Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-11
TELEGRAMS, Ae.

The contract in progress Of negotiating for
some time between the Atlantic and Great
Western Railroad Company and Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad company has been
hnaily agreed upon. 1t goes into effect i'm
medlafeiy. 1t provides for the laying of mar
row gauge upon the Atlantic and Great Wes-
tern railroad to Cincinnati, Cleveland and
other Wastern cities, and also the immediate
construction OF line of narrow gauge railroad
tnrough Clarion, Jefferson, Centre, Union. and
northumberland counties, 10 connect the Great
western with the Cattawissa railroad, thus
forming, by means of the road, and the Phila-
delphia and Reading road, a coEtin Hons line on
narrow gauge railroad from all the great
cities of the West TO Philadelphia and New
York. One of the immediate results OF this
contract will be the establishment of line of
steamships between Philadelphia and England,
for building equipment toward which the two
companies have agreed to contribute half the
amountnecessary.
The New York Congress of the Fenian
brotherhood yesterday rescinded the action of
the Philadelphia Convention and abolished the
Senate, and re-established the old system
COLONEL . Mahony has been sustained with the
title of Head Centre, with the authority TO ap-
point his own cabinet of five members The
Centres of the several States are appointed
Inc advisory committee of the convention sus-
tanned Colonel O'Mahony and B iDoran Klilian
IN their conduct of affairs. Kfllian will re-
main Secretary of the Treasury. The official
proceedings will be published after the ad-
Journment, and furnished TO all the circles
DAY, but came too late, and will not now be
recognized by the Convention. From tse re-
port OF the Committee on Finance, it appears
mat there are but thirty thousand dollars in
the treasury. The receipts from October to
January were over one hundred aud forty
seven thousand dollars, Of which sum ali
but the above has been expended.
Three persons, implicated in the robbery of
the Adams Express Company. on board the
train from New York to Boston, have been
captured. They were tracked by Mr.. Sanford,
(agent,) and some private detectives acting
under his orders. Two of the parties Were ar
rested at Norwalk, Conn.,. and the other in a
low mouse in New York city. Nearly three
lourths OF the money was found in the latter's
possession. The whole amount taken from the
safe did not exceed s55O,OOO. According to
later accounts the whole amount of money
recovered from the Adams Express robbers is
S25o,OO0, and four men have been put under ar
rest.
The Virginia Legislature elected a State
Treasurer and Auditor yesterday. John s.
calvert, who was Treasurer before the war
J. smith, the present incumbent who was
appointed by Governor Pierpoint
Rev: Mr.. Fisher, one of the most eminent di
vines in Kentucky, had his skull fractured by
nsenslble ever since. A consultation of ply
slclans yesterday afternoon reported no hopes
OF his recovery. No clue to his assassins
A heavy gale has prevailed off the New
England coast, preventing the departure of
Boston steamers. Several wrecks have oc-
curred off Cape Cod.
The collectors of Internal revenue at Louis
Vile yesterday seized two hundred and fifty
seven boxes OF cigars from New York, because
OF fraudulent stamps being on them.
The ice in the Delaware river is still heavy.
but several steamers succeeded in reaching
Philadelphia yesterday.
The Ohio Legislature has agreed to elect a
United States Senator on the 18th inst.