National Republican., 1877-09-14
CITY NOTES.

Reed birds, fifty cents dozen.
Grapes ton cents pound; three for
quarter.
Who would not eat mushrooms when
they arc only 25 cents quart?
-Messina lemons are for sale In abund-
ance at 20@30 cents dozen.
-watermelons eight, ten and fifteen
in market yesterday
Hon. NJ W. Ransom, of North Carolina,
and Hon. John T. Harris, of Virginia, are
guests at the Metropolitan.
The same old joke again, that Washing
ton markets present now an immensely melon
tholic appearance during business hours.
--Cieorgo Chase, colored, who was con-
victed in the Police Court of a second ofenSe
of larceny, was yesterday committed for the
grand jury.
1t used to be "the horn of the hunter is
heard on the hill but now 1t Is the horn of
the oysterman on the street, while he is hunt
ing for customers.
Henry Willis colored, was fined $40 or
thirty days in Jail, by Judge Mills yesterday,
for the larceny of vest, valued at $3.50, from
Mr.. Lewis J. Barr.
solicitor" is the title now given the
overwhelmingly enthusiastic bus and hackmen
who invite travellers to ride In tho vehicles
they have close at hand.
An illustrated sign on L street north
reads: Nothing like having the children fixed
with cement before going to market" Any
body can see what is meant there.
I'VE can board you cheap enough
now" restaurant man said yesterday. but
the price must be advanced when vegetables
get scarce, as we will lose money" ho added
-Cant-elopes three TO five cents each.
Take 'em all at three cents" was the way a
Washington market vender put it yesterday
while standing beside a small mountain of
them.
The body ofa man named Prender, who
was drowned while fishing at Williams wharf
foot of Third street southeast, Wednesday
night, was recovered at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning.
A colorcd youth named Frank Barnes
was fined $40 or thirty days by Judge Mills
yesterday for stealing a So currency note from
the vest of Mr.. Peter J. Lauritzen while he
was practicing at the Rife Range at Bonnings.
"They are stout enough canes, as far us
they co. she said while admiring q police.
man pedestriansting with his baton in his
hand; "but, 1t seems to me, they are wonder
fully short. However, it may be the style
here"
About o'clock last evening a horse
attached to a wagon belonging to Mr.. John
May. and driven by his son, ran away on
Prospect street Georgetown, and the lad was
thrown out. His arm was broken above the
elbow and his head badly cut.
About 1l:3O o'clock last night an alarm
Of fire was struck from box SO, caused by the
burningof junk shop,at the corner Of First
and X streets southeast, owned by Robert
Young. The building was totally destroyed
No insurance.
About o'clock last evening horse at
tached to u wagon belonging to John May, RAJ
away on Prospect street, Georgetown, and Mr.
Mays son John was thrown out His rgh
arm was broken above the elbow, and he wa
severely cut above the right eye.
People are never satisfied with art. On,
Of two critics who stood yesterday looking NJ
at the sign on the building in which the Ofic,
of the Independent Ice Company Is situated
remarked: Its all right but that shirt. Ic'
men don't wear white shirts they wear RET
ones"
jacob Kries and his wife Elizabeth
were fined s. each in the Police Csurt yestcr
day for too publicly expressing their ill-opinior
of the character of Mrs. Clara Lees aud hCI
young daughter. These parties are nOighbor'
and live on N street. near FOur-and a-hal
southwest.
Among the unredcemed pledges in
pawnbrOkers window on Pennsylvania
avenue is q copy Of the law register and tw
Bibles. How it must have saddencd the min
and heart of the owner of the former to hav
to part with so literary production, and over
whelmed the owners of the latter to be sepl
rated, even temporarily, from such source q
daily comfort
When one of the bachelor reporters q
THE REPUBLICAN essayed, yesterday morning
to tread the mazes and pry into the nIysteriC
of the great market here, and inquired of
woman, at stand No. Is, how much sho wSnte
yard for her Turkish towels, when In fact
was tripe in the piece she had there, she gay
him such look of commiserItiOn that ever
one could see he was gone in jihy.
Who ought not to have white shirt t
his back when these are sold now for frDn
sixty to eighty cents each, and made to orde
for 81 each; which is done by 4 Baltimore c.
tablishment that has an agency here. But, /
this connection 1t may be well TO take int
consideration how many poor women thcr
must be- In Baltimore to admit Of the mant
facture of such shirts at those starvat.O
rates.
Marriott Wilson is colorcd saloo
keeper and tenant OF Mr.. Patrick Culinan
who charged him in the Police Court yestc
day with dctaclng private property in that J
had removed all the gas Pipe and completed
gutted the premises lie occupied. Mr.. Gull
name explained that he brought this case f
the benefit Of prOpeTty-OwnCrS generally, l.,
the court showed his want oil Jurisdiction M
dismissed the case
Tho ease against Jacob 4. Michac
charged with intent TO defraud Mr. Alnol
Barnes out of fl5 by means of n bogus chrr
was dismissed in the Pollok Court yestcrl
on the ground that whatever fraud had be,
perpetrated was not directed toward VI
Barnes. Counsel for defense indicated an /
tention of prosecuting d. i. Selke, tho pcrSc
who obtained money on the check, as the re
offender in the case.
The wedding of Rufus Brooks and Nj
Julia Goetz last evening was pleasant ocC
sion. The marriage was celebrated at ha
past O'Clock at the parsonage of the NJ.
church on Ninth street At S o'clock q recc
tiOn was held at the residence Of Mr.. Adj
Goctz, the brides father, No. 1904 + sire
northwest. There was music and dancil
until late ut night. Rufus Brooks Is one
the most skillfui mechanics In tho city, and