The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-19
U0yD8NsED TELEG BANS.
WEDNESDAY,. JannarY -.

WEDNESDAY, January ~.
The gambling houses Of New Orleans
have been closed in conform1ty " tn the
recent act OF the Leai stature.
The articles for the Mace Allen prize
fight stfpulate that the flght snail be for
s2,599 ana the championship OF America.
The thermometer at Oshkosh. Wiscou-
sin, yesterday forenooE, stood at l6 be-
low zero, and at 81. Paul 259 below zero.
The total loss by the fire at Indianap0-
lis, on VI 9nday night, is estimated AZ 800,
Gu0. Insurance s145,0U0, chiefly In eastern
and Chicago ofnces.
The storm of Sunday night was very se-
we're throughout Michigan. In St joseph
County several buildings were blown down.
one man killed, and others Injured
william johnson. resident on the
Eliston Road, near Chicago on Monday
night committed suicide by taking poison.
He was IN the last stages or consumption
A fire occurred on Monday night, at
Rochester. MiBn esota, which destroyed
five buildings, involving loss OF &40,OV0,
mostly insured in Hartford, Conn, ana
New York.
A negro named Cier rye DAME s murdered
Phil. Murphy, near Mound City, Arkansas,
on Monday The negro was arrested s Das
broke away from MS capJofsi ana was
Fl ed on and killed.
Point Rock, near Huntsville, Alabama.
Some freight cars standing on q SWltcn
were lifted and carried three hundred
yards away.
The bill granting State aid and the right
of way for branches to New Orleans OF the
Chattanooga Railroad, has passed the
House of Representatives OF the LOulslaua
Legis ature. Tue New Orleans press OPP
pose 1t.
The family OF a Mr. Cook, including
himself. wife, tyY0 ehiIdren and a servant,
were dangerously poisoned In Chicago on
Mondag night, by eating biscuit made
W baking
III New York.
4 steam fire engine, while passing
through Washington Street Tunnel IN
Chicago. on Moaday night, ran against
the abutment and was almost totally de-
str0yed, and the driver, fireman and en-
gineer were seriously enjured.
Rev. Horace Cook has disappeared nys-
| teriOUsiy for second time. his most IN
| whereabouts. It is supposed he has DIS
/ guised himself and gone West, TO COM
mence anew.
The gale at Buffalo on Monday night,
| was very severe. The waters of the lake
/ were blown over the Niagara Fails Brancn
| of tie railroad, doing 1t great damage, ana
freight had TO be transferred at BLACK
| Rock.
| Mississippi, a few days ago, between r. NJ
| Berner, q merchant, and AaolFn NC
Oracken, an express agent, dufing Wndcn I1dI,.
/ the former was ShOb through bHs ShotAtASA
and dangerously wounded
| At Princeton. Illinois, on Monday, two
vouu0 ladies' aged fifteen and sixteen,
/ named Carrie and Elmira Parker, WaiKea
| eighty miles in eighteen hours ana
/ twenty three minutes. IL was UOae loF
/ q purse of 500, Conditioned on tnelf ac-
/ complishlng the feat in twenty hours.
In addition to the prize fight between
/ Iafferty and SeddOn, light weights, Whlcn
| is TO come of within htty miles OF 81.
| Louis, on the 2jth inst, match has been
| made between James g. Gallagher, OF Al
| bany. New TOrE, and George q. Cary, OF
| Hartford Conn, to be fought at the same
time ard in the same ring.
DR.. Harris, Sanitary Superi ntendent. has
| published letter denying tie report ina
there is any small pOx IN the pubic
schCO.s of New York, or shat there Il
ely to be any. as the pupliS nave al
| been Vaccinated, a contrary report comes
so violent that the school-teacheTs are
signing petitions for the closing OF TN
| schools.
| Geo. Teel, q German of Cincinnati, uR-
| dertook taxing forty-Cne plnts of med1ca'
! ted warm water in less than p hours, tC
cure rheumatism. de began At Q clocL
Monday evening, and at L had takel
| twenty nine pints, and was suffering eX
cruclating pain. Yesterday morning ne
died. A man named Aschen born, wht
presc fibed for him, was arrested, and say
{ ii Is a receipt procured from butcher II
{ the Old country,
4 special to the Chicago Tribune, ron
st. Paul, says snow fell there on SatuI 0a'
and Sunday, to the depth or one 1901 OF
the level, and driited very badly. In
l railroad trains were all suspended on
, Monday. and were making very Ittt
headway yesterday. The weather was IN
, | tensely cold, the thermometer ranging a.
day Monday, from five to fifteen degree
!, below zero. 1t was fifteen degrees belo'
zero at eight O'Clock yesterday morning
and eight degrees below at noon.