Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-05
TELEGRAMS. &C.

TELEGRAMS. &C.
The following dispatch, received at New
York yesterday is believed to be the frs, in
stance In which any message was sent from
mo ocean to Europe and thence to America
"ON BOARD STEAMSHIP GRxAr EASTERN.
Atlantic Oceou, Sept &.-D. H. Craig General
Agent OF the Associated Press, New York:
we have just received telegrams from London
saying there is aserious outbreak in Canada.
Please advise me accuraely by cable, via
Hearts Content and Valencia, in regard TO the
same. We expect to arrive at Hearts Content
0r Saturday. All is going we'll r So
An extract from an Official cosy of the con-
vention, completed June 25th, between the
United States, France, Holland, and Japan
gives the duties on certain articles of import
as follows: Candles. 2 boos-25 cents; hides,
boo-sO cents per 100 caties; quicksilver, ooos
per 100 eaies; salt fish, "A cents per 100 caties;
grain, Hour, and meal, duty free. The export
Of flour and wheat is prohibited. Tea pays an
export dIty of boos-50 cents per 100 caties;
rags, 12 cents; cotton, Soos-25 cents, Duty
on the sale Of steamers to the Japanese, 3
boos per tun, and on sailing vessels boo per
tun The bonded warehouse regulations are
on liberal, scale and the charges are moderate.
A shooting afiray occurred at Cohoes, N. Y.
Sunday morning at an early hour, by winch
two men, named John Daily and John Dom
nelly. were severely wounded. Daily is not
expected to live. The affair was lhe result of
an attack made on the house of John Mahan,
OF Cohoes. by party OF six roughs, on Satur-
day night Thomas Fitzpatrick was found in
an insensible condition at the foot of q ledge
OF rock, near Cohoes, where he had either fal.
len and injured himself, or was robbed and
then thrown down. He was returning from a
picnic when the affair occurred. He was
alive at last accounts, but will not recover.
Adyices from Texas evince much complain
of the reports Of General Kiddo to General
Howard Of III treatment Of the freedmen. The
false. and doubts If they were really made as
reported. The defeat of Hon. John Hancock
for u. s. Senator from Texas was ewing TO an
accusation against him in the conservative
caucus, by Major Langley OF Gen. Canby's
staff that Judge Hancock sought, while a
Union refugee, the post of brigadier general in
the United states army for the purpose of
leading an invasion OF Texas.
About fifty Indians commenced an attack ON
our Deer Greek Station, about ninety miles
west Of Laramie, on the Platte river At the
junction Of the old South pass and the new
Montana Powder rIver roads. The fort was
destroyed and the telegraph line cut. The
ONCE, which was outside OF the fort was not
injured. The operator and his assistants took
to the hills, and have not been found vet The
same party attacked a train of Mormon emil
grants At Wagon Mound, and captured ninety
head OF stock, besides killing several head
A dispatch frsm Galveston, dated the 3d
inst, says:-ssThe steamer J. W. Everman,
from Brazos, with hides, has called and Will
sail for New York on the 4th. General Wal.
lace had gone to Monterey to find market for
the arms taken out on the Everman. A por-
tion OF them had been sent to Tampico Cor
tinas proclaims himself Governor of Tamauli-
pas. Affairs were unsettled. The steamer
General Sheridan was at Brazos waiting or
ders from her owners"
Great indignation is manifested in Ottaw
among the Canadians. at the recent escape OF
Head Centre Murphy and his confederates. 1t
Is asked. what use there is in keeping the other
remains in prison any longer. now that the
leaders have escaped Arms and munitions
OF war are being smuggled into the province
by the Fenians. Considerable discontent still
prevails among the militia, ann II is said that
except those under orders, no more troops
will be despatched frem England
Senator Hendricks addressed a large and en-.
thusiastic meeting of Conservatives at New
castle, Henry county, Indiana Saturday even.
ing. significant tact is, that the meeting was
presided over by Miles Murphy, wealthy
and influential Republican OF Henry county
This detection of NJ urphy will be sad blow TO
the Radicals OF that county. Major M L.
Bundy, heretofore a violent Republican, was
chairman ofthe Committee on Resolutions
The mass meeting Of the Conservatives a
Martinsburg, Morgan county, Indiana, Satur-
day, partook OF the nature OF a camp meeting
Fifteen hundred wagons came in procession
from different sections. At least fifteen thou
sand persons were present s. H. Bnskirk
Captain Lord, and others addressed the meet
ing.
Harry Ward has been nominated BY the Con.
gressional Convention in Covington, Ken
lucky, TO fill the unexpired term Of Green Clay
Smith, resigned. For the Second District the
Hon. John L. Cook has nominated: for the
Fourth District, John Welsh; and for the
Twenty forth District the Hon. William
Montgomery.
General Baldy recorder Of the military COM
mission investigating the late New Orleans
riots, is out in a card denying the authenticity
OF a recent telegram to the New York Times
setting forth the conclusions of the commits
SION, and adding that no reports have been
made as yet, either written or decided or, and
that the statement in the Times is merely the
coniectures Of its correspondent.
On Sunday, the conservative members of
toe Rev. Nr. Alexander's congregation at Fin.
ton, ST. Louis county, Mo appeared in their
pews armed to the teeth, caused by threats
against Alexander for not taking the test oath.
The SCI Y ices were quiet. r
The elections in the Louisiana parishes nm.
represented in the convention OF 1864 are IN
dersiood to be progressing. Governor ~EHfIss
says he will have reliable returns in thte c6f fsI
Of fifteen days. WsI t535ls {
The city election in Wilming gtohI USlaware
took place yesterday. Valentine. Union "a. >.
didate for mayor. and the whole Union ticker
were elected by increased rdaj0fiffes, fs5SS
By request Of Governor sFfeftf2ef. IA ssdeff1
Hancock has sent foEfSlfegusafdi6 Indepen-
dence, Mo, to keep SateTHedI Ihnah az haIekAk a a
order and tine Yi!iHa ffYs ppsesn YihaEaw. .sa
THE RADICAL COHyENTION.,n1