Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-27

cars were also DESTROYED. The origin of the
fire is not known. The loss ls now estimated
at Sl50tS. The amount OF insurance has not
been ascertalned.
The New York State Conventions.
PLATFORM OF THE REPUBLICANs
After our report of the procaeIIngS a. the
New York republican convention i'm syracuse
closed yesterday, the committee oR resolu-
tloDS reported q platform declaring t!l1 faith
OF the nation Sacredly pledged To the PAYMENT
OF the public debt, and that the highest inter-
esis OF business, no less than the pighted
faith OF the republic, demand that there shall
be no step backward and no post ponement of
specie resumption: that the greenhark in
stead of being dishonored and deprecated,
shall he as good a. honest coin: that llbor's
ooliar SHAH mean real dollar; taaE the cleo
toral commission was wise and honorable
mode OF settling dangerous dispate and any
attempt 10 undo or impair the conclusion IL
eStao!Shed Is unpajil lotic and revolutionary:
thar, while sincerely seeking frttarnAl reia-
tons In all Just efforts and asu;rationS tha
! people he summoned 10 renewed Vigilance
against raids on the Treasury, which count
Tor success on democratic rule under solid
south, anG which would fall with special hard
snip on New Acrk as the chief taXp3Ying state
in the Crion; and that there shall To- free and
nlnilmldated elections In the south, and the
fun recognition of the equal rights of All The
other resolutions arrdign tae democratic
party on various charges. The platform was
unanimously adopted.
George +. Danforth. of Monroe county. was
unanimously nominated for Judge of the court
OF appeals. The convention then adjourned
Sfne die.
TLA1FoRM OF THE DEMOCRATS
The New \ Ork Democratic State Convention
TeaSsemhleG a. Syracuse yesterday. Erastus
BLOCKS was chosen permanent chairman. A
series OF resolutions was adopted reaflirming
the platform adopted in 1874 and ISL; de-
claring gold and silver coin and paper con-
Verilble INTO coin the only currency of the
country: favoring steady steps towards specie
resumption: honest payment of the public
debt; tariff Tor revenue; no government CO.
Palthelshlp with protected monopolies; no
Capitalization; no partial legislation or taxa
tion; GenoGncing the presidential fraud, and
arralgnllg 9 Tie republican party. State affairs
are also referred 10.
George e. Bradley of Steuten county, was
unanimously nominated for Judge of the court
OF appeals: after which the convention ad-
lourned stfle die.
SIX HTNDRED MuRMoNs GOING To JOIN THE
UTAH BAND-Five hundred and ninety nine
Mormon immigrants arrived yesterday In the
Nycmlng. An even 600 sailed from Liverpool,
uider charge of Mr.. Neyins. but one Of the
number Hans. Anderson, died, and was buried
at sea. Those who arrived were for the most
part Danes, with large infusion of Norwe-
gians and Swedes. There were a few English
and four families OF Welsh. There was not an
rishman or lrishwoman. Natives of Ireland
hardly ever embrace the Mormon faith. The
latest steamship that brought out recruits for
Salt Lake took, indeed, one ITishmau among
The nulaber, but that he was not an enthusi-
aSllc convert TO MormoniSm may, perhaps be
a'hered from the fact that when questioned
upon The subject he said: The half % me
passage was paid, SO, be gobs, thought I'd
come anyhow All the emigrants except the
lnfirm and crippled, carried baggage, and
most of them were loaded down with house.
hold articles. The wharf was Uttered with
tin pots, pans, buckets and kettles. MANY of
them had bedding, and several carried boxes
OF carefully-tended flowers. The gangway
was dangerously steep, and, encumbered as
they were, the Immigrants, in almost every
assisted. The Mormons start to day for the
west.-IN y San, s6th.
SPORTS OF THE TURF.-The American stal.
ion race, ia miles, az Louisville, Ky., Thurs
Gay, was Won Dy Bramble, Cammie second
MarheId third, Momentum fourth, Day Star
fifth, Pomeroy sixth. BercamOt seventh. Nc.
Henry eighth, Solicitor ninth, Fairy Queen
mile was won by Water Witch, Lucifer, the
fayoflte, second, Adventure third Tom Sayres
Iourih; time 2;tSl3, The two-mile race was
wen by hing William, Dave Moore second,
Wheeler third, TOloma last; time 4:05J&. The
attendance was very large. The value of the
stallion stake was s7,525, including the Wood
won by fifteen lengths
At Columbus, Ohio, the contested trotting
race OF Tuesday was decided in favor of Belle
Brassheld, who came in FIRST, and Deck Wright
and his driver were suspended until July l.
1872 Wednesdays unfinished race was won
10y Alex y, on the seventh heat, in 2:33. The
winners yesterday were Nettie C., best time
2:3, and John IL, besU time 26'<
The winners at the ST. Louis trotting races
Thursday were Up-and-Up, best time 2:29;
TIE HUSBAND OF NINE WIVES SENTENCED.
"Adoph Hoffman. alas EcksteiD alias
Haussman, alias Berger" Recorder Hackett
said sternly, you have pleaded guilty TO two
inducements for bigamy, found upon the com.
Pla1nt OF two or four of your wives. Five
other women that you have wronged under
stand, have teen heard fro IN, making nine i'm
all. never knew OF anything SO extensive i'm
this Line. On the first Indictment 1 sentence
you to states prison at hard labor for four
years When this term shal have expired
now sentence; you shall begin a second term
at hard labor for four years" In triumph did
Mrs. Fanny Eckstein laugh until she actually
cried. pretty little blonde, whom Hoffman
drew ae Hs 80 marry early next
from The court room-lN Y. sun.
KILLED BY CHINAMaN:-In Bradford, Pa,
last night Chinaman fatally stabbed Mr..
Harrison Edgar because he threw an appIe
core at the Chinaman's laundry window. An
excited crowd at last accounts had surrounded
the Jail and were threatening to lynch the
murderer.
THE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE INyesT1aa-
TIoN.-The Congressional committee at New
YORK investigating custom house affairs
Looked Locke d. INTO MO The wool question yesterday. The
CHIEF OF the division in the New York custom
house which has the examination of All the
wool and woollen manufactures, said that the
present l hlgh grades Of duties on better classes
OF wool tend TO keep the better quality out of
the market DE recommended specific duty
on wool, and that there be three grades
11eo'bius hooii coMDlhS wool ana carpet wool.
FROM 40 10 81 per cent. of worsteds and wool
lens are imported, he said, on foreign ac-
count; that is, on consignment. American
importers could not compete with European
manufacturers, vino consign their goods en-
tlTeiy TO agents, and importers In New York
nave mostly gone out of business.
ks-In Philadelphia quarantine has been ex-
tended, by order OF the board of health. on all
vessels coming from south OF Wilmington,
y. G..
sS-Valentine Baker Pasha now holds the
commord OF 50 battalions in the Turkish
army.
Hs-The emperor OF Germany still carries his
right arm in Sing. but he can use it when
eating.
ss-The publishers OF the Providence (R.L)
Sunday telegram have been found guilty OF
publishing a criminal libel
esrIn Philadelphia. yesterday, during q
EeaFy "InQ and rain storm, a party wall at
4oth and Chestndt streets was blown down
gerously.