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Cancer for twenty Years.

Mr.. W. II. Robinson, Davidsboro, qaSwrltes
under date JAM 9, 1884; ~ an. getting on
that Swifts Specific Will cpFBtho horrible
cancer, which has been ,fstding on me for
over 90 years." ~
Mr.. o. G.. Barron, of3Banning, Ga, writes,
gone out of the e&boer, and my health has
greatly imprQXeH Ihave taken six bottles OF
Swifts speltts, for skin cancer, which have
had for yelIfs."
Trestfson Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
NE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 3, Atlanta,
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CHESAPEAKE g. OHIO RAIL. WAY.

TRUNK LINE TO THE WEST, SOUTHWEST
AND NORTHWEST.
Leave from u. d p. depot as follows
835 O, m.-Way Mail daily except Snnday) for
Clifton Forge and intermediate stations on o.
$40 p. m.-LousviiIe and Cincinnati Fast Line,
daily. Solid train with Pullman cars to Louis.
vile, Richmond to Cincinnati without change.
Arriving Columbus o., $50 o. m; Winches-
ter, 215 >. M; Cincinnati, $40 y. MI Licking
ton, 1915 p. m; Louisville, z p, m. connecting
at these cities with through trains to all
points West, Southwest and Northwest
1910 p. m.-Night Express daily except Sunday
on @. d o. Railway.
ll.O5 a. m.-Arrive Newport News 7 p. mi Old
Point, 730 p. M; Norfolk, s p. m.
Apply O. d o. railway ofloe. 513 Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, V. NJ railway Office, COL PennsylvA-
MIA ave. apd Il. d p. station. II. w. FULLER
q. W. SMITH, Gen. Pass. Agent.
FRANK TRIGG. N. Il. Passenger Agent.
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Cheering News 90 tho Public. A

Having succeeded In renewing the le8ae on
the store formerly occupied by Mr,sy6hn T.
Mitchell, 931 Pennsylvania avenueiswe shall
goods of Messrs. Mitchell ap28Aer without re-
gard TO cost as we are det1Shined to mako a
clean sweep Of It. Thousands or ladies have
patronized this sale Qcd all are highly pleased
with the immensRS pdfgains which are being
sold. We kept,tDsbest goods back for the clos.
ing days as ppbm did not permit us to send all
OF Ker's stQof down at once. 1t Will pay we'll
TO buy nov, even IL not wanted at present, rs
suchSsthance will perhaps never occur again.
~ LANSBURdH BROS.
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BAL TlMORE & OHIO RAILR0AD.
THE MODEL FAST "a g 3 LINE AND THE ONLY

D A'o@' liz n p tshME AND THE ONLY
THE Fast An n " r rtrS xuusr
vi a ~ III NJ y, IME VEST,
DOUBLE TRAcKK ihs . ~ MMTSYS' ,o,,,r
sTEET, RhiTSti NoofLEHl
Schedule TO take eiiect EITNbAy ,yoxp,,,,,
is. lss3 W 'NS ''e0' SoNNDA l. NoNEmBEH
Leave Wsshinpton fro,,, .,o,,o,,
lersey avenno ap5 r, s,saa. @ corner OF New
or 7stS MeridIa nn tIo sreet by Eastern Standard
For Chicavo Cincipvr,o,i T o,,.,,,. ca.
daiv nj AN ~ X i.ouisVI5e ana ~ Louis
throurh cnaobea and Poiaon a's LUig =. NJ, with
sboye nonys viii onr 81, nuhce sleeping cars TO
ChicaRo eXcept Satnrdav anse' O'io A. M uafiy TO
For Pitfsbhreh nj NJ liz NJ ava en-, n.
Irni; % a ~ ~, 50 " Sieveanu ana De-
For roledo opd sDabr9i,o 1iie'Snpynrgn, ,,, "a -
A. NJ dsjIv win sisenor cn IN rniohroeYiile, iVio
rp and lake Erie n Is So' ioi Aoieuo'V VIA Wheei-
Trains for Phiiadelnhia and Nsr, x,ori, n, IN
daily Win Parlor and lean,n: 9s mo hVgo
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On the safe side.

philadelphia Call,
First Western Desperate did you Kill
old Colonel Rich?
Second Desperado--Yes, / fetched him.
SHOW did you do III"
VI found him riding on his horse along q
lonely road, and had plenty of time TO aim"
NDut where Is his horeef
~ did not touch that"
.Did not take the horseT
'Certainly not. In this section they will
hang man for stealing horse"
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The Fair for 81. Johns Orphanage,

