The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-10
NEWS ITEMS.

Gold closed in New York yesterday al
14Oh9I4O9S
The wheat crop IN Middle Tennesses
promises to be very hne.
Two hundred and twenty-four patents
viii be issued from the Patent Cfice for
the week ending on the I7th.
The argument in the McArdle case was
closed yesterday. The motion In the
Georgia Injunction case viii be argued
next Friday.
At city election on the eth at Bangor,
Maine, A. d. Manson, Republican, was
elected Mayor of the city. The Repubu-
cans gain 157 votes from last Fall.
The Senate removed the injunction Of
secrecy from the proceedings In the = an
ton case, In executive session, with the
view, II Ia said, of furnishing the facts TO
the impeachment managers.
John NJ. Campbell, local editor OF the
avalanche, at Memphis, has been COM
mitted to jail on a recent contempt of
court. ESQ
General Hancoch's policy, in New Or
leans, has reduced the city currency to IS
per cent. discount-an Increase Of 8 per
cent since the firemens' parade. The City
AAf~AIG OOAAAAAhtHC mas tGlGEEttDnEu 10
New York to stop printing notes. NO
more are TO be signed or issued from the
treasury, and all will probably be with
drawn from circulation.
Immense frauds have been perpetrated
in the export Of trashy preparations un-
der the name OF ginger brandy, by certain
parties in New York. The principal has
been arrested, at his private residence
Wncbinufnn
York for trial. Other similar frauds are
being discovered In that city.
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
SENATE, March 9-Reverdy johnson
presented the credentials of Geo. r. Wick
ers, Senator from Maryland, and asked
that he be sworn. Vickers took the oath
and his seat.........Payne presented me-
mortal of the destitute colored citizens of
Georgia and Alabama, asking an appro-
priation of one hundred dollars each, to
enable them to entgrate to Liberia; from
the citizens OF Michigan for the reduction
OF the army and navy; of various public
oIhces; against the pending copyright law;
referred; also, for the abolition Of Vice
President of the United States. Tabled .
ConkIing introduced a resolution author
izing the construction OF a telegraph line
from New Orleans, and secure H. to The
Government as military and post road.
Wilson called up the joint resolution for
the restoration of Alabama tor representa-
tionin Congress. Wilson said he had re-
ceived large numbers Of letters from we'll
known persons, certifying that many citi
zens had been threatened with dismissal
from employment, and were dismissed
after voting, and professional men had
been deferred from voting by representa-
tons that they would otherwise be injured
in their business. He related several in
stances where such had been the result
among Others the case of Gen. Fitzpatrfck,
formerly a Senator of the United States
who had threatened to dismiss men in his
employ II they participated in the cleo
tiOn, and did so.
HoUSE-Bills were introduced and refer
red, giving bounties to the widows minor
children or parents of drafted men and
Adeserters who returned to duty, who died
Or were killed in the service; for indemni-
fication of owners of vessels for property
sacrificed to save human life at sea; to
reduce the expenses of the Navy, by retir-
ing all officers on reaching the age of six
ty; no further promotions to be made to
the new grades created since 1859; the Ma
val Academy 10 be suspended after the
present season; declaring that the present
debt should not be pail by this genera
lion; also declaring it 70 be the duty Of