The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-20
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MONDAY, September 20.
The Republicans OF Cincinnati held q
ratification meeting Saturday night
Thomas Brennan. the. confederate OF
robbery died in the New York stale prison
last week.
The meeting OF railroad men held in
New York city, in the early part OF last
freights. resulted IN nothing.
Two freight trains eollided on the Hud-
son River Railroad, at Sixty-ninth Street.
New York, Friday night. Several cars
OIL, but fortunately the oil cars PED in
jury.
Chas. Fenton, United states gauger,
ana two employees have been held for
trial In New York for stealing brandy from
casks which they were sampltng.
Rumnr says that the unveIlpg of the
statue OF Vanderbilt, on the 2Sth inst, is
to be made the occasion for the Union OF
the Central and Hudson River Roads. and
declaration OF the long promised scrip
dividend.
The Carpenters National Union has
adopted a report in favor of co-operatfve
societies, and adjourned, TO meet at New
Haven next year.
The twenty-six men, including z the pTIn-
ctpals, concerned In a Cuban filIIbustering
expedition, and who were arrested on 4
schooner ont OF New Bedford, were all dis
charged on Saturday, for want Of evil
dence.
George s. Bennett, for twenty eight
years on the local staff of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, died very suddenly on Saturday
morning, OF hemOrrhage Of the lungs. He
was IN usual health on Friday, and work
ed regularly.
There is TumOr that the Democrats of
Cincinnati are moving to nominate a
straight ticket for state and eouaty ON
GERS. Many of them express dissa tisfac.
ton with the mixed Ticket made Thurs
day.
The Kentucky State Fair closed on Sat
urday, after successful run of fve days
The receipts a. the gate amounted to about
$4,000. The attendance during the week
numbered nearly A., 600, The stock exhfb-
lted was the nnest ever seen at any prevf-
Gus fair
The stables of the Missouri street Rail-
road Company, on Market and Seventh
Streets, st. Louis, were burned early Sat
urday morning, and twelVe or fiftee
horses and mules perished Loss about
$4,000. Insured.
Pat. Wildee. confined for highway rob
berry, was taken from the Portage city
wis jail, on Friday night, by a party Of
masked persons, and hung. This makes
two murders and two lynching cases
within week in that city.
While John Matthews. a telegraph re-
pa1rer, was taking down some wires from
a pole at the elevator, In st. Louis Satur-
day evening, the pole fell precipitating
stantly.
st. Louis, was attacked, on Saturday, by
drunken, crazy man, and terribly beafen
on the head, fracturing his skull badly He
will probably die.
The arrangements for the Irish ImmI- |
grafton Convention, to be held in st Louis |
october Sth, are progressing finely. The |
indications are that nearly every state in I
the Union will be repre-. ented. The |
WOman's Suffrage Convention, to be held |
on the 9th and 7th Of october, Will also be /
largely attended.
Eight yellow fever patients from a !
French corvette in distress, have been ad- |
mttted to the Quarantine Hospital, New |
York, since her arrival at that port
commander.
The railroad lines south of Louisville, |
Ky, especially those running TO Nashville, |
Memphis New Orleans and Mobile are ali /
blOckaded with freight, and the agents of |
the different lines in new York, In cOnse- |
quencc, are refusing TO give rates or re- |
ceipts 10 parts beyond Louisville The |
blockade does not interfere with tue pas
senger business.
Ex-PresIdeut Millard Fillmore has been |
appointed a delegate TO the Commercial !
Convention at Louisville, ana will attend. |
He Will organize the Convention, having |
been selected to do Delegates will |
greatly facilitate the Committee of Ar |
rangements by wrl ing to the Chairman /
At once, stating their intention of attend /
Ing, and giving their address and the in |
terests which they Will represent Sutt- |
able preparations eau thus be made for |
the number coming. Proper credentials /
should be brought, In order that no DIM |
Guilty may arise in determining the dele
gates rights to seats.