The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-28

TELEGRAPH SUMMARY.

Cold closed in New York yesterday at
1855.
The odd Fellows celebration at Kansas
City, on Monday, was a grand affair.
The village &" You Bet" Navada, Callfoi-
MIA. was burned on Saturday. Loss es5i-
mated at $4,000.
About 2 00o odd Fellows, from All parts
OF the state, Joined IN the procession on
Monday at New Haven, Connecticut.
The ire Is still burning in the Gold Hi /
Miues, California. and 500 men are thrown
out OF employment.
The Presby tezIan Church at Kansas City,
do., was destroyed by fire, supposed to be
TIE work of an incendiary, on Monday.
The return game of the International
Cricket Match was played on Saturday,
the Victorians winning. The final game
win be played at Victoria City in June.
Visitors are srleady congregating in the
vicinity OF the central Pacific Railroad to
witness the LAYING of the last rail, which
is expected to take place on Friday or
Saturday.
TIE odd Fellows Celebration at Phtla-
delphia, on Monday. is said to have bee
the grandest affair that ever took place in
that city. It closed with q grand ball at
the Rose street Rink.
AT syracuse, New York. the Odd Fellows
dedicated 8 new hall on the 25th inst
Past Grand Master Gould, of Buffalo, -
3 IIyered the GRAFTON.
A collision occurred on Saturday at He'll
Gate, between the steamers Providence
and Narragansett, by which the Pruvf-
dence was badly damaged. but no lives
were lost
VIM. varIey, alias Rsddy. the black
smith who was the principal actor in the
robbery for which an accomplice, Thomas
Burnan, was tried, coavisted and sent to
the New YORK Stases Prison for fifteen
years, is nov at large on two thousand
dollars bail.
Rev. ]. c. Lovejoy has been removed
from the Custom House at B0stoa, and his
place has been given to Charles Mitchell,
a member Of the Massachusetts Fifty
Fourth Regiment, who lost leg in the
service of his country, ami was one OF the
first two cslored men ever elected to the
Legislature.
Keitb's large cooperage establishment,
in William sburg, n. Y. and an adjoining
dwelling were burned Monday night. The
family had a narrow escape. Lo 5 $1,000
Insured.
The Union League Club, on Monda y
evening", presented farewell address TO
John Jay, their retiring President, on tile
occasion OF his Anticipated departure as
Minister 70 the Court of Vienna.
Strenuous efforts are bsirg made to cap
ture the Captain and first mate OF the ship
Richard Robinson, who are accused of the
cruel tr 5atment of sailors while at sea.
The Board Of Directors of the st. Joseph
81 Denver Railroad decided, on Monday
that the Ioad should connect with the
Kansas Pacific Railroad Mt the one hun
dredth meridian. The work viii be push
ed forward rapidly.
Two chi ldren were Instantly killed by a
runaway truck, in New York, yes erday
The mother attempted suicide from grief
The driver was arrested.
Delegations Of women are daily going to
the Registry ofice, in Washington City
and asking TO have their names registered
as voters.
A distiIIery in New York was burned OF
Tuesday, involving a loss of sll6.00O. In
suranee s50,000.
Charles &. Green. a German, collector o
the North American Life Insurance Com
pany, abeconded from ST. Louis on Mon
day nisht, with $1,000 of the company
money.
Charles n. scott was, on Tuesday, con
vieled in Cine nnati. of havi1g sent I
bogus lottery drawing by telegraph, anC
sentenced TO pay a dne of slOo and the cost
OF the court.
F. G. Jswett, the missing bunker o
SkanateIss, y. Y, returned TO that plac
on Monday night. and resumed busines
Tuesday morning.
The National Sunday School Conventio
viii hold its third session at the Baptis
Church, Newark, New Jersey, on Wednes
day. Thursday and Friday. of this week
George H stuart will preside, and repre-
sentatives will be present from all parts {
the Unite1 states and Canada. .SeVet &
important measures for the more efhcier
working of sabbath Schools Will be cor
4ffarad