The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-10

4 ~ 1-bfa-FDo was run over by the Hyde
Park train, on the 1lIlnols CentrqI al hald-
! severely Injured ana died ina few hours
1 after being found.
! LII. Metrose, alias G. w. Barton, was
arrested in New York on wednesday
night for swindling Tiffany and others out
OF SIT 600 worth of diamonds, and for rob-
bng his Iandlady OF jeWelry. He con
fessed entering Tthany's sore, seiZtng me
from pursuit with , pistol. 1t is reported
that the culprit was the Cuban correspond
ent Of the Chicago Tribune.
The case OF Sheridan, shooke and 9TH
ers was called up by the defendants coun-
York, yesterday, The prosecution was
posi- Poned TIL Saturday, to procure testi-
Withdraw the charges against Shooke. but
Lhe Goyern nneEt did not acquiesce- ~.
Oa recommendation of Mayor Hall lotbe
Board Of Aiaermen Of New York yester-
day adopted .EesOintions. sympathIzing
with the. Ayon9aie sufferers, and appoint
ed q oofaIhitte5stD- receive. Subscriptions.
The Gold Board and stock Exchange have
appropriated S8,e0a, aud Mayor Hall Dell
more aud Cox are receiving liberal sub
scriptlOns fer widows and orphans. The
coal operators doing business IN New
York, are rails ns funds for the same pur-
pose, a q q subscription has been 81 artea
by the Commissioners or the Fire Depart
/ ment.
at the Pharmaceutical Conyention in
/ Chicago yesterday the form OF a Dill report
ed one Wednesday. for the prevention of
the sale Of dru 8 and medicines by IRE
sponsible persons was laid on the taolei
and resolutions. expressive of the object
contained in The bill, were adOpted-said
resoiutions to5be su omitted to the Govern
or of every stale in the Union. -r
An extensive confagratIonfn East Cam
bridge, y yesterday afternoon, destFoyeu a
BIO OF woodworking factories on First
and Second streets. The following are the
losses: +. GeldowSky sl00 Q00, insured for
SS9,0OJ; Wo9d gqfyEeSI 20. 34y'yOO, insured u LOT
5000 ! aniel Harrison q 20. s5,gg0, insnr-
cd forsI go; Monroe q Gilmau Sl2,00o, IN
sured $1,000; Beai & Hooper s. geo, fully In
suTed-
About ten O'Clock yesterday the floor OF
a balcony On Pen nsy lNania. Avenue, IN
Washl 4gton City, gave way while a num-
Der or rpersons were on IL, waiting wit
ness ne passing Of the funeral procession
her son, aged about six years, fell TO the
pavement. The former was injured In
ternaliy, and the latter sustained acom-
pouEd fracture Of the thigh.
The attendance at the Lexington (Ky.)
races yesterday was small. The weather
was very clear and pleasant, The race was
mile heats, test three In five. There were
opIyytwo enties: Gen A. BufoId's E; T. Co;
bl. T. Eva Doug as, ., 2; time :5613, l:5614s
:59H. The great races for to- day are two
mi es heats when Herzog runs Sgain.
The Wariehsburg Coal Mice, at Carboq
on Ionday last while fi1teen fnen were in
the mine. Seven Of the men succeeded IN
getting out by ciInging to the ropes o an
ascending car, although they were badly
burnedr fhe remaiffuer were forced 10
remsin in he mine until the fife was ex-
tipguiahed, when they We're rescued in 8
more or less injured condition. The fore
man, Dir. Halvey, Is probably fatally hurt.
"A fearful storm OF wind and rain burst
upon Bottom anu Vicinity last wednesday
afternoon, prostlating telegraph wires
and chimney, and eau sing other damage.
The steeple of the Hanover Street Church
was blown down, the roof of ihe Coliseum
blown Off aud scattered. and several un-
fintsnod buildings leVelled. n o loss Of life
is reported yet. There had been NJ tele-
graphic communication between New
York and Boston since O'Clock WedneS-
day night and noon yesterday.
1t was published in st. Louis yesterday
morning, as q matter OF interest TO the
creditors. Of u. = . Benol.t q Co, tnaI the
Surviving partners OF thes Arm gave a
bond IN The Probate Court for one milton
dollars immediately after the death OF Mr..
BenOist- This bond was given as security
that time, ont as they have all since been
trs usfeEred, The bond Is practically releas-
ed, and has no application Whatever to
fthe present fStKure OF Benoist Sc Co. Tue
creditors OF the firm are 70 have meeting
on the loth iuSt., - HAlci ~ - < = - -
Will probably be made to settle the affairs
Of the house.
