Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-05
LOCAL N E VS..


vseE, With lots of kov-lries-
PsO1. SAITH's Art Gallery, 3O4 PennsyI.
vaDia avenue
METROPOLITAN HALL AND VARIETY rH.-
ArER, PennsyIyaoia avenu-, hetween lItb ana
f7th str~ets- Open every night-vIth q first
class entertainment
LEVY CoURr-Th. regular meeting OF the
levy Court " a. held 70 day in he Aldermen =
Cnaneer' O'.y HUM A. r. shepherd in
Msssrs. Belt Rowland. Plant and Browr
prseeni, with Mr.. Cailan Clerk.
49,. onaT , r.. Sef me tn- Con-, the folio wing
sTAR- InfeHtgenoer, and Republican, foi adver-
tisirg; for rent Of ROOM for m-s-engrr's ser.
VICE, comm upiea'lon Of Register Of Wills.
bon for the statement Of nuisance in UnIon-
fovL; winch were referred Com munic ttioas
IN reference to toe proposal road TO connect the
Few central turnpike, IN Prince G-org-s, with
The Marlboro, protesting against the road
passing through certain lands unless they
receive paw for the SAM, Mr.. Plan offered n
resolution instruciing the Clerk u call on the
Marshal 10 condemn the route OF the road
referred tO: " bicn was adopted.
Mr.. Brown Offered a resolution directing the
CSDmIttee on Improvements to select a lot IN
the Nigh boz hood of Mount Pleasant, for the
purpose CT ootaiEing gravel, giving th-m an.
monty 70 condemn a lot for the purpose, winch
Mr.. Shepherd offered a resolution directing
the Commit on Improvements 10 survey, 10.
cate, ana open road 10 Connect the Sandy
Spring road al the northern boundary line Of
the county, ard west Of the Rock Creek Church
road with the Pinsy Branch road at its inter-
sserop, Win full powers to call jury and
concem q tie Iald " bich may be needed 10 con.
Eeet ssId road, " hLch was adopted.
Mr. Plant repS rted nun Der Of bills, which
were ordered 40 he psid.
Mr. Plant, from the Committee on Improve
meBtS. reported the bids received for furnish
ing boundary stones, ranging from IS c-nts to
ST. zach, and moved that the committee be
au'hoIizrd 10 cODtracs with the lowest respon-
sible bidder; agreed TO.
MI Plant moved ihst the Committee on I'M
proysmeut~ ~ instructed TO advertise for pro-
poeaIs for building n bridge ae-oss Rock Creek,
on the military road from Tennallytown To
BrightwoOd, and report their action to the
Court; agreed TO. Adjourned
DEATH OF LrNEAL DgsCBHDArr OF LORD
fAIRYAx.-t'harle SnOwden Fairfax, a de-
sCendant o! the last Lord Fairfax. and himself
emitted TO ,ne title as the tenth Lord, did At
Barnums City Hotel. IN Baltimore, yesterday
morning, aged 40 years. The deceased was
born q. Vapcluse, Fairfax county. Va. on the
stn Of March, ls-e. but for some years has re-
sided IN Caiifornia, having served Speaker
Of the House Of Representatives OF that State
IN l. =. and subsequent " for Il We as clerk
OF the Supreme Court of the same State. He
was chairman Of me California delegation 70
the D-mocraiic National Convention witch
assembled In New York last July. The de-
ceased was well known aad respected on the
Pacific ceast, and stood high in the Masonic
frStsrnity, the members of which In baltimore
baye arranged 10 send a large delegation with
tne oody to THIS city. The remains will be
brought here To- morrow morn q. aud Inferred
In The cemetery &C Rock Greek Church, north
OF this city. The decreased was collateraIIy re-
l'ied 70 Thomas. the SIKH Baron Fairfax. who
oayIng r,lnquIshed Bis English estates to his
brother kOb~rt, came over 10 America aud
settled on plantation Of more Than a million
Il sores N Virginia, which he Inherited from
has mother, Cafharine Colepepper. Thomts
-rfax was the frst person who employed
GEORGE Washington surveyor. Robert
FAIRFAX died IN l5a5. when the immense estate
led N he Rev Easr
cousin. who became the eighth Baron Charles
Snowden Fairfax, the subject or the above no.
Re. was the great grandson of the Rev Bryan
Fairfax and succeeded 10 the title of Lord
fsiFfax In lsis-a title, however, which he
never claimed.
