Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-03

Acc1pxxr.-The Courier Of this morninK
says that T. A. Carroll. long q, resident OF
Georgetown and highly esteemed here, while
drtyiog Ihrou6h Baltimore, where ne now
lives, a few days ago, his horse took fright aAd
ran away. throWinE him violently from his
buggy. He is reported to be seriously injured.
NEW STGAMRR.-The Express Steamship
line hetween this city and New York. John b.
Dawson agent, purpose adding 70 the aeet by
the drst Of next month the Steamer Empire,
captain Price. She is undergoing repair, and
will contain twenty 1--we state-rooms.
THE NEW ORoPs-New wheat aud corn
reached WEIGHS mill by canal on Thursday.
The arrival was opportnns. as there Is great
dearth of grain here. Ea5- f--.s... - .
RKoovBRY OF STOLEN HeRs.s AND MULES.
Mention was made In our los ne of Yesterday
Of the supposed theft Of three m ules and q
horse from Analcstan Island, belonging to the
United States Burial Corps. Two of the mules
and the horse were found tied to a tree IN the
woods Lear the Conduit read yesterday after
noon, while the other mule was found aban-
doned on one of the roads leading into Mary.
land. The animals were taken TO the station.
nonss last evening, and turned over to Capt.
Griffith.
POLICE MATTRRs.-The whole number of
arrests mace by the police yesterday were 6,
while the amount of fines imposed was Sc so.
The cases were notsing more than the drunk
and dleorderIy cases that arise every day.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE -Oferings: 297
bushels OF red wheat. $50 barrels of -four, and
Loco bushels OF yellow corn. Sales: so barrels
61tTd Canal HOUR HI Gid, anu 2T7 OUSD0IS OF
wheat At SAY. The sales OF the week are as
follows :-3,7i2 bushels of wheat At from So So
to $780, 1890 bushels of corn at from to 81 10;
1853 bushels OF oats at 90 cents, ana ls barrels
of flonr at S13.
SHIPMENTS OF CoAL.-The amount Of coal
shipped during the week was From the Goa.
solida,ion Co., 755 tons: from Rays docks, 700
tons; from the Cumberland Company, 2,4s0
tons; and from the Hampshire and Baltimore
Company, 900 tons; total, 1G,005 tons.
THE CANAL.-Thlrtv boats have arrived
since our la5t report, while twenty four boats
have gone out The water still remains low
The amount received from tolls for last month
was &13, 7a315; decrease OF S50O.si from the
month Of June. Haa
MARKET To- DAY.-Water melons, from so
to IS cents each; peaches; ST per PIX: black
berries, from to Sc. Of; eggs, &c.; canteiopes,
from to 25c.; apples, 80 to soc. PIX; tomatoes,
ACC. PIX; potatoes, soc. PIX; cucumbers, 12c.
doz.; cabbage, 6 to re. head; onions. Soc PIX:
corn, Csc doZ.; spring chickens, from SO TO SIS
doz.; butter 3Oc.: beets, SC. bunch; squash, 25c.
dez.; lemmons, 80 to 75c doz.
DRovERs' REsT.-Sales Of cattle at Drovers'
Rest yesterday were very fair-510 head Of cat
tie sold at from to cents per pound, gross
weight; COO head Of sheep, from 50 TO 81; 30
head OF cows and calves sold from $50 to S65.
THE PoRT.-The steamer Express, Nickle
master, has gone ont for Baltimore The schr.
Jetta, Captain Eaton, has cleared for Boston.
The schr. Charles N. Newin, Leeme master,
with salt from New York; also, the schr. Jo-
seph Baxter, Baxter mastar, from New York,
with general cargo, have arrived.