The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-12
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Tho Races at Saratoga.
Diseased Cattle in New
York City.
Coburn Declines to Meet
McCOole.
Important Foreign News.
Cholera at Havana Disap-
peared.
New Cotton in Alabama.
The Chicago Council on a
Tour West.
Miscellaneous Intelligence.
The Chicago Council on a
Tour West.
Miscellaneous Intelligence.
NEW YORK.
About Diseased Cattle-BOdy Found
I'm Lake Erie-JOe CObuPn Declines
TO Meet Met etOOle-FOreign News.

NEW YORK, August 11.-This
morning five car loads of Indiana cat
tie, destined for the Hudson City
yards, arrived over the Erie road, and
were detained at the old slaughter
house west of Bergen Hill, where it
was ascertained that most Of the cat
tie were healthy, but four or five were
aiiing, which were Immediately or
dered killed
DIR. Morris, of the New York Board
of Health, has been stationed at the
Bergen yards to inspect all cattle. On
their-arrival they are quarantined for
examination. Dr. Norris states that
out of thirteen head purchased in
the New York yards, apparently
healthy, all were attacked with dis
ease. e.-s.4
A body found on Saturday in East
River, proves to be that of Charles
Ellet, formerly Judge In California,
but for nine years a member of the
firm of Benninger Il Co, of this city.
He is understood to have received
$1,000 on Friday from the transfer of
a mortgage, and there is a wound on
the head, and his watch and money
are missing There seems no doubt
he was robbed and murdered.
Jos. Coburn, in a card, to-day, de-
clines to meet McC0ole at Pittsburg.
but avOws a willingness to fight at. a
day or a weeks notice. He will be
on hand at the appointed place here
on Thursday, and if McCoole or a
representative, does not appear, will
claim the money.
No arrangement has yet been made
between the bricklayers and master
masons.
Mile Tostee came a passenger on
the Vile de Paris.
An attempt will be made tomorrow
to blow up the wreck Of the steamer
Scotland off Sandy Hook.
The body of another man was found
decomposed in his house on Hudson
Avenue, Brooklyn, to- day. The Of
fensive smell which had prevailed for
some days led to the breaking open of
the basement door. and the remains
of Hugh j. Cunningham, who was
/ last seen on Saturday, were discovered.
His family are on a visit to their
friends at distance.
The ship Java, of New York,
| foundered at sea July Sth. The crew
were saved, and have arrived here.
A telegram was received to-day
from Halifax announcing the arrival
there of the rest of the crew.
Endeavors are being made to bring
about a match drill between the
Twelfth and Seventh Regiments.
| European mail advices to August
1st, received to-day, say the London
cabmen are on strike.
Espera.o has declined to accept
Office as President of the Spanish
| Cabinet.
A secret printing Office has been
discovered at Valencia, Spain, where
one of the recently published rev0lu.
tionary journals was issued. Foul
compositors were arrested and sem
to Fernando Pc.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland il
TO be made Duke of Ulster.
Thomas Carlyle has been electeC
President of the Edinburgh Philo
sophical Association, in place of Lore
Brougham.
The English and Continental hol
crops, reports say, are not favorabl
at all. Farmers were expressing them
selves highly gratified with the qualit
Of the new wheat, and buyers Shove,
very much less disposition to buy a
the prices demanded; in fact, all th
, markets In Central France were Civ
ing way. At Aubugny, in the depart
ment Of the Cher, the fall was not les
than ST. 25c. per hectolitre, and
heavier fall was expected.
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