The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-31
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wEDSEsDAX, August 81.
Gold closed in New York, yesterday, at
1lG5z.
The steamer Scandinavian has arrived
at Liverpool.
Over three thousand people left Long
Branch on Monday.
The United States pracfice ship Savan-
nah left MADEIRA august 6th Tor Rome.
United states Assessor, Michael Scaolan,
OF New YORK, has been Committed for trial
for brutality beating James McDermot.
Three men were killed and others in
jured by the caVlng of an embankment In
koehesters New YoIk, yesterday morning.
The steamers City OF Brussels and Pal
myra, from New York for Liverpool, ar
rived at Queenstown on Monday AFTER
noon.
Marshal Roberts. OF New Y ork, PUBLISH
positively declines 10 bscome q candidate
Tor Governor.
The Cincinnati Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference adjourned Monday evening. The
increase IN this Conference daring the
year was III.
Hon. J. W. Comnberry was nominated
at Cleveland, yesterday, as Democratic
candidate for Congress, from tue
Eighteenth Ohio District.
The New York Euenfng Psst says that
Motley h ad decided 10 resign the mission
be accepted.
The gravel train on the PittsfeId and
Nor II Adams Railroad ran into tor ee coal
cars, oeing Ioa red on the main trac ks yes
terday mornlng, and thre9 men were In
jured.
The steamers lava, France and WIscon-
sin have arrived from Liverpool. Among
the passengers BY the Java were the Hon.
George FL. Pendleton and family. Ole Bull,
Mrs. scott slddons and SIR George Gray.
fol ms q dangerous obstacle TO the navisa-
Lion of Bitsiol Emanuel, aud aneI icao
shipping is notlneu that q itgat has been
placsd over the wreck, but that much care
will be necessary Ia apps coaching the clty.
John Casey, who assaulted John Nor
riAsey on the saratoga race TRACK, at sara
toga, was shot in a fracas on sunday night.
IN New YORK. and died on Monday. He
was a bad onaracter, and was shit Dy an
otner ruffian Ia self-defense.
The four principals engaged in the de-
| stTuction OF properly, In Salt LAKE city,
| on Monday, have been held to answer IN
/ S2,OO0 each There Is much excitement In
| salt Lake City, and the u. = Marshal has
/ sworn iu 100 deputies. Brig nam Young
has gone south.
The Indianapolis Fair commences next
| Monday, and continues throughout the
! week The stocR exhibition Is expected TO
be the largest ev held In the state. tx
| tenslve preparation are preparations are
| being m Aue TO accommodate exhibitors.
The other parIments OF indus ~ are eX-
| pee ef % oe wet represented: Half fare
| trains will be run on most OF the railroads
A libel suit has been brought by Isaac g
Reed, il, of the Sunday MeTcat ", against
I Paul +. NichOlspn, publisher OF the Sea-
SOFAS. The libel c0nslsi s IN an attack upon
the character OF heed, Tor veracty, which
appeaTed in "A recent number OF Nichol-
SO 3 paper. On Monday Nichols IN was
arrested and "a ken before Justice Scout
who released him on $1,000 ball. to answer
to-day.
The Delaware, Lackawana and Western
| Railroad Company have issued a circular
stailng that they will sell TO stocN no ders
| stOcR at par to the anpOunt OF 100000,
payable in full bsfOre~the 18th prUximO.
\ The par value OF the stock is nfty Cents.
The ranster books will no. be closed until
\ the 2Otn OF september. This extra issue Is
/ tor the purpOre Of covering the earning In
vested In the Mont cake Coal and Iron
company, which mas been merged into
the Delaware, Lackawana and Western
| Company.
The interest In the Republican State
/ Convention that meets in fsrson City,
! Mo-, 10 day, IS becoming quite srong, and
delegates already trrIving- Governor Nc
Clurz and Lieut. Governor Slaanard have
established headquarters, and their friends
are wo King iiks beaver. GeaIz 5rown's
friends a. also gathering, aud the con-
test promises to be liter and long. IL Is
\ strong v assea ted thaslf McClnrg Is nom
\ mated Brown will be brought out AS an
| Independent Candt late, upon tue broad
liberal, ,anti-prOscrIption platform.
The new silver mines discovered rec sntl y
north west Of Denver afe creating oonstd-
/ crab excitement in the mining regions,
/ and large parties are hOcking TO that re-
I gion. The mines are 10 at d forty miles
from Deuver. Large quantities OF rich
ore are being hauled to the smelling fur
mace. Houses are going up The veins of
silver, SO far as develop d, give the Inn
preston that thus IS one of the richest sll-
4 yer regions YET discovered on the oontl~
nent. Prot Han cOntemplates the Imme-
diate construction OF additlo al smelling
works. To meet the Increasing demand
from these mines, other cOmpantes are
talking OF ere ting smelling works.