The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-28
CONDENSED TELgGRAMs.

THURSDAY, April 28.
Gold clozed In New York yesterday, al
81 l41z.
The steamer China, from Liverpool, ar
rived yesterday.
Richard b. Connolly has been reappoint-
ed Comptroller of New York City.
The reported suicide of Maj. sigourney
! is untrue.
The Assistant Treasurer in New York
has thus far paid out sGOO,OOO in coin on
interest.
Warrants have been issued forthe arrest
Of Kerrigan and Touhey, the prize
| fighters.
prize fight on Mystic Island by a resort
| to military power.
Samuel Brown. New York wholesale
dealer in counterfeit money, has been ar
rested.
The railroad laborers on the Portland &
Ogdensburg Railroad have been brought
TO terms without the use OF force.
Five companies Of the Seventeenth In
fantry passed through Baltimore, on Tues.
day, en- route from Richmond, Va. to
Sioux City.
Gov. Woodford has resigned the edftor-
ship of the Brooklyn Union, and IS sue
ceeded by Theodore Tilton, of the Lnde-
pc dent
The City Council of st. Louis. on Tues-
day night, increased the bond of the civ
Treasurer from $50, 600 10 300 600, and raised
his salary from $1,000 to $4,000 per anum.
Ellis, the notorious New York burglar.
has been held 70 answer for his crimes
Jones and Riggs, the t1reat Western bond
forgerers, have also been held for trial.
The factory OF the Connestoga Cork Co.
near Lancaster, Penn, was totally de-
stroyed by fire Tuesday night. Loss $50
600. Insurance S27 ,0O0 Supposed work OF
an incendtary.
Fr..o
Murthough aad James Welch, We're shot
dead by officer Max, on Tuesday night.
He had arrested one, and the other at
tempted rescue.
The Arcade Railroad bill, which some
time since passed the New York State
Senate, passed the Assembly on Tuesday
night by such q vote that It would be use
less for the Governor to veto.
A dispatch says that It is believed in
Virginia that General Lees health is ram
idly falling. He has gained some strength
by his southern trip, but not enough 10
70 keep his friends from desponding.
Alfred ]. Bander, Clerk in the Cleveland
office of the Cleveland e. Pittsburg Rail
road, shot and killed his wife in Toledo
yesterday afternoon. InfideIity on the
part of his wife is the alleged cause. Ban
der surrendered himself.
The alumni of Union College had a
banquet, in st. Lou Is on Tuesday night, at
which a resolution was unanimously
adopted requesting that the writings OF
DR., Mott, for many years connected with
the college, be published at an early day.
The Judiciary Committee of the New
York Legislature has been instructed 10
investigate, during the recess, the conduct
OF the Judiciary of New York City and
the members of the bar. 1t is said that
this movement has been instigated by the
Erie Railroad.
In the Chlckasaw Jockey Club races. yes-
terday, the Shelby County stakes S27j
were won by Leinster; time, l. SOY, , ,1.5215 and
I IA iF7h ~
ages, was won by Emma Marrat; time.
1.4SA and 5OM. The attendance was large.
Weather warm, with slight rain towards
the close.
Ing, yesterday, the propriety OF allowing
British troops TO pass over our soil, or
country, for the purpose OF putting down
a rebellion, was fully discussed, and IL was
unanimously agreed that such thing
could not be permitted. Every member OF
the Cabinet concurred In this view.
The New YORK Democratic State Con-
vention, at Roche ter, N. Y, yesterday,
made the following nominations for the
S9f Gf 6f ce e. the Nay
Church, of Monroe. associate Judges.
w. Peckham, of Albany; Martin Grover,
OF Allegheny; VIM. +. Allen, OF Oswego.
Up to a late hour Tuesday night. Presi-
dent Donnelly aud other prominent OFF,
GERS of the O'Neill faction of Fenians were
In council at headquarters, New York.
All the STAFF were busy indie ing commu-
nications 10 the subordinate commanders
to have their forces well in hand. and 9TH
er Instructions not obtainabie by the
press. Sever al officers were ordered to
their commands, and departed last night.
The Radical Central Committee of st.
Louis, have recommended Dwight Dun
kee the present incumbent by appoint
ment, for City Treasurer, to be voted for
at the special election next Tuesday, and
the Dem ocratic Central Com mittee recon-
mend Daniel q. Taylor for the same posi-
tlon. Both gentlemen are wealthy and
prominent citizens, the latter having
been Mayor several years ago.