The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-24
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WEDNEsDAx, August "a.
Gold closed in New. York, yesterday. at
n57S
The price of tin in Cornwall. England.
has advanced.
The steamer Sandman, from New York,
mas arrived at Mobile.
The steamer City of Limerick, from Liv-
erpooI, arrived at New YORK, yesterday.
The Prussian Ambassador has arrived at
the City of Mexico.
The aaported stoppage OF MicaI. Duck.
worth q Co., OF Liverpool, Is untrue.
James B. Taylor, prominent New York
politician died Monday evening.
Another submarine cable between
France and England has been successfully
laid.
The floating ELEVATOR. Atlanta, was
barned at New York, Monday night Les
$4,000.
The steamer City of Brooklyn, from
New York, arrived at Queenstown yester-
day.
Samuel Shiuabarger wss nominated
for Congress, by the Republicans, at Lon
dons Ohio, yesterday.
The Argentine Insurgents are again be-
coming formidable in the Interior counties
of Brazil.
The British Government has forbidden
the promuigation Of the bull of Papal in
falI1bil1ty in England.
John NJ Langston, the noted eolored or
ator, lectured In Memphis, on Monday
night, to large mixed audience.
John r. Bonfay hung himself on Friday
last, Ia a barn, In Astigo County, New
York. No cause known.
The death Of Sir Frederick Pollock. for
merly chief Baron OF the English Ex
chequer, is announced.
The statement that an attache of the
New York Custom House has absconded
with much money is eontradieted.
Col. Hazard bas been re;tsved from duty
as superintendent of Incitan Affairs, for
the southern superintend0ncy.
The President has appointed John Ha-
ley, of Ohio, Agent for the Sscs aud Foxes,
rtce Miller resigned.
The German Sanitary Committee of San
Franci,co, yeste rday. remifted az addls
tional $1,000 10 Berlin.
The strike amorg the iron operatives at
Fifeshire, scotland, has failed, OWING TO a
fatal detection among the men.
Minister Motley is supposed to have sail
ed In the lava, from Liverpool, on Satur-
day, en- route home.
President Grant has gone to Newport,
and returns TO Long Branch on Monday /,
via West Point.
The first new CarolIua rice of the season, /,
was received In New York, yesterday,
the earliest arrival on record, by nearly
three weeks.
A fool named Beresford, whoever he
may be. in a letter to the london Times.
defends the erection OF monument TO
Stonewal Jackson.
Clerks in the Treasury Department. at
Washington, will be allowed from eight
to twelve days to go home and vote, az the
Fail elections.
The Datch Consul at Liverpool has OBJ
tained verdict against the LAirds f J
through him by Holland.
The Navy Department has received In
formation OF the death of Professor VIII
cox, at the Naval Academy on saturday
last.
The French Sanitary Fund In San Fran
cisco amounts TO Sl6,Cl0. Republicans, Or
leanists and I'm perfaifsts contributing
without respect To preferences
A school teacher at Bath, England
named Pankard. murdered his two daugh
ters to prevent them seeking situations OF
the Continent, and then poisoned himself
A highly esf eemed young lady of Quin
cy Illinois, has d1sapr reared, and &c !
feared she has sutcioed as she had mao
an attempt OF the kind rev days oetor
she disappeared.
Pike Bowles, q well known cotton deal
er OF Memphis, was shot and Instant.
killed, on Monday night, by his ptsto
falling from bis pocket, as he was undress
ing to go to bed.
The N>iIer room OF q planning mill il
Chicago. N,s>s burned. on Monday nigh
Loss, Sl3,CO0s Insurance, 1850, In Ch1eag
offices. A two story frame adjoining. We
$3.50. atS destroyed L'S'' Si'0O'' insurance
Immense damage is be. ng done by hre
in the woods back OF West Point, in al
the counties along the Hudson. Tn
smoke Is so dense as to almost step nav
CATION on the river. ram set In IN tina
region yesterday.
The French of San Francisco were jubi
liant over the last adviees of a great vic
tory, and parade the streets, shouting an
singing. Another dispatch, yesterday, an
nonncing the capture of King Whhar
and staff ere ltes intense excitement.
The planning mill of Clark & Scott,
pol tion OF the lumber yard of Lomber
Schofield q Co, at Dubuque, wee az
stroyed by fire yesterday morning. Los
$4,000. Insurauee $4,000.
Judge Brooks, of the United states Dis
trict Court, at Raleigh, Is considering th
case of Kirk, charged with contempt. ID
has discharged eighteen more prisoners
were expelled from the court by order {
the Judge
The headIess body OF a man was foun
on the track of the Illinois Central Rail
Papers Searing the name of j. 7. w
O,DOnoghue were found on his person
O'Donnghue's aOuSe hGd been robbed
Few lays ago, arE IL Is supposed tn s wa
the roljber.
The Irish NattJral Congress met in Cir
ctnnati, yes; ;erdsS. Jimmy Fitzgerald Z
OlDcinn AJly was Lldu6 temporary Cha1E
man, ard J. j. Harrington, OF Madison
Indiana, Secretary. and COMMITTEES q
Credentials. The object is to form q IN
ron OF all the Irish Associations in IN
United States and Canada, and to tax
measures to regulate the affairs of Europ
generally.
Thos. j. Henderson, of Burean County
was unanimously nominated for CongreS
by a Republican Convention, at PeOrts
yest erday. This was not the regular Re
publican Convention, but was com posed Q
DELEGATES who oppos sd the method adopt
ed by the Executive Committee -seiectfnl
BY popular vote OF the counties. A vol
BY cOunties Will ps taken on the 9Th 0
September, when ingersoII Will probabl.
be renominated.
They are gettIn up game of base bal
in Chicago DetWesr. the picked mines o
the Board OF Aidetmen. One nine are I
be De nOcrats, and the other Republicans
Alderman Hahn, a Democrat, challenge
Alderman Woodland. both of whom ar
heavy welehts. The challenge also in
cIudes three foot races, the first by heavi
weights, fifty yards; the second, mediun 4
weight, seventy-hve yards, and the thIid
by hight weights, one huadred wards
Much sport IL anticipated.