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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-18
LOUIsyILLE.
Southern Commercial Convention
sd tees CosFyeatlon adiOuraed Sine

Southern Commercial Convention
Reports of the Different Commit
a tees C0sFyeatlOn adjourned Sine
&c PIE. a45it ra8E
LOUISVILLE. Oct. 16.-The Convea-
tion met a5 10 o'clock this morning.A
The Committee on Navigation pre-
sented a report urging upon Congress
1.-the limp oFtance of impIoving the
Sonthera ports. and nd1espeoially navi-
gation. Adopted.
Additional reports were made by
the Committee on Emigration.f A ma
j0fity fepers fayoring Chinese emigra-
ton, and a minority report In Opposi-
ton thereof
A lively debate took place be.
tween Messrs, Shorter, of Ala
bama, and Hill, of Georgia, against
the majority, and Walbridge, of New
York. Lubbeck, of Texas, and
Massey, OF Virginia ~ favor thereof.
The whole subject was voted down.
A resolution of thanks to Ex Pres
ident' Fillmore, for the dignifed and
| impartial manner in which ne dis
charged the duties eF the Chair.
| Unanimously adopted.
Several other resolutions were of
| fered and adopted. thanking the peo-
| pie of louisville for their hospitality,
| the Chairman Of the Committee of
| Arrangements aad other officers of
the Convention, for the able manner
in which their duties were performed,
! the telegraph for the free use of its
| lines, and the reporters of the Conven-
! tion for their corre ct aud impartial re-
1 ports. - -
The 10ommitsae on Miscellaneous
Business presented a report memori-
\ alizing Congress TO designate some
I point in the Mississippi Valley, tor
4 the holding of the Worlds Fair In
1871. Adopted.
/ 81 A resolution expressing much gratl-
! fcation at the completion of the
Union Pacific and Central Pacific
Railroads six years, before the time
required by Law. was offered and
adopted.
4 Mr.. Fillmore thea rose. He eulo-
gized the proceedings of the .COnvenz
ton, stating that they would be OF
salutary benefit to the country, and
/ closed by saying that he would never
| again appear Ia pUblle. .
The Convention, at 1l:15 A. NJ,
adjourned sane de.
| No allusion to the postal telegraph
appears in the proceedings, but the
question was brought before the Com
Inittee on Miscellaneous Business
i consisting of one from each State,
and the committee unanimously in
/ structed their chairman to report
against the scheme, or. against any
Z propositienthat might be presented
d Recommending fhes GoYeFnment to
{ Operate teiegraphs, as the rule of the
EConvention required all resolutions
ITO be referred to the appropriate com
l mittee, and this was the only commit
4 tee to which such a proposition could
Ehaye been referred.
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= p The Synod of Indiana representing
the New School branch of the Pres
byterian Church met on Friday, and
was organized by the election OF Rev
T. a, STEELE Of Mitchell. as Mod
orator, aud Rev. CoNDIT and Elder
4I- WILSON, of Indianapolis, as tempo
Es-i rary clerks Among the matters Of
si4y ~ business transacted was the Sc
$3.50 lection of the Second Church of In.
dianapolis as the place Of injecting. in
October, 1870 A dispatch was re-
ceived from the Old School Synod,
now Ia session in New Albany that
Indianapolis had also been selected
a---'' by that body for its session Of 1870. a
The afternoon was occupied in
listening 10 most interesting addresses
from Rev. Albert BUsHNEL1, Mis-
4asr sionary from Gaboon, Africa, and
Rev Mr.. HASTINGS M'ssiousry hsm
-l-saa..4- Ceylon, and the pressasation Ole the
publication and edacstion caases BY
the secretaries Of those eommltiess.
.fa @ The night sessfsn vas txkGn~ ~ap
with the Syaodicai sermon on Chr's-
~ tian Unioo. by Rev Fl u. D1cKEa-
,'0' soS. and followed By addresses on the
stissl.f 2sams subjeet .1Baaa ,taos
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HAVANA. Oct. 16-Tho Catholic
Bishop Of the Island went to Spain
yesterday.
Tomorrow is to be observed with
great eclat by the volunteers, many
banners are 20 be blessed. and civic
and religious societies viii also parade.
HAVANA, October 1.-THE Span
lsh mail steamer arrived here today
from Cadlz. She brought q detaoh
me9t OF Spanish troops, who will inn
the Island.
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mittee, were also warned to leave the
neighborhOod. A terrible state of
affairs exist, and the law-abiding peo-
pie seem to be paralyzed. e
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Horrible Accident Three Men In =
stantiT Ktlled-TWO MDftallF and
Two Slightly WOundedA0ne Man
y has His Body Cut In TWO! 1-Esti a21

