Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-23
TELE0RAMS. &c.


A despatch from Fort Laramie yesterday
says:-rhe Indians have surreun ded fifteen
men at Spring Greek, about fifteen miles from
Mud Springs. They ran of Cade Il Donald
sons heard Of cattle on he 20tk inst. These,
doubtless, are the same Indians who drove of
the Government heard at Fort Laramie q few
days ago. The weather 10 intensely cold, and
pursuit will net be aitem pted. Unless this
thieving is stopped soon all the stock in the
country will be driven of.
The Patrie of the Sth says that besides the
iron. n.clads Magnet, Flandre, and Magnanine
which have sailed from Cherbourg and Tou-
Ion, the steamers Bayard, Fontepoy, Souve-
rain, Marsena, Novarin, Vile de Lyon, and
Vile de Bordeaux, armed transports, have
departed for the Gulf CT Mexico, and that the
last ships OF the fleet are on the point OF de-
parture. Marshal Bazaine will have all the
troops concentrated at Vera Cruz about th 9
18th OF February.
The ship Oneida, from Calcutta, was cut
through by floating ice in New Yorx haroor
yesterday morning. She was beached win
eleven feet of water il her hold. The bar X
George l.. Hunt, from Havana, has arrived
with most OF her crew badly frost bitten The
crews OF the ship Samuel Russell and brig
Blue wave were also frosted. The Blue Wave
left Kingston on the 1th, and fell in with ths
Geo. f. Maltby at sea in a sinking condition.
Lieutenant Eghert alcott, who shot private
King, OF The United States infantry, at Fortress
Monroe, some time since, has been put under
arrest 10 await the action of the m Iitary al =
thorItes at Washington upon the report Of to 4
board OF inquiry appointed by Brigadier Gen
ef3l Burton, commander Of the fortress. A
negro who was implicated in the murder has
Also been placed under arrest.
In the Nevada Legislature Monday the
House appointed committee to inyestigate
the alleged charges OF corruption during the
senatorial contest. The Senate passed a bill
authorizing the sale Of S3Gl,OOO in State bonds
bearing one and quarter per cent. interest
per month.
meeting 10 celebrate the passage Of the
suffrage act for the District OF Columbia was
held at Cooper institute, New York, Monday.
Addresses were delivered by Edmund Gilbert,
Revs. s. Garnet, Cheever, and others. The
attendance was small.
A fatal ARRAY occurred at Hampton a few
days since between two colored men who
quarrelled about trif1e. One was instantly
killed by pistol shot, and the other taken in :
to custody
Jacob Jones has been committed to jail at
Harrisburg, Pennsylva 10 answer for kill
ing Benjamin Moore, (both cOlored,) Inc coro-
ner's Jury having brought in verdict charging
him with the crime.
The crew Of the British ship Britain mutt
MED, in Boston harbor, on Saturday. The
harbor police were called upon, and soon per-
suaded the refractory mariners 10 obey their
officers.
The custom. house receipts for last week at
Galveston. Texas, are the largest ever known
at ID dt tO S3Z,ott, nearly tlrpe-
ffths as much as New Orleans, and abou one
third as much as for the year 1860.
Two old ladies, named Kinsley and Camp-
bell aged 90 and 20 years, were murdered at
their house at Young's Corner, Maine, Sunday
night No arrests have been made.
The reason for sending force OF police 10
SherbrOke. Canada, recently, was the informa-
tion received from Washington of an intended
raid on the banks by the Fenians.
Thomas Carney, convicted OF Eenianism, IN
Canada, has been nten ced to be hung on tn q
18th of March. George ]. Matthews has been
discharged.
On Friday an explosion occurred az the eas,
end of the Hoosiek Tunnel. A man named
Dennis Kref was killed and three or four
others injured.
John Morton, an insane man ~ Saratoga
Springs, on Sunday, fatally shot Michael
O'Neil.
There will be about four hundred Canadian
exhibitors represented in the Paris Exposi.
ton
The Snider English rifles for the troops a.
Ottawa, Canada, have arrived, and will be
tested this week.