Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-26
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in fighting qualities we ought to know by
this time that discipline can convert the
Northern masses into frst-rate fighting
machines, and that the only way to cour-
teract its effects is by equal or superior
discipline on our side"
Gov. SEYMOUR is showing the cloven
foot very plainly. On the It'll of Octo-
Der he refused to grant authorizations to
raise colored troops in New York, ex-
pressing his disapproval of raising negro
regiments. The colored people are there
fore enlisting in Rhode Island, Massa-
ehusetts and Pennsylvania regiments,
and swelling the quota of those States.
At least 1900 have already gone, and
more are going.
AS the Democracy have always been
the first to extend the right of franchise
to negroes, Horatio doubtless desires to
keep the "nagers " at home to vote for
him at the next gubernatorial election.
SECRETARY Wells has written, in reply
to a communication from New York
merchants, urging greater zeal in the
pursuit of the rebel privateers, that all
the vessels which can be spared from the
blockade service have already been dis
patched after them, and every means in
the power of the department have been
used.
The Acting Surgeon General adver-
tises for Surgeons for colored regiments
in the Departments of the South, Gulf,
and Tennessee. Examining Boards are
now in session in Boston, New York,
Washington, Cincinnati, and St. Louis,
and at the army headquarters in the
three departments named. Only gradu-
ates of medical colleges will be ex-
amined.
The New York Tribune says:
"A Jerseyman writing US business
letter since the returns of the late cleo
ton were received, incidentally remarks
that
The copperheads hereabouts look as
though they had been invited to JEFF
Davis funeral. "
1t is pretty much so this way.
ABOUT seventy bales of cotton from
Tennessee were permitted at the Custom
House in Paducah on Monday of last
week, paying Uncle Sam about $4,000
This, considering the late rebel raid, and
the consequent restrictions upon trade
is fair days work.
A SUIT for $1,000 damages, on account
of alleged false Imprisonment, has beer
instituted in the Kenton Circuit Court
by Peter Schwaub, against Jas. A. Steph,
ems. The parties reside near Independ
ence.
MAJOR MCDOWELL has arrived il
Knoxville with money to pay Burnside
army. He had some millions, and a lit
tie uneasiness was felt concerning tn,
guerrillas. But the road, it appears, ii
clear.
The Portage County Democrat states
on authority, that General Garfield viii
resign his position in the army and taxi
his seat in Congress. He met Genera
Rosecrans in Cleveland, the other day
and the papers say the meeting was Eek
ceedingly cordial
The Madison Courier says as the JET
fersonVille freight train wasseH route u
Indianapolis last evening, two men WHIT
happened to be standing, on the top o
the cars when the train passed under 1
bridge, came in contact with the timbeI
and were killed-one of them instantly
the other died in half an hour after. Tn,
train, of course, stopped, but soon moved
on again, and had the misfortune tt
meet with the second accident befor,
reaching Indianapolis. 1t seems that ii
the latter case two employees of theroa'
got off to repair some disarrangement o
the track, and while doing SO the trail
gotin motion, severely if not MORTAL,
injuring the men. We could not learl
the names in either instance.
We learn, says the Indianapolis Jour
nal, that company of our citizens hay
taken the iniatory steps toward establish
ing one of the most extensive fruit farm
in the United States, about dozen mile
southwest of this city, near Waverly
The farm will be divided by the Morgan
and johnson county line. The Who'll
extent of the tract is about / 200 acres
but only about 800 acres will be covered
with fruit trees for the present Tb,
company is composed of Calvin Fletct
. er, Jr., Col. Cprus c.. Hines, Dr. w. E
/ Fletcher, and Mr.. George BeeIer.