z has his Body Oiit In TRO. sii a2-
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 16.-A horrible
accident occurred to-day at the Ohio
River Bridge, which sWells the already
Humerous lives sacrificed in its con-
struction. At half past 4 o'clock this
afternoon, the temporary trSstle. work,
being erected between the piers for
the purpose of swinging alspan, gave
way by a jerk of the fecomoti used
In raising the ltimbers, and six men
were precipitated distance of ninety
Eve feet. John r. Payne carpenter,
was instantly killed; James Kirby,
carpenter, was cut IN two and .hoated
over the reefs. His body was not re-
covered. Oscar Gallagher and VIM.
Irvine, 1aborers, mortally wounded /;
Robert Gensley and Matt. Mcclure,
carpenter, slightly wounded. Payne
leaves wife and child! He was
formerly from Cincinnati. 9
At about two O'Clock, John Bot
kius, while walking between the piers,
missed his footing, fell distance Of
ninety five feet and was instantly
killed. = O.
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SAN FRANcIsoo, October I6.-The
San Francisco Yacht Club have
recently erected a fine club house.
They held their first regatta to day.
The weather being favorable, there
was q large attendance. Emerald
won the prize. .b9d7afl
The Archbishop of Oregon, Bishop
of Los Angeles, and Victoria, left for
Rome a few days ago. ri ses a.i
The California Emigrant Union
has completed its organizations. e.
@. Hopkins was selected President.
.4 The construction of the California
and Oregon Railroad has been com
menced near MarysEille. with material
for 100 miles on hand. The work
will be vigorously pushed forward.
Governor Musgrove has returned
to Victoria from Cariboo County. ..ia
The Cariboo and Keetonia miniog
news Is favorable. ~ -.fs haEl
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'e -.-i- PERsoSs who Witnessed the display
tnade at Louisville on Thursday
sa,l speakin very high terms Of The repre-
90 IseptntIoa maae By the Lot ohisville &
Indianapolis Railroad Com pany.-. It
s1nad consisted of "a 5naguifosnt OAR, thirty
feet in length, drawn by four grey,
81 ealhOrses, Handsomely decorated This
railroad, under the MANAGEMENT of
.HtAa HoRAcB tSCoTr. uperihtenden and
brother of Captain HENRY SCOTT. Of
our city, is improving STEADILY IN
.4s4ir gpqpularity end hnsines48a
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Ono AND MIssIs. IPPI RAILROAD

ONO AND 51IssISs IPPI RAILROAD
At meeting Of the Stockholders of
-li-4.' it-ii-the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
Company, held Thursday in Gin.
cinnati, the following ed5gsntle9
emeu were eleeted- Directors for
.a5. the ensuing year; Joseph w.
Alsop LaTz Anderson, William
.r4Gsa III. .Aspinwall Allen Campbalts
William D. Griswold, A. H. Lewis,
g 4s.-+ = Sarad6f n F. 0dell< LewisaB Par
.4aaE.se sons, j ohn-J. Roe, John Ross, W. w.
Scarborough, F. Schuchardt, -sad
e'----- 4 William Whiteright, Jr. -slJb q :
1.,.1. In the afternoon the new Board of
Directors met and elected the follow
= ing officers for the ensuingyear: Presi-
dent W.D Griswoid,- Vice Presi-
.s dens, A. II. Lewis; General Superin-
tendent, J. L. Griswold; Treasurer,
4aA Charles 5. -AnHtor, P. Van
aDeusen; sscretarys y. Hammond
Assistant Secretary Samuel Trevor
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ST. Louis, October 17.-Tho nam
moth mot. eaisson for the largo pier of the
4llnois and st. Louis bridge was sue
-e,es3siuiiy launched to dag, at Caron-
deelesi and was toWe3 few hours
afterwards, By two steamers. to lis
position Ia the river In front of mo
city. II weighs $50 tons. The frst
stone OF the pier win be laid in il On
Wednesday next.
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WILAfINGroN, NJ. c., October 16.-
Through courtesy to Mr.. Lowry, of
New York, one Of the counsel in the
case of Cuba. the trial was postponed
till Monday. .8T.sI g.74 Ist aaT
} Joseph Fl. Ntf, Mayor of this city.
who ives tried by Judge Cantwell, be-
fore asspecial court, on charge of con-
tempt, was convicted and ordered to
pay fine of $3.50, and be placed 10
Jail until the fine and costs were paid
He was Imprisoned, but was released
in fifteen minutes by a writ Of habeds
corpus. The case excited much com
nnent, and the special court is becom-
ing odious to all parties. The con-.
tempt case. which resulted in Neff,s
conviction, is based on the election of
the Clerkiof the Special Court from a
room ih the City Hall building, over
which the Mayor claimed tho city had
exclusive eoatrola III isl5g
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LOUISVILLE, October I7.-The
american Christian Missionary
Church, pnmbaring now about five
thousand 5er rs, will hold their
twenty-fourth Annual Convention in
this city to morroW. About two hum
idred or more delegates viii be in
Attendance. The proceedings will un-
doubtedly be Interesting and import
ant. r. t
The Grand LodRe Of Free Masons
Of the State Of Kentucky assemblies
here to-morroR.
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had any correspondence with the
head of the Government on the sub
Jeot referred to. a.ll i. .u..
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AUGUSTA, DE, October 1.-THE
river reached Its hoinht this noon.
but it is now falling. Lt did not rise
quite as high as ia 1915 The damn
age done is slight. The storm closed
last night.
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j R8R OhtEltss, Oct d6.-Governor
Yarmouth will call an extra session
of the General Assembly, to meet
Decem beE.1st. at the Mechanics In
stitute in this city.
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Letter from President Grant to
Robert Il0nnerI 5elE
New YORK, October 16.-The fol
lowing was published to-day:
WAsHINGToN, D. c.,
- October 13, 1869.
R05ert B0Aner, Esq.

