Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-22
New York Notes.
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NEW YORK, August 22-The weather, al
though cloudy, has the appearance of changing
The wind is southeast. Rain fell all night.
SECOND COMPANY OF MENNONITRs
rom Crimea came by the Halsatia yesterday.
1t includes eight families and fifty persons
Like their predecessors, they are well to do,
bringing about 100000 in gold. They start for
BENEVOLENT SCHEME ABANDONED.
The building on 4th avenue, owned by A. T.
Stewart, erected for single and widowed women.
where they could live cheaply, will be devoted
to other purposes, it being deemed impossi BILE
to establish house such as Mr.. Stewart pro-
posed.
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.
Benjamin b. Sherman, chairman of the mer
chants committee arranging for a mass meeting
to advocate cheap transportation between the
nearly i've hundred prominent firms have
signed the call, while many branches of the
trade have not yet been canvassed. Mr.. Sher-
merchants with whom he had conyersed. and
he knew of no issue T. at had ever met with
such general appreciation. The canvass for
signatures to the call for the meeting win be
an opportunity to be represented.
ANOTHER TERRIBLE MURDER.
This morning Michas Frederick, while in a
state of semi-intoxicat n, quarreled with his
mother-in-law, at No. II Carmine street. His
daughter fearing he might injure her called
on her two brothers, Of whom, james Brod-
erick, aged 10, rushes into the room and en-
deavored to take his iLther away from the poor
woman, whom he vas savagely beating, when
he turned on him and With large knife stabbed
but got up again and succeeded In gaining the
second floor, when he fell dead. Meanwhile his
brother, John, aged q, interfered and the
father made lungc at him and stabbed him
once, very nearly In the same place, but with
out wounding him fatally. At this point the
police rushed in at secured Broderick, who
was perfectly mad With rage. The whole fami-
~ resided On the fourth floor, and we're cartmen
by occupation, ant almost always quarrelliDg.
Broderick had been drinking hard for some
days and at the station house professed to know
nothing of the bloody deed.
INPoR OF DRY GOODS
for the week, g.. ,3l5.37s; merchandise, esti-
mated, 81 800 00J; total, 81 ,915,37s; increase
over last week, 100000; dry goods marketed,
GOING TO PAY UP.
1t lie stated in the Sheriffs Office to-day that
Controller Green sent word that he was max
ing preparations tsray the judgment for which
the furniture in the Controllers office and other
city property has been advertised for sale on
A TERRIBLE CALAMITY.
This morning, while number OF workmen
were pulling down building at the corner Of
West nth, near udson street. the walls fell in,
others TO such an extent that their death Is
looked for msmentarily.
CIVIL SUIT
relative Ess Of Chevaisr Banco, whom e Is ~ a.
legged TO have murdered, for the recovery Of
sf2, 900 worth Of property Of the murdered man
Butler's Chances small BY Degrees, ets
| NEW YoRK, August 22-The Tritsne's Wash
ington special says: GA prominent government
ONT ial returned to-day after . stay Of several
weeks in Massachusetts,. He reports Butler,
prospects Of success as extremely faint. Lead
ing republicans state that they regard his de
feat 1t Worcester settled in advance. His ovI
letter on the salary bill and Mr.. Hoar's repl,
Injured him beyond recovery.
Anything 60 Beas Grant.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, August pa call is pub
| lshtd tbs morning for q state convention Of
democrats, liberal republicans, anti -monopo
lists, and other political elements opposed to ths
| republican party, to be held at Cedar Rapid,
tember.
The President af Long Branch.
LONG j RANCH, August 22-The President
accompanied by his daughter and two sons and
L GenSral RaIcnck. srr;xed hare n nom.