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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-12
JACKSON. MISS.
The Convention - General GilIem's
order on Tax Ordinance.

JACKSON, Miss, March 1.-THE
Convention has the report on Judi
ciary under consideration, and adopt
ed a portion Of it to-day.
The following is an extract from
Gen. Gillems order on tax ordinance:
The taxes levied by ordinance to
defray the expenses Of the Conven-
ton, will be collected and accounted
for by sheriffs, as directed by said or
dinanee. with the following excep-
ton:
SECTION. 4. Providing that it shall
be the duty Of said sheriff and eD
o6icio tax collectors TO give immediate
notice, on receipt Of ordinance, that
they will proceed to collect tax levied,
and to the amount Of all taxes unpaid
at the expiration Of ten days from
said notice % per cent. will be added,
is so modified as to read thirty days,
instead Of ten days.
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WASHINGTON, March LITTLE
| Post-of1ice Department today order
ed the Washington mails for and
from New Orleans, to be trans
ferred to the route via Lynchburg,
Va and the Knoxville and Chattanoo-
ga railroad companies having sub
mitted a new schedule, and promis-
ing sure connections in future, the
mails between New York, Philadel-
phia and New Orleans, will continue
on the route via Louisville, KY, I'M
til the performances of the Knoxville
route under the new schedule are fair
ly.tested
The Senate, In executive session,
confirmed the nomination of j Ross
Browne as Minister to China, and
Charles K. Tuckerman as Minister
Resident to Greece.
John H. Bruce. of Montana, is here
for the purpose of obtaining an emma
bling act for the admission of that
Territory into the Union as a State.
He represents that he has received
much encouragement from the mem
bers, and states that Montana has
So 900 inhabitants.
WASHINGTON, March 11.-Messrs.
McLawen aud Sheridan, two newspa-
per reporters, who accompanied the
President on his western tour, have
arrived here, to testify before the i'm
parchment managers concerning his
speeches. Other reporters have been
summoned.
Van Trump, in his speech in the
House yesterday, favored an amend
ment to the bill by the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, so an American citi-
zens emigrating to another country,
might declare his intention, and
make it a matter of record in Fed
eral courts, to simplify and render
certain the evidence of his expatria-
ton. He was also In favor Of pro-
viding a bylaw that such person
could only again become a citizen of
this Government in accordance with
the naturalization laws, like other
aliens.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations had protracted discussion
this morning over the Bancroft Treaty
between the German Confederation
and the United States, relative 20 the
rights of naturalized American citi-
zens. With the exception of one IN
important amendment the treaty will
be reported to the Senate as it came
from the State Department.
Col. Timothy p, Andrews, of the
Pay Department of the Army, died
to-day, aged 76.
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senseless condition by a brakeman on
the train. He is very seriously IN
jured. aud is. now delirious. The
money belonged to parties IN Indiana
and Illinois.
CINCINNATI, March 1.-THE res
idence Of DR.. james Richardson, on
the Cumminsville Pike, three miles
from this city, was entered this morn
ing and robbed of $500 10 United
States FIVE twenty bonds, and $500
worth of silver plate. The robbers
escaped.
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WConsidf rable objection was made 70 the
last resolution. The fresOl utfOns were de
v5d q, ana all exceptthe last adopted.
At the evening session a lengthy
discussion eusued upon the question
Of instructing the delegat 20 the
National Convention To vote q unit
TOR the candidates. The e.lc oral
ticket was provided for, and TIE Con-
vention adjourned sine die at late
hour.
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NEWS ITEMS

