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qua. District Governments.

Reports iately that changes were impending
In The b.ard Of District commissioners have
Caused some alarm lest in the scramble for the
place some Unfit person or persons might be az
pointed We think these fears are altogether
grCundIes-. Ia the first place there seems to be
no reason - after The opinion heretofore ex-
pressed by The STAR that there viii quite
certainly &c no immediate change fl the board,
and probably noue ustu the expiration Of the
term OF some one OF the members. and when a
ch-.-ge IS MADE, We think there neei be no fear,
what yer, that the President viii % wrong IN
the matter CT appointments for the board. He
has lived long in Washington. and is a very
hearty friend OF the city and IT'S people. He
has both pride Ia the national metropolis, ana
an intelligent appreciation OF what IS needed to
carry on 10 completion the work OF making
washington the most sulubFtous and healthy,
as well as the most beautiful and attractive of
CITIES. He may be relied upon, therefore, to give
careful consideration TO the matter OF selecting
capable and satisfactory officers for the govern
ment OF tie District.
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How jealous the paoPle OF this country are OF
the rapidly increasing power and dangerous
eIcToaChments Of very rich individuals aud
corporations Is plainly shown by the express
sions or puolic opinion in regard to filing the
Office OF United States Attorney for the
southern district or New York. one OF the
leading candidates for that position happened to
be the son-in law OF Vanderbilt, the great
railroad and telegraph owner, or happened to be
the candidate for that place because of that
connection, as the case may be. so far as we
have observed. the professional standing OF this
aspiraut AID his reputation as private citizen
were satisfactory enough, and his friends assert
that out for the fact of his connection by mar
riaSe With the Vanderbilt "a mTy no OBJECTION
would BE- urged against him HIS oopouents
Insisted on The other hand that but Tor his con-
nection lac would not be candidate for the
place az all, that his wealth AM his
power AID prominence in conSsuuence of
IL were his Oily strength, AID that II
would be both unsafe and unwfse 10 eutrust the
important interests OF the public 10 the hands
OF one whose interests and syLnpatnfe5 were
against rather than With the people. This view
was entertained not alone IL Nex York. but
Throughout the whole country. and the exprey-
sioDs OF 1t were by no means uncommon, either
In private conversation or In newspaper
columns. This feeling found vent very freely
Only the other day, when the gentleman In
question gave dinner party in tn city TO g.
few personal friends and gentlemen high ia
Official position. That form Of extending a
compliment or d1schdrging social obligation
is not unusual here or elsewhere. nor IS it ordi-
nari!y regarded as IN any wise Objectionable;
yet IL this case the popular cry at once went
up that the host OF t1e occasion WAS using his
great wealth 10 buy himselfinto Office. Whether
objections OF this character had or had not any
weight with the President 10 finally fiiling the
Cfice may never be known; but, since another
gentleman has been appointed to the place, tt
is not unlikely that IL was thought wise at
least II not safer, to find al incumbent OF the
Office In gentleman against whom the obiec-
ton OF alliance with the dangerous influences
or unlimited wealth could hot be urged
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Awake TO Its mn0rfance.

