The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-17

made an Admiral In the Peruvian
Navy, took occasion to insult our ma
val officers, wherenpon they refused
thereafter the customary salute to
him, but invariably saluted the Peru
pian flag. Our Government expressed
the hope that fuckers conduct would
be disapproved by the Peruvian Gov
ernment,I and that he would be re-
quired to apologize. This the Peru
Wan Government declines to do, on
the ground that the refusal to salute
Tucker was slight to the Peruvian
flag.
The Savannah Republican says ac-
counts represent the condition of
things In Camden and Bryan Counties
as truly alarming. The widest days
of st. Domingo seem to have been re-
produced In Southern. Georgia. In
one county two negroes were sentenced
to death for murder, and three others
to the penitentiary. A mob of colored
people surrounded the Jail, broke
open the doors, and allowed tho pris-s
oners to escape. In another county
men were found hanging to the trees
within short distance of the public
roads, and had been hanging there
for several days. y -arr
!. NEW York, April 16. Mayor Hof-
man received draft of $500,0O0 for
the Post Office site -
The National Academy of Design
was opened to-day until the 1st of
July. hsls gsAis IS 5w ssfau 80
The Great Eastern sails tomorrow
morning. .sf Among her passengers are
Admiral Tegethoff, Commodore E. A.
Stevens and Rev. Henry M. Fields.
Gatfeld Weibel, residing on James
Street, murdered his wife lasta night,
cutting her throat from ear to ear.
He is not yet arrested. ~ -, x.as3
By an explosion of torpedoes at No.
13 Christ Street to-day, three persons
named Ernest King, Edward King
and Henry Scherer were severely
burned about the head.
A bill has passed the Legislature
giving the Board of Metropolitan pe-
lice power to organize military bri-
gade, not exceeding 800 patrolmen,
who are to be drilled in the manual
of arms and disciplined in movements
adapted to military service in cities;
such organization, however, shall not
interfere with the proper performance
of police duties. -
5 The strike in the Lehigh ceal re-
gion,, which has SO long existed, has
terminated, the men acceding to the
reduction of wages, and active opera
tions will at once be commenced In
the Schuylkill region. New strikes
occurred at some coalries during the
week, while at others operations re-.
commenced. LiiA9hl
A Washington telegram says it is
rumored that the President will re-
call the nomination of Raymond to
the Austrian Mission, at Raymond's
request.
Hon. Chas. King, formerly Presi-
dent of Columbia College, is danger
ously i'll at Rome On March 10Th
there were small hopes of his re-
covery. as..3.fa5s
Granville John Penn, great-grand-
son of William Penn, died In London
on the 29th ult eA ~ AZ
A letter from Havana, under date
of the 10th inst, states that rumor
prevails that the steamer II. r. Guy
Ter, sailing under the flag of Chill,
had captured the Spanish steamer
1rgS@8 Hassf
A marble bust of Charles O'Conor,
executed by j. w. Mcdonald, was to-
day presented to the Supreme Court
of this State
New York, April 16.-Advices
reached here that all the damages to
all Southern Railroads from the great
floods, have been repaired, except the
bridge at Bridgeport. Ala, which is
crossed by the cars on boats without
breaking bulk. - a.
The Israelites of this city have re-
solved to cease all connection with
Insurance Companies which unjustly
against persons profes-
sing the Hebrew religion.
New YORK, April y 16.-Johu
Quick, of Oxford Township, Jersey,
absconded with some 10000, obtain
ed under an alleged endorsement Of
his, father, from the Washington and
Belvidere Banks, and private citizens
The father, overcome by his sons
rascality, committed suicide.