The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-27


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NEW York, April 2B.-The Her
alas ) Little Rock (Ark.@ special, un-
der date of the 25th, says that orders
were received to-day byGoy- Murphy,
frem Gen. Ord, testhe effect that the
State is divided into eleven registra-
ton districts. Registration officers
are 70 be appointed in eachsdistrict-
four Of officers serving IN the army
aud two of citizens. S.
Cunningham, the State Treasurer
has been dismissed, being incompe-
tent to hold Office under the Congres-
sional acts. e~~rsswsr
COT Page, onartermaster, has been
appo Ited in his place. Several
othe State officers are likely to be
dismissed for the same reason.
The expected registration of voters
will commence speedily. ~
In the Supreme Court Circuit, part
two. yesterday, an, action was brought
by William H. Scott against the Cen
trail Railroad and Banking Company,
of Georgia, to recover the sum of S5.-
440, in 10 nited States money, due on
account of dividends declared by the
defendants during the war, on stock
assigned to the plaintiff. The Court
gave Judgment in favor of the plain
tiff in two of the dividends, and for
the defendant on the remaining three.
Iao Additional adyices concerning the
situation in Mexico confirm the news
published yesterday. -
rrs Three Commissioners were sent by
Macmillan to Juarez at San Louis
Potosi, with an offer of capitulation.
GUARANTEES for the lives and prop
erty of the prominent chieftains, it is
said, are demanded by the Commis-
sioners,l but will not be granted by
Juarez.
Mr. Stewards messenger, bearing in
tercession in favor of Maximilian, was
furnished with an escort at Matamo-
ras, for San Louis Potosi, where he
expected to find the Mexican Presi-
dent. 1t is reported, also, that Maxi
milan had offered to surrender if he
was granted a free departure from the
country sxrsg
The Times special says the opinion
is rapidly gaining ground that the Su-
preme CourtwiH deny the applications
of Georgia and Mississippi for an in
junction against the Reconstruction
law. The arguments are to be heard
to-day. ig9flatg sss1 AaHK We# ~
Senator Nye and Hon. W. D. KeI-
ly, of Pennsylvania, intend making a
southern tour. .,fS -. 81
Z The Trfigune,s special says that not
withstanding the implied vigilance of
Internal Revenue, Secret Agent 'sIre-
ports to- fthes Department. show that
whiskyais offered forFsale all over the
country at less than two dollars Rev
,enues tax. Mr.. Tice's meter, to be
used By distillers for the prevention
of fraud, has ben selected By the Sec
retary of the Treasury. rs
sh New YoRK, April 2e The 7r5;-
buae's SPECIAL says Gen Sehoield has
already commenced the REGISTRATION
Aof voters in Virginia, under the pro-
visions of the Reconstruction act. It
was found impossiblet to obtain a suf-
fcient number of white citizens to act
as registers, -they-~being@ unable to
take the path prescribed by the act,
and 1t was. found necessary to appoint
non residents and distant army Of
GERS to complete. the work. E 81
New YORK, April 26.--The Her.
AIDS Fort lSedgwick, Nebraska. spes
cial, of the 18th, says: 3s
The council befween the Special
Commissioners and the Brule and
Ogalalla bands of Sioux Indians, re-
presenting seven hundred warriors,
has been concluded Thee Indians
agreed to go upon a temporary reser-
vation along the River Republican
during the existing hostilities.
a war party of eighteen sBrule
Sioux came in last night from Powder
River, desiring peace. One of the
party acknowledged their participa.
ton in the Fort Phil Kearney massa.
ere. They state that the Indians en-
gagged numbered two thousand
Twelve hundred of them were killed
among whom were three chiefs, anC
many wounded
Hostilities between the Southern
Cheyennes and Hancock's troops wer
reported. IF these hostilities continu
| a general Indian war is inevitable.
Il New YORK, April 26.-Two of tn
! Japanese Commissioners left 70
Washington this evening. The re
/ mainder go morrow They hav
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