The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-16
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Secretary BeIknap has gone West.
Gold closed In New York, Saturday, at
Heavy rains haYe fanea all over the
Continent.
President Grant was expected at Long
Eranch last night,
Whittemore has formally withdrawn
as q candidate for Congress.
The Lone Stars, OF New Orleans, beat
the Nashville base ball club yesterday.
The last rail- on the Kansas Pacific Rail-
road was laid at $3.50 yesterday afternoon.
Thestate Convention OF coIored men at
Saratoga has been postponed until
August 2lst. -Se
John Helseh, a miller, was found drown
ed In Mil Creek, at Cincinnati, yesterday
morning.
United states Treasurer Spinner says
there are no counterfeits of the new fifty
cent currency.
DR.. Marcus Berg, of New York, has been
held to bail In $4,000, to answer q charge
of malpractice.
The Central Bank, OF Brooklyn, is ofici-
ally pronounced solvent and able to pay
all Liabilities In full.
The new silver mines, near Salt Lake
City, are attracting much attention, and
are being extensively worked.
John J. Tuggle, an esteemed citizen of
Memphis. was thrown from hts buggy SAT-
urday evening, and received fatal I'M urtes.
The Cotton Exchange elected 3. d. Har-
rlsont President; James +. W. Enman,
Vice-Prestdent, aud ID. B. Graves, Treas :
urer.
Thestory OF a thief and his paramour
being implicated In the Nathan murder,
published in the New YORK papers, Is pro-
nounced hoax.
Wigfall, the famous reb l Senator, who
erawled through q port hole at FIT. Sump-
Ter TO receive It's surrender, sailed for Eu-
rope on Saturday.
Hon. w. Goodloe. late Judge of the Lex
tngtoD, Kentucky, ] judicial District died at
his home, on sunday, of softening of the
provement steamer Montana, had his leg
terribly crushed on Sunday by the recoil
OF cable.
Frank q Co.'s shoe factory, in San Fran
cisco. was destroye by IRE, yesterday, the
work. IL is supposed, OF an tncendiary.
The house employed Chinese.
Great enthusiasm prevaiIes AMONG the
GERMAN ana French citizens of San Fran
reached $50 900. The French fund, az, ,OOO
Two persons were killed and several In.
| Jured by an explosion of a boiler, in 9
prick yard, near Leicester, England, on
Sunday
Twelve roughss OF the Twenty first
Ward, OF New York, who had conspired
TO attack the Orangemen were arrested
and cOmmt ttted for trial.
Christopher Theirs, aged Is years. fell
among the machinery of threShinG ma
chine near Chicago. yesterday, and had
both le0s badly lacerated. He died shortly
af er the accident.
DIR. Nelson Van Potter sulcIded on Sat
l urday at Maple Grove, Minnesota, by
shooting himself after having dressed
himself for burial. He left considerable
mo Y1n III Inc
was weary and wanted rest.
President Raye, of Liberia, and his pri-
vate Secretary were denied admission to
several OF the New York notes, on &C
| count of his color, but were finally fur
nished with accommodations at q private
hOnse.
/ The heated term seems to hava been Sc.
verely demoratiz I'D everywhere. In New
/ York and st. Louis, alike, the mercury ha'
| dropped below the eighties, and it Is to be
hoped the mortality list VIII be shortened
The Natioaal Labor Association met a
Arbeiter Hall, Cincinnati. yesterday, AM
OF the National Union. A call OF the lis
of delegates was made, and q committe'
on credentials was appointed.
Seven miles of track on the Kansas Pa
cific Railroad, was laid in six hours yester
day forenoon, and the remaining thre'
aud half mtles would be completed du
ring the afternoon, completing this new
route to the Pacific.
| InGr6 was no ElOt between the OEAn8o
men and Ribbon men at the Ribbon pic
mic yesterday. In New York. The entir
police force was, however, kept on dut
all day. The Orangemen propose to hol
a picnic soon, outside the city limits.
The handicap, free to all ages. at Sarato
ga. three-fourths of q mile, single dasf
was won by Alta Vela; time lis. Tn
purse of $500, for three year-olds, one ant
one eighth miles, was won by MILDLY
time l591S. The 5000 purse. one and three
fourth miles, was won by Harry; Gime 5.S.
The acting Judge of the Police Court
Washington City, on account of Frederic
M. CLARK, OF the Special Service Pensio
, Bureau. on yesterday issued warrant fC
the arrest OF Representative r. r. Butle
on charge OF forgery.
: A number OF National Banks were OIL
gauized yesterday under the new currenc
law. and authorized by the Comptroller
| seven are in Illinois, three in IOWA, thre
| in Michigan, three in Mississippi, one /
I Missouri, and two In Kentucky.
: The National Normal school Associl
/ tiOn met at q .eveland, yesterday, and Wa
opened by an address from President o.
l. den, of Tenn, which was followed by
s lengthy report from Prof. Phelphs, of Nil
q nesOJa, introducing course of study X
teachers of the lowest grades, which gay
I rise to an interesting discussion. Thespr,
t ceedtngs throughout were interesting an
. edify1ng.
n The Labor Congress in Cincinnati. hel
! q long session. Four women are IN a
tendance, two from Chicago and two frol
r Massachusetts. The whole number of de
a egates is 73. Trevelick submitted lor
report which was read by the Secretary.
= which tt was argued that the associate
!. declared Itself q distinct political part
which should choose a standard beare
Q (he would no doubt be willing to bear II
l. standard). He sQuarely opposed the in
migration Of Chinese. and favors calling
= legal tes Nerss TO be received for all debt
r taxes