Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-07-09
TELEGRANYS, &C.


The bill introduced into Congress for the
admission OF the British provinces into The
Union has aroused an angry feeling in Gov
ernment circles in Canada. The bill is looked
npon as bid TO the provinces to throw of
their allegiance TO Great Britain. and loin in
what is termed the political confusion OF the
United States. The commissioners appointed
10 ascertain the damage done in the late Fenian
ralos report in the East IL Will amount 20 Sl2O00
or S25,OOO, and in the West 70 $1,000 or $4,000.
A writ of bGbeas corpus was served on Gene
raj Sickles by the United States District Cour
IN South Carolina, 10 produce the bodies OF
Francis G. Stauers and others under sentence
OF death at Castle Pinckney. General SicKIes
refused 10 comply, on the ground that the
prisoners were convicted by court martial
OF the murder of three Federal soldiers and
that the privileges of the writ are still sUspen-
ded in South Carolina. Judge BOyon has is
sued an attachment against SickleS for con
Tempt made Teturnable on Tuesday.
Governor Orr has issued an address 70 the
people OF South Carolina, IN which he heartily
approves OF the object of the philadelphia
convention, and urges the Immediate election
of delegates 70 the State convention which
meets IN Columbia on the first of August 70
appoint delegates to Philadelphia The Gov
eThof says :-"Ihere Is not one principle OF the
address TO which this State cannot subscribe
III honor and with sincerity"
A serious accident, resulting in the death of
colored man, and the younding of Mr.
Maltoy, one OF the proprietors OF The National
hotel IN Norfolk, occurred in that city on the
Fourth OF July. The accident took place N a
building on Roanoke dock, and was seas .oned
bF ne explosion OF a hundred mound Parrot
sLeII, through careless handling negro
GRAY man was disPmbCv.eled and died :, 10 a,
hours after. Mr.. N1I:by was slightly injured.
ahc scNerai o,aeT persons made very naTrs "
escapes.
john Minor Bots viii publish a reply a
tie pamphlet II J. W. Baldwin, OF Virginia.
in reference 70 his interview with President
Lincoln "a the time he Virginia secession con-
EeAuon Wa ~ session. Mt Bots cites 4
number OF Witnesses 70 refu'e The sta,ampnts
Lincoln.
Advices from san Domingo 10 he 2Id nj.
states as io!lows:-..Thp liberal policy OF rbe
former Administration toward foreign IN
terpnses Will he continued. The country is
quIet except az Seylor, where (iuelIermo, one
OF the guards of Baez, headed a rebellion.
which II Is expected will easily be quel.ed''
At Pulaski, Tenn, TWO negroes on the plao
tation OF w. T. BallenIIne, refusing TO work
were ordered off by the superintendent They
armed themselves, returned. and engaged in a
fight with the superintendent and his assis-
LahIs. one OF the negroes was killed ana the
other wounded.
a reward of 5000 has been offered for the
re- arrest OF the Frenchman Sureau Iamirands
who was arrested at New York a few days
ago ON the charge of embezZlIng 700 600 francs
from one OF the branches of the Bank OF
France.
saturday evening a fire broke out i'm the
rOpew;tlk OF Weaver, Fitler S Co corner of
Ninth and Germantown road, Philadeiphia
The establishment is one OF the largest KIND I'M
this country; The loss, Al Is believed. Will ex-
ceed SjntGO.
The Cornerstone of the church Of the Holy
cross was laid IN Baltimore yesterday by rha
roman Catholic Archbshop SpaIding
large procession OF societies, with banners and
music. participated III the ceremonies
Burton \. Harrison, formerly private sec
rsiary OF Jefferson Davis, and George "
brown. one OF ms counsel. arrived at Fortress
Monroe. Saturday morning. and spent The day
inside the tort with Jeff DAVIS and family
Figures received from Chinese sources rive
The total Chinese population IN California ~
numbering $500 persons, one fourth of whom
are employed upon the Pacific railroad i'm
proyenents.
The Tennessee Legislature met Friday but
no quorum was present. MIR. Duunaway OF
bedford county, sent Ia his resignation To the
Governor.
\ despatch from Portland, Oregon, dated
July q, says S2Ju-tOO IN treasure arrived from
the interior the day previous.
A fatal case of cholera was rep orted IN Nev
ork saturday evening, ana also one IN
Brooklyn.
General Lane was 4 little weaker Saturday
night, bat his physicians do not regard the
symptoms rs unfavOrable.
Eighty nine thousand and eighteen bales of
cotton We're shipped from savannah to Euro
pean ports during the year ending June }Jth.