Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-03
EVENING STAR.
LATE KILOGRAMS, &c.

Attorney General Williamson, OF Indiana,
hss decided that colored children IN that State
are. in virtue of a law passed by the last Legis-
t,ture entitled to be organized at once into
separate schools, having all the rights and
privileges of other schools. IL has been con-
ter ded that their organization into such schools
mus; BE- postponed until their proportion OF the
rax can he assessed and collected.
A fight occurred in 81. Louis Sunday after
rnOn between some river men and rowdies,
dGrins vhIch sherman Thurston. the pugiIist,
al some friends drove up and demanded fair
play Thurston was Immediately assaulted,
futknoeked down three Of his assailants, when
he was shot three times. Though suffering
greatly lis wounds VIII not prove fatal.
A large mass meeting of citizens was held in
New York last evening at Tammany Hall by
the Tammany Society to protest against the
conduct of the government in failing to AFFORD
protection 20 American citizens in Ireland and
Cuba Mayor Hall presided. Resolutions
were adopted and addresses delivered by
Richard OGorman, Esq, and others.
II was az first inspected that the train on the
Memphis and Louisville Railroad was thrown
of the track with a view 20 conceal the robbery
If he Adams Express safe, which was known
however, on Thursday, and was found un-
opened The heat OF Ine fire had destroyed ITS
contents
Now that the English Liberals have sue.
ceeded IN establishing one great measure OF po-
htIC refOrm-the stabll sh ment of the irish
ChurCh-i, Is said that the next movement will
be 20 bring before Parliament a thorough aud
complete sehemein favor Of popular education
The ship Pauline, from Liverpool, took fire
on the bar Of South Pass. below New Orleans,
Yesterday morning The ship was flooded
with water by steamtugs, and the hre put out
The cargo was, however, much damaged oy
the water.
Frederick Strader was committed. on Satur.
day. TO jail in Eimira, New YORK, charged
win causing the death of an infant child OF q
servant in his family. Miss Mary Dell Tnetze.
tbe servant, WAS also committed as accessory
10 the murder.
Two convicts in the Auburn IN " prison
fought a duel according 10 the regular code on
Friday morning. The weapons were knives
and the scene was the ice house. Both the
men were wounded, but not dangerously.
Another case of death through the careless
ness of a druggists clerk Is announced. In
Boston an infant has been killed "by repeated
poisonous doses Of laudanum carelessly dis
pensed for parsgoric," by druggists clerk.
Several boys were severely, and two, named
Samuel Thompson and Bernard Ceruce, prob
sbly fatally injured in New York last evening
by the sudden topping of a wall al the corner
OF Rector street and Trinity place.
Attwenty minutes to eight O'Clock, Sunday
night, (brosd daylight,) meteor Of unusual
SIZE and brilliancy was seen at Poughkeepsie
New York. 1t shot from the northeast 10 the
southwest, emitting sparks of fire.
light thousand persons witnessed the match
of base ball between the Atlantics. of Brooklyn
sud Hay makers, OF LansIsgburgb. in Troy.
Y, yesterday, which resulted ia favor Of tn
hay makers, IL 70 III.
Its reported in New York that the zach
Henrietta has been seized in New London, CT
on the charge Of being engaged In hlibuster
ing enterprise against Cuba.
James Carr, convicted last winter, in New
YORK. Of intent 10 pass counterfeit money. ha
been pardoned by the President, At the recon-
mendatlon of the district attorney ard jury.
An explosion of the oxygen gas holder i
New York last evening at Niblos, during 10
performance of Arragh Ma Pogue, caused som
excitement but no damage
Eight thousand dollars worth Of diamond
Were stolen from a room at Long Branch o
saturday, but the thieves were arrested an
the properly recovered.
John Cannon. aged eighty years, was RI
over and fatally injured by a train on Il
Grand Trunk Railway AZ Lewiston, Main
Saturday morning.
The meeting of the Dominion Parliament b
been prcrogUed until the 27th Of Septembs
snd not then TO meet for the dispatch OF bu:
ness
Deputy Sheriff Griggs, who was severe
wounded in the anti-rent war at Greenbus
New York, some days ago, died yesterday.
Ina game Of base ball in Philadelphia W
terday, the keystone Club, of that city, defeat
the Maryland Club Of BALTIMORE, 81 to "a.
The fenian ghost after the Canadia
again. Troops are under orders TO march
the frentier at an hours notice.
Peter Keer, n spool cotton man utsctur
was drowned while bathing At Long Bran
yesterday
The Massachusetts Democratic State &c
yenticn will be held in Worcester on the q
instant.