Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-19
KILOGRAMS. &c.

a dispatch from Richmond yesterday, says:
Tue Conservatives are full Of hope. Never
has there been more energy shown in a can.
xass than is now being displayed by both sides.
Each is sanguine of victory, and both are do
ing their best The moderate negroes sre dis
satisfied with the Democratic nominations.
They cay il Sturdivant and Evans were
dropped and negroes substituted, the ticket
would carry, and atorchlight a procession crown
the triumph; but as it is, they will vots for the
Hunnicutt party There is grand Hunnicutt
meeting being held in the square now, and
being addressed by him. The Conservatives
are holding meeting, and are confident" 81.
The United States authorities have seized
the Quaker Oh Refinery at Pi.tsburg, Pa.
The detective having charge OF the matter has
most successfully worked up the facts against
r. Sack and other claimants. The evidence
SHOWS more sales by one firm OF free Oil, twice
over, than the tax paid to the Giovera n en- &.
s Inc ta1 oeine twenty cents per gallon. 1t Is IS as
amount claimed is very large, and full ex-
pose will be made.
few days ago party of men called at the
residence OF Mr.. Porter, three miles from
Johnsonville, Tennessee, and enticed him OF
unoer pretence OF wishing him as witness in
trial. After they bad gone some distance
William Pierce came ont OF the pushes and
shot him dead. Pierce was afterwards arrest.
"a, ont made his escape. The remainder Of
the party are held for trial. The difficulty
originated In matters occurring during the
wsr
James Rush, aged sixty years, OF the T wen
ty fifth Ward, Phiiadelphia, engaged in ped.
ding watches, went to Camden Thursday
with five watches and, it is supposed, consid.
erable money. In the evening his dead body
was discovered in kaighnsyille, a negro set
tlement below Camden. No marks OF violence
were on the body, but he had been robbed OF
all the valuables. He had apparently died
from an apoplecnc fit.
With a view of making General Schofield
defendant in the case of mandamus, and to
exhaust all remedies under the reconstruction
act, General mboden, under advice of counsel
appealeS from the decision OF the registration
board. The commanding general, in reply,
informs him ssihat the decision of the board Of
registration is sustained"
Mr.. and Mrs Hoffmeyer, an old couple with
out children, no had been living near Orange,
New York, for forty years. were found dead in
their house On Wednesday, with their bodies
hacRed 10 pieces. young man who had been
raised from child by the old couple is sus-
pected OF having done the deed, and reward
is offered for his arrest.
A novel race. in which the pedestrian Grahin
was TO run five miles while the trotrinp horse
Captain McGowen rrotted ten miles, took MA ce
at the Mystic Park. near Boston, Thursday.
Inc man gave OUT. and was decided distancsd
on tne thlrd mile, and the horse leisurely I'm
ished his trot.
The Republicans Of Wilmington, n. o., have
nominated Gen. j. G Abbott and s. s. Ashley,
white, and 0. H. Galloway, colored, for the
convention. Some of the neg roes are dissat.
lshed hecanse there are not two of their color
on the ticket
A terrible boiler explosion occurred at pier
Is, North River. New York, yesterday, killing
TWO men and wounding five. The house cor. :.
tanning the boiler WAS demolished and the
boiler carried into the river.
Hooper G. VI an Worst has been appointed
Judge OF the Court of Common Pleas in New
York city by the Governor, vice Judge Car
doZa, reslgned. -
The railroads concentrating at Nashville.
Tenn, are endeavoring TO agree upon sstab.
llshlng union depot. N uch ir terest is felt
in the result. -,
Thirty four fever interments were reported
IN new orleans yesterday. The Howard As
socation of that city has sent fifteen nurses t :,
memphis, TO attend yellow ieverpatients
Advices from Mexico state that Santa Anna
mss been sentenced to eight years banishment.
Pcrnrlo DiaZ had the majority of votes for
President a Vera Cruz
Senator Rogers has offered resolutions in
tre tennessee Senate in favor of paying the
bonds In greenbacks. He is one OF the Oldest
ano ablest Republicans in that body. =
John +. Ames, Of Georgia had his pocket
picked yesterday at the Chattanooga depot IN
Nashville, Tenn, Of 81, ZOO.
The Tennessee Legislature was not in session
yesterday. having adjourned to attend the fair
at Franklin. p "
The metropolitan police went on duty in
Nashville, Tenn, last night.
A fire in Boston on Wednesday afternoon de.
stroyed S5o'o0O worth OF property.