The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-10
C0NDENsEB TELEGRAMS.

AADlkA dE1rs ny
The citizens OF Buffalo are circulating a
petition asking Congress to abolish the
l~tarih on coal.
The question of a union depot for all the
railroads centering at Memphis is being
agItated.
August Hahn, a laborer, was killed by
the caving Ia OF bank, at Milwaukee,
yesterday. He leaves a family.
Nv. Garrett was. ON yesterday, unani-
monsly reelected president of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad. S.
The public lamps in Independence
Square, philadelphia were lighted and
extinguished last night by electricity.
The regular tax levy for the present year
In Chicago is $500, ,SS2, on valuation of
$3.50, 22,ls0i rate Ia cents on the dollar.
James Taylor, q brakeman. fell from a
Railroad yesterday, and was Instantly
killed.
The Bethel Fair at Cincinnati is proving
a great success. The receipts are about
$1,000 daily, and the attendance is Inn
mense.
drowned herself, at Madison, Wisconsin,
Wednesday night, by jumping into a
neighbor's well, after having stripped her.
selknaked.
A meeting of Influential citizens OF Pitts
burg was held last night, to urge the gov
ernor to pardon or reprieve DR.. Shoeppe,
under sentence OF death. at Carlisle, Pa.
A petition Is in circulation at Pittsburg,
asking the legislature to pass a general law
enabling voters In wards, boroughs and
townships to determine whether blinking
houses shall have licenses in such districts
Belle Townsend, recently married, at
tempted to commit suicide, yesterday af-
arsenic. Prompt assistance from physl-
clans will probably save her life.
In the case of the Supervisors of West
chester County, New York, against the
suretles of Henry Wtllett, the defaulting
Treasurer, the jury rendered verdict for
the platntins Tor $3.50, 600, the full amount
ofthe bond.
The second trial of J. w. Rea, charged
with killing Captain J. $. Rea, at the Blair
demonstrations, at Madison. Ind is now
going on in the Criminal Court, at Madf.
son. At the last trial the Jury failed to
agree, and were discharged.
Rev. e. P. Hammond, the great revival
ist, Is creating q great sensation In Cincin-
natl. over two hundred ehiidren have
professed religion within the last week.
He will remain two weeks longer. His
meetings are daily and nightly crowded.
Government witnesses left New York for
Montreal. on Wednesday evening, for the
purpose Of appearing against John y. and
Richard B. Caldwell, the alleged drawback
consplfatoIss whose case Will be heard to-
day, on an application for their extradi-
lion. -
In the New York Board OF Health, on
Wednesday, It was stated that he small
pox was about becoming epidemic in the
5th. l4th and 18th Wards of Brooklyn, and
three special inspectors were appointed to
vaccinate the Inhabitants. H@ \
The Manhattan Insurance Company has
been awarded a verdict OF So, ,l57, for the
amount of O policy, with interest, on the
full life of one DeIany, against Roo't w hita,
q physician and the assignee OF the
policy, on the ground that While knew
Delany to be deceased when the policy
was procured.
An attempt was made on Wednesday to
rob the bank at Gallatin, Mo, In which
other man, name unknown, Is said to
have been Killed. One of the robbers was
severely wounded. Particulars are not re-
ceived, but rEmor says the robbers sue
ceeded in Obtaining a,o00.
Thomas ST. John, OF Mobile, has nlal.
com DIaint In tho Bnfred States court ~
thee" tie" Erie L, Railway Officers 10 prevent them
from investing the earnings ofLhe road Ia
order that such earnings may be applied
to the payments of dlvidends on stock.
Mr.. 1T. John owns three hundred shares OF
Erie stock.
A CORE spondent OF the Dubule Times
SAYS the Caidiff giant was gotten up, In the
rough, by two adventurers in the vicinity
Of Desrn0Ins; and, after it was constructed
N. ", aud thence to NeweiPs farm. The
correspondent intimates that Col. W ood,
OF the Chicago Museum, was concerned in
the speculation, as he happened b. pres
ent at the digging mp Of the giant. The
sculptor is sad to be now in Chicago.
| A bloody murder occurred at candy
pulling, franklin County Arkansas. last
| between Mr.. Eubank and Thomas West the
| latter accusing the former OF speak king dis
/ phatically denied. West drew knife and
/ com useuced stabbtng him, and man
/ named GuIlf0rd began Beating him over
| the head with revolver. Eubank started
/ to run, but was shot by GniifOrd and
killed. Guiiford was captured, but West is
/ still at large.
The Tennessee Senate, yesterday. passed
| to rsL reading a Dbl providing that no
| person should be indicted for any act COM
nitted while serving as 9 soldier during
the war, and dismissiDg all pending prosef
| cuIions Of the kind. A resolution request
| ing the Governor 10 send to Congress Pc
i titfon, asking compensation for loss IS sus-
| tanned by Tennessee Railroads during the
war, was adopted. TIE lease Of the Nash
| Vile & Northwestern Railroad was ratified.
The bill authorizing the city of Nashville
to ell $780, 900 worth OF bonds, was ratified.
The bill to change the common school
n system was passed to second reading.
The bin leaves the question OF schools 10
| counties, and authorizes them to vote q
tax for school purposes.
/ A Richmond dispatch to the New York
Herald says: The Presidents recommends q q
alton to Congress for the early admission
of Virginia. and the prospect of lis being
/ speedily carried out causes o general feel
| Ing of rejoicing. Tho exceptions being a
few factfous Radicals, whom the Repub-
Iican party left to run the last Convention
by themselves. and . few sore-headSs old
Democrats, who exhibit cheap pluck, by
swearing that they would rather be under
Candy than Walker. The great mass ol
the Republicans and Conservatives
are rejoiced at the prospects OF an
early admission. The talk about tbs
Legislature undertaking toupset the pro
visions of the new Constitution or render
them imperative, is unfounded The only
parties interest ed in keeping the State oui
are nou-residents, who have been appoint
ed to civil offices by the military. Al
Northern people who have gDne there al
farmers or business men are TeJotced ovel
| the aDprOaehFng ad NJ iSsion, no matter
which side th-y are on in politics, and al
the of1ice- holders are opposed to It, afaet. Fl
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