The daily gazette., 1878-03-06
AmuseInents.

The appearance of Mr.. John Ignatius
OByrne, at the Grand Opera House, last
evening, was fairly attended and the pc
formance was much admired. MrO'-
Byrne appeared in the triple roles o.
Robert Macdire, Hamlet and Petrucho
with great Success, displ, ying versatil
| ity OF talent and graceful ease of stag
department that surprised even his most
intimate friends. He was supported by
a company of fair abilities.
This evening at the Grand Opera
House, the great naoral drama, "Uncle
Toms Cabin" will be presented with all
of Freedmen and the Jubilee Singers
Don't fail to see it.
Callender's famous and original min
strels will give one performance at the
GRAND Opera House on Saturday night.
They are thus endorsed by the. Boston
Globe; The Georgia's have achieved a
decided success, and their praises are 10
the months OF all; they touched the pop
ular heart of Boston"
THE MARKETS.
The commencement of Lent made NO
perceptib BILE effect upon the markets this
morning, except in the fish market,
where the supply of cat fish and yellow
perch was unusually large. They sold
from 10 to 10 cents per dozen, according
to size. Herring sold at 40a5Oc per doz-
en-, and shad were scarce at 50a65 cents
each. Other fish sold at current rates.
In the general produce market prices
were unchanged, ranging as follows:
Beef steak, 16al8c; sirloin, 18a20c
roast, 14a20c; corned, 8a12c; clipped,
25a30c; pork, 10c; ham sliced, 16a18c
wholesale, 12c; shoulders, 10a12c; fitch,
11a12c; sausage, 10c scrapple, 7a8c; pud-
ding, Ice; hogs-head cheese, 12c; lard,
1Oc; mutton, 1Oa12c; chops, 16a1Sc veal,
10al6c; outlets, 1Sa20c; turkeys, 15c. per
h.; chickens, 12al4s; geese, 1la12c
ducks, 12al3c i. butter, fresh,, 35a4oc.,
roll, do, 3Oa33e. per pound; eggs,
25c; potatoes, 1Oa12c per half peck
sweet potatoes, 12a15c; apples, 25a35c
onions, 18c walnuts, 12c shellbarks. &c
per quart; cranberries 12c; lima beans,
12c; soup beans, SC; honey, 25c per
pound cabbage, Calico per head tur-
nips, &c per half peck celery good, 10c
per stalk; parsnips, base per bunch
! beets, 15c per half peck.
Chicken Thieves Convicted.
At Media Pa, yesterday, John Showell
Wash Alexander, Aleck Cummins and
VIM. Scott, of this city, who were re-
ceRtly arrested by Constable Isaac Dill
Ion, for stealing chickens from Delaware
county farmers, had their hearings and
were convicted. Showell and Scott were
convicted upon five charges each, and
the other two upon three each, aud all
were found guilty of each charge. They
will be sentenced about the last of the
week, and will probably get from three
to five years apiece.
Poor Ned Kelley.
Ned Kelley, u poor mind-strlcke man
is now IN the police station cells, and
the authorities don't know what to do
with him. He is nuisance to himself
and every body else, and when he is at
large the boys torment him dreadfully,
He will be kept at the the station few
days.
Messrs. Thomas Drein & Son, life
boat builders, of this city, shipped, this
morning, to Philadelphia, three large life
RATS and four large life boats, to be used
ON the ocean steamers of the American
line. They are also building four smaller
life RATS, known as river RATS, for the
steamship now being constructed at the
yards of the Harlan & Holllngsworth
Company. ". .Ie sea
The RaveE Gymnasium.
The performance at the Ravel YIN
nasium last evening, was largely attend
ed and was complete success. The
performers, ono and all were heartfully
spplauded, and enthusiastically enoord.