The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-18

T.. Green, at whose house the stolen
goods were stored, has been arrested.
New YORK, Nov. 16.-The steamer
King Phillip, owned by Palmer &
SkiltoD, laden with grain. took fire
about 9 o'clock this morning, at the
Dock at Jersey City, aud burned to
the waters edge. Loss about $30, 900.
New YoRK, Nov. 16.-The rIri-
bVhe's Philadelphia special says At d
large meeting of the leading cigar
manufacturers, held last evening, it
was resolved to accede to the demands
of the journeymen, who are now on a
strike for a raise of 20 per cent. on
their wages. The strikers number
about |. 900.
The Heralds Havana special states
that later advices from Porto Rico,
just received, say the late tempest was
more severe than the two terrible
gales which visited the ill-fated is
land previous to 1859. All the towns
have been terribly desolated. One
thousand houses have been laid in ru-
ins; three thousand have been severely
damaged. Some of the houses along
the entire street have been demolish-
ed, and the roadway entirely hidden
by the ruins. No news whatever has
been received regarding the effect of
this storm in the central portion of
the island, where, on the savannahs,
numerous herds are pastured, but else
where the cattle have been killed, and
fields swept entirely bare. The loss
is incalculable. The. merchants of
the island have demanded that -four,
p Il Iii L
duty free.
Every living thing, man or animal,
upon the island Of Tortola, perished
The Heraid's Richmond special
says: Chief Justice Chase was pres
ent tonight, in Richmond, at the
dedication of the Normal High School
building, for colored persons, and de-
liyered an address He said, by the
faith of the good the fetters had been
struck from the limbs of millions of
slaves, and they had become free.
Having become freedmen, they neces-
sarily become citizens, with all the
responsibilities and privileges of citi-
zens. Being citizens, it vas necessary
that they should be educated. To
accomplish this end, teachers &C first
came down from the North and So
cieties were formed to further the OBJ
ject, and he was glad to know that the
great society of which he had the
honor to be President had been in
strumental in erecting the building
which was being dedicated, and which
he hoped would accomplish much
good. The work of educating freed
men was just begun, but by organized
efforts much would be effected The
day was not far distant when the
States of the South would have a
system of free schools in which all
might be ducated-schools 10 which
there would be no discrimination
He hoped the day was not far distant
when the hills and valleys of the
South would be glorifed and blessed
by school houses. The work of edu-
eating the colored people had com
menced. and it would not stop. It
could not go backwards, but would be
pushed forward till all of them we're
educated and Christianized.
1t is stated Hunnicutt. in an inter
view with Judge Chase last night, re-
ceived a severe castigation from him
for his extreme Radical utterances.
He was told he misrepresented the
party and brought it into discredit in
the States.
The conference between Judge
Chase and those of his party who
support his claims for the Presidential
nomination in the State was contin-
ued to- day. Extreme retieence mark
ed their councils.
The Herdld'S Washington special
says: Hon. Thad. Stevens is still fee
BILE. and although he desires to bring
in a bill to suspend civil officers pen
ding Impeachment, his fee bleness, it is
thought, will compel him to forego it.
Gen. Schofield in his interview with
the President the day before yester-
day. gave a good deal of information
to the arming of the blacks
in his district. The General stated
that the negroes were pretty generally
armed, and that the whites in this
respect were at a great disadvantage.
The pFopriety of taking some measure
to prevent a dangerous use by the
blacks of their superiority in arms
and organization, was discussed, and
it is probable some plan will be
agreed upon when the General re-
turns here from his visit to New
York.
Gen. Schofeld is said to be of the
opinion that the ConveHtioA business
in Virginia will prove a complete
failure. Two married soldiers, en-
ployed as clerks in the Paymaster
Generals Office, having been dis
missed for belonging to johnson
Club, the fact was brought to the
knowledge of the President, who said
that many persons had spoken to him
about the injustice done in this case,
q nd thof ho ruo,,lI 900 thnt :, r,ror,o,.