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Evening star., 1883-12-27
RAILROADS.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
ale AoIEL FAST LINE AND The ONLY LINE
BETWEEN
1HE EASl AND THE WEST
IA. WASHINGTON.

1HF EASl AND THE WEST
DOUBLE TRACK: JANTEI COUPLER,
schedue to take etd r stNbA9 November 1s ,ss.
Leave NashIleton from station. corner OF New rsey
sye1ue and street by Eastern Standard 18th leri-
Ier Chicago. Cincinnati Louisville and ST. Louis
Through Coaches and Palace sieepinE Cars to to- above
FONTS without change; lU;l5 a. H. daily TO Chicago.
For rittsinTr at lo:15 a. m and $40 p H. daily $40
N TO tlttSburg Cleveland and Detroit, with Sleep
For Toledo and Detroi: via. Monroeville 1O:15 A. IL
1ay with Sleeper for Toledo Via VIII, cling and Lake
TRANS tor Philadelphia and New York at $40 a. m.
iarIor and Sleeping Cars attached.
ana iG5 am Flo & 20 80 j. sG $50 ~ 20 o. s4a 5
800 10. 1000, 1915 pm.
For Annarolis t:4o am i2;l0 and 4:4o pm: On Sun
For Way stations Between Washington and Baltimore.
tSr ssi,:e On 9rd; G % nr a9 and lois IN m
5;4o ~ daily except Sunday. AS pm. daily Tor
daily except sunday: for Ixinqton, staunton and
ae an 1 y a9er 9or Ess11p s4 am daily except Sunday
pm and 80 p ~ dsily except Sunday
fer hagerstown lO:l5 am and 5:45 pm daily except
Trains arrive from the West daily 6:2o 1850 am. 225
From New York and Philadelphia. 255, $50 am. daily
From anis1afs i aa;if enst9, 20 sunday sn Sunday
From Lexington. 6:2o daily and 2:15 p m daily
Ffa F Ss.rs{ and intermediate points s2s 1000
Sunday so6p m daily IRON Point t. OF Rocks except
lEans la sVe BaitioT aI nor for Washington at 40 80
80 : - S1o io M ah1 80 sS5o s 3 M 6 Sn asi SUNDAYS T 44o
All trains from Washington stop Relay station except
ollo Ticket Washington Station. Gi9 and 1s5i
Itfnsy!yaiia avenue corner 4th street where orders
~ ' taken Tor tassase to lie checked anu
y NJ CLLAENIs: NJ of T. Baltimore
l. h SeI
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NO CURE, No PAY wHTTEHuRSTs CEDAR
~ BALSAM Is warranted to cure Cou.hs Colds Croup
Throat and Lung Diseases etc. Six drops 2 dose Try
IT III not satisfied nsturn the empty bottle and youi
money back. sold by all Druggists Price DE W 81
THOMPSON, 7U3 18th street ns-tl. ttlSm
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L PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE

