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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON
nUNcANsoS BROS. AuctiOneers.

nUNCANsoN BROS. Auctioneers.
BRICK DWELLING HOUSE No $40 STREET
SALE PERI 1PrOKY.
IeHTHr AT FIVE O'CLOCK we viii sell, in froni q
LOTS 10 AND IL. SQUARE s,a
each lot fronting "a O. L. feet on street. and with
depth OF IA S-l2 feet TO 25-foot alley The inn
pruvements consist ID two story Rrek Dxrllins. one
OF the best locations southwest
Terms; One-third cash; balance in equal install
mehs IN one and two years notes bear per cent
,ntesess ,rSI day Of sale payable semi annually and
purchaser on purchasers. Conveysncipg ~ Al pur-
chaser cost deposit Of 90 on eah lot Al time 81
sale Terms 60 be compiled with in ten DAYS from ay
OF sale otnerwlse night reserved 20 resell risk and
ns-dsds DUNcANsoN BROS. Aucts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-08

In the Circuit Court of the County of Henrico-Pamer
and Others Beattie, &c:
w. Leake clerk of the said court do hereby Ger
tify that Commissioner James Peasants has
duly given the bond required of him by decree entered
In said cause on the 2Sth day of February, 1876
. Given under my hand this I'd day of November 1883
| ehSlet - W. s. LEAKE, Clerk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-08
W. BOWIE, Real Estate Auetioneer.
GRANITE, GRANITE, GRANITE.

N W. BOWIE, Real Estate Auctioneer.
GRANITE GRANITE, GRANITE.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A TRACT OF LAND
MhAR,gRICHMQND, VA, IMMEDIATELY on
: THE RICHMOND AND ALLEGHANY RAIL
~, KgAn ND AONTAINING INEXHAUSTIBLE
-'s- BEDS OF FINE GRANITE.
BY virtue of the hereinafter mentioned decree will
sell by auction, at the Office of the auctioneer No
north tn street, in the city of Richmond, Va on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER TWENTY, 1885,
At ONE O'CLOCK P. NJ, the Tract of Land above re-
ferred to- lying about one and onehaf miles west Of
the city of Richmond the Richmond and Alleehany
kaiiroad on which II has very, very long front
fine quality of granite which account this land has
great value. The profitable quarries of the Phade-
phia Granite Co. adoin this land, and now that the
Chesapeake and ohio andthe Richmond and Allegheny
railroads have traffic arrangement the facilities for
shipment of stone east west is all that could be
sired.
Remember, the great West is a large user of our
granite and that this land is the only road leading
directly " that part Of our country.
Terms: one-fourth cash and the residue at six
twelve and months for notes, with interest
added and title retained.
JAMES PLEASANTS, Special Commissioner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-08

DEREMPToRY SALE OF HORSES, CARTS. AND
L HARNESS, THE PROPERTY OF CON
TRACTOR, TO CLOSE BUSINESS
On SATURDAY MORNING; NOVEMBER TEN, at
We Will sell within the Bazaar
6Head Heavy Young Draught Horses
Carts and Harness.
2 Wagons aud Harness.
The attention of parties wishing good stock suitable
for coal carts or heavy hauling in particular called
this. Sale premptory tns-2tl s. BENsINGER
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NINE. DARTIISSE
NA PAkIS1AN DRfSSNAKFR
Riding HABITS. Tailor male Snfts Naiksrr tzDcep-
,aon Ev,RinE Dresscs. Tea Gowns, BriaA Troasss~ux
FITTING Required. 521 1lth 81 near Pm nS,6ts
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TOMORROW.

