Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-27
The w. l.. !. Corps Fair.
LEADING CANDID ,TCS IN TpE yOTjSa

The Attendance at the Washington Light In
fantry fair last night WAS good. The leading can
ddaeS In tine voting for the various articles stood
follows when the polls We're closed for the night
Kmbal or-an for wife OF honorary member-Mrs
George F. Trims. 60: silver pitcher, Lieut.. C0wie
2o1 gold watch and chain for drug clerk, S. Edgar
Mahan. l2s; secretary desk for newspaner CORE
shoigUn-T. j. Luttrall. 145; beer pump-Henry
Petersen. 50: viOn-Prof. SouSa, SO: dressing gov
for gentlrinan-P. II. Caristian, IS: conversation
Mrs. p. Fl. Christian, SO; billiard cue-Mike Sean
ION 10; Florence Oil stove foI letter carrterChaS
Iabler, 40; Windsor sreediEg,wagon-J. F. Oyster,
is; diamond Elk pn-Jno. Einger,6O: solid silver
goa mounted composing stick for printer-W. f.
Naoers, is; corps badge-H. +. Bauer. a56: silver
composing stick 1or printers apprentic-H Poyn-
ton, 1'5; goi-headed cane for honorary member
H. tlaSett, rs: sewing maChine-MiSS Alice
seal, Is: buggy harness-Thomas somerville, 100;
butchers scale-Wm. Hoover, IS; gold watch and
chain for driver OF bakers wason-Geo. W. Hoff-
man. 80; steam chime whistle-Armenia dover
CEDAR G, ioinll ioa; cedar single shelI-Robt Wade
q; BARRIERS chair and shaving SETS. 5. Brooks,
Sal solid silver badge for polceman-IIeut Ar
hoi go; base ball outfit, High scho IL. IS; silver
punch bowl and l;,dle Tor hotel-W H. wright
10; hammock for LATEST member-Geo. Boudinot
10; h>hing-tackle-W. H. Mills, $50; letter carriers
suit-C J. Wetzel, IL; cart and narness-T. NJ.
steep. az: Sold-heated cane for foriSt-J. II. Small
%; Sit!etoard for lady-sirS. w &. Coburn, "a ::
printers library-R. G. McAuley IL; pair OF scales
dress for lady assistant-Miss n. Allen, 20; lawn
tennis set-Washlngtol club. %: gold pen ana
pencil for bank mes-"nger--Wm Cox, 81; bicycle
Fen On Bradford, IS: gold watch and chain for
ice-N az on nriver-J.T. Hutchinson, 437; baby crib
Wof1hle steele. 6s dress cap OF officer OF corps
Lieut.. EptWiSe, o..
day, Wednesday and Thursday evenings OF next
week The. voting on the various articles have
been arranged to close a portion, on each evening
OF the days above named.
Washington uarkeis-Rc,ail Prices.
MEATs,-Beef, sirlon, zoe. per ID; do porter
house, 2Oa25c. rib roast 121a20c steak a2sc
Corned Beer. sa15c.: Dried Beef, Clipped, 2ba30c.
Gs sliced zoe D T9nsgs sSKsd % 3i LAMB
Mutton, 1oa20c.; PORK. 14a1sc.; Sausage, 12n a2Oc
Boon Hams sugar cured, l6aI7c.. cut, aoa25c.
shoulders, Hal5c., Breasts 15a1S; Lard. IS.
tkuITs-Oranges, 25a65c. per doz.; Lemons, Goa
Doc. per doz.; Bananas, 30a5Oc per doz Cocoanuts
Apples 5oa60c. perpk; Cranberres,1 u 2a20c
per bh 800 49, '''''>' ie' W. ''nu0"'o ~
FISH. - Shad, 35a75 cents per pair; Herring,
as eepSs
Halibut. a0925c. per H.. Goldfish, 1Oalac per h. !;
Hadaock, Zoe: per H.; Catfish, loal2c per 10. :
10; Weak Fish, i5c. per ID; Srnet. 1aH per H. !;
White Fish, 1920 per h.; Salmon Trout, 15a28c.
per IN mpcereI aoaz5e per ~ Lobster lsa1se
dla1nond-back, s3Oas35 per doz.; Turtle, 25c.asl
BUTTER. . Philadelphia Print, 45c. per lp !;
Roll, % 2O@: Cheese, 12a2Oc.; Eggs, lsaa0c. per
vEGErABLEs.-Potatoes, nrish) soa4oc. per peck;
do. DO. (new], soc.asl per PIX; DO (sweet),
h asasG: sobps "r pix Ganeafs Ss0S PEI
per head; onions, O5oc per PIX: do.