LlOCcfC DOls7tSfy -Z6q.<- t'-+-
DEAR Sra: Yours of the I1th inst.
is received / have never thought of
eontradicting. statements or insinua-
tions made against me by as irrespon-
sible parties IS those are alluded to
IN your letter, but as you have written
to me ON the subject in so kind a
spirit, / will say, that I had no more
to dc with the late gold excitementi In
New York than yourself, or any other
innocent man, except that l ordered
fhe1 sale Of gold to break the ring
engaged, as. 1 thought, ia q most dis
reputable transaction. If the speeu-
lators had been successful, you would
never have heard of any one connected
with the transaction ~ 44p f'
a ~; Yours truly, alt
5;iiszIle u. s. GRANT, 4 E
- p. 81 have written this in great
haste, without exercising judgment as
to the propriety of writing it, but l
submit u to.your Judgment.
News from Washington, via New
Y. York. Nc IA
NKw York, October Is The Her.
aids Washington special contains the
following: - 9Ll t..F
I A short time since statement ap-
peared II the WashingtoR cora
TespondeBce Of the HeTdld that an
agent Of the great banking firm of
RothschlIds bad arrived il this couu-
/ try and submitted an offer to loan the
7 tGoyernmeTit all the money they re.
l.quired to Iiquidate the debt, at an in
terest of four per cent. The truth of
this statement has been reflected upon
by nearly. all your contemporaries. |
have to-day seen a letter purporting
tto be from NJ Eriegnet, dated from
| New York, TO a friend In this city. in
which he makes use of the. following
/ language: 14a
The proposition and correspond
ence relative thereto has been con-
/ dHeted by me direct with the Presi-
/ dent at his request. The announce
4 ment in the Herald was evidently the
result Of jealousy on the part of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, who had
not been consulted in the matter. l
return to France tomorrow, but yet
believe the matter will be successfully
carried out. .s- I-- .s----l
NJ Friequet is said to be a partner
In Rothsehilds' banking house OF
I Becker Bros, and was for many years
the spirit of their Paris firm. The
I President being out of town at pres
ent. of course have no means of as
eertaining whether NJ. Friequet has
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] Phhs sllelilphla Items.

PHfHADREPHTA; Oct. l16.-A ma
SoFity o4 49Be Judges Of the Common
Pleas, have pronounced a decision on
the tha scoRaested election of 1868.
The on.8i6 a 1details1mang frauds COM
mitteds and thtews out TWO divisions
OF the Fourth Ward. With portions of
Che N votsls 20 t hsf divisions, and calls
upen the District Attorney to prose
cute the authors of the fraud, espeei-
5Slty those ccmmilte9ss by the elec-
FltseR efl0ers.Sssa.s, 80 The decision shows
Mayor Fox to- shaveureoeived sixty
eight maiorj tg ofathe legal votes,
while ali 94ea athefv Republican city
eflieeFs are declared .sleoted. throwing
oug athess Democratic incumbents.
Judge >Hrdlow dissented from the
; dec sion, and read his opinion at tgreat
length, s0o
I aAftef the reBaefing Of the decision
| in the contested election ease, notice
was given of a writ of cextioruri te
l the Suprem me- Court This will raise
I the question Of the Jurisdiction of-fhe
Court of Common Pleas only, and
Will not open discussion on the merits
OF the. election.s .ss .-.2.
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SPAIN.

