Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-11
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
This Afternoons Dispatches.
associated Press Reports.
New York News.

THE BROOKLYN FIRE.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE loss by the burning
In Brooklyn, last night will reach about $40 40
on which there Is an insurance Of $4,000. VIM
1rler who was on the third feor OF the refinery.
was forced TO leap from window, SUSTAINING
serious If not fatal injuries. ,Japanese w.
vessel building At the foot Of the dock caughr
hre, but sustained no serious damage
CARPENTERS STRIKE.
light hundred carpenters, at a meeting la
night, decided 10 strike on Monday for - - for
eight hours. Five thousand carpenters will jala
the strike, and IL is said they have supplied
funds to make the strike a success.
The carpenters strike in Brooklyn ended YES
SSeIday-the employers consenting to the eight
ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL TICKET IN Tur
FIELD-wooDBULL AND FRED. DOUGLASS
ne radical ref0Tmers yesterday adopted A
piauorm which provides tor a new constitution
OIL the nited States; national code OF civil and
commercial laws; the abolition of monopolie>.
one system OF money and currency on A basis of
pubic credit the employment OF unem plOyed
persons by the government; a universal govern
ment Tor the whole globe, and that this party
shall be known As the equal ri ghts party.' A.
The evening session, Mrs. Woodruff delivered an
address, propbesying that from this convention
would 60 forth power 10 shape the world.
Mrs. Woodruff and Frederick Douglass were
then nominated, amid the greatest confusion as
candidates for President aud Vice President or
the United States. An angry delegate, dissatis-
ned with the candidates, moved the nomination
OF Spotted Tail, sas ing the Indians ought 20 be
REPRESENTED mere before the nlggers. Another
delegate suggested that ii Frederick Douglass
declined TO accept, heather ChineeS be
nominated in MS place, The convention broke
up in an uproar.
AaVIHED CASE OF MALPRACTICE
las come to light, Mary L. Jones of Loli, "
D. died here yesterday from the effects OF an
ABORTION. An investigation was ordered.
THE CRoroN WATER IMPURE.
The board of health has ordered an exam;na-
ton Of the Croton water TO be made. MANY
complaints OF its impurity have been preferred
Nm. CULLEN BxYAsT
i To deliver an address at tie Inauguration OF
the Shakespeare statue.
THE GENEVA ARBITRATION ENDED.
The Herald states that the Geneva arbitration
has ended, the answer from the British govern
ment received yesterday being sufficiently eN-
plicit TO show that the treaty has failed aud all
hopes OF settlement has past. Ii is understood
that the entire correspondence will be sent 10
Congress, and that the President will take NJ
further steps In the matter without cOngression-
al action.
RING OF CoNsPII ATOIs.
IL Is stated that the authorities here have dis
covered ring Of conspirators. who, under the
law allowing wrecked foreign vessels, ii repaired
an this country, 20 take out American registers
have made fraudulent aifdavits relative 10 a
large number of foreign vessels which never
were wrecked, and thus successfully i'm
posed upon the collector OF this port The bro
ker here who has been made the tool of this
ring Is well-known citizen, and he is furnish
ing all the facts in his power. he having been
innocent Of any fraud.