Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-21

A CORNER IN ERIE-Sisdden Rise in the Stock.
For several days past remarkable pressure to
sell Erie shares, both in the English and New
York markets, has been noticeable, and not
outstanding general advance and continued
buoyancy in other railway shares, Fries have
continued to sink. a rumor put into circulation
through the press a day OF two since that the
Erie company had become entangled in legal
matters in the west, which would probably
cause a severe loss to this corporation, induced
many small spectators to sell at a decline. 1t
now appears that these unfavOrable reports
were invented purposely by bull clique, who
suddenly sprung their mine this morning and
ran up the price here from 5SS to 62Y within
an hour. amid considerable excitement in the
Stock Exchange. Holders of Erie shares are
loaning out their stock this morning to persons
who are "short" at half per cent. per day or
$50 per diem for the use of each hundred share
certificates. 1t is ascertained that the corner
was engineered by Daniel Drew. Noticing that
the German bankers were free sellers YESTERDAY.
probably expecting to be able to make good
their delivery to-day, Mr.. Drew, it is said,
quietly bought all the stock offered. amounting
to lO,OOO shares. Unfortunately for the sellers,
they will not be able to produce their stock
until the arrival of the next Liver pool steamer
and in the meantime Mr.. Drew refuses to loan
share for less than one per cent. per day for
Its use. The latest loaning rate was per cent.
The price of the stock was 62% in the regular
way and 63H cash.-N. 7. Post, 19th.
CHOLERA REPoRTs.-The latest dispatches
from Mount Vernon, Indiana, state there is lit
tie, II any, change in the cholera reported, ami
six deaths occurred yesterday near the suburbs.
More than half the population have left town
Others are preparing to leave. No business has
been done for several days, and the city has
deserted and gloomy appearance. Among the
deaths yesterday was that of DR.. Mattsedorff, a
young German physician, who, since the APP
pearance Of the epidemic, has been active In
his efforts in behalf of the sick and dying. One
man and his two daughters died, the last but
one Of family Of ten who died Of the scourge.
| During the last week six cholera deaths &C.
CURED in Evansville. Two new cases were re-
ported yesterday.
Three convicts died in the Columbus (Ohio)
penitentiary on Saturday. The first death in
that city outside the prison occurred YESTERDAY
| Three cases Of cholera were reported in Gin.
| cinnat yesterday morning. during the hours
the ofhce of the board ofhealth remained open.
| A HORRIBLE DrATH-There was a dreadful
accident at Ogdensburg, N. Y, last week. Miss
| Mollie Ryan was walking down State street
about p. m, when a man saw some smoke be-
| hind her and called to her to stop, that her
dress was on fire and he would put it out. In
stead OF stopping she few toward a friend s
| house, and before she reached there the flames
| were away up over her head. Her clothes and
| hair were all burned off, and the lower part of
her body was literally baked. She fingered a
| Few hours in awful agony and died about p.
| m. She was to have been married in a short
| ume, and her afianced, who had just gone to
| the funeral of his sister, was called back Just
| IN time to see her die. 1t is supposed that she
| stepped on match on the sidewalk though of
course that Is only conjecture. If she had
| stopped at once and thrown herself down she
could probably have been saved, but she said
/ sne was 70 frightened that she did not know
| what she did, but only wanted to get to some
| friend. She said she was perfectly ready and
willing to die, and that it was not half so hard
| as one would think, and that If 1t was not for
| the terrible pain she would be perfectly happy.
THE TRAEs-ATLANTIC BALLOON ExPE-
DITIoN-Ihe 1HridL Volunteer from Baltimore.
The signal service bureau at Washington hav-
| ing accepted an invitation to cooperate with
| the trans Atlantic balloon expedit ton, and an
nounced that any competent volunteer of the
signal corps who might offer for the Rrial voy-
age would be allowed to accompany Prof. Wise,
| Mr.. Mark Downing, one OF the assistants of
Dr. Penrod, OF the Baltimore signal station, has
been the first to send in a request to be ordered
| to represent his branch OF the service on this
| important occasion. Mr.. Downing, on Satur-
| day, as soon as he saw the publication in the
| Sun announcing the action of the Washington
| office, promptly volunteered, and forwarded his
| request TO the War department to be assigned
10 the duty He is said to be fully earnest in
| the matter, and anxious to distinguish himself
+" up in balloon" Mr.. Downing is a native of
| Detroit, Mich. aged twenty-four years. He
has been about one and half years at this sta
ton, having been assigned to Baltimore imme-
| diately upon his enlistment In the corps-BdZ-
| timore Sun, 21st.
POKER FOR PRBACHER.-What it most