The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-26
NEW ITEMS. J.

Gold closed in New York yesterday al
1875.
OF -usn1in ..onsS Of the Lincolns cons % bar.
ators, died of yellow fever at Dry Tortugas
on the 23d inst. '"~-
Garibaldi has sbsen arrested and ,tha
arms intended for Shfs troops have been
seized. There is great excitement In
France consequent upon the news of his
arrest. M.3 gAA-I4-F$s IAN
Gen. Grant has. issued an order author,
izing the sale Of canned fruits, vegetables,
etc. to soldiers by the Commissary Depart
ment.
At the Soldiers and Sailors Convention
which assembled at Richmond, Va, on
the 25th, General H. n. Wells was chosen
President. One hundred delegates wese
present from all parts of the State.
Colonel John A. Graham. Assistant Reg
lister of the Treasury, has been appointed
by the President, Acting Register, until a
successor TO Mr.. Colby shall be appointed.
A dispatch received at the warDepart-
ment from Gen. Mower at New Orlea ms,
reports Gen.4Graham and the rest of the
officers that are sick with the yellow fever
as doing well.
1t is probable that serious trouble will
arise at the municipal election in Nash
vile. One party insists that under the char
ter the negroes have no right TO vote,
while the otherrinsistss that under athe
Tennessee Franchise Act the negroes have
that right General Cooper declares that
he will enforce the franchise act, ana allow
the negroes to vote. "a 20 aigt 81 edj rs3a z
Senator Howard. publishes letter. in
the Detroit Tribune in reference to the
threat in the Washington Union that Sem.
ators who Nave previously declar tfieif-
convictions shall not sit in Judgment on
Anoy Johnson, and says that it can hardly
be regardeds al bnncombe, bat that th q
President will attempt violence on Con-
gress has become not at all improbable.
Ans. ana --- rAMg Ex-Rs4ry
KENTUCKY ITEMS.
]. 6. Downer, of Kentucky has been APP
pointed on the General Fruit Uofnfnittee
of the National Pathological Society. =.
Mr.. S. w. Ham, of Nicholas County,
killed a kotswold sheep last week. " hich
when dressed. weighed one fhndred ana
forty pounds. cAaEe lIR iocp
The Frankfort Commonwealth says" The
powers that rule in this state, under the
rebel Democracy, seem TO be at a dead tock
on the appointment of the Assistant Sec
gentleman be found out OF the 90, Oe09 ~ rs
The railroad ticket agents at Louisville
are getting up a grand excursion TO Mag
ara Falls to attend the National Railroad
Ticket Agents Convention at that point.
to be held next week. fA8 .EgEGA& fNf
Arrangements have been made for a
prize fight between Thomas Rowland. of
Madison County, KY, and Johnny Dear
man, of Chicago, better known as the
"German Stag,1 for a " ager of $780, The
parties are light weights and the fight
is to take place in Kentucky, within forty
miles of Covington, about two months
from the present time
An attempt was made in Louisville, last
Monday, to assassinate Mr.. Little, SUPER
intendent Of a street railroad, by a dis
charged workman. He was struck terri
BILE blow i'm the back of the head with
stone hammer, and it was thought he
could not recover.
On the 2lst instant, near Raysville, KY.
Samuel Kenneth, a former Federal soldier
and brave boy-having entered the SER
vice while quite young-was cowardly
sas~inated by man named VIM. Wilson,
who was secreted by the roadside. Ken
nett was one of party of three young
men, one being slightly wounded, and the
other having the horn OF his saddle shot
Off Thus oneby one the Federal soldiers
OF Kentucky are finding a premature
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