the position of attorney gen
eral be selected from Alexandria, that Hon.
George A. Mushbock would undoubtedly
receive the nomination, though Linden
Kent esq, has number of friends in this
city as we'll as other parts of the district.
AS an evidence of the rapid strides that
this old city is making in science and pro-
gress, it may be mentioned that the buzz
and whir of the telephone has already COM
menced to delight the ears of its inhabitants,
With this innovation, the establishment OF
our now factories, with the A. & f. Railway
depot moved back to st. Asaph street, and
the opening of park, where the sweltering
hours may be passed, the old town seems to
be about to enter upon new career of pros
perity.
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03
The Old central station-Hou.e.

Gen. Birney called to-day at the Office of
the Commissioners of the District relative
to the execution of the deed Of transfer Of
the old Central StatiOn-house. 1t was sold
some time ago under direction of Congress
and bid in by Mr.. Hallett Kilbourn at $4.05
per foot The Commissioners supposed that
Washington Market Company, but It now
appears that It was bought for the Produce
Exchange Messrs, Hallett Kilbourn, VIM.
L. Chandler and NJ. G.. Emery, directors.
The Commissioners have all things in readi-
ness to execute the deed Of conveyance, but
as Mr.. Kilbourn bid and purchased indi-
vidually, and is out of the country, being
in Paris, they cannot execute 1t until noti-
fication of transfer or power of attorney be
received from him, or until he appears per-
sonally, when they will execute and con-
vey the deed to him or the corporate body
which he represents.
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03
CancelIinc District Bonds.

To-day the Treasurer of the District of
Columbia began the cancellation of those
1865 per cent. bonds referred to in the follow
ing appropriation of Congress:
For the payment of the Washington
school fund bonds now held by the Com
missioners of the District of Columbia,
$40, 630.47; and said Commissioners are
hereby authorized and directed to cancel
and destroy said bonds, and to use said APP
preparation in the erection and completion
of High school building"
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03

The manager of large commercial es-
tablishment arrives Mt the deplorable but
incontestable conviction that he is being
robbed by one of his most trusted statesmen.
Unwilling to provoke more scandal than is
necessary, he writes a brief note-"I know
all; come to my private Office early to-
morrow morning and inadvertently adj
dresses ii to his CASHIER not to the delin-
quent. Three-q quarters of an hour later he
received bulky letter from the cashier as
follows; Enclosed are 10000 francs The
total amount of my embezzlement is only
10000. The balance | viii raise within
the week. 10. h.aYons sake do not cX-
pose me and ruin my innocent familyW
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03
An infant. Terrible Death.

Mary NJ. Carter, c0lOred infant only
five MONTHS old, died at its parents house
on street, between Market and Frederick
street, OH Monday evening in terrible agony.
brandy administered to the infant thirty
six hours previous to its death by colored
child. The death is reported by DIR. APP
pleby Us one of extreme agony. There is
no doubt but that the fatal dose was given
by accident or through mistake.
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03
Transfers of Real Estate.

Deeds were filed to-day as follows: Lorin
NJ Saunders to VIM. f. Mattingly, lot 425 in
square 675, part Of lot 10, square 2l1 and lot
80 of tract Of land known as Greenyalc and
Haddock's Hill, -. John Hitz and others,
assignees of George Mattingly to Chas. II.
Vernon, lots AZ and 49, square 495, $l,715.
Thos. Ii. Stevens, trustee and wife to Celes-
tine Eustis, lot "A, square 1870, $500. Eliza
beth Lewis to John T. Campbell, part lot Ia,
square 1901, $78.
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03
The Military and MasOns at York
AN NNf.H town.

