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SPECIAL NOTICES.

eSs WASHIN TON MARKET COMPANY.-The
~ annual meeting Of the sockhold rs of the wash
COMPANY. te city Washinr at u oeIoek noon
9s s the I TRsI S mon Mon - being The s day Of January
ing year and to act on any other subject within the
''~e' ''' sAMTEl. W. cuRn1DfN, Secretary.
Wash ington. d. G. December 49, 1882. d19-11t
F sAML 5. sHEDD.
IS 4O9 9Th STREET NORTHWEST.
rohtAfHh Gag STUpEST S1aSns AND LIBRARY LAMPS
AVE- ,'a De- o6hATEb SHADES. GLOBES. &C.,
dig In Great Variety.
~ TO THE POLICY HOLDERS
THE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Resouti ms to comrel the Managers to reduce their
and To ne rGcy ana an
M t nn, and Of pfie be voted
earl. early In person Do not sign PROXIES in Company
dl8-3t' THE COMMITTEE OF THIRTEEN.
RED,gHTpthbs, }AfAS H3BiSs: M5ciNGi
Also ali s3 Sh$ # i5EF BiE5 at the
d18-1m Under Masonic Temple.
rE5o J. W. COLLEY
Respectfully informs his friends that he nay be found
at the Dry Goods House of Samuel Ke TIN street
northwest where he will be pleased to them with
reliable goods at lowest prices. die
fEp0 BELL 4 CO, BANKERS,
tS 1887 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
OPPOSITE UNITED STATES TREASURY.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. December IS, 1882
The undersigned have formed partnership under
hs m e BEL CO. Brs and Fl
change and Discount Eusiness
We receive for collection bills notes drafts and checks
payable i'll the principal ,sern Cities at par and in
other cities and towns at the lowest ex-
change We have every facility for obtaining reliable
financial information regarding Bonds and Stocks usu-
ally operated in In the principal Cities and will make pur
chases when desired. Very respectfully.
CHARLES J. BELL.
JAMES f. FL CHI.
ROBERT c.. FOX
dl5-1m GEORGE w. BROWN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-19

important NOnsi nations by the Presi.
dent.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
Robert c. Campbell, of Louisiana, to be consul
of the United States at Monterey; Henry H. Jes-
sup, OF New York, to be charge d'afaires and con-
sui general OF the United States at Teheran, Per-
sia; James Hunter, of Missouri, to be surveyor of
customs, port OF Saint Joseph, Mo-: Green c.
Chandler, United States attorney northern district
M1Ssssppi; Samuel G. Hilborn, United States at
tOrney district OF California.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-19

A NEW POST OFFICE was established to-day at
Harmon TaZewell county, Va, Chas. G. Harmon,
postmaster.
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AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were Senators CALL Harrison, Mcpherson, McDill,
voorhees,. Cameron, Pa, and Lapham, Justice
Woods, Gen. HaZen. Commissioner Loring and
Representatives Mcclure, Morey, Butterworth,
Valentine. Pierce, Farwell, Adrlch, Luna, Hill,
Speer, Browne, Buck. Hutch!ns. Van Horn and
Paul. and Collector Brady, OF Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-19

BOARD OF OFFICERS Of the corps of engineers,
consisting of Majors VIM. E. Merrill, Alexander
Mackenzie and o. II. Ernst ana Capt. Thomas II.
Hlndbury, has been ordered to assemble at Van
Buren,. Ark, as soon practicable They Will
consider and report upon the location and plan 4
bridge proposed to be erected over the Arkansas
river, at Van Buren,, by the st. Louis and San
Francisco Railway Company.
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PATENT OFFICE PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
W. W. Orrick, OF Colorado, has been promoted
10 first class clerkship In the Patent Office.
and Miss D. B. Newton, of Pennsylvania, has been
promoted to a ,oCO position in the same office
Miss Mary F. Elmer, Of Maryland has been pro-
NOTED to the position OF cOpyist at salary of
$500 Miss Sarah E. Jose, Of Mass, has been ap-
ary OF $72l
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BUSINESS CHANGES.
SCRAP PICTURES.

