Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-17
EVENING STAR.
LATE KILOGRAMS, &c.

Returns from 81 cities and towns in Maine
give Chamberlain il,6fl. Smith 3o,70s, Hitch
born 1919. Hitchborn's vote will not exceed
$500. Chamberlain's majority will be 1900.
The falling of from the total vote OF last year
will be 1900. The Senate Will stand q Re-
probably, I26 Republicans, IS Democrats. The
HItchborR party have not elected a single
member in either branch OF the Legislature.
At last il seems that the responsibility for the
destruction OF human LIE on railways is to be
laid where IN most cases il properly belongs.
The Coroner's jury in relation TO the recent ac-
cidenI on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
near Cambridge, Ohio, by which several men
were killed, has found the engineer and con-
osetor Of the train guilty of manslaughter.
At the carpenters and joiners' national con.
vention in Brooklyn, Yesterday q resolution
was offered that the prejudices Of members of
the union against coiored people was such that
II Is inexpedient TO admit them as members
Inc resolution led 70 an angry debate, and was
The Executive Committee of the Democratic
party OF Georgia UNANIMOUSLY agree that IL
would be inexpedient to recommend an cleo
ton for members Of Congress this year, there
being no law authorizing such an election till
November, 1870.
l. F. Ferrin's paper mill In Warner. N. HI.
was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. The loss
Co.'S saw single mill, situated near the paper
mill, was also burned. Loss $1,000; insured for
5000.
The Iowa and Wisconsin State Fairs opened
state of the weather the attendance has not been
very large. The entrees at both fairs are greatly
In excess Of any former years.
Hon. S. s. Cox arrived in New York city on
wednesday, In the steamer Java. A delega
ton from the 9th district, which he represents
in Congress, met him and escorted him to his
residence.
The ecclesiastical court summoned for the
trial of Rev. Mr.. Cheney, at Chicago, met pur-
suant 10 adjournment, and, at the suggestion OF
the Bishop, adjourned till the 16.h Of Novem.
Der.
AMI. Henry wilIetts, a resident OF Detrai,.
Michigan, was killed in his own house q few
nights ago by q burglar, against whom he
struck in .leapIng from bed at the alarm of his
wife.
Sheridan Shook, whose name has figured for
some time In connection with charges of reve-
nue. frauds in New York, was honorably dis
charged yesterday.
The Synod at Dublin has decided against
the admission of members ex- officio to future
con ventions. The Archbishop of Armagh is
dead.
Amysterious murder came to light yester-
day at Abeeyderry, Ireland, a policeman
being found dead-snot, il is suspected, by q
Fenian.
The Eckford Base Ball Club, OF BROOKLYN,
N. \. beat the Athletics, of Philadelphia, yes
terday, on the Union grounds. The game
stood % 10 Is.
The White Sulphur Springs have not been
sold 10 Northern capitalists. The lease of the
present proprletors mas three years TO run.
A St Paul Mimi dispatch says that there
mas been almost Incessant rain since Saturday
night, ana the whole country is deluged.
Briggs Swift's pork house In Cincinnati was
Iobeed of sl,e6O in cash and $4,000 In notes
Wednesday.
Mr.. Burhngame and his imperial suite
from China will leave Paris for Stockholm
next week
The Nashville Press and Times. the Senter
organ IN Tennessee, is advertised for sale.
The WOman's State Sovereignty Convention
Tor Ohio met in Cincinnati Wednesday.
The Egyptian cotton crop is said to be fair.
~The loss of weight experienced by a rover
IN prolonged contest like that of the Haryards
with the Oxfords is from four to eight pounds
In order TO permit such a weight of prespira-
lion u pass of within eighteen or twenty min
utes, II IS necessary TO have the body exposed
As much as possible.
~ Rev. q. H Coane, of Newark, has colIec.
Ied s.o,sS Tor the American X. q. College in
Rome.
~Ihey have recently made three women
doctors In Paris the headquarters OF superior
medical and surgical skill.
~John kalb, OF Newark. deserted his wife
when he found her nose an artificial article of