Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-23
Baltimore Markets.


BALTIMORE. Nd July 23.-Virginia skies con-
Carolina SKIES old. l24la bid to-day.
BALTIMORE. ND. July -3-Cotton frm-mid-
street and western super, 2.5Oaz 81: do extra
350a300; DO extra, s55aiS6 DO kio bra raids
a:5oa4.e2 Patapsco family, o.1o; do. superlal>e
and fairly active southern red. o5aS6l2: do. amber,
S6assl2 No western winter red, spot. s4as bid:
s4ia October. s5Laas6. Corn-southern higher and
hfm western ease. and dull: southern wn.e. 5oa
46,ea154a; September 46l2 bid: steamer. 41Ia did.
msea ssa
37a42. Rye lower and dull, 6;,a65. hay firm and
f F1aH. seve 6 to choice western
meatsshouders and clear rib sides, packed, Gs4aS.
1ssGa sS clear bu S sg IA
packed lOai5; creamery. 15a1o Eggs aaies IN
RIO carsoes odusry to sl sa as
soft 6is copper refined fairly 9iaaIO Whisky
quiet-cotton, ll-64d. iour. Isod: grain. Sid Re
cs,pts1nogr lss4 barrels: whea, los 300 bushels:
bushels bus els, shipments-tour So o43 barrels; wheat,
7eO,4oo bushels corn, IL 900 bushels
Chicago Markets.
opened weak this morning, August declining to s5s.
Oats steady-August. 2sas. PORK steady"Au sus
Boo Lard steady-August, 9 90.
Capitol Topics.
THE MORRISON RESOLUTION IN THE SENATE
A conference OF republican senators was held
at Senator Sherman'S residence last evening tor
the purpose OF exchanging views on the Morri-
son surplus resolution now pending in the
finance committee. About thirty Senators were
present and quite a diversity of opinion was
manifested. Nothing in the nature of formal
actlOn was taken nor was 1t cOntem plated that
those present should be bound In any manner
by The conference. The practical result OF this
summing up OF the republican sentiment on
the question Will be that the majority members
OF the nnancc committee, except perhaps Air.
Jones, OF Nevada) will support an amendment
to the resolution rs to limit the discretion of
the Secretary OF the Treasury and FIX the max
mum surplus TO be kept in the Treasury above
az outstanding obligations at $13O,OOO,OOO.
W men the resolution is reported to the Senate
individual Senators can act upon their own
Judgment In voting tor the amendment and
enough was developed to show that a large
number OF republicans will support the meas
ure as 1t came from the House. The opinion
was freely expressed that the President would
veto 1t II it passed in that form.
LuteT-It Is now understood that the caucus
resulted In the appointment OF committee
consisting of Senators Sherman Allison and
Aidrich to devise line of action with respect
10 the Morrison surplus resolution. 1t Is said
That the expression of views were widely di-
Fergent. The members of the committee and
an who attended the caucus are pledged to
secrecy.
It is understood that Senator Payne has de-
cioed 10 say 1u nrdS upon his case before
the vote IL taken.
THE U. s. S. DESPATCH arrived at New York
to-day from trip off the coast in search of float
Ing wrecks.
APPoINTED.-The Acting Secretary of the
treasury to-day appointed Andrew j. Goodllne
10 DO inspector of boilers at Burlington, VT
THE APACHE INDIAN DELEGATION. The
Secretary OF the Interior will have another con-
ference with the Apache Indians now In this
city, and the Indians will then return to their
the visit was to make the Indians acquainted
To some degree. with the extent of the country
and the population. The subject of their re-
movai was broached, because it is probable
that In the future such step will become nee
essary, and then the question will not be such q
novel one.
SURGEON j. R. GIBSON has been relieved from
duty In the department. OF the east and ordered
10 the department OF the Missouri, relieving
Surgeon Passmore Middleton, who Is ordered to
the department of the east.
The NEW LIBRARY SITE JURY.-The jury OF
twelve on the condemnation Of property in
squares 729, 73O and 731, for the Congressional
announced tomorrow. They win meet on
Thursday, July 27th.
acknowledgements and Mrs. Thurman
of Ohio, R. r. Blacker, OF Michigan, J. w. Kay,
or brooklyn, and D. II. Willard, editor OF the
Logan Ohio Gazette, are at the Ebbitt-M.
y; Brainard, of Washington, was In Chicago on
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS John I. Wait,
the nest0r OF the House, is ralytng from an
atteck OF illness which confined him to his
room for several days.. c. Clarke, Presi.
dent OF the Illinois Central Railroad, aud ]. N.
Hastings and T. ]. Gamble, of New York, are al
the hiygs.-Hon. 6aiusha A. Grow, OF Penn
sylvania, Is at Wiliard's.
LEE DANCE INvENTs GAME.-The New
York World to-day says: Lee Dance, . c0lored
lecturer from Washington, has invented an
apparatus oy means Of which dozen or more
games, instructive as we'll as amusing, can be
played: ''School" is the name OF the invention,
ana It Is SO called because it is expected to do
COCO oeal OF work In the direction OF juvenile
eoucatlon. The apparatus comprises minta.
| ture house, something resembling q wee small
OilIaro table, two cues and sixty-four balls Of
various colors containing all the letters of the
aiphaDet, numerals, punctuation marks and
| otner ueVices. Almost as many games can De
! cards.