Coils. Corbin, Craighil1, Forsyth, Boyd
ind Assistant Postmaster Parker leave to-
night for Yorktown by the Bay line from
Baltimore. The object of their visit is to
arrange the military and Masonic camps at
Yorktown. These gentlemen will be Joined
by ex-senator Withers, Grand Master Pey-.
ton s. Coles, Grand Commander Regnault,
Grand Recorder Jacobs and other gentlemen
of the Grand Commandery of Virginia.
They will return Saturday morning. W 80
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03
I42s NEW YORK 4
RAILROADS.
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD
THE MODEL FAST LINE,
AND THE ONLY LINE BETWEEN
THE EAST AND THE WEST
Win Washington

via Washington.
DOUBLE TnASK! JATSEY COUPLER!
A. NJ. LEAVE WASHINGTON:
t2.2o-CHIcAao, CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS FL
5oo-Baltimore, Ellcot City and Way Static
te. 4o--BAITIMoRE EXPRESS.
o.5o-Baltimore, Annapolis and Way. tPI
mont, Strasburg, Winchester, Hagerstd
and Way, via Relay.l
5.1o-Point of Rocks and Way Stations,
816-PHILADELPIIIA, NEW York and Bos1
EXPRESS. ParlOr cars to New York.
6.4o-STAUNToN and VALLEY EXPRESS. a
meets s H for HIagerstown and at Point Of Ra
te.oo-on Sunday only Baltimore, Annapolis
1o.oo-BiirrMoRE Express. Stops Mt Hyo
vile, College, Beltsville, Laurel, Annar1
Junction. Jessup's and Hanover.
no. 4o-PITrsBURGH CHICAGO, CINCINNATI
la.io-Baltimore, EllIcot City, Annapolis and v
tl.26-On Sunday Only, for Baltimore and W
f2.16-BALTIMoRE EXPRESS.
Is. oo-BALTIMoRE, PHILADELPHIA and N
s.so-Baitimore and Way Stations. lwinche.
Frederick, Hagerstown and Way, via
4.so-BAITIMoRE, HYArTsvILLE AND LAu|
EXPRESS, Frederick, via Relay. StOpI
Anna Jolis Junction.
t4.45-point Of Rocks, Frederick, Hagerste|
Winchester and Way. ION Sunday to II
OF Rocks and Way Stations.
70. 46-BALTIMORE EXPRESS (Martinsburg
Way, via Relay. Stops at Hyattsville
Iaurel.)
e.o6-Point of Rocks and Way Stations.
ia. 45-Baltimore and Way stations.
7.ao-BALTIMoRE, HYATTsvILLE and LAu
EXPRESS.
te.l6-PITTsBUnoH, CrNcrSSArI and So. u
EXPRESS.
to.5o-PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK and Dos
EXPRESS. Sleeping cars to New York
1o.oo-BALTIMoRE, HYArTsvILLE, and LAI
EXPRESS. Stops on signal or to let Off .
sengers ut any station between Washir
and Annapolis Junction.
tDaily. tSunday only. Other trains daily
cept Sunday.
All trains from Washington stop at Relay
ton.
For further information apply at the Balti
Ohio Ticket Offices, Washington Station, an
and 1851 Penna. avenue, cor. OF 18th street, W
orders will be taken Il baggage to be checked
received at any point IN, the city.
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03
Marriage LICENCES.

Marriage licenses have been issued to Geo.
w. Shoemaker and Corlantbea III. L. Will
sor, Henry II. Smith, city, and Mary Vir-
ginia Tramble, of Georgetown, ID. @.
James johnson and Mary Burden; Chas.
Hahn and Mollio Smith, of Baltimore, Md.
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03
FINANCIAL.
To.day,s STOCK Eluotations.

The following observations of the trans
actions in the financial market to-day, to-
gether with opening and closing quotations,
arc furnished by the banking house of II.
d. Cooke, Jr.. g. Co., 1929 street, Washing
ton ID. c.:
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.


