Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-20

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sales-wheat. $50. 900 bushels; g. 600 bushels
young man named Jno. Rocco was fined %,
or % days by Judge Mills to-day for stealing a
peanut-roaster from Pauline Rocco his mother.
Ia Ihe Police Court, this morning, James Crown
and Matthew Smith were fined $50 each for carry
Ing concealed weapons.
NAVAL ORDERs.-The following naval orders
were issued to-day: Commander f. A. Cook, or
dered to relieve Commander J. c. Watson on the
District Commander c. ii. wadleigh. detached
from the Portsmouth, n. H., navy yard, and or
dered to relive Commander w. s. Schiey as inspec
Tor OF the 2d light house district first octoper
Commander n. Mayo Dyer, TO relieve Commander
e. w. Hayward as Inspector or the tenth light
house district LIST October. p. A. Surgeon NJ II.
crawford, detached from the Pinta and placed on
SICK leave. T. A. Surgeon G. q. Wilson, detached
from the Minnesota and ordered 10 the Pinta p.
A surgeon A. A. Austin, TO the naval hospital,
New York. Asst Surgeon 7. {. Craig detached from
the 1e hospital n Y and ordered 70 the Minnesota
Lieut. +. p. Gilmore to the Washington navy
YARD. commander C. M. Schoonmaker, as equip
McGlensey, detached from Norfolk navy yard LIST
OF september, and placed on waiting order.
RUMoRED SHOOTING OF POLICE IN IRELAND
LONDON, August 2a-lt Il rumored In the lobby
or the house OF commons this evening that three
policemen have been shot during the eviction of
an orangeman from his tenancy In county Down,
Ireland
California Pioneer Murdered.
KILLED BY ROBBERS TO GET HIS MONEY
brutal murder came 20 H. ht on SATURDAY. in
san francisco, when the dead body OF Nicholas
Skerrett, an Old pioneer, was found I'm his own
house. The crime was committed on MONDAY Inv
three men who claimed 10 be Colorado captaiistS
Ihey were taken 10y Skerrett TO see a house which
tney talked or buying, and while he was showing
| IL they struck him over the head with a slunge
snot They then put on the door OF his lodgings
notice saying he had gone to Colorado. one OF
the murdererS boldly took up his quarters In the
dead mans rooms and was Captured there by the
| police. His dead body was found by accident by
| an Old man who was employed by Skerrett TO
cream ana look atter houses IL was locked up I'm
closet OF an empty house, and already was In a
bad state OF decomposition. Skerrett was worth
s2oo,OUO, having made a fortune as q dry goods
merchant
Wright Leroy, an eX-convict, who was arrested
confessed that he was implicated with J. d. Town.
SEND ana w. Miller In a scheme TO obtain the old
mans money: that they attempted to compel
Skerrett TO sign a check by choking him and un-
intentionally killed him.