Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-31

/ wages and material makes a considerable diner
enfe here sppea h1W eve 70 have been no
| or cheaper houses. Builders generally look for
| ward to a fair season.
| Washington Market Retail Prices.
MEATs.-Beef, siriOn 1Sa20c. per 10. j; do porter
house. a0a25c RIB roast 121saa steak, 1s asoc.;
DO. sliced, 30c.; Tongues, coarse; Lamb. l5aa0c.
Veal, lshasoc.; Mutton, loaI5c.; Pork, lsal5c;;
Sc, cut, aOaa5c; shoulders. IIc cut, Ia,sai5c.
Breasts, 12kal5c.: Lard, 14a15c.
FEUITs-.Oranges, 40asoc: per doz: do: Florida
/ 6tc. per doZ.; Lemons, 25a30c. per doz. Ba-
nanas, 4oa50c. per doz Apples, 4ol6sc. per peck;
DO, cooking 39a4oc. per peck: Cranberries 15slSc
pr Of; Strawberries, 40a50 pr Ct; Rhubarn, l0al5
FIsH-perch. soa4oc. per bunch; Rock, large, ga
Soc. per h. 40a5oc per bunch; Shad, 75as1. 80 per
pair; Herring, 25aao per doz.; Pike, 25a3Oc per
bunch; Catfish, 20a25c. per bunch: lobster, ia
l5c. per H.: Terrapin, sliders, sl2asis per doz
do, diamond-back. s5oas3o per doz; Turtle, 2sc.a
BUTTER. Philadelphia Print, COO. per H.;
western Creamery, 55c.; New York. 45a50c. !;
| doz.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Irish. sOa4oc per peck;
DO new 500 per peck DO Sweet SoaSc per
Zoe. per peck; spinnaeh t soasac. 'r per peek;
Raa @ oaDch :0 Egg Pe Fah 'k bass
each; Beets, 2a5c per bunch: Lettuce, 3aoc. per
per- PIX sprns ao Scr Sk S9
per basket; Cueumbers, 81 per doz: Carrots. 3a5c.
per bunch: Beans, Giina,. l5c. OF; Oyster Plant,
Caulidower, l5aa5c. each; Sqaash. aa3c per Id. !:
Cymlins, 50aGOc. per doz. /: peas, 1Oas0 per peck.
sa per pair DO spfins Der pair pRcR
&c asl . per pair Geese. slai.a5 each; Squads, =
! aS2.50 per dOz.
| REAL ESTATE sALFs-Messrs. Duncanson Bros.
auctioneerS. sold yesterday afternoon for George
G. White, trustee. lot I'll, IN Shepherd's subdivision
or lots I23 and 122 In his original subdivision OF
square 6s3, having front Of 16 feet OH North
Capitol street. with depth on Defrees street OF 6S
feet, improved by brick store and dwelling, to
Mrs Margaret Monaghan for g 800
THROWING SrLPHURIC ACID ON A Boy.-Charles
Barnes, a bury young colored man. was Oh arged
before Judge Smell, this morning, with assautlng
a white boy named Harvey Murphy, by throwing
acid Oh him. The boy stated that While playing at
the corner OF 9Th and II streets, northwest, an
KalusowSAf'S drug store, and when he went down
to get it the prisoner tried TO throw some acid in
clothes. Mr. Kalnsowski a druggist, was called,
and testified thatth article thrown was sulphuric
acd, and the Boys clothes were nearly burned of
months. in default OF fine OF so
LIFE INSURANCE CAsE.-In the Circuit Court,
Judge Macarthur, yesterday, the case OF Levina
Young agt. the Manhattan Life Insurance Co. was
called and tried. The plaintiff sued To recover
husband Of piasntn. took out policy fSr the
benefit OF his wife in 1863. which he surrendered
In 1867 for another, and the company declined
after the death OF Young to pay the amount
insured, on the ground that the premiums had not
been paid D. W. Glossie appeared for plaintiff.
and Mr.. Hoyt, OF New York, and Glen W. Cooper
for the company. A verdict was rendered for
plaintiff for s5OI
IN THE PROBATE COURT Judge Hegner, to-day
the following business was transacted: Estate OF
g@s M Goods and Jas 8.
win Of Geo.T Mason admitted to probate and letters
testamentary granted to Eyelin Mason; bonds $50
-fnfa nj pofr NJ NIN<a f.n. Toe, NJ
Ny, appointed administrator; bonds $500 Samuel
Maddox appointed guardian to Margaret Yea
20 II wnms aG
granted to Thos A. Richards; bond $780, Marian
Proctor. q female white child, was apprenticed
petition OF J. G. Kimball, for administration; pub
1ication ordered. Estate OF Emma L. Dougherty,
on DO Estate Of f Michael 'G white Blds
EFT ,, White appointed administrator bond, 500.
fef q SdnS
tate OF Thos [. Hume; order requiring. admits
traitors to show cause why petition OF J: sayles
Just; account OF executr1x approved and passed.
the river front as follows: stmr. J. w. French,
Overman, with fish for j. Morgan; stnr. Kate
Ellis, same for r. A. Golden; stmr. Wm. Yates,
| same for Grey & Hilton; stnr G. W. Pride. Pettin,
gale, same for W. E. Stewart; schr. Coast Survey,
R. A Golden; sloop Dan shuts, Mason. same for for
do; schr. Annie F. Clark, Wheeler, 10000 feet
lumber for city dealers; pungy Martha Washing
ton, kinty; nsh for Golden; pungy Lady of the
Lake, BRADSHAW, oysters for dealers; schrs. Eva,
Mary Elizabeth, Ella, Martha Francis Four Sisters
Margaret, and pungy ID. r. Wilson. all with
oysters for market
WASHINGTON FISH MARKET.-Sales OF fish are re-
ported by r. A. Golden, agent, to-day, as follows:
1000 shad sold from IS to $50 per hundred; ls,coo
herring from $1250 to SIS per thousand; 600
punches rock and perch, from IS to Is cents per
bunch.
ANoTHEB MURDER TRIAL NEXT MoNDAY-Mr
VIM. Henry Browne in the Criminal Court this
morning asked when the case OF Christiana Taylor
charged with murder, would be called for trial
The district attorney said It would be set down for
trial next Monday. Mr. Browne also moved that
10 witnesses be allowed the defendant to be paid
by the government This was granted.
The building committee of the Homeopathic Hos
pltai Association, MeSSrs C. p. Culver. E. W.
whitaker, and Il. W. Tyler, met last night and
concluded the purchase OF the lot OF ground for
Their new hospital from Mr.. Mullet on the north
west corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and 18th
street.
The Courts.
COURT IN GENERAL TERN.