The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-30
No Election i'm Tennessee for
Representatives Until
August.
The Canadian
Confederation
Scheme.
Destructive Fire in Naugatuck,
Connecticut.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-COl. Felix
O'Brien was committed by Justice
Dodge yesterday in the Jefferson
Market Police Court, in default of
bail, on charges of swindling. O'Brien
claims to have been the founder of the
johnson Club of Washington, and
has represented himself as an agent
of the President.
The Herald correspondence from
the principal cities in the South indi-
Gates a general reaction, particularly
among the Southern people One
Of the means In use among the Vir-
ginians to alleviate suffering among
the widows and orphans, is a huge
lottery or gift enterprise. Among the
gifts which it is proposed to give away
is the residence of JEFF Davis, in Rich
mond, now in the hands Of the Gov
eminent.
u. S. Senator Campbell, of South
Carolina, defended Horace Greeley,
the negro lately convicted of the muir
der of r. S. Rhett.
From Nashville, the indications are
thatsno election for Representatives
will be held in time for the Fortieth
Congress. Governor Brownlow will
wait until August before he5orders an
election, losing, if necessary, all rep
resentation in the first session, so he
may take advantage of the colored
vote, which it seems certain will be
legalized in Tennessee in the coming
Spring. g aI Gf E&
The Herald's Ottowa special says
Information has been received in
Canada from the colonial secretary,
that the confederation scheme, under
the Quebec conditions, has been
sanctioned by the home government,
and the bill will be introduced, as a
government measure, at the next sit
ting of Parliament. Prince Alfred
will be the first Governor
The Times Washington special says
the House Military Committee, have
agreed to transfer the Indian, bureau
from the Interior to the War Depart
ment.
Treasurer Spinner, last evenings
stated that nothing wrong had been
discovered in the Currency Printing
Bureau up to that time. The investi-
CATION will be continued to day.
The Judiciary Committee adhere
to their purpose of closing up old
business before commencing the I'M
parchment case.
DIR. Kennedy, formerly Mayor of
New Orleans, was examined by the
riot committee yesterday. His testi-
mony was chiefly concerning the polit-
zeal status of the city and the personal
standing of the municipal authorities,
particularly the police.
~ Delegations from two-thirds of the
Indian tribes in the West are now in
Washington, invited there by Com
missioner Bogg, to agree upon trea-
ties. an.s,o f
The Herald'S special regards the
action in the House yesterday on
Stevens reconstruction bill referring
it to the Joint Committee, as fatal
to it. ''-' - .
1.-THE probability is that the veto of
the Nebraska bill will be sent in to-
The Tibune's special says that Mr..
Clark, of the Currency Printing Bu-
reau, explains the grave fact that 7-3O
bonds, with duplicate numbers, have
been printed and issued, by saying
that the numbering machine got out
of order and repeated.
New York, JAN 29.-The Herald's
Mexican advices, by way of New Or
leans, dated the oath, state that
French newspaper, in the City of
Mexico, says that the Mexican autho-
rites at Mazatlan had executed Mr..
Carman, the us. Consul, at that
place, upon which a u. S. gunboat,
lying near at hand, had bombarded
the town for hours.
New YORK, Jan. pa meet
ing of the Executive Committee of
the Southern Relief Commission was
held yesterday afternoon at the Mer-
chants Bank. VIM. Vermyle, acted
as Temporary chairman. The Commit
tee organized by electing Mr.. Archi-
bald Russell permanent chairman,
and proceeded to transact the neces-
sary business of the Commission