Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-01
rELEeRaNss, &c.

fELEGRaNss, &c.
The total vote of New Orleans falts 2,52o
short OF majority OF ne registered Votsrs
The Repss5iicun OF that .ei = has received fur
ther retnrps from A1sieTs and the Parlshas Oh
ST Bernard, St. Charles, ..nd St James, show
ing that so far $50 less taan u mSjofitP OF tue
nun ber re gistered have vetFd or the convsn--
ton question, but resnTns IRON, rom ,he country
State have voted. The vcJs against the con-
yentien was Insignificant rs was the number
OF white voters. The proportion OF white
voters is less Than one in ten.
The Republican ward meetings called in
Richmond for last night were repudiated by
Mr. Hunniont, who, in a SPEECH warned tue
colored people I'D beware CT Northern dough
faces who are settled amogg them and pretend
to be Republicans. The meetings passed OF
BaTmoniously in two wards. In the lower
ward noisy assem- blage al iourued the N Get.
ing without any action at all, save electing
chairman. who held his seat for only ten min
utss.
The Republicans had a meeting in Indian
apohe, Indiana, Saturday night, in aid OF the
coming election, which was one Of the largest
held in the city stnee the close OF the war.
The party has been resting secure on its past
ma iorities, and had not been making any par
ticular effort till aroused by the active canvas
OF the Democracy. The chief point OF the
Democratic speakers is on the greenback guess
lion.
The State convention of the colored benevo.
lent societies of Kentucky mel at Lexington
Saturday, and were addressed by General
Brisbin and John p. Breckinridge. Resolu-
tons favoring q union on the basis OF equat
rights for cslored men were agreed to. A con-
stitution was adopted. and ofacers for the en-
suing year were elected, John p. Breckinridse
being chosen president
A dispatcn to this city from Baltimore says
Genera! Grant having refu. Cd to issue artil-
lery to the Maryland militia on Swapn's de-
mand, the latter has purchased twelve 12-
FOUNDER Napoleon brass guns for batteries in
Baltimore. The guns have been assigned to
three companies, the commanders of which
were all in the rebel army.
In Pittsburg, Sunday morning, at s O'Clock,
a IRE broke out in D. r. Gaimay's malt house,
on the corner of Penn street and Barker's al
ley. The building and stock were entirely
consumed. but were insured in the Pittsburg,
Peoples, and Eureka Companies. The loss
on stock will probably reah $4,000.
John j. Conkling, cashier OF the First M
absconded There is a defalcation of $50, ,OOo,
caused by stock speculations.
Copgrc Shanks, Of the committee to
investigate the treatment OF Union prisone IS,
addressed m etIng at the Caprol, in Rich
mond, last night.
Col. J A. Bates, returned from Europe. has
been ordered TO relieve Major S,one, conm,s.
sioner OF the FIeedmen's Bureau at PEERS
burg, Va.
Archibald Foster, the Brazilian consul, died
suddenly at Boston Sunday evening OF heart
disease.
Franklin Stearns, Conservative Republican,
as been nominated for the convention by the
Republicans of Virgin ia, at Richmond.
The Atlantics, of New York, refused to play
the Athletics yesterday, giving q reason
that fhres OF their m en- were disabled.
The land wires connecting with the cable
were down all yCstsrday, and no European
dispatches were received.
Fever interments in New Orleans for d
hours ending six o'clock Sunday morning, 81
and for "a hours ending Monday mornir g..
Three deaths from yellow fever have c..
CURED in Mobile during the past two days.
Three inches Of snow fell in Nelson, fifteen
miles from keene. N H., ye sterday.
The registration In Nirg mia for final reyis.
Ion will be opened on the stu of October. =
BIOGRAPHY OF A NOTED PUGIL1sT.-TF-'
we'll known pug list, Izzy Lazarus, who Ii
recently in this city, was an Enhlishman by
He was born on the 9th of February, Isl2 in
Petticoat Lane. London, and at q very early
age manifested q fondness for encounters with
Other boys, generally eoming off victorious.
even " when the chances were against him AS
he came to manhood he was freq uentIy
matched agsinst pugiiists Of considerable note,
himself by his skill and endurance He meta
severe defeat, however, at the hands Of q
YcrkshiremaD, and feeling much disgusted,
he abandoned the profession for some time. but
ultimately resumed II, and after several
rriumphs he was again bc aten by one Owen
SwiIt, and after that he fought no more. He
moved 10 1OTk9nlIe IN 1885,, ana the 1OllOWlDE
year he married in Sheffield. In 1853 the
family emgrafed to America. After a tour OF
the States they settled In this city, and al.
though prevented by his great obesity from
taking an active part among pugilists, he
m maintained his interest in all that pertained TO
the sporting world His weight latterly was
somewhere about $40 pounds. and he had been
suffering more or less, for several years, from
in urable disease OF the heart.-N. Y. Sun.
"A HusB' ND ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH THE
M torAo
appr.sed OF the fact that the wife OF Mr.. j. L.
Ryan came very suddenl, TO her death. at
Westrort, Oldham county, day before yester-
day. and the hand OF suspicion points to the
husband cs the cause OF her death. She was in
apparent good health at the time had eaten a
hearty dinner, when her husband, soon after
dinner, came In. and in some naste informed
his wife that he had lust met q doctor who had
given him q prescription which would cure
her, or something TO that effect. He gave her
dose of the medicine, and in hall an hour she
was dead.
The nfortunats woman was formerly Miss
Rebecca Elder, of Lincoln county, XIV, and
we believe the pair had net long been united
The suddeunsss of the death, together with the
Circumstances attending II, tended TO excite
the strongest suspicious, which led to the arrest
OF Ryan, who is now confined IN the Jail at
Lagrange 10 await an examination. In the
mean time post mortem examination was
held, and the contents of the stomach OF
deceased sent 70 this city to be analized.-
Louisville Courier, "a 0G.
NEW IoRK Co-oPERATIyE BUILDIYG SO.
IIETIEs.-The First Gpiua Go.operatiys
Building Society of New York, have now a
total In bank of S6,eeS 10. The twelfth install.
ment was paid by the members H their meet.
ing, Wednesday eVeniDg-~5J3 ~.
The members OF the Second Co-operatiye
Building Society Also met in the same hall
Z he Sun says the object OF these societies, as
explained by the speakers, is that each mem.
ber pay ipto the treas ury the SUM of 81 weekly,
and 50 soon as the sum bank amounts to
lthat sum 10, be awarded by lottery to one
contributor, for the purchase OF a honestea
The successfui contributor repays this ad-
vance al the raIs OF s2ir0 per anuum in ad
dition to his weekly contribution. and so al the
end o! ten years becomes his own land lord.
SO soon as The second 5000 accommodates, q
second appropriation ID made, and so on until
each contributor gets house, when the So.
ciety ceases TO exist. The longer q contribu.
tor IL without receiving an appropriation. the
less number OF yesrly instalmeRtS he will be
required to pay Thus one receiving his
$1,000 In six years Will III all probability have
only TO pay back 3 ,6isi Those present sub
scribed for S2U 600 worth of slocx
CURE FOR Hoe CHoLEgA.-yhe ST. Nj.
chael's Md Comet says that tar is said 70 be q
speedy cure for the disease now prevailing
among hogs. The tar should be mixed with /
the corn. an thus fed TO the hogs We have
heard OF several farmers who have done
this. and in every case thaf has come to our
know ledge, hogs that had the disease were
cured, and its ravaees stopped. Mr.. Bsnja.
min Sherwood, Of Queen Annes county, In