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THE FEMALE LOBBYIST.

Tho Modern omphnlo with Her S1ippor.
10 the Editor At The Tribune.
DLooM1NaTos, I'LL, June 10.-Dchold tho f.
nllc lobbylstt How wonderful, how fearful,
LOW terrible! sllo subdues the average LAW
usker by an opfdcrmic application Of t.,o Slip
F1. lte, like Hercules, gives up Ills club and
ilon'a-skn, md takes tho spindle and distaff at
bet bidding, and becomes an androgynous b.
ped. Luther said:
'Wsr nieht llebt vein. weber, md reasng,
nef 01elht elm narr actn 1ebcn laug."
Who loves not woman, Wins, ana song,
Remains foot his whole life long+]
Had Luther lived in our day f1o certaiply
would hare excluded the fcnlule lobbyist from
bis "weibeF." We had q fair to Average CT
AMPLE Of female lobbyists II Springfield this
Sinter. They sailed under fa,so colors, and
nxtd for tic ballot, proclatming that they did
LOT Wish suffrage. By this deceit they obtained
many signatures Of noble women: who depre-
ats tfle idea Of going TO tho polls and outragtng
shelF xomanhood bY voting.
Avery noticeable feature Of our lobbyists Ut
SPRINGFIELD aas that two Indies pratcd about tho
altatlon OF "our boys.n One Of them Is a eIn-
te lady, and the other married, but neither has
aa9 oo!s. Now, II the single will marry, aud
!han both bocomo blessed like Sarah OF old,
aafe soma boys, aud thon, aftcr q fair trial,
ns' fall In controlling their boys, thoy mar
E'te them over to tho Legislatufe, and tho
meshcEa 10 to tho Institution for tho Focble-
Minded. But the other motllers OF this Stato
hill prefer to control their own BOYS. God
SaJ knoWs Ehat would have hecomo Of tour
nata' H. tue last Legislature had gotten hold Of
ttta. tmsta. How thebc ladies' could lobby, theroby
aS,ng asltio the erlniue Of their woruanhood, Is
a9feae mystery,
lobbying is i disrcputablo businea., and tho
te.ncn %k women engaged In tt are few lE,.i fur be-
ag!f atltrespcct.
c,rns;ifloaleally there assemblies at the ua.lon's
S.atal great couclaye Of feua1o lobbyists WIN
9..as n9.asE congressman. sskins tils body 10 en-
TThhasasa Thasa woTnen ~ II women want Tie BALLOT
,s aatte attacks arc backed by the ruhbe Of nll
no sss ketFilE-n,alas out Of place, whuss united
shsn % shs soss forth, like TINT Of The panthers
S,.t man that falls ID her way. T1eae lobbyists
,,.,N T,s.o and NATIONAL from bualucss point ot
~ mne5c right s lost slght Of, auccead Ia ono
NJ ~ iast IS. thuy ret nosorstY BY which thuy
s olt prcehrous exiatence, But lot thotn
~ tMaafe " their Own pitfalls. The mother Of
" sofolddcn fruit.
ias i 3 .eaiscumstanrca consptro to show, cndeayor,
tSh H. :" Galt the ballot On the temperance qucs-
e.n . "nlell should be tho cnt terlns wedgu to the
nn t,a hsiot, and thus, uudot false colors, ob-
d.r s%a'', they canuo. II thay appear IN tho
as ra.sa MeIu nvpIglcd Into Joining this lobbying
hsae hsaaa TINT WOULD neycr indorsa It after Know.
~ "true iuwarducsa.''
Agn,ntloh Is iaiurr, as the Stata Of Maine
oao unoe us,o9n.t5ats1 a. YET a. tae State
Je.p euu'', has Increased l0o! per cent within two
ppn, -, May tttlperauc1 lecturers take !audap-
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Tho Vienna Nsus FrtIs !'res%t hss the follow
1nx anectot0 of Tie recent journey through
Austria Of tho new Fslnca OF Bulgaria. Ills
liignncas. accompanied by IN adtutant, had =
berg, where q Polish noblru.an got H.. Thu cou-
dactoE, eager 10 ps6lect the dlht1nRuished t1nv-
e!ss from intrusion, ha.tened TO the car door
ahd oHered to show the Polo better place Ia
anothss car. but Tie Role grutllY replled that he
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woman 70 demand roaistEatlon A. voter,
anu present her ballot at elections, and
tlio clt!son's rlaht 70 votc.n ! snpposo
when tl1aJ said site tic oitIctafs they Ind Ia
vleM Ehe support OF inPecun[0us tcfnalc law
1efk, a no as1e nals lawY would sAxo auch
ease cnse. u u very noticeable the manner u 1htch
t!ese fomaiea Hrttc their natnos. They, hold on
10 t'1e!r mastlen-nefncs like grim death. lteFe
arc some OF them:
Eal@aneth Cndy stnnton, anaan buttcrcnp y
nnn,ttaonfI nt,tI Jano GraIihm J0ncs. Laura Cuft!s
nallart!t sarah Andrews Snencer, aud 70 on. II
eeeins to ba gucaion whether tbcT will nccont
t1eir husbands ilntnc at n'. In their praecct-
inEs ~ tlc convention thny cildeaVor 10 Insult
.ne unNen states supreme Court, anu took
otep8 10 ~itllurAw thelr patronage from all per.
sons mud concerns TINT do not assist them; md
taeS cf'eu ont to eacsi other IN personal con-
VGrae. ni'u s~oro 10 crush 1he newspapers nos
t"s 70 tlieis cause.
Ihis body OF female 'obbSlsts u htrongt and
.ncy ucIlYe must of thcir etsc1lRfh tfom
1he unfest . OF women VINO exnect 70
oecupY nlon poalilohs as soon as su1lfaRo y
lo.eca . I unon woman, 1of taio noolo women mill
e.,; oot acecPt H. ~, eyer tnis COUNTRY mere 10
ta.Yi "a iact IL epirlt 'ns'oeft 10 ~ petnao
stetofnes more or lcse, and cspecAliy 10 tnoee
...at "ou'! maka genera! oistnout!on ot a!l
'gsopeiy; spirit tnaf tnteGt1 IL patastest
na nanps n1t e1csptea; nese aonnsts 1an tn.s
namc o. tlseonteht tfat tnSF ma} easer neaLtoy
conserving es cuetoms. 10 tt'ta u. Louis ConYen.
1 5p' were found many noso,'ens "onlen woinen
;iRo Nenps1tn' Aspasat ana Estzouo!ni rsi put lew
LIZ ,soY, M 'kq r. heoecca' nntn e4oeeneo NlRntln'
gMs, aIla NE Aoman Gotneta.
is,a ManY ne"spapeis !} aeso.e "ccKly one OF t"o
coluinhs 70 lhe Woman.suusase movements tn
oto9e " r. - t.aa ac ,'hi. q mpptase @ ae rIa.
ol tne 1omalo loooS'sH, bns tne h6anela,lY
eoaaa papeus 70 nnt lnuofse tlc Ntniatn ol INC
"dnal acx'" ro!1s!elans M indoraa io tt;e woman,
snlsasiate H.; ~ oraet , 10 eeI mgr innsse 't n
1,cfeoy llue into pnlce. OuI l;oeleintulo tIlls
iaht acasoh aLole malc' ol the hep. ulnuS, po.
cause tne MeMnefsi Or suns q thena, u1a n9t
Maht 70 go oo fecoro III o2poss1'ot' 70 tne 1amale
1ong5.su: TS,. ..,,, ,,,,,... .,,..,. a.,a,.. aud
lh.s Hnolo tun!ect nt a'eonoilc or1nks aN9
narcotics heeas ute st4ay O. 5he statesMah. anu
cannot Do leaeaea D! !emalo lo9p5ists. lobnow
I'M othel sup'tnnGee tnan whlsky arg consalneo n,
u n,a, tns 'olio"''R ID aP7enooo' sno"s 'no
Tobacco. among 800. 900 300 Of uaen.
Opium, among @ E0o M noo @ o9o q men.
Iiemp' amonR 59o; nn dhH IVY, dna 99o g q men.
he'sit among loo, ooo, ooo Of tnc',' ~. nm
" TOBACCO there @ 3re consumed over s,o9o 0o0
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THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
An unsavorabla Opinion Of the Hon. Ell
Perkins.

