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journalistic Rabies.

The attack of the Courier, yester-
day, upon James Scantlin, was vicious
In the extreme. Dir. Scantlin (veTy
enormously, We think, concluded
that the city could be prevented by
law from issuing bonds to the Straight
Line Road. Accordingly, as he had
perfect right TO do. he applied for
an injunction, which was granted by
Judge johnson. For this exercise of
a legal right, the Courier insinuates
that he ought to be tarred and feath-
cred. We quote its exact language:
We suggest to the people of Evans
Vile, that this unseemly litigation,
and this mean attempt to override the
voice of our citizens, calls for con-
demnation. If an indignation meet
ing shall be held, let it express, in
becoming terms, the honest indigna-
tion Of the masses. Of course, there
will be no resort to violence. HOlc-
euer merited a coat Of tar and feathers
nlqy be, the application ought not TO be
made, lest the agent might suffer in \
stead of the principal!
Our citizens may learn from this
extract what rapid progress we are
making towards mob law and anar-
chy, under Democratic administra-
ton. When the organ of the City
Council gravely recommends tar and
feathers for those who are only exer-
cisiug their legal rights, it is high
time for all classes to begin to inquire
what will ultimately be the result OF
such incendiary appeals. It will not
do for the more sober and intelligent
members of the Democratic party to
pooh pooh at such, appeals. as the
fuIminatious of disordered brain
so long as they recognize the paper
the medium of these incendiarisms-
as the organ of the party.
Mr.. Seantlin, no doubt-good Dem
ocrat as he is-was somewhat aston
ished yesterday morning on learning
that the editor of the Courier hat
suggested that tar and feathers" wa
his best suit for summer wear. ant
felt like voting himself a resolution
of thanks for the many days an'
months Of hard political work he hat
done to benefit the editor and pro
prietors Of the paper thus suggesting
personal violence as his most suitable
reward.
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THE Roekport Journal complains
bitterly because of the efforts of the
New Albany Ledger to defeat the
Rockport Railroad. It says for a
year past the people of Spencer Coun-
ty have been earnestly engaged in an
effort to secure such a road, and yet
the enterprise has been opposed by
cities east and west of Rockport.
We think the Journal is wrong, so far
as our city is concerned. We have
done everything we could to aid that
enterprise. unless correcting a gross
mistatement in one of the Cincinnati
papers be regarded as a manifestation
of hostility. When one of the off,
GERS of the Rockport Road thought it
was to the interest of ais enterprise
to assail the North and South Road,
be had free access to our columns,
and used his opportunity literally.
Since then we have freely copied ev-
erything of interest to the enterprise
that has been suggested, save the gra-
tuitous advertising of the Cincinnati
subscribers to the road. as is done
by the Rockp0rt Journal. We think.
therefore, that the complaint Of the
Journal, that cities to the west of
Rockport are hostile to its enter
prise is not justified by anything that
has baen said or done in this locality.
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TELEGRAPMIC.
Chicago items.

CHICAGO, July 20 William Bir-
kenbend and Anthony Miller, aged
respectively ten and twelve years,
sons of Peter Birkenbend and John
Miller, eff Pennsylvania, were drown
ed In the Illinois River, at Ottawa,
yesterday. They drove a horse at
tached to a bpggy, into the river for
the purpose of watering him, when
he plunged forward into deep water,
and both boys and horse were drowned.
General Ansou Stager. General Su
perintendent of the Western Union
Telegraph, received word this morn
ing, from his California Agent, OF the
detection and arrest, on Wednesday
night, at Sacramento, of Van falken-
burg. Manager Of the Atlantic and
Pacific Office at that city, for stealing
associated press news.
Since the commencement of the
war excitement In Europe, the opera
tors of the Atlantic and Pacific Tele-
graph lines, and the agents of the
American Press Association have
been industrious In stealing cable
news at all important points, but
especially so west of Chicago. This
has been done with so much success.
that opposition journals have accused
the associated press papers of steal
iRg from them their own reports.
Being satisfied how the matter was,
Mr.. Gamble, of the Western Office.
undertook to work the case up, and
succeeded 50 we'll as to detect the
agent of the Atlantic and Pacific 10
the act. As above stated, Van Walk
enburg was Immediately arrested, and
will be made an example of.
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New York Items.

