The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-14
LATEST NEWS.

Gold took little start upward, yester-
day, and touched 1884. 1t closed at 1925.
Only one case of cholera was reported in
New York, and one in Brooklyn yesterday.
The millers of Oswego sent 100 barrels Of
flour to Portland. B kEst4 say21
1t is believed that Congress will adjourn
about the LIST of August.
1t is not likely that Gen. Rousseau will
be expelled. ~ a4etf
The reports of stormy sessions of the
Cabinet are said to be untrue.
The President has never submitted any
veto message of the new Bureau Bill to the
Cabinet.
George Sheriden, the reputed 3nurderer
of Patrick Donovan, was executed at
Bowling Green, KY, yesterday. He pro-
tested his innocence to the last.
The Tennessee Congressional delegation
are advised that the Constitutional amend
ment will be passed by the Legislature of
that State.
The Atlantic Mail Steamship Company
have decided to increase their capital
stock from 100000 to sS,OOO,OOO.
A Democratic State Convention was held
in Rhode Island, to meet on the I'd of Au-
gust, to elect delegates to the Philadelphia
Convention. f 4NA af~#zfk #H
General James III. Lanes funeral was
fixed for Sunday, but rapid decomposition
of the body rendered it necessary to in
ter it yesterday, at Lawrence. The funei oil
was largely attended. Funeral services
will be held in the Methodist church on
Sunday. rs-gg
preparing to attack the entrenched camp
of the enemy, on the 9th of May, they
were themselves attacked by 10000 Para
guayans. y " ~ e 1Dh14 o1vAFy
Gen. Robert L. Badfne has been appoint
ed Consul at Cape Tower, Africa, General
VIM. Belknap Collector of Internal Reve-
nue. for the LIST District OF Iowa, Thomas
N. Wells, Naval Officer at New Orleans,
and John A tkinson Collector for Port HUI
ron, Michigan.
Among our telegraph reports will be
found list of claim agents debarred from
doing business with the Paymaster's De-
partment. Among the names we find
those of i. g. Smith, of Lilly Dale, and
Geo. E. Lemon, of Washington, Ind.
Gen. Sickles claiming jurisdiction over
the officers of the Freedmen's Bureau in
South Carolina, Gen. Scott took an appeal,
which is sanctioned by Generals Grant and
Howard, showing that the Bureau is still a
distinct institution.
Outo $4,000 negroes in North Carolina,
1924 receive rations, decrease of 1857 since
the LIST of May. There are lI9 Freedmen's
schools in the State, with lbs teachers, and
and an attendance of 9,S40 scholars. All
cases are turned over to the civil authors
ties except claims for labor, the Legisla-
ture and Convention having placed both
whites and blacks before the Courts.
1t is reported that the estimated yield of
cotton in Texas will be reduced twenty per
cent. in consequence of heavy rains dur
ing April and May In the western part of
the State, where drouths have prevailed
for the last eight years, the stock win be
materially improved. Corn is ripening in
Texas and the crop is good. The wheat
crop is harvested, and is abundant in
quantity and excellent in quality. ~
The New York Times denies the Trt6une's
report of Raymond's remarks in the eau
Gus on Tuesday night, and says that Ray
mond did not confess doing wrong, nor
did he retract anything. He did not vote
on the resolutions eondemning the Con-
Venuon, but has written a letter to Doolit-
tie approving the call. -
The Paraguayans fell upon the center
and thanked the allies with extraordinary
bravery. The battle was at length hand to
hand, and was terribly sangniary but af-
ter four hours hard fighting the Paraguay
ans were forced to withdraw, beaten and
routed, to their Notifications. The Para
guayan loss is estimated at 1000 killed and
5000 to 1000 wounded The allies lost a..
large number of general officers.
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