The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-03

dent johnson AdhereS to his own
Plan OF RecOnstructiOn-Re of
the Postmaster General Horace
Greeley VIII not Leave this COuR-
try till After the Presidential Elec-
tiOn-6en. Sherman TO visit Wash.
ingtOn-E. I. Plumb for Minister
to Mexico.
NEW YORK, December 2.-The
Hera3d's special gives the testimony
of Hon. Mr. Ashley before the I'm
peachmeht Committee, concerning the
Conover troubles, and the alleged
completely of the President In the
assassination. Ashley undergoes a
close examination, and confesses to
having written most of the letters
imputed to him, in a publication of
the Assistant AGjutant General some
time ago. He states that he has not a
living witness to prove Mr.. Johnson's
completely In the assassination of Mr.
Lincoln. but, from a certain theory
which he rehgiously believes, he has
no doubt of it himself. That theory
is nothing more nor less than, that it
has been customary thing to assas-
sinate Presidents, Harrison and Tay-
lor both. according to Ashley's idea,
having been poisoned through the
Vaccinations of ambitious Vice Presi-
dents. Nj. Buchanan, he thinks,
was also poisoned, but got over it.
A World special says it is under
stood that the President adheres in
the main to his own plan of recon
structiOn as heretofore developed, de-
tails the progress of restoration as
developed so far In the courts under
military bills, and announces that
there have been no Degotia tions for
the settlement of the Alabama claims.
and devotes. considerable space to
national finances, and favors substan-
TALLY the policy of the Secretary of
the Treasury regarding the volume of
the currency.
A special to the Times says: The
report of the Postmaster General will
show some interesting facts regarding
the recent reductions on ocean mail
services, which Governor Randall has
secured. by refusing to submit any
longer to. the demands of the monop-
0lies of the English steamship lines.
During the past six years the Depart
ment has paid for the transporta ton
of our mails from $15O,000 to $780,
600 year in gold, over its receipts,
to the British Governme Mt. This
amount we were compelled to pay by
an old Postal Treaty, which expires
in January next, and which the Post
master General has refused to con-
tinue the rate as heretofore. The
Cunard Line price has been twelve
cents in specie for a single letter.
The Postmaster General, deem
ing the price exhorbitant, has ad-
vertised for proposals to carry the
mails. The owners of the Cunard
lines entered into a contract, agreeing
TO transport all foreign letter mails at
10 cents an ounce, making the cost of
a letter 3 cents, books, papers. and
other printed matter at 8 cents per
pound, payable in. currency, giving
three mails per week, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays. This fact.
and that Of the positive refusal to
continue the old treaty under which
the Government was paying the
British government 100000 in gold,
caused considerable discussion in the
British Parliament, and much
comment in the English papers,
ana the r6Su was Lne Cun-
ard line now gives indications
of coming to terms, which give us
four mails per week to Europe, in
stead of two, as heretofore, besides
an enormous saving in revenues.
Governor Randall's report shows
an unexpended balance of 100000,
available for the current fiscal year,
and estimates the deficiency for 1869
at $2.500,000.
The Banking and Currency Com
mittee have not taken any important
action in regard to currency, as re-
ported.
The bill repeating the cotton tax
will be reported by the Ways and
Means Committee, at an early day.
New YoRK, December 2.-The
Hcraids Kingston, Jamaica, special
says earthquakes have occurred at St.
Thomas, Tortola, Peters Island. and
Little Saba The shocks were from
2 O'Clock PM, Of the 18th, to the
19h inst Many lives and vessels
were lost There was, also. vol
lcanic eruption. The sea raised fifty
feet over the land, causing an i'm
mensc loss Of life and merchandise.
New York, December 2.-Horace
Greeley publishes a card in which he
! says, referring to his appointment TO