TRUSIEES SALE OF HOUSE AND LOT on
Il HAkkIS0N STREET, OR GOOD HOPE ROAD
IN ANACOSTlA Or UN1ONToWN
By virtue OF q deed Of trust dated February Is
1881, from William Howard and wife 10 us and re-
corded in Iber No. 951, folio 444 one of the land
records OF the District of Columbia we shall offer for
sale 81 public auction, in front OF the premise< on
FRlDAY, NONEMBLR NINTH, 1855, AT half
PAST FOUk O'CLOCK p NJ, lot No, 3l3 as shown
Terms Of sale will be announced at the time OF sale
henry c McCHUI.EY. Trustees
DANIEL O'C CALLAGHAN, Attorney oc3O-dts
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THE ENTIRE SoNTJNTs OF 4 LARGE PRIVATE
TON ON SATURDAY. NOVEMBER TFNTH
1855, COMMENCING AT TEN O'CLOCK, within
and in front of my Auction rooms. This collec-
ton embraces everything in the housekeeping line
and Is of . superior character.
FOR THE Q. 6. GOVERNMENT A LOT OF con-
DEM pEhMHEp 5 MAGELAN o3pSSsIsIIEG OF %I nH
BOILERS, TUBES, &C.
ALSO,
AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. NEW AND SECONDHAND
CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES. WAGONS AND
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-21
Program for Saving The Canal.

Tuesdays Baltimore Sun says {;
son Thursday delegations from the
canal counties of Western Maryland
are expected in Annapolis to lay
their plans for canal relief before the
Legislature, or, as 1t were, to hold an
inquest upon that corporation. 1t is
understood that a bill will be report
ed in the Legislature providing for
giving authority to the State treasur-
err, with the concurrence of the Coy
ernOr and comptroller, (the board of
public WorkS,) in the event Of the
threatened danger of o foreclosure by
the holders of the repair bonds, to
avert such foreclosure by purchasing
not less than a majority of the repair
bonds with money that is provided
for the purposes of the State sinking
funds. This appears to be the only
draft of canal bill that has vet been
formulated, so far as is publicly
known. 1t would enable the board
of public works to buy majority or
all of the S500,000 of repair bonds, in
their discretion. Here is the way
the friends of this bill argue in its be-
half: 1.-THE repair bonds are lien
upon the corpus of the canal. Next
after that loan comes the 81, 200, 900 Of
the bonds of 1874, in private hands,
and behind both of these loans comes
the claim of the State, etc. If the
holders Of the repair bonds are per-
mitted to foreclOse and sell the canal,
the price it would bring might pay
the holders of the repair bonds and
of the bonds of 1874, but the State
would get nothing. If the State takes
the repair bonds it would have, un-
der the proposed act, the control in
the matter Of foreclosure, and would
demand a scaling of the 1914 bonds
and the other canal debt to a basis
representing the actual value of the
property. On that basis the canal
company would be reorganized. with
directors representing the several
lines of scaled securities. The State
would have the power to foreclose
and sell the canal, if her terms of
scaling and reorganization we're de-
clined,n
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-21
Review Of Trade.

NEW YORK. Jan. 13.-R. G. Dun
& Co., in their weekly review of
trade say: With perhaps a little
more than the usual dullness for the
first half of January. business still
progresses without monetary pres
sure or unusual embarrassment from
the failure of collections IN any part
of the country. While failures at
some points are numerous, the aggre-
gate is less than for the correspond
ing week last year, and complaint of
collections is much less frequent than
a month ago. Within 80 or 60 days
payments on large full purchases
will be required. and some increase
in failures would not be surprising.
But the new year opens with less
embarrassment from that or other
causes than was reasonably appre-
hended, Speculative markets are
generally dull, which is not a bad
symptom for legitimate trade. In
dustries are somewhat disturbed by
strikes and legislative or business I'M
certainties. Shortness of supply and
high prices disturb manufacturers at
many points, and it may prove I'M
fortunate for northern iron producers
that they are just now led by the
temporary stoppage of some furnaces
to hold prices firmly when southern
makers ore effecting contracts at $40
for No. 1, and SIG for mill iron. In
rails there is no change; sales of bar
at S1.90 at Philadelphia snow weak
ness, while the nail market is sitter
at 80 05.
The unusual prosperity Of cotton
manufacturers with fair prices and q
well sustained demand has led to de.
mands for higher wages for spinners
which threaten to end in a serious
strike.
The wooden bushes shows DC
improvement, but it is encouraging
to find that though last years book
was most unsatisfactory, the produc
ton is estimated at some of the chic
centres only 10 per cent less than thai
of 1856, with a decline of 10 to Is pei
cent during the year in average
prices. Other industries are prog
ressing satisfactorily and in lead tht
production of 10000 tons and in cop
per the production of 182,500,0OC
pounds surpasses all previous rec
OrdS,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-21
The Church and the Theatre.
Lyman Abbott in the Epoch.

