The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-08
NEW YORK.
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Headquarters Of the Department. OF
.-the East at New .YOFk-BEicklay.-
eFs' Strike Ended-The George
z Peabody TestlmOnial-Sale or Rail.
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NEW YORK, August '7.4aGeneral
Med owen has established his head
quarters as commander of the De
partment of the East, in this city.
The bricklayers' stIike is probably
ended. At. q meeting of the joint
committee Of Fjoarneymen to day, the
Treasurer stated that he had a con-
ference with the President of the
Master Masonss Society. yesterday,
and learned from him that the bosses
would be inclined to yield the eight
hours if the men consented to the
modification of the apprentice law
and Of that law forbidding bosses
from working on the same scaffold.
After considerable debate the Joint
Committee appointed a sub-comnit-
fee Of three to wait on the bosses,
and were empowered TO agree to the
above. nameds Sterms. There seems
Gttie doubt sthatthe compromise will
be agreed te.sssT
y A field marshal of the Austrian
army is here on visit, He made
tour of the Notifications to-day with
Mcdowell. sa9'.i atfa.l +
u The testimonial ordered by our
GOvernmetit Ter presentation to Geo.
Peabody. as an Acknowledgement of
his munlficence In the cause of edu-
cation>i In this country, is onsexhibi-
tiOn in this city. 1t is in the form1of
a symbolical monument. 1t consists
of PEDESTAL of ebony three inches
wide, eight inches long and an inch
.andia half in height, on which rises a
purple velvet block six and a half
inches long and two aud half high;
on this rises a massive gold Plinth,
resting on the centsr of which is an
upright MEDAL the disc of which pre-
sents an excellent medal profile of
MIR p abody. On the diverse disc is
the following inscription beautifully
cut: The people of the United
States to George Peabody. in ackowl-
edgement of his be nificent promotipu
of universal education" - - - -
On the right hand of the medallion
likeness rises female statue lreprs-
senting Benevolence, holding a laurel
bough; on the left are two nude fig
ures Of children. white and black
the whiteschiid points proudly to the
medallion face, while the black. point
ing to- himself, appears to look as If
he too was to be benefited. Behind
this group rises a three -trunked pal
metto tree. Beneath the diverse
disc is collection of the symbols Of
education. In the centre is mount
ed geographical globe, which revolves
at the touch. Below this are an un-
rolled map, of the United States, with
the Bible and school books at the
right and left. Iaaa sia8-f slsba
No new cases of yellow. fever have
appeared at quarantine.
Henry Robinson and j ohm Burnett,
Gapt;sin and Mate of the ship Column
bla, are undergoing an examination
before a United States Commissioner,
charged with aiding and abetting the
beating to death OF a sailor named
Henry Gunther, on a recent voyage
from Liverpool. assa-,- 5sss s..fs 4. 4ssst
Three butchers were arrested in
Hoboken for violating the city Ordi-
nance by sTaughterlng cattle within
the city limits. and gave baih 3dFhe
butchers say they will sp nd $4,000
in -cOn testing the case. The stencil
IN that locality has been very oifen-
sive Of late. He o#f
At the last stated meeting OF the
Board of Managers of the American
DlDle society," twenty TOUR sfauXlllla-
,ries were recognized, viz. z in Ar
kansas, 4 in Alabama, in Texas, 3
in West Virginia, and ] each in Ken
lucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and
Iowa. t1it ~
The sale of the $4,000, 600 of the
first mortgage bonds of the Hartford
& Erie Railroad has been completed.
Commodore Vanderbilt taking one
quarter Of the amount. The road re-
ceives s., 900, 900 in cash and the re-
nlainder whenever called for. Bythis
lloan the road has secured the $1,000
600 loan made by the State last year,
and the entire sum of $8,000,O00 will
be amply sufficient to complete the
entire line between Fishkill, n. Y.
and Boston, which will be dene in
eighteen months. at4H So -.fas