Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-19
EVENING STAR.
LATE TELE6RAMs, &c.

The lottery bill has become law in Louisi.
una, without the Governors signature, frspn
the lapse of time. A new police bill is now
before the Senate creating a amstfupolitan no.
hss district s iSr me CITY and parish of Orleans,
police government and discipline Of the dis
triet TO De vested in q board, composed OF dye
comm ssIons.s, Of which the Lieutenant Gov
the Oil say II resembles in many respects the
metropolitan police bill Of New York.
some Philadelphia ropghs yesterday beat,
stabbed. and bit the nose on a policeman VITO
was stempting to resene a German upon
whom they had made an assault A secoud
pobcersan, who went TO the assistance OF the
hTst, had ms head broken; and a third, who
drewa pistol, had st wrenched from him. The
probably die.
Tire Toronto GIobe processes to have posi-.
trve information that extensive preparations
are being made on the American side for the
fsnian raid IL also states that furiou ms nav
Been Withdrawn from regular officers, and rhe
forces IN the garrison have been ordered to
mold themselves in readiness for orders az
moments notice
The cattle disease has found Its way to Mas.
saehussits, and Is creating great excitement
among The farmers and butchers. Nine ami
mails died at the Brighton market Monday az.
ternoon, md nye more died yesterday morning
on farm IN Norfolk county.
The Baltimore Republican Convention met
last night, and organized py the election of
samuel ID. Evans, Esq, Of the Third ward, as
fresident, Baltus kennard, Esq, OF the Nine
ieentn, as secretary, and the appointment Of
an Executive Committee.
United States gunboat Marblehead 1t
Com. Fitch, arrived at New York ON Monday.
from Key West VIA orfoik. She has been al :.
tached TO the West INDIA Squadron TO: the
past eleven months.
All meeting of the ladies' Memorial Asso-
oiati0l of Atlanta, Ga, on the 10Th inst, q res
olution Uas passed INVITING bids tor the erec-
ton of a monument TO the memory Of the Con.
federats dead, at q cost not exceeding $500.
Judge Brewster, of Philadelphia, ON Satur.
day sentenced TO years imprisonment each
two men convicted Of frausulently collecting
money for political societies.
The Republicans OF Georgia held a ratifca.
tion m.eting last night at which addresses
were made by Ex-Governor Brown, Senator
Joshua Hill, and Hon. James johnson.
Adyices Of yesterday and to-day from Mexi.
co leave no doubt that the insurgents are forc.
ing the government Of JuareZ into q straitened
pOsltIOn.
Advices from Nassau are to the 9th inst In
eendiarism was frequent, and me negroes were
almost destitute. The anniversary of negro
emancipation was celebrated as OF custom
Cardinal Antonelli replied to Baron de
BeuSts dispatch relative to the confessional
laws in Austria by simple acknowledgment
OF its reception.
ada woods on the Northern railroad A mill
lion dollars worth Of forest and lumber have
been consumed
The Grand Lodge i. o. o. +. of the State of
New York assembled in Buffalo yesterday and
elected officers for the ensuing year. e. Mar
Vim was elected represr NATIVE TO the g. l..
u. -.
The Georgia rice crop is reported to be not so
good as was expected. Rice birds are the
Sause of IL.
Thirty-tkree colored persons from Whining
ton, N G., were al the recent Democratic Con-
yentlOn al Raleigh.
The nth National Convention Of Spiritual.
lists Will be held AT Rochester. N. Y, on the 25th
instant.
Beds of coal Of excellent quality have been
discovered in Southern Iii nois, near McIeans-
boro'.
The steamship Berlin, of the Baltimore and
Bremen line, was coming up the Bay last night