The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-02
Troops of Cavalry and In
fantry Crossing into
Canada.
Intense Excitement on the
Border.
Warlike Preparations in
Canada.
The Cholera in New York
Harbor. ay
NEWS VIA, NEw YORK.

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NEWS VIA NEW YORK.
: New York, June 1.-The Com
: mittee of the Municipal Board and
the members of the National Guard,
: went up to West Point this morning
: The officers of the navy yard went in
: steam-tug. 7vrt5 a7fv
= New YORK, June 1.-The steamer
Morning Star from Rio Janerio, May
a 4th, Bahia 9Th, Pernambusco 18th,
Para 18th, and ST. Thomas 25th, ar
rived
= The frigate Susquehanna left Rio
q April 9th, for New York.
The u S. gun-boat Shamekin and
ship Onward were at Rio.
The gun-boat Bienville would leave
st. Thomas on the 25th for Ponce.
Z News from the river Platte is inn
poTtant. There was fearful slaughter
S on April 18th of 1.200 Paraguayans,
who attacked the Brazilian batteries
r on an island opposite Ittapiru; 10000
Brazilians crossed from Parana on
] the 10th, without opposition, and
= drove the Paraguayan skirmishers,
defeated 5000 next morning, and Oc
cupied Ittapiru with four guns and a
flag. The whole allied army we're
! transferred by the 10Th to the Para
guayan side of the Parana. The Par
aguayans abandoned their camp three
miles ON the roadto Humali, and re-
treated to their, fortress on which the
allies were marching. $4,000 Brazil
ians under p. Allegero, had crossed
the upper Parana, and reached the
railway from Villa Risa to Ascension.
within thirty mikes of the capitol,
HdfMali.ean1I0t be held, and "A speedy
end of the war is anticipated.
Coffee at Rio declined. Freights
dull exchange on London 244d.
The sum of So, ,079 was collected in
Michigan during the month of May
in fines.
ioac Wisconsin receives three thousand
five hundred and sixty-four acres of
.d the Meanshea swamp lands. 500 aa4
hgaThe monitor Mnautanomah will
proceed to Russia, conveyed by the
steamer Augusta The two vessels
will subsequently form part of the
European squadron. .5sa
I. The heads of departments are seri-
ously embarrassed by the crowds Of
Union soldiers focking to Washing
ton in search of clcrkships. which il
is impossible to confer These men
have been put to the expense of a
journey to Washington by false repre-
sentations.
Brigadier- General Geo. S. Dodge
who won the national reputation fol
disembarking and embarking oul
armies at Fort Fisher without the
loss of man or dollars worth o.
property, has been appointed Consu
to Bremen.
General c. o. Loomis has been ap
pointed Assessor of Internal Revenue
at Detroit. "a
Contracts have been concluded by
the Government with Adams Express
q Company for the exclusive ctranspor.
tation of all moneys and Securities
belonging the United Statesl Gold,
coin and bullion will be charged one
half of a cent per mile on a thousand
dollars for a distance not over five
hundred miles, and distances exceed
ing FIVE hundred miles one half of ;
cent per mile for one thousand dollars
Silver. coin and bullion are twice tn,
rate above specified. Weight on coli
and bullion to be paid in coin. Al
= QUIET On4tCU RItltCc bANoo0A.
notes and coupons, 25c to SOC per on
thousand dollars, according to dis
ance.
New YORK, June 1.-The mornin
papers have the following dispatche
from Washington:
~ A large number of prominent me1
chants and business men of New Yor
la have invited President Johnson t
visit that city some time in June. n
political significance is attached to th
invitation, and it is probable that
will be accepted.
The famous life-size equestrian POI
trait of General Scott ordered by th
Commonwealth of Virginia in 1S5
which they refused to accept whe
the General refused to become ira
tor for them, is clothed, now at h
decease, with additional interest.
Z was spainted by Edward Trari, a n;
tive of Switzerland, an artist of COZ
siderable note. The General sat fl
the picture at West Point, and s.
lected Chapultepec for the scene.
is the largest equestrian portrait ev,
4 produced in this country, and is no
in the Capitol at Washington
At the request of General Howar