New York exchange menti ons the following:
Mr. Jsy Gould's remarkable interview upon the
marvellous growth Of the country and mum Der OF
ether interesting matters has excited great de-
gree of interest. Our reporter forgot to ask Mr.
Gould in that interview about the wonderful per-
formances of tie great German remedy, 81 jacobs
Oil. But have no doubt that the great hnancier,
who seems to grasp everything, has famiiariZed
hin self with the extraordinary Gu, alive properties
Of that universal remedy and would give it IN
qualified Enforcement were he asked about It. New
Yorkers are becoming more alive every day to the
public fact that st Jacobs Gil is par ercetsace the
greatest remedy OF the age, and its name and use
has long since passed into proverb and everyday
necessity here.
Our reporter has recently been made acquainted
with another extraordinary cure effected in our
CITY by this popular remedial agent. Mrs. Mary
Alien, lady of great culture, and OF the highest
Social standing, residing at the corner Of LexinS
ten avenue and seth street, has long been under
surgical treatment for . wound which is the out
growth of a fall. few nights ago. Mrs. Allen
was seized with most aggravated and peculiarly
painful attack OF acute rheum atsm. The disease
appeared in the right shoulder and arm, and from
the first moment the pain of that intense char
acte- which renders rest or sleep impossible. To-
wards morning the lady's sIJferiugs were OF the
most sRonizing character The malady appeared
from the first - most violent type. When h3r
stten ding surgeon visited har in the morning
Mrs. Allen asked il he Obje;ted to her employ
Ing sI. JacOD3 Uni, as SnS FAD neard II mighty
lauced as very sure and rapid relief for Rheuns-
tism, and her suer'nes such, that she desired
quick relief The Doctor did not oppose the slight
est objections On the contrary. he cheerfuly
acquieseed in its employment aud had two bottles
OF the great remedy sent over from the neighborng
drug store. An attendant OF the suffering lady
applied The IL as the directions Join, and,
Vicious to relate. the first apple ton gave almost
instant relief, and the of half bot lie completely
drove ont the rheu sstsm aud restored the sufferer
to comfort. Mrs. Al en- Naturally enough thinks
her cure yerGwonderful and will igly testfs to
the great curative power of st. Jacobs Oil. She
says that hereafter the great German remedy shall
form part of the regular household supplies. 1t
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Indiana has been taken from the list OF
october states. The result OF the majority
vote On the constitutional amendment VIII
stand as the VIII OF the people, though but few
OF the electors manifested interest enough IN
the issue 10 cast their ballots. While the
people OF Indiana may not care particularly
about losing the importance hitherto attached
10 Their state, because or its pivotal attitude,
the change VIII Be relief 10 the country gen.
orally
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o.i. sastone, in the British House OF Com
A.'hS, yesterday. gave 8 synopsis of the terms
Vi tAe agreement with the Beers. The cor
s@l's lL&t further resistance must end in their
i.nA- 1sleet' no doubt, influenced The Boar
a'.o ~ eon$eh. 70 terms leu they would
naae iejsctea naa they been strong enough to
vernment keeps within the rpsfrc,,o ID itian
tained In the treaty, the Beers win haya on.,n-
coltrol OF their local affairs, A''ie
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TBEEs, SEEDS, FLOWERS, &C.

An immnnse stock of all kinds OF FRUIT TREES.
standards and dwarfs. 80
Small fruits Craps, Uurrauts, Gooseberries ez
Strawberries. &c. 49,
Evergreens, Shade Trees, ornamental Trees Roses,
sc New and Rare Plants, Bedding Plants &C
Garden Feeds, pure and genuine; Flower Seeds.
new, rare and beautiful.
Gut Flowers, Bouquets, Designs for funerals, &C.
120 acres in Trees. Is q reen houses
Everything in the Nursery line-Plsnts, Seeds
and Flowers-st lowest rates.
JOHN SAUL,
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SAFETY, RELIABLB-sECUR
NATIONAL EARR DEPOSIT COMPANY.
18th street and New York Avenue.

Fire. Burglar and Damp Proof Vaults from %
20 $50 year. Government bonds on deposit for
q per n. OOO Also receives Silyerware In Trunks
Tor moderate rate Board Of MAnagers-willlam
etickney. president; George W Risgs, vice pres.-
treasurer; Henry 4. willard. John Oassels, Thos.
Rvnn0. nnlQ
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CANITARY PLUMBING.
- "a YEABe' PRACTICAL. EXPERrRECI.
JAS. T.. BRIEN, 419 9th %. NV,
Makee speciality Of the examination and repairs Of
PLUHBIN0. With view 10 In proper sanitary ar
nngcmeuta. Orders promptly Alled. ocs6 -6ms
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WALTHAM WATCHES.

We confidently recommend the Watches nnsnu-
fAetured by the American Watch Company, Wslt-
ham. MASS, IS the most reliable timekeepers that
cSn be obtained for the Price.
A large assortment OF all grades and styles Always
IN stock at the lowest prices.
u. W. GAIT, GRO d CO.,
febls-2m tItpY Penn ave-
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TIE STsa cf1o. " connected with the Telephons
&XchEcsc- Advertisements. orders for tbs paper
oy raj ) otherwise. Gevs. or any Information or
buEaess u te sent day or Might free Of charge.
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WALNUT AND EBONIZED CRACK
w ELS, &C.

