Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-13
EVENING STAR.
LATE fELEGRAMS, &c.

Early wednesday morning gang OF robbers
entered the car of the Pacific Express Compa-
~, on the New York Central Railroad, between
Albany and Fonda overpowered the ex press
messenger and bazgageman, broke open the
SIZES appropriated the contents and escaped
with the lr booty unnoticed. Tue amount stolen
Is known but 1t is believed 70 be very heavy.
The messenger and bagRaGeman were seriously
injured, having been beaten with clubs and
chlorC formed When released they were half
dead
The Lehigh coal operators have decided to
offer their men new sliding scale, based upon
the price Of coal at Mauch Chunk instead OF
the price At New York. and making the wages
paid in April last the starting point. They
will then allow a certain per centase on ad.
ysncss IN eosl beyond 80 cents per ton at Maucn
Chunk April prices. This may result, it Is
thought, in a suspension OF work.
The citizens Of Buffalo, ~. ", perfected q
coal Organization last night. Letters were re-
ceived from various quarters, Offering SEMI
bitummous and anthracite coal at low rates
The Scranton Coal Company have tabooed
the printed memorials 10 Congress in circu
non praying i'r the entire removal OF the duty
On coal. and the adoption OF other legal meas.
urss OF relief against monopolies.
Colonel Nandyne, on the part of the United
states Government is in Nashville. Tenn, to
sue the Nash lille and Chattanooga Railroad
for sl6 0OtO, for rolling stock sold by the Gov.
eminent 10 the ROAD. The road Offsets the
claim by bill of over s}Ot0,0O0 for the use O (
the road during the war: This will serve as a
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The military commander of Mississippi re :
moved from office yesterday Judge Jeffards. o
the Supreme Court: A Warner, Secretary of
State; Judge Speed, of the Criminal Court
Warren comfy, and a number Of minor off,
GERS. Those named are prominent in the Con
seryatiye movement in the State.
Mr.. worthington. the late American Minis
ter at Buenos Ayres, has taken leave of Presi-
dent Sarmisnto, and Kirk, the new Minister,
has presented his credentials. The rebellion in
Uruguay has ended. Carabellas and other
leaders of the insurrection have been captured
and are awaiting trial.
Michael McCoole, the noted puzilIst, was at
tackled, while unarmed, in Buffalo, N. ", on
Wednesday night, by Chicago rough, and
There Is great excitement among sporting men
IN consequence.
The committee appsir ted in ST. Louis the
other night 10 arrange the prelImiHaTies for
holding National Capital Conversion in that
city, met yesterday and ged the time of the
meeting from October 8 to October 20
Minister Mcmahon left the headquarters of
Lopez on the gath of June, accompanied TO the
and was at Rosario on the 10th of July.
Dispatches from all parts Of the country in
dictate that the reunion of officers of 10th armies
al Gettysburg will be complete success, in
point OF mum bers and distinction.
Eighteen hundred Cheyennes, including, il
rs believed, all of that tribe south OF the
Arkansas river. arrived at Camp supply on
the 18th ult., and are drawing ratIons.
Another Of the recently escaped eonvicts
from the Baltimore City Jail, named Reese,
was captured yesterday. There are two of the
party sfIll at large.
A man named Jehn Sharkey was shot
through the Eody In Philadelphia last evening
IN the northern part Of The city by a constable
The wound Is serious.
The loss by the burning of the Crystal Lake,
Mich, ice houses was S75,0OO, on W hich there
was an insurance of only GAL 900.
Divers have recovered from the wreck of the
in Ra ina
bags Of mails and some specie.
The route OF the Northern Pacific railroad
As recently explored, is reported feasible be-
You'd all expectation
Goldsmith Maid won the SlO,GJO trot at Buff
Ialo yesterday over American Girl and George
Palmer.
The cotton worm has appeared on many
plantations in Mississippi.