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National Republican., 1883-07-06
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Current Trnnsactions Mt the Various Dis
trict Offices.

trtCt OuICes.
The commissioners yesterday awarded con-
trac Is for grading as follows p. Mahoney,
Fifth street, between Pennsylvania and Vir-
pinia avenues southeast; A.. Gleason, First,
between n and streets northwest; j. Cud-
more. street, between New Jersey avenue
and North Capitol street northwest; j. p.
Murphy, A street, between Fourth and Ninth
streets northeast.
During last month the coroner Investigated
forty-three suspicious and sudden deaths.
All were found to be from natural causes, eX-
cept one from suicide, one by fall, one by
cutting, one accidental drowning, and one
accidental shooting.
Judge Edmonds has partially recovered from
his attack of rheumatism, and will probably
be at his desk to-day.
Citizens have complained of the sewer at
the corner of High and Second streets, West
Washington. -;
The following statement of the work of the
special assessments division has been pre-
pared:
Amount of unpaid special assessments
pledged to the sinking fund on June -
80, 1882. SlO0,2ll oJ
June 30, 1883. oolZVo w
| This shows a collection in one year of Sl23,-
9l5.77, and a consequent reduction of the debt
of that amount. In addition to this the
| amount of special assessments unpaid on ac-
count of the First National bank, of New
| York:
June 80, 1852. slS2 So5 W
June 50, 1885,. loOogo -
| The collections being g...........'... lbloo u!
The total collections of the year therefore
aggregated $140,322.69,
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EyERynopY smokes the Longfellow Cigar.
WEST WASHINGTON.

Condition of the Potomac river water,
Thursday, July Sat Great Falls, IL; at
receiving reservoir, north connection, IL ;
south connection, 49, at distributing reser-
Voir, 36.
The repairs to the draw of the long bridge
are not yet finished, and all communication
by the river with this part is completely cut
oil. Eight large vessels are lying here
loaded and ready TO leave, and they VIII de-
mand demurrage from the railway company
for the time lost by them waiting for the
draw to be repaired.
About clock yesterday afternoon, Joseph
Nicholson about 20 years Of age, While work
ing at the Borden Mining companys wharf.
was prostrated by the heat. He was taken
into the company's office, and after receiving
medical attention from DIR. Bowie Tyler, was
sent to his home in Roslin, Va. in carriage
Mr. Horatio Cropley, who was injured by a
fall on Wednesday, as stated in IIiE kEPUB-
LICAN, was sent yesterday TO Providence hos
pital by his friends for treatment
Officers Green and Cotter yesterday after
noon arrested Henry Newman, a young man
| of about 20, for being drunk and disorderly
on p street, near Thirty-fourth They had d
hard time getting him to tho station, boinl
| compelled to drag him nearly all the way ant
| each receiving severe blows from him before
they succeeded in caging him.
American Guard council, No. l, q. U. A
| NJ, accompanied by the West Washington
Social band left last evening on the Z o'clocl
train for Alexandria, Va, to pay brotherl.
visit to Virginia council, No2, of that order
William Louis Schley lodge No. A, /. o. NJ
at its regular meeting last night had an in
stallation of the recently elected officers, atte
which an excellent collation. was partaken q
by the lodge aud its guests.
| At the twenty seventh meeting Of tn
Fourteenth Building association, held at Goo
darls hall last night, four shares, amounting
TO 5000 were sold at $3.50 per share, an
thirty-one shares were retired at S25.47,
National Republican., 1883-07-06
SlitD.

AJEXANDER-on the 5th instant, CHARLES
ALEXANDER, formerly OF WoOdtord CouhtS' hen'
lucky in the S5h year of his age. -, -. - su..
The funeral will take place this Frday) aiternooSn' ~
at 30 O'Clock, from the residence OF ms soh W ~ ~
Alexander, No. l2ll street. Friends oil the ia",y
are invited.
CARMICK.-on Thursday, July 5, 1883, at 7; m;
CHURCHILL DEAN, Infant son OF IL u anu W. W.
Funeral services at residence, s27 Vermont avenue
to-day. ut . p. IN. . -,
CUSHING.-on the 4th instant, HESEY ID. CusH-
Funeral services at his late residence, i7l street
northwest, Saturday July Z, 1888, al oloCk W A.
Friends are invited.
FINGKEII-July 5. 1888, HELEN LOUISE FtNcKEL,
aged II months infant daughter OF George H. anu
sophia l.. Finckel. -.
FINCKEL-At Washington, ID. c.. July ., lSs5
HARRIET widow of Rev. Samuel ID. tlncKel' ID b
in the 9th year of her age . -.
Funeral Saturday. 1th instant, at 10 a. m from neI
late residence, 1908 sixteenth street northwest.
wAGNER.-On Thursday, July 5. at $3.50 y. M
LOUISA, beloved wife of Henry wagner IN her o''n
year -, ,.. -.-,s.....
Funeral will take place from her late residence
No. eos New Jersey avenue northwest on SUNDAY:
July 8, at y. III.
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b. Johnson b. II. Warner, and Frank Ham
ilton; declamations by Misses Manic and
Annie Cammack and Master BERTHE Galley,
interspersed with instrumental and vocal
music, including cornet solos and duets by
Mr.. Elphonzo Youngs and Elphonzo foungs'
ir The remainder of the day was pleasantly
spent by the children rambling about the
grounds and shooting the festive fire cracker.
National Republican., 1883-07-06
T,. Rand Of Homes Fourth.

