Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-16
TELFGRAMS. &C.

hio IL ande news through Galveston papers
Of the 18th inst. report the complete roat of
rs cooado and Treripo under the walls Of
Mon'er,y by General Mejia, W no imme diately
thtrsafter started n di vision for Matsmoros.
private letter confirms this defeat, and states
that M'jia has occupied Monterey, and that
from the demonstrations made on the 9th aad
10th instants ~ Coruuas and Corala fight pr
the possession of Maiamoros would take place
on the 10th. II has b-en currently repor ed in
New Orleans for two days toat General Sneri-
dan has information that MaXimilian has com
pleted h's preparations, to follow the EN-
press"
In pursuance with orders issued by the At
terney General Of the United States. with the
concurrence of tie Secretary OF War, District
Attorney Dart gives instructions to General
barry commanding, to turo over the arms
seIZed by the Fenlans In Bu ffalo and at other
points within the military district upon the
giving Of a bond in double the value of the
arms that they shall not be used in violation OF
the neutrality laws. 1t is said by the Fenians
that the arms will be sold TO Santa Anna. p.
y. Boy and F. b. Gallagher signed the bond.
The grand jury made a presentment 10 the
U. :. court yesterday upon local topics. tex.
presses the hope that the national Congress
will dispassiopately consider the state of the
country, and direct its efforts to full restora-
ton of The Union, removing or modifying all
disqualifyipg acts. They also advert to the
case Of Davis, and urge his speedy trial or re-
lease on bail, as matter of justice and hu-
manity.
RIO Janeiro correspondence. dated Septem-
Der, 2, says: "A conference was held on the
eighteenth of August by the commanding Of
ficers of the allied army and navy engaged in
war against Paraguay, and il was determined
to attack ForIs Cnrupaity and Humaita stimuli
taneously with the whole Of their land and
naval forces. The issue of Sf.0O0OO0 worth Of
bonds was authorized by the Brazilian House
of Delegates"
A dispatch from Quebec, Canada, yesterday.
states:-A moderate computation places the
number of houses destroyed by the fire at 25OO
and the loss OF real property from two millions
and a half to three millions of dollars The
number of persons rendered houseless is esti-
mated at 1900 The body Of man burned TO
a crisp was dragged out of a house in ST. San
veur street. He could not be identified.
The deputy health officer in New York re-
commends removing cholera patients from the
floating hospital to some better place The
storm was so severe that IL has been impossible
to bury the dead. He thinks all the patients
would recover if the ship was in a favorable
place. A boat and three men, with ten dead
bodies, was sent TO land a day or two ago, and
1t has not since been heard Of
General ID. Z. Osband, formerly Of Chicago,
ell-known cavalry leader in the late war.
died at hts plantation in Mississippi on the ith
ins tant, OF brain fever. His disease was IN
duced by over-exertion in attending to ne
groes of his plantations: thirtv-eight or forty
four In his employ having been attacked with
The schooner sarah Evans, from Tampa
Bay for New York was spoken by the schoon-
er ). p. James, from Corpus Christi, Sunday
fifteen miles T.. SE from Cape Henry, disabled;
both masts gone. and trying TO make Hampton
Roads with jury mast rigged. The guRboat
Lenapee has gone to her assistance.
The regatta Oft Patapsco Navy took place
in Baltimore yesterday. The first race, barges
was won by the Zephyr" of the Zephyr club
The second race, outriggers, for the champion
ship of the Patapsco Navy, was won by the
whisper" of the Ariel club.
A cable telegram Of yesterday says:-The
London money market Is slightly firmer Con-
soils s9h. The following are the prices of
American securities; Eive-twenties FOX, Erie
share 49h, Illinois Central 7sk.
Ohicial returns from forty and unoffic icial
from twenty six of the sixty.six counties in
Pennsylvania place the majority for Geary at
16,26l.
Parliament has assembled aud settled the
school question are to be circulated through
the British provinces.
The duty on imports collected at the port of
Montreal for the last three months amounts TO
S1,50O,OOO being an increase of S35OOOO over the
same period In 1865.
The baseball match in New York Yesterday
between the Atlantics and the Athletics re.
suited in victory for the former by a score Of
- TO L..
The lstorm has prevailed all along the coast
according to all accounts, and Intelligence of
numerous marine disasters is expected.
The members Of the Plenary Council of the
Roman Catholic Church, were photographed
in Baltimore yesterday.
naturalization papers emitting them to vote at
the approaching election In New York
cargo of rifles arrived Saturday morning
by the steamer Archilles at Montreal.