Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-30
TELEGR ANS. &c

Inc 81. Paul City Council have had under
consideration the subject of granting aid TO
the Lake Superior Railroad Company, with a
view to pushing the work on that ROAD as far
possible The matter was referred TO 4 com.
mlttee OF the council, winch reported in favor
OF suing of bonds to the amount of S50.OO0 to
tne ST. Paul and Winona Railroad Company,
% De delivered on the completion of ten miles
OF that road with the cars running thereon.
detective Philips has made a haul of coun-
erlsiters and captured in Nation S5O,OOO in
counterfeit ereenbacks. Several thousand IN
genuine money was taken. John A. Miller,
Inc cnfef OF an extensive gang Of fcouuterfeiters
anu burglars, whose headquarters are IN 10
Davles county, was taken TO Chicago on Mon
eay under arrest, having been unearthed and
MS pians fuily discovered by a detective.
The CORY accommodation train on the At
1antic and Great Western Railroad, while
standing at Panama, Pa, Monday night, was
run into by the extra train following it, and
passenger car was smashed. None of the pas
sengers were seriously hurt. The conductor.
James Clancy, and a newsboy were killed.
Ihe engineer, Peter Murphy; was badly hurt,
and one of the brakemen had a leg broken.
The Democrats and National Republicans of
Cincinnati have fused. and will hold Joint
convention next week, to nominate two
Among the Republicans who have ioined this
movement are ex-Mayor Harris. General A.
Hickorlooper, and the Rev. NJ. p. Gaddis.
The great trotting match for 5000, between
the stallion Fearnaught and the gelding Dan
Dan Mace, both TO saddle, .ook place at the
Mystic Park, Boston, Monday afternoon some
four thousand persons being present FEAR
naught wond the three straight heats. Time.
2.29k, 2.29, and 2.30. There was a very large
amount Of even money bet on the result
Six men were on Saturday arrested i'm Choc
taw county, Alabama. for attempting TO mur-
der a colored family by poisoning their spring
OF wafer fortunately they were seen IN the
act, and on complaint TO the military author.
ties were arrested.
The Republican Congressional Convention
Of Philadelphia met yesterday, and nominated
the following candidates: 1st district Joseph
X. Sindall; 2d district, Hon Charles O'Neil:
Sd district, Hon. Leonard Myers; 4th district,
Hon. W. ID. Kelley.
Advices from Bowling Green, kentucky.
state that the guerrilla Harper is operating in
that vicinity with thirty or forty men. A full
company OF regulars are stationed there, and a
company OF cavalry will shortly take the trail
of the freebooters.
The official vote on the question Of the new
constitution OF North Carolina was recorded at
Raleigh yesterday. All the counties but Hay.
ward are heard from. The new constitution is
rejected by 1,9S2 majority.
Several men calling themselves regulators,
charged with hanging freedmen in Liberty
county, were arrested and brought to Sayan-
nah. Mayor Anderson assisted the military in
making the arrest.
A horrible murder is reported at Salem Da
vies county, Missouri, where a halfidiot AIMED
HickersOn murdered his wife and her sister
by beating out their brains with a log of wood
The health OF Erastus Corning is slightly i'm
proved but he is not out Of danger A weak
ening operation was performed on him Mon
day.
Taylor, the negro who committed the mur-
der near Lansing Michigan, last week, was
taken from the Jail at Mason Monday night by
mob, and hung on a tree.
The radicals of the 4th Michigan district
have re-nominated Hon. 5. W. Terry for Con
gress. Hon. John briggs, radical, was re-
nominated in the 9th district
The Touring mill of Sones, Newman Co,
At Fairport, N Y, was totally destroyed by fire
Monday afternoon. Loss $1,000 no lnsur-
ance.
The conservatives in the I'd Congressional
district of Missouri nominina1ed Colonel
Broadhead for Congress, Tuesday.