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d. McMENAEIN

Wishes to call attention 10 his extensive mon
umental works Cor. First Street east and
Pennsy lyania avenue, WashiRgton, d. c.,
Monuments, TombS and Headstones special
ty, foreign and domestic marble constantly
on hand Give him call. Material and
workmanship guaranteed. Prices to suit.
my 10 ly.
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1t is the custom of all who can afford il
to make Presents TO friends and loved ones
at least once year, and real good habit il
is. The only matter that brothers givcrs is
what to bay. We come to the rescue, and
suggest, is there anything more useful than a
Suit for your boy or husband, especially when
you can get quality fit and the lowest prices
the State from g. n 0EHx L Son, liam
over and Pratt SIS, Baltimore.
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Sati.fartinn Tor Ten.

In our family of ten for over two years
PArker's Ginger Tonic has cured headache,
malaria and other complaints Sc satisfactorily
that We are in ex client health and no expense
for doctors or other medicines - ChronicIe.
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"I.adies' Tonic.

The eat female remedy is prepared hv
the Women's Medical Institute Of Buffalo,
n. Y. and is their favorite prescription for
ladies who are suffering from weakness or
complaints common to the sex. 1t is sold by
druggists at SlOO per bottle. Ladies can
obtain advice tree. Send stamp for names of
those who bave been cured.
dec Sly.
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Farmers and others desiring genteel, lu-
cratiye agency business, by which S. to So
a day can be earned, send address at once on
postal, to II. C. WILKINSON L Co., 1875 and
lO7 Fulton Street, New York. dec l5-6m.
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B The failure of WEN
DEL, ROSS & LUBEN.
Wholesale Clothicrs of New.
York, can well be appreci-
ated by the citizens of Chas
County and vicinity Tor |
have purchased for Cash
from the creditors of this
firm $4,000 worth of their
choicest overcoats and suits.
| bought the Stock to sell
and the citizens can reap
the benefit of the Greatest
Bargains ever offert d before.
| offer Overcoats we'll made,
stylish and elegantly trim
med, for less than you cali
purchase the goods for b,
the yard. Therse are no hum
bug, but real facts. Call
before the stock is broken.
Every garment marked in
plain figures; no deviation
from marked prices, |, ask
your patience to examine
these goods. NJ. j. Water
man. The only One Price
ClOthiers in Alexandria.
Va, corner King and Fair
fax Streets. dec 8-2m
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School Notice.

4 Ii. Schools filling to make an average of
"a SIX pupils for two Consecutive terms
"!ii be 'ipso hcto' peremtorily closed. All
schools failing to make the average Of pupils
required by law for an Assistant Teacher will
likewise be peremptorily closed
By order of the Board
jan l2-2t A. ". NEALE, Secretary
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FROM I MON STATIONS.

For Washington. 420. $50. 7o5. 7I5 30 II 40
=. % 20 . . $40, 70. g:U5, y. m. On SIM
IN. 49, ~ '"" ''SN
for Virginia Midland Road. at43Oa m. dai.
Ia! cnly. '"'' '' sun
FROM PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE STA.
TIOAS.
FOR Washington Vas 655, 71O. $50, s:55 and HAS
AK; 95 5y 9i9' - - d $40 p. m On Sundn,
I'm a. "iiu ''i' an" 10
la nor a5393polis 10 a. m. daily, except sun
'"'' ana 10 p N. daily.
LEAVE WASHINGTON FOR BALTIMORE.
20 80 Sso 4 go 30 and 10 Goa NJ; lao 20, 40
~; Tsp M ~ 20. 30 $50 and 10 20 n m.
General manager. Gcnl Pas @ A AGENT
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Froight Reeeived Dnily

gage called for and checked from reel
le . ror further Information apply AT Com.
pan! Office. No. - Lighi Street. AZ
HOWARD b. ENSIGN, President
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BRowS's IRoN BirTRRs eiicctual-
|. cur Dyspepsia, INDIGESTION and
Weakness. and renders the greatest
relief and benefit to persons suffering
from such wasting dis g as Con
sumption, Kidney Conn laints, etc.
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Sayed is GELD.
- N. Eu,a~ St. Raluncr- M.

