The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-26
CONpEN ED TELKGRAMs.
sAruRpAY. Fehrnarv ae

OAIOhOA1f
The Alumni Association OF DickiDson's
College, held their nrst re-unton at the
Aster House, New York, Thursday night.
a man in san Frapelsco was sentenced
to six months Imprisonment, for abusing
Chinese woman.
II The great SUCCESS Of the grand musical s
management to pf olong 1t TWO days.
The Committee on the Seward reception
were TO meet that gentleman at the Astor
House, New York, last night to learn when
and how he wanted the thing done.
1t is reported from Jefferson City that
the House Committee will report in favor
of womRn's suffrage, and that the Senate
Committee WILL probably do the same.
The Tamany Theater, New York, has col
lopsed. The managers are out OF town, the
company unpaid, and the doors closed.
This is the third JtdSco In the amusement
line. in New YORK; this week.
The gun boat Yantic left the Navy Yard
on Thursday, to take in her powder at
the battery and then proceed to the
West Indies to take soundtngs between the
different Islands, for tue purpose of laying
a cable.
Tue Senate ef Missouri, on Thursday
adopted further constitutional Amend
ments, to be submitted TO the people, pro-
viding that enfranchised persons may
hold Office, and serve as Jurors.
The officers of the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
it is said, have invited Capt. Commercial
d
ball and supper, to be given within the
precincts OF the navy yard, and the inVi-
talion has been accepted.
The entire Spanish fleet in the West In
dian waters have been ordered hOme-the
Delamater gun Eboats rendering their pres
ence in Cuban waters no longer nece s.
sary. The spanish man-of-war KalaLpa
was taken Into the Brooklyn Navy Yard
on Thursday.
The Supreme Court of Philadelphia,
Chief Justice Thompson presiding, on
| Thursday rendered Il decision in favor of
the proposed lease OF the Atlantic q Great
Weston Railroad to the Erie Company,
and peremptor1aIly dismissed the bill of
exceptions.
The Captain of the Cunar6. steamer CAL
| abria eX XOresses the opinion that there is
no cause of alarm relative to City OF Bos-
/ ton. The CalabrtA, and other vessels late
/ ly arrived, report continuous easterly
/ winds, against which a disabled steamer
could make but little headway.
A resolution, striking "white'' from the
suffrage clause OF the constitution OF
/ Western Virginia, AID restoring the bal
4 lot to those dlsiranchiSed, on account OF
/ participating ia the rebeil1on, was adopt
/ ed, on Thu suay in The House Delegates oil
4 West Virginia, by vote of IS to Is.
The reportes telegraphed from St. Louis
I that number Of persons had been killed
in the air chamber under the east pier oi
the new bridge there, is emphatieally con-
/ trad cted. Tue pier is now only three feet
| from she rock bed of the river.
Joseph Tuttle, reported to have been
/ kfned by a mob at Venice, Ills, on Tues
day. turned up in st. Louis on Wednesday
/ having escaped from his tormenters. but l.
severely wounded IN the hip and was bad
/ money and other VaIuables. It Is said he
is we'll known in st. Louis and bears al
excellent character
The Louisville municipal election, un
der the new charter, takes place on the Is
Saturday IN March. No nominating Con
yention will be held, but every candidate
will run on nis own merits, with an opeI
/ field to all asp1ranIS. Should the tlI
teenth Amendment be ra1ned before thal
time, the coIored vote, amounting It
is said, to 10000 will be cast.
Assistant Treasurer Foiger of New York
wrote TO a member of the House Cctnmii
tee on Appropriations, saying that tn
legislation bill only appropriated 5000
, for the next fiscal year for clerks, porteTs
| detectives. &c, for his office, and tina
D Sl5S eco were needed to keep the Office go
ing with its present force. If the necessa
I ry appropriation is not made a humber Q
employees in The sub Treasury viii 500
be discharged.
1t is stated that the Erie Railroad Com
= pany have offered S6o0,CO0 for the groun
I on which the Protestant Episcopal Theo
0 logical Seminary stands, on Ninth Ave
nue., with a view to erect monster raj
road depot on the property. The Eri
ears. it Is stated, also al e intended to GRO:
the river from Jersey by running undt
t the bed OF the river In gigantic tunnel.
FAY Gould, VIM. H. Vanderbilt. HoraC
7 Clark aud others were before the Leg
t tslatiye Railroad Committee yesterda,
q 10 give testimony in relation to the sleeI
u ing and drs wing-room car business. var
7 heIbiIt testified that he had no interest 1
these cars; that no efforts were made
e the Railroad Company TO lnduee pa
: spnoers to ride in them; that he r
U cards them as an injury to the roa
d on account OF their great wei q
a n, proportlon to the number of passenge
thev carried bat that they were forced
9 permit them on the Central ana HpdsQ
II River Roads, in order to compete with u
, PennsyIvania Central. and otner ROAD
> Jaw Gould testified that the palace cars 2
: the Erie II ad, were run by an lnoepen
i ent Company, having no connection WI
the Erie RalIWay Company, ara VINO
. Presidents he didn't even know oy nam'