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The Markets.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 2.-Virginia skies, consols,
46; do second series, %; do. past due coupons,
e. fsT 9an s92 sa s0Say Iymiddinr
II 9-16 Flour very quiet but steady-Howard street
and western super, 8. 00a5 so; do. extra, 5.75a
625; do. family, 725a7; Is; city mills super, 5. 90
a5. SO; do extra, 15a6 20: do family, 7:25a7. g
Wheat, southern quiet and steady; western lower
but firm at the decline7southern red, 40a1. As
do. amber, 1.50a1. 90; No. western winter red,
sPot Pto and January, anu l51 February, I57hal 577s
ern white. 58a62: do. yellow, 57Ea5s; western
59'4; March 60a601s steamer, IS: Oats very duff
4sas wn % %Yhf ke s a
and Maryland, II. .6Oal8.O0. Provisions quiet
mess PORK. IS. 70. Bulk meats-loose shoulders, s.;
clear rib sides. 8 do packed. ~ and "a Bacon
IacS:a LarSd So sureF ra to & choice western
fresh. 20a2l; lined, 1916. Petroleum crude,
NOMINAL; refined, ga Coffee steady-Rio cargoes.
psn5 sS II IgerpSso IEasss ds per
4sssS RsceptsDdourM M os2 s2ob barreis; sa whsas shhsa
SsSss Ss SoS bushels sorp i9s 500 Spshsls oats 800
bushels corn. IL 800 basRes saes.
NEW YORK, Jan 2-Stocks strong. Money.
:. Exchange. long, 4s01s; short, 4S3. Govern
NEw %okK. Jan. 2-rlour quiet. Wheat quiet
LONDON. Jan. 2, 1890 p. m.-U. 8. bonds, 4
Per cents, lo6A per cents, 109zs; new ives,
sonse He d2 aaS e.
sylvaaia Central. s3is. Reading. s7z -''' -e''n-
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THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO
CANAL.
Hill for Appointment of a Receiver
a UupS.

BALTIMORE, Jan. IA bill was filed in the
United States circuit court, Judge Bond, to-
day against the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
con company pa praying the appointment OF areceiver,
ment of the canal, The suit is brought in fhe
name OF Daniel X. Stewart, preferred bond
holder and sets forth that the act of the general
assembly OF Maryland of 1875 chapter IS, was
invalid, and the mortgage and bonds issued un-
DER that act are null and void as against him
and other holders of preferred bonds, because
me act OF 1878 takes from the said preferred
oondholders the security of their bonds acquired
under previous acts of the assembly, The bill
also charges mismanagement by the president
ana directors OF the canal company in the appli-
cation OF its funds, and asks that they be en-
joined from exercising any of the bowers. func-
lions and franchises of the corporation, and
from Issuing any bonds under the act of 1875.
Judge Bond appointed the first Monday in Feb
ruary for the hearing. The counsel representing
the complainant are MeSSrs Marshall & Fisher,
Johnson Poe, and Archibald Stirling, jr. of
this city, and Joseph Bryan, of Richmond, Va.
The state OF Maryland is interested more large
~ In the canal than any other party having
more than $40 600 900 In it.
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A BURGLAR FRIGHTENED BY A CHILD.-Edle
Nef, a bright little fiaxen-haired 7-year Old
daughter OF Mr.. VIM. Howard Neff, has pet kit
Ten That She very carefully puts to bed every
warsaw pike. One morning recently, at about
O'Clock, and while it was yet dark, she was
i awakened by her protege jumping on the cover
under her left arm, started out Of the room for
the cats resting place. AS she stepped noise
lessly into the hall she came suddenly upon a
roughly dressed burglar, to whom she immedi-
ately put the question: ''What do you want,
MANI" The stranger, startled at the apparf,
lon, turned and fncontinently fled down Stairs,
Iollowed as far as the head Of the flight by the
with cat in arm, and gazed in wonderment at
the individual as he went down the steps four
az a tlme and vanished out OF the front door,
When daylight came gunny bag was found in
entrance II being the intention to use it for car.
ry1ng OIL the plunder.-EM Z Wol.d
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THREE MURDERERS.
They shoot the Sheriff and Kill a

