The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-07
VOL. Xxx.

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The ball at Annapolis, on Friday night
In honor OF Mrs CommOdorer Porter
was a brilliant affair. President GRAM
and wife, Secretary Borie, Postmaster
General CresszelI, General Sherman, and
many other dignitaries were present.
Thomas McIntee has been arrested in
New York, and committed to await a
requlsition from the Governor OF Nebraska
charged with committing forgeri4s a'
Omaha to the amount of s30.O0O or s6O,OO1
II is also asserted that ne deserted MS
family, aud brought TO New York q young
| girl from Michigan, whom he had seduced'
Lenotpe was arrested in st. Louis
| on Friday, as party TO the robbery OF the
First National Bank, at Clearfield, Penn
sylvania, May 18th, of about $4,000, and
left Friday evening, for Clearheld, In
charge OF an oficerT and p w. Moore
Cashier of the robbed bank.
DR.. Day, who. has been on trial for sew
eraI days at Marshall, Mich, charged with
chiId-murder by producing ab rtion was
on Saturday night found guilty. To con-
clude the tragedy, the Doctor took NOR
phine and died on sunday.
Joseph NJ. Dake, who died fuddenly, a
few days since, in Chicago. had his life in
sured for some sl5O,OO0 Among the Com
ranies were the following Charter Oak,
$40 900: Equitable, $40 600 sNorthwestern,
s2O. 900; Etna, sIO,OOOi Connectieut Mutual,
Sl8,OOO.-
The evidence in the Mcconnell murder
case has been CONCLUDED, and Mr.. Atkins,
for the people, and Mr.. Woodson, for the
defense, have made their arguments. At
the conclusion of Judge WoOdson's argu-
ment several bouquets were thrown him
by ladies in the gallery.
"A submarine diver named Robert spen :
Ger, was drowned at Southwest Pass on
Fliday, while wrecking the steamship
Pantheon. The face glass OF his armor
broke and Ire became found among the
timbers. II was Impossible TO haul him
up A man named w. E. Buck descended
in twenty-five eetof water, without ar
NOR, and recovered the body
Nellie Dorset, who eIoped frsm New
York few days since, and who was sup
posed TO have eommitted suicide by jump
ing into Chicago River. has been found in
a house fill-fane in that city, of which
she has been for some time. an inmate.
Leaving her cloak on the bank of the
river with letters in the pocket. and throw
ing her hat on the dark water, was simply
a ruse to m'slead her friends as to her
fate.
on Saturday afternoon a select party left
Chicago for the far West, by. way of the
Union Pacific Railroad. The company
was composed Of the following named
ladies and gentlemen. Governor Bross
and wife. g. M. pullman and wife, Miss
Jenny Stewart, O. O. Waite, OF New York (;
Mr.. SemortOn, ofthe Associated Press; Mr..
Fitch OF the San Francisco Bte'letiFt; r. 8.
Elliott, Supertntendeutof the Oregon Cen
trai Railroad, and family.
At Dutch Kikins. Long Island, on Thurs
day last, three railroad men got into asdis-
pute In regard to the erelative nerits7 of
their respective roads, 5whic resulted in
one Morrow, of the Astoria Railroad, be-
ing BADLY beaten by Conductors McNaIlyI
and Kellahan, Orthe GreenpOrt Railroad
who. being drunk. tore up nearly a mile OF
track and detained the Flushing train sew
eral hours. They were subsequently at
tackled by Morrow's friends, who beat
McNally nearly to death, and so frightened
Kellahan that he ran of and has not since
been heard Of
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad Co.
was held in Milwaukee on Saturday. There
doings of the Directors for the last year
were unanimously ratified and approved
The following named gentlemen were
elected Directors for the terms named: For
three years, Alex. Mitchell. OF Milwaukee;
RusseI Sage. of New York; Fred. p. James,
OF New York; ". A. Cowdrew, of New
YoIk; w. 8. Gurrue, OF New York. For
two years, SeIah Chamberlain, of Cleve-
land, Ohio: s. 3. Merrill, OF Milwaukee;
Julius wadsworth. Of New Jersey: James
Buell., OF New York For one year, James
G. Gamer, of New York; Henry Keep, OF
New York; James H. Bened ct, of New
York; L. r. Morton, OF New York.
At the Jerome Park races, near New
result 4: Hurdle race for all ages, S, 600. one
mile and three quarters, over six hurdles
Harry Booth, l; VIM r. Bacon. 2; LObelia,
3; Thompson, b. g., A; Mitchell, s; r. w.
Walden, b. m, 6. Time, S:2515. second
race, FOrdham stakes-Handicap colt, by
Uncle Vic four years, 1; General Duke, p;
Metarie, 3. III ne, 2;I414. Third race, Bel
mo 1t stakes, three year oIds, one mile five
fur ongs, won by August Belm 1nt's Fee
nian. his Gleniatg being second; r. W.
CainerOn's Invercastle,- 3; i. q. Morris
Ba oerowen, filIey, 4: and Mr.. II. snford's
Le CfngsOn gelding, 5. Time, 3 ;O454, Fourth
race. members cup, Handicap sweep
stakes. one aud one-eiehth miles, wen by
Climax, beating Morrissy aud Alma
Time, 2:071S. Fifth Iace, sweepstakes for
filIies fOsled In 1867, five furlongs, won by
MeConners Anna Mace, beating Morris
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