Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-08

EXTENSIVE SALE OF Lors YESTERDAY after.
noon, J. c. MCGUIRE had a large company at the
sale OF the " Printing Office Square lots, many
being present as purchasers and others as curious
watchers OF the rise or fall of the real estate ba-
IometeI. The tendency was decidedly upward,
as SHOWN oy the prices realized upon the ffty-sx
iots sofa, which went as follows
On North Capitol Street-13o feet deer.
Lot A, II feet 3 inches 'front.' sold at 2s Il cents
Per foot amounting to $50. io; p. CuIenane, pur-
Lo, B, % fee. front, at &c, 1929 20; P WILSON,
Lot I, at 2OXc., $3.50 30; A. sioussa, purchaser
Lots 2, 3 a, and S, at 1sc., s2,O59.a6; DR.. Ev-
Lot 8, at Sic., ss72 40; Jno. Raidy, purchaser.
On Street-A ftet front, us feet inches deep
Suter, purchaser
Lot 10, at l6c., S672. 90 p Monahan, purchaser
Lot Ii, at l5Hc, $6Sl SO; Thos. w. Osgodby
purchaser. .r.. -.- 80
Lot -, at l5kc., 1851 90; L. Jordan, purchaser
Lots 10 and IA, at 15c., 81 1851 80; Thos. r. Su-
Lot is, at l5c., $3.50 90; Thos Phillips, purcha-
ser. ... ..
Lots Is and II, at l5c., 81, ael 80; H. H. wurde-
man, purchaser.
Lot Is, at &c, $3.50 90 J r. Carpenter, pur-
chaser. ..-..-
Lots 10, %, 81, -. o, "a, 25, and 26, at 15c
S5,0i72 DO Thos. r. Suter, purchaser.
On First Street-l3O feet inches deep.
Lot q, Is feet front, at 42hc., 81 ,3si79; J, G.
Lot 3, % #. AZ in. front, at 3oXc, s9a9.G3; w
A. Smith, purchaser.
Lot %, . #: Ak in: front, at alc., ssi4.as; J. G
Lot 30, % #. Ak in. front, at 3OHc., 1929 90; J.
g. Smith, purchaser.
Lot 81, % IT,. AZ in. 'front.' at Sc, Ss53.O2; D.
McComb. purchaser. -.. :
Lots 80 and 80, % #. ~ in. front, at 2sc., ST.,
700 "a; Wise Il Callahan, purchasers
Lot "a Is IT. front, at 2sc., s9i2. 80; J. II. Lloyd
Lot IS, 25 IT. front, at DOC, s9ii 81; DR.. Mum
son, purchaser.
Lot 81, % ft.4X in. front, at 2sc., 1853. %; VIM
X: Mclean, pure haser.
Lot 81, . Fl 41l in front, at 27Xc., sss7.79; w
Lot IS, % #. ~ in. front, at exc, 1897 70;
VIM. Pettibone, purchaser.
81 Lot. 80 and No. p f.. ~ in front, at &c, ST.,
Lot al, 81 AZ in. front, at 3lc. s9iii1; VIM
Stickney, purchaser
Lot a, IS H. front, at 4iHc., sl,ii9.96; DIR. R.
F. Hunt, purchaser.
On II Street-24 feet front, lis feet 2 jucb,s 5..,
Lot i3, at 2ohc., ss62.2 E. Thomas, purcha
Lot Al, at 21c., 1883 .26; A. Claxton, purcha-
SER
Lots IS and i6, at PIC, 81, 1862; VIM. Stick
ney, purchaser.
Lot47. at 2OHc., 1859 q; r. F Hunt, purchaser
Lots AZ and 10, at21c., 81, pa .46; DR.. Munson,
Lots 50 and 81, at 2oHc., 81, 72I.i6; o. Dufair,
purchaser
Lots So and So, at slc, 81, 76s 81; +. s. De-
Lot 81, at 2oc,, s8il2o; J. r Walker, purcha-
ser.
Lot IS, at 2lhc., SoOi.a9; Geo. Bergling, pnr-
chaser.
Lot Sc, at 2lHc., 1904 %; p. Monahan, purcha-
-
Total number of feet, 2I5, 377; Welding the sum
OF Sio, TO- an average of about Bic per foot
will be remembered that the concert of the Wash
ington Union Choir Association comes off f.
night under the direction of Mr.. Root. assisted
by the members of the convention which has
been holding at the Smithsonian Institution dur
ing this week The brilliant eclat attending the
sessions OF the convention will no doubt induce
a large attendance on this occasion. Mr.. Root has
certainly made himself extremely popular among
US this week, and il is an encouraging thing TO
teachers to witness the growing interest which is
being manifested by our citizens i'm relation to
the proper cultivation of correct musical taste
not only among the choirs, but also in the Public
Schools OF the city.
COURT OF CLAIMs.-After the Star went to Or, IS
yesterday, Judge Bibb opened the argument in
the case of VIM. F. Purcell, and Mr. Mcpherson
replied on behalf the Government. Ere he had
concluded the Court adjourned until II a. m on
Monday next when the following cases are set
down for hearing: No. 80, Jas. Dixon No. 100,
Jonas r Levy; No. 1Oi, Michael Thompson
No. 1O6, F. b. Tilton and others; No los Jos
r. Curtis; No. 100, James Thompson; No ITO,
Ferdinand Cox No. Ill, Chas. st. John Chubb
administrator of Warrenton; No. LIP, John Pee
bles; No. ll3, Theodore Adams
The DISTRICT REGIMENI.-By invitation of
Col. Hickey, a meeting Of the captains Of the vol
unteer companies Of the District was held at Gau-
tiers last night, and conference held, which re-
suited in an amicable adjustment of certain mis-
understandings hpretOfore yiS tip Pba
MES will now, it is expected, be all out for the
parade on the 18th instant, and on the same day
they will have target excursion to Fort Wash
ington, where the prizes will be shot for by
Hlarksmen selected from the different companies
A Coon PEN.-From Ferguson, Bookseller,
Seventh street, we have some admirable q Bank
Pens,': with patent q accommodating holder. ;,
They deserve large sale.