TEE tgSfH tfFSxzfrHEsfrs HEsf asS H9gyF sJErHrrz7
SlL EA fffrcr NNaGEfiehH5 NaGNhfh ,5rz H9E1shEST S
TRAINS Leave WASHINGTON, FROM STATION CORNER
ForIittsbuEY and the Vest Chicago Limited Express
ssoa daily with slstin, Cars from HarrsinS 1
!" Cincinnati. Western EXprvss AZ p M daily with
ao IA cqaba9 and iS St e fohf'T dRfily T. w1tS fG1
G Gar ay f. or F,isb4a g GhesS9 sS TN Mail Lnr
Pai1es sleTlfnf it car WaslGHgan to ChiGago
For f fSdoMAc sodhssA4 hbkotR ba.S N9,s,
NJ y L ia daity, fhcept saturday with Palace Cars
I isin l.yI7 Washington on Saturday night viii not
For Willisnsrort Lock Haven ard Emira, at saoa m
daily. exert Sunday.
1000 and ii Is r. IL ON s,inday. 100 lo0o apd
il 10 Limited Exprcss OF pullman Paror Can.
ToI Boston without change I:i0p m. every week dav
Fol Brooklyn. !, al through trains connect at Je,
seE CRY with ioats Of Brooklyn Annex arordinx
maze across New York City 'N-''7 ~ '''' ief'
1"r fl1:eli h ha s.; is & s,,,. 1o5oa lao 400 1000
Iif.d L1Irfss 50 949 s m daily except sunday
900 SIS 10 go 7:40 900 and III m on iso
sunday 94tlo;IO H. .4u0 6:5O ':4O 1000 and II: is
For Pope's Greek Line. $50 NJ and 4:4Op m. daily
Fer Annapolis so am and 40 IN. daily exeep.sun.
ALtxANDE1, : = ,NA An AMP F1REpEEICKsBURG RAT.
RAILROAD. AO->
fI H and 2f i II p o and on i sasdsY,s as avn
t-:l5. ?:Z5, Ii % am. 0S pm
FCr RiCInCnd and the south 35 and IL az m fai,v
ard 80 pm. daily, except SUNDAY ~
1Tsis leave Alexandria for WASHINGTON Or N, 1o.I0
aid lC2D an. 100. 305. 3 ~ s. TO- O5 and M. ,On
n AID II 10 midnight On Sunday ut :O5 aud 10: 10
an. % and lr:40 pm.
u k"tS and information at the office northeast corner
g I'tL street and fensy vana avenue, and at the
tsge ~ destination froI hotels and residences
j Ii WOOD. General PASSENGER Aren't
'HaS- r fCHii ,r"leral MiIaS, MI
Evening star., 1883-12-27

BALTIMORE. Dec. I1-Vtrgiuia SKIES deferred. Oh
do consolidated 49, p&st-due coupons. 45 new ten
forties. 53s. bid to-day.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 27-Cotton dull-middlins Inl<
Flour quiet and unchanged wheat-southern eesier
ana quiet: western lower and active southern red.
lG9al.l2: do. amber. 1ual IA. No. Maryland LII u
asked No. western winter red. spot. 06;s;
Desenhsr s sG LOG January o. Februs!y
Corn-southern 9u and steady. western lower south
ern white 54a60 do. yellow, 55asI; western mixed.
steamer: 5s3sas4 Oats hrmeonthern, ssa4S; western
white, 46a42- do mixed SSa39; Penns,lvan 3saa2
Rye firm. 72a7A Hay unchsnyed and dull Provisions
dull and UNCHANGED Butter dullwestern packed l0a2s
creamery. 2oa35 EgSs quiet-fresh. 2Ss29: fickeSl
2os2 Petroleum no,ninal-refned 9a91s. Coffee higher
aud qulet-Rio car9ots. ordinary to fair, IL lSal2a
Sugar quiet and steay-A SOFT copper refined quiet
l4aal4}s. Whisky steady, Ilsal lSts Frelshss to Iy
barr psf bs. % anensnysd KseeiPsUnohr nd h hso
Shipments-corIl. l40O0 bushelA Szles-Wheat wv
bushels. corn, ll0OO3 bushels
Evening star., 1883-12-27

A PECULIAR FoG.-There was singular meteor
illogical phenomenon In Passaic, n. j.. yesterday
morning. The New York Herald says: A fog sud-
denly formed in the neghborhood OF the Erie depot
It seemed to be about fifty feet high and from other
portions OF the city the sun could be shining
brightly on its upper surface and sides the fog pre-
senftng the appearance Of cloud OF white smoke
1t was so dense that In IL objects could be only
few feet away II lasted from shortly after sun
rise to 10 O'Clock, when IL attained its greatest den-
Sity and shortly after broke up.
Evening star., 1883-12-27

SHOT DEAD BY HIS ESEMy.-At Bearistown. H.
a wealthy farmer named Walton and a Steamboat
man named Henry Seebler. whose wife had been
carried of by the former. met near the post once
yesterday, when Walton drew his weapon first ana
shot seebler through the aert Just as he was rails
Ing his revolver Each man had sent word 20 the
other that he would XIII him on sight
Evening star., 1883-12-27
MAR RIED.

