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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-27

Acting Chief George 7. Hsbsri
and Second Assistant w. J. Bar.
rington and Charles H. Koehl ha,s
been detached from the De Sofa and
granted leave Of absence.
First Assistant Clark Fisher snd
Second Assistant ". l.. Nichols aud
II. u. McRsen have been detached
from the New-Y0rk Nayy.Yard srd
waiting orders.
First Assistant A. T. Greene and
y. n. Greene and Second Assistant
Engineer J. +. Watss have been De.
iacbgd from the Bureau Of Steam
Engineering and waiting orders.
Acting Third Assistant ". :. Jar
Doe has been detached from the
Washington Maryland and waiting
Second Assistant 2 Stiles has been
detached from special duty at Wash
ingion aud ordered TO League Island
Tor daily.
Fint Assistant james Munroe has
been lelacAcl ron irOu-ciAd dutJ AZ
NeW-Orleaus aud granted leave Of
absence.
FIRST Assistant ?. c. Goodwin has
been detached from special duty at
the Novelty Iron Works. New. York,
and placed on waiting orders
The following have been honora.
by discharged: Acting Assistants
~ Z. Stall, y. L. Thorp, Acting
Second Assistants d. b. Feuhell,
George CoWie. and Acting Third
Assistant W. H. Bafclsg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-27

Peope that make New calls end cup good Coie
hraag Ladies wish please their callers this respect should
H. r. Babbtts Lion Coffee warranted perfectly pure on eau
u eyery 20 contains 81 greenbsck . . ..
Nos 6t 5 6C e. g. Co. TO- and "A wssbngons New York
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Tn, mart. extremely du sales YESTERDAY and
s han 1000 changed hands today 4tc 10. live weight
to sd8ie for prime good Illinois and KENTUCKY Re.
eipts 500 head mostly Qusy sheep, 4doc "
b n,s5e m 90 10 Western led receipts 5000 bead sales 4OO0
iog-Reepts 500 about 900 s6ia7sc dressed Hogs o.
the hooks g19ic.
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or THE
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RUNNING WEST FROM OMAHA
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ARE NOW COMPLETED.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-27
MISSOURI.

TACTICS OF THE MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE
RADICALS - THE SUNDAY QUESTION - THE
FEELING TOWARD GEN. GRANT.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-20
The Hampton MurdererS-JesSe w.
Laird'S nenial.

We have received letter from
JESSE w LAIRD, Esq, of Rockport,
denying the statement made by
Rockport correspondent of the JOUR
NAL last week, in reference to his
connection with the HAMPTON muir
derers and their trial We have no
disposition to allow anything falsely
injurious to Mr.. LAIRD to be publish
ed in the JOURNAL, and therefore
cheerfully give place to that part of
his letter which contains his positive
denial, and which is the material part
of it. He says:
:" i never saw the Carlisles but once,
and that was when they were arraign-
ed in open court. / have not been in
Owensboro, nor in Daviess County,
nor in the State of Kentucky since
Hampton was murdered. AFRO Dyer
of your city came to Rockport to en-
ploy counsel. Judge DeBruler was
previously employed by the State. As
he had not time to 60 out to General
Veateh's he requested me to call on
him and retain his services. Gen.
Veatch declined, which fact / com,
municated to Mr.. Dyer, and that is all
the INTEREST," ever took in the Car
isles, and that was a personal favor
to Mr.. Dyer. :, :,
1.-THE man who deliberately de.
prives society of the life of one OF
its useful members should suffer the
penalty of the law And | believe
that a person who succors murderer
from political motives becomes to
certain extent morally participant;
he certainly must approve the act.
That would injure any man. L have
been seriously injured by that state
nert
Yours truly.
~ JESSE W. LAIRD"
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-20
Indiana State Normal School.
Notice to Contractors,