CINCINNATI, Jan. "A special dispatch from
tempt of Sheriff Stith, Constable Redrup, and
two others last night to arrest the men suspect
ed OF the murder of Bernard Pickens at Delphos
on Christmas eve. the murderers securing 81 500
after having tortured Mrs. PickenS until she
disclosed its hiding place. When the sheriff en-
tered house to make the arrest he recognized
Christ GrOSerman, with two strangers, and de-
revolver and shot the sheriff twice In the arm
and once in the hand. He then turned out the
lights and general firing began, the sheriff
receiving two shots in the breast and Redrup
two one OF which in the left breast went clear
through his body, causing a mortal wound.
Groserman and one man escaped, but the third
On search being made s4OO in silver were found
in his valiSe and between $400 and $500 in cur
rency among his clothes. Sheriff Stith's re-
covery is doubtful and Redrups death is GER
tain. The excitement is intense.
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ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE-An old gentleman,
Ralph Davis, died some years ago at RadnOr;
delaware county. Pa, leaving an estate of con-
and three sons. In September, 1878, the widow
dled, leaving net sum to be divided among
the three boys, but to get the estate settled il
became necessary that son named BENJAMIN,
who had been missing since 1861. should be
IOund. After long search an attorney found
that In 1861 he had been admitted to the aims
mouse In this city, his mind wreck from in
temperance. AS he was still maniac no In
formation could be obtained from him concern
Ing some bonds which he had held in former
at one time married respectable woman the
legal gentleman started In search of her. and
found her at last residing In handsome brown
luxnries of life She turned over 60 the LAWYER
the papers and bonds he was in search OF and
this brought the case to Close On the 22d
instant benjamin Davis died at the almshouse.
ana on FRIDAY last his remains were interred-
ff,liladelphfd Record.
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THE GUARD AT THE STATE HOUSE,

CoLORED IMMIGRANTS IN KANsAs.-A staff
correspondent Of the Chicago Iate,-Ocean,
republican paper, who has been making an In
vestigation of the exodus in Kansas during four
weeks travel through the state, writes letter
giving his conclusions. He estimates the num-
Der OF refugees in the state Of all ages at Is OOO
able to buy little land and are making good
progress in farming Most OF the remainder have
found through the Freedman's Relief Association
ton. In no county did he find them burdens
upon cOrporated charities; but the demand for
these laborer has been stretched to its fullest
capacity, as the accumulation of refugees at the
barracks, now nearly 700, for whom no places
can be found, clearly indicates.
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THE CURRIE MURDER CAsE.-A New York S,t,a
special from Marshall, Texas, December 81,
says:-The district court, after an adjournment
OF week, convened yesterday This morning
the murder case Of Jim Currfe, under writ Of
habeas corpus, was called. The prisoner was
brought into court. He was dressed neatly and
looked well. Physically, he Is fine Specimen
OF manhood and has an intelligent face. His
brother is here, perhaps the only friend he has
outside OF his counsel. Nat Harvey, the de-
faulting witness, was in court. 1t is understood
that his testimony will be the same as before
the coroner. After consultation, Currie's law
yers withdrew the petition for trial for bail
under habeas corpus and the prisoner was re.
manded to jail, where he viii remain until the
next session OF the court, in April.
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Wall street To.Dav.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-The Posts financial arti-
Gle says-The year opened at the Stock Ex-
change on quiet but strong markets for invest
ments as well as speculative bonds and shares.
yanced to 1879. Rock Island is up to 149h, ex-
dividend OF ~ per cent New York Central is
up 10 1905. New Haven and Hartford is selling
at 1856, and Chicago and Alton preferred is up to
100. In the speculative list the leading stocks
have been Erie, Wabash & Pacific, Lake Shore
western Union Telegraph, Pacific Mail, the
coal shares & Canada Southern. The money
market is active, and ought to continue SO for
several days. The nominal quotation out OF re-
spect to the law is not over per cent, but the
actual rate is this and commission.
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THE SOCIALISTIC CONGRESS-.
Candidates for President and Vice.
President to be q m m n { d -
CHARGES of a SsSell Out,

