The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-20
Peace Negotia ions Progressing.
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APPROPRIATIONS BY THE LAST
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INDIAN WAR AT FORT RENO.
TRAINS CAPTURED AND BURNED
TRAINS OF EMIGRANTS FLEE
ING FOR SAFETY. 3er
BURNING OF THE DEAD HOUSE
AT ST. LOUIS.
NEW YORK ITEMS.

f,r-.r NEW HOkEA. AAEAAS.
NEW YORK, August 18.-A special
to the Tribune says the following are
the principal amounts appropriated
by the last, Congress for the services
of the Government, as appears by the
acts already phblished,s swhiehsit is be-
lieved comprise nearly all stheappro
priation acts: Legislative, executive
and Judicial service, $25,412, $50;
and miscellaneous SERVICE s., ,729, ,O433;
collecting golreyenue FROM customs,
$A200.O00, diplomatic seEyieeS 81 400
400, Indian service, So, 81 |. .557 : naval
service, $18,904,667; military service,
$44, ,237. .000ys PENSIONS SIS, ,440, 900;
rewards for, the, capture of the assas-A
sins,s SlO0 600; various acts for def-
cheney, 81, ,606000; total, $122, ,005, ,3e7.a
This does NOT include the amounts
necessary to pay the bounties under
the regent bounty law, ,Afor which no
amount is given, and there are hume
rous other appropriations made to
which no sums are affixed. The
Treasurer variously estimates The
amount required under the bounty
act at from sixty to two hundred mil
lion dollars, and the other objects for
which no specific amounts are given,
at from one to FIVE hundred thousand
dollars.
Among the items on the Civil
Appropriation bill, issone directing the
payment, out of the Commissary
Fund, arising from the draft, which
now amounts to about twelve millions
of dollars, the sum of three hundred
dollars for. each slave who enlisted or
was drafted in the military service, to
be paid to the leyal owners of the
slaves. The benefits of the bill are
confined to the slave States repre-
sented in Congress since 1854 The
amount necessary to make the pay
ment will be about $4,000, 0,000ab It
The Commissioner, appointed by
the Secretary of War to make rules
for the payment of Bounties, have
not yet concluded their work, but it,
is understood they will make Eswin4l
ding the soldiers and those entitled
to the money, by claim agents, a very
uphill business This. Commissioner
is.now discussing the feasibility ofs,a
plan, recommended by the. Paymaster
General, for the sending of paymasters
into each Congressional District, and
there distribute to each claimant ethe
specified bounty. This proposition
meets with warm opposition, as the
inability of every soldier to- correctly
prepare. his record Of papers, and the
necessary expense of bringing. two
witnesses from a distance to testify
before the paymaster, will lay the sol
dierl liable to class of swindlers, so
numerous during the days of substi-
tutes.. State Agents are urging that
the moneys be collected here, and that
as the State records are necessary to
be searched in many eases, special
provisions be made in cases where
they file papers ,indorsed by the Off
cial seal of their State.
New York, August 18.-Ten new
cases and eight deaths from cholera
were reported in this city yesterday
Reports from Brooklyn showed no
material change in the epidemic.
NEW York, August 18.-A Iri6-
une dispatch from Chicago, says that
the immense amount of wheat sold
short at Milwaukee has established a
damaging corner in which several lead
ing Chicago and Indiana operators
have been caught. The sales were for
1865, and holders now demand 1920.
Shipments are being made from here
to Milwaukee, but the amount in store
is inadequate to the demand ibI02 0.a
bsNEw9 ! York, August, 18.AThe
steamer New Yorklwith San Francis
CO dates to the. Both, has. arrived. .eg-.
The morning papers have the fol-
lowing specials from Washington
The Attorney General has nearly
completed an elaborate opinion on
the authority of the President to
appoint to office during the recess of
Congress, persons who have been re-
ieeted by the Senate The point has
been raised to contest the Presidents
authority in this respect. The opin-
ion willshow an exhaustive argument
that both the law and practice since
the foundation of the Government af-
firms the existence of this ,perogative
with the Executive.
Affdavits have been filed at the
Executive Department, charging
Cuthbert Bullitt, United States Mar
shal of Louisiana, with completely in
cotton frauds in that State.
The drafts in DaVment of the awards