The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-04
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The reported shipment of arms from CO.
1umbus, Ohio, is contradicted.
The President has pardoned one Richard
S. Cox, of the District of Columbia.
There is much reason to fear that JEFF.
Davis will be admitted to bail. e9
The Treasury Department is stirring up
postmasters on the subject of income tax.
Grover & Baker have asked for an extern
sion of their patent for fourteen years.
The Fenians are reported to have seized
the arms at Rouse's Point.
The Telegraph lines are still open to To-
Tonto and Montreal.
The Canadian Agents represent that but
few will join the Fenians from Canada.
United States troops have gone to the
border and are protecting the frontier.
Six cases and twelve deaths from cholera
have occurred in New York harbor.
Some excitement exists in Cincinnati
and elsewhere growing out of the Fenian
movement. ra
Fenians are daily passing through the
interior towns of New York towards the
1ront1er. Nncy3 t
There is trouble apprehended between
the whites and blacks in Florida, growing
out of the sale of lands for taxes.
The troops in Gen. Meade's department
are said to be under arms, ready to be used
in case of an emergency.
Vast quantities of ammunition are said
to have been sent, within the last two
weeks, to the frontier from New York and
Chicago.
British troops are within a few hours
march of the enemy.
The river, from Black Rock to Tona-s
wanda, was said to be filled with small
boats, on Friday night, carrying Fenians
across to Canada. s,e..r,.,l 7,
The Fenian Headquarters for the sale of
the bonds of the Irish Republic, has closed
for the want of patronage.
A dispatch from Canada represents the
Fenians as marching towards Chippewa
after tearing up a portion of the track of
the Buffalo and Lake Huron Railroad, and
cutting the telegraph wires leading into
the interior. cu ea1 fe
The report from the quarantine officers
in New York harbor is rather discourag-
ing. They cannot obtain permission to
land unaffected emigrants anywhere
either on Long Island, Staten Island, or
the New Jersey coast. wa
Forty thousand three hundred Migrants
arrived at New York during the month of
May, exclusive of 37OO who came in cholera
ships now lying at quarantine.
1t is believed that the House Committee
ia;f Of
JEFF. Davis in the assassination plot. The
evidence is said to be more damaging to
the witnesses than to JEFF. Davis.
The taxes of Alexandria, Va, have be-
come so heavy that people are moving
from the city in large numbers to escape
the burden. Among the business portion
of the stockholders is the Office of the
Adams Express Company, which has been
assessed $4,000.
The Union men of the North Carolina
Legislature are holding the rebels pretty
well in hand, and it is expected that the
State. Constitution will be so remodled as
10 exclude leading rebels from citizenship.
Gov. Fenton, of New York, was expected
to issue a proclamation, on Saturday,
warning the citizens against giving aid
and comfort to the Fenians. Twelve regi-
frontier to maintain the neutrality laws.
The u. S. gunboat Michigan is said to
have intercepted reinforcements, on Fri
day night, on their way to Fort Erie, and
has orders to sink anything crossing dur
ing the night.
The Niagara River is being patroIled by
the Michigan and two tugs, and several
boats are said to have been fired on and
stopped on Friday night.
A later dispatch says that two regiments
of regulars and battery of artillery had
reached the field of battle, and were driv-
ing the Fenians.
There seems to be story in circulation
of the concentration of Fenians at ST. AL
bans, under command of General Swee-
ney, in person. g-rfVE
The Queens Own is said to have lost
nineteen killed and several wounded. The
citizens of Lockport were driving to the
border on Saturday evening, expecting to
witness fight. Ml