Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-31
LATE TELEGRAMS, &c.

Gable advices from kio ganeiro. via London
state that Lopez still held Villette, in Para.
quay, with all his remaining forces. The al.
lies were near at hand, and a battle was ex.
pected Inc Portuguese Consul had been taken
from the American Legation at Aecunsion
and shot. United States war steamer had
gone up 10 AscunsIon and a peremptery de-
mand would be made by the American com.
mander for redress. The recent conduct of
Minister Washburne is also said to he much
censured at Buenos Ayeres
Darius Allen, chairman of the Democratic
naturalization committee of Troy, n. Y, was
brought before United States Commissioner
rockingham, OF Albany, yesterday, on a war
rant Charging him with forgery IN altering a
certficate OF declaration of intention, by which
IL was intended person should vote on Tues
day, though the date OF the declaration forbade
ms being legally naturalized. The prisoner
was held in 5000 bail.
From the City of Mexico we have mail ad-
vices 10 October 10Th. 1he CONCESSION 10 the
Mexico and Vera Cruz railroad had been with
Drawn, by vote of 3 10 90. The vote is inter-
prtted as a defeat of the Government party,
and has occasioned considerable excitement in
congress on that account, and among the
masses because great many of the working
people Will oe thrown out OF employment III
consequence.
The meeting OF the American Missionary As.
socIauon at Springfield, Mass, continued all
day The 18th, closing at o o'clock. General
HC ward, Colonel BaEeT; OF Georgia, DIR Wal
Iace, OF Manchester, and many others spoke
with good effect. The Association has had
loriy thousand I'D its schools, and fifteen thou
sand III other Christian schools. The AssoCia-
uon must nave $500 800 the coming year.
The case of Beverly Clarke, indicted in
Michigan for being concerned in recent frauds
III the Post Office Department at Washington
was before the United States Circuit Court IN
New York yesterday On writ of hateas corpus
Argument was made but no decision given.
A freight locomotive working a gravel pit of
the ONO and Mississippi railroad eighteen
CINCINNATI. HNnlOfA1 hur aiatr
night, killing conductor fireman, and three
boy standing near, and wounding the engineer
and brakeman.
Josiah l.. Pike has been convicted of the
murder OF Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brown of
Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, and SEN
fenced to be hanged on the second Tuesday in
November.
Marcus Levi, held FOR examination in s5.oop
bail, for an attempt to defraud the Government
OF taxes on distilled spirits, absconded from
New York, and was arrested in Philadelphia
Timothy Mcclure, arrested at Peekskill, n
\. charged with conveying a false certificate
OF naturalization, has been committed in de-
fault OF bail for examination.
The President has pardoped Jonas Akin
son, who served fifteen months of a term OF
fifteen years Imprisonment for counterfeiting,
on account OF old age and inErmities.
A dispatch from Charleston, 5. G., says that
III the registration OF voters just completed in
that city, the negroes have majority Of up.
wards OF one thousand.
Ann Hoyt has been arrested in New York
FOR attempting TO kill her child, two years old,
by stamping on and kicking il in most in
human manner.
prominent Republican Councilman Pull
man, was brutally beaten yesterday morning
III New York by four ruffians and his skull
fractured.
A Republican procession was stoned in Hud-
son avenue, Brooklyn, Thursday night. No
one seriously hurt.
A fire in Ottawa, Canada, yesterday destroyed
seventeen buildings and damaged several
others. Loss not less than halt a million.
Advices from Alaska state that fire at Sitka
DESTROYED considerable property. A silver lode
had been discovered on Wrangle Island.
Thurlow Weed is expected 10 leave Liver.
pool to-day for New York the Java.
O'Baldwin, the pugilist, has got ball. but
Wormwald is still In Jail.