The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-07
C0HnEssEp TELaGRAMs.

THURSDAY, April7.
Gold closed In New York yesterday at
prenaratlons are beIrg made In New
| work. t5 hang Jack Reynolds, tomorrow.
Tho steamer, city OF Baltimore, from
liverpool, arrived at Halifax, Tuesday
/ evening
l. John Lang, of Peru. Ill, while hunting
ducks in a bayou, near that city. on Mon
day, acsidentiy shot himself dead.
The Hastings & Dakota Railroad has
sold out to the Milwaukee & st. Pauls
Railroad.
The steamer R y. Rice leaves Detroit
for Cleveland early this morning, the hrst
boat OF the season.
The new charter for New York city and
the new election law have been approved
by Gov. Hoffman.
Tweed has been presented with the pen
with which Gov. Hoffman signed the new
charter and election bills
The New York stock Exchange has
voted to remove from the building on
Broad street.
The extensive works OF the New YORK
OH Company, at Green Point, were burned
Tuesday night. Loss SG)OeO. insured.
THE Mcfarland trial in New York, In
oreases in interest, at l:l5 yesterday the
9th Juror had been obtained and sworn In.
The Iaborers enRag d In digging down
higher wages, and the contractors are put
ting up q steam shovel to do the work.
Caldwell, the drawback forger. lately re-
covere from Canada, at heavy expense,
is at large, though committed in default OF
$4,000.
A change OF venue IN the Susquehanna
Railroad Company VI. Ramsey and 9th
ers has been asked for. Judge Bradley has
the case under adYisement.
On Sunday last, at Kasson, MIMI, two
young ladies, the Misses smith ana Tres,
taking boat ride. The boat got Into the
current, became unmauageabie and was
capsized.
A fire at Muskegan. Michigan, early yes
terday morning, destroyed the dry goods
stock Of NJ. H. DoaAhoe, valued at SO coo (;
| insured for $4,000. Mr.. Donahoe saved
his life by jumping from a second story
/ window. Several other buildings were
/ burned.
| Notice of applIcltio OF Recsiver OF
| the Union Pacific Railroad has been given
/ by the creditors, to the amount OF Sl,0OO,O00.
| The hearing is to be before Chief Justice
/ Howe on the 9th of April. The bill gives
| q detailed statement Of the way in which
| the road was built, showing immense
| frauds. f .
RI BoIe, conductor on the Allegheny
| Railroad, fell between the cars, at Venan-
| go City, yesterday, and had his left leg,
| right root and left arm run over. His in
1urtes Will probably prove fatal. John
AecI, WnliS sL6aunS a rluD on bnS sam
/ road, fell between the cars and had both
legs cut or. He was one OF seven ildren
| OF a widow; q boy OF the same family was
ran over and killed last year.
| After q number of days deIiberatton, the
| coal miners at the La sale, Kenosha and
| Oglesby mines, Illinois, on Tuesday re-
/ solved to strike, and carried their resolve
into execution. Their complaint Is the
substitution OF monthly payments Tor
| semi monthly. The Secretary of the
| American Miners Union says the exam
| ple.of these miners Will be followed by the
coal miners of Illinois and the United
/ states. #
| A jury was found, yesterday afternoon,
| In the Mcfarland case. Graham, counsel
/ for Mcfarland, In the course OF the exam-
| ination, said: THE papers have said the
prisoner was an idiot. such opinion Is
! false, and we are going to dare the pro-
seoution to prove this. 1t has been given
| out that he was brutal TO this woman.
| That statement Is equally false. We are
| soing 20 dare the prose ecution TO prove
| that. The papers said she was driven
upon the stage TO earn her living. That
| statement Is utterly false, and we dare the
| prosecution to prove that" The Recorder
| cautioned the Jury against reading news
papers during the trial, and excused them
till the Court adjourned.