Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-19
THE VERY LATEST
lTELEGR AP H.
Destructive Fire in BuRa-
10, NJ. Y.
Estimated Loss 600, ,ooo.-
900.
st. Patrick's Day in New
ufs8 York. GLs 5
News From Texas and
Mexico.
ti-Fenian Meeting in
New York.
mlsoelIaneous Items.

New YoRK, March IA Washington
special says: Sir Frederick Bruce has
ordered the West Indian Squadron to
| sail i'm ediately for Halifax with all the
disposable troops in the West Indies.
The excitement here has very much
abated..
4 The Montrealess generally believe
that the Roberts and Sweeney faction
must give their supporters somsthing
for their money. bat that the attack will
be on the upper province and on New
Brunswick, but not there or at Quebec
They deem 10 utter madness to attempt
the capture of either of those cities.
They are, however, actually armiug so
that they may guard the city in the
| event Of the troops and volunteers be-
| ing needed elsewhere.
Among the contributions received al
O'Mahony's treasury was one Of $25, 600
| from circles in California. = =
Sixty.five cases of rifles were yester-
day delivered at various Fenian armor-
les in this city.
A large and 1demonstrative anti
Fenian meeting was held last evening ct
Clinton Hall in this city.
The Times special says: Out OF $50
applications, the President yesterday APP
pointed ten West Point Cadets, in ac-
cordance with the law empowering the
i Executive TO appoint annually 10 cadets
from the country at large. 80 80 asa.
/, Gen. Spinner, of the u. s. Treasury
Department, has prepared n statement
Of the condition of the National finnnc6s
which viii be presented to Congress to-
day. Hereafter the monthly statement
of the public debt will be prepared and
published by Gen. Spinner in accordance
with the. suggestion of the Secretary of
the Treasury. i Tssi ~
The Tribune's special says that the
testimony of Gen. Lee, Speaker Bar~
bour and other noted Virginians, await
the return of Senator Howard before be-
ing given to the public.
An agent OF the Russian Government,
has been in Washington the past week,
engaged in examining our system of
disposal Of public lands, with view to
the improvemant of the system now in
use By bis own country. ssss@ AAEftZ =
The published report that fractional
currency to the amount Of 81 800 is is
sued daily by the Treasury Department,
ia incorrect The superintendent Of
printing delivers daily from ffty 70 one
hundred thousand dollars in fractional
currency. 81 - ais
/ The Herald's Washiugton special says
| that few days since o young clerk,
named johnson, declined 10 pay an as
sessment ON his salary for election pur-
poses in New Hampshire, as requested
by circular from Hon. E. q. Rollins of
that State, and attempts were thereupon
made to have him removed. Tbs Pres
ident was informed of the facts. and i'm
learning that the clerk was yet minor,
although an honorably discharged SOL
der, and had strong testimonials as to
personal character and clerical ability,
directed the Paymaster General to retain
him aud give him the earliest possible
promotion for his independence. bPoliti
clans would do well to make note OF
this. srAW .eaalq zsais Y.
NEW YoRK, March 1.-THE Supreme
Court of the United States recently de-
cided in the case Of the Internal Rove
nue. against Q savings bank in this city,
that savings deposits are equally liable,
as ordinary bank deposits, to the tax of
one half per cent. per annum.. The
banks affected are, however, reluctant to
pay the tax, and have made representas
tions to members of Congress, with q
view 10 obtaining an amendment to the
law which will exempt savings institu,
tions from its operations.
Orders have been issued for the dis
continuance of the military district Of
East Tennessee, and for the dismantling
Of 9 number of forts comprised in the
defences Of Washington.
Later Havana advices state that the
Republican demonstration proves o.
movement Of little consequence, politi-a 4
cslly. OF the 1900 captured Africans,
| 700 had been landed at San Antonio and
sold to prominent planters at the rate of
$225 each. {uo qro
To connection with the privilege re.
Gently granted BY the State Of Florida
| to an American company to land and ex-
tend q telegraph cable from the; coast of
Florida to Cuba, il is stated that the ex-
elusive right TO land telegraph cables off
the Cuban coast was conceded 10 q Span
ish company by decree issued in Mad.
rid in June, 1865
A number Of Havana cigar manufac-
turers had recently held o meeting to de-
wise some means to prevent frauds com
mitted in Germany and elsewhere By
spurious manufactures, and in the ex.
raFtation of cigars for re-importation.
One of the remedies proposed was the
establishment of q newspaper exclnsive.
ly in defence of their interestarf III r.
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