The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-09
C0NDESsEB TELGGRAMs.

WEDNEsDAy, February 8.
A heavy snow storm prevailed In New
York yesterday.
The northeast snow-storm prevailing
yesterday was the heaviest snow-storm OF
the season.
The Cincinnati Board OF Aldermen Bill
passed the Ohio State senate yesterday,
having previously passed the House, and
is now law.
A laborer, named Snyder, was cut in two
by train on he Lake Shore Railroad, at
Milbury station, on Monday night, while
attempting To pass under the train.
A number of physicians, including Sur.
geon General Hammond, have examined
reynolds, the murderer of Townsend, and
all pronounce him perfectly sane.
Reports from Indian camps in the far
West, say the Indians are dying at the
rate OF twenty i've per day Reports OF
different tribes having declared war are
wholly false.
sion and tobacco merchant, of Hartford.
Conn, vi no has made an assignment, will, +,
It is thought, reach nearly SlO9,00O. IL is
rumored that his creditors Will bring suit
against him for false pretences.
The Republican State Convention of
Connecticut meets in Hartford to-day.
Senator Buckingham viii probably pre-
side, and the re nomination of Governor
JeWett IS regarded as Gel tain.
A scheme was developed on Monday for
the division of the state OF Missouri, the
Missouri River TO be the dividing line.
The scheme seems to be based on an al
legged unequal division OF the offices, both
Stale ard national.
Mr.J. H uld received credit few days
since for a con ribution OF $40 coo TO Pro
fessOrship of Mathematics in Princeton
College. Il is probable that tn. the donation
was from MIA Jay Cooke, OF Philadelphia,
through his ffiend Judge Fie d. of Prince
ton.
It Is stated that Brazil has established
military station at Higueritas, whlch Is at
the mouth of the River La Platte, and Is
a position commanding all the Internal
river commerce OF the South American
Republic. The attention OF our Govern
| ment has been called to, this TACT.
/ A boarding CIR on the Central Pacific
| Railroad was set on fire by a passing trail u,
| on Tuesday night OF last weeK, and Joseph
/ Bulk sleeping in II was so badly burned
! that he died on sunday from the injuries,
| together with the exposure endured In
making his way to the nearest resi-
dence, almost naked and barefoot.
4 number of ladies, having started a
/ brokers' office in Wall Street, New York,
/ are attracting much curiosity, If not bust-
\ ness All sorts OF Tumors prevail regard
/ ing them. One report says they have
| other says they are backed up by Com
modoTe Vanderbilt.
Alta meeting of defrauded soldiers held
| IN New YORK, Monday evening, the Prest-
| dent announced that their test case, Ftnly
/ vs.. Van Dyke, is 10 be tried in the United
/ states District Court, either this week or
early next. The Association now mum bers
| about $50 members, and at each meeting
new names are added to the roll.
At the Democratic caucus at Jefferson
| City, Monday night, the constitutional
Amendment recently introduced in ;he
all disfranchised persons was discussed
and a esolution was finally adopted de-
clarlng the purpose OF the caucus to be the
support OF the proposition.
New Jersey, on Monday, the case of VIM.
III. Wool, Agent of The Erie Railroad
Company, TO recover el4.6l6 for materials
and labor in the construction OF the Ferry
/ Slip at the foot of Twenty-Third Street
come up tor new trlal. In the previous
trial the Judgment was entered for the
plaintiff tor ell, ,5GO-
A proposition TO appoint a.female Assist
ant state superintendent OF the Publi
Schools OF Missouri was defeated in the
! House. Also, that colored teachers shoulC
be given the preference for colore'
schools: also, that colOred children shoulC
have the privilege of attending Whit
schools where separate schools for colOreI
children were not established.
Inthe kansas Legislature, on Monday
resolutions were ado pted 1nstructing Sena
| tors and requesting Represent tattveS to en-
neavor to obtain q speedy adjustment o
the rebel Price raid claim, memorfaltz1n;
Congress 10 protect the frontier and pro
testing against the reduction OF the army
asking Congress to appropriate money 70
building Court House, Custom and r ~
| enue Cffice st LeavenWOrth, aud q Fedora
Court and Post ONCE at Topeka.
A special committee, consisting of Rev
Drs. Osborn, Foster, M1iley, King ant
| Lodge OF the New York Con ierence of tn
a. IL. Church, met on Monday morning
for the purpose of preparing report IL
refereuc CO to the proposed movement I,
admit women TO the ministry, which will
be brought prominently before the Confer
ence at its session, TO be held in Apri
next. The preliminary points of the re
port were agreed upon, and the documen
viii be put In shape in the course Of few
days.
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
SENATE-The Vice President submitte,
/ Yesterday the resolutions Of the low
Legislature, ratifying the Fifteenth
Alnendm metlt.........A great variety OF reso
| Iufions were introduced. the appoint
ment o. a Solicitor of the State Depart
nleut, and for additional clerks in the De
partrne nent.--.R Requesting the President I
institute correspondence with Great Brit
. ain and other foreign powers, with vieY
to ADOPT, by legislation, q common stand
ard OF international coinage, and that sue
corresDondence bs submitted to Congress
(1rantfEg lands to aid the const tructiol
of n railro9d from Dakota Territory (
Iowa, and many others
(, Fousn-Iu the House, Paine, from %
rsonfaftLee on elections gave notice on hl
= { s.-s.-.fflsr, "a fwfrgHu~.a "a resolution 0rt