The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-14

NEW York, September 1l.--W ash
ington dispatches say it is now gener-
ally conceded that there will be a
September session Of Congress.
The total loss, by the burning of
Phelan Il ColleIder's billiard factory
is $4,000. TIE amount Of insur-
ance is unknown, aud is believed to
be mostly in country Offices. The
tools of the workmen were lost, aver
aging loss to each of from fifty to
one hundred dollars. a = 1a 4ss3 +
The counsel for Beverly Clarke,
who is under indictment for couspir-
aey to defraud the POstsOhfee Depart
ment, in connection with other par
ties in Washington and Detroit, Mich,
moved for his discharge to-day before
Commissioner Osborne. After argu-
ment on both sides, the case was adj
journed till Tuesday, when adecision
will be rendered. -ts
j. Heetner, a German, was sun
struck on Broadway to.days The
heat to-day has been excessive. sqe
The book trade sale today was
thinly attended, and The sales light.
The steamship Guiding Scarborough
1926, 900 ia treasure to-day from Cfli-
fornia The Guiding Star, from As
pinwall, brings the following dispatch
On the 18th inst, O terrible earth
quake visited cities along the coast of
Peru an Ecuador, whereby 32.OOD
| lives were lost, and property valued at
$500, 600, 900 was destroyed. .s-a.-rss=s-
A runbling sound preceded the
earthquake, and the sea-was terribly
sgitated, and flooded the land for a
great distance. 81 ~ -
Arequipa, city Of $4,000 inh abit-
ants, has passed away, scarcelya vest
ige being left. -Four hundred lives
were lost here.-
africa, a town of p, 900 inhabitants
was also destroyed. leaving not q
house standing. Five hundred per-
ished here. A tidal wave forty feet
high rolled with a terrific roar on the
shore, carrying ships farther on land
than ever before known.
The United States storeship Ere
lost. The Fredonia had one million
eight hundred thousand dollars
worth of naval stores on board. The
vessel was rolled over and smashed tC
atoms.
7z 41e O1lO6Q states sl0dulCT w dEefet
S carried half a mile inland. snC
high and dry. Only one sailor
drowned Owing to the great
stance the vessel can never be got
4 Ihoat again. sas .tf-.vs ore -.
The Peruvian corvette Amer ie;
was also carried ashore, and 33 were
drowned from her. The American
| merchantmen Rosa Reverb, the Eng
] lish ship Chancellor, and the Erenct
bark Edwards, were also lost. The
towns of Iquique, Maquega, Luramba
and Pisaqua were all utterly destroy
ed. Over 600 perished at Iquique
The. American merchants loss is
heavy. Nearly all are totally ruined
The towns of Igarra, San Pablo, AT.
untogui and Imantad are inisruins
Where Catacachi formerly stood there
is now lake.
The populations of the above
named towns are almost. entirely de.
streyei. Peameho, Paellars and Ca
chiguani were also destroyed, Tine
dead are so numerous that the sur.
yiving inhabitants have been forced
| to fly from the stencil of purifying
bodies.a In Guayaquil the earthquake
was felt, but no damage was done.
Letters from Quito. dated the 18th
announce that earthquakes continue
at intervals of few hours.
| The President Issued proclama.
ton to the people to come forward
and help the sufferers. s-4