Gold closed in New YORK yesterday at
IS91z9lS95S.
The Republican State Convention at
Philadelphia declared unanimously for
General Grant for President.
The house. Of DIR. Richardson, near Gin
cinnati, was robbed on tae night OF the
morning Of the 10Th, of So. 0iu U. : Bonds
and 500 worth Of silver plate.
Horatio Seymou, made speech before
the Democratic Convention az A t0.,uy n
Y, yesterday, in which he gives s,y dig
at the Pendletonites, on tae greeubaciz
question. The speech VIII be read with
interest.
The Senate, in executive session, con-
Armed the nomination OF !. Ross Browne
as Minister to China, and Charles *. Tuck
erman as Minister Resident to Greece.
Messrs. McLaweu aud Sheridan, two
newspaper reporters who accompanied the
President on his Western tour are at
Washington, 10 testify before Impeach-
ment Manages concerning his speeches.
Other reporters have been summoned.
Theodore 7. Cook, a young man formerly
employed by EvAus & Howard tile and
IRE brick manufacturers of st. Louis, has
been arrested, charged with having enc
bezzIed between IS, 600 and $1,000 from the
above firm.
John 81. Bruce, OF Montana is at WASH
ington, fer the purpose of obtaining an
enabling act for the admission OF that
Territory into the Union as a State. He
represents that he has received much en-
couragement from The members, and
states that Montana has $1,000 inhabitants
@-a-u--u-----allu-1-----aa
FINANCIAL and business readers
will be interested IN the dicussion in
Congress yesterday on the reported
frauds 10 the Treasury Department..
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New Hamnshlre Election.

The latest returns from this State,
printed on the second page, are quite
satisfactory. Three-fourths of the
Senate, seventy majority in the House
and the Governor by 5000, is a Re-
publican victory quite substantial
enough. It settles the fate of the
Democracy in the Presidential con-
test of 1868, and assures the country
Of peace and prosperity under the
control of loyal rulers.
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ence to the party they belong to- Re-
publicans would have no right 80 com
plain Of this, which is the correct
theory, but for the fact that We have
no reason 10 expect similar justice
from a Democratic administration
1t would be a happy thing for the
people, if all public officials could be
relied upon to ignore party prejudice
and feeling In the administration Of
law and justice as thoroughly as Gov.
Baker has done.
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CINCINNATI.
Heavy RObBery-The Robbers Escape
Express Messenger Robbed of
$4,000.

CINCINNArI, March lis. B. Hoy
men. American Express Messeng on
the Hamilton and Dayton train due
here at 10 o'clock, was knocked sense
less while counting his packages of
money by some person unknown,
who entered the car by means Of
false keys after the train left Lock
land. The rUbber escaped at the
next station. carrying with him pack
ages containing $50, 600 The Messen-
ger was discovered in bleeding and
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-12

NASHVILLE, March 11.-Some years
ago a man named Miller, Cashier Of
a bank at jackson, Tenn. wac MUIR
dered and the bank robbed of s. 900
in gold aud about 81 500 In paper
money The murder and robbery oc-
CURED after night, and the murderer
escaped. The affair remained a mys-
terry until Walker, who was lyuched
last week, IN Maury County, was cap
tured. JUST before ne was hanged
he confessed the murder aud robbery
and stated that he was only IS years
Of age when he perpetrated the hor-
RID crime.
Later advices from Knoxville con-
tradict the reported killing of caval-
rymen in Claiborne County. No col
lision occurred. One Of the distil-
lers was arrested, the other three es-
caped.
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that he places JEFF. DAVIS side by
side with WASHINGTON asa patriot.
We are a little surprised, however.
at the frankness with which he makes
the avowal. The people Of New
Hampshire did not look at the COM
parison from rebel stand point, and
consequently voted down Mr.. OGoR-
MAN and his party by a handsome
maioritv
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-12

SILENT. - The Courier yesterday
had some dispatches about the New
Hampshire election, but the returns
early in the evening must have dis
gusted the editor and sent him to bed,
as there was not word Of comment
upon this event, which had been 50
anxiously looked for, and from which
so much had been promised of en-
couragement for the Copperheads.
The result was a nauseating dose for
the Democratic editor, and we don't
wonder that it made our neighbor
sick early in the evening.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-12
NEW ORLEANS.

Gov. Baker appears 90 answer charge
OF PeTjuTy-DestructiVe Fire az
Jefferson, TeXaS-LOss over 81 ,000,-
00-ResOlutiOns asking the sus.
pension Of the Collection OF back
Taxes In New Orleans.
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WE hope all our Democratic read
ers will not fail to peruse the speech
of Gov SEYMOUR, at the New York
State Convention yesterday 1t con
tains some wholesome truth, which
they don't get from Western Deco-
cratic politicians and papers on the
financial questions. 1t was a direct
and open assault upon the PENDLE-
TON project of the method of paying
off the public debt; and VIII have a
tendency to divide rather than unite
the disoordant elements of that party
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..THE Graud Jury of Hamilton
County, Ohio, have indicted the pro-
prietors of the Cincinnati Commercial
and Enquirer for publishing adver-
tisements Of the Kentucky Lottery.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-12
WASHINGTON.

