The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-25
TELEGRApEE SUMMARY.


Gold closed in New York, yesterday, at
1867.
The Olympic Theatre at Detroit was
burned on the night OF the 25d tastan'. {.
Loss $4,000.
Australian letters fully confirm the mas
sacre at POVERTY Bay, New Zealand. by tn =
Moores; 81 whites and ab ut % friendly
natives were killed, AMI the settlement
entirely blsued out.
The New York Herald states hat last " Al
it paid to the telegraph company s4,,U0
more than all the rest or the New York
papers.
A New York dispatch of date 23d says:
The r gers murder stiu remains a mys-
terry and Tom has not yet appeared. TIE
romantic stories attributed b. q Waterbu-
~, Conn paper, are not believed by the
prominent poll e authorities.
Concurrent resolutions have passed the
Missouri Legislature memorializing Con-
gress to grant additional subsidies to the
Kansas and Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
1t Is said that nearly thirty members of
the Missouri Legislature have expressed
their Willingness to submit the question of
female suffrage to the people OF that State.
A Chicago dispatch dated 2sd ayss John
Dewitt, the Chicago pedestrian at IL O'Clock
this mo ming accomplished the hitherto
unparalleled feat Inthis country of walk
ing 900 miles In LOCO consecutive hours
for wager OF i've hundred dollars
A law case is reported in New York,
wherein a decision of Judge Bull was over
ruled by the Court OF Common Pleas,
which afEirms that gift OF money or other
valuable thing, 70 secure or reward the be-
stowment of Office, conveys title good In
law
A Rio Janeiro letter of December 23d con-
Arms the account OF the route OF Lopez and
his army at vtiletta. The Brazilian loss is
placed at 2,OO0 but 1t Is understood that the
Emperor admits it to have been much
heavier. Angustura had not yet been at
tacsed, but a division was marching
against 1t. Minister Mcmahon Is reported
to have come to an understanding with.
Lopez, and the steamer Wasp had return
ed to Buenos Ayres.
The report ofthe superintendent Of the
Missouri state Lunatic Asylum shows the
Institution to be doing a most excellent
work. The total number Of patients dug
ing the past two years wGs 565. The number
discharged during the same time was 305.
The expenditures Of the Asylum for two
years was Sl5l so34, and the receipts Sl95YS1Z.
The cost OF maintenance OF each patient
was S3 50 per week, which is stated to be
81 y less than the average, and forty two
cents lower than the cheapest asylum in
the United States.
On Friday last ths Wells Fargo Inves-
tigatiDg Committee, at Washington, had
number OF witnesses before them.
Amongst those examined was j. O. Case
meut, of the Union Pacific Railroad. He
testified. that the accumulation of mail
matter along the route took place when
the old contract with Wells, Fargo & Co.
expired, and before the new one was
made. Mr.. Spades, the son of the nan
who was the lowest bidder for the con-
tract, testified that himself and his father
offered to carry the mail for 100000 less
than w els Fai go & Co., but they could not
get any satisfactory answer to their letters
Mr.. Tilton, a banker of New York. who
seems to have been the backer OF Mr..
Spades. corroborated the statement. The
same dispatch says: It seems to be gen.
orally understood that Menard, the coiored
Congressman from Louisiana, Will not get
his seat In the House.