The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-20
Synopsis of THANKSGIVING
Sermon by Rev. Henry
n Ward Beecher.a "a
Man Murdered IN Missis-
sippi.
o CHICAGO. 5UHAs
Thanksgiving In the Clty--MuFderer
Acqultted-LOss OF Tho Schooner
ArFOW-Her 0fIle6Fs and Crew
DroWned-FulI Particulars.

CHICAGO, November 19.-Thanks-
giving was very generally observed in
this city yesterday, by all classes.
Business was suspended, and outside
aud in the churches the day had every
| appearance of a Sabbath day. The
weather was cold, with almost a con.
slant falling Of snow during the day.
4 John Healey, who has been on trial
at Ottawa, Illinois. for the past week,
tor the murder of VIM. j Nixon at La
Sale, In June last, was acquitted yes
terday. a eoEl Eta - ass sizes
The following arc the particulars of
the loss of the schooner Arrow. She
left Muskegan last Friday morning,
with lumber for Chicago During the
darkness and heavy gale on
Tuesday night, she was driven
ashore one mile north of Gross
Point. On Wednesday morn
ing word reached the eitg that she
was hard aground about two hun
dred yards from shore, the waves
washing over her and the crew cling
ing to the rigging.
The tug MOsher was dispatched to
her assisiasff0sstAblftter getting near
her lie Doats mammal H.. suS put out
who did their best to reaon tav
schooner, but were caught in the
breakers and swamped and driven
upon the beach, having had a narrow
escape with their lives. The tug, be-
ing unable to offer further assistance,
returned to this port IN the evening.
The tug Wood was then seat ont with
two life-boats, and reached the wreck
in the night. One Of the life boats
was manned by five men, who pulled
for the schooner, but just before
reaching her their boat was swar1ped.
! Three of the boats men succeeded IN
boarding the schooner, one swan to
shore and the other was drowned.
Early yesterday morning, three men
from a life boat, who had boarded
the schooner, swan ashore and saved
themselves, and reported that during
the night the Captain of the Arrow
and his six men, becoming entirely
disabled from long exposure, were
washed overheard and drowned The
bodies of six of the drowned men
floated ashore yesterday afternoon,
three about one mile south of the
wreck, and three at the Eanston Pier.
NJ. Thaekerzey aud L. Jadarjee,
two Bombay merchants, who have
been in this city since Monday, left
o-night for st. Louis and New Or
leans, thence through the South to
Boston. They will return to Bombay
In January. While here they visited
besides other objects of interest, our
schools, in which they manifested a
deep interest.
About ten o'clock yesterday, the
! iron roof over the boiler house a
Wards Rolling Mill, fell in with /;
tremendous crash, and doing muel
damage. The accident was caused
by the weight of snow on the roof
I Fortunately the employees were al
away, spending Thanksgiving, other
wise there might have been a fearful
. loss of life.
2 News was received by telegraph
this noon, that the propeller Thoma
$ A. Scott struck a reef in the Strait
a of Macinae, on Tuesday night, AM
: wrecked her upper works, and tn
deck and load are drifting ashore
! Nothing is stated as to the loss 0
t life, aud the presumption is that al
on board were saved. The Scott wa
e a new propeller, having been built i
y Buffalo last Spring, for j. 9. i II. ]
I. Evans, and was commanded by Car
d tain o. NJ Fellows. She had o
= board 1000 barrels Of -four, 22,0O
y bushels of wheat and a variety {
), merchandise. She cost $S5. 600, an
y was insured for $4,000.
e Jennie Sturgel, aged 20 years. frol
Princeton, died at the residence {
le Mrs. Ray, 277 Randolph Street, ye;
a terday morning, from the effects {
& abortion, produced BY DR.. McRae.
10 The storm, which commenced her
!, on Tuesday morning, has continue
at intervals during the day. 1t ha
,g showed nearly the entire day, bU
d thawed as fast as it fell. The stree
a are in a terrible condition. At abol
q 6P. NJ. the wind again commence
e. blowing a gale. accompanied by raj
Il CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-Wabash Av,
nue. Rink, located at the corner
is Wabash Avenue and jackson Stree
N was crushed to the earth, to-nigh
"a about s o'clock, by the weight of sno
ID on the roof. The walls were built
d brick about twenty feet high, with q
re- arched roof. IL was one hundrt
feet front on Wabash Avenue. ar
< one hundred and eighty feet on JAG
=, son Street. The Rink was destroye
1e three years ago by fire and immed
" ately rebuilt It's cost was abol
ar $15, 900. -s