SEAHED PROPOSALS WILL BE
- received until Wednesday; April 10th,
proX., at the office of j. A. Vrydach, Archi-
Ssct, southeast corner of Wabash and fifth
Stfeets, Terre Hau e, Ind, for the follow
ing work and materials, in Instruction
saIo Normal School Building:
+. l. excavation I foundation, about $500
cubic y rds tG9sE et5.s
Burning 2,S00,000 bricks.
3. Laying the same
4. About 5000 worth dressed stone in
foundati N wall eSr
5. Eightee iron columns weight ahou.
1900 lbs. Q
6. One hundred and fifty window frames.
z. Putting in and bridging ioists. wood.
bricks, dust, shafts, &C -
Full Information as to plans, specifica-
tions, and conditions. furnished at the
Architect Office ON and after Friday, I'D
March. 4t-#,.- u5zr
The Board r serves the right to reject
any cor all bids not satisfactory as to
price or terms. Security required for per-
fOrmance of contract.
BY order of the Board of Trustees.
JOHN INGLE, JR., President.
Terre Haute, Ind, March 14th, 1867.
mchl6 till aprl0 .7ss.ss..,.... 5ss...re
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-20
The Mount Vernon, GRANVILLE and
Nation Railroad.
From the Mount Vernon Union

From the Mount Vernon Union.]
The interest in the railroad, we are
pleased to see, is undated Two
meetings on the subject have been
held during the past week, one on
Wednesday night, and one last night,
both of which were largely attended,
and the discussion of matters connect
ed with the enterprise interesting and
beneficial. aly nas 9
AS was naturally to be expected,
now that the details are being con-
sidered, differences of opinion have
arisen among those who on the main.
question of the necessity of the road,
and the determination to build it, are
a unit in sentiment. We are conf
dent that those differences will not be
permitted to interfere with the great
object of all, the prompt inauguration
of the work, and its speedy consum
nation.
The munifcient manner in which
our citizens have already taken
stock in the road, places the fact that
the means to build the road can be
obtained beyond cavil. The same
efficiency in canvassing for subscrip-
tons other sections of the county
that will be in a greater or less de-
gree benefited by the road, we are
confident will result in the procure
ment of the entire amount necessary
in the next thirty days. In the mean
time, we beg to urge upon those lhav-
ing charge of the matter, the absolute
necessity of coming to an early under
standing with the NATION and Gray
vile Company as to the relations the
two companies are to bear to each
other. All of the existing uncer-
tainty and conflict in settling details
arises from our ignorance of the
NATION Company's plans, and will
continue to exist, and be a source of
infinite trouble until free inter
change of views and plans takes place
between the two companies. Itisa con-
dition precedent to, the Inauguration
of work on our road that the Mat
toon road shall be commenced. 1t is
further subject of debate with some
whether we alone shall undertake to
build our road entire, or stipulate with
the Nation Company to build it, we
furnishing the means. 1t is further a
matter of uncertainty what negotia'
tions have been made with the Mat
toon Company by the Representatives
of other points on the Ohio, with al
eye to supplanting us as the terminus
of the road, or what steps and pledge
are necessary on our part to close the
door TO all competition. That ther,
will be this competition, there can b.
no doubt. To remove all this uncer
tainty, and enable us to go to worl
with a full knowledge of what we ar
required to accomplish, it is absolutel.
necessary that a consultation with tn
g NATION Company should take plac,
atas early day as possible.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-20
Reform i'm Criminal Jurisprudence.

A very important change In the adj
ministration of criminal law has been
proposed and is now pending in the
Ohio Legislature, viz: Permitting the
defendant in any prosecution to be-
come witness in his own behalf. The
Cincinnati Gazette of late date thus
presents some of the arguments in ia
vor Of the change:
The Constitution provides that no
person shall be compelled in any
criminal case to be witness against
himself;. but if he become witness
without compulsion, and by his own
evidence he be convicted, the Consti-
tuition is not violated. The Constitu-
ton also says he shall meet the wit
nesses face to face; but the law steps
in and says he Shall be dumb in their
presence. @ 9a0 YSE CIV
A citizen of our State, when sued
for private wrong for which re-
covery in money is sought, is per-
mitted, although interested, to become
a witness. Why, then, should he be
disqualified when charged with a
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-20
MACHINTSTS.

RIACHINTSTS.
Excelsior Stove Works.
BLEMKER, TILLMANN & 90.
Foundry, corner Sixth Street and Canal.
once at n. E. BleInker's, No. IA SeconS
Street, bet. Main and Sycamore.
TryHIS NEW FACTORY Is NOW
- full operation, and is manufacture
COOKING STOVES,
For Wood and Coal,
HEATING STOVES,
For Wood and Coal,
All of the latest and most approved pat
terms. ..-.C
lSkillets and lids,
Ouens and Lids,
Odd Lids, sHe
Sugar Kettles,
Dog Irons,
Crates, and
Castings IN general.
Also manufacturersof
COPPER and SHEET-IRbN WARE
and dealers in
MANTLES and CRATES,
TIMERS STOCK,
sHEET-1RioN and COPPER WARE.
JAPAN WARE,
BRITANNIA WARE,
BUCKET-EARS,
WIRE,
o2 FASTING SPOONS.
LADIES and SWIMMERS
SHOVELS, &c. &C.;
in fact everything in our line. A large
and complete stock. All warranted as re-
presented.
Orders and calls solicited before purchas-
ing anywhere else, at a-7fts ef
III. Z. BLEMKER'S,
ii Second Street, p
aul3 qtff Evansville, Ind.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-20
THE
CENTRAL
PACIFIC R.R. co.

