The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-21
LATEST NEWS.

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Gen. Rousseau has resigned his seat in
Congress.
Another twenty mile section of the Paei-i
fic Railroad has been completed. y fscis{ :
stanbury accepts the Attorney General
ship. 1osaiff
General John Coburn has been nomina-
ted for Congress in the Indianapolis Dis
trict. %kE.e<5 ItSat@&
Gold closed in New York yesterday at
1857. Speculations in stocks are less ac-
tive, and prices are rather lower. Money
was shade easier.
One hundred and thirty-one burial per-
mits were granted yesterday morning in
New York.
Eight new cases of cholera occurred in
New York yesterday, two of which were
fatal. Six cases are reported in Brooklyn
two fatal.
DIR. Calhoun, Medical Inspector of Harris
Island, is down with cholera and not ex-
pected to live. There are many cases on
the island.
Henry Stansbury, of Kentucky, was yes
terday nominated to the Senate as Attor-
ney-General.
George A. Townsend has gone to Europe
as corresp of the New York World
with the Italian army.
The city authorities ofPhiladelphia were
seon visit to Cincinnati on Thursday, and
yesterday went to Louisville. 1t is said
Non. Thomas Ewing has written a letter
endorsing the Philadelphia Convention. 4
Parties from the western frontiers repre-
sent that the Indians are massing for war;
and as soon as corn is ripe, every tribe on
the plains VIII take the war path. They are
well armed and have plenty of ammuni-
ton. J3ai- el Z sEGis 500ob
A call Is made for meeting of the soci-
ETY. Of the army of the Tennessee, at Gin
cincinnati, NOV. IL. H44~
The Governor of Kansas appointed as
the successor Of General James H. YI4ane,
in the Senate of the United States, Major
E. G. Ross, late of the 18th Kansas Caval-
ry, and associate editor of the Lawrence
Tribune. He is Radical Republican, and
left yesterday to take his seat.
The Democrats of Massachusetts, met in
Convention yesterday, to elect delegates
to the Philadelphia Convention.
General Forest, the butcher of the Fort
Pillow negroes, called to see President
Johnson yesterday morning. Andy was
not at home
The Secretary of the Treasury has au-
thorized the exchange of 1905 for $40
bonds eff 1855, upon equal terms as to prin-
cipal, the interest being adjusted accord
ing to the amount due on each bond.
The President has furnished to Congress
list of all fees received by the various
consuls and consular agents during the last
year. Those at London were over $33, 600 +;
Liverpool 81, 900; ManehesterS23, 900; Paris
$4,000; Montreal sll,OoO; Matamoras
$4,000; Havana 81, 900; Hamburg $4,000 /;
Belfast 5000. 81
P. r. Randolph, of New Orleans, is in
Washington to- arrange, if possible, some
plan for the educationf of the freedmen at
their own expense, and receives consider
able encouragement. He was promised an
interview with the President yesterday.
Soldiers who deserted and were absent
without leave, and return under the re-
cent proclamation of the President, will be
paid for last time when made up according
to the rates paid during his absence, not ac-
cording to the increased rates now paid.
The Senate Commute on foreign rela-
lions agreed to recommend the rejection of
Tuckerman recently appointed Minister to
Greece, and $50 to strike out the salary for
that mission. They also agreed to report
adversely on the case of Ex-Governor HoI-
den. Quite a number ofmembers are Ieay-
ing for their homes.
The public authorities and citizens of
Louisville are making extensive prepara-
tions for the great meeting of the North
American Saengerbund on the oath.
Another lot OF fine steel plates, presses
dies, rollers, paper, bogus money, and four
prisoners, were captured by the New York
police, on Thursday. The material is
valued at $4,000.