The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-25
NEWS ITEMS.

Gold closed ~ New xorkon Saturday at
1887. eGAsAfi "a ASAAss,N
Surratt was arraigned before the crimi.
nal court, at Washington, on Saturday, fol
trial.
Macmillan tells every one. that he does
not consider himself Emperor, but only
Chief OF National party. ~. (
The revolution in Mendoza is reported
to be increasing in Importance, the in
surgents having recently gained decided
advantages . a90l5 II edgiTiojI ,a1oesg
The New York Herald's City of Mexico
correspondent, OF theI5th, says the entire
road from Puebla to the Capital is ,strewn
with the debris of the retreating army.
The President nominated Professor VOL
colt Gibbs for Commissioner to the Paris
Exposition, in place of Professor Agassiz.
whose duties preYent bis acceptance. j /
The President has signed the bill APP
propriating 100000 for the payment of
invalid pensionsys 100000 for pensions I'd
widows, children, mothers, fathers
brothers and sisters of soldiers,
The Judiciary Committee are, engaged
in the examination of witnesses and in the
impeachment affair, THERE'S mo- probas
bility of a reportthis session. : =
The President also approved the hill,
abolishing the Office of Superintendent Of
Public Printing, and providing for the
election of Congressional Printer by the
Senate. MrT Defreess Nv no was fenaoTe6 to.
give placeto Wenda1l, will undoubtedly
be elected.
before the Supreme Court of the United
States, to determines whether certificates
of Indebtedness are to be deemed taxable
as United States Securities.
A Richmond dispatch intimates that
Virginia may possibly be the first one of
the Southern states tefall into line ander
the new Congressional plan of Recon-
struction. Governor Plerpont was in
council with the State Senate, on the 22d
inst, and advised a speedy Endorsement
of the plan.s His, views seemed TO meet
with general appreciation. msa tsb sidi
A meeting Of Democrats was held at St.
Louis on the night of the I'D at which a
resolution was adopted declaring the test
oath unconstitutional, and in favor of
suffrage to all white male citizens of law
full age. ,titl S ...ls5 .sr1.ea4 ff.
B. .H ISL
Intelligeaee from South America states
that it is rumoredg that another PROPOSE
ton for peace had been made by France
and England, butthe Cabinet had not per-
mitted the terms to be made known; but
it is intimated again that proposals from
the United States would be cordially re-
ceived. ~ 49, .f-,.t. ID
The report that President Juarez had
been taken prisoner, grew ont of an unex-
pected attack madespy Miramon with 1900
men, upon Zacatecas.
A Mexican dispatch says that Maxiflfl-
ian's Minister, Taber, with a strong b=:-
gade, was routed while coming from Tai.
AGO to reinforce the Capipl, and leftl50O on
the field of BATTLE atn.l 44sal io 5i5nsI
z The President has transmitted TO the
Senate the mass of the documents from
the Secretary of State, in answers to q res
olution of that body, calling for cores
pondence with Foreign Ministers and
Consuls in relation to the policy of the
President towards the S .ates-latels in.-Fe-
bellion. rrs w1oFar 49, EFksJcfp
New Jersey has ,SA colored citizens old
enough to vote. Three cases are q now
pending before the Courts of that State
which will decide whether they have the
right to vote.
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