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Az EXCITING HEAT.

The best and most exciting racing seen
on the grounds this season was during the
progress OF the fourth heat Of this race.
As the word was givca the advantage pos
scssed by any horse on tho track was not
worth anything. 1t was u beautiful score.
At the hnlf, the pace between Destlemona,
West and the colt WIS n Railing one.
They were abreast AMI whips were In tho
air. West did tho mile without Il skit IN
2:3l. 1t was IN admirable performance.
Honest Sam crawled out on the last turn
and owing TO the colts break came in sec.
ond. Every one howled and yelled over
the heat und in the pool box there was
confusion and lively selling. ~
There WIS long delay in getting OH 70,
tho next heat, and Mr.. Mccullough had
TO threaten fines and to soundly lecture
two or three for their bud scoring. When
they did 20, at the turn West and the coli
left their feet. Desdcmona, while they
were settling, forged away ahead and
crOlsed the wire in 2:33 not having made
n skip. West managed to come in second
but tho colt never rcgained what it lost
1t was now too dark to distinguish the
colors and postponemcnt was had to
o'clock today. The summary MS far Us
trotted is US follows: ~
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EllTlCuRA s0AP.I5A exquisite Toilet Bath, aud
w " Aunety 6duau tive, Au27.WSaW =
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half where aibrpak ntherS part p;,t sam n
In the lead. Then followed atstrucple bc.
tween the two that was exciting, ESPECIALLY
as the field was! very close behind ready
10 take others place in case Of a break.
There was nc, running worth mentioning.
Up tho home stretch the colt gained ia
lost ground inch by inch, and crossed the
wiro in advance In 2:3G. NIu,uals paid
$50. Tho colt was loudly chcerod as she
came back 10 the stand. The spirited man.
ner in which the double Quartettc spun
around the track was a sure indication OF
sport ahead. ..s15i5 slp
In the second heat tho colt secured n
good lead at the quarter and trottcd the
mile In 2:33l without u skip. West and
Dcsdemona crowded her OIL the lust quar-.
ter, and Ind not West broken lust before
the wire, when he was being fed by the
colt by only half length, he might posi-.
lily have had the heat. The field went
badly, but the pretty rice between the
three named made up for aHy little de-
nciencies. The hot finish SGT the crowds
wild and the colt received another ovation.
The third was taken by Charlie West In
2:39l. On the last turn thu colt broke o,
WIS thrown off her feet and then lost the
heat Ms West Ind been on her wheel all
the time, S'-t'ya4Js
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BALTIMORE, Mo-, September le--Flour steady and
quiet; extra 81 In3 Is; family si0oi5 0O. Wheat,
western quiet: winter rcd spot sylnSt.c; septem.
size; December SsSEt{c. Corn, western entirely
nominal IN absence Of receipts Oats steady; west.
nri white &iaa,e; mixed SiaS"c; Rye quiet nj bSa
hSc, llny quiet and easy. PROVISIONS steady: mess
pork SIS 10; bulk meats, shoulders and clear rib
Sides. backed, 7.7:nil.JOc bacon shoulders SbDc;
clear rib sides l2.bGc llnnls l65OalS,Ioc. Ianl,
refined s,7jc. Butter steady: western packed si
l6c creamery lsa9jc. Coffee dull; RIO cargoes,
Whisky hIpnlv nj ~ 1S,ll ~ ~ a
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Il ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS YOUR
h suas 9n " Ay agent wlll call aud show samples
" Y " 81 4, q T.. "; ROSS. W
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WEsr. VIRGINIA STATE FAIR R.cfszrFolrt!l' Day
Second Rnce-Frcc. ior.all trot. Purse 500, diyd
ell. Continued on Friday. "a. 8 ,',-- =
Rcycllr. II. ?. Wade, Jefferson, O..........1
Whiriwnd, J. TWs0n, Cleveland ,.........2 > 1.
Kitty Yam, L. vNnoolkenbcrg IfnIsdalc, Z.
MICH 3
Big futtpT,@tIoscs Fox. Baltimore. ! i dr
s. Time-2:29ss; Us; $40; -, Z Il s -.
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ssise maud o5sas,,; estIoren Il J.ics;
s sa sE;hsa S pessSa gn1s
steady. Tallowa steudy at B15c. Resin hsm. Tur,
pentine quiet: Eggs In moderate demand. Pork
JUL an ! weak; new moss 81 00al7 10. Lard weak
Ss ,Ssea sss@ spos ovsnSss sP!sS: gaadsy
7.4ta7.4ac;. February 7,teas.be Cheese quiet and
firm. l5s5 & ! I. & n 1gt1t6 i35 'ASag
CHICAGO, ,1Lis,, September l2-rlour dull and
ruling weak: stock Increasing. Wheat dull and
Iroopng tsSsGt he ,n and a oshGr points ;he S
then dcc!ined 1sc and. closed lc Under yesterday,
sales ranged: September 76a7y)sc, closed al 7Sci
October 10y ia77kc, co.ed at 7Gtie; November 7S1t
s s;S. sS.1 q psss%ss5 ;cS Ss.sS
76a1G,f i, closed at 7Sg; No. 8, Gaa6ic: No. red
isc; No. spring Gi!sc. Corn. lower: continued
tine wsAthcr md prospects OF large crop Induced
ws SsG. scp,cngr eo.Sd and Hseps 81
S1Nc: October SoHaoi1ic, closed At Sltcj Noyen;;
her cspd At &c; year a9dJg'Sc. closed
a s9c lan4ary 37a91,Sc, closed a, 3ic; May :oAt
os e s,S n aSc oa %sas snd S% S
tgtasMs.; closel nj ..'jn!ljt9; Noys,a.
bSF ?S%s: year !. S;iSnIHbsc,s May . VA N
Ssc, al, ciS~cd q gse, Rye nrm at .. ~ y
september sld ": October SO "; year 81 20.
| II -, closed nt sll q Lard In fair demand mud
easy; september ;se: October 1ls1sa72 ,c elosed
ut 4 ms ST IN 1 eSn ,hs ; Ssa :! , s6i
riD 9.5e; short clear lQoOc. nuttcr linn; Grcam'
cry 23i25c: dairy Ml4)c. Eggs quiet and ua'
changed, Whisky higher NJ, 81 10. Afternoon,
c sssmis Ttss s SH S Se; SS sSss
!pE.c December. Corn easier; September declined
ssc. Oats Irregular; October nlvni,ced 10; Noycm
ncr declined Ic. Pork declined DC for year DC
livery, 1 ,rrl firm; September And October I'D
l ~. T Il -. I
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y TIE nlGTcAvAIcApg,

