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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-02
THE PTRTIC DERT.

WASHINGTON, August 1.-The pub
lie debt statement will show further
reduction during the last two months,
of about S27,00O,OOO; S23,OOO,OOO of
the remaining $26,000,000 of certif-
Gates of indebtedness have been re
deemed during the last month The
statement also shows that 1905 are
rapidly being converted into 5-20's.
The increase pay of members of Con-
gress amounts to $500 each.
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NEWS VIA NEW YORK.

New YoRK, August I've learn
that since the announcement that the
Atlantic Cable was opened for bnsi-
ness, only made yesterday after
noon, there were twenty messages
filed fof Europe on that day, and the
gross receipts at the New York Office
were three thousand and forty six dol
lars in gold. 1q ltt
New YORK. Aug. Fifteen cases
of cholera and six deaths in this city,
and eighteen eases and five deaths In
Brooklyn, are reported to-day. H ~ F
There were three deaths from chol-
era among the troops on Governor s
/ Island last night, including one Off
Ger, Al. Smith. All officers are
relieved from duty there and ordered
to report to-day and hereafter until
the disease has abated. No person
was allowed to enter or leave the
island. !, Col. HardeL u S.6A., in
command of the post, is doing,all in
his power to improve the sanitary
condition of the island. Col. Brown,
one of the best surgeons in the army,
is surgeon-in-chief.
New YORK, August LA dispatch
from Washington says:
At,the close of the war Adams Ex-
press Company advanced 100000 to
the Virginia Railroad Company on the
understanding that they should not
carry freight for any other company
at less than they were paying. Under
these circumstances, the company un-
der General Joe Johnson's manage
ment is competitor, and the railroad
company, having established their
lines, are endeavoring to put an end
to their arrangements with the Adams
Express Company. The case is in
court, and will be decided next week.
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FROAE CALIFORNIA.

} Z SAN FRANCISCO. August 1..-Victo-
Tiaas dispatch of yesterday says: An.
enthusiastic celebration took place on
the day previous on the receipt Of the,
news Of the successful laying Of the
Atlantic Gable The Legislature adj
journed and business was suspended,
and the Governor, Chief Justice and
Mayor addressed an immense meeting
in the public square The Mayor was
to send a congratulatory address to
London. 6 ~ .4@ ~ 9.7''
The U. S. Steamer Saginaw sailed
yesterday. Victoria j. HaMumford,
of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, and Gains Street, are pas
sen fs. .'l - as
SAN FRANCISCO, July 80. = The
steamer Constitution has sailed for
Panama with $1,162, 900, in treasure,
of which 1910, $40 is for New York.
SAN Francisco, July 31.-A, fire,
this morning, destroyed the United
States District Courtroom. The
records were saved. 1
Exports of California ore for the
past six months amount to 9,490 tons.
Agents of the Swansey works are
here looking for supplies. mt
Legal Tenders ~. ci3@e4
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FROM HARRIsBURGH. PA.

HARRIsBURGl. Pa, Aug. 1.-The
Pennsylvania Soldiers Democratic
Convention assembled in this city.
Credentials were presented by dele
gates from every Representative Dis
trict in the State Gen. Jacob B.
Switzen of Allegheny, was, chosen
temporary Chairman. A committee
of thirteen was then appointed to Sc
Iect officers, after which the Conyen-
ton took recess for one hour. +
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TnE pAf,rFre,I RAIE.ROAD.

OMAHA, August 1.-The Govern
ment Commissioners yesterday. accept
ed an additional thirty five miles Of
the Union Pacific Railroad. One
hundred and sixty7three miles of, the
road are now completed, which brings
the road within thirty one miles of
Fort Kearny, which point will be
reached by the 1st of September.
Regular passenger trains are now run
ming to Grand Island. as e45ag
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-02
FRONE BRUNSWICI1. Me.

BRUNSWICK, Me-, August 1.-The
commencement of the festivities of
Bodwin College are progressing finely.
The following honory degrees were
conferred this forenoon: Rev. DR..
Woods, L. L. d.; Rev. John Pike, D..
d.; Rev. Egbert @. Smythe, d. D.;
Warner f. Willister, A. NJ. DR..
Woods to-day sent in his resignation
as President of the College. It was
granted.
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Valuable First Street Property for
~ l3@ s2oi Sale. i''o-'- -7A ,'.t'
Notice to Contractors.

