Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-15
Telegraphic Briefs.

committee on death claims reported that during
the year there has been "a deaths, of which 20
We're through violent causes.
| Telegraphic Briefs.
After receiving the mayors letter yesterday.
Gov. McEnery issued a proclamation revoking
| his proclamation of yesterday.
An affray occurred at Nashville. Tenn. last
night between David Hanly and Michael O'Hal-
| leran both shOemakers. O'Halleran shot Hanly
in the arm and Hanly stabbed O'Iialleran to the
heart with a shOemaker's knife killing him in
| stantly.
Over $500 have been contributed thus far at
Stamford, Conn.,, besides large case of cloth
ing for the Michigan sufferers.
The Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio
| railroad companies yesterday reduced the fares
to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington from
Chicago, to SIS on the rebate plan.
Senator Charles H. Van Wyck, of Nebraska,
yesterday delivered an address at the state fair
at Chicago, i'm which he denounced the present
system of Indian management, and maintained
that it should be turned over to the War depart
ment.
The representatives of the Underwriters As
sociatiOn of the North. in convention at Chicago
yesterday, decided to seek incorporation under
the laws of Illinois for their association. and ap-
pointed a committee to mature a plan therefor
The bullion in the Bank of England the past
week decreased G146.OOO.
Atameeting of the stockholders Of the Nash
vile. Chattanooga, and st. Louis railroad COM
pany, yesterday. a semi-annual dividend ofthree
per cent was declared payable on Oct. 1st. the
transfer books closing Sept. 20.
Wall Street To-day.
NEW YORK. Sept. 15-The Posts financial ar
ticle says" The stock exchange markets are
less active than for the last few DAYS. US.
bonds are higher for the AZ S and Il lower for
the extended 6's and Is for the As. The opinion
now prevails that at an early day-prObably at
the beginning of next week-the treasury will
o.. f,r c.sln Oa
of the extended.6s. There is, however, no Of
ficial intimatiOn on the subject. State bonds are
firm at slight advance. while railroad bonds are
irregular but generally lower. The result of the
fluctuations in speculative stocks thus far to-day
is decline of 14a1 per cent. although the mar
ket has had intervals of strength. The Hanni-
bal and st. Joseph clique turned the screw again
this morning. probably to force private settle
ments, and the price was marked up from 200 to
3O0a325, with the only sale. 100 shares, at 800.
1t is given out that nearly all the shorts have
privately settled, but that Mr.. Hopkins still
stands out. The stocks which have shown the
most strength are Denver and Rio Grande. st.
Paul and Omaha and Reading. w. U. Telegraph
has been the most active stock. but has been
very feveriSh. The weakest stocks have been
Michigan Central. Jersey Central and Lake
Shore. Manhattan Elevated has been feverish;
it closed yesterday at 21H opened at %. ad-
vanced to 25 and fell to 215s. Thus far this
| week the treasury has paid out more money than
Gently arrived has reached the loan market. On
the other hand. the domestic exchanges con-
tinue against New York"
The Markets.
BALTIMORE. Sept 15.-Virginia 6s. consols.
79A; do. past due coupons. &sE; do. new ten
fopties @ Ssst bid to-day ~ c,.. o... .,
ding, 12kal2ss. Flour firm and unchanged.
Wheat. southern steady; western dull, closing
l.54; No. Maryland, Lac; No. western winter
red, spot and September. LAY; October, L46a
i.5sa Corn. southern Shade r easier for wbite ina
and yellow steady; western lower, closing dnll-
southern sonas n white. co. do yellow. Y; western
723sa12AS; November, 761sa76a: December. 7a4;
steamer. Is. Oats quiet and steady-southern,
yeaS3; ; western white, 5la53; do. mixed. 5oa5l;
unchanged. Provisions unchanged and very
firm Butter frm-western grass, l6a25. Eggs
Coffee steady-Rio carg'Oes. ordinary to fair, l0a
IN: Sugar firm.A soft. 1Ols. Whisky quiet. .ls.
2.Os9 barrels; wheat, Is,OSs bushels; corn. 1895
bushels; oats, 1000 bushels; rye, 500 bushels.
Shipments none; corn, .0sl bushels.
Saies1wheat. 55s.5T bushels corn, 3l7.l65
NEW YORK. Sept l5-stocks weaker. Money,
4a6. Exchange-long. 1904; short, 1884. Govern
changed. Wheat kas cent lower. Corn .SX
LONDON. Sept. Is. 1870 p. m.-Atlantic and
Great Western first mortgage trustees certif-
Gates, 53a. Erie, 4Sss. New York Central, 1851
Ontario and Western. 323S. Milwaukee and st.
Paul common. 1241.
NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON
The following quotations were current in New
York to-day at 2:3O pm, as reported by H. H.
Dodge. of $50 18th street. by special wlre:-
Western Union, s9I; New York Central.
l!4zs; Lake Shore E3z: Michigan Central.
81: New York, Lake Erie and Western,
43H: do. preferred, S7ss: do seconds, l0la: Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western, EC1a: New
Jersey Central. 95x; Delaware and Hudson.
l09x: Reading. 64x; Northwestern. 126h: st.
PAU. E20k; Wabash and Pacific. BIZ;
DO. preferred. SSx: Onion Pacific, l23k:
M q: and T., ~: Hannibal and st.
10. 3OlS: do. preferred, u4k: Ohio and
Mississippi Ax: Pacific Mail 5lH: C. c. and
I. c.. 21ka22 Northern Pacific common. 39,s: |
do. preferred. 81: San Francisco common. |
q; do. preferred 74h; do first preferred, l06x: |
Central Pacific, SlH; Rock Island 1857; |
Chesapeake and Ohio. 20; Louisville and l
Nashville. 06k: Nashville and Chattanooga. |
W. Ontario and Western. 3s; Man.
haitian Elevated, ~; Illinois Central, /
lSl; Canada Southern. esK; Chicago. Bur- |
lngton and Quincy, IdK: Denver and Rio |
Grande 68x; st. Paul and Omaha. l3h: do |
preferred. 106x: C. C. C. and I. aeh: Erie and |
Western. s.: Col Coal SlH; Ohio Central, 2Sa<:
Texas Pacific 5ek: Texas Pecnc L. G., 7ea5e
Closing Government Bonds-6A 10lal0lk; SIS
coupon. 1MkalMx: lks reg, ll3Hall2K; coupon.
ll3Hall3x; - reg. u6xa1l6x: coupon, NIX
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