Evening star., 1869-12-08
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The falling Of ;he great chandelier il thc
Commercial Exchange building at Philadelphia
Yesterday afternoon allowed an immense mas
Of ga 10 escape. which instantly igsted. and In
q lev hours the entire building was burned 10
+he ground. IL was a magnificent structure.
Only completed il March last, and cost 600.
a freight train into passenger train
standing at Manor Station. On the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad. Yesterday, resulting in the
killing of n brakeman. mortal injury to Tas-
Senger named Henry MChim, and slightly
pou-OiHg OF several ethcrs.
Tie members of the National Board of Trade
made III excursion fToIn Richmond, yesterday
gown the James. up 70 Petersbur and down to
Norfolk and were fcastcti literally At each stop
ping place ON the way
British steamer has put into Norfolk nth
statement that party OF EnglishmeS have
made amazing discoveries of gOld in Nicaragua.
%Dd have already GOtJ vOhuudred tons OF ths
fre,iOus metal from Il eir mines.
a dispatch from Austin. Texas saws: The
Constitution is carried almost unanimously
Hamilton Is elected BY a large majority. One
third of the voters were i.Ot out. The LegisIa-
ture willratify the fifteenth amendment.
Monday night Mike McCoOle and Tom Kelly
gave y. r. Douglass, correspondent of the Ncsy
York Clipper, a terrible beating at st. Louis
Tammany was victorious in New York yester-
Gay. and Mayor Hall viii continue in Ofice for
Nv" wears more. The election passed of quietly
There will he no interference in the case of
Scntts. at Chicago, and he will he hanged Friday
for killing a young girl TO whom he was at
tached.
A committee Of the extreme wing of the re-
publican party left Richmond last night for
Washington to oppose the admission of the State.
The Credit MObilier has failed i'm the attempt
TO procure a new trial in its suit With the State
or OTPCnnsylvania.
Colonel Alexander, of New Orleans, the alb
ScOnding bogus Treasury Agent, is sojOurning
at Windsor, Canada.
A large dry goods jobbng house and ship
broker in Philadelphia, names not given, are
reported a. failed
The Boston Flour Mills on Commercial wharf
an That city, were burned yesterday. Loss over
$40 .OCo.
Clark'S stone block at waukesha, Wisconsin,
was burned last night. Loss 100000.
The San Francisco press generally, comment
favOrably on the Presidents message.
The California Legislature organized yester-
Gay-cfficeTs democratic.
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VDisrael favOrs the ballot.
s|The English Unitarians are all Universal
ists.
H7-A base-burning tobacco pipe has been in
vented.
nTThe gay young people of Henderson, Ken
tueky, eat peanuts in church.
HIllinOis boasts as many hogs as it has citi-
Zens, man for man.
~ White uncut velvet is the fashionable ma
terial for wedding gowns.
RIA Young WOmen's Christian Association Is
talked OF in New York.
@The Salt Lake Theatre has opened with
s'GTifith Gaunt."
D"Bugmaster General" is the popular name
for State ertOmOlOgiSt in Illinois.
DWhen man dies in indianapolis, the hack
drivers sell pools to determine which one shall
lead the procession.
An Englishman beat seven French veloci-
pedists from Paris TO ROuen, IS miles, doing it
in ten and One-half hours.
AS-The people living in the vicinity of Savan-
nah are called Shakers, from their always being
afflicted with the chills.
~The young women of Lewiston, Me-, have
formed 2 society pledging themselves not to kiss
any man who uses tobacco.
rs The English Presbyterians talk of allowing
instrumental music in churches were two-thirds
OF the congregation favor it,
~The y. Y. Commercial Advertiser an
nOUnceS on authority that ThurlOw Weed has re-
tired from political and journalistic life.
rS-In'han squaws are running in opposition to
the Chinese in saving wood, at Portland, Ore
gOn-
RY The carpet weavcrs of Philadelphia are
making an effort to secure the ten hour system
OF labor.
ESA pair Of twins were recently born on a
Pennsylvania railroad train. Their mother said
II always made her sick TO ride in the cars.