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Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-29

M ARCH l2s lsob-
The Common Council Of the city of Evansville
W Il receive sealed proposals until the 9th day OF
April, 1866 for grading. gravsliag and paving the
ALLY situated between Fourth and Fifth strtetss
and extending from Main TO Locust street.
By order Of the Council
March l6, 1866. mario I'd
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-29

AEARCH Is, 1866.
The Common Council Of the city Of Evansvills
will receive sealed proposals until the 9Th day Of
April, s666 for grading, sravslipg and paving the
Alley situated between Sixth aud Seventh streets,
and extending from Walnut to Chestnut street.
4. N. McGR:FF. Clerk.
March I6, 1866. mario I'd
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-29
CITY NOTICES.


NJ ~" ''
The Common Council of the city 81 Eyansvills
will secsive sealed proposals until the 9Th day Of
April. 1855, for grading, graveling and paving the
alley situated between Main and Locust streets,
and extsLdi from Sixth to Seventh street. q
By order OF the Council.
Z March Is, 1886. mario I'd
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-29
Forsagn News.

Inc m0ll0n carrSed, ana the sen
adjourned until tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29
ELEGANT EXTRACTS FROM REBEL
LAWS.

A resolution has lately been passed by the House,
which contempates the publication of the laws passed
by the reconstructed Legislatures OF the Rebel States
We forget the precise shape which the matter took;
but we trust an effort will be made in Congress TO get
these codes before the people, and especially that
digest may be made Of the statutes affecting thefreed
men. Parts Of these have already been given to the
public in this journal; but the whole ought to be pre-
sened in concise readable, and authoritative form,
that the facts in regard to the scheme Of reconsruc
ton may be known From what we have thus far
seen, we believe this legislation is Of character
vndictive so regardless Of all the rights of the freed
men, and so utterly contemptnous of the spirit Of
the antSavery amendment to the Constitution,
that it will abundantly demonstrate the unGtness of
the Rebel States for immediate readmission.
friend has sent us the laws of Florida passed by
her Legislature at its session begun Dec II, 1865,
comprised in pamphlet Of l56 pages and published
under direction of the Attorney General. They will
repay attentive examination. We should be con.
tent to take the opinion Of the most conservative
lawyer in NewYork on their legal merits; for We do
not believe a respectable lawyer can be found
who would be willing to approve code SO in
famous as this. Let us begin by stating few Of its
general cnufdCleISIlcsj DcdIlB III ulLu always tnat
the negroes, by emancipation and by the amendment,
were relieved from all the disabilities incident to
state of Slavery and became entitled to equal civil
rights with the Whites.
/. The negroes, mulattoes and all coored men, are
dsfranchised not allowed to vote hold Office or sit
on ures even where their own interests are involved
III. They are subjected to triple taxation They
are taxed first for all purposes for which the Whites
are taxed. and 70 the same extent. Secondly, they
are taxed to support their own schools and school sys
tenn including the salaries Of State and county super
ntendents while they not allowed cent from the
school fund arising out of the lands given to the State
by the United States for that purpose, is cent
raised by taxing the property of the State for their
benefit Thirdly, the children of aged and inlrm ne.
groes who have been worn out in the service of their
old masters are compelled to support their parents.
Although support in their old age is an honest debt
which Sler former masters owe them, these chival-
rous gentlemen have repudated the debt and by these
laws throw it upon therpoor and illegmate offspring
Ill. The Florida Legislature has put the colored
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29

The House yesterday completed the consideration
of the Tax bill in Committee Of the Whole, and the
bill and amendments were reported back. Separate
votes were then had on a number of amendments
The section authorizing gas companies to add the tax
to their customers bills was struck out. An amend
ment transferring the appointment Of special Com
missioner from the Secretary of the Treasury to the
President was rejected 46 to 70. proviso that the
income lists shall be open to inspection, but not fur
nshed nor allowed to be copied for publication, was
rejected, So to &C. An amendment prohibiting the
removal of any revenue officer without the consent
of the Senate unless for malfeasance in Office during
the of Congress, was also rejected 81 to &C.
The previous questionwas then seconded, Mr.. Morrill,
congatulating the House on leaving the measure in
good shape, and the bill was passed-Yeas. III;
NAYS, ii.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29
CONGRESS.


