Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-21
EVENING STAR.
LATE KILOGRAMS, &c.


Paul Bernor. AchiIIe Patsy, Martin Frank.
y. J. Chayane and Nicholas Il. Lasson, charged
with being concerned In making, ceiling, aud
u-ing counterfeit revenue stamps, were brought
before Conmis 81 ner Shields FOR examIn atiSp
making plates, ard was held In defanl, OF bail
for the ac1on Of grand jury. Patsy Frank and
Chaysne sIso waived m examination and wera
held. LassOn demanded an examination, which
resulted IN a similar disposition Of his case.
The suit OF Col. John O'Mahoney against
August Belmont and others, for the possession
of 500 In gold, belonging to a Fenian orga-
nizaiion, csme up,n New York yesterday in
McCann. The court finally made an order
directing the payment of the money to Thomas
= Barr, who had been appointed receiver. and
check was drawn for that amount Further
proceedings were adjourned to the 9th inst
Colonel &. q. Hammond, appointed general
sBperiDter6ent Of the Union Pacific railroad.
has accepted the POSITION on condition that the
difference with be Central PscIfic road Is COM
PROMISED so as 10 admit of good service 10 the
pubic and fair rates. The companies have
agreed TO carry freight 20 New York a. cents
Per pound. gr,enbacks. Also to arrange FOR an
erligrant train al a fare from New York al So
and from Chicago az So
After conversation with Marshal Barlow
N relation 70 the CGbsu prisoners now In Fort
Lafayette. District Attorney Pierrepont visited
Jhs tort, md VI i'll consult with the Secretary o
state, who / now IN New York, a 20 VIVA
Disposal shalt b. made of them. They will
profanity ne discharged upon giving assuranc.
Of TefraiLtng from any future violate rs OF the
neutrality laws.
The e. dencs IN the case of Turner. the col
oTrd II, master IN Macon, Ga. yesterday was
yCiumiJ Gus and conflicting. Marian Harris
SIN asserts his innCc-pce. She says she got
fhe CounteTfeits found IN her possession from
"a eolOred aftache of the Treasury Department
named Schuman The court reserved ITS deci-
sion until to-day, al 10 a. m.
TIE cornerstone for n Synagogue for the
Jewish con gregation Of the Rod OF Sholem,
Philadelphia was laid yesterday afternoon, on
Broad street.. in that city, with appropri2te
ceremonies. The building, when finished. will
h. one CO the largest Jewish temples III this
country.
The great Snngerfest IN Rochester, NY,
participated In by societies frem Buffalo, Ere,
syracuse, and Hamilton, commenced Monday.
The principal buildings were finely decorated,
snd the influx Of strangers was laige. In the
evening grand concert was given at the Rink.
The London Times in an article on the Irish
Church bal, urges that the motives which have
hitherto ms pired the House of Lords to secure
the utmost for their friends in Ireland must
influence them TO adopt the present bill, rather
than exchange IL for terms inevitably worse.
The newly-appointed registers are largely
increasing the number OF persons admitted TO
much ofienee to Republicans opposed to en-
franchisement, and trouble is apprehended at
the polls on election day.
Captain General DE Rodas. in view of the
nIibUsteTs, has issued a decree annuIling article
OF his proclamation of the eth instant. rela-
tive TO the right of Spanish cruisers TO search
neutral vessels in the waters near Cuba.
special train on the Hudson River rail-
road. on Sunday, carrying Commodore VAN
derbilt AZ he rate OF sixty miles an hour, ran
over and billed German artist named Charles
Swartz, between Tarrytown and Irvinston
Swartz was about IS years of age.
The difficulties Of the railroad laborers a
Pleasant Valley were hnally adjusted yester
day, and the men PAID on. Tee ringleaders d
the disturbance, Jack Mcdonald and Johi
Short, are held 10 await the action Of the CRANE
Jury.
During a severe thunder storm, which pre-
vailed AT CINCINNATI on Sunday last the house
of Mr.. Doty wss struck by lightning, his
daughter instantly killed, ana his wife and son
severely injured Vy the shock.
Gen. Lersundi, of Spain, has received over.
lures from the partisans OF Isabella, but he re-
fuses To espouse their cause. The threatening
attitude Of the C.rlist party causes much un.
easineSs.
tram on the Union Pacific railroad broke
through trestle work near Promontory Poin
On Monday, killing the engineer, fireman and
one passenger.
Sixty oBe persons were lost by the burning
AT sea of the Brush ship Blue Jacket, which
occurred in March last on the way from Nex
Zealsnd. Eight were saved.
New York has commenced to pay more at.
tertion to the river thieves, Three gangs am
large quantity of stolen property were CAP
tured Monday night
The financial situation in Cuba is becoming
interesting. The Spanish bank at Havana
IS about 10 issue notes for a second Govern.
ment loan.
A number Of leading citizens in Californi.
have formed society for the protection o
Chinesefrom abuse by iawless white men ant
boys.
The Harvard University crew that will row
against The Oxford crew in the international
match arrived In England yesterday.
koepmanshaap is going to import hundred
thousand Celesiials and hire them out at SO:
Sl2 per month.
Emanuel knight and Messrs. Watts aDc
Macy, ofNew York, Indicted for usury, plead
ed guilty.
News from every quarter of Tennessee gives
Cheering accounts OF the corn and cotton
crops.
General L. L. Lee is at RockbrIdge Bath
Springs.