Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-13
The VERY LATEST
TELE O II a II IL.
The Fenian Excitement.
Horrible Murder in Phila-
delphia.
A Family Of Sevon Persons
Murdered.
A Description of the Sup
posed Murderer.
Full Particulars of the
Tragedy. a 81

New YoRK, April 1.-THE drivers on
the Sd and 9Th Avenue Railroad yester-
1 day struck for higher wages, and during
\ the greater part Of the day on the for
mer, and the entire day on the latter,
/ traffic vas stopped. The present rate
of wages is $500, and the demand is for
fifty cents extra. The drivers on the
other lines are determined to follow the
example Of those on the roads above
mentioned.
Towards evening q compromise was
effected With a portion Of the drivers Of
the Sd Avenue, but as the larger portioni
held out, traffic was but imperfectly re-
sumed. Several of the drivers were
badly beaten by the alleged strikers.
The Herald's Eastport, Me-, special
says: Since my last dispatch, another
English war ship, making altogether
three, and a revenue cutter, have ar
rived
During the last twelve hours several
hundred Fenians have quartered them
selves at Calais and other places.
To-day Fenian schooner escaped
from neighboring cove with detaeh-
ment of Fenians The United States
Marshal and the British Consul arrived
at the spot Just in time to be too late.
There has been mysterious disap-
pearance of several cannon brought
here by unknown parties. Cartridges
are being made here.
There 10 tremendous excitement at
st. Albans, and volunteers are dessrting
while numerous mysterious disappear
ances of Irishmen on the frontier are
rnmered. They are supposed to have
joined the Fenisns. Whole families are
moving from the border.
The Tribune's Washington special
says:
Colonel Thomas, having been relieved
from the superintendency of freedmen's
affairs in Mississippi, General T. J.
Wood, commanding the Department, has
been temporarily assigned to the duties
of Assistant Com missioner of the Bureau
in that State
The first volume of the official Army
Register, Published in compliance with
an act of Congress, has fret made its
| appearance, which was intended to con-
tain the names of all New England Off
GERS, together with a brief sketch of the
different regiments, promotions, dis
charges, dismissals, transfers, and
large amount of other data of interest 20
the volunteer force. The mistakes and
omissions in this edition will probably
lead to its suppression by Congress. The
next volume will soon be issued, and is
to embrace the same facts relative to
New York.and New Jersey regiments.
The series will consist of eight volumes,
| which will be issued FROM time to time
from the Government printing Office, and
viii be issued to all applicants on tho
receipt Of one dollar, the actnaI cost of
publication. No copies ara printed for
members of Congress
To day Senator Foote'S death will be
announced in both Houses
The execution of VIM. Goody, for the
murder OF Fergus Collins, took place
yesterday at Elizabeth, New Jersey. A
report of the affair, together with several
points IN the case will be Published.
Goody, the condemned, was firm, and
to the last protested bis innocence. He
elected from those who witnessed the
execution, o strong feeling of sympathy.
All sorts of Fenian rumors are in
circulation this morning 1t is believed
by some that Stephens has arrived and is
somewhere on the Northern frontier II
would bs absurd to report the various
| rumors.
Michael Geary, billiardist and pu-
gilist, was yesterday brought before JUS
tice Bowling on a charge Of assault and
battery, preferred against him by lenj.
Carno, reporter of Wilkes Spirit Of the
Times. Geary was held to hail to an
swer the charge.
From fifty to seventy-fve vsgrants and
beggsrs have been arrested per day by
the Fifteenth Precinct Police, in pur-
suance to the order issued from Police
Headquarters. The order is being
obeyed by the entire police with great
promptness, and beggars are becoming
scarce in our streets. e