Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-21
TELEGRAMS. &c.

The sheriff of Obion county, Tennessee, con.
firms the murder Of two deputy sheriffs OF that
county, by the same inhuman fend who as.
sassinated Senator Case. The murdered men
were staunch Unionists, and the murderer a
returned guerrilla The awful tragedy wac
the elimination Of q bitter political feud
which has existed since the war. There is con-
siderable feeling on the U bject, and the Legis.
lature Will not be likely to mince matters in
passing stringent 10y al militia bill.
A new gold field has been discovered in the
Weddin Mountains, about two hundred and
eighty miles from Sydney. New South Wales,
winch the Government cflcItls state will give
employment to large number of persons for
three or four years. The sinking is about
nifty feet through hard soil, and the holes bot
per dish. Z
Advices from Valparaiso TO December 10
givea confirmation of the rumor tha4Chili has
refused the mediation OF Ensland and France
IN the Spanish question. The South American
congress is 10 meet At Lima, an all the re-
puolics that have not given in their adhesion
70 the league are 10 be invited. The bark re-
cumseh, with sixty cannon for the Valpa
paralso Notifications, l. ad arrived.
The Denver Net0S learns from an exploring
party which recently aseended Colorado river
that that stream rs navigabIe to the mouth of
GTeen rIyer, which is IN the boundaries of
Colorado. lhe vessel used by the exploring
party was large enough 10 have carried four
such boats as that used by Lieutenant Ives
When ne explored the river.
The Journal, of st. Hyacinth, Canada, saws
''The Irish, like the French Canadians, have
many reasons for detestIng England II "a
time the Irish and French Canadians shon!d
show the English that they are not des ,rous of
the maintenance of Irish power on this con-
tnent. The happiess day for us will be when
we are freed therefrom forever"
Trouble has occurred in South Caroline. On.
poslte Savannah, Ga, with the negroes and
the United States troops are there to prese-va
order. Nc actual collision has occurred vet
1t is reported that two to three hundred ne
groes are under arms TO resist ejectment from
a plantation.
The imports at Montreal, Canada, last wear
amounted to S29,OO0,OO0, and the xports to s..
5C0,GO0. The increase in the value of imrorts
over the previous year was SIQ,OUO,OOO The
quantity of four exported TO the States was
10000 bbls., against 10000 bbls. for the pre-
yious year. b
The Senatorial campaign in Kansas il tho
most exciting ever known. The Pacific Rail-
rord Company have combir ed with Blair To
defeat the Republicans. The prospects are
that two Radicals will be elected The Iegis1
lature will do nothing until the contest is over
The fact that twenty -one vessels, containing
6O,HO bales OF cotton. are detained at the bar
oeioW NewOrleans, for want of water, is Gre
ating considerable stir. Vigorous measures
viii now be taken TO deepen the channel
An explosion occurred at Billiards. mill in
Chlckasaw county, Miss, killing a son OF Mr.
Bullard, person named Sykes and a coIored
man Another person was scalded it is feared
fatally
Lima advIces to the 2Sth December sta te thar
an attempt to assassinate the President v-as
made on the night of the 2Uth December m
Callao The shot passed through his sleeve
The assassin, Chilian, has not been arrested
The Missouri Legislature has passed reso
Intions approving the stationing OF troops I'm
Lafayette county. The report that more
troops were sent to Lafayette county is contra
die ed. .-
We have Oregon dates to the 1eth Of Januarv.
Gold has been struck at the celebrated gold
lead-workmen having succeeded in cleaning
out the old tunnel.
The ballot for United States Senator at
Frankfort, KY, Saturday, res alted as follows:
Powell, AS Speed, IL; Davis, 10.
The Salt Lake Videte reports the massacre
ofnine men in Southern Utah, on the eighth
inst, by the Indians. - .
The tobacco men of St. Louis send delega-
tion 20 the tobacco convention of manufac-
lures TO be held here, February
. The st. Lawrence river is rising, and there
is great danger of Its flooding the city of Mon
treal. ''I'.s. ... --- -