MADRID, October 16.-The sessions
Iof the Cortes have been suspended.
q MADRID, October 16-Valencia
still holds out against the national
troops. The attack, however, will be-
gin this evening unless the insurgents
surrender Internationally. The in
surrection in the meantime at Baragil
continues. Two Republican bands
In Catalonia and Andalusia have been
beaten by the national troops. The
Certes have given the necessary au
thority for the prosecution Of the sew
enteen Republican deputies who have
participated in the rebellion. s' Is
a@a4t go PORTUGAL. ti
LIsBoN, October 16.-The mail
steamer from Rio Janeiro has arrived.
The war news from Paraguay are i'm
portant President Lopez was still
being pursued. He had arrived at
San Esta Island, and it was thought
was trying to reach Bolivian terri
az [By the French sableA --A r
z -i- e'i-t SPAIN. 3--sA - @l'.'@
MADRID. October 15.-The Arch
bishop of Valencia, attended by an
~ IL H1S Sn ~ a4 1ia4 uSp Etat tAOb acttus Ou OS.
half Of the insurgents lately, and still
10 arms IN that city, and within the
limits Of the Episcopal See, has just
sought an interview with the officer
in command Of the Government
troops operating IN the district. The
Archbishop intercedef in; behalf Of
the Insurgents. and In support of the
authorities making terms with leni-
ency towards them: When the dep
utation retired, a general military
council was held. at which the subject
was debated. Il was finally decided
that the insurgents must allEsurrender
at discretion.
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WAsHINGToN, Oct6ber 16.-A Cab
met meeting was held to-day merely
for the transaction Of. ordinary busi-
ness. All the members we're present
excepting the Secretary Of War a..iI
The receipts of tractioRal tourreney
for the week was S1,132, ,700; lship-
ments. $778,700i amount destroyed.
$226.70o. I5b8.s
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ProD0sftfon 10 Subscribe S5C0, coo In
Afa Of she Louisville, New Albany
and st, LDuls Railroad Carried by
"a lrta4 A.t.es -nn Al Aaseefear tfM sttfrut

q q 113rt 500 AaJ5rlty. - .2ra.
q Eot,Ut1sTfLLLE, Oot." 16.-A PROPOSE,
tion to subscribe. $500, 900 IN, aid OF
the projected LoufsyiIles.. y CIV a 6any
and ST. LoAis Air Line Railroad was
-votea aapea ey SthH people to-day, and
was Safried.l BY .abePts five hundred
majority.
Every train and steamer that lett
to, day took away a large number of
the Delegates who have attended the,
Commercial Convention.
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e.tfitNaH r.8&tfla. t4LkE T. s
...s.ss4la * RICH lokesWa5 peTpetratedeon the
..s-.e. people of Trenton, New, Jersey, re-
Gently, which, no doubt, learned some
81 &, H. Of them the folly Of signing petitions
without reading them. Our readers
are aware that business men very gen
-A orally are in the habit Of signing
everything in the shape ola petition
that comes galongs unless it is peti-
i-aa .- ton asking them to pay. ,sBut the
people Of Trenton were sy etimized ID
ai.s4 this way: An enterprising celored
man circulated memorial asking for
the ENLARGEMENT of the school house
geisd .9sa for eolored pupils, a great many
90 a1a signatures were obtained, including 9
- Z .i imangcf the leading white citizens of
the city, when somebody took the
r pains to unfold the paper and read the
i6 heading Of it, which began: ssWe;
the parents of colored children tot
Trenton" - aagbs -.
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ALBANY, Oct. 17.-Reliable infor-
nation has been received In this citv
that the breaks in the Erie Canal are
repaired, and that water was Led into
the levels this afternoon Navigation
will be resumed Tomorrow morning.
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Admiral Farragut's Condition Great
IL Improved. az

4 CHICAGO, October 16.-Admiral
Faragut's condition is greatly inn
proved, and his ph Ysicians now have
strong hopes that he viii fully recoy-
er his health.
At the Dexter Park Fall meeting.
the race to-day for purse of 81 800,
In which Hockey, Pilot, Temple, 1Silas
Rich and Angeline were entered, was
won by Roekey In three straight
heats; time 2:324, 2:9 and 2:38. Pi-
lot, Temple and Angeline were de-
c&red distanced for foul dFiviag.
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! WATCHM MAKTNG.
TROY rEaIALI alEmlnA--l

