Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-17
EVENING STAR.
LATE TELEGRANs. &c.

In the Court in Inquiry Of Georgia, the counsel
for the defense fled plea against the jurisdic-
zion of Gen. Ringer, Gen. Haines and Major
Gtodfellow, comprising the board of inquiry, to
inquire into the eligibility Of X. b. Hinton,
John Collier, r. III. Clarke, and George N.
Lister, a. members of the Georgia Legislature
The court was engaged all Saturday in taking
testimony.
The reyolutionists, who now occupy Pors-au-
Prince, having demanded the surrender or the
refuge swhe had taken shelter in the American
Consulate, the American Consul called upon the
foreign squadron in the harbor to protect them.
The call was promptly responded to. Salnave
has been captured by the reyOlutionists on board
OF aschooner whilst endeavoring to escape to
Cuba
The Mississippi Legislature has ratified the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the
Constitution, and will elect Senators to-day
Cen Aleorn refuses to be appointed Military
Governor of the State, and prefers to wait until
he can claim that position by the right of popu-
lar choice.
suit for Islander instituted BY Mrs. Marv Ann
Rivers against her father, Henry G.. Becker, of
Livingston, New York, which has been on trial
before Judge HOgeboom, in Hudson was termi-
rated on Friday morning, by the jury bringing
in verdict of 80, 800 damages for the plaintiff
The United States consul at Zanzibar has seen
letter from DIR. Livingstone dated May 30th,
1st9. He had reached Ujiji, ON Lake Yangan-
ylka, and received his supplies. He was i'm good
health and proposed continuing his journey
keeping to the windward OF the Lake.
John W. Collins, late of California, but
recently an employe in the Boston city treas
ury. has managed to gamble away 50 900 of the
city's fund, it is said, and got arrested with
5000 more on his person just as he was about
10 leave for Europe.
The Maine Legislature has decided that it Is
not necessary that that body take action to tes-
Peabody, as the executive branch of the State
government win attend the ceremonies at Port
land.
ThomasJ. Campbell, convicted of the murder
Der, Was sentenced at Pittsburg to eleven wears,
nine months and twenty-eight DAYS in the peni-
Tertiary, that being the longest term that could
be imposed.
ing. farmer named c. Gregg shot and killed
Albert Love colOred. Tor an alleged attempt at
assault while intoxicated. Gregg was arrested
and will doubtless be tried in a United States
Court.
The Red River war continues. The French
have seized the safe Of the Hudson's Bay Com
Iany at Fort Gary. andtak a quarter of mil
lion Of pounds In gold 10 pay troops.
Henry Ward Beecher announced to his conyre-
CATION Yesterday that he declined to receive the
Gi.IT recently made him OF an advance of sssoary
from s,i-.py 10 $1,000.
~ il asserted that tne Canadian Cabinet will
sscii-l the system 80 licenses to American fish
men and viii take on several dutiable Ar
Ilcics iIola Che fee list
p the California /, gisIature SATURDAY. the
S,rlte passed a bail repeating the clause in the
Sunday .2w prOhibiting theatrical amusements
OIL tHc -: bbath
A boy, twelve years of age, named James
Moore, was fatally stabbed Saturday night i'm
New York by Antonio Como, Chinaman, who
was arrested.
A military expedition has set out from Helena
Tor Teton river TO demand the surrender of the
murderer of Malcolm Clark from the Blackfeet
Indians.
A cable dispatch Friday night conveyed to
Parera Rosa the announcement of the death OF
her mother, in London.
The large dry goods house of Bradford Bros,
in Milwaukee. has failed, and offers to settle at
nifty cents on the dollar.
The town OF La Porte, in California, was
nearly destroyed by fire on the 18th of January.
The Peabody funeral fleet was at Madeira on
January 1, and was 10 coal at Bermuda.
Gov. Durker, of Utah, died at Chicago, FRI
Uay, OF pneumonia.