The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-02

The dispatch received from Gen.
Howard, yesterday, by the Southern
Relief Association, in this city, con-
firms the report of the extreme desti
tuition In portions of. the South. The
General says he fully approves the OBJ
ject of the Association. Il
The Times special says the Presl=
dents new plan of adjustment, which IS
based on qualified suffrage and amnes-
tyoand which made mention OF afew
/ days since, has been further ma atureda
and discussed, and Somewhat modi-'
fed in its details, and the prospe ct Of
its adopdonVby the adm nistration is
almost certain. $,
The judiciary Committee investi-
eating Maryland affairs are taking
evidence regarding the attack on the.
colo ed camp meeting several months
si1lce, when "a humber of freedmen
were shotG4s lI98af8eR
The Herald's special says it is re-
eported that the House Committee on
whisky frauds, have concluded to re-
| port the repeal of so much of the
law sas Yrelates to distilleries, and tax
them on the capacity of their stills.
The Iribune's s special says the per-
son who wrote the. letter concerning
Mr.. Motley is an agent of Stewards
and is now an applicant for place.
Minister Adams, Mr.. Marsh and
the other ministers are expect
led not to remain silent under
the implied rebuke of Stewards letter
The Ways and Means Committee
have decided to put butter and cheese
on the free list.
There is no doubt but that the
official conduct of the In
dian Commissioner, Bogy, will receive
severe rebuke from the Committee
on Indian Affairs.
The New Orleans riot committee
have closed their investigations, and
are now at work on the report, which
will not be completed forseveral days.
1t is rumored that the Camden 4
.Amboy r. r, Co., have agreed to a
consolidation with the N. j. K. K.
Transpo portation Company. "
The Herdld's New Orleans special
says: fILo9 II.IVL
1t is understood if the Legislature
passes the bill for new constitution
over the veto of Gov. Welis,5 he viii
issue proclamation declaring the.
convention of 1864 legal, and re-
assembling it. nioti a5g an5 9iio 9a5n
!, The Radicals are organizing the
Grand Army of the Republic all over
the State, and conflict between the
Radicals and ex- Qonfederates is not
Improbable. 9saap = ol9s5 81 5ss
NEW York, Feb. There is no
immediate prospect of a resumption Of
navigation in Long Island Sound.
Shippers of Eastward freight are Sc
riously inconyenienced, and the New
Haven Railroad has been overrun q
The ice is still floating in the North
and EastRivers, but offers no obsta-
Gle to steamers.
The Herdld's Panama correspon-
dent says the Panama Railroad will
probably succeed in buying renewal
of their charter, when they will begin
an extension of the road to the Is
| land. aaIttgf ass.r.ttFI-
DR., Hineus, Consul at San Jose,
Costa Rica, died on the. 8th of. Janu-
ary.
The Herold's Santiago, Chill, cor
respondence, of January I'd, says that
foreign mediation, between the allied
Republics and Spain, had been sdefn-
ately rejected, and vigorous prosecu-
ton Of the war had been determined
upon. Mediation on the part of the
4 United States was Hooked forward to
amicably. 1t was believed that a pro-
position, for an adjustment, from that
quarter would be accepted. a
! Z The Chilian Government had re-
ceiwd reliable information that Spain
wasmaklng every, preparation for, war,
I and would reinforce the naval division
OF Rio Janeiro. Valparaiso was ra-
pldy becoming impregnable, and the
/ allied fleets were being made ready
i fol an expedition. ~
/ The finance question was becoming
! embarrassing, although specie re-
mined plentiful. ss5alz haiirtJ sa9
4 The Mendoza revolution had as
: 'slmed alarming proportions; and a
Evolutionary army, it was thought,
would take the place, when the war,
f the triple alliance, against Para
quay would be inglorionsly ended. =
Nothing has been heard from the
Dnlted States steamer Lancaster, re-
ported foundered off Cape Horn.
NEW York, Feb. 1.-The steamer
Arago, from Havre the 10Th, has ar
rived. News anticipated. J4Ac
New YORK Feb. j1.-Ex- Governor
Washington Hunt is lying at the point
of death here
! Seven hundred barrels of whisky
:. was seized at Hunters Point to-day,
on which it is alleged no duty was
paid. Five hundred were marked
FL M. Huntington, Inspector, Third
Dist, Illinois" and 200"C. w. Shu-
maker, Inspector, First Dist. illinois,
Dry goods dull Colored cotton
/, slightly lower. Standard sheetings
= ond ,1rinfs steady k-tHf