The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-23
NEWS ITEM-


Gold closed in New York yesterday at
I3414. "a
very severe storm was raging off New
York Harbor4 yesterday.
The panking-house of Robinson & Og
den. New York, failed, on Friday. Liza
bilities about 100000. ....,..,s,..s1
The President has not yet received the
Information that Collector Smythe Is q
rascal.
1t is reported by Atlantic cable that Ma
poleon favors a confederation against
Prussia.
General Rosecrans hiss sent in his
resignation as Brigadier in the regular ar
my. Gen. SfckIes is mentioned as MS
successor.
The news from south America by the
Atlantic Cable, via London, Is that the ala
lied war against Paraguay is still being
prosecuted; and that Spain has recon-
menced active operations against Peru
and Chilli. ssss ..sfzssz stf545 Is
The President has not yet sent in his
veto of the supplementary Reconstruction
Bill; it is said to have been the subject of
discussion in the Cabinet on Friday. ''sAf-
The most significant declaration yet
made on the Reconstruction question, is
that of the rebel General Lee, who advises
the acceptance at once of the Military Re-
construction act, and that all not disfran-
chised, both white and black, should take
part in the movement as a matter of
truth1atid dnty. %s2k1A a~%AA a.
The white and colored Union Leaguers
of Charleston held a meeting on Thursday
night. There are accum ulating evidences
that the rebels will make q strong effort to
control the negro vote. $500, -.
CeNe REsss1orAL PRoc EED1Nds- March %
-SENAFE.7- Wilson called up his resolution
that JEFF. Davis be bgopght To speedy and
pubic trial, and it was ordered 10 be print
ed .A...The Senate concurred fn the first
resolution apppropriating 81 100000 for des-
titutes people of the South. The amends
meptto the Bankrupt hill WAS disagreed.
to and referred 5000 resolutian wasadopted
credit the claims of Ohio and Indiana.
HoUsE.-sfile question Of The inpeaeh-
mept of Collector Smythe Of New York
was- ,disenssed and passed over for one
day.....-..An amendments was passed to the
tax law to tax notes. of municipal corpo-
ratious 10 per cent. "A resolution was
passed, calling upon the President for in
fornation relative to pending suits in
England against privateers, 1905 39cN
$40 STATE ITEMS.
A communication from Hon. Geo. w
Mcclellan, Second Assistant. d. General.
announces that from and after March l4th
there was to be a, daily river mail between
Henderson and Louisville. On Thursdays
and Fridays the mail will be left only at
Louisyile, New Albany, CanneHon, Tell
City, Rockport, Greensboro, Newburg, Ev-
Ansuille, ana Henderson. alA h4h46'aso
The Indianapolis, Peru and Chicago
Railway report the gross passenger re-
Ao,x,s sa,r February at se,Ool. Revenue tax,
s225 OF. ,l9eTls fsTl'l dtT0E i .oE
s.On "Wednesday afternoon a wildcat was
S..,ed in the vicinity of New Albany. Inc
anifnarwas three feet one finch I'm length.
twenty-fives inches high, and fweigneo
twanty-three pounds. We are getting un.
easv about our remote neighbor at the
Fails. The<nexHthing we shall hear, doubt
less. will be that owls are hootfng in thu
.desolate places of the city, occasioned b.
'l Ts ass sl1ss: ]. 4Gllis HsdssH. f44i,ins !
&c. 1istori to come to them, have conciuo
cd to 90 to Ristori A party visits Indian
apolis next. Monday to see her AZ fhe Ne
ropolitaafS VI ~ . j 81 ss0 ~
The Lafayette police have. coznmenee
arresting men for obstructing the sio
walk by 1oafing on the street carriers
driving place, that Lafayettei, lvTEa
Old Price, the fddler, for forty years o.
ofthe notables of Terre Haute. has be-
sent to the county asylum. h,a s4afl
One of the Lafayette sausage make
rrortses to stimulate business by ne
dodpe. He will sell sausages- at the
rrtce in one of which every day will
found a gold dollar. safT
An Indianapolis man of ungallant d
position, summarily stopped wide
from taking his wood, by charging an
tractive stick with gunpowderh An
plosion and frantic shrieks from the W
owls house demonstrated the success of
experiment., and rushing In ne iouno
-covere dFwith ashes, stew pans, Ietc., wi
the stove was perfect wreck. AS the
man dresses splendidIy, and is dispose
put on airs, she meets with little syn
thy in the neighborhood., ID ase
ga esAs..s.s...sse.ee.s. ssfs
We give up, much Of this mlornn
;as,se testhe reports of the Y MON "
meetings which will be found in
CITY News. -. :. :. !. - :.
IMPORTANT TO- NoTARIEs
OrHERs.-By, law enacted at
last session of the Legislature,
officers authorized to admin
oaths are prohibited from char
more than fifteen cents for .afhd
and certificates necessary to th'
coyerya of back pay, pensions