The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-29

IN tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-Samples of
the new three-cent piece have been re-
ceived at the Treasury. Applications
for the coin must be made to the
mint.
Col. Darlington, commanding at
Fort Reno, New Mexico, has been re-
moved. The people there are said to
attribute to his ineficiency all the
losses by the Indian depredations.
3 WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-General
Thomas has testified before the Con-
gressional Committee appointed to
investigate the South Carolina muir
ders. He testi6es that in the militia
ry department under his command
outrages committed upon freedmen by
white men are not punished, and there
is no prospect for justice for blacks
before the Courts.
The final vote in the Senate on the
Tariff bill will, probably, be taken
tomorrow.
WAsHINGroN, Jan. 28.-In8 the
United States Supreme Court, to day,
a decision was rendered in the liquor
aud lottery casas, viz: The United
States as. Vassar: same cs Croft, from
New York; same.. Is, Greene, and
four other cases from New Jersey. and
the same Us, Swaine, from Massaehu
setts. Chief Justice Chase read an
opinion, the Court in these cases hold
ing that neither license under the
Act of 1864, nor special tax under
the Act Of 1866 coniers upon the party
licensed, or who pays the tax by the
laws of a State There is no conflict
of law in the premises.
Colonel Bomtord. Acting Assistant
Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bu-
reau at Raleigh, reports to Major
General Howard, under date of Janu-
ary 10th, the operations of the Bureau
in that State. During December last
he states that the more than ordinary
severity of the cold season, together
with the diminished call for labor,
has caused much destitution, and
large demands upon the Government
have in consequence been made for
food. The issue of rations to desti-
tute whites did not commence till the
middle of the month. which issues
(including those to regularly organ
lied hospitals and asylums) amounted
to 139, 932 full rations.
Many of the sub districts, where
desolation prevailed, had not been
heard from at the end of the month.
In consequence of the difficulty of in
vestigation of cases in some parts of
the State, the scarcity of employment
and prevailing desolation, has led many
of the freed people to embrace oppor-
tunitiessto contract with a responsible
party to go to Texas, Mississippi, Ar
Kansas and Tennessee. Some time
ago orders were received to break up
the settlements along the coasts, and
rapidly, without injury to the freed
men located there.
The population Of Roanoke Island
has been reduced one half since Sep
tem5er last, one hundred and fifty
persons having left during December,
and many more will leave as soon as
transportion can be obtained. All
these people have found employment
in eastern counties, where they have
located, this being the season when
schools are most prosperous.
Capt. Bomtord reports a favorable
progress In the work of education.
On the 3lst of December there were
In operation 11S schools, with l22
teachers, and 3.9H pupils Since the
transfer to the civil courts of the au-
| thority formerly held by the Bureau,
no arrests have been made by It's Off
GERS, and but few cases of criminal
character come under their notice, all
of which were referred to the proper
| tribunals.
During the month there were under
treatment in the various hospitals. in
the State, !, $40 persons; of this num-
Der there were 574 discharged. and %
deaths, leaving still under treatment,
on the 31st of December, 481 persons.
At Charlotte, few cases OF smallpox
appeared, but all are now conyalescent.
The Commissioner of the general
land Office has just completed AN ex-
animation of lists of selections, pre-
liminary to resting titles to Michigan.
amounting to 100000 acres f land, to
aid in building a harbor and ship ca
nal at Portage Lake, Kenewa Point,
as author zed by the act of Congress,
approved March 3D., 1865.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-It is be-
lieved in well informed circles that
the Secretary of the Treasury favors
the proposition before the Committee
of Congress to give in payment to ma
tional banks holding compound inter
est notes, which is part Of their legal
reserve, loan certificates at lower
rate Of interest, equal to one half of
their required loan, which reserve is
now about 5000, 100000; these will be
practically to the banks the same as
/ legal tenders, for they can demand le-
gal tender for them on ten days no.
tice.
HoUsToN, TEXAS. Jan. 26.-Gen
Johnston's remai Ms have arrived. All
the buildings are drapea IN mourn
$40 pbnusauda Of nponla Inaf to 4 81