The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-26
Late News Items.

Gold closed in New York. yesterday, a.
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The iourneymen tailors of New Yorh
have organized strike. ff raEuari
The diseased cattle are. still arriving in
New York.
The National Harness Factory, in New
York, was burned on the night of the oath
inst Loss $4,000.
A New York dispatch OF date the 24tt
says: Mrs. Jordan was discharged from
custody yesterday, on the charge oi kill
ing one sNict olson, who murderously
assaulted her and her husband.
A New York dispa ch dated the 25tt
inst, says: Patrick Morrissey, yesterday
afternoon, stabbed his mother while In
the YerkviIle Police Court, where she had
entered a complaint against him for NOR
tally stabbing his sister. He was arrested
Ills sister VIII die. aas bsf 1rfal
A San Francisco dispatch OF the 9th
says: A slight shock of an earthquake was
felt to-day in this city. Idaho advices
state that the DEM Gratis have carried the
Territorial election by a considerable ma
jority. fhe Republicans elected a few
local officers.
A Baltimore dispatch, of the oath say !:
Over lOaOO persons were present at the
Schutzenfest, to-day. The music, vocal
and instrumental, was very fine, and the
shooting during the afternoon was brisk.
The day was bright and cheeful and
everything passed frmost PleasantIys1o9
Later adv ices from Hayti state that sal
nave bad again been defeated, and was act
Ing now solely or the defensive. He had
forced a. loan of $4,000, and two wealthy
merchants had been to Europe to negotf-
ate for money. The rebel war ship, Lib
crate, was blockading Gonaves. Salnaxe
had purchased another war vessel, !, the
Ministry had been reorganized and a re-
coneliiation between Salnave and the
British Ministry had taken place. Vi
A special from White Sulphur Springs,
Virginia, dated the 24th, says: The mqet-
ing OF General Rosecrans with ex-Confed-
crate Generals and statesmen here, as
sumes Importance, from the frequent
meetings that have been held here yester-
day and to-day. General ROsecrans and
Alex. n. Stephens were in consultation
during the early part of yesterday even
ing, and by this evening it is expected the
programme agreed upon will be devel-
oped. All parties here, both Northerners
and Southerners. are sanguine OF the best
results from the meeting.
A New York dispatch dated the 25th
says: From various accounts concerning
the shooting affair at the Broadway
Theatre last night, II was q murderous
assault of frightened actors and actresses
who offered resistance TO roughs employed
as deputy sheriffs TO arrest Harkins upon
an injunction issued by Jud4e Barnard.
Harkins escaped by jumping over the or
ehestTa, and made for the street AS the
actors stood in body the fellows fred two
or three vOlleys into their midst. The
murderous rough> who shot the parties
were all to-day committed TO await the
result of the injuries OF the wounded.
a baltimore dispatch of date the 24th,
says the prize fl zht took place on Trave' Sc
Island NOrthumbeTland County, Yir-
ginia. The men made their appearance,
in the ring az seven minutes past 10 O'Clock,
sad after some delay In choosing referee
aud T1ng- keeper, time was called for the
first und. Neither of the men we're in
proper condition TO fight, both being un-
der their proper weight, Coliver going into
the ring az 1913 pounds. aud Edwards aah l2l
pounds Tue fight was Sc -utIy and stub
bornly contested ON both sides. The bet
ing was about even, he friends OF each
man urging his claims most vocIfeF0uSly.
The fight asted one hour and fourteen
minutes. In the 47th round, Edwards
struck COlyer a terrific blow on the Juga-
lar. which knocked him out of II ne, rem
defing him senseless for over fifteen min
utes. ip. y 70 9 .fon =