The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-15
LATEST NEWS.

There was one death from cholerain the
New York Hospital on Sunday.
The total receipts of Internal Revenue on
Saturday amounted to 8, 232, 376 50.
The total receipts from customs during
the last week amounted to $3.50 953.
Prof. Howell, of Cincinnati, died on sun
day. 49,
r. t. Armstrong, formerly of Cincinnati,
was killed in Paris, KY, on Saturday.
There were seven suicides in Cincinnati
last week. . p
Upwards of 10000 people attended the flu
neral of John ]. Davis, Grand Master of
Odd Fellows, in New York on sunday
Earnest efforts are being made to reduce
the number Of volunteers in the service.
The joint resolution was not likely to be
reached in the Senate yesterday unless
specially called up.
The Senate is said to be much ahead of
the House in point of business, although
eappropriation bills passed by the House
are pressing on the Senate.
A New Orleans special to the Commercial
says one white man and FIVE negroes were
burnedto death at q fire on New Levee
Street in that city.
JEFF. Davis, it is said, received the intelli-
gence of his Indictment with Indifference.
His main point of defence will be based ON
the prerogative of every citizen to sustain
the official action of his State.
Gov Goodman, delegate from Arizona.
has no doubt of the truth of the reported
capture OF Fort Goodman and the massa-
ere of the garrison.
The new excise law was pretty generally
enforced Gin New York on Sunday. The
restaurants were open, however. There
were eighty-six arrests for enfringements
of the law.
The Commissioner of Agriculture hes re-
ceived from the Austrian Agriculture So
ciety some choice seeds donated to the
United States for experimental purposes.
The Commissioner believes they will prove
a valuable acquisition to the agricultural
interests of the country,
The Legislative, Executive and Judicial
appropriation bill was to be reported yes
terday, and will be considered probably at
once. Among the items of the bill as it
passed the House is an appropriation of
$500 900 for issuing Treasury notes and au-
thorized loans. ~ Fl
A proviso requiring that no more money
be expended on experiments in Hydrostatlc
Printing until O. specific appropriation is
made for that purpose, has been stricken
out by the Senate Finance Committee at /
the instance of Mr.. Clark
General Howard has commenced the
distribution of the $4,000 appropriated by
Congress for the relief of destitute freed
men in the District of Columbia. A I
board has been established and the /
mcst careful measures taken to guard /
against impostors.
The Paymaster General has issued a
special order directing that the pay of |
about one hundred officers in the volun-
teer and regular service be stopped until I
they square up accounts with the Govern
ment. So much negligence has occurred /
in this respect thatthe Paymaster General
is determined to bring those derelict Off
GERS up with a round turn.
Much excitement prevailed yesterday at
the Stock Board in Philadelphia, over the
failure of Work, McCouch & Co., bankers.
Their failure has entailed heavy loss to
stock spectators They were great bears
in Restonville Railroad shares, which they
had forced up to S45, but which yesterday |
had declined to IS per share.