Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-07
From Wall stree, To-day.

From Wall street To-day.
NEW York, August =, WALL SrRrvr. III n
m.-The stock market has been dull ti.is MORN
Ing, FIRST prices were irregular, NJ, a. and T.
being up per cent oregon Trans. \ por cent;
Union Pacific, L. and Others of the active list
down Il To X per cent There was further de-
the general list, while Lake Shore sold down a.
ana Iackawanna, per cent. The market then
became steady and was followed 10y slight
recovery In most cases. At IL O'Clock tho
market is quiet and steady. The actiN- as well
as leading weak stocks have been Lackawanna,
Western Union and Lake shore.
An Ocean Steamer Ashore.
MAcHIAs, ME-, August An ocean steamer
supposed to be the Circassian, last ga port at
Halifax, Is ashore ON MUIR Ledge, near Grand
Manan. A number OF boats and vessels have
gone 10 her assistance.
NEW YORK. August Tho Allen line
steamer Circassian, which is the only vessel ol
that name known To be i'm these waters, left
Liverpool July 23d and reached Montreal Au-
gust ); IL is therefore scarcely likely that sho
could be in the vicinity of Grand Mcnan, where
IL is rumored she is ashore.
The City Post Onice Tomorrow.
The city post office and its branch stations
will be closed on Saturday, August =, iss5,
from To pm, in compliance with the order
of the Postmaster General. The last delivery
10y carriers and the O'Clock collection viii bs
omitted. The carriers windows will be open
from To p. m. The general delivery win
dow will be closed from L TO 3.
scHMmIGENrNER.-Mr Alexander schmid.
of the firm OF l.. Schinid & sons ON 10Th street,
and Miss Mary V. Gentner, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John j. Gentner, of No. $40 nth street
northwest were united in marriage last even
ing at the house OF the brides parents by Rov.
Louis III. Schneider. OF Concurdia' serman Evan
gelical church. in the presence of the relati -
aud many friends OF both contracting par :.
The young couple will reside with the par q
OF the groom on 18th stree, northwest.
CATTLE MARKET.-w ed lesday, this week. ut
Queenstown, on the Metropolitan branch Ea.-
timore and Ohio X. r.. three miles ON the
cattle on the market sold frola 3 20 &C.
quality Inferior 800 htad OF old sheep and
lambs up and sold. old sheep brought from 3
10 ilac; lambs, . To &c. 81 COWS and calves up
selling from $50 To $50 per head; veal calves
brought from D to &c. per pound. State OF the
market brisk.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS AT SEVEN PINES
The 9th South Carolina and a number of menu
bers OF the 18th South Carolina regiments
confederate veterans with the Gordon Light
Infantry, OF that state, arrived in Richmond
yesterday on a visit TO the battlefield Of Seven
Pines. They were met 10y committee Of tho
chamber OF commerce, detachment Of X. 4.
Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans and the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues. The visitors
number about 450 The annual reunion was
held at Seven Pines, Gen. John Bratton. the
first colonel Of the 9th regiment, delivering
the address.
THE CHOLERA PANIC IN SPAIN.-The panic
caused by the rapid spread Of cholera In spain
is increasing. Entire villages have been de-
serted by their inhabitants, who have fed tor
safety from the dreaded disease. I'm many cases
doctors and municipal authorities have been
attacked by the scourge, and the sick have been
abandoned and the dead left unburied. The
misery throughout the country is great.
Two TRAMPs ASSAULT A YoUSG Girl
The young daughter of Daniel Powell, farmer
OF CORTLAND, westchester county, y. W was
passing along the country road near the village
OF Croton Landing, when she was seized 10y
two lusty tramps They stified her cries with
their hands and carried her into a neighboTing
thicket. After accomplishing their foul pur-
pose the two villains He'd. The girl soon recoy-
cred consciousness and gave the alarm. n
number OF citizens started in pursuit Tho
deputy sheriff of Peckskill arrested one of the
assaiiants. The capture OF the other II re-
garded certain. The greatest excitement pre-
walls and threats OF lynching are made. The
prisoner is under strong guard for protection.
Miss Powell is very ILL.,
EMPEROR WILLIAM KISSES EMPEROR FRAN.
CTS Observation-Disclosures Francis Joseph and Elm
press Elizabeth arrived at Gastein last evening.
Emperor William received them at the en-
trance OF the Badcschloss, kissing the Austrian
emperor three times. William an Aus
tran uniform and Francis Joseph wore a Prus-
sian uniform. The people heartily chcered the
emperors The .4Jead Post OF Vienna. says thai
the meeting Of the eInperors viii strengthen the
close friendship already existing between Ger.
many and Austria and will be a sure guarant -
OF the peace OF the world.
AN INSURANCE MANS TRoUBLEs-At Mo-
bile, Ala, yesterday T.. II. Goclet, president of
the Alabama and the Citizens Insurance conn
ranies, transferred his property, amounting to
SI6,200, TO the two CON ianies and resigned
the presidency of each. t,elet has AT different
times hypothecated hoAas of the two COM
panies, amounting 10 $4,000. He was held Ia
account for these bonds, and this precipitated
the surrender OF his property, which includes
the Grand hotel at Point Clear, Ala.
AwIDowER STARvING HIS CHILDREN To
DEATH.-Wm. Parks. "A negro residing in AM
herst county, Na has been arrested on the
charge of starving his children tai death. Within
the past five months four of Parks seven clii-
dren have died, and the remaining three, IL IL
charged, are emaciated from want of food, the
father not only refusing To provide for them,
but prohibiting the neighbors from giving them
food. IL is charged further that fnr1s wants
to marry again, and that Tue woman / aspires
TO win refused 10 accept him while he had %
many children.
LoCKJAw FROM DRAWING TEETH.-At Ply
mouth, Pa, Wednesday, a young man named
wanted TO take gas, but the dentist declined 10
use ii. The teeth were extracted with difficulty
and when taken out were followed by profuse
hemorrhage. AS he seemed all right otherwise
no danger was feared and he returned home.
The dow of blood continued, however, and the
family procured the services OF q physician. He
succeeded i'm stopping the bleeding ard made
an examination, but failed to find any other in
jury. Yesterday morning, however, lock jaw
set In. IL Is feared that death VIII follow.
The RICHMOND EMBEzzLER.-Thomas w.
worth of bonds from Mr.. Mark Downey OF
Richmond. about the 29th of July, sent
two packages, valued at $4,000 and $4,000
respectively, To a stock broker I'm Bait more by
express, and on the Path of July he received
package from j. j. Nicholson d Son. stock
brokers. in Baltimore, valued at 50, lbs, and
on the 25th OF July another package from the
same firm valued at $1,000. Instead OF the
packages being allowed 10 take the usual course
of delivery by the delivery messenger, Carpen-
ter called at the express Office and neceipted Tor
them and took them away. Carpenter left the
city saturday night, July 25, via Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad for
Washington. To fellow passenger who knew
him, Carpenter stated that he was going 10 Bal
tmore on business.
SHOT Down ATTHE WoMAS's SIDE--Thomas
Chapman, a farmer living four miles west Of
Virginia, H., was on Wed uesday evening shot
and killed by Elias Davis. neighbor. IL Vas
claimed that Chapman had Tor several years
been paying undue attentions 10 Davis's SIS r,
and Davis repeatedly warned him to esisi b =.
without effect. "Wednesday evening y -
came upon them while they were sitting IA
a log talking, and without notice raised ais
shotgun and fired. The load entered Chap
mans body near the right nipple, causing death
within q few minutes. Davis then mt 10 q
<xxtsl s<fA h. had and