New YoRK, July 29.-CoHsui Gen
eral Biddle, of Havana, and Consul
Chance, of Nassau, arrived on the
Moro Castle.
Secretary Boutwell, has instructed
evade the New York quarantine
laws.
The Post has a rumOr that Captain
Samuels, of the Dauntless, has disap-
peared and it is believed that he lost
thirty thousand dollars on the race,
and committed suicide. The Com
nserciGl coutr diets the story, and
says the Captain is in town in good
health.
CONGRESSMAN Cleveland and family
were thrown from carriage in Nor
ristown, n j., last evening, and all
injured, but none seriously.
Lady Franklin arrived yesterday at
the residence Of Henry Grinnell.
About fifty to seventy FIVE applica-
tions have been made to the German
Consul for assistance to return to
Germany.
The steamers Union and Australia
have arrived from Europe.
NEW YORK, July 29.-The German
ship Etha Rickinop and the barks
Kalga aud Seine, loading for Antwerp,
have. under an old law of the United
States, taken out sea-letters to sail
under the American flag. Other ves-
sells owned partially by Germans here
are expected to pursue a similar
course.
President Grant visited the city to-
day. and has returned to Long Branch .
NEW YORK, July 29.-The report
about Capt. Samuels is untrue.
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Omaha Items.

OMAHA. July 29.-About one hun.
dred and fifty emigrauts passed west
to-day, enroute to Washington Teri
tory.
Eight thousand. bushels of grain
were shipped yesterday.
The Missouri river is low, causing
considerable trouble to ferry boats
and steamers. The Munsen got
aground to day and was run into by
the ferry boat Irene, which also got
aground: damage slight.
Indians, probably Cheyennes or
Arrapahoes. attempted to steal some
horses at Bijou, about thirty miles
from Denver, and fred at some chill
dren who were out playing: They
were pursued, but not overtaken.
The Ute Indians have had a con-
ference with Gov. MeCook, OF Colora-
do, and claim that they are innocent
of the murders of the miners In the
North Park.
Small-po is reported to have made
it's appearance at Ogden, Utah. Seve-
raj cases have occurred there, and one
death from this cause.
The branch Of the B. & NJ. Rail-
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WE give below few specimens OF the
talent Employed on contemporary morn
Ing paper OF this city.
Here's one
In speaking of tobacco, It says:
" It Is used alike by saint, By savage. and
by sage"
Who ever heard of a saint using tobacco.
Courier.
The only place where the line quot
ed has appeared in the JOURNAL is
in the speech of Mr.. Read, at the to-
baeeo banquet. which the JOURNAL
reported in full. As Mr.. Read does
the principal :" Grating for the Dem
ocratic party. in city and county con-
tests, we suggest that the sneering at
his poetical quotations by the organ
Of that party is. to say the least of it,
in very bad taste. We were not
aware before that Mr.. Reads
talent was regarded as employed on
our paper.
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Illinois Constitution.

The Governor of this State has is
sued a proclamation announcing the
vote on the New Constitution and ar
ticles separately submitted, asfOllows :
For the new constitution there
were 134, ,227 votes; against the con-
stitution there were 33,443 votes.
For the sections relating 10 rail
roads, in the article entitled "Corpo.
rations," 134, $50; against the sections
relating to railroads in the article en-
titled Corporations" %, 1925 votes.
For the article entitled Counties, "
136, ,815 votes; against the article en-
titled Counties" 81, GA votes.
For the article entitled Ware
houses" 143. .533 VOTES; against the sr-
ticle entitled "Warehouses, z2,7O@
votes.
For the article to remove county
seats, 127, ,07o votes; against a three
fifth vote to remove county seats,
Al. AT votes.
For the section relating to the Hi
noIs Central Railroad, 147, ,032 votes;
against the section relating TO the Iii
nois Central Railroad, 21 80 votes.
For the section relating to minority
representation, 80 022 votes; against
the section relating to minority repro
sentatioD, 70,080 votes.
For the section relating to munich
pal subscriptions to railroads or pri-
vate corporations, 132, ia votes ;
against the section relating to munici-
pal subscriptions to railroads or pri-
vafe corporations, 34,061 votes.
For the section relating to the ca
nal. 142 $40 votes; against the section
relating to the canal, q, OH votes.
The new constitution is declared to
be in force from and after the 9th
day of August, 1870. as the Supreme
law of the State of Illinois.
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THE DANvILHE RoAD.-The jour
nal learns from Mr.. Collett, Presi.
dent of the Evansville, Terre Haute
& Chicago Railroad Company, that
the line Of road from this city will not
be completed and ready for business
operations before some time next
Spring. Mr.. Collett says the Com
pany is not at present pushing the
work on the line between here and
Danville, from the fact that the con-
Meeting line now being built from
Chicago to Dsnville has not reached
the latter place by distance OF thir-
ty five miles. and that it will be close
on to a year before it does Nearly all
the grading on this end of the road is
about completed TO Danville, and we
suppose if it was desirable the road
could be put in operation to that
point at a much earlier date than now
contemplated. This unlocked for de-
lay will be a source of great disap-
pointment to those in this city who
have 50 earnestly favored the enter.
prise.-7eTTe HaHte Express.
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Political Matters.