,HTTHE COMMISSIONERS OF PIKH
Il County, Ind, will, on the first Monday
in August, 1866, between the hours of 10
o'clock, A. M, and 4 O'Clock, p. NJ. of said
day, at the door of the Court House in
Petersburgh, the county scat of said
County, let to the lowest responsible bidder
the contract for building a new Court
House for said County. d 3 $500 D
A plan and the specification of fsaid build
are to be seen at the Auditors Office in
Petersburgh, where sealed proposals will
be received, up to the time of letting.
No bid will be considered unless accom-
panied by proper recommendation and the
names of the sureties, to be given for the
faithful performance 5f the contract.
BY order of the Commissioners. ID, aa4
w. @. DAVENPORT, A. p. O.
June 9th, 1866. H9hu9nj junl4dtd
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CHOLERA REPORTS FROM NEW
YORK.
rnATaTE OIEOLERA.

NEW YORK, August ]. l.9Ihe NOR
tality report shows III deaths for the
week. The number of cholera cases
yesterday was 20, of which Z died in
Brooklyn. The epidemic continues
to increase slowly. There were 16
cases and 2 deaths yesterday on the
Island. No further increase of
cholera is reported.
The Board of Aldermen and Coun-
cilmen have granted the privilege to
the West Side and Yonkers,. Railway
Company to build an experimental
line of elevated railroadin Greenwich
Street, to be extended, if successful to
different parts of the city. The Com
pany is to pay quarterly into the
Treasury 5 per cent. of it's gross earn
ings, as regards city business, for the
privilege, and must deposit bonds to
the amount of $500, 600 for, the faith
ful performance of the contract.
A suit. has been brought by Gener-
al Santa Anna, in-the Supreme Court,
against, Abraham Baize and LARGO
Mosuera, for alleged frauds practiced
upon him in chartering, by defendant,
of the steamer Georgia, which vessel
brought the General and his staff
to this country, from St. Thomas.
The Herald's City of Mexico cor
respondent of the 10th ult. says:
The re- organization Of Maximilian's s
army is progressing finely. A great
rush to the American Consul is being
made by American citizens for their
neutrality papers on account of the
impending draft. asi
No new military operations had
taken place since the fall of Monterey
except the attack upon Jalapa, which
was going ON when the dispatch
sailed. r,sl s8n
A New York company of capitalists
had purchased the Government rail-
road grant and engineers were already
at work. q i'aa
The ,Heralds Panama letter says
Etz Henry Warren, the American
Minister, had arrived at Guatemala.
The Spanish Charge D'Affairs in
that State had been withdrawn, al
though Spanish immigration has been
greater of late than it has ever been
before.
The Presidential election is the alb.
sorbing topic in Nicaragua 1t is
conceded that General Benilla will
GUST Martinez, the present incumbent
The Herdld's Lima correspondent
says ball was given to Dictator Pra-
de at Lima, Peru, on the 9th of June,
when the Dictator led off with Miss
Hovey, the daughter of our Peruvian
Minister. ra
The 4th of July was celebrated by
Americans in Dallas, where the Peru
Wan government was represented by
distinguished Ministers. r"
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Removal of Hon. John D. Defrees.

Removal or Hon. John ID. DeffeeS.
g The telegraph has announced the
removal of Hon. John d. "Defrees
from the Office Of Superintendent Of
Public Printing, and the appointment
of General James B. Steadman as his
successor Mr.. Defrees has held the
Office during the three terms by the
appointment Of Mr.. Lincoln, and has
conducted the Government printing
Office with marked ability. The i'm
mense demand for printing for all the
departments, caused by the war, as
well as the increase of Congressional
reports, etc., by the same cause, has
made this Office one of great response
bility. Mr.. Defrees administration
has been such as to fully justify the
change from the old plan of public
printing, and it is shown that there
has been a clear saving of millions of
dollars to the Government printing
Office The cost of the work done by
it, if contracted at ruling rates of
printing, it would be almost double
the expense of the Office. ia .t.d ~
Mr.. Defrees' removal is attributed
to the fact that he could not follow
the President in his doublings upon
the principles of the party which elect
ed him. Mr.. Defrees is not an extreme
man, by any means, his temperament
inclining him to a conservative course
of action, and leading him to acquiz
esce in existing circumstances rather
than proceed to extreme measures;
and the fact that men of his class
could not give, even tacit approval of
the Presidents course is additional
evidence of the greatness of his defec-
ton to the principles he aYowed be-
fore the election. Both the manner
in which he has fulfilled its duties and
the cause of his removal from Office,
are highly creditable to Mr.. Defrees,
and he will retire from his position
with the esteem of the public.TIR-
didnqpolis Journal. =
Mr.. DEGREES has been one of the
most faithful men now in the country.
We happen to know, too, that hestood
by President j JOHNSON until he became
satisfied that further adherence would
drag him into the Copperhead party.
No Office within the gift of the Presi-
dent would induce Mr.. DEFREEs to
abandon long cherished political prin-
ciples. = s0
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-02
EVANSVILLE IND. THURSDAY AUGUST 1866

