The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-31

Gold closed in New York. yesterday, a
1tr4Gl4l5s.
cotton mill at Hart Falls, N. ", wa.
destroyed by fire on the 18th inst. Loss
S6OOO0.
The Alabama Legislature is discussing
the question As to how the members of tho
Ku-Kiux-Klan may be punished.
ThurIow Weed writes from England: II
4 had a thousand voices to raise, and as
many votes to cast, they should be pro.
nounced and deposited for Grant against
Seymour"
Twenty four churches were struck by
lightning in a district in France, lately
il one storm. Only three cIaps Of thun.
der were heard.
English advices state that the Russians
lost 1900 and the Bokharans 10000 in kill
Ell, and an immense number wounded, in
the last battle.
The First National Bank of Marlboro,
Massachusetts, has made application 10
the Treasury Department for revocation of
appointment as Government depositary.
Major General StonemaD intends max
ing short tour North for his health, and
Will return to his command in eight or
ten days. He will be accompanied by
Col. Campbell, of his staff. They left
Washington-on the SOth.
Thomas Mccarthy, brother OF Charles
Mccarthy, of the Washington House, Ur-
bana, Ohio, while on his way East, on the
I'D inst, to be treated for insanity in the
New York Asylum, jumped through car
window, near Meadville, Pa, and was in
stanily killed.
Robert Beckley, living in Wyandotte,
Kansas, took his step-son, two years old,
out to the suburbs of-the town, last Sum
day. and deliberately killed him. Beckley
was arrested, and 1t was feared that the
people in that vicinity would take the law
Ia their own hands and lynch him.
In st. Louis, on Tuesday. Jacob Kiefer
was killed and Frank Jones seriously in
iured by a bank caving. Jacob Dieter was
Killed while working in a stone quarry.
A mass of rocks fell on him. Louis Boiler
fell off a street car on Monday and injured
his spine. He died on Tuesday.
South American malls bring additional
news from the war on Parana. A dispatch
has reached Rio from Marquis de Corier.
commander of the allied armies, announ-
cling that for the treason of Humatia 1t had
fell into the hands of the allies. No par
ticulars OF the last days of the siege are
given, nor are the terms of surrender
known.
The amount of uncalled for interest,
owed BY the Government on United
states bonds, amounts to over S65,0O0,
which is payable in coin at the OH 20 of
the Treasurer of the United States. Ar
rangements viii be made to acquaint par
ties interested of the fact, in order to effect
a discharge of the public obligation.
Measures have been taken in Chicago to
ascertain the facts In relation to the Texas
cattle disease, alleged to be raging at va
rious places in the interior. It is believed
by many that the reports are exaggerated,
and that they are circulated by stock
growers, in order to discourage the new
competitor in their business.
letter from Jonesboro. Tennessee
dated July 25th, says: Yesterday morn
lug Mrs Colonel ERms, of Millwood, Wash
IngtOn County, Tennessee, was seriously
burned by attempting to kindle a fire
with kerosene oil. In the evening she
gave birth to n eh Id. At9P.M. she died
from the effects OF the burn. The infant
also died, and n little daughter three years
old died In a few houts from whooping
cough. so this morning there are three
corpses OF loved ones in Colonel c. A.
Eamss family"
I'm New Albany, Indiana, ON Monday
afternoon, Thomas II. Moore and Albert
SineX, young men, got too much whisky,
and quarreled about politics In srloon.
a seutfie ensued, in the course of which
Moore fell. or was thrown down, and n
screen tell upon him. He left then, but
soon retured with revolver and shot
Sinex through the lunss. The wound
caused death in two hours. Moore at
tempted to escape, but was captured.
y letter from Madrid. of the 10th, states
that, notwithstanding the measures taken
by the Government, the situation of
things was not less critical than before. A
rising was expected at any moment.
considerable quantity of arms had been
introduced into the country, aud their
place of feoncealment is not yet discovered
by the police.
General Howard, Commissioner of the
Frsedmen's Bureau, has written n letter
TO Brevet Brlgadier General Brooks, As
sistant Commissioner for Maryland, di-
recting that the operations of the Bureau
In that state, excepting educational work
and the payment OF bounties, as provided
by law, be discontinued on and after the
10th of August.