y N. Eutaw St, Balurncre NJ.
teh. a. 1000.
Gents pom tie Iecomm' q, =
tiou u q friend ! trei Dr. w.
IRo* Far vas as tonic ic-
storatj,. for my daughter, w"em
Tvs tharou fly convinced vs.
wastius Nv vth Crn>umrirn-
Having los, three d.ughier ~ the
terrible disease. uHs 81 ,A- re oi
eminent physicians, was 10th to
believe ,aat any ding soul" 'i'ts'
the prog-ess ~ The 'ie"nse 'ut, to
my great surprise. heiof- ny e. ien'
ter hal taken one butte OF BIZ W.
It.s, Ct.tt,. .-n 20 mend
and nov IS quite restored to i"rmer
h--l.h A & "a d suscr ues'n TO
show gnS vt Cansum pton, and
When ne physician was consulted
lac y.n,Aly said " / onics were re-
qufl nd wh,n informed ih@t
the elder sister w.s taking BRo"N
laos Etrteps. responded " th.u IS
good to4ll t-.c It
ADoRAN FHFLrS-
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EutaI anN Qusonal.

.s1- The Oihcs Of The lSDErESbtSf na' ~, RI"
,,s,Oted 10 the Brst foor o. me HasoHi r., hl,s
,.m,d,e,,iy opposde he bP''c4eat t"a''N.
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The weather prophet, Vennor. has
made aud published his weathe- bulletin
for the present. month We give IT,
beginning with the 10th instant, for
what it il worth 1t may prove as ac
cnrate as gucsscs made i'll the Farmers
Almauacs
10 S'll, cold, steady Winter wealth
er.
ModcratinG.
I2aud l3th-Cold again in the ma
jor,y of sections Generally cold wealth
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Plenty Of snow.

Plenty of snow.
Eggs are coming down.
Judge jenkins continuous inlispos'd
Hcber is away. Gone to see his Dali
sy..
Veunor was right in his prediction
for snow.
Nothing done in the Orphans COsr'
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BALTIMORE & POTOMAC r. R
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FROM PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE STA,
TIUAS.
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Turned in borrowed bed,
Warm inside
Cold outside,
And sick with a terrible pain in the head.
The last seen of him he was going up
high street, through town again solilo-
quizing: if those IN newspapers don't
get hold of me, I'll be alright. We
would not have known it but for Cutler
aud Miss -.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10
AMUSEMENTS.
NATIONAL THEATRE.


Last evening the Edouin Sparks Company
changed the bill, and played "Dreams; or,
Binks Photograph Gallery" II was n poor
performance, none of the company, with the
exception of Messrs. Edouin and Powers, be-
ing even mediocre. Edouin's Binks is only
fairly done. Powers gives what life there is to
picture frame by Alice Atherton were very
striking. "Dreams" will be repeated at to-
days matinee and "a Bunch Of Keys" this
evening.
FoRD's oPERA.HoUsE.
''Faust" was sung last evening at the Opera
House to a fair audience. The occasion was q
benefit rendered Henry peakes. "Maritana'
will.be given at to-day's matinee and "Martha"
THEATRE coMIoUE.
The Comique is, as usual, in excellent form
this week, and presents host OF attractions.
Next week the management VIII present Sill
greater BILL one of the most interesting of the
season.
THE APOLLO CLUB.
On Friday evening next the Apollo Club, as
Sisted by Mrs. Nellie B. McCartee, will give
concert at the Congregational Church. Tickets,
80 cents. Reserved seats can be had without
extra charge from Ellis & Co.
THE RoLLER-sKATING RINK.
The Skating Rink affords scope for much
matinee, with music, at . 80. and at 4 o'clock
the Juvenile Polo Club will play game. Ad-
mission for grown people, % cents; for chill
On Thursday evening, the Goth, Nilsson,
supported by an excellent company Of artists,
will give grand concert at Lincoln Hall.
JANAUSCHEK.
The queen of tragedy opens a weeks engage
ment at the National Theatre, beginning
Monday next. Madame Janauschek is ad-
mirably supported, and has added new play
TO her repertoire, the Jewish romance of
"Zillah."
THE NEW DIME MUSEUM.
This evening the last exhibition OF the Great
London Ghost Mystery VIII be given at the
New Dime Museum great programme Is
arranged for next week. open day and night.
UNCLE TOMS CABIN.
This always popular drama will be present
ed at the opera House next week. Sale OF seats
commences TODAY.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10
General whitaker,s mistake.

