The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-06
NEWS VIA NEW YORK.

New York, July 5.-Superintend-
'ent Kennedy has instructed the me-
tropolitan police to continue to en-
force all other laws touching the sell
ing of liquors on Sunday, but they will
not make any arrests for the violation
of the excise law of 1866, unless other
wise ordered, owing to decision of
Recorder Hackett that the law is un-
constitutional. %
New York, July Sin Brooklyn,
yesterday, man named w. Voltz, a
painter, deliberately fired pistol into
a house and shot a child, aged six
years. Voltz was arrested.
New YORK, July 5.-Dispatches
from all sections of the country an
nounce that the Anniversary of In
dependence was celebrated with spirit
everywhere. In this city, the demon
strations were equal to any of its pre-
decessors. In Philadelphia the day
was made the occasion of presenting
the war tattered flags of the Pennsyl-
vania regiments to the State authori-
ties. ~ ha
General Hancock took command of
the volunteers, who numbered about
10000, together with about 100 or
phans, of both sexes, of slain soldiers.
The General made the presentation
and Governor Curtin received them.
Appropriate addresses were made.
New YORK, July 5.-Early this
morning a fire burst from the New Ha-
ven steamboat freight depot, at Peck
Slip, and in short time the whole of
the building was in sheet of flames.
Particulars not yet obtained.
There were twenty-five accidents
from powder here yesterday A Ger
man named Foulk deliberately shot a
policeman at the Tammany Hall cele-
bration yesterday. 55 .aa
Letters were read from the Presi-
dent and others. The letter says there
can be no nobler work than the oblit-
Grafton of passion and prejudice which
retard Cancellation and prevent the
restoration of all the States to their
relation to the Federal Government
NEW YORK, July 5.-Vera Cruz
dates of June I'D state that the vo-
mito or fever was raging there, and
deaths we're numerous. ,,....-..
1t was believed that Santa Anna
was acting in the interests of the
church party, in consideration of
which he expected to be elected to the
Presidency, he promising to restore
the church party their property.
Macmillan commenced reOrganiz-
ing and concentrating his army. 4H.
The French troops which evacuated
Matamoras had reached Vera Cruz.
A Liberal movement on San Luis
Potosi has compelled a reinforcement
of that place by the Imperialists.
There had been no deaths or ad-
missions on board the hospital ship of
cholera patients yesterday. Q gnII7X3 %
NEW YORK, July 5.AThe steamer
Eagle brings Havana dates of June
Both, Porte Rico 18th, and San Do
mingo 18th. No Important news.
New York, July Sat the fire Of
the New Haven and Bridgeport de-
pots this morning, both depots were
destroyed, together with the steamer
Baltimore and two boat loads ol
freight. The probable losses will
amount to $250,000. $50 'le.a
A colored man named Solomon
jackson was badly burned, and an
other man is missing.
Mr.. James Haywood, of the firm o
Haywood & Co., died in the city yes
terday after only two hours illness, O
cholera. ai5Ga ~
The Posts money article says tn,
loan market is active but easier, anC
is abundantly supplied at per cent
Commercial paper is more plenty
Stocks-Market more animated
Governments in active demand; Rail
road shares active. 7a tes
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