The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-03
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The Stea mer HalSatra, rom Hamburg.
has arrived at New YorE.
There have been $500 new buildings
erected in Chicago during the past year.
tor Ross, of Kansas, were In st. Louis yes
terday.
A German shoemaker, named Leister,
committed suicide yesterday morning, In
Wheeling, w. ", By cutting his throat.
A snow storm was prevailing yesterday
to the North and East, approaching as
near as Terre Haute and Cincinnati
Cleveland was selected as the place for
hoidirg the next session Of the Union
Christian Convention. The time will be
liked hereafter.
A 1aborer in the Hamilton ana Dayton
Railroad Depot, az Cincinnati. fell dead OF
merchandise yesterday.
A shed containing a locomotive. belong
ing TO the Pacific Railroad Com pany, was
night.
The Missouri Biver. Fort Scott & Gulf
Railroad Is completed TO Fort Scott. and
the nrst train passed oYersIt to Fort Scott
yesterday.
A barber named Gringer, committed
suicide. In Chicago, late Wednesday night,
In MS shop, by taking a dose of prussic
acid. His pecuniary dtfhculttes inspired
the deed.
1t is reported that Daniel Walsh, unde-
sentence of execution, in Chicago, on the
10th inst, Will get q new trial granted him
by The Supreme Court. He murdered his
wife.
brokers Office in San Francisco was
robbed few nights since of IS 700 in gold,
by Chicago burglars. One of the party was
arrested and all the money has been re-
covered.
1t is reported that gold has been d. COW
cred on the Delaware Lands. Kansas, f1f-
teen miles from LeavenwOrth, said, by old
California miners. to be in paying quanti-
ties.
Melbourne Stuart Hall, whose supposed
suspended animation has attracted so
muca attention Ia Chicago, during the
past two weeks, wes buried yesterday.
A special from Des Moines, Iowa. says
there Is good reason to believe that Judge
Dillon, OF that State. has been selected Tor
supreme Judge OF that Federal Circuit.
James Williamson, the billiard champ
on of ohio, has accepted the challaDgs of
Joseph Caspar, to play for the champion.
ship. The contest is set for February "a. at
Mozart Hall, Cincinnati.
An explosion of fire- damn occurred 6 earIy
yesterday morning in the Empire Miue at
WilkesbAre. Pa, and It is reported that
seven or eight men were Injured, some OF
| them frighLfully.
| The Tennessee Senate yesterday recon-
sidered the vote on the bill reducing state
tax iity per cent. and lhi4 it on the table,
and were considering another bill to re-
duce the tax, which Will probably pass.
Two brothers, Charles and john Kelley,
| aged l9 and years the former SKATING and
drawing the latter on sled. on the iii.
| nois and Michigan Canal, were drowned
at Ottawa, Ills Wed nesday afternoon.
| 1t turns out that Dorathea Vanderhoff,
1 VINO d ed suddenly on Tuesday, in Chi
cago, was not poisoned as at first reported,
/ buI that she was suffering Il ON infiamTna-
/ tton of the lungS--at least that was the
verdict of the CoroneT's Jury.
The Union Christian Association, at CO.
la bus, Ohio, is still IN session, and is
being largely attended. The question dis
cussed yesterday was, " How can the peo-
| pie in the rural districts best be reached? "
A Gre broke out late Wednesday night,
/ in the commercial elevator owned by Coe,
Merllman Co, at COLUMBUS, Ohio. as
I appears So oy ~, our dispatches. Involving a
building aud STOCK, Sl02,750.
Between $1,000 and 5000 worth of ieweIry
i was stolen from the trunk OF q drummer
4 for New YORK house, at the southern
| belonged 10 Fitch, Meyer Il Allen. john
| Street. New York. The drummer's name
| Is Dow!ey, and he tanks tue thief follow
| ed him from New York city.
A letter of the Goth. declares that the Red
/ River people Will never su OmtL to receive
| Governor McDOugall unless overpowered
/ by the Canadian Government. 1t states
| that a sufficiently large force OF Insurgents
| are In arms TO protect their frontiers from
| any forces that can be sent against them
/ at present.
| Captain L N. Eyster has been committed
| for killing the despel ado Pfeiner, in Chi
by the Coroner, Notwithstanding the jury
| pronounced IL "a case OF sell defense. Eyss
ter will be released on writ OF hd6sdS
coTqUs.
A man named Luppey was found. yes
| terday mOrning, ON the track of the Cin-
| cinnati, Sandusky and Cleveland Rail-
| road, near Harshman's Station, north OF
Dayton, apparently cut TO pieces with a
/ knife. He had also been run over by a
train. 1t Is supposed ne had been muir
ueTed aud then placed upon the track to
conceal the crime.
Gov. Flanders vetoed over IC0 acts of the
Leg stature. including the whole OF the
| new code OF laws prepared by the Com
| missioner, ard approved unanimously by
I the Territory are discouraged by this ac-
/ ton of the Governor, supposed TO be a po'
| lttical movement.
A warrant has been Issued for the arrest
OF Conductor Parker, OF the New Jersey
Railroad, WHO elected Patrick Lane from
the cars, recently, whi q the train was on
4 a bridge, that Lane fell through and
was drowned. Parker publishes card
saying he did not know the train was on 9
bridge { the time.
Three and a half miles of snow sheds on
the Union Pacific railroad Will De com
pleted this week, aud the company exDect
! To unlS1 seven lntl6S DY the nrSk OF EeO-
ruary, eover1ns all ceep cuts double
lined close fence will protect lesser cuts
and secure the road from all danger Of in
terruption from drifting snow.
An Indian Agent In Dakotah says 9
formidable alliance has been concluded
\ between the Northern Sioux aud Crows
for q war against the settlers in Eastern
Montans and Wyoming. The Indians are
: instisated to this by an outlaweo half
breed named Reshaw, and threaten the
exteTnsination OF the whites.
g'se lie ofGovernment property at Har
pc rry. Cp to Wednesday, amounts
IN ,aa sggregzte, to $4,000. The muSke
an so factory. with Potomac aud Shen.
an IA water power, was purchased by
Capss;n f. E. Adams. There are stu a
large number of lots and valuable p op
erty to sell. The Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road are hsa aVy btdders.
4 special from st. Paul says that letters
have Deen received from Fort Geary, dated
the 10th and 10Th of November, A counci
OF the insurgenL haif-breeds met on the
10th, bat, af.er some consultation, ad
iourned until the lSsn. Gov. McFavlsh' ,;
proclamattonswas circulated among them
with, " hat the correspondent calls, marked
effect
The National Board of Trade is still In
session, at Richmond, Va. great many
subjects OF interest have been discussed
Among other things pt opposed IS the estab
| I1shment of DeparLm ent of CommercG
in the Executive Department OF the Gov
/ ernment. several propositions were made
Tor the improvement of the Western
rivers; also for a double track railroad
across the Continent for the transporta a.
tlon of grain exclusively.
The interest In the Bible question before
the Superior Court at Cincinnati, is no
abatfng, the citizens thronging The cour
room fioor aud the galleries, which are
flied daily. Judge Matthews, Tor the de
tense, began his argument on W ednesday
and At noon recess yesterday had SpOxeI
four hours. His argument would consum
the afternoon. RUFUS King will make thl
/ clOSiug ( argument for the Plaintiffs, proOa
| ply to-day. The decision of the court will