The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-31
Our Sunday nights dispatches vii
be found on the fifth page.
LATEST NEWS.

Gold closed in New York, Saturday, at
1895.
A rupture between Greece and Tui key is
considered inevitable. H
Two hundred houses were destroyed by
recent fire at Hong Kong.
The civil war in Japan is suspended.
1t is reported that Collector Smythe, of
New York, has resigned.
A memorial has been sent to Congress
for the division of Idaho.
Navigation of the Missouri and Upper
Mississippi is suspended.
Ex-Minister Montholon sailed from New
York for France on the 29th.
The survey of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road has been commenced.
There were seventy deaths in Cincinnati
last week, including four from cholera.
A company has been incorporated in
Oregon to manufacture linse ed oil.
"One Oflciar' has made more than $780,
coo by frauds in the New York Custom
House.
By an accident on the Great Western
Railroad, on the 29ih, three cars Were
smashed, six passengers injured-two seri-
ously. aHH &Eatr
Details of the horrible massacre on the
plains, of which we gave a brief account
few days ago, will be found in our st. Louis
dispatches.
Maj. Gen. ]. j. Reynolds has been APP
pointed to command the Military Depart
ment of the Rio Grande.
Williams's Hotel building, on the corner
of Mills and Monroe Streets, Chicago, was
burned on the 30th. Loss $4,000.
The two Newport ferry boats, and thir-
teen coal barges, were swept down the
river, on Sunday, by tue ice.
Eight failures in produce and retail dry
goods were announced at San Francisco on
Saturday. Aggregate liabilities, $4,000
The Placerville California; Railroad has
been mortgaged for 100000 to Charles E.
McLain, for Wells, Fargo & Co.
The Pemacoke Cotton Mills, at Fisher
vile, New Hampshire, were destroyed by
fire on the goth. Loss, $4,000.
A fight for the championship has been
arranged between Joe Cobutn and Mike
McCoole.
The Chief of the Sioux Indians is going
to W ashington to treat for a cession of
their lands and the guarantee of a safe
route over their country to Montana; also
for locating them on farms, and for guar
anteeing peace and security to our from
tiers. a-..-l f-- .t+
The will of Griffin Taylor, of Cincinnati
was admitted to probate on Saturday. The
totaEValue of his real estate and personal
property is estimated at one million and
fifty thousand dollars.
In st. Louis dispatches will be found
a report of large and enthusiastic "Radi-
cal" Republican State Convention holden
at Fort Smith, Arkansas. Don't fail to
read 1t.
Mr.. Scranton, President of the New Ha-
ven Railroad, was run over by the cars and
instantly killed at Norwalk, Conn, on the
18th.
Mr.. Abbott, Mayor of Eaton, Ohio, who
represented the fictitious McFadden, III
the attempted insurance swindle, has lett
Eaton for parts unknown.
The claim against NJ. Arman, in France
by the United States, is 2,2SO.OOO francs
which is the amount the Confederates paid
for ships OF war.
The mission of Gen. Fleury to Florence
refers solely 20 the Roman question. All
idea of the Pope leaving Rome has been
Abandoned.
A printed proclamation has been seized
In the Fauborg of st. Denls, Paris, melting
revolution in Spain under the lead of Gen.
Prim.
No official information of the hanging OF
Escobedo has been received at headquar-
tiers of New Orleans
At banquet given by Juarez, General
Lew Wallace proposed q toast to Mexico
and Mexican States. President Juarez, in
responding TO the toast, said: " The United
States do not desire more of our territory.
and they will not insult US by asking for IT,.
Hanson is to be hung on the 18th of Feb
ruary, at Marietta, Ohio for the murder OF
Eubank In September last He made a
desperate attempt TO escape from Jail on
che 2Sth, knocking down and seriously in
Turing the Deputy sheriff He was shot in
che shoulder Ly another officer and Sc
cured. 2 ~ ~ tltt
On account OF o mis-connection of the
California line of steamers. six hundred
pass myers, including three hundred
United States troops, who left san Fran
cisco on the 18th of November, ARE detained
An Nicaragua, and cannot leave there
till the return of the steamer America on
the 2Oth of January, thus being full two
months ON the way. LiA q. sr 5a lli# o
Governor Worth, of North Carolina, In
tns inaugural. thus sets forth what le
~. ~ aIdently deSiIe. independ-
tfue ,Sa5ni $50 p. gt 4fut4 olC.l