Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-19

INV YORK DRY GooDs MARKEr.-The New
YORK Bulletin OF Tuesday says: The week opens
WIN somewhat improved feeling in the TT sde,
and the prospective demand for staple goods j.
encouraging. The market for cotton goods il
nomnally steady in first hands, Although in the
way o. extra discounts, etc., concessions can be
hitherto held at outside prices. Prints.-The
feature OF the market to-day was the reduction
IN prices OF American fancies, for which ti,e
piece Joeblng price Is 3 cents. and the package
rates at 81 cents, 80 days. woolens-TRe
appearance OF the clothing trade as BUYERS OF
spring weight cassimeres, gives promise of an
early movement. There was no noticeable i'm
provement in the demand for imported fabrics
from first hands. few of the j0bbers are dis
tributing fair quantities of dress materials and
other specialties, at prices which are greatly In
ing the balance Of their large stock of foreign
goods, combined with those of Messrs. A, r
stewart Co, II. b. Clafin & Co., Lee
teTmined 10 meet the market, which will enabie
the retailers to lay in their supplies at lower
rates than have existed for many years.
The OYSTER WAR IN MARYLANp.-Op last
Friday Captain Lemuel Mitchell, commanding
the sloop Nanny Merryman, OF the Maryland
bot county, and captured II vessels that were
engaged In dredging for oysters In Miles river
contrary to act of assembly. Nine Of them
me captains and crews under arrest, and or.
dered them to st. Michael's where thew were
arraigned before Justice Warren. The CAPTAINS
OF ten OF the vessels were fined 5000 each, and
was fined 500. One was acquitted, and i've
were held for further examination, ON SUNDAY
night the vessels that we're detained in CUSTODY
cut out OF tne harbor, and on Monday morning
they were at their old work on Tiae nIlN Bar
II Captain Mitchell wants to enforce the Oyster
law ne WI nave to supply himself with feet
offast sailing gunboats.-Batt. Americaa.
TIE California and Texas railway construc-
ton company has in course Of preparation an
agreement by which an extension of time Is
preston among the latter that tn cir Claims viii
Dc paid IN full. and the terms of the proposed
agreement are acceptable it is said TO All credit
tors VINO have examined them.
S!yERE WEATHxR.-Through trsfic on the
Lachine canal (Canada) is completely blocked
are nov fast In the ice, which d piled up many
rect thick. So early and severe "snap" has
not oeen experienced in thn region for years.
Information has been received at the
Vanadian department of Justice from Manitoba
tnat q true bill for murder has been found
against kiei and Lepins.
~The four men concerned in the attempt to
ton, now in jail at Newcastle, have been ldenti
ned as escaped convicts from Sing Sing.
0Sixty cases Of small pox are reported in
NIeye,and, Ohio. The disease, 80 far, Is almost
entirely confined to the west side Of the city,
ana appears to be increasing.
Louisiana assembled Monday ct Mechanics
institute, New ORLEANS. The object Of the con-
grese.
- 6,cri Paterson tN; j., alder man have voted
ployed at l2xc. an hour They also cali on tho
mnFowners to give their hands work at reduced
wages through the winter.