Evansville Journal, Volume 18, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 29 January 1867 — Page 1

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ELEGRAPH. Simony of General Thomas Before the Congressional Committee.

Statement of Affairs in , His Department. . . ' cting of the Legislature ; of Louisiana. D SLIDE AT IIELEXA, ARK. ngrcssioual Proeeetliags. u.:liea:i Caucus Xo Definite Acioii about the Apportionment. SpeciaMd the EvansvHIe Journal. N DIANAPQUS.k ,J all. Si-T-No if&i taut business, was, before either use to-day. Tlie Republican cau;is.m secret session to-qigut. it uderstood. However that no defiaetiou wu3 had' on ' the matter of portionment of the State, he weather is extremely cold, he Journal Company, of this city, e removed to their new building, eh is one of the best printing .es in the country. MEMPHIS. rder of Frank Murphy Policeman Stabbed Bobbery. Iemphis, Jan. 28. The Chamber Commerce to-day passed a resolurecommending Ex-Governor ris, now a refug- e in Liverpool, he confidence of the commercial Id. rank Murphy, a citizen of Chelwas murdered yesterday by a ukeu negro, who is now in jail, oliceman Boughuer was severely ;bed Saturday night by a' drunken ?man, whom he was trying to art His life was saved by a memoium book. ,iram Skinner, of Cambridge, r, was robbed of a gold watch and ) on the steamer Slississippi, yesay morning, while asleep in -his ? room.,r , ., .ol, T , ; Committee wai appointed by the mber of Commerce, to test the ptitutionality :of the- cotton tax, leported against it to-day, owiug -he apathy. of the merchants and iters. ST. LOUIS. 4

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1 T. Lotris, Jan. 28. A Late Helena k.) paper says the Mississippi er made another serious entebment upon the limits of that n. on Saturday the 18th instant. t break occurred opposite theEx- " nge Hotel, taking with it a pori of Main Street, and endangering , foundation of the hotel and sevstores, which have to be torn ro and rebuilt further back. It is ed that a large number of busi"s houses in that vicinity will have e vacated at an early day. NEW YORK. ;tlng of the Legislature Goternor's Message. Jew York, Jan. 28. David Stepson's brewery, on Tenth Avenue, i burned last night. Loss, $50,000 U,U0U; partly insured. WASHINGTON. 1 timony of General Thomas The lacks Cannot Get Justice Before ivil Courts-in His Department rt-sldent's Veto of the Colorado ill, c, ic. Vashixgton, Jan. 23. The Presit this afternoon returned to the ate, with his objections, the bill the admission of Colorado. He oes the bill on the ground that the ulatiou is only 23,000, as appears the census, and which is less than t ot'auy other State which heretoe asked to be admitted. Also, on grounds of evident incongruity of islation of the Territory, and that ijongress on the subject of the 3rd t-ion, namely: " The condition prel ent of permitting citizens to vote 'hout distinction of race or color;" ,1 further, as the legislation prohcjl for carrying out the provisions fixe bill, and tho term of one-h.ilf ! jthe members of the territorial Legiiture having expired on the 3d inut, the President urges that the p.stions involved le submitted to ;i decision of the people, but says jit within the tixty days specified, yill be impossible to reach certain 'rtions' of the Territory, owing to 5 obstructions of travel, and says a '.te applying for admission should ve a population of at least a ratio j Federal representations.

These are the principal reasons assigned for vetoeing the bill. The vetoe of the Nebraska bill will be sent in to-morrow. Washington, Jan. 28. Samples of the new three-cent piece have been received at the Treasury. Applications for the coin must be made to the mint. Col. Carrington, - commanding at Fort Reno, New Mexico, has been removed. The people there are said to attribute to his inefficiency all the losses by the Indian depredations. Washington, Jan. 28. General Thomas has testified before the Congressional Committee appointed to investigate the South Carolina murders. . He testifies that in the military department under his command outrages committed uponfreedmeu by white men are not punished, and there is no prospect for justice for blacks before the Courts.'. " Tite final vote in the Senate on the Tariff bill will, probably, be taken to-morrow. Washington.,'"- 'Jiitf. 2?t--Id-7 the United Stales Suprenp Curt, to-day, a decision was reuileVecf in the liquor ;:nd lottery casus, viz.: The United States rs.-Vassar; same r. Croft, from

