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The Markets.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 2O.-Virginia SKIES, deferred,
DO ten {9,ty coupons. 95S bid e, DAY. s~ -.
dns ss ssR5 Flour ot'Gn Quiet HowaTa
and western super. sooas6o; do extra extra, s JOS
a. s7s do So family s1PIs city ms SUPER %
do Rio brands. ,5;75; .Patapsco family. s. SO.
Wheat, southern m dull but steady western lower
Do amber, !. .0Sal rs; No, i Maryland. ioHai ii
N9 UetaEer H9seF red spot and
steady; western dull and neglected- southern
spot and septsnber. 5Isa5ia ocssber. s1a5sa ssa
Oats higher and fairly active with sales q western
sys syss = shsss ffae
M ats-loote shoulders. none offerins: c.e.r % rib
sides, none Offering; Do packed, 81 and 81
e s5gsss western PACKED. lss25. Esss hishes. 20
wholly nominal-Rio cargoes, ordinary to fair, I2a
al5A s. Sugar au;et-A soft. luA. Whisky easier
barrels wheat IS. zoo bushels corn. Is 0oS bushels
osts. $500 bushels; rye. II bushels. shipments-
sales wheat So ieo bushels; i corn. S6. so
2as. Exchanees.long. 1sl; short. lssa Governn,
msnts sq quiet na and firm; frm; 90
aetiys and lover. 6s5n quiet 4', ~
LONDON, Sl sePt; 20. . -: =: m.Ui 9;, 8 bonds, ,
secoc er cens, per sn;,c and Grest Waro ao
secoup mortgage trustees certificates. 2Sk. Ali
nois ential. 1l714. Reading, 10.
NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON.
The following quotations were current In New
York TO- day at 81 p. M, reported by Lewis John
BON Co. ~: 8; per cents, 1l01sa1l0k: D. g.
Ohio and Missibsippi. 354 Erie, 355s Michi-
gan Central. IS; Hanaibal and st. Joseph. 40%
l2l% Iron Mountain. b434: Rock Island, III;
st. Paul. 90; do; preferred. =; Wabash. St.
Kansas and Texas, "a: W. u. Telegraph, l05
y. c. ana /. c.. 10; Pacific Mail 40A.
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Affairs on the virsiui Side.
hfftSLicAs MEETING AT FAIRFAx COURT, VA
tCoTTesl'olsdercs Qr TIE Nar.1
EArRPAxC N Sent 1Sth -ssa

hf'SiISAS MEETING AT FAlRFAN COURT VA
lCo'Tespolsdencs Qr TIE Siar.1
FAIRPAxC. H., Sept. 18th. lsS0
This has been an exceedingly lovely dav
With its clear, quiet. balmy air-warm. mellow
sunlight, the aUtumnal season In this latitude
is a remarkably delightful enjoyable one. This
day has been rendered epochal at the county
seat OF Fairfax county by surprising outpour-
ipg OF the republican masses They came in in
long proceSsionS- In one case from Herndon
the Great Falls brass band headed the prpces
sion. Bowdons brass band from Alexandra
furnished music on the grounds IL is est
mated that there were from 1000 10 5000 people
present The multitude were fed on bread
beef and sweet potatoes, and given plenty OF
spring water 70 drink. Job. Eawxnurst. esq.
called the meeting 20 order and nominated
Spencer A. Coe, esq, OF Falls Church, for chair
man and John b. Troth, y. w. Pearson. J. II.
Troth, VIM. A. Duncan, Geo. Il. Ives. j. ii.
Gray. Jas. E Lee, Geo. l. Kenyon, A. Peacock,
%: T. Hine, job tlawNhurst, A. j. Sager. q. w.
Clark. +. d. Stephenson. A.Whaiey, +. +. Foote
oott, J. NJ. Thorn. q. III. IawNhurst, Geo. NJ.
Humphreys. G. T. Burkley. III. H. Garrei. G. NJ.
Thompson and G. T. Albaugh, secretaries.
Speaking commenced little before pm. A.
nj. Clapp. esq. OF Washington, spoke first and
Hon. Green b. Raum, Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, followed, The latter had not con-
clu6ed when ] left The Hon NJ Ella firsr
auditor; l. f Paine. ESQ.,, ana Mr. Clement.
OF MISS sour1 were to follow in the evening. The
two speeches | listened 10 were able snd stall
vart in character. There was a program for
the evening, including O torchllgnt Procession
The country looks beautiful. l. = A.
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Trouble has occurred at the Corning, ohio,
coal mines, about 900 striking miners being
bent upon driving out the colored miners who
have taken their places. state troops were sent
charged one OF the mines from three sides,
when the troops opened Tire on them, woundlng
ten, niIe seriously. Shouting and shooting
were going On promiscuously last night. Fur
ther kilograms state that when the miners
assaulted the works at the mine they were
ordered by the troops 10 halt, and that they
responded by firing upon the troops The
troops then returned the fire, wounding the
number mentioned and scattering the assault
ing party. No further trouble was anticipated
LAST night.
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TKEE EASTERN WAR CLOUD.
Demand Of the Powers on Turkey
for the Surrender of Dnfc;Unn.

