Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-29
LOCAL N E VS..
JHE HOLIDAYS.
New Years Sits. and where 60 Ruv


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"kid Cloves made OF rat skin are very often
painrd oil uIOn the unsephi-ticated by IN
prlneirIed de Hlers as the genuine article, but
Of such an imposition, and among them Is d. j.
MAY, no. go Pennsy ivania avenue, who makes
aspeeiatty OF the real Paris kids OF all eolors.
fiis stock n ali imported and Il entirely reliable
Besides gloves he has an extensive assortment OF
dry goods Of all kinds, which have been marked
Gown for the holidays. Mr.. May Is one OF our
oldest merchants and should not be forgotten by
those who want anything in his line.
The Borobalsamine preparations are highly
fecomme nded Tor certain skin diseases, and is
seid by CHAs SToTT & Co., at No. 800 street
hSest. Unlike many other medicines these
PREPARATIONS are not "cure-ali'' and are only
intended Tor certain diseases. For this reason
we are inclined to believe them what they are
siained TO be-a good sntisept;c lotion.
~ You want TO buy a fne carriage at a reason
able price patronize ROBERT III GRAHAM cor
ssr oh andD streets. northwest. lie keeps con-
SANITY ON hand vehicles of every Dissertation
And the prices az which he sells them challenges
soDPettion- Call and examine his stock
IL the ladies want a new dress made in the
latest style they should 70 10 MISS M. NJ. SMYTH,
No go Il street. northwest She paws special
attention to cutting and basting, and receives
he ely les from Paris monthly.
The NEW York AND WASHINGTON STEAM
shIP lISk.-The stock holders OF this line held a
meeting at the National Metropolitan Bank
the president, y. W. Thompson. ESQ showed
the condition Of the company to be prosperous
adiyide I'D OF II per cent having been declared
Tor tEe YEAR, and a considerable addition male
To the surplus fund. This has been done nv
good management in the face OF some falling OF
IN height. Flour freight has fallen OF to some
the wheat crop in the Shenandoah valley Our
Dhiers should make every exertiOn to keep the
standard OF Georgetown -four up to the high
reputation II has hitherto borne in order TO meet
M af..1.
ether quarters.
There IL falling of. also, in sunac sent from
Virginia for the European market. This may
be due 10 glut in the market, or to the fact
heretofore complained of in Liverpool. that the
Virginia sumac Is carelessly put up. In APPLES
there Il marked increase in the way of freight
ana IL IL notable fact that the most saleable
apples IN the European markets are those grown
IN Virginia
We note the continued success of this steam
ship line with hearty satisfaction. II Is a Wash
meton enterprise, carried through by Washing
ton men. in the face OF great dicourareuents
and much apathy on the part of many of our
business men, who saw in II only a repetition of
The numerous failures To establish a home line
Of this kind But through careful and ener-
getie management the line has been male not
only handsomely paying investment for the
STOCKHOLDERS but q real benefit to the commu-
nny. by reducing freights. and supplying a
permanent and reliable freight transit, which
The previous tClyde) hne did not
Mrs. SREA. WITH HER LITTLE KNIFE AND
PISTOL. hEEPs TWO OFFICERS AT BAr.-After
the prOcee dings in the Criminal Court to-day
IN which IL appeared that the watch OF which
M. A Metzler had been robbed by Gassaway
Butler and others, on the 5th instant had bee n
sold TO Mrs. Shea, Mr.. NJ. procured a warrant
Tor the arrest Of Shea. and also search warrant
for the watch. Lieut.. johnson served the war
rant on Shea, whom he found at his house. on
Maryland avenue, near A. street, and he ac-
eomPanied Lieut. y. TO police headquzrters bat
omeers Pfah and Duvall, who had been depu-
nzed TO serve the search warrant, had trouble.
Soing INTO the house they were ordered out by
MIS-. shea, who armed with q long knife and
pistol, thre afened TO make mince meat Of them
ana blow them to atoms. and tn show that she
was IN earnest cut at Pfaff, but fortunately
missed him, and struck the counter, cutting or
large piece. Tine officers being unarmed at
the time retired. and Pfaf returned to head
quarters fof Instructions while Duvall remained
on guard at the house until he received orders
and IN this condition affairs remained at 2X