The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-18
LATEsT NEWS.

One hundred and forty-one cases of chol-
era, and forty deaths, reported. in st. Louis
yesterday.
Another officer of the Freedmen's Blu
rean, G. Clark Abbot, has been murdered
in Texas.
Advices from South America indicate
that the Paraguyans have obtained the adj
vantage over the allies.
A special session OF the Mississippi Legis-
Iature has been called for the 18th of Octo-
Der.
President Roberts has called a meeting
of the Fenian Congress, at Troy, New
York, on the 4th of September.
The New York Herald insists that crisis
approaching in Mexico. 1t has been ap-
preaching for some time.
The Scientific Convention is still in ses-
sion in Buffalo. Our dispatches give sum-
mary of the proceedings.
There were eleven new cases of cholera
in New York on Thursday, and ten deaths.
In Brooklyn twelve cases and foursdeaths.
Two men named Howard and Pettingili
have been arrested in New York charged
with being implicated in a recent bank
robbery.
The officers of the United States squad
ron had grand reception at the Court of
st. Petersburg ON Wednesday. Our navy
boys are having good time evidently.
2 6 A dispatch from Berlin indicates that a
rupture of the present peace in Europe is
not improbable, growing out of the diff
Guilty experienced in the adjustment of the
federal property acquired by the war.
small ship called the Red White and
Blue, containing two men and dog, which
sailed from New York ON the 9th of July,
had arrived safely at Hastings, England,
on its way to London.
Seventy OF the best speakers who are to
attend the Convention of Loyal Southern
ers In Philadelphia, In September have
made appointments to deliver speeches in
Il various parts.of the country previous to
that Convention. r
The Navy Department has received off,
cial Information from the East India
Squadron, which will be found in our tele-
graph columns. .ssss
The Navy Department has issued a gen.
eral order awarding medals of honor to
gallant seamen, for extraordinary heroism
in the line of their profession.
General ]. NJ. Schofield has been desig-
mated as Assistant Commissioner of the
ASSASA A11AOAht POnItAOE
occupied by Major General Terry.
EBernard Freery was executed yesterday
New York, for the murder of Harry
Lazarus. Albert c. Starkweather was hung
in Hartford, yesterday. He was known as
the Manchester murderer.
Gov. Fenton, of New York, has directed
Senators Morgan and Harris, of that State,
to attend the Convention of Southern 10y
alists, to be held in Philadelphia, on the
3rd of September and assure them of the
IA hearty sympathy of the Union men of
fU New York for them, in their efforts to re-
construct the rebel States on a loyal basis
Napoleon was officially notified by the
sPrussian Government on Wednesday that
1T could not consent to the extension of the
fTe boundaries of France to the Rhine. The
i Emperor artfuIIy replied. that he had only
Iisam made the demand to satisfy publ opinion.
The New York Herald reports another
Fenian scare in Canada. A grand Fenian
picnic is to be held ON Grand Island, Mag
"a river, in . Few days, atwhich 5,00o Fem
tans are expected, all armed and equipped.
Gen. Dick Taylor Is reported to be the lead
9 er of the Fenians, who are expected to
make descent on Canada from the
- Island. 9
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