The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-09
NEWS ITEMS.

Gold closed in New York yesterday at
1875.
The Empress of Russia has sent $4,000 to
aid the suffering christians of Crete.
Our Indianapolis special gives concise
account of what is transporting in the Leg
islature.
The police have taken charge of a bank
ing arrangement in New York, placing
thirty-two clerks under arrest.
Express stocks seem to be on the decline.
United States and Adams are quoted in
New York at 54@55c, and the Merchants
Union at Il.
The city of Cincinnati has made an ap-
preparation of 100000 towards building
the Lexington and Richmond Railroad,
connecting with the Knoxville extension
of the Louisville and Nashville road, FIVE
miles south OF Mt. Vernon, Kentucky.
The last Congress passed an order that
no policeman should serve in the Metro
politan police who has not served in the
army or navy, and received an honorable
discharge.
Dispatches from the East report that the
Christians in Thessaly have entered into
negotiations with the Turks to secure their
religious independence.
Presiding Justice Leonard, of the New
York Supreme Court, has decided that U.
9. Legal-tender Notes are money, and, as
such, liable to taxation.
The United States Senate give the i'm
parchment question the cold shoulder.
At caucus of the Union Senators only
one expressed himself in favor of impeach-
ment.
The appointees at Buffalo for Postmaster,
Assessor and Collector, have been rejected
by the United States Senate. They have
handed over their offices to their deputies.
General Grant has sent to the President
the names OF Generals Schofeid, Slckles,
Sheridan and Thomas, as commanders of
Military Districts in the South. The fifth
commander will be either Ord or Han
cock.
Great excitement exists among the Feni-
ans of New York. Their headquarters are
crowded, and all are hopeful. Gen. Glea-
son is in New York, and not in Ireland
Stephens is reported to be residing in
Brooklyn, having nothing to do with the
struggle in Ireland.
The citizens of Mansfield, Ohio, have re-
organized themselves into q Vigilance
Committee to drive out the thieves, pick
pockets and confidence men, who have
been infe ting the city for some time. Sew
en- of the light-fingered gentry were seized
and shipped North, with the threat that
aquick apprehension and short shift
awaited their return to the city.
From Ireland we have exciting inteni-
gence. The entire,country seems to be in
ferment, and Blood has been shed. A
fight took place eight miles south of Dub
lin, in which the raiders got the worst OF
it. Over two hundred prisoners have
been taken TO Dublin. Several points have
been carried by assault by the Fenians,
who in this way supplied themselves with
arms and ammunition. The Irish and
English papers publish a proclamation
purporting to come from the government
of the new Irish Republic. Hil bsic
CONGRESSIONAL, Feb. S-SENArE.- Sever
al communications, petitions, and memo
rails, were presented, and referred to ap
propriate ttees.....-..Sundry bills
and resolutions were introduced and pass
ed.......A resolution rendering Mr.. Pea
body a vote of thanks and gold media
was passed .........A resolution preventing
the sale of spirituous liquors in the CAPT.
toll building, was referred to the Commit
tee on Public Buildings.........A bill to re
annex Alexandria to the District of Col
umbia, was referred to the Judiciar.
Commisteea9H uI0 .EfsaifsHSE IS -
HoUsE.-A resolution asking for an Gp
preparation to improve the harbor a
the mouth of Kalamazoo River was re
8erred...... The Committee on Contests
elections asked for time to take testimony
Granted .....-A' resolution sympathizin
with Ireland was referred, after some dis
cussion, to the Committee on Foreign Al
fairs Fifty thousand dollars was ap
propriated to enable the people of tn
United States to participate in the advan
tages of the Paris Exposition. Butte
introduced a resolution reciting sundr
things that had occurred in New Orlean:
and providing for Commission to hea
and determine the shares due Norther
creditors orthe money seized by him in til
Bank of New Orleans, which. was adopted
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