the trots were being finished the
marshals had been busy arranging the
horses aud cattle that were to take part in
the cavalcade. The Opera House band
healed the parade. First came tho great
monstrous draft stalions, then the
thoroughbreds and following them. the
colts, mares and othcrcasscs.f Then came
the cattle led by the Devons, while tho
Jerseys brought upthe rear. The animals
followed each other closely, so closely that
at times there was danger OF n stampede
being caused, and yet when tho last
animal had filed into The track the head OF
the parade had gone around the hall mile
lucking few feet. A finer dIsnlay OF live
stock was never made. Each animal had
been eroomcd. and rubbed until its coat
looked like eatin, DECORATED with the vel
low, red and blue ribbons, designating the
various premiums they had been awaylcd,
they looked us proud rs did their owners.
Tho horses especially acted 80 they
pranccd, paved tho ground, curved their
necks and neigliel their challenscsto each
other. The EXPLANATIONS Of delight and
appreciation were continuous. The biz
bulls with their families following were ali
sleek, fat and handsome. The cavalcade
was alone worth the price Of admission. II
is feature that should. never be omitted
from the fairs programme. slilI5I
u fl.
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SUMMARY.

WEST Vln6lSIA STATE FAIR AcEs-Tourth day
Thursday. September H.. First racc-IMce, aA(
class. Purse $500 dlrdcd. Continued OIL Friday.
Chieilnin, L. \. Doyel. Pi.tsburgll..... . ! l
Hmm Morrison, c. c. Pond. Columbus . :. dis
Brick, $. $, brown, pittsburgh........... ! 80
Ionic, John Drcsbach. Circlcvic... : 4 .
Catharinn, John G. BrIggmnn, Cleveland s dis.
Tfinn-oCQ OH D.3lIL O.N0L - ------- :
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THE FREi:-foN-.ALL FACE

