Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-13
TELEGRAMS &c.

yesterday morning. The saw ana pianing
mill Of 5. Il g. Rork, al the corner Of Law
renee and wafer streets, blew mp. killing ten
or twelve persons and seriously ipjuripg eight
or zen others. The cause Of the explosion is
nos known, as the engineer wac killed. The
nol.e OF The explosion was heard TO great
distance, and nearly ali the windows in the
SIcinlty were broken. A number Of persons
were struck with fragments of stone and tim
Der. Inc establishment covered An acre of
ground, and IL i. said the loss will be about
$4,000
Johnson meeting wss held in fapeul
HAIL. Boston, Tuesday evening, which, owing
| TO the inclemency Of the weather, was not full
ly attended The Hon. Isaac HnIl Wtigh pre-
| cy Adams and Jsdse Abbott Mr. Adams ex.
pressed the opinion thas the Republican aim
was to keep the Union perpetually divided
and the South in perpetual subsection. The
party did not fear the South At all. Ii was he
the Democratic party of the North they feared.
Mr.. Abbott followed in a talk to a small audi.
ence That remained, and the meeting ad-
Journed.
General Steadman rs expected to arrive in
New Orleans In few days. His mission is in
part 10 try and influence Governor Wells not
10 remove the different sheriffs for failing To
comply with his Governor Wells') proclama-
tion OF July %, providing for election to fill
vacancies 10 the cons ltutonal convention:
also. to try and prevent the organization of the
militia. The Governor will stand firm and
carry out his programme in accordance with
in Washington or elsewhere.
The Fenian picnic at Darley Park, BaIti-
more, yesterday was attended by about three
thousand persons. President Roberts was not
present. General Neil, who commanded at
the Fenian in vasion, was presen and made a
speech. In alludng TO the recent expedition
he intimated that the failure was owing to the
deception practiced by high officials of the
Government He predicted a very different
result next time 10 the Fenians should they
strike blow.
The headquarters of the Canadian Rifles
regulars, have been removed from Kingston to
Niagara. Mr.. Rowland has been appointed
Finance M mister in the place of Mr.. Gait, re-
signed. The Canadian loan has been with.
drawn from the market as a failure. not nalf
the amount OF the loan has been taken up
though the interest was per cent. Govern
ment paper currency will be issued to make mn
the deficiency. Several independent comma.
nies are arming themselves with American
repeating rifles.
New York thief, name unknown. was shot
dead early Tuesday morning, on Chelsea beach
near Boston. where. with two comrades he
was overtaken by constable Linscott and two
other officers, who were in pursuit Officer
Linscott was shot badly through the leg, and
one OF the thieves was killed. The other two
escaped. Several thousand dollars worth of
silver ware and other vaIuables stolen from
suburban residences, wererecovered
Dr. J. w. Prince, United States volunteers
has been appointed chief quarantine officer Ar
ioTIess MONROE with his headquarters on
board the steamer City of Albany, which will
be stationed off the capes for the purpose of eY
amining all vessels bound into Chesapeake hav
and Hampton Roads. DIR. 7. E. Wilcox, late
professor In the Union College at Schenectady
has been appointed assistant Quarantine Off
Ger.
Private advices from the cane break conn
try, in Alabama, Matches, and Texas, in the
delta OF Louisiana, from parish Ayogels, south
OF Red river, and Caddo parish, Upper Red
river, all speak of the army worm as in the
fields; little or no cotton is expected TO be
gathered, and very little corn has been
planted, consequently great distress will en-
sue. The Alabama and Texas advices saw
Northern lesses will not lease anew
The steamer seized by the Government az
Montreal is the propeller Congress, formerly
in the service of the United States She is
painted black. Her owner is +. g. Bentrie
OF Detroit, and she was on her way from New
York TO Detroit when seized. Her owner has
not yet been able to procure her release, and
the subject, was informed that he could pive
him no answer yet
Reliable information has been received tba
six colored soldiers were recently murdered in
Jefferson. Texas. The military commander az
that post had the dead bodies shown 10 the
May or, and animated to him that some one
would be held responsible for the killing of
Union men In that section. Thelives Of Union
men are frequently threatened.
The first district court in Northern Gaorpis
since the close Of the war was held at AtI.nta
Tuesday, Judge Erskin presiding. The mem
bers Of the bar passed resolutions pIedging
themselves to sustain the court in vindicatiug
the majesty of rhe laws, and promising Judee
Wayne cordial support when he visits Savan-
nah IN November.
The Wisconsin Agricultural and Mechani-
stock, opened Tuesday. Three hundred en-.
tries were made. The trotters Panic Rich
Forest, and Louisa, of New York: Buckskin
and Ploughboy, of Chicago and the fastest
Wisconsin stock are on the ground.
mass meeting OF the soldiers and sailors of
Maryland was held in the New Assembly
Rooms in Baltimore yesterday, for the pur-
pose of electing delegates to the grand National
Convention OF Soldiers and Sailors to be held
at Cleveland, Ohio, on the 18th of September
next.
The latest election returns from Idaho say
that Holbrook 8 majority for Congress will not
exceed 500. The Legislature stands as follows:
Council, Democrats and 3 Union House. IL
Democrats and Union. No disposition is
manifested to agitate the question of State or
ganization this year.
The bark Ada G. York. from New Orleans for
Liverpool, with cotton, was wrecked on Sable
Island on the i7th OF August. Part of her car
go, sails and rigging were saved, and the au-
thorites were making exertioEs to save the re-
mainder.
The jury in the case of the express robbers
at Danville, Tenn, after being out three days,
came into court and declared their inability to
agree, and were discharged. 1t is understood
that they stood five to seven. Judge Stuart
ule0 mOtiOn 10 reduce the bail or the prison.
ers.
In Clarke county, Ala. on Sunday last, two
negroes, who were unable TO settle some
trifiing debt incurred by them before the war.
were sold into slavery, one for $50 and the
other for $500. Their united debts amounted to
Sl3 in gold.
In Western Arkansas silver vein has been
struck, which for several days yielded eighty
pounds daily, then became exhausted. The
owners are trying to find continuance Of the
vein, where il Is believed the metal can be
found in fabulous quantities
Arrivals from Vera Cruz to the ith inst.
show, in the language Of the Critic of that
place, that no twenty leagues exist in Mexico
which are net traversed by guerrillas The
Critic says the only remedy is their destruc-
ton.
A mining company in Northern Louisiana
on Friday struck solid block of pure lead
weigh ug thirty three tons. Other large blocks
were found at a distance of eleven feet below
the surface of the ground.
A ratification meeting has been held at Tren.
ton, N =, endorsing Andrew Johnson and his
policy. Messrs. Cowan, Of Pennsylvania
Green, OF Bergen county, and Pet. Holstead,
Of Newark, addressed the meeting.