Evening star., 1886-11-26
A AQue.tion for Old Folks

10 the EditGr OF THE EVENING STAR:
III the hfty-fifth page of Elliots "Ten Miles
Square, published by the genial Frank Taylor
III this city III 1887, occur the following: fter
the close of the war (of 1872 Congress assem- :
Died for several sessions in building patrIoli.
eaily raised by the citizens of Washington Tor
It's accommodation. Can any of the readers of
ycur ever-welcome daily tell US who those pa.
lriOtlc citizens We're? SALEM
IINED FOR FIRING PIsToL.-Keith Suther-
land, the colored saloon keeper while passing
Gown 9Th street " Wednesday about noon fired
nSe pistol shots, and was arrested by Officer
Dean. yesterday morning in tine Police Court
Sutherland was charged with firing pistol in
the street, lor which "a line of only So. the eX-
tent oi the law. was imposed. The court thought
ne should have been charged with carrying
conce aled weapons on which charge a heavier
Ane could be imposed.
The MErRoPoLITAN INVESTMENT COMPANY
"A meeting OF the stockholders OF the Metropoii-
TAN investment and Building company was
held yesterday at Knowles station, Mont
gomery county, Md, and the following. named
officers were elected: President. = : Burdett;
nrst vice president, j. j. ). Hasser; second vice
Presloeni, ID. l. Murphy; secretary, Henry n.
II Detr;ck, John L. Freeman, E. NJ Dawson
n r: Holt w D. Harlan, .. Z. Fox and :, :.
ders, T. F. Best, W. II. Alden, g. III. Rice. H. p
Springer, : Dana Lincoln and H. c. Darrag h
nnance committee, Joseph Il. Cox w IL Gun.
nlson and j. Z. Stoddard.
THE CoLoREp KNIGHTS TEMpLARs-The
grand comfnandery OF the coored knights
Iemplar elected and installed officers last even
Ing as follows: j: W. Freeman, X. +. q. c.; sam
Vel w est, " h D. q. c.; L. III. Wayne, l.. u. G:
J. l. Edwards, f. u. Z. c.; SOL III. Morrison, r.
y. r; Charles c. c. johnson, f. q. T.; Jonn \.
Dorster, e. r.; W. r. Brooks, Il. L. q. \ w;
Arthur Goings, X. E. u. j. W.; Julius Warren
G- W.; Vim. Fl. Hutchinson e. $ b.: b. Is
Daily, q. ;. B.; Jonn III. Hawkins, O. =. and
w M IL Gray. James Davenport and VIM. Hill
guards.
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKEr.-Two hun
day; one hundred and forty-two sold TO
butchers as follows: Best sold from IL, To I3.c
Per ID., good sold from TO liz per lb.; medium
sold from 312 To 3ti per To-; common sold from
2i2 10 31i per To-; twelve shipped TO BaIt;-
more market; sixty-Lwo left over. one thou
sand TWO hundred and seventeen sheep ana
lambs on tie market. Eight hundred aud iity
soiu 10 butchers as follows: Old sheep sold from
$ To 3c. per H.; yeariDgs sold from A to &c per
10; lambs sold iroEl 4 10 5i2c. per lb. Two hun
afeu and thirty-elgnt shipped To Baltimore
h:arket; one hundred and twenty-nine ieft
over Seven cows and calves sold from $50 To
SGO each. Market for all kinds OF stock was
dui.
hILLEo OK THE RAILROAD TRAcK.-Abou;
$50 O'Clock last evening Thomas Lewis "A col
ored man, Was killed oy the Baltimore and
IOtDf-ia: railroad cars, either by the = o clock
tTa-f or The shifting engine, near Virginia ave-
hue anc street southwest. His body WAS
taken 10 the fourth precinct station in the
Yard. '''' ''''0' o'' 'ne navy
Two FINE BUILDING LOTS on Dist street be-
tween and - streets northwest are TO be sold
at auction Monday t29thl next at .::;O
O'Clock. Investors and persons desiring To- build
should attend, as vacant lots are being rapidly
sold h1r Improvement in that section.
SALE OF ENGRAvINGs.-As viii be seen by
the aunOuacemen5 elsewhere Messrs. Walter
Il W il.IaIns & Co., auctioneers, will continue
The sale, tais evening ST O'Clock, OF engrav-
ings, etch,ngs pnotogravures, oil paintinrs
ETC., at their sales-ooil, corner 10tn Street and
PeanSyiyaaia avenue.