Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-15
TELEGRAMS. &c.

At meeting Of the Union Club OF Colum
bus, Ohio, a resolution, pro 'Sosed by Attorney
General West, was adoLted, with much en-.
thusiasm, that the unioD Club OF columbus
of Maryland in the Recommendation Of Gen.
eral U. 5. Grant as their candidate for next
President. IL Et#h -'-'lF
William and Henry Crock.tt of Williamson
county, have been brought to Nashville, Tenn :
charged with the murder of Joseph Draked.
coiored, and shooting at his wife. The negroes
were employed by the Crocke,ts in making
crop. The prisoners gave bail in $1,000 for
their appearance. They are confident OF
acauittal.
meut by default was rendered in favor OF w.
5. Alley, OF New York, against the city of
Hannibal Missouri, for one hundred and eighty
thousand aoilars Tor bonds issued by Han nj,
bal in behalf Of the Pike county {Illinois)
railroad. 59 @ -,
DR.. Charles Irving, an old resident and late
major IN the lst Virginia cavalry. has been
nominated for the con venfion by the iConser-
valves OF Amelia county, Va, and John o..
Wood ward and Jacob N. Light, prominent
members OF the bar, as Conservatives IN Rock.
ingham. thf 'Nifl ,rTsE Es
mass meeting Of the Republicans at Cnes-
ter, Va, con flrmed the nomination OF Charles
II. Porter, John F. Maddox and James b.
Carter, Tor the Convention for Powhatan and
Chesterfield. The candidates made speeches,
which were received with enthusiasm.
General Sheridan arrived 1T Rochester, New
York, yesterday, and renamed about an hour.
A salute was fired and an address Of welcome
delivered by the Mayor. The general excused
himeelft from speaking. large crowd was at
The depot.
Governor Brownlow has submitted TO the
Tennessee Legislature the report Of Mr. Nc.
Elwell sent 10 Memphis to investigate the
condition OF the national bank that borro wed
the school fund. The report gives little hope
OF recovering Sieh,0Oe due.
The staging OF the new Baptist church In
nf inn a MI o.
way yesterday, prscipitating several men forty
feet, upon rocks and debris. One man was
killed, three fatally injured, and others seri-
ously.
An application will be made to the United
States Supreme Court for mandamus to COM
pei the Treasurer OF Missouri to pay the inter-
est due on certain State bonds out OF money
now in the State Treasury.
Joe Wharton was convicted at Nashville
Tenn, yesterday. in the Cri iminal Court, of an
attempt to con- nit rape some years ago. and
sentenced to the penitentisry for ten years.
Resolutions were offered in the Legislature
nation OF General Grant for the Presiden-
cy, and for the reduction of the tax on cot
ton.
A bill has been introduced into the Tennes-
see Legislature assuming the claims OF lov.
Ell citizens for property destroyed during the
war.
The number of fever interments in New
Orleans 10 six O'Clock on Sunday morning was
tnlrtY-tWo, and 70 monday m0rh1hg, thirty.
three.
The steamer General Sedgwick was fallen
In with, badly disabled, forty five miles west
OF Ship Island shoals, and towed to Calves
ton, Texas.
The fever is very savere at Victoria, Texas.
NJ ajor Lathrop, commanding the post, died on
the 9th inst, with eleven others.
The marshal OF Philadelphia yesterday sue.
ceeded in capSuring sixteen stills, most OF
which bad been secreted by the owners.
and ,,,rv for nrlao
yesterday. II is composed half OF whites and
naIf OF negroes.