Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-15
EVENING STAR.
LATE TELEGRAMS, &c.

The Congressional Committee on Retren ch-
men, now IN session AZ New York, having
waited for two days Tor Mr.. BnekIay's ap-
pearance before them 20 testify. inquired for
that Individual n the hotel where be wa, ston-
ping, and aseertained that he had lett. 1t Is
said that Mr.. Binckley refused to answer tbe
questions propOundCd 20 him on the ground
that b. would compromise President Johnson
The Grand Lodge of Good Tempiars in
Maine closed is semi-annual session at Rock
land yesterday. so delegates Were present
A general sentiment prevail in the Lodge
and found expression in is action tina. the
une has come TO organize Temperance eie-
mtnt IN tne State on the basis of supporting
Tor public offices only men who will endorse.
vote for and execute strict prchibltory laws.
In the race at Nsrragansett Park, PrOyi-
dence. X. l.. on rhe 12th, for horses that have
never beaten 2l5, for purse of $500, the fol-
3, ,, L; Aell, I. I, ,. >. ,, ,; Pearsall, J. l. l. l.
3 Starlight 3. ), ,, 3. ), 1, dis'anced. Tune
2-5k 2.3l 4. 2-35 !, a.I6H and 2.37.
Grace Church. New York. has not been sold,
as reported, but the weIl-knOwn Brown. who
has b. IN one Of the institutions Of the church
and CITY, has left the choir on account of a dis
agreement with the new rector in refereuc,.
20 me performance OF operate MUSIC by the
choir.
One branch Of the Baltimore Civ Camel
has passed rCsOluuOn fer the appointment OF
committee 10 petition Governor Swami 10 call
special session OF the Legislature, in order
raise loan, etc.
The captain OF q coastwise vessel reports that
while on Coos Bay. Oregon, he encountered a
smoke 30 dense that IL obstructed his progress.
One day about three hundred birds fell dead IN
The deck OF the vessel The people at Coos Bay
and vicinity could not account for the smoke
i De lad Perkins, who was shot in PhIadal-
Phla Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff Flanagan,
died yesterday at the hospital. This makes ths
fourth death resulting from the disturbances
Of Tuesday.
The Maryland Reformed Synod will meet in
Hagerstown on Wednesday next, the 21st inst.
III IS expected that one hundred and fifty dele
gates Viii be in attendance, and that the boIy
VIII remain IN session some eight or ten days
The Fail River (Mass.) NeIys says the mill
owners VIII probably soon return 10 the eIev-
eh-hOIr system, on account of their inability
20 compete successfully with other maEufactu.
rers who have not adopted the ten-hour plan.
The amount Of money obtained by the COR
hdthce men, C0nkIing and Tucker, who ab-
scented from Worcester, Mass, on the I2th,
was SUI. The search for them uas not yet
been successful.
In a base ball match between the NJ utuaIs and
Athletics in New York yesterday, six innings
Were played The score stood /: MutuaIs 20,
Athletics l..
The rain Yesterday stopped the match BE-
tween the English Eleven and the selected
Twenty-Five OF the United S.aIes, a: New
York.
J. L. Bryant publishes a card denying that
he used infiammatory language before the ne
gro convention az Macon, G1.
GaoaZZe has been crowned Emperor OF Aby=-
slnla. lie IS supported by Prince hassaI, but
opposed by the eldest son OF Tneodorus
The Bishop of Tarragona, At the head Of 300
men, has pronounced against the Provisional
Junta OF Spain.
The Prime Minister OF Italy is said 20 be in
Paris on mission concerning Rome.
Mr.. Gladstone addressed a POLITICAL rnaeLing
in Liverpool yesterday.
The remains Of Hon. Howell Cobb arrived
IN Augusta, Ga, yesterday.
The civil war III India has ended