Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-20


tesn hundred and sixteen Teuuesseesns.
four hundred snd thirty refused The
total in the three States IL seven huu-
dred and fifteen refused, oBt. Of three
thousand two hundred aad twenty-ibree
who were called upon, being more than
one-hfth Of the entiresnnmbsr
a prominent member Of the rebel
Congress announced in somewhat bit
ter speech the other day, that fisherman
was loose, and he added, sit affairs CON
time 70 BE- managed as al present. We
shall soon have 40 Territory to defend.
He never made 4 truer remark. Sher-
man is loose, and be IS walking over
rebel towns and cities ike a gia0t over
moie-hills Sherman Is loose, and rebel
power aud dominion are daily melting
away before him. Sherman i loose,
and the rebels find hin about the hard
est customer to chain or cage that they
ever tried their hands on. -Louiscills
Journal
From Mobile the details are highly
interesting. The evacuation vas begun
on the l4th ult, and vas then known 10
General Granger There we're 5000
bales OF cotton there, and Maury had
made preparations 70 ere it a. soon 80
our forces should enter the city, but cit
izens felt and protested 50 strongly
against the vandalism that il was
thought the ineendiary orders could not
be carried out Il is credlbly stated
that much Union feeling exists ia No
} bile, ready to demonstrate as soou a.
, practicable Al immense ssspeculation
mania" is reported, everybody being
anxious 70 dispose Of Confederate mon
ey for almost anything, while Green
: backs Of which great qusatities are in
e circulation, are sought after with grea
Avidity.
On the capture OF Mobile, a delega
ton Of distinguished Alabamiaus was a
once 10 start for Washington ito con
suit With the President"
q Al Shreveport, Kirby Smith retain
4 bis penehant FOR cotton trading, 10 pre-
n erence TO fighting, and keeps an in
mence train Of wagons, carts and othe
u available vehicles constantly engage
II between Shreveport and Brownsvili,
e supplying the cotton market al the latte
place.
Sterling Price IL reported 10 hav
- gone on a mission OF au important an
r. confidential nature 70 Mexico. al
:, family Is in Texas
- The city Of Madison has been re porte
g. having filled her quota This is q,
50. Eaough men we're enlisted 10 &
tho auasa hus fba esgs-.va ..F...l
make up the money promised these 70
?, unteers As bounty, aud they have bee
IN transferred to other townships This
simply disgraeslal To Madison, and '
take back the pub We gave her abol
the liberalty OF her citizens -Neae A
% bang Ledger
- A new regiment OF Illinoia troop
says the Louisville Press, Of Friday, a
= rived ia the c:ty yesterday morning, Al
OF left for Nashville. II numbered 9,
!, meA, aud is as Cue looking regime
as We have seen
One hundred and tweuay-nine rel
"A prisoners Of war, inelading twelve eol
= missioned officers, we're forwarded
- Friday from the military prison st Ia
- isviiie, 70 lamp Chase
Agate tells good story on Ada
raj FaFragu,, illustrating That old sal
!, manders idea Of international Ia
- Says Agate
= Mr.. Seward was enforcing the :
- eessity Of strictly observing tbe daiy
neutrality within a mariue league
the shore Well, Mr. Secretary, 81
re- the Yice-Admiral, lsarued nv ins
e., national law before sou did, and in
"a | rougher school. When I was a hoy, I
British took oar crew, and me With I
:" rest, prisoners on The coast of S0t
an America, within less than mile Of !
shore British precedent Il good snou
for me, Sir; and II ever ] have an
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