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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

The Court of Assizes of Agen fLot-et-ss a.
ronn') have Just been engaged in the trial OF a
man named Bee for murder The crime was
rsmarkable Tor the Insignificant motives who n
had led 10 az. The accused was the tenant of
a small farm, belonging Ia a widow named
Jeanne Lague. aged sixty ght years, " ho oC =
cupled room IN the cottage held by the man
On the 10th Of August last she had occasion 10
summon Bezn before a juge de-paix for allow
ing his catile 10 stray into a HELD Of millet b.-
longing 10 her. Ue Was condemned 70 paw a
nne OF two francs. but was Immediately after
ward heard 10 declare that hs1would ~ re-
Neneed. From thai day the woman ansap-
ieared, and a week later her body. covered
with wounds. and a poT--~n q the face eaten
"A surgical xaminaiioAe er close by.
had only recently been placed an the coos
Eeze was naturally suspected of the rncrI
and mis- farm having been gone over a ST., -
discovered in which the earth Lad t.-eD r..c.,I,
disturbed. The soil being reno ed a b.rdtyy
chief. stained with blood. and wh..h bsa -,
az q hsad-dress. Was found. AZ well. = sons 80
hairs. This had evidently been the ,ur,sI ,,1.cs
OF the woman, and from the fact On m. ss~r-h
being saturated with blood there was f.~on a,
suppose that she had been inferred Wis., s.,n
alive. Beze then confessed that he had ',l.as
the woman, bat said that h. had stifiedSa-
with n clod placed over her mouth. He T.,
first placed the body In the hole in the ne6
but fearing that il might be discovered, he haS
taken IL up and thrown IL into the river. He
pretended that the wounds nad been caused ty
his spade in exhuming the corpse. He was
condemned 10 twenty years hard labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

GEEAsING WAGoNs.-But few people are
aware that they do wagons and carriages more
injury by grsasing too plentifully than in any
other way. A well made wheel will endu re-
common wear from ten 10 twenty-five wears. il
care Is taken TO use the right kind and proper
amount OF grease; but if this matter is not at
,ySeaaded To ibryn bill n, gsf d qn, an
for il W i'll penetrate the hub and work its way
out around the lemons of the spokes, and spoil
the wheel. Tallow is the best lubricator for
wood axletrees, and castor oil for iron.
Just enough grease should be applied TO the
spindle OF wagon 10 give il a light coating
this IL better that more, for the surplus put on
Will work out at the ends, and be forced by the
shoulder bands and nut washers into the hub
around the outside of the boxes.
To oil an axletree, first wipe the spindle clean
with a cloth wet with spirits of turpentine, and
then apply few drops of castor oil near the
shoulder and end. One teaspoonful is sum
cient for the whole.-Ohio Farmer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25
F0RTIETH CONGRESS-.
This Afternoons Proce edings.
SATURDAY., Jan. 2S.

THE SENATE was not in session to-day
HousE oP REPREsESrATIvRs-I accori-
ance with the order yesterday. that the day
should be devoted IA debate, the House resolved
itself into Committee of the Whole, (dr PAM.
OF wisconsin. in the chair.l
Mr.. Sitgrcayes IN. j. proceeded 70 address
the House upon the state of the Union gener-
ally, npon the Constitution, and the reconstruc-
non measures As be understood them He then
proceeded to attack the policy of the Radical
party az one that was calculated to prove adj
verse to the best interests of the country and 70
lead 10 destruction ana danger.
mr. Price, of Iowa, replied TO some of the
points made by Mr.. Sitgreaves. Mr. Sitgreayes
h3o alluded TO the case of the Prodigal Son.
and compared his case TO that of the returning 2
southerners. As soon the rebels came back
as did the Prodigai Son. they would be ready
To receive them. t
Mr.. CaNanangh IMonfana) said he wanted to
remind the gentleman that when the ProdiraI
Son came back his father fell upon his neck
and wept, and the returning Southern States
had not been thus received.
MI. Morell pa asked and obtained leave TO
PRINT the remarks he proposed TO deliver upon
inc subject OF the finances.
MI. Williams (1nd.) then addres ed thaiHouse
Mr.. Stone Md next took the floor. and pro-
ceeded 10 address the House upon the recon
struetion acts, and upon the bill in relation 10
the supreme Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