GURY-HoFFMAN; At 10 am, on December p. 1sss.
at the Lutheran church in Winchester Va by the Kew
WIN Gilbert. pastor LOUIS c Curry of WISCONSIN, to
CAROLINE MATILDA HOFFMAN, of Winchester
Va No cards. At home this evening at the Spt,gue
Mansion. corner Sixth and streets NV
Evening star., 1883-12-27

THREE ORANGEMEN KILLED AND SEVERAL
WoUNDED.-A formidable riot occurred at Harbof
Grace, y. F., last evening. The orangemen OF the
city turned out Ia procession with their reaa ana
fags, when they were attacked 10y the Opposite
faction and three men were killed and several
mortally or severely wounded. Detachments Of
infantry and cavalry and police are being dis
patched by train and steamer TO the scene Of the
disturbance.
Evening star., 1883-12-27
I'd Edition.
Latest qdegraNs to The Stal.


Against Importation q Foreign Labor.
erus
READING, Pa, Dec. g.-A petition requesting
congress TO prSveEs the importation into this
country OF foreign laborers under contracts mace
abroad Is being GiFc llated. and is receiving many
signatures o1 workingleh throughout this section.
Latest Foreign News by Cable.
VICTOR ENNANCKLs TOME.
LONDON. Dec. "a Rome dispatch TO the Ex-
change telegraph company states that King Hum
bert has consented in accordaace with the wish OF
the Pope, 10 erect the proposed tomb of the late
King Victor Emmanuel in a side chapel instead Of
the center Of the Pantheon.
Evening star., 1883-12-27

I IEBIG CONPANY'S EXTRACT OF MEAT
IL FINS ANB CHEAPEST NEAT FItVORING
siHSk tOis SOCI'S. MADE DISHES AND
LIEBIG COHPANY'S EXTRACT OF MEAT
Al EvgIUah.e and Iaiataii. tonic ia all cas-
ol weak di17--.lsI and 'i.i.-ity- Is suc,-
grateful - -Sst.s-..I ms .,iilce.
@Br-lLaI Aod4cA. Jou.I4-4. 49,
CAUTION.-Genuine only with the far Sfrn.i-
Uf BlrD4 LleDi4'S Sl@I Iture ia Blue Ink
tIs iii-i. 4 ~ c4'.lsyi y necessary. oNi'll
chezt and inferior substitutes
belIs the IaArAsL
LIEBIG CONPANY'S EXTRACT OF MEAT.
To .. bad GT al St,reke-Ters. ti-ucers AID
tEclis,-t-. Sole Agents for tIe tulscd STAT
t~isol,~ssl- only L. David = o.. FenchurCh
avenue. London, ED-.alEI
TT'HE ATTACK or CTRTAIN OLD LINE JOURNALS
II upon TIE Vi ultiit uud LIE Association
Intended to utterly its business bat il 10
have had the opposite elect for single day iasf
month applications received for sl50.OO0 nsur-
sn"e AssessiI-ent No 10. Just collected brought in
$500 hs r,~-rve fuud exceeds slOOG0o. wiici
l. Icing INVESTED IL - bonds by the trustee the Gen
tral Trust Company Of New York The Association com
10 $50 certificates $40 $50 600 of insurance III
admission and years dues advance are $50 OF
&. .OGD. and $50 $1,000. The annual dues fCrsv
ytIses g for each 90 Of the certificate The
ses-I4eDts for death claims ut IS al
kl 90 of the fcate. at IS 81 "a "a
g.. 81 %; g. 81 One fourth Of each assessment
tntO the fund protect the a2Iilsl
ls and extra noTIaIlty COME and lnsure Otflcr
EUS Ii street
pl7 LY. KNIGHT. General Agent
Evening star., 1883-12-27

T8R KILLED AND WOUNDED At AcDADR, Tex
An authentic report nom AcDade, Tex, the
scene OF the iynching and sanglina.y street night
there b no immediate danger OF more bloodShed,
although considerable excitement exista A. NJ:
Stevens another OF the SIX men who raised street
fioht subsequent 20 the lynching, has been cap
tured by oNacefa He b slightly wounded Milton
and Bishop who were attacked on the street BY
the friends OF the men lynched, are under arrest,
ana win be examined. 1t Is considered that they
were JUSTIFIED In killing the Bailey boys Their
bond VIA probably be nominal Whne Grimm, who
Wss ahOt through the head while helplng Bishop
And MilEon, VIII de. Hayward Bailey, who shot
Grimm, 10 lying m the Bastmp jail, da1gezously
wounded .sa-
Evening star., 1883-12-27

