Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-06-30

81 The 1st Wisconsin heavy artillery, sta
toned in the Notifications around Alexandria
for the last three years, has been mustered out
of service, with the exception of two or three
companies in the West, and one company which
is to be retained at Battery Rogers, under the
command of Capt Spear.
81 1t is reported that a man named Voor
hees was found on Saturday last near Dranes-
Vile, Fairfax county, dead, with his throat cut.
Mr.. Voorhees, was 4 citizen of the county for
many years. No clue to the perpetrator has
been obtained.
aSA San Francisco paper says: :sFrogs and
butterflies are among the overwhelming small
animal phenomena OF the later spring OF 1865.
In inferior collections of water and sedges, or
near moist lands frogs, not larger than a dol
lar and down to the size of dime, may be seen
hopping around in thousands"
aIA new infringement of the liberties of
Frenchmen is announced in Il Rouen paper
Hereafter no one ito get himself photographed
without depositing 4 stamped (timbre)fop of
his likeness is some official depository.
A-On Sunday last General Grant attended
the new Methodist Church, in Philadelphia,
of which Rev. Alfred Goodman is pastor, and
subscribed five hundred dollars for himself
and one hundred for Mrs. Gran, towards pay
ing off the debt OF the society.
~The coal miners in Pennsylvania have
ceased their strike and gone to work The
Sunbury American says that coal by the car
go, in that place, is selling at $3.50 per ton
~The new census of Springfield, Mass,
show population of 22,G}s, an increase of
81 The Buffalo bridge, one mile beyond
Farmyille on the South Side railroad has been
completed, and, if the weather continues ia
able. the bridge at Farmville will be finished
in the course of a week. The High bridge will
then be the only interruption to the road.
HA serious railroad accident occurred on
the Connecticut river railroad last Tuesday, by
which the train was thrown 20 feet down an
embankment into the river Ont of 6S passen-
gers one was killed and 3S wounded.
SThe trains on the Orange and Alexandra
railroad commence making regular trips to
Manassas on Monday next.
~ The sales of Government horses in New
York are well attended, and characterized by
much spirit prices averaging for horses. $50
apiece. and for mules Sis.
~ At the auction sale of coal in New York,
yesterday, Scranton CRATE coal showed q de-
cline since May Doth of 32k cents per ton; egg
coal an advance of p cents, and Pitts ton coal
an advance of all grades from % to so cents.
Gov Fenton has disapproyed of the
proposition of the New York city coun ellis
make q holiday of the Sd of July, upon the
ground that there would be so much dissipation
on Monday as to render the celebration of the
ath on the following day failure.
81 The ruins at Richmond are still smoking
in many places. although three months have
elapsed since the great fire.
~ The total value of goods imported into
Boston since Jan LIST amounts to Sl0,102,35l
~ The Richmond papers of Thursday an =
nounce In capitals the reOpening of the route
to washsh<to Aqafa Gjrees-
The suffers are packing up and aban-
doning Richmond by scores. Reason, no trade.