The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-24

tiOn in Connecticut = Kentucky
U. S. Senator = Canadian News
Democratic Convention i'm New
Hampshire, &c.
PORTLAND, Me, Jan. 23.-Mr. and
Mrs. A. W. Clark, and four boarders,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kingsbury, and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dyer, came near
losing their lives last night by poison.
Mrs. Kingsbury and Mr.. Dyer are still
in critical condition. The physician
in attendance pronounced it arsenic,
but how it was administered is mys-
terry. Ia s.
MANCHESTER, N. H., Jan. 23.-The
Democratic Conyention of this Dis
trict nominated E. w. Harrington
for Congress.
The New Hampshire Agricultural
Land. Scrip has been sold to L. G.
Lewis, of Ohio, for $80,0O0.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-The jury in the
Stewart divorce case, wherein Mrs.
Emily j. Stewart sought divorce from
her husband, Rev. Hart L. Stewart,
on the ground of adultery, brought in
verdict of not guilty this afternoon.
The case has been before the Superior
Court of this city for the last twelve
days. The jury were out eighteen
hours.
BINGHAMpToN, n. Y, Jan. %
Henry Gardiner, of Elmira, has been
sentenced to execution, for murder,
ON tho 10Th of, Marob Davf
SAVANNAH, GA, Jan. 23-Gen. R.
K. Scott has returned from South
Carolina, after making satisfactory ar
rangements for the negroes to leave
the plantations on contract within one
week.
New HAVEN, Conn, Jan. 23.-The
Republican Convention here to-mor-
row, is likely to be well attended APP
pearances indicate the denomination
of Gov. Hawley. The resolutions
will doubtless affirm the policy ofim-
partial intelligent suffrage, and per-
haps that of making eight hours a
legal days work.
TORONTO, Jan. 23.-A large pack
age of clothing for:the Fenian prison
ers arrived here few days ago. The
person to whom it was addressed re-
fused to pay the duty on it, and it was
held by the Custom officer until Mr.
Thurston, the American Minister,
paid the charges and sent the clothing
to the prisoners.
ToRoNTo, Jan. 22.-Michael Pure
til, a Fenian, has been sentenced to
be hung. Owen Kennedy was found
guilty, but recommended to mercy.
Sentence deferred.
MONTREAL, Jan. 22.-The Provin-
cial Commissioners leave Monday for
New York, to take the steamer for
Brest, en- route to the Paris Exhibi-
ton.
The Council of Roman Catholic
Bishops has selected three names for
each vacant seat in the province, and
sent them to the Pope for selection.
NASHVILLE, January 23.-In the
lower branch of the Legislature, to-
day, bill was passed on first reading,
to organize train and equip the loyal
militia, and provide for cavalry regl-
ment in each Congressional District,
composed of white aud colored men,
subject to the order of the Governor.
Another bill passed, striking out
the word white from the franchise
law Both will become the law in
some shape.
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 23-Mrs.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B
Anthony appeared before the Judi
ciary Committee of the House, this
afternoon, to argue in favor of Wo-
mems Rights and Universal Suffrage
FRANKLIN, Tenn, Jan. 23.-Wm
P. King and Abe Owens, the train
robbers, who subsequently killed
Harvey King, one of the band, were
sentenced to be hanged on the 22nd Of
March. The remaining ten prisoners
charged with robbing the train, were