Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-07-12
THE EVENING STAR.

- IL we may Judge from the tone ofTthe
81 Louis press, there is much feeling In that
ay in regard TO the sale Of the Southwest
road, which some parties estimate 10 be worth
eight millions of dollars, was offered for SALE
Gen. Fremont sent in q bid OF one million
three hundret and fifty thousand dollars.
Freeman Co., OF New Y ERIK, offered in their
bid thirteen hundred and fifcy thousand dol
lars, and said they were willing 70 increase
their bid 20 TWO million, but Gov Fletcher re-
fused 70 receive their bids, and gave the award
TO Fremont. 1t is said that one Of the Com
mlssloners refuses 10 sign the bill OF sale on
me ground that fraud has been practiced in
The matter. g..
The Pruesians have not been Careless wit
Desses of the great struggle in America The
organization Of their army shows that its ad-
mlnistrators have eagerly noted all the results
of modern science and advanced civilization
which the contest between the Federals and
COnfederates called into the service of war.
Orders and rersrts are no longer con we'd
tardily by aides de camp or orderlies; they are
flashed from corps 10 corps along the wires of
the telegraph, TOR to each headq uarters a field
telegraph division is attached. which. as soon
as headquarters are established, connects the
temporary bureau of the chief of the staff with
the nearest permanent telegraph station.
DISCOVERY IN GoLD-Some children
playing near Augusta, Georgia, on the Sd
foupo lump Of gold weighing eleven ounces
IN ravine, and several smaller Jumps were
packed up in the vicinity. On the Sd three
more humps, weighing respectively thirteen
hine and eight ounces, Were found In the same
place by the owner of the land. They are
perfectly solid, and pure gold throughout.
Regular digg,ng will commence to-day. Ten
thousand dollars has been offered for one acre
ara refused The affair creates much excite
uent.
DISTRESS IN AusTRIA-A letter from y,en.
IA says the de tails OF the distrs SIS pre- failing i'm
Hungary and generally In tn EASTERN pro-
Nlness OF Austria are truly heartbreaking. Iu
me Bukayina. especially, misery drives the
lnhatItants 10 the very last eAtremities. parents
cEerlng 70 sell their children. that the little
ones should Lot die of hunger. Numerous
cases OF THE kind are reported.
sSGenerai Fisk sent recently corporal and
a squad OF troop 20 JACKSON County,
Tennessee, 20 hDerate a colore1 bow
ahout IL wears old, whom n white man per
sisted IN holding in slavery. This man main
faIns Thar, since the abolition OF the Freed
mems Courts, slavery has teen restored IN
Tennessee.
e. negro girl attempted 20 poison the fam
bfy Of Nj T.. VI. Powers in Richmond, on
wednesday. She put arsenic N the coffee, but
1t vas discovered IN time 10 prevent harm.
~A very green cOuntryman len: a nice
young man IN Troy seventy five dollars sun
III be went around the corner get a $500 note
changed" Greeny thinks ~ very doubtful if
Troy contained thatmuch small change, as the
young man has evidently gone elsewhere for
u A theatre agent in Portland having very
politely sent pc cage of tickets 20 the Off &c
OF ZIon's Advocate, tha edi o rec iprocated the
attention by sending the whole troupe a stand
ing invitation 10 the Baptist prayer meeting.
@Two policemen, says the Buffalo Com
merclal, Were dismissed from the force Of that
city Thursday by the Commissioners. They
are charged with eating brown sugar on heir
stray terI es.
~Tne late storms in Ohio and Michigan
were destructive to newly sborn sheep: thirty
10 nifty thousand are rsr orted 10 have persisted
Nothing Int sheer Dert sslty can Justify their
owners Tor leaving the sheep out without their
coats.
~Trouble exists in the great Immigration
party which left Minnesota for Idaho about a
month ago. under command of Captain Fiske
consisting Of 80 wagons. The party broke
mp near Fort Wadsworth. a portion refusing
10 recognize the authority OF Fiske A tram Of
90 started on under another leader.
- Mrs. Catherine McCann, of Brooklyn,
N \. was italy shot, Friday night, by her
seven-year old granddaughter, VINO had re.
eeived from the old lady loaded pistol as a
playtsing.
ga swindler recently visited the Female
college IN Baltimore, engaged 10 place his
eister IN me institution. paiu the fees with a
$3OO forged check. received $50 in change and
then changed his base of operations.
ga couples of typos. who ought to have
had more sense, fought a duel near Memphis
recently. lady was the trouble
MI. Washington was crowned with snow
last Friday.