Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-01

TIE OPEN-AIE CONCERTS AT THg WHITE
si0ntr OF public buildings and grounds, is
making ready in the lawn south Of the Presi-
dents house Tor the regular outdoor concerts
OF the Marine band. The regular Saturday
Afternoon promenade concerts will commence
next Saturday week. During the past year the
enclosure south OF the Presidents house has been
greatly enlarged, the lawn now extending
throughout the entire space north of Executive
4venae. An opening has been also cut through
and graded TO the river shore, making beauti-
fnl view riverw Yards, and altogether forming one
OF the most delightful of all the public prone
nades OF Washington, which will attract crowds
OF people during the coming summer months.
FIsB AND OYSTER MARKKr-Bodrd Of H,c,th
IaYsetions-Inspector General Gatchel reports
the following arrivals:-16s,0 coo herring; selling
at fro m si-50 to $50 per thousand. 1,oC0
shad, selling TO slippers at So; market, SO per
hundred. 500 tailors, selling at 81 per hundred
oe cells: selling at 81 per hundred. 200 punches
ksh. selling at from Ice. to 2oc. per bunch. 4
sturgeon, selling at from $3.50 to 81 each.
$50 per bushel. 225 bushels small sters sell
ing at from &c. to CSC. per bushel.
PAINFUL AccIDENT-Yestertay aftarnoon
about four O'Clock, Robert Williams. a youth OF
about 10 years Of age, (son Of Mr.. Wash. Will
hams met with a serious accident 1t appears
Iony and sseH lesSpa eoT sh ride .s upon his
reared ana teii, falling upon the leg of the youth
and breaking enc of the bones below the kree
tn-dQ a
Doing we'll AT. Thompson. who was in his
stable. which adjoins that Of Mr.. Williams, I'M
media'ely set the BROKEN limb.
PROBATE BusTNEss.-The viii of the late DR.
Robert King Stone. OF this city, has been filei
in the office IF the Register OF Wills aud ad-
mitted TO probate and record. Mrs. Stone has
given bonds IN the sum OF - 900 and qualified
as executor, and has also given bonds in the
sum Of Sl0 90, and has been appointed guar
dian TO tie orphans. The last will and tesla
to probate and record, and r. NJ walker qualI.
fed a. executor; bond, $3.50. The will OF w NJ
Etheridge, was MED yesterday.
MEETING OF LAEoRING MEN of the sixth
district was held last evening at John Wesley
Church-W. H. Stewart in the chair and j ames
I1iman seeretary-and Laboring Mems Union
Grant, president; w. ID. Stewart, secretary; and
John 5. Brent, 81, treasurer. Resolutions were
adopted requesting that work be awarded TO
by Mr.. JohnF. Murray and MIR. John H. Brooks.
-B'xAI B'RrTH.-District Grand Lodge, No. 8.
Bissi Birth, COMPRISING the lodges Of Maryland
meeting i'm Baltimore Sunday afternoon. All
the lodges of the district were fully represented
me mutual endowment plan to govern the sub
xeeo1ps ssss Was acted upon and adopted
present ten lodges in this district.
PHANTOM GrARD9--At q meeting of the OH
9Da nc stanton Guards Battaiion, Colonel
Wn Bowen, commanding, held last evening
the foflowing star was elected: I'd. s. Atkin.
son, adiSlsnt, DE-. james Bowen, surgeon: Sid
ny Mcr Mfano, quarteruRster; VIM. j. WILSON,
paymaster; Francis Belt, commiseary: Sergt
Barnes, color sergeant; VIM Smallwood, auarter-
master sergeant Sergeant Bennett, sereeant
major; John 7. johnson, treasurer.
A WOMAN PEPPHRBD IN THE FAoI vrrH
BIRD sHor.-Yesterfay evening Q coioresi wo-
man, named Sally Pratt, living in willow-tree
alley, was engaged in quarrel with black
man. named Abe Atwell, when the latter drew
pistol, loaded with bird shot, and discharged
the contents into her face, fnfiictfng painful
wounds Atwel wss arrested by Officer Owens,
OF the eighth precinct, Who was near BY ct the
time, and locked up to answer,
fks AT LAGREL, Mon Monday morning,
about O'Clock, nre broke eat In the basement
OF the Masonic hall at Laurel, Nd and the en-
tire buildings three-story brick strucfure-
was soon destroyed by the flames. ONLY a few
articles of value were saved, the Masons losing
everything. The fire was caused by a defective
fue.
ANOTHER VETERAN GoSG-Mr. Reed Poul-
ton. q veteran Of the war OF 1912, died on We'd