The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-28
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! FRIDAY, January IS.
Arizona advIces report the Indians quiet.
The Big Bag Quartz Mines are yielding
/ largely.
Rich gold discoveries are reported 400
miles North of Prescott.
The ono Dairyn1an's Association COM
| menced its sixth annual meeting at WII-
mington, yesterday.
The Erie strike is about over. The strik-
ers have failed and many are going back
TO work.
The National Hotel, on Race Street,
Philadelphia. was damaged by fire yester.
day, TO the amount OF $500
The Commissioner of Agriculture, at
Washington City, is unable TO supply ap-
plicants with plants and seeds. isu
4 verdict of not guilty has been returned
In The libel suit of George WING VS.. The
Proprietors OF the Iag6 Field and Fa' ~.
The colored citizans of New York are
making propositions to celebrate the COM
plete ratification of the Fifteenth Amend
ment- .sta
The Convention of the Grand Army of
the Republic assembled at P1ttSburg, adj
jOurnsd yesterday. Wilkesbarre was se-
lected as the next place or meeting, b1f
The Kansas Senate has In COMMITTEES OF
the Whole, passed the bill removing dlsa-
bilities of disfranchised persons. 1t also
passed the House.
Donald Campbell, aged 20 years, was
killed by blast In Wincher Mines, near
Galena, ILL.,, on Tuesday, which exploded
pTematurely.
The meeting cllIed at the fremont
House, Chicago, ON dnesdRy night, to
form aViguance Committee, ended in
broad farce, acc nplishing nothing. aa1
The Auditor of Illinois reports to the
Constitutional Convention that the appro--
prlations by the 25tf1 and 9th General AS
semblies OF that STATE. were f,9s1. e
The two Houses OF the Iowa Legislature
have settled their differences in regard to-
the Fifteenth Amendment, by adopting
the Conference Commlttee's repo,t.
A noted burglar and desperado named
Murphy was snOf, and 10 Is hoped fatally
wounded, on Wed utsday, by officer Null
Ter, OF the Chicago police.
A lottery litigation case was up yester-
day. before Judge CORDOBA, OF New York.
1t involves John MOrrisey, Benz. Wood
and Others. No conclusion was reached.
The State Temperance Convention of
! Maine Is a session at Lewiston. No def
| mite action has yet been had. Speeches
| were made unfavorabIe to Governor
| Chamberlain. r
! Only six new cases of small .pox were re-
| ported on Wednesday, in New York-only
half the number reported on Tuesday.
There were, however, ten deaths on We'd
nesday and none on Tuesday. i'A
The Thirty-sixth Natio aal Anti slavery
I Festival was held in Agricultural Hall,
\ Boston. Wednesday night, and attracted
| many weII-known leaders of the ca use.
| Wendell Philips made the leading speech
The presiding officers of both branches
1 OF the General Assembly, of Ohio, yester-
| day signed the enrolled resolution, ratIfy-
| ing the Fifteenth Amendment and it was
| sent TO tue Governor, to be forwarded to
| Washington.
The Northern bound stock train on the
Railroad, was thrown nom ihe track on
| "Wednesday, near Wilmington, by the
breaking OF an axle, killing a large
number of hogs and cattle.
The proposition to give aid to the pro-
posed railroad between Rockp port and the
Ohio q Mississippi Railroad at point
! west OF seymour, was presented TO she
day, but no action was taken in favor
OF It, .i-if Ef. a.ftHs. ~ a-ts
The Ohio Senate passed a resolution to
| adjourn on the 18th OF March, until the
ate also elected 5. Haiffsr, DE Democrat, ere en- en-
rolling clerk; w. II. Lees, Republican, en-
crossing clerk; s. r.. Ledham, RepubIt-
can, recording clerk. .t-
The marriage certificate OF Albert d.
Richardson and MRS Abby Sage, has nys-
teriOusly disappeared from the office OF
J v1tal statistics, New York, where 1t was
nled Gu saturday. II Will oe replaced by
duplicate, to be obtained from the officiat-
ing clergymen-
The nve negroes VINO confessed to tho
murder OF Col. coleman, in Carroll Coun-
ty, Tennessee, were taken from the Jail on
| Tuesday night, by two hundred hOrSe-
men, taken a short distance and shot.
One who was not killed, In attempting to
escape, was le-captused and killed.
The first annual meeting of the North-
western Flax Association, was held in
| Cleveland, on "Wednesday. Ohio, 1ndf-
ana, Illinoi', Missouri and Wisconsin
were represen ted. They memorializs
Congress IT, pass no laws that will reduce
the present import duties on gupny
$500
jacob Rehm Sr., father of Jacob Rehm,
Jr., formerly Superintendent OF Police in
Chicago, attemp pied suicide on Wednesday,
by taking poison, and was in a precarious
condition yest erday. Rehms is under in
dIctment f0I killing man ia a drunken
prawI last Fall, and this is supposed % be
the cause Tor the rash act.
The discussion ON the franchise ques
ton closed yesterday, in the Tennessee
Consitutional Convention. The PROPOSE
frage 10 a vote of the people separately
failed, by vote of 20 to 50. The amend
ment giving the right of suffrage to col
. ored people viii be adopted by large ma
! jortty. - .ltt
Mrs. Horal, ofJoe Dayiess County, III.
who recently became insane on religion
matters, attempted TO cut her throat, on
: Tuesday morning, In the absence of hel
husband, but was prevented by her two
ing a terrible cash in her hand, after " hicI
the mother completed her work of self
destruction.
The funeral rites OF Henry Placide, the
veteran comedian, was celebrated at the
Old st. Paul's Church, New York, yeSter
l day. The edif1ce was thrOnged witt
f, mournefS. Rev. DIR. DIX Offieiated, and thl
ceremonies, it is said, were very inpres
t sfVe. Among the pail bearers were =. L
Nj. Barlow. Thurlow Weed, PhtlO. 5. hug
giles and Lester Wallack. The remains
were inferred at Greenwood Cemetery.
/, The Massachusetts State Ant-SIavery
: Society yesterday adopted a resolution re
joicing IN the near prospect of the adop
uon OF the Sixteenth Amendment, urgins
that the nation should give land to thi
negI oes, and eharacteriZing the precipitatG
admission of haIf loyal States as a need
less betrayal OF the nation, and a fou
wrong TO the loyal masses, who looked Il
Congress Tor protection. Speeches Wer,
made by Aaron NJ. Powell. Col. Il w. Hig
ginson, Rev. w. ID. Claiming, Wendell
a Phillips, Mr.. Laughton, of Onio, and 9th
erS.
Kentucky LegiSlatuFe-OhiO Rive
Bridge Nearly OOmpleted-Steam
eF Richmond Seized By U.s. Mar
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