The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-01
NEWS SUMMARY.



The Spanish Minister to Rome las resi- gned.
-Guzenti, special envoy from Madrid, had
an interview with Louis Napoleon yesterday.
Mason Jones, the Liberal candidate for
Parliament for Queens county, Ireland, has
retired from the contest for political reasons.
The municipality of Cork asks the British
Government to pardon all persons now uuder
sentence for completely in the late Fenian
uprlsings.
The steamer Russia which arrived at Liver.
pool on the 2Sth ult., ran down and sank the
baTque Castalogo. of the banks OF Newfouud.
land. The crew of the Cas- lalpgo we're rescued
by the steamer. .t 'th
The Paris Presse wants an explanation why
the crew OF the Franklin. at the last grand re-
Ception given by Admiral Fafragut, chpered for
America and Russia. Now suppose the Franklin
bows refuse TO give the reasontior their cheers
What will La PTesse do!
Domestic.
Gold closed yesterday at 14f5. I..
The Legislature OF South Carolina talks OF
adjourning soon.
Washington, d. c., commenced its third
annual Schutzenfest yesterday.
Custom House expenses have been lowered
by S250,000 since the lsL OF July.
The arrivals of vessels at this port, foreign
aud coastwlse, during the month OF August, az
gregated 2o76.
u. V. Browne, Collector of Internal Revenue
for the Fifth Massachusetts District, died at
Salem, Mass., yesterday.
Two adroit scoundrels yesterday swindled
the firm OF Whelen Brother out OF 5000 in
United States $40 bonds.
-Robert Monaghan has been selected as
candidate for Congress by the Democrats of the
seventh District of this State.
Two men were instantly kill'din Cincinnati
yesterday, by the fall OF a building which they
were engaged in dcmolishng.
Wilson county, N. c., reports q sklrmish of
races. A colored man was slightly wounded,
and white mans barn was burned.
The Governor of South Carolina disap-
proves OF armed organizations, aud is opposed
to the Introduction of more arms INTO the State.
ha afn nf hos innn c1r
passed q resolution authorizing the Gov
ernor to disband all armed organizations in the
State.
"A special train from Lawrence TO Lowell
Mass, on Sunday, ran iuto a crowd OF boys on
the Gornam railroad bridge, Instantly killing two
ofthem.
The Virginia and Tennessee railroad has
been levied on by Uni cd States Marshal, in
execution for debts due by the company on
their coupons, amounting to $500.
The President has not yet determined when
he will leave Washington Tor a brief tour. The
possibility of a September session of Congress
ltaves him unable to decide.
"A man, named James Reilly, has been
arrested Tor killing his wife on Sunday, by
drowning her. 1t is alleged that he threw HIS
viclim into the river from Hackensack Bridge
Acting Accomplishment J. Hubley Ashton
has, at the request of Secretary McCuoch, fur
nished an opinion on the law.mtking provisions
for the con promise of revenue writs.
-Commlssioner Rollins has not recognized
Charles Gipin, ESQ.,, as United States Attorney
for this district. He will await the decision of
Attorney General Evarts on the decision of
Judge Cadwalader as to the claims of Mr..
O'Neil.
Canadian.
Lord Monck will not return to England this
summer. ..
An important witness against Whalen dis
appeared from Ottawa Yesterday.
-Iefrlhc hres are raging IN the woods near
Bell Fast and Summerdale. Ou Saturday the
village. OF Summerdaie was burned TO the
ground.