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Year: 1867

CITY RAILwAY.-By reference to an ad-
vertisement elsewhere in to-day's paper
stockholders in the city railway will read
something of interest to them. Those who
own the old stock are required to report
the number of shares held by them, and
exhibit the necessary evidences of their
titles. There is a two-told object in this ;
the first is to reduce the number of shares
Of the old stock and the second, to find
out who are the holders of the certificates.
This latter is rendered necessary from the
fact that the books Of the company were
all destroyed in the fire of the Sd of April,
1865. Where the scrip has been destroyed,
a certificate Of publication in newspaper
will be necessary to enable the holder to
prove his right to it.
Year: 1867

A DANGEROUS HOLE in the pavement at
the southwest corner Of Bank and Twelfth
streets, caused by the washing away of Q
portion of the street culvert, should re-
ceive the immediate attention of the au-


thorities, or we shall be called on to record
that somebody has broken his neck in It.
Year: 1867

We have obtained an official copy Of the
law recently passed by the Legislature for
the assessment of property, and below we
note all the changes made in the law pre-
viously in force. 1t will be seen that while
there are very few changes, some OF them
are important. We note them in the order
in which they are made in the act, as fol-
lows /,
Year: 1867

plates were not made In Europe, but in
this country. II is further stated that
Philadelphia has been the headquarters
for printing them. The clue to the
whole proceeding Is said to be In the
possession OF the secret service officers.
According to representations one of the
gang of counterieiters had been so sue
cessful with his seven-thirties that he
forgot his discretion and commenced
putting into circulation counterfeit $40
and $40 bank notes, and upon this latter
charge was captured, when he proved TO
be one OF the very men OF whom Col.
Wood and his assistants were In pur-
suit. He was also identified as having
passed number of the seven.thirties on
Brooklyn banker. His name is Cooper,
and be is known as one OF the gang, and
Is now in prison in New York, awaiting
the action OF Solicitor Jordan and Col.
Wood, who are both in New York.
Year: 1867

r tE The Mason j. Hamlin Cabinet Organ,
after many Improvements and notifications,
has now reached that degree OF perfection in
construction, and that moderateness of cost
that bring it within the reach of many who
could not afford the expense of good piano.
No musical family in prosperous circumstance
should fail to possess one ofthese beautiful in
struments, which will prove at once an orna
ment to the room, a means of education to the
young people, and an unfailing and inexpensive
resource in social and solitary hours Boston
Evening Voice. 20 FH.-a .1 p #.
Year: 1867

The COUNTERFEIT SEvES-THrRTIEs.-
Col. Wood, chief of the secret service
division of the Treasury Department,
has had all of his detectives at work
since the discovery of the counterfeit
7-30 notes, and it has been definitely as
certained that over 1000 of them have
been put in the market, and that the
Year: 1867

TREASURY DEPARTMENT. June ], 1867.


Sealed Proposals for Stationery will be received
at this Department until the first day of July,
1861, at i clock Nj. The Department reserves to
itself the ght TO order the papers in Class fiat or
folded plain or faint lined to any required pat
tern.


Deliveries of all articles in the several classes
must comply with the specifications, which, with
blank forms for bidding, Will be furnished to bid
dcrs.


All deliveries will be subject to inspection by an
expert detailed for the purpose by the Secretary of
the Treasury, and the delivery of any inferior art
Gle shall be deemed sufficient to annul the
contract.
Deliveries must be free of charge at the Treasury
Department, Washington. Each proposal must be-
accompanied 10y satisfactory guarantee that the
bidder will execute contract, with good and suf-
Clent bonds. II his bid be accepted


The failure to comply with any one order under
the contract to operate the forfeiture of the en-
tire penalty of the bond. or the Secretary Of the
Treasury may direct the purchase in open market
of such quantities of any article shall be
and charge 10 the contractors fifty per centum of
the price which it shall be found necessary to pay
for such articles.


Proposals unaccompanied by satisfactory guar
anteeS will not be considered and contracts VIII ba
awarded only TO established manufacturers of or
dealers in the articles.


