Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-25

THROWING sCALDING WATER UPON BOY WHO
NOYED HER.

THROWING sCALDING WATER UPON A BOY WHO An
NoYED her.
fourteen-year-od colored girl named Mary
schooler, was charged in the Police Court this
morning with assaulting the ten-year-Old son Of
Dr.. Benjamin Pope, and the case was continued In
definitely. 1t is alleged that the defendant was
LEFT in charge OF the house and children during the
!. absence of her mother, and the boy with number
OF other boys threw t n cans and br1ckbats at the
house. Afterwards they pried open the back gate
and were about TO enter the house when the de-
Iendant threw q can OF scalding water on the boy.
badly scalding him, from the effects OF which he
Eas been conHnc1 10 his bed for about ten days,
and is not now expected to live. The defendant
was released on $500 ball.
Washington Market. Retail Prices.
MEATs.-Beef. porter-nouse, CSC. per h.: srloin,
COO per h. rib roast, 15a2Oc. per h.; round roast,
corned, sdlOe per H.; do. drled CSC. per h.; do
Lamb 1aaisc per h.: veal. 1eTaasc per h.; NUT,
ton. 1Sa15c. per h.; pork 12. a16c per H.; bacon
hams. Ice. per H.; cut. aOa25e per H.; shoulders
l1a12hc per h.; cut; 12s also per H.; middling,
l2al4c. per h. cut, i4al5c. per H.; lard 1219a1
Der Id.
per FE G
d. huckleberrieS. 1Oc a15c per Qt peaches, c.a$
per PIX; watermeons. 5c.as1; canteloupes lOa25c.
eaeh backberrles, 5al5c per qt; pears, 4Oa'5e per
peek.
BUTTER AND EGGs.-Philadelphia print, 4Oc. per
d.: western creamery, BIC per H.; New York, BOA
S5c. PER H. roll 25a3Oc per To-; cheese 121 a2Oc per
10. eggs. 1SiaOc. per dOZ.
FIsH.-perch (white), 4Oa5Oc. per bunch; rock,
25ai0c. per bh.; salmon sOa4Oc. per H.; cod fish,
12 cper h. haddock 1Oc per h. halibut l5a2Oc. per
H. mackerel day, 15a20c per To-; LOBSTER 15c per
To-; sheephead, aOc. per H.. taylers, 12kc per H.;
cat fish. l0c per h.; sturgeon. SC. per h.; CLANS
Zoe. per doz crabs tso1p, 75c.aS1 per doz do hard
sc per dOZ.
yEGETABLEs.-Beets Base per bunch: BEANS
20c per PIX; cabbage, 5a1Oc per head; carrots 3a5c
per bh cucumbers. 15a2Oc. per doz; cymlins, 15a
poo per dOZ lettuce 5a1Oc per head onions 6Oc per
DO. bh.. potatoes 3Ct4U.
peas. 4Oc- per PIX; turnips 40c per PIX; tomatoes,
4o~5Oc per PIX; mint, &c. per bunch: egg plant. 1Oa
dozen.
PouLrRY-Chckens told). sc. as1 25 per pair do.
Uoung, 5OcaslOO; ducks, slas125 SQUADS, = 5Oa$3
per doZ.
GAAE-Woodcock, ssas71& per doz-
The Coming Camp Meeting.
A FEW FAMILIES ALREADY AT JACKSON GROVE
TEXTS IN PLACE-CoMMTTTEEs,E ETC.
Correspondence Of the EVENING STAR
JACKSON GROVE, !
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD, July 25.
The work OF preparing for the Methodist Protest.
ant camp meeting In this grove goes on SatiSfac-
torly. Thus far there have been over eighty
tents. all OF them engaged, put in place, each
nicely fiOored and ready for occupancy. Some OF
them have already been inhabited for a week or
more, and families are daily moving In. Among
those early the ground were Rev. DR.. Z. j.
Drihkhouse and wife, Horace Burroughs and fam
lily. III. +. ZOllikoffer and family and W. j. Dulany
and family. OF Baltimore; j. ID. Cathell and G. B.
Nibert, OF GeorgetOwn: Mrs Linthicum and Mr.
Wheeler, OF Anne Arundel county; Rev. j. d. Kin
ger, of Westminster Z. H. LiJtetOn, Capt. Pulley
and Mrs. Warren, OF Baltimore, and Rev. F.T.Tagg,
OF Georgetown. These households make up a
pleasant little company.
regular preaching service was held ON Sunday
evening last by Rev. DR.. E. DrinkhOuse, formerly
OF Washington. Announcement was made Of a
prayer meeting for Wednesday evening, but owing
to the furry and fatigue at the close OF the picnic
Oh that day it was not held There will be preacn
ing on sunday morning at 1890 o'clock Most OF
tn Sc at present on the grounds take their meals
at the boarding tent but there Will be number Of
families who will do their own cooking.
The management OF the camp will be under the
following committees this season. PrOperty-S
Lnthicum, OF A. CO., Md; VIM. Z. Bell, or George
town: j. ). Tracy. OF A. A. CO., Md. TenlS-Dr. H.
F. Zolikoffer. OF Baltimore; Rev. s B. Treadway WI
con'ico county, Nd; L. A. Newman, OF Georgetown
'FranSpOrtal lOn-Mm. j. G. Duany and Horace
Burroughs, OF Baltimore. Police and Sanitary
j. ID. Cathel, OF Georgetown; E. j. DrinkhOuse and
H. +. ZoilikhOfer, OF Baltimore Provision, +. o.
and Lodging Tent-Horace Burroughs, OF Baltt-
more; j. ID. klnZer, OF Westminster; Rev. S. D.
Smith. Religious ServiceS-Rev. w. j. Floyd. OF
~ A. Co.; Rev. j. W. Gray, OF Baltimore county;
+. l. Tagg, OF Georgetown.