The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-24
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The weather Is pleasant, and much cool.
er than Saturday.
The Knights Of 50 Crlspeu, OF New York,
had q procession, fifteen hundred strong,
on Monday, termtnaIing In a picnic.
VIM. II. HalIecx. OF the New Yor k Jour-
nal Of Commerce, starts q new evening pa
per this week, called the Republic.
The Eckford Base Bali Club returned to
New York on Sunday, from tneir Western.
tour.
Hiram Walbridge has resigned the Pres
Idency Of the new Mediterranean Steam
ship Company.
The iron foundry OF w. X. Kelly, at Brls-
tOl, Pa was burned oa Saturday. Loss
$4,000, half insured.
A death from yellow fever occurred in
Canal street, New York, on Sunday. The
party was recently from the South.
The rate Of freight on Monday to the
West from New York was understood 10
be four cents per hundred pounds
The steamer Periere, from Brest, August
9Th, and the City OF London, from Liver
pool, have arrived at New YorK.
TIE weather AZ Washington City is cool,
wi n tndteations of much needed rain.
,SeNe raj prisoners died on sunday from
eat.
The Northeastern Saugerbund and the
general Sangerbund, of New York, have
TesOlvSo TO participate in the Humboldt
celebration on Sep plembef 18th.
Colonel Quesada, brother OF the General.
in-Chief, arrived In New York on Sunday,
on diplomatic mission, and as the bear & =
OF important dispatches for the Cuban au-
thOrlttea. ea..sf
Cornelius Kellcher, or New York, died
on Sunday, in terrible g gOny, from a dose
of tobacco juice ana e given MIN oy an
cid lady named Manahan, for fever and
ague.
The weather in Philadelphia Is cool aud
pleasant. W ater IN the city Is growing
scarce. The city Council was 10 have met
on Monday TO devise measures to supply
the reservoirs with water.
The weather AZ Cleveland has been ex-
trs mely hot during the last lew days, with
one shower on Saturday, which moderated
the heat a little, but not enough rain fell
TO be OF any benefit to the crops.
In a trot at Saratoga on Noaday, Noun
tain Boy neat Lady Thorn three straight
heats, in 2:2I. 2;2l1a and 2:25A- Commo-
dDre Vanderbilt and wife were on the
ground, and attrae ed much attention.
Ihe intensity OF the heat at Louisville
CONT 1ues without abatement. Tne rains
that nave fallen have been but partialfn
the state, and have not bsen sufficlert to
mitigate the drouth. Accounts from the
tO5acCO- growing regions state that but one
half the crop produced la, t ear Will be
raised this year. The corn is almost shriv-
eled.
The President of the Irish Repub, ,ican
Association of Pennsylvania has issued a
card, declaring that the Irish Convention
President Of the Irish Republican AssOci a.
tion OF America, nor did ii select amy news
perer as q special organ, aud That all
claimants TO such positions are tmpostors.
A wooden building on Court street Bfng-
hampton, N?w York, occupied by Negus
Rros-. grOcerS. was burned on Saturday
night. Ihe NE originated from the ignit-
ing Of quantity of Kerosene, which a
f,Ierk was drawing from barrel. The clerk
aud another man were badly burned. Two
other buildings We're damaged
A dispatch from Camp Wasatoh, Indian
Territory, ssys the Peace commissioners
on Saturday bsd an important meeting
with the Cheyennes and Arapahoes. Quite
n number OF chiefs We're present, ana fuu
1000 men women and children, on ponies
outside. The council lasted two hours
and the result is considered most favor
abe.
Copies Of the win OF Andrew j. Butler
snd of the inventories and schedules uled
by his brother and executor, General B. +.
Butter are published. The schedules show
nat the estate IS 1nSOlVent, and that no
money remains TO be q vfded among the
nefrsT. who are General Butler, Mis-. Butter,
wife o. the deceased, and George III. But
Ter, his son
eli CT " ew York, are engaged il a quarrel
as to who shall bury the corpse OF a WO.
man named sutton, VINO died ON SStur-
day. one of them was sent by coroner,
who had made an investigation OF the
case, but the other was called first by the
sisted on his right to do the burYing, but
the police were called in and the matter
refe red to Inspector Walling, who re-
xerred 10 10 the Public Administrator
Meantime the body is unburted. TJusi
IKE New Xork.-lID. JOURNAL.
The extensive carpenter shop belonging
20 Travis. Carter & Co, and the Christian
- rcb at seymour, Ind, took fire on
Sic,,, fa,v about nOOnt and burned 10 the
rr0nn,J The chufclI had Just been com
Sieted. the loss to MI Garter IS aoou
s50 00O tn ere being no insurance. ne hat
fvy0 contracts on the SeIn4 nary now IN pI o
Co.'S Of construction, and new church
Tine work on both VIII pc s1sPenuedi u
eDnseuuepca OF the fire. AT least tWent.
men ere ovefaome by tn @ excessive hea
and exertiOn ia saving ADJOINING prop
eTtv Lines OF men We're formed In everl
direction from house tops to cisterns aut
VveiIs Water was conveyed by this IN cam
md saved the adjoining buildings. Sev
eTnI men fell from hOuge tops, and Wert
carried away. completely overcome by the
neat and were restored to cOnsc ousu ess
bv fne eNertiOns OF the medical faculty
VINO were all on the grOund, aud laboreC
assiduOusly for the sufferers, as apprehen
sion was felt at first tnat the boiler WOulC
expIOde, as the engine was in motion Gnt
steam was Kissing with fearful noise, bu
the locomotive engineer present tested TIN
amount OF water and steam la the boiler
and imm ediately assured every one tha
there was no danger IN that quarter, an,
ali then went 10 Work 10 prevent the NJ
from spreading. The therm ONE er stO0,
at lO4 III the shade at p. n.