The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-15
Humboldt gentennia al In Indian
AnnIIs.

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INDIANAPOLIS, September 14.-The
Humboldt Centennial Anniversary
was appropriately celebrated at Nor
rison's Opera Hall, in this city, to-
night.
The vote in this city and county on
the question of the donation of $3.50,
600 to the indianapolis, Delphi and
Chicago, and indianapolis and Hi
nois Central Railroads, ,sresulted in
large majority against the appropria
tion In the county. The city gave
small majority in. favor of it.
CLEVELAND, o., Sept. 14a-The
procession this morning in honor OF
the centennial anniversary Of Won
Humboldt was very large and i'm
posing, numbering from SIX to eight
thousand persons, representing the
different trades, professions and carl
catures. The procession adjourned to
the rink, where orations euloglstc OF
the great philosopher will be made.
The weather Is fine.
NEW York, Sept. 14-The Hum
boldt anniversary was enthusiastically
celebrated by the Germans and others.
The public buildings, .hotels. and ship
ping were handsomely decorated with
bunting, the Headquarters Of the vari-
Gus German Societies being elaborately
decorated. The procession to Central
Park numbered about 10000 persons.
The unveiling OF the Humboldt Mon
ument there was very interesting
event. The ceremonies opened with
an overture from 0beron, after.which
| @. e. Detmold, President of the Hum
boldt Monument Association, pre-
sented the monument TO the Central
Park COMMISSIONERS. 1t was then
unveiled, and Andrew H. Green,
Comptroller of the Park, spoke in &C
ceptanee. of the gift. The various So
cieties present then sung the chorus
Oisis and OSIRIS. EaA s.,
Professor Lieber delivered an elo-
quent Grafton in German and Profess
| sor Doremus an able address in Eng
lish, and after further. music the ,cere-
monies ended. AzEs Al EakA45& =.
A grand banquet took place at Ger
mania HaH this evening. followed by
a torch-light procession of many
thousand people. e...-.-.
The Germans of-Hudson County,
N. j., had a fine celebration in honor
| of the day. &N8& sG6a
1t appears. from the proceedings in
the Supreme Court to- day. that Chas.
B. Conkliu, one of the messengers OF
/ the Merchants Union Express Com
many. has been under detention by the
| Deputy Sheriff, for nearly a month
on suspicion of having been privy to
the robbery of the company on the
11th nit. on the New York Central
Railroad. Under a writ of habeal
corpus, he was to-day produced in
court, and there being no testimony
against him, he was ordered DIS
charged from custody. Ehe report:
of the courts proceedings, state the
amount Obtained by the robbers a
$4,000.
The rumors current of the seriou;
illness of James Gordon Bennett arr
. quite unfounded. He. was at The
; Herald office some hours to day II
, good health. N :.
A grand banquet was given at Del
| monioos this evening IN honor of tht
Harvard crew. They have accepted
tbe hospitahties Of the city of Boston
t The Delaware. lsackawana ant
r Western Railroad Company has givel
$50 600 for the relief of the AvOndal
sufferers. The Company do not be
Iieye that the fire In the nine was tn
work of incendiaries, but the resul
r of the carelessness- OF a miner VIII
e descended the shaft.wlth a bnndIe 0
t hay, which became 'fgulted from tn
q lamp he carried IN his hat.
) Adams Express Company have con
tributed 81 900 for the sufferers.