The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-30
LATEST MEMS.
closed in New York on Saturday at

Gold closed in New I OrR on oatIulu'ty aV
$50. ffEz&1E ES1kt
Delegates to the Philadelphia Conven-
Vention have been appointed in Texas.
Gen. Fullerton has been appointed Pri-
Vate Secretary ofthe President.
Five cases of cholera have occurred at
Galveston.
Patterson, Senator from Tennessee, was
admitted on taking the test oath.
The Army Bill has at last passed both
Houses of Congress.
Gen. Sherman had reception at Buffalo
on Saturday.
There was another Fenian scare at Fort
Erie, without cause.
An Universal Suffrage meeting was held
on the 18th inst. in New Orleans, attended,
so the dispatch says, chiefly by negroes. q
Among our Geographic news will be
found the closing scenes of the LIST session
of the thirty-ninth Congress.
The celebrated Copperhead martyr and
hero, Vallandigham, has been appointed
a delegate to the johnson Philadelphia
Convention from the Third Ohio District.
meeting at Meadville, Pa, called to
indorse johnson, voted down the resolu-
lions in favor of the President, and passed
Others of a radical character.
The bill exempting officers and soldiers
from the five per cent. income tax, was
passed. The bill to exempt pensions from
the income tax was defeated. .
Some demonstrations were made in New
Orleans on Friday night of o riotous char
acter by negroes. Three negroes were
killed and three policemen badly injured.
The Congressional summary contains
mention of the passage of number of
bills. The Houses appear to be pushing
the work through. .
A new Tariff bill has passed both Houses
of Congress, and goes to the President for
his approval W0 GRO not informed Of its
provisions.
A bill for Buncombe was taken up and
discussed. The bill grants permission to
erect q building for the meetings of Fen
ians. Howard advocated the measure and
Johnson opposed 1t.
The Louisiana State Convention meets
to-day. Mayor Monroe has notified Gen.
Baird that he will disperse the convention
and arrest the members, unless they are
protected by military authority. General
Baird replied that he should preserve or
der and prevent violence. a
= a ENE4E fEM AN EhhF
The Judiciary. Committee have made
lengthy report, copious extracts from
which will be found in our Geographic
columns, in reference to jeff. Davis con-
nection with the cruel treatment of pris-
oners, and completely with the assassins of
the President The report declares there
is nothing to prevent the trial of Davis for
treason, and that the Executive should in
vestigate the facts connected with the as
sassination.
The report of the Committee of Confer
ence on the question of bounties was
agreed to in the Senate on Saturday morn
ing. 1t provides that soldiers who enlisted
for three years, and served that time, or
were discharged for disability before the
expiration of their term, shall receive
800, and those who enlisted for two years
and served that term, or were discharged
before its expiration on account of disa-
bility, shall receive $50 The bill to distrib-
ute the reward for the capture of the as
sassins of President Lincoln, was passed
with amendments, and sent back to the
House for its concurrence.