Sold Walnut Side Brackets, 2Jc. up; solid Wal
nut Corner Brackets. z5c up; Clock Brackets 500.
81 love- Racks, &c ), Wall Pockets. SOC, 81;
Toilet Brackets, 81 to g.; Eopkshelves, 3 to A
shelves, 81 to 81 so Walnut aud Marble Top Gard
Flower and Jardln!ere stands, plain and decorated
from 81; new Horseshoe Hat Racks, 75c. 4; new An
cher HGt Racks, 81 no Ter Skates, Sl.75. Also
Just orened75UO Joint Fishing Rods. .SlQo., aud
variety of better Rods Lines, &c Rush shopping
Baskets, 10, 20, 25c. Willow. Straw, Lunch and
Shopping Baskets. from 25C up. Our Spring stock
of Boys VelOcipedes and Bicycles is open for
INSPECTION In Baby Carriages we fiatter ourselves
tC be able to offer some extraordinary bargains.
Ii. SILPEBBERG,
TOYS AND FANCY GOODS.
Big 7ih and 313 Sth street northwest,
ms-13 go Near Pennsylvania avenue.
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GENTS, FURNISHINGS.
when you want to buy call snd see
The SENATE SHIRT for Is cents. IT is as good
az others ask dollar for.
The MYSTERY SHIRT. - cents. IL az good as
any dollar shirt In America.
LINEN COLLARS, finest quality and latest styles,
only 81 so per dozen, six for rs cents.
SILK NECKWEAR. cheaper thxn ever.
COTTON SOCKS, two pair for rs cents. usual
price 20 cents pair.
cents, worth 40, at
MEGINNI0S'S.
feb16 1OO2 + street northwest.
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BOOKS, &c.

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METROPOLITAN BooKsToEn,
marc OH PennsyIvania avenue,
NEW Law MAGAZINE.
"A 'MORRISOk'S TEsNSCRIPT OF THE TN
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The numbers for January aud Febru airy, 1881.
Us. Court OF Claims Reports. vol. is, IS.
Opinions OF Attorneys General, vols. is and TO-
SS each, SO. " 80
IN PREPARATION:
MacArthur's Rel orts. VOL 8, (Supreme Court Of
the Distrtct.)
Any Of the above sent by mail post paid. upon
receipt Of price by the publishers.
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Law BOOB sELuRRs AND PUBLISHING.
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TPH0LsTERERs. DEALERS. AND REPAIR
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LOST AND FOUND.

7 CST Last night near Johnson's grocery store,
Il 9Th ST., Red Leather POCKE rBOOK, con-
tanning SIS gold piece. So BILL small change, night
key tickets, etc. Finder will please return to
No. hot f st. northwest. 1t
lIWay to Ford's Opera House Tuesday evening a
PEARL GROSS one inch long, with pin attached.
Number Of pearls II. Finder please apply at desk
of Republican" Office for reward. mar23-2t
7 OsT-In December, 1880. a PROMIsSORY
- 4 OIE for one thousand dollars. dated August
~. 1851, at eighteen months drawn by Lewis 81.
asal1st negotiating said note. as payment has been
sIopped. Mrs. 8. b. f. MAYO, Enicott City, Md.
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LACE HOUSE.

NEW LACES, JET BEADED SAOoUES.
BEADED AND EMBROIDERED CASH
MERE WRAPS, NEW STYLES IN IN.
FANTSI. CHILDRENS' AND MISSES
LONG ROBES. LATEST STYLES IN
EMBROIDERED AND REMsTITOHED
sCARFS AND OTHER NEW PARIS NOV.
ELTIEs. AT LOWEST PRICES.
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WANTS.

WANTEp-ToR ENr-Two unfinished Il ,OM5
X. g. I Stsr Office. m,r3J|3t.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-09
A DISMISSED SUIT,
a Woman with n Damaged Heart FaiIs
TO Appear and Prosecute.

Justice Macarthur yesterday, in the
Circuit Court, dismissed the suit for breach of
promise of marriage brought by Catherine Moore
against Peter Guigon. In January, 1850, Mrs
Belva \. Lockwood, as counsel for the complain
ant, entered suit against the defendant for $4,000
damages for failure to keep his promise to marry
the plaintiff 1t was alleged that the former, in
September, 1879. was employed at the Fort William
Henry Hotel, at Lake George, New York. and there
met Guigon. She charged that he proposed to her
there by the lakeside, and brought her TO this city
September % to celebrate the nuptisls, and took
her to the Mount Vernon Hotel. She remained
there one week and Gugon footed the bill. That
was sufficient of hotel life, and she accompanied
him to his house in UniontOwn, where she claimed
the marriage was TO take place, but that
he refused to stick TO the bargain, she left de-
termined to fight it outi court. GuigOn was rep
resented By Mr.. L. C.. Williamson, and had pre-
pared his defense, having, among others, num-
Der of witnesses from the North. By this ne ex-
pected to show that Catherine Moore was mar
ried woman, with husband living at the time
she claimed that he promised to marry her, and
consequently the action against him could not be
sustained. Miss, or Mrs Moore, however, failed to
put in her appearance in the chamber, and it was
generally believed that she had been informed of
the nature of the evidence against her, and con-
Guided it would be best to absent herself. His
Honor decided to have the case called which was
done, and it was then ordered to be dismissed.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-09
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS,

