Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-27
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.
AMusEMENrs, &C.. TONIGHT.


centric comedian, +. ). Chanfrau, who will
appear as ''Solon Single in the peoples
ow's ictim." Besides this, the stock company
willapPear in The Floating Beacon Of Death"
A good bill.
OBJ FELLOWS HALL.-Last night, positive.
1y, of the excellent entertainment winch mas
been in progress for the last four weeks for tie
benefit Of ST. Dominic's New Church. Island.
Toe much praise cannot be awarded to the Ia
dies having the affair in charge for their CAP.
ltal management, and uniform courtesy and
attention to visitors. III they have not been "A
successful peeunlarily as might have been de-
sIred in behalf OF such q laudable object thew
have done better, that is, they have deserveS
success. We trust that on this. the CLOSING
nlsht, they VIII be rewarded with a GRO wded
and generous house
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SEVENTH WARD
Several fine buildings have gone mp within the
past year on 7th street south, but the most i'm
POrIant Improvement made there is that cree ed
by Mr.. John Lincoln 1t is a three-story brl *
% feet front by 60 deep, with a handsome and
spacious store-roon on the ground floor, now
occupied by e. W. Yates for frst-cIass dry
goods store, such as would do credit to Penn.
sylvanIa avenue. The store room is Is feet by
81 over this is fine parlor, - feet by 20, fn-
1sheu IN handsome style, and with rich marble
mantels, tasteful chandeliers, &c. The adtoin-
ing rooms In this story and that above are sup.
pied with every convenience that modern art
has developed, and they are reached by spa
clous halls and fine staircase, with black wal
nut rails and eannisters. The building con-
Ialns eleven fine rooms beside the store-room
d.
ing are r. EEL, contractor ana builder;
Jacob Hutton, brickayer Mahorney & Harvey
painters; George Goodall. gas filter; and Ty-
Ter & Bro, plasterers. MT Lincoln shows
cemmendable public spirit by placing a ..baIl.
time clock at the front of mis- building. great
convenience TO the neighborhood
Thomas T.. Lloyd, Esq, President of the
Board of Aldermen, is having a modern built
three-stOry brick house erected at the corner
OF ilfh and @ streets, by Moses Merrill brick
layer. and Bird 4 Baker, carpenters. tits %
feet front by 80 feet deep inc ng bac kbu i'd
Ings. X. A. Golden & Brother are building
two twO-story bricks on street, between 9th
and 10Th John Stephenson il building two
thTee-story pressed brick 4nouses at Sth and
streets Charles Lemon bricklayer, Hepburn (
GettiDger carpenters. Mrs. Lambert is hay-
ing a twO-stOry house. 20 by s. feet, put n o at
~ street and Virginia avenue. Patrick Oul-
lanhan is building two two-s story houses on *
and streets. each Is by So feet, intended for
stores. Patrick Downay is building two
story house on Sd street. near Virgin la avenue.
II by y feet. Mr.. Chrisman, at 9th and K
streets, is building two-story double house.
- feet front. VIM. Buckley is building a three
story house, 3 by y feet at and AZ Streets
Bird Baker carpenters, A. M. Lloyd brick
ayers.
ST. Dominics Roman Catholic Church, ct the
corner of 9th and streets, is being reared as
fast as ats massive structure will admit. The
building Is Of granite from Port Deposit, with
edgings OF Seneca redstone. IL is in the pure
Gothic style. 1t has a front of us feet lin
Guiding the chapels) and a depth OF 200 feet
The tower will be some POS feet high, and con-
tain large bell. 1t will be under roof in the
T. ". w
Tect; Foley, superintendent
The Six,h-street Presbyterian Church has
had an addition OF twenty feet made to its
tower, making il in all some sixty feet high.
An addition il being made to the Grinder
Market, Delaware avenue, near street The
new building is of one story, ninety. one feet
long and thirty wide. and Will be for butchers
stands IL will cost about $500 A. w. Grin
der, builder.
A heavy sea-waIl is being built along the
river front. some 1900 feet east from 9th street
II is ten feet wide the base and nine feet
high. The back of the wall is being filed In
with earth. A. X. Mayard is the contractor
for filling mp the sea-Wall, and J. r. Deeter
superintendent
CENTER MARKEr TU-DA1 Beef, best cuts.
