The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-20
CONDENsEB TELkGRAMs.

WEDNESDAY, ADEAt
1875.
The Russia from liverpool has arrived
The steamer DolIan, from New York,
arrived at Southamp ptOn yesterday
The rivers and streams of New Hamp-
shire are greatly swollen.
Work on the New Albany & st. Louis
Straight Line Railroad was commenced
yesterday, with imposing ceremonies.
The Nestorian, from Portland. Ne for
Liverpool, arrived at Londondary yester-
day.
J The steamer Berlin, from Baltimore for
Bremen, arrived at southampton yestsT-
day.
The steamer City Of Cork, from New
York for Liverpool, touched at Queen g.
town yesterday
Senator Wilson Iectured on ternr erance,
Monday night, IN Brooklyn, before large
audience.
The steamer SiIesla arrived at New York
yesterday, from Hamburg, with the re-
mains OF Hon. AnSon Burlfngame on
board.
Rochester, Ind. has voted for an appro-
priatioD of 100000 to aid the Fort Wayne q
Pacific Railroad through Fulton County,
majority # $50 1t is expected other
Counties will vote their respective quotas.
A great freshet is inundating the streams
east, in Pennsylvania and New YORK., and
considerable damage has resulted. The
SchuylkilI, Mohawk, Susquehanna and
Delaware have been unusually high.
The Mcfarland trial Is growing more in
terestfng, and as the smutty portion of fhe
testimony is about to begin, the attend.
ance OF females increases. The testimony
yesterday was of an extremely sensational
character.
Mayne Reid, the celebrated novelist,
lectured Monday night before distin-
guished New York audience at Stetnway
Hall. upon Lord Byron. William Cullen
Bryant and q number of other celebrities
were upon the platform.
The safe in the office OF the County
Treasurer of VermilIion County. at New
port, Indiana, was broken open on Mon
day night, and robbed of S35, eco. The
County commissioners offer a heavy re-
ward for the apprehension Of the burglars
or the recovery of the money.
In the case of Rerry versus Ex-Governor
Fletcher and others, in the U. y. Circuit
Court of st. Louis, the jury, by order OF
the couri, rendered special verdict OF
no, guilty, as to Fletcher. The case VIII
proceed against Gen. Montgomery and
other defendants.
The O'Neill faction of the Feniansmas
TO meet yestero az In New York. They de-
nounce the "Ss wage party as 1npOstors,
ty." 1t is claimed by General O'Nelfl hat
the Chicago Cor gTess had no power what.
ever 10 establish an Executive com fn1bbeet
and that all the proceedings are void and
worthless. The private circular issued by
General O'Neill to the Circles as President
of the Brotherhood, distinctly instructs
each circle to send no money to Headquar-
ters until after the Congress, but to
send with each delegate TO tina Congress,
sufficient iuDds TO purchase from 900 to
1000 rounds OF breech-loading afnmuni-
tion, valued at twenty y-eight dollars per
1000. This. taken in connection with the
facts, is extremely significant of an in
tended movement. Over three hundred
and fifty delegates were expected 10 at
tend the Congress. The proceedings will
be he'd With closed doors, and ey cry effort
Will be made to secure secrecy IL is
stated that Gen. O'NeilPs Emissaries b ave
Insurgents, during the last two month";
and there is no doubt but that the sympa-
thtes of the entire Fen1an organization is
with Refill and his followers. O'Neiu
and says be win aid him when he can.
II is stated that twenty Thousand stand OF
arms, with complete ammunition, have
already been secured In Boston and New
Orleans. II is aho asserted that other
heavy purchases have been made espe-
cially in the latter city. Part OF these
arms have been distributed in towns along
the Vermont border, and another and
larger portion shipTed by Chicago a few
days ago to some point on the Northwest
ern frontier of Canada, in tho vicinity of
Red River Territory, The proposed CAM
patgn, from what can be learned OF IT, en-
braces no4 only an Invasion of Canada at
q point between Toronto and Montreal
nearer to the latter city than the former
but also stmuitan eousiy an expedition to
join Re1lPs forces, and act In the North
western Territory. Telegrams are coming
70. this city from Chicago and st. Paul
further out. POtAA'