The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-14


WASHINGTON, March 13. = The
Speaker presented several memorials
from the Legislature of New Mexico,
concerning the affairs of that Terri
tory, which were referred
1t was said that Congress will ad-
journ or take recess Immediately after
the supplementary Reconstruction bill
shall become law. Of this there is
no doubt. even if the President
vetoes it, which seems certain.
Members of Congress think they
will not be detained here beyond next
week. The general opinion is, that
recess will be taken until October. in
order to afford time to see whether
the President has executed the recon-
struction act, subject of which the
House Committee on the Judiciary
will take cognizance in connection
with that of impeachment.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-An. ex-
tract from a letter received to-day by
way of New Orleans from Vera Cruz
the 1st, says Gen. Bazaine arrived to-
day. The Liberals under Calicodo,
Gomez and Roderquez, have taken
Orizaba and Cordova. The Imper-
ialists have retreated to this city, but
it is thought they will all desert be-
fore they reach Vera Cruz. They are
very much afraid of yellow fever.
Gen. Alatone is about Puebla Gen.
Benaredevis is three leagues from
this city with a large force. He ex-
poets to occupy Vera Cruz when
abandoned by the French y,
Communication with the interior is
entirely cut off. We have no news
west of Orizaba. The French are
between this city and Paso del Mochs.
They all expect to leave early this
month. Their iron-clad feet is still
here
The recent act changing the time
of assessing the annual taxes from
May to March, does not effect the
time for which the special taxes are
payable. The year for which special
taxes are due commences and ends
May fst, as heretofore, although the
return and assessment are made
earlier. hfA
By direction of the President the
following changes were made in the
Geographical Departments as now
constituted: saos 4aifs
First. The States of Western Vir-
ginia, Tennessee and Kentucky to con-
stitute the Department of the Cumber-
land, Brigadier and Maj. Gen. John
Pope to command; headquarters at
Louisville. Hf
Second. The counties of Alexan-
dria and Fairfax are annexed to the
command of the First District.
Third. The Indian Territory is at
tached to the Department of Mis-
souri,.
Gen. Grant, in General Order No.
/, publishes to-day, for the informa-
tion and government of all concerned,
the act for the more efficient govern
ment of the rebel States, and con-
cludes as follows:
In pursuance of this act. the Presi-
dent directs that the following as
signments be made:
First District, State of Virginia-
To be commanded by Brevet Major
General j. M. Scofeld; headquarters
at Richmond :.
Second District, consisting of North
and South Carolina-To be command
ed by Major General ID. e. Sickles;
headquarters at Columbia.
Third District, consisting of the
States of Georgia, Florida and Ala
bama-To be commanded by General
G. H. Thomas; headquarters at Mont
gomery.
Fourth District, consisting of the
States of Mississippi and Arkansas
to be commanded by Brevet Major
General E. o. G. Ord; headquarters
at Vicksburg.
Fifth District, consisting of the
States of Louisiana and Texas-to be
commanded by Major General P. FL.
Sheridan; headquarters at New Or
leans.
The powers of the departmental
commanders are hereby delegated to
the aboye-named District Command
ers.
BY command of Gen. u. s. GRANT.
K. ID. TOWNSEND, A. A. e.
WASHINGTON, March H. Jay
Cooke & Co., as also the First Ma
tional Bank of this city, deny the
statement that they are repositories
for q lottery enterprise purporting to
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