Evening star., 1870-01-13
EVENING STAR.
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The New Jersey Legislature organized yes
terday. Governor Randolph's message shows
an excess Of receipts over all expenditures, and
assets enough In hand to pay all the debts OF the
State The recent election in New Jersey is
s,ated a. declarston by the people against
the ratification OF the proposed nfteenth amend
ment-
Both houses Of the Georgia Legislature ad-
journed yesterday, after swearing in few
placipg Warren, Taliferro, Wilkes Lincoln, Co.
1umbia and Glascock counties a sub-dlstrict,
under command of Major Kline. with instruc.
tons To arrest all persons violating the laws and
disturbing the peace.
The Louisiana Senate has passed bill to
amend the constitution, removing political dis
abilities, also a bill appropriating $4,000 for
The paw of me mbers elect. The bill prohibiting
gambling throughout the State, and imposing
heavy Enes and penalties, passed both houses,
and goes to the Governor.
The State Temperance Convention of Con-
nectcut has formed political party and nomi-
mated Rev. L. q. Burrows for Governor. They
propose a fusion with the labor reform party,
and have taken steps to that end. About thirty
delegates seeded when politics came up.
small house in the eastern part of Detroit
occupied As grocery and dwelling by French
man named Henry de Carissin, was burned
Monday night Five of his children perished.
His wife, with two children, escaped with severe
burns.
The Democrats in the Pennsylvania Legsla-
ture yesterday united with the Republicans who
were opposed TO the regular caucus nominee OF
the latter for State Treasurer, Mr.. Mackey, and
elected Mr.. Irwin
There is quite a serious wrangle going on be-
tween the Democrats of Frederick and Mont
gomery counties, Maryland as to which county
shall have the vacant Judgeship of the Court OF
Appeals of Maryland.
The Massachusetts Temperance Alliance has
passed resolutions of thanfs 70 Grant and Col
toNicatng liquors from their New Years recep-
tiOns-
In the New York Assembly, yesterday, the
Committee on Cities was directed to report a
plan To restore to cities Of the State full and alb
solute control of local governments.
The Kansas lie gislature has elected Mis- Emma
Campbell, OF Topeka, as enIolln. clerk. All
the officers Of the House are either crippled SOL
tiers, WIDOW, or soldiers orphans.
The monitor Dictator, accompanied ty the
shii,s S&ugus and Severn, sailed from Key West
f. Havana Yesterday 10 look after the interests
a. IRE United States in that vicinity.
Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory was visited by
n destructive tire TUESDAY. Two entire blocks
were bE -red. The loss L estimated at from
$40 coo TO S5ss 600.
car of the Adams Express Company was
burned by accident yesterday, on the Camden
and Amboy railroad. II contained valuable
merchandise.
Twelve more of the Spa,,isl gunboats from
New \ Ork arrived at Fortress Monroe Yesterday
al safe, and the fleet was to sail day for Cuba
Rev.tanes DOlan, pastor for thirty years past
OF 81 Patrick's (Catholic) church, Baltimore,
d.ied yesterday.
The temperance men in New Hampshire have
Organized "a new party" and nominated third
candidate for Governor.
The Chief of Police reports 1000 liquor shops
in Boston, which have been run the past year in
spite of the prohibitOry law.
In the Massachusetts House of Representa-
fives yesterday, bill was introduced TO repeal
Ihe prohibItory liquor law
The restoration of harmony between the Sui
tan of Turkey and the Viceroy OF Egypt is COM
llete.
Gen Prim stated TO the Spanish Cortes yester-
Jay that the election OF n monarch would crown
the edifice of the revolution.
Several additional whisky distilleries were
Seized i'm New York yesterday.