Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-01
Directory TO Holiday Advertise.


Dressed turkey at % cents per pound is for
cheaper than beef.
Delicious Florida oranges are now the most
desirable fruit; n. w. BCRCHRLL, has them
direct from the groves.
Druggists are Informed that CTesGo can be
supplied TO the trade by CHARLES SroTF &
Co, $50 Penna. avenue.
NJ one should commence the new year with
out suitable pocket diary, with a blank for
every day IL the year, on which to note deyr
valuable data in relation to their business
transactions, expenditures, appointments, re-
ceipfs, bills receivable and payable, and
10 make careless man methOdical, and i'm
prove MS memory. pocket diary has saved
money to many man, and for 30 useful An art
lcle always get the best arranged one you can
SAILLIkGT0N, corner OF y street and Pennsyl-
I:uia avenue, has stock on hand which can't
be beat Call there and lock before pur-
chasing.
The place to drop in for a nice lunch, for 25
avenue and llth street. Crowds Of people visit
there caily.
baDd.ome get Of furniture; nice carpet or
a good oicl0th for either kitchen, hall or
stairs, would be a valuable and useful New
Years sent % friend. Messrs. GREEN &
WILLIAMS have them at their new store, corner
OF and 'tL streets. cheap for cash.
DtvLlN 6 Co, lib Pennsylvania avenue,
are sept very busy IN maxim up suits of cl0thiIg
to order. They keep on hand fun line OF
piece goods.
BROWNING s. MIDDLETON, wholesale and
retail grocers, Pennsylvania avenue, between
9th and .th streets, are well stocked with all
kinds OF jelles, nuts, wines, liquors, fruits, oils
pickles, cheese, &c, just suited Tor parties and
receptions. Moderate prices and fair dealing
may be relied upon here.
thousands daily with handsome gifts, but has
few more left, which he will sell at q very mod
crate rate in order TO close cut the stock.
The headquarters for foreign and domestic
ap6 IA AT =
100 Market Space; also for staple groceries.
Swallow-tail coats, black cashmere panta-
looms, and low-cut black cashmere and white
MaIseilles vests. of all Sizes are ready for wear
and for sale by ROMAN & Cox, 500 eth street.
Two CASES OF INSANITY TO START THE
NEW YEAR.-Yesterday, the police brought to
headquarters an insane man named NJ. NJ. DE
Ia Force, whom they found wandering about
the streets. He was formerly bar-keeper al
Harvey's, and subsequently tended the bar at
the Metropolitan hotel. He afterwards lived in
| Baltimore, and recently arrived in this city
HIS wife arrived here yesterday in search OF
by the police TO return him to Baltimore, where
| he will be sent to the insane asylum.
| Yesterday, Officer Shelton took into custody
Of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad tunnel
with an auctioneer's flag in her hands, engaged
| IN making signals to the passing trains ant
shouting for them to stop: As she showed evil
| dent symptoms of insanity, the officer took he
| to the sth precinctstatiOn house, where she will
be detained until her friends can be informed a
| to her whereabouts.
CAPT. HENRY G. SHERRRLL, for nearly fou
| years past q guard at the United States jail
| died At his boarding house on G street yester
| day, and his remains we're sent to Sandy Hill
| NY, (his native place,) last evening. Captain
/ ). was in his 10th year, aud in the commence
| ment OF the late war enlisted as a private, an,
his daring and skill soon gained for him tn
| promotion to the command OF New York bat
| terry, with which he did good service, and wa
| complimented by his commanding officer. HI
! was ior q long time in Banks army, and for dis
| abilities contracted in the service and wound
! received in action, he was discharged from tn
| army.
A You've MAN MIssINS.-Attila HALEY,
young man, aged about twenty years, and sub
ject TO occasional alteration of mind, left hi
home, in the county of Washington, south o
the government hospital for the insane, on Sat
urday last, and has not been seen since. II
was plainly dressed at the time, and was las
seen at about O'Clock on Saturday Afternoon
going down the hill on Nichols avenue, sppaz
entity on his way to this city. His parents or
in great distress, and any information addresse
to Henry HALEY, Auac0stia post Office, ID. g
or to HI. "A. Hooe, 1873 New York avenue, viii b
thankfully received BY them.
TEE MARRIAGE RECORD POR 1e72.-Duriu
the year 1852 there were ,6e7 marriage hceuce
issued in this district. In January there wor
122; February, 133; March, ~; April, lis; May
1876; June, l5l; July, 1Ss; August, III; SeptsE
Der, $50; October, 172; November, Isl, and d
| cenber, 80.