TO the Editor OF The Euenta9 CTtt,c.
In an interview published In tho Republican
OF yesterday is an account of the capture of
Major Harry Gilmor. General L. W. Whitaker
is made 10 say, in answer to the question,
"Did you capture Mosby, too 2" "Yes; got
him at Beaver Dam Station, on the Virginia
Central Railroad, in 1862" II Colonel John
s. Mosby was ever captured during the late
war, nobody in General Lees army ever heard
OF IT. II must have been some other Mosby
beside the renowned partisan leader. Had he
been captured he would mover have been ex-
changed. Colonel Mosby was much engaged,
however, in making captures. At one time he
had to his credit 2,700 prisoners which his
command captured, and OF that number were
Generals Kelly, Crook and Stoughton.
This story OF MOsby's capture Is OF the sort
told OF General Alfred Pleasanton with 800
sionev ell Jackson at Chancellorsviile. The
truln ls MIS- command was never checked In
that battle, and he was accidentally shot by a
South Carolina regiment. EX.REBEL.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10

THE organ attempts to grow facetious in
an editorial this morning at Mr.. Blaine's
expense, but simply succeeds in being
stupid. The article in the organ Yesterday
of an attempt on Mr.. Blaines life, under
the circumstances, would have been an out
rage were it not so super
latively silly. In its editorial
explanation this morning the organ
adds malice to stupidity. IN going over
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10

THE policy, both domestic and foreign,
followed by the Ferry Cabinet is that fa-
vored by Gambctta, and for attempting to
carry out which that great statesman was
driven from power. Thus does the dead
man dominate in the councils of the
country he so loved.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10

A GEORGIA petit jury has just settled in
proper way question of railway right
and etiquette. A Baltimore drummer
named johnson was riding one day in the
ladies' car of Georgia Railway train with
his coat off. The conductor, Harry Hill, re-
quested johnson to keep that garment on
while in that car. Johnson ungallantly
refused, and was put off the train. He
brought suit against the company. The
first litigation resulted in q misstrial. The
second resulted in verdict for the defend
ants. This is right; only boor would have
been guilty of such breach of good man
noIS.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10
Keifer's Classification.

Lord Keller, the chief Gold Stick in Waiting
and Supreme Dictator of the Reporters Gal
lery in the House at Washington, has issued
proclamation addressed: ITO those news
resolutions In condemnation of the House, the
Speaker, and q distinguished member from
kentucky" Assumed" is good, but better
OF Congress in three classes--tne House, the
Speaker, and distinguished member from
Kentucky.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10

THE visit of the Mallagasy ENJOYS to
this city is q fine thing for the caned and
curled State Department darling. He has
high old time at the peoples expense
under the pretense of entertaining the rep
resentives of the Queen of Madagascar.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10
They Received Many Thousands
More than the Sums Specified.

NlcRsDurB Commerclai.
The prosecution Of the Star.Route conspira-
tors is costing the Government very large
sum. In the first trial Colonel George Bliss,
special counsel for the Government, was paid
$15,0 900, besides hotel and railway expenses,
and since then has received several thousand
dollars. Mr.. Merrick was given about the
same amount, and Mr.. Ker has received $17,-
600 or more within the past year.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10

On \ DAY like this bobtail cars are a
great annoyance to those compelled to ride
in them. A line which has the public
patronage the Metropolitan Of street, line
has, and persists in its failure to pnt on
two-horse cars with conductors, is taking a
mean ard hoggish (so0-lb.) advantage Of
tha nul1ip
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10

OF March this year. The last time It fell thus
early was In 1712. In 1868, 1854 aud 1881
II also fell on this date, and the next cases
will be 1894, 1851, 2035, 2046, 2057, 2013,
2114, 2125, 2196, and 50 on.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10
Saturday, March 10. 1888.

but his storm fails to materialize. 1t is lost
among the planets, wesuppose. Virgins is
n promising candidate for a lunatic asylum
or n penitentiary.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10
-------~------
1t Would BE the Boss Way.

Atlanta Constitution.
1t is said by close observers at Washington
that Editor Hatton is the only man connected
with the administration who has any energy
or enterprise. We have long suspected that
Editor Hatton desires to run the Government
as he would q daily neWspaper.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10
The Country believes BeIford.

1NeWb'
Judge Belford yesterday tried very hard to
get In his say about the $4,000 check which
Rerdell testified Dorsey paid him, and was
fined 500 for the effort. He reached, how
ever, his point, which was to deny that he ever
received a check or had any business with
Dorsey. And the country believes him.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10
RerdelI Requires Corr ,Oration and
Good Deal of 1t.

