The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-14
IATEsT News.

s,aorSGold closed in New York yesterday at
O ssts7S. "a - 4A lo VNse af4 evnezss .El
s s's9 Louis Fox, the noted billiardist, is
missing. .iil3is 81 10
i5s,, The Kentucky and CT attanooga, Rail-
ail road is to be reconstructed immediately.
:GslpA fire at Waukeegan, ILL.,, on the 18th
eD destroyed Dickinson Hall Block. ~ Is
10 The citizens of Toronto, c. w, are NOV
30 ing in favor of the Ship Canal enterprise.
So The southern loyaAsts of Washington
- are urging the territorial plan of recon-
40. Mtruction. grsftrfssfef,-t'. q ~
sis Delegates from the Boards of Trade OF
1.-THE principal Northwestern cities met at
$50 Chicago ON the 12ths and took measures to
o. urge upon Congress the construction of
"the Niagara Canal ~. & -ii''uo
-anil A bill was reported on the 18th, by the
a., House Committee on the judiciary, re-
nj lpealing the act of 1890, which limits prose
. BUTTONS for treason to within three years
e Si after the date OF the commission of the
crime. The proposition is said to have
created quite a sensation, and it is said
yhT that 1t Will be strongly opposed by mem-
= Ia bers of all parties as an ez post rcto law.
-ihoo. The Second Auditor has issued circular
~, stating that from twenty to thirty thou
-si0 sand claims for additional bounty are re-
-a91 eeived every month; that many contain
inaccuracies, and that many applications
require answers; but that in no case will
replies be given until the claims have
passed through the hands of the examin-
10 efs, when the necessary replies will be at
once forwarded. fA 81
a dispatch from Sheridan says that not.
villa city or State of Mexico takes issue
against Juarez, other points OF his COM.
munication have been anticipated by dis
patches previously received. A
- Several Fenfan prfvateers are said to be
afoat and fears are entertained for the
safety or the British steamer Cuba, from
Liverpool for Halifax on the LIST instant u
Secretary, AicCulIoch has prepared bill,
for the constellation of Congress, winch
2embraees the assignpentand collection OF
go. duties on imports, and the general reguIa--
tons ofllfpreign and coastwise trade.
,,-,- The bill for the reorganization of the
District OF columbia win be presented next
week. It WIN nulIify charters of Wash
40, ington and Georgetown, and place the,
government of the District under Commis-s
sioners, But pne School Board and house
van be allowed for white ana colored
en' children, But they may be allowed separ-
-zh9afe roornnhs ~ S-oi9o ns1hi H9ftW @9foV ~
a,, T There is but one contested electioh case
30 for the present House to act upon, that of
s,rt Thomas VS.. Arnell of Tennessee. The case,
~, involves a decision on the constitutionali-.
b. ty of the Tennessee Registry Law. va
O 10 Governor Fletcher of Missouri, has or
vs. rdered militia force into the counties of
bae Lafayette and Jackson, and, will keep
boo them there at the expense of the inhabi-
tants, till they learn to respect and obey
-"' 1he laws.oa-i ~ Wo' q ,if-5 1thrI0 IA
'sAA Major General Wood has been compli-l
aF mentarily addressed by the Grand Jury of
Marion County, Mississippi, for impartial
ity and justice in the execution of his du-
y ties. To which he replies that the civil
authorities should be altogether entrusted
with the execution of the laws. I'd
s@At meeting Of the stockholders of the
New York Central Railway on, the 18th,
Henry Keep, of New York City, was
81 elected President, and William j. Fargo,
-iof Buffalo, Vice President, of that corpor-
alton. vss kaaa eisis
Fbr AWashington dispatch says thatit Is re-
ported there that John ii. Surratt will be
offered a pardon, If he will make full
81 confession of all he knows of the assas-
Summation plot. Those who are acquainted
with him are of the opinion that he has
not the stamina to resist such an offer.
CABLE.-The Italia ambassador to
Rome has concluded diplomatic agree
ment highly favorable to Italy. Three
hundred persons were killed and wounded
By the explosion of a colliery at BarnsIay,
III England. The English government has
.3found large number OF Fenians at Hull,
and has taken measures to stamp them
Nout."s The Fenians have been making
e Greek fire at Dublin. Russia proposes a
a. general European Conference relative to
woi deposition of Christiansin Turkey The
~ Empress Eugenie will soon visit Rome.