The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-09
New York Items.

NFw YORK, June SIN accordance
with the call signed by President Bar
Dard, of Columbia College, President
Webb, of the College of New York,
and other gentlemen, eminent in edu-
catloDal matters, a public meeting was
held last night at Rev DIR. CrOsby's
church, in Fourth Avenue, and the
project stated for the establishment
of University of the b CHEST class,
for women, In this city.
The Sua has a letter from a cor
respondent at Brownsville, detailing
the features of project for fllibus-
tering invasion of those Mexican
States which lie between the noun
tains OF the Sierra Madre and the
Gulf.
The leaders Of the expedition will
be former officers of the United States
army, aud of the Confederaey, with
General Rosecrans In supreme com
mand. The headquarters are in New
York City. The principal subordi
nate departments are Chicago. ST.
Louis, Philadelphia, and Houston,
Texas, New Orleans AID Shreveport,
Louisiana.
General j. Mqgruder, is the com
mander of the New Orleans portion
of the expedition.
The grand passage over the Rio
Grande, aud into the Mexican Terri
tory, will take place two months
hence.
Yesterday the note of preparation
for the imposing Masonic ceremonies
of to day. the laying of the corner
stone of grand Masonic temple. to
be erected in this city, was sounded,
The business of yesterday was the
assembling of the Grand Lodge, and
the reception in fitting form of mem
bers of the fraternity from Philadel-
phia and elsewhere, who had resolved
to visit this city for the purpose of
taking part In and assisting at this
grand occasion.
The weather was unpleasant. and
therefore the imposing procession of
the Knight Templars vas not wit
messed by as great a throng as it
would otherwise have been to-day.
1t Is expected it will be grand epoch
In the annals of masonry In this city.
and the display will long be re
membered by those who witness it.
Over AZ, 600 masons will be in pro
cesslon early this forenoon; the streets
were filled with running delegates,
and PROFESSIONS with music and ban
ners were moving from all directions
toward the appointed place of rendez
vous.
The grand procession of Free Ma
sons this morning, was in every re-
spect decided success. The wealth
er was glorious, and the ground under
foot pleasant for walking The col
umn formed In ten divisions, the right
resting on Fifth Avenue. At 8 o'clock
the procession marched through
several avenues aud streets to Twen
ty third Street, where the right of the
column halted, and the Marshal
opened their several divisions. The
ceremonies of laying the corner stone
then commenced. The different
lodges with their insignia and banner
presented a splendid appearance as
they marched through the streets.
The procession is considered the finest
display by Masons ever witnessed IN
this city. Over 10000 Masons partic
| ipated.
Another fraud came to light yes
terday. A man, creditably known to
several houses in Wall Street.
bought of them 5 20 bonds, to the
amount of $50. .000-S1O,0O0 each of
three houses, and 5000 from fourth
house IN payment. He offered checks
which proved to be worthless to
Frank & Gains. Oae of the houses,
from whom he obtained $4,000 in
bonds have advertised that they were
fraudulently obtained.
The svindler was member ct a
tobacco house in Water Street. and
the check given by Fraok & GAias
was on the Chemical Bank. The
Office of the sRindler in Water Street
Is IN possession Of the Sherif's oG
eers Rumor says that this individ
ual has swindled tobacco merchants
ont OF 300 GOO