Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-10
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ne new orleans DemS cratic Conven ION
met "wednesday night. and nominated unaal-
mously John T. Monroe as their choice for
Mayer. Monroe was the rrhal Mavor otf,isl
when General Butler captured the city. and
was subsequently placed in close confinement
Tor nearly two years for refusing 10 take Tho
cath OF allegiance 10 the United States Govern
ment. He is accused of prosecuting and m
pIitoning loyal men for refusing TO i,in The
confederate army, and has no', as vet re-
etlyed the Executive pardon. He will. in an
PROBABILITY, be elected. The National Union
Convention met Thursday, and have chosen a
very conservative Union ticket, at the head of
winch stands Joseph H. Moore, an old COM
politics. "
"A family named Frazier. consisting of
lather, mother, and eight children, together
WIN Mexican and another man, named un-
KNOWN, came down the Ohio in canoe for the
puipose OF going out TO Illinois 10 work on a
h I'm Oh isndlng at Cairo Monday night.
tney Were drawn under the guards of the
EtPamers Atlantic and SouthPrner and The
~ IaIiIel grown daughter, and three children
were drowned. One of these was a hal only
1our months old. The proprietors of inc ~
Charles Hotel tooK the survivors IN rba.r
hotel, Where they were humanely treared All
thelr personal effects We're lost and they were
left destitute. "'
wednesday evening an attempt was made To
ourn the house OF Mrs. Hyzer, on Atvatsr
street, Rochester y. Y. During the absence of
Mrs. Hyzer from the house. the clothes IN tna
cradle, IN which a child three years old was
sleeping, was set on fire The house had nro
viously been ransackpd bv some nerson irrho
evidently expected TO obtain 4 conSiderahIe
amount OF money which Mrs. Hyzer was
Known to have received within a day or two
railing 10 obtain the money. the villain set tirp
10 the cradle clothes with intent TO burn the
child.
The exports OF cotton from New Orleans last
week comprised 1900 bales. including s.gg TO
England and the remainder to France. The
receipts at Mobile for the week Were I2RA
bale>, being an excess over the preyious vEeeis
of3,N0 bales. The receipts at New Orleans for
the week are 5000 bales below those of last
week. There is trouble rPTorrad ar Mobile
petW'en FACTORS and buyers of cotton, which
mas had the effect Ofres;riCting the sales of the
week TO 2,U1D bales, closing at A. cents for mid
diinss.
circle of the Fenian Sisterhcod was
formed at Newark, New Jersey, "Wednesday
evening, IN aid of General Sweeney. Ahont
seventy ladies' Joined. The meeting was rrp-
sided over by Miss O'Shae, and an address
was delivered by Mayor Treselan. leading
leather manufacturer of that city has ted
the General Sweeney Circle with the eQuip
ments Tor thousand men.
Oscar T. Burns. of Albion N Y is ranortad
as an ahsentre-and a defaulter to the an,oupt
of mere than s20OGC0. He was largely engaged
In speculaticns III real estate, oil stock &c A
transaction.
Benjamin Smith. aged thirteen wears yvas
founo dead in his fathers stable, on Marshall
street, Louisville, Ky, TUESDAY morning. He
had been shot through the head by some un-
known assassin.
Accounts from Cape Cod report that large
hres Were burning in the woods near the
towns OF Brewster and Sandwich on Wed
nesday night.
The Lieutenant Governor Of New Bruins.
WICK mas issued proclamation warning
American fishermen Off from the in shore fish
ing grounds after the Eth inst