Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-15
From Wall street TODAY.


From WALL Street To-day.
NEW YORK, Sept 15-The stock market vns
steady at the opening this morning the changes
being generally from Il Ia \. per cent ONLY while
Western Union, l. and y and O. +. were nn.
changed. After the opening the market be-
came dull and steady. advancing from y 20 "
per cent, in which Lackawanna was most con.
spicuous. The advance was marked, and a
general weakness followed throughout the list
Jersey Central. just before o'clocS tSe gs
was a slight Improvement I'm prices and ad.
vances OF small fractions were made. At n
o'clock the market is quiet and firm. Total
sales first hour 10000 shares The total ex.
ports OF produce from this port during the past
week were valued at s8.oss,21i.
NOT CASE OF THREArs.-To-day, In the
Criminal Court, John W. Miller, a baker, was
charged by two young men, Otterbcin and
Swaggart, with threats. The prosecutors testi-
fled that they went to Millers place for their
clothes, having left his employment, and he
said that he would rather thrash them than
give them the clothing, and that he could not
then give them up. "a they had len him with
out help and he had TO take his bread out IL
appears that Miller was about Ia discharge one
of his men and they all left, as he alleges. TAX
him h moments notice. The court dismissed
the case.
A MOTHERS DIsApPoINTNENT.-Thos Cady.
Is years old, was charged in the Police Court
this morning with disorderly conduct I'm the
county, and the judge fined him So or fifteen
days i'm the workRouse The bows mother oh.
1ected TO such disposition OF the case. because,
she said, her boy was bad, and she wanted him
sent 10 the reform school. The judge told her
that the boy was too old to go To the reform
school. but he thought fifteen DAYS I'm the work.
old lady walked past her son. who was i'm the
dock, she said: "lf had thought that WAS all
you were going TO get would not have both.
cred with YOU have got the money, gentle
men, but won't pay for that bad boy" The
boy was sent down.
BURNED BY A LAMP ExPIosIoN-Iast niyht
about 1880 o clock young man, named Pfeif-
fer, was badly burned at Guethler's park by
the explosion of a gasoline lamp, which his
father accidently kicked against him. He was
cared for by the employees and sent To his home
on h street. between 4th and 5th streets north
west
THE Foor RACES AT Ivy CIrY.-At the foot
Eagan beat NJ. s. Peyton ia the mile race IN &
min. 10 sec. In the one hundred yards sprint
race there were twelve starters. In this race
the best record was beaten by Walter F. VIII
liams by half a second; John Eagan was second
and 5. A. Breen third. The eighth OF mile
distance ever run i'm this city, and the best
District record was broken by Walter f. VII.
lams in 20 seconds. = A: Breen and J;E. Eagan
The best former record was % seconds.
WILLS FILED.-The will OF the late William
Walter was filed yesterday. After the pay
ment OF funeral expenses, &c, he leaves his
estate to his son. Charles Walter, and friend,
during life, houses ABS 9th street 10 LIST street
northwest, and shop 81 14th street; TO his son
William, $500; TO daughter Catherine house
416 LIST street and $780, to daughter Amelia
house 43S 9th street and $500; his business at
14th and ID and 81 14th streets he directs his
sons, Charles and Frederick, TO continue till
Robert is Of age, and then to take him into
partnership: and that they pay 81 900 per
annum to his widow The will of John Moore
leaving his property To his children and
making his daughter Mary Z. his executrix
was also filed.
ACQUITTED OF A CHARGE OF LYING.-Mr
Isaac +. Baldwin has been acquitted by a com.
mttee of the NJ. +. conference of Virginia of q
charge OF lying. The trial took place at the
church at Manassas, Va The alleged falsehood
was contained I'm pamphlet written by Mr.
Baldwin, entitled "A Lay mans Protest" which
severely criticised the action OF Bishop Warren
and others on charges preferred by Mr. Bald.
win against Rev. L. II. Vaughan, secretary Of
the conference.
FITZGERALD RELEASED on BAIL.-To-day
few days ago on the verdict of n coroner's jury
that Edward Shields came to his death at his
hands. was released from Jail on giving bail In
S2,OO0-Lawrence Hickey and Il. Il. OConneF
going on his bonds.
CASES BEFORE THE GRAND JURY-The fol.
lowing cases will be before the grand Jury 10.
morrow: Richard Eigal, charge of larceny from
the person; VIM. Johnson, housebreaking: w.
III. Harding, assault with instent To Kill: Geo.
Grayson, do; Joseph Baird, grand larceny. The
from tomorrow. but the jury trials will not be
no inst