Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-19
TELEGRAMs. &c.


"A CONVENTION OF Massachusetts, soldiers and
sailors was held yesterday At Faneun Hall,
Boston. for the purpose OF adopting measures
70 secure tne equalization Of all oounties 10 the
soldiers of Massaeh usetts, and to secure to
loyal men and their posterity the fruits Of the
war, carried to q triumphant con clusisn by the
yalor and endurance OF the soldiers Of the
Union army. General N. p. Bapks was
president, and among the vice presidents we're
Generals b. +. Butler, Devens. Bartlett,
Briggs, Kinks, Sargent and Hailowell. Dele
rates were chosen 70 the Pittssurg Conven-
ton.
A New Orleans correspondent of the New
York Times says;-Urzent demands are being
made on Governor Wells to con vene the i.egis-
Iature IN extra session, ostensibly for the re-
pair OF me levees on the river, but really 20
accomplish his impeachment. as the Legis-
lature is as ultra Southern as the Governor IL
Radical. There is no doubt but such q result
would follow. He refuses peremptorily, and
remains In the State when ne really desires to
60 North, because in his absence Lieutenant
Colonel Voorhees, would surely issue the
asked-for proclamation.
Through the misplacing Of a switch sup
posed malaciously-the coal train At Reading,
Pa, Monday night was run down the grade
into the cannon proving grounds Of Seyferc
McManus Co, plunging into hill ana de-
moiishing the engine, tender, and twenty cars
The engineer was buried beneath the ruins
OF the cars and was taken out dead. The fire.
man wedged in between the firerbox and the
tender, was taken out after several hours,
horribly burned, during which time he was
undergoing tortue. His injuries are supposed
to be fatal.
Sunday morning the inmates of G.. H. Cars.
wells Ladies Seminary at Fishkill Falls, N
Y, were aroused from their sleep by cry Of
fire. the halls and rooms Of the building being
filed with dense volumes OF smoke. A gene-
raj rush from the rooms followed, all the panic
stricken persons making haste to get out of the
building, having no time to put on their outer
garments. In a few moments the entire edi-
fee was in flames, and In a short time the
building and its contents were entirely de-
stroyed.
The great controversy between the citizens,
which caused SO much disorder in Cincinnati
during the last month, was settled Monday by
the Superior Court ad versely to the companies
Judge Taft decided that the contract of the
companies to furnish twenty five tickets for
81 % was binding. If this ruling is not ac-
cepted an injunction will be allowed, and the
city will take possession of the cars and run
them. II 10 thought, however, that the COM
panies will yield, and reduce THAR prices for
twenty Ave tickets from 81 25 to 81 %.
Heavy rains have fallen in central Indiana
Many Of the railroads are damaged by their
bridges being carried away. Private property
has been damaged to a considerable extent,
and many families have had to abandon their
homes The rain continues, but the water in
the stream is subsiding. Two men and q boy
were drowned.
dent of the newly organized Association OF
Mexican War Veterans on Friday last. He ac-
cepted the proffered honor, bat declined making
speech, humorously saying that the rules Of
dismissal of any officer who should make a
speech exceeding three lines.
A band OF sixty Sioux Indians had appeared
at Miller Rancho, near Plum creek last week
All are armed with reyolvers and carbines.
The leader was chief known as Joe Smith,
-k,lA tnA thnN
scalps taken at the Plum creek mas sacre two
years ago. They were on the war path.
The following rumor is published in the New
YORK Express: ave learn from reliable
source that 800 Fenians are about TO leave Bos-
ton for raid upon some Canadian bank Col
onel Roberts and the Eanian Senate re takpg
measures TO prevent the expedition from
starting"
The great Central Fair of New Jersey com.
menced yesterday. Among the novelties Mr.
John A. Wright, of the American Telegraph
Company, has put up wires and opened an
office on the Fair grounds There will be a
hne exhibition OF stock and agricultural i'm
plements.
Full fina ncial statements of the Bank of I'm.
per Canada Will be published immediately. 1t
Is said the assets will be sufficient to meet the
liabilities. No serious apprehensions are felt
as to other banks.
There is every indication that the Penn
sylvania State Fair, which will be held this
year at Easton, commencing on the 25th OF
september, Wlli eclipse all former exhibitions
of the kind.
General Meade, Colonel George Meade.
Colonel Biddle, and Major Buchanan, arrived
in Montreal, Monday. and put up at the St
Lawrence Hall He comes down from the
west of Canada.
General Williams has received the nomina.
tion in the 1lth districts for Congress from
the Republicans Of Mauch Chunk, Pa.
The Hoffman Democrats had a ratification
meeting in New York on Monday evening
One hundred thousand are said to have been
present.
Bishop Green, OF Mississippi, and the Rev.
J. w. Kelley, OF Petersburg, both old bosom
friends of jefferson DAVIS, have had An inter.
view with the prisoner in the Fortress.
George Alfred Caldwell, ex-member of
Congress and prominent lawyer of Louis
VILE, KY died suddenly Monday morning of
rheumatism Of the heart.
There were five deaths from yellow fever
and nineteen from cholera in New Orleans
Monday.
The work On the Huron and Ontario shin
canal was formally commenced Monday