The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-04
NEWS TEENS

Gold closed in New York, yesterday,
at 1885.
No private letters have passed between
General Grant and the President relative
10 the removal of General Pope.
Major General Meade tleft Washington
on the Sd inst. for a lanta, Ga, to assume
command of the Third Military District.
Washington specials say report is cur
! rent that General Schofeld will shortly
remove the State officers ofV irginia, and
| appoint others.
The failure of L. C. Hopkins, dry goods
merchant, is announced at Cincinnati.
/ His liabilities are about a million dollars,
due principally to eastern houses.
1t is rumored that the Mexican Congress
is about authorizing the raising of a regu-
lararmy of Is, 0O0ineR at a monthly cost of
100000.
The jewelry store of Bond & Bro, of Co.
! lumpia, Mo-, was. robbed, on the night of
the SOth nlt., OF s3,OOJ5Forth Of tewelry and
watches, silver ware and money. No clue
to the robbers.
General Grant took no action upon the
te egram from New Orleans urging the re-
storation OF Governor Wells, in order to
save the leveel bonds from becoming
worthless. Il Y ~ r S81'f<
It is stated that the President intends
soon to issuea pr9elan1at1on TO the white
people of the Southern States, advising
them to send delegates 70 the approaching
National Convention.
Representative Judd IS iptirsuiug the lill-
vestigation into the whisky business,
which will probably lead to action being
taken by Congress, looking into more
vigorous examination of matters in the
internal revenue bureau
1t is stated that the rebellion in YucatAn
was started by santa Anna, who furnish
ed Colonel Viliafanna with money and
men, 1t is reported that ne rallied to iIl-'
terest several Ere Oh officers in the
scheme. ~ + - 1 hAa
1t is stated that If the House Finance
COMMITTEES does net. prepare bilF to se-
cure the Reissue of greenbacks equal to
the amount Withdrawn from circulation,
by contraction, such bill will be present.
ed by General Butler. .sl
a Washington special says the runor
that General Grant win refuse to retain
his position IN the War office if ordered to
do so by the President, cannot be T. aeed
to any reliable source. II such an. order is
received. it will be acted upon by General
Grant with a proper sense of right and
duty.
The Indian Peace Commissioners met at
Washing ton, 1.-THE 81 ms ant, and, after a
brief session, the preparation of the report
was allotted to Henderson. He intends to
have the report ready by Monday next.
when Congress assemblies.
In regard to the whisky tax, important
changes IN the administration of the IN 1
ternal Revenue Bureau have been talked
over by the Subcommittee, aud will be
recommended to the General Commits
sioner for its adoption. The subject is to
be presented to Congress at an early Pc
Rod.
General Howard has not issued orders
diSmissins the bureau of officers for en-
gaging in politics in Southern States. He |
has established that ths acceptance of an |
Office must be considered as 1ncom patible /
with the duties of officers of the bureau. |
The statement that General Howard en-
dOrsed the proposition of a loan of $50, 000,- /
coo TO Southern planters, with a lien on /
their estates or crops, is incorrect.