The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-19
C0SDEEszB TELgGRAEG.
SATURDAY, FEB. 18Th.

SATURDAY, FEB. 18th.
Annie Morrison, alias Annie Love,
social evil, Of Memphis, auicided
yesterday By morphine.
The resolution to pay the ante-war
debt in coin passed the New York
General Assembly.
Jas. Fisk, Jr., has Withdrawn his
libel suit against the Springfield Re
publican.
The residence Of assistant post
master Knowltcn, Of Memphis, was
destroyed by FIRE Thursday night
Loss 81. 600
Brick POmeroy vas arrested at Penn
Van, n. Y.on libel suit brought by
Benson Smith. He gave bonds fer his
appearance.
The Menphis Merchants are excited
by the proposition of the Constitu-
tionai Convention to tax them, and
propose TO take steps, IN q public
meeting, TO defend the measure.
Judge Anderson. of the Memphis
Common Law Court, has decided that
county clerk cannot levy distress
warrants for double the amount of
license on failure to take out the same.
The Senate of Ohio has passed a
bill allowing manufacturing compa-
Dies TO issue preferred stocks. The
House has invited the Kentucky
Legislature to visit Columbus.
The Bankers and Brokers tele-
graph lines In New York were closed
yesterday by the sheriff The suit is
for a small amount, and will probably
be settled. Other Telegraph lines
are said to be in trouble.
4 short shock Of an earthquake
was felt in San Francisco, on Thurs
day, causing a great panic, but no
| damage. so far as ascertained. The
shock was felt in Sacramento, Santa
Cruz, San Jose aud other places.
The Legislative Council of British
Columbia. was opened on Thursday,
| by commission. Gov. Musgrove be
ing too unwell to attend. The Gov
announced himself In favor of the
/ Confederation of Canada, and stated
it was the policy of the home govern
ment towards Canada to assume the
| Colonial debt.
A post nortenl examination was
held, on Thursday, in New York,
upon the body of Margaret Shendon,
VINO was murderd, on Wednesday.
by her husband. Powers, Ethe para
mour and only witness of the muir
der, has been arrested. The murder
er is calm and collected.
Two OF the suite, brought by
McGreRor aud Patterson, expressmen,
for 500 each against the Erie Rail
way Co, for over charges IN trans
porting freight, have been decid-
ed in favor Of the plaintiffs. Thir-
teen other cases are pending. The
defenden.s, of course, appeal.
: The members CT the Kentucky
LEGISLATURE and General Council oi
Louisville, with representative from
New Albany and JeffersoDville, yes
terday witnessed the dedication of tbs
I new City Hospital, and after parsakirg 6
, OF lunch. proceeded to the neV
| bridge.
The Chicaso Tribune of this morn
!. ing will publish the correspondence
between the Chicago Board of Trad
5 and the warehousemen relative t
7 registering grain receipts issued irou
warehouses. The Warehousemen de
cline to enter into any arrangement
j to do so except on such conditions a
are deemed entirely inadmissable b
d the Board Of Trade.
A party of masked marauders, nea
d Callurevilie, some days ago, surround
d ed the cabin of q man named SPUR
j. Walton, and summoned him Out
Is upon his refusing to come they fire
J. into the house, morta!ly Wouuding hi
10 wife and him slightly. They then se
FIRE to the house, refusing him
10 remove his children or furniture, bI
re becoming frightened the sssassins tleS
>, before it reached the~iumates. Th
l whole neighborhood turned out |
es hunt down the scoundrels, bat di
i'd not succeed.
s, The excursion train across the ne
g bridge, at Louisville, yesterday, col
&c tanning some 5000 excursiOnist
d. met slight accident by rear loc'
rn motive runuiDg off the track, abo'
be the middle of the bridge, and
Of coupling broke; eight cars with 1,5l
to people were left standing on u
at bridge, while the balance of the ira
n with its locomotive reached the he
- tucky shore safely. A second loc
10 motive got off the track, but the e
lis oursionists we're finally rescued fro
ir. their unpleasant position; neVerth
a less, the bridge is pronounced gre
N, success, and it was open 10 the puoi