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o U. LAST NCEI
OUR LAST CHANCE.

OUR LAST CHANCE.
SEPTEMBER ONLY.
During this month you have the last chance of buying
he 6est bargains ever offered.
We must open new building on OCTOBER 2 and
as we are determined to opea only with fresh.
Goods. shall sell the remainder of our still immense
stock at such figures as will insure quick sales.
We have on hand ]. 900 pieces BLACK AND COL
ORED CASHMERES- These goods have really ad-
vanced since LAST winter. We shall offer them way
below cost.
some Of which fashionable this season as they
were last You buy for so cents on the dollar
They must be closed out
SILKS. SATINS, yELVETS.
The largest stock in the city. Convince yourself Of
the great bargains we Offering.
We selling beautiful pure Silk Brocade at 95
cents III twenty different patterns.
LINEN AND HOUSEFURNIsHING GOODS,
In odds and ends at price, in preference to
sending them to auction.
BLANKETS! BLANKETSN
15OO pairs than we can replace them in five
lots. We want fresh goods our new Building;
therefore the sacrifice.
1000 COMFORTERs.
print. white c9ttsn, filing, at s140 regular price S.
The cold wsatls1 will Come soon procure your winter
stock noYE Il sIJsfa-r.
81 40 faIr sizs MARsEIILEs SPREADS reduced to
81.
All LACE and NOTTINGHAM CURTAINS,
some of which are soilcd. at less than half price
WAMSUTTA SHEETINGS,
Best goods made reduced to the following prices:
81 12s cents e. Is cents.
- 1t32 ceotS 81 ~ cents.
"a 225s cents 10-4 % cents.
These directly from the wamsutta mills. and
are III length from one to tea yards
Ladies' full size WHITE LAWN APRONS, richly
trimmed, at cents.
All stock of HOSIERY, GLOVES, CORSETS
Sk1RTS in fact, every article in immense estab-
GshInent, reduced to such low figures that it will pay
anybody to buy them How for the Fall and Winter
wear.
Remember, compelled to sell at one price or
the other If do sell at retail shall be obliged
TO dispose Of balance hand by auction, This is a
Troublesome job and ncurs many expenses, which We
want to save and give the benefit to customers.
Come and all during this month to our present
Stores.
4o4 AND 4oe SEVENTH STREET NV,
and secure some of the RARE BARGAINS.
au23 LANSBURGH l. BROTHER.
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PERSONAL.

NM WILLIAMS AND c. u. PRICES PRIVATE
w . Detective Agency. Consultations free. All bust
ness strictly confidential: Notice to call at residence
promptly attended to. ONCE hours-y q. To 10 nm,
g26 L street northwest. nhlf-Gms
DRlNATE DETECTIVE AGENCY, 800 9TH
Il street northwest Reliable information furnished
IN all cases consultation free; viii call at residence
when requested: all business strictly confidential C. E.
Finder. mills -Gn1
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HENRY @. SPENCER, Pyincipal
SARA A. SPENCER. Vice. Principal, anI9

=. w. corner 9Th and streets northv.s..
Privately or in Class.,.Mathematics, Latin. Greek
French German and ENGLISH. Special attention to prep.
aration for College, West Point Annapolis aud all com.
petitiye examinations. Terms in adysuce AMI
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shis time IL was a ten year old boy who play
fuily pointed loaded shotgun at his cousin, and
nm victim WAS Miss Louise Ewing, OF Fostoria,
Oeso. One would think that boy ten years old,
who Is handy with shotgun, is quite old enough
% hang for his crime, AID ought to- That wouldn't
Tshsore life TO his dead cousin, to be sure but It
WALL doubtless have good eject on other htla
H1Gzs ten year olders.
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FOR RENT-ROOMS.

LrOR RENT-PLEASANT FURNISHED ROOMS.
II single or en- suite. ut 1922 street northwest.
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FOR RENT-HOUSES.

EOR RENT AT $3.50. (WHICH INCLUDES
w water rent Corner House, Containing roons be-
Provements southwest corner 18th street and Park
Place northeast East Capitol street and
block north of Lincoln Park. Key at store 18th
and b streets. b. HI. WARNER
au2S-3t@ GIG street northwest.
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TURKISH BATHS.

