The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-02
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.


Gold closed in New York yesterday a
1879,
A denciency of s6,COO,oOO In the Msxicai
revenue department. Is reported.
The steamers for Liverpool and Havrt
on Saturday took out s555.OO0 In specie.
CO. Gunther, father of ex-Mayor Gun
ther, of New York, died on Saturday.
Charles r. Cornweil has been appointed
by the President Marshal OF New Jersey.
There are further civil comulo tions il
Mexico.
Advices from Hay q confirm the report
of the bombardment of Jeredine.
There were $50 deaths In New York las
week.
John J. Mcbride was arrested in Lock,
port, sew York, ON Friday, for peddline
Seymour badges WITHOUT license.
a fire in Essex Street, New York, on sal.
urday, destroyed property to the amour
or S26,oOO.
fitzpatrick was prevented from addr ess-
Ing a political meeting In Georgetown,
Mass, Friday night, by hootings and in
suits of Butterflies.
Gov. Seymour arrived al Bethlehem, Pa,
on Saturday, and stopped over Sunday
with Judge Woodward.
Frank r Blair and S. s. Cox addressed
the meeting OF War Democrats in New
York Friday night. Gems. Mcclellan, w.
f. smith and McQuaid sent letters.
The Governor of Vera Cruz threatens to
resign on account of the pardon of General
Dominiquez. f@A
fire occurred In Lockhaven, Penn,
Friday night, involving the loss of eight
business h5dses and one residence, valued
at sS0,COc; insured for $4,000. 1t was the
work of an ineendiary.
"A constable while taking man to Jail
In New z5rk on charge of murder, was
assaulteW and nearly murdered by the
friends OF the prisoner. on Saturday
while stopping In a saloon by the way.
A dispatch from New Orleans says that
the Arkansas arms, said to have been
thrown from the Hesper into the Missis-
sippi, are In that city. Not a very likely
story.
The Emigration Conference closed ut OF
tawa on Saturday. A plan of concerted
action was agreed upon, and government
agencies are to be established in Londo
and on the Continent.
VIM. Cullen Bryant was on Saturday
chosen President of the National Copy
right Association. II. w. Longfellow, Ho-
race Greeley, q. w. Curtis and S. r. Cox
We're chosen Vice Presidents.
Emerson Etheridge hred the last shot OF
the campaign for the Democracy in Nash
vile, on Saturday, and the Republicans
had their last grand rally Saturday night,
An attempt was made on Saturday
morning to rob the First National Bank,
at Altor, Illinois, and NJ. H. Fllley, the
private Waterman, who arrested one of
the parties, was attacked and killed by
the others, and all made their escape.
France, England and Prussia have not
yet answered the application made for the
immediate resignation of the present
officers Of spain. Lord Stanley says Eng
land will only recognize a permanent
Government, fully established and sus-
tanned by the voice of the nation.
The Turkish Government has issued cir !
culars to- the foreign diplomats to the
effect that, though exceptional cases may
be made like that of Farragut, war vessels
will not be allowed to pass the Darda-
nelies.
An Investigation of the St. Barnard riots
shows that the negroes did not kill any
woman, and but one man who had just
Killed two negroes. About fifty negroes
reign of terror exists.
The Attorney General has obtained
writ ordering Mayor Conway not to or
ganize theaTebel police, and Gen. Rousseau
has been Instructed by the Secretary of
War TO east the responsibility Of preserv-
ing the peace Of the city ON the Police
Board. The city IS more qWiet- The DEM
ocrauc press growl and demand the resig-
nation Of Mayor and Council, for failing TO
Gust the Metropolitan Police
Superintendent Kennedy has Issned
1nst1uctions TO the New York Metro
poIitan Police epJoining them especial
ly as to their duties in the pre-
vention OF fraudulent votes. He di-
reefs them TO arrest every one who votes
or attempts to vote illegally; and in case
OF the arrest beiug made on the warrant
of a Boar,i OF Election, the Inspectors 10
hold the accused party until the vote is
finally canyassed.
Secretary Seward having gone home to
vote, addressed his friends at Auburn, New
York, Saturday afternoon. The speech
contains nothing strl king or important,
being chiefly devofed 70 a defense of his
past acts and quasi defense or A. rs Ad-
aninistt alton, with n suggestion that the
present Reconstruction laws being the best
that could be obtained under the circup-
stances, should be acqutesced in. His clos
in- paragraph Is somewhat Significant.
TIe says: I" The Magistrates " no are to pre-
side, then, in the work of reconstruction
Hereafter ought, like those who have pre-
cedei in former stages of the work, to be
mon drawn from and representing that
class If citizens who maintained the Cow
ernment Ia the prosecution OF the civil
war and N the abolition of slavery"