The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-25
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

ne oregon LEGISLATURE OTSdHlAtu Ou
the 10th inst, II. r. Carndyns was
elected President of the Senate, and
r. A. Chenoweth, Speaker OF the
House.
Ward, Democrat, has been elected
to Congress from the Covington Dis
trict, Kentucky, in place OF Green
Clay Smith.
The Vincennes Gazette says that
out of nearly two hundred Ministers
who attended the Conference in that
city, there was not single Democrat
or johnson man. Good for the M.
E. Church.
The Rockport Democrat says that
if Gen. Which had received his de-
serts he would have been hung as a
traitor in his own country. The JIM
pire says the Democratic editor never
said so much for a traitor.
Charles Stratton, William O'Brien,
William Thompson, William Reming-
ton, and Vincent Smith, of Philadel-
phia, have been arrested for the lar
ceny of two tons of railroad iron.
The Springfield (Mass.) Repubi-
can, which has been trying hard not
to be against the President, finds his
speeches too much to stand, Like
the New York Times, the Republican
is filled with disgust, and administers
sharp rebuke to Mr.. johnson.
The Richmond Times, having heard
from Maine, has concluded to post
pone the disiutegration of the Radical
party for year at least.
1t is suggested that the reason
Andy johnson makes so many allu-
sion to his past acts and speeches is
because they are SO much better and
more loyal than anything he says or
does nowadays l. 5aGeeoa3 i. e
A Camp Of the Grand Army of the
Republic has been established at La
fayette, with Capt. w. FL. Laymon as
Post Commandant, Major l.. A. Foote,
Post Adjutant, and Capt. JgW.l Ross,
Quartermaster. . ,d ~ M. ls.ili1 . -
DIR, Bryant and Job Hatfield. have
published two series Of appointments
in Perry County and failed to appear
in both instances, because they would
have to divide time with Union speak
ers. Perry will give a good report in
October a.aa-.a n a.a cit, e. .i ~
Ia The Union men of old Montgomery
will have a grand Jubilee at Craw-
fordsyille on Saturday, October 9Th,
1906. 1T is intended that this, shall
be THE meeting of the campaign in
Pfhe Eighth District. ss.a.I iss'.i So s
More than one hundred removals of
New York postmasters of various
grades were made on the 20th.N Post
master General Randall was all day
| besieged by a swarm of importunate
| applicants for. places.
Rumor says that Gen. Tom Thumb
will soon have another Thumb on his
hands. ...
ia Captain Winslow, late Of the Kear-
sarge, is in Montreal, and is regard
ed with considerable interest.
It is as we expected. Thurlow
Weed was so disguised with the
Democratic State Convention at AL
| bany, that the New York Times is
trying to creep back into the Union
party.
As the door of the White House
closed on Saturday night, the last
sound heard was something like that
Circle, round, alderman, 'titution,
people, thirty-six, 'umble individual,
eleven States, tuition, tuition, tuition,
hands of people, every Office, gift OF
people, why don't yer hang Thad.
Stevens? glorious Constitution, htc. "
The Pennsylvania Copperhead dele
cation, headed by CoWan, Ancona and
Elk Governor Bigler, have completed
their arrangements with President
johnson in regard to the election in
that State. Every influence in the
Presidents control is to be used to de.
feat Geary, and all the Office holders
| in the State who do not at once give in
4 their adherence to My Policy Will
be kicked out and johnson men ap-
pointed in their stead. 80 =.
| TIhIpg fII5E
General Grant is expected at Galena
in October, to witness the marriage OF
fColonel Babcock, of his staff, to a
charming young lady of that city
The Generals house is kept in excel
lent order, and ready for occupation
at any time. Visitors are always adj
mitted.
Dispatches from Louisiana say that
urgent demands are being made OF
Governor Wells to convene the Leg
islature in extra session ostensibl fol
the repair of the levees on the river
but really to accomplish his impeach-
ment-as the Legislature is as ultra
Southern as the Governor is Radical,
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