New lork: satnoi. vs ..Xrreeue, and four other cases from New ' Jf?ey. and the tame vs. Swaine, from Massachusetts. Chief Justice Chase read an opinion,. the Court in these cases, hold-, iug that neither a liceu-e under the Act of 18G4, nor a special tax under the Act of 18GG conters upon the party licensed, or who 4 pays the tax by the laws of a State." There is no conflict of law in the premises. Colonel Bomlord. Acting Assistant Commissioner of the Freediuen's Bureau at Raleign, reports to Major General Howard, under date of January 20th, the operations of the Bureau in that State. During December last, he states that the more than ordinary severity of the cold season, together with the diminished call for labor, has caused much destitution, and large demands upon the Government have in consequence been made for food. The issue of rations to destitute whites did not commence till the middle of the month, which issues (including those to regularly organized hospitals and asylums) amounted to 139,932 full rations. Many of the sub-districts, where desolation prevailed, had not been heard from at the end of the month. In consequence of the difficulty of investigation of,cases in. some parts of the State, thW scarcity of employment aud prevailing desolation,has led many of the freed people to embrace opportunities, to $optric(i. with.a responsible' party to go to Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee. Some time ago orders were received to break up the settlements along the coasts, and rapidly, without injury to the freed "men located there. The population of Roanoke Island has been reduced one' half -since SeD tember last, one hundred and titty f persons having left during December, and many more will leave as soon as i transpovtion can be obtained. All these people have found employment iu eastern counties, where they have located, this being the season when schools are most prosperous. Capt. Bomi'ord reports a favorable Progress iD the work, of education, la the 31st of December, there were in operation 118 schools, with 122 teachers, and 3,941 pupils. Since the transfer to the civil courts of the authority formerly held by the Bureau, no arrests have been made by its officers, and but few cases of a criminal character come under their notice, all of which were referred to the proper tribunals. " ' -During the month there were under treatment in the various hospitals, in the State, 1,810 persons; of this number there were 574 discharged, and 25 deaths, leaving still under treatment, on the 31st of December, 481 persons. At Charlotte, a few cases ol small-pox appeared, butall are now convalescent. The Commissioner of the general land office has just completed an examination of lists of selections, preliminary to resting titles to Michigan, amounting to 200,000 acres f land, to aid in bu'lding a harbor and ship ca nal at Portage Lake, Kenewa Point, as author'zed by the act of. Congress, approved March 31, 1865.' Washington, Jan. 23. It is believed iu well informed -circles that the Secretary of the Treasury 1'avors the proposition before the Committee of Congress to give in payment to national banks holding compound interest notes, which is part of their legal reserve, loan certificates at a lower rate of interest, equal to one half of their required loan, which reserve is now about $200, (00.000; these will be firactically to the banks the same as egal tenders, for they can demand legal tender for them on ten days' notice. . IIocston, Tkxas. Jan. 2(3. Gen. Johnston's remains have arrived.. All the buildings are draped in mourning. Thousands of people met to-day sir me uepoi :inu t-sumwiu iram 10 uie Female S-jmuriry, whe-e I hoy will remain in state uutil Monday, when they will be taken to Austin for interment. . : ; i . ' St. PAuZr-MiNNT, Jan. 23. Christ Church was destroyed by fire, on Sunday morning. Loss, $25,000; insured for $15,000. ; Cincinnati, Jan. 28. Keys, Brother & Co., stock brokers, and Gloss & Co., bankers, have suspended. ,

EUROPE.

