The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-23
TELEGRAPIE SUMMARY.


Gold closed in New York yesterday at
1857.
A. d. Brockhouse was thrown from MS
Tftf.v wagon, in Cincinnati, on wednesday,
mig and instantly killed
Tie Hudson River Railroad track is
wasacd away between Stuyvessant and
shau ok, and at several other points.
FRA vel IS suspended.
A Cuban meeting was held in Chicago
last night, which was slimIy attended
Another meeting will, probably, be held.
Cora James, the spiritualist, has been
sentenced to pay a fine of 500, and to sixty
days Imprisonment. in Chicago, for send
ing obscene and threatening Letters to a
gentleman of at city.
the stockholders of the Union Pacific
Railroad held meeting in Boston yester-
day, and after adopting different amend
ments to the charter authorized by Con-
gress, adjourned over till this (Friday)
morning, for the choice OF officers
In the Memphis races on the fourth day
Crhursday), the sport was lively. The
Merchants and Bankers purse-s5a0' two
mile heats, free for all-was won by Onta-
rio. beating Larkin and Elgin in two
straight heats; time, 3:ts1z. The livery
stable keepers purse-s250. two mile dash,
free for aII-was won by Che ltham's bay
fiIey, three years Old, by beating Gilroy,
Pat CIeburne, Queen OF the West, Agnes
Donovan; time, S:I514. The Southern
Express VeIocipede purse of 500, was won
by Wesley ovens, beating George Woriey
and II. a. Jones; time, 9:4%. The volun-
teer purse OF 500, mile heats, was won by
Theta, beating Capital and Brown Dick
being dsstanced on the first heat, dar ng
which tho rain came down in torrents
Crystal Winning the first hea.; time, /; o.
2:0OJ<. 2:OZ1l The attendance was not so
good rs on Wednesday, owing to the stale
Of the weather.
Detective Angel, from Piaitsburg, New
York, arrested man named NBarstow'
near st. Paul, charged with defrauding
the Govern ment by smuggling vases aud
other valuable property, from Canada into
the United States. Barstow had been ar
rested at Detroit and turned over to the
United states Marshal at that place, and
the property seized. He, however, escaped
and went 10 MENDOZA, Minnesota, where
he has lived for some time with his family
IN first class style. Mr.. Angel started with
him for Plaltsburg yesterday. Barstow
was formerly in business In Boston, where
he victimizsd several prominent mer-
chants to tile amount of GI75,OO0 and TED TO
Canada.
A special from Springfield. Illinois, says
it Is now probable that there VIII be no
necessity for calling an extra session oi
the Illinois Legislature to make provisions
for the re-ere ectton OF the new Blind
Asylum lately destroyed by fire. IL is said
that the people OF Jacksonville have Sc
cured the Berean College building, which
has been, for some time, nnoecupied, fo
the accommodation and wants of the
Asylum. thus ohviating the necessity OF I
legislative pro visloh until the Legfsla ur'
shall meet in regular session, two year
hence. 1t is also stated by another dis
patch tl1at Gov Palmer will Immediately
seJld a cOnpetent person TO Jacksonville
to make an estimate of the cost of rebail2
II,g the Blind Asylum. II is understood
that the people OF that city are disposed u
offcT a liberal bonus towards rebuilding tn
institution. even 10 the amount required
to complete 1t, at the same time Bloom
ington and several other cities are maxim
liberal offers for the location of the Inst
tuition.