Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-09
EVENING STAR.
LATE TELEGRAMs. 60.

Governor Scott, OF South Carolina, has or
dered an election, on May 3lst, to ill the vacan-
cy In the Congressional delegation caused by
hI. Whiuemore's resignation. There will be
regular party nomination, and whittemore's
only opponent Will be ). e. Dunn, an ex-Oficer
OF the Federal navy, who runs a. an indepen-
dent Republican candidate.
In the southern Baptist Convention, in session
Al louisville, n.y., on Saturday, Rev. DIR. Jeter,
OF virginia, offered a resolution % refer to q
the Baptist churches North and South, said
committee to report whether any, and If any
what, action should be taken in the premises by
thts body. After a long and spicy debate the
reso.utOn was adopted by large majority, and
committee of fourteen appointed
Robert Decker formerly doorkeeper in the
New York State Assembly, and MS two sons,
residents OF GreeDpOrt, rear HUDSON, were
drowned in the river, opposite Catsklll, Satur-
day morning. The youngest son was collecting
fiood-woOd when he fell overheard. His father
and brother attempted To rescue him, and thew
were all drowned. The bodies we're recovered.
A collision occurred Saturday afternoon on
the South Carolina railroad, five miles from
Charleston, between a regular passenger train
and train with several hundred eolored peo-
pie bound for camp-meeting. One colored boz
was killed and several colOred persons were
wounded.
An old man named VIM. Jones was danger
ously stabbed By boy named Charles Adam,
in Utica, \. T., Friday night. His recovery is
doubtful.
The four-story block on the corner of Sd and
Delaware streets, Kansas city, owned and occu-
pied by Askew, Dubois II Co, leather dealers,
fell with a terrible crash on Friday, burying a
stock valued at s55,o0O. Loss on building
sl6, 1000; Insurance si,O 900. There was no one in
the building.
female lecturer having "stumped'' the
State OF Illinois against woman suffrage, the
Constitutional Convention of that State has de-
cided not TO submit the question to the people,
As recently determined.
The grand jury of Chicago has called the at
tentiOn of the authorities TO the loose manner in
which public buildings and dwellings are erect
cd in that city.
The Governor OF Illinois has offered a reward
for the capture and conviction of persons who
lynched Joseph q. Ramsey, of Putnam county,
person accused of crime.
The government has bought Halstead's torpe-
do boat at New York, the weight of which Is
twenty-five tons, and ten men can man it. 1t
was built during the war at a cost of 100000.
Cardinal Antonelh, in his reply to Won Beust,
holds to the position OF the Court of Rome, and
deplores the spectacle of Austria leading the
opposition among the Powers.
Spain will no longer pay the salaries of those
bishops who refuse to take the oath Of allegi-
ance; but the government, not having appointed
them, cannot displace them.
over $1,000 600 are locked up in the city,
State, and federal vaults in San Francisco, and
the people complain that II is not used to relieve
the market.
Queen Emma, of the Sandwich Islands, visited
the United States slOOp of war jamestown at
Honolulu iast month anu received a special
salute.
All accounts agree that Savannah, Ga. has
more rapidly recovered from the effects of the
war than any other Southern city.
The Mozart, Union and Young Democrats of
New York have combined against Tammany in
the organization of the county ticket.
The anniversary of the defeat of the French
at PuebIa was celebrated Saturday by the Mex
leans in San Francisco.
The thermometer in San Francisco yesterday
indicated s.; in the country, from 80 to 100 de-
grees.
The Indians of Mill Creek, Tehama county,
Cal, have murdered Captain HagoOd, OF that
county, Kidding his body with bullets.
The cornerstone for a monument to the Con.
federate dead was laid in Memphis on Saturday
Mr.. Murdela Is mentioned as the probable
successor Of Mr.. Bright i'm the British cabinet
Philadelphia, generally slow, has determined
to have a mOrgue and free public baths.
Wonderful stories of gold discoveries are tele-
graphed from New Mexico.