The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-29


The steamship city OF Antwerp, from
Liverpool, has arrived at New York.
The remains OF {. W. Booth were Inferred
in the family vault at Baltimore, on sun
day, in presence o. the family and a few
friends.
There was a vic lent storm at Buffalo on
Sunday night, a'nd 1t Is feared that much
damage was doIIe to the shipping on the
lake.
a tornado at Philadelphia on Sunday,
partially dsstl Dyed the Sixth Street depot,
demolished wo brick houses. badly in
jured Chasefs shoe works and unroOfed
several other houses. No lives lost
Two locomotive end three cattle cars
from CinclI matt, were smashed by colli-
sion ON tina Susqueh 1nnah Railroad sun
day. NO 3 Ives lost.
At POnt lac, Illinois, John McGregor was
drowned on sunday while attemptin g
TO save n Is property.
Rev. ID r. n. l.. Rune, of New York, has
received n call to the South Presby terrain
Church Of Chicago. He Will probably
accept.
III. l. Raymond. a night operator at
Dixon. ul-, while at work IN his Office, was
struck by fghtning, badly injuTing him
and bu rning MS clothes OIL.
Two workmen, named Fred. Garside and
Aug. -Daper, we've killed on Monday, at
noon, at the Prairie DuChien Depot, MIL
wauk'ae by the falling OF the railroad
dry Kiln.
Bari set, the absconding paymaster, who
carrie away $50 600 OF Government funds
from the Navy Yard at Brooklyn. has been
arrested in Texas.
Tue annual spring regatta of the Yale
College clubs, occurred on Saturday. The
University crew won in nineteen minutes
and foIty-five seconds; distance three
miles and four hundred feet.
aNe Philadelphia EUening Telegraph
says, on the best authority, that tine cor
resPondence between Secretary Borie and
President Grant. published In a New York
paper, is forgery.
Vice President Colfa.x arrived at Provi-
denee, from Newport. on Monday, and was
heartily received by large CONGO urse at
the City Hall, TO W hom he made a brief
speech.
The Mayor and m embers or the deneraI
Council OF Louisvi' lie will leave la "a body
at o A. NJ. this Tuesd ay. by the newly OPEN
cd road, TO make short visit 20 Cinein-
natl.
James Lowell, who killed John Arnold
near Louisville ON sunday has surrender
ca himself He st ates he committed IN D
deed IN self-deiens 9.
At a meeting OF the Wardens and Ves-
trymen of Or. Cfleney's church, held in
Chicago, on satu rday night, resolutions
were adopted fully endorsing that divine,
and pledgtng the congre cation TO stand by
MIN In all contingencies.
Receiver Boss, of Nashville, gave his
bont ON Monday, and was indueted tuto
office. TRere WAS no o. position ON the part
Of ne city authorities, who surrendered
the'tax books on demand. The Receiver
VIII have charge of the'efty until the an
nual municipal eiestiosa an September.
Gen. Candy writes reply to a letter OF
b. W. Ginis, OF Virginia, TO the state Jour
nal, containing an argument TO sustain his
position in requiring members OF the Leg
t-lature TO take the lron-cIad oath. lie
contends tnat tie Reconstruction acts re-
quire it, aud he Is acting in conformity
with all preeedeRts IN enforcing it.
The latest returns from the vote on lay
delegation in the Methodist Church, rs re-
.ceiveA at the Office Of the Hcthodjvt, IA
Now YORK; up to Saturday evening, JAM
26 "a, ara as follows: whole ! uWber OF
votes cast 5, ,i5j; for lay delegation S7,5S7;
against 1851; majority for lay delegation
I5.76.
fP4e Tribune says that the steamer Cath
, .eune, (which cleared for Galvest on Friday
wasseized on saturday night, as she was
about leaving the harbOr, on suspicion of
being a. Cuban Revolutionary transpo l.
She vi,s partly laden with hay and pro-
visions.
On the first OF July a majority. OF the OIL
GERS OF The Michigan Southern aud fake
shore ltjt road Will be transferred from
Chicago to Cleveland. This is rendered
necessary by the consolidation Of the two
roats. President Phillips, OF tue com.
blntd rOau, will remain IN Chicago.
Atthe annual meeting OF the stockhoid-
ers Of the M. q r.. r.. in Detroit, on Monday
the following gentlemen were elected DI-
rectors: James f. Joy, OF Detroit; John
W. Brooks, NathanIel Thayer, John w
Forbes aud sidney Bartlett, of Boston; r
d. Jones TaImon and Moses Taylor, o
New York; Erastus Corning. of albany.
The corn crop has undoubtedly suffered
considerable injury from wet weather
Wheat win suffer in many places by ranl
growth. The rust th some places has mad'
its appearance, but the crop of wheat vii
be large, Notwithstanding some draw
backs.
The new Airline Railroad between Gin
,cinnati aud Louisville was formally open
ed 20 the public yesterday. The traiI
from Ciucinnatt arrived at Louisville on
Schedule time, akIng the distance in
sflve hours. Cincinnati papers of Monday
were circulated about Louisville at noon
Every one pron0unees the road among th'
most subs aatial and safest in the cOun
try.
A Chicago dispatch says: From all quar-
tiers OF Northern and Central Illinois ant
fir m lowe, Wisconsin,, Michigan and In
diana, are received details of the disas
trous results of the late storm The rivers
creeks. &c are fun of water, while TIN
lowlands are nearly covered. Nearly al
the railroads eenterlng at Chicago nav,
suffered 10 more or less extent by the de
struction OF bridges, shaking of tracks, am
IN some tns ances travel has been sus
pended.
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