The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-04-23
Eight Hour Bill Rejected
in the Massachusetts
Legislature.
NEWS MA NEW YORK.

New YoRK, April 21.-The Her
aids Toronto specials say the Globes
Cornwall dispatches tonight say that
dissatisfaction is expressed by the
Magistrates at the singular course of
the Mayor of Cornwall, who is an
Orangeman, and who, in forming his
course, excluded Catholic Magistrates
from the bench. The fact, together
with the exclusion of the press, and
other circumstances, lead to the be-
lief that, whether guilty or not, dia-
bolical attempt is being made to pun
ish the prisoners. Wheeler was very
insolent, and threatened, if not in
stantly released, to apply to President
johnson.
A special dispatch from Cornwall
also says that very unpleasant ru4
NOR was ahoat that detective Clark,
while here as witness. by speaking
Ixish, got into the confdeace of one
OaHan0hue, of Cornwall, and indnlg7
ed him in whisky-he Clark repre-
senting himself as a Tenian sympa1
thizer-and drew from him the names
Of other svmpathiksrs here also
that ii any movement was made, May
e AilensYoaa w5.sia b. the first VIC
hm. Clark made affidavit that Q Don
Ghue gave nina this information, and
fse Naver ~ he has II in his pes-
te cifiEef kisdiy offer t0 supply
the prIsoncrs WIN ne1 spa peIs, btib
the Magistrates refused to allow them
to be received by them.
The Magistrates already declare
that the prisoners will be committed
to- the Fall Assizes.
The people consider this cruel per-
secution shameful.
The Globes Eastport dispatch to-
night says that small squads of Fen
ians are moving to Calais and other
Maine towns.
Killian has gone to Portland, and
Sennot is In command
NEW York, April 21.-The Corn
wall special dispatch to the Herald,
dated last evening, says:
Col. w Wheeler was brought up for
examination at 81 o'clock this morn
ing. He acted in the most defiant
manner, daring the magistrates to re-
tain him longer He stated that as an
American citizen he would claim pro-
lection from Andy johnson, if they
continued to keep him under arrest
without producing the evidence they
possessed against him. The magis-
trates were seriously frightened at his
threats, and almost unanimously de-
cided to let him go. Col. Wheeler
left for New York by this mornings s
train. .e~9fsee
New YORK, April 21.-The present
garrison at Fort Hamilton, consisting
OF the 18th Infantry and portion of
lst Artillery, Regulars, are under or
ders to proceed to Eastport, Maine
The lst Artillery. was under command
of Major anderson at Fort Sumter,
and has been at Fort Hamilton evel
) since the capture of Fort Sumter by
the rebels They viii be.conveyed &
their destination On d steam transport
The Master Mechanics Association
of Brooklyn held meeting last night
Addresses were made, in which it wa:
said that notwithstanding the strike
of iourneymen, the Oldest. and hes
hands still labored at the old rates
Capitalists who had heretofore invest
ed largely In building projects had pu
their capital in new channels, and
was probable that mechanics woul
have little to do during 1.-THE summer
The Worlds Washington specia
says the House Judiciary Committe
yesterday examined at great length,
DIR. James B. Meredith, who allege
that he was present at Montreal !
February, in 1865, at meeting {
prominent rebels, among whom wei
Saunders, Tucker, Thompson and
large number of others, AMONG wh0l
the assassination of Lincoln, Stanto
and Grant was freely talked over.
was generally understood among the
that it was shortly to take place, an
that Booth was the man who was