Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-12-31
TELEGRAMS. &c.

A Joint committee of the Arkansas LegislS-
iur'. composed Of Colonies J. u. Fellows and
X. J. CAN'T Of the Senate, and Hons. w. w.
Reynolds and l.. l.. Gansee, OF the House, are
On their way here 10 confer with the President,
Cabinet and Congress on the su ubi iect OF the DO.
htcaI condition of the country and a proba,
oiity Of compromise Of the difficulties be
tween the Government and the South.
The senatorial question is absorbing the AT.
tention OF the Maryland press at present. The
papers Of the Eastern Shore appear TO be
nearly unanimous In opposing any repeal of
the law which declares that one OF the United
States Senators from Maryland shall al ways
be an inhabtant of the Eastern shore TINS
law, If not repealed, will prevent the election
Of Governor Swami tesucceed Mr. Crps well.
who IS The present Eastern Shore member.
Quay, OF Beaver county. the avowed Curtin
candidate for Senator from PENNSYLVANIA, is
in danger of being defeated. The friends OF
stevens are very active and confident. They
claim that their candidate is the fayorite in
every Radical county IN the State, and would
beat all competitors in popular vote, and that
his election would harmonize the party and
make IT victorious for many years
Aspecial despatch from ST. Paul, Minnesota,
says that orders have been received from
Washington to bring the chiefs of the Sisseuon
Sioux lnsians 20 Washipg gton TO make a treaty
FOR the cesslon of their lands and guarantee a
safe route over their country to Montana: Also
10 arrange for locating them on farms, and TO
guarantee peace and security to our frontier
Charles Jones and Thomas Cook were ar
rested IN New York yesterday for the murder
OF negro in Thompson street Saturday night
Ihe murder was one OF the most cold blooded
on record. Both Jones and Cook are notorious
scoundrels. The former was under arrest for
murder TWO months since, and the latter es-
capeo from Sing Sing prison two weeks ago.
In consequence of the snow blockade, there
is an accumulation OF Eastward bound freight
at points West, which the Express Line is
sending forward as rapidly as possible over
the Philadelphia and Erie route that being the
only open channel Eastward. Passengers are
also accum ulatlng in large numbers.
The gasaline and parafine manufactory of
W. *. Winchester, corner of Richards and
Delavan streets, South Brooklyn anu the Adj
loinlng oil refinerles OF James Hddson and ]
J.. Houston, were burned Saturday evening
Loss, $4,000; partially insured. Two men
were burned, IL is feared fatally
Major General j. J. Reynolds has been an
pointed 10 the command OF the Military DIS
irict OF the Rio Grande, and will proceed to
the headquarters At Browns Vile, Texas, in a
few days.
The most terrible storm ever experienced NJ
Nevada, California, occurred there on Thurs
Gay night. Large pine and oak trees We're
snapped asunaer, fences prostrated and three
bridges carried away.
The Baltimore Board OF Police Commission.
er. have Withdrawn their suit against the
old Board of Com II Issioners for false lmI,ris
menJ.
murdered In Thompson street, New York.
saturday night by a negro. The affair is
wrapped in mystery.
Eight failures of produce and retail dry
goods houses were announced in San Fran
cisco, Friday; their aggregate Liabilities
amounting to SIOO,UOO
company has been incorporated for the
manufacture OF linseed oil IN Oregon with n
capital stock OF soO0,0U0, of which ten per cent
has been paid in. 0-.,
The Marquis de Montholon. late French
Minister at Washington, with his family sailed
from New York Saturday in the steamer 81
Laurent Tor France.
Five or six suits are pending against the al
legged manufacturers OF fictitious wines in New
York.
The Newfoundland telegraph lines were
prosfrated for many miles in extent by the
terrible gale OF W Wednesday
The Placeryille railroad. California has
been mortgaged tor S2OO,OOO to Charles f. Nc
Lane for Wells, Fargo Il Go.
The Congressional excursion party left New
Orleans Saturday night.
The New Orleans riot investigating commit
tee Is taking evidence for the defence
quorum of both branches of the PennsvI
vania Legislature has arrived al HARRISBURG
There were seventy deaths in Cincinnati la
week, including four from cholera
NayipatiOn in the Ohio ri yer "a sus,,anaod