Evening star., 1869-08-09
EVENING STAR.
LATE TELEGRAMS, &c.

LATE TELEGRAMS, &c.
Ire seven;senth annual festival Of the Ger
rsn Turner'S commenced a. Chicago on Satur-
aay. u Is estimated that forty thousand
TurIers are present Preparations had been
made CE the most elsooraie scale, and the event
misses 20 be One OF tue grandest gatherings
u-C7erman~ ever con yened 10 this country.
+ sharp shock Of earthquake was felt at
ta yegul on The 2ist ult. Two hours later IL
vs- also experienctd Al Pals and reached
ta.isO al midnight. No damage was done. On
.e E}th lqui4ue vas subjected to a similar
'auea Two Of the yolcanos, Pichicuchi
Cotopaxi. are again IN active operation.
Tie late Rufus Lord, Of New York who
asd recently, oeS nsataed the bulk Of his estate.
IS Utd al four mIlliOns Of dollars, to two Of his
Cd. Eers. Two Oth-T brothers and sister
1--we only mocsrs'e sums. Charitable socie-
-.s- -sCelye twenty thousand dollars.
E- Z SwIntOn, -estimable citizen OF Port
--rvIs, Orange urty, New York, was shot
.-al by a drunken ped liar, named Warren
fellows. on Thursday night The latter was
iasiy wounded by De so5 OF Dir. Swinton, and
BE- I-cONeTy Is not expected
=. l.. Harris, the cJIOr-d candidate for Lieu
LaIt GoyeTnor OF virginia or the Wen
So. ra- en'rred suit against the Bsitimor
amer ke1neb-e iyF o-IDg eJecisd from be
,cu3L.
The trade sales connected with the tex extlle
.raflC opposition wsr- concluded in CIncIn
a-l Saturday after Don The exposition ha
---a'es' event in th- commercial history of Cin-
,iuuau
The fivs-nIIe scuIIing race between HamiI
and Coulter, ~ Prtsoarg. Pa. on Saturday.
resulted IN oOfD claiming q foul, both havin 2
cnilIded vitnin lsJ yards OF the start Ali bet
were declared OF.
The rev,nu- reesipts from tobacco In three
.s-tuCts II Virginia, from February LIST TO
august I,t. are over aI.OO0.OO0 II excess of
-. eipts for the same time last year.
Three men named Hargrave. Bland, and
La>foL was arrested in Augusta, Ga, on Sat-
s-day. charged with robbing the southern Ex-
v--ss Of S5,t0O on the Central Railroad.
Number OF I-adiEg San Francisco Demo-
srsfS are Organizing for Independent action,
ing ossaiisfied with the nominations of the
5rceHt Democra.ic City ana County Conven
UCD.
nan named Belsnger killed another named
!soOnte, on Friday night at Montreal. Can ada.
uy klckiEg him on the head and causing q con-
r5-ion OF the brain.
The sloop ef- war jamestown, Commander
T-uxtop, has been ordered to get ready 70 pro-
I'd 10 the feJe- Island TO inquire INTO the
visionary muTuer there by the savages.
Ths oilclOtn factory of Sampson & Sons,
s. OlumbusNilie. Long Island, was destroyed
~ hre on FRIDAY last. The loss Is estimated
s- one hundred thousand dollars.
h-enDishOp MeCIOskey, OF New York, sailed
f-r BIest on Saturday, by the steamer City of
Pans. The Archbishop is bound fJr Rome 10
attend the EcumsnIcal Council.
Moses Msybaum, dry goods merchant, of
Nevsrk. New Jersey, has absconded with be-
cen thirty and forty thousand dollars OF bor-
wed money.
a disastrous fire occurred IN Elizabethtown.
~ on Salurday- thirty buildings being de-
suCyed. Loss Sl25,MO.
The noted Five Points buildings in New
ok are beiLg demolished, as a conseq usnce
opening Worth street from Centre to Cnat-
hsn-
Thomas A. S'ayner. Collector Of Customs at
- Msrks, Florida, was recently drowned al
ia: place
The National Con vention Of Ecuador has de-
ciaTed that Republic in a state OF war.
The Isuy-s Of The samoan Islands have been
lighting over the choice Of q King
There was q show OF frost yesterday morning
SO he Greenbrier White sulphur.
SEow fell on Friday last II the country, ff-
sn miIes fTem Montreal, Canada.
HUSBAND DELIBERATELY SHOOTING HIS
NfEE-'s 's@Psilrg DGEght,r to Marry IJatast
Ht-H. i HaGgens drinking saloon. =
OIsreSs avenue. New Haven. was the scene
e a shccziug tragedy, which will probably re-
=si; IA the death OF the vac; I'm, Christiana Nor
tUPst, wife OF Peter NorQ uest, who were mar
I'D IN Sweden about six years ago. They
we'd very unbappily, and at last matters
reached such a crisis that the young wife
Ear sway and en- marked for this country,
isECiDg az NeT York about a year ago.
she thers met Mr.. Haugen, who was in search
q. s servSnt, and be took her 10 New Haven.
Il short ume after her departure from STe.
e-L ner husband also emigrated 10 this coun-
where ne obtained employment. Hearing that
t.- VIE was In New Haven, ne made over
tl-ss g. he-, and finally induced her 10 reJoir
TN. SIZE CIG 20, but only remained with him
twu wesS~- when sue again lett him, and re-
-y-I-t 70 New Haven Mr. Norquest about a
r.L-E ago came back 10 New Haven. and
a-ssn trI-d hsrG 70 induce his wife 70 live with
TN. but she positively refused. At her per-
sJent refusal Mr. NOTquest became very
IA Snd despOndSnt. Last Thursday morn
lAg he STmed himself with revolver,
aud proceeded 10 Mr.. Haugen's saloon
EIs wife was sewing behind the bar
at H. time, her employer being absent
lie 3 ked for a 2 lass of beer, which she gave
? n ID silence As she bent over the counter
q. hand him back the change, he raised his
ylstCi and shot her, The barrel containing four
Rails ODe entered the left cheek, near the
csrEer OF the mouth, and came out OF the chin:
smother entered the left side Of the neck. ana
1uCJher penetrated the left breast; the fourth
-tI uck the metallic stopper of q brandy bottle
nd wei through II. Moro uest coolly walked
AK - The saloon and locked, himself up In his
rHCm- IL an adjoining house, where ne was
.srTeSted a few minutes after. The screams of
the woman brought q crowd of people TO the
aeeEe. who found her lying on the floor,
bleeding prOfusely. Mrs Norquest was COM
g-llet by ner parents 10 marry her assassin,
a-aiLst Der wishes and IncIInauon. Hence the
ii seqUsi.