The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-30
Late News Items.


Cold closed in New York. yesterday, at
l44al4i1z.
The colIiers in wIkesboro, Penn, have
resumed work agafn.
The number Of deaths In New 1ork Is
decreasing. f.nas r
In New York, on the 2sth instant, Catha-
rine Youngher, SO Eighteenth Street, cut
her throat with a razor, md yesterday
morning Daniel Miller, of 81 Laurens
Street, who had to be locked. up on charge
of assault and battery, committed suicide.
The New York Board of Health. at it's
meeting on the 18th, adopted rules and
regulations for prompt disinfection in
cases of reported cholera, similar in effect
TO those in force last year.
In Canton, Illinois, few days ago, Mrs
John DrummOnd was struck and Instant
~ killed by lightning, while walking
along the street. Her clothes were set on
IRE and her body badly burned.
II is understood in Washington that the
President intends to get rid of Commis-
sioner Rollins, by accepting his resigna-
ton and making an al faterfm appoint
ment--either Mr.. Cummings or Edmund
Cooper.
A man named Cunningham having
been murdered In house OF i'll repnte in
Oroma, Maine, the citizens Saturday
night gave fiye minutes warning 90 the
mistress Of the house to leave, and burned
the place to the ground. The murderer
had escaped to Canada.
An immense skating rink on Third Ave
nue., New York, to occupy thirty full lots,
has been commenced, and viii be COM
pieted on the 18th OF October. 1t will be
used in Summer Tor picnics, concerts, &C.,
and is capable of seating G0.000 people.
The case OF N. f.. Deerlng, surviving
trustee, against the heirs of the Commo-
dore Preble estate, was decided Monday in
the Supreme Court of Portland, in favor
Of the respondents, releasing from trust
nearly 81 100000.
Colonel WoolIey, of Cincinnati, lately
Imprisoned by the Impeaehment Mana
gers, has sued Butler for imprisoning him
without authority of Congress, and for
seizing his private kilograms. He lays his
damages az 100000.
Or. J. b. Smith is charged with having
deposited in the Connecticut Bank Bridge
port, what purported TO be the regular
check of the Surgeon General, on the As
sistant Treasurer of the United Sta ties, for
s4,757, drawn in his favor. He drew out
sS.525 and left the neighborhood, since
which the check has been shown 20 be a
forgery.
y young man named Gott accidentally
fell against circular saw in his mill, near
Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana. One
leg was cut off above the knee, a large
mass of desh was torn from the other near
the nip, and the whole bone was stripped.
The unfortunate man died In a few min
utes.
The railroad bridge on the T. w. & w.
Railway at Danvllle, Illinois, was partial
Iy destroyed by FIRE on Monday evening,
but arrangements were made 50 that there
will be no detention to passengers or
freight.
The citizens of Tolono, Illinois, on the
9th inst. held meeting to organize meas
ures for preventing the importation OF
Texas cattle. More than 10000 of these cat
tie have been unloaded there this season,
and have introduced among the native
stock the Spanish fever, of which great
numbers have died.
f. Richardson writes to Governor Ogles-
by, from Tarina, Illinois, that a cattle
plague has broken out there, which has
proved so fatal as to baffie all efforts TO
save single animal. 1t IL supposed to
nave DeSn IeIb among the cattle Dy groves
recently passing through the Place from
Texas. The Governor is asked to appoint
a scientific commission to examine into
the nature of the disease, and. II possible,
discover a remedy. II
There are twenty-five supervisors and
twenty-five detectives to be appointed nm
der the now tax bill. Since it was signed
bydhe President, a large number of appli-
cations have been filed at the office of In
ternal Revenue for appointment to those
positions, many of the applicants being
Collectors and Assessors seeking promo
ton. The detectives will probably be
chosen from among the most efficient off,
tors.