ST. Louis, July 29.-The Radicals
of the Fourth Congressional District,
of Missouri. have nominated Capt.
Havens, of the Springfield Patriot,
for ConRress.
The Radicals of the Eighth Con-
gressional District, of Illinois, had q
very stormy time in their conven-
ton at Springfield. Ill, yesterday.
Two temporary Chairmen were elect.
ed by the Culom and Anti Cullom
factions, and nothing but quarreIling
ensued, which continued all day and
into the night, when the proceedipgs
became so turbulent and disgraoeiul
that the authorities turned off the
gas, and the Convention adjourned
until to. dav.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

SATURDAY, July 80.
Gold closed in New York, yesterday, at
l2Es.
The steamer Darieu, from Glasgow, has
arrived al New York
The slaughter OF dogs commenced in st.
Louis. ye terday.
The Irish Republican Club, OF New
Y rk, propose nominating Horace Gree
A nre in Miles Greenwood's extensive
shops n Cincinnati, yesterday, caused sl0,-
600 damages; fully insured.
The Iowa excursionists left st. Louis
yesterday, for Kansas City and Leaven-
worth.
Toe Athletics. of New York. beat the
Pa times. of Baltimore, at base ball yes
terday. Score 2 TO q.
Measures will betaken for the relief OF
the families of the men who were washed
overheard from the Dauntless. Ashbury
signifies his Intention OF giving the purse.
Mrs. schwendeuer jumped in the rIv-
er at st. Louis, on Thursday night, and
was drowned; being her third attempt at
suicide.
The great yacht race for the Queens cup.
now held by America, has been hxed for
the eth or August. II Isl, Is repoIteq ths ia, "a.
and enter the race.
= Articles of agreement were signed yes
tefday, in New York, for prize fight to
take plsce within htty miles of 81. Louis,
Sept. 9th, caichweights, between Ed yards
and Collyer, the latter stalking $1,000, the
former $500.
Gen Franz Sigel, was run over on Broad
and had two of his ribs broken the result
of fast driving. IL Is said he Will recover.
The driver was arrested.
Thomas Dun. of New Brunswick. N. j..
was murdered in his own house. on Thurs
day night. by Watts Griffin. Duh's wife,
who Is supposed TO have been concealed In
the room at the time, hss been arrested as
an accompitce.
Work on the Port Royal r. r has been
suspended. the hands having struck in
consequences OF the contractors falling to
pay. Over 200 employees visited Augusta,
Ga yesterday. in very, destitute circum.
supplied by the officers OF the road.
Ben. Nathan, brother tn-law TO Judge
COrdoza, of New York, was murdered
Thursday night, In his room. His body
head having been beaten to jelly with q
ship carpe ter's tool, KIN Wn as " dog -
A reward of $4,000 has been offered for the
apprehension OF the murderer.
A magnidcent game or Base Ball was
played yesterday between the Forest City
Club of Cleveland and the Mutuals of New
York, at Cleveland, resulting IN favor of
the Forest city Club. the following was
the score:
4I,aniDgss,, ,,;..:........-...d5 2 5S7s9 ;
| Forest City .--....--.O u
The murder of Nathans, the brother
| in-law OF Jndge CORDOBA, has created an
excl ement in New York, almost equal 10
that of the famous Burdell tragedy. The
4 scene was an q Q Eant brown stone man
/ sion. near Fifth Avenue. His head was
| covered with wounds, lace discolored and
| swollen, clothes saturated with blood, anu
his body and legs smeared with blood, and
| every thing Indicated desperate struggl@.
| There no clue to the perpetrators. VINO
are opposed to have concealed tn en-
\ selves IN the house on Thursday, for the
purpose of robbing, and being discovered. l..
| beat Eathans to death. Nathans was sup-
| posed to be worth g. 100000
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Washington Items.

