The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-09
VOL. Xxx.
CoYDENsED TEbEGRAMS.

,-o-o rails. not Boston, is the place
5asi,,nated for the meeting OF the y Nin'n
Army Corps.
rba Hamilton County, Ohio, delegation
o-nrass dissatisfaction with the nomlna-
tion of Gen. Rosecrans for Governor
Latest returns rom Virginia show thaI ma.
the walker men win have sixty lhaJofi'S
on Joint ballot in the Legislature
Sanders Block, in Baskerville, Ne"
| Hamnsbire. was burned Thursday fore
noon. 1t was occupied as stores. Total
loss 5000.
A saiI-boat, with sails set, capsized ana
came ashore en- Wednesday, near Stony
Point Lighthouse. No bodies found no
name on the boat; no clue as to where
from or how many were lost.
In a 50. 600 dollar match, to wagons, be-
tween Hotspur and Myron Perry, on
wednesday afternoon, at Mystic Park,
Boston, the latter won in three straight
heats Time, 2:27. 2:80, 2 :2915.
In the game of base ball, played on Mon
day, at Williamsburg, n. Y, between the
Harvards and Eckfords, the latter were
victorious, by score of IL to 5.
Chicago suffered a $4,000 fire at I o'clock
Thursday morning. The building burned
was a three-stOry frame on piles, which
toppIed over when partly burned, and
buried some halt dozed hremen in the
ruins. All were finally rescued without
any serious injuries.
A large number of citizens met in Buff
falo Wednesday evening for the purpose
of forming a free trade league. Resolu-
tions indicative of the object of the meet
mil nf
permanent organization was appointed to
report at the subsequent meeting.
Henry Eastman and Charles Cannon
were arrested Wednesday evening in Gin
cinnati, and a lot of burglars tools were
found in their possession; also, three thou
sand dollars, which is identified money
taken from the United states Collectors
once Saturday night at Hamilton. They
are in confinement.
The commencement exercises of Trinity
College took place in the Opera House, at
Hartford, Connecticut, on Thursday. Ar
thur McConkley, of Connecticut, gave the
salutatory and Geo. Otis HoIbrooS, of New
York, the valedicLory oration Governor
Jewell and Bishop Williams were present.
The annual Convention of the Opera
tive PIasterers of North a merica, assem-
Iier Hall, Boston. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Chas.
Mclean, of Boston, President; Joseph
Craig, of Portland, First Vice President;
Thos. A. Hogan, of Chicago, Second Vice
President; VIM. J. Roberts, of Detroit,
General Secretary; Edward Gallagher, of
Brooklyn. Treasurer. The preparation
for the entertaining of the representatives
by the Boston societies, are all that could
be desired.
Gilbert G. Walker, the newly elected
Governor of Virginia, reached Richmond,
from Norfolk on Thursday, and had a
grand reception. Five thousand people
met the train at the depot. The pOpuIace
took him out of the hands of the Commit
tee of Reception, which was composed
about equally OF the most prominent white
and colored citizens, and bore him on
their shoulders to the carriage, and a
gtand procession accompanied him
through the principal streets to his hotel.
. 4 transparency was carried in the band
wagon representa- 1g white and colored
man shaking hands. Walker made a
brief speech, fianked on either hand by
white and black men. He was followed
by Isaac Hunter, a colored man, and by
one or two white speakers.