Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-08

form in the municipal and county oovernments.
and reduction Of taxes and declares in favor Of
and In opposition to all boss rule.
NOMINATIONS
were made by exclamation as follows: Treasurer,
THOMAS Sherlock; auditor, Joseph Safer; sem
Glenn Taylor.
A delegate nominated one OF the candidates on
the Highland house ticket. but the convention
took ground that 1t would be inconsistent to en-
dorse any one on that ticket.
The C0mnissi0nership OF Patents.
MR. E. c. MITCHELL NOT NOW CANDIDATE FOR TIE
PLACE
this evening viii say: Mr.. C. E. Mitchell states
with reference to numerous dispatches from Wash
ership OF patents that they are Doubtless due to
the fact as he understands 1t, that the President
was intending to honor him with the appointment
when the last vacancy existed, II Mr. Marble had
not recalled his resignation. He says he Is not
now candidate for the place. and. so far as he
Knows Knows no effort is being made in his behalf. his
his Time wholly to his profession.
Accident to Ex.GOverner Biddle, OF
Now jersey.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8-Ex-Governor Joseph D.
Blddle, OF New Jersey, fell this morning at the
Courtland-street ferry house and fractured his
family at Freehold to his home In Je-:ey City. He
was removed to hospital. his leg put in splins,
ana sent TO his home In an ambulance.
The Forest Firesin New England.
BOSTON. Sept. 6-The great forest fire which has
RACED In Aver, Groton and Littleton since last
Monday Is now under cOntro. About 100 acres of
land have been burned over, and much Of 1T was
covered with WOOD Of from ten to twelve years.
growth. The loss Is heavy.
Another Day Of Weakness in Wall
Street.
DECLINE IN PRICES OF sroCKs-How IF "a Rx-
NEW YORK. Sept a-The Posts financial article
SAYS: me STOCK market was generally weak and
lower curing tne forenoon, owing to variety OF
causes The first OF these was that even those
who were disposed to buy STOCKS thought the mar
have temporary reaction before it would be much
ngher; the next was that the hffairs OF the trunk
me poo! seem TO be no more settled than they
were De!Ore the conference, which ended yester-
day, and the next that the reports OF the cond-
tlon and prospects OF the coal and iron trades
Stlll other things which helped to affect the mar.
ket 1or special stocks were the rumOred PROPOSE
lion OF the Denver to issue blanket mortgage OF
proposed to take the Minneapolis and ST. Louis
into its corporation by issuing shares OF Rock
St. Louis in exchange for the latter. The result of
all the foregoing adverse influences was to cause
general decline up to IL o'clock. ranging from n
70 81 per cent. the latter on Michigan Central
There was pretty general recovery from this ex-
IRENE dizziness by 1880 Of u to 4. Reading re-
covered TX, but Of this was again lost. North
western was somewhat cratic, and advanced at
times, while the general market was declining.
but at 1880 was X lower than last night The
general market for railroad bonds was much less
active than yesterday. and prices, where changed
at all, were a fraction lower than YESTERDAY
Rates for call loans on stock collaterals and
2H per cent
A. NJ. GIBSON has just returned from trip to
Nevada, and Is now in New York. His friends are
amused at reports that he Is "missing."
CATTLE SHEDS NEAR BALTIMoRE.-The Treasury
department has authorized the extension of the
cattle sheds at Patapsc0 near Baltimore and the
construction OF three additional sheds for the &C
conmodatlon OF cattle expected to arrive by
October first
GUARDING AGAINST THE CHOLERA AT NAPLES
The United States consul at Naples reports to the
Department OF State under date of August 17th
that Naples and its envlrOnS are free from con-
tagous diseases, and are considered to be in
nealtny cOnditlon. Extraordinary precautions
nave been taken to prevent a visitation from the
cholera. The government enforceS strict uuar-
ing rrom the Egyptian and Syrian provinces and
the municipal authorities maintain a careful
watch upon the condition Of the meat, vegetables.
putter and other provisions All rags and other
matter likely to be the means OF carrying conta-
gion have been removed from the city, ana every
thing Is being done to preserve the good health of
FUMIGATI0N OF PENSACOLA MAILs.-The postmas-
ter at Pensacola informs the Postmaster General
that on account OF malignant disease at the
all mail for that point must be taken from the
pouch and fumigated He desires to know II he
has authority to do SO: Col Thompson, the super
ntendent OF the railway mall service, informed
him that the regulations Of a board OF health,
legally established must be complied with, II not
in violation OF the U. s. postal laws
PLAQUES OF LoCUsTs AND MALIGNANT FEvERs IN
MExICo-Dr Hamilton has received report from
DR.. Main. at Brownsville, Texas, in which he says
that lOcusts are In Huasteau state of Vera Cruz:
at Tamanlipas, near Tampico; Rio Verde, Eastern
and Sc. Luis Potosi. At the aforementioned place |
the locusts occupy perfect parallelogram, seven
leagues long by two leagues vide, in solid rank
travefng northWard, leaving no verdure behind |
them: yellow fever is at Jalala. making its way |
gulf coast In COlima an foundation has caused !
malarial fever and done, grea, damage. In Vera |
little business chiefly provisions Dealers selling
one day are dead the day following. Fevers have
rarely been so malignant
AN IMPORTANT ARMY BoAID-The following |
board of arm officers have beBn appointed to ex-
anime civilian candidates for ID lieutenants In the
Major Richard Lodoo, Third artillery; |
Capt JOS G. Ramsay, I'd artillery; Capt James
Cnester, 81 artillery; Assistant Surgeon 8: g.
tillery.
MIscEaENAT1oN AND A. FAMILY Row.-Ludwig !
cooper, a neatly dressed man II MIDDLE age. was |
arrested ana locked up at the NTH precinct |
ss egat On the cha Of his
=
cell ne tried to commit suicideby strangling him
SELF with his suspenders In tie Police Court to-
day ne was In the dock and pleaded not guilty to |
the charge OF assault The fri stated that he
was 1ussng with her mother, when he struck her |
(wltness) with chair. Annie Cooper, q stout |
coiored woman OF rather darkhue, took the stand |
ana SWore She was the defeidant's wife. When
tnlS lact became known the witness was excused |
from the stand, the law prohibiting man and wife |
from teStl!y1ng Tor or. againS each other. The |
husband lfmped to the stand. and showed evi-
dence OF rough handling. He stated. In mixture /
Oh German and English, that be was assaulted by /
MS VIE. who beat him Will chairs and pOkers |
until ne could hardly walk. the court dismissed |
the case.
BARGE PARTY THURSDAY NIGHE-Ave pleasant |
barge party lett the Potomst boat house Thurs.
Day, ACCOMPANIED bv Prot M1lersS string band.
Heacnlhg their landing about O'Clock refresh
ments were served and greatly enjoyed. Leaving |
their Landing about o'clocl the party returned |
TO the ooat house. where dandng was continued /
until late hour. The following ladies were |
present: MIS- Jirdtnstone, Mss Bessie Jfrdin- |
stone, Blanche Waters IOttn RamSburr Ma(ua
Burke, Marie DeRonceray Lille Cavanauph
Fannie Johnson, Miss C0ttedll and the MISC;
Taylor. The gentlemen nres,nt were: William
Hungerford, Wick Taylor John YarroW, Earnest
and Arthur May. Hunter CALI Len Bradley Ber.
nard Hughes, jules Wooten, Uppte Kidenour
Stewart, Doty. Dr.. Finley. fhiliipa Nr Jirtiin. /
stone and Mr.. Guy.