The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-12
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"WEDNESDAY, May IL.
Gold closed In New York, yesterday, at
81 is.
Metropolitan Square, at Whitewater,
Wisconson, was destroyed by fire, yester-
day.
Frequent outrages by the California In
dians are reported.
The Texas state Fair comm ences, at Gal.
weston, on Tue sday next.
The American woman's Suffrage Asso-
cIation, met in New York, yesterday, with
Henry Ward Beecher, as President
A society of the officers commanding
coIored soldiers during the war, is about TO
be organized in New Xork.
over $500 were collected yesterday, on
Change, in st. Louis, for the sufferers of
Richmond, Va.
The news of the victory of the sappho
created quite sensation In New York.
Congratulatory kilograms were sent to her
owner.
A riot occurred at Morrissiana, on Mon
day, during the election of members of
the Democratic General Committee. Many
persons were stabbed; one, fatally.
The Tammany Democracy nominated
Moses Taylor, RazRl Phelps, Oswald Often
dorfer and Lawrence r. Jerome, for Alder
men at large.
The American Tract Society, celebrated
It's 45th anniversary, yesterday, in New
zoo 81. Balance q treasury $50. The OIL
GERS were generally reelected.
The premises 70 and 75 Bowery, New
York, occupied by Joseph schneider, as
| tobacco factory, was damaged by FIRE on
Tuesday night, TO the extent of sl5, 600, but
was fully insured.
Two thieves stole 81. 200 worth OF furni-
ture nom the house of John Martin, in
| Hudson City. N. Y, during the absence of
| the family yesterday. The furniture was
recovered In q, New York auction house.
The annual meeting of the American
Geographical statistical Society, was held
| in New York on Tuesday evening, and
| Paul Du Chatllu, the eminent African
| traveller, was presented with a silver med
| al which had been awarded him by the
/ Imperial Geographical Society OF Paris.
The hog pens attached to Cars distiI-
/ lery at Aurora, Indiana, were burned, and
/ 5000 hogs perished. Loss of pens $4,000.
~ No ~ ssadIer e. Co Loss 5000. Insnred
/ for SIS, COO. The shrieks of the animals, IL
/ Is said, were heard distance of a mile
| and hair.
At meeting of the Woman's Suffrage
| Association, in New Yotk, Tuesday night,
| a Hnton was effected with the Fifth Ave-
| nue. Woman's Suffrage Society; the united
| organization will be known as the Union
Woman's Suffrage society. Theodore TIL
| ton was elect ed President. This coalition
does not fully unite All the woman suf-
| which Henry Ward Beecher, is President,
is still distinct organization, and is in
| disposed TO JOIN ln5 new lOfkeTs, uuieSs
| large concessions ara made.
The fifth anniversary of the National
| emperance Society. was held on Friday
| evening, in the City of New York. During
| the wear ending April 30th, the society has
| stereotyped and published thirteen new
| books and pamphlets, and thirty-six new
| tracts I,294,7O0 copies OF the Youths
Temperance Banner have been printed
Il its circulation being 10000 monthly.
SO GOO copies oftheNattonalTemp OF peran Al
manac and 13l ,649 copies of the Nations a.
| Temperance Advocate have also been pub
| lished. Total receipts of last year were
S5l, 1855 %. Expenses S5I, 400 SO. Treasury
| overdrawn S22S TO. The Indebtedness ol
; ! the society is over $4,000.