held its last session here yesterday delegate I.
c. Prophy, of Boston, in the chair. An ami
mated debate took place on the report of the
amendments had been made. was adopted.
The preamble and platform do not differ from
those adopted at Newark, N. j., in 1877. The
question Of nominating a candidate for presi-
dent came up at the evening session, and after
four hours of heated discussion, Caleb Pink, of
Kings county, n. Y, A. E. Bishop, of Chicago,
be referred to the party. The two names re-
ceiving the highest number of votes, to be the
candidates for president and vice-president
Messrs. Mcguire, of st. Louis, Van Potter OF
Cincinnati, Wagner, of Brooklyn, and Winter.
of st. Louis, peisistently advocated a coalition,
and charges were made during the session that
an attempt was being made to .'sell out" The
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THE TRIAL OF REV. W. w. HAYDEN-At
the trial Wednesday of Rev. W. w. Hay
den for the murder OF Mary Stannard, Imogene
A. Stannard, Of Northford, Conn.,, a sister of
the murdered girl, testified that on the night of
the oyster supper, on March Goth, 1878, she left
the parsonage about II O'Clock with Charles
toward home and stopped at Hayden's house to
see II Mary was ready to go nome. Hayden fol-
lowed and entered the house after them. They
renamed put 1ve minutes. leaving Hayden
alone with Mary. Witness stated that she had
been In service in Northford two years or more,
and was positive that it was II o'clock when
Hayden and Mary were left together. Mary re-
mained because Hayden wanted her to stay
with him. 80
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SANTA CLAUS ON THE CARS.-On Christmas
eve, as the night express on the Erie railroad
left New York city, there were seated in car a
poor woman and her two little children, aged
about and years, going to the Far West A
conversation between the mother and child
rem, in which Santa Claus was talked Of was
listened to by the passengers. The mother
told her little blue-eyed girl that as they were
in the cars Santa Claus could not give them
any presents, because the train was running
too fast for him to get on. This statement cast
a shade Of gloom over the bright-faced child
ren. They sat for some time in meditatiye 81
lence; 1t was soon observed that the little
travellers were growing sleepy. Tears gath
eTed In many eyes as the little ones kneeled on
the car-cushions to lisp their evening prayers.
The little girl said, please tell good Santa
ClauS That we are on this train going to see
papa and II he can to put some presents in little
joey ana Maggle'S stockings hanging up ON the
car window. Amen" The children then hung
up their tiny stockings by the car window
In Few minutes more they were sound asleep
In the arms Of their mother. After pause
gentleman In front Of them spoke to the pas
SengerS as follows: ''You have heard the
prayers OF these two little children. Now I
viii give 81 toward making them happy when
they wake up In the morning. He then passed
his hat around the car and collected s.. I5 He
next bought some candy, oranges and figs and
picture book for each. which, with two more
silver dollars, he placed In the little stockings.
When they awakened in the morning and saw
their stockings full the little girl exclaimed.
"Oh, mamma, see what Santa Claus has found
us because we prayed. Bradford (Pa.J Era.
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THREE CANNIBAIs arrived at San Francisco
ten days ago on the French gunboat Lamothe
Piquet In July intelligence was received at
Tahiti, where the vessel then was, that Swede
had been killed on the Island of La Dominica
one OF the Marquesas group, by the natives
The gunboat at once set sail for the island, and
in August landing was effected. The force
took up position in the valley of Hanalapa
where they were soon after attacked by large
body of natives. The natives were armed with
muskets, and fought desperately, but after
While retreated, leaving several Of their number
dead upon the field. They were pursued, and
among those captured were the three men now
in San Francisco. A reporter went on board to
ask them how they liked babies for steady diet.
''Are you not cold Puato?" was the first query.
as, in obedieRe to the captain, he opened his
shirt and displayed hieroglyphical mass of
tattOOing On his muscular chest. "Ugh yes, me
very cold" chartered the fellow. ssPuato. do
you like to eat men?" The large eyes dropped
to the deck, almost blush starting to the sur
face OF the swarthy cheek not covered by tat
too. as he rejoined: Captain say bad eat man."
''Puato, did you ever eat a baby?" The great
eyes dropped again, and then looked up into the
reporters face with half-scared. half-qutzzical
expression, he replied: '.Me no eat baby.
Manowa he like baby" Manowa only replied
to this assertion by genuine savage glance at
PuatO. and the sententiOuS answer In tolerably
good French. 'Sacre enfant."
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! RIcH FARMRR MYsrERIousLY MISSING!

