The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-07


NEW YoRK. October 6.-The steam
ship Ocean Queen brings $202, 900
in treasure.
w. Parker. Superintendent of the
Panama Railroad, was assassinated
on the 24th of September, by j. L..
Baldwin, a civil engineer in the en-
ploy of the Railroad Company The
latter, who was suffering from dele
rum tremens subsequently shot him
self, and would proba bly, die.
Political affairs in Panama are still
unsettled. Reports of acOming rev.
olutiou were current, and several ar
rests had been made. The President
has issued a proclamations stating that
measures had been taken to keep the
peace.
The Republic of Columbia is quiet.
The report of the anticipated return
of Mosquero produced some alarm,
but no serioas, effect.
The depused President, Falcon of
Venezuela, had reached Aspinwall,
en- route to Europe.
News from the Southern coast give
further accounts of the fearful rava-
ges by inundatiOn and earthquakes.
Several vessels were damaged at Co
quemba, including the American ship
Black Eagle. At Caldrea the sea
drove the inhabitants 10 the hills,
wrecked sixteen or eighteen lighters,
and damaged several larger crafts.
Twenty lighters were wrecked at Car
risal Bago. Besides the American
brig Delafna, with 10000 Kilograms
of copper, many vessels were dam
aged severely. The residents of VAL
paraiso had raised $4,000 for the suf-
ferers by the earthquake, and the
Chiliau Congress had appropriated
$50, 900 for the same purpose. The
Government also sent large supplies
of provisions, clothing, and medicines
to Peru.
Political affairs in Chill are unset
tied.
Mr.. Clark, u. S. Consul at Valpa-
raiso, was informally received by the
President of Chill, as Acting Minister
during Kilpatrick's absence.
The Peruvian Government is doing
everything possible to relieve the suf-
ferers by earthquake and inundation
both in Peru and Ecuador. The vic
tins in Peru will probably reach
10000.
A change has taken place on the
sea coast of Peru in consequence of
the earthquake, the depth of water
off the headland of Samana, near
Clirica, having been decreased from
six to seven fathoms. The loss of
life in Ecuador was not less than
10000.
The ErpreSS has the following tele-
gram from Hon. @. M. IngersOll to
Hon. Erastus Brooks:
NEW HAVEN, Oct. 6, 1867.
The returns now coming in from
our town elections indicate a Demo-
cratic majority IN this State of over
5000 in November.
NEW York, October 6.-The tri-
eunial Convention of the Protestant
Episcopaf Church will meet at Trinity
Church tomorrow morning. Forty
two Bishops and nearly one hundred
and fifty lay delegates are expected to
| be present. The sermon will be de-
| livered by Bishop Lee, of Delaware.
After the appointment of secretaries
and standing committees, the Con.
vention will adjourn to meet in Trim
ity Chapel on the 25th.
The annual Conclayes of the Grand
Commandery of the Knights Tenn
plars of this State was held this
morning. The session will continue
two days. More than usual interest
is manifested. Tomorrow evening
the Grand Commandery will be en-
tertained at a grand banquet at the
Metropolitan Hotel. b1
The story was circulated in the gold
room this afternoon that the Gov
ernment is in treaty for the purchase
OF Cuba.
Corporal Thomas Fitzgerald, who
has been in West Chester County
Jail for about twenty months, under
sentence of death for killing Miss
Hicks, of West Chester, has had his
sentence committed to imprisonment
for life. i,---0
Congressman Van Wyck of the
Congressional Comr.ittee of Re-
trehchment and Reform. has been
IN the city to-day, and had CON
tidenIial interview with persons. s,,,1
posed to be posted in references 10 IN
ternal revenue matters, Including So
licitor Binckly. He expects to he
able to take some testimony tb;S
evening. 1t 10 rumored that he has