The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-29
New York Items.

NEW York, June 2S.-On the 18th
inst, man named Lewis Cole, repre-
senting himself as an agent of a
Chicago Life Insurance Company,
rented a portion Of an office Ia the
base ment of the Oeean National
Bank. The only piece Of furniture
he put in, besides a desk, was a large,
high case. Yesterday noon, the janl-
tor of the bank found everything
safe, since which time hole was cut
through from the basement TO a back
Office of the bank, by burglars, who,
with a large quaint y of fine tools, which
they have left behind them, forced
and blew open several safes.
emptying them Of their contents.
Everything was found IN confusion
this morning. The bank officials
state that only about S20, 900 IN Gov
ernment bonds, belonging to the
bank, have been stolen. the thieves
leaving a bag containing $40, 600 IN
gold. In one of the safes over Sl2O,
900 in gold certificates, and clearing
house exchanges for $50, 600 were IN
touched. The securities deposited in
the bank by customers, and about
$50 900 worth Of checks were carried
off. No clue to the burglars.
New YORK, June 23.-The amount
of private deposits stolen from the
Ocean Bank, is stated by the bank
authorities not to exceed quarter Of
a million dollars. The bank Is not
responsible for these losses, which
are nearly If not all bonds. A re-
ward of 81. OO0 is offered for the re-
turn of those taken belonging TO the
bank itself - between twenty hve
twenties, of 1867, $1,000 each, and
five five -twenties, of 1862, $500 each.
The affair is in the hands of the
detectives.
There is little additional informa-
tion as regards the frustrated Cuban
expedition. The men who were to
have gone on the Catharine Whiting
are. probably, hiding on Long Island
and North River.
Another expedition IS being fitted
out in Long Island Sound. Ihe rem
dezyOus is said to be 10 the vicinity
of LlOyd's Neck. Other reports say
that the Catharine Writings expected
pas sengers were landed at some point
to prevent struggling, and in another
vessel, and she will be ready TO take
them to night.
Marshal Barlow has taken steps to
ascertain their hiding place, and pre-
vent the departure OF an hostile cx-
pedition in the future.
The Whiting is closely watched by
two revenue cutters.
Drs. McNulty aud Dubois, indicted
for connection with the Cuban ex-
petitions, have been set at liberty on
their own recognizance.
The bark CT. 5. Brown was run
down and sunk in Long Island Sound
this morning by the Fall river steam
er Bristol, which was but slightly
damaged. The crew were saved by
the steamer.
The yacht Dauutless finally went to
sea to-day, bound to Europe
Three Wall street brokers have
been arrested, charged with having
received stolen goods, consisting OF
the bonds taken from the Park Saw
ings' Bank, of Brooklyn, last Febru-
ary. They were admitted to bail.
Upwards of one hundred sailors
were sent from the Navy Yard TO
Philadelphia to day, to be placed
aboard the navy vessels fitting there
for sea.
There were four deaths from sun
stroke to-day.
New YoRK, June 28.-The steam
ships Russia and Colorado, from Liv-
erpoOl,- the former nine and half
days out, arrived tonight.
During the storm of yesterday,
much damage was done to houses IN
this vicinity The Sea. Side House,
at ROckaway, was struck by lightning,
and eight persons stunned, being only
restored with great difficulty.