Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-11
washington Markets-The Railing
Prices To-day

49, up 10 (TOaStluE pleCeSl ,,
.eorned), ga .Inutton, l5a2Oc, lamb i5ac veal
DO, sliced 2S@2sc shoulder 1Whole Ios c ir IoC
shced Fac mlddiings loo. cut 12lsc.; beef tongues
active. Wy
FsE.-ROck, $s9Rc. ? bunch; perch, loc Fbunch;
trout l6c. & sheepht adj 7scS 81 o. stnr 1,,iIT
&c: FDi msekerei, 2ge4 each. salt water taylors
do; crabs % cents dozen; large hlae FISH l5s a M
~ y :, D line wing, 81 pair; widgson,
ortolaE, 81 2 81; quail, 40GjOo each. wookcGCk
5Vc eechi black birds, ACC. z doz.; rabbits, 35G5Oc
VEG IABLEs.-Potatoes. Irish, 40 2 peck; sweet .
Sa, Ps onions s1 sS q PIX lima beans, 2o425; 2
bets, 4G5c. 2 bunch; turnips, SO64Oc. ok; Gu!
SLL'pffrs, iycI 2 dozen: Corn, lOg20c. 2 dozen.
l0c. E bunch. '0S
FEUITs.-Apples, (eating,J -0a5Oc. p peck; do.
sI PSc qaiSce 7S q pock; grapes Psts iSs.
? I EoGLd; shesnuts, ses qgsrt.,
l5eeledl, Re: do tpnpeeled), l0ci blackberries,
YSTk, a.; eGolss XIII s fair n soS Ss%
PorITRT.-Chickens, soc a 500 , pair; Chick.
eEs, dressed, sl z pair; Ducks, 75c. "a 81 q pair.
FLOUR AND FEED-Bevans & Shaw, commission
merchants aud Wholesale dealers in Hour feed, Ii
northwest furnish the following quotations of flour
and feed FlCur-Famy -four, S975to SlO.25 2 Dbl;
to $500, rye, -four, So. Feed-C0rn (whits),
dIs GG bE9sn sun s Sss 'is ,on a ahip
stuff &c to zoe. bushel corn meal (whiteJ, 75c.;
Prices at the wholesale market, as furnished by
Luttrell & CO., general Commission merchants,
5 dfisd
ee s : bl3a potatoes 5sa5. bqsne onions
5 Ss; ?ssSgs; fisssa5 95.s 5a9'j
DO unwashed, y h, 2O9SO; butter, 1906: common
ga eggs, soc cabbage, $500 2 hundred; apples Z
toes, s250GS = bsrrtf ~f''''' '''' p'''
l'g tons Of hay and straw were sold during the pas
week, hay ranging from 81 .l5al 40, and straw
PC "a 81 per hundred; The he, offerings Of hay the
the figures stated.
MEETING OF TEACHERS OF THE Co1oREp
/ SCHooLs.-The first regular monthly meeting
Of the teachers of the cOlored public schools of
/ the cities OF Washington and Georgetown of the
| current school year was held yesterday after
| noon at the Sumner building. Besides the
| teachers present there were Mr.. John II.
| Brooks, of the Council; Trustees Henry John
/ son, Perry Ryder, Archie Lewis, W. g. Mar
| shall, Walker Lewis, Alfred Pope, and .JnO. II.
| Ferguson, Superintendent Cook; also, Messrs
| W. X. woodward. (Chairman,) o. X. Harris,
/ lsecretaryl j. %. Wilson, \. Hart, f. ID. Stu
| art, j. NJ. Wilson, and A. j. Faust, a commit
/ tee appointed by the governor, at the request
Of the officers of the schools, TO examine into
the condition and management of the c0lored
| schools Superintendent G. F. Il. Cook pre-
/ sented his report for the month of September,
| showing that the whole number of pupils was
$40, against 8, Cos the same month the previous
/ year; average number enrolled, 8, $50; average
| number in daily attendance, 3,7E; per
/ eentage Of attendance, 9Il; cases of tardi-
ness, 400; cases of suspensions, 49, cases of cor
| pOral punishmen 1856. In the LIST district, en-
/ bracing the Sumner and Stevens school-houses,
/ the whole number of pupils enrolled was 1850,
| and the average attendance, 1,Il6; % district,
| (John F. Cook and 9th street buiidiugs,) total
pupils, 900; average attendance, 9H; Sd district,
| Lincoln ana Loyejoy buildings,l pupils, 633;
| Bowen and Delaware avenue,) pupils, S3l; ave-
| rage attendance, 76l 9Th district, Chamber
| lain bulldingD pupils, 324; average attendant
"a. The percentage of attendance for the
month of September showed a rapid increase
| over the same month in former years, being
greatest in the schools taught by Misses NJ. Q.
After Instructive and congratulatory re-
marks by Mr. Brooks and Mr.. Henry johnson,
the meeting closed with prayer and singing.
The IMPosING DEMONSTRATION OF THE
CoLoRED ODD FELLows.-The parade of the
A. N. o., G; u o. Of Odd Fellows yesterday,
was one OF the finest displays ever made by the
colored people in this city, the procession being
largely over a mile in length, composed of neat
y dressed men, with snowy regslis, numerou.
banners. Gov. Shepherd reviewed the line Al
IL passed the executive office, and at the White
House the President also reviewed the process
street bridge, and along West street TO a stand
which had been erected on Stoddsrd street, cor
| neT OF W ashingtOn, the cOiumn FORMED hollow
square around IL, and the officers of the differ.
ent lodges having taken seats on the stand the
Rev. Mt. Seaton, of Ebenezer church, invok ed
blessing, after which Past Grand faster Johr
Thomas johnson delivered the annual address
p. G.. NJ. j. Emory Burr, Grand Secretary 4
r. Bowser, and Grand Master Robt Jones next
made short addresses, after which the process
| sion was dismissed until night, when a grand
| levee was held at Market-house hall, George.
town, Under the auspices of Potomac Union
| Lodge az this city. The Philharmonic band
FURNISHED the music. To-day the visiting lod ges
returned TO their homes.
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TIE BrtLIARD Community will be pleased 10
earn thSt Nessrs. Muller * Jones viii reopen