,Bimudal, 81 per PIX: Carrots Base. per
6 p Pan J Rsf at jh ao f s1rhs
aoa3oc per PIX; Caulifiower, 20c. each Squash,
s seIocr eac e; kadish, sasc per bunch
Tomatoes, 1Oa15c per box: Egg Plants, Sc each !:
Mint, Sc. per bunch; Water Cress, 10c per bunch;
Asparagus, 15c. per bunch.
r, POT a orLTKYm1urkeys, 2sa25c. per ID; Chickens,
81; 2a;si.73 per pair: Ducks. sla1.7 per pair.
saas4'o per doz; SQUAD s. 5oaa per doz.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Messrs Duncanson Bros,
auctioneers, have sold. recently for James F. VOL
lard, surviving trustee, lot 8, 10 WOlard'S subvf-
sion OF square 1905, improved by frame house,
NO: 1898 Maryland avenue northeast. to Miss
Go. W. Cochran. trustee, part OF lot g. in square
4s9, improved by fOur-story brick dwelling, No.
si2 street northwest, to Fl. c. Wire for s. 300
Frank II. Burns for S13 05O Also for c. NJ smith.
trustee part OF lot H. in square 734 situated On Ist
street, between d and North Carolina avenue
southeast, TO Chas Walter for cents square foot
Also, for the owner. sub lot 10, IN square 367 i'm
proved by a two-story brick dwelling. No. 93} L
street stree. northwest, to Robt W. Young for sss75.
Also. for same party, sub. lot 2. in square 372.
fronting n feet inches on New York avenue and
running through TO street, with front on said
Street 26 feet Inches, TO JAS Z. Waugh for ST. IS
square foot.
IGNORED BY THE GRAND JURY-The grand tnry
has ignored the charges In the following cases:
WIN. b. Parker, false pretenses; Thos. j. L4zen-
by, einbezzement; John Q. Thompson, libel; Rich
ard Simpson. house breaking.
oDD FELLOWS CELEBKATIoN.-The Uniformed
PatrlarchS, l. y. o. F., celebrated the sixty-fourth
anniversary OF Odd Fellowship in the country yes
terday with parade in the afternoon and a fnu-
steal s ana dram1t1c entertainment in the evening:
The Alexandria Drill association, Capt VIM. NJ
Stewart, commander, Joined In the parade which
took place at O'Clock. There were about 20 men
In line. who presented a neat appearance. The
route traversed embraced the principal thorough
fares OF the city The program OF the evenings en-
tert G, Included reading recati9ns vocal
White" The attendance was large, and the enter
tainment was thoroughly enjoyed. Among those
and Boswell, or the Mt. Vernon Quartette, r. F..
Lacey, VIM Lackey II NJ. Rogers, George ID. Scott
aud Mrs Bettie McEwen The cast for the farce
man and james Kearney, Miss Enie Darling, MISS
Lillian EimonStoD, Miss Susie Bowie and Miss
Percy Hasweil. Mr.. Charles Egan acted as stage
manager.
WAsuIsGroS FISH MARxEr-Received and sold
by k. A. Golden, fish agent JohnsOn's wharf, to-
day. 5000 shad from $50 to $40 per hundreds; So OOO
herring, from 81 TO Is per thousand.
THE CoCK-FIGHTING CAsEs-James W. Pumph-
rey and Jno. Evans, who were arrested for cruelty
cock-figl.t last Monday, were before the Police
Court this morning.. Mr.. Padgett stated that one
OF his witnesses was on the Jury In another court
ana The case would have to go over till tomorrow
The defendants were released on collateral
GOING TO NoRroLK.-On Wednesday next MAY
2dl the Supreme Lodge OF the Independent Order
OF Mechanics will meet in Norfolk. Va, and there
Will be grand demo StratiOn or the ORDER process
SION, ETC. The representatives OF the order in the
Disti let and many OF the members OF the order
here (which numbers about l.G00) and friends have
arranged to leave Oh Tuesday next the steamer
Excelsior at O'Clock. 1t Is thought that, includ-
Ing ladies and children, there will be about 500
Wash.ngtouians in Norfolk.
VIRGINIA ExcCRSIONIST5 IN TOwN--The Mid.
land train arriving here &; IS O'clock this morn
lug. bl ought down the pupils OF the Fauquier
Female Institute, located near WarrentOn, Va,
OF which DR. Chamoiiss IL principal and a num-
Der OF their friends GO In al who are visiting the
objects OF interest ABOUT the city and will return
this afternoon