A RICH FARMER MYsTERIoUsLY MIssING.-A
Chicago Tribune special from La Salle Ill. De-
cember 29th, says:-A farmer named Walter
Green, living south OF this city, is mysteriously
Sale hote1. and, leaving there early In the
morning, HIS not been heard from siace. He is
one OF the " salthy farmers OF Ibis section, and
in no way be explained by his family who are
making diligent Seareh 10 ascertain his where
abouts
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AMONG THE REQUESTS OF the late Judge Packer,
the railroad capitalist which, it is said. has lust
been announced for the first time, is the sum of
$500, ,OOO the interest OF which is to be used for
the support in ST. Lukes hospital at BethIe-
road company who become crippled, sick or too
old to work while In the company's employ
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THE SAFETY OF GEN. HATCH AND PARTY has
been assured by dispatch received at the War
department to-day from Gen. Whipple, at Chi
cago. 1t says:-Lieut. Payne telegraphs. Dec.
30th, that Gen. Hatch arrived at Gives ranch
on the gsth, all right Ouray, Jack, and several
other chiefs met him there yesterday. All the
party leave on horseback for Indian creek.
Wagons abandoned on account of snow.
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MI. he Lessens, CanaI.

NEW YORK, Jan. "A Panama special of yes
terday says:-M. De Lesseps says he has made
arrangements for complete verif1cation of the
surveys. which will require six months at the
canal will begin. The verification of the sur
veys has been undertaken by NJ. Dircks, and
the work was inaugurated this afternoon at the
mouth OF the Rio Grande, near Panama, by NJ
Dircks and M. De Lesseps. NJ. De LessepS ad-
heres to his plan, as adopted at Paris, of Sea
level canal.
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FrishtfuI Murder Of a Wife.

y New YORK, Jan. IA Nashville, Tenn, spe-
miles from Nashville. Wednesday night. Rich
ard Battle (colored) and wife mad separated. He
had not met her since they parted, until s
O'Clock p. m. of the day mentioned. She was
going to church with four other negresses. He
commanded her peremptorily to go with him.
She refused. Selling her roughly by the arm,
the crowd of women, placed the muzze of
double -barreled shotgun in her mouth and fired
blowing off her head from the mouth upwards.
Rattle pScanp6
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WOMEN VOTERS IN KANsAs.-One sees in
Kansas many new land unfamiliar sights, but
none more interesting than that OF ladies
voting. They have the privilege OF voting in
all matters pertaining TO schools. AS far as OBJ
seryation goes. the ladies have minds of their
own. They neither vote for the handsomest
men nor the ones their husbands tell them to
, hote for unless the candidate is, in their opin-
ion, the proper one. Their votes cannot be
bought. They are universally on the side of
morality and temperance; hence the workers
~ lue temperance cause are warm advocates
oi equal suffrage Election days pass quietly.
II tiiere IS any drinking or fighting done, it is
not az lhe polls Everything is orderly there.
not,withstanding nor, contrary reports circulated by
ant1-suf1ragfsts In the Eastern States. Candi-
dates keep carriages running for the accommo-
dation OF ladies, but great many walk up and
deposit their votes. AS the result so far. has
been very satisfactory, even to the men ithe
brutes). IL viii probably be but short time
until equal suffrage is granted. The men show
Their gallantry and faith in the ability of the
ladies' by appointing them to Office.
The enrolling clerks of the Legislature
are ladies, also large proportion OF County
Superintendents, who, inl. l.every instance, dis
Charge their duties in a manner that gives uni
yersal ..satisfaction.-lM MR,caukee Journal Or
fIJgSTOpTCP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-02

A BRAVE RUSSIAN SAILOR IN DIsGRACE.-AC1iu-
tant Baranof, who became famous during the
RuSSO-TurkfSh war as the commander OF the
into a gunboat, in which he whipped a Turkish
lfon-clad after tive-hourS' fight off Kustendje
in July, 1877, has been court martialed and dis
missed from the service for making use OF in
sulting language in reference to the ministry Of
marine, ~
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THE MAINE TROUBLE.

So COuTt IN SessAOhs
BANGOR, Jan. 2.-Chief Justice Appleton,
Judge Peters and Judge Libbey were in this city
Thursday when the questions forwarded by the
governor arrived here. Judge Burrows and
forth and Judge Symonds this morning. So that
a full court is now in session,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-02

CHAIRMAN ATKINS, of the House appropria
tions committee, is improving slowly. While he
is a great sufferer, the only real danger is that
the erySipelaS may strike in. In such a case hi
condition would be exceedingly critical, but his
physicians do not apprehend serious result.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-02

THE ONLY CASUALTY recorded in the army
bulletin OF the past week is the death of Lieut..
Col. c.. p. Kingsbury {retired), which occurred
at Brooklyn, n. Y, December 25th.
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LOCAL NEWS.
The Louisiana state Lottery Case.