Judge French proposes to pass upon ap-
plications for licenses to-day.
William Laws, who was found guilty OF
an assault i'll the CORPORATION Court while out on
bail, has skipped.
James T. Burnett, convicted of assault
and battery, was yesterday fined 500 and SEN
fenced to Jail fer two months.
The case against Edward Sneider, of
Washington, charged with selling goods without a
license, was nolle prosecuted yesterday.
d. T. Brashear, ESQ.,, well known and
highly esteemed citizen of Alexandria, died at the
residence of General Morton aIayre at one o'clock
yesterday. after short illness.
The mayor presided at police head
quarters this morning and disposed Of the fnliowa
ing cases: A young man by the name OF Robey, for
being drunk and disorderly on the streets, was
fined s., and discharged.
Albert Butler, indicted in the Corpora
ton Court for unlawfnlly removing the dead
bodies of Sarah Jane Sims and Miss Jas obs from
their graves in the Methodist Protestant Cemetery
in this city, yesterday found guilty by the iury
aud sentenced 10 eleven months imprisonment in
the city jail and fine of 500. The case of Rich
ard Tancill, indicted for the same offense will
come up for trial this morning.
Last Thursday night Mr.. Robert M.
Waters, from Prince William County. was attacked
on South st. Asaph street, knocked down, and
robbed of seven dollars. The man, after rObbing
Mr.. Waters of all the money he had about him,
drew knife and threatened to cut his throat if he
said anything about the affair. With the assist
ance of Mr. Waters. Officer James Smith arrested
the rObber, who gave his name as Thomas Rob-
erts, sailor, from New York. Yesterday morning
the mayor sent him to the grand jury of the
Corporation Court and indicted.
The Republicans of Alexandria County,
at meeting held last Thursday night at John
ston's Hall in Arlington, passed resolutions de-
claring the whipping posi- and cap:tation tax laws
relicts of" Bourbon barbarisn,'' and appealing to
President Garfield TO that the claims of Repub-
HcanS of the district for Federal patronage were
not ignored in the distribution of Offices &c those
by whose votes the State went for Hancock and
English at the last presidential election and ex-
pressing great satisfaction at General Mahone's
Republicans.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-09
RATES OF POSTAGE.

The following shows the rates Of post
age on letters, printed matter, and mail matter,
foreign and domestic:
First class-Letters, and all matter wholly or
partially in writing, and all matter sealed sgainst
inspection, three cents per half ounce or fraction
thereof. Postal-eards, one cent.
Second elass-Regulsr publications issuedas fire.
quently as four times year, when mailed By the
publisher or by news agents 70 subscribers and
news agents only, two cents per pound.
Third elass-Transient newspapers, books cir
eulars, and all other matter wholly in print ra,s
one cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof
Reproductions by heetograph and similar pz9-
cesses are classed as printed matter.
Fourth class-Mere5andise and all matter nos
included in the other three classes which has not
been declared unavailable, as being liable 70 dam
age the mail or injure the persons Of those hand
ling it in the mail rate one cent per ounce or fac
ton thereof The sender may write his own name
or address on matter Of the third and fou-,a
classes.
Foreign mails-Upon letters TO all countries n
the Postal Union FIVE cents per half ounce or fra
tional part thereof Postal cards, two cents.
Printed matter, commercial papers. and samples u
merchandise one cent for each two ounces or tTae-
tional part thereof; but at least FIVE cents must ba
paid upon commercial papers. Registration 20 al
parts of the United States and of the Postal Union
ten cents for each package, upon which the post
age must also be fully prepaid
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-09
The BIOLOGICAL Society.

