Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-22

LATE fELEGRAMs. &c.

The schooner Anna Virginia, winch Was
tAAiHg oysters on Tangier sound. yirsinia,
contrary TO law, was chased by a connie OF
poilce steamers few days ago, one OF which
Sthtaihea troops. and as the latter RAPIDLY
sateH on the fugitive the cap ain Of the schoon-
- Iet ms nelm aDout. ran Into tho siea uar
amidsoips. sunk Der, and made on. The
Toop> and crew Were picked up by the other
steamer. ~
At The National Horse Fair at Herdic Park
ia. race for 5000 between 9oldsmith d AID
ana American Girl, was easily won hy Maid
'n I, ur siright hsats-time, ? - I, ASK. . 30Y
Judges The race for 81, n0J was won by LizZls
heller IN 2 80; Fanny Fern second and Lady
Garfield tnrd.
The council of the evangelical clergymen
net egstn IN New YORK yeserjay Anouv
those present were Bishop McIivaine, of Ono,
Rev. Drs Matthews, eros by Prime and De vii,
he orsar izston was effected with Bishop
McHvaine Is President. Letters Of svr1path y
and announcement were read from Chit ms
iSee Chase, President Woolsey and Others.
The total amount which has reached. Mr.
henderson GAYLORD, treasurer OF the Ayon-
Gale relief fund, rs s5g632.s7. Mr.. Gs,res n
stuart, OF Ph'ladelphia, has about s9,0.sI al .
oiiIonai, all OF which is available the distr,.
out.h Oh tne money among the W idoys and
Orphans OF the miners has commenced
Frauds on the treasury OF Loutstan, have
oeen detected, by which for some wears pas,
several hundred thousand dollars have b.en
orawn out by virtue OF law for the benefit OF
scarce IN fact, while perjury mas succs-dad Il,
AespiHg the ranks quite Iull.
Ine brooks ne assassination case Is mn again in
fhllaoeipnia One of the witnesses, McLaugh.
Portaat witnesses for the prosecution have
mysteriously disappeared, and IL rs belle we'd
mat the whisky dealers have m AIDE away Win
them
The New York News states that the gr.ra
Jury of that city has indicted General Butter
IeIo, ine SUB treasurer. and A. X. Coroin for
conspiracy In the recsnt gold specuIations
L he stockholders of the Western Marvl, nd
Railroad Company have elected as DIRECTOR
Tor the ensuing year:-Msssrs. George w. H.r-
ms Joshua Bcegs, j. X. Longwell, Isaac M 1T
ter and John Welty.
A meeting of the clerks OF the various railroad
companies In the United States con sned at
Pbnsdeipbla yesterday aud took measures for
The formation OF a % utuaI Insurance companv
King, the bond robber, who stole s232,Oao
iioEl the once OF Camoerlinx Pine, in New
OK, ana was sentenced TO Sing.Siug for four
years, has escaped.
The law officers Of Baltimore have given an
opinion that the OonstabIes now holding rhs,r
Smees- oy virtue OF disappointment of Mayor
Chapman, have no lsgal right to them.
The total profits OF the Peace JubiIee m R,s.
ton are stated at So,sS2, and the Executive Com.
iVittee have decided to give that to Mr. liil-
more, IN addition to the S32 OGO from the benefit
concert
Five Spanish gunboats left MY site, Conn. for
New YORK, Wednesday, under convoy OF a
reven ne cutter. Five more are due next vesk
and SUN nye more In about three weeks
The Duke of Edinburgh met with a grand
reception at Yecdo from the English eshients
and also from the Mikado. The Emperor of
China refuses him state reception.
The ship Flying Scud, WI ich left Yokohama
August l., and encountered a typhoon has not
been heard from, and 1t 10 feared she Is lost
The railroad conductors are in convention in
Columbus. Ohio, but do not seem to be doing
anything interesting or important.
The War Fund Commitiee's Lincoln mouu.
lnent vas unveiled IN Prospect Park, BROOK.
lyn, yesterday, according 70 programmes.
Rev. J. WILLIAMSON, an English missionary,
wss m urdsref by Chinese robbers near TENT
1sin on the 26.h OF August.
A large rice jank at Swallow, China. blew
up f-w days ago, killing thirty Chlnauen
and wOunding affy others.
No decision was reached in tina case Of the
officers of the steamer Cuba at Wilmington, n .
G.. yesterday.
Prince Foda, q powerful damio and friend
CT the Tycoon Of Japan, has been assassinatsd.
The steam yacht Anna, now in Erie Basin,
N y :, II under surveillance as a suspicious
craft.
The Erie difficulty has not been fully ad
Iusted, and the men have not resumed work
yet
~Mr. Malachie, OF Arcola, Ill, was burped