The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-01
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New York City Items.

New York, May 30.-ComptroIler
Connolly has ordered that no more
salaries will be paid to the employees
of the city and county until the Gov
ernor approves the tax levies.
The ship Carl arrived at quarantine,
yesterday. with 489 steerage passen
gers. Twenty children had died,
apparently of measles, during the
voyage of 50 DAYS from Bremen The
vessel was so filthy, and the cause Of
the deaths so uncertain, that a com
plete fumigation was ordered before
allowing the vessel to proceed to the
city.
Flowers will be strewn upon the
graves of our Union soldiers, to-day.
At Cypress Hills 3, 800 of the patriot
ie dead are buried, and few lie also
in Greenwood, Calvary, Evergreens,
Holy Cross. and Naval Cemeteries.
All of these will be visited and deco
rated, to day, By the relatives and
comrades of the soldier dead.
A policeman named Edward j
Clark, of Brooklyn, during a fit of
insanity beat his wife with his club so
severely that very little hopes are en-
tertained for her recovery. Clark
has been unable to leave his bed for
several days. He afterwards trie to
choke himself to death In the station
house, where he had been removed
for safe keeping.
A number of prominent Democrats
in Albany-Gov. Seymour among
them-are seriously considering the
availability of Chief Justice Ch1se as
a Democratic candidate for the Presi-
= dency.N
The steamers Arago and Fulton
were put up at auction yesterday and
withdrawn, the reserve figure sent by
the New York aud Havre Steamship
Company not being reached.
The journeymen bakers Of this city
and Brooklyn held a mass meeting
this evening for the purpose of max
ing final arrangements for the strike
which will commence on Monday
next The leaders. at an informal
meeting Wednesday afternoon, an
nounced their determination TO resist
the demands of the men In the strike
for a decrease Of the hours of labor
and an increase of pay.
The German Catholic societies, to-
morrow, will have grand procession
of 10000 men. Their business meet
ing will commence Monday The OBJ
jects of the Convention Is to afford
such of their brethren as need it
material aid and support, not oqly IL
the United States but Germany t
t. ke measures for efficiently fostering
and supporting German CATHOLIC
schools throughout the country t
render aid and assistance to German
emigrants; to aid In procuring homes
In the Vest and afford other assist
ance Large delegations have arrived
from the West
New KoBK, May 30.-Details frou
the Grand Army, of the Republic, as
sembled at Brooklyn Post Office to
day, aud accompanied by large num
Der OF comrades of the volunteer ser
vice, proceeded 70 Greenwood Ever
green's, the Holy Cross aud Nava
Cemeteries, where they decorated TIL
graves Of the dead heroes of the wa
With flowers They next visited Cy
press Hill Cemetery, where $500 sol
dieFs are buried. and whose grave
were stre#H with flowers and the arm
burial service read. accompanied b
prayer, and appropriate music by tn
band Of the l4th Regiment.
This evening. the veterans viii a.
tend Elm Place Church to listen Z
an address rby Rev Bartlett, Rev
GALLAGHER aud Rev. Cuyler.
The weather is overcast, but nc
rain enough to interfese with the pre-
gramme Decorations of the Gene
teries at Bergen and jersey City wi
take place morrow, and commemG
ration services will be held in th
city.