Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-22
TELEGR ANS. &c.

The Goverhrneht Of Brazil having resolved
to accept the proposals of Mr. Caymsn. agent
OF nj Perry McD. Collins, q large meeting Of
The Chamber OF Commerce was held, stt@ @nded
by most Of the influential! merchants OF the
IltyA ministers, and deputies, ut which Ii
winch IT wac unanimously resolved that the
Imperial Governnpnt be urged TO close the
contract immediately with Mr. Collins agent
on the conditions proposed by the ex- Minister
vi Commerce, Senior Paulo SouZa.
cyrus w. Field telegraphs from Aspy Bay
Sept. :Oth:-I arrived here this afternoon
cable across the Fuif of 81. Lawrence was sue
cessfully completed this evening. l leave to-
morrow 10 recover a fe W miles of cabie lost in
the Gulf during the gale on Monday, and then
proceed In the Midway 10 Pietou to coal, and
aIterw ard go to lay a cable across the Straits
OF orthumberland The steamer Terrible u TO
accompany US. All well.
The steamer J X. Gilmore, bound from Gin
cinnati for the Arkansas river with a valuabl
cargo of assorted merchandise. struck tn
wreck Of the steamer Courcy. two miles below
Mound City, Illinois, and almost Immediately
suIk The passengers and crew escaped with
their baggage. The Gilmore was valued at
S2s.CC0; insured for s2l,U ,U00 Her cargo was
valued at over s2OO,O0O. and was principally
insured.
difficulty has arisen between the Phila-
delphia City Councils AID the Board Of Health
The former refused, Thursday, to grant an ap.
preparation OF $4,000 asked for by the latter,
and the Beard yesterday gave notice that they
Will no longer remove nuisances, &c, and
have ordered the health officer to suspend all
orders for work in his hands.
Further trials of the Peabody rifles in Cana
da have resulted satisfactorily, and a large
order has been given by the Government 1t
is understood the Government accepts the
offer of a United States company to send ma.
chinrry and men to convert the Enfield rifles
into breach -loaders.
The radicals in the I'd district have nomi-
mated Judge Newcomb, of Jefferson county,
for Congress. Resolutions sustaining Con-
eress and tavOring the treatment OF the seeded
States as Territories until readmitted TO the
Union by Congress were adopted.
The Denver Ne,os says intense indignation
has been aroused among the people of Colorado
by The act on OF Governor Cummings in
giving certificate OF election 20 Hunt when
Chillicott Republican, received l,oOs majority
by the official returns in the late election.
A convention OF men who served in the
army and navy was held at Providence r. l.,
Thursday. to select delegates to the PIttsburg
Convention.
The Republicans of the Gath district, New
York, have nominated the Hon VIM. H. KeI-
fey. of Livingston, as their candidate for Con-
gross.
The Democratic Union County Convention
at Rome, N. Y Nominated Palmer V. kellogg
Of Utica. for representative in Congress
The radicals in the sth district OF Missouri
have nominated J. +. Benjamin for cleo
tion by acclamatlon.
Bishop J. NJ. Young, u. D.. OF the Catholic
diocese of Erie, Pa, died suddenly at the pas
toral residence. at Oil City.
The damage by heavy rains in Ohio to the
Atlantic and Great Western railroad has been
repaired, and the trains are running as usual
General Sherman arrived IN Denver on the
18th. and had public reception.
The first annual fair OF the Central Agricul-
tural Society OF New Jersey closed THURSDAY