Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-26
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| NEW YoRk, March. "A. 1.-The HeraEd'a
special says that the people Of Ottawa
are still 30 nervous that night patrols
4 and countersigns are still in force. .aa
! ! The left wing Of the Canadian army
on the st. Lawrence border stilI ex-
hibits great activity, and fresh troops
are constantly arriving. The military
authorities threaten that If the Fenians
Il attempt to cross at Ogdensburgh, they
| will FIRE on that city with sthe fguns of
Fort Wellington at Prescott, opposite
| There is nearly million feet of con-
tract timber awaiting shipment at Otta-
va for the States. e.~r qa.ep r. ~
4 Last evening the residence Of John
j P Moore, 1lO Madison avenue, was en-
/ tered by thief, and tin box contain
| ing United States and other securities,
to the amount Of 100000, was stolen.
| A reward Of $1,000 Is offered by Mr.
Moore for the recovery. of the bonds.
No clue to the thief has yet been OBJ.
| tanned. !
In the United States District Court
yssterdaE,a Judge Bettss IpfonoHaced
Judgment, declaring that the application
( of the Meteor steamship shall be res
fused The Meteor has been seized BY
the Government, on Information that
she waa to be used as ChiIian privateer
againstt the commerce Of Spain - =
The Tribune's special states that Lieu
Itenant General Grant is shortly 10 sail
for Europe. Capt. Ammen, an old
schoolmaster Of the General and now
Captain OF the iron<clad Montana, is 70
be transferred TO the man-of war that
conveys the military chieftai9 across the
water. ssf Nai sssat ~ sda iaa
| The Worlds special says: A gentle
man has sued Major Central Terry,
commanding at Richmond, for trespass
and injury committed against himself
and family while sojourning last summer r
on the eastern shore Of Virginia
A Washington special states: 1t is be-
heved that the person in confinement
here on suspicion Of being the notorious
Quantrill,, win shortly be released from.
custody, the evidence taken having fall
ed to establish his identity.
| The Herald special says: Tn paFsu-
ance of general instructions froTa the
headquarters Of the army, officers inf
command of military departments at
the different Southern ports aresto hages
suitable vessels OF guard ships stationed
along the coast, and health officers have
been appointed to inspect ali vessels sub
| ject to the provisions Of the order.
II Tba fnlfoxus f~nun ioFta-
| addressed Ia an ASSESSOR Of IntefAal-
Revenue, by the Deputy Commissioner,
is of interest TO Assessersa and Failroad
companies: Section l02 imposes tax
of FIVE per cent on all dividends and
profits of such companies carried to the
account OF any fund or used for con 4
structiou.@ AS II was found fmpractibie
for railroad companies to state their nett
| gains after dividend was declared, this
office has not Insisted npon its being
done, but requires such staten ent to be
made once q year; one return during
the year on form No. -65, should show
the nett gains and profits over dividends
declared for the entire uye ar, the tax
] should be paid on such profits. 1t will
be observed that the amount of profits
used for construction is subject to the
tax of Eve per cent, the same as If il
was added to the surplus or contingent
fund ,183I1a af88c9 8 sgA
| New York, March 24,-The Evening
Post contains the following Washington
special: The. Presidents veto of the
Civil Rights Bill will probably be sent 10
Congress on Monday. nTkss EAzx
The Loan bill will be amended by the
| Finance Committee ssaal aea afsd aH--.s
The President expresses his disap.
proval of Mr.. Stewards proposition for
q universal amnesty or the establish
ment of free suffrage. r, .~rrrggs-F.r
The Commercial saysthat the passage
Of the Finance bill in the House of Rep-
resentatives, has caused a slight fail in
the markets. The clause authorizing a
foreign loan, has taken Wall street by
| SURPRISE and Sthe b;ri2 is regarded as
granting the Secretary Of the Treasury
all the power he asks for. The action
Of the House would cause aAmere mark
cd effect on affairs here, we're it certain
the biH would paAas theS Senate inL its
present form. There is, however, con-
siderable doubt as to whether the Sem
ate will not insis, upon q material cur.
tailment of the Secretary's power, and
this probably is confirmed BY our ad-
vices from Washington. N-rsA
Gold has declined steadily to,sl254(O
l25s, but without any panic. The shorts
were able to borrow what they wanted
at ! per cent. per day. The abundance
of gold Offering on loan Is SO great that
the Government is q lender of gold, and
Il it seems incredible that the Treasury
should engage in any such operation, !.
| New YoRK, March 24.-The Times
special says: Brig, Gen. Benz d. Grier
son, of Illinois, has been promoted to
} the rank of Major General, for gallant
and meritorious services during the war.
Ris commission dates from May 9th,
1865. 1t is announced he will be sta-
tioped in the Wes'. Sa,.5l sNsagP os.sog
Il A Washington special ststes:, It is
asserted that if Congress should favor
the Endorsement of the Mexican bonds,
the Agen of Maximilian will demand q
similar guarantee, for the same amount,
u for the Imperial lean. GN
Madame Juarez, wife of President
Juarez, Of the Mexican Republic, has
arrived here and is the guest Of Senior
Romero. sass1 ser $50 .gfsss4 ss .s+stssss E
a Washington dispatch to the Times
, says The Ways and Means. COMMITTEES
has determined TO keep the amounts OF
exemption from the income tax at 5000
With the addition Of $50 for each child
up to fifteen. gFvwaA
crxorNsAr1, March 24.-Ths ohic
Legislature, on the invitation of ths
Cincinnati Merchants Exchange, arriv
! ed here last night to partake of the hos
sd pitalities of the ity.ngaf8GE ,srlE
The Commercialy estimates the loss b,
: the ere at 81, $50, 900, and tbe insurance
2 5000 000