Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-24
TELEGRAMS, &c.

n sptClAl 10 the memphis AcdAdRc.e rom
Little Rock, Arkansas. says resolution passed
the House Unani ously directing the commit
tee on Federal relations to presen: memorial
20 Congress setting forth the spirit of dies pottsm
IN Arkansas: their desire for the restoration OF
B c, Union = the speedy renewal Of peace aud
confden CT, aud their willingness TO concur in
all measures to secure those results W hich are
consistent with the honor and dignity of the
State. The resolution 10 REJECT the consttu
uoDal amendment was referred TO the CON-
minse on Federal relations by vote of 81 TOT.
Judge Durell, of the United States District
Ccnrt OF Louisiana. is preparing a,writteD
opinion in reference to the duties and lurIs-
dIcton of the commissioners of the Freedmen's
Bureau. The matter has been brought TO the
notiee OF the Judge AZ the request of General
John a. Mower, who has expressed himself
AS determined TO rigidly enforce all of its pro-
visions.
The parties recently ARRESTED by the vigi-
liant detective force of the Louis vile and Nash
vile railroad, charged with having participa-
ted IN some of the recent fiagrant outrages
upon the trains and stations of that company,
are confined in the military prison in LOUIS
Vile, KY. General Thomas claiming that they
are rebel guerrillas. The rendezvous OF other
gangs have been discovered, and the robbers
arrested
The trial OF the ex rebels Carlisle, father and
son, for the murder or Lieutenant Hampton,
will take place shortly in Spence Circuit
Court, Indiana. The murder was slngularly
atrocious, Hampton being taken from his bed
and thrown into the Ohio river. The Carlisles
lived in Kentucky, opposite Hampton's resi-
dence.
About four O'Clock last Tuesday morning a
meteor, lighting the whole heavens, was seen
in the vicinity of Rome. Georgia, moving
soutbwardly. 1t appeared like a fire ball
large as the sun. 1t exploded apparently ten
miles off with a tremendous report, like that
of a forty pound cannon, that shook the earth
and made the windows rattle.
A supplement to the Federal street swindIe
has just transpIred in Boston. Chas. A Nor
rl, ub-master in Lincoln School, Twelfth
Ward, sent in his resignation TO the School
Board on Saturday last, and then suddenly
skedaddled TO parts unknown, leaving behind
forged paper to the amount OF 5000.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
have Just opened their newly completed line
(overland) to California, via Denver City,
Bridger's pass, and the overland stage route
as now travelled. This line is in addition
the old line via Fort Laramie and the South
Pass
Governor Mccormick, in his message. states
tha. the Indebtedness OF the Territory of Ari-
Zona is S20,0tO He speaks well of the mines,
but complains OF the mail service, and SAYS
there is no stage coach running in Arizona,
although the Territory has been organized
nearly three years.
The cattle diseasejs raging with great fatality
in all those counties in Kentucky wnere the
Texas cattle have been imported during the
the citizens are petltlonng the Legislature to
pass a law preventing the importation of Texas
cattle into the State.
The Galveston bulletin says, ,sditorially, that
General Ortega said, while at Galveston eH
route TO the Rio Grande that he was in constant
communication with the authorities at Wash
ington, and they were in part friendly TO his
Mexican project
churches under the charge of Rev. Or LIE
Fevre and Rev. DIR. Bullock, met last night AT
Baltimore, at the church Of the latter. TO form
a new presbytery. to be independent OF the
General Assembly of the Old School.
The Board of Supervisors OF San Francisco
have granted permission for the erection Of
monument on Union Square in honor of the
soldiers and sailors who lost their lives in the
late war.
The party of American Office who went 10
Mckee last summer with Colonels Montero
and Green, and who received commissions in
the Liberal army, have marched with Gene
raj Aranda 10 attack Durango.
A possee of citizens of Franklin, Kentucky,
discovered on Tuesday night, on the prem-
ses OF w. King, large amount of booty taken
from the passengers on the n ash willie railroad
on the night of the Sth inst
Flakes Galveston Bulletin, which supported
Governors Hamilton, Bell. and Pease. and
which is still the organ of the Union party in
Texas, comes out in distinct opposition to ami
yersal or qualified suffrage.
tram OF cars with crude petroleum took
fire on the New York and Erie railroad on
Tuesday near Adrain Twelve cars were en-
tirely destroyed.
Tue second annual meeting oi the Baltimore
Association for the moral and educational i'm
provement of colored people was held last
evening at the new Assembly Rooms, in that
city.
have been in the Green-riyer country, in Ken
lucky. Similar discoveries have been made
in Owen and Shelby counties.
II is belle we'd that the commission appointed
II
will report in favor Of the removal of the state
capitol from Frankfort to Louisville.
A college is to be built in New Albany Ind,
by the Freedmen's Aid Society for the educa-
tion of colored students. The building is to be
large, and will cost $50 900.
AdmirafRsphael Semmes late of the rebel
navy, has accepted the chair OF professor OF
moral philosophy and English literature In
the Louisiana State Seminary.
An active interest is manifested n railroad
enterprises in Kentucky. No less than a dozen
different lines are projected. and all with a
fair prospect OF OF being built.
The heaviest and best tobacco crop of any
grown in Kentucky for the past seven years is
the crop of the present season.
James Mack. the m murderer Of Alfred Smith,
OFT Royal artillery, was hung IN Montreal
yesterday.
The Canadian Government is directing its
attention to the rearing and eQ upping of the
volunteer batteries Of the Province.
There is d movement on foot TO induce the
pIoprietors OF The democrat Cairo, lllinois) 10
remove that journal to Chicago.
The southern counties of Indiana are IN
tested with numerous gangs of horse thieves
safe blowers, and petty robbers of all kinds.
In Lawrence county, Indiana. company
of young men has been organized and will go
TO Mexico and Join the Liberals under j Juarez
The New York Chamber of Commerce, re.
commend the abolishment of the Government
tax on cotton.
Thursday was observed as day OF fasting
and prayer in Georgia.
The hog cholera is doing great damage in H.
linois.
They have ghost in Chicago.
A SON SHOT BY HIS FATHKR-A terrible
tragedy occurred last Sunday in Clay county,
Illinois. young man-one of the chiv1lry-
taught TO sleep upon his revolver, was making
too free display OF a pair Of them in the pres
ence OF his father, who had just returned from
ah,,va yss Fu%, L.,