By the J Atlantic Telegraph. J ENGLAND. : ' Liverpool, Jan. 26, m. Cotton opened firm and unchanged. . . . London, Jari. 26. Erie declined ; opened 43i; Illinois Central unchanged at quoted at 81; 5-20's unchanged at 72 ; consols advanced , closing at 91. '- " The Times contains a long Washington letter, in. which the writer re?orts a conversation held with the 'resident, who spoke very strongly about justifying himself in his position taken on the subject of reconstruction, and violently assailing Congress for usurping judicial and executive power. , r London, Jan. 27. The'two clipper ships, Louis Wnlsh aud Charlotte White, which sailed from Calloa on a rate, to Europe. nave reached Gibraltar, having made the voyage 1 in 104 days. The Louis Walsh wou the race by only 25 minutes.- , London, -JkYit :23, tuboV.)U. S. 5-2! bonds have advanced 5-10; Erie, declined J Other! America u securii tips uuc-hanged. ! Liverpool, Jan. 23. The cotton maiket isf' firmer .aod'-qnsite ' actives Tin; sales ta-dayrwiU.'j-eaeb" 10,000 'bales. Prices unchanged. ! ;The ..Ciiimrd steamship: China, which left Boston o the 16th has ar rived here. . ' 'v - . Thcsteamship Hibernia. from Portland the 12th, arrived here last night. London, Jan. 28. It is reported that the Greek hero, Kanaris, intends visiting America, to thank the people of ;he United States for their sympathy, and to ask the Government to send a fleet of monitors to . the assistance of the Cretans. London, Jan. 23. Lord Derby is ill. Mr. Gladstone has returned to England On his way home he passed through Paris, and had an interview with Napoleon. v . The Great Eastern will sail for America on the 20 h of March. London, Jan. 28 Evening. 5-20's closed at 73; Erie shares declined 1J, and are quoted at 42J; Illinois Central declined , being quoted at 87. Liverpool, Jan. 23.' The steamship Pennsylvania, from New York, has arrived. , Cotton,' closed . 'firm-M 14d for middling uplands; sales to-day amounted to: 12,000 bales; v Breadstuff dull. Petroleum, refined Pennsylvania, quoted to-day ;at' Is 6d. : Turpentine quoted at 33s. ... LONDON. Jan. 28.--Tb.e 'correspondence was published, to-day, by per mission, between James Gordon Bennett,. Jr.. and Prince Alfred: The Prnce replies,' under 'date' of January. 22d, expressing his grateful appreciation of the kindly feelings and splendid present tendered him, but declining the generous offer, trusting that neither Mr. Bennett or his competitors, or countrymen at large, nor that , the yacbtmen of England, will less appreciate or loss reciprocate the feeling of good fellowship which prompted the offer. He trusts the Henrietta may long remain in the hands in which she has accomplished such a triumphant, success. " We will do our best to fin 1 a rival to her, and I sincerely hope that such friendly rivalry may be the only description of contest in which our respective countries may ever be eugaged. It has given us great pleasure to offer a cordial reception to you and your companions in England, and I feel assured that if my professional duties in command of one of her Majesty's ships should ever take me to: your shores, I' should there meet, on the part of my brother seamen, with a reception not less hearty than that which we have been happy to afford you." " FRANCE. Paris, Jan. 26. Minister Dix has urged the French Government to abandon the system of searching strangers'; baggage on their arrival in j France. Marseilles, Jan. 28. The Amerii c m monitor Miontonah, is now lying 1 in this harbor, and is daily crowded with visitors , Paris:. Jan. 28. U. S. bonds have advanced , the quotation ranging at 76. ..-.- - ' ' RUSSIA. St. Petersburg. Jan. 27 .Advices received from Behring's Straits state that the American portion of the Russiair and American Telegraph is completed, and that the Straits will be surveyed for the purpose of finding a suitable place for laying a submarine cable. The Russian portion of this great enterprise, it is expected, will be finished by next Autumn. AUSTRIA. Berlin, Jan. 27 The Government of Austria has made overtures to the Federal authorities with a view of couitticiiciug negotiations for a com mercial treaty between the two coun tries. , , , t " ITALY. Florence, Jan. 28 The 'Pope' is inclined to grant the ecclesiastical demands of Italy. , p . BAVARIA. Munich, Jan. 23. Kins Maximilian is to be married to the sister of Francis Joseph of Austria.

Trieste, Jan. 28. The Empress Carlotta has completely recovered her health. ' ' ' ' GERMANY: r , Frankfort, Jan. 28. U S. "bonds advanced i, and are quoted at 721 . " ,;. turret. ' ,- - Constantinople. Jan. 27. A United States Man -of-War has left BosEhorus to take Cretan fugitives on oard and transport them to, Greece. . MISCELLANEOUS.