1t may be of interest to our Georgetown
readers to state that the Georges Creek
road is doing considerable business in the
way of shipping coal. Monday that road
shipped 100 homer loads of coal to the
canal and fifty scows to the State line.
Manager Millholland stated that shipments
would be kept up by the Pennsylvania
route for some time vet his company had
made certain alliances in the spring and
those alliances would not be abandoned. He
expected to send at least hundred loads to
the canal per day for the rest of the season,
probably more. Tue road was already in
prime condition, but the smallest details to
complete its effectiveness would be carried
out.
Patent Lock.Gate.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company
has adopted new patent lock-gate, with
six paddles, the invention of Mr.. S. ID.
Young. These gates will be used by this
company in the lengthoning of the locks
Coal Shipments.
| The shipments of coal from Cumberland
this week promise to be larger than those
of any week this season. Thirty.three
boats. with 1880 13 tons. left Monday for
| this port
ono Hundred Years Old.
THE I,o;ng tho ono bundro1tb hirtbdav
ot NJ M;cbaei collan Gcorootorn,s oldest
| pitivan nnifa n thronO xyicita1 thn raci1appa
or tho ala eentloman tbis morn;no IN nov
tbe;r resnocfs M ColIan who since tsii
hos teni ! rorroshnont stand IN Gcorooto,vn
CoIIcoe ;s nrohahlv The hest Known man in
tho D;str;ct ' TpYTIc renortcr called at
his bonse this morning and was cordially
received Inv him and the other members Of
the family After the usnal ciyilities were
| exchanocd TIE CprTIc ambassador greeted
the old gentleman with. Your Centennial
birthday, believe, Mr.. GALLANT" -
Yes, sir" said the venerable old man,
am 100 years old to-day and expect to
live while longer"
" Are you in good healthY asked the
ncwsman.
on, YES, SAID MI. Callan' am III as
good health to-day as was thirty years
ago..
10 wnat 10 you attriDuee your preser'
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liquVi IN ny w n'o ""u no'oi "''" 'o""''o ~
any .o'r I'LL. ,,,,,o, .,n,;n oe +or
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Ihillo ni isr. vas ahoss p"a n;suo y,
W "e'cnu Duu i.B6ioo.on . hs0.,"so ~
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03
n,ha uonnp ladies AID

The young ladies at ------ appear on the
beach in bathing suits made of half yard
pf cloth. Proposals will be received from
Troprietors of seaside resorts for inserting
the name of beach in the above item as an
ADVERTISEMENT
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03

At Land League Society picnic near
Boston the other day, Rev. Father O'Con-
nor, parish priest just arrived from
Kerry, Ireland, expressed a hope that his
country may some day form lone of the
limited States of America"
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03
sncc,,I weather nuIIctin.


Copies of THE EVENING Critic may be
had and subscriptions left at Il. X. Lundy s
book and stationery store 1913 Bridge street,
GEORGETOWN.
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03

At the recent reunion of the veterans Of
the Mexican war at Nantasket Beach, the
action of Senator Hoar in voting against the
bill to pension the old soldiers was severely
criticised by several Of the speakers.
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03

In spite of the anti-treating law, Wiscon-
sin people are seeing two Comets with four
lemon-colored tails.
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03
summary of morning News.

Preliminary steps were taken last night
for the organization of a new regiment of
infantry in Baltimore city.
The city council of Chicago has refused
to postpone the ordinance contracting the
city's fire limits by a vote of 81 to 10.
IA mail stage was robbed at point four
miles west of Uvalde, Texas on Sunday
night. The passengers were not disturbed,
but the mails were ransacked.
:. Capt. q. NJ. Hendricks of the Licking
ton, KY, police force, was shot dead yester-
day by Charles Steele, a negro on-keeper,
while endeayoring to arrest him. The muir
derer has been arrested.
.i-McDevitt and McGrath were found
guilty of causing an explosion at Liverpool
with intent to cndanger life. McGrath was
sentenced to penal scrvitude for life and
McDevitt for fifteen years.
"A special from Silver Spring, Col, dated
Monday, states that Major Fay was shot on
Davidson, his br0ther-in-law, while the two
were fighting Family trouble the cause.
August and Antonio Garcia, natives Of
Peru, and said to be sons of ex-President
Garcia, were arrested in New York for dis
orderly conduct and carrying a concealed
weapon, to wit, a sword cane. They were
arraigned in court yesterday and fined so
each.
The sixth annual convention ofthe Anal
gamated Associations Of Iron and Steel
Workers began its session at Cleveland,
Ohio, yesterday. Delegates numbering 100
were present, representing several States.
The proceedings are secret.
The freight engineers, conductors and
braSesmen on the Illinois Midland Railway,
from Peoria to Terra Haute, have quit work
until paid three months back pay due them.
The freight-train service is consequently
suspended, and it is supposed no settlement
will be reached inside of week.
"A freight car, on the elevated track OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad ut Hilbert and
Sixteenth streets, Philadelphia, yesterday
jumped the track, and falling to the ground
knocked down portion of the Adams Elk
press warehouse Mt that point. No one hap
pened to be passing OH the street when the
accident occurred, and there was no casual
ties.
AT the Chautauqua conference yester
day the wOman's foreign mission work o
the several denominations was discussed
1t was stated that the women of the Presby
terrain church last year raised $4,000, the
Methodist women $4,000, and those of thu
Congregational body about the same amount
Fifteen women's associations raised abou
5000, 900 for foreign missions.
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03

