Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-05
Cotton Seized by the Gov
> ernment to be Sold.
le Reciprocity Treaty.
The Virginia Press and
Treasonable Utterances.
: sa4F - K y t8A #1
Sale Of War Material
Circular from the Treasury
Department.
&c. &e.. af&o.
miscellaneous Items

NEW YoRK, March 3.-The Com.
mencement4 of the University of New
York took place last evening. The de-
gree Of Doctor ofsMedieine was confer
red npon "a young gentlemen. A vale
dictory address in, verse was secited by
DR.. Alfred, O. Post. The venerable
Chancellor informed the large audience
which assembled to witness the ceremo-
nies, that the distribution of the Mott
medals Is to be continued in accordance
with the Wish of the lamenfed Valentine
Mott, efs51E oIDD wa{c'
A Frenchman named e. b. Madden,
formerly in the employ of several prom
inent citizens as q copyist, was yesterday
arrested on charge of lnnacy. In bis
possession was found q number of let
lers written French Language, ad-
dressed to Superintendent Kennedy,
Sir Frederick Bruce, British Minister at
Washington, and others, in which he
states that be had a special mission
from heaven to assassinate President
johnson The prisoner was committed
ior trial, and will undergo medical ex
animation to detefmineif he is sane.
~ Tue Herald's Washingtonspecial says
General Spinner is continually beset
with quests from bankss 90 procure
their designation as depositories, and hss
answers that when it is clearly shown
-rh are necessary for Government pur-
poses, they will be au borized.
The Secretary of the Treasury is
about Issuing orders to the treasury
agents in The South to call in their sub
agents and close their business, which
has been a losing one 10 the Govern
meht, though corresponding source of
gain to the employed. x "a g gAetA.- Y
sThsr Government treasury agents
have received orders to commence the
sale of cotton seized by the military
authorities, and confscated and aban-
doned property. ae5eT Frge 81
The Government has ordered the lib
GRAFTON Of all the enlisted men in pris+.
ons in this departmental for desertion
The Worlds Washington special says:
Sir Frederick Bruce, the British Minis
ter, was yesterday in conference with
several members of the Ways and Means
Committee in regard to the Reciprocity
Treaty recently reported by it. He in
formed the Committee that he would
/ ike to get some additional articles in
the free list, and also q little lower rate
on certain other articles, It is. under
stood that the propositions of the bill
are nearly all that they desire. It will
be opposed by members from the West,
and Central States, on the ground that
II is wholly Unfair in its provisions, and
affords scarcely any protection to Ameri
can interests: The Canadians are here
IN full force, with q few seedy lobby
/ members, who urge its passage at once
on the plea that something must be done
before the old treaty expires
The House Military Committee have
received letter from a gentleman re-
siding at Fredericksburg, Va, stating
that portion of the battle ground on
which the Union dead were buried, is
about to be occupied for fair grounds
and agricultural purposes, and asks the
Committee to take some action in the
matter The COMMITTEES referred the
matter to the President, who has au.
thority, under existing laws, to author
ize the purchase of such lands for sol
diers' cemeteries. - ~s--se $50.