Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-31
The Oyster Redivivus.


THE MONTH WITH THE AND TIE PRosPDCaa
FOR THE S1ASoM.
On the LIST of September the oyster passes out
from the baleful influences Of the months, the
photography Of which disdain the aid Of the
letter X into the more favorable conditions
when the Importance Of this lesteris Recognised.
In consequence Of this fact the oyster Is sup
posed to be fatter and more healthy, the public
demand for them Is revived and the dust ana
lumber which has collected on the oyster
Sns IN 81 is VIII
crowned with cleaning ice once more attracts
the eye and invites the appetite. There may
eat oysters on the LIST 81 septe,n Ssf rather than
on the st Of August, and the oyster men ssy
that there Is no good rsssos. but nevstsneiess;
August and they do on the LIST Of September.
and consequently IL 10 Of no practical value TO
the fact that dealers increase their orders; that
restaurants restore the banished oyster 70 the
blu of fare, and that the hungry citizen thinks
in on his way home for An evening lunch.
One of the leading oyster dealers told STAR
this teo ins Ssse IN
supply was good At present the oysters Ter
this city are obtained from New York and Nor
season Da to begin septemSer Isl, and 30 there
peake. is reported in She baltimore papers
when an oysterman was ssksd about thsir con- on.
dition ne said that he hadn't seen the inside OF
an oyster since last spring. 1t Is rather difficult
to tell much about the condition Of the oyster
or the supply SO early In the season, and 1t is
not q matter Of general interest, for the reason
that the same price IL paid for q half-dozen
fried or raw, in spite Of the manifold vicissi-
tudes Of an oysters existence aud the combina-
tions Of the oysterrpsn. Oysters may be high
and scarce but the prices remain the same for
the average citizen. However, the dealers this
year seem to think that the supply will be plen-
tiful; but, what Is Of more Importance, they
say that the bivalves are in excellent condition.
ROBBERIES REPoRTED.-Frank Jackson
Alexandria county Va, reports stolen from him
at the street market. in this city, Saturday
night, set of harness valued at $1O.-Frank
from him Saturday night either on Maryland
avenue or in the "Dlvision,"a silver watch
worth $2O.-George c. Rodgers, AS p street
northwest, reports that his house was entered
articles amounting in value to $3.50 were
stolen.-Mrs. j. c. Parsons, 1114 9th street,
reports that she gave her washing, which was
worth $23.15, to an unknown cOlOred woman
ana she tailed to return it-Amanda Minor,
1908 18th street, reports stolen from her blue
silk dress worth $15-A. NJ. Clapp reports
stolen from his stable bride and lines worth
$1O.-Mrs. A. Wallace, 423 LIST street, reports
that her house was entered and robbed of cloth
ing and bed-spreads worth $7.-Samuel Will
Iiams, 1907 Pennsylvania avenue, reports the
loss of his pocketboOk with 81 % in it.
ARRESTS IN THE "BLoODY FIELD."-Last
night while Officers Lewis and Howell were
patrolling their beat-the Bloody Field" in
South Washington, where Officer Sheehan shot
COleman-they arrested Peter Berry, George
Robinson, Charles Burns, AlonZO Cross, VIM.
ChunD. Ellen Lucas and Henrietta Reed, all
80 each, which was forfeited in the Police Court
this morning.