The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-22
TELEaRAPH sUafMARY.

Europe and south America anu EAAO e1AOA-
70. have arrived at New York.
Brooklyn paper says Senator Fenton
intends to sue the Commercial AdveTtissr
aud. Ereasis0 Post for libel, laying damages
at half million.
The steamer Arizona. from AspinwaIi,
brings s582O83 in treas are, and Panama
dates to the 18th inst, which contain no
news
Joseph Smith. the Mormon Prophet,
writes from Pana, Illinois, that the story
set afioat recently by the papers that he
had died is untrue. He says he still lives.
Albright. a lawyer or Cairo, had q per-
sonal altereation with H. P. Goodall, edl-
tor of the Cairo Times, Wednesday afier-
noon. in which the latter was severely
beaten. .
James Maher, arrested some months ago
on a charge of completely in the Rogers
murder, was discharged from custody on
Wednesday,
An unsuccessful tempt was made on
Wednesday morning to rob The Bank In
Lima, ". Y. The burglars were discover
ed and fred on. but made their escape.
The Memphis races are being largely at
tended and the Interest is increasing.
Among the amnsements introduced was a
velocipede race.
Hon. John +. Ketchum, a prominent
citizen and attorney at-lay of Indianapo-
lis, died Tuesday night from the eR ct of
injuries received from a fall through a
hatchway that day.
The dwelling OF John Durnfn, at Raiu-
bow, was burned on Sunday nisht. Mr..
Durnin pertshed "a the flames while
desvorIng 70 save his son.
C1ra,,-3 t~, -,
tirely under water near Brantford. The
express train which left Buffalo Wednes-
day morning, was obliged to return. SO
far the freshet has not suspended travel
on the Great Western Railroad.
Harvey Lyon, of HobOken, together
with Mrs. Gibson aud her daughter, were
thrown from their carriage, while ridiag
n Central Park, New York, on Tuesday,
and all were badly Injured. Mr. Lyon had
his kull fractured.
Charley BOnpes, little four year old
boy, on "Wednesday jumped from the for
ward platform of a street car in motion, in
Nashville and fell and lad one OF his legs
crushed just above the ankle. the wheel
passing over il. Fortunately the car was
Immediately checked, or the other leg
would have been mangled also. His par
eDt7 reside on McDougal Street.
A wagon and team OF horses with three
men " ere preeipitated into a cellar bv the
giving way of floor from which rubbish
was being removed. The conclusion caused
the falling OF portion OF the walls. which
buried the men, one of whom was killed
and another was seriously Injured.
The burning of the Illinois Blind Asylum
will render It necessary for the State l. z
tslature to be again convened and IL is
-Y,sa a.
Movements are on foot to secure the re-
bulldog of the Asylum at some other
point in the State.
The firm of Mayer Brothers, wholesale
tobacco dealers, of New York and LOCIs-
vile, have failed. The liabilities of the
New YORK bOuse amount to $4,000, aud
those Of Louisville to $4,000. making a
total of s2D0,000. X. Cunningham, "a retail
dry goods dealer, has also failed.
The watch case manufactory of Wheeler,
Parsons s. Company, New York, was
robbed last December, of $1,000 worth of
property, aud on Tuesday, Gustave Ken
dali. employed by the firm, and Eugene
Kendle and A. Vanderwager were arrest
I'd and charged with being the burglars.
PASSENGERS arrived in Chicago on Tues
day, eight days and thirty hours out from
san Francisco, tuc:uding nine hours stag
ing and thlrty-eight hours delay iii making
connection, and three hundred aud twenty
miles slow running on construction trains
on the two terminals. Only hny miles of
road remained to be completed on the 17th
to perfect the line OF railroad across the
continent. This gap viii be closed by the
1St of May. The total distance is about
$500 miles.
The westward bonnd train on the Nash
vi 9 4 n farm lu9l Aro
"a trestle Tuesday morning, II ear Dresden.
killing the engineer. VIM. Sliffy, and fire.
man Cristal. Several passeng RS were
severely injured. About the same hc ar
the northern bound train on the Mobile &
Ohio Railroad raa through trestIe near
Trenton, killing the engineer, Noble Con-
over, and two passengers, names un
known The latter We're riding on the
engine at the time. The storm of Monday
night had washed the earth away from
underne cath the trestles.
\ terrific storm of hail and rain, acc m
panied by a powerful wind and Rlinding
lightning, passed over Indianapolis. The
Indiana Central Railroad freight depot
wa blow down, and a number of ether
buildings unroofed. The watchman at the
Central depot, Allen McCutchan, was
KILLED, and several other employ es severely
injured. Rev. Daniel Ballou, a UuiverSalist
minister, from Utica. New York was ass
ing the depot at the time OF the accident
and took shelter IN the depot, and was
very seriously injured. Later dispatches
say that Rev. Mr.. Ballou will probably re-
cover.
The IT, ?. Indian Commissioners were,
on Wednesday, informed OF the arrival OF
their agent at Me llcine Creek, Wachit,
Mountains, with garden seeds, hoes, &c
He was heartily welcomed by the military
and Iadiens He is putting the plan in
motion b. the Sc ectton OF the site for Nis-
sion Schools. One hundred aud ATTY lodges
of Cheyenne aud ArrapahO Indians were
expscted to arrive daily. The Indians
take great interest in what IS being done
Tor hem. bus more funds are wanted. rs
the Indian appropriation has failed. Myr
lads of gra 81 hOppers have appeared on
the plains. a late dispatch states tina
Roman Nose. Little Big Mouth, Yellow
Bear aud Old storm, with GOO Arrapahoes
have come in. ready 10 go to their rescrva
tion. They are willing to be taught to fol
low he ways of while men.
The special train which left Chicago Oh
Tuesday for Cairo, containing two hun
dred and twentv-dve Illinois editors, theil
wives, sisters and sweetnearts reached the
latter place Wednesday morning at si2
O'Clock. ihey We're escorted to the st
Char'es Hotel by the Reception Committee
wnere they We're formally welcomed by
John II. Oh sriy, Mayor of the cit,
ard Editor Of the Ba1etin. The CON.
veaiion then proceeded to busine,s
The most important re soIut on offered
was one to take steps to have all the
general laws published ia all papers OF tn,
state 1T q price su 1icient 10 cover the cos
otcon iosition. The local laws TO be pub