THREE GENERATIONS MuRDERED.-A triple muir
six miles from Moncure, n. C. The victims we re
Mrs Olive Gunter, eighty years Old and her daugll-
ter and granddaughter. Each was struck several
blows with an axe. Every effort Is being made TO
arrest the murderer, but as yet no clue has been
discovered The community is greatly excited
Evening star., 1883-12-27

ARRESTED FOR RoBBING TIE MAna-Arthur Mid
dleton clerk in the distributing department OF the
post Office at Milwaukee, Wis, was arrested few
days ago on a charge of robblng the malls For
months past complaints have poured into the post
Office that letters containing money mailed In MIL
waukee failed TO reach their destination. Two post
Office inspectors arrested Middleton MONDAY,
robbed about 100 letters The young man Is well
connected and received fair salary. he said he
C1d not need the money, but something prompted
him to rob the letters, and he was powerlesS TO
resiN the temptation He was taken before a court
commissioner and was held to trial at the next
term OF the United States court In 81 600 ball. In
(iefault Of which he lies In jail.
Evening star., 1883-12-27
The New York stock Market.

The following are the opening and closing prices
OF the New York Stock Market to-day as reported |
by special wire 10 ii. h Dodge. 5S9 18th street.
Evening star., 1883-12-27

RANGE or rHH THERMoMETRR-The following
were the readings at the Office Of the chief signal
officer today am, BIG; II am, 1913; pm, a. &
Maximum, 1885, minimum. 303
Evening star., 1883-12-27

RAILROAD BrIrDING or THE PAST YEAR-Dur1ng
the past year 6 900 miles OF main track OF railroad
have been laid in this country at approximate
cost OF S165.O0o0O. making the total number OF
miles or railway I'm the country to date about
10000. The construction during 1882 was the
largest in the history Of the country, 1000 miles
being laid against 800 miles the year before
Evening star., 1883-12-27
PIANOS AND ORGANS.
!. '''e'-' - = ,'''-' ORGANS. NO -'- fTEi.f

''N-'- 10 a.
". i -Nra~ SCf- M Y !. .Dar IIth. 1~~3
CE 'TNCFT j ..s e. -ti ~ n W WASHINGTON, p e
D. ...fj- ~-l1'i hivs u-Titesffi
IL st- Peter tH# fttr' stock ~ .
III .5l1- - Il aE tast ~ Et.ry ~ Lew
- s, afe 4t cents !i tst 81 u5 s-i .te,. Na4Jr ="
-ts >t b. 3 ts E- T7 i.l. D. '- frft.i ''f'I
.aSt a them In s't,tii f.a~" ECt'~ u Iat
IL aTfiv-. say q. IT..rs- Na--. l ~ a Iia u
bran TIE - sci rarrt maker dt -
than ut es I-les quoted ly the <,ilai tEnt
her j har'i.s fTst c.asS tia - T.. p, ii tl
tTN not tf- ~tse "a which a-~J ti.i''ia'
piano s+s1l= gy-sS AID musical l4.>tillIltis - 80
G-z~lr-ss:. f,.l#slr So t!,st W, Iitt
ygur E+Tty aIr ret .is and rXtsllII1 10 !Cu 'l'
i b. !
J. " HARDCASTLE
No IA e,ruiUr ChiCEsring Piano; fa-,'ilar Price;
cas- massive q r. ii Is ard Tyr: s''l'rn Ii power and
s.r.-T-t.- ,4.a 't-.- az ts.Uf. Ctiertd al 80.
- A. lht 1T elegant rs ' = caSf la~2c size,
-. oct String a. crand action regular SGJo, offered
X s-F-- u, The factory Of Vim. Knabe & Co double
round S.1-~, Grand IN solid rosewood every hISt
G.. - matches Instrument, regular 500, offered at
SIS
tur- and acton 70 No y - octave tTV stTl0-ed.
I..r,-s irls -rt--lt. REGULAR. ~OU offered SO
No "a beautiful Esty Organ; regular, SIi5 offered
$50
NJ. a. Fenuinse Mason X Ha1nlin Organ, regular,
No 7-Seooud- hand Pianos for beginners at $40 and
$50
30 s-The matchlces Shauniuger CyInbeIIa Organs
CfrT" at unprecedented ba-alS. the only organs III
the world containing a conn lrfs chime Of bills.
Bring deiOsit, positively refusal given with
CGt u. CHACNCEE J. REID.
dis Al stn L. W.
Evening star., 1883-12-27

