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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-19


GETHER FAILURE-rRoMIsE OF AN ABUSD-
Ant APPLE AND PEAR CROP-oTHER MATTERS.
Correspondence or The EUeIltng Sdrl
FALLS CHURCH, VA. April 10, 1850.
The freeze OF Sunday night, April lIth. killed
many peach and some pear blossoms. In the
gray dawn or Monday morning the 18th In
slant, my thermometer showed a temperature
OF fraction OF degree below 2So Fab. Ice OF
considerable thickness formed in all the vessels
containing water about the premises Voices
from most all peach-growing quarters came,
almost like wall declaring that the peach and
pear blossoms were killed. But examinations
later show that on high ground where the air IS
low grounds, where the damp air envelopes the
trees, In JOstg localities, there are but few live
germs. In the orchards situated On these favor
able localities there is enough young fruit left.
The weather may XIII them yet, or the curculio
spoil them. But with fair chances the peach
crop this year will be worth. with one-third OF
the labor OF picking and marketing three times
at least as much money as that Of last year.
The pears were not so far advanced as the
peaches. Since the freezing sunday evening
the pear tree ouds have burst into glorious
bloom. ! nave seldom seen such a beautiful,
eountlLn! blossom promise OF pears as we have
now. The apple trees are showing an eXtraor-
dlhary profusion OF bursting buds and OF bios
SONS.
In warm localities the estrawberries-some va
11etfes-haye begun to blossom. but the most a,
| these venturous blooms are killed.
The last lecture before the association was de-
! lVered by Prot Graham; subject: The Care
Q. OF lne BODY The care OF the person he de-
c!ared TO be very important duty. This pro-
perry attended TO. human ailments would be
rare lie had thought sometimes that the Chi
@ nese practice OF paying the doctors when the
people were In health, but stop paying as soon
as they became sick, ought TO be adopted. Then
phy would spread broadcast among the
People directions that would promote healtl.
lie was very severe on corset wearing and the
wearing long trains in the streets. The lecture
was listened TO with close attention.
me beN. =. Bear, the new junior Methodist
minister, Is spoken OF as a talented speaker
The Rev. Mr.. Babcock, OF PiIIaielphia
preached very acceptably at the NJ f. church
on sunday, a. ~, and delivered an excellent
temperance lecture in the evening 10 a fun
mouse. He is an earnest. able speaker
understand that bridge meeting was held
mere on saturday evening, and that a number
OF persons were appointed TO wait on and sup
pose, 10 supplicate the L. s. Senate committee
having the free bridge bill in charge, for its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-19
Telegrams to The Star
THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN.
Reforms 10 be Accomplished Gradu-

SAN FRANCISCO. April 1s.-Advices from Japan
by the steamer City OF Pekin says: The govern
ment policy remains unchanged in every par
ticular. Chronic agitatorS, consisting OF small
bodies OF Samurari, the former military class.
took advantage OF the recent organization TO
circulate reports Of great and radical reforms
proclaiming that the Emperor had declared
himself favorable to an immediate parliament
tary system. This is wholly untrue. The En-
ward the completion of the parliamentary re
forms promised by the speech from the throne,
and have no intention OF sanctioning the popu-
lar legislature until there is large diffusion OF
end schools VIII be multiplied every where, and
local suffrage assemblies established through
out the empire, TO familiarze the people with
parliamentary methods, but there is no likeli-
hood OF representative government for several
years. Experiment would invite anarchy. as
the best informed among the community frank
ly admit. The only demand for such extreme
progress pres S comes m from irresponsible parties.
way. The threatened distribution or Sc
dit1ous documents on vast scale, re-
citing the disappointment OF the demagogues
and calling for mob demonstrations, compels
the government, reluctantly, TO issue a new pre-
cautionary order to printers and publishers. AT
the same time arrangements are made for tie
augmentation of school facilities and an I'M
creased development OF the political capacity OF
the pOpulace In the discussions OF this QleS-
tion In high quarters there is frequent reference
TO and much reliance placed upon Gen. Grant )
opinions expressed in an interview With the
Mlkado in August, 1879, TO the effect that while
representative Institutions are the true object
OF the government eudeavOrS, great care Is
necessary to avoid precipitation, as an over
hasty step once taken Will be irTetrievable. \
report not fully SubStantiated is current that
Samecima, the envoy to France IS presently 10
return to take control OF the department OF
foreign affairs. In that event Schioda. the
former sub-commissioner to Russia, goes tC
France. Yanag1nara, member OF the ancient oI
kuge, Will be appointed 10 Russia and Sweden.
a IN md lot off snn r,As
genToin or the consultative senate. NalSSima
the new envoy TO Italy, is a member OF the com.
paTatively modern order of Nobility or Daimio
1t is noticeable that several recent diplomatic
appointments are conferred on young mobiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-19
Wall Street TO.dav.

NEW YORK, April 19.-The Pos in its fnan-
clal article to-day says" The money market
is not yet in a condition In which ft cannot be
made stringent, but as currency is coming here
from all quarters and cities, excepting Boston
II is evident that the work OF making the mar
ket stringent becomes more difficult as the time
runs ON. The market for speculative stocks
opened Lax lower than the closing on Satur-
day, and soon became very weak, and continued
to decline until near o'clock. when recovery
began and has since continued. The decline
ranged from to rs, the latter Iron
Mountain; and the recovery from
to %, the latter also Iron Mountain.
Ihe active stocks have been Erie Iron Mount
am, wabash, Houston and Texas and the coal
Shares. The raid on Louisville and Nashville
on saturday, which drove the stock down to lis
was followed to-day by the stock opening at 1885,
advancing to l39, later falling to 134L and be.
Ing as we Write 135L. Chattanooga stock on
en6d to-day at .2, advanced TO 1881 and later fell
10 q. The ruling rate for call loans on stocks
is per cent, although a commission OF l-G4al-S2
has been paid on inferior collaterals. on Uni
ted states bonds per cent is the ruling rate.