To TIT Editor of 7he Tribune.
OMAHA, June 11.-tn your isauo OF June 0
you publish letter from FL! Perkins, giving his
views on the present prospect Of the wheat crop
In tho Northwest. lie states 1t the eud Of h!.
letter that II wheat "cotltinucs on IA It looks
now ne will have 30,0o00Uo bushels more
wheat to market ihIs Ycur than last, hut ce.taln
contingencies mar reduce the crop to q, 100, 900
bushels less thai, last year" Mr. pcrkns IT,.
serves pretty wide margin, md 1t IL tossil,Iu
that the crop Of whclt mny be- somewhere within
hts ltmls.-55, go 600 Of bushels. II ron knew
Ell ferktus rs well as he IL known here you
would hesitate before nlloslng hin to ventifa,e
his twa,itIc in TnE Iu1nuss. The general i'm.
preston herr Is that II liz lad lourshoJ In lie
time of Ananfas and Sapphira they would hare
lived to- a good OH acc, aud he would have been
struck dead In their place.
A TRIBUNE RaApkn.
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wAs we'll enough s,ittcd wilcrn he vas. Then tho
conductor, reduced to cxtrcm!tcs, whispered In
tho nol.Gman's car that tho coutcn wis oce,luscd
bT ulB Prince Alexander Of Bulgaria. "Wllat
u that TO Enc1' rcp1fcd the Pole. tn fn,ll voice.
4 Po!lsh nobfcmnn Ia the equal NJ Bulgarian,
Prfnro.n Finally tho Princn and hi. ntlIntant
took their travelling bags nnd sought scats ia
another car,
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An Analysis Of this tabla shows that up to tho
year lS74 thu quantity OF water pumped per
pound Of coal r1sca but 1ittlo comparatively
fron the Rcucra' average Of the six years, viz. !:
39SH gallons Ut water u,,
"Citszcns' Test" in reportt, of which tost the
nIpcrts statrd {psgo Hl "The work Ii not nor
formed with tsF degree OF cconomy." From
this year the lable shows that the quantity Ut
creased, III! Il reached nearly b30 gatloas, Or 80
per rept ulose than tho year 1871. Nuw, IN en-
EinecE knows that tho sanlo engine eannot IN
creaao ltse!nclency c1cspt b. diminished head
o. ws!es a.nss tao Pan;; or y
hcal has undenlahly been Increased. which would
diminish ta!s eftc1ency unqurst0nabfy, and the
boilers and machinery will not admit Of
ar Increased tea.n-prssaure, II lnaJ, therefore,
thas Tho tBtc<"ev " she Aorsh.S.ds egla<4 has
,vt lea. inereasad sitlce 1874. rhEs betig pusj-
tive met bas!nF the eiflciency for the yoars sub.
soqutnt 10 1874 upon tue average efficiency VI
table ca', be Reconstructed BY multiplying tic
coal BY This number, which will give tho quautl.
II OF water pumped, Viz;
Gallons PER day.
1s7S s7 ..-~'-.'...'......,.. ''': 5ol, 6 66
4nIn 9S, Wy
!h77 .."'.-..-...'. s... ......'....". w, 90l
Dedue.ing these hRures from thoso na1ued In
In tho previous tabie for tho corresponding,
years, shows that the enginss failed to supply
As amount named III l877-'7s by nearly
5000, gallons .laily mud for tue years 187571
by nearly s,5oo, ,o00. This conclusion ID lncritA'
bic, aud cannot be successfully eoutroyetted.
The engines IL the Hrst year weEo new, and
tue pumps would throw d greater volume OF
water tbau rbsn they bad bccomsso As they
In tho Citl1eus' report, mention 10 made Of
sir being admitted to Tho pumps; and cards are
given showing wAeu the cir WIS admitted. Az
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CHICAGO, juno 13-fn All editorial in yolr
Issue Of thc 8,h inst. you commented very justly
on tilr Immense waato OF water III this city, and
claimed tfat the metro Aystcn. was the only efll-
Client remedy for this wattc. Wills agreeing
with you fully 10 every particular, may It not bo
we'll TO inquire If our Water-Works are certainly
supplying the quantity Of water cla!ncd. Man.
ifcstiy this IL thu Drst question to scttla before
attempting to stop The Nasto; for without
knowing this quantity 1t will he impossible to
determine II thcre is any wnstc. an, certain
tllat II is susceptible OF positive demonstration
that the quantity claimed ia not supplied to tho
city. To M engineer conycrsant With this h1a!-
ness, d simple statement Of the tigurcs given,
With the addition thnt tho Bnme machinery wns
doing tho work undar the same conditions,
would he sufficient, bus to those not cnnycrsan.
with the business moro detailed statement is
necessary.
compile the following table from the Public
Works. reports for this past ten years. Tie
numprator Of the tract4nn givcH tic quantity Of
water pumped per tlny on general average for
the year; and The dcnoluinator, the coal Tor the
sane period, md time; tic one, divided by tho
other, glrcs the quantity Of water in Eallons
pumped by one polinsl Ut coal:
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III, tEEt, -jt
1900. -----3eA. 3,
4T,877
81. 1tIG, AGO
1870. -----~4oa.B,
bI,O.4
"a. 408, Gs0
1871. ---353.
", 761
30, TIT. 4a5
1872. ---41a.
~, HBB
39,117t:l12
1873. -----404.
10, 5U.s
30, 900, D1o
1874. --4oa
o., 0a:!
. m, S44, 510
1876,
8t'.tg0
20, ,GsA, ITS
1876, -.-----l8e.5.
u. GIT
r., 7t}4, :l.,3
1877, ----590. T.
Ut, 500
30, 695, cal
1878.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-18

