The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-07
Domestic AfJnirs.

Gold closed yesterday at 1868
The President is at Ncwburg, n. Y.
The crops Of Virginia are suffering from
drought
The Georgia crops are being injured by
heavy and continued rains.
During July the receipts ofthe Denver Land
Office amounted to S539, 79S.
John Ford, n Jockey, has been ruled off the
Saratoga course for fraudulent riding.
Miners predict that st. Louis will become
the centre of the smelling of the silver ore of
Colorado.
General Meade arrived at Cape May at seven
o'clock last evening, and was screnaded at the
Stockton House.
internal Revenue Supervisor Harrison, of
New Jersey, has been sent to West Virginia to
investigate revenue matters in that State.
Policeman John Kerr, of Baltimore, while
arresting in that city a rebcious fellow named
John eprink, mortally wounded him.
William Scllupegel, a barber, of Mascoutah,
H., was murdered in Il saloon Of that place on
Wednesday afternoon, by Henry Galth, a
butcher
In Baltimore, it is rumorcd that Thomas S.
Alexander stands some chance for the appoint
ment to the Supreme Bench Judgeship under
the new law.
-Despatches from Des Moincs say that the
weather has been cloudy there for two days. and
doubts of its breaking up and becoming clear to-
day were entertained.
Two young men, George b. and James Addi-
son, have admitted the shooting of the Crcsswel
brothers. at Edgeheld, 5. C.. They allcge in
jury 10 IuClI ldllllly oN VIC NICSSNcua IT'S Jue
cause.
j. Epstein Newbury, of Poughkeepsie, was
found dead under his horse at Hopewell juno
tOn, yesterday. 1t is supposed that the horse
became frightened and ran away, thus producing
the fatal result.
Antonio Aimtoce and Charles Euchie were
arrested in New York on Thursday night.
charged with manufacturing counterfeit five
dollar gold pieces. Several thousand dollars
worth of the money was found in their posses
sion.
The Susquehanna Railroad excitement con-
tinues at Albany, and several directors and the
treasurer of the road have been complained of
before Judge Clutc for conspiracy to place the
road under control of Jay Gould.
"A saving man who deposited $4,000 in United
States bonds in the ash-pt of his bacon-house
writes to the Treasury Department that his wife
ignorant of the hiding-place of the money
lighted a fire in the furnace and the bonds were
reduced to cinders. The man also forwarded
department having made out the full amount
$4,000 in good notes were sent to him.
LANCASTER, Aug. 6.--An animated contest is
now going on in this district for the Republican
nominations to the Legislature. The nomina-
tions will be made on August 2S.
Among the amusing features is an affidavit
published this afternoon by an officer of the
Legislature of 1867, who states, under oath, that
he was not present week during the entire
session, and in fact, did not know that he had
been appointed till he was telegraphed to come
on to Harrisburg and draw SIP pay and
mileage, which he did with the aid of his county
member The same member is Il candidate for
denomination, and the officer, with marvellous
ngratitude, exposes the old transaction to injure
his benefactor. The name of the officer who
drew the funds was a. G. llyus.