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SEE WHAT TIE FAIR OFFERS

Tomorrow Saturday, 9Th February.
Remember. Sl2 It'll NV.
full boxes of tooth picks for &C.
Heavy p!anished mugs which look as well
and wear as well as plated. only &C.
Indian glue, good as any 15c. glue, only
&c.
Six teaspoons, worth 20c., only &c.
Large wooden kitchen salt boxes ONLY &c.
Hardwood beefsteak Founders. only &c.
Large-size wooden comb and brush bracket.
open work. worth 20c.. for only &C.
Sets of child's knife. fork and spoons only &C.
A good bucket. 80 clothes pins bottle of Chi
nese bluing, large-siZe scrub brush. all of this
household combination for only 29c
Japanese table mats, 3 in set worth 25c.,
only lie.
Another lot of those white feather busters.
sizes TO- II. II. 16. IS. your choice for 49c.
Colored glass water pitchers, worth 75c., for
z2c.
Elegant hand-painted fruit plates, worth 4Oc.,
for pc
A few more Of those stag handled 75c. sets of
carving knives and forks for &c.,; only set to
each customer.
Hand-painted China salad bowls, worth &c.,
for 19c
Beautiful and artistic decorated China tea
sets. latest designs. worth 81 set; we will sell
a few sets for only "a. SO a set.
-Four sets decorated English China dinner
and tea sets combined. assorted colors square
shape dishes. newest design, handsome deco
rstions. as pretty as any $50 set. we will sell
them at S1379
Lots Of other good bargains in our stock.
HE FAIR S12 9TH st. n W
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CALIFORNIA DIAMONDS.
An Australian Diamond. Hunter Begin.
ming Work in Amador.

"Just take . look at this big diamond"
remarked Henry videl, the mining super
intendent Of the Amador, to repre-
sentative Of the San Francisco Examiner.
Mr.. videl exhibited in q paper taken
from his vest pocket three magnifcen,
clear white stones. Pointing his long index
finger to the largest of the three, which
seemed half the size Of big hazel nut, he
asked:
where do you suppose got thst2 Nowhere
else than on Dry creek. up in Amador county,
and, by the way, do you know that that is q
genuine diamond country up there?"
There are also diamonds found on the Feather
river, in the vicinity of the Cherokee There
are not many people who know this. Nine
people out of ten, perhaps. in California. il
you were to ask them whether or not there
were any diamonds in this state, would say;
'Of course not; there are no diamonds to speak
OF this side Of Cape Town" All the same they
would be mistaken.
About this place of Cherokee, which speak
OF, as many as sixty or seventy diamonds have
been found In the coarse gravel About as
many have been found at Volcano, on Dry creek.
There, there is very peculiar conglomerate
that has gold in it, and in this conglomerate. il
you take glass, you can see pulverized dia-
monds in considerable quantities"
Are these good diamonds?" was asked
"Well, you see what these are. They have
been pronounced by experts equal to the aver
age taken ont of Cape Town. These experts
however, who have examined the ground NJ
there, are of the opinion that these diamonds
have been brought from q distance. Just where
is the question. All the country is tossed and
torn up. Ancient rivers. mountains and val
leys have been tipped and twisted at all angles
and coated over in many places with lava. Both
of the points l speak of lie only a short dis
lance from the western base of the Sierra Ne
vada mountains. Whether high in the peaks of
the Sierra there are better and more diamonds
cannot now be told. Whether practical dia-
mond hunters will ere long go to Cherokee and
Volcano and make a business of digging for
diamonds, however. is / think, another mat
ter. Too many have been found to let the
country go by default.
Il am an old resident of Amador and have
watched the progress of things since the frs,
diamonds were found ten years ago. 1 have
always said the diamond mining would become
business in California. and now / am backed
by the arrival of Donald Mcpherson from
Australia. Mcpherson has been mining for
diamonds at the antipodes. and he is now on
Dry creek sizing up the situation. There are
two or three other Australians with him. They
have been experimenting with the conglom-
crate. and while they have kept pretty quiet. il
is understood that they are well pleased with
their Investigations They have bought five
acres of ground, and it is said that within 9
month or two they will begin work there with
quite force of men. predict that they viii
find diamonds in sufficient quantities to hand
somely pay them and that, within a year, dia
mond mining will be business in Amador an
Butte counties"
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Our Maryland NeighbOrs.