Having Completed, Equipped, and put
IN operation nearly One Hundred Miles
of their Road, from Sacramento, Cdtt-
foraia, to aotthin t.oelve miles Of the
summit of the Sierra Nevada Moan
tains. continue to offer for sale, through
rs fheir
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-20
FISK & HATCH,
Bankers, and Dealers in Government Secu
rites,
No. s Nassau Street, New York.

rites,
No. 5 Nassau Street, New York.
Il N.B-AlI kinds of Government Secure
ties received at the full market price in ex-
change for the above Bonds. Also,
B9@ Al descriptions Of Governnaent
Securities kept constantly on hand, and
Bought, Sold, or Exchanged, aT
eg Gold Coin and u s. Coupons bought,
sold, and collected. IL df
RE Deposits yecetued on liberal terms
subject to check at sight
p@ Collections made throughout the
country. -
ra7- miscellaneous Stocks and Bonds
bought and sold at the Stock Exchange
on commission for cash. ne3a'} .re-.f
BT- Special Attention given to the
Ecchonqe of SEvEN-THIRTY NOTES
of all the Series for the Neao FIVE
TWENTY BONDS Of 1863, on the most
favorable terms. e0a
I lneh1I dlm-2taw 49, sti3 A9it
s8iua ne99 1rGq 5fm ND
eiltiul sae
rs H i5..oalgg s5aa- .I
K fsta iiaas oe,asHra
h.erg a 90 s.1 g ser 70
III tbTcfsrr lHeqq iiaas
" ai1 no asla7 4etoE Bore 4ag
ataa ~ uo iHaHaas 70 10 aoa
~ a4Fltff#t f---- lll.-
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-20
Rising SUN, Indiana.

rx7FSIs GID AND RELIABLE COM
a pany, well known to the BUSINESS %
river men, has established an agency IN
this city, to insure cargoes OF hat-ooaIs al
rates and on terms low as any company
can safely take such risks. Apply 70
ALLEN C. HALLOCk, Agene;
ianl6 6rn No. 10 South First Street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-11

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.-It is stated
that 10 per cent. should be added to the
receipts of treasure last year, to allow
the amounts received from sources not
open to public inspection, which would
make the aggregate sixty-two million
dollars.
The Japan Herald says that two
more fires occurred at Yokohama, one
of which destroyed the British Hotel,
and compliments the French sailors on
their efforts TO extinguish the flames.
SAN FRANCILco, JAM 1O.-The re-
ceipts of the Federal Government
from California the past year, were tif-
teen million nine hundred and sixty
one thousand eight hundred dollars
Disbursements for the same period,
were twelve million forty-seven thous'
and and three hundred dollars. Com
bined exports oftreasure and merchan
disc, sixty-one million six hundred anC
sixty-seVen thousand four hundred
dollars. Freights paid on merchan
disc and imports, six million sever
hundred and seventeen thusand fvt
hundred dollars. Total value of WOO
product for the year, one million Sl1
| hundred and forty-one thousand dol
lars.
The Shanghai Chamber of Commerce
| advocates the system of railway
| throughout the Chinese Empire.
The French squadron had left Coref
| In the Nevada Legislature yesterday
the Constitutional Amendment was re
ferred to the Committee on Federal Re
lations.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-11

