The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-13
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SATURDAY. August Is.
lls51.
Admir- Il Farragut was barely alive yes
te-day, and IS gradually growing weaker.
The weather at Cheyenne, yesterday was
cod and wet.
Mayor r. d. +. ench died at Washington
City, vest elGay aged 20 years.
Secretary Robson has gone home on a
visit.
the investigation or the Nathan mur-
sr has been eCded for the present.
One bale of new cotton Z, ON Alabama,
aud one from FlorldO, We're received IN
New York yesterday.
The second bale OF new cotton received
at NJ Montgomery, Alabama, sold yesterday,
for S51z cents.
Church, died In Baltimore, yesterday, aged
80 years.
The OIympics OF Washington, beat the
Indianapolis club, at Indianapolis, yester-
day; "A TO IL.
C. J. White, Prof ssor OF astronomy and
navigation at the Naval Academy, An
napolis, has resigned.
An excursion party OF fifty ladies' and
gentlemen left Philadelphia yesterday. for
Lake Superior and Fails OF st. Anthony.
The proloDgatfon bill was defeated in
the Georgia Legislature. yesterday. by q
vote of 81 to "A. An election Is TO be held
this fall.
It Is rumored at Chicago. that Hon. Ly-
man Trum bull has been rendered the po-
tion of ecretary of var by President
Grant.
The Orangemen's parade In New York
yesterday was MT extensive. Ice ad-
vaneed IN New York yesterday to Two
cents per pound.
The Fulton, New York. ferry boat WI
mona was badly damaged by collision
vii tug boat yesterday, but there was
NOBODY hurt.
Two and one half miles of track were
laid on the Kansas Pacific Railroad on
wednesday. Only fourteen miles remain
TO be laid.
The Democrats OF Cheyenne, Wyoming
Territory, on Thursday elected six dele
yates to the Territorial Convention, to be
beld az Bryant on the 22d inst.
The Germans of Nashville. having or
ganized a branch association, will be rep
resented at the Convention OF the German
Patriotic Aid Society at Chicago, on the
28d inst.
John scripps. son OF Geo. w. scrIpps, ed
itor OF the Schuyler, HIS. Cttiz ssl, while
passing from one car 10 another. on Thurs
day. was struck by neie ht car and In
slantly Killed.
One OF the largest banks In New York,
In view OF the coming redistribution OF
amount OF its circulation at five per cent.
premium.
Tue steam pleasure boat Grace Irving,
with a party OF nfty persons on board,
struck q rock, yesterday, on the coast Of
Massachusetts, and sunk medlately; all
on board were saved.
Crittenden's jewelry store. at Cleveland,
Ohio, was robb5d yesterday. One man
engaging the attention OF the attendant
while the other stO Q the goods. Both
made their escape.
A band OF Ku kIux made decent.
Wednesday night. oo Versai les, KY,
Killing a negro preacher named Turpln,
and another negro A military company
was preparing 10 go from Frankfort 10
keep the peace
Philip Hentz, a wen known banker
Of Pittsburg, committed suicide yesterday,
BY shooting himself through The heart.
he left letter 20 his wife, In which he
stated that financial embarrassment i'm
PEELED him to the rash act.
The Louisiana Republican Convention
before It's adjournment adopted resolu-
fionaI Republtcah party, set forth in the
Chicago platform, and adopted th4 Fif-
teenth Amendment, and laws for its en-.
IOTcement,
The Brooklyn Eu0!e announces the re-
Iaarkaols discovery. by a sewer digger, "a
feet below the surface or Monroe street. oi
a petrifled hole, within which vas found
an iron box con tanning u small quantity
of old spanish gold coin.
The little ship Red, White and Blue, will
soon start on "trip thrOux b the Erie canal
and lakes 70 Milwaukee, and thence by
car 70 the Mississippi river, from whence
lant1c seaboard to New York.
A man named Faulkner was killed Al
Rough and Ready. Ky, Oa Thu Tsday AZ
tsrnoou, BY man named White. White
when under arTesp The latter paid mr.
nne and told WRate he would ktII him
Afterwards he Yent 10 Whites house, who
seeing him Zpproach In o. threatening
manner aeiZEd nls gun and shot him