The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-05
Late News Items.


Gold closed IN New York yesterday at
IH1s.
The RepuDIican Convention at Black
shear, Georgia yesterday nominated j. w.
Gift for Co greSs-
Thursday, the 90 inst, was the third day
of the. New England Fair, at New
Haven. Conn. 1t was highly successful
The racing was witnessed by RbouR. 5000
people. A-e
The funeral of OK Governor Sc ymour
who died at Hartford, Conn, on tho night
Of the Sd inst. VIII take place at 2 o'clock
on Monday afternoon. All public soeie-
ties, and military and manne organIza-
tons, are preparing to attend the funeral
A PittsbuiG dispatch of date the 9TH SAYS:
The Vermont election was celebrated al
Plttsbnrg, Thursday night, by Sc torchlight
procession, and the firing OF 100 guas.
There was much rejoicing over the result.
Three men named R. Scott, Dan. Hunter
and Chas. Oakley, broke into a store in
Fl't'heid, Pike County, Illinois, few
nights ago, 4 murdered the watchman,
blew open the safe and carried or the con-
tents. The uen then went To Louisiana,
Missouri, where they were overtaken oy
the Vigilance COMMITTEES and hung.
The WorIops Pictoua IN. 81 special says
Con. Butler and party completed their
business at Chariottetown, Prince Eds
wards Island, yesterday. In the afternoon
bAnquel z ven Dy The Government at the
PrOviuce buildiug In honor of the African
Conn.isslon, which numbers p persons.
TuS- uS-investigatfon on the mal-praetfce
case IN Arn1ty Street, New York, was con-
timed before Coroner Rollins at consId-
erab'e length, on Thursday. The two men
whose names were mentioned as having
been terms of intimacy with the de-
ceased girl. We're examined and their evt
deuce taken. DIR. Grinnel, whose name
figures prominently IN connection with
the case, was present at the inquest, but
has not yet been examined. rnc8 fa
In New York Thursday night, a flre broke
ont In the third story OF a or:ck building
Nos 100 aud lO2 Forsyth Streets, owned
and occupied by Coles Bro. The fire
originated IN the smoke house in the rear
with which II is connected by tin eover-'
@ wooden roof The SMOKE house and
contents were completely destroyed, and
tho main building considerably damaged.
The iOss In stock is about $4,000; on build
ing 1000 insured e1la p
a st. Louis dispeseh of the 4th SAYS: A
Denver dispatch says that three men were
Killed aud one wounded by the Iodians
near Colorado City, yesterday, and large
amount of sock run off, A fight, on Wed
nesday, between the organized settlers and
Indians, on the KtOwa River, resulted In
the Filiing OF two aud -wounding several
OF the Indians. Reports from all parts of
the rerritny show that depredations con
tirue, and many wnites are being Inur-
dered. Gen. Sherman passed through
Cheyenne yesterday en- route for st Louis
THE white boy who so mysterIousiy dis
appeared, at Savannah, 0eorgt b, was
fou a Ola the Sd inst. He is supposed to
have been murdered by negroes OF the
cl'y. His guu and clothing were gone,
and a. Is thought he wa killed for them.
An inquest was held on the body and
verdict OF Eilled by parties unknown was
rendered. There was great excitement In
the city, and parties had been out for three
days hunting for the body. They met
armed bands OF negroes. who halted them
WI II military precision. Parties were out
III the country I'm search of lhe murderers
on The Sd. ROpberes and assaults on the
whites y the negroes, ON the roads lead
ing 10 savannah, are hourly occurrences,
aud the negroes Ia snd around the ely
are thoroughly organized and drilled, anu
wei armed. Ell M