Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-13
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Now IL isoefnitely settled tha. the President
and Cabinet will visit Chicago on the 9th Of
September, TO be present At the laying of the
cornerstone of the Douglas monument the
committee ef arrangementsare busy perfect
ihg their plans TO make the occasou one of
universal celebration. On the evening of the
oth banquet will be given 20 the President
ana other distinguished guests. All the rail-
roads ofntriEg in Chicago have agreed 10 carry
passengers at the usual excursion rates and
the public Offices, banks, and Chamber of Com
mrrce will close for The day The cornerstone
VIII be laid on the 9th. General DIX wni
ceiivrr TIE ns2tion proper. Tue occasion viii
doubtless gather one of the lar esst assemblages
VI people ever known in the West.
Ihe civil authorities in New Orleans are ex-
ercising their functions, and 70 all appear
ances, are in perfect harmony with the mill
tary power The investigation into the riot
before the Commissioners is still in progress
Ex-Governor Hahn has left the city; also Mr.
shaw, one OF the prominent Cenventionists.
The latter was bound for Mississippi The
Mayor has been requested by the military au-
tboriries to submit his Official aete TO the De-
partment for approval. The probabilities are
that he will throw up his office Gntil martial
itw is Withdrawn. The grand Jury have made
their report on the late riot 1t bears no new
features, and is in every way similar to the
Government report of Heron, Voorhees,, and
MeEroe TO the President already telegrapheC
Oficial returns to the New York Board of
Health for Saturday show a gratifyin. de-
crease In the cholera in that city. Only
three new cases were reported The mortaIity
report of the week, il is believed, will not ex-
ceed eight hundred deaths from all causes
twenty eight cases and e.pyen deaths Were
rspor.ed IN brooklyn for the same period.
There is slight increase IL the number Of sick
on Governors Island. The health CT the
troopson Davis's Island is excellent.
Major General John NJ. Palmer, of Iiiincis.
at his own request. has been relic we'd, by order
ofthe Secretary OF War, from duty as president
of the general court-martial in Raleigh, n. .C.
The court remains in session, and will soon
proceed to the Irial OF Lieutenant Hogus. A
A. y. NJ, charged with misconduct as an ac-
counting hcer, which case has been sent
there for trial from Charleston, South Caro-
lima.
Several extensive fires have occurred at
Havana. Among the losers are Payret, pro.
prietor of the Louvre Hotel, which was de.
stroyed. The loss is $4,000; insured for
$4,000. The cooper-shop and molasses ware
house OF Stafford Carrera, at Cardenas, were
burnt. Loss, $4,000.
Over eight thousand European Mormons
have passed up the Missouri river this season
bound for Salt Lake City. They are of the
lowest and most ignorant class of foreign emi-
grants, who have been collected by the mis-
sionary emissaries OF Brigham Young.
The cable across the Gulf OF st. Lawrence
was again picked mp at Q O'Clock yesterday
morning, the weather beng fine. The splice
was made by Mr.. Char1eton, and the steamer
landed at o'clock last evening.
The financial bill has passed in the Canadian
Parliament, and it now only requires the royal
assent 10 become law. 1t lays the founda-
ton for complete change in the banking
system.
The Attorney General Of Cam ada saws that
request had been sent to the English Govern
ment, by the Atlantic cable, for a supply of
the new breach-loading English rifles which,
no doubt. would be forwarded immediately
The Philadelphia Board of Health reports
show forty-tbree cases and nine deaths from
cholera for the week ending Saturday The
disease has almost entirely disappeared within
the last two days.
The British ship Tampedo, from Mobile To
Savannah, was lost on Warsaw bar on Sat
urday The captain and crew were saved.
She was owned by J. +. DE Wolf & Co, of
Liverpool, and was partially insured
Twenty.six cases of cholera have been re-
ported by the Board of Health of ST Jonis
during the twenty -four hours ending al noon
Saturday, six OF which were fatal.
The collector of customs at Charleston. s. G..
has seized the British bark b T. Shaw from
Havana, for smuggling. Her captain refused
TO give bond and was committed to Jail
meeting has been called to be held ar the
Cooper Institute, New York on next Wed.
nesday night by prominent citizens of New
Orleans, TO bring before the public the facts
connebted with the late riot
There has been a very severe storm, duripu
ii e past two days on the Chesapeake detainins
several steamers, but no serious disasters have
occurred.
The Baltimore LelderkrantZ Musical As.
sociation left there Saturday for Lancaster.