The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-24
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Gold closed in New York yesterday a
1850
A Hartford, Connecticut dispatch of dat
23d says: The hills at the easeand west o
this city were white with snow this morn
Ing
The sharp frost which fell at Atlanta Oh
the night of the 22d, will destroy vegeta
uon ana injure young cotton balls.
Letters from the Sandwich Islands con
firm the reported subsidence of the south
eastern shore OF the Island of Hawaii.
A New York dispatch OF date the 23d
say: Two murderers, Nicholson ant
Johnson. were sentenced to-day. the for
mer to the state prison for life, and thi
latter to the penitentiary for one year.
The Democratic papers of South Caro-.
Ina and Alabama look with disfavor upon
any change of candidates, and denounee
the proposition of the World and IiateIIs0en-
cer-as ill-timed and iujudicious.
At Augusta, Ca, the eldest daughter of
Hon. H. NJ morrill,, United States Senator,
was married on the 23d inst, at the resi-
dence of her father in that city, to Major
NJ. Dunn OF the United States army, and
a member of Gen. Pope's staff. 49,.
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Several stock -oKers succeeded in locking
up In two or three banks some $4,000, ,OOl,
and panic in Wal Street TO day is imnni-
nent. Unless other banks come to the :
.sistance of the di.tr sssed to-day there is
danger Of serious financial crisis.
A New Haven, Conn ctieut dispatch of
date 2ld saws: The propeller Nortnamp-
ton. from New York for this port, when
entering this harbor this morning, was
struck amidships by the steamer ContI-
mental and cut almost in twain she sunk
In ten minutes. The passengers were
saved o. the Continental, but the freight
ID baggage, of which there was a large
quantity, was iOsr.
A letter from the FeeJee Islands say
that the new FraninB ana BtnKIR-s Com
pany. on condition or certain rights and
priv eyes from King ThaxAm0 0tu, had
agreed to pay the debt of $1,000 ne the
United states, and the whole of the first
tnstalItnent was soon TO bs naid- Many
Europs ans were settling In Fe'jee, and a
newspaper was soou to be established.
A Hayes City, Kansls, lis ditch says Col
Carpenter and Capt Graham Of the 10
Cavalry, had an exciting brush with 100
Cheyennes and Arrapahoes, yesterday, at
Buffalo station, sixty miles west of here.
They killed nine Indians AMI wounded
thirty. Our loss was three wounded Our
soldiers fought desperately. A large band
or Indians, supposed to be those who
fought Colonel Forsyth, are now buslly
engaged in killing buffalo.
A San Francisco despatch of date the
23d says: No further earthquake demon
strations since 215, except very slight
shock at 7.3O No additional damage yet
Rscertained. None IS thought to have oc-
Cured by shocks during the night. The
excitement among the people has abated
and business is proceeding usual.e The
weather Is very thick yet, and a slight rain
falling.
Buffalo. New York. dispatch of the 23d
says; Gov Seymour, accompanied by
Hon. Sanford Church, Francis Herman and
a. ScheI, will leave iday morning aud
b at Cleveland Ia the eve lag. at Chicago
Saturday evening, At indianapolis Mon
day evening, at .Cou nous Tuesday even
Ing, Mt Pittsburg wednesday evening, and
at Philadelphia Friday evening. z
A Panama letter states that all the ports
of that state are declared clio ed. The
government could not raise 1000 to hire
a steamer to take troops to ChIriqul to put
down the rebellion there. An armed force
took possession of the American negspa-
per, the Chrontcle, and wsie ,upposeI TO be
looking for the spanish editor. Some 5000
stand Of AM -riean arms, she property of Il
New York hrm, were seized by ph4 author
tiles on the llsh, and carried of 10 the
barracks.