Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-01
Live stock Market.


Superintendent Gatchel's report OF inspec-
tons and sales OF live stock at Drovers' Rest
and elsewhere, during the week ending Octo.
At Clark's hog pens. Tuesday, COS Ohio swine
were offered, and sold at "a AK.
AT Center market, on Tuesday and Thursday,
AZ very ordinary cattle sold at 3Ya5c
Al Drovers Rest, SIS cattle were on sale, as
Ioilows: BY Mr.. Lynn, 160 head, So head from
Greene county, balance from Fauquier county;
Mr. Ryan, 50 head, from Eauquier county; Mr..
Huntoon. 60 head, from Fauquier county; Mr..
Yates, "a head, fIoC Rappahannock county;
Messrs. Silcut s. Middleton, ~ head. from Eau
quir county; Messrs. Means e. Weaver, 25 head,
from various sections; others, 49, various places;
al sold TO butchers, 3a5kc.; 81 sold for stock
purposes, 3ka3Hc.; 80 driven to Baltimore
mIrket. Sheep, 1e4 shsep;were on sale; 65s
fiat" sold to buchers, 5h s7c. 2o0 sold for stock
purposes, at . &c; SS stock sheep driven to
were offered and sold, from $25 to $50. 10 swine
were offered and sold, at &c. The cattle mar
ket last week was tue largest OF any period
since the war; there were ,059 head offered.
The FUNERAL of the late F.. l.. Childs, chief
clerk of the Post Office Dep Itment, took place
this afternoon from the residence of the family,
On 9th street. The remains were encased in q
handsome coffin, covered with black cloth. At
one O'Clock p. m, the friends OF the family and
the officers and employees Of the Post Office De-
rartment assembled at the house, and after re
ligious services, conducted by Rev. DR.. Cuth-
bert, the corpse was removed to the hearse-
Col. Routt, Col. Mack, Messrs. Blackfan, Wat
kins, Fowle and BTodhead, pail bearers-and
was followed to Rock Greek church, in the
county,, where the services were conducted by
rev. Mr.. Addison, OF Trinity church, and Rev
mains were inferred in the cemetery adjoining
the church.
REAL ESTATE SALRs.-W. L. Wall & Co,
auchObeers, have sold lots ard 10. square sos.
corner 9Th and + streets northeast, imp roved
by three-story brick, to Mr.. Narrower, for
$500; two three-story brick houses on ID street,
between 9th and eth. northwest-one to Mrs.
Mary A. Bell for e. 50, and the other to Joseph
SCholl for S4,S25; three small brick houses in
alley in rear Of above premises to John Vogt, for
Mesers. Latimer & Cleary sold lot 6, in square
162, to ID. A. Waterson, at 80 cents per square
signees, house 1123, 4th street, between New
York avenue and street, to l.. Woodward, for
g, 100. ..
PROTECTION OF YouHa TRl8s-Gen. Bah
cock uses . new device for protecting young
trees In the public grounds, and does away en-
Der band is placed around the trunk Of the tree,
six eight feet from the ground, and to this four
strong wires are attached, which are fastened to
stakes in the ground around the tree In diheeent
directions, upon the same principal that der
rick is held in position. This prevents the tree
from being uprooted or being blown out of per-
pendicular, and IL Q mt h more effectual fast
ening than the ordinary tree box Of either wood
OF iron.
THE night h the last but one
OF the interesting play Of "Rosedale, !" In which
Manager Saville and an excellent company have
won such warm praise from large and fashion
| able audiences during the week.
This Is the last week of the popular Lula Del
may at the Theater Comique, and to- night is
the last but one of the capital programme of
the week: Being ladies' night, too, there will
/ 10 doubt be q fun house.
SPECIAL ATTENTION Is paid to Alaska dis-
moncs In gold; French gilt, plated and jet jew
l elry, with gold wires. all the latest eold nat
| terms, received at Priggs jewelry store, No. 457
| Pennsylvania avenue, near ~ street.
| CoRsETs for children and ladies, any style
| wanted, are on hand and made to order; also
| shoulder braces for ladies and gents, at Charles