The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-15
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SATURDAY, January 10.
The Kansas state Senate on Thursday,
ratified the Fifteenth Amendment.
The Bricklayers' Convention. assembled
in Chicago, did nothing Of importance
yesterday.
The steamship Hammonia. from New
York, arrived at Southamp p ton, y yesterday,
en- route to Hamburg.
The annual election of the Union League
Club of New York was held On Thursday
evening. Jackson s. Scultz was chosen
President.
verdict for s, 500 in q SANDER suit against
her father, Henry q. Booker, at LIvings-
ton, N. I.
A planning mill and box factory, and
sash and door factory were burned IN vt.
Louis, yesterday morning. Loss $50, ,0C0,
parity insured.
1t is announced that General Stewart l..
Woodford formerly Lieutenant GevernoT
OF New. Yors state, Will take the editorial
charge of the Brooklyn Eagle.
The store of Mr.. Van Velser, at Neponset,
Illinois, was broken open, Thursday
night. The safe was burst open with gum
powder, and S2G00 stolen. No trace of the
burglars.
Dr. 1. Halford. charged with murder, in
procuring an abortion, in Chicago, was
acquitted yesterday. The verdict was re-
ceived with VOc.ferous applause by the
spectators.
1t Is supposed llaB bnlS notorious COOK
has been quietly conveyed to an insane
asylum. HIS family have left the parson-
age. Miss Johnson is now quite Ill, and
the principal characters # this painful
scandal disappear from view.
The total amount subscribed 10 the STAN
ton relief fund, is about $50 000 tO-wit;
About $4,000 IN New YORK; $4,000 IN Bos-
posed large sum In addition viii be rails
ell in the West.
The authorities of Brooklnu Navy Yard
are now busily engaged in pushing to
completion the preparations Tor the Da-
rien Exploring Expedition. The gunboat
Nepsic, Lieutenant Commander Thomas
o. Selir1dge commanding the expedition,
is OF the Battery of New York, ready for
sea.
The Tammany Reform Protective and
| Benevolent Association is the name Of a
new organization, projected by Jacob
| Cohen and several other citizens of New
| York. DESTROYS of efrecting a reform in
the politics of New York city, meetings
! were held IN different parts of the city on
4hufs1ay evening, and active steps taken
! towards the completion of their Organfza-
| ton BeneVclence and reform are their
| objects.
| The Plymouth Church voted, on Thurs
! day night, to increase the salary OF its
! Pastor Rev. Henry Ward Beecher TO
/ $4,000. In the course of the discussion
among the leaders members, the idea was
| thrown out that this lncTea &c is made in
| CONSIDERATION OF Beecher's advancing
| years ana circumstances, and that 1t Is his
! lnIentlOn TO IeJlfe nom public life. one
| mem per hopeo that next year the salary
! would be fixed at So, 600.
The Tennessee constitutional Conven-
| ton, yesterday, continued to receive and
| refer propositions, among which is one
! declaring all male persons of the proper
age, without respect to race or color. cIti-
zens OF the State, and eligible to Office.
ana conierring the right of suffrage upon
| all lEales CT q years; one against State
| aid TO internal improvements; one pre-
scr1olng the manner of prosecuting
! 1mpeachments, and designating officers
1ab.e to impeachment5 providing for the
| selection OF County Judges, and defining
their jurisdiction; providing for calling of
| conventions in future To amend the Con-
st1tutlon; prohibiting the reduction of the
GoYernor's salary below four thousand
dol1afs, or the sa aries of Supreme Court
i Judges below four thousand dollars, or
circuit Judges and Counsel's below three
Inousano dollars per annum; an addition
81 propcsiGlon on the subject of franchise
conters the right on ali male citizens.
Whlte ana blacK, but requiCes q residence
IN the State OF twoyears, and in the
county one year, next preceding an e'ec-
uon, ana IN payment OF poll tax. No busi-
ness was matured.