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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-22
DUNCANsON BROS, Auct,oneers

SALE OF FINE ROAD CARRIAGE AND SADDLE
HORSES, BREWSTER BUGGY. MCDERMOTT
BUGGIES, AND TWO SETS bOITRi.E r
NESS. BEING THE PROPERTY OF EXPIRES
ESQ.
On WEDNESDAY. NAY TWENTY-SEvENTH,
at TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON, will sell at ia NJ ES
G. BOWEN'S STABLES, 645 NEW YORK AVENUE
n. W.:
Pair fine BAY COACH HORSES. 1e hands hiah.
Pair very fine DRIVING HORSES, one a HANDLE
tonian, the other Black Hawk mare, very speedy
and good road team.
Pair very fine Sorrel roadsters, well matched and
can trOt in three minutes to the pole
Pair fine Vermont Black Hawk Morgan Coach
Horses.
One fine bred Kentucky Black Saddle Horse sixteen
hands high: goes all gaits.
One Brewster Buggy, single seat.
One MCDermOtt Buggy.
Two sets Double Buggy Harness.
The above be seen at amy time prior to sale at
Mr.. BOWEN'S STABLES, 645 NEW YORK AVE
NUE. NORTHWEST This IS chance seldom offered
vate parties should take advantage of this sale
my2ld DUNCANSON EROS, Auctioneers
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BOWLING, Auct,oneer.

vT1HOMAS BOWLING, Auctioneer.
VERY VALUABLE UNIMPRovED PROPERTY
81 BARB uH aN HokrMhAsT skNEk Of
Town, y: c., AT AUCTION.
%1 TEeEHSDAH 1876 3
valuable building 10. northeast corner Of stod-
dard and Congress streets having front of 9S feet on
conxreas ssrss. With good depth.
eighteen months with notes bearing interest and se
cured BY deed Of trust on the property sold, all
recording at purchasers cost. 500 deposit required
nyied&ds THOMAS BOWLING, Auct.
T,HoMAs BOWLING. Auctioneer.
Es sAsEr RTEaaHa NJ ,s 2
On Av MONDAY, NAY TWENTY-FIVE. att.
is s ART Lot 60 Is fronting Is 30 fest On the
b. depth Of 81 feet dSS ys oe
Portable Frame i,wei,ng House. +,
months with Interest. secured by deed trust on the
4 % : cost on
NIL slTh II fk1scE a Ho COUNTY,:
BY ati ton Il the Trustee. Of the Bank of>.e
Washington. Dis.ria Of Columbia, win offer for
y sss 81 E; s
on FG MN ,osa IN Prime ,s.
Wsshii and adjoining the lands Of Robert BROWN,
w. r.. Clarke. George ". Risgs and others. and con.
tAinii abont one hundred and twenty -four and halt
acre; of land together with valuable mill site on
Sligo Branch, formerly In successful operation.
Part of the brick walls OF the old mill In q good
state Of u yet standing and the material
The T 81. and
twelve months secured b. deed Of trust the
tses sold with Interest at six cent annum
able iannually, all cash NJ the option Of pur-
chaser. deposit Of $500 win be required when the
property Is sold. II terms OF sale are not complied
with within fifteen days from day Of sale property
viii be resold at the risk and cost Of defautng pur-
chaser. All convey4ncinH NJ the of the
| THO& T. WAG0AMAN. Auctfoneer.
my19-d&ds OFT street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-22

SECRETARY WHITNEY viii go to New York
this afternoon. While there he will inspect the
Omaha, recently repaired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-22

In ADDITION to the promotions in the treas
urer's office announced in yesterdays STAR in
case of the appointment of Cashier Whelpley to
be assistant treasurer, will be that of +. r.
Lane. the principal teller, TO be assistant
cashier,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-22
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The New York Stock Market.

The following are the opening and 2s3O pm. prices
ofthe New York Stock market to-day, reported by
special wire to II. H Dodge $40 10th street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-22

DWELLING ON CORCORAN
- STREET, BETWEEN THIRTEENTH AND
FOURTEENTH STREETS NORTHWEST.
June. the dwelling and premises. No 1910 Cor ssg
coran street Will Offered for sale at auction
on WEDNESDAY, NAY TWENTY-SEVENTH
1885, at FIVE O'CLOCK p. NJ.
Lot 3Ox9O feet, terraced front and side lawn
House three-stOry and basement, eleven rooms bath
room and cellar, bay windows on front and east,
plumbing in perfect order.
Brick stable and an extra carriage house.
Terms One-third cash, balance In one and two years
or changed to suit purchaser.
my2l-d&ds THOS. BOWLING, Auctioneer
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THOMAS BOWLING, Auctioneer.