Among the celebrations on the fourth mono
was more pleasant than the basket picnic of
Band Of Hope, og the Whitney Avenue Union
mission, in the grounds adjacent to the chapel.
The assemblage was called to order by the
president of the band, W. A. Galley, at IL
O'clock and an interesting programme car
lied out, consisting Of addresses by Messrs. j.
National Republican., 1883-07-06
SHIPPING NEWS.
Arrival and Departure OF Vessels at the
River Front.

River Front.
The following new arrivals have been re-
ported by Harbormaster Sutton: Schooner
Mary Price, Ray, ,120, 900 feet lumber for Wheat
ley & Bros; schooner T. C. Eaton, Philips 145
tons coal, Frank Rumblet; barge Knicker-
booker, Williams 375 tons coal, Dickson IL
Son; schooner Edwin G. Geannette, l55 tons
coal, A. G. johnson & Bros; barge Musking-
DON Smith, lis tons of COAL A. &. johnson II
Bros; steamer John Gibson, Young, general
merchandise; schooner Flying Scud, Meckins,
l7O tons coal, r.. j. Collins; barge p. T. Bur-
we'll, Marr, 1l3 tons coal, w. IL. Baum;
schooner William l.. Roberts, Bragg, l,O5O
tons ice Great Falls Ice company; schooner
Josie r. Burt, Burt, LAG tons ice Independ-
ent Ice company; schooner Emma Heath,
Fisher, 25l,0O0 feet lumber, city dealers.
Sailed Schooners Lille Holmes, Holmes,
coal Jersey City; Addie Ryasson, -, coal
Boston, Annie Gus, -, coal New Bedford,
Mass.
National Republican., 1883-07-06
@roposals.
rs ,-Il,i-1i,, FOR PURCHASE OF VESSELS,
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

NAVY DEPARTMESr,
wAsHISeToS, June q. 1888
on Of act Of Congress making appropriations t9
supply deficiencies, approved March =, tbo5, seneo
n Soon w o @oNDHY Se s.
time and place they will be opened for the purchase
Navy Register under authority Of an act Of COngss s
ppFpoyeG p row august & ne nnd Teiea ~ 10 se deeed o'
The vessels offered, their appraised value, ana ther
sas' sSce and nd sabiae, slol0o al Portsmouth y II
Iowa. siiGoo; Niagara $500 and Ohio siSIoSs I & at
London, Con-. New Orleans, $40 ton the stockss ut
sacketrs Hn5bor n. Y susquehanna& So 5000 Ss at New
$1,000 sorrel 500, and Dictator, ss 500 at League
Island Pa FrQS 1900 and nd Belief $500 a. Wass v o
and savannah siO6oo at Norfolk. Roanoke, 81 200,
a. d., CHESTER Pa Pawnoe $500 and seaweed $780, ut
Proposals must be submitted In q sealed envelope,
D. G., and indorsed PROPOSALS for the purchase of
vessels" so as to distinguish them from other COM
should Shout be % Included within one proposal,
The vessels will be sold for cash 70 the person or
highest prices therefor above the appraised value
aGh % bid Or o ser6ed ee
OF not less Than per cent Of ne amount OF tne oe
to The whole amount OF the offer, with two or more
sureties. to be approved by the secretary OF tne
within thirty days from the date OF It's acceptance.
manng 60 per cent or any part thereof within that
time said cash deposit of 10 per cent shall De consd-
cred forfeited to the government and shall be ap-
piled directed In the act of March O. lss9 Al de-
posits and bonds of bidders, whose proposals shall
not be accepted, will be returned to them within
seven days after the opening OF tho proposals :,
On application to the Department q printed list
will bo furnished, giving general information con
cerning tho vessels; also forms of bids and bonds
which must be used by bidders. The vessels can be
examined at any time by applying TO the commands
ants OF the yards
The purchasers must remove the vessels purchased
from the limits OF the yards stations wtShin such
reasonable time as may be fixed by the Department
WILLIAM Il. CHANDLER,
| je2aftls24 Secretary the Navy.
National Republican., 1883-07-06
EIta. Eita. EIts.