The Department reserves the right TO accept bids
for individual items in Glasses and 2 to reject
any or all bids.


Bidder. wilSse required to conform their bids to
the specifications furnished, and failure To do so
will cause the rejection OF any bid.
fair of the article will be deemed fraudulent
and viii not be considered.


HUGH MCCULLOCH,


jel-S0t Secretary of the Treasury
Year: 1867

FARM FOR sALE.-We are enabled to offer, to
Il public competition one of the most desrably
located and pleasant properties snywh in
the District of Columbia; 1t consists of q FARM
OF nifty acres of highly cultivated land the east
bank OF the Potomac, and about quarter of a mile
south OF the limits of the Government Hospital for
the Insane, or within one and 3 half miles of the
Navy Yard Bridge and in close proximity to the
enclosure of the National Race Course. The i'm
provements consist of large residence contsi ming
- rooms, and capable Of accommodating a large
family 1t is approached from the public road
(Which by the way, is equal to the best in the Dis


trictt by long avenue ianked each side by
eii-grown Cherry Trees in profuse bearing. At q
Snnrenient distance is a large Barn, With Stables,
onthouses, &c, necessary for farm; and within a
few steps one of the most copious and beautiful
Springs of flowing water IN this region of country


The land is covered with heavy crops of Rye. Clo-
yer, and Grass and is planted with Potatoes. Corn,
and the usual garden crops, besides which is a
young and thriving Vineyard in perfect order. In
the rear of the dwelling is a Pear and Apple Or
Chard of young trees and selected fruit There is
no more saubrious spot in this country, nor one
Letter suited for the residence of gentleman who
would desire to unite the advantages of city with
the pie asures and healthfulness of a country life


Eneuire at 2l2 Pennsylvania avenue, between
18Th and 18th SIS uy2q-qws
Year: 1867

Do JUSTICE TO NATURE.-It is ingratitude
TO nature no. to preserve and keep in splendid
order good set of teeth Nothing can be
easier All that is needed is to brush them
briskly night and morning with Purifying So
zodont. II will make the mouth perfumed
palace. en-
Year: 1867

SoUTH Fork ITEMs.-The work Of develop
ing many of the lodges at South Fork is pre-
crossing rapidly at present. Experienced
miners are engaged in running the two
Chicago tunnels, and the work goes on night
and day. In addition to the quantity already
shipped below, there are now eleven tuns Of
first class ore lying at the mine ready for
transportation. About twenty workmen are
employed on this claim, and everything
moves along as smooth and regularly as
clock work.


The Crystal rock looks and prospects very
rich. The lode is one of the best defined
and most promising in the district. 1t is
thought by many, however, that the company
which eonditionally purchased this mine
several months ago will ultimately decline to
take it at the original figures. but will try
to play " freeze out' game in order to get
it cheaper. That gone has been successfully
played in Washoe, but the Crystal boys are
not to be fooled in that way. They own a
good mine and they know it. If one company
doesn't want to purchase it at fair price
another one will.


The OHIO, Pacific, anI Crystal extensions
show fine rock, and BIZ fair to yiell fortu es
to their owners.


The proprietors of the Red Warrior COM
menced work on their claim on Thursday,
and will endeavor to test the lode as speedily
as possible. The stockholders are determined
to keep the work going on without intermis
sion until they know exactly whether they
own a permanent, well defined and paying
lode or not.
Year: 1867

THE BATTLE OF BULL Ruin the New
York World of April 4;h. Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston publishes lengthy letter in vim
dlcation of his own generalship against as
persions east dpon it by the author of late
= Life of Stonewall Jackson" The point
in this letter particularly worthy of note is
refutation of the popular error that the Con
federates might have marched upon and
captured Washington Immediately after the
disastrous panic that seized upon McDowel's
army at Bull Run. The author of Stone
wallis Life urges neglect of this bold move
ment as the chief charge against Johnston's
generalship. But the general shows very
clearly that it was utterly impracticable,
from many -causes, one of which was that
his own army had been considerably cut up


lie thinks the Confederates, by the victory
vt Bull Run, saved the Confederacy from at
once falling fat, and that was all they ex.
pected. Had they been defeated, that would
have been an end of the truggle-4lta
Year: 1867