Reilly or ssSedGons' mouse the pug1ltst who was
thrashed by gentleman on east l4th street, New
York on Monday night, and who left the New
York hospital yesterday, was found suffering nom
deurium tremens last night at 5lst street and 6th
avenue. He was taken TO the Roosevelt hospital
Evening star., 1883-12-27

District Government Affairs,
LIQUOR LICENSES
AppIications for liquor licenses OF the following
persons were approved to-day: J. H. Brown, Jere-
miah Downey, Jos. A. Hall, Fred w. Waterholter
and Geo FfitSch.
Evening star., 1883-12-27
West Virginia Horror.
SHOCKING MURDER OF A MOTHER AND rwo cunss

Mrs. Elizabeth Somerfield and two children. lfv~
ing on the slope OF Rich mountain, about twents
miles from Beverly, W. Va, were murdered by some
unknown parties, probably, on sunday, the 10th.
and their bodies consumed, the house being fire0
after the bloody work had been concluded The
womans skull had been crushed with some heavy
Instrument probably a. crowbar. which was lyfna
near. mail carrier relates that he was met bF
two men on his way 10 Seneca, who told him n
cabin had been destroyed by fire some distances
ahead On his route. The carrier spurred on his
horse. and soon reached the spot. In wild and
lonely part OF the Cheat river valley. Alightina.
he approached the ruins, and on reaching the outer
edge OF the extinct embers his attention was at.
tracted by the blackened heart OF an adult, SUD.
posed TO be that OF Mrs Somerf1eld, together with
some charred bones and fragments of flesh. A
further search In the ruins brought TO light the
skulls Of a woman and child. together with some
ribs and part OF a spinal column.
Evening star., 1883-12-27

J;S3' fr1zeS. SII0 400
Whole tickets SO; half tickets ST. q tickets $50: IS
tickets. 500 ~
Remit money bank draft in letter or send by ex
fTess. DCNT SIND By kEGISTERED LETTER or
tCSI OIiIC OhpER until further notice Orders
"a 80 and upward by express be at our ex-
lsnse. ACdr,ss all Urtiris To j. j. DOUGLAS Louis
N.ile ky-, or " " bAl1ARD. r. y. Box 80. Alexan-
Gfla N3 au3o
Evening star., 1883-12-27

MORE THREATENING LETTERS IN THE MUTT
CAsE.-MaJor A. NJ. Brown, OF counsel for James
only recipient OF threatening anonymous letters
A number OF persons In Pitfsburg, who are ex-
ncfed TO be interested In the trial. either a. Jurors
or active sympathizers with the prisoner, have re-
ceived similar letters Every enort VIII be made TO
expose and punish their author It is now under
stood that Senator voorhees, Will not appear In de-
Tense OF young Mutt
Evening star., 1883-12-27

Szcun1rr FRon Loss Br Buna1.Aaz
ROBBERY, FIRE OR ACCIDENT
TIE NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY
Of Washington,
In its own building
CORNER 18TH STREET AND NEW YORK AVE-
Perpetual Charter act Of Congress January 22d 1857
The Company rents safes inside ts Fire and Burglar
Proof auits at prices varying from $60 per year
according to size and location Rooms aud Desks ad
joining vaults, provided for Safe-renters.
VAULT DOORS GUARDED BY The SARGENT
TIME-LOCK.
SECURITIES AND XALUABLEs Of every descr1p-
ton, including BONDS and STOCKS, PLATE JEW
El4RY, DEEDS, &c, taken for SAFE-KEEPINC, ON
SPECIAL GUARANTEE, at the Lowest Ratea
BENJAMIN P. SNYDER, President
CHARLES G. GLOVER, of RieSs & Co. VICE Preoidaut
JOHN CASSELS, Treasurer.
LbEhI l. STUhTEVANT, Secretary.
G. E. Nyman, Asst. See'y
DIRECTORS:
BENJAMIN T. Snyder. Charles c. Glover
John Cassela Henry A. Willard.
Albert L. StuFtevant Thomas Evana
John q. Parke. dl
Evening star., 1883-12-27

PRoCBEDINGs AGAINST A VIRGINIA LOTTERY CON-
PANY.-Proceedings were Instituted yesterday ia
Petersburg, Va, by the state against the Dismal
swamp Canal Lottery Company 10 test the legality
or the company 10 sell lottery tickets in the state
the company claiming TO have right 10 do so under
an act OF the assembly passed In the year 1916.
while the commonwealth claims that said act Ii
without the authority Of law.
Evening star., 1883-12-27
AUCTION SALES.
yHONAs BOWLING. Auctioneer.