WASHINGTON, July 29.-Several
applications have been made to the
Comptroller of Currency, under the
new law. for authority to organize
free banks. It is probable that the
first bank established will be of that
description.
Secretary Boutwell, has ordered the
obstruction of 1929 802,6 of U. s.
bonds heretofore purchased, for a
special and sinking fund, in conform
ity With the sixth section of the act
for funding the national debt. This
reduces the outstanding principal OF
the coin debt by that amount.
The receipts of internal revenue for
July are over 50 900 900.
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IT is not our business, particularly.
but we beg leave to suggest, to the
" economical " Democratic Council of
Evansville. that the confscation of
property would be a reader way of
raising money than the continual
issue Of bonds to be hawked about at
ruinous rates. Let the property of
such obnoxious RAIDS as Heilmab.
Baker and Bisch be condemned" !"
sold under the hammer, and the pro-
ceeds applied to public improve
meuts. TsTre Haute E.rDreSs.
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Sc. LOnIs Items.

ST. LOUIS, July 29.-John Melon.
aid, Supervisor Of Internal Revenue
for this District, will publish a state
ment in to-morrow's Democrat in
which he pronounces certain articles,
printed IN the Leavenworth CONNER
ciGl. in April and July last, false and
villianous. He concludes by calling
Geo. y. Hume, the responsible editor
of the Commercial, a liar, william.
coward and scoundrel.
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News Arrangements.

NEW York, July %. W. ST.
monitor, General Agent OF the Asso-
ciated Press. while in Europe, closed
the contract for FIVE years alliance
with the Reuter- telegraph Company,
Continental Telegraph Company, of
Berlin. and the Havas BulIien Ageu-
cy of Paris, which places at the dis
posal of the press of the United
States, all organizations of any i'm
portance for the collection of news in
the old world.
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Big Horn ExpedItiOn-IndIan Out
RACES.

CHEYENNE, July 29-The Leader
publishes a letter to-day, from the
Big Horn expedition, dated near
GRAY Bull River Gully, on the 10Th,
five hundred miles from Cheyenne.
the letter says that they have not
gone on the reservation, nor do they
intend doing so. All are we'll, and
they are Just commencing to prospect.
Mr.. Fl. NJ. Plumb, who has just re-
turned from the Bear River mines,
reports finding the bodies of three
more white men, killed by the Iu-
dians in the North Park. The bodies
were identified as those of JOS. Brum,
Frank Marion and old man Scott, all
trappers.
1t is the settled opinion of the best
Informed, that the Utes are response
BILE fer these murders.
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DETROIT. July 29-In the Miehi-
gan Legislature, to day. no business
of importance was dOoe. The rail
road question is still before the joint
special committees of the two Houses,
to whom it was referred, and they
were still further hearing arguments
and suggestions. 1t is understood
that the chairmen of the two commit
tees are now engaged in drawing up
report, which will probably be sub
mitted to- morrow.
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Grant Invited 10 Visit california.

SAN Francisco, July 29.-The
Chamber of Commerce have requested
Professor Pierce, of the United
States Coast Survey, to recommend a
reconnaissance of the coast between
here and Panama.
A number Of prominent Caliior-
mans have invited President Grant TO
visit California.
1t is stated that the iron-clads
Monadnock and Comanche have been
ordered into sea going condition.
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Execution and Mob as SheIbyViIIe.
Illinois

