Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-23
CESTER MARKET.

Wholesale and Retail Prices.
rased platform hes Just been erected
| through the space between tue market
house aud the sheds on Canal street, AFFORD.
! inc increased facilities 10 eountrymen and
dealers in displaying their stock in trade
| We noticed yesterday afternoon a large mum.
4 Der of country wagons, well filled with yege.
\ tables and fruits. ranged along side by side 70
this platform, where the purchaser can walk
through and view the contents of the wagons
| without weding in mud ankle deep. as hereto.
| fore. The wholesale prices yesterday Were as
| foDovs:-Apples, eating, so to $3.50 per Dbl.
do. cooking, 81 so to 81 per Dbl; Pears; 3 to 81
maroes, al per hushel; Egg Plants. 50 TO 20
! cents per doz.; Wild Grapes, 81 per busnel:
Marrowfat Squash, $50 per cwt.; Citron
! Melons, az per hundred; Green Ccrn, 90 cents
per doz; Cucumbers. IS cents per hundred;
| Irish Poiatocs, - IS per bbl; SW.st Poatoes
50 so 10 "a per bbl.; Cabbages, S. 10 = per hun.
ORE I; onions. Silver, * per bbl.: do. Red, 81
Der bhl; CockeDs, 81 TO Sc per do Dacks, -
| 70 $50 per doZ
| Tbs mcrL,re we notice the ealcs at retail of
v'Ge bi end frpits, a follows Apple, 3la
soc. per peek; eache-, 4',as0c. per ptcs; pear ;.
| zoe. per p6 ck; tomatoS7. 40c. per peck: grape-
15c. per Ib:c ,g plant, 6li5c. elc6; qumc $, 81
per peck cdcum6ers, 25c. per doz.; green corn,
75c. per peek; be ats, 5a1Oc. per bunch: parsnips
5aI0c. per bnnch; potatoes 3Oc per peek: do
| sweet, SOC per peck; dry beans, l5c. per quart
eggs. 30c per doz )untrv butter. &C per ID ;
chickens, II per pair; ducks, 81 per pair.
NEW BUILDING Observation-Disclosures 10
the call published in our advertising columns,
quite large gathers ng of our solid men met at
the office of Mr.. Geo II. Plant, corner of 18th
street and New York avenue last evening,
their object being 10 form a ne " building $3.50
CITATION. Mr.. A. r. Shepherd was called to the
chair. and &. StorrS elected secretary. After
the president had stated the purpose OF tue
meeting, il was moved that each one present be
invited 10 state the number of shares of stock
n
tain whether or not 1t would Justify further
Efforts for an organization. In few minutes
time i74 sher:7 OF stock We're t.ken. A com.
mit1He of iwelve was then appointed TO procure
sub criptIons,end the secretary was authorized
TO ob.:ln tue Necessary books. The places
designated 20 leave books for subscription were
269 Pc. avenue; George H. Plant, 18th street
and New York avenue; Middleton 4 Co q
Bank: corner of 18th and streets; N. ClIIau,
over Metropolitan Badk, 18Th street. Fred
KConF-. corner eth aud + streets: G.. Storrs
corDe. 18th and + streets; Bushrod Robinson,
Pa. avenue. between 9th aud IOth ST. ct; and
with G.. y. Hopkins. The secretary was an.
thori@so TO advertise where books are opened
The committee on obtaining stock are to report
10 ten days TO The president the number of
shares taken, ard when 1.50) shares are sue
scribed he is authorized TO call m ,.iug 70.
permanent orga nizaton. A committee OF three
were Apo M d 10 prepare CONSTITUTE = &C.
hy-laws. aud were Instructed t. take the con
s,iuf'on OF The Provident Aid Esoc,at On as q
b"sis for this one. and the same committee
were anthoriz d to procure suiiable place for
1u'ute lungs. Me rs. Kooncs, Stol rs, aud
Plant constitute his commit e. Adjourn d 20
m'e on Monday: the Alto day OF October.
BASE RbIL.-A match game wss playei on
We tnf day / -,wt' N the Faterpr, I'D Juusoc
Mrf ers, re Dlt'rg - 81 g vi, :oiy for the
lat,,r, by score Of rs +, 10.
Ire gene = -terdav aternoon m Bait more,
fatw n ,he p stiTc, Of TIA city, ard the Pas.