The manner in which the time was cut
down will indicate to those who did not
see the race that it WIS blood.
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d Tie first race for Yesterday, as published
on tho programme, was a trot for the :Sa
class. There were twelve nominations,
but only eight drew for position; Thc
order WIS: S. J.. Tilden, DesdGmona, Char.
lie West, Humlning Bird, Maggie G., Hon.
est Sam, NJ. y. D. Colt and Tmphascn,
In the pools Honest Sam. the Yellow Dock
Coltand Charlie West all sold as iavori.es
before the start. After the first heat West
and tho colt were about even rs the first
iavorites. Whatever sold us iirstwould
DO sure to have tho other for second, md
the odds were not large. The field brought
Sc on IN average. * ~
Desdemona took tho pole, but broke at
the quarter and let the colt in as far Us tho
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called. Reyel!e had two heats and Whirl.
wind one. keyelle was still the big favor.
lite yesterday. The driver OF Big Fellow
asked and was granted permission TO draw
out on account OF lamcncss. When the
word was given Revelle had good start
but broke and gave Kitty Van the lead
who held tito the half where she broke
and Revelle getting his old place held it &c
the finish. The sport was caused by q
lively burst between Kitty aud Whirl
wind for second place. Time o:3l
Mutuals pnid 50 80. The completed sum.
mary is us follows; ~ 4y :S.r
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Peabody Scholarships.

The Eighth ward lJuniors will meet at
Labor Hall Mt 7 O'Clock this evening.
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DIED.

EEkRks op spaas s at sBa ana February 70 1884,
IlI1ch. esq, % chester, Pa
MELT this evening.
GARRISON On Sunday. February 10. 1894. st six
am, ko1 NJ GARRISON. aged eighty years and
funeral services at his late RESIDENCE 10 q street
friends Invited attend interent at stsora
O'Clock p m CoRNEIIGs yousest Child of or rnaiius
Mary Ellen haliinan. aged month an ten Gays
seventh street northwest al o'clock D. M Relatives
nd friends Of the family are Invited to attend
loh lss STR aE At OILY II 80 son y u E ssS
hfS @n-r az On if ussi AND febr gn -
from IaT't- re-d=Ece No. 4O5 East Capitol street.
HULtaN ~ ,h on a.. iebTusfy 10Th ISIS. sUsANSAH
luIeral Wednesday, February 18th at IL a. N from
hsr residence No Iz62T street northwest Friend. IL.
her 1hws ss on nS s m s' anss 81
OF the late Thomas FAirfx and widow Of the Col.
MERwIN; On Monday. February II. 1884, ats45a
yon sss child Il ch.Iss . aa Sab.
Mervtn. aged nineteen months
sdence. Davis Ranch. Wyoming Territory JOHN 4
M9iER IN Ibis si1ty-seventh year. formerly " Wash
FARf fRS On sssqyssy Exsruary 1888. :. 80
noon n from late residence 1913 JED erson street
West Washington Friends and relatives are respect
fully invited TO attend
RICHARDS On Saturday February 9th 1884 ss 8
O'Clock p m, JAMES A. beloved SOL Of r. A and g.
A. Richards. in the thirty first year Of his age
Funeral from his fathers residence l0l6 New Jersey
avenue southeast on Tuesday morning. ut e4 O'Clock
and from thence to ST. Peters church where eQuem
will be said
SMITH Departed this life Sunday, February 10Th
1854. 1T Quarter-past pm, KATIE SMITH beloved
wife Of Wills sith And first daughter VI Henry and
Christina Jackson.
Requeim at St Angus inc church sx Q O'Clock
"Wednesday morning Friends and relations invited
to attend
WATERS. On Sunday. February TO- 1884. ct D. m
WARREN 8. WATERS aged seventy -four year, one
month and ten days
Funeral will place from his late residence corner
Georgia avenue and 18th street southeast Tuesday
18th inst at 80 Friends Of the family ere
spectfully invited to attend
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Keeping Off Witches.

From the Atlanta Constitution
policeman was searching a negro house In
Campbells block yesterday, and turning over oil.
low on the bed found q case knife under it.
"What Is this knife here for?" he asked. sternly
"Glmme DAFT" excitedly shouted the negro woman
who WAS In the room. "Dat'S miner
What is 1t under here for?" asked the officer
"Ter keep witches from riden me-"
"What."
"Yessur; 'cepin has dat knife under nv head de
witches rides me all night hear folks saw IL You
put sitter on the foot er de bed de witches can I
ride yer: but tried dat-Sfter don't stop no Witch
1t takes sharp knife under yer head Ter keep &c
witches on. II knife amt sharp, old witch light on
yer and she ride yer. II knife is sharp she can't
light on you Sometimes lay and hear old witch
come Ia de winder. She go ling ling. zip. but she
head"
|. The oMcer was taken back, but began TO under.
stand the situation when the woman showed him
that al the beds in the house were supplied with
knives TO keep the old witch on. The woman said
the white folks told her the ''old witch was the
nightmare, when her blood did not circulate. but
the c0lored people did not believe that but though,
ehsy were ridden In their sleep by an Old witch
An inquiry developed the fact that the supersti.
ton exists to very considerable extent among
neRfOeS.
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THOMAS BOWLING. Aucuoneer.

TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED REAL ESTATE
IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON.
By virtue of deed of trust, d the 4th day ~,
December, A. ID. 1876, and recorded in Iiber S3l FL
folio 232 ct SEQ, of the land cords Of the is
trlct of Columbia and at the request of the party
cured thereby shall offer at public auction WE'D
NESDAY, the THIRTEENTH DAY OF tEBhU-
AIRY. AID 1894. at Az O'CLOCK PM. in front of the
premises the following describe real estate. situate
and designated the ground pat and plan of said city
"a part of square numbered hunl red and eighteen
U1S) on the north side of Pennsylvania avenue b. GIN
Ming for the at the center partition wall
stands between hat called the fourth and fifth
buiidin of the Seven Buildn gS" erected
end of said square being the most western wall of the
house now intended to be conveyed, and running
NEST side thereof thence norhwestery 10y line which
shall intersect twelve foot alley laid off and
to be tor public at point ~ feet measured westerly
from 18TH street west; thence easery with said alley
feet; thence southery by line which shall STRIKE the
center OF the eastermost wall Of said house. thence
through central part of said wall to Pennsylvania
thence with line Of said 25 feet begin
Commodore Decatur and sold by his widow to james
Paulding per ed recorded IL I.iDer ". j. folio
1I3. with the improvements thereon, consisting Of a
three story brick housr.
Terms of sale: OIle-thrd cash and balance payable In
three equal nsta nents six, twelve and eighteen
months. respectively with interest per
day of sale to be secured by deed trust on premises
sold or al cash. AZ purchasers option. deposit of
500 required at time IF sale All conveyancng at pIr-
chasers cost. eruis OF sale he COMPLIED with in
days otherwise the Trustees the right to
resell at risk and cost of defau.ting pure haser.
RANDALL HA(i FRI -r.-
feb4691l,12 SAMUEL MADDOX, Trustees.
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I'd Edition.
Latest kilograms to The Stal.

Request Cor the Hampton School.
49, BosToN Feb. 11.-By the Will OF the late Stephen
Mllnams, OF Roxbury. the Hampton (va.l Norm al
school Will receive $50 COO
Latest Foreign News by Cable.
AN APPEAL FOR AID.
PH1LADkLPHIA.PA., Feb 11-Mayor King received
olSpatch to-day from the mayor OF Portsmouth,
Ohio appealing for aid in behalf OF the sufferers by
the recent floods.
NEWPORT HALF UNDER WATER.
BOSTON, Feb. IA private dispatch from New
port, NY, says: 'Over half OF our residences are
t water The distress is very great We need
help badly"
DEATH OF AN ENGLISH WRITER
LYNDON, feD 1.-THE death Of ThoS. Chenery is
announced, aged ffty-eight He was one of the
English rev1sers OF the authorized version OF the
LondoI ne was the author OF various literary and
political writings
CARRYING THE WAR INTO AFRICA.
LONDON, Feb. l1.-Adv1ces from Cape Coast Castle,
WeSt AFRICA, OF January 14th, state that the king
OF hlnlaDO mad assembled troops to resist the
AnglO-FIench commission for marking the bOunda-
mes OF the west coast The English commissioner
nto sent TOT assistance, and French men-Of-war
were landing troops AT Assinee Lieut.. Thompson,
special commissioner to the chief OF Orwhin, had
peen surrounded by the AssineeS Serious riots
nau occurred at Accra and Quitta, end had been
ATTENDED with considerable loss OF life. Smallpox
was raging at Coomassie, the capital OF Ashantee.
ANOTHER SUCCESS OF THE FALSE PROPHET.
PARIS, Feb 1.-THE Figaro states that Ell Madi's
troops have taken Sankeit, near Kassala and
kaVlna, small seaport north OF Suakim. It says
English gunboat has been dispatched to shell
Rav1na.
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VNHE ENEMIES OF THE MUTUAL RESERVE
l. FUND LIFE ASSOCIATION having for a year CIR
cnaed their falsehoods throughout country it has
!ocn1t es and appointing committees to attend the an
nual meeting OF the Association for the of
vstieang for themselves truth or fasfy of these
charses and the actual condition of the affairs of the
Association As q result the Association well the
management have received unqualified aud unani-
NOUS endorsement by every committee
Extract from the report of the Buffalo committee:
With every facility for detecting fraud,
crookedness maladministration, indication thereof
was found If the company is not in healthy pros
porous condition. dealing Justly with its memers and
tive and facts unreliable"
Extract from the report OF the Baltimore committee:
ton gven to the and fom their personal obse
citation is entirely worthy Of the entire confidence of its
members It's truly mutual association, where each
member forms cUmpOn ent and powerful fac
tor to do good or harm" Office o. 1909 street.
feb4 lA KNIGHT General Agent
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Nearing the Time OF the ToOthsOm,
Sh0d.

