Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-13
,TELEGRAMS. sc,

A con vention of millers and -four merchants
was held in st. Louis Wednesday. Delegates
from Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois. and Mis-
souri were present. The object of the ccnYen-
lion to torn az .a ios 5
ferent parts Of the country, and other inforna- :
ton valuable to the trade, in order 10 protect
themselves against the false reports Of the
country. $50 E.r as ...,,
A collision occurred Thursday evening on
the Chicago and St. Louis road, two miles
north Of Gardiner, in Grundy county. between
An express passenger train going sou'h and a
freight train coming north. Ore passenger
was instantly killed. and the baggage master
fatally injured 1.-THE Baggage and express
cars, with their contents, and one coach, were
burned Two engines were demolished and
several passengers slightly injured. 5t5o
The Lower California Company has organ
ICED under a New York charter, ,electing W.
G.. Fargo, preaident; William r. Trayers,
treas nrer, and George Wilkes, secretary. Gen.
JohnaA. Logan. hes accepted the position OF
governor of the company and superintendent
Of colon ization, and will soon proceed to the
Peninsnlaof Lower California. .EF
refused to salutsH. M. S. Aurora at Quebec, b as
arrived at Montreal, and declined TO salute the
Wolverine, and 10 detained there, waiting the
permission OF the Executive to proceed to the
United States. Commodore Harwood is on
board the Haze.
Two furniture manufactures and several
buiidings were destroyed by fire at Evans
Vile, Indiana, on Wednesday. Michael Nc
Glnntse, q workman, was burned to death, and
three other men and q woman were badly
burned. Loss, S35,Q00. sr
The steamers Yellow Stone and q. W. Ora.
ham, Just returned from the upper Missouri
and laid mp at st. Louis, were burued Wednes.
day. The Yellow Stone was valued At S3O, 600;
insured for $4,000. The Graham was valued
at S25, 600, and insured for S15,00O
Information was received at Charleston, s.
g., yesterday afternoon. that the steamboat p.
E. Bell had been capsized by q squall in Wac.
camow river, on the 5th instant, and seven
persons drowned, including Captain Garrison,
L. w. Daggett, lady, and four negroes.
Sir J. s. Mcdonald, Premier Of the govern.
undertaken TO form Ministry. The effect OF
this appointment will Be to divide the REFORM
party, Mcdonald being moderate reformer
Tho next quarterly session OF the Grand Di.
vision Sons OF Temperance will be held at
Saratoga, commencing on Wednesday. the Oath
instant
Regulations were issued yesterday by com
mand Of Gen. Schofleld. establishing quaran
tine at Hampton Roads during the summer
months.
The Hon. NJ. Cauchon has failed to form a
government for the province Of G uebec, Cana
da, and the Hon. Mr.. Cheavau has been assign :
ed the task.
Judge Monck in Canada, has condemned one
Moria to pay 81 Zoo damages for seductng his
cousin, the case being OF very atrocsus char.
acter.
St Louis was never in better sanitary con.
dition and the n mortality list smaller than at
this time Of the year.
The yacht John T. Ford, from Baltimore for
Paris. has arrived at Halifax, N. s., in distress
She will proceed on Tuesday next.
Two registers OF Washington fTexas) dis i.
trict were shot I uesday, and badly wounded.