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under drill of 400 men who served
this country in the recent war. He
also states that as to the detection
among the British troops, it is under
stood they will march wherever or
dered, but when they come to fire,
they will know what to do.
An American officer has enlisted
5000 British troops since Christmas.
At meeting of Fenians here to-day,
no want of confidence in the move
ment or orders was evinced. Plans
were submitted for conducting the
war for the freedom of Ireland, and
it is said to be contemplated that if
the vigilence of the British Govern.
ment in Ireland should render move
ments there extra hazardous, to trans
fer operations to England and Scot
land.
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SAN FRANCISCO.
Destruction of Rice i'm Japan-Great
COnflagratiOn = Four miles oil
Houses Destroyed.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.-Hong
Kong adyices, via Yokohama, of Jan
uary 18th, state that Hankou was
threatened by Ne-en-fei rebels. The
country people were hocking to Craven
Island. H
The clipper Ariel made a return
voyage to London from Hong Kong
in seventy nine days.
The U. s. frigate Shenandoah left
Calcutta for China, and is expected
at Hong Kong in few days. M
The Italian war steamer Neman-
genta has arrived at Hong Kong, and
attracted great attention, as she bore
the first representative Italian flag to
China.
Rough seas are reported on the Ja-
pan coast. Many fields of rice had
been destroyed by floods near Penang
by which thousands suffered immense
loss. A conAagration occurred at
Yeddo recently, in which four miles
of houses were destroyed. A fire had
also occurred at Yokomo, but the loss
was Insignificant.
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EUROPE.
BY the Atlantic Telegraph.
GARIBALDI AT VENICE.
French and English Courts.
&C., &C., &c.
ENGLAND.

