Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-14
Washington Markets-The Railing
Prices TODAY


t0Rsqs. sSsoo. sss5 lard iosIsi:e % a'e:' pee,
hiS iETqs e ri Rss sas S bunch sse
s 5SG .m Ia 2o@1s n cod l29 n fresh had
Do ros g. r1T 9sa 7 ;sSu1nsIp eaes s0 pair
G4NE:-Ducks. canvass back. 81 , psir-plen-
pa s Sfs Wing 81 D s6;eT a,e IS
ants, 81 ? pair; quail, SIS , dJs.: wookcoek. 90
each - A-OS''o
VEsErABLEs.-Potatoes. Irish, 40 p peck; sweet,
Se.d bets s oR5S so 0g SGSsS PIX cabbage saoc
carrots. Sc bunch; eeJsTy, s@lOc = bunch. 80
&c: Tdozsu; lemons, 5000 Dozen; eFsn bE
DETEp FRTITs.-Appres. s@sc. y quart; peaches,
Seeedb, 22Ss DO anDeeled loci blsckberries,
vfI Philadelphia print, Coo. p NJ. New
a nSrs creamy sc choice rel, 45@50c; fair do,
Ducks, 75c al ? pair; Turkeys, nc ; u. p'"'
FL3rR AND FEED:--Besvans & shaw. commission
merchants and wholesale dealers in flour, feed, Ii
northwest furnish the following quotations Of ioar
M SPs FED f sIOHT-Fa%iy 9us $1,000 bb
sssT@ eS s299; suPeT. ssssO9 g; rye So Corn
;igS, 5000. : SashsI Middiiigs, 5000 Sos en-
Prices at the wholesale market, as furnished by
Luttrell Seiwick, general commission MERCHANTS
W louisiana aye.l between 9Th and 10th streets
cherries, lsG22: potatoes 7OCd7sc > busneI onions
Sis bushel; dried peaches, slOt9 SIS; dried APP
a. co. caves. s Sesssi' hens agssa oaS6 a1aGs
chickens; $50 3 co. ducks, si@ e 90; geese, 603
40 unWashed D. 2OasS; batteT, aSo; o. ec@ sSS
s asG , sggs. Sgaas; esb6sse $500 hundred
s sf.1s r S5sPbS5is;
sgsl5 per est front qusftsT, s4@sS; porF,
50 sea IS; partridges, per doz., s2.O9 s25o;
sale ard brisk gures Oats 5 TTn' gssdy
T5est-wkite, 81 $50 81 70; do. red, 81 7Gq sT7I.
week hay ranging from 90 to Is, and straw s se
eaSi hundred: Supply light in consequence u
BUILDING AssoCIATION.-At the twenty
fourth meeting of the Territorial Savings Loan
and Building association, last night, forty-four
shares, representing IS 800, were sold at an
average OF % per cent. The second annual
meeting was then held, and the following Off
GERS were reelected Thos. l.. Tullock president:
DIR. T. Howard, vice president: John G. Tasker'
treasurer Z: Mob. Timoney, secretary; DIR. F.
James, s. A. Terry, II. P. Sanders. Geo. W. Cis-
sci, walter Stewart, Geo. W. Balloch, j. NJ
vale, Geo. w. CASTELAR,, directors. The annual
report OF the secretary was presented and APP
proved, showing balance OF receipts and dis
bursements OF 81, 5lI 90, the yearly routine ex-
Penntures being sly325.36; assets so, 9Gi.7O.
expenses current year leaves net assets
So, 1864; number of shares loaned, 452L:
average premium, 1856, total number of shares,
2,eOS. The stock account shows 1st series
Il6 shares, on which S24 has been paid. net
value, s49.i9; ID, 4O2 shares, s2i paid. 500
value; Sd, ply, SIS paid, So 81 value; 4th,
value; 9Th, 80 paid, $500 value; eth, Sc paid,
$50. value; Sth, 50 paid, s5.69 value. The books
are open for stock in the 9th series.