VJ,HOMAS BOWLING. Auctioneer
REGULAR SALE OF HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS
Within and front of ssleSrOonls SATURDAY,
TWENTY NINTH DECEMBER. 1ss3. will sell gen.
eral assortment OF Furniture Stoves Carpets CrOckery
SC No postponernent on account Of weather.
At TWELVE NJ one bay Mare, ave years old, and other
Horses and Carriages
Terms cash d27-N
6 sAMsTAe, Auctoneer.
I WILL COMMENCE TO SELL TOMORROW. AT
STORE NO 9s2 7TH STREET NORTHWEST,
THE ENTIRE STOCK OF MILLINERY AND
FANCY GOODS OF b KAUFMAN. FORMERLY
OF NO. 355 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
RIBBONS. FLOWERS. FEATHERS, LACES STRAW
GOODS AND 100 TRIMMED BONNETS, AND
BALANCE OF THE TOYS WILL BE SOLD AT
THE SAME TIME.
It. s. SAMsTAG. Auctioneer.
TINTED STATES MARsHAL's SALE
By virtue of writ Of fier facia. issued out Of the
Clerks office Of the Supreme Court of the District of CO.
cash. at Thomas Dowling's auction store. southwest
corner Of ltI street and Pennsylvania north
west on SATURDAY, the TWEEN TY-NINTH DAY OF
DECEMBER, 1883. at TWELVE O'CLOCK NJ. all the
to the followingdescrhet property to w.t. one Clar
ence CarrIage Coupe and one Coulelete blue lined
TO satisfy execution No 249 at law in favor of Eliza
beth Smith ct al. against Charles H. Earl defendant
CLAiTON MCMICHAEL.
United States Marshal
THOMAS DOWNING Auctioneer dlS-9t
Evening star., 1883-12-27
FINANCIAL.
RoBr. j. THon,s.

RoBr j. THon,s.
Oate Of Louisville Ky.a
BROKER IN
GRAIN. PROVISIONS COTTON AND PETROLEUM.
No 6l3 18th Street National Metropolitan Building)
Or1ers 10 buy or sell MARIN OF for cash. executed
on the ChicaLo Board of Trade and New Iork Cotton
Exchange Constant quotations Instantly received by
direct private wires
F. P sCHMITT CO. Chicago correspondent
SAWYER, WAIIACES X CO. New York correspondent
ps,srorcas National Metropolitan Bank.
>'eAei0-Ne' tHon- James z fieck
tOr4ers by Telephone Promptly Attended .o3
nT-6Ia
Evening star., 1883-12-27
STEAMERS.

CUSAhD LINE
NOTICE.
LANE ROUTE.
THE CINARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED.
BETWEfN NEW YORK AND LIN ERPOOI.
CALLING AT CORK HARBUR
FROM PIER 40. y. r.. NEW YORK
lavonia. Wed. Jan. = Bothnia Wed. JAN 80
GA We'd. Jan. g. ravoIl1a We'd Feb q.
scyt ti-a. We'd Jan Is. Ciallia We'd. Feb I3
CePhaIunia We'd. Jan. 2a ~ yrh1a We'd Feb 20.
AND EIEki WEDNESDAY FROM NEW YORk.
Rates OF Passage-SGU. SoU and SIO0 according to
cCHnlCdation
Steera-e very low rates. Steerage tickets from Iiv-
tr C and Queenstown and ali other parts of Europeat
lowest TsteS.
Through bills Of laden given for Belfast Glasgow
hHN" Antwerp and other lorts the Continent aud
Tor ACGIyrTranC ports
CT freight and PASSAGE apTly at the Company's Office
No E,WllnS Green, both steeraEe and cabin to
OILS bIttLOW d Co.. Cos 9Th street. Washington.
HLhNON H. BROWN 4 CO. New York.
Orto MessrS OTIS BICELOW Il co,
iau12 GU5 18th street Washir yton
NEM YORK. ROTTERDAM: AMSTERDAM =
Steamships cf this Line. AMSTERDAM RUTTER-
DAM. SCHIEDAM IEEBDAM. ZAANDAM. p CA
LAND ". A. SCHOLTEN. MAAS. carrying the T. s
Mails TO the Netherlands leave company's Pier foot Of
SS. street. Jersey City y. y regularly every WE'D
NInDAA Tor Rotterdam AMI Amsterdam alternately
EITSt cabin $40; second cabiu $50 stecragr. S26
H. CAZAUX. General Agent. - South William street
" " York For Passage apply to W. u. AIEIZEROrf
~ Co. Penn. Washington ocl
Evening star., 1883-12-27

