Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-29
EVENING STAR.
LATE KILOGRAMS, he.

Judge Nelson, of the United States Cireuit
Court, New York, has vacated his order stav.
ing proceedings in the Fullerton case on an.
dsNIt OF Judge Fullerton, but directed thar
argument TO quash TIE Indictment, nor anv
similar proceeding, shall be had until the Tina
when a motion for arrest of Judgment or anv
similar motion can be had If the defence desire
The Supreme Court of Georgia has given a
decision sustaining the decision of the Iavsr
court, which held that the CONSIDERATION Of a
note given for borrowed Confederate m NAV
as good and valid one. The plea was the
ihInIe OF consideration, in that Confederate
money was an Illegal curreney-not money or
suy other thing of value
X h. Roosevelt, of the New York Citizen,
save an elegant dinner last evening 10 the Hon.
Eusene Casserly, Senator elect from California.
cieeches were made by the host, and by Mr..
Casseriy, VIM Cullen Bryant, Horace q RELY :,
Charies Dana, the Mayor elec;. "a. Oakley HAIL.
and others.
General Stonemsn yesterday directed the
hlayos of Richmond 10 hold in custody Sally
Anderson, one of the parties recently released
Uom Imprisonment by Judge Under woods
late decision that the Judge before whom she
lad been tried was Ineligible under the -Four
tenth Amendment.
Rev John Black, of the Red River Relic
tOmmittee, reports that there are there 4Si fam
HES, comprising 2-j'2 persons. who are in ab
SClute want, and must receive assistance or
stSrvs In addition there are several hundred
O'hers who Will need assistance before spring
The Chief q GnIte-rnaster of the Department
q ne Als>OhII mas hotineo the Is lard OF nder-
writers that n better class of STEAMBOATS, must
- used on the Missouri river for the transpor
t-tlOn of Government freight, so that not Cuit.
- many caIgOes will be lost as heretofore
The Stevenson cotton case, involving abou
Sl,"U,tt o worth OF cotton, was TO have come up
Tor trial In New York yesterday, but was n mai
" set for January 5, with the understanding
that n the Government was not then ready the
ease would be dismissed
Geo. X. Butler, President Of the late Ternes-
see National Bank, of Nashville, was arrested
Al Memphis, charged with embezzling the
state School fund TO the amount of Ss}N.COlL aad
taken to Nashville for trial.
The citizens of Giles county, Tennessee, met
" mass meeting at Pulaski on Thursday and
aGOPted resolutions condemning mob law in
thai county. and declaring that the law should
~ enforced against all offenders.
SenOr Palacio had arrived at Panama en-
route 10 the I niied States and Great Britain
IS special commissioner from GuatamaIa 10
negotiate a loan for the Government for
Improvement purposes
An attempt 10 overthrow the Government of
Costs Rica has been discovered. and the auth or
GENERAL Salazar, was allowed TO resign his Of
nee of commander in -chief.
Little Rock special despatch TO the Ava
lancbe says Catterson's command of militia
have gone 10 Ashley county, aud the citizens
Sre fleeing from them.
Lopez Is prepared to accord full satisfaction
To the United Ssates for outrages committed on
liz citizens IN Paraguay.
There is much suffering in Santiago Cuba.
from want of provisions. Official reports of
he battle near HOlquIn are confirmed.
Boston is To have a weekly mail from Europe
by the Cunard line VIA Southampton after jan
Eary LIST.
Parker, of the Panama railroad. died al Aspin-
wall on the 18TH.
President Duenas, of Salvador, has been
reelected.