Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-28

wards, Col Duff in the chair and agreed to
make the temporary chairman permanent. They
aiso decided to have vice president and secre-
tary from each senatorial district. The tenn
porary secretaries are also to be permanent
Events Over the Water.
THE FAILURE OF THE BANK OF LUXEMBURG
LONDON, Sept. 2S-The DAILY Telegrdpt in it's
financial article says:-'Ltttle Importance is at
tached to the failure of the bank of Luxembourg.
Whlch was fully anticipated. Some influential
firms in London closed their transactions with
the bank year ago The total liabilities are
estimated at 3OO, 600 pounds, and the liquidation
Will probably be unfavorabe.
MIR. PARNELL AND THE LAND LEAGUE
DUBLIN, Sept. 2S-At the meeting of the land
league yesterday. Mr.. Parnell repeated his ad-
vice to tenants not to go into the land court
unless the executive of the league selected their
cases as test cases. Mr.. Parnell. replying to
statements which had been made that the league
money money was wasted in salaries to the officials of
the league, said that although the league spends
on an average 1.2O0 pounds weekly. only 60
pounds OF the amount is spent on salaries.
THE SOCIALIST AGITATION
LONDON, Sept. 2S.-The Moscow Telep.aph
saws the representatives of Russia Germany and
austria at Berne have addressed note to the
Swiss government asking it to forbid the hold
ing OF the universal congress of socialists at
Berne. Meanwhile. counter stroke the So
clallsts seem to have circulated report that
the congress Will not take place.
kEENES GOLDEN GATE WINS THE GRANNY
STAKES.
LONDON. Sept. 2S.-At the Newmarket first
October meeting to-day. the CRANKY stakes for
two-year-olds was won by Mr.. J. R. Keene's bay
colt Golden Gate. Mr.. Lefevre'S brown colt
Nickel was second and Mr.. Crawford's bay colt
by King Alfred out of Lupa third Only the
three mentioned ran.
ENGLISH SYMPATHY WITH MRS. GARFIELD
LONDON. Sept. 2S.--Last evening the Manches-
ter Sunday School Union, representing $500
teachers and q. 0O0 scholars. passed resolution
of sympathy with Mrs. Garfield.
MINISTER PHELPS ASKS TO BE RELIEVED.
dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Vienna
savs:-"Mr. William Walter Phelps, the US
minister at Vienna. has asked to be relieved of
ms functions as soon as successor can conven-
iently reach Vienna"
THE GREAT EASTERN HANDICAP
LONDON, Sept 2S.-The great eastern handi-
beating the chestnut filly War Horn. second and
the bay filly Atlanta third. Twenty-three ran
including Don FulanO and PranZa. The New
Market October twO-year old plate was captured
by MIR. Barnards brown fily Sing Song; Capt
Machelfs brown filly Nimbe was second. and ].
Il. keene's Golden Gate third. Nine ran.
FATHER sHEEHY RELEASED.
DUBLIN, Sept 2S.-Father Sheeby and the
other KimallOck suspects in the Kilmainham
and Mas goals were released in consequence of
report of the resident magistrate Mr. Clifford
Lloyd. that the Kilmalleck district is now
peaceful
Senator Fair Paired.
SAN FRANCISCO Sept 2S-A Virginia. New.
dispatch states that Senator Fair has paired with
Senator Platt, of Conn.,, and will not go east.
The Markets.
o, BALTIMORE. Sept 2s.-virginia 6's. consols,
81; 81; do second series, 80; do past due coupons.
BALTIMORE. Sept. 2s.-COtton dull-mid-
dn9 ding; e!1s., 11. l Flour Howard street
do family city; mills aH en1sa snpef sSs
Rio osrands, 775asoO Patapsco family. $50. Wheat at
l:4oai: IS; do. amber, 1Ssal5s No. Maryland, Isl
tember, l.4sHal. 49,; October. Ilsaai. .4s1s; No
Corn: southern easier: western easier and 'ia n.
wholly nominal; western mixed. spot and
septsmber ss1teaI = bid; October. 755sa:5x; No
sfsaas xsesr soasssTn %s 5 5Bsssm'sT Western Oats
Eye higher. Iioai aay n1dkHana drm@prime seais t.
me %eatsshoHlde5s ss,, and clear rib sides packed
soasl. Petroleum dail@redsed. 7x 7eS ess1ss coffss
oiSnaES i WHISKY iS fs1 aaet sa1s
llsk. Freights to Liverpool per steamer dull
sSd se.ion cea,s sSnd -four e per barrel grain
bushels: corn. 60 42S bushels; oats 1885 bushels:
Ey rye; $50 bushels Shipments 72.0o6
bushels corn. % s 4co S1s Bushels sIaleswhea' s4S4s
NEW YORK, Sept 2S.-Stocks lower. Money.
ha fa0; fxcnangeI4ong. 479A: short, 4SO4. State
and ste..I, mITue1a'eiy active Governments quiet
NEW NEW YORK. Sept. es-Flour firm and quiet.
fairlx acsixn sSve a snd speculative trading Corn
turPentine, e, Hx. hosdn, $50. Prefehts firm.
money, % sic; for the account, 90 ZIG. Erie
47H. Atlantic and Great Western second mort.
sna wssern Z NJ New ana
fauFcOmmOn, Ia
NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON
The following quotations were current in New
York to-day at ESQ pm. as reported by II. H. |
Dodge. of $50 18th street. by special w1re:-
s Ms.ern nase unSn sSo,e seS Nex xork
New YORK S Lake Ere and western western. n!fa SsH do
%e.s1 S
AZ Scrt6vsstsrns, s'1 mS: s 81: T Paul. leAHas iisS:
ana K ra'ss ana e, M .s; Onion HaaSiSs nssis
!. Mississippi. "a; Paciac Mani, SIS; 6. 9. saS
l0SA; Central Pacific. 86X; Rock Island |
and Chattanooga, ssX: Ontario and West
ern. SEX; Manhattan Elevated, g; Illinois |
Central. l32: Canada Southern. "a: Chicago Bur- /
ineton and Quincy, l60k: Denver and Rio /
Grande. .s7x; St. Paul and Omaha. llk: do. |
preferred 10sk: c. G. c. and l. NX Rrie and |
vss wsse 1A: Ohio Central, 2s3S: Texas Pacific. /