Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-31
TELEGRAMS, re.

The registration so far for the approaching
election In Tennessee. foots up total Of near
~ s0,Ue, including $500 colored voters, or
about shree. eiehthe Of the whole vote The
fuil coiored vote will not be pollsd, however,
owing 10 intimidation and threats of violence
and oiecharge from work The preparations
In Nashville against disturbance are IN pro-
Rress I Ihree companies OF u, S, infantry and
one Of cavalry, win detachmen. of STATE
uoopF, will be stationed In the city within
supporting stance of the polls. The Mayor
men, and an effort is making to have him Sc
lect half the number from the Rspu o,lcans
General Schofield is aoout to issue an order
giving directions to the Boards OF registration
to reconvene at the earliest possible moment
for the purpose Of completing registration
Power Will be given to sub. district command
ers and military commissioners to act as presi
dents OF board. Sub. district commanders will
be required TO recommend all officers to fiiI
vacancies, who will be required 10 take the
oath commonly called the iron clad Recon-
mendations for judicial Offices will be sent 10
Governor for his recommendation. All others
will be cent direct to military headquarters.
A dispatch from Richmond says that yester
day afternoon, whilst a colored meeting was
being addressed by a colored man named
Giyerne, white man named Driscol, who. il
was charged, had disturbed the meeting, was
set upon and dreaafully beaten. He was
rescued by the police, who were followed by
the negroes, TO the number of thousand TO
the station house. Driscol had pistol, which
the negroes asserted he had attempted TO use
in the meeting.
The Grand Trunk Railroad employees
while holding a pic mic Saturday, near Mon
treal, Were attacked by a party OF 70 wdies from
0riffentown. The riot act was read and the
volunteers called ont, and the roughs were
woman was shot through the shoulder, and
Is in very precarious condition. A number
OF arrests have been made.
In Baltimore yesterday morning, q man
named Geo. Harran, aged about thirty-f,
years, residing at "a Centre Market Space,
butcher knike, and then drew the knife across
his own throat, from which he died almost In
stantiy. The woman 10 supposed to be NOR
taiiy wounded The cause was domestic in
felicity.
In Philadelphia, yesterday afternoon, the
wharf on the Delaware river. at the foot OF
Almond street, covered with hogsheads of
sugar and molasses, gave way, letting into
deep water one hundred and twenty hogs.
heads, valued at $4,000. Three mea were
drowned. Their bodies have not been recoy-
cred.
The trial Of speed yesterday afternoon At
the Riverside Riding Park, at Brighton, near
Boston, between the celebrated trottine hcrse
Dexter and Brown George with a trottiug
mate, for purse OF 5,GuO was won by DeY
ter, in three straight heats. Time, 22lx, aI9,
The term of Sheriff Carew, Of Charleston. 8
c., having expired, General Sickles has an.
pointed W. S. HASTE TO succeed him. Mr.
HASTE ID AN old citizen, bat Northern man
by birth, and until recently was president OF
the Charleston Board Of Trade.
The contractors Of the ST. Paul and CHICAGO
railway have been notified to commence the
work on that part of the line between St Paul
and Winona. 1t 10 to be completed in one year
T ID. Crozat, the register Of births and
deaths in New Orleans, was reno ved yeeter-
day by Governor Flanders. Seryen A. Tarre,
q coiered veteran Of 1919, has been appointed
Recent Intelligence from Rosersyille and
Knoxville, Tennessee, show that the report.
OF the riots at those places were greatly exag-
gerated.
The drst bale Of new cotton for this season
was received on Monday in Savannah. Ga
from Florida by Messrs. r. W. Lewis & Co
II 10 OF a very inferior grade.
fire in Cairo ILL.,, Monday morning, de-
stroyed nine buildings on the OHIO Leyee
Loss $4,000.