The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-15
CONDESsED FEIKl xABis.

TUESDAY, FEB. 10
A child in Cincinnati died , esterday
from taking crsosote left Within its reach.
A neavy rain prevailed at Cincinnati
yesterday morning.
The steamers Manhattan and HeIvita
have arrived from Liverpool.
The annual election for directo rs Of the
Dubuque q Sioux City Railroad was held
In Dubuque yesterday.
The Williams burg Mormons are nego-
ttatlng for the purchase OF q Gentle
Churcn edthce In the center OF the dis
trict.
A. Beidman was stabbed on Sunday at
the Union House, in SCorl's Township,
near Cincinnati, by Joseph Lormonth,
and probably fatally wounded.
Seven women, indicted for keeping
houses of 1n-iame. IN Cincinnati, were
fined each 500, yesterday One man, in
dtcted for the same otfense, was sent to
the workhouse for sixty days.
John ]. Roe, distinguished pork packer
and large steamboat owner, or ut. Louis,
good health, yesterday de was one OF
the heaviest and most enterprising mer-
camille men of 81. Louis.
The Judges of the Superior Court of Gin
cinnati have not y et delivered their Optn-
ION on the question of the use OF the Bible
in the public schools, although 1t is under
stood that each Judge has written an opin-
ION. II Is expected TO pe made public to-
day or to morrow.
The report that Capt. Francisco Deporte,
who fought duel last summer with the
editor OF EL O. ONiStO, had been killed IN
another duel with the same party at Mag
ara Falls. is q canard. Capt. eporte Is
alive IN New York.
A little daughter of Frank Reigert, of
Chicago, four years old, was yesterday
morning strangled to death by getting
manner IS to defeat all attempts to dis
lodge 1t.
The city attorney of Chicago has brought
suit against twenty. one foreign insurance
they being required, under the laws OF
Illinois, 10 pay Two per cen OF their gross
earnings into the city treasury rms they
have neglected or refused to DO
@. b. Flood will retire from the chair
/ editsrIaI OF the Ohio Statesman about the
/ middle of March. ard James Mills, for-
merry of the PlttsbGrg Post, VIII succeed
him. The paper Will be enlarged, put IN a
/ a new dress and generally improved, ex-
cepJ in politics, which viii continue OF the
| same odlous che racter as heretofore.
The book keeper of Tolman & King
| druggists. doing business at % south Wa
/ ter street, Chicago, name not glVens was
| detected q few days sinees stealing opium
morphine and quinine from MS employ
/ The relatives OF the book Keeper settled
with the firm, and he was allowed to go 10
Canada IN consideration OF his family.
In the Missouri State Senate, yesterday
a memorial was presented asking Con-
gress for a grant OF all the unsold land IN
the state fIr educational purposes. The
House bill endOwtng the Lincoln 1nstI-
tute as q Normal School for cOlOred
teachers was passed unanimously Ihe
| Committee on tue Penitent1aTy was In
| structed to report on the feasibility OF
State Reform School in connection with
the penitenttary.
By Telegraph we have the important
| items of news, that on Sunday the follow
ing subjects formed the themes OF the ser
|, / mons In the several churches in New
York: BY Father Preston, defence o
the dogma of the Pope's tn1all1Olllty. BY
Rev. Young, the pernieious tbnuenca o
sensation story papers. BY ReV. BoTde, II
favor of reading the Bible In the PuUll'
Schools; while the venerable BIOI. MoIs'
delivered a discourse at the CoueS aJ'
Onchess Church. Services we've held Oh
Sunday a. Mat. Burns dog pit, New YORK
and was largely attended.
Edward RummeIl, Secretary of the Stat
q of Illinois, has refused to respond TO IN
I summons Issued by the grano Jury'ot CooI
County, to appear before them and brln
: with him the original petition by Whlcl
the sentence of Walsh, the wife murderer
was conmuted from hanging to 1mpr1son
Tnent for life. Yesterday forenoon DiStIlc
| Attorney Reed applied to Judge McAllls
!, ters for an attachment upon which T.
/ bring the Secretary 4lole1S UoleHS before tn
| grand fury. The Judge will decide to-da
whether or not the case is one OF coz
;. tempt.