Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-23
LOCAL NEWS.
Anuscments, dc.

Amusements, dc.
NATIONAL THEATEE-Mr- and Mrs. Harry
Watkins in the Irish drama, mora O'NeiI.-
METzERoTT HALL.-Hermann, the great Pres
tidigitateur.
DAILY EXCURSION to Mount Vernon, on the
steamer Arrow, at 10 a.
MARKRITEE's ART GALLERY, 4ss eth street.
CENTRE Wholesale and Retail Prizes.
At the wholesale stand yesterday very little
produce was offered by the farmers. they not
having much suited to the season, and the buck
steTs not depending on them for supplies since
the river trade has become such a successful
and paying business Regular lines OF steamers
now ply betN cen here and Baltimore, touching
a. al the rive landings; and he large !qanti-
IHa- =, = win almost everything We need.
Apples. eating. - to 80 per Dbl; do. cooking,
$50 To- $50 per Dbl: Tomatoes - 80 per bushel:
Cranberriess14 per bl.;Squash. 50 per cwt. Chest,
nuts. $50 per Lushel; Walnuts, 15c. per bushel;
bri'd Peaches. sl5 per cvt.; Sweet Potatoes,
>25eas $40 per bbl-; Irish do - p per bb! Cab
bage, SASS per 100; Turnips, $50 per bb1 On
Nas, s. per bbl.; Chickens, Sass per dCz.;
Turkeys. 1sa9Ac- Per H.: Eggs. 42c. per dOz.;
Honey, DC. Der H.. Dry Beans, sj-5J per bftshei;
Ducks, Sl.5c9Sr per doz.: OUNCES, - per bnshei:
u e. APPles, >oPer c"t-; Fresh Country Pork,
RsfcH Price., .o-ddy--Apples, 5Oa75c. rer peek;
ToT7atoes, 5lc. per pcck; CTanbeTTies. pc. per
quart: Dried Peaches, &c. per quart; dried APP
pies. Zoe. FER quart; ChestnutS, PC. per quart;
t-.'sAge, l0.i-aie each; TuTniIs, Zoe. per peek;
Onions, see. Ter peck; Irish Potatoes. HDc. per
peek; Sweet do, Jlc. per peek; Dried Beans.
I2ai5c. per quart; wanuts, 4ac. per peck; Eggs,
5Oc- per d0L-: Chickens, 'Jc.asl.JO per pair;
Ducks, Ijc.aSi.5O PEI pair; Country Butter,
5oc. per H.; Honey, 40c. per To-; Celery. sa10c.
per brnch; Turkeys, SiaS3 each; Squash. Sc. per
ID; Ounces, 81 per peek; Parsnips, 40c. per
PeeA. Geese, s1-25 each; Poultry, dressed, 2Ja
.. per ID.
SUIT AGATysT THE WASHINGTON AND ALEX
ANDEIA RAILROAD CONPANY.-ln the United
States Circuit Court in Richmond yesterday an
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in tie ease o. Adams Express Company against
the Washington. Georgetown and Alexandria
railroad and others The court decides that
amber he contracts OF February and June, 1866,
Adams Express Company are entitled to com
pcrsation for the expenditures for rolling stock
placed by il on the road and on the other hand
the express company Is to pay what IL due by
the railroad company TO the city of Washington,
not to exceed $4,000. I'm the contract Ut Sep
tember, 1866, il is not shown that Mr.. Shoemaker
and the injunction heretofore granted is contin,
ued, with leave to plaintiffs to amend the bill
and include Mr. Shoemaker among the defend
ants. Andrew Jameson is appointed master i'm
chancery to make a statement of the affairs of
the road and report in sixty days.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-JOshua Whitney &
Co, brokers. have sold, for Miss Sarah r
Crown, lot -, in John Davidson's subdivision of
square Sos. for S2.s5s.2j. Al>O, for Mrs. Mary
o. T. Poly gla~e, lot H. in Dohn Dayidson's subdi.
vision of square COS, for -, S5S.25 These lots
were purchased by John w. Rumsey, who will
at once commence the erection thereon of three
three-story French roof houses. These build
ings will he constructed i'm the first-class style
and supplied with all the modern conveniences.
Mr.. III. X. Searle. architect, has already con-
traeted for the purchase Of one of these fine
houses. To parties who contract for purchase
imme dately liberal terms will be given. The
location u ON 10th street, between NJ and
street,. The above firm have also sold subdi-
Nis'cn lo' IN square 80, to j +. OBrien, for 20
certs per foot.