The fair for the benefit OF ST. Johns Orphan
age, last night, was attended by President
Arthur and Miss Nellie Arthur. There were
also several Cabinet officers, members OF the
tlyes present. The President, among other
hinge, purchased a rod and white wicker
basket filled with " Boston chips" for which
he rendered 50, and refused any change,
The choral class rendered a splendid pro-
gramme, The affair is proving iine auecoss
financially,
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for good Judge Of tobacco. IpabNvor they are
unequaIed, free fremApll tRts}t or obnoxious
3 % and pure, mdso Agaenjoyabie, Messrs.
ekin brand suppln{5h tong-felt want, and that
smokers will llsSye d cigar possessing 30 many
superior tFaats and Upon tho healthful purity
OF whlaffthey can depend.
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THE EVENING CRITIC.
TABLIsHED AUGUST 1893.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

The special bulletin issued from the signal
ONCE to-day Gays;
The Indications arc that tho temperature
will riso slowly in tho Middle Atlantic and
South Atlantic states on Thursday, with fair
weathpr
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Comptroller KNOCKS vaults A
Rt~Nf.

Messrs. r. r. Schreiner and G. II. Wood OF
the Comptroller Of the Currencys Onico, Treas
ury Department. have completed the labor or
proving the two vaults, involving many mil.
Hons OF impressions OF new National bank
Knox's departure to assume the presidency OF
tho National Bank OF the Republic, New York
city,
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PARASOLS! PARASOLS!!
New Styles Just Opened.

> New Styles Just Opened.
Coaching ParasoIs, all colors, $3.50, $L50
Sl.75. So and $2.25.
Satin Parasols, Lined, Trimmed with
Spanish Lace, $2.75.
Silk ParasoIs, 81, SIPS, $3.50, $L75.
40-lnch Cashmeres, new oolors, rs cts.
40.inch ATWOOD ShOOdah Cloths, 80 ots.
Trlcotine Dress Goods, i6 OTIS.
Gerster Spring Dress Goods, l2A cts.
Ladies' Flannel Sultlng, l2H cents.
Nuns Yelling, all oolors.
Summer Silks, 81 cents.
Black GrOs Grain silks, 95 cents.
40.lnoh All-Linen Towels, IL cts.
WamsItta Cotton, 8 CITE.
Sheetlng COttOns, 10 cts.
Boys Cloth, l5C., $780,, 25O.
Merrimack Calico, ~ cts.
Feather Proof Ticking, loo. and 1870.
Straw Mating, New Patterns.
Children's Hose, no seams, is cts.
Ladies' Hose, no seams, 20 cts.
.TOWSONS
63o Pa. Ave-, South Side.
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r .ooK AT Low FARES,
FonrREss MONROE AND NoRroLK.

FORTRESS MONROE AND NORFOLK.
Fare so cents NORFOLK and FORTRESS
MONROE. Steamer JANE MoSELEY leaves
Wednesday and Friday at $50 p, M.
SPRINGMAN'S EXPRESS Will call for bag.
gage from Hotels and Private Residences Can
be called by Telephone.
POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS. Fare 25 cts.
Steamer JOHN w. THOMPSON leaves Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday at Ia. m.
For information apply at General Onlce, 6l3 18th
81. or at Companyis Wharf, foot OF 9th st,
ALFRED WOOD, Secretary.
mf7 GEO, II. PHILLIPS, Superintendent
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TO health OF our chli Deonsidered uncertain.
when two weeks ,eAkAhe caught cold. For 10
months was pODdpfetb breathe through her
noeliils. Sbf0n uAlnG Ely's Cream Balm her
dimcnkSy1s removed She breathes naturally.
-ltsN& MRS }. M. SMITH, owego, N. Y. Price
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Furniture, Oarpets and Mattiu

Baby carriages sold on easx,szseekly oil
monthly installmopts at SmislssB,, No. fl3 New
Jersey avenue hdkthWest.' The cheapest In
stallrnent housQ lpahoc City.
ssss nfammon.
From John swlnton'a Paper.
II comes-the horror prophesiod
By Craigenputtock's president sage
Rhapsodical in prophets age
II comes, aud VIII not be denied.
II comes, a Python risen from scum
Green on tho waves whore sunk, forgot,
Republics wrecked and scuttled rot
Carlyle's Mud Megatherium.
1t 10 no devil newly born.
Ages ago II crunoh0d tho bones
- or monarchs on their splendid thrones
Ana prospered In their lands forlorn.
Ago has but fouled the hldeous thing,
Deepened Ito fancy dragon Jaw,
Fired greed within It's graphing NAV,
And added poison 10 It's sting.
But who viii hasten TO prepare
Against tho coming diroful day ?
Fools, rlgged in tlnsel, soon and say
He - TOOL that cries, Beware.
Fool be it-but damn tho knaves,
VINO bring this curse upon the land.
Would could blast them with my hand.
And break their bones about their graves.
An, heaven what bu2zarde nap and lag
Where once our splendid eagles new
With IRE from the Empyrean blue
: John Henry BOasr.
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The Marine hands outdoor Oo".

