Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-05-09
TELEGRAMS, &c.

faeturers, and contractors was held at St
Louis yesterday. They adopted a resolution
opposing the ght- nour ystem, declaring that
tnty VIII OF employ or sub-let their work TO
any one VINO will Dot work ten hours, and en-
pioy their men oy the ten hour rule. They
also agreed not TO have men who belonged 10
socienes Organized for the purpose of inter-
feTing with free will OF master mechanics or
men me employ committee was appointed
10 organize permanent society of master
mechanics, contractors, and manufacturers,
10 project freedom OF labor and mechanical
interests
The fret race at Memphis, Tenn, Yesterday,
was Single dash of \ miles, for which Moilie
Austin and Local were entered. Tae former
won me race. Time, min. 50 y sec. For the
second race there were four reniered--Cleburn,
Kin smaster, knighihood ahc johnson. Mile
meats, the best three in five, which was won by
Rlhf master. TIme-frst heat, min. 81 Il sec;
second heat, min. 81 Il sec; third heat, min.
56A sec.
A fire broke out at Memphis yesterday morn
ing in the billiard. room of The navy-yard
buildings occupied by the 10th infantry as a
barracks. Colonel Swayne, commanding.
and his wife narrowly escaped with their
lives. His niece. Mary EnRis, was SO badly
burned that her life 10 despsired Of Private
Charles Smith was killed by a box of ammu-
milton falling on him. The loss is fully $4,000
Hon. Elijah Hise, just elected to Congress
from the Sd district of Kentucky, by an almost
unanimous vote, committed suicide yesterday
afternoon by blowing his brains out with a
pistol. He left a note saying the present
state Of the country and his ad vanced age pre-
cluded his doing his country any good, and
he sought relief in death.
A party Of men, numbering about thirty.
took Thomas Gebhart out OF Taylor county
Jail, Kentucky, and hung him TO a tree. The
Iynchers gave as a reason for their summarv
proceedings thatGebhart was a mu derer and
pest 10 society, and that ne would probably
escape the law if tried.
Previous TO the sailing of the steamer Cuba
fer Liverpool, from Boston yesterday, MIR.
Lloyd Garrison, who departed on her, was
presented with S2V, 900 by his friends as a token
Of esteem and acknowledged Of life long
services In anti-slayery cause. 1t is proposed
TO increase the amount TO $500, 600
council with several Arapahoe chiefs
held at Fort Dodge on the 2sth ultlmo, re.
suited in favor of peace, and promise on the
part of the Indians to return twenty five
mules taken by them. The Kiowas below the
Arkansas manifest restless and defiant at
ttude.
The plants supporting the derrick used in
taking down the walls Of the LIndelI House
at st. Louis, gave way yesterday. Four men
were precIpitated from the fifth story one of
whom was killed. one fatally wounded and
the other badly nurt.
The failure of Watts, Crane Il Co in New
York, produce some depression, and the bears
are in the ascendant. The losses by the fail
ure will be widely eistribu ted, falling mainly
on the banks and Southern firms.
A committee OF the Union League OF PhIla-
delphia is now in New York 10 arrange with
the Union League of that city for co. opera
ton between the two clubs in questions of
national importance.
Alta meeting OF the Tara circle of Fepians.
Ia Cleveland, Ohio, that BODY repudiated the
acts OF the mob in the late outrage ON the
British schooner Elk, denying that il was per-
petratea by Fenians
Mrs. Benuet, residing at No. 81 Elliot street
m Wa hnrn
by an explosion of camphene, in an indiscrete
attempt to light fire in q cooking stove
A Cabinet council will be held in MontraaI
on Enday, at which all the MiRIsters now in
the country will be present, ncluding Cartier,
who Is on board the HISTORIAN.
The hurricane of Sunday night and Monday
caused hve crevasses below New Orleans
Inc IN rice crops and orange trees are mostly
destroyed. Great distress is reported
A large warehouse IN Norfolk used for st,r-
ing building material and naval stores, was
entirely destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
The greater part OF the plantations south OF
Memphis, on the Mississippi, are oyerfiowed
and the planters are in a starving condition.
The Frederick Republican uominates Judpe
Bond as the Republican candidate for the next
Governor of Maryland.
The number OF steamboat arrivals at St.
Louis for the year ending yesterday, 362O:
tonnage, l.520,3SI.
Hon. Samuel Marshal, Congressman from
the l1th district, died al his residence in Nc.
Leansboro, Ill, a few days ago.
Engineer officers have commenced preIimi-
nary operations In regard to the fortificatiops
at Longuenil Canada.
1t Is announced that the Hon John Rose
will be Lieutenant Governor of New Bruns.
wick.
Two suicides occurred in New Orleans.
Tuesday A third was attempted.