The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-28
LATEST NEWS ITEMS

The Grand Lodge of Old Fellows meets
at Saa Francisco next year.
At Troy, New York, a Mr.. Mcdonald fell
from window on the night Of The 25th
aud was picked up dead next morning
A Hartford Comm dispatch of date the
2sth saws John Wells. confined in the state
prison for horse-stealing, committed sui
c,de by cutting his thu oal that morning.
A concord, New Hampshire, dispatch OF
date 26rh. says that ex-President Pierce Is
very feeb @, and his nerves quite sha tered.
IL Is doubtful if ever he gets about again.
A Cleveland Cohio) dispatch. dated the
2Gth, says: The CleveIar d, Wooster and
z.tnesvilie Railroad Company was organ.
lied yesterday. Gen. J. 5. Easement was
etectcd President.
A Chester, PennsyIvania, dispatch of
date 2Gth, says the bark Sunnyside, with a
cargi of coal OF, was struck by lightning
last nrgnt. An explosion followed, and
the bark was burnt up. The pilot was
blown on frboard, aud several of the crew
scald,d, butssaVea, and brought ashore for
medical AID
A pringdeld (Mass.) dispatch of date the
25th says; Orlando sheldon, of Cleveland.
Oswego f,ouhty, N. e., died at the Neos.
soTit House, in tkis city. Tonight, from
escape of gas in his room, on Tuesday
night, ha having blown out his Light, in
stead OF turning 1t on
A New York dispatch of date the 25th
says: A suit has been instituted in the u.
s. D Strict Court for the Southern District
of New York, by the Messrs- Gushing. OF
Eewburyport, against Mr.. John Laird, Jr.,
Of BHkenheau, England, for loss sustained
by them b. the burning of their ship So
nora, in the Straits OF Malacca, In Deem
Der 1859, by the Alabama, which the libel
ants says was built and fitted out In direct
violation OF the laws OF Great Britain, BY
Mr.. Lairda 81 rsss. 3t
dispatch from Cincinnati dated the
26ih says: A disturbance occurred in front
of the Enquirer Office last night, between
the Democrats and Republicans, while a
procession of the latter was passing, and
two men named Bishop and Courtney
were injured. The matter looked serious
at one time, but peace was restored by the
police. % .aa1 2 +as
IL appears that the fire on board the
steamer Meleta broke out in the hold
seven days out Of Boston, and eight hours
before they fell in with the Jacob A. Stom-
Ter. Owing to the nature of the cargo,
which consisted of cotton, tobacco, &c, 1t
ASat9pSN4 eFtlS cHVIl Hhdue 10 bQOou6 the
hames,H and it was supposed to be sInouI-
dering In the hold some days before 1t
burnt through the deck. The StomIer re-
manned by her twenty-four hours, and
took on the crew and passengers, one
hundred and eight in number. ai
A New York dispatch OF date the 2sth
says: Mr.. Binckley Is still in the cite, and
is lust sanguine as ever that the prose-
cution which he has begun against one of
the most gigantic frauds of the nineteenth
century, wifi result IN the compIete over
throw of the whisky ring, and the punish
ment OF many of its most prominent MEM
beIsy Advices from Mexico slate that
General Catto had been arraigned for the
murder or General Pattoni- 1t is reported
that he acted under private orders. +,
a Washington dispatch of date I'll 26th
says: ATTORNEY Carrington, in support OF
the aPpealpf the Surlatt case, holds that
the statue of limitation, as a defense, was
not befsrt> tne. Court1n the 1Dieadfnes. and
the prosecution was not fore d by the
statute Of Inn ttation. He further claims
that thsestStags Hmitatious do not extend
to q person fleeing from justice, and the
pr seCution shOuld have had an oppOr-
tunity Of proving hat Surratt was not ex-
ceptedriEoni il he operations OF the statute,
because he was u person fleeing from
justice. A new iadistheht Will be sub
mitied to the grand jury.