Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-01
The District I'm Congress.

The District I'm Congress-.
ELL TO REFUND SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT
TAX.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Hitchcock in
troduced . bill directing the District Com
missioners TO refuud to John A. Rowland
s5o3. II, and to Henry Turner s379.26, said
amounts having oeel eirout ously collects
OF them for tax for special improvements on
betws en- r ars q streets nortb, in square
455. Refern 3, the District COMMITTEES.
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC IN
srITUrE.
Mr.. Patterson, in the Senate yesterday, re-
ported Q bill TO establish and endow q ma
tional scientific industrial institute in
ferred to The COMMITTEES on Education and
Labor. The bill grants SOC, 900 acres of pub
lie lands for the purpose, and makes the
ton, John Brsinerd, VIM. 81. Fsrouhar, John
Hitz, Jane q. Hitz, Charles E. PrenttsJ, b.
Rush Roberts, and Joseph L. Smith, aud
gives them power to sell the land scrip ~ m.
Interior and the Land Commissioner may
think proper, and to invest not more than
one fourth Of the money obtaint from said
sales in q suitable site aud buildings for
said institute. The Commissioner of Educa-
ton is made honorary president OF the board
of directors. The propose institute is to be
ore ito which pupils OF merit NAV come
from any portion of our union to ootajn q
high form Of education by their labor on q
model farm, and In model work shops, and
from which those who may have an adap-
ton for teaching may go well qualified"
Retail Prices, Center Market.
dried, 20 Sliced IS: Clipped, 81 0 Pops, iSsa aS
ss Dried Beef a Hams @Ras ia :ut
sliced q; Middlings, Is; cut. Halls: Shoulders, Il
S Der sqf DuncS Peach SAB Per pef
bunch; Catfish, Is per bunch, Haiibuf, 20 per g.;
Blum
cS each: >. Is Gus per pound shsd s9sco pr PAIR
each sheephesd a5si 90 each: Salt ster II, iers,
20 per bunch; do. Trout, ~ per bunch; Terrspins,
Neutrality-suspicious. Irish, IS per PIX; Cabbage,
sai2 per ha SsrFSts per bunch spsssoh
tBermIdsj 25si perpk: is Pc basket Peas Is 80
per pk; Unions, tBermuda,) W per pS.; Cymlins,
FRrITs.NOranges, 4oaso per dozen; Lemons, 2Oaso
Bsnsnss doz p Ss ssss
strawberries s.!ec per quart: GoOsebsrfiss, 6asc.
unpeeeS, Is; sisd SSS SGSa 10: Cher
BgTTER Philadelphia print, so per h.; New
F0ss S1es%eafy 90 Choice sS No. fair do a'a'
PoULTRY.-Chickens, dressed, GOAL. Is per pair
spring, 4o0a6.0 per dozen.
THE AUCTION SALE OF PICTURES by
Washington artists will be continued at
vernon Row, THIS evening, Wnen rare par
gains may be expected, II the low prices
brought last night afford any criterion. The
slaughter was fun for the buyers, but hard
on the artists; but, having made up the COL
lection the whole catalogue will be offered,
regardless of the state of the money market.
AS some of the best pictures remain unsOld,
those in want of anything in that line should
be on hand. The sale begins at 8 O'Clock.
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED q large and
carefully selected stock OF children's, boys
and youths clothing, of which we make
specially; ours being the only establishment
In the District devoted exclusively to boys
the Boys CiOthiers, 900 Pennsylvania ave.
nue., next to NJ. Willisu's.-( Adrt.
INSURE your real estate or personal prop
erty In the Arlington Fire insurance Com
pany for the District of Columbia. Office
No: 1905 Pennsylvania avenue. north Of U.
8. Treasury. Paid up capital 100000.