[ thank you in the name of my Ger
man countrymen, and of the brave
men [ was Instructed to lead during
this war, who are the rigAtful sharers
of this honor.
We have endeavored TO promote,
by our military organization, those
civic virtues which alone give value
to military success. [ am confident
every one of the Indiana soldiers re-
turned to his fire-side will now fight
with equal result as In the field, the
political battle Of the republic under
your patriotic and able leadership.
True, the political horizon looks dark,
and we have no forces to spare.
By the assassination of our Presi-
dent, Lincoln, who never lost sight of
the true compass. by the unfortunate
compromise policy, the conquered en-
emy has been enabled to organize his
ranks. and to strengthen them by as
similating the diyerging elements of
the tried National Union party They
show their reyiying spirits by perse-
cutting and numbering poor negroes
and defenseless Union men. But this
now has made strong the heart and
will of every true freeman, and. they
will conquer though the numbers may
be led on by thousands of post
masters, marshals. and other stipend
aries of the present Executive Of our
Commonwealth.
The storm of war now RACES over
the old world; the monarchical pow
ers wrestle in deadly strife with each
other for supremacy. No temporary
peace will undo the revelations of the
times. Soon the voice of the people
will be heard claiming the rights of
men. We have to take care that our
banner of human liberty, large enough
for many another star, shall. not be
lowered, but we will wave. it above
the storm, a pilot light for the strug-
Cling nations. err - ~.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-02
FROM CINCINNATI.

!, CINCINNATI, August 1.-Mr. Shell
labarger was nominated for Congress
yesterday, by the Republican Conven
ton of the 7th District.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-02

rEELING DULY THANKFUL FOR
= the very liberal patronage received
during the past seven years, and being
permanent residents of the city, desire all
persons whether they need their profess
sional services or not) to visit their rooms
and see heivarious styles of work manu-
factured. rlssl 81 f.A-AVt p AAGsA , s-stt
Improvements and inventions are being
made, and everything that will subserve
the interests of their patients is secured by
them. Their establishment and facilities
are equal to any in the Eastern cities. ,
v They have several Ansesthetics for allie
Waiting pain when extracting teeth
Cheeks that are sunken can be restored
to nearly their original contour
All desirable styles of ARTIFICIAL
TEETH made anywhere in the United
States are made by us. Irregularities OF
Children's Teeth successfully corrected.
Those having Decayed Teeth should
either have them extracted or filed (the
latter If possible1. The health of the par
ties and the remaining teeth demand it.
Z Neuralgia Affections treated; also Cleft
Palate. a apr1S
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GREAT OUTPOURING OF PEOPLE.
is, OOe PATRIOTS IN COUNCIL.
Speeches by Gen. Willich, Governor
Morton, and others.

The grafton of General Willich last
night, we feel warranted in saying,
was never excelled by any similar
demonstration in Indianapolis. At
an early hour the crowd commenced
gathering at the Circle, and the streets
were lined with people. 1t was no
ordinary occasion that brought such
a concourse of citizens together.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-02
THE CROWD.