Reporters Before the Impeachment
Committee Bib for the govern
ment of Persons EmigratIns TO
another GOuntry-(haHge Of Mail
Route. Ross Brown confirmed
as Minister TO China, DC.
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NASHVILLE.

Mystery Explained Man Com
f,sses 20 the Robbery or a Bank
and 20 Murder-RepOFt or the
Killing Of Soldier at Knoxville
COntFadictCd.
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News by Atlantic Telegraph
Editor Of the Memphis Avalanche
Arrested.

CONCORD, N. H., March 11.-Cor-
rected returns from 181 towns foot
up, Hartman, 34,803, and Sinclair,
81 1856.
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CHARLESTON.
The Constitutional and Republican
Sta c COnVentiOns-StirrIng Ses-
sion.

CHARLESTON, March 1.-THE in
terest IN the Constitutional Conyen-
ton has been transferred to the Re
publican State Convention, which met
last night to nominate candidates for
State officers.
Delegates to both Conventions are
in a great measure identical, and a
large majority are negroes.
The Convention sat with closed
doors, excluding reporters.
After a stormy session, Gen. II. X.
Scott, Assistant Commissioner Of the
Freedmen Bureau, was nominated
for Governor. The nominations are
considered equivalent TO election.
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RALEIGH, March 1.-THE ConYen-
ton was occupied to-day in amending
certain railroad charters, and passed
the article on suffrage. An ordinance
was introduced directing the payment
of the interest on the public debt.
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Mr.. RICHARD O'GoRNAN, Of New
York, a shining Democratic light,
was sent to New Hampshire to make
speeches IN behalf of that party. He
thought If WASHINGTON were alive,
and with JEFF. DAVIS in New Hamp-
shire, both Of them would vote the
Democratic ticket. Mr.. O'GoRMAN,
? IL this declaration, sustains his repu-
tation as an admirer Of the rebel
leaders, We have long been aware
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-12

RICHMOND. March 1.-THE Con-
vention is still engaged on the articles
on counties aud corporations.
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ana Enquirer Tor pubilshlng adVer-
tisements of the Kentucky Lottery.
Grant the Choice for Presi-
dent in Pennsylvania.
Heavy Robbery Near Gin
cinn&tl.
Newspaper Reporters Be-
fore the Impeach-
fment Com ~
mittee.
The Conventions in South
Carolina.
News by Atlantic Telegraph
Debate in the English House of
Parliament o. the Con-
ditiOn of Ireland.
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Grant the Choice for Presi.
dent in Pennsylvania.
Heavy Robbery Near Gin.
cinnati.

The Conventions in South
Carolina.
The Van Buren press., 1868-09-04
Manhood: How Lost, How Restored

