The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-02
NEW YORK.
Suicide - The Alleged Revenue
Frauds - Contest at the French
Game Of BIllIaPds-hOsSes by the
Warehouse FiFe-CathOlic Synod.

2 New York. Oct. 1,ZFehx Som
mels, a lawyer of Detroit, committed
I suicide in Jersey City, by shooting
himself, on Tuesday night. The de-
ceased was married but three weeks
ago.
! Committee on Retrenchment, met to-
| day a the Astor House, to- examine
! into the alleged fraudssin the Reve-
nue. Department, but -adjourned until
to morrow, when Representatives
Halsey, Berton and Randall will be
present.
General Mcclellan today declined
the invitation of the city government
pof Brooklyn to visit that city at pres
ent.
About !, 100 delegates tor the Sol
diers' Conventian IN Philadelphia,
left here this morning.
NEW York, October 1.-The con-
test at the French game. three hun
Hred points up, played between Me-
lain Foster and John Deery, last
night, at Irving. resulted in favor of
the former, by 116 points, The win
ners' average was aboutc245. The
time of the game was two5and half
hours. -
The losses bg the warehouse fire in
BROOKLYN, yesterday, are estimated at
81 100000
Thorn and Mountain Boy, which
commenced last year,LadysThorn has
come out winner six times, and Noun
tain Boy foUt.@
At the session of the Catholic Syn
cd yesterday the debate on the de-
czees of thesJBaltim0re Council, was
continued, one of them setting forth
that immortality proceeded from pic
MICS and daiees, and3 it was resolved
that there slEaAl be 5no more picnics
or dancing samong the Catholics OF
&c General Mcclellan kept himself
very secluded yesterday In the even
ing he was entertained by Mr.. A.
Belmont. Fhis afternoon the Com
mon Council passeds resolution that
will be presented to him, and to I
morrow a public reception at the
Fifth Avenues Hotel willobe rendered
him, underp9the auspices of the Me-
Clellen Le. e.yfoh. :
NEW YoRK, Octobers LIN the
revenue corspiracy pase-fo- day, Coll
lector Wood Postmaster and
Senator PiSFson, of Brooklyn, and
several others gave Testimony damag-
ing to the character of McHenry.
Mr. Lolb, Efestified that he never
walked in the street with Mr.. Rollins
in Washington, nor ever paid him
any moneySas was testified by MIR.
McHenry. g 3
A womapgpameds Mary Gill, while
in Stewards y To-day, upon meeting the
wife of Cen Spinola, publicly spit
upon the latter, and stated to other
was deserted wife, and her husband
was now stopping with her, the Gill
woman, whereupon Mrs. Spinola
broke her parasoleover ellis head.
The latter had Mrs. Spinola arrested, !,
and she was held to bail for assault.
Nothing was done by the Chamber
of Commerce to-day for the relief of
the sufferers in South America. %,
General Kirby Smith was among
the passengers fors California by the
steamship Rising Star to-day.
Bishop Potter pade the annual ad-
dress to-day at the Episcopal COnVen-
ton. 1t was non-cOmmittal on ritu-
alism.
The case of Benjamin Butler
against the Surroga tie of this city, in
volving the will of Buffers brother,
was up to-day, aud a decision re-
served.
Olney's Gas Fixture Factory and
Ranches shoe store, in Courtlandt
Street, were b5rned this morning.
Loss about $40. 600.
NEW YORK. Get. 2.-At an inter
view of the Brooklyn committee to
tender reception to McClellan to-
day, he stated that he did not propose
to actively engage in the pending Pc
litical canvass.