The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-25
The Military Departments
Abolished.
Fenians again Collecting
at Calais, Me.
Congressional Items.

of Mexico dates to May 10. The con-
templated withdrawal of the French
troops caused considerable excitement
In the Capital. The probabilities are
that Macmillan will abdicate before
they are withdrawn. #a
Mr.. Corwin, Charge d'Affairs, had
sailed for the United States.
The reported departure of 1000
French troops, and the arrival of a
battalion of the Foreign Legion, was
confirmed. The concentration of
French troops, preparatory to with
drawing, is currently reported
Al Colonel and Lieut.. Colonel of the
Imperial forces were murdered by
their own men at Reverdo, because of
1.-THE rigid discipline they enforced.
We have advices from Havana to
the 14th. A grand review of troops
by Gen. Dulce took place on that
morning A special messenger from
. Macmillan, on his way to Europe,
reached Havana on the 18th
Three slavers were on the coast,
and orders had been transmitted to
Spanish cruisers to make diligent
search for them. fe8 y
A cattle disease, said to be the rim
derpest, had broken out among the
cattle at Cardena and Matanzas
The Tribune claims, upon good au-a
thority, that besides Messrs. Chase,
aO'Conner and Geo. Shea, heretofore
named as COUNSEL for JEFF Davis,
Messrs. Jas. f. Brady, of this City,
VIM. B. Reed, of Philadelphia, and
Pugh, of Ohio, have been retained.
Lit is understood the trial will com
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Thought, unless the dlfterence was ad-
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did not think the difficulties were
irreconciliable. Indeed Congress and
the President were nearer together
now than they were at the meeting OF
Congress.
Secretary Harlan did not speak. He
sent letter. in which he referred to
his position in the past, as shown In
his public speeches and course, and
said that he could not change that po-
sition without betraying the confidence
reposed In him. His opinions being,
therefore, so fully known he did not
deem it worth while to reiterate them.
Attorney-Ge General Speed also sent a
letter, saying he had; no time to pre-
pare a fitting address. fIfs,es ss.ti
NEW YoRK. Nav 24-The evidence
taken before the Coroner shows that
Mr.. BirdsaH who committed suicide
yesterday, was embarrassed in his pc
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sa M Inns ms morning lady lady, named l9dder,
whose husband Is SAID 70 DC a clergy
ed man-row out OF the cIty-wh.lL lie 2 ans n a
deranged state OF mind, jumped from
the balcony et her e.. resiaence-No' .
West Nineteenth StreetEand was SO
badly injured that she died.
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