Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-29
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUslmINrs TONIGHT.


uyen the audience. .
GgoyERs THEATER - Dan Sersnei, tue
treat appears tonight In ~ eSceneh' oii-
Robert Macaire, ana IN, time of Mr. las linn no
~ Gantain John Smith. On Monday evening
M Sercnelrs great buriesque, "Leah, the
Tnroook" MIR Grover may well he proud
- h,s company, and the brilliant cast of stars
on his engagement programme for the season.
EoRp's THgATER. This fashionable and
comfortable place of amusement is overflow
1ngIy patrOniZed, and tonight we anticipate a
perfect Jam, as Jun,us Brutus Booth appears
for tie last time, positively. Retribution, or
q Husbands Revenge" and "He Would and
she %salo dn !, Viii Nil be - given tonight: On
S'Fausi and Marguerite" some weeks IN prep
aratioh.
THE RAISING or THE NEW MCMILLAN
FLAG.-Last evening, rhe Democrats flung to
The breeze her new flag IN 'front.' Of their head
quarters, Parkers Hall. which had been pro-
cured to take The place of the flag burnt on the
night of the Lincoln and johnson torchlight
procession. At early hour large crowd
assembled in the hall, among them some SOL
diers.
After waiting some time for the arrival Of the
President, (Hon. Charles Mason,) DR.. Clayton,
who was on the stand. was called on, and ad-
dressed the crowd, saying:
Gentlemen and fellow saviors OF the Union
We see in our midst great many soldiers, and
i say God bless the soldiers, [cheers. and the
association should show that they are the
friends of the soldiers. ~ propose three cheers
for the soldiers" which were given. owe will
giyeyou back your old commander" Cheers by
the soldiers.1 He had Just retut ned from Phil
adeIphia. and he tell warranted in saying that
the old Keyston State would go - 900 for
Little Mac. The 18th New York regiment
tIrish brigade) had only one Lincoln vote in
IL. The soldiers of Pennsylvania are full of
enthusiasm, as also the women. He did not
see woman i'll Philadelphia hut who was a
good Union man. He then referred TO the
meeting on Wednesday night at the Continen-
tai Tbeater, Philadelphia and closed by pro-
posing three cheers for the three Georges
Washington, the father OF his country: Nc
LClellan, the saviour of his country, and Pen
dleton, his aid "
A young man named Jones, of the 3D. regi-
1nent Veteran Reserve Corps, came Tor ward
and stated that the Lincoln men were st work
IN their regiment but not much had been done
by the Mcclellan men, and he appealed to the
members OF the association to work. He had
CaDyassed the regiment and done what he
could, and thorght that two-thirds OF the regi-
ment were for Mcclellan.
the meeting was here formally called TO or
der by MIR. w. j. Miller, on whose motion Mr..
J. r. Halliday was called to the chair.
Mr.. Ennis announced that the first business
IN order was the raising OF the new flags pur-
chased by the citizens and democrats, which
was an occasion OF more than ordinary interest,
Tor this flag Is a substitute for the one lately
destroyed by vandals
The crowd left the hall for the street, and in
q few moments the flag was run ont amid
cheering.
A Transparency with the representation of
flag with the inscription burnt by negro aoo-
Htion traitors, Oct. 2lst, le6i," was brought out
and speeches ware made from the top of a
hogsbead by Mr.. Ennis and DIR. Allen, after
which the meeting reassembled in the hail and
was addressed by Messrs. Clampitt, Renehan
and others.
There was a large posse of police present,
but there was no disorder requiring their at
tention.
CENTER MARKET To. DAY.-Beef, best cuts.
per pound, 3oc.: next, 25c. Salt Beet, 15s2oc;
Dried Beet, CSC. Veal, 2Oc. Mutton, best chops,
Csc. Lamb, per pound, 25c. Pork, fresh, 25c.
Pork, corned, 25c. Bacon, hams, uncut, 3Jc.;
sliced, 35c.; breasts, Csc; shoulders, 25c. But
ter, 5Oa6Oc. Chickens, per pair, SlaS2 Ducks,
per pair, ~ 25 Eggs, per dozen, 15c. Gran
berries per Of 15c Pears, per peck, 50caSi.
