The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-15
South American Advicas.
The Body of Preston King
Found.
Congressional Items.
Enforcement of the Excise
Law in New York.
Sabbath School Celebra-
ton in Washington.
NEWS VIA NEW YORK.
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New York, May 14.-The Tones
special says the bill making an appro |
priation for Legislative, Executive and |
Judicial, expenses will be called up In
the Senate tomorrow, and will be |
considered at once or set as a special |
order for a given day this week. In
the bill as It passed the House there |
is an appropriation of 100000 for
issuing Treasury notes and authorized
loans.
A proviso requiring that no more
money be expended on experiments
in Hydrostatic Printing by the Trea-
sury Department until specific ap-
preparation is made therefor. In the
force of facts, susceptible of the plain
est proofs of showing the propriety of
the proviso above set forth, Mr.. Clark
has succeed in getting the same struck
out by the Senate Finance Committee
General Howard has commenced
the distribution Of the $25, 900 appro-
priated by Congress for the relief of
destitute and suffering freedmen in
the District of Columbia
A board has been appointed, with
DR. Rayborne, Chief Medical Director
of the Bureau, as Inspector, and the
Superintendent for each. Every
case of destitution reported is thus
thoroughly examined, and the relief
afferded'is granted with care and dis
crimination @
The reconstruction joint resolution
is not likely to be reached in the
Senate to- morrow, unless specially
called up. The Senate is much be-
yond the House in business at present.
The appropriation bills which have all
passed the House, are pressing upon
the consideration of the Senate.
The World special says Every
means which may be consistent with
the welfare Of the country will be
used to reduce the number of volun-
teers yet in the service 81
Gov Goodwin, Delegate in Con-
gress from Arizona, does not take
doubtful sides of the massacring
story, attributed to Ross Browne
Gov. Goodwin saysthat it is an. easy
matter for the Indians to gather a.
force of 1000 for tire cherous expe-
dition like the one eppesented as
capturing Fort Good in and massa-a
cring its inhabitants. He has reason
to believe that it is true.
The new excise law was generally
enforced in the. city yesterday. The
restaurants, however, were open and
drove thriving business.
Large numbers of people also made
excursions to the rural districts of the
western part of the county where the
law is not enforced,
2algThere were e6 arrests for infringe
ment of the law in this city, K.
Active arrangements are making for
the great demonstration. in Jones'
Wood saHMB eses0A &ANA "a
Upwards of 1000 people attended
the funeral of the late John J Davis,
Grand Master of Odd Fellows, yes
terday. rs Eu1TgTf egfals sIa
One death from. cholera yesterday
on the hospital ship Falcon.
The Tribme's special says the total
receipts of Internal Revenue were ST.
232,376 so. Receipts from customs du-
ring the week ending the 18th inst. were
as follows: New York, $2225. $50; Phil
adelphia, $103, $50 46: Boston, $780,
415 81 Baltimore, $6062 "a making
the aggregate income received from
these sources for the period mention
ed, So, ,939, ,953 03.
The disbursements of the Treasury
- on account of the War office, War, Ma
q vyand Interior Departments For the
Navy, $1,279,276; Interior, 1857 ,004
$1,616,630 of National Bank note cur
rency was issued last week Total
amount to date, $272. .878, 1896. The
following is the statement of the cash
vaults of the Treasury on the 18th
inst: u. S. Legal Tenders, $268, 900;
National Bank Notes, $92, ,280;
Fractional Currency, of all de-
nominations, 81 ,476, ,7S5; Silver,
$205, 600; $500 reserved from tenn
porary loan; $30,000,000, reserved
fund, surplus issue of u. S. notes; $37,
932, ,425, reserved FUND, surplus issue;
Compound Interest notes, 80, 81 ,300.s
The Commissioner of Agriculture
has lately received fromothe Schiller,
Agricultural Society of Austria, a very
fine collection of.choice seeds donated
ss to the United States for experimental
purposes, The Commissioner is Of
the opinion that the experiment will
satisfactorily demonstrate the adapta-
bility of many of the seeds in American
climate, and probably prove valua-
sble acquisition to the agricultural in
terests of the country.
New York, May 14-From Buenos
Ayres there are dates to March q,
and Rio Janeiro to April g.
The Paraguayans had, it was said,
crossed the COruna at Candelarca.