Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-21
KILOGRAMS. &c.

MAJ aged bv Harvey Doolittle, suspended Wed.
nesday. The losses to depositors will be small,
BE Dot little confidence has been felt in II for
some tme past It's outstanding circulation
was S,OOO, entirely in the county, which is
secured by State stocks at Springfield. Mr.
Iooliftle also had S25 0G0 in the New York
Excnange, which is protected. But lI:tle ex-
cfement was oecasioned In the financial cir
cles, as the crash has been expeG ted for some
time.
Hon. G. L. Lary, Baltimore city solicitor,
publishes counter opinion to that Of William
Price, city counsellor, In which he asserts tha ,
the newly -r-s isterpd, vsters this year cannot
oe aliowed TO vote At the approaching election.
Out OF this uncertainty, and these high ofYicia:
Opinions, 1t is feared great trouble and distur-
oanck must spring at the election. Both par
ties are equally determined-one not to allow
the other to vote, the other determined they
will vote at all hazards.
Alta State meeting ofthe Union men 10 North
Carolina, held in Raleigh yesterday, the Hon
Alfred Dockery was nominated for Governor
The constitutional amendment was uuaui-
mously endorsed, which is the only issue be-
tween the two parties Of the State. Ex.Goy-
ernor Holden, who was chosen President of
the con vennon delivered an able address. He
heartily endorsed the candidate and platform
Letters from distinguished Union men were
received from different parts of the State
pledging their support to the movement.
Mayor Hoffman, of New York, has received
letter from Consul Savage at Havana, an
nouncing the modification OF the quarantine
laws. The quarantine is reduced 10 I've days
for vessels from New Orleans, Philadelphia
Baltimore, and New York, and three days
from other ports Of the Union, provided there
is no sickness on board and the vessels have
clean bills Of health.
despatch from Oregon gays Ex-Governor
A. G. Gibbs has been nominated for u. 5. Sen
ator. The vote stood: Gibbs 81; J. H. Mitchell.
15 scattering, 3. The Senate held an election
and gave Gibbs majority OF four, but the
House adjourned without action, and subse-
quently appointed the 25th of September as
the day for election. Great excitement p-e.
vailed throughout the session.
1t has raiRed almost necessarily out West
since Monday evening. and the storm is not
over yet. A very unusua amount Of water
has fallen. The rains have extended over a
large portion OF the West and Northwest, and
all the rivers are rising. Considerable damage
has been done to the Hannibal, ST. Joseph. and
other railroads.
The Polytechnic College Of Pennsylvania
began its fourth annual session Wednesday
with a large attendance, including Students
from the extreme North and South, and also
some from Europe, who come to study our
American methods OF mining, bridge building.
and railroad making.
1t lie estimated that 20, 600 000 bushels OF cern
have been destroyed by the freshet in the
represent the fioOd as general, with immense
destruction Of property. 1t will require four
or f1ye weeks 70 repair the Ohio an Missis.
sippi bridge over the Big Miami.
The attendance at the New JERSEY fair is
very large, not less than twenty thousand per-
sons being on the ground. The display of
horses, cattle. and farm produce is very fine:
but In agricultural implements there is not
such competitions as has been at previous
fairs at Trenton.
1t is positively stated that no loss whatever
will occur TO either depositors or holders in
consequence Of the stoppage Of the Bank of
Upper Canada. There is no run on any of the
other banks, and the excitement has mostly
subsided.
The Republican Union Convention of the
26th congressional district OF New York We'd
nesday nominated W. S. Llncoln, of Tioga
county, for Representative in the Fortieth Com
gress.
Robert Ould is a candidate for the Virginia
mond papers pledging his best services it
elected.
The match game of base ball between The
Excelsior. of Brooklyn, and the Pasume. of
Baltimore resulted in a victory for the former
The score stood 2S to 19 ....
The Grand Lodge of the Independent Order
of Good Templars convened at Saratoga, N
Y, Wednesday.
There have been twenty-five deaths from
cholera in Savannah, Ga, during the past
week-eleven whites and fourteen blacks
There were nineteen deaths from cholera in
Nashville, Tenn, Wednesday. The physicians
pronounce the epidemic declining.
The Caclede races commence at St Louis on
the 25th inst.