THE CHARGES AGAINST GENERAL CUSTER
AT Leavenworth, Kansas, on Saturday last,
Judge Adams rendered a decision in the case
OF the State vs. General Custer and Lieutenant
Cook. charged with the murder Of William
johnson, private of company X. United STATES
cavalry, in favor of the defendants The point
made by the defense, claiming want of iurs.
diction, was not sustained. The principal poin
decided was that General Custer marched from
Riverside Station, Colorado Territory, To Fort
Wallace, under orders from his superior OFF,
GERS, and did not '1ee from jnstice,'' AS charged
n the Indictment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

TIE BENNEHoFF RoREERY.-The New
York Herald give the following account Of NJ.
Benneboff, who was recently robbed of bonds
20 the amount of SIS 400 N OH City, Pennsyl-
MIA: Bennehoff is said Ia ne worth s7.os.0N an
cash. and has an income Of over Sl-eo0 q day
even in these time OF petroleum dullDess- In
stead OF following the example Of his nlustrloUs
predecessors i'm the line Of petroleum aristocra-
CIV sss -sf--ssssssg ME rsson-y a,a< antly,
he goes 10 the other extreme, and hoardr every
dollar a. parsimoniously a hs did when he was
Obliged 10 subsisi upon the products of has al
most barren farm on BenneLof Run before he
oil discovery He is the latest of the oil princas
and has number Of scioas, neither of whom
seem To have any more idea idea Of their i'm
mense wealth than the httle barefooted. no
coated, one suspendened biped-heir 10 a half
miliion-who padded one of our correspon-
dens across Oil Creek In the paimy dsys OF
petroleum. The Bennehoh family live IN the
old farmhouse in a most desolais region unpro-
tected. and il is a wonder bandits have not b.
fore this made a raid upon their treasure. IL is
said that Beunehon regards the lose of his
S25O.Wo with no more concern than q man
would who had had his pocket picked of sio on
one Of our Third avenue cars. He keepe no
record whatever OF the number Of United States
bonds in HE possession. aud. therefore, the de-
lection of the robbers on this occasion viii be
dificult
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

A CURIoUs CASE At STAMFORD, CssN.-
Foryisa q Dead Hre's Ndm>.-Michaal Haley
OF Stamford, was arrested on Tuesday nora.
ing. ON the charge Of having obtained $40 out
OF a hank on two forged orders purportng a
have been given by his wife. Ii appeak ths
Haley a short time ago married a widow named
Ann Smith, who py her own industry had
managed TO save some funds. She and ds1gh-
ter by her first husband, about Il years ola, had
some pension money al their command. After
Mrs. Smiths marriage I'd Haley. she sf up a
store, which she and her daughter attended
TO, and gradually accumulated little more
money, i've hundred dollars Of which MTs.
II. deposited i'm the Stamford Bank. ia Der
own name. A short time afterwards she
became sick quite suddenly, and remained IN \
state of unconsciousness for about a week and
then died. After her death Haley TUNED his
step-daughuer out Of the house becsuse she
would noI consent 10 sell rum. He also refused
TO give up his wife's clothes 10 the saughter.
This circumstance led 10 an Investigator Of the
case, when IN was discovered that Haey had
drawn the money from the bank on forged Or
ders, during the period that his wife was In an
uncons cious state. The case was brought be-
tore Justice Ayres. who held the accused 10 bail
in the sum of $1,000 on each case. 1t is sup
posed that he Will be committed for trial. The
case has caused great excitement. and tlss
friends OF his late wife now insist ON an eNhu-
nation of her remains. for the purpose Of DIS
covering. il possible, whether her death " a
not the result of some foul play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25
FROM HAVANA.
The Rebellion in Senr nrZUrla-Eanhq
at Antisus-Geffard to X rtMrs to Hayti-
The Dominican uInsurrectiom-Thr Trans
fer of ST. Thomas. &c.
Especial Dispatch To the Star.]

