Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-09
Ca-1-Iensed IACaIs.

Barry Swsrt 1cOuntv) and jos III. BraJI
jr-. are named ss smoag the candidates 4s- the
he interior OF the Navy De artment is being
painted anil Tapered, an Improvement to that
Ticket No. 80 drew the La-se picture OF the
to>t nm which :. as "a t'ied lax evening fog the
teh'Lt Of Tie ao% home IOE aged meE and
Among the patents granted Turing the ! asst
IetA are one Tor printing teIega2 ph 10 John 8.
IHVn' OF Washington, and 70 flower pot to
5IE aTd Bal sv II, Of Ills city.
R1 N, n berthst these cool esenings DUpreZ
anu BtntdiCtS Eiustrels are giving most enjoy
able entertainments at the Ns,ional The&to-.
Those Who have witnessed the performances
cant say CuOu- N ~ their praise.
The Potomac water will be shC off tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock from the Z street z ain.
ltth street % New Q, efsey avenue. and on the
latter avenue from > to g streets 10 make con
I'cti0Hs WITH the new main. See advertise
meut.
Captain Nickle having gneC rs position as
&c HmsuCrr Of the steamer Expires which runs
- " cen GeoTSetown and Baltimore, Captain
p y TALBOT has been assign ed 10 that position.
captain i. Commanded the Express several
years ago.
Detcc Give Miller and M-Davitt .s-t night ar
rested cOlCred man named John DJnnely on
The charge OF eUdcavOTing to inCite & riot at the
Greedy and Brown msoting. He was carried
L. ICiice headquarters, where a razor was found
OF his Ierson. He was locked up.
The wooden pavement viii re completed on
to-rneE-9w as far Ss the Georgetown bridge. ON
The south side OF the street. and in ten days time
the entire work on Pennsylvania avenue will he
complete 10 Georgetown. Ir. Albert Gleason
the sGb-~OntTactor, commenced this work at
18th street, and Will have il completed within 30
days :T"Ls he commencement.
Yesterday evening two hoEses attached to a
carriage IN which were Mrs. General Richard
son ard several Others were riding became
frightened Oh Pennsylvania avenue, near ODD
street, by the whistle OF a steam street roller
anu ran away, but little Son of Mrs. r., who
was driving, succeeded in stopping them before
any damage lad been done.
REAL EsTArI OPERATIo4s.-Perhspst there
has not been in the history of Washington a
spring and sunHer equal to that Of 1872 in tie
number and value of its real estate transactions;
anu certainly the number of improvements,
buildings erected AID buildings improved as in
m year From tine to time we have published
IN, ,i ares OF our brokers, and to-day we give a
rs, ,I . sts maze sy ole OF our oldest dealers in
Ieal estate, MI. X MI. Hall, corner 9Th and l.
street, all OF which have been made villain a
short Zine past For W. III. Smith, of BaIti-
h Williams, lots IL and II, in square lea ar
$3.50; Tor DIR. II. NJ. Wordsworth to different
purchaser, eight lots in square "a. at $3.50 each
s2!st; fo- =. III. Stevens lot 20, in block 90 sub
Of Meridian Hill. $500; for Walter s. Gov
1cSooo square feet in square i5i, at SOS 900: for
a X Shepaerd, IL acres on Boundary street.
Inc late residence of DIR. Gilman, at SO 900
For W III. Russell, ESQ, and another, an in
ferest in the forty acres recently bought of John
little, on boundary street, at SIS 600 For j.
a. Coombs, ESD, 1C3 900 square fesS of the sub
division OF Thongs p. Morgan or Boundarv
street, for S15,5DO. For Charles s. Tart d Iots
In the subdivision o. Meridian Hill at sII 900
FOR t. =. Mattingly end Joseph Law lot IL in
square No. 22i, at 50 per foot-S19, 400. For W.
81 King: three story b,.ck on street, between
OF Baltimore 26 feet from on l. street in snare
NO %, 800 feet, at $500. For Chas Dice LOT
e. e. IN block :, of Howard university, at 500. |
10 u o Howard, part Of lots and Z and lei <
In block Z. Meridian Hill, at - cents per foot
S9DCO We are Informed by ~. Half that dH-
IIns inis last spring the demand for vacant |
A~ancrr all, L.
