The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-11

tha coal mines, by the iron cage railing
fortv feet to the bottom of the shaft, legs
arms. and ribs being broken.
dispatch to the agents from Cape Race
reports the total loss of the steamship
Germania. The crew and passengers were
saved. 1t is supposed that the mails were
i also saved. The Germanta left New York
! on the 81 of August for Hamburg. She
had s75 eco in gold aboard.
/ The attachment suit Of Davis and his as
/ sOciates against the contractors of the
1 Union Pacific Railroad, was dissolved by
/ Judge Take. The railroad iron attached
/ by the Sheriff is ordered released. 1t is in
! tended for the Denver Pacific Railroad.
/ The suit is continued in the District Court
! The German taiIors' strike in New York
| continues, with rumors that two Of the
| largest clothing firms had acceeded 10 the
demands of the strikers, but no authentic
accounts had been received at the head
| quarters OF the association Monday even
ing.
Election returns from so counties in Ken
lucky give Tate. the Democratic candidate
for State Treasurer, a clear majority of
49, ,525. Out OF eighty-six members elected
TO the lower House, the Republicans re-
turn only five.
On Monday night the wire mills OF the
Cleveland Rolling Mill Company, at New
bern Ohio, were totally destroyed by hre'
Loss SIS. 900 Insured for $4,000, mostly In
Eastern companies. The fire is supposed
10 have originated in the wood work
around the chimney.
A train Of seventeen freight cars was
completely smashed up on the North Mis-
souri, Railroad, ten miles west OF Moberly,
on Sunday last. Most of the cars belonged
10 the Chicago and st. Louis and the Kan
sas and Pacific Railroads, and were laden
with lumber from Chicago. The loss is
estimated at 5000 to $4,000.
The plato printers strike in New York
continues. The men are so encouraged by
the accounts from the Washington plate
printers that they say they viii hold out
till The National Bank Note Company will
be forced to yield. The company are now
engaged in printing fractional currency,
and cannot get hands to finish the work
within the stated time, therefore the
strikers are very confident of success.
Among the measures taken in the Sus-
quehanna Railroad war, was the issue, in
New York, of orders to the Sherifs along
the line of the road to enforce the decree
of the Court, and to assist Fisk in his
duties as Receiver. Similar action was
taken at Albany. The upshOt of the whole
case at present is, the Albany party have
the most men, but the Fisk p rty, thus tar,
have been most successful, as their Super
intendent Is running the road.
After the adjournment of the examina-
tiOn of J. p. Pratt, the alleged Texas rioter
and murderer, in New York, a squad of
United States soldiers took the prisoner
from the custody OF Marshal BaElow, and !
hurried him into boat and conveyed him |
to Fort Schuyler where he was delivered |
into the charge OF Major Taylor. This |
summary proceeding was undoubtedly |
prompted by an apprehension that Judge |
McCunn would render q decision liberat-
ing the prisoner on the ground put for.
ward by the counsel that he has not been
guilty of any offence against the United
States.
The case OF Kipp VS.. the Suspension
Bridge, New England and Erie Railroad !
came up again in New York |
yesterday. The principal charge against |
the Directors is that they have been trying |
to sell out to another company. After |
discussion between the COUNSEL
on MOTION tf Edwin James a referee was |
appointed to take the testimony Of the |
EI6SIuSA6 anu OlLlSL OAALCAS "a bAAO YIN
pany. The case was ad jouned until Mon |
day mkt. .
In1he Supreme Court OF New York, on |
Tuesday afternoon, before Judge Cordoza, |
application was made on behalf of several |
charitable institutions, for u mandamus, |
TO compel the Metropolitan Excise Board |
to pay over to them, out OF the funds in |
their control, amounts varying from $1,000
to $4,000, which was appropriated to their
use, and included in the last tax levy.
The application was opposed, on the
ground that the revenue arising from Ex-
else licenses is pledged for the redemption
OF the city debt, and the Legislature has
no right to divert it from its Legitimacy
channel. The decision was reserved.
Tho New York Sun correspondent has
had an interview with John Quincy
Adams. The latter will accept the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor of Massa-
chusetts, il nominated, though be does not
desire it. He approves of Secretary Fish's
foreign policy, but does not favor. terrific
rial expansions. He thinks the Demo-
erals will soon control the Southern
States; that the Fifteenth Amendment is
invalid that signs of dissolution are appa-
rent in the Repub ican ranks; that the
Democrats should accept negro suffrage
and other Inevitable results of the war,
and nominate John 4. Hoffman for PresI-
dent
IL the investigation case of General
Young, Supervisor of Internal Revenue,
now in progress in Cincinnati, the doors
are closed to reporters. There are rUmors
abroad that fourteen charges have i'een
preferred against the Supervisor, and hat
General Young demanded the privlleee of
having the testimony published, but the
demand was refused. A threat, it IS said,
cccompsnied the refusal, that in case a re-
porter was present, Young would be de-
MED the privilege of cross-examinatlon.
A phonographIc reporter has attended all
the sessions of the Examining Board, but
it is understood thatth report he is pre-
pairing is for the use of the commission.
There is a rumor also that on being re-
fused permission to have the testimony
published, Young prepared dispatch to
Mr.. DelanO, asking The privilege OF publ
cation. This dispatch he offered to the
Board, to be sent by them, but they not
only refused to send it, but would not al
low Young to send it. Assessor Shaw Is to
| come in next for his share. The exact ma
ture of the charges are not known.
| The managers of the Erie Railroad, at
Binshampton, were busy, Tuesday morn
| ing, preparing to prosecute the Albany&
! Susquehanna Railroad. Very little trust
/ worthy information concerning the posi-
4 ton of the case can be ascertained, but, as
usual in such affairs. the streets are full of
! rumors. It is known that two special
| trains filled with workmen Tor guerrillas,
/ so called) left Binghampton before nine
| O'Clock yesterday morning, and on the
/ Albany & Susquehanna Railroad
on Erie cars The first train took
about two hundred, and the second one