Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-24
TINE rknIDkNiIAL Cosrsr.


sr. LOUIS, Oct IA lev DAYS ago peti-
tlon, signed by Hon. J. n. Henderson, ex-
governor rbomss &. Fletcher, Emil PrectO-
witbrow, lsirmsn Of The republican county
G lnmittet; ex- District Attorney Dyer and
several other prominent citizens. was cent
as king that supervisors OF election he APP
poin ted under the L. = statute for the east
ern district OF N issouri. Yesterday the petit
lion Vas ressIveq Sy ' nn Ir =, 49, , M
appointments asked oy the petitioners.
Judge Treat called into court q number OF
members OF the bar, among them several
hearing suggestions nom them. General
Henderson said he was convtuced the elec-
tive franchise here was IT the mercy of bal
q supervisor from each parry, he favored 10
n means Of protecting the Will OF the peo-
pie against lawlessDess- de was satisfied,
n noyeseT; tns' 1Se frauds wsrs spnnnea 70
the petition on the ground that there was no
law permitting the course proposed. Toe
Law was certainly an Invasion OF the rights
guaranteed 70 every state by the consutn-
ton, and he would like 20 see them dare %
enforce 10 In Boston. Amer considerable dis
custom and various suggestions from differ
ent persons present, J Judge Treat appointed
komuno r. Allen, one OF the co N missio ners
of the court, as chief supervisor for this dis
trict, who will report 20 the court the names
OF supervisors for the respective districts.
The matter has been the cause a good deal
OF comment here, and viii proesOly contInue
10 be so until the close OF election day.
A BefsuIter.
INV YORK, Oct. "a -Thos. Ellis, the nav
ing teller of the National Psrk esnk, Is a
defaulter 10 the amount OF $4,000 He In
supposed 10 have taken package OF money
In $500 and 81 600 bills. IL Is supposed that
he quietly slipped one OF the packages OF
money from the pigeon hole IN which he
kept IL into his coat pocket while his assist
ants were not watching. The missing pack-
age consisted OF Unitet States bank notes OF
$500 and 81 600 each. He left a memorandum
OF the amount with the other money. He
has not been seen since saturday. A re-
ward OF 5000 has been offered for MS arrest.
de had been connected with the bank rs
years.
The Trial or the Prfze Fighters.
sALEs, y. J., Oct. 24.-rne trial of the
fennsvllle prize lighters, which was set
6own Tor to-day, has been postponed until
wednesday next.
The marhess.
BALTIMORE, Oct "a. - Virginia ss, de.
ferred, Ga; do. consolidated, O. :; do second
series, S4s; North Csrolins s., old, I6i DO.
newt. Sugar active and 1rm-li :.
BALrIsoRE, Oct 24.-Cotton quiet and
shade easier-middling, iOSslOk. Flour
steady and unchanged. Wheat stesdy-No.
western red, l.So; No. do, Los; Pennsyl-
vania red, lS2sl-S5; Maryland red, good 70
prime, ] 3jal-Se; do. amber, l4Osi. As; do.
white, 25sl.40. Corn = southern, fairly
active and steady; western lower and active
~ decline; southern white and yellow, 5sa
boi DO. western mixed, 81 =, spot, and No
vemoer. Oats steady, demand fair-south-
ern prime, IS; western white, Sass; western
mixed yS4a36. Rye dull, nominslly 65s72 Hay
dull and unchanged. Provisions Quiet and
neavy and unchanged. Butter quiet and
unchanged. Petroleum nominal-crude,i N I.
Az; renned, 20 asked, no bid. Coffee nrm.
quiet and unchanged. Whisky quiet and
nrm. ll5x. Receipts-nour, $500; wheat,
1000; corn, rs 500; oats, l,oe0; rye, 500.
Shipments-corn, IS 900.
strong. Money, ?. Gold, ga. Exchange.
long, as short, 4s5s. Governments active
NEW YORK, Oct. q. Flour dull and
unchanged. Wheat quiet and steady. Corn
dull and unchanged.
LONDON, Oct. "a, 1890 p m.-U. s. 1905.
los new nves, 1857.