The Evansville journal., 1867-04-22

in good earnest. Nesrlysevezy day a
few psrdons are issued, principally to
that class of individuals who come
under the first and thirteenth excep-
tiens of the proclamation, the. petty
occasionally granted : of a more i'm
portant character
ETelegrams received BY the C9mmis57,
sionersa Of Indian Affairs yesterday
end to day mention the destruction to
public aad private property, and Etha
serious Interruption to travel, caused
by the rising of the western rivers
Onssuspicion of fraud, all hesoffl
GERS except the President, who is
missing, Of the Selma Bank, reported
to have been robbed, have been ar
rested by, General Swayne. 1t is
thought the assets will Satisfy the
Government and the depositors.
INEWpzYORK,aApri 20.-Madaline
Henriquez takes leave of the stage to-
night at Wallack's. She is to be
married early in May to Jennings, the
correspondent Of che london Times
"A girl named Lizzie Smith, alias
Mexican q resident of Jersey City.
was kidnapped and outraged by near
ly a score of young men, on Friday
night. Three Of. the. villains have
been arrested, and the police expect
to secure the balance.
Further particulars have been OBJ
tanned regarding the robbery pof, Pay.
master iBelkuap, eino the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, and of,the capture and
identity, of the persons arrested! 1.-The
robbery occurred four years ago, and
amounted to one hundred and thirty
thousand dollars. The robbers have
at last been secured y Tue persons
arrested are the most successful and
dangerous thieves, and burglars liv
ing, having all been educated to the
professieniin England.
-a3s New YORK. April 21.-John
Hughes and wife, residing on Mon
roe Street, had an encounter with
party of burglars early yesterday
morning, in which Hughes wife was
slightly wounded by a pistol shot, and
two shots also fred at her husband,
but he escaped unburt. The thieves
secured only some cigars and $40
Fenian bond. John Scully has been
arrested on suspicion of being one of
> The National Steam Navigation
Company were sued for the loss of a
trunk by "a passenger from Liverpool,
and had a verdict for $500 rendered
against it, go + 900 ~ 5. &. =, 80
Yesterday an unknown man pur-
chased of F. j. Jones & Co., brokers
in Wall Street, $50, 1000 in gold with
certified check for 1910 in gold, to
be delivered at the Office of Fisk,
Underwood &, CO., of which firm the
man represented, himself member,
The gold was delivered, but it was
soon learned that the certifcation to
the check.was a forgery, and on going
to New Street Office no one was found
there -, - $50 e-.. - Fss. = I
~ At a recent trial of 2O-inch guns
at Fort Hamilton, a range of four
miles was attained with a prOjectile
weighing 1,080 pounds
q The Herald $ Leavenworths special
says affairs on the plains are assuming
an interesting phase. .a1
General Sherman has arrived at
LeavenworthsTsS .y'10Sgasss ~ = 80 :
= General Augur is about to move
westward from Fort Phil. Kearney
with six thousand men. =
Eleven Thousand In diars are camp
ed between Forts Kearney and Smith,
waiting until grass to commence hos
tilities
General Hancock expedition is in
distress at Fort Larned, being unable
to move for want offorage.
= New YORK, April 21,-The Leg
islature adjourned Sine die last night