The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-17
Condensed TELEGRAMS.

The practice squadron from the Naval
r Academy at Fortress Monroe will leave In
a few days on a cruise.
A schooner cleared from New York for
the Bahamas, with gunpowder and rifles
for the CabRns.
The miners OF the Lehigh Navigation
Company, and the WiIkesbarre Coal and
Iron Company, have resumed work.
The Board OF Regents have elected Prof
John Leconte, President pro teHpOre Of the
University OF California.
Three negroes were drowned at Decatur
Ala, on Tuesday, by the upsetting of a
canoe. A fourth one clung to the canoe
and was saved.
Charles Sullivan, indicted by the Grand
Jury for the murder of Henry OMEN,
convict in Sing Sing, has been acquitted
and discharged from custody.
a recruiting ohiee for soldiers, at $50 per
month and bounty, has been opened at
Richmond. It's Understood they are to be
enlisted for the Cuban cause.
In the pr ~ fight at Cayuga Lake on Sat
urday MCGUIRE was killed in the ninth
round by a terrific blow given by Donnelly
VINO escaped to Canada.
The Supervisors have appointed COM
mtttee OF their body to meet William ID
Seward ON his arTiv in san Franci SEQ, TO
tender him tn hospitauties OF the city.
William StamIer, German inmate OF
tine National SOiUters' Home at Dayt u.
committed suicide on Tuesday afternoon,
by drowning.
Tue Fifth Annual Convention Of the In
diana state sunday school met at Rich
mond, Indiana, ON Tuesday evening
Three hundred delegates were present, and
more we're expected.
The North Missouri Railroad Company
commenced selling tickets 10 san Franc cls-
co for sl5s 55, under the arrangement just
ents ed into between the Union and Cen-
trail Pacific Roads.
The New York World says a.considerable
number Of first class rifles were purchased
in New York on Tuesday, which are To
leave, within fortnight, with an eXpedi-
tlOn for cuba.
Emmitt Brothers az q others, from Chill
licothe, were discharged on Wednesday by
the United States Commissioners in Cin-
cinnati. The charge az ainst them was
conspiracy.
WI. Percy was held in 81 500 bonds TO
appear before the next term of the United
states Court, in Cincinnati, on a change OF
abstraeting money from letters passing
Cincinnati Post Office.
Captain James IL Pennell, who was
recently tried in the United States District
Court, in Baltimore. on a charge of having
wrecked the brig MontezIema and acquit-
te4 by al jury. has brought suit Tor SlO0O10
damages for false Imprisonment, against
the United States Insurance Company.
The Quaker city has again been released
on the owners givIving bonds of sSS, ,00O II
IS possible, however, otners proceedings viii
be taken against her by tue Haitian Gov
ernment. f. W. Adams, her third officer
was under bail for examination, on charge
of beating Deputy Marshal.
The trial suit OF Parkman, Brooks & Co,
against the Government, to recover the
value OF 1900 bales cotton, seized during
the war, when cotton was sc cents pei
pound, was commenced in the u. s. Dis
trict Court at Memphis, on Wednesday
Jadge Gregss presiding.
At a special meeting of the New Yorl
Historical Society, held IN New York on
tuesday evening, Rev. DIR. Thos. De Wltt
accepted the position of President OF the
Society, made vacant by the resignation
OF Hon. Hamilton Fish.
The Hamilton Mills stores. owned bJ
Abner GreenIeaf, and occupying premises
BlooElyn, were damaged by fire on We'd
nesday morning. Ito the extent OF $4,000
insured for $4,000 in various companies.
Charley Gallagher has challenged Ton
Allen to fight him for enc thousand dol
lars. In his challenge Gallagher recog
Ii zes Alien as the winner of the fight on
Tuesday, Notwithstanding the decision o
tue referee. All the accounts publishet
Wsdn esday morning, scout at the idea o
Allen committing a foul on McCoole.
The Twenty-Third Annual Meeting OF til
Association of Medical Superintendents G
Americ 10 Institutions for the Insane, con
vened at StaunlOn, Virginia, on Tuesday
DR.. Knkbridge,O ,Of Philadelphia, presiding
an Dr. Corwin, Of Harrisburg, Pa, seers
tary. Nearly All the States were repre-
sented.
Tas Congressional Committee on Way
aud Means IeiL Omaha at eight O'Clock o
Mo day morning for sacramento. The
LETT "A the silver Palace car, tue same Cd
in waieh they left New York. This Will b
the flrst car that h $ taken passenger
through from New York to Sacrament
without change.
The Board Of Managers of the Nations
Cemetery a Gettysburg, invite all soIoie
who were in the battle OF Gettysburg,
participate IN the Ger emOnies OF the ded
cation OF the monument on the LIST OF Jul
senator Morton W II deliver the oratiO
Bayard yior the poem, aud III. w. Beae
tue prayer.
The wife of Rev. j. h. Smith was drowne
on Wednesday morning in Poplar Cree
near Turner junction, Illinois. she va
taken suddonly i'll while crossiag u
stream in buggy with her hu
band, and fell into the water. Her hu
band jumped in TO save her, but got el
tangled in the lines, and eould not do
Gentlemen whOsarrived in Nashville O
Wednesday, from Knoxville, connrm Il
report that the Knoxville YAtg (Sente
orgau), is about to change sides. It wi
they aIege, hoist the Stokes flag to-da
This change is the result of the fact that
majority Of theowners of the Whag, viii
fs 4 ioint stock concern, are for 5tokl
Tine doctrine of Universal Suffrage dc
not seem to take in East Tennessee, al
the friends of stokes at Nashville are I
coming more confident
some time since three children of 4
Wanles, living in Jacksonville, Iillno
died suddenly and at periods not far aps
Shortly alter their death, Mrs. Wahle to
a "Trip to Europe. During her absen
suspicion was aroused and the body of o
of the children was exhumed, the confer
of its stomach anaIyzed and poison fou
in the body. Mrs. Wahle returned frc
Europe few days since. She was arrest
on Tuesday, and viii be held until the 81
ject is investigated.
The Conservative Mass Convention, he
at Richmond, Va, on Tuesday, was after