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


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 inundated even those who
believe that stocks are selling below their legti-
| mate prices, and there was apparently little dispo-
stton to buy. The general course Of prices was
downward, there being only one temporary up
ward reaction OF 4 to q from about 1890 10 As
O'CLOCK The net result OF the trading up to IL 80
O'Clock was a'decline or 4 to q on most stocks, but
also with exceptional declines, follows: Texas
and and csnaaa
13s each; st. Paul and Missouri Pacific and North
ern Pacific. common: IL each The only stocks
| that were higher at - 80 than last night were:
! Ohio and Mississippi, q; and oregon Railway and
Navigation, per cent Texas and Pacific was sold
| phai suits brought by the income bondhoIders
against the company In other railroad bonds
there was very little done in the forenoon. and
for the 41Ss.
A SLUMP IN LONG ISLAND
NEW DIRK. Oct. II, 2:30 r. m-LOng Island broke
to 635 this afternoon the last previously reported
sale having been at 10 At the present time the
stock is up to SAX, and has sold at 65S since the
break.
DEATH OF A NAVAL OFFIcER.-Lieut A. T. Free
man, OF the navy, died this morning at Camden.
n j. He was short time ago courtmartialed and
sentenced to BE- suspended for three years.
THE COURT TO TRY COL MoRR ow.-Tbe follow
ing is the detail of the court-marta TO try Col A.
7. Morrow, 9Th cavalry, on the 18th instant: Col
ones LP. Bradley, president, 18th infantry; Henry
NJ Black, 23d infantry: VIM. b Royal 18th cavalry:
1t: Co.'s. q. r. Bliss, 18th infantry; GEO. A. For
Henry Iazae asd tnfantry cendenp
3D. cavalry. and c. R. Layton, Goth infantry, and
Capt A. Rafferty,, Judge advocate.
PROBABLE BOND CALI-Secretary Folger says it
is probable that he Will issue call for per
cent bonds AS no estimates have as yet 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
General, ex-senator Davis ex-Marshal Pltk1ns of
Louisiana; Judge Sabine, Of Galveston, and Minis
ter Langston called on him.
ROBBERY OF CLoTH1Na.-Last Monday night Mr..
W. 9. Kendig, the telephone operator at police
woman named Rose Alexander to take to her
home. The next morning she came back and
stated that some one had robbed her on her way
nome. Detective Mattfngly arrested her and held
her on suspicion She sticks to her Old story about
the robbery, and it is believed to be true.
THE "HERM1T's" HOME SoLD-The lot on the
south side or street, between 9th and 10Th which
iUf years HAS xSIualueO unlmpfOVeQ except OY
old rickety structure, though every foot of ground
IN the neghborhood has been taken up with bust
ness structures, was sold yesterday afternoon at
Smith vs. Burch ct al, and is sold under decree
OF court to satisfy the claims OF various persona
The property was knocked down for SIC, 025 to Mr..
John Rocco, who said he represented another per-
son. The lot Is 20 feet front by 80 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 q member OF f1ddles
and other musical instruments, has led the life of
rec1use. keeping up communication with the
outer world through his sister.
ACCIDENT ON THE B. AND o. RAnRoAp-Just
after the 1910 train on the b. and o. 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
1T arrived the man had been removed from the
neighbOrhood.
A FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-Tra CrOson
dagman on the Baltimore and Potomac road was
run over and fatally injured at the railroad cross
Ing. Maryland avenue and 10th street, this after.
noon. Croson was Tagging at the time for the
1880 Alexandria local train, which was coming
along the track. He stepped of the main tfack
upon siding upon which some cars were being
shunted at the time. One OF these cars struck him
ana knocked him down upon the track The
wheels passed over both his legs, mangling them
D0th IN frlghtful manner He was taken to his
home. on 7th street, near southwest, and attend
ed by Drs. Hanmett, Ford, Bowman and Allen.
This afternoon he was not expected to live. Gro.
road only about three weeks. He has wife, but
no children.