The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-12
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The project of DIR. Sayers to remodel the
system of quarantine by Act of Congress is
not likely to succeed.
Mrs. Jeff. Davis is preparing to keen
house at Fortress Monroe and the people
of Norfolk have showered upon her pres
ents of all kinds. aEEgq<
Patents for 1888 acres of land were is
sned during the hstmonth, and SS ,757 acres
in Oregon. a.sff s. ,afso goti
The Heratd's correspondent is now sure
that Walter B. Stokes will be Collector at
Chicago.
us said the Senate has postponed the
consideration of the nomination of Gen
lazy, at the request of many leading ner-
chants of Cincinnati. a r Ras
Secretary edwards protest against Aus
tria sending troops to Mexico has beer
published.
Stephens was serenaded by. O'Mahony's
Regiment, and made few remarks, stating
that he belonged to no party or faction,
but came here to unite the Irish people.
Gen. Grant and Secretary Stanton visited
Gen. Hancock's committee testing breech-
loading rifles. ON Thursday, and weremuch
Interested in their examinations. The CAT
lin gun was also tried in presence of Gen.
Grant, with highly satisfactory results.
The printers of the Globe have increased
the price of that paper. The Government
printer thinks the Globe can be printed at
the Government printing house for fifty
thousand dollars per annum, which would
be great saving.
]. Gilgaham has been appointed fore
- H. Il
now in session at Norfolk, but declines to
serve. The District Attorney has received
from Washington an indictment against
JEFF. Davis. 80 -, .ros4pE vuawg
B. Dorian KiIlian has issued a war bull
1etin, giving, as a reason for not publishing
a report of his late expedition, his opinion
that the public should not know anything
about war operations until the work is
done. He says his operations on the East
ern coast were only temporarily banked,
not defeated; says he and O'Mahony are
on the best of terms.
Stephens, Head Center of the Fenian
Brotherhood, has arrived in New York,
and was warmly received by committee
of Fenians and thousands of Irishmen. He
stops at the Metropolitan, and receives the
committee, a few, select friends, and the
reporters of the press. He gives few hints
of the objects of his meeting, and asserts
that the Eenian, army will fight on their
own soil during the present year. The City
Council is expected to give him reception,
and grand demonstration will be. had at
Jones's Woods, when he is expected to ex-
plain just how the thing is to be DONE
A very large and enthusiastic meeting
was held in St Louis, on Thursday night,
commemorating the capture of Fort Jack
son. Gov. ogIesby. of Illinois, Gov. Fleteh-
er, of Missouri, and several other dis
tinguished speakers addressed the meeting.
1t was unanimously resolved that the ques-
ton of the reconstruction of the rebellious
States belonged to Congress, and not to the
President; that while. they Ereprobate a
a policy of revenge against the rebel States
by the Government, they also reprobate
the placing of power, In the reconstruction
of the rebel States, in the hands of rebels:
that they are opposed to the admission to |
seats in Congress of those who precipitated
the States into rebellion, until all questions
growing out of il are settled; that they an
prove the passage of the Civil Rights Bill
over the veto of the President; that no
representatives should be admitted to Con-
gress from the rebel States, until they have
given ample guarantee of good behavior I'm
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