Evening star., 1869-12-01

beginning The terms OF the charter proposed
four years As the time % wind up the affairs Of
the exhibition, and no subscription would be
binding on any one ul'til the charter was OBJ
tained, then iustalments on the capital stock
would be needed 20 carry on the work. No
doubt existed as 20 the success ofthe enterprise,
the fair there, the profits were hfty one per
cent, and in Paris siSty-one.
After some further discussion, on motion OF
Mr.. Mitchell the meeting adjourned til nsxt
Tuesday night, at half-past seven o'clock.
SYSTEMATIC STEALING OF HoRsEs AND Brs-
GIEs.-On Monday afternoon, in Baltimore. a
man named VIM. II. Shryock left his horse and
buggy standing ON the street while he went into
a restaurant and procured his supper. having
fnished which he returned TO the sidewalk, but
found his team was gone. He gave imme eiiate
information TO the detective force Of dat
city, who telegraphed here, and Lieutenant
Essex set to work Immediately % LOOK up
the case, and 20 successfully, too, that
although the bold robbery was perpetrated at 5
O'Clock on Monday afternoon, by the same hour
almost ON Tuesday he was % ON his way back TO
Shryock had no sooner disappeared within
doors than the thief, Adolph Lawrence by name,
was into the buggy and drove straight here, ar
horse by Hyde and Davidson's line OF steamers ,
to Philadelphia. and the buggy and harness
by the Merchnnt's Line to New York.
Lent i. :, EsS took & the norss buggy and harness
detectives % come on, while he himself repaired
to the Baltimore depot in Washington, 10 inter
cept Lawrence, who, IL was Supposed WAS max
around High street wharf yesterday alter
noon, and suspecting something wrong he
started on up the street for the street
cars, when he was overhauled by Ofscer
Hospital, and detained at the station-honse
until a detective from Baltimore arrived. about
O'Clock p. m, with the owner OF the team. lie
was then taken i'm charge and carried of to
baltimore in the +. IN. train. IL appears this
is but one of a series OF such acts perpetrated
by this fellow. On November Eth. a horse
and rockaway were stolen i'm Baltimore.
and ON the 18th team answering the same
description was shipped by the Merchants line
from here to New York. and during the last six
months some six or eight horses have been shin
ped over the same line, the shipper and con-
signee undoubtedly being this same Adolph
Lawrence.
REAL ESTATE TRANsAcrIoNs.-Thos. Dow
ling, auctioneer, yesterday sold part OF lot a. on
the east side of Market Space, fronting . feet
feet and running back to Warehouse alley, with
the brick warehouse on same, 20 John b. Dom
nelly, for a. $50.
Mr.. bowling negotiated the sale of Mr. John
z. SaTter's & iine property on the Heights. to Mr..
warehouse to Mr.. Jos. Savage, recently, for
$4,000; both of which private sales have been
heretofore noted in THE STAR. The Carter
property, above referred TO, consists Of lot on
the Heights, H. feet front on Congress street by
aldepth of 250 feet to Mr.. Henry ID. Cookies
property, and is improved by a fine large brick
mansion, ana staoiing anu other outbuildings.
The CANAL-Business on this highway is
virtually suspended for the season, as boats have
already stopped loading at Cumberland. The
water will not be drawn OF on the 5th, as was at
first intended but will remain i'm use till the sth
at Cumberland and TIL the 18th at Harpers
Ferry. The tolls collected at this end during
the month past amounted to about a. 5OO The
arrivals during that time numbering 6s1. Dur
ing the season of 1869 the arrivals of loaded boats
numbered q, ,4so, bringing about ess ,I6O tons of
bituminOus coal, notwithstanding serious breaks
in the canal here during that time greatly inn
peded navigation.