The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-24

ment. ia the cotton frauds. A great
deal Of fraud, more than first SUPP
posed, has been practiced upon the
Government and citizens Of the South
by the cotton agents. Itappears that
these agents were in the habit of con
fiscating large Quantities Of cotton In
the name Of the Government, and afs
ter ii had remainedlon their hands for
! a short time, they turned il, oyer TO an
outside party, who sold it and divided
the proceeds with the agents. Ana
other game resOrted TO extensively by
these men was to release the cotton.
npon the Daymentof a lnndsome1 bo-
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We have report here that pfomi9
nent Radicals had b fneetingin Phila-
9delphia, on the 10Th inst, at which
articles Of iJapeachmept against the
President we're prepared, They are
Ptb be submitted to d caucus OF Re-
publican members Of Congress,lonltkei
Saturday prior to the meeting Of Com
gress. The names Of the parties at7
tending the caucus in Philadelphia
will be given in due time. fl"7i -
if- Official NOTICE is given that 1.-The
President will have no time te devote
to efhce-seekeFs till after the meeting,
of Congress, "a '''l'
Alta conference between the Second
Comptroller and the Second Auditor,
in relation 10 bounty in cases of COLOR
ed troops, II was decided that proof Of
freedom on the 10Th Of April 1861,
should be no longer required, but that
full effect should be given TO the law
of Congress, approved Jppe ql5, 1866,
and the soldier accorded the benefit
OF the presumption, if the contrary
! did notappear upon his muster rolls,
and the bounty allowed if otherwise
The Second Auditor has decided
that where discharged coIored SOL
diers have applied, or may hereafter
apply toihis Office for any arrearagesf
of pay not paid on their final discharge,
or for any bounty provided by the
act Of July %, 1861, he. will also al
low in the settlement Of such claims
the additional bounty, provided by
the act of July %, 1866, if such boun-
ty shall be found due. 1F Z" A'Y9i1S Nq
n, The Commissioner Of Indian sAf4s
fairs, is siinformed that the reports of
hostility on the part Of he Cheyeppes
and Arraphoes, are without tOuhda-,
ton. The country adjacent to the
Smoky Hill route, is perfectly safe for,
| travol.ni9sl beg s0om19s sid d0Idg
A. AeWcylds Detroit special saysI II
has, transpired here that q pr0minept
iand old established drug house 10
New York has been made The victim
of several just such swindles within
thepaet few montbsas that (which has
been discovered in Bosten, To the
lalast swindle, or attempt, upon the
New York firm, the party not only
bought goods while IN the city, but
| ordered further shipments at almost
every point of his route to the West,
thus runnipgpp "a bill of thousands,
of dollars, which, but for the sharp
ness Of the firm in following up the
goods, would have been lost, as was
| thousands in other cases preceding il.
The object was 10 get the goods, sold
/ quickly pocket proceeds, and decamp,
in other, words, a. second edition of
| the Boston game9os q y9elq W9H TO
A. Worlds Boston special says: 81
Il Government securities amounting
to $35, 900. stolen last week from
the counting-room OF Messrs. Faxon
x Heart were found yesterday lying
in wharf shed on Broad Street, in
position likely to be easily seen.
About 800 In money now constitutes
the loss. 'aniba9- dilN b9ie
/ The liquor prohibition question
will SO strongly in. municipal politics
at this election. The Republican
nominee for Mayor is a prohibitionist,
but is understood to be inclined to
letathe liquor question alone. The
Democratic candidate isJa temperance
man in. practice, but favorable to the
license law Both men are of supe-