Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-08
EVENING STAR.
"a LATE rELEGRAMs, &c.

The financial agency OF the Central Pacific
-allroad announce thatthe first mortgages loan
Is closed, IN consequence of the very large ne
gotIaiiOn Of bonds since the LIST of January.
Les than - hundred and fifty miles OF road
Ieuain b. constructed 10 connect with thu
eastern line. aud the gap will BE- closed IN about
one hundred days
AdvIcss from Cuba state that the Insurgents
have burned eighteen large plantations in the
eastern district. Cholera, OF q violent type, Is
prevalent in the insurrecuonary district In
surgents, Spanish troops, and clIlZens are fall
iDg victims 10 IL. An attempt of Gu bans 70 fire
the powder magazine az Puerto Principe was
frustrated.
The Governor and Legislature Of Nevada are
islstivs fund bill. The bill was passed unani-
mOusly IN the S-nate. ana with one Dissenting
voice IN the House over the veto. The Cover
nor Is threatened with Impeachment for
abusing the veto power, as 10 alleged.
In the Mi ssouri State Senate Friday the ne
uiIon of the Women's Suffrage ASSOCIATION was
referred 70 the Committee on Constitutional
Amendments. A bal will be introduced in the
II Ouse this week TO submit the question to the
people.
The assessors books in New York show tina
The aggregate sales of Clafiin Il Go. for I-6S
We're S+3.uO',tG0. Those of A T. Stewart 4 Go
were 100 600 tor the wholesale department
alone.
OfficIsl dispatches f.om Brevet Msjor Gen
eial aver, Inspector General of the Depart
msnt OF Louisiana. corroborate the recent re-
Port OF General Horace Porter on the subject
OF the militia troubles in Arkansas.
Sainave has attacked and destroyed the
towns OF Torbeck and Port Saint. and captured
AguIm. The inhabitants Of Aux Caves and
other towns IN the vicinity are panic-strlcken,
and ali whe are able are emigraiing TO Jamaica
George Leach, who has been confined In the
county jail At Adrian Michigan, on q charge of
obtaining goods under false pretences, cut his
throat on Saturday morning. His recovery 10
doubtful.
Hong-ko. Chinaman, has victimized sew
eral San Francisco merchants to the tune OF
$4,000, and left for the CELESTIAL Kingdom with
his plumber. kilograms have been sent after
him.
Jos A. Baden who was sentenced, at Boston.
TO hye months imprisonment and q fine of
S4,tOO for violation of internal revenue laws,
has beer pardoned by President johnson.
Camden q. Pike has obtained a verdict Of
Ss5,OOo IN the Kings county IN. " Supreme
Court against the Enc Railroad Company.
for injuries sustained in the Cars Rock dis
asier.
Gen. Sherman has arrived in New Orleans,
accompanied by his daughter, Col. Day ton and
wife He will remain some time.
Mrs Leonard, insane, confined in Iail in
Flint county, Mich. set her clothes on fire Fri
day night and was burned t. death
The Southern Press Convention will meet in
Mobile, Ala, on Wednesday, the 17th day of
February.
John w. Whiteall, a prominent citizen of
Waterbury, Conn, died suddenly IN church
yesterday. Of apopleNy.
The steamer Colleen Age, from san Fran
cisco for Panama. sailed on Saturday with
>s:39,OCO In treasure.
Ex-Gov. Hubbard. of Me-, died on Saturday
Of heart disease.