The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-30
New York Items.

NEW YORK, March 29.-All of
ex Collector Bailey's suits against the
merchants in the 32d District have
fallen through.
An inquest In the case of the DON
nelly family, who were crushed to
death by the falling of tenement
building during the gale of Sunday.
has been postponed by the Coroner
until Saturday. The funeral of the
victims will take place tomorrow.
Much excitement continues in the
neigh hborhood of the ruins, and pub
lie opinion holds the constructor of
the trail fallen building responsible
for the calamity.
The Tribune says there is not a
word of truth, it seems. in the Wash
ington rumor, ascribing to the Vir-
ginia Legislature a desire to withdraw
its ratification of the Fifteenth
Amendment. Prominent citizens of
Virginia give an emphatic contradic-
tion to the whole as a mischievously
designed story.
The announcement Of the death of
Major General George FL. Thomas
causes profound sensation in this
city. where he had many warm
friends.
The Djaro de la Marina, the Ha-
vana newspaper, says that the insur-
gents of Comagney have under con-
troll more than 1000 leagues square
of territory. There are In the Is
land only 3,804 maritime leagues
square of territory, so there remains
in possession of the Spanish Govern
ment only 1904 leagues, from
which, if the country held by the
rebels between the villas and the
Eastern Department be deducted, the
remainder would show that the Gu
bans held actually more than two
thirds of the whole territory.
Judge Cardoza has dissolved the
Injunction obtained by Fisk and
Gould, recently, against the sale or
transfer of the Albany & Susque-
hanna Railroad, the pending suit to
compel the Ramsey party to pay up
the full par value of stock.
Gen. Pleasanton took the oath of
Office as Collector, to- day. In letter
to him, Bailey says his determination
to leave New York, was made but
half hour before he started, and he
had no time to put things in order.
He confirms the result of the investi-
cation, so far as they have gone. He
says none of his subordInates but
Deputy Collector Childs knows any
thing of the matter, and he got no
personal benefit from the use of the
money, asserting that it was used to
ferret out fraud.
Since the discontinuanee of Bailey )
suits against the liquor merchants,
Deputy Collector Kooch has been re-
leased from jail, and the charges of
trespass preferred against him with
drawn.
1t is stated that Jas. Fisk, Jr., is to
be elected Colonel of the Ninth Regi-
ment State Militia.
A circular has been issued from
Goddard, Sixth Auditor of the Post
Office Department, to the country
Postmasters, directing them to send Q
! list of Republicans who receive mail
matter at their Office, with indications
/ of being most active men.
The excitement over the Tammany
quarrel continues to increase. Mos
of the politicians have returned t
Albany. Sheriff O'Brien avoWs his
opposition to the Sweeny Charter, re
introduced into the Assembly il
nearly its original shape, last night
and says a young Democracy will vot'
it down, while they get up new on
in the interests of the people. Alba
ny dispatches, however, say tn
charter is sure to pass.
The steamer Minnesota. from Liv
erpool, has arrived.