The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-25
Late News Items.

Gold closed IN New York. yesterday. a.
1875.
The first bale Of new cotton was received
at Cincinnati on the 18th inst, and sold on
'Change at 56c cents per pound.
An old citizen OF Junction City, Kansas
named Thomas Rey nolds, was taken by
unknown parties. Saturday night, and
huug to "a tree. His back was placarded-
Horse thieves, beware we know you"
Willie WheeioclS and William Mllikeu
Narrowly escaped lynrh1ng in Wilkesboro
New York, on Sa day, where they acci-
deutiy shot a man. They were sent 70
Philadelphia.
A Worcester dispatch, of date of the
2ith. say: BENJAMIN Grtdley, 65 years OF
age, was shot IL the head, severely injured
aud robbed OF s. by Cornelius NJ Quaira,
near Cachttrate Wat rworks, at Natick,
Saturday afternoon. McQaairk is still at
largs.
a man named Denhoff, while trying to
separate two men who were nghting, in
+ usning Avenue. Williamsburg, on sat-
urday night, was struck on the head with
shovel by one of thcm, named Philip
artl NJ, and so badly injured that his
lie Is despatred OF. Hartiing was arrested.
The cattle plague continues to spread
among the datrit is which supply CiDcin-
natl with milk. Forty-four cows have
died since Saturday, and thirteen others
were reported in a dying condition on
Monday. DIR. Clendenin, the city health
officer, made post 1nortena examination OF
one or the victims. and noted the condI-
tion Of every organ, none of which were
fou4d to be free from the marks OF tb con-
tagion.
A New York dispatch of date the Did
says: a gang Of thieves numbering about
half dozen young roughs, who have conn
mitted their depredations in Brooklyn tor
some time past, were arrested yesterday.
One Of their number having been arrest
ed, and thinking he had been betrayed,
exposed the wholesparty.
A telegram from White sulphur Springs
states that General ROsecrans was there
for the purpose OF consulting with General
Lee and other Southern Generals, IN re-
gard to plan for q general reconciliation
OF the people of both sections of the coan-
try. In accordance with this program me
a private meeting was held at which
Generals Lee, Lonsstreet, Beauregard,
Ewell, Eehols, and Hunter, and A. IL. II.
Stuart, John B. Baldwin, Governors stock
dale, OF Texas; Pickens, Of south Carolina;
aud Walker, of Alabama, were present
with Gen. Rosecrans.
A Porto Rico letter of August Sth states
that the island was in such a condition
that rebellion or revolution against the
Spanish Government was probable at any
moment. The taxes were enormous, and
their collection was rieidly enforced. The
Governor General, In the meantime, was
IeviaIins the suffering as mucn as possi-
ole by a success ion o. amusements, and
bull lights had been introduced. Many
atrocities, however, mad been committed
by the authorities. af
AT san Francisco, on the % |, the triauof
the California Steam PIow was pronounced
a success. The machine moved about with
the usual speed OF a horse, cutting the
earth six inches deep, casting the weeds to
one side and leaving the ground the same
as h dug with "a spade There was a numef-
GU attendance of farmers and Others TO
wttntss the trial. Tine Erickson has ar
rived from Liverpool. The William
Chandler, nom Hong Kong, sailed for De-
troH aud Liverpool.
dispatch from South Pass city. under
da e ~ the 22ci, says: On the nth instant 3
train was at aeked eighty miles east o.
here b, sioux Indians A man named
David Hays was Killed, and the wagons
snd stock apiured Un the 2Otu Major
BaIdw in and five men were attack, d BY
twenty $ sixty ive miles essl of here.
Two whites were severely wounded and
three indians allied be day following
tbr men were q tack ell at the same
place. Ha dw Lad ~ fight, and tree
dams were killed. One OF the white
men eseap d. but ma o her two were
doubtle killed, as hey we're closely
pres ed by the Indians FL