Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-06
KILOGRAMS. &C.

About noon yesterday an accident happened
10 the New York and washing,on through
tram while passing through West Philadel.
phpa. The engine jumped OF the track and
turned upon its siae. Two baggage cars i'm
meolately in the rear of the locomotive were
Also oveItorned. The passenger car escaped
lnynry- No passengers were hurt, but the fire.
man was KILLED and the engineer seriously in
1nreo Men were at once set to work TO clear
the track, and after short delay the train
proceeded .gF s..g -...
The steamship Persia, from Liverpool on
the 23d of September has arrived at New York
She reports the Br tish har sing as less die
eouIaging than supposed. The weekly returns
in cash OF 6,9O0p0O francs. The payment OF
the interest on Mexican rentes and obligations
due on the LIST OF October has been deferred in
consequences Of want of funds. The French
cons uIates in Peru, Chilli and Morocco ara to
be raised to the rank OF legations. The bullion
in the Bank of England increased f24s,s39.
Considerable fee ing il exhibited throughou,
Georgia on the subject of repudiation, and /
is thought an effort will be made on the meet
ing of the legislature in Noyember to relieve
Inc people from the payment of certain debts
contracted prior and during the late war. The
plea urged for repudiation is the loss of sia yes
and the failure of the crops. The amount of
property returned in the State this year is
s2O7,OC0,OO0. In ls6oit was S620, 81. III.
All the members OF the Roman Catholic
Council have arrived in Baltimore except
five bishops and one archbishop. who are ex
pected to-day. The opening cerem ,niai will
be on Sunday, for which great preparations
have been made. Archbishop J. McClosky
delivers the opening address on Sunday.
There will be pablic session on Sunday
AND Thursday, tie closing session taking place
on the 21st inst. II
"A sad tragedy occurred at Coeymans Hol-
low, near Albany. N. Y, Thursday. A man
named Joseph Palmer having eloped with The
daughter Of Archibald Stephens, wealthy
farmer, Stephens followed them. and meeting
In the honse OF q mutual friend, both drew pis.
tois and began firing at each other. Stephens
was shot dead, and Palmer was wounded. in
the head. but not so badly but that he was able
to ride on with the girl In his wagon.
The reported death Of Mexican Liberal Gen.
raj Diaz is contradicted. Consul Gudoy has
received letter from General Alyanese,
which says; General Diaz left the State OF
Guerrero In August with some troops and
went in the direction OF the State of Puebia
where four hundred 1mperiaiists Joined ms
ranks. He afterward surprised small garri-
son at the village OF felif de la Seda and then
took the road to Orizaba with two thousand
men,"
The national horse fair at Kalamazoo, Michi-
gar, closed yesterday. The $1,000 premium
vas contested for by Dexter and Patchem. and
was won by the former in three straight heats
Time 22I; 22lA, and 2.2l4. This is the
best time Dexter ever made in haI ness He
failed to obtain the additional prlzs offered TO
any horse to beat Flora Temples time of ?. fex
The Indiana State fair has been In progress
during the week. Owing to the wet weather
the display has not been as fine as at the for-
mer fairs. The mechanical and artistic de-
partments were fully represented. In the
agricultural department there was much ad-
miratiOn ex xpressed at the fine display OF cattle
especially OF sheep.
sale OF Government buildings tooK place
Thursday about one mile from Fortress Mon
roe. The buildings were about thirty in num-
Der. and were on lands owned by Hon. james
Sefar and Mr.. K. Sewell. They were prtnci.
paiiy bought by the former gentleman, except
In cases where Government employees occu-
pying them were given the privilege OF pur-
chase. l.. rF =. ~.
The, steamers South Carolina, Pampero.
Marigoid, Hybissas. Spiera. Octora, Tritonia,
and Sebago were sotd at auction at the navy
yard at New \ ork yesterday at prices varying
from $500 to S7l,0OO; the South Gasoline
brought the latter price.
Henry Twitcheli. OF Brookline, was nomi-
mated for Congress by the Union con yentiou in
the Sd district of Massachusetts yesterday.
Mr.. Rice, the present Congressman, hayins
declined a denomination. :,
The crowd at the st. Louis fair THURSDAY
vas very large, exceeding that OF any preced.
ing day. The number OF persons present was
estimated at fully $1,000 people. The receipts
al the gates amounted TO $4,000.
Charles O'Conor arrived at Fortress Monroe
from Washington yesterday morning He
went inside the fort and remained in close con
sultation with JEFF Davis all day. The pur.
port OF his visit is unknown
A telegram from London dated yesterday
says: The money mar ket is easier. ConsoIs 50 Z
Tor money. The following are the closing QUO
tations OF American securities:-Erie, SIX.
illinois Central, 76k; US Fiye-T wenties, 7OI.
committee has been appointed in San
Francisco to raise funds to erect a monument
TO the memory of the veterans Of the Califo
Hundred battalion.
The coroner's inquest held over the victims
OF the explosion on the steamer Julia ut San
Francis CO, returned the usual verdict-snobody
to blame"