Lyman Abbott in the Epoch.
In dealing with the theatre, the
church and the ministry have still
adhered to the principle of total pro-
hibition, which has been abandoned
in respect to most other analogous
elements in society.
/ think it is radical mistake to
apply this principle to the theatre,
and that what people must learn to
do is to discriminate between good
and bad theatres and good and bad
plays, just as they do between good
and bad novels and good and bad
pictures. This is what in the Chris
tan Union we are trying to teach its
readers to do. This is what, in my
own family, wish to teach my chill
dren. This is what wish to do N.Y.
self.
There are thoroughly healthful
plays and, no doubt, there are others
that are thoroughly unhealthful. L
am not sufficiently familiar with the
drama to make any discrimination
in detail, and actors and managers
ought, L think, frankly to recognize
the fact that it is difficult for one who
desires to make such discrimination,
to do it for himself or his family.
There are very few publishers who
will not refuse, at any price, to pub
lish book which panders to immoral
taste or low sentiments. But there
are very few theatres which will re-
fuse to put play of doubtful charac-
er on the board.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-21

The Baltimore Suns Annapolis
correspondent of Jan. 10th, says:
Mr.. Denny, of Baltimore city, has
introduced the new election law bill
that was drafted by Attorney-G Gen
eral Whyte, and this, it is said,
will doubtless have general Demo-
cratic support. This bill provides
for board of three election commits
sioners in Baltimore city, to be APP
pointed by the Governor, the same as
the present board of supervisors of
elections. the minority to have repre-
seutation, The county commission
ers are to have the same powers as
are bestowed on the election commits
sioners in Baltimore. The county
commissioners and the city election
commissioners are ito appoint three
judges of election and two clerks for
each precinct or district, who will act
also as board~of registry. Two of
the judges are to be taken from the
different political parties. leaving to
the boards the selection Of the third
judge. No appeal to the courts is
provided, on the application of 20
persons, as the Reform League law
has it, for changes in the lists of
judges as selected by the election
commissioners. That is left to the
appointing. The boards of registry
must organize and make the registra-
ton of voters on the days named in
the law, revise the lists, &C., and fur
nishes lists to the election commits
sioners and the county commission
ers. On election day the registers
will act as the judges, and they will
receive the votes of the people whom
they registered only a few weeks be.
fore. Quadruple returns of the cleo
ton are to be made and the ballots
are to be destroyed, as required under
the New York, Illinois and other
State laws. The modes of counting
and canvassing the votes are provid-
ed in the law. There is a board of
canvassers for local elections and
board of State canvassers for State
elections. Glass ballot-boxes are
specially directed to be used. Pro-
vision is made for counting straight,
split and scratched tickets so as to
avoid mistakes. Various penaltiee
are provided for offenses against reg
istration and voting, such as false
presentation and false returns. The
registration is to be annual in Balti-
more city and every four years in the
counties, beginning with 1888, with
intervening revision in the counties.
Registration is to commence on the
Tuesday seven weeks before the cleo
ton in the city or counties, and 9TH
er registration days are set at later
periods before the election, making
about one week in all.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-21
Their Feet Take Hold on He'll,

AT this moment refined Brook
Ign home is in the deepest of woe, the
disgrace of wife and mother being
added to her death. A woman of
means and social position, having
married children and a grand child.
left her home with her daughter to-
go over to New York on a shopping
errand.
Having made some purchases she
sent her daughter home and went on
another errand. The next seen of the.
wife and mother was when her dead
body, clad in satin and seal skin
and richly ornamented with dia-
monds. was brought to the home she
had so recently left. She had died of
appoplexy in house where a virtu-
Gus woman would not have been
found. The hoary sinner who ac-
companied her ran for a physician
and has not since been seen.
This woman had been gentle and
kind to her family, noticeably tender
in nursing her invalid husband, So
far as the world knew, her life was
not only above reproach but beyond
suspicion. But she lived a double
life and walked with them whose feet
take hold on hell, The moral of the
frightful ending of this immoral Ca
reer is not difficult to detect, and this
it is that justifles the telling of the
story Wheeling h1telIigencer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-21
General Kelley Injured.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 15.-On
Friday last, General b. f. Kelley, of
West Virginia, was quite seriously
hurt while attempting to board an
east bound car at the corner of Ver-
mont avenue and Seventeenth street.
He was crowded off the platform and
was struck and knocked down by a
West-bound car. His injuries are quite
severe, and owing to his advanced
age his friends have fears of the re.
suit, He was taken to his room at
the Buckingham and was resting cas-
Ter at last accounts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-21
Legislative Proceedings.
SENATE.


