Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-22
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FIRE LKsr EVENING AT esn minutes past
eight o'clock last evening as Lieut.. Essex an
eaarge OF the police, was postiGG the relief
mer. be discovered IRE In the frame kite nen
IN tue rear OF the brick building lei West
street, batweeE Washington and Congress SITS .
occupied by &. G.. Arnold, and o wned by the
messrs. Frey, carpenters and builders. The
a!ai NJ Of fire was given. ana the steamer Hen
~ Addison soon appeared on the premises.
TIE steamer Union. from Washtng ton, was
also present. and rendered valuable aid In eX =
dnguishius the flames and preventing the fire
from spreading The shed and contents, con-
sisusE OF q lot OF potatoes. was en- tirely con
mir. Frey . loss on the shed is estimated a,
500, and Mr.. Arnold 5 loss in potatoes $40.
The hrs Is supposed 10 have been the work or
al ineendia
came before Justice Buckley Yesterday after
noon, arrested by sfficer VIM. Cunningham
upon suspicion OF the larceny of mule q.
appears that about year ago brown mule
was stolen from a pasture by q man named
Harry Brown, who soon after sold the mule
10 the above Little. A man named Opedy ss
saw the stolen brown mule on THE to w.path OF
the canal yesterday, and notifying officer Gun.
bingham of the fact, that officer got possession
OF the animal, and arraigned Little before the
Justice. Mr.. Opedyke proved himself the
owner Of the mule, And it was therefore turned
over 20 him, the harness being ief, with tie
accused. who was dismissed. .
ARRINED.-The steamers l.. T.. knight, Capt
Dentz, and Valley City, Capt. TomIir. have
arrived with heavy carRoes OF assorted nler-
chandise for Dis trict merchants. from New
York Capt. TomliE reports pleasant pas
sage on this trip from New York; the sea was
smooth, and both Of the above named boats ar
rived promptly at their wharves. Tn. steamer
George Stout, Capt. Ford. has arrived with
merchan disc from Philadelphia, and the stea a.
er Columbia. Capt. Harper, with a cargo OF
merchandise from Baltimore. -
REAL ESTATE SALx.-Mr Thomas Bowling,
auctioneer, yesterday scld, In front OF the
premises. lot No. 1872, fronting 90 feet on 4th
street, between Market and Frederick streets,
and having depth of 50 feet, and improved
by two.story brick dwelling, TO MI. ]. II.
Payne. for $2s5. Also, lot No. -, fronting 70
feet, TO ". NJ. Daw. at 81. per trent loot
POLICE BUsIFRss.--The police made eirht
arrests yesterday; for vagrancy; l for %.
picion Of larceny; for fighting in the street
and four for disorderly conduct. The cases
were all dismissed save one. in which, Justice
Buckley imposed fine OF sl0.56.
RECOVERY OF HoRsRs-Oficer William
Cunnin gha m last week recovered bay and
a brown horse rom Robert Whitby and Tho
mas Willis, which were stolen on the 2sth day
Of May from Thomas Beavers, by he noto-
rious thief George Gaines. now in Jail at Lees
burg, Va. The owner appeared at the station
house this morning and claimed his horses i,
which were accordingly turEed over TO him
upon his giving proof that they were his prop
erty.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE. - Offerings - 965
bushels Of red wheat. Saies-2s5 bushels OF
red wheat, a. So IS: $50 bushels do, at 81 20: 10
bushels do. at So so, and 60 bushels do. iDte-
rior, at 81 A.. These sales show q decline OF
from &c to 30 cents in the price Of wheat as
compared with the sales Of yesterday.
LosT.-Justice Buckley lost the other even
ing black COW, with short horns snd with
white spots, which he thinks TO have been
stolen