A dispatch from Hays City, Kansas says
q laree p.srty, consisting OF the ohio ex,'
Puget, English nOblemeni 1enerals Stur-
giS and Custar, and several other officers
/ or the Seventh Cavalry, and several ladies',
left Custar's camp Wednesday forenoon,
on buffa.o hunt. In five hours the party
kIled forty bun-lo, the Engllshmen each
with fIieDds at home Tn At they would Kill
at least one buffalo. The party will re-
main out three or four days.
A Providence. Rhode Island dispatch
I says that the gale on Wednesday evening
nom 4 to 6 O'Clock, was the most severe
ever known since 1885, when that city was
partially submerged. The damage is I'M
meuse. Several lives were lost In ProvI-
dence, aud The Hartford Railroad depot
was fernOlIShed. Rose & Walkers tannery
/ was partial. y blown down. The Oriental
NH was unroofed, and two operatives
| badly hurt. The Chestnut Street Church
/ steeple was blown down, and nearly all
the other. church steeples were Injured
/ Probably one hundred buildings were un-
| rooted. The fruit aud shade trees Were
! DESTROYED The Bristol Railroad will not
\ be pas,able to operate for severalid -ys.
! Many vessels are ashore in N3rragans etG
I and Mt Hope Bays. a small new church
| on management Point was entirely de-
molished. The stoop Resolution went to
! pieces Ia Wexford Halbor, and two men
| were lost. Octarion Rice was killed on
/ his farm In Warwick. Great damage Is
I reported in Bristol, East Greenwich, Fall
/ River, and other places.
/ The W. mans Suffrage Convention COM
/ menced lis session in the Library Hall,
| Chicago, yesterday morning Among the
! notables present are Mis-. LtvermoIe, Mrs.
/ Willard and Mrs. Mott. OF Chicagoi Mrs.
] Ballen, OF sMinne9ota; Mrs. ]. 2, Orrick +,
| Srs. Hazard and Mrs. X. J. Lacklan or
I Missouri; Prof. stone AMI wife, oil Mtchi-
gan, and Mrs. Or. Welhlte, OF Indiana.
4 MIS-. Livermore acttd as temporary Chair
man, say n2 the Convention was called for
the interest OF women in the West. in
aud sud iscludInr Itn The state Of OH Ohio. IL
was moved that committee OF five
| be appointed on permanent organic
! tion. Mrs. LtYernore desired every lady
! 10 vote Tor or against The candidates. on
motion, Mrs. Ltvermors appointed Judge
/ Waite Chairman and Mrs. Willard, of
/ Chicago; Miss Way, OF Indiana; Mrs. DIR.
LevanWay, of Chicago, and Mrs. Hall, OF
I Toledo, Secretaries. Mrs. Ltvermore called
| upon DR.. Stone, or Kalamazoo to address
/ the Ineetii & in ths absence OF the Com
I lnittee. He declined. Mrs. Il. announced
/ that Lucy stone would be here at eleven
/ o'cock, and Susan II. Anthony would
\ not arrive until evening
The storm Wednesday night At Bosto0,
/ was the heaviest between seven and eight
/ O'Clock. q. NJ. CLARK In going 70 the res
] cue OF a boy reported 10 be buried IN the
/ ruins OF the Coliseum, vas struck by Hy1ng
! p4auA anu ki4iee- s'efSI pc tsOL1s y - - { {
Toured, bnI no otneI {, fatally, Among IN Ins 3
prominent buildings damaged waz the Old
I Methodist Church, Hanover Street, OF
which the steeple was blown down. Bro adj
way Methodist Church. South Boston, was
almost en- tlrely destroyed, involving aloss
Of $1,000. The Coliseum was unroofed and
trail Church Cur. Todd's} was badly dam
aged by 2 portion OF tie s.eeple falling
church was partly unrOofed- The roof Of
the Hartford & Erie Machine Sho-, was
( partly blown of, and the Old Colony Ma
chine shop damaged. The Normal {chool
= was badly damaged A large humber OF
+ bui3dings II process CT erection in all sec
tioas Of the city, are more or less damaged.
Hundreds OF chtnn1eys are blown down and
/ signs aud awnings carried away in ali di-
( rections. On the Common and IN all parts
( of the city. strong trees were twisted OF
split or torn up by the roots. Tire Old Elm
survived The gale with the loss OF few
branches Cam bridge, Chelsea Charleston
i ami other places suffered In the same pro-
pDrtion ith Boston. The damage in Bos
ton and vicinity Is estimated at over 8
million or dollars.
Canadian Items.