The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-08
OONDEEsED FELGGRAMs.

lUh5DA1s pEPt q.
Rain has fallen steady at Louisville
since PM. Monday.
Premiums for base ba 1 matches win be
offered daily, during the continuance of
the Kentucky State Fair.
Miles steam saw-mill, in Greenbush,
New York, was burned on Monday night.
Loss sIusO0O-
an the New York papers or yesterday
contained eulogistic obituaries OF Secre-
tary RaWlins.
Senator Sumner has been Invited to pre-
slte at the Afassach usetts State Repubit-
can Convention, which meets on the - q.
The California state Fair opened yeste--
day 60 san Francisco, with splendid
showing ot stock The sttendance was.
The Grand Lodge Of the United States of
the ancient order Of Good Fellows will
convene In Cincinuau o-day.
Mrs. Amelia Busch, Il German, while
laboung under delirium induced ~ sick
ness, drowned herself ia cistern IN ST.
Louis yesterday. IEE 8Ha Et
The man, Paul Stickrath, who was shot
by a Mr.. Lewis near Louisville, on Satur-
day, while endeaYoling 70 escape from
him, died OF his wound yesterday.
A nre broke out last night in the furaf-
ture ware rooms of Lapp & Benzinger, on
Market street, Louisville and destroyed
large amoUpt OF material. The loss may
probably reach IS 600.
D. ~
County, Kentucky, was shot anu killed on
his place last sunday, by William leak.
Leak Ned, but was pursued, shot at,
wounded and arrested.
Prof Davidson's scientific party has re-
turned lrom Alaska, The result of the
expedition is satisfactory. The Tarty vis-
tied r gion ot country never before pen
etrat by white men.
Alta meeting Of the stockholders of the
Louisville "r2nkfOrt Railroad Company,
yesterday, q Jte was taken ON q PROPOSE
ton 70 CO. 3lidate said read with the
Frankfort Lexington Railroad, and re-
sultedi IN IL r.r theT6of By a large majority.
The Ohio state Universalist Convention
met at DesMOines yesterday forenoon.
Quite large number are present, and
many more are known TO be on tho way.
The Convention will continue in session
three or four days.
Judge Jere =. Black, OF Penusylvania,
has brought suit In the sum OF s25,0t0
against the Louisville and Nash vile r AL
road for Injuries sustained some time dur
ing the early pant Ct the summer. Iiad
the Railroad Company been prompt in
paying the physician who attended Judge
Black during his sufierings, he would
probably have been more indulgent.
At a meeting of the Board of super
vtsots, Mayor McCOppen and other defeat
ed Democratic candidates in san Fran
cisco demanded recount OF the entire
vote or the city and county OF San Fran
CISCO and brought charge fraud against
the Commission appointed t0 count the
vote.
Tho partition walls OF the large new
brick building, on the SO Ltheast corner OF
CuaE4es anu Ch@sS otreets, altlfn 0le, gave
way yesterday IorenoOnl WrecRing the
building. Several briek-layers and hod-
carriers were at work In an upper story,
ana four were buried in the ruins. Three
men have been rescued. They are sevcrIy
cut and injured. The fourth, named Benj.
Locks (coloredl, hOd- carrier, was dead
The Lexington, KY, racing track was
heavy yesterday, and th9 attendance was
small. The Jockey Club purse of 800, two
mile heats, all ages, resulted-F. Bissick' IS
old, /, l; A. Buford's bay colt, Grassland,
four years old, ?, 2; Geo. CadWallader's s
chestnut lilly, Emma Maratta, four years
Old, distanced. Time 4:0St4, 400.
CAIRO, September Port LIst-Contin-
entail, New Orleans to st. Louis at a. n.
GladiOia, Louisville TO New Orleans at 4
=. NJ; Cora s., Cincinnati to Memphis 9
p. M.i Belle 81. Louis, st. Louis TO Mem
phis p. NJ; w. IL, Arthur, New Orleans
to 81. Louis p. N. River fallen inches.
Weather clear. Mercury 50.
a Georgia letter says the damage in that
excessive heat and draught of the latter
half OF August Is extended and irrepGra-
pie. Ihe ylelu In tnat state has been di-
minished lully one-halL and in many
places more than that. The effect upou
the fortunes of planters Is disa.trous,
though III is at least probable that higher
prices consequent upon an abridged sup
ply, viii, IN great degree, com pensate
for the apparent laXity.
At the Convention of Cigar Makers In
Chicago yesterday, the following was
adopted: BE q ReSOiUcd, Tn q each Local
Union shall, upon the passage OF this reso-
tuition, open their books for the Initiation
OF ali unfair men working under this furis.
dicton, upon the payment OF the It.
ttlotion ice. Thls shall IN no case allow a
Local Union to elect cigar makers who
have money endorsed upon their cards
Eighty seven Unions are represented in
this CohYeL ton.
The Governors OF Missouri, Kansas anl
Alabama have given given, a notice gI. to me me Com
Commercial Convention, to meet at Louis
Vile, that they VIII soon appoint 0ele
gates. Governor Smith, of Alabama, state
that he Will be present. me 0oYefnOfs o
New York and Maryland, and the Mayo
Of New Orleans have already appointed
delegates.
The American Pharmaceutical ASsocio
tlOn commenced its an nual session in CHI
CagO yesterday afternoon. Delegates ar,
present from all parts or the cOuntry-thl
being the hrst convention OF the kind eve
held in the West. II VIII be an tmpOrtan
one to Western druggists. Ia connection
with the meeting Is magnificent exp 81
tion Of chemicals, chemical and pharmR
ceutal apparatus and appliances, which q
being held ia smaller hall near the mali
hall. All the large manufactOrits ami tn
more prominent cities Of this country ar
well represented, of which Phuadeiphi;
takes the lead, both for excellence or artf
cles ana largeness or assortment; and Chi
cago ranks next.
AT a special meeting Of the Woman
Suffrage Association OF ST. Louis, held las
evening, the following delegates were ono
SEN to attenn the Chicago Convention
Mrs. w, y. Jdas9ro, Mrs George y. Hall
land, and Mr.. ]. Z. Orr.ek Miss Phoeb
w COuzins was appointed delegafe I,
the Cincinnati Convention. Teftcr
were rtcatved from a large number q
persOns announcing their intenfto1
10 ne present and speak at the ConventiO1
10 be held in -. Louis on the 9Th and nj
OF October, among them the foIlowin I
Mrs Julia Ward Howe, of Boston; Susai
ri anthony ard Elizabeth Cady Stantor
of New York Mary LivermOre and Judg
Waite and wife, of ChicagOi Sheron TyT
dale, Fx-SecretRry Of the state OF Illinois
Henry y. FOote, OF Tennessee; Miss LII
Peckham, OF Milwaukee; Mrs. Paulin
Dav $, of Rhode Island. Delegates Will
i'm attendance from quite a number
states, including some from the Sout
and from California. Ample arIang
ments have been made for the receplio
and eutertaiament OF these delegates