The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-23
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have arrived from Europe.
Hon. r. Fletcher of Boston, died on
Monday evening, aged 81 years.
The Baekeye trotting races commence
at Cincinnati to-day.
During the second week of Jnno the
Marietta Railroad earned $4,000.
The New School Presbytery at Cincin-
natl, on Monday night, passed resolutions
endorsing reunion.
DR.. James Atkinson, a. well known ply
sieian, Of Newbu rypoft, committed sui
eide on Monday.
The Narragansett Park races were post
poned till to-day, on account Of the
weather.
J. ~ Campbell, one of the most distin-
guished lawyers Of Baltimore, died on
Monday.
The sentence OF sam. Sutton, sentenced
TO be executed, Friday, has been com
muted TO imprisonment for life.
The Base Bau Club, Atlantics of New
York, beat the Haynakers, on Monday,
2I to4.
The Grand Jury at Albany, New York,
has indicted Mrs. Nancy Lyman for the
murder OF her husband.
Isaac Briggs, an extensive manufacturer
Of carriage springs, at Gaunague, Canada,
has ab ,conded. His liabilities are estimat-
ed at 100000.
Col Benton, Commanaant of the u. S.
Armory. at Springfield. Mass, is sending
away 100000 muskets. which our Govern
ment has sold to the Turkish Govern
ment.
The storm interrupted the shooting yef-
terday, ct the Schuizenfest, in New York,
but tho inside sports were thoroughly en-
joyed.
The question of the right of stock brok-
ers TO sell customers stock when the mar
gins are exhausted, involving millions of
dollars. is on argument before the Court
of Appeals, at Albany, N. Y.
In the cases of several persons indicted
for acting as Insurance agents. without
having state licenses, Judge Gilmore, OF
Baltim moTeF decided that a license was re-
quired, end the persons were liable to n
penalty of $500
An order has been entered in the Supe-
rior Court of New YORK directing the
Trust Company to pay alimony To Mrs.
Forrest seni-annually hereaf,er which
obviates the necessity Of serni-annual
orders.
A large number of lottery and policy
dealers have been arrested in New York,
and he Tor examination, ch arged with
doing business without pay ing special
tax.
Several more yellow fever piuients from
the Saratoga have been adm itted to the
hospital in New York. One additional
death has occurred.
Ellen stanton committed involuntary
suicide at Adrian, Michigan. on Tuesday
morning, in the usual manner-Iightiag 8.
IRE with Kerosene.
The Cincinnati City CouncIt Committee
on the Celebration of the Fourth of July
have invited policemen, military com
pantes, all civic organizations, United
states, county aud city officials to join in
the procession, and have ordered that
three hundred guns be fired.
At the Congi egatic,nad meeting of the
Second Re Ormed Church of Phtiadel phie,
held on Monlay evening, Re verenI J
McCIe Ian Holmes, OF Hudson, New NoIh,
was unanimously ele cted pastor.
At a late hour MOI lday night, Tom Alien
denied that the stale money, in hls hsht
with McCoOe, has cen given up, and does
not want persons Tho bet on the fight 80
CIV uptheir rmoney.
The Iron MOunta in Railroad was opened
yesterday to rrede4 .ickt2n, IOj miles frOsA
st. Louis, leaving only twenty-five miles
to be irOued to con lpiete the ROAD from 81
Louis To Belmont. z Tn gap VIII be closed
within few days.
The June meeting of the Narraganse q
Park Association comTnenced yesterd y
at Providence, and CO ntinues four days
Premiums have been offered amountf og
10 sl5, 90. Many famous horses have been
entered, and a large attendance is an
tleipated.
Co. ~
Crane, il was shown that on Monday thst
tine pIac o seized was not that OF Yerge Ell
Crane knew The fact, but ordered the ON
Ger TO make tie seizure, Notwithstanding
it is [urther she wn by correspondence tina
Yerger had OF cred to settle the claim c
lhe city agar nst him. II the city wouI
settle claim ne had against it for dam
ages to prope rty caused By the neglect {
tn city COVE rnment. An order of restitu
tion had De ea issuei by Judge Priton il
in The Rig Court, aad served on Gran
previous L the difficulty, but il had nC
been obeyt d.
A sp -cia- dispatch from Jefferson City
the 3ftesott ri Democrat says. in reference I
a rec -rt st 4tenent IN the New York so.
Ming Pot that Missouri VIII pay the inte
est on her bonds IN gold, and that $500
IN eurren y has been placed IN New YoT
TO pay tn interest; but that no atteml
has beeI i made nor have any attemp
been cor ,templated TO convert 1t into go
for the ,urpose named. 1t is stated how eve
that ia Attorney General has given 8
opiuioI j, that the State IS legally bound I
pay in gold. Bus IN reply to question b
the Fund Commissioners. as to wueth,
the legislature was authorized TO buy go
Ito tlsy the interest with, he replied tn It
had not; and there the matter restei.
A movements on foot to. build a roa
from Morley, Mis- ouri, along the we
bank of the Mississippi, to a point opp
site Nernpbis- The counties in Nilsson
through which the road VIII pass ali
to the neces ity cfthe road. Already NJ
Madrid County has voted to give o.
acres of swamp lands, and the e,tizs
have agreed t5 take stock To the am on
OF sl0O.UO0 more. Scott County has agie
to donate 50.090 acres OF her swamp Ian
to be Increased by the sub scril ltions Of t
cit zens. Pemiscot County snbscriu
$4,000. "a res, and it was agreed a
the claims for S, ,O00 acres OF swamp lau
by the county against tne general Cover
mem should kewlSe be gwen the 70.
Citizens Will also subscribe money. T
road Will be located about mile from
river. thereby forming a Ievee that will
Of vast benefit in retaining immei
tracts of land from overflow. 1t is e
mated that in Rsmiscot County ale
about 2O0.O 900 acres of Overhowed land v
be reclaimed by the construction of
proposed road. The distance that It is
run in Missouri vail be seventy-two mil
Beyond the state line the Arkansas p
pie are stirring in the matter.
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