LONDON. Sept, ca dispatch from Gravosa
to the Times says: After the conference OF the
representatives OF the powers abroad, the
British man-Of-war AiexandIa On the 18th inst.
an English captain, LETT with instructions TO
interview the prince OF Montenegro and af1er-
wards to go TO Scutari and present to Ria
Pasha the Turkish commander, formal
demand for the surrender OF Dulcigno within
four days.
AlbanianS Masters of the Situation.
The Times correspondent at Ragusa says:
This is probably useless, as the Albanians are
masters OF the situation, Many Mahometan
anxious for annexation to Montenegro, openly
advocate the deposition OF the Sultan. Mean
While, nothing can be done until the consular
families are removed to place OF safety
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SPORTING GOODS.
S25 GEEv

S25 GUM
EXTRAORDINARY BARGAIN!
Warranted perfection in barrels, locks. stock. &C
tiop aid shooting qualities. Double barrel Breech
loading
SHOT GUN.
English Laminated Steel Barrels
worthy 800 Gun. trial given and money re-
funded if not satisfactory. Testimo onials:- is
a sood gun in every respect, and the sportsman
sonian Institute; T. +. Eager esq, U. .. Govern
ment Hospital; Prof Beach. Alexandria. Va.
andris, Va, and hundreds of others. O'MEARA'5
Sporting Bazars, cor 15th and F, opp. U. Treas
and 521 7th OPP. e. s. Post Office Immense cata-
io9ue of fine Colt Guns Fishing Tackle, 81 Razors
Archery, Lawn Tennis, &C., free to all. aug2l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-20

The FRENCH MINIS rERIAL CRISIS, which II
was believed had been avoided, eliminated yes
terday IN the resignation or Minister De Frey
cinet and other members OF the government
NJ. Jules Ferry was summoned 80 form new
cabinet by President Grevy, and has accepted
thai responsibility,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-20

FIREs-A fire ia East Los Vegas, Col, Satur-
day destroyed the best part OF the town. In
volyfng loss OF 100000, and making 200 people
homeless -. The coach factory or George w.
Moore and three adjoining dwellings. IA Phil
adelphia, wee buried Saturday. Total loss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-20

SHOT THREE MEN.-Patrlck Dalton, John ].
kee1e and Patrick Welsh. 'longshoremen. in
TICK barrett, In fight growing out OF Barret q
pIotectlon OF fellow-Workman Barrett " IS
attacEed oy gang OF men and fired three sh ,,s
when the rest OF the crowd fell upon him and
would nave killed him but for the timely arr val
OF ponce, VINO dragged him from under the teat
OF tne excited throng. DaltOns wound Is D OBJ
aoly 1atal; the others win recover. Barrett I've
himself up.
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Arrest of Paymasfer Nelson.

CHILD MURDER AND SUIcIDE.-On September
5. the body OF q male child was found In an Our-
its neck. A domestic named johanna WallIne-.
suspected OF being The mother of the child ana
OF having murdered 1t, suddenly disappeared.
she had committed suicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-20

Col. IHGRRsOIL LEAVES THE NATIONAL LIBERAL
LEAGUR-In the National Liberal League, In
session at Chicago, A. j. Grover said that Gen.
Garfield was In favor OF a strong government,
and that On that account the league should op-
pose his election. Mr.. McCragln, OF Michigan,
favored strong government ana the centrali-
zation OF power. The league elected EiiZur Il.
Wright president and X. q. lngersoll ana
OF the platform Col. .Ingersoli proposed 10 SUD
srftute lor the plank In favor or aorogatfng the
ComStock laws In regard 10 obscene literature
ia the mails resolution providing for the de-
tense OF persons indicted for an honest exercise
OF freedom Of thought and expression. After a
very warm debate IngersolPs proposition was
defeated and the platform adopted, whereupon
IngerSoil aid III. l. Green withdrew from the
league, and several persons M infested their
satisfaction by shouting Good riddance."
TROUBLE AT DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN yR-
GrNIA.-Wh1 h1lst addressing a democratic meet
ing at Wood. took, Va, one evening last week
Col Charles T. O'Ferrall was Interrupted by
large, who stated that O'Ferrall had introduce1
a bilt In The Virginia Legislature TO repudiate
the state debt, TO which the latter responded:
II You say ever introduced bill or voted for
one to 1epudiate the state debt OF Virginia you
ere q liar" Riddlebarger and some OF his
O'Ferrell stood his ground, refused 10 let Rid
dleoarger speak and prepared TO defend him
self, and for q time there was great confusion.
A large number of ladies were present, and
were Spectators OF the exciting scene, Riddle
baIger then retired. saying. the matter would
day, however, Capt Riodlebarger addressed
Col. OFeirall q note, acb nowledgtng that he
did wrong 10 Interrupt the latter, and desiring
to make the acknowledgment. tn, colonel
replied that the acknowledgment was satssfac-
tory, and the matter ended here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-20

