Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-08


TORONTO, ONT, March S.-The Academy OF
Arts exhibition at ottawa was formally opened
on Saturday night in the building to be here
after used for the purpose of government geo
logical museum. The assemblage was brilliant
some 100 ladies and gentlemen, most of them
subscribers, being present in evening dress
His excellency, in lengthy speech, declared
the exhibition open. He Stated that the Princes
desired him to say that she regretted her fnabll
ity to be present at the opening, and to assure
them that her whole heart and scu
were with them in the object for which they
have met. There are something like 400 pic
lures, sketches, designs, &C. 1t is admitted OF
all sides that it is the best art exhibition evel
held in Canada.
The Rise i'm Silver.
LONDON, March s.-Saturday's rise in the price
OF silver was In consequence OF kilograms from
advance of farthing in the rates of exchange
Subscriptions to the Irish Fund.
DUBLIN, March S.-The Mansion House relief
committee announce that saturdays subscrip-
tons to the fund include the sum of 1OOJO
francs from the French relief committee, $3.50
from Geelong and e300 from Kapanga, South
Australia; e1,000 from Madras India; G400 from
Christ church, and e315 from Wotnate New
ParnelEs Meetings to be Resumed.
LONDON, March S.-The Times says il is stated
that on the return from America of Mr.. ParnelI
the monster meetings In favor of his scheme for
peasant proprietary will be resumed by series
OF county demonstrations in all parts OF Ireland.
A Royal BetrOlhal.
the betrothal of the Archduke Rudolph, Prince
Imperial Of Austria, to the Princess Stephanie
Glothilde, Of Belgium, is official. Baron Won
Haymerle, the Austro- Hungarian minister of
foreign affairs made the announcement at
diplomatic dinner, yesterday.
Death of an Editor.
CA, Mr. julius Beer, proprietor OF the London
An American Minister EuIOgiZed.
Mr.. Thos. Hughes, Q. c., the Well-known au
thor and liberal politician, who visited the
United States some years ago. lectured on Sat
urday last at the Work1ngmens' College, in
London, OF which he is principal, on "Hon. Jas
Russell Lowell" the newly appointed American
minister to England Mr., Hughes eulogized Mr..
Lowell as man of letters.
Wall Street To-Day.
NEW YORK, March hs.-The Post, In Its financial
article o-day, says: The stock exchange markets
are strong and active. US: bonds are un-
changed IN price. Railroad bonds are higher,
with the principal dealings in the Erie and the
shares of the last-Eamed company are all strong
on dispatches from Louisville, saying that MI. C.
PHuntiDgton, the principal owner OF the Chesa-
peake Ohio, has bought the air line connecting
Of such connection to all Mr. Huntington's
roads-in the Atlantic and Pacific statesls ap-
parent even TO outsiders The income bonds OF
the O., G: and Peoria and Decatur lines IN ,aIr are
In the stock market prices are generally higher.
The stocks which have advanced most are those
OF the Elevated Rd1lr0adS, Jersey cent, Kansas,
Texas, Quicksilver pfd., Del. Lack. and western
Erie and Chic Central. The rise in the stocks
Of the elevated roads appears to be due to the
covering Of ''short" sales made in anticipation
of break when the five cent fare bill passes at
Albany. That the Gould stocks should be so
strong puzzles the street, or, at least, the new
crop Of Spectators. The coal stocks are strong
ON the prospects OF the trade but Jersey Central
is specially helped by the new freight arrange
ment, which has also helped Erie. The Wander
bilt stocks are less active than last week, but
are firm at quotations. The stock of the Ohio
ard Mississippi is per cent. lower than the
point of Saturday, on the official statement OF
the Louisville and Nashville to the eject that
they have bought none of the stock,
and do not want the road at any price.
AS near as we can find out the
husband of a well known New Bedford
capitalist has been the principal buyer of Ohio
and Mississippi. Quicksilver, preferred, rose In
the early dealings to Is, but has since reacted to
IN. It is said that per cent dividends are to
be beg un on this stock. Pacific Mail has further
advanced to 60, for reasons already given.
In the mining stock List Little Pfttsburg
fell to II 4, and Is now H. There is great df
versity Of opinion about this stock. In the
money market the quotation for call loans Is
5a6 Ter cent, and o. 3. bonds 4a5 pei cent; time
loaLs are per cent on stocks and per cent on
u. S. bonds. Prime mercantile paper is 5a6 per
cent. The imports at New York last week ran
Up TO the enormous total Of $3,s79, ,04s several
Delayed steamers having come in.