The Suit AGAINST THE CQLQREp ScHoo..
TEUsTEks-The argument ia the above case.
in which Miss Emma Brown, a DISCHARGED
teacher OF a colOred school, sued the Trustees of
Colorcd Schools Tor recovery OF salary for the
whole scholastic year, for which period she
claimed to have been appointed, was concluded
yes;s rtlay AFT rrnOOn before Justice Chase Mr.
Sharies Ming: OF the Board OF Trustees, arguing
that the appointment or Miss Brown as teacher
was made without legal authority. and was sub
sequently revoked by majority of the board
ME- A n Browne. IN reply, eontended that the
contract was a lcg3, one, made il good !aith by
MI SyThax, through instructions OF the board
and that the cCrtTact was never revoked and
the appointment OF Miss Brown held cool for
The Year The Justice reserved his decision till
Tomorrow
LANDLORD AND TENANT DoTt1nt Decision
In the case of Fow Ter vs.. Rapley, before Chief
Justice Cartier, holding the Circuit Court,
yesterday, IL was decided that landlord cannot
enforce his lien for rents upon property in the
h2nGs OF bona fds purchasers without notice of
the lien, either by attachment or by execution
even where the chattels have not been removed
iron The premises Il was cOnte nded for the
defendant that the landlord can pursue and take
any property which had ever belonged to the
tenant, and been on the premises, while rent was
IN arrear. in whose ever hands il NAV be found
whether the purchaser had notice of the lien or
not, but the Chief Justice said that If such a
construction were put upon the statute no man
would be safe in buying the smallest article, and
trade would sop. Lnoch TOtten, Esq, for pur-
chaser, Il. 7. Merrick, Esq, for landlord.
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Maynard is brisk. The steamer Nipsic is now
being spared" and will be ready for sea by
Saturday next This vessel has been thor
oughly Overhauled, and is as staunch now as when
hrst constructed. Her crew are nearly all on
board. and Commander Selfridge expects sailing
orders within a week. Her destination will be
the West India squadron. The old carbine for
merly used in the navy has been discarded, and
the crew will be armed with Remington rifles
John A. Madden has been appointed Waterman
m the lard A number of caulkers, residents
OF Baltimore, have been discharged they
having finished the work required Of them ON
the steamer Kansas.
SKELETON Observation-Disclosures of Foul
Ffdy-WdS 4. q Murder YESTERDAY afternoon
the Corporation labOrers under Thomas Bowie
one Of Commissioner CrOwley's foremen, while
engaged in grading Boundary street, near 10th
street east, unearthed the bones of a human
being, buried barely a foot under ground. The
bones were carefully taken out, and the entire
skeleton was found An examination being
made, the skull was found to have a hole i'm the
fured. There were no traces of coffin. clothing
or even buttons about the bones, which were
buried on the side of the road.
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The GIBSON ENCOUNTERS A SToRM-The
Merchants Line steamship John Gibson arrived
at Alexandria last night, in forty hours from
New York. Capt. Winters reports that on his
outward trip he passed through the most fearful
gale on the coast of New Jersey which in thirty
eight years Of seafaring he has ever expert
enced. The noble ship kept on her course with
out any dfhcuity, and arrived safely i'm New
York very little behind time, without any other
injury except slightly damaging her railing. She
viii SAIL for New York again tomorrow evening
SERIOUS ARRAY BETWEEN Two BoYs-A
FatdI Result FsdTed--In an alteration between
tso boys named Thomas D. TAYLOR, o0lored and
Walter Barclay, white, yesterday afternoon on
sth street, near Pennsylvania avenue, Taylor
received cut in the check from a knife in Bar
GAYS hands, whereupon Taylor hurled a stone
AZ Barclay, INJECTING probably fatal wound on
MS mead. TAYLOR was arrested and Committed
TO Jail for hearing by Justice Smith
TIE SIXTH WARD woEKrxGMEx have organ-
lied Themselves into a Workingmens Protective
Union, with the following oficers:-President
John Bryan; Vice President, Frank d. Gaines,
Recording Secretary, =. 5. Riley; Correspond
ing Secretary, Milo Sweny; Treasurer, Win. P
Priee Messrs. James Allen, 8. 8. Riley and
george lawson were appointed committee to
wait ON the Ward Commissioner to solicit en-