The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-24
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.

Gold closed In New York on Saturday
ct 1875.
The tobacco factories IN Pike County
Illinois, were seized for violation of the
Revenue Law. a few days ago.
The New York Tribune says Gen. sheri
dan will certainly be appointed to com
mand at New Orleans, on the 5th of March
next.
The New York Times says: The letter OF
SpauIding and the report OF McCulloch are
invitations to the United States Supreme
Court to decide against the constitution
aIity of the Legal Teader Act. at its pres
ent session.
J. d. Chaplin. President of the Mississippi
Valley National Telegraph Company,
whose headquarters are at At. Louis, Pub
fishes a card denying the correctness OF
the statement that the Board of Trade of
st. Paul repudiated their Subscription to
that Company, on the ground of misrep-
resentation.
A Kansas City dispatch says army
guide, just in from the plains, reports that
the Kansas volunteers Joined Gen. Sheri-
dan on the 18th inst, on his NJ arch to Fort
Cobb. The General intended to eat hts
Christmas dinner In camp, where M sjor
In nan is ordered with large train OF sup
Pills.. 1t is reported that the Indians have
driven OFF all the stock belonging to Gen.
Penrose's command. Many of his men
were badly frozen.
A Salt Lake dispatch says: The Idaho
Legislature mst at Baice City on the 9th.
Governor Billiards. message recommends
the revision of the mining laws, and ASKS
the Legislature to petition Congress for an
additional appropriation to survey public
lands, the sales already being $50, 900 in
excess Of the cost of the first survey. He
complains of the mismanagement Of post
al affairs. Many routes, established
through ignorance OF the topoa raphy and
position OF the country, being impractic
able, and others running double services
at unnecessary expense. The northern
portion of the Territory, with macy large
settlements, are without NATL commnica-
ton. He hopes Congress will remedy this
He reports that from five thousand to
eight thousand Indians remain In the
Territory, who now act friendly, and who
should be settled upon reservations.
The official vote of Missouri is announc-
ed as follows: The average vote of the Re-
publican electors is 81, ,ll6; average of the
Democratic electors 50 1856; Republican ma
jority "a 43l. For Governor, McClurg Ire.
publican) has 1892 majority. The remain
der or the Republican State ticket has an
average majority of q ,40l. The Republi-
can Supreme Judges have an average ma
jority OF 20,59S. For Congress In the First
District, Wells CDem.) received 2SI ma
Jority; Second District, Finkelburg (Rep)
S,226 m ajority: Third District, McCor mick
(Dem.) 927 majority; Fourth District, S. H.
Boyd (Rep.) 1927 majority; in this District
Col. kelso, Independent Radical, polled
1884 votes; Fifth District, Capt. Burdett
(Rep.) 3,426 n ajerity; for McClurg's unex-
pired term In this District, Colonel Slower
(Rep.) received 4,62S majority; Sixth Dis
trict. Van Horn (Rep.) S67 majority; Sew
exth District, Col. Asher (Rep.) 7,24S ma
JOrity; Eighth District. Colonel Benjamin
(Rep) l,6lI majority; Ninth District, Col
Dyer (Rep.l 432 maJority; the counties OF
Duuklew, Ripley, Shannon, Wayne and
Oregon in the Third District, Platte and
Jackson In the Sixth, and Monroe In the
Ninth hGve not been counted. on account
OF Illegal registration or disregard OF law.
The " hole matter will be laid before the
Legislature, ami until that body acts upon
the returns the Secretary of State will not
issue certificates to anybody. The maJori
~ against the constitutional Amendment
Is 1857.