Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-14
TELEGRANS, &c.

f The Democrats have majority of a. least
twenty On Joint ballot in the next Legislature
ofCaIitornia Engene Cssserly and p. Hoag.
both old Freesol Demo Gratis. are talked OF for
Senator. It is now known that the German
voters have organized themselves throughout
the State 20 oppose the Sabbath legislation,
and vo:ed the Democratic ticket oy thousands
elected 10 Congress IN the middle district.
He was the m ost radical candidate in the field.
The two Democratic Congressman elected are
Axtell, OF San Francisco, VINO favored the
war. and supported Mr.. Lincoln, and Mr..
johnson, e- Sierra, who is lawyer.
The National Telegraph Union Convention
adjourned SINE 0te a. s.. Louis, Thursday
night. The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, F. G. Churchill,
OF La Porte, Indiana vice president. VIM. H.
fonng. of Washington, ID. c., la good sslec-
tior Ed; treasurer, A. L Whipple, of AL
hany. n Y; recording secretary, H. W. Whee-
ler, OF Boston, Mass: corresponding secretary,
George ID. Conlow, of Chicsgo, Ill., editor Of
the TelegraPher, torgan Of the union) Frank
L. Pope. The next annual convention is to
be held at Albany, N. Y.
Matthews, who obtained S75 600 from the
bank of Moses Taylor Il Co., in New York, in
July last, by forging the name Of Cornelius
Vanderbilt. was arrested on Wednesday, near
blackberry station, in Illinois, by detectives
Eiver, of New York, and Ellis, of Chicago.
bout $4,000 OF the money was recovered, the
balance having been expended in the purchase
OF farms, horses and stocks.
Among the speakers at the Republican rati.
ication meeting in Philadelphia last evening
were Senators Nye, Cameron, and CattelI
The latter offered a resolution that in the ouin.
ION OF this meeting, 1t is the duty Of Congress
to impeach, try, and If found guilty, remove
Andrew Johnson. President of the United
States. The resolution was adopted.
The interments in Galveston. Texas, on
Wednesday were 20 Mrs Gen. Potter, wife
OF the chief Quartermaster OF that Department.,
dled. Elias Smith, agent of the Associated
Press, is down with the fever. Gen. Griffin
took the fever Thursday evening. He is doing
well.
The receipts of wheat at San Francisco
since July have been two million sacks, Of
hundred pounds each, equal 70 two-fifths
OF the entire receipts OF the last harvest year
Pr'ces have :dvanced 2%:5 cents, and range
from 81 s0s sl.sO for good shipping to choice
In the case OF Daniel U'Nein against John
w Pittoek and James B. O'Neiil for libel
the Jury returned verdict OF guilty as 10
John w. plttock End not guilty as 10 James
ONeil. All the above parties are newspaper
men OF Plttsburg.
The revenue tax collected in the month of
August for tobacco in the Richmond, Va dis
trict was over a half million OF dollars The
amount Of tobacco was a million and quarter
pounds.
Gen. Schofield's order for State election,
which was to have been issued yesterday, is
delayed in view of the Washine,on telegram
relative to Simultaneous election on the first
M onoay in November.
The peace commissioners held meeting at
Omaha Thursday, and expect to start for the
North Platte on the Nth nstant to meet Spotted
Tail, who promises to bring in the principal
meE OF his band
General Wright, the chief engineer of the
Union Pacific railroad, Kansas branch, with q
party engineers, is between Los Eigos and
Santa Fels. He is reported to have found five
railroad routes.
Two ofiic and twenty men of the crew of
the Unlred States gunboat Mahaska, at New
" UaI faH Tha
deaths in the twenty -four hours ending at 6
O'Clock yesterday morning amounted to 49,
suit has been commenced in the Justices'
Court of New Orleans for the recovery of the
value Of n ten dollar city OF New Orleans note.
1t is q test case.
The brig Jenny Lind, from Porto Rico for
Baltimore, has arrived at Cape Henry. She re-
ports hat her captain recently died OF yellow
fever