The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-30
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.


Gold closed in New York Saturday al
1888.
The cigar makers and manufacturers
have compromised.
The steamer Deutschland has arrived
from Bremen.
The steamer Iowa has arrived from GIas.
gov.
The New York Hospital is to be moved
uptown.
The Government sold half million gold
on Saturday at So $780,
United States Marshal Rodgers. of the
Eastern District of Missouri, died at St.
Louis on Saturday. -
The steamer Boston was damaged on
Lake Michigan by collision with the
steamer Milwaukee. No lives were lost.
A 5000 robbery was committed In
Wheeling, West Virginia, on Saturday y
morning. Silks and veIvets were stolen.
The ticket-ofice OF the New York Gen.
trail Railroad, at schenectady, was robbed
OF $1,000 in money on Friday night.
O'Baldwin has been re-arrested and cSm-
mitted TO the Tombs. In consequences OF the
death of his bondsman, Larkin.
r. c. shaw's carriage shop at Indiana
polls, was damaged Saturday night by dre
to the amount of $4,000.
A negro was hanged in Mississippi on
Friday for violatin the person OF q white
girl. 1 A
The Governor of Maine has commuted
the death sentence OF @. HI. Keen, the
murderer OF Charles Johnson, to imprison-
ment for life.
locomotive on the Morris and Essex
Railroad ran through a Jersey City and
Hoboken street car on Saturday. Nobody
hurt.
The boiler In a soap factory at Wheeling
exploded on Saturday, instantly killing
one man and greatly damaging Ehe build
ing and surrounding property.
Christian Garlus was sentenced 70 be
hung for mu. der at Buffalo on Saturday,
and two gamblers were sentenced TO the
penitentiary for eight and ten years for
arson.
General John O'NeaI was unanimously
elected President of the Fenian Brether-
hood, at the Fenian Congress in Pkiladel-
phia, and the Order has resolved to work
IA harmony for the Independence of ire
land. F
A fCot-race for the championship of the
world Is to be run over the Fashion Course
December 26th, by William ong, cham
pion Of England, and w. f. Harding,
champion of America.
Frederick a. Conkling was nominated
on Friday night for Mayor OF New York
by both the Democratic Union Executive
COMMITTEES and the Constitutional Union
party.
jeremiah Smith, the brutal wife-mur
derer, in Ulster County, New York, Is still
at large, and las with him three OF his
wife's children by former marriage, If
he has not also murdered them.
Schuyler CcIfax and wife were the guests
of Benjamin. N. Delumate, 9 { Brooklyn, on
Thanksgiving Day, who gave brilliant
entertainmeut at night in honor OF his
guests. The Vice President elect would
leave for Washington on Saturday.
1t has been ascertained that the Victim.
of the roadside murder near PouEhkeep.
sic, was Mrs. Smith. wifs of Jacob smltAs,-
OF WurtzbOrou gin, Sullivan County. Her
husb-hd IS strongly suspected OF her mar
der. smith has fled with his children.
Senator Stewart of Nevada has arrived
at salt Lake city, and reports that only a
gap of 40J miles exists between the Central
and Union Pacific Railroads. The Central
Pacific Is finished ABS miles east or Sacra- !
mento.
Congressman Boutwell,. in answer to in
qutries Of q correspondent, says that he |
should advocate the exaction of more /
stringent measures OF reconstruction in
Virginia, Mississippi and Texas than had
been required from the otner st ties. He
believed that specie payments can be hast-
ened only by advancing our prosperity.
and not by legislation. On the sun age
question, he was of the opinion that Con-
gress had the power to declare who may
vote tor Presidential Electors, Senators |
and congressman, II not the power to reg
uIate the entire question OF suffrage In the
States.
The lessees of the Mississippi Central I
Railroad have proposed to the City Coun-
ell of Mem phts To purchase their controll- /
ing interest in the Memphis and Grenada |
Railroad. and pledge themselves to con-
struct q direct line from Memphis to Troy,
making the shortest through line from
New Orleans to New York, via Memphis,
P.,ducah aud VIncennes. A COMMITTEES
OF tile Council have the matter under con-
sideration. 1t is strongly opposed by the
friends OF the Louisville and Nashville
Line. Active efforts and strong feeling
prevails on either side.
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