Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-27
TELEGRAES TO THE STAR
This Afternoons Dispatches.
ASSOCIATED PRESS RFPORTS
New York News.

rsAnE nkrRhs skD N THE TARIFF AGITATION.
Nav YORK. March S1.-Since the agitation IN
OShEt'sS OF ne rcEeSl OF the duties On tea and
coffee, there has been = stagnSiicu IN trade in
tins city. The bonded warehouses are fil,8
WITH goods, and there have heen eight million
pounds les oi-withdrAwal from bond this year.
FKNALE MURDERER ARRAiGNEn.
Slspstch from l tea says the srraignment
vi Joselhtne Mccarthy. yesterday. tor the
Shooting OF Milton n. Thompson and Henry "a
nan, caused quite an excitement The asfepc,
propose 10 Put IN plea OF insanity. but asked
TINE 10 get ready decision was not given.
GENERAL BUrIHg
appeared in the Jnited States court YESTERDAY
A. counsel Tor Sadie WILLIAMSON, iu her suit tor
au,COO damages fer breach oi promise OF MAJ.
rage on the part ct Brick Pomeroy The case
Was ~ on pTelim mary question.
THE PROSECUTION oF THE so-CALLEp GENEVA
wATCH COMPANY
CO me on yesterday before Police Justice Led
with After evidence given showing The con
.ein 10 be selling bogus watches, the District
Auofhey called 90 the stand a. a witness J. -
IL Elias. His objection ca testifyin- for -.
prosecution was overTulcd. lie admitted thar
thtre " az no such concern as the Geneva Watch
company. and that the tTm names ATTACHED Ia
thclT circulars Nsre fictitious Tn ..- -.
Adjourned 10 Monday.
Tx EEIE EvcITFurNv
Yesterday WAS another day Of cNcIf rrp.,,t .,.
he Stock EN,hauEs over the rf~e i, 49,,
FinanCitTS SsN the trans actions ar -, no -.
The part OF English capitalists. NJ q, a.. h.,
ger h"idoi the road. iiut ono = .lurst. f,..rr,,l
!
EIGHT NoUNs ,,-,,,,~
0t this state received o. - -. -. ~.
MtCsIal college last -, " "
rtsst.fi.,,.t = yrR~oN-s FUNERAL.
and I;,oolI,. ,h.t all the military ct this city
iunersl viii parade az General Aulersou'-
Eop, I'D" comm viii De covered with the lag On
sumter. Several Masonic aud other siyiI
= ,cieties will also take part.
THE ERIE FXCITENENT WAS RENEWED
NJ vic "a slaN min
great feature OF Wall street, The Openlng sals-
were al &C. but the StOck suddenly hF5ka from,
TINS point and tumbled rapidly TO 60. THIS w.
occasloned by late kilograms from London re-
loTuhg decline 10 81 , for American certiH-
Gates and - tor protected certificates. IN he
great decline here this morning many unfartu-
nate bull Spectators were slaughteres. Aftar
tEls was over the price rallied 10 - h. hut later
ten of again to co., fnaIiv rali,ing to 80
The balance Of the market vas stronger after
The excite ment consequent upon the ia,i in Ere
had subsidized.
FIRE AND EXCITEMENT
INV YORK, March = ? y. m.-The Pierre
POht House, near Wall street ferry on Mouta-
que street, BROOKLYN, caught fire this noon an
l. now burning. There was a large number
OF people in the hotel, and all are be-
heyed 90 have escaped without loss
OF life. IL i a large structure, sever or eight
stories in height, aud the TIRE reached the fourth
story short time ago. There l. great eN lite
ment in the vicinity. aud n IL believed The whole
building will be destroyed.
MURDER PHI ZEN YEARS AGO.
Michael Hayes, charged with the mar Ter OF
oDonnel, hiteen years ago, was to-day com
mitted for trial.
THE DEPRESSED RAILROAD
the underground railroad and the elevated rail-
road bills were all adversely reported uuon an
The state senate this morning.
SCRANTON COAL SALE
hundred and twenty-five thousand tons OF
Scranton coal were sold at public auction to-
Jay. The bidding was spirited the majority OF
those present being brokers. The fO,lo,xiny are
the prices received: Lump, 1000 tons at 81 :
Steamboat II 600 tons At - IS: CRATE ~ 600 tom
at $500; egg. 1900 tons Al S3.,j: stove, 81 Ol)
tons al e4.O5; chestnut, 10 600 tons III - =.
GOOD FRIDAY.
The Produce Exchange will be closed on
Coed Friday.