The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-09
CONDEXSED FELEGRAMs.


The steamships Denmark and Britannia
have arrived from Europe.
The Printers Convention at Albany ex-
cluded proxies from Montgomery, Ala.'
BurlingtOn, Iowa, and Jackson, Mich.
The ofice OF r. L. smith, at Syracuse
New York, was robbed, on Monday night,
OF $4,000 worta of bonds, mortgages, &c
Three small frame building on Front
Street Cincinnati, were burned Tuesday
morning. Loss s4,OOo.
Senator sprague, IN response TO sere-
made OF the workingmen, Monday night
at Newark, New Jer ey, claimed to be ac-
tuated solely for their interest. sszs
The east wing Of Grey Nuns Convent, at
Quebec, also the Chapel attached thereto,
were burned Monday night. Loss $4,000.
Two men were injured by falling timoefs
The Republican majority in Washington
City at the election on Monday, will reach
5000. An the Republican candidates were
elected, and of seven Aldermen holding
over, only two are Democrats.
At meeting of the Presbytery of Lon
donderry (OId schOol), held in Boston on
TUESDAY, the basis of reunion of the Old
and New Schools, agreed upon at New
York, was unanimou ously adopted.
The Mcconnell murder case, on trial in
Jacksonville, Illinois, for the past week
was concluded yesterday, and resulted IN
the acquittaI of the prisoner, Robinson.
The verdict was received with great dem
onstraLions Joy by theprisoner's friends.
A Women's Right State Convention met
in indianapolis on 1ussday, with Miss
amanda Way, of Indianapolis, as PIesi-
dent, and sundry Vice Presidents. A num-
Der Of noted masculine females and feInt-
nine males were present, and wide and
long programme was cut out.
Miss Amanda Craig, of Cincinnati, has
obtained a verdict for $40 900 for breach of
promise of marriage gainst +. s. sprague'
a wealthy contractor ana property holder
OF Chicago. The counsel for Sprague has
applied for new trial.
James A. Weeds paper mill, at Port
Dickinson, N. Y, was destroyed by FIRE,
Monday night, together with all the ma
ehinery Loss about $4,000; insurance
$4,000 on the building, and $4,000 on the
stock.
Nike MoIlowny, aEnOtorious desperado,
while walking down Auction Street, Mem
phis, on Monday night, discovered an old
and inoffensive negro. named Pleasant
Hill, sitting on curb stone and, without
speaking to him, put a pistol to his head
and fired, killing him Instantly. Mellow
ny then fl d. THIS IS the third murder he
has committed.
A private dispatch from Jackson, Miss.
says that Col. j. G. Crane, u. $. A. acting
Mayor OF Jackson, was shot and killed by
Z. M Yerger. The affair grew out of the
action of Col. Crane in seizing the property
of Yerger for taxes. Yerger was arrested
By the military.
A letter to the Augusta (Ga) CaronfcLs
of IL Sth. says the editor of the Warren
ton Hppeg. and ether citizens were arrest
ed tod y at WarrentOn, at the tnsta ce of
the Sherin, who arrived there from At
lanta yesterday with two cOmpant OF
infantry. They are In jail, and surround
ed by a strong force of militia. Tue ex-
citement is great. The arrests are pre-
sumed to have grown out of political
difficulties.
Two very interesting papers were read at
the st. Louis Board of Trade meeting, on
Monday night, showing the practicabiiity
OF direct trade between ST. Louis and for
eigu ports, during large portion of the
year, by light draught propellers. Figures
were produced TO show that such vessels
could navigate the river cheaper than
barges. Resolutions We're also a opted
recommending tile Rockford, ROCK Island
and st. LOUIS Railroad TO the favorable
conside Grafton of st. Louis, ami urging
them to subscribe TO the project.