The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-19
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Gold closed ia New York, Yesterday. at
IS5sk
Tbe steam ship New York, from Bremen.
has arrived. fs.Es
Humphrey Brand, a New York actor
died sunday. c.s taks
= P6ue ehkeepsiesash factory was burned
on saturday. Loss $4,000. kkn
Wa shiagion specials say the President
will soon grant pardon te DR.. Madd-
dispatches from Port au Prince repre-
sent matters at that point in their usual
disordered condition.
A DR.. Howard, Vermonter, had his
pocket picked of So, 500 at New Haven on
Friday evening last.
Senator Morrill,, of Maine. publishes a
card to the Maine Legislature, withdraw
ing from the Senatorial contest ia favor OF
Hannibal HanliE-
The u. 5. Supreme Court. through Chief
Justice Chase, have decided that certih-
Gates of Indebtedness and u. y notes or
greenbacks are exempt from State taxa
tiOn. zrsf e-sfh
CD. Whitcomb, recently General Ticket
Agent of the Union Pacific Road, at
Omaha has been appointed General Ticket
Agent Of the Michigan Central
The st. Louis Coroner reports thlrty-two
murders, nine homieides, and thirty sui
cides committed il that city durlug The
past year. Five deaths We're occasioned
by coal oil explosions.
The New York Herald says the AmerI-
can Consul at Auxcsyes has been severely
beaten by the local aufhorities. The mat
ter was 60 be Investigated by the Ameri-
can Minister.
A large Sunday School. which has met
in Pixies Opera House, New York, for
long time was locked ont on Sunday by
order OF Mr.. Pike. Condemnatory reso-
IutiOns We're passed by the School while
assembled on the sidewalk.
Advices from Cuba represent the insur-
gents az still making headway. Ten thou
sand were preparing to assault Puerto
Principe. The Spanish garrison numbered d
about $500 men, and was busy fortify ing
Reace Commissioners had arrived at New
retas. and had proposed compromise
with the insurgents. .a5f
Colonel Nelson, at Fort Hays, Kansas
has been interfering with the liberties of
the people. a guard, by his order, arrested
fifty-one persons at q ball, and kept them
in the guard honsa all night. He talks
also, of closing all the saloons and tearing
down the livery stables Great excitement
prevails at Hays City, in consequence.
The New York Tribune says the treaty
with England on the Alabama claims con-
tain eight articles. Artic e L. The Govern
ments agree to settle ali claims and differ
ences since the Convent on of 1888. Article
2. Each Government shall select two Com
missioners. who shall agree upon plan
of fsettlement.sArtlcie 3. "A majority of the
Commissioners shall decide ali questions
involved Article 4. IN case OF disagree
ment the two Governments shall choose
an Umpire, the President of the United
States acting for the United States, with
the consent OF the Senate Article 5. When
The Umpire refuses to eecide, the question
shall be settled by lot in the presence of
the Commissioners. Article 6. Cases de-
cided by Admiralty Courts are excluded
from the Commission. Article Z. English
claimants must prove that they are British
subjects and maintained strict neuiTali-
ty du ing the war Articles s. The sessions
of the Commission To be held in Washing