The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-07

A ,HF6iy ttmci Win Kay mona ln tne
Union Caucus-ImpOrtant Case be-
fore the Court OF Claims-S South.
ern LOyalists and Reconstruction
Indian 0utFageS i'm Arizona
Snrrats to be tried at Washington
Sales OF Gold. i''9
WASHINGTON, Dec. Cat a RepubA
lican caucus last evening, it being
noticed that Mr.. Raymond was pres
ent, the question was asked whether
he was member Of the Union party
Mr.. Raymond replied, that although
he had attended the Philadelphia
Convention, he had done so without
any spirit of hostility TO the Union
party. His object was to strengthen
that party, thinking it should be more
conservative than it was.V He found,
however, that the Convention was
likely to lead to the defeat of the
Union party, and he abandoned the
course proposed by the Convention,
and had ever. since done all in his
power to sustain the Union cause.
He had approved the measures which
were. now before the caucus.
Schofield moved that Mr.. Raymond
be allowed to retain his seat in the
caucus.
Lawrence asked Mr.. Raymond
whether he adhered to that clause in
the Philadelphia address, that the
rebel States could not ratify the Con-
stitutional Amendment without dis
honor. vhfla I
Raymond said he adhered to that
address according to his construction
of it. He denied that it contained
the clause suggested by Mr.. Law
renee.
Stevens could not understand how
Mr.. Raymond could claim any con-
nection with the Union party after
his membership with the Philadelphia
Convention, and his authorship of
the address of that body.
Raymond made some further ex-
PLANTATION in regard to the Philadel-
phia Convention.
Schenck offered a resolution that
no gentleman can honorably and
consistently be a member of the
Union party, and act with Union
members of Congress, who adhere to
the address of the Philadelphia Con-
vention, held in August last.
Bingham moved to lay it on the ta-
Bile, which was agreed to--yeas, 80;
nays, 36.
Raymond got In his seat, thus de-
Gliding for the present to remain.
The caucus then adjourned.
= WASHINGTON, Dec. "a case has
come before the Court of Claims,
arising out of the seizure, made more
than a year ago, of high wines manu-
factured by JOS A. Shamberg, dis
tiller at Dubuque, Iowa. The Secre-
tary of the Treasury compromised the
suit for the forfeiture of the property
seized, and permitted the release OF
the property upon payment of the
taxes, which had been fraudulently
withheld The seizing officer brought
an action in the Court of Claims to
recover moiety of the sum so paid
into the Treasury, claiming that the
Secretary of the Treasury had no au-
thority1 to release the moiety which
the law gives TO the informer, and
that whatever sum received by the
Government was for the beneitsof the
informer as we'll as the Government.
The case was argued on the part of
the petition by Montgomery Blair,
Mr.. Deitrech and VIM. gDorheimer,
and on the part Of the Government
by Mr.. Ward, Assistant Solicitor, and
Mr. Morton, Solicitor for the Court
of Claims. The amount involved. is
over one hundred thousand dollars. 2
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Tbe Com
mittee of Southern Loyalists held a
meeting yesterday; Mr.. f. G. Durant,
of New Orleans, in the Chair, and
Mr.. Burgham, of Alabama, Secretary.
A bill was prepared embodying their
ideas of the reconstruction of the
Southern States, which was intended
to be submitted to the Republican
caucus this evening, and the Commit
tee, not being members of Congress,
were denied admission to the caucus,
and the bill was not presented. 44s
Another meeting of Southern 10y
alists will be held morrow, when
other members of the Committee are
expected to be present.
WASHINGTON, Dec. GA letter
from LapaSa, Arizona, dated October
10th, received here, informs the Com
missioner of Indian affairs that on the
23d of September a hostile band Of
Indians killed John Killian, wagon
er, and four mules which he drove,
and that on September 26th, John
Woodworth, A. Judson, and two men
named Baker and Benjamin, were
killed, and Samuel ID. Knowles
wounded by the Indians while
engaged in mining near Fort Mo
haire. A party of ten citizens
from the vicinity of the Fort, ac.
companied by a number of Mohaire
Indians, under command of CHIEF
named Hans Ausitapah, went in pur-
suit Of the Hualopia, whom they over.
took and surprised in their camp al
| daylight. and killed the whole party