The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-11

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to the Virginia Circuit, in pursuance
of the act of Congress, providing a
new allotment,it is thought here must
lead to the trial of Jefferson Davis.
New YORK, April s10.-The Her
aids Buffalo special says:
The commander of the military
forces at Fort Erie has notified the
authorities that a prominent engineer
connected with the Fenian organiza-
ton, has been taking plans of the
frontier below Suspension Bridge.
and asks for reinforcements to be
stationed at the villages of Niagara
and Suspension Bridge. 1t is feared
the Fenians intend making another
movement.
The HerolPs Paris letter says that
a general organization of the Chris
tians resident in the eastern provinces
of Turkey and Greece had been COM
pleted against the Sultan, and that a
war, in which the power of the Porte
in Europe would be destroyed, was
inevitable. ri sasIAaa
Destitution and want are said to
prevail TO a very painful extent,
Fenian rising, IN the sodsh of Ire
,land4tOl graY -ouf59gI .gIjg9ss ag.
The Grand Jury of the general
sessions have indicted number of
men who participated in the disturb
ance on St. Patrick's day, for felonious
assaults. and for the misdemeanor of
riot The accused parties have all
oeTn G,I au11ltleq ~ tG 1aH. 5apI gs.oE
says at a meeting of the prominent
citizens of that place. held on the End
inst, it was unanimously agreed that
the freedmen should be entitled to
run some one of their own color on
the white mans ticket to the conven-
tom and Stateglegislature. The meet-
ing was composed in a large proper
tion of old democrats and secessienists.
General Hampton sent letter to it,
urging the policy of giving the negroes
representation.
The Times special says the present
session of the Senate will undoubted-'
ly terminate on Friday evening wheth-
er the offices are all filled or not. So
many Senators are leaving that it is
doubtful if there be a quorum after
Friday evening if there be no adjourn
ment.la q sahAr Z
Senetors Wilson, Williams and Con-
ness' left For theirlh ONES last night !
The elections in Jersey City, Pat
terson and Boyanne, New Jersey,
were decided in favor of the Republi-
can ticket Yesterday while Hoboken,
Hudson City, Harrison and Kearney
went Democratic aTso-
During the war the corporation of
New Orleans soldsbonds to the citizens
of Louisiana for the purpose of raising
funds with which to fortify the city
against the Federal forces. and after
General Butler captured the city, he
laid several assessments amounting to
seventy-fve per cent of the gross
amount for the benefit of the poor of
the Department. Several petitions
have been fled. asking that the amount
of these assessments may be refunded,
but without success; and Robert j .
Kerr, of New Orleans, has. recently ar
rived and is authorized by the interest
ed parties to act as their Agent in
procuring its return. Ifhe succeeds,
General Butler will, in response to
the demand Of prominent Louisiana
Radicals. bring the whole subject be-
fore Congress. -
A belief is rapidly gaining ground
that the Supreme Court will reject
the petition in the Mississippi test
case without much deliberation. on
the ground. of a lack of original ju-.
risdiction. Should 1T be otherwise,
however. it, wlll be rapidly followed
by several other States, including
Virginia, Georgia, Florida, and
Texas. $780, ---,--.----s-.--
The. Herald's special says General
gate the Fort Phil. Kearney massacre.
reports that on his passage out from
Fort Laramie, he has observed de-
cided indications of hostile gather
ing among the Indian tribes of that
region. M
The President has been quite in
disposed for several days, and is
rather worse to-day. The report that
he intended to spend q few days in
New York after the adjournment, is
untrue.
The details of foreign news sstate
that the examination in the case of
Gov Ayre, concerning the Jamaica
murder, is being prosecuted with
vigor.
The Belgian Minister of war states
that France is having $4,000 breach
loading muskets manufactured The
arsenals in Prussia are actively at
work. Austria is having SOC, 900
muskets converted into breach load
ers. England will have $50, 900 simi-
larly converted at the end of the year
Russia is transferring 600, 900. Den
mark, Holland, Switzerland, Italy,
Spain. Portugal, Greece and Belgium,
are all engaged in the same warlike