The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-24
TELEGRAPH SUMMARY.

Several stores in Platisburg, N. Y were
destroyed by FIRE Saturday morning. Loss
$4,000. Insured.
The work of registration in Memphis
was completed on Saturday. 1t stands:
Whites, 3,O3S; Black, 5,Oi2-
The eonstitutionality OF the franchise
law, which has been under consideration
in the Supreme Court at Brownsville, will,
1t Is said. be decided on Monday.
The excitement in regard to the judicial
election next Wedn esday still RACES. The
Republicans have two fall tickets.
The Bank of the Union, owned by A +.
Duncan, at Nashville. closed on Satu1 day
morning, hsving made an assignms MT to
w. T. Cooper, for the benefit of credi Ors.
WV. Berryis stable, on the Fl ank n
Pike, eyond Nashville, was burnet Sa ur-
day morning. Four horses burned W n il.
sentel and stokes spoke Fri6ay night
and announced their intention TO canvass
the state. Both claim to be the choice Of
the Republican party.
James E. Riley. tried in the Criminal
Court of Baltimore, for the murder OF
DanI. Harr1ngton, in February last, was
acqui ted on Friday.
The American Foundry, owned by d. c.
Hill & Co., at New Albany, Indiana, was
partially destroyed by fire on Saturday
afternoon. The heavy machinery was but
little damaged, are the loss was fully COW
cred by 5000 insurance.
The Cairo Planters Tobacco Warehouse
Company was organized on Saturday, with
a capital stock Of 500. .OO0 The opening sa e
will be held on the 10th of June.
An effort was being made before Judge
Leavett, in Cincinnati, on Saturday, to
have quashed all the late indictments by
the Uni ed States Grand Jury against
WHISKY men, on the ground of the disquaI-
lflcatton of The jury.
An engine on the Burlington County
Road exploded on Friday, In Mount Holly,
New Jersey, killing Charles l.. Piatt, fire.
man, and wounding Engineer Go,kin IA
tally, and Conductor Bayler and Edward
Scyce ertCusIy. The engine boanded from
the track and fell into the creek. The cars
were much damaged.
In the Supreme Court at Hudson Coun-
ty. New Je.sey, the jury. on Fliday night,
brought In verdict of So, $50 damages in
favo of Mrs. CchOrt, against the Erie Rail-
read, for the toss of her husband by falling
of trestle bridge.
Dispatches received at Whiting, West
the capturs OF the men who TO bed the
Hernden Exp ess company in Baltim re
severai days since The ronbers were con-
eealed in the woods near Swanton, Mary
land. All the money aud valuables were
recovered.
The Committee of the Grand Army of
the Republic, at Buffalo, having charge of
the ceremonies of decorating the so dlers'
graves, on Sunday the 30th, publish cor
respOudeuce b tween them and certain
clergymen, relative TO the changing of the
day Tor the ceremony. The committee
decline to comply with the reques of the
clergymen Tor reasons which ara said TO be
generally approved by tbs public.
We have nom st. Louis the gratifying
Intelligence that the Woman Suffrage AS.
soeiatiop held its last meeting for the sum-
mer, on Saturday afternoon. A letter from
Mrs. FL anees d. Gofe, encouraging them to
persevere, was read. Mrs. q. iuIImsttes
that there viii be no trouble IL managing
the men ii ali the women of America can
be c0nv erted to the faith, which she fears
will be a difficult task. She also thinks
tnat, If women would sacrifice as much
time and money in efforts to right the
wrongs of society as they do now IN fol-
lowing Its unnecessary rules and cOnven-
tIonalisms, they would. IN ave years,
rect all the prominent evils, aud
march to the ballot box. A re solution, that
the association does not sy mpathiZe with
the opposition to the Fifteenth Amend
ment to the Federal Constitution, but re-
iolce in the liberation and advancement
of every human being, produced an aai-
mated discussion aud some sharp sparring,
during which much prejudice against the
negro was man tested. Miss DIR. Grennan
opposed the resolution, and among ether
things said the negro had enough of
friends in Sumner, the Benedict Arnold of
his country, Greeley, the Judas Iscariot'
and the shiily shally Wendau Phillips
She was very severe on the men, and
believed thai Congress should have adop
ed Mr.. Jutian's amendment. The resolu-
ton was finally laid on the table by a deei-
sive vote.