Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-01
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Wall Street TODAY.
NEW YORK. June 1.-The Posts financial article
says: The Stock Elk ;hange is not active as yes
teriay. United States bonds are i higher for ex-
tended S. Southern state bombs are dull and
3tea.iy, as are also railroad bonds In the first
hour or business there WIS hesltating and de-
Ginning market for stock, the strikes in the iron
trade having been the chief depressing influence.
strength and has since advanced to the highest
prices OF the day, the rise from the lowest rang
f.! Tss ss a91 1'si ss!sss ZEN
proaehing Of the closing Of the be books for the
and borrowing demand for the stock The other
notabiy strong sto ks have been Northwest, St
The news respecting the crops could hardly be
better, and the disposition OF the foreign markets
rgr.t,ad the purchase OF American Sc
On the other hand there may be more gold shipped
during the nrst two or three ksof this month !;
bills Is to be expected against later exports Of
grain and cotton. The money market continues
very easy at about per cent for call loans on
stocks, and 2a2K per cent on United States bonds
Time loans and prime mercantile paper are un-
changed. The market for foreign exchange is
steady On limited business, and thus far no gold
shipments are reported
Lit. DanenhOWer.
"A, L.
mower held reception at the Continental Motel
from 10 O'Clock until doom to-day land was besieged
Dy constant stream OF people.
NO HOPE FOR CHIP.
Among the callers on Lieut.. Eisenhower to-day
was James 6. Boyd, brother OF George w. Boyd,
with them. During a conversation with one or
two callers, who asked him II he thought there
Was any hope OF Lieut.. Chipp and his party hav-
ing survived, Danenhower shook his head sadly.
ofiaer and able to endure great hardships,
but his boat was against him. and he may
tenant Danenhower leaves on the four o'clock
train for Washington. He had expected and
hoped that Engineer Melville's wife would be
among the callers to-day, and was greatly diSap-
pointed when he learned she was not coming
Being unable to go TO her residence at Sharon
In very short time he would return to Philadel-
phia for the special purpose OF paying her visit
Coal Prices in June.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-The anthracite coal
companies have agreed to work on full time during
the next week Prices are strong and there is a
Reading Coal and Iron Co.'S circular OF eastern
prices, which has not been changed for several
months, although reductions were made by the
New York companies was issued to-day. There is
no change I'm white ash Of any size, but in free
burning Goals there is an advance OF Is cents per
ton on steamboat and broken to s.. 20 at Port
Richmond, and s4G5 at ElizabethpOrt, N. j.
PROCEEDINGS IN PHILADELPHIA TO-DAY.
PHILADELPHIA, June before Judge Biddell,
this morning, the case OF julius Chambers charged
with lioelling Senator John r. Mcpherson in the
SShap!ey and Mr.. Townsend. OF New
M2 r for ca, the def
the time in Washington, D. c. am member OF
the national alton Senate l purchased copy OF the
referring
entitled ''The Peruvian company" 1 never was
connected with the Peruvian guano company. 1
nectiol with that company, either directly
or near or remote had
vealed by the congressional investigation at Wash
lngton. was not one OF the original stockholders
OF the company. was never one of those who
was on the ground floor of the company, as alleged
in the article.
Mr.. shapley said that they were satisfied that
the article was untrue as far as it refers to the
Senator. The publication was made in good faith,
but the defendant was deceived by his informant.
James James Montrop, who was seated In the dock. re-
Mantrop some time afterwards wanted to make
statement, but the court refused to allow it On
cross-examination. Senator Mcpherson said he
concluded.
Mr. shapley opened for the defence.
A Strike at Harrisburg.
HARRISBURG, Pa, June 1.-The hod carriers and
vi the City 1QauUuraCnO general
strike to-day for an advance Of . cents per day.
This action has stopped the work OF the brick
layers, and building improvements have therefore
come to Stand-Still.
The strike at Pittsburx
PITTsBURG, Pa, June This morning the war
rare between labor and capital began in dead ear
nest The fires in every iron mill in this city, with
one exception, have been put out, and the mills
have shut down. 1t is generally believed that the
strike will be of long duration
Smith Discharged from Custody.
NEW YORK, June Judge Benedict of the q. s.
court to-day rendered decision in the case OF
Charles II. Smith, jointly indicted in Washington
with VIM. BrOckway under the name Of
Charles II. Smythe, on the charge OF stealing GER
tain plates from the United States Treasury de-
partment for the printing OF government bonds.
The judge only passed on the question Of misno-
mer, and on that he discharged the prisoner. The
district attorney says he will have new indict-
ment drawn and re-arreSt Smyth.
Two State Conventions In Maine
AUGUSTA, Me-, June 1.-The prohibition state
convention met here to-day, with less than forty
persons in attendance VIM F. EuStis of Dix
field chairman OF the state committee, called the
convention to order. Jordan Rand, of Lisbon, was
called to the chair. The morning was devoted
mainly TO committee work.
BANGOR, Me-, June 1.-The fusion greenback state
convention met here to-day, being called By VIM.
Emery. Nine hundred and s1xty-fOur delegates
were present j. Fl. Ching, of Kennebec, was
made permanent chairman. After the election OF