The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-17
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Gold closed in Now York yesterday a.
i45A.
Prussia ia to have large and powerful
navy. ~ ~h
About sO0 applications for divorce are
pending in the courts Of New York City.
Four million dollars In gold were received
from customs last week.
General Logan il In Washington. lie
goes for impeaching the President.
Several white mon, and one negro, were
logged by order of the court at Richmond,
Va, on the l4th for petty larceny.
Daniel Carpenter, ex-inspector OF Metro
politan Police, died OF heart disease, az
New York, on the 18th.
"A terrible storm prevailed along the New
England coast on the l4th inst, doing
great damage TO the shipping,
Tho Roberts faction OF the Fenian Order
are preparing for another movement on
Canada.
PRESIDENT johnson ia reported 10 have
anid that lie does not feelinclined 20 make
further removals ffom ONCE on account OF
politics. af esfss RAD az.
Tho London Daily Telegraph, of yester-
day. doniea tho report that q Commission
is TO ba formed 20 settle the Alabama
claims. -
The plan OF general amnesty, with inn
partial suffrage, is gaining ground at
Washington. Efforts are being made to
induce the President 10 urge the South to
accept such "A solution OF difficulties.
The Iron Mountain railroad has been
sold 10 Eastern and SC. Louis capitalists
for $4,000; also, Cairo a Fulton railroad
TO the same parties for $4,000. sfelttf
Levi w. Graf, n distiller, living near
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, owns an old En-
glish bnlls-eye watch, formerly worn by
Ben. Franklin. The Massachusetts His
torical Society have offered him 81, 600 for H..
a great billiard tournament Is In progress
at Hartford Conn. Phelan, McDevitt and
other celebrates are in attendance.
At Highland Falls, Now York, large
amount of property was destroyed by the
late storm.
A sharp thief stole $4,000 In cash and
notes from store In Pearl Street, Boston,
on Thursday last. lie effected his escape
with the booty.
Intelligence from special agents sent
among the hostile tribes of Indians, gives
hopaqf y speedy, settlement OF grievances
and pacific relations. The agents. also,
expect " obtain the release of two white
women held as prisoners. balJnt
The New York Herald learns that the
Emperor OF Brazil, Don Pedro the Second,
VIII soon pay visit TO the United States,
tostndy american institutions. 8Yeg ~.
The Indebtedness OF the johnson Execu-
tive COMMITTEES, at Washington, In thirty
thousand dollars, with nothing TO show for
IL but Radical maIorgties. The Central
Johnson organization is very near It's last
VHoss. .ss4FA a&&En Ea4agtte Ia
Secretary McCulloeh Is rapidly complet-
ing his annual report. II will show that
the public debt has been decreased slIo !
100000 in six months, and that under tho
law passed In March the grcenbaclx c,rcu.
lation has been reduced $4,000. oOo The
secretaryss report will contain the san,e
general recommendation relative 70 fund.
ing the National debt that were presented
last year. Adf Na
A lady named Mrs. Mary McBurnett. N
New York city, has recovered verdict o
5000 against the several railway comma
MES OF that city for injuries sustained b,
her being thrown from car which tn
conductor started while she was in the nc
of stepping out. e.t al
A clerk In the counting room OF the NeV
York Herald absconded, Wednesday, tah
ing with him a package containing VI Ia
in one package and a considerable amour
IN addition. which he had distracted fror
the ONCE safe.
magnificent banquet was given Cyrr
W'Ffeid at the Metropolitan Hall in Me-
York City, Wednesday night. About thre
hundred gentlemen were present, anon
them Mayor Holman, ex-Mayor opdyk,
rev. Messrs, Beecher, Bellows and other
Kilograms were received from Lord None
and Captain Anderson, of the Great Eas
ern, and letters from President johnson
Generals Grant and Dix, Admiral Porte
Chief Justice Chase, sir Frederick Bruc
and others Hi