G0ME OF YOU CAN'T, AND WE PITY


- you. You have tried every remedy but the
ONE destined, by its intrinsic merit to superceds
all similar preparations. it is not surprising you
should be reluctant to try something else after the
many experiments you have made of trashy COM
pounds foisted on the public as certain cure; but
Year: 1867

The whimzicle resolution made by her father t.


marry her only to the man who can compos


.tague in four parts which shall meet with tn
| Music in this country, has created much sur
prise throughout the community. Now, the
| old gentlemen likes me we'll enough as tenor
| singer and useful adjunct to his choir-but he
| is of opinion that no one is fit to be life com


panion to his daughter who is not thorough


musician


'Like himself, subbose' said the Professor
laughing. II wish l vas a goot many years
younger-I would try for dat gal. How long
| time you got ?''


'She will be eighteen next spring." answered
Preston, "and on her birth day, the decision is
to be made. The compositions are to be sent
in before the first of March. 1t is said that
several foreigners are going to compete for the
prize-a beautiful girl with an ancsnaberance oi
fifty thousand dollars. All, my dear sir, I feal
my chance is desperate


'Study, study, my poy. You don't know
what may pc done between now unit next March,


said Klneberg, encouragingly, while he again
turned to the score II have peen looking
over this arrangement, unit, it is very goot; on
ly four mistakes. This is the last lesson I Will
give you in plain harmony. The next shall pc
a simple thema for you to arrange in fugue of
two parts-mint you do not violate the rules I
have taught you so much. Go on so as you
have, unit you will get re GAL


Preston promised his tutor to apply himself
with all his energy, for the prize was full worthy
of his exertion. The lesson then proceeded in
the usual way, and, at the expiration of his
hour, the young man rolled up his manuscript,
shook hands with his teacher and departed.


The reader must know that Preston Wallace
was clandestinely receiving lessons in harmony
from the Professor, for the purpose, already
stated, Of entering the lists for the hand of the
fair EHie. He had her heart already, and it
was very doubtful whether she would consent
to become victim to the caprice of tyranni-
cal parent, and consent to be the bride of some
vain, be-whiskered pretender, who might palm
off an old work as an original composition. He
took courage from the fact of his being the ac-
cepted lover, and manfully prosecuted his stud
les.
Year: 1867

X. The circulation of the SPECTATOR is
about as great as the combined circulation
of both the other papers published in this
place, and has as many subscribers in this
county alone as are contained in the whole
list Of either of the other papers.
Year: 1867

"Generation after generation" says fine
writer, have felt as we now feel, and their lives
were as active as our own. They passed like a
vapor, while nature wore the same aspect of
beauty as when her Creator commanded her to
be. They will have the same attractions for
our off spring yet unborn, that she had once for
us as children. Yet little while and all will
have happened Throbbing hearts will be
stifed, and we shall be at rest; Our funeral
shall find its way, and prayer will be said, and
we shall be left alone in silence and in darkness
for the worms. And it may be for short time
we shall be spoken of, but the things of life
will creep in, and our names will be soon for
gotten. Days will continue to move on, and
laughter and song will be heard in the room in
which we died and eyes that mourned for US
will be dried, and glisten again with joy and
even our children will cease to think of us and
will not remember to lisp our names.
Year: 1867

ABOUT HATING.-Hate not +; it is not worth
while. Your life is not long enough to make it
pay to cherish i'll will or hard thoughts toward
any one. What if that man has cheated you,
or that woman has been false. fthis friend has
forsaken you in your time of need, or that one,
having your entire confidence, has concluded
he prefers to treat you as stranger! Let IL
all nass What difference will it make when
Won oo hence to an undiscovered country? All
who Ill treat you now will be more sorry for it
than YOU, even in your grief and disappointment
can he
Year: 1867

