Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-20

POLITICAL NOTES.-The South Carolina state
democratic convention will meet at Colum ola
on the 18th OF June. The cali Is signed by Wade
The Greeley headquarters for the campaiga
York.
have issued a call for a convention at Rich md
on the 9th of June. The members of the com
mittee represent the feeling of the state to be
Overwhelmingly in favor of Greeley aud Brown
The democratic primary elections in Bedford
county, PENNSYLVANIA. held on Saturday, re-
suited IN victory for Schell, the labor reform
esndidate for governor. The delegates to the
Reading convention, BY unsnim,us vote, are
instructed to urge his endorsement. McClelland
received no votes.
The Arkansas state convention of the repub-
lican party known rs the Clayton wing met at
Little Rock and adjourned on Saturday. The
state and national administration were endorsed
and the delegates to Philadelphia instructed to
vote for the renon ination of Grant. Senator
Clayton was also endorsed, and the Brooks party
denounced a. disorganizers. Twelve delegates
were elected to the national convention.
BrRN1Ne OF JAYNE's BUILDING IN PHrLA-
DELPHIA-A fre broke out last evening in the
phia. six stories high, with two granite fronts.
built by the late DIR. Jayne, and adjoining his
building which wasrecently burned. The build
ing was occupied by Leisenring's large printing
establishment and a number OF bOOkbinders
&c. 1t was totally destroyed. The fve-story
brownstone building adjoining, occupied by the
CVd"tfCtut LtSt newspaper, was crushed Dv
falling wall. Jayne's building was for several
years used as the Philadelphia post office, and
for some years for the exhibitions of the Frank
lin Institute. 1t was one of the handsomest
granite buildings in the city. VIM. W. Harding,
manufactures of albums, loses $40, 900; fully in
sured. II. Leisenring, printer, loses S120 900:
insured for $4,000. McCalla & Stayelv prin-
tiers, lose SIC, 200; insured for $4,000 The Ma
tonal Railway Publishing COmpany's loss is
SIS 600; insured for 10000. Charles NJ Coke,
bookbinder, loses $4,000; partially insured.
THE CORNER IN TEA AND CoPFEK-If there
are any of our readers who indulge in the hope
that after the first day of July next their cup of
tea Will cost them any less, they may as well be
disabused. Tea has advanced already. The stock
In the hands of jObbers and grocers is small, and
the prices paid for that which is on hand, to be
delivered after the first of July, indicates that
there will be no falling of, and thus the amount
OF revenue which under the former regime
would have come into Uncle Sans pocket will
be divided between John Chinaman and his
oriental neighbor. 1t is possible that a few i'm
Porters will make little larger percentage, but
the consumer will pay as much for his tea and
coffee As before. The Baltimore American of
this morning says: The active speculative move
ment in coffee that has been going on for some
two weeks reached its highest point on Satur-
day, sales having been made of about % 900 bags
Rio at prices fully three cents per pound higher
than when the law was passed by Congress re-
moving the duty after the list of July next. The
duty is equal to about three and a-quarter cents
per pound.