Evening star., 1869-05-05
EVENING STAR.
LATE TELEGRAnIS, &c.

rczeub Holmes. cCIored. a member OF The late
constitutional convention IN Virginia was
KILLED ~ Charlotte Courthouse Monday. A
persouaI difficulty OcC urTed between him and
IChu Marshall. a SOL Of Judge Marshall. OF
\. ho- = fatally Holmes WAS = former house ser
want Both parties drew pistols and firing
commenced. which was participated in by
MarsnalI's friends. After being shot. Holmes
walked into the courthouse aud fell dead.
Thomas Drew who nas been in yail since the
Eth Il last month, by ord o. the Mass3chu-
sets STAT S~nate, fOT contempt. IN refusing to
T. sworn by the legislative committee WIS
brought before the Supreme Court in Boston
yesterday OF q writ OF hHbsls corpus HIS
counsel ~ he ground that NJ com mittse of
tnr l. Ei~l lture had a n ght n take compulsory
evidence. The decision OF toe court was re-
served.
In C~mbrrIpud. Md. the prosecution closed
JLsII ->lIinoHy IA the Rowland murder tri4I
yssJrIday the ~ Idsnce being mainly cuInuIa-
ave 20 Thai previously given One new faIt
however Wa ieenh-d TO BY Gum bert the de-
ieCtivv- tbat Is, that Mrs Rowland stated TO him
taSt the murder was committed bv the negro
usU CaTioil- who is charged with bsIsg her
- CON pIice.
Boston Is asitated on 'he license question
The licenses Of last year expired on Saturday,
and OK ing 20 Legislative tampertng with the
Law. no new ones were issued. The dealers
continue 90 sell their beverages. notwithstand-
rag ne Sta;e cosstaOles have nO.ited them 10
dsslst-
The money editor of the New York Tins is
IN trouble for having asserted that all tue r@
CeiptS of the Erie and it's leased lines are
grabbed for speculative purposes, by Gould,
Fiske and Lane Lane, Frederick a. a dIrsC-
tor of tbr Erie road brings suit for libel. Dam
ages, SluU,OCO-
In a trot yesterday over Fashion Course,
New York. mile heats, 5000. heavy track.
high wind, Lady Thorn beat American Girl
first, second, and fourth heats-third dead.
TIme-2:26, 2,294, 23OA. 2-29..
A committee has been appointed in : IN
ras anti n ,hs
reception of the delegates to the Grand Lodge,
L. o. o. p, of the United States, which meets
there on the third Monday (2eth) of September,
next.
James Madigan. the celebrated circus rider
was Instaptly killed while attempting To
throw a double somersauIt at Paris. Kentucky
en- Wednesday last. He fell and broke his
neck.
A forger. known as Bent Drake alias Ben
ten, was arrested in Worcester, Mass. yesterday
on charge of felOnIously obtaining SI250O
from the First National Ban x Of ST. ClalrsyiIle
well-atte:ded meeting was held at En-
msnuel church, Baltimore, last night, for the
extension of missions in the Southern and
Western portions of the country.
The wheat crop in East Tennessee, as well as
IN other portions of the State, is in splendid
Condltlon. and there is every prospect Of an
immense harvest this year.
Colonel Forneys party have been kindly
entertained in knoxville, Tenn, where they
visited Governor Brownlow, and some OF them
CiatIOn.
The last tie to be laid on the Central Pacinc
Railroad Is made of California laurel mounted
with silver, and il Will be accompanied by a
spike of solid gold.
General Lee received the citizens of AIexau-
drla AT the Mansion House in that city last
night he leaves for Lexington on Friday.
The municipal election in Indianapolis yes
terday resulted in electIng the entire ReDub-
lean ticket by about 400 ms iorIty.
The American Medical Association met YES
tsrday at New Orleans.