The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-04
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Gold closed in New York on Saturday
at 1865. saHsa sAfss8 -
Ex-Governor Washington Hunt died on
the I'd inst, at New York.
General Sherman viii visit Washington
City soon.
The Ice gorge in the river broke at
Wheeling, Va, Saturday, carrying Off four
steamers and wharfboat.
The Judiciary Committee are at work on
the examination of the alleged implication
of jeff Davis in the assassination.
1t is said that Gen. Ashley has just come
into possession of some very important
facts, exceedingly damaging to the Presi-
dent.
In the dispatches will be found an ac-
count of the massacre of So whites by the
Indians near the head of Smoky Hill Riv-
err. A camp of 63 whites was surrounded
by 200 Indians, who murdered all but four.
The Fenians, it is said, will retain the
arms lately offered for sale. They expect
something to turn up soon. A war be-
tween France and England, perhaps.
aW Adviees from Mexico are to the effect
that the exodus of the French and Mexi-
cans is increasing. The Archbishop of
Mexico is getting ready for his departure.
Two and half millions of dollars have
been shipped to Vera Cruz as an advance
of the French Withdrawal from the EN-
pire.
1t is stated that the house of Nicholas,
Bowen Il Co. Bankers and Brokers, Wall
Street, New York, has been seized for def
ciencies to the Government on tax,
amounting to $4,000.
A New York special says that a Wall
Street rumor has it that crisis of threat
ening nature hangs over many of the in
surance corporations, owing to unprece-
denied losses by fires and marine disasters
during the past year.
A Washington special says the House
Judiciary Committee lave become salts
fed that the testimony already adduced,
including that of Gen. Butler, is sufficient
towarrant articles of mpeachmentagains
the President hHa
New Orleans special says that the
steamer Lady Franklin, New Orleans to
Cincinnati, was burned to the waters
edge on the LIST instant. She was valued at
$4,000; insured in Cincinnati. The fire
was accidental.
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY SENATE
FEB. 2.-The House bill, exempting from
sale under opulences of law, so much of a
debtors property as is exempted by the
exemption law OF the State in which the
debtor resides, was debated by Stewart,
Foster, Poland and Doolittle after which
vote was taken on Wilson'S
amendment, to insert in lieu of
the above provision that an
amendment may be exempted
not to exceed $1,000. This was disagreed
to, and the question required on striking
out the clause above referred to-yeas. IA;
nays, 25......Lofiin, from the Committee on
Printing, reported bill for the election by
the House of a Congressional Printer. and
the adjustment of the office of Superin-
tendentof Public Printing
HOUSE. Haines introduced a bill TO
amend an act for the removal of causes in
certain cases from State Courts, approved
July 9th, 1865, which amendment provides
that parties now resident of any of the
States lately in instruction, or party
plaintiff in any cause now pend
ing, or hereafter brought in
any court OF such State, who is or shall be
defended in cause retained according to
the laws of such State, for adjudication or
relief sought by him after the plaintiff has
ceased to prosecute the original action en-
tered, where the amount exceeds $500, at
any time before the trial for the final hear
ing thereof, to have said cause removed to
the United States Circuit Court.