Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-17
The baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE october 17.-Vir1inia consolidated, IS:
pastdue coupons. 3d. ten-fortes. 80 bid to-day.
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Hay rrn- prime to choice Pennsylvania and Maryland
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to :air sal9 Sugar anet-A soft 6a; copper refined
fgis PEI Shsry s staay 5ss
barrels wheat. 81 900 bushels 1000 bushels oats
Snshes t corn '0T oSo bassis
735.OOO bushels corn. 1000 bushels.
The Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO. Ill. October II Has A. m-The grain
markets have f ruled esensvey heavy all the morning
to have completely deserted corn the November eliv-
Yesterday with the other futures y.ee
pressed Wheat has also ruled very and boilt Ic
Ge,nber =; January ~ Oats have declined 1sassc.
Pork and Lard are strong. with but little change
prices
The Petroleum ~ .ri1e:.
.cLEvELAND @, October 17.-Petroleun unchanged.
Standard white ITO deg. test. &c.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. John Hubbard detached
from the Despatch and ordered TO duty in the bu-
reau OF navigation. Ensign Joseph L. Jayne from
the navy yard, Washington, and ordered TO the
Gaena. Ensign Charles II. Harlow from special
duty with Lieut.. buckingham and ordered TO spe-
cial duty at the Smithsonian Institution.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF Hot
SPRINGS, ARK-Mr Samuel Hamblin, the superin-
tcndent OF the Hot Springs, Ark, in his report to
the Secretary OF the Interior recommends that
privileges be granted to suitable parties to improve
certain points on the mountains about this resort
under proper limitations "By this MEANS" he
adds, "peasant and healthy resorts will be pro-
Vided for VISITORS and the mountains improved and
beautified without cost to the government" The
government still owns 800 lots of that portion
OF the reservation which has been plotted. The
report announces the completion of the work of
building side walls along the creek. During the
year 1853 free baths have been given to women and
81, 500 TO men.
No FORMAL CABINET MEETING was held to-day,
but Secretaries Gresham and Lincoln and Post
master General HattOn called on the President
during the afternoon for consultation on depar-
ment matters
DIR. NORRIS TO GO TO CAL1FoRNIA-By order OF
the Secretary Of War. Lieut. Col. Basil Norris sur
geon, is relieved from duty as attending surgeon In
this city, for duty as medical director ofthe Div1-
sion OF the Pacific and of the Department OF Cali
Rae1 ng col Elisha Bailey Col
assume the duties OF attending surgeon at San
Francisco, Cal
ARMY ORDERS-Leave for six months for dis
ability is granted Capt George F. Foote, 9th cav
airy; leave for three MONTHS with permission to
apply for an extension OF one month, Is granted
Second Lieut.. VIM. W. Forsyth. 9th cavalry. to
take effect when Capt. Adna r. Chaffee. 9th cav
airy. shall have returned to duty with his troop
to Lieut.. Col. Edwin F. Townsend, nth infantry,
one month, with permission to apply for an extern.
sion Of one month; to Capt. Mason Carter, !5th In
fantry. one month; TO Capt. Mott Hooton, 2ad in
fantry, five months, and the leave OF Major Lewis
Merrill is extended six months; Capt. John v.
Furey, assistant quartermaster, will assume
charge OF ~. the e. work Of Improvement Of
Major William c. Spencer, surgeon, is ordered from
the department OF Dakota to the department OF the
east Major Charles E. Goddard ordered from JEFF
ferson barracks, Missouri, to the department OF
Dakota. Major Ely Mcclellan is ordered from the
department o. the east to jefferson barracks, Mis-
souri, First Lieutenant William c. Manning,
OF Missouri to the department. OF the east
The following officers are, in addition to their
testing rif1ed cannon First Lieut. Chas W. Whip
pie ordnance department.; First Lieut. William NJ.
Medcalfe, ordnance department.
citizens were charged In the Police Court to-day
with using Potomac water through their street
washers 10 water the parking before sunset In
during the hour allowed by law the oficers In the
cases not knowing when the sun had set
Those cases were dismissed. Ia other cases
where there was mere technical violation
Of the law, the court accepted the personal bonds
Of the persons charged, and characterized the or
rests as frivolous attempts toenforce technicality
TO annoy respectable citizens, and warned the OIL
GERS TO use common sense. The officers say they
are thus placed between Two flfes being pushed BY
their superior ofdces TO make the arrests and re-
orr Ing n AMI