The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-17
LATEST NEWS.


1857.
The old soap factory at Boston has failed
to the amount of S225 900.
Another Fenian was convicted at To-
ronto, Canada, yesterday.
Capt. Hazard, OF the U. S. Army, died on
the 18th inst.
The Kansas Senate has passed resolu-
ton, by a vote of % to /, DISTINGUISHING
rebels. -@
A resolutioncensuringS Senator Dooiittle,
and asking him to resign, has passed the
Wisconsin House of Representatives
The Judge ef the Hudson County Court,
New,Jersey, has charged the Grand Jury to
indict all persons selling liquor on Sunday.
Considerable excitement among river
men prevails at Pittsburgh, in regard to
the breaking up of the ice.
Western Virginia has ratified the Con-
stiLutional Amendment by a vote in the
House, which stood, on its passage, 43 to
IL.
By an accident to the Lafayette and In
dianapoiis Railroad, near Lafayette, yes
terday morning, the whole train was
thrown from the track. Caused by a
broken axle. None of the passengers were
seriously hurt.
Gen. Grant writes to the Military Com
mitteeSRsking for the passage OF a law re-
curing the examination of all army
officers below the rank of Colonel, before
they can be promoted.
A resolution was introduced into the In
diana House, on the 15th condemning Con-
gress for passing the District1of Columbia
franchise bill over the Presidents veto.
A New Orleans special says there is great
rejoicing over the Supreme Court anti test
oath decision. Z 81 9gstE 92t{f iSJ5esG -
A Washington special says 8 prominent
Western member will soon make start
ling speech in favor of a radical change
in the present financial system. 10 is re
ported the War office has been rendered
CCwan.
The 65th colored infantry arrived at Cairo
from Baton Rouge, en- route to st. Louis,
fortheir finaldischarge.
The ice inlIaicking river gave way yester-
day, without doing any damage to boats
and .barges tied up in that stream.
The joint resolution, ratifying the Consti-
tutional amendment, passed the Senate
yesterday-ayes, %; noes, Is. A strict par
ty vote.
The President approved the bill suspend
ing paypen of money to persons claiming
the labor or service of eolored volunteers
or drafted men.
Gen. Sickles's testimony before the Con-
gressional Committee in relation to affairs
i'll South Carolina is very strong.
A destructive fire occurred in Elmira,
N. Y, on the night of the 18th. Loss
$4,000.
The liquor dealers of New York held a
private meeting Oh the 18th. The object,
it is understood, was to pay counsel TO adj
vocate their claims before the Legislature
A Large number prefer paying $3.50 license
Sen Ator Cameron said, in speech, a day
or two ago. that he hoped to live to see the
day that the word white II would be
stricken from the Constitution of PennsyI-
vania. OF the President, he said he was a
traitor to his party, an enemy Of his
country, and a bad man.
On Friday night last, seme scoundreIs
entered the house of Fletcher Willis, near
Uniontown Chapel, in Clark County, seiz-
ed him q, demanded his money, and, on his
refusal, took Off his shoes and stocking and
held his feet to The fire until they wereter-
ribly burned.
The Kansas branch of the Union Pacific
Railroad is completed twenty miles west of
Fort Riley, and graded forty-fve miles be-
yond. The earnings are expected to aver
age SlO0, 0OOmonthly for the present year.
Our dispatches give an account of a
off h aSl
Gulch, Montana, on the l4th of December.
Last night, at halfpast six o'clock, at
Frankfort, KY, an tncendiary fired the
stable of Mr.. Neal, Main Street, below st.
Clair. The fire burned the livery and two
tenement houses on Main Street. the
property OF Mrs. Major. From thence it
communicated to the jail, County and dis
trict offices, which were consumed. The
papers were saved, Loss, 100000; small
insurance.
LEGISLATIVE 6UNMARY.-The Legislature
is bard at work. In the Senate, Mr.. KinIey
presented q petition from colored persons,
asking for equality before the aw....,.....The
President laid before the Senate commu-
nicaGon withdrawing a donation for the
Agricultural College.........Mr. Thompson
laid before the Senate the Report of the
superintendent of Public instruction .......
Mr.. Rice presented petition to amend the
road laws so that the roads shall be worked
by CONFERENCE.-The. Oyer offered a re-
solution that the Doorkeeper Hay on
the desk of each member, 200 copies
of the rnles and list OF members. ...
A resolution was adopted. on motion OF
Mr.. Cravens, raising committee of three
of each House to see if suitable rooms can
be secured for the State officers and Su.
preme Court......,..The House joint resoIu-
ton No. 4, suspeRding for sixty days the
sale OF the Sinking Fund Buildings and
appointing comtEittee to examine the
buildings, with view to their purchase
by the state, was taken up and passed.
HouoE.-A communication was RECEIVED