4 (NHKISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS
~ Placques, Pa cites, Beve!ed- edged Cards Easels
- Velvet Frames, &c.
FRAMED PICTURES SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS,
d16-1m G. G. GWYNN, 5O7 Az street southwest.
IrOR SCRAP BOOKS. SCREENS. POCKETS, CAS-
ties, Christmas Presents. any Decorative Work. also
Tissue PAPER Borders Xmas Cards Wonders for Christ
mas j. JAY GOULD. 42l 9th street. See adv. Jap.
Goods" OF
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S-E D. w. ooi-hh1
Respectfully informs his friends hat he nay be found
at the Dry Goods House Of samuel Ke, $50 TIN street
northwest where he will be pleased to them with
| reliable goods at lowest prices. die
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THE APPLICATION FOR MANDAMUS ON THE DIS.
TRICT CoMMIssIoNERs.-In the Court in General
Term to-day the application for a mandamus on
the District Commissioners by Messrs. Beverly and
HoOe to compel them to strike from the assess
ment books the charge against their property at
9Th ana streets, occupied by the money order
branch OF the Post Office department, was sub
mitted
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PORTABLE GAS STANDS. -~
GERMAN STUDENT AND LIBRARY LAMPS.
FINE GAS FIXTURES.
DEt DRAFTED SHADES. GLOBES. &C.,
L. N.-l X-n.ie ekx
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PERSONAL

M fADAM ROSS THE LONG-ESTABLISHED RE-
III liable Clairyoysnt and Astrologist gives better
kstsaccon in all affairs of life than one in the
9sion; tells the past present and future destiny gives
Sdvice and assistance on all matters appertaning to
sastneee, love and matrimony ALL IN TROUBLE CALL.
fedsfxction given or no pay Consultation Rooms, 402
Id street above D street northwest. s:3
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-11-09
From Lucerne to Geneva

In all my travels / have never seen
stretch of scenery in any way COM
parable with that which is found from
Lucerne to Geneva. All along are lit
tie villages nesting in the valleys,
skirting the green banks of the rush
ing streams or hugging hard to the
sides of the towering mountains.
Frieburg and Lausanne are sizeable
cities, have some commercial impor-
lance, and furnish summer hom es for
ma ~ tourists and seekers Of health
and pleasure. On this route can be
seen the Great Saint Bernard, and the
historic pass through which Napoleon
led his soldiers over the Alps, where it
dock 100 men to drag single cannon.
That mighty host has disappeared from
the earth, not one survives, but there
grandiy stand the mountains unchang-
ed and eternal. How small and utter
ly insignificant is man and his works
compared with the everlasting forms
of nature. The flying clouds that cast
their moving shadows on the mountain
tops are not more 1eeting and transit
tory than human existence, while the
mountains stand fast forever knocking
with their eternity mans fugitive ex-
istence upon the earth. But here and
there below some overhanging cliff or
beside yawning gulf, where some be.
wildered traveller or reckless guide lost
his life, you see a cross erected to
mark the fatal spot. 1t is warning
of danger, but to me it seems more
than that. 1t is q token and a proph-
ecy that there is a life beyond, which
shall exist and progress when these
mountains have crumbled into dust
and the earth has "rolled together like
scroll. II. A. Taylor.
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/ have heard MIR. Dana's name coupled
with those of Sam Ward and Sam
Barlow, IS one Of the most &C
complished diners in town, and
certain it is that those who
have stretched their legs under his
mahogany and partaken of the viands
there served, know something of what
the word Lucullns means. His wine
cellar is marvel, and contains some
vintages that are never sold, but are
made only for presents for royal or
noble personages.
Mr.. Dana's family consists of his
wife, his son Paul, and three daugh-
tiers. Of the latter, one is married,
one widow, and one unmarried. Mrs.
Dana is woman of scholarly tastes,
delicacy and fine sensibilities- of these
qualities, in short, which are COM
pressed into the word culture Paul
is predestined to be his fathers sue
cessor. He is now 80 or so, tall and
strong; he writes, now and then, some
thing for s. paper, and, while without
his fathers genius for journalism, he
possesses that strong sense and good
literary judgment which sometimes
serve as well as the more shining quail
ties. He is from Harvard, of course.
/ understand that twenty of The Suns
staff are Harvard graduates. Boston
Herald.
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GENERAL NOTES.