Iects OF The public Improvements has greatly
TN u,dNG values, In come cases Almost doub- |
ing ing mem mem The real estate markst win be |
ii'e'! 'nk isl and winter, we predict.
IHH LIVE BToCK MARKRr-P1a-d of
Hedth LEslectioHs~ Superintendent Gatshell's |
and elsewhere Tor tas week ending Friday,
august 3 iS az follows
AZ Clark's depot for tn, sac Of swine, COS hogs
and ~ 10 Io.t were sold. The nEket vas brisk,
Fe.ts per POUND net
et Center market and elsewhere u besyes,
s,oS .eIso cows and calves, 1S7 veal al ae5 saeeP
ana lambs were sold. Beeyes brongbr S5as5
Der CEt; COWS and calves sold at S}OaSh Per
~ al, calves brought sac cents per pound, 10
r.. y ah, lambs S5asi per head. The market |
were very dull. and the quality of the stock
lar and ordinary. There were Is cows and |
calves forwarded 20 the Philadelphia market
Al DroyeTs' Rest AS beeves were offered, and
So sid az S$a>G, with a maximum of sales at |
gas yer cwt. There IL beeves remaining !
oyeI. The market vas brisk, and the quality Of
TIE stock fair. There were ~ cows and calves |
.h sale. Stock ordinary with dali market.
Sale at SeuaS40.
There was brisk market for sheen and lambs
sliSh we're sold pronhiscGOGsly at S3aSi-5o per
head There were ,626 sheep and lambs offered
md al sold at the above prices.
ETrEING OF THE INDUSTRIAL HOME
- H"vL BClLDING-A Dostdrdy Aet.-The
a-&GEI tuTued in from box 81, last evening, was |
caused By IRE in the frame building known as |
tie Industrial Home School om 9TH street, Just
sOuth OF the canal bridge, The building had
l. tn UEOccUried Tor some months past, and II
Is Supposed tie fire was the work Of an incen-
diary. TIE building was about half des-
fr"yed before the arrival of the engines
lCS- about -tgp ana 10 insurance. The
building was erected during the var as g home !
for the newsbOys who thTOnged this city at that
tire. N was built mainly w money furnished \
rary home not only for newsboys, but also Tor
fS.Igres IRON Virginia anu elsewhere who !
sought a temporary home in this city. twas
occupied a. girls school under the charge of /
the Industrial Home School until month or I
two ago, when the girls were removed 10 /
Georgetown. VI was the design Of the managers !
q e move tie building TO Georgetown, bEt the /
2ctC al iICendiary prevents IL. We trust that /
Tie charitably disposed viii see that the loss l.
mace good, - That Tie managers viii not be !
cranped in their efforts 10 aid destitute chilren /
III obtaining an honorable livelihood.
WAsHINCTON LADIES AT JcEp.r. WHITE !
StLFhJE SFEIH-s.-A coTIes p0hdc mt, writing
from Jordan. : White sulphur Springs, and de-
sCItbiES late masquerade ball there, says
mcng the principal characters who graced
me ballroom were the following:-Niss MolIic
laV o. W aShingtOn, W a. dressed in pink silk.
u nnied with point applique, etTuscan iewelrv:
Eair Io~ CeTed white Miss Mamie Hi gyius WIS
teCCialngiy atjfTed in white tarlotOn ar mined
With Eo>e-coloT6d taTIcton and real lace and
roses; coral ievrlry. Miss Belle Higgins looked
a. pure a. a lily in white carleton, ornamental
With natural flowers. Miss Ida Higgins a twin
Sc All
white carleton, trimmed with lace and natural
flowers. The laS;-named three are all tanyh-
fsrs OF Mrs. y. Higgins. of Washington. Mrs
Cameron, of Washington, ID. c., took the char
scter OF Helen MeGregor;' her animation aud
vivacity added very much TO the general enjoy
nent of the exercises. Mrs. Weeks, also from
Washington, Folly with cap and bells, was
perfection. end her coquettng set half the gem
temen beside themselves"
BOARD OF POLICE CoMNIssIoNREs-Ata
meeting of the board of police commissioners