Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-20
TELEGRAMS. &c.
large meeting Of soldiers Of the late Con-

h0fge meeting OF sOIdlere OF tne late Con-
federate soldiers was held Al Memphis. A
dispatch W as read from the Gle veland Con ven-
tion 10 General Forrest and others, thanking
them Tor their expressions of sympathy. rap
piause.J Speeches were made by Generals
forIesI, Chalmers, House. and other eminentiy
loyal men, expressing their Intention TO abide
by TIE results of the late war, and TO sustain
TIE President in his efforts to restore the old
Union as 1t was. Resolutions were adopted
sympathizlnR with The object of the soldiers
and sailors of the army and navy at Cieveland,
expressing Willingness to trust their tate 10
tnose whe had met them In the field, and de-
ern man was safe here. General Chalmers, in
retiring 10 this, spoke OF Gen. Forrest saving
the life of the would be. assassin of Col. Gallo
way; The whole affair passed of pleasantly.
The loyal airs played by the band We're ap-
pfau6ed.
The number OF unconverte Enfield rifles at
the disposal OF Canada Is l00,OO0; the number
OF converted Enfields Is $4,000. Ten thousand
breach.loaders have arrived from England,
and 2o,oto are oeing purchased in the United
States. On the LIST of November next there
will be In the province IS 600 regular British
troops. The reinforcements announced as or
dered TO Canada are now arriving in detach-
ments OF two and three hundred men by nearly
land.
rhe ST. Louis Democrats St. Joseph special
says an eye-withess of the affair at Platte
City, Mo-, Saturday. states that the conduct of
tnc reDels, tne arms tney carried, and their
large numbers, leave ne doubt that they came
INTO town TO break up the radical county con-
ventlon. Four men were killed, and three or
four more will probably die. About a dozen
were wounded. The affair has excited pro.
found sensation. Serious trouble is appre-
hended.
The closing OF the Bank OF Upper Canada, by
orders from the head offic at Toronto excited
little surprise. as IL has been known TO be in a
very weak state for some considerable time
past. Several holders OF notes disposed of
them At a considerable reduction, very foolish.
ly, although the shareholders will lose con.
siderably; NO serious apprehensions as to the
other banks are felt.
The Baltimore city counsellor, Hon. VIM.
Price has given written opinioh that all
newly.rrgisted voters can vote at the mupi.
cipal election and those not registered who
are constitutionaily eligible. This will prob.
ably cause Mr.. Chapman's defeat for the
mayoralty.
The Louisville, XIV, health officer reports
thirteen deaths from cholera for the week end
ing September II. The cases were scattered
over the city, rarely two deaths occurring in
one locality. The general health of the CITY is
better this season than ever before known.
At a joint meeting Of the New Jersey I.egis.
la'urs yesterday Cattell was declared elected
United States Senator. The Democrats did not
vote. Fourty -four votes were cast. At one
o'clock the Legislature adjourned sine die
The mortality report in Nash Vile, Tennes.
see, announced forty three deaths in the last
twenty -four hours from cholera. The deaths
have decreased during the last two days
The "Boys in Blue" had a torchlight pro
cession and mass meeting in Baltimore, last
night, TO elect delegates to the Pittsburg Con
vention.
The Rochester Common Council have re.
linguished the proposition to entertain the
Southern delegates because they are on a
partisan mission.
The Congressional district convention held
at Cortland, N. Y, nominated the Hon Dennis
Mccarthy, Republican, OF Syracuse, for rep.
resentative to Congress.
Mrs Sillo A. Harlow was instantly killed at
Haxafs hour mill in Richmond Yesterday
afternoon by being drawn in between two cog.
wheels.
! Hon. A. II. Rice has written a letter de-
clinIng denomination TO Congress in the I'd
Congressional district of Massachusetts,