Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-11
Wall Street To-day.
THE TENDENCY OF PRICES DOWNWARD.


NEW YORK. Oct 1.-THE Posts financial article
says: The stock market was less active this fore
noon than during the same hours yesterday. There
was less hammering by the bears, but their sue
cess in the past has intimidated even those who
believe that stocks are selling below their legfti-
mate prices and there was apparently little diSpo-
SltlOn 10 BUY. The general course of prices was
downward, there being only one temporary up
ward reaction or 4 to q from about 1890 to 10 As
O'Clock was a'decline of u to q on most stocks but
also with exceptional declines, as follows: Texas
and Pacific. *; Kansas and Texas, ~; North
"a each; st. Paul and Missouri Pacific and North
ern Pacific common. Ia each. The only stocks
that were higher at - 30 than last night were:
ONO and Mississippi, "a; and oregon Railway and
and on Of S apo sGa
against the company. In other railroad bonds
there was very little done in the forenoon and
mere were no important changes In prices. Gov
ernnents were d lower for the IS and q higher
for the AIS.
SLUMP IN LONG ISLAND,
NEW YORK Oct II, 2:S0 r. m.-Long Island broke
to $50 this afternoon, the last previously reported
sale having been at 20 At the present time the
stock is up to 6i5. and has sold at 65H since the
break.
DEATH OF NAVAL OFFIcER.-Lleut A. T. Free
man, of the navy, died this morning at Camden,
N j. He was short time ago courtmartialed and
sentenced 10 D. suspended for three years.
THE COURT TO TRY COL MoRR ow.-Tbe follow
Ing is the detail of the court-martial TO try Col A.
T. Morrow, 9th cavalry, on the 18th instant: Col
N; Black, 2ad infantry: VIM b. Royal 4th cavalry;
L. Co.'s. u. H. Bliss, 18th infantry; Geo. A. For
syth. an cavalry; A L: Hough, 16sh infantry:
3D. cavalry, and Layton soth Inran s91en ann
Capt A. Rafferty,, judge advocate.
PROBABLE BOND CALL-Secretary Folger saws #
is probable that he will soon issue call for per
cent bonds AS no estimates have as vet been
prepared, 1t cannot be said what will be the
amount OF the proposed call.
THE ARGUMENT in the telephone interference
patent case was continued before the Secretary of
the Interior by ex-senator Conkling and others to-
day.
THE PRESIDENT arrived at the White House from
Soldiers Home about one O'clock to-day. During
the afternoon the Secretary of State, Postmaster
General, ex-senator Davis, ex-Marshal P1tk1ns, OF
Louisiana; Judge Sabine, OF Galveston, and Minis
ter Langston called on him.
ROBBERY OF CLorH1NG.-Last Monday NIGHT Mr.
W. g. Kendig, the telephone operator at police
headquarters, gave his washing out to a colored
home: The next morning she came back and
stated that some one had robbed her on her way
home: Detective Mattingly arrested her and held
her on suspicion. She sticks to her Old story about
the robbery, and 1T Is believed to be true.
THE "HERMIr's' HOME SoLD.-The lot on the
south side or street, between 9th and 10th which
for years has remained unimproved except by an
old rickety structure though every foot OF ground
IN the neighbOrhOOd has been taken up with bust
ness structures, was sold yesterday afternoon at
auction. The property was involved in the suit of
smith VS.. Burch ct al, and is sold under a decree
OF court to satisfy the claims of various persons
The property was knocked down for SO O25 to Mr.
John Rocco. who said he represented another per-
son. The lot is 20 feet front by SO feet deep. For
forty years John Burch and his sister Susan, an
eccentric couple have occupied an old building on
the lot Burch. who worked as mender OF f1ddles
and other musical instruments, has led the life OF
recluse. keeping up communication with the
outer world through his sister.
ACCIDENT ON THE B. AND o. RAnRoAD-Just
after the IL 10 train on the B. and u. road was
passing the intersection OF Delaware and Massa-
chusetts avenues going out to-day an unknown
white man fell OF and severely injured himself.
The police ambulance was summoned, but when
it arrived the man had been removed from the
A FATAL RAILROAD Acc1DENT.-Ira Croson. a
nagman on the Baltimore and Potomac road was
ing. Maryland avenue and 10th street, this after
noon Croson was tagging at the time for the
1880 Alexandria local train, which las coming
along the track. He stepped OF the main truck
upon siding upon which some cars were being
shunted at the time. One OF these cars struck him
and knocked him down upon the track The
WheelS passed over both his legs, mangling them
Doth In frightful manner He was taken to his
nome, on 7th street, near southwest, and attend
This afternoon he was not expected to live. Gro.
son. who is IS years old, has been employed on the
road only about three weeks. He has q wife, but
no children.