Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-11
KILOGRAMS. &c.

Omcer John. Hipweli, Of the Metropolitan
police, was shot dead upon his beat 10 Broad.
way, near Third street, In Brooklyn, about 3
n'ciock on Tueeday morning. The mott ye for
the deedis unknown, and no clue is given to
M perpetraor except that q witness states
thai he saw man running awav immedia ely
ai.eI tne sho's were ired, WHO he pursued but
The Unitarian Conference opened at Syra-
cuse, N. Y, yesterday, and will probably
close to-day. 1t is expected that during the
session addresses will be delivered by the Rev
Dr. Bellows, President Hosmer, of Antioch
Coileee, the Hon. Thomas ID. Elliot. OF Massa-
ebnsetts, the Rev. Dr. Clarke, OF Boston, aud
probably Ex-Governor Andrew.
Inc funeral OF Commodore Stockton took
place at Princeton, N. j., at three o'clock yes
,erday afternoon All business was suspended.
hags displayed at halt-mast, and every MARI
Of respect shown to the disting uished dead.
Inc funeral was very large and imposing,
many OF the leading public men and officers o
the navy participating.
The steamship Asia, with European advices
TO the 3Uth of September, has arrived at Hail.
fax. AT special meeting OF the Atlantic tele-
graph Company the chairman said he antic-
pated- at n very early moment, Areat reduc-
ton in the cable tariff, probably ons- half In
nifty five days the cable earned forty six thou
sand pounds.
Rio Grande dates to the 4th instant have been
received. Cortinas has proclaimed in favor of
JuaTez, and espoused the cause of Tofia whom
JuareZ has appointed governor of famaulipas
JuareZ pronounces Canales an usurper and a
rebel to the constitutional government Of Mexi-
CO.
Four meeting gs were held in different parts of
81. Louis Tuesday night, at which members
of the Southern 10y aIist delegation smoke The
delegation has left there for Springfield, Ill,
Where demonstration is to be made at the
tomb of Lincoln.
A tornado passed over FRANKLIN. Indiana
Tuesday, prostrating the north wall of the rail
road dspot,and causing considera BILE damage in
q Snx-A
prosiration OF the wires will prevent giving
further particulars.
Primary elections in Chicago make certain
the denomination of II Ion. John Wentworth for
DAY; HIS opponent was Norman b. Judd, late
minister % Berlin. Wentworth carried :,hout
two-thirds of the delegates
Lieutenant Governor Gordon and ,uite. of
New Brunswick, arrived at Toronto. G. W.,
Tuesday. The Canadian Con federation Com
missioners are preparing 20 leave for England
The Fenian trials create little interest
There will De no election in Tennessee until
the 18th. when eight members Of the Legisla-
ture Will be elected. These ere to fill vacancies
occasioned by the expulsion OF certain mem
bers last spring.
A stranger named McCauIey was assas.
slnafed and robbed at Augusta, Georgia, on
Saturday night. John George Harley, Of Lit.
tie Rock. Ark, has been committed TO iaiI on
suspicion OF having committed the deed
Robert Martin has been arrested in New
York on suspicion Of being the murderer of
Walker, the horse trainer, at CentreyilIe He
was formerly an hostler in Walkers stable
Guns were fired yesterday at MiddIetown.
Albany, N. ,G., Syracuse, N. Y, and other
places, in honor of the Radical triumphs
General Van Wyck has been nominated for
Congress by the Republicans of Middleton, N.
Hon. George S. Boutwell, has been renomI.
mated for Congress in Massachusetts,
The members of the Social Science Associa-
tion assembled at New Haven Monday.
AFFAIRS IN ALExANDRIA.-We clip from
the Alexandria Gazette Of yesterday the fol-
lowing items:
COrpordtion Indebtedness Cancelled. Last
night, in the Board of Aldermen, MT A T.
Fleming stated, incidentally. that the finance
committee had cancelled, during the last two
days, by burning and otherwise. upwards of
S35COO Of the indebtedness of the corporatisn
as follows:-Due bills cancelled by burning
Sl2s29 81; coupons, S12,fUO; certificates or in
debtedness, S2,6lS5O; auditors warrants, 81
o50.Gl; total, S;5,G7s CT. On the lst of March
1851, there were Sl25,8OO in corporation notes
outstanding, of which amount SIOOVO have
oeen DESTROYED up to this date, leaving only
about S25.(U0 afioat. The last sales Of corpor-
anon morey-which is destroyed as soon as
collected-are quoted at 65 cents on the dollar
Lost Money FoSnd.-A man named Smith,
from the upper country, who visited this CITY
last month TO obtain contract for building a
section OF the Alexandria and Fredericksbnrg
Railroad, bringing with him $1,000, which he
linuar
In place the location of which he failed 10
remember. has been lucky enough to recover
his lost treasure. IL was found Yesterday nv
some children Of Mr.. Todd, who were scrapine
the ground near the o. 4 A. r r. depot for
old iron.
Orange and Alexandria Rdilrodd.-Some in.
curry Tor information having been made. as TO
a statement in Richmond paper, concerning
the amount of the stock OF this company held
in Baltimore, We are informed on reliable an.
thority, that the books of the company show
in Baltimore; and about three -fourths of that
amount is stock that was sold by Messrs BAR
reda & Fowle, of New York, who purchased N
before the war. from the laIe Charles Scott, Of
Lynchburg.
Rescued from Dedh.-A little bow, two or
three years of age, named Thomas Hays, whose
mother is widow, residing on the extreme
northern end of Columbus street, accidently
tell into the ice house well OF Mr. John
Laphen, in that locality, on Monday evening
last. The well contained twelve feet OF water
was rescued by young man named McNuIty,
who, at the imminent peril Of his own life,
jumped in and rescued him.
Cotton Fdctory.-Gas having been introduced
in 70 the Mount Vernon Factory, by Mr. VIM
Cogan, that establishment was brilliantly
lighted last ght, for the first time since opera
tions were resumed there, by gas from the city's
works.
Cut Out-The Alewive fisheries on the po.
tomac have ceased operations for the season.
and we learn that the amount OF oil made is
inconsiderable.
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILRoAD.-Tbe
Engineers engaged in locating the route of the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad have crossed
the Patuxent River with the survey from Anne
Arundel into Prince Georges County. at A
poIt little above 'sthe Priests Bridge, "a
Stockbolder" writes TO the Marlboro Gazette as
follows, in relation to the progress of the work.
&c.:-The lumber for the construction of the
shantes for the workmen and storehouses
and other necessary buildings, is now
at Millersville, on the Annapolis Rail-
road, and the buildings will be immediately
erected: In very few days, ground will be
broken by the grading party, and there is now
every prospect of the contractors having the
five miles Of grading. which the contract re-
quires. completed much sooner even than tney
are obliged TO do. / can see nothing likely TO
interfere with entire and Immediate success
II the adverse legislation which will be al
tempted at Annapolis this winter can be pre.
vented, and in this connection, am sorry to
near that Mr. Bowie, the President Of the road,
is being opposed for the nomination for the
Senate in Spaldng's District because of an idea
that the road will interfere with the success of
the market gardeners in that section which
supply the Washington market. Than this
there could be no greater mistake, rs there is
no.inteTest in the County winch will be more
than the gardening"
FIRE A.