The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-28
NEWS ITEMS.


Gold closed in New York on yesterday at
I3s.
The Surratt trial progresses slowly.
Hon. Charles Dennison, Member of Con-
gres from the Twelfth District of Penn
sylvania died on the 9th.
A New Orleans dispatch reports that a
fraud has been discovered in that city, by
an over issue of city scrip to the amount
of nearly 100000.
The Cashier of the First National Bank
of vicksburg. telegraphs to the Treasury
Department that all reports of trouble to
that bank are false.
1t is supposed by all Congressman now
in Washington. that the July session of
Congress will be short, not to exceed two
or three weeks.
Santa Annals son has protested against
the action of Commander Hovey in ar
resting the chief at Vera Cruz The protest
is directed tot the United States Consul at
Havana.
The deputy health officer at the lower
quarantine, New York, reports that there
are twenty-one vessels there, but not a
patient in the hospital. II
Collector kellogg, of New Orleans, tele-
graphs that the report of yellow fever
prevailing there is untrue. There has been
but one case. which was two weeks ago,
and that doubtful. The city, he says, is
healthy.
II was understood in Columbus, Ohio,
yesterday, that Hon. Samuel Galloway
had written a letter declining the nomi-
nation for Lieutenant Governor. The
communication had not reached the tx
Collaborating qua tz has been discovered
near Mound city, Linn County, Missouri.
The tests TO which it has been subjected
render it probable the vein can be profit
ably worked.
The United States steamer Sacramento
was totally wrecked lately off Coconada,
Madras. All hands We're saved. She was
a screw sloop-of-war, of !, 1867 tuns, carrying
seven heavy guns, and commanded by
Capt. Collins.
The Masons of Toledo had an excursion
to Put-in-Bay, on Monday. Just as the
steamer carrying the party had started
from the island on her return trip, Will
liam Hurlbut, of East 1Cledo, fell over
board, and was drowned.
John Allen, attacked and beat his di-
vorced wife, in Decatur, Illinois, the other
day. Patrick Ryan endeavored to save the
woman, when Allen knocked him down
with an AK, and then bit his nose off. The
cannibal was arrested.
Representative Boutwell, is in favor of
pushing the Impeachment programme,
and proposes the adoption of articles at
this session, and the trial of the President
by an adjourned session in October.
No orders are about to be issued, as stated,
by the direction of the President, to mill
tary commanders, on their powers to make
removals. This question is certainly de-
layed until his return.
Governor Wells having waited a suffi-
cient time for the President to decide on
his removal, and the latter not having
acted in the matter, has determined upon
issuing proclamation, declaring himself
Governor, and Flanders an usurper, declar-
ing nulland void his subsequent and future
acts, and directing the sheriffs and other
civil officers not to obey his orders.
BY advices from the City of Mexico to
the I'd inst, we learn that grand review
of General DiaZ' army, numbering $4,000
troops from Queretaro, which arrived on
the 10Th ult., had taken place. Diaz writes |
to Juarez that he will occupy the city |
within one week, but did not think it ad- |
visahle to preeipitate matters, as its -ulti--i
mate fall was certain.