Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-11
EVENING STAR.
LATE TELEGRAMS, &c.

In support OF Gov rnor wasmoat1's as-e--
com nitted last monfl in Louisiana, the New
trlcs Republican conta rs two columns of
sxtracs IRON sur references 20 letters in Gov.
efno- Wa-moath's pos ession, dealing oa.-
RACES in the cOun ry parishes fro March Iass
10 date. The extracts do no. show that e her
the c wi or mili'a v suthorIt os. o the Freed
mans bui eau, took cosnlZance of any of the-e
an: -.
Rev. Jos. &. Lovejoy, a well known De no.
cratic orator, ass .ult George Fi7Ner, the a.
tor of the Cambridge, Mss, CGTvnieIe, yester-
day morning, IN coaseQ QuenCe of failing to ex-
tor Immediately al apollo " for some s.rc > ic
remarks on one of Loyeioy's speeches. But
few blows we-e ST. 'ck, as III her made no re-
sIsta ;ce, and retrp-l' ID as soo.I a pos IIble.
There is some excl ,ment in New Yo 4 Owe
the report of ler-e trains of diseased cattle b..
IIg on the way here from the We Al in
ves;i alton OF a number of slaughter houses on
there f'sca cd. Over one hu ldred car
loads of cattle have arrived at Bergen siaee
inrday. and sixty arrived al Communi-
paw on Sunday.
Minister Motley has declined public re sep.
ton te1derSd bjm by the citizens Of Boron.
In his II ter ne says tnat durIug his rS1idence
IN Austria he never heard or read any expr
slOns of unfr endly feelings towards the Urit d
S'atSs aud that the Government of that
country throughout the war ma anta n. am
cable relations wi b this Government
Governor Bullock's appointees were to take
charge of the Georgia State Railroad on Mon
day. T. Hubert. superintendent of the South
eTn Express, wes appoint superintendent; T..
Il Walker. laie superintendent of the Ms on
and Wesfarn Railway, Is appoint me ter of
transpor alton. Other changes will probably
follew.
Al Richmond last night the Democracy had
a Seymour and Blair ratification m~eting,
which terminated in a '.mel-e,'' in which a
cOlOred man was shot, and two or three whife-
were arrested. So says the telegraphic dis
patch.
General Butler was thrown from h's car
mage IN Glouee~ ter, Mass, on Sunday evening
and severely JTuis d.
A Montreal special says members of the Nova
Scotia Legislature have agreed to employ con.
StItutlOnal mea rs alone toextTicate Nova Scotia
from the -.Hadf9u Donip'on. She deprecates
rebellion or annexation - the United States.
Business IL the local L legislature goes on under
protest.
"A IRE broke out yesterday, At three O'clock
at Hunters Point, Long Isls nd. DESTROYING the
vaTnIsh factory of Hobbs, Bligh L Hubbard
Daniel A. johnson, superintendent OF the fac
tory. was burned 10 death, and two others were
slightly injured. Two dwelling houses ad join
ing We're also d stroyed.
The French Emperor on a brief visit to
TToyes had an enthusiastic reception from the
municipal author.tics and made speech, con-
Guiding with God save France" which was
Tsce-yed win cheers and cries Of Jire
IEMPtTeUT'
GeneI al Duke, Wiley, and Alta yela were
the winning horses at the S-ratoga races YES
terday- To-day the great hurdle race, the four
mile dash aud the one -and-a-half mile dash
take place, and the e will clio e the season.
The First National Bank of East Benning-
ton. Vermont, was robbed on Saturday night
last OF an unknown amount of bonds belong
Ing &c individuals. Not much money was OBJ.
tanned.
SPAN is represented by yesterdays cable
dispatches 10 be in a very disturb condition,
and the lates- adv.c~s irom Madrid say that a
hnalcIal crisis is anticipated.
In Baltimore this evening the Republicans
hold primary mi etings in all the wards TO se-
ieet delegates 10 City Convention.
The Continental hotel at Crestline, Ohio,
took fire Sunday, rom escaped gas ignIting at
tue fnrn e, and three persons were seriously
injured.
Mr.. Townsend, a book-keeper of Cleveland,
OHIO, and Mr.. Kennedy, q druggist. were
blown of shore .turday, while in a small
sallboai, and are supposed lest.
The Nationals, of Albany, N. Y, yesterday
defcafSd the Atlantlcs, of Brooklyn, in a hotly
conies. ed game Of bSse ball Score % TO 10.
A large number Of Swiss farmers are pre-
pairing 10 leave their native country in the fall
and emigraie 10 the Uni'ed S'ases.
The alleged plot TO burn Nashville seems 10
have no more substantial founda ion than the
talk OF moLomarisc.
Eladley, the n gro Sna.or OF Georgia, has
TesI ned, ana his resignation has beel ac-
copied.
Col. T. G. johnson, late President of Ran
dolph Mccon Coll sc, Sirgiria, 10 dead
The South Carolina L gislature has been in
session over thu y days, and passed hve bills.