DESTROYED, DKFACKD AND LOST GOVERNMENT
BoNDs.-The following regulations concerning
relief In cases OF United States bonds destroyed,
defaced or lost are published by the Treasury
department: HParties presenting claims On ac-
count OF coupon or registered bonds Of the
United States which have been destroyed
wholly or ia part, or on account Of registered
present evidence showing, first, the number,
denomtn nation, date of author Atng act and series
OF each bond, whether coupon or registered,
and, If registered, the name OF the payee In the
case Of registered bonds 1t should also be stated
whether they had been assigned or not previous
to their alleged loss or destruction, aud, II as
signed, by whom, and whether assigned In
blank or to some pei son spec t1cally by name,
and If assigned IN the latter manner the name
of the assignee should be given. Second, the
time and place of purchase, Of whom pur-
chased, and the consideration paid. Third, the
material facts and circumstances connected
with the loss or deStl uction Of the bonds.
Proofs may te made by affidavits duly autheu-
as may be in the possession of the claimant.
Af1davlts and evidence pc, tanning to the claim
should be transmitted to the Secretary OF the
Treasury, upon the receipt of which they will
be referred to the first comptroller of the Trea-
sury for his decision as to their suf1ictency, and
as soon as decision is reached the applicant
will be advised OF the result, and, If favorable
to him, a blank idemnity bond will be trans
mitted for execution, and when returned and
approved by the comptroller and tue Secretary
the relief desired will be granted Duplicates
in lieu of lost registered bonds will not be
issued within six months from the time of the
tered bonds will be paid to the payees thereof,
Notwithstanding the alleged loss or destruction
OF the bonds. These regulations do not apply
in any way to coupons lost or destroyed wnlch
they belonged, as no relief in such cases can be
granted under existing laws.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Compromise OF the Hebrew Qucs.