Ter oil 81. Thomas. Gc.
Especial Dispatch TO the Star]
HAVANA, Jan. 25-Venalueza adrices have
been received TO the 9th instant. The rebellion
was increasing, although the insurgents had
been beaten and forced TO Guarko General
Pulgar. principal consprator in the plot Ia as
sassinate President Falcon, had disappeared.
Colonel Escaroy, OF Maracaibo. had been SEN
fenced to five years Imprisonment. President
FALCON had issued an address n the Generals
OF the Venezuela army. urging vigilance aud
activity in regard to the rebels in the Republic
Antigua advices 10 i1th, state here had been
constant shocks of earthquake since the 99th of
December.
1t was reported Ina, Gefrard would return 10
Rayti. .s...
The dominican Insurgents Were reported well
prepared TO resist Cabal. The ports of northern
coasts We're in their possession. They Mere
expected soon 10 storm the Capitol.
81. Thomas dates to the 10Th instant have been
received. No intelligence has as yet reached
the Island of the official transfer To the United
States having been consummated and the uery
was general that il Is question OF money. The
station Of British Royal mail steamer has
been transferred 10 the Virgin Jortla Island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

- Louisiana planter~ improvine upon
the contract system by giving their laborers
tickets each day. good tor the paw of 90 many
hours a. each may have worked, lazy or indus.
trious.- EffEL reEEfN r 20 = I@|
- The diocesan con nvention 10 elec, a .ue-
cessor TO Bishop Hopkins, fer the si,oce~. on
Vermont viii be held Al ST. PsuI's Church-
Burlington, on wednesday, March iith-
0Ofthirty mine babies born An West Rr..cl-
aeld, Asss- iast year, twenty -four were eirIs.
= - Ohscaeofs rapsdiy burning sp-sntielpa-
ung ats faies-BesfoN Posi- 5si - = = :
"a. Kansas hsp aa sr~a greater shau sse ve.,e
OF New England an nearly TWICE s< much al
- u1HArs1ord. Connecnent- hsr been ha~trr
stesgh-rlde earntSals on TIM ice, aud from nxe
hundred 20 one thousand teams ere ouf every
auernoon, driving on the smooth tracks.
o1An Illicit distiller In Chicago kent tie re,.
enue onicers aysy by posting the sign ..small-
poxr over Nm door. : = n = - -
1 u%The Psrisians threw frnerai vrr..h a
m nctrsss, ss gentle intimation tina. sh< vss
s0More than eighty thousand person. x,.,,.s
e ne sss1 sss1sans PONDS N Central PAfA New sers,
Nod i7'-T = > i1GcesigI fs.t'a. 9 90 -
q ..rkaslffl'f ID 8eissss lrfrre ffnsrala ~
.tz9E dsgeH y ais ,a- cg fisEals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

The ALBANY Constitutional Convention
continues In existence, but is doing nothing use
full. The New York papers Of all parties are
making unlimited game of it, and one OF them
says: .sThe lapidary will have but brief d uty
of record on its gravestone-Born 1867; died
1863 of ex xhaustion of speech ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

The COLOR QUESTION INTHE SONS OF TEN.
PERANCy.-The Grand Division OF the Sons of
Temperance of the State OF New York are in a
muddle. On Thursday, during the delibera.
tons of that body at Albany. a proposition TO
strike out the present restrictions upon colored
members of the order, whereby ihey are de.
being represented in Grand and Nai.os,.., uan .n.
visions, raised lively row. but the opposition
TO the restrictions was defeated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

