The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-02
TELEGRAPII SUMMARY.
old closed in new York. yesterday. at


Gold closed In New York, yesterday, at
1857.
A New York dispatch of date 1T, says
At the inquest held. on the body OF Saml'
Butler, a crippled soldier, who was fou I'D
dead in front of a grocery in Newark, on
Friday, it was shown that Magufre. the
proprietor of the store. put Bntler out after
he had drank several times. The Coroner
held him in 5000 bail
A New York dispatch dated the 1st saws:
A terrible outrage was committed on Sat-
ur5ay night in liquor saloon at No.
Ridge Street, on the person of yOun g
woman from the country, named Mary
Valesko. who had been enticed in there
by ruffain named James Kenny. He
was subsequently, arrested.
y Troy New York; dispatch OF the LIST
icst. says three Iaborers were killed and
hve wounded by the premature explosion
OF glycerine, at a rock blasting. on the
Lebanon Railroad in SOath Petersburg,
Saturday morning Those killed were
horribly mutilated-
A GAINESVILLE (O.l dispatch Of the LIST says
the engine attached TO height train ON
the Central Ohio Division OF the Baltimore
& Ohio tsaiIroad exploded near Barnes
Vile on that morning, killing the engi.
neer aud fremen, and severely Injnrlng
three train men. s.,-.......ts. ..f
A letter from Porter G. Bliss, dated on
board the fiag-ship Guerriere. or Monte
Video, December 10, states that he and
Masterman. who were arrested by Lopez.
had been given up TO Admiral Davis. on
condition that they should be sent to the
United State as prisoners. to be tried for
an alleged conspiracy against Lopez.
The New York Times recommends that
amendments be made TO the proposed
Alabama claims treaty, to remedy It's de-
fects, If we are in earnest in pretending
wish to preserve the peace. IT we want
war let as have 1t. II we want peace let
us embrace this opportunity of securing
it. bat let us DO one thing or the other, and
not keep this question open to exaspeiate
the people of boz countries, without
doing any possible gCod.
English papers o. q he 18th ult. state that
Americans arrivins In the south of France
have frequently suffered annoyance from
rot being provided with passports. The
reiterated efforts of Gen. Dix have at last
been obtained that the regulation requir-
ing such passports shall be hereafter en-
tireiy without effect. A circular from NJ.
Pinard when Minister of the Interior, and
bearing the date o. December Sth, 1868, de-
clares that all citixans of the American
Union shall hereafter be permitted to en-
ter, travel and sojourn in France on the
simple declaration % their nationality.
a Danburgh (Connectlcut) dispatch of
date the LIST inst says: A terrible disaster,
destroying a number Of lives aud much
property, occurred here, laat night. Upper
Kohanza Dam, which supplies the borough
with water, gave way, forcing another dam
below, where the two bodies of water
Fusht forward, carrying all before them.
FIint's Dam and three bridges were also
swept away Houses and small buildings
were destroyed aud carried or in a food OF
ice, rocks, trees, JEc MIR. A Clark's dwell
ing was carried away with his family, con-
sisting of himself, wife and boy, in it-and
all drowned. Miss Humphrey, Mrs.
Hustled, and Mrs. Ghas. Andre VS. mother
were also drowned. A number of other
persons missing. It is supposed Il or Is
lives were lost.
A washfngton dispatch, dated Ist, says
Judge Orth, of Indiana, viii introduce a
resolution to the House tO-day, that the
territory belonging to the Dominican Gov
ernment shall, upon the application of he
Government and people of said Republic
be admitted into the Union as a territory
of the United States, to be called the terri
tory of st. Domingo, upon certain term
and conditions. First, That the peopl
shall adopt republican form of territorial
government; such action shall be by anC
with the consent OF ths existing Govern
ment o said Republic, and such for.i
of government shall be submitted Il
Congress for approval. The admission
of such territory shall be with a view Il
the ultimate establishment of a state gov
eminent, republican in form, and that an.
other territory in the West Indies, whose
people and government shall apply Tor ad
missioR territory, shall be admitte
upon the same terms and conditions. IL
stated that the Republics are knocking a
our doors, and the question is no longe
whether we shall buy them, or protec
them, but whether we shall take them 70
nothing,