The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-08

4 stuuOlntments by the Preslaent--Ises
9nbliean Caucg~--~-----~sile Flpanclai
e1mestiOnA-Na Warrants Issued By the !
'freasury DepartmeBt--0filcial Re-
mort or Affairs In Arkansas.
N{p go 81 .Es
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-=-The PreslT
dent sent number Of names 10 she
Senate to day, including Andrew van
Dyck. for Collector OF customs az
Oswego, N. Y; Hattell Kelburne, Tor
Second Assistant Secretary OF the
j Treasury. to fill the vacancy OF uly
I'd. 1868; Isaac w. Webster, tor 1osC
Master at Kenosha, WIS; h p. Lan-
} liam. Surveyor General OF New Mex-
leo; e. W. Wilkinson, Agent tor the me
Winnebagos Indians; j p. Cnurch;; tTtl
Receiver Of public moneys as Cehtral
City, California.
HE Republican Senators held a
,.xucus this morning on the financial
yuestion. involving the conslderdtioh =
nj Senator MortOn's resumption ,oi
xspecie payment bill, and Edmundso
,resolntion declaring that the o.zO
lhonds should be paid IN gold; NO
conclusion was arrived at. ABOUT
tforfv mem bers were present. A#sAA
II Senator Stewart received a telegram
ssa-dav. informing him he was unanl-
.mansly nominated In the Union Cau-
Il pous for reelection to the Senate from
Nevada. The Legislature consists OF
/ 20 members. nine only of whom are
Democrats. ~
| ( nrv Departlnent during December to
meet the requirements of the Govern
ment amounted in round numbers K
the following sums: Miscellaneons
and foreign intercourse. $4.14o, ,OOV
/ interest on public debt, 5000, ,0OO; war
| $94OO. 900; navy 81, ,857 OUO: interior
nensions and Indians, 81, ,3l3,OOO; 60
> tai S17. .667. 900. This does not IN
clude warrants issued for the prlncl
pal of the public debt.
The following official report relatln
:. IN the affairs in Arkansas has bee
received at General Grants head
quarters, from General Horace Porte
: of his staff:
LITTLE Rock, ARK, Dec. 26, 1868.
Ii General Babcock and l arrive
S here two tlavs ag9. So many contrt
dietary reports have been IN eIrcula
1fl tion ia regard to Governor Clayton
le militia. that il may be well for you
a. know the facts. The present Stai
5 Gcvernmeat. was certainly Ia son
he dancer preyious to the Presidentl
ds elac3ion Senator Barker had bee
IS sbot and wounded badly. MIR. Al
We ham of the Lower House, wounde
NJ Haines. Member of Congres
IN and an officer CT the Freedmen.s b
III reau killed, and United Stat
NsTsbaIs were driven from the
lT,s nnsts bv threats. The GovernC
Irta Senator Rice, and others, had to sic
Ii. in the State House under guard I
e fear of assassination.
30. The Goyernor wisely ret-aIned fro
ne taking any violent measures till an
IN the election, fearing that the oppo
he fion might make capital out or
as. A soon as il was over, he organic
,en. / for militia force OF about S0O mt
one fourth cOlored, under Gene
lrt PATTERSON In the southwest, and I
z ham in the northeast, with orders
IL / live off the country, taking what
K. q absoIntelv necessary and giving vout
uit ers.1 His Intention is to pay all 10
rt. 1,olders of vouehers-no others. L
irt = s tha assassins have already D'
e1-ecuted by the sentence OF M
m. - ~ 7commission. Seven others.
Tie IN prison. and a great number b
tlae hee,n run out OF the state, but
or hest result is, the disposition OF
. n the business men to voluntarily EN-
ng asa possee pledged. to assist
Sheriffs to arrest lawless ,charactt
of # the Governor will relieve IL
lied from. Martial Law He has accer
ght. many of such. pledges, and mar
II Iaw exists only IN parts OF sc
ure. counties. The entire conserya
,,,ra ,W;ng Of the Republican party '
cu ona onnosed TO the declaration of mai
s' 0os' IpP iaT Including Gen. Smith, of
n1s 1nnt asGTr;faa States troops. They al
lt lensf ~ y sbarsign nA of terror established by
= At It rebeis. but wanted the United y
State to make the arrests. &c his n,
] ex. toms arguments IN favor OF MS y
v in are as follows:
! United States troops uon : NOV