Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-12-15
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Near Stockton. California, on the night
December 9th, Frank Medina, keeper Of . gro
Gerry store, and four other men, were murdered
fy robbers In the same neighbOrhoO1, a few
nights previously, store was plundered and
burned. and the bodies Of two men who Occur
jacent.
In the House Of Tennessee yesterday the
Special Committee made majority and minority
TeIOrts-One for and the other against the
ADOPTION OF resolution to request the constitu-
fionaI convention to grant the elective franchise
TO women. The reports and resolutions were
tabled.
In the case of Caldwell, committed for extra
ditiOn at Montreal, for completely in the New
York Gus tom House frauds, the motion for the
Iri~Oner,s discharge has been dismissed. He
viii probably appeal to the Court of Queens
Bench at Quebec.
In New York, we're sent 10 jail in that city yes
terday in default of S20,000 bail each charged
with forging and printing revenue stamped
checks About $4,000 counterfeit checks were
found upon them.
Neal Mclaughlin, ont trial for completely in
the Brooks assassination at Philadelphia, was
yesterday found guilty and sentenced to six
years and half imprisonment. He was car
rage driver on the occasion.
The Regents of the University of California
have resolved 10 abolish all fees after April 6,
1870 and declare the institution free to all prom
erly qualified applicants from all countries.
Two boys, nineteen and twenty years of age,
respectively. have been dealing heavily in coun-
terfeit 50 notes in New York, and are now in
Curance, waiting to be tried for the offence.
A recent resident of HOboken, v. j.. named
Thomas Greenwood. received - 900 some days
ago, from his former home in Illinois, and has
since mysteTiOusly disappeared.
The ballOting in the Kentucky Legislature
yesterday for United States Senator resulted in
no election. IL Is believed that McCreery, the
present incumbent, will be chosen to-day.
The Office of the Northern Central Railroad.
At Elmira, was robbed on Monday night of
checks and drafts to the value of sl3, go and
about 500 in greenbacks-
One of the victims of the Mast Hone slaughter
ON the Erie Railroad has obtained in the Su-
Preme Court of New York, a verdict for $4,000
damages against the company.
Boston spectators are busy with the Alabama
Legislature, endeavOring to secure the passage
of sundry railroad bills, involving a loan of
several millions by the State.
IL Is rumOred at Boston that a defalcation of
SoO,OoO at the Howard National Bank has been
discovered, during an official examination, by a
Government commission.
A party of one hundred armed men took two
negroes out of the Richmond, KY, Jail on sun
Cay night. hung one and whipped the other and
sent him back to jail
Gov. Geary has withdrawn his official order
Tor the execution of DIR. Paul Sch9ppe, pending
The action OF the Supreme Court
The AvOndale fund amounts to s126G37 3D.
but less than $1,000 have been distributed
HE balance, with a small exception, is in
vested.
The Spanish man-of-war Isabel has sailed
from Havana for New York with crews for
twelve of the Spanish gunboats.
The last despatch from Texas makes General
Davis majority in 100 counties 1 ,I5i.
The Republican State Convention of In
diana meets at Indianapolis on the 22d of Feb
Iuary.
The Society of the Army of the Cumberland
assemblies in Indianapolis to-day.
Eighteen of the Spanish gunboats in New York
will sail to-day.