Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-22
EVENING STAR.
LATE KILOGRAMS, &c.

Governor Randolph. Of New Jersey. under
AZ acf Of the last Legislature, has appointed
General Fitz John Porter. w. W. Shipmsu,
and BENJAMIN q. Clark commissioners TO look
AFTER the interests of the State an the Stevens
battery acquired by the will Of the late Com
Stevens.
Ths National Board Of re Underwriters, in
session 81 New York. have adopted an ordi-
rsnce placing the test of places for the storage
OF gasoline, petroleum, benzine, &c, a. IlO de-
gees Fahrenheit
Al Imports n suit has BEEN instituted In New
G.i an again q the individual Directors OF the
BaBE O.: I.ouIs..Da. for the recovery of depos-
81 lot o. removing them Iuto the Confederate
States.
4 Convention OF working women wa held in
5-aCoIaoL, Mas. yesterday, t. consult a. 70
the speclai wants ami general welfare of scam
stresses and others, and cevise means for their
-ei.e.-
The houses of Mayer Brothers, tobacco deal.
81 II Louisville and NV York have failed
TO,a! liabilities -2@l,uO0. X. Darlington, dry
e H. ossier of Lou vile, has also failed
BsstoElans have taken all OF the hrst mort
sA-e aHc land grant bonds OF the Union Pacific
"a EosG, thus guarant eng the completion.
sqvlpmentand sOlsency of he road.
The house II a farmer named Dion, at ST.
PsrssnBe- Canada, was destroyed oy fire
Tuesday night, and two children persisted in
the fameS.
The ~. Lawrence river still contin ues to rise.
shi ne lnGnoaiion already exceeds that OF
l-fhI- RrONlslODs ATE sent boats 10 the faml-
lies living ON tire lower levels
Payne rs teit Weston IN a walking match AZ
Buffalo OF IOO mile. Time of the victor -
hours s. minutes. Weston gave out in the 9Otn
mile.
The trIal of Auditor wickiife on two of the
eIgbl Indictment against him common ced yes
terday in New ORLEANS, with thirty Ave wit
Eesses to be examined
The people of Sacramento, Cal, and the Gen.
tTsi Pacific Railroad officers are making extern
Interpretations ts celebrate the CON pletion of
the Pacific Railroad.
The French printers a strike in Mon
treal for an advance from % 10 80 cents per
l,t-O ems. Several papers have conceded the
advance, but others refuse.
SIX OF the crew and three of the passengers of
the North German ship Adele, which was
brought into New York.
An excursion party OF prominent railroad
and steamboat men from Norfolk were enter
TAXED ~ Fort Monroe yesterday by Geh. Barry
and officers.
In 81. Louis yesterday, a wagon, team and
two men were buried under the ruins of an
Old building N process of reduction. One of
he was killed.
The Second Avenue Rail way drivers strike
IN New York is over. The drivers carried
their point as TO the hours OF labor anu compen-
SaJioE-
The Railroad Committee of both Houses
OF the New York Legislature have ordered a
tsyoi able report on the Arcade underground
railroad bills.
Hon. John l. Thomas, Jr., Collector of Gus
toms 81 Baltimore, will not take charge OF the
Office until the first of May.
A new building in Jersey City was blown
DOWN yesterday, burying eight or ten carpen-
Jers IL the ruins, and killing one.
The National Board of Under writers are dis
cusSIng the propriety of reducing the commits
sIOLs 10 agents.
Ex-Governor Henry A. Wise has been IiI for
several days, and last night was not expected
10 recover.
a large musical festival OF the State OF Indi-
aEaIs IN prozress at Fort Wayne.
Peck the abscODded gram elevator man, is
supposed 10 be secIeted in New Jersey.
Myrisds of grasshoppers have already ap-
pSaTed on the Western plains.