The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-14
No National Democratic Con!
yentiOn this year.
Congressional Proceedings.
NEW YORK.
Order Assigning District Com
nandePs = Fenian Excitement -
Money to be Raised for Priyateers
-Fenian Committee Cordially Re-
celved in Washington.

NEW YORK, March 13.-The Times
special says an order will be issued
to-day, assigning Schofeld to the
First Division, Sickles to the Second,
Thomas to the Third, Ord to the
Fourth, and Sheridan to the Fifth
District, in the Southern States, under
the Military Reconstruction bill.
The Herald's Washington special
says that intelligence from Virginia
intimates that the people of that State
consider the passage of Wilson's bill
as great victory over the Radicals,
and Governor Pierpont is reported to
have said that it leaves the re-organi-
zation entirely in the hands of Presi-
dent johnson and his rebel friends.
The Heralds New Orleans special
says resolutions were yesterday intro
duced in the State Senate, declaring
the Sherman bill unconstitutional, and
desired the test of it in the Supreme
Court. They were referred to a special
committee. -
The Senate bill suspending State
and municipal elections, was referred
to the Judiciary Committee in the
House.
The Trtbune's special says the
House Committee of Elections yester-
day had under consideration the Colo
rado contested election case. They
agreed to allow neither of the appli-
cants to occupy the seat until the ma.
ter was definitely settled.
The President to-day sent in the
nominations of Judge Jno. s. Whit
taker, as District Attorney, and Gen.
kerron, as u. s. Marshal for New
Orleans. There has been a great con-
test over these nominations.
A party now In New Orleans now
claim the gold belonging to the Rich
mond banks, and which is in the Gus
tody of Treasurer Spinner He re-
quired them to identify it, They ask
ed to see it, and they could tell wheth-
er it was theirs. Mr.. Spinner thought
if they could not identify it without
first seeing it their claim was a very
flimsy one. They then attempted
description but failed.
"A private letter from Elihu B. Wash
burne to prominent Senator, states
that he has arrived in Paris and has
placed himself in the hands of physi-
clans there. His health is improving.
The Tribune learns from trust
worthy sources, that the order of
General Sheridan, prohibiting the
holding of the municipal election in
New Orleans on March 11th, was
issued under instructions from the
President, to suspend the election
and depose both Governor Wells and
Mayor Monroe, if he saw fit.
NEW YORK, March 13.-The Fe-
nian excitement continues here. A
mass, demonstration takes place this
evening in Union Square. Money is
pouring in. The project of New
York merchant to raise one million
dollars for privateers, has been fa-
vorably received, and meets with con-
siderable success. Private letters
from Washington state that the COM
mittee,. now in that city, have been
cordially received by the Senators
and Representatives of both parties.
The Heralds Vera Cruz letters of
March I'd, state that sixteen thousand
French troops had sailed for France
up to that time. Great preparations
were making to defend the city after
the French had left. 1t is said that
Maximilian will expose Napoleon's
intrigue against the United States.
NEW YORK, March 13.-The steam
er Ocean Queen, from Aspinwall, ar
rived to-day, with $245.000 in gold.
In Nicaragua President Mortinez
was to surrender the Chair to his sue
eessor, ID. +. Guzman, on the 1st inst.
In Guatemala revolutionary out
break has taken place, which is not of
suffici ent Importance to interrupt Sc
riously the rapid progress of the Re-
public.
Buenos Ayres papers, of January
18th, mention an engagement. said
to have ended fayorably for the Allies.
but there were no particulars stated
The proposition that the United
States would mediate between
Ruannm Avraa and para~waw Ill /.