The Evansville journal., 1870-08-02

A freight train on the Erie Railroad ran
off the track Saturday nlgnts near OsWSsOs
and John Kelly and. Little Tommy were
killed.
celebrated he annual holiday yesterday, !,
bv a large and orderly procession, and fes-
tivities at Chestnut Grove.
Iehn B. Gould, paying teller of the State
Bank, Boston, com m1tted suicide by J omp-
ing from a fourth story window while
temporarily insane from illness.
Well executed ten dollar counterfeit
notes on the First National Bank of
Poughkeepsie, ere IN circulation in Bos-
ton.
The colored population of st. Louis cell
ebrated the anniversary of emancipation
in the West Indies, by procession, festt-
val, speeches, DC.
Three hundred females, Swiss, English,
German and Scotch, OF the 1aboring class
es, emigrants for Salt Lake, passed
through Omaha yesterday.
The Iowa editorial excurslonists, some
two hundred In all, including women,
reached Council Bluffs, from Leaven-
worth, Yesterday morning. They expect
o return to their homes to-day.
The Missisouoi House, at Sheldon, Yer
mont, was burned Saturday night. A dis
charged servant, Kate Smith, was arrest
ed on suspicion of incendiarism. Loss
Sl00, 1000; insurance S4zOOO.
W. H. Blanton Rtruck a man named
Long on the head with a two pound
weight, in an alteration at Union, Boone
County, Ohio, on saturday, causing his
death.
John H. EIfords, saloon keeper at
New York, on Sunday night. on the charge
OF killing a man, name unknown, VINO
had assaulted his vile.
There are no further developments con-
morning papers all denounce the charge
OF the Suqday Mercury that Washington
Nathans committed the murder.
A four year old son of Ingraham FIetch-
er. a banker OF Indianapolis, was burned
to death yesterday In a stable I'm which a
number of boys were playing, and who il
is supposed, set fire to some nay.
Weston has arranged to try walking 400
miles In fivs consecutive days, including
ll2 miles in "A hours. He is to begin Mo-
vem Der 7th, at the Empire rink, New
York City.
A dispatch was received by the Chief of
Police of Memphis, Sunday night, from
Grand Junction, stating that 90 armed
negroes were marching on that place to
relieve certain prisoners, and asking for
immedtate assistance.
Senator Conkhng, OF New York, is re-
ported to be working for the nomination
reported that Postmaster Jones is TO be
transferred TO the Marshal's of1ce, and
Marshal Shays to the Post Ofico.
The Second Congressional District of
Missouri, being entitled TO a cadet at
West Point, toe Congr eSsman from that
District has determined to select q cadet
by competttion examination, and has aps
pointed committee o make the exam1-
nation of applicants.
Charles Wilson, a noted negro Gespera-
do of Memphis, shot q Mrs. Martin, near
Memphis, on sunday, and perhaps fatally
wounded Ler. He then shot his wife whom
Mrs. Merttn had been trying to save. He
then fed to tue woods. The citizens are
securing the woods in search OF the VIII
l1an.
The VI orst cases of murder and stabbing,
in Sundays long list in New York, are
those of Patrick DoOley, who was shot
twice by bis son. for reprim anding him
for keeping bad mpany and late hours,
basement on Washington Street, and was
stabbed ten times by Pat Hughes and
wife.
J. H. Sawyer and Albert Cohen. who
were put under s., 900 bail. at Hartford,
Conn.,, for Swinding leather deal ers will
probably be RELEASED. A. Holstein, of Al
legheny City, IA, VINO shipped them ten
bales of leather, has arrived at Hartford,
and they have paid him through a third
party from YORK, and pro mise to settle
all bills. If any more invoices turn up.
The Marshal of the supreme Court has
not yet returned from Yanceyville, n. O.,
where he went to serve the Writs last is
sued ry Chief Justice Plerson. The re-
ported arrest of thirty more citizens of
AIlamaUce IS confirmed. 1t IL reported
that l4t. Col. Burger tied up several per-
sons by the thumbs, to make them con-
fess they we've Kuklux. Three com pantes
of United states troops arrive yesterday,
from Fort Washington. 1t is said that two
companies have been ordered to Yancy-