Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-23
KILOGRAMS. &c,

The returns of the late California election,
from all but one county, show majority for
Haight over Gorham and Fay of 7,021, in u
total vote OF about 50 co., The full official ac-
count may increase MaiEhts majority LOCO; Sc
less than the total vote at the last general cleo.
ton. Haights vote will be about 3,UOO more
than McClellan's, and Gornam and Fay's
about 10000 less than I4incoln's. Jones, Union
candidate for Lie utenant Governor, leads Cor
ham, in thirty -four counties, $3.50. Returns
from the Congressional vote give q majority for
Axtell' Democrat, IN the FIRST District of 1890;
Highly, In the Second District, has I,n3l major
ity; and johnson, Democrat, in the Third Dis-
trict, 10Y.
The Democracy of Kansas held convention
at Leavenworth last week. They adopted q
platform, and made preparations for meeting
the Republicans on the stump and prosec utinG
1t is claimed that the Republican party is very
much divided on the subject of female suf-
Governors will hold a con vention at Topeka
on the 2Sth instant to consider the latter Ques.
tiop, and the State Temperance Society will
meet at Lawrence this week fer the alleged
purpose OF looking after the German RepuOIi-
cans.
In the United States Supreme Court at Saco
Maine. on Saturday, the great patent suit.
brought against one of the principal cotton
nanufacturing companies in New England
by Woodman & Show, owners of the Wood.
which was referred by consent Of both parties,
has been decided in favor Of the compiaiuants,
thereby fully sustaining the Woodman patent.
The decision, which is final. is one of the most
important ever given, the patent in Ques-
ton ha wing been in liquidation over twelve
years, and immense interests being involved.
St. Pierre, Newfoundland, has been visited
with a terrible fire. 1t broke out last Monday
night and spread with the greatest rapidity and
before it could be subdued 2C0 houses were de-
stroyed with their contents. No lives were
lost The telegraph Off was swept away by
the flames, and the Governor forth with or
dered another to be opened IN its place: The
total amount of loss cannot yet be definitely
ascsrtained, but 1t must be very large. Every.
thing is being done to afford relief to those
who have been burned out OF house and home.
VIM. H. Pritchard, OF ST. Louis, has brought
suit in the Circuit Court against Boston Able,
United States Internal revenue collector, for
Inc recovery OF certain sum obtained by the
latter by the seizure and distralnt OF the for
mer's goods under the income tax law. The
plaintiff claims that the said law is unconsti-
the court The case will be transferred from
The Circuit Court of the county to the United
States District Court and will 60 to the United
States Supreme Court.
The works of the Mount Hope Iron Com
pany, situated in Somerset, on the S,aunton
river, Mass., were destroyed by fire Saturday
morning. The buildings covered nearly three
acres of ground, and included q factory, ma
chine shop, rolling mill, nail mill and office
The steam engines and machinery were OF
great value. The total loss is about $3.50, ,OOO
Two-thirds Of the loss is covered by in urance
The establishment gave employment to $50
men. fH
Advices from Honolulu state that the len
rosy is making fearful havoc among the ma.
tives. The victims are numbered by hundreds.
separate tract OF land has been devoted to
the sole use OF the community of lepers. Only
one foreigner, German, has rs yet been at
tackled with the leprosy.
John Stats, q respectable farmer, living
near Somerville, N. j.. his wife, and a Miss
Suydam, were all drowned in the Delaware
and Rarltan canal, near Milestone, Friday
evening. They were going to q neighbor's
and the night being very dark, it is supposed
the horse took fright and backed into the canal.
Accoun's from Edisto, s. c.. Wadmalow.
and other Sc a islands, say the third brood OF
caterpillars have appeared, and are DESTROYING
The crop with great rapidity. 1t il feared the
Sea Island crop will be an almost total failure.
The freight depot Of the Hartford and New
YORK Steamboat Company, at Hartford, Ct,
was burned Saturday noon. with large
amount OF freight. The loss is 100000.
The interments from yellow fever in New
Orleans for the "a hours ending at O'Clock
SATURDAY morning numbered 6i.
Haight, the Governor elect, of California,
positively declines being candidate for Sem
ator.
VIM. A. Burleigh, Delegate to Congress, ar
rived at st. Joseph's, Missouri, Saturday, en-
r0,,fe East