Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-30
EVENING STAR.
LATE TELE6RAMS, &c.


A prize nghr for $500 a side took place yes
srday, near Mount Auburn, OhIo, betweeu
David Sbe-han and Mike Ksatipg. Ga the
Gov D, and the referee declared for The latter.
Another prize fight took place yesterday
morning, on Mill Greek Bottom. OHIO, between
Ekward Deunisob and James Burns. Ia the
twentieth round Burns Knocked Dennison out
Of time Both were badly beaten.
Witnesses in the cass of K II Moss VS.. the
Southern Express Company have been sum
Tnoned to sppear At the term OF the Circuit
Court of the United states which Judge nder-
wood will commence in Richmond, Virgins,
on the Iith of september. The suit involves a
very large amount of money, aud Governor
Bullock, of Georgia, is one of the witnesses.
10. Landry, New Orleans city comptroller.
Las peen committed for contempt, in refusing
10 obey an order Of the sixth district court re-
Orleans Republican Publishing Company for
some $4,000 for official printing done under
color Of the authority of the PR hitting bill passed
by the last session of the Legislature.
An association of cItizans purpose holding a
worlds exposition in New York In the year
1870. The Commissioners OF the Park have
been applied to for permission to erect the ne
Cessary buildings on the ..Green," promising
building TO the city for a national museum.
Casper Waltz, CITIZEN Of East St. Louis
while crazed with liquor, attempted, on Satur-
day morning, TO Kill his stepson with a
Ratchet. Failing IN this he murdered his wife
with the same instru neut, ana then LAYING
himself across the railroad track was instantly
killed by passing uain.
While party consisting OF Asa Packer
Mayor Fox and the Councils OF Pniladelphia
and Allentown were visiting the Thomas Iron
Works Friday, Robert A p. Moore, special
by heavy log and dangerously injured.
There are no hopes Of his recovery
The National Hotel-a large frame building
"a lumber and single establishment adioIn.
nd I'm in c.
Louis, were burned Friday. Thomas Quin-
leran was burned 10 death, and several per.
sons, VINO jumped from the hotel windows,
were severely injured.
The British brig Helen, at Philadelphia, from
Ivigtut, Greenland, reports that the steamer
Panther, with the Hayes Arctic exploring ex-
petition, sailed from Ivigtut Tuesday, July
%, for Disco Island, North Greenland whence
the Panther was going TO Melville, Smiths
Sound.
The great railway bridges over the two
branches OF the Cape Fear river, in North
Carolina, have been finished and the Runway
connection established over them. They were
built IN Baltimore by Mr. Wendell Bollman
and shipped to North Carolina in sections.
Archbishop Spalding, accompanied by q
number of Bishops of the Roman Citnolic
Church, sails from Baltimore on the 18th OF
September IN the new steamer Baltimore for
Rome, to attend the Ecumenical Council OF the
Roman Catholic Church al Rome.
Miss Emma Gardner, daughter of Colonel
Henry W. Gardner, of Providence, X. l., was
horribly burned, on Thursday night, at the
Bay House, at Nayatt Point, by her ball dress
taking fire from a lamp on the floor of her
dressing room Her recovery is doubtful.
Correspondence from Tahiti gives an account
Of the splendid reception of the Duke of EiIn-
burg, his dlscourteOus behavior towards the
French authorities and the officers OF the United
states steamer hears age and the indignation of
the English residents.
AT ContocookvllIe. New Hampshire, Mrs.
Caroline CLARK has recovered, under a decision
OF referee, damages In the sum OF S2,OCJ aud
Sjy4-J1 costs, against Mrs. Paul X. George,
whose dog Dit Mrs. CIark's son, aged three
years, in July, 1866.
There was a fire ct s. Chatham sire 1T, Bos-
ton, last evening, occupied by the National
Chemical Company, aud W the proprietors
OF the Boston SnIpPIng Last, as composing and
s1red.
The dam on the Hudson, at Fort Edward,
washington county. New YORK, washed away
last Tuesday, involving an immediate loss vi
>2O,NO, ana ten times as much damage by the
stoppage Of the mills.
Two negro prisoners broke Jail al Hampton,
Va. last week One. named John Bailey, was
sentenced six yesrs 10 the penitenuary. The
other, John Wilson, had three indictments
against him tor robbery.
The great trot between Lady Thorn, AmerI-
can Girl and GOldsmiths Maid, for $50, was
wen BY Lady Thorn, IN three straight heats,
the fastest three heats ever made-2.2UA 22O 4
and 22Uk.
The time for paying six months interest on
debts under the stay Law. in Virginia, has
been extended by order OF General CANDY to
the Goth OF September.
David Hogan, a foreman on the Hudson
River railroad, was killed at Poughquag on
Thursday by premature blast. He leaves a
wife and two children.
The night TO use the fence surrounding the
new post office site az New York was lease
on Saturday at Si5,OO0, tor advertising pur-
poses, for two years.
Coils. Ry an and Currier leaders or the late
Cuban expedition, have been held to bail, hay
ing returned to New York from Canada.
The Eenian Congress continued its sessions
Saturday. Two delegates from Ireland were
introduced and made favorab BILE reports.
Leon HydenreIcht, a wealthy German chem.
ist of Schagticoke. ". Y, committed suicide on
"Wednesday by taking morphine.
AwhirlwInd at Hamilton, White Pine YES
terdey destroyed two buildings and seriously
injured several persons.
ernOr Morgan, Of New York, died on Saturday
at Hartford, aged ~ years.
Martin Mcclure, who n ordered his wife AZ
Hartford, Conn, on the I'D instant, was ar
rested last saturday.
The California Conference of the NJ. T.
Church met in Napa City, Thursday last.
Bishop kingsley presIdes.
The political mpaign in California Is get.
ting exeIiing- The main issue is the Fifteenth
Amendment.
Choy Chew and Sing Man have returned 10
San Francisco and express gratifica alton a. their
reception in Eastern cities.
A hundred ana sixty California pioneers are
coming OF al excursion ~ the East.
PIuey Jewell, the father of Governor Jewell,
ded at Hartford Saturday.