A WOMAN OF FAsHIoN.-To be woman of
fashion is one of the easiest things in the world.
late writer thus describes it: Buy every
thing YOU don't want, and pay for nothing you
Get smile on all mankind but. your husband
be happy everywhere but at home; hate the
children and nurse lap dogs go to church every
time YOU get new shawl to show the Lord,
and die without fuss whenever the physician
makes out your warrant.
Year: 1867

STANDARD OF CHAR1TY.-Men measure their
has but a dollars in his pocket would give
penny for almost any purpose. If he had a
hundred dollars, he might give one; carry it
higher and there comes falling off One hum
dred would be considered too large a sum for
him who has ten thousand, while present of
one thousand would be deemed miraculous from
a man worth one hundred thousand-yet the
proportion is the same throughout, and the
poor man penny, the widows mite, is more
than the rich man s high-sounding and widely
trumpeted benefaction.
Year: 1867

ARTLEss SIMpLIcITY.-One Of the sweetest
incidents which we have noticed for many day
and one which shows the effect Of early train
ing, assisted by pure and undefled imagina-
tion-has just fallen under our observation. 1t
is thus related:


A lady visited New York city and saw on the
gazing wistfully at some of the cakes in shop
window. She stopped, and taking the little one
by the hand, led her into the store. Though
she was aware that bread might be better for
the cold child than cake, yet desiring to CRAFTY
the shivering and forlorn one, she bought and
gave her the cake she wanted. She then took
her to another place, where she procured her a
shawl and other articles Of comfort. The CRATE
full little creature looked the benevolent lady
full in the face, and with artless simplicity, said:
'Are you Gods wife ?'' Did the most eloquent
speaker ever employ words to better advan-
tage.
Year: 1867

strength, while the Republican portion of
our Legislature has been so openly, noto-
riously and shamefully corrupt, that all the
honest people in the State are disheartened
and disgusted.


Question-You do not suppose that YOU
can beat New York in corruption, do you?


Mr.. Stevens-I think we could Came
ron had his men with their handfulIs of
greenbacks, working in the Legislature.
He had not fourteen votes in his favor at
the close of the election, but soon after he
had forty. One man now claims $50. 900
for services, and they refuse to pay him.
This corruption will certainly beat us here
next election, unless we draw out the Re-
publican strength by getting up Juror and
excitement on impeachment. Geary, too,
hurts us very much. He is an unhappy
failure, and his nomination was an unfor-
tunate thing for the party.


RAYMOND AND BUTLER.


In answer to questions he stated that
Raymond had been the worst failure he had
seen in Congress- He had pretty style
of talking and a certain sort of smartness
in debate, but it was of the school-boy,
sophomorlcal style, and could not stand an
instant under the test of earnest principle
In the midst of his most elaborate, studied
and highly perfumed harangues. q few





him fiat upon his back and leave him help
less He made poor show in Congress
among solid, earnest men.


Ben. Butler, according to old Thad, is q
thorough failure as Congressman. cat
first, said Mr.. Stevens, 81 had looked up
on him as man with whom it would be
dangerous to measure swords in a debate.
But / soon found that he had obtained q
reputation under false pretences. He is at
| once superficial, weak and impracticable.


THE NEXT PRESIDENT.
| Upon the subject of the next Presidency
Old Thad is not disposed to be communica-
tive. He regards Gen, Grant as q great
soldier, who has the best position any man
can ever occupy in the United States, and
does not believe he would be foolish enough
to look for any other. He thinks success
as general may be failure as a President.
Chase he regards as Il negative man, by no
means popular OF powerful. Butler is a
humbug. Old Ben Wade has played him.
self out. In fact, it is very probable that
Old Thad believes in the inmost recesses OF
his heart that if, in the course of human
events, the country should look to Lancas-
ter for its next President and should find
him in two and half story red brick
house on South Queen street, the country
would do by no means foolish thing, and
would be very likely to find "Barkis will
ing"
Year: 1867

A correspondent of the Petersburg Lsde;c
writing from Baltimore says.


