The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-25
NEW YORK SPECIALS.


Celebration of the Landing of the
PHgrms-COnfeTenc of the WAYS
and Means and nance Commit
tees i'm Regard TO Financial Mat
ters-GradHdl Incl ease Of Internal
ReTenne-CaSe In Preparation TO
Test the COnstitutiOnality Of the
Reconstruction Laws Late Havana
= Inlefllgence-Gen Pelaces Killed.
New YORK, Dec. 24-The New
England Society celebrated the ami
versary of the Landing of the Pill
HgFins, in the customary manner, at
Delmonicos, Yesterday. Speeches
were made by Henry Ward Beecher,
Generals Sherman and Sickles, and
others.
The report of the Excise Board
(which gives statistics of the working
aof the Board since its -organizatfuE
In April, 1866, published during that
period, that Is, Cos licenses have been
granted, the gross amount received
as payment therefor. being 81, sos, S58;
softbese licenses, 100 were revoked.
A special to the Times says, of the
claims of American creditors upon
the Russian Government, that com
mon rifles and powder were purchased
E1byFa Russian ordnance officer and
put on ship board, when the Crimean
war was brought to a close. The
property was then declined, and ul-
timately refused, by the Russian Gov
eminent, on the ground thata written
contract was not entered into. The
-evidence7thus far elected by the Ord
nance Investigation Committee i'd
sleludes many startling facts regarding
frauds In contracts to supply the coy
eminent with arms and ammunitioh
The report of the Committee 4 not
be ready for several months.
-a p "A Tribune special says that several
members of the Ways and Means aad
Finance Committees have been IL
consultation with the Secretary Of
the Treasury recently ipl7regard %
hnance matters: Senator's Morgan
and Sherman Have had long inter
.yieNs with hiTn, with a view Of
,eliciting his, views on the Shet
man measure. The Secretary has
net inaieated-his -=itfeas ea--fIe.
subide q III s. but be rs kknown 10
favor that portion Of the scheme re-
lativ933 46Ieign1 laws h regard 10
the four million proposition he has
.Etyerg grave doubts, aud ia not AT all
convinced OF It's advisability at pres
hz ent. .-otili lie is understood to ben Z We
thatiaz law of that eharacter 1E6jn ia
II i,intsftefe with the banks, and ID usa a
large withdrawal of their deposits. i
From the ceivershtions of ditfere4t
meFa lsgs Ct EopgTess,s it is inf-rrd nl
/, that q majQrIty OF. the House is 10
'fayeE of taxing the bonds, and It m IL.
.sbe confidently stated that bill look
+ IN. 70 that.objeet VIII be iutrqaucadd
holf.fax-s, flsa. la.,fs5l-.-
with general appreciation, ana 3
there IS no doubt of the passage df
sattA a. h3easaFe.s = - @ - q z Il
y bill will be INTRODUCED at an ca f.
y day in the h6use providing. in t8e.l
tutQIe that all appointments, Of II
tern@l Beven0e Agents it the South
SHAH ee confirmed IN the Senate be-
-fO1e-.- lo1nlnee enters on the duties 5
OF his lice Ibis IsIl order to pre-
venr, asef sr as sossi bie.4the appoint /
menc Of unprincipled persons to such /
important positions where there is 80 i
large field for speculation.
kaJqyuak ReYenuar reports show IA 4
gradual daily increase, and elowes 1t (
estimates foGnsaa fiscal year do not !
fall short 1sf1No Hundred millions. I
Thus tar t6al6Gepts amount 10 ovkFH
nin55X millions, and to-day we're /
TG3oR1ft4 > a@@ .as n,
TIE HeIalls -pecial says: 4 case I
Is prep aring to test the coustit1,i6 d
a4i5Y Of 9le Reconstruction laws lit /
IS the ease of Col! 9IcCarlde editord
Of Ettchez paper, who was arrested /
2 nsbober. General 0Irts late order, re.o
ceiyed at the War Department. Tfom
Headquarters Fourta VI iua,y Dis-9
j trict, Its stated chat Genege. Ord +
e5has ordered boards Of 9vbitcation to Is
- be appreciated tor the prateeti9n Of
lab0rers, when asked for hy iab6rer
WIZ { npiains that his share q the
cr9@ IS wrongiUiy withheld irorhn
him. or when called for ny a landlord
: or merchant, complaininr under oathb
thar the painter had trauduleutlyi as
signed to the laborer an undue Stare |.
Of the crop, TO the injury Of the com
plaihant. 01General1 Ord also gives
full instructions for the guidance Of
stch boar dson. reaching a decision 4
New York, Dec 24.+The Herald I.
81 Havana special says! q Advices from o.
Hayti to December 10th, say that an
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