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Newspaper
Evansville Journal
Location
Evansville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1868
Page
1
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News from New York and nearby regions details a severe thunderstorm on the Jersey shore with Hudson City flooding and a building destroyed by lightning. Reports also note steamships Manhattan and Malta arriving from Liverpool, a fatal stabbing in Gloucester, a track accident near Hancock, a blaze in Crestline with injuries, and the loss of the Henry Trowbridge with most crew from New York.
A Democratic orator assaults an editor as Gen Harney is ordered to report to Gen Sherman. A Canada fire in the woods and an important order to Gen Buchanan are noted alongside reports on the first new cotton and Saratoga races and a rise in diseased cattle.
General Harney, Brevet Major General, ordered to report in person to Lieutenant General Sherman at St. Louis. Detachments and command changes include Captain Emmons returning to New York and Captain Sarter commanding Ossipee in the North Pacific squadron. Meade assumes command of the Department of the South with troop dispositions unchanged in the Carolinas. Louisiana Department orders reorganize posts and staff duties, with Arkansas and Kansas territories redefined. Pacific railroad bonds and land patent issues noted.
Washington Aug 10 reports Commissioner Wilson asks Governors for July 1 1868 population figures real and personal property values state manufacturing capital and output railroad extent and capital commercial facilities number of cities and towns with 3000 plus population and other details. Also cites War Department instructions on suppressing insurrection and a Journeymen Tailors Union convention visit to the President.
A week long forest fire reached Leighton hood on Saturday destroying eleven houses and the railroad station and northern railroad buildings. Track and culvert damaged. large timber loss. Fire rerouted, trains resume runs today.
At Saratoga on August 10 the first race for equal stakes offered 950 entrance with 750 added over two miles for three year olds. Competitors included General Duke Pennock s b f by Colossus Albura and Boaster who faded after a strong run Albura led the quarter mile with Boaster taking the front at the half mile General Duke moved to the lead around the eight bass sent and regained position as Cotossas Illy claimed second with Albura settling third Track conditions were soft and the weather ideal Betting before the start placed General Duke as two to one favorite against the field.
The report notes a mile heats race for beaten horses with Gilroy favored at 3 to 2 carrying 28 pounds over Willey, a $500 dash for 2-year-olds won by Alta Vela in 1 393, a pool betting list including Altavela and Bonnie Lassie, and mentions upcoming hurdle and 14 mile dash events as season finale.
Dispatches report a terrible colliery explosion in Hayault Province Belgium with fifty one dead and many injured. Other items note Napoleon IIs reception at Troyes and various international updates from Paris London and Madrid including Spain’s unrest and a U S case in Court Imperial.
A drove of thirty three Illinois cattle purchased at Albany last Tuesday saw seven die in Providence over the weekend. Eleven had already been killed and the remainder show advanced disease. none of the meat will reach the public. A parallel shipment to Boston contained some sick arrivals.
On Tremont Street a fight between Germans and an Irish group left a young man named Dalid dead from a stab wound. Ten attackers were arrested and Rudolph Badger is held for murder. Separately Rev Joseph Levejoy assaulted Geo Fisher editor of the Cambridge Chronicle after demands for an apology.
Mobile August 10. The first bales of new cotton arrived today from Prairie Bluff. One bale weighed 560 pounds, classed Liverpool middling, and sold for 45 cents.
In Troy on August 10 a robbery struck the First National Bank of East Bennington Vermont. The burglars failed to obtain a large sum and left with only a small amount of cash. No injuries reported and no arrests announced.
In New Orleans on August 10 the Republican columns presented extracts and letters in Governor Warmouth's possession. The material allegedly details crime in country parishes from March to date. The claim cites 150 murders last month in the district and state.
In Cleveland on August 10 Townsend a bookbinder and Kennedy a druggist were blown off shore Saturday to a small sailboat and are believed drowned. Townsend, son of a longtime citizen, was celebrating his 21st birthday.
The issue notes no money market change with currency accumulating and scarce desirable paper. Government bonds rise and Treasury notes quoted as bankable. general trade sees fall and fall stock levels, with steady groceries and textiles and minor price shifts across teas, coffee, sugars, and hardware.
Quotations for sewing articles and building supplies advance as trade expands. Prices for sash doors nails glass white lead linseed oil lime cement and other materials are listed with recent market levels. Provisions and produce show firm pork lard butter and wheat corn and flour steady amid prudent demand.
The note records mixed grain and commodity prices across regions with variable activity. Mark downs in some cereals contrast with steady or rising values for others, including wheat, corn, oats, barley, and flour. receipts and sales volumes are listed for several locales.
Market pages show gold and money market ease with slight per cent changes. Sterling dollar rates dip then rise, stocks and bonds show mixed movements as government securities remain in demand amid receipts and balances.
Telegraph report from Orrcado on Aug 10 notes quiet trading in wheat with No 1 at 177, No 2 at 174, and No nominal at 175, oats showing moderate activity with prices around 57 to 67, rye firmer with No 1 at 101, hog and pork sectors weak to firm with pork and lard prices steadier, salted shoulders 123 cents.
A cropped market log from Louisville area listings shows assorted items and prices in a terse telegraph style. The fragment mentions names and goods with unclear spellings and partial figures, reflecting a bustling exchange amid late 19th or early 20th century commerce.
New York market week recap shows 651 beeves, 840 sheep and lambs totaling 17450 tons. Beeves steady with reduced activity and price declines noted for lower quality. lambs and sheep mixed with fair demand. Lamb sales lower than Saturday but fairly active. best lots drew higher prices, while inferior stock remained weak.
Telegraph dispatch from Cincinnati reports varied commodity trading. Wheat: firm with good demand. shelled corn steady unto firm. oats unchanged. Pork dull. lard and beef steady. whisky nominal. labor market weak. bacon and hams steady. butter and cheese quiet. seeds and futures show little change.
Prices steady for middling and futures across commodities with firm but varied demand. Notes on wheat corn fats bacon and sugar cured hams show mixed levels, with some higher calls and some refusals, reflecting buoyant but selective activity in Iowa Spring and related markets.
Woolen goods show improved demand with fine qualities and varied styles at relatively low rates. Cotton fabrics trade remains slower, prices firm, with prints advancing modestly. Market activity noted in early hours, though overall turnover mixed and cautious.
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