The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-18
Condensed TELEGRAMs.

The steamer Pennsylvania has arrived
from Liverpool
Dr. Allen March, an eminent surgeon of
Albany, y. Y, died Thursday morning.
1t is reported that a steamer is about to
leave New York with IS men and arms
and ammunition for Cuba. s
Several members of the Cuban Junta
have been arrested by the United States
Marshal and confined in the Lud ow Street
jail, at New York.
A terrific rain storm visited Western
North Carolina. Sunday night, which caus-
ed destructive freshets throughout Ivedale
and Davey Ca1nttes. The damage is esti-
mated atS5OsOg)l No lives lost.
on Wednesday afternoon, three ladies,
whils riding intheir carriage, were thrown
into mill pond, just beyond the city
limits Of Rochester, N Y, and drowned.
The Western Union Railroad has been
sold TO Alex. Mitchell, President of the
Wilwaukee and st. Paul Company, under
whose management the road Will hereafter
be run.
Polk McGrath, who IS under arress for
larceny committed In Buffalo, has been
recognized as the erson charged with the
murder OF Th0s- Hays, at Detroit, about q
month since.
The Herdld's Washington special says:
Senator sumner contends that Minister
MotIey's instructions agree with the views
expressed in his speech. but Secretary
Fish still insists that they do not
Frauk Mueller, a German laboref, sew
enty, seven years of age. and for the la {
twenty years in the employ of Miles Green
W cd, of C1nciEnati, shot himself through
the head on Wednesday, near Mount Au-
barn.
coionef w. b. Thomas, of Philadelphia,
has been placed ia nomination for Govern
or of Pennsyi7anta, as the Independent
reform csndidSGa, aud It is said he will re-
ceivel the support OF many strong men,
who will vigorously press the movement
The Western onion Raiirosd d, extending
from Racine, or LAKE Michigan, to Moline,
ILL.,. on the Mississippi, has been purchased
by Alexander Mitchell, of Milwaukee,
President of the Milwaukee 4 st. Paul
Railroad, and he will Immediately rt sumo
contro! of 1t.
John III. Sims, a notorious character, has
been arrested at Syracuse, N. Y on the
charge of selling $1,000 of counterfeit
United sta es money. A man named
Whsldea was arrested as his aecOmplice.
The steamer Dslaphine sailed from Bos-
ton, without clearance, with men, arms
aud amnunition for the Cuban or Haytien
Insurgents.
The Convention of Presbyters and Lay
men OF the Protestant Episcopal Church,
held at Chicago, adjourned sine die on
Thursday, after a protracted session of
much dis shssioh. Several resolutions were
passed of a strong character, favOring re-
vision. The. attendance was very large,
and the interest quite great
The Ben. Franklin printing office, at H.
dianapolis, was destroyed by fire, Thursv
day mo- ming. Loss on building at d ma
ehinery $4,000, with an insurance of S12,5OO,
in the following companies: Manhattan,
OF New York, S, 200; Htna, Hartford, S., 600;
Home, New York, s., 500.
A brother of ex-Nayor Gunther, of New
York, Mr.. Henry Clark, and the driver OF
the carriage, were seriously injured on
Thursday, G. West Point, New YORK, bv
the oyarturnlog OF the vehicle, the hosts
having run away.
President Grant Will be in Worcester
Mass, to-day, and remain two hours. lie
wiz be received by. the city government,
escorted by the military, and review q
procession of the public school children.
The special Grand Jury for the June
term of the U. ). District Court at Cfncin-
natl, after a session OF ten days, in which
timethey examined ninety-three witnesses
alsdTouhd hfty-one indictments, adjourn
ed oo Thursday.
The case of Cole VS.. the United state Elk
p1 ess Company, for $1,000 alleged TO have
ben lost from package of 5000 sent bS
ths sPlaintif but marked So 900, was decided
on thursday in favor ofthe defendant.
Henry wiIlot, Frenchman, who wa
- ". w.
ing, for steal silver scraps from tn
establishment Of Ball, Black & CO., wher
ne was emnIoyCd. committed suicide Il
a cell ut police hesdquarters by stranglin
himself with a ribbon attached to Ia
watch,
The chic go. Cincinnati & LouisviiI
Railroad, ex tending from La Porte to PERI
Il now completed. and the company, wa
commence running passenger trains o
Monday, June 9th. This road opens
new route between Chicago, Indianaposi
and the South, in connection with In
Michigan Southern Road, from Chicag
ami indianapolis, Peru and Chicago Roa
from Indianapolis.
Omaha spe cials to s.. Louis papers sa
nothing farther has been heard from Il
Indians near the Platt. Several comPal
les of cavalry are scouting the country
search of Indians. Six companies
troops arrived from California this wee
and have been distributed along the Unio
Pacific Railroad.
The Congressional Ways and Meal
Committee, consisting OF Brooks, AlIiso
Kelly. Mccarthy, Blair, Hooper, Marshal
aud Moorehead, together with secretarie
started on "A special train West this morl
ing. they intend travelling only in da
time ana Will reach the Pacific in abo
ten days.
At the New England Association trOttiI
race, on We'd esday, there was a We
Large crowd. The tirst race for $40 hors'
was won by Fier's Daniel Boone, in thr
Straight heats; Roden's Dresden, seeo
and ) lie. third, the przes being 81 o.
500 aud 500; time 2:Sl54, 2:%t4 ard 2;
Seven started. The next race, for doul
1tearns was won by Hairs team, India Ftu
ber Ben aui Lady Walton, in the I'll
third and aflh heats, SenlOn's Hon
Allen and Myrgon Perry winning
second aud fourth, the other two teams
ing d.sJanced: time 2:Si11, 2:851z, 2:S5. ?
and 1882.
Al late hour on Wednesday mig
three youths, named Edward Purcell, 1
ward MeCarath, and Patrick MCGUIRE,
mates OF the House of Refuge, on Ra
datI,s IsIand, New York, made an aggl
tie assault on the night watchman
,the prison, VIM. NJ. CoPpen. The ASA
tvVss evidently the result of a preconceri
plan to murder the g plight wa Waterman ;nni9,n,
Nm three lads made sl5hultaheouS S
rack on he watchn man M anu OnJ lti,6 ~ = II =
staOSN'i statOeSN = :, ficfing dangerous wounds. I
81 . are captured, and are now locked
- fbe Harlem Police Sla1on-