Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-19
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BY
TELE O. H A II Ii.

NEW York, Dec. 18th.-The 1Fft
une's Washington dispatch says, BreVe
BRIG. Gen. Banning left last evening VII
| B. a o. R. r., with his regiment, TO
Ohio. It comprised % commissioned
officers and 735 men, and was mustered
out Yesterday at Alexandria. They ar'
ordered to Columbus for final dis
charge and payment
Senator Wilson will introduce a bill
in the Senate to-day providing for the
appropriation of one million acres oi
Government lands for educational pur.
poses IN the District of Columbia.
He will also Introduce a bill appro-
priating 100000 for instituting in the
District naval school for the educa-
ton of school teachers.
An important bill will also be intro
| duced in the Senate, providing for the
mastering out of all officers in the reg
ular and volunteer services, except GER
tain important and scientific bodies,
and filing up the organizations of in
fantry, cavalry, and artillery, to be
raised under the proposed Increase of
the regular army, from those of the vol.
unteer veteran reserve and Irregular ar.
my who have distinguished themselves
in the late war by bravery and meritori
ous conduct, and who are found conpe-
tent for official positions, upon exami>
nation before board of examiners, to
be composed of officers equally selected
as near as may be from the regular and
volunteer services. En u EF
The great Government sale at Alexan-
dria has been adjourned. i t--s
Cen Swaine, Assistant Commissioner
of the freedmen of Alabama, telegraphs
Gen. Howard that, in his opinion, at least
10000 freedmen and refugees will be
compelled to rely on Government rations
this winter.
Advices from Florida and North Caro-
lima are encouraging The freedmen
are settling down. and becoming indus
trious.
The Herald s. Charleston correspond
ent says the rebuilding Of the city is
about to commence in earnest. Mr..
Theo Waller will soon have a force of
from 500 to 600 mechanics and laborers
engaged in clearing off the rubbish and
new buildings in the burnt dis
tricts, laid waste by the great fire of
1861. Mr. Waller has in contemplation
the erection of some 200 han isome
d. ceilings and stores by the Let of July
Others of smaller capital are COM
to clear their lots, preparatory
to building.
The admission of the State into the
Union would have a wonderful effect
upon the business and prospects of the |
city. Capitalists are shary of investing
money until the State and her citizens |
are established in all their civil rights
Brevet Brig. Gen. Ferris ia command
ing the district of Charleston, during
The temporary absence of General Ben |
nett.
The 9th Regular Infantry had arrived |
o take the place of the 47th.regiment
Penn. volunteers, ar
The HerdldS Vera Cruz correspond
ent states that the last news from the U.
). caused profound sensation, and was
regarded by all as an omen of an sp- |
preaching storm.
The news that Maj. Gen. Logan had
been appointed Minister to the Republic
IF Mexico, was at once construed as an
determination on the part of |
he United States to maintain that Re. |
public, even by force of arms Anxiety
% ascertain what will be the ultimate
lction of the United States in regard to
Mexico, daily, increases among the I'm
and they were greatly alarmed
" the information that Gen. Grant had
,ubliely expressed sympathy with the
republican cause.
This declaration by the Lieutenant |
General commanding the armies Of the
United States was regarded with the
most solemn consideration. Nothing |
which had reached here for long time |
past, in fact, before or since tie
Empire was put on foot had produced so
great sensation, as the brief speech of |
The Lieutenant General. In this in
stance the speech was regarded and I
Iaken in connection with other facts, as
he solemn and united utterancea of the |
military force of the United States
through its chief commander. 1t is not |
believed the Lieutenant General spoke |
without due deliberation and a full
knowledge of the extent to which his
speech would command attention d
The rnmor that General Sheridan's
army was being reinforced, and that
some of the United States naval vessels
we're taking soundings in French har-
oors, also produced great excitement.