Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-02
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The races at Jerome Park. New York, yes
tefday. were largely attended. The nursery
race, dash Of one mile for two year olds, to
carry ninety pounds, was won by Eclipse;
lime, LAD Maid Of Honor came in second ana
Col on third The second raer, two mile heats
for all ages, WAS won by Arcola; time, 3.s0A.
delaware came in second, ulius third, and
kn!fhthood fourth. The third race, one mile
and half dash, was won by Richmond, time,
2.51k.
u. s. District Attorney Chandler has ar.
rived at Norfolk on mis- return from Washing
ton, where he has been consulting with the
judicial antberitses relative to the sessions OF
the district and circuit courts. ana the trial Of
Jen. Davis. He brought intelligence that no
court Will be held to- day In Richmond, and
effect. =. = = b.
The tobacco factory. machine shops, and the
foundry Of the penitentiary at Jsffersenville.
Indiana, were burned Sunday evening. Hail.
Moore Il Miller. lessees OF the foundry, lost
about slCo,OOO. The tobacco factory was leased
by Neck & Sons, of Louisville. Their loss is
between TWO and three hundred tho sand dol
lars. The fire is supposed to have been caused
by convict in the tobacco factory.
George II. Goddard, a secession vigilance
committeeman, Of Arkansas. was arrested in
New York, yesterday, at the instance OF w
Nj. Newman, a Union man, whose property at
Camden, Arkansas, was seized by Goddard in
May, 1864, and turned over TO the rebel Gov
ii
be arrested. Goodard's bail was fixed at
S50,OOO.
Satterth waite's circular dated the evening of
the 18th ult. says the usual fortnightly settl.-
ment IN American securities which has oc.
CURED. shows that large amount OF Five
twehties recently imp .rted in the England.
are still In the market, This naturally tended
10 check any further Improvement in them.
Advices from Bombay announce the failure
of Premchund EOychund, a merchant whose
engagements are said to be of enormous
magnitude, He had been large operator IN
cotton, and a Leader in various Joint specula
tions in Bombay. Estimates of his liabilities
are rs high as three millions sterling.
In Philadelphia on Sunday the coroner con
cluded the investigation in reference to the yio-
lent death of IIrs. Milter. The jury rendered
verdict s'that the deceased, Eliza M. Miller.
came TO her death at the hands Of QotfIeih
Williams, in her house, No. 94 Button wood
street, on the morning Of September 19, 1866"
party representing himself a son OF Arthur
Baribg, Of Liverpool, and who was engaged In
purchasing cotton from the planters Of Burke
and the adjoining counties in Georgia has been
arrested at Wayn.sboro, where he was de-
tected passing fraudulent checks.
A subordinate Government official in New
York. name not given, has been arrested on
the charge Of losing eight hundred dollars in
coin belonging TO the Government in gaming
The gamblers are TO be prosecuted for the
sum. 10
The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce voted
an address OF congratulation to Captain An.
derson, of the Great Eastern, and his coadiu.
tors, ard had resolved 10 give them a grand
banquet. ......
Watt ] Smith, son of the late Hon Caleb b
Smith, died last week OF Panama fever, con.
He was formerly his fdher's confidential clerx
in the Interior Department.
The new Catholic church recently erected a,
savannah, Ga, was dedicated Saturday by
Bishop Lynch. The rebuilding of the cathe-
draI will be pushad forward.
General Dix took formal possession Of the
naval office in New York, yesterday morning
The deputies under Mr.. Odell were sworn in
and are TO remain in their places.
The municipal and legislative election in
Nashville, Tenn, Saturday resulted in the
choice OF the entIre conservative ticket Mayor
Brown has been Reelected.
Fifty-two new cases OF cholera reported in
Memphis, Tenn, Saturday, and twenty -four
deaths. The majority of the deaths have been
blacks. .~l - =
James A. Van Brunt was nominated for
Congress by acclamation by the Union Tuen OF
the I'd (Brooklyn) distr'ct, New York on Sat
urday.
Thirty square miles Of peat, lying from four
to six feet deep, is reported to have been dis.
covered in Humbolt county, Nevada.
In consequence of a failure of the corn crop
10 Georgia. the planters are going West to Sc
cure supply. b. .. az
The Republicans yesterday carried their
ticket for town Offices in Connecticut by q large
majority.
General TilsOn is at Griffin. Ga, inQuiring
into alleged mIsmanagement of the affa airs of the
bureau by an agent at that point.
The Board OF Health reports TWENTY-FIVE
deaths from cholera in Nashville, Tenn, Sat.
urday.
Hon H. q. Burnett has died Of cholera near
Hopkinsville, Ky. go =
Ex-Governor Morehead is reported dead of
cholera at his plantation in Mississippi