The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-20
COYHgNsBD TELEGgAMs.

MONDAY, December %.
Thirty indictments for election frauds
have been found IN Brooklyn.
Many additional failures are announced
Ia New York, generally amail dealers
The Spanish gunboats were prevented
sal lingon Saturday BY prevailing storm.
Frsshets are reported along the limo OF
the Hudson River Railroad.
A nee trade meeting was held In ST.
Louis, Saturday night, and a Free Trade
Union organized.
The Hermitage Mills, a few miles from
Ellzabeth, N, j. Were destroyed BY ire
early yesterday InorntR1. Loss Sl5 900.
Its reported that Thomas Jackson. who
lSiiled Doug ass, ia the First Ward, New
YORK, two months ago. has been indicted
for manslaughter.
A negro named Co0peE, while hancliing
ally shot and kiDsd EHa Crawford. Cooper
was arrested.
Edward Healey, aged ~ years, WAS
sentenced 70 the tate Prison to life f0e
vile murder, on Saturday, In the supreme
Court at Boston.
The iron foundry OF Wickson q Van
Wlnkson, Of Wayne County, New York,
was burned, SATURDAY morning. Loss
$4,000. No Insurance
Col. Gordon Lonand. sen. an AGED and
highly esteemed ctiiEen, and Commits
sioner for Ohio or tie Gettysburg NaIional
Cemetery died, ahrGamUridge, Oaio, on
Tuesday night.
"A duel concerning lady was foughta at
Acquia CIeeE, Virginia, = few days age.
between Col MaoMamars and broker
named NaTnum both Of New York. Var
mum was wounded, probably morally.
"A committee has been appointed 10y. y
public meeting o. Porilaud, Maine. to.con-
Ter with the state authorities and others
relative to the fun ergl bOnOrs 10 be paid to
George Peabody. The Governor win Cau
out the state militia on The occasion.
The shaft Of coal mine at Stockton.
near HaxeltDn, Pa, eayed IN On SATURDAY
morning, carrying with 1t two large
houses, with their occupants. and choking
up the shalt. Ten persons lost their lives.
The houses fell forty feet.
An indignation meeting Was held at
Buffalo, on saturday nlgot, to denounce
permission being granted Governor SIC
American soil C. coaree insurgents "a an
other country. eEsf
On Thursday night, at Davenport. Iowa,
two men named JQhm and Thomas killen
while la an intoxicated condition, Assault
ed q. Knewell. when the latter drew "a re-
v9lver aud shOt JOb n kilIen and wounded
Thomos. knewel was arrested, Dut after
an investigation was discharged.
a cal was made Saturday night np0n
the broisers OF Memphis, VINO resolved 20
form q stock company 10 compress their
own cotton rather than comp promise with
iecied the offer of tie Cincinnati Presses
10 compress AZ seventy cents per bale.
on Frnlay nighta well knovsh Ghieaeo
thief stole from the front Of q ciothiug
hung for exhibition. He was seen, euf-
sued and finally OvertaSen, when he drew
AIeYolver aud wounde4 it Is believed,
fatally, the man Wn0 nErsu III him, RObt.
Wilcox, OF tie est aOfishmeut from xfitch
the skeleton was taken, aud wcuuded
three others before ne Has captured and
lodged IL jaia
The. election for m MIXERS OF the Teunes-
see COnstltutl9nal Convenhont on Satnr-
day pas ed OF quietly, very little interest
being taken In the nHttef, and polls we've
Opened In only i've OF the ten ely wards.
n these 40 votes were cast for and one
against the Convention. The same apathy
on the subject prevailed in Memphis,
whore 2,5TL vctes were cast FOR and ri
against the ConyentlOu. At Brownsville
thN vote stood--.Or Convention, $40; agst {
Convention, 50.
The following additional iaiiures have
been announced in New Ork: Benton,
WINS a. Co, dealers In worsted goods; M
Is. Bweezy 4 Coz. ballder, of Brooklyn; II.
j.. Petrol, -four and feed dealer; Wstd
Wheeler, dealer IN pickies and preserves
Frederick Wiltzie, coal merchant. The
naniSs of two little dealers, names not
known, IN Hudson city is also mentioned.
Tnents: A. Colen & sons, dry goods; Dick
son & Son, soda water manufacturers.
The Tennessee Senate, on Saturday,
passed fhe House Bllt 70 pay the lessees OF
passed the resolution providing for takIne
Immediate possession OF the penitentisry
The senate also passed the bill 10 reduce
the tax on liquor dealers. The bill To re.
duce the tax on merchants and ADOPTING
the ad valOrem system, passed second
readings and was made the special ordel
for the second Tuesday in January, aftcl
which the euate adjourned Till Wednes
day next, thus cutting OF action on the
Cincinnati & Southern Railroad till aftel
the 9th Of January, and the Legislature ad
1oUFns on Wednesday TIL January 5th
In the House. on Saturday. the Chatta
nOOsa Railroad Dill was taken up and 81
amended as to provide fcr additional Ia
corporations aud commissioners on gssrI
Of the state. giving 2O9 feet IOI theuse OF
double track and authorizing the Comps ny
to run their road from Gailatin. Lsbanor
or MnrfreesbOrO. TO Decatur, Alabama
The biIi was put upon lts pass sc, but y,
quOIum being present, the House al
jUnrued i'll tO-Cay.