Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-03

The THEORY in regard To the fire in the
New York candy factory favored by the
american Arch6"ct i. that some explosive
Adlol had been generated in the process of
manufacture. and that this WAS sci on fire by
The lamps. which must have been freshly
lighted. Two oi the w0rhmeI have declared
lhai The ire began with the upSetiing Of a
lamp in the NtarCh-rOOm. where finriy-pOWdrr-
ed 'taTch was used IN the manufacture of gum
drops. severe explosions have occurred IN
Hour miilS ~ Hungary. where very fine mill
ing l. done. the air being tilrd with fine pIrti
cleS of starch. which ire dcC0mpOScd almost
- quickly a. gunpuwdcr. The dust of fine
-four may have made an explosive atmosphere
ia The candy factory. and more or less volatile
essences used in the manufacture of confcc-
uonery may have added TO the danger.
TIE KING or SPAIN is to " married in
the EaSilica al Atocha. at Madrid. on ne I'd
Of January. Tie Princess Mercedes will ar
rive al Madrid only one hour before the ccrc-
mony. The irtc> are 10 last five days. during
which time theatrical representations and
hull fights are To De provided Tor the people
Tree. \ banquet is To he given to the poor Of
Madrid lii the Pardo. and there are To be his
toiical professions in the Plaza de ToroS. the
mobiles OF Spain being invited To take part in
the caNalcddeS. All the children born on the
I'D are tn be- lowered. and $1,000 peSetaS are
To be distributed among the poor.
FALUEE OF FRISCO BANKERs-HickoN <
spear. bankers Oi san Francisco, suspended
Yesterday No statement has been made of
assets and liabilities Yet. The firm express
=
To avoid sacrificing assets. The immediate
cause of the failure was u demand BY their
New York correspondents, Laidlaw 4 Co.. to
make good an Overdraft The failure will not
affect the other banks. HickOX. the senior
partner. is treasurer of the Pacific Stock EN-
change. but the Exchange is amply secured 10y
bonds.
FAILURE or TIE Coal CoMBINATIOS.-Th
Pennsylvania coal operators met in Philadel-
phia yesterday. and after considerable discus
sion basis ui allotment of production was
drawn up which WAS acceptable 10 all except
the Lehigh Valley company. The vote there
fore. not being unanimous. the meeting adj
j0urned sine di@. but with the understanding
that another meeting viii be called il the
Iehirh Valley operators request il within
l"riy-eighl hours. Their failure 10 agree with
III The time specified means no combination.
\ Boy WITH HALF \ HEAD.-A Philadel-
phla Times special from Auburn. Pa. January
Isl. says: \ son of Abraham Mayer. prOprIc-
tor of the belmopicO hotel. of This place, while
celebrating the laSt OF The old year last night,
shot part Of his face and head away by the ne
cidental discharge % gun. Strange tn say.
the boy still lives. though suffering terrible
agony. The ease battles scientific ability ami
the spectacle is presented of human being
living with half head.
GONE Down At SEA.-The steamer CLYDE
which arrived AT New York from Havana,
Tuesday. reports having had very severe
weather the entire passage. December 3Oth,
Cape Henry bearing northwest. distant about
- miles. sighted dismaSIed schooner. but on
arriving AT about a mile distant she suddenly
sank, leaving >pars and other rigging floating
about. From the appearance of these she was
about 300 tons burden.
BANNING HorsE ASSIGNMENT. - The ex-
tenSive banking house OF Jacob Bum. of
Springfield. lbs. made an assignment yesteI-
day. His wife joins him i'm the assignment
II i said the liabilities will reach sSjD,0oO and
that the assets will be- sufficient to pay every
thing II time he allowed and The property not
sacrificed. The immediate cause of the
failure Was the large amount Of unprOductiye
real estate held by the bank
TRAIN WRECKER's SENTENCE.-The Jury
III the case of he Witt Eltinger who has been
on trial Tor several days in the county court of
ROcklngllam county. Va. charged with wreck
ing a train on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
causing The death Of an engineer and fireman,
yesterday returned verdict of murder la the
second degree and aSrcriained the term of his
Imprisonment IN the peniteniiary at Is years
FicTITIors fARrY. n AN IMAGINARY
CARRIAGE.-1he Office of j. ii. Young ~ Mas
sau street. New York. WAS robbed III Sl010n
IN Bonds yesterday by a stranger who sent the
pookeeper out 10 answer Il pretended summons
from fictitious party i'm an ina niuarv ear
riage.
A Disastrous FIRE occurred at Salem, y.
-, last night burning out "A number of bust
ness and private houses Forty Thousand
dollars worth of business property was de-
stroyed at ipsilanti. Mich. yesterday.
ss-The Paducah, KY. Wees SAYS the blue
ribbon is worn by more than 2,l00 citizens of
that place
as-The Somerset. Nv. Reporter mentions
Hon. Nj. j. Durham a. the dark horse for the
United states Senate.
AfAt Leipzig General Anti Adulter-
alton Society" has been formed and branches
VIII be established in some fifty towns.
bill now before the California legislature.
shall hereafter he permitted to practice as