Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-19


yesterday afternoon a destructive fire began al
Yale, in the principal business block Nearly
all the business houses, three hotels, the court
house. jail, and a number of dwelling houses
were leyeed. The fire was still raging at the
date of last dispatch. The loss will be very
large, and the insurance is quite small. Later
| accounts represent the fire to have crossed the
street and to be sweeping rapidly up the river
All the valuable buildings are now burned.
The Markets.
BALTIMORE, August tI9.-yirgnia6 6s deferred
l5; do. consols. s01E do. second series. 4z; do
"ts BAET%oRE ifiaG August DsS sycotton firm pu,
quiet-middling, 12al2H. Flour very firm-Howard
street and western super 4 25a5 O0; do extra, So
500 do extra. s6oaS.so: Do family, 7.5oas:5: do do
Rio brands 7.5a! SO: Patapsco family, 500
Wheat southern higher and strong; western
excited, higher and strong-southern red 1.31a
l.40 do. amber, l.42a1.46; No. Maryland 1.46a
l461f: No. 2 western winter red, spot and August
1.457s; November I47H. Corn, southern higher
firm; western higher and strong southern white
I3; do. yellow, nominal western mixed. spo,
October, 16a161s; steamer, 66. Oats higher scarce
and irm-southern, 45a4S western white 4Sa49
norninally, 90s LOO. Hay firm and fairly activ-
prime to choice Pennsylvania and Maryland
Il. 6.G0als0o. Provisions stcady-mess pork. Is IS.
packed. 8 and l0h. Bacon-shOulders So; clear
rib sides; IN. Hams, 1sal4. LaId-refned. l2N
| and higher. l5aIs. Petroleum nominaIGrefined
"a. Coffee firm-Rio cargoes ordinary to fair.
10y al2h. Sugar firm-A soft, 97S. Whisky firm,
cotton, 7-32a4d.; -four, 2s per barrel; grain.
5a5hd. Receipts flour, 2 aO9 barrels: corn, 3.ONi
5 bushels Shipmemtswhca a,S gasasS a Sas
corn. 100 bushels. Sales-wheat, 993. 90 bushels
corn Ts a 4 Ss6 SH Ge9 bushels:
3a4. Exchange-long, 4S6; short, 4S3k. Gov
ernments quiet and unchanged.
NEW YORK, August 1s.-Flour higher and
fairly active. Wheat active and excited and 2a4
cents higher Corn excited and active and 11sa
LONDON, August I9. 1870 p. m.-Consols-for
money, 100 3-l6; for the account. IO0k u. s
bonds. fs, 1lsH; AIS. ll6. Atlantic and Great
Western first mortgage trustees certificates 81 z .
tral. I I3tI. Reading. 3s4. New York, Ontario
NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON.
The following quotations were current in New
Dodge. of Sss 18th street. by special wire
Western Union, s5'f; New York Central, I422.;
YORK, Lake Erie and a Wesrern % as5s; do. Prev pre.
sSd do lses
Reading, SS: Northwestern, 123N; St. Paul,
lis1i Wabash and Pacific. +S't;; do. preferred,
A aRGn and raeie ST. 81 S DO M RrefeTreg and T.
Ohio and Mississippi. 363s; Pacific Mail. 4ss1 G.
G and g. q ,asls; Northern Pacific com,
ferred. Ie; Central Pacific. so1s; Rock
Island. lS5H; Chesapeake and Ohio. IN: Louis
vile and Nashville. e9]1: Nashville and
Manhattan Elevated, q: Illinois Central, 1895:
Canada ., .,, Southern: a: Chicago, Burlington
s9; St. Paul and Omaha, ssS: do preferred ioi ::
c: c. c. and l., S7'4; Erie and Western. 52ss;
Chicago, st. Louis and New Orleans, 71; Col.
Coal. 4sk; Ohio Central: 254; Texas Pacific.
5l1s: Texas Pacific l.. g. 764.
Closing Government Bonds-s's. 1OI%alo2; SIS
reg. l0lkalOis4; ANS reg, 1122la1l3; coupon,
ll3'lall4; As reg, 1l5hall6; coupon, ll5hall6.
Out-of-DOor Sports.
At Saratoga, NY. yesterday. the first race. for
purse of S400, for all ages, was won by Fellow
play, with BoOtjack second and Ealeria third
Time, 1:57. The second race was for the Nor
rissey stakes, a handicap for all ages, distance
two miles. 1t was won by Bushwacker, with
Checkmate second, Boulevard third. Time, $50.
The third race, a handicap sweepstakes, for two.
year-Olds, at $25 each, with 81 900 added, dis
tance three quarters of mile, was won by Per-
pleX, with Macduff second and Lost Cause third
The fourth race, for purse Of $780, for all ages,
three-quarters of mile, was won by Victim,
Jake White second, Sycamore third Time. Lilo.
There were three exciting races On the Utica
Park course yesterday. The summaries were:
2:21 class, purse SO 600. Piedmont. L, 1, 1: Vol
taire, 3, 2, 2; Lucy, 9, S, 4: Hambletonian Man,,
4, 4; 8; Dan Smith, 5. 3, distanced Time, 2:2l,
2;2sH; sl9h5; PA class, purse 81, 600, 2miles,
Post Boy, l. 0, 1; Amber, 4, 1, 0, 2; Gray Chief,
2, 4. 4 r. O.; Una, 8, 3, 8, r. o.; Wizz s. s. dis
tanced. Time, 4:57, 4:56k, Ass. 4:54J5. 2:34
class purse 81 600. Clngstone, 3, 1, l. i; Tariff.
5,S 2; 1 Kitty a Wood, 3, 8, 8, 8. Time, 2ss144,
for purse of 81 600 on Friday to beat his own
record of 2:1215.
At the Brighton Beach races yesterday. first
race, fve-eighth of a mile. Major Wheeler won.
Lord Edwards second, JEANNE third; time,
1:O4H. Second race, one mile. Harry o. won
Alice Berry second, WOodcraft third: time.
l:461a. Third race selling race. one and one
eighth miles, Bridecake won, Malasive and King
Dutchman dead heat for second place; time.
1:571a Fourth race, one mile, frankie B. won.
fifth race, hurdle race, one and a-quarter miles,
Dora Doom won, Lilly Morson second and Dan
Scott third; time, 2:23.
Base ball yesterday: The National and
Oriental base ball mines played a match
game on the Arsenal grounds, which re-
suited in a victory for the Nationals by
score Of to 1. At Richmond the game be-
tween the PeabOdys of Baltimore, and the Rich
monds, for the championship Of the south, re-
suited In victory for the latter by score OF l!
to ~ Another game will be played to-day. AT
philadelphia IL; Atlantics, . At
Chicago-BuIaios, z; Chicagos, 6. At Worces-
ter-Worcesters, 8; Providence, g. AT Cleye-
land-Detroits, 8; Clevelands, 0. At New York
The scull race between Plaisted and Mckay
came of yesterday on Bedford basin, Halifax,
and was won by the latter.
Mr.. David Bonner, brother Of Mr.. Robert Bon
ner, of the New York Ledger, bought yesterday
of Messrs Baker d Harngan. Of COmstocks, n.
z. the gray four-year-old stallion Nutbourne,
by Belmont, out Of the dam Of Maud 8. The
price paid was 81, 000
The London Sporting Life says ssThe team Of
English professional cricketers, under the cap
taincy OF Mr.. Shaw, which is to visit America
and Australia, has been definitely formed. The
team viii embark from Liverpool ON the 20th of
September"