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 10.-Gen.
Grant has directed the superintendent
of the mounted recruiting service at
Carlisle Barracks, to forward recruits
to Fort Leavenworth, to reinforce the
nth o. S. cavalry. The superintendent
OF the general recruiting service is also
ordered to prepare detachments of re-
cruits. of convenient size, and forward
them successfully to the following
regiments and Batteries in the Depart
ment of the South, viz: 9th U. s. In
fantry, at Charleston, no recruits: Sth
u. S. Infantry, Raleigh, 10 recruits;
Sd U. S. Artillery, Hilton Head.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-It is the In
teuton of the netting Comptroller of the
currency to require the national banks
to keep a sufficient amount in reserve OF
lawful money required to protect their
circulation, in plain tender notes, as
the act authorizing the issue of COM
pound interest notes of June Sd, 1864,
nroyides that such notes shall be legal
| lender. fof redemption by any bank, OF
| its circulating notes.
The Senate Finance Committee has
| finished the consideration of the tariff
bill, and will report it late tonight OF
Tomorrow 1t maintains very nearly
the same rates of duty on wool and
| iron as those ofthe House, but on classi-
| fed articles it inclines to the rates sug-
gested by Mr.. Wells.
The House judiciary Committee have
sent for witnesses to be examined in
regard to the sale ofnegroes into slavery
| There is determination to investigate
/ this matter thoroughly. Important bu'
siness was not taken up tonight.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-11

BRECKENRIDGE ON THE SITUATION
Burleigh, the New York correspondent
of the Boston Journal, states that a
gentleman who has spent two years in
Europe, and had frequent interviews
with the leading rebels there, gives this
account of them
Mason and his crew he represents as
defiant, rebellious and insolent. But
Breckenridge was in an entirely differ
ent frame of mind. He made no con-
cealment of his opinions or feelings.
They had thrown everything they had
into the contest. That they were more
than whipped, they were subjugated
and utterly ruined. That by the law of
nations and by the laws of war, they
had no rights. They We're at the mercy
of the conquerors. He said the mag
nanimity of the North was unparallel-
ed. The history of the world would be
searched ia vain to discover such Glenn
ency on the part of conquerors as Con-
gress offered to the South, after involv-
ing the government in such a terrible
conflict, with so awful a sacrifice oil
at the blindness and madness of the
South in not accepting the humane and
merciful provisions of the constitutions
al amendment. He assigned as rea
son for not coming home that he was
waiting to see what disposal was to be
made of Jefferson Davis, as he consid'
cred his own fate to be involved in thai
of the chief of the late confederacy.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-11
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. q
NEW YORK, January 10

NEW YORK, JAnuArS W.
REGULAR REPoRr. iflT |
CoTToN-Less active and &c lower S43Sg |
S51<c for middling uplands; some sales &c |
lower than quotations.
FLoUR-Dull, closing heavy, prices un-
changed, and buyers refusing to operate ex-
cept at lower rates; state and western ~ 800
II IS; round hoop Ohio sl21O9l2 50; trade
u GRXS Wv eat and unchanged,
closing with downward tendency S20S for
eSport checked by the scarcity of frelghts;
81 zeal % for mixed western in store; :! log
/ l6 for new yellow southern. oats-D1ll and
dropping at 62a6Sc for Chicago and Mil
WHIsKY-DulI and nominal.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Heavy at S2O92O 81 for
new mess, closing at so 50 for western; Sls5
ls is for old, closing at SIS CASH SIC aSG1 y ~
sellers and buyers January and February.
Dressed HOgs-Lower at 81 1895 90 for west
ern. Lard-Drooping at ll1z9l214c for old,
GROcERIEt Sugar-Firm at l02ll15c.
FREIGHTs-Heavy and firm at 4AS4%d
per sailers to Liverpool.
MONEY AND STOCKS. -
MoNEY-Quiet and firm at Z per cent Ster-
lng-Duil and heavy at lO9tS l0yA. ,,--,
GoLD-Lowerj opening at 1854, declining
to 1897, advancing 10 1885, and closing at
GovERSMESr STOCKS Dull and H@7sc
lower.
| MoSEY-Active and stringent at per cent
GoI.D-Closed weak at lS256al 49, = q
| GOVERNMENT SUCCESSFUL lower, cou-
t6i, lOlIEglOS; do, rs, lO45sSlO5; treasury's'
STocKssIowera at the last board and closed
heavy subsequently; Ohio certificates 2Ssa y;
| New York Central 1897 ITO: Erie 621S963sSss;
Reading l0izsgiOi2s; Miehigan S9niheTn , rs
| 9i2i1S; Rock Island l0l1sGl02; Fort Wayne
l021+; Northwestern i219; Pittsburgh SI1si
MINING SHARESSVery active and firm.
Gregory declined to 1850 but recovered TO l72o
at close; COrydon 6S5; Gold Hill Ill.,
DRY GOODS
No'change noticeable in trade; business still
inactive: prices steady and tirIn for cottons.
Wooden fabrics quiet, except when offered al
less than cost OF production --.-
st. Louis.
JANUARY I0.-FLoUR-Quiet and unchang-
GRA1N-Wheat-Firm bnt little doing; 81 Il
az s. for prime TO choice. Corn-Dun and
. lower; sales at So9s7c. oats-Deciined; saie'
at 6i966c. -. ,.,,,,
Hogs-FIrmeT; S666 40 for choice; held at 50 o.
WHIsKY-Unsettled;b buyers offer only g II
Weather very cold. River full OF ice again
Chicago.
D JANUARY lO.-FLoUR-Family held a
3 EWheat-QuIet and unchanged
r store No. l. and zoe for No. .. Oats-Dull AM
| l9pSc lower; 4lc for No. 2.
a PRovISIoSS-Firm. Mess Pork-SlS LlV'
= | Hogs-Dun Mt s. 1896 Is. Dressed Hogs
e So 55a6 rs.
8 REcEIPTs-27,O 900 bus corn, 5000 bus oat'
= Is 900 live, and 5000 dressed hogs,
a SHIPMESTS-45OO bbls flour, 5000 bus whea
l. Philadelphia.
n JANUARY O.-FLoUR-Unchanged
. GRAIN-Wheat-Penn red 81 TOl
- 5 10; white California So .. Corn-New ye
e PEoT "; new mess pork, busine.
n small; S2I SO.
v, WHISKY-Dull.
It milwaukee,
e JANUARY lO-FLoUR-DuT.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lower 81 Is for n
at 1; 81 OF for No. =.
= PRoVISIoSs-MeSs POrR-slS 90.
10 RECEIPTs-l6,OOO bu wheat 100 bu cor
" 1000 bu oats.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-11
a aIodeI ComposItIon.
by HGRIs,n

