The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-04-23
LATEST NEWS,


LATEST NEWS,
Gold closed in New York ON Saturday at
l2e5s.
The total export of specie last week was
8llS.OOO.
The ship England will be quarantined
and fumigated at New York.
A fire in Philadelphia, ON Friday night,
involved a loss of $4,000 worth Of property.
Five boys were committed for trial in
New York, on Friday, for robbing a safe.
General Grant aud wife are on visit to
Richmond, Va.
The steamer England has arrived at New
York. The Hibernia has also arrived from
Glasgow. @NFf aF Mts
A new Express Company, to be called
the Merchants Union, with q capital OF
$1,000, 900, has been projected inN York.
1t is said that the Secretary of the Treas
nry is considering the question of issuing
proposals for a new per cent. loan x
Prime shipping grade Wheat sold in San
Francisco at 81 So per 100 pounds; about 81
per bushel sssss ss,ss.ssaF sassE. q
The Indians in California are becoming
troublesome, and troops have been sent to
look after them. s,ssr-
The Spanish Minister obtained ain order
from Washington to detafn the steamship
Oriental, but it came too late.
Small squads of Fenians were on Friday
moving toward Calais. Kfllian had gone
to Portland, and sennot was in command.
There is revival of confidence reported
in the Exchange market, and more spec
Native activity among brokers'
The Eight Hour Labor Bill has been re-
Jected in the Massachusetts Legislature by
vote of 100 to 25
"A Tumor that Jeff. Davis viii soon be re-
leased ON parole is again put In circula-
ton. AS it comes from Philadelphia, 1t is
not likely to be true. 94
A little girl was accidentally killed, a
few days ago, in Duchess county, New
York, by her uncle, Hiram Mcintyre. of
Illinois, while he was praeticing with a re-
volver. F
The total number of deaths on the emil
grant ship England, as reported by the
Health officer, is 200. She is now at the
lower quarantine, New York harbor.
The Western Massachusetts, Insurance
L
standing risks in the Office of the Metropol-
itan, of New York. Rather good idea.
Mr.. Paul Anassoss, Commissioner from
the Russian Government to the Western
Union Telegraph Company, has arrived in
this country, and will cross the continent
to San Francisco, to join the expedition un-
der Col. Backley, en- route to the Russian
possessions in the Northwest.
The New York Board of Health have
determined to remove the cellar popula-
ton of New York and Brooklyn to more
healthy abodes, for which the cellar popu-
lation should feel truly grateful. The
Board are also about to establish Temporal
ny cholera hospitals.
Wheeler, one of the prisoners at Corn
wall, it is said, so frightened the Canadian
magistrates by his threat to apply to An
drew Johnson for protection, that they re-
leased him, and he left on Friday morning
for New York.
The garrison at Fort Hamilton, consist
ing of the 18th infantry and portion Of
the lst artillery regulars, have been or
dered to Eastport, Me. The 1st artillery
was under Major Anderson at Fort Sumter
The master mechanics had a meeting in
strike now existing in that city Capital
lists who have heretofore invested largely
in building projects, have sought othel
channels Of investment, in view of thedif
ficnlties and expense of having work done
and mechanics VIII probably have les
TO do. s.g~s
Collector Smythe Indignantly denies hay
ing paid money to any oneto obtain office
The case OF Fallatt VS.. Delano will be takel
npby Congress to-day. sNE& #&
The plan proposed for the vault Of nev
cemetery at Washington, for the receptio
of the Union dead from the battle fields {
Virginia, has been approved by the Chic
Ouartermaster of the Department, and pre-
posals issued for its erection.
The exclusion of the Catholic migi
trates from the bench, and the press frol
the courtroom, where Murphy and sta
are being tried, in Cornwall Canada, hi
produced much indigestion. This actic
is construed as Indicating discriminate
to punish the prisoners whether innocel
or guilty. Wheeler, one of the prisoner
DIR. James B. Merideth testified before t
Judiciary Committee, on Friday, that t
subject of assassinating President Linco
was freely discussed in Canada in Febru
nv, 1885, by Sanders. Tucker, Thomps
and others, and 1t was understood tn
Booth was to he actor. Stanton and Ora
we're to be included namOng the ytctiI
He also says that a letter ON the subj
was read, purportfng to be from JEFF: Dan
and that C. g. Clay subsequently told b
that he understood all about it. Mer1ds
was formerly from Kentucky, but now
aides in Indianapolis.