ltOm In Bulgaria.
LONDON, Oct. 1S.-A dispatch from Bucharest
to the Times says: The conservatives and lib
erals have arrived at q compromise on the
Jewish question. The government has ac-
GGePIsd tne conservative principle that the
Jews must Individually apply for nsturaliza-
tion, with the provision that those who served
In the army shall be naturaliZed en- bloc The
COMPROMISE VIII be presented In the chamber
or deputies 70. day Saturday., and 1t is expected
TO pass Immediately. Its success In the senate
In certain.
European Armies.
LONDON, Oct. 1s.-A dispatch from Vienna to
the Times says: Both the Austrian and Hunga-
rian governments have accepted war esti-
mates for the maintenance OF the imperial
army at an effective force OF 100000 men for the
hss Iem th s fs
showing that when the military systems now
In progress are completed Italy " i'll have over
1000 GOO solstels, that France now has i,sl5,CSo
and In 1892 will have 2,21%,O0O and that Russia
already disposes Of 900 soldiers, while Aus
trc. Hungary has l,190,000.
The Decline on the ROursc.
LONDON. Oct. 1s.-The Times Paris financial
correspondent attributes the decline on the
bourse to the bulls becoming alarmed at the
general rise in the value OF money and OF the
price OF corn. The Times, In its financial article
this morning, says: The Bank Of France has
adopted kind of sliding scale ranging from
Les to rer mile. 1t was heretofore.
GlasgOw Iron Trade.
The Glasgow Iron trade was quiet yesterday,
With sellers at 51s Cd, and buyers at 5is Sd.
Repression in France.
PARIS. Oct 1S.-A circular has been issuc by
the French minister of justice In which he
Says AS the recent fscttops nar'test ltlops
and ipci' ,TentS to owe. throw the lawful
aut ty tend to bring the laws into d'srepute
End di quiet tie public mind, procureur5 gen.
eral ave eDjoi1ed 70 proSecuf the authors or
may appear TO them TO contravene the laws
and reupfre lSplc SiQn."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-18
Wall Street To-day

