The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-02
FROM NEW YORK.
Health OF New Terk City-The Baltic
Insurance Co.

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New YORK, July 31.-The Boar,
of Health say they have effectuall
cleaned the eastern part of the city
and the cholera and small pox case,
are entirely under control. They sa,
if the citizens will use proper care
this season will pass upon record
as the healthiest since the organiza
tion of the Board.
1t is asserted that all the outstand
ing risks of the Baltic Insurance Com.
pany will be re-insured in other sol.
vent companies. After this is effect
ed, it is believed the assets will pay
the stockholders nearly sixty cents on
the dollar.
Henry Keepwell, a we'll known
finaucier, died here last evening.
Cuban Items.
Letters from Havana represent the
Captain General as being greatly dis
pleased with the course affairs are
taking in that he apprehends the de-
parture of Espinar or part of the vol
unteers; IN consequence of unceasing
efforts of the American Consul.
Theodore Cabias, Jos. z. Montegi,
Sebastian PintindO and Antonio Gut
tierreZ, American citizens, who have
been imprisoned at Havana since jan
uary. have been released.
Reports from the interior are gen.
orally favorable for the reVolutionists,
and one Spanish officer gives it as his
opinion that 10000 troops will be re-
quired from Spain to conquer the
Island.
Cholera is making fearful havoc at
Neuvitas. Two hundred troops are
dying there daily of the disease.
President Grant arrived this morn
Ing with Secretary Fish. and proceed
ed to Long Branch. -.-.-
The steamships City Of Brook lyn
and America, for Europe, to day, took
1886, 900 in specie.
An unknown man, his wife and two
daughters, aged about fifteen and
seventeen years, were drowned by the
upsetting of a small boat in North
River, last evening. Two other little
girls, who were not old enough to tell
their names, were rescued.
Valparaiso dates of July Sd state
that the smallpox has broken out in
Valparaiso.
Consul Clarke has returned to the
United States.
The yellow fever has made its ap-
pearance at Rio Janeiro.
The earthquake continues in the
neighborhood of louie.
The volcano Isluiga is again in ac-
ton. Earthquakes are also reoccur-
ing in Arequipa.
New York City Items.
Three kerosine explosions occurred
in the last "a hours, involving one
death and a loss of Sc, 900.
Two river thieves were arrested last
night, in the act of making way with
stolen property, of which they had
nearly $1,000 worth ready for re-
moval.
Judge Cardoza has, after lengthy
hearing. refused a mandamus to COM
pei Police Justice Bowling to allow a
lawyer. named MeClelland, to practice
in his court.
The deaths for the week were 594,
a decrease Of SO from last week.
Percy B. Spear, employed in the
weighers' department of the Custom
House, has been held IN So, 900 bail
to answer a charge of making out
fraudulent vouchers.
The steamers Hermann and Europa,
from Europe, have arrived.
The honesty of Frenchman, named
Elsing, of Bloomington, Illinois, who
was accused, some time since, of steal
ing large quantity of wearing ap-
parel, has been fully proven, in the
arrest of the real thief-a domestic
in the house where the robbery oc-
Cured.
1t is reported that at regent meet
ing of prominent New Workers, at
Saratoga, recently, VIM. B. Astor ex-
pressed his intention to complete the
Washington Monument at his own
expense.