The date for the first concert by the Marine
Band In the White House grounds has not yet
been definitely determined, ana Will depend
upon the weather. II 10 thought almost cor.
tam, however, that the outdoor concerts Will
begln with the iirst Saturday afternoon In
May, and be held at the same stand and at.ihe
white House grounds nd az tllo'kslst front OF
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a MorribIe Thought.

Philadelphia Chronicle.Herald.
II 10 horrible to think that many women who
wear $40 bonnets have husbands whose pants
show thirteen patches,
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REAL ESTATE.

Tho following transfers OF real estate were
filed for record to-day with the Recorder of
DEEDS, as reported exclusively TO THE CRITIC
by j. T. olmstead, 1416 New York avenues:
Tstreet north, corner OF Seventeenth street
west, square 152, lot 20, 1S2Ax100. and on 7
street adjoining, lots IS and 10, 125Hx105,
Robert o. Fox TO Gardiner q. Hubbard; $780,
500.
Same property, next above described, Gar.
diner Hubbard to Grace d. Hubbard; 1922
500.
Eleventh street west, between I and U
streets north, square 305, sublot 30, 211hx03,
Henry z. Montgomery to Sarah Ann Common;
$1,000.
sixteenth street west, corner OF Q street
north, square $50, sublot az, 21Nx110,
Joseph Il. Saum TO Fannie Sprigg Perry; So
500.
Ninth street west, between and streets
south, square All, lot IL, 25x00, Georgia d.
Todd 10 John Miller; 5000.
Marion street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets west and and Q streets north, square
d15, sublots, 101, 102 and 103, 60 so 100x
1O6, John 8. Blankman - Julius Lansburgh;
$4,000.
County.
Uniontown-Lots 100 and 40, John A. Ma
thall 10 Hannah HuRnicutt; 500.
Widows Mite-SuDlot5 80 and 81, Tuttle's
subdivision, f. II. futile, jr, TO Robert O.
Fox; S2,70O. aS<s
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dozen essS S SSS S s, ' W.
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No. 10, was organized last. night with a mem,
bership OF 100. The Officers elected were
DOTen, senior viee-conmander; d. u. Galliten,
junior yice-commander; 4. Il. Kinney, ofacer
Of the day; d. o. harrington, ofiloer OF tho
guard; Nathan King, ehapiainj Richard EN-.
mons, adjutant; q. s. Emery, quartermaster.
over seventy members were mustered In.
Speeches wero made by Deputy Commander
Alexander Hawkes., and by General j, s. Robin.
con, Of Ohio. The next meeting Will DO held on
Tueeday evening Of next week. s.uga
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A HALLELUJAH WEDDING.
Marriage Of Two Captains in the Salvation
Army at Newburg.

