The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-21

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fRgs-COnsideratiOn OF the NORiI-
nations for Collector and Asses
s0rs--FiOlent Storm, &c. sEg09 r
New York, Feb. 20.-The Fenian
excitement in this cityis shaping into
serious action. The discouraging ca
BILE kilograms were disbelieved, and
volunteering was brisk. The Bryan,
Lawrence, .O'Toole, Tara and other
circles held enthusiastic meetings dur
ing thegevening. aaS 3s9H Be- .0Y
Mayor Hoffman being invited to
address a Fenian meeting, declined in
a, manner that showed he did not APP
prove of such demonstrations ~
The depot of the Morris Il Essex
Railroad, ,sat Drakesville. New. j Jersey,
was burned carly yesterday morning.
The agent of the company iMrsdFran-
ces Bryan, and his wife who uliyed in
the building, n arrowly lescaped with
their lives from the burning station
Two oftheir daughters were severely
burned. H Nothing inithe; building was
saved. .9bHti 9fi Of beiiDa ahooa ia
The Herald S Rfchm0n md correspond
ent says a man named Massey was at
tackled by gang of ex-rebels, under
the leadership of sheriff named Da-
Wis, at. Waynsyille, North Carolina,
recently He Was fred upon forty
times without being injured, andsre-
turned the fire. injuring a man named
Underworld He then escaped,q but.
the sheriff will call out the county to-
take him. Massey was engaged, dur
ing the war in passing recruits through
the lines to the Union army. and
stands indicted for that offence. This
was the cause of the attack 5as ls
The 1ribnle's special says the Senate
Finance Committee to-day had under
consideration quite number of nom
nations of several officers, for Collec-
tors and Assessors, from New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio, nearly all of
which will be reported back adversely,
which is virtual rejection.
The Senate Military Committee have
had under consideration quite a num-
Der of nominations, and have passed
thus far but very few. The chances
are that large number of them will
berejeeted The Committee are maxi
ing rigid inquiry into the character of
those named by the President, against
the wishes of Secretary Stanton, and
unless theF fecordais gpod,s they viii
I be rejected.
I There is no. probability that any
thing will be done with the PROPOSE
tion which wasdgeferred tpther9WHys
and Means Committee TO report bill
providing that there shall be no fur
ther reduction. during the present
session, Ofthefour millions per month.
! At meeting of the Southern Re-
publican Association held in Wash
ington, Monday evening, the follow
ling resolution was offered by Gov.
Hamilton, of Texas, which was
adopted:
ResolUed, That In any action of the
Congress OF the United States, touch
ing the condition Of the States lately
in rebellihn lit is esseatiaEy NECESSARY
to the protection of the lives and pro-
pertyeg6 igyaa men To the ersebich 8of
loyal governments in those States,
and thatithe present existing govern
tments be abrogated, and the loyal
men of all races be enfranchised, and
at least a portion of the rebels dis
llfranchised, and the organization of
IEligimate State governments confded
to loyal hands They, therefore, re-
spectfully, but earnestly ask Congress
to apply the bill known as the Louisi-
ana Bill, reported by Mr.. Eliot, of the
House of Representatives, to all the
insurrectionary States, not now repre-
snted in Congress-; and we do disap-
prove the bill now pending before the
House of Representatives, known as
the Military Bill. as passed by the
Senate of the United States. 81
At meeting of the Cabinet to day
the Postmaster General remained in
conference with the President for
some time after the departure of the
other members, and, when he came
out, he did notebook like an official
who is threatened with decapitation
New YORK, Feb. 20.-A violent
snow-storm is raging. The snow is
badly drifted, impeding travel. Dis
patches state that the storm prevails
extensively - 3EATNHSfeE
| New YORK, Feb 20-A Washing
/ ton special says the Ways and Means
Committee will probably introduce a
/ new demand loan bill within two OF
three days, covering the ground OF
the bill sent to the Banking Commit
tee last night
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-The Fenian
meeting intended for tonight, has
been Indefinitely postponed-ostensi-
bly, on account Of the weather. "
The snow storm ceased this after.
noon. The weather is clear tonight
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