The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-18
FROM NEW YORK.
Meeting Of the Presbyterian synod.
Preparations for the Funeral OF
John Van Eiuren. The Races on
the Fashion Course.

NEw YoaK, Geo. l7.-=1'he prepa-
rations now making for the obseq,iiea
Of the late John Van Buren, which
will take place on Friday at Grace
| Church, indiente that the services will
be Of the most imposing and impress
i've character.
The Synod of the Presbyterian
| Church OF New York and New Jer-
sey commenced to-day before largo
clerical and lay assembaee.
The Evangelical Lutheran Synod
re re.assombled this morning in this
city. Over sixty congregations were
present, The principal question IN.
der consideration was tho proposition
TO separate from the General Synod,
on tho ground that tho latter favored
innovations IN doctrine against tho
principle Of tho Augursa Confession.
New YoRR, Oct. IT, Yesterday,
on Fashion Course, Lady Emma de-
feated Geo. Wilkes In three straight
heats Time-2i27. 2:274 and 2:2Sl.
A Times special says: | am ena-
bled 10 say, on high authority, that
Hon. H. NJ Stanton has, in writing,
requested the President torelieve him
Of his position ae Secretary Of War,
and that Mr.. Stanton will be sent TO
Spain, as Minister Of the United
States, IN place Of Mr.. Hale. Lieut..
Gen, sherman will be- requested 10 as-
sumo tho duties Of the War Depart
mont, as Acting Secretary Of War.
"A Tribune Washington special says
The officers Of the Bank Of the Me
tropolis, called upon your oorrospon-
dent this evening, aud utterly deny
that any forgery bas been committed
on the bank. no such person a. Nc
Closky Is known 10 any Of the officers;
no Now York politieian has obtained
$50 900, or any other sum from the
bank they have had no dealing with
any New York politician. They fur
ther state that their relations with the
Memphis Bank are perfectly eatisfae,
tory, and tho above rumors are inven-
tions.
A FIRE broke out last night, about
ten o'clock, in the ship ehandlery
warehouse Of j 9. Baxter Il Son, No.
30S West Street, which spread rapidly
TO the adjoining building, No 307,
and communicated with a large
storage store nc Nos. sos aud $40
Washington Street, in which was
stored large quantity of cotton and
other merchandise. The houses ad-
joining the chandlery store and storage
store were occupied by poor families,
some twenty-five of whom were tom
porarily dislodged. The amount of
loss and insurance could not be readi-
ly ascertained; but the damage in oil
probability will Amountto $500, 900.
Among the sufferers were John G..
Ferris, John Smith and Silas Crowell,
all liquor dealers, aud Geo. Greagen,
storage. pftE ANk AA48
There was not single case of
cholera reported yesterday.
The late terrible hurricane was
felt in the vicinity of the Bahamas
with the most destructive effect. The
wind being more violent than during
any pevious gale, wrecking many ves-
sells, blowing down houses, and doing |
immense damage Large quantities of |
wrecked material foated ashore, and |
several dead bodies driltcd on the |
beach. MpnyoG the islauas had uot |
been heard from, but is supposed when
the full accounts como in, the loss of |
property will be great.
Ristori, for herl thirteen nights in
New York, and one matinee and three
nights in Brooklyn, has received for
her personal share, nett, SIG, $40, upon !
which the revenue, tax has been duly |
paid.
The Herald says two hundred and
eighty-throo men, intended as the neu-
clus Of guerrilla, parties in the interest
Of Santa Anua, have left within q
week for New Orleans and Havana.
II is expected that more will leave
during the coming week ,,ohiehy by way
Of New Orleans. 1t is not yet known
what effect the fall of Monterey has
had upon Santa Anna or his cause,
but the effect Of the arrival on the
Rio Grande of his par ties, may be .
locke d for with interest.
The steamship Quaker City, which
arrived this morning from Charleston,
brought Mr.. A. Mcmahon, second en-
gineer of the ill-fated Evening Star
Mcmahon was rescued, with seven
others, two of whom were ladies', aud
taken to Charleston by the Schooner
Morning Star,
NEW York, Oct. 17.-Theodore
Dwight,ll we'll known citizen, died at
his residence in Brooklyn yesterday,
from injuries received in lcapiug from
car IN Jersey City, while it was in