The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-06
CnNDEYsRD TELEagAMs.

"WEDNESDAY, october D. \
The Schuylkill is failing. The fres bet
caused great damage at 1Foys n. I. AiGSS
lives were lost. fI.
J.E. Matthews, a prominent young law
yer OF Memphis, died suddenly on Mon
day, Of erysipelas.
George snyder sued tho ropgietOrs of
the Baltimore american for SI0,OJ0 Tor llDel
and recovered $50.
Three persons were drowned at Norris
town, N j., by the flood. The Morristown
and Reading Railroads are badly uAdeE
water.
Tbe Baltimore Rallroad, between Phila-
defphta and Wilmington, Is four teet un-
der water, aud passengers nave 10 go py
boat "
the reports from the Connecticut cleo
tion are incomplete, IN consequences OF
telegraph liz es being down. Tue Demo-
crats claim victory N Hartford. l
The ohio Medical College, at Cincinnati,
Miami Medical Conyentlon commenced
last night.
The foundry, machine shop and hourtng
mills of Nj. S. B1ker, at Iranstag, Mich,
were destroyed BY nre on Monday night.
Loss SIS, ,000 No insurance.
William Taylor &c aIored), alleged to have
been the leader of the recsnt RIO at MACON,
Georgia, was arrested at Memphis on Mon
day.
A proposed prize fight for the champion
shipof light weights, did not take piaee
yesterday. near Fortress Monroe, because
one Of tue parties weighed "a pounds too
much. s.-ss
Accounts from various points in New
England, New York, Pennsylvania, Della
1 ware, and Maryland all give details OF the
4 damage 10 railroads and to PAGES on the
/ banks of rivers. Very few fatalities are
reported, but great qua ntltttles OF prop persy
/ dest royed. Ii cleared or yeSi Sierday ana
/ was cold at New York.
4 1,.o,;oT F~,v,, IN, ba savs that ahouf
! 2 O'Clock on Monday evening, the Union
| Pacific Railroad Company's carpenter
shop and car shop, the latter g nne prlcK
/ Loss about $4,000. Many Of the workmen
lost valuable tools,
i A telegram from Fort Benton announces
the arrival OF q party from the mines IN
I British pcsss ssiOns. They report the mines
| rich, but the Indians very troublesome.
| Tney found the remains OF three esnlgrant
| wagons, captured by the Back feet last
| vesr together with the remains of q
| woman and children murdered by them
The wester at Fair mouth Dam, near Phil
| adeIphia. has receded nearly six feet since
| Monday The streets whlch We're nooded
| are now nearly dry, but are covered with
| mud and debris left Dy the water. Hun
dreds OF cellars are Allied and at the large
| estab ishmepts steam IRE, engines are en-
gagged in pumping out tue water
| On saturday last, at the Clayton race
track, Mason County, KY, lanes Broth
| erS, a one legged man, mace an assault on
George Hunter. lie nrst thIeE , q .l,i Doltle R al al
at him. The assaulted party turned, and
discovering who assaulted him, drew his
/ pistol an d shot brothers dead. An eXs "a
/ lning count cleared Hunter.
Chancellor Somers. of Memphis. yester-
| day, rendered decision IN the contested
election case of w. i. Perkins against IL.
L. Lee, who received a cert1fcate of elec.
tion as Judge of the Law Court after the
| August election. The Chancellor gives the
| ONCE to Perkins on the proof That one
L hn1 IA foxr
4 the Cotnmtttee OF Registration, and after
! | wards voted on. Lee was the Radical can
didate. Both were Federal Office s during
the war. aa ~
| The Wo0alawn races, near Louisville
| were largely attended yesterday. The day
VAS me ard the track excellent. Frs
raca. two wears old, mile heats, Tor $500
| Wizards Hotel aebfs E29us won by Butordi
s. bay colt, Lynch burgs tfsne l:4S. Second rac0
Morrisssy : time :i51&, l:l755. Third race
two mile dash for ah ages lof q purse .
$3.50, won BY Buford's bay colt, Grassland
t me 3. 40.
The stoekholders or the Louisville. Q n
cinnatt & Lexington Railroad Co. eleeteG
the following Directory, yesterday: +
VI. Kalfus. r. q. Hewitt and Noryln Green
| Of louisville, and Henry Bell, d Q. John
| son and T. X. Hunt, OF Lexington. A res
olution was unanimously adopted reject
route between The Louisville Nesh7ilI'
and LOUSY lie, Cincinnati 4 Lexington
/ ROADS. 1n8 D1EGCbOIb W5lG luSblGGtSu u
secure a connection with the least possible
delay.
Hubbarcs cotton mills, at Higganum
Conn. and several dive ling houses II
s Glasterburg were swept away BY the food
| A dam al PIttsvihe and property at Ne
. | ridlan were dam aged to the amount o
' $4,000. The railroad was damaged, bu
/. I has been repaired. A largereseIvoir broK'
away at south Manchester, carrying OF
I | Rogers paper mill, the dssnas OF the Globt
: 4 Mill Company, Cheeney Brothers, Il. Bin
ner s. sons and Edward. BudeeIs. Tn