NEW TURKISH BATH, 1Al7 @ STREET foPpo-
~ site Rigs House,; large peol; rood ysntilation;
from m. 70 10 2. m. Saturday IL p: m. faths 81
dsker. g.. 50. DIR. H l. BOyEE Eloctrician. os0
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The CHIEF OF the London fire brigade attended
sort OF drill display OF the New York force the
other day. and was pleased to observe that he
thought the boys were little slow In getting the
water turned on, don't you know. Considering
chat but for the appliances and Improvements
borrowed or stolen bodily from this country, the
Lsadon fire brigade would still be putting out fires
ny passing buckets along lines OF men, women and
ehaslren, 1t IS fine thing for its chief to sit In
Judgment on American nremen. Next we shall
hsyea water-liuer from the Nile taking depre-
ealing view OF the COrliss engine.
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COUNTRY BOARDING.

NEW WINDSOR COLLEGE SUMMER RESORT.
~ Magnificent shade, SULPHUR Springs. Blue Ridge
Views, Baths Porches, Stables. Horses &c. Circulars
at lois Pennsylvania eyenue lll street A-
dress A. NJ. JELLY. New Windsor. Md. 3e6-3m
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TAYLOR & HuFTr.
e., "'sps $50
~ So 81
PENNsYLvANIA AvEN UE.
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS
We shall offer
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS
LADIES' UNDERWEAR.
There are many handsome garments left from fine lots
and large number of single or duplicate suits.
These will be
CLOSED OUT
AtaDeciled Reduction.
Ladies in Want Of
HANDSOME UNDERWEAR
AT REDUCED RATES
Should examine this assortment at once.
YLOR l. Fly,
NEW FALL SHADES
ALL WOOL FRENCH CASHMERES.
ALL WOOL HABIT CLOTHS.
JOB IN LINEN TOWELS.
90. oe oaan.y Soc
o'7Hc. VuauIy
TYLER l. CHEWING,
an2s 91s TIN STREET NORTHWEST.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. AUGUST a. 1881.
Desiring to retire from the Book and Stationery rus,
ness now oher for sale in bulk my entire stock
clndng good win and lease of the premises.
This Is the Oldest established Book and Stationery
store in the District, and offers Opportunity to
any one wishing to go into the business.
For particulars apply to
| FRANCIS B. MOHUN,
BOOKSELLER AND sTATIONER.
lois PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
In the meantime discount Of 20 per cent viii be al
lowed on all cash sales. au2S
| IMPORTANT TO HOUSEKEEPERS.
lbs. Good Roasted Coffee. .4Sc
bottle Fine Old Whisky. Gin or Brandy 7Sc
i ~ 5O
H. Best Spring leaf Tea SOC
i san rue Cduer Sluexr Ioc
galon white Wine vinegar. SOC
I also offer to my customers
10 lbs Granulated Sugar 81
~ r. SosT
Strictly Pure spice and Green Ginger. very low.
| B. IRVING BOWIE,
au2s-lm Corner Tth and streets northwest.
MANUSCRIPT COPIED
l M on the
/ TYPEWRITER.
au2S-1m' GIG F street northwest.
| DEREMPTORY SALE IN PHILADELPHIA
| 3s1 CASES CHOICE PRESERVES, SYRUPS, &c.
/ TUESDAY.
bsai saasa M +. coMlT fG9 co s.see Sale
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COUNTRY REAL ESTATE.

NOR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR CITY PROP
erty Farm three miles from Badensburg containing
$50 acres Onethird cleared land, suitable
ing or farming purposes. Wood enough TO paw Price
asked. l4l5 street northwest all ON
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A ELLINGTON ACADEMY. CORCORAN BUILD
"A ING,
Cor: Pa: AVE. AND 18Th ST., OPP. Us. Treasury.
Limited Only scholars Of good moral CHARACTER
and evening sessions Careful and thorough pstruc-
ton in the common English branches. Book-keeping
Short hand Higher Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry.
Latin and Greek. BURTON MACAFFE A. NJ
washington, DC. lau15-3mJ Principal.
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WAMSUTTA SHEETINGS,

Ladies' full size WHITE LAWN APRONS, richly
trimmed, at cents.
All stock of HOSIERY, GLOVES, CORSETS
Sk1RTS in fact, every article in immense estab-
GshInent, reduced 10 such low figures that it will pay
anybody to buy them low for the Fall and Winter
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SPECIALTIES
GEORGETOWN ADV'TS.

NEORGE E. MOVES.
VI COLUMBIA FOUNDRY.
1850 som street, Manufactures Steam Eneines Bot.
ers Shafting, Puleys and Mill work: Archi5ecturI
LION Work; also repairs Agricultural Machinery.
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Military Appointments.

