Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-30

Irwin duncan, cabin boys; Samuel Brown. rouSt-
second engineer, and all cooks and the help ex-
cept the pastry cook. The books OF the boat and
the United States mail were lost, together with a
cargo OF i've hundred bales OF cotton.
Heavy Damages Claimed.
EASToN, PA, Sept. 30-Hagenbuch Bros, cloth
1ers who yesterday commenced a suit against NJ.
Hrshfeld, rival dealer, for criminal libel, inSti-
claiming $4,000 damages Hirshfeld had printed
and circulated posters recit1ny "The downfall OF
the Hagenbuch Brothers," which the latter
consider libelouS, and ION which the criminal
and civil suits are based.
Minneapolis Theater Burned.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-A special dispatch dated
Minneapolis, Mimi, September 80. says a fire
broke out late last night in the Academy OF Music,
and the building I was almost entirely DESTROYED.
Loss $4,000 to $15,0O0 which is covered by insur-
ance. There was no audience in the building al
the time.
Wall Street To-day.
NEW YORK, Sept 30.-The Posts financial article
says: At the Stock exchange United States bonds
are "a higher for the extended nveS and are other
wise unchanged. State bonds are nominal and
railroac sonds are steady. In the stock markets
In Louisville and Nashville, and Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western the former has been broken
from OK to saas. all manner Of reports
spirited selling of the stock by Leading Speculate
OrS These reports relate chiefly to floating debt
ana to nd oDga9ns ID
given yesterday, the range to-day being 14l Ia
1884, In the remainder OF the list the weakest
waukee & ST. Paul 109ll0753, Wabash preferred a,
6Ss as,aS un,:n Pacific at lIl.allOH, TeXas
| 66ka65H. General list has been decidedly weak
since $780, and has been more active than earlier
In the day; CAL loans on stocks are 7as per cent
prime mercantile paper are nominal
TeIcgraphic Briefs.
hral l-f1l Lad r,,-
falling from a car at Corjelia, Pa, this morning
while applying the brake.
vention OF the Young Mems Christian Association
was devoted to the consideration OF boys work
and railroad work, lnterspersed with Bible study
The taxable value OF railroads in Illinois, OF
which there are 1889 miles is s56727. $50, as de-
termined by the state board OF equalization.
The Markets.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 3O-virginia Co. consols 5s7.
do second series, 35; do. new ten forties 42h bid
BALT EaIo FL, Sept ,socetton mddlins
dun . ISf I m ns5
SS2 do extra g. 55a4 SO; do. family 7ss6 90; city
brands s; Fstapsco family sss DO 1 SUPER err
Wsr @ quiet and
s@ber ai f go Marsand os No. 40
1o.s.: December l.65.al: 66: January. los5.al o.
cS sS s5 eow ss and sps
ssss; %. ostSss5 e as
ras pro 9 a AND White
4saa4 Rge quiet 5oa9s Hay
ssnehansed Provisions agshanged and rm Butter
higher IS Pesroeam Snehansed toffes s' duh Re
ssalsaFy %1. ste STEADY
frsshs TO lvsrpGo 90 per
Bushels
500 bushels shpmen.s-wheat, IS SCI bushels; corn.
S. ST. $50 S' bushels t0i0zs 0aSneiS 00r
SEW ToEK ssGt: sS;-s Stock heavy Money, 81:
ne SEI Io GSyernmenss irregular Cotton quiet
Wheat opened aas cent lower sales quietly recovered
and advanced 5sa4 cent, Corn opened y cent lower;
sssSHsss ana
sep SO Prsh dun s and Gs s;
Western first nortgage trustees certificases. 5s%.
New York Central, 1874. Illinois Central, l44. Read
ing. 32k.
NEW REGULATIONS governing the employees o.
the Treasury department will take effect on Mon.
day. The rules are the same as those made by
Secretary Boutwell, In 1872 with the exception that
hereafter the office hours in the department shall
be from O'Clock IN. until $3.50 pm
NAVAL INSPECTORS APPOINTED.-The following
board Of inspectors OF naval vessels has been APP.
pointed:-Commodore A. A. Semmes, president;
Harrison. Medical Director Albert L. Gibson, Cher
Engineer JAS. w. Thompson and Naval Construc-
tor Edw. Hart.
q. s. BONDS held by the Treasurer to secure
national bank circulation, 1851 $50; US. bonds
held by the Treasurer to secure public moneys In
national bank repositories 49, 5000; q. s. bonds
deposited to secure circulation during the week,
S5S 260 AGO. US. bonds to secure circulation with
drawn during the week, S59174, $50.
BfgelOw Released on Bail.
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN COURT THIS AFTERNOON.
At lis o'clock b. Frank Bigelow, the defaulting
cashier OF the National Bank OF the Republic, hay-
ing been brought up from Jail, was assisted from
the marshals office to the Circuit Court room. He
looked quite feeble and detected and was clad In
heavy overcoat There were but few
said that being satisfied that the defendant is not
able to run away-the object OF bail to secure the
S Of
reduced. For man charged with crime like this,
In full health and no ties to keep him here $4,000
ditions being absent in this case he had concluded
to nix the bail at 900 and to accept the security
offered-Mrs. Lockwood, James z Taylor and Dr.
Mr. r. K Elliot asked II there was not rule of
court which prohibited member OF the bar CIV
The court explained that the rule prohibiting
members OF the bar giving security for the pay
ment OF money was not one which would prevent
them from giving security Tor the appearance OF
The bond was thereupon executed, and in a
short time Bigelow was assisted from the room by
his relatives
D1Htf1ct Government Affair."
THE TAX SALE
The collector was unable to close up the tax sale
account to-day. It will 90 over portion OF next
week, Interruptions by reason OF tax payers set
thing their accounts preventing the performance
OF that duty.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The contracts for laying sewers In street north
west. In virginia avenue, between 9th and 9Th.
and In 18th street northeast, and alley in square
1925 were to-day awarded to VIM. HI. MOhler.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT.
The following order was issued this afternoon:
That all claims against the District relating to
questions of general or special taxes must
be prepared in such complete shape and be accom-
panied by the legal evidence relied upon to estab-
fish a prin,a Jdcfe case I'm favor OF the claimant
Otherwise they will simply be placed on nle and
no further attention given them.
BUILDING PERMITS
Issued by Inspector Entwisle: Horace johnson,
erect three dwellings, ID, between 2lst and 22d
streets; $1,000 F. w. Wise, repair Frame 1l30 9Th
street northwest; $500 w f. Nash, erect two
story brick stable. alley, between 4th, 5th, and
K streets northwest: $500. NJ Harlow, repair frame
205 9Th street southeast; $3.50 John Pesteu, repair
frame, 2l2 10th street northwest; $50
THE MARYLAND OYSTER COMMISSION. oys-
ter commission recently appointed by the COVER
nor OF Maryland to look after the oyster interests
OF the state and to devise plans for the protection
Of the same, to be submitted to the next general
assembly, expect TO be ready to formally enter