The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-16

A Richmond. Va, dispatch says: It Is
stated on good authority that Gen. Candy
will within ten days, issue prOelalnatlon
| con yening the Legislature, applying the
IRON clad oath to the members, and when
ffey cannot take the oath his seat will be
given to the candidate who received the
next highest vote.
Mrs. Breland, whose proceedings against
her husband for abandonment has been
hesOre the courts OF New York for some
time, attempted to commit suicide Friday
night. by taking arsenic, but proper Ieme-
dies being applied IN proper time. her life
was saved. 1t is said that she was induced
to commit the rash act through poverty
and disappointment at the termination OF
her trial.
Governor AfcClurs. of Missouri, has ap-
pointed as delegates to the Mississippi
Valley Commercial Convention, to be held
at Keokuk, September 18th, Lieutenant
Governor Il. .. Stannard, of st. Louis, and
J. ID. Nllliams, of Kansas City, 10 repre-
sent the State at large, and the present
members OF congress to represent the
Congressional Districts.
On the evening OF the 18th q train from
the East, on the Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railroads " hen near end West OF st. Paul,
ran OF the track eapsizing the engine.
Patrick O'Gonnor, fireman, had his back
broken and died next morning; Il Paga,
engineer, had his left leg crushed, and
right arm broken. HIS leg was am puLated,
and he Is doing well. Charles Weed, Jr.,
baggage master, was injured, but not seri-
ously. m masss
The liabilities OF Bowers, Beekman &
Co, OF New York, recently suspended, are
ascertained to be about two million dol
lars, and the assets a bout one mlII1on' Mr.
Bowers, the senior partner, offers 10 sur
render his private property 20 ms eredit
Ors, and the other partners II IS said, will
do the same to the amount or about half a
million more. It Is said to be the inten-
tion of the firm 10 recommends business
as soon as the present difficulties are ar
ranged tE
The thfrd Congress Of the National Labor
Union will be held IN Philadelphia to-day.
Already. pFominent officials are there and
many ueiegafes had arrived on Saturday.
II is expected that most OF the States viii
be represented The ST. CriSpinS are
largely represented amongst those who
were expected to arrive Saturday evening.
The WOrkingwOnen's Association Is also
represented. The session Will probably
occupy ave7 days The delegates will rep
resent over 100000 constituents, members
offrade Unions.
The United states, represented by JOS. o.
Glover, IL. =. District Attorney, on FRI
day evening, in Chicago, fiied a bill SEEK
ing to declare unconstitutional and void
an act of the last Legislature of Illinois do-
mating Lake front to certain railroad com-
W, vroli intls. the grant in derogation Of
the rights OF the United states as owner
Of the fee ia trust for public uses, and
Courts or the United States Is subject TO
the sole jurisdiction ofCongress.
Heavy rains, causing foods In the small
streams. carrying away culverts, fences,
and other proPef1S 9sS9ITs1 aSr aSd hsTa1d
similar storms preVaueds doing cons1dera-
bic damage. The residence OF Jas. w.
Pierce. tyg o miles south of WaterYiile, was
struck. by lightning, one side torn on and
not a board that belongs to It can be found.
-Four ladies in the house were severely
a porch and struck insensible. None were
seriously il jured. however.
Senior Jose Manuel Macals has been COM
mlssfoned as agent OF the Cuban Govern
ment to treat with the spanish authorities
in reference to acknowledging the inde-
pendence OF Cuba. he left New York city
for Europe on Saturday, August TN, and
expects TO meet General Prim at some
point in France, and at once enter into
negotfattons concerning the object OF his
mission, in accordance with a promise
made by General Prim to the Cubans,
made some fourtsen ml nths since. The
Cubans Turnished the Spanish revolution-
airy Junta 81, 100000 In gold 10 AID IN over
throwing Isa ella, in return for which
Cuba was 10 be mad Independent.
At IL O'Clock this Saturday morning,
the tenn pOrary bridge on the West side of
the Mississippi, used IA the repairs of the
either by q sunken log or the force OF the
current. Two men were seen upon the
bridge when il broke up, and IL Is thought
a third was upon It. They were Whitted
over the falls with the mass OF ttmbe One
of the men was Miles Sherrin night
Watchman, and the others were thought to
be laborers. The lumbermen We're search
ing the rapids and eddtes below the falls,
for the bodies. on SATURDAY afternoon. but
rock in the opening Of the falls bed is
com pleted, and the base u bers OF the I'M
nense spans are being laid. The water Is
quite high, owfng to the rains In the coun-
try above.
Several days ago some suspicious char
acters offered to sell Wall street oper-
ator SI25 OO1 OF bonds stolen some time ago
from B nnehon, Of Pitt Hole, Pa. for
Sl06, ,O00 IN greenDacks. The police were IN
fH4 F-t Hrarr Efrff faln
ives were sent TO Hudson, N. j., to con-
clude negotiations. The parties met at
Rash,s II otel, and John Laldlow, Gabriel
Ganshy n aud Arnold Brown passed over
tothe detectives the package said TO con-
tain siO8,0o0 in counterfeit greenbackS.
Soon after the transaction was completed,
I4aidloW and his partners were arrested
on scharge of robbing BennehOn, but
on examination, the package was found
lar bond and about three pounds of old
paper.
The Joint CONGRESSIONAL Committee on
Retrenchment and Reform. with their
wives and friends, c9l route for San Fran
cisco, reached Chicago Saturday evening,
and will start thence for their destination
on TueEday morning. The party IS COM
posed Of the following persons; senator
/ j. w. Patterson, vile, ana SON OF N. Ill.
| Senator A. q. Thurman and daughter, OF
4 Ohio; Senator Morrill, and wife, OF Yer
| monts Senator A. Ct. Cattell. Of New Jer-
\ sey. Hon. Carl Schurz, Of MISSOURI, joins
/ the party at Chicago. The Joint Commit
/ tee goes to san Francisco to investigate
| the customs, and revenue matters, with
\ particular reference TO the smuggling OF
! goods in bond betweed san Francisco
| and New y TX. The only expense incur
| red by the Government by this trip VIII
/ be the fees OF the witnesses who testify
/ aud the necessary expenses OF the Ser
geant alarms and OF the committee while
/ they are putsuing their investig atiOns at
san Francisco. No charges are made for
| transportation, nor for subsistence while
I on the read, Tue party Will b. absent
about six weeks, will stop at Salt Lake en-
ira Fr1rHn nF
/ ieres { on the Pacific. The party will be
Joined at Cnieago by Wills Todd, Vice