The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-11
CONDENssB qELEGRAMs.

FRIDAY. FEB. II.
A fire, resulting in a loss of $50. 900, occur
red in Milwaukee yesterday morning.
Governor Geary has vetoed the Phila-
| delphia metropolitan Police Bill.
The Committee of the ". E. Chul Gu are
| still Investigating the alleged frauds in the
| Book Concern.
The colored people Of Tennessee held-a
| Convention at Nashville on the 2lst inst.
/ 10 compare notes relative to The condition
| of their race In the state.
Parker, of Chicago, won The game in the
billiard match between him and Kleiser,
/ of Milwaukee, at the latter place, on
/ Wednesday night.
It is rumOred that Capt. Commerell has
| received permission TO take the Monarch
| 10 Annapolis, ami she may stop at New
/ York on her way.
A pudding furnace IN a Philadelphia
| Rolling Mil, ex xpIoded yesI erday morning
with terrific force, but fortunately ipjur-
| ing no one.
The Shawmut Touring min, at Browns
Race, Rochester, New York, was destroyed
by fire yesterday morning. Loss $1,000;
insured Tor SIS, ,00O
A new secret organizlti called the
Labor League has been formed in New
| York, and 1J is IumOred that 1t Is to offset
the labor reform movement.
The heirs of Anneke JAMS are again
| heard from. They have submitted a State
ment OF their claims against the Trinity
corpol alton 10 Mayor Hall.
An arrangement was effected on We'd
/ neSday, whereby all through passengers
| on the Atlantic & Great Western and Erie
/ Railways can have secured seats all the
| way without additional cost
A Louisville dispatch relative 10 the fire
, at Henderson on Friday mig ht, sets IL down
for tuesday night, aud fixes the loss at
/ 1850 This wlI be news in Henderson as
well as here.
James II. Clark, a cutter in wholesale
/ clothing house In Chicago, has been
arrest ed for robblng his employer Of goods
| To a large amount. -Four thousand dollars
worth have been recovered.
Mr.. Horton, Revenue detective for Mas
| sacnusetts ON Wednesday, seized the es-
/ tablishment of the Forest River Works. at
| Sblem, Massachusetts,, Tor violation OF ln-
| ternal Revenue laws.
/ Oyer and TerL1iner, New York, yesterday, (,
| and plead Dot guilty TO the charge OF haV-
| ing murdered William TO WnSend. COun-
/ sci was assigned him.
A verdict of $4,000 was yesterday re-
| turned, in the Ipreme Court Of New
| York, IN favor of one Carpenter, who
| claimed damag gss rom deSsrs. ST. ong, who
/ sold his stock OF goods because his margin
/ was exhausted.
Two men, H. Sale and Fred. Mahemian,
! publish card ia the Chicago TIfblJHe,
/ saying that they are the makers OF the
/ Cardiff Giant, and claim an Interest in IT,.
/ They are prepared to make any number of
giants TO order.
Samuel Hopper and Otto Korizman,
| charged with dealing in counterfeit
money, were discharged by Commissioners
| shields, OF New York, yesterday, but were
| re-arrested and taken to Jersey City, here
| o:her charges were pending against them.
In the United States District Court at
/ Chicago, yesterday morning, Hutchberge
& Co, recovered a verdict for IS sI9 against
| the Home Insurance Company, for losses
incurred by the burning of plaintiffs
| store, some Two years ago.
The remains of Hon. 7. H. Hoag arrived
at Toledo Wednesday evening, under es-
cOrt of the Congressional Committee and
the Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms of the
consto Grafton. and buried with fitting
honors and respect
The Women's Suffrage Conven tion met
in the Opera House, CoIumbus, ohio. yes
terday. The attendance was not large,
and mostly citizens Of Columbus Mrs. DR..
Cutter, of Cleveland. presided. Ine pro-
ceedings were marked with nothing new.
Fo-several we ks past negotiations have
| be- II pendIug between the Bankers and
Brokers' Telegraph Company and their
employees for q transfer of the line to the
latter. The negotiations are about COM
pIeted and the papers ready for signature.
