The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-22
COYDEssED TEEEGRAMs.

Chicago on wednesday morning, aud left
in the afternoon for California fI1
John O. Breckenridge vas in Chicago
yesterday, and was TO leave for Kentucky
last night.
A burglar attempted to rob a elothins
store at Syracase, n. Y, on Tuesday night,
but the Gle K threw q hatehet at him and
drove him or wounded. .f .,aa
Daniel II. Fitzgerald, formerly cashier of
the Syracuse Bank, IS under arrest, eharg-
ed with stealing about 5000 from the
bank. He has been held for examination
by the Police Justice.
The sangerfest at Rochester closed on
Tuesday, with heavy loss 10 the -MRnner-
cher of that city, owing to bad weather.
on Tuesday afternoon, during thunder
storm, a man and two children were
struck By lightning and severely iDjuredi
at RockwoOd, Canada.
Morgan, the murderer Of John Petri, at
Terre Haute, was, on Saturday, found
guilty OF murder In the first degree, and
awarded the death penalty. People in the
Court House manifested the very bad
taste Of clappiRg hands; at the announce
ment OF the verdict. - -~A III =
Fitzgerald, the ex-oashier who was ar
rested for stealing IS 900 nom ia Syracuse
City Bank, has been held 20 bail TO answer
to the charge. He was subsequently, ar
rested on o charge of embezzling $4,000
from the same bank. It's al4eged that he
has been operating il Wall Street.
Two girls, wnoss sufnaues are Sweet, ,at-
tempted to drown themselves In the river
at Louisville. yesteeday. They were res
cued by some observers and LETT for their
homes better and wiser. HsC
There was another meeting of the meT-
chants Of Louisville yesterday, to organ
ize their protective freight union, but it
adjourned without accomplishing any
thing of moment.
The Eew Jersey Court OF Pardon, at its
recent session, pardoned forty convicts,
four OF whom are murderers; the others
being IA gaway mon Burglars. ana crimi-
mails of other grades who were serving out
sentences OF nom two tpYtweRty years, i'm
prisoDment.
Two men. James Williams AMI Samuel
Monroe, drunk and asleep on the track of
the I. c. & L. Railroad, we're run over by
Wednesday mornings train rom Lafay-
cite. Williams csnnot. live. Monroe viii
probably recover, minus his ieft foot,
which has been snputated.
The mutiny at Sing Sing prison has been
e1ectually queIed, and about three hun
dTed prisoners who had been placed in
close con6nement have been released and
returned to work. The lenders Intended
the revolt to be universal, having for It's
object a gen eraI cleaning out Of the prison
al no matter what sacrifice of life.
A tobacco factory ct No. Isl, Falton
Street, belonging to Valentine Koon, was
seized on Tuesday for the violation OF the
Revenue laws. One hundred and twenty
Ii
of leaf tobacco and large quantity OF
smoking tobacco was turaed over 10 the
custody OF Marshal Dalton.
Tie statement that Secretary Fish has
given authority 70 lana the French cable
at Duxbury. Mas, IS not correct. Ehe
Secretary does net consider that he has
power TO give gucA authority, es Il be-
longs exclusively to C0usrSes. Tine Becro-
tary sin1pIy sxRssrS~4 Aia opinion that
VITA tue s7ncS4sf0ps which the Cabs
Company propose to rake TO ths United
States, Congress win PROBABLY not make
any objections. f4ags-1l
The Illineis Canal CoRuisaloners IN 40
oordsnce with their advertisements, on
wednesday opsnes sue BIDS for the con
struetion OF = lock sna aaR on the IiIinoii
River at Henry, Illinois. The highest were
A. A. EeDowell, OF Chlaes9o, sSIl ,lI5. The
III. There were eight other bios ranging
bcsVeeH the extreme aSuF0 nRme. BIT
johnson viii be awarded the work. HI
bid Is about SIS, 600 Aisher than the estimzt,
OF Colonel Goodiuta, ana over 800 81
higher than Oolorei Jon=es's esiirnAts.
About ane O'Clock. yesterday trer moor
a1arSe wooden bzFafng, corner of We=
Randolph end shel4oz 6tresss, Chicago
fell with n terrible crash. Eome forty me
were enployod IN asa about the building
but only three OF fouE we're buried In til
ruins, oad ali gsrs aneily sztricated with
o1t serious Anrts, with tRs single exceE
ton Of . @Rn naEaed southerlaad, wnOur
It is fsarss = t3tAlly fnscFSS. The betld
Ing WIS tsIuerly-a Laarast houee, and y o
being trsnsforRaed iato q aWelltpg. Tn
accident wss ceasea Sy ths RnwurAman
like manner In which ths Joe vea bein
done.
The trial, by On EscIaastieaI Ceurs, q
RsE. ChSs. Cheney, tsselor sf Chris
Episcopal Church, Chicaao, for ALLEGED ur
AulhorES1 omfasieas ia .he BAPtismS
Ritee for children, = O. cous naeneed In ths
city Gs 10 O'slOok Eonday morning. I'll
case haa excited . high deeEes of aLteztio
all over the country, ea involving very in
porAnt pFiaeipaA OF church aolity as We
90 3Piritual liberty, saA In the prineipl,
Involved IN the issue it Is REGARDED wit
eEez a.eES interest bhan the Tyn
trial. Tee specific chsrue again
Mr.. Chsnsy is teat in the Baptismi
Rite he omitted tho word "resenerAte
The Cathedral IN whichlthe trial is bein
held wsa crowded With SPECTATOR. tt
Board OF Assessors, who were invited
Bishop WhitehoEse, and who viii resell
the testimony and decide the case, .
Rev. Dr. Chase, OF Jubilee College; Re
Dr.. Pierce, OF sprinsbeld; Rev. T. \
Benedict, OF Nobin's Nest; Rev. J.. Benso
Of Peru, and Rev. A. ". Snyder. of CT
caRo, Hon. L. B. Otis acts as counsel
the prosecutors, and Hon. Mr.Fuller, assi'
ed by Messrs. ". 3. Hech and George =
Thompson, defends Mr. Cheney. Rev.
= Chase preSidss. Bishop Whuehouse occ
pies chair in the aisle OF the CathedT
where he can command a view of Il
whole court. After prayer, the charg
three In nanoer, we're read, with Il
sPecihe@tiona which are three 10 ea,
charge. afer which much time was occ
pied by the eOunseI FOR the accused, in
efort TO obtain permission to examine {
Boa7d ofAssessors ae to their quaIincatfo
to cit In judgment on The case The n
ton to so question the Assessors was ov,
ruled, and Protest was entered, The NJ
eeedinEs, as telesrSphed, are very pro
and complicated, and II published In N
VVonId not. We presume, be gsnerallv re-.
IN the afternoon Nr. Thompson present
axeeprfons TO the commission appoint,
the Presbyters to prefer charges. TIL
exceptions were argued and overrul
Mr.. Fuller then presented exceptions
tbe citation and presentment. These W