The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-10

Gold closed in New York yesterday at
10. a
Several of the conspirators against the
Sgitan's life have been arrested.
4 negro turnkey shot another negro, in
Memphis, yesterday.
run was made on the Milwaukee
banks Saturday, md the Wisconsin State
BANK suspended. Liabilities heavy.
Secretary Seward is reported as having
sent an agent to st. Domingo to purchase
the Island.
a slight accident occurred on the New
York Central Railroad, near Lockport. on
Monday morning.
John Reilly was arrested Sunday night,
in New York, on suspicion of having
murdered his wife.
John Allen was arrested on Saturday at
ChickOpee, Mass, for abducting Emma
Burke from Augusta, Me.
The condition OF affairs in st. Domingo
grows worse daily, and tho proposed line
of steamers 70 New York and New Orleans
viii hardly be established.
IL is reported that the peasantry have
risen in arms against the Russian COM
mander. They are said to be led by the
Catholic clergy.
II is reported that 900 Cretans, who had
sought shelter abroad, have returned
home, and that most parts or Crete are
quiet, the insurgents holding the mouu-
tain regions.
John Spicer, arrested some weeks ago,
with others, on charge OF stealing $4,000
in bonds from the Sub Treasury, IN Wall
Street, New York, was fully committed to
answer on Monday, in default of $4,000.
SnowIe in Central and Western Kan
sas Monday morning, and heavy ralns
prevailed in Eastern Kansas and through
out Missouri
Barnes (Republican) has been elected to
Congress from the Eighth KENTUCKY Dis
trict by 800 to 1000 majority. This result
was unexpected.
A German named Nicholas Simon was
found dead near Madison, Indiana, Mon
day morning, having been murdered and
robned. No clue to the perpetrators.
Bentley Springs Hotel and cottages, thir-
ty miles from Baltimore, on the Northern
Ce tral Railroad, were destroyed by fire
on Saturday. Loss $4,000; insured for
S25,00O.
Catherine Engels and Mike Mora n were
arrested on Monday in st. Louis for pass
ing counterfeit money, having between
$1,000 and $500 in greenbacks and postal
currency in their possession.
The Supreme Lndge OF Knights OF Pyth-
Jas, composed of delegates from the Grand
Lodges OF New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Delaware. Maryland, District of
Columbia, Virginia, Louisiana and Ne
braska, assembled Monday morning in
annual session in Wilmington, Del.
The returns from North Carolina show a
Democratic gain of one Congressman, Dur
ham, of the Seventh District, being elect
ed. The delegation stands, five Repub-
Iieans to two Conservatives. The best of
feeling prevails. and the Conse rvatives
submit gracefully.
The collision between the s. cam ers Ger
eraI Meade and Marmion was occasioned
by mistaking telegraph signal on the
Marmion for her port light The collision
C used her boilers to burst, but without
severely fpJuring any one. a hole was
Knocked IN the Meade and she was run
ashore on the Jersey Flats. ga
The Secretary of tie Treasury made an
other batch of appointments yesterday
among the number was st. Clair Suther-
land, of Paris, illinois, as storekeeper, for
the Fourteenth District of Illinois, about
the meanest Copperhead In that Congress
sional District.
Bad weather rendered the attendance at.
tine opening of the Memphis races on Mon
day rati-er meagcr. The Hopeheld stake,
FOR two-yes,S olds, was won by Signal
Light time AZ. The Bluff City Stake, for
thee year o'ds, was won by Ontario In two
straight heals; time :5Ss4. I:iGs4. The
HoieI Stake vas won by Little Mack, beat
ing Forrest, Joe Johnston and others; time