Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-20
The Theatcrs Closed.
Mr.. Riggs Estate.


All of the theaters in the city will be closed
Tonight.
Mr.. Riggs Estate.
THE WILL FILED TODAY IN THE PROBATE
COURT.
In the Probate Court. Judge wylie, this
morning the will Of the late George W. Riggs
was fled. fully proven and admitted to probate
and record. 1t is dated August 5. 1867. and ia
witnessed by A. Hyde. W. c. Bestor and
Thomas Hyde. He devises and bequeaths to
his executors his estate, real and personal,
with power to sell and dispose of as they see fit
invest and reinvest the proceeds according TO
the order, disposition and appointment of his
wife, paying over such sums as may
be necessary for the suitable MAIN
tenance of herself and children
the surplus TO be invested from time TO time and
become a part of the estate. or at the option of
his wife to be held a separate fund: that at his
wife death the executors shall hold the estate
for the use and benefit of the children and make
partition and distribution between them. Mrs
Riggs. who is named as one Of the executors
and Mr.: j: M. Carlisle, another, are dead,
leaving Mr.. Laurason Riggs as the sole execu-
tor. Register Ramsdell subsequently issued
letters testamentary to Mr. l.. Riggs on a bond
OF 5000 (the largest ever given i'm this COURT
+ Francis Riggs and L. Laurason Riggs being
the sureties.
The OCTOBER CELEBRATION.-An adjourned
meeting of the Executive Committee of the
yorktown Association is fixed for tomorrow
night. In conversation to-day with prominent
member of that commit ee STAR reporter was
informed that it was quite probable that the
committee will agree to make report to the
general committee of one hundred and fifty to
throw up the whole matter. in view Of the
demise of the President and the general prepa-
rations for the Obsequies which are to follow in
this city. This will, it lis thought. meet the gen.
eral wish of the community as being the action
entirely fitting under all the circumstances.
A DISHONEST EMPLOYEE Last evening Mr.
VIM. H. Tenny. Of Georgetown, made complaint
at Police headquarters that one of his employees
named j. j. Fowler, had robbed him of several
hundred dollars. He had been employed by Mr.
Tenny in collecting bills and had failed to make
returns of collections. A warrant was procured.
| and Detective yoss arrested Fowler and he waS
locked up to answer.
Wall Street To-day.
NEW YORK, Sept 20.-The Posts financial "a.
ticle Gao n. m. saws -" At tie stock exchange
the markets controlled by speculation were all
strong and higher during the two hours of bust
ness. On the theory that what may be called an
unknown quantity has now been eliminated from
stock market calculations Of late, or since the
outcome OF the crops became tolerably well
known, there have been two main considera-
tons affecting prices. One was the condition Of
the late President and the other was the railroad
war. The latter, it was known. could either
be prolonged or ended by the decision Of
lew men-less than a dozen-perhaps less
than half dozen. The theory has been and
is that these men were ready to bring il to an
end whenever opportune time arrived; that they
would not do this so long as it was uncertain
whether the late President would recover or
would succumb. This, not because his life or
death ought logically to affect the prices of rail-
road stocks, but because the public which spec
ulates in stocks and is often influenced by I'M p
reasonable considerations might after plans
had been matured for advancing prices and Q q
movement had been begun. choose to consider
the death OF the President an offset In the .
market to the settlement of trunk line differences.
The theory. said. is that the settlement Of the
railroad war has been deferred until there was r
no question about the late Presidents recovery,
and that now it will be settled soon. Whether
this theory is correct or not time only can show:
but that it is operative to day is beyond question
In the two hours that the Stock Exchange was
opened to-day prices OF the leading stocks adj
vanced Lag per cent, the rise having been led by
the trunk-line shares, Western Union Telegraph,
yer and Rio Grande, and several Of the out
standing stocks, which can be marked up or
down at will. United States bonds advanced
u for the As to liz and rs to 113s6; the ex.
tended IS and 6s were unchanged. State bonds
were steady for Tennessees and South Caroljnas
to which business was confined Railroad
bonds were inactive. The money market A
easy, with 4a5 per cent; the quotation for call
iodhn, per cent Deins To-Day an exceptional
rate Time loans are nominal, Sac per cent, but
lew are making below the higher figure Prime
mercantile paper is Sac per cent. The United
States sub-treasury was this morning debtor at
the clearing house in the sum of s440. GOO.
In the Malley murder case, ct New Haven ~.
[erday, Samuel r. Bunnell, q new witness. WIZ
was acquainted by sight with both Jennie Cramar
ma James Malley, jr., testified that on Friday
evening, at Savin Rock, he saw the two With g.
other lady on the flying horses.
procession In Leadville ran away yesterday, 81
The CONN was thrown out and the body, Mr.
.as that Of . lady, rolled out In the road. q
was run over by the teams which followed -
was horribly trampled and mutilated-.