ENGLISH Landau, FULL LEATHER TOP, IN
sSrrLIENDtD CONDITION, F0RMERLY BE,
$500 ONEA CLARENCE, IN GOOD ORDER,
TWO BETS OF DOUBLE HARNESS (ONEGOLD
MOUNTED. AT AUCTION
On SATURDAY. NAY TWENTY-THIRD, 1885,
ct TWELVE O'CLOCK. in front of my auction rooms,
shall sell for an officer leaving the city the above
articles Can be seen at Joyces prior to the sale.
FINERE WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUG
i ton, at the auction rooms Of Duncanson Bros 9th
and - sta n.w, at THREE O'CLOCK p. III. on SAT-
vRDAY, TWENTY-THiRD INST.
10 BURIAL LOTS In GRACELAND CEMETERY
. by order Of the Board Of Directors of the National
Capital Real Estate Association
GEORGE COWIE,
,,,,.-, $780,. Secretary and Treasurer.
OCNCANSON Bros AucttOneers. my 2O3t
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THE OTOE DELEGATION of Indians had an
interview to-day with Mr.. Muldrow, the Assist
ant Secretary of the Interior, and presented
their views in regard to the payment of annui-
ties, which they wished to be made in money
instead of goods.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-11-07
FREE To FARMERS.

To secure 100, 900 new subscribers dur
lag next sixty days, we will actually send
the best farmers magazine in the l. 8.
free for one en- ire year TO every one
tlnlins uS at once the noMcs Of ten faro
oranl Feet s.anps for postage. csc
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-11-07

LIQUORS AID on. AIRS.
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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-20
THE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE.

President Greyy is the most parsimonious
public man in seven States. He receives
annually 1000, of which he most certain
ly does not spend one-fourth part, OF least
IN the way prescribed for its spending,
travelling only twice or thrice year to his
palace at Montsous yaudre-gratis-
opening his "palatial salons " as seldom as
possible, and with niggardliness in the
way OF refreshments which defies descrip.
ton. There is buffet, but what is on itf
Sirups and water-very little strip and a
great deal of water. Stale sandwiches,
sweet biscuits that would break your teeth
should you try to MUNICH one, an occasional
bottle OF what is known as the " tisane of
champagne.and can be bought from any
grocer for no the dozen, three or four bowls
of so-called punch, made of wine that would
make flesh OF raven creep, and a dozen
forms OF lice cream which have lost all
form in the course of the first fifteen min,
utes, resembling the slush of Philadelphia
cutters on the morrow of o snow storm
And that is oil which the Presidential SUD
per table offers TO the Presidential guests,
True, on the side-board, in the rear OF tina
supper tnbie. urez yisions OF pates de foie
gras, boned turkeys and cold salmon, with
mayonnaises and other nice things but
these are naught but visions for the common
mortals they are only to be admired, and at
The appointed moment they are whisked
sway to other parts, there to restore the
stomachs of the family and its chosen ones
to wit, the foreign attaches, when they
deign to stay, which il seldom, and the Cabi.
net Ministers and their ladies, who decline
the ordinary provinder. Tradition AYERS
that what has not been eaten is returned at
half price to the contractor, cafe proprie-
tor at the Rond Point of the Champs Ely
sees. But ! believe this legend TO be mere
idle gossip, inclining to the other version
that the yestiges of the feast are put by for
the next days dinner. No, M. Grevy is NOT
"prodigal. Chicago Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-20
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Beauties of Washington and It's Climate.

Washington is one of the most beautiful
cities in the world, and in the winter timo,
at least, its climate is peculiarly delightful.
The sky above it is q fresh, blue concave,
looking as if it were waiting to be cut up
into spring violets the sun shines with a
warm, golden lustre, bringing heat and
beauty like healing on its wings the air ID
as pure and transparent and exhilarating as
If it had been just waited from the balsamic
pines upon high mountain side there is
no smoke or dirt or dust--no SCOT in the
atmosphere-an 1t is almost impossible to
soil collars or cuffs or shirt fronts by wear
ing them Trade and manufactures are not
there to give the sky its black coating from
the erimy smoke OF furnaces and rolling
mills. All is serene and nice and beautiful.
" untarnished. But it is easy enough te
,oil the sonl there. The malarial atmos
phere may be ever 30 clean, yet will the
most spotless spirit have need to be very
cautious, else its Wilderness shall be smirch-
ell. There is an intangible masma about
the place, moral malaria, which benumbs
the better sentiments and throws the soul
itself into uneasy but profound sleep. Peo-
pie breathe the thin air which barely rip
pies the blue Potomac in its coming, and
they grow intoxicated as if it were cham
payne they become frivolous, and day by
day the normal sentiments are weakened
until no great temptations can be resisted
Then they fall, and If they are found out
there is scandal. 1t is place where one
who searches for temptations need not go
far to find them. 1t is the ons spot of all
the world, perhaps, where the petition
lead us not into temptation" ia most
needed. - Louissiie Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-20
HABITS OF BIRDS WHILE FLYING.

