The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-31
NEW y ITEM *

Gold closed in New York, Saturday, al
I35.
Dan. Voorhees, is in New Orleans.
Compound-interest notes valued at over
$l5,OOO,000 have been withdr awn from cir
culation and cancelled since July last
A Washington special says that high Re-
publican authority there is emphatic in
the declaration that the impeachment ftt-
Tore will amount to nothing. @flFl
The Ohio State Convention of the Grand
Army of the Republic, which met at Co.
lumbus on the 3Oth, was well attended
La -NouveHe, a newspaper, dated Cadi,
Mexico, January 10, states that Maxi
milan is at the City of Mexico, and ar
ranging his private business.
A Savannah dispatch reports that there
is further trouble on the Cheve's planta-
ton in South Carolina. The negroes will
not leave the place, and still refuse to
make any contracts for this year.
A resolution endorsing President john
son was introduced in the Pennsylvania
Legislature on the Both, and indefinitely
postponed by party vote of 81 to 80.
In the Kansas Legislature on the 3Otb.
the House after long discussion, passed
In Committee on the Whole, the PROPOSE
ton to submit to the people the question
OF amending the Constitution so as to
strike out theword "white7 FE
New Orleans dispatch in relation to
Mexican affairs says, the anxiety of the
people, in view of the preparations for
the departure of the French army grows
daily. The last column from the interior
is expected by the close of the coming
week. i'a 1
FROZEN EEET.-A correspondent of the |
New Albany Ledger writes that frozen feet |
maybe cured by, applying to the parts /
frozen ana sore, patches of lard skins /
stitched ITO the inside of the sock, of a T
shape to cover the sore, and if the whole
or greater part of the foot is sore, itshouId
be encased in a large lard skin, and the
sock drawn over it and the shoe drawn
over the sock, and immediate relief will
be experienced. The lard skins should he
removed as often as change of socks are
had antira cure is effected, which will. be
in week or two, or. sooner. The lard skins.
are obtained from the leaf lard in the hog.
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY SENATE =
JAN. 30.-The certificate of John Anthony
Winston, Senator from Alabama, for six
years from the 4th of March next was
presented and tabled...~...The Presidents
veto message of the Nebraska bill was or
dered to be printed and tabled. Morgan.
from the Finance Committee, reported the
House gold bill, with the recon-
mendation that it do not pass
The vote of Monday, passing the bill to
punish forgeries, &c, of u. S. currency
was reconsidered, and the bill amended by
the reduction of penalties to fine and i'm
prlsonment, and again passed. .The
tariff bill was resumed. Summers amend
ment reducing the tax on bituminous coal
mined at any point 800 or less east of Wash
1ngtont to 80 cents per ton was rejected.....
Wade called up the bill prohibiting Ter
rltorial officers from receiving leaves of
absence over 30 days at one time. Passed.
-.-.'-".Ihe Tariff Bill came up. The duty
on all wrought-iron ware. and on glazed,
tlnned or enameled iron hollow ware is
fixed at AZ cents per pound
HoUsE-Eliot, from the Commit on
commerce. reported bill fixing the COM
pensation of officers of the Revenue
service, which was passed. IT appropri
ates Sl35,fOO -....On motion, Cook, of the
Foreign Committee, was instructed to in
qulre into the expediency of the assertion
made by Congress, of the principle tha
GENERALIZATION exempts man from the
performance OF military service under
government, SO long as he does
Voluntarily renounce the rights
OF citizens of the United States
stevens introduced a bill to establish a y
sys'eIn OF Tree schools in the District of {
Colun bia, which was read twice and or {
oered printed........ Raymond presented a {
memorial from large number of business
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