The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-24
Dsfeatalaof the Haytiens
Plotting of Another ReVo-
az luton.
Brigadier General Palmer
Eg Pardoned. i
Suffering in Louisiana

kw YonN, Nay z3.-The ~
bassss news from Havana, Of the 18th,
says several caves of guano have been
discovered on the Island, and the pc
troleum diggings are progressing fa-
Gen. Dulee has been requested by
Gen. Dezurki to delay his departure
until the latter arrives.
Orders have been issued by the
Governor General forbidding the Civ
ing of lectures in private homes. =
The Government monopoly of to-.
bacco has been abolished.
Advices from st. Domingo, to the
9TH, state that President Balze was
passing sentence of death on prison
ers of war and conspirators captured
by his men. The Haytians had been.
defeated by the troops of Balze. }
Another revolution has been plot,
ted in Hayti, and President Jeffrard
had.no confidence in his troops.
The reported rinderpest in Panama
proves to be a disease resulting from
the use of young grass By the cattle.
1t is not contagious.
The President yesterday granted
pardon to B. Palmer, formerly Briga-
der General in the rebel army, ON the.
strongest recommendations.
The President has granted pardons
to the following named persons held
for criminal otfenses. Charles K.
MOulde. of IllInjis, now under arrest
for stealing Letters from the Post Of
fee at Ghicagoa Geo. Cook: of New
York, convicted Of smuggling and
sentenced to 80 days confinement.
and to spay a1ine- Of 500; James
Bowling, of New York; also convicted
of smuggling, and sentenced to pay a
fine of 800 and be Imprisoned for go
days.
The War Department reports that
of It's employees, $3.50 We're IN the
Union army. and but one in the re- bel
army The latter was appointed ito
nlace by Mr.. Lincoln, because he was
3 deserters and was obliged to have
some occupation that would not sub
iect him to re-captureS
The suffering in Louisiana, in con-
sequence of the prevailing food, is
considerable The people IN the de
overfowed districts are actually SUI
fering for food. ( =
NEW YoRK, May 23.-7The losszat
. heAcademy of. Music eonHagratlon
with adjoining buildings, !. is not much
over $1,000. 900. ThesAcademy, witt
the ground, cost 1875 900, upon whlef
wasSinsuranee to the amount of $126,
OOOs Tt is estimated that Sl2O, ,O6'
will be sufficient to rebuild it. Tn
Onera House managers have met, an
are determined to have the Academ
re-huilt by the 1st of November.
is.now ascertained thattwo fremen-
David Walters and Peter Welch-
we're burned to death. Their remain
were discovered this megning. Som
barrels in restaurant in the rear
the Academy were set ION hre, an
calased the confagratloK
Number of deaths here last Meel
250: increase over precious week z
Tventy-seven deaths were by aceaden
SThe~Coroner's inquest over Presto
Kfnpsbody at Brooklyn, rendered
ySFdi6t of Came to- his death
inmning from feesrry-boat, on Noyen
ber Beth, under Temporary insanity
THE Board of Health discoxert
four stables, in Brooklyn, where 4
cows ahe fed. on sTill. G +,
The. Board of Excisel granted-
licenses TO Stll il4uOA' - q
THE morning papers have the +
lowingspecihl dispatches from was
lngsSSs' gFSs1HouJe Committee on clai
have decided tospostponss the ct
s;deration Of the Senate, blu, for t
/. relief Of certain naval centractto
til M the Both of June next. This Go
,n;+teeShaye had 430 cases submit
to them this session, and have repor
adversely in $50 of them. Theela
amoInted in the aggregate to, o
fwenfpi millions Of dollars: and
claims claims allowed have fallen be
one hundred and sfftye Thousand
lars. ~, 81 !.
The refusal of the Fenate to Q,
firm General Frank Blair as Cole
Of Internal Revenues at st Lt
was reconsidered by that body IN
ecutive session on Friday, and
whole subject re-epened.
J b. Smith and MAJOR Cheeny
reported to have been appointed
lector and Assessor OF the FIRST
gressional District OF Wlscons
vice Emerson and Bronson, reno
Colonel Starr is also spoken 9
almost certain to receive the
mastership of Milwaukee errress
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