OUIhy NNOI'J IIHltA.
When Rerdell turned states evidence II was
hoped something definite would be proved
against the star-Routers, and so there was;
but when he is forced TO admit that he Is a
liar, per1urer and thief, his evidence will re-
hOdy.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10

dyspeptic or constipated should address,
with two stamps and history of case for
pamphlet, WoRLD's DIsPENsARY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10
"AIderney Dairy wagons"

Fresh Alderney butter, churned every morn
iug and delivered In X ib "Ward" prints, 55c.
per fb. Also, cottage cheese, buttermilk
ana sweet milk, DC per at. Cream loo, per pint
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10

BOLD Ben Butler has summarily bounced
another delinquent State official. This
time it was Insurance Commissioner Clarke
whose head has fallen into the basket. He
failed to make his report on time, and the
Governor concluded that the State had
better pay some man who would perform
the duties Of the office promptly, as the law
requires. Governor Butler is practical
Civil-Service reformer, yet we doubt
whether anyone would ever dream of
putting him on Civil-service board along
with D. B. Eaton. The reason is plain
Eaton snivels and drivels about reform
while Butler goes ahead without preten-
sion and practices it.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10

STRICT MEASURES have been adopted by
Germany to prevent the adulteration of
wine. A black list has been made of in
gradients whose use in the future is forbid
den under severe penalties. The list in
cludes such pleasant and palatable sub
stances as sugar of lead, glucose, alum and
salicylic and sulphuric acids. Nice, aren't
they? These steps are very suggestive to
those who lately fancied that they were
getting pure wines from the German vine-
yards. Even the importation of wine in
original packages is a snare and delusion
so far as insuring purity is concerned
Better patronize home wines. They are
purer and therefore better as well a;
cheaper. Or better, drink no alcoholic
drinks of any kind, whether native or i'm
ported.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10

ONE of the peculiarities of legislation
done hastily in Conference Committee is
shown in the treatment of iron ore by
Congress. The old rate was 81 cents ton
Both the Senate and House in their re-
spective Tariff bills had reduced the duty
to so cents ton. Tho Sherman Kelley Con-
ference Committee raised it to the unprece-
dented rate of rs cents ton. Such juggling
is outrageous; it is not legislation. The meth
ods adopted by the Republicans to force the
passage of a Tariff bill of some kind, bill
that is neither free trade fish, protection
flesh, nor revenue reform red herring, is
disgusting, and unless it works well
throughout the country, both for employer
and employed, it will work i'll for the Re-
publican party. That the tariff question
is even temporarily out of politics is a
grave mistake.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10

IT is PROBABLE that Mr.. Blaine has
been, during at least the later years of his
long public career, indebted more to his
enemies than to his friends for his
great personal popularity among the masses
of the Republican party. The organ con-
tinues to invent and circulate slush stories
about him with the evident intent of in
juring him but its malice is too we'll
known for its plans to succeed. On the
contrary, they aid Mr.. Blaine in two ways
They keep him before the people and they
create sympathy for him among the people.
Mr. Rlaines friends can never elevate him
to the high place he has so much desired
but his enemies can.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-10

Some of the streets in the northern part
of the city look as though they had not
been swept during the past six months.
But somebody says the contract for sweep
ing the streets was given at figures so low
the contractor is losing money. That makes
a difference. If the fellow is losing money
by the contract he shouldn't be required to
sweep the streets at all. No, no, just give
him his money and let him go.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1883-06-07
SEWSY NOTES.

TX. Gov Shepherd IS get;ipc 100000 e
month ou,of bis Batopilos mines-s0 they
say. lie viii visit ,he cast mex, month.
Thos. Delaware Quarlcs of Richmond is
dead. Ho was a lincal descendant. Of Thos-
Westthird Lord Delaware.
Jas. DayaU a C. and q. canal lock tender
at Sir. Johns Run is jailed q; Haeers.ova
for attempted rape Of i2-year old daugh-
ter OF Alfred Watts Of Hancock district,
Andrew Rothwell, en- old Wash;ngton:sr.
is dead aged So Ic was q National
Intelligencer" typo and subsequently held
big municipal office
Col. Frank Z. Howe Of Boston, inventor
Of the Howe scales, is dead lie served oa
Dix staff in the war and helped 90 found tae
Union League.
The Southern memorial society Of VAST
ing,on has voted its funds 20 the North Car
o!ina society to help remove tho remains ot
Tar Heel soldiers from Arlington to their
native State
Passed examinations at Virginia Uniycr-
sity-F T. Catlc,s. Warren county A.. O.
CIapham, Ben White, JT, LoudouU jas
W. Green, Jr, Culpepper; 3. l.. l.. Martin
Baltimore ". W. MoCaGer.y RockbTidgc.
1900 slang shots shipped FROM Baltimore
as boxel chocolate and conaigaod to y. y.
sunsmilhs we've conG.ca.sl at New York
l.ss week. H. a. Nocg1r of Bo''imcrc
thoiE manu.ac.grcr, waa jailed.
Harry j Brooks. Baltimore iun-keeper
las. Friday drove his sorrcl mare formerly
Anne Arundel &aid) from Baltimore %
Washington in 5h. 2in. on $500 vage-.
The week before she vas driven Do miiel in
5h. to buggy carrying 900 lbs.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1883-06-07
ClnriLny

