Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-25
New York News,

THE LABOR STRIKES.
NEW YORK, Nav 25.-rhe wheelwrirhts ana
hl2cksmiths, 1t is announced, will strike ab1ut
the first OF June.
The big pipe men will hold a mass meeting
on Monday and demand an advance of wayss
Their present pay is ~.
A DETECTIVE SHOT,
A man, said 10 be a relative OF CommDl ore
vanderbilt, shot and mortally wounded deter-
tive Henderson last night while a. his station.
18th and Mercer streets. The affair grew out OF
remark Of Henderson in the afternoon con
Duct, who Henderson $ assailant desired to have
released. lie fed 10 Vanderbilt's stables An 4
has not yet been arrested.
ARREST OF INCESDIARIEs.
Several of gang Of labOrers, who attempted
10 burn the villages on the line of the Port JET
terson railroad, l.. L., have been arrested. They
had been discharged for disorderly conduct, ani
took this method 10 avenge themselves Several
thousand acres Of timber land were burned.
REPLY TO REV. DIR. LASAHAS.
James r. Porter, who furnished the Methodist
DOOR concern with paper has replied TO the az
cusaton OF DIR. Lanahan that he was a peniten-
uary convict. After explaining the circum-
stances OF his trial and Imprisonment, he tells
the public that during the controversy nc Ia.
oeen attending strictly TO his own affair. H.
says hc has enjoyed the confidence of ali the pa
per dealers and manufacturers. aud has labored
cohstahtiy to save TIE book concern. He says
ne offered Dr. Lanahan the privilege OF eNamfn-
ing his books and accounts, ana assured b N
mat there WaS nothing 10 conceal. In conclu.
sion, be says he Will not call DIR. Lanahan a
thing
PREPARING FOR TIE CHOLERA.
Inc health officer OF this port has ma lie IN
usual preparations in anticipation OF tha an
prOach OF the cholera this season. Three shins
have been provided for the use OF the patients.
capable OF accOmm0 dating nearly two thousand
persons.
A MEETING OF PROMINENT R,yreo,nNpx
representing the chef carving lines betwasD
this city and st. Louis, was held here Thurs Law
night. Among those preseTf were Col Scott.
rna.l. Va. "A.
New York Central; Owen, OF the Erie: MeCul-
!och, OF the Fort WAYNE and Chicago: Syetzar
OF the Atlantic and Great Western. ana Deye,
reaux, OF the Lake Shore. The object of the
convention was to make Arrangements 20 pre-
vent competition on western freight hv dividing
1t among the different lines. No Satisfactory
agreement was reached.
NOT IMPLICATED.
Tie committee appointed by the stock ex-
change will report TO day that SelmSer i not
implicated inthe frauds Of his absconding part
ner, McIlyaine.
THE MAN WHO SHOT DETECTIVE HENDERSON
last night was Mr. Crawford, brother-in-law OF
Commodore Vanderbilt. The person he desired
TO have released was a colored coachman OF
Vanderbiltis, who was held for assaultiny an
ofhcer who attempted to arrest him for dragging
white girl into the stables. Crawford became
very abusive at the station house, and an officer
was ordered to put him out, when Crawford told
henderson he would wait for him. When the
officer went to his post Crawford called TO a
citizen to see how he would shoot the oftirar
The latter then attempted TO wrest the pistol
from Crawford, who however succeeded in fir
ing two shots, one OF which took effect in Hem
derson's hips. and the other in the leg of a cid
zen named Guerrin. Henderson is in a very
low condition. Guerrin had is wound dressed
and was removed to his residence. The police
are securing the city for Crawford, who was
last seen entering Vanderbilt's stables,
ARREST OF CRAWFORD,
Crawford, who shot Henderson last nj Iht was
arrested to-day at Commodore Vanderbilts
house.
CARL vOGT
was brought before Judge Blatchford i'm the
United States court, to-day, on a writ OF LaJeas
corpRs. The court dismissed the writ on the
ground that il had not jurisdiction i'm the premi-
ses, and refused to interfere with the state au-
thorities.