Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-30
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
This Afternoons Dispatches.
Associated Press Reports.
New York News.


NEW YORK, July 3O.-H. W. Lane, editor "
Long Island paper, beaten yesterday by
two car conductors OF the Flushing railroad.
POLICEMAN ENONERATKD.
The ante norton examination OF Madden, who
was shot by Officer Cconey, was held last even
ing. Madden testified that crowd attempted
becoming oyerTOwered by the mob fred AZ A
rough, but the bullet missed, striking him,
(Madden.) He says the officer did his duty, aud
eNoneTated him from all blame. The coroner
discharged Cooney. Madden will probably die
to-day. Three OF the mob h ave since been ar
rested.
THE JAPANESE EMBASSY
decline the banquet rendered by the Chamber
OF Commerce.
THE NATIONAL LABOR PARTY,
as represented by delegates 10 the Columbus
convention, anu other members OF the labor
party, assembled at ten O'Clock this morning, for
conference on the political situation. About
sixty In all were present. T.. NJ. Chsmberlaine,
who was president OF the Columbus convention,
was chosen chairman, and Mcdowell secretary.
Although the meeting was called for conference,
the proceedings were begun by discussing the
and Cameron, CT the committee appointed by
the Columbus convention to inform Messrs.
Davis and Parker that they were nominees of
the convention, but who, il was claimed, had
been guilty of dereliction OF duty. Troup, OF
New Haven, made speech denouncing
THE COMMITTEE AS POLITICAL TRICKsTRRs,
degraded the party and deserved expulsion.
be made motion to that effect. Several voices
were heard to second the motion. The chairman
ruled that the motion could not be entertaine
in that form. An amendment substituting a
vote Of censure was, after some discussion, voted
upon, when Puett, one of the committee entered
withdrawn TO give Puett q chance to explain.
From what had been said by speakers, IL ap-
pears that the committee went TO Washington
to wait on Judge Davis, and instead Of inform
ing him OF the action OF the Columbus conyen-
ton, they il said, endeavored to traffic with the
other politicians. 1t is understood that the con-
ference, not siding with either Grant or Greeley,
and not coming to any selection OF their own,
will direct their party to refrain from taking
any part in the coming elections.
A LARGE FIRE RAGING.
dispatch from an operator OF the Western
Union Telegraph office at Hunters Point, l.. L.,
at 1850 q. m, says: "a fire is raging ON the
west shore about twenty rods from the Long
Island railroad depot, and is spreading fast. A
number Of boats have been burnt. 1t is reported
that the oil yard near the depot Is on fire. Tug
boats are at work taking boats away from the
dock. The Flushing and North shore depot is
In danger, and also the depot OF the Long Island
railroad. The wind is high and blowing from
the north and east. From present appearances
II will be large fire.
HEAVY DESTRUCTION oP eHIPPINe AND OTHER
PROPERTY.
Ldter.-The fre, which is still raging, origi-
mated on board canal boat The wind was
blowing from the north and carried the flames
into the STANDARD oil yards. The boat on which
the IRE commenced had on board I, 100 barrels
Of oil. 1t is reported that eight or ten barges
nave Dccu OcsIOyeu. Inc snip $40
tons, the bark Edwards, 500 TONS both full OF OIL
and the brig Max, go tons, just commencing to
receive q cargo, were burned. W.T.. Wardwell.
superintendent OF the Standard Oil Works, es-
Inmates that from twenty to thirty-five thousand
barrels OF Oil have been burned i'm the yards,
valued at SO per barrel +. L. Goes, phosphate
factory loses 10 000 barrels of phosphate, valued
at IS per barrel, and 50 hogsheads OF bone dast
valued at $50 per hogshead. The fire now ex-
tends over i've blocks, covering the entire space
with solid mass of fame Capt Chandler
came to the rescue OF the barges with the United
States steam-tug Cstalopa, which is provided
with steam nre-engine. The flames are still
Spreading.
REPORTED LOSS OF LIFE.
p. M.-ltis reported that q woman and q
child on the canal Oil boat were burned to death.
Two w Williamsburg ferry boats are also reported
burned. There Is a panic among the people at
Hunters Point. Houses are deserted, and the fire
department seem powerless. All the of the
Flushing road have been removed and all the
property on the river front of the place is also
being removed. The works of the New YORK
OH Company are also burned, with large guam
titles OF oil. The Standard works were owned
by kockafellow, Andrews & Folsgler.