TO BE RK-ARGUED AT THE NRNT TERN.
To-day in the Court in General Term-Chief
Justice Cartier. Judges Cox, Hagner and James
the chief justice announced in the case OF
DauPhfn agt Key-the Louisiana Lottery COM
pany agt. the Postmaster General case-that
they would order re-argument before a full
bench, for II was an important case, which
could not be over-Studied; and it would be
heard early in the coming term.
Judge BARLEY suggested that they should
grant temporary injunction.
The Chief Justice said they would not make
any bargains and the case would be placed on
the calendar and called early In the term but
they could not fix day at this time.
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RUN OVER AND KILLED BY STREET Car
Gay street, paper-hanger by trade and for
many years engaged largely in the sale OF car.
pets, curtains, etc, was accidentally killed last
and run over by red-line car on West Baifi-
more street, near Poppleton. BaH. Gazette, "a.
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THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
Mrs. HAYES, Reception.

Mrs. Hayes will hold her first Saturday after
room reception tomorrow, January Sd, from 8
to 5 p. m. She will be assisted by Mrs. Evarts,
Mrs. Ramsey, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Key and
MISS SchurZ.
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0Willis Brown, of Seneca, Kan, writes
denypg the story about man having been
killed by an aerolite near there He adds: 7Kan-
sas Is meek and long suffering; we submit to
the many exaggerated stories OF grasshopper-
raids, Indian massacreS cyclones, hail-Storms
exodusters. with an occasional epidemic of dam
gerous diseases; but IL the paragrapher gets to
killing us of with aerolites we shall protest.
H When the country Lad first comes to the
city ne uses the very profane expression "Gaul
darn II, with reckless ease. Asthe refinement
OF metropolitanism begins to take hold Of his
speech, he mildly says: ssBy durn, n and when
ne reaches the lavender troWsers, drab over
coat and eye glass stage Of culture he twirls his
iitlle Wlsp Of a cane In his fingers and murmurS.
An dem it.a-fNe,o Hqte,a Register.
% hon. D.. R. Anderson, member OF the
PENNSYLVANIA legislature, died In Bedford, Pa,
yesterday. -
ANDREW jackson Hall was shot in the head
ny DIS WIFE, who was jealous at Rochester.
n; n; T. WEDNESDAY night, hut Will recover
years.
- GOV. Blackburn. In his message to the
kentucky legislature. recommends an increase
of taxation. - .
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TWO HOUSEHOLDS WRECKED-Atten,DtedN Mo-
Der andd Suit for DiDo,ce.-A Cleveland Herald
special from Columbus, Ohio, Dec 81, saws; In
tense excitement was created yesterday after
noon by the sudden exposure OF a scandal in
which two OF the leading families in the CITY
f1gure most prominently. For some time past
Mr.. Emil Ambers liquor dealer has had rea-
son to suspect that his WIFE, one of the most
beautiful women in the city, was on terms of
improper Intimacy with Mr.. John Reinhard.
teller In the banking house OF Reinhard & CO.
HIS suspicious We're such that for some
days he has set a watch on the movements
OF the young man, who, by the way is
married and occupies a high social po-
Sition. This afternoon AmberS received infor-
nation that his wife had accompanied Rein
hard to an adjoining house, where they were
followed by the husband and a policeman. The
latter igained admittance through O window.
but was securely locked in a room by those In.
side. BY this time large crowd had gathered
and an additional policeman summoned In
order to carry the house by storm. Young
Reinhard sought to escape through the crowd
but was set upon by the fnfuriated husband.
who endeavored to shoot him. Reinhard how
ever, was rescued by the police and placed in
the stat1on-house, where charge was made
against him. Reinhard is memberO of one of
the old aristocratfc German families, Possessed
OF wealth as well as wife and four children.
Am0erS is also wealthy and OF high social
standing and will at once Institute proceedings
for divorce. The sad affair has created an un-
usual sensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-02

THREE BOYS DROWNED WHILE ESKAT1yG.-Harry
Coles Charley Burlin and Charley DOrlman, two
OF whom were aged Is years, respectively, and
the other l2 years broke through the ice while
drowned Five other boys who broke through
at the same time were rescued -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-02

THE COLORADO BUSINESS and mining review
shows that 1879 was the most prosperous year
in its history. The exhibit of local trade, min
Ing, railroad traffic, wool growing, cattle Ship
mentS and other branches of business is most
encouraging one,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-02

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internal rev
enue, $s5s, $780, customs, S423, ,2S1.O1.