Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-06-23

SThe War department has designated
Rock Isl and as the depot at which shall be
collected and stored ali artillery. arms, ord.
nance, and other trophies captured during the
war by northwestern troops. These will be
systematically arranged and carefully pre-.
served under the superyis ion OF the ordnance
department
~The old elm tree on Boston Common on
which Mary Dyer was hung, two hundred and
trines, is still standing. Some G. its heavy
branches are supported by iron chains, and
every possible care il taken for its preserva.
ton.
UThe new three.cent pieces are eompossd
OF "a per cent OF copper and 26 per cent of
nickel, which makes q very hard alloy. II
taxes 2Sl pieces to make pound, and they cost
~The Providence Journal mentions as an
interesting fact that the Chief Justice Of the
Supreme Court OF the United States has q
grandson who il native of Rhode Island, and
adds: 1--WE are pleased to be able 10 announce
that Mrs. Senator Sprague and family are
quite as well as could be expected"
~The Pennsylvania Central Railroad
Company has given s5e,O 600 for the foundation
OF a Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors Or.
phan's Home, and the State has added $4,000.
IL Great mortality is said to pre- vail among
the colored population at Charleston. About
90 died week before last, and 1877 In the week
previous.
~ immense quantities Of lumber have ar
rived at Richmond, Va, but the demand Is
Light, as building is not going on very rapidly
IL Brigham Young has "counselled" all
faithful OF Mormon City to shoot down any
male.
STAT Norfolk, on Monday, there was q gov.
eminent sale Of 6,is2 sacks Of oats at 81 ~ per
sack, and 5000 at 81 "a per sack.
UThe winner Of the Derby was sired and
damned in France, but Is now universally
blessed there.
SA telescope Just up in the Paris Observa.
tory cost two hundred thousand dollars-the
largest in the world.
TT1l,0OO,OOO newspapers pass through the
ondon Post ONCE annually.
~Two men have been sentenced to fifty
francs fine at Lille for having stated that the
rumor was current Of the Emperor's death in
Algeria.
IL a proposition has been made to enter
tain the whole OF General Sherman's army
$1,000 men-on the ith of uly at an old fash.
toned Kentucky barbecue, near Louisville.
IL The Austrian army is about to be re.
duced 10 10000 men.
~An explosion at Navasota, Texas, on the
Esd of May, destroyed twenty five buildings
and killed several persons. The loss amounted
70 over 81 100000.
mint commemorative of the Journey OF the
Emperor TO Algeria. 1t is to be distributed to
the principal Arab chiefs, and will have two
inscripions-one In French, the other in Arab
SA Catholic gentleman in England died
recently. His son was in Rome and with the
Pope when he received the news, SO His Holi.
ness telegraphed his benediction to the family
of the deceased. This is the first instance in
which blessings have been sent by telegraph.
ga contract has Just 1een concluded with
the United States government by a person at
New York,for,the supply Of beef for the use Of
the army and navy, during the ensuing three
months, at 1895 per 100 pounds, live weight
SThe Petersburg (Va.I Express under.
stands that commissioned officer and twenty
men have been ordered to every court house
IN the State to preserve order, and TO exercise
3 general supervision over such freedmen's
camps as may be established in their respec-
tive vicInities
IL The Masons OF the State Of Texas met In
Houston on the 18th and issued an address to
the Masons OF the State, counselling obedience
20 the law and cheerful submission 10 the an.
thorities, misunderstanding all insubordina.
ton and mutinous conduct.
~ The Journal OF Commerce, upon the best
information from all parts of the South, adj
heres 70 its former estimate that the amount of
cotton ip the country is not far from I,5O00OO
bales.
~Tne New York Independent intimates
that subscription paper passing around in
that city In behalf Of Gen. Lee already has
some 100000 on il.