The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-25
TELEeaAPH SUMMARY.


The steamer BarrussIa, from Breme
has arrived at New York.
seaven's straw factory, In Milford. Mas
sachusetts, was destroyed by fire on Sun
day. Loss $4,000: insured.
The body Of CharIes Mclean was found
in the woods. near Peekskill, New York
on Sunday, 1llth bullet hole in his head
He IS Supposed TO have been murdered.
The Eieat Farewell Hall land sale in Chi
cago, came to sudden close for want ol
bidders.
Giles Brothers, OF Chicago. whose JeveIry
store was recently robbed of So 90 worth oi
diamonds, have recovered their propert
Thetria1 OF wnliam A. Robinson, for
the murder of General Met onnei. was
commenced at Jaeksonvill T, Illinois, yes
terday. a great array OF counsel is en-
gagged on both sides. IL will be several
days before a Jury Will be obtained.
A prostitute. hot at a man in Chicago,
on Monday, and missing her aim, the ball
took effect in the stomach OF a son of the
propr etor OF the den oflntamy she inhab-
tied, killing him almost instantly.
The boiler OF a locomotive on the Central
Railroad exploded at Rochester, Monday
morning, destroying itself and i've freight
cars. The engineer was scalded. No lives
lost.
Orange, New Jersey, on Sunday, suffered
ten thous I'd dollar hre, on which there
were four thCdsand dollars insurance. six
families Were rendered homeless.
One boy had ais skull broken and anoth-
er his jaw DroR en- in an ARRAY ia Newark,
New Jersey, on Sunday night, in which
stones were !. ed as weapens.s
There were dve incendiary fires in Ian
singbur4, N. Y, on sunday night, invoIv-
ing a loss of ten thousand dollars.
row boat, containing eighteen men,
was capsized, on Saturday, be ow n ew
Or.eanS, and eight OF the men we've
drowned.
Queen Victoria's birth day was cele-
braied IN Memphis by the 81. Andrew and
st. Georges Societies, by a procession and
picnic.
No further particulars in reference to
the outrage on The train, aturday night.
men uOnedtn our noon dispatches, have
been received.
DIR. Stewards horses, with carriage, ran
of on Monday, at PeeksRll, New York,
threw out the Doctor. his son and driver,
broke the Doctors arm and jaw, broke the
drivers hip, and seriously injured the boy.
Eight men Were severely injured. and
several slightly hunt. by the falling ofwalls
at a hre, on tbc corner of Canal and Com
mon Streets, on the levee at New Orleans,
on Saturday night. Two of the men are
reported ees4d.
The Commissioners representing Ala
bama and Florida, who have for some time
past been discussing the prelimiuaries for
the sale OF West Florida to Alabama, have
come TO a decision as to the terms. All
that poFtion of Florida lying west of the
ApalachicOla is TO be sold to the State of
Alabama for one million dollars in Ala
bama bonds The bonds are to be deliver.
ed when all legal forms are complied with.
West Florida first votes on the matter.
The Legislatures of both states act on 1t,
and then II is to be submitted to Congress
for approval.
Dispatches from New York say there is
every prospect OF an early reu Iou of the
two schools of the Presby erian Church.
The Committee of Conference on Reunion
on the part of the otd school, met on Fri
day, and 1t is reported voted unanimously
for reunion, on the basis OF the stand
arts. The Joint Committee OF both the
old and new schools met Informally on
that no vote was taken, the was a n
eral Interchange of views and perfect
harmony. A meeting of the Joint Com q
mtttee was he'd on Monday after
noon, and it is understood they agreed
to recommend union on the basis
of the standard. Tne two Presbyterian
Assemblies met together at 5 80 on Mon
day, in Dr. Springs Church for devotional
exercises. The Old School Assembly
opened the business session at 9;80 DR..
Carter reported, for the Committee on FL
nance, that the amount collected during
the year was s65.6l6; amount expended
SjO,l4S.
The ministers of the Presby yterian, Bap-
tlst and Methodist Churches in Chicago
have had another MEETING and cousulta.
zion relative to decorating the soldiers
graves on Sunday. There was large at.
tendance, but the tone OF sentiment was
far less adical than a. the previous meet
ing, and ieveral well known c c-ergymen
Acknowledged that they had changed THEN
minds and felt that little or no harm could
result from the ceremony on the Saba TN
day, Finally committee appointed fol
tile purpose, offered a series OF resolutions
whtch were much modified in tone froa
those. passed at last meeting They resolvt
that, while they 90 not regard the m ere sc
of decorating the graves ON the Ss,bbat
as a des Grafton of the day, yet they be
heve that with the eoncOmftants necessa
lily f,acc5mpanytng such ceremony in tht
breaking up of religious services, the
gathering together OF a multitude largely
composed Cf those who feel I Interest ii
honcriug the sabbath, the almost certain
tendency &c intemperance, and the gen
eral removal OF restraint, such a cere
mOuy wi / inevitably be dis astrous alfk,
TO re.fs.t5tfs and civil influence. In an
other resolution they petition the Crane
Commander TO change the day TO Satur
day, in accordance with the change mad
at Washington, Boston, Cincinnati, sc.