Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-12
KILOGRAMS, &c.

Special Orders, No. SIS, from General Sheri.
dan, orders that the boards of registers at once
select suitable persons to act as commissioners
OF election. Three persons are selected in each
precinct, whose names are submitted to the su-
pervising officers for approval. In order to ae-
commodate the largely increased number OF
voters two days will be given to voting. The
boards Of registers are ordered at once to make
up their poll books.
A convention OF Catholics from all parts Of
Canada, assembled at Toronto, Tuesday, to
consult as to the political action to be taken
under the existing aspect OF affairs. About
ESQ were present. They resolved to aid with
usnada Letters are as from BSop
Lynch. of Toronto, and other Church authorl-
tiest disapppoving Of the convection.
Rev. S. NJ. Merrill, who was reported
drowned in the Saranac river, at Plattsburg
N. Y. last month, and whose name had been
previously circulated in connection with an
eIopement, is reported alive. A letter was re-
ceived Wednesday by Mrs. Merrill from q
friend in Detroit, which reports that he was
seen in Detroit on the 5th inst.
An Official report transmitted to the Mexi-
can Consul at New Orleans states that Presi-
dent Juarez and his Cabinet lett San Luis
Potosi on the first instant for the capital,
where he would be received with great
pomp and eclat as the deliverer OF his country
and the defender OF republican principles in
Mexico.
the Cherokee country, dated second instant,
states that the Cholera had appeared in that
vicinity and had caused four or I've deaths
among citizens residing there. None of the
United States troops stationed at that post had
been attacked by it.
The completed registry l>tin Memphis, foots
up 7,1s5 colored and 3.9i5 white voters In
Georgia we find partial returns from various
counties, which uniformly show q large ma
lorhy OF colored voters. In Savannah the ne.
Rroes registered outn umoer the white three to
one.
The Democratic State Convention, OF Mimi
has nominated the following ticket: For Gov.
ernor, Charles Flandera for Lieutenant Gov.
erner, A. X. Maynard: tor Secretary of State,
Amos CogRs we'll; for Attorney General, A. a.
Chalfield: for Treasurer, John Frederick.
The Austrians from Maximilian's army in
New Orleans are supported by the Austrian
Government, which has also authorized the
charter of vessel to nvey it's subjects from
New Orleans, Mobile, Havana and Vera Cruz
to Trieste.
A reliable telegram from Ellis Cliffs, twenty.
two miles below Natchez, says the army worm
has appeared two months earlier than usual,
threatening destruction ~ all the cotton plan
tations on overfiowed lands.
A Republican meeting was held in Rich
mond last evening" and addressed by DIR.
Sterling, who cautioned the negroes against
insisting on social equality. Dr. Denner also
spoke.
The militia scheme for Canada proposes a
force OF one hundred and fifty thousan men,
not two hundred aid fifty thousand, as
enormously stated in the papers some time
ago.
BY post office regulation letters for Canada
are TO be addressed hereafter to the province
OF Quebec or province of Ontario, Canada, in.
stead OF Canada East or West, as heretofore
Santa Anna is still in prison. He had refused
all food for three days, and was continually
inquiring If they were going TO shoot him. He
had asked for a confessor.
A meeting of Germans was held in Rich.
mond last night and Republican club organ.
lied, with Mr.. j. G. Denner, a German lawyer,
as president.
The Hon. DARCY MCGEE, at q late meeting
in Montreal, gave explanations showing that
the most entente cordial exists between HIM and
the Government.
The registry list closed in Mobile, Wednes-
day. The total registered were 3s277 whites,
l,.3l blacks