The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-17
CONDENSED TELEGRAME.

The steamer Pierre has arrived at p; est.
The bark Undine, from New York, was
destroyed by fire at Rotterdam.
Gold closed in New York last night, at
81 1875 to 81 l9N- sterling 81 0e5s sgl OS7s.
The steamers City of Baltimore and
Minnesota, have arrived from Liverpool.
The steamer Housa has arrived at South
ampton.
The steamer saxonia, from New Orleans,
for Hamburg, put intos Portsmouth H9r-
bor, England, esterday, short of coal.
Rosannah Rogers, convicted + man.
slaughter in Essex County. New jersey,
threatens to com NIT suicide.
The West side Elevated Railway Ia New
York, will be opeued to the pnbltc March
Tue facults of the College Of New York
dismissed eighiy"six students last week
for proving deficient at examination.
The steamships Britannia, from Palermoi
China, from Liverpool, asEd Hsrmonia,
from Hamburg. arrived at New York.
The manufacturers and dealers la +. uit
Jars had a meeting in New York yester-
day, to settle conflicting tntereG $.
A still at the IT reading house OF the Crys-
tai Oil Works, near PittsbuTg. exploded
last night. LOS $4,000, mostly insured.
The proposition to subscribe $4,000 to the
Winterport r abroad, was defeated by a
:
Counterfeit twenty dollar notes of the
National Bank OF Gommerce, N. Y, are in
circulation in San Francisco.
Mayor Howson. Deputy state Comp.
troiIer of California, died suddenly on
Tuesday.
Tbs Legislature Of Maryland and the
City Council of Baltimore have tendere
tine hospitalities OF the State and city to
the officers f the Monarch.
health is rapidly falling, aud 1t is not
probable that he will live TO reach home.s
The charter election In Syracuse. New
York, on tuesday, was closely contested
The Republicans elected their Mayor by
556 majority. The Common Council stands
Ell GIT Democrats to three Republicans.
The billiard match for the cham pionship p
of America, between Rudolph and Dufy,
at san Francisco, has been pos poned un-
longation of the Camille. UTsO Fe9tiVa-.
Marga- ct sheridan was shot and Instant
ly killed in New York. last nigh, by her
husband, Thomas Sheridan. They had
man had since lived in adultery with one
Michael Powers.
At a meeting on day, Of the credit
ors OF Halstead, Stiles & Co., wooden goods
i'm porters OF White Street. New Iors, 1t
was unanimous y agreed TO accept com
promise OF sixty five per cent payable at
three, nine, and twelve months.
A Byron banquet Is to be given in New
York, on the 25Jn of April, the anniversa-
by large nun ber of bankers and law
yeTs, as n testimonial to the great poet,
and mark OF reprObation to his trada-
GERS.
Memorial resolutions In honor OF John
J. Roe were passed ON 'Change. IN 81.
Louis, yesterday. Several eIlogi Stic
speeches were made aud the members re,
solved to attend his funeral to day, in a
body.
Gen. David Atwood, editor OF the Madl-
son State Journal. has been elected to Con
gresS from the Second WisconSin Dist ici ,
to MI the place of Hon. B. f. HopkinS, Ge-
ceased. there was no organized opPOsl-
tion to Atwood.
1t is said that the Bankers, Brokers, In-
surance Companies and business men, in
all parts of the North. have sent word to
Southern lawyers and business men that
they shall not take advantages OF the recent
decision of the Supreme Court, relative 10
| contracts and mortgages.
A message from Mayor Bunee, of Louis
/ vii e. f. om Frankfort, say the House re
| fuses to come to Louisville to witness the
| Informal opening or The new bridge, but
| he says most OF the members and the Sen.
! ators aud Governor will b present. The
opening has been postponed until to-
morrow.
1t is generally believed that Adam
! Barrie, a well known Brewer, of Chicago
| has abSconded. He started osteusfbly for
! Calumet TO pay of hands empioved IN hls
brewer, but did not stop: He was in
| debt to the amount of $40 900. His assets
are estimated at 100000. His wife and
| three children left on Tuesday for parts
unknown. He had $4,000 with him when
he left.
A Holland family named B4nkemO
consisting of husband, wife and two chill
dren, esiding in Chicago, were poison ed
| night; but exactly how is not known
The mother and one child, when discover
ed, were dead, and the other child viii nc
/ cover. A kettle OF mush was found stand
! ing on the stove, and which is supposed to
| be the source OF the disaster.
AT a special term of the Supreme Court
| held in Brooklyn, on Tuesday, by Judge
| Pratt the recent decision of Chief JuStlcS
! Chase holding that the principal and In
| terests of all contracts entered into pflol
| TO the passa ge of the Legal Tender Act o
July llth, 1862, are payable in gold. applied
in the case of Johnson Leake VS.. ALFRED
TO forecioSe a mortgage for $4,000, dated
July lSt, 1857. Judge Pratt gave judgmen
in favor OF the plaintiff, for principal anc
interest to be paid in gold, or the equ1ya
| lent of gold in green backs, acting unde
the United states supreme Court decision
above referred to.
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
SENATE.--In the Senate the House b.l
disabled soldiers was discussed and
amended by extending its provisions Il
I the SOlQlGES OF the Mexican w ar. OL06
amendments were offered but not agreed
to or not acted upon, including a PROPOSE
tion of Edmuud5 to strike from the Dill the
section providing for Communication IN
money. which was rejected, q against 81
The bill was t en- latd aside, and the con
sideratlon of the Mississippi bill was re
surued .......... Yates made an explanation
and an apology to Carpenter. OF W1>con
sinT The Mississippi question was dis
cussed by stewart, EdmEuds, Wiley FOw
Ter and others.
HoITsE-In the House, yesterday, a res
| clinton was introduced enqulr1ng into. IA
| EXP diency of granting bounty on a.
| iron built seagOing vessels consItucte II
This country during the next three years
! - A number of petitions we've intro
duced and granted -..-.... 81 u dry , plils WeT
! introduced: For the better pTotectlon
the northern AID northwestern IfonueT
| directing the Se 'reta'y TO take lnto con
sideration the erection OF SUI aole 9in D9iLu
Ings at PaGucah, KY for FosI S 0InSs
: UNITED states Court, &C.. BY Creo'
, inssructing the Judiciary Commute
TO enquire into the eXpediency Q
comforting admiralty jurisdiction o.
State Courts, and exercising commo
, law aud jar siiction; 10 set aside 1nterna
, revenue collected in Arlzo1a, DaRoloh
Idaho, Montans, and Wyoming terrific
ries for 1S30-7I and u, not TO exceed S4OOt
4 in each, for building > ate Cap1tolS:
toint resolution relat We to the contest be
, tween spain and Cuba, and recommend
awarded the contested seat, to the grea
disgust of the Democracy.
BALTIMORE, February 16.-Wil
t liam Harper has sued the Norther
) Central Railroad for SO 600 for in
juries sustained By an accident i