The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-18
NEW YORK.
Adyices from Europe War Immi-
& nent7-Jer0me Park Races-Meet.
= Ing of the d. SsPresbyterian Synod
Of New York. Highway Robbery
Arrest of Bank RObbers-uEIg

a. NEWf YORK, aGct. 1.-THE Herotds s
Special says; : Henry A. Wise made
The address attthe opening of the
and Pathological Soci-
ETY. of Virginial I in dRichnnond,a Z last
night. His remarks, of course tou III
ed many on the present political sit,
aations The most feinar kabie por-I
Ron of them Consisted of advice to
the young men of the State to become
farmers and DO their own labor, and
get rid of the negroes and European
em1grantsg 0uA lin
NEW YoRk ,bOct. t.l17.-The Express
says private advicesl from Europe
speak of war as imminenty and the
purchases of lard and -four by the
French government in this market,
tendto strengthensthisg belief ~
Thu Government has made positive
.demandD on 1.-THE bankers for the re-
demption of counterfeit 7-30. notes,
but -they viii contest the matter
The irstraee to -daylnt the jerome
Park, was Kentucky's great match
against time. The betting was one
hRPdrsd t. slghaty %|gaasy e. 9Ss,a sms. f.
Littlefeld and had four horses to ac-
company him at different points of the
lfaee.9 ! On fthe- last hall -miles the
weight be was carrying told upon him
and he began to sensibly shorten In
his stride. The time made by Buck
eye was 7:31a; when he was booked
to do it within Z 40. The time of the
first mile was / AS, 200, 3:30, 300,
5:29. The Kentucky has two more
attempts in which to win four miles
in 7:20.
In the sweepstakes for three year
oltis, two miles, four horses entered.
Connelly won in 3:434; Morrisey
came out three lengths behind, and
second best-Flora McIver third and
York last. The Stewards cup, three
mile heat, had only two entries-On-
ward and Red Dick. Onward was
the favorite, aud won by two lengths
in Ga. The selling race, for two
year olds, three-fourths of a mile,
was won by Wilson's Bonny Bess-
beating Cycloid, Breckenridge, Filley
and others-time 20. The mile and
a quarter dash was won by Number
Three-beating Stonewall Jackson,
Twinkle. Clara, Clarite and Luerive
time 2:15.
Private cable dispatches report an
uneasy feeling in Paris, under the ap-
prehension that French troops will be
sent to occupy Rome.
A letter from ex Congressman Ar
mold. of Chicago, appears in the Tn
bune, saying: Congress has not done
its duty. Let it at its approaching
session relieve the Republic from just
reproach by voting to the family of
Lincoln such sum as will educate the
son and decently support the widow.
|. At meeting of the Old School
Presbyterian Synod of New York to-
day, resolution was adopted express
ing an earnest desire of reunion of the
two organizations of that Church in
the United States.
Hooper G. Vanvorst has been ap-
pointed Judge of the Court of Com
mon Pleas of this city, vice Cordeza,
resigned. fa5 igasaas1
The Bishops of the Episcopal
Church recently at Pan Auglician
council at Lambeth, are beginning to
return. Among the passengers by the
Persia to-day were Bishops Potter,
Bedell and Wilmes, Roman Catholic
| Arch Bishop Spaulding and Rev. DR..
STAIRS. Hon. Amos Kendall and
Judge Woodward, of Pennsylvania,
were also passengers.
A daring act of highway robbery
occurred on Wednesday night in
Tenth Avenue. The parties have
| been since arrested.
Two cf. the alleged robbers of the
Norway. Maine, Bank were arrested
| in Boston yesterday, through dis
closures they made while quarreling.
New YORK, Oct. 17.-An old man
named Hofmeyer and his wife were
| murdered recently in thei. own house
near Blanevettville, Jersey. The
deed was performed with an ak. The
perpetrator is unknown. The couple