Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-02-22
TELEGRAMS, &c,

Files Of Valparaiso and San.iagopapers are
received 10 the 10th of January. l. is rumored
that the mediation of France and England in
The Spanish Chilian war is not regarded with
favor Ia Chilli, or deemed OF great i'm portance.
IL II not expected that Spain will voluntarily
rclinQUish her pretensions. An acrimonious
diplomatic quarrel is going on between Spain
and Uruguay. The latter refuses 10 allow the
ChIlIan prIyateers TO bring the Spanish prizes
they may capture into her poris, and Is de-
termintd TO maintain a strict neutrality during
the war. The interchange OF notes continued
until It offended the Uruguayan Government,
which revoked the eXeQuatur 'of the Chilian
Minister, and issued 4 decree prohibiting the
arrival and sales of prizes, threatening VITA
severe penalties all who should infringe upou
me neutrality laws. The approaching retire
mentot Mr.. Nelson The L. ). Minister at Chill,
Is Huch regretted. He was 4 senior member of
me diplomatic cerps. His remonstrances with
hdmIral Psrela, 1t is believed, saved the city
oI NaiparaIso from bombardment. AZ engage
meht mad taken place At Calder villa between
PsIt OF me blockading force and the Chilian
s"IlieeA SheIe. lhe assailants We're repulsed.
The Texas convention is still engaged IN
making ont work, but deing little Mr Jones.
OF Baxter county, offered n proposition 10
divide Texas into three States. for the holance
OF power IN the Union The Committea ,,n
t-lecuons reported that four delegates al no,
been paTdoned- The committee on the subiact
OF changing the State constitution reported
favorably, while the minority of M coripnirtsr
are favorable 10 changing the constitution
only so far as II would tend To re-esta blish the
relations OF the State TO the General Govern.
ment. The minority report was laid on M.
table by Z vote of s. 10 -.
In the Virginia Legislature yesterday. the
bill amending the usury law was again re-
jected in the House. The Senate passed the
Valley railroad bill, with a proVisIO that the
road shall not connect with the Virginia and
Tennessee railroad until the Covington rail-
road IL completed. The Senate also passed the
House bill authorizing the construction ofa
railroad from Lynchburg to Danvile. The
IA .-rF~.ar
by Governor PeiTpoint in a very lengthy
message communicated TO the Legislature.
about ten days ago.
The North Carolina House Of Commons has
passed TO second reading the bill relating to
Indians. negroes, and persons of color with
amendments. The eleventh section. DroNidtnr
That negroes sGalli testify in all cases whore
they are concerned in person or property, was
amended as follows: That this section shall
not 90 INTO effect until the jurisdiction OF
matters relating 10 the freedmen shall be fullv
committed To the courts OF the State" The
modified hill passed by vote of sixty three to
forty.
Private adyiccs from san Francisco state that
the Western Union Telegraph has been rx-
tended, under the supervision Of Colonel
Bulkley, over four hundred miles above New
Westminster. on the Braser river Reports
from Colonel Bulkley's exploring p1rtieS
show that the obstacles 10 be overcome are az
far less magnitude than was predicted bv some.
and IT - believed that connection between
80 ''i'N -AhiCiiNa VIII U" complete within a
twelVemOnth.
Yesterday morning an alleged defauIter from
jacksonville, Morgan county, Illinois. named
Edward l.. Dawson, was arrested on board the
California steamer,a. New ork: The prisoner
was collector and supervisor in Jacksonville,
and II Is alleged thai he decamnad on The IN
inst, with $3.50 of the public funds He i
Leid 10 await reqaisItlOn from the Illinois au-
thOrities.
large number of the delegates are a, In
iEn Ia
Convention to-day Governor Baker il spo,pn
OF as President OF the Convention The re~o-
lutIons proposed for adoption Will endorse TIE
honesty and integrity OF President johnson
ana Ia" patriotism and wisdom of Congress
An extensive fire occurred on Saturday
night at the corner OF 81. Charles and Canal
streets New Orleans, destroying two lrgt stores.
coal oil establishment, a iawelry store, and a
sewing machine depot. Loss sixty thousand
dollars, mostly insured.
The New York EryrssS states that General
Is. +. Butler has paid Smith Brothers. of New,
they ailPge he ab~tTacted from their yauIr.
together with the interests. AL the cost, and
sEcIif'S poUndage: making an aggregate Of
over SIJO,UG0.
4 caucus Of the Union members of the Name
legislature last night adopted resolutions suu
porting the Maine Senators in voting for the
freedmen's Bureau bill over the veto They
VIII be submitted 10 the legislature TODAY
Edelngton Fulton was confirmed rs collector
OF customs Tor the district of Baltimore hv the
Senate yesterday, in Executive session.
Philadelphia has made great prpuara.iops
for the celebration to- day.