Evening star., 1868-02-22
Centre MaIkef Ta.S

Ice: Shoulder, r, I2c.; Sau sare. isap lard, Is.
B.t,T, s aeoc *. per ID Eggs, s5alSc per dez
vsn,son vsns sss psf per R d. Sne,ss @
Isslirg, Go~S, <r. trurkeys.anSsc IN EEaese So
81 75as3: Chick,r s, f1a1.75 per pair Cedar
LIks 81 Ier "a; Dacks, Sla3uo per pair:
h Prairie Chiekeh .. sl.7s per pair, Squads, 25c.
Tesets1ls, Sn-Apples, asoc. per peck;
Sweet fSsss'' cs. 81 per peck; Irish do, Sc;
SnnSh. SnuSh. CTr Parsntps, c.; Celery, SC. per
per head; urnips, 4uc. FER PIX; Hosliny, 1Jc
per qt.i Dried Apples, sUc. pgr peck; Rusa-
Daef Dasfs' Sc per per tsek; Carrots SIC; SPIN,
CurrAsas, 2 G.; Raisins, 25c.: Malaga Grapes,
Sei Dried Cherries, 35c-; Dried Peaches, 25c
pr 9t; Preserved Citron, &C. per h.; Dried
Crsm Nuts, 25c.; Filberts, 25c.; English Wal
nuts, s5c.: Almonds, Sc; Coeoanuts, l5c each;
Peanuts; 2Cc. per H.; Hickory Nuts, slo0 per
Honey, C.; Oranges, Acc. per doz.: Lemons,
25aac.; White Beans, l6c per qt; Corn Meal,
NaS1.4o, per bushel: ShistufI 6.a9Oc I;
Brow SSrewns,uf, spc Middline, se shorts. .5c;;
aSt per bbl.: Oats, 9Oc. per bushel; Hay,
SIS per cwt; Straw, sl.so; Buckwheat, &c.
Fish-Bunch Fish, SEC; Goldfish. Flounders.
and Haddock, t5c. per h.; Halibut, 25c.; White
Fish, 2Cc.; Salmon Trout, 20c.; Smells, 3Oc.;
Blue Fish. 15c: Lake Pickrell 2Oc: Lobsters,
he; Terrapin, s25 per doz.; Soft Crabs, sc per
dozen; Shad, $3.50 pr.
FIRK.-At twenty minutes to 4 o'clock this
morning fire occurred at the northeast corner
of and 18th streets, in the brick building oc.
cupied below by Mr.. Jas. A. Powers, as the ST.
Nicholas Restaurant. and the upper stories by
Mcssrs. John JolliGe, John II. McCutchen,
ana =. StorIs, attorney at law, claim agents,
&c. The fire was undoubtedly the work of an
incendiary, and when firstdiscoy cred, the blaze
was issuing from three points at once-the 18th
street and two street en- trances-as if the torch
had been simultaneously applied thereto.
promptly the alarm was given, and the steam
nre-englnes arrived on the ground before the
Company, No. ,. first. followed at reasonable
intervals by the Hibernia (Government)
steT mer. Union No. 1, and Columbia, the
latter reaching the ground after the general
alarm was sounded from box Al. The restau-
rant apartment and contents were entirely de-
stroyed, and the roof of the building partially
while the balance of the building was a good
deal DE mayed from water and heat. Adjoining
on street east the Office and furniture Of the
Maryland Freestone Mining and Manufaetur-
ing Company was damaged TO the extent of
three OF four hundred dollars, while the build
ing ad Iointng, on 18th street north, occupied as
law offices by Messrs. John A. Wills, Josiah
Dent and j. II Ashton, and lodging room by
Colonel Jones, was considerably damaged from
the burning of the root, saturated walls
and broken ceiling. Mr.. Powers was the
heaviest loser; having saved nothing from
ms saloon or lodging room. He estimates his
loss al about $4,000, upon which there was no
insurance. Messrs. Joliiffe. McCutchen and
Storrs suffered no loss, except from saturated
floors and the Inconvenience attendant upon
cleaning up and repairing the walls of their
offices. Their books and papers escaped in
jury. Next door, Messrs. Wills, Dent and
Ashton were quite as fortunate, though each
will, 10 greater or less extent, encounter some
delay In resuming business. The hairdressing
and shaving saloon of II. w. Lee, in the base
ment OF the building next TO the ST Nicholas
saloon, was damaged to a uifiing extent.
The property is owned by widow lady
named Scott, formerly Of Georgetown, ID. c.,
but at this time a resident of Baltimore An
insurance Of $500 is held on it, and the DANA
ges sustained " i'll probably reach about $1,000
Messrs. Spalding and Rapley, OF the National
Theatre, are the lessees and agents for q term
of ten years.
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE FROM JAIL-Yesterday
morning. as was stated in the STAR of last
evening the guards at the Jail discovered that
some OF the prisoners confined in one Of the
iron clad cells opening in the corridor on the
west part OF the building had cut several of
the iron bars with which the cells are lined and
made hole nearly entirely through the back
wall OF the cell, and the parties engaged in the
artempt who were caug ght in the act, Were at
once secured. and a search being made an old
razor, piece of fled down, file and common
pocket knife with a blade made into q saw
Were discovered in the cell.
The parties concerned in this attempt were
Joseph Glenn, charged with burglary, who, il
Will be recollected, was one of the three parties
who escaped from a similar cell on the night of
the 9Th of January, and was subsequently, re-
captured at Hagerstown; James Kavanaugh
alias Nicholson, charged with an attempt al
burglary: John Wilson, charged with petit
larceny, who has been in Jail several tunes be-
fore this; and Henry Harvey, under sentence
for petit larceny.
The guards obtained an inkling that some.
thing of the kind was on foot from a letter
Thursday, and laid themselves to catch the
parties. Yesterday morning they heard the
prisoners at work, and seized them while they
were scraping down the mortar. Glenn and
kayanaugh were in irons at the time, but they
were able 20 work with the rest. and il is sup
the irons would be cut of. From the appear
ance of the work II appears that some Of il must
nave been done some time ago. In a short time
they would have been able TO reach the hall
bordering on the rooms occupied by the female
prisoners. from whence they could easily es-
down by blankets.
METHODIST AFFAIRS IN THE DIsTHrcr-The
forthcoming quarterly meeting at Ryland, the
last OF the present fersnce year. is looked for
with great interest. w. ]. Murtagh, Esq, has
prepared full history Of the church, from its
corn field commencement in 1852. Rev. William
Hamilton ID. D., having finished the 5Oth year
ef MS ministry, will probably retire from active
duty, for while at least, and has consented to
deliver parting discourse, in compliance with
the wishes of many friends. The quarterly
meeting will take place on Friday evening of
next week, and the religious exercises ON the
Sabbath.
1t is stated that the Episcopal Methodist Con-
gregatlon, Rev. Mr.. Tudor, pastor, have
selected the site corner of 9Th and streets
north for the erection of a new church edifice
This Is one OF the finest locations for such
purpose IN the northern part Of the city
The Colored NJ T.. Conference will commence
at Mount Zion Church, Georgetown, ID. O., on
the 9th instant. Rev. Bishop james