successfully treated by Worlds Disponsary
Medical association. Address, with stamp
for pamphlet, Buffalo, N. Y.
National Republican., 1883-07-06
LOCAL MENTION.

THE highest cash prices paid for dresses ana
address Horzog, No. 305 Ninth street, near fenn-
gylyania avenue.
National Republican., 1883-07-06
We nre Determined

to clear out odd and ends. We have selected
some more pants to be sold at half price.
Call before the best are picked. Eiseman
Bros, corner Seventh and Il.
National Republican., 1883-07-06
CANAL MATTERS.

Eighteen boats arrived by canal yesterday,
and the following left this place: Katie Has
sett, Bessie g., j. II. Farrow, Unexpected,
Susan Charles, NJ G. Waters, Pauline, A.
jackson Clark, Daisy, r. A. Farmer, Oxford,
Mississippi, John Spencer, VIM. IL, Creighton,
IL. Bender, Il. l.. Belts, ID, Armstrong, Ca
pella, NJ. Kearney, A. G. M. White, NJ. NJ.
burgess Baltimore, j. II. Parrott, J. r. Coulter
r. Ii. Jones, q. w. Porter, Star No. Z, VIM. L.
Bell,
National Republican., 1883-07-06
uoforo You Go out OF Town.

OTrUMwA, M.-Dr. j. N. Armstrong says
AZ have used Browns Iron Bitters in my
family and recommend its use TO others"
National Republican., 1883-07-06
PROPOSALS FOR FILLING POTOMAC FLATS

-lt UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE,
2l36 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
WAsuINeToS, d. c., June 2S, 1883.
Sealed proposals. in triplcate will be received AT
this Office until IL o'clock noon. on THURSDAY,
Juy H. 1883 and opened Immediately thereafter, for
filling about six acres of the Potomac Flats near
Easbys Point.
Spesifcatons forms of proposals, and all necessary
information can be obtained on application TO this
Office. - x,. .,,- =. ,,,.
National Republican., 1883-07-06
nAIdernev Dalry Wngons.v

Fresh AIderney butter churned every morning,
and delivered in %lb."Ward" prints, Mt 35c. perlb
Also cottage cheese, &c. per ball; buttermiiK' oc
nor nnnrI. and sweet milk, be. per qunrl
National Republican., 1883-07-06
80 Cents

for boys' linen coats. They are cheap at
81 .25, but they are cassed with odd and end
and must go. Eiseman Bros, corner Seventh
and Il.
National Republican., 1883-07-06

If you are in need of a gold, silver, or rnickal
watch, don't forget to give us call
II. HARRIS s. Co., 4S2 Seventh street.
National Republican., 1883-07-06
Catarrh OF the Bladder.

Singing, irritation, inflammation, all Kid
ney and Urinary Complaints cured by
"Buchu-paiba" 81. if'I'
National Republican., 1883-07-06
.RopoSAIS FOR WHITE MARBLE FOR THE
WASHINGTON MONUMENT
ENGINEER OFFICE,
WASHINGTON MONUMENT,

ENGINEER OFFICE,
WASHINGTON MONUMENT,
WAsHISGToS. ID. C., July 2, 1888.
Sealed proposals will be received at this oice until
u m. on the SIXTEENTH DAY OF JULY, 1883,
and opened Immediately thereafter In the presence
of bidders for furnishing at tho site OF the Washing
ton Monument in this city. lorty'two thousand 42VU
cubic feet (more or less) of White Marble.
Specifications, blanks, or any further information
will be furnished from this oiilce request OF par
ties engaged In the business of quarrying such ma
''i''' THOMAS LINCOLN CASEY,
Lieut.. Col Engineers, u. 5. A.,
iys.6t Engineer In Charge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-08
If Blue Springs Church from our min

