The New York herald., 1868-04-02
NEWS ITEMS.

At meeting OF the stockholders Of the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad, held ut Louisville on the 3lst
ult 1t decided to accept the amended charter by
the Kentucky Legislature, authorizing the company
to issue 900 OF bonds to acquire interest In
or to buy up roads In other States which connect
with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
The splritualists Of st. Louis on Tuesday cele-
brated the twentieth anniversary OF the advent OF
dress by Miss Elvira Wheelock. In which she gave
% 'e Sresy skenng be To hu ana r
grcss OF their religion, and claiming that they had
gained In this country over four millions OF believers.
The interior OF the Webster wooen mill at Sabatts,
Maine, was burned on Monday night The loss will
amount 10 many thousand dollars The property Is
insured In Hartford and New York onces. IL is
stated that the property Is owned In Boston and
Portland. r ~rr
The funeral OF seven Miners victims Of the Da-
mond mine accident OF TUESDAY took place yesterday
the presence Of four thousand people, All the places
of business In some OF the wards were closed. The
Diamond Oxford, Hampton, Continental, Mount
Pleasant and Bellevue mines have suspended work
until Friday.
Navigation has commenced in earnest on Lake
Erie The schooner Ell Bates, from Buffalo for Mil
waukee, arrived at Port CobOrne Tuesday and
the propeller Henry Howard was preparing to leave
there for Detroit yesterday. The wind WAS south
yesterday and the ice will probably be driven up the
lake.
Sergeant Bates the reconstructing pedestrian car
rying the United States nag, arrived In Raleigh yes
ter,ay morning. He was received by the Mayor
and Commissioners, and was rendered the hospital
tiles OF the city, He was repeatedly cheered, and G.
| NJ. Busbee. an ex-Donfederate soldier, delivered q
short and tasteful address Of welcome.
]. w. Cudllp, OF st. John, N. b. has accepted the
| nomination for the vacant seat In the New Bruns-
wick Legislature, on the platform of severance OF
political connection with Canada to be followed BY
| the union Of the maritime provinces.
| The trial OF Cora James, alias Samantha Proctor,
charge OF being common scold, In the Court OF
Criminal Correction, st. Louis was concluded vester-
| day, the court sentencing her to six months I'M
| prisonment In the county jail,
Governor Fletcher, OF Missouri, has signed tn
Pacific Railroad bill, and the company II is undu
stood will accept Il. The bill provides for the Il
| cash.
An accident occurred at the crossing Of th
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy Railroad mt lInioI
| street Chicago, on the 3lst ult. Thomas Io W wa
! instantly killed and George Wheeling was serious
\ ly injured that his recovery is doubtful
| A merchant of Greenfield, Ind. named ] T. Cridor
was robbed on Monday at Richmond, Ind OF sf5 0oC
i lie was en- route TO New York, and had Is money
carpet bag which was stolen from the cars.
| General A. y. Burnside has been n Chicago IN
past few days looking after the inter est of tho ne,
RAILROAD from Indianapolis 70 VincG mes.
! The meeting OF the stockholder = or the Indiana
! polls, Cincinnati and Lafayette Sa,lroad at Morris
Ind. on Tuesday, was thinly atp ,nded Mo busincs
| 81 importance was transacteu.
| The residence OF O. JobnsoY treasurer of AIume
| counfy Wisconsin, was enw rpJ ON SATURDAY. njyh
l by two men disguised. Mr.. Johnson was shot an
1 tie house robbed OF $1,000
| la New Albany, Ind, 10 ,terday Mrs M. Keck com
4 miited suicide ~ nnne1 herself in the back room
/ of her husbands re>5 ence. Cause temporary In
sanity superinuced ~ the use OF strong drink.