MAY pa Committee was appointed to investigate
the condition of the National Banks. The joint resolution
to facilitate communication between the several States
was called up and an amendment that Congress may ut
any time amend or repeal Il was rejected After an Execu
tive Session the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Resolutions adopted calling for information "a to
maps under the treaty of Washington directing the Seere
tary of the Treasury to inform tho House concerning gold
sales by him since the LIST ns dispensing with evening
sessions until further ordes calling for information con-
corning the Freedmens Bureau directing inquiry as
TO doubling pensions and TO putting surviving soldiers
Of 1912 on the pension list; directing bill to be re-
calling for reports on the Memphis riots; di-
recting inquiry to repeating all laws
authorizing brevet mnk directing an inquiry as to
abOshiug all District Courts but one in each State not
entitled TO more than members in Congress- direct
ing an inquiry as to establishing national military force
in lieu of standing army; and calling for information as
TO cotton in possession Of the military authorities MI
Stevens introduced reconstruction b which was
referred TO the Committee of the Whole. Resolutions for
the Committee Reconstruction resolution directing
the Printing Committee to report an eghthour bill for
Government employees was eced Bills were introduced
amend the National Currency Act in respect TO taxing
bank shares; aud concerning dsbuTsng officers OF the
United States report presented from the Banking
Committee adverse to cxempng State banks from the ten
per cent tax currency outstanding July next The
House went INTO Committee completed the consideration
the bill and reportedb back the bill and amendments
House passed the bil Ill to IL. Messages received
from the President concerning the Freedmens Bureau
and the mail steamship service between the United States
and Brazil. Adjourned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29

stakes. But the patriarchs were s!rsys very higl
ano mighty about the care which they took Of the
servile .souls And behold this care turns out Z
have bern a, bogus as the other. The patriarchS
curator w.>s like Young Noryas father. His orlf
care was to increase lis store" and not to keel
his son at home for he generally sent him, upon Tx
first opportunity, to the New-0neans man-market. =,
Whether the new NEGRO ministers, upon completinf
their curriculum, will be allowed to preach long
broad and whole gospel except By the grace of Unio
bayonets, remains to be seen. We are sorry 10 doubt
but, with our eyes open, we are obliged 10. Only
look at the account which published tho other daJ
of the adventures and sufferings of Mr.. Lewis, .
Methodist and Presiding Elder Of the Charleston
Is CO. District. He went out to Barnwell District
and preached there to FIVE hundred persons. He bsp
tiled eighty -four persons and administered the saora.
mcnt to two hundred. The next day comes TO him
a crowd of Confederate rioters aud among them W.
G. more Simms, IT, "Ars you the id Yankee
preacher who harangued the nggers here yesterday"
quoth Simms "Cut his throat, says another benevo-
lent White man. MAKE mince meat of him." cries
another. "Show me your authority for preaching
the gospel you id Yankee" excaims another ar
dent admirer Of ecclesiastical order and discipline.
At this point, Mr. Lewis managed to get into a car
and to escape to Charleston; being reserved perhaps.
for future martyrdom.
We do not often obtrude our advice upon religious
bodies; but if there be which has penny TO spare
and preacher at liberty we beseech it to send
minister extraordinary TO South Carolina, charged
with the ono duty only Of converting the heather
soul of the junior SimmS to poteness and Christianity
The work quite as much one man ought to under
take
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29

over the graves Of dead Rebels on the
Goth ult was mere pretext for the exhibition Of
persistent disloyaty; but we can do better. We ad'
mit--nay, we assert and mantain-the right oil the
surviving Coniederates tohonor the graves ofthe dead
kindred and compatrots. We will not inquire into
their impulses and motives If an act is right in IT.
self its motive may be presumed good one.
We insist that rule shall work both ways. The
Unionists had as good right to honor the graves OF
their soldiers as the Rebels had. If the latter had all
the gentry and chivalry. while we had only poor
creatures" and "niggers" that may have been our
misfortune but did not affect our right. And those
graves shall be honored those who do not care to
participate having full liberty to stay away we
shall see what are the rights of the loyal in the prem
Uses, and how they are to be upheld and enjoyed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29
A writer for The Montgomery (Ala.) Ma