A regular meeting of the Biological So
ciety of Washington was held last evening in the
Regents room of the Smithsonian Institution, at
which Mr.. J. A. Allen, of Cambridge, Mass, and
Mr.. George n. Lawrence of New York city were
elected corresponding members. Professor Theo-
dore Gill; the president of the society, read long
and carefully prepared paper entitled "a Critical
Review of Gunthers Ichthyology," i'll which the su
thor severely censured for his oversight ne
glect of many important structural Details and for
other serious defects in treating of classification in
his last contribution TO the study offshcs. discus
sion followed, in which Professor Goode spoke
strongly of the merits of the work in question: af-
firnng that whatever its defects might be- it still
supplied want long felt in that department of
zoology.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-09
WANT TO SELL.
Ground offered ns Sites for New school
Buildings.


| Buildings.
The Commissioners have received the
following offers to sell ground on which to erect
| the new school buildings authorized by Congress:
Ann Joyce, lot on Maryland avenue, between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets northeast; NJ Briel,
lots from 10 o. in square 026 street east TO
| Thirteenth street; William j. Rheese, lot and
part of lot z square 397, fronting lis feet inches
the east side of Ninth street northwest between
and Q streets, by depth of o. feet inches TO a
ten foot alley-price, seventy cents per foot c. F.
E. Richardson, part of square 507, marked 4, III
feet Fourth street, by 100 feet deep. at twenty
cents per foot-alley on north side and
Richardson Place on south side-the entire plot
and B. at fifteen cents, containing 22,5s9 feet;
the heirs of D. Daley lot 8, square $751; Maryland
avenue and Tenth street northeast, 9269 feet. for
81 1862; Heller & Nicholson, lots 49, 10, and co.
square 564, fronting 70 feet Third street north
west and containing $3.50 feet, for $1,000; Charles
W. Handy, property in square bounded by First
and North Capitol AMI II and l. streets for thirty
cents per foot square go, bounded by Pierce and
L streets, fo- twenty five cents per foot; property
bounded by North Capitol, First and K streets
northwest, fifty cents per square foot; property
bounded by Q and Boundary and First and Second
streets northwest, for ten cents per square foot;
and property bounded by Q and P and First and
Third streets northwest for ten cents per square foot
]. C. McKelden, building On H. between Second
and Third streets northwest, for $4,000; r. o.
Hoffman, lots 26 and q, square 51s, on G street
fronting Judiciary Square, for $50 per foot lots
3, 6, 7, and g. square 207, on r, between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets northwest; lot g. res
ervation 10-this is improved by large building
and assessed at s190G0 James Parker, lot on North
Carolina avenue and Third street northeast, for
So cents per foot; w. Fl. Clasett, lot G, between
Fourth and Fifth streets northwest for S1.50 per
foot; also lots . and %, square 49, fronting on
First street and running back TO Riggs street. for 81
per square foot; Rev. Julius E. Grammer, corner of
Third and streets northwest. $4,000; Catherine
Fuller, lot on west side of Tenth, between r
and 5 streets northwest, for 1920 Riggs & Co.,
lots 1s 20 and p, and part of lot - square 55 for
s45,0O0 it is improved by a building now used for
school purposes Mary A. Cox, trustee square be-
tween Rhode Island avenue and street and
Eleventh and Twelfth streets northwest for lbs
foot
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-09
The Missing Commons.

Commissioner Dent yesterday stated to
a REPUBLICAN reporter that the Board of Commits
sionerS never had any connection with the miss
ing sewer-bond coupons. They were taken ct the
time the board Of audit was in existence and be-
fore the territorial form of government was
changed to the present one. The Commissioners
had made inquiry in relation to them and de-
mand for them. but they had never been pro-
duced. The Commissioners had been unable 10
find any record of the transaction in any shape
upon the books of the board of audit therefore il
was incorrect TO say that the Commissioners had
reeeipted for them. He thought as they were not
receivable in payment of either the general OF
special taxes, and they had not been presented 10
the Court of Claims, and were now entirely With
out value, it made little difference what became OF
them.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-09
Funeral OF FIorIan HIsz.

took place yesterday at eleven O'Clock from his
late residence, pa street southeast was largely
attended. Rev. John Chester. Of the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church, conducted the services, and,
in the course of his address, alluded to the de-
parted in most feeling terms. Colonel James A.
TAFT, A. Dodge, esq, Mr.. James Bright, Mr. K
Kneess, and Consul r. Gebner acted as pall-bear-
ers Delegations from the various Swiss societies
were present. Among the floral offerings was one
of unique beauty from the Swiss Benevolent So
ciety, being shield representing the coat of arms
of Switzerland, plain white cross in q scarlet
field, exqlisitely made up and its simplicity of de-
sign wonderfully effective.