The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-25
MEETING or THE NATIONAL
RAILROAD CONVENTION.
Large Contributions Of Arms
e fo the Fenimns.
ArrAIns IN MEXICO.
Troops Returning to France.

New YoaK, Oct. 2i.-Mr. Il. G..
Meiead, n prominent member of the
Now York Exchange. died to-day.
The National KaiIr0ad Convention,
composed Of delegates from all the
great lines OF the country. com
menoed its sttinga At tho ~, Nicholas
Hotel to-day The object Of the
meeting of the Convention il to
consider tho proposed movement 20
establish uniform system Of signals
and regulations, and advance tho gen.
eral interests or the organizations,
About fifty gentlemen, representing
the leading limos Of the United States,
we're present. The aaaemblage in
cludod the principal pfesidenta, diroc1
tors, auperintendenta and engineers Of
the principal roads An aggregate
capital Of one hundred million dol.
lars and three thousand miles OF rail-
road we're represented The follow
ing resolution was unanimously
adopted
Rea6ioed, That the general object Of
this Convention IL the improvement
Of railroad construction, maintenance
aud management, and that no action
should be taken tending 10 violate the
railroad interest, or place IL Ia n po'
aition antngoniatic TO other interests.
aud that no subjects ahould be en-.
tertaiped involving political, sectional
or similarly exciting subjects.
The attention of the Conyention
was called to the vast extent of eoun.
try through which the lines repro.
sented passed, aud II was slipgcated
that general railroad bureau be es.
tabished, in which scientific men and
able engineers should bc employed.
The subject was referred 10 c0m=
mittee Olive, and the Convention adj
journod Till 10 morrow morning.
Tha Epenia0 E.rpress saya very
respectable contribution Of arms and
ammunition was sent 20 headquarters
to-day by the Feniana Of Troy, who
are ready TO assist with q still larger
contribution at an early day. Md
nitions Of war arrived from several
othor parts Of the State to-day.
NEW YonK, Oct. 21.-Advices
from Mexico TO the 9th, and Vera
Cruz 10 the 18th inst, have been re-I
eeived via Ilnvnna The situation of
the Empire is daily ygrowing worse and
il has lately lost Guaymas, Heuno,
Sello, Ures, Slanor, Teorgolica and
other places Of less importance.
The Fra Monticello OF the 9Th, an
nounees that an important conference
took place M the Palace nc Chapul.
tepoc, upon the most eiheacious meaus
TO obtain funds for the Treasury aud
a timo was appointed 20 draw up a
report, which was all that was accom-
pished $500
The EatdBette says: A Council Of
Ministers met on the 9th aud Max.
imilian presided. Questions of the
graveSt Importance were submitted To
the Council t
New YoRK, October 2i-The Her
Alden, Frink II Co, Of Cohoes, are
here from New York, ondoavorlng to
secure their debts, aud represent that
the firm bought recently upwards Of
$4,000 worth Of goods, which never
left your city, but were there sold at
auction. This unpleasant fact mater
tally damages their case.
Information has been received here
OF the murder of Mr.. Gilbert Eaton,
son Of Mr.. Eaton, the head Of tho
celebrated car building firm Of this
city, at Lincoln, Illinois, by man
named Warwick, who was qnarrolling
with the porter of the hotel where
Mr.. Eaton was stepping, with whom
Mr. Eaton demonstrated, when the
man turned upon him and stabbed
him 20 death with dirk.
New YoRK. Oct 2i-The Heraids
New Orleans special says it Is posi-.
tivelyaaasai ted in some quarters, that
President johnson has urged Gov
eruor Wells 10 force the amendment
through the Legislature - w -
New YoRK. Oct, 2l,-H Havana adj
vices Of the 10th, received, say that
news from Mexico states that the
Belgian officers, whose term of SER
vice was up, had left for Europe on
tho 18th.
About 900 eoIdiers of different
French cops de arnec arrived at
Vera Cruz The 3lst corps was, also,
expected from the interior This
body would bo the first 20 return to
France. HfH f
The yellow and typhoid fever, with
ohills and aguo, were raging at Cor
Gova, and had caused such panic
that many families had emmigratod.
At the capture of Uras, by the
Liberals, tho Imperial General
Trangherry was killed,
IL ii said that this Government has
purchased Of the United. States two
monitors, at an expense of two mil.
lion dollars, and asAthe Government
hnH no ayailable funds, two wealthy