WASHINGTON, February 13.-In an exec
utive session of the Senate to-day the nomi.
nation Of Major Rochester to be Paymaster
General of the army was, after brief dis
cussion, recommitted to the committee on
military affairs for the examination of GER
tain charges to the effect that he was guilty
of gross neglect of duty in allowing Major
Hedge, the defaulting Washington paymaster
number Of years ago, to turn over to him
an unverifed account of moneys then nomi-
nally In Hedges possession, instead of re.
quiring the money to be counted and deliv-
cred. 1t was stated to-day that the receipt
then given by Rochester to Hedge, although
outstanding only a day or two, enabled
Hedge to obtain bond for new term, and
thereby to increase his defalcations ultimate
ly to nearly double the shortage which ex-
listed at the date Of the expiration of his first
bond.
The nomination of Col. Rucker as Quar-
termaster General, although confirmed with
out extended debate, gave rise to considera-
BILE criticism, on the ground that it provided
for placing an officer seventy years of age in
position which has just been made vacant
by reason of General Meigs having attained
the age of sixty-fve. 1t was generally con-
coded, however, that Colonel Fuckers long
and faithful service, both in the line and staff
Of the army, and tho fact that he stood next
to General Meigs in the order of promotion,
entitled him to special consideration, with
view to his being hereafter retired In the
rank of Brigadier General.
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RAILROAD LANDS,
How the Kansas Pacific Sells Lands Ex-
empt From Taxation.

WASHINGTON, February 1O.-The Pacific
railroad lobby is very much agitated over
the proposition to compel settlement of the
cost OF the surveys of Kansas. There was
some 100000 acres in Kansas which have
been surveyed by the government; but the
land being granted to the Kansas Pacific
road, 1t is not obliged to pay the cost of the
survey and perfect its title unless the COM
pany sees fit to do so. The result is that
alternate sections are being taken, schools
built and adjacent lands enhanced in value
while no tax is paid upon it by the railroad
corporation which owns it. The plan is for
the company to sell on easy payments COW
ering ten years at good rate of interest.
The title is not transferred to the purchaser
until the last payment has been made, and
In the meantime no one is obliged to pay a
tax upon 1t, since the road does not take its
patent and pay the cost of survey until the
settler has made his final payment for his
farm. In this way the road is able to offer
as special inducement, freedom from taxes
on land bought of the company for a term
OF years. In the m eantime, the rest of the
land in the neighborhood is obliged to be
taxed for the cost of schools, etc. Anderson,
Of Kansas, is making vigorous fight against
this abuse, and has his bill well under way.
Next week the railroad will have the ques-
ton argued before the committee, but the
indications are that the bill will be reported
to the House favorably.
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The Garfield Monument.

WASHINGTON, February, 11.-Postmaster
General Howe has written the following
letter to the postmasters of the United
States:
"The Society Of the Army of the Cumber-
land appeals to you for aid to procure contri-
buttons to fund for the erection of mon
ument at the national capital to the memory
Of James A. Garfield. / am sure no word
Is needed from me to enlist your best efforts
10 behalf of such cause. BY noble aspira-
tion and by tireless eudeavor to promote
the public welfare, President Garfield had
achieved the highest honors of the Rep ulie
when he had arrived at but little past the
noon of life. He fell victim 10 malice so
wanton as TO be demoniac. A monument to
him will attest the nations love for his yir-
tues, and the nations adherence for that
inscrutable depravity which slew him. Such
a structure should not be stinted for want of
means. The nation is very rich. Let art
exhaust itself on invention, let money leap
TO execute her design. / have but lately
assumed official relations with your corps.
This Is my first communication to you.
You are numerous, widespread and influen.
tial. You will respond TO the appeal of the
Society of the Army Of the Cumberland and
your response will show, / trust, that those
who administer the postal service of the
United States are not the least patriotic and
capable of those who work for the republic
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Reckless Railroadinu.