4- ENGLAND.
: LONDON, Feb. 27.-The party called
Adulamit, and under the leadership
of Roebuck, have resolved to join their
forces with the Liberals.
The English Court Admiralty, in
the case of the steamer Alexandria,
which the United States.Consul, Dud-
ley, commenced suit to recover, has
required security for costs, in the event
of the cause being decided for the de-
PENDANTS. Final decision is reserved
until the performance of this prelimi-
nary.
ITALY.
VENICE, Feb. 27.-Garibaldi ar
rived yesterday, and was greeted with
the most unbounded enthusiasm.
FRANCE.
PARIS, Feb. 27.-One of the re-
forms proposed by the Emperor, is
the adjustment of reply to an ad
dress from the throne. This is pc
culiarly unpopular. The liberal party
insist upon the preservation of this
privilege.
In the French Court of Admiralty,
in the case of the United States
against Arnia Files, the appeal of the
United States against the decree of
requiring payment into court Of GER
tain sums as security, for costs OF
suits, was again rejected.
PARIS, Feb. 27.-The French Gov
ernment will officially announce that
it will not relinquish the right of search
of the baggage of all foreigners ar
irving in France.
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WASHINGTON.
Custom. House Frauds at New Or
leans-RepOrt Of the Committee.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The Com
mittee on New Orleans, who were in
structed to inquire into the alleged
frauds in the New Orleans Custom
house, have made a report on the
latter branch, in which they say they
have decided not to attempt an in
vestigation of matters concerning
which no information had been given
to them, or into occurrences said to
have transpired at so remote a day as
1862, but contend their action
to that part Of the reso-
luton which regarded appointments.
The conclusions at which the Com
mittee arrived are:
Flrst-lt does not appear that the
Collector, Mr. Kellogg, has made ap-
pointments Of persons whom he had
reason to believe had been in any way
connected with the rebel service ts
Second-It does not appear that
Mr.. Kellogg deemed it his duty to in
quire, and he had not in fact inquired
as to the antecedents of applicants for
Office with reference to their connec-
ton with the federal or rebel service.
Third - That removals had been
made, some Of which were quite re-
cent, of persons employed in the Gus
tom House, when it appeared they
had been actually engaged inrender-l
ing aid during the rebellion to the
rebel cause.
Fourth-Great and continued care
should be taken in the appointment
of officers, whose duty it is to pro-
tect the Government against frauds
upon the revenue laws; that none
but genuine and known friends of
the Government should be appointed
to office.
Fifth-That such care has been
uniformly taken in all the depart
ments of the Custom house. Repre-
sentative Boyer, one of the COM
mittee, does not seem united with the
majority in this conclusion
Sixth-The result Of the inquiry
made by the committee will be to in
sure the. exercise of greater care in
retaining parties now in office, and in
the appointments hereafter to be
made.
Seventh-That it is not expedient
dI ibHlS IluuGa W sIeCOHLuGHu W GHo
House of Representatives any action
concerning appointments to office in
the custom=house at New Orleans.
The Collector in letter to the COM
mittees says nthat, of the two hundred
and fifty-two persons employed in the
custom house, seventy seven have
served in the United States army,
seventeen in the navy, and twenty
eight have been connected with the
army as clerks-or nearly fifty per
cent, of the entire number. All the
regular appointees have taken the
oath required by law. Some persons
who had served in the rebel cause OBJ
tanned appointments under cover of
the test oath; but whenever the atten-
tion of the Collector was brought to
cases of this kind, he dismissed them.
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NEW YORK.
Fenian Envoy i'm New YOrk-0rgan-
izatiOn StrOng-SOldiePs Under
Drill-EnliStment of British Troops
Object of Assistant Secretary
Seward's Visit to the West Indies.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-The Times
has private advices from San Domin-
go, leading it to believe the mission
of Assistant Secretary Seward to the
West Indias was wholly successful,
the object being treaty with Presi
dent Gabriel regarding the long de-
cided Bay of Samana as naval OF
the United States.
A Times special says: Gen. Grant
yesterday expressed his intention of
visiting the President for the purpose
of advising him to sign the military
reconstruction bill.
A severe penalty against selling ci-
gar boxes with cancelled stamps upon
them, was put in the tax bill. The
Government has been greatly defraud-
ed by the practice.
A Herald special says: A man at
tempted to gain admission to Surratt
yesterday by pretending to be his
brother just arrived from Texas, but
the guards were not satisfied of his
identity and refused to admit him.
Prof. Benjamin Pierce has been ap-
pointed to succeed the late Prof.
Bach as Superintendent of the Coast
Survey.
The Tfi5une's Baltimore special
says it is now understood that Gov.
Swami will not resign, but will de-
cline the U. S. Senatorship, giving his
reasons to the Legislature in day or
two. s
The TTibanes special says the Sen
ate Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Yesterday, voted on the nominations
of Dix and Ewing, as Ministers to
France and the Hague. The vote
was three for confirming and three
for rejection johnson, of Maryland,
was not present. He would have
gone for confirmation.
The Paris Exposition bill, appro-
priating 500, 900, has been ordered re
ported by the House committee. Il
| IS doubtful whether it can pass the
| House.
New York, Feb. 27.-There is 8
report that Fenian envoy has arrived
from Ireland, who says the Englisf
statements that the rebellion haC
ended, are false, and that the uprising
was general throughout the COUNTIES
of Korry, Dublin and Tipperary. HI
says the organization is stronger nov
than ever before, and the soldiers ar
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Failure Of Che Temperance Bin
Sc, Sc,
-
INDIANAPOLIS.
Temperance .Meeting-Insaae Hos
pital-Failure OF the Temperance
Bill, &c.
Especial to the Evansville Journal.l
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 27, 1867.