MICHAEL DAvIrr, the Irish agitator, arrived
In Oakland, CAL Saturday night. was escorted
10 Germanla Hall by a torcblight procession
and was formally welcomed. At San Francisco
yesterday Mr.. Davitt was welcomed by gen,
eral turnout OF Irish citizens who formed pr3-
cession and escorted him to the Grand Opera.
IIiShnen.
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THE MAINE ELECTION.
Returns Received by the. Congress
SiOnI4 Democratic Com aittee.

FLAIsTSD REPORTED TO HAVE ONE HUNDRED
AND THIRTY PLURALITY.
The following dispatch was received to-day
by the congressional democratic committee:
AUGUSTA, Me, Sept. 20, 1850. 1880 a. M
Duncan S. Walker Best authority now glvss
Plaisted one hundred and thirty plurality Re-
publican paper here comedies that it viii re-
quire official count. We celebrate PIaisted's
election here to- night. w. w. MORSE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-20

Frank Moore was killed by falling under
train which he was attempting 70 bard near
Pittston, Pa, Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-20

AFRACruRED SKuII.-HenFy Feenv, OF Pater-
q n. ". j., went TO the saloon OF Richafd Bar
rinctop. In New York, Saturday night, ana was
thrown into The street, where the police found
to the hospital, where ne died last night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-20

HON. LAFAYETTE S. FOSTER. formerly presi
dent of the Senate and Acting Vice President o.
the United states. died at NorWlcn. Conn, yes.
terGay, after brief illness. he was oirect
Dc scendanf of Miles StanGiSh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-20

BALTIMORE, Sept. 20.-M. Henry Says new
yacht Bretagne was launched this morning
from the ship yard OF MessrSL Malster & Reany,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-20

CHARLES EAYKs has been arrested In Boston
| anoupting In The aggregate to $4,000. He Is
charged with having forged the endorsements
OF paul Adams, the well-knoWn bank official
and his aunt Miss Anna Shaw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-20

E.rAI STaRBING CAsKs.-ln saloon fight TO
ch,ea1o Saturday night John BangS son was
fsIaliS stabbed 6y Andrew Anderson. :. .Thos.
Hirhfower stabbed and klle William Newland
both colored, In Kenton, Ohio, Saturday night,
in 3 ouarrpl aDOut q woman.
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THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-Irternal rev.
enue, s745, 1926; customs sI1o,9i919.
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GEN. FRANCIS A. WALKER, superintendent of
the census, has written a cordial letter OF
thanks to ex-confederate Gen. Anderson for re-
turning the sword captured from him (Walker)
at Reams Station, Va, by confederates during
the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-20

CHICAGO. Sept. 2O.-A special dispatch to the
Inter- Ocean from Coldwater, Mich., states thai
yesterday four young men went boating on the
young man named w. R. Joyce formerly OF
Pptsdam. N. Y, was drowned. The body mas
not yet been recovered
Sharp County record., 1880-12-23
The Mysteries OF Vegetation.

Scientific men often rejoice over the
solution of problems that have proved
stubborn, only to find. after a while,
that new solutions are desirable. 1t is
not long since they have settled down
to belief that they knew all about the
formation of starch in vegetation and
connected it with the action of light on
chlorophyl. At a recent meeting of
the Academy of Natural Sciences of
Philadelphia, q member exhibited some
potatoes that had been formed in the
dark chambers of safe belonging to a
Philadelphia merchant. He had pur-
chased new novel kind to take home
to be cooked for trial; but they were
placed in the safe and forgotten. These
sprouted, made new ones about one
fourth the size of the parents and then
wholly dried up. The question arose
as to the means by which the starch
was transferred from the old to the
young potato in the total absence of
light. One member said such instances
were not unknown. The live oak
sprouted at once when it fell from the
tree andproceeded at once topush out the
radicle and long cotyledonary petioles,
making tuber underground before it
pushed forth growth from the plumule,
and transferred the starch from the
seed cotyledons to the tuber; and some
terrestrial orchids have been known to
remain in the ground whole season
without making foliage, but make a
new bulb, the old one which is always
annual, dying, and new one being
formed by its side, as in the ordinary
growth. When, after these statements
it was asked whether the starch gran
ules in the parent seed or root was first
dissolved during the transfer and be-
came granulated in its second deposit,
or was transferred in its granulated
condition, the only answer was that the
starch had been transferred without the
agency of light; but how it was done
nobody knew.-M Y. Independent.
Sharp County record., 1880-12-23
The Man Who PercOlated.

