The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-16
EATEsT NEWS IrEals.


Gold closed In New York yesterday a
1888
The Pacific House, At saint Joseph. NO.
took fire on the afternoon of the 10Th inst.
and was entirely destroyed. Loss on the
building $4,000; insured for $4,000. Dir.
Bagweil, lessee, loses on furniture $4,000;
insured for si2,5e0. The hotel was crowded
with passengers, and several narrow .es-
capes were made during the fire.
on the 18Th Instant superintendent Sny-
der telegraplled to the Postmaster General
that The Union PfeifIe Railroad was ready
TO convey the overland mails to Evanston,
So miles west of Omaha The Road is en-
tireiy free ofsnow its whole length.
The Congressional Committee Of Ways
and means had before them yesterday
morning a number of dealers in tobacco
from New Yorx, who want to- efect a
change in the law on the subject OF to-
bacco.
LEGISLATION by Congress viii be partially
suspended on Wednesday afternoon TIL
after the rec IS, as Thursday, aud perhaps
Friday, VIII be exclusively devoted TO the
announcements Of the deaths of 0Iessrr.
Stevens, Ftnlay, HUI ds and Mann. Many
mem be-s will leave for their homes preEi-
oss 70 Monday.
4 Boston dispatch dated the 18th says:
Both Boards of the city Council are largely
Republican James \. Bufain, the citi-
zebs' candidate for Mayo, in Linn, was
elected yesterday. Jonathaa "A. Faisom,
Republican, was elected Mayor Of Lowell,
and f. L. Norton, also Republican, was
elected Mayor in Charleston. James b.
Blake, Republican, was reelected Mayor
oil Worcester.
a dispatoh from Bayou Station says: In
telligenee received here say that large
quantities of overland mail matter have
been stolen from the coach near Fort
Bridger, the robuers having cut open the
boot. a portion of the mail has already
been recovered. a. strict inquiry will be
instituted as to the manner of carrying
these mails.
a Washington dispatch of the 18th inst.s
says: The COMMITTEES on Reconstruction
this morning exami ned the AIississIppi
Republican Committee. who presented va
riaus Arguments with data TO snow why
the rates Of seven counties should be
thrown out of the count, the principal
reasons being fraud, Irregularities and in
tiEnidauons. with this exclusion, they
say the Constitution OF that tate has been
ratified BY ABOUT three hundred votes.
An Omaha special, OF date the 18th inst.
says: The enera1 superintendent of the
Union Pacific Railroad characteTlzes the
dispatch from San Francisco, December
14th. stating that the Union Pacific Rail-
road has heeu blockaded by snow since
the 4th inst. as maliciously false. The
heavy snow storms a week ago Interrupted
communications a few miles east of Chey-
eune only one day aud west of Cheyenne
no. quite two days. Since then trains
nave been running regularly. The same
storm delayed trains on the roads east and
south of Omaha from twelve to twenty
hours longer. s75 81
An Ellsworth, Kansas, letter OF the 10th
inst. says General SulIy arrived at Fort
Harker from General Shertdsn's camp,
below Fort Dodge, Il few days ago. The
General THINKS that with the exception OF
some rowing bands of young braves who |
viii continue to infest the roads and at |
tack small parties, the hostile indians
have taken refuge in the Conanehe conn |
try. on ard near the staked plains here |
the campaign viii D8 conducted this Win-
ter, but General Su1iy thinks it win he
impossible TO end the war this Winter on
account OF the character and extent of the
count Y IN which the savages have taken
refuge, and that It will be transferred la
the Spring to the country north of the Ar
kansas River, and along the line of the
Kansas Pacific Railroad. General SuiIy
does OF know precisely what are Generaf
sheridan's plans, but thinks he is return
ing northward by way Of Forts Arbuekle |
and Gibson.
\ Saint Louis dfspateh, OF date OF the
15th, saYs General Harney arrived here
last evening fronl the upper Missouri
River where lie has been asl1perintending
the location of Indians upon reservations. i
General Harney's headquarters were at
Peoria Bottom, fifteen miles below Fort
suliy. The different tribes have been set
tied on separate reservations as fellows:
First, at the month of MILESTONE Greek,
thirty miles above Fort Randall, are es-s
.ab!ished portion of the BruIer and
-Ogailallas, from Fort Laramie and the
Platte. Anong theSeare the Frenen, half
;lreacls. Bordean, Corcy, BsSsonette and
CHARLEY GaIresu. The Indians here num-
ber two thousand i've hahdred. ABOUT
0sae hundred buildings were erected this
eason, including the Agency buildings,
W-miu and school, house, A church is
being erected. Some two hundred
wOf Bottom land have been broken up,
Nsed corn, wheat, peas and beans, had
puocured for sowing in the S2ring.
sth stony Is suppied with provisions
to last until the fiTstsof May next.
. ans seem eontented.
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