The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-15
CONDESSED FELEGRAMS.

Brooklyn, last week.
The communion service Of Plymouth
church, Brooklyn, was stolen on MONDAY
evening by sneak thieves.
| The British Commissioner Rose left New
/ York for Canada, on Tuesday, to report
his progress upon the r=ciprocity treaty.
Geo. w. Baker, OF Tasrytown, New York
was arrested for incendtaryisrn on hi'
premises, thereby causing the late eonta'
grafton there.
A heavy rain-storm commenced in New
York on Tuesday night, and continued
till noon Wednesday.
w. II. Seward and party sailed from San
Rrfancisco for Sitka, on Tuesday, on the
steamer Active.
B. W. foster was tried on Tuesday at
Sprin gheld, Mass, and sentenced TO prison
for life, for rape on a girl IL years OF age.
The hotel at Point Clear. near Mobile,
Alabama, was burned on Tuesday night
The Cubans on Gardner's Island, near
the City OF New York. have dis
banded.
F.C. Morehead, a representative, of the
commercial convention held ut Memphis
on the 18th of May, sailed on Wednesday,
to lay the results of that bOoy's dehbera-
tiens before the commercial exchanges OF
the principal cities of Europe.
A disease has appeared among the silk
worms at Sacramento, California. The
two largest dealers have lost their hrst
brood OF French worms, and nearly mill
lion by the disease.
The bark Onward arrived at Portland.
will nhnnE
three hundred Cinnamon. The smallpox
broke out on the voyage, and the vessel
has been quRrantined.
The Congressional Committee Of Ways
and Meaas, visiting the cities Of Oregon
and the ports on Puget Sound, viii return
to san Francisco next week.
a prize fight took place near st. Paul.
Tuesday evening, between the Chicago pet
aud Bill Johnson. "Fourteen rounds were
fought In thirty five minutes, and the
fight won by the pet.
The bridge across the Wisconsin River,
at Prairie Du Lac, was carried away Tues
day night by the breaking up of lumber
RATS. Laths and shingles covered the
river for miles. Loss very heavy
The storm on Tuesday did considerable
damage In various parts of Illinois as we'll
IS Wisconsin and iowa. 1t carried OF rail-
road bridges, and flooded fields, cellars
SC.
The Democratic Convention met on
Wednesday mOrning, at Harrisburg, "a,
and selected Mr.. Hopkins, of Washington,
a Cass man, for temporary Chairman
The Convention then adjourned till the
afternoon. In the afternoon the Hon. Asa
Packer was nominated for Governor
il. Bates was convicted IN the United
states District Court at Boston, OF manu-
featuring stills without paying tax, ana
was sentenced to one year imprisonment
and a fine CT 81, ,OO0 Bates sold only the old
sin for Illicit distiIIing, and then inform
ed ON the distillers, making money both
ways.
An Adjourned meeting of the American
Tract Society of Boston, after lengthy
discussion OF the proposition to ssolve
the Society by dividing the assets among
three demon nations interested to reunite
to the New York branch or sustain its
present independence. finally tabled al
the propositions and adjourned.
A g .rman Citizens Rights Society has
petitiOned Gov. Clafiin to stay the en-
forcemenb of the prohibitOry liquor law
until the vote of the eople can be taken
Mrs. Cox, of Nashville, Indiana, aged
nearly eighty ye rs, was thrown from
train on Tuesday night, at Indianapolis
by the carelessness Of an engineer, car
passing over both of her legs. One was
amputated, but he died yesterday morn
ing.
A match between Tom Allen and Chas.
c. Gallagher, for prize fight, was closed
on Tuesday afternoon, at 81. Louis. The
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gust, within nny miles of st, Louis, for
$500 a side, open for. an Increase to $1,000
and the excursion money.
Wade Patton was shot, in front of Court
SQUARE, in Memphis, on Wednesday, by
DR.. Dickens. II is a continuation of sew
eraI family feuds OF several years duration ).
which has already caused the killing and
Gripping or more than dozen persons.
Mrs. B. A. ormsbee, a widow lady. was
shot dead by a burglar, at four o'clock
Wednesday morning, near Springfield,
/ Ohio. Great excitement prevails, and
| e cry effort is ing made to capture the
/ assassin. t5
Aza1iah Body, President Of the Toledo
4 and Wabash Railroad, was arrested on
Tuesday, in y ew YORK, on the suit of j.
Fisk, by order of the Supreme Court, for
/ contempt in not produciug the books of
/ the Company, and Dailed Tor trial
I. SandiOrd. the oldest pas .enger con-
duetor on the hrie 4 Pitts buf r lilrOad,
4 while look Ing from the platform Of a car
/ at GreenViIIe, about twelve O'Clock on
/ Wednesday, was struck on the head by a
sw itch target, and knoc4e oil the lain
/ breaking his skull anu right leg In two
places. Ills injuries Will probably prove
fatal.
| Among the passengers on the
steamer United Kingdom, were Jno Bun
/ son and his two JOung daughters, OF
| Quiney, Illinois, who started on visit TO
Scotland, expecting to be back on the lst
of July. Mr.. BunsOn's wife and three
children, who were left behind, are now
in Quincy. .E-...4
Paterick Trinuey was instantly killed
on Monday morning In the WORKS of the
Illinois stone DIessiu z ompany, in Chi
cage, by being caught Ia pulIey which
he was attempting 10 aoj just and by which
| ne was DIR .wn around at the rate of eighty
| eve revolutions minute Tor tnOre than a
minute. HIS body was fear n - crushed.
ON sunday ate noon tw9sons of Lewis
| Van WicK. or Minneapolis MIN, were
drowned In tie st. Anthony milI pond, at
the hea OF the island. They We're aged
thirteen and seven years. Ihey were
! walking on the logs, when The younger
/ fell In and the older jumped ID after him.
The younger caught hIId OF hI with des-
peration and they both went down TO-
gelher.
In the Supreme Court Of New York on
Tuesday, before Judge Cardozasln the case
of Hengerf0rd VS. the Ludlow Patent Com
pany, Involving IL large amount OF MARI
posa stock. 1t was moved TO set aside an
order or adge Barnard restraining the
sale by defe dants Of 100000 of tnat stock.