just published, new edition of Dr.. Culrer-
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Sent, under seal, in n plain envelope, to any ad-
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iS- The following notice of the Arkansas
Fire and Marine Insurance Company and its
officers. we find In the Little Rock Daily Ga
sete. We cordially endorse it and recommend
\ the company to our people: .r...- .r
d OrR lToME CoMrANY.-The cntcrpri.ng
and active capitalists of our city have organ
( ized home insurance company, for the pro-
3 lection of our own citizens against loss by
J fire, on land or water. At the head of thi,
company are such substantial gentlemen as
Charles q. Scott. S.Ii. Tucker, Alexander Nc
Donald, John Robins Fred Kramer, Col. s.
J.. Griffith, Geo. K. Weeks, DR.. L. o. Hooper
sand other citizens of financial ability. The
Hcompany Is known As the Arkansas Fire aud
Marine Insurance Company. For the greater
security of the insured, we learn that arrange.
lncnts were recently effected by the President,
Nlr scott, with two OF the most rell bic com
Slanes in New York--the Pacific Mutual, and
sthe Mercantile Mutual-to unite their capital
ln the marine branch of the business of our
$lomc company, and thus offer the means OF
&proteGtinS our river transportation, including
lnerchandisc and cotton. The resources OF
8'hc combined companies arc ample, and their
guarantee is safe and reliable. Gen. James +.
n aGan, the travelling agent, and has Just re-
iurncd from the northern sections of our
Plate, and from The lower Arkansas, and finds
thc people disposed to give their patronage
T. the home company. We are glad to learn
this. 1t Is undoubtedly to our interests to
latronze our own home institutions. The
Intcrests Of thew to New York companies will
DC managed by the officers of the Arkansas
INSURANCE Company. and the latter company
Mil continue its business outside of marine
Insurance Independently, as usual, The Of
1icc of the company is in Weeks building,oycr
thc Merchants National Bank The Secretary
of the company, Capt. W. II, Fulton, is con-
Quoting the business affairs of the company.
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Orr CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS. The
friends Of Captain l., b, Nash, in our last
issue, announced him as a candidate for
Congress from the Sd Congressional dis
trict, subject to the approval ofa district
convention should it be deemed ac,yisa bic
to call one. In doing soft was not sought
to forestall the action Of the people but
il was deemed wise and eXpedcnt, by his
friends, to avoid delays and net prompt
ly
The enemy is thoroughly organized
and is making desperate fight. The
friends Of the party throughout the dis
trict were consulted so far rs practicable,
and everything seemed to indicate that
Captain Nash was the most available and
in all respects the best man under the cir
cumstances to make the race. The Cap
tain is gentlemen Of marked ability and
excellent requirements. Having been a
soldier in the federal army be can take
all oaths from the iron-clad down, which.
together with his known integrity of
character strong democratic proclyitics
and full identity with the ntcrcs, of our
people and our State, made him strong
man in connection with the vacant place.
We commend him to our friends, and as.
sure them that to know him is to respect
and admire him -G0zcttc.
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"IIOnest-honcst lagot
If that thou best the devil, cannot Kill thee =
So the Legislature has adjourned
do not doubt it-such things have been
as Shakespeare says, :" in the olden time y
What pleasant sight it must have been
to honest, patriotic citizens, to look al
these birds of prey lowering around The
the State Treasury, for the last three
months, and ultimately pouncing upon
and devouring it. Only Two HUNDRED
THOUSAND dollars gone who cares fol
eXpcnses-not l. | am from Kansas,
have no taxable property, only a carpet
bag. Well, after all, the Legislature is
not so much TO blamc-llis EXcellency
Gov Clayton set the laudable example
no sooner had he taken his seat, then he
drew treirc huadred dollars out of the
Treasury. | wonder in what school OF
philosophy the Governor learned his sys-
TEN of ethies-certainly not the Bible. Ii
occurs to me that one of the command
ments says "thou shalt not steal" II
looks incredible that Il man who speaks
of the Almighty, Liberty and Justice, in
his messages, would knowingly steal,
Notwithstanding it is literal fact that
Coy. Clayton drew upwards of twelve
hundred dollars out ofthc State Treasury,
for which he rendered no equivalent. In
deed, Murphy was paid for the same
time. What will the people think of this
Il ask what will the people think of this,
when they reflect upon the fact that the
very same class Of men, to which Gov.
Clayton belongs, striped the country OF
every thing valuable during the war :
Property of every description, animate
and inanimate, was collected together and
started to Kansas in open day. in tn,
night, the ,hrtcks Of the dcfonceless cit
izcn might have been heard calling in
vain, or tie " best Government the world
ever saw" fin protection; the last NOR
sci of brcsd was Nrung from the grasp
of the unprotected widow and her famish-
ing brood, and yet they are. not satisfied
Surely, surely the blood of the widow and
orphan is upon thcm-thc curse Of
Heaven. In his message to the Lcgisla-
ture the Governor dwclls to some extent
on the importance of education--I pre-
sumo the Governor is well educated
what effect has it had, has 1t made him
honest, has it made him patriotic, has it
made him, at all times and under all cir
cumstances, have scrupulous regard for
the rights ofotlers-if not, he had bet
terbcen an ilhteratc ploughman Edu-
cation when prostitutcd to bad purposes
Is a curse not only to the posscsscr, but
to the country at large, .l .
lour friend, B. JABERs.
The Van Buren press., 1868-09-04

TT We are indebted to the Helena Clarion
one of our very best State exchanges, for the
following which we appropriate and endorse
Die Modenwclt for August is on our table.
Each successive number seems to rival the
proceeding one. The number, richness and
variety of cuts, cngravings, designs patterns,
etc. render it an invaluable magazine TO la
dies. If We were one of the SEX. we would
not be without u oirv- ora. The dcscrip-
tions and explanations of styles are very full
aud explicit, and as 4 fashion periodical it
stands, in all respects, unrivalled. Subscrip-
tion SO year. Address ). I. Taylor, 59l,
Canal-st- y. Y. - a..r r...f -...
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The Prospects of the Campaign.

