Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-04
EVENING STAR.
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Gov Walkers apyointee As Mayor of Rich
mond on Saturday resisted the authority OF the
United States Marshal who attempted to carry
out the order of the District Court removing him
from Office. The Marshal was oyerpowered by
superior force, but to-day Gen. CANDY will see
that the writ Of the Court is executed.
Nr. Wiener, the American Consul at Des
AbrieOts, Hsyt, recently arrested by Jacquet,
at that place. The American, French and
English consuls at Port au Prince have taken
the matter In hand, and one English and two
Haytien men of-war hayo been sent to liberate
the captive.
cable dispatch to the N " Herald saws Mr..
Philips, otherwise Forbes, intimately associa-
ted with the proposed purchase of Cuba by the
United States, has been arrested at Queens
town, charged with alleged embezzlement from
the Treasury Department in New York, and
sent to prison tor eight days
London bankers have purchased - 500 900 of
the bonds of the ST. Louis Bridge Company
with the option of purchasing the balance Of
the - ,0eo, 600 issued within thirty days. This
completes the financial operations of the COM
200 30. 81 Louis 'o0'''i0er' having taken ST.
The interest in the election in Cincinnati has
reached climax. The eolored people held two
large and enthusiastic meetings yesterday on
the Bible question. The cOlored vote will be
cast almost unanimously in favor of retaining
the Bible I'm the public schools.
Rev %. ID. rockingham, In discourse yester-
day, took ground against the acts Of Congress in
relation to Utah. The State, he held, had no
more right to interfere with polygamy than il
has to-prescribe limits to Professionalism or to in
terfere with Catholicism.
Capt Smith X. Lane, of Bellport, l.. l., who
sailed from Baltimore, February 10, for New
York, IN small sloop, with . cargo of oysters,
has not since been heard of, and II is feared he
has been lost, with his wife, child and one man
who were on board.
The Democratic convention at Jersey CITY,
N j., have nominated Charles II. O'Neill, ex-
mayor OF that place, as mayor of the new city,
under the consolidation Of Jersey City, Hudson
City and Bergen. The election viii take place
on the 18th instant.
An incendiary fire yesterday morning. at the
corner or King and Middle streets, Portsmouth
Va, destroyed six buildings, including the post
ONCE. The letters and Office books and papers
OF the ONCE were saved Loss sls 900; partially
insured.
In the United States District Court for Mary
land, ON saturday morning, the jury in the case
creting and stealing letters from the mail in
the Baltimore post office, rendered a verdict of
guilty
At ameeting Of the upholsterers, held Satur-
day evening in New York, ii was announced tha
the employees OF the largest establishments in
New York city will go on a strike to-day on &C
count Of attempting a reduction of wages.
A IRE occurred yesterday evening at IL East
street, New York, occupied by John Cormey as
lodging and dining saloon. Three men named
Brown, Montgomery and Smith, who were
asleep on the fourth floor, were sutfocated.
The ordinance directing the City Treasurer OF
New Orleans to sell the city stock in the New
Orleans and jackson railroad was rushed
through at the last ocular meeting of the old
City Council, disregarding the injunction of the
courts.
j. II. Oglesby having declined to accept, the
Governor OF louisiana has appointed ex-CiOv-
ernor FLANDERS Mayor OF New Orleans, in &C.
cordance with the act of the last Legislature.
The celored citizens of Wilmington. Della
ware, awaited themselves of their newly acquired
rights, ard voted in the school election held
Saturday last.
James Fisk. Jr., has at last been elected colo
mel OF the Ninth Regiment New York State
Militia, Lieutenant Colonel Draine having re-
signed in his favor.
A large meeting in Chicago on Saturday
night adopted resolutions asking a reduction
of taxation and the abolition of protectionist.
tariffs
The Republicans of Norwich, Conn. have
nominated ex-SenatOrs Foster and Thaideus
Gooden TO represent the town in the next Legis-
latare.
Governor Davis, of Texas, has called special
session u the State Legislature, to meet al
Austin on the 18th instant.
The strike of the miners Of the Schuylkill
region has begun, and, it is thought, will be
general.
The Democrats of Albany, n. Y on Satur-
day nominated George III. Thatcher for mayor
The son of President Juarez Is expected 10
arrive In Paris IN a day two.
The Sioux Indians are going on the war path.