Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-30
News from the Old World.

land-league candidate on the electors of Tyrone
county is impolitic and mischicvous. and that IL
VIII cause disunion among the liberal and tenant
right voters i'm the county, thereby doing gross
injustice TO Mr.. Dickson. the liberal candidate.
who has proved himself true Irishman
HEAVY RAIN IN LONDON
heavy rain fell i'm the metropolis during the
whole of last night
SPECIAL THANKSGIVING SERVICE FOR THE
CHANGE IN THE PRESIDENTS CONDITION.
All the London central noon prayer meeting
yesterday special thanksgiving was made i'm re-
gard to the health of President Garfield
MORE FOREST FIRES
are reported from different parts of Algeria.
Twelve hundred hectares OF forest are abaze
near Algers. Ii is stated that many natives have
been burned in the woods of Colo. in the pro-
vince of Constantine.
FRENCH COUNT ARRESTED FOR STEALING
A dispatch to the Standard from Vienna saws:
Count Jourdeuil. a descendent of one of the
oldest houses of the French egitimst nobility.
mas oeen arrested for stealing a carriage and
pair OF horses at Spa. After selling them he
quilted the country.
PRESIDENT GREvY
PARIS, August 30.-A semi-oflicial note states
that President Grevy will return To Paris i'm the
beginning OF September. There is nothing i'm
the political situation at home or abroad that is
OF nature to hasten the presidents return
NOT COMING To AMERICA
LONDON, August 30.-W. g.. George the pe-
destrlan of Worcester, has abandoned his pro-
posed trip to America forthe present on account
OF an injury to his foot.
TAME LAND LEAGUE CONVENTION.
The proceedings at the land league convention
at New Castle yesterday were tame Mr. Jos
Cowens speech was almost entirely devoted to
denouncing the coercion act
RESIGNED
LONDON. August 3o.-Very Rev. Francis Close,
dean oil Carlisle. has resigned that preferment,
to which he was appointed 10y Lord Palmer
StOT in 1856.
THE LIVERPOOL CORNER IN COTTON
OLDHAM. August 30.-The corner i'm cotton at
Liverpool has given an impetus to the movement
In favor OF cotton buying COMPANY TO slpplant
the present system of buying through brokers'
The names of thirty Liverpool brokers have been
ascertained who We're concerned i'm arranging
the present corner. Ii has become question
with many spinners at Oldham whether il is de-
sirable to continue relations with those who
supported such selfish policy. meeting ON
the subject is to be held.
Sailors Drowned.
ST. JOHN. August 3O.-Mathew Bracegirdle.
second mate of the Charybdis who was in
Charge of that vessel, and Rich Allan. a coored
man OF the crew. were drowned i'm this harbor
last night, while returning to the vessel from
the shore. Bracegrdle was climbing upon the
companion ladder. when the boat with Allan in
IL knocked against the ladder and broke IT, and
both men were thrown into the water Although
both OF the men were good swimmers they were
I'll.
was received here yesterday of the drowning at
sea OF Thomas Moore first mate Of an American
vessel. He was washed overheard on a VOYAGE
from New Orleans TO Liverpool.
Divorced Wife Sues Her ex-IIusl,aud for
S220.O00.
MONTREAL, August 30.-Nirginia c. Stevens
the divorced wife of Henry J. Fisk merchant
of this city. has begun an action against the
latter in the superior court here for S.s3OO0O.
which she alleges that the defendant obtained
from her at the time of their marriage.
The Drouth in Pennsylvania
PITTSBURG. PA. August 30.-The weather for
the past week has been very warm here the
thermometer ranging from 80 TO "a. No rain
has fallen i'm this section for IL DAYS and during
the entire month the total rainfall has not been
oneinch. Reports from this and the surrounding
counties state that the drought is proving dsas-
trous to the crops. Everything is drying up,
and unless there be rain shortly the elect will
be very serious. The rivers are lower than at
any time since the establishment of the signal
station here, ten years ago.
