The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-21
STATIC y ER Y,
UONDENsRD TELEGgAMs.

The steam er MerTirnzC, from RIO JanotIO.
has arrived at New Ork.
Last night was The coldest OF tho season
at Virginia City, Montana.
The stone chapel Of the SgedeuboTgian
So eiety, al WaIShem, Mass, was destroyed
by IRE on Sunday.
Margaret Carlan was arrested, in Chica-
20, Osl sunday, for killing her husband In
drunken quarrel.
Abel r. CorbIn, OF New York, Is visiting
his father-ln-iaw, Jesse R. Grant, in Cow
ington, KY
The Weser, from New York. has arrived
At southampton, and the Beiion at
Havre.
The Brooklyn Uai5a has been sod by
Chittenden to prominent Den1Ocrats- The
transfer takes place January lst.
Rev. DR.. Thursion. Of the Central Con-
gregaflODal Church, at FaH River, v ass.
died on sunday night.
An old locomotive exploded yess erday
on Tho Reading PA Railroad. killing tho
engineer, Joseph Nag les aud injnfingthree
other men
The Bible ana Common Prayer Book So
ciety oel ele1Tated tts sixty-h1st anniversary
in New York, sunday nisqti in the chapel
ofthe Holy Saviour.
10 drunken row in Mem pl1is, on sat
tIr(iay niulf Joe I,ushar n negro, was
fatally stabbed by another negro named
Jim Todd.
Mr.. George Abbott, leader OF an expedi-
tion whose aim IS 70 destroy OF disab' q the
eunboats, sailed LAST night in pursuit of
them
A lad named Land, m employe on the
steamer w. q. Curtis, fsll Down lhe cabin
stairs on Satprdays near w heel inG, and
broke his neck.
The Mutual Base BAH Club left New
York Sunday evening, via the Erie Rsll-
road en- route for New Orleans, where
they are TO play three games.
The Indictment against certain citizens
OF Portage City, Wis, for lyuching VIM.
II. Spain last tali, was yesterday gus shed
andthe prisoner exonerated from blame.
The doors of the Cooper iInstisase were
closed against George Francis Train on
Snnuay night, and mis- expscted lecture
did not come on. He demands $500.
Henry Husguard was struck yesterday
afternoon with the pol, o. street car. IA
runnir away, and moTtaIly wounded.
John Wheeler. conductor Of n freight
train on the Chicago Northwestern
Haisroad, was Instantly Killed on satur-
day at Geneva by being run over by y
train. -
1t Is said that some OF tho firemen and
engineers OF the Spanish gunbOats are IN
CEpan employ, aud Will make efforts 10
american waters.
1t a. stated that other Government pub
sIc officials than tbose already mentioned
have bsen indicted. by the Grand Jury,
election frauds.
MoiiIe HEPBURN, a dansease at the Varie-
Ties In Memphis, recently married a young
man from Mississippi. On Sunday morn
ing she quietly left. tas ing his pocket :
book, containing 81 SEQ OF his money.
The failure or Chas. 7. Shcpaard Il Co.
OF st. Louis, with liabilities fOr Sf0 600 at
Buffalo anu $4,000 - Oswego, Is nnylOune-
co. AZ Is said their creditors viii not lose
heavily.
A cro.,v a., .-f,o f,,4 e..-.,,,.s s,.
the Poor House OF Lasalle County. IlIiDoi
was yesterday morning found about u
frniIe and half from Ottawa IN 81 corn
field frozen 10 death.
The Mormons IN Williamsburg. Sew
York, were Rddrf ssed on Suadey by Brig
ham Young, Sr- Bishops HaulmoDd and
Potts also spoke. The substance OF
Young's address was abuse OF the Press.
DR.. VIM H. Lewis, of Boston. was arrest.
ed in New YORK, on sunday, on q charge
of kidnapping nis own daughter, aged :
years, taking her from the custody OF her
mother, peuding the decision OF divorce
suit. 4se
John E. Parkham. while attempting "a
board a train IN raotion on the Hem pfield
West Virginia, was thrown upon the
track, run over aud almost instantly
killed.
The Free Trade League of Chicago was
Organized last evening by the adoption q
Constitution and the election ot officers.
Col. J. VI. Foster was chosen President
Franklin McNelgh Secretary, and Clinton
Briggs, Treasurer.
The legislative Council Of MontauR
unanimously Democratic, have reiecJeg
Governor AEhley's Rppointaas for Terrific
rial Auditor, Treasurer and Superinieud
ent OF Puplie instruction, who are RepuD
ltcans.
There was heavy a fell of snOy
throughout Northern and Western Nes
York, on sunday, and trains arriving q
Jersey City yesterday morning. were Gov
cred with snow and ice. The storm WA
very severe.
The floor of the Presbyterian Church
corner or Dearborn and Ontario Streets
Chfcago. gave way while Iull OF people
Sunday ntSht. precipifating some ufty {
seventy people into the base eTnent, eaosln
much excitement, but hurting no one.
samuel Whitley, of Henderson County
Tennss,ee. on Wsdne sdsy last in q n
insanity, threw two OF nis children into
vel and jumped In ai,er them. The
wers drowned he was rescued, bat is no
expected to live.
A man named Frederick Elienbroos
employed in q store at No 70 State Stree
Iey-rope, was struck on the head by tel
pound hon weight, falling from abOy'
and so badly iDiureu that he died Sunda
night.
A rumor is abroad that the recent activ
transfer Of kentan arms and men fro1
New York City 10 the Southwest, was VIII
an ultimate reference to Cuba. New o.
leans, Key West and Mobile ara to 1
made a base of operations. Some Of tn
leaders OF the brotherhood are known
pe 81 present IN The SOUTH
r. NJ. GuiIlord, we'll known and y
Epectess citizen o. Chicsgo, a member
tue Board OF Education, and one Of Il
most prominent sunday School worke
in Chicago, while in attendance on SUI
day, at Fosters Mission school, as 1
Superintendeu was struck down wit
ap6pIexy ana died about two O'Clock We
terday morning. Ills age was 30.
Fifty miles OF the California and Oregc
Railroad have been com mpleteQ. ana IL
beneVed the track Will reach Mill Cree
1l2 miles distent from sacramento,
March next, and surveys are being mas
Tor s line through the san Joaquin Nails
Counties TO the southern boundary or u
state. which viii enter san Francisco {
the track CT the Western Pacific Railroa
via Oakland.
Samuel Zin:l yvss arrested ia st. Lon
Yesterday, for running away from Ell
Pa. q short time since Wi:h the wife
Lueien Tayio he had been agent {
" WheeIers & Wilson's Sewing Aach1nes
Erie, and Is said 20 he large oefauiter
the company. Mrs. Taylor also returns
Erie. where she left four children. Zln
IS fifty years cid and has Srown-l
family. They were en route TO Ca!liorni
The German Democrats OF The fenfh al
Seventeenth Wards, New YORK, held
Tamany in strong terms, aud warning &
Democracy OF the country not to trust G
leaders Of Iamany 13il, and proposing
contest the last election OF Judicial office
in these Wards, and calling upon Congre
70 pass a stringent election law under q
power given TO II by the Fifteen
Amendment, as soon as that should
adopted. a letter was received pro1nisI
ard; purpoTting to come nom the VI;
iN"0e - 1a-a.s
CHICAGO, December 20.-A spee ei
from St. Paul says: The Governor
Minnesota has interviewed Genel
Hancock upon the propTiety Of sen
ing United States troops to PemblI