The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-04

bed the wagon of the Hope Express,
between Kingston and Wilkesbarre
on the 9th of January last of $4,000,
were to-day sentenced to the peniten-
tlary for five years each. The money
/ was recovered. aa
kilograms and other official COM
munications, relative to the massacre
of troops by Indians on the 21st of
December, near Fort Phil. Kearnev.
have been sent in to the Senate. The
report of Gen. Cook shows that three
officers, Lieut.. Col. Felterman, Capt.
Brown, and Lieut.. Greenwood, and
ninety men were killed. The COM
manding General says he can make
no recommendations for court martial
until he receives the sub-report of
Col. Darlington and Gen. Vessel.
On the 28th of January Gen. Sher-
man forwarded to Gen. Grant an ex-
tract from private letter received at
his office from sergeant at the fort,
describing the horrors of the massa-
ere. 1t represents that no one es-
caped that all we're butchered and
scalped, their bodies gashed and
chopped with, knives, tomahawked,
stripped of every article of dress,
and shot through and through with
arrows li9 800 ~ Pc q.
The writer complains of the conduct
of the India9p Commissioners. He
says they are furnishing the Indians
with guns and ammunition to hunt
with, and they are using them to mur-
der white men. e1 cz9 ruo
The official report estimates the
number of indians attacking the mas
sacreed party at 800 There are de-
tachments Of six companies, with five
officers, at the post. Their numbers
are deemed too few, and the weather
too intensely cold, to admit of ag-
gressive operations at present.
New YORK, Feb. 3.-The Mexican
correspondence, to the 18th ult.,
states that forced loans we're the re-
suit Of the late deliberation of the
Imperialists at Latega. The Ameri-
can residents were among the contrib
utors to the support Of Maximilian's
Government. Twenty-Five members
Of the Junta voted for the continuance
of Maximilan on the throne; but it
was the popular impression that the
Council has resolved to pronounce for
Ortega as feeler of the national will.
The exodus, of Mexicans and
Frenchmen is increasing. The Arch
bishop Of Mexico is getting ready to
take his departure. Le. uhif Iolngoq
Two-and- "a half millions of dollars
have been shipped to Vera Cruz as an
advance Of the French withdrawal
from the Empire. '''s q ~
New York, Feb. 3 The steamer
Columbia brings Havana advices of
January Both. The weather is un-,
usually disagreeable, but as yet very
little sickness has occurred, though
there has been a few cases of yellow
fever in the harbor3 4fia 81 fi
Small pox has apparently run Its
course in Matamoras, though over
500 cases are there still.
Advices from st. Thomas state
that the cholera is rapidly decreasing.
The Dominican Republic is pro-
crossing finely under President CO.
bral At Dimara the yellow fever
was still raging, and up to January z,
100 cases were received in the hos
pital, of which 81 died. Ql
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.--The Heralds
Washington special says:
A council of general officers of the
army has been called by Gen. Grant,
in Washinton, to confer on matters
concerning the army and particularly
in reference to maintaining garrisons
In the Southern States.
S. D. Marlow's hat and furnishing
goods store, on Broadway, was dam
aged by fire last night to the extent OF
$15, 900 in stock, and $2,000in fixtures;
insured for $4,000. The adjoining
stores were slightly damaged.
1t is stated that the house of Mich,
olas Bowen & Co., Bankers and
Brokers, Wall Street, has been seized
for deficiencies to the Government on
tax. amounting to $4,000, This house
had done large foreign and domes-
tic business. ~ rt