The New York Round Table is an able
literary journal, with Republican tcndcn,
clcS, After the nomination of Governor
Seymour it predicted his defeat. But in
nS issue of August 22d it takes it back
VA " Did we Judge merely from indications
0h the surface, this conviction might re
s'man unchanged We have, however, be
some persuaded that there is Il powerful
mdcrymrcnt Of popular dissatisfaction
vlth Radical rule and Radical measures
whleh is gaining rather than losing
strength with the passage Of time, and
mat consequently the chances, which at
H'scnt we estimate as nearly even, may
ncIlnc in Noycmbes IN a victorious de.
pee, to the Democratic side.
fom present Indications, however, we
u led to believe that the three great
rs'tes OF New York, Pennsylvania and
'o will throw themselves into the scale
~ Seymour aud Blair; and, should they
~ SO. not all the hosts of New England,
s,l 'ked as they may be by the West and
't'I, by voters black or white, Consti-
~ 'ohal or unconstitutional, will avail to
Ee.Snt the Republican forces from kick.
ng the beam" MI ...r..Ht. ...I t..,
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z Attention is called to the card in our
paper of Messrs. ADAMS, CoCKBURS & HOWE,
of New Orleans, Cotton Factors and Commis-
sion Merchants. Our merchants aud planters
will find this reliable and responsible House
10 ship to. Maj. JoHN ID. ADAMS is well
known on the Arkansas river and need. no
accommodation at ourhands. Recolleet thi:
House, when shipping time arrives. . .
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Our New Ferry Boat ,

The new Boat is now in complete running
ordcr-making quick and regular trips Six
minutes Is her crossing time, which for new
machinery is doing very we'll. This is un-
~ioubtedly the safest aud best crossing Oh the
upper Arkansas river. Travellers will now
have no delay at this Ferry. The Northern
and Eastern Mail Stages pass over this route
and it is in fact the shortest and most conyen-
lent for emigrant nttrayel from Missouri to Tex
as. See the advertisement in this paper-cu,
II out and stick it up. .ilft"Hf f..f
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SPECIAL NOTICE,

At meeting of the ku Klux b. b. Club
held Aug. 18th, the following resolution was
offered and unanimously adopted; ...
ResoireA, That the thanks of this Club be
and are hereby rendered to Capt T. 4. BAL
pwIN, Capt OLMsTEAD, Lieut. WINDEII. ".
VI. l!IGuTowER HARRY SMITH. and Ton
QciN, for their hospitality and kindness to
the First Nine of this Club on the occasion of
playing the match game with the "Stone-
wall y b. b. Club of Fort Smith.
Voted, that the same be published in the
IH Bureu Press
BY order OF the President
II SCOTT
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~ CIP,. ?. Nqy ND Igg. Ne4ls. gih G., &
.SsyV 6 Co, ts SbP i es;s a. Lh:lt Rrl'
Itsg ''ii! rscsl " sl.tscr,P lio@sJ,.r ne fSsss.
Ii - MPstiSg!H e %. IN ysc York dad
Boston, are auih0riEssi 10 rscelrs alrrisiag. .ror
"A. Pres. n NOst cities.
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d. II, SOOII, secretary.

~ additional arrangements have been
made for supplying the constantly Increasing
demand for Texas Tonic Syrup, If other
proofs were absent, its large sale Is in itself a
,uilicient evidence of its success as a remedy
for fever and ague. Mansfield 4 IIigbce, Sole
Proprictors. ,# .r
The Van Buren press., 1868-09-04

ts- In the river report of the Little Rock
Gazette of the 9th ult, we find the follow
ing notice of the steamer O=Grk and its Off
GERS:
The regular packet Ozark leaves this morn
ing at o'clock for Memphis and Napoleon
The recent repairs TO this boat has made her
one OF the most completely steamers anoat,
and for speed She Is hard to beat. The Ozark
viii run regularly throug hout the season a.
|. 5, mail packet. Capt. W.B. Nowlmd, COM
mandlng, and NYm. Morrison (our Pat) in
charge of the office. . .r.t.. T .E.