Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-04
EVENING STAR.
LATE KILOGRAMS, &c.

The leading conservative men Of Virginia
were IN session last week at Richmond, and
Frioay night they adopted a preamble and
resolution opposing negro suffrage, but stating
that am view of the expression of public opin-
son II the recent national election, and in the
hope of restoring harmony and uniou, they are
wiling 20 accept universal suffrage, coupled
with Universal amnesty" A committee of
rine was appointed 70 visit Was hington and
arge Congress to legIslate so IS 10 secure this
TO the people Of the State.
William Frazier, president, and II. l. z uack-
CrbOsh. treasurer, Of the American Agricultu-
Tal and Mineral Land Company, have been
arrested and held in $500 bail 0y Judge Nc
Cum. in New York, on the affidavit of Gen.
TCchman, European state Agent OF lmmigra-
tiCn. charging them with false representations
regarding three million acres of land in North
Carclins, whereby he was induced TO make
contracts with the company. enIaIling great
less, and InjurIng his reputation.
A despatch from General Sherman announces
thar General Sheridan had reached Fort Cobb
y IN all his command well. He has captured
The two noted chiefs, Santanta and Lone Wolf,
ed viii hold them eaptives until all their
tri0e surrender. General sherman expresse
the opinion that General sheridan having
foTIaed a Junction win General H4zsn, will B.
able to settle thIngs satlsf tct)rily.
The recently reported robbery of q. II
subway. an EXPIRES agent in ChIcopee. Mass,
~ TWO meu wh- were reported TO have at
lacked ElEI on the street aud thrown red pepper
"a las eyes, proves 20 have teen a put up
80 the amount Of the theft, aud started the story
& tie robbery. he has been arrested and held
ia u!eI.
Saturday afternoon, tin box containing
>su.0H prime pally in United States bonds ami
IslirrSG scrip. and S2j,nDu in negotiable not,s.
was stolen from the Office OF Beir worth 4
BochaIl. A large reward is offered for the dis
COvsTy Of the perpetrators of the robbery.
II i reported that the militia of Marion, Ar
.-ansas, hsd taken five prisoners coahned IA
IaIi- tTIed by drum head court martial, carried
them 20 the woods and shot them. The names
4 Dr. Mckenzie and John Thorpe, two we'll
known citizens, alone are given.
X. W HObson, ex deputy Collector of Inter-
L2l Revenue Of the DanyIlle (Na-) District,
was brought TO Richmond. Saturday, charged
with deirauding the revenue by not account
IIg for S29,OsO received by him. He was bailed
IA SiU,OOO TO answer.
Henry Steele, a stranger, was fou Nd buried
with has throat cut and skull crushed, at Ship
TensbUrg, Pa, near the residence of Adam
Titus. no has been arrested. Titus and Steele
ID been IN company for three days, and at
toe inquest Titus acknowledged having struck
The deceased.
The Board of Managers of the Chicago SOL
5'eTs' Home protest against General Buffers
rCtioD, ordering the closing of that institution.
They have resolved 10 keep II open until
rprIng. because, they say, otherwise. forty or
ffty disabled veterans would be WITHOUT a
houe.
A dispatch from jefferson. Texas, reports the
sTIest BY the military of Col. X. z. Crump, DIR.
H. "
chef of police, and two freedmen, on charges
Lot known. Many others are SAID 70 be spotted
Tor arrest.
In an alteration Friday in GreenviIle, Pitt
county, North Carolina, between two rival
candidates for cOnstableshlp, named Dennis
and HOel, the latter drew his knife, when the
former pulled out pistol and fired. instantly
Milling Hoel.
taken place at Chicago, Illinois: Boston and
>prin gfield, Massachusetts; New York, Buffalo
and Albany, New York, on Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday last, blocking mp roads, delaying
trains, &c.
Associated Press dispatches from Savannah
represent the trouble sbetween the blacks and
whItes on the Ogeechee river as still contInu-
ing. Troops have been sent to the locality. an q
quiet will no doubt be quickly restored.
The report that the Erie Railroad COMPANY
has leased the Ohio and Mississippi Rairoad
> denied. II is stated that the entire route be-
tween ST. Louis and New York is 10 be sup.
Piled with double track.
The steamboat A. q. Brown collided with the
steamship Teutonia IN the Mississippi river,
Wednesday, and turned bottom up. The leu
tOnia was unin JuTed.
IL has transpired that land thieves have
forged titles 10 and held over ten thousand
acres OF land in DE kalb and Caldwell eoun-
ties. Missouri.
The new Suspension bridge az Niagara Falls
vas opened to public travel on New Years
Day It's the longest suspension bridge In the
nIted States.
movement has been inaugurated In New
NCrk for the removal of the present police
-nSg strates of that city, and the appointment
CT bet'er men IN their stead.
IBdISr oUtrages are reported frequent in
Arizona. the people al Prescott are out OF
lour and living or corn meal and vegetables
Adolphus Pfau. clerk in the post office al ST
Louis, was arrested yesterday. charged WITH
1osIaSting letters irom the Office.
General Sheridan has captured ten Kiowa
chlefs, whom be intends tn hold untIl the tribe
surrender.
y N. and A J. Pank, clothing merchants a
omaha, have failed. Their liabiIitIes are from
EIry 10 sixty thousand dollars.
Negotiations are 20 be entered into for annex.
ing West FLORIDA 10 Alabama.