The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-25
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.

Gold closed in New York yesterday at
Utica, New York dispatch of date the
2ith, says: Arnold, the well known guide
ON the John Brown tract, shot a German
residing at Sarauac River, Tuesday
last. Tine German has since died. Arnold
has fed int the woods and declares he
VIII uot be taken alive.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 2ith inst.
say: In the Criminal Court this morn
inc. Judge Wylie discharged Surratt un-
der the statute of Limitations, the indict-
meut not having been served for two
years after the offence alleged was COM
mttied.
In the Labor Union in New York city,
on the 23d inst, Mss Anthony submitted
report urgtng working women to learn
trades, secure the ballot and demand an
eight hour law for their Iaoor and equal
pay wi n equal work for men. The report
was di. cussed but not acted upon.
A Toronto, Canada, dispatch Of date the
9th, says: The Legislature, while on an
excursion around lake Superior yester-
day, adopted a resolution recommending
an appropriation of $4,000 towards aIlevi-
atiug the distress in the Red River coun-
try; also approving liberal policy in re-
gard to the mines, ami to improve the
navigation of Lake Superior. A woman
named Jane Afford was found murdered
in the streets yesterday.
a New York dispatch of date the oath
SAYS a box containing one thousand
dollars in currency was stolen from the
drivers seat Of an Adams Express wagon
y yesterday, ia Broadway, near Dey Street,
while the driver had turned his head
"a IVA m, Il fug at
discovered and hailed, but he dived into
tine crowd and made good his escape.
A New York dispatch of date the 24th
says: Joe Cooke, in former years promin-
emily known as circus clown, and for
the p1st SIX years proprietor of the Sunny
Side Hotel, on Long Island, yesterday
made an affidavit before Judge Mansfield,
Of the Essex Market Police Court, charging
Henry AZ. Foster with his forcibIe abduc-
tion and confinement for five weeks in
the Kings County Lunatic Asylum.
A New York dispatch of the 24th inst,
says that the revival at Kit Burns's den
was continued yesterday, with no more
than the usual success, Kit himself re-
manning Obdurate and the congregation
generally wearing too respectable an ap
pear4nre to be cIassed among the new is
sue OF q Christians. John Allen was present
40 his Old dance house, and expressed him
sell as sorry that he had ever persuaded
any Of bis women to attend The meetings.
as they were taunted and shown up as the
worst OF women by the preachers, till they
We're shomed from repentance.
a New York dispatch. of date the 2fth
says; meeting of delegates from twenty
five Circles of the Fenian Brotherhood
was held last eve Ing ia this CT y. An adj
dIV stTQm President O'NeiH, in relation
90 tAe Important movements contem-
p'uted, was made, and Mr. Gibbons, of
Philadelphia, made some remarks of an
encouraging character.
"a libel has been filed in the United
States District Court at New York, against
John LAIRD, Jr., Tor building the Confeder-
ate cruiser Alabama, by John N. Cushing
and VIM. Cushing, of Newburyport, own
er- % the nip sonora, claiming to recover
Gl.9 O0O as damaa es for the destruction or
that s4inhy the Alabama in Daa4n4Ah4sr
teo'- order for attachment has BEEN
ISSUED on an application of the libeIant 4.
proctor.