Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-28
TEIEGRAMS, xc.

III sing sing prison, New York, attacked a
keeper yesterday afternoon and sndeavored TO
wrtst ms revolver from ham. He stoutly re-
sisted, attracting the attention of the other
keepers, who Immediately went To his assls-
lance In the meantime the attacked man
maFaged TO free his pistol arm. and firing AZ
ms assallan 9, killed several of them instantly.
ne other keeper fired and MORALLY wounded
thrte OF ih'm, when the balance OF the con-
vets scattered. At half past six O'Clock all
WAS quiet again. II IS said two conylcts es-
capped during Sunday night. 1t is also
porte that some of those who made a rush
last evening are still at large. The affair
caused considerable excitement, and large
crowds floOkpd 10 the scene of the disturbance
dispatch from san Francisco, dated 26th
says:-"The steamer Orizaba, from Portland
Oregon, brings 500, 300 in treasure. In the
case OF the United States, VS.. 900 baskets of
champagne, OF which Lock Il Montague Were
the claimants, Judge Field, of the T. 8. Cir
cunt Court, has reversed the decision of the
district court on the ground that the difference
between the invoice and selling prices was
improper evidence to 60 before Jury. The
case was remanded and new trial ordered
A Honolulu letter of Augusta says the mur-
deler OF Nj. II. Duvit has been captured and
confessed the murder. The ship Empress
Eugene, arrived from Manila. brings 1900
bags OF sugar, and 1,l0D bags OF coffee The
bIrk Spirit OF the Sea, arrived from Hong
Kong. brings 1O,OCO bags of rice. Mining shares
arr again declining. Legal tender. unchanged
A dispatch dated Galveston. August "a saws
that several messengers who had been sent by
JuareZ from Mexico to the Indians in Eastern
Texas TO induce them TO enter the Liberal army
as sharpshooters passed through Brownsville
yesterday The Mexican army is recruitin~
fast. The robbers who abstraCted S.3O,Uiq from
the Vera Cruz custom house were captured an d
Imm edately executed, without trial, by MAXI
millian orders. French cutter on Mon
day. was blown up by a submerged torpedo
and all on board perished either by the ex
plosiOn or by drowning. The number on board
was thirty eight.
A Kanagawa Japan letter of July l6 says
the war Of the Tycoon against Chasia had been
ended by confisCating one-thIrd of the revenue
of the latter, relieving Miu from power trans
ferring his rank to his grandson Riot. were
reported At Osaka and Yeddo, in consequence
OF the high price OF rice-abOut 05 50 Der picu
The japanese are sending large quantities of
goods TO the Paris Exposition. The Italians
HawaIians, and Danes are trying 10 effect !,
treaty with the japanese, who are ayerse 70
further engagements.
A dispatch from Buffalo states that the
British troops at Fort Erie were ordered 10
break camp on the 25tb. The troops at Harold
leave on Tuesday for Toronto. The Canadian
Government has received Information thar no
movement is contemplated by the Fenians
believe February. The cavalry which ha.
teen patrollinE the frontier has been relieved
by the gunboat Cherub and Rose
faneuil Hall, Boston, was crowded yester
day evening for grand rally and ratification
OF the Philadelphia address and declaration of
| e0.
and Judge Benz r. Curtis. Colonel Thomas
Aspinwall, and VIM. Gray were among the
vice presidents. Senator DoolittIe was the
principal spesker.
At a meeting of tbs Press Club directors OF
Philadelphia last evening the eli b rooms were
placed at the sisposal OF the representatives.
of the press from other cities during the sitt,nz
OF the Southern Convention next week
Professor John A. Porter, Of New Haven
Conn., died sunday, aged eighty three years
He was native OF CatskilI. New York and
from lsj2 10 le6i WAS professor OF chemistry a,
Y ale College.
A letter received from Mexico statss that q
pornon OF the expedition under John b Muir
roy landed safely at Sinaioa with 1900 mus
kets and six pieces of artillery, and are now
supposed 10 be with General Corona
The town of Mariposa- California wa. de.
stroyed by tre on the 18th. only five or six
houses being ssved. The loss is estimated al
Si0l,uy0.
The Hon. .. M. Roberts, president of the
secession convention. has been chosen second
Senator from Texas. The ultra Union men
voted for Roberts.
The collection of the direct tax imposed by
Congress in ie6i has been suspended in Texas
until January, lS65.
The cotton crop statements from Tsxs, con-
tnued to be generally unfayorabIe but on ths
upper Brazos the cotton is doing well