To place a low estimate on the
crowd present, and without the least
exaggeration, We will say that there
were fifteen thousand people actually
present listening to the speeches, not
to speak of those who witnessed the
procession as it passed through the
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-02
THE PROCESSION

Was a grand affair. We are not able
20 place an estimate on the number
that participated in it. As it passed
the corner of Washington and Merid-
ian Streets it looked as though an ar
my was marching through the streets,
armed with lanterns instead of mus
kets. First came Prof Athlic Smith
Brass Band-then hundreds of men
and boys carrying torches. Next
came Haun's (German) Brass Band,
which was also followed by large
number of torches, somewhere near
the center of which was an excellent
drum corps. The procession was
formed in two columns, and between
them was a, line of carriages. The
first was occupied by General Which,
Gov. Morton, A. j. Seidensticker,
Esq, and Col. Gray. The others con-
tanned Mr.. Bischof, editor of the
Evansville Union (German), General
Knefer, Gen. McGinnis, Gen. Foster,
Gen. Macauley, Gen. Coburn, Colonel
Dewese and others.
81 THE STAND
Was beautifully decorated with flags
and green branches. On each END
were the colors of the German Con-
federation, with the battle flag of the
old 32d in the middle. The back of
the stage was also decorated with bat
tie flags, in front of which stood, in
open relief, the bust Of the much la
mented champion of liberty, Abraham
Lincoln. H0H2 JN GIN
d N#A THE MENNERCHOR.
Was present and enliyened the ceres
monies with some of their inimitable
songs: Indianapolis may well feel
proud of this society. We are not an
adept in music, but if we may be per-
mitted to give an opinion, we will say
that few M@nerchors can equal the
\ one in question.
4 asa flk THE MEETING. a,a.
aa We have ne, time to make a full
preliminary report to this grand ova-
ton TO patriotism, but we feel assured
that all who were present will bear us
I out In the statement that no previous
+ demonstration in this city ever sur
| passed it in grandeur 4sd ST
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BosToN, August 1.-THE steamer
Africa takes to Liverpool $4,000 in
cold
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~ r. w. CARROLL & CO.,
Publishers, Booksellers and Sta
9o. TONERS, s@Aelne A' y
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
III West Fourth street, 2doors east of Race.
CINCTNNAFL z iH3d

IIHaving lost our whole stock by the
we reopen with one entirely new and
fresh, composed of the latest editions of
Books, and the finest assortment of Sta
tionery. itH : AtftiH Fie2l 1m-2taW.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-02

Magnificent Ovation, to Patriotism.
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lEG indianapolis Journal,
ENERA-IasWTLLTCH.

-17-f lIR58Ag7
RECEPTION LAST NIGHT.
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qEy G1 AiimS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-08-21

loyal men to take every precaution
to defeat this plan by carrying The
Northern States as a unit. IL IS our
duty to go from house to house, to
see every man and present this issue
to him fairly, and, at the election
carry every hamlet, town and State
in the North. We must put on our
ticket man for whom every loyal
State will vote, so that there may be
no such thing as any man declaring
himself President of the United
States.
We ha> e lost too much blood and
treasure in this war to allow our vic
tories to be lightly thought of, or
agree that they were lightly bought.
1t is our duty to stand by ourselv IS
as well rs our country, by our rights
and privileges as citizens. / have
been at Washington for some time,
and | am tired ofmeeting these grey
coated gentlemen on thu streets, OF
seeing them strutting around there,
and having more privileges than you
and | can enjoy. | am tired of see
ing Northern men, soldiers and Off
GERS who went through this war
snubbed when they enter society in
country ; of seeing grand demonstra.
tons, within forty miles of Washing.
ton, to Lee and Beauregard.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-08-21
Cooks Bill.

In his South Bend speech, Speaker
Colfax thus referred to the new Ha6eaS
Corpus act
'~We also passed a bill protecting
Union officers and soldiers from the
harrassing suits commenced against
them in great numbers in the State
courts Of Southern States by the reb-
els. Thirty five hundred such suits
have been commenced in the State of
Kentucky alone. By that act we
have provided that any soldier or
officer against whom suit is entered
for property destroyed by him in
obedience to the order of his comman-
ding officer, shall have the privilege
oftransferring his suit to the Supreme
Court of the United States, in order
that Supreme Court, obtain that
justice, which through prejudice in
the State courts he could not obtain.
That bill passed with, | regret to
say, solid Democratic vote against
it."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-08-21

EF- At Shullsburg, La Fayctte
county Wisconsin, a grayish clay
colored stone has been discovered,
which burns like finder. 1t is as
hard as sandstone, and subjected to
severe pressure shows itself to be
largely impregnated with oil The
query with the owners Of the beds is,
whether to extract the oil or sell the
rocks for fuel. We believe one of
prettiest churches in Chicago is built
of stone SO thoroughly saturated
with oil, that even now it exudes
and is plainly discovered, SO discolor-
ing the surface of the stone as to
give the front peculiar yet not I'M
pleasant appearance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-08-21
aegrThe question is asked. is