WHAT IS GOING ON IN BLADENsBURG AND vICIN-
ITY-THE OLD CALVERT MANSION
Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR
BLADENsBURa. Feb 6.
The published statement that "Parthenon
heights" the residence of DR.. Rogers, in
Bladensburg, was "once occupied by Lafay-
cite, and later by Gen. Jos. E. Johnston" is an
error. General Johnston, according to the
memory of the oldest inhabitant, was never
in Bladensburg. Lafayette passed through
this place on the occasion of his second visit
to this country en- route from Baltimore to
Washington. Men still living here remember
the event well. IL intended that he should
come on from Baltimore. spend the night with
Mr.. Calvert at Riverdale, and continue the
journey to Washington next morning. Owing
to serious sickness in Mr.. Calvert's family this
part of the program could not be carried out
and he spent the night at Rossburg. then a
hotel of some note on the pike near Riyerdale,
and now fitted up for the experiment station of
the Maryland Agricultural college. Nextmorn-
ing he went on to the District line, where he
was met, near the present Rives' station, by a
delegation of government officials and citizens
OF Washington. who escorted HIM to the CAPT.
toll. An old gentleman, still living here, re-
members, then quite boy, climbing into a
tree to catch glimpse of him as he passed.
so far as tradition goes he was never here be-
fore or since.
A debating society has been organized at
Hyattsville, with George Walker president;
Dent Downing. vice-president: Brooke Hunter,
secretary, and Robert Vanhorn, sergeant-at-
arms. The society is known as the Webster
Debating society.
The next meeting OF the Prince Georges
Teachers association will be held in the lee
ture-hall of Georgetown law school, Washing
ton. February q. Lecture will be delivered
on the occasion by Prof. Baker of the faculty
of Georgetown university, ON Physiology. and
by Prof Zimmerman. of the Maryland agricul-
tural college. on Physics
MIR. James II. Wilson. member of the board
OF town commissioners of Bladensburg. has re-
Gently made search for the boundary stones
of the lots of the original survey when the
town was laid out in 1742, and has succeeded
| in exhuming many of them. still standing firm
and erect. They have a cross cut over their
tops.
The Catholic church of Laurel has been en-
larged by the addition of some Is feet to the
front. L.Y.
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Letter from Rockville.

THE ALLEGED AssAULToN MRS. PYLEs-pERsoNAI,
NOTES, ETC.
Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR
David Asid, the Arab peddler who was COM
mitted by Justice Davidson on the charge of
an assault to commit rape ON Mrs. Richard
Pyles, residing near Bethesda on the 10th of
January, was brought before Judge vinson on
Monday last upon writ of habeas corpus.
Mrs. Pyles recognized the prisoner. and testi-
fed that he came to her house on the afternoon
OF the 10th of January, about half past O'Clock,
when the assault was committed. The man
could speak English perfectly we'll Richard
Pyles, VIM. Pyles, and John Trundle testified
him; that he could speak English. The accused
testified John Abbood Koore, of Washington,
acting as interpreter) that he was in Washing
ton on the 10th Of January, and that the day
he was arrested was the first trip he ever made
in that section of the country. The wife of
Asid also testified that he was in Washington
on the 10th OF January; Ynt out peddling that
morning about O'Clock and returned in the
afternoon about o'clock. Several witnesses
testified that the accused could not speak
English. Judge Vinson concluded to hold the
prisoner to bail for his appearance at the
March term of court in 5000 bail for feloni-
GUS assault, which he readily furnished. DR.. G.
]. Maddox and Father Connolly becoming his
sureties.
At the residence of Mr. r. A. Bogley. of this
in marriage Mr.. VIM. H. Deitz and Miss Lydia
Jenkins. both of Washington.
A meeting of the members of the Montgo.
merry County agricultural society has been
called for the Goth instant at Rockville Officers
of the society will be elected for the ensuing
year.
The building of the iron bridge of Rock
creek, in Garrett park, has been awarded to
Croton & Co., of New York, by the county COM
missioners for 81, $50.
Mr. las Williams ~ pov1,, H.. -
chased of Mrs. Dodd the property adjoining
the store of s. D. Higgins & Son for 81, 200. on
which he intends erecting new building, to
be occupied by Mr.. VIM. Umstead, green
grocer.
A new building association was organized in
this town on Monday night, with large men,
bership, thought win not begin operations be-
fore March. Jas. s. Allen was elected presi-
dent Of the board Of directors. The other men,
bess Of the board are Chas. b. Jones, A. J.
Almoncy, d. F. Owens, John M. Heagy, w, W.
Welsh, and H. Clay Fields. The present asso-
ciasiop viii expire in about two years. sam.
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CITY ITEMS.
Once Again.

