Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-29
EVENING STAR.
LATE KILOGRAMS, &c

A Havre despatch OF Yesterday gives fuller
"details of the disaster experienced by the
French steamship Pereirs. She encountered
heavy weather from The 18Th TO the2lst. Ga the
latter Gsy she was boarded by an immense sea,
which completely flooded the ship. In all SIX
persons, three Of the crew and three second
lass passengers, were killed, but many others
were injured.
CT. Therriott, clerk in the export bureau
of the New York Custom house, was arrested
and brought before Commissioner Osborn yes
to-day, charged with completely in forging
papers 20 obtain drawbacks on goods falsely
claimed 10 have been exported after Ia wing
PAID duties as imports. He was held in s5oO0
tell.
The Speaker Of the Georgia House is in favor
O.: appointing a special committee TO come TO
Washington 10 consult with Congress
on the status Of Georgia. The committee
spoken Of consists OF Herscbel V. johnson
Alexander d. stephens, and other distinguish
"a GeCT-I2ns-
LateI adyIces from Paraguay. received ri1
LJEdOI, report that the town OF Angostura. 10
which re Paragraphs reiterated after the bat
.i~ Of Nilleta. was soon forward captured,
md Lopez ned with the remainder of his army
lLtO the interior. Gen. Mcmahon, the Ameri-
,au Minister. still accompanied him.
Gen. Cullen A. Battle, of Alabama, in war
rIne prominent officer in the Con federate
army has come out in favor OF the legislation
u CoIgr"sS and The constitutional amend =
rents, declaring that thew are. whether people
like II or not. law, and IS such binding OF ali
good citIZens.
The State workinsnsn's Assembly. IN sss .
sion al Albany, New York, adopted resolu-
fICn recommending all labor unions OF he STAT
10 lOin the National Labor Union and coop
crate wifh il for the advancement of the inter-
ests OF the workIngmen throughout the coun-
Try.
The New England Labor Reform Conven-
tiOn meets on Wednesday at Boston TO form a
league for reducing the hours of labor and in
creasing wOmsns wages. Speeches We're made
10y Stephen ;. Foster, Wendell Phillips and
others The attendance was large.
large number of friendly Ute Indians are
hUutLg on the Republican river, and acting
Gov. Hal. Of Colorado. has issued a proclam ma
tCn warning The military and civilians from
EOlestIuE them.
The full force Of Colts Armory at Hartford
Is now engaged on the contract to furnish the
Russian Government with thirty thousand
Berdan rifles. and upon the one hundred Cat
ung guns ordered. The armory is to be en-.
larged.
The Spanish Government in order TO pre-
vent the repetition OF such assassinations as
of the Governor of Burgess has issued a decree
establishing the equality OF religious sects be-
fore the law.
The Merchants National Bank of Little Rock
very heavy liabilities The greater part falls
on the government and New York
The Holsman estate, IL Bergen county, ~
], which was purchased by Cuban genLie-
han about two years ago Tor ST5gUJ. his lately
been resOld tor S&O,UJ
The Direct Trade Convention which was 10
have met in knoxville. Tenn, has been post
pCned until the assembling of the Commercial
Congress In Memphis next May.
An extensive fire at Triste, Austria last
hight destroyed the Custom House, railroad de-
pots and several Government warehouses.
A bill reported by the Committee on Eiuca.
zion IN the Illinois Legislature strikes out the
word "w hite' IN the general school act.
A Canadian was robbed of fourteen thous-
and dollars in broadway. N. y, gambling
house Wednesday nj ght.
u y ComStoCk, a merchant OF NJ nneapolis.
Minnesota. has failed. His liabilities are
~.d.nO