Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-09

named Spollen. and his son, for the murder Of
Mr. Little, the railroad cashier, which CREATED 50
much sensation a few months since The evil
dence is strong against the prisoners.
The accounts of the grain and potato crops IN
Ireland are highly encouraging:
The election excitement In France had nearly
died out. The returns from the provinces were
coming in almost universally In favor OF the gov
eminent, the opposition having elected only nve
members returned. The Ministerial Journals
generally express great satisfaction at the result
and declare that it surpasses all the hopes OF the
friends Of the Empire On the other band bow
ever, the Democratic party are equally loud In
their expressions Of satisfaction. The new cleo
lions In cases where an absolute majority was not
obtained by either candidate Were TO take place
on the sth Of July. Gen. Cavagnac was in this
predieament in Paris. while in the seven other
| Provincial districts, where he was put forward,
Tss ey oey Tmes gives
rumor that plot of a most serious nature, con :
| nected with the recent election movement had
been discovered, and four Italians, upon whom
paper and fire arms were found had been ar
| rested.
| Berlin letter states that considerable agita-
ton prevailed in the Elberfeld and Berman dis
tricts in consequence Of a general strike for in
| creased wages among the operatives employed in
| the cotton mills No disorder had taken place.
IL was inferred that this was one of the systems
of strikes regarding which the police made dis
we have an indirect and rather unreliable ru-
NOR that soldier had fred on the King Of Naples
| al Gaeta that the Ming was Wouhucu
| and that the soldier DESTROYED himself immedi-
| atelv afterwards. The Naples correspondent OF
| the Manchester Guardian says that the report Is
doubtless founded on the fact that the soldiers
stationed at Gaeta surrounded the King on one
of his visits, to complain of grievances In regard
to the withholding of their pay that they retired
| on promise that their complaint Should be con-
sidered, and that immediate orders were given
| for their arrest, which could not be carried out
without the interposition Of strong military
| force.
Government suspicion against the Neapolitian
troops was daily getting stronger and sweeping
| charges were being made.
| The Criminal Court Of Parma had acquitted
the political prisoners handed to over IL for trial
by the mixed military tribunal on the raising OF
| the state of seige.
Another address to the Pope upon his reaching
| Ferrara had been resolved upon by the citizens OF
| that place. Grievances are complained of In fal
| holder language than in that adopted In the adj
| dress presented at Bologna.
| Oporto letters state that the vine disease was
again making severe ravages.
| The new Russian tariff went into operation on
| the 22d of June.
A Tfiesta despatch dated the 25th of June, the
authenticity of which is doubted, says il was re-
ported that the Porte had demanded explanations
| from Lord Radcliffe respecting the occupation OF
| the English of the island of Perrin in the Red
| Sea; and also that another Circassian victory, in
which 800 Russians were lost, had been re-
! ported