THE BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
kfoI.-Ihe work on this new and fine build
ing, corner of 9Th and b streets, is to be re-
sumed shortly. The contractors, who have not
been idle In preparing during the winter for re-
sumption OF Operations, have received orders to
recon- nence work on the building at the ear
Hest practicable moment-as soon as they have
the materials on the ground-and there is but
little doubt the new building will be ready for
occupancy by August next. 1t is expected that
early In the season the polished Scotch granite
column FOR the main hall will be received from
Aberdeen, Scotland, and in a few weeks n1ch
OF the work made in the shops will be on the
ground. The iron work for the sheds (which
Will be entirely of iron and glass, measuring $50
feet IN length and 40 in width covering, with
the depot building proper, the whole lot is be-
ing prepared at the works of the Pennsyl vania
company, and will be brought here early in the
season, and can be erected in a few weeks.
A BKILIeEREST THIsr-A Roc at The po,iee
Court--This morning a negro thief seized a
pair of pants from the door of Simon Goodm an.
on 9TH street, between and II, and was over
hauled and arrested by Officers Quinlan, of the
9th precinct, and Grant, of the I'd, and taken to
the Police Court, but fought the officers all the
way AT the court he was placed in the pris-
oner's dock and carried ON pretty high, and IL
was thought that he would demolish everything
within reach. officer Findlav attemn}aI 20
expostuiate with him, when he dealt the officer
severe blow on the left eye. He refused posi-
lively TO give his name, and was committed to
jail for hearing under the name OF John
smith, when he was recognized as an Old Often
der, and locked mp for hearing.
Two BURGLARS AND Two PISTOL Shots
Last evening, a back building OF Mr.. j. II.
Cssman's residence, (4O5 LIST street northwest
the upper part of which is occupied as a sleep
ing apartment was visited by burglars. Mr..
VIM. ID. Crossman who had retired was awak-
ened by noise at the window opening on the
alley. Hastily jumping out of bed he took a
small revolver and fired two shots at one of the
men who dropped TO the ground. Before the
burglars could be oyertaken thew managed To
get ont of the way. The ladder which thew
brought with them, and by which they assembled
10 the second story was LEFT behind and secured.
BUILDING PERMITS have been issued as fol-
lows since our last report: b. Neff, two-story
frame, Carroll street, between LIST and "a south
east; A. r. Conner, DO, II street. between Della
ware avenue and I'd street northeast; Bridget
Barrett, do, L street, between I'D and Sd
tween Sd and 4th do; James o. Boisseau, do,
G., between sth and eth streets southeast; Geo.
A. Lane, two do, l., between 22d and sd streets
Defrees, between North Capitol and LIST streets
northeast; s. Just, two two story bricks, X, be-
tween 4th and 9Th streets northwest.
WAsHINeroN CosvocArIoS.-This organi-
aauon OF the Episcopal Church, held the last OF
MP s sent series of missionary meetings in st.
i +. church Capitol Hill, yesterday even
,ss. me very Rev. Dean Levin presided. Dr.
M service was conducted by the Rev. John
sSchse ana the Rev. Floridus Steele. Interest,"
Dgg aSd;sSr a iol,oyed from Dean Levin, Re a
which the scope of the work To he .ceon1s,. "a
oy me convocation was discussed frsm yari ous
points OF view; The meeting was closed Nth
prayer and the benediction by the Dean VIII
ANOTHER THEFT AT TaE CAPIror tn.
successful robbery At the Capitol yesterday
morning seems u have encouraged others ~
make predatory incursion within the marnio
walls for plumber. This morning q younS coI
ored youth named Henry Morris made aWav
with An overcoat and some brushes, the prop
erty OF Smith Kelly, colored empioye OF the
Senate. The stolen goods were found ct his
residence, and ne vas arrested by the Capitol
police force and locked up for . hearing before
i ud0e Snail.