On Tuesday Mr.. Browning intro
duced bills to fix compensation OF
sherif1s of Garrett county for convey
ing prisoners to State institutions.
Also, to require security for costs to
be given by nonresident plaintiffs in
cases tried before justices of the peace
in said county referred to special
committee.
HOUSE.
On Tuesday Mr.. Friend obtained
leave to introduce a bill to fix the
compensation of the States attorney
of Garrett comfy ; also to repeal
chapter 507 of act of 'S6, title License,
so far as the same applies to Carrot
county; referred to the Garrett cOun-
ty delegation.
In the House Friday, Mr., Friend,
of Garrett, presented a petition pro-
testing against the seating of his
colleague, Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. S. Ben
ton Stemple is the depOnent in the
petition, which is sworn to before a
justice Of the peace of Garrett county.
He says; "My age is 80 years. re-
side in Oakland, Garrett county, Md.
l have been a citizen of the State of
Maryland, and voted therein for
twelve years or more. l am person
ally acquainted with George w. Will
son, member-elect Of the legislature
from this county, and was at his
place Of business some three weeks
ago. From information received at
the time of my visit to Mr.. Wilson's
place Of business from his clerk, and
from information received from a
number Of persons since that time, I
believe, and so charge. that the said
Geo. w. Wilson was prior to and at
the time of his election holding an
Office under the Government of the
U. S., to.wit: postmaster at Wilson's
Mills, Grant county, w. Va, and
that he holds said Office at the present
time"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-21
A Novel contest.

Quite novel contest was decided
at Bright, in Dearborn county, In
diana, last Friday. William Liddle,
a merchant, and Jesse Grim, black
smith of the village offered to wager
$25 that they could outpull any two
horses in the township. Steve Cook,
o farmer, who possessed a fine team,
and believed they could outpull any
thing from porous plaster toa
steam engine, accepted the bet, and
Friday afternoon in the presence of g
concoRrse of neighbors and friends of
the respective contestants, the trial
of strength was made. Liddle and
Grim lay fiat on their backs with
their feet firmly braced against an
immOYable structure arranged for
the purpose, and with their heads
pointing from the horses that were
hitched a distance of 40 feet away to
a piece of timber held firmly in the
hands Of the PROSTATE men. The test
to be decided by the horses either
pulling the timber from the hands of
the men, or else pulling them from
the ground to their feet, three trials
and three minutes steady pulling
eeach trial the extent of the contest.
while the excited farmers and viii
layers crowded around to witness the
singular feat of strength and endur-
ance. -,- = 81,
The horses two different times
were whipped into pulling their best.
but with distended muscles and
swelling veins that told of the terrific
strain upon them the PROSTATE men
held the horses to their position. At
the third trial the excited farmer
dashed his horses to force them to
their utmost, when by sudden jerk
the timber in the hands of the resist
ing men. and to which the horses
were hitched. snapped in two pieces.
the end of one piece striking Grim in
the side as it broke, rendering him
unconscious for nearly an hour. He
was supposed to be dead, but finally
recovered. and is out of all danger of
serious results from the blow. But
now, as the third trial was not deter
mined before the accident occurred,
dispute has arisen over the award
ing of the money, and the judges de-
eide that second contest must be-
had as soon as the parties are all
ready and the weather permits. Gin
cinna6 Inquirer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-21
What Congress Ought TO DO.

