Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-31
LATE rELEGRAMs, &C.

The Senate OF Aisbsms yesterday discusses
ball 10 punish the ku kIux, and 20 suspend
ku klUx publications. In the House = ball
was passed allowing one newspaper % BE- 50
Itcted oy the Governor IN each Congressional
district TO be the Official journal Tor publishing
sherin sales, estate notices. sc. The Common
carrier ball was discussed and postponed until
to-day. Ii Furnishes railroad ofncials ana
steamboat men for making distinctions on sc-
count OF color.
A. j. Willow, MAJOR OF volunteer and Cant
hoge, 9th infantry, young man aged thirty
two years, were elected Associate Justices OF
the Supreme Court OF South Carolina yestar-
day. The Democrats tried TO elect CONSERVE
tive Republicans and failed.
A competition drill between the Montgomery
Light q yards. OF Boston. and Company z ls;h
New York State militia, took place IN New
YORK yesterday Sfierno Don, and resulted IN the
prlze' nag Tor general excellence OF drill.
being given TO the New NOrk Company.
The protracted litigation between :. w n
Ward and other paper collar manufacturer.
with the Union Paper Collar Company has
vlrtually terminated by the refusal Of he Com
missioner Of Patents TO exterd the patents OF
the Union Paper Collar Company.
The Republican Convention. held an ONO
Yesterday, al Clyde, nomina ed Gen. William
II. Gibson, OF Seneca county. as candidate
Tor Congress nom the Ninth District, now rep
resented by the Hon. Ralph r. Buckland.
The resolution Of the Tennessee Stste Senate
70 appoint committee 10 wait upon Govsrnor
BrOwnlow and ask HIM 20 recommend the re-
moNal OF political disabilities iron disfran-
chised cItizcns, was passed over informally
yesterday.
Up 20 last evening the individual subscrip-
tons ~ the counter OF the Baltimore Arnerlcan
Office, an aid OF the sufferers by the hood.
amounted 10 $780, which amount has been d s.
trsbuted by the relief committee
A dispatch from Memphis 20 the Cincinnati
GG-ctts announces the reported assassination Of
Senator Wyatt to be without foundation. and
adds: The Senator u here"
A Democratic mass meeting was held At
Montevallo. Ala yesterday, a. whsch Seymour
ana Biair and the democratic platform were
heartily endorsed.
In several wards OF Baltimore last evening
meetings Were held tor the selectlon of dele
gates 10 the BOrceT State COnvention Of Col
ored Republicans, which meets there on the
Alb OF August
war, was taken from has home. n Monroe
county. Ky on Monday night, by the kukluk
Kan. ana hanged.
: This season the southern rice crop Will proc
ably reach 60,GO barrels, or a,72OUOl pounds OF
Tough rice, againet i5,O0O barrels m I-6S
In Michigan Hon. I. W. Ferry,o of the Fourth.
and Hon. Austin BLAIR, OF The Tbird District.
were yesterday reEOminated FOR Congress by
the Republicans.
Adyices from Hayti state that General Hec-
tor has defeated CarrstI, the leader OF the re-
actlonists, and that thirty prisoners have been
shot
Mr. Train appeared in public before ths
Court OF bankruptcy IN Dublin SATURDAY,. As
his papers We're not presented an proper form,
the court refused TO hear the case.
The Queen of Spain refuses 10 accept the
REF Ignation of Admiral Naryez, commander OF
the Spanish fleet in American waters.
A Seymour and Blair ratification meeting
was held IN Jackson, Miss, last night.
A dispatch from Memphis says that crop ne
ports from Arkansas are encouraging.