Senator Sumner has been interviewed,
and gives it as hlS opinion, that the Y nj
| ted states should not recognize the bel
| ligerent right OF the struggling Cubans.
His chief objection is, that it would tn-
volve the country in war with Spain
and bring on a financial crash. He thinks
we can acquire Canada, and the entire
Northern continent peaceably, and ulti-
mately the whole hemisphere.
Governor Hoffman has rendered a de-
cIsion in the case of Obediah j. Green,
salmon Shaw and Jonathan 3. Buell., Com
missioneIs OF the Niagara Frontier Police
finding them guilty OF taxing patrolmen
for poi1ticaI purposes leVytng cOntr1bu-
Iions, ana deducting II from the pay OF the
men. and licensing houses Of prostitution
as drinking places under the excise pow
ers to CommIssiOners-andr removed them
from office.
The statements OF several Of the seamen
; attached TO the ship Neptune, or the cru
: elJfes pracliced upon them by the Captain
are most emphatically denie by Captain
Peabody, and the denial is most pOstLiveiy y
; confirIned by the first and second MAJ es OF
the vessel. The sailors however tacttly
adhere TO their statement The whole mat,
E ter will. doubtless, unaeIgo u Ilgld 1udlelai
examination, in which the facts VIII prob
ably be developed
Messrs. TrimbalI, Shackelford, Fletcher
and others, have addressed letter 10 the
leading Republicans throughout TenneS-
see, inviting them to come to Nashville
on the 10th inst, to counsel together upon
I measures for p. .otectton and defense, an 4
! the organization of a Republican party.
; They hope their dessensions Will be unit ed
and all Union men consolidated into a
com pact Republican party.
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
) SExATE-In the enate yesterday resolu'
+, tions for the re- organization OF the Hosp /
+, tai system; respecting Agricultural CoI,
> OF the manufacture OF pig iron, and q Iong
discussion on the latter subj bJect--.-..E Eruin'
I | bull desired to call up the Mississippi Bill
Ramsey wanted 10 consider the frank
i ing privilege, with view to its aoolltion
r but MorriII, of Maine, having the moor
| called up the Naval Deficiency Bill, which
; was passed .........T The Mississippi Bill wal
} called up-tne question being on the
a | amend meut of the Committee to strike
: out the preamble and all conditions bear
ing on the simple admission to repreSeo I
c alton. A long discussion enSued, IN WnlcI
| Norton Stewart
! hand, and POmeI Oy, Edmunds and W1lsol
u on the other, participated, and dur1nI
O which Stewart corrected an erroneou
claim of Senator sum ner.-.....- sum q er Vim
dicated himself from the charges preferred
: by Stewart, claiming that as early as Feb
rdary &c, 1866, he had proposed to require
| colored suffrage as the corner stone OF re
construction .--...-..SheTma rectted the
7 | history Of reconstruction, showing that /
was q caucus measure, and gave Sumne
: full credit as one eff the first of the tatth
The debate was protracted and someWha
acrimonious.
. FToTrsE.-In the House were INTRODUCES
= bills to encourage the establishment OF
e mail steamship line to India and China
IF | and to promote emigration from EufOp
| to the southern states, and for Varlou
?, | other purposes. .OutraSes Dy Urea
+ Britain on American citizs ms were DIS
, cussed with considerable WarInt a ;;.-;.-.. bel
= Wood wanted to have 9ontes dlsbuIse
by New York City IN 1856, under dlrectlo0l q
IF OF the Union Defense COMM ees peluno & Z
ed Cullom objected. unless LIMOS wa
coun,cd with it.........J Ohm htllss VINO wa
se born in PeunSyIVania IN lf0z, anu Wn
= was soldier OF the reVoi1llon. o.. 1ilS , ~ - -
war of 1912, aud who nad Wltnessed "a
u surrender of CORVALLIS, was gfanteu "
privilege of the floor during ire DAY, an
was treated with distinguished attentto
by the members, with whom he chatte
le in lively and Intelligent man hei .... a. a.
u A resolution was passed SEM ,lI,,
u Butler desired the Secretary of state 10 IN
10 form Congress why spain had not PAID I