The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-09
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TEUEspAY. December 9.

Ing on the suspension bridge at Niagara
Falls. IahE
william Orton, President OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company, sailed for
Europe yesterday in the Scotia
It is stated that Pere Hyacinthe has re-
ceiVed dispatch from Rome to come
there Immediately. z nl8i.a i. a9a
Nester's jewelry7 works, atNewarI, Nj,
were burned on Tuesday night. Loss,
5000. Several Workmen barely escaped.
10 A four year-old boy. named Shields, was
SO badly bdfned by his clothes taking FIRE,
on sunday night that he died on Tuesday
The argument ON the motion to dis
charge tile Spanish gunboats, was sd-
journed until to-day. owing to the absence
OF District Attorney Pierrepont. EN
The sword knot, worn by Marco Bazoris
when he surprised the, Turkish forces. IN
Historical Society.
Resolutions were passed by the Senate Of
KentncEy, yesterday, for the removal OF
the remains OF Ex-GoTenor sWlcklt1e 10
Frankfort.
In the House, leave was asked to bring
IN a bill to regulate the rate OF interest,
giving parties the right to contract for
any rate not to exceed 10 per cent lqtaa
The German physicians of st. Louis
will hold a meeting tonight to remon-
strate against the hanging OF DR., Schoeppes
a Pennsy Igania ply sician, under sentence
Of poisoning his vile.
The Committee OF the New BampshIre
State TempeTace Ali ance. passed resola-
ttOns, yesterday, condelln nfng both poii5-
icaI parties, and calling state Conven-
tlon ON the 18th or January.
The report that Gov. Palmer, OF Illinois,
had respited David Walsh, for thirty days,
Is incorrect The Governor declines 10 In
terfere, and Walsh viii be hung to-mor-
row, az Chicago.
Collector Matthews, of Kew York, on
Tuesday, seized the wholesale liquor es-
tablishment OF ]. Rlsterman, Bank Street,
Newark, y. ], for frauds upon the rev.
enue. Rttterman was taken into custody.
The williamsburg ferry boats Warren
and Idaho colMded IN East River yester-
day, but though large portion Of The
ladieep cabin of the former was Bmashed
In no person was injured.
Asan was commenced In the Superior
Court of New YORK, on Tuesday, by K. j.
Bennett, against he Mayor, Comptroller.
Chamberlain and others, 20 prevent the
auditing or paying Of exhorbitant bills
against the city. . s.-
Two large buildings ia Boston, known
ns the Boston Flour1ng Mills, were de-
stroyed by fire on Tuesday night, together
machinery. Loss Sl50,O00 to $4,000. In
sured In Western offices.
Judge Hoke, OF the County Court OF JET
ferson County, Ky, has decided the act OF
from taxs.llon unconstttutfonal. We sup
pose the decision of this Jefferson County
DOZDerfy BeILtcS the ltlCSllO4s
John j. EekeI, the New York murderer,
after being told that he was about to die,
said that he had nothing to do with tas
Bardell murder, but he told facts that
point directly to Mrs. Cunningham as the
murderer. IL iS said Mrs. Cunnlngna
and daughter were both present at his
funeral on Tuesday. surNAH
The festival or the immaculate concep-
tioD was celebrated yesterday IN the Cath
position of the sacred host has continued
all day. The altars were adorned with the
costlfest and most beauuIuE ornaments
and the churches were thronged with de
vout WOrshippers. .A
Five bodies had been recovered from th'
wreck of the s3eOecca, near W heeI1ng, al
20 last night. They are all that is known
to be lost, tn cEgh ruInor has IL that six o.
eight more are missing. The ca DIN passen
gers barely escaped with their lives. Tbs
boat was valued at E30,UOO, and was insured
In Wheeling and Clnctnnau offices TO
$4,000.
Work on the eastern pier of the bridge 4
cross the river at st. Louis, Is progreSstD
rapidly. Eleven hundred cubic yards ma
sonry has been laid ln the past five days
The pier has reached the bottom OF IN
river, and yesterday sand pumps were pu
pier are being rapidly pumped out. Tn
caisson has now only about ffty-ntne fee
TO sink before reaching bed ROCK. Lr@
The st. Louis Board of Health require
all physicians and midWlVes of that cit
and suburbs 10 register their names, resi-
dences and diplomas, with the clerk OF tn
Board, and that after January no buIis
permiL-be issued by the clerk, unless th
death certificate be signed by some perso
so Eegistsred, 20 the Coroner for+ohcial In
Vestigation. TW
samuel 7. BIatchford, late Deputy Co
lectors Of New York, itc1s understood, a.
knowledged 10 Mr.. Pisrrepont his compi
city IN the draw back frauds, and promise
to make full exposure OF tue matter. ID
says his revelations Will astonish 10
country, and intimated that he would in
pl1cate men who stood high In buslnes
Official and political circles in New or
and elsewhere.
Lieut.. Moses. OF Sedalia, Missouri
Deputy United States Marsns was sht
and killed in Camden County last Satu
day evening Moses and BeDJam1n Ia
ellie, Assistant United states Assssso
had gone to Camden County TO arrest r.
Iix Whltworth for Illicit distiIifng, an
while sitting In n house in the even1n
the door was suddenly thrown open an
Moses shot. Whttworth, desperate cAe
acter, is supposed 10 be the murderer.
IL is stated in official circles in New Yor
that the Spanish gunboat5 must be n
leased. Judge Fierrepo at has on saver
occasions officially called the attention
the Peruvian Minister TO the important
OF his producing evidence to sustain II
charges upon which the gunooats We
hbelled, but the Minister has taken
indifferent as to whether the vessels 81
detained or not. Judge PIerrepOnt says
has not sufficient evidence In bis posse
sion to warrant further detention.
The National Union League of Ameri,
he'd meeting in New York yesterda
The report OF the Secretary shows that u
League IS spreading over twenty n
States and Is especially strong In 81
South. Governor Geary, OF Pen nnsylYi
MIA was Reelected President, and 9th
OffIcers chosen, including an ExecutiV
Committee OF one from each Stale. keS
Iuttons were adopted thanking Preside
Grant for his recommendation 10 CoDgre
relative to the re- establishment OF u
legal government Of Georgia. ana ear
estly asking Congress to pass Jaws TO ful
carry Them out. Alsos entreatlng Co
gress to pass a uniform system OF Nat
Talization. The next meeting Will be he
tu Washington, in February.
Rec rder Hackett, Of New York, yeste
day charged the Grand Jury. in the COu
OF General Sessions, TO inquire INTO the '
OlStion of the law as to 10 terles, and tl
sale OF liquors; to probe thoroughly al
definite charges against election laws, al
use Of the pistol, and informing them th
the case Of ID. Mcfarland will come befol
them. Their duty was very simple, vi
q certain IL the allegations be true; II NJ
Fariand fired the shot that caus ed Ric
ardsOu's death, ana other questions in u
matter elonging TO the petit jury. II
ZINE Recorder concluded: " Ii there h
been blgamy committed, or aided
ahettGd By any person. no matter he
elevated in life. they may fearlessly tnvt
Ugats the matter, and arriving at Z
facfs of the probable guilt, promptly /
dict" The McF arland case lis UNLIKELY
come on until June.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. s.
the House, to-day. there was an an
mated discussion over the report