The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-30
TELEGRAPH SUMMARY.

Gold closed in New York. yesterday. at
1917.
A heavy easterly rain storm prevailed at
New York on Monday.
There is no sigu of the ice In the Missis-
sippi al ST. Paul breaking up.
Rev. Ambrose o'Nen. Catholic priest,
died II Albany, New York, Sunday even
ing.
Au attempt to set fire to building in
New York was frustrated on Saturday
night.
4 or the banks of Boston 26 are opposed to
the extension of the currency, IA in favor
and are neutral.
The ice In the Hudson River is still
strong and heavy. The weather is mild
and wet there.
James Harper, ex-Mayor of New York
G t., who was injured on last Thursday by
being thrown from his horse, died on Sat
urday night. He was seventy-four years
old.
The steamers Nevada, from Liverpool,
Atlanta, from London, and Arago, from
Bremen, arrived at New York Monday
morning.
\ prominent member of the Baptist
Church at Omaha has been found guilty
OF falsely and malfciously assailing the
character OF the wife of his pastor.
The American House and adjacent Duild-
ings, in HilsborO, n. H, were destroyed
by fire on Sunday night. The furniture
was saved. Loss 5000. Insurance 5000.
Rev. Demetrus Morgan, a prominent
@ lthotc priest, formerly Friar of st VIM
cents abbey, westmoreland County,
Pennsy Ivania, died at st. Paul on Satur-
day.
A theatre manager named Spencer was
thrown from a carriage in Central Park,
New York, on Sunday, and had both his
legs broken. A lady, thrown from the same
carriage, is supposed to be fatally injured.
= disturbance occurred on Sunday in the
synagogue In Irvington street, New York,
IN consequence of the trustees endeavor-
in to leave the Synagogue before the close
of the service. Moses Michael, member
of the congregation, was arrested on a
charge OF dIsorderly conduct.
six miles of the Union Pacific Railroad
track was laId on Satu day last. They
continue pushing the road west of Ogden,
and they also expect soon to finish the per
manent lines through tho tunnel at Echo
Canon. The work on the Mis- ourl River
bridge at Omaha is progressing favorabiy.
work on the centre pier.
1t is reported that as the seven o'clock
morning passenger train from Cincinnati
was approaching deadville, Penn, on sat
uTday night, at about Gas, some rufIian
fired a bullet into one of the cars, the mis-
sile entering oRe side of the vehicle and
passing out through the other. Forum
aIely, no one was injured.
The Order of Odd Fellows of New York
City have completed the arrangements for
fitting celebration of the Fiftieth Ami
Versary of the establishment of the Order
on this continent. The addresses will be
delivered at Steinway dalI on the even
ing of the 26th of April, by Rev. DR.. Ed
ward III. Chaplin, p. p. NJ. Smith, of Buff
falo, and others.
On Saturday the m otion for a new tlial
in the case Of the State rs. Mrs. Glenn was
orerruIed in the Criminal Court, and yes
terday the motion In arrest of judgment
was overruled and she was sentenced to
the Penitentiary for life.
On Sunday night, IN Memphis, John
Kennedy deliberately shot Peter CrawIey
in the back, while the latter was eScorting
lady to church. They were rivals, and
jealousy prompted the act.
The door of the Episcopal Church at
Thomaston, Missouri, gave way ON sun
day night, under pressure of the dense
crowd in attendance, precipitating $50 per-
sons into the unfinished basement. Two
persons wefe seriously and many slightly
iuiured