The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-23
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CJoId closed In New York, yesterday, al
l3 3seiia
enator Saulsbury fell from his carriage
in washington Sunday, and broke hisleg
a St Thomas date or the 49, n inst, states
tn. L the people there stifl hope for annex
at on TO the United states.
ne German bark Beehive sailed from
Bremen yesterday, on another polar expe-
ditlon-
Ihe Union Park Congregational Church
of Chicago, a wooden structure, was de-
stroyed by IRE Sunday evening. Loss on
buJlding $4,000, and on organ s4 ,0OO Both
We refhIly insured.
r.Turner, Representative in the Ten
nes SEQ Legislature from Lawrence County,
sal tolbe a thorough Radical, publishes a
car In the Nashville Press and Times de
clA Ing there was no necessity for the
dec arati0n OF 10 artiaI law in that county,
IN which there Is no obstruction to the
Law !. and peace prevails.
Tie remains OF Detective Barmote ar
rived in Nashville yesterday. III. II.
Tnurnburg, If that city, had them placed
in bu lat case, and IS taking up a sub
scri ,tion TO pay the expense OF sending
the a to his family at Cedar Forks, Mena-
me-, County, Mich.
Nashington's birth day was observed as
aagal holiday In New York. Very little
business was transacted. stock Boards,
Ban ks, and the Produce Exchange, were
all closed. Tho Custom House and Post
ON 20 were only open for a short time.
In Chicago Washington's birthday was
observed by the suspension CT business on
'Ch ,nge, In the banks and the Post Office,
and BY the parade of the Ellsworth Zou
Rves and the FOurtesnth Fenian Regi-
ment.
preliminary meeting of the Army of
the Potomac was held In New York, on
tine I'D, at the Twenty Regiments
ArInory. 1t was very largely attended and
harmonious. Among those present were
Generals SIocum, sigeI, franklin, Wright,
M0CIean, Butterfield, Ingalls,. Newton,
Gibton, Pleasantou, Cary, Heintzleman,
French, Sickles and Hancocb-
A young man named Edward Flynn was
murdered at Troy, New York, by roughs,
ON the ice while crossing the river, sunday
mig ht. Three OF toe murderers, Thomas
Hu ent, Michael Michael. and william
Robertson, all youths, were arrested. The
prucipal assailant, Robert Rockert, is not
yet secured. ast
In. the Illinois Senate. yesterday. joint
resolution was passed appointing a select
committee to detect the influences that
contributed to the passage of the Chicago
La'le Grant Bill in the House. The pass
age of this bill in the Senate is doubtful.
The tower OF the Methodist Church in
MOrrisiana fell early Sunday morning.
Mr.. o Brien was struck by the brick and
badly Injured. The tower WIS built of
-nota,~4 F.-.cfr ~, f,s,Ffotfov Of Fraantona
amt was one hundred and twenty-five feet
high. The building was badly injure ,.
The total loss is nearly $4,000. The build
I'M. was just completed.
n Japan letter of December ed, says the
Mi sado retains ex-Lieutenant Grinnell,
An American, as Chief of the Naval Bu-
1eau, and appointed General Paul Frank,
formerly OF the United States Army, Gem
erst.-In-Chief OF the Japanese military
fOl ce, at salary OF s12, 900 per year. The
English and French representatives pro-
tested against the appointments, but were
met by reply that Japan was an inde-
pendent nation, and did not recognize
tn Ir right TO question or dictate its policy
The National Theatre at Washington
w. Is used for religious purposes Sunday
night, and an English preacher, named
Sherman, presided. Ia the course of his
re marks he alluded to President Johnson as
the man who had his trunks packed for
T.nnassee, and a portion of the audience
ssed. He then INDUCED in strong de-
nlrreiation OF the Presidents abuse of the
pardoning power in the Dempsey case,
whereupon half of the audience rose to
their feet and Missed him, and then de-
parted.
The steamer Mississippi, which arrived
al New York on the 2lst, brought Bliss and
n sherman, recent prisoners of Lopez,
with. orders TO report at Washington.
b IS states tnat they were arrested on
charges made by a brother of Lopez, to at
Il tct attention from himself, he having
b. en- detected in rob4iny the national
u asury. Bliss and Masterman were ex-
q lined before q military tribunal, and
jected TO repeated tortuies When
I nally released they were compelled to
Sttest to the truth of the statements ex-
tOrted from them in the presence of the
nited states Naval officers. Lopez is ct
l.resent belle ed to be entrenched in g
/, ountnin pass in the vicinity of Cero
I con. Minister Mcmahon is with him.
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