The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-28

struggle. Col. 4leJia, OF the Mexican
.arrfiv,s Mr. j. n. Tiffia,l Of the firm OF
Costiez & Co. Gen. Babcock, of Gen.
Grants staff, Mr. De Golado, an ex-
member of the Mexican Legation,
Mr.. Mocking, and other military,
financial, and commercial characters,
were on board The objects of the
party are various. Gen. Sturns goes
to settle with the Mexican govern
ment, and learn their probable future
wants. The others start principally
for the establishment of direct busi-
ness relations between New York and
Mexico.
Gen. Pope has ordered the military
to assist the civil authorities in col
lecting the State taxes In Alabama
and Florida
The President has issued a war
rant of pardon TO Henry Golfer, who
was convicted at Albany for counter
feiting, and sentenced to FIVE years in
the Albany peritentisry.
s. The following IS a return of the
cotton crop for 1867, taken by the
Bureau of statistics: The returns
are from four hundred and eighty four
divisions, and there are several yet
10 near anu cnOW lndt O,UOl .UZO
acres, have, been planted in, cotton,
and that the estimate yield is 1885,
357 bales. of 450 pounds each, equal
to ,764, ,401 bales of 400 pounds each,
the latter being the weight assumed
in the census of 1860. The yield of
1860 was 6,560,0S6 bales. of 400
pounds each. 1t is estimated by the
Bureau returns yet to come, that they
will not materially alter the above
figures. r-.-
The Times special says: The pub
lie will recollect that at the Surratt
trial the panel Of jurors in the Grim
inal Court was quashed because the
law had not been complied with. To-
day a new panel was ordered, and
tWenty-six names were drawn, They
are all white, as the law yet includes
the word white in its phrasology.
Congress tried to change it at its last
session, but the President pocketed
lsthe bill. VTU 3 tnsW bfs sj5@
The World says: Government has
dispatched Special Agent Speer to
| Charleston, 5. C.. to investigate the
bounty frauds upon .colored soldiers,
particularly those Of Gov. Fenton's
Loyal County agents, Cook and Sher-
wood. yro- tsa sa=4 .-a5sas5
Ex-Adjutant General Irwin, of
| New York. has been here toIRelp the
latter out of their trouble, but he has
evidentlyfailed, for the officers have
been instructed to proceed to prose-
cute the cases with vigOr3 The Gov
ermeht rs confident of its ability to
-expose a most gigantic fraud. 7-5 r
r., New York, Oct. 26.-Tlre- Herald's 5
Havana. special says: Diaz received
only seventy-five of the two hundred
and forty-fve electoral votes in
Mexico. Z. =l ~
New York, October 26.-Two in
dividudls claiming to be English no.
blemen were locked up in the station
house for certain alleged improprie-
ties and beating a policeman, aa.5ts ,s--5-s
Judge Barnard to-day issueda an or
der appointing Cornelius Harrison
receiver of the Washington Marine
Insurance Company. The total La
hilities of the concern, including cap
ital, amount to 1858, ,048 Is; assets,
$97, ,660 Sc.
The Jerome Park Fall races were
concluded to-day The hurdle race
was won by Browns Tycoon; the
Welder stakes by Watson's Captain
More; the Champion stakes by
McDaniers Planet; the Consolation
premium by Watson's Onward; and
the three-year old race by Fanny
Cheatham.
1t is stated that the Government
| will anticipate the November interest
on Monday or Tuesday.
There were several seizures Of dis
tilleries to-day.
A deficit of $4,000 was discovered
in the accounts of cigar house. The
Revenue officers have the case under
advisement.
! Deaths for the week, 364-a marked
decrease.
1t is reported that the Pacific Mail
Company has bought the Eiysian
Fields from E. A. Stevens for $4,000,
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