GALVESTON, February 9.-At 10 O'Clock
on the night Of the It'll, Major W. d. Wash
burne, superintendent of construction of the
Missouri Pacific, with his special car, was on
an inspection tour, and went to the last
switch. The engine and train returned two
miles for water. Major Washburne, getting
tired, called for handcar to carry himself
and party. The following were on the hand
car: Major Washburne, ]. II. Painter, W. M.
Stall, superintendent for w. A. Coleman &
Co., track contractor from Chicago, with
wife and little son. Negroes occupied the
center and propelled the car. They had
not gone a quarter of mile when Painter
saw the headlight turning curve. He sig
nailed the approaching train to stop, and
ordered the negroes to reverse the handcar.
They had hardly turned, when the first fat
car was upon them. Painter jumped to the
ground, followed by the negroes. Major
Washburne leapAd off on the opposite side.
When the train stopped Major Washburne
was found senseless, one arm cut off and
otherwise bruised, having been run over by
one car. Mrs. Stall was crushed to death,
twelve cars having passed over her. Mr..
Stall was on the opposite side, mangled and
literally cut to pieces. George, the little
boy, was found on the track under the cars
with his head crushed. He only lived an
hour. The remains of Stall and his family
were gathered up and sent to New Jersey.
Major Washburne was not dead when first
found. He was placed on car and brought
10 Waco, where he died soon afterwards.
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BEAUTIES OF MoRMoNIsM,
How An Apostate Gives the Institution
Away.

A dispatch from Salt Lake says that Geo.
Z. Bates, man who was for three years the
attorney for the Mormon Church, tells the
following Of his experience in the south OF
Utah, while on Church mission in January,
1873: ~ happened to visit the southern part
Of the Territory on business matters for the
Church, and stopping to change horses and
dine, saw around the table five polygamous
wives of one old Bishop, and in and about
the ranch some thirty-six large girls and boys
of all ages, from 10 to 10 and 20 years, and
then and there learned that these young
Mormons all slept In one large, single room
overhead, in the winter, like so many pigs,
and in the hot weather of summer they all
huddled together in the straw in the stable,
living in promiscuous concubinage, and that
several of the girls were bearing children to
their brothers and cousins and uncles, as so
many cows or ewes would do. This was a
matter OF daily happening, and was not dis
couraged, but winkea at by the old Bishop,
who stood high in the Church, as a natu-
raj consequence Of their religious teach
ings that every woman's future happiness
was enhanced by the number of children
she bore, no matter who might be their
fathers"
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A Great Coal Oil Fire,

BRADFORD, Pa, February 13.-Spark.
from locomotive on the Buffalo, New Yors
q Philadelphia road this evening fired some
little oil pools near Clean, New York, and
the fire soon spread to three iron tanks con.
tanning los, 900 barrels of oil which are now
in flames. All the assistance possible has
been summoned from the oil regions and
left here by special. Entertainments will
be formed to secure the burning oil when
the tanks overflow, which will be about OF
3 O'Clock. The oil will be drawn off as rap.
idly as possible by perforating the tanks
with cannon balls. The night is as bright as
day for miles around.
NEW YORK, Februasy 13.-A special from
Olean says, concerning the oil fire in that
region, that the fourth tank caught this
morning. Thus far 10000 barrels, valued
at $4,000, have been burned and It is
feared the fire will spread.
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An Important Question Discussed.

WASHINGTON, February 14.-The Senate
Committee on Public Lands discussed a,
length the resolution to Instruct the Attor.
ney General to defend the titles to western
homesteacs claimed by railroad companies
10 have been included in the land grants to
them. This resolution INVOLVES directly the
lands included in the recent decision OF
Judge Miller at Omaha, but indirectly 1t
touches the titles ofmany other home steads.
The question IS whether entries made upon
land included in railroad grants before the
land was formally and finally withdrawn by
the government are good or not. Senator
Plumb stated that he knew at least 500 cases
where the question entered into the title and
that there were hundreds of ether cases.
The committee did not come to any conclu-
sion
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Territorial Matters,

WASHINGTON, February 10.-The Senate
Committee on Territories to-day heard Pau
Schultze, of Oregon, president of the Alask.
Trading and Fishing Company, and M. d
Bail, of Sitka, in advocacy of favorable &C
ton on the bill introduced by Senator G TO
yer and Representative George, to provide
civil government for Southern Alaska.
The committee then took up Senator
Vests bill to establish United States cour,
in the Indian Territory, and for other pur
poses. Several sections ofthe bill were dis.
cussed up to the hour Of adjournment, and
the measure then went over as unfinished
business for the next meeting.
Burrows bill defining the qualifications of
Territorial delegates by excluding polyga-
mists, which passed the House Of Represen.
tatives last Monday, was not taken up by
the committee to-day.
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Northern Pacific,

