Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-05-07
fELEGRAMS. ne.

| IN tne Massachusetts, House Of Repreeen.
!auves the bill to equalize the boun,ies of the
! usetts soldiers was passed to be en-.
crossed BY ITO ayes to IS nays Speaker Stone
IuIes .Aat the members Of the House who had
| entitled to receive bounties il the bill became
l eIsw, would not be permitted to vote, and be
| RAve very long opinion in support of his
rnn,ee, ure, elans authorites in English parlia-
l mentary practice and in our own country all
| oesnng upon the subject and after a lene
orse1e tne ruling was sustained, 134 to 65
wnen tne larger portion of those members who
| Soulo Dc benefitted by the bill pecuniarily
| oisciaimed any intention TO receive any of the
money that might be due them under the pro-
| vlsfons OF the bill. and this being entered on
| Inc journal, they were ollowed to vote on it.
despatch from Cairo says that on the night
OF the I'd instaR: the tow boat Nick Hughes
| exploded her boiler near Randolph, sixty miles
| above Memphis, 4 ling nine persons, among
whom were Capt Van Dorm and wife. Frank
| in the texas. Captain John Mclean, formerly
captain OF the Calumet, was pilot OF the
| Hukhes, and escaped with only q slight
| injury. In reference to the explosion on board
| the TIgress, near Fulton, noticed last week, q
letter states that besides the captain and his
wife, the first ensineer and the carpenter are
| known to be losL but gives no names The
| fireman was scaled slightly, and also three
l deck hands.
| General Sherman, accompanied by Colonel
Mccoy, of bis staff, left St. Louis, Mo, last
| week, on an extensive tour along the eastern
| terminI Of the Paeific railroad. He proceeds
/ first through Wisconsin. thence TO Fort
Leaven worth, where he will Organize a mill.
| tary corps, guards engineers, &c. His route
will then be to Fort Riley, Fort Kearney,
0maha, sioux C1ty, Fort Ridgeley. st. Paul,
Fort Ripley head ofLake Superior, Marquette
S"ti rsnnr, oT sha .nas sna SE Louis.
different projected roads will be made.
AT Augusta, Ga., on the 18th instant, James
Of the Freedmen's Bpreau. str,king h,Tn no eysrai
assault was utterly unprovoted and ~ 10 nv
derstood, grew ont of some offence taken hv
Taut at Captain Bryapt's action IN referen "a
to the attemp of thecolored people 10 decorate
was arrested and ned To hail 10 snnoar n.sN.s
the Recorders Courton Friday.
The extsnsive stal,es ara "a, ,,,... =,
,ona;n =. 49, E,,.S-., .AN COZ ,uouses oe-
'ohkihs W 'ne efh'eeltn-sueet Railroad Com
pany, In the lower part Of st. Louis, Mo-, to-
gether with one hundred and forty horses and
mules sixteen cars, AID all the harness and
forage, r & We're burned last week: The loss is
Soo,oo' INSURED 70 tne amount OF S22,OO0. The
IIe is supposed TO De the work OF an incen-
olary; Sx business houses at st. Joseph
were burned aiso Loss, $4,000.
The following despatch was received by a
citizen Of New Orleans:
WAR DEPARTMENT May2-To Mr. i p
Sulliran:-Che Secretary of War will 10 d,y
direct General Anby not to interfere NTH tbe
proceedings OF the United States Courts, with
out first Submitting a statement ~ ths oasa
and receiving Instructions. By order of the
President. G. G.. MOORE, A. A.G."
Levi Mayherr was executed AT Ra,avia NJ
" on las, Er,d.v .f,.r..or g. N
Tnaale-. ~ ,V ioi .ne muro oi
cnrrossaS a. ,ha ine conoemned man
tsnck ana warnsd tha asJ. @ Jus.ce oi ms SEN
sdmonit;or "S ths,r no sp.e'a.ols 20 neeo the
the fate thai has befafIen him Manh escape
with fIrmnsss ana LII ..r ,...1 nefI oieo
suffering. wy -A'''0 "pPHfon'
Last Tuesdav nivh, ., umeu u l,or.
mick ..tempIsu 10 rob Mr. nohn Herrin oton On
his honse AT M.con a. uhan ,h. ,o,.ar
seized double. .barreled shot gun and shot the
would. be robber dead At the examination
charged.
The Western Union Telegraph Company,s
bark clara Bell, Captain Sutton, sailed for Pc
tropaulowski. ffom San Francisco, last week.
with detachment OF Colonel Bulkley's ex.
peditionary force, to renew operations for the
punoins %is oi the overland telegraph line TO
Russia.
Private accounts state the post office at
Beliaire, OHIO. was robbed by some unknown
palues on me nighi OF the Cadiz Bank rob-
1eIy. Two nsndred dollars In stamps was
left nntonchea, Sut letters, and other articles
Vi u"uo' VIZ VIZ "n 'oAeh.
Inc severest Irost OF the season occurred in
tne northern part OF ONO last week The
sra a,ar,.inad @ lrozen sun. and fears
~ dnna 20 III .~s serious damage nad
sSora whsrs vines hod h.ap LIP aions inc lake
IT. .. % - ,ha ~. ~ o1u
Me- Or,san. NO. ,.s, ,,,aos, Sahal Ma company IN
thieves The ernISsion shstsered ~ ,iy Upeu oy
m the office, but did NOT attract the sttant;nn
VI eno ponee. .No'nihs o' Faiue was In II.
rSs'' wao poisoneu MS WE near auburn,
, .t aoou. sn e.ev nnoL.ns since, ana VINO was
, uhoeI HIss. ioI Ine cIlMe, commltteo suicide
,sf, ;,n nunuH! hio'nins oy cu'ans ms tnroat
WIN IaZoI.
Inc Nortnern Central railroad, Of Pennsyl-
yania, has narrowed the gauge OF its road
from Elmira 70 CaAandaigua, and has q uni
form gauge lrom THIS city 70 New York.
Governor Peirpoint, OF Va, has appcinted
Hon Alexander. kives Judge Of the Uourt Of
Appeals, to I'LL the vacancy occasioned by the
death Of Judge Thompson
Four more robbers nj the ad.r,.
Connany. includine one rsiIrosd hs. Piese .aP
were arrested in New York last waet snd haii
4. ane nea liver pianteIs say tne cotton seed
univeis1X .o'Ien. Devastaung overnows
arg ieateo' Ano neo river Is tne highest ever
Ano~n.
Judge Duplantur, OF Louisiana has decided
that notes payable In Confederate money are
worthless; also, that mortgages given for Con.
federate money during the war are invalid.
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