A writer on birds says there are rules Of
the road which the feathered tribes obey.
Some travel by night, some by day, and the
latter, as rule, seek safety in their num-
bers and the rapidity Of their fight. Rocks
and jackdaws have curious habit of vary.
ing the height at which they fly. They
generally press forward on their journey Of
a great elevation, till suddenly some among
their number drop down several hundred
feet with closed wings, when others follow
suit, till presently the whole company has
changed its level, and is pressing ON at only
100 feet from the ground. Migrating birds
usually go in irregular focks, with open
spaces between. A pilot bird generally pre-
cedes swallows Among oil the migrants
The fight of storks affords the most beauti-
full spectacle, owing to their extraordinary
powers of wing, and to the gambols and
aerial ballets which they practice while still
advancing rapidly with each successive
sweep of their strong wings. -Pittsbu'y
Dispatch.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-20
AMONG THE MooNsHiNERs.
The Illicit Die,iiters of North CAROLYN. nnd
Georgia.

Ashville, North Carolina, is the very cen.
tire OF what might very properly be called
tn " moonshiners' section of the South
home of the very worst class of illicit
tillers. Dwelling among the mountain
businesses all their lives, these eyaders Of
ne law-nre menof undaunted courage, in
appearance exceedingly picturesque, and in
principles, manners aud morals most sadly
lacking Imagine tall, nely-built, loose
Iointed man, standing six feet two inches in
his stocking, with long, heavy tangled hair,
black as jet falling over his low, treacher-
GUS forehead muscles that stand out like
knotted cords on his arms and legs sinewy
body denoting extraordinary physical
strengths black, flashing eyes thin, cruel
Ups, which, when parted, show long, white,
giistening teeth-cruel and treacherous and
crafty in every movement and feature-this
IL faithful pen picture of the genuine
North Carolina moonshiner - as he is To
be seen to-dny. His apparel is neither CAV
nor gaudy On his head he wears the big
gray, wide-brimmed SLOUGH hat peculiar to
the South, cooked back in half def mt
devil may-care manner. His clothes nre
generally of gray or butternut colored Ken.
lucky jeans, patched here and there witt
divers colors, the arrangement of which in.
stantly suggests to the mind the proyerbia
garment OF Joseph, and there is q lament.
able absence of suspenders, the neither gar
ments being kept in place by that peculiarI,
southern institution known MS a Glitch
His linen is primitive and no collar ever
graees his sunburned neck, although he
usually wears gigantic collar button of
rolled gold plate.' His shoes md boots
are not likely, ut any time, to inspire feeling
other than those of awe. Taken nil in all
there is about the whole man On mir OF indif-
ference, stolidity and bravado, in keeping
with his nefarious occupation. He is usually
armed to the teeth, carrying one or two pis-
tolls, gun, billy" and almost always A
dirk knife with patent spring blade. He
comes to town in huge covered wagon
generally containing q small barrel or two
Of the " mountain dow " Gas the illicit whis
key is called skilfully slowed away under
the pedoing, straw, provisions, ETC., which
the vehicle contains. He makes camp in
the suburbs of the town and there he re-
mains until he has transacted all his bust
ness, when he packs up his traps in the big
wagon and mysterousy returns whence he
came. The scene here at night, when thirty
or forty of these wagons are collected under
the big trees, is picturesque. The huge
watch fires, built in an immense circle.
blaze fitfully and cast sombre shadows upon
the great canvas-covered wagons that are
huddled together like convention of ghosts,
the sinister faces of the men outlined
against the sky and crimsoned by the reflec-
ton of the flames seem like the faces of de-
mons-once seen the picture will never be
forgotten.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-20
EARLY STREET CRIES IN LONDON.

