Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-06
TELEGRAAIS. &C.

at neadQ u0rters In CRaIieston, .. C.s ana 1or-
mslly relieved General Sickles. He was re.
Sickles in his farewell orders, commends the
zeal and fidelity of his suoordinates, officers
and troops General Canby's first order sim
ply announces that he has assumed command.
names his staff OH GERS, and continues in force
for the present all existing orders: General
81 kles sails for New York on Saturday on
the steamer Manhattan. he pm publishes ..a in the
Grdnt in justification Of his course, which ap-
peared in yesterdays STAR
Reports from the Sea Island crop are dis
couraging South Carolina coast reports state
that the rain and worms have made great
havoc in the cotton crop. Georgia coast re-
ports state that the worm has only appeared
on two islands. The other islands expect
fair crop. The estimate OF the island crop last
week was $4,000 bales. This week it is only
interior are good. Fair crops are expected of
uplande. s.iu Eisf't #'
A despatch from Key West says that the
Steamer George Cronweli, from New Orleans
for New York, with cotton, &c, was lost off
Indian Key on the Sd inst. She broke her shaft
to the sea, which caused her TO sink. Her pas
sengers, thirty. three In all. were saved. Her
master hopes to save the vessel by aid Of the
stern pump.
General Grant. in reply to Pope's letters to the
able white man in the South approves Of the
military bills as constitutional, right, just or
desirable: The uncandh accept the conai-
tiOns and the candid reject them. Meme ap-
prove: all despise them. [what odds does 1t
make what Mr. Hill thirks.]
Colonel F. b. SHEPHERD, who was shot at the
Mount Vernon arsenal in Mobile. afew weeks
since, by Captain Shaft, of the United States
army, died there YESTERDAY from the effects of
the wound. Captai Shaft has been on trial
a
The examination was concluded yesterday,
but the finding has not yet been promul.
gated.
Late advices from St. Domingo state that
Cabral had been offered the presidency of Hayti
by various towns which has risen against Sal
nave. The Office had not been certainly &C.
cepted, but Cabral Is said to be on the from.
tiers. 1t was currently reported that Salnave
was fugitive, and the object of tho proposition
seemed to be union of Hayti and St. Domin-
60.
Peter Baxter, native Of Denmark, aged 80.
hung himself in Cincinnati on Tuesday night
because his infant child, aged six weeks was
pronounced in dying condition by physician
who was attending it for cholera infantum:
The child expired Wednesday morning, and
the father and child were buried together.
An Omaha despatch says 1s0 OF the Butte and
Sioux Indians, under the chief Iron Shell.
have left the hostile camp of Red Oloud, and
come to the North Platte and placed them
selves under the protection OF the Govern
ment. Eight men were recently killed and
scalped on the Big Sandy.
The fever in Galveston, Texas, is abating
somewhat The deaths on Wednesday were
nineteen. Gen. Grfn's only child IS dead.
Dr.. Rowe, late medical director, is dead.
Lieutenant Garret'on. district quartermas-
ter, taken with fever. Only one staff officer ON
duty.
Three children. under ten years of age, named
Margaret Durgan, Mary Ann Neardon and
Alice Martin, were killed Tuesday afternoon,
near Neponset, Mass, while attempting to
run across the track Of the Old Colony railroad
IN front OF an approaching train.
At large and enthusiastic meeting OF the
Union Republican Pennsylvania State Cen
tral Committee held in Pittsburg yesterday,
resolutions were unanimously adopted endors-
ing Stanton, Grant, Sheridan and Sickies.
The Tobacco Association OF ST. Louis have
elected Blk delegates to the National Tobacco
Convention to be held at tCleyeland on the 18th
instant.
Eight hundred thousand dollars in gold
dust arrived in st. Louis Wednesday, from
Montana. This is the largest consignment ever
received here at one time. 80
There were forty -four yellow fever deaths in
New Orleans in the twenty four hours ending
at O'Clock yesterday morning.
A grand reception will be rendered McCoole
the pugilist, on his arrival at ST. LOUIS to-
ddy,