when Slavery existed among u.s. it customary ana
proper for slaves to assume the Of their for thu
pSns having no iSsa,y with nor relation to- their
We would then respectfully inquire what right ,hei
appropriate their former names any more taAs
any other property"
lie complains that the names Of the most respect
able citizens hitherto /" ASSOCIATED from crime are
now dragged through the police courts, heraded in
the newspapers and spread upon the criminal records
of the country "as guilty of a the crimes contained
in the decalogue or which disgrace humanity and
asks, when these names are
thus published to the country without explanation, who
prepared what be the consequence some memo
OF the family Of the or to all tho family thus pub
All. there's the rub Who will be able to sag
whether it is the white yellow. or black descendant
from the aristocrac ancestry that has committed tha
crimes reported in connection with the family nsmei
II it be treason, assassination, murder, highway rob
berry, torture by starvation arson, and the like, per-
haps it would be safe rule to set it down to the
winter line of descent But ifthe ofenses be of the
milder catalogue, such receiving an education as
sembng for religious service, theoretically cutivating
tho SOIL refusing to work without wages, end the like
it is fair to infer they committed by the darker
members of the family 1t is Suggested that tho
Frecdmens Bureau take steps to compel tle freedmen
to drop the patronymic inherited from their fathers aud
owners, and to adopt a name of their own" Now.
if the poor negro able to live and thrive under all
the odium that attaches to many of these names Il
seems to us that the Whites, who have brought them
into reproach ought to be grateful for the continuance
of the copartnership. But if these squeamish OK
Rebels are dissatisfied with their names, they need
not make it new cause fox hate and violence TOWARD
the negro; let them petition the Legislatures to haVs
them changed; for they will thus not only escape the
chances of being COMPOUNDED with the colored menu
bers of their family but will also avoid the trans
hitting to their own descendants the odium of treason
which must necessarily attach to and follow the namea
of traitors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29
uONORING THE DEAD.

TIE Daily Nens justifes the outrage at Augusta,
Georgia, whereby Unionsts were forcibly prevented
from strewing flowers over the graves of our dead
soldiers-alleging that
"Tbspartes who got up the movement had every oppor
tunty 10 decorate the graves Of their dead and do honor
their memory; and they did not choose to do So II was
simply that not their object Their hearts
act not upon honorng the dead Federss bu derdng
and insulting living Conederates Their object scarcely
was simply to rayesty the previous ceremonies by
mock procession Of rabbie Of negroes The sewing OF
flowers was preex and If accomplished. would have
been q mere incident"
Now, it would be very easy to retort this line Of
argument and say that the concerted procession and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29
To Correspondenfs.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
FOREIGN NEWS.

According to accounts from Imperial sources received
o. San Francisco the Liberals attacked the garrison at
Hermoslo on the 4h inst and captured and plaged the
,own. The Liberal forces reported to have committed
great Ouages and to have murdered 80 foreigners and 800
citizens who helped to defend the city Imperial forces
subsequently arrived killed 200 Of the Liberals and drove
the rest out of tho The Imperasts defeated the
Liberal Gen. Corona at Snaloa, driving him 81 miles
killing 8o Of his men and capturing large amount OF
llfIittn I'm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29

A public meeting called by the most influential
of the colored people of this city, is to be held at
the NJ. Z. Church. in Sulliyan-st., near Blocker,
this evening, to take action upon the subject of
Impartial Suffrage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29

The seventh page of to-day's TRIBUNE consists
wholly Of reading matter including correspondence
and local articles Of much interest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29
THE WEST VIRGINIA ELECTION.

The following returns havo been received from the
recent voting in West Virginia on the Constitutional
Amendment denying tie right of Suffrage to Rebels;
I,,r he d,1euJUepf igafUsiH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29

The quarterly Treasury statement Cup to March
81 will be found in our Washington column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29
Business Notices.

