Evening star., 1867-06-13
TELEGRAMS, &c.

A Republican meeting was held at the Afri
can Church, in Richmond, last evening, Al
which Senator Wilson congratulated them on
the fact that party divisions in Virginia had
a radical convention and Governor, and Uni.
ted States Senators of the same political faith
George +. Noyes, Of New York, spoke in favor
OF the rights Of the colored people, and said il
they were secured all would be well, but II
not, he was in favor OF confiscltion and wal
to the knife Messrs Jay and Van Buren, OF
New York. and G. W. Slack, Of Massachu.
sets. also addressed the meeting.
/ The RepublI can Louisiana State Conven.
ton is in session in New Orleans. Hon. Ohas
Smith president. Gov. Flanders has been in.
vited and has consented to address the con.
lveAtion. The convention will reorganiZe the
State Gen trail Committee and adopt platform
tor the pending can vass. Gen. Sheridan will
issue in q few days an order protecting all
parties in the peaceful prosecution of the
campaign throughout the State. Wells has
heard nothing from the President, and the a.
tire press and people, irrespective Of party,
are rejoicing over his reno val, and propose q
day of Thanksgiving and praise
The coroners jury in the case of the late
boiler explosion in Philadelphia have rem
dered a verdict. They state that the explosion
was caused by an over. pressure caused by the
closing of the stop valve Immediately absve
the boiler, thus shutting off all comm anica atom
with the safety-valve and pressure-gauge
Twenty. three bodies have been covered.
and four persons are still missing.
! Senator Wade and party spent yesterday at
Fort Riley and Junction City. The party are
not able to 20 to the end of the track, owing to
the loss of bridge by flood. The water is
now higher than it was in IA. They start to-
day for st. Louis.
! Yesterday fire broke out in the stables OF
the Fallon Hou.e, at Lockhaven, Pennsyiva-
MA, destroying an immense amount Of prop.
erty. The stables Of the Fallon House were
completely destroy ed, together with nineteen
head of horses and a wing Of the hotel.
/ Gov. Fenton. of New York, has issued a
proclamation directing an election to be held
in the twenty-s second senatorial district on the
25th inst, to fill the vacancy in the Constitu.
tional Con yention occasioned by the death OF
l.. Harris Hihcock.
A paper has been drawn by some negroes OF
Kentucky, to which signatures are being solI !
cited. praying Congress to exend the right of
suffrage and Of tsstiiying in the courts to me-
groes in that State
General Schofield ha wing received complain,
that +. }. Crump, one OF the registers OF Rich
mond. had been aiding the Confederates on
Investigation no cause was found for the
charge, which was made by a freedman.
/ The eight-nour bill passed the House of Del.
egates OF Connecticut yesterday by nearly q
unanimous vote. 1t goes to the Senate to- -day,
and takes effect on its passage.
The emigrant returns at q uebec for the past
week show that l,676 emigrants arrived, only
thirty of whom remained in Canada The
Accounts received by inbound vessels repre-.
sent a north west gale having prevailed with
great violence on the coast.
The revenue receipts from tobacco, in the
Richmond district, for the past month, were
S250,0OO.