The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-08

most part confined to cargOes CARVING
the national flag, hence scarcely any
information in relation to foreign
commerce is furnished. Its contem-
plated that an issue of additional in
structions will be made to consular
officers, requiring them to forward to
the State Department statements OF
the commerce, showing q description
of the amount and value of imports
and exports at each port.
PersonaI-FIre-Xurder Trial. i
| CINCINNATI, December bishop
MeIlvaine has reached here from his
recent visit abroad.
The City Council and FIRE depart
ment of Baltimore have several rep
resentatiyes now here on an official
visit. .-.
A new Turner Society has been or
ganized here. The officers were
elected to night.
The Winter Garden Theater, on
Fourth Street, is now, o'clock, in
flames, and will doubtless be COM
pletely destroyed. 1t has, of late
years, been a place of low theatrical
! performances. The building is not
very valuable. The Methodist Book
Concern and printing establishment
is Immediately adjoining, but will be
saved. 1as
The trial Of McDonaId Cheek and
Omer Bailey, for the murder of ThOs.
Harrison. father-in-laW Of Cheek.
near Aurora, Ind, commences 20
morrow at Brookville. The priscaers
reached the place of trial to day from
Madison, whore they have. been i'm
.prisOned since their removal from the
Lawrenceburg Jail through fear Of
personal violence from an outraged
public.
CIEoINNATI, Dec. 8, Ills A. NJ
The Theatre is completely consumed.
The fire has communicated to the
roof Of the Methodist Book Concern,
on the west side, and there is now
great danger that it will be DESTROYED.
1t is splendid four story stone front
building. recently erected. Il con-
tains valuable stock of books. the
editorial rooms of the Western Chris
tidn Advocate, Ladies' Rep0sttOry, &c.
The Publishing House is in the rear,
and not connected with It, but i6 is
greatly exposed.
Temporary IRJuRcGlOR Granted.
ST. LOUIS, December IA tempo
rary Injunction was granted by Judge
Madill, Of the Circuit Court. to- day,
on the petition of b. +. Wood. of New
York, restraining MuTFsy, Miller &
Co., from any further management of
the lottery business IN this city, and
Basil Duke was appointed Receiver,
to take possession of all property. and
hold il, subject to the order of the
Court. Wood claims that he owns
thirty-nine and a half shares in this
business, but the present managers
will not make returns to him or allow
him any control of the affairs. There
will be no interruption Of the busi-
ness. Similar ipjunctiOns will be ap-
piled for both in Kentucky and Lou
isiana. s
The committee appointed some days
ago By the City Council to make a
selection for a suitable lot for a new
Custom House, uader the recent act
of Congress appropriating $500, 200,
providing the city would donate the
ground, met this evening and heard
propositions from several citizens.
The merits of two or three sites were
discussed, but no definite action
taken.
Tobacco Exchange Banquet-SnOW.
RICHMOND, December There
was a slight fall of snow here this
afternoon.
At the National Tobaee0 Exchange
Banquet here, to night, Gov. Walker
made q short speech advocating q re-
form in the Revenue. He stated |
that he is daily in receipt of letters
asking why Virginia could not paythe
interest or her debt. He thought
that so soon as the onerous burden of
federal taxation was lifted from her
shoulders she would be able to pay
the interest promptly.
Comments on the Message.
OTTOwA, December 7.-President
Grants message excites q considera-
BILE amount of comment in political
circles here, and it is understood that
the Dominion Government have no
idea Of abandoning their present line
of policy. Although thoroughly de-
sirous of behaving in a most friendly
manner to the United States, they
feel, however, that the people of Can
ada have endorsed, and will sustain
their policy, and also, that the In
perial authorities haYe approved the
action of our Governmental the mat
ter. -
opening OF Ontario Parliament.
TORONTO, December THE Lieu
tenant Governor opened the Ontario
Parliament to day, at PM. In his
speech, he said that the statistics
show large increase of population
6y emigration. He concludes by say.