The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-17
THE LEGISLATURE TW0THIRDs
UNION.
DEATH OF HON. JOHN VAN
y BUREN. |A3i
FROM SOUTH AMERICA
. MAJOR GEN. JEFF. o. DAVIES
REPORT or AFFAIRS IN
KENTUCKY.
ITEMS VIA sEw Yoass.

NEw YoaR, Oot. iG,-One fresh
seaae Of cholera was reported In this
city yesterday Burial permits for
two cholera dead wafs iaknad, The
mortnary for last week showed a total
Of four hundred aud twenty nine
deaths, Of which only thirteen were
i. from cholera, Al the lower dnaran-
tine the cholera was on the Increase.
Chaflea A, less. a silk merchant Of
this city, yesterday brought an action
In tho Superior Court against Alex
hndef A. N0yea for assault aud bat.
.tery, asking $1,000 damages. Tho
splalntiH complained he was assaulted
In his own house By defendant, for
ordering him out, bat the defendant
answered by charging Beae with
us ng abusive language % Young
lady % whom he was engaged 10 bh
married AIter d short trial tho Jury
gave verdict for the defendant.
A Nftdld'a Toronto dlspnteh says q
large amount Of military stores ar
rived here tonight, consisting of
heavy artillery, wagons aud ammunis
dsy Se Az { Ia.y s il EsJsp rpEB, Besa E's sDds, e.
been sworn n, A fuil Cabinet meet.
Ing IL called for az Ottawa TO morrow,
~ oonsidef what the ppaition Of Caur
ada would be IL President johnson
makes q demand on England TO settle
The Alabama claims. saq bt bsaa
8l Through the eoufteay of Sheriff
Jarvis | was admitted 10 the old
County jail 10 500 the Ifenian prison.
erA to-day, During my ednverantion
with them / learned that they wore
very comfortable, but complained
about their food which c0nsiath. of
ono pound Of bread aud pint of wa.
ter for breakfast, ~ noon half u pound
Of bread aud half pint Of pea soup,
at night plenty OF corn meal muah
The Rev. Mr., Humsden, tho Epis.
eopal Clergyman feels confident of
being acquitted. while the Rey. John
MeMahon does not expreaa any opin.
ion on The subject 7hll1
A gentleman left this city on Fri.
day for Hullal0, 10 raiae funds 90 do.
iend the Foniana. lie reports that
there ia but little sympathy felt In
buffalo FOR tho priaonera,
A Herald Montreal dispatch saya
Final action on the Confederation
aoheme was 20 have been taken In the
Cabinet meeting M Ottowa. yesterday.
Petitions 10 the Queen 60 defer the
questions are being extensively oireu.
lated IN Montreal.
A Herdtds Buonoa Ayres cores.
denoo. covering dates from the Allied
army in Paraguay 10 August 9th,
Representa- The Allies ms preparing 10
advance. A junction Of Baron Porto
Allogro'a army with tho main body
had been effected Horses and other
material had been forwarded, but the
Allies atill wanted mon, and had not
progressed fAvomblyin thoir attempts
upon Fort Cuapaili, ono of tho out.
posts Of Fort uumaili and the Para
gueyan Capitol. The prospects Of the
Allies, generally, looked bad,
NEw YonK, Oct. 1G.-On Tuesday
next the yachts Rosta, owned by Mr..
Rurfe Lorillard aud llulcyn, belong
ing TO- Mr. John Hubbard, will tosl
their calling qualities over tho Course,
FROM Sands Point 10 tho new London
light, s 4st
Breyct Maj, Gen. 1olF, G. Davis,
Assistant Commissioner OF the Freed
mems Bureau, State Of kentucky, in
his report 10 the Commission, dated
October Sth, gives an account OF tho
ouiragoa committed by lawloaa or.
gnnlzation. lately spraug into exis-
tenoe in that State, known by tho
name Of tho Regulators. lle states
that there were iilty-uix oasea Of vio.
lence towards tire eolored population
reported during the month ofAuguat,
Tor which ouly eight arrests wore
made, These outrages were generally,
robbing and whipping negroes, and
were usually perpotrated nj night, by
white men in diaguiae, and styling
themselves regulators. The small
number arroateds il owing, frat. 10
the inability Of tho sufferers 10 idon.
tify, by name, under oath, the persons
who commit the crimes, and, second
the want Of cavalry troops to make