The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-10
NEWS ITENn-.d3tj1

Gold closed in New York yesterday at
1857.
The new Reconstruction Bill has passed
the House by a vote of 1l9 to 81.
Rome 70, the Mexican Minister, dfscree-
its the report of the shooting of Santa
Anna. - ~ z g
The representations that the little Usage
Indians are on the wal path, are not be-
lieved at Topeka.
On Saturday there was oyer $40, OOO, 900
cash in the vaults of the Treasury DEPART
ment; of this sum s9l, 100000 was in gold
certificates.
II is said that Napoleon charges the
Church party with the death of Maxi
milan.
1t is rumored that some of the Fenian
convicts in Canada Will be pardoned. in
honor of the union of the Provinces.
The English government an-nouncesthat
the six penny system of postage between
America and England, will be put into
operation about the first of January next.
The evidence in the Surratt trial yester-
day was not important. The trial seems
to proceed quite slowly. 1t viii probably
occupy several days yet.
Two prominent physicians OF Indian
apolis nave been arrested on a cha. sc of
producing an abortion. One gave bail in
the sum of 81 600, the other went to Jail.
A Miss Mooney was burned at Kingston
on the 9th inst, by the explosion Of a coal
oil lamp, from the effects of which she
died.
The difficulty between Denmark and
Prussia, as to the possession OF territory
north of Schleswig continues, and reports
state that France is in sympathy with
the Danes.
E.. B. Jones, who was arrested for the
murder of Stauffer, has been taken to New
Orleans by the military, and p aced in the
police Jail for safe keeping. Governor
Flanders has also received a requisitlon
from Governor Fenton. of New York, for
the same Jones, on a charge of having OBJ
tanned goods under false p~retences.
Gen. Sickles has directed his subordi-
mates not to begin the registration in his
military district until Congress snail have
dete mined more explicitly who shall
register. 1t is presumed that Congr, SIS
viii extend the time for the completion of
the registration in North and South Caro-
lima until october or November.
European advices, per mail, states hat
the lane and naval service of France is
being strengthened, and that activity pre-
walls all through France, which produces
an impression of impending difficulties. A
debate of considerable length has taken
place IN the Corps Legisiatif on the ffnan-
cial part of the Mexican question. The
Minister declined to speak on the politi-
cal portion of the question: as it would
now be inconvenient. eA1 III
Two daughters of Rev. o. c. Drake, form
serly an Episcopal minister at Omaha,
aged five and ten, and three children of
John Ray, of Fremont, Nebrask were
drowned on Friday morning in the Elk
horn. in that State. A picnic party was
crossing the stream In a boat when the
iooat upset.
The wife of a wealthy merchant in New
fYo1k, named John Daniels, left her home
bin that city, four weeks CO., as was sup
posed, on a visit to New Orleans. The hus-
band arrived in Chicago on Saturday, TO
Hind his wife living there with his brother
frhe brother and sister by marriage wese
iarrested on a charge of adultery. The
icharge was withdrawn, and the New York
tman and his wife returned home on sun
fday. ae ~