The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-19
Late News Items.


Gold closed In New York, yesterday at
1465S.
John Gilley nd Thomas Feim, were run
over ana killed by a train on the Hudson
Railroad, a few days ago.
Chases Oil-stone works were burned last
night ON IEIghty-fou1th street. Loss $780,
CO.,
A prize fight in Jersey city, yester-
day, was bfoRen up by the police after
fourteen rounds had been fought.
The frst bale OF new Alabama cotton
was received at New York on the 18th
instant
j. KahstaIts, residing on Fifth Avenue,
New York, was robbed last week OF $4,000
worth of property, while the family was
absent in the country.
New York dispatch of date the 18th
says. Justice Cu0berly and a Constable OF
Trenton, New Jersey, were yesterday badly
beaten by some roughs at a Camp Meet
ing while trying to suppress a riot.
boat ruce took place at Sing
Sing, New York, on the Nth instant,
between Charles Ward and General
Raymond, for $3.50 a side, which was won
by Raymond in forty-seven minutes,
Ward coming in a half minute behind
The course was I'VE miles, and the race
was closely contested and fine one.
Port au Prince dates of the sth instant
state that the Cacos, after capturing the
war steamer Sylvan, found aboard the
Minister of War and President Salnave's
mother. The President was preparing to
marry a wealthy lady and embark oD a
United states man-of-war for the United
States.
A PittsbuTg dispatch dated 18th, says
that articles of agreement for the sculling
championship of America between Wal
ter Brown and Henry Coulter, arrived yes
terday, which We're accepted by Coulter
with one or two minor exceptions. The
date of the race is September 10Th, at o p.
NJ, over the Monongahela course.
a Philadelphia dispatch of date the 18th,
says the provision stores OF Collins e. Robb
on FrontSIeet, we Q entirely destroyed by
fire this morning. Loss sl50OO0 to 100000.
Collins 81 Robb were insured for 100000,
which covers their loss, including 100000
pounds OF shoulders, and 1000 packag S of
lard, besides other valuable stores. oss
about s6OOOo.
A Havana dispatch dated the nth says:
The planters OF Jamaica are much alarmed
at the violent speeches made by Judge Ma
the negroes, into license for abuse and
outrage upon the whites. Hi hwaymen
abound or the Island. An attempt has
been made to negotiate loan In England,
to carry out certain public works. From
Nassau, we have telegraph advices to tue
6th inst The bill To disendow the Estab-
nshed Church has passed to a second read
ing in the Legislature.
A new York dispatch Of date the 18th,
says: Mr.. A. N. Stout had his room robbed
at a hotel AT Long Branch, Saturday night,
Oftwo Thousand dollars worth of proper
ty; and the room was also ronbed of five
hundred dollars worth of jewelry. Capt
Hansen, OF the brig Ulloa, which arrived
a short time SINCE from Rio Janeir states
that the Quarantine officials allowed him
to come up the harbor, after giving them
a bag or coffee as a subsidy.
A letter dated Ellsworth, Kansas, Aug.
18th, says: on Monday, the 18th, a baDd
OF Indians appeared IN spellman's Creek,
about lG miles northeast OF Ellsworth. Ar
irving at IN" aouse MIR. shaw, they
caught aud beat him numerically and
drove MIN away. The aevlls then caught
Mrs Shaw and her sister and violated their
person, some thirty or more of them
continued TO abuse these helpless women
until long after they had eecome senseless,
and hen destroyed the property and left
them tor dead. They then proceeded TO
the residence of Mr.. smith, beat him in
the same manner and violated the person
OF his wife, leaving her in q very critical
condition. IL il feared that the women
subjected to these outrages Will not re-
cover.