The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-12

New York, Dec. 1.-THE steam.
ship Cuba, from Liverpool, has ar.
rived. m
Money is firmer. The Commercial
says seven per cent. is now the general
rate on demand L 0ans with some
activity, owing to the banks calling
in loans. Some large amounts are
being sent to Chicago and Milwaukee,
The supply of pork paper is on the
increase. Gold is steady at 36. Gov
ernment stocks frmer. Erie advanced
to 40. -- -
New York, Dec. 11.--A Ifcrald
special from Madrid, of the 10Th in
stant, says the insurrection assumed a
more alarming character than first
reported. Telegrams from Cadiz an
nouncing the surrender of the insur-
gents proves erroneous. On the first
day of the revolt, the insurrectionists
succeeded in taking some pieces of
artillery. and have occupied impor-
tant positions. - ~
Gen. Deroda, at the head of con-
siderable military force, is preparing
| for a vigorous assault of Cadlz. The
| National Guards are employed to keep
order and protect property in Madrid.
Great excitement prevails iu Malaga
and other towns. AS yet, Cadiz is
the only town In revolt. A rising is
expected momentarily In Catalonia.
Arms and munitions of war have
been landed in Cadiz. and, tits said,
the forts in revolt were well supplied
with them They have also plenty Of
money and are determined on fight
| ing to the last. American flags are
respectea by both parties. Hundreds
seek protection from the American
Consul at Cadiz. There is an Ameri
can war vessel in port, and the Danish
and Italian vessels are placed at the
fdispositione Of the American Consul.
| Many rich families are leaving Spain.
| Gen. Prim has gone to Andulasia.
The Government is much embarrass-
/ ed owing to the unsettled state of the
country and the impoverished condi-
i ton of finances. feak II
New YoRK, December 1.-THE
Tribune says of the Presidents Mes
sage: s. s4-s -se.s
1t is exceedingly desirable that we
/ should begin forthwith to fund our
past due 20s at lower rates than 6
per cent, but johnson and his fellow
lrepudiators seem resolved that we
4
message will compel our people to
pay many millions In per cent. in
| terest. which they could have saved
had our President been content with
the pyramid of disgrace he had al
ready too laboriously erected. Only
twelve weeks more and then the
country will be rid of him forever.
1T is hard, but we can endure him
twelve weeks longer. Thank Heaven,
4 he has only power to disgrace us.
The Laforg property. known as the
Southern Hotel, on Broadway, was
sold by auction yesterday at $S17 900.
Gaylord Clark Long, editor of the
KnicEebockeT Magazine, was seriously
injured on Wednesday by falling down
the stairs of his residence, at Peer
mont. Fears are entertained that he
! will not recover.
, The Tribune says of the proposed
! terms of contract with the New York
) Associated Press, that the actual rea
son why the telegraph gave the notice
was because of the severe structures
against the personal. integrity of the
managers of the Western Union Com
pany, and they did not deem it then
duty to be bound to the Assoeia.
t ton by a contract, while one of the
: members of the Association felt a.
liberty to impugn the personal char
t acter of the officers.
e A dispatch from Omaha, of datt
t the 10th inst, says the Union Pacific
9 Railroad bridge across the Missouri
: River was completed and train
crossed On that day.
g The track of the Union Pacific i
5 clear of snow.
/: A break occurred In the main Gro
8 ton water pipe, on Third Avenue
= between Thirty-third and Thirty
Ii fourth Streets, Wednesday, which oc
casioned serious damage TO propert.
in that vicinity. A large quantity 0
water escaped, deluging the cellars 0
the adjoining buildings. One dru
ID store suffered to the amount Q
$4,000.
There is a good deal of consterna
- ton among Custom House officers a
J. the rumors of the approach of genera
3 decapItation.
70 The large tobacco establishment o
n John Thompson, in Brooklyn, ha
y been seized for the alleged attempt t
)I defraud the Government.
r The Democratic Soldiers and Sail
7. ors' Association of Brooklyn has be
d, come a permanent thing. 1t is pro
r, vided that members, being sick, shal
5, he taken care of, and in case of deatf
ID the funeral expenses to be defraye
ss by the Association.
d tits rumored that the New Yor
4 Yacht Club will probably throw OF