LYoS's INSECT POWDER, for exterminatng Reaches
Au aud Nru preserving fa and clothing from Moths The
original sea.ine signed F. LYON Az others are iI''a1ion
T.he no Other fuse Powder but LYoSs Sold by all druggists and
bv BARsvs a CO.. No. Il Psrkrow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29

CoURr OF GENERAL SESSIONS. William ONeil,
convicted Of grand larceny remanded for sentences Geo.
Hunter pleaded guilty Of attempt at grand larceny and was
sentenced 10 State Prison for two years. Samuel Monton
pleaded guilty Of an attempt al grand larceny Pene1la si
|ssx rsms lled The Court then adjourned for the term
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29

sOMERyILLE ART GALLERY, No si5 Broadway .
TO DAY THIS EVENING exhibition Of the Painting by Mr.
Wu Brs8fosd 81 ALERs CRUSHED BY lCEBERGS, for the
benefit Of tle soldiers Orphans Home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29

qDrPllgs GALLERY. No. 77s Broadway.
TO-DAY, EXulBlTiON or NEW PICTURES by Mr. L. T.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29

WAsIuN1rON HALL, wILLIAMSBURGH .
THIS EVENING. a. ). CONCERT BY THE ALLEGHANlANS,
Nocalists aud BelRirgsr..
UNION COURSE. Long Island o..
TO-DAY p IROITING for Purse and stake OF 4iVov
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN. - -
TO-DAY and Tit5 EiENING, exhibition Of the WORKS Of
LIVING ARTISTS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29

COOPER INSTITUTE. -
THIS EVENING, EXHIBITION OF COLORED GRAMMAR
SCHOOL 10 4. OF No % West seventeenthsi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29
Amneemenl5.

WOODS THEATER -
THIS FNENfNg TIE ELVES; o. TIE STATUE BRIDE
Pks Ds FhsGlNATlON: The WOuen Sisters Madame s.Tebnser
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-13
I.iucoln's DAY.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-The laga over
the public buildings, including the Cap
itol, are at half mast to-day. AT ten
o'clock the doors leading to the rotnnda
OF the Capitol were opened t2 persons to
whom invitations had been extended by
the presiding officer Of both Houses of
Congress, and to those holding tickets
OF admission-to the galleries The Hall
of the House OF Representatives, Was
opened for the admission OF Representa-
tives and those to whom invitations had
been extended, who were conducted to
the seats,assigued TO them he PreSi-
dent of the United States Was seated in
front OF the Speakers 5 table; the Chiefly us
lice, aud Associate Justices of the Su.
premC Court OF the United States Occu-
pied seats near the President, on the
right of the Speakers table; the heads
of otdepartments with the diplomatic corps
occupied seats near the President, ,on the
left of the Speakers table; officers Of
the army and navy who by name have
received the thanks OF Congress, occu.
pied seats next TO the Supreme Court, on
(he right Of the Speakers table the
Representatives occupied seats on the
Otu6G Slut vi tut ldplS III lhC iCdi VI
those invited. Four rows OF seats on
either side of the middle aisle, for Sena-
tors in addition to those mentioned were
occupied by asst heads OF departments,
Governors Of States and Territories, the
Mayors of Washington and Georgetown,
the Chief Justice and Judge Of the Court
of Claims and the Chief Justice and As
socate Justices Of the Supreme Court Of
the District OF Columbia, the beads of
Bureaus in the departments. and others,
When Lieut.. General Grant entered the
gallery with ladies, be was greeted with
applause. The army and navy officers
were in uniform, the diplomatic corps
appeared in citizens dress. The House
was called to order at two o'clock by the
Speaker who, after prayer by the Rev.
Mr.. BoystOn, laid before the House a let.
ter from Secretary Seward, addressed to
the Speaker, and making hlsacknowl-
edgements tor the invitation to be pres
ent on the occasion, but seriously regret
ting that the state OF his health forbid
bis attendance at the interesting nation
al ceremonies Senator Doolittlc con-
Quoted the orator of the day to seat ut
q l9Dle VI luc NlSi II VI llIC 1lC uSN' " IlSh
the Senators, the President and his Cab
met and the Judges of the Supreme
Court entered the hall, those on the
door rose to their feet and stood unit
they were all seated The marine band
in the rear of the reporters gallery per
formed Il solemn air The Rev. DR.
Boyutou Chaplain Of the House, deHv.
cred a prayer lie Hon L.fayete :
Foster. President OF the Senate pro TEN.
called the House to order and in few
pertinent remarks introduced the Hon
George Bancroft, who delivered the me-
mortal address The speech was ire
Quently interrupted by applause. and
after the benediCtion was announced, the
assembly dispersed
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-13
T?= IaTIl news.

