Evansville daily journal., 1866-01-25
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Gold closed in New York yesterday at
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General Lew Wallace has resigned.
General Brisbin has been assigned 10
the command of Pine Bluff, Ark.
The Kentucky Democratic State Con-
vention will be held at louisville on
April 8. 3..-~e 1alea fasi =. '-~
A. railroad and telegraph are 10 be
built from San Francisco to Portland.
Oregon. .s.,g = sa.si.5
General Grant and family took pos
session of their new house in Washing.
ton on Monday. s.isal lsi'i1 -- Ell
Colonel MosbY has been released from
confinement, and is now at his home in
Warreuton eb 'a il--
Bishop Morris, of the Methodist
Church, was stricken down with paraly.
sis, at Xenia, Ohio, last Saturday.
Be The constitutional amendment passed
the New Jersey Senate Tuesday. It had
previously passed the House. ~
%. At the municipal election in Wheel
ing, Weet Va, on Monday, Mayor Swee-
ney and the entire Democratic ticket
we're elected.
A petition signed by Governor Baker
and the State officers of Indiana, and
ten thousand citizens of this State,
against the pardon of JEFF. Davis, was
presented to the President, Saturday, BY
Speaker Colfax. .s.ils ea4tfaa
Senator Sprague, Of Rhode Island,
has given S25, 600 to the Methodist Semi
nary at East Greenwich. eai-a
Gen. Sherman is expected in Washing.
ton this week, to confer with Gen. Grant
on military matters.
The Indians are again becoming
Troublesome on the plains. Travellers
who have just arrived in st. Lonis re-
port much danger. "a
During the past year, 5l4 emigran'
vessels arrived at New York, bringing
200,0Sl passengers; an increase Of II,
lis over last year.
Owing to heavy losses recently sus'
tanned, the Directors of the Marine In
surance Company of New York, hsv'
decided to close up its affairs They art
possessed of sufficient assets to meet III
liabilities. +, 81 srslas8.ls
General Sweeny,it is said, has bee
restored to the service by Genera
Grant, who extended his lesvs of All
ssnce, in obedience to the Generals a.
phcation at the time Of his dismissal
which makes it all right again with th
General.
The total population of Illinois, b
the census just published, is 2, l4S.l7e
being gain of 4S6, ,227 in five years.
They iad an exciting report in Ne
: York yesterday thata vessel bearing th
Irish flag had left that port intended fc
a privateer. 1t turned out to be a ne
pilot boat, which was on her trial triE
her crew being composed Of Irishmel
they hcisted the /" Sun-Bnrst goin
down the Bay. The vessel returned t
port, and thus ended the excitement
.- The trial of General Mercer at S.
vannaa has been concluded, and til
military commission adjourned sine di
The findings have not been promuigs
ed, but there is little doubt he has bee
acquitted, as it was proven on trial th
he knew nothing of the men he vi
charged with executing until after Il
trial and execution took place. 4 s
A special dispatch from Jefferson Ci
10 the Missouri Democrat says that CT
onel King, of the 18th Missouri infantr
has just arrived there from the Plain
i BE brought with kim white boy
some twelve years of age, who has bee
with the Indians since his infaney 1t
supposed he was stolen by the. Siol
from so.ce one of the northwestern be
der settlements. The Golonelis makil
efforts for the discovery Of the bo,
relatives. ..........,..... eh