The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-21
NEW TTEMa.
Gold closed in New York, on yesterday at


Gold closed in New York3on yesterday a
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General Sheridan is in Cincinnati !
Tie Alabama Legislature has adjourned
The New Albany glass works have been
burned. ,5Hka-IsHN9Ja
Our New York dispatches report that the
Fenaani excitement in that city is shaping
into serious action 9 L'3tte ,.,,..-
The telegraph operators who shot Jas.
smo2tlhlers, at sharpsburgh, Ky. have been
arrested. s55e. -, =. ,s 80
The Tennessee House has passed the Mi
Htia Bill as amended. The Senate will
concur in the amendment.
A Washington special says that the
Ways and Means Committee viii probably
Introduce new demand Loan BIZ, ~
A New York dispatch gives an insight
into the condition of affairs IN North Car
DINA. ~
The Crescent City Silver Band arrived
safely at Indianapolis yesterday evening.
No doubt good time will be had.
In our dispatches will be found a report
of the disaster of the steamer a David
White, Which exploded her larboard boil
err on Sunday last, one hundred and twen-
ty-five miles South of Memphis. 1t is es-
timated that sixty five lives were lost. 1t
was a fearful disaster.
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY - SENATE
February 20.-The Chair submitted the
certificate of the Governor of Pennsylva-
mia that that State ratified the 14th amend
ment to the Constitution . Patterson
presented resolutions of the Tennessee
Legislature in favor of the grant of public
lands TO aid In the cons .ruction of the
Tennessee and Pacific Railroad. Tabled
and 3erNeFed ato be printed : ZAP oland,
from the Committee on Judiciary, report
ed adversely on the bill to protect children
of African descent from being enslaved in
violation Of the Consultation Off the
United States, and moved an indef-
mite postponement of the bill...
Citizens Of Danville and vicinity, by |
anonymous letters, ordered Major w, r. |
Bourne, OF the Freedmen's Bureau, and |
General Fry to leave that city. The perse-
cuted parties have arrived at Louisville.
A bill. was considered TO provide for an
annual inspection of Indian affairs .........
AT o'clock the Clerk of the House. an
nounced the action of the House on the T
Reconstruction bill..,..... Williams moved
a postponement of the Indian bill, for the
of taking up the Reconstruction
bill amendments.
HoUsE.---After some unimportant BUSH
ness, the House proceeded 10 the consid-
sideration of a bill TO provide efficient
governments for the rebel States......On
motion of Wilson, of Iowa, to ,non-con-
eur with the Senate amendment, with an
to the 9Th section, as teie-
sraphed yesterday, the House refused to
second 1T, by vote of y to 76........The
militia bill, on motion of Mr.. Paine.
vas recommitted to a committee
The House bill, directing the Secretary of
Navy to distribute, as prize money. $780, l
OO, the value of the piratical steamer Ala J
oama, to Commodore Winslow ana the Of +
1cers and crew of the Kearsage, was con.
idered withoutact ion 49,! 4. The Army An.1
Bill was taken up. Al srolotibn a
o strike out the Bird section was rejected f
The tax on cigarettes, cheroots, and cigars .
# all descriptions, was f1xed at S. a thou-
and. The linetaxlng grape brandy at 30 T
ents gallon, was struck out, leaving the {
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