The WORKING PEoPLE.-In ST Ions il j.
stated that the people are organizing co-opera-
tive building associations to bnild houses for
the working classes. new cooperative
foundry for the manufacture of hollow-ware is
suggested at Troy. 1t is said that a number of
excellent journeymen moulders are Interested
IN the movement. Fifty carpenters were dis
charged from the kittery, Maine, nayy-yard
last week. The wOOlen mills at North Bridge
port. Connecticut. closed work on Saturday
last, and Will not resume for six weeks or NOR,
lhe mills have been running for some time AT
loss, and the proprietors intend putting i'm a
water wheel to run the machinery. so A. IN
lessen the expenses. A large number of
hands are thus thrown out of work. A
paper mill is TO be started at Canonsburg
Pa; the woolen factory there has proved
remarkably successful. The hip-buiIdinp in
teresf quiescent elsewhere, is acriye i'm Ports
mouth, N. II. Two fine ships, the Merrimac
and fo Semitic, have recently departed for the
tropics, and a, least dozen others are nearly
completed. The shoe trade at Lynn, Mass. is
reriving. 1t is thought that business will me-
good in February. The manufacturing inter.
ests OF Cohoes, New York, are at present CON
siderably depressed, owing to the unsettled
condition and uncertain prospects of busi,e.s
affairs generally through the country. All The
rolling mills in Allentown, Pa, are partially
IDLE, owing to strike among the puddlers A
reduction of 81 per ton was made in the WAGES
which the men refused TO accede to- and banc.
the dimeulty. All the mills along the I,.bigb
are said to be i'm a similar condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

The ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS notice a great
decline in the speculative enterprises in thar
country, as compared with former years.
The decline Of speculation enterprises which
require legislative sanction is shown by The
fact that in the present Parliament ther. are
only two hundred and eighteen private bills
set down for examination by both Houses,
whlle In is66-a short two years since-the
corresponding total was six hundred and
thirty three. VI the bills prosecuted in 1865 no
less than four hundred and nine referred to
railways, and Of these Scotland furnished fiftv
The pending Scotch railway bills are onIv
seven in number.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25
RECONSTRUCTION IN GEORGIA.


ATLANTA, Jan. 25.-Mr Ashburn announced
yesterday in Convention the intention of him.
self and party To ask Congress To gave validity
TO Whatever Constitution may be passed with
out submitting il TO the people. This has caused
great excitement, and will meet determined op-
nos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

In WISCONSIN, by recent amendment to the
Constitution of the State, the pay Of members
Of the Legislature is limited to $3.50 each, BE- the
session long or short. The result Is that the
present session will continue but six weeks
period long enough to do everything that is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN Bar Re.
PUTE.--The New York State Constitutional
Convention continues in existence, but Is doing
nothing. The papers Of all parties there are
making unlimited game Of il. and one of them
says: s.The lapidary will have but brief duty
of record on its gravestone-Born 1861; died SOS,
of exhaustion Of speech" 7Fit7e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

RAILROAD HANDS DIscHARGED.-A large
number orty.seyen i is % %s8tsdi irf f Ssa S&orEs hons
known as the Manassas shops, in this city The
shops Were turned over to the Orange. Alex.
andria and Manassas Railroai Company. and
the workmen who, up TO the time of that trans
fer, were employed by the Manassas ruad, were
dismissed, as their services were no longer
needed. 1t is unfortunate that such necessity
should exist. in view Of the present difficulty
of obtaining employment. IL Is thought when
senger trains will be run over it, that neces.
sity will arise for the establishment of a ehop
for repairs at its terminus in the Valley.-Ater-
ogdyJ0 E1rttts .Hr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

