Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-09
TELEGRAMS. &c.

Coionei Bingham, one OF the southern 10y
alists who was not allowed to speak at Cairo
states that the rioters at the meeting were
armed with revolvers and bowie knives. and
avowed a purpose to repeat the tragedy of
New Orleans on the slightest provocaton. The
Governors Brownlow and Hamilton, came
near meeting with frightful accident on the
way to Cairo. The train upon which they
were supposed to he was thrown off the track
against an embankment about eighty miles
soove Cairo, at two O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing, by the removal of two rails, which threw
the engine OF the track, and killed the engi-
neer and badly wopnding the fireman and four
others. Everything appears TO Indicate that 1T
was deliberate attempt to kill Brownlow
and Hamilton. The whole delegation have
arrived at ST. Louis.
partisan dispatch from New Orleans dated
Sunday says: public meeting called las
evening to refute the accusations contained in
Governor Wells recent letter, proved q perfect
bZzle there being only about ten fifteen people
present. The Times editerially states its inten.
tion to publish the report Of the military COM
mission to. morrow by the express permission
of President johnson. 1t Is stated that Gene.
raj Beauregard has been in Europe seeking
foreign assistance to support the movement
contemplated against The Government by the
secret rebel societies in the South, which are
supposed to be In league with the Knights of
the Golden Circle in the North and West. The
Times severely attacks Mayor Monroe aud
other city officials, and is evidently preparing
for change OF policy favorable to the consti.
tutional amendment.
serious disturbance occurred at Oat Is.
land, 25 miles below Memphis, on SATURDAY..
About fifty negroes armed themselves and
started out as some say, with the determine
non to slaughter all the whites they met They
first encountered Henry and Ike Turner, and
commenced firing upon them. They returned
the fire with revolyers, killing Bill Dixon. the
leader, and another man, and wounding two
or three others. The negroes then fled Henry
Turner was slightly wounded in the head
The whites in the neighborhood then armed
and started In pursuit, but after the death of
their leader the negroes scattered: throughout
the country. Parties are now in search OF
some Of the riugleaders.
The British steamer Queen Victoria foun
dered at sea on the Sd instant during the reeeut
storm in lat 80 degrees min utes, and long. 20
degrees and 80 minutes. The passengers and
crew were picked up Sunday by the brig Pom
fret, from New York, and thirty five were
transferred yest rday morning to the steamer
James Gary from Wilmington, for Baltimore,
which arrived in the Chesapeake bay yester-
day afternoon. No lives were lost. The en-.
gineer died from exposure and the mate was
washed overooard. The storm commenced on
the I'd instant and the steamer sprung leak on
the morning Of the Sd.
The steamer Evening Star, from New York
for New Orleans, foundered at sea $50 miles
east Of Tybee, with $50 passengers, and ere w
OF 50. Five OF the crew and a passenger named
Frank Gerard were saved. The boat from
the Evening Star had arrived at Fernaudina,
She left the steamer with eighteen persons in.
Guiding Captain Knapp and one lady and
child. The boat capsized nine times. On the
sixth time the captain was lost. As the Sylvan
Shore left the FernandIna a boat was reported
coming In with the purser and engineer
Four boats left the steamer as she sunk The
other two are supposed to have been swamped
A hearing against Chief Engineer Rogers, OF
the Fire Department on a charge Of incompe-
before the Common Coun ell. A petition of
citizens for his removal ha wing been present ted
after full hearing and examination of wit.
nesses, principally in regard 10 the great fire Of
July Attn, ne was fully exonerated by a unani-
nous vote OF both Boards, the evidence show
ing that it was managed as well as could have
been under the circumstances.
The steamship Hibernian from Liyerpool
has arrived at New York. There have been
freq Quent interviews at Paris between the ron
resentatives of the various European powers
and the French foreign officers relative to
Eastern affairs, especially between the French
Minister OF Foreign Affairs and representa-
tives of England and Russia. The MARQUIS
Boissy and Tom Thumbs daughter are dead.
Political excitement is increasing in Balti.
more. Some slight disturbances occurred
last night in the eastern section of the citv
pistols ware freely used, and one man severely
injured. The judges of the election held a
meeting last night and decided TO be governed
by Attorney General Randall's opinion sus-
taing the registery law. The poiice.commis.
sioners hayesworn in 400 extra police for cleo
tion day. Increasing the force to eight hun
dred.
Captain Alonzo Greenlaw. who killed young
Taylor in a recent duel. attempted to commit
suicide in Memphis Saturday morning by
shooting himself in the breast. The ball struck
a rib and glanced around, lodging In the back
and inf1icting a severe though not fatal wound.
Remorse, he says, is the cause.
The schooner ]. Waring, from New York
for Apalachicola, has put into Savannah in
distress. She threw part Of her deck.Ioad
overheard. The WarIng brought the chief en-
gineer and six of the crew Of the Evening Star,
who were picked up at sea. ---
The ship Sebsstopol, from Laguam for New
York, was abandoned at sea on the 4th inst
Her captain and crew were rescued by the
steamship Mississippi, from New Orleans, and
brought to New York, yesterday.
A well railroad man named Forbes
delirious with typhoid fever, committed sui.
eide in Indianapolis, Saturday night, by cut.
ting his throat with razor.
The ship II. Brabant, fifty six DAYS from
Bremen, with three hundred and twenty emit
grants, bound for Baltimore, arrived in Ohesa
peake Bay yesterday. All well. q
The steamer Cambria. from New York. left
Savannah Sunday for Mobile She returned
to port yesterday with her machinery dis.
abled. a .. .-e
Frank p. Blair was Saturday nominated for
the lower House Of the Missouri LegisIature re
by the Conservatives.