Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-02
EVENING STAR.
LATE TELEGRAMS, &c.

In The Georgia LegISla. uTe yesterday n bill
TO prevent free persoGs of color from teinr
tIe c'ed 20 Office was LOST; also, bill to com nal
con mon carriers 10 provide equal a accsmmoda-
admins cred 20 voters for the election of Pros
loent and Vice President, Governor of the
State, and o'her officers, was passed
registration bill has passed both Houses of
tDe ALABAMA Legs iaturc, and awaits the sIg
nature OF the Governor. 1t is thought the rsp
IstraTs will not have tine 20 conplete their
work before the Presidential election, and the
hepdbi cans are anxious that the eICc coral vote
Oh the S'ate should be- cast by toe LegislIturs.
The Safe Democratic Cony yention of LOUIS
iaha met and organized on "Wednesday last
nts'eEday they adopted ? resolution in which
th' y TecOg 1IZe the necessity OF conforming 10
existing laws, aud will entertain The name Of
no person for elec.!on VINO cannos qualify.
MT. BTy ant, member of the House of Del
egaes IN Georgia, "is charged a dispatch
from atlanta states q. with holding office under
the Unit States, and is thereby DISQUALIFIED
from being member of the legislature"
committee las been appointed to investigate
his Gaze.
The Hagerstown (Md) H>rad of this week
states That several parties have been II gistercd
IN Washington county who have only been
residents OF Maryland six months, having pre-
viously resided in Pennsylvania Su,h regis
Irafion is clearly illegal.
The STEAMER Constitution, for Panama sailed
from san Francisco, Sep. Both. with S2lgnOO
In tieaS ure, s225-tOO of which is for New York.
The Pope has issued an apostolic letter to all
non-Catholic religious bodies. announcing the
1orihcCmlng Acumenical COuncil. aud urging
mem TO se.ze the occas ion offered of joining the
church.
Ten prisoners escaped from Kingston, New
foTk, Jail on Tuesday night, including Dan.
Casey, the notorious burglar, who robbed the
American Express Company al that place.
Gen. Reynolds has issued an order directing
mat no attempt be made IN his command, which
covers he State of Texas, 10 take part in the
Presidential elrctIOn.
Hon. II. W. Williams, of Pittsburg has bsen
appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of
PennsylvanIa, 10 fill the vacancy created by
the resignation of Judge Strong
Yesterday Bishop Poster made the annual
adoress al the Protestant Episcopal Conven-
uon IN Philadelphia. 1t was non-committal
upon Titualism.
The new Police Board OF New Orleans COM
posed OF two negroes and three whites, has en-
tered upon Its duties, and many of the cid
members OF the police force have resigned
Two more white member OF the Louisiana
Legislature have been unseated, and negroes
installed, by q vote Of 81 toll.
Ihe brig Germ mia. of the Arctic exploring
expedition, has been reported az Bergen, Nor
way, on her voyage north.
A new hospital, which cost nearly half n
mIlilOn OF dollars. was dedicated an Proyl-
denee, Rhode Island, yesterday.
Accounts from North Carolina saw the Weld
OF cotton 70 the acre has been decidedly better
than thar OF last year.
The restrictions on the importation OF Ampri-
can cattle INFO Canada will De removed after
The oth instant.
freight engine on tie Lawrence railro7I
Die" np yesterday, near Youngstown, XII! ling
the engineer, fireman and brakesman
= proclamation has been publ shed at O.ta-
Wa, canada, enforcing the copyright act.