The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-22

] VI 1e8ieI4IlFt I6lOfu lUI the govern
ment of the colonies, is proposed the
removal of all restrictions upon emil
grafton to Guyana.
New York Items.
NEW YoRK, Sept. 21.-It appears
/ the frauds discovered in the Meth
odist Book Concern consist In the
alleged fact that the son of DIR. Por-
/ ter, ene of the agents, has received
/ commissions for the past eight or nine
/ years, averaging not less than z per
| cent. for purchasing printing paper
| for that institution-that Is, the agent
| permitted his son, who is a paper bro-
keF, to charge heavy commission for
doing what it was the agents duty to
do himself. Report says the pur-
chases on which the commissions
have been allowed, amounted to Sl50,-
600 per annum; and also that the
son sold paper to the concern at rates
which gave him greater profit.
= Irregularities are also reported in
the Boarding Department, but no par
tlculars are known. A rigid investi-
cation is progressing and the impli-
Gated parties have been dismissed.
Wm, Varley, alias Reddy, the
Blacksmith, was arraigned for trial
this morning, In the Court Of General
Sessions, The courtroom was densely
thronged. The complainant, Law
renee Graham, falling to appear,
Reddy' was Iemanded to the city
prison.
The commissioners ap pointed by
the Citizens Association, Chamber of
Commerce and Produce Exchange
have called a convention of the rep
reseutatiyes az all the boards and
associations through the State, inter-
ested In the management and trade of
canals, to meet In New York. on the
18th of October, to confer for the
| purpose of instituting reforms in the
management of canals. The COM
mittee of the Ci.ize as Association
charge that the condition of the ca
nails Is deplerable; that the State
money has been fraudulently disposed
of, &C., and suggest that reforms are
seeded, and that the officials who
| have been guilty of betraying their
| trusts be removed.
1t appears that the insurance case
alluded to yesterday, was one where
| there are two claimants, the children
/ VI LnE. nEbA WIG d. uGAlE VI bDEAh
mother, and the second wife as
creditor, TO repay money gambled
away in stocks by her husband. who
/ committed suicide. The Royal In
| surance Company is sued BY both
parties, and simply declines to pay
either party until a decision is given
/ by the Courts as to which is entitled
to the money.
The ship Yosemite has cleared for
| San Francisco with ten thousand tons
4 of ordnance, &c, for the Mare Island
! Navy Yard. The Semiramls, to sail
/ soon, is to have a similar freight.
Mary Ennis, who has continued to
draw a pension as the widow of
Michael Ennis, a deceased Union
soldier, although since married to
James King, has been held for trial.
i The cases admitted to the quarran-
tine hospital, from the French cor
vette De Estres. are not yellow fever,
but merely intermittant fever and
debility.
The Journ1l Of Commerce learns
from a gentleman who is In position,
what ia going on among the Cuban
revolutionists. Ii says that General
Gespedes, the President Of the Cuban
Republic, has taken the field in per-
son as commander of all the forces
and General Jordon, who recently
held that position, is made chief oi
Cespedes staff.
Mr.. Koopmanshaap, now in this
city, has contracted with the Texas
Land Company for the introduction
of 5000 Chinese Laborers.
A Havana letter says Henry s
, CoppeTs, a British subject, and fol
many years connected with the New
York Herald Bureau in Havana, wa:
6 arrested Wednesday night and con
,, fined in the City Prison, and no
: Moro or Los Cabannas. The cause
of his arrest is unknown, but is sup
! posed to have some relation with his
j connection with the Herald.
Detectives have arrived here il
/, search of Myers, the absconding de
faulter of the Branch of the Mon
treal Bank, at Quebec, who has beer
! seen in this city. They are contiden
! of recovering a large portion of th,
! abstracted $4,000
Ex- Brig. Gen. Calvin Z. Pratt ha
been nominated for Judge of the Sa
preme Court of Kings County.
= The store of Guilman Bros. wa
. IUUpG0 GuuOdy VI nCdAAy %O1OOO W.T. u
. of shawls and fancy goods
: Several officers were badly beatel
! In quelling a riot at East New Yorl
: yesterday. The New York rough
L were the getters up of the affair. an
d most of them were badly wounded be
G fore it was suppressed.
: NEW York, Sept. 21.-Washiugto
s specials say that the Government vii
i repudiate Siekles' action as exceedin
e his instructions, and will pledge itsel
5 to censure him.
o Session or Grand Lodge off. 0. o. 1
4 SAN FRANCISCO, September 81
: The session of the Grand Lodge to
day was mostly occupied in receivin
reports.
It Arizona Territory was transferre
s. to the jurisdiction of the Gran
2 Lodge of California.
IS A meeting Of the citizens and th
y Grand Lodge was held in the hall {
IS the Chamber of Commerce last even
ing. It was pleasant reunion.
The Grand Lodge of Free Mason
y of the State of Nevada are IN coune
D. to o-day.
1t Mr.. Seward reached Los Angelo
A foJou a., vo,,ta IN San Francisco II