New YORK, Feb. 10 Yesterday after
noon Hiilver \ Jones Drug Mills, jersey
city, were destroyed by fire Loss so. -
GOO
The Herald's san Francisco CORES
uondent states that the scheme oi Mr.
Asa S Mercer To transport the widows
and orphan daughters of soldiers from
the Eastern to the Pacific States with
the proposed object of procuring them
homes aud employment, and which he
has lately carried into effect by taking
from this city in the steamer Continental
a number 0f lady emtgrants receives Sc
we're condemnation III California, Oregon
and Washington Territory The whole
scheme is pronounced as i'll advised and
fauatical, as the husband market and
labor market suited to these females Is
no better there than here.
James r. Coles, the alleged Lake Erie
steamboat incendisry, was thts morning
brought before Judge Gilbert or writ
of habeas corpus The goyernment
made no return to the writ BY order
Of the court, Coles was discharged.
Two seamen, named Shea and Walsh
were arrested this morning for an alleged
attempt IL fire the steamship Monlcke
on her way from Charleston to this port
The object was To plunder'
! ln the breach of promise case OF Cor
neila A. Wiggin against VIM. A. Russell
eN-State prison inspection, before Judge
Clark, ct the Supreme Court, this morn
ing awarded $4,000 to the plaintitf
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Northern Pacific Railroad.
MR.. LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY.
New YORK, Feb. II.

The Tribune's Washington special
SAYS: The soldiers of Hancock's S corps
are being mustered out daily, as the pc,
Rod of their years of enlistment expires
and by the first of May of what now con.
stitutes its regiments there will be bare
ly enough left to organize company B.
The Northern Pacific Railroad, of
which Governor Smith, of Vermont, is
President, is organizing for a vigorous
prosecution oftheir work. They hope to
secure the same same favorable legisla.
ton that has been extended to the great
central route Company
The Herald's Washington special says
General Osband, formerly of the 4th IL
linois cavalry, and now located in Mis-
sissippi, has written letter contradict
ing tho report that he was a short time
ago murdered by Southerners. The
General says that Mississippi is safe to
law and order and to the Union, and that
the residents are as loyal as any country
Of the same size IN the North.
The 18th regiment Veteran Volunteers
left Savannah for New York on Saturday
last, and is expected to arrive in this
city tomorrow
TheIribuue's Washington special says
Benjamin +, Butler has just closed nego-
tiations for valuable mill property on
the James river, near Richmond, in
tending to erect eXtensiye cotton facto-
ries. The Cox farm, containing $500
acres, through which runs Dutch Gap
Canal, has been offered to Mr. Butler,
and he has. i'll contemplation its pur-
chase New England families and mill
operators will settle upon it.
JEFF. Davis private secretary, con
tined in Fort Delaware, has been allow
ed the freedom OF that institution.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-13
Grape Culture,

THE following article vas sent to the
Richmond Fdrmey by practical vine
grower of Pennsylvania, and contains
Some very valuable hints and sugges-
tions with regard to the propagation of
the grapevine; we publish It with the
more pleasure, because we think that
wips-making onght and will, we hope,
soon become one OF the great sources of
revenue 10 West Virginia and other
Southern States. In our opinion there
is nothing that promises so rich har
vest, such certain, constant aud album
dant income to the cultivatOr of West
Virginia soil, as the culture of the grape,
both for wIne-msking and for table use
Ws hope that the day is not far distant
when labor skilled in cultiYating the
vine shall be settled over thousands OF