The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-06
Republicans Triumph In ST.
Louis, Cincinnati, and
Cleveland Elections.
The Bible TO b Retained in
the Cincinnati Schools.
Democratic Triumph in
Connecticut.
MisoolIanoous Telegrama.
Washington anc Now York
Items.



The Excursion 10 Clay County and
the Brazil Mines and Furnaces.
Large number or People In attend-
aBce.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 5.-Tho cx-
cursionists left on a special train of
eight new and handsome passenger
coaches, furnished by the Tcrre Haute
& indianapolis r.. r., at $50 this A NJ,
in charge of Maj. j. u. Simpson,
Assistant Superintendent. All the
cars were crowded. At Mill Branch.
they were met by another excur-
sion train from Terrc Haute, of four
cars. The whole number OF excur-
sionisls is over FIVE hundred. From
Mill Branch the traius left the main
line of the road, visiting Planet Fur
mace and Star Coal Mines, Western
Iron Company's Works. Coal Brook
Coal Mines, Lafayette Furnace Iron
Company, and thence to the Brazil
Furnace, and various other coal
mines. There are five furnaces and
twenty FIVE block coal mines in opera
tion now in this county, and mum
ber Of others will be soon opened
There is also a fre-bTick and tile fac
tory near Brazil, the only manufae-
tory 81 the kind in the Western
States. tE M
The excursionists after visiting ali
the furnaces and coal mines, re-
turned to Brazil, where they partook
of dinner prepared by the citizens OF
that place.
The supply of block coal for smelt-
ing purposes, in Clay County, Il in
exhaustible There are now employed
in the different furnaces over 200
men, turning out daily average OF
125 to $50 tons OF iron, and from 40C
to 500 men are employed in the coal
mines, turning out daily average OF
800 tons of coal.
After dinner at Brazil, the excur
sionists left for Tcrre Hautc.
There are a number Of the leading
manufacturers aud capitalists of Chi
cago, Cincinnati, louisville, and many
Of the eastern cities, with the party
and all seem highly pleased with the
trip.
!. TERRE HAUTE, April 5.-The Clay
County excursion to-day, was a com.
pleto success in every respect. Two
or three hundred guests returned Will
the party from this city tonight, an(
will spend the day to morrow In ex
amining the manufacturing establish
ments and facilities Of Tcrre Hauto
Among tho guests here are Governo
Baker, the officers of State, and many
gentlemen Of distinction in scienct
and manufacturers.
Cincinnati Election Republicans
Il FL Nen -
taIned In the Public SCh0OIs--Ne
grOes Save the Day.
| CINCINNATI, April 4.-Rev. Thomal
Vickers, leader Of the anti Bibl
movement, was defeated for tn
| School Board. in the Eleventh ward
by Theodore Bauer, Bible candidate
Bauer received 535 votes, and Wick
ers 2S4.
1t is estimated that one thousan
votes were cast by colored men In tn
city. They voted nearly solidly Re
publican and in favor Of tho Bible /
I schools. 6G
: Nine wards have been heard from
: giving ], 300 Republican majority o
the city ticket.
7 There will be decided Republica
: working majority in the Board of A
: dermen, and from present appea
: ances an increased Republican majol
4 ity in the City Council. Good me
! have generally been elected as Aide
s men, and the members of the Ci
: Council are a decided imprevomel
!. over the former body. Returns al
: careful estimates show, with the men
! bers holding over from last year, foI
Q majority for the Bible in tho Scho
: Board. The official returns wi
g hardly change this estimate.
I CINcfNNATI, April 5.-Complote +
!, turns, received late last night, 81
II Fisher, Republican, Clerk OF Il
Z Probate Court, 4 069 majority; II
~ publican majority on the entire CT
t. ticket averages over 1900. The nC
a. Board of Aldermen will stand 10 r
k publicans, 6 Democrats, 2 Indepen
e ents, and q tic in one ward. It
N City Council, with the members hol
r ing over, % Republicans, 16 Dem
N Gratis, and Independents.
e School Board-26 for the Bible
" the schools and p against il.