Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-22

observation-disclosures Of new AsA for this
aay, Furnished TO TEE STAB BY George W.
e King st., 30, 81, IS hsh wharves, Alexandria:
Shad, per hundred, e10.75 to 90; Herring, per
thousand, e4.25 TO IS: white perch, per bunch,
20 to 81 rock, per bunch, 20 to Is; of, Per bunch,
wAsHISeToN.-To-day, the following sales
at the fish wharves were made to shippers by
$40 to s12; 80 900 herring, s5 100 punches rock,
soc; 800 eels, to &C., % sturgeon, sl.5O to 80.
THE CeLoRED PUBLIC SCHOOLGIRLS meet
ing of the Board Of Colored School Trustees last
night, the secretary read several commuuica-
cations. relative to the claim of the colored
schools for $40! EIl against the board of com
missioners of the sinking fund; one of which,
from Governor Cooke, stated that the whole
matter had been referred to the attorney of the
District for his opinion. A donation Of s. was
ent Of the 19th-street Sabbath School Of the
Baptist Church, towards paying for the picture
OF Charles Sumner. A Communication was re-
ceived from number Of students of the pre-
paratory high school asking the use of q room
in which to:hOld meetings Of literary society:
referred. Also, one from the National Literary
rooms in the Sumner building in which to hold
their meetings; rejected. The application of
Mis- Blanche Washington for position music
teacher was received and filed. Mr.. Ferguson
moved that all teachers who propose to continue
in the employ of the board during the next
school year be required to give notification of
the TACT 10 the superintendent on or before the
18th OF june next, and that any failure to com
ply with the above be considered adeclination
and the vacancy be filled at the option of the
board; adjourned.
The BILL TO REGULATE AND LICENSE
HOUSES OF ILL-FAME-The committee on DO
lice OF the House of Delegates held a meeting
DAY before yesterday in relation to House bill
No. %, in relation to houses of ill-fame, &C.
ana gave hearing to eighteen ladies who an
peared in opposition to licensing the social evil
In an address before the committee Mrs. Sara
D. Spencer said they opposed the bill because
IL really means the licensing OF prostitution the
Protectionof vice in men, and further degrading
fallen women, and because Ii sets price on the
head OF every young, unprotected girl in the
District OF Columbia, and makes the leealized
business of the procuress one of the safest ard
most lucrative "industries" in the national can
ital. She concluded by reading from Jacob
Brights speech in Parliament on the practical
working of these measures i'm England. Susan
Edison, M d., followed in an appeal for the CO.
operation OF men and women in redeeming and
saving tn. unfortunate and degraded. Action
on the bill is still postponed. .
The CAR on the 9th street railway line COM
menced running yesterday. Trips are made at
present from M street to Missouri avenue op-
posite the B. and p. depot, but it is the inten-
ton to run the cars to the arsenal grounds at
the foot OF \ street, in a few days and ont 9th
street to the boundary as soon as the Condition
OF the street will permit The ordinary Metro
pohtan car ticket is good over this line, and
passengers are given transfer tickets from it to
ne street line, and rice versa at the crossing
at + and 9Th streets. The cars are run on the
new line every five minutes for the present but
IT is understood that more cars will be put on
as soon as the demands Of travel justify more
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