London, save in some of the main thor.
ough-fares, is now almost as quiet by night
rs o country village, and the only sound
that greets the wakeful ear is the heavy,
measured tread of policemen or the music
Of the " harmless, necessary cat" Yet ouy
forefathers actually had paid officials, whose
duty II was to roam the streets at night and
thump upon the doors with wooden club,
at the same time yelling out the hour and
the state of the weather. Smollett, writing
little more than hundred years ago, makes
Squire Bramble say; =" start every houl
from my sleep at the horrid noise of the
watchmen bawling the hour through every
street, and thunder at every door; set of
useless fellows who serve no other purpose
but that Of disturbing the repose of the in
habitants." Addison says: "The watch
mans thump at midnight startles US in our
beds as much as the breaking in of thief"
The watchinan with his thump seems to
have been an improvement on the bellman,
who was first instituted in 1856 for the pur
pose of going round the ward by night to
ring his bell, and exhort the inhabitants
with loud voice to take care of their fires
and lights, to help the poor, and pray for
the dead
| The town crier seems to have been sug-
gested by the noise of the watchman's bell,
Tor, in 1864, en- act of Common Council Or
aained that all persons who should have o.
casion to sell their household goods, leases.
or other articles of a similar kind, should
cause their intentions TO be made known
publicly by man with a BELL and that the
property should then be sold by the com.
mon outcrier, who was to receive for his
trouble one farthing in the pound.
Referring again TO the dustman, there
seems to have been different system to
ours at the beginning of this century, for
writer at that time says Toward morn
ing the streets became quieter, and we were
composing ourselves for o doze when the
.inkling of bell, and the cry of Dust oh y
reused us. This was the summons of man
with cart, to the maids of each family to
hiring ont their dust"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-20
THE SURRENDER OF LEE.
Description of the Meeting Between Gen.
erals Grant and Lee.

On the day of Lees surrender Appomat-
tox Court House was q little group of houses
On green hill top, the town being built in
l scattered manner on either side of q broad,
grassy road, as one may sec in small New
England villages. The principal residence
was substantial white house of the Vir.
ginia model with wide piazza and q mar
row lawn in front, and was occupied by a
Mr.. Mclean. just when the opposing
troops of Lees army and ours, who had
been fighting during the morning, were
brought to n standstill under the enemy's
flag of truce, our skirmish line was entering
the town from one side and Lees withdraw
ing from the other. Hating in their tracks,
the intervening space between the enemy's
skirmishers and ours, including all the
the town, remained as neutral ground for
.he rest of the day. General Grant Mt that
lime was on the road some miles away.
General Sheridan and General Ord, who
commanded respectively our cavalry and
rode into the town and there met some gen
eral officers of the other side. A couple o.
hours later General Grant, for whom stat
officer of General Sheridan had been sent
off Mt gallop, reached the scene, and
meantime General Lee, who had been con-
fronting General Meade's troops during the
morning in an opposite direction, had rid
len to the town, dismounted from his horse
"a gray, by the way, and not a roan-and
established himself at Mr.. McLean's house
to await General Grant. Thither Genera
Grant Immediately repaired to meet him
There, within closed doors and windows
the famous interview was had and there Lee
surrendered to Grant in the presence be.
sides of only one of Lees own staff and tive
or three of Grants Outside, on the piazza
of the house, General Sheridan and General
Ord and few of their staff officers sat ex-
pectantly until these generals were sum-
General Lee and his staff officer mounted
their horses and rode away to return to
heir own army, while General Grant and
ais small party rejoined our troops on the
edge of the town. History will have to bt
,ontent with this version. II is not yer,
pictorial, but 1t is true. 1t is already youch
ed for in public print by some of the par
ticipants--py General Sheridan, for exam.
pie. also was an EYE Witness" and saw
1t all myself. But it is hard to kill off tho
apple tree and the vivid recollections of the
open dir surrender. philadelphia Record
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-20
pocToRINo THE ELEPHANTS.

