Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-12-27
TELEGRAMS. &c.

TN ca valry. from Fort Riley, went to Ogden
CITY, Kansas. in search of deserters. The SER
geant stationed guard around a house with
orders TO let NO one enter. He then attempted
to outrage the woman OF the house, who was
alone. The cries other children alarmed her
husband and brothers At work in q field near
by, and they came to her assistance. The SER
eeant, fol led in his attempt, ordered the hus-
band TO be shct, and the order was carried out
bv one OF the guards, who killed him. The
ci'iz"ns arrived and fought the soldiers, wound
ikg and captnTlDg the squad. They are now
in the bands of the civil authorities. 4.
AT Sweetsburg, Canada, yesterday, Thomas
Smith was, again placed in the dock. The
charge wac, "I3eing and continuing in arms
against her Majesty" The jury on the for
mer trial having disagreed the first jury called
was asked by Mr.. Devlin IL be had formed an
opinion on the case. He replied tnar he had
heard tbeevidencP 40 d had formed An opinion
After some hesitation Mr.. Deylin allowed HIM
to 5esworn. The Jury in the Mcdonald case
was locked up over Christmas. and have not
yet reported.
The steamship Moro Castle brings later
news from Havana The financial panic still
prevails 10 an alarming extent. The ten mill
hons Of gold exported from Cnba during the
last six months had caused an extreme scar
city OF circulating medium, and there was a
run on the banks. The Baneo de Bos.ier or
Grocers' Bank suspended specie payment on
the goth on the presentation of u check for
&150.0O0. The remaining banks, excepting the
Bank Espagnola, W hich is a aCf0vernment bank,
also suspended.
Judge lngraham, of New York. in a case of
an application TO discharge minor who en-
listed in the army, said he would follow the
precedent decisions that the Judge of a State
court had no authority to grant relief in such
cases, but that United States courts had. He
declared, however, that such enlistments were
not valid, but in direct violation of the act of
Congress.
Advices from Maracaibs and Venezuela, by
the bark Iowa, state that the rebel General
Pulgar made an attack on November Is on the
fort below the city, in which be was severely
wounded and, with one hundred men,
taken prisoner. steamer accompanying
Pulgar, with several smaller steamers, sur
rendered. Pulgar's forces retreated and SUBJ
sequently surrendered.
A terrible massacre is reported to have oc.
Cured on the 22d near Fort Phil Kearney
Brevet Colonel fIlterman, Captain Brown,
and Lieutenant Grammond, of the 18th IN
fantry, with ninety enlisted men of the ID cav
airy and 18TH infantry, were surrounded by
Indians, and every officer and man killed.
The Daily Telegraph Of Montreal says that
there has been so far almost a complete fail
ure of justice in the Fenian trials at Sweets
burg; that the proceedings hayelbeen emineBtly
suitable 10 Sweetsburg, and one now recog-
nlzes the wisdom OF the trials being transferred
to that locality.
Rev. DIR. Newman. the Northern Methodist
missionary 10 Louisiana, who was in the
second Philadelphia Con yention, has returned
to New Orleans and is holding services every
Sunday in the represen ntative hall of the Me-
chanics' institute, the scene Of the late riot
Lieutenant Governor Voorhees,, Of Louisi-
ana, had an interview with the Congressional
twenty clifzens who wish to testify rega rdin q
the riots. Mayor Monroe is also preparing a
list of witnesses.
The United States steamer Estrella the flag.
ship of the Gulf SO uadron is anc nored opposite
ondn incl
board. He is on tour of inspection of the
IRON clads.
Itis reported in New Orleans that Minister
Campbeli intends proceeding thence to Santa
Fe, New Mexico. on his way to Chih uahua
Durango, or wherever else President Juarez is
to be found. ...f#
On the first of January the freedmen of vii.
mington, N. O.. with the consent Of the city
authorities, are to have grand celebration OF
the anniversary OF President LtncoIn's s eman.
cipation proclamation.
In the North Carolina House of Representa-.
tiyes the einsolvent debtors bill hiss been fran ed
so as to secure the homestead Of one hundred
acres, with the house attached thereto and in
that form il passed.
There is to be grand con vention at st
Louis of the people OF Mississippi valiey on the
uTes for the improvement OF the navigation of
the Mississippi river.
After the banquet at Nashville, Christmas
nigh',to the congressional party, General How
a
crowd Of Freedmen.
Recent arrivals from Virginia City, Montana
state that new looes have lately been opened
in Madison valley. short distance from that
city, which prove to be of exceeding richness.
J. c. FIganiere, Minister OF Portugal, died
Christmas eve, at the residence OF his son, in
Brooklyn, at the age Of 6s.
An artificer from the War Department spe-
cially sent from England for that purpose, Is
now in Montreal instructing the troops
Extensive preparations are making in New
Orleans TO welcome the excursionists, who are
expected tonight or tomorrow.
The number OF emigrants arrived at New
York during the past year is 227,4I5 against
l9i,325 mp to the same period la t year.
Colonel X. A. Wainwright. OF the United
States ordnance corps, committed suicide at
Benicia Barracks, California, last Sunday
The South Carolina Methodist Conference
adjourned Sunday night. .t
Horace Greeley lectured in st. Louis last
night. 90
1t is rumored that the firm Of Ball, Black &
Co., New York, has failed. .e"a..'