Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-27
TELEGRANS, Ac.

AID ice ton. The rupture between himself aud
the french government being complete he has
lett Mexico in the hands OF BaZ1ine ana Gas
teinsu. Ihe latter of whom is understood 10
have fnH authority rom Napoleon 10 super
sede the marshal himself, If necessary. The
iafe Emperor left Vera Cruz on Thursday.
and may be expected at Havana. on has way 20
Europe, on Monday or Tuesday next. The
OF the M-Xicans at finding the
q question of their future remItted absolutely I'D
negotiations between France and the United
States is general, an confined to no party. All
The preparations for embarking the French
troops have been summarIiy suspended.
The South Carolina Legislature met last
night The Governors message will be read
TO day. He strongly opposes the constitu-
tiohal amendment, recommends the passage of
the homestead law. and the adoption OF means
To discourage the emigration of negroes, and
provide for the subsistence OF ind gent blacks
He thinks the experiment of tree labor no. n
failure. and says the grain crop is unusually
short, and not enough cotton has been ia sed in
many districts 20 huy bread. The debt OF the
state, exclusive of he war debt. IS S5,2J0,OC1.
A committee of the members OF the Msry-
land legislature waited on Governor Swami
Saturday night. The conference was private
bat ~ seems now conceded that no special
session VIII occur uGtIi after the next regular
session, which commences on January 10 and
lass only eighty days. Some difference OF
sen iment exists As to the wisdom OF this ac-
ton.
The New York Tribupe-s special frprn Nash
vile says: A half dozen franchise bills have
passed first reading iA the House. All Of
them embrace in their provisions cOlored sut-
rage aHd two OF them The universal amnesty
feature. II IS now generally thought that a
bill guaran teeing qualified suffrage Will be-
come law, bnt present indications suggest
strong doubts "a to The success of the amnesty
doctrine.
The Hamlin Brothers, Sprfual iugglers,
advertised to perform in New Haven. Conn
Friday evening, but failed 10 meet their en-
cagement They swindled the newspapers,
printers. ho'els, ana everybody with whom
they DEALT, and borrowed money when they
conld. Colonel Harry GILES, alias Hollins,
pretended to be the agent of the concern.
special TO The y. Y. Herald, dated Toronto,
November 26, says the Rev. J. A. Allan
preached last evening in the Episcopal Cathe-
dTal at Kingston 10 "A large audience IN favor
OF annexation To the United States Alss that
a meeting is called TO meet in Montreal to dis
cnss the henefit 10 he derived from annexation,
which the people of the lower provinces
greatly derre.
The examination of HELEN and Bahcock,
charged with being concerned in the Lord
bond robbery, was continued in New York
Yesterday. 1t appears two hundred thousand
dollars or the bonds We're recovered some
months ago.
The Neptune line OF steamers, running d.
rect between New York and Boston, has been
purchased by the Metropolitan Steamship
Company, of New \ ork, who take possession
on the lst OF December. The price paid was
S.0N.GCO.
In The Georgia Senate a hill was ntrod need
repeating the law prohibiting aliens from
owning real estate. Tine House passed llI
granting aid 10 the airline railroads. II also
passed a bill prohibiting railroads and steam
boats from running on Sunday.
TIE longest despatch Transmitted over The
Atlantic telegraph cable was sent SUNDAY by a
Government official OF the United States -
Of it,
continent of Europe. IL contained over five
thousand words.
Two squares between Lawrence and War
rem sfree's, Mobile, containing from thirty 10
forty buildings, Were hurned Sunday morning
The probable losS'is ~lnhOCu, which wa partly
covered by insurance.
a destructive fire occurred in Selma. Ala.
Sunday night. The loss by the cOnfiagratlon
is estimated at over Sio0,C0O.
The Ontario, the pioneer OF the proposed
Boston and Liverpool steamship line. was
successfully launched Saturday at Newbury-
port She is a thoroughly built first-class
stPamsh hip, OF about 5000 tons.
Dehon, Clarke Il Bridges, one OF the larges,
OF the New York provision houses. failed FRI
day. Their Liabilities are over half million
dollars.
Judge Whiting. before whom ex- Street Com
missioner Cornell, of New York. was to have
been examined, announces the withdra wal of
the charges against him.
At a meeting of the Republican Southern
Association in New YORK yesterday it was re-
solved to meet in Washington. December 3, and
TO remain in session until Congress adjourned
Mr.. James Johnson. one of the remaining
veterans of 1912. died Saturday at his residence
in Winchester, Massachusetts aged eighty.fye
years.
AT the town election in Hartford, Connect
cnt. yesterday the Republicans elected their
entire ticket by majOrites ranging from "a to
l96. The vote was light on both sides.
The new ieute TO Norfolk from philadelphia,
via Philadelphia. Wilmington and Baltimore
and Delaware railroads, was formally opened
yesterday.
The annual conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South still continues in ses-
sion in Norfolk, and Its labors it Is thought
will consume the greater part of the week
RistOri made her first appearance yesterday
evening at the Holiday street Theatre, Balti-
more, and WAS received with great applause
An ice gorge formed az Hastings. on the Mis-.
sissippi on Saturday. Boats will continue 10
run below that point for some days vet.
Large whales in Hampton Roads yesterday
A large number of Illicit distiileries were
seized in Brooklyn Sunday.