An elephants Ia nobody's fool. They're
very like human creatures. Some Of them
are good-natured and some are ugly.
They're just like children. When I have
them out in the morning for dress rehearsal,
they're as quick as cats, mnding almost be-
fore the word is out Of my mouth. But in
the afternoon they are gaping this way and
that, doing everything but attending to
business, because they know that l won't
strike them before crowd of spectators.
They hate to take medicine, too, unless IL
has little of the craythur" in it. Are
elephants ever sick? Oh, yes they often
have the collie. When they begin to double
up give 'em dose of five or six gallons Of
rum and ginger. About five gallons Of rum
and whiskey are prescribed for the chills.
solid drugs are given in pills. A pill eight
inches in diameter and containing Sc worth
OF quinine does the business for cold,
while pepsin pill is given when one gets
of his feet. / gave Juno over $50 worth of
quinine in one fit of sickness. They don't
like pills as well as the whiskey, and it's a
good deal of job to get them down. The
best way is TO put pill on the end Of a
stick, make them open their mouths, and
shove 1t down before they realize the situa-
lion. Sometimes we cut out the middle Of
> turnip and put the drugs inside the vegs-
liable.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-20
HAIR OIL NOT USED.
Ladies' Taboo IL Entirely and IL Goes Ous
of Market.

Ten years ego ladies' used great deal
now it is no longer in market" remarked
dealer in HAIR dyes and cosmetics uptown.
Why is that ?" asked reporter.
They found too much grease made THEN
hair come out and that condemned it. A
lady can anticipate many disagreeable pos
abilities with firmness, but to wait calmly
TO grow bald-headed is too much for their
endurance. So they dropped the hair oil.
We sold years ago at least 100 bottles Of
hair oil day, and to-day we do not sell a
single bottle. Hair oil is now used by dudes
and fashy men in order to insure a
good comb. The city is filled with prema-
turely bald-headed young men. But the
women think to much of head of hair to
sacrifice it to oil. The great desire now is
to get fluid that is entirely free from greas,
70 use on the hair. Several preparations
have been invented. They use this to
iampen and make their hair fluffy. The
Langtry bang is going out of style and the
hair is combed up on the head, so some
dampness is required to make it dress east
ly. Oil was once the only thing used, but
now harmless fluids have supplemented il
entirely. The head furnishes enough nutri-
ment to each strand of hair, and in some
even too much. Putting grease on the hair
does not make it healthy, nor impart vitali-
ty to its growth. On the contrary it cloga
mp the scalp, and frequently causes the
hair to fall out. The days of hair oil for
ladies' have passed."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-20

The Hon. Stepback Smith secured ths
aoor to offer suggestion. The watermelon
and TIE colored race had come to be one
and inseparable. The only drawback was
the fact that the colored man was good for
Twelve months in the year, while the water
melon played out in three. His idea was
that, upon the receipt of the first melon OF
the season, the club should hold a special
meeting in recognition of the fact, and all
speeches, orations, poems and statistics on
the luscious fruit would be enthusiastically
received and carefully treasured. At the
,lose of the meeting the members would sit
down TO watermelon served up in fourteen
different ways. Giveadam Jones, Waydown
Bebee, Pickles Smith and others spoke in
favor Of the idea, and as no one opposed il
Brother Gardner appointed committee Of
three to arrange the details and perfect thu
plans. - Proceedings Lime Kiln Cab.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-20
NO 697


Among the disasfsebies Of 4 hotel mans
life are his encounters with the professional
beat. Not long ago there Aourished in New
York one of this genus, who had SO per-
sistently worked the hotels and restaurants
that his features were familiar to all the
clerks and proprietors. His appearance be-
came the signal for prompt and forcible
election. Chance favored him one day, and
as he passed one of the uptown restaurants
he observed new man at the cashiers desk.
Assuming lordly air, he walked in, seated
himself at one Of the tables, and ordered
sumptuous repast. This he consumed with
great relish, aiding the process with cop
ious supply of the best wines on the list
Summoning the waiter, he was helped on
with his coat, and affecting ON absent
minded mood started for the door, disap-
pointing the waiter of the generous fee
which might be expected from SO lavish
dinner. As the beat neared the door ne
was surprised to see the proprietor--an Oft
swindled acquaintance--seated at the
cashiers desk.
The beat sauntered leisurely up to the
desk with his fingers in his vest pockets al
though feeling for his money. A look Of
despair came over his face.
"By Joye, old man." he said, "do you
know I've come away from home without
cent % I changed my vest and left my roll
on my bureau. Deuced awkward, you know,
but I'll stop in on my way down in the
morning and make IL all right
" Not much you won't" replied the pro-
prietor, producing large and potent revolt
yer from beneath the counter. You'll set
tie before you leave the premises"
The beat turned pale as he looked down
the muzzle of the revolver. He gasped and
shook with terror, but of sudden regain
ed his composure and smile played over
his features.
My dear fellow" said he, you fright
ened me for moment. thought that was
q stomach-pump.n