Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-20
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT


CHR1sTY MIHsTRRLs who have been PLAYING
good audiences at Ford's Tneater tor week
two past close tonight Their Paiung en-
any that have pr &c H it, Their entsrtain-
ments are always enjoyable ana ssPegry 80
are the acts Of George Christy and J. w. Ray
nor.
Lea offers his usual
attractive SATURDAY night bill, replete with fun
and amusement. All OF the performers do their
duty faithfully, and conse usnay tney never
fbem Misses Agnes Sutherland and Sallie
Sunderland are especially attractive on ac-
count of their sweet singing. ..-
VARIETIRS-UTheS Six Degrees of Crirna IN.
night again, all of the members of the company
appearing IN the cast. Besides this there will
be splendid concert hall bill of song, dance,
and Ethiopian eecentrieity by such performers
as Thompson, Bob Hall, Harry Francis, and
offers.
CENTER MARKET To.DAY.-Beef, best cuts.
per pound, 30c; next, 25c. Salt Beef, 15a2Oc,
Dried Beef, 25c. Veal, 2Oc. Mutton, best
chops, 2tc. Lamb, per pound, 25c. Pork,
uncut, SOC; sliced, 35c, breasts, 25c. shoulders,
25c Butter, 55a6Oc. Chickens per pair, S1aS2.
Ducks, per pair, s1.25. Eggs, per dozen. soc.
Cymblins, per dozen, 2Oaa5c. Gucumbers, 3Oc.
Green Corn, per dozen, 35a40c. Apples, per
peck, new, 50 dried, soc. ash Potatoes, Irish
Beans, per peck, 40c. Peaches, new, per peck,
50az5; dried, per qts 25c. Cherries, dried 25c.;
Beans, butter, 3Oc.; white, 1Oa12c Raddishes,
bh:, 5a1Oc. Beets, loo. Onions, per PIX, 7Oa75c.
Cabbage, per head, 20a25c. Lettuce, per head,
3a10c. Fish-Rock, large, each, go 5OaS 50; small,
Per bh, 5Oa6oc.; halibut, per ID, 20c.: sea bass,
pike, per bunch, 50c.as perch, soc. Rye, per
bushel, S175aS2. Cornmeal, So. Shipstuff,
9Oc.aS1.1 10. Brown Stuff, Csc. Shorts, soc.
Corn, shelled, So; in the ear, per barrel, $40
asl3-5O. Oats, per bushel, Slas1 .25. Hay,
Per cwt, 81 75as2. Straw, S1.50aS2. Glover
Hay. 81 a5asl5o Egg Plants, each, lOc; Cam
teloupes, 1Oa25c. Watermelons, 25a50 Dam.
sons, PIX, IS. Plums, per quart, 15a25c.
POLICE REPoRTs-Second Precinct-James
McGlll, assault and battery; dismissed. Also,
threats; bail for peace. John Guline, pick
pocket; Jail for court.
Third Precinct.-C atharine Haggerty and Pat
rick Fitzgerald, disorderly; dismissed. James
Iedwith, indecent exposure; S1.4. John r.
Erisler, fighting; military. Martha Hall, drunk
and disorderly; S2!4i
MARY Smith, wearing mems clothing; aud Jno.
Gardner, vagrancy; workhouse. Pat Morris
and Thos; Wade, disSFnderly; s. each. VIM.
and John Williams, disorderly; locked up.
Ann Butter, grand larceny; Jail for court
Michl Dacoken and o. w. Cash, disloyaIty;
military.
Tenth Precinct.-Jos. Gardner, grand larceny:
Robt Taylor and VIM. Jones, threats: Agnes
White, drunk and disorderly; Kate Foley,
drunk; Chas. Finnegan and Peter Kelley, do
and disorderly; dismissed. Reuben Moten,
throwing stones: -. Richard Barry, Fred'k
QeserterS; m illtary.
