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


tional Union men, who will repudiate
the partylorgani aation effected at the
recent Raleigh meeting. Their plat
form viii be Manhood Suffrage, while
the holderites have merely pledged
The Worlds special says: 1t has
been concluded not to remove Collect
or Smythe. = :
- Gov. Humphreys has given his as
sent to the movement shortly to be
made to- test the constitutionallty of
the reconstruction act. 1t will take
longer than was at first anticipated to
prepare the briefs and cite the legal
authorities, and the injunctions against
the enforcement of the law may not
be applied for a:week or SO.
Ex-senator Harris, of New York,
is being strongly urged by the New
York Republican delegation for the
Mission to Austria, but it is doubtful
if he is appointed. asz.
The TFibune's special says Arch
bishop Spaulding will administer the
rite of Confirmation IN this city on
Sunday next, and soon after leave for
Rome toconsult with the Pope and
cardinals as to the spiritual estate of
Catholics in this country
The HeralRs Matamoras. cores.
| pondent says the main forces of the
belligerents in Mexico are facing
each ether at Queretaro. The total
nun Der of men is $1,000, including
guerrillas, for the Liberals, and 16,-
600 men for the Imperialists.
The French. squadron sailed from
Havana last Wednesday morning
New YoRK, April 3-Joseph.
ternaI Revenue, was put on trial yes
terday, charged with having embez-
zled the sum of nearly $4,000, which
| he had collected for taxes at various
1 times during 1064-5 from residents of
| Staten Island.~
| The new Academy of Music was
| the scene of a gas explosion last eve
! ming. about an hour previous to the
/ nightly performance, which came very
1 near causing another serious fire.
The property man was so seriously
| injured about the face and chest that
he is in very critical condition.
New YORK, April 3.-Upwards of
two millions of dollars of the Roman
i loan has been taken in this country.
! New York, April 3.-The steam
ships sArago and Java from Europe,
| arrived to-day. The Java brings ad-
vices from Liverpool of the 23d,
and Queenstown of the 24th
Gladstone on the-21st, invited his
supporters to a meeting at his house,
! to consider their course on the gov
i ernment reform bill, and about two
i hundred members 1ef the House Of
! Commons responded to- the invita-
i ton. Gladstone recommended that a
second reading of the bill should
i pass unchallenged, but that if the
clause embodying the principle of
4 dualito of voting was not abandoned,
and difficultiesFas regards compound
4 housebolders equitably adjusted, and
/ If these CONCESSIONS were not dis
tinctly made in the Chancellor ex-
chequer speech on the second read
ing, another NEE ting of the Liberal
I party should be convened, and he
would then propose that cardinal
vote should be taken on the question,
and that the Speaker do leave his
Chair In order to go into committee.
This he explained would have sub
stantially the same aeffect as vote
against the second reading, while it
Ewould give the government ample
I opportunity for deciding whether they
would insist on retaining the present
Objectionable provisions of the bill.
Roebuck said he should support
the second reading, but acquiesced in
Gladstone's proposal.
Bright spoke strongly against the
bill, as it now stands, but supported
| Gladstone's SUGGESTIONS
The Pail Mall Gazette says Glad
stone alluded to rumor that the Gov
ernment intended to postpone going
intoCommittee on the bill to a late
j period 81 8 3aG 'sgeantI =
Gladstone said he intended very
strongly to oppose that course.
The same paper says that Bright S
speech was very moderate in tone, and
he lntimated the belief that he should
have no difficulty in backing the poll
cy of the Liberals as party, accord
! ing to the Standard ant ~
Gladstone intimated that he should
Il propose in committee. q large extern
sion of the county franchise, and some
7 other alterations in the bill ssAE
4 Alta meeting of the Confederate
bondholders, in London, it was re-
solved to furnish a committee with
funds to institute legal proceedings
| against the United States; and pro.
testing against Congress and the Leg
islatures of the Southern States from
, passing any law to prejudice their
rights. and the contracts made with
such States
The new Cunard steamer for the
J Russian line was launched on the
10th ultimo.