The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-19
LATEST NEWS.

Tine Aouse Is WORKING vigorously on the
Tax Bill.
The President has approved several bills
recently passed by Congress. ~
tits said that Gen. Howard will shortly
be removed.
Head Executive Stephens starts on his
tour through the States on Tuesday.
Mar. Thomas Brown, of Ohio has been APP
pointed private Secretary to Collector
Smythe, New York.
1t is believed by the Commissioners that
me Merchants National Bank will be able
- topay about per cent. on it, liabilities
The Monroe Doctrine was strongly adj
Aered to in Congress, on Thursday, in the
discussion of Mexican affairs sa--s. 4fi4a.
&c aAa. stuart has introduced q bin I'm the,
Senate to remove the Bureau of Indian
AfEairs from the Interior to the War De-
partment s. pEs&esG
The steamer Memphis was sunk on the
night of the 18th at Island No. 20, in the
s5a08 mississippi, and lis total Toss She was
insured in Cincinnati for $4,000. 81 Z
One span of the railroad bridge at Clarks-
I'D vile. Tenn, gave way yesterday morning.
rs a construction train was passing over,
and the train precipitated 100 feet into the
szs W zzriver.l Seventies were lost. ! a. b9lil
"a Intelligence has been received Of the
2 - DID,, Bishop of Maine He was en- route
from the West Indies, whittier he had gone
for his health. q
A convention of the presidents of the
Southern Railroads is being held in Rich
mond, to secure q uniform schedule of
time and rates of fare.
Colonel MARYLAND has returned from his
second trip to the Southwest, having cor
rected the abuses in the)maif service and
settled the difficulties between the con-
tractors from Cairo to New Orleans. q q
alQheState of Virginia on Thursday issued
$4,000 in coupon bonds to pay the interest
on the State debt This is the first issue
under the recent act of the State Legisla-
ture.
The Pension Bill was the special order in
the Senate yesterday, and Sherman's FL
nance Bill goes over fora week, as the Con-
stitutionaI amendments will come up on
Monday. aas s3afa 10
The Consular, Diplomatic, and West
Point Appropriation Bill has been finished
I'm the Senate and returfied to the House,
with no material amendments. s43
Asto guaranteeing the loan of Mexico, it
xle, Is thought not advisable, but ratherto sell
her arms, ships and provisions, and take
her bonds in payment, but it is not likely
"a Congress will do either, ~ isAaa
The report of Steadman and Fullerton on
tile working of the Freedmen's Bureau In
south Carolina has been submitted to the
President. The same complsints as were
made in North Carolina, are reiterated.
Sweeney, it is said, expresses the belief
that Stephens is nothing more or less than
British spy, and was allowed to escape
by the British authorities to visit this
country in their interest.
sJamesAnderson,r removed from the Office
rxf ntO of he oh
tiary on account of his Union sentiments
has been appointed by, the President, and
confirmed by the Senate, Collector of In
ternal Revenue for the Southern District
of yirginiaY g9 iQEAN Hsv
The Minnesota Sioux Indians who were
not dispersed by our operations in 1862
who were kept in close confinement on the
Missouri River, one hundred miles above
the capital of Dacotah Territory-five hum
bred were, however. confined at Daven-
port, Iowa-by order of the Secretary of the
Interior have been released and sent to the
"a northwest part of Nebraslza.n AT this ae-
- ton The people of Dacotah are particularly
indignant. The whole affair was conduct
ed with much secrecy, and will probably
lead to an investigation. ~
On Thursday, at a convention of Loyal
men held in Alexandria, Va, resolutions
offered, setting forth that the rebel
lion was wicked and causeless, and tina
some discrimination should be made be
tween those who supported the Govern
naent and those who fought against it, an,
recommending that all who voluntaril,
10 bore arms in aid of the rebellion should b
excluded from the elective franchise; bu
if all are restored to the right of suffrage
that negroes should be allowed the right t
9aa vote, The resolutions also express conf
es dence in the majority of the present. Con
aas gress. They indorse the administration c
- President johnson while Governor Of Ter
coy nessee, and his declaration that loyal me
alone should govern the country The
declare that the loyal men of Virginia al
under the rule and tyranny of pardone
rebels, and that the disqualification q
rebels either to vote or hold office is absc
luteIy necessary for their safe and com
Portable residence in Virginia. They more
over rspzdiate the acts of the late Legisls
= ture which met In Richmond, and ask tha
the meeting of the Constitutional CONVEX
ton may originate with Union men. 8
ERRoR-=0nr our second page, i
speaking of the recent conventions Z