Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-25
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MEArs.-Beef, porter-house, Csc. per h.: srloln,
zoe per H.: rib roast. 15aaOc per h.; round roast,
corned, ss1Oc. per h.: do dried, &c. per To-; do
Clipped, soc. per h.; do tongue, 5Oa6Oc. each.
Lamb. 12alsc. per H.; veal Jpn a25c per TO-; NUT
hams, 16c per h.; cut 2Oa25c. per h.; shoulders
l1a12Hc. per h.; cut; 12ka15c per h.; middling
l2al4:. per H.; cut, 14al5c. per h.; lard, 12hc.
per h.
FRCT.-Apples. 35a7Oc. per PIX; lemons. 2Oa35c
per doz; oranges 4OatOc doz grapes, lMalagal 3Oc.
per doz: coacoanuts. saloc.; cranberries, 15aeoc.
Butter or, AND EGos@PHliade1phia print Sc. per
4Oc per h. roll, 25a35c per H.; cheese pei
H.: eggs, 4Oa45c. per doZ.
FlsH:-Perch white, SOC. per bunch; rock. 4oc.
per 10: cod fish, zoe. per h. paddock, 10c per 10.
halibut. Csc per H.; mackerel day, 2Oa25c. per h.
smelt, l2c per H. lobster, 15c. per Ill., crabs Csc.
per doz do soft slasl so per doz terrapin, S3a$25
per doz.
VEGETABLEs.-Beets, Base. per bunch; beans,
lima, kal5c. per Of: cabbage, 1OasOc per head;
carrots, Base. BUNCH cucumbers new 25caS1 each;
iss'nss ss,oe per hesd onions sossee per e1 PIX;
pk: do isweep, 4Oc per PIX: Spinach 4oc. per pS;
turnips. 2Oa3Oc per PIX; parsnips, 4Oc per PIX; Gel
cry. 5a15c. per bunch; tomatoes new, 81 per doz
SOC. EACH mushroom, 81 h.; water crosses, IOc
PIX: radlSh l0c. per bunch.
PouLTRY.-Turkey, 1sa2Oc per H.: chickens (old).
pair; ducks, $3.50 per pair; geese, Soc each:
squads, ~ 5Oas3 per dOZ.
GAxE-Wild duck canvas back), ssas4.oo per
pair; do lred head), 81 5Oa$2OO per pair do (Mal-
lard 3D. do (widgeonl, 5Oc.a75c. per pair do
l0ar SOC per pair; grouse, 81. 25as1.75 per pair;
prairie ehieksns u s5a5 So quail e sas per doz
bits. aoaSoc. each; squirrel, l0al5c. each
STEALING TO GET OPIUM AND WurskY.-Warren
Compton was arrested yesterday by Officer Harbi-
son on suspicion OF larceny. For some time past
Compton has been In charge OF the warehouse OF
the dredging machine company, owned by Ross IL
Sanford. There have been two Overcoats and quite
a number OF other articles stolen from The ware
house within the past few weeks. At the time OF
his arrest Compton had a large brass bushing
weighing about twenty pounds, in his possession,
which he said he was going to have mended. He
where he confessed stealing the brass bushing and
the two overcoatS and said that ne had been steal
ing right along for sometime. He was told that he
planned il by saying that he Used IS cents worth OF
morph1a every day. besides opium and whisky. and
had to steal In order TO keep it up The bushing
works. The case was called In the Police Court to-
day, and continued for want OF an prosecuting
attorney.
CHARGED WITH SNEAK THIEvING.-For the past
week sneak thieves have been operating In the
vicinity OF North Capitol and DefreeS street steal
Ing door mats and clothing from the halls. Last
night Off1cer Hagan arrested young colored man
named Thomas Barton and charged him with lar
IL
Barton entered The house OF Miss Clara Morris, No
10 Defrees street. and stole pictures OF the wall
and several small articles. and also the doOr-lnat
The case was continued indefinitely.
OVER SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS IN Ills POCKET
About eleven O'clock last night Officer John F1tz-
gerald found drunken man lying in the b. & O.
depot, asleep, and locked him up in the seventh
precinct station. He had on his person $75975
that he lived in Rockville, Md, and thanked the
orfcer for locking him up. He was released, and
left for home
Court this morning welldressed young colored
man named Henry Smallwood was charged With
charged from the army, and went into the nth
precinct station-house last night TO report that he
had been robbed OF SO. In searching his pockets
ZOr, which he said he used for cutting his corns
The court told him that he had better get some
thing else to cut his cOrns with, and took his per-
SOnal bonds.
WANTS CoLoRED PROSECUTING ArroRNEY.-Rev.
John 4. Mulligan, pastor Of the Gailbraith col
Ofed) Methodist church, on L street, between lth
and 5th streets northwest called on Judge Smell to-
day and asked that Mr. E. NJ Hewlett, q colored
Police Court, but the Judge not having the bower.
referred him to the district attorney, Mr.. Worth
lngtOn.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-Deeds In fee have been
nled as foilows:-F. N. Scala to John Lavezzi lots
ii t0 0ieaS az 70 to 81 block and and O. block
Greer. lot IA, square 10; s., 2Sa
SOLD HIS CHILD FOR DoLLAR.-A sensation
day morning by Leroy Warner, OF Conneant, ask.
Ing the court to confirm the sale OF his child Mag
gle to Peter wiids Of Erie, for 81. The bin Of sale
was passed up 70 the court in good faith, the
father believing he could SO dispose Of the infant
"OuT WITH THE GERMANs."-The Austrian consul
and the secretary Of the Austrian consulate voSrer