The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-01
Domestic Affairs,
d yesterday at 1856.

Gold closed yesterday at 1861.
Erie had yes erdsy new phase.
Total registration III New York city, 172, 70S.
The OHIO State Dental Association Will
asst mbe at Columb mbus o-day.
The Rochester, N. Y, Union Market was
destroyed by tire on the night OF the Goth ult.
-JacksOn's Indian War report is pronounced
by Washington officials as grossly exaggerated.
$780, AL have been received at the In
ternal Revenue Department thus far, for the
A jewelry store in Baltimore was yesterday
robbed OF two thousand dollars worth OF
diamonds.
The steamship Sacramento sailed from San
Francisco yesterday Tor Panama, with $3s2,00O
in treasure.
--Secretary McCunoch yesterday ordered the
sale at auction OF half million OF dollars in gold
in New York.
General Rawlins, Chief of staff to General
Grant, has returned TO Washington, and con-
hnues in poor health.
The civil war between the Liberals and Con-
servatiyes in Panama has been terminated in
favor of the former.
General Grant was present last evening at
the meeting of ST. Andrews Society, and was
received with great enthusiasm.
The capital and business OF the First Ma
tional Bank OF Dorchester have been merged III
the Continental Bank Of Boston.
AT the Erie Railway offices in New York
yesterday the gates were closed, aud no per-
son was admitted save on urgent business.
The St, Andrews Society Of Baltimore held
its annual meeting yesterday, and elected
Alexander Murdoch President.
Asher L.. Smith. of Boston, was shocked
down and robbed of fifteen hundred dollars
and gold watch OIL Sunday night.
Mayor Hotfman, OF New York, yesterday
resigned his Office INTO tue hands OF Thomas
Conan, President of the Board OF Aldermen.
james English was yesterday found guilty
of murder in the second degtee, at Cleveland, OF
killing James Hobard last september.
The schooner j. Q. Runyon, from Philadel
phia for Alexandria, Va, with coal, was lost on
Hog Island Shoai on the 25!h ul Captain and
crew saved.
"A meeting in behalf of Hester Vaughn,
under sentence OF death i'll this city, is to be- held
tonight in New York, at which Horace Greeley
Will preside
railroad train on Fnoay night, and threatened
to kill Conductor CrCsier II he ever run another
train over the roed.
Governor Scott, of South Carolina, yester-
day sent in his message 10 The Legislature, and
takes an encouraging yew of the position OF
affairs in the State.
The North Carolina House of Representa-.
tives yesterday, had under discussion e,ou u
ton pettioniDg Congress to remove disabilities
from all citizens.
George W. Mclean, of the Government
Secret Service Department was yesterday COM
mitted to Jail az Jersey City, on the charge of
passing counterfeit money.
1T is believed among members of the Diplo-
matte Corps at Washington that Jonnson's
negotiations for the settlement OF the Alabama
claims will tall through,
JEFF Davis counsel, the infamous Robert
OUld, yesterday made a motion, IN the United
States Circuit Court, at Richmond, to quash the
indictment against his Rebel client. Chief us
tice Chase decided to hear argument on the
motion on Thursday.
Three hundred barrels of whisky were
seized yesterday in Cincinnati, the lot being
found to be from SIX TO fifteen per cent. above
proof degree marked on the gaueer's certificate.
The penalties are seizure of the whisky, impr-
sonment, and fine OF $500 per barrel.
General Grants majority in California is
506, but owing to intormality in printing the
name OF Republican elector, the Secretary OF
will 90 to the Supreme Court. $4,000, 900 are at
stake, and the Democrats claim the bets unless
the electoral vote for Grant and Colfax i.
nnanimOnR.