AFFAIRs IN LoUDorN COUNTY, NA.-The
Leesburg correspondent of the Alexandra Ga
-etf. says: -sE.. ..t
Their was nothing of interest transacted ar
Court. Several criminals are awaiting trial,
but the late decision of Judge Moncure in the,
Matthews case, (tried and con vieted according
TO the terms of the late act of the Assembly. and
sentenced to be hung for murder.D has brought
things to q halt, and the Common wealth's At
torney will wait for Grand Jury, and proceed
according TO the Constitution of the United
States in cases now on hand, for fear Moncure's
decision may be sustained. and the late criminal
law declared unconstitutional, which provides
for trial for felonies without indictment. So
you see we still enjoy the blessed provisions OF
the e. u. y, (as well other cusses)
An old bed ridden colorcd man named Lewis
Curtis. was consumed by fire on Friday last, ON
the late Dr. Eunter's farm. near here. together
with his cabin. A man who stayed with him
had left the cabin, and II is supposed his bid
caught from spark. Both he and il were to-
tally consumed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

0The Wisconsin Legislature has been dis.
cussing the propriety of printing the Cover
nor's message in Irish. stWsN s1s @0f
- Jenny June thinks Mrs. Chas. Dickens
viii YET be- avenged. s-as5 s9s5id5 s
s0Brighah Young will neither drink tea
the prepFiety Of asking Oongress 70 divide the
Territory. 3 .s-fEs II sfta ik1 re y .HeF9* peW
~ SpeSkine Of lesp year, the Deseret News
s1ye II doeenf mak6mpch dinerence ont there,
e ne Mormon ladies have always the privi-
--'- sasfseassss "a 81 tra iss 44 8aas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25
ODD FELLOWS, HALL.

SIX NIGHTS WITH OUR ANCEsTORSI
COANESCING
hOSDAf EVENING, JANUARY GOTH
concerts OF Sacred ard Sentimental Music by
FATHER BALDWIN'S OLD FOLKS
consisting OF twenty four accom- plished Vocalists
aud Instrumental Performers
Tunes that our forefathers sang
Anthems of the Pilgrim Fathers,
Songs of One Hundred Years 90
THESE entertainments have been Endorsed by the
reiigious and musical communities in other cities
as being frsught not only with pleasure, but with
beneficial results
MISS MINNIE SMITH, Mr.. BENJAMIN
MISS HATTIE GREEN, MR. BALDWIN,
hASTER ARMSTRONG;,
The astonishing Boy Soprano
and the entire Company in Sacred Songs.
haflnee on W ednt sday and Saturday afternoons
Admission, Is and 81 cents Secured Seats to be
bad at the Music Store of Mr. Ellis Fer Matinees-
ChiIdren, IS cents; Adults, 25 cents "A fO-Sts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

THE JOHNSON GRANTINRRoGLIo-The facts
concerning what was the exact understanding
between the President and Gen. Gran. in re-
gard 10 the restoration of Secretary Stanton
seem TO be involved in impenetrable fog, and
the most satisfactory solution of the difficulty
is that there was n amisundersta nd ng all around
in regard TO what was said or agreed upon
We have given heretofore the statements of the
case made by the friends of the President On
the other side, this positive contradiction ap-
pears in the Washington correspondence Of the
New York Tribune:
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Jan. ~. Is,Ss-Iast
evening, between and 10 O'Clock. Mr. John
son granted an interview 10 two CORES spondents
OF New York Democratic papers. and after
some assumed reluctance on his part, gave
them what purports to b. the statements of four
members of the Cabinet relative 10 the alleged
understanding between him (Mr Johnson) and
Gen. Grant on the subject OF the restoration of
secretary stanton MeCnlloch, Randall. Welles
and Browning are the four Cabinet officers
whose testimony is adduced. The documents
which have been thus made pu bile are sa id 10 he
IN manuscript at the White House, and among
them Il letter from General Sherman on the
same subject, which Mr.. Johnson. for his own
purposes, did not see fit TO give TO the world
in reply To these comm unications, your cores
pOndent Is authorized to say that the statements
thus put forth are untrue, and that neither the
PRESIDENT nor any one of the Secretaries dare
publish over their signatures what Is Tins ar
uiouteu 10 tHeH oy irresponsible parties. Gen
Grants friends assert that it is a conspiracy
TO weaken him with the loyal people of the
country, and that Johnson, who thus stabs
MN Ill the dark, has, since the surrender
OF the War Department, assured General
Grant again and again of his confidence.
esteem and respect. They also assert that Mr.
johnson does not publish the Sherman letter
thaf Glen. sherman is cogniZint OF all the facts
IN the case, and that the President stated i'm
Gen. Sherman's presence, To Gen Grant nm
medlafely after the first attack, that il WAS
wholly unauthorized by him. Gen. Grant
from his position. is precluded from replying
to these assaults; but when they are made in an
Official form they will he denied officially nv
him. Meanwhile. i have authority for giving
the report the most nnq qualified contradiction,
The WHITE HOUsE.-But few visitors were
at the Executive Mansion this morning nearly
all OF whom had an interview with the Presl
dent. Secretary McCulloch was with the Ex.
ecutiye this forenoon
PERsoNAL.-COlOnel X. Nj. Johnson. of 81
Louis, Mo, land Col. A. c. Ellethorpe. of Bean.
tort, N. O., are stopping at the Metropolitan
Hotel. ''--General Ambrose T. Burnside
Governor of Rhode Island, was in Baltimore
yesterday. Professor Charles Davis. of
West Point, is at the Ebbitt House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

