Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-09
TELEGRANS, &C.

The cars were thrown OF the track about vo
O'Clock yesterday morning, three and a half
miles from Franklin, XIV. by a band of robbers
numbering ten or twelve men. The engine
turned over twice down an embankment OF
thirty feet. The Adams Express messenger
narrowly escaped being burned to death.
After robbing passengers Of &2.5o0 in money
and watches the robbers left in an eas!erly d.
rection. They were blackeued and otherwise
disguised so as 10 prevent being recognized. A
band of men went in pursuit.
The shoe business of Lynn Massachusetts,
- unusually dull. even for this season of the
wear, and II is said that sc yerai thousand work
men have already lett the city for their homes;
ana otners, II is believed, will soon follow
them. Many Of the workmen reside IN differ
ent parts OF the State, some in New Hampshire
and aine, and others in Canada. Probably
nalithe citizens OF Lynn engaged in this bust
ness are ont of work at the present time. Bet.
ter times, however, are looked for at the close
Of the month. T
The Toronto Leader of yesterday editorially
says indications in the case OF the condemned
Fenians look toward leniency. The Globe has
dispatches from Montreal, saying il is under
STOOD the Government AT n late Cabinet meet
Ing resolved 70 commu te the sentence of Lynch
and Mcmahon. Three men named Bell, Fiani.
gan, and Wells, confined in the old Jail since
June last. on the charge of FenianIsm, We're
released from custody. The grand Jury ig-
noIed the bills against them.
The steamer Florida arrived al New York
yesterday from Havre. She had twenty nine
deaths on her voyage from cholera. There are
nVe patients on board Who Will be transferred
TO the Illinois. The Florida is chartered by
the French Government TO go to Vera Cruz fol
troops. She merely touched at New York to
land passengers.
NulcanIte company of Boston, and d. =.
White of Charlestown, dentist, an Injunction
was yesterday granted in the United States
Circuit Court, restra ming said White on pain
ms nf hQr k,ta
as the base Of artificial teeth.
Judge Caldwell of Texas, a member of the
second Philadelphia convention. made a
speech at Anderson, by special appointment,
during the session of the court, urging the ex-
tension of suffrage to negroes, and denouncing
rebels and the rebellion
ltis stated that the bonds of the Irish Rspub-
hc that were issued in Massachusetts are being
collected by law firm in Boston. and that the
parties who issued them will be held RESPONSE
BILE for so doing before the courts of the State.
The Macon (Georgia) Telegraph records the
departure of some two hundred and fifty emi-
grants for Liberia. from that city, on Wednes-
day last, who propose settling in the town OF
Greenville, IN the colored Republic.
The Rev. Samuel G.. Brown, professor at
yarmouth College, was unanimously elected
President OF Hamilton College, at a meeting of
the Board OF Trustees OF the Institution held In
Utica, N. Y.
The Great Republic. the pioneer steamer in
the San Francisco, China and Japan line, was
largest modern steamship ever built in the
United States.
The typhus fever has broken ont in a malig-
nant form in one OF the charitable Institutions
on Manhattan Island. N. Y =, and fourteen Sc
we're cases have been removed to the eyer hos
pital within a few days.
Albert NJ Van Kleck, for five wears post
master OF Poughkeepsie, N. Y, fell in an apo
piectic mt on Main street Tuesday night, and
died in a few hours afterward.
m
liam Markham, containing six large stores
were destroyed by fire in Augusta, Georgia
Tuesday.
Ont of twenty two odd thousand votes cast
in the eighth New York District for Congress
gressional candidates, Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton received eight.
Letters from Juarez announce the arrival at
Chihuahua Of sixty American officers, who
would be assigned service in the Liberal army
Cotton accounts continue favorable All the
crops spared by the worms and rain will be
gathered.
1t is stated the next Panama steamer from
san Francisco will carry II We thousand sacks
of wheat TO New York.
One hundred and forty delegates are present
at the Colored Convention at Indianapolis, In
di.p