The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-19

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the rear of many Of the weak and |
widely separated white settlements. |
The affair will probably be investiga-
ted, and some Congressional action So
hcited.
The Commission appointed to ex-
anime into the affairs of the Mer
chants National Bank, are of the
opinion that the institution will be
able to pay about 3 per cent. on the
amount of Its liabilities.
The Senate will take up the Pensien
bill on Friday, as a special order, and
the Finance bill of Senator Sherman
will have to go over for a week, as the
Constitutional Amendment will come
up on Monday next as special order,
and will occupy perhaps two weeks.
The Consular, Diplomatic and West
Point appropriation bills were finished /
turned to the House, but there are no
material amendments that will be OBJ
jected to, except the creation of an
other Assistant Secretary of State, to
be termed Second Assistant. 1t is
understood that Chief Clerk Hunters
designated If the bill becomes a law
The House is still industriously
working on the Tax bill, which win
probably not be completed before the
last of next week. Tomorrow the
Tobacco interest viii be pretty thor
oughly ventilated.
NEW York, May 18.-The Tribune,
this morning insists that Mr.. Thomas
Brown formerly of Ohio, has been
appointed by Collector Smythe as his
Private Secretary.
Mr.. Stephens is expected TO start on
his tour through the States on Mon
day next.
The Herald has statement to the
effect that Sweeney has said, recently,
that5he was satisfied that Stephens
was nathing more nor less than d
British spy, and that he was allowed
to escape from prison by the British
authorities for the sole purpose of
visiting this country In their interests.
A convention of the Presidents and
Superintendents of the Southern rail-
roads is being held at Richmond, the
object being to secure uniform sched-
ules-O time and rates of fare One
thousand eight hundred and forty
miles are, represented
Col MARYLAND, special supervising
agent of the Post Office Department,
| has returned from his second visit
to the Mississippi Valley, having sue
ceeded in correcting the abuses In
the mail service, and adjusting the diff
hculties among the mail contractors
ON the route from Cairo to New Or
| leans.
| H. C4a4o - 7T;,,c-;;--.s ;ss,,sT v7as
terday, $4,000 in coupea bonds, to pay
the interest of State Ge5t. This is
the first issue under the act of the
last Legislature.
New YoRK, May iS-James ffTa-'
hsfn. wf4asa ussfaEsnne growing cut
4 OF tae hees EuEn sal1 lH es5 aFA
! for q time, from the stock Bsare as
been restored to membership by a
unanimous vote, and BIAS resumed
business.
NEw YeRK, May 18.-David Dean,
proprietor Df the. iSu',doy Times, was
robbed AT the Opera on Wednesday
night, of 81, 1900 in Treasury Notes,
and $9,000,in Stocks.
On the 9th inst, Hon. John McKe-
on, counsel for liquor dealers arrested
for selling liquors on Sunday, ,objected
to Geo. Bliss Jr., appearing as coun-
sci for the Excise Board, claiming
that it was the duty of District Attor-
J ney Hall JRstice 5Ledwifh decided
the point awas we'll taken. So the
complaints have. fallen, as Mr.. Hall
declinesto attend the examination.
The German lager beer brewers
have appealed to the Excise Board to
allow the sale of their beer ON Sun
day, as they have large stock on
| hand, and will be great lOsers if not
allowed, to dispose of it befsne next
The sum of 1907 900 has been re-
ceiyed from licenses, and 1900 licenses
granted. .
4 Washington special says the
House Committee yesterday had up
the Mexican question, and in the dis.
cussion the Monroe doctrine was Ad !,
4 hered to. As to guaranteeing the
/. fifty millions, the C0maaittee thought
| it best to sell to Mexico war materials
or ships or provisions and to take her
bonds In payment rather than to guar
antee any of her Indebtedness, but the
House probably could not be brought
to either ind0rse or sell on credit,
while the Senate surely could not.
The report of Generals Steadmanan
Fullerton on the operations of the
Freedmen $ Burean affairs in South
Carolina, except the Court portions,
has been forwarded TO the President.
The same complaints that were made
against its officers in North Carolina
and Virginia, are made concerning its
officers in South Carolina.
A prominent officer states that Gen.
Howard will shortly be relieved as
Il Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bu-
rea1l affairs and some other officer de-