Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-17

1I,hlIS. l5c. per peck; Onions, 31a49c. per peck
5eLTRI.-Cnickens, 5ea15c. per pair; Ducks,
Geese, ste ash. -/1'>-'' p0' l'
GAAE.-Ducks, canvasback, Sis per pair: do.
inailarn ,5aSl per pair: do, redhead. 15c per
par; DO teal, soc. per pair; Quail 81 .50as2 per
lOZ; Ncodcock. S3aS4 per dOZ.: Grouse 81 ner
par; SnlFe, s2as2.25 per doz Squad. 25c. per
par; Nehlson, 2aa25c. per h.; Rabbits, 15a25c ::
squirrels, ioc; Wild turkeys, s1as1 80
District Government Affairs.
VITAL STATISTICS
me report Of the Registrar OF Vital Statistics
LOT lhe week ending saturday last shows the
tOtal mortality at SIS, at the rate of % o. nnr
I.won per aGnum OF the decedents so were
white ahd 81 cClOred, showing a death rate of
Z4oZ per 900 per annum for the white and 81 -
per 1000 per annum for the colored popllatioD
ne greatest mortality occurred On the 5th in-
slant, on which day II deaths were rnnorted
Births reported. $50 white males. 81 Whita
females; % colored males and II colored fernaie;
Marriages reported, Pit White and colored.
LIQUOR LICENSES APPROVED
Inc Issue of liquor licenses to the following
persons were approved yesterday by the com
mittee On licenses:-John NJ. Buckley. Thomas
Dunn, Gottlieb Weiner, and W d. Whelan.
transfers were approved to {. NJ Burst 4 90
ana Duly Leonardo.
PETITION FOR MANDAMUs.-3ir. Sylvanus d.
Locked to-day, through his counsel Mr. /
Hlil, MEG a petition for q mandimuS upon the
HOP. Halbert f. Paine, Commissioner of Patents.
commanding him to hear and determine the
gram on ders, between the petitioner and Caas
B. Wilmington. on November 25th. 1911. Mr.,
Locked obtained letters patent for an improve
ment OF this character. and on the 9Th of lam
airy, 1875. they were placed in interference With
the application OF Wilmington for a patent for a
similar Invention The writ was issued by chief
Justice Cartier. TO be heard in the General Term
which conVenes on Monday next.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows
Frank NJ. Lewis TO Charles Ford sub lot s.. 81.
2'6: s. MarceluS Cole TO Susan cole. part of
LOT IT, 81. s6l; $1,000. John j. Edison 4 Co. B.
Bailey, trustees. TO j. c. Head, lot 10 So 500:
3; 3; commissioners of the Freedmens Savings
ana Trust company TO Anna NJ. Black, part or
lot 49, Sq. 80; 1910. Same 10 same, north half of
lot p, So. 3sS; S4sj.
THE BAPTIST PUBLICATION SOCIETY met in the
calvary BAPTIST church last night. Rev Mr..
Myr1ck offered prayer. and an address was de-
The cooperation of all the Baptists OF this
country in the work Of the Baptist Publica ton
society. Rev. DR.. Henson. of Philadelphia
delivered an address on THE Bible ana the
Dapl1Sts,o and the concluding prayer was by
Rev. II. Wyer, of Warrenton, Va.
MP.-lesterday afternoon a colored boy
named j. ii. Smith, 13 years old upset coal
OIL lamp at house on the corner of 18th and Q
streets, and seriously burned himself Drs
PrentlSS and Shirley rendered medical aid and
ne was afterwards removed to the Freeiman's
hospital by Officer McRae.
WASHINGTON CITY CATTLE MARKEr-Ouanns-
so1 Drove Yards, Jan 16, 1SI9-2DS cattle-175
Ico 5o prices ranging from 81 to 4zc per b.
ranging from 81 to4a<c per In Iamhs IL to
81, 10; per TO-; COWS and calves sold from SCI tn
tb; s,, of The MANY CHANGES we Will intro1uce
d d Sllfing IS the cash system of talorin,r To
OF the finest English business goods NJ me
sun, tne price OF which has been So. Terms
casn 10 all we lind our efforts successful and
invite an examination of our stock. a S,ts !,
Co., SO It'll street.
MUST BE SOLD Black cashmeres c,lorad
cashIneres. pure wool blankets $3.50; NOTING
ham lace for curtains; cloth for men ana b1vs'
wear. pure wool 80; black and colored silks.
het space. Black cashmeres, pure wool. re-
1uced from go down to so; coored cashnleres.
wide double width, reduced to 59.-4dct.
ELECTION OF OFFICERs.-Hope Proyiden. AS
sociation OF East Washington, as the annual
meeting. held last evening, elected the follow
VIZ: President, A. T. CayiS; vice president, VIM
W. Burke; secretary, Linus T. Squire: treasurer
Wm: f. Chllds; board Of trustees, !! F. Rea dor,
John II. Wilmot and WIN. P. Seville.
THE BEST GOODS AT REDUCED PRICES in the
line of ready made clothing for youths. boys
and children's wear, is offered at the boys cloth
Mia avenue This inducement is offered in order
to run on stock, to make room for spring goods.
Parents and guardians should avail them selves
OF the chance for bargains.
CLASSICAL AND PROFESSIONAL BOOKS AT AuC-
TION.-ThOmaS bowling will sell, on Wedne sday
evening next, a valuable catalogue OF books. in
which are some rare and scarce old works on
the early history Of Virginia, as well as an un
usually fine collection in nearly all departments
Of literature
HAMBURG EDGINGS, immense stock on hand
from to so cts. per yard; white piQues, loo
checE nafnSookS, from 191sc; LOnSdale cambria
l214c.: Jones' cambricS, etc Sat TOwSons. 6s6
pennsylvania avenue, south side, near eth. t.
CoRNBD BEEF is now being made speciality
oy John X. Kelley, at his stands, Nos 62S, 62S.
6oo center market. and 206 and 20S y. L. market
Use BURY's PIPsIssEwA, for gravel, dropsical
SWeli1ngs, kidney diseases, &c. Sold by all
drugg1StS.-4dc.
PLUMBING AND GAsFrTTING attended to by
Moran, 2126 Penn. ave. Charges reasonable +
R-Gov. A. s. Marks, OF Tennessee, was in.
augufated yesterday, at Nashville.
Knox Martin, colored, was captured near
NasnV1ie, Tenn, Yesterday, and confessed to
the murder OF Whittemeyer, and his wife.
az At the funeral Of Mr.. Chauncey X. Will
lfamS, OF Rutland, Vt, the remains were taken
to the bedside of the widow, who was sick away