Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-09
Cril,rilsai Court RusInesS.

a KLEPTo&A:iAC VICTIM OF THE OPIUM HABIT SEN
TEEcED-AS ASSAULT CASE, ETC.
The Criminal Court, Judge Wylie. held short
session to-day. George Cockerell, young man of
twenty three years indicted for the larceny Of two
COWS ard calf valued at go, from John Burns, on
July 2d last, pleaded guilty. The prisoner said he
took the animals In bread daylight, drove them up
town and offered them for sale. He did not know
what nade him 60 II, but he had been In the habit
al using opium, which habit had grown on him and
when under the effects lie was reckless. He stated
mat he was a carpenter by trade, twenty-three
years OF age ard the court sentenced him 10 iwqntv
months IL the Albany penitentiary. saying that he
would get cut in The spring Of the year and he
Eored 10y the expiration of his term the opium habit
Nn. Arnold CHARGED with assault and battery
Win intent TO Kill, gave bail in so
THE PLATEK-owrSs EIcPExESr.-A dispatch
rom Annapolis SANS that the colored people who
assisted III tEe e!Ogement OF Platter and Miss owens
A3Ic hot YET recovered from their alarm lest they
viii lie Prosecuted IL appears that Platter and Miss
C"ths jCCa refuge on the night Of escape IN the
Iu',t 81 f"i7sF iiti:, cc"rcd. and remained there
uh'i midnight, Vl,f ii tn" wagon OF Nathan Evans
Ca!eied, dioFt w and the pair were carried 10
Null ken's station. Hall became alarmed ami
Eai,' clean breast Of what lie knew about lie
"far, bGt saying IL tlG@ght ut the time that Miss
ye!ici.
THE S0UTH W. sHISi-o.; DEMOCRATIC CLrR.-The
"Scu'h Washington Cleveland and Hendricks Club"
was of-arHed at q meeting in Blake's hall last
evening. The following, Ollie r. were elected: F. d.
4 W.
u zu@T, wee Hrc-ideut>s John Beck, treasurer: w t.
IEoiaaS- recording secretary; John NJ Carroll cor
secretary, ana Dir ACnToc, sergeatt-at-arms- \
committee 70 arrange fNr the participation OF the
s!GD anu rs IT..lGs In tie proposed ratification
meeting was appointed as follows: jackson Yates
Lawrence Gardner. ". G.. Ills, Thomas Kelley
George Dant, John Clark and John Llppard
TIE CITY NaRKETs.-The Official Wholesale Price
Current % The aShin,t0n City Produce Exchange
saws Of 1our shat the marNet is quiet and bus little
Doing outside OF Tie brands used by bakers There
/, but little wheat coming into .naTket, which is
quiet. prices ranging from 50 to 70 cents Corn
aet.yc and oats steady The receIpts OF hay and
straw aT1 b Sht. With market lair Clover hay Sc
u 81 TeT ton; tl2othy $40 10 Sl2 and mixed IS to
81 The receipts OF butter are slackenIGg with
IT.cc Improving fer choice grades. Common kinds
CCntiLuc dun and Of nominal sale The supply OF
eggs has been liberal with good demand. Tie de-
naHd fCT poultry IS moIe active for lots in good
CCLdslon aEa prices steady at Is cents for spring
IL ora ie~s lis gens; spring ducks live 10
ally peaches and EaterInelonS
RoBBEEIEs REroKTED.-Mrs Barbara King, OF
Good Hope ILL., reports that her house has been
rUtsed IN the Night time OF some dresses shirts
collars handLcrcE!cts. linen pants. &C. valued at
s40.--Capt William A. Branrock, OF the schooner
Nti!' y ing az I4bey wharf, reports that about
lj O'Clock last night his cabin was entered and a
s,olen-
DIR. ODoNSELL (;OSE-Dr ODonrell OF Chinese
Frer hotoTiety, exhibited his photographs OF The
Victims OF IeriO>y on the columns south of She
I4ila c.iF2LCe OF The city Hall yesterday after
noon and spoke for over two hours TO a small
auGteEce. lie left the city last night at 10 o'clock
Ter S&E Francisco.
MECHANICS LIEN FuRr-Wm H. Doherty YES
ferday fled mechanics lien against Albert NcIn-
Josh Co, agents for Wm III. Stewart and DuyaIl
MARI and us agents of an uEdiSclOsed PRINCIPAL
ipon lots IA 10 "a. subdivision OF square 40 for
fC3DSq. balance due for the construction OF eleven
brick houses under a contract with Albert McIn-
tCsh, as agent Of W. II. Stewart and others
THE TRFsInESTiAI CAMPAIGN. - The WEEKLY
FAR VIII le sent POSTPAID To any address IN the
uCd States C5n NADIA until after the presidential
teCtlCn for 50 cents. IL Is large eiglt-page
TaJCT OF ITty-six columns OF interesting reading
LlGttcr-FCHlcaI, miscellaneous, personal, news
AID kO1zip, &C. Stnd for sample copy.
RIVER THADE.-HarbormaSier Sutton reports
arrivals 1T the river front fOllcwS Schr iistle
Ell Dickson, forty barrels apples, c. RrowL. Eight
schOocers, With ISgi1 wateImelODs Tor city mar.
ketS.