The recent marriage of the Marquis Mac
Mahon to Mile dc Vogue calls attention to
this vigorous family, which is carrying out
the maxim in France that the Irish rule
in every land but Ireland The ODonnell
family in Spain is but another instance of
the same while Austria is full of Irish
blood. All of these families were trans
planted at the downfall of the Stuart
dynasty in Britain, and in every land they
have risen to n prominence which, under
the cruel penal laws, they never could have
won at home.
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03

DRAFTS on London, Dublin and Paris, al
ii. ID. Cooke, Jr.. & Co.'s, 1929 + st.
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03

The New York Herald advises people in
cyclone districts to build brick instead of
frame houses. If the Herald had ever seen
a cyclone it would know that few thou
sand bricks on mans head are as uncom-
Portable as a lot of shingles and scantling,
and that the only safe place in n cyclone is
away down deep in the well.
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03

Mormon agents are succeeding in making
converts in Georgia to an extent that is
really surprising.
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03

The shipments of coal from Cumberland
this week promise to be larger than those
of any week this season. Thirty-thret
boats, with 3,750.13 tons, left Monday fol
this port.
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03

The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company
has adopted q new patent lock-gate, with
six paddles, the invention of Mr.. s. d..
Young. These gates will be used by this
company in the lengthcning of the locks.
The Evening critic., 1881-08-03
Funeral of John Ticrney.

The funeral of John Tierney, who wa:
drowned in Rock Creek Monday night WI, WI
Twenty second street northwest, tomorrow
afternoon Mt A o'clock. The Georgetown
Hibernian Society, Of which deceased wa
member, will attend the funeral.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-05-07

this place some TASKS of the balm nv
father makes so well. He is saved; he
will be here ere long. Lift me from this
bier, and help me to attire myself to
meet him.
"Signors and Signoras, can not ex-
plain the mystery to you. l can only
tell you the plain, unyarnished truth.
Beatrice and Luigi were united. The
Count fulfilled his promise, and they
prospered. Pursued by the wrath Of
Luigi's kinsfolk, Pedro fed from Ma
Piles forever. My grandmother lived to
be, a very old woman, thanks to the
Balm of Vesuvius, and dying, left me
the receipt as q legacy. y W. oSA3e
"Signors, Signoras and Signorinas, /
have in this knapsack numberof TASKS
of this precious balsam, 1t will heal all
wounds and bruises, cure rheumatism,
and, taken inwardly, break a fever.
Who will buyp Remember it has mag
ical properties. Remember the story OF
the way it was conveyed to my grand
father, in yellow TASKS, exactly resem-
bling these. Who will buy the Balm Of
Vesuviuspn 3 ~" '. efNt
A good many did. The yellow TASKS
came, one after the other, out of the i'm
provisatore's knapsack; but the Ameri-
can, who had been so anxious to listen,
thrust his hands into his trowsers peck.
cts and walked away, uttering one En-,
glish word-' Sold" He did not NEAR
the Balm of Vesuvius.--Mary Kyle Dal
las, IN N. Y. Ledqer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-05-07
Capture Of Roussakoff, the Regicids.

