Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-01
q. XVII WASHINGTON. d. c.. MONDAY. JANUARY 1.
TELEGRAMS. Gc.

: The steamer Atlantic, from Aspinwall,
brings later dates from Chill. On the 2Sth Of
November the Chilian man-o war Esmeralda
captured the Spanish gunboat Con vandago
having on board the Spanish Admiral's cor
respondence- The engagement lasted for about
q half an hour. Fourteen Spaniards were
wounded and two killed. The Chilian caryette
was armed with twenty 32-pounders and a
crew Of one hundred and twenty three men
The Spanish vessel had six guns and one hun
dred and thirty seven men. The battle lasted
twenty minutes, when the Spaniards struck
their flag and surrendered. The EsmeraIda
hred but fifteen shots, nine of which took effect
The Convandago fired only four
The steamer Constitution, Capt Greenman
running between Savannah and New York
which left Savannah on the 23d instant with
nfty-fou passengers and 30 bales Of cotton,
struck on the southern point Of Lookout
shoals on Tuesday morning at four o'clock
where she remained for forty EIGHT hours and
then broke up. The captain with twelve of the
crew and one passenger, W. p Long of Brook
Iyn. New York, saved themselves on cotton
bales, and landed at Cape Lookout light house
at four o'clock on Thursday afternoon, and
from thence proceeded 10 Morehead CITY
Forty persons persisted.
The ST. Louis papers report that the bush
whackers OF Cass county are renewing their
old diabolical and murderous practice On
the 26th instant, the train from Kansas CITY
TO St Louis was leaving Lees Summit station,
tWenty-nNe or tdlrty shots We're fired into two
OF the cars, containing about sixty passengers
A bullet passed through a gentlemen's coat
sleeve, and a number of windows were perfor-
ated, but fortunately nobody was hurt Gen
Blunt and several members of his staff were
on the train. The shots were fired from re-
yolyers and were fired in the dark, the marks
men standing close TO the track.
On Saturday evening, about o'clock, the
steamer James T. Brady, Of the Norfolk line
came into collision with the E III. Nelster, on
the Patapsco river. A portion of the under
woodwork was carried away, and the tug WAS
much damaged. A colored man belonging TO
the latter vessel is missing, and is supposed to
have been drowned.
Twelve out of the sixteen circles of the
Fenian Brotherhood in Philadelphia will be
represented by delegates at the New York
Congress. Only two circles have endorsed the
Senate, namely, the Sarsfield and Wolfe Tone
Elght OF the circles have passed resolutions
positively endorsing O'Mahony.
The Strong divorce case, which has occupied
one OF the New York courts for several weeks
past, was given to the jury on Friday afternoon
UP TO Saturday At midnight the Jury were still
out, unable to agree.
The funeral of the late Hon. Henry Winter
Davis will take place tomorrow, in Baltimore
The death Of Mr.. Davis was quite unexpected
by his friends, and has created a profound sem
sation in that community
DR.. Bradford, Pu blic Administrator of New
York city, is a defaulter to the amount of
S35,OO0 or $4,000. He says he lost il in stock
speculations.
Edward b Ketchum, the New York forger
was on Saturday sentenced to confinement in
the State prison for four years and six months
California has had another shock OF earth
quake. No damage done.