ThL- INST s9u oilers the accumulated
advauta..-e IT over 50 years successful
operatlo4-. facility is provided t0r
p thorOu ea SO OF useful and Orna
mental ilsi .tua4s under tine dIreCti14 OF
more than Lssenty professors and teach-
ers For circulars apply TO JOHN H.
WILLARD, Troy, ReW York LouI d2m
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'''' lessons 6t the OhT0 and PfnnsyIva
Nissi ln9a NFartfnaa

eAAAS-nla Elections.
We would. respectfully suggest to
our Fourth Street neighbor -owner Of
.nai sl twoapaperss bOsh.daily-and his edi-.
a..f tors, that 10 order to render emphatic
the article copied into. the Courier Of
"''' yesterday morning, from the Missouri
--. st .-1 Densocfat,a 4nd% which was written
upon ttieA hypothesis that the Demo
.ct Lii Gratis had carried The Legislatures of
0hie ana Pennsylvania, that it copy
. the very able, ard ia most respects
very sensible article copied by the
Cincinnati GqsSts Of Saturday. from
i44 the Memphis AAga7dache. The Aya-
a~t Zaachs had received thelatest returns,
-@.- En- and Frote.Hith all the lights before it
I'D and wrote feelingly too. - H..
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LEAvENwoRTH, Ks, October 16.-
A detachment Of three hundred re-
oruits left Fort Leavenworth yester.
day for Fort Sill, Indian Territory,
under command OF Lieut.. Quimby,
Fifth Infantry. 7A4- 1z5 ft
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j MEMPHIS, October 16.-There was
a. heavy frost and ice last night. It is
feared that considerable damage has
been done to the late cotton. &. ,l
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NAi THz Ksntaeks, Statesman says much
to the surprise Of everybody major
ity of the ministers of Kentucky adj
- herring to. the General Assembly
North, have voted in favor of the re-
..Uj union Of the New and Ola iBehool
aat Churches upon the baAia of Il stand
ards of the Two churches. .ssfVi
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TTIL-g-- = -. . UhANI,' = :
- 2. ST. have written this in great
haste, without exarcisi1g judgment as
to the propriety of writing it, but l
submit il to.your Judgment. 4
- = L -'-sS TT. S. q.
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At the Buckeyle.- -Clncin nati, race course,
ON Saturday, in the trotting race by double
teams, nafies heats, for $3.50 to first, SI0U'tO
second and $50 to third, Frank and 6rape-
vine won the first purse, Dayton Belle and
4 Glencoe won the second; time, :4915 to.
2:4311. iSeconG ra &C. mile heats, Tree 10 ALL
and Sftedewa3 the.ssoopds 4iTnes 2:2s1z to
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We published in yesterdays HERALD very
full account OF the progress OF events in Cuba
from both sides. From this il is evident
the insurrection is gaining ground and that
there is no chance Of Spain maintaining
her authority over the island. In fact, VIC
learn from good authority that the Spanisrds,
both in Cuba and in the mother country, have
little hope OF subjugating the insurgents. II is
said that even the Captain General privately
admits that an army of hundred thousand
could not establish the authority Of Spain.
And we have reason 10 believe, from parties
recently in Spain, that the Spanish people re-
gard the independence Of Cuba as inevitable.
The government may be proud and dislike TO
give up this ancient and valuable possession,
but it must yield to the force OF circumstances.
The intelligent men now at the helm Of affairs
in that country must become convinced Of the
hopclessness of their efforts TO hold Cuba.
Under this state Of things our own government
and General Sickles ought to be able to stop
the frightful carnage in Cuba and to secure its
independence. The reported policy of the ad-
ministration-to induce Spain to sell the island
to the Cubans themselves and for the United
States to guarantee the payment Of the sum
fixed upon-seems to be practicable, and. per
haps the best policy that could now be pur-
sued But whether il be so or not, or whether
Spain accepts or rejects such proposition, 1t
is clear that this country must soon take de-
csive action with regard to Cuba. The ad-
ministration cannot resist popular sentiment
much longer and will be under the necessity Of
recognizing the Cubans as belligerent or indie
pendent. We hope Spain will act with the
United States in the matter and that the good
relations of the two countries, as well as with
Cuba, may be perpetuated.