Johnston's Remains Fire In Jfew York Advices from Vera CruzGirl Burnt to Death Divorce Case at Cincinnati. New Orleans,' Jan. 23. Legislature met to-day. .The message of' the Governor was read and ordered to be printed. ; ? A committee of seven was appointed by the House to revise the Constitution, ti? r t It is reported that the U. S. troops stationed near Jacfcsoa, Texas, had pu pitied ,utiMXf advising 'alL resi dents --in the -'con ii try who desired to J ea ve w i th"tf ve t eXpedi!! On aryf forces that they :ould - have, free passage , to France. A party of .800 accordingly lel t r r. r ' 2 - - - ' :- San Francisco, 'Jan. 28. The Granite Flouring Mills, at Folsome, one of the largest establishments in the State, was destroyed by fire' on Saturday night. i ; The Milton Badges with dates up to January 12, from the Sandwich Islands, has arrived. Walker, Allen & Co. had failed. The event cast a gloom over the entire community. Leaprnsy prevails to a fearful extent on the Islands. , A telegram from Idaho says Gen. Croon has returned to Camp Lyon with 100 prisoners and 36 horses cap-, tured. The number killed is " not stated. It is understood that a, big fight is expected soon. ' , ' The steamer Continental, from Manzatlin, brings $119,700 in treasure. New Orleans,' Jan. 28. Vera Cruz advices to the 22d, received, state that a French transport had left with a heavy detachment, of infantry, for France, and others would immediately follow. T"he whole French force in Mexico haa arrived, at Vera Cruz en route for France. ) Additional transports are daily expected. ,', - ' Louisville,' JanV 28.- Amohg ' the arruutin-iit -the- Louisville- Hotel -4s Jno. S. McDonald, member ,-of , the Canadian Parliament. " '. Judge .Mason Brown dieiat Frankfort yesterday.! x'L i. O . Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 23. The Senatorial ballot is about the same as usual. " " Springfield, Mass., Jan. 28. Eliza C. Donavon, a little girl three years old, burnt- to death this morning in oue of the public schools, by her clothes taking fire from the stove. Cincinnati, Jan. 23. The Speilmire divorce case, which has attracted some attention forthe past two weeks, was decided to-day by Judge Murdock, in granting a decree of divorce. Topek a," Kansas, January 28. Nothing of general importance came up in the Legislature to-day. ' Col. Wyneop, Agent to the Cheyenne Indians, just in from Fort Lamed, reports the Indians quiet- on the Smoky Hill and Arkansas Rivers, and apprehends, no difficulty from these quarters. XXIIXthr Congress Second Session. Washington, January 29. Hendricks presented a petition from the Superintendents of Public Instruction in the States of Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Vermont, asking for the establishment of a Bureau of Education. It was referred. Wilson, from the Military Committee, reported the bill, recently introduced by him, to abolish and prohibit peouage in the . Territories of the States. It was ordered to be printed, -i A bill was passed, compelling every person copy-righting a book, engraving, photograph, ' mp. or chart, to send a copy of the same to the Congressional Library; and, directing all postmasters to forward the same free of postage. . A resolution was passed, calling upon the President, in form, to report how often th-Governors. Judges, and Secretaries, of all the Territories, have been absent since their appointment, by whom their absence was permitted aud by whom their expenses to and from Washington were paid, c. Pollaud gave uotice that when the one term amendment to. the Constitution came up he should move ro amend by extending the time to six yeais; He was' in favor of restricting the service of President to one term, but believed it ought to be for six years. . . . Trumbull called up an act giving to Uuited Slates Judges power to grant writs of habeas corpus in all cases wnere any person may be restrained of his or her liberty in violation of tho Constitution, or auy treaty or law of the United States. The bill was verbally amended and passed,

been att,K-ked, bv Indians, and. iorty of them killed". . V4' i: " '. :The Fredclfconsul Mn'"Mexootias

and goes to the House for concurrence. ' Polland introduced a bill to amend the National currency act, by allowing shares of National banking associations to be taxed by State authorities. Referred. ' i The House bill, providing for the punishment of counterfeiting, .buying, selling, exchangingor receiving as genuine any counterfeit note or obligation of the United States, prohibiting the issue of business cards'- in likeness of the same, and providing punishment for embezzeling any tool or instrument used in making bonds, &c.; was passed without amendment. The Tariff Bill was taken up. The duty on iron ore was reduced to Jc. The duty on bay rum was fixed at $1 50 per gallon. The words "or other grains not herein provided for " were inserted in the paragraph imposing a duty of 15 per cent, on flour, meal, fillings, and mill feed of wheat, rye of oats. House. Various bills were introduced, including one 'to' repeal the tax on cotton and sugar; one providing a criminal court f-f 'the. District of Columbia; and one providing for amendment to the Constitution. ... '. : '" , Kelso's' resolution' for the impeach -Wiit of file; Preside lit was offered on the 7th of Ja'uuary, when Sloan moved to ruler It to a Select committee. . An animated discussion tok place, which had not ended when the morning hour expired.. The . resolution went, over till nex't Monday. , - !: M . ,.. On motion of Morrill,; the Committee on Ways and , Means was directed to examine the condition, of the Treasury. . ' - , ; - i't -.. Kaison stated an examination was going on arising out of reports in circulation effecting the printing and issuing of bonds, and that no discovery of frauds had been made. " Morrill reported a bill providing for annual examination of the Treasury Department Ordered printed. Ross introduced a bill to repeal an Act authorizing the redemption of legal tender at the rate of $4,000,000 per month. Referred. Bundy introduced a bill to prohibit the Secretary of the ' Treasury from retiring any mutilated notes except mutilated ones. . Referred. The House proceeded to the consideration of Stevens': Reconstruction Bill, and was addressed by Julian, Scofield and Cullom, the former declaring himself against the bill, as he favored the territorial theory, and was in favor of keeping-the - Rebel States from representation in iCon-