The opportunity is yours, for tomorrow
Saturday only We will repeat those prices OF
last week. giving all an opportunity to secure
some unparalleled bargains.
Infants 60c Kid Button 90 at soc.
Child's 75c. Kid Spring Heels go at 4jc.
Misses 81. 40 Pebble and Kid Button 95c.
Ladies' Sl.40 Pebble Goat Button CSC.
Ladies' 50 Kid and Pebble Button Sl.20.
Ladies' 1925 Soft, Flexible, Dongola Button
Sl.37.
Ladies' s2.75 French Dongola Button Sl.s5.
Ladies' 50 Tipped Waukenphasts -.
81 Hand Sewed Kangaroo S2.75
Gents 81 Fine Shoes down TO Sl20.
Gents S2.75 Fine Calf Shoes down to Sl.75.
Gents SO Calf Boots down to Sl.75.
Gents So Fine Scotch Bottom Shoes Sl.S7.
The STANDARD SHOE House.
S2i 9TH. bet. II and SITS. NV.
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BOSTON CLUBS.
Rapid Increase in the Number of These
Male Resorts.

Templeton in Hartford Courant
The rage for clubs in Boston continues The
number of clubs in our city has reached a
point where it would be difficult to chronicle
them from memory, and if all were noticed it
would require an unreasonable space in your
paper. The Algonquin club, not long since es-
tablished in its new building, was thought to
be the most important, as it was the most ex-
tensive. The estimate was made that it would
require nearer a thousand than five hundred
members to carry it on successfully. The ele-
gance Of its rooms was a revelation. About
everybody was invited to their opening, and
there was general effort to get people to join.
Mr.. John F. Andrew, our congressman-elect
from the fourth district, was made its presi-
dent, and it was supposed to be the most popu-
lar thing of its kind. Yet now there is the
Athletic club, come in later. which is outstrip-
ping the Algonquin in public favor. The Ath-
letic club is the more fashionable of the two
There used to be the Somerset club (Which is
really the most exclusive Of the clubs), the Suf-
folk, the Central and the Union. For many
years they stood alone. Then followed the st.
Botolph, the Puritan and others. This was be-
fore the Algonquin and the Athletic. The Art
club is almost as social as any of them. It is
made up Of those interested in art more than
OF artists. and they dine together once a month
at the expense Of the club. There are local
clubs in different sections of the city, and also
in the suburbs. which localities all contribute
to the clubs l have named. And yet it does
not strike me that Boston is naturally a place
Of clubable people. We have gone into the
club organization to such an immoderate ex-
tent largely because it is supposed to be the
thing to do. One man joins it because'his
neighbor does and because, not being in it,
he would be out of the swim. as it were If
these club houses were visited. beyond few
bachelors who make them their haunts. and a
certain number of married men who have not
cultivated the habit of staying at home, there
would not be found many present These
above specified are the habitues, and there are
as few Of them in proportion to the population
in Boston as in any city. The majority of
members feel that having joined their club or
clubs, they have keep up with the process
sion" They pay their dues. and they take
friend to the club houses. or they take Gus
toner, if they are business men. They do not
pay them much more attention.
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Transfers of Real Estate.

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows:
B. F. Leighton ct al. to D. ". Ballinger, lot 10,
block IL and block q, Brookland; S1,O5O.
Emma L. Otto to Annie Z. Murath. lot and
part 2, So. 1872; s2.55s.35 B. F. Leighton ct
al. to E. Forrest. lots IS and 49, block 90,
Brookland; $3.50. Same to W. o. Hinger lot
IA. do; S225. ". Mayse to Anna J. Hodges,
part 10, SO. $50; $3.50. Annie D. Kelly to
Annette Spalding sub lots ~ to n. so. 235: s..
J. 7. Arms to c. A. Bowman. lots 80 SO. 81. sc
and 3S; Chichester; $3.50. Violet Williams to
Annie McGregor, in trust, sub "a, So Sill:
$1,000. John P. Lubs to Harriet n. Whitman,
sub 43, So. 236; 50, 100.
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THE COURTS.

CIRCUIT CouRr, DIVISION No. Chief yustics
Bingham
Yesterday, Eaynshaw Bro. agt Grundon q
McGill, keyworth agt. Davis ct al. Meredith
ct al agt. Kilbourn. and Butler agt. Rhodes
Judgment by default. Cook agt. Gates: death
OF laintin suggested; b. II. Warner, executor
made party. Barbour Wood agt. BRYAN BRO
agt. same, and Joyce agt Jones; fiat on sci. ia.
CIRCUIT CouRr, DIVISION No. 2-Judqe Mont.
g00ie1y.
Yesterday, AverilI agt. Second National bank
motion not 70 proceed Tor want OF jurisdiction
granted. Potts agt. National baseball Climb
same action. Love agt. National Metropolitan
bank; same action. Robertson agt. Stohf: same
action. Lsrabee agt. Simpson; jury respited.
EourrY CoURr-ypdge Cor.
Yesterday, Prospect Hill cemetery AIT. Ger.
man Evangelical society; production OF book,
ordered and time to plead extended twenty
days. Graether agt. Graether; payment Of
fund In court to solicitor ordered. Alexander
agt. Alexander; motion for alimony pendents
lite, &C., denied.
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CONDENSED LOCALS.

