Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-30
TELEGRAMS. &c.

The State Senate of Louisiana has urned
on account OF the death of A. B. Abney. In the
House a resolution for the appointment Of a
committee TO prepare and submit an act for
calling convention to amend the State con-
sutution was under consideration. A motion
to table il was lost-67 TO 81. The resolution
was then adopted and committee appointed.
The proposition before the Kansas Legisla-
ture TO appropriate SlO00OO to continue the
work on the Capitol building will probably be
defeated, from the fact that the walls already
built are crumbling to pieces. Petitions from
all parts OF the State asking that the word
while" be stricken out of the constitution are
being presented ioiat resolution to the
effect win undou btedly pass.
Yesterday several forged checks OF $1,000,
were offered at different banks in Philadelphia
and the signatures being Well executed, were
pad without suspicion. One on j. ID. Boyd
1or $3.50, and another on J. Flanner for 1895
were paid. Similar efforts were made stimuli
taneously TO victimize nearly every bank in
the city.
Lieutenant Armes, with thirty soldiers from
For Sedgwick, overlook party of Indians on
the oath inst, and recaptured some cattle
which had been stolen on Pole creek. The In
Were going southwest, and were certainly
Cheyennes, who are all reckoned at peace The
!leulenant and his command were badly frozen
The Salt Lake Fidette contradicts the report
OF the murder by Indians of party Of New
Mexican miners who were out prospecting
ments, and report rich deposits of gold as
having been discovered by them
Gerenal Ale orn. United States Senator eisc,
from III Mississippi, addressed both branches OF
the legislature of that State, urging them to
accept the constitutional amendment as the
least of congressional evils. A unanimous
yete rejecting 1t was the response.
A telegram from Idaho says that General
Crook has returned to Fort Lyon with one
hundred prisoners and thirty horses that
he had captured A great many Indians were
killed, though the number is not stated. A big
fight is expected soon.
Admiral Tegethof, the hero of the great
naval battle OF LISA, visited the United States
navy-yard in Philadelphia yester day aud was
received with full honors. He afterward
visited the fleet of monitors at Lea que Island.
The committee appointed by the Chamber or
commerce, of Memphis, Tennessee, TO test Jb
consutuhonalitv of the cotton tax reported
against testing il, owing to the apathy OF mer-
chants and planters.
Both Houses of the Alabama Legislature are
earnestly engaged in discussing the constitu-
uonal amendment. a test vote which has been
taken indicates that Mobile will soon be the
capital OF Alabama.
The lower House Of the Illinois Legislature
adopted resolution giving aid from the State
TO aid in the completion of a navy ward at
Mound City, upon which the United States
Government has already expended SlOO,OOO
The schooner Elizabeth, the first vessel Of
the Venezuelan Emigration Company sailed
from New Orleans yesterday morn ing with
fifty emigrants.
Reports from the plains says the recent cold
weather has caused great suEer'ng MANY
men have been badly frozen, aud Il is feare1
whole trains will be lost.
Pbineas Brooks, ~ Peter ham, Mas, died
OF apoplexy on Eud9y While GC!n. 10 he we'll
Tor pail OF water. He was seVeuty-el.ht
years old
Charles hLoady = unjer S2'UO bonds Io-
trial before lie Hitad Sts'-s com missioner A.
HostOn, for stealEg letters IRON he Eitch5urg
Mass, posi- Office.
Mrs. NJ. q. faNish. da gh'sr OF Chq-las Oar.
roll, OF CarroltoR, was buried from the CBthp.
dral in Balitluo--, yesterday 1hr fuuarsi
was largely ~ eLdr.l.
Mr.. Richard =. Bailey, S-I.a printer. o.
Maryland, Is -ad.
David S'eves)n' ore very in Tenth avenue,
New York, has been ,tToy cd Dy I.re
Baltimore harDOr continues opsn