Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-09
fELEGRAMS. &c.

The United States grand jury In Galveston.
Texas. has found three true bills against Ro-
land Smith, the district tax commissioner, for
extortion, and one for alteration of the records.
Also bills against H. Q. Yarmouth and G.. L.
Dennison. late United States treasury agents,
Tor embezzlement. Yarmouth is charged with
emoezzling 81. .0C0, In connection with James
Morris, his deputy. Dennison's charge isem-
oezzi1ng - 0Oo,in connection with A. Munson,
his deputy.
The large safe of the Duncannon Iron 70.
at Duncannon, Pa, was opened Thursday
night and robbed OF over thirteen thousand
doiiars In greenbacks and twenty n We hun
dred dollars IN North Pennsylvania ten per
cent. coupon bonds, Nos. I23, 1000. 544, 7O9 and
Ile each tor $500. The safe was in freproof
vault with walls three feet thick, which were
bored through with drill. No clue has been
Obtained to the robbers.
Belle Hoover, a .slikely' colored girl, In
Louisville, KY, was poisoned Thursday
morning by white man who had been keep
ing her for a mistress. The man was arres ted.
and gave his reason that he was afraid the girl
would te his wife that she was with child by
him. He was tried before Squire Kennedy,
and on making the above explanation was re-
eased.
The negro testimony bill was defeated by the
Senate Of Kentucky Thursday. The Senate
voted Governor Bramlette $1,000 for his SER
vice e1 ofictO as president Of the Board OF In
ternal Improvement. The committee raised to
inquire into the expediency OF removing the
State capital have reported in favor of estab-
fishing 1t at Louisville.
EThe Kansas House of Representatives ap-
pointed a committee to act with the Senate
committee in investigating the charges OF
bribery in the recent Senatorial election. la
the Senate the Committee on Military Affairs
reported that the State arsenal was unfit TO re-
ceive the State arms and that the State arms
were unfit for use, and that they be changed
for Government arms sufficient for six regi-
ments of State militia.
James Ryan. of Onondago county, N. Y
was arrested In Bnghampton, New York, on
Thursday evening, on the arrival of the Syra-
cbse train, for the murder of his stepfather,
Jerry Denham, and lodged in jail. Yesterday
morning, on going 10 his cell, he was found
dead, having hung himself with his suspen-
ders.
The Tennessee House cencurred in the reso-
lntion requesting Senator Patterson to resign.
and adopted resolution to adjourn sine die on
the tth of March. John r. Kensey was elect
ed by the Legislature as State treasurer The
Senate passed the colored suffrage bill on first
| reading.
The constitutional amendment will be re-
| ported upon unfivorably by the committee of
the Massachusetts Legislature in whose hands
II is. a majority Of the committee being known
TO be opposed to It's ratification.
The Democratic convention have nominated
}. Proctor Knate, OF Washington county, To
| represent the 4th district Of Kentucky in Con-
gress.
| The most destructive fire they have had in
| Baltimore for several years occurred yester-
| day afternoon, destroying Boss & Co.'S liquor
| establishment, &c. Loss S200,0O0.
| Minister Campbell pronounces as utterly
| false the reports recently circulated of a dis
| agree between himself and General Sher-
man on their joint mission.
William McGrorty has been nominated for
Congress by the Gentiles OF Utah.