The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-07
NEWS ITEMS.

Gold closed in New York, yesterday,
at 1857.
Both branches of the New York Legisla-
ture viii meet to-day at II O'Clock.
1t seems that the majority of ne Senate
are in favor of the cotton tax, repeating
the hi passed by the House.
Senators from the Northwest are strong
w urged by their constituents to go for the
House bill stopping contraction of the
currency.
The General Assembly Of the State of
Ohio, met at Columbus on the morning of
the 9Th inst.
On the night of the 4th inst the Military
Asylum az Augusta, Maine, was.destroyed
by IRE. The patients were all well cared
for.
1t appears that the Ways and Means
Committee are satisfied that unless the
wealthy whisky ring in New York is
broken up. tits useless to pass laws for the
collection of the revenue.
1t is reported that the President proposes
sending General Sherman on a special
mission to the Southern States for per-
sonal inquiry into their condition.
1t is said that Speaker Colfax has decided
that the resolution forbidding taking any
more evidence by ,mmissions without
permission of the House, short time be-
fore recess. virtually aboHshes the special
committees then in operation.
The Republicans of Chicago are debat-
ing the expediency of erecting a wfgwam
for the accommodation of the National
Convention. IF the decision is against
building, the Convention will meet in
Faruall Han.
The Attorney General of Maryland has
decided that by virtue OF the new Conssi-
tuition, the terms of all civil officers p
pointed by the Governor, have expired.
and new appolntees must be made within
sixty days. -, ....,ss..s-,s..f - 81 es -a
Senator Morton, Of Indiana, has COM
piled with the request Of prominent Re-
publicans. TO write out for publication, as
a campaign document, his speech recently
delivered before the Soldiers and Sailors
League in washington. Ase- +-L-tt n
Senator Howard, in making up his re-
port in.the Stanton case, confined himse
principally to the constitutional one
tions involved and the charges preferred
against the Secretary by the Presdehf.
It will give rise to much debate N the
Senate, as the consEltas3onalty 1of the
tenure Oh OuACC Dill Will DG O4sCusSCt
General Hancock, besieged with appeals
for special action in a multitude OF civil
cases, has found it necessary to give notice
that such applications are only q waste OF
time, and that the rights of litigaats do
not depend on the views or arbitrary witt
of the. commanding General, but are to
be adjudged and settled according to law.
Information was received at Glen FAILS.
n. Y, of the sudden sinking of RecIuSe
Island,near Baton, Lake George, awr ed
by r. WATERS, OF New York. It occurred
about ) O'Clock the 9Th inst, and was
companied by a tulnuItuous upheaviAg o.
the waters. No lives were lost. r
The skeleton OF a man was found. last
week, in a partially dried up pond. in
Benton County, Indiana. The probab;}i-
ties are that it had lain in the water since
the Fall of 1865. There were bullet hoe
and am axe-cut in The skull, which would
show that he had been murdered. All ef
forts to discover his name and residence
have thus far proved unavailing. Deceas-
ed was about six feet highland forty years
Old.