WORK upon the Tehuantepec railroad
will be begun at once.
BISHOP TALBOT, of the Episcopal do.
cese of Indiana, has decided, in view Of
his poor health, to resign his office.
Snow was general along the line of the
Northern Pacific railroad in Dakota No
Montana, Tuesday.
A HOME for aged ministers is talked oil
by the New Jersey Baptist association.
6THBRE was no truth in the report that
Vanderbilt has acquired the Boston
Hoosac Tunnel and western railroad.
THE city government of Milwaukee is
adopting vigorous measures for the sup
preston of dance houses, which have be.
come very numerous of late years.
THE London Telegraph states Count
DeLesseps has completed grand scheme
which will result in shortening by three
days the time for the passage of essels
through the Suez canal.
Rev. DR.. HATFIELD, of the First
Methodist church, advocates heroic treat
ment for the social ills resulting from the
liquor traffic.
THE negroes of Rhode Island assembled
at Newport recently and resolved to give
their political support to whoever showed
the most regard for their rights and feel
ings, and demanding fair represe ntation
in office.
JUDGE WALDO CoLBURN, of the SUI
perior court of Boston. has been appoint
ed to the supreme bench of Massachusetts,
to succeed Judge VIM. G. Endicott, re-
signed. Judge Colburn is the third DEM
ocrat whom Gov. Long has appointed to
the supreme court during his term of Of
ron
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An Independent BonIface.

Joe Beefs hotel is unique. 1t is a
big four-story stone building on the
river front of Montreal, and its custo-
mers are chiefly boatmen. On the
first floor is bar-room, decorated with
human skulls 1.-THE proprietor says they
are the heads of his relatives) and on
one end of the counter, for q free
lunch, always hes huge piece of raw
beef, with a knife for hacking of
pieces. The second floor is a cheap
restaurant, and above are lodging
rooms at ten cents night. There is
also concert hall. But the strangest
feature of the concern is row of cells
IN the cellar, where Joe locks up his
guests when they become 5oisterously
drunk. 81 won't have any policemen
around my place" he said to Boston
Herald correspondent; I'm my own
police, Judge and jury, and I keeps
my own JAIL" His followers submit
to his system, because they escape the
fines that would be imposed if they
fell into the hands of the police. Troy
Times.
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The Man of Few Words.

To prove the garrulity of some trav-
elers we state the following facts: A
young, man some time back, arrived
at an inn, and after alighting from his
horse, went into the travellers room,
where he walked backward and for
ward for some minutes, displaying the
utmost impotence. At length he rang
the bell, and upon the walters appear
ance gave him an order, nearly as fol-
lows: "Waiterp the waiter replied,
''Sir." ~ am q man of few words,
and don't like continually ringing the
bell and disturbing the house. III
thank you to listen to what am going
to say" The waiter again replies
"Yes, SIR" SIN the first place bring
me glass of brandy and water, cold,
wipe down the table, throw some Goals
on the fire, and sweep up the hearth;
bring me a couple of candles, pen, ink
and paper, some waters, little seal
ing wax, and let me know what time
the post goes out. Tell the hostler to
take care of my horse, dress him well,
stop his feet and let me know when he
is ready to feed. Order the chamber
maid to prepare me good bed, take
care that the sheets are well aired, q
clean night-cap and glass of water in
the room. Send the boots with pair
Of slippers that | can walk to the stable
in; tell him / must have my boots
cleaned and brought into this room to-
night, and that / shall want to be called
at five O'Clock in the morning. Ask
your mistress what can have for sup
per; tell her / should like roast duck
or something Of that sort; desire your
master to step in, / want to ask him 9
few questions about the diapers of this
town" The waiter answered eyes
SIR" and then went to the landlord anc
told him gentleman in the parlol
wanted grea. many things, anc
among the rest ne wanted him, anc
that was all he could recollect.- Oh
Anecdote Book.
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Exchanging Wives.

