The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-14
Arrival cf the Steamer
Asia from Liverpool.
Negro School-Houses TO be
Re built in Memphis.
Workings of fha F eed.
mems Bureau in the =,
South.
NEWS wa NEW YoRK.

NEWS VIA NEW YORK.
NEW York, May 12-The steamer
Asia, from Liverpool, has arrived
News anticipated. r.
A Washington special says the SEN.
ate to-day confirmed Gen. Mann as
Collector of Internal Revenue for the
LIST District of Illinois, vice Schuder,
removed.
An attempt will be made to pass
Senator Henderson's bill, restricting
the Presidents power of removal from
Office without cause. ~
The veto of the Colorado bill will
be presented at a special Cabinet
meeting ON Monday, and then trans
mitted to the Senate.
Tn the case of the Merchants Ma
tional Bank, had it not been for the
conduct of COL Paulding, in disobe-
dience of orders in attempting to prop
up the concern, both of his Secretaries
being Directors in the bank, no loss
would have been sustained by the
Government The Court of Inquiry
are still taking testimony in his case,
and will probably report next week.
The House Committee on Public
Expenditures met to-day, and laid
plan for the investigation Of alleged
fraudulent practices on Boston and
New York Custom Houses, which
they will prosecute vigorously.
Gen. Howard yesterday received the
following dispatch from. Gen. Clinton
B. Fisk, the head of the Freedmen s
Bureau in Tennessee: (
MEMPHIS, May 8, 1866.-All the
school houses will be rebuilt and the
; schoolsSaN opened again IN ten days.
1 shall remain here until waste places
are restored. Z
.[Signed, :. CLINTON B. FISK,
{ Brevet Major General" :
A Washington special says a. com-
mittee of FIVE. consisting. of Senators
aDo6little, P0n1eroy, 1 Ahthony, Cowan
and Lane. met this morning to take
into consideration The nronrietI of'
reducing tke clerical force of tlAe Fu
terror Department and increasing the
pay of the remainder The aggregate
saving to the Department by this
means, it is estimated, will be about
$1,000. The various heads of the
Bureau were before the Committee
and are generally IN favor Of the plan
a bill for that purpose will soon be
NEW York, May 12.-Generals
Steadman and Fullerton, the Conn
miseioners appointed to investigate
the workings of the Freedmen's Bu-
reau of the Southern States, have
made report of their observations in
Virginia and North Caroline They
sustain the charges which have been
freely made against the Agents being
: interested In speculatioas, and recon-
mend the removal of the present of
feers in those States and the transfer
of the duties to the officers command
ing troops in these States, as the
Agents have but little to do, all
cases for trials for adjustment having
been turned over to the civil courts
New YORK, May 12.-The TIb,es's
Washington special says: Indications
are unmistakable that the joint reso-
lutions which passed the House yes
sil terday will be modified In the Senate,
by striking out the third section en-
tireiy, or substituting for it proEi-
sion declaring. certain classes of promi-
flent rebels forever Ineligible to office
under the National Government.
The President has appointed Col.
Walter B. Scales Collector of Customs
for Chicago. siTIk aaT0sf Hofa
To get up. the new five, cent piece
which will soon be issued, it will cost
about a$600,000g There will, when
the con. is completed, be $4,000, 900 Of
this money in circulation, that being
the amount of postage currency the
coin is intended to supersede.
Col. james G. Golfers, formerly OF
Ohio, has been appointed Receiver oi
Public Moneys at Santa Fe, vice John
Graner, late of Columbus, Ohio
New YORK, May 12.-Head Centre
Stephens made speech, on Saturday
in which he repeated his assurances
that his mission here was to close ur
the gap in the Order. He promised 3
lengthy speech at the meeting soon tC
be held.
Troy, N. Y, May 12,-The iror
moulders' strike in this city, which
commenced some six months since
has ended. the last foundry having