The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-03
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Late WashiugtCu Items
TntsrestTng News from
NASSAU
Et9a au3er anna BTO1g 1bICGO
Pot
American Vessel Searched
by a Spanish War
Steamer.
Late New York Items.
News oF Atlantic Gable.
NEW YORK
Collision - Destructive Fir6-h0ss
from Sf50.oGt GO S2O0, ,0O3-Fuily
Insured -0ther E1eHis.

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Er0n $50. ESQ co S200, ,003-Fully
Insured -0ther Etenis.
NEW YonK, FEB. 2-The steam
ship Santiago De Cdba, from Havre.
= an. 10Th, reports that on Feb. LIST,
at 10 o clock p. M she colllded with
the steamship Brunette, from New
/ York for Philadelphia. The Bru-
nette sunk in six minutes. The crew
were ali saved except two 6remen,
named Geo. Il. Coleman and James
McCarty. The Santiago lip leaking
NEw YoRK, February 2. .- The
/ buildings Nos 112 and 1I4 Wooster
Street, owned by BTu0er & Moore,
aad occupied by the Metropolitan
/ Paper Collar Company, was destroyed
by fire this morning. Loss 500 coo
+ to $500 coo; fully insured. Several
/ adjoining buildings we're damaged.
4 Two fremen. named Gustave Vii
liams aud Thomas Judge, were badly
injured by the falling walls.
The Tammany biI for the re-
organization of the local government
Of this city was introduced in the
/ Assembly to day Its heads of de-
partmeuts are TO be appointed by the
/ Mayor aud confirmed by the Alder
men The Police Department will
/ consist Of the Mayor, Recorder, aud
/ three other Commissioners. The Gro
I ton Board aud the Street Department
j are consolidated.
! All policemen now 10 Office are to
/ be retained, aud not to be removed
/ except for cause.
The license fees are fixed at $50 TO
\ 500 The saloons must be kept
I closed from / to I A, G, and al day
Sunday and election days. Lager can
/ be sold at all times IN gardens, not
less than a quarter of mile from any
/ place Of public worship.
The proposed election law was also
/ introduced. No provision is made
| for the registry, and the polling time
is to be from the hours Of 6 An. TO 6
PM.
The case Of the British CONNER
/ oial Life Insurance. Company, which
failed some time ago, and passed into
/ the hands of the Receiver. vas be-
/ fore Judge Cord0Za to-day, the Re-
eeiver finding sufficient funds ire
the hands Of the Insurance De-
Dartmeut Of this State. made
ARRANGEMENTS TO r6-Iasurs all policy
holders ia the Continental Company.
a number Of policy holders kicked
/ against this arrangement. tt allows
policy holders 20 insure where
they please. The Continental now
seeks 10 vecate Ingrabam's 5 order,
c3ntendiDg that the contract with the
receiver Is binding. The N Northwest
/ ern Company Of Milwaukee, who
I have secured nearly all its policy hold
ers, will sustain the order and decis-
ion reserved.
4 meeting was held to night of the
members Of the old Fernando Wood
city police, to take steps towards leg
islativo action for the recovery of al
legged rights, lost at the time of the
passage OF the Metropolitan Police
Dill some years ago.
The engine house OF the Hyaditive
oil works at Greea Point, owned by
Fleminq, were demolished by explo-
5 sion last night, and other buildings
, damaged by FIRE. The loss was Gov
s cred by insurance. A watch man
/ named Casey was badly burned.
Ex-Judge James MoncrIef died
to-day, aged A.
Prince Arthur visited the establish.
I ment of A. L. Stewart, and dined with
t Collector GFinnell, aad in the evening
! attended the Opera. He visits tn,
3 fOrtI6catiOus to- morrow, By Invitation
I of General Mcdowell
Ia the New j ersey Assembly yes
4 terday q committee was appointed Il
+ [ consider the subject of alleged ex0r
g bitant charges on the Erie Railroad
!. Senator Genet yesterday introduced
# bill az Albany, providing for sur
!, face railroad on Broadway.
George Wilkes Is about to sue tht
IUTT, Field and Farm for $50, 00l
, damages.
. Work has been Suspended on the
e New York Post Office for want O
O funds.
t Jay Gould has presented $4,000 tC
the Princeton College.
NEW YORK, Feb. Z-SeventeeI
thousand barrels Of whisky belonging
e 30 q, A. Fellows were, by order 0
/ Collector Bailey turned over to- da,
j. to the District Attorney.
l. The Board Of Education tO-da,
asked y, 500, 600 for the cnrrent oZ
penses for the year 1870.
-e The notorious Reddy, the Black
~ smith. got into quarrel Ia the Flor
1L ence Saloon, corner Of Broadway an
K Houston Street, this evening. wit
ie Jack aaggerty, a Philadelphia rough
D. Haggerty seized a pitcher and struc
g keddy such a terrible blow on tn
head that he was carried to she Pole
Station in an insensible state.
) NEW YORK, February 2.-The fol
y lowing dispatch has been received a
? the Cuban Headquarters III thi
4 city:
. 1t is reported that $50 person
,e were killed Ia Havana, on the BIS
4 by volunteers. a great fire too
d. place IN the negro quarter Of Ha7an
Z on the same night