Per ID, 25ci next, 2Uc.; Salt Beet, I5a2Uc; DRIED
Beet Sa5c Veal, 2Oc. Mutton, chops, 2Oc.,
Lamb, 2Dc; Lard, 25c; Pork, fresh, 2De corned
2Oe.: Bacon hams, uncut, 25c.; sliced 35c breasts
2Oc.; shoulders, ISc. Butter, 4Oai5c: Chickens
PAIR, z5casl.5g; Ducks, pair. 75c.a sl.25. Eggs,
doz., 35aiOc. Green Corn. can, 4Oc. Green Corn,
linear, dozen, IL cents. Apples, PIX, 4Ocas1. APP
pies, dried, 75c. Leeks, bh., sc. Turnips,e5c PIX
Peaches, dried, per quart, IS cts. Beans, but
Radishes, per bunch, 2a4c. Beets, per PIX, iOc
Onions, iOa5Oc. per peck; Okra- peck, Doc.
Fish-ROck, large, each, 90; small. bunch, SOC;
Perch, 5Oa6Oc.; Mackerel, 25c. each HalIout
ID, 25c-; Sheephead, 75asI each; HOLSTERS, per
pound, Is cents; Sea Bass, per pound, ~
cents; Spanish Mackerel, S1aSl 50 each
Rye, per bushel, CSC asl.l0: Corn Meal
90; Shipstuf, 6eaSoc; Brownstuf, SOC
Dbl, si.5oas6. Oats, bh., 5oa65c. Hay, cwr 81 Is
sl-5O. Straw, soc. Glover Hay, 75c.asI.25
Geese, sI5Oas2-5O Cabbage, per head, SaiOc
HOmlny, quart, 10 cents Lettuce, 1alO cents
Potatoes, 20a4Oc. per PIX. Tomatoes, 50aIOJc.
5alO cents. Pears, 75c.as3 per peck. Chest
nuts. soc ct. Sweet Potatoes. 3QaiGc. Grapes
Csc ID Ounces, slasl so per peck. Ortoian,
81 per doz. Small Birds, per doZ, 81 26. Wood
cock, per pair. al. Small Ducks, 75c asi per
par: Chlnquapins, per quart 20c. Gran
berries, per quart, 2Oc Pumpkins, 10 TO Soc
each.
WASHINGTON HOMEOPATHIC DIsPKSsARY-
1t viii be seen by the ad vertsement else " here
that on Monday next (the 10th insthnt) there
viii be opened in this city an institu lion at
icaI attendance and medicines tree OF charge
1t is located At No. 3li G., between 18th and
18th streets, and Drs. 7. 8 Verdi. OF Washing
willing TO engage in the work, will be in at
tendance. The guardians are Henry d. Cooke,
Esq, Chss KNAPP, Esq, Jos. II. Bradley, Esq,
Hon. Montgomery Blair: John e. Clarke.
Treasurer; T. ). Verdi, NJ. d., Secretary. The
dispensary being supported by free eontriou-
tons, all those well disposed towards the poor
may send their contributions TO the treasurer or
secretary. 80. -
FIGHTING SQFAD-Yesterday afternoon a
squad of the iih Artillery visited the city to
have IA little biOU cut" before leaving this
vicinity, which they say they were ordered 70
do to-day. Some of them got drunk, and at
the corner of 11th and streets, inaugurated a
Tree hight, Tor the Amusement of the citizens of
that locality who witnessed it, Oficer Miller,
OF the Third Ward, arrested n We Of the so uad-
John Holtz- John McCrac ken, Peter r. Davis
Thomas Burns, and Chas. Kelley-and took
them to the Central g uardhouse, where they
We're locked up, 10 be delivered TO the military
authorities.
BASE BALL IN RICHNOND-A match game of
base ball between the National Club of this
city and the Union Club Of Richmond, Va
look place yesterday afternoon, on the Fair
grounds in that city. 1t was witnessed by a
large assemblage of spectators. Nine innings
Were played. The score stood 143 for the
National and IL for the Union. The visitors
Were entertained with banquet at the Ballard
House last night To-day a match game be-
tween the Nationals and Pastme, OF Rich
mond, will take place.
GRAND LARCENY.-Last Thursday night or.
heer Miller, OF the Third Ward, arrested Geo.
Myers and Richard Tinsley, eoiored, for the
larceny OF bacon from the grocery store or