The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-04
EVANSVILLE, INDIANA MONDAY, APRIL 4 1870.


The anniversary r. Thomas JeGerson's
! birthday was ceiabrated, at NsW Rochelle,
Saturday night
4 sharp sbocr. Of an earthquake, lasting
| G seconds was felt IN San Francisco on
| Saturday creating great c0usternattGu,
! but doing no material damage.
The Cincinnati City Council, on eatay-
| day, by 2 vote granted loan OF 1000 20
/ be used In making preliminary snrveys.
| The extensive works Of The Wood Dis
/ tufing Company, at Black Rock conn
was burned on Friday nights loss 5ic0 600,
I no insurance.
I Robert Dale has been convicted IN Bal
timOfe, Of rQDbing tie mails. A motion
for arrest OF judgment VIII be argued to-
mori ow.
George 3. Porter was killed during
game OF cards 1at Ddice, NY. On Saturday,
and Hugh Mellon, charged with tho crime,
IS under arrest.
Tho American Antl-siavery Society IS
% celebrate the eiGse OF It's !aoors by q
com mer0orafiVs faSiIee on Saturday,
april 9shs in the Apollo Hail. New York.
Joseph Bartlett, editor OF The Bangor
JcBers0nt07l and Register or Probate Tor
Penob bscott county, died on Friday eyen-
ing OF ccnEumptlons
Two coIored ruer voted at Perth Auoboy.
y. j., on the adoption Of the new charter
Uaent in the United states.
a com nfttee OF the Massachusetts Legis-
lature, on Saturday lnspectsd the works
ot the harLioFd anu EEle haliI9aa, at
Fishkill, and the site or the proposed de-
pot, at y eWDurg.
Tho negroes - Cincinnati held two
meetings yesterday to consider the Bible
question. The TACT was developed that
they would vote almost solid for returning
the Bible IA the public schools.
4 locomotive on the Boston 4 Fttchburg
Railroad exploded on Friday % Know
Nothing crossing, IN Fitcn nDurg. ihe eng1-
neer and fireman are probably fatally ln-
tured.
hon Cassius m. Clay has written "a let
I ter in reply to Governor Palmer, OF I'LL
nois, in which he puts some severe atrict-
/ ing to act Wee President or the Cubau
/ Charitable aid Sqcieiy.
The cashier Of as extensive wooden Inn
/ porting house or Broadway New York,
/ Is reported as having abscondsd with
! LARGE amount Of money. obtained By ne
/ alteration Of eneckss MS name is not
/ given.
Ellison stul holds possession of the City
/ Han AZ Richmond but 70 is exrected that
/ Military forces xeilf ce sent to-day 10 aid
/ the United stntes Marshal Ia ejectfng him.
/ III is understood that Ellison viii return
+ 10 his other quarters and continue 10 act
/ as Mayor.
/ Great activity prevailed in Cincinnati
/ on Saturday Ia political c relies, both par
/ ties making sre4t eiIocts 70 secure The
AAAtAtA
/ or the negroes 10 vote, and they hove 40
I bloody-m mInded aemagogue there 50 urge
a fiCt.
! The Grand Army of the Republic sssem-
BILE this evening ab the Academy OF Music,
PhIaQejpuia, 70 pay tftDut9 20 tne hAeu-
Ory Of General Thomas, Bishop simpson
I will MAKE the. principal address. Prest-
dent Grant and General sherman wiz be
+ present.
/ The executive Committee or The asuer-
/ ~ Republican Central committee OF New
/ Haven, elected the f9llowlug officers for
/ Manierre; Secretaries, GEO. +. Cuehman
and Abraham Brown both reelected. The
i General Com mtttes will meet at Albany
I On Thursday next
I The Union league Club OF New York
hello "a meeting On Saturday night. and
adopted resolutions that a coun1iUee be
/ sent TO urge tho necessity Of 2 mOdifiea-
/ demand the abolition Of the Board Of Su-
i pervisor-, aud tho Limitation ol the pow
er5 OF Mayor AID Comp ptrClier.
1 A large meeting was held in Chicago on
/ Saturday night. - consider the subject Of
/ nationaI taxation ana revenue reform. A
1 nuinber OF speeches were made IN whleh
\ fE was stated that 8l,8a0J@0Co0 bad been
I paid into the Bnlied states Treasury as
\ taxes since 1873 tnat So0,c .0,CC9 OF pubic
/ O50 900 per aannU was recommended, and
resolutions were adopted recommending
/ general reduc5ion Of tarIh aties
/ District AtsoFna , GarvIn, vyill cail che Nc
! Farland trial. in the Court Of General ses-
/ sions, OF New York, to-day. MessTs. John
I Graham, Charles Spencer ana Elaridze r..
/ Gerry WI appear for the defense. They
/ keen secret ihetr line OF defense; over SIX
! hundred pout Jurors have been snmmon-
/ ed. The prosecution mas called as Wit
| mes eg, 20 prove the shooting, 8 c.. among
I others, MesSrE. " httslaw Reid Saml. SIM
/ Clair aud John ~. CleYelnndf or the Irl-
! hune; Dauiel J. Fr0thmao, Juntug Il,
! Browne, Geo. King, David Watson, ST., DR..
/ Savre, Hrs. 1ttcbarcsOu Mcfarland and
j EDAtrg ANAaAEE. HEaH
! summoned. Rev. Henry Ward Bescher
| and Erothlnghan. nave received subnoe-