Tine, OF Richmond, rhe proc Us of which are
TO ne devo' 10 the rp'1ta, ment of the Cor fed
etat, d"ai around Richmond rssult dps
time, Of Baltimere. IS; Pasdme. Of Richmond Il
The Excelsior Ba.e Bail Club of Brooklyn,
Will srriye IN Washington ,o-morrow NOR pirg
the bnickerbockers, however, will net, as re-
pc cd accompany them, for the purpo-e of
P'ayfrg the deciding game bltw IN 10 ecIubs,
heDIs fne grand match will not axe place
The Exceisiors Viii play their first game with
TIE Olymp'"s Tomorrow, (Friday) conme
ing prrc'>ely at p. M, and not with the Ma.
torels as we stated: but on Saturday, 25ra in.
sirnt, hey will meet the MAJ onals az the ,me
horr. Both 1 mes Will doubtIe-7 ba clio e and
exei'rg, IS the ExceIsior5 rank high in the
the cbamp'orshp of the Lpitc1 States; The
Exce'siors will make WiIIa-d's .h.,r h-a1.
quarters, and we underst1ud The Oily Enpics and
Nsrion"'s s-e making extensive Preparations
10 enter iIn the visitors.
OHIO REPUBLICAN AssocrATIoN-This
assoc Ia ion having authorized the President
"a. M Gangrwer) 10 appoint p Commute of
one IN each department aud bureau TO make
out lists of Ohio voters for the srproaching
cit ton IN that State. and TO wait upon the
! IL OF the departments. aui obtain leave. of
ss e9ss for those de-iyinst 90 home to vot,;
he President since the meeting: Col. II. q.
Cts, Government Printing Office; Fred. A.
Schmidt, Second Aud tors Office; l.. A
Brown. Inter- al Revenue bureau; aud e.. NJ
Smith, Third Audit RS Once, othe. will b.
added II deemed necessary. The Sscret-Iy +
the Tressurv has agreed TO i've le;ve OF
All nee t"r dq, 10 .hc geing home ID
vote and tpe Com~i,t'e OF Transportation
have made arrangement for 1 iucsd fares to
Cleveland and other points. Round trip
tickets con be obtaint for $40 10 Cleveland.
SpeIOCs CEl EGR.-A color i man named
ArthuI Mosene, All mt eighteen yslrs OF age,
wss arrested by Officer Cooper, OF the eighth
pI ciDct. vest ,rdry are noon. cbarg'd win
con- mitiiry rare on colored girl named NJ.
Z Newmsu on August 22d last Ii appears
that Nc ere v.s serving bis apprenticeship Al
blacks ~ S,t1 crlcrod mau named 10.
seph Burke, in the EITst Ward. who had taken
this orphan gil - IA ., snd on the night in
que ZION Burke went TO church, and during
his alb eDce Mo,en" zen, mp stairs TO tue room
where Tie girl waS 81 apiDg and accomplished
bis purpO with fearful Injury to her per, on.
From that time since he has not been Seen till
yesterday afternoon. He was Ia ken before
Jrsiice MaIymap , ben, the case being fully
proven. he was sent to pal for court. The
girls IN lurios were pronounce by Dr. George
Mccoy - be of a very d1pgerou' nature, and
the viilatn himself was Perfectly stolcal and
unmoyed,
SoNs OF TRMPE.ANCR.-Howard Division.
No. :, held its weekly meeting last night a,
Union / p que Hall, Mr.. SiIas Boyce pre- d.
ing Hope Division. from South Washingt On,
made iTaternal visit duriLg toe evening The
hall YVES crowded and after the regular bust
pcss wss over there was an adore made ny
Mr.. J. l.. kidwell: song by the GIes Club Of
Hope Divis,oo, The Sailor Boys Grave;
essays by w. p. Freeman: song and piano &C.
compartment. by M'ss e. q. Boxer, reci ton
OF "Hager in the WldernG - bv Mr. Tw Z.
dale; song, "Depart d Days," by Lies NJ Goa e;
recitation, "NotbiDg 70 We ~" by r. r. Howe
A committee Of thy wa appointed to make
Arrangement for retnIn vrsIt ~ Hope
Division. II wa a1nopnced that re petitions
TOR pre-. entaiIors - COpgr = ssk.ng f0r n pro-
hibiory law were b.,pg rapidly filled up
Several memtsr were initial ID.
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BAPTIST HOME AssoCIATIOg-A largely
attended meeting of the Blptists OF this CITY
wa held ~ the Islapd Baptist Church on
Monoay evening, az which were present many
OF ne m mist RS OF that denomir alton W no are
pastors of !he city churche', 5ide1 hume rous
prominent lay members. The purpo,s OF the
gathering ives TO form Home Baptist Associ-
alton, the Object being the cultivation OF a
closer Christian intercourse among the dc nom.
nations, locking TO church extension and mis-.
siOnary work. Rev. Mr.. Me u dor pr ided, aud
after discus zion a committee OF two iro n .ch
hau naF oh rr4ha ia