The Temperance meeting at Mason
ic Hall thisi evening, under the au-
spices of the Good Templars, was
largely attended The greatest enthu-
siasm prevailed. The pressure in
favor of absolute prohibition is i'm
,mense, and separate party move
ment is considered extremely proba-
BILE.
There is a great deal of excitement
in regard to the charges against the
management of the Insane Asylum,
and the delay on the part of the In
vestigating Committee to make their
report.
The Senate, this morning, had an
animated debate on the temperance
question. The minority report of the
Temperance Committee in favor of
absolute prohibition was laid on the
table. There is no possibility of the
passage of such measure The ma
jority report fWalcott's billy will be
finally passed if anything is done in
the way of temperance legislation 1t
is an exceedingly stringent license
law.
The House occupied the morning
session mainly in discussing the bill,
which provides exemption from
prosecution for military officers on
account of acts committed in the per-
formance of their duty during the re-
bellion. The Democrats fight the
bill with all their force, but there is
no doubt it will be passed by party
vote in both houses. so
SENATE.-The Agricultural College
Bill will be the special order for to-
morrow at ten o'clock. 9sage i.
On the last reading, the Railroad
Consolidation Bill will be the special
order at two o'clock.
The bill allowing County Commits
sioners to subscribe to the stock Of
machine-shops and manufactures
finally passed. @
The Temperance Bill failed, foI
want of a constitutional majority
The vote stood-Ayes, "a; nays, 19
HousE-The following bills passed
A bill to regulate the working hours
of children in cotton and woolen
mills-not above ten hours per day
bill authorizing hydraulic compa'
MES and slack water navigation; q
bill for raising jury fees to 81 per day
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ONIONS AND SWEET POTATOES
~ -On hand and for sale low, wholesale
and retail, at Vickery Brothers
IEURRKA BAZAAR, 70 Main St.
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HARRISBURG.
Temperance Convention.

HARRISBURG, Feb. 27-At Tenn
perance Convention this morning a
resolution was adopted calling upon
the medical profession to be more
careful in prescribing alcoholic
drinks. A resolution was adopted
urging the enacting of law to pre-
vent the sale for the so-called bit
ters. Horace Greeley made a lengthy
speech.
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HATS AND GAPS.

WHEN You ARE SWINGING
round the circle" of our Wholesals
Houses, drop in and examine our stock OF
goods. as we have one of the largest and
best-selected stocks of Hats, Caps, Ladies
and Misses Trimmed Hats and Shaker
Hoods ever brought 10 this market, which
we will sell at prices that win give you a
large margin for profits. If you buy your
Hats in Cincinnati, Louisville, or st. Louis,
bring your bills with you and we will du-
plicate them, and save you freight Ifyou
can't come, send us your orders, and we
will guarantee the goods to suit, or you
can return them to us at our expense.
LANPHEAR q MITCHELL,
! No. rs North First Street,
(Next door to Hollingsworth Bros.l
noy2O dom EVANSVILLE, IND.
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FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 27.-R. T.
Baker is the nominee of the Union
Convention for Lieutenant Governor,
instead of John Mason Brown. The
latter is the nominee for Attorney
General.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

LOUISVILLE, Feb. 27.-The Louis
vile Bridge Company, chartered to
build bridge across the Ohio, yes
terday elected w. B. Hamilton Presi-
dent. 1t is reported the work will
Immediately commence.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-12-11

DASH PAID FOR TALLOW-
~ By E. Haskell d Co.. at their Soap Factory.
near VanGOrder's Mill. Warren, o.
Nov. q. lS67-Sm.
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from Don Piatt's Letter to the Commercial
. NEW YORK, December 2, 1867.


