The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-10
domestic AnnIrs.

-GOlu clOSeu yeSUeruay at I1OIS.
The Baltimore Club races commenced yes
terday.
The internal revenue receipts yesterday were
$3.50, ,53l.
steamer Lillian is unfounded.
Daniel Walsh has been convicted, in
Chicago, of the murder of his wife,
The Washington hotels are untitled, and
rooms to let in private houses are numerous.
During October the Western Pacific Rail-
road earned $4,000 and the Central $612000
in coin.
Senator Sprague has finally concluded not
+ to purchase the Washington National InteLt-
gencer
"A hundred men took prisoner named
Swarey from the Richmond, Ky, Jail yesterday
and hung him.
Ex-senator Folger, it is understood in AL
bany, has accepted the Assistant Treasurership
in New York.
"A rumor, which was got anoat in New York
yesterday, that Collector Grnnell had resigned,
is denied.
--Postmast sr-Generl Creswell is not disposed
to extend surs.dies to additional ocean mail
steamers.
Ross Browne gave a sketch of his experience
in and opinions of China in San Francisco on
rday evening.
The vote for Governor in Minnesota is so
close that ii will require an official canvass to
decide who is elected
The receipts from internal revenue for this
month are largely in excess of those of the cor
responding month of 1868.
"A fishing smack was found yesterday on
Lake Michigan water-logged. The master and
three fishermen have persisted.
Secretary Robson has very wisely appointed
board of officers to settle the difficulty in the
navy between the staff and line.
The first State Fair held in South Carolina
opens at Columbus to day. Much, interest is
manifested in it throughout the State.
There were great rejoicings at Oakland,
California, on Monday evening, over the arrival
of the first overland train from the East.
The Western members of Congress will
make o strong effort at the coming session
of Congress to remove the capital IN their
direction.
The coal discovered in the Monte Dia-
bio range has been tested by the Western
Pacific Railroads on their locomotives and found
to work well.
The Chickasaw Jockey Club Races COM
menced at Memphis yesterday but in con-
sequence of bad weather there was very small
attendance.
A twenty-five mile walking match, at
Boston, on Monday, was won by McEttrick,
after hard contest with John Oddly an English
pedestrian.
Everything is reported as quiet along the
Erie Railroad. The strikers assert that that
company have suffered more than they are will
ing to admit
Five millions of convertible bonds will
shortly be issued by the Erie Railroad Company,
for defrayng the cost OF a third line of rails
over their entire road.
The brakeman of an express train was shot
dead by concealed assassin, as the cars were
leaving Bacon Creek Station, KY, on Monday
evening.
New Hampshire yesterday decided by a
largee majority not to adopt the State constabu-
larry act for the enforcement of the liquor law.
The vote was light one.
The Convention bill passed the Tennessee
Senate yesterday, so amended as to reduce the
number of members to fifty. The House has yet
to act upon the amendment.
Members of Congress who have visited the
Pacific coast think that it needs additional steam
communication with China and Japan, and they
recommend Governmental subsidies.
The Peabody Institute, Beverly, Mass, has
been closed until the arrival of the remains OF
Mr.. Peabody, expected early in December The
trustees are making arrangements for the funeral
--Ex-Governor Thomas G. Pratt, of Maryland
died in Baltimore yesterday afternoon He was
elected to the Executive chair of that State, by
the Whig party, in 1874; served several terms in
the Legislature and portion of a term in the
United States Senate.
News of most awful tragedy comes from
Tahiti, via San Francisco. Three hundred
Coolies rose against the master of the vessel in
which they were being carried to slavery, MUIR
dered him and his two officers in revenge for
which the mate, who succeeded in escaping into
the hold blew up keg of gunpowder, killing
nearly all on board.