National Republican.
Congress can reduce the revenue to
a proper standard, reduce the surplus
now in the treasury, and relieve the
people of needless burdens, by pas
sing the following measures:
Remove the tax on tobacco. That
will take off $32,000,000, relieve an
immense number of the farmers from
vexatious restrictions, cheaper the
poor mans luxury-tobacco-a
break down the rich manufacturing
monopoly.
Remove the duty on sugar. That
will reduce the revenue $50, 900, 900,
and take tax of S1,O7 off of every
person in the country. Pay a bounty
for every pound of sugar raised,
which will cost next year S7,0000O0.
Take the tax off fruit brandy and
give rebate on spirits used in the
arts and manufactures. That will
give reduction of Sl0.000,000.
Increase the duties on foreign
wines. liquors, and beers, This will
reduce the income at least S5,000,000.
This would be net reduction of
$95 100000. which is enough.
Reduce the surplus by the passage
of the Blair education bill. by proper
appropriations for coast defenses, for
an American navy, for public build
ings wherever needed. for the i'm
provement of rivers and harbors, and
by liberal subsidies to American
steamship companies, and liberal
pensions to Americas braye defend
ers.
Increase the circulating medium
by making compulsory the purchase
and coinage of $4,000, 600 silver per
month, and in such other ways as
may be found best.
Protect the ballot everywhere.
Make suppression Of the ballot and
swindling at elections as odious as
any other form of treason to the gov
ernment.
Make cooperation cheap and easy
and protect it by national laws.
Reduce letter postage.
If the Democratic House will do
all these things the Republican Sem
ate will agree to them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-21

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS. Jan. Is.
The past two nights were the cold
est ever known in this region. Sun
day morning at s O'Clock in the
morning spirit thermometers indi-
Gated 80 below at noon % below.
This morning it ranged from 55 to 62
below. Trains are still irregular,
The poor commissioners are besieged
with appeals and the poorhouse is
crowded, 1t was reported to-day
that sick woodman was frozen to
death while being conveyed to this
city.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-21

During the past year the Baldwin
Locomotive works, Philadelphia,
built the enormous number of 653
locomotives, being 80 more than was
ever turned out from that great
establishment one year. During the
year over 5000 men have been en-
ployed at the establishment, working
304 days, resulting in the completion
of one locomotive in every four hours
and forty minutes, If the 653 loco
motives were stretched out in line
they would make train five miles
in length. Some of these engines
went to Cuba, Brazil, Mexico, Japan,
Central America and the Sandwich
Islands,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-21

The great blizzard in the North
west was the most terrible and de-
structiye that has eyer been known.
Over one hundred and fifty persons
are known to have died in the pres
ent storm. Those who have not seen
a blizzard cannot appreciate its ter
rors. The storm is so binding that
midday is as dark as midnight, and
persons have died within a short dis
lance of their homes, absolutely I'M
able to find their way. There is no
escape from a blizzard except by good
luck, although if a strong man has a
large sleeping bag of sheepskin5 with
the wool on the inside, and Will
crawl into it and remain quiet until
the storm is over, if it is the usual
blizzard he will probably come
through with his life but in such a
blizzard as that which has just ravag-
ed the Northwest, sleeping bags and
all other DEVICES are useless. The
man who escapes may simply thank
his luck. So long as the plains are
bare Of trees the Northwest will suf-
fer from many disaster such as is
now upon it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-21
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
SATURDAY, JAN. 81. 1888.

Col. P. w. Avirett, TOR three and
a-half years editor of the Cumberland
Times, left Thursday of last week to
take a position on the staff of a prom
inent San Francisco paper. We wish
him much success in his new field.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-21

Lamar has been confirmed as an
associate justice of the Supreme
Court, Notwithstanding the many OBJ
jections urged against him. He re-
ceived the votes of three Republican
Senators, Messrs. Riddleberger, Stan
ford and Stewart.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-21

An embarrassed young man had
just been married by clergyman.
not knowing how to express his graf
itude, in handing over a small fee
said II hope to give you more the
next time"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-21

A pastor who is brought constant
ly in contact with old maids discov-
ers that the longer woman remains
single the more singular she becomes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-21

FAIR maiden judge not young
man by the tint of his eyes or his
blooming cheeks, but rather the
bloom of his nose,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-01-21

The man who wakes strong every
day-the shoemaker,