Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-18
EVENING STAR.
LATE TELEGRANS, &c.

In the revenue fraud investigation in New
\ ort yssts rday, Mr.. Courtney ann ouuced that
IN response 10 an application, Attorney Uen
ersi Eyrats would assign him an sssistant in
await his arrival.
General Longstreet visited the Louisiana
legislature yesterday, and was Va v tied 10 a seat
within me bar recess was taken to receive
hln, and ne was generally introduced TO men,
oels and number of celored women who were
on the floor of the House.
The House of the Georgia Legislature has
passed. ey vote of 1t2 20 10, susstItut t to the
rury bill, which places grsnc and petit Jurors
on tue same footing. IL permits "none but in
telIgeRt and upright persons TO Sat on juIies."
and excludes negroes from the 5ury box
The ministerial crisis in Mexico has ended.
Tie opposition pres condemn Secretary Sew
ward for his late treaties about naturalIzed
einrns and claims. General Ortega has re-
EouI cfd all clatns on the Presidency and
gwen in hIs allegiance to Juarez.
Nail adyices from Havana are to the 18th in.
stant- The nRes imposed on the American
STEAMERS Liberty and Cuba have been revoked
Considerable excitement has been occasioned
IN Santiago BY me discovery of a Chinaman ad.
dicted 20 child eating.
The correspondent OF New York paper.
VINO was sent to Bowling Green, Ky. TO in
0esngate the alleged outrages on Union men m
tnat neIghoorheod, reports the stories of out
RACES, intimidetion, &c, TO be false.
A dispatch nom Denver says the Indians
captured twelve horses from a grading party
ON the Union Pacific Railroad. A new COM
pany OF scouts has been formed at Golden City,
and another at Colorado City. for service
against the Indians.
An Omaha dispatch saws ad vices from the
North Platte state that Spotted Tail with about
one thousand Sioux. are starting for the reser-
walton neer FORT Randall. General Augur Is
there personally arranging matters.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the Battle
Of Antletlm 1t was celebrated at New York
by mass NEE tInE. under the auspices OF The
netsran+ rant Club, and by procession of the
Boys in Blue.
The 4ll-England nine Crieketers beat the
at New York yesterday Another match is to
be played.
The residence OF James Gordon Bennett. of
the New York Herald, on Washington Heights,
was partially destroyed by fire yesterday.
1t is stated that an influential rneunb of a
large wOrkingmen's cooperative association
III New York has abscOnded to Canada with its
funds.
II Is reported On good authority that the next
promotion 10 the Cardinalate will include Dr.
Manning, Archbishop OF Westmin ster, and pos
sIoiJ the Archbishop Of Paris
The collector of Internal revenue at Green.
VIE; Tenn, writes TO Commissioner Rollins
thai he is unable to prevent the illegal distiIla
ton OF spirits in that district.
Adyices from Hayti state that an amnesty
had been proclaimed in favor of all bat the
leaders in the late rebellion.
A number of stock hsrses, intended 10 be ex-
blblted at the Provincial Fair in Montreal
Canada, have been buried TO death
An election of officers of the General Grand
chapter Royal Masons, was held in ST. Louis
yesterday.
A dispatch from H,Iena, Montana, states
mat snow fell there on The 18th, and again on
Tuesday night.
John T.. Keys, editor OF the Savannah, Ga
RepEbItcon, died yesterday.
Ex-President Pierce is rapidly recovering.