The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-18
JOURNAL
WRDNEDsAT. NAY IS, 1870.
CONDENsEB TELEGRAMS.
"WEDNESDAY, May 1s.

WEDNESDAY, May Is.
Gold closed in New York, yesterday, at
The steamer Cold Deck, from London,
has arrived at San Francisco.
The portrait of Arson Burlingame is to
be placed Ia Faneuu Hall.
The wife OF Senator Wilson is danger
ously Ill.
There were several cases OF sun stroke in
New YORK city, on Monday. Very early
In the season for such q visitation.
]. F. Dunn, prominent citizen of New
ton, n. j., has disappeared, and is said TO
be defaulLer to the amount of 10000.
Election returns from the interIor of
New York indicate that the Democracy
have carried the state by a large majority.
sigismund schreppeI was sentenced,
yesterday, at Jersey city, to twenty years
imprisonment for Tape on a girl OF four
years.
Cable dispatches announce the arrival
out, of the steamers Austrian, Virginia.
Tripoli, and City of Antwerp. The latter
had among her passengers Mr.. Charles
Viele and family of this city.
C5en. 7. FQbert Farnunn. q fIIibuster. the
commander OF the South Carolina slave
ship Wanderer, and a brilliant soldier in
the Federal army during the war, died IN
New York City on Monday.
The dimcuIties in Dickinson College,
4 hsa IL
The order of suspension has been recalled
and the members of the Sophomoge sand
Junior Glasses have resumed Their colfeye
duties.
A fire at Oshkosh. Wis. yesterday, De-
stToyed :: irwin q COS Touring mill and
Welsh, Jenkins q Co.'S planning mill. Loss
on the former, $40 900, and on the latter,
$4,000. Partially insured.
The proceedings In the case OF the con-
tested will Of Richard. Addington, de-
ceased, OF New York, vino upon his death
devised his property to the Cooper's Union,
reserving his decision.
Hickox & Spear, ban kers of San Francis
c0were viciim1zed out of Sl6 900 on a raised
check. The perpetrators were arrested and
a portion OF the money recovered. The
scoundrels were from New York City.
In the billiard tournament in San Fran
They We're 10 play off last night. the win.
Der to take the cham pionship of the Pa.
clnc coast and the silver eue. McClary
challenges the champion.
To-day the Hudson River Amateur Boat
ing Association, comprising the clubs
along the river between New York city
and Troy. assembled for the annual re-
view before the heets commodore, Benz.
+. Berry.
The weather in New York City yester-
day, suddenly changing from fair TO foul,
with rain, the polls were by no means
crowded. The election was quiet. II is be-
1eved the Tammany ticket has an over
Whelming majority. The colored citizens
voted without any interference.
Sir Stafford Northcote, accompanied by
Lady Northcote and two sons, left New
York, yesterday. by the Erie Railroad, for
Niagara Falls. en- route to Winnipeg. Sir
Stafford goes thence on dlplo uatic mis-
sion TO the Red River insurgents.
The Lewis divorce suit is before the Mas
sachusetts Legislature. The parties, Mrs.
Lewis VS.. DIR. Lewis, are the parents OF
COrrtnna Lewis, who was abducted some
months ago by her father, and subse-
quently returned to her mother by order
OF the New York Courts.
Tom Allen. who signs himself champion
Si ~ al ALneIiea. Dy pernsslon f OF Mr. lanes
a challenge TO all professional bruisers. ex-
cept Mace and Heenan, to fight for $1,000
or less. He Is particularly anxious that
COburn Will accept Mr.. Allen admits the
defeat he received at the hands of his an
tagonist near New Orleans.