The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-17
Washington and New York
lE9mg.
p ported sale of Gold.
Important Suit fer Taxes.
miscellaneous Items.
Interesting Ftreign News.
New York Items-Seefarlan School
QuestiOn-EuneFAI OF KT. Harper
The ReIapsing Fever AbatiBg.


NEW YORK February 16-The
question of sectariaa schools excites
much attention. It Is under discus
sion in the Legislature, and much op
position is shown to the taxation Of
citizens for their support. A petition
to the Governor, calling his attention
to the unconstitutionallty of such a
tax. and asking him to have the law
repealed which authorizes the sup
port of such institutions by money
collected as excise ices, IS receiving
signatures.
Susan B. Anthony celebrated her
fiftieth birth day last evening by re-
ception at the Woman's Bureau, 49
East Twenty Third Street The
richly Furnished parlors of tho estab-
lishment were we'll filled. The ladies
outnumbered the gentlemen.
The EUeniRg Post says our private
correspondence fully confirms the re-
port that the French mission to the
United States has been offered to NJ
Provost Paradol. Whether NJ. Para
dol will accept this position has not
trauspired, but the presumption is he
will
Eighty-six students of the College
Of New Y Xork have been dropped from
the rolls for deficiency. In more
than two studies they can, however,
re-enter the College if they pass a
good examination In June.
In the Supreme Court to- day in
junction Wss granted on the complaint
Of Sanders w. johnson against the
Kansas Pacific Railroad and others,
agents of the Company in this city,
from parting with any of the money
proceeds Sixty five millions of gold
loans OF the said Company are BOW be-
iug ne. olilted. An order TO show eau.
why the loan should not be prohibited
was also granted The plaintiff
charges that an arrangement had been
made by which the bonds issued to
said Company and lis land grants
by Congress, have been transferred
to r. M Shoemaker & Co, for the
use of the Directors personally, and
is fraad on the rights Of the stock
holders, and that their profits there
from amount to 200 per cent. OF the
capitaIof the company.
The obs6quies of Isaac Greenwald,
murdered in Havana. took place this
morning from 311 Bowery, and was
attended by several Hebrew Societies.
The Spanish Consul was present at
the request of the relatives No pub
lie demonstration was made.
The Brooklyn Master Mechanics
and Master Builders, at a meeting
to- day, expressed their determination
to arrest the course of such midnight
assassins as the murderer of the late
Mr.. Voorhees,.
At a meeting of the creditors Of
Halstead, Stiles & Co, yesterday
afternoon, lit was agreed to accept
compromise of 60 per cent. payable
at three, nine and twelve months
Several revenue officers, while
seizing a still in Dickson's Alley,
Brooklyn, were attacked by roughs,
and would have been severely han
died, but for the arrival of the police,
who dispersed the assailants.
At meeting of the stockholders
of the Pacific Mail Company to day,
majority of those present favored
reduction of the capital stock from
$50, 900, 900 TO $4,000, 600, and a me-
mortal to that effect was drawn up.
The Board Of Health has resolved
that the relapsing fever is not of suf-
ficient extent and severity to cause
public alarm. or to require extraor-
binary action upon the part of the
Board. This action defeats the plan
said to have been urged of spending
$4,000 in hospitals.
The funeral of Mr.. Harper will
take place to morrow, at Sands Street
Methodist Episcop@ Church, Brook
lyn. Mr.. Harper, during his illness,
made a choice of the persons who
should act as pail bearers at his fune-
raj, comprising four of the Trustees
of his Church and four of the eldest
employees of Harper & Brothers.