~At Vicksburg, Mississippi, fires are be-.
coming so frequent that the Insurance compa-
MES are cancelling their policies. The City
Council has passed an ordinance enrolling ali
able bodied citizens I'm body to be- known as a
special police, to look after incendiaries and
ofhcrwise preserve order 80 q a--t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

TBE WEST INDIAN TRorBLEs.-An arriv al
from San Domingo brings the following intel
lgcnce: Commissioners were sent out by Pres
Ident tCabral 10 obtain assistance. Ex-Presi-
dent Jeffrard formally refuses to interfere i'm the
affairs of San Domingo. Dominican refugees
al Turks Island are in great distress. Bairists
held possession of all the important towns in
San Domingo, except the capital. which they
were preparing to storm. Advices from Hay-
u report that President Sullivan was at Cape
Hayiien, preparing for vigorous campaign
against CaiOs. He openly declared his .inten-
ton of res isting by force of armsthe contempla-
Ted cession of the Bay Of Samana to the United
STATES
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

DEATH or CHAILEs kEAN. THE ACToE.-By
the Atlantic cable we have information of the
demise of Mr.. John Charles kean. the renown-
ed tragedian, who died on Thursday. in Lon
don. i'm the 57th year of his age. Deceased was
the son OF the great but erratic genius, Edmund
kean, and was born at Waterford, England ON
the 18th of January, ISL. His first appearance
October 1, 1921, as Norval, IN Holiness tragedy
Oh douglas" when he was but seventeen years
old. He made no decided success until the year
ls29. when he made q most permanent hit as Sur
Edward Mortimer. On the following year ne
came to this country. In 1883 he returned 10
England and played an en- Engagement with s.Sher-
idan Knowles" in the cast. His success was now
firmly established and in after years he Ir,ld
several visits to this country. He was generally
recognized as the Forrest of the European stage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

Coon USE OF WEALTH.-Miss Burdett
Coutt's charities are always well directed Her
latest effort for the relief of the tenants of her
model lodging house in London enables them
to obtain the franchise 10 which they are en-
titled by the reform bill. She undertakes to
pay their rates for them without increasing
their rents, and. as q mark of gratitude, the
householders thus transformed into voters
illumipated their dwellings ON the night Of the
9Th INST The London Star regrets that there is
bnt one Miss COutts, and adds this sharp touch:
"Destftute creatures In the east Of Londen, who
can hardly keep body and soul together, are
snmmoned for poor rates. and they appear BE-
fore the court gnawirg the crusts with which
the charity OF the public has provided them.n