The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-21
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.

Gold closed in New York yesterday a
1865.
Snow is reported two feet deep near For
Dodge.
As75,0C0 fire occurred In New York Fri
day afternoon.
Canal navigation on the New York cana
closes December 9TH.
The lower st. Lawrence is said to b'
bridged with ice.
Wr1. sydney Mount, the Artist, died o.
Thursday, at the age of 81.
The Third Avenue. Central Park, Saw
iues Bank, New York, was robbed, on
Friday, of 500 COO.
Jenny Perry, the Washington lobbyist
was arrested In an assignation house II
New Yo.k On Thursday night.
Red Cloud, the famous Indian Chief o.
the sioux, and several other hostile chiefs
have signed a treaty to behave.
The discovery of rich gold mines on
White River, Utah Territory, is reported
to yield from 5000 to $3.50 per ton
The Drew party have settled their Erie
contracts at loss of one and quarter
millions.
Cura hHbastering .neetings are stIll
eruits being enrolled.
The Tr,5u,.e and Epentng Post favor con-
eurrenee in the nomination of John
Kelly. candidate oftne Union. Democrats,
for Mayor of New York City.
Muen exeitement exists in New York on
account Of the effort to fire the city on
Thursday, aad a vigorous search is being
made for the incendiaries.
.y,.,-,....o,.. - -, fS,of ',
inds pendent candidate Tor Mayor of New
York. w. Z. Curtis will proba oly be the
nominee.
The Secretary of the Treasury is nego-
tiating for the purchase of the entire Bat
terry at New York, and has secured suf-
hcient Tor a wharf basin.
John 7. Beach was arrested in New
YORK and taken to Syracuse, charged with
tue robbery at Salt Springs Savings Bank,
last april, of a large number of onandua-
90 County bonds.
A writ of habeas corpus has been applied
for in the ease of Col. Treadwel, charged
with obtaining fraudulent naturalization
papers in Jersey City.
The printers strike in Leavenworth con-
tinues. A printer named Campbell, who
arrived there Wednesday to work on the
y proposition is pending in Leaven-
worth for the construction of "a railroad
from that city to Atchison, to connect with
the Central Pacific, thence to Fort Kear-
ney ard The Uaion Pacific.
An eX-C0nfederate officer proposes 10
furnish 10000 men. General Kerrigan, the
alleged leader, is very reucent, but 1t Is
believed that an expedition will soon
leave Tor Cubu.
a. ]. Fletcher, well known to many of
our citizens as refugee from East Ten
nessee during the rebellion, aud for a time
Deputy City Clerk of Evansville, was on
Friday elected Secretary OF Stale by the
Tennessee Legislature. j. E. Rust was
elected Treasurer.
There is no prospect of an agreement be-
tween manufacturers and cigar makers
being arrived at. All workmen belonging
to the Union are to be discharged after the
9Th, and no member OF the Union is to be
hereafter en pIoyed. All manufacturers in
tho United States and Canada are asked
to cooperate.
The leaders OF the Cuban administering
scheme still persist in their intention.
They say all the men requu ed have been
obtained and fully equipped, and the
only wanti is the transportation. The dag
Broon.e street, and consists of red and
blue bars with white field insbne corner
on which Is lone star. Il is said in New
York that a large force IS concentrated at
Memphis, ready to sall at an hours notice.
John Kipg, Of st. Louis, threatens some
ugly disclosures relative to the Paschall
House Lottery. He put a house into the
scheme and 1t was drawn by the Associa-
ton, and he claims he was cheated, which
is quite likely, as everybody else was.
An unknown vessel was burned at sea
opposite the village of Bridgehampton, L.
ON Tuesday night during the storm
NO.hing Is known Of those on board.
Forty 1--WE land buyers from Pennsyl-
vania and Maryland, arrived at Rich
mond, Va, on Thursday, en- route 10
Southwestern Virginia, and thence to
Columb1s.
VIM Henry CausweIl:was convicted ou
Thursday, at Utica, N. Y, Of the murder
of a lit1e girl, So years old, in April last
The telegraph brings us the Important
inteli ence that one boy in New YORK was
suffocated by sleeping in a.lime-kiln, and
that another boy was arrested Tor stealing
Tire Erie excitement has abated, ths
stock having settled to Al. Rock Island il
20 be the next sensation, and has gone NJ
to 1917. Two brokers had u fight over Er1s
on change, in New York, on Friday.
mham, Democrat, is elected to Con
gress from the seventh District of Nortl
Carolina, by a majority offs votes Yanc,
CorCty, in which the vote is informal, vii
probab be thrown out, which will elec
Jones, Republican. The seat will be con
tested. whoever gets the certificate. Tn
delsgation stands the same as in the pres
ent Con greas. ..4at
Colonel Esspediz is acting as ProvisiOna
President of Cuba in the absence o
Colonel Agulera. He has ordered all citi
zens between the ages of eighteen ant
forty to be enrolled under penalty of bein
declared enemies, and ali between fort
aud sixty must do home guard duty.
Dispatches from Puerto Princlps an
nohnce the surrender of the Governmen
troops, with the Governor in a cOnven
and at Jura the insurgents had WhirPe
the troops. sa ass
A prize SIGHT for four hundred dollars
side took place on Thursday, near Norri:
burg, III, between Mat. Conklin and Bt
IIagar. Twenty-six rounds were fought /
one hour and twenty minutes, ConkIii
winning.
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