The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-17
TELEGaAPH SUMMARY.

Gold closed In New York, Saturday, al
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Five thousand dollars worth of jewelry
was stolen from Hill's store, in Csnanda-
: qua, New York, Saturday morning.
Shippers Of the first two eargoes of grain
in bulk from New Orleans to Europe, have
been advtsed or their safe arrival at their
port of destl natton.
H H. CoRles, foreman of the Republican
Office, has been elected by the New Or
leans Typographical Union, q delegate 10
the NatiOnas Typographical Convention.
The National Land Company, during
the month of April, sold $4,000 worth of
Kansas RHeife Railroad lands to actual
settlers, in tracts OF from 40 to $50 acres
each, at an average price OF So per acre.
The amount or business done at the St.
Louis Post-office during April. including
money-orders issued and paid, rem ,ttanees
from other offices. and postage stamps sold,
was over $4,000. The number of letters
and papers delivered and collected by the
carriers, for the same time, as over nine
hundred and eighteen thousand.
Capt. f. MeBaron -Temony, late of the
United States Army, who, last Fali, at the
American Hotel in Atlanta, Ca, shot and
ahlled in self defence, Richardson, a men,
Der OF the Georgia Constitutional Conven-
tion, was, on Saturday last, acquitted of
the charge of murder, and discharged.
Considerable interest was excited IN
Richmond, Va, on Saturday, by state
ment that the U. s. Grand Jury has found
indictments against several office-hoiders
for perjury. in taking the iron-clad oath
after having aided the rebellion.
The steamship City of Cork, which
arrived as New York, Tuesday, is still de-
tanned at Quarantine, with six hundred
passengers, because one of. the passengers
: h adj the small -pox. sAll on board have been
vaccinated.
1t is stated that Mr.. Howard, our new
Minister to China, has been in consultation
with the President. he urges that the
Mission to China be raised to the grade of
the British Embassy. The President agreed
with his views.
A fight took place at Washington City.
on Friday, between Colonel Duncan and
Colonel Copehsrt, aspirants for the office
of Superin tendent of the Interior Depart
ment, in which the former was worsted.
A new whipping-post and piIlory, one of
the pet institutions of the enlightened
Democracy of DeIaware, was inaugurated
with Interesting eereInonies. at the jail
yard at New Castle. Delaware, on Satur-
day.
Tie safe of the Douglass Axe Manufac-
turing Esta ablishment, of East Douglass,
Mass, was opened by burglars on Friday
evening, and from fifteen TO twenty Lhous-
and dollars in cash stolen therefrom, and
the sale was litersuy torn to pieces.
At a billiard tournament In Boston, Fri
Gay, the first game was won by WilmOth
over Davis, by five hundred to ninety
three. The second game was won by Muir
ply over Colby, by five hundred to one
hundred and ffty-five. In the evening
Brooks beat Colby by five hundred to four
hundred and seventy, and Wiimoth beat
Colby by five hundred to two hundred and
eIghty-eight.f The attendance was large
Atan early hour Saturday morning N
explosion occurred in Bachem9re Il Co.'S
Cotton and oil man nfactory. in J ersey city
and Immediately after the extensive build
ing was wrapped In flames. The building,
machinery, stock, &C., We're destroyed, in
volving a loss of 100000; largely Insured!
During a thunder storm, at Eddyville,
New YOrk,, on Saturday morning, the
lightning struck a building of the d ia
ware & Hudson Canal. setting 1t on fire,
and before the flames could be subdued
five barns, two stores, and storehouse
and the building and ways OF a shi p-yard,
together with boat, were destroyed
Three hundred horses were fortunately
rescued from death. Loss not ascertalned.
The immigration to the line of the Kan
sas Pacific Road is greater than ever be-
fore. Colonies from all parts of the coun-
try are forming and moving on these
lands. One hundred and fifty families
from Northern Ohio went up during the
month past, and settled near Bavaria in
saline County, aud many more from the
same region are expected. Wheat, corn
and other crops are reported as being very
promising In all parts OF Kansas.