Railroad Enterprise on the Pacific Side.
SAN Francisco. August 30.-The San Fran
cisco and Ocean Side II. II. has been surveyed
from this city TO Santa Cruz. and ground was
broken Yesterday on the beach near Lake Mer-
ced. This road is the connecting link in the
California Central R. r. line. which is projected
to Utah and thence TO New Orleans.
Wall Street To-Day.
New YORK. August 30.-The Posts financial
article GAO pm. edition. says: At the stock exc
change there is further advance in Z. ;. 4s OF
g to 1859. and i'm the extended 5s to to l0l
State bonds are dull and steady. Railroad bonds
are generally higher for speculative issues; the
rest ranging from 4 to q i per cent. The stock
market has at times been very strogg. although
in the last hour there has been decline. The
net result as We write OF all the fluctuations
is an advance over yesterdays closing prices
of = a3 per cent, the latter Con. coal. Chicago,
st. Louis and New Orleans has advanced 2l6,
New York Elevated 2. Northern Pacific preferred
IL, Milwaukee. Lake Shore and Western ~,
Ohio Central Ia. Union Pacific l9s. Memphis
and Charleston :, Burlington and Quincy, Cen
tral Pacific. Denver and Rio Grande. Texas and
Pacific. Hannibal and st. Joseph and Mcfropoli-
tan Elevated is each. Missouri Pacific u,
Western Union Telegraph IS and Kansas and
Texas per cent. The trunk line stocks have
been dull and about steady. The
same is true to-day of the southwestern
loans is to g per cent. Time loans are 4a6 per
cent. and prime mercantile paper 5a6 per cent.
In the ma rket for foreign exchange long GATE
sterling is decidedly weak.
The Markets.
BALTIMORE. August :D.-Nirginia6' 6's deferred.
Il: do. consoIs. .sa. do. second series as5s: do.
past due coupons G; new ten-f"rties. S
BALTiMioRE, August ao.-Cotton quiet-mid-
ding. I23zaI24 Flour firm but unchanged.
Wheat. southern lower and & active western s
amber. I.45ai.5s: No. Maryland. LAY; No.
western winter red. spot and August, l.4l AZ Sep
tember L42; October. 146sal-46l4 November
/. l.49SaI.fgL. Corn, southern steady and quiet:
western lower and dull-southern white. s5a5e:
do yellow s.; western mixed spot and August,
s9a.a9O: September. 6a7sas0; October, .3lsas3L:
November. .5l4 l4as5hs Oats easier-sonthern 5S
81: western white. 50sa5a2 do mixed. 4sa4g. PENN
sylvania. 5oa5l. Rye quiet, l.iOal,l2. Hay un-
changed Provisions firm but without change.
Butter firm-western grass, l4a2l. Eggs lower
and duh, l7als Petroleum nominal Coffee
steady.kio cargoes. ordinary to fair. .lokal2k.
Sugar firm-A soft, 97k. Whisky quiet llQke
!. 30 Freghts dull and unchanged Receipts
Hour. 4G5 bushels wheat. lss 425 bushels: corn.
Is .65 bushels oats. 40 bushels rye 800 bushels
5000 bushels corn. 2l06
bushels. Salcs-wheat. 5s5. f99 bushels, corn
l91 3l5 bushels.
NEW YORK, August 30.-Stocks DUH Money.
!a5. !a5. Exchange-long. 4s9a4ssK; short, 48ekS
. NV YORK. August 3o.-Ffbur quiet ana
steady Wheat fairly active and about ceut
over. Corn active and zalla cents lower
=, LONDON. August 20. l2:p p. m.-Consola
y 5-1s for both. u. s. bonds. 4 per cents. llQk;
- per cents. llGx. Atlantic and Great westen
.rst mortgage trustees certificates 55Af. New
frpl Bsr.a do nd