Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-13
KILOGRAMS TO THE STAR,
This Afternoons Dispatches,
associated Press Reports.
New York News

THE FUNERAL OF JossPH II. SCRANTON
NEW YORK, July l3.-The remains OF .Iosarh
Scranton, Pa, where the funeral takes place
number OF distinguished citizens accompa-
MED the funeral train.
THE STOKES VERDICT
will doubtless be given this afternoon.
EX-SENATOR DooLITTLK
left this city this morning TO attend the demo-
cratic meeting at Raleigh y. Q.
CARL SEIZURE
is TO speak in North Carolina before August Ist
SENATOR BAYARD
sails to-day for Europe for his health. In let
ter he expresses his intention of supporting the
Greeley and Brown ticket.
THE NATIONAL LIBERAL REPUBLICAN, COM
MITTER
met yesterday and elected Ethan Allen chair
man, whereupOn he delivered an address. The
following executive committee was appointed
by the chair Charles G.. Davis, Mass; j. r.
Lsdd. Vt; "A. Pearce, s. c.; s. G. Burbridge,
KY; ii. Q. Warmoth, La; NJ. q. c. Church. W.
Va; George W. Anderson, KY; Joseph NJ. SEQ
vile, n. Ethan Allen was made chairman
OF the executive committee, and ID. X. GoodlOe,
NJ. G. Jasper, and W. johnson, Of Oregon, sec
Tetaries. Resolutions were passed recommend
ing union Of the liberal republicans with the
democrats in selecting candidates for state and
congressional offices. Carl SchurZ and Cover
nor Brown were present. The committee will
visit Chappaqua to-day.
HENRY WILSON
has gone to Long Branch 10 visit the President
A CHALLENGE.
W. Z. Saunders, the colored elector who came
out for Greeley, publishes card Offering 10
meet any colored orator on the stump in New
York or elsewhere.
SANFORD E.. CHURCH AS THE DOLLY WARDEN
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
There is talk here of making Sanford f.
Church the coalition candidate for governor.
The Sun hoists his name. Greeley Is said TO
favor him to Kiernan.
b. GRATZ BROWN
is still confined to his room by Illness bat is re-
ported this morning as improving rapidly.
THE TRIAL OF STOKES.
a N INN aarrGn -
day to hear the argument OF the district attor-
ney in the Stokes case, which WAS resumed at
10 o'clock.
GANG OF STRIKERS
fatally beat William Cough, a carpenter, where
he was at work this morning. No arrests were
made.
CLOSING ARGUMENT IN TIRE STOKES CASE.
The district attorney concluded his argument
for the prosecution in the Stokes case this after
noon as follows: "The prisoner resolved to Law
Fisk low before the sun went down, and he did
so. If the streets are not - run in blood, if the
midnight assassinatiOns are to be checked, a
deed like this must not go unpublished. IL the
prisoner had taken the advice of his poor father
and mother, II he had walked by the side OF his
pure wife he would never have taken the life of
James Fisk; be would not now be On TRIAL for
murder. By his deeds be must be judged"
Recess.
WEEKLY RANK STATEMENT.
The following is the weekly bank statement:
Decrease, loans, 100000; decrease, specie,
S5G2, 100 increase, legal-tenders, S932, 100; in
crease. DEPOSITS, s3,133, 100; decrease. circula-
ton, So, 600.
THE FIRST CASE oP CHOLERA.
ga physician to-day decided that Martin Elgin,
German, WHO died wednesday, died OF Asiatic
cholera.
SPECIE SHIPMENTS
for the week, S5,26,000.
NOT THEIR FIRST VICTIM.
Uappears that the gang OF twenty-fy We STIR kers
who beat VIM. Cough, the carpenter, beat an
other man who is not expected 20 live.
THE CHARGE IN THE STOKES CASE.
Judge Ingraham will deliver his charge TO tie
jury in the Stokes case after the recess.
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Gen. sherman Snubbed in GERMANY.
NEW YORK, June ia Berlin correspondent
writes tEat Gen. Sherman expressed himself
dlsgusted, not only with his reception there, but
with the German manners. At dinner at Min
lister Bancroft's at which Won Moltke was pres
ent, the two great generals scarcely did more
than exchange saiutations. Gen. Sherman's
meeting with Prince Frederick Charles passed
off in about the same way. At Potsdam, Gen
Sherman was refused adnttance TO the park
because the Emperor was entertaining some i'm
perial guests. subsequently, when a military
review was 70 take place, and the troops were
being reviewed BY the Emperor, Gen. Sherm an.
who was invited to witness IL and be presented
TO the Emperor, remembering the Potsdam IN
cident, politely declined