The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-17
THE NEWS.


Gold closed in New York yesterday at
18s9lSs3S.
The steamer Fulton, from Aspinwall.
brings SS4O,55O in specie.
The yellow fever is still raging at CalIao
Nearly one hundred deaths had occurred.
In Chilli a renewal Of the war BY Spain
was apprehended.
A confectionery in Memphis was broken
into on Tuesday night and robbed OF $1,000.
The workingmen OF Barcelona, spain,
are on a strike and riotous. They have at
tackled and damaged a few factories.
The ports OF Venezuela have been de-
clared closed, and In a state of blockade,
owing to a revolt in the State of Barcelona.
The Commissioner appointed to treat
with the Great and Little Usage Indians
left Washington for Kansas on Wednes-
day for that purpose.
-Four negroes engaged in r0bbing
chicken roost near Memphis, on Tuesday
night, were interrupted BY negro woman
and her son, both OF whom were shot, and
the latter fatally wounded.
The Illinois Democratic State Conven-
ton met at Springfield on the 18TH. and
nominated a state ticket. Our dispatches
give the particulars.
A lobby-man, named Leafs, has been
arrested in Albany. New York, and bound
over in S2,0OO, to await the action Of the
Grand Jury.
The steamer Nebraska sailed from san
Francisco for Panama on the 18Th, full OF
passengers. and with s3l4,5O0 IN treasure
and four thousand barrels of -four, for
New York.
D.
the japanese war steamer Stonewau was
visited by Queen Emma and her govern
ment, and the officers OF the vessel were
afterwards entertained by the Queen.
News from Australia represents that
Prince Alfred had been well received at
Sidney. Heavy gales and destructive
floods prevailed throughout the colony.
Disorderly scenes had occurred n the Leg
isIature at Sidney.
The County Court OF Davidson. County.
Tennessee, have applied to Chancellor
Shackelford for an Injunction against the
newly elected county Commissioners, who
propose to supercede said Court.
Capt. J. f. Moulton, charged with forg-
ing United States vouchers, was brought
to Nashville vest erday and lodged in jail
to await trial. He was once a Quarter
master.
A fire occurred in Cincinnati yesterday
morning on Front Street, destroying the
sheet-iron factory of Squires & Green, and
the machine shop Of L. SJember, and the
copper-smith shop of Connolly & Co. and
Meader's boiler yard. Loss $4,000.
Our dispatches contain particulars oftbe
terrible accident ON the New YorK and
Erie Railroad, at Carr's Point, fourteen
miles west Of Port Jervis. 1t seems 10 have
been one Of the most heart-sickeuina, dis
asters that has ever occurred on anv of our
roads, numerous as have. been the acci-
dents.
The volcano Of MannaIosa had burst
forth again near the crater OF 1859 Good
Friday was observed appropriately by
order of the Government. John P Par
ker, a resident OF the Islands since 1915.
had died. Also, Rev. Asa Thurston, who
had been q missionary there for forty
eight years. Some trouble had occurred
between the natives and the men of the
United states steamer LackaWana. TIE
Whalers had not been doing a good bust
ness.
Late dispatches represent the Apacha
Indians as creating great havoc among
the cattle, en- route from Texas to Califor-
MIA. Gov. Mccormick and the Arizona
Legislature called for the organization of a
regiment Of Arizona volunteers. Various
other oatTages were reported, in which