The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-11-14

Il riot between large number Of sol.
dieTs and citizens. at Cork, ireland, last
night, resulted in the serious Woun0lng o.
! several soldiers, citizens ana poAcenen
before the police sEbdued II.
George W. Smyth, stabbed Joseph NJ
Black, IA q rencounter, at Staunton, Vlr-
ginia, on Saturday night, from the effects
OF which he died il two hours. Smyth
| escaped, but was hotly pursued.
Ed. Carthy. brother-in-1aW OF the engi.
neer Of the st. Louis Democrat, fell from
the sixth s$ory Of the Grand Central Ho-
tel, In New York, to the sub-ceIiar, on Sat
urday, and was Instantly killed.
Later advices fix the loss of life by the
st. Charles, missouri bridge disaster at
sixteen. The bodies OF fourteen have been
recovered. The superintendent of the
bridge was among the lost.
Ore Of the judges of election was arrest
ed at Richmond Virginia, on Saturday, on
q charge Of violating. the Fifteenth
Amendment. He Is held In $1,000 bonds
for his appearance to-day.
The New York Herald yesterday morn
ing published q statement that a Iars 9
steamer had been seen on IRE Saturday
night, on Long Island Sound. 1t proved
TO be a nTe in the woods on Long Island
shore.
A row about the possession of Creole
Mines, Pioch City, Nevada, resulted in the
death of q. W. Smell and Woundlng Of
Others, and several were precipitated down
a seventy foot shaft but escaped with
slight bruises.
Anxiety Is entertained in reference to
the steamer POrt-au-Prince, from New
York, for Port-au-Prince, and long over
due at the latter port. Mr.. Bassett, the
new cOlored Minister to Hayti, was among
her passengers.
The first through train passed over the
Rock Island a. st. Louis Railroad, from
Sterling to st. Louis, on Saturday morn
Ing. This opens TO St Louis direct COM
munications by rail to a large scope of fer
tile country in the Northwest.
Christopher SchWenok. who is said to
have sold the first glass of lager beer ever
erafely shot himself while Sitting in his
own saloon in Cincinnati, yesterday
morning. He was 6l years old.
Senators Casserly, of California, VIII
liams OF oregon, and F'enton, of New York,
Cavanaugb, of Montana, LETT San Fran
cisco, on Saturday, for Washington City.
The Kansas State Record says that on
Monday last, q man named FraWOrth, his
wife and one child, were drowned IA
Buckeye Creek, near solomon, Kansas.
Another child, four years old, was res
cued.
A fire in Lawrence, Mass, on Friday
night, destroyed property TO the amount
OF SI25,Ol0; Insurance S17 GOO. The fire,
originated In Sprague Cos. Ribbon
An Italian named Gillio, charged with
the murder of another Italian, named Gal
landi, In Boston, on the 2jth of July last,
passed through st. Louis on Saturday. in
chargB of two Boston detectives, havtD z
been arrested In Memphis.
The engine of a construction train on
the Mobile S Ohio Railroad, exploded at
Water Station, south of Memphis, on FRI
day evening. The engine was completely
demolished, the fireman, negro, killed.
and Dennis Mack, the engineer, seriously
injured
Forty Indictments have been found in
the u. 3. Court at Memphis against per-
sons holding Office in violation of the
Fourteenth Amendment. Judge Porter {,
OF the Circuit Court, VINO is among the
number, has been arrested and bonded.
Judge Biatchford, of New York, on sat-
urday, nnder the operation of a writ of
ho6eds corpus, discharged a youth as a
minor, from the Navy. He had enlisted In
April, 1852, at the age of eighteen years
and six months. This is against the pre-
viOus understanding OF the law on the
subject.
The rumor that q new Collector OF Gus
toms is soon to pc appointed at New
Murphy, but it IS again as explicitly as
serted by parties supposed to be well in
formed, who name Judge Robertson, of
West Chester County, as Mr.. Murphy 3
successor.
Lewis Travis. coiored fugitive from
justice, charged with killing Mayor Lon
sent. OF SbAtQ1n& LOnuLYs Cd Dr. 6uIlGfs
wife and child, and three other persons,
was arrested at Nashville on Saturday.
A large reward had been offered for his
apprehension. He resisted arrest and
was shot several times before he was Sc
cured.
A fire IN the Home for Catholic Orphans,
on Pluus Street, Cincinnati, yesterday af-
ternOon, created great anxiety for the
safety of the inmates, and of the building.
The children, 100 in number, were re-
moved without any one being hurt and
the q sn1es were distinguished with slight
damage to the building, except by water.
Damage about $1,000
Advfces from San Domingo to the ID
inst, state that the subject of annexation
canVassed, and it is reported that negotia-
tions are going en-, but.no official steps Will
be taken until the United states officially
declares the abandonment of the PROPOSE
| tion of annexation. President Baez was
not dead as has been reported.
The Mutual Club, of New York City,
| which claims to be the champion base ball
! club u the United States. was to leave for
New Orleans last night, TO play series ol
/ grand match games with the Robert E.
/ Lee Club of that city, who ara considered
/ the champion club of the South. They
| southern clubs.
The paper Of David Gibson & Co., the
/ largest wholesale liquor establishment
7 probably in Cincinnati, went to protest on
| Friday. Their liabilities 1t is said, will
| reach $500, 900. They claim to have ampli
| assets, and that the case only amounts Il
/ q tenn porary suspension David Gibson
! prin cfpal of the house, is largely interest
| ed in steam boats, and we regret to hear ol
/ his adverse fortune, and hope he vii
weather the storm and find pleasant sail
| ing beyond.