''But there was & pulpit prodigy here the
same day, who is growing into such fame
as bids fair to rival that of Spurgeon. His
name is Munsey, and he is member of the
Baltimore Conference, we believe, of the
Methodist Episcopal church South. He
has not been long at this calling, and was
an unlettered man in humble life but com
paratively few months back, when his tai
ent was revealed to friend, who aided him
to the short culture with which he is pro-
ducing such wonderful effect. His power
of oratory is said to be miraculous, and his
reasoning faculties no less SO. People here
and in the Valley flock to hear him, and
his influence is talked of and felt every
where. I could not gain seat in the
church in which he held forth Sunday
night bat several friends who were more
fortunate reported that all the praises they
had previously heard bestowed upon him
fell far short Of the real height of his pow
ers. Certain it is, that hereafter he will be
so famous as to cause interest even to this
meagre notice of his ministerial begin
ming"
Year: 1867

SOMETHING CURIOUS, AS WE'LL AS DANGER
oUs.-A gentleman in this city placed, on
yesterday, some water in large gIobular
iar,-such one as those displayed IN
Druggists windows sand set 1t IN the sun
on a shelf in the piazza, for the purpose OF


warming it somewhat for ablutlon. be; be


meath the jar was spread newspaper. The


ravs of the sun, in the course of the morn
ing, were concentrated by it, as by d lens
and the sheet of paper ignited When dis
covered. it had burned the paper and
scorched the wood. Who can tell but what,
in some such manner as this, fires may have


sometimes originated
Year: 1867


made in THE TRIBUNE upon the improvement OF the New
Jersey meadows, situated between Ber gen Hill and New
ark This has led capitalists 10 visit the locality and
they struck with its admirable fitness for docks and
commercial buildings, have made high bids for the pur
chase OF the property the Dey estate lhe
consequence Is that all the land fronting the Hacken
sack River has advanced hundred per cent on
its price two weeks ago. some Of the owners OF land IN
that who were anxious 10 sell low rate
last month are now determined TO hold or as they claim
that they can get much higher price for the property
than has been bid for up 10 the present time 30 So
lctous the capitalists OF peculatng here tat they
employed able engineers 10 give the sub
ject their serious attention, with the understanding mat
they 10 make report thereon as spe lily as possible
IL is understood that two Of the NewJersey Ral
road Companies privately In the ield IN THIS extern
sve enterprise in competition with the capitalists VI TINS
ri
Year: 1867

on Bccor0


The telegraph has announced the
shocking murder in Philadelphia Of Mrs.
Magilton. A city paper says Of the dis
eoveTy Of the crime:


Extended on the floor lay the wife, her
skull crushed in with blows from ham
mer and her thro&t cut from ear to ear.
The hammer was close to her head, but
no knife or other sharp instrument could
be found in the room, with which the
throat had been out. Close to one OF her
hands was the ball of yarn which Mrs.
Magilton had been using at her knit
ting, and at her feet, overturned, was
q rocking chair upon which she had
been sitting. Her position on the floor,
the position of the rocking chair, and
place where the ball Of yarn
was found, all enthusiastically showed that
she had been approached from behind ;
that the blow with the hammer upon
the head was given as she sat in the
chair that she either fell or was pulled
from the chair to the floor, where the
murderer, not satisfied with the hendish
malignity he had already shown, fin
ished the deed by cutting her throat.
There were seven blows on the head, all
OF them penetrating the skull, and csus-
ing wounds sufficient to produce death
independent of the cut on the throat.
George Winemore, an ex-COnfederate
soldier, has been arrested for the murder.
Year: 1867

TnAT's TRUE.--A woman says what she
chooses without being knocked down for it.
She take snooze after dinner while her
husband goes to work. She can go into the
streets without being asked to . stand treat"
ut every saloon. She can stay at home in time
Of war and get married again if her husband is
killed. She can get divorced from her husband
whenever she sees one she likes better. She can
get her husband IN debt all over until he warns
the public not to trust her on his account. But
all these advantages are balanced by the great
fact that she cannot sing base, go sparkling, or
climb tree with any degree of propriety.