The appointment of General Schenck
to the position of Chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means, gave
Wall Street a spasm. Not that the
appointment was unpleasant, but ii
was SO unexpected. To no one was the
appointment more a surprise than to
General Schenck himself.
General Schenck, as g. Republican,
recognizes in Mr.. McCulloch an antag.
onist who seeks the overthrow of our
organization, through the distress OF
our country, and who wields his i'm
mense power as Secretary of the Treas
ury to the elevation Of and to the sue
cess of the Democracy. If our party
is to be he'd responsible for the fnan-
cal condition of the country, it is high
time for our party to take control, and
not leave the financial measures to an
INSCRIPTIONS opponent.
Under ordinary circumstances, in
ordinary times, the appoiNment of a
chairman of the Committee on Ways
and Means, although the most import
ant in the House, would not excite
much attention; but Just at this mo-
ment SO critical financially and polite
ally, such an appointment has deep
significance. 1t indicates an econom-
ical use of public money. 1t gives
promise of no vast appropriations for
private jobs, Of no further pampering
of greedy protectionists, of no unwise
support of gold bearing bond-holders,
no more feed from the public crib of
National Banks, no more c%ontractions
Of the currency bat in a word, a rec
ignition and acceptance of the situa-
ton.
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Should this system yield a large sur
plus, as l believe it would, Twould still
further reduce taxation in the follow
ing msnner: -a
LIST. By admitting duty free coffee,
tea and sugar. which have become great
necessaries Of life in this country.
I'd. If there were still a considerable
surplus revenue, l would take the duty
from other necessaries of life not pro-
duced at home.
I'd. If a surplus still remained, l
would devote it to such a great work
of international improvement as the
ship canals to the West, which, in aug
mented wealth, would four fold repay
the expenditures.
Our present system of taxation is the
most onerous ever imposed upon any
people, and is utterly destructive of
the prosperity Of our country.
Our present tariff is also most une.
quail, oppressive and unjust. 1t is
g~rieyously onerous upon agriculture,
commerce, navigation, shipbuilding,
the mines and fisheries, while even
manufactures. in connection with our
present wretched excise system, are
lsnguishing under its infections. The
present tariff, beside the tax of $780,
100000 a year upon imports, the duties
on which are paid by the people into
the Treasury in gold, exacts another
tax of at least 1850, 000, 900 a year in
the enhanced prices of rival protected
domestic articles. This can be readily
proved by comparing the prices cur
rent in gold of such domestic articles,
with the prices OF similar articles pro-
duced in other countries. Thus the
tariff taxes the people of the United
States to tAe extenc. of $500, 600, 900 a
year, of which only $780, DOC, 900 goes
into the Treasury. and the remaining
100000 900 goes into the pockets of
the protected classes. AND yet even
they are not prosperous on account of
the diminished demand for their pro-
ducts. and because they are also bur
dened, with the rest of the people,
with intolerable taxation.
The annual taxes now paid by our
people as the result of the tariff, we
have seen, are at least $500, 600, 900 a
year. Add to this another $500, 000, 900
a year, as the result directly and in
directly of our Internal system of taxa
ton, including the stupendous and
atrocious whisky and other frauds, and
our national taxation in time of pro-
found peace amounts to s 1000, 600, 900
ayear; less than half of this goes into
the Treasury. This is independent of
State, county, city, and municipal taxa
ton, which is enormous. This billion
of dollars a year, as the census shows,
is about o~ne-seventh of the gross values
of our present annual products, and
ar be borne by no people on earth
Reputation is the necessary result of
the continuance of such a system.
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IN Notice is hereby givea, that sealed Jpo-
posals will be receiyeS At the Mayors ON &C IN
til Monday evening. Dec. 20. 1861. for 6 rading,
Paving. Sc. of certain streets IN said village,
as set forth in specification and prOdl esnOT on
file in said Mayors Office. said work win be let
in sections. as follows:
SEC L. Being the balance Of tAe work On
Main Street, between south AMI Market ST.,
and is about fur hundred aud hfty $50 feet
long and ffty-nine $50 feet vida. -
SEC. III. On Market ST. between Liberty and
Elm Street, and IS about sixteen hundred QoO0J
feet long and thirty lS0l feet wide.
SIC III. On MtinAStreeG. between High St.
and Washington Avenue, und is about thirteen
hundred QSJO feet long and thirty G0 feet
SEC. ". On Main Street, between Washing
ton Avenue and the north line of the corpora
ton or 10 the A-G O.. W. Rail Road. and Is
about eighteen hundred and eighty QSSO feet
long and thirty $50 feet wide.
Inc work 10 be commenced as early as the
weather and reads viii permit in the spring Of
1873.
Separate bids will be required for each section
or one bid for the whole sections. and specifying
each separate section. Each and every bid
must specify the price per square foot or yard.
The pavement to be made Of Rowland stone,
winch are to be had three miles from the VII
lage, and the village will furnish the gravel at
Its bank. one half mile from the village. Pay
meats to be made IN monthly estimates. and ff-
teen per cent will be retained from each estimate
until the work Is complicated. for the faithful
performance Of the contract. The council re-
serves the right 10 reject any bids NOT deemed
satisfactory.
For further information see taaps, pro6les and
specifications now on hle in the Mayors office,
or of SAMUEL 4 Dlekey. village Engineer,
By order Of the street Committee.
Attest IN. DAWSON. Mayor.
II. H. TOwssESD. Recorder.
Nov. q, lS07-ot.
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Boutwell, ON Impeachment.