HOW A KENTUCKY BOY GOT A PLACE.

HOW A KENTUCKY BOY GOT PLACE.
One Of the pages appointed by Docrkeeper
Wintersmith is bright boy from kentucky. who,
though only about thirteen years old, was un-
willing longer to burden his widowed mother for
his support His name is George Hardin, and he
came to Washington awhile before the meeting OF
Congress He was seeking position under the
House. and made himself very useful as messenger
to some OF the Candidates George had no money.
SO he went 10 the proprietor OF an eating house
one conducted on the economical plan-explained
his condition. and asked for board until he could get
work. He promised that If he got anything TO do
he would square up Finally. after several diSai,-
pointmentS. George got place as page and on last
Saturday he drew, under the resolution OF Con-
gress his pay for December. That night he called
upon his friend. Representative Phil Thompson,
no had stood by George in his dark days and at
last got him a place.
With merry twinkle I'm hts bright eye, showing
that he fully appreciated what he was relating,
George said: swell, Mr.. Thompson, got my pay
to-day and, as soon as gos through at the House,
came by and saw Mr.. - about my board bill
meals were genefiy @ 'Ia made @ up % Of cold W Vctuas
and scraps Wen, 1 pulled out my roll
Of money an and said Mr. II r pay you my board
waiter. Here boy, bring MI. Hardin, OF Kentucky,
a quail On toast and small bottle OF claret.'
Always before l had been George, and had to
wait, TOO, till every body served to get my grub;
but a roll OF money made me rrst-class boarder
right away"
NOT DISBARRED.-In the case OF E Fl. GelstOn
Co., pension firm Of this city, practising before
the Interior department, against whom charges
were made the Secretary OF the Interior to-day de-
cided that there were not sufficient grounds to dis
bar the firm from practice.
APPOINTED CLERK.-Joseph NJ. Mccoy, OF West
Virginia, has been appointed to 81 900 clerkship
in The adJutant generals Office, War department.
THH retirement from active service OF Post Chap
lain Charles NJ. Blake U. s. army, BY operation Of
law, to date December "a, 1883, is announced
A GENERAL COURT-NART1AL is appointed to meet
at West Point, n. Y, on Wednesday, the ID day OF
January 1884, for the trial OF such prisoners may
be brought before it The following officers are de-
tailed for the court: First Lieutenant Edward E.
Wood, Sth cavalry; First Lieutenant Henry A. Reed,
ID artillery; First Lieutenant George b. Davis, 5th
cavalry; First Lieutenant James S. Petit. LIST in
fantry: First Lieutenant William A. Simpson. 2d
artillery; Second Lieutenant Carver Rowland, 4th
infantry; Fffst Lieutenant John Bigelow, jr., 10th
cavalry, judge advocate.
District Government Affairs.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Evening star., 1883-12-27
PHyArE Srock L ELEaKApH VINES
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WASHINGTON. NEW YORK AND RICHMOND
H. 81. DODGE
Bonds. Stocks ar6 Investment Sstr-ties Bought AMI
Sold Commission.
No. $50 18Th STREET tCORCOEAN BUILDINGJ
AseneS foI Irince and Whitley Stock Brokers'
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t'stou. through which orders executed the
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promptly C1otatICls stocks al Bonds and -
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