From the New York Eve ing Telee am
With the coming OF the North Carolina shad
which have appeared In fair quantities this week.
the shad season is announced as "open." Up TO the
present time there have been but small consign.
ments OF an Indifferent quality or these fish from
Florida and Georgia North Carolina shad more
nearly approach the standard flavor than any shad
from the south: the roe shad are Tat and prime
weighing five or six pounds. They cost 81 so each
"Next week" said the blufI Old shad fsheror Union
Hill, \. j., Capt John j. Ludlow, TO reporter 20
day, II shall commence putting my boats In trim
and arranging poles I'll plant them about March
l. and be all ready for the opening or the fishing
season, looking for the first Shad about the 10Th.
You have no idea what demand there is for shad.
The first lot that is caught is bought for from $50 to
$50 hundred. Inc demand exceeds Tie suppy.n
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THOMAs BOWLING, Auct1oneer.

ExEcUIoRT SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE IN GEORGF TOWN
BY virtue Of the p and authority in us vested ~,
Isabella Davis, deceased Will offer public atlc-A1
ton. on WEDNESDAY. THE IIFTH DAY OF MARCH
A D. 1884. at HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK r NJ in
front of the premises all those certain pieces or parcels
and being Lot numbered ninety five (95l in Balls adj
oiton to georgetown In the Dist let of Columbia front
ing sixty feet the north side Of Beal and run
ming back with that width hundred and wenty feet
to the rear line Of said Lot with the buildings and
Provcments on the same consisting of ne thr
brick house with cellar and attic. Also the alley con-
Lecting said Lot with West street the de.
scrb+d and conveyed in deed from Richard Smith to
Stephen Cssin dated January 90 1887 and recorded in
Iiber W b. "a folio g. It seq
Also, part OF lot numbered ninety-s (6) in Bealrs
addition to Georgetown aud included within the fol.
lowing netes and bounds Beginning for the same at
point distant feet from the southeast
of lot numbered ninety go in addition
and running westwardly on the north line OF b ali
street twenty-five feet the east line of
lot numbered ninety five t95) in said addition: thence
north one hundred ard twenty feet to tn line of
saId lott thence eastwardly and parallel first
wardly hundred and twenty feet point of begin
ming
Terms OF Sale: One-fourth Of the purchase money to
be paid in cash ard balance IN six twelve rvh een
per annum the deferred payInents-t purchaser's
notes 70 De given FOR the same secured by deed trust
upon the property sold all cash at the purchasers
option. deposit Of $500 to be made mon the
with IN ten days the property will be Iesod sale he
not complied with in that time the risk and costs of
the defaulnR purchaser All conveyancny aud record.
FRANCES R. r. CROMWELL
ISABELLA HAGNER,
febA IT w4w&dbs Executors
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Tn LATEST VALRNTNR-The most acceptable
and latest fancy In valentines Is q dainty pocket
handkerchief Il may be sent In q box or envelope:
1t may be hidden under q layer OF fresh flowers IL
may rep0ee In the pretttest box or mouchoir case
handkerchief only. As few people ever have more
pocket- handkerchiefs than they want, and nearly
sayy cards, It would be Q sensible thing that the
handkerchief fashion should last over beyond Wall
entine's day. most beautiful case for this gfft
z . pouch made OF violets or rosebuds TO In
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ARKEsrrp FOR sKprcrros nr Hs w.pn i.

ARRESTED FOR SEDUCTION or Hrs wARp.-In
Woodbridge, Conn, saturday, was commenced the
tfiM OF Nathan L. herwln, q well-uo-do farmer,
who Is charged by his ward, Jennie K Downex
with being the father OF her child, born last De-
ceinber. Al the time Of the childs birth the Girl
Claimed that the father WAS q farm hand OF the
accused named Paige. Recently Miss Downes told
grand juror that her previous statements were
false and that they were made the nstig alton or
Merwin, who Was the father OF her child, In order
10 shield him from the scandal Merwin, who has
heretofore borne an excellent reputation, pleaded
not guilty. The examination was not concluded
ana postponeinent Was taken 10 February ID. The
accused, who is under g 900 ball. says II Is black
mailing scheme.