A very interesting account is given by
an army surgeon-assistant, who states
that he was one of the first to seize
Roussakoff, and accompanied him 10 the
Prefecture. The writer, Wassil 6rok-
hoff, narrates that he was proceeding
along the Kateniroisky Canal toward
Nevsky Prospect, when he overlook
man of medium height and long brown
hair, dressed in thin overcoat md a
tall fur cap. The man was carrying
small, white parcel. The Emp.ror's
carriage appeared on the canal road,
and having saluted the Emperor, who,
Gorokhoff says, returned his SALVATION.
he heard violent explosion, which im-
PEELED him forward, and looking round
he saw Cossack fall from hishorse
and another staggering. The man
whom he had previously observed then
ran toward the Nevsky Prospect without
any parcel in his hand, and he seized
him, a policeman and two soldiers inn,
mediately laying hold of the man, The
Emperor approached them, askedif he
was the criminal, ordered himlto be
searched, and turned, proceeding to.
ward the carriage. Gorokhoff appears
to have a dim recollection of having
seen man of short stature 60 quickly
toward the Emperor, and then some
thing was thrown either by this man or
from between the ratings of the tanal,
which fell at the Emperor's feet With a
deafening explosion. The Emperor,
and all standing around, including the
man he had noticed, fell to the ground
as if moved down. Gorokhoff saw the
Emperor lying on his right side, and an
officer with white epaulets- this was the
Police Colonel Dvorjilsky-drag him
self toward his Majesty, who slightly
raised his head, which then sank again
on the snow. While the young man
who had been seized running away was
being held after this second explosion, a
soldier came up and struck him on the
head, saying: " You miscreant, what
have you done!" Roussakoff replied,
"For Gods sake don't strike me! You
will know afterward. You are ignorant
people. He was then placed in a
sledge and taken to the Prefecture,
where he was undressed and examined.
He was respectfully clad, and had a
purse containing three rouble notes, a
passport and other papers. When in-
terrogated in another room Roussakoff
first gave fictitious name, but soon ac-
knowledged his real name. Among
other things, he stated that he had met
his friends the week previously, who had
explained to him that on the Sunday
following he would have to shoot at the
Emperor. Roussakoff also affirmed that
he knew others would be appointed to
carry out the same deed, but did not
know who they were. About one p. M.
he had proceeded to the Canal Road,
but, being too early, walked across the
bridge to the small market place ada
cent. There Roussakoff says he met q
young woman, seventeen years of age,
good-looking, well-dressed, who knew
him, and whom he knew by sight, not
by name. She handed him parcel,
telling him he was to throw it and it
would explode violently. After remain
ing short time in the market place
he returned to the Canal Road. What
followed is only too well known Lon
| don Ne2cS ~ sd r II iIeitat3trfI f-.tl
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-05-07
gHE LITTLE OLD WOMAN.
4 IA BALLAD OF NEWPORT.

There's a little old woman lives over the way,
In gambrel- rooted cottage implanted and
gray,
And where the brown grapevine is climbing
The shingles are covered with patches Of
moss. 80
BY the wood-fire side, in the winter she sits
In list -bottomed rocker, and sings as she
knits, rt,
In a quavering voice with tremulous Groom,
And the click of her needle keeps time to the
tune.
Her Bible shereads slowly turning the leaves,
And she garners bright grain from its beauti-
And the tears dim her eyes as she lifts them
In search of her'treasure laid up in the sky.
In her best Sunday gown, whether ailing or
She trots to her meeting at sound of the bell,
And she sits in her pew like a wren on
perch, 1G| -
Our very old people remember, they think.
When her hair was as glossy and black as
mink, nnp atD{ 1914 20
And her cheeks red as roses, her teeth white
as pearls, . l
And this little old woman the fairest of girls.
She had a dear lover alack and dayi
A sailor who sailed from the beautiful bay;
And the summers may blush and the winters
But their sun never shines on his home COM
ing sail. q l.a-,-. -gH tF.H i5.. ,sll
At a little round table from over the sea,
She sits at the sunset and pours out her tea,
And the delicate cup and the saucer are
white y.Gtf 5t
As a floating pond lily. just kissed by the
light. 'Af'-.'' ''
And ship under sail, with its flag at the
All laden with memories brought from the
past, gu
Is painted upon them as life like and fair
As the mirage that floats in the orient air.
His shin that he sailed in, his sweetheart to
wed, ut ~ 81 ~
BY others forgotten-the sunset grows red
But the little old woman just murmurs
prayer, s.-.t.- -'-Ii.. -. .t.
And smiles as she knows that her lover is
there. '1H
But day will soon come when the lilac's
perfume s..a ~.
Through the half open window will float
through the room, ..4 Hi
And the house will be quiet and she be at rest,
With single white rose on her motionless
breast. t. ,..- .t-... ,..,.4.tr ~
And the angels will come with their glittering
wings,
While the parson he prays, and the choir it
sings, - .-.e1t
And bear to the home that is fairer than day
The little old woman from over the way.
Providence Journal.