uGeS.
II. On motion, Elder ROBERT For.
TUNE and Elder G.. w. BAY are ap.
pointed to visit Antioch Church the
and try to get the Church so they can
represent in the next Association.
IS. On motion, we drop the name of
Bethany Church from the minutes.
%. On motion, we appoint a COM
mittee to visit Macedonia Church, and
labor with them during the ensuing
year, and try to get them in a condi-
ton to meet the next Association.
80. On motion, Elder ROBERT For
TUNE and Brother RILEY HAWK are
appointed q committee to visit the
above named church.
81. On motion, Brother J. M. HEN
RY was appointed to superintend the
printing of the Minutes of this Asso-
citation, and that he have $50 copies
struck, with the work of the Associa-
ton and the Constitution, Rules of De-
corum, Articles. Of Faith and Church
Covenant attached, and he distribute
them among the different churches;
also, he draw q sufficient sum from
the Treasurer to defray the expenses.
80. On motion, the Association adj
journs for preaching from the stand by
Elder JOHN MARTIN and Elder J. r.
ADAMS. Closed with prayer by Broth
or J. NJ. HENRY.
SO. Pursuant to adjournment, the
Association is called to order by the
Moderator and opened with prayer by
Elder G. w. BAY.
"a. On motion, the Association
agrees to select place to hold the next
Association and some one to preach
the Introductory Sermon by private
ballot, whereupon it was reported the
next Association be held with Mount
Zion Church, Washington county, Mo-,
and to commence on Saturday proceed
ing the second Lords Day in October,
A. ID. 1884, and Elder ROBERT For
TUNE is appointed to preach the In
troductory Sermon and Elder JOHN
r. ADAMS his alternate.
35. On motion, the 9th item of the
Bill of Arrangements was taken up
and investigated and decided that it
was constitutional to invite all broth
er ministers to seat with us in coun-
ell belonging to this Association.
SO. On motion, we make out a list of
all the ministers belonging to this AS
ISOLATION, which is as follows: Ordain-
ed Elders, MARTIN Cox, G.. w. BAY,
NJ. NJ. ADAMS, n. ADAMS, l.. p.
w HIN FL a. ~. ADAMS, a AMES DeW-
EN-, r. FORTUNE. and J. w. WOOD;
A. J. WISDOM and w. r.
HAWK.
81. On motion, the Association ten
der their thanks to the citizens of this
vicinity for their kind hospitality dur
ing the sitting of this Association.
SO. On motion, the Association
agrees to adjourn to time and place
appointed, after hearing minutes read.
So. On motion, the minutes are re-
ceived with the amendments. Closed
with PRAYER by Brother w. r. HAWK.
Elder J. r. ADAMS, Moderator.
HARrwELL HENSON, Clerk.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-08
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters of admin
istration upon the estate OF George Batten.
late of Iron county, deceased, have been grant
ed to the undersigned, j. T. AXE, Public Ad-
ministrator, by the Judge OF the Probate
Court of the county of Iron, bearing date
the Goth day of October, 1888.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them to NE Tor allow
auoe within one year after the date of said let
tiers or they may be precluded froa any benefit
of such estate: and IL such claims be not ex-
hibited within two years from the time OF the
publication of this notice they viii be forever
barred j. /. AXE, Puolic ADMIN
f,clo,n1S istratOr In Charge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-08

a - a week made ut home BY the In
X industrious. Best business now be-
Ia X fore the public. Capital not need
W u ~ ed. We will START you. Men
women, boys and girls wanted everywhere to
work for us. Now is the time. You can
work In spare time. or give your whole time
to the business. No other business will pay
YOU nearly so WELL No one can fail to make
enormous pay, by engaging At once. Costly
outfit and terms free. Money made fast, eas-
", and honorably. Address TRUE &c co.
Augusta. Maine.
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THE
WEEKLY POST DISPATCH

mailed every Wednesday evening, contains
the Current News and Market Reports of the
day of publication, and reaches its patrons
with fresher dates by one week than any other
weekly published in st. Louis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-08
u. C.. REED,
at Law,
DcS Arc. Missouri.

