The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-21
COEDESsED FELEGRAMS.

The steamer Colorado sailed nom San
Francisco or Panama, on Friday.
The new Stokes newspaper, at Nashville,
will be issned to day.
The steamship Herman, from Europe
arrived at New York Saturday morning.
over one thousand TWO hundred China
men. arrived at san Fr. ane isco. from Hong
Kong, on Thursday, by sailing vessel.
James 6. Denniston, a prominent Cali
fornia pioneer, died in san Francisco on
Thursday.
Charles Howard, one OF the Trustees of
the Peabody fund, died at Baltimore on
Saturday.
Struggling bands OF eSavajoes are COM
mitting depredations ,Sn the Rio Grande
and in Eastern Arizona,-
ItEis reported that Mr.. Musgrove, OF
Newfoundland, appoi nbed GOV ernor of
British Columbia. VIII 2eAve England i'm
mediately for Victoria.
Atannery belonging n0AIIen Bro. . near
Corning, N. Y, was destroyed by fire on
Friday night. Loss not known. Insured
for $1,000.
The Bricklayers' Union at Washington
City have expelled six Of its members be-
cause they persist in working with two
cOlored men at the Washington Navy
Yard.
The cap makers ofNe " YOr rk, on q strike,
had meeting Friday mig ht and had a
regular fight In which one man was badly
hurt.
The crop reports fr ON Ark ansas, North
ern Mississippi and Northern Alabama
are favorable, despite the unpropitlous
weather for some weeks past
The Shelby County, Tennei see, Agricul-
tural Society organized und er its charter,
on Saturday, by the election of Il. r.
Eunsley as President, and Ii on Trousdale
Secretary.
The sweedsuburgian Con vention ad-
journed OF Saturday, to meet next June Ia
Philadelphia, after the election Of officers
for the ensuing year.
on Monday OF next week trains will
commence running regularly from Gov
ington to Louisville, ON the Cincinnati &
Louisville Railroad.
The Deraocratie Convention at Dodes-
vile, Ala, for the Third District, nomi-
mated J. q. Perkinson for Congress. lie is
a Northern man by birth, who settled in
Alabama in 1865, and is not known as a
politician
Louis Mayor and Arnold Lewis were
arrested In New Y ork on Friday evening,
on a charge of boring holes in the bellows
OF their gas meter, whereby the Gas Com
pany lost ten per cent. on their supply of
gas.
John Austin was shot dead on Thursday
evening, in Dover, n. H, by Ann Gage,
whom the deceased asked TO fire at him,
while some young people were examining
a revolver.
The nrst eh1rteF conferred by the Regent
OF the University of the State OF New
York to grant degrees to women, WIS on
Friday conferred upon the Hudson .tlver
Institute at Claverac, giving the Trustees
full college powers.
L is ofieially announced that the inter-
est on South Carolina bonds and stock, for
the two years ending July lst, next, will
be paid on aud ter that day. The inter-
est on tue bonds Will be paid In New York
and Columbia. and on registered stock In
Columbia only.
A private letter from Fort Smith, Ark
ansas, says that extensive tobacco 1astcr~
les are now in fun operation in the Chero-
kee ana ChOcktaw Indian Territories, Tree
from tax, and making money hand over
fist. one of tue f,ctories is within three
miles OF Fort Smith.
A Quincy, Illinois, dispatch says: Rev. |
Jos. Lowe, of this cIty, accused some time |
since OF attempting improper liberties !
with young lady, was expelled from the |
Christian Church at Camp Point, Illinois. |
on the 9th, for conduct unbecOmtag gem |
tleman and Christian.
A Denver dispatch says: Secretary
Seward and party were safe and well on
Thursday. On Friday night they were
Rerenaded by the Grand Army of the Re-
public. and left for the mountains on Sat
urday.
Additional discoveries of rich silver de- |
posits are reported on the White Pine,
Colorado, causing considerable excitement
fu that region. the shipments OF bullion
from thence Iately average $50 COZ 10 $4,000
per week. The milling facilities wi soon
be doubled. 1t is estimated that half
million dollars Will be shipped for July,
from various parts. II
California intelligence has been receive
1vh eh mentions the rapid progress of rust
The wheat and barley crops are damaged
the most considerably in the coast cOun-
ties where heavy fogs prevailed during
the past few weeks, although accounts in
dicate that the damage IS not general.
The mischief is more serious than anttci-
pated.
The funeral of Frederick Seymour, late
Governor of British Columbia, occurred
Island. Sir James Douglass, Chief Justice
Needham, and Captains Edre and Mast, of
the Royal Navy, We're pail bearers. Near
Iy the entire population of Victoria at
tended. Military saluIes and minute guns
from the war vessels We're fired.
A prominent Texan in Washington city,
saws that all the accounts from the Texas
Convention agreed that delegates from
only seventeen counties were present.
The Convent, was not cal. ed by any
regular organization, but by boilers.
FTiake's Bulletin, in a long leader, reviews
the facts, and asserts that General Davis
does not expect to be e'ected, but only
runs to defeat the Constitution. The BuE
Eeti7l for the first t me, declares for Ham
nton, and says the good of the country re-
quires his election.
The closing days r. cling of the New Eng
land T. ottlng Association. at Mystic Parg,
near Bosten, was attended by nearly 1900
persons. The contests were very due. Six
horses started for the 2:35 race. The first
money, 81 600. was won by Mac and White
Fawn, who took the second, fifth and sixth
heats. Lanby7s Rosa Gold Dust taking
the third and fourth heats and second
money, 500, and BisselI's Wilson took the
first heat and third money, $500; time
2:3l15, 2:321{, 2:341z, s335a, 2;35 and 2:s7. In
the next race, free TO ali horses, the
American Girl won the first money by
taktngthe second, third and fourth hsats:
Dable Goidsmith's Maid won the second
place by taking the first heat, George
Palmer the third aud Lucy the fourth.
The prizes were $1,000, 81 ,2J0 and $500; time
2;22, 2s2114, 2:24 and 2;24.