Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-04-28
TELEGRAMN, ke.

IkLE0faAhSs &c.
A telegram from New Orleans saws that n ftaen
thousand dollars were realized by the Wash
ington Artillery bail gaonday night for its dis
abled members. The New York Steamer Com
pany claim SO, ,0C0 damages for the removal of
The levee enclosures by order of the city au-
tho-ites. The city tas employed Major Clin-
ton, OF General Cauoys staff, 10 defend the
SUIT. The cotton seed on hand has been found
10 be universally detective, and IL must be re-
planted. There are fears of general overflow
az Morganzia, the levee threatening a crevasse
Parties have been sent to close the ST. Ber-
na-d crevasse. But little sugar can be- planted
in the Teche country for want OF seed. The
God Fellows ofNew Orleans celebrated then
foFty-seYenfh anniversary Thursday, by a
regular procession and address. The obstruc-
tons of live oak in the harbor are being cut
out. The Opelousas Railroad Company are
prepared TO bulld their road TO New Iberia.
The telegraph line 10 Houston. Texas, is pro-
crossing. The closing of the Bouliguy ere
vase cost $4,000 No attempt will be made
10 close the crevasses above. Efforts are being
made to save the Morganzia grand levee. The
water Is rising in the Red and MissIssippI
rivers. The Methodist Conference has
elected four bishops: Weightman, of
Georgia; McCheyne of Louisiana: Doggett. of
Virginia; and Marvin of Missouri. All are
learned men, and the choice was nearly unani-
mo1s. The custom receipts at New Orleans
for April up 70 the 18th instant, inclusive.
amour to half a million in gold
Thursday afternoon Judge Ballard, Of the
u. ,. District Court, Louisville, issued an
order for the arrest Of General ]. c. DAVIS for
interfering with the course of public Justice in
olsoSeytng the writ OF ia6eds corpus in the case
OF lsham Henderson. Marshal Msriwether
was resisted by Davis in attempting 10 enforce
the order. The order against Davis is returna-
Die IN MAY. Attachments We're also made
against Major Generals George II. Thomas r.
w. Johnson, General w. ID. Whipple, provost
marshal OF Tennessee. returnable at the next
regular term. Separate attachments have
been ordered te be issued against General
and hpntpn1nr II
resisting the U. =. marshal in the discharge of
ms duty. Bail was endorsed on each writ
MARSHAL MerIwether has notified The President
OF lhe present position of affairs. MIR. Hender-
son was taken 10 Nashville last night by order
OF General Davis, Notwithstanding the VII;
tssned by Judge Ballard for his prosecution
before the u. -. Court. The court-martiaI i'm
the case of Isham Henderson assembled al
Nashville, Tenn, Thursday. Colonel W H
Coyle, Judge advocate OF Kentucky. appeared
As Mr.. Henderson's counsel. by permission OF
General Thomas. Colonel Coyle objected 10 a
member OF the court martial. as having formed
an opinion adverse to the accused The defence
not being ready TO proceed, the court adjourned
till Friday.
A store was entered in Augusta, Georgia, on
Sunday night. and large Herring safe stolen
carried of on trucks, and broken open outside
the city. and 500 in gold extracted The
Duncan trial has again been resumed in Sa-
yannah. The examination OF witnesses for the
defence is now progressing. HIS counsel at
tempted TO relieve him OH a writ OF Adbeas cor
pas, but the court overruIed H. The Georgia
Baptist Convention is in session in Macon IL
is well attended. The proceedings so far are
unImportant A board of trade has been or
ganiZed in Montgomery. Admiral Semmes has
arrived at his home in Mobile. G.. G.. CLAY is
expected home this week. The prominent
candidates for president OF the Mobile a nd
Ohio railroad are General Jeseph r. Johnson
and Milton Brown. 1t is the general opinion
that General johnson will BE- elected TO the
Office.
William II. Grace, a Feniau organizer and \
captain in the late Eastport expedition. has
arrived at Portsmouth, n. H. from Portland
on his way home. He says the expadItiop
would have been a success had General Kill
liam been sustained. He considers O'AIahony
an imbecile and a fraud on the public and
says the only hope of success now is in sup-
porting Roberts and Sweeney. He has told the
circle here to send no more money % Union
Square.
The largest sale OF Government property
ever held at Fortress Monroe takes place MAY
,, At Camp Hamilton, under the direction Of
colonel A. Z. Blunt assistant quarterraster
Ihe list of articles comprises large amount
OF Trans sporlatlon material, such as hospital
army, and spring wagons, carts. &c and car
pentRrs' and blacksrnIths' tools Office desks
anchors, and all kinds of quarternasters'
stores.
The Government is about to remove large
part OF the negro population from Roanoke
Island 10 the interior Of North Carolina.
whence they came. Il large steamer has lef.
Newbern for that purpose They will be dis
rlbuted all over the State so that they NAV
more readily obtain emf 'oyment The same
disposition Will be made of the negroes IN camp
near Newbern.
The flag Of the Ist Maryland regiment, pre-
sented TO the regiment during the war by the
loyal Mary FLANDERS residin~ in California. was
yesterday, AT Annapolis, formally presented to
the State by General kenly, who first com
manded the regiment Governor Swami re.
ceiyed the flags in behalf of the State Flo
quent speeches Were made, and the occasion
was one of much interest
DIR. BIssel reports that there have been no
more admissions OF cholera patients to the hos
p!tal ship in New York harbor since the ias;
report. There have been three more deaths