gress for an indefinite period. i''-' C! l: u:n : l particulars, striking out the '6th sec-' tjon, which declared any State, abrogating the provisions of the . bill should thereby forfeit its representation. : ;! - . .vl;-:J:-Stevens appealed to Bingham -to withdraw his motion to refer, urging that the bill should first be perfected in the House, and the motion, might be renewed. vi Bingham desired the House to decide the motion for itself, and declined to withdraw it. - Stevens said the reference of the bill would be its death. i." Bingham said he did not recognize the authority of the venerable gentleman Stevens to say Stevens reminded Bingham that he had not asked hia authority; he did not propose either to -take his counsel, recognize hia authority, or believe a word he said. . :..: The Speaker The remarks of the gentleman from Pennsylvania are out of order. " v ' . ' : After considerable discussion, the House came to a vote on the motion to refer the bill, and it was so referred 88 to 65. The Democrates all voted in the affirmative. Adjourned. HOTELS." American 12Cou.se. JOHN TRAVIS, Proprietor, Water St., between Haiti .V Sycamore Opposite Steamboat Landing, Evansvil Indiana. w.f- Krefl ucinibus running to and from the Depot. ap!8 " LUMBER, " STEELE fc T!iI5IiK. eoond St., Between Chestnut and Cherry Evansville, Ind. -Sash. Dooks, Window Blinds, Drkssbd Lcmbkb, Boards, Laths, &c, of every de-ci-iptioti constantly on hand. Packing Boxes of uil kinds made to order. Hawini? ot every kind done on the shortest notice. . aplS-ly.i ' SASH, DOORS, iTJMBEU, &a Ilumiel A Son, Manufacturers of Sash, Doors. Wind, Framt. dc; Also, Dealers jn MICH I (r A A PISE LUMltER; Keep constantly on hand Lumber of every description, Piue and Poplar Hoormg, Weallierboardiun, Shingles, Lath, &c i sawing of every description done to OI(lK airs from abroad will be promptly attended to. , . . , Factory and Yard, ' Coksbb Walnut street akdCakal, pr2i Evao-rille, Ind HOUSEKEEPER'S EMPORIUM. Cook & Healy, Dealers In Choice Staple and Kancy Groceries, Fine Teas and Coffees, No. 76 Main .- treet, Evansville, Ind. - decddSm.

HOOP-SKIRTS.

LATEST FASHIONS DEMAND J. TV. BRADLEY'S - - X U P Li E X ELLIPTIC ' or DOUBLE-SPRING X XS, rJ? TUpv will not Bi:.Vt or Bltr.lK like the Minnie sprinsjs, but will EVElt PltKsKKVE their PERFECT vnd BEAUTIFUL SHAPE where hr-e or four ordinary Skirts are THROWN ASIDE as USELESS. Thev 4W1flUl.VH COMFOKT, DURABILITY, and ECONOMY Witt Unit ELE iANCE of SH VPE which has made the "DUPLEX KLLIHllO." the ... , - - i-it', . ! ST AND iUI) SKIBT , i OF THE f ASHION ABLE AVORLD. Knll aasorfments always on band at .rhoiesale by ... . , ,(, ,.,, j ( . ., Main Street,. ;m M . - i HUBSPSTa, RSIITH A'CO ; First Street. . .' ii ! H. M. SWSETSER, ,- V Main Street, ; ' aad others. For sale by all Rchiilert who tell tIRST-ULASS SKIRTS. WESTS, BRADLEY & CARY, Sole O'tmers of the latent, and Rxclurive Manufactureri. Warbhodsb and OFric Ho. 97 CHAMBERS STREET, and Nos. 79 and 81 READE STREET, NEW YORK. Oa.ii.tion. To euard against imposition, be particular to notice that Skirts offer ed for Duplex have the red-ink stamp l" J. W. Bradley' Duplex Elliptic Steel Spring" upon the waistband ; none others are genuine. - A lso, notice that each hoop is maue by braiuing two itprtngs together or two springs in one), which is the "tecret of their eupertor ttrength and flexibility-, combination and excellent quality not possible to i be possessed by any nngle-spring Skirt. I oc20dtf ( : "- ' " V i n

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