The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-18
NEW YORK.
Foreign RNeEs-Internai Revenue In
Vestlgati0n Case-ChaFges- OF For.
gerry and Fraud against Marine
and Kee. -

YeStlgati0n Case-ChaFges OF For
gerry and Fraud against Marine
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New YORK, September 17.-The
steamship Louisiana, from Liverpool,
has arrived. She reports that on Sep
,tember 7th she was IN latitude As 40
and Longitude 26 80 !; sighted the bark
Monequish off Prince Edwards Is
land, with a signal of distress, and
supplied her with provisions. She
had on board the mate and sixteen of
the passengers and crew OF the Gu
nard.
The steamship Melito, Boston, the
26th ult., for Liverpool, was destroy
ed by fire the day before.
The Monequish reports that she fell
in with the ship, Jacob A. Stamler, off
HavFe, for New York, having on
crew of the Melito. The Stamler's
supplies of provisions and water being
insufficient, the Monequish took on
Frost's last night in Hampshire
other places. in This State.
IN Il no AtOm
Bremen, arrived at Baltimore to day
The gale on Long Island Sound
yesterday and to-day was very severe.
The steamer Nellie, while running
from here to Norwa k, was so ba1ly
damaged that she has been hauled off
for repairs. The steam tug Aida,
from Albany, sunk three grain canal
boats. on Hudson River while towing
them here. 90
Mrs. Devo was drowned in Shrews-
bury River at the Highlands last
evening, by the capsizing of boat in
which, with her husband and family,
she was enjoying a pleasure trip. The
others were saved with difficulty
The Interrals Re Fenue Lnvestiga-
ton case was before u. S. Commis-
sioner Gultman to-day, when Mr..
Courtney stated In a recent Official in-
terview at Washington that arrange
ments had been made to have some
gh.toned legal gentleman associated
with him in this cIse. Mr.. Courtney
said he intended to retain charge ofthe
case, aud prosecute it to the end re-
gardless of whom it might COM
promise; but he requested a post
ponement until bis assistant was Sc.
lected by the u. S. General Attorney.
The case was postponed till to-lnor-
row, although the counsel for Mr.
Harlan and Mr. Smith desired imme-
diate procedure.
Several additional charges Of for
gerry and fraud being made against
MARITIME and Kee, Judge Darling to-
day refused to admit them to bail.
The auction sale of pews IN the new
Jewish synagogue reached the
amount of $50, 900, which cuts out all
Indebtedness and places over 100000
in the sinking fund.
Wheeler, Louis 6 Il j. Todd
were arrested, and lot of stationery
aud envelopes in their possession,
the latter addressed to parties in the
country, were seized to-day. They
comprise the gift swindling concern
known as w j. Wheeler a. Co, and
were sent to jail in default Of $1,000
bail
The steamship America sailed for
Europe to-day. lA1a4 FL
The book trade sale was slimly at
tended to-day. - 90 aaa IS ssE
AWorkingwomen's S Association was
formed here to-day, with the follow.
ing officers: President, Mrs. Tobitt;
Vice Presidents, Augusta Lewis, Su-
san Johns, Emily Peers; Secretary,
Mrs. l.. G. Browne; Treasurer, Susan
B. Anthony. Speeches were made by
Cady Stanton and others.
/ At the inquest over the body of
Thomas McCabe, shot by policeman
Keenan,, Wednesday morning, testi-
mony was given showing that the
officer fred into a crowd of unoffend-
ing men, women and children, who
had dispersed at his command, with
out making uganysdisturbance or trouble
The verdict Of the jury was TO the
effect that McCabe was killed by the
officer while In the discharge of his
duty, but the Coroner held him for
the action of the Grand ury.
1t is stated that an Influential mem
Der of large CO operative working
mems association has absconded TO
Canada with the funds.
The upper portion of the residence
l-of James Gordon Bennett, at Wash
ington Heights, was burned to-day.
Damage $50, 900.
The first innings }of the English
Ifcricketers was flushed to-day, with a
score of 175.' The American players
completed their first innings this az
ternoon, making only 81.
l. Three gworkmen and a receiver of
stolen goods were arrested to-day,
charged with stealing valuable car.
pets from Sloan & Co. The receiver
confessed to buying the goods, aud
that he also had made similar pur-
chases of men employed by other car
pet firms. Several thousand dollars
worth have been lost by various firms
in the business by their operatives.
NEW YORK, September 17.-There
was very large torehlight procession
here tonight, comprising several
thousand of the organization known
as the Boys in Blue. The display
was very Tne. 4 Fire works and music
were plenty. Addresses were made
at the Cooper Institute, by Generals
Sickles, Fitzpatrick and others.
A new custom bureau Is to be
formed at the Custom House. 1t will
be known as the Twelfth Division,
and will have supervision of the
coastwise trade between the Atlantic
and Pacific ports by way of the 18th;
mus. 4 deputy collector and several
assistants will be appointed for this
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