Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-27
President in reference to the New York

The Secretary of the Treasury requests
/ the heads of Departments to include
unexpended balances in their estimates,
| in order that he may apprize Congress
as nearly as possible of the amount ne
cessary for the use of the Government
for the ensuing year.
The State Department received advise
yesterday from our Consul in Liverpool
in reference to the surrender of the
Shenandoah. The Attorney General has
not yet received the rebel pirates appli-
cation for pardon.
Senior Romero, Mexican Minister. had
q lengthy interview with General Grant
yesterday.
The Trtbunes Washington special
says: A new paper to be called "Phe
ReecnstrHetionst" edited by Mrs Jane
Swishelm--is to be Immediately com
menced here. F
The Times special says, Col. Morgan, !,
superintendent of the New York Soldiers
Agency, has been in Washington several
days, and is con.umating arrange
meats with the military authorities for
the care of disabled soldiers
It is contemplated to ct up at once
the Ira Harris Hospital, at Albany, for
temporary use as soldiers home.
Major W q. Gibbon and Geo E. Tay.
lor, rebel quarterms ssters, and Rober,
Help, private in the rebel service, in thu
breaking up Of Lees army, were in
Richmond, and had about $4T, 900 in
gold, belonging TO the rebel Govern
ment, in their possession. After leav
ing Richmond. Help, under orders from
Taylor and Gibbon, buried about $780,
600 of the amount near the Dan river,
in North Carolina, which he subsequent
ly dug up and spent freely in and about
Richmond. The facts becoming known
to the Government, Taylor and Help,
about two weeks ago, were arrested in
Richmond and brought to this city and
placed in the Old Capitol. 1t 10 sup
posed that nearly all the money has
been spent by them, for the Government
has succeeded in obtaining only about
$4,000 of it. The prisoners are still
held to await further developments.
The 1ribsnes special says: the Ger.
man witness, Beaume, sh- figured ex-
tens;yely in the Wirz trial, has been
dismissed froEz the Interior Department,
it having been shown that he was de-
serter from the New York Steuben Reg
iment. His real name is Felix Ossel.
The Worlds special says tbs British
Minister has been instructed to urge
upon our Government the propriety of
making a new Canadian reciprocal
treaty Negotiations to that end will
be opened at as early day as possible
The Government of the United States
has been some time obtaining informa-
ton relating TO that matter
Colonel Edward N. Lee, late of the
Michigan Cavalry, has been breveted
Brigadier General of Volunteers.
Lieut.. Colonel o. a. Hart, formerly
Adjutant General of the third army
corps, has been brevetsd Brigadier Gem
eral
General Wait is now on the staff of
General Ord at Detroit.
The Herald 8 special says one of the
late acquisitions to the House of Repre-
sentives 10 carpet imported from Eng
land, crsting the round sum OF $50, 900
Il 10 very elegant 10 pattern and Of the
finest quality, bat the opinion is rot
wanting among the crowd Of people that
daily visit the Capital and examine the
splendid appointment Of the Represen-
tative Chamber, that tho fabric in ques-
ton could with greater propriety nave
been had from an American loom in.
stead of beyond the seas.
At thn serensde of Governor Fenton
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Iast even
ing, q large number was present, and the
Governor appeared on the balcony and
made a speech, which was listened to
with great attention.
The Worlds Washington dispatch
says: There seems to be no opposition
to Schuyler Colfax's reelection to the
Speakership The yesterday evenings
Republican says be has receised letters
from Henry B. Raymond and General
Banks, announcing shat they will not be
candidates
Smallpox 10 prevailing to a great
extend among the freedmen of Alabama,
Georgia, and Virginia
Th-re 10 no truth in reports that
Assistant Secretary Otto of the Interior
Department is about to be removed or
intends to resign.
M. Boernstein of St. Louis has been
sentenced by court martial here to be
dismissed of service for unofhcerlike
conduct.
Gov. Morton leaves Washington to-
morrow for Europe.
SAN FRAECIsco. Nov 22-Gsn Prince