Henry Addison social club. with Thomas
Whelan, Arthur r. Appler, r. T. Appler, X. II.
Edmonston Isaac W. Bishop, and George W..
Kahn as incorporators, filed a certificate OF in
corporation yesterday.
The Snow Flake minstrels will give an enter
tainment at Odd Fellows hall, Navy-Yard, on
Monday evening.
The Philharmonic quartette, formerly Of
Baltimore, will give q concert at st. PauFs
English Lutheran church this evening.
The Colored Press Association.
ARRANGEMENTS MADE By THE LOCAL COMMITTEE
FOR THEIR RECEPTION.
The following committee Of arrangements
has been appointed to have charge of the ban
quet which the committee of the local colored
press proposes to give tc the members Of the
National Colored press association on the It'll
of March in this city: Miss Eva A. Chase, Miss
jamie Page, Miss F. NJ. Williams. Miss Regina
Taylor. Miss L. Mack, Miss Eda NJ. Boston,
Miss Katie Gibson. Miss Julia r. Bush. Miss
Rachel Lee. Miss Alice 8. V. Jones, Miss Emma
Davis. Misses Dora and Rebecca Smith, Miss A
r. Bowen, Miss E. v. Campbell, Miss Julia Ma
son, Miss E. F. G.. Merritt, Miss Mary Male,
Miss Lula s. Chase.
The Bethel literary association will tender o
collation. to the press association on Tuesday
evening, March 5. Thomas II. Wright. on be-
half of the church and literary society. will
deliver an address Of welcome. Hon. John III.
Langston will deliver the welcome address on
behalf of the local press and the citizens OF
Washington.
James NJ. Kicks. r. s. Laws and B. F. Petway
have been authorized to collect money for the
purpose of defraying the expenses OF the con-
yention and banquet
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What the County Wants.

MATTERS DISCUSSED AT CITIZENS ASSOCIATION
LAST NIGHT.
Citizens association No. met at Beuchler's
hall, Bladensburg road, last evening. Mr.
Wilt presiding. The proposition to open
the road leading from the Bladensburg road to
Ivy City and the National fair grounds was dis
cussed and strongly urged. The ground has
been donated by the owners. Mr.. Talbert, of
the school committee, reported the crowded
condition of the Hamilton school, and urged
the need of an additional teacher The resig-
nation of Mr.. c. B. Hemingway as an alternate
to the Committee of One Hundred was ac-
cepted, and Mr.. Chas. Sickles was elected to
I'LL the vacancy. Messrs. Butler. Hoffman and
Foster were appointed a committee to secure
gaslights for the Bladensburg road
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The Star Shoe House
GA- o.

Gives every one chance to secure two pair
Of shoes for one price.
We are positively selling goods at one-hali
the price that they can be bought for else.
where
Ladies' fine Kid Button Shoes down to 75c.
Mems serviceable Lace Shoes down to SEC.
Misses Pebble Goat Button shoes down TO 75c
Boys All Solid Leather School Shoes down
to 75c.
Children's Solar Tip Shoes, heel or spring
bells. down to Coo.
Children's Fine Kid, spring heels, down tc
SOC.
Everything in our store at bargain prices
THE STAR SHOE House.
726 9TH street
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MONEY To HELP PARSELL--At meeting of
the drlsh-American club last night the subject
of Mr.. Parnell's ruinously eSnensive Ieooi
struggle with the London Times was brought
up and suggestion was made that the club
should contribute its mite to aid the Irish
leader. Although the number of members
present was not large, the suggestion was
quickly acted on, and in a few minutes 1858
were in the hands of the treasurer as the f;rst
installment OF the Irish-American clubs con-
tribution to the Parnell defense fund. The
money will be forwarded to Rev. Father
O'Reilly, treasurer of the Irish national league
in America, at once.
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ExpERrENcr

