The Evansville journal., 1869-08-25
CoyBESsED TELEGRAMS.


The Massachusetts, Democratic Stat,
Convention met 1T Worcester yesterday.
Secretary Rawlins left New York, Tues
day forenoon tor Washington.
The steamers city of Cork, NOva ScotiG
; and 81. David have arrived at London.
a fatal case of sunslroke occurred at In
dianapolis yesterday.
Two more dtstiIleries have been closed
by Government detectives in Philadel
phia.
The Fenian Congress meets in New York
TO-DAY. AIr. Savage, who has just returned
from Europe, wi present his report.
The steamers Gilesis, from Hamburg
and City OF Dublin, from Antwerp. haYe
arrived at New EorK-
The Boston AdUerttser has been lately
| sod 70 new company, for something less
than $3.50 eco.
The first passenger train. passed over the
/ Newhurg q New York Railroad on Mon
/ day morning.
The steamers Cuba and City Of Paris,
4 from Liverpool, arrived in New York on
4 Tuesday moung.
In consequence Of the stoppage of a pa
/ per mill at Many unk, from want of water,
/ the price Of paper in Philadelphia has ad-
! vanced 21s cents per pound.
The body of man has been found In the
/ OHIO River, near Madison, md, supposed
the Ben FRANKLIN, on Saturday night.
Tho proat of one years scavengering in
/ the public streets Of New York, under the
! contract as at present arranged, amounts
$685., ,ZOG.
Thos. L. Evans, aged sixty-three, was shot
dead by his insane son Michael, at his resi-
dence. 80 Tenth Street, Philadelphia, on
Tuesday.
The IRE department of Baltimore was
out in full force on Monday afternoon, Tor
n a. hon oft glf 1f hn Arr,
Fire Brigade.
The jury in the case Of the state vs.. ].
A. Rea, on tfial at Madison, Indiana, for
murder, after having been out twenty
four hours, Lad failed to agree. The prob
ability Is that they will not agree.
Another destructive fire occurred at Phil
adelphia yesterday afternoon, and in con.
sequence OF q scarcity OF water, gave APP
as the fire is III a block composed of eight
or ten different manufactures.
George Hills, a dissipated young man in
East hartford, Conn, was arr ested on
Monday, charged with burring his motn-
er's barn, supposed out of spite, because /
his mother and sister Locked him out of
doors.
On Sabbath morning, Mrs. Sarah George.
an elderly lady, residing IN North Wheel
ing, West Virginia, was found dead in her
bed, She retired the night previous in
good health.
A storm passed over Bridgeport, Conn.
on Saturday. doing considerable damage.
Several houses aud trees were struck by
lightning. People were aprOstI ated and |
oxen Killed.
1t is stated that Geueral Larache. the
Hayden Minister al Washington, who has |
been Trying 70 pnTchase some iron ciads |
as part payment, the hArbor of Cape Mich |
olas La Maeie.
The undertakers' quarrel over the dead /
body OF MIS- sutton. at the MOrgue IN |
NaU fod
the tnterposiJton of the police, who gave /
the body over TO the undertaken selected I
by tue Coroner. II was then removed for /
burial.
A man named Jacob Mack, employed ON I
a farm near Freehold, n, J., became very
abusive to Mr. J. w. ConoYer, a neighbor. !
on Friday evening, and attacked him sav-
agely with clubs and stones. Conover,
being closely pressed, fired his gun at (
Mack, killing him almost instantly. He /
s9rrendered himself, and the CorOneI's /
eide.
The Press Ball, at White Sulphur Springs /
Virginia, comes OF August 3Isb. Among
the managers are Gen. Beauregard, the
Turkish Minsster, Gen. Wise, Senator
BTlght ana othieIS; 4 There are ten Con
erals Lee and Beauregard. They will be
present at Gettysburg.
On Snnday night garty OF young mep,
at StauntoB, Nirgin.st WHO were in search
Of John Stanley, proprietor OF livery
~ on, Jacob ScheIher, one of their nm m Der,
being shot through heart. Stanley.
Who was suspected Of ing ff.s house at
the time, has been ARRESTED "A! lirr par- Z
ties are OF respectable p0si,40A
An intelligent German, named William
Berkeley, clerk il Rhodes & Co.'s dry goods I
establishment, at Wheeling, West Vir
gina, was found dead in his chair Monday
morning. His family had gone to the
country the Saturday previous, and it
his intention TO have ined them Sunday
morDing. Upon his Wife's return, he was
discovered as above stated. A Jury return /
ed a verdict OF death from an unknown
cause.
a resident OF Wheeling, West Virginia.
young mar named samuel bradley, who
had been visiting a friend in Parkersburg
was missing on Saturday, and no clue OF
his whereabouts was obtained until Tues !
day morning, when he was discovered in a L
carpenter shop, hung. IL is supposed that's
he committed suicide. Cause unknown
The Social Science Association OF Mas,sss
chusetts ia session at Salem, declined an
Invitation to VISIT Boston and her institu-
ttOns, on accOuns of urgent business that +
required immediate attent ton. he solar
eclipse as seen at Mattoon, Ill, was the /
subject considered in the Association yes
'terday.l