BY "GRIS.'
We commend the following model to
boys and girls who are obliged to write
compositions and don't know how to
go to work:
wINTER-Winter is the coolest season
of the year, because it comes in winter,
mostly. In some countries winter
comes in the summer, and then 1t IS
very pleasant. / wish winter came in
summer in this country, which is the
best Government that the sun ever
shone upon. Then we could go skating
barefoot and slide down hill in linen
trowsers. We could SNOWFALL without
our fingers getting cold-and men who
go out sleigh-riding wouldn't have to
stop at every tavern, to warm, as they
| do now. 1t SHOWS more in the winter
than it does at any other season of the
year. This is because so many cutters
and sleighs are made then.
Ice grows much better in winter than
in summer, which was an inconve-
houses. Water that is left out of doors
is apt to freeze at this season. Some
folks take in their wells and cisterns
on a cold night and keep them by the
fire, so they don't freeze.
Skating is great fun in the winter.
The boys get their skates on when the
river is frozen over, and race, playstag,
| break through the ice and get wet all
over (they get drowned sometimes, and
are brought home all dripping, which
i makes their mothers scold, getting
water all over the carpet in the front
room) fall and break their heads, and
enjoy themselves in many other ways
a wicked boy once stole my skates and
ran off with them. Mother said, "neveI
mind, judgment will overtake him"
We'll if Judgment does, Judgment will
have to be pretty lively on his legs, fol
that bow run bully.
There amt much fun Safeguarding
except in the winter. Folks don't seem
to care for it in warm weather. Grown
up boys and girls like to go sleigh ri
ding. They generally drive with one
hand and help the girls hold their mud:
with the other. Brother Bob let me 60
along little way once when he took
Celia Ann Crane out sleigh-riding.
thought he paid more attention to hold
ing the mutf than he did to holding the
horses.
Snow-balling is another winter sport
have snow-balled in the summer, bu
we used stones and hard apples. L
isn't so amusing as it is in the winter
somehow.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-11
From Chicago.

CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-The Republicans of
the State Legislature have determined
not to hold a caucus on the United
states Senator until Monday. 1t is
stated by the friends of Trumbun that
he favored an earlier day. The post
ponement is considered a victory by the
friends of Palmer.
the House to-day by adopting resolu-
ton instructing the committee on rail
roads to inquire into the power of the
Legislature to control railroad corpora
lions in this State by direct Legislation
on the subject of charges, &c; to secure
citizens from inordinate and extortion'
ate demands; and to assert the sover.
eighty of the people over all persons
natural or foreign, within the limits o
this State, and to compel testimony
and report at the earliest possible pc