ExpERIENcE
Teaches that certain Vegetables exert in digestion
powerful influence the blood deficient nutrition s
stimulated the burden current unloaded and posons
withheld from the parts which they poute and dene
This simple, natural action. purifying the blood is
promptly accomplished By Hoods sarsapariila ski.
full combination Of such vegetable extracts, whose
active qualities and native exceences are
by process peculiar itself. and found no other
preparation.
HOODS sARsAPARII.LA
Does actually strain out impurites remove obstruc-
tons and open the natural outlets Of the system No
rack. strain. pain accompanies the sdministra-
ton Of Hoods Sarsaparilla.
"For three years suffered with dyspepsia, growing
20 bad that was completely broken down in health
began taking Hoods sarsaparilla, and soon GAINED
strength and appetite. and restored to my former
health" J. Z RUSSELL. clerk Commercial Hotel.
Brookville, Penn.
IS THE BEST MEDICINE.
Tuss Hoods sarssparills In my family and fnd Il
the best medicine buy for our use NJ trouble
b canker IN stomach. It helps me omore thsn All the
medicine ever took. I can't speak too hiehly OF
Hoods 6arsaparillA" =. II. HAYDEN. 0oodalss Cor
ner No
NB-ny Jon want good medicine get
HOODS sARsAPARIsLA.
Soda By Al druseista q ;.Ex:for g. Prepared only
3 100 DOSES ONE poILAR.
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Eleven. business houses, including the
Stemple house, opera house, and county treas.
urer's Office at Steelvile, NO., we're burned
yesterday.
District Passenger Agent Samuel Moody, OF
the Pennsylyania company, to-day closed q
contract for the transportation of ito miners
from Pittsburg, Pa, to Seattle, W. T,
Jno. Williams. of Scranton. Pa, an old CON.
ductor on the Lackawanna railroad, was killed
by a switching engine, while walking on the
track at Kingston, Pa, yesterday.
Nelson Stevens, formerly mayor of Kingston,
N: T., went to room in the Hotel Beck
located.
The annual encampment Of the Grand Army
OF the Republic Of Delaware was held at vii.
mington yesterday.
There Z no truth in the rumors Of the drown
ing OF seventeen men by teams breakina
through the ice on Pine Lake, Fulton county
N. Y, several days ago.
The colored voters Of Dodge CITY. Kan.
have forwarded to President-elect Harrison =
large crayon portrait, handsomely framed, Of
Jpo. I. Waller, Of Topeka, the only colored
elector In the United States In the collere
which elected Harrison and Morton.
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NJ & p. METzaER, All It'll st. n. W.
Read, Study and Wonder

at the following extraordinary offering OF
bargains by
s. ". AuGENsTEIN. sl7-sl9 and s21 7th ST. n W.
Round Vegetable dishes. 10 and 15c. each; /
Saucers. 17c.; 8 cakes Toilet Soap, l0c.; bars
Laundry Soap, 12c. Pride of the Kitchen
Securing Soap. &C., regular price 10c.i
Is dozen Knives and Forks, &c.; extra
large Smyrna Rugs, SAT-, sold elsewhere
at IS. 12-qt. Water Bucket, Ice.
Holland Window Shades, spring roller
complete. SIC. so Clothes Pins and Large
Wash Basin. l3c. Backing Brush and box OF
Backing, lie. Complete Decorated Chamber
Sets, s1.ss. k-pt. bottle genuine Bay Rum,
23c.. worth 75c. Extension Library Lamps
S1.9s. Stove Brush and piece of Polish. Sc.
New shape Decorated Tea Sets. : 2.79. worth
sc. Covsd Butter Dish or Sugar Bowl, Sc. each
Metallic-bottom Wash Boiler, Sc. Call and
examine our stock of Baby Carriages before
purchasing
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A Great InveHtion.-If time is money.
who can place a proper estimate on the man
who taught the world how to make perfect
cup of coffee in one minute? If economy is
wealth. who can place proper estimate on the
man who taught the world how to make one
pound Of properly prepared coffee go as far as
two pounds ground in the ordinary way? Who
is that man? Frank Kicker. the genius who
introduced The Boss or lone Minute" Coffee
Pot. The pot which has given coffee making
such boom in this city during the past week
at G. G. CoRywELL d Sous, l4l2 and l4l4
PENNSYLVANIA ayenue
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Coffees, Teas. Grocerics. &c.

Old Govt Java. fresh roasted. 33c lb.
Mocha and Java, &c.; fine White Rio coffee,
Csc. per Id. The finest mixed Tea at SOC. per
Id. to be had in Washington; Ian Hing" our
brand Of blended Tea at 65c. per h.. equals in
quality the most of Teas sold at soc. per Id.
Our motto-frst-class goods at lowest prices.
Give us q call.
NJ A. p Mrr,opp Az TIL az m NJ