The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-12
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NEWS VIA NEW YORK.
NEW YoRK, July The Heraid's
Madrid correspondence of the 25th
Z of June, details all the circumstances
attending the late military insurrec-
ton against the Crown and Govern
Z ment of Spain, as they occurred at
Madrid and Genoa on the 22d and
23d ult In Madrid, the insurgent
troops were joined by large body Of
peasants, to whom the soldiers dis
tributed arms, and who aided them
in throwing up formidable barricade
in front of and around the military
quarters. The regiments of the
Queen were hotly engaged for five
hours in recovering the position, and
were victorious only after cannonade
and bayonet charge. Over 900 of the
insurgents were killed and wounded,
and the Royal troops experienced
Z heavy loss. Two generals died of
their wounds soon after the battle,
and the moderate leader, General
Narvalz, was wounded. Martial law
was in full force Two thousand per-
sons, Spaniards and foreigners, were
arrested and some of them shot, in
Madrid. Long live the Prince, "
were the cries of the revolutionists
In the capital Iberian unity or the
fusion of Spain and Portugal is the
exciting idea of the advanced Liberals
OF Spain. Trade was very injuriously
affected by the disturbances. 1t was
thought the Spaiards would order
another naval demonstration in the
Pacific.
The Heratd's Ottawa dispatch says:
There was an exciting session of the
Canadian Parliament yesterday. The
opposition assailed the Government
with great force and effect, and the
project of annexation to the United
State seems to gain favor.
The Worlds Washington special
says: The President was well enough
to-day to be at the regular Cabinet
meeting. Quite contest is under
stood to have arisen over the con-
flict of opinion between Stanton and
the President, relative to the con-
struction of what is known as the
Peace Proclamation Stanton claims
that the writ of hdbeds corpus is still
suspended in South Carolina, and
/. civilians held under sentence by Gen
Z beral Sickle's Court Martial should not
be turned over to the civil authority.
The Worlds Charleston special
says: Genearl Sickles, on authority
from headquarters, had declined to
be arrested on the writ of attachment
recently issued by Judge Byran, for
contempt of Court, in refusing to
obey the ndbeos corpus writ in the
Showers case All the proceedings on
the motion have been referred to
President johnson. re
NEW York, July lin the scull-
ing match on the Hudson yesterday
between Gilbert Ward and John
McKeil, the latter was victorious.
Distance, 5 miles; time, As minutes.
The great ram Dunderberg mas had
steam on for number of days, test
ing machinery. The trials thus far
are entirely satisfactory.
NEW YORK, July 11.-This morn
ing the papers. contain che following
dispatches from Washington: The
+ Presidents forthcoming veto of the
Bureau Bill is said tC
have been discussed in the cabinet
session. Secretary Harlan took !;
decided stand in favor of the bill, anC
was partly backed by Secretary
Seward in the score of expediency
Seward is said to be Indifferent to it:
merits, but fears the effect of so many
vetOes. 10
Several important changes and i'm
provements are being made in tht
Office of the Executive Mansion. Th,
dark and dingy ante-room, so familia
to all visitors, has had the back par
tition taken out, thus extending it tt
the South front of the building, will
two windows opening in that direc
ton. 1t will be repaired, painted
and used as the Presidents Office
His present one will be for his privat
Secretary, the one north Of it for tn
aids, and the one at present used 70
them will be the future ante-room.
The bill to extend the capito
grounds, which passed the Senate to
day, proposes that the grounds shall
embrace forty-one. acres. The esti
mated cost of the additional ground
was, in 1861, about $290,O0O
Sixteen thousand four hundred an
thirty-two acres were entered by actu