The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-11

special states that Murphy and Nee
han. prisoners at Cornwall, have been
removed to the Citadel at Quebec.
A st. Adams special states that
Col. Scanlon has arrived there. 1t
was his regiment which defeated the
British at Pigeon Hill. He has or
dered it to withdraw.
General Spear still holds Pigeon
Hill. .rresss.,-....sr~ ss.-s,
Carpenters Hotel there was torn
down because the proprietor feared
and defed the Fenians.
Col. Livingston, with United States
troops, moved out to the border SIX
pieces of artillery
General Spear passea Fairfield to-
day.
Three thousand British are concen-
trating at Richfeld to intercept Gen.
Spear.
Ten tons of Fenian ammunition
were seized at Burlington by the
United Stares Marshal.
Eight British volunteers died from
fatigue on their departure from 1T
Armaud.
A Malone special states; 1t is be-
lieved that Fenians there under com
mand of subordinate officers win at
once proceed to st. Albans to reinforce
General Spear Horses to mount
cavalry are being obtained along the
korde4t tseneral Murphy advised the
men to remain in Malone a few days
and he would give them a fight.
1t is supposed that General Meade
will have to proclaim martial law and
drive the Fenians from Malone at the
point of the bayonet, as soon as he re-
ceives reinfoTcements.
An 0gdensburg special says. Col.
O'Neil is at Malone, and is emphatic
in his declaration that blow is to be
struck before Sunday night.
A dispatch says that the United
States troops are thoroughly tainted
with Fenianism, and can't be relied
upon to enforce extreme measures.
New YORK, June 9.-The steamers
City of London, Teutonia, Fulton,
Denmark, Brazilian and United King
dom, sailed for Europe to-day. The
three first take about s., ,215,0 900 in
gold.
The steamer New York, from AS
pinwall, with California mails to the
10Th, has arrived, bringing 1858, 900 in
News from the South Pacific unim-
portant.
A grand national banquet has been
given at Lima, in honor of the re-
pulse Of the Spaniards.
Nothing has been heard of the new
Peruvian iron clad since leaving Bra
I'll.
New York, June 9-The Times S
special gives the history of the Rich
mond Gold case in brief, as follows:
The gold was seized in Georgia, and
the President ordered it sent here
The Richmond banks, represented by
w. H. Mcfarland, James Kaskit,
and John M.iSpeed, attorneys -at-law
claim the gold upon their showing
and in the absence of evidence since
obtained, not then suspected to exist
the President ordered the delivery Of
the gold to the banks by the Secretary
of the Treasury, provided that h(
should be satisfied that it was never
seized or controlled by the Confeder,
ate Government, or any of its officer:
or agents. The officers of the bank;
swore that the Confederate Govern
menu udu uO 1ulGIccb III tnC SOlu, AIT
lust as it was about to be handed over
it was found that a gross deception
had been practiced, and that this gold
and other sums, amounting in all t.
$500. 900, had all been in the hands 0
the rebel commissary department, anc
was carried by one of its officers ou
of Richmond, and part of 1t issued
The remainder he turned over to tn
Richmond bankers, who were wit
him in Georgia, to pay bonds whicl
the State of Virginia gave to tn
banks for the loan of this identica
gold, to be used to feed Lees army.
The decision of the case will b
rendered in a few days.
New YORK, June 9.-Specials fror
Washington, to the evening paper;
say prominent North Carolinians sa
their State will be the first to acceI
the new Constitutional amendment.
Leonard Huyek, President of th