The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-25
NEW YORK.
Meeting at the Corn Exehange-
Resolutions adopted = Radical
Change proposed.

NEW YoRK, January p. At a
meeting held at Corn Exchange. yes
terday, resolutions were adopted "a
voring the reduction of State canals,
the early completion OF their enlarge
ments, and an entire and radical
change Ia their management, and that
committee of seven be appointed to
advocate these views before the Leg
islature
The wife of Charles LeffsrtS, cotton
broker, residing in Brooklyn, eloped
yesterday with a youth named Jared
Il. Tomlinson, OF Chicago. The lady
took with her jeweIry and money to
the amount Of $40, 900. The parties
sailed In the City of Antwerp
A party OF thieves last egening
made daring but unsuccessful at
tempt, on Fourth Street, to rob Mr..
Lynch, who keeps a jewelry store or
| Broadway, as he was proceeding
homeward with thesatchel containiDg
$50, 600 worth of diamonds, and a box
Of valuable laces. One of the thieves
was secured By the police after Sc
we're struggle. .s...ss
The boiieAin Conrad s iron foundry,
on Belmont Avenue, Newark, expo
ded yesterday afternoon, partially de-
stroying the building, injuring the
proprietor, Jacob Conrad, fatally, and
scalding a boy named George Rhine
sardt severely. haA
Report says there is a deficiency of
$40, 900 In the Fourth u. s. Collection
District of New Jersey.
The Herald publishes full text Of
! the naturalization treaty between the
| United States aud England. 1t pro-
vides that citizens of either country
who become naturalized as subjects of
\ the other, shall be treated a. such in
all respects aud for all purposes.
They shall, however, be at liberty to
renouncc their naturalization aud re-
/ sumo their respective nationalities
within two years after this proto-
| col is carried into effect, the
manner of renunciation to be here.
after agreed upon bv the sale
Governments, and SUCH persons shall
not thereafter be claimed as subjects
by either Goverument on account of
! their former naturalization; these
| principles fL-,t to be carried into effect
by England till after the necessary
provision IS made by Parliament for q
revision of the existing laws.
A similar treaty with Belgium has
been sent to the Senate for ratifca
ton; also, a treaty with Peru for the
settlement of all claims, almost iden
teal with that of England for the
same purpose.
The San Juan boundary treaty
which is also published, refers the
termination of the line of boundary
to the President of the Swiss Confed
GRAFTON. All correspondence, docu
ments, maps, surveys, &c, relating t
the subject. shall be placed at his dis
posai within twelve months after
the ratification of the treaty. Tn,
referee is to endeavor to deduct Tho
precise line of boundary from tn
words of the treaty of 1916. but j
unable to do so, is at liberty to de
termine upon some line which will, il
his opinion, furnish an equitable so
luton of the difficulty, and be tn
nearest approximation that can b.
made to the accurate construction
thereof. The Ministers of publ
agents of either countr~, at Berne
are to conduct the respective case
before the referee, who shall be re
| duested TO deliver his award in writ
ing, as early as convenient, after tn
whole case has been laid before hin
His decision to be final and conclu
sive, and TO be carried into immediat
effect by Commissioners to be az
pointed to mark the boundaries.
Secretary Seward has submitted
the Senate the correspondence in tn
negotiations for the purchase by th
: United States of the Danish West Ii
! dia Islands. Mr. Seward shows tn;
, he made the proposition to purchas
! those islands with the approval ar
! authority Of President Lincoln. Th
first sum named by the Danish Mir
4 lister, as an equivalent for the islanC
! was twenty-five millions Of dollar
! His government receded eonsiderabl
: IN their demands, aud agreed to r.
IF ceive the amount stipulated Ia tt
e treaty.