IIe came up q lit,le late, stepped in with
out ringing, and striding softly into the
paTlor, dropped into an easy chair with the
careless grace Of young man who is ac-
cuHtomeI to tho programme.
By Joyc,' he said 70 tho figure sitting
in the dim obscurity of ;hc aof, By
Jo7e. thought was never going TO sec
you alone again Your mother never goes
away from Che houe nowadays does shc,
Mnni, 2"
"WI, nc. amazingly frequently"
checrfiliy replied tho old lady from the
sofa "Nlinnie "a away So much Of the time
now have 10 say OF home"
IL tie olIhickory tree a, the end Of Tho
house tic hooting owl compliance to Tho
moon mech in il usual style tie la.yliii
never sang moro clearly, and the piaini.yo
cry u the vhippooorwill filled the aigh.
viii poetry, bathe didn't hear any q ii. all
tie same.
"Aad, b. George" he said 70 friend
ffcon minutes later, "IfI didn't leave my
hst on the piano, and NY cane in tho haii,
Tm 10 goat. Think Of emf Forget 'em.
Strike me blind III knew bad any clothes
on 81 all. What wanted was fresh ar
and I wanted sbout thirty seFos Of il, ani
that mighty qsiet, 500"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1883-06-07
P0ETEg E'.
THAT DiY.

rhe day was one Of those sweet, rare days
That only come with June
When hearts breathe forth instructive praise
And pulses are IN tune
And Ger the hil and Yer the lea
Ny own true l0Yer came y me
That cay.
+ know that skies were never 50 blue,
Or flowers c7 half 80 sweet,
And he er a road so smoothly white
Did lie meath trees that bend TO greet,
Aswhcrc we met, my lover and J.
Iet once in spite of our destiny
That day.
Twas huta glimrseof the "might have been, ~
4 clasp Ot hands o'Cr years,
\ brief forgetting Of worldly din
i precedent cf tears;
And life with its ceaSe.css ebh and How
Closed DER two lives, their veal and woe
That day
Yet twill stand forth on memory's s-een,
Marked with @ snow-white stone
Twill come 10 meet in the land unseen,
When each shall claim his own,
And weCsl wait my love ardL
Holding In trus. from memory
Tha. day
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1883-06-07
Trom the 7ln... Nay som /!

From the Time May 2oh!
The widow of the.a,cC COL Robert C.1s-
O widely known and much estoemcd lady
died a, her residence in this county on
Sunday
On Wednesday last Mr. Wm. Boaiy wa
killed by falling tree Wills. cbo7pus
timber in the Capon Mountain, abca. hyo
miles fsom Capou Bridge
Mrs. Mary Miller, wife Of DR. Godfrey u.
Miller, died on Saturday aaos a long illness
of consumption
Valley Female College wiz close q pros
porous year with the following order Of
exercises Annual Examinations will begin
on Monday, jane lith, and continue until
Friday, commencing each day at 9 O'Clock
Conference Commit,cc-Rcgs. J. Lester
Shipley. James r. YanIorn, Wclcy liam
mond, who are reexpoctci 10 attend Annual
Reunion at Jordsu's Whilo Sulphur
Springs, Saturday juno 18th. Annual
Sermon by Rev. Rumscy smilhson, Of
Staun.on, on Sabbath morning, Juno 18th,
in the VI. Z. Church, South, n. II O'Clock.
Commencement Excrcise5 Tuesday, June
l9,h, in College Hall, @. o'clock
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1883-06-07
4 sao,T Of B!ras.

4 remarkable phenomenon occurred at
Independence, Iowa, during hosyy thla-
der storm recently. Many were aroused by
2clting agaiast the windows, and sup
posed It 20 be hail Others though. It Taa
caused by bats. Bat the next morning
thousands Of bids gero found s.l over the
city. some dead and some alive Wherever
q doo5 lad been open the place would be
flil Of them. Il was q literal shower o.
birds, and how and whence cane they' IN
size the birds were title larger ihsn s
saowbird and their color much ike taat ot
aq1ail. No slch bird was ever seen there.
one theory Is tina: they EeFe drawn lEts
the vortex Of a southern cyclone snd SAY
riel as far as Independence, where they
werc dropped.