The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-16

IOWa-Increase OF Offlcers' Pay
Congressional Surmises-IIlness OF
Thad. SteVenS-President willing
to COmprOmise-Milit Govern
ment Bill to Pass the Senate
Mary Harris insane.
New YoRK. Feb. Is. The Herald
Chicago special says: /. .s.rs a.. az
The Chicago, Alton and St. Louis
Railroad bridge across the Kankakee
River at Wilmington has been swept
away by the flood. AT Aurora, ILL.,,
the Island or lower part of the city
has been overfowed. by, the Fox RIVER
covering the first floor of the shops
and business houses, and compelling
families to leave their dwellings. AT
Galena. Ill, the Illinois River Rail-
road Bridge has been destroyed, and
several. steamers and barges swept
from their moorings. At Dubuque,
the cellars are filed At Cedarville,
Iowa, the long bridge and mill-dam
are swept. away, aud the loss is heavy,
At Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Iowa
Falls, the Iowa Riyeris on the ram
page, and much destruction is feared.
The Herald's Washington special
says: The decision of the Court of
Claims, at Washington, in the case Of
allowance for servants to officers OF
the army, from the 1st of May, 1864,
to the 3D. of March, 1865, entities each
officer who served during that period
to $40 extra for each servant employ
ed, being the difference per month
between 81 and $16, the amount paid
and the amount which should have
been paid.
The Times special says: Mr.. Sum
ner will offer one or more amend
ments in the House bill, establishing a
military government South, and there
is fair prospect of its adoption by
the Senate AZ tiia
The Northern Pacific Railroad
| scheme has failed for the present.
The Committee to whom. it, was re-
ferred declined, to act, this session.
i II is probable that the President,
in case the Senate rejects the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Bogy, will send in the
llname of Gen. VIM. Webb, of Wis
consin, as Commissioner of Indian
II Affairs.
/ Beveridge, who brutally assassi-
lnated Mr. Painter. correspondent of
1.-THE Philadelphia Enquirer in the capi-
tol, last winter, was sentenced by
Judge Fisher to pay fine of $50.
lBeveridge plead guilty, and asked the
court to be lenient in the inhiction of
a penalty.
fribune's special says Thad. Stew
| ems, was unable to leave to-day. on ac-
count of sickness brought on by ia
] rigne and excitement, resulting from
I his speech in the Housey yesterday He
tainted in his library this morning,
and was carried to his bed, and has
been unable to see visitors since. He
/ is somewhat better this evening.
Several leading Republican mem
bers of Congress, and others, among
whom were Raymond Bingham. Hub
bell, Buckland and Delano, held
protracted caucus last night in this
city for the purpose oflascertaining
| whether compromise might not yet
be effected between the Presidehtand
1 Congress. There seems to be little
doubt that the President is willing to
agree upon plan for the purpose of
accommodating the views of a majori-
| ty of Congress-, provided they would
meet him half way. But It. appears
there is nobody that can speak for the
majority, hence the difficulty in bring
ing about the proposed arrangement.
Morrill,. chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee, has been called
home by the serious illness of his
mother His absence will seriously
) interfere with the progress Of the
4 Tariff Bill In the Committee, as near
lylall the members have left that sim-
portant measure to his guidance.
They will go ahead with it, however,
withra view to getting it before the
House as speedily as possible. ey.
The Tribune 5 special says the Sen
ate will pass both the louisiana and
Military Government Bills before
Wednesday next.
The vote IN the Senate, to-day
showed that there is strength enough
: to pass the Niagara Ship Canal&Bill
and 1t will be put on its passage this
, week.
, The bill to prevent the further con
traction of greenbacks, does not stand
any chance of passing this session.
J A large quantity Of the most i'm
. portant testimony in the alleged frauds
|. in the New ork Custom House, i'm
plicating certain high officials, il
: missing.
= Miss Mary Harris, who shot her Sc
ducer, Borroughs, in the Treasur.
building, two years ago, has just beel
admitted to the Insane Asylum.
"a New YORK, Feb. 15.-Balche, 0
the Coast Survey, is lying at the poin
9 of death at Newport, r. I.
St Several dispatches received here to
day, state that the telegraph line
5 through Ireland, connecting Londo
d with the. Atlantic Cable, went dow
o last evening, but they were working q
). -1nc 20 dou A q fho,o l:.oz 4rouorc