When Henry Longfellow Townsend
put in an appearance things looked de-
cidedly against him. His clothing was
torn and covered with mud, his hail
was full of straw, his boots were tieC
on and he had the air of a man way
down at the foot of the hill. His Honor
gave him good looking over and then
said:
"The charge against you is va.
grancy."
whats datp"
"Having no home, no friends, nc
wealth-wandering around without en-
ployment-beating the public out Of
your bread and butter"
Kin defend myself, sah?"
eyes,"
kin make speech3"
"Yes."
Henry removed his ragged old coat
and laid it carefully on the floor. drew
his belt a notch tighter and then waved
his right arm in the air and began:
why do percolateP"
There was dead silence as he slowly
looked around the room.
"Did Gawge Wash'ton allus hev an
ak or saw in his hand when he met de
purleece? Did Napoleon feel obliged
to take his meals at any one place? Did
Julius Caesar allus sleep in de same bedP
Did Henry Clay allus walk aroun' wild
his Sunday cloze on? Did Dan'l Web
ster allus hev money in his pocket?"
He looked al His Honor for an answer,
and the court room was so still that
Bijah's cold in the head could be heard
pulling hairs out by the roots.
"Why do | percolatep" demanded
the prisoner at last.
II don't know" replied the court.
"At first glance | took you for va
grant, but that speech has convinced
me that was wrong. | shall suspend
sentence and let you 60 and l presume
you will have the sagacity not to come
back here on the same charge. You can
now percolate out doors. "-DetroH Free
Press,
Sharp County record., 1880-12-23
~ THE INNING TOWN.

"'Tis the last time, darling" he gently said,
AS ne kissed hor lips like the cherries red,
While a fond look shone in his eyes of brown,
my own is the pcettiost girl in town;
Tomorrow the bell from the tower will ring
A ioyful peal Was there ever king
So truly 5last, on his royal throne,
z As shall be when | claim my OwnF'
Twas a fond farewell; twas a sweet goodbye,
But she watched him 20 with troubled sigh,
So. into the basket, that swayed and swung
Der the yaWulng abyss, he lightly sprung,
And the Joy OF her heart seemed turned to woe
AS they lowered him into the depths below.
Her sweet young face, with its treSses brown,
Was the fairest face in the mining town.
Io, the morning came; but the marriage bell,
High up in the tower, rang mourntul knell
FOrthe tue heart buried meath earth and stone
Far down in the heart of the mine-alone.
A sOrrOWtul peal, on their wedding day,
For the breaking heart and the heart of clay.
And the face that looked from her tres5es
brown.
Was the saddcst face in the mining town.
Thus time rolled along on its weary way,
Until fifty years with their shadows gray
Had darkened the light other sweet eyes glow
And had turned the brown of her hair to snow.
o. never q kiss from husbands lips,
Or the clasp of a child'S sweet hnger tips,
Had lifted one moment the shadows brown
From the saddeSt heart in the mining town.
Far down in the depths of the mine, one day,
In the looscned earth they were digging away,
They discovered face so young, 50 fair;
From the smiling lip to the bright brown hair,
Untouched by the finger of Times decay.
When they drew him up to the light of day,
The wondering people gathered round
To gaze at the man thus strangely found.
Then a woman came from among the crowd,
With her long, white hair and her slight form
bowed.
She silently knelt by the form of clay,
And kissed tho lips that were cold and gray.
Then. the sad, old face with its snowy hair
On his Youthful bosom lay pillowed there.
He had found her at last, his waiting bride,
And the people buried them side By side.
Rose H,utl0ick Thorpe, IN Detroit Free Press.
Sharp County record., 1880-12-23

