Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-03
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SAYS: "A meeting was held Lere lat sight to
take in 20 consideration the state of tue Colony.
and devise means for rep1sling cartsin laws.
I De proceedings were disoroerly. Mr.. Nc
t1ure, NJ. p. drnonnc-d The course of the
Government, and introduced a resolatlon tha.
pehuon be pIee~r led 10 the home Govern
Island te giantpd resp ,nsibis government
and reciprocity with thu United States, and in
case that failed, that her Majesty would make
atr"rgsm-nts Tor the ahu~xstioa Of the colony
10 The United States" Other speakers con-
dem I'd these propositions.
A telegram from Richmond dated yesterday
says: "tt is definitely ascertaiRed to-day that
no term OF the United States Circuit Court will
b+ d. Id here this month. The .Irne term was
i1legsl, and consequently the Adjournment to
this DAY was In aid. The epinion Is expressed
here that the counsel OF jeff. Davis will ere
long test the efficacy OF q writ of habeds corpus
city; and II they iail 10 make the application
il is expected the bar of Richmond will hold a
meeting 20 discuss the proPrie'y OF that pro-
ceeding on the part Of one of their number.
Richard Thairweil, who murdered James
Houseman on the 4th of last April, was exc
cuted Monday at Unisnfown. Fayette county.
p. There were but forty persons presentat
the last dread scene. and notaing remarKable
happened at the sceffold. He died. he said, a
Christian. hoping for forgive for his aw ful
crime. His death was an easy one He strug-
gled but few minutes after the drop fell. He
thanked Sheriff Boyd. and said "the life pub
liz he'd purportng to be mine is not true"
At the town election held at Waterbury,
Conn. on Monday the entire conservative
ticket was elected over the strongest radical
ticket that could be nominated, by an average
majority of one hundred and sc venty, being a
gain Of more than three hundred and fifty over
the last city election The radicals have car
ried New Milford. New London, Danbury.
Southington and Seymour, the two latter
gains.
The 18th Royai Hussars arrived Monday at
Toronto from England, and are now quartered
at the Crystal Palace. They number lSO and
30l borses. During the passage several OF the
horses died on board the Tarifa, owing 10 the
injuries received In consequence of the rough
ness of the weather. The regiment was for
merly known as the 18th light dragons, but
was subsequently, changed To the P.ussian
Hussars. an honorary title. They present
fine appearance. and are evidently picked men.
The crop prospects continue to improve In
Louisiana, except in the ailuvial regions and
IN places heretofore free from the army worm
which are invaded oy il. The crop OF sugar
cane will be large. but all who can will keep
the cane to save themselves or sell for pia mt
cane The crop OF sugar will he conseq ueutiy
small. The Louisiana rice crop will be larger
than ever heretofore known.
Advices from Shanghai of July says the
expeditions which the Government had sent
against the robbers in Young Chow had, with
one exception failed. AdvIces from Naukin
report that two Imperial detachmenis had
been defeated In Young Chow. and the viceroy
had decaptated two generals implicated in
reasonable correspondence with the rebel
leaders. a.,
In Philadelphia the political excitement is
increasing. The Republicans had meetings
last night in the lst. 2d, and 4th districts The
Democrats held meeting in the Sd district,
where slight disturbance occurred and seve-
raj shots were fired. very large vote is ex-
pected at the coming election. there have
been 1900 ames added by extra assessment
A meeting Of prominent merchants was held
in Charleston. S. c., last night. to sustain the
National Express Company. George A. Tren-
holm presided over the meeting. Resolutions
were adopted urging the board OF directors to
and promising the support OF the mercantile
community.
The sixth annual fair OF the St. Louis Asri-
cultural and Mechanical Association opened
Monday and promises to be grand success
All OF the departments are well filled, and en-
tries are still being made. large amount of
stock OF all kinds is on the grounds, and some
very fine horses and cattle are there from
nearly every Western State.
On Monday evening, October !. a banouet
was given IN Liverpool TO celebrate the sue.
cess cf the Atlantic cable, and was presided
over oy Lord Stanley. Minister of Foreign AZ
health was proposed by Lord Stanley and
drank amidst great enthusiasm.
The Toronto City Assizes met at noon Mon
day. The Fenian prisoners were served with
copy OF the indictments and list of the wit
nesses who appear against them. Among the
names OF the witnesses are two members of
the Fenian organization in Buffalo, NY.
Hon. John A. Kasson, Representative in
Congress from Iowa, who, to this time has not
been committed to the radical policy, made a
speech at. Des Moines on Saturday in the pres
enee ef a very large audience, in which he
took strong radical grounds.
The second race, at Jerome Park mile heats.
was won by Mr.. Alexanders horse Watson.
Time, l.4sAand AS. The third race, one and
three quarter mile dash, was won by a horse
named Luther. Loadstone was second, and
Lighthood thrd. Time, 3O7.
About4 o'clock Monday evening a woman
named Catharine Lawson, a resident Of New
burg, while walking through Church street, in
Poughkeepsie, N. ", suddenly fell dead on the
sidewalk. Cause-disease Of the heart
The large tobacco factory OF W. IL ID Rein
hont situated in Wood street, Pittsburg, Pa,
was burned yesterday evening and totally de-
stroyed The loss is about S30,U0O, mostly in
eured.
Mike McCool. la'e prize-fight victor, has de-
ciined the challenge Of Joe Coburn OF New
York. and also she challenge OF Davis. his late
competitor, for a second trial. He saws he re-
nounces the ring forever. .E. =.
Charles Sumner delivered the opening lecture
OF the course before the Parker fraternity in
Boston, last evening. His sublec. was
Presidential policy, one man power and
Congress" .Ht
The bark Clara r. Sutil, from Yokohama,
brings 6,OO0 chests and forty jars of tea to san
Francisco Ay Tung, the Japanese Prince,
en- route for Yale College, came a passenger on
the same vessel. a.t. -. - --.0-
Three fatal cases Of cholera have been re-
ported at Wilmington, N. G., within the past
three days-all among one lot OF negroes No
other cases are reported. Sanitary measures
have been taken to prevent IT spreading.
The fair Of the Doyleston, Pa, Agricultural
ana Mechanics institute opened there yester-
day with prospects of n grand display in every
department.
Mr.. s. Il. Chittenden was nominated on Mon.
day night by the Union Con vention of the 90
New York district, for the une pired term of
Ihe late Hon. James Humphrey, and for the
Fortieth Congress. - - ltEI
1t is asserted that Maximflian has sent a or.
der countermanding the evacuation Of Sonora,
and that the French admiral, having EN-.
barked all his troops. refused to disembark {
General Sheridan has decided to give the
frontier of Texas full protection against the
hostile Indian tribes. f... .ls...if' q s--l. h
Cyrus W. Field arrived IN Boston yesterday
afternoon. and will leave to-day for New
York
The anti.radical convention Of the LIST dis
trict Of Misseur nominated John Hogan for
Congress Monday.
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