Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-29
The Ha,t,mOre 1GarLe,.
BALTIMORE, July 29-virgnia sixea consolidate,
So last-ttue COUPONS, 80: North Carolina sizes oil

BALTIMORE. July 29.-virginia sixes consolidated
35 ,a;t,tus coupons, 80: North Carolina Sizes old
BALTIMORE, Mp July 29-Cotton dull-middline,
II. Flour quist and steady wheat-sonthern stesdy
d d and Ms r sHui sE b I'D ga
xSster t xn,ss ssS SEot ?s July s.aS
liars: do: yslow d6aGs; western mixed spot 62SS
osts higher and i!lnsouthern 4oa44: western white
42as3; do. mixed. 40a41 Pennsylvania. 4Oa4a Rye
cheet PsnisyIvala aud Mary land. isooa2ooo Pro.
visions sLsady anc quiet. Petroleum tirmer-rehned,
steady l.iS other articles unchanged Freights ~
a sd Sass: wheat,
bushels corn iooo bushels; oats; 200 bushels: rye.
wheat, 1000 bushels; corn. 1900 bushels.
The Chicago Markets.
lcAso 1 July 3s s cssIs Dss
Is! Sssa'5F st. $40 s5, ssnif si. ss s
year, 100 nominal Lard.July. 7.27f nominal
August. 727'a; September, TAO. October. L52h
The Petroleum Market.
PITTsBURG, Pa. July 9.--Ihe boom inaue,,rated
in oil yesterday continues and prices this morning ad
The at ns1f x was ant the
one The shorts frantic to cover aud the bulls
force to ss Hs II thsF
with sales at 6s and advanced steadily to 72 1t
expectation Of many the sharp advance did not cause
any failures,
PAY DAY FOR NEW YoRES BLINp-Yesterday
was the annual pay day for the blind OF New York
blind beggars In the streets. The city makes an
annual appropriation OF $4,000 for the blind and
the circumstances OF all applicants personally
Investigated before they are allowed TO participate
The number Increases each year with the popula-
ton. and this year each one OF the 4S5 PERSONS OF
the various ages and conditions who formed In line
received sS for his or her share one OF the notice
able persons In the crowd was the old father OF
Blanche Douglass, whose name will always be
linked with Of poor Jennie Cramer. He had cast
her OH and refused her assistance.
3. d o. TELEGRAPH ExTENsIoN-A- contract was
executed between the Baltimore and Ohio Tele-
graph company and the Gull. Colorado and Santa
for competition nearly the entire state OF Texas
The Railway company mentioned has wires already
In operation between Galveston, Houston, San An
tonic. Austin, Dallas Fort Worth and other import
ant towns, which Will be connected In two or three
weeks with the Baltimore and Ohio cOmpany,s lines
already In operation to Texarkana.
OsMAN DIGNA REPoRTED kILLED-An Arab trader
who has arrived at Assouan from Amarar. which
place he lert on the 10th inst, says it was re-
ported there that Osman Digna was killed on the
18th inst by member OF the BiShareen tribe,
to join the rebels 1t is reported that 500 persons
were massacred at AHg. letter from Cen Cor
don emphasizes the necessity OF hts remaining to
protect Kassla- The friendly tribes ON the main
Thousand rebels are around Suakim, and make
nightly attacks upon the town, coming within short
range OF the garrison
EXPLORER sTANLEY's RETuBN.-Mr. Henry NJ.
Stanley. the African explorer, arrived at Ply
mouth, England, last evening He said he had re-
turned to England considering that he had COM
peted the work of establishing satisfactory trading
stations along the Congo river from its mouth TO
Stanley considered that General Gordon commands
perfectly practicable routes OF escape from Khar-