Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-14
Washington Market, Retail Prices.


hEATs.-Beef. sirloin. zoe. per h.; do porter
house 2Oa25c.; rib roast. 10a1Sc. steak, 12aa2Gc;
Corned Beef Sa10.; Dried Beef, Clipped 25a39c :
do. sliced. 2Oc.; Lamb, 1sa25c.; Veal, 12Ha2Oc;
Mutton, 12Eal5c; Pork. 10a12Lc.; Sausage.
i2Ec;; Bacon Hams, sugar cured. 12Ha14c;
Shoulders, SAGE; Breasts. IOa11c.; Lard, salOc.
FRUITs.-Apples, 5Oa15c. per peck; Oranges,
I5a5ec; per doz.; do. Florida; 5Oa6Oc. per doz.;
Lemons, SOa4OC. per dOz.; Bananas. 20a3Oc
per doz.; Pine Apples, 20a25c. each; Strawber-
rfes, 15a2Oc. per OF.
FIsH.-Perch, 20a3Dc. per bunch; Rock, large
1Oa15c. per H., 2Oa30c per bunch: Mackerel goa
bass. 15a2Oc. per h. Pike 40a5Oc. eacn Catfish Is
cents per bunch; Shad, 25a15c. per pair; Her.
ring l0a15c. per bunch; Lobster 1a:. per To-
TeTapin diamond back. s20as4 per doz; do.
BUTTER.-Phladelpn Print. 4oc. Der h.;
western Creamery, 35c.; New York 3aa35c
dozen.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Irish, 20a30c. DER ok:
90. new 5oai5c. per pix; do. sweet 49a5Dc. per
PIX; Cabbage, 5aloc; do, Early Yorks, lOa
a10 per PIX; Sprouts, 2Ga3O per PIX; Beets. s
alec per bunch: Lettuce. Ease. per head: Tulnips
SC. per bunch; Onions, 4oa50c. per peck; 90
lBermuda). IS per box do. (Sprfng,) 3a4c. per
bunch; Radsh, sc. per bunch; Celery. salOc Der
bunch; Carrots. 20c. per peck: Peas 3OaiOc
per peck; Beans. 6oaS0c. per peck; Asparagus.
5alOc. per bunch; Tomatoes, 15a25c. per box;
Rhuharb. 3a5c. per bunch.
P0TLTRY.-Chckens, 5Oa'5 per pair; Ducks
75caS1 per pair; Geese. 5OcasI: TURKEYS. Is
a1Sc. per H.; Squads, Sl.15aS2 per doz. Spring
Chickens, S3.5oas4. so per doz.
QUEENSTOWN MARKET.-Report OF May $3.50
cattle. sold from TO 81 cents, all sold; 500 sheep
and lalnos-old sheep: from to cents: lambs
were sold nom s25 10 $50 per head. Market
good.
L0vISC HUSBANDS TRANsFoRMATION.-This
Police S:.hO0tpr
Ored, was charged with threats towards his
vie susan SchOoler. The latter testified that
he bad frequently made threats 10 her, becom-
ing very violent. ON cross-exainination Mrs.
Schooler testified that her husband was for
merry an upright loving husband, but he re-
ceiyed some weeks since a fall from building.
and Just nine days after the fall he broke on
Violently against her, and his feelings towards
her seemed to have changed. She testified that
she was fearful that he would do her harm,
which LEFT no other resources to the Court than
10 hold him TO bail TO keep the peace.
DEEDS N FEE have been recorded as follows:
j. T. Rudd 10 Franklin Bid, part &c, So. 1872:
2,2o0. q. ". Casiear 10 j. d. Mcdowell, lot {
and paIt 126. sd 623; $500. j. Ii. Mock 10 b.
l. keyser receiver lot b. so. 69j and lot d, ST..
G94: $. f. p. Knapp 10 b. I. keyser. receiver,
part !. So. 1876 =. E. p. Halstead. trustee. to
Ii I. keyser, receiver, lots and So. 1908: $.
f. F. Rawlings to Maria Fratn, lot 81 so. SO:
s2Gc0. Maria Frain to E. T. Rawlings, lot II
So. 81; $500. j. G. Johnson to d. Ii. Johnson,
part l., 81. 436; $500 Margaret Ash to Michael
Clancy, part 10. so. l.; $: $. {. Pierce to &.
| VIM. Wall to Jane Franks, parts and ., 81.
$40; s5,00o. F. E. Boyle TO D. S. Foster lot 32,
So. 236; 5. ID. S. Foster to Michael Breen, lot
SO. so. $50; $1,000. f. d. Berry to Samuel Nor
ment, part Is, So. 36s $1,000. d.. V. Colclazer to
| Samuel Norment lot 81, SO. ST; -, 600. Reoecca
/ Collingsworth to W. G. Avery part lot A, so.
IS4: 8; parts l, and IS, So s25: 8. NJ. Z.
| Leese TO A. Ecklon part 8, so. 500 81 POO G. 7.
Temple to E c. Falls, lot !, So 1879; =, 3s3.o2.
THE FUNERAL OF Mrs. Dow, widow OF Isaac E.
Dow, who was well known to old residents OF
| Washington, took place at the residence OF her
| Son-in-law, James L. Allen, 1894 S street. this
afternoon. Mrs. Dow had been resident oil
mOther-in-law OF Mr.. JnO. w. Hogg chief CLERK
| OF the Navy department. and the mother or Mr..
/ Jesse f. Dow OF the same department. Her re-
mains were buried at the congressional GENE
| terry.
CRnDRENs knee pants seventy-hve cents
| Boys department, 4. Saks Co., 3l6 7th ST. :
THE FRAN DIVORCE CAsE.-This morning. in
| the Equity Court, Judge Hagner, the case oil
Mary c. Frain agJ. Michael Frafn-bill for
| divorce on the ground OF cruelty-was called
the rule TO show cause why defendant should
pay alimony being returnable. The respon
dent claimed that the expenses of the suit haC
| taken all his money. The court intimaJed that
| he should provide for the wife and child first
andhe having good situation under the gov
eminent and pension he ought TO have pro
vlded Tor them. He gave him until 2 o clock u
arrange the matter or be attached. Mr. j. W
Rogers for plaintiff, and Mason Riley and T. Z
| Miller for defendant.
OUR OYSTER TRADE.-Mr. j. X. Sutton. fnSpec
tor OF marine products, reports the amount o
oysters arrived On river front from the lSt o
september, 1879, to 30th OF April, $780, In Il.
different sailing vessels, 324. AS bushels; In
steamboats, &C. 934 bushels; total 81 ,429 bushels
The above sailing vessels made SIS trips. but tn
| inspector cannot give the exact number mad
by The steamboats,. Total number OF bushels
| condemned was u, 939.
Mr.. JOHN SAvARY writes us as follows: 81 hay
| NO fancy for nicknames. ] am NOT Rev. "a
mistakenly given out In your Decoration Da
announcements yesterday. but plain Mister
or vVhn Sayary, OF the Library Of Congress-"