Evening star., 1870-03-14
EVENING STAR.
LATE TELEGRANS, &c.

A dispatch from Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday
says:-The How'll murder case is still pending.
The jury cannot agree, and have been ordered
to be locked up until nine o'clock Tomorrow
morning, at which time the court will meet
them The jury were allowed their dinners and
suppers. The women look pale and fatgued,
this being the fourth night of their detention.
Two men, named Ward and Bates, implicated
in the robbery of a jewelry store in Nebraska
lately. and charged with highway robbery ana
brutally beating a citizen az North Platte, nave
been hanged by mob. TIE men were Ioreloly
taken from the custody of the sheriff and sum-
maTily lynched-
At balf-past eleven o'clock Saturday night the
roof of the east wing of the Chicago Court
disaster was caused by the weight Of snow on
the root. No one was injured. The loss Is proba-
bly, from $1,000 to 81, 600 on each wing.
Three hundred and thirty-seven doctors of
medicine graduated last week in Philadelphia,
hy four Colleges, including fourteen by the
WOman's Medical College, and one hundred and
sixty-two Saturday by the Jefferson Medical
College.
Of the House of Delegates of Maryland, in view
OF the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment.
will at the proper time report bill providing
ior the registration of the colored vote OF the
State.
The railway train on the Flushing road, when
near Hunters Point, on Friday night, was fired
INTO 10y some misehieyous person. Several per-
sons narrowly escaped the bullets, which went
the whole length of a crowded passenger car.
Last night, the detectives arrested Joseph
cunningham, recently book-keeper employed
IA the extensive dry goods house OF the firm of
Homer. Coladay & Co, in New York, charged
with embezzling over g. 900 from his employ
The waverly National Bank OF Elmira N "
was entered by burglars Saturday night. The
vaults and safe were blown open and robbed of
the most of their contents. The amount stolen
has not been ascertained.
Two instances of suicide of women with ra-
zors occurred in New York yesterday-Eliza
Geary, aged hfty-six years, residing in Jersey
City. and Mary Hedges, a young lady of Sag
Harhor. The abdomen was cut open in both
cases.
ThOs. G.. Ball, a collector for Ehogeth, Febri-
agea * Co., in Cincinnati. has been discovered
IN carrying on system of pecHlaton extending
back at least a year. On Tuesday last he drew
his salary and decamped.
The steamer America, which arrived in New
York from Bremen yesterday, reports passing
several large icebergs on the sth, in latitude i6,
longitude As. She saw no signs of the steamer
City Of Boston.
The Cuban League has issued an address to
the American people, advocating the accord
ance of belligerent rights to the Cuban repub
Institute AprilI-
LOuis II. Thompson and Henry Snyder were
arrested on Saturday in Albany, New York,
charged with stealing 81 200 at the City Bank.
sons.
IL reported that a contract has been signed
with English capitalists for building an under
ground railroad III New York city, from the
City Hall to Forty-second street, to be COM
pleted IN two years.
The annual Conference of the Methodsts
Episcopal Church assemblies in New York April
9Th Bishop james presides, and over one hun
dred and eighty ministers are expected to be
present
The heaviest snow-storm of the season pre-
vailed yesterday in Massachusetts, The snow is
nearly foot in depth. It is feared railroad
trains will be badly blocked !.
The revenue officer at Fredericksburg, Va,
on Saturday seized fifty thousand cigars and
twenty barrels of whisky for alleged o.atIon of
the revenue laws
In consequence of the seamen's strike in New
York, il is stated that he steamer Western
Metropolis could not sail for New Orleans Sat
urday-
The judge who Illegally released the Masons
who were confined in Jail i'm Havana has been
placed IN Moro Castle by Captain General DE
ROdaS.
Yerger, held for killing Colonel Crane at
jackson, Miss, last summer, yesterday escaped
from the Jail at that place.
In the Massachusetts Legislature, Saturday
the House refused to pass the act favoring the
opening OF public libraries on Sunday.
Robert ID. Holmes, p. g. W. NJ. of the Grand
Lodge OF Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons
died in New York Saturday, aged 81 years.
Up to SATURDAY. night DID 900 tons OF ice had
been gathered on the Hudson. The weather
holds good for the business.
George Boyd and Charles Smith, greenback
counterfeiters, were held for trial in New York
SATURDAY..
The Massachusetts, House of Delegates hasr
fused to pass an act to open the public librarie
on Sundays
The weather reports show the storm TO be gen
eTal ., er the northwest.