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S-The Posts financial
article says: The stock exchange markets have
at length became quiet and rather dull, the
volume of business thus far to-day having been
smaller than for the corresponding part Of any
day for the last two weeks. Money continues
In sctive demand, although the weekly banR
the manlpulatlons to produce the reverse. Gov
erDment bonds are strong and higher. Rail
road Investments are also strong, the largest
New Yn pul 6as sold nefk at 9s sRq
and Quincy at 1895 and New Haven and Hart
ford at 16O. Speculative bonds and shares are
quiet. OF the latter, the principal dealings
Telegraph, Lake Shore and Northern Pacific
The tendency Of prices was rather downward
in the early dealings, but has been upward
at CAT per cent. Prime mercantile paper is
sal per cent,
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Horse and Man Walking Match
FRANCISCO Oct. 1S,-The score in tha

Whining ton Staa special from Gastorla, N. c.,
says:-Revenue Agent Blacker, assisted by
Deputy Collector Gyles, have unearthed gross
registered grain distillers in colluson with gov
ernment officers. A seizure of over 500 gallons
of corn whisky, distracted from the dlstllleries
been made, and the revelations point to
more 1mpol tant results. The plans Of the
ring have been exposed. Large seizures
developments may be looked for. The frauds
to great extent have been perpetrated
through the sale and shipment of corn whisky
In kegs filed from unStamped packages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-18

ANOTHER HITCH IN THE HAYDEN TRIAL.-1n
Rev. W. w. Hayden, for the murder of Miss
Mary stannard, Prof. johnson, Of Yale College,
testified to finding q teaspoonful of arsenic In
the stomach and little in the brain OF the young
woman. One of the jurors is reported to have
held conversations With various parties before
and since the late trial, and to having ex.
cence. The states attorneys are now investi-
eating the matter, and If the rumor afloat be
proved there may be another hitch In this
famous tlIal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-18

AN ELECTION was held in New Britain, Conn.,,
yesterday to decide whether to build new
public school-house or to allow the Roman
Catholics to furnish the building and control
the school. Great interest was taken In the
vote was polled. The result was majority of
$50 against the Catholic plan In a total vote Of
n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-18

SIXTY THOUSAND ACRES IN vINRYARDs.-Ac.
cGrding to the estimates Of the president of the
State Vinecultural Society there are now co. 900
acres In California covered with vineyards. Are
there any other 60 900 acres which will produce
as much In value during the next 10 years?
These $4,000, 600 vines will In all probability be
years. For 1t may be assumed that the vineyard
interest will be steadily growing one. 1t is
shown that there arel $50, 100000 now invested in
vineyards In that state, including the land
[San Francisco, Oct 7th,
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FAN of a Rrfdpe.

% p ~, UGI; maast o,asis @ eve4ing new
Creek Valley railroad, about ten miles from this
city, fell with terrible crash into the water,
distance OF 40 feet. Eight workmen were on
the bridge at the time, and their escape from
death is miraculous. Five of them were slight
ly injured. A defective treStle caused the &C.
cidant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-18

THE BOAT RACE FIZZLE.-The Boston Herald
publishes a letter addressed to Messrs. Court
ney and Hanlan by DR.. Soule, president of the
the winner of the race between those oarSmen,
In which he states that the money was for the
winner of a flve-mtle race, and for that reason
they have declined TO aWaIdit M 70 70 @Hanlan, M as ne
ity as an oarsman. The offer is renewed to
whoever of the two Will defeat the other In q
f1ve-mile race, and they Will be allowed to Sc
lect the couIse, the day and the hour for the
race, provided that all receipts be devoted to
charitable objects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-18

LIVING TOGETHER AFTER DIvORCR.-In the
supreme court, Brooklyn, N. Y, Wednesday,
the wife OF James Dougrey, well-knoWn turf
vorce which her husband had obtained eleven
years ago, but OF which che claims to have
been In profound ignorance until lately. After
Of adultery, he lived with the woman until last
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-18
He Ltes as well as Ktus