UNKNOWN Within a week past Coroner
woodward has held Inquests over the bodies
OF two parties who, as yet are comparatively
unknown, no one having appeared to claim
their remains. One was that of a man found
drowned IN the Potomac, near the Three Sis.
1ers, on Saturday last. He appeared to be
about thirty.hve years of age, very emaciated
condition. His clothes presented tidiness in
dicating him to be gentleman in person His
clothes consisted of knit underclothes, cotton
an ho 1lyaro h aTxr
ltals 4" o. s." in one corner, linen collar with
IL X, dark vest OF twilled silk lasting, alpaca
sack, black silk hat and morocco shoes, and
cotton socks marked with indeIllble ink II r.
There were no marks of violence about his
person. He had lost two teeth In the left up
per Jaw. These articles are now in posses
slon OF the coroner, where any one interes ted
can examine them.
REPREHENsIBLE PRACTICE is that of fruit
eaters OF throwing apple and peach parings
and water me Ion rinds upon the side walks.
Its small matter to those careless enough to
throw them there, buAt endangers the limbs
and lives OF pedestrians. Our sanitary and
other police have endeavored to put an end to
the practice, but they cannot DO at all points
at the same time. Yesterday evening q lady
and gentleman were walking by the National
Hotel, and the gentleman stepped upon pairing
OF sonae kind, slipped and fell, bruising him.
self considerably, and in his fall throwing the
lady down also. There Is a law against this
practice, and all who are guilty should be
punished.
ODD FELLOWS Pic Mo ON MoNDAY.-On
Monday next, Metropolis Lodge, No 10, I. o.
near the Navy Yard. The pic mic will COM
smence at O'Clock in the afternoon, and will be
continued throughout the evening. 1t Is an
established fact that the Odd Fellows never
fail to give good parties, balls, and pic mics.
Order always prevails, and all participants
fully enjoy themselves. This pic mic is in good
hands, and the arrangements will be of char
acter acceptable to all.
SHOULD BE CORRECTED.-Some Of the street
car conductors and drivers have bad prac-
tice OF compelling passengers to mount upon
the while ii is in full motion, and many of
the accidents happening can be traced to this
cause. Yesterday lady, Mrs. Drew, residing
on the south side Of Pennsylvania avenue, was
thrown down in the mud by the negligence Of
driver or conductor to stop the car, and was
considerably bruised, besides having her dress
ruined.
A PLACE Fog BARGAINS, in the way of dry
goods, table cloths, towels, cambrics, and all
sorts of dry goods for housekeepers and goods
for clothing, especially tor the ladies, is at
No. 375 9TH street. This firm buys for cash and
sells for cash, and is consequently enabled to
dispose of all goods at prices to suit the times.
Read their advertisement elsewhere and then
give them call.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsss.-Mary
L. Miller, drunk and kisorderly locked up. J.
Turner, dsorderly; military VIM Patterson,
fraud; dismissed David Hanson, assault and
0dlteIyi 90 Jonh ConnelI, grand larcenyi DO.
Richard Reedinger, suspicious character; mil
itary. Augustus Devine, do; do. Mary
Noonan, drunk s. So. SamI Weeden, driving
q hack without a badge; do James Jones,
sleeping in the street, dismissed.
HoMEwARD BogND.-The List Ohio regi-
ment, Col j. g. Marble commanding-hundred
days men-passed through the city this morn
ing on their way home, their term of service
having expired. This regiment suffered q
slight loss in a skirmish with the enemy near
on a n " m fhni r
way down the avenue they paid their respects
to the President.
AFFAIRS IN g EoRG RTOwN.-RObbin Soldier.
Yesterday, soldier named Mcclure came
from Alexandria with over $50 in his pocket.
He was found this morning lying in q field
west Of town, robbed Of his money and appar.
emily drugged. James Coleman and Daniel
O'Bryan, well known individuals, were ar
rested upon suspicion of the larceny, but the
soldier cannot identify the parties, nor account
the manner in which his raorax toll