The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-16

TELEGR A PHI.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
FEARS OF FURTHER TROUBLE
WITH FENIANS.
ANOTHER RAID ON FORT ERIE
ANTICIPATED.
THE WHEAT CROP IN ALABAMA.
THE WHEAT CROP IN ALABAMA.
IMMENSE, CONFEDERATION IN
PHILADELPHIA.
TWO COTTON FATORIES BURNT;
LOSS HEAVY.
NEWS VIA NEW YORK.

NEWS VIA NEW 4OAkAA.
New York, june ia dispatch
from Ogsdensburg says one, of Gen.
Meade's staff has expressed fear of
further trouble at Buffalo. General
Meade was suddenly called back from
Albany to that point, and four COM
panies of troops have been ordered
from Malone, there.
An Ottawa dispatch says another
raid is expected at Fort Erie. Four
teen Fenians have been arrested at
Hamilton, with important dispatches
on their person. Information as to
movements of troops is forbidden,
and something important is on the
carpet Large numbers of Fenians
are reported as assembling along the
Southwestern border. h9r
A Buffalo dispatch says the Feni-
an Gen. Burns has challenged Col.
Lowry, Of the British forces at Fort
Erie, to pitched battle of 1000 or
5000 troops.
New YoRk, june 15.-The morn
ing papers contain the following spe-
cial kilograms from Washingtone
A case, of interest to bond holders,
will be decided to-day by First Comp
troller Taylor, of the Treasury De-
partment, upon the following estab-
lished facts Mr.. Wenge bought ten
81 900 United States Bonds with con-
secutive numbers. Having no fire
proof safe he cut off the coupons, as
he asserts, as additional security
against fire, burglars, &c. Four of
the bonds were subsequently stBlen.
from him, and all efforts to recover
them proved fruitless. He asked for
renewal of the bonds. Mr.. Taylor
{ decided that for the bonds and cou-
pons returned entire, though separa-
tex. new ones can be issued; for those
stolen but not recovered new ones
can not be issued. The law does not
authorize the issue of new bonds for
!. the stolen ones The holde1>can col
Iect. the interest coupons as they fall
due, but nothing more can be done.
The House Committee on Com
merce has agreed to report back the
Senate. bill to prevent smuggling, and
Recommending concurrence n~'the
Senate amendment. .cN
The Assistant Commissioner of the
Freedmen Bureau, Alabama, reports
that the grain crop this year viii reach
nearly the average before the war,
both in quantity and quality. and if
not wholly consumed by immediate
necessity for food, will be able to meet
all future requirements for seed; that
= it will not be wholly consumed is in
ferred from the sharp experience they
have had of the necessity for seed, and
from the fact that most of the persons
who have grain crops have but little
cotton which will afford them relief
before the corn, which is their princi-
pal crop, is ripe; and also from the
further fact that Governor Patton will
leave in a few days for ST. Louis and
Chicago, where, it is hoped, he will
be able to purchase large supply of
corn and wheat to supplement food
issued by the Government
The House Committee on foreign
affairs had up the Mexican question
to-day, and concluded to wait further
developments before they took any
action. at
The Senate Finance Committee viii
report the tax bill on Monday at the
latest. Among the changes from the
House bill are the following:
They have added to the free list
sulphur, SdltpeOTe, AHl0fIcdn Wlu0S
and cast iron water-pipes. They have
taken out mowers and reapers, wood
en- ware, sorghum machinery and iron
bridges; also paper, except printing
levying tax of 5 per cent. on al
other qualities The tax on clothine
IS raised from / to 2 per cent. CottoT
is cut down from to 2 per cent. IL
place of the ad valorem rate on cigars
they have substituted uniform rate
of ten dollars per thousand on all ei
gars valued at over twelve dollars
The tax on smoking tobacco is hxeC
at fifteen cents per pound instead o
twenty cents. 50
The House section in regard t
moities is stricken out, as are also tn
amendments to the income tax, thu
leaving the tax as it now stands. Tn
tax of 10 per cent. on the issues o
State banks is suspended for one yea
from July 1st, next.
The u. s. District Court Grani
Jury for the Southern District 0
Alabama, Busteed's District, hav
found bill of Indictment agains
Geo. M Gale, on the charge Of con
spiracy and murder to overthrow tn
United States Government.
Gale has been arrested and held i