Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-29

THF PRODUCE EXCHANGE met last d ght;
Vice President J. W Jauney in the chair
and Mr.. &. y. Huntington. secretary. MIR
III. &. Jones. chairman oil the committee on
Quotations, reported a list of prices current .
which was adopted MessrS. SEWERS & Herr
A j. Silling 4 Co. .. .. Spicer. and Frank
Hume were elected members. MI Borden
moved 10 amend article OF the constitution,
so as To admit all wholesale dealers as mem
berS; adopted. and Will be found elsewhere in
this paper. Mr.. BTiSCOe submitted a res
oiUtiOn that the constitution Of the exchange
De referred 20 "a special committee for TeviS-
ION, previous to having IL printed; adopted
MesSrs- L. h Smith, BriScOe, and DUnniug-
ION were appointed the Specl3i committee.
A resolution was adopted, that no commits
sion OF less amount than twenty-five cents be
charged on any one consignment.
Bold ROBBERY.-SOmetime after twelve
O'Clock last night the residence Of Mr.. James
p TuStin, No. 1901 Massachusetts avenue
northwest, was entered. and various articles.
such as umbrellas, silk hats. a muff. and sill
yeT-headed cane made OF Olive wood taken
IRON the hall. Some OF the family, in re-
turning from party at an early hour in the
morning. discovered the hall and parlOr doors
open, and heard some one descending the
font stairs. but they retired without giving
an aiaTm- The silver headed cane stolen was
valuable. nom the fact that il was brought
from the Mount Of Olives and presented TO
the late Rev. DR.. TUStiu. whose name was en-
STSyed on the silver head. The TCbbcr hai no
doubt intended 10 carry OF much more If
he had lot been surprised.
THE METROPOL-TAN POLICE COMETS
SIoSERs yesterday promoted Sergeant ChaS.
X Vernon 10 be- lieutenant. vice John T.
Essex. deceased. aS stated in last evenings
STAR. Timothy BrOsnan was promoted To be
sergeant. vice Vernon promoted. Henry {.
Jones appointed "a private, vice BrosTian
promoted Richard Henson and IOSeph
Hutchinson Were appointed additional pri-
wales Tor six months Liquor HcenSeS-AD-
proved John J. Keller, Hudson X Desmond
Han9rah Callahan, j.; Martin. w. Mcclure
Charles MaTgTaf, and Bertram LENS Dis
approved John SOuthcy. John VI. Mueller
Richard Curtain. Edward y WSIS... Timothy
Cannon, and Robert below
NORMAN WIZARDS LETTERS-In the Po-
lice Court this morning, Mr.. Henkle. counsel
Tor Norman Wizard. stated that since the dis
poSal % the case Of larceny against FredC-
the instance o. his client, charging Snyder
and Henry h. Hays and Henri l.. stuart
with conspiracy, which was fully set forth in
The specifications. As IL was the purpose to
bring the case direct before the grand Jury
he moved that the case be dismissed in the
Police Court The court so ordered. and Mr..
EVanS entered nolle prosequi In the case.
THE FUNERAL of Mr.. Charles H Lane
formerly and for many years a well-known
ard successful merchant ON Pennsylvania
avenue, who died on Wednesday last al the
Insane Asylum, where he has been for the
last three years, under medical treatment,
took place this afternoon from MetropoIitan
NJ. r.. Church, and was largely attended The
remains were inferred in the Congressional
Cemetery.
1T WILL BE SEN by advertisement else
where that in order 10 reduce his large aud
varied stock of mems, youths and boys busi-
ness suits, preparatory to taking stock Mr.
A Straus will, for a few days, at very chpap
rates, dispose OF this stock.