Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-28

I'd Edition.
--latest KILOGRAMS to The Star.
Big Purchase of Missouri Land
BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec 2s.-A party of Buffalo
capitalists, including Messrs. Jewett, NJ. Rich
mond, B. c. Rulnsey, NJ. II. Bush, Franklin D.
land in southern Missouri noninally for actual
settlers. the property is situated in Laclede and
Louis, the line of the St Louis & San Francisco
railroad, and was purchased from the above men,
toned road being the alternate sections the gov
eminent sections having been already settled
upon.
Fire in M massachusetts,.
NORTH ATTLEBoRo', MASS, Dec. ss-At an early
hour this morning the large three-stOry brick jew
elIy shop On Chestnut street, owned by Felix q.
Whitney, was burned. The building was occupied
Bros T. We ep9y CO
mated near the FORCES In the third story. The loss
is estimated at $4,000. The building was partially
insured.
Incendiary Fires i'm Pennsylvania.
READING, Pa, Dec. 2s.-The large three-story
.tinware establishment Of Augustus Dewitt, at
BirdsborO'. was burned shortly after midnight.
Loss, So GEO. 1t was the work OF an incendiary,
and Is the second ineendary fire there In the past
would spread to the neighbOring houses, and an
engine and hose carriage were sent by special
train from this city.
Street IHighWaynlen in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2s.-Street highwaymen are be-
coming SO hold and their attacks occur fire.
quenty that there is considerable talk Of suppress
ing Them by means OF private enterprise Scarcely
a night passes that one or more attacks do not
occur. One of the victims OF these outrageS is
likely to die, While all attacked have suffered
severe injuries from the murderous sand-bag and
lost considerable property
Murder by a BrOther.in-LaW.
COLUMBIA, SC. Dec. 23.-Sarah Wills was muir
dered in the most brutal manner by her brother
in-law, Jim Coleman, here this morning. She was
struck with small axe On the head, which WAS
literally crushed in. Both were respectable col
cred people, and no reason can be given for the
murder. The murderer escaped.
Fraud in the New York Custom House.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-Upon the complaint OF
Captain Brackett, special agent OF the Treasury
department. two prominent officials, Frederick
Cohen and David W. Smith, custom house apprais-
erS, and George L. Heney, merchant Of this city,
have just been arrested on a charge of conspiracy
to deraud the customs in making enormous APP
pralSementS.
A Bank Gone into Voluntary Liquida-
ton.
JEFFERSON, OHIO, Dec. 2S.-The Second National
odnk mas gone into voluntary liquidation, 1000
OF ITS funds being missing, and the individual notes
OF the abscOnd1ng cashier, s. f. Fuller having
ee New york G IS the
cause OF the trouble. e. st. John, assistant
cashier, was Fullers accomplice.
Death of a U s. Attorney.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-Assistant United States
District Attorney Herrlck died in New York this
morning Of pneumonia
A Western Union Suit Decided.
NEW YORK. Dec. 28.-Judge Arnoux to-day
denied cd the motion heard by him Yesterday In the
Telegraph company and its directors
Wall Street To-day.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The Posts financial article
says: The net result OF the forenOons business up
to 1890 o'clock in the stock exchange was aside
from the drop in Burlington and Quincy decline
fluctuations during the time from the opening
until 2:3O were. in brief, follows: First, de-
cline OF q to per cent UP to 10 80 O'Clock. From
from that time until 1880 decline Of IS to per
cent the latter on Bur- Quincy from 125 to i2a.
vi burlington there were only 45oO shares sold up
10 1890 O'Clock, but on these the decline was from
l26 TO 122 Illinois declined from 143 to 140k.
Rock Island from 1885 to 127, Northwest from 1871 4
to 1854, Michigan Central from 1917 to 100 and
New York Central from 1885 to 1271s. The whole
or this drop In stocks was presumed to be the re-
suit OF the scare tn Chicago, Burlington and
warrant In the circumstances OF the case.
The Markets.
sJ BALTIMORE T. N Dec 2s-yirxinia g. consolidated.
fo p ~ 4s s14l BIZ today cd So ,.,-
Flour duh and UNCHANGED. Wheat southern. steady ;
S o sar nafss ana Ss red
western winter rs s a2 and December
steady STEADY western inaetiye and steadyouthern white
sSas 1i:n steser sa5
mixed as4s k %eh mer a as
M s qge and
2sa29; lined. 2ia22. Petroleum unchanged. Coffee
@ so See e oraar Fyn ae fa wssgv
" as So sashe spt e. ss xsfat
81 t bsS9ip 70 500 90.
,o SEW ,XoEK, Dec ssecfsmfairlg active. weak
4s41s. State bonds-without feature. Governmentse
foR SS2 Dec. ssrlourdul. heavy Wheat
dull 7@asa cent lower Corn-cash and early months.
ls2sals r. oEsi esds
MIR. Olmssead's Case.
The nomination Of J. F. Olmstead to be Dis
VliCU SoHlmlSSlOHeT, IL uOC WICnQFaWn, VIII no
doubt be reported upon adversely. 1t was stated
positively at the Capitol to-day that Senator Rol-
Inns OF n. H., chairman OF the subcommittee hay-
Ing the nomination In Charge, will recommend ad-
verse action.
The Star Route Trial.
AFTER RECESS
Mr.. Bliss submitted additional papers relating to
the Kearney and Kent route When he had fin
ished, Mr. Bliss stated in reply to Mr.. Wilson that
he had not yet submitted all the papers relating
TO that route.
Mr.. Davidge again contended that all the paper
should now be submitted
Mr.. Bliss said that at the proper stage of the
case the prosecution proposed to put In evidence
all the papers that they had reason TO think mad
any bearing on the orders OF Brady. They could
not say on what papers Mr.. Brady acted. When
the government finished they would turn the