The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-15
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Press Club Organized Southern Re.
lief Fund-Keeplng up the Tariff
Sheridan Returns to New Orleans
Bancroft Deelines-EliOt;S LOui-
siana Bill will Pass-Radical Re-
sp4blicanism In YIrginia--MexiGan
Loan Inexpedient-JeR. Davis Re-
ward to be PaidAIndian PrOpO.
sitlOn TO Protect the Frontier.
New York, Feb. IA. "A Press
Club has been organized in this city,
with Horace Greeley as President,
James Gordon Bennett First Vice
| President, and VIM. H. .Hurlbut Sec
ond Vice President. - Ssa
Twenty -four thousand dollars have
been raised for Southern relief. TtLh
Two hundred and eight thousand
tons of Pittston coal was sold at auc-
ton yesterday in twenty-five minutes.
The Times special says the members
of the Ways and Means Committee
are greatly displeased at the announce
ment that they would hear no further
delegations on the tariff bill. A disposi-
ton to keep the tariff up still pre-
walls. A 8AI
There is scarcely.a probability that
the amendatory bank bill will. be
reached in the House, and Randalls
anti-bond bill certainly win not be.
General Sheridan started for New
Orleans yesterday via Cincinnati,
where he will halt and visit his home
/ naar thara
Hon. G.. Bancroft has declined the
nomination for Collector of Customs
at Boston. Hon. d. w. Gooch and
Mr. Clifford are strongly urged for
the position
! The Hevalds special says it is be-
1 lieved that Eliot's Louisiana Govern
ment Bill will pass the Senate before
the close of the week. zTHSE8 RSA
The whole amount, principal and
4 interest, of compound interest notes
outstanding, is $170, ,826,561.If The
principal and interest failing due in
| 1867, is S119, ,005.122.
T The Herald special says a adispatch
| received at WashingtonNfrom Rich
mond, Virginia, says that a very
strong feeling of Radical Republican, j
ism is developing itself in the South.
| western portion of Virginia. particu-
\ larly in the counties bordering on
North Carolina, In Carroll County,
! the organization known as Red
Strings, recently held a meeting at
Hillsville, which was addressed
by an ex-rebel officer. proclaimed
their affiliation to the radical party at
! the North denounced the present
Legislature as disloyab and advocated
the adoption of the Constitutional
I Amendment. He demanded that they
should have representation who would
| adopt the document, and was particp-
larly severe in his structures upon the
President, who, he said, should be
impeached and removed before there
can be any security for Union men.
They then paraded through the
streets, numbering about i've hum
Edred, bearing a United States flag,
and were very expressive in their
demonstrations of loyalty to the pres
ent Congress. They adopted reso-
luton calling for a large meeting of
1.-THE organization at some future day,
when they viii take measures to make
known their grievances to Congress,
! with view to procure immediate ac-
ton for their protection and relief.
/ The report that Gen. Dix is receiv-
ing salaries of naval officer and Min
lister to France. is denied on the best
! authority. eT4<9l III
! The Tribme'sspecial says the fifty
million Mexican loan proposition was
! up before the Committee on Foreign
Il Afairs yesterday, but, there was no
'Eprospeet of getting security owing to
/ the unsettled condition Of affairs In
that country. Iii shi sLa htQ
i The Committee unanimously de-
cided that it. was -inexpedient to ex-
4 tend the aid asked i3t
I Gov. Parsons, of Alabama, has
nothing to do with the cotton claim
for 81, ,440, 900, orahas the claim been
granted as stated. aKJI12
The W0rlGs special says: The FL
nance Committee Of the Senate have
agreed to pay the rewards offered for
the capture of JEFF. Davis.
eSioux Indians have made prop
osltlon to guarantee the safety OF travel
through their country, and also the
frontier settlements, provided the
Government will authorize the organ
lzation OF not less than two hundred
, and fifty men belonging to their
bands, under an officer satisfactory to
themselves, they to fix the compensa-
ton at $50 per month, and rations for
themselves, families and horses. They
VIII furnish their own arms, ammu-
! milton, horses, transportation, &c.uT
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BUFFALO. Feb 14-B} IT, Smith