Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-19
District 1.oyernmcnt Affnirs.

The school te achers will be paid tomorrow.
orders have been issued to the Police to pre-
vent wagons passing over NJ street bridge across
Rock Creek. until it can be repaired. PedeS-
TRANS are allowed to cross over it, as also the
street cars, but only one car at time.
Reports have been received by Water Registrar
Cox from the residents of Capitol Hill, stating
that the benefits from the water connection
MADE yesterday between the two large water
mains on Massachusetts and Maine avenues
are fully realized, about feet rise in the pipes
being the result.
CHANGE OF HACK STAND.
Lieutenant F. V. Greene addressed note to
commissioner TW1nfng, in which he stated that
the pavement at the intersection of c and It'll
streets and Louisiana avenue being now COM
pleted, he recommends that the hacks now
standing on the west side of the railroad track
On It'll, between pennsylvania avenue and G
street, and on street, between 18th and Sth
streets northwest, be ordered away, and that
of the act of June H., 1878 designate the center
OF the space just paved with asphaltive blocks
as hack stand, for not exceeding fifteen hacks,
to be placed In three rows, facing north or
south, and five hacks in each row, provided the
hackmen guarantee to clean up the manure
made by their horses once in twenty-fOur hours
and any one falling to comply, to be removed by
the police at once. This suggestion has been
approved by the Commissioners and the order
sent to the major Of police, with instructions to
see II carried out.
THE REFORM SCHOOL.
The District Commissioners are in receipt Of
the annual report of the officers in charge of
the Reform School, the fiscal year ending June
go 1879, from which it appears that at the CON-
mencement of the year there were 173 boys in
the school; committed during the year g. MAX
ing 241 under control during the year. OF these
y were discharged for good conduct, died,
pardOned by the President of the United States,
leave leaving in the school 15l boys. Since the
school was first established, there have been
received into it 800 boys.
Washington Market, Retail Prices.
MEATs.-Beef, sirloin. zoe. per h.; do. porter
house, 2Oa25c.; rib roast, 10a1sc steak, 12a20c.;
Corned Beef, sa1o.; Dried Beef, Clipped, 25a3Oc.;
do. sliced, 20c.; Lamb, 1sa25c.; Veal, 129a2Oc.;
Mutton. 12ka15c.; Pork. 1054a12Nc.; Sausage,
12Hc.; Bacon Hams, sugar cured, 12ha14c.;
Shoulders, sa9c: Breasts. 1Oa11c.; Lard, sal0c.
eo aEuA5pe sea5oc per peek Oranges
Bananas, 3Oa40c per doz.; Pears, 75cas1 per
PIX; Grapes 10a15c. per h.; do. California. Csc.
per H.; do, Malaga, Csc per h.; Pumpkin, 10
FIsH.-Pereh, 4Oa5Oe. per bunch; Rock, large,
2Oa25c. per H., 4Oa5Oc per bunch; Mackerel, goa
Csc; Halibut, 15a20c Goldfish, 10c.; Blue fish, 40
assoc; per bunchTrout, 12a15c. per h. BLACK bass.
15a20c. per h.; Pike, 40a50c. each; Catfish, 25
cents per bunch; Lobster, 12c. per lib.
BUTTER.-Philadelphi Print, 45a5Oc per h.
Western Creamery, 40a45c.; New York, 40a45c.:
dozen.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Irish, 2oasOc. per PIX;
do. sweet 40a5sc. per PIX; Cabbage, 5a1Oc.;
B re. Ilma lOal2e. per qt.: Beets; 3a5c.
matoes, 4Oa5Oc. per peck: Turnips, 2Oc. per peck:
Onions, 40a50c. per peck; Squash, &c. per h.;
Celery sa10c. per bunch; Carrots 30c. per peck
ParsnipS, soc. per peck.
PoULIRY.-Chickens, scars per pair; Ducks
.as1 per pair; Geese, 5Oc.aS1; Turkeys, 12H
also. per 10.
500 per doz.; Sn1pe, 81 per doz.; Woodcock, So
per doz.; Pheasants 75c.a$1 per pair: Ducks, (red
head) s1a1.25 per pair: do. (shufflers,) 75c. per
pair; DO. tcrowD 40a5Oc. per pair; do teal) SOC.
per pair; do. (blue wing) 60c. per pair; Prairie
Hens 81 per pair; Wild Turkey. s1a1.5O: Rabbits,
l5a2Gc. each; Squirrels, 5a10c. each; Venison, 20
a25c. per lb.