Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-02-09
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Orders have been received in North Carolina
disseminating the Military District of VIII
mington. Brevet Brig. Gen. Goff commanding
goes TO his regiment, the 37th colored regiment
with his headquarters at SmIthyiIIe. Tne
military post retained at Wilmington is gar
risohed by four companies OF the 27th Michigan
regiment, Captain Puritor senior officer But
three regiments of infanty are remaining in the
State, tive coloTed and one white. 1t is thought
mat department witt be merged into the De-
partment of Virginia and South Carolina
Breyet Lieutenant Colonel Braddie, of the
v: Z. Assumed command Of the department
OF the freedmen's Bureau, in North Carolina,
on the 7th instant, relieving MAJOR
Myckersham, absent on a leave. MAJOR
WyeKersham has been a very successful and
popular officer. Lieutenant Lukens, of the
3Gth Y. ;. colored troous and lately ordnance
omcer, wilmington district, has been placed in
close arrest under guard, charged with malap-
Pneh.9n h9 OF public funds. Lieutensnt Lukens
nas nad the disposition of a large amount of
public property, including the remains OF the
fayetteyille Arsenal, recently sold at auction
under his'direction. On the inspection of his
accounts, summarily made the v disclosed facts
not aitogether satisfactory, hence his arrest
The Democratic State Convention assembled
at Hartford, Conn, Wednesday. Full dele
cations were present from all parts OF the State
The Convention was the largest held for manv
years. Hon. Thomas III. Bond presided Hon
James .. English, OF New Haven, was nomi-
mated for Governor by acclamation as was also
Ephraim l.. Hyde, OF Stafford, for Lieutenant
nv
the following nominations: For Secretary 0f
State, Jessee Olney, Of Stratford; for treasurer
Heman H. Barbour, OF Hartford; for comptrol-
Ter, Thomas II. Kings bury, OF Franklin MT
English being in the city, was waited upon nv
the committee and escorted to the hall where
he addressed the convention accepting the
nomination. The resolutions adopted by the
convention endorsed the restoration policy of
President johnson.
brutal murder was committed on Tuesday
evening about six o'clock, at a place called Joe
Wilson's Tavern, about two miles out of Utica
n. Y, on the Minden turnpike road and inst
IN the edge Of Herkmer county. The mur-
dered mans name was Campbell. He was
abont thirty-five years Of age, and leaves n
wife and a child four years OF age. The mur-
der was committed by five young men. Ali of
whom are under arrest i'm the Utica isil The
murdered man was driven from his house and
his skull broken with clubs. He died in about
nIteen minutes. The names OF those arrested
for the murder are Asa Fuller Hal Davis
John Vance, Charles Vance. and William
butcher. They are to be held in the Utica iaiI
until demanded by the authorities of HerkImar
county. Mr.. Campbell was driven from his
house by his assailants, and beaten almost 10
death IN presence of his wife. Previous TO the
murder the fellows had beaten two men and
stolen two horses and sleigh.
Late adviees from Japan state that the mis-.
sion OF ;he Ministers Of the Unite1 States,
Great Britain, France and Holland, 70 demand
the opening OF Heoga, the chief port OF the In
land Sea, has been successful. The Mikado
has ratified the treaties entered into between
the Tycoon and foreign Governments admit
ing Japan into comfy with other nations All
internal troubles caused by the presence of
foreigners ceased AZ once, and even quarreIs
between the Tycoon aud Ohasshir We're rem
dered easy OF settlement. The real power
OF the Tycoon is now acknowledged through
out Japan.
The first mate and one seaman the only
survivors Of the British bark Jerry, from Liver
pool for Savannah, wrecked off Cape Hatteras
on the 4th instant, have arrived at the latter
city. One man, his wife and child. passen.
gers, and the captain and a crew of sixteen
were lost The two men who Were saved
were were picked up by pilot-boat and
sorted cargo, Of two hundred and sixty.fiye
tons burden.
Somewhat OF a feud exists in New Orleans
between the civil and military authorizes andi
is understood that the matter has been referred |
10 Washington. 1t is all about the conduct of
the Mayor of the city. Public opinion sides |
with Gen. Candy, whose conduct meets with
general approval.
train from Mount Clair, on the Bloomfield |
railroad, ran off the track at a bridge yester
day. One passen ger car was broken 70 pieces
in consequence of the bridge being rotten. and
a man named Wilton Holt, OF Mount Clair.
was killed, and five were severely injured.
The regular ticket was victorious. at New
bern, n. G., yesterday at the city election, by
a majority of fifty two. The contest was warm |
and exciting, and the largest vote ever known
there was polled. Trains have been running
American flags flying, and the victors are jubi- |
lant
The resolutions which passed the Maryland
HouSe of Delegates the 7th instant en-.
dOrsing the policy of President johnson, were |
taken up in the Senate, yesterday, and passed |
by vote of ayes 19, nays 5.
The bark Geo. ). Hart has arrived at Sa- |
vannah, bringing the crew of the steamer /
William, which was abandoned at sea on the |
2Oth Of January,
The trial of G. Il. Lamar, Jr.. on the charge
OF completely with his uncle, q. b. Lamar to
embeZzle Government cotton, has been COM
menced before a military commission.
The Montreal and Toronto papers e.press
satisfaction that the provisional delegates have
not accepted the terms proposed for the CON /
tin uatiOn Of the reciprocity treaty