The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-13

Late New York Items.
News by Atlantic Cable.
Funeral Obsequies of the
Late George Peabody.
Sinking Of the Steamer
Louisville.


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NEW York, Nov. 12.-The entire
Custom House frauds are estimated al
S800.000 They were committed dur
ing 1866, 1867 and 1868. The princi-
pal offender has not yet been arrested,
and his name is withheld.
1t appears that few weeks ago,
I Wm j. Korn and Wm. H. When
sted. were arrested on a charge of
being engaged in the frauds. Korn
made a statement duplicating Blatch-
ford, Romaine. Mulligan, and three
brothers named CouldWeH.
The District Attorney demanded
| documentary evidence against the
men, from the Treasury Department,
and on Tuesday the papers were
brought in. The guilt of Blatchford
depends upon the genUineness of his
initipls upon the drawback claims.
The examination of Mulligan was
adjourned till tomorrow, owing to
absence of District Attorney Pierre
pont.
The new Winter time table will be
adopted on Monday next on the Hud-
son and Erie Railroad. A slower
rate of speed has been arranged so as
to secure safety aud regularity.
The new Assistant Treasurer, Fol-
ger. is busy to-day arranging his Sc
curities, and enters on his duties,
probably, on Monday.
1t IS reported that the Erie officials
have started their old brakemen, and
discharged the new, at the same time
acceding to their demands.
NEW YORK, November 12.-The
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| Queen Victoria had invited the late
Geo Peabody to visit her ar AVinesorr,
Just immediately prior to the approach
Her Majesty would have beeen pres
ent at his bedside had not the sudden
termination of his disease prevented
her.
New York, Nov. 12.-The United
States steamer Albany sailed for st.
Domingo on Wednesday afternoon.
She carries three Commissioners who
go to take formal possession of
Samana Bay as an American Station.
The Albany was loaded with heavy
ordnance for coast Notifications, and
will take nearly regiment of infantry
and a company of artillery at Dry
Tortugas.
New 1YoRK, November IA Rio
Janiero letter of Sept. 27, states that
30 further fighting has occurred in
Paraguay, the allies having given up
the pursuit of Lopez.
Lopez is at st. Estanislaus with
plenty of troops, but little ammuni-
ton.
Letters Of the 9th ult., from Hayti,
state that the pickets were destroying
! the cause of Salnave.
Cape Hayti is blockaded by rebel
/ gun boats. and Salnave's steamer
cannot get out. The English COM
mander has not sent q steamer to
assist Salnave in escaping.
The steamer TELEGRAPH, which has
been preying on American shipping
in the Gulf of Mexico, has recently
been purchased by a merchant OF
/ Turks Island, but the British Gov
ernor of Antigua has announced that
! she will, nevertheless, be treated as a
pirate by the British Government.
| NEW YORK. Nov. 12.-An Havana
letter dated the 9Th, states that orders
4 to burn all the cotton in the North
ern Department, rather than have il
/ fall into the hands of the Speniards,
have been issued.
The Spanish Bank is virtually ia
solvent.
At meeting of Cubans last even
ing, a Spanish spy was discovered and
elected, after which a Cuban Club was
formed.