/. occasionally happens that matri-
monial alliances are broken in the min
ing districts by the husband SELLING
his wife to bidder, but it is very rare
ly that couple of husbands and wives
agree to exchange partners with SO lit
tie ceremony as has just occurred at
the village of Greasborough, in South
Yorkshire. Two miners who work to-
gether at the Car House Colliery, hav-
ing been enamored of one another's
wives, met, in company with the ladies,
at the dwelling of one of them, a few
nights ago, when the question of a
transference of affection was intro
duced. Without the least hesitation,
the women, who are about thirty
years of age, and have each several
children, consented to change hus-
bands, the bargain being struck there
and then. After having been with her
fresh husband" two days, however,
one of the woman discovered that her
felicity was not SO great as she had an
ticipated, and returned to her lawful
husband but he gave her to understand
that he was satisfied with the change,
and ordered her out of his house. She
went, and has not since been heard of.
The affair has naturally provoked much
comment in the village.
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Culture of the Black Walnut.

w. FL. Raglan, Secretary of the Indi-
ana Horticultural Society, gives the
following direction for cultivating the
black walnut:
.'The ground should be prepared in
the best manner in the autumn. Fur
row the ground off each way as for
corn, except that the rows should be
seven feetapart. Take the nuts, fresh
from the tree, and plant two at each
crossing. They are to be covered shall
low just enough to hide them. So
much for planting. Then next spring
turrow theseven-feet space intermedi-
ate between the rows, and plant with
corn or potatoes. The corn and young
trees will be all cultivated alike, and
the young trees must be kept clean.
The second spring thin out the trees to
one in hill. The thinning viii fill
any vacant spaces where needed. Corn
or potatoes may be planted the second,
or even thethird years and after that
the trees must be cultivated and kept
clean until they occupy the whole
ground SO fully as to keep down by
their shade all weeds and grass. Stand
ing so near as seven feet, the trees will
not require trimming, but thus trim
themselves. But when they begin to
suffer from crowding, take out every
alternate tree in each row, and in few
years another thinning may be made
by taking out alternate trees in the
rows at right angles to the first, leaving
them fourteen feet each way. If the
trees are to stand until they become
quite large, additional thinning may
be necessary. But they should always
be thick enough to obviate the side trim
mings of branches. The trimmings
will always possess considerable value
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What Farmers May Know

P asture is necessary for the healthy
development of swine.
They are contracting in New York
for creamery butter to be delivered
next February at 80 cents, wholesale.
Keep sheep dry under foot This is
even more necessary than roofing
them.
Breeding from immature animals is
a great mistake. 1t is the foundation of
of degeneaacy.
At the New Jersey state fair the Jer-
seys led the exhibition in the cattle de-
partment.
The National Grange Of Patrons of
Husbandry meet in their annual ses-
sion, at indianapolis, Nov. Is, 1882.
The short-horn men have not yet ac-
cepted the challenge of the Here
fords for the contest at the Chicago Fat
Stock Show.
A fruitgrower in California says
that should the Chinese go the fruit in
terests in that state would suffer seri
ously.
The average shrinkage of wheat
from threshing time for the next six
months is estimated to be six per cent.
CD. Neff, of Greeley, Col, raised
ZOO bushels of potatoes this year from
thirteen acres, and without irrigation.
Don't overfeed the hogs and let them
eat sour feed left over, but give them
three times day all they will eat up
clean and relish.
One pound of fresh eggs is worth two
pounds of beef. An egg contains
every necessary for the development of
perfect animal; and yet eggs proper
ly cooked are rarely found on the
farEl er's table.
Corn will shrink from the time it is
husked from the field or shock in the
autumn, in well-protedted cribs, from
20 to 80 per cent. by spring.
Unsoundness, as we'll as bad points
and temper, is transmissible from
parent to offspring. In selecting a
stallion, see that he has none of these
faults.
1t is said that brine of common
salt, as strong as it can be made, rub
bed in thoroughly, SO as to wet every
hair on the animal, will destroy both
Eoo arJ thar or0a
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A Western Method.

