Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-22
Latest News.
Gold closed Saturday in NswYork at

0oio closed Saturday IN NeWE1 ork at
1889. -si. - \
The Southwestern Press Association
have a meeting at Montgomery on the
l4th of February. ~ @ tssss -...a
Gen. Lanes resolutions indorsiDg the
President were adopted by large ssr
sembtage of people at Topeka.
A resolution was offered in the Ken.
lucky Legislature yesterday, requesting
l.ne President TO pardon John c. Breek-
inridge. Twas laid over --....,-..,....
The Toronto Leader promises the Fe'
nian Gen. Sweeney a halter if he comes
within Canadian jurisdiction. ....-.
The Rev. VIM. 6. Bout, pastor of
Methodist church, in Portsmouth, Va,
was fatally shot on the 18th inst, by an
unknown assassin. ~
The loss in The late fire in Lowell,
Massachusetts,, is now said to be fully g
quarter of million of dollars. The
property was insured for $2l7, 900. 80.
Texas is now the only Stats with
Provisional Governor. The President
has just relieved Governor Marvin, of
Florida, and recognized d. s. Walker as
the constitutionslly elected Governor.
A comparison of the statementa ofthe
public debt, az given at the close of the
month of August and the close of De-
cember, exhibits decrease of $41, 900,
900. rhe highest figures employed to
represent our debt were those of the
statement made public in August. .......... ....
The Fenian Senate Friday adopted
resolution requesting President Roberts
to call Fenian Congress at Pittsburgh,
February 10. It will be composed Of
delegates from ell Circles favorable to
the Roberts party. e. ------.-
The loss Of the Misaisquoi Bank at
Sheldon, Vermont, BY the defalcation of
Hubbell, the missing cashier, is now
stated to be between $500, 900 and $780,
600. The directors are personally liable
for all the debts of the bank. ..-...,:-.s.
The strike Of the engineers and fire.
men on the Michigan Southern Railroad
has resulted in their discharge, and the
hiring of others. Some freight trains
we're detained twenty-four hours BY the
strike-no passenger trains. All are
running now as usual egT
The credentials of Gov. Marvin, Sena-
tor elect from Florida, were presented
IN the United States Senate yesterday,
by Doolittle Of Wisconsin, who warmly
endorsed the loyalty of the applicant.
The credentials, however, like those of
Graham of North Carolina, were laid on
the table.
Letters from Kingston, Jamaica, says,
in the late disturbances, the negroes
killed thirteen persons, while the Gov
ernment, in return, shot, or hanged
2,l40. Besides these, there was large
number killed by the marines and sol
diers, the number of whom no report is
made. .'..-.....-
The Missouri Democrat says" From
authentic source we learn that the Gov
ernment has concluded to garrison the
forts and protect the routes on the plains
with colored troops, of whom ct least
three full regiments will shortly be dis
patched to the Indian country. The in
tention is to afford entire security tc
travellers and caravans and put a fina
stop to the depredaticns of the cav
ages" ~.li .-.-..-.-.-....-.
The steamship Nova SCOTIA arrived
yesterday With foreign news to the 5tl
instant-6vs days later. A great fir
had occurred in London, involving I
loss of nearly two million dollers. Th'
Fenian trials had closed at Cork, tw,
more convictions having taken place
The cattle disease was again on the in
crease. John Bright had made another
powerful seeech in the cause of Reform
5-20s were quoted at 65@669 sg.T..
The steamer Ida May,w,tb Norris 4
Howes Circus on board, sunk at Logg,
Bayou, in Red River, few days since
Capt. James FL. Pepper telegraphs .
the Cincinnati Commercial from Padu
,cah that the river is rising rapidly
and that the steamer Sherman cannc
be raised at present. TIE damaged cal
60 is being removed from the wreck
speedily as possible The steamer Pin
Grove. recently sunk at Burlington, ws
at Coalport Friday, waiting for Il
ice to run out. She will probably arriv
here to-day