Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-02
THE EVENING STAR
TELEGRAlIS, &c.

Governor Flanders, OF Louisiana, has issued
\ proclamation repudiatiDg all connection with
those Who have been attempting 20 procure a
bill from Congress granting aid 70 build the
ievses. he says any aud all persons claiming
% art bv StR-e authority in this matter assume
powers 'hat 90 no. belong 70 them, and de.
sl8-ss nall snd void the contract entered into
D. Z IL Augenar, Charles JaIard, and the
committee OF tt old Board IF Levse Commits.
SlcneTs. whereby 10 was stipulated for the
safe - nay 2 bonus of twenty per cent. on ~ 2
amoun; Of loan or appropriation. He reyokss
ne commission OF Augenar and Jazsrd
The rack II the Central Pacific railroad is
Laid from Csc 20 SumDst, and through The
great tunnel, over seven thoussrt foe, shove
IRE sea he frst PASSENGER car passed tnrOugh
De tunnel SATURDAY. Twepty-four miles o.
race Till Do laid on the east side Of the moGn-
thns' IL ! fortnight, with open weather tie
zap VIII be completed, when connection will
oe made win Lower Truckee, one hundred
ana thirty miles east OF Sacramento.
a swndler calling himself X. :. Coleman.
hearing forged letter OF introdu ction from II.
n Chaiiin. Of New ors. has obtained Sc 600
n currency from the First NatiOual Bank OF
Charleston, besides check OF : ,OJn on me
National BANK OF Augusta. Georgia. by de-
pCsifiDg -hecgs on TIE First National Biak OF
New OTk, and Suffolk National Bank OF Bos
ton He dscamped last Monday.
There was large meeting in Berlin Pms
SIS, FlIuay, a. which American politics and
finances were discussed. T y Fay an Ams-
lean, severely attacked ThAddeus Stevens "a
ceuaEOgue and TspudiatOr. and dar led that
rs views were those Of the American psOpIs
The various branches OF trade interested in
tee m -eTnal revenue tax on spirit met a. -hs
Howard House, New York Saturdav ana
eiecfec delegation 10 attend the Washington
cen Ventlon. y hich meets on the 1fth of Deceun
PEI MS IS the fourth delegation Of business
men that has been appOinte from that cftv
No branch OF the trade Will be unrepresentsd.
A despatch from Naples Saturday saws that
NeeIYius. which has been smouldsrlnr for a
long time, Is now in grand state o:eruprion
The sun OF Stein book & 90, against Clafiin
* 10. OF New York, for two hundred ana fty
dollars damages, Ior closing them pom an at
tschment, commences In Richmond To-day
The proposed income tax TO pav the ex
penses OF the AbyssIpisn war passed 20 a sec
ond reading IN the British House of Commons
Saturday evening.
The following witnesses were examined in
Richmond on the Davis indictment: General
Lee, e1-Seere,ary Seldom, General Hickman
Hon. john Letcher, Gesrge W. Munford, John
- BALDWIN, ex-Speaker OF the Confedsrate
Congress, and General T. 5. Raymond
In the Reiehstath of Austria Saturday, a
oiaiI ior new consultation was accepted,
AFTER strenuous resistance by the Liberals
The Commissioner of West yirgini,. i'm Rich.
mond, saturday night, signed the agreement
Ieianye 10 the construction Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad.
The PrussIan Government has signed a new
contract with the Hamburg and American
SOnpdEy anu NORM German
LIoyds Steamship Company, for the regular
mail service Between Hamburg and Bremen
and New York. Many additional facilities
are gwen 70 me public, and especial provision
Is made for the transmission of sainnIes of
merchandise by mail
Inc United States Circuit Court will ad journ
IN richmond day until the Adjournment OF
the Reconstrucron Convention which meets
there Tomorrow. Many delegates have ar
rlyed- and caucus OF the Republican M EN-.
bers " III be held to-day
The allied cavalry OF Brazil have made an
attack or he Paraguayan forces Brazilian
reports Of the fight say Lopez lost LOCO killed
10 prisoners, while the loss OF the allies was
only 90 killed.