FIsH AND OYsTRRs-In CONSEQUENCE n, The
cold northwest winds winch prevail, the sup-
Piv CT hsh II considerably Curtailed, with a
corr sporeing advance in prices. At john
-on " harf about 3.O0i shaf were received this
morning and last night, and sold at . "a and SIS
per hundred; also, abou, 4,o0S herring, the
RRn PIC a, wheen .hsy solo beng from Al to sli.
first Of the season) of Jackson city. near thu
Long Fridge, BY which he caught one undreu
snad ana aboDt three hundred herring. Thu
oyster market is quite brisk, with a moderate
supply There have arrived Al Riiey's wharf
SINCE our last report thres schoonsrs with
about 800 bushels of oysters tor Turner &
Sob. One boat eontsins bel veen three and
four hundred bushels Mosquito Greek oysters
OF fine quality, which are held 81 Is per
bnstei. The prices range from fifty c-nts 10 az
per bush bel, win but f-w at the latter figure
~
CHOwDER--The following recipe for this IA
nous dI-h-Chow der-may be of use The bsst
fish for chowder Is rock or catfish. Cut the a n
I'D Pr ces an inch thick ana TWO pch-s so uare:
take SIX or eight slices of salt pork, PAT them
IN tie bottom OF an iron pot and fry them ill
crisp; take out the pork, leaving the far; chop
Tie pork fine Put in the pot a lay-r Of fish, a
layer Of split crackers, some Of the choppsd
poIs, little black and Ted pepper, lat lie
chopped onion, then ano her layer Of fish, split
CRACKERS and seasoning This do tall all the
ingredients are placed In the pot Thin iu,t
cover he dish with water, and st-w sIoEIv
vi u Is tender. thiC ken the eravy with pound
20 1fseker, and caisup. if agreeable 70 ta-t.
Boil np The gravy once. and pour over he asb.
Eqb't<f IN the Juice Of a lemon; aid salt ~
l''sssafy Use sliced potatoes in b. cho WIDER
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PRoF. RIsLxY's Original japanese Troupe
cODmeDCe a nights engagement at Wallis
Opera House this evening Since they left
this country they have been ia LIhd Jn.
Paris, and Madrid, and nave Ju-t retaraed
from spain wner- the revolution M adj. their
s'ay uncomfortable Little All Right" is
srIll with the troupe The feats o. tna COM
pAny are so remarkable thai IL would take
Column TO describe them. 50 sS 10 b. UNDER
stood. and all should sea for themselves what
en- DO done In the way Of kill, gtn, AMI
rLoprsnce by our sntipodssn friends. Seats
can 10 secured, free OF extra n trge, AZ Eliis's
musIc tore, on Penn yIv ma avenue. thrJ ugh
The day, and al IN Opera House a. night.
TER CELEBRATED HAsLON BIOrHzRs,
vbCss rsputatIon as gypnasts is rstsonsh-d
tbrous bout the country will make their first
appearance in Washington NJ tn Na-ionaI
TIL. stIe This evening. Their entertainments
are very fayOraDly n btic-d by the press wn-r~-
ever they have appeared. and w. have no d 'uht
thy viii do a good busI1ss>. rn-y ", "a o-
assist by their pupils, julien, Francois, and
VICTOR. agsd Tespsc ivSlv TX, sven, and eight
year; PA U. The young Russian a'hlste; Miss
Emmy horne. Mr.. and Mrs. Is A. Brenu an,
aud otn-rs, rendering u diversified pro-
trsmIa--
DISTRIBUTION OF TAxEs Mr. A. CT Hai',
Tar Collector, has MADE The following dIsiri-
bu Ion Of taxes r., eiVed during the past mon b:
let Ward tuId. s2,I 5.72; III, l615.5g; 81,
sS.te5 -; 4lh- - it7 ~. SIN 81 ,3.7.-t; 9Th,
tFs-i2, 9Th. s9I7 -; School fund, S6,te9.2l;
Schooi House d. - 6i6 ~; Metropolitan
Police Go, s},17 81, Gas do, Sk,3&g H.; Ten
years sIklng bond co., 81 s. ) ~; Special tax
CO., >@,.31 o.. Water do, ssS9. The to'al
an mt ~ all funds collected since July LIST Is
e7E-2S4f5, OF which smount aiSiO.t5 was
crsdt 10 th- special tax fun nd. and S5i7 ga 10
10 the various funds of thhs Corporation.
The STRIKE AT THE NAVY YARp-The
brickIay-rs employed ~ the Navy Yard in this
city, on Satard y stopped work As stated IN the
SrAR, under the recent order IN res4rt To the
payment If but eIght-tenths OF q DAYS wages
for els ut hours work The reason assigned for
the stoppage s that by accepting less wages
tesn Is FIX by the Bricklayers' Union a. the
sofs Aav- thov oul "A