The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-16

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hastily dispatched Into The pfoginoe
~ Tafagogs and lhe DlouDtaias Of
Figneras, where armed bands we're
stated ~ be IN the field The watch
ward Gf The insurgents iH said ~ bp
= I'rlm aud thg Republic forever
Dawn With The Queen, Down with
The isues Canal Is rapidly approaeh.
ina completion, aud Is espeaild tDibs
ready fof large ships IN three months
Nrw YoaR, May ~. - 't'weiVe
thousand eight hundred aud twenty
AiE sieeraea passengers have arrived
~ New York, since the ist Instant,
from EufopaaD ports
Ths steam ram Uundarburg, the
most powerful engine OF naval war
fare, has been sold 10 the french
HovarnineBt for 1900, 900
The He,aM's New Orleans special
says Heaator Wilson has arrived
there, and will address public meet.
Ing on Thursday evening, when be
will laaye for Washington next day
During the atofm on Monday night
In this city, ~. Paul'H church Was
struck by lightning but no serious
damage was done. Ia brooklyn
several housaa were struck, besides
the store house ~ ted Hook Point,
The Iafsa railroad depot nj Flainiiald,
New Jersey, wac struck, and com
plsisIy destroyed BY fire,
The Times special says there IL no
truth whatever ~ The statement that
tho United States lfand Jury, III
Hiebiaond have Indicted Judge II w, |
Thomas aud j q, Iire1kiHridga for |
treason, The latter has navar baan
mentioned Ia any session or the Jury, |
nor the former ~ connection with |
treason, bat iia has bean presented
for 4 mlhdamaaDor Ia violating the
OWL iIIghta Dill. by refusing 10 al,
lnit Negro testimony is easa before
him some months ago.
Speaker t0lfaE expressed The epin
Ion a faw days ago that there would
be no meeting Ut Congress ia July,
aud none Of the itadioala now here,
lneludiug iieutwail, Ashley. Hutlar,
Williams and others OF the Hcass,
have any Idea that quorum will be
found present In either branch or
Congress al that time,
a serious riot has occurred at Mo.
bile,
lhe Heraiis Mobile special gives
parilaiilafa ef tho affair. iie says
Judge Kelly bad baen speak, Ing about
n quarter of an hour Ia frank aud
manner. whan there sps
paalad to be disposition 10 efsata i
on the outakIrts of the
Cries 0t put HIN down
were heard, 10 whlnh Mr.. Kelly 80.
piled, ~ taIl you that you aannnt
put mo down. the IflIteanih Infantry
are At my back, and III they aannot
Laep the peace Ib Mobile, the United
4laiea army can Tha iumult sud.
denly broke out al thia point BY u
suddan rush towards the platform,
A bout u hundred people we're on The
platform, Including many eminent
,ltlsenA, reporters Of the press, eio
This rush Haamed 80 ba the signal for
Lhe melee 10 commences,
The Chief oi Police attempted to
,rresi fingsleader on tha .borderz Of
Ihe crowd. aud he drew pistol Oh
n The corner Of Royal Jtfeet, aud in II
stantIy perfect f.laIlads Of pistols were
opened nn the crowd who occupied
ihot in tho head aud fell, Home
riendH dragged Judge Kelly flem nui
he range of the fire, aud succeeded N !
getting him away unhufinad, 'riinA
ife by thia time wac liraoted right
aud lait amang lha orawd In ths
street, who Nere flying Ia all diteo-
lions, There Heamad To be no attempt
~ the part 81 Tho police 10 arrast the !
of 4 there was { was inef
eotuni, for the rabels. had Il alltheirl
lwn way \ was evidently .preenn
'erled aIlalr, aud was probably atlm
ileied hs neendpry nftiolaH In tiie
'ehel press lor thp past fpw lays,
Colonel sheppard, who commands
.ha military here, ~ .pnee dispatched
! body of troops O. The Iiatilellouse,
where Judge kelly II pt9pplngD aud
where Colonel Sheppard has lak en up
he auartefs for the ,eight, Several
n the attack we're Ahot Ia the melee,
4odbery late Chief Of tho i'ollee, was
shot IN .he iprshesd 4 polioeman
had ball put through his wriAt, II
shown, IL Ii probable that the city will
ba plaasd under martial law,
Colonel Sheppard ID now Ia council
with Mayer Withers,
The wkule military foraa. who ara
about a mile from the
place of meeting, have baan ordered
into the city, aud now ara posted III
different pointa, prepared for any al.
tempt af renewal OF the riots,
Nav ynna, May ih.rv~rhe steamer
Iolumhla ffam lihsana, lith, has
arrived With Vera ufuA dates ot the
nth, Nswa from Imperial sources