The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-23
LATEST NEWS.

Gold closed in New York, yesterday, at
1851.
N. Willis died at Idlewild, New York,
on Sunday evening, of paralysis.
Governor Morton was elected United
States Senator, on the 22d instant.
Tim. o. Howe was reelected United
States Senator from Wisconsin, on the I'D.
The report that Adjutant General Thorn
as has been retired, is contradicted.
Great excitement is said to exist among
the Fenians at New Orleans.
A destructive fire took place at Mobile
on the night of the 2lst. Loss $4,000.
A reduction of the Bank OF England
rate of interest to per cent. is expected
soon.
The Iowa division of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad has been finished
to Council Bluffs.
Another formal vote for United States
Senator took place in the Maryland Legis-
lature, yesterday, resulting in no choice.
The President has pardoned one Quinn,
convicted of robbtng the U. S. mail in
Hassa chusetts.
The Ways and Means Committee has de-
cided in favor of exempting from tax all
incomes below 81, 1000.
Fhe Judiciary Committee has COM
meneed the Investigation of the charges
against the President.
The Grand Army of the Republic fired
one hundred guns in honor of the election
on the I'D of Governor Morton to the u S.
Senate.
Fred T. Frelinghuysen has been elected
U. S. Senator from New Jersey, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of Bright.
The total amount of gold certificates is
stsdsis S17Q 3S, $50, of which sl47 S79, 600 have
been redeemed.
At Bonneville, Mo-. during the month of
December, l4,S54 acres of public land was
disposed otnIlG0V HEffi 1891
1t is said that Gov. Fletcher has brought
suit against the Missouri Republican for
libel; damages set at one hundred thous-
and dollars.
The Judiciary Committee of the House
began its Investigation of the charges
against the President yesterday.
The resolution instructing Senator Doo-
little to resign, finally passed the Wiscon-
sin Legislature on the 22d, by strict party
vote.
The talk of the impeachment of Gov.
Wells, of La, has been considered, but it
is generally believed that nothing of the
kind will be attempted.
A special to the New York Tribune states
that it is asserted that Crosby holds the
tickets for the three chief prizes, after the
first, and perhaps that also. Also, that the
Opera House to be decided is not the whole
building, as represented, but only the au-
dience room in the inaccessible centre of
the block.
Pomeroy's reelection to the U. s. Senate
by the Kansas Legislature, in joint con-
vention to-day, is considered certain, and
Ross triumph over Carney, for the short
term, is regarded as equally sure.
GoNGREssIoNAL SUSfsIARY-SENATE, 3-l
Wilson introduced bill to edualize boun-
ties of soldiers, sailors, and marines in the
late war-...........Polandi introduced a bill
fixing the salaries of the Judges of the su-
perior Courts of the Territories at $780,
Referred,........., Williams introduced bill
to provide for the registration of
electors in the Territories.
Lane called up the bill to regulate the ap-
introduced resolution for the benefit of
settlers of railroad lands, with view of
giving them the full benefit and preemp-
ton of the homestead law....,...Sprague
called attention to the necessity for in
creased protection to the linen interest in
this country. He thought manufactured
fax ought to be admitted duty free.
HOUSE, 22D.-Leave of absence was grant
ed Washburne, of Illinois, for the remain
der Of the session. .......Schenck introduced |
bill for the sale of the Hot Springs reser-
walton in kansas.........Donnelly intro
duced a bill to facilitate the construction of
the branch of the Union Pacific R.R. from
Sioux City to head of Lake Superior.........
A resolution to pay Coffroth, of Pa,
Voorhees,. of Ind, and Brooks, of N. Y,
their increased pay from the beginning of
the 18th Congress, to the time they were
unseated, was adopted. 5000. Wilson reported
the House bill introduced by Benjamin,
Dec. 10th, with sundry amendments. The
bill as amended legalizes all acts of the
President after the 4th day OF March,
1861, to the first day of December, 1885, res
pecting martial law and military trials......
Boutwell,, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported a substit tie for the House Bill to
prescribe an oath to public officers, men,
bers of the bar, &c. The substitute pro-
vides that no person shall be permitted to
act as an attorney or counselor in any
court OF the United States who has been
guilty oftreason.
STATE ITEMS.
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