Congress took hold of the impeach-
ment question on Friday last. and an
able argument made by Mr.. Boutwell,,
of Mass, n of the ablest men in the
country. He said:
The object of impeachment is not to
punish, but to secure the country
against the presence of the offender IN
any place of trust or power in the fu-
ture. If the judgement of the Senate
were a punishment, then the seventh
paragraph of section three, article one,
of the Constitution, which provides
that the person convicted shall never
theless be liable and subject to indict.
ment, trial, judgement and punish
ment according to law, would be who'll
ly inconsistent with the nature of our
institutions. This phrase of the Con-
stitution has been drawn aside, or
rather torn from its legitimate connec-
tions and Office, for the purpose of
furnishing q proof of the doctrine that
those acts are indictable, and those
alone are improbable offences. The
true and different meaning of the
phrase is easily understood its office
is to change the common law and prac-
tice of England by that law a person
convicted by the House of Lords, upon
a proceeding by impeachment, could
plead that conviction and sentence, in
cIse of an indictment in a criminal
court for the same offence. Treason,
he said, is one of the improbable Of
lenses which is defined by the Consti-
tuition, and Congress has no power to
enlarge the limit or in any degree quail
ify the jurisdiction of the Senate when
sitting for the trial of the President,
and while Congress does not declare
what constitutes high crimes and mis-
demeanors, it limits the definition of
the crime of treason TO a single one of
these forms. 1t is impossible for Con-
gress 10 make certain offences high
crimes and misdemeanors everywhere
in the United States the same. At the
present moment no law exists which
declares it shall be a high crime or
misdemeauor for the President to re-
fuse to recognize Congress, and yet
should he decline to recognize its law
full and constitutional existence and
authority and thus virtually dissolve
the Government, would Congress be
impotent and unable TO proceed by
the process of impeachment to secure
his removal from Office.
Believing Andrew johnson is guilty
of high crimes and misdemeanors |
have assonted to and, by direction of a
maiority of 2 Committee on Judiciary,
reported a resolution for his impeach-
ment. In contemplation of the law,
and upon the facts. l believe him so
guilty, and thereon I ask judgement
of the House.
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SWIPZERLANR-
GOOD INNS PIECE

ME have again opened eonmu.
n~ication with Switzerland, Whsrs we
nov have Watches made In our 0Hr name
Persons wishing for a -i-
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The Daily Gazette.

8 WewiII send the Gazette to elersymen upon
the following terms:
Daily. per "
Semi-Weekly. per W
Subscriptions in all cases payable in advance,
and no paper continued after the expiration Of
the time paid for.
Remittances should be made in all cases.
where practicable, By express (eharges pre-
paid. When forwarded in money orders. or
registered letters. the remittances will be at our
~ NGNCTENATI GAZETTE COMPANY.
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GreenbacIxs not Taxabie,

The telegraph informed US Wednes-
day that Farren and Mclean of the
Cincinnati Enquirer had gained a suit
exempting their greenbacks from taxa
ton, Cincinnati papers inform Us that
the decision was made by Judge Storer
of the Supreme Court. IL appears that
Auditor Willach of Hamilton Co., had
assessed tax on some $4,000, in green
backs held by said Farren and Mclean
of the Enquirer. A petition was filed
praying for an injunction against the
collection OF the same to which the
Treasurer demurred and Judge Storer
after reviewing the currency legislation
overruled the demurrer, thus virtually
holding that Greenbacks are virtually
bonds of the United Slater and exempt
from taxation.
An amusing collateral of this deeis-
sion is that Democrats want Green
backs issued to pay off the bonds. and
sssail the latter because they are not
taxed. What will they do now that
Greenbacks aud Bonds II placed on
the same footing, in this regard?
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Currency Contraction Vote.

On Saturday the House by a vote of
I27 ayes to Is nays, passed Schenck's
bill suspending the authority of the
Secretary Of the Treasury to further
contract the currency. All the Ohio
members, excepting Garfield and
Spalding, voted for it. Its fate in the
Senate is considered very doubtful,
as moderate contraction has a larger
proportion of supporters in the Senate
than in the House.