The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-08
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.

Gold closed in New York yesterday al
1861.
The United States senators met al
Washington, yesterday. Forty seven
members were present. @
George HutchIns and wife. of Concordi
N H., were lost on the steamer United
States. ,Fe 6s-a zla-Te a :
The Presidents message was not in type
graphed. Gs ,2az HaTE lA9iTSfiiE
The Secretary OF the Treasury has placed
his report I'm the hands of the. ...sssstant
Treasures at Boston, New York, Philadel-
phia and st. Louis; with the Surveyor at
Cincinnati, and the Collector OF Customs
at chicago and Baltimore, TO be held FOR
newspapers anu press agents when the
message goes. lfe 49, ~
a South Pass City dispatch says Abont
three handred Sioux Indians attacked
Waehakee's band OF shoshanef indians,
who were hunting in Big Wind 4siRer Nalz
ley, sixty miles from here, on November
I'D. Two Indians were killed on each
side, and several wounded. The Shoshones
retreated to the white settlement. ,s.r.. ..,o
An Omaha dispatch of the 7th says: The
snow storm, which has been raging for the
past thirty hours, is the, heaviest expert
eneeti IN Nebraska for many years. There
is about eighteen inches of snow now on
level, and the storm still continues. So far
trains have managed TO move, but It is
feared that a slight wind will cause a seri-
Gus blockade both East aud WestL
A Helena (Montana) dispatch of the
7th says: SnoR TO the depth of six inches
fell on Friday night. Tne Territorial
Legislature will meet at Virginia City to-
day. The storm, which commenced here,
yesterday, continued all night, and 1t has
not entirely stopped showing yet. The
temperature is getting colder. and there
are prospects of a freeze. ~ snfs Fts1
L4On the 7th inst. the House met, at noon
Previous TO being called TO order the usual
greetings were INDUCED In. speaker CoI-
fax being particularly warmly greeted by
the members. The Speaker called the
House to order at II O'Clock, and had
prayer by the Chaplain.
An Albany tNew York; dispatch of the
7th inst. says General George w. Cole has
been acquitted OF the charge of murder
for killing L. II. Hiscock for the Sc
duction Of his wife. The Jury stated that \
they found the prisoner to have been sane
at a moment before and moment after
the killing, but~were in doubt as to his
sanity at the in5tant of the shomicde.
Tne Judge said they must give the prison
er the benefit of the doubt, and thus in
structed, they rendered a verdict of ac-
quittal.
At Augusta, Georgia, on the night OF the
9Th inst, a Republican meeting was held
which was addressed by J. E.. Bryant \
Resolutions were passed pedging anew
their fealty to the Republican party, and
opposing further Congre ssionaI interfer-
ence in the affairs of Georgia, which State
is entitled to all the rights of Federal
State In the Union.
neon menting onthe Presidents mes
sage, a digest of which is printed, the New
York Herald says IL is apparent that Con- /
gress Will have work enough before It for a
short season, even II a moiety OF the Presi-
dents suggestions are iegislated upon
There ara three classes of evils fromDwhich
the people demand and expect some relief:
First-Enormousf frauds upon the revenue
Second-The excessive taxation resulting
from these frauds, and the burden of the 7
National debt. Third-The loose aud vast
full appropriation bids OF Congfe general-
ly. General Grant settled the business OF
the rebellion so very handsomely, that he
has been called by the people to settle the
Important business of restOrations aud eF
constitution. The work before him Ia th Isl :
capacity has been compared to the twelve
labors Of I[efoules, but twill bs compara-
lively easy il he be properly assisted by
Congress. Let CongTess clear the track be-
lore him, and provide him she ways and
Ineans aud Grant W III do. the work awlth-
out hIncling. 1t must be DONE or repudI-
tion and chaos otherwise are threatened.