The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-21
VOL. XXI.

Anna Dickinson Iectu ell on Saturds J
night IN Cincinnati to an audience o
1000 people.
Andrew Fitzharrls, a drayman of Gin
cInnatf for twenty years, is reported IL
have fallen heir to 100000 in Europe.
The cafsson for the foundation for tn,
Brooklyn Tower on East river bridge was
launched or Saturday.
steps have been taken IN New York to
erect a monument to Captain Williams o
| the hl-fatsd steamer Oneida.
The House met on Saturday for general
/ debate, but nobody desiring to speak, u
| adjourned.
On Fr day evening, Nos 80 and 50 Worth
street New York, were damagd by fire &c
tie amotnt OF go, 900, insured for $4,000.
The base ball season Is expected TO open
about the 18th OF April between the Red
Stockings and picked nine The Red
Stockings are in training daily.
Orders have been received at the Navy
Yard, Boston, 10 get ready Immediately
| for service, the steamers Shenandoah
Worcester and Palos.
Charles and Eleanor Bell, aged respect
lively 10 and 8 years son and daughter OF
J Jackson Bell, OF Norwich. Conn.,, tell into
/ the Shetueket river and were drowned.
d. B. Eaton. the eminent jurist who was
SO br1taliy assaulted last month by some
rnffian, in the streets of New York. is Sill
confined to his bed a helpless sufferer,
| though he is recovering slowly.
The caisson for the ast.rive rbridge was
launched on Saturday, at GreeDpOint, in
the presence OF OOO people. 1s weighs
1900 tons. It win be toWed TO Brooklyn in
about three weeks.
johnson, who was supposed to have
been burned to death, at the New YORK
Central Railroad Depot, on Friday nighS.
was only slightly injured by falling
beam.
The MANAGEMENT of the New York
York French TnRafrR has SnfTaren anOtha ar
defeat in the attempt to produce the Irish
Drama. The effort was an entire failure
| and the theatre is closed.
Kyle Smith, son of Henry Smith, OF
Louisville. was accidentally shot by q
fellow student, at the Military Institution,
near frankfort Kentucky, on Saturday,
fatally wounding him.
It appears that CumInfort and Mitchell,
the authors of the recent forgeries, IN New
| York, were in business In baltimore, some
| months, and disappeared in default to va
rious parties, besides leaving hotel bills
| unpaid.
| The Com missioner of Internal Revenue
has decided that farmers are required to
make returns of their produce sold within
/ the year. bat are not required to make
return until the same is sold.
A psrty of drunken miners, on satur-
day evening, attacked the steamer Ben
| net, above MOnonRahela City. A deck
/ hand fired a shot shot. killing Patrick
Lorderson. one of the miners.
A large meeting of citizens of Nashville
| was held on Saturday, to protest against
of Tennessee. Resolutions we're adopted
declaring that Tennessee was quiet and
orderly, and that there - no necessity for
| interference.
Several cases of alleged swindIlng OF EN-.
! igrants By ticket agents In Havre and
/ Genoa have been Investigated by Bernard
/ CasAerlyr General Agent OF Comm issIon-
/ eTs OF Emigration, and tt is found that no
redress can be Obtained in New York.
Judge Charlton, of the Probate Court OF
! Morgan County, Ala, was murdered al
/ Decatur, Thursday night just after getting
| off the cars from Nashville. The men fired
on him with shot Guns, and killed b i'm
instantly.
| The Kings County Commissioners OF ju-
rors on Friday received an order from
/ Judge Barnard, holding court at POugh-
keepsie. directing him 20 dIawa panel Of
| 800 jurors, from which TO select twelve
men to try Edwin Perry for the murder OF
| the watchman, Thomes Hays, The trial Is
set down for the nrst Monday in April,
CoI1ecio iou ley, sf New york, is report
| ed a defauI ! for SoOO00 in funds belong
ing to the Government. He is said 70
have appropl ia ed funds to mis- own use
| four years ago when collector of the 5th dis
| trict. HIS securities are ample and the
Government Will lose nothi0g. 1t is ru.
mored he has gone to Europe.
w. w. LelRrd, who:caned Geo. Wilkes
/ few days ago, y as assaulted on Saturday
night, by a desperado who struck him a
| violent blow In the face with brass
| kauckles. Leland was but slightly In
jured, and gave chase to his aSSallant, fir
lug four shots at him, one or more OF
| wkich are supposed to have taken effect,
but he managed TO escape.
The Society of the Army of the Potomac
hold their second re5nion in Philadelphia
! April 9th. A poem by Ohver Wendell
| Holmes is expected, and Gen. Martindalt
VIII be the orator. a grand banquet will
/ he given at the Continental Hotel The
! President and several members of the Cab
| lnnet. Gen sherman, Admiral Porter and
| many other distinguished individuals vii
be present
Judge Read, of Philadelphia, on Satur
day morning. granted u writ, directed Il
the Dire ctors of the Mercantile Libra "
req iriDg them to show why an ter
returnable on the first Monday of April
commanding respondents to keep the Ii
brary Room open as a reading room, OIL
Sunday afsern oons.
The merchants of Nashville, in a publ
meeting on Saturday evening, adopted
. circular, addressed to the Board of Trad
of the principal cities. setting forth Tn
? true condition of affairs in Tennessee, an
appealing to them TO use their lnfiuenc
against Congressional interference. The
represent the state unusually quiet, ant
business prosperous.
The dead body found near the st. Loui
, fair grounds on Saturday, has been tden
, titled as that of VIM Stritger. He an,
, Tubbising, whol was killed on Frida
gar1, and Tubblsing had been instru
mental In having Stritger expelled. Tn
: balls found in Iubbising's body were of
peculiar character, corresponding to one {
the pistols fOand near Stritger's body
; hen ce It is inferred that he shot Tubbisinl
aud then committed suicide.
A fire was discovered on Friday nigh
in the dry goods store of Hayden Bros
| Louisville. 1t was confined to the secon
and third stories, the goods In which wer
n | principally destroyed. The fire was e.
tinguished before much damage was don
TO The aiding. The goods, counters an
. shelving on the drst floor, where the f1r
e did not reach, were found saturated wit
: oenz1ne. Loss between $1,000 and 5000
> RepOrte insurance $40, GOO TO $50 OOJ. Mar
e tin Hayden was arrested, and held in $50
OOO bail The other partners are abseI
q from the city.
A riot occurred oa Saturday night mes
Pavsuio Ferry, Jersey City, originating
a charge made Oy man named KinneIl,
: foreman OF gang OF men employed
Q loading fre ght for the krie Railroad, tn
q he had been robbed In TayIor's Hotel, ar
that the proprietor Kept a lot of th1ev
D about him. He was expelled, but procu
ing the sststanceS 81 about thirty men 500
e after returned, sLid made a violent attaC
upon Taylor and his employ ees. TayI
was beaten 1nsenstble, and a man name
Kenny was severely injured. During u
melee severaI pistols were fired, and XII
nelly was slightly wounded. He aud maI
other rioters were aires ed.
1t ST. JOINS, N. B., March 19.-
singular phenomenon occurred at Il
! commencement of the storm yesterd;
morning A rambling noise Wi
Ie heard and Immediately afterwards
portion of the bottom of the Harbu
As on the Carleton side sunk bodil
So whore before. at low water It'd
: there was beach, there are now
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