NEW YORK, Oct. 1s.-A Boston special says:
Recent discoveries by the detectives and re-
porters to- day go to show that the story of his
travels told by Henry j. Gum, the Bridge
water parr1cide, is incorrect in many particu-
lars, and may seriously 1nvalfdate the entire
confession. For instance, he stated that most
Of his time was spent in Lowell, no mention
being made Of Lawrence, but it now tranSpires
that he was on drunken carouse in the latter
city and spent all his money and that OF Others
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-18

RBDPATH GONE TO JAMAICA-Chas. A. New
ton, the late treasurer Of the Redpath bureau,
thorough knowledge that Mr.. Re 1path, who
has been missing for some time, left New York
on the 4th of September last, in the steamer
Atlas, for Jamaica, whittier he has gone to re-
crutt his health,
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Hoist by Their Own Game La
ReOueSfSe

PHILADELPHIA, oct. 1s.-The will of the late
Elizabeth Thompson, which was probated to-
day, contains bequest of s2,5OO for scholar
called the Robert Thompson scholarship, and
to be paid upon the death OF the testator'S
neice.
The will Of the late Henry C. Carey, also ad-
ton Of poltico- economic and statistical works,
to the University of Pennsylvania, and s., 900 to
the PennSylVania College OF Dental Surgery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-18

FEvER FIGUREs.-Four new cases and three
deaths from yellow fever were reported at
Memphis yesterday. Judge John s. Adams is
very low. Hon. j. w. Smith reports the great
est dest1tut10n at Concordia, La. Two more
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The Markets.

BALTIMORE. Oct. 18.-virg1niA SKIES. deferred,
61; do. consols 62 do second series, 81 do. past
due coupons. 90; do. new ten{ories, 5lx bid TO-
BALTIMORE, Oct. 18.-Ootton frmer-mtddmg,
lOxal0x Flour quiet and without change Whe1t,
southern lower, dull and We L; western dull, lower
and weak-southern red. I47al5O; do amber, l65a
LSo; Ne ! Maryland. $50; No western winter
las; December, I4sXai 50. Corn, southern quiet;
western lower-southern White 60a63; do. yellow,
nominal; western mixed, spot snd October, So
Move tmber, no sale; December, 60a60H; steamer 81.
Oats steady 4Sa45; western white. 43a46;
Se mizsa tesa2; psnnsyiysnia 4saa5 Bye sm
Maryland, 5:0Os1sOO per ton. Provisions un.
packed, 18al6. Eggs higher and active, l7a18.
Petroleam without Wit change Coffee strongZRio e.r-
3A whisky firm, liz. Freights to Liverpool per
stesmer UNCHANGED. Receipts.aour, 1862 barrels;
wheat, IT'S 400 bushels: corn 49, 500 bushels; oats
3e0Obuehels. Shipments wheat, l70, 800 bushels:
corn "a @ S0o bushels sales-wheat z4l.7OO bushels;
NEW YORK, Oct. l8-Stocks quiet Money. 8
~. Exchange. long, 4808; short, 4s2h. Govern
'SsS NEW YORK. Oct ls-The grain market looks
snd unsettled-price 3s5 cents lower. Corn heavy
A IONDoN. Oct. Is. p. m.-g. 8. bonds, per
consx conscis ss inois Gensra. 5sG Resdins s
uxv YORK MARKETS THIS APTKRNoon
The following quotations were current In Nov
Ycrk today at ? p. m. as reported by Lewis John.
u. & per cents lo9A; do ~ per eents.. lo5s..
tf.i: ssx; Iste Shore: OK; NosthWest. ssss: do do
pref f1ed, los; R. Island, 1z8; 81 Paul. 7Ik:
Wabash. 46Z: K and Texas 2i5x; W ~ Tele.
graph. 30; Pscadc Mall. 32H
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-18

HALIFAX, N. s., Oct. 1s.-Notwithstandlng
most remarkable weather here late arrivals
from sea report extremely rough times. Last
week the troop ship Tamar lost some of her
boats. owing to the rough weather and the Do.
mInfon line steamer Mississippi felt the gale
severely at about the same time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-18
Killed by an Editor.

MILFORD, IND, Oct. 1s.-Wm. Howard, ex-
city treasurer, who was shot in alteration
With Major Simpson, editor Of the Star, Thurs
son, VINO was out on bail, has been re-arrested;
also, John L. McFetildge, local editor of the
Star, who is implicated In the affair.