Cucumbers, SOC. Green Corn, per dozen, 25a30c.
Apples, Per peck. new, 5Oa75c dried, 75c.
TurnIps, per peck, 3IaiOc. Potatoes, Irish, per
peck, soc; sweet, 5Jc. String Beans, per peck
S9c. Peaches, dried, per OF, 25c. Cherries, dried,
25c. Reans.b butter 3nc; " hte, 1Gal2c. Radishes,
per bunch, 5alUc. Beets, tic. Onions per peck,
81. Parsnips. per bunch, l8c Carrots, Sc.
Oyster plants, lOa &c. Cabbage, per nd, 1Oa25c.
Lettuce, per nd IOc. Fish-Rock, large, each,
S25Oas3; small, per bunch, 5Oa6Oc haliout,
FER pound, 2Oc.; sea bass, l5c.; blue fish, l5c,
lobster, 12c.; sturgeon, l5r.i pike, per bunch;
Seal perch SOC Rye, per bnshei 5 l5oas2
Brownstuff, zoe Shorts, soc. Corn, shelled So;
in the ear, per barrel, s7aelO. Oats, per
eushel, 81. Hay, per cwt, 81 75aS2; Straw,
i5aaCc. Tomatoes, per peck, 81. Peppers,
per doz., zoe. Spinach, per peek, SOC. OHM
quapins, 2Oc. Grapes, per pound, 15c. Rab-
bits. per pair, ste Small birds, per bunch.5Oc.
Wild pigeons, per pair 371c. Blue wing
ducks, per pair, ~. Widgeons, per par, 81.
Celery, per bunch, l.. Wild Turkeys, S25O
SALES OF REAL ESTATE, STOCKS, SC.-Jas.
q. Mcclure d 60 made the folio wing sales re-
Gently small frame house and lot on street
north, between 2lst and 22d streets west, 10
John Guttenson, for S1,lOO. I wo vacant lots
adjoining the above, to ]. +. Sanner for %
cents per foot. Brick house and lot on G street,
between 2lst and 22d Streets west, 10 Richard
O'Dowd, for SJ,1uO. Twenty-Five and a half
acres OF land near the United States Insane
Asylum. 10 Dir Kelly, for s2j per acre. Small
frame house and lot on eth street, between )
and 7 streets north, 10 Anton Stands. for
Sl.2tH Two lots III The rear, on oth street, to
William Helne, for and II cents per foot.
Maryland avenue and street south, to Geo.
Rauer, for S2,id0 Two lots at the corner of
18th street west and street north, to John
McGranD, at y cents per foot.
And last evening the following stocks -
Philadelphia and Summary Railroad Compa-
ny, 95H: Corporation of Alexandria stock. ca;
Farmers and Mechanics Bank of George
town, 69H.
TIE BARRIER SHors-A majority OF the bar.
beers III this city have petitioned that the shaving
and hair dressing saloons be entirely closed on
Sundays, and Superintendent Webb has so
ordered il, and directed the police to enforce
The petition from the BARRIERS is annexed:
superintendent Wsbb Dear Sir: We the I'M
dersigned BARRIERS of Washington city, being,
by an old and unnecessary custom which is
now fast becoming obsolete in other cities, de-
priyed OF the blessed privilege of enjoying the
whole OF the Sabbath day, respectfully and
urgently request you TO close all such places of
business, and impose heavy fine upon all who
may be caught with their places OF business
open. Respectfully submitted.
A POLICEMAN DIsMIssED.-A decision was
rendered on Thursday by the Board of Metro
politan Police Commissioners in the case of
Maurice Hurley. policeman in the Second
Precinct Hurley was drafted day or two
since, and in order to escape service
plead alIenage Gen. Fry decided that Hurley
being in public service, was sufficient evil
deI &c OF citizenship, and Hurley was held TO
SER ice, and furnished a substitute according
ly. Maurice Hurley has been dismissed from
The police force, th@ Board having decided that
81 alien cannot De policeman in Washington.
In BBYECHHS.-Day before yesterday the