The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-08
Condensed TEEKGRAMS.


man, committed suicide on Sunday night
10 st. Louis, by shooting himself.
The large shops for the building 0
bridges at Oswego, on the Erie railroad
were burned Monday morning.
Union Block atst Adams, VT, was dam
aged by fire on Sunday ulorning' to tn
amount Of $4,000.
The trial of the noted Buffalo and Bostor
whisky fraud case was commenced a
Boston on Monday.
The trial of Judge Fullerton, of New
York, has been postponed till Sep-embe
next. -qs
Forty-six ocean steamers and sailing yes
sells arrived at San Francisco on Sunday
including the French steam frigate Asto
ria, Admiral Glare, from Panama. rtaa
Henry s. Allen was sentenced, in New
York, on Monday, to three and hai
years in the State prison, for forgery OF
the Chemical National Bank.
The bodies of two men supposed to have
been drowned at the Time of the late
steamboat FIRE. were found In. the river at
Cincinnati, yesterday.
Ia Cincinnati. yesterday, a kettle of
melted brass was accidentally poured upon
Fred. Budde, burning his breast, abdomen,
and hands so that he will scarcely survive
Tue steamships Idaho and City of BaIti-
more, from Liverpool. and the Cityiof Mex
leo, from VeIa Cruz, have arrived at New
York.
General Terry, commanding in Georgia,
gave military escort to sheriff Norris, to
Warrenton, and has sent troops TO assist
him in arresting the ass assins Of Sena or
Atkins.
The National Typographical Union met
at Albany, New York, on Monday morn
ing, aud afieT appointing a credential
committee, adjourned till noon. One hum
dred and twenty delegates were present.
The Independent orcer of Redmen, of
N w York, held their annual fes ivai at
Jones' Woods, yesterday. The German
Workingmen's festival occurs at the same
place to-day.
The dne residence OF DR.. o. H. Quinton,at
Lake Forest. p miles north of Chicago, a
I he Lake shore, was entirely destroyed by
Rre, about O'Clock monday morning.
Loss $751; COO; insured for $4,000.
Commissioner Delano has d cided that
the stamps issued 10y the warden Of the
Western Penitentiary of Pennsylvania,
TO be affi xed to boxes of cigars made there,
are without the ightest authority OF law.
The superintendent of Directors of the
Louisville & Cincinnati Air Line Railroad,
has formally received It ON the care OF
the Chief Engineer. Regu ar trains will
commence running about the 18th inst
The EIevatiDg Association of Buffalo, af-
ter a stormy debate, have dissolved, each
elevator doing business Independently. a
great reduction of rates was the conse-
qaenee, and there is very unfavorabIe
prospect for a new combination.
Louis A. Deleme, OF ST. Louis, has
brought suit against Barton Able, formerly
United States Revenue Collector, for tax
ing possession ofhis distillery last Decem-
Der, laying his dam ages q. $4,000.
A boy named Lotus. who died suddenly
in Cincinnati on Saturday night, is sup
posed to have come to his death, partly as
the effect of a blow dealt him by a news
boy named Pat. Malloy, and partly by the
us of liquor.
During q ght in the 2lst ward in New
Yo K, on Sunday, between John Bennett
Joseph Brady and James Lynch, Benn 1t
stabbed both his antagonists. Brady s
wounds are mora.
The report OF tbs Deputy Commissioners
Novemeec and december, 1868, 1f y seven
per cent. of imports, forty-onv and one
half per cent. of domestic exports, and
ninety per cent. of our re exp rts have
been trans Iorted on foreign vessels.
On sunday afternoon the tug Asa Ca
velle, towing in the river at Cleveland,
exploded her bo Ter, blowing the tug to
!oms. Captain Joseph Greenhaugh, Jr.,
was instantly Killed and others supp sed
TO be lost, as several men and boys were
on board. Five pers Ons were rescued
from the water.
James Murdoch, a wealthy, retired mer-
chant of Boston, residing at Brighton, was
thrown from his carriage, unday evea-
log, and killed. HIS sis er, Mrs. b. L. Will
der, and her housekeeper. Mrs. Swain, and
a young nephew, were considerably
bruised.
A Denver dispatch of Monday says that
arrangements have been made by Gov.
Evans for the early completion of the
Denver Pacine Railroad. He starts East
this morning to complete the contract
with the Union Pacific for track laying
and equipplng the road.
Considerable excitement prevails in the
lower portion of louisville, caused by the
weekly meetings Of band OF negroes,
whom, it is alleged, are uniformed and
have their regular drills. steps are being
taken TO ascertain whether Tt cir meetings
are of peaceable or warlike charact r,
aud if the latter, they will be dispersed.
Their headquarters is in small church.
Two prisoners in the State penitentiary
at Joliet, Illinois, got into quarrel on
Monday morning, and one stabbed the
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stantly. The man killed was the assault
ed party. He was confined for murder, his
sentence extending to the end of his life.
The other is in for fifteen years.
The New England Associated Press has
been organized, and the following Execu-
tive Committee elected: J. R. Hawley, of
the Hartford ColsrGRt, Preside t; K. NJ.
Pulsefer, of the Boston Herald, Secretary
and Treasurer; s. N. Stoekwell, of the Bos-
ton Journal Sam. BowIes, of the SPRING
field Republicans, and r. W. WOrthinston
of the Boston Traveller, Directors.
An Omaha telegram says that dispatches
from Santa Fe. dated Sunday, state that
on Saturday night the United states De-
pository safe was broken open by robbers,
and several hundred thousand dollars car
ried OF. j. L. Collins, DepOsltor, was found
dead in the room. shot through the head
There is great excitement. Generals Sher-
idan, Doubleday and party arrived at
Omaha on Sunday, and were to leave for
the West on Monday.
The monthly meeting of the X visr AL
umni society met, on Sunday, in New
York. Archbishop McClOsky delivered
an interesting address, in which he warned
the young men against secret societies,
I aSra- ri AL ort6 said ha
astonished at hearing a learned gentle
man of another faith express his belief
that the Catholic Church could not be
| serious. in her prohibition Of Freemasonry,
as Archbi hop Hughes and several -emi
/ !. anL nEIasls and ever, D..