Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-27
TELE0RAMS, he.


mass meeting to ratify the Republican
piatfor m lately adopted by the Union League at
charleston, :. c., was held yesterday afternoon.
From four go five Thousand negroes Of all ages
ano 10th sexes, werepresent -Four white and
several colered speakers delivered addresses
speakers were United States Marshal
Eppins, and Soion Robinson, of the New York
Ir'oGhe. The meeting was followed by ne
gsS-os gro ooscn.iisht procession last night. The
beeroes made several attacks upon the street
cars and took possession OF one. The cars are
cow guarded by the police Considerable ex.
eiement prevails throughout the city, ana
there are grave apprehenssons Of furt ther trou.
pie. tlhis dis patch leeds confirmation
The st. Domingo Congress assembled on the
"a instant. and President Cabral delivered a
long message, wherein he makes allusIou TO
tne treaty recently completed with the United
ntaes and with the neghooring republic of
Hayu Many important questions will be de.
o. tea IN this Congress. 1 presume the lease of
the bay of SamaRa to the United States will
strongly discussed, as there is a party that
prefends that such lease would encronch OF
the national independence.
George Relfe, an inofensive man, aged
tnirty-hve years, was murdered on Sunday in
tie Williams House, in Falmouth, Me-, by
Eben Williams, who shot him through the
near Win a rlne. and then chopped of his
head with an axe. Williams is an mbscile
under guardianship, but being supposed harm
less was allowed to occupy the house with
Rolfe, who was pauper. Williams went to
me mouse OF his guardian In the afternoon,
and stated gleefully what he had done
The steamship Great Eastern sailed from
Liverpool, England, at noon yesterday for
New York, which city she will leave on the
ION OF April on her first trip to Brest As the
GIeat Eastern was about to sail the capstan
slipped accidentally, killing two men instantly
and wounding several others
The English Government has decided not 10
persist in claiming the return of Lamirande.
the French forger, who was taken from Cana
"a under the extradition treaty. as it was
claimed Illegally. but reserves the right 20 do
SO should IT hereafter decide 10 renew the de-
mand.
The National Wool-spinner' Association re-
Gently notified the agents and treasurers of
some OF me cotton and woolen manufacturing
establishments of New England that they will
work but ten hours day after April l.
Ihe master plumbers of Boston hav wing noti
Hed their workmen or Saturday afternoon that
IN sae eignI. nonr system for days work would
De oscontlnued after April /, the latter imme-
left their work, and the workshops have near
ly all been deserted.
An extensive confiagration occurred Mon.
oay nignt on Sussex street, Ottawa. e. w
commencing in the grocery store OF Rellcor,
Co, four large buildings were DESTROYED
Loss $4,000.
A colored man was Monday admitted to
register as freeman by the Republican board
OF registers of Meriden, Connecticut. and was
declared TO be entitled TO vote. There is mnch
excitement in consequence.
Inc tennessee National Bank" has bean
been piaced in the hands OF a receiver Indi-
vidual depositors are safe, bat IL IS under.
5000 mat the State of Tennessee loses heavily
The quarantine commissioners, i'm New
fork, are actively at work making plepara.
tons against cholera and yellow fever.
The levee at Laconi, Ark broke a few davs
since The inhabitants generally were com.
PEELED to leave.
Ihhrlow Weed has taken editorial charge
OF the N. Y. Commercial Adrertiser.