Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-31
TELEGRAMS. kc.
botn houses OF the New Jersey Legislature
adjourned yesterday over to Monday next. No

Dom houses OF the New jersey Legislature
ADJOURNED yesterday over to Monday next Nc
action Whatever has been taken on the SEN
atorial question. The Republican paper in
Trenton opens sharply on Senator Scoyel for
voung not to go into JOINT meeting. Doubts
are ieIt everywhere as to the probability of a
are James NJ. Scoyel and Alexander q. OatteII.
OF Camden Senator Ludlow, OF Cumberland
county, who offered the resolution to go into a
joint meeting In the Senate on Thursday, says
the recently published dispatch in regard to
the vote IN that house on the resolution 10 go
INTO JOINT meeting TO elect ". :. Senator is
hkely 10 lead 10 mistake on that subject, and
explains that the vete was ten in favor of the
Iesoiutlon and nine against ii, and the resolu-
ticn was lost because of 4 previous one w hich
had been passed by Mr.. Scovel voting with the
democrats 10 make majority of the whole
Observation-Disclosures 10 pass the reso-
luton. The ten votes given in favor of going
into joint meeting comprised all the members
elected as Republicans excepting Mr.. Scovel,
who voted with the Democrats against it.
Another destructive fire has visited Olean,
n. Y. The flames were discovered Thursday
morning about three o'clock, issuing from the
rear OF the Olean House barns and the livery
stable OF John King, and, before assistance
could be had, both these structures were given
up to the deyouring element. The Olean
House barn contained fourteen horses, elev ven
of which belonged to guests of the house and
three to the pToprietors. The barn was filled
with hay and grain, loaded wagons and carria-
Ets ue lose 10 Jennings brOtnerS, DrOpretOrS
of the Olean House, is not less than s., 900.
There is no insurance. Others having teams
and carriages IT the barn lose from five to
eight thousand dollars. A pedler's wagon
just located at Cuba, with Yankee notions
medicines, &c, belonging to Messrs. Crosley
d Co, of Cuba, valued with its contents at
$780, was burned, together with a very valu-
able team worth al least 5000. There was no
insurance.
Trade in Galveston, Texas, is dull, and the
demand for merchandise is falling off, The
cattle business is very lively. Steamers are
engaged many trips ahead. The newspapers
are advertising the Texas and Kansas railroad
very enthusiastically, claiming that it will
place ST. Louis within thirty hours travel of
Galveston.
The Oil refinery OF Messrs. Bedell, Lyon, &
20, on Railroad avenue, in Newark, N. j.,
was totally consumed by fire Thursday morn
ing. Mr.. Lyon was burned TO death; his body
was taken from the ruins completely charred.
Miss Brandreth, passer-by, was badly in
jured by the explosion.
Workmen have been busily at work since the
Cincinnati fire removing the ruins of the
Opera House. About fifty thousand dollars
worth Of front wall VIII be saved. Seven fire.
proof safes belonging to Adams Express
Company, have been recovered from the ruins,
with their contents uninlured
The Evicnity of Sullivan, Moultrie county,
Illinois, was visited by a terrible tornado on
the 29th instant, causing great destruction to
properly. wenty houses were entirely de-
molIshed, and several persons injured.
The steamer Constitution sailed from San
Francisco yesterday with 81, 393, ,34S in treasure,
of which sum S3,094,59i is for New York
Hon. Cornelius Cole, u. S. Senator elect is a
passenger.
Business in New Orleans is lively, and the
demand for Western produce active. Crowds
Of people are constantly arriving. The de.
tectlye force has been abolished in that city.
A fire occurred Wednesday night on Seneca
street, in Buffalo n. Y, by which the confec-
tonery store OF G.. A. van Slyck was con.
siderably damaged. 1t was fully insured
A fire al Lebanon, Indiana, DESTROYED prom.
erty amounting TO $4,000.
Four inches Of snow fell at Chicago on
Tuesday night.