The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-12
NEWS ITEMS.


Gold closed in New York yesterday q
A big distillery burnt mp in Cincinnati
on Thursday mornings. Loss $780, Oo.A
Hunter Brooke has been nominated
Postmaster ct Cincinnati.
Thos Sterling. a New York broker, has
been arrested for forgery.
The Fenians of ST. Louis are still enthu-
siastic and willing to subscribe money. y
President johnson has the liver COM
Paint so badly that he has to keep per-
fectly quiet.
The exact amount of money to be paid
for Russian America is 81 200 600, the money
to be paid in ten months. zs2f
Our Government complains that Cuba is
. enlisting men for Macmillan, and propo-
Ses to put d stop to it, sa1 es5EW 9dL
CHIEF Justice Chase has handed over the
appointment of Registerships under the
Bankrupt Law. to Marshal Parsons SIS.
Jim. Lawler, of Boston, wants to have a
prize fight with Aaron Jones, of New York,
for 81, 0O0 side VAfnse {"
Two or three cases OF suicide are report.
ed in New York, some of which got well
and some die, MT. i 2 < II A1ti q Hi
The San Francisco people have raised
thirty thousand dollars in gold for the
benefit of the Southern Relief Fund. 1la ~
The Aonitear of Thursday had an edito-
rial on European affairs, pacific and tram
QUILTING in tone. - - eaiS
The strike among the New York carpen-
tiers still continues. Other strikes are on
the taps. s.sss s. Frlsasrse.s 4. Is s.s f.rE.'
The franklin Insurance Company of
Memphis has failed. Assets supposed to be
larger than their liabilities. <5a 500
Mrs. Charles NJ. Barras, nee Sallie st.
Clair, the wen known actress, died in Buff
falo, Wednesday. ~ ( = = .-=''t
The Republican State Central Commit
tee of Pennsy1vania have decided to hold
the State Convention at Williamsport,
June 9Th. isseafu5s ~ -o3 esrlhs44.n Il 4
The Missouri river is free of ice as far
north as Omaha and the Mississippi to
considerable distance above Dubuque Z,
Over thirty thousand dollars have been
subscribed in Pbiladelphia for the relief of
the destitute people of the South. San
Francisco has contributed over $4,000 TO
the same object, and the canvassing is still
going on. ~ 81 fsH.fsa ssvg sod sssF
The Quarterly statement of New York
City banks shows a decrease of S25, 200, 600 in
their resources, compared with the Janu-
airy statement. 500. 80,
Gen. Hancock has found the chiefs o
the Kiowa Indians anxious for peace, but
the voice of the Blackfeet, Sioux, Che
yennes, Arapahoes and Camanches is still
for war. A grand Indian confederation
and bloody war is anticipated.
are to the effect that the Liberals were at
that time engaged in bombarding the city.
Maximlian was at Cuernavaca. ss5a
- The latest news from Mexico represents
Vera Cruz closely besieged, with the water
cut off, the last bullock killed, and the
Imperiaiists quarreling amoug themselves.
1t is expected the city would be compelled
,tosusrepder soon.5 seY(TfaY 41a
The Republican State Convention at Sy-
racuse on Thursday, instructed their dele
: gates 70 the Constitutional Convention TO
ssupportan amendment to the state Con-
: stitution. extending Suffrage 70 colored
men. 80 Z r..gY ~ s+s9 sag
The Southern States continue to fIe
( complaints against the Reconstruction
: Aet.s The case win be probably argued be-
fore the Supreme Court to-day. sss.l..s 81
: The Conservative Democracy in their
State Convention at Louisville, have put
third ticket in nomination with Aaron
Harding for Governor, w. B. Kincaid for
Lieut. Governor, and John M. Harlan tor
Attorney General. sssi,5 ~ 70 4Ll5s3 sdf
: A disgraceful prlze fight was to take
place near San Francisco on Thursday
Stakes $500. No attempt was being ma de
by the police to interfere. The railro adj
> was running extra trains, and the people
were going to the scene of combat by
thousands --e.-t s.- 90 q
INDIANA STATE ITEMS.
Fred. Douglass is to lecture at Laporte on
the 18th of this month. se@h
The citizens. of Huntingburg, Dubois