Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-15
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Names OF congressman from Rebel
States Not 20 be Entered on the
Rolls OF the House.
GENERAL AUGUR FORBIDs THE
wHEPrING. OF NEGROES.
PENSIONS To REBEL OFFICERs
AND SOLDIERS.
IMPORTANT DIsPATCH TO OUR
MINISTER IN ENGLAND.
MUSTER OUT OF VOLUNTEER
NAVAL OFFICERS.
HON. PRESTON KING DROWNED
THE PRESIDENT PREPARING
HIS mEssAGE.
GENERAL AUGUR FORBIDs THE
WHITING OF NEGROES.
PENSIONS To REBEL OFFICERi
AND SOLDIERS.
IMPORTANT DIsPATCH TO OUR
MINISTER IN ENGLAND.
MUSTER OUT OF VOLUNTEER
NAVAL OFFICERS.
HON. PRESTON KING DROWNED
THE PRESIDENT PREPARING
HIS mESSAGE.
GOVERNOR moRroN,s MESSAGE.
miscellaneous Items.

New YoRK, Nov. 1.-The Times
Washington dispatch says:
Saul Miller, noted confidence man,
has been handed over to an officer from
Ohio, to answer q charge of swindling
the First National Bank of Springfield.
Mr. Mcpherson will not enter the
names of those elected to Congress by
the late rebel States on the roll of the
next House.
The 1Ti6aRe's special says:
Judge Underwood has condemned
Gov. Wise for confscation. His real
estate is not worth the formality.
The total sick and wounded in Gov
ernment hospitals throughout the coun-
try is less that 5000. Eight months
since there we're over 100, 900.
Gen. Auger has issued an order for
bidding the whipping of colored men
under any law Of Virginia, within the
limits Of his department.
Gen. Ingraham, late Provost Marshal
General, is being vigorously urged for
Sergeant at Arms for the next House.
The white population of the District
of Columbia, as TO the black, are to /.
The statistics of the War Departm enc
show two black soldiers were raised to
one white soldier. The District furnish
ed 1,750 white soldiers, almost entirely
by drafting. and blacks, over $500,
nearly all by volunteering; yet, during
the war, it was impossible for a negro to
leave this city to go South without q
passport. 5I.l
Gentlemen of intelligence, just re-
turned from the South, state that it is
the intention of most of the States to
appropriate pensions to rebel officers
and soldiers wounded during the rebel
lion. No appropriation could be made
for Northern Union soldiers.
The HerGlGs Washington dispatch
says:
We understand that Hon. Preston
King has resigned his position as Col
lector of the Post of New York. Who
is to take his place is not known.
The Government is mastering out 8
detachment of the Veteran Reserve
Corps, in the District of Columbia, to-
day. ...-..--sa-.s.-....
Gen. Logan will not accept the mis-
sion to Japan under any circumstances.
W. G. Coffin, of Indiana, formerly in
charge of the Southwestern Indian
Agency, is in Washington settling his
accounts.
The WorM's special says telegram
has been received from Gov. Holden
which indicates his election by a small
majority.
A large number. of pardon-seekers
awaiting an audience with the President
were to-day notified that he could not be
seen for two days
The HerGld's s special says that Col.
Bradley, Quartermaster of Transporta-
ton at City Point during it's occupancy
by our army, was yesterday commission
ed Quartermaster in the regular army,
with the rank of Captain. He stands
forty sixth on the list. '-' p
The General in com mand of the dis
tricts of Washington admits an error in
the published statement of Mrs. Wirz' 8
attempt to poison her husband, but as
serts that the circumstance transpired
substantially as set forth. He also no.
tilted Judge Advocate General Holt of
the affair within an hour of it's occur
renee, and had previously informed Col.
Chapman that, in his opinion, she would
poison him if allowed an opportunity.
The Worlds special says that Gen.
Steele, just returned from his command
on the Rio Ggande, had long inter-
view yesterday with the President and
Secretary of War. He reports that
military operations along that line re-
main unchanged. Our army is simply
one of observation. Probably they will
shortly be Withdrawn.
A Senator who called upon General
Grant day or two ago demonstrated
with him for keeping so many general
officers in the service unemployed. He
replied that he had several weeks ago
made out list to be mustered out !;
that they were hanging fire in the War
Department or some other place.
Secretary Seward yesterday completed
an important dispatch to our Minister
in England.
. A large number of volunteer naval
officers are being mustered out. Forty
three assistant engineers were mustered
outinr October w,fIsf trg9s9S