The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-12
NEW YORK.

Interview between Gov. Walker anl
Gen. Canby-COunting OF Vote II
FlFGinla-COnfldentiaI Government
Agent Sent to Madrid - james
Fisk JF., Reported Killed, &c, &C
| NEW York, August lit is IN
derstood that the American ExpTcs:
Company robbers obtained $4,000
sAdolph Steinberger, j. Steinbefger
John SteinbeFger, and paWnbrokel
named j. MetZler, were arrested to.
day, and held in $4,000 bail each, on
charge of receiving large quantity OF
silks burglarized from the store OF
w. EttiDger, No. 4S1 Broadway, on
the Both of June last The first
named sold Mr.. Ettinger a portion of
the stolen goods, he being unacquaint-
ed with him, which led to the dis
coyery.
The report was current here this
afternoon that James Fisk, Jr., has
been killed Ia a fraeas connected with
/ the Susquehanna Railroad. The re-
port, however, lacks confirmation,
and was generally discredited.
Marshal Barlow has received orders
from the Secret sary Of State to trans
fer the custody Of the Spanish gun
boats to the Commander of the Brook
lyn Navy Yard
1t siunderstood this afternoon that
the two Wall Street usurers, who
were yesterday sentenced by Judge
CORDOBA to Imprisonment In the city
prison, have not been yet delivered
into the custody of the Warden of the
prison.
Judge McJunn has decided to dis
charge Pratt, the alleged Texas riOter
and murderer, from custody It is
thought, as Pratt is 10 military GUS
tody at Fort Lafayette, it does not
appear how he is to do it. The points
murder isBot United States offence,
except when committed in places over
which Government have exclusive
jurisdiction, and, Second. That the
prisoner had ret been committed by
a United States Court.
New YoRK, August 11.-A Herald
special from Richmond, says: Gov
ernor Walker, who has been on a
visit to this city for the past two days,
had a lengthy interview with General
Candy on matters relative to the
State, the result of which has not
transpired. The GoYeraor left for
Norfolk this evening.
The counting of the vote. on the
Constitution and State officers being
now finished, General Candy has sig
nifed his intention of promulgating
the result of the late election in
few days. Fully ten days must elapse
before the vote on the members of
Congress aud the LEGISLATURE is
counted. 1t will be two weeks before
the result Of the latter vote is
counted.
The Herald says the new command
er of our feet on Cuban Station is an
earnest sympathizer with the Cuban
movement.
The World says Paul s. Forbes,
of this city, has been sent to Madrid
by the Administration, as confden-
tial Government agent in association
with General Sickles, a place for
which his former intimacy with Prim
especially qualified him. Full private
directions were given to Mr.. Forbes, |
and formal instructions to Sickles. |
Both arrived at a single point of en-
deayoring Spain to concede political
sovereignty to Cubans, on condition
of the latter pledging themselves to
pay Spain certain sum or money to
be In some manreF guarded by the |
United States. The plan was heartily {
approved by Mr. Lemus, the Cuban |
agent in this country.
A special from Washington says
that Sickles :elegraphs Fish that his
proposition is rejected.
It is believed by the friends Of |
Bowers, Beekman Il Co, that they |
viii be able to pay ten cents on the |
dollar.
Twenty Cuban prisoners escaped |
from Fernando Po. Three arrived |
on the Java, and others are expected /
in a few days.
The stock of A. Wunderman, music |
seller, 627 Broadway. was damaged by
fire last night to the amount of $50, |
600. The building was slightly iu-
jured.