The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-24
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TELEGRAPH SUMMARY.
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Secretary Boutwell, left Washington on
Friday night on a short visit to Boston
Commodore Robert ". schofield has
been ordered to hold himself in readiness
to take command of he Miantonawa.
Later dispatches relative to the Long
Island Railroad disaster says eight pas
sengers were killed.
The water is subsiding in the East, and
all trains are now running regularly on
the Hudson River Railroad.
The registered bonds stolen from the
Benehciat Savings Bank, few days ago,
have been sent back by express. The
thieves could not use them.
The report that the Olympic Theatre was
on fire yesterday, was incorrect, as the fire
was in the Mutual Club Room in the same
building, which was damaged to the
amount of $1,000.
Ex-President Johnson, who was an
nouncei to speak at various points In
Tennessee and Alabama, was called home
suddenly, on Friday. by Intelligence of the
death of his son. Col. Robert Johnson.
James NJ. Davis, fourth class clerk In
the Treasury Department and Private
Secretary to Messr,. Chase, Fessenden and
McCuIIoch, was removed from ONCE on
Friday.
Rev. James Marshall, a Catholic priest,
recently arrested on q charge of having
forged the Rame of predecessor to re-
eeipt for a iotof wine and grapes, has been
discharged.
A report prevailed in Washington City,
on Friday, that Abbott and Sprague had
gonesout to fight a duel. Ofconrse it was
untrue. There had not even passed ne
tween them any correspondence.
An old man named MeKllgo e. proprie.
tor of an extensive foundry at Washing
ton. Iowa, jumped from tue fosrth story
Of the Massasoit House, Chicago, early Fri
day morning. and died In half en- hour
He had been dri mixing
The Commissioner of the General Land
Of1es has approved the application of
the City of New California of purchasers
OF land within it's boundaries. This is the
first case under the new law giving the
right to towns to purchase mineral lands.
A fatal reneontre took place at o'clock
Friday morning., in a gambling house in
LouisYllle. between. two steamboat pilots,
James Croxtan and Ben Miller. Croxton
drew his revolver and commenced firing,
and continued firing until he killed Miller.
CToxton was arrested.
A serious accident occurred Friday morn
ing on the Long Island e. r. The train was
thrown from the track by a broken rail
and i've persons were killed and fifteen
seriously injured, two or three of them
mort5ly. Among the passengers killed
are VI IN. C.. Rushmore. President of the
Atlantic Bank, at Brooklyn, and P.
Straunton, a railroad contractor. Among
the injured is Mr.. Craig, of East ThIrtleth
Street. New York, who was badly cut
aDout the head and had his hip dislocated.
The attendance at the races at Memphis,
on Friday, was very good, though the
weather was unpropitious AMI the track
heavy. The city of Memphis post stake of
81 600, three mile heats; was won by Little
Mack-Little Mack, l, l; Pat Cieburne, 3, 2;
TransIt2, distanced; time 6:I14, 6:I15. The
Overton Hotel purse OF $3.50. mile heats, Fl ee
for all, was won by Gilroy-Gtlroy, !, 1 !;
Viola, 8, 2; Queen of the w est, 2, ,distanced !;
time :5j,I:52. In the first race Little Mack
was the ia vorite by heavy odds, and in the
second Gilroy.
Attorney General Hoar sent ts Secretary
Bofle Friday afternoon an opinion az to
saying be had no reason to differ from tn c
opinion rendered by ex-Attorney General
Evarts. In accordance with this decision
Secretary. BOrie has issued a circular letter
to the heads of the various Navy-yards
saying that while the Navy Department
mas not right TO compel mechanics and
laborers to work more than eight hours,
yet it has a right to employ them to labor
extra hours, aud pay them pro rata for
such extra work.
Commissioner Delano has decided with
regard to affixing and cancelltng Internal
Revenue stamps In all cases where an ad-
hesive stamp shall hereafter be used, ex-
except may be otherwise provided. the
person making, delivering. or giving in
strument, matter ortifipg to sell, shall affi x
the stamp so that the entire suriacs oil
each stamp shall be exposed TO view, nd
snail cancel the same by writing with ink
on each stamp, or by some mechanical
means as tie Commissioners may hereafter
require, in order that such cancelled
st mp can't ne again used. The cancelIa.
tio1 of stamps for spirits and tobacco will
remain heretofore. The Commissioners
calls the attention OF officers to the pro-
vist II in the act, imposing fine and pun
tsbment for usiag adhesive stamps which
have already been used.