Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-28

....,vs, thoroughly posted with all that tran
-. in Washington, and at the same time in
themselves Of all the current events Of the
- Terms, 70 cents per week.
I-,.vorrxr,r.-At the corner Of X and Eighth
1T, near the Northern ket-house, Mr..
&c. alker, contractor, is engaged in erect
~, handsome btick dwellings for Jacob
Gideon Esq, which form a very noticeable i'm
uon,ept In that vicinity. These buildings
49, space of ground fronting some sxty-eight
UP street, and ffty-two feet on Eighth
1T The front walls Of irst quality pressed
- with red stone window and door caps and
AZ neatly designed and Of superior finish. Each
ms. contains nine rooms, which Of comfort
,bla size. and have high ceilings. They are four
,.i.s hicrh taking in the baseme mt story aud are
>, h. supplied with water and gas. and all other
cde,n cOnveniences which go to constitute hrst-
Las, dwellings The aggregate cost of their cree
non will be some sl5 Voi and they will rent
,5iIy when finished, for 500 per annum each
'rhe bricklayers are Messrs. Jones Il Burch; plas-
tarrrs MesSrs. Sullivan Stewart and NJ. 6.
Emery. stone-cuiser.
On Eirhth street. between and l. Streets Mr.
rduuud Clements is engaged in the erection of a
dwelling house a lot owned by him. This
dwelling is twenty-four feet front by forty feet
deep, and contains ten rooms, Is three stories
Lirn has handsome pressed brick front, which
dI.s honor T. the brio klayers engaged. The house
will b. finished in plain but substantial manner,
snd will cost when completed about s., 500. The
viii readily rent for 1915 OF $500. The brick
LAYERS are Messrs. Wilson K Cassell
At the corner of v and Sixth streets, north,
three very pretty houses have Just been completed,
oyvaed by Mr. John Matthews. They are of
brick three stories high and cover an aggregate
sTacr Of 1850 square feet Of ground. There are
siy rooms in each, and the interior arrangements
are such as to make them very comfortable resi-
dcnres-
In the SINE square. Mr.. Francis Lord is engaged
in the erection Of large three story brick store
and dwelling house. twenty feet front by forty feet
depth, the first story Of which is to be used a
- grocery story Of the best class.
At tie corner Of Twelfth street and Maine ave-
nue. Hsland. John l.. Smith, Esq, is making
handsome Improvement upon his property. in the
shape Of extensive engagements and alterations:
Hnltzcl aw 4 Bruff. contractors, Sullivan & Stew
art pa>t"rers, and Dove Co, plumbers.
Quite number Of handsome improvements are
in progress in this portion Of the city.
CENTRE MARkEr.-This morning the vegetable
and meat stands were well supplied. and the
space around the market was fully occupied by
the wagons and vehicles Of country dealers HAY
offered at prices ranging from so to 90 cents
per cwt but the sales did not appear TO be re-
mlrkably brisk. The prices at the fruit and
vcgetl5le stands still have downward tendency
Sinc" Saturday, a few melons have been brought
10 tbs market from Norfolk. but they are not very
large. and tie prices are very high to make them
Profitable stock. The steamer Powhatan yester-
day brought up lot Of watermelons and cante-
louPes, which Were offered at wholesale for Sl6
per hundred for the melons and 3 so per barrel
fer caRtelouPes. This morning they were retail
ing at ~ to 81 cents for melons and 3 to I3 each
for cantelouPes- Formerly the Northern markets
furnished a great quantity of vegetables for this
market. but 1t seems our dealers are about to re-
turn their favor. Yesterday Neumeyer shipped
"a barrels of tomatoes 10 Baltimore. The market
IS OverstOCked with them
The WlLLARDs.-The enterprise Of the mem.
hers Of this firm has placed in our city a hotel
which, in ali its branches and departments will
COMPARE flvorably with any in the country. The
present building fronts on Pennsylvania avenue
ID feet. on Fourteenth street $40 feet and on F
sttel % feet contai ming 497 rooms Not satisfied
wlth the size of their present building. they have
purchased the Rev. DIR. Gurley'x church. adjoin-
lhg the hotel on street. This, added to the
srndlng Will make the front on that street 100
Isf the building TO be attached To the present
one and seven stories high By this over 800
rooms will be added, making, in all over zoo
foo'ns, Calculated To accommodate above two thou
shd persons. The cost of the building to be
erected will be Al least sl5O CO. and one of its
Failures will be magnificent concert saloon.
REDIvrs.-The good people who resided among
Us twenty or more years ago must remember the
Ola Union Literary Society, and who has not heard
WIN great Interest and pleasure the discussions of
SO many interesting Questions discussed in pres
encr OF crowded audiences by its members lis
hi"ibLs have occu pied seats in the Senate of the
III the House OF RepreRentati
a-a dislngulshed themselves at the bar and In
ue pulpit The highest honors. too of our o,s N
CIV Las been bestowed upon its members, The
~ sth'l'fnen who Were members, and who re-
Elaih IN our midst have determined to revive IN.
venerable association, and in a short time our citi
eloquent 1 men
VIOLATING THE EAw.-There 10 a law of the
corporation to prevent persons from bathing in the
e'naI between sunrise and sunset. 1t 10 q neces-
sTy law, preventing indecent exposures, and also
q MAIN ordinance, for the canal is certainly an
9hhettthy place to battle during the heat of the
aay Nevertheless, tile fellows-certainly against
'e wishes of their parents, well as in Violation
VI, IA. we" v, bathing yesterday, within a few
public way. No one wants these little feIIows 49,
Sseiey punished but the officers would confer a
isf upon their parents as well az do their duty
LIE respect by enforcing the law sufficiently to
f"LicE MATrKRs.-Befors JHsties Clark s.
"'iInies was accused Of tieing his horse to Cor.
PofdAon tree, and was fined 81 20
r. r. Me Donough was found drunk. and when
10 e,''-l, ned the officers to take him. He went
john Doe. (colOred. was drunk and disorderlv
ep abused the ''Perlice." He also went over for
fined 50 81 ''e ''oiy' nc was
r. WIN; Degges got wrathy with lady and called
~ "@u Names lined 81 So.
WATCH RETURS..-Lsst night there were bpt
"o cases Nicholas Smith, colored, was found
ssihs Ia The street; and from the fact that he
wa ahie to raise 81 IS fine and costs IL WINS cle,,
~ - tlrre was no necessity for his begging John
.. iehley got drunk and behaved disorderiy. on
co,'.li vi which lie was Gagged and this morning
'''"nli'''d to the workhouse for 81 DAYS
CorRr--To-day, the Court having
M 'nc triai Of the case Of the United State, act
oain stott charging the defendant with h.vi no
i'iio,, nous to Joseph and Ann Warren for
Sit t purposes, was resumed The ease Wa
f'n2 when our report closed =
,,-,.,--,;..' IN oar report Of Criminal Court
pro, seuihs' on Tuesday, IL was stated ,h,, H..
Nhhams va: brought up 10 be tried ~, - =.
n it a.a 11ne,y with an intent to KIN rba,'..
b. h.ntTi.te, &c II should have rad !iSa
CENTRs MARkET CoAMLsIoNERsrh.p p,
OF Aldermen. IL will be remembered ,e,..,.s ~,
nominations Of Buckner Bayliss and w. 60
- Coz iniS<ioners Of the Centre Market Vim, ne
day the Mayor renominated them ''er-