NEwBURa, Aug 27.-The Salvation Army
held jubilee here to-day. The occasion was
the marriage of Captain Abbie Thompson, a
noted lady worker, in charge Of the Fifth Corps
Of the army stationed here, and Capt William
Thompson, of Brooklyn, second in command to
Major Moore, who is chief Of the army in Amer
lea The bride is very popular in the army
circles. At noon the members of the
army began arriving by train and
boat until one thousand had come
steamer brought 200 officers and 100 soldiers
from Brooklyn. The officers had been attend
ing a council of war at headquarters there
for the past two days AS the boats
and trains arrived the visitors were well
coined with music by the local soldiers.
While waiting at the depot prayer meeting
was held on the tracks. The procession marched
to the opera-house the members singing,
shouting and dancing on the way. The pro
cession then set out for the tent on the city
terrace, where a holiness convention was held,
conducted by Major Moore. Handkerchiefs were
waved and parti-colored umbrellas brandished
with singing accompanied by drums and cor
nets. Short testimonies were greeted by shouts.
The procession then reformed and marched
through the principal streets The soldiers
wore the regulation uniform. The men and
women marched together, singing songs. At
the opera-house hallelujah banquet was served
from to 7, followed by another parade.
Fully 1000 persons attended the banquet,
The wedding occurred at the opera house to-
night. The floors and galleries were packed,
and thousands of people were also in the
streets. The building was decorated with
the national colors, Chinese lanterns and
Salvation Army banners A light floral
bell was suspended over the stage.
Before the ceremony the usual exercises Of the
army were held The soldiers jumped, shouted
and sang Major Moore presided. An alarm of
fire in the rear of the hall caused slight COM
motion, but nobody was hurt Captain
Abbie and Captain Thompson, the contract
ing parties, were welcomed by the Salvation
Army with volley of amens. Rev. Mr.. Hunt
Methodist performed the marriage ceremony
The bride and groom made brief addresses,
pledging fealty to the cause. Both were greeted
with cheers, waving handkerchiefs, and other
demonstrations
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and well-to-do class Of Germans II is stated in
Democratic circles and heraded with great blare
of trumpets, that the Germans are opposed to
Blaine 1t is Likely that if Cleveland had any
great strength among the German population
it would be seen in his own county. Among
the Germans Of Ebenezer, howevar, he does
not stand well, and it is doubtful if he
will be a0ie t0 mold his regular
parney vote. Conversations with several of the
/ leading citizens failed to discover Republican
| German who intends to bolt Blaine. 1t is simply
absurd to talk about Cleveland's popularity
in Erie county He has none. In Buffalo the
situation for the Democratic candidate is no bet
ter four correspondent spent several days
about the various headquarters of the Demo
cratic clubs. The enthusiasm of which so much
has been written and read is entirely lacking,
why is it, was asked of one Of the leading
| spirits IN previous campaigns, that you do not
seem to care whether Cleveland is elected or
notr
Fact is" was the reply 1--WE don't We can't
enthuse; the odds against us are too strong. 1t
looks like Blaine everywhere"
Another, who was a member of the Demo-
| cratic county committee very laconically re-
plled to question as to the outlook: TITS a
bad year for Democrats"
IN admit, said Democratic party leader, as
he tilted four fingers of Bourbon into tumbler,
that the talk is all on Blaine's side, and that
Cleveland does not appear to have ghost of a
show, but we hope to pull him through in No
vember.p
Mr. James NJ. Matthews editor of the Express
which supported Cleveland two years ago, says
that he believes Blaine's majority will be 1000
in Erie county Cleveland had 1000 two years
| ago.
Charles A. Gould, collector Of customs, thinks
5000 will be about the size of Blaines majority
James D. Warren, chairman Of the Republican
| 5000.
MT Merritt Brooks, expert accountant, whose
business brings him into contact with all sorts
of men, expresses the opinion that Blaine will
districts of New York, and that his majority in
Erie county will be the largest ever given to a
Republican candidate
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DIAMONDS IN THE TREASURY.
Precious Stones Which the Department Has
Held for Forty-Fiye Years.

d
Washington Special
tity of diamonds and other precious stones
which have q queer history. Indeed, the facts
relating to some of them are scarcely known,
and their history is largely matter of tradition.
Their valne is variousy estimated at from $780,
600 to $4,000 Their is bottle four or five
inches long filed with glistening diamonds and
besides these large number of separate
stones of various kinds Some of them are
set In beautiful gold ornaments, intended for
personal wear. Most of them have been in
the custoday of the treasury officials for forty
five years. These were sent to President an
Buren, in 1889 by the Imaum of Muscat a country
of Asia, as a testimonial in recognition of some
service to that country by his administration.
just what it was nobody appears to know. Van
Buren, could not accept them for himself,
| although it was the desire of the donor that he
should do so, by reason Of the clause in the Con-
stitption which forbids any person connected
with the government accepting any. present or
decoration from any foreign power or potentate.
To have returned them would have been an in-
suit to the royal giver, and what to do with
them was a question that puzzled the presi-
dental mind They were finally turned over to
the Treasury, and there they remain unto this
| day, The entire collection has accumulated in a
similar way. Other presents were sent to gov
eminent officers by kings and princes who had
not read the Constitution of the United States,
ndnothing could be done with them except to
| stow them away in the vault They do not have
! any definite owners, and they bear about the
same relation to the government that unclaimed
| packages do to an express company. The
Treasury people have long been in quapdary
| as TO what disposal to make of them. Two or
| three times in years past the matter has been
brought to the attention of Congress, but no
action was ever taken 1t would be rather shah
| by to sell them and appropriate the proceeds
| and it is likely that these gems of purest ray
serene will continue to lie in the dark vault
The man in charge of the bond room told me, a
day or two ago, that he was going to make
another effort to have Congress do something
with them, though he has little hope that he
will succeed. He says they are sort Of lying
around loose and are a nuisance
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A veteran Treasury onleiaI.

