The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-04
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
Gold closed in New York on yesterday at
1885.
Gen. Santa Anna is a prisoner at Cam
peachy.
Congress organized Mt 1925 on the I'd in
slant, a quorum being present in both
Houses.
The London Times and London Post ex-
press pity tor Macmillan, and denounce
the action Of Juarez.
Some of the journals in London rldicule
Napoleon's ide of liberty in France, as
expressed in his speech at the Exhibition.
The telegraph reports a brilliant meteor
seen at st. Louis on the night of the I'd. 1t
was also seen by persons in this city.
The Montana Democratic Territorial
Convention has been called for July 10,
to elect delegates to Congress and Terrific
rial officers.
We publish still further report OF the
trouble with the Indians. On the I'D OF
June a band of two hundred Indians at
tacked Fort Wallace, killing two soldiers
and ~wounding several others.
Late news from Brazil says that the
United States colonists are suffering the
greatest restitution. They bitterly repent
their journey.
Governor Crawford, of Kansas, is raising
eight companies of volunteers to light the
Indians, and expects to have them at Fort
Harker by Saturday.
The Court House in Orange County, Va,
was struck by lightning on the night of
the 81, and it, with other buildings, de-
stroyed.
= Military reiifforcements, with supplies
of arms and food. have reached the Chris
tian insurgents in Gambia. from Greece.
Omar Pacha is preparing for another as
sault on the main position of The revolu-
tionists.
A motion in the Merchants Union Ex-
press Company case was argued onthe LIST,
in the Supreme Court at New York, before
Judge Barnard. The Court decided To- va
cate the order for injunction, made on the
LIST inst, by Judge Morgan of Syracuse, and
directed that the examination of The de-
PENDANTS be commenced in that city before
a referee, on Monday next.
An issue between the displaced official OF
the city of New Orleans and Gen. Sheri
dan has been made On the I'd, in the re-
fusa1 of the Comptroller of the city to pay
the salaries of the munici pal officers APP
pointed by Governor Flanders, the APP
pointee of the military authorities. The
refusal is based on Attorney General STAN
berry's opinion.
The majority of the Judiciary Committee
state: Owing to the magnitude of the i'm
parchment matter. they will not be ready
to report at this session. The minority
will report in favor of immediate action
unless an adjournment is had till October.
Our special from Mount Vernon reports
shooting atfray in that lily IN the even
ing of the Sd, between John Ivenson and
David Mackey, in which the latter was
shot in the side of the neck and IN the
right lung. The wounds will probably
prove fatal. Iyenson escaped. AFtG.5
July
3rd.-The Senate met at noon. Sumner
asked leave to enter a protest against the
resolution calling Congress together. as
sorting that so far as provided for adjourn
ment, without the day, in the absence of a
quorum it was unconstitutional.
The roll was called, and thirty-four Sena-
tors answered to their names.--.The Sec
rotary was instructed to inform the House
of Representatives that a~quorum of the
Senate was present at u % .....-.The Clerk
of the House informed the Senate that a
quorum of the lou was present-....Wil-
son offered a bill in addition to several re-
-onstructionsac acts. and consists of two sec
tions. The first vacates all the
civil offices in the Southern States
within thirty days, and authorizes
the Commanding General to retain
the present incumbent, and make new
appointments or order elections. The Sec
ond authorizes he Boards of Registration
to refuse to register persons applying to be
registered, whom they havejust groundsto
believe are seeking to evade the req uine-
ments of the law, and strike from the roll
within twenty days persons registered.
and afterwards proved disqualified. Tide
bill was ordered to be printed, and laid on
the table..-~-Sumner offsred a bill for
universal Suffrage, the SAME with slight
amendments as offered. at the last session.
EoUsE.-More than the usual hubbub'
Ill MrEFgaE as.