Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-12
EVENING STAR.
LATE KILOGRAMS, &C.


Walter Brown. the Oarsman, mounted on a
vslosipede, beat the horse John Stewart In q
race al Boston yesterday. Brown had 70 90
i've miles and the horse in harness ten miles.
Browns tine was Is 20, the horse went . miles
m ms Browns best mile was done in 4.2e,
that OF the horse IA u Y browns other r1Iles
were run II ) -, So, and SIC.
hetrcuble bet ween Goyrrnv. WsrsAosn srG
Anchor Wicklfe, of LOuisiaps, Is practically
AZ an end. Governor Warmoth is reported TO
haye sisted that he Will take no further steps
SCAN 81 the Auditor, aud hat the Latter Will be
-e-tOTed To bIs Offic- as soon IS the remaining
legal steps necessary cIA De taken.
Her. Jscob Thompson, OF Mississippi, form
sriy senator fr, n thai state and now returned
10 u a. q resident alteT four years OF pilgrIn1-
age. has taken ground with the Southern Leaf
e-s v no are determined TO laoor for the paclfic
settlement OF southern troubles
Th- Roa.d Of Trade of Mobile has suggested
he policy o; requiring gold N payment Tor all
ssttCu which snail be sold hereafter IN the
SCJrh and has appointed a committee 70 cor
T--VsI with the Boards OF TRACE II other
s~,JtEtyL cites
Tue Norm German eTnIgraut ship Christie
aTI.V.d nj New York Yesterday, IL S6 days
from Bremen. with 30 passengers. She had
-aIrrser cases OF small pOx on board, and four
drath~ occurred from the disease duTing the
passage.
The artillery school a. Fortress Monroe is
again IN successful operation General Barns
remains 1t the head of the school, and all the
new officers assigned to aid him have report
I'd except three. VINO are at present a; distant
pests
A locomotive ran into a street car filed with
passengers an Chicago yesterday. ana four or
i've persons were seriously. IL not fatally In
iured Altogether about ten or twelve persons
were injured.
The rIsyor of Cork has resigned his office 10
prevent reelection. The consideration OF the
bill before Parliament, disQuahfying him from
acting as magistrate, has consequently been
postponed.
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Court at -. LOUIS, on Monday, te dealing IN
counterfeit money and plates, and was SEN
fenced TO the peniientiary for ten years.
The American and Foreign Christian Union
DR. Thomas De Witt president. The yearly
receipts were SllI,7Oo. and the expenditures
>lI2,UGD.
There Is considerable discussion in Georgia
railroad TO the Blus Ridge. TO form q connec-
ton with the Cincinnati and Southern rail-
road
A National Photographic Convention is to
be held in Horticultural Hall. Boston, from
the LIST to .he 5th of June inclusive. Nearly
every section OF the Union will be represented
The New Orleans Chamber of Commerce
met last night 10 receive the delegation from
the ST. Louis Grain Association and the COM
msrcial editors.
The Russian Government has under censid-
Grafton proposed reorganization OF the Roman
Catholic Church throughout Europe.
A. j. Shorley has been sentenced In Ports
mouth. n. H, TO one years imprisonment and
80 fine for smuggling.
Rev. James w. Huunicutt las announced
himself candidate Tor Congress from the
Richmond, Va, district.
Gen. Candy has appointed a new Court of
Appeals for VIrgiEia, VIZ: Judges Burnham,
Morton and Dorman.
A dispatch from Scranton, Pa, says that all
the coal miners In that county are at work.
A son of MAJOR Isaac III. Darlington was
drowned at Richmond, Va, on Monday