The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-03

mains 10 pc TAKEN TO McdWay,
Mass, for InFerment - Spanish
GunbOat ARalrs-General News.
New YORK, December 2.-Rich-
ardsou died at 5 O'Clock this morning.
His remains will be taken to Medway,
Mass, for interment The Coroner
will view the body this afternoon, and
hold an Inquest Monday.
In the Spanish gunboat cases Judge
PierrepoBt was served with copies of
papers yesterday, on which it is in
tended substantially TO base the mo-
tion for the discharge of the boats.
These papers are nOt-perfect in form,
aud the belief was prevalent at the
District Attorneys Office that they
may be charged again before the
hearing of the case, which has been
adjourned to Saturday, as they have
been changed twice since they were
originally prepared.
New York, December 2.-It is
stated that orders have been issued to
the officers commanding the troops
stationed at the various forts in New
York Harbor to hold their forces in
readiness to move on to morrow, sup
piled with ten days rations. The
Quarte-masser and Commissary De-
partments we're busily engaged yes
terday in preparing for this mysteri-
Gus movement, the direction and
destination Of which are kept pro-
foundly secret. Similar orders have
been issued to thu officers at New
London and Sackett's Harblr. There
are about 800 troops here.
The Herald says: Senator Sher-
man. of Ohio, In an interview with
our Washington correspondent, said
that the time had not yet arrived for
the resumption of specie payment; !;
that it was dangerous to commercial
classes, and should be gradual"
A letter from st. Domingo says the
leaders of all parties there, as well as
in Hsy,i, favor annexation ta the
United States.
A Neuvitas, Cuba, letter states that
1,8OO soldiers are in the hospital
there.
A formidable conspiracy among the
negro slaves at Sagua, has been dis
covered, by which they were to mas
sacre their Spanish masters, burn the
Twelve of the leaders have been sum-
marIly shot.
The failure of a Broad Street firm,
which suspended some months ago,
was reported on the Stock Exchange
this morning. The liabilities are not
large.
The outflow of currency to the
Southwest has falleh to a nominal
| amount.
No further Instructions have been
received By Assistant Treasurer Fol-
ger relative to the December gold
sales. The proposals, therefore, stand
as advertised.
Sub Treasury balance $87 sos .267.
NEW York, December 2.-Rumors
are prevalent that more persons will
be arrested on charge of being con-
cerned with the drawback frauds. 1t
is reported that clue has been
| found to the hidden whereabouts of
Samuel T. Blatchford.
A Key West letter says that news
/ has been received there announcing
that the revolutionists had surprised
Cienfuegos, taken large quantity of
provisions, clothing and medicines,
and then retreated In good order.
| They intercepted letters from Spanish
! officers, which agree as to the pros
poets of suppressing the rebellion.
The Times Havana letter says: In
Cinco Villas the district troops are
massing, and there will be a sufficient
force to draw the regular Gordon
across the Island, and compel the in-
suTgents to abandon the country, or
force them draw battle, in which
they have no chance against disci-
| pliued antagonists
A FIRE at Washington, n. j., Tues
day, destroyed the store of Cum
ming, Rockwell & Co.; Matteson
| Hall, seven stores, with dwellings,
each 40 by 80 feet, five stories high,
and three dwellings, including the
residence of Mr. Vllles. The Ma.
tional Bank building was partially de
stroyed. Loss $200,000
Stephen Sweet. a victim of the
Cars Rock disaster, has been award
ed, by jury, $4,000 damages from the
Erie Company.
Rufus King. formerly Minister to
Rome, has resigned his position il
the Custom House.
-Four dwellings, together with sew
eral outhouses, and two horses, on
Division Avenue, Brooklyn, were
burned this morning. Loss SIS, 900
! Insured.