National Republican.
Judge Henry CT johnson, Commissioner Of
Customs, by the death of Sixth Auditor Ella be-
comes entitled to the deanship Of the treasury,
his commission antedating that Of any other
chief Of a division there. He was appointed to
johnson has aphotograph Of Secretary Sherman,
surrounded by the chiefs of his bureaus, which
he keeps as memento. OF the twenty three
gentlemen whose photographs appear in this
group, and who assisted Secretary Sherman in
only three remain. They are Mr. French, as
sistant secretary, Judge Upton, Second Comp
troller. and Judge johnson. Eight of the re-
manning twenty are dead and all the others have
resigned. Mr.. johnson says he is the only pres
who was in Office on the 4th of March, 1874.
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The Bartholdi statue.

Interview with General Stone.
1--WE have received so far nearly $3.50, 900. and
need about 1925, 900 more, which is little more
than was anticipated We have money enough
to build the pedestal up to the cover joint course,
but no further. The foundation mass is entirely
finished If we had plenty cf money the pedes-
tai would be completed by the end Of November
How long will it take to raise the statue
after the pedestal is Completed"
about three months The statue has been
placed on board the vessel which is to bring it,,
and if it arrives here and finds us penniless it
will have to repose in the barracks until the
people learn the statue is a tribute to the whole
country, and not to a section of it. We have
not much more than $50 900 on hand at present
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The Man who Fixes Things.

Burlington Eawkeye.
II have the only book in America, Stephen
remarked Mr.. Tilden, softly, that can Offset Mr.
a pocketbook, and, he added more softly still,
st is going to remain onep And he bultoned
his pocket so slowly and so closely and with such
scrupulous attention to every button that Ste
phen Grover felt acold chill wander upand down
his back.
$50 that's the kind Of a reformer you are, he
said bitterly. i'Oh no, = the old man replied,
kindly but with an air of pleasant GOODNESS, II
am not reformer. am performer. Res-a
thing; hence reformer, one who fixes things
Per-through; hence, performer; one who has
got through fixing things. See, Stephen
And Stephen thought he could, as through q
smoked glass; darkly.
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Indications that Erie County VIII Give
Large Majority for Blaine.

Washington special.
Two weeks were spent in Buffalo and vicinity,
and careful and thorough search for knowledge
was instituted The result, briefly told, is here
given: First Erie county, outside Of Buffalo,
was canvassed. Two years ago there we're hum
dreds Of Cleveland Republican clubs through
the county To-day, not one can be found. Two
years ago Republican farmers by the hundred
focked to Cleveland's banner and marched to
victory. Not single Republican who voted for
Cleveland in 1882 could be found who says he
will vote for Cleveland in 1884. On the other
hand, there is quite a colony of Irish farmers in
the southern portion of the county, in the town
of Protection, who declare that they will vote
for Blaine en- masse. These men were never
known to vote for a Republican, even for path
master, before. No less than three Democrats
were met during the two weeks who in 1882 were
delegates to the Syracuse convention which
nominated Cleveland for Governor Each Of
the three declared that Cleveland had been a
disappointment, and each one expressed a firm
determination to Work and vote against the man
who two years ago was the apple Of his eye.
Passing north, toward Buffalo,, your correspond
emit spent an hour at the "Ebenezern settlement.
This settlement is thriving agricultural COM
munity. 1t was originally cleared and settled
by the Ebenezerp society, since moved further
west To-day It is peopled with an intelligent
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az InaIgnant Hoosler pemoerat.
chicago Herald.

''Thats only another one Of those Internal Re
publican lies, . said an old Hoosier at the Com
mercial Hotel last evening when a stranger
asked him what he thought Of Greely's man
eating experience in the arctic II didn't like
old Greeley, and never wanted our folks to nom
mate him, but they did, and / voted for him. 1t
beats all how they follow man. Now, as near
as can make out he is a kind old man, who
never hurt anybody, and they can talk to me
till Lake Michigan evaporates, and won't be-
lieye that he is man-eater. Still stranger, if
it should turn out that he has been nibbling
human flesh, you don't want to let it escape
your recollection that he is good deal more Of
Republican than he is Democrat