WILL practice in all the courts of Southeast
Missouri and in the Supreme Court OF the
state seplS'SS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-30
THE JAMES TRIAL.
A Reporter Who Doesn't Want to Tell
Where file Saw Frank.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20.
In the James trial at GalIatin, yesterday
afternoon, Jones Potts testified to Frank
James having his horse shod in a blacksmith
shop in June, 1881. Mrs. Potts, wife of the
blacksmith identified the defendant as one
of the men who took breakfast at her house
the day before the Winston robbery.
Frank X. O'Neil. reporter of the Missouri
Republican, testified to having an interview
with Frank James in Missouri the week be-
fore the latter surrendered, and it was cor
rectlv published in the Republican. He re-
hearsed part of the interview, the portion
referring to where Frank James lived while
in Tennessee, what he did and why he left
there, etc.
Circuit Attorney II amilton then asked the
witness where the interview took place, to
which the witness replied he preferred not to
answer and asked to be relieved from stating
ANYTHING further than it occurred in Missouri.
The question was temporarily withdrawn.
The witness was asked who was present at
the interview. He replied Frank James
wife. Who else? was asked, and the witness
stated that he felt under obligations not 10
answer.
The court said he must answer, and the
witness said he did not decline to answer
from any perverseness but that when he met
Frank James Cd that occasion he was under
pledge, as other person or persons present
might be prejudiced by statement they were
there.
Johnson and Phillips. of the prosecution,
asked that the witness might be excused from
violating an obligation.
The court stated the witness must answer
the question if it was insisted upon.
Hamilton insisted upon an answer and the
court ruled the witness must answer, but
gave him until tomorrow to do so.
Hamilton then asked two more questions as
to where the interview was held and whether
the persons then present were in the list of
witnesses summoned in the case, both of
which Hamilton said must be answered
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
REPORT or THE INVESTIGATION
Mr.. Murch's Charges Baseless-Certain
Recommendation Made.
WASHINGTON, Aug %.

WASHINGTON, Aug 90.
The report of the treasury committee
which has been investigating the Office of su
pervising architect is in preparation. and will
be completed to hand to Secretary FOlger on
Monday next, when the latter will assume
the duties of his Office. The main points
have been determined. The report will be
disappointment to both the friends and op
ponents of Mr.. Hill, the supervising archi-
tect The report among other things will
fipd first, the office of supervising architect
has grown up without being created by stat
ute. The only authority under which the
supervising architect acts is that which is
contained in appropriation bills, originating
in this way. The office is not controlled by
statute, and the supervising architect has
been mainly a law unto himself. While
Congress has neglected either to create the
office or to regulate il BY law, that body ha.
imposed upon it continually increasing re-
sponsibilities. There is no bureau in any de-
partment which dishurses So large an amour,
of money yet the supervising architect is
not bonded officer. The expenditures are
made in a less regular manner than those in
most other branches of the public service.
As a consequence of this i'll defined juris-
diction and lack of responsibility, methods Of
administration have been adopted which are
liable to create abuses. The committee will
recommend that the system be changed, AMI
that there shall be more adequate safeguards
for the expenditure of money. Second. the
committee do not find that the charges of
personal corruption on the part of Mr.. Hill
which has been made bv Mr.. Murch are sus-
tanned by the evidence in the slightest partic-
ular. There is no passage in the voluminOus
testimony to indicate, even b. implication,
that Mr.. Hill has had any pecuniary interest
in any contract. directly or indirectly. or that
he has in any way protited by reason of hold
ing the Office. This branch of the report will
deal very severely with Mr.. Murch, ami it
will show that he himself has furnished
very little to sustain the charges which he so
loudly made. The committee will criticise
Mr.. Hill tor some features of his administra-
ton, and it is not improbable that he will be
censured for having employed as an expert
to examine the heating apparatus in the Chi
cago public bNiding a young man-little
more than twenty years of age-who was for
merlv in the employ of the contractors. The
report will find that the heating apparatus at
that building is not up to the standard of the
contract.
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A HEAVY SURF.
A Large Amount of Property Destroy.
ed.

NEW YORK, Aug. %.
remarkably heavy surf is reported today
all along the New jersey coast. The rail-
road between here and Long Branch has been
washed out in MANY places. and covered with
loose sand in others to a considerable depth.
Travel is delayed several hours despatch
from Atlantic City places the damage there
at $4,000.
ATLANTIC CITr, n. j.. Aug. 90.
The beach is a mass of debris Bath
houses, restaurants, photograph galleries and
stores with dwellings attached, which were
built so far from the surf that il was thought
no sea could reach them, have been under
mined and carried bodily into the ocean and
beaten into fragments. Two hours after high
wster tonight the tide had fallen but little and
great anxiety is felt about next high water. as
the wind from the northeast is increasing in
force, and should it continue until high water
tomorrow the damage will be more than dou-
bic that of today. the surf was by far the
heaviest ever seen here. The branch of the
Camden & Atlantic r r. along the beach
front from this place to the south of Atlantic
City was badly washed. and passengers who
took late trains to this place we're compelled
to abandon the train and walk . distance of
81 miles.