rortnern PACIFIC.
New YORK, February Henry Willard,
Of the Northern Pacific railroad, expresses
the opinion that the wheat growers of the
northwest are at the mercy of local mer-
chants, who buy their wheat at such prices
as these merchants themselves are able to
dictate. He says he Is anxious to make
farmers more independent of local traders,
rs be Is also DESTROYS of benefiting the wheat
growing region of Oregon, and Washington
Territories, and, in fact, the entire belt of
country through which the Northern Pacific
road passes. To this end he has engaged
the services Of George B. Mallory, son of
the well-known shipping merchant, Charles
A. Mallory, who has left for San Francisco.
Mallory is capable engineer and builder.
and has erected some of the largest grain
elevators in the country. He will 90 over
the entire route of the road, with a view.
particularly, of deciding what is best to be
done to facilitate the handling and transpor-
tation of the wheat crop. He has taken
with him two surveyors to assist HIM in his
work The result of Mallory's trip win
probably be the establishment at every station
along the line Of the road of miniature ele-
vators, I'm which farmers of the surrounding
districts can dump their wheat, and from
which cars can be easily loaded. This is the
system which prevails throughout Iowa.
Nebraska and other western States.
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Compulsory Retirement of Army {

compulsory Retirement OF Army Officers,
CHICAGO, February 13.-The subject of
compulsory retirement, which has been
brought before Congress by Butterworths
bill, is being agitated among military men in
the west. From recent letters received here
tits learned that there is an almost unanimous
desire in the army to have a bill pass retir-
ing all officers from active service who have
attained the age of 90. This feeling is not
confined to younger men in the ranks who
will benefit by the law, but is entertained
by the older ones, and petition recently
forwarded to Washington urging the passage
o. the bill, contained 1,400 names of mill
tary men, many of them being men who
would, If the bill passed, be retired at once,
or in few years. The arguments adduced
in favor of the bill are many, but the chief
ones are that by making retirement manda-
tory instead of discretionary, all would be
treated alike; there would be no chance for
favoritism or political prejudice, The
officers would know just what to look for
ward to instead of being in constant uncer-
tainty, and the army would stand on the
same ground as the navy in the matter. An
examination of the Army Register shows
that under this law the following officers
would be retired; Generals Sherman, Nc
Dowell, Rucker and Barnes; Colonies In
gals, Eakin, Cuyier, King, Benham, Ma
combe, Thorn, Getty, Hunt, Dent, BRENNAN
and King; Lieutenant Colonies Smons and
Keeney; Majors Potter, Vedder, Brooks,
Clark, Smith and Brodhead, twenty-four in
all.
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Capital Notes.

WASHINGTON, February 10.-A delegation
from Southwestern Dakota, this morning
urged the President to remove Governor
Ordway.
Senator Lamar was knocked down last
evening, while crossing street, by pair of
carelessly driven horses.
The President this morning agreed posi-
lively to apoint Bruno Tzchuck, of Nebraska,
consul to Vera Cruz. Tzchuck has been
urged by both Nebraska Senators, but OPP
posed by Representative Valentine. A
Stalwart Senator thinks this indicates that
the President does not intend to favor the
Stalwarts more than Others.
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TrOuhleS in AriZnna

WASHINGTON, February 10.-Thc Star
this evening says: The reason assigned for
the reign of lawlessness in Arizona is that
the United States civil authorities there are
unable to do anything for want of means.
The United States Marshal there can not get
any money to pay the expenses of his office,
and therefore can't make any arrests. The
law requires all United States Marshals to
turn into the Treasury at the end of every
fiscal year the Government money which
they may have on hand. This the Marshal
of Arizona has refused to do for the past two
years. Until he does turn In such money
the Fist Comptroller of the Treasury will
not recommend that any money for the ex-
penses Of his Office be advanced him. When
the cowboy troubles were serious a short
time ago, some money was advanced the
Marshals Office in Arizona, but it was not
Sufficient to do much good. The fact tina,
the Marshal has not complied with the law
has been laid before the President with rec
concentrations that change be made.
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The FitZ-John Porter Case.

CHICAGO, February ia Washington
special says: General Fitz-John Porter on
Friday had an interview with the President,
and explained the Pope campaign, and how
he had been so long mlsjudged. He invited
the President carefully to peruse the records
as Grant had recently done. Porter will re-
turn, and in few days press the passage of
the bill restoring him to his former rank.
WASHINGTON, February 10. - Senator
Logan moved to-day to recommit to the mil
itary committee, the bill for the relief of
Sampson Goliath. This bill is regarded as
sort of pilot to the Fitz- John Porter case, as
the particulars of the case are similar.