DR.. GoodenOugh, introducing to you
the bride of your worthy Superintend-
ent,n and he led forward a little woman
in Silvery-grey pongee and Quaker
iSh pearl-colOred china Grape shawl, but
it was not until a rousing cheer rose
from the ranks of pauperS that real
lied that the bride was Aunt Prisca
herself.
From the table we retired to the Su-
perintendent's rooms. They were in the
south wing, and now that their barren
ness was relieved by Aunt Prisca's be-
longingS-the bright Kidderminster car
pet, the house-plants in the sunny win
dows, the cane chairs and settles tied
with little bows of cherry ribbon, the
work basket overflOwing with bright
woods, and the two gilded cages with
the canary and the cardinal bird--they
were very attractive rooms indeed.
The new physician was there--Dr.
George Sterling and he asked me into
the diSpenSary, oStensibly to see how
nicely the institution was provided with
medicines but really to inquire into the
matter of Blanche's letter. 4 did not
think it sounded quite like YOU" he
said; the spelling was little shaky
and the punctuation left much to be de-
sired, but | was too cut up by its in
telligence to be. very critical"
George and live in the Doolittle
house, but we drive daily to the aims
house; our hearts are in our work, and
we are quite willing that Aunt Prisca's
premonition should be fulfilled; and it
is possible that not only Aunt Prisca
but all of US may yet die in the poor
house. Christian Union.
Sharp County record., 1880-12-23
Farming in France.


The typical Frenchman can hardly be
said to be domestic in his instincts. AS
he has been represented to us in litera-
ture and by the drama he does not find
his supreme happiness in the home Cir
Gle. But when we look farther into the
substance of French society and investi-
gate the causes of French vitality and
stability, the conclusion is forced upon
us that, after all, France is a nation of
homes. The rural life and the city life
of that interesting country present a
strong contrast. They may be alike in
thinking that there is no place like
France, but totally unlike in methods
employed by society for making the
most of its opportunities. And it will
probably surprise the casual reader TO
learn how much of that country is COM
pretended by rural France. The total
population CT the rural portion is ests
mated by correspondent to be not less
than 25, 900, 900 and as many as 23,000,-
600 are directly engaged in agriculture.
The number and Importance of the
French middle class have been demon
strated to the credit of the Nation, not
once but many times. There are now
5,800,000 distinct estates or properties
in France. Of these it is calculated that
$4,000 average an acreage of 600, while
there are 100000 averaging sixty acres
and the remainder, of over 5000, 900,
represent properties under six acres.
Compare this with the divisions and
the regulation of landed property in
Great Britain, where comparatively
few baronial proprietors own more than
half the land of the whole realm and it
is easy to see the weakness in England's
armor and why France when seemingly
crushed has within herself the recuper-
ative power to lift her from almost any
disaster upon the solid ground of pros
perity. There are 5000, 900 inhabited
dwellings in France, 100000 uninhabit-
ed and $1,000 in course of construction,
As the entire population is about 37,-
100000 the average of only little over
four to dwelling is not unreasonable
and would ill with contempt and
horror of such wastefulness of space the
soul of a New York tenement house
proprietor. We are told that "next to
the. educated English, the uneducated
French love their country more than
any other people in Europe" and it is
certainly more than blind affection
which they feel for it. The statistics
that we have given show that they are
blest beyond any other people of their
class in Europe and they instinctively
believe this even though they may not
have education enough to prove it to
themselves by comparison.-BoSton
Post.
Sharp County record., 1880-12-23
PUNGENr PARAGRAPHS.

1t don't take n very fast horse to
catch the epizootic.-LoweH Citizen.
The baker is always willing to work
when he kneads brcad.-N. o. Picq-
yaRc.
The way to turn an honest penny
return adishonest one. e.-B0St0n Tran
script
The Cars yacht makes fifteen
knots an hour, and i isn't II circum-
stance to needleful of thread that a
man is trying to fasten button with
Boston Post.
Time does not stop because man s
watch runs down. No more does a
newspaper because one man loses his
head and orders the paper discontinued
to his address. Fond d& Lac Reporter.
Some men are so prejudiced against
paying their debts that they live along
years and years, trying to shirk paying
the debt of nature. But Death is col
lector of that debt and he is sure. .-Ne10
HaCen Register.
-" Am lookin' for work?" indig-
nantly replied the honest tramp, in re.
sponSe to the citizens question. Am
! loollin' for work? Not much | amt.
There's too much work in the country
now. I'm tryin' to keep out O. the way
of it. .'-BarLjnqtOn HaaOk-EVe.
"A law still stands on the statute
books of Maryland obliging ministers of
the gospel to read the names of drunk
ards aloud from the pulpit four times
per year. 1t was passed when the pop
ulation was small, and man could re-
cite the names of the entire population
in about three days if he was fast
talker. r.-BOStOR Post.