The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-21
TELEeRAPH sUMMARY.

,efl a.
The miners OF Pennsy Ivania are resum
ing work.
The United states steamer Mohango
from Mexican ports, and the Harvest
Queen, from New York, have arrived al
san Francisco.
the st. Louis delegation to the New Or
leans commerc al Convention, leaves 81
o Louis this afternoon, and will reach New
Orleans sunday morning.
ID. N. stanton, of Boston, President o.
The Wills Valley Railroad, from Chatta
nooga TO Meridian, Miss was expected in
CiF innau on Thursday, 10 lay important
propositions before the Committee ON the
Southern Railroad.
Anold man, named Sloane, committed
suicide at Carthage, on Tuesday morning.
Business difficulties was the cause.
An uaknown Inan was found drowned
In the Ohio River at Cincinnati, on We'd
nesday.
The second trial of Mulhan, at Cleve-
land, for abetting the murder of Skinner,
resulted in a verdict OF guilty of murder in
the frst degree.
The steamers DsriOn and Cambria, from
Glasgow. and the st. Laurent, from Brest,
have arrived at New York.
Senator Wilson addressed the Charles
ftown (Mass.) EighA Hour Society Wed
nesday eveniEe, atEs0etal festival, which
was attended by 800 people.
The loss by the Dayton nES on Thursday
morning, is estimated at $4,000; insurance
5000.
The convention of the general ticket
agents OF the West, Northwest and South
west. which has been in session for two
days in LOUSY lie, concluded their labors
last evening.
The graves of the Confederate dead were
decorated with flowers in Cave Hill Gene
terry, Louisville, with much pomp and
with deeply Impressive ceremonies.
The Baptist General Association is in
session at Louisville, with very large at
tendance. President J. s. ColwAn, d d,
is Moderator, and J. w. Rust, Secretary.
a canal boat was carried over the dam
across the Hudson River near Fort Miller
on Wednesdy night, and the Captain,
wife and child were drowned.
The American and Foreign Bible Society
yesterday formed a union with the Amer.
lean Baptist Publication Society. The
latter is In a fl )urishing con dltion, and its
receipts for the past year were nearly
SSs,OC0 above the previous year.
Some two weeks ago Jerome Z. Burris. of
Chillicothe, Illinois, received a note warn
ing him to leave town Immediately. Not
needing the waraing, he died suddenly,
and was buried by rfs family two hours
thereafter His body has been disinterred,
and presents evidence of having been poi
soned. Suspicion rests upon his family.
A frame boarding house, called the
Winthrop House, in Dayton, Ohio, was de-
STR hxyf Tadn 1axy
man named Wilkinson perished in the
flames, and several others were badly, one
supposed to be fatally, burned. There
were some thirty or thirty-five persons in
the house, who escaped by jumping from
the upper story windows. their retreat
having been cut of.
Governor Palmer, while riding out on
Wednesday afternoon, met with quite
serious accident. His horse taking fright
attempted to run, but stopping him sud-
denly, the horse kicked very furiousy,
striking him a little below the knee on the
left leg. He was unable to get out Thurs
day morning, though not suffering so
badly fiom the injury as on Wednesday.
In the Chicago Board of Trade, on
Thursday, a resolution, which under the
rule, lies over one day, was introduced In
favor of direct line of railway tothe most
the harbor of Portland. Maine, running
along the south shore of Lake Ontario, and
hence via Whttevlle and Rutland due
east To Portland, over a route recently
chartered by Vermont, New Hampshire,
aud Maine, by a proposed direct line from
London to Shanghai is l3, ,l09 miles, and
1t is estimated that the entire distance can
be traversed in thirty eight days.
Vice PI esident Colfax OrTived in SPRING
field Thursday forenoon, and was met at
the depot by committee, including the
State Ulcers A salute Of 81 guns was fired.
He was escorted from the depot by the
Springfield Zouaves and Emmett yards
o the residence OF q. NJ. Smith. At ten
O'Clock, 10 company with the committee,
he visited the tomb of Lincoln. Al 2
o'c ock he was formally received In the
House of Representatives, Hon. J. @.
Conckling making the reception speech,
TO which ar. Colfax made happy reply.
Thursday night he was receiving his
friet Is.
Ben. CisseIl and the Railroad.