Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-02
TELEGR ANS. &c.

The Calloa correspondent of the Panama
"a -onicie writes, July 10, that an attempt had
been made by a man named Vitrie to assassin
ate Don Garcia Moreno, the eX- Pres ident CS
Ecuador, and the Minister PlenIpotentiary C<
that Republic, on hi. arrival At Lima, on his
way 10 the scene Of his official duties. The
ey- President WAS wounded, but not danger
onsiy, and the assassin WAS arrested. Ii APP
Pesrs that at some anterior period. when MO
reno was President, the brother of Eitris COM
mrs ed some offence for which he was shot,
ann IN the spirit of revenge the prisoner had
Aen ured TO take the lise of the man whom he
supposed was the cause OF his brothers death.
The Minister OF Justice has ordered yo0ng
frie 10 he tried for the Oh.nce-the Peru Wan
GopcrnmeRt becoming the prosecutor in the
case
The Peruvian So uadroH ia shCrtly expected
SAIL under Admiral Tu cker, formerly of the z
y navy. but latterly IN the Confederate ser
wee; rms officer has been engaged by Prado
Tor the purpose of conducting the operations
OF The allied fleet: and II the Peruvian anS
ChiliaGl officers will but fight under the COM
mand of a foreigner. we may expect great
oefcs- The admiral is gone south 10 meet the
squadron: and as he was in the service of the
United States for nearly thirty years. some-
thing ~ )re than words may be expected from
him.
Newsfrom Jamaic ca to the l4th announces
that the action OF Governor Eyre had been sus-
tained by the investigation made OF his con-
duet, and a Il stimonial was to be prevented
aim PRIOR TO his departure for England on the
3th her Evolutionary movement had
taken place in Hayu. at GonaIves AID Aux
'Nys, headed by General Salnare. but il was
expected tn Government troops would put il
do%n.
dispatches from Austin, Texas state tha. J
H. &iel. Secretary OF State, has been noiEsd
by the President THAI the Legislature VIII be
permitted 10 assemble on the 9TH of Augus,; and
also = al Governor Throckmorton will be in
augGrated soon after. 1t il also reported .bat
as SOON as the President is notified, orders Will
n - A. L he rs nStp of
Enent 10 the elected authorities.
The election foy President OF the RenuhlIc OF
Chill took place on the 25th and 2Gth OF last
month, aAd was conducted with some amount
of spirit. The ofncial returns have not been
received, hnt theres no doubt npou One point
and that IS Jose Joaquin Perez is the next
next President of Chill.
The arrival OF the Siias Grpenman, the first
ship that ever came here from Siam. has
cansed drffi cuIties in the custom. house IN San
Francisco, the officials there claiming ten per
cent. additional duties en- the cargo. because
there j. no reciprocity treaty between this
country and siam.
The Spanish fleet have e. last been heard
from Alter their 'grand victory AT CaIlao
they parted company, TWO OF them having been
seen of Cape Horn. route tor .Montavideo.
The rest are at Tahiti repairing at the French
naval station.
The prisoners condemned to death by a mill
tary commission. and whose recent mysterious
removal from Castle Picknsy occasiGaed much
speculation, were sent to the Dry TortHgas for
life, by order OF the President, who thus com.
muted their sentences.
Official returns from the recent election I'm
Kern county, California, show Democratic
majority OF 1S1
General Fitz Henry Warren, L. :. Minister
TO Guatemala, accompanied by his son, Master
FRANK warren, had arrived At the capital.
Fifteen cases and six deaths in New York,
and eighteen cases and ii We deaths IN Rrooklyu,
from cholera, yesterday reported.