Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-01
The OYSTER Is King.

SOME or TIE INDICATIONS OF THE OPENING OF THE
"R" SEASON.
''Oysters in every style" Is the legend which
shines in all the glory OF paint in front of
OF the restaurants and eatin. houses In this city
to-day and was one Of the indications that the
opening day Of the oyster season had arrived.
There were. however, other Indications The long
lunch counters looked Spick and span, and even
the walters wore snowy white aprons, and their
gl1stening faces glOwed as II soap and water had
made an effective combination. Those anxious to
find out when the oyster season was going to begin
did not have to go far to-day, AMI the unchers
enjoyed the return Of this very welcome addition
to the bill OF fare. The season, however, does not
begin with any great rush, but with certain
caimness and deliberativeness which the oyster
men do not attribute to the oyster, but the fact
that many people are out OF town and the hot
weather is stu with US
"Buslness is little slow yet for the first of the
season" remarked dealer, "but 1t will soon pick
up The oysters are prime l just received a lot
nice. Prices are about the same as last year."
Oysters on the hall shell seem to be In greatest
demand just at present and the dealers say that
the steamed oysters will come IN when the
weather grows cooler. Those little paper boxes
which the married man takes home to his wife
late at night containing hall dozen fried as
year. although device has been invented for rem
derlng them less slippery in the grasp, q defect
when mas frequently been complained OF.
TIE EFFECT OF TIE NEW LAW.
The Baltimore Sun today says: "The oyster sea-
son will open this morning, and oystermen, packers
and dealers are preparing fer business There Is
much uncertainty about the operation OF the oys-
ter law passed by the last legislature 1t Is the
opinion OF many oysternen that the act is uncon-
stltutiona and some decline to license their ves-
sells on this account. Many masters of sail vessels
however, have procured license to run oysters to
market, and tongrnen are generally understood to
be prepared TO g. to work to-day. AS the act per-
mits only longing until the first Of next November,
at which time drtdger5 will 80 to work, it is too
early yet TO fOreshadOw the action Of the latter
class The act revolutiOnizeS the trade to some ex-
tent. and much uncertainty viii probably exist un-
I'll all parties interested In bivalves get used TO the
new order Of things Many are OF opinion that
oysters VIII be high until November, by reason OF
the fact that the supply, having to be furnished
entirely by tonginen, will necessarily be limited.
The season opened last yearin September, with
prices ruling from forty-ve to lfty-five cents per
busnel This year, 1t Is thought, oysters viii
start at from axty-f1ve 10 seventy-nve cents per
buSheL"
BADLY Hurt By JUMPING FROM RAILROAD TRAIN
When the ll:O5 pm express train, on the L. r.
railroad. reached Bowie station last night q small
sizeu colored boy about ten years Old jumped from
The train While II was in motion. The train was
stopped and it was ascertained that he was SER
ously hurt internally. He could not speak TO toll
WHO he was, and was LETT the station