HH-The question is asked, is an
American citizen returning to the
United States, after an absence in at
foreign country Of several years.
subject to internal revenue for the
time Of his absence, and he is obliged
to pay taxes on the income which he
enjoyed during the time, and by vir-
tue of his stay IN the country? Ger
tainly he is. The Income Tax law
is divided not only on every person
residing in the United States, but
also, in express terms, on "any citi-
zen of the United States residing
abroad" The limit of exaction is
is not the income derived from prop
erty invested here, or business pro-
tected by our Government, but the
tax extends TO the profits of gains
to any business CT vocation Carried
on in tho United States or elsewhere,
or from any other source whatever"
Thus, q citizen Of the United States
who may have been abroad, must
pay full income tax from the date
Of the act. There may be want of
equity in this, but such is tho law.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-08-21
SOWING WHEAT FIELDS TO GRASS. /

SOWING WHEAT FIELDS TO GRASS.
Seeing an inquiry from one of your
correspondents as to the best mode
OF getting his wheat field set to grass,
| would say to him, if he will SOW it
in March, the sooner the better, one
peck OF timothy with considerable
sprinkling OF clover to the acre, he
will be very apt to get set if the
season should be favorable. have
had some experience in sowing grass
on the prairies and find early spring
the best time to SOW, and that when
the ground is frozen, and better still
where there is snow on the ground;
then the sower can see where he has
SO wn, and will not leave strips with
no grass on it, then when the ground
thaws the seed will sink deep enough
in the ground to grow with the first
warmth of spring. / always have
the best set when | SOW on the land
where there is no other crop to come
off the same season, as have always
found that it don't pay to try to grow
two crops on the same land at the
same time, for if the oats or wheat,
or whatever 1t may be, should be very
thick, the young grass is smothered
out or in u very stunted condition,
and when the ground is cleared of the
oats or wheat the hot sun of August
will frequently kill it, but would sow
with wheat before any other Drop as
it is not apt to be so thick. Oats is
the worst crop have ever tried, as
they are very apt to be so thick in
spots as to entirely kill the young
grass then they cannot be got in
early enough in this section of coun-
try to insure agood set of grass. All
know that have had any experience
wish timothy that it is a very tender
plant W hen young, and if it does not
get good start before the hot sun
of summer comes, it is also very apt
to be killed or parohed to death, and
it is also very important that the
farmer get good set the first SOW
ing, rs it will not thicken upon the
prairies as it does in the timber, but
will be in lunches, which can be re-
medied to some extent by cutting it
to pieces with harrow in spring when
the ground is soft and pressed down
with roller.-IF. c. Campbell, in Prat-
RE Farmer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-08-21

A RIVAL TO New YoRK.-The Vir-
ginians are talking of building city
at Newport News, near the mouth
Of the James river, which shall rival
New York. From that splendid
harbor, where fought the Merrimac
and the Monitor, the distance to
Cincinnati is shorter by one hundred
and ninety three miles than from
Cincinnati to New York. Travel
along this line is not affected by the
inclemency of winter. Money has
been provided by Nothern capitalists
and within three years the 'Coving-
ton and Ohio Railroad is to be built,
and the chain Of communication,
completed by short links between
Richmond and Lynchburg ahd Rich.
mond and the coast. A French com
pany has deposited $4,000, 900 with
the State Government as security
for the completion of the James Riv-
er canal. Thus the rival of New
York is TO be connected with the
Great West by the shortest railway
and the best line of water communi-
cation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-08-21
BF~The New York Citizen wall,

nGThe New York Citizen walks
into the corrupt city government
with a vigor that has never before
been equalIcd, and which is making
itself felt. 1t gives the following
cheerful picture ofthe state of things
in the great metropolis: " We are rul-
ed out of the CUTTERS; we are domin-
ated by the sewers of this metropolis
Our local representatives are for the
most part scum-a beetle browed
and brawny banditti, as ignorant as
they arc base and not less dishonest
than shameless-such as no decent
citizen would willingly admit to the
familiarity Of his stabIes. /"