81 see there's been big railroad
smash. up" said a reporter to the editor
of Western paper.
Eyes, big thing. Going to get out ar
extra" laconically responded the news
handler.
"What heading will you put over
it?"
Don't know. Give us a suggestion,
will your"
Suppose we make il AN Awful
DisasterP I" timidly suggested the re-
porter.
disaster be hanged" exclaimed the
hardened journalist.
There, just hand me that proof. I
He busted himself for a moment, and
then said to the astonished scribe:
"Now this is what | think would suit
our readers:
"sHuman Hash! Death and De-
struction Discounted by the Demon Of
Darknessl Sixty Snoozers Swiped Out
by One Swell Swoop- Grewsome Gore
Makes Men Groan and Grow Giddy 7 ="
''Therel" he exclaimed, 81 think that
will yank the nickels from the pockets
of the public"
Then he handed in the heading to
the foreman, and began TO write a
leading editorial on 1.-THE Curse of Sem
sation in Journalism. - BRAKES Irdtel-
ers' Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-11-09
A Congressional Comet.

"The coming comet in congress-" is
the astronimical manner in which The
Cincinnati Commercial refers to Co. Tom
Ochiltree, who is running for congress
Cd the republican ticket in one of the
Texas districts. The Commercial then
described him thus: Gle has red hair,
wears an extremity large waistband, and
can juggle the English language with as
much facility as ne can order Del
monico meal" Aside from his physi-
cal attractions, che is a genius. AS
Elijah Pogram, one of the esteemed
characters in modern fiction, would re-
mark, he is am institution of the coun-
try. He has been on terms of the most
intimate personal friendship with every
statesman from Thomas Jefferson
down to our times, and generally has
made it rule to accost them Familiarity
by their Christian names He just
wades into their confidence, 30 to speak
captures their hearts, as it were. He
is equally well acquainted with the
conspicuous ornaments of the turf.
Named originally for distinguished
racer, he has been true to the associ-
alton of his pedigree, and makes horse
flesh one of the profound studies of his
life. He can begin with the horses that
were yoked to the car of Elisha, and
carry you down in an unbroken series
of quadruped exploits to Foxhall and
Parole" After such a s'send off," who
can doubt that Tom viii be elected by
"a large majority" And it should not
be forgotten that to all the versatilities
recounted in the Commercial must be
added Col. Ochiltree's reputation as the
most eminent disciple of Ananias now
extant. Was it not he who once mild
" rebuked Tom Marshall for deplor-
able attempt at preverication by as
sorting: "There are only three liars in
the country-you are one of them, and
I'm the other o."-New York Graphic.
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The Inyentiveness Of Piekpoekets.

Pickpockets frequently display fer
tility Of invention when defending
themselves before magistrates. At
Spilsby, in Lancashire, England, tn e
other day butcher clutched the paw
of q fruit hawker in his coat-tail pocket,
where there happened to be 20 note
besides other articles. This certai My
wore an ugly appearance at first sight,
and the hawker was brought before the
magistrate to explain the trespass OF
his hand. At fret the accused endeav-
ored to make light of the matter; the
butcher was bis "pai,n he declared, and
that explained everything. The accus-
er, however. Indignantly repudiat-
ed the claim Of friendship; even
had it been proved it would scarcely
have justified one pal " in inyestigat-
ing the contents of the others pockets.
Though driven into corner, the light
fingered gentleman hit upon NOTABLE
excuse. t" Who'd ever have thought
of him having fver in his coat-pock-
et?1 he exclaimed, adding know /
shouldn't, but should have put it in my
trousers pocket" Therefore since this
eccentric butcher chose to carry his
money in manner not author lied by
custom, with him lay the responsibility
for what had happened.