Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-12
TELEGRAMS, &C.

dispatch from Canada says: The Cow
eminent cal fer volunteers is being responded
to with the utmost alserity. Bishop Lynch
has issued circular dencuncinr the Fenian
movement. circular published by the Gus
toins department specially InstTucts the officers
10 thoroughly search all baggage OF passengers
coming INTO the province, and TO detain all
arms, weapons, and munitions OF war found
on or otherwise brought in or worn hy Dls-
seneers, who may be required 10 give their
names and connection with the list Of
arms, &c, taken. Express goods are 10 ha
closely compared with their manifPsts ana
packages, and may with reasonable SuSpicinn
De opened. Freight trains 10 he carefully rN-
amlneo, and no packages not mentioned in the
manifest viii be allowed 10 pass. The cars are
10 ne securely locked or sealed before they
pass The frontier. The greatest vigilance Is eX-
peeted from the officers in seeing that the pro-
nloltion against arms enforced
In the Texas State Convention, on the 9Th
instant, resolution was passed that the census
OF The inhabitants OF Texas be taken every ten
years. dating from February 9. IS6O A motion
TO make the white inhabitants of the State a
basis OF representation was laid on the table
motion TO strike ont the word .white'' was
lost BY vote of 26 to i7. A motion 10 leave
II optional with the Legislature TO add other
inhabitants 10 the basis OF representation was
lost by vote OF 2G TO B. A proposition WAS
mace 10 confer on the Legislature the power 20
DIVIDE Texas into two States. one State TO be
between Trinity and the Red river The
proposition was referred to a special commit
zee The ordinance annulling the ordinance
OF secession Is stlll under discussion. New
York adyices have caused a decline of ten nor
cent. in boots and shoes and in domestic goods
OF hlteeh per cent. The latest reports from
the cotton plantations are very favorable
A fire broke out at Binghamton, New York.
about O'Clock Friday morAing, in the plough
factory of j. :. Mathews, on Commercial
avenue The flames communicated to the ad.
joining building, occupied by Messrs Weed 4
Ayres, As wholesale grocery and provision
store; both were entirely consumed. In
sufed for S9,HN, in the Springfield Fire and
Marine, Columbia, Home, and Liverpool and
London companies, which will proba5Iy fall
short OF the loss some 5000.
a horrible murder was committed IN Roches-
term. y, Thursday night. Jonathan ]. Osbon
who resides at No. 3 Union street, in that city
was found in his stable with his head broken
with club, which had been used with great
violence by his assailant. One Horace q. pad
dock, who has been in the State prison for rape
is under arrest fer this crime Revenge Is sum
posed TO have been the cause OF the murder
growing out of the affair in which Paddock
was involved. Mr.. OsbCn was a most worthy
citizen, fifty years OF age.
Some thirty distilleries in New York city
and vicinity were seized Friday and SATURDAY.
by revenue officers, tor alleged violations of
the internal revenue act. One of the cfirprs
named cummings, while inspecting the premi-
ses OF one OF them, fell into a vat and was
drowned.
A dispatch from Norfolk, Va, yesterday
says the steamer. Washington is ashore on
Currituck beach She is from New Orleans
ior New York. She will be a total loss. She
had no cargo Two engineers and seventeen
of her crew have arrived. No lives were lost
The banking house of Rufus Lord ia Ex-
change Place, New York, was robbed Saiur
day afternoon OF million and half dollars
in Government and other securities Two
hundred thousand dollars reward is offered for
the detection of the thief
There are rumOrs that eight hundred Fenians
VIII leave Baltimore this evening by the
Northern Central Railroad for Canada or
somwhere else.
The New York Legislature Saturday voted
down a resolution favoring the eight hour
movement.