The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-11
CONDENSER TEL EGRAMs.

WEDNEsDAY, May IL.
Gold cIoaed Ia New York, yesterday. at
81 i4zS.
The usual May anniversary meeting De-
gan IA New York on Monday.
The steamshIp st Laurent, from New
York, arrived at Brest yesterd3y.
The Mcfarland farce, called a trial. Is
over, and Mcfarland has been acquitted.
jay Gould and several other prominent
Railroad men arrived In 81. Louis Monday
The snmlssioners OF the public parks
in New York have decided to ere = in
Central PARK monument 10 the mamory
OF Daniel O'Connell, the irish agitator.
George Seddons, the pugilist was yester.
day sentenced to the penitentiary, by q
Boston court, for engaging in q prize q 2ht
with Tom. Kelly, some time ago.
Two daughters of Robt. Wallace, and a
daughter OF Charles Wallace while row.
ing on mill pond, near Wheatland
Knox County, Ind, on Monday, were car.
ried over the dam and drowned.
The Governor OF California has declared
the law passed by the last Legislature, au-
thorizing the people of san Francisco, to
vote million dollars in aid of the South.
ern Pacific Railroad unconstitutional.
The Grand Eucampmentof OF odd Fellows.
closed its session, on Monday. the Grand
Officers were installed by Grand Sire
FarnsworIh. Tho Grand Lodge met yes
terday.
The anniversary of the Five Points
House of Industry was celebrated at stein
way way Hall With bS exercises Py ne children
seph n. Choate and Rev. DR.. Paxton.
Mike McCoole win to-day publish g.
challenge To fieht Mace for $500 n side
within SIX months after signing the artt-
cies, within tifty miles OF New Orleans, or
wherever fair fignt can be had.
The forty-second anniversary or the
American Seamen's Friend Society as
commemorated at Association Hall. Ad-
dresses were made by Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher, Rev. stephen FL. Tying, JT,., and
others.
Tho eighth and ninth games In the bill
lizard tournament, no in progress in san
Francisco, was played on Monday The
former WAS won by FerrelI over McCleary.
The ninth, the most exeiiing OF any vet
plHyed. was between Watt and Gates, and
won by the former by two points.
The scene in the Recorders Court, in
New FORK, yesterday, upon the announce
ment of the verdict in the Mcfarland case.
is reported as beggaring description. Men
and women jumped over seats to get to
shake hands with Mcfarland, the murder.
er, and even court officers Joined in the
demonstration. Mcfarland was much
affected, and little Percy, In his joy, jump
/ ed upon a chair, and waving q hanker-
chief, lent his voice TO cheering.
number or gentlemen and ladies' OF
| Boston will start to san Francisco on a.
pleasure excursion on the 23d inst Capt.
/
resented, and all arrangements are TO be
on the most elaborate scale. Nine cars
| will be fitted up with restaurant, sofas,
beds, bill lard fables, &c, &c. built
\ expressly for the occasion. The Governor
| of Massachusetts. Mayors or Boston and
surrounding towns, and many other prom
4 inent men will be among the excurtion-
| lists. It has been arrap ged that Governors
/ of the States through which they pass, are
/ to meet them on the confines of their
I States, and escort them through their
states. One OF the principal features Will
be the publishing of = newspaper every
/ day, which wilt be complete resume OF
/ the incidents of the route, with q desert p
tion OF the country, and the notable per-
sons whom they meet; The affair Is in
! charge of Chas. W, Brooks, Chinese Consul
/ at San Francisco.
The prize fight between Jem. Mace and
Tom. Allen, took place yesterday forenoon
at Kennervllle, s. Charles Parish, thir-
| whipped Allen in ten rounds, and In for
/ ty-four minutes. First blood for Mace.
! badly punished about the head, and had
/ his shoulder dislocated by fall in the last
round Mace was scarcely injured at all.
! There were present a vast crew of people,
i including many fitst class citizens of New
Orleans and vicinity. Good order pro-
vailed. Another fight followed between
Turner. who fought King. some two years
! ego, and one DonDelly, of Galveston. Ru-
fus Hunt. well known sporting
| man of New Orleans, was appointed
referee In the Mace snd Allen fight.
/ AS the :. mill 7" between Mace and Alien
III aDDrOac1cu,tno eXclteIneQL lnNeW OF1e3ES
Increased. The city was crowded with
! strangers, and 1t is fair to suppose that bali
the thieves and pickpockets in the Union
7 where there. Both men were in splendid
| condition, and, Notwithstanding, Allen
weighs twenty pounds more than Mace,
and is by several years his junior, Mace
Il was the fayorite by one huudred to seven
ty. Fifty police Officers were detailed to
| protect spectators from rowdy violence
4 and preserve order. The mageSterial
4 anthoritfes evidently did not propose to
| interfere with the fight.