Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-21
EVENING STAR.
LArE fELEoRAMs. &c.

Yesterday afternoon Schofields wooden mill.
in Montgomery county, Pa, opposite Mans
yunk, took fire. Owing 20 the scarcity of
water In the Schuy kill, it was feared that IL
would be impossible 70 save the building Toe
IRE was finally gotten under and exunguished-
FlNe thousand dollars Will cover the ioss-
The secretary Of the Gettysbury Battlefield
Memorial Association, ID. McConaughy, has
the Northern Central railroad to and from the
reunion al Gettysburg. They will be passed
upon presenting letters Of IN vitation TO the con-
Cuciors.
Ms,or william T. Su,herlin, an eminent vir-
ginia planter. in an address to planters meet
ing. at the Graenbrier whits sulphur Springs,
yesterday, stated tnat in Virginia one n,rd Of
only can be made.
The heat was intense In New York ysster-
day, and probably caused more suffering than
that OF any other day this summer Several
cases OF sunstroke occurred, and IN some in.
stances ANIMALS dropped dead in the streets
from the effec's of the heat
The sentence OF Thomas Mulaall. who was
sentenced " be hanged at Cleveland, Ohio, on
the 26th inst, has been com uted to i'm prison.
ment fer life. He was twice convicted Of abet-
ung the m urdsr Of David ). Simmer.
The British frigate Galatea, the Duke of
Edinburgh commanding. with Prince Alfred
on board, was Al Honolulu on the 2lst ult.
The Prince was the guest OF the King during
bis stay. The Gaiaiea left for Yokonama on
the I'd INST
The trial of ]. W. Rea. the murderer OF ]. s.
Rea at the Frank Blair demonstration in M ad 4
son, Ind last fall, Is now progressing in the
Criminal Court. Ii will be q week before all
witnesses can be examined.
George J. Ravens, clerk for Messrs. Gran &
Wilson, OF Albany, has been arres ted on u
charge of robbing them of goods, valued at
Sl,OC0. Tue stealing has been carried on over
year. Much Of the property was recovered.
it rs alleged, falsely swore that he was worth
$500 that he might be accepted as q bondsmau
has been traced 10 Warren county, and brought
back TO Albany.
OF Mexico that two Frencnmen and a Belgian,
Parussns of the late Emperor Maximilian,
have been arrested there, implicated in a con.
spiracy against the life of Juarez.
The people on the Pacific coast have been
lately witnessing some very curious celestial
phenomena. Bright white and red lights n ash
mp IN the sky and last until late in the night.
Nearly all the business portion OF the little
town OF Republic. Seneca county, OHIO, was
burned Thursday night. Loss estimated at
$1,000; insurance $1,000.
James Burns, the Cuban filiouster. was re.
leased in New York yesterday on his recoe.
nizsnce not to take mp arms against Spain.
The three O'Clock express train east on the
New Haven Railroad, run over and killed
another man Thursday night, near Green
witch.
The Philadelphia Inquirer asserts tina, the
Democratic authorities Of that city are respon-
sible for the present dry spell.
Mrs Fitzgerald, of STORES township, Ohio,
was burned 10 death by the explosion of a coal
Oil lamp, on Friday last.
freight train on the Vera Cruz Railroad
was taoked few das ago and piundsred OF
S5O,oUO worth Of merchandise.
million and a half IN silver Is on the way
from the interior OF Mexico to the Capital for
export.
GeReral Plaeido Vega is said to be moving
upon GuadalaIarl with 200 men.
Adam Titus has bAen sentanced 70 daa,h e,
Carlisle for the murder of Henry Stomm.
The drouth is killing the forest trees in the
vicinity of Richmond
The war in japan is ended.