The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-03
TELEGRAPH SUMMARY.


Gold closed in New York. yesterday. at
1917.
Hon. $. :. Cox writes from Corsica that
his heslth is much improved
The steamship Erin, from New York,
has arrived at Liverpool
The most severe earthquake since Oeto-
ber occurred at san Francisco on Thurs
day evening
The heavy snow storm of Wednesday
night prevailed all over the North west,
and was quite severe at Chicago,
Tue New YORK Book trade sale on Thurs
day was fairly pttended, the sales COM
prlsing many religious historical works.
A salt Lake special says that Wells &
Farso's Coaches commenced their eOnnec-
tion4 with the Union Pacific Railroad, al
Ogden, on Thursday.
The expenses o. the Chicago Police De
partment for the past year, up to Apri /,
amounted to SS57. .Ii9. and the Fire Depart
ment to SS42,02l.
Ninety thousaUd acres of College Land
scrip belonging to the State Of Delaware
was sold on Thursday, to g. F. Lewis, of
Clevelald. for $4,000
Admiral Hastings has received orders
fron England to leave Victoria immedI-
ateiy for Valparaiso. with the iron-elad
figate Tralous.
About two hundred and fifty thousand
acres Of Government land were sold dur
ing March, at the land Odies, at VIsalla,
California.
o silver mines have been discovered in The
mountains, near SnOwa, about 20 miles
from sal Francisco. There is rush of
people there, and claims are rapidly
staked or
Five thousand dollars worth of jewelry
were stolen from the residence of VI. De-
Ians on Wednesday night, in Twenty
Ninth street, New York.
Subseri iptions to the amount of $50 900 for
81 Home for aged and inf m Bsptisis We're
received at meeting of that denomlna-
tion 10 New York, on Tuesday evening.
A large fire has been raging for the past
few days in the woods between Sag Har-
DO and East Hampton, Long Island. 1t
has burned over 800 acres, and caused a
vast amount Of damage.
New and rich deveIo opments have been
made in the silver regions of California,
and from 10000 to 1901, 1t is estimated, are
already located there.
Stormy weather and impossible roads
prevail IN California. and pneumonia pre-
walls to an alarming extent in some l cali
ties. There are also indications of contem-
plated Indian outrages. Two of the set
tiers had been Killed and scaIped.
Arrangements were made on Thursday
by the Association Of the Army of the Poto
mae 70 give a grand banquet at the Acad-
emy Of Music on the 9Th of July. Pre- /
dent Grant, Sherman, Sheridan and Far
ragut will present.
The New York Times says there il no
doubt that the House has been overreach-
ed by t.a senate In the Tenure-of Office
business. Judges Davis aud Hoar constru6
the new bill a leaving in the hands OF the
j. Senate a continued check upon all re-
movals BY he President.
It IS stated that an important and excit
e. meeting II Vigilance Committee o
New York City was held Thursday night
at whtch a proposition was made to cal
out the ward organizations of tine city
march to the Tocmbs and demand tue sur
reader ct the mur5e erer Real into thei
hands. but after stormy deb tie It was Re
solved o await the action OF The Courts
ana Ike p a close watch on the movemen
of The pol ticians In the case.
serious accident happened to the e2
pres, train from 6os,on To New YORK.
yessterday by which four passengers wer
sgiously injured, and several other
slightly injured.
The machine shop of the Mem phis an
OHIO railroad was burned Thursda
night.
By order OF Judge Barnard the safe
the Office of me Union Pacific Kailroa
was broken open yesfe day by the sherii
to ob-sin the books The war against IL
company is being vigorously rosecUte
The clipper ship, Baltic. seiz ID on Thur
day, for violation Of the passenger act, "
fcrmerly the steamer Baltic, and W
bound to S. n FranciscO-nCt Liverp0'
She gave s5l $50 bonds, and was permit
TO proceed, yesterday. Tne Judge remar
ed that the proceedings against this vess
9 were hardly warranted by the facts.
Itanpears that the recent proceed .ngs
Jas. FisK, Jr., before Judge Barnard ovi
mated as follows: In the Fall OF 1867 ths
was an active contest between two parti
among the stockholders OF the Union Z
cife Railr- -ad Company 10 control an g
srOaching election OF Directors. At th
zine Fisk rendered a subscription or 0
5-sIuou dollars OF the stock, ON which
oTered 10 pas fifty i've cents on the d.
t.r The Treasurer of the company
f. Ell u receive this subscription, unlC
-ue stock should be paid in fun, accordi
ta sequirements of the charter. Nario
other parties rendered subscripti'
ann Yuntng 10 uIIeen mlliloh uoii@ls'
the same terms all of which were refIs
Tor the same reason, as It was known Tn
Won Il b. when offered. Fisk a terwa
bou- six shares OF stock OF the par va
of six hundred dollars, which is tue enI
amount Of MS in crest in the c company
Ezsa-za.l--..zs.s=14.a-zaaazza
We we're Informed by Mr.. Rocl
City Treasurer, Oh Thursday, that
S77.0 .0o0 city orders reported by
WALKER as in his (the Treasurer