The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-06
NEWlYORK.
Brutality Of Policemen - Railroad
COllisiOn--Mexican News = Relief
for the sSOuth-TOOmbs writes a
Letter-He Accepts the Situation
Foreign Intelligence, &C., &c.

NEW YORK, May 5.-Several cases
of brutality on the part of policemen
towards prisoners, have occurred late
yob Yesterday officer Conrad shot
man named Brown in the face, dis
gracefully mutillating it, and nearly
destroying his nose. The officer
charged the prisoner with using
threatening language to him, but it
was proved he had not, and the pris-
aoner was discharged. eH N9a- = r.
Portions of 5Coney and Barren Is
lands have been. selected for quaran-
tine, boarding and landing stations.
The mansion of. Aaron a.. Degraw,
in Jamaica, Long Island, together
with the contents, was destroyed by
fire on Friday night. Loss from $50,-
900 to $50, 600; insured for $20, 900.
The FIRE was the work of an incen-
diary.oTi a9IgiW ri gOii StGf8 sgEEs 81
81 There was a. collision on the Erie
Railroad at Monroe Station, on Mon
day night, by which several cars were
badly smashed, as reported. 1T is
said no person was injured F9qe IaE9n
on the Peoples National Bank OF
bills, together with So, 900 in bills al
ready printed, haye been found by
detectives near Dobbs' Ferry. $500 asis.
! The sHe5uzd's Matamoras cores
pondence of the 9th ult., says: 9vsn
An emissary from lqMaximilian,
bearing letters to Marquez, saying
that Queretaro could hold ~out no
longer, was captured by the Liberals
and executed. % Eisgoi5 i5.aai
s1 Juarez had issued a decree with
drawing all privileges from citizens
of any European country who recog-
nized the Empire, and abolishing all
treaty stipulations with those powers. 4
The Herald has dispatch by the
Atlantic Cable dated Rio Janiero,
April 18th, stating that the Emperor
Of Brazil had issued decree declar-
ing all slaves free. The mandate took
effect within twenty years and all
children slaves born hereafter to be
free from. their birth. !
i Upon requisition from the GovI
ernor eff Michigan, a desperate cbar-'
acter named John leroy, alias Red7|
Leary, was arrested here last night,
on charge ofassaulting with intent to
kill citizen of ofIsMiehigan. -auoqfs ssl
1.-The Herald's New Yofk specials
say that active measures have beeaiI
adopted. to dispense relief to the desti-
tute of. the South. Under the. Con-
gressienal approx priation, $500, 900 has I
been sent to- Georgia = contracts for |
5000 bushelssof corn and 10000 |
pounds of bacon and pork, for Ala 4
bama; 10000 bushels of corn and 4
loo, ,00Oz pouads of pork have been |
shipped tozMobile, and "a, 600 bushels 4
of corn have been sent to, South Caro- 4
hna.A In Louisiana, North Carolina |
anc Tennessee there is Dnot being I
quite so much want, and lesser quan-
titles have been furnished but suf-
feieat to meet the estimates. ~ bseod
Robert Z combs, Of Georgia, has re-
cent written letter, accepting the
situation, saying :. No true patriot Of
the South will forsake his native land.
Let as remain here and eadeavor, by |
the favor of God, ato build up our |
waste Places .fdsfi 5f9d haf
z NEW YORK, May The Steam steam
ships Union,y from Southampton,
April %, and City Of Paris, from I
liverpool, 24th,, and Queenstown,
25th, arrived to-day. 'In- nA.1 s5.iR
Mr.. Gladstone, in his letter resign
ing the leadership of the opposition,
says he will not move the amend /
ment of which he had given notice,
and will gladly support any other
gentleman who will bring forward
any amendments he can approve. y
The Times says Gladstone cannot |
resign. He owes it to the Liberal
party to remain its leader.
The movement against the reor-
ganization of the army in France
continues.
The Austrian Reichsrath meets
May 20. 49, "A
Berlin dispatches deny that Prussia