Evansville daily journal., 1865-12-29
THE VERY LATEST
TELEGR "A II.


New York Specials.
New YoRK, Dec. 28.-Washington
dispatches state that the casualties in
Alexandria on Christmas day wers over
estimated. Only one white and two
| colored men were seriously injured.
The 7imes's Washington special says
Secretary MeCulIoch neither wishes or
needs a loan of 500, ,000, 900, as has
been currently reported.
An order was issued yesterday trans
ferring the Headquarters of the Depart
ment of Tennessee from Knoxville to
Memphis.
The Secretary of war has issued an
order forbidding the examination OF any
| more non-commissioned officers of the
regular army.
The Hsrald's Washington special
says the Secretary of State has directed
the Attorney General to keep vigilent
watch on all vessels sailing for Mexican
ports, and to seize all contrabsnd arti-
cles and the parties engaged in the bust
ness. 1t is alleged they have q carrier
-Maximilian Express Company. Some
| facts will shortly be made public, show
ing up the manner more completely.
The Times Washington special says:
| The Secretary of the Treasury and the
Comptroller of the Currency have made
new regulations relative to drawbacks
on shipments to British ports in case
goods be shipped from port or
transpor. .atiou through frontier port
to any OF the British provinces Where
the duties claimed on any one shipment
does not exceed the sum of fifty dollars
the exporter will file his entry in vtripii>
cate at The custom house atthe hour of
export in the same form and manner as
previously for shipments made to other
| foreign ports, and the circular dated
May 3Ist, 1865, one of which entries
will be transmitted to the collector or
other officer of custom at the frontier
port, and he will examine the packages
10 see ifthey agree in all respects with
those entered. Ifthe packages are found
to agree the officer will permit them to
be sent forward without detention, and
will execute certificate, that the pack
ages of merchandise described in the
entry for expectation to Canada, or
other British provinces, have been duly
inspected at that port and delivered tor
expectation as aforesaid. The exporter
will then proceed to prepare the balance
Of his papers in accordance with the
above mentioned circular instructions,
changing each of said forms to suit the
altered circumstances of the case. The
bond will be cancelled if the exporter
shall produce within ninety days from
date thereof q certificate under the
hand and seal of the collector, or other
chief officer of the Canadian, or other
provincial court, that the goods, wares,
aud merchandise described impc-ted
into the province therein mentioned
and duly entered in the custom house,
and that the duties imposed by the laws
have been paid or secured. ss
The Post's Washington dispatch states
that Gen. Strong, Inspector General on
Gen. Howard's staff. returned to Wash
ington yesterday, from three months
tour to the Southwest. He reports af
fairs in the interior Of Texas in q beau
tifui condition. Much distress exists
among the blacks aud whites. The blacks
are willing to work, but the whites are
not in condition to employ them. The
latter also complain of bad treatment
and violence OF snch contrabands as have
entered into corzracts. So great was the
ignorance, that the whites did not know
that the war was ended, and the blacks
considered themselves slaves in SONS
sections.
When President Johnson's brother was
accidentally wounded By the discharge
of bis gun, number of surgeons were
| applied to for professional treatment,
! and refused. and he was obliged to send
ten miles for Federal surgeon, and
died simply for the want Of proper sur
| gical aid.
The Worlds WashiEgton dispatch
says the presence of Clarence A Sew
ard in the city reviyes the sumor in cir
eulation that a Congressional inquiry
will probably be made concerning the
alleged fact of his being interested in
Mexican speculations under Macmillan,
while acting Secretary of State, and
suspected to be privy to matters iDjuri-
ous 10 our Government.