Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-07
Proposed New Cable.
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Affairs I'm New York.

thTl-TAhMANN DEMOCRATS.
NEW YORK, March AT a meeting OF IN.
democratic refoTmers last nj ght, party or ganza-
ton was strongly urged pending the charter
election: The speakers denounced the Tam
many oligarchy and advocated a stringent cleo
ton and the selection OF competent men for city
officers.
GOODS FOR TIE CHICAGO SUFFERERS MISSING.
The rumor was current yesterday that goods
for the Chicago sufferers had been lost or stolen
through the general order stores OF the Custom
House OF this city. The TriJHne saws il is not
known whether the goods were lost or stolen
Ex-Governor Bross, of Illinois, was in the CITY
a few days ago TO investigate il, but his maui
Tles established nothing. Special Agent Howe
upon investigation reported the receipt OF the
known whether the Custom House OIL cials have
anything to do with the matter.
ANTI-NoNoroLY.
meeting OF members Of the petroleum re-
lining trade was held yesterday for consultation
in reference to a reported project TO mOnOpolize
the business on the part OF the Southern I'm
provement Company. A committee was ap-
pointed to investigate the subject, and make a
report thereon.
THIEvING JUSTICES.
VIM r. Brown, justice of WescheSter county,
was held IN 600 bail for trial yesterday on the
charge OF appropriating the county moneys. IL
is stated that nearly every other Justice in the
county las been indicted for a similar offence.
FATALLY INJURED BIT EXPLOSION OF KITCHEN
BOILER.
A son of Alderman Curtin. of Hoboken. was
fatally injured by the explosion of a kitchen
boiler.
THE KING OF THE sHARPERs
The Tribune has expose of numerous
swindies by Ellis Elias, OF the so-called great
German Watch Company, including a GIT
enterprise for the relief OF the orphan children
OF Cuban soldiers, another for the projected pay
ing OF the French debt another for the sale OF
Milton gold jewelry, and he is also the father OF
the saw dust game, besides that OF the smuggling
game by which 80 many country merchants have
been victimiZed. Another swindling concern
called the Merchants American Tea aud Spice
Company of Liberty street, is also OF his Inyen-
ton. Still he manages TO keep out the hands o.
the Jaw, although the detectives believe him r.
be the virtual head Of a great cOUnterfeitina
gang.
TAE TRIAL OF MAYOR HALL
was continued this morning. .Ju ls.e Daly over
ruled the objections of the defence and admit
TED the warrant OF Garyey as secondary evil
dence. W. :. Copeland was again on the wit
ness stand. The prosecution offered a book OF
audit as evidence, and the defence objected.
FROZEN TO DEATH.
j. q. Van SchunbUrg was frozen 10 death AT
Whitestone, Long Island, yesterday.
THE LABOEEEs' RIOT,
on the Port jefferson railroad yesterday, re-
suited IN the strikers being driven OFF.
GENERAL STRIFE THREATENED.
The Commercial 4drertjssr states that there is
general movement among the mechanics and
laborers OF this city Tor a strike on the lst Of
April. IL calls attention TO the scenes of Nio-
lence lately witnessed here among the shoe
makers, and those accompanying the strike OF
the plasterers last fall. Ii warns the working
men not TO adopt the vicious striking system in
vogue among the lower order of English la
borers, and intimates that the Workingmen's
| MON may find a combination among EMPLOYERS
throughout the country equally as strong, if not
stronger than they.