Illinois.
ST. LOUIS, July 29.-The Times
has a long account of a riot at Shell
byville, ILL.,, to-day. on the occasion
OF the execution of Joseph Myers.
for the murder Of Plebasso Calhoun.
about two years ago. Hubbard Hol-
den, who was to have been executed
with the negro. for some crime, had
his sentence commuted yesterday, by
Governor Palmer, which created
great Indignation, as it is asserted
that Holden planned the murder and
actually did the shooting. It was
feared on Thursday night that the
populace would attack the Jail and
release Myers, unless Gov. Palmer
surrendered Holden to the gallows;
but better couDsels prevailed, and
there was lull in the storm till this
forenoon, when it broke out again
with greater violence.
The mob demanded that both men
should be hung, or Meyers released.
Gov. Palmer was denounced on every
hand. The jail was guarded by up
wards OF hundred men, and while
preparations were being made to hang
Meyers. several attempts were made
to tear down the fence enclosing the
scaffold, but the assailauts were re.
pulsed each time by the guards.
Meyers was executed, and in less than
ten minutes the mob charged the
fence in force. and commenced tear
ing it down, but when they discover
that it was too late to save Meyers,
they dispersed swearing enternal en-
NIFTY to Governor Palmer. Had IL
not been for conciliatory speeches By
several leading citizens, a frightful
scene of bloodshed might have oc-
CURED.
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Woman Tarred and Fethered.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, July % "A
young woman, named Melissa Blye.
was stripped naked, aud tarred and
fethered, at Courtlandville, last night.
by party of young men, for intimacy
with Mr.. Moore, whose wife recent
ly went crazy and drowned herself.
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Prosnects Of a G,eat Battle.

Our dispatches this morning re-
port active movements in both the
great armies now fronting each other
on the frontiers of France aud Prus-
sia. with heavy skirmishing. News
of terrible battle may be expected
at any moment.
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LOUISVILLE Julv 20 1.-TWO COMPS

LOUISVILLE, July % Two compa-
nies of federal soldiers arrived here
yesterday. and to day it is rumored
that they were sent for the protec-
ton, If necessary, Of negro voters, at
the election next Monday. The ne
groes vote for the first time in this
city on that day. Municipal and sew
eral State officers are to be elected.
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SATURDAY. JULY 80. 1870.

THE Directors of the New Albany
& St. Louis Air Lire have made a
call for ten per cent. on the stock, and
will let the first section, including the
tunnel, half a mile in length, in
few days. This part of the road is
already located, and includes the first
six miles west of New Albany.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 29.-Four
surveying parties left Portland. Ore
gon, to day, to make a prelinaly ex-
animation of the route for the North
ern Pacific Railroad.
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LIVE AND LET Live /
SQUARE MEALS 35 Cts
MAIN STREET EXCHANGE,
BErWEEN
Fifth and Sixth Streets
JOHN o. SCHWEIZEB.
len em
ARaIPnAA'a sac.

RYOTTCE rs HEREBY GIVEN, that
IN the undersigned, assignee OF Henry
feldman aud Jonn =. Eesies VIII, on the
A n. and O'CLOCK P.lI.s nc the Court House
door IN the city OF evansville, sell aL Ruc-
tom the Interest OF said Feldman IA an
that part OF Lot I48, IA the location Enc
laTRement Of the city OF IeVanBvilIe. thus
bounded: Beginning on the front line of
said lot on Third street, 81 u feet from Ihe
corner thereO on Third and Walnut
Sirests; thence &C right angle8 TO Third
street 10 the alley Ia the rear OF said iot /.
thence along said alley tW8nGV-nge ieeL
toward Lo eust 5Greet; thence al rfnht
angles 70 said alley TO Third street; thence
along Third street TO the beginning.
Will also sell nc the same time and
place, a lot Of household furniture BELONG
ing TO said trust. Terms cash.
BERNARD sCHAPKER,
iy25 ID Assignee,
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BALTIMORE. July 29.-Jas. Brews-
ter, Grand Commander-in-C Chief of
the Grand COnsistory of Maryland
died to-day,
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PoTTsvILLE, Pa, July ga CON-
promise has been effected, under
which the coal miners generally re-
snme work on Monday.
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OFFICIAL

LETTERS REMAINING GUNCLAIMED in the
PoSt-Ofice at Evansville, State OF indiana
on the l5f h day OF July, 1870.
Persons calling for any OF these letters
viii please say "Advertfsed," !" giving date.
WAnWEGs n MGqp
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ESTABLISHED. 1881.

road. from Red Oak, Iowa, to Ne.
braska City, was completed to day.
A negro named q. Y. Davis, was
killed by a white man named O..
Foster. Davis was crowding him off
the pavement, when he drew a pistol
and shot him.
Thirteen steamers were lying at
Sioux City on Tuesday last. Naviga-
ton on the Upper Missouri is nearly
closed, en- account of the low stage of
water.