The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-01
EVANSVILLE IND. MONDAY, APRIL 1857

buildings adjoining were badly dam
aged. The loss is estimated at over
100000.
A decision was rendered in the
Court of Appeals, yesterday, in the
well-known case of Stephen P. Clark
VS.. James and Erastus Brooks, rela-
tive to the ownership of the Even
ing Express newspaper. in this city.
The order, ordering the paper to be
sold, so Clark can obtain his interest,
is to be enforced.
There are more counterfeltS of
United States Bank Notes afoat at
present than for half a generation be-
fore. The compound interest notes
of the denomination of $50 are imi-
tated very successfully. A very dan
gerous $5 note on the Peoples Ma
tional Bank, of jackson, Michigan,
is afoat. s.fs5T ~
Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Leon
ard Huyck and Joseph B. Stewart,
were arrested by United States officers.
on charge of defranding the Gov
ernment. Their bail was fixed at
$500, 600 each, and not being able to
obtain this amount, were sent to Lud-
low Street Jail. Mr.. Huyck was
President of the Merchants National
Bank of Washington which iastitu-.
ton is alleged to be indebted to the
g governments -in-the sua-of $750, 900.
Huyck having transferred his property
to Mr.. Stewart, the Government had
bothSparties arrested on a charge of
conspiriag to- defraud Mr.. Stewart
accomplishment in the Erie pool@case,
in which che alleges Daniel Drew is
indebted Ito him In something like
$3O0,0OO.-
The. Times special denies that the
representatives of New Orleans rebels
are imp0rtuning the President with
protests against the action of General
Sheridan in removing. rebel Off
GERS, &c.
Congress havingdecided to adjourn,
the President: will convene the Senate
insexecutive session to act on nomina-
tions. s.
Among the bills which will fail for
lack of approval by the President.
are the bill respecting arms to be fur
nished for the militia in Tennessee !;
the bill forbidding payment to loyal
owners of slaves, Re-; the deicienW
appropriation bill containing an a
preparation for advertising laws in
certain newspapers, which Mr.. Fes-
sender characterized to-day as law
to-rob the Treasury for political putt
poses1and to support political news
papers. j
The 7ribune's special says it is un. !.
derstood that the Military Committee
have reported adversely on the nomi-
nation of ex-C -Congressman Rousseau as
Brigadier General in the regular army,
vice Rosecrans. - II
Judge Underwood, of.Virginia, has
been here for several days IN confer
ence with the Attorney General, re-
specting the trial of JEFF Davis. Il
is the intention of the court to have
this casetried at the May term, and it
is understood that Chief Justice
Chase will preside. IS.
For nearly twoyears, the Govern
ment has been carrying on it's mail
service without contracts, refusing to
pay the higher prices that railroads
have generally asked since the depre-
citation of the e-eaffeaeyr--It--ha has now
leen determineh by the Post Office
to weigh its mails over
the most important routes, and allow
pay inepreportion to matter carried.
New YoRK.4The steamers took
out to day $17S,O00.
New YORK, March 3O.-The Union
Ameriean Fenian organiza ton seems
impraticable a
Philip. Heinrich, an alleged aPrus-
sianafofger, was arrestedfh Fon-Du-
Lac, Wisconsin, and brought here,
having claimed protection under the
Mrs. Mary Bassett committed sui
eide in Brooklyn last night, s.'
f.aThe Coroner's Jurysin the case of
Jos, Fitzpatrick. declared he was
murdered by one Ephraim.
~ A swihdler succeeded in victimiz-
ing, the Custom House to- day to the
amount Of 81, 500, by forged pay rolls
of the clerks. The Government is
the loser .4Iaosl 4at 8 ST.
i PROVIDENCE.