The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-15

PaLontS ISSued-Letter from Sec
fetarY Stanton.
/ WASHINGTON, April 14.-Sergeant
Bates, carrying the United States
flag, arrived here this forenoon, and
was met at Long Bridge by a com
mIttee of citizens, and escorted by a
large crowd to the Executive man
sion. he was met at the pOrticO by
| President johnson, who invited him
into the East Room. and there gave
him hearty welcome. There was
no speech making INDUCED in. the
occasion being totally devoid of form
ality. After a few moments conVer-
satlon, the Sergeant, accompanied by
| a large concourse Of people, left on
his line Of march down Pennsylvania
/ Avenue.
Sergeant Bates proceeded to the
/ metropolitan Hotel, and having as
eended to the pOrticO, the Hon. Chas.
( A. Eldridge delivered the following
address:
FELLOw-CITIZENs: 1t is owing to
/ the fact that am a citizen of Wis
eonsin, that / have been invited to
appear on this occasion, and for
few brief moments to present to you
the guest of Washington, the youth
ful son of the State Of Wisconsin.
Sergeant Bates. Cheers He, find
ing a popular error existing Ia the
State of Wisconsin, like that In every
Northern State, to-Wlt That the pe0-
pie of the Southern States, whom cur
conquering armies subdued, were
hostile to the flag, undertook to carry
it from Vicksburg to Washington, for
the purpose of planting it on the
dome OF the Capitol. He has demon
strated to the people Of this country
and the world that no such hostility
exists bat on the contrary, that the
people of the South submit to the
flag Of the Union In good faith, and
are determined TO maintain their allie
glance to it, and expect US of the
North to maintain ours. Applause
l understand Sergeant Bates will
now proceed to place the flag on the
dome of the Capitol But l will no
longer detain you IN this rain storm,
further than to say l cannot forget
the day-now just seven years-When
our flag was lowered In humility and
sorrow from the battlements of Fort
Sumter, and rejoice that it arises in
triumph and glory. + liz aaass Fl
Michlef, the Superintendent of Pub
lie Buildings, asked TO place the flag
on the dome, but was sent to Mr.
Brown by policeman, and Mr.. Brown
endorsed It, giving the required per-
mission. The paper was then handed
to a policeman in charge Of the door, I
who would not let Bates pass into the
Capitol without the further endorse
ment of the Sergeant at Arms, Ord
way. of the House Of Representatives /
Not waiting any longer and being
tired of delay, Bates, with his
friends, left the Capitol to plant
the flag on Washington Monument.
Bates was then escorted to hotel, 4
the proprietor of which entertained
him gratuitOusly.
The dedication Of the Lincoln mon
ument, erected by the citizens of
Washington, in front of the City
Hall, will take place tomorrow.
Mayor Wallock to-day addressed a
communication to each member of
the Cabinet, asking that the Depart
ments be closed In time to allow the
clerks and other employees an OppOr- |
the dedication, which takes place at
o. clock P. NJ
The monument will be unveiled BY
the President. and dedicated By the
Masonic fraternity of the District.
For the week ending the .21st inst |
293 patents will be issued from the
Patent Office. In the past week 495 |
applications have been filed, and 65
c1Usas entered.
Our Consul at San Juan, Porto
Rico. says that he Is informed that
the cholera has disappeared from st.
Thomas. In Porto Rico good health |
generally prevailed. Shocks of earth
quakes continue to be felt almost
every day. r-.-sI
The Secretary Of State has instruct
ed the United States Consul General !
at Alexandria to furnish the General
Land Office with such information as
may be In his ep0Wer; to give the rel
ative system OF irrigation of lands in
that region.
WASHINGTON, April II. - The
Comptroller Of the Currency has in-
formation that three hundred savings
banks in the New England States aud
IN New \ OTk having one million and
seventy seven thousand depOsitors
hold one hundred million dollars of
United States bonds and fifteen mill
lion dollars of national bank stock as
Investments.
The official report from the United
States Mint at Philadelphia shows the
amount of money coined during the
month Of March to be 1851 ,691, of
which there were cold cams tn the